Age of Conquest Reborn

The battle to ambush the Third Army of the Soviet Far East Front on the west bank of the Urez River, commanded by Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the Independent Division and commander of the East Point, finally started more than an hour later than originally planned.

The Soviet soldiers who were marching were sitting on a truck that was bumpy like a boat in the wind and rain. While they were drowsy, the shells of the large-caliber howitzers were smashing down on their heads. The truck on which the vanguard troops were riding,

The heavy and light machine gun bullets were riddled with holes. The companions around him fell to their feet with blood holes all over their bodies. The truck not far away flew into the sky with a loud noise and a flash of fire, together with the soldiers.

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Only then did the Soviet soldiers react. The battle broke out inadvertently. The troops of the Soviet Far East Front were indeed the troops that had been fighting with the Japanese Kwantung Army for several years in the Xing'an Mountains. The Third Army even fought with the 18th Division of the Kwantung Army.

The regiment has fought against each other many times and never fell behind.

After the first wave of shells exploded, the soldiers were very experienced in combat. From the initial panic, they immediately reacted. Without the commander's order, the infantry jumped out of the truck, lay down nearby, took out the engineer shovel, and risked their lives.

After digging the fortifications, the artillerymen unloaded the artillery pieces from the artillery trucks and built positions on the spot. Artillery observers braved the roaring shells and began to determine the coordinates and orientation of the independent division's artillery positions.

Commander Aslanov's order was also conveyed to all units in the shortest possible time. His order was undoubtedly correct. The area near the west bank of the Urez River had been hit by artillery shells from the Independent Division.

It has become a sea of ​​fire. If you order the troops to retreat at this time, you will undoubtedly send groups of living targets to the artillery of the independent division. Until your artillery has no ability to fight back, you will have to be bombed!

It is even more impossible to stay still. The artillery of the independent division will not let go of every corner of the battlefield. Now it is attacking its own rearguard. After a while, the artillery shells will fall at their own location. This is a common sense issue. The only thing

All that can be done is to attack and mingle with the infantry of the independent division to minimize the damage caused by artillery fire to the troops. In his hands, he has a fully-equipped army of more than 40,000 people.

The artillery and tanks are all available, so it’s not that they don’t have the power to fight back. If they want to eat them in one bite, the Chinese will have to put in a lot of effort. I don’t believe it. That Tang Qiuli would use hundreds of thousands of people to fight against him, let alone dozens of people.

There were more than 100,000 troops from three armies behind them. Thinking of this, Commander Aslanov calmed down.

After holding up the telescope and observing the battle situation for a while, he said to a staff officer beside him: "Send a telegram to the headquarters and report to the commander, Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko. Our Third Army is about fifteen kilometers deep on the west bank of the Urez River.

area, was ambushed by the independent division troops, and the battle is ongoing. I have ordered the troops to launch an attack in order to break through the enemy's ambush circle!"

After thinking for a while, he continued: "Judging from the intensity of the enemy's artillery fire, this is one of Tang Qiuli's main regiments. Please ask the intelligence department to quickly verify the troop number, commander's name, etc.! Send the telegram at the same time.

To the General Staff Headquarters."

On the west bank of the Urez River, in the East Point Command Headquarters, Li Guangjin, Director of the Operations Division, reported to Liu Tiehan: "Reporting to the deputy division commander, the frontline troops called, the Soviet infantry dug fortifications on the spot, and the lethal effect of our frontline troops' firepower was reduced.

In addition, the Soviet army dispatched about a brigade of tanks to cover the infantry assault on our forward positions!"

Liu Tiehan snorted coldly and said: "The reaction is quite fast! He counterattacked now. He was a veteran. He ordered the rocket launcher group to cover the Soviet tank column, blowing these iron turtles into scrap metal, and ordered the forward troops to use mortars.

artillery, shelling

I want to see how the Soviet army can hold on to the temporary position of the Soviet army in the field! If it can withstand a few of my artillery shells, tell the artillery group to continue to intercept the Soviet army's retreat. At the same time, pay attention to the Soviet artillery's counterattack and do not let them fire.

Cannonball chance!”

More than two hundred Soviet "T34" tanks were divided into three echelons, arranged in a wedge formation. Behind each tank, followed by a squad of Soviet infantry, facing the East Pointing troops on a front more than ten kilometers wide.

Position, pounce over.

At this time, the gunfire on the forward position of the East Point troops suddenly stopped. The Soviet soldiers, who were unable to raise their heads due to the rain of bullets, could only lie in a shallow trench. They suspiciously poked their heads out of the temporary trench.

Head, looking at the light and heavy machine guns that were howling like the wind just now, why are they mute?

The ground behind them was trembling. The Soviet soldiers turned around. In the darkness, the sound of tracks crushing the soil came, and the tank guns fired shells "dong-dong". Listening to the Soviet soldiers'

In the ears, it was so cordial, "It's our tanks coming up!" The Soviet soldiers cheered and became excited. These invulnerable steel monsters came, and the light and heavy machine guns of the Chinese army had no prestige.

Before the cheers dissipated, the sky above them suddenly burned like fire, so bright that one could see the astonished faces of their companions. Then, the strange "chirping" sounds continued continuously, making people's hearts twitch.

Tight, streaks of fire, lined up in a row, coming towards you. Experienced Soviet veterans dare to swear in the name of Comrade Stalin that those are definitely not any kind of artillery shells. God knows, what kind of weapon are those of the independent division?

The fire fell, like a furnace of boiling molten iron, pouring down head-on, covering the Soviet tank column, and rising into seas of fire. The Soviet tanks burned into balls of fire in the sea of ​​fire, and there was a "Boom!"

There was a loud sound, and the ammunition inside the tank exploded, blowing the tank to pieces. The fire was accompanied by black smoke and shot straight into the sky. The Soviet infantry accompanying the tank attack was reduced to a puff of ashes in the sea of ​​​​fire!

The Soviet soldiers looked at all this in stunned silence. More than 200 tanks were all over in the blink of an eye?

However, the Soviet soldiers had no time to be surprised. Groups of mortar shells, like black storks, hit their heads. They were the East Point forward troops. The power of thousands of mortars fired in volleys, and clusters of fire flashed.

Shrouded in the open grassland, shrapnel roared, and irregular metal shrapnel rotated and cut into the bodies of Soviet soldiers wantonly. How could a shallow temporary trench withstand the dense mortar shells.

There was no safe corner at all. Mortar shells were roaring everywhere, forming a wall of death composed of metal shrapnel in an area more than 3,000 meters away from the forward position. The bodies of Soviet soldiers were exploding.

Amidst the sound, it was broken into pieces and thrown into the air again.

The scene of mortar bombardment is far less shocking and spectacular than the scene of howitzer and rocket launcher bombardment, but it is better than the dense one. The actual killing effect is no worse than that of large-caliber howitzers and dense rocket launchers.

Large-caliber howitzers shelled the Soviet army in depth, rocket launchers hit Soviet tanks and group targets, and mortars bombarded the Soviet infantry close to the position. Various types of artillery with different calibers and different ranges were organically arranged together, like a clever

He was an average boxer and gave the Soviet army a beautiful combination of punches! The punches hit the flesh and blood flew out!

The independent division troops that have been fighting all year round have reached a superb level of use of artillery. The Dingbian Military Academy specializes in studying various types, calibers, explosive power, and ranges of artillery, and how to cooperate to achieve the best artillery fire.

The Research Laboratory of Strike Effects has formed a complete set of artillery fire strike systems and has put them into practice in various field corps.

Tang Qiuli, the top military and political officer of the independent division, felt that the Chinese army had always been at a disadvantage in terms of firepower when fighting foreign armies in history. He was determined to change all this, attaching great importance to the troops' heavy weapons and equipment, and was willing to invest a lot of manpower.

, the decision of material and financial resources is inseparable.

"Well done!" Liu Tiehan shouted when he saw more than 200 Soviet tanks turned into piles of scrap metal in just ten minutes. While marveling at the power of the rocket launchers, the headquarters was filled with excitement.

A wooden pillar was shaken, causing the soil on the ceiling to fall down, splashing all over his head and face.

Shaking his head and shaking off the dirt, Liu Tiehan probably felt that he had lost his composure. Liu Tiehan suppressed a smile and ordered: "Guangjin, order the rocket launcher group to cover the depth of the Soviet position. The 1st Artillery Brigade will continue to blockade Urez."

West Bank of the River Bridge, Pao Er

Brigade, fight back until more than half of the Soviet army is killed. The infantry is not allowed to attack without my order. We have artillery, rocket launchers, and mortars. There is no need to fight with Lao Maozi on the bayonet. The division commander is right.

, you don’t need guns if you have cannons!”

"Comrade Commander, there is a call from the avant-garde division. The tank brigade that went out was attacked by the independent division and covered by unknown firepower. The whole army was wiped out! More than 200 tanks, not a single one was withdrawn! The avant-garde division was hit by mortars.

Shelling, heavy casualties," a staff officer lay down next to Commander Aslanov's ear and shouted loudly. The sound of the artillery was deafening. If you don't shout loudly, you can't hear anything.

"What?" Commander Aslanov's expression was dull, and cold sweat broke out on his face involuntarily. He was wondering what was going on with the sea of ​​​​fire in front of him. It turned out that it was to bury one of his own.

Tank Brigade Cemetery,

"Unidentified firepower? God! How many trump cards do the cunning Chinese have yet to show?" He lamented in his heart. Tanks were his only assault force. Without this fist, how could he break through the ambush circle of the independent division troops?

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Mortars? The Chinese have also played a role in this weapon, which has long been eliminated in the Soviet Red Army. At this time and here, it is used to attack infantry who are exposed in the wild and have no protection from fortifications and trenches. The effect is undoubtedly the greatest

Yes, and also the most vicious.

The commander of the independent division unit opposite was a cunning and insidious opponent. His control of the rhythm of the battlefield and the use of weapons and equipment were frightening. A shudder struck Commander Aslanov's heart.

Before his eyes appeared the scene of his own soldiers, their flesh and blood flying everywhere in the smoke of exploding artillery shells falling like raindrops.

(To be continued)(To be continued...)