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Chapter 1742: An Olive Branch

August 11, 9 a.m. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The hollow red flag of Venus representing the Soviet Red Army and the red flag of the 79 solid five-pointed star representing the An Jia Army were intertwined, and the grass green military uniform of the Soviet Army and the camouflage military uniform of the An Jia Army collided fiercely, arbitrarily volatilizing youth and blood.

The fighting in Persia was much more tragic than in western India, and although the lowlands along the Caspian coast, the Hari River Valley, the Namakzar Lake Greenland, Lake Sabiri and Lake Helmand deserts were progressing well, the Kopet, Erk, Shah and Kacha mountains behind the border were all stubbornly resisted by the Soviets to varying degrees.

The interruption of communication and liaison made it unnecessary to pay attention to what was happening on other fronts, and only needed to be responsible for the battle in front of them, so although they had been defeated in successive battles since yesterday morning, the Soviet army did not lose confidence in resistance, but took advantage of the depth of the border line to constantly take the initiative to retreat, taking advantage of the mountainous terrain and the offensive built in advance, organizing a defensive line, and waging a fierce battle with the attacking Anjia army.

The Erkh Pass, more than 50 kilometers south of Lake Namakzar.

In a hastily constructed bunker four kilometers from the front line, Major General Li Jun, commander of the 46th Division, stood in front of the map, listening to the dense gunfire in front of him by the bright light of the horse lantern, his brows furrowed. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said to Zhou Zhinuo, the political commissar standing aside:

"The enemy is very stubborn, although the battle on the border line went smoothly yesterday, but after entering this mountainous area, it was constantly counterattacked by the Soviet army, and it was originally scheduled that at this time, our division should have occupied the first line of Feizabad or even Abasabad, but now we have not broken through the Erkh Mountain defense line, I am afraid that the group army and the front army command will be held accountable!"

Political Commissar Zhou Zhinuo graduated from the Syrian Non-commissioned Officer School, the former deputy commander of the 23rd Regiment of the Sixth Motor Infantry Division, and studied at the Military and Political Academy directly under the General Political Department for half a year before being promoted.

Colonel Zhou Zhinuo smiled slightly: "Who can always predict the situation on the battlefield?" I do think that it is more advantageous for us for the enemy to choose a place not far from our rear, and now that the railway has been built to the area of the Polish-Afghan border, it is extremely convenient to replenish it, and we have no worries about the supply of ammunition.

"If the enemy is smarter, preserves his vital strength, and takes the initiative to lengthen the battle line, and the Daoshan, Chehaile Mountain, and even Mount Estande in the rear start an attack and harassment battle, our side will be uncomfortable!"

"I guess the enemy has concerns!"

Li Jun shook his head: "In the final analysis, the Soviet army is also an outsider, they fight in Persia, they are not familiar with the terrain and landforms, and they do not get the support of the local people, so there is not much room for guerrilla warfare!" Judging from the situation in all aspects, relying on fortifications and adopting a combat mode of not giving up an inch of land is in line with the taste of the Soviets. ”

At this time, Colonel Duan Yuhua, the chief of staff standing at the lookout, suddenly turned around, rushed to the telephone, dialed the number a few times, and asked loudly after connecting:

"Commander Jiang, why did you stop attacking? The red flag has already been planted on the enemy's main position, why give up? ”

On the other side of the phone, Lieutenant Colonel Jiang ***, head of the 198th Mountain Regiment, replied:

"Five machine-gun fire points suddenly appeared in the cols on both sides, and at the same time, in front of the trenches, a large minefield arranged by the Soviet army was discovered, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I took the initiative to order the commander of the first battalion to retreat! Now we have the conditions, we can avoid casualties as much as possible, and it is not too late to fight hard when we go deep into the territory of Persia! ”

Li Jun had already walked to the telephone with Zhou Zhinuo at this time, listening to the clear voice coming from the microphone, Li Jun took the phone from Duan Yuhua's hand and said:

"I am the head of Li Junjiang, I forgive you this time, but please remember, no matter when, don't rely too much on artillery support, I don't want my soldiers to develop arrogance! Say, what are you going to do? ”

"Yes, Commander!"

Jiang *** said with some grievances: "Our 198th regiment, there is not a single soldier, as long as it is needed, there is no problem in filling in our whole regiment." Next, we will use regimental rocket artillery and mountain grenades to destroy the five discovered Soviet firing points, and use mortars to cover the minefield and try to detonate the mines. After charging again, we will dispatch the *** soldier company directly under the regiment to cooperate with the attack of the first battalion to completely suppress the enemy's defensive line! ”

"Good! Let's do it! ”

After Li Jun finished speaking, he put down the phone and said to Duan Yuhua, who was still self-conscious: "Let's take a look at the situation first, if they don't fight well, they will be punished for both crimes, and now we don't interfere too much in the command of the front-line commander." ”

Duan Yuhua blushed and said, "I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry!" Seeing such a good opportunity to occupy the enemy's position, he actually gave up thinking in vain that at the beginning, we fought in North China, and the situation was much more critical than it is now, and he did not give up" Duan Yuhua is Yang Jiuxiao's old subordinate, although he has also been illiteracy, and has entered the non-commissioned officer school and the army command academy to receive systematic education, but he still can't get rid of the disposition of fighting and rushing, which is also the main reason why although he has high qualifications, he has not been promoted.

"Times have changed, and so has the idea of warfare, if victory comes at the expense of a large number of soldiers, this victory would rather not! War, first of all, is a game of saving oneself and destroying the enemy, soldiers are not consumables, but living people, as long as there are conditions, we can allow front-line commanders to use their brains more! ”

Li Jun said earnestly: "However, if you give up unprincipledly, no matter which one it is, you must resolutely investigate the responsibility!" Especially when fighting a blocking war, you will never compromise when you find that you will kill one by one! ”

Duan Yuhua was awe-struck for a while, saluted Li Jun, and then returned to the lookout, picked up a telescope to observe the battle situation on the front line.

Zhou Zhinuo thought for a while and asked, "Do you want the divisional artillery regiment to cooperate in the operation?" Could it be that Jiang *** lost the battle, do you really want to have a tearful slash? ”

"No!"

Li Jun shook his head slightly: "Let them solve the battle by themselves, I believe that Commander Jiang, who graduated from the Boy Scout Academy, the Syrian Non-commissioned Officer School and the Engineer Academy, is not a reckless person!" There are as many ingredients as there are banquets, and each regiment cannot develop the habit of relying on the firepower of the division, as far as the current situation is concerned, the firepower of our regiment is not weak! ”

The ordinary infantry and mountain troops of the Anjia Army, the regimental artillery battalion has five companies, the first company has twelve 105 mountain howitzers, the second company has twelve 107 rocket launchers, the third company is equipped with twelve 57 anti-aircraft guns and 24 rocket launchers, mainly responsible for anti-tank tasks, the fourth company is an air defense company, with 18 detachable 127 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, and the fifth company is a transport company, which belongs to a super large logistics establishment, and the whole company has 332 soldiers and 298 livestock, all of which are hard-working and hard-working Horses, donkeys and mules.

After the occupation of the Anjia Army and Central Asia, the Anjia Army had a sufficient source of horses, and a large number of military horse farms were established in the two places, which had been plaguing the animal transportation problem of various departments of the Anjia Army, which had been relatively satisfactorily resolved.

According to practice, Central Asia, including sweat horses, heavenly horses, Arabian horses, Balikun Mane with speed and strength advantage of war horses, is not suitable for the climate and terrain of the Iranian plateau, early into Afghanistan, there was a large number of war horses killed, but a small number of horses, donkeys, mules, etc. did not have problems, and after more than half a year of experiments, it was found that horses, donkeys and mules can well adapt to the environment and climate of the plateau, desert and Gobi, so this time into Persia, These livestock have become the workhorses of the deed.

In addition to the two artillery platoons equipped with 37 (six) infantry snipers and 70 curved infantry guns (four), the remaining three artillery platoons were equipped with 120 mortars (six), 81 mortars (12 guns), and 60 mortars (18 guns).

The support artillery fire of companies and platoons is basically 60, 50 and 40 mortars, so that from squads and platoons to regiments and divisions, the density of artillery fire is far greater than that of the Soviet and German armies of the same formation, not to mention the American troops that are now being formed.

Crucially, if the war requires, the front-line troops can also call on a large number of divisional, corps, and front artillery units, as well as the overall firepower support of the tactical air force and army aviation units that are closely integrated with the front.

On the front-line artillery position, Captain Shang Heng, who was in charge of commanding the artillery battalion of the 198th Regiment, gave an order: "The countdown now begins!" Nine, eight, seventy-three, two, one! Begin! ”

With the waving of the flag, a total of 24 mountain grenades and rocket launchers were ready to fire, and they had already been aimed at their respective targets, and the shooting elements had been adjusted, and the shells fired in the first round were also loaded into the barrels.

In addition, hundreds of mortars gathered from various battalions and companies also raised their muzzles.

With the end of the countdown, the gunners either pulled the launch rope, or pressed the launch button, in the "whoosh" sound, the rocket artillery fired a huge momentum, each rocket launcher fired twelve rockets, twelve guns is one hundred and forty-four rounds, a ball of fireball, with a long flame tail, in the scream of piercing the air, rushed towards the Soviet position in the distance.

From a distance, the cannons and small cannons are like a rain of fire and meteors, crossing the blue sky, like thousands of troops, galloping forward.

A volley of rockets landed first, and the dense shells fell to the ground, making a loud noise that shook the mountains, and the Soviet positions shook desperately in the firelight.

The rockets of this era generally have problems with the hit rate, but this time the luck is excellent, the twelve rockets of the first rocket artillery will cover the Soviet firepower point with exposed coordinates, and the rocket shells with extremely high penetration quickly tear a skylight through the solid barrier, and the shells drill into the barrier and explode, a huge noise came, and the whole bunker turned into a pile of broken cement and gravel in the firelight, and the Soviet soldiers and machine guns in the barrier were crushed together.

All kinds of artillery shells were like hailstones, completely covering the Soviet position, and in a series of loud noises, the mines planted by the Soviet army were quickly detonated, and large fireballs steamed up from the ground, and the black and red pillars of fire flew into the air, billowing gunpowder smoke filled everywhere, and the momentum was amazing.

Before the black plume of smoke that exploded was spread, another row of shells landed, exploding a series of dazzling fireballs. Countless thick black and reddish flames joined together, and the earth became a churning sea of fire.

In the continuous explosions, the Soviet firing points were destroyed one by one, and the Soviet soldiers hiding inside were blown to pieces, turning into clouds of blood mist and scattering in all directions.

Lieutenant Colonel Jiang ***, commander of the 198th Regiment in the command post of the rear outpost, saw through the telescope that the five machine-gun fire points exposed by the Soviet troops had all been destroyed, and their positions were once again plowed by artillery fire, and he calmly turned his head and ordered:

"After the third and fourth battalions entered the starting position, the first battalion attacked, and the second battalion seized the time to rest and replace the first battalion as the main attack task at any time!"

"Yes!"

The communications staff officer quickly conveyed Jiang ***'s order, and soon, the loud charge horn sounded, and under the cover of mortars, more than 400 officers and men of the first battalion quickly rushed to the enemy's position in a straggler formation.

When the infantry was a hundred meters away from the enemy's position, the artillery fire extended to the rear, and the remnants of the Soviet soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and appeared on the battle positions one after another, pouring bullets on the officers and soldiers of Anjia in the charge.

As soon as they approached the Soviet position, the machine gunners had already found a good position, set up the Type I general-purpose machine gun (G42), and fired a dense stream of bullets like water at the enemy, and the Soviet troops were quickly suppressed.

Seeing that the enemy's fire was suppressed, the infantrymen in camouflage uniforms jumped up, holding automatic rifles, and charged while firing several long and short bursts from time to time.

The Soviet mortars at the rear of the position, seeing that the situation was not good, shot grenades at the soldiers in the charge, but because the commando formation of the Anjia Army has always been very loose, a grenade can only cause casualties to one soldier, but after the Soviet mortars exposed the target, they were quickly bombarded by the mountain grenades, mortars and infantry artillery of the Anjia Army, and together with the soldiers who operated it, they were quickly blown into piles of parts.

Jiang *** saw the flamethrower hand behind the infantry who was rapidly approaching the enemy from the telescope, and there was a trace of cruelty and excitement in his eyes, he knew that the Soviet army would suffer next.

Sure enough, under the cover of about 50 flamethrower infantrymen, they soon rushed to more than ten meters in front of the Soviet position, quickly set up flamethrowers, aimed at the Soviet positions in front and began to fire.

"Whew-"

"Whew-"

Orange and bright flickering fire dragons spurted towards the Soviet position, and almost instantly, the Soviet position rose into flames, and the entire trench in front quickly turned into a sea of fire.

"Ahh

Hundreds of Soviet soldiers on fire jumped out of the burning trenches, making terrible screams that tortured people's eardrums, and threw themselves at the flamethrower hands, as if they wanted to burn the officers and soldiers of the An family.

The soldiers of the An Jiajun Army, who had long known the power of napalm, would never have made such a low-level mistake, and the infantry around the flamethrower and the machine gunners in the rear immediately swept the dense bullets towards the Soviet soldiers covered in fire, and the bullets were like a large open fishing net, which quickly netted those brave Soviet soldiers to the ground, and then quickly turned into charcoal under the burning of piles of flames.

After a few minutes of burning and confirming that there were no surviving Soviet troops in the front-line positions, the sappers quickly stepped forward and flattened the first trench with explosives, covering the flames with mud, and quickly paved a passage for advancement.

There was no suspense in the ensuing battle, and without the protection of firepower and artillery fire, the Soviet resistance was quickly pierced like a piece of tissue paper, and by noon, the 198th Regiment had broken the carefully constructed defensive line of the two regiments of the Soviet army at a small cost of 29 casualties, 38 seriously wounded, and 72 lightly wounded, and entered the Fulg Basin.

When Li Jun received the battle report from the front, he found that the 198th Regiment, as the vanguard of the whole division, was fighting in a very orderly manner, and this kind of combat mode of advancing layer by layer was very worthy of recognition.

By the afternoon of 12 August, the Anjia Army had advanced at least 100 kilometers into Persia on all fronts, and the progress was extremely smooth.

However, what puzzled the departments was that after the madness of the 10th and 11th days, the resistance of the Soviet army seemed to be getting weaker and weaker, and they couldn't help but wonder if the Soviet army had any conspiracy.

The Caspian lowlands, from the morning, are rainy and rainy.

Three tank regiments, two armored infantry regiments, and nearly 1,000 combat vehicles of the 1st Tank Division approached Surrey, an important city of the Soviet Army on the South Bank of the Caspian Sea. Surrey is the capital of the Persian province of Mazandaran, strategically located on the banks of the Tajan River on the plain on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, and close to the Tehran-Turkkaman Port Railway. The Soviets deployed a division of troops here, which shows the importance they attached to this place.

Just as Major General Chen Bannian, commander of the 1st Tank Division, was about to give the order to attack the fortification, the Soviet defensive position west of Surrey suddenly raised a white flag, not one, but many.

In the three days since the start of the war, the Soviet army has never had a precedent of surrendering without a battle, and hurriedly ordered Lieutenant Colonel Gao Baolin, commander of the Fourth Armored Infantry Regiment, who was on the front line, to personally check what the situation was.

Half an hour later, representatives of the Soviet army were brought to Chen Bannian's communications command vehicle.

The representative was a Caucasian man in his early thirties with curly blond hair, a high nose and blue eyes, dressed in a straight suit and a tie around his neck, and looked very energetic.

The visitor was surprised by the constantly flickering electronic devices in the communication command vehicle, and then nodded to Chen Bannian kindly, and said without humility or arrogance:

"General Chen, I am the plenipotentiary representative of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Yagoda, with the rank of commander of the 2nd Army Group, and I have been instructed to come to you to contact you to give our opinion on the current war in Persia and India, and to hold consultations with your high-level leaders on the visit to South China by Comrade Molotov, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Soviet Central Committee, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, and member of the Council for Diplomatic Missions!"

Chen Bannian was taken aback when he heard this, but he was worried that this was a delaying tactic by the Soviet army, so he asked, "What is your opinion on the current war?" ”

Yagoda said: "We ask your army to immediately disarm our radio *** so that our high command and the military district command can promptly issue instructions to all front-line departments and hand over the occupied areas to your army one by one. We need a commitment from the top of your army to hand over all troops and weapons to our army after the signing of the armistice agreement, including the soldiers captured in the Afghan and Persian campaigns."

Chen Bannian was stunned for a moment, feeling that the other party didn't seem to be lying, and asked: "Please allow me to ask, why did you do this, at least from the current situation, your army has performed very well, especially in the mountainous and hilly areas, which has caused great trouble to our army." ”

Yagoda shrugged his shoulders: "I'm sorry, this is a top secret, I need to meet with your senior leaders and convey our intentions." As a sign of sincerity, all our troops in the Caspian coastal region have been notified to renounce resistance and return to Azerbaijan and the South Caucasa region under the escort of your troops after the signing of the peace agreement. ”

"Okay, I'll immediately relay this situation to my superiors, and the superiors will make a decision."

Chen Bannian studied at the National Defense University for three months, during which he heard many times that the war is a continuation of politics, and knew that this was most likely the goodwill released by the Soviet side to achieve some strategic goals, so he thought about it and added: "However, we will not give up the attack on the city of Surrey, and I hope that before entering the city, your army will take the initiative to drive out of the city, lay down their arms, and surrender to us, so as to avoid friction and fire." Regardless of whether the top management can reach a peace agreement or not, we will treat your army well and do what we say! ”

"Good!"

Although Yagoda's face was a little ugly, he still nodded: "We have sent a large number of internal affairs personnel in Surrey City, and we have absolute control over the army, and we will definitely not cause any trouble to your military operations." In two more hours, our army will be able to leave the city to be supervised by your army. ”

Chen Bannian instructed Gao Baolin to send the people back, see the armored car loaded with Yagoda leave, and immediately report the sudden situation to the group army, the front army, and the general staff.

Two hours later, about two regiments of the Soviet army, withdrawn from the three positions outside the city, joined up with a regiment defending the city, plus artillery with bare hands, unified the open gravel ground northeast of the city, and assembled the whole group.

After the assembly was completed, regiments, battalions, companies, and platoons were divided into units and placed rifles, grenades, machine guns, and mortars in the open space in front, and soon all kinds of guns and ammunition were piled up into a hill.

Chen Bannian sent two regiments of armored infantry to bring the bare-handed Soviet troops to the small town of Hussein, far from the city, and under the guidance of engineers, they built fences, tents, and playgrounds, which for some time to come would become the residence of Soviet officers and soldiers. At the same time, the troops quickly moved into the city, took over the strategic points of the city, occupied the artillery positions abandoned by the Soviets, and took over power under the guidance of Yagoda.

At half past five in the evening, a brigade of the armed police force and a detachment of the *** corps began to enter the city of Surrey, and the military management committee was formally formed, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

At this time, the Beijing side was engaged in a fierce debate over the olive branch thrown out by the Soviet Union.

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