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Chapter 1620 Charge into the city

The attack on the city of Almaty by Hu Jiyang's Eastern Front Corps was launched at 1 p.m. on the 13th. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It took eight hours for the 60-kilometer journey from Ili to Almaty, and the armored brigade of the Guards Corps arrived at the town of Blunde, 10 kilometers north of Almaty, at 5 a.m.

In order to strengthen its establishment, the armored brigade has three tank battalions, three armored infantry battalions, three armored artillery battalions, one antiaircraft artillery battalion, one mechanized cavalry reconnaissance battalion, one anti-tank battalion, and one armored engineer battalion.

A battalion of Soviet troops was stationed in the town of Blunde, but under the rapid and thunderous offensive of the armored brigade, the Soviet officers and soldiers who were still immersed in sleep raised their hands and became prisoners as soon as they woke up.

According to the prisoners' confessions, the battalion had received supplies from the Almaty Corps Headquarters a week earlier, and had not eaten for a day and a night, and had to rely on fruit to eat. Moreover, according to the order issued by the commander of the corps, Chuikov, without the order of the corps headquarters, not a single soldier at the front could retreat, and violators were all shot as deserters, so the Soviet troops in the town of Blundai did not know the specific situation in Almaty.

This feedback is exactly the same as the information received in the city of Ili last night, although it is now only one step away from Almaty, but the commanders of the Eastern Front Corps are still in the dark about the situation in the largest city of Kazakhstan.

Under these conditions, the armored brigade slowed down the pace of the offensive and rested for six hours in the town of Blunde, until the arrival of the follow-up infantry brigade and the 28th division of the 10th Army, and the rejuvenated armored brigade began to launch a general offensive.

"One battalion to the right flank, two to the left! The third battalion responded in the center, and the armored infantry followed the attack, and after penetrating the Soviet positions, it immediately divided and encircled! ”

As the artillery units began to shell the defensive positions north of Almaty, a total of 80 T26, T28 and BT7 tanks of the two tank battalions as the vanguard were unfurled along the whole line, forming an attack surface of one kilometer, and fiercely pressing the Soviet troops who were in a mess two kilometers away.

Behind the tanks spread out on the two wings were forty tanks, and behind them were two hundred armored personnel carriers with 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns in a zigzag pattern. Behind the armored personnel carriers, more than 1,000 officers and men of the three infantry battalions rushed forward like waves.

The entire offensive platooning stretched for four or five kilometers.

"Bang-"

"It's not good, it's a tank!"

"Be careful—"

In the crisp sound of gunfire, the screams of Soviet commanders and fighters came and went.

The Soviet soldiers who had just entered the blocking position screamed and ran around, and the commanders and political cadres at the grassroots level brandished pistols in an attempt to organize the soldiers to build a defensive line on the spot, but they were quickly dispersed by the officers and soldiers who were out of control, and the entire position was like a snowball collapsing.

Eighty tanks headed at the head of the Soviet army rushed towards the Soviet position with great momentum, and in the midst of the gallop, one tank after another opened fire, and the rumbling sound was non-stop.

Orange fireballs rose over the Soviet positions.

The shells fired from the 45mm and 76.2mm caliber tank guns of Soviet-made tanks fell on the Soviet positions like a hailstorm, and the violent explosion made the earth tremble violently.

The hundreds of Soviet officers and men at the center of the explosion did not even have time to scream when they flew into the air, and the corpses with thousands of holes flying in the sky were immediately torn to pieces by the whistling shrapnel, and human limbs and blood were scattered to the ground like raindrops, like a rain of blood.

I don't know why, the Soviet army has not used large-caliber heavy artillery to suppress the attack of the tank group, and the anti-tank weapons have not been seen.

On the hellish battlefield, explosions, screams, and cries play a symphony of death.

The bloody limbs that fell from the sky made the nerves of the surviving Soviet officers and soldiers on the front-line positions collapse at once, and they threw away all their weapons and ammunition one after another, and turned around and ran backwards at an unprecedented speed.

Before you know it, the BT7 fast tank rushes to the front of the entire team.

This fast tank, which could reach a maximum speed of 53 km/h, constantly sprayed shells, and the Soviet soldiers who were frantically fleeing fell in pieces, and streams of blood gathered into streams to flow to the craters, and hundreds of craters soon turned into pools of blood, flashing a blinding crimson in the light of the artillery fire.

A burst of sharp shrapnel screeched into the body of a soldier who was running wildly, and the soldier fell to the ground screaming, a bowl of blood gushing out from the broken leg.

"Help!" The wounded soldier cried and pleaded with his companions who whizzed by, but no one stopped to take care of him.

After crawling five or six meters with difficulty, the wounded soldier struggled to turn over, and a BT7 tank that rushed to the front was already roaring and pressing over.

Looking at the blood-stained tracks that were getting closer and closer, the wounded soldier spitted blood and tied six grenades together. Due to the all-out assault, neither the tanks nor the armored vehicles behind the An Jiajun found the wounded Soviet soldier lying in the pile of corpses.

The moment the huge track rolled over, the wounded soldier with a frightened face pulled the cluster grenade.

In the loud "boom", the BT7 tank seemed to be shaken by a powerful giant hand, and only the scream of the track "boom" was heard, and it quickly broke into two and fell to the ground, and the tank stopped at once.

The rest of the tanks, without any stops, continued forward. The tank clusters formed in a semi-encirclement formation, driving the scattered Soviet troops to the rear positions. When the tank team rushed over, the roof of the damaged tank's turret opened, and three tankers climbed out of it, and soon an armored vehicle stopped and loaded the tankmen on.

The attack continued, and at this time there was a fierce gunfire from the rear of the Soviet position, and groups of Soviet troops fell under the bullets like water, and it turned out to be the Soviet army's supervising team composed of internal affairs troops, which was strafing the rout with machine guns, and the Soviet troops who fled in panic suddenly stopped.

Under the guns of the supervising team, the Soviet officers and men had no choice but to turn around one after another, and under the leadership of the grassroots commanders and political work cadres, they returned to their positions again.

In the face of the changes in the Soviet army, the tank group of the An Jiajun did not hesitate, and another volley was fired, and the raindrops of shells screamed in the air to draw arcs in the air, sweeping towards the Soviet positions.

"Boom-"

In the flames, the earth at the center of the explosion and the bodies of the soldiers were swept into the air by the violent shock wave, and the flying shrapnel screamed over the heads of the still living Soviet officers and soldiers while creating a rain of blood.

In the midst of the explosion and the blood and flesh sprinkled from the sky, the Soviet officers and soldiers clenched the weapons in their hands, their pale faces, the horror in their eyes, and their trembling hands revealed the fear in their hearts.

"Kill those who retreat!"

Behind the position, the political commissars of the Soviet army were murderous, and they shot dozens of Soviet soldiers who turned around and ran backwards in a row, so that they could be regarded as stabilizing their positions.

In desperation, about seven or eight thousand Soviet troops lay tightly on the trenches, raising their guns and firing, and countless bullets whistled towards the tank group of the An Jiajun.

"Dangdang—"

All the tanks were shrouded in brilliant sparks, and bullets of various calibers came like locusts, smashed holes in the armor in front of the tanks, and then were helplessly shaken out.

The Soviet soldiers desperately hooked their pistols and rifle machines, and in the rain of plucked bullets, one tank after another roared and pressed over. After the 200 armored vehicles approached the Soviet position, the bullets fired from 200 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns in the front of the car were like a fire whip, and whoever was drawn on it was torn into two parts, and some Soviet soldiers fell to the ground and died after screaming in horror when they found that their abdomen was empty.

Tanks and armored vehicles rolled forward, and in the frantic reloading of the ammunition men, one tank gun, one general-purpose machine gun, and one high-level dual-purpose machine gun spewed flames at a rapid pace.

The roaring Tokarev, Deggarev light machine guns, and M1910 heavy machine guns on the Soviet positions were all fired mute in turn. The machine gunners, who were shooting wildly, were either torn to pieces by the machine-gun fire, or in the crimson fireballs, even people with guns flew into the air, and the broken limbs and parts of various weapons smashed to the ground like a torrential rain.

"Chirp—"

In the scream, there was a loud "boom", a 45mm grenade, directly hit a Dzhegarev light machine gun position, and the machine gun that was roaring "da-da-da" directly turned into a part state in the violent explosion, and the shooter only had time to scream, he was torn apart by the huge impact force and sharp shrapnel, and a bloody broken leg crossed a blood line in the air and fell on the trench.

At this time, the tank that rushed to the front was only two or three meters away from the next trench, and the Soviet troops began to divide their manpower, raised the ammunition pack, braved the rain of bullets, jumped up from the trench, and rushed towards the dense tank group, and a BT7 tank could not dodge and was blown off the track.

As the rear door popped open, the armored infantry, who had long been ready to attack, quickly rushed out of the armored car and began to use the automatic rifles, bazookas, and submachine guns in their hands to shoot at the Soviet troops who were rushing towards them.

Since the Soviet firing point had been completely suppressed at this time, the infantry followed the tanks and armored vehicles, rushed through the Soviet trenches as if no one was around, and advanced to the enemy's deep positions.

An hour later, the three-kilometer-deep defensive line north of Almaty was broken through by three tank battalions of the armored brigade of the Anjia Army. Tanks began to turn, outflanking the rear of the Soviet army, and armored fighting vehicles became mobile points of fire, covering the assault infantry and strafing all enemies who dared to resist.

The loud trumpet sounded, the 28th Division of the 10th Army joined the battle group under the guidance of the red flag, and the distance of two kilometers was instantaneous, sweeping over the Soviet positions like a whirlwind cloud, the enemy's resistance quickly weakened and gradually disappeared, and before sunset, the remnants of the Soviet army chose to surrender.

The officers and men of Anjia had no intention of resting, carried forward the spirit of continuous fighting, divided a part of the guards and prisoners, and quickly rushed towards the city of Almaty.

......

Nanhua, Xinjing, Xiaonanhai.

"As expected, the Soviet troops in Almaty had already retreated three days ago!" Yang Fei took the latest battle report and hurriedly walked into the hall on the ground floor of Anyuan.

At this time, An Yi had just had dinner with Sister Ye Qing, Ye Qing was washing dishes in the kitchen, Ye Zixin was boiling water to make tea, An Yi was lying on the leisure chair reading the newspaper, and there were several newspapers published today on the armrests next to him.

An Yi saw Yang Feixing's rushing appearance, hurriedly took him to the study, and asked urgently, "The results of the Eastern Front Corps have come out?" ”

Yang Fei nodded: "At five o'clock in the evening of Central Asian time, after four hours of fierce fighting, Hu Jiyang's corps completely annihilated the two infantry divisions arranged by the Soviet army north of Almaty, and then our army entered Almaty and found that Cui Kev really slipped away, as early as three days ago, he took advantage of the night to lead his troops to retreat.

"The two divisions left behind, most of them are Subu party members and youth league members, they have not eaten for a day and a night, they have been tasked with holding on for four days, if we still do not launch an offensive tomorrow, they will move east, enter Xinjiang, and surrender to the ** army. You must not have imagined that these two divisions did not even have a single heavy artillery, so they were completely destroyed by our tanks. ”

"Not a single heavy artillery?"

An Yi asked strangely: "Aren't they all equipped with hundreds of large-caliber field guns at the level of their corps?" How could there not be? ”

"Really no, according to the captives, they followed the main force to the south and transferred!" Yang Fei is definitely authentic.

"But—"

An Yi frowned: "With the M1930 107mm and 122mm field guns and M09/10 152mm field guns equipped by the Soviet army's corps-level troops, the lightest must be more than 2,000 kilograms, do they want to bring so many bulky guys to Afghanistan?" ”

"No way!"

Yang Fei categorically vetoed: "The Pamir Plateau is not for fun, the plateau at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters has only one rugged mountain road, and it is very difficult to even pass people, let alone bring so many big guys!" For example, when our army annihilated the main force of the Soviet army in the Leninabad area, it captured 900 107mm guns, 500 122mm guns, 300 152mm guns, and a small number of 203mm, 280mm, and 305mm super-caliber tracked howitzers, all because of the inconvenience left by the Soviet army over the Turkestan Mountains, which are only 3,000 meters above sea level! ”

An Yi walked around with his hands behind his back: "So-they don't leave the heavy artillery in Almaty, do they want to deal with us in Zaral Abad?" It doesn't make sense, even if there is a cannon, it will be useless without a cannonball! I don't believe how many shells they have available after continuous fighting! ”

Yang Fei was also puzzled, and after a while, An Yi didn't have a clue and shook his head: "Forget it, I don't want to, anyway, there will always be a time when the mystery will be revealed, we don't need to worry about ourselves!" By the way, Yang Fei, is Almaty City okay? ”

"Not good, not at all!"

When Yang Fei said this, he couldn't help but shudder: "The largest city in Kazakhstan, which originally had 300,000 people, is now there no one, and the whole city is pitch black, like a ghost town!" Since it was dark and it was not clear what was happening in Almaty, Hu Jiyang had instructed his troops to withdraw from Almaty and go to the northern front battlefield where the Soviet troops had been stationed before, and use the protective fortifications built by the Soviet troops to spend the night. ”

An Yi was taken aback: "The Soviet army won't kill all 300,000 people, right?" ”

"I don't know!"

Yang Fei shook his head: "I think so, the Soviet army has been out of food for a long time, but they have survived for so long, what is so greasy in the middle, who can imagine?" Moreover, among the strategic materials captured by Hu Jiyang's regiment in Ili City, there were many suspicious black jerky ....."

An Yi's stomach suddenly churned, and it took a while to recover, and he deliberately changed the topic at the moment to discuss Siam's possible next move.