Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 787: Five Bloody Days (1)

The vanguard of the First Soviet Far East Army, the 5th Motorized Guards Division, has arrived at the outskirts of the Kazadwu Mountain Pass. Feng Jiwu, who was observing the enemy's situation, was still thinking about division commander Tang Qiuli's rejection of his proposed combat plan. He saw

He had to admire the Soviet army's equipment. The most correct tactics were to fight steadily, resist step by step, and block attacks step by step. His own thinking was a bit simplistic.

According to Feng Jiwu's experience, the battle will start around dawn tomorrow. Who knows, he guessed wrong. The Soviet army did not take any rest and immediately launched an attack. From the time they saw the old Maozi soldiers to the present, it only took forty minutes.

, the first batch of artillery shells fell on their own position.

Feng Jiwu was stunned for a while. Lao Maozi was so impatient that he marched long distances without even taking a breath. He launched an attack all night and fought as soon as he arrived. Was he relying on something or was he contemptuous of the Chinese troops? He quickly responded to the Soviet army.

I was secretly surprised by the ability to launch an attack. During the march, it took a while to switch to an attack, even if I unloaded the artillery from the vehicle, but I could launch an artillery bombardment in such a short time. Is Lao Maozi's artillery action fast enough?

Feng Jiwu did not make an accurate judgment. He should have arrived at his destination in three days, but it took five days. Zhukov was very dissatisfied. Everyone at the group army headquarters thought that the commander, Comrade Commander, would issue an order to rest in place.

The attack will begin tomorrow and the troops will be marching day and night. The troops are already very tired.

To everyone's surprise, Zhukov issued an order, and the leading force, the 5th Motorized Guards Division, immediately launched an attack on Zadwu Pass. Everyone was puzzled and secretly complained about this unreasonable commander who did not know how to show mercy to the soldiers.

Zhukov knew clearly that he had already lost two days. In a war, one hour would determine the outcome of a battle.

What's more, he was not at ease with the troops in the direction of Ulan-Ude. He was facing Tang Qiuli, who had a reputation for fighting. If anything went wrong, it would not count as the plan to jointly hit the ** troops failed. If the battle objective could not be achieved, he would lead it himself.

The main force of Tang Qiuli's main force will also become a head-on confrontation with Tang Qiuli's main force. The result is difficult to predict.

It had to be regained in two days. The commander of the squadron on the opposite side would never have expected that he would order the troops to attack immediately. This also achieved an unexpected effect. Therefore, what Zhukov used for the first round of bombardment was not the group army.

It is an artillery group, but a salvo of tank fire.

Tanks used to break through the armor of defensive positions, the bombardment effect is naturally not as powerful as the large-caliber howitzers. It seems to be a lively fight, with flashing fire and smoke, but the damage to the first line of defense is extremely slight. Feng

Jiwu also reacted and thought that Lao Maozi's artillery was very powerful.

However, he was not happy for long. More than an hour later, the Soviet army's real artillery group began to show off its power. More than two thousand large-caliber howitzers fired half the sky red, extending from the outside of the Kazadwu Mountain Pass to more than ten kilometers.

Within the range, it is covered by the Soviet artillery group.

Moreover, the Soviet army's artillery strikes were very methodical. From the nearest to the far away, what was required was the density and coverage of the artillery fire. As soon as Zhukov took action, he made a ruthless move, concentrating all the artillery and intensively bombarding the Kazadewu Pass.

In all the defensive positions of the Chinese ** team, even if the Chinese ** team built fortifications here in advance, such density and violent shelling are enough to destroy any civil structure fortifications.

After the saturation bombardment, all tanks were concentrated for an assault. The Chinese Army's blocking line should be completely captured before dawn. Zhukov did not want to waste more time in the Kazadwu Pass area. His goal was to attack Hangzhou.

Tang Qiuli's main force in the Aishan area and all the land in Outer Mongolia. Moreover, after the First World War, the Chinese no longer dared to pursue Outer Mongolia, creating permanent peace for the Soviet Union's southern border.

The overwhelming artillery fire blasted the area more than ten kilometers from the Kazadwu Pass into a sea of ​​fire. The volcanic eruption-like artillery fire covered all the space, and the earth was boiling, like a furnace of boiling molten iron.

Within a range of four to five kilometers, but no more than ten kilometers long, it was violently rolling and surging. The rising smoke and dust were reflected by the explosion fire and seemed to be burning. The earth trembled, the night was burning, and the sky was burning.

Looking at the scene of shelling, Zhukov's face became peaceful. Under such artillery fire, there is no possibility for any living thing on the surface to survive. This is already a land barren of grass. Those infantry lying on the field fortifications are waiting for him.

The Chinese soldiers who went to attack had disappeared in the artillery fire at this moment. The suddenness of the battle and the intensity of the firepower were the reason why Zhukov had full confidence in this torrent of steel under his command.

The soldiers of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps have really seen what artillery bombardment is this time. Hidden in the bombproof cave, it is like sitting on a boat that is violently bumping in a storm. There is a possibility of capsizing at any time. The roof of the cave is

The soil fell straight down, as if it was about to collapse at any time.

The soldiers of Feng Jiwu's regiment are also veterans who have seen big scenes. They have fought countless battles with the Japs in North China and Northeast China. Compared with Lao Maozi's bombardment, the Japs' bombardment is almost like a firecracker. In terms of the explosion of the shells alone,

In terms of power, the artillery unit of the ** Division cannot compare.

The soldiers murmured and cursed the hateful old artillerymen, while secretly rejoicing that the commander had the foresight to let us sweat more and dig deeper for the artillery holes. They were complaining secretly at the beginning, but now it seems that at that time,

The sweat was not in vain, otherwise, this meal of shells alone would be enough for everyone to drink a pot.

Not only the soldiers felt this way, but Feng Jiwu in the regiment headquarters was also in disbelief. No one expected that the Soviet army would launch an attack overnight, and it would be a main attack posture. Under such a fierce bombardment,

He was really unsure about the casualties of his troops.

There were no front-line or second-line positions. The entire front was under saturation bombardment. Feng Jiwu had never seen such a fighting method. He took the trouble to call every battalion commander in the army to inquire about the casualties. The report he received made him immediately put down.

Suddenly, the artillery-proof holes dug by the soldiers worked hard this time. He ordered the troops not to enter the surface positions without his order to avoid being killed by Soviet artillery fire.

As for the artillery brigade, Feng Jiwu had no intention of taking it out to fight with the Soviet artillery. He knew it well. Once the hundreds of artillery pieces of different calibers were fired, it would take less than ten minutes for Lao Maozi to keep them.

The cannons exploded all over the hillside and flew cannon wheels, so he would not get into trouble.

Therefore, even though the artillery brigade commander asked for battle several times, Feng Jiwu did not agree. In the end, he got annoyed and lectured the artillery brigade commander, and finally warned the artillery brigade commander: "Listen carefully. When the artillery bombardment is over, the infantry

When charging, you have to use artillery shells to clear up Lao Maozi's artillery positions. Be careful and leave immediately after the attack. Don't let Lao Maozi bite you back. This is called artillery guerrilla warfare."

The volcanic eruption-like artillery fire lasted for an hour and a half. The Soviet artillery group poured thousands of tons of artillery shells into the target area. They were rich and powerful, and they pursued firepower superiority in the war. The front line of the Kazadewu Mountain Pass was filled with smoke and bright clouds.

Rolling, the bombardment stopped, and Zhukov calmly ordered to the chief of staff: "Let's start."

On the Soviet position, the lights of more than a thousand tanks suddenly turned on together, as if a wall of light appeared out of thin air, illuminating the attack area where the lingering smoke was still rising, as bright as day, and the momentum was astonishing.

These thousands of tank lights alone are enough to cause huge psychological pressure on the defending troops, and all movements of the defenders will be exposed to the lights, leaving no room for concealment.

Unfortunately, due to the terrain restrictions of the Kazadwu Pass, the Soviet tank cluster could only deploy a small number of troops at a time, only more than 200 tanks. In the headquarters, Feng Feng, who paid close attention to the movements of the Soviet army,

Jiwu was very relieved. If more than a thousand tanks launched an attack together, he would also have a headache.

"Attention of the front-line blocking troops, cut off the connection between Soviet infantry and tanks, blockade of mountain passes, anti-tank gun squads try to kill Soviet tanks, artillery brigade, attention, waiting for the order to bombard," Feng Jiwu issued the order. He knew that from this moment on,

, the cruel blocking battle has officially begun.

Along with the tank cluster, the infantry of the 5th Motorized Guards Division of the Soviet First Army's Far East Army flooded into the Kazadewu Pass. Zhukov concentrated on observing the movements of the battlefield. The tank cluster and infantry had advanced three kilometers.

, the guarding squadron did not fire a single shot back.

Zhukov did not have the optimism of other senior officers in the Army Headquarters. He never believed that with more than an hour of shelling, he could wipe out all the squadrons. It was certain that the defenders' counterattack would not be violent.

, but there was no sound of gunfire at all, which was abnormal. The whole battlefield seemed strange.

As if to prove Zhukov's worries, the dead Chinese garrison position suddenly came to life. In the light, figures appeared suddenly from the ground. Then, the dense rain of bullets drowned out the sound of the tank's engine, and followed.

Only two regiments of the Soviet 5th Guards Division, which was attacking with tanks, entered the Kazadeu Pass. The infantry of the other regiment was blocked by the intensive firepower at the pass.

Dense bullets, with dark red trajectories, flew towards the Soviet soldiers. Rows of Soviet soldiers screamed and fell down, with bright red blood coming out of their bodies. In the trenches behind the Soviet tanks, groups of soldiers stood up.

The Chinese soldiers, with their Somi submachine guns in their hands, sprayed out streams of flames, instantly isolating the Soviet tanks from the attacking infantry.

This is the most effective typical tactic in positional defense battles, where the offensive side is coordinated with infantry and tanks. It was used to the extreme by Feng Jiwu's troops. In the first round of the battle with the Soviet army, the soldiers of the Chinese ** team gave the Soviet army a disastrous victory.

(To be continued)