Soviet Union, Soviet Far East General Headquarters. [This chapter is provided for you]
Vasilevsky looked at the message sent by Chernyakhov, frowned tightly, and had an unhappy expression on his face. The Novosibirsk Front has more than 300,000 troops and independent heavy artillery. , tank troops, and even they have always received the main support of the Soviet Air Force Group. But what Vasilevskiy did not expect was that there was now a problem with the Novosibirsk Front Army.
Looking at the location of the trading city, Vasilevsky had a serious expression on his face.
"Commander-in-Chief, judging from the current situation, our troops must quickly abandon the peripheral positions of Buying City. Otherwise, the Chinese troops are likely to encircle and annihilate our troops. The main force of the Novosibirsk Front's attack group is now in Buying. On both sides of the city, they do not have any reserves in their hands. Once the Chinese troops attack the Soviet troops on the outer positions, I am afraid that our situation will be very bad. And once there is a problem with the Novosibirsk Front Army, the entire battle situation will be It was greatly affected." Chief of Staff Ivanov walked to Vasilevsky's side and expressed his opinion.
Vasilevsky nodded, but didn't say anything.
As the supreme commander of the Soviet Army in the Far East, Vasilevsky has greater responsibilities. If his troops attack for more than ten days and gain nothing except heavy casualties, he will not be able to negotiate with Stalin. , with Stalin's temper, he would definitely be severely punished, so he did not dare to issue orders rashly.
"Comrade Joseph, what do you think about this matter?" Vasilevsky said very cunningly, and pushed the question to Military Commissar Joseph.
Joseph walked to the map, looked at the location of Buying City and said, "My opinion is the same as that of the Chief of Staff. If we don't withdraw the Soviet troops from the outer positions of Buying City now, once they are wiped out by the Chinese troops, it will have a great impact on us." of influence.¡±
Vasilevsky nodded, with a smile on his face. As long as the three people agree to retreat, this matter will be much easier to handle. But just when Vasilevsky was about to issue the order to withdraw the troops, a colonel staff member came over from outside in a panic.
"Commander-in-Chief, the Novosibirsk Front sent a message. Pavlov's troops were attacked by Chinese troops on the outskirts of the city. They have lost one infantry division. Now they have two divisions and two artillery units. The regiment was surrounded in three villages and was in a very threatening situation. An infantry division originally stationed on the outer position has lost contact with their headquarters." The staff officer quickly sent a telegram to Vasilev Ski said.
Vasilevsky looked at the map, his eyes glazed over. Device: no ads, full text, updates
"Is there still a chance for the troops to retreat?" Ivanov asked quickly.
"Not yet. Pavlov's troops have been surrounded by nearly 70,000 Chinese troops. They have heavy artillery and many heavy tanks. Once the troops break out, I am afraid the losses will be huge. Currently, the Novosibirsk Front has already An infantry division was urgently transferred from other troops and reinforcements were sent quickly." The staff officer said quickly.
Ivanov frowned tightly, looked at Vasilevsky and said, "Commander-in-Chief, the current situation is very complicated. One infantry division cannot solve any problems at all. I suggest that they temporarily stop providing assistance." , otherwise even if they send reinforcements, they will not have any effect on the battle there, and instead, the infantry division will be encircled."
Vasilevsky nodded, looked at Ivanov and said, "Immediately send electricity to the Novosibirsk Front. The troops on both wings will quickly stop attacking and fully rescue Pavlov's army."
Vanov saluted quickly and walked out.
?Business City, on the outer position.
The troops of two Soviet infantry divisions and two artillery regiments have been surrounded by four integrated brigades, a heavy tank regiment, and an artillery brigade. Liang Fei, the commander of the 18th Reorganized Division, commanded the four integrated brigades to annihilate this place. The Soviet troops, and Zhang Yaoming, the commander of the reorganized 17th Division, commanded the two regiments of the reorganized 74th Brigade, the reorganized 73rd Brigade and the troops directly under the division headquarters to attack another infantry division on the outer position.
"Boom" With the sound of artillery, the troops of the 17th Division were reorganized and began to attack the Soviet troops.
The number of Soviet troops here is already less than 5,000. After the reorganization of five infantry regiments of the 17th Division and the attack of more than 10,000 people, the positions guarded by the Soviet Infantry Division fell completely into China in a short time. In the hands of the troops, more than 3,000 Soviet officers and soldiers chose to lay down their weapons and surrender, leavingMore than a thousand people were all surrounded and annihilated by the reorganized 17th Division.
At night, on the entire outer position, the Soviet army only had two infantry divisions and two artillery regiments, a total of more than 20,000 troops. However, what they faced were the reorganized 17th division, the reorganized 18th division, and two Class A troops. division troops.
The Chinese troops did not attack them, but used artillery to bombard them. Two Class A divisions, two artillery brigades, a self-propelled howitzer regiment, and thousands of large and small caliber artillery pieces from the heavy tank regiment were constantly firing. Attacking the Soviet position, the originally solid position was blown beyond recognition.
¡°No one knew how many artillery shells the Chinese troops fired during the night, but when the troops launched their attack the next morning, they encountered minimal Soviet resistance.
Inside the Soviet military headquarters.
Pavlov listened to the sound of gunfire outside, his face expressionless.
His military headquarters was also hit during the shelling last night, and more than a dozen staff officers were all killed.
"Commander, the army has lost more than 3,000 people. The remaining officers and soldiers have no will to fight. Some officers and soldiers have chosen to surrender. Now being looked down upon is very detrimental to us. Should we consider breaking out? Maybe there will be a glimmer of hope for our troops." Vitality." The chief of staff walked up to Pavlov and asked in a low voice.
Pavlov frowned, with a displeased expression on his face.
"How can we deal with the tanks of the Chinese army when we break out? Will they watch us leave? The breakout you mentioned is simply impossible. Once we break out now, the troops will only be able to cause greater casualties, and we The casualties it can cause to the Chinese troops are minimal." Pavlov said coldly.
The chief of staff stood aside silently, not daring to say anything.
After a while, Pavlov tidied up his military uniform.
He knew better that even if he broke out, his superiors would hold him accountable. He might as well die fighting here. Perhaps the superiors would consider his loyalty and take care of his family, so Pavlov had already decided that he would Command your troops and fight until the end.
On the position, a large number of Chinese troops armed with assault rifles quickly eliminated the Soviet soldiers. More than a hundred heavy tanks rampaged through the Soviet positions, destroying their ability to resist.
Gradually, the number of Soviet troops became smaller and smaller, and the Chinese troops launched a large-scale attack on the village.
By 11 o'clock in the morning, there were only more than 5,000 Soviet troops stationed in the village, persisting in resistance.
"Soviet officers and soldiers, your failure is doomed. The Chinese troops are very friendly. As long as you lay down your arms, we will treat you humanitarianly. If you resist to the end, we will take extraordinary measures and quickly Deal with you."
"China and the Soviet Union have a long history of friendship, and we are not willing to see you pay any casualties."
The staff officers shouted loudly, which stoked the morale of the Soviet army.
"The artillery of each unit was all replaced by gasoline. Following Liang Fei's order, all liquid gasoline was thrown into the village.
An hour later, the troops launched another attack with thousands of large and small artillery pieces.
The entire village was suddenly engulfed in a sea of ??fire, and the fire was burning fiercely.
Many Soviet soldiers who couldn't stand it quickly ran outside, but what waited for them were only fierce bullets.
Pavlov frowned. He felt as if his body was in a furnace. His uniform was soaked with sweat all over his body.
"Commander, get out of here quickly." The chief of staff walked to Pavlov's side and said anxiously.
Pavlov looked at the situation outside, but there was no panic on his face.
With a "boom", a shell exploded not far in front of Pavlov. Pavlov and the chief of staff fell into a pool of blood.
Of the more than 5,000 Soviet troops, only more than 1,000 survived. Commander Pavlov and the Chief of Staff were all killed.
By four o'clock in the afternoon, the outer positions fell into the hands of the Chinese troops.
This battle lasted two days and one night, annihilating more than 19,000 Soviet troops, capturing more than 10,000 Soviet troops, rescuing more than 10,000 wounded Soviet troops, and achieved the success of killing one Soviet lieutenant general and five major generals. Great victory.
?Business City, Central Corps Headquarters.
Chu Xichun looked at the reported results with a smile on his face.
¡°The results achieved this time are very good. In future battles,, the initiative is in our hands. After the Soviet troops suffered such a blow, their numbers would naturally decrease, and their morale would also be greatly affected. However, our morale has improved a lot because of this battle. "Ye Peigao looked at Chu Xichun in front of him and said with a smile.
Chu Xichun nodded, but looking at his casualty report, Chu Xichun had an unhappy expression on his face. The 17th Division was reorganized, the 18th Division was reorganized, and the troops of the two divisions were in this battle. Among them, there were more than 10,000 casualties in total, which made Chu Xichun very distressed.
"The 18th Division will be reorganized to guard the outer positions, the 38th Division will be reorganized as the defense force of the Buying City, and the 17th Division will be reorganized as the reserve force. In the next phase of the operation, we will focus on defense. As long as the armored corps eats up the Soviet assault group After adding troops, our counterattack here can be carried out. However, the Soviet Union is powerful, and we should quickly eat up their troops before they can react. Once they increase their troops, I am afraid it will be much more difficult for us here. " Chu Xichun looked at Ye Peigao and said.
Ye Peigao nodded, pointed at the map and said, "As long as we encircle and annihilate their lone assault group, the entire war will change a lot. We are taking the opportunity to eliminate the Soviet troops opposite us and encircle and annihilate hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops. For them, It is also a big blow, maybe as long as we eat the troops of their assault group, there will be some changes in the Soviet Union."
After finishing speaking, Chu Xichun and Ye Peigao looked at the map and fell into deep thought.