Glorious Mission 1937

Although the Soviet Army suffered huge losses in the Second Company, Г.m. Stern is still very satisfied with the troops under his command. Compared with several other military regions in the country, the Far East Front Army can be said to have suffered the least rebellion Because in the eyes of many people, the Soviet Union is not a superpower across Eurasia, but a European country in the traditional sense. This kind of understanding is also very popular in the Soviet Union, so the entire Soviet leadership is not very interested in the Far East. Concern, this also makes the losses of the Far Eastern Military Region during the purge far smaller than other military regions.

Coupled with the existence of Japan as a powerful enemy, the Soviet high-level support for the Far East Military Region is still very strong.The Far East Military Region at this time was expanded on the basis of the Soviet Army Campaign Corps deployed by the former Soviet Far East Special Group Army in the Soviet Far East.This force was formed in August 1929. Its leadership is based on the 8th and 18th Infantry Corps of the Siberian Military District. The garrison in Kutsk State, as well as the 19st and 21th Infantry Divisions transferred from the central region, are also responsible for commanding the Far East Fleet, and the commander is VK Blyuchel.

In the Middle East Road Incident, the group army invaded Northeast China from September to December 1929 and defeated the Northeast Chinese Army in Tongjiang, Fujin, Manzhouli, Zhalai Nuoer, Mishan and other places.Since then, the military strength has been continuously strengthened. In May 9, the Far Eastern Military District and Transbaikal Military District were established on its basis.On June 12 of the same year, the Far East Military Region was reorganized as the Far East Special Army.In order to guarantee the supply of troops, the group army formed a special agricultural reclamation army.It governs dozens of collective farms.In order to deal with the threat of Japan, on June 1935, 5, the group army was expanded into the Far East Front Army.

远东方面军编有第1、第2集团军和哈巴罗夫斯克军队集群。1938年，方面军部队在哈桑湖地域抗击日本军国主义军队入侵苏联领土的战斗中，取得了战斗经验。哈桑湖地域战斗结束后，根据工农红军总军事委员会1938年8月31日决定，远东方面军领率机关被撤销。在方面军基础上组建了红旗独立第1和第2集团军。

由于日本加紧战争准备和日军在苏联边境地区进行挑衅，1940年，远东方面军领率机关在赤塔方面军军队集群领率机关基础上重新组建，下辖红旗独立第1和第2集团军、第15集团军和北方集团军群。共计步兵师21个、骑兵师2个、坦克师4个、炮兵师5个、摩托化师2个、步兵旅3个、空降兵旅3个、炮兵旅8个。总兵力约35万人、火炮和迫击炮约5300门、坦克约1450辆和其他技术装备。此外，还有补充兵员10万余人和大约1700架作战飞机。

After Г.m. Stern gave the reinforcement order, he sent another telegram to Major General Isov, asking about the battle last night in detail.After understanding the details of last night's battle. Г.m. Shteln attributed the failure to Khacherov's command error and the shameless sneak attack of the squadron.According to Gr. M. Shteln's estimate, if the squadron were to fight face-to-face with the great Soviet Red Army, the great Soviet Red Army would definitely wipe out all the hateful squadrons.

But what Gr.m. Stern didn't know.Just as he was sitting in the headquarters of the Far East Military Region and masturbating, at the Sino-Mongolian border, General Chen raised his big hand again, and he wanted to slap the Soviet Union hard in the face.

At 6:1 on the morning of June 08, after a four-hour rest, the eighth war zone, which had been tidied up, moved forward again, preparing to annihilate the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in the encirclement in one fell swoop.

At the same time, after receiving an order for air reinforcements from the Far East Military Region Command, Major General Isov also planned to use his troops to break out of the siege, in order to plan for the future.

In order to successfully break through, Major General Isov formulated a detailed breakout plan. He organized more than 5000 Mongolian National Defense Forces into a reinforced brigade, and then transferred an infantry regiment with strong combat effectiveness from the Soviet army to be incorporated into this reinforced brigade. , He ordered this reinforced brigade to take over the main positions on the southern front, and at the same time issued a death order. Without his own order, no one is allowed to retreat, otherwise it will be a betrayal of the great Soviet Union.

Then he organized the remaining troops into a reinforced division and an infantry brigade, and then organized the remaining 270 tanks into an armored group, only to break out as soon as the air force arrived.

However, the Chinese army would not give them time to wait for reinforcements. Before the arrival of Soviet reinforcements, the 222nd Division in charge of the southern front launched an attack on the Soviet army first.

"boom boom"

This is the roar of the cannon!As the main offensive position, Chen Feng concentrated half of the artillery fire on the southern front. He wanted to show the Soviet army who believed in cannonism what the real god of war was.The huge roar from hundreds of cannons immediately annihilated the Soviet positions several kilometers away.

While the artillery roared, an infantry battalion of the 222nd Division launched an attack on the Soviet positions in the countryside under the cover of dozens of tanks.

The squadrons used for the attack were not large in number, but their firepower was extremely strong. After the simple fortifications, the Soviet army was surprised to find that the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side seemed to be fighting with a light machine gun, and the firepower was extremely fierce. What's even more frightening is that the squadron's infantry-tank coordination tactics are extremely proficient. Their counterattacks caused very little casualties to others, but their own casualties were extremely heavy.

This time it was just a tentative attack by the 222nd Division, so Zhang Zhigang didn't let the troops hold on for long. After the Soviet army exposed all the firepower points, Zhang Zhigang ordered the infantry to withdraw, and then let the artillery focus on taking care of the Soviet army. Those permanent firepower points.

I have to say that the performance of the Soviet Army was really unsatisfactory. Watching the 222nd Division withdraw, the Soviet Army cheered in the trenches, and did not hide in the air-raid shelter immediately, and even those exposed firepower points did not hide. What made Zhang Zhigang, who commanded the battle on the front line, didn't know what to say. Could this be the Soviet Red Army that beat the shit out of the most elite Kwantung Army of the Japanese army?

This is not a joke, such an army can also enter the Hall of Elegance, which is too nonsense.In fact, Zhang Zhigang didn't know at all that this was not the real Soviet Red Army at all, let alone the army created by Lenin.After Stalin's purges, a large number of cadres who lacked military theoretical literacy and practical experience were promoted, and some even took up leadership positions in military regions and headquarters.According to statistics, in 1940, the proportion of highly educated cadres in the Soviet Army decreased by more than 1936 compared with 12.Not long ago, when the Red Army Infantry Director conducted an autumn review, he found that among the 225 regiment commanders participating in the training camp, none of them had attended military academies. Only 25 had graduated from intermediate military academies, and the remaining 200 had only attended the second lieutenant training class.

In addition, the 35th Mechanized Army and the 59th Tank Division of the Soviet Army that participated in this battle are new units just formed by the Soviet Red Army.It is conceivable that these recruits are under the command of these officers, how much can the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army be displayed?

"Boom boom boom!"

The cheering Soviet army became the live target of the artillery, and those exposed firepower points and heavy weapons also became the targets of the Chinese artillery. The 10-minute continuous shelling turned the Soviet army's position into a sea of ​​flames.

After the bombardment, the tanks were still covering the infantry's charge, but this time Zhang Zhigang did not order battalion-level combat units to charge, but directly invested two infantry regiments to attack the Soviet army on a three-kilometer-long front. .

"Da da da!"

"Da da da!"

Second Lieutenant Mihanovich couldn't imagine why the vitality of the Chinese army on the opposite side was so fierce. What kind of weapon is that machine gun?Seeing the soldiers around him keep falling down, Mihanovic's mood sank to the bottom, he was afraid.

In fact, he is not a Soviet officer who has undergone rigorous training. Three months ago, he was just a private soldier of the Red Army who had been in the army for less than two years. He was promoted by the front line to be the company commander of the 3nd Battalion, 35th Regiment, 28th Division, 576th Mechanized Army.

Mihanovich was planning to let the soldiers of the Mongolian Defense Forces beside him go up, but when he looked back, he found that there were shadows of those guys in the trench. Except for the wounded and dead bodies whose legs had been blown up, only There were less than fifty Soviet soldiers left, and the infantry company of the Mongolian National Defense Force who cooperated with them had already retreated.

Seeing the Chinese tanks and troops getting closer, Mihanovic knew that this line of defense could not be defended, so he hurriedly retreated with the remaining soldiers.

Effectively, at 222 o'clock, only two regiments were used for two charges, and the Soviet army's forward position was occupied, and the battle went smoothly unexpectedly.

Now even Zhang Zhigang and the others saw the reality of the Soviet Union, and immediately understood why Chen Feng had no fear in going to war against the Soviet Union. of.

With this understanding, Zhang Zhigang no longer flinched, and directly ordered the entire army of the 222nd Division to press up. He wanted to see how far these Soviet troops were.

After the Soviet army withdrew to the second line of defense, they stopped again. It wasn't that they didn't want to run away, but that this was their last line of defense, and this line of defense was urgently built by tens of thousands of Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces last night. Run forward and run out of position.

Isov was angry. He didn't expect that the first line of defense he worked so hard to collapse like this. Looking at the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces who fled back sparsely, Isov knew that there were three or four thousand troops deployed on the first line of defense. At least half of them were lost. If the fight continues like this, the thousands of troops left behind will be wiped out before he can break through. (To be continued..)