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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1815 The Confusing Battlefield

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    When he received Sun Zhenbang's telegram, Tang Qiuli was in the temporary headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army. He and Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Border Guard Army, were puzzled by the unusual behavior of the Soviet army and were troubled.

    According to the report of Liu Cuigang's reconnaissance aircraft brigade, the Soviet army has assembled in the Lake Baikal area. Under normal circumstances, a fierce battle should have broken out along the Selenga River. However, from morning to evening, the Soviet army did not move at all.  Isn't it normal?

    ¡°Could it be that he made a mistake in judgment and that the Soviet army assembled a large number of troops and equipment in the Lake Baikal area to defend the area and prevent the Soviet Union from counterattacking? Stalin had no intention of continuing to advance south?

    But the situation is not like that. The directly-affiliated corps has entered the Outer Mongolia region and has not yet exposed its whereabouts. Stalin does not need to mobilize troops in a hurry. The land and air are ready, and they are ready to fight. Deterrence?  Stalin was a man who valued strength and always spoke after fighting. There was no need to bluff to attract his own attention.

    The intentions of the Soviet army are unclear, and the battlefield is so confusing that it makes people confused. It takes a lot of effort to guess and make judgments. It is better that the battle has already started. At the very least, the battle situation has become clear, and everyone can make decisions in each situation.  Accurate judgment and formulating countermeasures are so boring and really painful.

    "Report!" A staff officer shouted at the door. Wang Jun said without raising his head: "Come in!"

    The young lieutenant staff officer hurried in with a telegram and said: "Division commander, chief of staff, received an urgent telegram from Commander Sun!"

    "Oh!" Tang Qiuli and Wang Jun's eyes froze at the same time. Could it be that news came from the front line of the Selenge River that the Soviet army had begun to attack. The timing was chosen well, under the cover of night.  For the attacking side, it can minimize the chance of being exposed to the sight of the defending soldiers and reduce casualties.

    Tang Qiuli received the telegram, his whole body relaxed, and said to Wang Jun: "Sun Zhenbang called, they have a new plan. They want to move the 3rd and 5th Cavalry Brigades across the Lenge River tonight into the north bank area.  . Use the cavalry¡¯s rapid attack capabilities to attack the Soviet logistics supply line from the flanks and support the frontal battlefield. Chief of Staff, I want to hear your opinion on whether the plan is feasible.¡±

    Wang Jun couldn't help but hesitate for a while, this was the plan of his direct boss.  The teacher asked for his opinion.  It should be to test his ability to analyze the overall situation, and more importantly, whether he is guilty of egoism. He pondered for a while and replied: "Teacher, I think the plan is very feasible. Moreover, it has a high degree of success."

    Tang Qiuli smiled and then asked: "What's the reason?"

    Wang Jun replied: "Commander, in my personal opinion, the cavalry troops did not play a big role in the positional blocking battle. In fact, they were useless. They were wasted on the line of the Selenge River.  Going deep into the vast north bank area, we can take advantage of the cavalry to attack quickly and hit and run. Moreover, once the Soviet army attacks south, it will inevitably focus on breaking through our defense lines. "

    "The target is Cullen. For the cavalry operating behind them, heavy troops will not be used to encircle and suppress them, so as not to weaken the frontal attack force. Therefore, the situation of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and the 5th Cavalry Brigade is relatively safe and will not fall into the Soviet army.  We are intercepted and encircled by heavy troops, and attacking the Soviet logistics supply line is a beneficial support for our frontal defense line. I personally think that this plan is feasible!"

    Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Since Chief of Staff Wang strongly agrees, then I will approve it. Staff, call Sun Zhenbang back and approve this plan. The two cavalry brigade troops must all be over before twenty-two o'clock tonight."  Selenge River, in addition, Li Changjiang and Zeng Shiqiang were warned not to be eager to fight. They should stay hidden during the day and operate at night. Pay attention to the air strikes of Soviet aircraft. The combat radius does not need to be limited to the Lake Baikal area. "

    After receiving the call back from the division commander, Sun Zhenbang immediately issued the order to the two cavalry brigades that were ready. Ten minutes later, in the dark of night, on the silent grassland, bursts of horse hooves could be heard, and groups of cavalry soldiers quickly  disappeared into the night.

    According to the plan, Zeng Shiqiang's 3rd Cavalry Brigade went west and crossed the Selenge River more than 20 kilometers upstream. Li Changjiang's 5th Cavalry Brigade went east and crossed the Selenge River more than 30 kilometers downstream.  Open the frontal route where the Soviet army may attack, advance in a roundabout direction towards Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, and penetrate directly into the rear of the Soviet army.

    The sound of horse hooves has disappeared for a long time. Sun Zhenbang is still standing in the night, still recalling the drum-like sound of horse hooves in his ears. His heart is full of expectations and worries. More than 10,000 cavalrymen from two brigades are scattered like this.  I went out to deal with hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops. What will be the final outcome? We will only know the outcome after the battle is over. I hope my decision is correct!

    On the night of September 19th, the important town on the west bank of Lake Baikal, Ir.At this time, ?atsk was already completely dark, with few lights and no pedestrians on the street. Even the few bars that were usually crowded with customers when the 2nd Cavalry Brigade was stationed there were also dark.  The door was closed, and it was as quiet as a dead city, with only a few street lamps emitting dim light.

    Because the Soviet garrison issued a curfew, no one except the patrol team was allowed to take to the streets after 8:30 pm. Otherwise, they would be shot dead on the spot by the Soviet patrol team. For a building that was built by the Chinese  In a city that had been ruled by Soviet soldiers for several years, the Soviet soldiers were wary. Although most of the residents in the city were their compatriots, in the eyes of the Soviet patrol soldiers, everyone was almost like a Chinese spy.

    A villa with a large area and exquisite architecture became the seat of the frontline headquarters of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region. Although the whole city was dark, the lights were still bright. Soviet officers coming in and out stopped in a hurry, or were in a hurry.  The cars and motorcycles driving away showed that this was the location of a key military institution. General Kulykin, commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region and commander of the frontline command for the campaign to regain Outer Mongolia, and political commissar, was holding a military meeting.

    It has been three days since General Kulykin led a huge command team to station in Irkutsk. During these three days, General Kulykin did nothing but desperately urge all the troops to arrive on time.  At the designated assembly point, by noon yesterday, two mechanized infantry divisions, four tank brigades, and one armored brigade, relying on their strong mobility, had been assembled. Several other infantry divisions were still about a day behind.

    In this way, the available forces in the hands of General Kulykin include Major General Sergeyev's troops of the Third Army that originally attacked Irkutsk, three divisions of the Fifth Army that attacked Ulan-Ude, plus  The two mechanized infantry divisions that returned last time have a strength of more than 120,000 people, including eight divisions, four tank brigades, and two armored brigades. Among them, there are five mechanized divisions. They have formed a powerful force in the Lake Baikal region.  of assault force.

    Originally, according to the habits of the Soviet generals, once the troops were assembled, at dusk yesterday, they should launch a full-line attack on the Selenge River line guarded by the Outer Mongolian Border Guards of the ** Division. According to reconnaissance intelligence, it was learned that there  The Chinese army is nothing more than a second-rate unit lacking heavy weapons and has a small strength of more than 50,000 people.

    Among the Soviet generals who advocated an immediate attack, Major General Sergeyev, commander of the Third Army, was the strongest. He wanted to hear the sound of artillery so much to get rid of the situation in front of him.

    Poor Commander Sergeyev, because Comrade Nikolayevsky, commander and political commissar of the military armored brigade, died unfortunately and was driven to the Third Army's Military District Counterrevolutionary Committee by several special commissioners.  Almost insane, he asked what happened over and over again. In the end, Comrade Commander himself didn't even know what he was talking about.

    The officers of the armored brigade were in an even more miserable situation. As soon as they were withdrawn to Irkutsk, they were immediately isolated and examined by the investigation team of the Military Region's Counterrevolutionary Committee. They were questioned over and over again and questioned endlessly. Each one of them was tortured to the point of mental exhaustion.  In a daze, he was about to take out his pistol and shoot himself in the head to end this painful day.

    Later, for some unknown reason, an order came from above to investigate the cause of Comrade Nikolayevsky's death, but nothing was done. Dozens of officers, including Commander Sergeyev, were freed, but  The nightmare is not over yet. The special commissioners of the Military Region's Anti-Counterrevolutionary Committee have not withdrawn. They are still staying in the Third Army. There are only two left by his side. They haunt everywhere, causing panic to the entire Third Army.  This annoying Commander Sergeyev has murderous intentions.

    Therefore, Commander Sergeyev hopes to fight as soon as possible. As soon as the guns are fired, the troops immediately pull up to the front line, but they work desperately. These guys who use the banner to make a living, make a living by talking and trying to trick people, also  It's time to get out, let them go to the front line, why don't they pee their pants in fear?

    Therefore, after the first batch of troops was assembled, Commander Sergeyev was the first to ask the commander, General Kulykin, for approval. The Third Army, as the spearhead of all troops, immediately attacked Selenge.  River defense line, and assured the comrade commander that within two days, the Third Army will definitely break through the defense line of the Chinese Army, open a channel for the follow-up troops, and directly attack Tang Qiuli's home base of Kulun in Outer Mongolia.

    However, Commander Kulykin¡¯s answer made him pour cold water on Commander Sergeyev¡¯s heated head, ¡°Comrade Sergeyev, your war-seeking mood is worthy of praise and praise.  , However, it is not the best time to attack yet. All you need to do is to organize your troops and wait for the order to attack. Moreover, I also have other plans for the forward troops to attack! "

    General Kulykin said so mysteriously that the displeased Commander Sergeyev returned to the military headquarters unhappily. He couldn¡¯t understand why Comrade Commander had not initiated the attack for so long.Do we have to wait until the Chinese team is ready to attack?

    (To be continued) (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)
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