After the military vehicle loaded with the remains of the soldiers slowly disappeared from everyone's sight, a soldier closest to the platoon leader asked with a pale face: "Platoon leader, the battlefield is really so tragic, and we have such good weapons. , and so many people were lost. Along the way, we saw at least hundreds of cars carrying the bodies of martyrs and the wounded leading to the rear"
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Although there were several years of military service before me, there were no subordinates who had experienced actual combat. When I think of the series of bloody battles I have experienced, especially when the National Defense Forces just penetrated into the Northeast and fought several battles with the Soviet Far East Army. A smile full of self-deprecation slowly appeared on his face.
He replied to the subordinates in front of him: "Is it tragic I don't think I think back when the National Defense Forces just penetrated into the three northeastern provinces and faced the two powerful enemies of the Soviet Far East Army and the Japanese Kwantung Army, the bloody battles one after another were truly tragic. .After a battle, any infantry regiment that has participated in the battle will have suffered more than half of its losses"
"I still remember that I personally participated in a battle to block the reinforcements of the Soviet Far East Army. In that battle, my infantry regiment totaled 2,500 people. During a day on the battlefield, , faced with the fierce artillery fire from the Soviets, only less than 600 men of the entire regiment survived. The remaining soldiers, including the lightly and seriously wounded, were all killed on the battlefield"
"At that time, whether they were wounded or alive, facing the attacking Soviets, they had only one idea, which was to shoot out the bullets in the gun chamber and kill as many of the enemy's living forces as possible before dying"
When dozens of subordinates in the platoon were slowly attracted by the war scenes described by the platoon leader.
Located in the middle of the convoy, I saw the oncoming traffic. After the car transports the remains of martyrs and injured people. The ambition and arrogance that had been rising in Wu Keren's heart since he sent out troops showed signs of slowly calming down and extinguishing.
Wu Keren already felt faintly in his heart that the battle he was about to participate in was not as simple as he imagined.
Of course, Wu Keren¡¯s feeling comes from constantly passing by the motorcade. Cars filled with dead soldiers and wounded. There are also latest enemy situation reports from the former enemy headquarters.
In addition, Wu Keren, who was born in the artillery, has another way of judgment.
Listening to the faint sound of artillery getting closer and closer to him, Wu Keren was certain that there were definitely more than 500 large-caliber heavy artillery in combat status on the front line. According to the battle report, there is only one division of heavy artillery deployed on the border, which means that the remaining at least 400 heavy artillery pieces all belong to the Soviet Red Army.
A few days ago, I was excited and proud to have two organized heavy artillery regiments under my command. But. Compared with the Soviet Red Army, which has always flattered the artillery doctrine, the little wealth in my hands is not even enough to give the enemy a gap in their teeth.
Losing the advantage of heavy artillery, and due to the limited number of air forces, other than fighting against the Soviet Air Force, it was unable to provide support to ground forces. All Wu Keren can do is lead the troops and defend under the suppression of enemy artillery fire
On the battlefield completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke. The roar of dense artillery shells had just spread in the Soviet positions, and the violent explosions of artillery shells sounded in the Wehrmacht positions.
When the orange-red fireballs soared from the ground amid the explosions, thousands of Soviet troops who were suppressed by the Wehrmacht's counterattack fire and unable to move a hundred meters in front of their positions quickly retreated like a wave that had reached its end. Go down.
The newly formed First Division of the National Defense Forces led by Wu Keren happened to arrive at the position during the interval between battles.
Enter the frontline headquarters. After paying a military salute to each other with Commander Yang Boxu of the 092nd Division of the Ninth Army of the National Defense Force who was staying here. He quickly walked to the lookout point of the headquarters, raised his telescope, and observed the forward position less than one kilometer away from the headquarters.
Inside the telescope, the green prairie that was dotted with stars a day ago was completely burnt black at this moment. As soon as he stepped on it, the thick floating soil blown up by the shells directly submerged his ankles.
There are dozens of huge craters scattered in the middle of the position, just like the craters scattered on the surface of the moon. As for the surrounding area of ??the crater, the bodies of fallen soldiers wearing the uniforms of the National Defense Forces were found, all with their heads facing outward. With his feet facing inwards, he fell messily around the bomb crater
? Preliminary estimates indicate that there are more than a thousand corpses of soldiers around the crater that I can see, and that does not include those who were directly blown to pieces. A soldier who couldn't even leave his intact body behind.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ Wu Keren quickly turned his attention to Yang Boxu beside him, and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Yang, thank you for your hard work Next, this position will be handed over to my new first division"
Yang Boxu was not pretentious and answered bluntly: "Since Mr. WuNow that you're here, I'll leave that position to you I'm not afraid of jokes. The war has been going on so far, and only one of my field infantry divisions can continue to participate in the battle, even if all the logistics personnel are included. There were less than nine thousand people. And this was caused by the fact that the enemy air force had no time to participate in the battle under the desperate harassment of the Second Air Division. "
After a heartfelt bitter smile appeared on Yang Boxu's face, Yang Boxu continued: "If the Second Air Division hadn't desperately blocked the Soviet Air Force, one of my field infantry divisions might have been nothing more than an empty frame. Okay, no. Say moreAccording to the commander-in-chief's order, I will leave all the remaining artillery and air defense units in the division to you"
After saying that, after paying a deep military salute to Wu Keren, Yang Boxu quickly issued a retreat order.
At the same time, Wu Keren's solemn facial expression was replaced by seriousness, and he gave a majestic order to the Chief of Staff behind him: "Chief of Staff, order the newly formed 011 Regiment to enter the position immediatelythe other two infantry regiments, All of them entered the bomb-proof cave to hide and act as a reserve force for the whole army"
"The artillery and air defense troops quickly constructed concealed positions and dispersed them in company units At the same time, corresponding liaison officers were dispatched to immediately contact the air defense troops and artillery troops left behind by the 092 Division, and required the relevant troops to follow my orders and resume operations. Deploy artillery positions and air defense positions, and get in touch with the headquarters"
The National Defense Forces who were holding the defense line changed their defenses. Even if the defense line that stretched for several kilometers was covered by gunpowder smoke, it could not escape the eyes of Soviet investigators.
Take advantage of the opportunity for the troops to get out of the bomb hole. A large number of Soviet bombers slowly appeared over the battlefield like a black cloud.
¡°Subsequently, heavy aerial bombs that made a sharp whistling sound fell on the defense line like rain and exploded.
After witnessing an infantry platoon disappearing in a bomb explosion, Wu Keren¡¯s clenched fist finally hit the concrete wall of the headquarters out of anger and heartache. Didn't even look back. He shouted angrily to his subordinates behind him: "Air force, I need air force support Contact the former enemy headquarters immediately, I need air force support"
The call back from the former enemy headquarters was very fast.
Looking at the chief of staff walking towards him quickly, Wu Keren, who couldn't help but feel pain in his heart with every explosion, quickly asked: "Chief of staff, when will our air force reinforcements arrive? Don't dare to take the plane above us." The soldiers would not be able to deploy defenses at the forward positions, and the entire blockade would be impossible to fight"
The chief of staff shook his head with a wry smile, and replied under Wu Keren's puzzled gaze: "Master, there are no air reinforcements for the time being" He replied to us with his front finger, the remaining fighters of the Second Air Division are less than fifty, so we can only Ensure the air security of our army¡¯s logistics line. Therefore, we will not receive any air support for the next week"
"What" Wu Keren exclaimed loudly with a look of disbelief on his face.
After snatching the telegram from the hands of the chief of staff and confirming that it was correct, a trace of heartfelt despair quickly surged into his cheeks.
At the same time, other officers in the division who heard Qianzhi¡¯s reply couldn¡¯t help but have expressions of despair on their faces. What's more, some officers' faces have turned pale, as if they were about to die. He stared straight ahead with dull eyes.
After feeling the rapidly cooling atmosphere at the headquarters, Wu Keren suddenly reacted from the shock. In order to encourage everyone, and also to encourage myself, I said loudly: "What a fool, isn't it because there is no air force When the National Defense Forces first entered the Northeast, not only did they not have an air force, they didn't even have a decent heavy artillery. They were still on the battlefield. We defeated Lao Maozi and the Japanese."
"Now, although we don't have an air force, we have heavy artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, and plenty of ammunition With so much good equipment, I don't believe we can't defeat the old man in front of us It's all about two shoulders. Carrying a head, I don't believe that the old man has three heads and six arms. A bullet will not kill you"
"Besides, we are all Chinese and have become members of the National Defense Force. Do you want the veterans of the National Defense Force to laugh at us and say that we are not as good as them"
The chief of staff agreed very cooperatively: "The teacher is right. When we withdrew from the three northeastern provinces, how many Northeastern elders pointed at us and called us deserters. Now, we finally have the opportunity to prove to the Northeastern elders that we are not deserters. opportunity. Today, even if I throw more than a hundred kilograms of meat here, I will not take a step back"
"Yes, fight to the bitter end and hold your position"
"Old Maozi is also a human being. We also carry a head on two shoulders. We are not afraid. The worst we can do is die"
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After all kinds of angry roars sounded at the command headquarters, everyone's low morale finally disappeared, replaced by an indomitable fighting spirit
?After taking a long breath of relief, Wu Keren once again turned his attention to the position in front of him where the Soviet Air Force was bombing back and forth.
Seeing that his subordinates could only lie motionless on the ground under the attack of the Soviet Air Force, they were unable to enter the front-line positions at all. Wu Keren's frown deepened, and he said to himself to the chief of staff: "We must find a way to drive away the Lao Maozi bomber group and allow the 011th Regiment to quickly enter the position. Otherwise, once the Soviet Red Army launches an attack, we will Time is running out¡"
"Air defense force" the chief of staff responded pointedly.
"Master, it seems that we can only use two air defense battalions in advance"
"The two air defense battalions firing in the air with all their strength can provide at least ten minutes to the 011 regiment. However, after ten minutes, these two air defense battalions will be completely finished"
After a brief struggle in his heart, Wu Keren quickly showed a firm expression on his face and decisively ordered: "As long as the 011th Regiment can be allowed to enter the position, no matter how high the price is, no matter how high the price is order the air defense battalion to immediately launch anti-aircraft shooting." ¡All commanders and fighters of the air defense battalion, except for necessary combat personnel, the remaining officers and soldiers will immediately withdraw from their positions¡¡±
Two air defense battalions suddenly opened fire, catching the dense group of Soviet bombers off guard. Six bombers were directly hit and exploded, and five bombers were hit by machine gun shells. They withdrew from the battlefield dragging thick black smoke and evacuated towards the Soviet Union.
Faced with the sudden attack, the bomber group quickly shifted its attack targets to the six newly exposed air defense positions.
Take advantage of this gap in attacks. Thousands of soldiers of the 011th Regiment, who had been pinned behind the position and could not move, were like a herd of crazy cattle, desperately rushing to the front line position and rushing into the nearest artillery hole
As soon as he rushed into an underground bomb-proof hole, Zhou Xinfa, the leader of the newly formed 011 regiment, ordered the communications troops behind him: "Contact all battalions and companies immediately to count and report the losses"
soon. The solemn-faced chief of staff came over and said: "Regiment, the statistics have been calculated The whole regiment has lost a total of 391 people, and two entire infantry companies are gone However, what is fortunate is that more than 80% of the regiment has been lost. We have brought heavy weapons and ammunition to the position"
Zhou Xinfa's nervous heart suddenly relaxed at first. He breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered: "As long as the weapons are hereinform all battalions and companies to follow our planned tactics. The troops should be lighter in the front and heavier in the rear, and the firepower should be heavier in the front and lighter in the rear." Su Once the army's fire coverage of ground positions stops, immediately enter the position and prepare for battle"
Because they knew that their tanks no longer had the advantage on the battlefield, the Soviet tanks that were covering the offensive rushed to the front of the position 150 meters before continuing the attack. Instead, they stopped in place and served as fixed firepower points, using vehicle-mounted weapons to attack the attackers from a high position. Troops provide covering fire.
So, on the offensive road one hundred and fifty meters ago. In addition to the continuous falling mortar shells that can kill the Soviet attacking troops, the bullets fired by the 011 Regiment have no effect at all and can only shoot a string of sparks on the Soviet tank body.
However, the roaring Soviet tanks could use the tank cannon and the high-level dual-purpose machine gun on the top of the turret to fatally injure the soldiers of the 011 regiment guarding the position.
Faced with this completely one-sided attack, Zhou Xinfa couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief with lingering fear.
Because, if you don¡¯t arrange your troops according to the arrangement method of light in front and heavy in rear, you only arrange an infantry company in the front line position. Facing the counterattack fire net fired by dozens of Soviet tanks, the front-line defenders will definitely suffer heavy losses.
However, the front-line defenders only have one infantry company. but. In addition to the more than 100 rifles, ten light machine guns, and three heavy machine guns that this infantry company should be equipped with. Under the guidance of the tactic of "heavy firepower in the front and light in the back", Zhou Xinfa equipped him with twenty light machine guns and six heavy machine guns
When dozens of Soviet tanks were lined up and parked 150 meters away in front of the position to serve as fixed firepower points, a steady stream of Soviet offensive troops began to pass over the tanks. After appearing in front of everyone like a tide.
A sneer flashed across Zhou Xinfa's face quickly, and he said to himself: "What a fool, I have been suppressed and beaten by the old man for so long, it is finally our turn to fight back"
As soon as the voice fell, intensive gunfire sounded from the front line.
Thirty light machine guns and nine heavy machine guns quickly formed an airtight steel storm in front of the position.
At the same time, an infantry battalion scattered in the second-line position fifty meters behind, with a total of sixty light machine guns and eighteen heavy machine guns, also fired a new steel storm at the Soviet army two hundred meters away.
Sweeping by two steel storms at the same time, the Soviet Red Army, which lost the cover of the tank body, was like ripe wheat, being cut down to the ground in pieces.
Although the Soviet troops that crossed the tank body still fought with their strength,The trend continues to move forward. However, during the entire advancement process, almost every meter advanced, dozens or hundreds of lives disappeared in the sound of gunfire.
Of course, the Soviet tanks responsible for providing fire cover were not idle either.
More than thirty tank guns poured shells into the position at their fastest rate of fire, destroying every fixed fire point. However, because the 011th Regiment was equipped with a large number of light machine guns and changed the machine gun position every time a round of bullets was fired, at least half of the shells fired by the Soviet tank guns missed the target.
As time went by, the soldiers became more and more familiar with the combat methods, and the chance of the Soviet tank gun hitting the target became smaller and smaller.
Even so, the high-level dual-purpose large-caliber machine gun located on the top of the tank turret has become the biggest killer of the defenders because its rate of fire and range far exceed that of ordinary machine guns.
Because a large number of positions were destroyed, although the floating soil in front of everyone can block ordinary machine gun bullets, it cannot block large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun bullets.
When the hot and thick tongues of fire swept towards the position, the thick machine gun bullets directly penetrated the floating soil in front of everyone and shot into the bodies of the soldiers
The battlefield where bullets are flying is not only the most testing place, but also the most training place. Under the threat of death at close range, especially when faced with the blood hole as thick as a bowl after being hit by a large-caliber bullet, many soldiers with weak willpower were immediately at a loss.
And in this battlefield full of murderous intent, once your spirit cannot be highly concentrated, the next bullet fired by the enemy will hit you.
Although the casualties on the battlefield are increasing, more and more soldiers are hit by bullets in panic. However, the soldiers who still survive in the trenches are undoubtedly veterans and elites who have a keen sense of smell, very powerful individual soldier abilities, and can quickly adapt to the battlefield