"Attack, attack! Your mission is only to attack. Win this war, attack at any cost, casualties! ”

The Russian offensive began in late September. Thousands of soldiers pounced on the Kuitun line.

Andrei didn't know if he would die, and in his ears, in his mind, all that echoed was the roar of Major Polonov before the start of the war. There is no mercy or conciliation, only a tough, cold and merciless demand - attack! Win this war with countless lives.

The day before yesterday, Major General Malaevsky's army conquered Kuitun and captured the bridgehead of the Chinese Kuitun defensive line. Andrei did not know how many dead and wounded General Malaevsky's troops had, he saw only a cascade of corpses, and a cart of wounded and sick transported to the rear. Then, today, it was the turn of his general Kokolin's troops to attack the Kuitun River defense line.

God willing, it's winter, and the Kuitun River is covered with a thick layer of ice. Under Satan's favor, the Chinese placed explosives on the ice, easily engulfing more than 200 soldiers in the icy river.

Andrey's battalion entered the position at nine o'clock in the morning and left for the battlefield at three o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, the engineering units of the Russian army had already built three bridges over the Kuitun River. Then Andrei shouted 'Ula' and rushed to the opposite bank with the whole company of soldiers on the bridge, and he was knocked out by a shell.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself lying in a carriage. There was a thick smell of blood and stench in his nose, and next to him was a soldier of **.

Andrei really didn't know how badly his injuries were, he was in pain all over his body, and he couldn't move. The bones must have been broken. He didn't know when he was going to die, because he felt like he was dying. And already half dead. Because Andrei in a trance had a delusion, as if his consciousness had left the body. He thinks it's a sign of death!

Therefore, Andrew, who believed in Christ, was not afraid of death. The existence of the 'soul' made him extremely convinced in this moment of the existence of the merciful Lord. He thought that when he died, he would go to heaven and enjoy a peaceful life. It's much happier than when he was alive. Therefore, the pain of the flesh could not erase the happiness and joy in Andrei's heart, and he waited for the time limit he was going to face without hurrying or panicking. The majesty of the eternal unknown distant master, who constantly touches his existence in his own departed life, is now near!

Andrei was once afraid of death. He had also experienced a death before this serious injury, the same as the bombardment of artillery shells, during the Russo-Turkish war. The shock wave of a cannonball sent him flying into the sky like a spinning top, and the Grim Reaper swooped down on him, and the lucky Andrei broke free from the arms of the Grim Reaper.

But now it's different、Andrei's face is peaceful。 Pain doesn't make him cry either, he doesn't fear death and doesn't think about it.

In a trance, Andrei had a dream, he went to heaven, there were flowers everywhere, holy angels flew in the sky, fruit trees were hung with sweet fruits, and clear springs were sweet. He appears at a small welcome banquet, which is presided over by his old grandmother. Fine wine, grilled meat, fluffy white bread, delicious caviar......

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The battle continues. The soldiers on both sides will not back down because of casualties.

On the top of Heights 305, Elpati was crouching in a trench with his head in his hands, his head and face blackened by gunsmoke. The time spent under bombardment can really be described in seconds. The bombing lasted just 20 minutes, in the eyes of the officers and men of the Xinjiang Military Region who were squatting in the pits and being bombed. But it's like half a lifetime has passed. However, as soon as the Russian shelling stopped, the Chinese officers and soldiers who were holding their heads and shrunk into a mass without moving immediately resumed their fighting posture. One by one, they got up to their respective firing positions.

As a captain. Elpati jumped to his feet and took his pistol from one end of the trench to the other, shouting "Ready to fight!" Get up for me all and get ready for battle! "Seeing that no one has reacted, he kicked it over, and scolded 'Naan dies' in his mouth, as if he is still a squad leader or squadron leader at the grassroots level.

"Captain, go down, I'm here!" A captain and squadron leader grabbed Elpati and persuaded him, but he was scolded by Elpati first, "Ah Naan died, the camp seat and Shen Tingxiu are below, I went to a place where I didn't even stand!" I'm here today! ”

Swinging the squadron leader away, Elpati spat a few mouthfuls of spit, and his mouth was full of gunsmoke. Holding the telescope and looking at the other side, the smoke was too heavy at first, and I couldn't see anything clearly. I only heard Sasha's footsteps from the opposite side. But when the north wind blew away the smoke, Elpati saw the opposite formation clearly, and the people gasped.

The strength of the Russian army in this offensive definitely exceeded a thousand people. At the same time, the Russian army also launched a diversionary attack on the front of the defensive line, that is, in the northwest direction of the 305 heights. The purpose was naturally so that the troops who had crossed the river from a detour twenty miles away could confidently and boldly attack the 305 heights.

The scene below the hillside can be described as a sky full of stars. The gray-black uniforms of the Russian army are very conspicuous on the battlefield full of dry grass. But the density of the Russian army is definitely not large.

There was at least one or two meters between each Russian soldier and his comrades, so the Russian army of thousands of people occupied the entire battlefield of Heights 305.

The battle of the Russian army also has a European-style tradition, and one by one the Russian officers held their command knives, straightened their bodies, and strode forward to lead the soldiers forward. Although from the telescope, these officers are all lieutenants, and most of them are second lieutenants and lieutenants, and there are almost no captains and lieutenants. The Russian soldiers also put bayonets on their rifles, and the soldiers buried their heads forward. Anyway, the Chinese troops on the opposite side have not yet started shooting.

Elpati immediately gave the order. "Don't fire! Don't fire! Hit it again when you get closer! Shoot within 100 meters! ”

As a group leader, Elpati knew what was going on on the front line. The Russian cavalry cut off the passage between the front line and the rear, and the logistics supplies could not be transported.

The Russian army was scattered in the queue and fought far away, which was too wasteful of bullets. If you get closer, it will be more cost-effective.

As a veteran, Elpati understands the psychology of his warriors. Saying that you are not afraid of death is being strong! If you really fight, there is no one who is not afraid of death. The fear of death will lead them to keep their enemies as far away as possible. Therefore, if there is no order from above, they will fire as far away as possible, and such a shot will naturally cause a decrease in accuracy. The original Qing army was such a virtuous character.

If this kind of thinking is rampant and fermented in the army, and it is not cleared and managed by the officers. This can turn into a fear of close combat with the enemy, and eventually a fear of hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

The Qing army is a negative example, which is a lesson for the Qin army!

Fortunately, the defenders of Heights 305 were all veterans of the old battle with the Russians, and they set up their rifles one by one, and none of them opened fire without permission. On the opposite side of the line of Russian soldiers, there are little fires from time to time! They were firing with their rifles, and from time to time bullets hit the edges of the trenches, stirring up clumps of foam.

"Fight hard, after beating Lao Maozi, we will all have land and land!"

"Think about the good days in the future, think about the fathers, mothers and wives in the family, and if you want to live a good life, you have to rely on the guns in our hands. Hold the position, our brigade can set up a collective second-class meritorious service, and every household has more than 30 acres of land. ”

There is no big reason, the battle has been fought to this extent, and no matter how good the truth is, it can't make people feel passionate. For these veterans who fought with the Russians last year, no matter how nice and passionate they say, they can't make them happy when they get the land vouchers in their hands.

At the beginning of the spring of this year, Liu Xian gave an order to the New Army Military Region. For all soldiers who went to the front line, the allocated land for no one was raised to 100 mu, and 10 mu of land for those with third-class merit, 30 mu for second-class merit, 50 mu for first-class merit, and 100 mu for those with special merit.

The defenders of the 305 Heights now have a minimum of 1340 acres of land coupons, and the high 200 acres may be more than that. However, there must be a premise for all this -- that is, the Xinjiang Military Region must win this war against Russia and hold the Ili River Valley. Because 90% of the land vouchers of these soldiers are allocated in the Ili River Valley.

Just as Elpati was shouting loudly to boost morale, the artillery of the Chinese army on the Kuitun line opened fire. More than a dozen shells directly interrupted the two pontoon bridges built by the Russian army on the frontal battlefield.

Mortars on the 305 positions also opened fire. One by one, the shells fell on a black carpet that covered the entire battlefield, and the rising plumes of smoke fell, and there was an extra gap in the black blanket, but it was filled again in the blink of an eye.

But the lethality of mortars is limited, shrapnel whistling and flying in all directions, and few lives cannot be saved. It is simply not enough to stop the momentum of the offensive forces of the Russian army!

The Russian army is getting closer and closer, and more and more Russian soldiers are firing. Bullets whistled overhead, and the defenders in the highland trenches remained calm and awaited orders.

150 meters. The pace of the Russian advance slowed down, the follow-up soldiers began to press closer to the vanguard, the queue of Russian soldiers was no longer as evacuated as before, and the density per unit area had at least doubled. But the Chinese officers and soldiers on the highland guard remained silent.

It wasn't until the Russian army slowly touched 100 meters that Elpati raised his gun and pulled the trigger, hitting a Russian soldier and shouting - "Fight!" "The squadron leaders, squad leaders, and squad leaders who directly controlled the troops on the entire trench line gave the order to open fire. Rows of muzzle explosions and scorching chains of fire suddenly flashed on the line of the 305 highland trenches!

The battle for the 305 heights broke out. For the first time, the Russian army launched an offensive of more than 1,000 men on the Kuitun Line. It can be said that with the beginning of today's 305 Heights Offensive Battle, the whole war has entered a real white heat.

The war is at its climax! (To be continued......)