Time passes slowly, and the wait is long.

Waiting is also a tactic for strategic purposes.

Now the 300,000 Chinese troops on the border have been waiting, and their waiting time is not long, because when it gets dark, the soldiers have begun to rest, and by the time the Soviet artillery positions have been built, the time has reached one o'clock in the morning of the next day. Only then were they woken up and waited for orders to attack.

If it is daytime and there are aerial images, you can see that the army of nearly a million is already quite close. One side did it on purpose, and the other side was completely kept in the dark.

At this time, Zhukov and Su Yusheng did not sleep, Zhukov was engrossed in looking at the map and listening to the preparations of the various corps, and the atmosphere in the headquarters seemed very tense, and the atmosphere of war was very strong. And Su Yusheng stayed in the command car, brewed a cup of tea, and played Go alone with great interest. The atmosphere was very relaxed, and it looked very flat, as if nothing had happened, and there was not the slightest feeling that war was close at hand.

Nov. 23, three a.m.

There was no snow, and the entire snowfield was very calm, except for the Soviet barracks, which were silent.

And in the silence of the night, the silence was broken by the roar of artillery, and suddenly two thousand Soviet heavy guns let out a huge roar at the same time. The cannon was discharged, and the night sky dragged a meteor-like firelight into the airspace of China, and as the momentum decreased, the ballistic trajectory formed accurately hit the target in China.

This was the first time in history that artillery of this scale had been used in the Far East, and a salvo of 2,000 guns was indeed the first time in this part of the Far East. And these two thousand guns also sounded the first charge of the general offensive.

The sound of artillery was still there, and the Soviet troops in the Soviet Union could hear the sound of explosions in the distance. The power of steel and technology is vividly displayed at this moment. The war of cold weapons, if the war between the two sides killed and injured tens of thousands of people, is a great war, and now, the emergence of science and technology is more given to the war. The emergence of a large number of powerful weapons of destruction, sometimes a war of ordinary intensity, not tens of thousands of deaths, and each time it will be accompanied by a large number of civilian casualties.

Although technology has brought more convenience to human life, it has also brought greater casualties to human beings. Natural selection, survival of the fittest. Sometimes I feel that there is not much difference between humans and beasts, and they have the same strong aggressiveness, but usually this wildness is hidden. Moreover, the biggest difference between man and beast is that man can find a reason for his actions and can justify himself. The beast doesn't, and that's just what makes the difference between the two.

The earth is like a grassland, with lions, leopards, wolves, and hunting dogs. There are also those prey at the bottom of the food chain, each with its own hunting grounds and interests. If there is enough prey, there is no need to fight. But if the prey is just that, and all eyes are fixed on these prey, then the fight cannot be avoided. Only the strong side can enjoy the biggest share of prey. The most direct way to judge whether it is strong or not is to fight.

With 2,000 pieces of artillery, it doesn't take long to bombard a city, and the whole city will be a pile of ruins. The power of technology is sometimes more terrifying than the power of nature, because it is manipulated.

Hearing the rumbling explosions coming from the territory of China, all the Soviet soldiers on the Soviet positions shouted in their hearts. This is the strength of the Soviet Red Army, and they are proud of it. At this moment, the political commissar of the Soviet army also propagated the Soviet red power in the army, instilled in the soldiers the idea of the invincibility of the Soviet Red Army, and aroused their strongest combat effectiveness.

"Do you hear that? This is the power of the great Bolsheviks, and the mighty Soviet Red Army has cleared any obstacle after all, and then we will tear through the Chinese defense line and gallop on the land of Mongolia. The great Soviet Red Army will expand its territory by several million square kilometers. Let the will of the USSR envelop the entire Far East. ”

With the impassioned speeches of these political workers, the self-confidence in the hearts of these Soviet soldiers has been aroused. Perhaps at this time, a word of "Ula" can make them charge needlessly. Rush to the so-called victory, and a bright future.

Zhukov was now standing in front of the headquarters, listening carefully to the roar of the cannon chambers and the whistling across the sky. At this point, he has no chance to regret it, and this war may be decided quickly. The order has been given, and now it is only waiting for the results.

His views on the outcome of the war were constantly changing. He had always had the worst intentions for the outcome of this war. At this moment, he has the most confidence in winning this war. Because he is now imagining in his mind what the Chinese army, which is still preparing to attack, will be like in the face of this sudden shelling.

In his idea, in half a day, the Soviet Red Army would invade China and quickly advance towards China with the help of armored forces. As long as the Chinese army on the opposite side is eliminated, then the whole of Mongolia will be in the pocket of the Soviet Union. Because he knew very well that the 500,000 Chinese troops on the opposite side were all the forces of China defending Mongolia, and as long as these armies were defeated, Mongolia would open its arms to the Soviet Union and let him take it.

Is it 500,000 troops, or 300,000 troops? Su Yusheng has the most say in this question, he has always only had 300,000 troops, how can he get 500,000? This was just a small trick he used to make the Soviet scouts see the troops repeatedly.

When the Soviet Union launched an artillery bombardment, Su Yusheng, who was staying in the armored car, immediately heard the whistling sound of shells crossing the sky, and then heard a violent explosion from the rear.

"It's finally started, and listening to this voice, Zhukov is doing his best, and he didn't waste a good show on me." On the chessboard where black and white children are staggered, Su Yusheng put down a black piece and muttered to himself.

At this time, the whole sky was filled with flashes of cannonballs as they flew, and the whistling of the sky and the sound of violent explosions were incessant.

The more violent the explosion, the happier Su Yusheng became. Now the goal of getting the Soviet Union on the move has been achieved, and he did not immediately implement the next set of plans. He understands that this is just the beginning. This shelling will continue for a long time, and it is too early to counterattack. Let the Soviet army waste more shells, and then come back to counterattack.

The situation in China at this time was completely different from what all Soviets thought. No one was on their backs, there was no shouting, only the sound of small talk, except for the rumbling of explosions.

A large clearing surrounded by trees on all sides. The first target of Soviet artillery bombardment was here, and at least nearly a thousand artillery pieces were aimed at this place for a time.

"To say that the accuracy of this Soviet artillery is okay, the pseudo-artillery positions we just built today are now completely covered by artillery fire." In the surrounding woods, there were a few observers hiding in the distance, and they saw that the clearing that had been filled with artillery yesterday afternoon was now in flames. One of the observers said to his comrades.

"It's also average, it looks like it's all heavy artillery. However, I feel that the power of the shell is not very good, and the killing range is too small. The comrade-in-arms next to him also spoke, and it can be seen from this sentence that he is not very interested in Soviet artillery.

"It's okay, a thousand artillery salvos, I've seen it in exercises. However, compared to the scene here, the scene during the exercise was much larger. The observer who had just spoken spoke again. As he spoke, he connected the two scenes, and then his mouth curled.

"I can face the Soviet front artillery, and I don't want to face our own 500 guns. I think our artillery is really perverted in terms of lethality. ”

"I'd love to see what it was like to see when our own two thousand guns fired in a salvo, but it's a pity that that's not their responsibility, it's a pity."

"Well, it's definitely a rare scene, and I regret coming here to watch the Soviets see the fireworks now. If only we could sneak into the territory of the Soviet Union and see what they will be like when they are shelled by us. ”

"There will be opportunities in the future, and there is no rush for now."

…… And in another place, it was also the site of the Soviet heavy shelling. Yesterday afternoon, the huge barracks at the corner of the road had disappeared, and it was now a large vacant lot. Now this place has also become a sea of fire, Zhukov is very simple, 2,000 heavy artillery directly divided into two groups, one group to attack the Chinese artillery positions, the other group to attack the Chinese heavy army barracks.

It's just that he still doesn't know that his so-called two key goals are actually just two useless vacant land. His precious shells were completely useless. It's all wasted. No, it's not a waste, at least it is worth bringing a valuable fireworks show to those observers in China. If there is not a single audience, it is really a waste.

In a large valley not far behind Su Yusheng's command vehicle, it is actually not a valley, but the terrain is relatively low.

At this time, the heavy artillery clusters of the Chinese side were all placed here, and 2,000 heavy artillery pieces were scattered throughout the valley. At the edge of each heavy artillery, all personnel were already in position, waiting for the order to return fire.

The shelling of Zhuyuan was set as early as the beginning of the shelling in the Soviet Union, and with the precise guidance of the special forces, there was no problem with the coordinates. The shells are loaded, and the shelling can begin at any time.

By four o'clock in the morning, the Soviet shelling lasted for the entire hour, and there was no intention of stopping. They have already poured thousands of tons of artillery shells into the territory of China, almost half of the stocks of artillery shells in the Soviet Far East. If Zhukov knew that thousands of tons of shells were hitting the air, he would have to be half angry.

But he will soon find out, because the Chinese artillery is about to start firing back. Seeing the Soviet shelling for an hour, the Chinese artillerymen already had itchy hands.

(To be continued)