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Volume 1: Songhua River Chapter 1865: Counterattack of the Directly Affiliated Corps (Part 1)

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    Colonel Fan Dezhi, commander of the first regiment of the 1st Mechanized Brigade of the **Division Corps, saw that the brigade commander Liu Hongzhang's face was not good-looking, and he was quite anxious. Although he still felt aggrieved, he did not dare to say more and hurriedly  With Liu Hongzhang, brigade chief of staff Liu Chenglin, and Outer Mongolia Border Guard Headquarters Operations Section Chief Meng Chaoxu, they walked deep into the shelter.

    Meng Zhaoxu, who was lagging behind, quietly asked Liu Chenglin: "Chief of Staff Liu, what does Commander-in-Chief Liu mean when he asked Commander Fan to swish the cauldron?"

    Liu Chenglin looked at Liu Hongzhang who was walking quickly in front, and in a low voice briefly introduced the ins and outs of the allusion to "à§cauldron". At the end, he added, "After working as a staff advisor to the division commander for several months, I came back.  , Our brigade has such an extra rule!" Meng Zhaoxu suddenly realized, suppressed his laughter, and hurriedly followed the people in front.

    Fan Dezhi's group position was pretty good. The shelter was hidden deep underground and the observation hole was very hidden. A high-power telescope was set up on the observation hole. Liu Hongzhang went over and took a look. He had a clear view of the situation on the river beach opposite. Although he was on  In the dark night, it was difficult to observe the movements of the Soviet soldiers clearly, but from the vague black shadows, one could roughly tell that the Soviet soldiers were moving eastward.

    Liu Hongzhang admired Sun Zhenbang's hard work on the position fortifications. Without the early efforts of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards, even if his own troops intervened, there would not be such good terrain conditions to take advantage of. Liu Hongzhang observed carefully.  He discovered that the sudden movement of the Soviet army was not to prevent the attack of the ** division troops, but to gather certain discoveries, because the Soviet troops did not make a fighting posture at all.

    Liu Hongzhang looked at the luminous watch. At about 1:20 in the morning on September 22, he began to think rapidly.  "There are still thirty minutes before the scheduled counterattack time. According to the current speed of the Soviet army's movement, many of the fronts to be attacked will be empty. At the very least, in the area under observation, the Soviet soldiers will move back.  Going to other places means that many of the small-caliber artillery firepower deployed by you will fall in uninhabited areas."

    "There is another important point that can change the outcome of the counterattack. If the Soviet army completes its mobilization and the hedgehogs gather together, they will form several heavy military groups, each with more than 10,000 people. That will be a tough nut to crack.  . Unlike now, more than 50,000 Soviet troops are evenly distributed on the 20-kilometer-wide river beach position, and the troops are relatively dispersed. They launch an attack in advance and take advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet troops to gather unprepared! "

    Liu Hongzhang made up his mind instantly, picked up the phone in the cover department, called the headquarters directly, and said: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ouyang. I am on the front regiment position. According to what I personally observed, the Soviet army suddenly  The purpose of the mobilization was to concentrate the troops. Therefore, I decided to launch an attack on the Soviet army half an hour in advance at 1:30 in the morning, and immediately issued combat orders to all units. I will take command nearby the regiment headquarters! "

    Ouyang Yishan pondered for a moment. He believed in Liu Hongzhang's command and judgment. Once he arrived on the battlefield, this man's head was not an ordinary one. "Okay, Commander Liu, I will issue combat orders to the troops immediately.  You are at the forward position, so be sure to pay attention to your own safety! I don't want to see you being carried back," he said simply, joking by the way.

    Liu Hongzhang replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, the bullet that hit me hasn't been made yet. The little devil can't hurt me, Old Liu, and I can't even think about it. By the way, after the counterattack is launched, I will send a telegram to the division commander immediately."  , save him from worrying about it!¡±

    At 1:30 in the morning on September 22nd, it was the darkest hour of the day. The strong night wind was much weaker, and the roar of the Selenge River became louder.  The night seemed particularly peaceful.

    Suddenly, on the south bank, from the rear position of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards, there was a loud thunder-like sound, and the fire instantly illuminated the night. It was more than 400 mortars and more than 400 recoilless rifles, firing  When the cannonball fired, the flames shot out from the muzzle, and then, in the sky, there was a scream of cannonballs piercing the night sky. One after another, the cannonballs, trailing dark red tail flames, came overwhelmingly.

    The Soviet soldiers who were gathering were immediately stopped by the loud noise. The faces of the veteran veterans turned pale at that time. It was the sound of countless mortar shells being fired from the sky, and the sound of death fell from the sky.

    "Boom, boom, boom!" The shells hit the Soviet beachhead hard. The fire was shining and the smoke was filled. The Soviet soldiers who were gathering in the predetermined direction were enveloped in a sea of ??whistling and whirling steel fragments, and they were immediately disrupted.  formation.

    The power of the explosion of mortar shells and recoilless rifle shells is far inferior to that of large-caliber heavy artillery, which can explode a large area, but it is more powerful in terms of quantity and density. Sun Zhenbang has been operating the position on the south bank of the Selenge River for many days.  He knows every terrain condition well, especially in the artillery department.In a disadvantageous situation, what is required is precise artillery fire. Therefore, from the river to the beach, the shooting elements are carefully calibrated, and there is no need to test fire and correct the target at all.

    It can be said that every inch of land from the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards to the south bank of the Selenge River was included in the calculation. Sun Zhenbang did not use these specific data, but it was an advantage for Liu Hongzhang. When the shelling started, it was effective shooting.  The shells landed accurately among the Soviet soldiers.

    The high-speed rotating steel fragments ruthlessly cut into the bodies of the Soviet soldiers. There were several loud noises and flashes of fire. The Soviet soldiers were staggered and thrown into the air. Several puffs of scarlet blood spattered in northern Outer Mongolia.  In the night sky over the grassland, the night wind immediately smelled of blood and gunpowder smoke.

    The battle suddenly started, and the south bank of the Selenge River burst out with light red flames as if activated by an instantaneous electric current. Liu Hongzhang lay in front of the high-powered telescope and kept shouting at the top of his lungs: "Good fight! What a fight!"  Damn it, Lao Sun, I, Lao Liu, admire you!"

    When the first round of artillery shells fell, Major General Wadkin was agitated and secretly shouted: "Oops! The Chinese *** team has discovered their actions!" He immediately conveyed the order to the staff, and the troops temporarily stopped gathering and moved on the spot.  At the same time, he reported the sudden shelling by the ** Division troops to the commander, General Kulykin, and explained that his troops were in a very disadvantageous position.

    Major General Wadkin's prepared hand came into play at this moment. The Soviet troops who were responsible for covering the assembly of the troops immediately began to fire. A dense rain of bullets poured on the ** division position. Among the rain of flying shells, there were more  Countless bullets flying in the air blocked the passage to the river beach.

    Major General Wadkin's arrangement is absolutely correct. As long as the ** division troops are prevented and counterattacks take advantage of the bombardment, the foothold on the south bank can be held. As long as the bombardment lasts, the bombardment will always stop. If **  If the infantry of the division rushes forward, it will be a disaster!

    As soon as the Soviet cover troops opened fire, Liu Hongzhang, who was lying in front of the telescope, was very happy at that time. He really wanted to do whatever he wanted. He was worried that he could not find the Soviet army's firepower point. It was good now. They all appeared at once, and among the infantry  Before launching a counterattack, clearing these firepower points is tantamount to removing stumbling blocks, which will reduce many casualties and resistance of the troops.

    More than twenty companies of recoilless guns immediately found the target. The soldiers formed a group of several guns. When they saw the fire coming from the Soviet light and heavy machine guns, they sent a few rounds of artillery shells. At first, the Soviet commanders,  I hadn't noticed this situation yet, so I thought it was the mortars of the ** squadron, carrying out precise shelling, but as each firepower point was removed, the light and heavy machine guns and machine gunners were blown to pieces by the shells.

    The Soviet officers realized that the situation was getting serious. The ** division troops used new weapons specifically to deal with the firepower points in the fortifications. This kind of situation was not unfamiliar to them. During the day, the military zone tank troops dealt with *  The firepower point on the * division's position was this move. It was accurate, direct and effective. It aimed directly at the tank guns, which relieved too much pressure on the troops. Now, it was my turn to be unlucky!

    The situation everywhere was summarized to Major General Wadkin. The sweat on his face immediately fell off. No matter what new weapons the ** division troops used, there was only one purpose: to destroy the firepower points of their own troops and clear the way for the infantry assault.  , after all the firepower points of your troops have been killed, you will immediately face the advancing infantry of the *** Division. For the troops who are fighting with their backs against the water and being violently bombarded, that is the beginning of the real disaster!

    Major General Wadkin was lying on the lookout hole of the shelter, nervously observing the situation on the battlefield, and anxiously waiting for Commander Kulykin's order. Suddenly, he saw with his own eyes a heavy machine gun not far from the shelter.  "Keke" was fighting happily. A shell flew straight from the ** division's position, exploding a ball of fire right in front of his eyes. When the fire flashed, the original heavy machine gun firepower point became  A crater, surrounded by several bloody corpses and parts scattered everywhere.

    Looking at the artillery shells flying in the sky, Major General Wadkin suddenly woke up, "Reinforcements! Reinforcements from the ** Division must have arrived!" He vividly remembered that during the two-day battle, the mortar attack by the ** Division defenders  The artillery and light and heavy machine gun firepower points were almost destroyed by our own tank fire. In the several attacks before evening, it was submachine guns, rifles and grenades that repelled the troops. There were so many mortars and unknown direct-sighted targets.  artillery?

    "The cunning Chinese, the damn Chinese, are like devils. Damn it, this battle can't be fought," Major General Wadkin cursed ferociously while yelling at the communications staff officer beside him: "  Immediately sent a telegram to Commander Kulykin. Chinese reinforcements came to the ** Division position on the other side. Our department was in an extremely dangerous situation. We requested Comrade Commander's permission to withdraw the troops to the north bank to avoid heavy losses!  "

    (To be continued) (?To be continued)
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