Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Zhang Huxiao, the commander of the security division, personally took over the special operations team member and carried it on his shoulders, still exuding bursts of heat, when he wanted to try it himself.A communications staff officer came running from the direction of the headquarters out of breath, and reported anxiously after running up to Li Guosheng.

"Boss, Commander Xiong of the [-]th Division has an urgent telegram..."

"Xiong Shaowen... Could it be that the Soviet Red Army, which was dragged by Xiong Shaowen in the direction of Yilan, is about to run away..." Li Guosheng couldn't help but pause with a smile on his face, and asked the communication staff in front of him.

The communication staff officer affirmed: "Yes, Chief... Commander Xiong reported that a corps of the Soviet Red Army that was dragged in Yilan showed signs of preparing to flee. Commander Xiong has ordered a regiment to rush to the Soviet Union in a hasty march. Da Luo Mi, the only way for the army to retreat, is going to block the Soviet army in Da Luo Mi, and trap the Soviet army to death in the area from Da Luo Mi to Yilan..."

Li Guosheng didn't answer right away. After glancing at the darkening sky around him, he said worriedly: "It's going to be dark... In half an hour, our Air Force will not be able to take off, which means that the nineteenth The regiment of the division must rely on its own strength to forcibly withstand the fierce attack of a Soviet army..."

After finishing speaking, a worried expression quickly appeared on Li Guosheng's face, and he ordered to Zhang Huxiao beside him: "Mr. Zhang, the situation on the front line has changed. From your point of view, there is no more time for you to prepare... Now I Order, the guard division immediately dispatched a regiment, took all the bazookas, took a car, and had to set off within an hour. Then, quickly rushed to the direction of Yilan to assist the [-]th Division. Blocked an army of the Soviet Red Army that was about to retreat... ..”

Then, he ordered the communications staff officer who was standing in front of him waiting for a reply: "Call Xiong Shaowen back immediately. The reinforcements will arrive at the battlefield in four hours at the latest. The intercepting troops sent by the [-]th Division must be desperate The price is to block the Soviet army for four hours and hold on until the reinforcements arrive."

"All troops, start action immediately..."

"Yes, Chief..."

In the temporary headquarters of the No.19 Division of the Yilan National Defense Forces, facing the news that the Soviet Red Army was shrinking its defense line and gathering troops... Division Commander Xiong Shaowen was like an ant on a hot pot, constantly pacing back and forth at the headquarters.Waiting for a call back from headquarters.

Finally, as the sound of hurried footsteps reached Xiong Shaowen's ears, Zhang Guoqiang, the chief of staff who also looked anxious, had already snatched the telegram that the communications staff was holding in his hand before the communication staff officer who hurried over could speak. , and quickly started browsing.....

Under the anxious gaze of Master Xiong Shaowen, Zhang Guoqiang said in a heavy tone: "Master, the chief has given us a death order. Be sure to block the Soviet army that is about to retreat, and prevent them from withdrawing to Harbin... four hours , the 55th regiment we sent out must have no air support. Without artillery support, it is really difficult for the more than 55 brothers of the 2000th regiment to block the Soviet Red Army for four hours..."

Now that the final decision has been made.The worried expression on Xiong Shaowen's face was much less.Facing Zhang Guoqiang in front of him, he said: "No, it's not four hours. It's three hours... According to the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance troops, the Soviet forward troops still have at least one hour before hitting the 55th regiment's position. As for their tank troops. There are two hours to join the battle. Therefore, the 55th regiment needs to hold out for only three hours, and the time to fight the Soviet tank troops is only two hours...."

Chief of Staff Zhang Guoqiang, who had seen the power of Soviet medium tanks with his own eyes, was not so optimistic.With a long sigh, he said, "Master, even if it's only two or three hours, it would be very deadly to the 55th Regiment without any foreign aid and heavy weapons. You know, there are more than 200 soldiers left in the hands of the old Soviet Union." tanks, including more than a hundred heavy tanks. In the hands of the 55th Regiment, except for cluster grenades, there are no other heavy weapons that can be used to deal with these tanks for the convenience of marching. Once the Soviet army uses tank troops to break through , defending the 55th Regiment in Great Rome, the only thing we can do is to fight for our lives, block the attack of the Soviet tanks, and defend the position with flesh and blood..."

Xiong Shaowen's face also gradually became serious, and after a long sigh, he said, "Old Zhang, why don't I know what you said... But, you also know the importance of whether the 55th regiment can hold the position, you can be sure To put it bluntly, no matter how tragic this blocking battle is, we will fight it, and we must fight it..."

Afterwards, Xiong Shaowen changed the subject, and then said: "However, the chief also said in the telegram that our entire 55th Division should hold the position at all costs, not just the 55th regiment. Looking at the whole division, the only The anti-aircraft battalion that can cause damage to the Soviet tank troops is the anti-aircraft battalion. Because of the weight factor, the anti-aircraft artillery cannot be transported there. However, the relatively light weight dual cannon can still be sent to the [-]th regiment as long as it costs a little …”

After finishing speaking, he ordered decisively to a combat staff officer in front of him: "Staff Wang, give an order to the air defense battalion... I will give him two hours, and he must send the two machine guns under the air defense battalion to the ground at all costs. When we arrive at the 55th Regiment’s position, Zeng Zhiyuan, the chief of staff of the 55th Regiment, will take command. In addition, I will order the guard battalion directly under the division headquarters to assist him in his actions immediately...”

In the area of ​​Great Rome, which was completely covered by heavy snow, because of the urgent time, the 55th regiment who hurried here had not had time to build any blocking positions before they received the news that the Soviet forward troops were approaching.

On a hill about one kilometer away from the road at the foot of the mountain, the Chief of Staff of the 55th Regiment was holding a binoculars, staring solemnly at the Soviet forward troops approaching him at the end of the road.

At this moment, a second lieutenant platoon leader of the reconnaissance company climbed up the mountain panting.After trotting to Zeng Zhiyuan, he reported: "Chief of Staff, the investigation has been clear... The Soviet forward is a standard Soviet infantry battalion with a total strength of more than [-] people, equipped with six heavy machine guns and six mortars. door, more than [-] light machine guns... no other heavy weapons..."

"Where is the old Maozi's follow-up unit.... How far is it from their forward..." Zeng Zhiyuan had an approximate idea of ​​the strength of the Soviet forward battalion just through binoculars.Facing this piece of fat almost sent to his mouth.Whether you can eat it or not depends on the follow-up troops of the Japanese army.Face the scouts in front of you.Zeng Zhiyuan asked bluntly.

"Five kilometers..." The reconnaissance platoon leader replied firmly.

"Very good... Five kilometers is enough time for our 55th regiment to fight a beautiful annihilation battle here. Eat up the old Maozi's forward troops in one bite, and rub the Soviet old Maozi's spirit... Pass the order, and the battalions and companies will immediately follow the schedule The plan is to set up a pocket formation and prepare to eat the old Maozi's forward battalion..." Chief of Staff Zeng Zhiyuan, who had grasped the opportunity very well, ordered decisively.

What Zeng Zhiyuan didn't expect was that this ambush without any surprises ended with a complete victory of 55 regiments.However, this victory also completely angered Lieutenant General Yev, the supreme commander of the Soviet army, to a certain extent.After the start of the real breakout battle.Lieutenant General Yef, full of vengeful anger, directly mobilized a heavy artillery brigade to continuously bombard the 55th regiment's position...

Of course, what Zeng Zhiyuan faced at this moment was not how to deal with the violent retaliation that the Soviet army might launch, but how to fight the frontier annihilation battle that wiped out the Soviet army's vanguard battalion.

More than 55 officers and soldiers of the 2000th regiment lined up along the road, and then lay motionless on the snow about 200 meters away from the road.Under the cover of a white cloak, thousands of officers and soldiers lined up, like a white mountain ridge made of heavy snow.Even with binoculars.None of the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers hidden under the white cloak can be seen.

The more than 600 Soviet Red Army with high toes and high spirits completely forgot the tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers who had been wiped out on the Jiamusi battlefield.It was as if walking on their own land, without the slightest sense of danger, and walked straight into the 55th regiment's pocket formation.

Unknowingly in the six hundred Soviet troops. The 55th Regiment is equipped with more than a hundred general-purpose machine guns, slowly revealing their black muzzles from under the white cloak.When the last old man walked into the ambush circle, there was a clear gunshot.It was like detonating the fuse of a gunpowder pile.The gunfire just rang out, the sound of intensive machine gun fire.It began to sound on the battlefield.

More than a hundred hot tongues of machine guns, and the dense rain of bullets fired by more than 1000 semi-automatic rifles.It's like a big net full of death, directly enveloping more than 600 Soviet troops in it.

The more than [-] Soviet Red Army lined up in two rows are like live targets placed in front of the soldiers.The gunfire sounded, and the Soviet Red Army in pieces, like wheat cut down by a sickle, turned into corpses in pieces.

In a blink of an eye, the six hundred Soviet troops paid a heavy price of two-thirds of the casualties.

The remaining 200 Soviet troops, using the corpses of their fallen comrades beside them as cover, quickly lay down on the ground, temporarily avoiding the attacks of machine guns and ordinary riflemen.However, no matter how deep they hide, they cannot hide from the sharp eyes of snipers.

Calculated according to the allocation of one sniper team to one infantry platoon, the entire 55th regiment has a total of more than 50 snipers. More than 50 snipers each shot one shot, and only one round of shooting could harvest the lives of at least [-] Soviet soldiers.

Under the cover of machine guns and ordinary riflemen, snipers are like hidden hunters, constantly shooting and killing the prey they find. In less than 5 minutes, the remaining 200 officers and soldiers of the Soviet army fell under the sniper guns.

After 10 minutes of firefighting, an infantry battalion of the Soviet army was wiped out.Although he has an absolute advantage in firepower and terrain.However, in the face of this proud result, Chief of Staff Zeng Zhiyuan's face was still covered with a smile from the beginning to the end.

However, he did not forget the main force behind the Soviet forward who might rush over at any time.

Facing the densely packed Soviet corpses on the road, he decisively ordered: "The first battalion and one company stay to clean up the battlefield, and take away all the weapons and ammunition that can be used, especially the old man's heavy weapons and grenades. Useful. The remaining troops, rush to the predetermined battlefield quickly, use everything that can be used, and hurry up to build fortifications..."

"Bastard, who can tell me what's going on... Six hundred Red Army warriors were wiped out in just 10 minutes... Who is it, who has such great ability in such a short period of time End the battle..." Looking at the 300-meter-long road in front of him, the corpses of Red Army soldiers were strewn all over.Lieutenant General Yev, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army who hurried to the battlefield, couldn't help cursing loudly.

Because, plus the immediate losses, the Soviet Red Army under his command had already lost 5000 infantry without any results.A regiment of tanks...

It is conceivable that under such a huge loss.Even if he managed to return to the Soviet Union, he would be attacked by political enemies.He was even sent to a military court because of the failure of combat command.

Just when Lieutenant General Yev stared at a pair of almost murderous eyes and roared something loudly at his subordinates.A chariot battalion in charge of the forward investigation finally heard the news that Lieutenant General Yev couldn't help but want to kill someone.

"Reporting to Comrade Commander, a blocking position built by the squadron was found one kilometer ahead, which happened to block the passage of our army's withdrawal to Harbin. As for the defensive strength of the squadron, it is temporarily unknown... Preliminary estimates suggest that the Qianfeng Battalion was attacked Until this squadron was ambushed and the whole army was wiped out..." An old Maozi major officer reported loudly.

"Squadron... are you sure you are right..." Lieutenant General Yev asked in a deep voice with anger on his face.

"Yes, Comrade Commander. The squadron stands one kilometer away from us..." the major officer affirmed.

Although Lieutenant General Yev's face was covered with anger, his heart was very calm.Facing the subordinates who quickly gathered around him, he analyzed in a deep voice: "With the ability to eat up a forward battalion of our army in such a short period of time, it is enough to be sure that the squadron standing in front of us is at least the size of a regiment... .”

"I am worried that we have fought for three days and have not achieved any results. It is difficult to explain to the general headquarters. I did not expect that the squadron would take the initiative to send the results to us. Comrades, as long as we can wipe out the enemy in front of us Team. After returning to Harbin, we are the heroes of the Red Army..."

Under Lieutenant General Yev's instigation, the subordinates around him were slowly shrouded in fiery expressions, looking at the 55th Regiment's blocking position a kilometer away that could not be seen with the naked eye.

subsequently.A division commander with the rank of major general on his shoulders first stood up and begged for orders: "Comrade commander, leave this task to me... I promise. Within two hours, we will wipe out the squadron in front of us."

After casting a glance of admiration at the major general and teacher.Lieutenant General Yef affirmed: "I have this intention... In that case, this squadron will be handed over to you... In addition, I will dispatch a heavy artillery brigade to assist you in the attack. It is dark now, Our heavy artillery units can also see the light of day again, and let the squadron know that even without the air force, the Soviet Red Army with artillery is invincible."

For the old man who advocates heavy firepower, the dependence on cannons is definitely far more than that of airplanes.Now I suddenly heard that the Heavy Artillery Brigade, which has been suffocated for two days, can show its power. The commander of the Heavy Artillery Brigade seemed to be hit by a gold brick, and he directly promised with excitement: "Please rest assured, Comrade Commander, the Heavy Artillery Brigade promises to live up to everyone's expectations." , completely blowing up the squadron's position..."

After a lot of busy work, the heavy artillery brigade with more than a hundred large-caliber heavy artillery finally raised its black hole muzzle that was as thick as a bowl.At the same time, shells weighing dozens of kilograms and polished by the gunner were quickly pushed into the barrel, ready to fire...

"Comrades, now I give the order to fire immediately..." The old Maozi's heavy artillery brigade commander had just finished speaking when a series of deafening roars sounded from the artillery position.

The muzzle, which was still black just now, quickly sprayed clusters of orange-red flames into the sky.Afterwards, the shells completely wrapped in flames flew out of the gun bore, mixed with the sharp whistling sound produced by the shells crossing the sky, and quickly smashed towards the 55th regiment's position a few kilometers away.

The Soviet Red Army deserved to be a unit that advocated heavy firepower. In just one round of salvo, at least half of the more than a hundred heavy artillery shells like a meteor shower fell directly into the rudimentary blocking position of the 55th Regiment.

Under the action of huge potential energy, the projectile weighing dozens of kilograms slammed into the ground and exploded.

Immediately, a mass of orange-red hot flames, with the impact point as the center, quickly swept to the surroundings.Driven by the flames and scorching air waves, the blocking position that the soldiers worked so hard to build was instantly torn to pieces like paper.

Of course, the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces hidden in the fortifications were also torn into pieces by the sound of shell explosions, or they were thrown into the sky alive...

The dense rain of heavy artillery shells has only been fired after three rounds. The various fortifications that the 55th regiment painstakingly built were completely razed to the ground.Looking around, Nuoda's blocking position, except for the bomb craters everywhere, can no longer see a trench bunker.

And the hundreds of officers and soldiers of the 55th Regiment and Battalion standing on this line of defense just lay on the ground without any shelter, suffering from the artillery fire of the Soviet army... On the other hand, the heavy artillery brigade of the Soviet army seemed to be venting the roar in their hearts lion.A series of large-caliber heavy artillery, under the control of the gunners around them, was shirtless, continuously stuffing shells into the barrels, and fired at the 55th regiment's position that had been completely enveloped by artillery fire and gunpowder smoke.

"You bastard, you are so ruthless. You are a heavy artillery brigade right now... I hope God bless you now, and the brothers in the first battalion can persevere..." Zeng Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the regiment guarding the second line of defense , with the sound of the first round of Soviet guns, the commander's face, which was flushed because of his victory, instantly turned pale, and he said worriedly.

However, although Zeng Zhiyuan's idea is good, the combat effectiveness of the heavy artillery brigade of the Soviet Red Army is not underestimated.Round after round of more accurate shells, like the god of death hanging over the first battalion, kept harvesting the lives of the first battalion soldiers, so that Zeng Zhiyuan, who was standing behind, could only watch the casualties of his subordinates, but did not feel any harm. Method. (To be continued..)