Chapter 10 Chapter Nine March

Sun Tzu said: Wherever you are in the army, you will face the enemy: the mountains are far away from the valleys, and the place where you live is high, and the battle is high and there is no climb. This is where the army on the mountain is.Absolute water must be far away from the water, and guests must come from the absolute water.Don't welcome them into the water, let them hit them with half aid, and they will benefit; those who want to fight should not be attached to the water and welcome them, depending on the height of the living place, and not facing the current of the water.The army on the water here is also the army of Judging Ze.It is easy to change in Pinlu, but the right back is high, the former dies and the later lives, the army of Pinlu is also here, and the benefits of the four armies are the reason why the Yellow Emperor defeated the Four Emperors.

Every army likes to be tall but hates to go down, Guiyang is inferior to yin, and it is practical to maintain health. The army is free from all diseases, so it is said that it will surely win. Hilly embankments must be located in the sun, and the right back is on it. The benefits of this soldier are also the help of the ground. . Where there are Juejian, patios, prisons, ravines, traps, and gaps in the sky, they must be removed urgently.Suddenly it is near, I am far away, the enemy is near, I welcome it, and the enemy is behind. If there are dangers and obstacles in the march, yellow wells, reeds, mountains and forests, and shades of grass, you must carefully search for them. This is where treacherous people lie.

When it rains, the water foams up, and those who want to get involved, wait for it to settle down. When the enemy is close and quiet, it will come; if there are many grasses and obstacles, it will be doubtful; if the birds rise, it will lie down; if the birds gather, it will be empty; Those who come in vain; those who are scattered but well-organized are woodcutters; Those who are humble and ready are advancing; those who are strong but advancing are retreating;The period is also; half-advance and half-retreat, lure also. Those who stand upright with a stick are hungry; those who draw and drink first are thirsty; those who see benefits but do not advance are tired; Those who are horses are tired; millets and horses eat meat, and those who do not return to their homes are poor and poor.If you talk to others, you will lose the public; if you reward others, you will be embarrassed; if you punish you many times, you will be sleepy;Those who come to thank you want to rest.

The soldiers are angry and greet each other, but they don't get along for a long time, and the two don't go together, so we must carefully observe it. The number of soldiers is not beneficial, but without military advancement, it is enough to work together.Predicting the enemy is just taking people, but those who are easy to make enemies without worrying about it will be captured by others. If the pawn is not attached and punished, he will not accept it, and if he does not accept it, it will be difficult to use it. If the pawn is attached to him and punish him, he will not be able to use it. If you teach your people by doing what you do, they will obey you; if you teach your people not to do what you do, they will not obey you.

Sun Tzu said: All dealing with the army.Judging the enemy's situation should be: when marching through mountains, stay close to valleys; when camping, choose a high ground that is convenient for advancing and retreating;After crossing a river, set up defenses a little farther away from the river. When the enemy crosses the river to attack, don't meet him at the water's edge. Wait until the enemy is halfway across before attacking. This is to our advantage; To attack, set up a camp and set up a high ground facing the sun.Do not camp downstream of the enemy against the current.This is the method of dealing with the army in river warfare.When passing through a salt-alkaline marsh area, one must rush there without staying behind; if fighting the enemy in a salt-alkaline marsh area, one must be close to the water and grass and backed by forest trees; Keep your back on the high ground and keep the front low and the rear high; this is the way to deal with troops in plain warfare.All the benefits of these four kinds of disposing of the army are the reasons why the Yellow Emperor defeated the leaders of the Sifang clan.

All garrisons always like to be high and hate low, they are more valuable than sunny and inferior to shady, which is convenient for supply and good for offense and defense.The army is free from all diseases, which is called victory. In the embankment area of ​​Houling, Gaoyang must be occupied, and the main flanks must be supported, which is beneficial to combat and is assisted by the terrain. There was heavy rain upstream, and vegetation and debris rushed to the surface of the water. If you want to wade, you should wait for the water to stabilize before crossing. The terrain includes deep and steep streams, steep streams that are difficult to pass, surrounded by mountains, deep courtyards with deep valleys, beautiful walls on three sides, heavenly prisons that are easy to enter but difficult to exit, deep forests and lush grass, difficult to get in and out of, continuous swamps, and easy to ride. The sky is sunken, the cliff is steep, and the sky forms a line. In the end, it must leave as soon as possible and do not approach it. Our army stays away from it and forces the enemy to approach it; our army faces it and forces the enemy to lean against it.

During the march, if you encounter dangerous mountains, waterlogging, barren living beings, deep mountains and old forests, and places with lush vegetation, you must carefully and repeatedly search for places where enemies are ambushed and spies are hidden. If the enemy is nearer to me but remains still, it is the enemy who is marching towards me; if the enemy sets up obstacles in the grass, it is to confuse me.The birds flew up suddenly, because the enemy had set up an ambush there; the wild beasts ran in terror, and it was the enemy who attacked me from there; The enemy infantry is coming; the flying dust is scattered and slender, it is the enemy mowing grass and firewood; the flying dust is sparse and falling, it is the enemy preparing to set up camp.

The enemy's envoy speaks humblely and secretly prepares for an attack; the enemy's envoy is aggressive in words and actions.It is preparing to retreat; the enemy's chariots go out first and put them on the flanks, and they are forming an array. The enemy who asks for peace with me without an appointment must have a conspiracy; , the enemy's half-advance and half-retreat is to lure me to attack. The enemy soldier who stands without his weapon is already hungry and weak; the enemy soldier who draws water and is eager to drink first is already extremely thirsty; Those who gather are already empty; the enemy soldiers screaming at night is a sign of fear; the enemy's internal instability is due to his lack of prudence; Angry is a sign that soldiers are tired and disobedient to command; the enemy feeds the horses with food, kills livestock to eat meat, and the troops put away the cooking utensils, and those who do not return to the barracks are a sign of extreme poverty. A soldier who listens with contempt, a superior who humbles his subordinates when he speaks to his subordinates is a sign of losing the morale of the army, and an enemy general who rewards soldiers repeatedly is a sign of helplessness; a man who is rude to soldiers first and then afraid of betrayal is not shrewd in running an army. Extremely; the hostages sent by the enemy to apologize, is to stop the war.

The strength of the army does not mean that the more I am, the better, but that it is enough to advance bravely, concentrate our forces, judge the enemy's situation, and win the victory over the enemy.Those who have no foresight and despise the enemy will surely become the enemy's captive. If the soldiers are punished before they are attached to them, they will not obey, and if they refuse to obey, they will not be able to use them. If the soldiers are already attached to them and do not enforce military laws, this kind of army cannot be used.Therefore, we must use political education to educate soldiers, and use military law to regulate the army. This is an army that must win and attack. In peacetime, soldiers can be educated by carefully executing orders, and soldiers can obey orders in wartime; soldiers cannot be educated by carefully executing orders. Soldiers will not obey orders in wartime.The reason why he can carry out orders seriously is because he has a good relationship with the soldiers.

Marching is an important aspect of using troops. A thousand-year-old history of war tells us that many victories were won. The ancient wars emphasized the ability to advance and retreat freely, while the Kaidai wars had mobile warfare.Therefore, marching, handling, and judging the enemy's situation are the three important principles of using troops. In 615 BC, the Qin army attacked the state of Jin. After a long battle, they decided to withdraw their troops. Before that, the state of Qin sent an eloquent envoy to the Jin camp. A battle to the death before the camp.The military division of the Jin army saw through the plot of the Qin army and suggested sending troops overnight to intercept the Qin army.However, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army didn't take it seriously, and sent people to investigate that night, only to find that the Qin army had withdrawn safely.This kind of examples of losing fighter opportunities due to the commander's inattention abounds.

The same is true for business. Only by observing clearly can one make a clear decision, and only by making a clear judgment can there be correct actions. In 1986, the American KFC company went to Beijing, China to conduct a business survey and found that Beijing had great potential. However, two opinions within the company were at odds. One believed that the Chinese food culture was very special and it was difficult to accept the American hometown chicken. It’s because Chinese people are so fresh in food. A piece of chicken costs only 3 yuan, which must be acceptable. In order to obtain the most reliable data, the American KFC company held a tasting event in Tiantan Park, and the result was very popular. In 1987, the Qianmen KFC fast food restaurant officially opened, and immediately opened up the market. By 1992, there were already more than a dozen foreign fast food restaurants in Beijing, and the business was getting better and better. "Soldiers are not beneficial to many" and "soldiers are expensive and fast" are all about the way to use troops. The way to win in marching and fighting depends on the morale of the army. An army with high morale can overcome difficulties and turn defeat into victory.The most famous battle example in this regard is the miracle of the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants during the Long March, where the army flew 320 li in three days and captured the Luding Bridge. , These are all famous stories in the history of war in the history of long-distance marching over mountains and mountains to defeat the enemy. At this time, there is not only superb command art, but also the indomitable spirit of sacrifice of the people's army. The Dadu River was once the place where Shi Dakai, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led 40,000 men to be buried. Chiang Kai-shek was very happy when he learned that the Red Army brigade was marching towards the Dadu River. He decided that the Red Army would become the second Shi Dakai. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was leaning on the comfortable soft chair of the plane, watching the torrent in the deep valley under his feet from the window, and couldn't help but feel happy again. The hope of destroying the Red Army lies on this river. Zhen Cheng, who was sitting next to him, pointed on the map from time to time to introduce the situation to his boss. "Where is Anshun Field?" Chiang Kai-shek asked, still looking out the window. "Commissioner, look, it's at a slightly protruding place in the bend of the river." Chen Cheng leaned up and said. "Is it the village next to Xiaoyuan Mountain?" "yes." "That village isn't that big!" "No more than a hundred families. Shi Dakai's troops were trapped on that Xiaoyuan Mountain back then, and almost half of them died there." "Oh, what about after that?" Chiang Kai-shek stared at the small hill, as if he wanted to see the destruction of the Taiping Army from above. "In the future, Shi Dakai will lead the remnants to break out downstream, here, this is the place called Laoyaxuan." Chen Cheng pointed to the wider part of the Dadu River.Then say: "There, most of Shi Dakai's remaining troops were driven into the river and drowned. It was there that his three wives committed suicide by diving into the water." Chiang Kai-shek was fascinated by this, as if what Chen Cheng was talking about was not Shi Dakai more than 70 years ago, but the Red Army he was chasing day and night, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, and a halo of victory seemed to emerge from his bald head. Then, Chiang Kai-shek's face drooped again, "This time Mao Zedong came back to power again, don't underestimate it, Zhu and Mao got together again. Mao Zedong didn't have certain rules for fighting, so it was very difficult to handle! This time he Which one did you put in front?" "According to intelligence, the commissioned seats are two divisions of Lin Biao's 1st Corps." Chiang Kai-shek frowned, "This Lin Biao is a student of Whampoa, and later served as the platoon leader of Ye Ting's independent regiment. When Zhou Enlai wanted to organize this independent regiment, I could see their thinking. They wanted to arrest the army on the spot! At that time too I was careless, I just thought it would be okay for them to form a regiment, so they followed suit, but this left the root of disaster, breeding tigers! The Nanchang riots have it, the Jinggangshan bandits have it, this time the mass exodus , This army is leading the battle again, I regret it!" Chiang Kai-shek woke up like a dream: "Where are Xue Yue and the others?" "We've arrived in Dechang." "Tell them, hurry up, this time we must not let the Communists escape." "yes." The Dadu River is 100 meters wide, 30 meters deep, and flows at about 4 meters per second. It originates in Qinghai Province, surrounds the mountains, and then pours into the Minjiang River in the south of Chengdu. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Red Division, led by Commander Yang Dezhi, lived up to expectations. 17 warriors flew across to the opposite bank, wiped out the defending enemies, and opened the way for the Red Army. The Dadu River was turbulent, the waves were high, and the river was wide. A group searched the upper and lower reaches of the river, but found only 4 small boats, of which only 1 was good, and it could only accommodate more than 40 people. The rest were in need of repairs. With the tens of thousands of troops relying on these small boats, it is impossible to cross the river within a few days, and the enemy is pressing every step of the way. The troops of Liu Ting, Liu Wenhui, and Yang Sen are not far from the Dadu River. Zhou Hunyuan's central army also pursued them day and night, and the situation was very urgent. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De could not forget the story of Shi Dakai's entire army's annihilation. All Red Army soldiers also knew this story, because they had already faced the same dangerous situation as Shi Dakai. Mao Zedong firmly believed that the Red Army would not be the second Shi Dakai, but what would happen if the river could not be crossed before the enemy pursued them. Shi Dakai could have crossed the river back then, but because his wife gave birth to a child, he ordered the troops to rest for three days. As a result, the Qing soldiers caught up and the whole army was wiped out. Will the Reds repeat their mistakes?No one wants to do such a scenario. However, real danger exists. Mao Zedong was so anxious that several blisters appeared on his mouth. He looked at the map, and now the only way to cross the river is through the Luding Bridge in the north and south of Anshunchang. But Luding Bridge is still 320 miles away, which troops should be sent there? At this time, Liu Bocheng walked in, "Chairman, everyone from the 1st Legion is here." "Call them in quickly, I have something to say." Before Mao Zedong finished speaking, Lin Biao, Nie Rongzhen, Chen Guang, and Liu Yalou walked in. "Everyone is here. There is only one road in front of us, which is the Luding Bridge. We must seize it. We can only succeed, not fail. This is related to the fate of the Red Army. Which army should we call?" Lin Biao glanced at Mao Zedong: "Tell the 2nd Division to send a regiment to take the bridge first. Mr. Chen, which regiment will you go to?" Chen Guang had already considered it at this time, "We will send the 4th Red Regiment, with the 5th and 6th Regiment behind." After thinking for a moment, Mao Zedong pointed to the Luding Bridge on the map and said: "It's settled like this. The 4th Zhonghong Regiment will go and tell Wang Kaixiang and Yang Chengwu that they must take the bridge." Therefore, the Red Army decided to change the original plan. The Red 1st Division and the cadre regiment continued to cross the river from Anshunchangzi. After crossing the river, they went north along the east bank of the Dadu River. As the vanguard group, they quickly seized Luding Bridge, which is 320 miles away from Shunchang. In the early morning of May 27th, the sky was full of fog, and the banks of the Dadu River were covered with whiteness. Only the roar of the Dadu River was roaring. A troop set off quietly. The 4th Worker Regiment led by Wang Kaixiang and Political Commissar Yang Chengwu from Anshunchang along Dadu At the same time, Chen Guang, the commander of the Red 2 Division, and Liu Yalou, the political commissar, led the 5th Regiment, the 6th Regiment and the division headquarters followed closely behind with the Red 1st Army. The Central Military Commission ordered the 4th Regiment of the Red 2nd Division to arrive at Luding Bridge within 3 days. The whole journey is 320 kilometers. The road leading to Luding Bridge is a plank road carved out of the cliff. Turn, ups and downs.The mountainside is covered with dazzling snow. Walking on it is very cold and slippery. If you don’t pay attention, you may fall into the abyss. The soldiers walked through the winding, steep and steep mountain roads. rush forward nervously. The troops had just traveled more than 30 miles.I was discovered by the enemy and shot at me from the opposite bank. In order to buy time, Commander Wang and Political Commissar Yang decided to climb the mountain and take a shortcut. After walking about 30 miles, the first company encountered a battalion blocking the enemy. The 3rd Battalion Commander Zeng Qinglin led A company detoured from the left side to the enemy's back, flanked the frontal troops back and forth, quickly wiped out this group of enemies, captured more than 200 enemy battalion commanders and below, seized more than 100 rifles and 20 machine guns, and then continued on their way. At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 28th, the Red 4th Regiment had dinner an hour earlier, and the whole team set off. After walking a few miles, they received an order from the head of the regiment, which read: "The Central Military Commission will limit the left army to capture the Luding Bridge tomorrow. You must use the highest speed marching and maneuvering means to complete this glorious and great task. In this battle, you must break through the past to capture Daozhou and the 5th Regiment. Duck Creek has a record of running 160 miles in one day. You are heroes on the line of fire and role models in the Red Army. I believe you will be able to complete this task. We are ready to congratulate you on your victory!" Capture the Luding Bridge tomorrow! ?There are still 240 miles from here to Luding Bridge, which means that the road for two days must be completed in one day and night. The leaders of the Red 4th Regiment did not expect that the situation would change so quickly and the task was so urgent that one step must be taken within 240 miles, and they had to break through the enemy's heavy blockade.Luding Bridge was originally defended by a regiment. Chiang Kai-shek had heard about our army's intention to seize Luding Bridge, and appointed Sichuan warlord Yang Sen as the commander-in-chief of the defense of the Dadu River. The enemy added a brigade to the 24th Army and 20th Army. , is advancing side by side with the Red Army along the other side of the Dadu River. Whoever reaches the Luding Bridge first will have the initiative to win. The leaders of the 4th Red Regiment and the judicial and administrative organs studied how to complete the task while marching. "The Red 4th Regiment has a glorious fighting history, resolutely complete this glorious mission and maintain the glorious tradition!" "The task is glorious, but also very arduous. We must stand the test!" "After two hundred and four, rush to Luding Bridge!" These mobilization slogans have become encouraging horns. In any case, we must arrive at Luding Bridge at 6 am on the 29th! This is the firm will of the officers and soldiers of the 4th Regiment. During the day's raid, the soldiers ate a handful of raw rice when they were hungry, and drank a sip of cold water when they were thirsty. Apart from the sound of panting, there was the sound of footsteps on the rocks. Suddenly, a few lights appeared on the other side of the river, and then formed a long fire dragon. This is the enemy who reinforced the Luding Bridge and marched at the same time as us. They held their torches high in the dark night, and they were very fast. The enemy must not be allowed to reach the Luding Bridge first. They were eager to gain wisdom and resolutely lit the torches, pretending to be the enemy's number and using the smoke signal to communicate with the enemy. The regiment could move forward with confidence and boldly holding the torch, and the enemy walked for twenty or thirty miles with the soldiers of the Red 4th Regiment in a daze. The enemy finally couldn't stand the cold and rainy weather, and his movements became slower and slower, and finally stopped. The soldiers of the Red 4th Regiment seized the opportunity and moved forward desperately. The 4th Regiment of the Red 2nd Division, which moved swiftly and bravely, marched 240 miles a day and night, and arrived at the west bank of Luding Bridge at 6:00 am on May 29.Arrived at Luding Bridge within the time scheduled by the Central Military Commission. At this moment, for the soldiers of the 4th Regiment, the task of reaching the Luding Bridge was only half completed. They came day and night, not to see the Luding Bridge, but to take it down, occupy Luding City, and cover the main force of the Central Red Army to cross the bridge. Cross the natural danger and Dadu River. Now both Luding Bridge and Luding City are under the firm control of the enemy. Luding Bridge was built in 1706. It spans the roaring Dadu River. The bridge is 101 meters long. It is pulled from the bridge platform of Dongling Mountain on the east bank to Haizi Mountain on the west bank with three iron cables as thick as the mouth of a bowl. On the bridge abutment, the Red 4th Regiment went straight to the west bridgehead, defeated the enemy guarding the bridge, and occupied the bridgehead position. At this time, on the Luding Bridge, all the dead boards had been removed by the enemy, leaving only isolated iron cables, which seemed extremely uncoordinated. Fortifications were built along the river and on the hillside on the opposite bank.The muzzle and muzzle had already been aimed at the bridgehead position, which was guarded by the enemy's 28th Regiment. After reconnaissance of the terrain by regiment leader Wang Kaixiang and political commissar Yang Chengwu, they immediately held a meeting of cadres of the whole regiment at the Catholic Church not far from the bridgehead. Suddenly, a mortar shell from the opposite bank landed on the roof, blasting a large hole.The cathedral was almost collapsed, and then a second and a third mortar bomb flew in and exploded. After Wang Kaixiang, head of the regiment, explained the task of capturing the bridge to all the cadres, he designated the second company as the commando. Commissar Yang stood up and said: "The head of the regiment has a good idea. There are plenty of wars to be fought. We take turns to do it. The last time we crossed the Wujiang River, the first company was used for decoration. This time it is the second company's turn. Then it is to invite Comrade Yao Dazhu to be the commando leader. Select 22 Communist Party members and Activists form a crack squad." After the meeting adjourned, Wang Youcai, political commissar of Yang, said: "The task of the 3rd company is not light. The regiment has decided that your company will serve as the first echelon, follow the commando team, and not be responsible for laying the bridge, so that the follow-up troops can quickly rush into the city. What do you think?" Company Commander Wang jumped up for joy when he heard that, saluted and ran back to the company to prepare to go. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a fierce battle to seize the bridge began. The two main battalions formed a tight fire cover to prevent reinforcements from both sides. The rest of the troops formed 3 echelons for a frontal assault. Zhu, instructor Wang Haiyun and the commando team of 20 Communist Party members and activists were ready to go, and the first echelon led by the commander of the 3rd company Wang Youcai was also ready to attack. The head of the regiment and the political commissar stood at the end of the bridge. They exchanged glances with each other, then looked at the time, nodded, and the buglemen of the whole regiment blew the charge horn together. With submachine guns, pistols on their backs, sabers in their backs, and grenades around their waists, 22 warriors rushed towards the bridge together.The enemy shot desperately at the 22 warriors, and our covering troops fought back fiercely. For a while, gunpowder smoke billowed on the Luding Bridge, and the flames shone brightly. stand over!You must rush over, the enemy's bullets are above your head, and your feet are screaming. The warriors have to avoid the bullets, but also use all their strength to move forward and hang in the air while climbing the iron chain. The enemy is shooting frantically, trying to stop the warriors. Moving forward, one warrior fell into the surging Dadu River, and another warrior fell... Hold on, don't relax, persistence is victory! The soldiers of the 3rd company followed closely and re-laid the boards one by one. Suddenly, a raging fire ignited at the opposite bridge. The enemy lit straw with kerosene.The enemy, unable to hold the bridge, resorted to a last trick. rush!Rush forward to seize the east bridgehead position. The enemy left only a few bridge slabs at the east end of the bridge. A soldier finally climbed over. It was too late for the enemy to remove the remaining bridge slabs. After passing the billowing smoke and raging fire, the Luding Bridge was captured. The commando fought fiercely with the defending enemy. At this critical juncture, Wang Youcai led the 3rd company to rush over. Commander Wang and Political Commissar Yang also led a large force to cross the bridge and rush into Luding City. After two hours of fierce fighting , Finally wiped out most of the 1 regiment defending the enemy. At dusk, the 4th Red Regiment completely occupied Luding City and firmly controlled the Luding Bridge, opening the way for the Central Industrial Army to go north, making Chiang Kai-shek's plan to make the Red Army the "second Shi Dakai" come to naught. That night, Liu Bocheng, chief of the general staff, and Nie Rongzhen, political commissar of the Legion, came to Luding Bridge.Comrade Liu Bocheng went to the Luding Bridge and said with emotion: "Luding Bridge, Luding Bridge, how much energy and effort we have spent for you, now we are victorious, we are victorious!" At around 8 o'clock in the evening on August 8, 1945, the telephone at the headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Army rang, and reports from various armies arrived at the headquarters of the Far Eastern Army in time. Marshal Vasilevsky was standing in front of a huge sand table, concentrating on contemplation. Ivanov came over: "Comrade Commander, we have received reports from various fronts. By 8 o'clock tonight, The Post-Baikal Front, the First Far East Front, the Second Far East Front, the Pacific Fleet, and the Red Banner Amur Fleet have all entered the starting position for the attack.” "Very well, judging from the current situation, the enemy has not noticed our actions, and we are still attacking covertly according to Plan No. 1." Vasilevsky went to the window and looked out, only to see dark clouds rolling in the sky, strong winds, and a storm was coming. "According to the weather report, today and tomorrow, there will be heavy rain in the entire Far East region, which is very detrimental to our operations," Admiral Ivanov said with anxiety on his face. Vasilevsky did not speak. He walked to the telephone and picked up the receiver: "Please call the General Staff, General Antonov." After a while, the phone rang. "The weather in the Far East has changed. Now the heavy rain is coming. The roads are muddy and the river is rising. Only the direction of Shenyang has not rained. It has brought great difficulties to our actions..." "Comrade Stalin called just now and asked about the weather. I want to hear your opinions first." "Our opinion is to launch the attack as planned." "Very well, Comrade Stalin asked me to tell you that no matter what difficulties you encounter, it is very important to launch the offensive on time." "Yes, I see." Vasilevsky put down the phone and said to Ivanov: "Inform the various armies that no matter what happens, the attack time will not change. You can tell them that this is Comrade Stalin's order." At midnight on August 8, the rain became heavier and thunder rumbled. Soviet soldiers lay knee-deep in muddy water, waiting for the signal to attack. The tunnels where tanks and armored vehicles were lurking had been filled with rainwater, and the dry river had become a massacre. The rushing torrent, the landing site that had been determined before the attack was also flooded. At zero o'clock on the 8th and 9th, amidst the roar of heavy rain and thunder and lightning, countless reconnaissance troops crossed the border, and they disappeared silently into the vast desert and primeval forest... The vast night sky was suddenly filled with radio calls from all directions... At 00:10, the time for the total attack was up. Thousands of guns roared and shook the earth, and 5,000 tanks rushed towards the Japanese positions at the same time... On the sub-runway of the airport, where the rain was besieged, the navigation lights pierced the night sky. Thousands of bombers, under the escort of the fighter planes, braved the heavy rain and forcibly took off. Harbin, Shenyang, Changchun and other important military and industrial targets flew to... When the soldiers of the Japanese border guards who were still sleeping were awakened by the fierce gunfire, they had no idea what happened and they had already been captured by the Soviet army. Marshal Malinovsky, the commander of the Post-Baikal Front Army, saw through the binoculars the Soviet and Mongolian cavalry mechanized group commanded by General Pliyev, sweeping away towards the Inner Mongolia grassland like a gust of wind.On the large desert with a radius of 500 kilometers, the Sumeng cavalry held their swords high and charged all the way, invincible. On the first day, 55 kilometers were advanced. The 17th Group Army, attacking in the direction of Chifeng, drove 70 kilometers in one day and night, and reached the shore of Egunuoer Lake. The 6th Guards Tank Army under the command of Admiral Krafchink was a force with outstanding military exploits. Before the general offensive was launched, it put on a large-scale offensive. Admiral Kravchink lined up his 9th and 7th Corps on the front of the attack, followed by the 5th Corps. The entire offensive front was 150 kilometers wide. In front of the 6th Guards Tank Group was a powerful advance force, fighting and walking all the way, unstoppable. Kravchink followed closely behind the advance force. -2 Pilots of the reconnaissance plane communicated directly. "I'm Krafchink, what's the direction of attack?" "The advance team has already crossed the desert and is heading in the right direction." "The formation spread out and advanced at high speed." The Bo-2 plane flew over at low altitude. With a smile on his face, Krafke poked his head out of the tank and waved to the plane, shouting: "Good job, young man! How is the situation ahead?" "Report to Comrade General, the enemy is retreating towards the Greater Khingan Mountains." "No, young man, the enemy is not retreating, but running away, running away like a rabbit. Hurry up and don't let him run away." Just when General Krafchink gave the order, ten tanks rumbled past him rumbled, the smoke billowed and covered the sky, choking General Krafchink out of breath... "For these young men, it's like participating in a tank rally." Admiral Kravchink seems to be very satisfied with the offense. When the sun was about to set, the voice of the commander of the advance force came from the earphones: "Report to the general, the Daxing'anling mountain pass is already ahead, and I saw a large area of ​​pine trees, and I couldn't see the edge at a glance." Kravchink took out the map, measured it with his hands, and said to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Strömberger, "Report to the Far East Headquarters. The 6th Tank Army is advancing towards Changchun during the first day of the offensive. 150 kilometers." The front of the 36th Army's offensive was the Erguna River. Commander Lieutenant General Luchinsky rushed to the river at 0:20 on August 9th under the pouring rain, only to see that the raging river was twice as high as usual , The wading field marked out before the war has been completely submerged, and tanks and armored vehicles are parked by the river and cannot move forward. There was a burst of machine gunfire on the opposite side, and bullets whized overhead... This is the 80th Japanese Infantry Brigade in the fortifications across the river, relying on the river valley to resist. Lieutenant General Luchinsky immediately called Major General Petrov, commander of the Red Tape 2nd Army, and said to him: "Comrade Petrov, the situation is very bad, the river is very deep." "I have seen that our advance team has not passed" "We can't wait, not even for a minute, that would give the enemy a chance to breathe." "I understand this. I have already decided to bring 30 amphibious armored vehicles to transport the two corps across the river, and clear away the obstacles on the opposite side first." "Very well, act now, hurry up, hurry up." Twenty-five minutes later, two infantry regiments of the Soviet Army rushed to the opposite bank. After a burst of gunfire and explosions, the Japanese border guards fled in a hurry. About an hour later, the engineering troops of the front army rushed to the river, and the crane hoisted up the huge cement stones and threw them into the center of the river... Lieutenant General Luchinski anxiously walked up and down the river. When he heard that it would take several hours to build five pontoon bridges that could pass tanks, he could no longer hold his breath. He immediately told Chief of Staff Luo Gachevsky said: "We want to bring back the time gun and ask Major Burmasov to come." The rain was still falling, and the river was rushing up to the shore by the wind. Lieutenant General Luchinski's feet were all soaked in the water, and his trousers were full of mud and water. He couldn't care about all of these. Major General Burmasov, the commander of the advance team, ran over. He was also covered in mud and water.He had run several times along the river, looking for a place where the water was shallow, but he couldn't find it. "Comrade Burmasov, please immediately gather the advance team to the open space here, make all preparations for crossing the river, put the tanks in front, and cross the river as soon as the first bridge is erected. At any cost, head towards Hailar assault." "Yes, Comrade Commander, I'll go right away!" Major General Burmasov wiped the rain off his face, turned around and ran to command. Ten minutes later, Soviet tanks rushed towards Hailar, and a new bloody battle kicked off.