It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 7 | Suspicious

The longer you delay, the higher the potential risk.

God knows whether the frustrated enemy will send planes over, and Shang Ke naturally doesn't want to wait like this for long.

The method he proposed was to divide the troops into two groups - the front group would attack and drive out the enemy in front of them; the rear group would continue to evacuate along the original route, providing fire support with heavy machine guns and mortars.

Given that the team was not far from the lake, Fang Rui was also tempted. After careful consideration, he agreed to this action.

Through this strategy, the Russian border cavalry, who had used the same old trick, were unable to delay the actions of the Chinese army. More than a dozen cavalrymen were forced to give up the harassment and could only follow from a distance.

At around 8:30 a.m. local time, after crossing a hill, the group discovered several 18-ton patrol gunboats on the Yi Bo Sea. The bright red flags fluttering in the cold wind gave people an instant sense of peace.

At the same time, the local Imperial Russian Air Force also received an order from St. Petersburg - permission to launch an air strike! Destroy the invaders before they escape!

"Thank you for your hard work. It looks like you've achieved quite a lot. I heard you had a big one yesterday?"

"Stop talking, get some hot water and drink a few sips first."

Under such severe cold conditions, the three-day and night border crossing operation was a double test of both mental and physical strength, and everyone was exhausted.

The moment I drank the warm tea, the feeling of warmth spreading from my stomach became the ultimate enjoyment at the moment.

Shang Ke breathed a sigh of relief and was distracted for half a minute without realizing it. When he came to his senses, he saw several prisoners next to him muttering something.

"What were they talking about?" He looked at a sergeant who could speak Russian.

"Uh..." The latter thought for a moment and replied, "Probably something like that woman next to him is useless."

Everyone was tired and sleepy, and no one was suspicious, except Shang Ke, who thought about it twice and felt puzzled.

The shoulder insignia of this female warrant officer is black, which represents the technical branch in the Ivan Rus Army.

So what does the defeat have to do with her?
"Show me her ID."

"Yes."

Judging from her officer certificate, this warrant officer named Yegorova is only 20 years old, has no previous employment record, and graduated from the Yugorsk Military Finance School.

Very suspicious!

Shang Ke tilted his head and instructed, "Uh... I feel like there's something wrong with this woman. It would be better to transfer her to a higher-level unit for questioning."

At this time, the female lieutenant took the initiative to speak: "Leave it to me, I'll take care of it, she..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a sudden shout.

"Enemy plane! Six o'clock! Enemy plane!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a few small black dots appear in the northern sky.

The crew members aimed their anti-aircraft machine guns at the targets, and the circular anti-aircraft sights were tightly locked on the rapidly approaching enemy planes, waiting vigilantly for them to come into range.

Although everyone hoped that the enemy planes were just threatening and would not actually open fire, when the six biplanes entered the attack route and began to dive, the fluke mentality quickly disappeared.

However, our five patrol boats have a total of fifteen machine guns, while the enemy's six fighter jets have twelve machine guns. The advantage is on my side!

Shang Ke stared at the swooping enemy plane, nervously waiting for the upcoming confrontation.

The fleet opened fire first, the twin and single anti-aircraft machine guns roared loudly, emitting dazzling muzzle flames, and large-caliber machine gun bullets flew out of the muzzles at high speed!
The swooping enemy planes also fired dense bullets, and a row of water columns rose one after another on the surface of the lake in an instant.

Boat No. 4, which was under attack, was immediately covered in blood and flesh. The officers and soldiers who were shot fell all over the deck, and all they could see was bright red blood.

What followed were several 50-kilogram aerial bombs dropped by enemy planes. These were just small items for the Air Force, but they could not be underestimated for the Army, as a 152-mm high-explosive bomb only contained 6.1 kilograms of explosives.

The violent impact made everyone stagger all over the place, and the huge splash of water splashed down, making the Chinese officers and soldiers on the deck experience an icy cold shower.

After completing the attack, the enemy planes began to turn around, which was a good time to concentrate fire.

In an instant, many fire whips lashed towards the target, weaving into a fire net!
Each 12×98mm armor-piercing tracer bullet that flew out of the barrel contained a powerful kinetic energy of 1.5 joules. The left horizontal tail of an I-15 fighter was torn apart, and it lost control on the spot, spinning and falling into the distance.

The first round of dive attack ended, and the enemy aircraft formation climbed again, circled and prepared to attack again.

However, the confrontation did not take place.

The Russian fighter plane came out of its dive at the last moment and then turned away, as if it suddenly got stage fright?
Only then did everyone realize that a series of small black dots had appeared in the southern sky. They were actually fighter jets of their own Army Aviation!
Amidst enthusiastic cheers, five patrol boats sailed across the lake, which was covered with tiny pieces of floating ice, speeding away at full speed...

Shang Ke and his group landed on the dock amid the rumbling sound of 75mm mountain howitzers. The 24th Border Defense Brigade had already been on full alert, with all infantry, cavalry, engineering and artillery units on high alert, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

Xu Bowen drove from more than ten kilometers away to greet them. Facing the more than a hundred officers and soldiers who were dusty and covered in frost, he stood at attention and saluted with a standard military salute as soon as he got off the car.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. You have done a great job. You have greatly boosted the morale of our army and people." He glanced at everyone and ordered, "Everyone return to the team."

Shang Ke took the film and gave it to a civilian staff member to take to the darkroom for development. Fang Rui also asked the soldiers to take out the seized items and count them.

Maps, diaries, cameras, telescopes, pistols... there were dozens of various kinds of trophies. More importantly, there were six or seven prisoners, including a lieutenant and a warrant officer, which was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.

They were escorted away in a line, with Yegorova at the end. The brown-haired young girl had a depressed look on her face and dull eyes.

Shang Ke, still concerned about her unusual behavior, said to Xu Bowen, "Chief of Staff Xu, that woman's identity is a bit suspicious. Her age and rank don't seem to match, and I've never heard of the academy listed on her ID. I suggest you transfer her to a higher-level military police unit for review."

"Okay, someone will be in charge." Xu Bowen saw the female lieutenant winking at him, so he agreed without any further ado.

At the briefing on the battle experience, Fang Rui first introduced the whole process, and then each officer gave his own views in turn.

What Xu Bowen found incredible was the performance of Shang Ke, a rookie in this revenge operation. If this was true, it was completely unexpected.

Could it be that he also discovered a piece of shining gold this time? That would be too much of a coincidence!
Xu Bowen, who was full of doubts, did not dare to be careless. After the meeting, he asked someone to investigate again and finally confirmed that everything described by everyone was true.

Surprised, he felt that he should write a letter of recommendation, otherwise it would be against his conscience.

(End of this chapter)