Take Taobao to fight against Japan

But even so, after a long time, the border defense and air defense forces were weakened, and their anger value exploded, but there was no good way to counter it.

At present, in the face of the night bombing tactics of the Japanese army, the main response method of the Huben Army is to rely on nighttime lighting control and extremely dense anti-aircraft guns to "smite mosquitoes".

Although there are proximity fuze shells in hand, the hit rate is still pitifully low, especially in the face of such a single bomber, it often takes thousands of shells to get down.

In terms of cost, it is really not cost-effective, but there is no way to do it. Who is to say that the Huben Army does not have full-time night fighters to guard the airspace at night.

However, the current air defense method at night in Shandong is better now. Yang Fan has now unlocked the mosquito bomber, which can fill this gap.

Thinking of this, both Wu Rongbang and Wu Juan smiled knowingly. As long as these night fighters are in hand, the big guys can sleep peacefully, and they don't have to worry about those annoying mosquitoes making troubles anymore.

Chapter 1380 Mount Elbrus

In the early morning of January 1, a mountain in the Caucasus Mountains.

A strong German army is carrying artillery on pack horses, and supplies are wandering between the mountains.

Although this unit seems to be light infantry with poor equipment, it does not have the magnificent lineup of the German first-line armored division.

But every soldier had a steady look on his face, and no soldier had the face of a recruit, probably because of the wind and sand in the highlands.

Each of them looked particularly vicissitudes of life. This army wandering in the mountains had a crucial mission to go deep behind a Soviet mountain army and occupy the Caucasus oil field first.

This is Germany's first mountain division, known as Edelweiss. Its organization is similar to that of the Japanese special mixed brigade. It only has a brigade organization under its command, and there are no regiment-level departments. At its peak, it had 8 brigades and 4 independent battalions. The total strength is close About 22000 people.

According to the intelligence of the Soviet army, the division is the German First Mountain Division, a special mountain unit, and the rest of the equipment is similar to other divisions.

Without powerful heavy artillery and armored units, the Soviets seriously underestimated the combat effectiveness of the First Mountain Division, so they only sent two divisions to try to annihilate the German First Mountain Division.

It is precisely because of the underestimation of the Soviets that it led to a series of passive actions that put the 17th Caucasus Army in danger of being surrounded.

Fortunately, the Soviet Red Army, guerrillas, and militiamen were familiar with the terrain and better adapted to the environment and climate. After a series of arduous and bloody battles, they were able to stabilize their positions.

Just when the German mountain division was moving around and preparing to launch a new raid, near Mount Elbrus, tens of kilometers away, the Allied forces were brewing a battle for the mountains that mattered to the overall situation.

Mount Elbrus is an extinct volcano mainly composed of andesite.

The mountain presents a tall and short "two peaks side by side" situation, with an altitude of 5642 meters and 5621 meters respectively, so it is also known as "double-topped giant".

Many popular books regard Mont Blanc in the Alps as the highest peak in Europe.

However, in fact, the highest peak in Europe is Mount Elbrus, which is located at the junction of Europe and Asia, and its strategic position is very important.

In the [-]th century, General Emmanuel of Tsarist Russia led his soldiers to climb the main peak to determine the military commanding heights. Therefore, the "Top of Europe" was regarded as an important stronghold for guarding the Caucasus Mountains.

During World War II, the Germans also focused on this mountain and fought a fierce battle with the Soviet army here.

More than three months ago, the German army, which had just experienced a setback in the Leningrad Battle, decided to make a comeback.

Their strategic goal this time is in the southern part of the Soviet Union, hoping to open up the Caucasus Mountains, so as to enter Baku and other places to obtain rich oil resources.

Moreover, as long as the German army enters the Caucasus region, it can use it to enter the Middle East, cut off the colonies of Britain and France here, obtain a large amount of resources, and attack the United Kingdom from the rear to support the front line in North Africa.

Because the supreme commander of the Soviet Union misjudged the movement of the German army and placed the main force on the front lines of Moscow and Stalingrad, this allowed the German Army Group South to drive straight in. The Soviet army retreated steadily, and suffered disastrous defeats in the Kerch Peninsula and Kharkov.

After the German army captured Rostov and opened the door to the Caucasus region, the German Supreme Command issued Order No. 45 to implement a combat plan code-named 'Sage Grass'.

Attempt to encircle and annihilate the Soviet troops deployed in the south and southeast of Rostov, and capture the North Caucasus.

After success, it detoured the main line of the Caucasus Mountains from the west, captured Novorossiysk, and made a detour from the east, captured Groni, Baku, and then occupied Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Sukhumi and other areas, and 26 Turkish divisions deployed on the Soviet-Turkish border established direct contact.

The mountain troops of the German army are mainly composed of mountain people from Tyrol, Austria. They are not only well-equipped, but also good at mountain warfare. This means that the Soviet army will face a group of terrible opponents.

In fact, this is true. During the period from 1942 to 1943, the German First Mountain Division annihilated more than 3 people in the Soviet Union during the battle in the Caucasus, and contained a mountain army and a cavalry army in the Soviet Union, with a total of more than 12 people.

At the end of the battle, the Soviets had to admire this mountainous force from Western European countries.

You must know that there is only one Alps in Germany, and the combat quality of the talents cultivated for mountain combat can be described as one of the world-class elites.

And this kind of mountain warfare was completely ignored by many countries during World War II, and there were no more than three countries that mastered this concept of combat tactics during World War II. One was the Yugoslav Tito guerrillas, the revolutionary armed forces led by the Communist Party of China, and the other was German Mountain Division.

Two months ago in the current time and space, under the leadership of the two captains of the German army, Kuroma and Gaimala, the German mountain troops began to attack Mount Elbrus.

The German army crossed the Kruhol Pass in the Caucasus Mountains in one fell swoop, attacked the Soviet troops stationed at the pass from the flanks, and quickly gained the initiative at the southern foot of Mount Elbrus.

Then, the German army captured the "No. 5300 Rest Area" mountaineering camp near an altitude of 11 meters.

After occupying the high mountain camp, the German army raised a high-altitude manned balloon there to observe the movement of the Soviet army.

Subsequently, the German mountain troops climbed to the top of Europe, raising the flags of the two mountain troops and the swastika flag of Nazi Germany.

This incident was hyped by the German media as a sign of victory in the Caucasus Campaign.

Of course, planting the flag on Mount Elbrus is only an external form, and the cruel battle is far from over.Just like in the Battle of Iwo Jima, six US troops erected the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi on the island. The photos were widely circulated, but in fact this terrorist battle has just begun.

Putting down the binoculars, Qiu Yongqing smiled and said to Yevic, the Soviet Red Army Major next to him, in Russian: "Comrade Yevic, we have been preparing for so long, can we take action now?"

At this time, the sky is not yet completely bright, but the German observation balloon in the distance and the swastika flag on the mountaintop in the distance can be seen in the field of vision of the telescope.

Seeing these Nazi-fascist things, Qiu Yongqing couldn't help feeling a monstrous fighting and killing intent in his heart.

Although the temperature was extremely cold, Qiu Yongqing's heart was full of enthusiasm, and he wished he could lead the team to rush up to kill all the German troops above, and then cut down the swastika flag of Nazi Germany with his own hands.

But Qiu Yongqing knew that this matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, because the German army's mountain troops were extremely elite and brave, and they had an absolute geographical advantage, which was quite difficult to deal with.

And the painful lesson from the past is still vivid in my mind!

Chapter 1381

More than a month ago, the Soviet army had already launched a counterattack against the German mountain division, and in order to gain the strategic initiative, the stronghold on Mount Elbrus had to be removed.

Coupled with the propaganda that the German army climbed to the top and planted the flag, the Soviet army felt extremely unhappy, so they began the operation to retake the top of Europe.

At that time, the Soviet army sent a mountain force of more than 100 people over the steep mountains and braved the severe cold to the No. 11 rest camp.

However, due to the Soviet army's lack of experience in mountain warfare and insufficient supplies, this unit was quickly wiped out by the German army, and no one survived.

The Soviet army began to recruit soldiers who had climbed Mount Elbrus, organized them, established a team of 2000 people, and equipped them with advanced mountain warfare equipment.

After everything was ready, the Soviet army once again organized a battle to regain the top of Europe.

At this time, the Tiger Army Mountain Battalion led by Qiu Yongqing just arrived at the front line of the Caucasus Mountains. After knowing this situation, he immediately volunteered to join this significant military operation.

This time Yang Fan sent Qiu Yongqing and others to follow Alexander's 18th Army Group to assist the Soviet Caucasus Front Army. The main purpose was to gain experience and learn how to fight in the mountains, not for them to play a key leading role.

Most of the 600 officers and soldiers of the Huben Army Mountain Battalion are from special forces, not to mention proficient in all eighteen martial arts, but all of them are elite, brave and skilled fighters.

It's just that they are not specialized in mountain combat, especially in high-altitude areas above 5000 meters above sea level.

At this time, they naturally have to be a little more modest, and let's talk about the experience first.

Therefore, Qiu Yongqing definitely didn't intend to engage in the routine of "dead friends never die poor people", it is because fighting at high altitudes and conventional fighting are two different concepts.

Conversely, these days, Qiu Yongqing has formed a deep friendship with the Soviet Red Army and the Caucasus guerrilla militia, and has a deeper understanding of the importance of the World Anti-Fascist Alliance Front.

For example, in the current action team, there are not only Chinese people, but also Russians, as well as Caucasians, Georgians, Belarusians and other races.

Originally, there was no intersection between them, let alone any relationship, let alone harmony between nations, but now they are all closely united in the face of the fascist empire's invasion, burning, killing, and looting. A family is better than a family.

Here, Qiu Yongqing felt a strong sense of internationalism, as well as the sense of urgency and crisis of the anti-fascist alliance.

Because he saw a lot of Caucasians who dragged their families into the mountains and became anti-fascist guerrillas.

Among these guerrillas and militias, there are many elderly people in their 70s and [-]s, housewives and underage children. In order to defend their homes and survive, they are all forced to take up guns and leave their homes. The whole family went to the mountains to serve as guerrillas.

In this vast mountain, facing the blizzard and snow in the severe winter, hold on to the front line of the battle, and engage in a life-and-death battle with the invaders.

Sure enough, the sentence was fulfilled: the land is not divided into north and south, and everyone, men, women, old and young, have the responsibility to defend the land in the war of resistance.

In addition, from these simple and kind-hearted farmers, hunters, and herdsmen, Qiu Yongqing and others have heard too many heinous massacres, and too many war crimes that make people tremble with anger!

Especially when Qiu Yongqing and others heard this story from an old man, they couldn't sleep for days and nights:

Just half a month ago, the German army carried out a brutal massacre on a village in the North Caucasus.

The German soldiers who carried out the massacre asked the Caucasian villagers to take off their heavy clothes before the massacre.

A little girl hiding in her mother's arms asked her mother very puzzled: Why did they make us take off our clothes in such a cold day?

This is a heartbreaking, sad and angry story, but also a tragic story of the wrath of God and man!

After hearing this miserable story, Qiu Yongqing and others burst into tears instantly, a group of elders really couldn't hold back their tears.

Although they didn't cry aloud, the uncontrollable crystal clear tears clearly showed how heartache and anger their inner world was!

This story resonated with the Chinese officers and soldiers, and made them involuntarily think of the various crimes against humanity committed by the Japanese devils in China, triggering a strong killing intent of the same enemy!

After these days of contact and understanding, Qiu Yongqing and others have completely understood why Yang Fan led his troops to North Africa, and thoroughly understood the true meaning of the Anti-Fascist Alliance!

That's right, there are no eggs under a nest. If everyone is not united closely, there is no way to defeat these evil axis alliances who are trying to rule the world, enslave the world, and poison the world!

Major Yevic of the Soviet Red Army put down his binoculars and said murderously: "It is indeed time to make these invaders pay in blood!"

For this moment, Yevic also prepared for a long time, his urgency was not much worse than that of Qiu Yongqing, but after the last lesson, he had to be cautious.

"Then shall we set off first?"

The corner of Qiu Yongqing's mouth twitched slightly. According to the original plan, the attack should be officially launched after dawn today. They will follow the Soviet army in two ways to attack the "No. 5300 Rest Area" mountaineering camp near the altitude of 11 meters.

"it is good!"

Yevic nodded, then patted the intercom on his waist and said: "We will keep in touch at any time!"

In order to facilitate communication, Qiu Yongqing distributed several walkie-talkies to the Soviet commander, and the walkie-talkie on Yevic's body was naturally from the Huben Army.

"No problem, we will win this battle!"

Qiu Yongqing didn't talk nonsense, and immediately led the team to follow a group of Soviet troops along the steep mountain road to the mountaineering camp in the distance.

After traveling through the extremely cold alpine snow forest for almost an hour, Qiu Yongqing and others finally found a mountain forest not far from the German camp.

At this time, the sky was completely bright, and the barracks of the two-story concrete building could be seen only with the naked eye.

This barracks was built by the Soviet Union in the 30s for climbers who climbed Mount Elbrus. It has a rest place and a barracks for overnight stays.

From the outside, it looks like a fortress-like two-story concrete building. People call it "Alpine Hotel" or "Elbrus Hotel".

The hotel was built in the shape of a fortress, with small windows, thick walls and a round shape, which is to resist strong winds and severe cold.

After some observation, the Soviet commander in charge of this offensive route issued an offensive order, and several Soviet soldiers in snow suits slowly moved towards a German sentry post.

Chapter 1382 Rush to the Heights

creak!creak!

Although these Soviet soldiers walked very lightly and slowly, they could still make slight footsteps in the snowy snow.

This tiny sound doesn't matter much. Under the cover of the whirring mountain wind, unless you listen carefully at close range, you can't tell it apart.

The biggest difficulty in attacking the German checkpoints did not lie in the sound and movement, but in the fact that there was no vegetation in this high-altitude area, and most of them were open areas covered by snow all year round.

This kind of terrain can be said to be unobstructed, and there is no way to hide the figure at all, even the deep and shallow footprints.

The only room to play is that it is the severe winter season at this moment, which makes the temperature of Mount Elbrus, which was already very low, become even more severe, reaching minus 30 degrees.

Therefore, under such extremely cold temperatures, it is impossible for German soldiers to stay somewhere for a long time, staring at the cold wind and staring at the vast snowy area below the slope.

In that case, even if it is not frozen into an ice sculpture, it will still suffer from snow blindness, so there is still a chance to pull out the eyes of the outer checkpoints first, occupy a fulcrum and then kill it!

I saw a few small wooden houses standing on a small slope not far away, which should obviously be the forward post of the German army.

Several Soviet Red Army soldiers rushed forward on the heavy snow, but as the distance narrowed, they could only fall down and crawl forward in the snow, almost under the nose of the German sentry. Point to move forward.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Qiu Yongqing's heart was almost in his throat, and he was really sweating for them.

Slightly stepping up to the stage, you can see the two main peaks of Mount Elbrus, known as the "Double-topped Giant".

Mount Elbrus stands on the gently sloping northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.It is also free from the main ridge of this mountain range, and there are no other decent peaks exposed around it.

In this way, the height of the main peak of Mount Elbrus is particularly eye-catching. Even at a distance of tens of kilometers, it appears to be high at a glance, inserted into the clouds, and the sky is soaring upwards, showing an indescribable majesty in its solidity. .

However, at this moment, Mount Elbrus has been occupied by the German army, and the swastika flag is planted on the top of the mountain, which has been stained with war and blood many times.

Nearly half an hour later, several Soviet Red Army soldiers finally touched the edge of the hillside. Immediately afterwards, they saw them pull out their crossbows and aim at three German soldiers who happened to come over for inspection.

Whoosh, whoosh, the arrow is on the string and has to be fired!

After a few piercing sounds, I saw that the three German soldiers were shot in the chest by at least one arrow. They had time to let out a miserable howl, and then fell down one after another as soon as their bodies weakened.

Immediately afterwards, these Soviet Red Army soldiers in snow suits got up as quickly as possible, rushed up the gentle slope, then quickly found a bunker and squatted down, aiming the black barrel of the gun at the front.

"Quick! Act now, comrades rush up! Kill!"