Chapter 43: The Day of Receiving the Official Seal, Now the Battle of Returning to Earth
The situation in the Far East is changing by the hour. Lin Gang's two attacking troops, the Third and Fourth Troops, have made all preparations for the attack. The soldiers are all hiding in the assault positions.
On the artillery position, a row of big guns stood quietly, and at this moment, a voice said: "Prepare". The muzzles of the big guns slowly rose up, with two soldiers standing on either side of each gun. One soldier opened the breech, and the fourth soldier, with practiced movements, loaded the shell into place.
One of them shouted: "Ready!"
It was just a matter of time before the rest of the guns were ready. The report of the first gun echoed and re-echoed over the artillery positions.
The artillery commander had one hand on the phone and the other raised so he could see the watch on his wrist ticking away.
Luo Heng said in the command center: "Time's up, number one!"
Lin Gang calmly said: "Launch the attack!"
"Alright!" Luo Heng nodded and said. He picked up the phone and shouted loudly: "Attack!"
"Attack!" "Attack!" Such was the order issued by all levels of command.
Three signal flares shot up into the sky! The hidden warriors on the battlefield were greatly inspired as they looked at the signal flares in the sky. At the same time, a command was given from the artillery position: "Attack!"
"Let go!" "Let go!" ....................
The big guns finally let out a roar, and shell after shell whizzed towards their predetermined positions.
The Soviet army's border positions were immediately covered with shells, the ground shook, smoke filled the air, and flames flashed! When our artillery fire shifted, the charge sounded, attacking the position, one by one, the company commanders stood up first, waving their pistols and shouting: "Forward!"
"Kill!"
The warriors, led by the company commander, charged towards the Soviet army's position like a fierce tiger out of its cage.
On November 2, 1948, the Third and Fourth Field Armies of the Northeast Wild Battle launched a counterattack on the position of the Soviet Seventh Infantry Army. This day was originally the day when the Liaoshen Campaign ended in victory, but now it is the first day that our army launched a counterattack against the Soviet Union, and also the first time to launch an attack on the Soviet territory after the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk. To be precise, it is the war of recovery of 1.44 million square kilometers of Chinese territory occupied by the Soviet Union!
"What? The Communist Party has launched an attack on the Soviet border?" Old Chiang exclaimed in shock at the Presidential Palace in Nanjing.
"What? The Chinese Communists have attacked us?" Stalin exclaimed in shock at the Kremlin.
Truman exclaimed in surprise at the White House: "What? The Communist Party is still launching an attack?"
At this time, all people in the world cast their eyes on Xibaipo, and they were all shocked by the CCP's tough decision.
The chairman was not as anxious as he had imagined, calmly smoking and reading "Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang". Vice Chairman Zhou came in with a telegram and said: "Chairman, Dongye's telegram, the battle is going very smoothly. My third army corps successfully broke into the Soviet border half an hour ago and is expanding its gains! The fourth army corps has completely surrounded the remnants of the Soviet 76th Infantry Division and the 86th Infantry Corps, totaling over 40,000 people."
The chairman smiled and then asked with a worried tone: "How is the situation in Manzhouli?"
Vice-Chairman Zhou said solemnly, "An hour ago, the Independent Division sent back a telegram. The telegram said they would live or die with Manzhouli! Now the Eastern Wild Westward Marching Troops are less than 70 li away from Manzhouli. As long as the Independent Division can hold on for another two days, no, one day, just one more day, we will be able to break through the siege!"
"The chairman said with dissatisfaction: 'No, the speed must be accelerated! Not only to break through the siege, but also to completely eliminate the invading Soviet army. I want Stalin to know that our Chinese army has the strength and confidence to repel any enemy. In the past in Harbin, we made concessions due to overall considerations, but now we cannot retreat. We cannot regard our previous concessions as weakness! If Stalin thinks so, he is greatly mistaken! If negotiations at the negotiating table are unsuccessful, then let's have a real battle! Everything will be decided by facts!"
"Alright, I'll immediately inform Lin Gang of the Chairman's intention and tell him that he must win this battle at all costs!"
"Hmm, tell Lin Gang to seize the opportunity to annihilate as many Soviet troops as possible. Don't worry about how much land we lose, we just need people. The biggest weakness of the Soviets is their vast territory and sparse population, their insufficient population is their greatest soft spot. Make Stalin hesitate!"
"Alright, I'll go and pass it on."
"Wait, what's going on with Wang Ming and them?"
"They are colluding, they still have a grudge, and now they seize every opportunity to extol the merits of the Soviet Communist Party, with extremely harsh criticism of the actions of the Independent Division in Manchuria!"
"Haha, let them go, I believe comrades all have a scale in their hearts, they know what is the stance that a true Chinese should have!" "Haha, yes! Then there's nothing to do, I'll go post now!"
"Hmm!" After Vice Chairman Zhou left the chairman's residence, the chairman sneered and said: "Fighting against heaven is foolish, fighting against people is endless joy!" Then the chairman said lightly again: "Just a grasshopper!"
Dongye Command Center. Gaoshan, a tall and thin middle-aged man wearing highly myopic glasses, walked into the combat room with big strides. He saw Lin Gang, Luo Heng, Liu Ya were all there, he went forward to greet: "Everyone is here!"
Luo Heng replied: "Ah, you're here, take a seat, what's up?"
Gao Shan, as the first political commissar of the Northeast Field Army, had a strange prestige in Dongye. In the army, he was not much higher than the second political commissar Luo Rengong, but his prestige in local areas was very high. Gao Shan was in charge of all local government affairs in the Northeast. He was also one of the famous pro-Soviet factions within the party.
So Lin Gang and others' attitude towards Gao Shan is not surprising at all. Gao Shan's face seemed to recall something, he said: "Oh, now the governments in various places have just been established, and the people have just lived a stable life..."
He hadn't finished speaking when Lin Gang impatiently said: "This is your matter, I only manage military affairs. Military matters are my responsibility, local affairs are yours!"
He paid no attention to the slightly stiff face of the mountain, and continued: "To go to war with Su, this is already a consensus, it has been agreed by the Central Committee and orders have been issued for its execution. I do not hope that there are still comrades who have any opinions on this matter? It can be elsewhere, but not here! I am the commander!"
"However, I am also a political commissar! I have the right to know about military action steps!"
Lin Gang sneered, "I am the commander and political commissar, you are just the first deputy political commissar. I say no, it's no! If you don't agree, you can report to the Central Committee! There's nothing else, you can go back!"
"YOU! YOU!" High Mountain suddenly stood up in a rage, pointing at Lin Gang. He didn't continue speaking, he didn't know what to say! Tai Qiu wasn't an idiot, he knew that in the army, Lin Gang was the one who had the final say, his prestige was unmatched, and it wasn't something that this civilian could contend with! Continuing to make a fuss would be useless, and would only lead to him being ridiculed by Lin Gang again, making Luo Heng and Liu Ya laugh. He stormed out of the command center with a fierce face.
