The position of the 136th Division, looking at a few hundred meters away, was like a pile of torches, dozens of old Maozi tanks were burning with raging fire. Everyone's face showed a look of excitement.

Of course, as the commander of the 136th division, Xie Yunhui, the leader of this small-scale annihilation war, of course, was full of spring breeze and a smile.

"The division commander, 60 bazooka teams, in addition to the attack of Lao Maozi's tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns, lost twelve teams, that is, more than 20 people. The remaining 48 teams were all safely evacuated. As for our forward positions, we have already laid all the sappers with mines in accordance with the order, and we are waiting for the arrival of the main forces of the Soviet Union. ”

"According to statistics, a total of 18 heavy tanks, 16 medium tanks, and one command vehicle of the Lao Maozi Pioneer Tank Battalion were all destroyed, none of them escaped the net....As for the number of people who eliminated Lao Maozi, according to the number of tank crews, at least one hundred and fifty people were eaten...."Chief of Staff Wang Dong reported with an excited face.

"It just so happens that an appetizer for a heavy tank battalion....it seems that our appetizer is playing well, and now the morale of the soldiers has been raised...."After glancing at his subordinates with high morale, division commander Xie Yunhui sighed with emotion.

After looking at the watch on his arm, Xie Yunhui's face full of smiles instantly became serious. Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he directly ordered: "Lao Wang....no accident, Lao Maozi's main force is about to arrive....tell the brothers, be happy, don't forget to prepare for battle....From now on, the whole division will enter a state of first-level combat readiness and be ready to fight at any time." ”

"Yes, division commander...."

A battalion of heavy tanks. In the face of the attack of the Chinese army, it was too late to send a telegram for help, and the whole army was annihilated. In the eyes of Major General Ivanov, this is almost impossible.

However, this is happening right before the eyes. And it happened under his own command.

Hearing the report of his subordinates, he directly drilled out of the command vehicle, and Major General Ivanov, who wanted to see what was going on, was directly frightened by dozens of burning steel monsters a few hundred meters away.

The troops fought successively, breaking through the two lines of defense of the Chinese army in succession. The troops under their command. Unexpectedly, in the absence of clarity, a heavy tank battalion was directly lost. This is nothing less than an aggravation for the tank brigade, which has already suffered heavy losses. Of course, that's not the most important thing. In such a good situation, in the face of the defeat in front of him, what kind of punishment will he receive from his superiors as the supreme commander?

And to avoid punishment. There is only one way to make the news of the total destruction of a tank battalion disappear invisibly, and that is to fight a big victory. The losses of this tank battalion were all attributed to this victory.

Thinking of this, Major General Ivanov, who was still slightly worried just now. I immediately affirmed my inner decision. With the troops in hand, he completely took the Chinese position in front of him, and washed away his shame with an unprecedented victory.

After taking a deep look at the pitch-black Chinese blocking position a few hundred meters away, Major General Ivanov asked directly to the commander of the tank brigade in front of him, Colonel Vajim, who was waiting for orders.

"Comrade Vajim, will the tank brigade still be able to take on offensive assault missions ...."

Facing the sharp eyes of the chief of staff full of murderous aura, Colonel Vajim, who thought of the current situation of the tank brigade, wanted to refuse. But. I think of the rigid hierarchy in the army, of the commissar system of the Red Army, of the thoughts that the Chief of Staff Ivanov said along the way. Directly against the will of the opening.

"Yes. Chief of Staff....tank brigades, although they have lost two-fifths of their combat vehicles. But the great warriors of the Red Army were never afraid of any enemy. I am confident that the remaining tanks of the tank brigade, in the hands of the great warriors of the Red Army, will be able to break through any blocking positions that stand in our way....I ask the Chief of Staff to give the order...."

Vajim's unwillful assurances made Ivanov's mood much better. After a short period of contemplation. Facing another brigade commander, Colonel Ivanjia, he asked, "Comrade Ivan, where is your 1st Infantry Brigade?" Are there any questions? ”

"Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, there is no problem with the 1st Infantry Brigade ....Comrade Chief of Staff is asked to give a combat mission, and our great Soviet Red Army will definitely be able to tear apart any line of defense that stands in front of us....", Colonel Ivangia, who was born as a political commissar, replied with a haughty face.

"Good... That being the case, then let's let the Chinese army on the opposite side know that the great Soviet Red Army was invincible. ”

"Now I order: the tank brigade, the first regiment of the 1st Infantry Brigade, immediately attack the Chinese army on the opposite side and open a breakthrough....The 23 regiments of the 1st Infantry Brigade will be personally commanded by me, and they will follow closely behind and expand the results of the battle..."

"Great Red Army warriors, let us avenge the sacrifices of our soldiers through this great victory ...."

On the dark grassland, the remaining 100 or so tanks of the tank brigade began to change from the original marching formation to the current fan-shaped attack queue under the command of the brigade commander, Colonel Wajim. At the same time, the old Maozi of an infantry regiment, under the command of commanders at all levels, was assigned to the rear of each tank in a squad and platoon unit ....

Although the Soviet Red Army in the Far East did not really participate in World War II, more than ten years of military training had already raised their various military qualities to the peak, and the only thing they lacked was actual combat experience.

In the face of the dispatch of commanders at all levels, in less than ten minutes, a huge frontal offensive formation appeared in front of the blocking position of the 136th Division.

"Division commander, Lao Maozi is going to attack...."Although the dark night blocked the vision of both the enemy and us. However, the beams of light shot by Lao Maozi's more than 100 tanks directly revealed his true purpose to his watch.

Relying on the knowledge he learned at the National Defense University, combined with his own understanding on the battlefield, one data after another kept blurting out from the mouth of Chief of Staff Wang Dong.

"Division commander, the width of Lao Maozi's frontal attack is about five hundred meters, the number of tanks in the first row is more than fifty, and the distance between each tank is ten meters or two......"

"Division commander, Lao Maozi's offensive cluster has begun to advance towards our army's position...."

"Boom, boom, boom...."A dense explosion sounded from the battlefield ahead, and fireballs erupted from nearly a hundred cannon barrels. In less than two seconds, clusters of orange-red fireballs began to rise above the deserted forward position of 136. At the same time, the sound of dense shell explosions was also heard.

"Report to the division commander, Lao Maozi has begun to shell our forward positions... Nine hundred meters away...."

"Finally started....order the No. 1 artillery position, according to the predetermined target, start shooting..."Xie Yunhui ordered with an excited face.

A series of sharp whistling sounds sounded in the air, and 36 rounds of caliber shells fired by an artillery regiment quickly flew towards the firing area of 900 meters in front of the blocking position...

As one fireball after another began to rise into the air, the sound of violent shell explosions also sounded on the battlefield. More than a hundred heavy tanks, which had just rushed to this shelled area, did not have time to make any reaction and were directly hit several ....

"Boom, boom, boom..." A series of more violent tank explosions sounded on the battlefield, and several tanks hit by shells turned into a ball of fireball in an instant. Several tanks that were not directly hit by the shells were also overturned to the ground under the huge air waves generated by the explosion of the shells.

"Heavy artillery, it's the heavy artillery of the Chinese... Quick, rush over, rush through this shelled area, the heavy artillery of the Chinese will have nothing to do with us ... Warriors of the Red Army, pick up speed and rush over ...."

"Boom ...."As soon as the order of Major General Ivanov was given, a louder roar of tanks sounded on the battlefield. More than a hundred tanks, directly at their own speed, wanted to break through this shelled area.

However, what all the old Soviet hairmen did not expect was that in front of them, a bigger trap awaited their arrival.

"Division commander, three rounds of shooting, a total of 12 Lao Maozi tanks were destroyed..."

"The Lao Maozi tank cluster has rushed through the No. 1 firing area and is all concentrated in the No. 2 firing area," said Chief of Staff Wang Dong in a very timely manner.

"Lao Maozi has been arrogant for so long, and now it's finally our turn to be arrogant....order two, three, four, three artillery clusters, concentrate firepower, and hit me hard..."Mayor Xie Yunhui ordered loudly as if he had a bad breath....

More than 100 large-caliber artillery pieces, as if they didn't want money, fired large-caliber shells weighing dozens of kilograms at a predetermined area at their fastest firing speed.

In less than half a minute, a huge area with a frontage width of more than 500 meters and a length of more than 100 meters was enveloped by heavy artillery fire. Huge orange-red fireballs, in the dark night, are like fireworks blooming, constantly devouring tanks that have fallen into panic....

"Well... Well done...."Seeing the old Maozi tanks, which were instantly torn into a pile of scrap metal by shells, Xie Yunhui, who clenched his fists, couldn't help but applaud.

As for the chief of staff Wang Dong, who was standing next to Xie Yunhui, he counted the number of tanks that were constantly destroyed under the reflection of the firelight...

"Fifty cars...... Fifty-six vehicles....seventy-two..."Less than five minutes of concentrated fire, a small area of shelling, and hardly a single tank that could continue its activities was to be seen.

And at this moment, the division commander Xie Yunhui, who also paid attention to every move on the battlefield, ordered in a very timely manner: "Order, tank regiment, infantry, attack immediately, completely annihilate the Lao Maozi troops in front of you....artillery, concentrate fire on Lao Maozi's follow-up troops, and start a counterattack..."

"Yes, Commander..."