Chapter 733 Prelude to the battle
Chapter 733 The Prelude to the Battle
At this moment, the battlefield was quiet, and Meng He couldn't help but say, "Prince, don't we still have a hundred mortars? Should we transfer Haninohai and the others to fire into the machinery factory?"
Of course, Zhang Haotian had thought about this question, but it was immediately denied. Although Haninohai and the others had 100 mortars, there were not many shells. Now they still had to harass Chen Qingshan, making it impossible for him to dig the Holy Mausoleum smoothly, and they could not be transferred. What's more, even if one hundred mortars came, the Zha Na Machinery Factory was extremely wide, with hundreds of acres of land inside. One mortar bombarded one acre of land, and it would not have much effect at all.
At this time, he also thought about a problem, that is, if Bass had known that the Tatarots suddenly captured Checherkule, why didn't even send fighter planes to bomb retaliately? That was because he knew that it was easy for the Tatarots to capture the city, but it was extremely difficult to take down the Zana Machinery Factory. It was like a nail he left in Checherkule, which could consume a lot of the living power of the Tatarots. After the Battle of Ulaanbaatar was over, he would not be fooled.
So, Zhang Haotian took out the military communicator from his arms, adjusted the channel, and began to call Gegemu.
Gegemu's communication soldiers soon received the signal from Zhang Haotian and called Gegemu. Gegemu's first words were: "Prince, congratulations, you have successfully captured Checheerkule. This plan is really great. It completely cut off the support from the rebels' rear. Now their attack firepower has been reduced a lot. Bass ordered the front-line troops to break through our defense line within three days and enter Ulaanbaatar. It seems that there is no way to do it."
Zhang Haotian knew that he had cut off the rebels' supply line, so their firepower on the front line was naturally not that strong. He said immediately: "Gegemu, are there any abnormal movements in the rebels now?"
Gegemu said: "I just received the latest information and was about to contact you. Now the left rebels on the Ulaanbaatar front have ceased fire, but they have not retreated, but the right army has retreated from Merlin and is moving forward rapidly northward. The target should be Checherkul. Bass will not let you lock his throat and affect the entire battle situation that is about to succeed."
Bass' main force has always been on the left side, and there has been no big battle on the right side. Unexpectedly, he will be fully engaged in dealing with him now. Zhang Haotian's heart sank and said, "How many people are there in the right side army? When do you think you can reach Checheerkule?"
Gegemu immediately said: "It is the four entire regiments of the Fourth Division of the Second Army. At their movement speed, they will arrive at Checherkul in about six hours. However, our defense of their 3rd Division also follows them. Bass will definitely divide his troops to block the attack, so there should be only two regiments that can attack Checherkul, but they will definitely get support from the air force at that time. Prince, if you don't have air defense missiles, this battle is probably difficult to fight. However, you still have many ordinary citizens in the city, and his bombers may not dare to drop bombs."
Zhang Haotian had already made a decision in his mind. He stopped talking about this, but said, "By the way, are the eldest princess and the others Saiyinsanda?"
Gegemu said: "It has arrived. President Gleballe called to inform me, saying that the eldest princess had contacted him and was negotiating with China that if Ulaanbaatar is lost, the eldest princess and the others will enter China as the first batch of refugees."
Hearing that Aruna and the others had arrived at a safe place, and the two thousand Black Tiger soldiers who were escorted by Xidu Rigu must have been on their way back, Zhang Haotian felt a little relaxed in his heart and said, "Gegemu, if Ulaanbaatar is lost, you can take Saihan to Saiyinsanda City and follow the eldest princess and the others into China."
Princess immediately said, "What about you, prince, the general trend is coming, don't show off."
Zhang Haotian said "Yes" and said, "I know this. As long as Ulaanbaatar is lost, I will immediately find a way to take people to China to join you. I believe that Bass will be busy re-establishing a new government at that time and will not care about coming to chase us."
Speaking of this, he said again: "By the way, where is Bass now?"
Gegemu said: "He has arrived at the front line of Ulaanbaatar, which is also his desperate bet. If he can't win Ulaanbaatar within a week, let alone the morale is affected, and he will not be able to bear the huge military supplies."
Zhang Haotian said "Yes" and said, "It's unknown who will win now. We don't want to give up. Gegemu, I have something to do, so I'll contact you if I have anything to do."
Speaking of this, he ended the call and said to Meng He next to him: "Meng He, go to the police station immediately and use their communication system to tell all the residents in the city that they will have a fierce battle here soon, and hope that they will hide outside for a day or two and must leave within six hours."
When Meng He heard this, he was stunned and said, "Let all the residents in the city leave, Prince, is this necessary?"
Zhang Haotian nodded with certainty and said: "Of course there is a need. Checherkul is the throat of the Ulaanbaatar front and Bass base camp. Both arms and food must be transported from here. We occupied this place, just like the trachea of Bass. He didn't want to control it. Now he has ordered the Fourth Division of the Right Route Army to come to Checherkul, and he will arrive in six hours. At that time, he will definitely ask the fighter planes to cooperate. If the residents stay in the city, they will be easily injured."
Meng He lowered his head and was silent for a while, suddenly raised his head and looked at him and said, "Prince, have you ever thought about it? In fact, it is good for us to stay."
Zhang Haotian nodded slowly and said, "Of course I know that with these residents in the city, the enemy will have more or less scruples when bombing or planes, which is beneficial to the soldiers' street fighting. But think about it, Bass has fought to the end now, and is only one step away from victory. He will inevitably give orders with red eyes and reckless eyes. Our Mongolian royal family does not only accept the respect and support of the people. Protecting them and preventing them from being hurt is also one of the responsibilities of the royal family. Checherkul can become a battlefield, but cannot become a slaughterhouse for innocent people."
Hearing such words, Meng He's eyes were filled with respect for the young prince. He immediately covered his chest and bowed, then got on the off-road vehicle and went to the police station in the city.
The residents of the city knew that they were going to fight, so they naturally didn't want to stay here. After hearing the notice that they would let them go out of the city to avoid the war, they began to leave the city one after another. There were some small towns around Checherkule, and when they left, everyone brought enough food and bedding. Although life would be inconvenient, they would not be hungry for a while.
Five hours later, except for more than 20,000 Tatarot soldiers, the entire Checherkule had become an empty city, and the soldiers began to look for a place to hide, preparing for a fierce battle in the city that would soon come.
Zhang Haotian only asked Idler to bring a thousand Black Tiger soldiers to guard outside the Zanna Machinery Factory, and the rest of the people entered the city defense. He rode "Nisgbari" with Galdhi, Lakshen, Menghe and Qirimai to check the defense arrangements. Although the enemy had excellent equipment and support from artillery fighters, the number of people was far different from them. The outcome of this city battle was hard to predict at present.
Riding on the widest street in the city, the soldiers were all exposed in the windows of various houses, most of them holding carbines. Although the gun is not very powerful, if they shoot at close range, it will also cost people's lives.
In the first alleyway of this street, Zhang Haotian saw Temuer and Aguya. In the hands of the two, each holding an armor-piercing bomb launcher, and had already installed the warheads. There were three soldiers beside them, responsible for transporting the warheads. Once they were discovered by the enemy, they immediately evacuated, launched guerrillas in various alleyways of the city, and slowly knocked down the enemy's chariots.
While riding, a roar came from above, but Zhang Haotian and others only looked up and did not dodge. Three hours ago, a small reconnaissance aircraft was constantly hovering over the city, and naturally they were constantly sending information about Checheerkuleri to the command center.
The reconnaissance plane continued to hover for a while and then began to return. It should be because of the lack of fuel and the base was used to replenish it. Zhang Haotian suddenly thought and asked Meng He next to him, "Meng He, where is the enemy's plane base?"
Meng He was of course very clear about these things and immediately said: "In the western suburbs of Turant City, 80 kilometers away from here, the area is Bath's base camp."
Zhang Haotian was silent for a while, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Bass has now gone to the Ulaanbaatar front line. The area of Turant City must be very empty. Menghe, send someone familiar with the terrain of that area."
As he said that, he turned his head and said, "Qi Rimai, you will lead two hundred black tiger soldiers to Turant City with the people sent by Menghe. Don't walk the avenue on the road, try to avoid being discovered by the enemy. I want you to sneak attack the enemy's airport. Remember to bring more explosives. Even if you can't blow up the plane, you must destroy the runway so that the enemy's plane cannot take off smoothly."
When Meng He and Qi Rimai heard this, they quickly agreed and made arrangements. Half an hour later, Qi Rimai led two hundred black tiger soldiers out of Checherkule, led by a middle-aged man named Naren, and headed towards the city of Turrant. Although the two places were only eighty kilometers away, according to Naren, if they were discovered by the enemy, they would have to cross several valleys that were usually unwalking, and bypassed a large swamp. Finally, abandoned their horses and climbed over a hill. It would take three hours to reach as fast as four or five hours to reach.
Seeing that the enemy arrived, Gardi and Lakshin were commanding outside, and Zhang Haotian and Meng He returned to the secret room of the meat food factory where they had been, setting it as a temporary command center.
As soon as he entered the secret room from the refrigerator, before he could sit down, the military communicator in his arms rang out, and he quickly picked it up and answered.
When he heard Zhang Haotian's answer, Gegemu's urgent voice came from the communicator: "Prince, I just got the latest information. Bass only sent the first regiment of the Fourth Division to block the government troops of one of the divisions following behind them. The other three regiments had nearly 10,000 people rushed to Checherkul. They would definitely arrive within half an hour. You must be careful."
Zhang Haotian said "Yes" and said, "I have already arranged it. Although the soldiers' weapons are still very backward, in this city, the three regiments may not be able to eat us. Gegemu, how are you there?"
Gegemu said: "Now Bass' shells and bullets are almost exhausted, and most of the ammunition and weapons are in the Zanna Machinery Factory in Checherkule. He now has to stop the attack. Prince, President Gleballe is calling on young people to join the army to defend the country urgently, but it will take three or five days of training. I hope you can defend Checherkule, especially the arms in the Zanna Machinery Factory. Bass must not be transported to the front line. As long as we drag these three or five days, we will have hope of victory in this war."
Zhang Haotian knew this very well and said, "The soldiers will do their best. By the way, you tell President Gelbale to order the government forces following the rebels to move closer to Checherkul. As long as they can meet me, Checherkul will not only be able to keep Checherkul, but also the Fourth Division of Bass will be eaten."
Before Gegemu could answer, a huge explosion sounded, and the strong vibration almost caused the communicator in his hand to fall down, and dust kept falling on his head. Zhang Haotian knew that it was the enemy bomber that began to move, so he stopped talking to Gegemu, but picked up the telescope and went to the right side of the house, where there was a small window for ventilation in the room, and you could see the situation in the air.
The explosion sound and the vibration of the ground have never stopped. After a while, six triangular formations appeared in the telescope he raised. From time to time, a bunch of bombs were thrown down under the belly of the aircraft. Fortunately, the meat food factory built by Meng He was not on the main street of Checherkule and was not the target of the bombing.
After this situation lasted for about twenty minutes, the bombers headed north, but the explosion suddenly sounded again, and it was vaguely heard that the three regiments of the Fourth Division arrived and were bombarding the way with field artillery and tanks, which also meant that the Battle of Checherkul had begun.
At this moment, Zhang Haotian's face became quieter and calmer. He sat on the ground and asked Meng He to bring Checheerkule's city map and stared at him for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.
After about half an hour, the explosion began to decrease, and the dense and crisp gunshots began to sound in the city again. After a while, the cell phone hanging around Zhang Haotian's waist rang. He picked it up and answered, but heard Idler's roar coming from inside: "Prince, there are four armed helicopters above our heads. The firepower is very strong. The soldiers cannot attack them. Now there are many casualties. Should we withdraw to Checherkul now and cooperate with Gald and others to guard Checherkul?"
However, Zhang Haotian immediately said: "No, Idler, don't retreat to the city. Take all the soldiers north and go north to the Gentuar Valley. Climb up the mountain immediately and wait for my order."
Idler agreed on his phone and hung up and went to execute the order.
Meng He sat next to him and heard his order, and couldn't help saying, "Prince, Gentuar Valley is 16 kilometers away from Zanna Machinery Factory and further from the city. Idler and his friends retreated will not help us."
Zhang Haotian said in a deep voice: "The most important purpose of our capture of Checherkul is to the arms of the Zanna Machinery Factory. Bass is so anxious to take Checherkul back, and it is also for this arsenal. It is necessary to transport ammunition and weapons to the Ulaanbaatar front line immediately. It is easy for the three regiments of the Fourth Division to attack Checherkul, but it is impossible to deal with my more than 20,000 Tatarot soldiers and completely control the city in just a few days, so their military vehicles cannot go from the past. The only way is
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