Lieutenant General Sun Liren, commander of the armored group army who followed Li Guosheng to the Outer Mongolian steppes at the former enemy headquarters of the National Defense Forces, was asking a series of questions in his mind to Li Guosheng, who was standing in front of the map with a face full of doubts.
"General, I want to know, what is your purpose in writing this letter to the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Far Eastern Army? Directly calling the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Far Eastern Army the defeated general is not a slap in the face of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Soviet Far Eastern Army. His mouth? Aren't you worried that because of the letter you just sent, you will anger the Far Eastern Army, which is in a state of overwhelming strength, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Army? "
Li Guosheng smiled and said bluntly: "Old Sun, you are right. I just want to use this letter to completely anger Old Maozi, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army. It is best to lose his mind because of this. Order The troops immediately attacked us and caught me in front of him"
"How is it possible" Sun Liren subconsciously exclaimed.
Then, facing Li Guosheng who looked confident, he asked: "General, the Soviet Far East Army commanded by Voroshilov is several times ours in terms of strength and equipment. Under such circumstances, once the old Maozi If you launch an attack on us regardless of consumption, we will probably not be able to stop it, so you don¡¯t have to worry about our defense line being breached"
At the same time, the doubtful eyes of other people in the command center also focused on Li Guosheng.
After casting a comforting look at Sun Liren, Li Guosheng unexpectedly turned his attention to Luo Zhang and asked: "Commander Luo, for the past six months, you have been in a military confrontation with the Soviet Far East Army. Regarding this renewed You must have the most say in the rise of the Soviet Far East Red Army."
Seeing Luo Zhang, he nodded affirmatively. Li Guosheng asked directly under everyone's puzzled looks: "I want you to tell everyone how many aviation divisions the rapidly rising Soviet Far East Red Army has. Of course, the aviation divisions I am talking about are equipped with new weapons that the Soviet government has just developed. Fighting force of fighter jets"
Although Luo Zhang could not be said to have a thorough understanding of the Soviet Far East Red Army as an enemy, the strength and technical configuration of the Soviet Far East Red Army were still clear to Luo Zhang. I answered without thinking.
"General, according to my understanding. Among the million-strong army under the jurisdiction of the Soviet Far East Military District, there are a total of five aviation divisions, all equipped with the latest fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet government, totaling more than 1,800 aircraft"
"What I want is the number of 1,800 aircraft" Li Guosheng suddenly interrupted Luo Zhang, who was about to continue, and said firmly to everyone.
Seeing that the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces still showed no signs of easing, Li Guosheng once again turned his attention to Gao Zhihang, Commander of the Second Air Division, and asked calmly: "Commander Gao, you are from the Air Force, and you are fighting in your Air Force. Common sense, what is the general ratio of fighters to bombers in a complete air force"
Gao Zhihang replied with a serious face: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, although the current air forces of various countries have different sizes due to different air force sizes. However, the proportion of fighters and bombers in a flying formation is basically the same. In a flying formation, the ratio of fighters to bombers is basically the same. An aviation division that has formed combat effectiveness will usually be equipped with one fighter regiment and two bomber regiments with different bomb loads. Therefore, the ratio of fighters to bombers is generally maintained at one to two"
"That is to say, among the more than 1,800 fighters equipped by the Soviet Far East Red Army, there are only 600 bombers at most" Li Guosheng asked loudly. The expression on his face also changed from firm at first to confident now.
"Yes, Chief. As long as the Soviet government does not specifically strengthen the fighter establishment of the Far East Military Region, the entire Soviet Far East Military Region will only have at most 600 new fighter jets" Gao Zhihang affirmed without hesitation.
After getting the answer he wanted, Li Guosheng, who was full of confidence, quickly glanced at the subordinates in front of him and analyzed: "Comrades, the entire Soviet Far East Military District is equipped with only 600 fighter jets. Everyone knows what this means to us. ?"
"In the air battle that just ended, plus the Soviet fighter planes shot down by the Second Air Division in the two days of fighting, the number of Lao Maozi fighter planes lost in our hands has exceeded 350. In other words, the seemingly huge Soviet Far East Red Army has Only a maximum of 250 fighter jets can participate in the battle in a short period of time"
"Of course, the two hundred and fifty fighter jets I mentioned are just a theoretical number. It is absolutely impossible for the Soviet Far Eastern Army to transfer all fighter jets to our place, because the Soviet Far Eastern Army also has the third of our army in Lake Baikal. The Thirteenth Army needs to be on guard. Therefore, the number of Lao Maozi fighter jets we need to face at the moment is only 150 at most."
Seeing everyone nodding thoughtfully, Li Guosheng, who became more and more excited as he talked, continued: "Look at us. During the continuous air battle, weAlthough the losses were also heavy, as the first and second fighter groups of the 2nd Air Division successively replenished the battle-damaged fighters, the number of fighters owned by our army also reached 150"
"More importantly, in addition to the five fighter groups that can participate in the battle at any time, we also have three air defense divisions equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft artillery In other words, before the Soviet Far East Military District is supplemented by follow-up fighter jets, we are completely Able to regain short-term air supremacy from the Soviets"
"Under such circumstances, the old man who was angered by me launched a desperate attack on us. Can you imagine what the line of defense in front of us will become?"
¡°A meat grinder designed to devour Lao Maozi¡¯s life¡± Sun Liren, an outspoken man, said excitedly.
Later, the Ninth Army Commander Luo Zhang also followed closely and agreed: "Yes, it is a meat grinder. As long as I have air superiority, no matter how many attacking troops I bring, I will be able to eliminate them in front of the position" What¡¯s more, we may be able to defeat the 200,000 old Maozi who invaded Outer Mongolia with just the battle in front of us"
"If the war really develops in the direction I imagined, it is not impossible to defeat 200,000 Soviet Red Army troops in one battle" Li Guosheng affirmed confidently.
For a moment, everyone looked at Li Guosheng as if they had agreed. Together they became hot.
After a brief excitement at the headquarters, Li Guosheng spoke. It became quiet again.
"Old Sun, the three air defense divisions are all subordinate units of the Armored Group Army. However, in addition to air defense, the air defense division also has a very important role, that is, to fight tanks. It can not only fight tanks, but also serve as a defensive weapon to fight people. ¡.So. I will give you one hour to dispatch fifty anti-aircraft guns and one hundred double-linked machine guns from three air defense divisions to the front-line positions to participate in the upcoming battle for positions, and truly turn the front-line positions into old men. meat grinder."
"Yes, Chief" Commander Sun Liren rushed out of the headquarters with a cheerful expression after receiving the order.
Li Guosheng didn't have to wait too long. A report from the reconnaissance force made Li Guosheng and the entire former enemy headquarters agitated.
The Soviet Red Army, which had not long received Li Guosheng¡¯s letter, completely ignored the large number of slow-moving heavy weapons in the rear. More than 100,000 Red Army elites and thousands of heavy tanks, as if they had been beaten to death, attacked their position in a rare rapid march, seemingly intending to take down their carefully laid out front-line positions in one go.
"As expected, Lao Maozi was irritated by me and took the bait He ordered all the front-line positions to prepare for the battle immediately" Li Guosheng, who saw that the battle situation was completely developing in the direction he had planned, with a confident smile on his face, gave the decisive order .
Then, he ordered Gao Zhihang of the Second Air Division: "Commander Gao, your task is to order all combat personnel of the Second Air Division to prepare for airborne operations immediately. While ensuring that the air superiority on the battlefield is always in our hands, we will assist as much as possible. Ground infantry, find the Soviet heavy position and destroy it"
Because the Soviet Air Force has just experienced an unprecedented bleak situation, the number of fighter planes escorting the Soviet army had to change from the original thirty or so to the current twelve.
Faced with the vengeful and angry attacks of more than thirty pilots from the First Fighter Group of the Second Air Division, the battle lasted only two rounds. All twelve Soviet fighter jets turned into fireballs.
After eliminating the only fighter that could pose a threat to itself, the remaining fighters of the 1st Fighter Group of the Second Air Division quickly disappeared over the battlefield. Looking at the air combat battlefield still filled with bursts of smoke. A Soviet lieutenant general who had suffered a lot at the hands of the Wehrmacht Air Force suggested to Voroshilov next to him with a lingering fear on his face.
"Commander-in-Chief, judging from the air battle just now, the strength of the National Defense Forces Air Force cannot be underestimated. Therefore, I suggest waiting for our follow-up air support to arrive before launching an attack on the National Defense Forces positions and taking down the Defense Forces positions in one go"
How could Voroshinov, who was completely irritated by Li Guosheng and only wanted to catch Li Guosheng to vent his anger, listen to his opinions. Without hesitation, he retorted: "Shut up, wouldn't the heroic Red Army soldiers be able to fight without the air force"
"Don't forget that in addition to the air force, we are also equipped with a large number of air defense weapons. All air defense forces are ordered to prepare for air defense immediately. If a National Defense Force aircraft drops bombs recklessly above our heads, all officers of the regiment level and above in the air defense force will be sent to Court martial¡¡±
Faced with Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov, who was completely losing his mind and exuding murderous aura from every part of his body, even when issuing combat orders. The Lieutenant General could only shut his mouth unwillingly and pray to the Commander-in-Chief in front of him not to attack Jin.Leave the task to yourself
"Perhaps his prayers had an effect. The angry Voroshinov did not choose the worried lieutenant general, but placed the offensive task on a young military commander.
The Soviet Red Army is indeed a powerful empire that advocates "artillery doctrine." As soon as the battle began, the three heavy artillery divisions with a total of more than 360 heavy artillery pieces began to pour artillery shells on the front-line positions of the Wehrmacht regardless of consumption.
After more than 60,000 rounds of heavy artillery shells were poured into the front-line positions by Soviet artillery, the shelling that lasted for half an hour finally stopped. Through the telescope, the angry and confident Voroshilov could clearly see that, in addition to being completely flattened by 60,000 artillery shells, the frontline position of the Wehrmacht was completely burned by artillery fire, covering at least ten centimeters thick. Burnt floating soil.
After a sneer flashed from the corner of his mouth, Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov gave a decisive order: "Order the offensive troops to start attacking. I will set foot on the front-line position of the National Defense Forces in an hour and kill the Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces with my own hands before dark. Li Guosheng¡¡±
Because the front line is a two-kilometer-wide frontal battlefield. In just the first round of attacks, the wealthy Soviet Far East Red Army committed a heavy tank regiment and a field infantry division. The Soviet offensive troops were densely packed like a yellow wave. Accompanied by the roar of tanks and the soldiers' shouts of killing one after another, they slowly pressed towards the front line.
At an attack distance of one kilometer, more than a hundred Soviet tanks began to fire tank gun shells one after another at the front line positions.
However, in order to inflict maximum damage on this round of Soviet Red Army, the fifty anti-aircraft guns hidden in the middle of the position showed no sign of firing. Still like a hunter, he lay motionless on the position that was still radiating heat.
At an attack distance of 500 meters, the Soviet high-level dual-purpose machine gun on the tank turret began to fire.
When the dense rain of bullets covers the front-line positions, personally command the front-line troops. Luo Zhang, who was ready to give Voroshilov a severe lesson, decisively issued a counterattack order.
"Boom, boom, boom" A series of intensive roars of artillery fire sounded in the two-kilometer-long position. Fifty large-caliber anti-aircraft guns that had been flattened rushed towards the head at a super-high rate of fire of 1,500 rounds per minute. The incoming torrent of steel shot out a hail of cannonballs.
The caliber reaches 75 millimeters, the flight speed of the artillery shells reaches 900 meters per second, and all the shells fired are special armor-piercing projectiles These conditions are destined that the heavy tanks that Lao Maozi relies on will be like pieces of paper. The whizzing shells penetrated easily.
"Boom, boom, boom" A violent explosion sounded five hundred meters away, and the fireballs that kept rising from the torrent of steel clearly told everyone that large-caliber anti-aircraft guns can not only hit tanks. And it can also show unprecedented power in anti-tank warfare.
As one heavy tank after another was hit and exploded, hundreds of mortars hidden in the front line of the position and losing their threat also began to cover the tens of thousands of Lao Maozi infantry behind the tanks with artillery fire.
In the densely packed attacking troops of Lao Maozi, every shell explosion can take away the life of one or even several Soviet soldiers. Although the Soviet offensive forces suffered heavy losses, however. Faced with the murderous orders of Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov, and hundreds of black gun barrels behind the attacking troops.
The old Maozi infantrymen, already shrouded in fear, had to mechanically step forward amidst the encouragement of the political commissar. Passing over the wreckage of the destroyed tank, facing the rain of bullets that might hit him at any time he continued to attack.
Five hundred meters¡four hundred meters¡three hundred meters¡
The torrent of steel lost its effect, and the Soviet infantry immediately gave full play to the human sea tactics they were good at. Seven to eight thousand Soviet Red Army troops successfully crossed the coverage area of ??the Wehrmacht mortar group. They formed a dense offensive formation. Then, with the instigation of political commissars at all levels. It was as if they were given a shot of blood, shouting slogans and rushing towards the front line.
Seeing the wave of Soviet attacking troops in front of him, a sneer appeared at the corner of Luo Zhang's mouth again, and he ordered the subordinates behind him with a murderous look: "Then it's time for the twin machine guns to show their power. Now I order: everyone in the position The defenders, all open fire to counterattack"
"Everything" One hundred twin-linked machine guns are two hundred twin-linked machine guns. When the dull roar of machine guns sounded in the position, two hundred thick and hot tongues of fire immediately shot out from the Wehrmacht position.
A machine gun shell with a caliber of 20 millimeters, an initial velocity of 800 meters per second, and a horizontal range of more than two kilometers is definitely not comparable to ordinary bullets. Although the general-purpose machine guns equipped by the National Defense Force are powerful, high-speed bullets will lose their lethality if they penetrate the bodies of at most two people.
"However, the large-caliber shells fired by the hundred twin-linked machine guns in front of us can not only hit the enemy's body with aThe blood hole is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and its strong initial velocity also creates its powerful penetrating ability.
A whizzing shell can penetrate four or five enemy bodies. After sweeping out a path of blood among the densely packed Soviets in front of the position, it will slowly lose its lethality and stop at the last enemy body.
"Two hundred thick machine gun flames, hundreds of general machine gun flames, plus the continuous rain of bullets fired by thousands of semi-automatic rifles. The entire Soviet offensive formation seemed to have hit an indestructible copper wall. Rows and rows of Soviet Red Army troops were swept to the ground by the hail of bullets. Soon, a pile of Lao Maozi's corpses appeared three hundred meters in front of the position.
"Slaughter This is the most appropriate word to describe the battlefield at this moment"
Facing the fierce counterattack of the Wehrmacht, if there were one or two rational commanders among the Soviet offensive troops, they would definitely order the troops to retreat immediately. However, due to the fanatical instigation of the political commissar of the Soviet Red Army, Stalin enacted increasingly harsh military laws for the Soviet Red Army. Behind him, there were black holes in the muzzle of the supervising troopsall kinds of threats. Even though the densely packed Soviet Red Army knew that attacking forward would lead to death, they still did not hesitate to push their comrades in front of them to continue attacking.
Because in this case, even if you really die in battle, your family will be called a martyr's family. Otherwise, their family members will be ruthlessly sent to concentration camps to work for a lifetime.
Voroshilov, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far East Red Army, was really angered by Li Guosheng's letter. Seeing the tragic scene on the battlefield, and facing the longing eyes of his subordinates, Voroshinov, who was ashen-faced, was all He stood there indifferently, motionless.
Waiting until the attacking troops had suffered more than half of their losses and were still unable to move forward, an order filled with murderous intent that shocked all the subordinates around him was issued from Voroshilov's mouth.
¡°Order the heavy artillery group to immediately carry out a five-minute artillery fire attack on the National Defense Forces positions Chief of Staff, immediately transfer another heavy tank regiment from the follow-up troops, and a field infantry division to join the attack sequence"