And once the attack is successful and the lone army that surrounded and annihilated China, with the 17th Group Army standing firm in Sharhan waiting for reinforcements, then the outcome will really be very variable!
Logistics supply is also the second aspect that Blyucher is unwilling to face. After all, Ulan-Ude was bombed, the large railway was destroyed, and supplies could not arrive. If the stalemate with the Chinese army lasts longer, then the Russian army will It is even more strategically passive.
Moreover, the blame for the bombing of Ulan-Ude may also fall on his head.
It can be said that this plan of the Northwest Army forced Blyucher to push himself to the front!
But Zhukov doesn't understand. He is still young and has not experienced this.
Of course, Zhukov is not a fool. He has already vaguely felt that Moscow has a pair of big hands that are constantly penetrating into all aspects of the army to consolidate that person's position.
Zhukov led an armored brigade, two infantry divisions plus a tank regiment. These troops are considered one-third of the main force of the First Army. You know, these people are all elites!
However, due to the rush of the march and insufficient preparation for the battle, the army's fuel supply was almost exhausted. If the Russian army had prepared enough supplies early on, this battle would not necessarily have been at a disadvantage right from the beginning.
Fortunately, the Chinese fighter jets have not yet appeared, but this is also bad news, which means that they have to defend themselves against attacks from the air at any time!
"How long until our plane arrives?"
A staff officer on the side returned with some embarrassment: "We have no planes to support us, Chita was just bombed!"
Zhukov's eyes were filled with disbelief! !
Chita! !
It is 600-700 kilometers away from Cullen! ! And when the Chinese Air Force bombed the Russian army across the board, it actually bombed Chita! !
I originally thought that the combat radius of the Chinese bombers was only 300 kilometers, which was amazing enough, but what was even more amazing at this time was that the Chinese bombers could actually hit Chita! ! How far should his voyage be?
"The situation in Chita is not serious, but our airport was bombed, and the only aircraft that can support us is Harchaga."
"Call Marshal Blyucher and tell him that it will be difficult for our army to persist until he arrives without fighter support!"
At this moment, there was a roar in the sky ahead, and the sound gradually amplified, and soon hundreds of planes emerged from the clouds! !
"No! Let the troops take cover!!!"
There are dozens of aircraft above Zhukov's command, but when faced with a flying group of F4U pirate fighters, it seems a bit redundant.
Tukharkovsky, the leader of the Russian Red Army Flying Corps, graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in Russia. This academy trained many famous Russian air force generals and can be said to be the best air force school in Russia.
As a student who had just graduated six years ago, Tukharkovsky had already become the leader of the flying group. He was not a fool.
At this time, he was very aware of the current situation. If a Chinese bomber dropped a bomb on his own position, he would definitely be held accountable.
Tukharkovsky has his arrogance, but he is not stupid. From the death rate recently circulated within the Air Force, he already knows that the winning rate against the Chinese Air Force is almost zero.
But as a great Russian Red Army pilot, what he learned was to disappear with his plane. It was his duty to guard the Russian sky!
Well, what he said was a bit self-indulgent, this guy has already skydive! !
He was also sad to see his own fighter planes being shot down one by one by the enemy's long-nosed fighter planes, but he couldn't change anything.
As Tukharkovsky's flying group was continuously massacred, a large number of Tu-2s began to drop bombs on the positions of the Russian First Army.
The Russian position can be said to be poorly dug. The only thing worthy of praise is that Zhukov strictly ordered all ministries to dig anti-tank trenches.
Since tanks are no match for you, and anti-tank guns can't be fired either, then use unsophisticated methods to prevent you from firing them! !
I have to say that Zhukov is indeed a famous general! At any time he can prepare according to the enemy's characteristics.
The bombers blew the Russian positions upside down, and many hidden T26 tanks were blown up from their bunkers! Zhukov looked at the burning tanks and destroyed trenches in flames with a heavy heart.
The enemy's bombing was much more violent than he expected, and I'm afraid the losses to the troops were also heavy! !
Amidst the constant explosion of flames, the bomber finally slowly withdrew from the battlefield.
But it's not over yet!
As a time traveler, Zhang Yunhan especially admires the three axes: plane bombing, artillery bombardment, after the artillery bombardment, tanks charge!
Then the next step is the bombardment!
The howitzer regiment of the 40th Division, the self-propelled artillery regiment of the 15th Division, plus the mountain artillery howitzers and heavy mortars directly under each regiment. Everyone roared!
As for ammunition, what Cullen has more to do now is to keep throwing artillery shells at the Russian positions!
The first wave of firepower from the two artillery regiments focused on the anti-tank trenches. Such obvious anti-tank fortifications would definitely be destroyed by him!
The Northwest Army was happy with the bombardment, but the Russian Army was miserable. They had just arrived less than two hours ago, and they had dug several anti-tank trenches desperately. The trenches were not well prepared, so they were bombarded and staggered!
Zhukov looked at the flames rising on the battlefield in the headquarters, his mouth already opened in an O shape. No wonder he was surprised, he fired hundreds of cannons! And the lethality of its artillery fire is also ridiculously high!
But the Russian army did not dare to fight back, because there was a Chinese Il flying group overhead, searching for the Russian army's firepower and preparing to destroy it!
Zhukov's preparations can be said to be in place. The only thing he did not expect was the intensity of the Northwest Army's attack.
After the artillery fire lasted for 10 minutes, it began to fire deep into the Russian position, and the 15th Armored Division began to advance! !
When hundreds of tanks appeared in Zhukov's eyes, he couldn't help but tremble! He swore that this was definitely the most beautiful tank in the world! ! It is also the most advanced tank! !
Behind a large number of Tiger tanks are mechanized infantry regiments, and behind them are soldiers of the 40th Division.
At this time, Xia Guangming was sitting in an armored vehicle (59 chassis modification) and looked out. The Russian artillery had begun to emerge and kept firing at the advancing armored group. The unlucky tank instantly turned into an iron after being hit. Xia Guangming's eyes dodge as he looks at his comrades struggling in the coffin.
Most of those hit were Wolf tanks with weak armor, but these tanks are gradually being replaced.
As the tanks rushed into the Russian position, the soldiers got out of their vehicles and began to clean up the battlefield. Looking at the raging battlefield, with the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing everywhere, Xia Guangming thought of the girl with a sweet smile again, couldn't help but tighten the 28 and a half in his hands, and began to move towards the enemy's artillery fire!
