The first rays of the morning sun pierced the sky like a sharp sword.

The gunfire gradually thinned out, and the rumbling of the cannon that had been fired all night also stopped.

"Pack up and prepare to retreat." Hugjiri beckoned to his men.

When they first entered the position, there were only thirty-five of the 124 fierce Mongol men left.

Most of them had injuries on their bodies, but they were severe.

One last glance at the corpses inside the anti-artillery hole, these Mongols are here forever.

I don't know who first hummed the song of the steppe, and then the song spread like a contagious disease throughout the positions of the Mongolian battalion.

The anti-artillery hole was filled with explosives, and the rest of the explosives were in it.

Plug the detonator in it and light the fuse!

Hugjiri was the last to leave the position, and it was not until he had walked a kilometer that he heard the earth-shattering loud noise.

There is no way to take these brothers away, so they can only be disposed of in this way.

On the German side, Guderian's face turned pale.

In last night's battle, his division again suffered heavy casualties.

The last regiment to enter the battle as a reserve is now more than half of the casualties.

Normally, they would need to withdraw to recuperate.

In fact, the command also gave him such an order. The troops that succeeded him were already on their way and would be there in a few hours.

Looking at the position of the Ming army with thick smoke, Guderian came from it.

He is just 45 years old this year, and the 45-year-old division commander is young.

But if he hadn't taken the enemy's position, it was estimated that he would still be a division commander by the time he retired.

For him, the most unbearable thing is to do nothing in his life.

It's worse than killing him!

Taking a deep breath, he picked up his binoculars again and glanced at the Ming army's position in the distance.

"Order the Ninety-second Infantry Regiment to launch another attack."

"Division commander, the Ninety-second Infantry Regiment no longer has a complete company." The chief of staff looked at Guderian in surprise.

An order to retreat has been issued above, and they can take advantage of the gap between the Ming planes and the Ming army's planes to evacuate.

"Then put together three companies and reduce the whole regiment to one battalion.

All the supplies in the division were distributed to them.

All the ammunition left in the division was fired out by the artillery. ”

Guderian decided to take the last chance of his family, dreams always come true, in case they succeed.

"But division commander, it's dawn, and the Ming army's air force came back for an air raid." The chief of staff kindly reminded that the commander would be court-martialed if he suffered heavy casualties as a result of a command error.

"Then take advantage of the fact that the Ming army plane has not yet come, shoot the shells out, immediately, immediately. I don't listen to anything anymore but, carry out the order! ”

Guderian roared like a lion at his chief of staff.

"Yes!" The chief of staff saw that Guderian was really angry and hurriedly ran out to deliver the order.

Anyway, when the time comes, it will not be him who will be investigated and court-martialed.

The roar still had some effect, and soon the artillery positions again sounded the sound of artillery.

The 92nd Infantry Regiment, which was in reserve, also gathered its last forces again and prepared to attack.

The non-commissioned officers were distributing ammunition, and the soldiers were hurrying to stuff sausages and bread into their mouths.

It's a rare treat, not only with sausages and bread, but also with hot soup.

In the midst of a loud spout, the regimental commander Effenberg gave the order to attack.

The tragic assault began, and the soldiers attacked along the road paved with corpses and fragments of human bodies.

Smoke and dust billowed from the Ming army's position, and from time to time flames or unknown things exploded.

The barbed wire had been pressed into the mud, and a layer of corpses of German soldiers was laid on top.

The soldiers could only step on the corpses!

"Boom!"

The wails of the wounded German soldiers were louder than the explosions.

Half of his feet are gone, and if he wants to walk in this life, he may have to rely on crutches.

The Germans next to them were not surprised, there were too many such small mines in the Ming army.

And when it is contaminated with soil, it is no different from ordinary stones, and it is impossible to distinguish at all.

Two medics helped the soldier with his wounds, and the others moved on.

Along the way, people kept stepping on landmines, and people kept having their feet blown off.

The mines of the Ming army were very lacking in morality, they only broke their feet, and even their legs were constantly exploding.

There are even a lot of mines, very much like bullet modifications.

The Germans, who were in front, were careful with every step.

Their hearts were full of doubts, why didn't the Ming army shoot?

Now that it's daylight, moving slowly is no different from a target.

The further they went, the more empty the hearts of the German soldiers became.

Even the soldiers at the front, their legs trembled.

Finally, the Ming army trenches were in sight.

I don't know who shouted, and then everyone shouted.

The soldiers, armed with rifles loaded with bayonets, rushed into the trenches, looking everywhere for the so-called Ming troops.

But after they turned around, they didn't find a single Ming soldier, but there were several more soldiers on the ground who were injured by the mines.

Soon, a signal corpsman was running backwards.

Sent Effenberg's letter to the divisional headquarters.

"The Ming army retreated?" The Chief of Staff's eyes lit up suddenly.

"No, it was we who captured the Ming position.

Now, immediately reporting to the command, we captured the positions of the Ming troops, and the passage to Moscow was opened. ”

Guderian was so excited that he immediately corrected the wording of the chief of staff.

"Yes, it was we who captured the Ming army's position." The chief of staff immediately understood.

Li Xiao stood in the line of Moscow, looking at the huge sand table and did not speak.

Stilwell, who was next to him, was informing him of the latest battle situation.

The 3rd Division fought bloodily for three days, and after each unit suffered a large number of enemy casualties, it retreated 15 kilometers and entered another pre-set defensive line.

This line of defense is much stronger than the previous one.

Because the defense line was built last summer, 80 percent of the fortifications and bunkers are made of reinforced concrete.

There were even places where the artillery fired from school guns.

And the closer the line was to Moscow, the easier it was to get supplies.

"Although the units of the Third Division killed and wounded a large number of enemy troops, their own casualties were not small.

The newly formed Mongolian battalion had already suffered more than half of its casualties and had to be withdrawn to the rear for rest and replenishment.

It is expected that it will be as soon as possible, and it will take a week to regain combat effectiveness. Stilwell looked at the battle report and said helplessly.

As a battalion-sized unit, the Mongolian battalion has been at the forefront of all battles.

So far, more than 4,000 people have been reorganized.

It can be said that this is equivalent to the defeat of the Mongolian battalion seven times.

"Is there a whole reinforcement?" Li Xiao asked lightly.

"Yes, there are plenty of troops. During the armistice, we recruited a total of 3,000 men from Mongolia. ”

"Three thousand?" Li Xiao glanced at Stilwell.

Koji

Soon he understood that since the Mongols were useful, these people would be used to death.

It is estimated that the report on the formation of the second or even the third Mongolian battalion has already been placed on his desk, but he has not had much time to read the documents during this time.

However, in this way, it provided a steady stream of reinforcements for the Mongolian battalion.

"Give the Mongolian battalion five days to replenish familiarization, and don't assign combat missions to them during these five days.

Did all the troops of the Third Division suffer such heavy casualties? ”

Li Xiao is a little strange, according to common sense, there should not be such a large casualty.

The Air Force is already on full duty, and some pilots even make as many as 12 sorties a day.

Although the Third Division had just been transferred from China and had little combat experience, it should not have suffered such heavy casualties under the cover of powerful artillery fire and ubiquitous air strikes.

"Oh, only the Mongolian battalion suffered such a large number of casualties. The casualties of the rest of the troops were not large, but they were also about 20%.

The rear is already mobilizing and replenishing troops, and the quality of the soldiers sent from the Xi'an Rectification and Repair Center is very good.

Combat skills are also much better than before. ”

"Kong Youde is still capable, after all, he is a veteran."

"Is it to transfer the full master over and launch a surprise attack from the flank to threaten the flank of the main direction of the German attack.

In this way, it can also delay the German offensive for a while, so that Cao Wenzhao also has time to prepare for the next stage of defensive operations? ”

"No!

Man Ye can't move now, and the current line of defense is still sixty kilometers from Moscow.

We still have room to retreat, allowing the Koreans and Japanese to continue to build up positions behind the Third Division.

We will resist one by one until we put the Germans under the city of Moscow.

The last line of defense was a hastily built field line of defense, which was not very strong.

Moreover, the 3rd Division was also the first time to engage the Germans.

It lasted for three days, and although it had its own losses, the number of enemy troops that could be killed and wounded was even larger.

Some troops actually played a one-to-five exchange ratio.

told Cao Bianjiao that this second line of defense should be insisted on for more than a month.

By the time the Germans had suffered heavy casualties and reached the city of Moscow, it would take ten months. ”

"October? That is, the remaining sixty kilometers will be gnawed by the Germans for half a year? ”

Stilwell was a little surprised, the German army plus the Nordic coalition army numbered more than two million men.

Cao Bianjiao had only one division in his hands, and although the establishment was very large, there were only more than 80,000 people.

There are quite a few Russian troops, but the Russian army has just been defeated by the Germans.

The troops and weapons had suffered huge losses, and the morale was not good.

Let them resist the German attack, it is simply not reliable.

They can only be assigned to the flank guards in the direction of the attack, which is still the Ming army's insufficient strength.

Otherwise, even the flanks are not at ease to let them defend.

"It must be held until ten months later, because the hoarding of the last year has given the German army an excess reserve of supplies.

Two million people in half a year, I think most of the reserves should also be consumed.

Just drag the war until winter and then tightly block their supply lines with my air force.

If you think about it, the army on the front line is without supplies under the ice and snow, and they can hold out for a few days.

If we can wipe out the main German forces on the northern front, then the war will probably end next year.

Europe will become a piece of meat on the chopping block, at our disposal. ”

"But I'm worried that Cao Wenzhao won't last six months."

"He can't hold on, so let's carry a gun and go forward to snipe."

Stilwell knew that Li Xiao was talking angrily, but he was also beating the drum in his heart.

He was really worried that the third division would not be able to hold out in October.

"Oh, there's also a telegram from Sun Zhijie.

The Kurds made trouble again, and this time they shot ruthlessly, directly knocking out a Gurkha battalion.

We lost more than a hundred Gurkhas, and more than two hundred were taken prisoner. Stilwell suddenly remembered a telegram he had received in the middle of the night last night.

"!" Seeing the battle report, Li Xiao scolded fiercely.

Damn the Kurds, they always brush up on their presence at critical moments.

"The Kurds are always making trouble, and lately they seem to be hooking up with the Persians.

Mr. Sun said he needed to recruit more troops to deal with the elusive Kurds. ”

"Recruit more soldiers?

The Gurkhas and Sikhs have already conscripted more than 200,000.

Recruited in this way, they will be able to conquer India.

Besides, if we had enough troops, I would have ordered the second to attack the south of France.

Do you have to wait until now? ”

Li Xiao said angrily.

“……！” Stilwell couldn't help it, he said that it would be good if he only needed to recruit a larger number of domestic soldiers, but you refused.

Say what to maintain a proper ratio of soldiers to people!

Li Xiao scratched his head, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed.

That's right!

The Kurds who have a natural contradiction with the belief in the true God can only be the Nabo people who believe in Jesus.

"How are the prisoners of war we are transporting to China?"

Li Xiao asked suddenly.

"Most of those prisoners of war were housed in the coal mines of Siberia and in various mines.

Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, and even if you escape, you can't see a single person for hundreds of kilometers, and you can easily get it back.

Some were also sent to the mines of Yungui, where no one wanted to go to the deep mountains and old forests, and miners could not be recruited.

In addition, there are some coal mines in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and there are probably tens of thousands of people.

There are also some of the better ones that have been sent to the mines in Australia, you know.

Because of the war, we need a lot of iron ore. ”

"How many?"

"This ...... More than a million people for sure.

But, ......you know, the death rate in the mine is very high.

It's hard to say how many there are now! ”

"Send someone to pick and choose those who perform better, listen to our Ming people, and have strong bodies.

Get a force, not too many people, 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Attention, you must bow down to our people. ”

"Make a force out of captives?" Stilwell said to himself, you really dare to think about it.

Stilwell had also heard of the bad treatment in the prisoner of war camp, and it was estimated that those prisoners would hate the Ming people to death.

"Yes, make a force out of prisoners. The establishment is given to three divisions!

Let them go to the Kurdish place to burn and loot!

In addition, let the Ottoman Sultan also send some troops.

This time, give them a convenience.

They can kill all Kurds who can move, whether it is a man or a woman, an old man or a child.

As long as it is a Kurd, it can be killed.

I'm going to make the Kurds disappear like the Dzungar Mongols! ”

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