Commander Wang Xinguang led the guard company of the border regiment of the Tacheng Military Subdivision to see his war eagles coming to help, and two "oil pickers" shuttled back and forth over their positions, and Soviet tanks and armored vehicles fired a series of bullets like meteors. The turtle shells of the Soviet army caught fire, smoked, and exploded under the baptism of this "meteor shower", turning the Soviet tanks in front of them, who had just been invincible, on their backs, and their farts were pouring into the air. Suddenly, the guard company led by Wang Xinguang was greatly inspired.

When the time came for the counterattack, Commander Wang Xinguang held a Type 71 automatic rifle loaded with 70 rounds of ammunition and shouted: "Comrades! Avenge the sacrifice of your comrades, rush! "The commander took the lead in the charge, and the soldiers took the lead. Cui Yongsheng, the commander of the guard company, had two fingers broken in his left hand, and the hygienist came up to bandage him, he pushed the hygienist away, stuffed the submachine gun to the hygienist, and said to him loudly: "Leave me alone, go and join the battle." Then he took out a grenade from the grenade bag with his right hand, shouted "follow me", and led the charge towards the bewildered infantry of the Soviet army. The 3rd platoon commander, Jiang Yeqing, saw that the machine gun squad leader was wounded, and grabbed the 12,7 mm anti-aircraft gun machine gun and fired it himself. Bazooka fighter Xie Zhonghua also took advantage of the smoke of gunfire to stealthily go around the side of a Soviet tank and blew up another Soviet T55 tank with rockets. The commanders and fighters of the guard company alternately covered the charge, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and the heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and grenades rang out, killing more than 40 Soviet soldiers and turning the desolate Gobi Desert into a grave where Soviet troops were buried.

Commander Wang Xinguang led the guard company of the border defense regiment of the Tacheng Military Subdivision to complete this tactical counterattack and immediately withdrew from the position. Under the air escort of a "hunter" helicopter gunship, with 39 soldiers of the guard company of the border defense regiment of the Tacheng Military Sub-district, 53 wounded and 41 corpses of their comrades-in-arms, they calmly withdrew to the preset position of the 3rd Company of Galashan.

Due to the dereliction of duty of the commander of the military region, Long Sujin, he did not implement the supreme chief's statement that "there may be problems in the northwest." Acting Commander Long Sujin of Xinjiang Province made arrangements as soon as possible, and conscientiously and promptly deployed the front-line defense, but his inaction and behavior caused the passivity of the entire western front. On the third day of the war, Tacheng, Hot Springs, Huocheng and other places were lost. The reserves of the second line had to be put into battle 2 days earlier.

At the suggestion of the Far East Corps and approved by the Central Military Commission, the commander of the Longsu Jinjiang Provincial Military Region was relieved of his post and was investigated by the wartime military tribunal of the Far East Corps. Comrade Sai Fuding, deputy commander of the Xinjiang Provincial Military Region, was appointed commander of the Xinjiang Provincial Military Region.

The 1st Tank Division of the 1st Army of the Far Eastern Corps and the 1st Public Security Division of the Inner Mongolia Armed Police launched a fierce attack from Sukhbaatar against the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the 57th Army of the Soviet Red Banner Far Eastern Military District stationed in Kyakhta. After a day and a night of fierce fighting, the headquarters of the 57th Mechanized Infantry Division and 2 regiments of the 9th Army of the Red Banner Far Eastern Military District of the USSR were eliminated and the city of Kyakhta was occupied. Subsequently, he carried forward the glorious tradition of continuous combat without fear of fatigue, and pursued and attacked the other two regiments of the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Soviet Army retreating towards Ulan-Ude along the former Soviet-Mongolian Railway. On the second day, Lianke two cities, occupied Jeddah, stunned Duma, annihilated most of a motorized infantry regiment of the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Soviet Army, and the rest of the remnants fled in all directions without formation. On the third day, they caught up with the last regiment of the Su-57 Mechanized Infantry Division and surrounded them in Gusino Ozelsk, after the 1st Tank Division of the 1st Group Army of the Chinese Far East Corps and the 1st Tank Division of the Inner Mongolia Armed Police completed artillery preparations, the last tank regiment of the Su-57 Mechanized Infantry Division, which had fought with the 1st Tank Division of the 1st Group Army of the Far Eastern Corps, announced its surrender to its old opponent. This is the first unit of the Soviet Army to surrender to the Central [***] team in a regimental formation since the start of the Sino-Soviet war.

At this point, the 1st Tank Division of the 1st Group Army of the Far East Corps, the 1st Public Security Division of the Inner Mongolia Armed Police, the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the 5th Group Army, and the 1st Reserve Division of the Xinjiang Provincial Production and Construction Corps formed a flanking attack on Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Soviet Republic of Buryatia, from the west and south.

The 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the 2nd Army of the Far Eastern Corps of the Chinese Far East attacked the cities of Hongchikoy, Petrovsk to the east along the former Soviet-Mongolian highway, and after eliminating a border regiment of the Soviet KGB and a motorized infantry regiment of the Post-Baikal Military District of the Soviet Army, advanced along the Trans-Siberian Railway in the direction of Shiloko to the east, cutting off the railway connection between Ulan-Ude and Chita.

The 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 2nd Public Security Division of the Inner Mongolia Armed Police, and the 3rd Public Security Division of the Armed Police of the Outer Mongolia Prefecture, which was reorganized from the former Outer Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, set out from Qiaobal Mountain to attack Chita via Bayanula, and the 53rd Division of the Shenyang Military Region also attacked from Manchuria along the railway in the direction of Chita.

After four days of fierce fighting in the Hapucheranga and Dulidurga regions, they eliminated the 89th Tank Division of the 1st Red Star Army of the Baikal Military District and the Border Guards Corps of the Hap-Chelanga Region of the KGB of the USSR, totaling more than 20,000 people, after four days of fierce fighting in the Hapucheranga and Dulidurga regions. Then he moved north, destroyed the headquarters of the 91st Motorized Infantry Division and an engineer regiment of the 1st Red Star Army of the Soviet Army, and occupied Karemskoye.

After the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 2nd Public Security Division of the Inner Mongolian Armed Police, and the 3rd Public Security Division of the Armed Police of the Outer Mongolia Prefecture cleaned up the two divisions of the Red Star First Army of the Rear Baikal Military Region of the Soviet Army, the 2nd Division of the Inner Mongolian Armed Police and the Public Security Division were left behind to clean up the scattered Soviet troops in the occupied areas.

The 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division of the 2nd Army of the Yanjing Military Region, the 1st Infantry Brigade, attacked westward from the Chiya River, first occupied Aksynok east of Chita, then advanced west along the railway, and then captured the Nerchensk region, that is, the city of Nebuchu. Immediately, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Far Eastern Corps advanced east and west, encircled the 91st Division of the Red Star 1st Army of the Soviet Baikal Military District, and deployed 3 regiments in this area. The two armies were victoriously waved at Shile'e. By this time, the Trans-Siberian Railway in the area east of Chita had been largely occupied by the Central [***] team.

The 53rd Division of the Shenyang Military Region also launched a fierce attack on Soviet-occupied Zabaikalsk from Manchuria along the Sino-Soviet border. A fierce battle was waged with the 90th Division of the Red Star 1st Army of the Soviet Army in the Post-Baikal Military District at the junction of the "back of the neck and body" of the Chinese territory. After the 53rd Division eliminated a regiment of the 90th Soviet Division in the city of Transbaikalsk, it continued northward to occupy the city of Borja, 350 kilometers southeast of Chita, thus completing the encirclement of the 90th Division of the Red Star First Army of the Soviet Post-Baikal Military District deployed on the Ergun River.

And it was this battle, which was originally nothing out of the ordinary, suddenly turned into a nuclear war crisis that made the world dumbfounded. The situation is more serious than anyone could have imagined. A nuclear counterattack by China has become imperative.

So, what is the reason for this nuclear crisis?

In the upper reaches of the left tributary of the Erguna River, 535 kilometers southeast of Chita and only more than 40 kilometers from the Chinese border, at the foot of the northwest hill of Krasnokamensk, in a wooden house made of logs, Major General Kaptoev, commander of the 90th Division of the Red Star First Army of the Soviet Army, and Senior Colonel Petrovsky, chief of staff, and Major Holosgakov, commander of the tactical rocket company of the division, sat around a stove converted from gasoline barrels with sad faces. Major General Kaptoev and Senior Colonel Petrovsky, with more than 100 men from the guard company, had just fled from the city of Borja to the secret camp of the tactical rocket company of the 90th Division.

"Ahem, cough," Major General Kaptoev, commander of the 90th Division, coughed incessantly: "It's the fourth day of the attack of the [***] team, and it's really fortunate that the [***] team didn't find your missile company." Major Holosgakov, you destroy your launchers at once. China must not be allowed any valuable intelligence. ”

"Comrade division commander, isn't this a bit too much of a pity. The 8K14 missile is now only in service for testing, and has not yet been equipped with troops, and if it is destroyed in this way, according to the regulations, it is necessary to consult the command of the Rocket Force of the Military Region. ”

"Major Khorosgakov, it is said that I have no authority to give such an order, but now where are you going to ask the command of the Rocket Forces of the Military District, cough, cough, cough" Major General Kaptoev coughed loudly and continuously. He calmed down and said, "If you have a way to evacuate first." Now our 90th Division does not have the ability to guarantee the safety of your company, which is involved in the top secret of the state. ”

"Comrade division commander, I think so, instead of destroying these things, it is better to use these 4 8К14 missiles in my hand to bomb the squadron [***] that is coming to attack us." Major Holosgakov pushed his glasses up and said: "In this way, on the one hand, you can hit the Chinese, and on the other hand, you can also obtain some data on the use of this missile on the battlefield." ”

Major General Kaptoev said impatiently: "What effect can these four missiles achieve?" It can only cause a stronger reaction from the [***] team. ”

"Comrade Major General, this 8k14 missile 8Ф44 monolithic high-explosive warhead with a length of 2650 mm, diameter 884 mm, warhead weight 987 kg," said Major Holosgakov. The killing radius is 50 meters, the crater depth is 1.4-4 meters, and the diameter is 12 meters. ”

Senior Colonel Petrovsky, chief of staff of the 90th Division, shook his head and said: "It's not a big deal, if there are 4 nuclear warheads, it's about the same." ”

"Nuclear warheads, yes! Just behind this mountain, in an abandoned mine on the 215 heights, there is a storage depot for nuclear warheads. It's just under the tight control of the KGB. If you have the ability to do it, I will dare to launch. Major Holosgakov said half-truthfully.

Petrovsky suddenly became interested, as if he was very curious, and asked: "Can the 8K14 missile launch a nuclear warhead?" ”

"Then what can't we, we are quite capable of launching 8Ф14-269a nuclear warheads. The explosive power of such a nuclear warhead is equivalent to 10,000 tons of TNT equivalent. Length 2870 mm, diameter 884 mm, nuclear bomb weight 278.3 kg, warhead weight 989 kg. It is much the same as the 8Ф44 warhead. "The 8Ф14-269a nuclear warhead is a tactical nuclear warhead for our 152П2 tracked chassis rocket launcher modified from the ncy-19k self-propelled gun," said Major Holosgakov. ”

"That's it! , you all stop. Ahem, ahem, ahem," said Major General Kaptoev, who stood up while coughing, "Major Khorosgakov, please go to the military doctor and find me some medicine for a cold." I'm going to take a break. It's so uncomfortable. ”

Sent off Major General Kaptoev. Colonel Petrovsky took out two bottles of vodka from the car. He and Major Holosgakov drank a bottle each of them in front of the fire.

Colonel Petrovsky, while drinking and smoking a cigarette, said: "Behind this mountain, there are really depots of nuclear warheads?" ”

Holosgakov glanced at the colonel's chief of staff and replied in an unquestioning tone: "Of course, these are absolutely secret, and it is only at this time that I tell you that if you usually kill me, I will not tell you." ”

Senior Colonel Petrovsky said with ulterior motives: "You just said that I can get it, and you dare to let it go, right?" You're not bragging, are you? ”

"You're bragging, how can you get it. The KGB there is extremely strict management, and with your small appearance, there is no possibility of even getting close. Holos Gakov said coaxingly.

Senior Colonel Petrovsky asked again: "Then what is the procedure for your collection and launch?" ”

"The procedure for receiving it is that I took the telegram from the commander of the Rocket Forces of the Military Region and the direction of the launch target. Go to the nuclear warhead repository and look for the head of the warehouse, Colonel Brasinio Iku. And he had to receive a telegram from the KGB headquarters at the same time approving the type and number of nuclear warheads to be issued to us. They were then escorted to the launch site to supervise our launch. Holosgakov cocked his neck and took a long sip of wine and said, "These are top state secrets, and I can't say more about them. You know? ”

Senior Colonel Petrovsky nodded and said, "Comrade Major Holosgakov, have you ever thought about what tomorrow will be like?" ”

"What will tomorrow look like? Tomorrow, if the squadron [***] calls, I will order the launch of the 4 8Ф44 warheads and blow up the launcher. Holosgakov took another long sip of wine, wondering what he was thinking.

Petrovsky nodded, staring into Horosgakov's eyes and asked. "If you go on, what's next?"

"What's next? Then it's fucking resigned to fate. Major Holosgakov replied with a gloomy expression.

Petrovsky, staring at his eyes red from alcohol, shouted hysterically: "No! This must not be the case! ”

(To be continued)