"Grenade! Thousands of grenades rained down......"

This is Alexander, who participated in the second offensive and defensive battle of Zalainor. Alekseyevich. Zhukov's memories fifty years later. At that time, he was an ordinary Soviet Red Army soldier, and his superiors told them that the Chinese White Army entrenched in this Chinese border town was an invader! Ask his company to charge and destroy the invaders. So everyone pretended to believe it, picked up their rifles and launched a charge.

“…… These squadrons are poorly armed and not very well trained, not at all the same thing as the ones we met two days later. However, these enemies, who were poorly armed and did not have much training, still caused very heavy casualties to my company, which was very ...... A lot of people died in those two days. I was lucky enough to survive, and I went through many, many disasters later......"

“…… They had very few artillery pieces, and they were afraid of our artillery suppression, so they didn't fire many shells. Their machine guns also pose a limited threat to us. We have a lot of snipers...... There were also mortars, which were used to suppress machine guns. In the end, their rifles were also very bad, and they were only a little threatening at a hundred meters, but they had a very terrible weapon...... Hand grenade! A small grenade with a wooden handle! Very much, very much, thrown out like raindrops. At that moment I thought I was dead! I thought to myself, Oh God! I'm going to die here, but why should I die here? Is it because Stalin wants me to die here? But in the end, I survived, it's a miracle......"

This kind of Chinese grenade, which is based on the German wooden-handled grenade and reduces its weight, is one of the most effective weapons used by China in the War of Resistance in history. It's very simple to make and use, and it's powerful enough at close range! Any illiterate ordinary Chinese soldier, after a few minutes of training, would theoretically use this weapon...... Of course, in actual use, there will be cases where you forget to pull the string or throw it in the wrong direction and blow up a certain unlucky division commander (Guan Linzheng). However, fighting grenades was indeed one of the most effective means used by the squadron to defend the country in that era. This was also the case in the Middle East Road War in this time and space.

The Soviet Red Army assault troops were greeted by a rain of grenades, and it was this simple but effective weapon that repelled them again and again. With the quality of the Feng army stuck in the trenches, there was no chance of winning if they wanted to compete with the Soviet Red Army in marksmanship and bayonet. Marksmanship is fed by bullets...... Even the Fengjun army with the Mukden Arsenal did not have enough bullets to practice marksmanship for ordinary soldiers, and fighting bayonets has always been Russia's strong point, just look at the size of others. Fortunately, the Chinese [***] team still has grenades to fight, and this kind of fighting method of throwing bombs at a distance of dozens of meters from each other is actually fighting for people's lives...... Blyukhel's face was almost black! He had also seen this kind of small grenade in the Kuomintang army and the Chinese Red Army...... I also threw it myself. I didn't realize it at the time! It turned out that the grenades of the [***] team were thrown together in thousands! Let the charging enemies have nowhere to hide, but to fight them with grenades! This tactic is basically exchanging the lives of Chinese for Russian lives.

"Let the infantry stand back and continue to bombard!" Blyukhel put down the telescope in his hand and almost gritted his teeth in order. The time is now on the Chinese side, and their reinforcements will arrive in three days at most...... Seeing the Russians retreating like a tide, the officers and soldiers of Feng who were stuck in the trenches did not have a trace of joy. Because they knew very well that after the enemy withdrew, it would inevitably be an overwhelming bombardment. Positional warfare seems to be such a pattern, fighting artillery, machine guns, bayonets, and grenades. The Russians have an overwhelming advantage in artillery, so the final winner of this offensive and defensive battle will definitely be the Russians, unless the legendary reinforcements can arrive in time. However, looking at the overwhelming artillery fire of the Russians, most of this very powerful reinforcement is also ...... Han Guangdi, who was standing behind the position to supervise the battle, glanced at Bald Tail Mountain in the distance, which was now also under the onslaught of the Russians, and he could faintly see the pillar of smoke rising into the sky. I don't know if [***] this kid can withstand the rain? If he can't stop it, the Russians will be able to use this high ground to form a blocking line to block reinforcements from the east.

"Division, the Russian bombardment is about to begin." The staff officers on the side had already noticed the changes on the front line and hurriedly reminded the division commander who was a little distracted.

"Got it...... In just six hours, these Russian devils fired four shots! Damn, their shells really don't cost money! Han Guangdi cursed helplessly, and still walked towards the pit next to him. The bombardment of the Russians is no more casual than the melee of the warlords at home. But it was so dense that it was outrageous, and after four shellings, the entire town of Zalainuoer was already in ruins except for the four reinforced reinforced concrete buildings that were still standing!

…… The first bullet fired by the Kuomintang at the GCD turned out to be fired by an aviation machine gun. The time was 4 p.m. on April 15, 1927.

A biplane reconnaissance plane sent by the Soviet Red Army Air Force staggered over the "Luo Yao National Corps" that was marching. The pilot was about to reconnoiter this group of Chinese White Army, who did not know what was going on, when he suddenly saw four biplanes with strange appearances, as if they were wings reversed, and pounced on him. Then there was a string of flashing ballistics, and then there was a slam blow to the heart, and a sharp pain hit...... With a bang, the biplane rushed down and landed not far from Luo Yaoguo's car. This was the first actual combat of the Kuomintang Air Force, and the one who made the contribution was Colonel Li Wenhua, squadron leader of the First Squadron of the First Brigade of the Army Air Force. This artillery officer, who is particularly interested in aviation, finally got his wish last year and became a squadron leader in the newly formed aviation brigade. This time, the air brigade has also been moved to an airstrip in the western suburbs of Hailar to provide air cover for the westward advancing troops.

Unaffected by the air battle, the earthy yellow march continued westward, with only a small group of rifle-carrying soldiers assigned to inspect the crashed Russian plane. Luo Yaoguo only glanced at it from afar, and there was no trace of joy and anger on his face, although this was the first time that his love would be in the air.

"General Luo, this is a good start, your pilots have learned to fight in the air." Rommel boasted. He smiled and said: "Now the Soviets will not know our specific location for the time being, and I estimate that they will send a reconnaissance plane with fighter escort early tomorrow morning." ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled faintly: "Even if there are fighters, it's useless, their Fokker DR.3 type is outdated, and it is not the opponent of our CR.1." And I'm not worried about the Soviets finding out where we are, I'm still worried about Zalainor...... Let's let the troops march overnight, so that they can arrive early. ”

…… On one side they were marching overnight, and on the other side they were preparing for a nightly onslaught. In one afternoon, the Russians launched eight charges against the town of Zalainor, and seven attacks on Bald Tail Mountain, but so far they have not broken through. The resistance of the squadron was extremely stubborn, and it endured the bombardment like purgatory, driving the opponent out of its position again and again with rifles, machine guns and grenades. On a few occasions, the Russians broke into their positions and fought a white-knuckle battle, but the final result was still very frustrating for Blyukhel...... Blyukhel knows very well in his heart that now the Chinese and Soviet armies are rushing for time, and it is the Soviet army that will capture Zarainorr first? Or did the reinforcements from the [***] team arrive first? If the opponent preempts it, the consequences will be disastrous for both [***] teams. If the squadron arrives first, their only choice is to retreat...... Once again, the victory will be handed over to others, or the whole army may be wiped out. And if you grab Zalainorr before the opponent arrives, then the opponent will come to attack your fortified city! Otherwise, Zhang Xueliang, who was trapped in Manchuria, would be wiped out by the whole army, so that his task would be completed.

"Comrade Commander......" Chuikov's somewhat hesitant voice suddenly sounded: "One of our reconnaissance planes did not return this afternoon, and it is likely that it was shot down by the enemy, and this plane is responsible for monitoring the road between Zalainorr and Hailar......

Blyukhel turned his head sharply, and an iron-blue and somewhat blackened face appeared in front of Chuikov: "What did you say? Do you say that it is already possible for reinforcements from the Chinese White Army to enter the warning range of our reconnaissance aircraft? Then they are less than two days away from here...... No, a day and a half at most! These guys are going faster than we thought! The order was given to the 1st Infantry Brigade to establish a defensive line five kilometres east of Zalainor. ”

Chuikov was too busy to answer, so he went to call the 1st Infantry Brigade. Looking at the back of his departure, Blyukhel took a deep breath, now there may only be a day and a half left! If you can't take down Zalainor...... This battle is lost! How can this be explained to Comrade Stalin? These Chinese White Army are too tenacious now, right? Actually held out to the present in that level of shelling, compared to the real Bolsheviks...... It doesn't seem to be far off!

At this time, Han Guangdi, the commander of the Feng Army, also had an iron face, and he was holding a casualty report that had just been counted tightly in his hand. In just one afternoon, his division had already suffered more than 30 percent casualties, of which the [***] Yu 48th Brigade, which was entrenched in Bald Tail Mountain, suffered 40 percent casualties...... How will I spend a day and a half if I continue to fight like this!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble...... A series of huge fireballs rose over the town of Zarainor, and just after dinner, the offensive of the Soviet Red Army resumed. The offensive also began with a bombardment that shook the land. The shelling lasted about an hour. In total, the Soviet Red Army committed more than forty artillery batteries, including 152mm artillery batteries and 122mm artillery batteries. There are more than 40 1910 152mm howitzers, hundreds of 1910 122mm howitzers and more than 100 76.2mm field and mountain guns. They poured about 60,000 shells in an hour on the positions of the town of Zhalainor and Bald Tail Mountain, which were under the control of the 24th Division of the Feng Army! For a moment, the entire Fengjun position was completely enveloped in a violent shock wave and hot shrapnel scattered in all directions. The huge roar of the continuous roar was like the roar of the god of thunder, shaking the entire earth and the vast night sky. The earth shook violently, as if the whole world had been distorted.

All the people who were still alive on the position were now either huddled in the winding trenches or hiding in strong shelters. Only then will it be possible to survive such furious artillery fire and then plunge into a new battle. Speaking of which, the shells that the Russians have poured on Zalainorr and Bald Tail Mountain have already exceeded 120,000 rounds! Almost every officer and soldier can spread ten rounds! However, their will to fight and their position are still there, and it is really a miracle that they can't help but say it's a miracle! Even their opponents, the Soviet Red Army, had a little admiration in the face of these brave enemies.

The cannon fire stopped. The officers and men of Feng, who were a little dazed by the huge roar, faintly heard the sound of "Ula" sounding one after another in the night. This is the cry of the Russians as they charge! It was also ordered by the officers and men to fight. The shelling was usually followed by an infantry charge, and the more intense the shelling, the greater the size of the enemy charge!

With the help of the dim light sprinkled by a full moon, the officers and soldiers of Feng on the position could faintly see the steel helmets that were black and oppressive, flashing with faint reflections. Just like the shelling that just went, this wave of Russian charges also made a lot of money. About 10,000 Russians were sent to the front at one time by the impatient Blyukhel, who had exhausted his patience, and pounced on the town of Zalainorr and Bald Tail Mountain at the same time.

Rumble...... The cannon in the center of the town opened fire. As soon as the sound of cannon fire sounded, a fire rose in front of the Feng army's position. Immediately after that, the sound of bombardment came from behind the side of the position. The shells that broke through the air instantly crashed into the crowd of Russians, and after a huge roar, gaps were blown out of the dense stragglers of the Russians. However, their advance did not slow down in the slightest, but instead began a rapid charge under the supervision of the junior officers. In the moonlight, a jungle of steel formed by a snowy bayonet, and at a great speed rushed towards the dilapidated trenches of the Feng army, which had been bombarded by artillery!

"Fire ......"

At the moment when this shout sounded, the long-suppressed gunfire erupted in the trench. After a whole afternoon of hard fighting, the shooting discipline of this Feng army has improved significantly. Without the command of a junior officer, the soldiers in the trenches would not waste ammunition on an enemy who was out of reach. Bursts of fire poured down like raindrops, and the approaching Kuroshio Tide suddenly slowed down, and even stalled in some places. However, this only lasted for a short time. The incoming mortar shells fell accurately around the Fengjun trench, and the already battered trench was shrouded in fire after fire. For a time, the fire of the defenders, especially the machine guns that supported the entire position, were completely suppressed. The surging black tide rushed and pounced again...... Gunshots and explosions followed one another. The last sharp weapon grenade of the Feng army finally came in handy, and thousands of small bombs, dragging a faint green smoke, flew towards the black and oppressive Russians. After a few breaths, the sound of dense explosions sounded almost simultaneously, and scattered shrapnel and balls of fire swept across the Russian front, and suddenly the black and oppressive crowd was much thinner, and a wail sounded in the dark night. However, this time the Russians were not repelled by the rain of grenades, and did not even stop the charge. They fought to carry a rain of grenades, dragging their opponents into their best hand-to-hand combat.

...... "Report! The Russians have captured the first line of defense in the town of Zalainorr and the Bald Tail Mountain. ”

An almost urging voice sounded in Zhang Zuolin's ears! At this time, he was sitting in the parlor of the Jurendo Hall and negotiating with Rihachiro Sakanishi, the advisor of the Saymoto Shrine. The content of the negotiation is what kind of price it will take for Yuben to come forward to clean up the mess in the event of a crushing defeat of the Feng army! It can also be said that it is ...... Traitorous! Although Zhang Zuolin did not intend to really fulfill it.

Glancing at Zhang Zuolin, whose face was pale, Rihachiro Sakanishi smiled gently: "Zhang Dashuai, those Russians have seized the first line of defense in just half a day...... As far as I know, there are only two trenches outside the town of Zalainor, right? If nothing else, the second trench will fall tonight. And then there was the street fighting...... I don't know if there are any buildings in the town of Zalainor, which has been bombarded by 300 heavy artillery pieces of the Russians for most of the day? ”

“…… Now your Feng army has proven to be no match for the Russians. There are only two ways to prevent the Northeast from falling to Russia; The first is to allow the Kuomintang to send the main force to the north and hand over all the military and political power in the northeast to them, and firmly believe that with 10 Kuomintang divisions, they will be able to keep the northeast without losing. It's just that by then, how much territory will you have left? Zhili, Chahar, Yanjing, that's probably it, right? Second, to accept the help of the Great Empire, of course, there is a little price, but it is a small price compared to losing the entire Northeast and even the whole of China...... It's really insignificant. As long as you can agree to those four conditions, we will immediately send troops to intervene in the war! If Russia does not give up, the Reich is determined to fight another Russo-Russian war! ”

But Zhang Zuolin just lowered his head and was silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Yang Yuting, who was standing beside Zhang Zuolin, saw that the old man was reluctant to respond, so he had to persuade hard: "Dashuai, don't do it." We might as well indicate on the agreement that the agreement will only take effect if Luo Yaoguo's soldiers are defeated by the Russians. When the time comes, we will have no choice but to ask Ben to intervene...... Even the Kuomintang has nothing to say, right? ”

(To be continued)