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    Chapter 195

    Before retreating, Zhukov decided to give the Chinese ** team a fierce blow. Only when the opponent is hurt can he retreat westward calmly. Otherwise, it will be difficult to be chased behind him.  The heavy responsibility of responsible for the fierce blow fell on the Third Mechanized Army. This was the only trump card in Zhukov's hand, and this counterattack left no escape route for himself.

    On the third day, the sun did not rise as promised. God was so generous that it started to snow lightly. The fighter planes like a plague of locusts in the sky were unable to take off, and the offensive of the Chinese ** team was also slowed down.  Zhukov felt refreshed and hoped that this weather would last for a few more days, and it would be best if the snow could continue like this.

    The change in weather has caused a lot of trouble for our army, but there is no way to stop at this time.

    The resistance of the Soviet army became more tenacious and more efficient. The middle attack army group commanded by Zhang Zizhong encountered the most tenacious blockade by the Soviet army since the beginning of the war near a mountainous area that was not too high, 30 kilometers outside Samarkand.  Our army fought fiercely all day long and could not advance even an inch in front of this line of defense.

    The locals couldn¡¯t tell what this mountain ridge was called, so they called it ¡°Big Mountain.¡± The Soviet army set up a line of defense here to guard the road. In order to ensure that the main force retreated calmly, Zhukov deployed two infantry corps on this line of defense.  One on the left and one on the right, as a support, and then an infantry corps set up another line of defense as a cover and response.  This is also one of the few reserves left in Zhukov's hands. Now that the war has started, Zhukov's most concerned about is no longer the troops, but gaining enough time for the transfer of military supplies.  The Soviet army was not rich.  Central Asia is thousands of miles away from China, making it difficult to transport supplies.  When the soldiers are gone, they can be replenished on the spot, but the supplies need to be transported over long distances.  There are no such combat supplies.  Even if Zhukov has soldiers in his hands, don't think about counterattack.  In addition, Moscow also has the same intention, trying its best to use solid fortifications to consume the strength of the Central Asian Front of Chinese imperialism.  Moscow doesn't think this is a big problem when it comes to replenishing soldiers.  You must know that the Soviet Union in this time and space did not receive any assistance from the Concession Act of the US Empire. Who asked the bearded man to attack China first, if he was attacking Germany.  That's no longer the case.  However, Stalin in this time and space has no intention of tinkering in Romania. A two-front war is simply not something the Soviet Union can afford.  Not to mention that he was still being pushed to the ground and beaten violently.

    The 70th Army commanded by Chen Mingren was originally one of the reserves. After Liu Mingzhao became ruthless, Zhang Zizhong transferred him up.  Replace the previously attacking troops.  In short, it is a round-the-clock attack day and night.  Not even a breath was given to the Soviet army.  Otherwise, how could he achieve the feat of breaking through 50 kilometers overnight?

    After receiving the rotation order from the original reserve team, Chen Mingren led his troops to rush to the front line to rotate with the 87th Division, which had previously taken the lead.  As the head teacher, Chen Mingren has always been concerned about the current situation of the 87th Division and personally took the lead in the emergency march of the 108th Division.  The remaining troops were handed over to Chief of Staff Han Fuju, who maintained normal marching speed and then caught up.

    During the urgent march, Chen Mingren deeply realized the cruelty of this battle.  Trucks were pulling down the wounded one after another, and many of the officers and soldiers who died in the battle had no time to deal with them.  Just piled on the roadside.  This was the first time for many recruits to encounter such a cruel scene, and they vomited as they walked forward.  It's not that no one wants to be a deserter, but deserters in these days will end badly. Even if they are caught and killed on the spot, their families will never be able to hold their heads high.  Strict military regulations and the concerns of their families, coupled with being in a foreign land, the officers and soldiers could only bite the bullet and move forward, move forward, move forward, gritting their teeth to make themselves forget their fear.  The military art troupe stood on a high place on the roadside, playing Allegro to cheer up the marching troops.

    Chen Mingren finally met his successor Li Mi before dark.  His headquarters was only six kilometers away from the front-line positions, strictly speaking within the range of the Soviet howitzers.

    "Brother Bingren, thank you for your hard work. I saw many wounded people in our army being evacuated along the way. I wonder what the casualties were in the 87th Division?" Chen Mingren also circled around when he saw Li Mi and directly expressed his concern.

    Li Mi looked bitter, shook his head and said: "The casualties are not small, more than 40%. I am sorry for my good brother."

    Chen Mingren¡¯s expression dimmed and he smiled bitterly and said: ¡°The 87th Division has been fighting continuously for more than 72 hours. The Soviet army fought tenaciously and casualties are inevitable. Bingren does not need to blame himself, let¡¯s talk about the current Soviet army.¡±

    Li Mi took Chen Mingren to a high ground and observed the Soviet position through a high-power gun scope from a hidden observation point.  The sky has completely darkened, and due to the rotation, the position is temporarily calm.

    "Brother Ziliang, please look. This is the road leading to Samarkand. The highlands on both sides are Soviet positions. Our army must conquer the Soviet positions before we can advance smoothly. This mountain is not very high. The mountains on the left are  The position was occupied by the 66th Division during the day, and we fought on the right position. The casualties of the 87th Division were mainly caused during today's attack. SuThe army was condescending, but our army faced up and attacked. The casualties in one day were equivalent to those in the previous two days.  The biggest threat to our army is the Soviet artillery, which is hidden behind a mountain ridge. Without the support of the air force, it is difficult for our artillery to knock out the Soviet artillery.  During the day, our troops tried three fierce attacks, but were defeated by the Soviet army. From the analysis of the situation, the casualties of the Soviet army were not lower than those of our army.  I think the key is to capture the nameless high ground on the far right first. As long as you capture the high ground, you can overlook the overall situation.  Unfortunately, I didn't do it.  "Li Mi's thinking was quite clear. The failure to capture the Soviet position was really not due to his personal incompetence.

    "After this line of defense, there is a flat plain. Unless the Soviet army retreats across the Amu Darya River, there will be no danger. It is inevitable to hold on here tenaciously. It can be seen that our army is trapped in a bitter battle here and has no choice.  Things." Chen Mingren analyzed it calmly, and Li Mi nodded and said: "The 87th Division was ordered to retreat to a small town ten kilometers away for a short rest. I left the artillery regiment behind and added the artillery of the 70th Army to provide more sufficient firepower.  Before dark, Commander Xin Chen called, and another tank regiment from the Eighth Mechanized Army came up to ensure the infantry cover tomorrow. During the day, no less than two hundred tanks were lost on the positions on both sides. Didn't you see it, old man?  Maozi's death squads rushed forward with cluster grenades. Their anti-tank guns had no intention of returning alive. They all fired when they were close to 500 meters. Come, I will take you to meet the brothers of the Mechanized Army. Their headquarters is here  nearby."

    While Central Asia and Siberia are fighting in a mess, Japan is enjoying smooth sailing in Southeast Asia.  Without the threat from the Americans, the few British warships in Southeast Asia would not be enough to see.  After the destruction of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, Yamashita Fengfumi could be said to be unstoppable in the Malay Peninsula.  The Type Zero, which was born in advance, cleared the skies over the entire Southeast Asia. If Myanmar hadn't blocked it, Yamashita Fengfumi would have wanted to kill it directly.

    Japan has made a fortune in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines and Java, more than 100 tons of gold and more than 500 tons of silver were plundered.  Rubber and other strategic materials cannot even be transported.  The only regret is the Surabaya port in Java. The Japanese army base camp strictly ordered the Japanese troops not to enter this area to avoid angering the Chinese.  There are a lot of places in Southeast Asia that can be robbed. Once the looting is over, it will be time for the Chinese to evacuate their overseas Chinese.

    Because of the existence of the Chinese navy, the British and the Dutch objectively bought a little time. The result was that the British bombed the oil fields in Java and ignited the oil storage tanks. The fires were raging and the smoke was billowing. It could be seen dozens of kilometers away.  You can see it.  There is no such thing as destroying the environment or anything like that now, and it¡¯s not going to work out anyway.

    This move made Japan very angry, but there was no good way. We could only let Yamashita Fengfumi capture Singapore as soon as possible.  Yamashita fought towards Singapore with confidence. The resistance of the British army gradually increased, but it did not have much effect.  Japan in this time and space did not have the burden of the Chinese battlefield. All resources were invested in Nanyang. The tenacity of the British army did not change history. Singapore was lost in a week.

    The Chinese Navy sent 10 submarines to transport more than 300 British officers and their families before the Japanese army. For this, the British paid a heavy price. The British and Dutch ships remaining in China were treated as  The cost of saving people this time has been paid.  The price is really bad, but Churchill is willing to bear it. Anyway, these ships can't leave without the help of China. The Japanese navy is rampant in the South Pacific.

    There are too many things being snatched, which is reflected in the insufficient shipping capacity of the Japanese sea. Moreover, Japan is also a money-crazed country. The first things to be transported back are valuables such as gold, silver and antiques, and then the necessary strategic materials.  On the contrary, China's fleet at the Surabaya dock is getting larger and larger, with more than a dozen 10,000-ton ships coming in and out every day. Japan is grabbing things, and China is also rushing to transport strategic materials from Southeast Asia.  The most important of them were rubber and oil. Several large oil depots of Anglo-Dutch Petroleum in Surabaya were all taken over by the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Autonomous Army.  The price was that the local British and Dutch expatriates were protected by the Chinese and left the country.  Churchill didn't give a shit about this, and even ordered other oil depots and oil field facilities to be blown up, hoping that Japan would act impulsively to seize Surabaya's oil and start fighting with China.

    "It's a pity that Japan, which made a huge fortune, is focused on busy transportation.  To this end, the Japanese Foreign Minister also called the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and offered to rent a Chinese private freighter.  This deal was decisively rejected by the private businessmen on the grounds that they could not finish domestic orders, so they had no intention of doing foreign trade.  Most of the transportation bosses were in Shanghai, mainly local gangsters such as Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng, who were so awesome that they directly rejected Japan's request.

    The hard-pressed Japan could only transport it slowly by itself. They thought they could grab some ships in Nanyang, but they didn't expect these ships to hide in the Surabaya port before the Japanese army could attack them, and even listed them with Chinese state-owned enterprises.

    The Japanese navy and army are very unhappy about this matter, but now is not the time to challenge China. When the empire has made enough money in Nanyang, the empire's resource problem will be completely solved.After the decision is made, the general ledger will be calculated.  (To be continued)
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