When the former enemy headquarters of the National Defense Forces saw the latest Soviet intelligence sent by the reconnaissance force, the commander of the Ninth Army Luo Zhang immediately cast a complex look full of admiration and emotion at Li Guosheng.
In front of everyone, he said excitedly to Li Guosheng: "Master, it's just as you expected. Although the Soviet army on the opposite side put on a shrinking defensive posture, the Soviet army, which lost more than 20,000 people, did not show any signs of retreat. ¡¡±
Li Guosheng nodded noncommittally and replied: "I have said it a long time ago. Because the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far East Army, Voroshinov, was angered by me, the battle in front of us has evolved into a decisive battle that will determine the final outcome. As long as we fight well In this battle, the 200,000 Soviet Red Army troops in front of us will be driven out of Outer Mongolia, or even completely wiped out on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia."
Annihilated more than 200,000 Soviet elites and created a new miracle of world war. This is undoubtedly the highest honor for a Chinese soldier who can personally experience this war.
Therefore, Li Guosheng's confident reply had just spread throughout the command headquarters, and the faces of dozens of subordinates, regardless of rank, had already revealed expressions of heartfelt desire and passion.
And if you want to annihilate more than 200,000 elite Soviet troops, taking the initiative to attack is definitely a battle process that the National Defense Forces must go through.
On the vast expanse of prairie, the Armored Group Army with two heavy tank divisions is the most suitable force on the prairie for attack and assault pursuit.
Therefore, Sun Liren, as the top commander of the Armored Group Army, almost subconsciously called for battle: "Commander, the tank division has been here for a day, watching helplessly the infantry brothers fighting on the front line while we rest in the rear. The brothers of the tank division are all holding back. With a sigh of relief, they all clamored to go to the battlefield. Let me show it to you When will the tank division be able to go to the battlefield?"
Although it was not yet time for the tank troops to go into battle, Li Guosheng did not refuse.
Smiling, he asked Sun Liren: "The Armored Group Army is ready"
"Yes, the main seat" Sun Liren affirmed with a proud look on his face.
At the same time, he explained to Li Guosheng: "Commander, the two heavy tank divisions I brought this time are all equipped with the latest heavy tanks produced by the military industrial group. Not only that, this heavy tank is specially designed by the military industrial group. It is designed by Lao Maozi as a heavy tank. As long as it goes on the battlefield, our tanks will definitely defeat the Soviet tank troops."
"Confidence is a good thing" Li Guosheng praised Sun Liren without hesitation.
Just when Sun Liren was about to continue asking for a fight, Li Guosheng suddenly changed the topic and said with a serious face: "However, what I want to tell you is that the Armored Group Army's mission this time is not to fight the Soviet tank troops .¡±
"Ah" A resentful exclamation quickly came out of Sun Liren's mouth.
Before Li Guosheng could continue to speak, Sun Liren, who had an expression of reluctance on his face, had already taken the lead and asked Li Guosheng: "General, if we don't have a decisive battle with the Soviet tank troops, what will our Armored Group Army do? Are we going to let the brothers of the Armored Group Army do it?" Driving a heavy tank to shoot down old infantrymenisn't this killing a chicken with a knife?"
Seeing that Sun Liren was talking more and more energetically in front of him, it seemed that in Sun Liren's eyes, the only role of the tank troops was to engage in hand-to-hand combat with enemy tanks, Li Guosheng's calm face finally showed an expression of dissatisfaction.
Sun Liren, who was talking eloquently about asking Li Guosheng to fight, seemed to notice the change in Li Guosheng's expression. He quickly closed his mouth and stood in front of Li Guosheng without saying a word.
The two of them stayed like this for a full minute. Li Guosheng asked Sun Liren with a cold face: "Commander Sun, in your eyes, the role of tanks can only be in hand-to-hand combat with enemy tanks"
After hearing these words, Sun Liren immediately had beads of sweat on his forehead due to nervousness.
Because, just now, he was only focused on asking Li Guosheng to fight on the battlefield. Show the existence value of the armored army to millions of Wehrmacht troops. Completely ignoring the original intention of the Commander-in-Chief in establishing the National Defense Forces, the Commander-in-Chief has repeatedly emphasized the greatest role of armored forces on the battlefield at high-level meetings of the Armored Group Army.
Although sweat dripped from my forehead. Sun Liren still suppressed his nervousness and replied with a guilty look on his face: "No Chief, the main role of the armored force is battlefield assault and the lightning assault battle you often tell us"
Hearing this, Li Guosheng's cold and solemn facial expression finally softened. After taking a long breath, he cursed at Sun Liren: "If that's the case, then remember it well The National Defense Forces allocate huge sums of money to form armored forces every year, not to waste you in hand-to-hand combat with enemy tanks, but to allow the armored group army to Able to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at a critical moment"
Amid the curses, Sun Liren's tense heart finally relaxed.?, and loudly assured Li Guosheng: "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, the Armored Group Army promises to live up to your high expectations"
After this episode, the atmosphere at the former enemy headquarters became obviously serious. At this moment, Li Mengjie, director of the Communications Department, rarely walked into the headquarters and delivered a confidential telegram to Li Guosheng.
"General, a secret message has just been sent by the Chief of Staff"
¡°Um¡¡± Li Guosheng, who received the telegram, quickly began to browse it. Not only that, the face that had been tense just now unexpectedly showed an excited smile.
Just when everyone was wondering what telegram made the commander-in-chief so excited, a murderous order had already been issued from Li Guosheng's mouth
"Where's Brigadier Hu from the Third Brigade of the Guard Division? Let him come to see me immediately"
"Report to the main seat, Hu Kequn, commander of the third brigade of the Guard Division, is here to report" Less than five seconds after Li finished speaking, Hu Kequn, who carried the rank of major general on his shoulders, appeared in front of him and saluted Li Guosheng with a military salute.
Li Guosheng nodded and ordered to Hu Kequn with a serious face: "You immediately transfer a guard battalion from the guard brigade, follow the command of Director Li of the Communications Department, and go to the rear to take over a batch of equipment. The entire operation must be kept confidential, otherwise Military law is engagedThe last point is that after the equipment is taken over, it will be immediately sent to the Third Guard Brigade barracks for close supervision"
Sun Liren could not bear the doubts and curiosity in his heart. After the guard brigade commander and Li Mengjie left the headquarters one after another, they walked quickly to Li Guosheng and asked in a low voice: "The chief. What good equipment did the chief send us? It's so mysterious"
After Li Guosheng looked at the darkening sky outside the headquarters, he replied to Sun Liren: "The specific equipment will be kept secret for now. You will know it in the evening. However, I can tell you that this new equipment can definitely be called It is a nightmare for armored tanks. If this crazy equipment can cooperate with your armored army, it will definitely bring unprecedented shock and devastating cost to the enemy on the battlefield"
"So awesome" Sun Liren couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Is it powerful? You will know after watching it tonight" Li Guosheng said with confidence.
Then, Li Guosheng seemed to have thought of something, and ordered to Sun Liren, who was still immersed in astonishment: "One more thing, in order to better test this new equipment, don't forget to bring it with you when you go to the military camp of the Third Brigade of the Guard Division at night. A tank battalion, I would be of great use"
"Yes. The main seat" Thinking of the powerful combat effectiveness of the heavy tanks equipped by the Armored Group Army, Sun Liren reacted in shock, although he was full of doubts about what Li Guosheng said. However, after seeing the strong confidence exuding from Li Guosheng, he still chose to believe unconditionally and subconsciously spoke his word of assurance.
Although the air reinforcements hoped for by Voroshinov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far East Army, arrived on the battlefield in time, they failed. Because of the darkening sky, the Lao Maozi fighter planes that rushed to the battlefield had to temporarily park at the rear field airport to wait for dawn.
So, the originally quiet battlefield became dark because of the arrival of night. It immediately became dead silent.
??Whether it is the tens of thousands of soldiers of the National Defense Forces, or the Soviet Red Army that has just experienced a strength. They are all taking advantage of the night to accumulate strength for tomorrow's battle. Li Guosheng, Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces, Sun Liren, Commander of the Armored Group Army, and of course a heavy tank battalion brought by Sun Liren. The majestic convoy entered the heavily guarded Third Brigade military camp after rigorous inspection.
"Compared with the darkness outside, the large open space opened by the Third Guard Brigade had been brightly illuminated by more than a dozen high-power searchlights before Li Guosheng arrived. Twelve behemoths, personally taken over by Colonel Li Mengjie of the Communications Department, are stacked in a row in the middle of the open space
When Li Guosheng, accompanied by Sun Liren, slowly walked into the open space, a middle-aged man with the rank of colonel on his shoulders quickly walked up to Li Guosheng, saluted and loudly reported: "Report to the chief, Yuan Fanghua, commander of the First Army Aviation Regiment of the National Defense Forces, has been ordered Reporting to you with the 12 Army Aviation helicopters that have just been commissioned, please give instructions"
"Army Aviation Helicopters Commander Yuan, you said these things in front of you are airplanes But how could a plane be so small? Why didn't I see the wings of the plane" Li Guosheng has not yet spoken, and he has no idea about this trip tonight. Sun Liren, full of expectations, spoke.
After waving his hand to stop Yuan Fanghua who wanted to explain in front of him, Li Guosheng said: "Commander Yuan, you are finally here. You don't know that during today's battle, facing the dense torrent of steel from the Soviet Union, I thought several times that The position is about to be lost. Now that you are here, the final victory is not far away from us."
After finishing speaking, he ordered to Yuan Fanghua, who was full of confidence in front of him: "Since Commander Sun of the Armored Group Army is so curious about helicopters, then you should first send the twelve helicopters"The machine was first shown to us, and then he gave a detailed introduction to Commander Sun and me. Have you seen the tank behind me? Today I plan to test the combat effectiveness of the Army Aviation helicopter with my own eyes"
"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will never disappoint the Commander-in-Chief and Commander Sun"
After Yuan Fanghua promised loudly, at Li Guosheng's signal, he quickly walked towards his subordinates who were standing in a square formation not far away.
After lifting the huge raincloth wrapping the helicopter, a completely streamlined helicopter appeared in front of everyone. From the appearance, it was not much different from later armed helicopters. The pure metal helicopter with the propellers not unfolded stood in front of everyone.
Under the incredulous gaze of Sun Liren, several technicians quickly climbed up the escalator and began to unfold the helicopter's several-meter-long propeller.
When half an hour passed, the twelve propellers were fully deployed and the armed helicopters on standby finally appeared clearly in front of everyone.
Faced with this weird aircraft that can fly without wings, Sun Liren first raised his doubts: "Captain Yuan, this is really an aircraft. How can an aircraft fly without wings? Also. I didn't watch it either. There are wheels under the plane, how can the plane taxi on the runway"
Just when Yuan Fanghua was about to answer a series of questions raised by Sun Liren, Li Guosheng, who knew that time was tight, decisively interrupted: "Old Sun, you will understand these questions after seeing the specific take-off process of the helicopter. Time is urgent, so don't waste your limited time. I¡¯m wasting my time on these issues¡¡±
After speaking, Li Guosheng asked Yuan Fanghua directly: "Commander Yuan, what I want you to introduce is the weapon system equipped with this armed helicopter. You must be clear, I am so anxious to let the Army Aviation Corps participate in the war. It is to allow you to eliminate Su Army tank force. If it cannot pose a fatal threat to the Soviet heavy tanks, it is better for the Army Aviation Regiment to continue to be our army¡¯s secret weapon and not show up.¡±
Yuan Fanghua quickly led the two people to an armed helicopter, pointed to a bundle of gun barrels located just below the helicopter, like a honeycomb, and introduced: "General seat, the main attack method of this armed helicopter is the launch of these two rockets. Each rocket launcher is equipped with ten rockets, which can be launched together or one by one"
"According to factory tests, the 50mm rocket fired by the rocket launcher can already penetrate 100mm thick armor at a distance of 100 meters. Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in using Army Aviation helicopters to destroy the new Soviet heavy tanks."
¡°In addition to two rocket launchers that pose a fatal threat to tanks, this armed helicopter is also equipped with a twin 20mm cannon under the nose, which has a very powerful attack capability against both the air and the ground. Of course. In order to be more adaptable to the anti-tank battlefield, we can also temporarily install two general-purpose machine guns in the helicopter cabin to attack ground and air enemies from the doors on both sides of the helicopter"
"Uh" Hearing this, Li Guosheng couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
You must be clear, if the armed helicopter in front of you is really as good as Yuan Fanghua said. It can hover in the air. It can be called a powerful aerial firepower point, attacking ground enemies from all directions.
Thinking of this. Li Guosheng, with burning eyes, quickly asked: "You said that in addition to its own weapons and ammunition, this armed helicopter can also carry two soldiers and two general-purpose machine guns"
"Yes, the main seat" Yuan Fanghua affirmed with confidence.
"The helicopter in front of us is already the second model developed by the military industrial group. Both the helicopter's weapon configuration and load capacity have made a qualitative leap."
"According to factory tests, this helicopter can carry less than 600 kilograms of cargo in addition to its own weapons and ammunition. Therefore, adding two soldiers and two general-purpose machine guns to the helicopter cabin will not only not affect the aircraft's combat capabilities, but will also greatly enhance Aircraft firepower and battlefield survivability"
The excitement on Li Guosheng's face became even stronger, and his eyes looking at the helicopter became hot. He decisively ordered Yuan Fanghua: "Okay, now I'm looking forward to your performance for a while"
"Commander Yuan, order the soldiers to activate an armed helicopter immediately to open our eyes. At the same time, show us the powerful air strike firepower equipped with this armed helicopter."
Although he did not actually see the helicopter performance in front of him, through Yuan Fanghua's introduction, Sun Liren, who was full of yearning for various new weapons, had already felt that if all what Yuan Fanghua learned in front of him were true, then the tank tactics he knew would definitely change because of the helicopter. Appeared and changed dramatically.
At the same time that Li Guosheng¡¯s order was issued, Sun Liren also cast a glance at the helicopter closest to him, full of desire and enthusiasm.?¡¯s complex gaze.
The two of them did not wait too long. The moment the helicopter engine roared, the four huge propellers on the top of the helicopter began to rotate slowly. As the propeller rotated faster and faster, Li Guosheng and Sun Liren, who were standing dozens of meters away from the helicopter, could already feel waves of increasingly violent air blowing toward them.
At this moment, the helicopter that Sun Liren thought was impossible to take off a few minutes ago slowly left the ground. Under Sun Liren's stunned eyes, he flew higher and higher. Finally, with an even more shocking picture, he was suspended directly in the sky about twenty meters above the ground, motionless
As the helicopter took off, Captain Yuan Fanghua, who returned to the two of them, continued to introduce with a proud face: "General Officer, Commander Sun, the next step is to show everyone the helicopter's air strike firepower"
After saying that, Yuan Fanghua had already taken the radio microphone handed over by a communications soldier behind him and whispered the order.
Under the two people¡¯s gaze, a twin-linked machine gun located under the helicopter¡¯s nose first roared. Two thick and hot tongues of fire flowed from top to bottom under the control of the helicopter pilot, almost reaching the point where they pointed.
Just before Sun Liren could react from the shock, the two rocket launchers located under the belly of the helicopter suddenly sprayed a ball of orange-red flames toward the rear.
A rocket with orange-red flames spraying from its tail quickly rushed out of the launcher barrel, roaring towards the target on the ground at a flying speed of hundreds of meters per second.
Of course, this was not the most shocking thing to Sun Liren.
The first rocket with tail flames just rushed out of the launcher barrel, and the second rocket followed closely and sprayed orange-red flames to the rear
¡°The third one followed, the fourth one¡just over ten seconds later, all ten rockets on a rocket launcher were launched. What's more important is that these ten rockets roaring down seemed to be arranged, and they all hit a circular area less than twenty meters in diameter
? One rocket launcher displays continuous rocket shooting, and one rocket launcher displays single rocket shooting.
In just a few minutes, the combat effectiveness of this armed helicopter, which was more than ten years ahead of the current situation, shocked not only Sun Liren, but also Li Guosheng from later generations. Because Li Guosheng did not expect that with his current strength, he could develop such epoch-making weapons and equipment.