Chapter 788: Five Bloody Days (2)

The Soviet army attacked the blocking position of Feng Jiwu's troops on the Kazadeu Pass, and at the beginning of the night, Zhukov wanted to give the Chinese defenders a dismount, concentrating the main artillery group of the group army, more than 2,000 mén 115 mm caliber howitzers, and intensively shelling for an hour and a half.

Immediately, more than 200 tanks, accompanied by a division of infantry, launched a fierce attack on the position of Feng Jiwu's troops, that is, limited by the terrain.

The destruction of the artillery bombardment, the lethality of the soldiers of the Niangziguan garrison corps hidden in the anti-artillery dòng, is not too great, except for a very small number of anti-artillery dòng was destroyed, the troops were not injured, after the Soviet tanks and infantry began to attack, the tanks and infantry were quickly separated, light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns roared together, and the Soviet infantry of the two regiments that entered the mountain pass was wiped out, and in front of the first blocking position, they were beaten all over the field.

When the tank group attacked and broke through the Soviet position, the most worried thing was that the defenders separated themselves from the infantry, and the defenders' demomen could blow up the tanks from all angles.

In the blink of an eye, a stream of metal shè penetrated the armor of the Soviet tank and exploded in the cockpit, not only that, but the Chinese soldiers also threw over large anti-tank grenades from time to time, as well as incendiary bottles that were smiling, and the Soviet tanks exploded one after another, smoked and caught fire, and were paralyzed in place.

The sweat on Zhukov's face fell, what kind of squadron is this? When the roaring tank ran over the heads of the soldiers lying in the trenches, it was a great test for the psychology of every soldier, and if the gods did not collapse, they would lose the will to fight, but these Chinese soldiers did not see the slightest húnluàn appearance, and fought in a very orderly manner.

He knew that the current battlefield shape was extremely dangerous for the tanks and infantry that rushed into the Kazadeu Pass, and if there was no follow-up force to follow up the attack, it could only be the fate of the entire army, and he ordered: "The second attack echelon, attack immediately, be sure to open the Chinese defense line and support the first echelon." ”

As soon as Zhukov's words fell, from the rear of the ** squadron position, a meteor flew into the sky, and in an instant, it fell on the artillery position of the Soviet army, blowing up a group of fire, at this time, a dull and shocking loud noise, only to "boom" came, Zhukov was stunned, the commander of the squadron, is a very cunning person, his artillery has not been violent, in order to carry out a surprise attack, but the strange thing is, why the artillery of the squadron **, do not support the defensive infantry? But shelling their own artillery positions?

No matter how I don't understand in my heart, since the artillery of the ** squadron has appeared, let's hit his artillery first, disarm the heavy weapons that are the most threatening to the troops, "Order, artillery units, quickly capture the artillery positions of the ** squadron and destroy them all" Zhukov decisively gave the order.

After receiving the order, the Soviet artillery had more than 40 minutes to organize a counterattack, and a group of shells swept across the night sky and landed on the positions of the Chinese artillery.

This sudden shelling caused great losses to the Soviet artillery group, about several hundred mén howitzers were blown up, and the Soviet artillery had the upper hand, and more than 200 tanks and more than 3,000 Soviet soldiers of two regiments entered the Kazadeu Pass, but they suffered a catastrophe.

The follow-up troops did not rush in, outside the mountain pass, by the fire of the Chinese defenders, desperately blocked in the periphery, just the tanks rushed in, to no avail, it was equivalent to sending live targets to the Chinese soldiers, the two armies fought together, the artillery fire could not play an advantage, the Chinese soldiers fought the Soviet army, without mercy, gritted their teeth, and sent a long series of bullets into the body of the Soviet soldiers.

A few hours later, the guns on the battlefield fell to the ground, more than 200 Soviet tanks became piles of burning scrap iron, and the Soviet soldiers of the two regiments became lifeless corpses lying on the scorched ground after the artillery bombardment.

Zhukov's first offensive was crushed in this way, Feng Jiwu's fourth brigade of the Niangziguan garrison corps placed in the first line of defense, only paid minor casualties, and in this battle, several anti-tank gun detachments contributed a lot, they destroyed most of the more than 200 tanks of the Soviet army.

Such casualties were only a slight injury to the First Army of the Soviet Far East, which had strong troops, and Zhukov's mood was extremely remorseful, he knew that he was in too much of a hurry, his appetite was too great, and he wanted to break through the position of the squadron without heavy weapons in one fell swoop, but the result was to bring undue losses to the troops.

Zhukov, who had a strong sense of responsibility, could not forgive himself for his mistakes in command, and at the military meeting, he made a profound review in front of all the high-ranking generals and assumed full responsibility.

Such a sincere attitude won the unanimous praise of the generals who were originally contemptuous or extremely dissatisfied, and even those political commissars who were dedicated to picking on máo's illness did not have the heart to sue the black in the face of such a person, and they also swept away the yīn shadow brought to the troops by the defeat in the first battle.

Zhukov glanced at the generals with blazing eyes, and announced a new offensive plan, "Comrades, our first attack tonight failed, I hope this incident can remind all the senior generals of the Red Army, including myself, that we must not despise the squadron, the combat effectiveness and combat will of the Chinese soldiers, we are not facing the squadron more than ten years ago, it is a new type of army with good equipment and well-trained, the troops are ready, launch a new round of offensive before dawn, and adopt the tactics of advancing one by one and fighting steadily, In two days, break through the blocking position of the squadron, and the troops will go back and prepare."

At the same time, taking advantage of the cessation of the Soviet offensive, Feng Jiwu also held a military meeting attended by brigade and regiment-level commanders, and the commanders of the four brigades and the four regiments who won the first battle were optimistic and infected everyone.

The commander of the Fourth Brigade, Zhu Dake, said with a smile: "The old man is not much stronger than the little devil, according to my experience in actual battles, that is, there are more cannons and tanks, and in terms of individual soldiers and the will to fight, they are not as fierce as the little devil soldiers, and they are surrounded, and they do not launch a suicidal charge, so they know that lying there and shooting blindly will cause me to shoot with mortar shells and bombard the old máo soldiers one by one." ”

Only Feng Jiwu is an exception, this is just the beginning, the brutal battle is still to come, such a heart and affection will harm the soldiers of the army.

After the commander of the fourth brigade finished speaking, everyone laughed, and several brigade commanders teased: "Old man, you just cocked your tail after a battle?" Look at your smugness, your mouth is up to your ears."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the commander of the fourth brigade was even more proud, turned his head and said to Feng Jiwu: "Commander, don't bother, the troops behind, rest well, just our fourth brigade, can withstand the attack of the old man for four days, and the remaining one day, let a few of them have a good time, it can be regarded as our fourth brigade is interesting enough, if you don't eat alone, everyone will take advantage of it." ”

The commander of the fourth brigade became more and more proud, and a regiment commander next to him quietly stabbed his boss, and at a glance, the commander stared at him with unkind eyes, and hurriedly shrank his neck, and the following words were all swallowed back into his stomach, Feng Jiwu knew that several generals present here all had the psychology of despising the Soviet army, and took advantage of the sign of the fourth brigade commander to criticize him fiercely.

"What? Just won a small battle, and one by one is invincible in the world? Sue you, this is just Jiāo hand, Zhukov has not yet cleared our way, the artillery fire is too scattered, the depth of the attack is too long, tomorrow, it will be a vicious battle, the Soviet army has more than 2,000 mén howitzers, deployment and furnishings, if your four brigades can tǐng until it gets dark tomorrow, and the troops are withdrawn two-thirds, I will give you four brigades a collective great achievement, you fourth brigade commander, I personally apply to the division commander to award you the first-class Warrior Medal, how about it? ”

As far as the commander's face is concerned, who dares to talk to him, the commander of the fourth brigade sneered dryly, Feng Jiwu's tone softened, and then said: "I know you don't believe it very much, tomorrow's battle situation is the best proof that any paralysis and underestimation of the enemy will bring huge casualties to the troops, especially the commanders at all levels, and they must be responsible for the lives of the soldiers." ”

"After the brigade commanders and regiment commanders go back, they will strengthen the fortifications overnight, especially the anti-artillery dòng, and they must be reinforced, and they must be reinforced, and they must be prepared with enough drinking water, dry food, ammunition and first-aid products, especially anti-tank weapons, once the Soviet army launches an attack, the artillery fire will block the contact between the rear and the front line, your four brigades, all day long, are in a state of solitary combat, tomorrow evening, I will be on the blocking position of the first brigade, waiting for you to withdraw."

At dawn the next day, the east had just come out of the faint morning light, and the lù beads condensed on the blades of grass flashed a little dark light in the morning light, and the land that was turned over by artillery fire last night was full of craters, and a few grasses were moistened by the night lù and stretched out again, and the life that seemed to have withered was quietly recovering.

Three red signal flares rose on the Soviet position, an earth-shattering series of loud noises, countless large-caliber grenades, piercing the dawn sky, with a scream from far and near, raining down on the blocking position of the Fourth Brigade, and the earth trembled.

This was only the first bō, and immediately, more shells fell, and the originally refreshing air was immediately filled with the thick smell of gunsmoke, and the large-scale Soviet offensive began.