The "Xuanwu" super heavy tank has a total length of 12.64 meters, a width of 5.6 meters, a height of 3.36 meters, and a total combat weight of 170 tons. There are 7 members (commander, gunner, driver, radio engineer, mechanical engineer, loader), and the armament is a TP41S 180 mm 65 x diameter tank gun with a load of 46 rounds, in addition to an electronically controlled 15 mm "Gatling" weapon station with a load of 8,000 rounds; The 82-mm anti-infantry mortar carries 70 rounds of ammunition, and its firepower can be said to be unprecedentedly powerful.

The "Xuanwu" super heavy tank can be said to have thick armor, with 200 mm of armor on the front of the hull (50 ° inclination), 120 mm thick armor on the sides of the hull (60 ° inclination), 150 mm thick armor at the rear of the hull (30 ° inclination), 70 mm thick on the armor skirt, 310 mm thick on the front of the turret (75 ° inclination), 200 mm thick armor on the sides of the turret (50 ° inclination), 200 mm (40 ° inclination) at the rear of the turret, and 80 mm thick on the top armor, The turret shield is 300 mm thick (inclination 70°).

The power system of "Xuanwu" is a 3100 horsepower LRT3100 gas turbine, using a hydraulic suspension system and a 1.4-meter special ultra-wide track, with an off-road speed of up to 48 km, a road speed of up to 72 km (road), a maximum travel of 340 km in off-road state, and 655 km in high-road state. The "Xuanwu" tank has a climbing degree of 45 degrees, can wade through a water depth of 2.03 meters, and can cross a trench width of 3.67 meters.

In the 40s, when tank technology was gradually perfected, the Chinese Army was influenced by the Navy's super battleships to try to obtain a super tank that could be invincible on land. In order to get the super tank of their dreams, the army generals chose the unprecedented 180 mm 65 times diameter heavy anti-aircraft gun as the prototype of the tank, designed the largest caliber tank main gun in history, and designed the world's first tank loader for it.

In order to obtain more efficient armor with sufficient defensive power and relatively light weight, Chinese scientists have developed the world's first ceramic composite armor. In order to ensure its all-weather combat effectiveness, the first practical active thermal infrared night vision device was also developed. In order to effectively deal with enemy infantry, the world's first unmanned weapons station was also installed.

In order to ensure sufficient engine power, the army research and development department did not hesitate to condescend to obtain a powerful torpedo boat special gas turbine from the navy, and lightweight it was transformed to obtain the LRT3100 gas turbine, which reached a huge driving force of 3100 horsepower. Then, on the basis of the chassis of this project, the corresponding super-heavy anti-tank destroyer, 280 mm heavy self-propelled gun, and supporting battlefield repair vehicle with the same chassis were developed.

On the eve of the outbreak of the Sino-Soviet War, a total of 62 X4001 (T) test vehicles of the "Xuanwu" project, which cost a lot of money, were completed. A total of 8 of them were used at the plateau test site, and the rest were organized into a heavy armored battalion of reading power and put into battlefield experiments. In the entire "Xuanwu" project plan, the largest number of manufactured vehicles is the X4004 () heavy battlefield repair vehicle, with a total of 286 vehicles.

Admiral Lin Yuying, who loves adventure with the surname of Tian, as the supreme commander of this assault force, sat in the "Xuanwu" tank at this time and observed the battle situation. Non-stop attacking! 48 hours non-stop attack! ”

A group of Soviet "T-34" tanks rushed up, and Lin Yuying saw them clumsily turning the turrets and firing messy artillery fire, but after only two rounds of firing, they were hit by the Chinese tanks one after another and caught fire.

"Nine o'clock! Enemy tanks! Shoot! The tankman shouted.

Another "KV-2" tank appeared, which was originally hidden behind a farmhouse, with the muzzle facing the "Xuanwu" tank where Lin Yuying was located.

The "Xuanwu" tank quickly turned its muzzle and aimed at the Soviet tank, and Lin Yuying stared at the periscope, and he saw that the muzzle of the "KV-2" tank seemed to be aimed at him.

The "Xuanwu" tank, which had automatically reloaded its shells, opened fire, and at about the same time, the muzzle of the "KV-2" tank also erupted fire.

The "Xuanwu" tank was hit, Lin Yuying felt a shock to the body, and almost fell to the side, he quickly stretched out his hand to stabilize his body, and re-stared at the periscope.

In the periscope, the "KV-2" had completely disappeared by this time, and the surrounding area was littered with body fragments, broken tracks, and deformed wheels.

Seeing this surprising scene, Lin Yuying couldn't believe her eyes.

"Haha! Straight fried into parts! One of the tankmen burst out laughing.

"Someone is stealing business with us!" Said another tanker.

"I said! Otherwise, you won't be able to play this effect! ”

"It should be hit at the same time as us."

Hearing this, Lin Yuying understood.

Just now, there should have been another "Xuanwu" tank firing at this "KV-2", and it was the combined attack of the two "Xuanwu" that broke this unlucky "KV-2" into parts.

"One, two, three, four, five, six...... Eleven tanks...... My good ...... Looks like we're going to have some fun for a while......"

The commander of the other "Xuanwu" tank was lying behind the periscope and counting the number of enemy tanks, while muttering to himself...... "Xiao Lu, light the engine and turn 15 degrees to the left!" Niu Er, reload armor-piercing bullets! Gun Commander! Shoot as much as you want! Give them something awesome!! "The commander ordered." Be! The members replied. Immediately after that, the roar of the engine was heard, the huge body of the "Xuanwu" tank slowly stopped, the turret rotated 15 degrees, the 180-mm gun let out a roar, and the armor-piercing shells came out of their disembowels and flew straight towards a "T-34" tank.

With a "boom", the armor-piercing shell unceremoniously tore through the most vulnerable point of the Soviet tank - the junction of the turret and the body, turning it into a huge fireball.

As the "Xuanwu" tanks continued to fire, Soviet tanks were hit one after another and caught fire.

At this moment, the Soviet soldiers huddled in the trenches with their weapons in their arms, enduring the double torture of the cold and the fire of the Chinese army. The heavy snow drifted into the trenches that were not very deep, and the Soviet soldiers inside seemed to be covered with a layer of white quilts, and some snowflakes also drilled into the necks of the soldiers along the collars that stood up, and at this time several heavy machine guns on the distant position were spitting tongues of fire at the attacking Chinese troops, cutting through the silence of the night, and the muzzles of the guns spit out long tongues of fire, reflecting the surrounding snow, the sound of machine gun fire and the sound of shell explosions were mixed together, and the smell of gunpowder continued to rise in the woods, and there were bursts of heart-rending screams. All the Soviet soldiers were terrified, their eyes widened and they tried to see everything around them.

For Soviet soldiers, the most terrifying moment came.

No one wants to face those huge moving steel fortresses made by the Chinese.

It wasn't long before tall black shadows appeared in the woods, and the loud roar of engines and the "creaking" of tracks rubbing against each other could be heard.

"Damn it! The enemy tanks are coming! Where are our tanks? A Soviet commissar shouted in panic.

"It's ...... Heavy tanks for the Chinese! Get out of here! A Soviet officer shouted.

As soon as his words fell, a muffled sound came from the front of the position, and a huge fire was emitted. At the same time, a white light penetrated the hull of a "T-34" tank that had just burst out of the woods. The tank's ammunition bay seemed to have been hit, because the tank had exploded, the tank's turret was overturned and fell heavily several meters away, and a waist-thick tree was blown down by the air wave generated by the explosion, and the black shadow was engulfed in flames in an instant, leaving a cloud of scrap metal burning violently on the snow. The huge light of the fire illuminated the surroundings, leaving the Chinese tank forces completely exposed to the Soviets.

Looking at the huge chariots moving forward like giant elephants, many Soviet soldiers were so frightened that they even forgot the weapons in their hands.

The terrifying sound of artillery rang out again, and the machine guns on the tanks were also aimed at the Soviet soldiers in the woods who were defending with the tanks, and a storm of steel spewed out. Soon, the Soviet soldiers, who were severely lacking in tactical training, were separated from the tank units under machine gun fire, and the Soviet soldiers, who had lost their cover, lay on the ground and became completely live targets for the Chinese machine gunners, who were pinned down to the ground and unable to return fire at all, and a one-sided massacre began...... The Chinese army's armored iron flow was like no one, and quickly routed the small group of Soviet soldiers who sprang out of the bushes. At this time, Lin Yuying kept looking up at the sky, and at this moment he was most worried about the Soviet bombers. At this time, columns of armored vehicles with tens of kilometers of length from end to end were swarming forward, driving through winding roads, often stalling in the rugged and wooded fields, at which point it would only take a few accurate bombs to drop accurately, or a powerful harassment attack from overhead, to cause confusion and halt the offensive of the armored forces. However, this is only a worry in the end.

In this way, the armored forces of the Chinese army easily passed through the most treacherous areas. The Soviet 9th Army bore the brunt of the attack and became the first target of the Chinese armored forces. This army, which consisted mainly of second-rate troops, quickly collapsed. Some unwilling troops scattered and tried to resist, only to find their anti-tank guns useless, and a commissar took his own life at the railway station, having committed suicide after writing a postcard to the Supreme Leader of the Soviet Union: "Dear Comrade Stalin, my suicide is to let you know that all my subordinates are brave. But I can't send my own soldiers to fight tanks with rifles. "More Soviet infantry and artillery threw off their armor and fled in a hurry.

On the afternoon of April 2, Lin Yuying's armored troops had arrived in front of the blown up bridge over the Ob River, preparing to break through the Soviet defense line nearby.

At this time, many infantry and artillery units of the 9th Soviet Army had not yet reached the lower reaches, and the 2nd Infantry Division of the 10th Army of the 3rd Army was still redeploying behind the river bank. However, the senior commanders of the Soviet army were convinced that for the Chinese to carry out a major offensive along the river, it would take at least a week to mobilize their artillery and infantry. By that time, the Soviet troops will also complete preparations to deal with them. The Soviets still think in terms of the idea of speed in the First World War. This not only shows that the Soviet High Command believed that it would have enough time to deal with the Chinese on the Ob front, but also that, despite the evidence, they still believed that the battle to decide the surname would not be fought here, but on the northern front.

The pedantry of the Soviet army's operational thinking once again gave the green light to the rapid advance of the Chinese army. On the afternoon of 2 April, Lin Yuying ordered the 19th Panzer Corps, which had not yet gained a firm foothold, to launch a river-crossing offensive at 4 p.m. the following day, in an attempt to once again seize victory by surprise tactics. Due to the tight timing of the attack, the staff officers had little time to develop operational plans. Lin Yuying had a plan in mind, and took out the orders from the archives during the pre-war Mongolian Troubled River exercises, and turned the date into a perfect battle plan for crossing the Ob River with only a slight change in the date.

The development of the river-crossing attack was almost as accurate as the exercise. Under constant attacks by Chinese aircraft, Soviet artillery was completely paralyzed. The concrete fortifications of the Soviet army along the Ob River were destroyed by Chinese artillery, and the machine gunners were unable to pick up their heads under the suppression of Chinese fire. Although the terrain of the attack was very open, which was unfavorable to the Chinese army, the losses of the Chinese army were unusually small. In the evening, the Chinese troops had reached a considerable depth through the Soviet positions.

"The troops are not allowed to rest at night, continue to attack!" Lin Yuying gave a strict order. The Chinese officers and men were in full swing, and by 11 o'clock in the night, they were approaching the main line of defense of the Soviet army.

The Soviet 2nd Army was unable to hold back the Chinese here, and its defeat exposed the flank of the already beleaguered 9th Army, and as a result, the Soviet army was irretrievably facing complete defeat in the Battle of the Ob River.

With the 9th Army encircled, the 2nd Army could only hold a small area south of the defensive line, and the way for the Chinese to break into the heart of the Soviet Union had been opened.

"There is no force left to stand in the way of the Chinese." Pavlov reported to the stunned Marshal Timoshenko.

At this time, Pavlov's command, located in the castle on the outskirts of Kirov, gradually became more and more paralyzed. "Our line of defense has been broken through in Sedan, and there is an imminent escape...... "Pavlov's face was terribly pale, and before he could finish speaking, he collapsed in his chair and sobbed.

The staff officers surrounded him in panic, and the scene was like a family gathering around a dying family member, giving the impression of horror. "General," a staff officer spoke, "this is war, and war always brings such problems. Pavlov, barely holding back his feelings, recounted to Timoshenko the breach of the line, followed by another burst of sobbing. The rest of the people present were silent and overwhelmed. Panic spread from Pavlov's command to other commands. Pavlov was calm on the outside, but on the inside he was terrified. The commander realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Pass my orders!" Emoted by the reckless rout of the 9th Army, Timoshenko said, "The commander must do everything in his power to maintain discipline and morale in order to keep his soldiers in good order." If necessary, they can be forced to obey. Order the commissar to stop the fleeing soldiers along the road! ”

There was a bit of life in the command headquarters, and the ringing of telephones, shouting, calls, and telex typing was chaotic.

"Bell ......" The Pavlov-specific internal confidential telephone rang, and the chief of staff, Colonel Oginets, rushed up to pick up the phone: "Hey, where is it?" "He thought to himself, this must be the latest situation report on the Northeast Front, and he has been silent for several days." What the? Chief of Staff of the 2nd Military Region? I said, you are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense, please do not report to the next level. ”

Oginets was just about to put down the phone, but was stopped by Pavlov on the side: "Ask him what is the matter." ”

The chaotic command headquarters suddenly fell silent, and only the anxious voice of the chief of staff of the 2nd Military Region came from the other end of the microphone: "Chinese has arrived at Serov, our army is retreating in confusion, and about 30,000 defeated troops have retreated to the area directly north of Perm......"

Command was stunned by the news. Pavlov snatched the microphone: "Find out for me who made the retreat." I'm going to deal with it severely! ”

"According to the retreating soldiers, they retreated on the orders of the commissar of Levjet." Pavlov's hand loosened, and the microphone slipped down. He sat down in his chair in a state of confusion.

"Who? Which commissar? ”

"This damned commissar! How can you fake orders! ”

"Didn't he know it would punish him with death?" The attention of the command was focused on this commissar. The officers strongly criticized him, but who was he?

The staff officers scrambled through all the files. One material says that the commissar was an officer of the 41st Army, and another file says that he belonged to the Political Department of the 9th Army. Anger was exploding, and everyone was scolding the commissar. Poor Levjet.

By evening, Pavlov's command was in a panic, and the chief of staff, Colonel Oginets, ordered a 75-mm cannon to be placed in the courtyard to block the enemy. The officers began to pack their bags, the papers in the briefcases were hastily packed, and the maps were torn down from the walls and rolled up.

Pavlov's self-confidence at the beginning of the war was gone. His face was melancholy, dazed, and quite pitiful. He paced back and forth between the chief of staff and the ordnance officer, as if trying to grasp a life-saving straw. No one dared to approach him. Everyone understands that they have failed.

(To be continued)