The Russian Red Army frantically attacked and finally suffered a heavy defeat!

There were no specific reports of casualties related to the Red Army, but according to approximate statistics, the Red Army lost more than 10,000 casualties in this attack, and the number of wounded and captured was twice as high.

Of course, for the Red Army, which had an army of 350,000 troops, such casualty figures were quite acceptable to them. But what gave their commanders a headache was:

The morale of their own soldiers is disappearing.

This was a very rare thing for the Red Army.

The Red Army has also suffered heavy casualties before, but the spirit they showed on the battlefield is still amazing. But with the removal of Balochshevlov and the crushing defeat of the offensive, the mentality of the Red Army soldiers was undergoing this terrible change.

Such change cannot be inspired by any mobilization.

There were constant whispers of speculation as to why his commander, Baloch Sevlov, had suddenly been dismissed.

However, the political commissars and instructors, who had received orders from their superiors, strictly forbade their soldiers to make such comments.

The talk has been calmed down for the time being, but who knows what the soldiers are thinking?

On May 5th, the situation on the battlefield finally changed significantly! It all started in that small town of Listvena!

In this town, the Russians placed a regiment, but when Balochshevlov discovered the Chinese's attempt, he quickly reinforced the strength of a division!

But by the time this Russian divisional avant-garde regiment had just arrived in Listvena on the night of May 4, the Chinese armored units had already arrived!

The big attack starts in an instant!

Chinese tanks rampage through the Russians' makeshift positions, and the Chinese soldiers with submachine guns and rifles relied on the cover of the tanks to quickly annihilate every enemy they could see.

The Russians did not have any anti-tank weapons, and they could only fight to the death with their flesh and blood against the enemy's tanks. But it was all in vain.

The Chinese tanks brutally broke away the enemy's positions, brutally broke up the enemy's formation, and then those Chinese soldiers broke into front of the Russian tows, and all that remained was to shoot as much as they could.

At Listvena, despite the most resolute resistance of the Russians, after two hours the troops were routed.

Listvena has fallen into the hands of the Chinese again!

Dunxia did not let the troops make any stops, he ordered the damaged tanks and armored transports to be thrown away, and then commanded all the troops, without even looking at the Russian prisoners, and left Listvena on a rampage.

The 1st Chinese Armored Division had only one goal:

The main battlefield!

At this time, the acting commander of the Irkutsk Red Army, Ivan Ivanov, did not notice that the main town of Listvena on his flank had broken through. The only thing he was thinking about now was how to stabilize the situation on the frontal battlefield as soon as possible.

On May 5, the Sino-Russian coalition suddenly went against the norm. After the routine bombardment of aircraft and artillery, the main force of the Chinese army suddenly appeared on the frontal battlefield.

To be sure, the combat quality of these Chinese soldiers of the Northeast Army was not high, they did not participate in any civil war before they were sent to Russia, they had not been tested by war, and they were not considered the elite troops of the National Revolutionary Army before they were officially reorganized.

But they have planes, they have artillery!

Under the bombardment of artillery shells, these soldiers, who were carrying the latest weapons supplied to them by the Nationalist Government, began to approach the enemy little by little.

Despite the incomprehension in their hearts, the Red Army soldiers fought very tenaciously!

They are struggling to hold a position, and once there is a crisis, they can always organize themselves to fill those dangerous positions at the first time.

The enemy's artillery shells bombarded hard, and although most of the positions were blown to pieces, they were still in the hands of the air force.

Everything, in the last year 1. It was completely changed at the time of the point!

A large number of tanks and infantry suddenly appeared on the flank of the main battlefield in Irkutsk.

The tanks roared in, quickly overwhelmed the Red Army positions, and then threw the otherwise orderly battlefield into chaos.

A large number of infantry seized positions, and then, under the cover of tanks, continued to advance in depth. …,

It's messed up, everything is completely messed up.

The 1st Chinese Panzer Division began to break through to the enemy's core positions, and the attention was completely focused on the Red Army on the frontal battlefield, and under the attack of these steel monsters, it was difficult to stop the breakthrough of the enemy tanks with their rudimentary weapons.

The purpose of these tanks and infantry was not to annihilate as many enemies and occupy as many positions as they wanted, but to completely tear apart the enemy's defenses and clear the pressure for the main offensive on the front.

And they did it!

One by one, the positions of the Red Army were broken through and destroyed, and the entire line of defense was in complete confusion.

As far as the eye can see, Chinese tanks can be seen everywhere running rampant there, and everywhere you can see Chinese soldiers appearing in the core positions of the Red Army.

Chinese planes also took off and bombed more and more often!

At this time, Zhang Zuolin, commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army of China, ordered to devote all his forces to launch a general attack on the Red Army!

The decisive battle begins!

This is the day that decides the winner and the day that decides the fate!

100,000 Chinese and Russian troops were all thrown into the battlefield.

The Red Army's positions have been broken through one after another, the banners of the Chinese and the White Guards are fluttering everywhere in the positions of the Red Army, and the balance of victory has been seriously poured on the side of the Sino-Russian coalition!

By 6:3 p.m. , with the exception of a few core positions, most of which have fallen into the hands of the Sino-Russian coalition forces.

About 50,000 to 70,000 Red Army troops were annihilated, about 100,000 were routed and captured, and the rest were divided and surrounded, and it was only a matter of time before they were annihilated.

And in the face of this bad situation, Ivan Ivanov was at a loss. At this time, the spiritual mobilization can no longer play any role,—— and the "Ula" with ten thousand voices can no longer redeem the defeat on the battlefield!

It was only at this time that he remembered General Baloch Sevlov. But General Balochshevlov had no better way: "Comrade Political Commissar, we have failed, there is no way to save the situation, the only thing we can do now is to try to keep the flame of revolution alive, and take the remaining fighters to break through as soon as possible!" ”

"What, breakout?" Ivan Ivanov cried out: "No, Comrade Balochshevlov, our task is to hold on to this place and defeat all enemies, and not to abandon Irkutsk!" ”

Speaking of this, his voice also became low: "What's more, once you give up here, who will bear the responsibility?" ”

Hearing this, Shevlov smiled bitterly and shook his head, how long has it been, and he is still thinking about the question of who will take responsibility? He froze for a moment and said:

"Comrade Political Commissar, if you really want to be held accountable, then let me take this responsibility."

Ivan Ivanov opened his mouth and did not say anything privately.

Failed, really failed. In just one day, the troops under his command suffered the worst defeat. Responsibility, who should bear this responsibility?

Ivanov could not answer himself!

On May 7, the Chinese and Russian forces launched their final attack, and on this day, Baloch Sevlov, who had regained command, issued a general breakout order.

It was one of the most brutal breakouts in the history of the Red Army.

There were enemies everywhere on all sides, there was the pursuit of armored vehicles everywhere, there was bombing by aircraft everywhere. Shevlov left a division behind, desperately holding back the enemy who was catching up, buying as much time as possible for the troops to break through.

The number and commander of this division are unknown, but they held their positions for more than eight hours and were almost all killed.

About 100,000 or so Red Army broke through, while 250,000 Red Army was annihilated.

For the Russian Red Army, this was a war that they could not forget for the rest of their lives.

Here 350,000 people were defeated and annihilated. It can be said that the armored forces of the Chinese broke through their flanks and caused a sharp change in the situation on the battlefield.

Or maybe some people's miscommand is the reason for the failure?

After the war, everyone insisted on their own words, and no one refused to give in, and there was only one scapegoat:

Baloch Sevlov.

The commander, who had commanded well at the beginning of the Battle of Irkutsk, blocked the enemy's attack, and, after the defeat of the battle, managed to organize a breakthrough of 100,000 Red Army, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Military Court of the Soviet Union for "treason...... of desertion.

1。 2。 On May 16 of that year, Baloch Sevlov was shot. It is said that when asked him before his death what his last words were, the Red Army general said: "Shooting me alone will not solve the problem, but to know why we lost the battle of Irkutsk, our weapons are lagging behind the enemy, and our tactics are also lagging behind the enemy, this is a bloody lesson, and I only hope that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past in the future." ”

But no one listened to him.

And the political commissar Ivan Ivanov was only given a warning and demoted.

This is good news for the Chinese, if there are more people like Ivan Ivanov in the Russian Red Army, then the future battles will be much smoother.

But this is just a good wish, the battle of Irkutsk is only the beginning, and more brutal battles are waiting for the Chinese not far away.

Countless more people will die, final victory is far from coming, and more brutal and bloody battles have not yet officially begun.

But in any case, the Battle of Irkutsk ended with the victory of the Sino-Russian coalition, or more accurately, with the victory of the Chinese.

The war is about to break out even more violently in Russia! ）