Chapter 112: One Sword Seals the Throat (Part 2)
Daqing and Tieli were in both directions, and hundreds of thousands of troops were killed and bloody, but Harbin, as the center of the storm, has been peaceful until now.
Harbin is the largest city in the Northeast and the first large city to be liberated in the four-year Liberation War. It has the reputation of "the eldest son of the Republic". It is located in the heart of Northeast Asia, with an extremely important economic and political status, with a high prosperity of commerce, a booming industry, and a population of over 10 million. It is one of the few big cities in the world. At the same time, it is also a frontier fortress for the Republic to fight against the Soviet Union. After defending Harbin, it defended the Changchun Railway and the Changchun Railway. The troops and equipment from the three northeastern provinces and even all over the country are continuously transported to the front line and built an insurmountable Great Wall! Therefore, Harbin's strategic significance is not too much.
It is precisely because of this that Harbin has become a thorn in the eyes of the Soviet army. Since the war started, this beautiful city has been hit by no less than a thousand aviation bombs and dozens of ballistic missiles. The beautiful ice city has been devastated and covered with scars. The news of the Soviet army approaching Tieli has even shrouded Harbin in panic. You must know that Tieli is not far from Harbin! Fortunately, the 136th Army has established a solid defense line in Manzhouli, blocking the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front on the shore of Hulun Lake. Otherwise, the Soviet army would sweep Hulunbuir along the Nieman Highway and then take it straight.
Harbin's Daqi Industrial Corridor meets the airborne troops fighting hard there, and Harbin's situation will be even more difficult. Although Harbin people are full of confidence in the country, the frequent drops of aviation bombs and missiles forced them to dismantle the machines in the factory and load them into the car to transport them to the south, because Harbin is no longer safe. The Republic does not dare to expect the Northeast Defense Line with Harbin as the core to withstand the Soviet tsunami-like offensive. The task assigned by the Xishan Strategic Command Center to Harbin is to persist for fifteen days. As long as you grit your teeth and last for fifteen days, you can retreat.
On the roads and railways between Harbin and Changchun, trains and cars were running day and night, transporting trucks of industrial equipment and civilians to the south, and soldiers and materials from the Shenyang Military Region were transported by truck. Even if Soviet bombers frequently blow up the railway, they could not cut off this kind of transportation. Moreover, the Soviet army's destruction of the railway was not as big as imagined. Harbin has become a huge fortress. If the Soviet army wants to attack, then the invincible armor torrent they are facing will face severe tests in the Harbin urban area.
But the problem is that the Soviet army had no intention of attacking Harbin at all.
The 16th Army's desperate attack on the Daqing Oilfield was repelled by the Soviet army. The entire army had to retreat with difficulty under the cover of the air force. The Soviet bomber chased them and bombed and swept them. A large number of helicopters came wave after wave like sharks smelling blood, and they could not be beaten. The screams of aviation rockets and the sound of tearing silk-like strafing of six-barrel rotating heavy machine guns became the nightmare of the 16th Army.
On the way back, there were destroyed trucks and armored vehicles everywhere, piles of corpses everywhere. The 16th Army, which had already lost too much blood, was bleeding and became weaker and weaker in the continuous air strikes. The most fatal thing was that the 45th Airborne Division had already carried out aircraft landing in front of them, blocking them layer by layer. The co-120 airborne self-propelled artillery and 120mm mortar shells kept flying out of the mountains and forests on both sides of the highway, exploded balls of black and red poisonous flowers on the highway, greedily harvesting lives. The ubiquitous digital infantry may even attract several precise guides at any time.
Bombs, or firing a deadly sniper rifle bullet, these abominable aircraft-reinding infantry made the retreat of the 16th Army extremely difficult, and they would lose more than a dozen or even dozens of lives almost every kilometer. The scouts of the 16th Army had to cross the minefields with fierce artillery fire, destroy roadblocks, and fight fiercely with the Soviet aircraft-reinding infantry, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not give the Soviet aircraft-reinding infantry a powerful blow. Those guys took advantage of it, and immediately ran away when they saw that they could not get the advantage. They also had helicopters to assist in the war. It was really difficult to destroy them in large quantities.
The 16th Army was in trouble. Xiao Huazhong was about to face the crazy attacks of the three Soviet Union's combined armies. The A Army and the 40th Army were helpless and had no choice but to draw troops from Harbin to support the 16th Army.
"We cannot sit idly by and watch the 16th Army weaken or even annihilated layer by layer like the Soviet army!" Major General Wu Chongwen, commander of the Harbin Military Sub-district, said firmly. Originally, a military sub-district commander was only one colonel, but now the situation is so serious that a colonel can not be suppressed. So the major general was promoted to the front line of fire to be responsible for the defense work in Harbin. There are four divisions and two militia regiments under the Momo, with a large number of troops and a large number of towed artillery, which are the sources of his confidence. He looked around the generals and said, "Immediately send a Momo Division to meet the 16th Army!"
"General, it's not appropriate to do this!"
A crisp sound suddenly sounded. It was Li Jie. She walked in with her flying helmet and was breathing heavily. The high-intensity combat mission almost squeezed out all her physical strength. She was rank of lieutenant colonel and an elite unit of the Air Assault Division. She was also qualified to attend this meeting, but she was just a little late.
Major General Wu Chongwen frowned and asked, "Lieutenant Colonel Li, why did you say that? Do you want us to stand by and watch the 16th Army be destroyed?"
Li Jie took the water cup handed over by a confidential staff officer, took a sip, took a breath, and said loudly: "General, until now, I have a battalion and I am still fighting side by side with the 16th Army. My fiancé is in the 16th Army. The 16th Army is in trouble. I am more anxious than you. However, I have confidence in the combat effectiveness of the 16th Army. With the support of the Air Force, they can completely kill.
With bloody road, retreat to Harbin." He smiled, "The 45th Airborne Division's aircraft subsidence infantry is only one brigade, with about 5,500 to 6,000 people. Currently, about 3,000 people are put into the battlefield. The core combat power of digital infantry comes from the close cooperation of individual soldiers, long-range artillery, missiles and bombers. With the arduous efforts of our air force and electronic warfare units, the Soviet digital infantry has failed to exert its due power. When they need bomber support, the bomber was shot down by our air force. When they need friendly forces to cooperate, the radio communication was subject to electromagnetic interference again... Before defeating our air force and electronic warfare units, the role they can play is only a little stronger than the guerrillas. There is no problem with bits and pieces. If they want to block tens of thousands of people from the 16th Army, the only fate is to be torn to pieces by the 16th Army!"
Wu Chongwen's chief of staff said: "But even so, we cannot sit idly by! Of course, those aircraft-submersible infantry cannot eat the 16th Army, but they can hold the 16th Army and cooperate with the main force to eat the 16th Army bit by bit. We will never tolerate this happening!" He waved his arm vigorously, "They set up layers of ambush along the highway, and our motorized infantry division was advancing rapidly along the highway, just in the middle with the 16th Army, and eliminated those digitized infantrymen!"
A young staff officer said: "The digital infantry are very cunning and refuse to contact the 16th Army. They always launch attacks with precisely guided artillery shells. When the 16th Army organizes an effective counterattack, they will retreat immediately. It is difficult to destroy them."
The chief of staff sternly said: "You are pessimistic! Even if we cannot eliminate all the digital infantry, at least part of them can be eliminated, clear the way for the 16th Army and reduce casualties!"
Li Jie said: "But Harbin now has only one motorcycle division, and the other troops are semi-motorized. If this division is sent out, once Harbin is blitzed by the Soviet army, our army will fall into extreme passivity and cannot come up with a force with sufficient mobility to fill the gap!"
"After blitzing by the Soviet army?"
Several senior staff members looked at each other with incredible expressions. Blitzing into Harbin? How is it possible! Harbin has Songhua River as a natural barrier, with dense forests around it. In addition, spring and snow melt, the ground is extremely muddy, and it is impossible to walk away from the highway. There are a large number of troops on each road for defense. How can the Soviet army blitzing into Harbin? Can their tanks grow wings and fly over the mountains and jungles?
Li Jie blushed, but she didn't know how to convince these eager staff and generals who saved people. She was a small lieutenant colonel, and she really didn't have much say in strategic deployment. After saying so much, she was overstepping her authority, but she felt uneasy: once the troops were drawn from Harbin to support the 16th Army, she would wait.
What will be in Harbin will be a huge misfortune! There is no reason, it is a kind of intuition. This ominous premonition comes so strong that she dares not ignore it at all! But now there is no need for her to persuade those generals who are more stubborn than stubborn donkeys. The Soviets began to convince those generals with practical actions!
In Chang'an Town, not far from Harbin, a sudden burst of thunder broke out in the dense forest, and a large mass of smoke erupted. Short-range ballistic missiles soared into the sky. In just one turn, they arrived over Harbin. This was not a Scud, but the notorious SS-23, and there were more than a dozen of them in one go!
Most of the ss-23 short-range ballistic missiles have been destroyed. Although the Soviet army has also hidden some, it is not large in number. The only unit that can still retain the ss-23 short-range ballistic missile force is only one: the 207th Digital Infantry Division! Yes, it is this digital infantry division named after the giant in Russian mythology. In the roar of the ballistic missiles, the roar of the BM-30 rocket launcher, swarms of tanks rushed out of the jungle.
Kill on the highway! The convoy of ammunition and soldiers on the highway became the best targets. These tanks bumped into cars and rolled in at people. In less than a minute, the section of dozens of kilometers long was full of flames. The Su-24 fighter bomber passed by, rubbed the smoke columns, and the high-explosive incendiary bombs brought the tiny light into a line, turning into a fire dragon with flying flames. Under this fierce attack, the two transportation battalions turned into a pile of scrap iron in an instant!
Chapter completed!