Nearly 300 tank troops from both sides started a fierce battle, but in terms of numbers, the Chinese tank troops had the advantage. The Chinese tank troops had 120 tanks, 24 powerful tank destroyers, and nine More than ten men of self-propelled anti-tank guns. Device: no ads, full text, updates
Although the Soviet army has more than ten men of anti-tank guns and more than 120 tanks, they cannot gain any advantage in terms of numbers. As for the motorized infantry battalions, in a tank duel among them, but it doesn't have any effect.
As the tanks from both sides approached, the Soviet tanks were destroyed one by one. Especially under the attack of the two tank destroyer battalions, the number of Soviet tanks became less and less.
?Business City, on the outer position.
The Soviet infantry corps, which was responsible for cutting off the connection between the attacking troops and the city, had completed its task outstandingly and successfully cut off the connection between the reorganized 17th Division and the city. In order to reduce the pressure on its own friendly forces, this infantry corps immediately jumped into the battle. , with one infantry division holding its position, two infantry divisions, under the cover of the military artillery regiment, launched an attack on the rear of the reorganized 17th Division. An infantry corps of the Soviet Army had two directly subordinate artillery regiments, equipped with sixty-m¨¦n 150mm howitzers and 107mm Cannon.
Under the attack of two Soviet infantry divisions and two artillery regiments, the troops of the 17th Reorganized Division had to temporarily give up the attack and stick to the positions they captured to resist the Soviet attack from behind. The infantry attacked by the 17th Reorganized Division The division took the opportunity to consolidate its position and prevent the Chinese troops from attacking.
By nine o'clock in the morning, the fighting on both sides in the outer positions was very chaotic.
The Soviet infantry corps and an infantry division guarding the outer positions sandwiched the two infantry brigades of the reorganized 17th Division and the troops directly under the division headquarters. The reorganized 17th Division troops and the reorganized 74th Brigade troops guarded the outer positions. The infantry division is sandwiched in the middle, and the situation is very complicated.
"Master, what should we do now? The Soviet troops behind us keep launching attacks. We have no ability to continue the attack at all." The chief of staff of the reorganized 17th Division walked to Zhang Yaoming's side and reported the situation. .
Zhang Yaoming frowned tightly. The troops of the 73rd and 75th Brigades had all stood firm on their positions to block the Soviet attack from behind. As for the troops of a Soviet infantry division guarding the outer positions, the main force was concentrated in their rear to resist the attack of the reorganized 74th Brigade.
The current battle is very chaotic, and Zhang Yaoming doesn¡¯t know how to deal with it.
Looking at the map in front of him, Zhang Yaoming frowned tightly.
"General Jiang Weiguo led the armored anti-tank artillery regiment, the armored regiment, and two infantry battalions to block the Soviet reinforcements. Now the only ones attacking the Soviet positions are the troops directly under the reorganized 74th Brigade and two infantry regiments. They want I'm afraid it will still take some time to occupy the Soviet positions." The chief of staff looked at Zhang Yaoming's eyes focused on the reorganization of the 74th Brigade, and then told the situation of the reorganization of the 74th Brigade.
Zhang Yaoming frowned, looked at the chief of staff and said, "Report our situation here to Commander Chu Xichun."
The commander saluted quickly and walked out.
?Business City, Central Corps Headquarters.
Chu Xichun looked at the message sent by Zhang Yaoming and quickly walked to the map. However, Chuxichun now has sufficient troops. After the reorganization of the 38th Division, it has restored its troop organization and obtained a heavy tank regiment and a self-propelled howitzer regiment.
"The Soviet army's intention is very simple. They want to eat the troops of the reorganized 17th Division." Ye Peigao looked at the map and said to Chu Xichun on the side.
Chu Xichun nodded, looked at Ye Peigao and said, "Now we still have the troops of the reorganized 38th Division and the reorganized 18th Division, with a strength of about 100,000. If we reorganize the 17th Division, the reorganized 18th Division , the reorganized 38th Division, two armored anti-tank artillery regiments, two artillery brigades, a heavy tank regiment, and a self-propelled howitzer regiment, can they eat up the four surrounding Soviet infantry divisions?"
Chuxi Chun's appetite is very big. The Soviets invested another infantry corps here, so that the Soviet troops in the outer positions already had four infantry divisions and related artillery units, a total of more than 50,000 troops. , since the Soviets gave Chu Xichun this opportunity, he naturally would not miss this opportunity, so he wanted to concentrate the troops he now had to encircle and annihilate the Soviet troops.
In fact, the Chinese troops currently in Maocheng City already have two A divisions and three B divisions, as well as tank troops and heavy artillery troops, totaling more than 200,000 troops. As for air supremacy, although it does not fall to itself, In their hands, the Soviet army did not control the air.
The Soviet troops in Maimai City only have six tank brigades, five infantry corps, and two artillery divisions, with a strength of about 200,000. The number of troops on both sides is already equal, and the Soviet army is in number. , and there is no advantage. The most important point is that one of the Soviet tank brigades was crippled, and the other two tank brigades were engaged in a decisive battle with the Chinese tank troops. They would not pose any threat to the Chinese troops for the time being. On the periphery of the trading city, the Soviet army only had There are four infantry divisions and two artillery regiments, but the Chinese army has one heavy tank regiment, one self-propelled howitzer regiment, two artillery brigades, two A divisions, and one B division.
In terms of military strength, the Chinese army has an advantage.
"There should be no problem in reorganizing the 18th Division, reorganizing the 17th Division, a heavy tank regiment, and two artillery brigades to attack the Soviet troops. Reorganizing the 38th Division and the tank troops led by Jiang Weiguo will serve as blocking troops. "Ye Peigao said immediately.
Chu Xichun nodded, looked at Ye Peigao and said, "Immediately issue an order to encircle and annihilate the Soviet troops in the outer positions."
Peigao immediately saluted and walked out.
At twelve o'clock at noon, the fighting between the two sides had stopped, and the troops began to take out their own dry food and eat lunch.
The two tank brigades reinforced by the Soviet army have retreated. After several hours of fierce fighting, the Soviet army lost a hundred tanks. The two motorized infantry battalions also suffered huge losses. The troops they withdrew , there are only a dozen tanks and less than 500 infantry. Of course, if Jiang Weiguo had not received orders from Chu Xichun, I am afraid that these Soviet troops would never have left here safely.
"The Chinese troops also paid the price of thirty tanks, and more than ten self-propelled anti-tank guns were destroyed.
Inside the village, the Soviet military headquarters.
Army Commander Pavlov looked at the map without any smile on his face. Originally, he thought that by investing two infantry divisions, he could at least defeat the Chinese troops facing him. However, he was very disappointed that after a few hours of fighting, , the Chinese troops still stood firm on their positions, but their own troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties and were forced to stop the attack.
"Comrade Commander, judging from the current situation, if we want to capture the position of the Chinese troops, we will have to pay at least tens of thousands of casualties. According to our reconnaissance unit report, there are still some Chinese troops in the city of Buying and Selling. In order to preserve our strength, we should temporarily stop the attack and wait for the arrival of the tank troops." The chief of staff walked to Pavlov's side and whispered.
Pavlov hesitated, but thinking about the casualties of his troops, he finally nodded.
"Comrade Commander, the message sent by the tank troops is that they encountered Chinese tank troops and suffered heavy losses. They have now withdrawn from the battlefield. They told us that the Chinese troops are equipped with a large number of tank destroyers and a lot of self-propelled artillery. Let us be extra careful." A staff officer from outside came over and looked at Pavlov and said.
Pavlov frowned tightly and looked at the chief of staff without saying a word.
The chief of staff also had a look of helplessness on his face, lowering his head, not knowing how to face such a situation.
"Quickly send a message to the commander to report the battle situation here." Pavlov said hurriedly.
"Yes, commander." The chief of staff saluted hurriedly and walked aside.
Headquarters of the Novosibirsk Front.
Chernyakhov looked at the message sent by Pavlov, his brows furrowed tightly, his face full of anger.
Only now did he know the report of heavy casualties of the two tank brigades, which made him very unhappy.
"Immediately arrest all the surviving tank troops and send all their commanders to military courts." Chernyakhov said coldly.
A staff officer on the side quickly walked out and conveyed Chernyakhov's order.
"Commander, there are no tank troops now. We have only four infantry divisions and two artillery regiments in the outer positions of Maimai City. A tank brigade guarding the outer positions has also suffered a huge blow from the Chinese troops. It is basically There will be no combat effectiveness. Once the Chinese troops concentrate their troops and encircle and annihilate these troops, we will not have any reserves in our hands." The chief of staff quickly walked to Chernyakhov's side and reported Situation said.
Chernyakhov looked at the map, with a troubled expression on his face. He was very unwilling to give up the outer positions of the city, especially in the face of the pressure from above. He could not explain the loss. Many troops have not gained anything. If such information is sent to the top,?I can't imagine what kind of punishment they will face him.
"If we retreat now, the little progress we have made will be completely gone, and we will also lose all contact with the assault group. Now we still have three tank brigades, five infantry corps, and two artillery divisions. . You immediately contact the frontline attack troops. In the outer positions of Buying and Selling City, you need to add an artillery division, a tank brigade, and two infantry divisions. No matter how much the frontline pays, you must hold on to the outer positions." Chel. Niyakhov said coldly.
"Commander, once we deploy like this, we will divide the powerful troops into three directions. This will give the Chinese troops opportunities to defeat them. I suggest that you quickly withdraw the troops from the outer positions and redeploy our attack troops. , We don¡¯t have any reserves in our hands, and if any situation occurs, we will be unable to save it." The chief of staff refused hastily.
From the current situation, he has seen the unfavorable situation for the Soviet troops. He does not want all of his troops to be lost here. As long as he abandons the peripheral positions, he still has five infantry corps, three tank brigades, and two As long as the more than 200,000 troops of an artillery division are present, they can still redeploy their plans and launch an attack on Buying City. However, if any troops suffer losses, the initiative of the Soviet army will fall to China. into the hands of the troops.