Entering May, the weather is slowly getting hotter. On the surface, it seems that the Chinese army has failed to attack, resulting in an extremely passive situation, but the Chinese army still has the initiative on the battlefield, that is, it will launch an offensive anytime and anywhere, as for how to attack and when to attack, it is not the enemy's final say, so the nerves of the German officers and soldiers defending Nilek have been in a state of tension.

The order from the headquarters finally came, and with it came a fierce force of one hundred and ten men. This force is a special combat team directly under the headquarters, and He Meng ordered the special combat team on standby in Urumqi to quickly go to the Nilek front line to participate in the battle. After Jie Zhenguo led some of the personnel to be transferred to the headquarters, He Meng continued to retain and expand the special operations team on the basis of the remaining personnel, and now this special operations team has become a sharp weapon in He Meng's hands after a brutal selection.

The headquarters adopted He Meng's suggestion and changed the strategy. The strategy of capturing the whole of Xinjiang before the end of the year was abolished, and the survival of the Russian army was eliminated to the maximum extent in the Ili River valley. In addition, the headquarters issued a supplementary order that the Western Front must control southern Xinjiang by the end of the year. After He Meng received the order from the headquarters, he immediately convened a military meeting of generals and officers above the division level, and the location was naturally chosen on the Nilek front. On this day, the generals gathered, and He Meng strode into the venue.

In the military tent, He Meng glanced at everyone and said majestically: "Everyone, according to our proposal, the headquarters will stop the strategy of capturing the whole of Xinjiang before the end of the year, and agree that we will annihilate the operation of the Russian army in the Ili River Valley in large numbers. Now we know that two German divisions entered the Ili Valley. A German division was stationed in the county town of Yining, and a German division was in the city of Nilek in front of us. What is the combat effectiveness of this German division, Lin Xiong must have felt the deepest. ”

Everyone looked at Lin Xiong together. Lin Xiong nodded with a wry smile. He Meng continued: "About the German troops, everyone knows very little. Let me briefly introduce that over the past hundred years, the Germanic peoples have begun to rise on the soil of Europe, and they have continued to kill, especially after entering the thermal weapon war, the Germanic people began to show outstanding military talent. With the continuous accumulation of war experience. The Germanic people formed their own military doctrine and tactical system, and the current Germanic army units are the most formidable in Europe. Nilek's offensive defeat speaks volumes. ”

He Meng continued: "In the face of a new opponent and a completely new combat force, we must change our style of play. In a word, it is to slowly consume the living liliang of the German army, and adopt the tactics of ants gnawing bones. Zuihou dragged down the enemy. If we blindly attack. There is no problem in taking Nilek, but being so reckless will come at a heavy price. Heartiness and happiness are painful, but that is stupidity. The German troops differed from the Russian troops in that the soldiers of the German army had a high level of education and tactical literacy. ”

"The German officers and men were extremely disciplined and strong-willed, and their ability to unite and cooperate was not inferior to ours, especially in large-scale operations. The Germanic people will burst into great combat capabilities. The disadvantage of the Germans was that the officers and soldiers were not flexible enough. There is no flexibility in the event of an emergency. Flexibility is our strength, so we must take advantage of the shortcomings of the Germanic people and build on our strengths to defeat the enemy. ”

He Meng relaxed his attitude and continued: "After talking for a long time, everyone has understood what I mean." As you have already seen, the special combat team of the front army has been brought up, and the use of the special combat team is to take it by surprise and attack it unprepared. Now I command. All the generals stood up??????。 Two days later the offensive began again, still the same old way, shelling, attacking, and the result was still a loss. The attack lasted three days in a row, and the attack did not improve at all.

On the third night, the atmosphere in the Nilek front command was tense, and Chief of Staff Lei Zhensheng said: "Commander, Lin Xiong has withdrawn the 1st Division, and the 2nd Division has all entered the attack position. The general attack was scheduled for 1 a.m. The special combat team has already set out, they secretly infiltrated the city south of Nilek, according to the operation Jihua, before 1 o'clock in the morning, the special combat team took the area No. 37 northeast of Nilek, and cooperated with our attack force to break through the city wall. On the other hand, the German army became more and more courageous the more they fought, but they also developed paralyzing thoughts.

He Meng said: "In order to cooperate with the special combat team, a powerful offensive must be launched in the three directions of due east, northeast and north, so that the Germans are confused. I reckon that the Germans will desperately counterattack when they find out about our attempt, so the troops who climb the city walls and consolidate their positions are the key. Now let's see if the special combat team can successfully take Area 37 at 1 a.m. to ensure that our commando team can successfully climb the city wall. ”

There were clouds in the sky that night, which happened to cover the operation of the special combat team. After dark, the special forces secretly entered the southern area of Nilek, where they encountered patrols of Russian cavalry several times, and approached the city wall by almost 11 a.m. There were Russian horse corps patrolling outside the city, so the Germans were lax on the southern walls. The special operators quietly entered the trench under the city to observe the movement on the city wall. In order to cooperate with the operations of the special combat team, the headquarters specially found a guide for the special combat team who had lived in Nilek.

"Report to the captain, two groups of patrol sentinels have passed, with an interval of 10 minutes." A detachment leader reported. The captain said, "Time is running out, we can't wait any longer." The Sharp Knife Group immediately ascended the city walls. In the darkness, I saw two crossbow members throwing out their hook claws, and the slight sound of the hook claws was very clear in the night. All the team members listened nervously to what was happening from above, but fortunately they were safe. As soon as the two team members climbed the city wall, they heard footsteps before they could climb into the battlement.

Everyone's mood began to tense again, and the team members were close to the battlement, and the German sentries were not aware of it. German sentries have just passed. The two team members quickly turned over the battlement, only to see the two team members pull out daggers and drop their knives, and the two German sentries were killed. After all the members of the team climbed the city wall, the captain said in a low voice: "Brothers, we are running out of time, we must quickly advance to the northeast city wall, and we must reach the designated position before launching a general attack. ”

At about 0:30 a.m., Kraut was awakened by his subordinates. "Report to the General, the defending forces southeast of the city report that two patrol sentries have been killed, and they suspect that scouts from the Chinese army have infiltrated the city." Kraut said: "Immediately strengthen the vigilance, order the search force to be dispatched, and never allow the scouts of the Chinese army to leave the city." It occurred to Calaut that a special operations team had infiltrated the city. During this battle, Kraut learned about the power of the special operations team, which provided a model for the German army to form special forces later.

With 20 minutes left at 1 a.m., the special operations team reached Area 37. The so-called area No. 37 is a distance from the city wall marked by the headquarters on the military map. The location is located at a point northeast of the wall of Nilek and has a width of 50 meters. The command asked the special combat team to eliminate the defensive forces of the German army on the front line of 50 meters and cover the attacking troops to successfully attack the city. After the special combat team succeeded, it fired two red flares to notify the attacking troops.

Time was pressed and there was no time to reconnoiter the situation, so the special operations captain quickly issued orders to the five special operations detachments and assigned combat missions. The time of the sortie is subject to the shelling. In the front-line headquarters, He Meng held a pocket watch in his hand and stared at him with a serious expression. When the time came, He Meng gave the order to open fire, and the ground shook suddenly, and the fierce artillery fire began to envelop the city of Nilek, and the night shells drew a wonderful arc in the night sky, which was extremely spectacular. However, the shells did not fall in the area No. 37, and in order to avoid accidental damage, the firing elements were set in advance.

The continuous offensive of the Chinese army was fruitless, and the confidence of the German defense was very high, and the first-line defending troops quickly entered the fortress fortifications and began to prepare for battle. The timing was well chosen, and the special operations captain ordered the detachments to follow the German soldiers into the fortifications. The battle quickly broke out inside the fortress attack, the blows from the inside were quick and ferocious, the heavy artillery fire overshadowed the battle inside the fortress attack, and the German defenders were unprepared, so that such a sharp blow was difficult to parry.

When the artillery fire subsided, about 300 German officers and soldiers in Area 37 were eliminated. At this time, the order for a general attack was issued, and the attacking troops began to attack on all fronts. After the infantry launched the attack, He Meng saw two red signal flares rising into the sky in the command post and said happily: "The special combat team is doing well, order the northeast assault team to approach the city wall as quickly as possible, and take advantage of the fact that the Germans did not react, and quickly seize the No. 37 area." ”

In the German headquarters, Kraut said to his subordinates: "The artillery fire of the Chinese army has suddenly intensified tonight, and it seems that the Chinese army is going to launch a frantic attack. "Report to the general, the 3rd Battalion of the Northeast Defense Line reported that they had been attacked suddenly, and asked for rapid reinforcements." A subordinate reported in panic with a phone in his hand. Hearing this, Kraut was shocked and said, "It must be the scouts of the Chinese army who infiltrated Chennei and ordered the guards to quickly dispatch and destroy the enemy quickly. "However, the Guards were immediately attacked by artillery fire, which slowed down the rapid movement of the Guards.

In the dark night, the attacking troops carried the long ladder and marched forward, although the No. 37 area was occupied, but the attacking troops in front of No. 37 could still be attacked by German fire from both sides and intercepted by German artillery fire. The attacking troops braved the rain of bullets and bullets, and the queue carrying the long ladder rushed to the front, and those in front fell and those in the back quickly stepped forward to take replacement. Soon, a long ladder was erected on the city wall, and the soldiers began to climb in xiangshang. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm not afraid that I can't do it, I'm afraid that I can't think of it, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared!