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    Chapter 159

    The general machine gun in history was developed by the Germans because the Treaty of Versailles stipulated that the German army could not equip the Maxim.  In this time and space, the general-purpose machine gun is the first creation of Hanyang Military Industrial Group. This idea came from a certain person named Shengun.

    For Soviet soldiers, the small-caliber mortars of the Chinese ** team were just like that. If they lay down with their ears covered, they would most likely be able to escape.  Being targeted by a general-purpose machine gun can be fatal. A general-purpose machine gun equipped to the squad level is simply a nightmare for infantry.  Once hit, if you are lucky enough to receive one bullet, if you are unlucky you can hit three bullets one after another, and you are basically hopeless, even if you try to save it, it will be useless.  If machine guns are a nightmare, then the snipers of the Wehrmacht are devil-like existences.

    It has only been a day and a half since the war started, and now there are no Soviet commanders who dare to hang up binoculars and hold short guns. As long as they launch a charge, they are all dressed as ordinary soldiers.  Officers with pistols in their hands are often the first to be knocked down.

    As a defensive party, Fang Rui on the position was surprised by the tenacity of the Soviet army. Every time the Soviet army launched an attack, the interval between each time the Soviet army launched an attack became shorter and shorter from today on.  The last Soviet attack was 20 minutes ago. After being repelled, the Soviet army conducted a short artillery bombardment. The infantry came up again. The skirmisher line slowly moved forward. Once they entered 300 meters, they started to be careful.

    Fang Rui remembered that his father said that Lao Maozi is the nation best at learning in battle, and he also joked that Maozi is a fighting race.  Now it seems that my father's words are right. The effective range of the semi-automatic rifle equipped by the infantry is three hundred meters.  In terms of firepower, the Soviet infantry was completely suppressed.  Especially when infantry are shooting at each other, there is never any suspense.  The only thing is that it consumes a lot of ammunition.

    It was approaching dusk, and the fighting on the battlefield suddenly ended due to the roaring sound of artillery.  Lao Maozi's 122 howitzers fell like raindrops, not caring that the Soviet soldiers were only about two hundred meters away from the position.  This change left the officers and soldiers of the 135th Division of the National Defense Forces on the position unprepared. There was no time for them to avoid the artillery shells, and they were already overwhelmed by the intensive artillery fire.  Fang Rui in the command post was stunned when he saw this scene.  He immediately grabbed the phone and shouted to the division headquarters: "Old Maozi opened fire regardless of the enemy or our own. Our army has suffered heavy losses. I need reinforcements."

    Putting down the phone, Fang Rui picked up the helmet and strapped it on, holding a submachine gun in his hand.  He said to the Chief of Staff: "I'm going up. We must shoot down Lao Maozi. I'll leave this to you. Let the machine gun battalion shoot out all the shells, and be sure to cut off Maozi's follow-up."  A reserve team of a company, Fang Rui did not wait for the chief of staff to reply.  It had disappeared around the corner of the traffic trench.

    The chief of staff quickly reported to the division headquarters. When Liao Yaoxiang heard the news, he cursed angrily: "Fang Rui, this lunatic, ordered the division artillery regiment to block Mao Zi's follow-up at all costs."

    By the time Fang Rui arrived at the 1st Battalion's position, the battle situation had become extremely bad. After a round of artillery fire from some of the Soviet troops, the enemy troops rushed upwards on the explosive spots, and the 1st Battalion's position was breached in many places.  First Battalion Commander Liu Dayou with four grenades tied to his waist.  He led the dozen or so death squads who followed him up.

    Soldiers from the two armies were entangled everywhere on the position, and the vast number of Soviet soldiers flooded over like a tide.

    Boom boom boom!  At the site of a series of explosions, a dozen Soviet soldiers fell to the ground screaming.  This is when Liu Dayou, the commander of the first battalion, fired the grenade on his body. After the officers and soldiers on the position were stunned by this scene, they followed suit one after another.  Another noncommissioned officer rushed into the Soviet crowd with an explosive pack. With a bang, and after more than a dozen hits, the Soviet army's ferocious momentum was curbed, just like the waves dozens of meters high on the sea, fiercely  It's like hitting the cliff on the shore.

    Fang Rui, who arrived in time, felt a pain in the corner of his eye. Witnessing the heroic feat of more than a dozen officers and soldiers rushing into the enemy group regardless of their own safety, Fang Rui pulled the trigger of the submachine gun in his hand to the end.  There were too many Soviet troops. Even though Fang Rui arrived in time, the first battalion's position was still about to be undefendable.  At this moment, a burst of intensive artillery fire suddenly sounded, and the impact point was 200 meters in front of the position.  The division artillery regiment used precise and superb skills to create a wall of fire, blocking the following Soviet troops behind the wall of fire.

    "No, get closer." At this time, Fang Rui was tightly hugged by the reserve company commander and pinned down in the trench.  The soldiers carrying walkie-talkies followed him closely, with admiration in their eyes.  Fang Rui grabbed the walkie-talkie microphone and shouted behind him.

    "If you get any closer, you will be blown up together." The artillery commander's voice was so loud that it made people's ears hurt.

    "It's better to blow you up than to lose the position." Fang Rui's answer was very indifferent. After a short silence from the other side of the microphone, he said: "You're cruel!" Then the shells moved a little further in front of the formation.  , a wall of fire appeared near 100 meters, and finally broke through 200 meters. The Soviet soldiers who were charging upward were hit by an unexpected blow.

    ? ?The tenacity of the Japanese army was far beyond what was imagined in advance. In the face of such fierce firepower, the Soviet soldiers were still rushing upwards, attacking the crumbling defense line regardless of casualties.  What crushed the Soviet army's will to fight was the ten Eagle-3 fighter jets coming from the horizon. These pilots, regardless of the hardship of landing after dark, completely crushed the Soviet army's momentum with dives and strafings time and time again.  What the Soviet army feared most was not an attack, but a retreat.  Every time they retreated, which was often when the casualties were greatest, the Chinese ** team's mortars of various calibers and ranges were chasing them like tails.  From 500 to 1,000 meters, the Soviet troops were greeted by 60-caliber artillery shells. From 1,000 to 2,000 meters, 82-caliber artillery shells flew in. A little further away, there were cordial greetings from 120-caliber artillery shells.  However, the current Soviet army only needs to retreat five to six hundred meters, because the Soviet army has dug trenches five to six hundred meters away from the front of the formation. This is one of the reasons why the Soviet army can advance quickly.  Because of the gap in infantry firepower, the Soviet army came up with such a very effective method.  In this way, once the Soviet troops retreated to the trenches where they started, the Wehrmacht's pursuing artillery fire would have to stop.

    Baldykorgan, train station, the train station was in tatters after being bombed by Soviet artillery fire, but surprisingly it was still functioning normally.  Engineers are still busy on the railway.  A military column rushed into the station.  The first person to get out of the loaded stuffy truck was a major general.  Long riding boots, straight clothes, and a Western style.

    When he saw Chen Changjie, commander of the city defense of Baldykorgan, who was waiting on the train platform, the major general ran forward and saluted: "Sun Liren, commander of the 138th Division of the National Defense Force, was ordered to lead his troops here. Please give me your instructions, sir."

    "Thank you for your hard work. The war situation is urgent, so there is no need for those false greetings. The 135th Division has been on the front for two days, and they have suffered the most casualties. Your unit should form a team immediately, run out of the city, and reinforce the unit." Chen Changjie is a second-term student of Wuhu Continental University.  While many first-term students in the military are still striving to become major generals, his promotion path has always seemed smooth.  This is related to his outstanding performance in several large-scale exercises, but this time it is a huge test.  Chen Changjie only had four infantry divisions in his hands.  To withstand the fierce attack of 400,000 Soviet troops.  If it weren't for this pre-built strong position.  Baldi Kurgan had long since left the defense.

    Sun Liren¡¯s division was urgently transported from Ili. They didn¡¯t even get off the train when they arrived in Almaty. They sat on the train for dozens of hours.  People are soft.  However, this did not prevent the officers from kicking the soldiers' butts with curses, kicking them off the train, reorganizing the team, and then going to the battlefield overnight.

    When Liao Yaoxiang saw Sun Liren, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.  They are both ocean turtles, but they have no friendship.  We are on the same front and have a very normal relationship.  Sun Liren felt that Liao Yaoxiang was too gangster and had lost the face of international students.  Liao Yaoxiang felt that Sun Liren was too rigid and would be silent without saying a few words.

    The experience on the battlefield naturally changed my mood.  Liao Yaoxiang said to Sun Liren sincerely: "Old Maozi is very powerful. I fought with one division for two days and suffered more than half of the casualties. In these two days, I shot three officers who lost their positions. The one who suffered the greatest loss was Fang Rui's army.  Regiment, I added a battalion of troops to him one after another, I don¡¯t know how many can be withdrawn.¡±

    "Thank you Brother Jianchu for reminding me, I must be careful. Speaking of which, I am lucky. I heard that the Air Force bombers have been bombing the Soviet logistics supply lines in the past two days. The Soviet artillery fire in front of me should not be as fierce as it was at the beginning.  "

    "Brother Fumin is right. Lao Maozi's artillery preparations are not as good as one. You have to be more careful. Just in the afternoon, Lao Maozi's artillery opened fire regardless of the enemy or our own, and the soldiers of the two armies were entangled in the position.  Stewed."

    While he was talking, the chief of staff came over. After whispering for a while, Liao Yaoxiang's expression changed: "How are you injured?"

    "It's still being lifted down. It's said that one leg will definitely not be saved."

    In Alma Ata, after Liu Mingzhao answered a phone call, he stood up from his seat and said loudly: "Rescue at all costs. If you don't get rescued, I will shoot you. Forget it, send him back immediately."

    Zhang Zhizhong, who was sitting opposite, looked at Liu Mingzhao in puzzlement. This gentleman has always been elegant and elegant, and he would not be confused even if a mountain collapsed in front of him. How could he lose his composure after answering a phone call?  "Brother Bocheng, what happened?"

    "Brother Wenbai, the eldest son was captured on the front line of Bardikorgan. Lao Maozi opened fire before dark. The eldest son was injured trying to save a soldier beside him." Liu Mingzhao looked annoyed, Zhang Zhizhong said  With a look of astonishment on his face, he said: "Young Master? Why don't I know? Which army are you in?"

    "The 135th Division, his name is Fang Rui. I asked Commander Fu for instructions, and he said that his son is also a soldier, and there is no reason for soldiers to avoid fighting. Liao Yaoxiang, this bastard, I have to shoot him." Liu Mingzhao was extremely angry,  Keep stamping your feet.

    "It's no wonder Jianchu happened. I didn't even know that the eldest son was on the front line. I'd better send a telegram to Beijing as soon as possible.The General Staff has not yet finalized our counterattack plan, probably because it is worried that we do not have enough troops.  "

    Lu Jin strode into the war room and looked at the officers with angry faces: "Who, who ordered the firing of the artillery? Don't you know that our soldiers are still entangled with the enemy on the battlefield?"

    "Please calm down, Comrade Lukin, I gave the order. According to Commander Pavlov's request, we must capture Baldykorgan within three days, otherwise the entire war situation will be affected." The speaker was  Political commissar Klishka, a little man from the Caucasus.

    No matter how angry Lu Jin is, he can only calm down when facing the political commissar, because the party commands the gun, and the political commissar can remove him from his post and seize command power when necessary.

    "Comrade Political Commissar, I think what you should be concerned about is our logistics and transportation. After two days of fierce fighting, the army's artillery shells have been almost consumed. Why haven't they been shipped up? Without artillery shells, how can we let our soldiers resist with their flesh and blood?  The enemy's machine gun bullets? Who will be responsible for delaying the war? Before the war started, who swore that there would be absolutely no problems with logistics and transportation?" Lu Jin did not dare to be forceful.  We can only go in circles to find the weak spot of the political commissar.

    "Comrade Lu Jin, please calm down. The enemy planes bombed very hard, and our air force suffered heavy losses in the battle with the enemy planes. The ten aviation groups responsible for protecting the logistics line have lost more than 500 aircraft.  . I have reported this matter to my superiors and asked the Air Force to improve the situation as soon as possible."

    Why doesn¡¯t Lu Jin know what¡¯s going on?  Hundreds of kilometers of logistics lines rely on a railway line.  The daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of people is an astonishing figure. Before the war, I never thought that the Chinese Army would be so tenacious. With five divisions and less than 100,000 troops, it actually held on to the Bardikorgan defense line.  Two whole days.  until now.  The Soviet army did not even break through all the outer defense lines.  All the time.  Politically, it is propagated that Chinese soldiers are young soldiers who are greedy for life and afraid of death.  It was only after the fight that we realized that in terms of fighting to the death, they were not inferior to the Soviet army at all.  Hundreds of incidents have occurred on the position after Chinese officers and soldiers were breached.  The feat of detonating explosives on his body and dying with the Soviet army.

    Unable to capture Baldykorgan quickly, the problem of the long logistics line was exposed. The Chinese Air Force has a huge advantage. Although it is slightly inferior in quantity, it is far superior in quality.  In every air battle, a small number of people win a victory with a large number, and the results are still very different.  Now on the battlefield on the northern front, the sky belongs to the Chinese Air Force. Under the cover of fighter jets, bombers are constantly bombing roads, bridges, transport teams, and assembly areas every day.

    "No matter what, one hundred thousand rounds of artillery shells must be brought up before dawn tomorrow."

    "Up to 50,000 rounds! Let comrades carry forward the revolutionary spirit, overcome difficulties, not be afraid of sacrifice, and must capture Bardi Kurgan during the day. The enemy has persisted for two days, and the casualties are not lower than ours. They cannot hold on for much longer.  .¡±

    While Lu Jin was arguing with the political commissar, Liu Mingzhao waited for Beijing's reply.  "If you are 50% sure, you can implement the counterattack plan. If you are less than 50% sure, you can wait another week for the 11th Mechanized Army from Lanzhou to arrive in Almaty before launching a counterattack. This word, Fang Jianxiong  .¡±

    "Bocheng, did Fushuai not mention the eldest son?" Zhang Zhizhong was surprised when he read the telegram.  Liu Mingzhao nodded: "Yes, not a word was mentioned. Wen Bai, the Soviet army has been attacking for two days in a row, but its vigor has not diminished. It seems that Fu Shuai's worry is justified, then wait for the 11th Mechanized Army to arrive  arrive."

    "In this case, we will transfer three divisions from the reserve and replace all the previous divisions. Now I am not worried about Baldykorgan, I am worried about the direction of Bishkek. I will hand over the Ninth Mechanized Army to  Given to the front army headquarters, the troops in his hands are tighter." Zhang Zhizhong is a kind man. For this counterattack, Liu Mingzhao transferred the Ninth Mechanized Army from Zhang Zizhong's hands, with the purpose of first eliminating the invading troops on the northern front.  enemy.

    "You know Xin Chen's character better than I do. Let's wait for news about him. May I ask, how is the situation in the direction of Andiyan?" Liu Mingzhao returned to the sand table and stared at the entire stretching front.  Hundreds of kilometers throughout Central Asia were ignited by the flames of war.

    The train was running wildly through the vast wasteland, and each carriage was fully loaded with tanks and armored vehicles.  In a passenger car at the front, the thin Li Zongren was staring at the map on the wall.  "Where is this?"

    "The Jiuquan we just passed is still far away from the next stop, Hami. There are so many tanks and personnel to transport, it will be good if they can all arrive within a week." Chief of Staff Ye Weixun has been wiping the camera in his hand and likes to take pictures.  Ye Weixun, who lives in China, always carries his beloved German-made camera with him wherever he goes.

    Ye Weixun studied in Germany after World War I and studied in Berlin for three years.  Li Zongren fought in France and served in the army after he returned.He also climbed very fast. Among the first-year students of Wuhu University, there were only a few top ones, including Li Zongren.

    "I don't know what the General Staff planned? It was supposed to start in the Far East. But now there is no news at all. It seems that the preparations are not completed." It was a bit regretful. Li Zongren left the map, holding the tea cup in his hand.  , looking up at the map thoughtfully.

    "When the war starts in the Far East, according to my estimation, it depends on when Japan moves south." Ye Weixun walked to the map with a smile, pointed to the enclave in the Far East and said: "Here, Japan's permanent force is two divisions  regiment, and there are two mixed brigades in Vladivostok and other places. However, with Japan¡¯s transportation capacity, four to five divisions can be transported in a week. Although the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army may not be comparable to Maozi, the risk of fighting on two fronts is  , Fu Shuai will not take risks easily."

    "This analysis is reasonable. Fu Shuai's intention must be to wait for Japan to make a move. As long as Japan increases its troops in the Far East, Fu Shuai will strike first, drive the Japanese army into the sea and push North Korea flat, and then talk about Mao Zi's problem.  After all, Japan is too close to us and the threat is too great, so we must guard against it."

    In Beijing, Fang Jianxiong has locked himself in his study for an hour, and no one dared to disturb him.  Finally, Jiang Fangzhen knocked on the door and heard the sound of "come in" from inside. Then he opened the door and came in and said, "Fu Guo, you have to cheer up."

    Fang Jianxiong smiled reluctantly and said: "I'm fine. I'm just worried about one thing. When will Japan's southward strategy be officially launched? Japan has not taken any measures so far, which is very worrying."

    "Don't hide it from me. I know everything about Fang Rui."
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