readx;

Chapter 1559 The snake has come out of the hole

Muynak is an important town on the southern shore of the Aral Sea, different from the barren fishing village that has become a desert in later generations, now Muinak is a prosperous fishing port, fishing tens of millions of tons a year, and is an important food supply base in Uzbekistan. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After forcibly crossing the Amu Darya, Li Jinlong's front army quickly marched west to encircle the port city, and the Soviet troops cowering in the town rejected the front's offer of surrender and killed the messengers selected from the captives. In desperation, Li Jinlong gave the order to attack the city.

However, for the attack of the squadron, the Soviet army has long been psychologically prepared. The Soviets had a crippled infantry division here, and after receiving the order from the corps headquarters, they immediately reinforced the city buildings, striving to turn the port city of Muinak into a grave for the burial of the squadron.

The battle went extremely unsmoothly, when the officers and soldiers had just rushed into the town crisscrossing the streets, the crossfire from all sides made the veterans of the Anjia Army feel at a loss, and the armored cluster that had rushed into from the south of the town had just advanced sixty or seventy meters, and five Wolf and Leopard tanks were destroyed by the opponent's anti-tank guns, like wasp bullets, which pressed the assault troops behind them to no longer raise their heads. The troops pinned down from the west were even more unlucky, and they were suppressed by the dense machine guns and mortars of the Soviet army, and they could not even break forward.

"Stop the attack now!"

On a hill more than 100 meters high three kilometers south of Muinak, Li Jinlong saw through his binoculars that the troops could not achieve the desired surprise results and suffered heavy losses, so he immediately issued an order to suspend the attack.

After pacing back and forth for a few steps, Li Jinlong came to the side of Deputy Commander Guo Sizheng and Chief of Staff Wu Xianwei, got together and discussed for a while, and then dictated the order to the operational staff officer:

"Inform the Air Force that they will suppress the fire of the Muynak defenders with bombs. Remember, though, that you should not use incendiary bombs, let alone napalm. In the President's plan, the city will be of great use in the future and must be preserved intact. ”

Due to the environmental tragedy caused by the construction of water conservancy projects in the desert by the Soviet Union in the 60s, which led to the drying up of rivers and the sharp shrinkage of the Aral Sea, An Yi did not plan to intercept the river water on the two major tributaries of the Aral Sea for agriculture from the beginning, but planned to develop aquaculture according to local conditions, and subsidize agriculture by fishery.

Of course, it is feasible to grow food moderately in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya valleys, but if it is too much, once it exceeds a certain degree, it will bring terrible ecological disasters, which An Yi does not want to see. Therefore, from the perspective of the development of the fishing industry alone, it is necessary to preserve the muinak, which has a certain amount of shipbuilding capacity.

Half an hour later, a group of B2 dive bombers flew over Muinak, and then, under the guidance of the air force guides, these fighters representing death carried out a fierce bombardment of this small city with a population of nearly 10,000.

Although the bombing caused great losses to the Soviet army, the Anjia Air Force that received the order did not use incendiary bombs, so the loss of personnel was not unacceptable, but seeing the ruins and corpses everywhere, the Soviet commander Colonel Mavanev still felt very helpless.

The advantage of the squadron is too obvious, Mavoniev knows that the strength of the troops he leads and the opponent are not at all in the same order of magnitude, and there are at least three divisions (in fact, three corps) around the city of Muynak, which is a great test for him who was ordered to hold the city.

"No, if you persist any longer, you will inevitably lose the fate of the whole army!"

Mavanev and the political commissar and the commissar of internal affairs got together to discuss, and felt that it was pointless to hold on to Muynak, at present, the squadron has been forced to Nukus from the south, and although the Stillt army in the north has three divisions in name, but up to now, Karasar has lost a division in the Amu Darya River, and his own division is not left, and the remaining division stationed in Kungrad is not the opponent of the squadron with superior forces, so the three decided to retreat, however, the order has not yet been issued, The bombardment of artillery sounded again.

According to the results of the consultation, Chief of Staff Wu Xianwei issued a loud order to the operational staff officers: "The armored troops will not participate in this operation for the time being, let the Gao Xiang Brigade directly under the Guard Army go up, and tell Gao Xiang to adopt small-scale infiltration tactics to fully bring into play the specialties of our Anjia Army!" ”

After recording the order, the combat staff officer saluted and turned away, and soon, with the roar of heavy artillery, the final offensive of the An family army finally began, and one shell after another with the call of death roared from all sides of the town, and soon countless death vortex rose over the city of Muynak, and the air waves generated by the explosion shot out wantonly, strangling all the lives affected.

"All the best! Brothers, we don't know how many times we have trained in daily city and jungle battles, this time let's show a good performance, and let Lao Maozi know how powerful our Anjia army is! ”

In a trench to the west of the town, the platoon commanders of the grassroots companies of the infantry brigade who were ordered to attack were cheering up the soldiers, but before they could jump out of the trenches, Soviet troop tracks suddenly appeared in front of the position.

A large number of Soviet soldiers poured like a tide towards the western defense line of Muynak City, and the number was incalculable for a while, and it turned out to be tanks at the head.

"Ask the headquarters for help! The enemy is ready to break through! ”

After receiving an urgent report from the front, Major General Gao Xiang, commander of the infantry brigade of the Guards Army directly under the Front Army, knew what was happening, and while reporting to the headquarters, he commanded the soldiers to counterattack.

Soon, the general-purpose machine guns, which represented the center of infantry fire, began to fire wildly, and the Soviet soldiers who rushed in front of the position fell one by one.

At this moment, a dazzling burst of fire from the muzzle of a Soviet tank and a machine gun suddenly fell silent, but the tank quickly burst into flames because it was blown up by a direct hit by a bazooka.

In a hurry to break through, the Soviet offensive was like waves crashing on the shore, wave after wave.

In the face of the surging crowd offensive that quickly rushed into the trenches, the officers and men of Anjia quickly put bayonets on their semi-automatic rifles, while the officers and men holding automatic rifles and submachine guns without bayonets drew their sapper shovels from their waists, and they took the grassroots company platoon commander as the center and rushed towards the Soviet troops who rushed into the trenches.

The good training of the An Jiajun showed that their stabbing skills were superb, and they were often fearless in the face of two or three Mao Zi soldiers alone, using the flexible bodies of the Oriental people to skillfully deal with the clumsy attacks of the Soviet army. At the same time, a large number of snipers fired cold guns at the rear of the positions, one at a time, and the frantic offensive of the Soviet army was miraculously contained.

The front-line soldiers held out for about a quarter of an hour, and the 24th Motor Infantry Division rushed to the scene and, with the help of armored fighting vehicles, quickly routed the Soviet troops.

The Soviet army spent a lot of effort and paid thousands of casualties, but not a single person broke through.

However, the Soviet counterattack still frightened Li Jinlong, in order not to let the boiled duck fly, he ordered to continue the attack, the battle lasted about two and a half hours, until the last Soviet sniper was killed, no one surrendered, the fierceness of the battle can be seen in a squad.

......

At the Alashankou on the border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan, a row of jeeps was parked next to the road, and Cui Kev, commander of the Xinjiang Group Army Group of the Soviet Army, stood in front of one of the jeeps, witnessing the rolling westward procession, his face was serious.

The progress of the war in Central Asia greatly exceeded Chuikov's expectations. Originally, according to the plan, the Soviet army gathered heavy troops in the passes and passes of several major mountain ranges in the south of Central Asia, such as the Chuyili Mountains, the Karatau Mountains, and the Kyrgyz Mountains, to confront the Far Eastern Army and the Anjia Army.

However, with the collapse of the Chuili defensive line and the direct threat of Almaty and Frunze from the Far East and the Anjia Army, the political impact of the fall of the capitals of the two republics would be extremely bad. This area is also an important transportation and transportation hub, undertaking the heavy task of supplying the Soviet army and the Xinjiang army in Xinjiang.

Originally, Chuikov had doubts about whether to go south, but Moscow sent three telegrams a day, asking Chuikov to focus on the overall situation and immediately command the army to support. In the telegram, the Supreme Command of the Soviet Army also expressed concern about Sheng Shicai's position, according to various indications, this person is a political opportunist, and now with the support of the Soviet Union, his wings have been full, after the outbreak of the war in Central Asia, this person has sent secret envoys several times to contact the Anjia Army and the Far Eastern Republic, but they have been intercepted by internal affairs personnel, and his existence has become a time bomb.

Rather than leaving Xinjiang to such a warlord with a vacillating attitude, it is better to hand it over to ** who has the same beliefs and pursuits, therefore, the command requires Cui Kefu to strictly monitor Sheng Shicai, take him south to participate in the war together, and must not let it get out of control.

At this moment, a hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded, and more than a dozen war horses came to a stop in front of the convoy on the side of the road, and immediately the knight turned over and dismounted, and strode to Chuikov's side:

"General Chuikov, I don't understand why I have to go south? Didn't I stay in Xinjiang so that I could better grasp this bridgehead for the great Soviets to enter China? Even if you don't worry about me, don't you have a lot of internal affairs personnel in Xinjiang? Moreover, **VIPs**, Zhou Bin, Chen Tanqiu and others all serve in the Xinjiang government, do you have anything to worry about me? ”

Sheng Shicai, who is forty-three years old this year, said angrily to Cui Kefu.

"Comrade Sheng Shicai, you are a member of the Subu Party, and you should know that Party members must unconditionally obey the orders of the Central Committee. Now that the war in Central Asia is tight, and we are seriously understaffed with troops, is there any problem with borrowing your troops? Cui Kefu looked at Sheng Shicai coldly and asked loudly.

It turned out that Sheng Shicai had visited Moscow in August last year, and Stalin had received him three times and allowed him to join the Subu Party. In order to consolidate his rule, Sheng Shicai repeatedly proposed in Moscow to establish a Soviet republic in Xinjiang, secede from China, and join the Soviet Union, but out of consideration of international public opinion, Stalin did not agree.

However, as the Soviet army retreated in Siberia at the end of last year, and finally retreated to the area west of the Ural Mountains, and Central Asia was also facing the threat of war, Sheng Shicai no longer mentioned joining the army, but wanted to contact the Far Eastern Republic and the Anjia army. However, Moscow, which has been affected by the betrayal of the Far East, has become a frightened bird, and has arranged many secret spies and secret agents around Sheng Shicai, and Sheng Shicai's every move is under surveillance, and Stalin, who felt that the situation was out of control, decisively issued an order, requiring Sheng Shicai to lead the army into Central Asia to participate in the war, and get back all the capital invested in Sheng Shicai.

Sheng Shicai's face was cloudy. In order to avoid the vigilance of the Soviet Union, his Xinjiang Army was established in imitation of the Soviet army from the very beginning, and it also had military commanders and political commissars, and almost all of the middle and low-level commanders had been trained in the Soviet Red Army, and his control over the army was not as authoritative as the outside world seemed.

In order to boost Sheng Shicai's fighting spirit, Cui Kefu said softly: "Comrade Sheng Shicai, now that the enemy is present, we should be in the same boat." You are now temporarily handing over the military power of Xinjiang to **, and it will not affect you to return to Xinjiang to continue your rule after the victory of the war. You know, you join Subu, ** leaders unanimously agree, and they are comradeship. **I have always respected the decision of the Comintern, as long as you have made great contributions in Central Asia, it is not a matter of words to want to return to Xinjiang? Think about the mighty Soviet Red Army, and then think about how fragile the opponents we are facing, and you understand that all this is not a problem at all for you. ”

Sheng Shicai sneered in his heart, and said in his heart that if the opponent is really unbearable, there is no need to mobilize you and me to go south to participate in the war, but as a puppet, he didn't dare to say this, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, I hope the general can keep his promise and help me return to Xinjiang after the victory in the future battle." ”

Chuikov smiled and said, "We're good friends, aren't we?" If nothing else, just look at the beauties you give me to enjoy, and I will help you too! ”

Subsequently, Cui Kefu pretended to joke lightly: "I wonder if Comrade Sheng Shicai has brought a few beauties with him to relieve his loneliness?" ”

Sheng Shicai was vain, and laughed lewdly: "Of course, how can good things fall?" I made up a battalion of beauties that I had carefully selected and brought with me, and when I arrived in Almaty, how about I set up a banquet to entertain the generals? ”

Chuikov nodded: "Okay, let's make a decision!" This time we will come to Almaty, we will face a fierce battle, and I hope that you will be able to withstand the test given by the party and the Soviets, and give a perfect answer, and then we will get drunk and rest. ”

Sheng Shicai saluted Chuikov, turned over and left.