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The mournful cry of the soldiers at the observation post on the top of the fortress made Blucher frown, and the officers behind him subconsciously wanted to hide in the bunker, but he still stood upright, holding up his binoculars and looking at the distant sky covered in bursts of orange. The flash of light turned red without changing his face.

A few seconds later, waves of shells with red tail flames landed around the Chita Fortress. Accompanied by deafening roars and huge mushroom clouds, the fortress position was already hit by a meteorite. Shocking pits appeared one after another.

In his field of vision, a huge 240mm or 280mm artillery shell accurately hit a bunker of Tibetan soldiers. The reinforced concrete fortifications were easily torn apart like pieces of paper, and dozens of Red Army officers and soldiers inside did not even utter a cry. , his life was taken away, and the stump was thrown high into the sky, and then flew down with blood.

This scene almost made him grit his teeth!

The Chinese army came too fast. Because the important bridges and tunnels along the Middle East Road were controlled by Belarusian special forces disguised as "blue hats", the entire railway line fell into the hands of the Chinese almost intact.So after they captured Borja, they used the railway to transport the heavy artillery to the city of Chita.Judging from the attack intensity of their artillery pouring shells down as if they didn't want money, they had already made careful preparations to capture the Chita Fortress.

Dense shells fell in waves. Looking around, the Chita Fortress seemed to be shrouded in gunpowder smoke, and there were rising black smoke and flames everywhere. If it hadn’t been for the continuous expansion and reconstruction of the fortress over the years, it might have been in China at this moment. The army's intensive artillery fire was reduced to a pile of rubble.

The heavy artillery in the fortress also began to fight back. Chita Fortress, like Borgia Fortress, is not equipped with armored turrets.The Soviet Union was backward in technology in this area and could not manufacture that thing at all.Therefore, the fortress heavy artillery is 36 B-4 203mm heavy howitzers carefully placed in the bunker.In addition, there are 32 artillery regiments attached to the infantry corps and infantry divisions, with more than 1000 152mm, 122mm and 76.2mm cannons.These cannons are now fighting back with all their strength, and the cannons have become the protagonists of the battlefield. Countless shells shuttled across the outer positions of the fortress full of corpses.Blueher knew in his heart that the result of this bombardment would definitely be bad for him, and that when the sky dawned, the Chinese bombers would fly over to help... At that time, he could only "cannot fight back".And those Japanese soldiers who are not afraid of death will start charging like yesterday, shouting the slogan "Half time, half time".

It seems that this fortress is mostly undefendable!

Marshal Blyuchel glanced at the dejected Red Army officers behind him. Since the news of Borgia's surrender reached Chita, these people seem to have different thoughts... It has been 20 years since the victory of the October Revolution. The guy has gone from a revolutionary to a privileged bureaucrat!Usually they are all arrogant, but they become cowardly when they meet the real test of life and death. When the critical moment comes, they will definitely swear allegiance to Queen Anastasia, right?What a bunch of cowards!

The Soviet motherland is now at a critical moment of life and death. If the enemy cannot be repulsed under this Chita Fortress, then the more than 100 million officers and soldiers of the entire Far Eastern Front Army will become shackles!However, Chita is not Borja after all, nor is it Barnov himself. There are 45 elite Soviet warriors here, thousands of cannons and a fortress defense system covering an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers. The cold snap will surely repel these enemies from the warm south!

Blucher stood upright, raised his head in the flames of the explosion, and gave orders to the officers behind him. He loudly said: "Comrades, go back to your respective troops now, remember your oath, Show the courage that a Communist Party member should have, and go back with your head held high! Don't be afraid, and don't lose confidence, because we still have the strongest fortress, 45 bravest soldiers, thousands of cannons, and most importantly Yes...the winter in Siberia is coming! As long as we survive this period, the victory will definitely belong to the Soviet Red Army! At that time, we will step on the corpse of white China to ignite the raging fire of world revolution!"

Amidst the rumble of cannons, the words of the Bolshevik Marshal echoed throughout the Chita Fortress, and the Red Army generals who had reinvigorated their fighting spirit returned to their troops one after another. Back to the 45 Soviet soldiers who stood firm for the Chita Fortress.

At this time, the dense artillery sound stopped suddenly, and after a sharp whistle, I saw countless short Japanese soldiers in khaki clothes, who were already under the cover of hundreds of Chinese No. [-] tanks. The outer positions of the Chita Fortress launched an attack.

"Artillery! Shoot immediately to block the enemy's attack route!" Bliuchel shouted to give orders to the staff officers behind him.

Following the command of the marshal, a powerful artillery group of the Red Army who had been patiently concealing suddenly burst into roars!There was a sharp whistling sound in the air, and the shells exploded among the charging team.Every time a shell exploded, blood and flesh flew all over the sky.The hell of artillery fire was imposed on the attacking Chinese and Japanese troops this time, and the casualties caused far exceeded what the Soviet Red Army had paid just now!The flying and whistling shrapnel was like the scythe of death, harvesting every life he liked on the battlefield.

But the charging Japanese infantry didn't hesitate at this time, and didn't need any orders.Everyone shouted the slogan "Half time, half time!" and launched a desperate charge!Almost [-] Japanese who looked like lunatics raised rifles and attacked with their heads covered.The Chinese tanks responsible for covering the Japanese infantry also stepped up their horsepower and began to advance at full speed under the fire of the Soviet Red Army.

After all, the front-line forces outside Chita were limited and weakened by shelling overnight, although they were still resisting.However, the firepower of the troops can be said to be negligible for the huge attack momentum of the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces.On the front stretching for thirty kilometers, the Japanese infantry, which was basically divided into two huge attack arrows, rushed into the trenches of the Soviet Red Army like a tide.Hand-to-hand combat started immediately.The two sides wrestled together with all kinds of things that could be manipulated.Both the Japanese and the Russians were masters of bayonets. The bayonets of both sides fought together. The flexibility of the Japanese and the strength of the Russians were brought into full play at this moment.Some guys just threw grenades in the trenches, and the shrapnel cut down everyone regardless of camp.Wave after wave of Japanese soldiers continued to pour into the trenches. Just when the Soviet Red Army on the front line was finally unable to resist, reinforcements from the Red Army also arrived through the traffic trenches, and the battle fell into a fierce state again...

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"When will the Air Force arrive?" Bai Chongxi, who personally sits on the front line, asked coldly while observing the battle ahead.He was a little dissatisfied. The air force's attack on the Chita Fortress did not seem to be as effective as that of the Borgia Fortress. Neither the core fortress group that could destroy the Chita Fortress nor the artillery that could suppress the opponent.As a result, during the day and night attack, the Chinese and Japanese allied forces failed to seize an important position!

It is now October 10. If the attack on the Chita Fortress cannot be ended before the cold winter comes, then my deployment will be completely in vain, and maybe I will suffer a defeat under the Chita City!

"Report, the air force takes off from Manzhouli and Hailar airports at 6 o'clock every morning, and it takes at least one to two hours to reach Chita, and because the distance is far away, the bomb load of the aircraft has to be reduced to free up load to hold gasoline. So that kind of one-and-a-half ton bomb cannot be used unless it is repaired at the forward airport..."

"Oh, I see." The corner of Bai Chongxi's mouth twitched, it seemed that there was going to be a fierce battle under Chita City!

Thinking of this, he quickly got into the tent and walked to the sand table.

The Chita Fortress is the base camp of the Soviet Far East Front Army. It has been expanded and strengthened over the years, and now it has formed a solid defense system.Moreover, in terms of terrain, the Chita Fortress is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. The core building of the fortress is in the valley, and there are highlands in the front, back, left, and right sides to cover, especially the highland on the right front of the fortress, which is called Tiger Mountain by the Chinese. The central area of ​​the fortress, and the Trans-Siberian Railway also passes 3000 meters north of it. If this highland is seized, even if the Chita Fortress cannot be defeated for a while, the west gate of the Chita Fortress can be blocked with artillery fire.

Thinking of this, Bai Chongxi immediately pointed to the Tiger Mountain Highland and said to Xia Wei: "Xicang, let the Japanese keep suppressing the front of the Chita Fortress and the left-wing highland, and don't let them have spare energy to support the Tiger Mountain Highland. Order the First Army to dispatch , to launch an uninterrupted assault on the Tiger Mountain Highland. Tell the Air Force that today they must launch more than a thousand sorties on the Tiger Mountain Highland... At the same time, order the artillery group to concentrate 80.00% of the 150mm and 105mm howitzers, and give me a hard bombardment of the Tiger Mountain Shan, be sure to smash it to me! Order the Second Army to prepare for a night attack!"

"Yes!"

In Bai Chongxi's rapid speech, the staff officer quickly closed the notebook and shot in the direction of the communication office. At this time, the rumble of artillery outside became more violent. It seemed that another round of Japanese attack had been thwarted. The artillery battle between the two sides reached a climax again.

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The gunfire is raging, at this time, in West Belarus and West Ukraine.Another great battle to determine the future and fate of two countries has reached its final stage.More than 400 million officers and soldiers from both sides are engaged in the most tragic battle on the land of Eastern Europe.The soldiers of the Soviet Red Army have fully grasped the initiative on the battlefield, and a magnificent offensive operation has come to an end.The corpses of White Poland were piled up on the entire battlefield, and the power they had accumulated since the restoration of the country still failed to defeat the mighty Red Empire.

Inside the Polish Army General Headquarters in the Brest Fortress, there was a chaotic and gloomy atmosphere.The high-spirited Polish generals in the past are now like defeated roosters, coming in and out dejectedly.

Or arguing red-faced around the map.The red arrows of the Soviet Red Army on the map are constantly extending, while the blue arrows representing the Polish Army, as well as the defense system of Brest's outstanding troops, are all in disarray.

The Polish army in the Baranovic siege was gone, and they, like Borgia's Soviet army, surrendered to the enemy who besieged them.But waiting for those Polish commanders is not a good place... They don't know that Comrade Stalin has issued an order that all white Polish officers must be executed!

The situation in Ukraine is not much better, although there are still five Ukrainian army marks on the map.But everyone present knows whether there are 10 people in these five armies!If you count the 40 people lost by the Belarusian Group and the 10,000+ people lost by the Brest Army (the Polish army in the Brest salient), Poland as a whole lost nearly 80 young people in less than a month. people!For a nation with a population of only 4000 million, this is definitely an unbearable huge loss, and this loss is just the beginning!

The phone in the war room was noisy, and bad news kept coming.

"What? More than 16 Soviet troops occupied the position of the No. [-] Division on the west bank of the Buwag River under the cover of tanks! How is the situation of the [-]th Division now? Can you stop the counterattack and regain the position?"

"The position of the Artillery No.11 Regiment was strafed by Soviet fighter jets, causing heavy casualties? Can the regiment still fight now?"

"The Third Reserve Army has already boarded the train in Warsaw, and it will arrive in Brest in the afternoon...Your army must persist until tonight, when the headquarters will send the Third Reserve Army to replace you. Before that, you must not retreat One step, this is a military order!"

Ozowski, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, sat there dejectedly, watching his subordinates deal with the endless front-line affairs in a daze.The entire headquarters was in a panic.The staff and generals here couldn't believe that the miracle on the Vistula River could not be repeated again. Poland had assembled 80 troops on this battlefield, which was almost their last essence.But in just 20 days of fighting, this army was once again defeated by the Soviet Red Army!The original plan to relieve the Belarusian army besieged in Baranovic has completely failed, and the situation in Ukraine has become so dangerous that it is about to collapse!The Supreme Commander of the Polish Army, Marshal Szymigwi, was sending telegrams for help to Warsaw and East Prussian Wolf Cave almost non-stop, and Lesinski, the head of the Polish military delegation to Germany, almost broke Hitler's threshold.But the answer is always "not ready!" It seems that the Germans are ready to sacrifice Poland.

At this time, the battle reports from the front line all emphasized the powerful artillery fire and sufficient strength of the Soviet Red Army, allowing the helpless tanks of the Polish army to attack from the air.And the aggressive spirit of the Bolsheviks.It seems that the opponent in front of the Polish army and the one that surrendered to the Chinese army in the Far East are not the same army at all.

For Admiral Ozovsky, it was despair and self-discipline.He, like all the high-level Polish army, did not take the Soviet Red Army too much before the war.I thought they were still the same as they were in 20 years, with poor equipment and poor training, and they only fought with the enthusiasm inspired by the Bolsheviks.However, the Polish army has made rapid progress in recent years. With powerful artillery, more than 1920 tanks and armored vehicles, and a not-so-weak air force, it can definitely beat these overwhelmed Bolsheviks to nothing.But they didn't expect that they greatly underestimated their opponents. Compared with [-], they are already completely different!The current situation is already very critical, the Belarusian Army has been wiped out, the total collapse of the Ukrainian Army is imminent, and the empty Buvag River defense line cannot stop the breakthrough of the Soviet Army at all!The only combat power left is the main force of the Polish army concentrated around Brest. Now this army must be withdrawn to Warsaw, where it will fight the Soviet Red Army for the final battle!But the question is, the current Brest cluster is also under siege from three sides, is there any possibility of withdrawing?

There was a rush of boots outside the door, and Marshal Shimigvi strode into the war room with his head held high.The backbone of the Polish Army seems to be cheering up again now, with a neat military uniform and a clean-shaven face.There was actually a bit of awe-inspiring murderous look on that unpretentious doll's face.

"Let's cheer up! Poland is still fighting! Behind us are Germany, China, France and the United Kingdom. The final victory must belong to Poland! Quickly sort out the feedback from the front line and form a concise and clear report. Put forward specific There is a plan for the use of troops, as well as a plan for logistical support. It must be fast, our soldiers on the front line are still fighting hard, and you are also fighting hard. For Poland, we must cheer up!"

Although the marshal himself didn't believe these words, his aura immediately lifted the spirits of the Polish officers present, and they stepped up to work.The originally noisy and chaotic war room gradually regained some order.Ozovsky stood up from his seat, walked to the Marshal, and whispered, "What did Hitler say? Can you send troops?"

Marshal Szymigvi had a cold face: "I have already called Hitler personally. He personally promised me that he would send 100 million German troops into Poland... and we can start within two days. He wants us to withdraw our troops across the border. The Wag River, lead the Soviet Red Army to the city of Warsaw. At that time, the German Army Group South will join us in teaching the invading Soviet Red Army an unforgettable lesson! General Ozovsky, the retreat of the Brest Group Plan, you must urge the relevant units to do their best... After the troops withdraw to Warsaw, they must be replenished as soon as possible, and I still don't trust the Germans."

Chapter 0739 raid (fourteen) victory in sight?

Night is the best cover to cover military operations, especially in this era when military reconnaissance technology still relies on the naked eye.Whether it is the attacker or the defender, they will use the night to adjust and deploy after the fierce battle during the day.The same is true of the two warring parties under the city of Chita this night, and they hurriedly adjusted their personnel and weapons, and replenished supplies and ammunition in place.While still nervously listening to any movement on the opposite front, he speculated in his heart what kind of terrible scene he would encounter tomorrow.At the same time, the super-heavy artillery of the Chinese army is still rumbling. Such shooting is used to attack the core area of ​​Chita Fortress.

The battle lasted for a day and two nights. Although it became more and more brutal, on this night, both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding and stopped most of their firepower, as if they were accumulating energy for the next fierce battle.From a certain point of view, tonight can really be regarded as a rare night of peace since the war began.

But for the officers and soldiers of the Second Army of the Chinese National Defense Army who are about to go to the battlefield, this night is a mixture of nervousness, excitement, and excitement.They are finally about to throw themselves into this melting pot of blood and fire!The subconscious fear of death, the excitement of making great achievements, and the excitement of building a thousand-year empire with their own hands are strangely mixed in the hearts of these soldiers.Since yesterday morning, the Second Army has been preparing for the attack that will be launched at 10 am on October 23.The goal is to seize the entire Tiger Mountain Highland, the gateway to the southwest of Chita.The attack plan was completely arranged by themselves. In the end, the Second Army Command decided to use the infantry of the three infantry regiments of the Sixth Division and the second battalion of combat engineers to form an assault force and spread out on the front of the broad Soviet defense line.Focused infiltration attack.Their attack front should be that of the two infantry divisions in conventional operations.But now there is only a mixed assault force of infantry, engineers and soldiers with less than four members.Although there are not many people, their attack power will not appear weak.Although the current infantry of the Wehrmacht is expanding extremely fast, the training and equipment have not been relaxed, especially the training, which is even more stringent.During the years of fighting in the Far East, and the Chinese National Defense Forces also learned a set of infantry night attack and infiltration tactics from their Japanese "friendly forces".It also began to equip infantry with weapons suitable for small group tactical actions-submachine guns, 1mm mortars, explosive blocks, MG-60 general-purpose machine guns (improved on the basis of MG-37), plus the gradually formed strong Indomitable aggressive spirit.In the era of 34, there is no doubt that it has become one of the most powerful infantry groups in the world. At the same time, they can also be supported by the most powerful artillery and tank groups in the world!

Huang Shi, commander of the 18th Battalion of the 54th Army Infantry Regiment, was leading his battalion quickly through a trench that was more than one person deep, zigzagging into their offensive starting position, and his men wearing warm leather hats, Unlike the brothers wrapped in thick wool scarves, he still wore an M-35 steel helmet with his head bare. He grew up in the icy and snowy Heilongjiang, and he was more resistant to cold than most of the people in this Guangdong division. It was very cold, but he was not afraid at all.Two medals are pinned on his military uniform, the Mongolian Restoration Medal and the Second Class Merit Medal, which represent his military experience.Major Huangshi is 31 years old this year. He is not from Whampoa, but joined Wang Zhongyi's fake Red Army—he may have gone astray.In the past 11 years of joining the army, he followed Wang Zhongyi to fight in the north and south, and he has already developed a solid ability on the battlefield!After Wang Zhongyi's team was merged into the National Defense Forces, veterans like him were promoted and sent to lead troops at the grassroots level.Luo Yaoguo knew that these veterans were a valuable asset. They could teach their soldiers the experience they had summed up with blood, so that they could minimize the time for the troops to adapt to the war environment.

A whole battalion of six or seven hundred strong men, led by Huang Shi, carried all kinds of weapons and moved silently and swiftly in the night.Huangshi's forehead under the steel helmet was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and he didn't know whether it was from nervousness or excitement.With the light of a Soviet-made flare, he clearly saw that the trench where their attack was launched was right in front of him!A staff officer of a division was already waiting there with a few small soldiers. When he saw Huangshi's large group of troops entering the position, he smiled and waved at him.

"Boss Huang, it's too damn early for you to arrive, it's an hour early! What if the Soviet artillery fires over during this hour!" The young staff officer is Huangpu No. A double-talented student in the seventh semester, but has no battlefield experience. Although he is joking with Huangshi in a low voice, his face is full of nervousness.In contrast, the Huangshi battalion has battlefield experience. They were sent to the Far East battlefield for half a year last year, and they have long been accustomed to the smell of gunpowder.So now they have regained their composure. They are all leaning against the trench wall, drinking the water in the kettle in moderation, and there is no other movement except for the sound of gasping in a low voice.

Huang Shi snorted: "Boss, your battlefield experience is still lacking! The artillery of the Soviet Red Army was severely suppressed during the day today, and they had no backup, so they didn't dare to fire easily to expose their positions. Only when we are sure that we are going to attack will we launch large-scale shelling. Arrive an hour earlier, on the one hand, you can observe the terrain earlier, and on the other hand, you can let the brothers get used to the atmosphere of the battlefield early, what's wrong?" He took out a 6 Using the Zeiss military binoculars with [-] times the size, with the help of the weak light, he carefully observed his attack target.

The staff officer of the division was nagging and introduced the situation, he said: "I have been here for ten hours during the day, and the Japanese launched seven attacks, all of which were repelled by the Soviet troops guarding there. , It was a fucking miserable fight... Let’s not talk about that. Have you seen the position on the opposite side? There is probably an understaffed Soviet Red Army infantry battalion guarding there. Overall, they have about seven or eight Maxi Mu M1910 machine gun, two 60mm mortars, and one 37mm anti-aircraft gun. The exact location is not known yet. They are also constantly shifting positions. They are very cunning. At first glance, they are veterans from the Far East battlefield. They are The position is the key to cover the main peak of Tiger Mountain from the front. There is a traffic trench connected to the main peak of Tiger Mountain at the back. There is also a reserve trench behind this trench... There should be a Soviet artillery observation post on the main peak of Tiger Mountain. If we take it, we will It can be used to guide our artillery to block the west gate of Chita! So this position is very critical. If you can make a breach in the enemy's trench, the division headquarters will throw all the reserves in and take down the tiger in one fell swoop. Mountain! Play with the prestige of our Sixth Division!"

The staff officers are always silent about the battle plan, but for a battalion commander like Huang Shi, the most important thing is to save the lives of his brothers as much as possible while completing the mission.Huangshi discovered that fierce and brutal battles had taken place in front of the Soviet trenches. The middle of the battlefield was full of broken weapons, scattered ammunition, and the remains of Japanese and Soviet soldiers who died in battle.In the binoculars, the Soviet front was dark.The area between the two armies has been battered into shell casing craters.There are also dots of will-o'-the-wisps scattered among the bodies of soldiers of the two armies who died in battle.In the darkness, here is a Shura hell-like place.

Huangshi has long been used to all this, without any fear, he turned the binoculars, and asked coldly: "Where are the enemy's obstacles?" The division artillery regiment watched, as long as there is any movement, it will be hit by shells. So the obstacles are gone, and as you can see, the minefields do not exist anymore, but it is always inevitable to miss a mine, that's it The situation, boss Huang, work hard, the whole of China is watching us!"

Huang Shi glanced at him and snorted: "It doesn't matter if the whole of China sees me or not. The key is that you, the chief staff officer, have to be careful. You are here, and you have to coordinate firepower. Watch your phone! Look! If you need fire support when you get there, shake your phone quickly. And...don’t report wrong data, the lives of more than 700 brothers are in your hands!” While speaking, two soldiers directly assigned to the 54th Infantry Battalion The 120mm mortars also moved over, and the firing positions and ammunition were prepared here in advance.When the arrangement was almost finished, the artillery platoon leader squeezed to the two of them sweating profusely: "Battalion Commander Huang, Staff Officer Liu, we are in position. When will the attack start?"

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"Comrade Commander, Comrade Zhukov's 27th Special Army reports: everything is ready. They ask: when will the offensive begin?"

"Another half an hour!" Marshal Urebovich looked at his watch a little anxiously.The corners of his mouth were pursed into a resolute line.Although he was 11% sure about the battle that was about to start, he was extremely nervous, not because of White Poland... but because of Germany!Because after the Soviet Union defeated White Poland, it was about to have a showdown with Germany!You must know that the Soviet Red Army in the Far East is being repaired by the Chinese National Defense Force, a student of the Germans!The students couldn't beat it, but now they have to directly challenge the teacher!It's unreliable to think about it.But the problem is that the Soviet Union seems to have no choice now, except to use the rain and snow to launch a desperate attack against Germany with a sea of ​​people + sea of ​​fire, and they can only wait to die!And today's general offensive was launched in order to accept the Soviet-Polish war before November.Now 30 infantry corps, a powerful assault force of four tank corps, and more than [-] cannons have been transported to the Brest salient on the east bank of the Bouage River.As long as it gets dark, we can launch an assault on the roots of the Brest salient from the north and south!Once this hole is torn open, the entire Brestpo army group will flee in a hurry, and its own cavalry army and tank army can defeat them by chasing them with tail titles, and completely remove Poland's threat to the Soviet Union from then on.In the future, we can concentrate our forces against the Germans!

General Shaposhnikov was also in this war room. He was a representative of the Soviet Army High Command and came to convey Comrade Stalin's highest instructions to him in person, while also supervising the operations of the Polish Front.The chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army closed his eyes and sat upright on a chair.There are sand tables and maps in front of him, as well as information on military deployments in Poland and Germany. He has read these materials many times and can almost recite them.As soon as you close your eyes, you can see blood and fire spreading across the land of Eastern Europe... Yes, take the initiative to attack Germany!This is beyond the imagination of any European military expert!But it is the only way out for the Soviet motherland. If this attack fails, the sacrifice of 100 to 200 million Red Army soldiers will be worthless...