Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 796: Cut off one wing

After Feng Jiwu evacuated the Kazadewu Pass and blocked the position, the last gift left to the Soviet army commanded by Zhukov was several hundred tons of gunpowder and two completely collapsed mountains, buried with thousands of tons of soil and gravel.

Hundreds of Soviet tanks underneath.

Dozens of Soviet tank drivers who had already exited the southern end of the mountain pass watched helplessly as their companions were buried by the collapsed mountain. A tall new hill cut them off from the main force.

On a nearby hillside, more than 200 engineers and special forces members of Feng Jiwu's army 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 Tangnu Mountains.

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After receiving the report from the vanguard, Zhukov passed through the crowded traffic and looked at the mountain in front of him. His face was livid with anger, and he had murderous intentions. He hated the cunning of the Chinese, and he was helpless.

Just clearing the soil and gravel in front of us and opening up a simple road that mechanized troops can pass through will not be feasible without a day and a night.

Under the autumn morning light on the foreign grassland, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers, under the order of Commander Zhukov, picked up their tools and temporarily worked as road builders. The whole scene of a foolish old man moving mountains was spectacular and helpless.

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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 it and looked at it, his face changed drastically. The telegram read: "Comrade Commander, we are extremely urgent.

At about four o'clock this morning, our unit was suddenly attacked fiercely from the front by Tang Qiuli's main force. 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 troops were ready to retreat and took action immediately. Unexpectedly, the troops had just started to retreat and were also violently attacked on both wings. Our troops were now surrounded on all sides and were forced to shrink to Hada.

The Sang area, a small area with a radius of only a few dozen kilometers, is currently engaged in fierce fighting with the enemy. We request the commander to immediately send troops for rescue, Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the First Red Flag Army in the Far East."

After reading Vuchkov's telegram asking for help, Zhukov felt a "bang" in his head, felt dizzy, and shook a few times. If the chief of staff hadn't caught him in time, he might have fallen to the fresh soil.

Despite his repeated reminders, Vuchkov's troops were still surrounded by Tang Qiuli, and they were in the Hadasan area that he was worried about. Zhukov knew the terrain of that area very well. It was a flat grassland with dozens of kilometers around it.

, is surrounded by hills, most suitable for ambushes.

Vuchkov's 120,000 men are in danger. Once they are wiped out, his plan to attack Kulun will be meaningless. Tang Qiuli's main army will all press against him, and there are also those who have mysteriously disappeared.

After blocking him for three days and finally giving him a blow, leaving behind a huge mountain of troops, will his retreat be cut off?

The only hope now is that if Vuchkov's troops can persist for four days, his troops will arrive. After the two armies join forces, they can draw a draw with Tang Qiuli. Zhukov no longer has the extravagant hope of winning this war.

But the terrain conditions in the Hadasan area 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 troops and soldiers to join in the work of opening the passage. It must be opened before six o'clock this evening. The troops must march overnight." The chief of staff looked at the commander's face worriedly

, Zhukov shook his head sadly.

Then he dictated a telegram: "Comrade Vuchkov, I have now opened the Kazadewu Pass. Your troops only need to hold on for three more days, and 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, and the middle can be filled with earth to serve as temporary trenches. In addition, anti-gun holes can be excavated in a surprise attack to reduce casualties, so that we can hold on for three days."

Zhukov was worried enough that he even told Vuchkov the specific tactics. He knew that if he didn't explain it in detail, Vuchkov wouldn't have thought of it. He couldn't hold it for even a day. The troops dug holes for the artillery shells and still suffered from the Chinese.

Inspired by the soldiers, Zhukov tried his best to learn and apply.

To the west of Kulun, on the front line of Hadasan, the corps headquarters directly under the ** division, at two o'clock yesterday morning, the outflanking troops all arrived at the designated position according to the original plan. The encirclement of Vuchkov's troops has been completed. Tang

Qiu Li was quite satisfied with the progress of this battle.

Order the troops on both wings to covertly approach within ten kilometers of Hadasan and pay attention to capture the small reconnaissance troops sent by the Soviet army. Before the launch of the general offensive, the latent positions of the troops must not be exposed. The main force responsible for the frontal attack must be prepared for the attack.

After receiving the order, all the troops immediately got busy. Artillery guns raised their thick muzzles in the night. The number of artillery guns in the six artillery brigades was so dense that they reached the front of the offensive area, with 623 guns per kilometer.

According to the standard, the six tank brigades responsible for assault missions, after receiving the order, the tank soldiers simply slept in the tanks to ensure that they would start immediately as soon as the order was given.

More than 200,000 troops were sharpening their swords. The 120,000 Soviet troops trapped in the encirclement were still unaware and slept peacefully. However, a few Soviet reconnaissance teams shocked everyone. These

The Soviet soldiers accidentally ran into the encirclement and were captured by the well-prepared reconnaissance battalions of each brigade. They reported to Lieutenant General Vuchkov that no enemy was found and they were safe.

At about 3:30 in the morning, the frontline troops discovered that a rapid rally call sounded from the Soviet camp in the encirclement. Then, the Soviet soldiers began to get busy. The brigade commanders of the frontline troops immediately felt their hearts in their throats.

Son, don’t tell me that the commander of the *** smells something wrong and wants to escape overnight, right?

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. Some of the troops in the frontal attack were still replenishing ammunition and were not in place. Tang Qiuli, on the other hand, was

As if nothing had happened, he told a few brigade commanders: "Rest assured and don't be impatient."

Now that the teacher said this, 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 be Zhukov who had done it to his face.

The Soviet commander issued an order to move overnight. According to his observation, the Soviet commander on the opposite side did not have such wisdom, otherwise he would not have stumbled here.

Tang Qiuli hoped that the Soviet troops would withdraw overnight. The night was long, and more than 100,000 people were eager to retreat. Not to mention the panic, the chaos gave him an opportunity, and the troops on both wings took advantage of the chaos.

Suddenly, the Soviet army itself was in chaos. This is called winning in chaos.

Unfortunately, the Soviet commander on the opposite side was able to keep his composure. After the Soviet camp was busy for a while, it returned to calm. Tang Qiuli did not get a chance. The surrounding troops breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to rest and recharge their batteries.

The dark night gradually receded, and the faint morning light appeared in the eastern sky. On the early autumn grassland, the heavy dew wetted the clothes of the soldiers. At five o'clock in the morning, at the regiment headquarters, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng:

"Let's start!" Dozens of combat staff officers conveyed the division commander's orders to each unit via phone.

Zheng Yong commanded his artillery group and started the prelude to the attack. Thousands of artillery pieces fired at pre-calibrated targets and launched an all-round bombardment against the Soviet troops in the encirclement.

"Boom, boom, boom", the loud noise that shook the sky instantly broke the tranquility before dawn in the grassland. Rows of artillery shells, with a shrill scream, fell on the Soviet camp. Balls of orange-red fire suddenly flashed, and shrapnel roared across the field.

Flying, smoke suddenly rose, dirt flew into the air, and the Soviet camp was enveloped in flames.

The battle started with the best suddenness. The first round of artillery shells fell, waking up the sleeping Soviet soldiers. When the second round of artillery shells fell, the camp was already full of disheveled Soviet soldiers and headless flies.

Seemingly running around and bumping around.

A shell fell, and the flying mud was mixed with the broken limbs of Soviet soldiers and airtight shrapnel, tearing apart all the creatures encountered. It was a one-sided massacre. Thirty minutes after the shelling, the front

The five attacking brigades of tank troops formed ten wedge-shaped attack formations. On a front more than ten kilometers wide, they pierced the chaotic Soviet camp like a sharp arrow.

With a sudden blow, the Soviet army was completely and irrevocably defeated. Facing the Chinese tanks rumbling from different directions, the Soviet soldiers did not know how many there were and had lost their will to resist. Then, the troops outflanking them on both sides simultaneously

Attacking, squeezing from all sides, and finally driving the chaotic more than 100,000 Soviet troops into the small area around Hadasan.

The encirclement was closed, and the Battle of Hadasan broke out from the beginning. Until now, in only three hours, less than 90,000 Soviet soldiers, more than 500 tanks, more than 1,000 artillery pieces, and countless others have been encircled.

The truck and more than 20,000 Soviet soldiers fell to pieces under the fierce shelling and became broken corpses.

The progress of the battle made Tang Qiuli unbelievable. After three hours of fighting, the Soviet army could not even organize a decent resistance. They just ran around aimlessly, trying to get to a place where the sound of artillery was sparse. Such a situation

, rarely appeared among the surrounded Japanese troops. No wonder that in the early days of the Soviet-German War, the German army captured hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers.

The originally planned two-day battle could be over in one day. When Zhukov came here from the western part of the Outer Banks, he was just here to collect the corpses of hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers. Since there was no rush to end the battle, Tang Qiuli ordered the troops.

The offensive was stopped, and even the artillery bombardment was stopped, and the Soviet army was simply encircled tightly.

All the brigade commanders, including Chief of Staff Chang Feng, did not understand the division commander's purpose of doing this. Strike while the iron is hot. Until dark, none of these Soviet soldiers can escape. The demise of this Soviet army is therefore a foregone conclusion.

Besides, Zhukov's more than 200,000 troops were desperately heading towards Hadasan, and they thought that division commander Tang Qiuli's thoughts came to life again.

(To be continued)