There are many ways in which the text begins to bring the war to an end, and Meretskov chooses the most tragic one:

Fight to the end!

Even with only the last soldier left in his hands, Meretskov decided to continue the war. "Not for his own personal honor, but for the trust of his Commander Frunze!"

Of course, or there is also Moscow?

Meretskov himself was not sure.

The living space has been compressed into a very small area of Qiunock.

Meretskov suddenly found that his opponent, the Chinese named Liu Zhaocheng, his greatest ability is to turn your original advantages into disadvantages, and magnify your disadvantages infinitely.

For example, this duel with Liu Zhaocheng.

Originally, Meretskov planned to disperse the large forces into small units of battalions and companies, and then use guerrilla warfare to gradually attack the enemy, and then delay the enemy's advance. But what he didn't expect was that Liu Zhaocheng also turned the troops into pieces-for-tat, using firearms and logistical advantages to annihilate those Russian troops one by one.

Then he pressed the 9th Army little by little, and finally suppressed them to the area of Qiu Noke.

The scattered troops regrouped, but Meretskov sadly saw that this was exactly what the Chinese wanted to see.

They had the 9th Army in their entirety here, and then in Khanok they could attack with impunity without worrying about what they would be attacked.

And in the small area of Qiu Nock, the artillery fire of the Chinese could start a massacre

The 9th Army's scattered operations were an advantage, but Liu Zhaocheng made this a disadvantage for the Russians; Then the Russians were driven to Chanok again, and it seemed that the forces were concentrated again, but they were on the contrary. This so-called "advantage" has once again become a disadvantage

Meretskov and his 9th Army were completely led by Liu Zhaocheng by the nose at this time. They were dizzy by Liu Zhaocheng's dispatch.

Similarly, Liu Zhaocheng also knew that the victory was his own

When Meretskov was anxious, Liu Zhaocheng could leisurely peel peanuts in his headquarters, listen to music on the gramophone, and play a few games of chess with Li Zongren.

Zhang Xiaohuai after conveying the time of the general offensive. There was never a telegram again, and I didn't want to bother with it at all, and the left wing commanded by Liu Zhaocheng was completely reassuring.

Frunze was not at all in the same good mood as Zhang Xiaohuai, and he sent telegram after telegram asking about the situation of the 9th Army, but the response he received was frustrating.

Meretskov's determination to fight to the end is still so strong. But between the lines of the callback, Frunze has been clearly conveyed a confidence:

The war is irreversible!

All Meretskov can do now is fulfill his last duty as a commander.

Whether such an approach is stupid or not can only be left to future generations to evaluate

November 12th. It was a tragic day for the 9th Army. In the middle of the day. The Chinese army won more than ten victories in succession, and the 9th Army was completely crippled under the fierce offensive of the Chinese.

How many more days will you be able to hold on? Or a few hours?

The Russians hid sadly in their positions, Chinese shells exploded around them, and Chinese planes circled over their heads.

The Russians are completely numb to bombs

Qiu Nok became a huge tomb. Tens of thousands of Russians will be buried here.

Someone died. Someone who could not get timely treatment after being injured and closed his eyes tragically. Others have committed suicide in desperate circumstances.

Of course, there were also people who surrendered!

The number of prisoners of war is increasing dramatically, compared to the victory or defeat on the battlefield. This is what gives Liu Zhaocheng the most headache.

Liu Zhaocheng can calmly command a vast and magnificent battle, can calmly calm in the face of danger, but in the face of more and more prisoners, he does not know what to do.

Fortunately, it is not his turn to worry about these things, and there is finally a chief of staff Li Zongren who can rely on.

Sometimes Liu Zhaocheng suddenly remembered that when the battle of Kedun Snoyarsk was over, there would be more prisoners of war, and what would Heng Shuai do with these prisoners of war? …,

I'm afraid only Heng Shuai himself knows

On the 12th, the 9th Army lost more than half of its strength, but this was only the beginning. With the arrival of dawn on the 13th, the final assault on the 9th Army began

It was a day that the Russians who were lucky enough to live will never forget!

On this day, all the planes, artillery, tanks and soldiers of the Chinese were dispatched. The cannonballs frantically destroyed all targets, drowning the entire Channock in a sea of fire.

They bombarded round after round, endlessly, without stopping.

They turned artillery fire into a song of victory for the Chinese, but a funeral song for the Russians.

Their soldiers remained quietly and patiently in their positions, watching the Russians on the opposite side wail, run, and die under the fire. They waited patiently and waited

Meretskov sat motionless in his own command, knowing that the last moment was coming

There is nothing to regret, I have done my best, and if I have to liquidate the responsibility, then I am willing to take the responsibility for all failures

The artillery fire began to stretch, and the infantry was ready to attack!

The first to appear on the battlefield were tank units, followed by dense infantry, which at first glance was spectacular and terrifying.

Those tanks roared, and those Chinese soldiers in steel helmets had calm and resolute expressions!

Qiu Nuoke will make Liu Zhaocheng's reputation reach a new height again!

At eight o'clock in the morning, Qiu Nock's annihilation operation began!

The tanks roared and rushed towards the Russians' positions at full speed, and the infantrymen with bayonets followed the tank's pace and calmly pressed forward.

The Russians' machine guns rang out in vain, and the weapons in their hands could not stop the tide of attack.

Countless Russians died in the war, their blood staining the whole of Channok red, and the air was filled with the smell of death.

The Russians, abandoned by their God

Positions were overwhelmed, entire regiments and battalions of Russians were killed or surrendered, and within hours of the battle, the Russians' defensive line in Chanok was completely crumbled.

The Chinese patiently swept the battlefield and annihilated all targets under their guns.

And the Russians who surrendered in batches, the Chinese soldiers didn't even have the energy to deal with them, but just pointed back, meaning that the prisoner of war camp was behind.

In Meretskov's headquarters, staff officers and non-combatants were already engaged in the battle with their weapons in hand. Their performance at this time is still commendable.

Meretskov had a pistol at hand, and he had thought about suicide, but then abandoned the idea.

Yes, he and the 9th Army failed, but suicide was a coward's act, he had to force himself to survive, he had to sum up all the successes and failures in the battle.

You can't fail in vain, you can't!

"Comrade commander, the enemy has appeared in the immediate vicinity of the command headquarters."

"I see." Meretskov calmly said: "Take up your weapons and continue to fight, do your duty as a true Bolshevik!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander."

Meretskov was the only one left in the headquarters, and he picked up the pistol and wiped it carefully, very, very carefully, until the gun was polished, and then he put it away.

I looked at myself, and the meter was very neat.

Meretskov smiled with satisfaction, but there was too much bitterness in his smile

Liu Zhaocheng stood up and stretched.

Very dissatisfied, not dissatisfied with the performance of the soldiers on the battlefield, but dissatisfied with his chess skills, he actually lost to Li Zongren in three games in a row.

It would be nice to play chess as well as command a war.

Li Zongren stood up with a smile: "Go out and have a look?" ”

"Look, look." The staff officers in the headquarters who were snickering because they had lost a few games in a row fell into Liu Zhaocheng's eyes, which made the genius commander a little embarrassed, and the chief of staff's proposal just allowed him to avoid such embarrassment.

Outside, the sound of mountains and tsunamis was everywhere, and the sound of artillery and machine guns was intertwined, and the most majestic music on the battlefield was being played.

Liu Zhaocheng didn't know why he didn't always feel particularly excited, maybe he felt that the advantage of the Chinese army in the Russian battlefield with the full assistance of the intervening countries was too obvious to really experience his own command ability, right?

Or, his stage should be on a larger battlefield

The news of the victory kept coming, and the Russians had completely collapsed. The Russian prisoners of war who had appeared in the brigade were telling their commander and chief of staff:

Qiu Nock's attack battle will soon be over!

The largest gap in Kedunsnoyarsk is about to be opened.

It was already a little cold, and it was a sign that the terrible winter in Russia was coming, and it was an unshakable determination to end the battle of Kedunsnoyarsk before the winter arrived.

Then the Chinese army can enter a period of recuperation.

Russia will enter into a delicate balance.

Rao Guohua walked over, and he saluted the commander and chief of staff: "Report, the officers and men of our front line defeated the headquarters of the 9th Army and captured the commander of the Russian 9th Army, Meretskov!" ”

Liu Zhaocheng nodded, and did not show too many surprises:

"Report to Chief Zhang Xiaohuai that the Qiu Nuoke attack ended on November 13!" ()@b