Age of Rebirth

Chapter 790: Cut off a wing

After Feng Jiwu withdrew from the Kazadewu Pass and blocked the position, the last gift left to the Soviet army commanded by Zhukov was hundreds of tons of explosives, and two mountain bags that collapsed as a whole, buried by tens of thousands of tons of soil and gravel. Hundreds of Soviet tanks under it.

Dozens of Soviet tank drivers who had left the southern end of the mountain pass watched helplessly as their companions were buried by the collapsed mountain, and a high new mountain bag cut off their connection with the main force.

On the nearby hillside, more than 200 engineers and special forces members of Feng Jiwu's unit clenched their fists excitedly, looked at each other, turned and mounted their horses, disappeared deep into the dark green grassland, and galloped towards Zabul in the Tannu Mountains. .

After receiving the report from the vanguard, Zhukov walked through the crowded traffic and looked at a big mountain in front of him. His face was livid with anger, and he had murderous intentions. He hated the cunning of the Chinese people to the bone, but there was nothing he could do. , It is to clean up the dirt and gravel in front of you, and open up a simple road that the mechanized troops can pass through. It will not work at all without a day and a night. [

Under the autumn morning light of the outer grassland, 10,000+ Soviet soldiers, under the command of Commander Zhukov, picked up tools and temporarily worked as road builders.

Lieutenant General Zhukov, who was working with the soldiers, was quietly pulled aside by the chief of staff and handed him an urgent telegram. Zhukov took a look and his face changed drastically. The telegram read: "Comrade Commander, it is extremely urgent, At about four o'clock in the morning today, our department was suddenly attacked fiercely from the front by Tang Qiuli's main force, and the enemy's firepower was unprecedentedly fierce, and a large number of tanks were used as an assault force."

"According to the commander's order, our department is ready to retreat and act immediately. Unexpectedly, the troops have just started to retreat, and the two wings have also been violently attacked. Our department is now surrounded by four sides, and the troops are forced to shrink to Hada. The Sang area, a small area with a radius of only a few tens of kilometers, is now engaged in fierce fighting with the enemy, and I request the commander to send troops to rescue immediately, Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the First Far East Red Banner Army."

After reading Vuchkov's help telegram, Zhukov's head "boomed", he was dizzy for a while, and he shook a few times. If the chief of staff hadn't held him up in time, he might have fallen on the fresh soil.

Although I have repeatedly reminded, Vuchkov's troops are still surrounded by Tang Qiuli, and it is in the Hadasan area that I am worried about. The terrain of that area is very clear to Zhukov. It is a flat grassland, within dozens of kilometers around , is surrounded by hills, the most suitable for ambushes.

The 12 men under Vuchkov's troops are more than good, and once they are wiped out, his plan to attack Kulun will be meaningless. Tang Qiuli's main force will all press against him, and there will be mysterious disappearances, blocking him After three days, he finally gave himself a blow and left behind a mountain of troops. Will he cut off his retreat?

The only hope now is that Vuchkov's troops can last for four days, and their own troops can arrive. After the two armies join forces, they can still draw with Tang Qiuli. Zhukov has no extravagant hope of winning this war. But the terrain conditions around Hadassan are not enough to provide the necessary natural defense support points.

Zhukov calmed down a little, and said to the chief of staff: "Order all soldiers in the army to join in the work of opening the passage. Make sure to open it before [-] o'clock this evening. The troops will march overnight," the chief of staff looked worriedly at the commander's face. , Zhukov shook his head sadly.

Immediately dictated a telegram: "Comrade Fuchikov, I have now opened up the Kazadwu mountain pass. As long as your department sticks to it for three more days, I can reach the Hadasan area. In order to facilitate the construction of defensive positions in areas that are not conducive to defense, you All tanks and armored vehicles can be placed on the outer defense line, filled with soil in the middle, and used as temporary trenches. In addition, anti-gun holes are dug in surprise to reduce casualties, so that they can hold on for three days."

Zhukov was so worried that he even told Vuchkov the specific tactics. He knew that if he didn't explain it in detail, Vuchkov would not have thought of it. He couldn't even defend for a day. Inspired by the soldiers, Zhukov can be said to have done his best.

To the west of Kulun in the outer city, on the front line of Hadassan, the independent division is directly under the regiment headquarters. At two o'clock in the morning yesterday, the troops surrounded by the two wings arrived at the designated position according to the original plan. The encirclement of Fuchikov's troops has been completed. Tang Qiu Li is quite satisfied with the progress of this battle.

Order the troops on the two wings to covertly approach Hadassan within ten kilometers of the periphery, and pay attention to capturing the small reconnaissance troops sent by the Soviet army. Before the general offensive is launched, the hidden positions of the troops must not be exposed. The main force responsible for the frontal attack is ready to attack.

The units that received the order immediately got busy, each artillery, in the night, raised its thick muzzle, the number of artillery of the six artillery brigades was so dense, reaching the front of the attack area, the standard of 620 three per kilometer, The six tank brigades responsible for assault missions, after receiving the order, the tank soldiers simply slept in the tanks, ensuring that they would start immediately when the order was given.

Two 10,000+ troops, sharpening their knives, the 12 Soviet troops trapped in the encirclement, still unaware, sleeping at ease, but a few Soviet reconnaissance teams shocked everyone, these Soviet soldiers , crashed into the encirclement in a daze, and was taken down by the reconnaissance battalions of various brigades that had been prepared for a long time. Those who reported to Lieutenant General Fuchkov were all safe news that no enemy situation was found.

At around [-]:[-] in the morning, the frontline troops discovered that there was a rush of rallying horns sounding from the encircled Soviet camp, and then the Soviet soldiers began to get busy, and the brigade commanders of the frontline troops immediately raised their hearts to their throats Son, don't tell me that the commander of the son-in-law smelled something wrong and wanted to run away overnight?

When the call was made to the Corps headquarters, the atmosphere in the headquarters immediately became tense. There was still an hour and a half before the main attack was launched, and some of the attacking troops were still replenishing their medicines, which were not in place, but Tang Qiuli said If it's the case, tell a few brigade commanders: "Relax and rest, stay safe and don't be impatient."

Now that the teacher said so, everyone's nervousness relaxed, Tang Qiuli sneered secretly, Zhukov finally woke up, and realized that one of his thighs had fallen into the pot. He was sure that it must have been given by Zhukov in person. According to his observation, the Soviet commander on the opposite side did not have such wisdom, otherwise, he would not have bumped into this place in a daze.

Tang Qiuli wished that the Soviet army would withdraw overnight. The night was long, and more than [-] people were eager to retreat. Not to mention the panic, it was the chaos that gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos. For a moment, the custodian Soviet army messed up their positions first, which is called winning in chaos.

It's a pity that the Soviet commander on the opposite side could hold his breath. After a while in the Soviet camp, it returned to calm. Tang Qiuli didn't get a chance. The surrounding troops were relieved and took the opportunity to rest and recharge their batteries. [

The night gradually receded, and the faint morning light appeared in the eastern sky. On the early autumn grassland, thick dewdrops wet the clothes of the soldiers. At five o'clock in the morning, Tang Qiuli said to Chang Feng, the chief of staff, at the regiment headquarters: "Let's get started!" Dozens of combat staff officers communicated the commander's order to each unit through the phone.

Zheng Yong commanded the artillery group under his command and started the prelude to the offensive. Thousands of artillery fired according to the pre-calibrated shooting elements, and bombarded the Soviet army in the encirclement in all directions.

The loud noise of "Boom, Boom, Boom" instantly broke the tranquility of the grassland before dawn. Rows of cannons, with shrill screams, fell on the Soviet camp, and clusters of orange-red flames suddenly flashed, roaring and flying. , The gunpowder smoke suddenly rose, the soil flew into the air, and the Soviet camp was shrouded in flames.

The start of the battle reached the best suddenness. The first round of artillery fell, just waking up the sleeping Soviet soldiers. When the second round of artillery fell, the camp was already full of disheveled Soviet soldiers, headless flies Like running around.

As soon as a cannonball fell, the broken limbs of Soviet soldiers were mixed in the flying soil, and the airtight pieces tore apart all the creatures encountered. This was a one-sided massacre. After three or 10 minutes of shelling, the front The five attacking brigade tank units formed ten wedge-shaped attack formations. On the front more than ten kilometers wide, they pierced fiercely into the chaotic Soviet camp like sharp arrows.

With a sudden blow, the Soviet army was irretrievably and completely defeated. Facing the Chinese tanks rumbling from different directions, the Soviet soldiers did not know how many were left, and they had already lost their will to resist. Attacked, squeezed from all sides, and finally drove all the chaotic more than [-] Soviet troops into the narrow area around Hadassan.

The encirclement closed, and the Battle of Hadassan broke out from the beginning to now. In less than three hours, less than 9 Soviet soldiers, more than 500 tanks, more than a thousand artillery pieces, and countless The truck, and more than 2 Soviet soldiers, fell into fragmented corpses in the fierce shelling just now.

The progress of the battle made Tang Qiuli unbelievable. During the three-hour battle, the Soviet army couldn't even organize a decent resistance. They just wanted to run around and want to go to a place where the gunfire was rare. In such a situation, Among the besieged Japanese troops, they rarely appeared. No wonder the German army captured 10,000+ Soviet soldiers at every turn in the early days of the Soviet-German War.

The two-day battle was originally scheduled to end in one day. When Zhukov came here from the western part of the mainland, he was only here to collect the corpses of 10,000+ Soviet soldiers. Since he was not in a hurry to end the battle, Tang Qiuli ordered the troops to stop The attack, even the shelling stopped, but the Soviet army was closely surrounded,

All the brigade commanders, including Chang Feng, the chief of staff, did not understand the purpose of the division commander's actions. They struck while the iron was hot. Before dark, none of these Soviet soldiers could escape. The demise of the Soviet army was a foregone conclusion.

Besides, Zhukov's more than [-] troops were desperately marching towards Hadassan. When they thought of it, the thoughts of the division commander Tang Qiuli came alive again.

(To be continued)