Age of Rebirth

The northern battlefield of Seinshanda, which had been silent for 10 minutes, was broken by bursts of cannon fire, and began to become noisy. The shells rained down, and a dark red cloud rose from the Soviet position, and the flames from the explosion , Groups of explosions, reflecting half of the sky red.

"Boom! Boom!——Boom!" In the sky, shells with dark red tail flames screamed and smashed to the ground. From a distance, the explosion point was connected to the explosion point. Clouds of dust and smoke, like blossoms blooming in the night, earth flowers bursting, countless steel fragments whistling, spinning, flying around aimlessly, cutting into the bodies of Soviet soldiers , a puff of blood mist dispersed, and on the ground, there were more stumps and broken arms.

The firepower of this scale of bombardment is not intensive, and the Soviet army in the trenches still has some dead spots that can be used, but 10 minutes later, a bigger blow came. The howitzer group and rocket launcher group commanded by Zheng Yong joined the emergency artillery During the attack, the position of the Soviet army was hit by thousands of howitzers, self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers in a dense volley, and it was beaten like a furnace of boiling molten iron.

Especially the scene of the "Thunder" 32-barrel rocket salvo, with a brutal spectacle, rows of rockets, flying like meteors, rockets piercing the air piercing screams, almost piercing eardrums, even in other The bombardment of the artillery group, countless shells came and went, and the earth-shattering explosions were still clear and piercing. When the rockets landed, a sea of ​​flames rose up like a rising sun, illuminating the dust and smoke clouds all over the battlefield.

The headquarters of the No. 30 Seventh Army of the Soviet Army was also within the coverage of the artillery fire of the Independent Division. More than a dozen large-caliber grenades exploded near the headquarters. The huge shock wave shook the lanterns hanging in the headquarters.All of a sudden, the oil in the lamp ignited the ground in the headquarters, and the soil on top of the head fell with a "splash". If a few guards hadn't rushed over and extinguished the flame, the dignified Comrade Lieutenant General and Commander would have died. was lit.

Lieutenant General Hipporif, who was stunned by the shock wave, was supported by guards.After finally standing still, his face turned pale with a "swish", because he was worried.All the puzzles, at the moment when the shells fell.All untied.This is the conspiracy of the Chinese. The purpose of the large-scale bombardment is to kill and injure a large number of their own soldiers. The soldiers hiding in the simple fortifications cannot withstand such a violent bombardment at all. The Chinese do it.Insidious enough, vicious enough!

One thing, Lieutenant General Hipporif was still confused when organizing the defense.It has been fully considered that the distance between the two lines of defense can effectively avoid being covered by enemy artillery fire at one time. This is the most basic common sense for a commander. However, how can Chinese artillery shells hit To the second line of defense?Could it be that the Artillery of the Independent Division is equipped with a new type of artillery with a longer range?

No time to solve the doubts in his heart, Lieutenant General Hipporif hurriedly picked up the phone in the dark. What he is most concerned about now is the casualties of the frontline troops, "Hello! The third army? Hello! The second army? . ...?" Although he shouted at the top of his voice, there was no sound on the phone at all, and the phone lines leading to the forward positions were all blown up by the fierce artillery fire from the Independent Division!

Frustrated, he dropped the phone, and Lieutenant General Hipporif hurried to the lookout hole, raised the binoculars, and saw countless explosion spots, tumbling, rising and dissipating like waves, and there were flames all over the place , purplish red dust and disgust, what he heard were indistinguishable explosions, bursts of shock waves came, shaking his heart, beating wildly uncontrollably, almost rushing out of his chest!

The binoculars slipped from his hand, Lieutenant General Hippolev's eyes were straightened, his mind was muddled, the independent division's attack had no routine at all, the infantry did not move, and even used large-scale artillery twice in a row, rummaging through In my own memory, I have never seen such a despicable way of fighting. In the two violent shellings, my troops suffered more than half of the casualties because they were lucky. The two shells were bombed, and the troops were guarded in the trenches, like living targets.

Lieutenant General Hipporif understands that the battle has reached this level. He covered the withdrawal of the main force of the front army. Then, the No.30 Seventh Army wanted to retreat completely. It was a delusion. The troops can still withstand the next charge of the infantry of the independent division?

The army sent out for a tentative attack, and a tank division, were the first to be hit by artillery fire from the independent division. Now, the entire army is probably wiped out. "Tanks!" There was a hope that as long as the tank troops were kept, when they were retreating, they would not be helpless if they were chased by the independent division troops. "Quickly, use the radio to order the tank troops to hide as much as possible and preserve their strength!"

Lieutenant General Hipporif can only do this. I hope that the tank troops will not be overwhelmed by the artillery fire of the Independent Division. Next, wait for the infantry of the Independent Division to charge. Look at the watch. , The task of covering the evacuation of the main force of the front army has only passed for more than four hours. Can you survive the remaining eight hours?

Even if it survives, Lieutenant General Hipporif doesn't know how to get out of the group army and retreat to Kulun. He sat weakly on the canvas chair, called an officer over, and ordered: "Immediately give No. 30 five Lieutenant General Shevarchenko, the commander of the army group, sent a telegram requesting the No.30 Fifth Army to send troops to support our army to retreat to Kulun, and told Lieutenant General Shevarchenko that our situation is very dangerous!"

"I must ask for help, otherwise, I and 10,000+ soldiers will have to be buried by the independent division in the northern part of Saiyinshanda, this land!" It didn't even occur to him to call for help.

The other troops of the front army are busy leaving the Outer Mongolia battlefield and rushing to the western battlefield to fight the fire. Asking the 35th Army for help is the only way out, "Probably, when ordering your own troops to take on the cover task, General Vasilevsky of the Front Army regarded the No. 30th Army as a chess piece that must be sacrificed! Lieutenant General Hipporif made some wild guesses.

The artillery shells that were dense like hail slammed into the Soviet positions. Sun Zhenbang was in the headquarters, rubbing his hands excitedly, and said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, this time, the artillery has helped us a lot. After a round of shelling, the Soviet army became dying sick cats, and the next battle will be much easier to fight, Zheng Yong, this guy is really good at it, especially the "twice-cooked pork" who came back solved the big problem!"

Another full hour of bombardment continued, and the Soviet position was almost overturned by artillery fire. At midnight on April [-]th, the intensive artillery fire came to an abrupt end, just as suddenly as at the beginning. Jun said: "The bombardment has stopped, order the troops to start the assault immediately, Zheng Yong's work is done, next, it's time for our Outer Mongolian Field Corps to show their talents!"

With an order issued, the six infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, under the cover of the two tank brigades of the Battle Armored Corps, divided into two groups and launched an ordered attack on the Soviet formation. The tanks roared, followed by the brigade The infantry rushed towards the smoky battlefield.

The battle went extremely smoothly. When the tanks and infantry of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps rushed to the front of the Soviet army, the counterattack they encountered was much weaker than expected. Under the cross fire of the tanks and infantry, the Soviet army The weak resistance quickly disappeared on the battlefield, which made the brigade commanders who were preparing for a bloody battle a little dazed. The two attacking arrows quickly penetrated the Soviet army's position and advanced to attack in depth.

Zheng Yong's artillery used nearly [-] shells to blast two passages for six infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, with more than [-] troops. The soldiers who stepped through the Soviet positions saw bomb craters everywhere , burning objects, floating soil below the feet, fragmented limbs of Soviet soldiers, several broken guns and parts that can be seen everywhere.

What I smelled was the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and blood. Even the strong northwest wind could not blow it away. Many soldiers who experienced such a cruel scene for the first time felt their stomachs churning and couldn't help vomiting. The officers and veterans around them They shouted without looking back: "What are you dawdling about? Keep up with the troops. You'll get used to it after seeing the troops a few more times!" After vomiting, the soldier wiped the corners of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and rushed up following the figure in front of him.

More than 40 minutes later, Chief of Staff Wang Jun put down the phone. Excited Sun Zhenbang and Battelle said: "Commander, Commander Ba, received a report from the frontal assault force, and both sides are breaking through the second Soviet position. Advance to attack in depth, but according to their reports, the Soviet army is retreating in the direction of Kulun!"

Sun Zhenbang applauded again and again, and told Wang Jun: "Immediately report to the division commander that our Outer Mongolia Field Corps launched a frontal attack on the No. 30 Seventh Army of the Soviet Army at zero o'clock on April 10. After four to ten minutes of fighting , have already broken through the second position of the Soviet army, and are pursuing it in depth!"

Wang Jun hurried out to report the good news to the division commander Tang Qiuli. Sun Zhenbang was still very excited and said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, this is the first major battle fought by the Outer Mongolian Field Corps since it was formed. , Unexpectedly, it went so smoothly, the troops did not have many casualties, and they broke through two positions of a Soviet army with 10,000+ people one after another, a good start!"

Seeing the faint smile on Battelle's face, with no fluctuations in his expression, Sun Zhenbang continued: "However, Old Zheng's artillery played a decisive role here. Thanks to the artillery!"

(to be continued) (to be continued..)