"It was their new tank, which could resist the 76mm guns of our newest T-34B tanks, and there were five direct hits from the 76mm guns, but none of them were damaged. Their tank guns were estimated to have spanned 80mm, and it was likely that Smorodinov, the commander of the Far Eastern Front, who was similar to the Germans, was holding this information while looking at Apanashchenko, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front, who was sitting at the end of the table with a blank face.

"We have less than two hundred tanks at our disposal now, and their new tanks, according to front-line observations, have at least twenty." Smorodinov continued. Previously, only 273 tanks were collected by the Soviet and Russian attacks, and the rest were mostly not due to various failures and problems. But after a round of attacks, in just one hour, those numbers quickly decreased by nearly a hundred.

"Can't our tanks beat one out of ten?" Military commissar Zhertov interjected, saying that he was somewhat dissatisfied with Apanashchenko's previous order to postpone the attack.

"The anti-tank guns of the Chinese are still very powerful, and there are a lot of them." Smorodinov smiled bitterly in his heart. The threat to Russian tanks on the front line was not only these new tanks, but also the anti-tank guns on the positions. The anti-tank fortresses, 76-mm tank guns and cannons on that front did not work, but the 88-mm anti-tank guns there could directly blow up the latest T-34 tanks. What especially made the Russians scratch their heads was that such a fortress did not know how much was built behind the vanguard army.

Under heavy artillery shelling, a lot was destroyed, but some anti-tank positions popped up. Smorodinov naturally did not know that Meng Xiang had been operating, inexhaustibly producing the number of vigilance cannons and machine gun fortresses. Under the cover of the clone soldiers, new blocking positions are constantly popping up. It was really because of the existence of these fortresses that the casualties of the vanguard army were less than a thousand.

However, Smorodinov also made an estimate in his heart that even the Chinese might really be able to beat ten with those new tanks. The tank guns of the main tank forces such as the T-26 and BT-7 in Soviet Russia are simply tickling people. The tank assault that had been counted on could only be retreated.

And when the sky was bright, the Soviet Russian air force took to the air and prepared to fight again, but suddenly found that the Hellcat and Thunderbolt fighter groups of the vanguard army had been waiting in the sky for a long time, occupying a favorable position, ready to kill with one blow. Head. More than 80 provocative I-16 fighters that sent the Russian Air Force to attack ended up with only 30 or so coming back.

Similarly, the Russian artillery positions suffered heavy losses, and the infantry charge could not break through under the machine guns.

The whole battlefield is like a return to the trench warfare of World War I, and it seems to have reached a stalemate. In the face of such a defense of the vanguard army, only more and more fierce artillery can be blasted, or more thickly armored tanks can be used to smash it, and even in the sky, more and more advanced aircraft are needed to cut through the thick battle curtain.

"And what about our heavy tanks?" Zheltoff asked again.

"This time there were 5 KV-1s that joined the battle, and all of them were destroyed, and one of them was destroyed by the new tanks of the Huaxia, but their 76mm guns did not pose a threat to the enemy!" Smorodinov shook his head and sighed.

"We still have more than fifty heavy tanks on the way, including 24 KV-2 tanks!" Apanashchenko suddenly interjected, "We need to expect more tanks, artillery and reinforcements from the rear." Also, we need nightfall. ”

……

"Continue to sāo ahead!" After Apanashchenko gave the order to continue to fill with human life, he sat down in a wide brown cowhide office chair with a tired face, and the waist rod to which he had been attaching his pen was now also weak, and he needed two arms to support him on the armrests on either side.

He had to admit that after the dawn of the day, the attack of Soviet Russia had no advantage.

He regretted that he had come to the front line, and in the face of this dilemma at this time, there was no good way to break through. If you are still in the Far East, there may be other reasons to survive this crisis. But now he has only one way to go. The generals who have lost the battle have only one result to speak of.

"Is there any news from Moscow?" Apanashchenko whispered, and at this time he was alone with his loyal subordinate Karanov, who had accompanied him through the great cleanup.

"Not yet! But if there's news over there, I'm afraid it will ease up for a while. It's a time of war, and there are generally no substitutions. Karanov immediately replied with his head down.

Apanashchenko smiled bitterly in his heart, as long as it involves the big man in Red Square, it will not be able to be viewed according to the general situation. He didn't speak, just closed his eyes and said nothing, and after a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Tell the Far East that the troops there are all hurrying up, and some of the necessary placements have been prepared in advance." ”

"Yes!" Karanov followed closely with his head.

Apanashchenko continued to close his eyes, as if he were asleep, but his mind was full of thoughts.

Having experienced several storms and rains, he understood that as long as the army was still partially in his hands, even if there was an order to move in Moscow, it would not be a piece of paper that could be placed with empty teeth. It takes some time to take care of all kinds of relationships and smooth handovers, and as long as a few scapegoats are introduced, more time can be saved, which is enough for him to take care of the affairs of the outer door and turn the bad luck around.

He did not hesitate to push one lieutenant general and two major generals out in order to calm the storm that could be brought by Moscow. But when the 28th comes, all his efforts may become a bubble. Moscow did not need these explanations, Stalin's order was the 28th.

All he lacked now was time, but he hadn't been carried away yet. He has experienced a hundred battles, and he can tell the weight of what the battle reports sent from the front line mean. The strength of the Huaxia people has far exceeded his previous estimates, and there are still some unknown strengths that have not yet burst out. He seemed to sense something wrong, like his instinct that would sometimes come out to save his life on the battlefield before, and it made him feel worried.

But he will not back down, let alone blindly squander the cannon fodder in his hands. As soon as the day dawned, he saw that nothing could be done, so he chose to follow Smorodinov's advice, postpone the attack, and accumulate more strength to prepare for the next decisive battle.

"Number 28! If you don't compare it to the 28th, you will see it tonight. Apanashchenko closed his eyes and muttered in a low voice.

……

"Something is wrong!" Fan Chong looked at the information and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Because the attack of Soviet Russia slowed down, Meng Xiang also relaxed, and wandered from the base command center to the nearby vanguard army headquarters.

"The offensive of the Soviet Russian army has weakened a lot, and now it's past noon, and it's basically dry and thundering and no rain. The front line seems to be fierce, but in fact, there is no real thing. Fan Chong only glanced at him, and continued to look at the information and responded.

But it was Yang Jie next to him who saluted Meng Xiang before saying: "According to the information we have, the logistics of the Soviet Russian army cannot be supplied. Although so many people arrived, the problem of eating was not completely solved. A large amount of supplies is still stranded on the long road from Ulabaatar to the front line. The weakness of the Soviet Russian offensive is probably due to this. ”

Meng Xiang smiled and nodded his head after saluting him back, but he didn't know that he already knew that the Soviet Russian army had a 28th limit. With this restriction, I am afraid that the Far Eastern army will attack to the death, how can it beat the side gong listlessly?

"Now on the battlefield, we have occupied absolute air superiority, artillery superiority has also overwhelmed Soviet Russia, although the front-line position is not lost, but it is still impregnable, even if the Russians have any conspiracy, they are only afraid of helplessness!" Yan Xishan next to him said with a smile.

"That's not right!" Fan Chong seemed to have caught something all of a sudden, and couldn't help but lose his voice.

"We had the advantage in firepower, but in the early hours of the morning, there was a time when the front line was critical. At that time, because it was not yet dawn, the superiority of machine gun and artillery fire could not be fully demonstrated, and air support was insufficient, which made the second line of defense of the front almost broken. This shows that our superiority in firepower is not demonstrated enough at night, and I believe that the Russians also saw this. Did they plan to fight at night? Fan Chong also knew the restrictions of No. 28, and knew that the Russians would definitely not give up.

"Want to fight at night? So let them come! In the evening, we're going to surprise them too! Whether they come or not, the initiative is in our hands, and everything will be known tonight! Meng Xiang smiled slightly when he heard this