Fengxian Jiangshan

However, we can't be helpless when encountering a situation. We can only use our brains to solve the problem as much as possible.When he was in Keleku, Wu Kaijie used his strong maintenance force to rush to repair more than a dozen Russian-made tanks.

This method inspired everyone. After discussing with Rong Zhen, Zhang Henian immediately ordered that the damaged and captured tanks be repaired immediately and converted into self-propelled artillery.Especially those whose turrets were damaged and unable to undertake the charge mission, all of them were changed into self-propelled artillery to enhance their fire support capabilities.

During World War II, Germany often used this method. They used old, captured, and damaged tanks, and changed them into self-propelled artillery on the basis of the original site.This greatly saves costs, and because the tank's territory is used, it can also ensure that the self-propelled artillery and the tank can march at the same time, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

The battlefield is a place that stimulates people's creativity. Forced to do so, the squadron has no choice but to adopt this method.Fortunately, Zhang Tinglan knew that this was the first experimental blitzkrieg, so he arranged sufficient maintenance manpower to prevent accidents.

After receiving the task, they used the fastest speed to carry out the modification work. The original 37mm main gun of the light tank was replaced with a long-barreled 47mm gun, which greatly improved its power.As for the damage of the turret, it is also simpler, because the self-propelled artillery does not need to rush to the front, so it is enough to weld the steel plates on three sides as armor.

On the battlefield, we must learn to keep things simple. As for the Snow Leopard tank, it is the focus of this modification. A total of more than 40 tanks have been modified.Most of them were replaced with 46 guns of 76 times the caliber, and another 8 were replaced with 88mm guns that were urgently transferred from the rear.

In the past few days, the refits have been completed one after another, and all of them are placed in front of everyone. Zhang Henian and the others nodded frequently around these self-propelled artillery.

"How is the effect, have you tried it?"

"It can be fired, and it can also be fired, but how about it, I'm afraid we can only test it on the battlefield. After all, we don't have enough time."

Hearing the explanation of the maintenance personnel, Zhang Henian couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, let the battlefield verify how these weapons are!"

Soon these temporarily modified self-propelled artillery were all enriched into the troops, and everyone was preparing for tomorrow's offensive.After leaving the maintenance office, everyone was full of ambitions. Rong Zhen said to Zhang Henian: "Commander, I guess the Russians may escape tomorrow. Trotsky is a big fish. Hold him in your hand and he can rise up." Therefore, I suggest that the paratroopers be sent out to set up an ambush in the northwest of Astana, and once Trotsky escapes from here, he will be caught!"

"Well, this is a good way, so let's do it."

At dawn the next day, the general offensive began. The squadron concentrated its artillery fire and blasted the front of the Russian army. All the ruins on the ground were plowed by the artillery again.However, the Russian army also has rich experience. They can even judge the landing point of the cannon from the sound, so the loss in this round of shelling is not very large.

But then the official attack began, the Snow Leopard tank rushed to the forefront, and the focus of the Russian attack also fell on these big guys.Although tanks have amazing combat effectiveness in field battles, they are handicapped when it comes to street battles.During the fighting in the past few days, the Russians used anti-tank firepower to destroy many Snow Leopard tanks.

But this time they made a wrong calculation. Just when their firepower was just aimed, the self-propelled artillery following the tank showed its power in advance.Unlike the cannons in the rear, which can only be felt, these self-propelled artillery fire more accurately.

As long as the firepower of the Russians is exposed, they will immediately send a shot, especially the big guy equipped with an 88mm main gun, which is a super killer. With one shot, it can create a no-man's land of more than ten meters.

Facing the attack of these self-propelled artillery, they had nothing to do. After all, there were still so many tanks blocking the front, and their losses skyrocketed.

After all, Astana is just a Central Asian city, far from being an industrial center like Stalingrad, and it can use a lot of reinforced concrete as a cover.Therefore, the squadron can easily destroy all the buildings, and the army pushes forward frantically.

Zhang Henian also used all his skills, and dispatched a large number of special operations troops to infiltrate in advance to provide guidance for the artillery. In this way, before noon, the Russians paid more than 3000 lives. The position was completely destroyed.

The army drove straight in, and half of Astana had already fallen into the hands of China.Moreover, rumors abounded in the city at this time, and all kinds of voices that had been forcibly suppressed by Trotsky's powerful commanding ability in the past burst out, and quite a few Russian troops deserted.

Especially those militiamen, they are not all Russians, most of them are locals in Central Asia, they are just close to the majority party, and at this critical moment of life and death, they have become unreliable and have become organized Collapse, even surrender.

Trotsky, who had been in command all along, also got the news, and Astana could no longer hold on.At this time, what Trotsky resented most was Stalin. This guy could do anything for power.

Letting the squadron occupy the entire Central Asia will have an impact on Russia's strategic situation. Hasn't he thought about it? It is definitely a great misfortune for such a greedy person to control Russia.

Walk!We must go back to Moscow to expose Stalin's face and tell everyone the true situation of the war in Central Asia.According to the time calculation, Voroshilov's reinforcements should have arrived three days ago.To allow tens of thousands of soldiers to fight bloody battles under extremely unfavorable circumstances is simply to ignore death and treat state affairs as a trifle.

Thinking of this, Trotsky was also furious, and hurriedly retreated with his confidants.As soon as he left, the entire Russian army in Astana completely collapsed.The rebellious soldiers retreated in all directions, and the whole world was full of panicked figures.

The squadron was like catching chickens and ducks, driving the prisoners in groups and taking them to the prisoner-of-war camp outside the city.The crowd is dense and dense, and people with trypophobia may be afraid.

One of the most important strongholds in Central Asia has finally fallen into the hands of China, and the entire war situation is completely moving in a direction that is beneficial to China.

Not long ago, the Russian army also broke through the Slyudyanka defense line and killed Ulan-Ude, but these are of no value. The soft belly of the Russians was torn apart, and everything was exposed to the Chinese soldiers Down.

After Zhang Tinglan received the report, he was also overjoyed. He immediately issued two orders. First, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted Russia through Switzerland, a permanent neutral country, to seek peace talks.

In addition, Zhang Tinglan also ordered the Chinese Air Force to carry out the first large-scale bombing of the Siberian Railway. This railway is the lifeblood of the Russians. Only when they feel threatened here can the Russians bow their heads and use both soft and hard tactics to promote peace.

Chapter 812 A Feastful Meal

For Russia, Siberia is a colony, but this colony is a bit special, it is connected with the mainland.For a long time, the Russians have seized resources from here, exiled criminals, and even put nuclear waste in Siberia in later generations. Basically, this is Russia's big garbage dump.

But this "garbage dump" is related to the prosperity and decline of Russia. For the first time in hundreds of years, the Russians have encountered challenges, and Siberia is no longer safe.

Just half a day ago, China dispatched more than 60 bombers to bomb Omsk and Novosibirsk.This operation has been planned by China for a long time. During the bombing, napalm bombs were used for the first time.

The so-called napalm is a mixture of gasoline and other chemicals inside, mainly natural rubber.After this kind of bomb explodes, it can produce high-temperature flames, which are filled with jelly made of gasoline and other chemicals. When it explodes, it splashes around and emits a high temperature of about [-] degrees Celsius. It can also stick to other objects and burn for a long time. .

During World War II, the United States dropped countless incendiary bombs over Tokyo, completely turning the city into a cemetery.On the night of March 1945, 3, 9 B-334 planes flew directly from Guam to Tokyo, carrying out sweeping bombing in turn, dropping more than 29 tons of incendiary bombs, 2000 square kilometers of the city center were razed to the ground, and 41 buildings were burned. , A total of 26.7 people were killed and burned. The actual death toll may exceed 83793. Another 9 people were seriously injured and 10 million people were left homeless.The killing effect is even more astonishing than the Great Kanto Earthquake.

For Zhang Tinglan, who regards Japan as the enemy of life and death, he will naturally not let go of this efficient killing weapon.In fact, it is not too late for China to develop incendiary bombs.After obtaining the flamethrower technology from Germany, China has been doing corresponding research.

One problem with the early liquid fuels was that after being sprayed out, it was difficult to attach to objects, affecting the killing effect.After experimentation, the effect of using gelled gasoline is very good.After this discovery was reported, Zhang Tinglan ordered the troops to conduct research on incendiary bombs based on this.

As a result, the incendiary bomb was successfully produced.However, there is another problem in front of us, that is, the price of natural rubber is very high, and large-scale application cannot be realized.

The turning point came after the founding of Nanhua. Although no one in this country recognized it, it did not hinder the trade with China. A large amount of cheap rubber was sent back to the country, and incendiary bombs were produced in large quantities.

A big meal originally prepared for the Japanese.Unexpectedly, it fell on the heads of the Russians first.Dozens of Chinese bombers dropped tons of napalm over Omsk.

Immediately, an astonishing effect was produced. The bomb exploded, and hot jelly gasoline splashed everywhere. As long as it touched the body, even a little bit, it would have terrible consequences.

These things are like lard.The more the beating, the more violent it was. If you lay on the ground and rolled around, your whole body would be covered in flames.Some people are in so much pain that they struggle desperately, only to throw the flames on the person next to them.cause a chain effect.

In fact, for those who are stained with incendiary bombs, the best relief is to kill them with a single shot.This will save you a lot of guilt.Because there are a lot of additives in the incendiary bombs, such as white phosphorus. On the one hand, it is to enhance the power of combustion. On the other hand, white phosphorus is also highly toxic. die.

It was this terrible lethality that, when the incendiary bomb fell on the city of Omsk, it immediately caused a terrible fire. Houses were burned, various buildings were shrouded in it, and a large number of people were burned and burned to death.

The screams of struggling echoed constantly over Omsk, and everyone ran around in fear as if they had encountered the doomsday.

What's more terrible is that the Russians don't have any concept of fire prevention. Siberia has a lot of wood. The Russians all use the best larch wood for heating, and a lot of firewood is piled up at the door of many houses.

When these pine logs are burning, they crackle, not only will they emit a pine scent, but also drip grease, not to mention how prosperous the burning is.It's just that these usually most popular fuels have become life-threatening signs at this time. After the firewood is burned, more and more places in the city are engulfed by the fire. In the sea of ​​fire.

In fact, the train station, warehouse, barracks, government, post office and other places were most affected. These major buildings have all received special attention, and almost half of Omsk was shrouded in the fire.

Since this is an important transportation hub, the Russians hoarded a large amount of supplies here and prepared to transport them to the front line. As a result, at least two-thirds of these supplies were lost after the bombing.

This bombing was like a blow to the head, hitting the Russians hard on the head. Through the raging flames, they saw the cruelty and strength of China.

When the report was sent to Moscow, Stalin's hands and feet were cold, and he did not expect that China had such a powerful force.In Stalin's view, the defeat in the Far East at the beginning was mainly due to the Russian Civil War, which seriously depleted the country's strength, and it was defeated by the Chinese who were injured.

But now he understands that China has already moved ahead of Russia in terms of army building.Thinking of this, this hard piece of steel also felt a burst of fear.

At this time, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly sent a secret report. It turned out that this secret report was obtained from Japan. It clearly stated that the Chinese government tried to invite Japan to jointly deal with Russia. In addition, Poland also willing to join in.

Seeing this, Stalin's heart was completely chilled. One China is already very troublesome. If Japan is added, the Far East may not be able to hold on.Moreover, Poland will join it, which makes Stalin even more furious.Anyway, Poland used to be part of Russia, and they were also white.I didn't expect to come here shamelessly and want to cooperate with China. It's hard to kill.

Stalin gritted his teeth. In addition to anger, Stalin also felt a bone-chilling cold. Poland's participation in it actually meant that Britain and France would also join.Maybe it will be another joint intervention in Russia. With Russia's current strength, it may win, but it will definitely be a miserable victory, which he does not want to see.

The top officials in Moscow gathered together again to discuss the situation at hand, and everyone knew that the situation was very bad.Yagoda, who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said: "According to preliminary estimates, we lost more than 3000 million supplies in Omsk, and the Siberian Railway has also been affected. It will take at least a week to recover."

"What?" Stalin asked in surprise: "For such a long time, what should the soldiers in the Far East do? Without the railway, how will their supplies be sent?"

Yagoda lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Stalin's eyes, but he still said: "The Chinese used a new type of incendiary bomb, and the killing effect is astonishing. They can only do it if they don't continue to take action for a week. .And in the world, their air force will bomb us, and even the army will take action."

Stalin stared at Yagoda closely, and asked sharply: "Comrade Yagoda, do you mean that we have actually lost the ability to support the Far East battlefield?"