At dusk, the Soviet army's fierce air strikes and saturated artillery bombardment came to an end, and the coastal fortifications and the city of Kodo were once again ravaged. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Nowadays, the people in the city have long since fled and disappeared, and the buildings in the city have been basically destroyed.

After the air raid siren was lifted, Army Commander Huo Shouyi walked out of the underground bunker, and a communications officer stepped forward to report: "Commander Fu has sent a congratulatory telegram to commend all the officers and men of the 33rd Army. The 46th Infantry Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was commended. ”

"How is the situation of the 16th Division of the Eighth Route Army?" "Report to the army commander, the main force of the 16th Division arrived an hour ago, and due to the fierce air raids of the Soviet army, the main force of the 16th Division is currently hidden 5 kilometers south of the city." "I'll go out of the city to meet and count the damage immediately!" After Huo Shouyi finished speaking, he got into the jeep and roared away.

This high-intensity bombing by Soviet bombers was completely an act of retaliation. During the day, the air defense regiment shot down 6 Soviet bombers, but the air defense regiment suffered even greater losses and was almost disabled. In addition, the artillery brigade of the 33rd Army, in the artillery battle of the Soviet army, two artillery regiments were reimbursed, and the remaining artillery hardly dared to open fire, and was completely in a state of passive beating.

Mikhail, out of the absolute superiority of his artillery, moved his artillery positions forward and deployed them directly on the riverbank, shelling them unscrupulously. After the Soviet artillery bombardment stopped, Zhang Meng, commander of the Tiger Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, personally drove a vehicle-mounted rocket artillery to the riverbank position. The 18 captured vehicle-mounted rocket launchers appeared one after another, and the defending soldiers in the trenches immediately became excited when they saw this scene. Zhang Meng jumped out of the truck, and the commander of the independent artillery brigade of the 33rd Army stepped forward, and the two sides saluted each other.

"Brigadier Wang, your chance for revenge has come! Let the old Maozi taste their own rocket shells! "Head Zhang, first of all, thank you for your timely support. The rocket artillery of the Soviet army is indeed powerful, but we don't know anything about the performance of rocket artillery? "Brigade Commander Wang, although we are not artillerymen, we have a certain understanding of Soviet rocket artillery. This rocket launcher is based on a truck chassis, 4 launchers, caliber 203 mm, a salvo of 10 seconds. Brigadier Wang, you provide the sight, and we will launch. “

"How many rockets have you captured?" There are about 500 of them, and we have to shoot them all at once. Brigade Commander Chen judged that the Soviet army was paralyzed with pride and believed that our side did not have the ability to counterattack with artillery fire, and would definitely move the artillery position forward. Brigade Commander Chen demanded that efforts be made to knock out the artillery positions of the Soviet troops. "What is the range of rocket artillery?" "8.5 km" "Great, during the day today, the artillery positions of the Soviet army moved forward, all within 8.5 km. "Brigade Commander Wang, we only have one chance, I want you to concentrate all the artillery, wait for us to destroy the Soviet rocket artillery positions, and your troops will carry out a large-scale artillery bombardment of the Soviet army."

After dark, 18 vehicles with rocket launchers quietly approached the shore. The artillery of the independent artillery brigade also began to concentrate, and in the dark, an artillery brigade combat staff officer said to Zhang Meng: "Commander Zhang, according to our observation, there are two rocket artillery positions of the Soviet army, located at No. 6 and No. 10, and there are three heavy artillery positions of the Soviet army, located at No. 2, No. 7, and No. 12, all of which are within the strike range of rocket artillery. "Inform your brigade commander that after 5 minutes of shooting, you will carry out 2 strikes!"

Luo Binghui, commander of the 16th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the headquarters of the 33rd Army in Kobdo City, said: "Commander Huo, your unit has suffered heavy casualties after a few days of fierce fighting, and our department has taken over the position. "Division Commander Luo has a good idea, your 46th Brigade has taken over the northwest outer defense line, and our 34th Division has withdrawn. The defense line along the river was temporarily unharmed, and no matter how fierce the Soviet artillery fire was, it was impossible to cross the river. I will be satisfied that your troops have taken over the Northwest Line. ”

"Commander Huo, since this is the case, the northwest defense line will be handed over to us, and you will mainly be responsible for the defense line along the river." "I'm ashamed to say that when the Eighth Route Army comes, I don't panic. Commander Luo, Brigade Commander Chen of your department is a wise and brave general, and as soon as he made a move, he beat the Soviet army and fled in embarrassment. After a while, Brigade Commander Chen is going to put on a good show, and you may not imagine how wonderful this good show is. "Good show! Since it's a good show, let's wait for the show to start! "Luo Binghui doesn't know what kind of moth Chen Fang is coming out of, usually this guy has a lot of ghost ideas.

At 7 or 50 o'clock that night, brigade commander Chen Fang took a jeep to the rocket artillery position on the riverbank. "Report to the brigade commander, the rocket artillery is ready, please instruct!" Zhang Meng reported. "Have you figured out the location of the artillery positions of the Soviet troops?" "Got it!" "Good! Fire on time at 8 o'clock and remember to shoot all the rockets in one go. "Yes!" Zhang Meng pulled out the flare gun and aimed his eyes at the watch. When the time came, two red flares rose into the air, and suddenly 72 rockets fired in a salvo, and the flames stained half of the sky red.

At this time, on the other side of the river, on the Soviet No. 6 and No. 7 rocket artillery positions, the Soviet rocket artillery was having dinner. After a day of high-intensity shelling, the officers and men were very tired. The officers enjoyed the good food and wine, and the soldiers hurried to eat dinner and rest. Suddenly, there was a sound of thunder, and I saw countless rockets dragging tail flames rushing towards me. The Soviet rocket artillery naturally knew what this was and immediately scattered and hid. More than 30 rounds of 203-mm rockets smashed on the position, the huge explosion was deafening, and the flames rose in the dark.

In less than 20 seconds, another batch of rockets roared. An ammunition truck was hit, and a larger explosion ensued. The air is shaking and burning. At this time, General Mikhail was having dinner, and the command did not blame him for the rout in the northwest, indicating that the command did not expect reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army, so the responsibility for the defeat was not on him. The large-scale air raids and heavy shelling during the day gave him some comfort.

At dusk, he received an order from the command to temporarily halt the ground offensive and increase the intensity of air strikes and artillery shelling in the coming days. For dinner, Mikhail took out a bottle of vodka, he had not rested well for several days, and tonight he had to sleep well. Suddenly there was thunder outside, and I was all too familiar with the movement of rocket artillery, but I had already ordered the shelling to stop, isn't this a disobedience to the military order! However, a loud explosion came from his position, and Mikhail involuntarily rushed out of the tent.

The next scene stunned him, and the left and right artillery positions were already in a sea of fire. A few minutes later, Mikhail and his men began to flee in confusion, and the Soviet soldiers, believing that the Chinese army had launched a counterattack, fled north in panic. The defeat of two Soviet divisions, including a tank brigade, in the morning speaks for itself. In particular, to the horror of the Soviet soldiers, the Chinese army was actually equipped with rocket artillery, indicating that their large force was coming.

With the addition of artillery brigade artillery to the battle group, the Soviet troops were even more convinced that it was the Chinese army that launched a major counteroffensive, due to the fact that the artillery brigade shelling was not regular at all, but blossomed in many points. As soon as the city of Kobdo came out of the high point, Luo Binghui, commander of the 16th Division of the Eighth Route Army, held a telescope to check. "Division Commander Luo, this is the good show prepared by Brigade Commander Chen of your department, the cavalry division attacked and captured 18 vehicle-borne rocket artillery, Brigade Commander Chen proposed to let Lao Maozi taste the power of their own rocket artillery, this is called self-inflicted consequences!" "Commander Huo, your troops can cross the river to clean up the battlefield, I estimate that the Soviet army has retreated."

Mi and Yir and his subordinates retreated 20 kilometers north in one go, and the 84th Division was extremely embarrassed, almost unable to break the army, and the armored regiment suffered little losses, but a large number of military supplies, including weapons and ammunition, and all artillery remained on the battlefield. Mikhail ordered the troops to defend in place, and then reported to the command. At the Irkusko headquarters, Marshal Zhukov walked in, and the chief of staff urgently reported on the battle. Zhukov looked unusually calm, his eyes fixed on the military map and he was silent.

"Comrade Marshal, Mikhail reports that the Chinese army has been equipped with rocket artillery and has suddenly launched a counterattack operation." "Immediately inquire about the 82nd Division and the 83rd Division, I need a detailed situation." Soon the inquiry telegram came back. "Comrade Marshal, the 82nd and 83rd divisions reported that they lost 18 vehicle-borne rocket artillery when they retreated, presumably ??????。" "Mikhail, the bastard, immediately removed him from his post and was replaced by Admiral Ivanov. The commanders of the 82nd and 83rd infantry divisions were dismissed and sent to a military court for trial! ”

Zhukov continued: "Order the air force units to continue to increase the intensity of air strikes tomorrow." There are limits to the Chinese army's counterattack, don't be fooled by illusions, they don't have offensive capabilities. Immediately send a report to the high command with recommendations??????。 "Comrade Marshal, what do you think about changing the strategic deployment." "The attack on Kobdo was based on two considerations. The first is to test the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, and the second is to mobilize enemy troops and create false impressions. ”

Zhukov continued: "The defense of Kobdo was a mixed army of the 2nd Chinese Corps, with only more than 40,000 troops. According to the information we have, this mixed army is a second-rate unit, but we dispatched more than 60,000 people, including a tank brigade and an aviation division, but we did not break through the defensive line and suffered a crushing defeat. It can be concluded that after years of war, the Chinese armed forces have very rich combat experience and should not be underestimated. “

"The arrogant army will be defeated, and it has been proved that we are blindly optimistic and cannot eat the 600,000 Chinese army in the Mongolian steppe, so we must change our strategy and tactics. Our strategic goal is the Mongolian steppe and the northeast, so we must change the original combat plan. The current Chinese army is not what it used to be, and we must consider not only the summer campaign, but also the winter campaign. I would like to warn all the commanders and generals that the opponent is very terrible, and that is why I launched an attack on Kobdo in the first place, and I think Comrade Stalin will also have a clear understanding. ”

The veteran Zhukov killed three birds with one stone, with the aim of subduing the fever of the hot-headed people of the Soviet Russian high command, especially Stalin himself. This is the reason for Zhukov's inner apprehension, and through the defeat of Kobdo, it is necessary to keep everyone's heads clear. Zhukov knew in his heart that Stalin did not want a full-scale war to break out in China, and the upper-level politicians of Soviet Russia would not agree, but as the military conflict developed, it would be difficult to control Stalin's character, and Zhukov could only do his best for possible situations. There are all indications that there is no large-scale movement of Chinese troops in Ulaanbaatar. Apparently, the opposing commander guessed his intentions.

In the Kremlin, Stalin's face turned blue after listening to the report of the chief of staff of the Soviet army. Liang Jiu asked: "Where has the 206th Division of the Chinese Army arrived!" "The 206th Division of the Chinese Army, after coming down from the European battlefield, according to the Chinese government's proposal, returned to China through Kazakhstan, and this unit is currently in Akdouka!" Stalin slammed his fist on the table and said majestically: "Pass my orders??????。 ”