Age of Conquest Reborn

The northern battlefield of Saiyinshanda, which had been silent for dozens of minutes, was broken by bursts of gunfire and began to become noisy. Raindrops of artillery shells fell. On the Soviet position, a dark red cloud and mist rose, and the flames from the explosion

, groups of explosions, reflected half of the sky red.

"Boom! Boom! - Boom!" From the sky, artillery shells with dark red tail flames came screaming and smashed into the ground. Looking from a distance, the explosion points were connected with each other, and the ground would rise from time to time.

Clumps of dust and smoke, like blossoming flowers

In the night, the miserable soil flowers exploded, and countless steel fragments roared, rotated, and flew around aimlessly, cutting into the bodies of Soviet soldiers. A cloud of blood mist spread out, and on the ground,

There are more stumps and broken arms.

The firepower of an artillery attack of this scale was not intensive. The Soviet troops in the trenches still had some safe blind spots that they could take advantage of. But ten minutes later, a bigger blow came. The howitzer group and rocket launcher group commanded by Zheng Yong joined the urgent artillery fire.

During the attack, the Soviet position was hit by intensive volleys from thousands of howitzers, self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers, like a furnace of boiling molten iron.

In particular, the scene of the "Thunder" thirty-two-barreled rocket launcher was brutally spectacular. Rows of rockets flew in like meteors. The rockets tore through the air and made an ear-piercing scream that almost pierced the eardrums, even for those who were injured.

In the shelling of other artillery groups, countless artillery shells came one after another, and the earth-shattering explosions were still clear and ear-piercing. When the rockets landed, a sea of ​​​​fire rose up like the morning sun, illuminating the dust and dust all over the battlefield.

Smoke and cloud.

The Soviet Thirty-seventh Group Army headquarters was also within the coverage of the Independent Division's artillery fire. More than a dozen large-caliber grenades exploded near the headquarters. The huge shock wave shook the lanterns hanging in the headquarters.

When it fell, the oil in the lamp ignited the ground in the headquarters, and the soil above the head fell with a "thud". If a few guards hadn't rushed over and extinguished the flames, the dignified comrade Lieutenant General Commander would have been ignited.

Lieutenant General Hippolyv, who was staggered by the shock wave, finally regained his balance with the help of the guards. His face suddenly turned pale. His worries and all his confusions...

The moment the cannonball fell

. All solved. This is the Chinese conspiracy. Large-scale shelling is to kill and injure a large number of their own soldiers. The soldiers hiding in simple fortifications simply cannot withstand such fierce shelling. The Chinese hand is enough.

Insidious and vicious!

One thing is that Lieutenant General Hippolyv is still confused. When organizing the defense, he has fully considered that the distance between the two lines of defense can effectively avoid being covered by enemy artillery fire at once. This is as a general

It is the most basic common sense of a commander, but how can the Chinese artillery shells hit the second line of defense? Could it be that the artillery of the independent division is equipped with new artillery with a longer range?

With no time to resolve his doubts, Lieutenant General Hippolyv hurriedly picked up the phone in the dark. What he was most concerned about now was the casualties of the frontline troops, "Hey! The third army? Hey! The second army?"

.....?" Even though he shouted at the top of his lungs, there was no sound at all on the phone. The phone lines leading to the forward positions were all broken by the fierce fire of the independent division's artillery!

Angrily throwing down the phone, Lieutenant General Hippolyv hurried to the observation hole and raised his telescope. What he saw were countless explosive spots, rolling, rising like waves and then dissipating, and there were flames all over the place.

, purple-red dust and disgust, what he heard were indistinguishable explosions, and shock waves came, which made his heart beat uncontrollably, almost rushing out of his chest!

The telescope fell from his hand. Lieutenant General Hippolyv's eyes were straightened, and his mind was muddled. The attack of the independent division was completely out of order. The infantry did not move. It actually used large-scale artillery twice in a row.

In my own memory, I have never seen such a despicable fighting style. During the two fierce shellings, more than half of my troops suffered casualties. They were lucky. Both times they were bombed by shells, the troops stayed in the trenches, almost like living targets.

When the battle reached this level, Lieutenant General Hippolyv finally understood that he had to cover the withdrawal of the main force of the front army. Then, the 37th Group Army wanted to retreat unscathed. That was a delusion. On the forward position, which was beaten with blood and flesh by artillery fire.

Can our troops be able to withstand the subsequent charge of the Independent Division infantry?

The corps and a tank division sent out for a tentative attack were first hit by the artillery fire of the independent division. Now, I am afraid that the entire army has been wiped out. "Tank!" Thinking of tanks, Lieutenant General Hippolyev's heart rose.

There was a hope that as long as the tank troops were preserved, they would not be helpless when being pursued by the independent division troops during the retreat. "Quick, use the radio to order the tank troops to stay hidden as much as possible and conserve their strength!"

This is all Lieutenant General Hippolyv can do. He hopes that the tank troops will not be overwhelmed by the artillery fire of the independent division. Next, just wait for the infantry charge of the independent division. Look at his watch. It is 11 o'clock at night on April 10th.

Xu, just over four hours have passed since the task of covering the evacuation of the main force of the front army. Can you survive the remaining eight hours?

Even if they survived, Lieutenant General Hippolyv didn't know how the group army would escape and evacuate to Cullen next. He sat feebly on a canvas chair, called an officer over, and ordered: "Give the thirty-fifth army immediate help."

The commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Shevarchenko, sent a telegram requesting the 35th Group Army to send troops to assist our group army in withdrawing to Kulun, telling Lieutenant General Shevarchenko that our situation is very dangerous!"

"We must ask for help, otherwise, I and hundreds of thousands of soldiers will have to be buried by the independent division troops in this land in the north of Saiyinshanda!" Lieutenant General Hippolyv thought helplessly. As for asking the front army commander Hua Xi

Levsky asked for help, but he didn't even think about it.

The other troops of the front army were busy leaving the battlefield in Outer Mongolia and rushing to the western battlefield to put out the fire. They would not send back the troops who had finally escaped just because they were a group army. If it were them, they would not do this either.

Ask for help from the 35th Group Army,

is the only way out, "Probably, when he ordered his troops to take on the cover task, General Vasilevsky of the Front Army regarded the 37th Group Army as a pawn that must be sacrificed!" Hippolyv

The lieutenant general made some wild guesses.

Artillery shells as dense as hailstones hit the Soviet position hard. Sun Zhenbang rubbed his hands in excitement in the headquarters and said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, this time, the artillery has helped us a lot. Two

After the round of artillery fire, the Soviet army became a dying sick cat. The next battle will be much easier to fight. This guy Zheng Yong really has a few tricks up his sleeve, especially the 'twice-cooked pork' that came back to solve the big problem!"

Another artillery bombardment lasted for a full hour. The Soviet position was almost turned over by artillery fire. At exactly 0:00 on the night of April 11, the intensive artillery fire stopped abruptly. Just as suddenly as it started, Sun Zhenbang told Chief of Staff Wang

Jun said: "The shelling has stopped. Order the troops to start the assault immediately. Zheng Yong's work is done. Next, it is time for our Outer Mongolia Field Corps to show off its skills!"

As the order was issued, the six infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps in the frontal assault, under the cover of the two tank brigades of the Battelle Armored Corps, split into two lines and launched an ordered attack on the Soviet formation. The tanks roared, followed by the brigade.

The infantry rushed towards the smoke-filled battlefield.

The battle went extremely smoothly. When the tanks and infantry of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps rushed to the Soviet position, they encountered a counterattack that was much weaker than expected. Under the crossfire of tanks and infantry, the Soviet army

The weak resistance quickly disappeared on the battlefield, which left the brigade commanders who were preparing for a bloody battle in a daze. The two attack arrows quickly penetrated the Soviet position and advanced to attack in depth.

Zheng Yong's artillery used nearly 100,000 rounds of artillery shells to blast two passages for the six infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps and more than 100,000 troops. The soldiers who stepped through the Soviet positions saw craters everywhere.

, burning objects, floating soil up to the feet, the broken limbs of Soviet soldiers, broken guns and parts everywhere.

What was smelled was the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, which could not be dispersed even by the strong northwest wind. Many soldiers who had experienced such a cruel scene for the first time had their stomachs churning and could not help but vomit. The officers and veterans around them

They yelled without looking back: "Why are you bothering? Follow the troops. You will get used to it after seeing them a few times!" After vomiting, the soldier wiped the corners of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and rushed forward following the figure in front.

More than forty minutes later, Chief of Staff Wang Jun put down the phone, and the excited Sun Zhenbang and Battelle said: "Commander, Commander Ba, received a report from the frontal assault troops, and both sides broke through the Soviet second line of position.

They are moving forward to attack in depth, but according to their reports, the Soviet army is retreating in the direction of Kulun!"

Sun Zhenbang applauded repeatedly and ordered Wang Jun: "Immediately report to the division commander that our Outer Mongolia Field Corps will launch a frontal attack on the Soviet 37th Group Army at 0:00 on April 11th. After 40 minutes of fighting

, has broken through the Soviet army's second position and is pursuing in depth!"

Wang Jun hurried out and reported the good news to the division commander Tang Qiuli. Sun Zhenbang was still excited and said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, this is the first major battle fought by the Outer Mongolia Field Corps since its establishment.

, I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. The troops did not suffer many casualties and broke through two positions of a Soviet army group with more than 100,000 people. It was a good start!"

Seeing a faint smile on Battelle's face, with no change in his expression, Sun Zhenbang continued: "However, Lao Zheng's artillery played a decisive role here. If it doesn't work, I will personally send a telegram to the division commander for Lao Zheng.

The artillerymen please take credit!"

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