Chapter 776: Fighting Alone

After two days of heavy shelling, the artillery groups of the regiments directly under the independent division, thousands of mén artillery of various calibers, poured thousands of tons of shells on this fortress made entirely of rocks, and the damage to the main structure of the fortress was not very effective.

Tang Qiuli used the attack force of the first echelon, two tank regiments and one field infantry brigade, after suffering more than 1,800 casualties, in the face of the dense firepower of the defenders, had to retreat, the only hope is that the strength of one or more regiments that has entered along the breakthrough is still surrounded by the superior forces of the ancient army outside, whether this nail can be firmly nailed there, it depends on the development of the follow-up battle.

The supreme commander of the defense forces of the Helenboburg fortress, the commander of the Second Army of the Outer Méng Army, and the political commissar of the Lieutenant General Subart, knew this even more, and for this reason, he dismissed the commander of the 1st Guards Division, Major General Dekrusha, and the division commander was taken over by the division's political commissar Hangda Dorki, and issued a death order that the squadron remaining in the fortress must be completely eliminated before 7 a.m. on 12 August.

The supreme commander of the independent division in the Helenboburg fortress, the battalion commander Major Duan Shude, sent a few messengers to gather back the troops scattered everywhere, which was not bad, gathering more than 4,800 people, as for the company that had not yet been contacted, there was no time to look for it again, as the sun gradually sank in the west, the huge yīn shadow of the Hangai Mountain Range, spreading its black wings, covered the Helianboburg fortress, and every qiē became hazy.

Duan Shude knew that the most severe test of the troops had begun, and the ancient army outside would not allow it, with such a small Chinese force lurking around them, when the night completely fell, it would be the beginning of the decisive battle, and the reinforcements outside could not be counted on, so he called all the company and platoon commanders and held a simple meeting to discuss the battle plan.

In the hazy night, Duan Shude's eyes sparkled, he was not afraid to explain the situation faced by the troops to everyone, from the faces of the dozens of company and platoon commanders sitting around him, there was no panic or fear, Duan Shude had a bottom in his heart, he divided all the troops into platoon units, and the distance between the combat groups was divided into two attack directions based on the standard of being able to provide each other with cover and fire support, and gradually attacked and advanced into the fortress.

With so many people gathered together, there is no doubt that the dominant foreign army has the opportunity to gather and annihilate, and the battle has the fighting style of the foreign army, and the dark night is equal for both the enemy and us, but the soldiers of the ancient army of the foreign army have the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, and after simply arranging the combat deployment and the key points to pay attention to, Duan Shude told everyone, we try our best to control a section of the defense line and open up the way for the follow-up troops to come up.

The various battle groups went in different directions, Duan Shude looked at a platoon of soldiers who were following him, did not speak, waved his hand, and his figure disappeared in the dark passage of the fortress, and at the same time, the newly appointed commander of the 1st Guards Division, Hang Da Dorji, was also doing pre-war mobilization.

The division commander who was born as a political work cadre was not very good at commanding wars, and he was definitely a master when he started ideological work, especially in inciting soldiers, and his speech lasted less than ten minutes, and he was overwhelmed by the artillery fire of the independent division, and although there were no casualties everywhere, the soldiers of the ancient army who were terrified were terrified, and their momentum was high.

After doing the pre-war mobilization and mustering up the courage of the soldiers, Hangda Dorji began to select the strong generals of the jīng soldiers, "Brave soldiers, please raise your hand if you have participated in three battles" Hangda Dorji shouted loudly, no one raised their hands, and the ancient soldiers looked at each other with indescribable expressions on their faces.

"If you have participated in two battles, please raise your hand" Hangda Dorji then asked, still no one raised his hand, Comrade Division Commander was almost about to burst out, the spit just now was in vain, they were all a group of ghosts who were afraid of death, the division chief of staff saw that it was not a taste, and came to the side of the division commander and whispered: "Comrade Division Commander, the First Guards Division has no experience in large-scale battles, and neither does the entire Second Army." ”

Hangda Dorji was completely speechless, he didn't want to think about it, since the day the ancient army was formed, it has been sheltered under the wing of the Soviet army, and when it was making a fuss about independence, it was just in time for the war between several major factions of the Beiyang warlords in China, today you fight me, tomorrow I will fight you, fighting for power and profit, fighting for territory, each wants to be the hegemon of China, and Sun Yat-sen's ** party in the south is constantly rising, and there is no jīng force to manage the independence and separatism of foreign countries, which involves national sovereignty.

It can be done, the independence of the outer méng ancient is a bloodless split, without going through a bloody battle, it is more appropriate to use a rookie to describe the soldiers of the outer méng ancient army, Hangda Dorji did not give up, and continued to ask: "Soldiers who have participated in a battle, please raise your hand" He himself did not sound much confidence and confidence.

Finally, a second lieutenant who seemed to be a platoon commander asked timidly: "Comrade division commander, in the border area, does it count as a confrontation with the squadron?" Hangda Dorji finally saw a glimmer of hope, and hurriedly nodded and said: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, it is also a special combat experience to be able to confront the reactionary Zhong** Valve Force, of course" More than 100 foreign soldiers walked to the front of the queue.

Seeing that this was not an option, or that the division chief of staff had more practical experience, and that he had a better understanding of the current situation of the troops than this former political commissar who could play tricks, he hurriedly took over the words of the division commander and said: "Except for the soldiers who have had the experience of shè attack on the training ground, all of them have come to the front row."

In addition, the troops defending the breakthrough today can be regarded as having shed blood and seen the world, and Hangda Dorji spent a long time and finally formed a commando team of more than 7,000 people, appointed several regiment-level political commissars as captains, divided into several roads, and outflanked the past in the direction of the breakthrough.

The undisciplined troops did not go smoothly as soon as they set off, and this part of the troops personally led by the division commander, a soldier probably because he was nervous, accidentally misfired his gun, knocked down his companions in front, and the gunfire frightened the already nervous soldiers of the ancient army, all of them fell to the ground, húnluàn, and stepped on and injured many people, Hangda Dorji was furious, and he had the intention of killing him, and the environment did not allow it, so he shook the face of this trouble-making soldier with a flashlight, and kept this account in his heart.

In the dark night, in the silent fortress, this gunshot, particularly harsh, came out along the long Yongdao, and it happened that the combat team led by Duan Shude, the commander of the first battalion, was coming along the dark Yongdao mō, and the sound of gunfire came, and more than 60 soldiers fell to the ground in an instant, the Suomi submachine gun in his hand was in a state of shè fire, and even a few tǐng Czech light machine guns also found a good shè strike position in an instant.

The soldiers held their breath and waited for a while, but there was no movement, Duan Shude waved his hand, and a three-person reconnaissance team moved forward along the Yongdao, and after a while, the three soldiers retreated, and a squad leader whispered to Duan Shude, "Battalion commander, a large number of soldiers from the ancient army outside the front were found, about a thousand people, and they happened to meet our head. ”

Duan Shude is a jī ling, more than a thousand people, twenty to one troops, to fight or not to fight? If the other combat groups are suddenly encountered, they will definitely suffer a big loss, and if they fight, more than 60 people, can they withstand the attack of more than 1,000 people? In front, the footsteps of Zalu Luàn could already be faintly heard, Duan Shude gritted his teeth, let's fight, as soon as the shot is fired here, it can attract the foreign méng ancient army from other directions, and it will also facilitate the actions of other combat groups.

This kind of encounter, the fight was unexpected and ferocious, enough ammunition, enough to support for a while, he immediately ordered the soldiers, immediately use the existing terrain, to build a simple blocking line, from the tone and actions of the battalion commander, an ordinary infantry platoon of sixty-five soldiers, already knew the difficulties to face.

No one spoke, let alone hesitated, quickly piled up a fortification with gravel on the road, just entered the battle position, the flashlight in front of him was bright, luàn dangled and shone over, Duan Shude raised his left hand, the soldiers of the ancient army outside were getting closer and closer, and they could already see one figure after another, sixty meters, Duan Shude's hand had not been put down, thirty meters, closer, only twenty meters away, Duan Shude's left hand slammed down.

In front of the soldiers of the ancient army who were moving forward, a dazzling light suddenly burst out, and countless fire meteors rushed forward, instantly drilling into the bodies of the soldiers in front, and the soldiers who were shot had no time to scream, and more soldiers fell behind, at this time, the dense gunshots reached the ears of the soldiers of the ancient army.

The battle broke out suddenly, completely unprepared, dense bullets, like a metal wall, pressed towards the soldiers of the ancient army outside, the soldiers at the front were hit by bullets, Duan Shude's shot was an extremely ferocious blow, and the short arms were followed by more than fifty submachine guns and eight tǐng light machine guns.

A large number of people, in this case, it was a disaster, just a face, the corpses of hundreds of soldiers of the ancient army outside the méng, piled up all over the road, the smoke of gunpowder filled the road, the soldiers of the ancient army who were hit retreated again and again, the sound of gunfire was like a huge magnet, attracting the attention of both the enemy and us, divided into several ways of the ancient army of the outer méng, one after another moved closer here, at the same time, the battle groups in other directions of the independent division also moved closer to the direction where Duan Shude was.

Tang Qiuli, who was not arbitrary, accompanied by Chang Feng, chief of staff, and Liu Hongzhang, commander of the first brigade, stood on a hillside, listening to the sound of fierce gunfire coming from inside the Helenbo Fort, no one spoke, they were secretly guessing the battle situation in the fort, and with a burst of gunfire, the hearts of several people were nervous.

Fighting alone, the follow-up troops can't come up, surrounded by soldiers ten times their size, the terrain is unfamiliar, Duan Shude and them, can they hold on? How long can it last? In Tang Qiuli's heart, there were question marks one after another.