The fog cleared, and on the fifteen-kilometer front, more than two hundred and half tracks of the 160 divisions of 4 were deployed in three ways, like three sharp and solid steel wedges, inserted into the delicious fat pork between the green grass and green forests——

Gartning's Siberia4 was already embattled on this day: except for Xing Xiaoqiang's armor rolling in from the east4, to the north, two brigades of the Sutadelentai Praetorian Cavalry Corps intercepted the rear road; To the west, the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Vonshov Cavalry severed the division from the Antonov West 2; To the south, the 3 divisions of the 4th Regiment of Chuqing, which were supported by two independent tank battalions, were moving step by step: = in the middle, a ** aircraft airship circled and exploded, and the daytime march was difficult......

The Russian 9th Cavalry Division, which had lost nearly half of its losses in the previous battle, was the first to collapse: the division was ambushed by the 4th and 5th Battalions of the Chinese Praetorian Guards when it was advancing northward, and after a burst of rapid fire artillery, more than 5,000 Praetorian Guards cavalry in black uniforms and black steel helmets came out from both flanks of the enemy, surrounding less than 2,000 Russian cavalry in the middle. The horses fired indiscriminately, the sabers were slashed, the horses were neighing, the flesh and blood were flying, you have me, I have you, the melee fought for more than an hour, the 9th Cavalry Division suffered all casualties from the division commander down, only 276 people were wounded and captured, all the baggage artillery was captured, and the Chinese army suffered more than 400 casualties.

+ Equipped with 10 from the east flank, the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the 6th Brigade from the west side at the same time, the divisional marching column was divided into 5 sections, each section lost contact with each other, and soon fell into confusion. The officers and men exposed to the wilderness were crushed and slashed by the influx of chariots and cavalry, when the artillery units that relied on the onslaught of the chariots were the first to be destroyed. The infantry units of the entire company and battalion raised the white flag and surrendered. In less than half a day of fighting, most of the 8th Russian Siberian Division was annihilated, more than 4,000 people were killed, more than 13,000 people under the army commander Gartning were captured, and the rest were scattered.

The 9th Division was first inserted from the side by the 12th Chinese Army, blocking the way, and then was attacked by the 7th and 11th Cavalry Brigades of the Chinese Army, suffering heavy losses. The 2nd, 4th and 5th divisions of the infantry, which were pursuing from behind, surrounded the forest and blocked the crossing. Advancing inward step by step, the battle lasted until the night of the next day, when it was confirmed that the 9th Siberian Division had been completely annihilated, killing more than 3,500 people and capturing more than 12,000 people.

After completing the interception mission, the 2nd Cavalry and 4th Armored Corps rushed to the 2nd Siberian ...... of Antonov, which was still breathing in the west of the battlefield

Irkutsk.

The commander of the East Siberian Front, Colonel-General Barreev, rubbed his large, round, thin-haired head vigorously, and his heavy leather boots clattered on the wooden floor.

"The bridge will be blown up at 8 tonight! We don't have a chance, we can't be. Nothing is possible! Tokarev, are there still working planes? ”

Chief of Staff Tokarev wearily took off his glasses. His eyes were blank, and he shook his head slightly: "If you fly back now, you can only be shot, be realistic." ”

Baleyev gritted his teeth, strode to the map, stretched out his hand and patted: "Break through from the mountains in the north, give the order now, it should be too late!" ”

"Ust-Ordensky is already in the hands of the enemy, they are blocking the crossings to the mountains, and besides, we don't have enough transport, we don't need trains. Carriages and cars were given to the field troops, and it was impossible for us to walk to Krasnoyarsk on only two feet. You must know that when you walk into that mountainous area, there is no way to replenish the supply land in the middle. If we don't make it, we're both going to starve to death. Tokarev shrugged and smiled bitterly.

Bareyev was anxious: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, can we just sit here and wait for death?" ”

"Unless we have a way to get through Angarsk. This made it possible to quickly retreat to Krasnoyarsk by rail and water. ”

"We've already failed once." "And the mobile forces of the fortress."

Besides, even if there are still mobile forces, I will give priority to sending them to pick up the breakout. ”

"We have no way out." Tokarev continued to smile bitterly, "I can only wait." ”

"What are you waiting for? Waiting for the tragedy of Ulan-Ude to repeat itself? ”

"Wait for Brusilov to come to our rescue." Tokarev's expression did not look like a joke.

But Bareyev sneered and said: "Wait for him to save me?" Pray that God will send an angel to save me! Whether he himself can hold Novosibirsk or not is still a question, on what basis to save us? ”

"It's the only thing we can hope for." Tokarev tightened his face, "We have only one way now, which is to gather the field troops that broke through, hold the fortress to the death, prevent the enemy from using the railway and the Angar River to attack Krasnoyaske, prevent Brusilov from being attacked on both sides, give him a chance, defeat the enemy, save us, save Russia!" ”

"What if he fails?"

—

"Then Russia has also failed, and we don't have to expect anything."

……

Qiu Yipeng got out of his "Jiehu" machine-gun chariot, stepped on knee-high weeds, and advanced 20 meters towards the six-wheeled armored car opposite.

Stand, salute, shake hands.

"Second Lieutenant Qiu Yipeng, platoon commander of the 3rd company and 1st platoon of the 2nd tank."

"Colonel Li Ruishi, head of the advance detachment of the 106th Infantry Division."

Qiu Yipeng straightened his chest in admiration: "Sir, you are at the front of the bicycle." ”

"It's nothing, it's not like there's no enemy here." Li Ruishi smiled slightly, took out a pack of ordinary Meimen cigarettes and handed it to Qiu Yipeng.

Qiu Yipeng took out two, one was clamped between his ears, and the other was close to his mouth, and Li Ruishi took out a beautiful silver-plated lighter and lit it for him.

"This firebolt is a rarity." Qiu Yipeng's eyes lit up.

"Today, the emperor has given me land." Li Ruishi also lit a cigarette for himself and handed the lighter to Qiu Yipeng.

"Yo, this is still a gift." Qiu Yipeng held it up respectfully, twisted his neck to look left and right, and threw himself at Li Ruishidi, adding a little admiration to his gaze.

"I used to be a guard officer in the palace, and that's really nothing." Li Ruishi said indifferently and glanced at the chariot behind Qiu Yipeng.

"Why is it just your car?"

Qiu Yipeng looked back, lowered his head and said with a smile: "When I came out of Aloy, I took four parts, and I didn't go dozens of kilometers, but I lay down three parts halfway." I'm very lucky, from Archand to here, there has been no accident for two or three hundred kilometers, God-the fire machine will return you. ”

"Keep it if you like it."

Qiu Yipeng scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "How embarrassing is this, this is a ...... from the emperor"

"It's okay, this kind of thing, I can get a dozen at any time if I want." Li Ruishi pressed Qiu Yipeng's outstretched hand, and stuffed the pack of freshly opened Meimen cigarettes into Qiu Yipeng's other hand.

"Then ...... It's better to be respectful than to obey, thank you, sir, thank you, sir. Qiu Yipeng nodded gratefully, turned around and called out the mainland driver Xiao Huang out of the car, and divided half a pack of cigarettes.

"Sir, why did you come to this hellish place?" Qiu Yipeng asked curiously.

"What do you say?" Li Ruishi asked with a smile.

"This ...... I have a big mouth, don't you blame, don't you, for the promotion of general? ”

"Yes, but not quite."

Qiu Yipeng blinked, expressing puzzlement.

"You don't understand it either—listen, the army has arrived."

The tracks are sonorous, the wheels are rolling, and the sky is full of dust and smoke......

"Second lieutenant, I remember, you made a big splash in Selenginsk."

"I also remembered, the commander seems to have ...... during the Asian-Russian War and the Battle of Vladivostok."

Li Ruishi stretched out his hand again, his eyes were kind, and he had no ulterior motives. "Young man, we'll definitely meet again."