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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2027 Falling short of success (Part 1)

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    The Outer Mongolian Front Army, with more than 1.6 million troops, launched a mighty attack. At the Tangnu Mountain Pass, the four leading troops were violently attacked. Outside Minusinsk, a group army was almost crippled.  General Vsky believed that the price he had paid was enough. If he could not seize the main force of the Chinese, he would not be able to answer the question in front of Stalin.

    The current value of the 43rd Group Army is to hold back the main force of the Independent Division for the main force of the front army at the cost of annihilation. General Vasilevsky is very clear about this, so he will give the 43rd Group Army  Among the orders, there were almost inhumane contents. He also knew that after receiving the order, the group army commander Lieutenant General Bamiyanov would make the right decision.

    He did not disappoint himself. After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, General Vasilevsky slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Stick and wait for help!" This was the result he most hoped to see. For that  For the Chinese Tang Qiuli, the 43rd Army Group, which was beaten to death, was a tempting prey. As long as it made the final blow, it would get the result that the Chinese wanted most.

    Therefore, before Tang Qiuli swallows the prey into his mouth, it is the last chance for the Outer Mongolian Front, because this takes time, and what he lacks most is time.  , when the decision to change the battle plan to attack Kulun and instead move north to Minusinsk, almost all senior officers in the front army headquarters opposed it.

    Lieutenant General Bozhnev, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, sincerely expressed the opinions of all officers, "Comrade Commander, even outside Minusinsk, it is indeed the main force of the independent division, and its strength will not exceed 300,000.  There is no need for us to give up our original battle plan. In terms of the number of troops to be used, the four armies heading south to Ulan Guben, with more than 400,000 troops rushing to the rescue, are enough. Comrade Commander, please even consider it!"

    General Vasilevsky has his own ideas. When a lion fights a rabbit, he still needs to do his best, not to mention.  After fighting against the Chinese Tang Qiuli, what he faced was not a weak rabbit, but a wolf as cunning as a fox, with two layouts in Tangnu Mountains and Minusinsk.  He has already stated how much he values ??Tang Qiuli.  Still not enough.  As for Cullen, it is a city that cannot run or fly. It is just a few days later to capture it.

    Therefore, the entire army was mobilized to attack the main force of the independent division.  Forming a huge encirclement was an irreversible decision by General Vasilevsky. At the cost of annihilating a group army of more than 100,000 people, the Chinese troops could not be destroyed.  Trapped in the Internet, there is no way to explain to anyone.

    General Vasilevsky issued this order to the four armies heading south towards Ulanguben, "Immediately gather all tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks to form a rapid reinforcement force with a strength of no less than 60,000 people."  , be sure to arrive at the Minusinsk battlefield before 12 noon today. If the army¡¯s reinforcements do not arrive on time, the army commander and political commissar will report to the military court themselves!¡±

    This order is very harsh, which means that even if the reinforcements march fully mechanized, it will be difficult to shorten the journey that takes a day and a half at the fastest to half a day. This is a seemingly impossible task, but outsiders  All the generals of the Mongolian Front Army knew that when Comrade Commander issued such an order, he was preparing to go on a killing spree.

    As a result, the commanders of the four group armies also issued more stringent orders to the reinforcements that were ready to go. "We must arrive in Minusinsk before 11 noon today to rescue the 43rd Group Army. Otherwise, the reinforcements will  The commanders and political commissars at all levels will be shot immediately and their families will be handed over to the Cheka!"

    With this order, all the officers and soldiers of the reinforcements immediately complained and cursed. Is this an order simply forcing people to commit suicide?  But the military orders were overwhelming, and no one dared to disobey them. So, more than 60,000 Soviet soldiers, all mechanized marching, ran like crazy towards the Minusinsk battlefield.

    In fact, no one knows the fear in General Vasilevsky's heart. He is really worried to death. He is worried that Bamiyanov will not be able to hold on for so long. He is worried that before all of his more than one million troops can press forward, that  The Chinese Tang Qiuli ran away after eating and drinking enough.

    For this reason, General Vasilevsky, through the General Staff, asked the Baikal Front to immediately move south to cut off the independent division's retreat to Kulun. The Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, did not hesitate at all.  His request was met.

    One million Soviet troops, under the command of General Kilganin, commander and political commissar of the Baikal Front, quickly moved south. However, it would take about four days to capture Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.  , it will take at least seven days to capture Cullen.The time required was not due to the stubborn resistance of the independent divisions, but because the journey was too far. Even if the Baikal Front did not fight a single battle, it would not be able to complete its deployment faster.

    In addition to the above deployment, General Vasilevsky also issued the following order to the air force attached to the Outer Mongolia Front, "The air force must dispatch no less than 500 combat aircraft in two hours.  Aircraft provide fire support to the 43rd Army from the air!"

    The Air Force commander who received the order complained endlessly. After the last comprehensive attack by a small group of independent division troops, all the field airfields of the Air Force were still being repaired. The damage to combat aircraft was very serious. It was not impossible to make up for it.  Five hundred combat aircraft, the key is the airport's runway and command facilities, which cannot provide the most basic guarantee for the aircraft to take off safely.

    Even if we barely manage to take off, there are still dozens of airports. You take off twenty, and I take off fifteen. It takes two hours to complete the air formation and go into battle. It¡¯s difficult!  Very difficult!

    In addition, General Jonasov, commander and political commissar of the Air Force's Far East Forward Command, was kidnapped by a small force of the Independent Division. This was a heavy blow to the Air Force. The coordination between various airports itself  That's the big problem.

    Therefore, the air force commander assigned to the Outer Mongolia Front sent a euphemistic but clear telegram to General Vasilevsky, "Comrade Commander Vasilevsky, in view of the practical difficulties currently faced by the Air Force,  Forming a formation of 500 combat aircraft to participate in the battle within two hours cannot be completed!"

    After reading the telegram from the Air Force, General Vasilevsky roared at that time and shouted to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Bozhnev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you immediately give the bastards of the Air Force such an order. If you do it between two  After an hour, I have not received a report that the Air Force is participating in the battle. You and the political commissar should be prepared to be shot by me. Even if the Air Force Headquarters comes forward, it will not save your lives!"

    Threat, naked threat, but General Vasilevsky has the ability to threaten his own life. The Air Force Headquarters will not fall out with the commander of the front army who holds heavy troops because of himself. As for the Air Force,  While cursing, he was busy preparing the combat aircraft with a headache.

    After finishing everything that needed to be done, General Vasilevsky sent a long telegram to Lieutenant General Bamiyanov. In addition to telling him that reinforcements from all walks of life, including Air Force combat aircraft, had been dispatched,  The battlefield will be reached soon. The core meaning is to let Lieutenant General Bamiyanov do his best to hold on until the reinforcements arrive, which is victory. If he can delay the independent division troops, it will be the first achievement.  The hero of the front army!

    After receiving the telegram from the commander of the front army, Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, who was already in a state of despair, seemed to have received a shot in the arm. He ordered the chief of staff, Major General Khabarovsky, to pass the telegram from the commander of the front army to all  The troops, while personally commanding the troops, tried their best to resist, fighting for every inch of land, and persisted until reinforcements arrived!

    With hope, the tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers who were surrounded began to fight desperately. The battle was stalemate and was very fierce. The battlefield around Balekcha was filled with smoke and blood, and the smoke of artillery fire shrouded the clear sky.  In the sky, even the strong north wind could not dissipate the thick smell of gunpowder smoke.

    The tenacity of the Soviet army's resistance greatly exceeded Tang Qiuli's expectations. The attack started at 6 a.m. and by 8 a.m., it broke through three Soviet defense positions in succession. The Soviet army's central position had not yet been captured.  Every kilometer of attack would cost a lot, and the casualties of the troops had exceeded the total casualties in the battle to resolve the two Soviet armies. In the final stage of the battle, they encountered a hard nut to crack.

    By nine o'clock in the morning, all Soviet positions outside Balekcha had declared a breakthrough. The remaining more than 20,000 Soviet soldiers had shrunk to a small area of ??less than fifty square kilometers, which was the Soviet defense circle.  At the core position, Tang Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief. With only one final blow, the 43rd Army was completely finished!

    Tang Qiuli walked out of the tent and looked at the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke. The morning air in the eastern Ural Mountains was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke. Looking through the gunpowder smoke, he could already see that various Soviet armies were approaching quickly.  , the time left for yourself is running out!

    Withdrawing his gaze, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order the infantry troops to stop the attack, and order Zheng Yong's artillery troops to use all their resources to start shelling the core positions of the Soviet army. The tank troops are in  After thirty minutes of shelling, we began to cover the infantry attack, and within an hour, the battle was over!¡±

    Zhao Yuhe agreed and was about to turn around and leave to give the order. Suddenly, there was a dull "buzzing" sound in the sky, getting louder and louder from far to near.

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