The whispered conversations of the staff officers in the command headquarters, the rustle of pencils on the map, the busy footsteps of officers entering and leaving the headquarters, the dripping sound of the communications troops hurriedly tapping on the telegraph, and the various reports of the progress of the front line that were deliberately suppressed. All these voices come together to form a unique atmosphere of great war in the front-line battlefield command.

Gao Yang, who looked indifferent, leaned back in his chair, lowered his head, squinted his eyes slightly, and silently felt this different atmosphere.

"You can't let them go here." Origin whispered in his head.

The corners of Gao Yang's mouth curled slightly, and he said, "Then where do you let me go?" Straight to the front line? I've come here with a lot of generals who say it's too dangerous and have been against it all the time. ”

"You can go back to the cluster headquarters, or just go back to Fengtian City. Why do you have to go to the front line? Aren't all senior commanders commanding operations in the rear? The words of origin were full of doubt.

"You don't understand the fervent desire of men when war comes." Gao Yang shook his head slightly, his gaze became deeper, "My favorite toy when I was a child was a gun, and my favorite game was to play war games with my friends. It's a feeling that makes your blood boil. ”

"Strange fetishes." The origin gives its own insights.

Gao Yang twitched the corners of his mouth and did not continue to argue with it.

"Commander-in-Chief." With a smile on his face, Lieutenant General Liu Changzai came to Gao Yang's side and said in a low voice, "Our army's attack force is progressing well, and now the troops have broken through the outer defense line of the Vladivostok fortress. At the moment, it is developing in depth. ”

This is to come to report the good news.

Gao Yang raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at him, smiled, and said lightly, "Very good, continue." ”

Lieutenant General Liu Changzai swallowed with some difficulty. Just being glanced at by Gao Yang made him feel uncomfortable.

Grinning awkwardly, he stepped back.

Gao Yang shook his head and sighed. Put on your headphones and start to close your eyes and rest. Now there is nothing left at the front that he needs to do personally. Just stay here and wait for the results.

Vladivostok, covered in snow, has become a battlefield of blood and fire.

Soldiers in long leather boots, heavy military coats, and fur hats were hunched and clutched their weapons in their hands. In strict accordance with the provisions of the tactical regulations, the standard battle queue slowly searched along the destroyed ruins one by one.

The remnants of the soldiers of the Far Eastern Special Army were hiding wherever they could. With the Mosinagan rifle in his hand, he made the last resistance.

Beneath the ruins of a junkyard-like fortress are rat-like defenders. With red eyes, they shoot at their enemies with all the weapons at their disposal.

They had no food to replenish their energy, no clean drinking water, no support, and no adequate weapons and ammunition.

Intensive shelling, which lasted for several days, had already destroyed everything in this fortress. Heavy snowfall for several days also made it a fantasy for them to eat a bite of food with calories.

All they could do now was grab a handful of snow and stuff it into their mouths, and bite into a bite of black bread that was as hard as a stone and mixed with sawdust to satisfy their hunger!

Communications have long been completely cut off. These soldiers could only strictly follow the last order they had received. Stick to their fortifications. Even if the fortifications that were once immensely strong in their eyes have become ruins.

Those who were able to survive the brutal artillery fire that lasted for days and survived the destruction of the fortifications were either the lucky ones or seasoned veterans of the battle.

The vast majority of them are still sticking to their duties, living and dying with their positions!

As the attacking forces approached Svetlana Street, the attacking troops encountered the most stubborn resistance since the beginning of the battle.

Many soldiers of the Far Eastern Special Army carried explosives in their arms and buried themselves deep in the rubble on both sides of the road. When the tanks and armored vehicles of the attacking force approached, they used the last bit of strength to pull the explosives bag and pounce on it!

During the period from the start of the campaign to the beginning of the general offensive in Vladivostok, the Reserve Panzer Regiment of the 6th Division lost less than ten tanks as a result of the battle.

However, in just one morning after launching the Vladivostok assault campaign, they lost more than twenty tanks! It's all battle damage!

The closer you get to the core, the more intense the battle becomes.

The soldiers attacking the cluster no longer had the relaxed smiles they had at the beginning.

During an attack on a half-buried bunker on Svetlana Street. About two squads of infantry tried to bypass from the flanks, but they were all knocked to the ground in just a dozen seconds by a heavy machine gun hidden in the rubble!

A spurt of crimson blood with body temperature stained the white earth. Together, they form a small pool of blood that melts the snow all around. It was like an abstract painting smeared with red blood on white paper!

The angry company commander personally led his troops to launch a strong attack after the two tanks. On the tank's way to the bunker, several black figures hiding under the rubble suddenly jumped up. Kick up the sky full of snowflakes and rush to the tank. They have smoking bags of explosives wrapped in their arms!

It's too close. The infantry following the tank and the members of the tank did not have time to react, and several loud explosions rang out one after another.

The two No. 3 tanks were blown up in an instant. The turret was crooked, the engine caught fire. The oil ignited, and shards of steel flew everywhere. The tank burst into flames, and black smoke rose into the air.

Several tankmen with flames on their bodies emerged from the hatches of the tanks. Screaming miserably and scribbling around.

The heavy machine gun, which was placed on a high ground, seized the opportunity to shoot a long chain of bullets, knocking the tankmen and the infantry who were following behind the tank and were shocked by the violent explosion to the ground.

The offensive failed.

Similar scenes have been staged in many places one after another. The soldiers of the Far Eastern Special Army used their bravery and tenacity to give a vivid on-the-spot lesson to these victorious divisions, who had been going smoothly all the way since the start of the war and had gradually become proud.

By the time it was getting dark, the casualties of the attacking troops had already exceeded four figures!

Gao Yang, who had had a brief dinner in the headquarters, frowned tightly after receiving the battle damage report.

"The attack did not go well, and there were many casualties." This is the result summed up by Gao Yang.

"Commander-in-Chief." Lieutenant General Liu Changzai's face was full of shame, and he came to Gao Yang's side, hanging his head with a faceless expression.

"Smack!" With a bang, Gao Yang threw the battle report in his hand on the table, looked at him with a cold expression, and said in a cold voice, "Didn't you say that the enemy army is vulnerable and it won't take long to completely occupy Vladivostok?" What's going on now? Not to mention the loss is so big, and the progress is not smooth! It's been a whole day since the attack was launched, and it's only now that the outlying positions are captured. How long will it take to remove this nail at this rate? ”

Lieutenant General Liu Changzai's face flushed, the corners of his mouth squirmed slightly, and he didn't know what to say. After muttering a few words, the last could only bow his head with shame on his face.

Gao Yang's voice was not loud, but it made the originally noisy command headquarters instantly quiet, and everyone had an expression that didn't even dare to breathe, lowering their heads and waiting for Gao Yang's lecture.

Looking at Lieutenant General Liu Changzai's expression, Gao Yang shook his head helplessly.

Leaning over the edge of the battle table, he pulled out his cigarette and lit it. Spit out the smoke ring, think for a while, and then calmly say, "You guys are too anxious, put all your thoughts on occupying the position as soon as possible." Beginning tomorrow, all units will be fighting steadily and steadily, with the main goal of eliminating the enemy's vital forces. ”

Stretched out his finger and knocked heavily on the table, and said in a deep voice, "No one, any kind of defense is in vain!" After these days of saturated shelling, how many of them will still be able to survive? How many soldiers are there who can see death as if they were at home and fight to the death? Do you understand what I mean? ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Lieutenant General Liu Changzai hurriedly stood up straight, put his feet together, saluted, and answered loudly.

Vladivostok, underground headquarters of the 19th Infantry Corps.

Valentenkov came to Bulgakov's commander with a happy face and said: "The enemy's attack has been repulsed. And we destroyed a lot of enemy troops! So it seems that we will be able to hold on for a much longer period of time. ”

Commander Bulgakov turned to look at him, said with a wry smile, "That's because our soldiers are brave and fearless!" Being able to stop the enemy today is the time they bought with their lives. How many more such soldiers do we have? ”

Valentokov was stunned, how many brave soldiers are there? The 19th Infantry Corps was stationed in Vladivostok before the battle, and after the battle, according to the orders of General Bryucher, a large number of troops stationed around it were all reduced to Vladivostok. At that time, it was counted that there were almost 70,000 officers and soldiers in the Vladivostok fortress!

What now? After the brutal baptism of artillery fire, even they didn't know how many defenders there were in this fortress! Judging by years of experience, it is definitely less than half of the original! There may even be less!

What's more, they are short of supplies!

Early the next morning, the sun, which had rarely been seen for some time, appeared in the sky again. It was another nice day with a mild day.

The Vladivostok attack cluster changed its way of fighting. Instead of emphasizing the occupation of positions as soon as possible, they chose to destroy the enemy's strongholds and destroy the enemy's vital forces.

Once the enemy is spotted, or when there are enemy troops in a certain position, it will directly call for artillery coverage. Where artillery fire can't hit, or where it's well hidden and fortified, call the dive bombers hovering in the sky to solve it with heavy bombs.

As soon as a new tactic is introduced, the situation on the battlefield changes in an instant.

Although the pace of the troops' advance slowed down, all the positions they occupied were able to be consolidated. Slowly devour the fortress bite by bite.

Under the flying artillery fire, the positions of the Vladivostok defenders gradually shrank. The range that allowed the defenders to maneuver became less and less, and the ropes around their necks were gradually tightened.

That night, the morale of the troops, which had been replenished with new winter combat supplies, began to pick up. The will to fight and the upper limit of tolerance have been greatly increased. (To be continued......)