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Text Chapter 811 Promoting peace through fighting

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    The offensive and defensive battle around Astana has been going on for more than two days. The Russians paid heavy sacrifices, but they still refused to retreat. Especially after entering the city, these people used the ruins as cover to attack the Chinese tanks.  Once an attack is launched, it is often impossible to defend against it.  The Chinese side also had to use all its strength. The air force kept throwing leaflets, telling these Russians that they had become turtles in the urn, the reinforcements had disappeared, and continuing to resist was the only way to death.  And they used loudspeakers to constantly shout to the Russian troops, asking them to surrender.  Attacking the city is the next step, and attacking the heart is the top priority.  These actions quickly achieved good results.  Rong Zhen summarized the results of the battle and introduced to Zhang Henian with a smile: "So far, more than two thousand Russian troops have surrendered, and the number of surrenders is still increasing day by day. This is a very good phenomenon. But there is only one problem, and that is these  Most of the people who surrendered were militiamen, and the real main force was still quite tenacious. "No matter how tenacious they are, we can't hold off any longer. We must capture Astana as soon as possible, otherwise we won't have enough oil."  It looks very majestic, but the consumption is also huge. Before the war, Zhang Tinglan set up several large oil storage warehouses in Xinjiang, hoarding 100,000 tons of oil.  More than half of it has been consumed now, and as the battle line lengthens, the supply line becomes longer and longer. If it drags on, there will be problems with the oil supply. Ma Zhanshan smiled and said: "Our cavalry is better. Although the tanks are good, they are all oil."  Tiger, no matter what time, we must hold on to this string." Zhang Henian also said with a wry smile: "Starting from tomorrow, we will launch the final offensive within two days." "Everyone has made a decision.  determination.  When preparing to launch the attack, Huang Xiansheng suddenly walked in from the outside with a smile and said to everyone: "Good news, great news, our self-propelled artillery has been modified, and now we have another sharp weapon."  Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and Zhang Henian even laughed loudly: "Let's go and have a look." These people all arrived at the camp where the maintenance team was located at the back, and saw a row of people in the temporary shed.  There were fifty or sixty self-propelled artillery, and their long black barrels exuded powerful destructive power, which was a sight to behold.  Just can't put it down.  Tanks and self-propelled artillery are both powerful weapons in blitzkrieg. One is charge and the other is fire support. Both are indispensable.  The Guards Division was also equipped with self-propelled artillery, but when it actually arrived on the battlefield, it was discovered that the number of self-propelled artillery was somewhat insufficient.  Take the American armored divisions of World War II as an example.  It will be equipped with a three-battalion artillery regiment, each battalion has 18 105mm M7 self-propelled howitzers, 36 57MM anti-tank guns, 12 155mm towed howitzers, and 6 8-inch and 240mm caliber howitzers.  60 anti-aircraft guns.  Although the battlefield situation is not that complicated at this time, there is no need for so many anti-aircraft guns.  However, in comparison, a Chinese artillery battalion is only equipped with 12 76 self-propelled artillery, as well as a small number of howitzers and anti-tank artillery. The number is still seriously insufficient, and it is somewhat inadequate when it comes to fire support.  "However, we cannot be helpless when encountering a situation. We can only use our brains to solve the problem as much as possible.  When he was in Kleku, Wu Kaijie used his powerful maintenance force to repair more than a dozen Russian-made tanks.  This method inspired everyone. After Zhang Henian and Rongzhen discussed it, they immediately ordered that the damaged and captured tanks be repaired immediately and converted into self-propelled artillery.  Especially those whose turrets were damaged and could not take on charge duties, were all converted into self-propelled artillery to enhance their fire support capabilities.  During World War II, Germany often used this method. They used old, captured, and damaged tanks and converted them into self-propelled artillery on the basis of the original territory.  This greatly saves costs, and because the tank's territory is used, it can also ensure that the self-propelled artillery and the tank can march simultaneously, which is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.  The battlefield is a place that stimulates people's creativity. When forced to do so, the Chinese army had no choice but to adopt this method.  Fortunately, Zhang Tinglan knew that this was the first experimental blitz, so he arranged sufficient maintenance manpower to prevent accidents.  After receiving the mission, they carried out modification work as quickly as possible. The original 37mm main gun of the light tank was replaced by a long-barreled 47mm gun, which greatly improved the power.  As for the turret being damaged, it is simpler, because the self-propelled artillery does not need to rush to the front, so it is enough to weld steel plates on three sides to act as armor.  On the battlefield, you must learn to make do with simplicity. As for the Snow Leopard tank, it is the focus of this modification. A total of more than 40 vehicles have undergone modification.  Most of them were replaced with 46-caliber 76 guns, and another 8 were replaced with 88-mm guns that were urgently transported from the rear.  In the past few days, the modifications have been completed one after another, and they were all placed in front of everyone. Zhang Henian and the others gathered around theseThe artillery line nodded frequently.  "How is the effect? ??Have you tested it?" "It can be fired, and it can also be fired. But as for the specifics, I'm afraid we can only test it on the battlefield. After all, we don't have enough time." Listening to the explanation of the maintenance personnel in charge, Zhang Henian also  I couldn't help but laugh and said: "Okay, let's let the battlefield verify what these weapons are like!" Soon these temporarily modified self-propelled artillery were all added to the troops, and everyone was preparing for tomorrow's offensive.  After leaving the maintenance office, everyone was full of ambition. Rong Zhen said to Zhang Henian: "Commander-in-Chief, I guess the Russians may escape tomorrow. Trotsky is a big fish. If you hold him in your hand, you can rise."  The effect is very great, so I suggest that the paratroopers be sent out to set up an ambush in the northwest of Astana. Once Trotsky escapes from here, he will be caught!" "Well, this is a good idea, so let's do it!  "At dawn the next day, the general offensive began. The Chinese army concentrated its artillery fire and bombarded the front of the Russian army. All the ruins on the ground were plowed through by artillery again.  However, the Russian army also has rich experience. They can even judge the impact point of the cannon from the sound, so the losses in this round of shelling were not very large.  But then the official attack began, with the Snow Leopard tanks at the forefront, and the focus of the Russian attack also fell on these big guys.  Although tanks have amazing combat effectiveness in field battles, they are at a loss when it comes to street fighting.  In the past few days of fighting, the Russians used anti-tank firepower to destroy many Snow Leopard tanks.  But this time they made the wrong calculation. Just when their firepower was aimed, the self-propelled artillery behind the tank showed its power in advance.  Unlike the artillery in the rear, which can only be fired by feel, these self-propelled artillery fires are more accurate.  Whenever you see the Russian firepower emerging, you will immediately send a shot, especially the big guy equipped with an 88mm main gun, which is a super killer weapon. One shot can create a no-man's land of more than ten meters.  Facing the attack of these self-propelled artillery, they had no choice. After all, there were so many tanks blocking the front, and their losses skyrocketed.  After all, Astana is just a Central Asian city, far from an industrial town like Stalingrad. It can use a large amount of reinforced concrete as cover.  Therefore, the Chinese army can easily destroy all buildings, and the army pushes forward crazily.  Zhang Henian also used all his skills and dispatched a large number of special operations troops to infiltrate in advance and provide guidance for the artillery. In this way, before noon, the Russians paid more than 3,000 lives, covering both the southeast and southeast sides.  The position was completely destroyed.  The army marched straight in, and half of Astana fell into the hands of China.  Moreover, rumors were spreading in the city at this time. Various voices that had been suppressed by Trotsky's powerful commanding ability in the past broke out, and quite a few Russian troops deserted.  Especially those militiamen. They are not all Russians. Most of them are locals from Central Asia. They are just close to the majority party. At this critical moment of life and death, they have become unreliable and have become organized members.  collapse, even surrender.  Trotsky, who had been in command, also got the news, and Astana could no longer hold on.  At this time, Trotsky resented Stalin the most. This guy would do anything for power.  Didn¡¯t he think about how allowing the Chinese army to occupy the entire Central Asia would have an impact on Russia¡¯s strategic situation? It would definitely be a great misfortune for such a profit-seeking person to control Russia.     Walk!  We must return to Moscow to expose Stalin's face and tell everyone the true situation of the war in Central Asia.  According to time calculation, Voroshilov's reinforcements should have arrived three days ago.  To allow tens of thousands of soldiers to fight bloody battles under extremely unfavorable circumstances is simply to ignore death and treat state affairs as child's play.  Trotsky was furious when he thought of this, and hurriedly retreated with his confidants.  As soon as he left, the entire Russian army in Astana collapsed completely.  The rebels retreated in all directions, and the world was full of panicked figures.  Like catching chickens and ducks, the Chinese army drove the prisoners in groups and took them to a prisoner-of-war camp outside the city.  The dark crowds are so dense that even people with trypophobia may be afraid.  The most important stronghold in Central Asia has finally fallen into the hands of China, and the entire war situation has completely developed in a direction that is beneficial to China.  Not long ago, the Russian army also broke through the Slyudyanka defense line and reached Ulan-Ude, but these were of no value anymore. The soft abdomen of the Russians was torn open, and everything was exposed to the Chinese front.  After Zhang Tinglan received the report, he was also overjoyed. He immediately issued two orders,At first, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted Russia through Switzerland, a permanently neutral country, to seek peace talks.  In addition, Zhang Tinglan also ordered the Chinese Air Force to carry out the first large-scale bombing of the Siberian Railway. This railway is the lifeblood of the Russians. Only when they feel threatened here can the Russians bow their heads and use both hard and soft tactics to promote peace.
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