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spn At about 6 o'clock in the morning, on the highway from Fuyuan Terracotta Warriors in the northeast to Khabarovsk, Heixiazi Island in the east, a queue of cars drove up with no end in sight.

In front of the convoy are all five-ton Chinese military heavy-duty trucks. The military-green body reflects a frightening force under the illumination of the car lights behind it. In the long queue of military trucks,

From time to time, there is a group of tanks or armored vehicles mixed in. Judging from the number, they are not too many. They are ancillary armor forces of the infantry units, not armored units.

In the convoy of armored vehicles following the truck team, a command vehicle with more antennas looks a bit eye-catching. This kind of armored command vehicle is generally used by mid-level and senior officers, and this one is the commander of this team.

, Lieutenant General Fu Zuoyi, commander of the 13th Group Army.

"Xiao Xu, pick up Commander Ye Long for me."

This modified armored command vehicle was Fu Zuoyi's car. The 13th Group Army was not originally a combat unit under the Far East Front Army. With the beginning of the battle against the Japanese Far East Army, the 13th Group Army was mobilized from the rear to assume the responsibility from the direction of Fuyuan.

The mission was to attack Khabarovsk, the northernmost point among the three points in the war against Japan.[

It is difficult to keep large-scale troop mobilizations secret, so for the sake of strategic suddenness, the main forces of the Third Army and the Sixth Armored Army rushed overnight.

Naturally, there were lurking troops in the border direction taking advantage of the darkness to break through. The main forces of the B Group Army and the Sixth Armored Group Army, which swarmed up from many border roads, rushed all night, crossed the border line at dawn, and occupied 〖

The bridge that the Japanese didn't have time to blow up in the end.

This bridge, which was used to receive supplies from China, played a huge role in the early days of the Japanese-Soviet war. In the early days of the war, the Soviet army's offensive momentum was too fierce, and the high-spirited Japanese troops were beaten severely by Zhukov when they stepped up.

A meal.

Since the Soviet Union had been implementing a large air force and large armored force strategy for many years, the Japanese army was well prepared, but was still not used to the momentum of being charged by the enemy's large-scale armored group army, and suffered heavy losses for a while.

After all, Japan is quite far away from the battlefield. After considering that tanks and other materials need to be purchased from China, Japan directly built some bridges and accepted the inferior products eliminated by the Chinese.

goods" used to deal with the Soviet army's new tanks.

China also used Japan's provision of paid advanced materials as an excuse to build border roads. These border roads not only connected the large farms in the northeastern frontier, but also directly provided the best for future overseas operations.

Logistics channels, at least before leaving the border, there will be many high-grade roads available, whether for dispatching troops or logistical supplies.

When China and Japan gradually became hostile, and even Japan joined the Allies and declared war on the Axis Powers, these bridges were not blown up, and the highway was not damaged. Japan naturally sent troops to guard the bridges, but

I never thought that the Chinese people would come so quickly. Originally, I thought that one day I would be able to use these bridges to quickly enter China again.

However, it is now the dry season, and there is no obstacle for the Chinese National Defense Forces to come all the way from the direction of Heixiazi Island. Some shallow water beaches have also quickly established the ability to pass armor due to the rapid erection of pontoon bridge troops.

I just received a report that the 166th Division under Fu Zuoyi, as the vanguard of the group army, has rushed to the Japanese frontline positions and is helping the latent troops to clean up the battlefield. The Japanese army was attacked at dawn. Although the losses were not heavy, the frontline positions were.

It was "touched". In front of a small number of tanks and armored vehicles of the lurking troops, and lacking advantageous terrain and anti-armor trenches, the anti-tank guns only fired a few shots and the front-line position was captured.

When Fu Zuoyi arrived, the two regiments of the 166th Division, the leading force of the group army, were cleaning the battlefield near the firing line of the Chinese and Japanese armies, preparing to launch a more violent attack in conjunction with the main force behind them.

The mission of the 166th Division was to delay the Japanese army's preparation time and prevent the Japanese army from retreating in large strides.

At this time, "to separate the Japanese troops encircling the city, we need to use armored troops. The battlefield terrain of Khabarovsk is not bad, slightly better than the direction of Vladivostok." It is the most suitable for using armored troops among the three offensive directions.

"Commander!" The communication was established, and the communications staff handed the intercom to Fu Zuoyi.

"Old Ye, I am Fu Zuoyi. Hou Xiaoshan from the 166th Division on my side has taken over the forward position on the river bank. How is the situation on your side?"

The old Ye in Fu Zuoyi's mouth is Ye Long, the commander of the newly formed Sixth Armored Group Army. Ye Long is an old man from the Southwest period, and he was Jiang Baili's student in Baoding before joining the Southwest. He graduated from Baoding Military Academy and received great influence during the Southwest period.

Influenced by armored combat, he turned to study armored combat theory, thus catching up with the No. 6 vehicle of the Republic Armored Group Army and becoming the commander of the group army.

According to the overall construction plan of the National Defense Forces, the National Defense Forces will also form four armored group armies in the next two years to ensure that the National Defense Forces can win two large-scale wars at the same time in the future. By then, two or three armored groups will be formed to concentrate on multiple fronts.

The use of large-scale and ultra-large-scale armored forces can reflect the power of clusters.

However, the emergence of armored armies is predicated on the intensive use of tanks. The number of tank equipment in ordinary field armies is relatively small. However, compared with other countries, the armored strength of infantry armies is also considered strong.

"Haha, old man, you move very quickly. Let's go down together to see the situation. I'm at 112

Waiting for you on the high ground." Ye Long's hearty laughter came from the intercom.[

More than 20 minutes later, Fu Zuoyi arrived at Highland No. 112 in an armored vehicle. The entrance was full of rolling tanks and armored vehicles. They were advancing rapidly. It seemed that they were making final preparations before the attack. It was said to be a highland, but it was just a river.

It's just a hill on the side.

Before arriving, several of Fu Zuoyi's divisions were also well prepared. As soon as the armored forces were ready, they would launch a coordinated infantry and tank attack across the entire line.

"Old Fu, welcome."

In the front finger bunker on the high ground, after Ye Long heard the report, he happily put down his telescope and walked to the entrance of the cave to lead Fu Zuoyi in. Speaking of which, this front finger bunker was dug by the 13th Group Army. The two armies set off at about the same time, and the armor

The marching speed of the troops shows a huge advantage in places where there are no roads.

At this time, there was still a series of aircraft flying in the direction of Khabarovsk. There were fighter groups and a relatively large bomber formation. Under the dawn light, the silver-white fuselage looked very dazzling.

On the ground were armored units that had just arrived, deploying self-propelled air defense vehicles to form temporary air defense positions while making final preparations before a large-scale assault.

As an armored force cooperating with the 13th Infantry Group in the attack, the Sixth Armored Group still had many soldiers sitting on its tanks and armored vehicles. As soon as they arrived at the starting position, they quickly jumped off the tanks and armored vehicles and formed a battle formation.

Carefully, we searched and advanced on this captured battlefield, gathered together in a rough formation, and waited for the final assault order.

In the distance, there are groups of Wehrmacht infantry advancing rapidly on the smoke-filled positions. These are infantry who have just got off their military cards. They are no match for the hitchhikers riding in tanks and armored vehicles. The cars cannot drive.

, they can only pass quickly on foot.

Although senior commanders generally cannot go to the front line, Khabarovsk at this time was bombed into a mess by the Chinese Air Force. After losing their heavy artillery positions and forward positions, the Japanese defenders quickly shrank to Khabarovsk.

Outside the city, a second line of defense was built after losing the nearby airport and artillery positions.

, the Japanese army no longer has the ability to counterattack and can only rely on trench defense. However, to the chagrin of the Japanese commanders, Khabarovsk does not have the large and super large anti-tank trenches that are enough to stop the armored group's charge on the Komsomolsk battlefield. In the face of "

When China's armor floods, it will face a great crisis.

"The [Japanese] military deployment structure is really top-heavy and left-handed. The rebellion was too fast, and there was no time for large-scale mobilization of troops."

There is a small military map of the Japanese-occupied Far East with an area of ​​400 kilometers * 200 kilometers. The troop strength on it shows that Japan claims to have an army of 2 million, but currently only more than 700,000 troops have been mobilized to the front line of China.

This was a large-scale deployment of troops only after they defected to the Allies.

However, in a land area of ​​nearly 80,000 square kilometers, deploying one million troops is considered strong.

However, the Allies were not yet ready to attack the mainland of China. The Japanese only mobilized their troops under the illusion of offensive operations. There were about 300,000 Japanese troops near Khabarovsk, and the rest were hundreds of kilometers away.

The long [China] border is mainly deployed near the border.

Attacking China is not a trivial matter. Not to mention that the Americans are not prepared, and the Japanese and the Soviets are not prepared either.

But China is ready to attack in turn.

"Yes, we were able to mobilize and deploy a large-scale war within two months. It was the result of decades of construction. We overhauled roads and railways in the Northeast, but the Japanese themselves destroyed the Far East.

.I heard that [Japanese] even believed that the development of our domestic transportation would be conducive to their attack.

It is said that ten years ago, [China]'s traffic was in a mess, which affected their marching speed. It is really ridiculous that they invaded us, but they also thought our road was not easy to walk."

Ye Long was not only an iron-blooded general, but also deeply influenced by Jiang Baili. He was considered a typical loyal and patriotic national general.

What he said is indeed true. The conclusion that traffic affects the entry speed is exactly what was mentioned in the Northeast Observation Report submitted to the country by Japanese agents in China.

"We launched a small attack according to the original plan. This offensive mode involves infantry and tanks working together, and we have conducted many actual combat exercises, so there is no big problem."

Although Fu Zuoyi was not a new generation general in the Southwest, all of his division commanders were outstanding officers who had received the new military education of the Southwest period. Speaking of infantry-tank coordination was one of the main courses in school.

"Well, old man, we'll meet you in the city."[

Ye Long laughed and said, he brought the main force of the Sixth Armored Army, and the B Infantry Army worked together to take down Khabarovsk, which was defended by only more than 70,000 Japanese troops. There really was no problem. [Japanese] Japanese devils

It’s not like they all ran back to the city to fight in the streets.

"I hope I can make more dumplings this time, otherwise the city will be demolished if we start street fighting, haha."

Fu Zuoyi didn't care. If the Japanese army held on to the defense line outside the city, how could they withstand such a large-scale tank-tank collaboration when they had no terrain, no air superiority, no heavy artillery group, and even insufficient anti-armor weapons?

It would be easier if we hid in the city, as we would definitely be covered by fire.

More than thirty miles outside Khabarovsk, Hou Xiaoshan jumped out of the armored vehicle, wiped the black soot from his face, lay down in front of a makeshift observation post, raised his binoculars and looked at the Japanese army in the distance who had not stopped counterattacking.

Line of defense.

A very burly guy came up next to him. He also raised his binoculars and looked at the situation on the other side.

On the front line of the position on the opposite side, a company-sized tank and a battalion-sized offensive force were suppressed. The Japanese actually concentrated a dozen anti-tank flat-fire cannons on this stretch of position, and there were actually good ones.

Shoot at the bunker.

The tank company took the lead and there were armored vehicles further away to provide some mobile fire support.

It happened that this was the head of the river, and the Japanese still had some advantages. On this two-kilometer-long position, the Japanese had at least one infantry regiment defending it.

The firepower of the Japanese army was very fierce, but at this time, the air support was a little weak. A few planes that had just returned from the direction of Khabarovsk swooped and strafed for a while when they saw the fighting below, but they were of little help.

"The division commander's attack doesn't seem to be going well. I don't know how long it will take for the next wave of air support."

The burly officer asked Hou Xiaoshan, the division commander in front.

"Comrade Wu Peiqiang, the air force does not serve our division. Without the air force, we cannot defeat the war."

Although he said this, what came back was a smiling face, "Brother, concentrate your firepower and hit the Japanese hard, otherwise the tanks behind you will come up, and we will be out of luck."

The 166th Infantry Division under the command of Hou Xiaoshan is affiliated to the No. 1 Group Army. It is an infantry division with a high degree of mechanization but a low degree of armor.

The strength of the 166th Division is not lightning attacks, but it is very good at drilling into ravines. It is familiar with field warfare in the dark, so it was selected by Fu Zuoyi as the leading division to attack Khabarovsk.

Wu Peiqiang is his cousin. The two have never been separated since they joined the army in the Southwest period. Hou Xiaoshan became the squad leader and Wu Peiqiang was the top soldier. Hou Xiaoshan became the company commander and he was the squad leader. Now that Hou Xiaoshan has become the division commander, he has also become
To be continued...