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    "Retreat, retreat!"

    "It's a BT tank!"

    When Zong Lei called for everyone to retreat, a bt7 fast tank accelerated towards his comrades.  After seeing this, he gritted his teeth, jumped up and ran a few steps, then rolled on the spot, yanked his comrade's clothes with his left hand and dragged him behind the short slope.  As soon as the two of them rolled down the hillside, a series of machine gun bullets chirped on the small slope, and the mud and sand were raised.

    "Let's go!" When the strafing stopped, Zong Lei threw an offensive grenade at the tank, and the two jumped up at the same time, using the H37 fully automatic rifles in their hands to cover their retreat.

    There are not many people in the special team, but the firepower of more than a dozen H37 assault rifles is extremely fierce, constantly knocking down Soviet cavalry and infantry who are trying to get closer.  But tigers are also afraid of wolves. Zong Lei never thought that he would be so unlucky that he would encounter a regiment of Soviet troops, and the other side would also have tanks and armored vehicles to help.

    "Captain, Da Maozi's cavalry and armored vehicles are heading to the landing site!" Zong Lei had just changed a magazine when he heard his comrades shouting.  Looking along the fingers, hundreds of Cossack cavalry and ba27m wheeled armored vehicles protected most of the trucks heading southeast.  This scene made his eyes wide open. You must know that Kima is the paratrooper landing site tonight. If this unit is allowed to approach, I am afraid that the Air Force will suffer heavy casualties.

    "Have you contacted the command center? When will the plane come?" But Zong Lei may not be able to escape now, so he has to pin his hopes on the Air Force.

    "Just contacted Hiro! Damn it, Maozi has mortars. Everyone, be careful! The command said the air force will arrive in twenty minutes, but it's too dark and we need to provide ground guidance."

    "Turn him off! Tell them, there are 7 BT7s on the opposite side of me, and they are too busy." Zong Lei was furious. After knocking down two Soviet infantrymen who were trying to get closer with a burst of fire, he saw another BT7 coming this way.  Come quickly.  He had to give up the idea of ??continuing to contact and lead the team to retreat backwards.

    Just when the special forces of the Falcon Team were beaten by the BT7 fast tanks and fled in panic, the command center in Almaty suddenly became tense.  At this critical moment, an unknown number of enemies appeared outside the scheduled landing site. Can you not be anxious?  You know, the two airborne divisions are crucial.  According to the plan, they not only wanted to lure away the Soviet infantry division in Balkhash, but also occupied Akchatau to the north, intercepted the Soviet 16th Group Army's southward movement, and held it for at least two days to ensure the smooth completion of the crossing encirclement.  But they haven't gone down yet.  The enemy appears, what should I do?

    The rapid knock on the door alerted Yang Qiu and Yue Peng, who were waiting for news. When they opened the door, they saw Zhuo Fan, who was in charge of the entire crossing plan.  The latter immediately saluted as soon as he entered the room, and then anxiously told the news that the special forces encountered the Soviet army.

    "Approximately how many people are there?"

    "More than forty BT7 and BA27M wheeled armored vehicles, six to seven hundred cavalry, and about two regiments of infantry. Preliminary analysis shows that they should be troops of the Soviet 16th Army. Bombers are currently rushing to intercept them, but they  We have lost contact with the Falcon Team, and I am afraid there is no one to guide us on the grassland at night."

    "I know." Yue Peng frowned.  He looked at Yang Qiu and said, "This Lu Jin is very good."

    "It's material for a general." Yang Qiu nodded.  In fact, he didn't know Lu Jin very well, after all, this man died too early.  However, judging from the evaluation, it is no worse than Zhukov and others.  If he hadn't died early, it wouldn't be unusual to be promoted to general or even marshal.  But he was not nervous, because according to the number of trucks and vehicles in the telegram, there were only more than 2,000 horses and horses.  Even if there are armored troops to help.  It is undoubtedly a daydream to try to eat up his two reorganized airborne divisions with a total of more than 30,000 soldiers with such a small number of people, so he is more concerned about the movements of Lu Jin and the 16th Army.

    "Since the forwards have moved south, they should have also moved." Yue Peng was also worried about the movements of the 16th Group Army and analyzed: "If you are right, they should have arrived in Akchatau by now, so we must find a way to support the airborne troops as soon as possible. Zhuo Fan  , Commander Xu and Commander Chu, what are their suggestions?"

    "There are still ten minutes before the plane crosses Balkhash, so both Commander Xu and Commander Chu suggest continuing the airborne landing. Commander Xu also believes that the airborne division will cause some casualties if it is discovered early, but the Soviet infantry division stationed in Balkhash will definitely also  They will be warned in advance, and troops may be deployed to participate in the encirclement and suppression. In this way, the First Armored Division will go ashore much more smoothly, so the commander believes that as long as the Armored Division comes ashore, it can quickly penetrate deep and rescue the Airborne Division."

    As soon as Zhuo Fan finished speaking, Yang Qiu chuckled: "If you can see the good in bad things, you can finally use him wrong."

    "Yes, let's fight like this. Without training in response to emergencies, the army cannot mature." After Yue Peng finished speaking, he picked up the phone and said with a smile, "I should have returned to Beijing first if I had known this. Xu Shuzheng sent this little guy to tell me,  Obviously he wanted to deal with it well, but he was afraid of losing too much and wanted me to do this?The chief of staff came to help him take the blame.  "

    "Puch." Zhuo Fan really couldn't hold it back.  Now he knows what Dinghai Shenzhen is, and only people like Yue Peng and Yang Qiu who have experienced world wars will not panic because of a little accident.

    After talking to the headquarters, Zhuo Fan was about to leave when Yue Peng suddenly stopped him: "The work this time was good, but there is still something for you to do next."

    "But the military commander just asked me to prepare to go to Karaganda." Zhuo Fan was a little confused. The crossing work is not over yet, so why is there a new job?  And why do you feel that in the eyes of the chief of staff, you are just a framer who can leak wherever there is leakage?

    Of course Yue Peng didn't know that Zhuo Fan was slandering him, otherwise he would have been detained for three days.  He pulled out a piece of intelligence from the table and handed it over: "This is the Soviet telegram deciphered by the Military Intelligence Bureau this afternoon. Kulik is worried that the top Kazakh leaders will be caught by us, so he is preparing to send a plane to Kyzylorda to pick up the top brass of the Kazakh Soviet Republic.  Evacuate first. The president¡¯s idea is for you to lead an advance team and capture Kyzylorda before the Soviet troops arrive.¡±

    After listening to the explanation, Zhuo Fan understood that although Stalin had never looked down on the small leaders of these union republics, the top Soviet officials attached great importance to the restoration of the independence of Kazakhstan and Central Asia in Yang Qiu's declaration of war.  Therefore, after entering a stalemate, they began to do everything possible to pick up the leaders of the Central Asian republics and keep these high-level officials close to Moscow just in case.  Originally, Kyzylorda was more than 600 kilometers away from Balkhash. There was a Kazakh steppe cavalry division and two Soviet infantry regiments stationed there. The General Staff felt that it was beyond its reach even if it wanted to take action.  But this telegram brought a turning point. Yang Qiu meant to send a task force disguised as a Soviet transport plane.  Directly land at the airport to seize the city. Catch the best ones you can. If you can't catch them, execute them all on the spot to avoid leaving a tail in the future.

    Zhuo Fan is very interested in this mission. After all, going to Karaganda is just to serve as a staff officer, and performing this mission is equivalent to leading the army alone.  But he currently still holds the title of combat staff officer in the First Army, and according to the plan, he should attack Karaganda with Chu Nan.  Moreover, this plan seems simple but is actually difficult to operate, because it is impossible to send a large group to airborne, so a small and capable assault force must be equipped as an arrow. In addition, it is necessary to consider how to camouflage it.  Don¡¯t let Moscow find out about password leaks and the like.

    Yue Peng also knew that it was difficult, so he did not give a direct order, but let him decide for himself: "You decide for yourself. If you agree, I will tell Commander Chu that as for how many people are needed, any troops can go to Commander Xu  They, I will let them fully cooperate with you."

    Zhuo Fan decided to accept this challenge, because if the sneak attack can be successful, not only will the local high-level officials in Kazakhstan be brought to justice.  Removing obstacles to support Central Asia in the Talus Plan would also cut off the connection between the Soviet army and the local puppet forces in the entire South Kazakh region east of the Aral Sea, and greatly accelerate the independence process of Central Asia.

    So after thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "President, Chief of General Staff. I need 16 Yun-3s painted with Soviet logos. I also need the entire Falcon Group and the four wheeled hound armored battalions of the Airborne Division."

    "The entire Falcon Brigade? You have really sharp eyes." Yue Peng laughed.  The Falcon Group is the only air assault force in the Air Force that is modeled after the Hunters. It is one of the most beloved units in the military and is indeed the best unit to perform this kind of mission.  So he immediately signed the transfer order, and together with Yang Qiu, he named the operation "horse-roping".

    Wait until the transfer order is signed.  Yang Qiucai stood up and said, "Let's go, the time is up.".

    In the 37mm anti-aircraft gun position near Balkhash, young Kurokin was awakened by the sound of a motor.  Holding the helmet and climbing to the cornice of the sandbag, I found two faint black spots in the distance of the lake crossing at high speed.  "Damn, it's a patrol boat again." Kurokin cursed secretly.  Although Balkhash Lake has been suspended for many years, since the war began, the National Defense Forces on the other side have brought more than a dozen patrol speedboats from the mainland to patrol the lake day and night, and deliberately approach Balkhash Lake late at night when it is best to sleep.

    This behavior of using motors to disturb people's dreams in the middle of the night once made Kurokin and other Soviet soldiers stationed here extremely angry.  Because every time the sound of the motor sounds, Kurokin and his comrades must all mobilize to prepare for combat.  But God couldn't stand it if it came so many times every night.  Therefore, after the war between the north and the south began, everyone gradually became tired. Even Commander Hafrov believed that the Chinese had no intention of crossing the Great Lakes.

    After seeing clearly that it was a patrol boat, Kurokin didn't care and was going to find a blanket to keep warm.  But after he stood up, he found that the buzzing in his ears not only did not decrease as the black shadow quickly left, but actually got louder.  what happened?  Kuluo Jin quickly ran back to his position, took out the squad leader's old-fashioned telescope and searched carefully. When his sight extended from the lake to the sky, an astonishing picture appeared in front of him.

    Under the moonlight called Sister, swarms of planes are coming.??The big bat, which likes moonlit nights, flies towards Balkhash.

    "Plane! Enemy's plane!"

    "Squad leader! Paul, wake up quickly, the enemy is attacking!"

    Kurokin¡¯s shrill and piercing screams soon woke up all the surrounding air defense positions. When the sleepy soldiers and officers saw the huge fleet of aircraft flying towards them, they were all stunned.  A moment later, shrill whistles and shouts resounded throughout the town.

    "Commander, commander!"

    The orderly rushed into the dilapidated mineral building and kicked away the wine bottles on the ground: "Commander, get up quickly, the enemy is attacking!"

    "Attack, okay, then fight back." The bearded Khavrov muttered drunkenly, turned over and fell asleep again.

    With such a military commander on the stall, the orderly almost burst into tears. He couldn't help but just picked up the cold water on the table and poured it on him.  "Ah! Damn it, come on, no, long live communism! What have you done? I'm going to kill you!" Khavrov is an old military officer from the Tsarist Russia era. Having experienced the Great Purge, he certainly knows how many spies there are around him.  , and quickly changed the word "God" on his lips to long live communism.

    How could the orderly care about this? He grabbed him and shouted: "Commander, planes! There are many planes. The Chinese are attacking."

    "What! Bang bang bang." Before Hafrov could ask clearly, there were countless explosions in his ears.  At this time, Hafrov was sober from all the alcohol, and quickly grabbed his clothes and rushed out.

    "Fire."

    Kurokin¡¯s anti-aircraft artillery squad responded the fastest, and the first 37mm shell escaped from the barrel in less than two minutes.  Bang, bang, bang, countless artillery shells shot up into the sky from the darkness, creating little fireballs in the fleet.

    The intensive firepower shocked Ye Zishan and others, and they were a little surprised that the Soviet army deployed so many anti-aircraft guns here.

    But he and most of the grassroots soldiers did not know that the Soviet defenses on the west bank of Lake Balkhash were not weak.  Although there are only three infantry divisions, Lake Balkhash is a glacial barrier lake and is surrounded by hills and valleys.  Only the Sarem Serk Peninsula and Balkhash offer conditions for large-scale crossings.  The former is only a few kilometers deep into the lake from the north shore, and theoretically has the ability to erect a pontoon bridge. The latter is the only town in the lake with flat terrain and a port, so as long as these two places are defended, the possibility of large-scale crossing is basically cut off.  This is also Kulik's reason for deploying troops here when the war situation is unfavorable.  Moreover, after Ahvaz, the Soviet army suffered enough losses from air strikes, so a large number of small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns were shipped from Europe.  The reason why East Kazakhstan and other places appear weak is because the Soviet army lacks mobile air defense platforms for offensive operations.  However, this situation is also improving, and the Soviet army has begun to imitate the Wehrmacht in moving anti-aircraft artillery onto trucks.

    The shells that kept exploding around them made the airborne troops hold their breath.  In addition, all the transport planes did not close their doors just in case, so the turbulence of the airflow mixed with the shells added to the tension.

    "There are ten minutes left! Get ready."

    The captain of the lead aircraft raised his palm to the flight engineer and turned it over twice. The engineer was about to pull the switch.  I heard a loud noise next to me, and then sparks flashed.  Looking up, it turned out that it was a Y-6 aircraft that had been hit by a shell on the wing.  He fell down quickly and out of control.

    "Second Company, it was the Second Company's plane that was hit!"

    Ye Zishan¡¯s plane was not far from the Y-6 that was hit, and he could clearly see the whole process.  Due to the steep dive after losing control, the twenty paratroopers in the cabin were unable to parachute at all. Everyone could only watch as they hit the ground and turned into a ball of fire.

    "Bang, bang, bang." Kurokin gasped, smashed open a box of shells, and desperately transported them into the position.  Dense near-miss bombs continued to explode in the aircraft group. In just two minutes, three Y-6s and one Y-10 were shot down. The flames of the explosion made everyone's faces flicker. In the end, many airborne troops simply closed their eyes.  Close your eyes, clench your fists and pray that you can cross the anti-aircraft gun area as soon as possible.

    "Enemy plane!"

    Kuro King Kong smashed open the seventh ammunition box, and the escorting night-type two-seater J-6 double-headed dragon swooped down from high altitude.  Because the nose of the aircraft was occupied by the radar, an additional seat was added, and a cold area cabin heater was installed. Engineers had to remove two 25mm cannons and move four 12.7mm machine guns to the wings.

    But even if there are only 4 machine guns left, the double-headed dragon's strafing is still very powerful.  Before Kurokin could hide, four tongues of flame rained down from the sky, and dense bullets swept across the gun positions. Several gunners who had no time to hide were directly torn apart by the bullets.  When a bullet hit the cannon and detonated it, a piece of an unknown person's intestine was lifted up by the shock wave and hung on Kurokin's face, making him unable to stop vomiting.

    12 Double-headed Jiaos fired back and forth repeatedly, finally containing the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery and allowing the remaining transports to?Safe flight over Balkhash.

    "Why didn't they drop bombs?" Lieutenant General Khavrov, who had not yet dressed up, was surprised when he saw groups of planes flying over.  Logically speaking, if it is a bomber, then it should be the same as the previous bombs. Could it be that their target is not you?

    Facing this old cavalry officer from the old Tsarist Russia era, a staff officer really couldn¡¯t stand it anymore: ¡°Comrade Commander, these are transport planes.¡±

    "Transport plane? It's so late. Send out the transport plane and wait! They want to airborne!" Hafrov finally understood. When he saw the fleet of planes flying towards his rear, he suddenly imagined that tens of thousands of Chinese troops would outflank his retreat.  In the picture, he was so anxious that he shouted: "Cavalry, let the cavalry chase. If you are going to Akchatau, don't worry about it. Come, send a telegram to the headquarters, we need reinforcements! Go and bring all the trucks over and get ready to go."  Prepare!"

    While Balkhash was in chaos, Chen Ke, who rushed out of the anti-aircraft artillery area, finally saw several flares rising from the ground in the distance in the darkness.  See the guidance signal from the ground.  He immediately turned around and shouted: "Three minutes!"

    "three minutes!"

    After the parachute signal was sent, Ye Zishan also pulled the wire and began to order: "Three minutes, prepare! Hook! Check!" With simple and clear instructions, the paratroopers quickly stood up and formed a single column, hooked their parachutes on the wire, and began to  Comrades in front conduct final inspections.  Ye Zishan also hung several parachute bag hooks on the special pull rings at the cabin door, so that he could just throw them down before parachuting, and then keep an eye on the signal light next to the cabin door.

    "Let's get started." After the captain pulled down the switch first and turned on the red indicator light indicating that he could land, the paratroopers began to rush out of the cabin one by one, and the sky was instantly covered with white umbrella flowers.

    "Jump. Jump! Jump quickly! Get out of here, jump quickly!"

    As Ye Zishan shouted, the paratroopers jumped out of the cabin one by one. After the last paratrooper left, he threw down the two parachute bags. Finally, he raised his thumb to express his gratitude to the cabin before pulling down his goggles and leaping into the void.  .  Because the night wind was very strong, after the round nylon parachute opened, he felt like he was being hit by something, and he was instantly lifted dozens of meters high.

    The weird thing is.  Not only did he not feel nervous, but he felt relieved.  Perhaps for those comrades who just sat in the cabin and died in front of their eyes, it was a blessing to be able to jump out of the cabin.  But his luck soon ran out due to strong winds.  Therefore, the parachute became extremely difficult to control, and he and many soldiers were blown north by the wind.

    Just as he was landing slowly, the noisy engine sound and the dense black spots in the sky also alerted Nitskov, who was rushing here.  The spectacular airborne scene in the telescope made the Soviet aviation division commander stamp his feet anxiously: "It's coming. It's really coming! Damn it, the Chinese are really airborne! Cavalry regiment, pull out your sabers. Go and provoke them.  neck! The rest of the troops speed up, fast!"

    After receiving the order, the Cossack cavalry took the lead in attacking. More than 600 cavalrymen blew across the grassland like a whirlwind.  Although the role of cavalry has declined in the mechanization era, cavalry is still the best choice for Soviet officers when speed and impact are needed.

    Ye Zishan didn¡¯t know that there was a cavalry charging towards him, so he landed on a hillside.  But as soon as his feet landed, the strong wind picked up the parachute and pulled him back.  Fortunately, he was well prepared. He pulled out the paratrooper's knife tied to his forearm and severely cut the parachute rope.  However, when the parachute detached, he was still swept into a bush, and sharp dead branches scratched his white cheek, pulling out a long bloody mouth.

    "Company Commander, Company Commander! Are you okay?"

    Coincidentally, the squad leader of the second shift was also nearby, and when he saw him, he immediately rushed to help.  After landing safely, Ye Zishan finally relaxed. He wiped his face and saw only a shallow blood mouth and didn't care. While arranging his submachine gun, he asked: "Is it just you? Who else?"

    "I just saw a few people descending in front. I wonder if they are from our company."

    "Let's go and take a look." After Ye Zishan arranged the gun, he suddenly found that the squad leader of the second squad had empty hands: "Where is your gun?"

    "The gun belt and parachute rope were entangled, cut and swept away."

    "It's okay, there should be an umbrella bag on the road." Ye Zishan didn't blame the squad leader, because this kind of thing happens all the time.  After the two of them walked out of the bush area, they met several more paratroopers, but they were not from the Sixth Company.  But it doesn't matter, everyone knows that they will be separated after landing, so Ye Zishan, who has the highest military rank, became the temporary commander.

    "Umbrella bag." After turning a hill, the squad leader of the second squad, who had been worried about having no weapons, saw an umbrella bag in the ditch not far away and ran there quickly.  But when my fingers were about to pick up the umbrella bag, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the left side.  As soon as the second class monitor turned his head, his eyes suddenly solidified!

    The cloak is a cloak??!  Hundreds of cloaks blowing in the wind!  "It's a cavalry, be careful, it's a Cossack." Before the second squad leader could finish shouting, the world-famous eagle's claws were like a cold star, slit his trachea along his neck, and blood spurted out like spring water.  Dyeing the grassland red.

    "Li Ming!"

    Ye Zishan and everyone were also stunned by this scene. They did not expect that enemy cavalry would appear here.  Especially the scene of the second squad leader with his head tilted and blood gushing from his neck made the recruits behind him tremble all over for the first time in combat.

    "Ula!"

    After the Cossack leader wearing a traditional black cloak cut the second squad leader's neck, he raised his saber triumphantly and took the lead in shouting a charge.  More than six hundred war horses, spraying thick white mist, lined up.  The iron hooves lifted up the turf and shattered the thin ice. Senhan's saber caught the airborne troops who were descending and gathering off guard. Many people's necks were cut as soon as their feet stepped on the ground, and their bodies were dragged by parachutes, leaving bloody traces.

    An airborne soldier who had just pulled out a grenade and was about to throw it at the Cossack cavalry had not thrown the grenade when a horse suddenly jumped out from the side and chopped off his arm.  boom!  The grenade did not hit the enemy but exploded next to him, causing him to fall several meters into a bloody mess.

    Massacre, this is a massacre!  The Cossack cavalry, who are skilled in horse control, are extremely fast, and their 600 horses can ensure that they cover a large enough area, so they can always easily find scattered airborne troops. Even if they encounter those far away, they can still use their feet.  To control horses, rely on rifle fire to chase them down.

    "Don't run around! Gather, gather together! Shoot, shoot!" Ye Zishan was the first to wake up and saw paratroopers running around to avoid the cavalry. He shouted a reminder while pointing his submachine gun at the three Cossacks who were trying to get closer.  cavalry.  "Da da da." The submachine gun fired fiercely, but because the war horse sprinted too fast, after a thirty-round magazine was cleared, a war horse rushed into the team and cut off the hand of an airborne soldier.  Then he fell to the ground crookedly.

    "Medic, go to the bushes! Leave a few people behind for protection, and the rest follow me!"

    The death of three Cossack cavalrymen could not change the situation that the airborne troops were at their most vulnerable period. The entire grassland was filled with the shouts of Ula and the sound of horse hooves from the Cossack cavalry.  Ye Zishan knew that someone had to stand up at this time, so he immediately changed the magazine, asked someone to escort the wounded soldiers to the bushes, and led everyone to work together to encircle and suppress the cavalry.

    As the team around Ye Zishan grew larger and larger, the airborne troops who had survived the initial chaos finally stabilized their position. All semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns came into play, constantly knocking off the Cossack cavalry.  As some airborne troops found their parachute packs, the sound of the HJ32 general-purpose machine gun rang out. Facing this extremely fast-firing machine gun, the cavalry finally began to retreat.

    Seeing the remaining cavalry fleeing to the north, Ziwen, who was so tired and panting, sat on the ground and panted desperately, but before everyone could recover, the strong wind brought a crisp sound of motors.

    "An armored car, an armored car!"

    With rapid shouting, dozens of Soviet BA27M armored vehicles rushed towards the direction of Ye Zishan.  Before the car arrived, the 37mm cannon on the car began to fire violently.

    The sound of the shelling made Ye Zishan stand up suddenly. After seeing the terrain clearly, he immediately pointed to the mountains in front of him and shouted loudly: "Go to the mountains and build a defense line! Huang Kai and Zhou Ming, take people to find umbrellas and get everyone there."  Bring them here! Quick! The more the better! Radio, call for air force support, tell them there are armored vehicles here! Others follow me and must hold the line of defense!"

    Hundreds of airborne troops rushed toward the hills while shouting, and quickly established a temporary defense line.  At this time, a large number of trucks appeared behind the ba27m, and groups of Soviet infantry charged towards the landing site under the cover of armored vehicles.

    "Boom, boom, boom!" The artillery fire from the ba27m armored vehicle shattered the defense line that Ye Zishan had just organized. At this time, the Cossack cavalry that had just left rushed in from both wings.

    ??The explosion of artillery shells, machine gun fire, and countless red dots instantly covered the grassland (To be continued)
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