Amidst the boring and monotonous clanking sound of the steam train, the thirty infantrymen of the Sixth Corps enabled more than half a million brothers to leave the mainland of China and enter Siberia.

The further north you go, the cooler the temperature becomes. For 3 to 4 days, there is heavy snow outside the car window, and everything is hidden in the wind and snow.

The army set off from Peiping on October 16, entered Mao Xiong's territory on the 19th, crossed Kazan on the 27th, and officially entered the battlefield where nearly ten million people fought.

Due to the bombing by German three planes, the railway near Moscow was almost paralyzed, and the soldiers of the 6th Corps got off the train about 200 kilometers away from Moscow.

This is the first time in more than 10 days that the soldiers' feet have set foot on the ground.

Before they could feel the solid feeling from their feet, the scene in front of them deeply shocked everyone.

The train station where they got off was the closest train station to Moscow. Support supplies shipped from America or China were all piled up beside the train station.

Supplies were piled up like mountains, and reserve soldiers with various faces jumped out of the train under the rude scolding of officers.

The soldiers of the Sixth Corps had been through battles for a long time, and it only took a few glances to tell that Lao Maozi's reserve soldiers had almost no military training.

The crowded and chaotic train station could not accommodate 500,000 troops to form a team, so Zhang Shengqing and Fu Yisheng had to give orders to the group armies to assemble outside the train station.

After leaving the train station and walking to the west for more than 10 kilometers, another scenery came into view.

On the vast snow-covered plains, cities and villages are burning and devastated, just like countless wounds on the bodies of holy angels.

On the road leading to the capital, troops and civilians crowded together. Some were rushing to repair the road, while others were busy rushing to transport supplies.

The cold wind blew on their faces like ice knives. Although the soldiers of the Sixth Corps had made adequate preparations to keep out the cold, their bodies were still shivering involuntarily and their teeth were chattering.

In the ice and snow, the busy Maozi soldiers and the people formed a black river.

The Black River flows continuously into the capital, but it seems that it will never be filled up in that direction.

Materials and people poured into the whirlpool of the capital, not even a slightly larger wave could splash.

The soldiers of the Sixth Corps wore uniform snow camouflage uniforms and had all kinds of weapons and equipment.

Outside the chaotic train station, the soldiers of the expeditionary force lined up neatly were so unique and conspicuous.

The Maozi soldiers and people couldn't help but look at him, and some even cheered from a distance.

After going abroad, the soldiers of the expeditionary force represented the image of Chinese soldiers.

Although the air around them was bone-chilling, the soldiers stood as straight as possible to prevent themselves from shaking.

The sound of sniffling came and went in the huge queue, making the solemn atmosphere a little lighter.

"call!"

Zhang Shengqing took a deep breath and smelled gun smoke and the smell of death in the air.

After walking out alive from the flesh-and-blood mill in Songhu, Zhang Shengqing was not afraid or worried about the brutality of the battlefield ahead.

The only thing that made him frown was the damn weather.

Zhang Shengqing knew clearly that it was not the coldest time yet.

He looked at the performance of the soldiers and felt a little worried.

Fu Yisheng, deputy commander of the Sixth Corps, rubbed his hands and ran over and said:

"Old Zhang, the situation is clear."

"Our military vehicles will arrive in five days, but Lao Maozi is already urging us to move forward. I heard that the fighting ahead is fierce and the situation is very critical."

"The road to the future can only depend on the feet of soldiers."

Zhang Shengqing was not surprised by this. Railway transportation capacity is limited, and it is impossible for so many military vehicles to arrive at once.

he asked:

"What's the situation with artillery and other heavy equipment?"

"Desan's firepower is many times more powerful than that of the Japs. It can't be done without heavy firepower."

Fu Yisheng said with chattering teeth:

"I've been watching all the way. The artillery has basically arrived and is being unloaded."

"That's good."

As soon as he finished speaking, General Apanashenko, commander of the Far East Military Region, came over with his men.

After signing the treaty and giving up the land acquired due to the unequal treaty, the security of the Far East was protected by Chinese artificial barriers. More than 300,000 Far Eastern Red Army troops entered the Eastern European battlefield before the 6th Corps.

If he had not stayed to contact the Chinese Expeditionary Force, General Apanashenko would have already joined the battle to defend the capital.

"Two generals, an order came from the high command, requiring the Chinese Expeditionary Force to advance toward the capital immediately."

"What's the situation on the battlefield now?" Zhang Shengqing asked.

"Hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers fought bloody battles but failed to stop the invaders. The enemies in the south occupied Stalingrad." General Apanashenko said angrily:

"The enemy from the north is moving south from Leningrad and is about to flank the capital!"

Zhang Shengqing and Wei Junru looked at each other, and both of them noticed the worry deep in the other's eyes.

It seems that Lao Mao just doesn't want to provide hot water and a hot meal.

Zhang Shengqing looked around and said to Apanashenko:

"Comrade General, can you give some of the mountains of supplies at the station to the expeditionary force? Mainly cans and the like."

The battlefield is extremely chaotic, and it will be very difficult to obtain supplies. The expeditionary force is a foreign army, and the supply difficulties will definitely become more serious in the future.

The expeditionary force must plan and prepare in advance.

Foreign aid supplies are piled high at the station. Once you leave here, it is not so easy to get supplies.

General Apanashenko instantly understood what Zhang Shengqing meant. After discussing with several people around him for a while, he agreed to Zhang Shengqing's request.

Under the command of officers at all levels, the soldiers of the expeditionary force entered the station in an orderly manner for supplies.

What everyone takes most is canned meat, canned meat from America.

It is very important to replenish calories in the ice and snow.

After the heavy weapons were unloaded, each group army also received corresponding supplies, and the Sixth Corps began to advance towards Mao Xiong's capital.

On October 30, the 6th Corps suffered its first air raid.

At that time, it was still eighty or ninety kilometers away from the capital of Mao Xiong.

Watching Desan's fighter plane fly away, Zhang Shengqing and the soldiers of the expeditionary force felt a little complicated.

"The enemy's air force is very strong and has completely seized control of the sky." Apanashenko said from the side:

"Without the support of your country's fighter planes, the enemy's bombing would have been even more crazy."

"The closer you are to the battlefield, the greater the possibility of being attacked by an air attack. I hope you are prepared!"

In the early morning of October 31, a heavy snowfall came without warning.

The Sixth Corps was forced to stop.

On November 3, 1942, the 500,000-strong expeditionary force arrived at a small city in ruins about 50 kilometers away from the capital of Mao Xiong.

Troops were waiting in hiding outside the ruins.

On November 4, General Zhukov came to the city from the front line and gave a hasty review of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Apart from being a little unaccustomed to the cold weather, Zhukov was deeply impressed by the neat military appearance and sophisticated weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force.

In his conversations with Zhang Shengqing and others, Zhukov hid his hatred very well.

With so much land, no one would be willing to give it up unless it was absolutely necessary.

The biggest enemy now is the Germanic nation.

China is an ally and a temporary savior.

Lieutenant General Khachanov, an old acquaintance of Zhang Shengqing and others, became the chief of staff of the expeditionary force.

He is mainly responsible for liaison and coordination between the expeditionary force and other Red Army units.

The Army Aviation Regiment is behind the infantry division because the Zh3 did not fully consider the impact of ice and snow weather on the performance of the helicopter during its design.

After entering the furry bear area, the helicopter encountered many problems.

It is impossible to enter the battlefield within three to five days.

On November 5, the expeditionary force finally received its first order.

Bypassing the capital of Mao Xiong, go north to block the invaders rushing down from the direction of Leningrad.

"A gap more than 50 kilometers wide appeared on the northern front. The mission of the expeditionary force is to block the gap and drive the enemy back into the snowdrift!" Khachanov said to Zhang Shengqing and Fu Yisheng.

Mao Xiong's mind is very clear, and there is no sign of splitting up the expeditionary force for the time being.
Chapter completed!