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    Chapter 173

    When China was mentioned again, the two giants were filled with bitterness.  .China in today¡¯s world cannot be avoided at all.  Pushing forward thirty years, China was still a country where great powers acted arbitrarily. At that time, China's tariffs were all in the hands of the United Kingdom.  In order to pry open the Chinese market, the Americans chose to cooperate with Fang Jianxiong, and successfully defeated Germany and became the biggest winner in the Chinese [***] fire market.  Then came other industries, slowly penetrating and becoming the biggest winner in the Chinese market.

    Before Americans had time to be happy, they discovered that the Republic of China led by Fang Jianxiong was simply out of control.  The reason is that during World War I, Fang Jianxiong took advantage of the contradictions between the great powers to fully maximize his own advantages.  After World War I ended, a series of unequal treaties were abrogated, and the Boxer Indemnity was no longer paid. Looking at the Chinese market at this time, American capital could no longer do without it.  Because the entanglement of interests was too deep, and at the same time the British were planning to regain their strength, they discovered that China was already strong, and it was no longer the Qing Dynasty that could be manipulated casually.  In less than ten years, a miracle was born.

    If it is just like this, it is nothing, because China is an agricultural country after all, and its military prominence is more based on the premise of the input of foreign [***] fire.  But an even bigger miracle is yet to come. After China regained its sovereignty, with the influx of foreign capital, although China did not improve much technologically, its industrial foundation was laid.  Especially the industrial foundation of private enterprises, while the heavy industry foundation is slowly and steadily advancing with the strong support of the government.

    When the world¡¯s economic crisis breaks out, what the world will see is a China running at high speed.  Because of their huge domestic markets and political intervention, China and the Soviet Union are the only two powerful countries in the world that have not been affected by the economic crisis.  If the world's economic crisis hit the economies of European and American powers hard, it also created the economic miracles of China and the Soviet Union.

    After studying the development trajectory of China's industry, many American experts unanimously exclaimed that this country's private accumulation is so profound.  Why do you say this? Light industry and heavy industry are completely different concepts. The specialty of heavy industry is that it burns money and has extremely slow results.  For example, if you build a steel base, you won't be able to see any scale and benefits in three to five years.  It is difficult for private capital to invest too much in this field. Just look at parallel history and you will know that during World War I, private iron factories in China sprung up like mushrooms after rain, but all they produced were pig iron, not even crude steel.  As a result, after the end of World War I, world steel prices plummeted, and these private ironworks in China closed down one after another.  Who will do things that are not profitable?  But for a country, the steel industry is the backbone of the country.  In many cases, the state can only do things that are not beneficial.

    So China in this time and space is completely different, because from the beginning, China's heavy industry system was built with the full support of someone Fang.  People who make money or not don¡¯t think much about it. Anyway, this thing needs its own system, otherwise it will be like the Asan Kingdom in parallel history, where all cannons and higher-end bullets must be imported.

    That¡¯s why American experts exclaimed that China¡¯s private sector has strong accumulation and can withstand such hardships.  It was completely unexpected that the initial industrial system was almost supported by state procurement and Fang Jianxiong's personal financial resources.  From now on, when the state builds railways and builds infrastructure, it will give priority to domestic steel companies, and it was not easy to pull them together.  Had it not been for the excitement of World War I during this period, China's heavy industry would have been even more difficult to develop.  After the end of World War I, European and American steel companies never thought of using lower prices to conquer China, but Chinese steel companies with strong state support are not afraid of price wars at all.

    By the time the world economic crisis broke out, China's industrial system had basically taken shape, and then there was a blowout!

    When the British and American leaders met secretly in Newfoundland, the biggest headache was probably the inability to incorporate China and the Soviet Union into the system they envisioned.  Although it is not the time to consider rebuilding the international order, Roosevelt hopes to see the United States take the lead in rebuilding the international order.

    Similarly, President Fang of China and the bearded man of the Soviet Union have no time to think about international order.  The old order has just been broken, and the new order is still far away. The most important thing is to kill the opponent first.

    Bishkek!  The city defense battle has been going on for a week, and the brutality of the street fighting exceeded the expectations of both warring parties.  Pavlov, who gave it a try, was very happy when he broke into the city defense and reported the good news to the bearded man via telegraph.  Because of this good news, Stalin made a wrong judgment and believed that the strength of the Chinese [***] team in Central Asia was not enough to defeat the Soviet army. Otherwise, how to explain the breakthrough of Bishkek's city defense?

    The problem is that no one has ever fought street fighting. Stalin never thought that his opponent would take the initiative to let the enemy into the city to fight street fighting.  Only Liu Mingzhao dared to think and do such a cruel trick.The Bishkek City Defense Headquarters is built in a solid underground fortress. The thick reinforced concrete structure is enough to withstand a direct strike from any Soviet weapon.  The most intense fighting between the two armies was in the west and north of the city.

    Yang Zui, commander of the Third Mountain Division, is an absolute veteran in the National Defense Forces. The earliest batch of officers started as platoon commanders, and then studied at Wuhu Mainland University for a year and experienced the baptism of World War I.  The Mountain Division is undoubtedly the elite of the National Defense Forces. Its basic equipment is a submachine gun, and its individual firepower is absolutely unparalleled today.  It was precisely because he had such a trump card in his hand that Liu Mingzhao dared to make such a bet.

    After abandoning the outer city defenses, Yang Zui's third division soon encountered the Soviet army. After an infantry division of the Soviet army entered the city, it tried to quickly advance towards the center of the city.  The daring Yang Zui ordered the Soviet army to go deep into the city, with one regiment to defend from the front and two regiments to outflank it.  The first battle of the Mountain Division was a success. When the Soviet army entered the ambush circle, various weapons opened fire at the same time. The firepower network composed of submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns doubled its power in urban street fighting.  A regiment on the right cut off the Soviet army's retreat with a single assault. The surrounded Soviet army tried to break out several times, but was beaten back by intensive firepower.  Wanting to stay on the spot and wait for reinforcements, the temporary firepower point was simply the target of the rocket launcher. After a day of fierce fighting, the Soviet army was finally defeated.  Among the ruins of the city, the Soviet army, whose main equipment was the Mosin-Nagant, suffered a lot.  Only a hundred people of the Soviet army escaped, and they were almost completely wiped out.

    This blow almost knocked Pavlov unconscious. Two groups of Soviet troops entered the city, and were completely wiped out along the way. They were pinned down in the city and unable to move. It was not a good thing no matter how you looked at it.  Pavlov refused to give up and continued to increase his troops. The two armies fought back and forth in the complex terrain of the city for a week. The huge casualties scared the arrogant Pavlov awake.  In just one week, ten infantry divisions were deployed and the attack from three sides resulted in nearly half casualties.

    Stalin called Pavlov many times to ask when Bishkek would be captured. The forced Pavlov ignored the huge casualties and deployed the general reserves to launch the attack, without even thinking about the huge crisis he might face.  At this time, Pavlov had no way out. Even if he retreated now, he would be punished if he went back.

    The street fighting escalated again. The Soviet army first covered part of the city with fierce artillery fire, and then attacked with infantry assault.

    "What, the Soviet army was shelling fiercely? The position in the west of the city was breached, and the Soviet army advanced five hundred meters? Let me tell you Yang Zui, even if the 3rd Mountain Division is wiped out, you still have to be nailed to the position.  Come on." Zhang Zizhong was on the phone at his headquarters, his eyes were bloodshot. Ten days had passed, and Zhang Zizhong slept no more than four hours a day.

    "I understand your humble position!" Yang Zui, with a hoarse voice, dropped the phone, picked up his helmet, and told the chief of staff: "I will organize a counterattack."

    As soon as he left the headquarters, a shell landed about fifty meters away. Yang Zui didn't even frown. He bent down and continued running forward. The guards behind him followed closely, ready to knock him down at any time.

    Rushing into the headquarters of the fifth mountain brigade, brigade commander Zhou Xuefeng was shouting on the phone: "Take back the position after dark, or I will shoot you." Seeing Yang Zui coming in, Zhou Xuefeng was stunned and said: "Master's seat  , why did you come up?"

    Yang Zui said with a cold face: "If I don't come up, the city will be breached. I know that your fifth brigade has suffered huge losses, but even if they are all destroyed at this time, they cannot take a step back. The entire battle has reached the most critical moment.  As the elite, the Sanshan Division should play a role in turning the tide."

    In fact, Zhang Zizhong¡¯s demands were too high. The Third Mountain Division had been holding on for ten days in urban street fighting, with more than half of the casualties, and the number of Soviet troops eliminated was at least two or three times the number of its own casualties.  Interestingly, Zhang Zizhong believed that it was natural to have high requirements, and Yang Zui also viewed this matter the same way. Mountain divisions should look elite.

    "Don't worry, Master. After dark, I personally led the reserve team up. Now Lao Maozi is attacking fiercely. If you go to the front position and take a look, the corpses are piled up layer after layer. They don't seem to know what death is.  "Zhou Xuefeng was also very angry. The Soviet army was too desperate. On a street defended by the fifth brigade, corpses were piled up in piles. The stench could kill people. When the Soviet army charged, they seemed invisible and stepped on the corpses.  Just rush forward.

    "This is Lao Maozi's last act of madness. If we hold on for three more days, the front army will launch a counterattack." Yang Zui threw a cigarette over, lit one himself, and looked at the sky outside the window.  At this time, there was a roar in the sky, and dense numbers of Mustang fighter jets came. The formation crossed the city in a swish, and rushed to the Soviet artillery position outside the city.

    "What do you mean?" Yang Zui and Zhou Xuefeng looked at each other. Because it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, even if they launched a counterattack, it shouldn't be at this time. There is no such thing in the military academy's textbooks.War example.

    "It is necessary to launch an attack at a time and place that the enemy does not expect!" This is what Liu Mingzhao said to Zhang Zhizhong.

    The air power of the entire Central Asian theater came out in full force this afternoon, rushing towards the rear of the Soviet army.  As soon as the aircraft formation passed by, the ground began to shake. Intense artillery fire turned the entire area around Bishkek into a world of fireworks. Bishkek during the fierce battle was shrouded in thick smoke and dust.

    Six wings of Mustang fighter jets were responsible for clearing the Soviet fighter planes that appeared in the sky, followed closely by two hundred B-17s. Anyway, they just bombed whatever they saw. There were also three hundred outdated Eagle IIIs.  Goods were also brought out, and some odd jobs were done.  It is said that after this battle, all the Yingsan soldiers in Central Asia had to retire and give them to the North Korean reading force as a small encouragement.

    The Soviet army no longer has much air power in Central Asia, but faced with an air strike of this scale, it still had to fly more than 300 I-16s.  These I-16s are heading for the B-17s, but even if they are bombers, the B-17s are not afraid of backward things like the I-16s. They rely on their thick skin and thick flesh to fight against the Soviet fighters with their 12 and 7 machine guns.  spray.

    ¡°Obviously, the bombers did not perform much in this battle, and the Mustang fighter group was not a display. In this afternoon, an air battle claimed to be unprecedented in scale was carried out in the sky about 80 kilometers west of Bishkek.  In the description of the battle, the locals said that that afternoon the sky was filled with flying chickens, and one by one they fell down one by one with smoke coming from their butts.

    After a period of investigation and preparation, the important locations of the Soviet army were basically clear, including airports, artillery positions, military depots, and warehouses.

    When the sky gradually darkened, the bombing finally stopped, but more than two thousand cannons were still roaring, and the artillery fire began to spread.  Under the setting sun, a comprehensive counterattack by the National Defense Forces of the Republic of China began. The two mechanized armies served as arrows, tearing apart the Soviet defense line like sharp blades, and then advanced in depth.

    The infantry's charge was even more spectacular. The Soviet army couldn't take care of the crazy advance that stretched for thirty kilometers.  After nightfall, fierce fighting was taking place everywhere on the battlefield with a radius of dozens of kilometers.  In the headquarters in Almaty, red flags were constantly inserted on the huge map to mark the progress of the battle.

    "The Soviet army is completely defeated, and the Andy Railway has been opened!" "Okay, the engineers will rush to repair it immediately. It must be repaired before 12 o'clock in the morning. Notify Xu Tingyao's department that as soon as the 11th Mechanized Army arrives, launch a full-scale counterattack for me. Don't give it to the Soviet Union.  If the army has any chance to breathe, they rush to Khujand with all their strength."

    Liu Mingzhao chose to launch a comprehensive counterattack at night, which was tactically unfavorable to the attacking side.  However, the Wehrmacht has always attached great importance to night combat training, but the Soviet army was not prepared in this regard.  Coupled with the superiority in troops and firepower, the troops involved in the counterattack were all fresh troops, and one person disrupted the entire Soviet front.  At this time, Pavlov was powerless and could only order the troops to resist desperately.
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