Age of Rebirth

Chapter 780 Blocking the Qazadeu Mountain Pass

Tang Qiuli had already made all the preparations to fight the Soviet army again, but because his opponent, Lieutenant General Zhukov, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet First Army in the Far East, changed the Soviet army's fixed style of play and sent out surprise troops to attack the western region of the Outback. Feng Jiwu's troops, Tang Qiuli's intention to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Soviet Army on the front line of Hang'ai Mountain failed.

Not only that, Zhukov also put Feng Jiwu's more than [-] troops into an extremely dangerous situation. The key point of the battle was whether the main force of the Soviet army led by Zhukov could pass through the Tannu Mountains and enter the foreign country. ***Whether Feng Jiwu's troops can stop the main force of the Soviet Army for five days at the only channel in the west, Kazadewu Mountain Pass.

Before the division commander gave the order, Feng Jiwu had already led the troops of two brigades to set off early and gained ten precious hours. After the troops had a short rest, Feng Jiwu ordered to build fortifications overnight and dig more and deeper anti-gun holes , The blocking forces were arranged in stages, forming several blocking lines along more than [-] kilometers of mountain roads.

According to Feng Jiwu's prediction, one brigade of troops on each blocking line can block for one day, and nine brigades can take nine days. The troops are exhausted, as long as they stick to it for one day, the blocking troops can retreat to the next blocking position. The strength of the troops is a superimposed effect. Finally, all the troops are concentrated to block the exit. [

At dawn, several other brigades arrived one after another, and immediately joined in the action of building a blocking position. All day long, the troops were busy building fortifications and establishing firepower points. At the same time, Feng Jiwu kept receiving instructions from his division Yes, information about the Soviet First Army in the Far East.

As a general with a high level of tactical literacy, Zhukov knew the importance of the Kazadwu Pass and the completion of strategic deployment for the Soviet troops entering the western part of the Transit region. Before the main force set off from Minusinsk, he sent a The troops of the regiment set out before the main force, the purpose is to open up the road for the main force, find out the situation along the way, mainly to seize the Kazadewu Pass first, and ensure the smooth passage of the main force of the group army.

The Soviet army of this mechanized regiment did not go well at the beginning. Not long after leaving Minusinsk, they were suddenly attacked by the ninth unit of the special operations detachment on a mountain pass. Landmines on the road exploded one after another. The armored vehicles and trucks turned into blazing fireballs. Before the main force of the regiment could deploy, a burst of grenades and submachine guns fired wildly, knocking the Soviet soldiers on their backs. When the Soviet army opened up and was about to fight, the opponent suddenly disappeared. shadow trace.

The leading group of the Soviet army, which started two days before the main force of the group army, had to put the burning vehicles aside, send a few trucks to send the wounded back, and then marched towards the Kazadeu mountain pass. After walking for less than half a day, another Landmines bloomed everywhere, and grenades rained down on the Soviet convoy, and submachine guns hit the road with dust. The Soviet army, who was caught off guard, suffered many casualties. This time, it was the fourth unit of the special warfare detachment.

After successive attacks, the leading group of the Soviet army has been basically disabled. Fortunately, the special warfare unit is not equipped with mortars and other artillery. Otherwise, all the Soviet troops in this group will be reimbursed. When Nusinsk set off, the regiment had less than one battalion and a dozen tanks and cars left.

After receiving the report, Zhukov immediately realized that the Chinese were aware of his plan, and the harassment along the way was to slow down the advance speed of the Red Army and buy time for them to adjust their deployment. The Chinese have already understood that their main attack direction is in the Where, the Kazadewu Mountain Pass must be the key area for the Chinese army to defend.

However, Zhukov was not worried. Judging from the distance, it was impossible for Tang Qiuli's main corps in the Hang'ai Mountain area to get ahead of him and occupy the Kazadewu Pass. There will not be many troops, and even so, Zhukov will not let the Chinese calmly arrange defensive positions at the Kazadwu Pass.

He ordered the attached air force to immediately dispatch bombers to bomb the squadron in the Kazadewu Pass. The bombing time should continue until the main force of the group army arrives in the area. In only one day, the blocking position was built without any interference.

The next morning, the soldiers were working hard, and the air defense sentry fired warning shots. The troops had just entered the semi-finished anti-bomb hole, and a large group of Soviet bombers swarmed in, carrying out carpet bombing on both sides of the Kazadeu pass. Different types of bombing, for a while, fireworks shot up into the sky, mud and rocks flew horizontally, and pillars of smoke rose from the Tannu Mountains.

The soldiers hiding in the anti-gun holes watched the Soviet bombers with gritted teeth, and turned the results of their hard work all day and night into piles of ruins in the blink of an eye. The Soviet bombers flew away triumphantly, because they were discovered early. Their casualties were not large, but the blocking position was bombed beyond recognition.

Feng Jiwu is in a lot of trouble. The Soviets have already discovered the troops. They will not allow themselves to build fortifications safely. Without solid fortifications, it is empty talk to block 20 Soviet troops. I only hate that my troops do not have much air defense. Weapons, each brigade has only one air defense battalion, and there are very few anti-aircraft guns, so he had to report the situation to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

At this time, Tang Qiuli was on the front line of Hangaishan, preparing a big bag for the 12 Soviet troops coming from Ulan-Ude. He received a telegram from Feng Jiwu. It is impossible for Zhukov to increase his troops to the Kazadewu Mountain Pass. The bombing of Feng Jiwu's troops also shows that Zhukov is aware of the squadron in that area, and his intention is to block the entry into the western part of the Outlaws. aisle.

This Zhukov is not simple. The Soviet troops coming from the direction of Ulan-Ude are progressing very slowly. It seems that they are not in a hurry to attack Kulun. The troops, the facts are indeed the same, if Tang Qiuli commanded the corps directly under the command, marched westward to the Kazadewu Mountain Pass, came from Ulan-Ude, and the Soviet army who made a feint attack would immediately attack Kulun and attack the eastern part of the Outlaws. Feng Jiwu's troops in the area will soon face the onslaught of the superior Soviet army.

In this move, he seized the opportunity to seize the opportunity, and Zhukov inside and outside will not suffer. The only reinforcement Tang Qiuli can provide to Feng Jiwu's army is Le Yiqin's air force, but he has to face nearly twice as many fighters as himself. Knowing the danger, Tang Qiuli had no choice but to give Le Yiqin an order to ensure that Feng Jiwu's troops would build blocking positions in the Kazadewu Mountain Pass.

As for how to fight, it was discussed by Feng Jiwu and Le Yiqin. Feng Jiwu was very happy when he received the telegram. With the cooperation of the plane, he was confident that he would give the Soviet bomber fleet a big loss. All the air defense battalions of the brigade are concentrated in two areas, and all the light and heavy machine guns of the troops are organized into hundreds of anti-aircraft fire groups. Even the anti-tank gun units of each brigade are also used for anti-aircraft fire.

In one night, the high ground on both sides of Kazadewu Pass turned into an air-to-air firepower network covering the area. The two air-to-air observation teams sent out yesterday carried the "Sky Eye" radar to extend the early warning range A few hundred kilometers away, everything is ready, just waiting for the Soviet bomber fleet to arrive.

In the morning, before the sun rose on the grassland, Feng Jiwu came to the highest mountain, staring at the direction where the Soviet bombers came yesterday. After eight o’clock in the morning, the Soviet bombers still did not move. The eight fighter jets of Aviation Force 160 are already at the Erenhot Field Airport, ready to go, waiting for their own news. If the Soviet bombers don't come, it will be a waste of effort all night.

At around nine o'clock, the call sign came from the radio station, and the air observation team reported, "The Corps Command, the Soviet bomber fleet, has taken off from the direction of Minusinsk, and the number has increased compared with yesterday. It is suspected that there is an escort fighter group. "Feng Jiwu was stunned. There were no fighter jets yesterday. The matter has come to an end. Anyway, the Soviets have to fight whatever planes come, otherwise, the troops will not be able to work.

He immediately reported the information to Le Yiqin, the aviation commander, and reminded: "Commander Le, the Soviet bomber fleet has already taken off. Pay attention, there are an unknown number of fighter escorts." Le Yiqin didn't care much, the fighter escort bombers , This is the practice of the air forces of various countries. What he is worried about is that the voyage from Erenhot Field Airport to Kazadewu Mountain Pass is too long. Oil volume is an issue. [

The fighter group took off on time. During the flight, Le Yiqin changed the combat deployment. He used more than 100 planes from nine brigades to deal with the Soviet fighter jets. The rest of the fighter jets were responsible for attacking the Soviet bombers. After the battle, return immediately and not chase the returning Soviet planes. This order made even Le Yiqin feel uncomfortable. If the division commander hadn't repeatedly emphasized that he couldn't ruin the aviation fortunes, he would never Wouldn't let go of a Soviet plane, just like shooting down a Russian plane.

The aircraft group led by Le Yiqin is the entire strength of the independent division's aviation force in front of them. The Soviet fighter jets that made an emergency landing at Saiyinshanda have not yet formed combat effectiveness. The entire territory of ** is also the longest-distance air combat since the establishment of the aviation force. The opponent is the Soviet Air Force with drivability and firepower, which surpasses the independent division aviation force. The main model is the "Zero" aircraft.

When the Le Yiqin fleet was rushing to the combat airspace, more than 200 Soviet fighters and bombers were also rushing to the airspace of the Kazade U Pass to carry out the bombing mission of the Group Army Command. The bloody and cruel Kaza De U Pass The blocking war started first in the sky.

(To be continued)