At midnight, Xu Soul, commander of the Left Assault Group, was holding his beloved Tang knife in one hand and pressing his temple in the other, staring intently at the battle map illuminated by the dim kerosene light in front of him.

The seat was a Russian-style armchair that I got out of nowhere, and Xu Soul leaned slightly, the arm that pressed the temple was just enough to lean on the armrest, and he was crooked Erlang's leg - one foot in the big riding boots swayed slightly in the air, his head tilted to the left, his eyes were intent, and his expression was solemn, very similar to the famous Greek statue "The Thinker".

Three strings of bright red arrows on the map repeatedly reflected in his eyes, and the nerve cells of the retina emitted bursts of electrical current, which went straight to the brain that was working at high speed......

The southernmost string of arrows is the left wing of the Yintian "Electric Group", whose Yuan Xu battle group (with the 1st Brigade as the core) broke through the enemy's Aktobe defensive position and smashed the enemy's heavy counterattack on the day of the start of the thunderbolt operation, destroying more than 20 enemy light and heavy combat vehicles, armored vehicles~, capturing 40 artillery pieces, and capturing more than 2,000 enemies. Subsequently, the Luton battle group (which was the core), which had not fought and recuperated, quickly rushed into the breakthrough, overtook the Yuan Xu battle group, and marched at full speed towards the enemy's core military station, Selenginsk-

The middle string of arrows is the right flank of the electric group - the Jiang Yishen battle group with the 3 as the core, the unit fought hard for a day, destroyed more than 10 enemy light tanks, 20 armored vehicles, and finally broke through the enemy's Ashenkoye defensive position before nightfall, captured 20 cannons, and after a little rectification, as the lead, in parallel to Selenkinsk in the position of the right flank of the Luton battle group.

To the north, Liu Yangbo's Mine Group unfolded 3 of the 4th Armored Brigade (armed with the 89th and 11th Brigades) on the north side of the railway line, followed by 3 infantry regiments and 120 artillery pieces, and in front was a narrow breakthrough front of less than 30 combat vehicles per kilometer. The offensive began with the ground roar of 75 field guns, plus guns, 150 guns and 160 guns, and the artillery fire concentrated on bombarding the enemy defense points that had been reconnoitred in advance. Half an hour later switched to barrage firing, and 150 tanks simultaneously started their engines, turned their tracks, and shook their turrets...... More than 10,000 infantry were successively deployed into company columns, skirmish lines, assault groups, and fire teams......

The battle soon turned into a one-sided massacre, and the defensive positions hastily constructed by the Russian army collapsed like muffins, and before the large number of troops (including the sizable armored units) gathered behind the positions for the general attack two days later could be coordinated and integrated, they were divided and shattered like glass under the combined attack of the skilled Chinese army. The mountains roared and the tsunami charged, and in an instant, the entire company and battalion collapsed and were completely wiped out......

The Russian armored forces bravely launched a counter-charge with the support of the cavalry, but in front of the Chinese army vehicles with superior firepower and field mobility, the Russian armored car team dragged in a long column on the flattened snow road was simply an excellent target to send to the door-

In just one morning, the 3 armored brigades of the Chinese army, which were put on the offensive, destroyed more than 100 armored vehicles, and the wreckage of the Russian armored vehicles with smoke and fire was scattered on several main roads, blocking the way of the follow-up convoys of the Chinese army.

In just eight hours. The Thunder Group broke through to a depth of 20 kilometers into the enemy's depth, and the forward was less than 20 kilometers from Selenginsk!

By midnight on the 18th. The Luton battle group advanced to 15 kilometers south-southeast of Selenginsk, the Jiang Shen battle group advanced to 20 kilometers southeast of Selenginsk, and the Lei group advanced to Selenkins.15 kilometers - Selenginsk is just around the corner!

7 armored brigades, 350 armored vehicles, plus 5 elite cavalry brigades, concentrated on three narrow breakthrough points, penetrated deep into the enemy's formation, and penetrated the heart of the deep rear, which was called thunder and lightning warfare. It's better to call the electric drill combat to get the image!

Selenginsk...... Selenginsk...... As long as Selenginsk is quickly taken, the supply and retreat of five or six Russian divisions in front of him can be cut off, and if these troops can be destroyed in one fell swoop, not only will the enemies of Ulan-Ude and Chita have no hope of breaking through. Russia's military forces in Eastern Siberia will also be swept away, and if it goes 3,000 miles to the west, it will inevitably be at the mercy of our army

"Whoever takes Selenginsk first. Let whoever be the pioneer of the westward expansion, this is what Commander Wang Zhi personally promised! ”

made the above promises to Yintian and Liu Yangbo in advance, and I don't know who can laugh the least......

"Report—"

The adjutant's voice was very urgent, what is the big deal in the middle of the night?

"Come in." Xu Soul put down his legs and sat down.

"The Li Bing detachment stationed in Omuil called, and after nightfall, a large group of enemy troops equipped with armored vehicles suddenly attacked from the ice of Lake Baikal, and our troops were defeated in battle, and now they are moving to Tuluntavoye at night——"

Xu Soul was taken aback: "What? Take it and I'll see—"

After reading the telegram carefully, Xu Soul frowned and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Commander Zheng is really a celestial, and this kind of thing has been guessed by him." ”

After the original left assault group of Xu Soul entrusted the task of encircling Ulan-Ude to the 2nd Janissaline Guard, the whole army turned westward, and on January 12 with Li Bing's detachment (the size of a reinforced regiment) entered the port of Oymur, on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, north of the mouth of the Selenga River, and launched a cordon there. A few days ago, Zheng Hong, commander of the 2nd Praetorian Guard, came to visit and reminded Xu Soul to pay attention to preventing the enemy from taking advantage of the Baikal freeze to cross the lake and invade the rear of our army, hoping that Xu Soul would leave sufficient reserves in case of contingencies.

Now, as Zheng Hong expected, the enemy's surprise soldiers really came across the lake, but fortunately, after listening to Zheng Hong's advice, Wen Yu's armored No. 2 was left in Tuluntavoye to standby, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with it!

Thinking of this, how can you not laugh comfortably.

"Write it down and send a report to the headquarters of the 2nd Army, first, on the night of the 18th, a group of enemy troops, including armored troops, crossed the lake and attacked Oymur, and Li Bing's detachment was defeated, and your department immediately sent a search team to Oymur to respond. Second, after dawn on the 19th, your troops searched and advanced towards Oymur, and captured and annihilated the enemy who had broken through. ”

Finally, he ordered the adjutant to take the message over and check it, nodded and said, "Go ahead, be quick." ”

The adjutant obeyed the order, Xu Soul put down the treasure knife in his hand, lifted the curtain, and took a breath of cold air in the snow.

The haze is gone, the moon and stars are sparse, and on the other side of the black, blue, black and blue sky, the allies in Europe are also struggling to beat this abscessed polar bear.

How far is the day when we will meet Moscow or St. Petersburg......