The assault on Yining City began without warning. Prior to this, Lin Zuoda was ordered by his superiors to send a messenger to deliver an ultimatum to the other side, and as he expected, Vasilyev ignored it, because they would not believe that the Wehrmacht would dare to attack.

This is exactly what Lin Zuoda expected, when he arrived at the scheduled time, Lin Zuoda looked through the telescope at the misty Yining City, this northwest border city is still so quiet, the northeast wind blows the breath of the newly turned earth, Lin Zuoda took a deep breath, which was mixed with the smell of guns and cannons of the Soviet Red Army, he knew that the other party was fully prepared, but this could not stop his determination to continue fighting, but aroused his desire to continue fighting.

The desert is lonely, and the sun sets on the long river! What appeared in front of Lin Zuoda's eyes was the vast scene of the poet of Biansai, at this time, the soldiers were strong and strong, and when would he not fight at this time?

"Sir, all troops have arrived at their intended positions!" An answer from the forward command post came from the receiver of the walkie-talkie.

"Attack!" Soon after Lin Zuoda emphatically said these two words, the general assault on Yining City began.

Boom! The artillery took the lead in the attack. In the semicircular artillery position, dozens of * guns of various calibers pulled the bolts, and after the test firing of artillery fire, they then began to extend to cover military targets around Yining.

Soon after the shelling, the 8th Cavalry Regiment, which had hastily responded to the battle, was not without a defense, their artillery immediately organized an effective counterattack, and the artillery battle between the two sides began.

For a time, the roar of artillery was everywhere around the position, and the artillery was like a plough plowing every piece of dirt, and the artillery fire also reflected the sky.

When he heard the sound of artillery, Vasilyev hurriedly put on his fat military uniform and walked out, and he asked in surprise what happened?

"Fuck! The Wehrmacht is on the offensive! Sheng Shicai also ran over in a panic, he understood that the Wehrmacht was going to completely eliminate him.

"Immediately notify all troops to fight back on the spot! Now let's go to the command post. "In the end, Vasilyev has been fighting many times and is still calm in the face of sudden attacks.

Before he could reach the command post, the attack of the motorized units began. At the end of the artillery battle, the Wehrmacht had the upper hand and quickly suppressed the fire in Yining City, and then the artillery positions of the 8th Cavalry Regiment turned into a sea of fire.

Chirping flares are constantly rising into the air, illuminating the position as if it were day. It was at this time that the motorized ground forces began their road offensive.

It was destined to be a brutal and bloody battle, and the Fifth Army's motorized rifle brigade and tank regiment and the well-trained and well-equipped Soviet Cavalry Regiment came to a head-to-head battle.

Charge and counter-charge, positional warfare turned into a war of movement, and the two sides relied on their own powerful firepower to pour ammunition on each other, which was a battle of steel, and it was also the first duel between two mechanized forces in the history of war.

The casualties on both sides continued to increase, but no one was willing to give up until the last moment, Lin Zuo ordered the tank regiment to launch a group charge, and the arrival of the steel torrent reversed the tide of the war.

After three days of fierce fighting, the two sides finally showed signs of victory and defeat after a bloody battle, and on the morning of the third day, Sheng Shicai, Vasilyev and other high-ranking command hubs left Yining City by plane, and the besieged tens of thousands of troops fell into a state of chaos.

Lin Zuoda, who was keenly aware of the fighters, decisively ordered the motorized infantry brigade under his command to attack, and the Wehrmacht took Yining City with a devastating momentum, and the Eighth Cavalry Regiment and the troops under Sheng Shicai were all wiped out.

When entering the city, both sides of the road were full of officers and soldiers who raised their weapons and surrendered, including officers and soldiers of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment and many talented national soldiers, and the total number of prisoners was tens of thousands.

The bearded and fat jackets of the Soviet Red Army stood on the side of the road, looking blankly at the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers who walked past them.

"How could there be so many Soviet soldiers taking prisoners?" A bespectacled senior staff officer turned his head to the side in confusion, in his eyes, the elite division of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment of the Soviet Red Army, the combat effectiveness shown in this kind of battle is also formidable, according to his understanding, they will fight to the last soldier, but why are there so many prisoners?

Lin Zuoda smiled slightly: "They know that they have become outcasts, and they are fighting this kind of undoubted war in a foreign country, and they have no faith in their minds, so naturally they have to be prisoners." ”

With that, Lin Zuo laughed loudly.

The First World War in the Northwest wiped out the remnants of the enemy, although Sheng Shicai and Vasilyev ran away, but these have nothing to do with the overall situation, after all, the Northwest has been included in the direct jurisdiction of the central government.

Next, the Fifth Army launched a large-scale military operation to wipe out the remnants of the enemy in Xinjiang, which lasted for nearly a year, effectively consolidating the defense and stability of the northwest. At this time, the central government also set up multi-ethnic autonomous government agencies in Xinjiang, Ningxia and other places, and the northwest region was stabilized.

In the midst of all this busy work, time passed into 1936, and a new year began.

At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane was renewed, and the two factions of the central government in Nanjing maintained a honeymoon-like period of cooperation, but they were also at peace, and a new round of military reform was also brewing in various major theaters. After several years of exploration and practice, the economic and monetary reforms led by the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, and other departments have achieved initial results, the private economy has developed rapidly, the grain output in the rural areas has continued to increase, the market economy has become active, and the whole country has presented an unprecedented situation of prosperity.

Of course, these are not Huang Ke's main considerations. As a military officer, he is preparing for his multinational visit. This time, he was going to visit many countries in Europe and the United States, and unexpectedly, his first stop was the Soviet Union, which had just fought a bloody battle with them in the northwest.

For this point, anyone who knows a little bit about politics can see that Huang Ke went to the Soviet Union to negotiate with Stalin. China and the Soviet Union fought in the northwest region, but both sides unexpectedly maintained a unified voice afterwards, that is, they did not mention the participation of the Soviet Red Army in the war, which also laid the groundwork for the subsequent negotiations.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central Government in Nanjing has communicated with the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet side has welcomed Huang Ke's visit to Moscow.

There is still a week to go before the visit to the USSR, but preparations have already begun. In addition, the diplomatic service communicated with Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, and the visit to the Soviet Union would be followed by a series of visits.

The main purpose of communicating with France and Britain is to negotiate concession matters, which may not necessarily be able to reach any agreement, but mainly to exchange attitudes. After all, the cooperative relationship between China and Germany in a variety of fields is still very close, of course, the closer the relationship, there will be more contradictions, China and Germany are no exception, Huang Ke will go to Germany this time to talk about many issues, including the question of the stay of a large number of German workers in China.

These materials are in the process of sorting out and responding, Huang Ke's attitude is very clear, in Huade Gong can choose to stay at his own discretion, and other personnel are not allowed to interfere.

In the evening, Huang Ke returned home for dinner as always, recently the eldest son Huang Zheng always did not go home, he began to live outside for a long time after he was admitted to Central University, which Huang Ke agreed, boys, what is the matter with always being at home?

With Huang Ke's thinking as a guide, his youngest son Huang Zhengzhong was also sent to the school to live when he was in middle school, but the teachers and students at the school did not know their identities.

As soon as the two sons left, only his wife Xiaowan and daughter Huang Ying were left, and the family became deserted. Fortunately, Sun Ma and Fourteen Tsai, as well as the housekeeper Lao Wu and other servants in the family can also come over to eat together, Huang Ke does not deliberately alienate these subordinates, in the absence of guests, the subordinates can eat at the same table with him.

However, when eating and eating, everyone at the dinner table was very restrained and didn't dare to say anything, even people like Fourteen Tsai, who had followed Huang Ke for many years, didn't dare to talk nonsense at the dinner table, because everyone knew that Huang Ke didn't like to talk at the dinner table.

While eating, the chef Lao Wu, who was sitting on the south side of the table, kept glancing at Huang Ke with his eyes. Huang Ke naturally noticed his abnormal behavior, he slowed down his chopsticks slightly, but still asked while eating, "Master Wu, is there anything wrong with today's meal?" ”

Lao Wu said in surprise: "Commander, isn't today's meal to your liking?" I ......"

"Very good! Dine. Huang Ke tapped the porcelain plate in front of him with chopsticks, making a ding-dong sound. Everyone buried their heads and continued to eat, and after eating, Huang Ke called Fourteen Tsai over.

"Old Master Wu is a little wrong today, I'm afraid there is something to tell me. You go and ask, on the premise that you have not violated the laws and regulations, just help him, and if you can't make up your mind, come back and report to me. ”

After speaking, Fourteen Tsai answered and went out. Huang Ke took a walk in his backyard, and half an hour later, Fourteen came back with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Commander, Lao Wu's matter is clear, it's a trivial matter, it didn't violate the law, but now it's ......"

Huang Ke frowned: "What are you spitting out?" What is it that is said as it is, when did you learn to hide it? ”

"That's right." Fourteen Tsai whispered the ins and outs of the matter clearly, Huang Ke frowned from time to time when he listened, and by the time Fourteen Tsai finished speaking, Huang Ke's face had become ugly.

"Master Wu was embarrassed to say, so ......," Fourteen Tsai said.