Zhukov, who already had an idea, knew the importance of time and did not hesitate at all, and immediately got up and announced: "Order the defenders of the three divisions in front, after the Chinese artillery bombardment is over, we must be ready to defend against the attack of the Chinese army at any time." Tell the commissars of the three divisions that we will give them artillery support, and if they can't hold their positions, tell them not to come to see me.

The 13th Artillery Division supported the defending units in front and provided fire support as soon as the Chinese offensive began. At the same time, tell the commander of the artillery division to be careful of the opponent's artillery.

All units must dispatch elite reconnaissance troops to form reconnaissance teams into China, and they must find out clearly the deployment of China's troops. Also, find out the location of the Chinese artillery positions for me. Reconnaissance units are not allowed to engage in enemy firefights unless discovered, lest they be exposed.

The other units must be on increased vigilance and keep communications open. Any movement must be reported to Command immediately. Fuel depots, ammunition depots, and other logistical materials must be strictly guarded to prevent infiltration and sabotage by the opposing side's small troops. ”

The officers in the command headquarters stood with their heads held high and upright when Zhukov announced the order. After Zhukov finished announcing the order, he said in unison: "Yes." ”

One order after another was conveyed, and the Soviet troops moved in an orderly manner.

The 13th Artillery Division was located in the rear of the three forward divisions, not far from the forward positions, and was itself stationed there to support the three infantry divisions. During this shelling, the 13th Artillery Division was not attacked. Because the artillery division is still five kilometers away from the forward position, and the place covered by Su Yusheng's artillery cluster is only the forward position.

The 13th Artillery Division is an independent field artillery of the Soviet Union, with divisional formations, and the whole division has 60 76-mm field guns, 45 122-mm howitzers, and 30 152-mm howitzers. A total of 135 towed artillery pieces were attacked. At the same time, there are quite a few mortars, many of which are large-caliber mortars.

After receiving the order from the headquarters, the 13th Artillery Division, which had already been awakened by the Chinese artillery bombardment, took action, and the artillery opened its gun jackets, began to adjust the Zhuyuan, and aimed directly in front of the forward defensive position. Wait for the arrival of support orders.

On the Chinese side, the troops of the 631st Division immediately began to act as soon as the shelling began. The soldiers, uniformly dressed in gray and white camouflage uniforms, quickly advanced towards the Soviet forward positions under the cover of shelling. Light gray and pure white military uniforms, with a hint of blue in the white, such camouflage uniforms are their combat uniforms when it snows. Some soldiers even painted their rifles white to hide themselves in the snow as much as possible.

The roar of artillery muffled the advance of the armored units, and the darkness of the night hid them better.

Wang Baizhi was still in the armored command vehicle, and there was another countdown on the monitor in front of him, this time a countdown of half an hour of shelling. When there were still three minutes left in the countdown, several staff members of the command vehicle spoke one after another:

"A regiment has come to report that the troops have entered the attack position."

"The second regiment came to report that the troops had entered the attack position."

"The third regiment came to report that the troops had entered the attack position."

"The artillery cluster is calling, the shelling is coming to an end."

"The reconnaissance force called, and found no signs of the Soviet Union sending reinforcements."

…… In just three minutes, Wang Baizhi received seven or eight pieces of news and intelligence. After sorting out his thoughts in his mind, he spoke: "Order all regiments to attack according to the plan." At the same time, pay attention to the artillery of the opposing side. ”

If the Soviet Union does not reinforce it, Wang Baizhi is a little unsure of what the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side will do? However, no matter what the other party wants, he is only worried about the Soviet artillery, because there are no Soviet armored forces around here, and he doesn't have to worry about the Soviet tanks suddenly appearing. And the Soviet artillery range could reach more than a dozen kilometers, which was a force to be reckoned with.

As the end of the shelling approached, the Chinese soldiers who had already entered the attack position checked their weapons and equipment for the last time to ensure that there were no mistakes after the battle began. This is an inevitable habit, and good equipment also needs good maintenance. Weapons are a soldier's second life, and they all know that.

Li Ze, like the other soldiers, finally checked his weapons and all the equipment he carried.

He was a soldier of the 6th Company of the 2nd Regiment of the 631st Division, and at this moment he was at the forefront of the attack force, just like other top soldiers. As a veteran of four or five years, he knows exactly what it means to be a top soldier. Especially in a large-scale battle like this, the chances of survival on the battlefield are not high.

Because the spearhead often has to attract firepower, there is no way to do it. Because the spearhead is the sharp knife of the attacking force, he must stay in the first position of the attack, and the attack is the most fierce and the pressure is the greatest.

As much as the risk is, there will be as much as the benefit, which is reciprocal. As a top soldier, he is well paid, and in terms of military honors, he gets more than other soldiers.

And in order to protect these top soldiers, Chen Shao also took out the best equipment for them. Bulletproof vests, high-quality helmets. These are the capital of their lives, and if they are protected, even if they are hit, they have a great chance of surviving.

Li Ze has been a top soldier for two years, and he used to be in contact with combat in exercises, but now that he is facing a real battlefield, surprisingly, he does not have the slightest nervousness in his heart. Some are just excited, he pursues a sentence, the battlefield is the destination of the warrior, and the blood of the enemy is the best military medal.

When the heavy artillery stopped, Li Ze did not hesitate at all, got up, and quickly rushed towards the Soviet position a few hundred meters away.

The previous shelling had already blown up the entire Soviet position, and the original searchlights and lighting facilities were destroyed in the explosion. At this moment, only the light of fire on the battlefield illuminates the surrounding places, and darkness envelops the entire position.

When he entered the Soviet forward position, there were still 100 meters left, and like the rest of the spearhead, he completely dispersed. The cat, under the cover of night, quietly approached the Soviet position.

At this time, the Soviet soldiers had already come out of the anti-artillery holes, and many soldiers also ran to their combat posts. The Soviet Union in the trenches has not yet recovered from the shelling just now, and the intensity of the shelling just now is the first time that many of them have seen it. It was also the first time I experienced what it was like to be bombarded. Under the command of the commissar and instructors, they walked into the trenches, took up their weapons, and looked at the dark world ahead.

In the firelight, their figures were clearly visible in Li Ze's eyes. But instead of firing now, he quietly approached again. When they got closer to fifty meters away, all the soldiers lay on their stomachs on the snow.

The weapons in their hands were aimed at the Soviet soldiers outcropping in the trenches in the distance, and a sharp whistle sounded the order to shoot.

Li Ze did not hesitate, and immediately pulled the submachine gun that had been aimed at the target, and a bullet shot out. Li Ze didn't look at whether he hit the target, and rolled quickly a few times. Get out of the position where the shot just fired.

Many Soviet soldiers in the trenches saw only a flash of sparks, a gunshot shot, a pain in their heads, and then slowly lost consciousness. On the trenches at the forefront, dozens of Soviet soldiers were killed directly. Other Soviet soldiers saw their comrades killed by bullets flying from the shadows, and they had seen flashes of fire and heard gunshots before. The other Soviet soldiers habitually fired at the spot where the fire had just flashed, and when there was a burst of gunfire, none of them heard the cries of someone being hit.

Then there was another flash of fire, and dozens of Soviet soldiers fell, and this time all the Soviet soldiers began to make noise, and the light and heavy machine guns of the forward troops also began to fire.

Several flares were shot into the sky, illuminating the ground in front of the position, but everyone noticed that there was no human figure on the ground in front of them, except for a large area of snow. The Soviet soldiers did not believe that there would be no one in front of them, but in fact, there was no one in front of them. At least they couldn't see a standing figure.

The light and heavy fire in the trenches stopped, and just after the time of the flare lighting disappeared, the darkness began to cover the open space in front of the position again, and dozens of gunshots rang out in the darkness, and the Soviet soldiers, who had been looking at the enemy without believing in evil, paid for dozens of lives.

Li Ze, like other soldiers, lay motionless on the snow when the flares were lifted into the air, and the camouflage of camouflage uniforms allowed them to blend in with the snow as much as possible. Moreover, flares are not natural light, and it is difficult to find camouflage uniforms with a strong stealth effect.

When the flares lost their effect, all the top soldiers of the five spearhead squads fired again, and quickly rolled away from the firing point again, and the counterattack of the Soviet soldiers was again missed.

The commanders of the Soviet positions did not believe in evil, and they could already be sure that the enemy was not far away, but they were in the shadows and themselves in the light.

"Shoot more flares, and call the soldiers out of the trenches, and give me a careful search." The commissar of a Soviet regiment guarding the forward position received such news and immediately gave the latest order.

The Soviet side soon fired a second flare, and with the swing of the commissar's pistol, dozens of Soviet soldiers crossed the trenches and ran to the positions in front. Dozens of Soviet soldiers, under the light provided by the flares, looked around vigilantly and walked slowly forward on foot.

Just as they were approaching the spearheads, the effect of the flares was almost gone, and the night was hazy again. At this moment, the sharp soldiers lying on the snow suddenly got up. The submachine guns had been crushed under them before, and when they suddenly jumped, they were left in the snow. When the spearheads jumped, they pulled out their thorns one after another, and the black spurs in the night stabbed blood flowers and sprayed them on the snow.

The Soviet soldiers saw the bulge in the haze, but when they came to their senses, the spurs either pierced their heads or cut their throats. Before they died, these Soviet soldiers were still waiting for their unwilling eyes, and they could not hide their eyes until they died.

After Li Ze casually knocked over a Soviet soldier, he quickly picked up the submachine gun on the snow, and quickly retreated like other sharp soldiers. They all know that this place is very unsafe now.

(To be continued)