Age of Rebirth

Chapter 790 focus on the next step

The foreign war battlefield is divided into two places, presenting different battlefield situations. In the Tannu Mountains, the only passage to enter the western region of the foreign war, Kazadewu Mountain Pass, Feng Jiwu led six light infantry brigades with more than 20 troops, Blocking the [-] heavy mechanized troops commanded by Lieutenant General Zhukov, the commander and political commissar of the First Soviet Far East Army, the offensive and defensive sides fought bloody battles, and the battle was particularly fierce.

In the area around Kulun, the capital of the outer region, Tang Qiuli commanded 28 troops of the corps directly under him, and adopted the tactics of outflanking and encircling with two wings. Step by step, it leads to the preset battlefield in Hadasan, west of Kulun.

Both Zhukov and Tang Qiuli regard this battle as the most critical battle to solve the diplomatic issue. The intentions of both sides are obvious, and Zhukov's strategy seems to have the upper hand. At the Dewu Mountain Pass, not only can the squadrons that blocked him continue to march, and the Chinese squadron in the western region of the Outlaws be wiped out, but they can also attack Tang Qiuli's main force from the flank and threaten Kulun.

Therefore, breaking through the blockade of the Japanese army in the Kazade U Mountain Pass was a crucial battle for Zhukov's First Far East Army. Commander Zhukov originally planned to pass here in two days, but he fought for a day , only occupied the first position, and after handling the military affairs in the direction of Ulan-Ude, Zhukov shifted his energy to the Kazad U Pass battlefield. [

Observing the terrain ahead, Zhukov felt a little worried about his plan to pass through the Qazadev pass within two days. He always felt that something was wrong with those places, but he couldn't tell the specific situation. The *** team desperately blocked it, which is understandable. Both he and Tang Qiuli are not mediocre, and they both know the importance of this key node to both parties.

Is it the troops approaching Kulun from the direction of Ulan-Ude?He had already left sufficient leeway for the troops, and repeatedly emphasized caution, just to avoid being surrounded by the superior Chinese army, but he was still not at ease. Tang Qiuli withdrew from the ambush circle in the Hang'ai mountain area, and suddenly Is the retreat in order to advance westward and face a decisive battle with myself at the Kazadeu Mountain Pass, or is there another plan?

While Zhukov was racking his brains to analyze the situation on the battlefield, Feng Jiwu also received a message from the division commander about the battle plan to encircle and wipe out 12 Soviet troops in the Hadassan area west of Kulun. The armed forces can stop the Soviet army at the Kazadewu Mountain Pass for four days. That is to say, the original five-day blockade plan is one day less. The encirclement and annihilation of the Soviet army on the Hadassan line will end within three days. .

For Feng Jiwu, who was under pressure, this was great news. With one day less blocking time, the troops could reduce thousands of casualties. One step of action arrangement, but also a little puzzled.

Tang Qiuli's deployment in the telegram was like this, "After your corps completed the blocking battle at the Kazadwu Mountain Pass, you can open the passage, and you don't need to follow and monitor the Soviet army. You can pass through the mountain pass, cross the Tannu Mountains, and enter Tangnu In the area of ​​Wulianghai and Lake Baikal, intercept the Soviet troops fleeing in this direction, and act quickly. In addition, the three brigades and two cavalry brigades of your corps in the eastern part of the Outlaws must be assembled immediately and closely monitored. The movements of the Soviet army in the area of ​​Borhe and the movement of the Japanese army in Manchuria."

From Tang Qiuli's telegram, Feng Jiwu had a premonition that the division commander's appetite was not only in the outer areas, but also that he wanted to push the front into the territory of the current Soviet Union. , Can you take on such a heavy responsibility?Is it necessary to remind the division commander that the Soviet army in Shuangchengzi and Haishanwei will not sit back and watch the independent division troops enter the Soviet Union, and it is safer to mobilize some troops from North China.

"Master, in my personal opinion, the Niangziguan garrison should lose about one-third of its troops after the blocking battle at the Kazadewu Mountain Pass. Consider mobilizing five to eight brigades of troops from North China to join the foreign battlefield?" Feng Jiwu stated his actual situation and thoughts without reservation.

After Tang Qiuli received Feng Jiwu's telegram, he was sincerely happy. He no longer followed blindly. He had his own independent thinking, and his focus was on the overall situation. His worries are not unreasonable, and some information needs to be revealed to him.

"Jiwu, just proceed according to the plan. After your corps enters the Tangnu Wulianghai and Lake Baikal areas, the situation in the outer region will change. Attack your department, you can freely clear the Soviet army in that area, and establish a transportation line from Lake Baikal to Kulun." This is Tang Qiuli's reply to Feng Jiwu.

After Feng Jiwu received the call back from the division commander, he was relieved. The division commander had already considered this issue. Since the blockade was short of one day, he would keep at least four brigades of complete organic units to complete the entry into Tangnu Wulianghai , Combat missions after the Baikal region.

Feng Jiwu still followed the established tactics of a brigade blocking a day. Facts have proved that such a strategy is extremely clever. In a narrow valley, placing more troops at once can only become a living target for the Soviet artillery group. As for the only He was reluctant to use the artillery brigade on the battlefield at all. If he showed up, after a few rounds, in front of thousands of Soviet large-caliber howitzers, the artillery brigade would be dismantled.

The topography of the battlefield at the Kazade U Pass also made Zhukov extremely distressed. He could only deploy one and a half regiments of tanks at a time, and four regiments of infantry. Too many regiments not only made it difficult to move, but also affected the flexibility of the attacking troops. That The Chinese artillery unit, which disappeared like a ghost, made him even more vigilant.

The [-]th Division of the Motorized Guards of the First Far East Army had already been disabled. Zhukov replaced the [-]th Division of the Motorized Guards. After the army's overwhelming artillery fire, the officers and soldiers of the first brigade defending the second blocking line of defense consciously dug deep and strong artillery holes without mobilization.

The Soviet army's style of play is still the same. First, the artillery fires the destructive bombardment, and then the tanks cover the infantry to charge. The way of playing, the ghost place doesn't even have a direction to make a roundabout breakthrough, so it can only gnaw forward a little bit.

The battle between the two sides is the fighting will of the soldiers and the number of guns, the strength of the fortifications and the superiority of the weapons of the attacking side. This is a typical battle of attrition. The first brigade of Feng Jiwu Corps persisted for a whole day, after eleven o'clock at night When the clock ticked, the troops quietly withdrew.

As usual, Feng Jiwu was at the forefront of the next line of defense to welcome the soldiers who had returned from a hard-fought battle. The situation of the first brigade was much better than that of Zhu Dake's fourth brigade. In one day, more than 2000 soldiers were killed and more than 4000 were injured. In fact, he was injured in hand-to-hand combat with Soviet soldiers, and the casualty rate was much lower than that of the Fourth Brigade, while the number of enemies wiped out and the number of Soviet tanks destroyed were basically the same as those of the Fourth Brigade.

This made Zhu Dake, who was resting on the last line of defense, very unconvinced. Can the first brigade fight better than the fourth brigade?He absolutely didn't believe it, and angrily called Feng Jiwu's headquarters, "Commander, I'm Zhu Dake, please approve, and let our fourth brigade go up to fight against ***, just us The remaining thousands of people in the brigade can also withstand a day, and the number of Japanese soldiers and tanks killed will definitely not be less than that of the first brigade!"

Feng Jiwu was overjoyed when he received the call, "Zhu Dake, you are staying in the rear hospital obediently, just because of this little thing. Seeing how promising you are, you are the one to fight, we are going north Fight, when the time comes, your fourth brigade won't be able to take action. Let's see how I can deal with you. By the way, I can't replenish the troops for the time being. According to the battle situation, I will temporarily reorganize the brigades that have been severely reduced. Your brigade commander It’s hard to say whether it can be regarded as it, I have a little psychological preparation, but you Zhu Dake still made some contributions, and the first brigade is based on your style of play, so the casualties are much less.”

Before he could come back, "Bada" Feng Jiwu hung up the phone, Zhu Dake felt terrified, and had long forgotten his aggrieved thoughts. The fourth brigade suffered the most casualties, so don't reorganize Going to other brigades, if you can keep the designation, you will burn the incense. If you can't, you have to write a letter to the commander quickly. For the sake of the [-]th brigade providing experience for other troops, you can't revoke the designation of the [-]th brigade. [

Feng Jiwu put down the phone, and laughed with Chen Jishan, the second brigade commander of the third defense force beside him. Feng Jiwu said: "Brigade commander Chen, after two days of fighting, it has been proved that the tactics adopted by the fourth brigade and the first brigade , It is correct and effective, our troops can’t move, and the Soviet army is the same, as long as you can reduce the damage of Soviet artillery fire, you can bring more soldiers back.”

Immediately, he said to Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Corps: "Chief of Staff Zhang, notify the Joint Logistics Department to allocate [-] anti-tank grenades to the Second Brigade overnight. In addition, two anti-tank gun units will be strengthened for the Second Brigade." Chen Jishan was overjoyed, these were all good things, he quickly tugged on Zhang Hansheng's sleeves, and hurried to implement them.

Another dawn came. As usual, it was the overwhelming sound of artillery explosions from the Soviet army, which awakened the sleeping earth. The roar of artillery echoed in the air at dawn. Feng Jiwu, who was observing the movement of the Soviet army, secretly clicked his tongue. Fu Qi, over the past two days, I am afraid that more than 20 cannons have landed on their own positions.

The special warfare unit sent to destroy the Soviet army's supply line sent a report. It has been lurking along the Tannu Mountains for two days. No Soviet logistics troops have been found. Well, the Soviet army's attack these two days was all their own medicine, how many days can they last?

Feng Jiwu was stunned suddenly, did he discover a characteristic of the Soviet army's large corps operations?

(To be continued)