Chapter 654: Meandering to the North
In the aftermath of Meng Xiang's order, a vanguard army unit in the vicinity of Inner Méng began to advance en en masse to the north.
With Fu Zuoyi's victory in the Battle of Méng, the troops in the vanguard army who had taken refuge had been relieved. After all, the vanguard army did not push them to the fore as cannon fodder. Weapons and equipment and logistical supplies were available as needed, without delay and prevarication, and military salaries and reinforcements were not a problem, let alone hesitation. It can be regarded as dispelling the worries and doubts in the hearts of many people.
At the same time, the enthusiasm of the whole country for the recovery of the outer méng was high, so that the Seventh Army Corps, which participated in the war as the main force, was full of honor.
This is what Fu Zuoyi deserves. At the beginning of the war against foreign countries, many people had a lot of concerns. In addition to Niu Yi's first army and Hu Yi's third army corps, which are Meng Xiang's descendants, only Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong are the most active in the side lineage. Fu Zuoyi still remembers the words when he defected to the vanguard army, and this time he served as one of the main forces of the Soviet Russian army to block the foreign army, and also won the Medal of Honor of the Hero of the National War.
It was also the growing reputation of the Seventh Legion that made the other people's quest for war much more urgent. Even the Katsura family asked to join the war.
This time, because the Gui family was a peaceful cooperative group, it was reorganized into two legions. At the beginning, the Gui Department was organized into the 11th Army and the 21st Army by the Central Army, and at this time it was still awarded the 11th Army and the 21st Army Corps. The scale of the two legions is not bad at all, and the Jin army was reorganized at the beginning, but there were only two legions, of which Fu Zuoyi also occupied one.
As long as the reorganization is qualified and there is no independent mountain, there is no problem in the supply of weapons and equipment. Of course, when it comes to reorganization, it's time for all parties to intrigue and show their talents.
At this time, the Gui system had just begun to reorganize, and it was not familiar with many new weapons of the vanguard army, nor was it familiar with air-ground cooperation, as well as the combat tactics of northern Siberia and other regions, so it was not suitable for large-scale deployment to be used only as cannon fodder. Therefore, except for one division of the Gui Department to go to military observation and adaptation, the request for the whole army to participate in the war was postponed and postponed. This time, only Sun Chu's Sixth Legion, Fu Zuoyi's Seventh Legion, Sun Lianzhong's Ninth Legion, and Wei Lihuang's 12th Legion were dispatched.
Wei Lihuang had been a neutral sidewitness after he had to defect to the vanguard army before, so the reorganization of the army was somewhat delayed, and in the end he only got the establishment of a 12th regiment. However, Wei Lihuang is a representative of one of the departments of the Central Army in the vanguard army, and he still has a seat in the military committee, and he naturally has his subordinates in the 12th Army Corps in peacetime, and the vanguard army does not interfere too much, and it is still leisurely and happy.
But after the war against the Soviet Union became clearer this time, Wei Lihuang couldn't hold his breath, and this time he also took the initiative to ask for battle.
The four major armies, with a total of nearly 600,000 troops, marched together on the *** plateau, advancing further north.
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"Excuse me! This is railway material, and it needs to be transported to the front urgently! "A heavy truck with a long track was stuck in the road to Cullen.
"Let's what? We're going to rush to the front! Didn't see that we this is a military vehicle, there is an urgent military mission! On a military Dodge ten-wheeler truck in front, a veteran lazily raised his eyelids and replied, "Besides, we can't get you out of the way, there was a car accident ahead, and it's been blocked for a long time." There's just one road around that you can drive, unless you can fly through! ”
Although the grassland is vast and passable, there are barrel carts running over knee-high grass from time to time. However, it is better to walk along the only Zhangku Avenue road for heavy-duty trucks to avoid unknown road conditions and fall into swamps and mud puddles.
Heavy truck drivers are carrying heavy railroad tracks, so they naturally dare not take risks. He stretched out his head to look, and sure enough, there was more traffic jam in front of him, and there were two military policemen in red and black clothes not far away to maintain order. There was also the shadow of the gendarme swaying in front of him, directing the traffic. In the distance, there is a rare green smoke rising, which may be the scene of the so-called car accident.
Along the way, he'd seen several car accidents. However, with such a large fleet, and many of them are novice drivers, the road conditions are not particularly good, and it is normal to have a few car accidents.
"There is no such blockage in Chang'an City, but there is a long list of blockages here!" The young heavy truck driver muttered.
"It's all your fault that you built the railroad late, and this time so many troops passed. The army crosses the border, but there is only this one highway, can it not be jammed with traffic? A young soldier in the truck said.
The road outside Méng at this time was very bad, although the Soviet Union and Russia helped to build some, but it was mainly concentrated between the Soviet Méng, as well as between the military points. From Inner Méng to Kulun, it still mainly relies on the former Zhangku Avenue, which has been repaired. In normal times, the volume of transportation is small, and I don't think it's anything, but at this time, the five or six hundred thousand troops are rushing north together, and all kinds of weapons, ammunition, and logistics support immediately crowd the entire road.
Not to mention these materials, it is also more difficult to just transport troops.
Meng Xiang has a large number of vehicles in his hands, and the army is also pushing for mechanization, but the requirements for roads and bridges are much stricter. Although the outer méng savannah is vast and you can gallop at will, it is more convenient and practical to take the road for reasons such as car maintenance and geographical conditions.
It's just that this road is not in good condition, but it is not as good as the free running of horses on the grassland. At the beginning, the Russians relied on cavalry to urgently mobilize their troops, but it was much more convenient than the vanguard army at this time. It's a pity that there are more vehicles in the vanguard army, and the number of mules and horses is much less.
The logistical side has also realized this problem, and while requisitioning horses, it has stepped up the construction of railways.
The huge arteries of a railroad are far greater than a road and a herd of mules and horses. The war against the Soviet Union was a long-term process, and even after the war ended, control of the North would require a railroad to transport huge quantities of supplies. Therefore, even in the case of traffic congestion at this time, the materials for railway construction are constantly being transported synchronously.
"Where can we be blamed for this?" The heavy truck driver retorted angrily, "Our railway has always followed the army, the army is in Zamyn-Uud, and our railway was built to Zamyn-Uu some time ago." Now that Sainsanda has been laid, the railway in this section of Sainshanda has begun to be repaired, and it will not take more than a month, whether it is to transport goods or troops, you can go directly to the railway. Such a speed has never been seen abroad. Where are we slowing down? Where is it late? ”
He spoke hurriedly, and unconsciously some words brought out the local accent.
"Nanyang?" The veteran in front of him put two tuǐ on the outside of the carriage and picked up a cigarette.
The heavy truck driver was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "I usually speak official words, and I think I speak well. "Mandarin is now spoken in the vanguard to avoid ambiguity caused by local accents.
"I'm from Surabaya," the veteran said with a smile, "I've been a soldier for six years, and I'm a little familiar with the local sound." ”
"Six years?" The young heavy truck driver was stunned.
"After the Battle of the Great Wall, I came to the Chinese mainland with my relatives and friends to join the army. It's been six years, first to join the Central Army, and then to join the Vanguard Army, everyone else is buried here, and I don't know who else is at home? The veteran sighed in a low voice to himself.
"You, why don't you go home and have a look? Our Chinese in Nanyang live a much better life than before, at least those white devils don't dare to bully us casually! Some time ago, when our two battleships in China, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, drove back from Germany, they deliberately went around the vicinity of Java Island, and those Dutch devils didn't even dare to fart! Ha ha! The heavy truck driver smiled heartily, "This is what the elders said, Huaxia is strong, and our Chinese outside can also tǐng waist pole." This is not because the Wehrmacht lacks drivers, so we will return to China to support the war against the Soviet Union and recover our lost territory. ”
The vanguard army continues to train drivers, but with the construction of mechanized troops, the driver gap is still very large, not only the army, the economic development in recent years has made civilian drivers also in demand, and there are many children in Nanyang who come to be drivers.
"Yes! The country is strong, and we have light on our faces! The veteran captain took a puff of cigarette and said, "In the past, I was under Commander Wei, and it was difficult to deal with *** devils. Now we have not only defeated the *** people, but also defeated the Soviet Russians, and we will continue to go north into Siberia, which was unimaginable before! ”
In the midst of his exclamation, suddenly the horn sounded continuously, from far to near.
"The road is open!" Someone shouted in surprise.
It didn't take long for the long queue of cars on the road to wind slowly forward again.
"Take your time with the convoy! The forward plug is only going to get slower and slower! The veteran told the young fellow who was a little anxious about the heavy truck driver. Just now, a truck drove by the grass and tried to plug it in front, but it was stopped by a gendarmerie riding a BMW R75 three-wheeled motorcycle and severely reprimanded. This kind of overtaking can easily cause accidents and block the long traffic flow again. If everyone is in order, the traffic will be slow, but at least it will be smooth.
"You see, just like that car, just because you're one step ahead doesn't mean you're fast! Unless you can fly over! The veteran met the fellow and talked about it, pointing to a truck not far away that was sinking into a puddle and laughing.
There had been a light rain the day before yesterday, and some places had accumulated water and were covered by dense grass, and I accidentally fell into it. There were three or four mud-covered soldiers around the car, but they couldn't get out of the truck. It wasn't until someone in the distance brought two *** horses that there was hope of dragging them up.
"Fly, fly......" At this time, the young driver of the heavy truck pointed to the sky and said with surprise on his face.
Without waiting for the veteran to lazily look back at the sky, a huge yīn shadow had already pressed on top of the truck.