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spnOn January 26, 1944, before the coldest weather in Siberia came, the Siberian Front Army of the Chinese Defense Forces was fully prepared. Under the command of General Huo Weiguo, the commander-in-chief of the Siberian Front Army, nearly one million Wehrmacht troops responded to the encirclement of more than 500,000 Soviet troops.

The army launched a comprehensive general offensive.

As soon as the general offensive began, the surrounded Soviet troops near Beihai and Ulan-Ude were violently attacked.

After a short period of intense preparations, the Siberian Front of the Wehrmacht gathered more than 10,000 artillery pieces, more than 2,000 aircraft, and more than a thousand tanks as the guide, and launched the most violent attack on the hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in the encirclement.

At the beginning of the war, the Wehrmacht armored forces quickly divided the Soviet army into multiple small parts. Facing a clustered armored charge, the Soviet army, which had lost almost all anti-tank weapons, was completely unable to organize any effective defense.

A small number of Soviet troops who used explosive bags and bundled grenades to launch a "suicide" attack had little effect in the face of this torrent of steel.[

Just as large numbers of Soviet troops were surrounded by German troops in the early stages of the Soviet-German War, these Soviet troops also chose to surrender after being strongly surrounded by the Chinese Wehrmacht.

The entire general offensive went very smoothly. In the end, after hundreds of Soviet troops were wiped out, about 300,000 people surrendered to the Wehrmacht.

Ulan-Ude was originally the second line of defense set up by the Soviet army in Siberia. Now, this original military town has become a temporary prisoner of war camp.

In the open space on the plain east of the city, there is a series of temporary prisoner of war camps, which are filled with Soviet prisoners who have just been captured from the battlefield near Lake Baiga.

"The other battalion commanders are so hypocritical. They are actually unwilling to do the work of capturing and restraining prisoners of war." In the No. 11 Prisoner of War Camp Division, He An just took out a cigarette, and the guard squad leader Zhang Dafu next to him quickly lit it and said with a smile.

: "Battal Commander," don't mind them. I think this capture of prisoners of war is very interesting. "Look, when we raise our guns, those Soviet devils will tremble. If anyone dares to cause trouble, they will be punched or kicked, or shot to death."

Zhang Dafu moved his Chinese fully automatic rifle behind his back, stood there with his hands on his hips, like a nouveau riche, looking at the long queue of prisoners with no end in sight. "Each Soviet prisoner,

Regardless of their military rank or position, they all had their heads hung down and lost their minds at this time. No one dared to speak, for fear that any unusual movement or noise would draw the guns of the Chinese people.

After these prisoners were surrounded by the [Chinese] Japanese troops, their logistical supplies were basically cut off. Although hundreds of thousands of people could boil water by grabbing a few handfuls of snow, they could not get food out of the snow.

Not far ahead is the prisoner of war camp. Every Soviet soldier is hungry, tightly wrapped in his coat, secretly watching the fierce [Chinese] soldiers next to him, and sniffing the prisoner of war camp in the distance.

The smell of sour bread wafts through the air.

This is the promise made by the Chinese people when they laid down their arms and surrendered. As long as they surrendered, they would provide bread and glutinous rice balls every day.

You know, even before the [Chinese] people came over, when they were stationed near Ulan-Ude, because the number of troops far exceeded the supply quota, many people could only rely on hard and unpalatable black bread to eat.

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Hunger, cold, and the stubbornness of defeat have long sapped the fighting spirit of these Red Army soldiers. Everyone is speculating whether these [Chinese] people will massacre prisoners like the Germans, or send prisoners to poison gas.

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"Battal Commander, it's good if we win this battle. No matter how fierce they were before, now they have to raise their hands and be like grandsons. They can be beaten and scolded as they please. After eating half a meal, they have to go to the rear to build the railway."

Zhang Dafu said loudly.

"Yes, this is the privilege of the victor. It's not bad to build the railway. At least we don't massacre them. Other battalions don't like to do this kind of thing, but I like it very much. What's there to clean up those scraps of metal?

, everyone is scrambling to get there."

Because of his military exploits, He An's position as deputy battalion commander had already been converted to a regular position and he became the battalion commander of the second battalion.

Although He An said this, he did not impose his opinions on the soldiers. He only selected a company in the camp to join in the work of capturing and escorting prisoners of war. He asked the others to clean the battlefield.

Already.

After all, not everyone does not care about loot. Although there is no way to be greedy, what is collected can be converted into points after being handed over. Although the increase in points is not large, it is better to accumulate less than more.

Thinking of the points, He An's heart moved.

In his opinion, this battle merit point is indeed a major thing done by his brother-in-law, and he has fully considered it for the officers and soldiers. After all, not everyone is like him, with a fortune, and goes to the battlefield just for their dreams. Other officers and soldiers still need to support their families.

, in the event that he is disabled or even killed in action, who will the whole family expect to go? [

While He An was staring at the Soviet prisoners lining up and watching them warily, he climbed onto the roof of the armored vehicle on guard next to him. Zhang Dafu also climbed up. The armored vehicle belonged to the Second Battalion and was used for mobile deployment of troops.

, now used to patrol and guard prisoners of war.

"Then, who is the battalion commander? Zhonghua cigarettes are scattered in packs, and he has a lot of face. Last time I went to the regiment headquarters to eat barbecue and drink, Commander Ye and Commander Jiang both poured wine for you. Other battalion commanders,

How can I compare with you? If you had not left back then, at least you would be a group leader now."

After Zhang Dafu climbed into the armored vehicle, he sighed while smoking.

He is not a flatterer, he tells the truth. When He An came to the field force, he was a soldier under He An, who was the deputy battalion commander at the time. Now a few years have passed, He An has become a full-time official, and Zhang Dafu is still a little bit

I feel sorry for him.

"Hey, battalion commander, we also made great achievements in Kyaktu. Although Ulan-Ude did not make great achievements this time, we still had a great victory. How many merit points do you think we will get from this battle?"

As soon as the most popular battle merit points in the army were mentioned recently, Zhang Dafu started to count them on his fingers. What exactly happened to this battle merit points? He had heard the battalion political commissar talk about it during the propaganda. Fortunately, he had a junior high school education, so it was easy to calculate it.

Reminiscent of a very tempting ex-Bang Fei: "We made a lot of contributions in Kyaktu. At that time, we also received a notification award from the Ministry of Defense. I estimate that that arrest alone is enough for you to exchange for one."

The maximum amount of land." Zhang Dafu's family is relatively poor and he is from Qinghai. As far as he knows, that place is very backward even today with rapid economic and social development. Fortunately, the "government" has done a relatively good job.

They are not so poor that they cannot afford to eat, wear clothes, or go to school. But generally speaking, Zhang Dafu's family is definitely among the poorest in the country.

He came to the field army a few years ago, and today, Zhang Dafu is the only guard in the original Second Battalion. Although he is now the guard squad leader, it is still difficult to support the family.

The reason is that this boy has seven or eight sisters in his family.

Because of this, when he was in Kyaktu, He An took the opportunity of the commander-in-chief Huo Weiguo to entertain him for a dinner and sent a telegram home. In addition to reporting that he was safe, he also asked his obedient mother-in-law to

Zhang Dafu's family sent some money.

"The maximum land share? Doesn't Hua have 100 acres??"

Zhang Dafu's eyes widened, and he even couldn't help but swallow his saliva. 100 acres of land was something he had never dreamed of. The land in his hometown had poor soil quality, low yield, and an even smaller area.

He had already seen the land here and checked the soil. He found that the soil quality here was much better than that in his hometown, but the Soviet planting model was very problematic.

"100 acres of battalion commander, I, if I had 100 acres of land, I, I..." Zhang Dafu was there. "I, after a long time, I finally thought of a use. "I will bring all our people here, and they will

I must be willing. None of our clan has 100 acres of land. I tell you, battalion commander, if I had 100 acres of land, I, Zhang Dafu, would make a lot of money even if I blocked the holes of the gun."

Seeing Zhang Dafu's excitement, He An didn't think there was anything funny. Instead, he was very happy for him. However, he still asked, "You exchanged all this for land, so you don't want to rent it back to the country and wait for dividends? Or?"

It’s okay to buy a war fund. I heard that war funds are not

Wrong.", "No, no, no, battalion commander, you don't understand. This land is more valuable to us rural people than anything else. I don't understand the war fund thing. This land is leased to the country. Someone has to go there.

Plant it? It’s better to plant it yourself.” Zhang Dafu shook his head and disagreed.

"Damn it, this land can't be bought or sold. If it can be bought and sold, when the war is over, I will buy you over 1,800 acres, so that you can exceed your dream and bring in the whole village." He

An laughed.

"Battal Commander, you, I'm not telling you, you don't spend money randomly. You think the money is enough. Where is your son? Where is your wife? You have to consider them. You can just give some cigarettes to your brothers.

Now, life is no better than before." Zhang Dafu said with emotion.

He An shook his head, what did he say? Could it be that the chairman of the committee was his brother-in-law, and Xinhe Industrial once belonged to his family, and now it has been merged into Shusheng Company, but he still gets 20 percent dividends? Did he say that the He family used to be his family?

The second richest person in the Southwest? Everyone has different pursuits. Some people are comfortable with being a little rich, while some people don't feel comfortable even if they are rich. He is the latter.

"Okay, you kid, don't say anything. After the battle, I will give you my share of combat points. That's all right. In my life, I've been lazy most of the time. I can't farm anymore. I don't have the patience to wait for dividends.

When the time comes, you can help me plant and build a farm. When the time comes, my idle "sex"

When my wife comes, I will come here to play with you for a few months, go fishing in the North Sea, hunt in the forests of Siberia, and have a place to stay." He An is not a bad person, he sincerely regards this guard squad leader as his

Brother, Zhang Dafu was very moved by his attitude of wanting to block him every time he went to the battlefield.

"Okay, you can say whatever you want. When the war is over, we will sum it up." Zhang Dafu said with a grin.

The prisoner-of-war team was still advancing slowly, and from time to time groups of soldiers were running by.

"Battal Commander, Squad Leader."

Two soldiers came running from a distance. They were Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang, two soldiers from the security class. They both joined the army right after graduating from junior high school and looked very immature.[

"How's it going? Does the regiment commander have any new instructions?" He An asked. These two little legs are fast and occasionally work part-time as a signal corps.

"The regimental commander said, let the battalion commander watch his temper and don't get angry and shoot all these Soviet devils." Xiao Zhang said quickly, and the two of them also took the cigarette from Zhang Dafu. The cigarette was taken from He An's cigarette case.

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"I'm not an executioner." He An said nonchalantly, and then said, "Look at this victorious battle. Just after the battle, we were so busy cleaning the battlefield and chasing down the remaining soldiers. Although they didn't seem busy, there were dozens of them.

There are thousands of prisoners to deal with, no wonder Bai Qi killed so many people, maybe he just thought it was troublesome to deal with prisoners of war.", "Haha..."," Everyone couldn't help laughing, and then the topic inevitably turned to the two battle merit points and aviation.

The soldiers were chattering there, discussing a bright future.

He An secretly sighed and said to himself that he still had to better shoulder his responsibilities as a battalion commander and bring the soldiers to the end of the war as safely as possible. Otherwise, only their relatives would enjoy these battle merit points.

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The disposal of prisoners of war has been proceeding at a rapid pace. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners only paused for two days before being collectively transferred to the rear.

Many fighter pilots flying to the front line can see a long herringbone dragon on the ground from high altitude.

According to the tacit understanding of the pilots, when they fly over the prisoner-of-war camp, each squadron or even the aviation group will focus on lowering the altitude and diving at ultra-low altitude, giving these prisoners of war a huge intimidation. Although the Soviet prisoners of war have eaten.

, regained their strength slightly, but in the face of the provocation of the Chinese people, they could only lower their heads and rush on. Although they didn't know what was waiting for them ahead, no one would dare to escape.

When this group of prisoners finally arrived at the rear, hundreds of thousands of people were devoted to the construction of the Simon Railway, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled who were used for other purposes.

The large railway adopts the method of building multiple sections at the same time, from Kurunchaktu, and then from Kyaktu to Ulan-Ude, in an effort to quickly build a railway that can support the Siberian Front's long-term operations in Siberia.

According to the most optimistic estimates, it will only take less than 10 months, that is, when the Siberian offensive becomes more intense next year, the Simon Railway, which has been built with the greatest concentration of efforts, will be opened to traffic.
To be continued...