As the adjutant of Hideki Tojo, Yamashita was ordered to go to the front line to check the defense situation before retreating, urging the remaining troops to resist resolutely and buy time for the main retreat. On the way back, in order to avoid the air threat of the Chinese army, the jeep in which Yamashita was riding was crushed by a mine after leaving the road, and Yamashita Fumimi fainted, and when he woke up, the army had already retreated, and Tojo Hideki's order was that Yamashita Fumimi led the troops left behind to resist the Chinese army -- it was impossible for the main force to wait for Yamashita Fumi's return before withdrawing.

When the three tanks of the Chinese army appeared in front of the position and the main anti-tank means were all destroyed, Yamashita Fumi's command could no longer play a role in turning the tide. The grenadiers accompanied the Leopard tanks into the Japanese positions, the elite grenadiers swept along the trenches with powerful firepower, and the tank coaxial machine guns and course machine guns fired bullets into any enemy that caught their sight.

The resistance of the Japanese was unexpectedly resolute, and even if the position was breached, they did not take a step back, and engaged in close combat with grenadiers and Leopard tanks in the trenches. Many Japanese soldiers tried to get close to the Leopard tank, attacking it with grenades or explosive packs, and the nervous machine gunners inside the tank kept an eye on their surroundings, praying that they would not capsize in the gutter.

"There are too many enemies, our grenadiers are entangled in the trenches, it is advisable to retreat!" Commander No. 113 had to lift the roof and climb there for a better view, there were too many Japanese soldiers trying to attack the tank around him, and he lost the protection of the grenadiers, and the Leopard tank was currently in a disadvantageous position.

"Agreed, must retreat!" The commander of tank No. 115 also shouted, and Commander Li Fei, who got the news through the alternate intercom, also agreed, and there were also many enemies in front of him, and about 100 soldiers of the Japanese army hid in the woods, facing the Leopard tank and the ten grenadiers behind them, the tank was threatened, and two of the grenadiers had been hit.

It was not so easy to retreat, Li Fei, who attacked the grove, and the grenadiers behind were okay, and the grenadiers scattered inside the Japanese position were difficult to contact in a short time. No one could have imagined that there would be so many Japanese soldiers in such a small village, who would burrow out like marmots and take a bite and then quickly retreat. Even without large-caliber anti-tank guns, explosive packs, anti-tank mines, cluster grenades, etc., can also cause considerable damage to tanks.

It can be said that Li Fei's command made a mistake, in fact, as early as when he saw the three anti-tank guns of the Japanese army, he should have thought that if he had this amount of anti-tank firepower, there would be no shortage of infantry inside. The long-lasting victory made the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army feel a little proud, and the idea of underestimating the enemy was very common, but the brutal fighting proved that no opponent should be taken lightly.

Fortunately, a company of grenadiers arrived in time to support, and the battalion headquarters received Li Fei's request for help, and the mechanized infantry arrived in armored vehicles and trucks in the shortest possible time to annihilate the Japanese army and save Li Fei and others who were in crisis.

But no one cheered for the victory, among the three Leopard tanks, the No. 114 tank was the most intact, but the hull was covered with bullet marks, the No. 113 and No. 115 tanks were blown off tracks, fortunately there was no damage in other parts, and they could be used as a fixed fire point when they stopped in place, and if the support was a little later, they would have to drill out of the tank and fight like infantry.

The heaviest losses were borne by the grenadiers who accompanied the attack, with 35 elite grenadiers suffering 17 casualties. The light enemy and the rash advance made the Chinese army pay a heavy price, and in this day's attack, not only Li Fei's group, but the rest of the troops more or less had such problems. Although the purpose of the campaign was achieved, the large losses could have been avoided. The good thing is that the Chinese army has finally faced up to its opponents.

War has captured the attention of most people in the world and is closely related to the majority of the world, and in the Japanese archipelago, the government has issued a "****** for all" that requires all citizens of all ages, regardless of gender, to sacrifice everything for the fate of the empire. In Europe, people in Belgium, on the German-French border, on the eastern border and in the Balkans, have also experienced the flames of war. On the West Coast of the United States, people are terrified by the threat of Chinese troops, and more and more wealthy people are fleeing to the East Coast.

It's just that there are still a few ordinary people who can experience the war firsthand, and the people in most parts of the world still enjoy peace, for example, in China, homeland security and good law and order allow them to enjoy a good sense of security in the rear. At a time when the world war was becoming more and more intense, a steam locomotive was heading westward in western China, and as the green around the railway became less and less, the train gradually entered the desolate Gobi Desert.

The wide wind-blown sand protection belt on both sides of the railroad tracks extends along with the railway, and not far away workers are building the next day railway, turning this main artery connecting the east and west into a shuanggui railway. The Chinese government's explanation to the outside world is that the western region, especially the Xinjiang region, is rich in natural resources that are urgently needed by Huaxia's industry, such as minerals, oil, cotton, etc., so it needs to expand the volume of transportation. After all, the economic development of Xinjiang in recent years has been obvious to all, with oil and mineral exploitation as the core, attracting a large number of workers and technicians from the mainland to come to work. The cotton plantations in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains require a large amount of labor, and the gradual improvement of water conservancy facilities has made it the largest high-quality cotton planting base in China.

"China is too vast, and we have a fight with our Russian mother, it has been more than ten days since Harbin started, and the train has not yet left the border of China." In a certain carriage of the train, two old hairs with high noses and deep eye sockets are very attention-grabbing, but fortunately, after staying on the train for a long time, people's curiosity has gradually faded.

"Well, it takes longer to get from Trans-Siberian Railway, at least several times longer. However, our task was to go to the Kazakh steppe, where we would stay for a few months and then return to St. Petersburg, which would be more convenient by train from China. Another man in his thirties replied to his young assistant, but his mind seemed to be on the small talk with his companions, and he looked like he was on his mind with a frown.

"Comrade Steel, is there something going on?" Another Chinese companion, Chen Qingtong, asked Iron and Steel with a delicate mind.

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's just worrying. I am afraid that my Russian mother will suffer too much, and now that the Austro-Hungarian and German empires are at war with our country, and the evil Tsarist Empire is poisoning Mother Russia and oppressing our people, I would like to speed up the pace and rescue the suffering people! ”

There are some things that steel will not say to this Chen Qingtong, he did not agree to let this Chinese follow him from the beginning, but that is the meaning of force Yanov, and he cannot disobey it. For this Chen Qingtong, Iron and Steel hated it extremely in his heart, if he hadn't carried out the workers' movement in China without authorization, the small actions of the organization in China would not have been discovered, and the benefits that could be obtained would be greater, maybe overthrow the rule of the Chinese bourgeoisie in one fell swoop, and establish a powerful country controlled by the Slavs behind the scenes, then relying on China would be able to easily overthrow the rule of the Tsarist Empire!

Of course, now everything has become a fantasy, and it has to be blamed on this Chen Qingtong, and the steel is eager to cut it with a thousand knives! However, this was a good opportunity, and Yanov sent himself to the western border of China to inspect the construction of military training camps, and then infiltrated St. Petersburg to continue the workers' movement. On the way, he discussed with his assistant that once he left the Huaxia border, he would find an opportunity to kill Chen Qingtong, which would be an eyesore in the province!

After the long journey, the train stops at Urumqi Railway Station and departs again two hours later. Steel and his assistant decided to go out for a walk, and when they returned, they didn't look good. I thought that Xinjiang, which is located on the edge of China, is very backward, but I did not expect that it has also become a large industrial city, with steel plants, coking plants, machinery factories, petrochemical plants, automobile factories and tractor factories, etc., which are very complete, and the scale is terrifying, almost comparable to the industrial base of Shenyang. The extensive railway and road transportation network gathers Xinjiang's resources here, and then enters the factory for processing, serving Xinjiang's economic construction, and a large part of it is also transported to the mainland.

"Huaxia's industrial strength is amazing, when will our country have such a large-scale industrial base!" The assistant sighed vigorously, he was just envious of Huaxia when he was young, but he thought more about steel.

What he thought in his heart: such a resource-rich land should belong to the Slavs, and not to the damned Eastern monkeys! Only the great Slavs deserved so many railways, so many factories and so many supplies. In addition, there is no need for Huaxia to build such a large-scale industrial base in Xinjiang, and there is no need to build such a complete railway transportation network in Xinjiang, they can completely extract resources and transport them to the mainland, where the factory capacity is larger, how many years will it take to build such a large-scale industrial base to recover the cost?

In other words, it is very likely that Huaxia has other attempts, but he can't think of any intentions, and he plans to report what he sees and thinks along the way to Yanov after he stabilizes, and see what his leader thinks about it.

At the end of the railway is Tacheng in the border area between China and Russia, but the destination of the three steel trio is not here, after arriving in Tacheng, they have to transfer to the vehicle provided by the military and turn south, about 45 kilometers southeast of Tacheng, a neighboring valley, which is the military training camp built by the Huaxia military and the armed forces Yanov. (To be continued.) )