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"Quick, hurry up and find some shells for the ZIS-1 cannon!"

Lieutenant Colonel Boroni, the political commissar of the 305th Division, shouted, and several Soviet Red Army soldiers who were blackened by gunpowder hurriedly found a few rounds of 57mm armor-piercing bullets and piled them randomly behind Lieutenant Chekov.

"Comrade political commissar, these are the only shells..." A big Slav in the uniform of a Red Army soldier looked at the political commissar eagerly. "What shall we do if the shells run out!"

Of course, Colonel Boroni could understand the subtext of this guy. He actually wanted to say: "Okay! Mr. Political Commissar, we are already desperate enough, but it is not worth dying here. I still have a wife and children at home. to live..."

"Comrades! We must stand firm here!" The lieutenant colonel glanced at the few dozen people around him. This is the last force that the glorious 305th Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army can organize!Now they are guarding in their division headquarters. This is a house built next to the bridge. The bridge has been occupied by the Chinese, but this house that is almost in ruins just guards the passage to and from the bridge!If it falls here, the back of the entire 21st Army of the Red Army will be completely exposed to Chinese tanks.Therefore, the Army Command has issued a strict order to them, and they must stick to it until the last person!

"Comrades! This is very critical. If the Chinese drive us out of here, they will open the door to Chita, and at the same time close the door to the retreat of our 21st Army! So we must hold on here for a while Time, reinforcements will arrive soon, and we will be able to go home by then..."

Speaking of this, the lieutenant colonel's eyes were sour, and two lines of hot tears flowed down. He was just sent here from Moscow, where he lived a comfortable and comfortable life.Originally, I just wanted to be gilded, to accumulate some experience in working in the grassroots army, and then to be promoted to a higher position... A young cadre like him who was admitted to the Red Army Political Academy after the Soviet Civil War has been promoted rapidly in the past few years !After all, these people don't have the quality of Trotskyites or White Guards.But who would have thought that these damned Chinese devils would suddenly start a war when the winter of 1937 was approaching?Isn't all intelligence convinced they won't be ready until spring of '38?It seems that I have to die here for my wife and children!

Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the First Armored Division of the National Defense Army, has also moved his temporary division headquarters to the other side of the bridge. He witnessed the failed attack just now.However, there was no trace of joy or anger on that handsome face with a stern look.Putting down the binoculars, he just asked coldly: "The Soviet anti-tank guns are pretty good, really, have you captured a few of them in your brigade?"

Peng Mengji, the brigade commander of the first tank brigade, thought for a while, and replied: "Reporter, our brigade seized several 57mm anti-tank guns abandoned by the Soviet army during the attack. The kind that destroys the Panzer III."

"Hehe, the Soviets have also learned how to behave and know how to deal with tanks." Zhang Lingfu twitched the corner of his mouth. It seemed that the enemy was also making progress, and this war would be impossible if we didn't deal with it seriously.

Thinking of this, he called to his communications staff officer and ordered: "Order the divisional self-propelled artillery regiment to bring two 150mm No. [-] self-propelled artillery here."

"Order the first motorized infantry brigade to transfer a panzergrenadier battalion to the first tank brigade."

"Order the engineer battalion to build two pontoon bridges on the river for the No. [-] tank to pass." He looked back at Peng Mengji and said, "When the self-propelled artillery comes, just use them to completely blow that house down. No way, let the infantry charge again, our tanks... let's save it and do other things!"

Twenty minutes later, two No. 20 self-propelled artillery guns carrying 150mm howitzers roared and dragged billowing smoke and dust to the edge of the bridge. The thick black muzzles aimed at the crumbling building on the other side of the river.Accompanied by a series of violent noises, heavy shells flew out of the thick and slender barrel, and flew towards the intended target.Soon it turned into a fiery red and deadly firework.This was the first close-range bombardment of an enemy target by this self-propelled gun.All the artillerymen worked extremely hard, especially when they saw the three destroyed No. [-] tanks, they were even more breathless.Now they vent all their anger on each other.The shell flew towards the intended target as if it had eyes.Zhang Lingfu, on the other hand, saw the situation on the opposite side clearly through the high-powered telescope in his hand.While looking at him, he nodded slightly, "The effect of the shelling is good. This kind of self-propelled artillery is quite effective. It seems that we will get more in the future!" After speaking, he turned to look at Peng Mengji who was standing beside him.He paused, and then said: "Zhenru, let the infantry charge later, I will end the battle within half an hour!"

Ten minutes later, the Chinese army's bombardment of the Soviet defenders finally stopped.Under the continuous bombardment of about 10 rounds of 20mm artillery shells, this solid Soviet building finally turned into a pile of rubble, so the subsequent infantry charge was just a process... Then the 150 officers and soldiers of the First Armored Division and 300 Many tanks, lined up in a long line, rumbled forward again.The tragic resistance of the Soviet Red Army that took place here is gradually forgotten.

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"Congratulations to the assistant commander. General Bai Jiansheng (Bai Chongxi) just sent a telegram. The armored group has successfully broken through the Soviet defense line on the grassland south of Borja and advanced 60 to 70 kilometers! The 305th Division of the Chinese Army defeated the 306th Division that came to reinforce it. In today's battle, more than 2000 Soviets were captured. Our army suffered minor losses."

General Yang Jie, the deputy chief of staff, reported this seemingly good news to his boss Luo Yaoguo in an extremely excited tone.But Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting in the war room of the general staff, was not very happy.Because the assault speed of the armored forces is slower than expected, advancing at this speed...at least until the night of October 10th it is possible to completely close the door to the westward withdrawal of the Soviet 12st Army and complete the encirclement of the Borgia Fortress.But tonight, the Soviets had every chance to escape!

"Ah! Looks like tonight is the key to this battle!" Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo shook his head, then signed his name on the latest battle report with a swipe of a pen, and handed it to Yang Jie, " Let’s announce this to the public! Our airborne troops have captured the westernmost city of Krasnoyarsk in Eastern Siberia. The nearly 200 million Soviet troops in the Far East and Eastern Siberia have no way out! This news should boost the morale of the people, right? "

And just after Yang Jie left with this order.Yan Wu, Chief of Operations of the General Staff, walked in again. "Assistant Commander, the situation is a bit unfavorable for the First Airborne Division!" While talking, he took out a report and handed it to Luo Yaoguo. "This is the translation of the Soviet Army's telegram just intercepted by the Military Intelligence Agency. They have a reserve infantry division in Novosibirsk, an infantry division adapted from the Soviet Internal Guard. The Soviet High Command has formed these two divisions into the first The 111th Special Army appointed Major General Chuikov as its commander and ordered him to take back Krasnoyarsk within a week."

"What!" Hearing this news, Luo Yaoguo shook his head slightly. "How many troops are we in Krasnoyarsk now? How is the equipment? Who is in command?"

"A total of 100 sorties of Fw-200 transport planes landed in Krasnoyarsk today, transporting a total of 5000 people, plus the 500 people who were airdropped there before, there are now about 5500 people in Krasnoyarsk. But The weapons and equipment are very simple, no artillery, only some 60 mortars and MG37 general-purpose machine guns, but most of the airborne troops use Min-26 automatic rifles, which have very powerful firepower! Moreover, the airborne troops are all elite, so they may not be able to fight in real battles. will suffer."

The Min-26 automatic rifle that Yan Wu mentioned was developed according to the design requirements put forward by Luo Yaoguo in 1932.In fact, several automatic rifles had been produced in the world at that time, the most famous being the American Browning automatic rifle.However, there is no intermediate power bullet. All automatic rifles fire rifle bullets with huge recoil.Therefore, Luo Yaoguo proposed to develop a 7.62×39mm "short cartridge rifle ammunition", and use this ammunition to design an automatic rifle that can shoot continuously and has decent shooting accuracy.As a result, the development and design of this "short-cartridge rifle" and automatic rifles were procrastinated until June 1937, and the production was not finalized, and the output was not high. At present, it can only meet the needs of special forces such as airborne troops. need.

"Are there enough bullets?" Hearing Yan Wu's words, Luo Yaoguo frowned. "Automatic rifles are expensive to shoot, and the airborne soldiers only have the ammunition they carry with them. How many days can they fight?" At this point, he unfolded the map and said to Yan Wu: "We don't have the ability to destroy the railway in West Siberia, so Stalin will bring troops here in a steady stream soon. The battle to defend Krasnoyarsk is expected to be very difficult, and the light weapons of the airborne troops may not work. If there is a way to transport a few cannons, it is estimated that 105 will not work. Can some 75mm mountain artillery be transported? There is also ammunition that needs to be replenished in time. Tomorrow’s transport plan will need to be changed. Don’t transport so many troops, but transport more ammunition and artillery... The air transport depends on the weather, and it must be left open God doesn't reward face. And..." At this point, Luo Yaoguo glanced at Yan Wu who was standing beside him, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Auxiliary commander, I suggest that all our non-combatants in Krasnoyarsk be withdrawn." Yan Wu understood, and proposed to evacuate "non-combatants", which actually refers to Natalie.Her mission to Krasnoyarsk was actually to try to persuade the heads of the Soviet internal affairs and labor camps there to come out and help China govern this newly acquired territory.Most of these people are first-generation Cheka fighters, and Natalie knows most of them, and can understand their psychology.

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"Comrade Commander, we can't delay any longer. We must order the 20th Cavalry Army to dispatch immediately to meet Borgia's 21st Army. Although the Chinese armored forces assault quickly, they are not enough to advance to the Along the Middle East Road, cut off the back of Borgia. As long as we send cavalry to respond, it is still possible to rescue most of the troops of the 21st Army. As long as they enter Chita, we will have [-] or [-] troops in our hands. There are two infantry corps and three cavalry corps, and there should be no problem in defending Chita." A voice sounded in the hall full of Russian style, and Blucher followed the sound, only to see the large map on the left wall. Above, Chief of Staff Lyushenkov was holding a baton with a stern expression on his face.

"No, you can't give up on Borja." What Liushenkov didn't expect was that just after his voice fell, Malenkov, the political commissar of the Far Eastern Front, had already shouted: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, Comrade Stalin! There are instructions. The Far East Army cannot give up an inch of land! It cannot take a step back! Even if it is the last person in the fight."

"Comrade Malenkov, do you think it is possible to defend Borgia with 21+ people from the three armies of the 10,000st Army? There are 50 to [-] people attacking them! And they are equipped with an astonishing number of tanks and aircraft. There are heavy artillery that can destroy the defense of the fortress! If we don’t abandon Borja, we can only throw away the fortress and the troops!” Although Malenkov was the imperial envoy sent by Stalin, but at this point, Liu Shenko My husband couldn't care less, so he just spoke out.

"Comrade general, please pay attention to your words. You are a senior general of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and a member of the Communist Party! Now the party is asking the Far East to stick to the bloody battle between Borgia and the Chinese...and don't look away , Winter in the Far East is coming soon, and then nature will defeat the Chinese for us!" Malenkov shouted: "So I think we should not withdraw our troops from Borgia, on the contrary, we should immediately Reinforce there, and at the same time order the commander of the 21st Army, Lieutenant General Vasily, to shrink the troops around the fortress and stand by for reinforcements. We will use the indestructible Borgia fortress to drag down the Chinese!"

"But……"

"It hasn't started." Malenkov interrupted Lyushenkov again, and said coldly: "Comrade Lyushenkov, as a general, you must consider the problem comprehensively, not just consider a partial problem , Persistence in the Far East is to buy time for defeating Poland and Germany on the western battlefield, even if it consumes the entire Far East Front Army, it is worth it!"

Malenkov's words made Blyuchel feel extremely difficult.He said that he agreed with Lyushenkov's opinion and was inclined to withdraw the troops from Borgia, because he expected that Borgia would be difficult to hold!But the problem is that Malenkov is a political commissar, and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is the political commissar's final decision. That is to say, Malenkov, who knows nothing about military affairs, is the supreme commander of the nearly 200 million troops in the Far East!And he, Blyuchel, was actually nothing more than a supreme military adviser.

So after repeated weighing, he still agreed to stick to Borgia's suggestion, but at the same time he also asked Moscow to return the two aviation brigades to the Far Eastern Front to ensure that the Far Eastern Front had the most basic air cover.

At the same time, in Krasnoyarsk on the other side of Eastern Siberia, a military meeting was also going on.

"Stalin has sent troops to counterattack here!"

The news suddenly made the air in the headquarters of the First Airborne Division tense.But when he learned that the counterattack force was only a reserve division and an infantry division reorganized from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Huang Hui, the commander of the first airborne division, was greatly relieved. the enemy seriously.

Huang Hui quickly walked to a huge Russian version of the military map. From the map, there were still thousands of kilometers from Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk, and it would take nearly 24 hours even by train. It is also necessary for the second and third line troops of the Soviet Union to be able to complete the concentration immediately and find the train immediately.

"Ms. Third." Huang Hui let out a sigh of relief, turned to Natalie and said, "The order says to evacuate all non-combatants. You can go back by plane tomorrow."

Natalie's face was solemn, and she slowly shook her head and said, "I am a major general of the National Defense Forces. How can I say that I am a non-combatant? And the situation here will be very serious! You don't understand the situation. As far as I know, those insiders The fighting power of the guards is very powerful! Their soldiers are all selected from the regular army of the Soviet Red Army, they are by no means scumbags! Moreover, the prisoners in the nearby labor camps will also be organized by them to oppose us! Yaozu, immediately Blow up the bridge over the Yenisei and get ready for battle!"

Chapter 0733 Raid ([-]) Revolutionary Successor

October 1937, 10 at 11 noon Moscow time.At this time, the Far East was already dark and late at night, and most military operations had also been suspended.The Chinese, who possessed overwhelming air superiority, were unwilling to fight night battles, while the Soviet Red Army was still in shock, so they did not organize a large-scale counterattack on this night.At the same time, a summary of the battle signed by the commander of the Far East Front Army Blyuchel and political commissar Malenkov was also sent to the Kremlin via radio waves.

At 12:30, Marshal Voroshilov, the new People's Commissar of National Defense, and General Shapolanikov, Chief of Staff of the Red Army, were ordered to come to the Kremlin.The two military commanders were invited to the office.All the members of the Politburo in Moscow had also arrived, and Stalin sat at the table with a tired face, holding a pipe full of tobacco in his hand.Then, the communist dictator said slowly: "In my opinion, we should send people to Berlin immediately. The key now is the attitude of Germany. After we defeat Poland, we can take the whole of Poland, including Western Ukraine and Western Belarus is handed over to the Germans. So that we can concentrate on the Chinese invasion."

There was an unbearable silence in the room, and neither Molotov nor Voroshilov said a word. How could Hitler reach a compromise with the Soviet Union at this point?Stalin's fantasy was a little too unrealistic.

At last it was Voroshilov who broke the silence.He looked up at the somewhat sluggish communist leader, and then said after deliberation: "Comrade Stalin, it is necessary for us to stop our military operations against White Poland, withdraw our troops back to the Stalin line, defend against possible German attacks, and at the same time deploy troops to reinforce the Eastern Front .”

Stalin did not make a decision right away, but silently smoked his pipe, and he slowly exhaled a thick puff of smoke from his mouth. "The Soviet-Polish war can't be stopped just by giving an order. What if Poland takes the opportunity to counterattack when we retreat? If Germany also attacks together, the western front will be destroyed!"

As he spoke, he picked up the Far East battle report that had just been delivered on his desk and said: "The situation in the east is not that bad. The Far East Front Army reported that the Chinese offensive failed to break through in most areas, and the entire Amur River defense line was held. Except for the Borgia area in the westernmost section, which was breached due to a sneak attack, the Borgia Fortress is still firmly in our hands! In addition, the report of the Central Asian Front Army also said that the entire defense line was held." Then he told Voroshi Love asked, "Kliment, what do you think? Are the Far Eastern and Central Asian Fronts winning?"

Standing aside, Voroshilov immediately said: "General Shapolanikov and I have carefully studied the situation in the Far East and East Siberia. We believe that it is impossible for the Chinese army to annihilate the Far East Front Army before the cold winter of 1937. , Their purpose should be to cut off the connection between the Far Eastern Front and the western part of our country. Their sneak attack on Krasnoyarsk was to achieve this goal, and the raid on the Borgia area with armored forces should also be to open the passage to Chita. If they can advance the battle line around Chita before winter, then the main force of the Far Eastern Front will be trapped in the Far East. As for the Central Asian side, I believe that the Chinese army’s offensive is only diversionary.”

After Voroshilov finished speaking, Shapolanikov further added: "I don't think the attack of the Chinese White Army is an isolated incident. It is obvious that their purpose is to put nearly 200 million troops in the Far East and Eastern Siberia Trapped, not letting them go back to the west... There is only one reason for them to do this, they are cooperating with Germany's upcoming military operation! So we should stop the attack on Poland immediately."

Stalin hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "How is the situation in Brest? Has there been any reaction from the Germans?"

Voroshilov replied: "At 11:30, I had a phone call with Comrade Ubolevich. He reported to me with certainty: 'The German Air Force fighter planes did not appear today, and the Polish defense line has also been shaken across the board. , within five days at the most, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants will be able to achieve a decisive victory.' At 12:10, the Leningrad Front reported that all military offensives by the German army had ceased, and all defensive lines were intact. I have instructed the Leningrad Front to stop attacking the Germans. The German-Soviet border should be kept as quiet as possible.”

"Yes! You are right, we cannot fight on three sides." Comrade Stalin spoke, and after a pause, he continued: "We must first defeat one side, then hold the other side, and then concentrate on dealing with the enemy on the last side ...Comrade Voroshilov, how is the mobilization of our reservists going? Can they go to the battlefield?"

"22 corps have been formed with basic artillery. Each corps has an artillery regiment, and each division has an artillery battalion. In addition, they are equipped with some 57mm and 37mm anti-tank guns."

Hearing that he still had so many troops in his hand, Stalin nodded, his mood seemed to be a little higher, and he ordered: "Give the Western Front and the Leningrad Front 200 corps each, so that there are [-] corps with nearly [-] million troops. It should be foolproof for defending Germany. The remaining two armies were sent to Siberia and handed over to Chuikov, and he was promoted to be the commander of the army. I ordered him to take Krasnoyarsk back to me within a week! Then tell Blyuchel that we must defend the Far East and not take a step back! Winter is coming soon, and the cold weather will help us defeat those Chinese invaders!"

The communist dictator thought for a while and said: "Comrade Molotov, in the name of the People's Committee, issued an order to expand the scope of conscription and mobilization to all eligible people born between 10 and 12 starting from October 1902th. Male citizens, and military control is implemented throughout the Soviet Union. In areas where military control is implemented, all functions of state power organs in terms of national defense, maintaining social order, and ensuring national security are handed over to the military authority. The military authority has the right to dispatch residents and All means of transportation are used to complete national defense projects and defend the most important military and economic goals.

In addition, in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Executive Committee of the Communist International, a circular was issued to the people of the whole country and the proletariat of the world, telling them that the great Soviet Red Army defeated the all-out attack of the Chinese imperialists in the battle on October 10, annihilated all Over 11 Chinese White Army!We also call on the proletarians of the world to unite and fight all possible struggles to defend the Soviet Union and defeat the evil China, Germany, Poland, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and other imperialist countries! "

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At this time, at the Baotou Special Economic Zone Airport in Suiyuan Province, China, a few miles away, an Fw-200 transport plane flying from Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province was slowly taxiing on the runway. The leader of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Enlai, had finished his short-term vacation in Lushan and hurried to the airport. Back to Baotou to preside over this drastic change in the overall situation!

"Borja's Soviet 21st Army has been surrounded by the Kuomintang! Krasnoyarsk has also been raided and occupied by them."

Zhou Enlai walked down the gangway of the plane with a gloomy face. Perhaps it was the weather approaching late autumn, and the cold outside the Great Wall had surpassed the early winter in the south of the Yangtze River.Zhou Enlai was also wearing a Western-style thin overcoat.As soon as he stepped off the plane, Mao Zedong, the vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China who came to the airport to greet him, stepped forward and firmly held the hands of his old comrades-in-arms, and reported the latest battle situation to him.