Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Gao Zhihang, the commander of the Second Air Division, a senior general of the National Defense Forces that can be recorded in history, has not yet entered the radar room, Gao Zhihang's excited voice came from outside the tent to the radar room.

"We won... we won..."

Excitedly, Gao Zhihang waved the good news, and rushed directly to Li Guosheng to report: "Boss, we have won the battle... Of the more than 450 fighters dispatched by the Soviet Air Force in succession, none of them escaped the pursuit of the 'Mustang' fighter jets, and all of them were wiped out... "

"From now on, the air supremacy of the entire battlefield has returned to the hands of our National Defense Forces..."

Hearing the word 'good news', Li Guosheng's face was indeed covered with excitement at the first moment.However, Li Guosheng's excited facial expression gradually calmed down after seeing the specific results of the battle and the damage of the Second Air Division that Gao Zhihang handed over.

Taking a deep breath, he asked Gao Zhihang, "It is true that we have won. However, the price we paid was also very high... If the Soviet Far East Red Army had two hundred more fighter jets in their hands, the outcome of the entire air battle would be determined." It's hard to predict..."

In three consecutive air battles, especially the air battle in which six fighter brigades faced five Soviet fighter brigades.Because the Air Force of the National Defense Forces does not have an absolute numerical advantage, if the "Mustang" fighter brigade that quickly ended the battle did not deploy two squadrons for reinforcements in time, the six "Wildcat" fighter brigades participating in the battle might have been wiped out.

In time two squadrons of 'Mustang' fighters even felt the battlefield and saved the day.Of the more than 18 'Wildcat' fighters that participated in the battle, only [-] remained intact and returned to the airport.

The second air battle ended with unprecedented victories, and the third air battle with two 'Mustang' fighter groups.The two squadrons of 'Wildcat' fighters that joined the 'Mustang' in the attack did not fare well either, due to the numerical superiority the Soviet Air Force had at the start of the battle.

A total of 72 'Wildcat' fighters.In the end, only 15 planes returned to the airport successfully.

Not only that, but the two 'Mustang' fighter brigades that Li Guosheng placed high hopes on.Also because of fighting more with less, 18 fighters were destroyed and 6 fighters were injured and had to withdraw from the battlefield.

Faced with such huge battle losses, the Second Air Division, which occupies more than half of the Air Force of the National Defense Forces, has become an empty shelf invisibly.

There are less than 48 'Wildcat' fighters that can take off into the air immediately for combat, and there are only [-] 'Mustang' fighters that Li Guosheng has placed high hopes on.At this moment, if the Soviet Far East Red Army still has two hundred fighter jets in its hands, the only remaining air combat force of the Second Air Force Division will also suffer a devastating blow.

Faced with the increasingly silent atmosphere in the radar room, Sun Liren of the Armored Army standing beside him hurriedly opened his mouth to make a rescue: "Boss, you worry too much... Anyway, we have won this air battle, and the Far East Red Army has at least In a short period of time, it is impossible to have the air power to compete with us..."

At this point, Sun Liren stopped suddenly, his tone changed, and he said with a face of sudden realization: "No, sir, I made a mistake... From now on, the Soviet Far East Red Army stationed in front of us has no chance to get out of our hands." The air supremacy has been regained. Because, tonight is the end of the Soviet Far East Red Army."

"Commander, the mission of the air force has been successfully completed. I don't know when the armored army will attack... There are three heavy tank divisions under the armored army. Two medium tank divisions and two army helicopter squadrons are all ready for battle. Immediately launch a counterattack to the opposite Soviet barracks..."

After shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Guosheng asked Sun Liren, "Commander Sun. Who told you that I planned to launch an attack overnight..."

Waiting for Sun Liren to react.Li Guosheng continued to speak: "You don't look at it, it will be dark in an hour at the latest. On the dark grassland of Outer Mongolia, how do you plan to attack the Soviet Far East Army with hundreds of thousands of troops. "

"You have to be clear, my purpose of launching this counterattack is to wipe out the Soviet Far East Red Army, not to defeat it. If you launch a counterattack against the Soviet Far East Army now, the defeated Soviet Far East Army will definitely be completely disintegrated under the cover of night On the Sino-Soviet border...."

Although Li Guosheng felt that what Li Guosheng said was very reasonable, Sun Liren still raised his concerns.

"However, if we don't launch an attack now, and your air force has suffered huge losses, you don't have to worry about the Soviet Far East Red Army standing in front of us retreating at night..."

"Retreat..." Hearing these two words, Li Guosheng subconsciously showed a mocking smile on his face.

Under Sun Liren's puzzled gaze, he analyzed: "Commander Sun, do you think that an army with hundreds of thousands of troops can retreat as soon as it says it will retreat... He Tukhachevsky is not worried that he is not prepared. If you retreat suddenly, will you be attacked by our National Defense Forces who beat the dogs in the water..."

"I can say with certainty that as long as Tukhachevsky still has a bit of military common sense and maintains a semblance of reason, he will not order the troops to retreat at this time."

Seeing that Sun Liren nodded thoughtfully, Li Guosheng continued to analyze: "Besides, even if we defeated the Soviet Far East Army in air combat, our own air force also suffered heavy losses. There are so many Soviet ground forces in the airspace of the battle. I don't believe that Tukhachevsky will not know the result..."

"Under the same heavy loss of our air force, do you think that Tukhachevsky would think that we will take the initiative to launch a counterattack against them without the advantage of troops, so as to end the battle as soon as possible..."

"So, the current Soviet Far East Army is a piece of meat on our cutting board, and it will never escape."

Luo Zhang, who had been confronting the Soviet Far East Red Army for the longest time, suddenly said: "President, if I were Tukhachevsky, I would not think that the National Defense Forces took the initiative to launch a counterattack at this time. Not only that, in today's air battle during the day , no matter how much you lose your mind, there will be some fighter jets left behind for self-protection."

"Well said..." Li Guosheng couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding.

Seeing that everyone has gradually agreed with his point of view, Li Guosheng changed the subject.He continued to speak: "Because of this, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of completely annihilating the Soviet Far East Army, I have to postpone the time for the general offensive. When tomorrow dawns, we will gather all the air force and army. We will launch a real war against the Soviet Far East Red Army. Three-dimensional attack, while catching them off guard, wipe them out cleanly..."

Throughout the night, the three field airports of the National Defense Forces behind the battlefield did not stop.

While countless ground crews were refueling hundreds of bombers, they finally added various bombs that had been in stock for a month to the belly of the bombers.

When the next day dawned, a total of 252 bombers from seven bomber brigades stood on both sides of the airport runway like warriors on standby.At the same time, more than 70 'Wildcat' fighters were responsible for escorting.They were also scattered among the bombers like a flock of chickens.

As for Li Guosheng's trump card, the 'Mustang' fighter jets, they were all parked at a temporary field airport closest to the battlefield, acting as an air force reserve, ready to strike out at any time to eliminate groups of Soviet fighter jets that might appear on the battlefield.

In the former enemy headquarters of the National Defense Forces, except for the commander-in-chief Li Guosheng, all the officers directly under the other troops guarded their own troops, waiting for the final moment.

Of course, even so, the headquarters is still busy.

Dozens of combat staff officers headed by Li Shaoqing all surrounded a huge combat sand table.Mark the latest news of the battlefield on the sand table anytime, anywhere, provide Li Guosheng with the latest information, and issue the latest combat orders.

At the same time, more than a dozen wireless walkie-talkies of various combat units were lined up on the table behind Li Guosheng.More than a dozen communication soldiers held the microphone of the walkie-talkie with serious faces, waiting for Li Guosheng's order...

The feeling of the entire headquarters is that it looks very busy on the surface.Full of tension.However, everyone is doing their work in an orderly manner.very orderly.....

Just as Li Guosheng was looking at the sand table with a calm face, Li Shaoqing walked over quickly and reported: "Boss, the radio communication with all participating troops has been fully connected. All participating troops are ready to fight, waiting for your order .”

The calmness on Li Guosheng's face finally showed a hint of emotion. After he took a long breath, he ordered the communication soldiers lined up in two rows in front of him with a dignified expression.

"The artillery group, immediately bombard the intended target... Before I stop, even if all the artillery is destroyed, the artillery attack on the intended target cannot be stopped..."

"All the bomber brigades under the Air Force will launch into the air immediately. After the first four bomber brigades find the Soviet artillery group, they will destroy it at all costs...the last three bomber brigades will bomb all suspicious targets you think...within an hour , all bombers must return after dropping their bombs, and prepare for a second liftoff..."

"Panzer Army, all the newly formed divisions participating in the attack are all on standby and ready to attack..."

The sharp and piercing whistling sound reached everyone's ears, and the dense shells fell on the Soviet positions like rain and exploded.

In a blink of an eye, more than seven hundred fireballs of various sizes rose from the Soviet barracks.

Of course, the Soviet Artillery Unit, which attached great importance to artillery, did not eat dry food.For more than a month, they have not found the artillery position of the Wehrmacht, and they just poured shells on the infantry of the Wehrmacht.It was as if he suddenly found a target to vent his grievances, adjusted the muzzle with the fastest reaction speed, and prepared to fight back.

The third round of artillery shells fired by the Wehrmacht artillery cluster had just exploded, and violent roars began to sound in the Soviet artillery positions.

The orange-red flames gushing out from the muzzle, the thick white smoke, and the dull roar...all of them are the culprits who exposed their position.

When the Soviet artillery, full of various long-term ideas, was eagerly preparing to launch the second round of counterattack shells, more than a hundred bombers rushed towards the location of the artillery cluster like eagles that had spotted their prey.

A series of ear-piercing whistling sounds sounded over the battlefield, and a cluster bomb weighing one ton quickly broke away from the bomber, spinning in the air and smashing towards the Soviet artillery position that was completely covered in white smoke.

800m...500m...300m...100m...

When the roaring cluster bombs were about to hit the ground, they exploded very accurately at an altitude of 100 meters from the ground, and dispersed into a hundred small high-explosive bombs weighing ten kilograms.

subsequently.The dense high-explosive bombs, like rain, fell on a huge area over 200 meters in length and width of the Soviet artillery positions and exploded.

certainly.This is only the beginning of the Wehrmacht's air strikes on Soviet artillery positions.

The endless explosions have not stopped, and more and more piercing whistling sounds followed closely on the battlefield.

More than a dozen bombers whizzing down simultaneously dropped [-] heavy bombs on the Soviet artillery positions on the ground.

After the dull explosion.Intensive and violent explosions began to sound in the Soviet artillery positions.

In a blink of an eye, a Soviet heavy artillery division that was attacked by air was completely misfired. Although more than 100 large-caliber heavy guns stood motionless on the gun positions, they were not damaged at all.However, the thousands of officers and soldiers operating these heavy artillery fell into a pool of blood and turned into corpses as if they had experienced a massacre.

In order to allow troops to capture more equipment on the battlefield, reduce war consumption as much as possible.Although it is a bit inhumane to know that submunitions can cause devastating blows to undefended soldiers.However, for the final victory.In order to end the battle as soon as possible, Li Guosheng still ordered the Air Force to use submunitions.

And this has caused the current situation of the Soviet heavy artillery division.

In a blink of an eye, a heavy artillery division of the Soviet Army lost its combat effectiveness. This result was like a dose of stimulant, and the pilots who had not yet participated in the attack could not help but become excited.

As a result, the large and small artillery positions exposed by the Soviet army one after another became the best hunting targets for these bombers.

In the heavily fortified general headquarters of the Soviet Red Army, when the first round of shell explosions exploded in the barracks, Tukhachevsky thought it was thunder.However, when he realized the environment he was in, his calm face quickly turned pale.Beads of sweat also began to emerge from Tukhachevsky's forehead one after another.

"Bombardment, it's bombardment... What the National Defense Forces want to do, we haven't launched an attack on our own initiative, how dare they launch a bombardment at us..." Tukhachevsky was shocked.He shouted loudly at the subordinates in front of him.

"Chief of the General Staff, judging from the bombardment density, the Wehrmacht has used at least five heavy artillery divisions. All of their artillery units... No, the Wehrmacht must be trying to take advantage of our loss of air superiority. Launch a counterattack against us..." The moment the Chief of Staff of the Far East Military Region Ushur's face changed suddenly, he replied with a look of horror.

"Counterattack..." Tukhachevsky frowned.Can't help exclaiming.

If Chief of Staff Ushur's answer had been placed last night, Tukhachevsky might still have believed it.Because last night, when the morale of the Far Eastern Army was at its lowest, coupled with the defeat of the Air Force, almost all fighter jets that could be used in battle were lost.If the Wehrmacht used air superiority to launch a counterattack against itself at that time, even if it had hundreds of thousands of elite Red Army troops, it would not be able to stop the joint attack of the Wehrmacht Air Force and the armored forces that have not really shown up.

Therefore, the news of the Air Force battle report reached Tukhachevsky's ears.Terrified, he has subconsciously ordered the entire Soviet Far East Army to enter a combat state, and block the possible counterattack of the Wehrmacht at all costs.

However, as time passed, the National Defense Forces, which were only a few kilometers away from the Far East Army, showed no signs of counterattacking, and Tukhachevsky's worries gradually began to weaken.

Feeling a lot more relaxed, he subconsciously thought that after a month of exhaustion, the national defense force no longer had a thousand strong strength, and even if he regained control of the battlefield, he would not have the strength to launch a counterattack against him.

Because of this, Tukhachevsky, who was no longer nervous, directly ordered the troops to relax their vigilance.After waiting for tomorrow's dawn, use the fastest speed to ask for help from Moscow to get new air power, and then fight against the Air Force of the National Defense Forces to regain the air supremacy on the battlefield.

Seeing the questioning expression on Tukhachevsky's face, Ushur did not give up the idea of ​​'counterattack'.

With a firm tone, he opened his mouth and analyzed: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the National Defense Forces have even used their own artillery units at the bottom of the tank. If it hadn't launched a counterattack against us, I really can't think of the specific purpose of the National Defense Forces launching this artillery attack...."

"Not surprisingly, as long as our artillery group counterattacks and exposes its position, the Air Force of the National Defense Forces, which has temporarily gained superiority over the battlefield, will definitely pounce on our artillery position, destroy it, and remove obstacles for their upcoming counterattack."

When Ushur wanted to continue to say something, a liaison staff officer rushed over with a face full of horror and reported loudly: "Report to the chief... Artillery, our artillery position was attacked by the Air Force of the National Defense Forces... First of all The [-]rd and [-]th Heavy Artillery Divisions under attack have lost contact one after another..."

"How could this happen....Since we are going to launch a counterattack, why didn't the National Defense Forces launch a counterattack against us last night, but have to wait until this morning..." Tukhachevsky, who was still holding his last hope, asked his doubts aloud.

Ushur couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face, and replied to Tukhachevsky: "Chief of the General Staff, the conclusion that the Wehrmacht is about to launch a counterattack against us has been confirmed. As for why the Wehrmacht didn't launch a counterattack against us last night, If I'm not mistaken, the Wehrmacht wants to make better use of their aerial bombers...."

By this time, Tukhachevski's last hope was finally dashed.

After slamming his clenched fist on the desk in front of him, as if he had suffered a lot of humiliation, the ferocious Tukhachevsky roared loudly with a murderous look on his face: "Bastard, cunning Chinese, The cunning Chinese National Defense Force... dared to take the initiative to attack the great Soviet Red Army. Very good... Although we lost the air supremacy, the Red Army warriors without air supremacy are invincible. I will definitely defeat you..."( To be continued..)