Chapter 338 What is shameless
Hearing the gunshots at the border, the assault brigade canceled its plan to camp and wait for dawn before receiving the border. However, when the convoy had traveled more than ten kilometers, the fierce gunshots that had just passed quickly calmed down. The assault brigade commander, who was ambushed in this night, issued an order to reduce the speed of the vehicle along the way in a timely manner.
Seeing the long convoy about to enter the ambush circle, the adjutant who was staying in the lead of the team seemed a little worried: "Col. Yokov, are you sure we are going to ambush them? I see that these Chinese soldiers who drive are well-equipped. Once a large-scale fire exchange occurs, it will be really troublesome if things get bigger. And Colonel, you seem to have forgotten that the place we are in China now!"
Colonel Yokov seemed hesitant when he heard the adjutant's low reminder, but when he thought of the officers and soldiers who had just died, he said in a very unhappy mood: "Lieutenant, I thank you for your reminder, but our Far East Army has never been afraid of anyone. Are we afraid of these Chinese troops even if the Japanese Kwantung Army dared to fight?
What's more, today's thing is the war they started first. Do you want me to watch my comrades die and remain indifferent? How do you ask me to command our comrades in the future and let them fight for the great Soviet Union?"
Seeing that his boss got angry, the lieutenant and adjutant shut up at the right time. But when he thought that this battle would be really troublesome. It would be fine if he could get a bargain, but if he was ambushed, he would suffer a loss. After he returned, Colonel Yokov would probably be in trouble.
What's more, among the veterans of the Far East Army who retreated from Mongolia, the lieutenant knew very well that the ambushed troops in front of him were not like the Chinese troops I had encountered before. It is conceivable that they had some real skills to fight the Kwantung Army without fighting. Most of them, who had never even been on the battlefield, could withstand such a battlefield!
Under the concern of the lieutenant, the three assault vehicles that were reconnaissance at the assault brigade looked at the high ground on the two sides in front and felt that something was wrong. Because when they drove slowly just now, insects would be heard from time to time in the mountains and forests next to the road. However, on the two high grounds ahead, there was no sound of insects, which was really quiet and a bit too much.
The Militia Lieutenant led the team had been through the battlefield for a long time and had been engaged in pre-spot reconnaissance tasks, and he seemed to have a natural intuition about danger. Therefore, when the Far East Army could hardly hold back and wanted to shoot, the Lieutenant stood up from the car at the right time and made a gesture to stop moving forward.
After getting the infantry in the back seat of the car to get out of the car to prepare for defense, the second lieutenant stared at the two high grounds in front of him and suddenly said to the machine gunner behind him: "Little Li, please greet the two hills in front, and I feel something is wrong with the hill. Maybe, someone wants to ambush us there!"
These soldiers who followed the lieutenant to know that the lieutenant was not a joke, so the machine gunner named Li did not think much about it. After adjusting the range of the machine gun, he pulled the trigger violently. A string of dazzling bullet chains flew towards the two hills in front. In order to see clearly the situation on the hills, the lieutenant even sent two flares to the hills at the right time.
At the beginning, the machine gun ejected, and the Far East Army officers and soldiers lying on the top of the mountain endured. After the flare was fired, the Far East Army recruits who were worried that they would be exposed could not help but detonate the bullets in the rifle in their hands. The bullets fired by the timid recruits obviously did not know where they ran to.
But this gunshot directly caused the rest of the Far East Army recruits who had been nervous, regardless of who fired the gun. As long as they knew that the gunshot sounded from their own side, they fired their guns at the militia assault advance team in front. This means that their ambush completely failed.
When he was angry that these newly added soldiers were so overwhelmed, Colonel Yokov, who led the team, could only order the troops to launch an attack. However, the large troops of the assault brigade, which was not far from the advance team, were ready for the assault when the team carried out fire reconnaissance. Seeing that as the advance team expected, there was indeed an ambush of their troops ahead.
The assault brigade commander calmly transferred the rocket launcher team behind him. These small-caliber rocket launcher teams were specially designed to deal with such positions. Although the range was not very long, they still had many advantages over mortars and ordinary small-caliber infantry guns.
Behind the front blocking force, the rocket launcher team quickly set up a launch position, and as the rocket launcher rose into the sky. Yokov, who was standing in the high ground to command the battle, couldn't help but say in shock: "What? The firepower of this force is so powerful?"
You know, when they came, they brought some machine guns and rifles, and even the basic heavy machine guns were not brought. The only few mortars could not perform much accuracy on such nights. What's more, they were facing such a powerful and well-equipped and well-trained force.
Seeing the rocket shells falling on the high ground on the second side, the assault brigade commander sneered: "Order the assault battalion to attack in a single camp, and the infantry team followed up. I want to see who dares to ambush us quickly and counter the division!"
With his order, dozens of assault vehicles from the first battalion began to form formations, one left and one right, and threw these sharp bullets onto the high ground on the two sides. Far Eastern Army officers and soldiers who had just endured a round of rocket launchers, faced with such powerful firepower suppression, they did not dare to raise their heads to counterattack. When the militia following behind began to carry out offensive charges, these Far Eastern Army troops with less than one regiment were soon defeated by the militias that rushed to the hill.
When they were the assault brigade commander in the rear of the town, when they heard that the ambushing them was not the Kwantung Army, but the Far East Army of the Russians, they felt that things seemed a little wrong. Logically speaking, they had no hatred with the Russians. They were not staying well on their territory, so they ran over to ambush them. What were they doing?
Moreover, the fierce gunfire just now made him feel that something was wrong. Because according to the intelligence provided by the intelligence department, all the Kwantung Army border defense forces here should have retreated. So could these Russians still fight a civil war?
Knowing that the assault brigade commander who could not easily start the war at this time, he quickly ordered the troops rushing to the mountain. As long as the Russians were willing to surrender, they could spare their lives. Moreover, in order to understand what misunderstandings were there, the assault brigade commander asked the attacking troops to quickly catch a few Russian officers to ask questions. At the same time, the situation here was as soon as possible to send a telegram to Deng Chenggong, who was commanding the town far away on the northeastern border.
When he learned that the assault brigade was ambushed by the Russian Far East Army when he was receiving the border defense zone, Deng Chenggong knew that what he was worried about was still happening. He asked the assault brigade to carry out the most resolute counterattack against the Far East Army that invaded the Chinese border, and also maintained restraint between both sides. At the same time, he asked the main force of the Quick Resistance Division who followed up to speed up the martial law on the front line of the border to prevent the situation from further intensifying.
This is not because Deng Chenggong was afraid of the Russians, but because he could clearly detect from the telegram that the confusion raised by the assault brigade commander made sense. How could Deng Chenggong, who often plays impersonation games, not think about it? Could this be a secret trick from the Kwantung Army?
But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the Far East Army entered the territory of China, and the main force also ambushed them over to take over the troops on the border. No matter which one, it was the Soviet Far East Army's failure.
For this reason, Deng Chenggong asked Xu Mingyuan to send a telegram to the Soviet consul in China to question him overnight. He also spoke very toughly. He noted that the Far Eastern Army had invincible cross-border provocations, but also ambushed the militia troops they had gone to take over the positions late at night, causing the cost of killing and wounding hundreds of people in their troops.
Of course this number is a bit exaggerated, but as long as it is reasonable, Deng Chenggong would not mind playing a warlord style. Moreover, he knew very well that the current amount of civilian military supplies provided by the militia corps to the Soviet Union from the Mongolian front line was quite large. Once the transaction between the two sides was cut off.
Although the militia corps will lose a lot of money for this, it is also a big blow to the Soviet army that has launched the autumn offensive. In addition, the Soviet Union is now in short supply, and only the Chinese Militia corps can buy materials nearby.
If there was no militia corps providing truckloads of supplies, many troops on the front and rear would probably be in a situation of food shortage. Therefore, Deng Chenggong could be convinced that as long as the top Soviet leaders had not been kicked by donkeys, they would definitely not provoke the militia corps at this time.
Therefore, the firm tone is nothing more than hoping that the Soviet government will know that the former militia corps had the ability to repel their ambitions for Mongolia. They also had the same confidence to ensure that their territory was not occupied during the battle with the Kwantung Army.
The Soviet consul in China, who knew nothing, was unhappy when he saw that the military officer who sent an emergency telegram before dawn disturbed his dream. But before he could scold him, the military officer was already anxious and angry and said: "Consul. Deng from the Militia Corps sent a telegram to protest. He said that our Far East Army ambushed them on the border of the Black Sea to receive the troops on the border.
He asked us to explain twenty-four hours, otherwise we would stop sending several urgently needed supplies to our country! Things are too urgent. So I came to disturb you directly after receiving the telegram."
When he heard this, the consul's only sleepiness was wiped out. After hurriedly taking the telegram and looking at the contents, the consul couldn't help but curse: "Is that guy Yusai pretending to be feces in his mind? He didn't know that at this time, it was too late to curry favor with Deng's surname, and he took the initiative to ambush the lost troops who had been taken over. Isn't this intention to provoke a war?
Now you call the militia corps and tell them that there must be misunderstandings. For the sake of friendship between the two countries, they hope that they will load and ship the urgently needed materials in our country on time. I will generate electricity for Longsai now, and I will ask him if he doesn’t feel comfortable staying there and wants to go to the front line to fight with the German army.”
Deng Chenggong had a dispute with the Soviet Union, and the assault brigade commander was not sure. When he saw Colonel Yokov, who was taken in front of him, he said coldly: "Comrade Colonel, I want to know whether your Far East Army wants to provoke a war between the two countries. Why ambush my subordinates at this time? If you don't have a reasonable explanation, I will report the information to our commander-in-chief. Let him and your Comrade Starling make good judgments."
Yokov, who was beaten and kicked by several militiamen, was also very angry when he heard the assault brigade commander: "You are so embarrassed to say we ambush you? One of my company was ambushed by your people just now, and the body is still in the camp behind. Now, you are slandering us to ambush you. Do you really think that we, the Soviet Union, are you easy to bully?
Don't think that if those short soldiers are killed, you will feel that the entire Far East is your world. I tell you that the soldiers of our Far East Army are not afraid of death. As long as you kill my people, as their officers, I have the responsibility and obligation to avenge them."
As soon as Colonel Yokov said the words, the assault brigade commander also laughed angrily and said, "My people ambush you? Comrade Colonel, I really think you should learn well, what does the word shameless mean? My troops were just camping in a camp twenty kilometers away. When we heard gunfire sounds at our position, we canceled the camping and rushed here to check the situation.
As a result, before we entered the border position, we encountered your ambush. Now you tell me that our troops ambushed you. What is this not a slander? I have never seen such a shameless person as you. You keep saying revenge on your subordinates, but you are afraid that you can't even figure out who the enemy is. Do you still have the nerve to be this colonel?"
Chapter completed!