The three tank divisions of the Soviet Army had about 260 tanks and armored vehicles in each division, and the three divisions had a total of more than 800 tanks.

Zhang Xinghan's three tank divisions, each with 200 No. 4 tanks and 100 armored vehicles, were more than 100 more than the Soviet army.

The tank units of both sides took the lead in exchanging fire, and after entering the kilometer range, the tank guns of both sides opened fire one after another.

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......" armor-piercing shells whistled out of the barrel and flew towards the enemy with dazzling fire.

In the first round of firefighting alone, the difference between the tanks of the two sides was revealed, and hundreds of No. 4 tanks easily destroyed more than 20 Soviet tanks in the first salvo.

And the shells fired by the Soviet tanks could not penetrate the defensive armor of the tanks of the Northeast New Army at all.

Even if they transferred the latest domestic production equipment of the T-26 tank this time, this tank is not at the same grade at all compared with the No. 4 tank equipped by the Northeast New Army, whether it is the caliber of the artillery, the speed or the thickness of the defensive armor.

So such a tank battle is almost a one-sided slaughter battle.

The cavalry division of the Soviet army tried in vain to attack the infantry in the rear of the Northeast Army in a roundabout way, but was beaten by the infantry under the command of Wu Chengfeng and Liu Guodong with heavy machine-gun fire and fled.

Nearly 2,000 tanks on both sides were scuffled, and the whole battlefield was filled with artillery fire, and from time to time Soviet tanks were destroyed and exploded by shells, turning them into a pile of scrap metal.

Such a tank melee, in which the infantry could hardly intervene, was carried out from late afternoon until nine o'clock in the evening, and the Soviet troops lost two-thirds of their tanks and armored vehicles.

Finally, he could not bear the huge losses and began to retreat in a hurry.

Li Zhenyuan commanded the Panzer Army to take advantage of the situation to pursue, and the Soviet tank troops were defeated, and the two infantry divisions were forced to retreat.

Li Zhenyuan led his troops, destroying a considerable number of Soviet tanks and armored vehicles along the way, and his two infantry divisions were even more scattered, scattered and fled.

After chasing for nearly 100 miles, the remnants of the Soviet army retreated into the city of Borja, and Zhang Xinghan ordered the armored troops to surround Borja.

Then the commander of the 5th Division of Reading arrived and just as the preparation team Borja launched an attack, the remnants of the Soviet army in the city raised a white flag.

Zhang Xinghan led his troops to rest in Borja for one night, and set out from Borja in the early morning of the next day, marched along the railway line towards Krasno, and two days later, surrounded the city of Krasno.

The Soviet army of more than 90,000 people was wiped out overnight, and Krasno, the largest city in the Far East, was besieged, and the entire Soviet Union was shaken for a while.

At the same time, the air force of the Northeast New Army frequently attacked and constantly bombed and destroyed the Russian Far Eastern Railway.

After three days of siege, Zhang Xinghan sent a telegram to Su and led his troops to withdraw to Manchuria.

The Soviet army lost nearly 700 tanks and nearly 100,000 troops in Manchuria, and the battlefield on the Eastern Front lost its offensive capability due to the continuous air raids and bombardments of the Northeast New Army.

He had no choice but to accept Zhang Xinghan's telegram statement and agreed to send representatives to Harbin to negotiate a cease-fire agreement with the Northeast New Army.

This battle, partly speaking, was originally an asymmetrical battle, and the Soviet army had not yet gone through the baptism of World War II at the moment, not only did it have poor personnel training and lack combat experience, but its technical weapons such as tanks and planes were even more of a mess.

It is estimated that in Asia, it will also bully and bully the same messy little book.

This is also based on the premise that the Soviet T-28 tank and the I-5 and other aircraft have successfully produced equipment.

Compared with Zhang Xinghan's Northeast New Army, it is not surprising that the Soviet army suffered this defeat.

Take tanks and airplanes as an example, not to mention anything else, the main battle tank of the Northeast New Army, Tank No. 4, shone throughout World War II, sweeping most of Europe.

Dealing with the T-26, which is not much stronger than the Soviet army's ** medium tank, is not as simple as chopping melons and vegetables.

In terms of aircraft, whether it is the Zero or the BF109 fighter, it was the most advanced aircraft in the early stage of World War II.

In the early stage of the outbreak of the Taiping War, the Zero fighter dominated the entire Pacific Ocean, and the US Navy and Air Force were defeated again and again.

The Soviet Army's I-3, an old-fashioned biplane fighter, is not as fast as half of the BF109 and Zero in speed and turning radius, and its firepower is incomparable.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the Northeast New Army to win or not.

The huge gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides has made up for the shortcomings of the insufficient training of recruits in the new army.

After Zhang Xinghan led his army back to Manchuria, he stayed with the 7th Division of Reading Power to garrison it, and personally led the armored troops and the 5th Division of Reading Power back to Qiqihar.

Qiqihar, the Provisional Command of the Northeast New Army.

Shen Xingye walked in in a suit and saluted Zhang Xinghan, who was processing the documents, and said, "Commander, the Russian negotiators will arrive in Harbin tomorrow morning, and Governor Zang has already rushed to Harbin to meet the chief of staff." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said: "Tell the chief of staff that the minimum bottom line of the negotiation is that the section of the Eastern Railway in the three eastern provinces must be recovered, and all the unequal contracts signed between the original Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia will be nullified." ”

"What if the Soviets don't agree?" Shen Xingye asked.

After a pause, Zhang Xinghan said firmly: "If the Soviets do not agree, then we don't mind encircling Krasno, and it is more likely that we will cross the Heilongjiang River east and recover Vladivostok and other inherent Chinese territories." ”

After this battle with the Soviet army, the performance of the Soviet army was really beyond Zhang Xinghan's expectations, so the confidence was also stronger than before the war.

"Yes!" Shen Xingye stepped forward and turned to leave.

……………………………… At noon the next day, in a conference room in a hotel in Harbin.

A Soviet representative in a suit slapped the table angrily: "No, this is absolutely impossible, you have gone too far, we in the Soviet Union must not give up the ownership of the North Manchurian region of the Eastern Railway." ”

Zang Shiyi didn't speak, and looked at Jiang Baili who was sitting beside him.

Jiang Baili slowly took a sip of the teacup, his voice was not loud, but his tone was extremely firm and indifferent: "If your country does not agree, then our Northeast New Army will not mind encircling Krasno, let alone crossing the Heilongjiang River eastward and sending troops to Vladivostok." ”

"You ......" The representative of the Soviet army was exhausted, his face turned red, and he pointed to Jiang Baili, who finally failed to say the following, and had no way to lose the battle without confidence.

Eventually, another representative of the Soviet army pulled his companion and said, "Can you give us a day to think about it?" ”

Jiang Baili nodded: "Of course you can." ”

…………………… Moscow, Kremlin.

After listening to the report of Beria's own negotiator received from a secret channel, Sdl's face was gloomy and extremely terrifying: "Then start a war, we Soviets will never yield to the Chinese, let alone just a local warlord in the northeast." ”

"Honorable leader, I understand your current mood very well, but the battle between Manchuria and Aihui has proved that our technical weapons, such as tanks and aircraft, have been seriously backward, and we urgently need to develop more advanced technology and equipment, otherwise we will wage war against the Northeast New Army at any cost, and even if we can win, we will suffer heavy losses.

At this time, the British have severed diplomatic relations with us, the situation in Europe is complicated, and our main forces need to be used to deal with sudden changes that may break out in Europe at any time.

The Finns are now very dishonest, and our section of the Trans-Siberian Railway from Chita to Ulan-Ude in the Far East has been badly damaged by the Northeast Air Force.

After all, there is still a threat from the Northeast Air Force in the air, and now winter is about to begin, and the cold weather has exacerbated the difficulty of repair. Beria persuaded as if walking on thin ice.

Although SDL was angry in his heart, he was not a foolish person, and he knew that what Beria had stated was the truth.

After pondering for a long time, SDL finally said: "Then let the Northeast authorities compensate us for all the costs of building the railway, including the economic losses of the employees of our railway stations, and we must compensate them, otherwise we will go to war at all costs." ”

"Yes!" Beria bowed her head in answer and cautiously retreated.

………………………… In Harbin, negotiations are starting again.

The Soviet delegates, acting on the instructions of their leaders, put forward all their demands.

"We can give up the use and ownership of the northeastern section of the Eastern Railway, but you will need to pay for the cost of building the railway, as well as the economic losses of more than 3,000 employees of the railway, totaling two million silver dollars."

"The Eastern Railway was originally built with cheap labor in my northeast region and all kinds of materials and equipment along the way, you have been operating profitably for more than 30 years, and you have already made a lot of money, and now you still want to compensate for it?" Jiang Baili said with some anger.

The representative of the Soviet Union snorted coldly: "If you do not agree, then we will not hesitate to go to an all-out war to defend our railway sovereignty." ”

"Hmph, what a joke, the railways in our country need you to defend sovereignty?"

"You just have to say yes or no!"

"Are you threatening me?"

Seeing that the two sides were tense and-for-tat, Zang Shiyi hurriedly smiled and mediated: "Don't get excited, we can't make decisions on this matter, and we have to report to Commander-in-Chief Zhang of our Northeast New Army before we can give you an answer." ”

After speaking, Zang Shiyi glanced at Jiang Baili.

The two Soviet negotiators also looked at each other, and finally said, "Okay, let's wait for your reply from Commander-in-Chief Zhang." ”

"Well, please wait a minute." Zang Shiyi smiled and nodded, and walked out of the negotiation room with Jiang Baili, who was up with his sleeves.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, don't be angry yet, let's report this matter to Commander-in-Chief Zhang as soon as possible and ask him to get an idea." Zang Shiyi said.

Jiang Baili did not speak, but nodded with a calm face.

(To be continued)