Chapter 801 The Iron Wall Closes

Tang Qiuli annihilated the 120,000 Soviet troops commanded by Lieutenant General Vuchkov in the area of Hadassan west of Kulun, and immediately commanded the troops directly under the corps to quickly advance westward to meet the main force of the First Army of the Soviet Far East under the command of Lieutenant General Zhukov. )

The vanguard of the directly subordinate corps bit the Soviet avant-garde troops, and Zhukov could not leave, so the two sides launched a battle of encirclement and counter-encirclement in the Sutai area of Uriya.

The troops under Zhukov's personal command were quite strong in combat, and more than 100,000 Soviet soldiers, for their own fate, launched a tragic counter-assault on the encircled squadron.

The desperate attack of the Soviet soldiers brought great danger to the directly subordinate corps, and the artillery on both sides could not tell where their forward positions were, so they could only hit the place with the most dense firepower, and accidental injuries were inevitable.

In the most critical time and space, Tang Qiuli even sent his own guard troops to the front line, and in the end, there were only a dozen special guard soldiers left by his side.

Everywhere there was the sound of gunfire in the battle, and the shells were constantly exploding near Tang Qiuli's command vehicle, and at this time, the developed communication system of the independent division troops played a decisive role, and the radio and walkie-talkie had been equipped to the platoon-level directly subordinate corps to report the battle situation to the command headquarters at any time.

Tang Qiuli had a clearer grasp of the battlefield situation than Zhukov, and always at the most critical moment, he transferred his troops to a tight area to form a troop superiority in the local battlefield.

Fighting until the sky is slightly bright, the Soviet army's vigor is exhausted, and the attack is weaker and weaker each time, compared with the squadron, the soldier's earthwork ability, the Soviet soldiers are not half cut off, and the Chinese soldiers who surrounded it continued to dig temporary fortifications, and gradually compressed the Soviet army to the area of Uriya Sutai.

At dawn, the Soviet army finally couldn't attack, and even the First Guards Army, which wanted to seize the Kazadeu Pass, was beaten back and rushed into the encirclement, and at more than nine o'clock in the morning, the encirclement was initially formed, although this encirclement was still very weak, and the overall situation was favorable to Tang Qiuli.

The sound of gunfire gradually subsided, and the two opponents who were exhausted by the fight were breathing violently, trying to fight for the recovery of the body, and then give the other party a fierce blow, and in the night of hún fighting, the casualties of the corps directly under the independent division reached more than 30,000, of which more than 13,000 were killed, more than 200 tanks were destroyed, and more than 400 artillery pieces were destroyed.

In order to break the encirclement, the Soviet army, which took the initiative to attack, suffered even heavier casualties, as many as 50,000 people fell under the guns of the Chinese soldiers, the wounded are unknown, all tanks and more than 700 mén artillery pieces have been lost, and what is even more unfavorable is that Zhukov's troops have been gradually compressed and have lost the ability to take the initiative to attack.

On the battlefield, there were corpses of soldiers on both sides everywhere, red blood, yellowish pastures, patches of shocking mottled colors, craters all over the place, still scattering smoke, burning tanks, smoking and flames, the corpses of tank soldiers, hanging outside the cockpit, everywhere after the battle.

The Soviet army did not fight, Tang Qiuli did not need to attack, he ordered the troops, do not rest, immediately build fortifications, as long as the Soviet army does not attack, monitor the place, if the Soviet army is trying to break through, resolutely fight back.

"Zheng Yong, your artillery must be even more nervous, all artillery, pay close attention to the movements of the Soviet artillery, cover the troops to build fortifications, once the Soviet army shells our forward troops, immediately kill all of them," he gave a special order to the artillery commander Zheng Yong.

"Division commander, you can rest assured, our artillery unit, in the artillery battle with the Soviet artillery last night, has not been addicted, the old man can't bear it, this time, he dares to lù head, that is to find his own death, you just watch the excitement" In the phone headset, Zheng Yong's loud voice made Tang Qiu frown.

At the same time, Zhukov was also holding a military meeting, his face was tired, his eyes were bloodshot, he was much older in just one night's work, only his eyes were still so sharp, he glanced around at more than a dozen senior generals, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Comrades, the dangerous situation we are facing, needless to say, after a night of fighting, our army suffered heavy casualties, losing all its tanks and half of its artillery. ”

"Now, the squadron under the command of Tang Qiuli has formed an encirclement posture against us, if we can't break the encirclement of the squadron, the group army will be completely annihilated here, I order, the troops rest for four hours, and then launch a final attack, all party members must stand on the front line of the charge, set an example for the soldiers, commanders and political commissar comrades, immediately return to the troops, mobilization."

At the critical moment, Zhukov did not waste time and did not ask anyone's opinion, although Tang Qiuli surrounded the troops, his encirclement was still very weak, this was the last chance, he did not want anyone to raise objections, a senior commander, at all times, had to keep a clear head, Zhukov did this.

Completely different from Zhukov, Tang Qiuli seemed very relaxed, this night, knocked out the Soviet army's jīng spirit, destroyed Zhukov's tank, disabled his artillery, Zhukov wanted to break through, he had to use the body of the Soviet soldier to block the bullet, the Soviets no longer had the madness and sharpness of last night.

The shape of the battlefield reassured him, so Tang Qiuli sat in the command car, eating individual rations with relish, and Fu Qiang was in Kulun, and the pure méng gut sè cow ròu dry child that Fu Qiang got for him was quite moisturizing.

"Report to the division commander, the Sulu Mobile Corps is calling," a staff officer rushed over, Tang Qiuli heard it, immediately forgot the delicious dried cow ròu, and took the telegram, the telegram was: "The division refers and transfers to the division commander, the main force of our Sulu Mobile Corps has now reached the Zag area south of Uriya Sutai, and it is expected that in another three hours, the vanguard will have four infantry brigades and two artillery brigades to arrive at the battlefield, and the main force is expected to arrive in five hours." ”

Great news, Tang Qiuli jumped down from the command car all of a sudden, laughed loudly, and startled several personal guards who were guarding beside him, what is the good thing? Make the division commander happy like this?

"Quick, call the chief of staff" Tang Qiuli hurriedly instructed the staff officer, and when he heard the staff officer convey the order of the division commander, Chang Feng thought that something urgent had happened, and rushed over, and saw the division commander's laughter from a distance, and he was confused.

"The Chief of Staff of the Standing Committee, the Sulu Mobile Corps, will be able to reach Uriya Sutai in three hours, and immediately convey the good news to each unit and encourage the soldiers, Zhukov will not escape this time."

Chang Feng was happier than Tang Qiuli, as the chief of staff, he knew better than the division commander the casualties and equipment losses of the troops, and also knew how weak the current encirclement was, the surrounded Soviet army would definitely not sit still, and the results of the next battle may not be known.

Zhukov in the encirclement, standing on the forward position, in the long-range lens, is the figure of Chinese soldiers busy digging trenches, one after another trenches have begun to take shape, the Chinese's ability to work in the earth, he admired, he knows better that once these trenches are formed, they are a noose on the remaining troops of the First Army, and it will increase the difficulty of breaking through the encirclement.

At this time, the breakthrough of the troops may be the most appropriate time, but the current strength of the soldiers is not enough to launch a full-scale breakthrough operation, no, never let the Chinese build the trenches, "order, artillery units, immediately shell the front of the ** team and destroy their fortifications" Zhukov gave the order.

The sudden sound of artillery frightened Tang Qiuli, thinking that the Soviet army had begun to break through again, and hurriedly observed the battlefield, fortunately, it was not the situation he was worried about.

As soon as the shells of the Soviet artillery fell on the forward position of the troops, the artillery group directly under the corps began to suppress the shelling, and after less than 30 minutes, the Soviet artillery was dumb, Zheng Yong did not let them go, and bombarded for another 20 minutes, this time, the Soviet artillery was more honest than rabbits.

It's not that Zhukov doesn't want to fight, it's that he can't afford to lose, and the only few hundred mén artillery pieces have to be used in the breakout, and in a breakthrough direction, a gap is blown up, and without the last bit of capital, the breakthrough is even more hopeless, and he can only watch the Chinese soldiers, the encirclement fortifications that are gradually taking shape.

Zhukov put down the binoculars and returned to the command headquarters, he had a hunch that the First Army was afraid that it would be difficult to escape, and he was not in a hurry to attack all the actions of the ** team, but to take the way of siege, which was even more terrifying, more than 100,000 people were crammed into such a small area, just the problem of drinking water, and the troops could be dragged down in a few days, and there were also ammunition that was almost consumed, which could support a few days of stubborn waiting for reinforcements, where did the reinforcements come from? This Tang Qiuli will not let go of the First Group Army.

He took out a letter paper and wrote hard: "The General Staff and Comrade Stalin, our First Army is now surrounded by the squadron, the development trend of the war situation, unfortunately, in the middle, summing up the reason for the defeat of the ancient battle, our Red Army units, from top to bottom, have the psychology of despising the squadron, and the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the squadron are still stuck in a few decades ago. ”

"Now, we are facing a completely different squadron, whose commander is more strategic and superb command art, and I hope that all our senior generals can learn from the defeat of the First Army, and I will lead all the soldiers to make a final breakthrough and sacrifice my life for the Soviets."

Writing this, Zhukov couldn't help but control his feelings, stopped writing, and there was unspeakable sadness in his heart.