560 Stalin's Powerlessness
"Boom boom boom..." A dull shelling sounded, and rushing to the front, thirty tanks attacking formations in a sagittal shape directly shot the first round of tank guns at the Russians a kilometer away.
The white smoke mixed with orange-red flames had just ejected from the cannon gun muzzle, and the sharp whistling sound produced by the cannon after it was bored reached everyone's ears.
With a distance of one kilometer, the flight speed of hundreds of meters per second of tank gun shells fell into the middle of the formation of the Russians in less than two seconds, and an explosion occurred, and orange-red fireballs exploded in the middle of the dense Soviet Red Army.
The Soviet Red Army, which had only 500 troops left, suffered a hundred casualties in just a blink of an eye during this round of shell explosion.
When the God of Death passed by everyone, the military discipline was forgotten by everyone. Therefore, facing the comrades who were wailing in a pool of blood, no Soviet soldier was willing to lend a helping hand to rescue him.
Because they all knew that if they were delaying one more second to rescue their comrades here, they would go a step further from the God of Death.
Therefore, in the face of artillery attacks, the remaining 400 Soviet troops did not pause at all, quickly crossed the wounded and corpses everywhere, and continued to run wildly towards the Soviet Union...
Following behind the Tank Battalion and trying to find a way to delay the Soviet army's escape, Wu Keren's eyes lit up suddenly and ordered the communications soldiers behind him.
"You contact the battalion commander of the tank battalion immediately, fire the incendiary bomb forward, and create a fire barrier on the road that the Russians must pass."
The battalion commander of the tank battalion was not a fool. He quickly understood what Wu Keren was thinking and gave the order decisively with a pair of hot eyes.
When a new round of roar of shells reached everyone's ears, there was no violent explosion sound at the location of the Soviet defeated troops a kilometer away, nor did there be a huge fireball of more than ten meters high. Instead, a dull burst sound broke out.
Then, a fire scene of several meters in radius quickly unfolded around the bounce point.
A fire bomb formed a fire scene of several meters in a radius. Thirty incendiary bombs exploded together, directly forming a huge fire area with a front width of 100 meters on the necessary path for the Soviet army to defeat the troops.
Hundreds of Russians, led by Tukhachevsky, wanted to cross this area alive, and had no choice but to take a detour.
However, after the second round of incendiary bombs fired by the Tank Battalion landed and exploded, the detour across the fire scene was blocked. Under the order of the battalion commander of the Tank Battalion, not only did not fall in the fire area, but all fell at both ends of the fire area, expanding the front width of the fire scene by a hundred meters again.
Seeing the raging fire in front of him, Tukhachevsky could only stomp his feet and stood there looking at the fire and sighing. There was no way. At this moment, more than a thousand soldiers of the newly compiled 011 regiment had formed a huge and semi-encircled under the order of Wu Keren, and quickly pressed towards hundreds of Soviet Red Army, which showed despair expressions.
More than a thousand elite troops of the National Welfare Forces, thirty invincible heavy tanks. And he only had four hundred tired remnants... With such a huge gap in strength, Tukhachevsky knew that there were only two roads left in front of him.
Surrender to the Wehrmacht and become a prisoner of war in the Wehrmacht...
As soon as this road came to Tukhachevsky's mind, he vetoed it without hesitation.
As the chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army, if he was captured by the National Defense Forces, Tukhachevsky could imagine how much impact this incident would have on the Soviet government's international reputation and prestige, it is absolutely not an exaggeration to describe it as "face-slapping".
It is certain that once he is captured by the National Defense Forces, he will become a sinner of the entire Soviet Union. His family in Moscow will also become the best target for Stalin to vent his anger.
Therefore, no matter for your reputation or for your family, you cannot be captured.
This road doesn't work. Then there is only another road left, and he died in the battlefield as a Red Army warrior.
After his desperate face was slowly covered by a firm look, Tukhachevsky quickly took out his own gun and loaded the bullets. He finally encouraged his subordinates who were surrounded by him: "Warriors, it's time to sacrifice for the country. Now I order you to launch a counter-charge against the surrounding national defense forces immediately. Even if you die in the battlefield, you will die on the road to charge..."
"The great Red Army warriors... wuwuwu... wuwuwu... wuwuwu... wuwuwu... wang. wuwuwu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Just as Tukhachevsky waved his pistol and was about to order his subordinates to launch an attack, the sharp whistling of shells suddenly came to his place, and then a cry of horror rang behind him.
Tukhachevsky did not react from the sudden incident. He was pushed by the guard behind him, and a dog ate and ate shit on the ground. Not only that, several loyal guards fell directly behind him, preparing to use their bodies as flesh shields to block all the shell fragments and shock waves that were attacking him.
A violent explosion sounded, and although Tukhachevsky, who was protected by several guards, was not hit by the shell fragments. However, the shock wave generated by the close-range explosion of the shell still shocked him.
When Tukhachevsky, who was high above, was awakened by a mouthful of cold water, Tukhachevsky was surprised to find that the sound of gunfire around him had stopped. Not only that, his legs and hands seemed to be tied up by something and could not move. Even his chin was not controlled and he kept feeling severe pain.
When Tukhachevsky opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was not the Gundam Soviets, but a Chinese in a defense army uniform. More importantly, the Chinese was looking at him with a smile on his face, as if waiting for him to wake up from his coma.
Wu Keren, the Chinese who had been guarding Tukhachevsky's official commander of the newly formed First Division of the National Defense Forces.
When Wu Keren learned from the prisoners that Tukhachevsky was the chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army, he had a keen sense of smell and immediately felt that after capturing Tukhachevsky, he would definitely bring unprecedented great benefits to the National Defense Forces.
So, Wu Keren, who knew the importance of Tukhachevsky, personally became an orderly soldier and escorted Tukhachevsky. At the same time, in order to ensure that Tukhachevsky did not commit suicide, Wu Keren not only tied his hands and feet, but also let someone remove his chin, causing him to lose all the opportunity to commit suicide.
Wu Keren returned to the battlefield with the big fish Tukhachevsky, victoriously, and dozens or hundreds of other attacking troops also brought a continuous stream of Soviet prisoners of war to gather in the military camp.
After hundreds of thousands of national defense forces were killed out in the front command center where Li Guosheng was, the chips of victory in this counterattack were undoubtedly in the hands of the National Defense Force. Li Guosheng, who was sitting in the command center, had to consider how great the results of this counterattack could be achieved.
Just as Li Guosheng was anxiously waiting for the front-line battle report at the command center, Li Shaoqing was as if he was hit by a golden cake falling from the sky, rushed towards him excitedly and shouted loudly.
"The Chief of Staff... Good news, great news... The new First Division Commander Wu Keren just reported that they successfully captured the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army Tukhachevsky... All Soviet leaders such as the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army were captured by us."
When Li Guosheng heard this news, his first reaction was shocked and suspicious.
As the chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army, Tukhachevsky's position within the Soviet Union was absolutely transcendent. How could such an important figure be captured by himself?
However, after seeing the firm expression on Li Shaoqing's face, the suspicion on Li Guosheng's face was immediately replaced by shock.
Shocked my luck, I was able to capture such an important Soviet figure on the battlefield.
Of course, this shock lasted only for a few seconds on Li Guosheng's face and was covered by the inner surprise.
At this moment, Li Guosheng suddenly thought that with the character of the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin, he could definitely gain a lot of benefits from Stalin through Tukhachevsky, an important prisoner.
Thinking of this, Li Guosheng also began to pay attention to Tukhachevsky, the treasure, and said to himself: "If nothing unexpected happens, a captive Tukhachevsky can be worth tens of thousands of prisoners we captured on the battlefield, or even more than one hundred thousand prisoners..."
After saying that, he ordered Li Shaoqing with a serious face and said, "Call back to Wu Keren immediately and must safely send Tukhachevsky to the front headquarters safely. No accidents can occur."
Li Shaoqing had just left, and the front enemy command, which had been calm for several hours, became busy again.
Because the various pursuit troops that launched the counterattack have returned one after another, and the results of various battles have also begun to be summarized by radio to the front enemy command center, which is Li Guosheng's hands...
A communications officer walked to Li Guosheng with a copy of data and reported: "The chief officer, the troops responsible for receiving the Soviet military camp sent the latest report... The entire Soviet military camp seized a large amount of undamaged Soviet equipment, including 928 tanks, 651 armored combat vehicles, 1,490 transport vehicles, and 200,000 tons of ammunition and drug resources..."
"In addition, because of the air strikes on the Soviet artillery positions, the Air Force used all aircraft sub-combustions. We also seized more than 1,200 heavy artillery types with caliber or more than 100 mm, and more than 3,000 artillery types with caliber or more than 100 mm. As for the various types of artillery shells, more than 2 million rounds have been discovered at present..."
"In terms of light weapons, the number of people who have been counted so far has exceeded 250,000, and the specific data will increase."
Speaking of this, the communications staff deliberately paused for a few seconds. After Li Guosheng nodded, he continued to report: "In addition, we only captured less than 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war in the entire Soviet military camp, including only one major general. However, there were at least 50,000 complete bodies we found in the Soviet military camp, and the specific data are still under statistics."
"The soldiers fought well and received a lot..." Li Guosheng's expression became even more excited because of the captive Tukhachevsky, and he shouted loudly to the communications officer.
Then, he said to himself: "In today's battle, our National Defense Force once again slapped the Soviet government through its strong combat effectiveness and slapped Stalin with a loud slap. I believe that after this slap, the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army, which was almost destroyed, could completely calm down in at least the next few years..."
After saying that, he ordered to the excited Li Shaoqing: "Immediately launch all the staff members of the front line and count the results of the battle with the fastest speed. A year ago, although we defeated the Soviets, we did not dare to negotiate terms with the Russians in order to stabilize the three northeastern provinces as soon as possible. However, now it is different. I must use the results I have obtained to dig up enough interests from the Soviet government. Otherwise, I will completely wipe out the reputation and face of the Soviet government in the international field, and completely lose Stalin's face..."
Under the urging of Li Guosheng, the efficiency of the staff in the front-line combat department was immediately improved to the best state.
When all the counterattack troops returned to their garrison, a detailed statistics on the results of the battle were also sent to Li Shaoqing.
After quickly glanced at the data in the report, a trace of unprecedented excitement and excitement appeared directly on Li Shaoqing's face. After resisting the urge to cheer, Li Shaoqing quickly walked to Li Guosheng and reported.
"The chief...the result of the battle has come out...If this result was not calculated by the combat department myself, I couldn't believe my eyes... In just one day, without any military strength and equipment advantage, we cleanly eliminated the main force of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army."
"Show me..." The anxious Li Guosheng grabbed the report and started browsing.
"After statistics, more than 90,000 corpses of the Soviet Red Army were found on the battlefield, and at least 5,000 corpses were unrecognizable... During the pursuit of our army, more than 386,000 Soviet Red Army were captured, including Tukhachevsky, chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, fifteen lieutenant general-level officers of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army, and 59 major-general-level officers of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army..."
"According to the information summarized by the Air Force, during the entire battle, the total strength of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army that successfully escaped our pursuit was less than 20,000. In addition, the number of enemies we annihilated in a month of battle, and in a month of battle, we wiped out a total strength of about 620,000 of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army...."
"What about our own losses..." After reading the report, Li Guosheng was excited and quickly calmed down and asked Li Shaoqing.
You should know that although the battle is over, if you want to achieve the greatest benefits possible in the subsequent Sino-Soviet negotiations, you must have a strong combat-capable army as your backing.
Under Li Guosheng's gaze, Li Shaoqing quickly replied: "During the entire counterattack process, the Air Force, Artillery, and Armored Army are the real main force. Therefore, the losses of the infantry participating in the battle are not too great..."
"After rough statistics, all fighter jets dispatched by the Second Air Division in one day crashed 24 bombers. 29 fighter jets... The heavy artillery cluster lost 219 large-caliber heavy artillery pieces. During the entire assault, the armored army was destroyed in total 399 tanks and 114 armored combat vehicles..."
"In terms of infantry, all participating troops died and disappeared in total, and 9,830 soldiers were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness."
"Fortunately, it's not very large. All participating troops still have the ability to fight..." After hearing the report, Li Guosheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After a brief contemplation, he continued to order Li Shaoqing: "Immediately send this battle report to the Chief of Staff if I don't understand the original text. At the same time, let the Chief of Staff immediately organize relevant logistics personnel to Outer Mongolia to treat the wounded, and be prepared to negotiate with the Soviet government. This time, I will recover all the losses in the battle from the Soviets."
Moscow, which was still completely covered by snow, was filled with chill everywhere. As night fell, Stalin was about to finish his day of work. The closed door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and then the adjutant appeared in the office with a slightly terrified figure, in front of Stalin.
After glaring at the adjutant who was completely sincere to him in front of him, Stalin asked with dissatisfaction: "What happened? I'm so anxious that I even forgot the minimum rules..."
The terrified adjutant didn't bother to explain and took out a telegram report: "Comrade Stalin, something happened on the front line, the Far Eastern front line..."
"This is a secret telegram that the General Staff just transferred, asking you to read as soon as possible. In addition, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Red Army is on the way to arrive and can arrive here in five minutes, waiting for your summons..."
"What's so anxious? Even the Deputy Chief of Staff was alarmed..." Stalin, who was already feeling a little uneasy in his heart, quickly took the telegram and started browsing.
I don't know if I don't look at it, I'm shocked...
When the Soviet Far Eastern Army was destroyed, less than 20,000 people successfully fled back to the Soviet Union.....' These words came into Stalin's eyes.
Stalin, who was still energetic just now, had his blood in his body instantly, and his face suddenly turned pale. Then, he sat on his own powerlessly, and said to himself in shock.
"How is it possible? How can hundreds of thousands of Far East Army fail...When the Soviet government invested more than 60% of its military-industrial production capacity to the Far East Army, how can the Far East Army with military strength and equipment advantages fail..."
"Is the rapidly rising Chinese Defense Force destined to be a level that I, Stalin, cannot overcome in my life..." Stalin, with a desperate expression, couldn't help but roar in his heart.
Because I have placed it in the hands of the Chinese National Defense Forces more than once, and it is more tragic than once.
After the crushing defeat more than a year ago, I can attribute the reason to the low equipment and low combat level of the Far East Army.
However, with the Far East Army being equipped with the most advanced equipment of the Soviet Red Army, the Red Army, which had absolute advantage in military strength, failed again under the command of Tukhachevsky. This made Stalin feel a little powerless.
Chapter completed!