Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The National Defense Force is directly under the Divisional Headquarters of the Security Division. An old Maozi officer with the rank of major on his shoulders had just been briefly treated for frostbite before he was brought to Zhang Huxiao, the commander of the Security Division, by two National Defense Force soldiers.

Seeing the major general rank hanging on Zhang Huxiao's shoulder, the old Maozi major officer who was born in a military academy subconsciously saluted, and said in his fairly standard Chinese: "Reporting sir, the Soviet Far East Red Army... the major battalion commander came to report . . . "

Zhang Huxiao, who was sitting in his seat, did not respond to Lao Maozi's sudden salute.After all, the other party is now a prisoner of war in his hands, and his military rank is many times higher than the other party's.After only nodding his head, he said, "Comrade Major, I called you here in such a hurry because there is one thing I need you to do. As long as you can finish it, I can tell you for sure that not only can you enjoy a whole life in the prisoner-of-war camp." All the treatment that a famous general deserves, and he will become the savior of tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers in Jiamusi..."

Those lieutenant major officers who have recognized their captive status don't care.However, as a Russian who grew up in the Far East, he is very jealous of the real treatment that generals can enjoy in the Wehrmacht Prisoners of War Regulations, especially the treatment of at least one spirit every day.

Hearing Zhang Huxiao's assurance, a fiery look directly appeared on Major Lao Maozi's face.Without even thinking about it, he promised Zhang Huxiao: "Don't worry, sir, as long as I can finish it, I will try my best to finish it..."

"Very good..." Zhang Huxiao finally showed a smile on his tense face, and replied very satisfied.

Then, he ordered to the old Maozi major with a hot face in front of him: "Comrade major. I have a very simple task for you, which is to return to your barracks immediately. Send this letter to the temporary commander of your army and persuade The commander-in-chief of your army immediately surrendered to us unconditionally..."

Seeing the embarrassment on the major's face instantly.Zhang Huxiao said encouragingly: "You can rest assured about your safety. As long as the commander-in-chief of your army reads this letter, he will definitely let you come back unconditionally. At the same time, I also believe that after the commander-in-chief of your army reads this letter , will agree to the request I just made and surrender unconditionally to us..."

"Of course, if your army doesn't immediately surrender unconditionally to our national defense force, with the current strength of our national defense force, when your army's morale is low, ammunition is scarce, and even food has been completely out of food. I am confident that it won't take long before we are defeated The tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers surrounded in Jiamusi will be wiped out and turned into corpses..."

Facing the proud Zhang Huxiao, Major Lao Maozi’s body was shocked, but he still said worriedly: “Reporting sir, you also know that there are still a large number of political commissars in our Red Army. I am worried that these political commissars will It will affect the judgment of the chief military officer, so I can't guarantee that I can successfully complete this task..."

The arrogance on Zhang Huxiao's face was instantly covered by a thick murderous aura.After a short thought.Murderously said: "Don't worry, if these so-called political commissars don't know how to praise, I will find a way to force them to know how to praise. Go back and tell your commanders. I will give them half an hour to think about it. After half an hour, our National Defense Forces There will be a 10-minute artillery warning shot at your army's position... After the shelling is over. Give 10 minutes to think about it, if you still can't make a decision. At that time, what awaits them is not just as simple as the shelling, our National Defense Forces The air force will also participate in this fire strike, completely destroying the tens of thousands of your army who are besieged here...-…”

In the only tent in the Jiamusi Soviet Army position that was still intact, the old Maozi Major officer who was standing in front of Zhang Huxiao half an hour ago, at this moment, was standing with a guilty expression on his shoulders. In front of the Soviet regiment-level commander with the rank of colonel.After all, as a great Red Army soldier, at this moment, he is acting as a messenger to his enemy, persuading his troops to surrender to the enemy, and being a spineless prisoner like himself.

Under the sharp eyes of several leaders of the young men's faction, the major officer had no choice but to say: "Please calm down, the Chinese forced me to do this. If I don't come to deliver the letter, the Chinese will not continue to suffer from frostbite." Sending letters to comrades. I was forced to do nothing, so I agreed to the request of the Chinese to send letters to the heads of state..."

After finishing speaking, the old Maozi major with a longing look on his face quickly shifted his gaze to the commander-in-chief Colonel Costa, and said: "Comrade chief, this is a letter from the commander of the Chinese National Defense Force. If we can't Make a decision within half an hour, and the squadrons surrounding us will give us a 10-minute shelling warning...."

Colonel Costa with a gloomy face did not speak, and under the watchful eyes of more than a dozen subordinates, he took the letter and began to browse. 1 minute, 2 minutes, as time passed, Colonel Costa's originally gloomy face had already turned pale without knowing it...

After putting down the letter with his trembling hands, he stared straight at the major officer in front of him with a pair of sharp eyes, and asked, "Comrade major, now I have a few questions to confirm with you..."

"Please rest assured, chief, I promise to tell you everything..." The major officer quickly replied.

"Very good..." Colonel Costa nodded in satisfaction and asked.

"Did you see large-scale artillery clusters and tank clusters on the squadron's position..."

The major officer standing in front of everyone didn't even think about it, so he blurted out an answer: "Yes... Report to the chief, on my way to our position, I saw an artillery group of the squadron. Although I don't know the exact number , but I can be sure that this artillery group is equipped with at least fifty heavy artillery pieces with a diameter of more than [-]mm..."

"As for the tank group, there is at least one medium-sized tank of the tank regiment parked around the frontline headquarters of the squadron. According to my observations, the tank guns of these tanks have a caliber of about 75mm... In terms of power, they are definitely not lower than mine All medium tanks and even heavy tanks currently in service with the Red Army in the Far East of the Soviet Union...-"

After the major officer's voice fell, not only Colonel Costa alone, but the faces of more than a dozen regiment-level officers in command and size turned pale at the same time.Even the few young and strong officers who had been clamoring for a bloody battle with the National Defense Forces just now.They all shut their mouths, showing a shocked expression...

After scanning around the surrounding subordinates with different expressions.Colonel Costa said in a deep voice: "Everyone already understands the situation... Let's talk about it, what should we do next..."

In the headquarters where the atmosphere is getting more and more solemn.Colonel Brain, who had experience in contact with the National Defense Forces, was still the first to stand up, and said in a heavy tone: "Commander-in-Chief, comrades, there is nothing to hesitate. From the current point of view, the situation before us There are only two paths left."

"First, surrender to the squadron at the request of the Chinese...Second, continue to resist. Under the fierce firepower of the Chinese National Defense Forces, the entire army was wiped out, and died in battle for the great Soviet government... ..”

Colonel Costa nodded noncommittally, and then, looking directly at Colonel Blaine in front of him, he asked back: "Comrade Colonel Blaine, I don't know what your choice is?"

Colonel Breez did not answer right away, but asked everyone: "Commander, before answering this question, I have a question to ask you. I believe that after listening to this question, you will understand what I have in mind. s answer…."

"Say..." Colonel Costa said without thinking.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief... What I want to ask is, in the current environment of our army, if we are determined to die on the battlefield, can we inflict a lot of damage to the squadron on the battlefield... Of course To put it more simply and clearly, the annihilation of our entire army is for the great Soviet government. Is it meaningful and valuable..."

"This..." for a while.All the heads of the headquarters showed hesitation on their faces.

As front-line commanders, they are very aware of the current situation of the troops.After more than a day without food, coupled with the impact of cold weather.The morale of the troops has long since disappeared.Although the troops have transferred all [-] wounded to the Chinese National Defense Forces a few hours ago.However, during these few hours, the number of non-combat attrition due to frostbite and hunger continued to increase.

Especially the impact of food shortages on the troops.Even if most of the soldiers were not reduced due to frostbite, the long-term hunger caused their eyes to turn black, and they had no physical strength to fight, let alone fight on the battlefield.

It can be said that under the current circumstances, once the battle starts, the tens of thousands of Soviet Red Army who are still hoarding here will definitely become lambs without the ability to resist, and they will still be slaughtered by the enemy...

Of course, there are also some young officers who have been completely brainwashed by the Soviet government.While glaring at Colonel Blaine, who had already indirectly stated his position, he growled stubbornly: "No, the brave Red Army warriors still have fighting power. Even if the soldiers can't hold up rifles, the soldiers can still hold grenades. As long as the peripheral squadrons dare to rush into our position, our great Red Army warriors can use hand grenades to die together with the squadron, inflicting a large number of casualties on the squadron. Use your own life and blood to report to the great Soviet government ..."

Perhaps to refute the words of the young Soviet officer.Just as his murderous voice fell, a series of deafening explosions suddenly reached everyone's ears from the edge of the battlefield.

The sound of the cannon sounded, and these old Maozi officers subconsciously fell to the ground.It wasn't until several guards rushed into the headquarters and confirmed that the Chinese National Defense Army's shelling target was only on the edge of the battlefield that they stood up blushing because of frustration.

But at this moment, an accident happened...

An old Maozi captain officer with a face full of gunpowder, because of prolonged hunger, rushed in weakly.Even so, from the frightened expression on the captain officer's face, all the lieutenant colonels, colonel-level and regimental-level officers could instantly realize that something serious must have happened outside.

Sure enough, the captain officer who rushed into the headquarters had not waited for everyone to react, and reported in horror: "Report to the chiefs, something happened, something happened on the edge of the position... It was so miserable, the fire was so miserable, many Red Army soldiers They were all burned alive..."

"What fire, what is burned to death, what are you talking about... Where did the fire come from? Didn't the squadron carry out shelling again? How could there be a fire..." Colonel Costa asked incredulously.

The terrified captain officer still said vaguely: "Chief, the squadron is shelling, but what the squadron fired at us was a new type of shell that had never been seen before... The shell exploded , Everything within a radius of a few meters. All will be ignited by the fire, and it cannot be extinguished... Chief. Go out and have a look, and you will know..."

"A new type of artillery shell, the Chinese are equipped with a new type of artillery shell..." Costa's pale face suddenly showed a trace of panic.Under the stunned gaze of all his subordinates, he picked up a telescope and rushed out of the tent.

Although the headquarters is still at least 500 meters away from the edge of the position.However, it was this 500-meter distance that made Colonel Costa, who had just rushed out of the tent, feel the scorching air waves generated by the shell explosion in the biting cold wind.

Before he had time to raise the binoculars, a fire was raging at the edge of the battlefield.Has appeared in front of Colonel Costa.

"How did this happen? Isn't there no combustible material on the battlefield? Why did such a big fire ignite..." Colonel Costa raised his binoculars and began to carefully observe the situation on the battlefield.

Under the gaze of Colonel Costa, a large-caliber incendiary bomb with a caliber of 150 mm, wrapped in orange flames, roared down to the edge of the battlefield.

The shell exploded, but there was no violent explosion as imagined.Nuoda's cannonball hit the ground like a bullet suddenly.And the glass bottle filled with liquid quickly burst open.And at the moment when the cannonball exploded, an orange-red flame rose from the point of impact.The black liquid quickly splashed around, rising with the flames.was also quickly ignited.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.Under Colonel Costa's shocked eyes, the burning black liquid quickly splashed around.As long as it is contaminated with the surrounding Red Army soldiers, the Red Army soldiers will be wrapped in fire in a short time.No matter how the Red Army soldier rolled on the ground, he couldn't extinguish the burning fire on his body.

"This... What kind of shell is this? Who can tell me..." One shell burned at least five Red Army soldiers to death.Seeing the tragic scene in front of him, Colonel Costa, with red eyes, roared loudly to his subordinates behind him.

The well-informed and battle-tested Colonel Blaine stood up and replied in a deep voice: "Commander-in-chief, comrades, this is the incendiary bomb for the latest equipment of the Chinese Army... According to the news from the Sino-Japanese battle According to the intelligence available, the killing range of this incendiary bomb is all targets within a radius of ten meters from the impact point. That is to say, when the shell explodes, with the impact point as the center, everyone and everything within a radius of ten meters will be completely enveloped in flames. In addition , the incendiary produced by this incendiary bomb is not afraid of water, as long as it is stained with this incendiary, it means that the soldier will be burned to death by the fire..."

"Hiss..." All kinds of inhalation sounds suddenly came from the mouths of the surrounding officers.Just now, the officers of the young and strong faction who threatened to die with the National Defense Forces, at this moment, were also scared pale by the tragic scene in front of them.

And at this moment, a veteran Soviet colonel who had the same idea as Colonel Breeze said sarcastically to several young officers among the officers: "Who said just now The soldiers took grenades and died with the squadron. Now that the squadron has even used incendiary bombs, what chance do we have to die with them..."

After finishing speaking, the officer quickly shifted his gaze to Colonel Costa, and said with a firm face: "Commander, the reason why the squadron used incendiary bombs must be to warn us, let us make a decision immediately Otherwise, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, like these soldiers on the edge of the position, will be burned alive under the attack of the Wehrmacht's incendiary bombs, dying without any value or meaning... So, the commander-in-chief, please make a decision immediately , for the sake of the Soviet government, and also for the lives of tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers under his command..."

"Commander-in-chief, please make a decision immediately. Tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers must not die in vain..." More than two-thirds of the more than a dozen regiment-level officers shouted in unison...

Jiamusi Temporary Field Airport Front Enemy Headquarters, the communication staff officer who was answering a phone call, just put down the microphone when an excited voice shouted from his mouth...

"Great victory, great victory in Jiamusi... Chief, great victory in Jiamusi..."

"What's the situation, what's the great victory in Jiamusi, let's make it clear..." Li Guosheng, who walked out of the office after hearing the news, hurriedly asked the communication staff in front of him after a short period of astonishment.

"Reporting to the general manager, the security division has just sent a telegram. The tens of thousands of Soviet Red Army besieged by the security division in Jiamusi have surrendered to us under the attack of our army's incendiary bombs. At present, the entire security division is receiving tens of thousands of Soviet Red Army soldiers. Surrendered, the security division Commander Zhang asked for instructions: How should we deal with so many Soviet Red Army prisoners of war..."

"Victory, finally victory... The opening of the battle against the Soviet Union was finally broken by us." The excited Li Guosheng couldn't help but muttered to himself.

Then, facing the correspondent in front of him, he ordered decisively: "What are you still doing in a daze, call the guard division immediately: All prisoners of war will be escorted to the field airport and handed over to the guard force. Tell the guard force officers and soldiers that in order to prevent these old men from launching riots, all Lao Maozi only needs to supply [-]% of the rations to save their lives for the time being... At the same time, he sent a telegram to the commander in Shenyang, ordering the chief of staff to immediately mobilize the air force transport brigade to airlift frostbite medicine and food to Jiamusi... .”

"Yes, Chief..." (to be continued...)