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    The news of the outbreak of the Battle of Kunduz was like a whirlwind, sweeping the world in an instant.  Countless countries and countless people have set their sights on the northern gate of Afghanistan at this moment.  Was it that the Chinese National Defense Force, which defeated the elite Japanese Army twice and established the world's strongest military with the Battle of Riniwell in the European War, closed its doors in one fell swoop?  Or will the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which has been tempered by the brutal civil war and has expanded its armaments crazily in recent years and is good at using spiritual power, break down barriers?

    All the sounds disappeared. Before the war, Britain, France and the United States were all watching the good show, Japan was secretly planning to go south, Germany was eyeing it, Italy was fishing in troubled waters, and the Arab world was worried about the war and the war was raging on the mainland. At this moment, all their eyes were wide open.  Ears pricked up.  Baghlan, Khanbalad!  The names of the two places and the complex terrain surrounding them revolved over and over again in their minds.  Every time I open the map and see the winding path like a sheep's intestine, military strategists from various countries shake their heads. With this terrain and this road, it is extremely difficult to even march, let alone fight.

    ??Especially the Isthmus of Khan Balad, it is simply a nightmare for any army.  The average width of the isthmus is less than 400 meters. To put it simply, a grenade can be exploded from the cliff to the middle of the road.  Therefore, there is a saying in the military textbooks of various countries: No matter what terrain you attack, don't attack the isthmus!

    Because isthmuses are often very deep, and the roads inside are winding and can easily be cut off by the enemy. Even the ancients used the phrase "one man can pass the barrier and ten thousand men cannot open" to describe this kind of terrain.  But now, the First Tank Battalion of the 515th Regiment of the 10th Armored Division of the Chinese National Defense Force is under the whimsical tactics of a fledgling young major.  Resolutely rush into the isthmus that is deeply feared by military strategists and seems impossible to win.

    Thirty-two vehicles adopt a torsion bar suspension chassis and look like a Panther tank in a parallel world. The T31 tank, covered with old tracks and sandbags, plunges into the depths of the isthmus like a prehistoric beast.  In front of them was the barrage covered by Xu Jin, and behind them were the strong winds whipped up by three old aircraft engines.  In order to create enough wind and sand, Du Yuming also ordered hundreds of soldiers to pour fine sand down from both sides of the canyon controlled by his side. Hundreds of flying engineering shovels scattered dozens of tons of Afghanistan's unique muddy yellow sand into the canyon.  The mix of explosions, propellers, and canyon winds swept gravel and dirt across the isthmus.

    The Soviet soldiers who had just been lucky enough to escape another bombing and artillery attack had not even celebrated yet when they discovered that the sand and dust kicked up by this bombing were beyond expectations. The unique fine sand in Afghanistan made them unable to open their eyes, and they could only half-close their eyes, hugging them.  He buried his head deeply into the hidden position, hoping that the wind and sand would pass soon.  But while they were waiting for the wind and sand to pass, the faint sound of a motor startled everyone. When they looked around, they found that the visibility was less than a thousand meters.

    "I heard it! It was the sound of an engine. Tanks, enemy tanks are coming up."

    "Anti-tank gun preparation."

    "Can't see. I can't see. Where are they?"

    "Damn, the gray sand is too big."

    "Fire, fire at the sound!"

    The Soviet captain who commanded the anti-tank gun position was the first to react. He covered his mouth and nose and ordered to fire at the sound.  "Boom, boom, boom, boom." The four Soviet 45mm anti-tank guns deployed in the blind spot at the mouth of the bay opened fire first. With the muzzle fire, the Soviet machine gun companies on the hillsides on both sides of the isthmus thought they had found a target below. The m1910  Water-cooled heavy machine guns also fired wildly at the mouth of the bay.

    that moment.  Only then did Zhuo Fan and the soldiers of the 1st Tank Battalion understand why for a full month, the Afghan troops and the Asian Brigade were unable to break through the isthmus blockade, because the firepower here was too dense!  The current tank battalion is like a small boat in a rain of bullets, or an unlucky man wearing a bed sheet and breaking into a hornet's nest. The clanking sound of bullets hitting steel plates in his ears is more dense than the sound of heavy rain hitting banana leaves.

    "Fuck, you won't be penetrated, right?"

    In car No. 7.  The tank driver wearing a soft foam-lined steel helmet vented loudly. Even though he knew that the tank was immune to heavy machine gun bullets, and even the most vulnerable engine parts were covered with thick old tracks, no one could stand it like thousands of ants.  A heart-wrenching feeling.  "Boom boom." The leading sharp knife company just rounded the mouth of the bay.  Two 45mm armor-piercing bombs exploded right next to them. The fireball after the explosion of the armor-piercing bombs was very small, but it still frightened the driver of the No. 12 vehicle near the river to slam on the brakes and almost drove the tank onto the soft river bed.

    "Found it, stop the car! Turn right 17 degrees, distance 721 meters, three bursts of high-explosive bombs!" The moment the explosion lit up, the commander, who had been searching for the muzzle flash with his eyes wide open, finally caught the faint flash of light in the yellow sand.  The heavy turret rotates to the right, and when the gunner fine-tunes the muzzle according to the coordinates of the commander, the loader has already stuffed a 4-kilogram high-explosive shell into the gun bore.

    At this moment, the tank battalion has the advantage, because the T31 tank is the first tank in the world to be equipped with double periscopes for the commander and gunner from the beginning, allowing the tanker to quickly capture the target without being exposed, even in this windy and sandy environment.The situation will not affect binocular observation.  At the same time as the tank gun turned around, the hidden Soviet anti-tank gunner on the opposite side also discovered the target.  The man opposite him really had the potential to be a master gunner. He quickly adjusted his position in the windy and sandy sky, and actually fired a shot before the tank stopped and fired.

    "Bang! Boom" When the 45mm armor-piercing projectile hit the front armor of the tank, the gunner also fired the first high-explosive projectile.  "Are you injured? Are you injured?" There was a lot of noise inside the tank, and there were explosions and bullets hitting the steel plates all around. The commander had to ask loudly about the situation at the top of his voice.

    "No no!"

    "The target is still there! It's still there, the second one, fire!"

    "Boom."

    This is a thrilling moment!  When the driver and commander in front were checking whether they were damaged, the gunner shouted and stamped his feet. When the loader inserted the second shell and hit his helmet hard with his hand, the second high-explosive shell immediately rushed out.  muzzle.  The hot bullet casings exited the gun barrel, and gunpowder smoke spread in the crowded tank cabin, making the tank crew's eyes turn red.

    Fortunately, the second high-explosive bomb accurately hit the almost half-buried Soviet anti-tank gun position. The Soviet gunner who hit the opponent's tank vomited blood and tilted his body, his eyes widened as if he didn't understand.  Why did a tank that could be penetrated a few days ago suddenly become so thick and indestructible?

    The muzzle flash of the tank gun attracted counterattacks from three other Soviet anti-tank guns. In the blink of an eye, four armor-piercing shells hit the No. 7 vehicle. One of them hit the weakest track, causing the No. 7 vehicle to suddenly  Lost the ability to move forward.  Due to the dense number of bullets outside, the tank crews had to grit their teeth and endure the fear of being penetrated, sitting in the vehicle and waiting for the follow-up brother units to be cleared.

    After the positions of the three anti-tank guns were exposed, the remaining 13 tanks of the Sharp Knife Company immediately swarmed at the cannonballs.  Amidst the roaring explosions and fireballs, it only took three minutes to clear out all four 45mm anti-tank guns.  But in the process, the Sharp Knife Company also lost another tank.  All four tank crews were unable to escape because the engine was hit and ignited a fire.

    "Go, go, go, increase your power! Go ahead!"

    With a small bay and four rubbish-looking 45mm anti-tank guns, he lost two tanks. The company commander of the Sharp Knife Company suddenly grabbed the radio microphone and roared like a vengeful wolf.  The Sharp Knife Company, which stopped firing, moved forward again. At this time, Zhuo Fan's second echelon also crossed the most dangerous bay entrance.

    When the entire commando battalion crossed the mouth of the bay and the sight in the periscope suddenly became clear, little did they know that a greater danger had arrived.  "Use armor-piercing bullets. Aim!" A Soviet 76mm tank gun poked out of a crack in the rock wall on the left side of the canyon.  Because this location is just sheltered from the wind.  And there is a stone wall in front of it, so bombs and sand cannot affect it at all.

    The gun squad leader Nikov is a veteran who has served for ten years and has exchanged anti-tank experience with the German army. The 76mm anti-tank gun in his hand is also one of the most powerful anti-tank weapons of the Soviet army.  So as soon as the front edge of the tank Zhuo Fan was riding emerged from the wind and sand, the armor-piercing bullet roared into the front of the turret.

    "Bang!" A loud tearing sound exploded from Zhuo Fan's ears, and the whole tank shook violently as if it had been forcibly braked to a stop.  The shaking and vibration caused the car to suddenly fill with smoke and dust.  "You were hit! Are you injured? Report the count, report the count!"

    "The driver is in good condition! The cannon is in good condition! Zhuo Fan is in good condition! Reload, reload" When the tank soldiers reported one by one that they were in good condition.  However, the loader made no sound for a long time. Zhuo Fan turned his head and saw that a three-finger-long bloody gash was cut on the loader's forehead. He was slumped on the shell rack, obviously knocked unconscious.

    "It's okay, I just fainted." Zhuo Fan immediately climbed to the loading hand's position, pinched Ren Zhong and rescued him first.  Then he asked him to cover the wound and go to the front, while he took out an armor-piercing bullet from the ammunition rack and stuffed it into the gun barrel, shouting: "Load it in place!"

    It should be said that Zhuo Fan was lucky because Germany deliberately concealed it.  Therefore, the Soviet Union has never fully understood the heat treatment technology introduced from Germany, resulting in insufficient hardness of the steel core of the armor-piercing projectile.  In addition, the T31 tank is the world's first tank with tilted armor, and it is also covered with additional armor such as old tracks, so it can resist forcefully. Otherwise, this armor-piercing bullet alone would be enough to destroy the command brain of the assault battalion.

    The scene of the battalion commander and Staff Officer Zhuo almost being exploded frightened several tanks nearby and immediately turned their muzzles to aim at the 76mm anti-tank gun.  However, because the angle was too small, several armor-piercing bullets failed to destroy this hiding spot. Instead, the opponent hit two tanks in succession, one of which was hit on the side and was scrapped.

    "Don't stop! Sharp knives, sharp knives, rush over, widen the angle!" Zhuo Fan soon discovered the problem and shouted to the front to speed up.  When Nikov saw the dozen or so tanks at the front rushing towards him, he realized that the other side was about to pull away, and immediately ordered the muzzle to be adjusted accurately.??Launch an attack on the weakest side of the sharp knife company.  This was a life-and-death speed contest. The Soviet artillerymen behind the mountain wall tried their best to adjust their direction, while the sharp knife company increased their horsepower and turned the muzzle while charging. When the muzzle and the car body almost formed a 90-degree right angle, the car body suddenly  After braking to a stop, the muzzles of both sides flashed almost at the same time!

    The two armor-piercing shells accurately hit the front of the rock wall, and the parts of the 76mm anti-tank gun exploded like a goddess scattering flowers.  At the same time, a tank of the Sharp Knife Company was also hit by an armor-piercing projectile in the turret, but this time Nikov failed to continue his meritorious service. The surface-hardened armor withstood the attack of the armor-piercing projectile.

    When the sharp knife company excitedly destroyed Nikov's artillery squad and thought that the road ahead would be smooth, a large number of obstacles and trenches appeared in front.  At this time, a huge orange fireball suddenly exploded in the center of the sharp knife company's tank!  "Landmine? No, it's like a 155mm grenade." Seeing this fireball, Zhuo Fan, who had just bandaged the loader, suddenly felt a thump in his heart.  To understand the power of various types of artillery and ammunition.  He has gone to grassroots troops and factories dozens of times for research, and has mastered the unique skill of analyzing artillery types by looking at the power of fireballs and explosions.  If it is a landmine, it will definitely explode when a tank hits it. Even if it self-destructs, the smoke plume will go straight up and down.  But now the dust is spreading in all directions, very much like the way a 155-level high-explosive grenade explodes after hitting the ground.

    But the problem is that in the previous month of fighting, everyone did not find that the Soviet 71st Division was equipped with such large-caliber artillery, and the isthmus is not suitable for deploying slow-moving heavy artillery.  Zhuo Fan's heart began to sink. You must know that the T31 tank can ignore the Soviet-made 45mm armor-piercing bullets and can block the 76mm armor-piercing bullets of poor quality.  But it couldn't stop the bombardment of the 155mm heavy artillery at all.  Even high-explosive grenades, as long as they land on a tank, are enough to kill all the tank soldiers inside even if they fail to penetrate the armor.

    At this moment, another identical fireball rose from the middle of the sharp knife company. Zhuo Fan, who had been observing carefully, immediately realized that something was wrong.  "It's not heavy artillery! There's no scream of shells, it's explosive charges! Above the head, above the head!"

    The commander of the assault battalion in the same car also reacted and immediately turned the periscope to look up the side mountain wall, only to find that he was behind a protruding rock halfway up the mountain on the left.  Two DP light machine guns are firing here.  Behind the light machine gun, a few Soviet soldiers could vaguely be seen playing with something.  After a while.  The third black spot sprang out from inside, drew an arc, and landed in the middle of the assault company 300 meters away.

    It was later learned that the Soviet army was using an old super-caliber mortar made by the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the European War.  The 50-kilogram super-caliber mortar shell, which is as big as a beer bottle, is more powerful than the 155 grenade. However, since the maximum range of this gun is only 400 meters, Kozlov deployed it to the isthmus to block opponents.

    The power of super-caliber artillery shells is amazing. Although the accuracy is very poor, the third shell still exploded less than 2 meters to the right of No. 11 car.  The rising smoke and fireball directly engulfed the entire vehicle. It was not until a long time later that Zhuo Fan discovered that the track on the right side of No. 11 had been lifted off.  Although the inner armor was apparently intact, there was no answer to the radio call for a long time.

    "Go up, go up and kill it with the machine gun!" Zhuo Fan shouted loudly, urging to use the anti-aircraft machine gun to attack.  He was not worried about himself, because no matter how powerful this old gun was, its disadvantages in range and speed were destined to cause limited damage to tanks.  But if it is not destroyed, the infantry behind it will not be able to get up.

    "The angle is not enough. Go to the right bang." The loader wrapped in gauze opened the hatch and filled the anti-aircraft machine gun with bullets, but he soon discovered that the tank was too close to the stone wall and the angle of the anti-aircraft machine gun was not enough.  But just when he lowered his head and yelled for him to adjust the car's position, a stray bullet hit his neck.  Blood poured into the car and instantly filled the carriage.  This scene deeply stimulated Zhuo Fan and his comrades, and they immediately crawled over and acted as machine gunners. At the same time, the tank also accelerated to distance itself.  However, due to too many obstacles on the ground, the tank has never been able to move quickly, so Zhuo Fan and other machine gunners have been unable to effectively destroy this position.

    At this moment, a burst of explosive roar suddenly came from above his head. Zhuo Fan looked up and saw two "Snake" fighter jets that had been hovering in the sky with large areas of red Identification Friend or Foe markings painted on their noses. They suddenly disappeared from the sky.  Swooping down towards the isthmus from high altitude.  When approaching the mountain wall, the four 12.7mm aviation machine guns in the wings aimed at this hidden position and fired fiercely.  The Soviet army probably did not expect that the fighter jets would dare to rush into the isthmus with a width of less than a kilometer, so several soldiers loading artillery shells were killed.  Before the remaining soldiers could recover, the two "Transformed Snakes" had circled over Khanbalad and once again aimed at the mountain wall and rushed into the isthmus.

    Three consecutive waves of fire were fired, and the last one almost hit the mountain wall!  This hidden position was finally destroyed.

    The two brave pilots saved the mission. As the position was destroyed, the speed of the assault battalion, which was no longer hindered, suddenly accelerated a lot. At the same time, the main force and infantry battalion following behind also rushed into the isthmus despite the rain of bullets.

    "Stop! Turn left 25Degree, distance 870 meters, Soviet tank!  Two rounds of armor-piercing rounds  "When Zhuo Fan's tank had just emerged from the isthmus, and before he could see clearly in front of him, the commander of the assault battalion operating the periscope yelled crazily. Under his command, the turret quickly turned left, and Zhuo Fan just pushed a  When the hardened steel-core armor-piercing bullet was inserted into the barrel of the gun, I felt a loud explosion next to my ears, and then there was a searing heat in my face.

    "Missed! Missed! The second one."

    The scene of the armor-piercing bullet exploding on the left side of the BT5 tank that suddenly emerged made the gunner stomp his feet so angry that he even forgot Zhuo Fan's identity and urged him to reload quickly.  "Boom!" The second armor-piercing bullet rushed out of the gun barrel, with a red light like a bean star, and suddenly penetrated into the belly of the BT5 light tank.

    A scene that will never be forgotten appeared. The hit Soviet BT5 tank exploded from the middle like a firework, with parts and turrets flipping out far away.  In an instant, the fire engulfed the entire tank.  You must know that Soviet tanks at this time also had gasoline engines.  Seeing two injured Soviet tank soldiers trying to climb out of the tank in panic, the gunner immediately operated a coaxial machine gun and swept them over, pinning them forever in the flames without even a grunt.

    When the first BT5 tank was destroyed, the entire assault battalion finally got out of the isthmus.  The battalion commander immediately ordered the formation to be adjusted.  Within a moment, the entire battalion changed from a triangle assault formation to a fan assault. The remaining 27 tanks brought billowing black smoke and broke through the surrounding areas like mercury.

    "The situation has opened up!"

    At this time, Zhuo Fan discovered that during the assault in less than thirty minutes, he actually experienced two death threats, and the entire battalion lost 5 tanks.  Everyone looked like they had just been fished out of the water, their whole bodies soaked in sweat.  Even many years later, whenever anyone asked about the Battle of the Isthmus that established his position in the military, he would explain it as a fluke.

    As the tank battalion rushed out of the isthmus, the Soviet troops deployed in the town of Khan Balad panicked. They probably did not expect their opponents to rush out so quickly, so they knew that Du Yuming's main force rushed out, and the 76mm field artillery fired here.  Fire.

    Amid the rumbling explosions, the Battle of Kunduz is in full swing
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