Chapter 3056: Crazy Attack (Part 2)

In addition to being bombed, the victims of bombings were more miserable than those who suffered bullets. The Japanese army finally couldn't bear the bullets many times more.

No matter how reluctant they are, they still have to face the cruel fact that it is impossible to win back the forward positions captured by the Russians.

The Russians, whose firepower was so outrageous, occupied the position, looked like a bloody mouth full of fangs.

Just open your mouth and do nothing, and a huge amount of death-defying Japanese will be used continuously. Just like the pork that is continuously fed into the meat grinder and stuffed with sausages from the assembly line in the meat factory, it is smooth and smooth.

The Japanese army was crazy, but not stupid.

No matter how arrogant the Japanese commander was, seeing this posture, he realized that this should not be the case, and something must be done to save the situation.

On the third line of the Japanese army's position, placed in a fully buried earthwork bunker at a hidden commanding height, a Japanese division commander with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders was holding a telescope and frowning.

"Is the Russian artillery fire still going on?"

"Hi! Your Excellency, Division Commander! The Russian heavy artillery barrage extended to the first position, and the buffer area between it and the second position continued to be bombarded, and directly covered the second position! The shelling has continued from just now to now 48 minutes without stopping!”

"It's been 48 minutes, almost an hour?! Your Majesty, how many artillery shells do the Russians have? This is a heavy artillery cluster that sounds like none of them have a caliber below 100 millimeters!"

Previously, I had only heard that the Russian artillery was powerful. They always emphasized the "big artillery doctrine" and blasted the Germans to the ground, but I couldn't understand exactly how powerful it was.

Now it's better, I feel it myself, which is thousands of times more powerful than any verbal description heard through hearsay.

The key to the current problem lies precisely in the extremely brutal artillery firepower of the Russians.

The buffer zone between the first and second positions has completely become the bombing area of ​​the Russian heavy artillery cluster, and the Russians have used artillery barrages to create a wall of destruction visible to the naked eye.

The intention was very obvious. They were determined not to let the Japanese troops on the first line of defense withdraw.

As soon as the aggressive Russians took over the battle, they planned to take down the entire regiment and the brigade stationed in the first position. This made the old lieutenant general who was responsible for coordinating the joint command of the three divisions both Angry and scared.

What makes the Russians angry is that the Russians are so arrogant that they don't even conduct fire tests. When they come up, they directly want to eat one of their own regiments and a large group.

What I'm afraid of is that the Russians seem, seem, and maybe, really have this strength.

At least if there are no major changes in the current development of the war situation, it means that the Russians can really do it.

It was impossible for the Japanese troops on the first line of defense to withdraw. Retreating through the bombing zone of the heavy artillery barrage was purely an act of suicide.

Even the mechanized elites of the Germans, who had considerable tactical mobility, could not do this. The Japanese soldiers walked across the bombing zone on two bow legs. This was a suicide attempt without even knowing where their own graves pointed.

If we can't withdraw, then we can send reinforcements to help, okay?

Even worse.

The Russian artillery shells do not distinguish whether the troops you are trying to cross the bombing zone are retreating troops or reinforcements. As long as they are Japanese devils, they will all be killed. One by one, they will all be sent to you.

Not to mention that the Russians are not satisfied with this.

The artillery fire coverage extending in depth not only stayed in the buffer zone between the first and second positions, but also hit directly to the front of the second position.

The intention is very obvious. This is a naked conspiracy to warn the Japanese army.

Assemble troops at the starting position at the front of the second line of defense and try to assist the Japanese troops who were beaten and beaten on the first line of defense to withdraw.

Regardless of whether you Japanese devils can do it or not, you should not even think about this idea, which directly physically cuts off the possibility of the Japanese army sending reinforcements.

"The Russian pig is too bully! It's so arrogant!"

The Japanese lieutenant general, who became increasingly angry as he thought about it, cursed in his heart.

But if words could curse the Russians to death, Moscow would have fallen long ago. Which one is more effective than words and heavy artillery is a question that all fools know the answer to.

The Japanese lieutenant general, who had no other choice, pondered for a moment, and then blurted out an order that was unwilling to sit back and ignore failure.

"Send chariot troops for reinforcements! Use your mobility to bypass the Russian bombing zone and outflank them from both sides to quickly support the first position!"

"We are not asking to regain the position, but we must at least support the retreat! We must not let the Russians attack so unscrupulously!"

Your Majesty the Lieutenant General had a good idea. He allowed the Russians to attack with their first move, seizing a position and adding one regiment after another.

How to fight this battle? What do the wing and group commanders below think? What to do about the morale of the grassroots soldiers?

Not to mention that the Russians, who have no losses and are coming with the power of victory, will definitely continue to attack with all their strength.

The invisible ebb and flow of morale will only make it more difficult to fight. Even if the first position is lost, it must cause some losses to the Russians, dampen the Russians' vigor and consume their offensive energy.

It's called fighting when things come and go, and it's called giving away for free.

The Japanese lieutenant general, who was well aware of this, decided to use the ace card of his division - a fully manned tank regiment, and aggressively killed the Russians as if they were going to show off. past.

At the same time, on the other side, behind the violent and fierce attacking Red Army offensive force, Kurbalov in the front command post also received the latest battle report.

"Comrade division commander, the enemy reinforcements are moving towards the two wings of our offensive force. The scouts reported that the Japanese army has dispatched a large number of tanks, and it seems that they are trying to use mobility to quickly attack and attack from the flank."

The leader division used small light tanks such as T-70 for reconnaissance. It is easy to maintain with a small number, and there is no problem of logistical support.

However, after having better equipment, the little guy T-70 retired from the leader division with honors, and was replaced by the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle as a scout's attached vehicle.

Whether one equipment can completely replace another equipment depends on whether it has stronger performance in the same field than the old equipment it replaces and whether it can achieve comprehensive victory.

Just like the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship, it is purely because the aircraft carrier, in terms of its equipment positioning as a long-range firepower projection platform at sea, relies on carrier-based aircraft to output firepower projection distance and combat radius, which has completely surpassed the battleship with the same positioning and the same long-range firepower projection platform at sea, so it can replace it.

It is not that the aircraft carrier sank the battleship, the aircraft carrier is awesome, the aircraft carrier restrains the battleship, and the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship. This is not the case at all.

Similarly, the BMP43 can replace the T-70 as a new type of reconnaissance combat vehicle, purely because the BMP43 can do better than the T-70 in the field of reconnaissance under the current equipment system.

In terms of mobility, the BMP43 is also a full-track, fully enclosed combat vehicle, and there is no qualitative change shortcoming in passability and speed compared to the T-70.

In terms of firepower, the 25mm machine gun of the BMP43 is sufficient to meet the needs of reconnaissance missions. Especially in most enemy reconnaissance situations, the enemy's lightly armed peripheral forces that are likely to be encountered have stronger suppression power, far exceeding the single-shot small gun of the T-70.

In terms of protection, although the BMP43 is called an infantry fighting vehicle, it is better than the T-70, which is called a tank.

After all, it is a medium tank, and it can also be equipped with a full set of additional armor. It can't be too bad.

Not to mention the function of the BMP43 to pull an infantry squad, which is simply ecstatic for the scouts and tears for the listeners.

No longer need to drive a small GAZ jeep, ride a motorcycle, or even a tank plug-in to follow the T-70 to take risks for human reconnaissance. It's exciting to get off the car for reconnaissance and get on the car and run.

The BMP43, which has a larger space and a newer platform, is also equipped with a car-mounted radio station with greater power and longer communication distance. It is much stronger than the original T-70, which had no radio, welded a tin box on the outside of the tank, and had an external radio.

So although it sounds strange to use an infantry fighting vehicle for reconnaissance, it is the most suitable vehicle type and equipment under the current Red Army equipment system modified by Malashenko.

With the handy reconnaissance vehicle such as BMP43 in hand, the leader army reconnaissance troops, whose ability to perform tasks has been greatly enhanced, maneuver around the edge of the battlefield and provide timely feedback.

The news that a large number of Japanese tanks were coming around was reported to the division headquarters of Kurbalov as soon as possible.

Kurbalov, who stared at the smoothly advancing offensive in the distance with a telescope in his hand, turned around and faced the chief of staff without thinking much and immediately gave an order.

"Send out the second batch of attack troops to circumvent from both sides. If the Japanese want to play with tanks, then play with them and beat them back with attack and attack."

"The artillery unit continues to maintain fire coverage! I estimate that within half an hour, the battle on the first position will be over. When the artillery fire stops, the first batch of attack troops will continue to attack from the front, and the second batch of attack troops will immediately press from the two wings after defeating the enemy reinforcements!"

"The goal is to cooperate with the first batch of attack troops on the middle road to capture the second Japanese position in one go, and finally at the second position Complete the rendezvous on the ground. Then switch to a defensive posture on the spot and prepare for a general attack on the third position. "

"The Japanese defense line has a total of three positions. In the third position, they will fight us to the death. These crazy militarists would rather die than surrender as soon as possible. "

"So you must be prepared to destroy the enemy with all your strength, and then report the news of our victory to Comrade Commander!"

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander."

There is one thing that Malashenko has never said, but he has been doing it quietly and attentively.

It is Malashenko's plan to train Kurbalov to be the successor of the future leader army commander.

In case the post-war era of great peace comes, if he and Lavrinenko are successively transferred from the military command positions of the military organs and take high positions, then the leader army will not even have a reserve cadre for promotion and no successor.

If a corps commander is really sent down directly, Malashenko is more or less worried that he will lead the leadership army astray, fail to play the integration of various arms, and just mess up the work.

It is also because he has always been with Malashenko that Kurbalov's command style of opening and closing and emphasizing frontal suppression is indeed very similar to Malashenko.

The reason why Malashenko chose to delegate command in today's battle and let Kurbalov take charge alone.

A very important reason is that he also wants to take this opportunity to see what Kurbalov's current strength is and whether he can command troops of the same size as the original leadership division.

If the division-level integration of various arms cannot be achieved, Malashenko will have to make other plans, and the time for Kurbalov to take the position of army commander will be postponed indefinitely.

But judging from the current situation, Kurbalov has basically learned 90% of Malashenko's skills in arranging troops and has no difficulty in dealing with the Japanese army. His performance is excellent.

With only 80% of the strength of a division at hand, he beat up three Japanese divisions on the defense line. He put the Japanese army into a complete set of combat plans, and led the devils by the nose and went straight to hell.

"Varosha sent a telegram from the riverside, commanding his division to cross the river and assemble. He couldn't sit still when he heard that Kulbarov was killing people in front of him. Look, he clearly asked for him to leave some in the telegram. This doesn't look like a telegram from a division commander, but rather a commando."

"Wasn't he a commando in Stalingrad? Now that he is a division commander, he still remembers his original intention. I think it's a good thing. If he is indifferent, I think there is something wrong."

Malashenko, who smiled and spoke, responded to the political commissar holding the telegram, standing in front of the map and drawing it himself.

The red circle drawn by the drawing pen in his hand has already firmly framed the blue defense line representing the three Japanese divisions.

"After this battle, at least half of the Japanese field corps in the direction of Harbin will be exhausted."

"These band of bow-legged monkeys are now in urgent need of defense, and the mobile forces have been basically withdrawn. Killing these three divisions will be an irreparable shortage of troops for these bastards. At that time, it will be a marching race between Kulbarov and Valosha."

Malachenko, who had just put down the drawing pen in his hand, turned around and saw that the political commissar holding a telegram had already come to him.

"Kurbalov reported that the first Japanese position has been captured. It was found that the defending troops were a fully equipped regiment and a battalion of the Japanese army, and they have all been annihilated. From the time the attacking troops left the starting position to the time they completely captured the position, it took a total of 58 minutes to end the battle, and it was specifically emphasized that it was within an hour."

"We are now launching an offensive against the second Japanese position. The intensity of resistance has increased significantly, but we are still confident that the battle will end within three hours."

"Three hours? It seems that our comrade Kurbalov has set a big goal for himself. He wants to eat up all three Japanese divisions within one day."

"Otherwise, the first two positions were taken in the morning. What would he do in the afternoon? Organize people to stand on the position and urinate on the Japanese devils on the third position?"

Not only was his tone relaxed, but he even had the leisure to joke. Malashenko took the telegram from the political commissar and took a look at it, and immediately gave an order.

"Good! Since Kurbalov has such great ambitions, the military will definitely support him with all its strength!"

"Give him the command of the military artillery and tell Kurbalov that those ISU-203s are now his. Also, send a telegram to the front headquarters, requesting that the aviation operation schedule be arranged in the afternoon to carry out additional bombing on the last Japanese position."

"The artillery and aviation support are all in place. It depends on whether Kurbalov can achieve the goal he set for himself."