"Oh God! Oh God! This is not true..."

Looking at the direction of the rising sun, Karimov felt cold hands and feet. This drunkard who had been educated by the party for many years was now muttering the name of the reactionary god. Because he knew that he might soon see him. Thinking about what he had done over the years, he really couldn't imagine that he would be forgiven by the Lord... It would be great if there was an Orthodox priest here, at least he could have a dying confession.

In front of him, about 3,000 Red Guards wearing common people's clothes and holding shabby Mosin Nagan rifles were muttering. However, most of them were not God, but God. The Fergana Basin was a settlement of Mslins. Before the revolution, except for a few Slavic immigrants (Karimov's father moved from Western Siberia), most of them were Mslins who believed in Allah. They hated the rule of the Soviet Union even surpassed the Tsar, because although the latter also oppressed them, they did not force them to give up their faith. The former exploited them even more, and demolished all mosques, killed all imams, and declared that the prophet Muhammad was a counter-revolutionary...

Boom boom boom boom...

After a bombardment of mortars, at least a thousand Chinese airborne soldiers in camouflage uniforms lined up into several scattered lines and slowly pressed towards Karimov and the others. Behind these paratroopers, more than a dozen cannons (actually 75mm recoilless cannons) were already arranged, and the muzzles were facing their direction.

"Run quickly!" Someone roared heart-wrenchingly. Then dozens of Tajik Red Guards threw away the rifles in their hands and were about to escape. They had not yet run far away. The machine guns were already ringing, and several fire snakes sucked at the deserters like whips. More than a dozen people fell to the ground and twitched. The rest were all obediently picking up the rifles and returning to their posts.

At this time, the Chinese paratroopers also opened fire. Their firepower was extremely rapid. Everyone seemed to be holding a light machine gun in their hands. There was a sound of whistling in the air. The shells of mortars and recoilless cannons exploded among the Red Guards. The soil, gravel, rifle fragments and broken limbs were splashing everywhere. Seeing this scene, Karimov's spirit finally collapsed. He pulled over a captain who usually had a good relationship with him: "I'll leave it to you here, I'll organize force reinforcements behind!" As he said that, he turned around and ran back. The captain grabbed him and said, "Comrade Karimov, now is a critical moment. The party is not bad to us..."

"What's thin?" Karimov shook his arm and gritted his teeth and said, "You hold on for a while, the reinforcements will arrive soon!" After that, he ran away without looking back.

"Chong Chong Chong Chong, follow me!" Major Liu Yongyao, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the Airborne Army, was commanding about a battalion of paratroopers to attack the positions of the Soviet Red Guards. However, this "battalion" was not the one he had originally commanded. It was temporarily pieced together after it was airborne to the ground.

Although it was a temporary unit, the cooperation between each other was still excellent. Hundreds of officers and soldiers formed a nearly perfect storm-making formation, and there was no need for a supervising team to support the formation. They rushed forward with the support of artillery. Liu Yongyao was trembling with excitement. Many of his subordinates had been on the battlefield, but his battalion commander was an absolute "first formation".

"The enemy is in chaos! The enemy is in chaos... Let's rush forward!"

I don’t know who shouted in the team, and at this time he was still interested in observing the situation of his opponent. He must have been a veteran who had been on the battlefield several times. Liu Yongyao focused his attention and observed it carefully, and found that the opponent’s position was indeed a little confused. People kept flashing by, and there was not much firepower to block. It seemed that this battle was taken! Thinking of this, he picked up his automatic rifle and shot at the figure shaking on the Soviet position, and then accelerated his pace and rushed upwards.

Jiang Chunlin stood at a high place and watched his soldiers rush towards the enemy's position like a tide. The firepower of twelve 75mm recoilless cannons, eight 120mm heavy mortars and more than twenty Type 31 general machine guns almost completely submerged the enemy's position. This is the first battle of the Chinese airborne troops, and the first battle must be won! So Jiang Chunlin did not hesitate to take out all the forces that could be concentrated in his hands and launched a fierce attack. Now it seems that the effect is good, and the first wave of charges is in!

"Taked the position! Commander Jiang, we have taken the enemy's position!" Seeing a military flag flying on the front position with blue sky and white sun, several staff members around Jiang Chunlin cheered.

After a while, a second lieutenant covered in smoke came over and reported: "Report to Commander! Our troops have defeated the Soviet defenders and seized the building of the Kailakum Reservoir Management Area!"

"Even the management district building has been taken down! Now the Kailakum Reservoir is ours!"

"Commander, we can win now!"

Hearing the staff members around him talking, Jiang Chunlin also had a proud look on his face, and turned his head to ask the staff members around him: "How many brothers have you gathered now? Is there any Soviet army coming to Haohan?"

"Report to the commander, the brigades of the three brigades have been contacted. Each brigade controls 1,000 to 1,500 officers and soldiers, and there are nearly 2,000 people under the direct command of the headquarters. As for the direction of Kokhan, there was no movement, but the air force reconnaissance found a team of cavalry coming from the direction of Kuzhan, with about 23,000 cavalry."

Jiang Chunlin put down the telescope and said lightly: "It's a good time, we can see the Soviet Cossack cavalry." As he said that, he handed the telescope in his hand to the staff officers around him, and strode towards the Kailakum Reservoir Management Area Building that he had just captured.

Not long after walking, I saw paratroopers escorting the brigade of prisoners of war, all wearing ordinary people's clothes, Central Asian ethnic groups, talking and laughing, and their faces were relaxed, as if they were not prisoners of war but guests of the Chinese army.

"Commander, these people are all M Slin who are forced to join the Red Guards. They are inconsistent with the Russians. When we attacked just now, they didn't resist much and they all surrendered their guns. They still want to fight the Soviet Red Army with us." Liu Yongyao, who won the first battle, pointed at eight and nine Central Asians with big beards and a bit ferocious.

"Very good, tell them. We are friends of the Caliph Hussein. We came to Central Asia to liberate M Slin who was oppressed by the Soviet Union. We welcome all those who want to do it with us!"

Some of the staff members around Jiang Chunlin knew Russian, and they told these m Silins that Jiang Chunlin said something. When they heard the Caliph Hussein, they all showed a surprised expression. One of them even asked a few questions.

However, Jiang Chunlin was not very interested in these Soviet ethnic separatists. He waved his hand and called Liu Yongyao over: "Zezhi, the Air Force just sent a telegram, and a team of Russian cavalry came from the direction of Kuzhan. There were about 3,000 people. I gave you 1,000 people. Do you have the confidence to defeat them?"

"No problem, I guarantee that they will go without going back!"

Jiang Chunlin smiled and said, "You are a newborn calf and are not afraid of tigers. I can tell you. Those cavalry are regular Soviet troops. Most of them are famous Cossack cavalry! You can't underestimate the enemy, do you know?"

"I understand! Commander, please take a look!"

Jiang Chunlin nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and asked Liu Yongyao to command the defense immediately. At this time, the staff who had just been in charge of talking to the bearded Central Asians rushed over again and reported: "Sir, good news, those bearded men told me that the Soviet army's troops in the Fergana Basin were very empty. Only some guards in Fergana City, where the Tianshan Front Command is located. Kokhan and Anjiyan are both empty cities. There are only a small number of policemen, internal guards and air defense forces guards."

"Oh, really?" Jiang Chunlin raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and murmured: "It seems that this surprise attack has been a great success!"

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"I won't leave! I won't leave! You let go of me, you bastards, scum, counter-revolutionaries... Let me go quickly, I am the commander of the Tianshan Front Army! I will fight to the death with the enemy in Fergana! I will not be a deserter, and I will not die..." In the basement of the Fergana Municipal Party Committee Office Building, Balanov was trying to break free from the hands of several large-sleeved and round guards, while struggling and yelling in his mouth.

This scene is indeed a bit like arrest! However, Balanov is still the commander of the Red Army's Tianshan Front Army. The one who ordered him to be taken away from his command was the political commissar of the Front Army. The political commissar of the political commissar of the Front was actually kind. He was not trying to send Balanov to the military court, but to save the life of the commander who was unable to think about it and was ready to live and die with Fergana City.

From a large map hanging in front of Baranov, you can see how bad the current situation in the Fergana Basin is! First of all, the Kailakum Reservoir behind the Kuzhan Fortification Zone has been firmly controlled by the Chinese airborne troops. The 41st Army organized a cavalry to counterattack, but was beaten to pieces by well-equipped Chinese paratroopers. The city of Kokhan east of the reservoir was also attacked a few hours ago! The defensive internal guards and air defense forces were about 800 people and the entire army was wiped out in less than 2 hours. Subsequently, Anglian in northwest of Kokhan, Namangan in northwest of Kokhan, and Isfara in southeast of the Kailakum Reservoir all reported being attacked by unknown numbers of Chinese troops! This shows that the number of Chinese paratroopers airborne in the Fergana Basin is large and its combat effectiveness is not weak!

What makes people feel even more serious is that the 42nd Army of the Soviet Army, which defended the mountainous areas of Fergana, reported that they were attacked by the Chinese army and could not withdraw their troops at all. The Kuzhan Fortress Area was also attacked by the 18th Army of the Chinese Army.

It seems that the situation in the entire Fergana Basin has collapsed, and the two armies of the Tianshan Front were in a crisis of complete defeat. Even the city of Fergana, where the front command is located, may be attacked by Chinese paratroopers at any time! Less than 2,000 defenders in Fergana City, can't stand it at all. So Burtman had to decisively drive the "final decision" of the political commissar and order the front command to transfer to the Alay Mountains of Gisar and meet with the two divisions of the 42nd Army. Then find a way to cross the Alay Mountains of Gisar to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. There is a 45th Army affiliated to the Tianshan Front, and there is a 46th Army in Samarkand not far away. There is also a Soviet Army affiliated to the Indian Front in Afghanistan, which crosses the Amu River south.

But Balanov was reluctant to leave Fergana City, and he kept saying that he would fight the enemy to the end.

"I am a GCD member. The Party asked me to defend the Fergana Basin, so I must guard the Fergana Basin. Even if I die, I will die in Fergana. I must not escape! And now the situation in the Fergana Basin has not yet reached the point of incurable... The Kuzhan Bulin area is still in our hands, and the 41st Army and the 42nd Army are basically complete. The enemy's airborne troops are at most 10,000 to 20,000. There are more than 40,000 Soviet citizens in the Fergana Basin! There are no less than 40,000 GCD members alone! Now it should

It is a call, no, to order all GCD officers to take up weapons to fight imperialism! These are the masters of the Soviet Union. Now that the Soviet Union is in trouble, what reason do they have not to fight? You must know that the labor prisoners in the Karaganda concentration camp are enthusiastically participating in the Red Army. Are we GCD officers not as passionate as the labor prisoners and they love the Soviet Union?" Balanov, who was furious and straightforward, became louder and louder, and the Red Army officers all over the room were speechless and didn't know what to do.

A burst of rapid phone ringing finally broke the embarrassment. Chief of Staff of the Front Army Vatujin picked up the phone and listened to a few words and handed it to Balanov: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Antonov, Commander of the 42nd Army, has just repelled the Chinese paratroopers attacking Isfara. Comrade Antonov wants to ask the Front Army Command to transfer to Isfara."

To the south of Isfara is the Gisar Alay Mountain, and it is not a steep mountain. It is easy to climb over. After climbing the mountain, it is Dushanbe. When he gets there, the Tianshan Front Command will leave the tiger's mouth. Everyone, including the political commissar Burtman, looked at Baranov with expectant eyes. Although the political commissar was the last determined cadre in the military, defending the Fergana Basin was Trotsky's order! If Baranov had to defend, Boraman would not dare to act rashly.

"Comrade Burtman, please bring some comrades from the headquarters to Dushanbe." Balanov knew what the other party was thinking, but he did not intend to escape. "The person came to the Fergana Municipal Party Committee, Anjiyan Municipal Party Committee, and Osh Municipal Party Committee, asking them to gather all the GCD members and Communist Youth League members from the three places within 24 hours. The Red Guards of the Party and League members were prepared to join the battle!

I will send a call to Comrade Antonov and ask the 167th Division to launch a counterattack to the Kailakum Reservoir immediately! I will send a call to the 41st Group Army Command. Order them to draw at least one infantry division to counterattack the Kailakum Reservoir! In any case, you must retake the Kailakum Reservoir within 48 hours!"

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"Take it down! The Kailakum Reservoir has been taken down!"

The command of the 18th Army of the Chinese Army to the west of the Kuzhan Fortification Zone was filled with joy. The previous failure to attack the Kuzhan Fortification Zone made the three infantry corps of the 18th Army and the two armored grenadier divisions that were strengthened in later, one infantry division and one artillery cluster, a total of 200,000 soldiers. Especially when the offensives of the Northern Front and the Siberian Front were progressing smoothly, and after the news of good news came, the faces of the senior army, including Zhu D, became increasingly ugly day by day. But now, the 18th Army was finally able to be proud. As soon as the Kailakum Reservoir was obtained, the 41st Army of the Soviet Army was attacked from both sides. Unless they built a strong tract as strong as the front, it would be a dead end.

"Commander, look! The Kailakum Reservoir happens to be between the remnants of the Kyrgyz Mountains and the Alai Mountains of Giza, blocking the Fergana Basin of the Khojand Fortress. As long as the airborne troops occupy the Kailakum Reservoir, the 41st Army of the Soviet Army in the Khojand area is in the jar! Moreover, according to the airborne troops, the deployment of the Soviet army in the Fergana Basin is very empty, and almost all the places such as Kokhan, Fergana, and Andjiyan are empty."

Hu Ruoyu, chief of staff of the 18th Army, couldn't help but shout excitedly: "By the way, the airborne troops seized their codebooks from the Soviet Red Guard Command in the Kailakum Reservoir. They obtained information by monitoring the Soviet radio station. The Soviet Tianshan Front Command has ordered the mobilization of Soviet GCD personnel in the Fergana Basin. The Communist Youth League members took up weapons and organized to fight with us. It seems that they have no soldiers available!"

Mobilizing GCD members, Comrade Zhu D's black face suddenly became gloomy. Although the area of ​​the Fergana Basin is not large, it is the most densely populated area in Central Asia. There are 45 million residents living in the basin. The number of party members is probably more than 100,000, right? These are all working class vanguards made of special materials!

"Give Jiang Chunlin a call and ask him to shrink his troops to defend near the Kailakum Reservoir, cut off the contact between the Soviet 41st Army and Fergana, and then attack the side of the Soviet 41st Army with a powerful force. Order the assault cluster to start the attack, and be sure to take down the Kuzhan Fortress within 24 hours and open the gate of the Fergana Basin! Tell Zhang Zhonglin not to care about the losses of the hunter, and I will make up for him as much as he can! Even if he fills it with steel, he must fill it with the Kuzhan Fortress for me!"
Chapter completed!