In the 58th Regiment of the 15th Division of the Russian Army, the 58th Regiment of the Siberian Division: +, especially the 2nd defense area located in front of the two wading fields, was bombarded by more than half of the heavy artillery of the Chinese army, the trenches were flattened section by section, the bunkers collapsed, and the four- or five-layer barbed wire array was swept away by the shock wave of large-caliber artillery shells......

A quarter of an hour after the shelling began, the roar of engines was heard in the air, and the 110 "Yan Lei" four-fire heavy bombers of the three heavy bombing wings of the First Air Group arrived on time on the battlefield, and the three wings swept over the positions of the 58th Regiment of the Russian Army marked by colored smoke bombs from east to west...... However, this was only the first wave of aviation support assigned to the Third Army that day.

The "Yanlei" group had not yet turned around and returned home, and the 66 "wind bombers" of the three reconnaissance and bombing wings came one after another under the cover of 54 "Lightning" fighters, and at this time, the meridians on the ground extended to the depth of the Russian defense, and the light twin-engine "wind thunder" swept at low altitude over the already messy forward positions of the Russian army, accurately dropping 10 to 50 kilograms of machine guns to strafe in turn.

At the end of the day, the panicked "Lightning" fighters in the air also swooped down in groups of three or five, and the two 79-caliber heavy machine guns in the nose sprayed bullets at a rapid rate of 1,000 rounds per minute -- in the previous two days of fighting, the Russian army's already weak air force had already been defeated by the First Air Group, which had taken the initiative to attack, and had no power to fight back.

"The real killing of chickens is a knife." Xu Soul, who had enjoyed watching it in the telescope, couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Minhe looked at his watch: "It's time." ”

"I don't think I used any special smoke grenades." Xu Soul is still a little dissatisfied.

"There's no need, now it's 300 guns and 200 planes to fight a regiment, and the use of special smoke bombs will affect the deployment of the river-crossing troops. Speed first, isn't that what you've been emphasizing? ”

Xu Soul nodded and said, "I understand, I'll continue to watch the play." ”

Zhao Minhe smiled: "We don't have many scenes, you are the protagonist." Then he turned back and ordered: "Start crossing the river." ”

The prelude was gorgeous enough, under the cover of the last wave of smoke bombs, the reeds, bushes and ~|soldiers on the south bank rushed down the river bank with rubber rafts in groups of eight to ten, rowing the raft to the north bank with all hands and feet, and the second wave of soldiers concentrated on the two wading fields, wading and charging against the Russian positions on the steep hillside on the opposite bank, and the next few waves of soldiers were busy flooding the pontoon boats and spliced floating rafts mounted on trucks or tractors into the water. Methodically install and connect them. Soon, the silhouette of three mechanized pontoon bridges appeared on the wide Alkut River, and at the same time, a dozen or so mobile floating rafts carrying a company of "Flying Thunder" light tanks in Suit 3 crossed the river first to support the infantry assault.

From west to east, the Third Army sequentially deployed four standing heavy infantry divisions - the 7th, 10th, 12th and 14th divisions ~ a kilometer and a half front. In fact, the 10th Division was the main attacking force, responsible for the one-and-a-half-kilometer frontal assault around the Shibu field, and the task was to control the high ground on the other side of the Shibu field. Cover friendly forces on both flanks to build bridgeheads and build pontoon bridges. The 7th Division, in its +, built a bridgehead on the opposite bank with a frontage of three to five kilometers and a depth of three to five kilometers and covered a pontoon bridge.

There is no suspense. The first-line Russian troops who were stunned by the overwhelming artillery fire and bombardment were swallowed up by the swarming Chinese infantry after only a few shots, and the second-line reserve was overwhelmed by the Chinese army's extended firing ground artillery fire and the fighters circling and flying like flies overhead, unable to support the first line in time, and occasionally one or two remnants of the Russian artillery opened fire regardless of life and death, and they were quickly captured and destroyed by the Chinese planes before they fired a few shots - the Chinese soldiers killed and wounded in the enemy artillery fire in the river crossing operation that day were only in double digits, Even less than the damage caused by a pontoon accident the next day.

At 2 o'clock after the assault began, the 10th Corps Division had successfully taken control of the three high ground in front of the wading field, set up artillery observation posts and anti-air liaison posts according to the plan, and the follow-up troops, such as the 75 th infantry guns and 80 mortars carried by mules and horses, waded across the river with the infantry, and the 75 field artillery, the 105 howitzers, and other divisional artillery crossed the river on mobile floating rafts. Divisions on both flanks of the 10th Division were also progressing well. The vanguard of the 7th Division on the left flank advanced three kilometers deep into the enemy's depth within an hour, occupying a semi-circular bridgehead conducive to defense. The vanguard of the 12th Division on the right flank, with the support of more than ten combat vehicles, quickly broke through the position of the 583rd battalion of the Russian army and advanced five kilometers within 4 hours. On the way, it also routed the reserves of the 58th Regiment deployed in the rear, destroyed the regimental headquarters of the 58th Regiment, and captured the regimental flag, radio, etc. At the right end, the vanguard of the 14th Division entered the defense area between the 58th Regiment of the Russian Army and the 59th Regiment of You. Punch and rush, separating the two regiments.

By noon, the bridgehead established by the 4th Division was connected in a line, forming a bridgehead with a front of 10 kilometers and a depth of 35 kilometers, and at this time, from the initial shock, the 15th Division of the Army in Siberia began to counterattack - the 59th Regiment ~ The 60th Regiment of the division reserve attacked from the north and on three sides, trying to take advantage of the Chinese army's foothold to go to the river.

However, the organization of the Russian army's counteroffensive was chaotic, the three regiments were put into battle one after another for a long time, and the air supremacy was lost, and the actions of each unit were clearly seen by the Chinese reconnaissance planes. For example, when a battalion of the 57th Regiment of the Russian Army marched in a dense column to the offensive position, it was covered one after another and attacked many times, not only arriving at the position at 3 o'clock late, but also losing 60 percent of its troops.

By dusk, the counteroffensive of the 15th Siberian Division of the Russian army was a complete failure, the regiments suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted, the bridgehead of the Chinese army was safe and sound, the strength of the defenders was still increasing, the three pontoon bridges connecting the north and south banks were also outlined, and in the depth of more than ten kilometers behind the pontoon bridges, the engines roared, the tracks were sonorous, and the First Panzer Army was ready to go......