"Boom, boom, boom" A dull sound of artillery fire sounded. Thirty tanks rushing to the front, forming an arrow-like attack formation, fired the first round of tank cannons directly at Lao Maozi, one kilometer away.
White smoke mixed with orange-red flames had just sprayed out from the muzzle of the tank gun, and the sharp whistling sound produced after the gun was ejected reached everyone's ears.
With a distance of one kilometer and a tank gun shell flying at a speed of hundreds of meters per second, it took less than two seconds to land in the middle of Lao Maozi's formation and explode, bursting into orange-red stars in the middle of the dense Soviet Red Army. Fireball.
The Soviet Red Army, which originally had only 500 troops left, suffered hundreds of casualties in the blink of an eye in this round of shell explosions.
When death passed by everyone, military discipline and other things were completely forgotten by everyone. Therefore, no Soviet soldier was willing to lend a helping hand to his comrades lying in a pool of blood and wailing.
Because they all know that if they waste one more second here to rescue their comrades, they will be one step closer to death.
Therefore, in the face of the bombardment, the remaining 400 or so Soviet troops did not pause at all. They quickly passed over the wounded and corpses everywhere and continued to run towards the Soviet Union
Wu Keren, who was following closely behind the tank battalion and thinking of ways to slow down the Soviet army's escape, suddenly lit up his eyes and gave an order to the communications soldier behind him.
"You immediately contact the commander of the tank battalion, fire incendiary bombs forward, and create a fire zone along the path that Lao Maozi must pass."
The commander of the tank battalion was not a fool. He quickly understood what Wu Keren was thinking and decisively issued the order with a pair of fiery eyes.
When the roar of a new round of artillery shells reached everyone's ears. There was no violent explosion at the location where the Soviet troops were defeated one kilometer away, nor was there a huge fireball more than ten meters high. Instead, there was a dull crackle.
¡°Subsequently, a fire field with a radius of several meters spread out rapidly around the impact point.
An incendiary bomb created a fire field with a radius of several meters. Thirty incendiary bombs exploded at once, forming a huge fire area with a frontal width of one hundred meters directly on the path where the Soviet army must pass.
" Hundreds of old men headed by Tukhachevsky want to cross this area alive, so they can only take a detour.
However, after the second round of incendiary bombs fired by the tank battalion hit the ground and exploded, the detour across the fire scene was also blocked. Under the order of the tank battalion commander, not only did not one of the new rounds of artillery shells fall in the fire area, but all of them landed at both ends of the fire area, expanding the frontal width of the fire field by another hundred meters.
Seeing the raging fire in front of him, Tukhachevsky could only stand there stamping his feet, looking at the fire and sighing. There is no way. At this moment, more than a thousand soldiers of the newly formed 011th Regiment had formed a huge semi-encirclement under Wu Keren's order and quickly pressed against hundreds of Soviet Red Army soldiers with desperate expressions on their faces.
There are more than a thousand elite National Defense Forces and thirty indestructible heavy tanks. And he only had four hundred tired remnants With such a disparity in strength, Tukhachevsky knew that there were only two roads left in front of him.
Surrender to the Wehrmacht and become a prisoner of war of the Wehrmacht
As soon as this path came to Tukhachevsky¡¯s mind, he rejected it without hesitation.
As the Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red Army. If captured by the Wehrmacht, Tukhachevsky could imagine how much impact this incident would have on the Soviet government's reputation and prestige in the world. He could use the word "slap in the face" to describe it. Absolutely no exaggeration.
¡°You can be sure that once you are captured by the Wehrmacht, you will become a sinner of the entire Soviet Union. My own family in Moscow. It will also become the best target for Stalin to vent his anger.
So, whether it¡¯s for your own reputation. Or for the sake of his own family, he cannot be taken as a prisoner.
This road won¡¯t work. Then there is only one other way, to die on the battlefield as a Red Army warrior.
After his desperate face was slowly covered by a look of determination, Tukhachevsky quickly took out his gun and loaded the bullet. He gave a final encouragement to his subordinates who were surrounding him: "Warriors, the time has come to sacrifice your life for the country. Now I order you to immediately launch a counterattack against the surrounding defense forces. Even if you die on the battlefield, you will die on the charge"
"Great Red Army warriors woo woo woo boom boom boom Chief, be careful"
Just when Tukhachevsky brandished his pistol, he was about to order his men to attack. The sharp whistling sound of artillery shells suddenly came towards his position, and then a horrified cry sounded behind him.
Tukhachevsky finally didn¡¯t react to the sudden change. He was pushed by the guards behind him and lay on the ground like a dog eating shit. Not only thatAt this point, several loyal guards fell directly behind him, preparing to use their bodies as human shields to block all shell fragments and shock waves coming towards them.
A violent explosion sounded. Although Tukhachevsky, who was protected by several guards, was not hit by the shell fragments. However, the shock wave generated by the close-range explosion of the shell still stunned it.
When the aloof Tukhachevsky was woken up by a mouthful of cold water, Tukhachevsky was surprised to find that the sound of gunfire around him had stopped. Not only that, it was as if his legs and hands were tied by something, unable to move. Even his jaw was uncontrollably motionless, and there was a constant feeling of severe pain.
When Tukhachevsky opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was not the Soviet Gundam, but a Chinese wearing a Wehrmacht uniform. More importantly, the Chinese man was looking at him with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for him to wake up from his coma.
This Chinese who has been by Tukhachevsky¡¯s side is officially Wu Keren, commander of the new First Division of the National Defense Forces.
When Wu Keren learned from the prisoners that Tukhachevsky was the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army, he immediately felt with a keen sense of smell that capturing Tukhachevsky would definitely bring unprecedented huge benefits to the National Defense Forces. .
Therefore, Wu Keren, who knew the importance of Tukhachevsky, personally served as an orderly and escorted Tukhachevsky. At the same time, to ensure that Tukhachevsky did not commit suicide. Wu Keren not only tied up his hands and feet, but also had his chin removed. Let him lose all opportunities to commit suicide.
Wu Keren successfully returned to the battlefield with the big fish Tukhachevsky, and dozens or hundreds of other attacking troops also brought a steady stream of Soviet prisoners of war. Massive troops gathered at the military camp.
After all the hundreds of thousands of the National Defense Forces were killed in the former enemy headquarters where Li Guosheng was located, the victory chip of this counter-offensive was definitely in the hands of the National Defense Forces. Sitting at the headquarters, the only thing Li Guosheng needed to consider was how great the results of this counterattack would be.
While Li Guosheng was anxiously waiting for the battle report from the front line at the headquarters, Li Shaoqing rushed towards him excitedly and shouted loudly, as if he had been hit by a golden pancake falling from the sky.
"GeneralGood news, great newsCommander Wu Keren of the new First Division just reported that they successfully captured Tukhachevsky, Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red ArmyThis is what the Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red Army said All the Soviet leaders were captured by us."
Heard the news. Li Guosheng's first reaction was shock and suspicion.
As the Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, Tukhachevsky¡¯s status within the Soviet Union was absolutely transcendent. How could such an important person be captured by him?
However, after seeing the determined expression on Li Shaoqing's face, the doubt on Li Guosheng's face was immediately replaced by shock.
¡°I was shocked that I was lucky enough to be able to capture such an important Soviet figure on the battlefield.
Of course, this kind of shock only lasted for a few seconds on Li Guosheng's face before it was overtaken by surprise from the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, Li Guosheng suddenly thought that Stalin, the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, was particularly face-loving. I can definitely get a lot of benefits from Stalin through Tukhachevsky, an important prisoner.
Thinking of this, Li Guosheng also began to pay attention to the treasure of Tukhachevsky, and said to himself: "If nothing happens. A prisoner of Tukhachevsky can be worth what we have on the battlefield." Tens of thousands of prisoners were captured, even more than 100,000 prisoners"
Finished. He ordered Li Shaoqing with a serious look on his face: "Call back to Wu Keren immediately, and Tukhachevsky must be safely sent to the former enemy headquarters safely. No accidents can occur."
Li Shaoqing had just left, and the former enemy headquarters, which had been calm for several hours, became busy again.
because. The various pursuit forces that launched the counterattack have returned one after another, and various results have begun to be summarized via radio to the former enemy headquarters, which is Li Guosheng
A communications staff officer walked up to Li Guosheng with a piece of data and reported: "General office, the troops responsible for receiving the Soviet military camp sent the latest report A large amount of undamaged Soviet equipment was seized in the entire Soviet military camp, including There are 928 tanks, 651 armored fighting vehicles, 1,490 transport vehicles, and 200,000 tons of corresponding ammunition and materials"
"In addition, because in the air attack on the Soviet artillery positions, the Air Force used all aircraft submunitions, we also captured more than 1,200 heavy artillery pieces of various types with a caliber above 100 mm, and more than 100 mm and below caliber artillery pieces of various types. Three thousand. As for the various supporting artillery shells, more than two million rounds have been discovered so far"
¡°In terms of light weapons, the number currently counted has exceeded 20Fifty thousand, the specific data will increase. "
Having said this, the communications officer deliberately paused for a few seconds. After Li Guosheng nodded, he continued to report: "In addition, we only captured less than 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war in the entire Soviet military camp, including only one major general. However, the complete corpses we found in the Soviet military camp were at least There are 50,000, and the specific data are still being calculated.¡±
"The soldiers fought well and captured a lot" Li Guosheng's expression, which was already excited about capturing Tukhachevsky, became even more excited, and he cheered loudly to the communications staff.
Then, he said to himself: "In today's battle, our National Defense Force once again used its strong combat power to severely beat the Soviet government and slap Stalin with a resounding slap. I believe that after this slap, almost the entire army was destroyed The Soviet Far East Red Army can at least be completely suppressed in the next few years"
After saying that, he gave a decisive order to the excited Li Shaoqing: "Immediately mobilize all the staff members of the front command and tally the results of the battle as quickly as possible. Although we defeated the Soviets a year ago, due to our lack of strength, in order to quickly To stabilize the three northeastern provinces, I dare not negotiate terms with Lao Maozi. However, it is different now. I must use the results I have obtained to extract enough benefits from the Soviet government. Otherwise, I will let the Soviet government¡¯s international reputation He's face was completely ruined, and Stalin's face was completely disgraced"
Under the urging of Li Guosheng. The work efficiency of the staff in the former refers to the operations department was immediately improved to the best state.
When all the counterattack troops returned to their bases, a detailed statistics report on the results was also sent to Li Shaoqing.
After quickly glancing at the data in the report, an unprecedented expression of excitement and excitement appeared directly on Li Shaoqing's face. After resisting the urge to cheer, Li Shaoqing quickly walked to Li Guosheng and reported.
"Chief The battle results The battle results have come out If this battle result was not calculated by the combat department personally, I can't believe my eyes It only took one day, and there was no strength advantage at all. With superior equipment and equipment, we cleanly eliminated the main force of the Soviet Far East Red Army."
"Show me" Li Guosheng eagerly grabbed the report and started browsing.
"According to statistics, more than 90,000 corpses of the Soviet Red Army were found on the battlefield, and there were at least 5,000 indistinguishable corpses During our army's pursuit, a total of more than 386,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers were captured, including Tukhachevsky, Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, 15 officers at the lieutenant general level of the Soviet Far East Red Army, 59 officers at the major general level of the Soviet Far East Red Army"
"According to the information gathered by the Air Force from the Operations Department, the total number of Soviet Far East Red Army troops who successfully escaped our pursuit during the entire battle was less than 20,000. Adding in the number of enemies we annihilated in one month of battle, it was as long as one In the battle in March, we destroyed a total of about 620,000 troops of the Soviet Far East Red Army"
"What about our own losses" After reading the report, the excited Li Guosheng quickly calmed down. Asked Li Shaoqing.
You must know that although the battle is over, you still want to obtain the greatest possible benefits from the subsequent Sino-Soviet negotiations. It must be backed by a powerful army.
Under Li Guosheng's gaze, Li Shaoqing quickly replied: "During the entire counterattack, the air force, artillery, and armored group armies were the real main forces. Therefore, the losses of the infantry participating in the battle were not too great"
"After rough statistics, all the fighter planes dispatched by the Air Force Division in one day attacked and crashed 24 bombers. 29 fighter jets The heavy artillery group lost 219 large-caliber heavy guns. During the entire assault, the Armored Group Army destroyed a total of 399 tanks of various types. 114 armored fighting vehicles"
¡°In terms of infantry, a total of 36,491 soldiers were killed or missing among all participating troops, and 9,830 soldiers were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness.¡±
"Fortunately, it's not too big. All participating troops are still capable of fighting" After listening to the report, Li Guosheng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
After a brief thought, he continued to order to Li Shaoqing: "Immediately send this battle report to the Chief of Staff if you don't understand the original text. At the same time, the Chief of Staff must immediately organize relevant logistics personnel to go to Outer Mongolia to treat the wounded, and make arrangements with the Soviet government." Preparation for negotiations. This time, I am going to recover all the losses in the battle from the Soviets."
Moscow is still completely covered with snow, and there is a chill everywhere. As night falls, Stalin prepares to end his day's work. The closed door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and then the slightly frightened figure of the adjutant appeared in the office and in front of Stalin.
After glaring hard at the adjutant in front of him who was completely devoted to him, Stalin asked with a dissatisfied look on his face: "What happened? You are so anxious.", even the most basic rules have been forgotten"
The adjutant, who looked horrified, did not bother to explain, and directly took out a telegram and reported: "Comrade Stalin, something happened on the front line, the Far East front"
"This is a secret message that has just been forwarded by the staff department. It is requested to be sent to you for reading as soon as possible. In addition, the deputy chief of staff of the Red Army is on his way and will be here in five minutes, waiting for your summons "
¡°Why is it so urgent that even the Deputy Chief of Staff was alarmed¡± Stalin, who already felt faintly uneasy, quickly took the telegram and began to read it.
You won¡¯t know if you don¡¯t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it¡
¡°When the words ¡®The hundreds of thousands of Soviet Far East Army troops were completely destroyed, and less than 20,000 people successfully escaped back to the Soviet Union¡¯ these words caught Stalin¡¯s eyes.
Stalin, who was in high spirits just now, seemed to have had all the blood drained from his body in an instant, and his face suddenly turned pale. Then, he slumped down on his own actions, unable to do anything, and muttered to himself in shock.
"How is it possible, how is it possible that the Far East Army, which has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, could fail When the Soviet government invested more than 60% of its military production capacity in the Far East Army, how could the Far East Army, which has superior forces and equipment, fail"
"Could it be that the rapidly rising Chinese National Defense Force is destined to be a hurdle that I, Stalin, cannot overcome in his lifetime" Stalin, with a desperate expression on his face, couldn't help roaring loudly in his heart.
Because, I have been put into the hands of the Chinese National Defense Force more than once, and each time is more tragic.
For the disastrous defeat more than a year ago, I can still attribute the reason to the Far Eastern Army's poor equipment and low combat level.
However, with the Far Eastern Army equipped with the most advanced equipment of the Soviet Red Army, the Red Army, which had an absolute strength advantage, failed again under the command of Tukhachevsky. This had to make Stalin feel a little helpless.
Subconsciously, he believed that the Chinese National Defense Force was a barrier that he could not overcome in his lifetime, and a mountain that God had placed before the Soviet government that could never be overcome. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!