Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

from hope to despair

"Enough..." The commander-in-chief of the Soviet army interrupted the chief of staff in front of him without hesitation.He asked bluntly: "Chief of Staff, let's not talk about the loss for now. I want to know, does the Staff have a specific solution to the current situation of our army?"

"Yes..." the chief of staff affirmed.

Then, under the hopeful gaze of the commander-in-chief, he said: "The entire army will give up all heavy weapons, including tanks and chariots... Concentrate all the fuel that can be collected on [-] cars with the best xng performance, and be responsible for transportation The [-] seriously wounded retreated. At the same time, all the remaining supplies of the troops were dispersed, and the troops were urged to march day and night. As long as we march forward another [-] kilometers, we can meet our troops on the railway station. A supply point on the line..."

The commander-in-chief glanced reluctantly at the [-] large-caliber heavy guns and a large number of intact tanks and armored vehicles that could be seen everywhere along the railway line, and said, "Once so many heavy weapons fall into the hands of the squadron, they will definitely be destroyed." It will greatly enhance the strength of the squadron. Chief of staff, isn't the staff too thoughtless..."[

The chief of staff shook his head and replied firmly: "No, commander in chief, these heavy weapons will never fall into the hands of the Chinese. You must know that this is the territory of the Soviet Union. Even if the Chinese are brave enough, they will not have the guts to invade In China. Therefore, we just temporarily give up these heavy weapons here. Once we get sufficient supplies, we can redeploy vehicles and fuel, transport these heavy weapons back, and continue to equip my great Soviet Red Army."

For the Chief of Staff's answer.The commander-in-chief nodded noncommittally.However, they still haven't forgotten that the 'Soviet people are superior', they seem to have forgotten the air strike that just ended.The Chinese Air Force dared to invade the territory of the Soviet Union.Bomb the Soviet Red Army.Why did the Chinese Army dare not invade the territory of the Soviet Union, attack the Soviet Red Army, and regain lost ground...

The commander-in-chief just nodded in agreement, ready to support the chief of staff's decision.A rush of hoofbeats suddenly reached the ears of the two of them.Afterwards, a captain cavalry liaison officer who was in charge of contacting the rear guard quickly stopped beside the two of them.After skillfully jumping off the horse, he saluted the two of them with a military salute.Reported in a solemn tone.

"Commander-in-Chief, report from the rear guard... We found a Chinese pursuit force ten kilometers behind us, equipped with a certain number of tanks and heavy artillery, and is following us ten kilometers behind us for pursuit..."

Just now, the chief of staff assured the commander-in-chief brazenly that the squadron would not dare to cross the border into the Soviet Union to pursue him.However, less than half a minute after these words were spoken, they were completely subverted by this news.for a while.The face of the chief of staff, who was still confident and slow just now, was covered by a thick embarrassment.

Hearing the news, the commander-in-chief glared at the chief of staff in front of him, and said, "The squadron is following us. Once we give up these heavy equipment, they will fall into the hands of the Chinese..."

"Our Soviet Red Army has already failed in this attack, and we must not fail again. We will increase Suishi's strength in a disguised form..." After finishing speaking, the commander-in-chief once again looked directly at the chief of staff in front of him, and asked, "Chief of staff, is there any other way?" ..."

The embarrassing chief of staff could only reply helplessly: "Commander, there is no fuel. These heavy weapons must never be taken away...Since it is impossible to let these heavy weapons fall into the hands of the Chinese, then we are left with the last One way. Blow it up, blow up all the heavy weapons to scrap metal..."

With such a large number of heavy weapons, even with the current industrial production capacity of the Soviet government, it will take several years to fully equip them.Faced with this choice, the commander-in-chief once again fell into a difficult choice.And at this moment, another roar of fighter planes from the sky reached the commander-in-chief's ears.

Just when the commander-in-chief's complexion suddenly changed and he was about to hide.The joy of surviving the catastrophe quickly reached the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Report to the commander, it's not the bomber fleet sent by the Chinese Air Force, it's just three reconnaissance planes..."

Under the eyes of more than [-] Soviet veterans full of hatred, the three reconnaissance planes quickly revealed their silver-white fuselages.At the same time, a large number of leaflets dropped by the three reconnaissance planes fell on the densely packed ranks of old Maozi like snow.

"Abandon and prohibit blowing up all heavy weapons, otherwise, the Chinese Air Force will continue to launch devastating air strikes against your Ministry... As long as your Ministry gives up all heavy weapons, my Chinese Air Force will stop air bombing your Ministry and allow your Ministry The Ministry continues to retreat..."

Facing the threat on the leaflet, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army, who had just made up his mind to blow up all the heavy weapons and could not let these heavy weapons fall into the hands of the Chinese, was once again caught in a difficult decision.

Although it is not clear whether the Chinese ** team will actually implement the threat on the leaflet.However, when the content of the leaflet has been spread throughout the Soviet Red Army, the low-level Red Army soldiers who have just experienced a devastating air strike will definitely choose to believe the content of the leaflet without reservation.Because these soldiers have been scared by the Chinese Air Force...

Under such circumstances, all I can do is to assume that everything on the leaflet is true.

At this moment, the chief of staff said with a righteous face: "Commander, we must not be fooled... We would rather blow up these heavy weapons than let them fall into the hands of the Chinese. As for the squadron's air force Attack, I don’t believe that the squadron can persist forever, and besides, the 10,000+ Red Army warriors under our command will not be afraid of the squadron’s air attack.”

As soon as the chief of staff's words fell, a burst of hostile gazes radiated from the eyes of the nearby Red Army officers and soldiers, and quickly gathered on the chief of staff.Seeing this, the commander-in-chief said with a wry smile: "Chief of staff, do you still think that the 10,000+ Red Army warriors under our command are still not afraid of the air attack from the squadron..."

"Now the content of the leaflets given to us by the squadron has been completely dispersed, and all soldiers know it. As long as we leave the heavy weapons that we cannot take away with the squadron, we will not be shot in the next march." If the air force of the ** team strikes, our soldiers will no longer pay casualties..."

"In the face of the choice between life and death, do you think the soldiers will take the initiative to choose death...Of course, we can use military law to force them to blow up these heavy weapons, but after the bombing is over, will 10,000+ soldiers be in China? Troop riots in the air force's possible ensuing bombing..."[

"Also, all the soldiers under our command know it. We are retreating now, running for our lives...Since we are running for our lives, why do we have to die? It is meaningless to die like this. What can we gain..."

Facing the commander-in-chief's series of rhetorical questions, the chief of staff, who was just speaking righteously just now, glared at the subordinates around him.He had no choice but to reply with a compromising face: "Commander, you gave an order..."

The commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army nodded, and under the expectant eyes of the soldiers around him, he ordered: "Order, all combat troops immediately abandon all heavy weapons, and carry two days of dry food and lightly pack forward... The baggage troops quickly collect all the troops in the army. Fuel. Choose [-] cars with the best performance, take all the wounded, and quickly march to the supply point [-] kilometers away. As long as we successfully arrive at the first supply point, the more than [-] soldiers under our command will There will be salvation..."

"Yes. Commander-in-Chief..."

After a series of orders quickly spread throughout the entire Soviet army through radio waves, more than [-] old Maozi soldiers in the squadron had already known the contents of the leaflets.Subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.As if avoiding the plague, he quickly left the tanks, heavy artillery, and cars parked on the road... Then, with light weapons and the two-day dry food just issued by the convoy troops, he looked forward [-] kilometers away, which had been burned by special forces. Cheng Baidi's material replenishment station moved forward.

Three hours later, more than [-] Soviet troops withdrew from the smoke-filled railway line in embarrassment.The forward troops of the [-]st Brigade of the JNG Guards, which followed the Soviet army ten kilometers away, rushed into this railway line that discarded a large number of heavy weapons in a very timely manner...

He glanced eagerly at the heavy artillery with a caliber of 150mm standing in front of him. The battalion commander of the forward battalion of the first brigade of the jng guard, facing the communication soldiers hurriedly approaching, ordered excitedly: "What are you doing in a daze, report the victory to the division seat immediately... The Soviet Red Army has given up all heavy weapons, my forward battalion The exact number of these heavy weapons will be counted in the shortest possible time..."

After giving the order to the communications corps, the forward battalion commander shifted his gaze to the artillery and tanks again, and ordered to the company and platoon leader who was also burning hot beside him: "First company, count the number of tanks abandoned by the Soviet army...Second company, count The number of heavy artillery...Three companies, count the number of other heavy weapons and vehicles, and start action immediately...I will know the result in an hour."

Soon, a list of weapons appeared in the hands of the forward battalion commander.Although he knew that the number of these heavy weapons was huge, but after actually seeing the specific data, the forward battalion commander was taken aback...

“150毫米重型榴炮56毫米重型加农炮58毫米中型榴炮895门…其他小口径野炮，山炮，轻型榴炮总计1639门……被空军摧毁，并且可以送回兵工厂进行修复的各种口径火炮580门…”

"390 intact Soviet heavy tanks... 271 medium tanks... 584 light tanks and armored vehicles..."

"692 military vehicles that are still recoverable and intact..."

"My god, so many heavy weapons... How many troops can be equipped... Ten heavy artillery brigades, ten tank regiments... It's done, this time our National Defense Forces really did it, just wasting a little air bombing, and got so many heavy weapons . " The striker battalion commander stared straight at the list in his hand, fearing that one of the data would be missed, and said with a fiery expression on his face.

Afterwards, he ordered to the communication soldier behind him: "Immediately report the list data to the division seat verbatim, and ask the division seat to give us the next step instruction...Whether the vanguard battalion will continue to follow the Soviet army in pursuit, or guard the equipment on the spot ..."

About five kilometers away from the Vanguard Battalion, the main force of the National Defense Forces, a military jeep rubbed a long scratch on the snow before stopping beside the marching queue.

As soon as the jeep stabilized, a communications soldier from the JNG guard rushed to the entrance with a face full of excitement, and handed in the telegram just received.then.Reported excitedly: "Master, this is the result of the statistics of the forward battalion just now...The forward battalion asked for instructions on the next battle..."

See Telegram.Teacher Zhang Huxiao was also taken aback.He did not expect that after the two bombings caused unprecedented losses to the Soviet army, the 20 old men were still equipped with such a large number of heavy weapons.Feeling in his heart that he made a lot of money from this operation, he ordered decisively to the communication name.

"Tell the Qianfeng Battalion that without supplies, the 20 old men can't escape. Besides, the air force in our hands is not a vegetarian. Every move of the 20 old men is under the surveillance of the reconnaissance plane of the First Air Force Division. Once there is any change in the old man, we will definitely know it in the shortest time..."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the communication staff in front of him to react, he continued to order: "Since the old man can't run away, and only a forward battalion pursues, it is easy to be counterattacked by the old man. Immediately issue an order to the forward battalion, The forward battalion defended on the spot and seized all the heavy equipment. Waiting for the main force to receive it..."

Perhaps it was the impact of the big bombing a few hours ago, facing the increasingly dark sky, more than a hundred thousand tired old men persisted abruptly.After only replenishing some dry food, they continued to embark on the retreat road and hurriedly marched towards their hopeful place, a supply point dozens of kilometers away.

The freezing Far East.Marching at night is definitely not something ordinary people can bear.Even if the more than [-] old Maozi Red Army are locals living in the Far East all year round, they are very cold-resistant.However, after a night of low temperature baptism, they still had high morale last night and they were full of confidence in the future.As time passed, his hands and feet were gradually frozen by the hole in the ground.Started to drop slowly.

And at this moment, an order from the Soviet Army General Command once again ignited the morale of more than [-] Soviet Red Army...[

"Marching three kilometers forward at most, the troops can rush to the material replenishment point, replenish the material, get enough fuel for heating, drink delicious broth and spirits to keep out the cold, and end this purposeless and hopeless marching career... "

"Great Red Army warriors, hold on for another two hours, and victory will belong to our great Red Army..."

"In order to survive, to win, Red Army warriors, hold on, hold on for another two hours, we will have broth and spirits to keep out the cold, and we can get fuel for heating..."

The more than [-] political commissars at all levels in the Soviet Red Army are like plotters, agitating and seducing soldiers around them who have gradually lost morale and fighting spirit in the biting cold wind.

In the eyes of ordinary old men, the temptation of spirits is definitely far beyond their own beliefs.Hearing that there was a lot of spirits hoarded at the supply replenishment point a few kilometers away, gold stars quickly appeared in the eyes of these old-haired soldiers.As if he found a pile of gold ingots, he subconsciously accelerated his marching pace and rushed to the supply point.

Hard work paid off, as more than [-] Soviet troops got closer and closer to the supply point, a building covered by heavy snow, with no trace of burnt traces, finally appeared in front of Lao Maozi's forward troops.

However, what surprised the Lao Maozi's forward troops was that there was no sign of the Red Army defenders patrolling outside the replenishment point where a large amount of supplies were hoarded.Looking around, it seems that I have arrived at a ruined wall with no trace of people.

"What's the matter, why are there no patrols and jng guards... Could it be that the defenders here have all retreated to the barracks to keep warm... Bastard, how can these defenders do this, you know, the large amount of supplies hoarded here is enough for more than ten of us Ten thousand people used it for three days, how could they be so careless..." the commander of the forward battalion of the Soviet army said to himself with a dissatisfied face.

"Comrade battalion commander, I feel something is wrong here... Not only is there no JNG guards, but the entire supply point seems to have no signs of activity... If there are really defenders here, their barracks will definitely emit black smoke, but, There is no smell of smoke here at all..." The political commissar standing next to the battalion commander reminded with a serious face.

Hearing this, the battalion commander frowned.After a short period of contemplation, he ordered decisively to his subordinates behind him: "First company commander, immediately lead your company into the material replenishment point for investigation, and the other companies will conduct jng alert..."

Soon, more than 100 old men lined up in a skirmish line to touch the supply point.

From the outside, the two-meter-high compound wall seems unchanged.However, the interior of the material replenishment point has been razed to the ground, and the material warehouses occupying an area of ​​hundreds of square meters, except for the ruined walls, not even a single grain of food can be seen.

For a moment, the look of hope that had just appeared on the faces of more than 100 old Maozi soldiers was shrouded in despair in the blink of an eye.He stared blankly at the ruins in front of him, at a loss for what to do.

"How could this happen...the supplies, the supplies we urgently need...where are the supplies here..." while the political commissar was muttering to himself.The battalion commander had rushed to the ruins first, and after peeling away the thick layer of snow covering the ruins, the ashes from the incineration of a large amount of supplies and the corpses of defenders appeared in front of him impressively.

"The material replenishment point was attacked, all the defenders were wiped out, and a large amount of materials hoarded here were also burned to ashes..." Seeing the frozen corpses of soldiers in front of them, a bold idea suddenly rushed to the Soviet forward The mind of the battalion commander.Afterwards, the expression on the face of the forward battalion commander changed from hope at the beginning to despair... (to be continued...)