Time turned, at about one o'clock in the morning on the day of Chen Shao's meeting in the Qinzheng Palace. In front of the Kyakhta fortress, the renovated Chinese army launched a direct attack after eating supper.

Two thousand heavy guns, combined with various support firepower, poured shells on Soviet positions. The shelling lasted for half an hour, and then the Chinese army attacked on all fronts. In a small number of tanks in the lead, infantry fighting vehicles in the center, Humvees in the rear, and finally infantry.

Tracer bullets dance in the night with brilliant ribbons, tracer bullets have two sides, giving their troops the direction of attack while revealing their own position. Therefore, the Chinese tracer bullets are concentrated on tanks with strong anti-strike capabilities. The main thing is to direct the direction of attack for the rear armored vehicles and Humvees.

The sound of machine guns did not stop for a moment, and tens of thousands of bullets were consumed every second that passed on the battlefield. Especially for the tough Humvee regiment, the dropped shells were only a few minutes, and Ding Ding Dong quickly filled a box in the car to collect shells, and the rest of the shells were splashed in the car at will.

The dense bullets crushed all the Soviet soldiers, and outside the concrete bunker, the bullets were as dense as raindrops, knocking countless craters out of the concrete walls. The Soviet soldiers who hid inside did not even have the slightest chance to fight back, and all of them hid in bunkers.

Flares kept rising into the air, and the 105mm smoothbore gun above the Chinese Tiger kept firing. This time all the tanks carried armor-piercing shells, completely ignoring the cement bunkers of the Soviets. A single shot can make a big hole, and then things are much simpler, and the bullets will swarm until all the Soviets inside are dead.

In just two hours, Zhukov's third line of defense, which was full of confidence, was broken through by the Chinese army. More than half of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers were killed or wounded, and the commissars and overseers were no longer able to stop the wave of retreat. However, the two legs could not outrun the armored troops, and before they could withdraw to the fourth line of defense, they were already surrounded by the fast-approaching Humvee regiment. The six-barreled Gatling, with an extremely terrifying rate of fire, tore the Soviet soldiers into several pieces.

Under the pressure of death, before waiting for the Chinese army to surrender, many Soviet soldiers laid down their arms and obediently became the first batch of prisoners of the Chinese army. The armored forces ignored the prisoners, handed them over to the infantry that followed, and attacked forward again.

At dawn, the Chinese army had broken through the three defense lines of the Soviet Union in succession, from the third line of defense to the sixth line of defense, which was the last line of defense of the Soviet Union at this time, and then the location of the Kyakhta military fortress. A seemingly sturdy defensive line, made entirely of reinforced concrete, and with a lot of defensive firepower.

From the attack to the end, it took eight hours of fighting. The Soviet Union was breached three lines of defense in succession, and nearly 100,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and nearly 100,000 Soviet soldiers were captured. In just eight hours, the Soviet Red Army, which originally had 500,000 troops, directly lost two-fifths of its combat effectiveness.

For eight hours, Zhukov did not close his eyes and rest. There was constant bad news ahead, and he didn't have the heart to rest. At this time, he stayed in the Kyakhta military fortress, there are solid fortifications here, although the previous anti-aircraft fire was wiped out by the Chinese Air Force, but the bombing of the Air Force did not cause much damage here, mainly because there are not many aerial bombs, and it is difficult to shine into a large area of lethality.

The orderly brought a breakfast, and when he saw Zhukov sitting in the command without saying a word, he shook his head and walked out.

When dawn came, the Chinese army also stopped attacking. At this moment, Zhukov had time to think about what to do next, and in just one night, he lost almost half of his troops, which was a huge blow to the morale of the Soviet Red Army. Many Soviet soldiers began to have a fear of the Chinese army, and they were afraid before fighting.

However, before Zhukov could come up with a proper solution, another piece of news came from several airports in the rear that made him almost mad.

"Comrade Commander, according to the latest reports from the airfield in the rear, several Chinese detachments attacked the air defense positions of our airfield, and the opposing side acted in unison, and at the same time blew up most of our air defense positions. Now the airport defense forces have begun to search for these Chinese squads. ”

"The Chinese squad, how many people are there?" Zhukov asked, he was in a very bad mood at the moment.

"I'm sorry Comrade Commander, there is not yet a correct news on this."

"A bunch of fools, several military chiefs guarding the airport were shot on the spot for dereliction of duty. The order went down, and the troops sent must be eliminated by these Chinese detachments that had infiltrated the rear. At the same time, the air force fighters were ordered to take to the air and prepare to meet the invading enemy. ”

Zhukov didn't even have to think about it, since the Chinese army knocked out the air defense positions at its own airfield, the purpose was very clear. It's just that his order was half a beat late, and a group of bombers in the Mongolian theater of operations, escorted by fighters, had already arrived over Soviet airfields.

As early as the time of the special forces operation, the air force had already set off, and when the special forces completed their mission, the air force received the order to attack. Subsequently, fighters were used as the main force of the attack, and the remaining air defense positions of the Soviet Union were cleared, and bombers bombed at low altitudes.

The Soviet Air Force did not even have a chance to take off, and the airfields behind the Kyakhta fortress, including those on the entire Siberia, were simultaneously bombed. The thousands of newest fighters carefully prepared by the Soviets did not even stand a chance to appear. Directly destroyed in the rumbling artillery fire, all the airfields were peared, neither ammunition depots nor oil depots, no place was spared. From the apron to the headquarters, nowhere is it intact.

When all the bombers had completed their mission, they flew directly over Kyakhta at low altitude and flew back to Kulen airbase.

At this time, I don't know who said it, the Soviet Air Force was wiped out, the airfield was bombed, and all the warplanes were destroyed. For a time, all the Soviet soldiers fell into a panic, the heavy artillery and tank clusters were eliminated, and the air force, the only thing they could count on, was also eliminated. This is another disaster for them.

But the panic did not last long, and under the lips of the commissar and the pistol, the Soviet soldiers put an end to such statements. It's just that there were doubts about the authenticity of this matter, but under the high-pressure policy, it was ruthlessly confirmed. Morale has dropped again.

Zhukov was cursing incessantly at the command at this time, and the only counterattack force was eliminated in just a few dozen minutes, what else could he expect. Perhaps now we can only count on this military fortress to hold off the attack of the Chinese army, and hold out for at least a month. Fortunately, there was a lot of food stored in the fortress, which was enough for them to last for two months, and if there was no food, there was no need to continue the war.

Unlike the angry Zhukov, Su Yusheng was enjoying a rich breakfast in the rear at this time. Originally, his plan was to take two lines of defense, but now the troops not only completed the task, but also took another line of defense by the way. After learning the news, he happily announced that the whole army would have more meals and twice as much meat.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the latest good news from the Air Force is that they have successfully completed their mission, all the Soviet airfields and warplanes in Siberia have been destroyed, and the Soviets have lost their air power in a short time."

"Okay, great." Su Yusheng put down the beef jerky in his hand, took the telegram and read it, and then he opened his mouth and ordered: "Send a message to the Air Force, after breakfast, tell them to play to their heart's content, today I will turn Kyakhta into a sea of fire." Don't save on bombs, give me a few more carpet bombs. ”

"Zhukov, enjoy the steel feast I prepared for you!" After issuing the order, Su Yusheng muttered.

More than 300 bombers were divided into several echelons in turn, ensuring that there were aerial bombs falling on the heads of the Soviets at all times. All anti-aircraft fire was lost, plus the air force was wiped out by a surprise attack. The Kyakhta fortress is like a girl in open clothes, completely unguarded, and people can knead it at will.

The first to be bombed was the last line of defense, which was much weaker than the real Kyakhta military fortress, and this time all the bombers carried a thousand kilograms of heavy bombs. Although a bomber can only carry six of these bombs, the lethality is terrifying. Every explosion can blow up the bunkers that are difficult for Soviet soldiers to survive, and even the cement bunkers are completely inadequate under such aerial bombs.

After the last line of defense was blown to the ground, the rest of the firepower was poured on the Kyakhta fortress. This is not an idea of how many times more powerful than a shell, and it is not at all an equivalence. If heavy artillery were to be used to attack this military fortress, it would be difficult for the Soviets to break their bones unless it was a continuous artillery bombardment. But if such a heavy bomb were to attack, it would be two completely different scenarios.

The Kyakhta military fortress is said to be a fortress, but in the style of the Soviets, it is actually a four-sided castle. The four walls outside the fortress were densely covered with firing ports of various sizes, and there were also a number of anti-tank fire points. The firing ports are all mounted with heavy machine guns, and there are also quite a few sniper ports. Such a military fortress is attacked by the Chinese army, and the losses are definitely not small. According to Su Yusheng's plan, he didn't plan to capture this place, if it was enough to constantly hit the morale of the other party, anyway, the main strategic goal was not to occupy this military fortress that he didn't look down on.

The Soviet soldiers hiding in the fortress listened to the rumbling of artillery outside, and the sound of explosions accompanied by the violent tremors, shaking down countless dust. Compared with the bombardment of heavy aerial bombs now, the shelling of artillery clusters in the past is like playing at home. There is simply no comparison.

In one day, the entire Kyakhta military fortress was shaken. The blast wave and shrapnel left the fortress scarred, but it hadn't really hurt its bones, and although it had collapsed in many places, the entire fortification structure was still strong. It's just that this is only the first day, and there is still a long time to come. Unless the weather turns bad again and the plane can't take off. Otherwise, this fortress would not last a few days.

(To be continued)