Chapter 777: Capture the Fortress

The battle inside the fortress of Helian Bobao finally started after the night had completely fallen on Hangai Mountain, the sound of gunfire was concerned about the hearts of all the officers and soldiers of the direct corps, Tang Qiuli had already arrived at the slope closest to the fortress, several personal guards were close to him, blocking his sight, Tang Qiuli frowned, took a step forward, and Fu Qiang stepped over and blocked in front of him.

Looking at Fu Qiang's expressionless face, Tang Qiuli was speechless for a while, this guy is the same as the mountain tiger, he belongs to the group that doesn't open his mind, it's so dark, and he is afraid that the bullets of the ancient army soldiers outside him will find him? Fu Qiang waved his hand, and several personal guards formed a human wall in front of him, Tang Qiuli could only be aggrieved, from a few tower-like figures, observing the situation inside Herenbobao, behind him, were two infantry brigades ready to go.

The gunfire became more and more intensive, and it was concentrated in one direction, Tang Qiuli thought for a while, and ordered the artillery commander Zheng Yong, "Concentrate all the artillery fire, shell the rest of the fortress defense line except for the Jiāo battle area, reduce the pressure on Duan Shude, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tank brigades, launch feints in different directions, pay attention, do not use infantry to participate in the feint." ”

The sound of artillery sounded again, in the night, meteor-like shells crossed the sky, blowing up the Herenboburg defense line into brilliant fire, the roar of the tanks, sounded in the night, the soldiers of the ancient army, in all defensive directions, opened fire fiercely, in the dark night, they did not know how many squadrons came, the Herenboburg fortress, which had been silent for a period of time, was resurrected again, and the whole line contracted the sound of gunfire.

Duan Shude's side has rushed to ten battle groups, more than 600 people composed of dense firepower, the opposite side of the ancient army soldiers, step by step retreat, at the same time, the troops in other directions of the ancient army of the outer méng, also gathered over, Suomi submachine gun ** debuted tongue of fire, as dense as locusts bullets, hitting rocks and brick fragments flying, under the feet of the soldiers, is the corpses of the soldiers of the ancient army.

The sound of artillery gave the soldiers more courage and will to fight, and the battlefield in the fort gradually moved to the depth, a large number of them for a while, Duan Shude and they could no longer attack, and there were more and more soldiers in the ancient army, and the light and heavy machine gun fire was strengthened, and the tongue of fire blocked their way forward, and behind Duan Shude, more than a hundred soldiers fell.

The commander of the ancient army of Waiméng, Subalt, knew very well that the fortress would not be able to be kept unless the infiltrated Chinese soldiers were eliminated, and he did not hesitate to transfer troops from other defensive areas to join the attacking force.

Suddenly, behind them, shè came to the dense bullets, only to deal with the enemy in front of the soldiers, caught off guard, more than 200 people fell in an instant, Duan Shude's troops in his hands, suddenly reduced by half, in the first layer of the breakthrough of the outer méng ancient army soldiers, under the order of Subart, out of the secret passage, sneak attack Duan Shude and them, the belly and back of the enemy, the remaining more than 300 soldiers, to face seven or eight thousand foreign méng ancient army soldiers front and back, it is only a matter of time to be eliminated.

There was another burst of gunfire, coming from behind Duan Shude and them, Duan Shude was not surprised, it was the familiar sound of Suomi submachine guns, and the other battle groups scattered in all corners turned left and right, and finally came over, and punched Duan Shude behind their outer méng ancient army soldiers.

The Hún Battle, a typical Hún battle, it is impossible to say who surrounds whom, even in such a battlefield situation, Duan Shude also kept a clear head, he divided half of the troops from only more than 300 soldiers, and together with the troops who arrived later, flanked the soldiers of the ancient army of Wai Méng who were sneaking behind them, relying on the perfect means of communication of the troops of the independent division, Duan Shude clearly grasped the movement of the troops, and after a period of battle, this group of more than 1,000 soldiers of the ancient army of Wai Méng was completely wiped out.

Duan Shude immediately ordered the various battle groups that arrived later, along the passage where the ancient army came up from the first layer, to clear the enemy troops at the bottom level, and to control the positions on both sides of the breakthrough to open the passage for the follow-up troops.

The gunfire at the breakthrough suddenly intensified, and it broke out at the same time on the upper and lower floors, Tang Qiu frowned suspiciously, and asked Liu Hongzhang, "Is there any news from Duan Shude?" Liu Hongzhang shook his head, what the hell is going on? He secretly guessed different results, and what was done well was, of course, Duan Shude's control of the breakthrough.

Duan Shude didn't know how many bullets he had fired, the Czech light machine gun in his hand, the barrel of the gun was slightly dark red in the night, and with a "click", the bolt made a light sound of empty dòng, and he didn't have time to change the magazine, and the ancient soldiers of the outer méng had already rushed up like water, and when the battle reached this kind of Cheng dù, cowards could also become warriors, and the corpses of their companions who kept falling around him, Yin Hong's blood, sent out the blood in the hearts of the ancient soldiers of the outer méng.

There is no need for the political commissars to agitate again, the soldiers of the ancient army, with primitive instincts, rushed forward one after another, and in everyone's heart, there was a primitive blood yùù hope, rushing up and tearing apart these Chinese who killed their comrades and comrades.

Duan Shude threw away the light machine gun without bullets, picked up the submachine gun of the sacrificed soldier next to him, emptied the magazine in one breath, and had already rushed to the more than a dozen soldiers of the ancient army who were only more than ten meters in front of him, and fell on his back with blood all over, looking around, there were less than two hundred soldiers left around him, and the soldiers of the ancient army outside him were still charging desperately.

Nail it here, blocking the attempt of the outer méng ancient army to seal the breakthrough, even if the last person who fought to the last person, more than six hundred, and there were less than two hundred people left, but for the other battle groups to clear the enemy troops at the bottom and build a defensive line, Duan Shude thought it was worth it, he watched a soldier who was broken by a grenade, crawling to collect more than ten grenades, rolling into a large group of outer méng ancient soldiers, a loud bang, a ball of fire, the body of a young warrior, Along with dozens of soldiers of the Waiméng Ancient Army, they disappeared like this, and Duan Shude didn't even know the name of this warrior.

The operator crawled over covered in mud, "Battalion commander, attack the bottom of the fortress combat group call" Duan Shude took the walkie-talkie microphone, and said in a violent wheezing voice: "Report to the battalion commander, I will attack the troops at the bottom of the fortress breakthrough and the two flanks of the defense line, all control the breakthrough, and the main force can attack" Immediately, a burst of gunfire came from the earpiece, and then a hurried shout: "Quick, clear the remnants of the enemy, cover the assault of the main force"

The confidential officer of the brigade headquarters who followed Liu Hongzhang suddenly shouted in surprise: "Brigade commander, Duan battalion commander, they have already controlled the breakthrough, and the troops can launch an attack" Liu Hongzhang hurriedly took the microphone and shouted: "Duan Shude, do you repeat it again, are you sure that the breakthrough is controlled?" ”

Tang Qiuli turned around suddenly, "Zheng Yong, order the artillery to stop the shè attack, Chang Feng, order the first echelon to attack, and the second echelon to enter the attack position," Liu Hongzhang hurriedly said: "Division commander, let's make sure again, it is related to tens of thousands of soldiers," Tang Qiuli glanced at him and said lightly: "I believe in Duan Shude, I believe in our soldiers." ”

Three red signal flares, rising in the night sky, the first attack echelon and two infantry brigades poured into the breakthrough like water, there was no dense rain of bullets, the troops rushed in, Liu Hongzhang's face was red, there was a deep meaning in the words of the division commander, was he too careful, or was he frustrated by the first attack, crushing the self-confidence and sharpness of the past? The 1st Brigade is the starting and ace unit of the independent division, and it has gone out with several corps commanders and division chief of staff, perhaps, he has too many scruples in his heart.

As more than 20,000 soldiers rushed in, the shape in the fortress of Helian Bobao was reversed, and a torrent rushed against the soldiers of the ancient army outside, hearing the shouts, Duan Shude put down the submachine gun in his hand tiredly, the blood flowing from the wound soaked his military uniform, and on his body, there were several gunshot wounds, the jī battle just now exhausted all his jīng strength, and his life was passing little by little, but he completed the task, and the figures of countless warriors passed by him, and a smile hung on the corner of Duan Shude's mouth, The submachine gun in his hand fell to the ground covered with shrapnel and rubble.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning of August 12, the battle for the fortress of Helenboburg was all over, starting from the tentative attack on the evening of the 11th, after a day and a night of fighting, this fortified fortress that had stood for hundreds of years, the last line of defense of Kulun, the ancient military, political, economic and cultural center of the city, was suddenly opened, and Kulen lost its last barrier.

Lieutenant General Subart, commander and political commissar of the Second Army, did not fulfill the instructions of Choibalsan, the leader he admired, and held the fortress of Helenboburg for fifteen days, and with him perished, more than 50,000 officers and soldiers of the Outer Méng Ancient Army, and Subalt himself committed suicide by drinking bullets at the headquarters.

On the table, there was also an unfinished summary report and lessons learned from the battle of the fortress of Helenburg, blood dripping on the letterhead, blasted open outside the window of the big dòng, the summer morning breeze blowing in the ancient steppe outside, the white white of the letterhead danced like a butterfly, and fell to the ground, and several loyal guards, accompanied their commander to commit suicide.

Tang Qiuli walked into the ruins of Helian Bobao, the thick smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, the wisps of flames were still burning, a stretcher was carried over, Tang Qiuli stretched out his hand to uncover the white cloth on Duan Shude's face, took a closer look at the ordinary one among the countless battalion commanders under his command, and then waved his hand to let the stretcher carry Duan Shude's body away.

The battle of Helianbobao is inseparable from Duan Shude's name, this is a page in the history of the independent division, which must be written in thick ink, an ordinary infantry battalion commander, paving the way for more than 200,000 troops, and it is also the first time since the formation of the independent division troops, the first time to attack such a strongly-fortified fortress, a frontal hard attack, a lot of experience, worth learning, and Duan Shude is the creator of this experience.

Tang Qiuli looked through the gap in the fortress in the direction of Kulun, and beside him, there were groups of soldiers of the ancient army who walked by with their hands raised and bowed their heads.