Chapter 599 Breakthrough
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Dong Zhentang, commander of the 4th Army, gave the order to attack. The artillery of the three artillery positions of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info began to roar at the same time, and the artillery positions of the Soviet army could be devastated. In the military headquarters, army commander Dong Zhentang listened to the melody of the cannon chorus, and his expression was very serious. The artillery group roared, which meant that the curtain was opened on the Soviet army's cluster attack on the southern front. "Commander, after 20 minutes, the artillery fire will be extended, and the assault troops will attack." The chief of staff looked relaxed. "Tell the assault troops that they must move quickly after crossing the river."
"The order is to intersperse the troops, and as soon as the assault troops break through the defensive line, the interspersed troops can develop in depth and not give the Soviet troops a chance to breathe." "Commander, our task is to break through the defensive line, and it doesn't matter if we can eat two divisions of the Soviet army." "Chief of Staff, it is very important to me, whether this first hammer deal is well done is very important for the morale of the Soviet army. It is necessary for the Soviet army to learn how our army attacks are sharp and interspersed with brave strikes. If we eat two divisions of the Soviet army as soon as we attack, the shock to the Soviet army is incomparable. β
"Report, call from Corps headquarters!" An operational staff officer reports. Dong Zhentang took the telegram and checked it, only to see that the telegram read: Your unit must make a surprise attack in strict accordance with the battle plan, and you must not have too much appetite. Break through the line and force the Soviets to retreat! Signed: Su Yu! "Commander Su guessed my intentions, and he didn't eat the fat in front of him, what does it mean to force him to escape?" Dong Zhentang was confused. The chief of staff took the telegram and glanced at it and said, "Commander Su once again stressed that there must be a greater attempt, and we must carry it out according to the plan. β
Dong Zhentang was a little depressed and said: "Order the interspersed troops to cancel the interspersed tasks, form the second batch of commandos, and attack the Soviet army on all fronts!" The chief of staff understood his mood and knew that the commander's desire to fight was too strong. The artillery fire stretched, and the night sky seemed to be lit up, flashing with an uplifting light. Flares rose into the air to form dazzling flames, and the assault troops launched a fierce attack on the 10-kilometer defensive line. The soldiers jumped out of the trenches, rushed into the knee-deep river, and pounced on the opposite bank.
During the heavy shelling, the recruit Valejin Turtle cowered in a corner of the tunnel fortifications, covering his ears with his hands, and was very frightened in his heart. Valekin was recruited from the recruit camp after this unit was requisitioned back from the European theater, and he only trained in the recruit camp for 3 months, and he was transferred to the Far East without thinking of entering the army. Shangfeng said that the Chinese want to invade the Far East, and they are there to protect the security of the frontier. Valekin had never participated in a battle, and he had been in a particularly nervous mood since the troops had been pulled to the border fortifications.
Such a fierce shelling almost made Valekin's head burst. "Don't be afraid, it's good to get used to shelling like this, you have to learn to adapt, open your mouth, yes, that's it." A veteran beside him enlightened in time, and Valekin felt much more comfortable. "After a while, the artillery fire extended, and the enemy began to charge. Don't be afraid, the Chinese are good at group charges, don't be intimidated by their momentum. Valygin nodded subconsciously, and involuntarily began to nervous again. The order to attack was given, and Valekin followed the veteran into the trenches.
The enemy soldiers charged, and a dense rain of bullets came in front of them. Valekin leaned his back against the trench and did not dare to look. "Cowards stand up and shoot, don't be a bastard." The veteran kicked Valekin as he shot 'shout'. Valekin stuck his submachine gun out of the trench and pulled the trigger with all his might, and only God knows where the bullet would go. Suddenly, the veteran next to him was lying on his back in front of him, and Valekin looked at it with determination, and the veteran was shot in the head, and blood gushed out along the bullet hole.
Fear prompted Valekin to turn and run, and the weak-willed soldiers in the trenches began to flee. A hail of bullets came head-on, and the soldiers who were running in front were knocked down. The Soviets will shoot soldiers who flee without permission. Valekin hid in a crater, his brain went blank. Soon enemy soldiers appeared, they crossed the trenches and then over the craters, and Valekin seemed indifferent, he thought he was dead. I don't know how long it took, but there were footsteps around me. "Stand up, you're captured!" Although the Russian language is a bit stiff, it is clear to hear.
At the headquarters of the Southern Front of the Soviet Army in Vladivostok, Commander Mishelov said: "Marshal Vasilev has ordered the 60th Army to go south, and this bastard Charyev lied about the military situation, causing the enemy to quickly capture Uya. The enemy's appetite is so big, they want to eat my southern front cluster in one bite, and I want to know if their teeth are good. "Comrade General, the 8th Mechanized Corps has been assembled in Ulysk (Shuangchengzi) and will support front-line operations on the border at any time."
"It was reported that the enemy forces suddenly launched an attack on the border line of the Songatsa River. The large-scale artillery bombardment was very fierce, and the 212th and 213th divisions reported urgently. Mishelov was taken aback when he heard this, and hurried to the map to check it. Comrade General, on the border of the Songatsa River, no strong fortifications were built. The 212th and 213th divisions were temporarily requisitioned and armed, and their fortifications were very simple. The enemy's intention to attack on the Songatsa River was very obvious, with the aim of cutting off our northward retreat. β
"Keep in touch with the 212th and 213th Divisions at any time, and pay close attention to the battle situation." Mishelov was incredulous that the enemy dared to attack. "Comrade General, the situation is extremely critical, and it is necessary to quickly support the defense line of the Songatsa River. The enemy's attempt is not just to have a big appetite, but to eat us all! As soon as the chief of staff's words fell, an operational staff officer made an urgent report: "Report, the 212th Division has called, and the left flank defense line has been broken through." "Order the 212th Division to launch a counterattack and recapture positions!"
Mishelov's position was in a big mess and continued: "Order the 8th Mechanized Corps to send an armored division to quickly reinforce the Songatsa River." "The air in the headquarters became suffocating." Comrade General, you should immediately report to the command of the Front! Mishelov nodded. Soon Vasilev called and asked Mishelov to launch a counterattack and crush the attempts of the Chinese army. Two hours later, however, worse news came, the entire line of defense on the Songatsa River had been broken, and the 212th and 213th Divisions were forced to retreat.
It can be said that the conceited Mishelov had no plan for the enemy to launch an offensive or even break through the defensive line, and his operational deployment was an offensive plan. The chief of staff said: "Order the 212th Division and the 213th Division to block the attack step by step, and the armored forces are rapidly reinforcing it." "The chief of staff gave the order in time to relieve the stupid Mishelov. Mishelov seemed to sober up and said: "Order the first-line defensive troops of Dongning and Suifenhe to enter combat readiness and report the enemy's movements at any time." "Comrade General, we cannot judge the direction of the enemy's main attack, so we can wait and see what happens."
In the headquarters of the 1st Corps in Harbin, the atmosphere was warm. The 4th Army successfully broke through the defensive line, which made Su Yu breathe a sigh of relief. "Commander Su, 3 hours after the attack was launched, the 4th Army broke through on the entire front, and by 11 o'clock it had penetrated 10 kilometers." "How is the situation of Ji Zhen in the same department of the 5th Army?" The vanguard has reached the town of Dangbi on the west side of Xingkai Lake. "I didn't expect Dong Zhentang to break through so quickly, and ordered Ji Zhen's troops to change the attack time. The attack was originally scheduled to be launched tomorrow morning, but it was advanced to 1 a.m. and attacked south along the western shore of Xingkai Lake. β
"Commander Su, Ji Zhentong's main force has not yet arrived in Dangbi Town!" "Soldiers are fast, we can't stick to the rules." "Report, General Lu Zhengcao, commander of the SD column, called that the four divisions of the department had arrived at Chunhua Town in Hunchun." "Great, the timing was just right. Ordering Lu Zhengcao, the troops secretly moved to the border, waiting for orders at any time. "The appearance of four divisions of Lu Zhengcao in Chunhua Town can pose a deadly threat to Vladivostok."
"LΓΌ Zhengcao's division was not to attack Vladivostok, but to mobilize the Soviet army in order to respond to the 3rd Army. When attacking on both the northern and southern fronts, the Soviet command would have miscalculated. If Mishelov had put the center of defense on the southern front, our goal would have been achieved. "You asked Xiao Jinguang to take Dongning within 2 days, the purpose is to make Mishelov misjudge, in addition, Lu Zhengcao will make a move in the south, Mishelov will be more convinced that our main attack is on the front line of Dongning and Chunhua Town." "That's exactly what it ends."
At around midnight, the 44th Army Headquarters began to cross the Songatsa River. The fierce gunfire and explosions gradually moved away, and two fast-built pontoon bridges appeared on the Songatsa River. A crossing bridge is mainly made by heavy equipment, and a gate is passed from above the sturdy pontoon. Another pontoon bridge was passed through military supplies. Soldiers wade across the river on foot. The scene of crossing the river was tense and orderly, busy but not chaotic. The jeep in which Army Commander Dong Zhentang was riding appeared on the bridge where military supplies were passing.
"Commander, the assault force has penetrated 20 kilometers, and the Soviet troops are running fast. The headquarters called to inform that the vanguard of the 5th Army launched an attack from Dangbi Town of Xingkai Lake at 1 o'clock in the morning, and ordered our troops to meet on the side of Xingkai HN at the 5th Army. It seems that the intention of the command was to pressure the Soviet troops to retreat towards Vladivostok. "I understood, the purpose of driving hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops to Vladivostok was to surround them and finally force the Soviet troops to surrender. Order the assault troops, do not chase after them. We had to prepare for a Soviet counterattack and transfer the divisional anti-tank regiments up. β
The jeep went ashore for 1 kilometer, and a Russian-style village appeared, and a loose Russian-style village appeared in front of it. A motorcycle came at a rapid pace, "Report to the army commander, the people in the village have run away, whether to set up the military headquarters here." "Chief of Staff, we will spend the night here tonight and enjoy a Russian-style house." In the dark, the jeep stopped in front of a wooden house wrapped in a low fence wall. The eaves in front of the wooden house protrude out of the rain ride, and below it are several wooden stairs, under which the rain ride lays the floor.
"Report, the assault unit encountered Soviet tanks and was forced to stop the pursuit!" Dong Zhentang stopped his footsteps in the house and said: "Chief of Staff, the Soviet army's reinforcements are so fast, then we will fight-for-tat, and let the Soviet tanks taste how we fight tanks." β