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    Chapter 191 Thunder (Part 2)

    "Commander, Yang Shiying and the others have deciphered a telegram from the Soviet army. Moscow agreed to Zhukov's retreat to the west." Zhang Zhizhong strode into the war room. Liu Mingzhao stood up in a flash, rushed to the map to look at it, and then  He raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "It's been an hour since the general offensive was launched. Have you not contacted Yang Zui yet? Is there any accident?"

    "Judging from the time, they should have started parachuting half an hour ago. It will take time to gather the troops. It is estimated that they haven't had time yet." Zhang Zhi was also very unsure. He really didn't expect Moscow to be so decisive.  After a while, Zhukov agreed to withdraw to the west.  He was anxious and said with anxiety in his tone: "The key now is where the Soviet mechanized army is, and whether the three paratrooper divisions can quickly assemble and build blocking positions and find a suitable place to meet the second wave.  Airborne mountain divisions, these are success or failure factors.¡±

    "Order the Telecommunications Department to step up the continuous communication with Yang Zui, and at the same time nail Zhukov's radio signal to me. We must grasp the information on Zhukov's mechanized army as soon as possible." Liu Mingzhao could only do this. To say that this change was too sudden  .

    "Should we let Bai Chongxi advance westward and chase the Soviet army after the defense line breaks through?" Zhang Zhizhong made a suggestion. Liu Mingzhao shook his head and said: "Don't be anxious for now. The key is when the west line of defense can be broken through. If it can  By breaking through the defense line in time, the Ninth Mechanized Army can provide timely reinforcements. Our main purpose is to encircle and annihilate the Soviet army's effective forces as much as possible, so the battle in the west is the most critical. The general offensive has begun. There are hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops.  , you can¡¯t just withdraw if you want to.¡±

    Yang Zui was lucky. There was a large grassland under the glider.  People in the intelligence department are not just for a living, so the coordinates were chosen very well.  The glider had previously passed over a small town, probably with a few hundred households, and Yang Zui had already decided on the location of the headquarters.

    The violent tremors started, and I held my head tightly. If it hadn't been for the safety belt, I really don't know where it would have rolled.  The glider finally stabilized.  When Yang Zui got off the plane, he saw white umbrella flowers all over the sky.  In front of him was a vast expanse of grassland, not even a hill.  Yang Zui's head started to hurt again. Where the hell was he building a position?

    Officers were shouting everywhere: "The Third Battalion of the First Regiment of the First Parachute Division is gathering here" The messy shouts gave me a headache, and gunfire rang out in the distance.  Yang Zui's mind exploded.  Without saying a word, he stood on a box and raised his gun to the sky. Bang!  Then he roared with a broken gong: "Listen to me, I am your commander-in-chief Yang Zui. Everyone listens. No matter which unit they are from, they should immediately organize themselves into companies as units nearby. The one with the highest military rank will be the officer.  , after the assembly is completed, the officers will report to me."

    When the troops are forming their own groups.  The walkie-talkie contact person brought good news and bad news. The good news was that he contacted Chief of Staff Qin Dechun.  The bad news is that Qin Dechun landed near the railway about thirty kilometers away. When he landed, a small Soviet army intercepted and fired, and the battle was still ongoing.

    We have not been able to contact the headquarters of other paratrooper divisions, and we don¡¯t know what went wrong.  This paratrooper is really complicated to use. Don't expect a sound organization even when it comes to a specific landing location.  Counting them one by one, this kind of thing has happened before during exercises, and emergency measures are available.  It just depends on who has the biggest official position in the area.

    Half an hour later, Yang Zui was surrounded by more than fifty officers. The highest-ranking officer was Long Haitao, the commander of the First Paratrooper Division and Regiment.  The assembled troops comprised a total of sixteen infantry companies. The soldiers came from a variety of sources, including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Parachute Divisions, mainly from the 1st Parachute Division and the 1st Regiment.  The paratrooper division adopts a three-by-three system, which means that the strength here is two companies short of two regiments.

    Yang Zui invited everyone to sit around for a meeting and said arbitrarily: "First, I announced the formation of a temporary headquarters, with me as the commander-in-chief and Long Haitao as the deputy commander-in-chief. Second, immediately dispatch a company, based on squads,  Move forward to conduct a reconnaissance of the surrounding area, hand over all off-road vehicles to this company, and contact all troops as much as possible. Third, pull out four vehicles, survey the terrain back and forth along the railway line, and find a place suitable for building a blocking position as soon as possible.  Fourth, the rest of the troops will build defensive positions on the spot, just in case. Let¡¯s do this for now, Long Haitao will be responsible for the specific execution, and the meeting will be adjourned.¡±

    As one of the most elite units in the National Defense Forces, the quality of the skirmishers is quite good.  After the order was given, the officers went back and the order was quickly implemented.  Yang Zui was still busy asking people to count the heavy equipment. After another half an hour, some data slowly came up. He also contacted nearby about a battalion of the 3rd Parachute Division and about a regiment of the 2nd Parachute Division.  All heavy weapons are 25 57-caliber anti-tank guns and 11 75-caliber field guns.  There are more rocket launchers, basicallyBasically, we have one class per class.  Other equipment such as off-road vehicles, a total of 15 vehicles landed safely.

    Half an hour later, a great piece of good news came. The 3rd Paratrooper Division was contacted, just 20 kilometers to the east. The terrain there was good, and there were two hills next to the railway. From the map  It is about 320 kilometers away from Bukhara.  Moreover, the Third Parachute Division headquarters gathered about a regiment of troops, and the most important thing was that they found the combined alloy plate.  During assembly, the white reflective alloy plates are easily spotted by airplanes in the sun, making it easier for the domestic Y-5 light transport aircraft with a load capacity of only one and a half tons to land.

    "Commander-in-chief, please contact the commander-in-chief." Long Haitao ran over with a telegram. Yang Zui quickly read the telegram, and his face turned pale after reading it.  The content of the message is really not good news. The Soviet army is about to withdraw westward.  He took the map and glanced at it and said: "Return the call. Our unit is about 320 to 50 kilometers away from Bukhara. Currently, we have contacted a little more than three regiments of troops, and the remaining troops are still in contact. How to choose an interceptor  The position is still being discovered. The biggest threat to the Soviet army's westward retreat is the mechanized force. The general front is assigned to send fighter planes to conduct reconnaissance along the railway line. Once discovered, an air strike will be carried out. In addition, the combined alloy plates that can land light transport aircraft have been found, and the mountainous terrain  The second and third divisions can take off as soon as possible, this power"

    More than three hundred kilometers, which means that the main force of the Soviet army would have to walk for three days at the fastest.  There will not be too many Soviet troops stationed along the railway. After indiscriminate bombing by the air force, the Soviet army's main railways and highways are in a very bad condition.  So based on this calculation, even if the Soviet mechanized troops came over, they would have at least 48 hours of preparation time.

    Thinking of the main force, Yang Zui added: "More forward points, the Mountain Division will bring 57 more infantry anti-tank guns."

    The dispatched reconnaissance troops quickly reported via walkie-talkies and found some troops one after another. They also discovered the railway from Bukhara to Urgench and found some local herders. After inquiring, they learned that there is a small town called Tutu nearby.  Plakara is less than 200 kilometers away from Urgench.

    There must be Soviet troops stationed in Urgench. There is no way of knowing how many there are. Yang Zui's scalp was numb. The escort fighter jets had destroyed the railway and Urgench before. I don't know what the effect was.  In short, we must first consider how to kill the threats from behind. This place is really dangerous.

    Many years later, when military history recalled this large-scale parachute operation, they used this paragraph to explain: This was a large-scale parachute operation intended to seize Urgench and cut off the Soviet army's westward retreat.  Unfortunately, luck was a bit bad. There was a wind of level 5 to level 6 during the parachute landing. The three paratrooper divisions were blown to pieces and could not form a complete organization at all.  Under such a premise, the time has come to test the commander's ability.

    The three division headquarters were contacted one after another, but bad news came one after another.  The Second Parachute Division was blown away by the strong wind. The division commander and chief of staff each gathered about a battalion of troops, and their location is not yet clear.  The Chief of Staff of the Third Parachute Division also got in touch, and they figured out the specific location. It was Bezingen, a small town about a hundred kilometers away. He gathered about a regiment of troops and has now occupied the town.  Bezingen is right next to the railway, and there is a small station.  With such an account, only five regiments of troops were contacted.  In other words, there are still four regiments whose strength is unknown?

    Yang Zui decisively ordered the troops to march in the direction of Bezingen, first meeting the headquarters of the 3rd Paratrooper Division.  The telegram required Bezingen to hold on for 48 hours and wait for the main turn.  At the same time, he called the General Front Command and requested that planes be sent to Bezingen continuously to reinforce Bezingen's defense from the air.  That is to say, the Mustang fighter has a range of nearly 4,000 kilometers so that it can fly like this. Other models simply cannot fly back with enough fuel, let alone perform combat missions.

    After crossing Bukhara, ten Mustang fighter jets cruised back and forth along the railway and highway.  Captain Bao Zhiguo divided a brigade into five groups to conduct reconnaissance and patrol in different airspaces.  Voices kept coming from the earphones: "The eaglet called the eagle's nest, and found a railway bridge, the location" "The sparrow called the eagle's nest, and found a highway bridge,"

    Bao Zhiguo was very unhappy with this mission. How could reconnaissance be compared with air combat? Unfortunately, Soviet aircraft were rarely found nearby.  The reason is very simple. The Soviet army has lost too many fighter planes and is now mainly concentrated on the Siberian battlefield, hoping to fight back after winter comes.  There were no more than 600 Soviet fighter planes in Central Asia. Most of them were shot down after the war started, and few of them dared to fly out to find trouble.

    Just when Bao Zhiguo was a little bored, a sharp cry suddenly came from the earphones: "The little eagle called the eagle and found a large Soviet army marching on the road. Oh my God, there are tens of thousands of people."

    Bao Zhiguo perked up and immediately said: "Gather the groups, gather the groups, there is work to do." (To be continued)
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