Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

field force gap

The sound of gunfire stopped, smelling the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and blood in the air, the battalion commander of the garrison battalion, whose face was full of gunpowder smoke, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the deputy battalion commander beside him: "Finally hold the position... .Order our remaining brothers to treat the wounded immediately, and wait for the main force to take over the position..."

When the more than [-] remaining officers and soldiers of the garrison battalion in the Yamaguchi position began to treat the wounded around them, the colonel and head of the Soviet forward regiment unexpectedly froze on the spot.

As a gust of cold wind blows across the battlefield, it slowly blows away the gunpowder smoke that shrouded the battlefield.The wreckage of ten tanks and the corpses of thousands of Red Army soldiers finally appeared in front of him.It was like a steel needle piercing his heart, and while he was shocked, he also felt a bit of heartache from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at the political commissar with the same shocked expression beside him, the colonel head sighed and said: "I really didn't expect that the Chinese army built so many reinforced concrete bunkers in the mountains on both sides of the mountain pass. From Judging from the battle situation just now, with the existing firepower in our hands, these bunkers cannot be dealt with at all. Therefore, Comrade Political Commissar, my idea is to suspend the attack, report the situation here to the commander-in-chief, and ask the commander-in-chief for artillery support... .”

Although the unwilling political commissar didn't want to be defeated by this mountain pass in the first battle he commanded, he was defeated by one of the few battalions of the squadron.However, facing the dead bodies of the Red Army all over the mountain pass and the bloody casualties.No matter how unwilling the political commissar was, he could only nod helplessly in agreement.

Soon, a telegram was sent to Voroshilov who was waiting for the victory of the vanguard group through the radio waves.

Frowning tightly after reading the telegram.Voroshilov, who had experienced many failures at the hands of the Wehrmacht, did not lose his temper as everyone imagined.Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "The purpose of the Chinese National Defense Force is to occupy the Lake Baikal area permanently. If our counterattack goes back half a year, the entire Lake Baikal area will definitely be occupied by the Chinese National Defense Forces." The operation is as unbreakable as the iron pass..."

"However, since we are here now, we must take advantage of this opportunity to drive the Chinese out of the Baikal region before the National Defense Forces really gain a foothold..."

After finishing speaking, he gave a murderous order to the subordinates in front of him: "Command the troops to speed up the march. Today I will personally command the troops, take down the mountain pass in front of us, and fight the Chinese National Defense Forces in the Lake Baikal area... .”

When the [-] Soviet Red Army marched towards the mountain pass with a large number of artillery.Under the transportation of forty cars, Liang Shaodong, the commander of the first battalion, finally arrived at the battlefield.After seeing the unprecedented tragic situation on the battlefield.Liang Shaodong's face suddenly became solemn, and after taking a deep breath of the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke still lingering in the air, he walked quickly towards the commander of the garrison battalion.

After paying a military salute to the commander of the garrison battalion, Liang Shaodong said: "Battlemaster Zhang, thank you for your hard work. The next battle will be handed over to our main force. However, in order to guard this mountain pass well, we must persist until the main force of the division arrives." I still need Battalion Commander Zhang to tell me more about the battle just now..."

The commander of the garrison battalion, whose face was full of gunpowder, replied readily: "Captain Liang, don't worry, I will say what I have to say."

After Liang Shaodong gave his subordinates the command to take over the defensive positions, the commander of the garrison battalion will tell them about the battle they just experienced.Tell it in as much detail as possible.Just as the two of them fell into contemplation again looking at the battlefield that had been blown into ruins, the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, who was ordered to investigate every move of the Soviet army, ran over anxiously.

After paying a military salute to Liang Shaodong, he reported: "Battalion Commander. The main force of Lao Maozi has arrived, with a lot of heavy artillery and tanks... because the main force of the Soviet Army has just arrived on the battlefield. The exact number of artillery and tanks is not clear.... .”

Liang Shaodong frowned, suddenly thinking of something.He asked the commander of the garrison battalion beside him: "Battlemaster Zhang, you just said that the machine gun bunkers we arranged on both sides of the mountain pass have been exposed..."

"Yes, Battalion Commander Liang.... The garrison battalion is not equipped with rocket launchers. In order to deal with the joint attack of the old Maozi's infantry and tanks, we can only use these machine guns to intercept the old Maozi's infantry behind the tank..." The commander of the garrison battalion looked down. Difficult answer.

Just when the commander of the garrison battalion was about to say something, the dignified Liang Shaodong ordered decisively: "Since these machine gun bunkers have been exposed, there is no need to continue to defend them. Although reinforced concrete bunkers can block ordinary shells , but they couldn't stop Lao Maozi's heavy artillery shells. As long as Lao Maozi's heavy artillery fires, our bunkers scattered on both sides of the mountain pass will become graves where our soldiers are buried one by one... Immediately order the third company that is holding on to the bunkers to withdraw quickly Out of the bunkers...the whole battalion has them, except for the necessary guard posts, the rest of the troops retreated into the underground bunkers to avoid the old Maozi's heavy artillery shelling..."

After speaking, without waiting for the commander of the garrison battalion beside him to react, he dragged him to the nearest artillery hole.

At the same time, Voroshilov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far East Army, surrounded by his subordinates, held up a telescope to observe the crowded mountain pass position a kilometer away.

Glancing at the confidant behind him who was completely promoted by himself, Voroshilov, who is sure to win this counterattack, asked in a deep voice: "Comrade Chief of Staff, is the heavy artillery unit ready.... The Chinese defenders are crowded. Not surprisingly, they must be switching defenses, and shelling at this time will definitely achieve unexpected results..."

The chief of staff replied: "Commander-in-Chief, there are already two heavy artillery regiments ready for battle, ready to bombard the mountain pass at any time."

"Two heavy artillery regiments are enough..." Commander-in-chief Voroshilov nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered decisively: "Order the first heavy artillery regiment to immediately carry out a devastating blow to the garrison position at the mountain pass... .The second heavy artillery regiment, under the guidance of the forward regiment, destroyed all the reinforced concrete bunkers deployed by the defenders on both sides of the mountain pass...."

Less than half a minute after the order was issued, the rapid whistling sound of heavy artillery shells across the sky sounded from above everyone's heads.Then, a thick black smoke soared into the sky, rising from the mountain pass position a thousand meters away.certainly.Along with the billowing black smoke rising into the sky, there was also a sound of earth shaking and explosion coming from the mountain pass.

While the sound of the explosion was still echoing in everyone's ears.Another two sharp and rapid whistles of shells reached everyone's ears.Two heavy artillery shells, with orange majesty.After drawing two beautiful arcs in the air, it landed firmly in the reinforced concrete bunkers on both sides of the mountain pass.

When the shell exploded, a puff of black smoke was accompanied by an orange-red fireball rising from the ground.As the commander-in-chief of the Far East Army, Voroshilov can even clearly see a large number of concrete stones and rocks splashed by shells through the telescope.....

"Good bombing, order the heavy artillery unit, continue to bomb until the defenders' position is razed to the ground.... The first tank regiment, the second infantry regiment, prepare to attack the mountain pass position. After the bombardment is over, immediately go to the mountain pass Launch an attack, take it down with a thunderbolt, and open the west gate for us to recover the Baikal region..." Commander-in-chief Voroshilov, holding a telescope, saw the effect of the test-fired shells, and turned his face to his subordinates shouted excitedly.

Heavy artillery shells with a sharp whistling sound were continuously poured into the mountain pass position.Soon, the entire mountain pass position, including the reinforced concrete blockhouses at both ends of the mountain pass, was completely enveloped by the thick gunpowder smoke and billowing black smoke produced by the shell explosion.

The power of heavy artillery shells is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary shells.When a heavy artillery shell exploded, a huge crater with a depth of more than two meters must have appeared on the surface of the position.As for the bunkers scattered at both ends of the mountain pass, as long as they are hit by heavy artillery shells, they will be blown to pieces.Turned into a heap of ruins.....

Of course, no matter how powerful Lao Maozi's heavy artillery shells are, they can't hurt a battalion of officers and soldiers hidden five meters underground.Unless several shells fall on one impact point at the same time.The thick layer of soil covering the underground bunker was completely uncovered.However, for heavy artillery.The possibility of this is almost zero.

Hearing the constant sound of gunfire overhead, especially from the guard post.After the news that the group of bunkers that helped him repel an attack by Lao Maozi just now was being bombarded by heavy artillery from the Soviet army and was about to be completely destroyed.The commander of the garrison battalion immediately showed a look of fear.

After casting a glance full of admiration at Liang Shaodong beside him, he said happily: "Battlemaster Liang, thank you for your timely response, otherwise we would not be able to pull out an infantry company standing in the bunker group even if we wanted to retreat." …”

After finishing speaking, the face of the battalion commander of the garrison was once again replaced by solemnity, and he reminded Liang Shaodong with a worried face: "But, there are no bunkers, plus the ground positions that were razed to the ground by the old Maozi's heavy artillery. Even if the old Maozi's tactics No matter how bad the level is, it will become more and more difficult for us to block their new round of offensive..."

After experiencing the bloody battle in Yilan half a year ago, Liang Shaodong, a grassroots military officer from Sichuan, has become more stable invisibly.After listening to the reminder from the commander of the garrison battalion, his calm face did not change in the slightest.

After all, in the Yilan bloody battle that I had experienced before, the artillery fire I experienced was even fiercer than before.More importantly, the Soviet Red Army they faced at that time was a group of elites who had experienced civil wars.

After showing a confident smile to the battalion commander of the garrison battalion, he replied: "Battlemaster Zhang, you worry too much... Although the position was flattened, I can tell you with certainty that after the old Maozi's shelling ended, the position The shell craters all over the ground are our best shelters. As for the attack of the old Maozi, you just said that the command level of this Soviet army is not as good as our domestic warlords. Just such a force, I promise to let them fight in the mountain pass Hit a head again and bleed."

In order to fulfill their own and the wish of winning, the two heavy artillery regiments poured tens of thousands of shells into the mountain pass for half a year and an hour.The surface of the entire mountain pass position was completely covered by a layer of thick topsoil that was completely scorched and mixed with a large number of shell fragments, and the deafening rumbling guns slowly stopped.

Before receiving the information from the guard posts, Battalion Commander Liang Shaodong had already ordered loudly to the walkie-talkies carried behind the communicator: "Every company and platoon pay attention... One or two companies, enter the position immediately, use the squad as a unit, and search for it by yourself." The position... the third company, the artillery company, and the guard platoon are in reserve, waiting for orders at any time..."

After finishing speaking, Liang Shaodong picked up a semi-automatic rifle, loaded the bullets, and was the first to rush out of the artillery hole where he was hiding.After glancing at the positions that still emitted hot air waves and were still shrouded in gunpowder smoke.Without hesitation, Liang Shaodong brought two guards and a communication soldier with a walkie-talkie on his back.Like a leopard pouncing on its prey, it slams into the nearest crater.

When Liang Shaodong felt the roar of the attack of the Soviet tank troops through the ground.The gunpowder smoke hanging over the position finally began to show signs of dissipating.Raise the binoculars.The ferocious faces of dozens of Soviet tanks loomed in front of everyone.Of course, the old Maozi infantry who followed the tank also appeared in front of the position like a yellow wave.

"Boom boom boom..." The moment Liang Shaodong saw the Soviet tank, dozens of thick and short tank gun barrels shot out a ball of orange-red flames at the same time, as if agreed.Afterwards, dozens of shells with a sharp whistling sound sprayed out from the barrel.With a trace of tail flames, it quickly flew towards the position.

The moment dozens of white lights flashed in front of his eyes, a roar came from Liang Shaodong's mouth: "Old Maozi shelled, pay attention to concealment..." After finishing speaking, Liang Shaodong subconsciously hugged his head with both hands, and lay on the ground .

At this time, the huge gap between the field troops and the garrison troops was clearly displayed on the battlefield.

A seasoned veteran.Without Liang Shaodong's reminder, he made the same tactical moves as Liang Shaodong to protect himself on the battlefield.Even those new recruits are helped by the veterans around them.Quickly fell to the ground.

Therefore, the dozens of tank guns fired by the Soviet army did not achieve much results.Except that a shell accurately fell into a crater and exploded, covering several soldiers with gunpowder smoke.remaining shells.Just adding tens of hundreds of catties of steel fragments to the position at the mountain pass made the smoke that shrouded the battlefield thicker...

Compared with the passive beating of the garrison battalion at the beginning.The battle-tested First Battalion is much more sophisticated.The infantry was suppressed by the Soviet tank guns and had no ability to fight back.However, the mortar platoons attached to the two infantry companies and the grenadier squads attached to each platoon were not idle.A total of more than 50 mortars and grenade launchers were scattered, and the muzzles were aimed at the old Maozi infantry following the tanks in groups...

"Tong Tong Tong..." A series of dull cannonballs sounded from behind the mountain pass position, and dozens of shells flew over everyone's heads at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.Then, with a whistling sound, it fell into the group of Soviet infantry behind the tank.

Because dozens of Soviet tanks almost formed an iron wall in front of the infantry, the arrogant and inexperienced Soviet infantry commander formed a dense attacking phalanx directly behind the tanks.Dozens of shells fell, although they were not as powerful as large-caliber heavy artillery.However, as a group of fireballs mixed with black smoke sounded from behind the Soviet tanks, the dense Soviet infantry attacked formation, and dozens of holes with a diameter of five meters appeared directly.

Facing the peaceful defenders' position in front of them, the tankers, who had nowhere to find the target for shelling, seemed like a pack of wolves who suddenly smelled blood, turning their muzzles one after another, aiming at the artillery positions exposed by the defenders.

However, what Lao Maozi did not expect was that whether it was the mortars equipped by each company or the grenade launchers equipped by each row, they were very mobile artillery.When the Soviet tank guns fired counterattack shells, dozens of artillery pieces had been moved to other positions several meters, or even tens of meters away, under the handling of the gunners.

The dozens of portable artillery equipped by the two infantry companies, just like this kind of artillery guerrilla warfare, constantly caused battlefields for the Soviet infantry advancing towards their own positions.

When the torrent of steel from the Soviet army rushed to only 100 meters away from the position with unstoppable anger, more than half of the more than 1000 Lao Maozi infantry had been lost under the attack of hundreds of mortar shells.

"Bazooka, immediately order the bazooka to enter the position and destroy the old Maozi tank..." Seeing the Soviet tanks close at hand, the battalion commander Liang Shaodong still did not have any worried expression on his face, and ordered to the communication soldier lying beside him.

Driven by the orange-red tail flame, dozens of armor-piercing rockets, like fireworks in the night, quickly flew towards the front Soviet tank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As clusters of white light exploded on the front armor of the Soviet tank, the sound of explosions reached everyone's ears one after another.In front of the powerful tungsten-core armor-piercing projectile, it is as fragile as a piece of paper and can be easily penetrated.

Under the attack of more than 50 rockets in two rounds by the bazooka, a tank battalion dispatched by the Soviet army had more than 30 tanks. Without exception, they all lay on the spot.

Without the cover of the tank, the old Maozi infantry who followed closely behind the tank became even more targeted for massacre by Liang Shaodong's camp.

As round after round of mortar shells fell on the Soviet infantry group like rain, the densely packed Soviet offensive troops were like harvested wheat, swept to the ground by shell fragments in pieces.

Although the Soviet infantry commander did not have much actual combat experience, he also knew that he did not have the ability to continue to attack after losing the cover of the tank.With the remnant soldiers, escorted by dozens of mortars and grenades, they left corpses everywhere and dozens of tank wreckage, and withdrew from the battlefield in embarrassment.

Seeing the retreat of the Soviet army, battalion commander Liang Shaodong lost the confidence and ease he had just now.In his eyes, as long as the enemy makes a move, there is always a solution.But if the enemy doesn't make a move, all he can do is wait, hard wait and worry.

As soon as the Soviet army showed signs of retreating, Liang Shaodong ordered: "Leave the guard post, and the rest of the troops will immediately enter the underground bunkers to prepare for the old Maozi's retaliatory bombardment..." (To be continued...)