Chapter 1156 The President's Border Patrol (Part 2)

The images in the high-power telescope are very clear. You can see the details of the tank wreckage, and even the bullet holes on the surface of the tank can be clearly seen. At least two bullet holes can be counted on many tank wreckage, which is the most direct evidence of the fierce tank battle yesterday.

Zhao Bei was in a very good mood when he stood in front of the high-power telescope. He was very happy to see the remains of the tank battle with his own eyes. In the past, he could only see the scenes on the battlefield from photos and documentaries, but now he is on the battlefield and experiences the fierce battle at that time.

At this moment, Zhao Bei was standing in a semi-underground anti-aircraft shelter, and the battlefield was located just in front of him. Just yesterday, an extremely fierce tank battle broke out between the Chinese Army tanks and the Soviet Army tanks on the flat battlefield. After almost a whole day of fighting, the Chinese Army troops on the defensive side repelled the crazy attack of the Soviet Army and severely damaged the Soviet tank troops in the tank battle. After careful inventory, Zhao Bei found 400 tanks and self-propelled artillery abandoned by the Soviet army on the battlefield alone. Most of them were destroyed by the Chinese Army during the battle, and a few were abandoned by the Soviet army due to mechanical failure.

In addition to the wreckage of tanks, there are many wreckages of aircraft on the battlefield, Soviet Air Force aircraft, Chinese Air Force aircraft, and piles of wreckage of war machines silently telling people the fierce battle yesterday.

In fact, in yesterday's battle, fierce tank war broke out in four battlefields. The Soviet army lost more than 800 heavy tanks and medium tanks, while the number of heavy tanks and medium tanks lost by the Chinese team was only one fifth of the losses of the Soviet army. In addition to the contributions of the Chinese Air Force, the heroic combat and tenacious fighting spirit of the army soldiers were also important reasons. Without the brave assault spirit of armored soldiers, the Chinese infantry troops would not take the initiative in the battlefield. In the battle this morning, they fought back, recovered all strategic areas controlled by the Soviet army, and once again faced the "Ural barrier".

After only three days of combat, this large-scale battle with tanks and aircraft ended with the overall victory of the Chinese team. For the Chinese, this was a brilliant military victory. From a military perspective, its significance is no less than the Iraqi battle in the "Asian Liberation War". After this battle, the Soviet army in the Ural direction had suffered a heavy blow, especially its armored troops, which were no longer able to take the initiative. In this way, the biggest obstacle to the Chinese team's progress westward disappears. The next one may be the second stage of the "Thunderstorm" battle, which is to sweep Ural and threaten Stalingrad.

"Just call this battle the 'Eastern Battle of Ural'."

Zhao Bei finally decided on the standard name of this battle in history. As soon as he said this, the journalists standing behind him immediately recorded the term "Wulal Eastern Battle" in their notebooks. Perhaps it will not take long before the news of "Wulal Eastern Battle" will appear on the front pages of major newspapers across the country.

Zhao Bei stood in front of the telescope for five minutes, and then reluctantly moved his gaze away from the telescope's eyeglasses, stood up straight, and looked forward. The ruins on the battlefield had become very blurred, but the vision was much wider, and the entire battlefield situation was unobstructed.

"Mr. President, you have finished inspecting the battlefield. Can you say a few words?"

A reporter found that the President had turned around, so he hurriedly asked.

"This battle is entirely due to the soldiers' duty and command properly. As the president, I am deeply pleased that with such a group of soldiers who contribute to the country, such a group of officers with high professional quality, what kind of enemies can stop China's revival? What kind of enemies can stop Asia's revival? In the Sino-British War, we united our Asian allies to defeat Britain, and now, we defeated the Soviet Union. What does this mean? This shows that the great powers can put a few cannons on the coast of Asia to subdue a country, and the era of a nation is forever gone from now on. From now on, Asia will use its own voice to tell the whole world, Asia, stand up."

Zhao Bei performed in time, and the atmosphere immediately became warm. Among the news reporters present, there were not only Chinese journalists, but also Asian journalists, and even several journalists from neutral countries in Europe and America. The President's words made the reporters fully understand through translation. Although a few European and American journalists felt a little sour in their hearts, most of the reporters were still aroused by the President's speech full of "Asian leaks and fanaticism".

"Asian unity" is not exchanged for the President's speech with a simple omission, but for the outstanding martial arts of China and Asia's teams. In other words, this is a new world that Asians use Asian fists to attack. Of course, no one can deny it. The only one who plays a leading role is the Chinese. Now, China is the boss of Asia, and other countries are just younger brothers. The boss says that they will rush to wherever they hit.

In the face of "Asia's group fight", Britain was defeated in a mess. Now, it was the Soviet Union's turn to be beaten, and the Chinese were extraordinary when they punched. The results of the "Battle of the Eastern Urals" show that the Soviet Union was just a mud-footed giant with strong external forces and hard work at the middle. If there is another powerful country hostile to the Soviet Union at this time, the demise of the Soviet Union will only be a matter of time.

Of course, the Chinese team also made great sacrifices for the victory of this battle. In this battlefield alone, the total number of casualties of the Chinese team exceeded 5,000. In order to comfort the heroes and to appease the soldiers, the President personally visited various military hospitals this morning, had cordial conversations with the wounded soldiers, and rushed to the front line in the afternoon to personally preside over the memorial service of the dead. Now, as the sky was almost dark, the President rushed to the battlefield to inspect the battlefield. This move is enough to show that the President is full of confidence in winning the Soviet war and his soldiers. Otherwise, he would not have been in danger before the end of the war.

In order to protect the president's safety, dozens of fighter jets are swimming back and forth over the battlefield at this moment. As long as unidentified aircraft appear in the sky, they will be intercepted or shot down.

"Mr. President, it's getting late. The headquarters has prepared a banquet to entertain the President, Commander Wu, General Lan and others can also arrive on time to attend the banquet."

An adjutant walked to Zhao Bei and muttered a few words. Zhao Bei just nodded, but did not leave the anti-aircraft shelter immediately. Instead, he continued to set up a gantry formation with reporters from various countries to talk about his governing ideas and the integration and development of the Asian economy. These topics were obviously as eye-catching as the war against the Soviet Union. The reporters were very involved. It was not until it was completely dark that Zhao Bei said goodbye to the reporters, boarded a military truck, and followed the guards to the theater headquarters not far away. Since the battle here was the most intense yesterday, the theater headquarters was located behind this battlefield.

Half an hour later, Zhao Bei rushed to the headquarters and walked into a large military tent serving as an auditorium. At this time, Lan Tianwei had arrived, and Wu Zhenhan had not arrived yet. After all, the battle is still continuing. On the "Ural Barrier" in the west, the Chinese team is attacking the Soviet army's fortification area. As the highest military commander of the theater, Wu Zhenhan is indeed unable to do anything, and whether he can arrive at the banquet is also a matter of whether he can attend the banquet. As for the actual Chief of Staff of the theater, Zhang Xiaozhun, now he is staying in the command post with Commander Wu.

The banquet was attended by soldiers, including senior officers and ordinary soldiers who performed well in battle. Although this was the front line and there was no need for appearance, all the soldiers still put on clean military dresses, wore medals, and attended the banquet to entertain the president in high spirits.

The dishes at the banquet are very simple. Apart from the side dishes fried in the kitchen, the rest are canned food, canned beef, and canned pineapple. Basically, the canned food that frontline soldiers can eat can be seen on the dining table, and the "dining table" is actually built with empty ammunition boxes and laid with canvas. This is the dining table where the President entertains loyal and brave soldiers.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. As a soldier, the responsibility for revitalizing the country is heavier. You all fight bloody battles on the front line, and the people in the rear support you with their hard work and sweat. I respect all the soldiers on behalf of all the people."

Zhao Bei's opening remark was very simple. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go. After all, it was the front line and a big battle could break out at any time. Therefore, this wine was not strong wine, but rice wine, with five glasses per person, and limited supply. It is impossible for the drunk to appear at this banquet.

Rather than a banquet, it was a war summary meeting. Everyone was eating and chatting. The president had no airs and put down his unnecessary majesty. Therefore, the atmosphere of the meeting was very relaxed. The sound of gunfires on the western front line could be heard, but there were laughter and joy in the tent. The battle was fought from the beginning. Compared with fighting with the British Army, the battle with the Soviet Army really made the Chinese army's soldiers experience the amazing power and shocking consumption of modernization and mechanized comprehensive war. The Soviet tanks also left a deep impression on the Chinese people. Those tanks may be roughly crafted, but in this amazingly consumed mechanized comprehensive war, the cheap Soviet tanks could obviously ensure that the front line always had a sufficient number of tanks.

"According to yesterday's combat statistics, the Soviet army equipped a new heavy tank, and the body still uses the KV1 body, but the turret was replaced with a 107mm tank gun, which was very powerful and poses a threat to my heavy tank. However, we also found that this tank gun was too heavy for the old turret of KV1, so the turret has a high failure rate and the combat performance is not very ideal. Regarding these situations, we have written a report and will be submitted to the General Staff soon. At the same time, several captured Soviet tanks will be transferred back to the rear factory for further testing to improve our tank defense."

Lan Tianwei mentioned the losses of the "wild boar" heavy tanks in yesterday's battle, and the topic quickly turned to the Soviet heavy industrial system. In the past, many officers still looked down on the extensive heavy industrial system of the Soviet Union. However, now, they have changed their initial view that the Soviet heavy industrial system does have its own characteristics. Although the system is rigid and conservative, the advantages of this heavy industrial system are reflected in the war. It can quickly transfer to full-scale military production and completely ignore the production of civilian industrial products. Otherwise, the Soviet army would not have equipped so many tanks.

"The domestic industrial system has also entered wartime orbit, but compared with the Soviet Union, the response is slower. On the one hand, our industrial system is healthier, and on the other hand, it is because the national living standards cannot be reduced too much. However, I can also assure you that soon, the Chinese team will have more and better tanks and aircraft, which can not only meet the national defense needs of our country, but also meet the national defense needs of friendly countries."

Zhao Bei made a summary, and there was something in his words, but among the people present, Lan Tianwei was the only one who could understand these words. In fact, just before the banquet began, in the conversation with Zhao Bei, Lan Tianwei had already learned about the real purpose of Zhao Bei's inspection of the front line. This was not what the journalists thought was "presidential patrol", but a "tactical deception". The place where Zhao Bei was really going was not the Central Asian front line, but the Middle East and the Sinai Peninsula.

This is a secret visit, and the press is not aware. When going to the Sinai Peninsula, Zhao Bei was actually going to meet with two foreign leaders, one is the head of state of Germany and the other is the Italian leader. The three giants will meet in Sharm El Sheikh, a scenic resort in the Sinai Peninsula to discuss the current international situation and the future relationship between "New Asia and New Europe". If everything goes well, the meeting will be held in five days. Before that, Zhao Bei will secretly leave the Central Asian frontline and take a plane to Palestine, and the German and Italian troops will also end the Egyptian battle.

In order to cover up the secret talks, Zhao Bei specially convened a large number of Chinese and foreign journalists to follow him and inspected them all over the place today. However, from tomorrow, the job of dealing with journalists will be handed over to the war zone logistics department. President Zhao will "in-person inspection at the frontier of the position." Considering the safety of the reporters and the safety of the President, the interview team can no longer follow the president.
Chapter completed!