I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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The Soviet army who participated in the annihilation of the [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army later found many "strange Chinese corpses" on the battlefield. The little finger of their left hand was cut off. The corpse of a Chinese with only a half tongue", the Soviet army later learned that it was the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army who bit off half of their tongue in order to expel drowsiness, or imitated their brigade commander Huang Qidong and cut himself off with a bayonet The little finger of the left hand can expel drowsiness, and have the spirit to participate in the battle.

Tongue biting suicide is a common way of death in Chinese martial arts novels, but it is almost impossible in reality, because tongue biting will not cause death, and it is extremely difficult for a person to bite off his own tongue. The reason is very simple, the tongue is bitten Breaking will cause heart-piercing pain.

In addition to the muscles, the tongue also has very rich nerve and blood vessel tissue inside, and it is extremely painful when it is bitten off.

According to the statistics of the Soviet Army, "at least [-] officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army bit off their tongues or made a big gap."

After discovering this situation, the Soviet officers and soldiers all felt an unforgettable horror.

The Soviet army's strong attack in the daytime of the second day was still the same as the previous day, and it encountered extremely tenacious resistance and heavy casualties from the Nanjing army.

Wounded soldiers of the Nanjing Army rushed to the Soviet Army with grenades and detonated them, or hid in the pile of dead people and waited for the Soviet Army to detonate. Suicide attacks have become a common practice on the battlefield. Unless the wounded Nanjing Army officers and soldiers are in a coma, almost no one wants to go to the Soviet Army. The field hospital at the rear, because they know well that the Soviet army will overwhelm them sooner or later, and they will still have to fight the Soviet army sooner or later in the field hospital. Even if they receive medical treatment, they will have no time to recover, and they will even be captured by the Soviet army. Instead of doing that, it would be better to drag a few Soviet troops to die together, not to mention that you can sleep well after you die.

Because of this, the intensity of the battle has intensified, causing more and more Soviet troops to shrink back on the battlefield.

"Brothers! I'm going to go first!"

"Waiting for you on Huangquan Road!"

"Let's be brothers in the next life!"

The wounded soldiers of the Nanjing Army carrying grenades jumped out of the trenches one after another like leopards, then rushed into the crowd of Soviet troops like a whirlwind, and finally were smashed to pieces together with multiple Soviet troops in a ball of thunderbolt fire.

In the bloody wind, the soul-stirring Chinese roar resounded through the sky.

The planes of the Nanjing Army tried their best to assist in the battle, continuously attacking the artillery positions of the Soviet Army, densely populated places and other places. Although they could not carry out large-scale bombing, they could focus on the ground, forcing the Soviet Army to be unable to bombard with artillery groups. [-] Brigade.

The red-eyed Vatutin could only use the crowd tactics to charge. The reason why he was red-eyed was that Stalin in the Kremlin had already called to inquire about the results of the battle and learned that the Soviet army had not yet attacked the besieged 88th Division of the Nanjing Army. , the 99th Division launched a campaign of mass annihilation, and even fought for three days and three nights but failed to wipe out the brigade of the Nanjing Army. Stalin suddenly became angry. He sternly reprimanded Vatutin on the phone: "What the hell are you doing? , The firepower exceeds the enemy, and the progress is still so slow? The Chinese are human beings, and you are also human beings. Are the Chinese made of steel? Let me destroy them before dark!"

Vatutin shuddered at the Supreme Leader's thunderous rage.

The bloody battle lasted all day. The Soviet army's human sea tactics and the bloody battle of the 3000th brigade caused the Soviet army to suffer more than [-] casualties, but the [-]th brigade was almost exhausted. The brigade had fewer than [-] men, including the wounded, and was extremely tired. At the same time, ammunition was starting to run low.

At Vatutin's request, Konev had to mobilize his reserves, and three more Soviet infantry divisions were thrown into the encirclement and annihilation operations against the [-]th Brigade.

Vatutin had judged that the besieged Nanjing army was starting to run out of ammunition, so he continued to attack overnight.

When the "Ula" Russian shout sounded again in the night, Jin Chongyin, Shi Zuoheng, Chen Shaotang, Huang Qidong and other senior officers inspected the troops.

"Brothers!" Jin Chongyin couldn't help crying, "You guys played well! Everyone has worked hard!"

The officers and soldiers also shed tears.

"I am lucky to have subordinates like you all my life. I can join you in this glorious foreign war, and I will die without regret!" Jin Chongyin smiled while weeping, "I said, we will Do good for the country here, and that includes myself.

Since everyone will definitely not live until dawn, then it doesn’t make any difference if you go one step earlier and one step later!” He said, suddenly took out his pistol, aimed at his temple and pulled the trigger.

"Master's seat!" Shi Zuoheng, Chen Shaotang, Huang Qidong and others beside him and the officers and soldiers at the scene were all shocked. Shi Zuoheng quickly pushed Jin Chongyin, but Jin Chongyin still fell to the ground in the splash of blood. Although the bullet did not penetrate There was a slight deviation in his temple, but it still shattered the skull on Jin Chongyin's forehead.

Jin Chongyin, whose head was bloody and bloody, fell to the ground at once.

"Master seat!" The officers and soldiers burst into tears together.

"You have all seen it!" Shi Zuoheng roared with tears in his eyes, "The master has already taken a step ahead, and we are almost there! But we have to die for more value! We have to kill more Russians! Brothers, kill! "

Jin Chongyin's suicide was to fulfill his promise, and it was also the last time to boost morale, using his own life to inspire.

The remaining officers and soldiers of the [-]th Brigade who witnessed this scene all burst into tears and burned themselves in flames.

Vatutin outside the fighting area raised his binoculars. He raised the binoculars with a timid attitude. He saw that the Chinese army that was about to be wiped out not only showed no signs of collapse, but also showed signs of collapse. To fall into a frenzied state of mind, like a herd of wounded beasts, is frightening.

After Vatutin was transferred to the Eastern Military Region, he temporarily studied China's current situation, the Chinese army, and China's national conditions, and also studied Chinese culture a little bit. The Chinese army in front of him reminded him of the Chinese mythology A God of War: He was beheaded by the enemy during the battle, but the God of War who lost his head continued to fight endlessly with his two nipples as his eyes and his navel as his mouth.

"It's a terrifyingly tough army..." Vatutin once again broke out in cold sweat.

The [-]th Brigade ushered in the final fighting moment.

The remaining less than [-] officers and soldiers in the brigade continued to fight almost crazily, and the bullets and fire that poured down the wind and rain made the Soviet troops who had joined them from all directions roll down like crops blown by a strong wind. The heart-pounding screams in Russian and the terrifying roar in Chinese resounded through the fields and the sky. When the ammunition was exhausted, the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army rushed into the crowd of Soviet troops with the last grenades and explosives and detonated them. , or continue to fight with a bayonet. After the bayonet breaks, continue to fight with helmets, stones, fists, teeth, and sapper picks. The Soviet soldiers who broke the sky, the Soviet soldiers whose ears were torn off by their teeth... fell down, screamed, rolled and even turned around and ran away one after another.

The sound of gunfire, cannons, explosions, and roars lasted until dawn before gradually disappearing. Finally, a big explosion suddenly broke out on the Nanjing Army's position. It was the last batch of Nanjing Army who detonated the explosives on the position. A large Soviet army was blown up.

So far, all the officers and men of the 180th Brigade of the 180th Division of the Nanjing Army who were besieged by the Soviet Army were killed, and none of them voluntarily surrendered. people.

The battle lasted for four days and four nights. In order to eliminate the brigade of the Nanjing Army, the Soviet Army successively invested eleven divisions in battle, with a total of more than [-] casualties, paying a price more than four times that of the Nanjing Army. .

Jin Chongyin, commander of the 180th Division, Shi Zuoheng, deputy commander, Chen Shaotang, chief of staff, and Huang Qidong, commander of the 180th Brigade, were all killed in battle.

Chapter 487 Strategizing (7)

When it was confirmed that the entire army of the [-]th Brigade was annihilated, Jiang Weiguo felt unprecedented pain and heaviness. His pain was naturally for the loyal soldiers of the [-]th Brigade who died for the country. His heaviness was due to a kind of helplessness and bitterness. desolate.

In this war, about three-quarters or even about four-fifths of the Soviet Union's national and military power was borne by Germany, and only about one-fourth or even about one-fifth of the national and military power was borne by China. Obviously, the burden on China's shoulders was greater. Significantly lighter than Germany, but still overwhelmed.

In the words of the British, "The Chinese participated in the Soviet war, undoubtedly wanting to get a solid share of the pie, but unfortunately, they have the same appetite as the Italians who tried to get their hands on Africa, but their mouths are full of tooth decay" ( In history, Italy invaded the African country Ethiopia twice. Italy was already a great power at that time, but it was beaten into a mess by Ethiopia. The German iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck satirized the Italians, "They went with a great appetite and a mouth full of decayed teeth. Africa"), the British are undoubtedly satirizing China's "greediness and insufficiency" and "overreaching".

Although the irony of the British implies some kind of subjective selfishness that does not want China to rise, it is not wrong.

China is indeed too backward, and its national strength is too limited.

If the Nanjing Army had 200 million German troops, would the battle still be so hard?Of course not, the army directly plowed the court and swept the caves, destroying the ruins and pulling the dead.

But does Jiang Weiguo have 200 million German troops?of course not.

200 million soldiers are owned by Jiang Weiguo. China has the largest population resources in the world. It has 1000 million soldiers, but Jiang Weiguo does not have 200 million sets of German equipment and sufficient logistics. This is determined by China's national strength.

In the Sino-Japanese War, China was weak. In the Soviet War, China was still weak. Most importantly, the Chinese army was on the defensive side during the Sino-Japanese War. However, the Chinese army is on the offensive side during the current Soviet War. The difficulty can be imagined .

Not having enough strength but still taking the initiative to attack, the pressure that was already as heavy as Mount Tai doubled dramatically.

The capital is limited, the armaments are limited, and they must be concentrated on a small number of troops. This has caused China, which has a population that is more than twice that of the Soviet Union, to be unable to send more Chinese soldiers than the Soviet army. The logic is ready-made: Jiang Weiguo has a total of 100 million A bullet is supplied to 500 million soldiers, and each person has [-] bullets, but if it is supplied to [-] million soldiers, each person has only [-] bullets. Without sufficient bullets, how can the army fight wars?After shooting out the few bullets in his hand, is it possible to fight with a bayonet?Not to mention attacking, defense and retreat can't be carried out, and countless prisoners are given to the enemy army in vain.

The materials are fixed, the more soldiers there are, the faster the consumption rate is, and the shorter the continuous combat time is, so the Nanjing Army can only send 100 million elite soldiers to fight, instead of sending millions of troops.

Even if he didn't have the capital to engage in sea of ​​fire tactics, Jiang Weiguo didn't want to use sea of ​​people tactics, because he didn't want to use the bones of countless compatriots to pile up the country's final victory, and that kind of victory was simply not worth it.

During the Sino-Japanese War, why didn't the Japanese army send 200 million soldiers to fight against China?Of course, Japan can dispatch 200 million soldiers, but Japan does not have the national strength to arm 200 million soldiers and maintain 200 million soldiers to fight; why did the Soviet army suffer such a huge number of casualties in the Soviet-German War?Because "the quality is not enough, use the quantity to fill it", resulting in the death, disappearance, capture, injury, and illness of the Soviet army totaling 3000 million.

Jiang Weiguo did not have the hard heart of Stalin.

At this time on the Huxi battlefield, the strategy of the Nanjing Army was the "retreat decisive battle" proposed by Xue Yue. Yang Jie, Li Yutang, Song Xilian, Guo Jiqiao and others all supported it, because they all knew very well that this was the only victory for the Nanjing Army. way.

First of all, the Nanjing Army has limited time and cannot be delayed. Once it is delayed until the rainy season and winter of the Soviet Union arrive, the situation of the entire war will be unfavorable. The Nanjing Army must make major breakthroughs in North Asia as in Central Asia, so Nanjing Second, the Nanjing Army must inflict heavy damage on the Soviet Army, which is the most basic, and cannot just repel or defeat the Soviet Army, because the main force of the Soviet Army is not destroyed, and the Nanjing Army cannot make a major breakthrough in North Asia; , the strength of the Nanjing Army is actually not as good as that of the Soviet Army. Its strength and firepower are all at a disadvantage. Not only that, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army Konev is a very shrewd opponent. He has seen this keenly and thoroughly. It is beneficial to the Soviet Army, not conducive to the Nanjing Army, and the strength of the Soviet Army exceeds that of the Nanjing Army, coupled with Konev's own cautious and steady personality, so the Soviet Army is steady and steady, and does not take the initiative to attack, while the Nanjing Army has heavy firepower and is not strong. It is difficult to gain an advantage in an offensive war, and it is impossible to conduct multiple urban battles and fortified battles. After all, the Soviet army still has a geographical advantage.

To put it bluntly, the Nanjing Army needs to severely damage the Soviet Army, which is stronger than itself, in a relatively short period of time. Obviously, the difficulty of this combat mission is very high.

The only way for the Nanjing Army is to lure the Soviet Army out of its long-running control area and pursue the Nanjing Army on a large scale. the goal of.

The Nanjing army retreated intact, and the Soviet army basically would not pursue it in an all-round way, because Konev knew that the strength of the Nanjing army was still there, so the Nanjing army had to flee in embarrassment after a defeat in order to lure the Soviet army into a full-scale attack. Pursuit, this is the only way to finally realize the "decisive retreat" of the Nanjing Army.

At present, the Nanjing Army on the West Lake battlefield is mainly composed of the 88th, 99th, 150th, and 180th Divisions, with a total strength of about 15. Of course, the Nanjing Army is not limited to these troops, except for the 31st Army, the The 37th Army and the 77th Army, which has already left the Huxi battlefield, and the Nanjing Army still have 22 divisions (including the 100th Division of the Biochemical Corps) in the rear of North China, Northeast China, and Mongolia, with more than 50 troops, but these troops have been standing still. There are three reasons. One is to consolidate the rear area, and the other is to further paralyze the Soviet army. As for the third reason, it is very simple. The weapons and equipment, ammunition supplies, and material reserves of these troops are not as good as those of the fifteen divisions that have participated in the Soviet war. , It won't last long if they really participate in the war, because these troops don't have enough bullets.

"I propose!" Jiang Weiguo said in a hoarse and dry voice in the front-line headquarters, "Let's observe a three-minute silence for the 3th Brigade, who is Guo Chengren's robe and foot!"

The generals all silently agreed, and the scene was shrouded in a sad and painful atmosphere.

"The roster and flag of the [-]th Brigade were sent out before the war, and many wounded were also brought out before the war. Therefore, the [-]th Brigade is not completely wiped out, but can be rebuilt!" After the silence, Xiao Yao comforted Jiang Weiguo, "And the [-]th Brigade killed an enemy army that was several times that of our own. Although the defeat was glorious, the [-]th Brigade rebuilt in the future is a respectable and glorious army, and it is by no means shameful. Branded defeated soldiers, not to mention, they sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation, and their sacrifices are extremely valuable!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded silently.

The Nanjing Army was saddened by the heroic sacrifice of the [-]th Brigade. Although the Soviet Army wiped out the [-]th Brigade, they did not have much joy.

Vatutin still had lingering fears after the battle, and Konev became more and more anxious, because the victory of the Soviet army actually did more harm than good. First, in order to wipe out the 15th Brigade of the Nanjing Army, the Soviet army suffered nearly 88 casualties. More than 99 troops were pinned down, which greatly weakened the Soviet army's superiority in terms of number of troops. Second, the Soviet army spent four days and four nights busy annihilating the 150th Brigade of the Nanjing Army. Taking action to deal with the 180th, [-]th, and [-]th Divisions of the Nanjing Army, which were still fighting the Soviet Army, and the [-]th Division, which was short of the [-]th Brigade, the Nanjing Army gained four days and nights of precious time to carry out timely reorganization. Deployment and material replenishment caused the Soviet army's initiative to be greatly reduced.

"Although this victory is valuable in politics and propaganda, it is not worth the loss in military terms!" Konev felt vaguely worried.

Trouble arose quickly, as Konev had expected, with a call from the Kremlin.

"Congratulations, Comrade Konev!" Stalin's tone this time was not as cordial as before, but a little cold, "Your troops have won a victory and created a systematic way to annihilate the invaders." Precedent, I congratulate you!"

"Comrade Stalin, this is our responsibility!" Konev said anxiously.

Stalin continued: "According to intelligence, a brigade in Jiang Weiguo's army is actually a division, right?"

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, the actual strength of Jiang Weiguo's army is significantly higher than that of conventional troops. The actual strength of one of his brigades is even greater than that of one division of the Red Army, and one division is almost equal to one army of the Red Army!"

"But we cannot claim to the outside world that we have eliminated a Chinese division, we have only eliminated a Chinese brigade, although that brigade is actually a division.

Comrade Konev, you fought well in this battle of annihilation, but you also exposed many shortcomings. The biggest unpleasant thing is that it took too long and the losses of the Red Army were too great.

It's just a brigade, even if it's actually a division. It's really uncomfortable for the Red Army to wipe out a division of the enemy's army and pay the price of losing an army.

In addition, the elimination of a brigade of Chinese is a bit insufficient politically and propagandaly for the Red Army, at least a division!"

Konev's heart skipped a beat: "Comrade Stalin, what do you mean..."

"Don't the Chinese still have two divisions in our encirclement? Destroy them!" Stalin's tone became serious.

Konev complained endlessly: "Comrade Stalin, please forgive me, this ... cannot be done!"

"Can't do it?" Stalin's tone changed from stern to stern, "Comrade Konev, your army is three times that of the Chinese, and you can't even win the battle?"

"Comrade Stalin, there are many types of victories in battle. Repelling the enemy is one, and annihilating the enemy is another. They cannot be compared. I am very worried that too heavy combat tasks will make us fall from the initiative to the passive..."

"Comrade Konev!" Stalin became angry again, "You are too negative! You are too pessimistic! I know you well, Comrade Konev, you are excellent, but you are better at defensive warfare than offensive In the face of war, you lack courage, determination, and confidence.

I think, maybe it is not the best choice for me to send you to the Eastern Military Region as the commander..." His last words were very meaningful.

Konev was startled, he realized that Stalin's words had another meaning, but he still had to work harder: "Comrade Stalin, I just want to get the greatest victory at the least cost!"

Stalin paused, and finally asked in a somewhat menacing tone: "I have already talked to Comrade Kuznetsov on the phone, and he believes that as long as he goes all out, he can achieve his goal.

Comrade Konev, you played steadily, but not enough. I very much hope that you can be bolder and decisive, and listen to Comrade Kuznetsov's opinions more.

You've already won a big victory, why not go after it? "

Konev was speechless, not knowing how to reply.