The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

The tank crews of the Rakshasa Kingdom fired wildly and recklessly, but the result remained unchanged.

On the contrary, their tanks were being destroyed more and more.

Of the more than two thousand tanks, 1,700 to 1,800 were destroyed in less than an hour.

The remaining tanks continued to race backward, eventually ending up in the ranks of the 17th Army Group behind them.

这下，跟在99A身后的18辆05A式155毫米自行加榴炮、24辆10式120毫米自行迫榴炮、9辆11式火箭炮车。

And 20 Type 07 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with their barrels already laid flat.

Intensive firepower was unleashed against the 17th Group Army.

The advance troops of the 17th Group Army were caught off guard and subjected to heavy artillery fire, suffering heavy casualties.

Kravchenko's T34, which was initially positioned towards the back, moved to the front during the retreat and was fortunate enough to avoid being hit.

At this moment, Kravchenko was terrified and completely lost the dignity that he should have maintained as the commander of the army group.

He began frantically calling out to Commander-in-Chief Malinovsky.

"Comrade Malinov... Comrade Malinov... I am Kravchenko, commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army..."

"I am Malinov, Comrade Kravchenko, please speak."

After all, with an army of 500,000, even on the vast grasslands, the distance between army groups is still quite far.

Therefore, Malinovsky, as the commander-in-chief, only knew that there was fighting at the front, but he did not know the specific details of the battle.

"Our army group was suddenly attacked by the enemy during its march. The enemy's tanks were very powerful, and our T-34s were no match for them, resulting in heavy losses."

"I have now retreated to the 17th Army Group and request immediate artillery fire against the enemy ahead."

Malinov sensed immense panic in Kravchenko's tone.

But he just couldn't believe it. How could a backward country like China possibly possess tanks capable of countering the T-34?

However, the fact that Kravchenko made such an urgent request indicates that the situation at the front is extremely unfavorable.

Malinov then agreed to Kravchenko's request.

"You will immediately join the 17th Army Group to block the enemy's advance. I will immediately order artillery support for you."

Immediately, Danilov, commander of the 17th Army, ordered the establishment of a defensive line to block the enemy's attack.

At the same time, he ordered his subordinates to immediately report the artillery coordinates to the artillery unit.

Just as the enemy called for artillery support, several helicopters dispatched by Xu Peng had already spotted the enemy's artillery units.

The scouts on the helicopter knew very well that once the enemy artillery began firing, it would undoubtedly cause significant losses to their side.

Fortunately, the helicopter scouts immediately sent back the exact coordinates of the enemy's artillery units.

Upon receiving the call, Xu Peng did not hesitate or delay at all, and ordered the artillery to immediately begin shelling.

The artillerymen of the Rakshasa Kingdom, after receiving the order, set up the cannons and adjusted the firing parameters as quickly as possible, but just half a minute before they were about to fire...

Xu Peng's shells landed over the enemy's head first.

"Boom boom boom..."

Xu Peng's side all had large-caliber artillery, and the explosive power of the shells was enormous.

The artillery positions of the Rakshasa Kingdom were immediately engulfed in artillery fire. Not only were the soldiers blown to pieces, but even the cannons were reduced to scrap metal.

Before Malinov could receive the report, a large number of planes suddenly appeared in the sky.

After these planes flew over the Russian army, they began dropping aerial bombs.

The explosive power of a 500-kilogram aerial bomb is incomparable to that of a large-caliber artillery shell.

Within minutes, tens of thousands of troops from the 17th and 36th Army Groups of the Russian Empire were killed or wounded by bombs.

Because it was a vast and flat grassland, and the Russian army was large in number, the shockwaves and fragments from the artillery shells were much more lethal.

Xu Peng was overjoyed to see the air force come to join the battle and inflict heavy casualties on the enemy.

He ordered the artillery to continue shelling, while other units stood ready once the shelling ceased.

They immediately tore through the Russian army's defenses and crushed the enemy's will to fight.

These 20 Type 07 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with their barrels laid flat posed a threat to the Russian army that was no less intimidating than artillery and aerial bombs.

Because once such an anti-aircraft shell hits a human body, that part will be shattered.

When the soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom saw their comrades who had been shot, their heads were blown off, their limbs were broken, and some were hit in the chest, leaving a large hole in their bodies.

Just as the soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom were terrified and gradually losing their will to resist, an even more devastating weapon arrived.

Xu Peng was surprised that Long Fei actually instructed Gao Mingjiu and Zhou Guangyi to load ten H-6K bombers with thermobaric bombs.

Actually, this was because Zhu Kefu's bombing of Liaoning and his plan to launch a surprise attack on Shenyang had infuriated Long Fei, in addition to the fact that the other side had mobilized 500,000 troops.

Therefore, Long Fei decided to use the detonating bomb, not only to seek revenge but also to speed up the end of the battle.

Ten H-6K bombers dropped twenty thermobaric bombs, each weighing 500 kilograms, into the ranks of the 17th and 36th Army Groups of Russia.

In an instant, the twenty thermobaric bombs exploded upon landing, turning into twenty large fireballs filled with high temperature and pressure.

The explosion generated a temperature of 2,500 degrees Celsius, instantly vaporizing the Russian soldiers inside the fireball.

These twenty thermobaric bombs alone wiped out at least fifty to sixty thousand people.

The soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom were so terrified by the terrifying power of the thermobaric bomb that they completely lost their will to fight, dropped their weapons, and scattered in all directions to escape for their lives.

At this moment, to the north of the Russian army, Xie Qiang's heavy combined arms brigade, after receiving Long Fei's order, immediately turned west and began a rapid march.

Upon reaching their position, they immediately launched an attack from north to south.

The Russian army to the north was no match for Xie Qiang's heavily armored combined arms brigade; they collapsed at the first contact and fled directly towards Ulaanbaatar.

Once an army collapses, it is virtually impossible to regroup; as the saying goes, a defeated army collapses like a mountain falling down.

At this point, not to mention Kravchenko, commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army, Danilov, commander of the 17th Army, and Luchinsky, commander of the 36th Army, they were no longer able to command their troops.

Even Commander-in-Chief Malinovsky was powerless to reverse the situation.

In utter despair, Malinov could only painfully order a full retreat.

His only hope now is that the remaining troops can escape to Ulaanbaatar and then retreat back into the Russian Empire.

Although he knew that this crushing defeat would likely result in his dismissal or execution upon his return, he couldn't care less about that now.

He only wanted to preserve as many troops as possible so that there would be a chance to make a comeback.

However, he was being too optimistic. Xu Peng's three assault groups advanced rapidly from east to west, while Xie Qiang's group attacked from north to south.

The remaining 400,000-plus Russian troops abandoned their armor and weapons, galloping across the vast grasslands like herds of wild horses.

Xu Peng and Xie Qiang, of course, could not let them escape, so they dispersed their troops.

Using their mechanized advantage, they rapidly pursued and outflanked the enemy across the grasslands, preparing to establish a massive encirclement.

Many of the Russian soldiers originally fled by car, armored vehicle, tank, motorcycle, or even horse.

However, they were quickly destroyed by Xu Peng and Xie Qiang's tanks, troop carriers, and artillery fire.

Even the sky was filled with unfamiliar aircraft, their machine guns firing incessantly at the fleeing troops.

When the soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom saw countless people being wiped out, they were so frightened that they dared not ride any mechanized equipment and could only run away as fast as they could.

After all, on the vast grassland, a single person doesn't seem like such a big target.

While this could avoid being attacked and reduce casualties, it also slowed down the escape speed.

More than two hours later, about 70 or 80 kilometers east of Ulaanbaatar.

Xu Peng and Xie Qiang's flanking forces successfully joined forces, forming a giant encirclement with a diameter of over 100 kilometers.

Moreover, the encirclement is being continuously compressed. Under the powerful deterrence of the Dragon Flame Legion, the more than 400,000 Rakshasa Kingdom troops inside the encirclement are filled with despair and are surrendering one after another.

Xu Peng and Xie Qiang, with two heavily armed combined arms brigades totaling 15,000 troops, created a military miracle by annihilating the Russian army of 500,000.