On the afternoon of 9 October, on the north bank of the Alaresa River.

"GCD members, Communist Youth League members, follow me!" Beredev, the instructor of the 39th Company of the 155th Infantry Division of the 464th Infantry Division of the 8th Army of the Soviet Red Army, shouted this slogan with all his strength. Instead of hiding in the trenches and shouting slogans, as most of his colleagues did, the young Red Army political worker jumped out of the trench with a Type 1932 anti-tank grenade launcher and rushed towards the Chinese tank group 600 meters ahead. Dozens of cadres and soldiers of the 8th Company of the 464th Regiment followed him, some holding anti-tank grenade launchers, some holding rifles and submachine guns, and two M1910 water-cooled machine guns were also set up, suddenly strafing the Chinese infantry that accompanied the advance of the tank.

Opposite these Soviet death squads that were making a decisive charge was Lieutenant Colonel Su Zhiyu, who had just been promoted to the commander of the 102nd Armored Battalion, and was now 25 years old, and the diminutive Su Zhiyu was a graduate of the 10th Central Military Academy and the 6th Armored Division, and had already been admitted to the Army University, but he had not had time to report to Nanjing to catch up with the world war. The pursuer he was the first to cross the Alelesa, and as soon as he crossed the river, he saw a large number of Soviet Red Army troops rushing out of the smoke that had not yet dissipated from the commander's mirror! He hurriedly turned on the communicator on the car and contacted the commander of the Panzergrenadier Battalion who accompanied the tank forward: "There are Soviet infantry in Zuoyou 600 meters ahead, don't let them get close!" ”

"Get out of the car, zuoyou unfold, don't let them get close to tanks, mortars! Bombard the trenches on the opposite side! "Haven't waited for the battalion commander on the rear armored car to give the order. The Panzergrenadiers sitting on the Stalker's body had already reacted and jumped off the ground, leaning on the body of the Stalker's tank destroyer. Fired with Type 31 automatic rifles and mortars in hand.

"Click......

The firepower of the Type 31 automatic rifle is comparable to that of an ordinary light machine gun, except that with intermediate rounds, the firing range is reduced to 600 meters. However, the power of dozens of simultaneous fire was not something that a company of Soviet death squads could withstand, and dozens of officers and men under Beredev were all knocked to the ground before they could rush within 100 meters of the pursuer tank.

At the same time, Su Zhiyu also began to command more than 60 C-type tank destroyers under his command to bombard Soviet positions. Huge columns of smoke continued to rise, and the accuracy of a direct shot from a 75mm cannon at a distance of just over 600 meters could only be described as a hundred shots. The shells of the 60mm and 80mm mortars of the Panzergrenadiers also fell accurately, as if they had long eyes, into the Soviet trenches.

The Panzergrenadiers began to charge, all of them spraying a dense net of fire with the automatic rifles of the Triangular Thorns. All the Soviet officers and soldiers who dared to show their heads were beaten into blood gourds. Approaching the Soviet positions, these Chinese panzergrenadiers did not rush in to fight the remaining opponents, but a rain of grenades struck them, turning the Soviet trenches into a sea of fire once again. In the end, there was a burst of shouting. Rushed forward and began what was supposed to be the most dangerous and brutal trench sweeping battle.

Similar scenes were repeated on the battlefield on the north bank of the Alaresa River, but the heaviest offensive took place on a 20-kilometre front in the middle of the Alaresa River. Less than 2 hours after the launch of the Chinese offensive, the first line of defense of the Soviet army was lost. Chapaev had to throw in his few tank units to counterattack, but this time, the most dangerous opponent that the Soviet tanks would face was not the legendary tank killer stalker tank destroyer, but the enemy from the air.

"Air raids! Air raid! Hide ...... quickly."

Hearing this magical warning sound from the communicator, Konev, the commander of the Soviet tank cluster sitting in a T28/1932 tank with frontal armor, his heart pounded. He hurriedly opened the top of the tank's turret and emerged half of the crowded cockpit. Look up into the air.

"Damn it!" As soon as he saw the dense cluster of Chinese troops in the sky, Konev couldn't help but scold. "Where are the stupid guys of the Red Air Force? How can you let the imperialist plane come as you want. Blow it up if you want to? ”

"Comrade commander, please get out of the car and command the air defense of the troops." Konev's chief of staff was a very sensible guy, and knew that it was very dangerous to sit in a large and slow-moving T28/1932 tank when the Chinese attack 2 light bomber dropped bombs. Although the frontal armor of this tank has been strengthened, the top and side armor are still thin, not to mention being hit by two 50-kilogram bombs mounted under the wings of the Attack 2 aircraft, even the 20mm cannon of the Attack 2 can sometimes ignite the fuel tank of the T28 and burn the entire tank, which has been seen in many such cases in the previous few days of fighting.

"Okay, I'll come down now." Konev nodded to his chief of staff, immediately got out of the tank and ran to a makeshift shelter on the side of the road, escorted by several guards. At this moment, a sharp and piercing whistling sound had already sounded, and dozens of Attack-2 planes in the air formed a group of four or four and began to dive and drop bombs.

"Don't panic, it's just a little noise!"

Konev did not quite understand that his GCIST fighters were not even afraid of death, so why would they be afraid of the screeching noise of such Chinese biplanes? Every time I hear this noise, I get scared, it's so unusual! Seeing the panicked appearance of his subordinates, he didn't care about covering the command in the department, but shouted loudly to urge the anti-aircraft fire to fire.

Boom Boom Boom ......

Almost at the same time as the Soviet anti-aircraft fire was fired, 50-kilogram bombs fell from the sky like eggs. However, because the Attack 2 is not a dive bomber in the real sense, it cannot dive and drop bombs at a large angle, so the accuracy of the bombing is not particularly high. Most of the bombs did not hit the tank directly, but exploded around the tank, but as long as the bomb landed close to the tank, it was still possible to blow off the tank's tracks. Immediately afterwards, the 20-mm machine guns also began to fire fiercely, and a series of tongues of fire swept through the thin top or rear armor of the T28 and T26. In a few moments, about a quarter of the Soviet tanks on the battlefield were already on fire. The accompanying infantry was also scattered, and one by one they were stunned by the sudden bombardment and the strange screams of the 2 dive.

"Comrade Commander. At least 50 T28s and T26s were damaged...... Do we want to move on? ”

A single attack by enemy aircraft paralyzed 50 tanks, and knowing that the cluster under Konev's command now has less than 200 moving tanks, how could Konev not be angry when he heard such a report?

"Of course we have to keep moving! The enemy's planes will not return for the time being, so hurry up and rush to the battlefield! ”

After Konev sent his chief of staff to deliver the order, he looked around for the T28 tank he had just ridden, and found that the 32-ton tank was surrounded by a pile of fire. It seems that the tank was shot through by a 20mm cannon!

"Soviet tank crews, keep going! The comrades-in-arms at the front are still waiting for our arrival, forward! Advance! Konev shook his arm and finished. After the order, another Gaz halftrack was mounted and continued behind the tank cluster.

There was another muffled sound of "boom, boom, boom", and not long after the Soviet tank cluster marched. Just a few shells fell around the T28 tank at the front. Now it is the Chinese howitzer group that is firing. It is estimated that there are also Chinese reconnaissance planes in the air helping to correct the landing points of the shells, so these shells all fell around the Soviet tank cluster. But to Konev's great relief, except for 3 tanks that were directly hit and turned into three fireballs, the rest of the tanks were still rumbling forward. However, the infantry accompanying the tank was miserable, and was blown up by the shell that had just fallen from the sky and suffered heavy casualties. In desperation, Konev could only ask for help from the infantry units in the nearby positions, and asked them to send infantry to help in the battle.

"Look, old Maozi's tank is up." Luo Zhuoying pointed to the black smoke raised high in front of him and said loudly to Zheng Zhongyuan beside him. At this time. Most of the 2nd Panzer Cavalry Corps had already crossed the Alelesa River, tearing a gap of more than 20 kilometers in the Soviet line. However, the Soviet line showed no signs of crumbling. There was also a dense burst of gunfire on the battlefields on both flanks of the 2nd Panzer Army, and judging by the thinness of the Soviet first line of defense, it was clear that the Soviets had adopted a multi-layered defensive system.

"This battle is still good! These hairy people are more powerful than we thought! Zheng Zhongyuan raised his binoculars and looked ahead and said, "You Qing, this time it's up to your more than 100 hunters...... Do you have the confidence to smash all the old Maozi's tanks for me? ”

"You can rest assured, my pursuer can beat Lao Maozi's T28 at a distance of 2,000 meters, and there is no suspense about the outcome of the tank battle. However, I am afraid that there are hundreds of thousands of old Maozi here, and I am afraid that it will not be so fast to be eliminated, right? ”

Zheng Zhongyuan naturally understood Luo Zhuoying's thoughts, and everyone was full of confidence in defeating the 6 Soviet army groups in front of him, but it was indeed impossible for an army of hundreds of thousands of people to eat in one bite, and the Soviet army in front of him was only a small half of the Soviet Central Asian Front. If the main force of the Northwest Front is pinned down by them for too long, even if the goal of destroying the enemy is achieved, the entire battle situation will inevitably take a sharp turn, right?

……

"The Chinese armored cluster is indeed on the front line of the Alelesa River." Malinovsky, chief of staff of the Central Asian Front of the Soviet Army, walked into Frunze's office with a gloomy face, holding in his hand the defeat he had just received.

"What's wrong? Comrade Malinovsky, what did Comrade Chapaev say on the telegram? Seeing the face of his chief of staff, a bad premonition came out of Frunze's heart.

Malinovsky sighed softly and handed the telegram to Frunze: "The situation of the Eastern Road cluster is very bad, they have suffered heavy losses in today's engagement, more than 200 tanks have been destroyed...... Combined with the losses in the past few days, the 6 tank brigades assigned to the West Road cluster now have less than 100 tanks left, and this still includes the number of equipment being repaired! The losses of the infantry were also heavy, in today's daytime battles the 29th Army lost 3000 people, the 31st Army lost more than 2500 people, the 33rd Army lost 3300 people, the 34th Army lost almost 2000 people, and the 36th Army and the 39th Army suffered the heaviest losses, both exceeding 4000 people! ”

"Nearly 17,000 people...... It's a little more, but it's worth it. Frunze smiled reluctantly, losing 17,000 men in one day's battle, given the lag effect of statistics and bureaucrats concealing losses. It is estimated that the real loss figure should be more than 20,000. However, it is still within the range of bearing, after all, it is a general battle with 1 million participants, and the opponent also has overwhelming air superiority and firepower superiority. This loss is not surprising. Compared with the casualties of the Far Eastern Front during this period, it can even be regarded as a "slight loss" The Far Eastern Front and the Chinese fought fiercely for 10 days, and the territory did not lose much, but the troops lost more than 130,000!

Frunze stood up and walked over to a map of Central Asia hanging on the wall, already densely marked with it. The three thick attack arrows of the Soviet Red Army are carefully depicted on the map. Among them, the Western and Southern Route armies progressed relatively smoothly, and the Chinese troops deployed there were militias with very weak combat effectiveness, which had now been defeated by the Red Army. Retreat is being made to Almaty, Kapchagay, Akor and other places. The main force of China's Northwest Front Army, Wèizhì, has also basically ascertained that in yesterday's and today's engagements, the numbers of the 2nd Panzer Army, the 3rd Army, and the 4th Army have been ascertained. In addition, the numbers of 9 corps and 21 divisions were identified, including three armored cavalry divisions and one armored division!

"Comrade Malinovsky, it seems that the situation is already very clear." Frunze smiled quietly: "The main force of the Northwest Front of China is on the battlefield of the Alaresa River, and their northern province must be empty of troops. That's exactly what we wanted. Now give the order to Comrade Budyonny. Let his cavalry group attack Dihua and copy their back road! ”

"Okay." Malinovsky pulled out his notebook and quickly wrote down Frunze's orders, and then asked Frunze to sign them.

"By the way, who is the commander-in-chief of the defenders of China's northern frontier? You know? Frunze signed and handed the notebook back to Malinovsky. The latter replied: "The commander of the garrison in northern China is General Zhu D, a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Revisionist Party, who has been serving in the northwest for the past ten years, and who once had good relations with our side. He was also invited to visit Karaganda. In addition, he had a good relationship with some of the prisoners of the Far Eastern War (referring to the Simperian War) who were stranded in China. Comrade Zhukov, who was previously a brigade commander in the 1st Cavalry Army, also served as his military adviser. ”

"Zhukov? How is he doing now? Frunze hesitated and asked.

"Zhukov now lives in Dihua, working as a priest in an Orthodox church......"

"What? Zhukov became a priest!? Frunze was stunned and stared at Malinovsky, a little stunned for a moment.

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Northern Xinjiang, Tacheng.

It was originally a small city on the border between China and the Soviet Union (Russia), but it was an important border town. However, after the Sino-Soviet land exchange in 1920, the border was moved more than 100 kilometers westward, turning the city into an inconspicuous inland county. Later, the Northwest Bureau of China and G engaged in GC doctrine in Xinjiang, and a large number of immigrants moved from the mainland, and the area around Jaisangbo in the northwest of Tacheng was one of the key immigration areas, so it also made this small city gradually prosperous.

After the outbreak of world war in July 1932, the Northern Xinjiang Garrison Command issued a mandatory evacuation order to hundreds of thousands of immigrants around Jaisangbo. Tacheng was the first stop for these migrants to retreat into the hinterland of northern Xinjiang, and until early October, more than 100,000 people remained around Tacheng and did not leave. The evacuation of the common people has not yet been completed, and the troops under the Northern Xinjiang Garrison Command naturally cannot leave...... Some of those people were suffragmatic citizens of the Great Chinese Federation, and the government and local forces here in northern Xinjiang would not dare to leave them behind.

Therefore, Zhu D, commander-in-chief of the northern Xinjiang garrison, transferred three national guard divisions to form a Northwest Garrison First Army, which was stationed in Tacheng, Zhaisang, Alahu and other places. Major General Luo Binghui, a GCD officer born in the Yunnan Army, was appointed commander of this improvised army, and the military headquarters of the First Northwest Garrison Army was located in Tacheng City.

The first division of the Northwest Garrison is also stationed in Tacheng, the commander of the division is named Zhang Zhenguo, an officer of the Wu Peifu system, in 1924 the rank of colonel transferred to the reserve, originally thought that there was no chance to be an active officer, but I did not expect to be recalled to active duty after 8 years, and became a division commander. It's just that the rank of colonel is really not worthy of the official position of division commander, so I always think about what meritorious opportunities I can have to be promoted to the next level.

"Lao Luo, we are so quiet here, Lao Maozi didn't even send a harassing army, it seems that our brothers are useless."

Zhang Zhenguo came back from his tour of the city, and began to complain as soon as he walked into Luo Binghui's military headquarters. Luo Binghui was finishing eating, there was a steam-pot chicken on the table, and a big bowl of hot rice noodles, snoring and eating deliciously. Hearing the old man's words, he put down the dishes and chopsticks and smiled: "Lao Zhang, you want to fight, right?" It's not a matter of time or time, the newspapers say that this time we are fighting World War II! It is said that there is no one that cannot be completed in three or five years, and the Ministry of Defense has also formulated a plan to expand the army to 15 million, and it seems that we still have to wear this military uniform. As he spoke, he smiled at Zhang Zhenguo and said: "Brother, after a few hours of patrolling, you must be hungry, eat some together, today the kitchen has prepared Yunnan dishes, steamed pot chicken and cross-bridge rice noodles......"

As he was talking, a gunshot pierced the quiet night sky of Tower City. Luo Binghui was stunned for a moment, then stood up, and both of them listened attentively. Soon there was a crackling of gunshots, followed by the thunderous sound of horses' hooves!