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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2583 A Difficult Detour

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    In the southeastern part of Outer Mongolia, the exposed gravel Gobi Desert and the green pastures in the distance make up the strange dual colors of this land. The summer wind blows, and the afternoon temperature is sultry and irritating. In such a climate, the outdoor scenery  The Mongolian Field Corps has more than 300,000 soldiers, ready to attack at any time.

    Major General Sun Zhenbang, commander of the corps, and a group of staff from the corps headquarters stood on an isolated hillside. A vast battlefield spread out in front of him. Large-caliber artillery and tanks were displayed in the sun.  Reflecting the luster of metal, the blazing sunlight shone directly down without any obstruction. Everyone's military uniforms were stained with sweat. Seeing that the commander was sweating profusely, a staff officer wanted to hold an umbrella for him, but he couldn't.  He was forced back by Sun Zhenbang's cold gaze.

    At this moment, Sun Zhenbang's heart was burning with anxiety. More than 300,000 people in the corps, plus a large number of attached troops, had entered the starting point of the attack. It had been more than four hours. However, there was no order to attack. The chief of staff of the division and the direct corps  Acting Commander Zhao Yuhe sent several telegrams in a row, ordering the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to wait for orders and to be ready to attack at any time!

    Sun Zhenbang understood the purpose of this. The task of annihilating the Kwantung Army border garrison was not originally assigned to the Outer Mongolia Field Corps. The reason for the full-line offensive posture was to force the Kwantung Army border garrison on the opposite side to be in a state of high tension and unable to divide its troops.  It now seems that the goal of intercepting the directly affiliated regiments that appeared at the rear has been achieved. According to the frontline commander's report, the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side have entered a state of preparation for war.

    Sun Zhenbang to Zhao Yuhe.  It stands to reason that I am somewhat dissatisfied.  The directly affiliated corps was basically ready an hour ago and was fully ready to launch an attack. The troops had already entered the position, as if an arrow was on the string. Such a move would deplete the morale of the troops. "I wonder what Chief of Staff Zhao is still waiting for? I  With more than 300,000 soldiers exposed in the scorching sun, the non-combat attrition will increase significantly!" He muttered, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

    Colonel Wang Jun, the chief of staff of the corps, looked at his face as if he was in a scapegoat, and reminded: "Commander, it must be reasonable for Chief of Staff Zhao to do this. Maybe the corps directly under the corps is not fully ready yet. You can't have it."  What resentment!¡±

    After thinking for a while, Wang Jun said again: "Didn't the division commander also send a telegram? The North China Field Corps has sent some troops to reinforce the Western Manchurian Interceptor Corps. The joint attack on the Kwantung Army's border garrison can be carried out calmly. We have planned  The order that the corps must reach Shuangliao and Siping lines in Western Manchuria within five days has been revoked and has been changed to arrive in Western Manchuria within ten days. Why are you so anxious?"

    After listening to what the chief of staff said.  Sun Zhenbang's expression softened somewhat and he said, "Can we not be anxious? Our corps has been facing off against hundreds of thousands of Japs in southeastern Outer Mongolia for more than two months. The Korean Peninsula, Western Liaoning and Western Manchuria have all been attacked.  Fireworks are everywhere, so we are idle, and we finally hope for an attack, but we have to wait for three or four days!"

    "Let me tell you, the division commander's plan to attack the Kwantung Army's border garrison with the directly-affiliated corps is unreasonable. There are only a few little devils across from us, only 170,000 or 800,000. We need to use more than 300,000 troops from the directly-affiliated corps.  , plus our corps has more than 300,000 troops, even if they trample hundreds of thousands of little devils to death, why not just leave it to our corps to fight, and let the directly affiliated corps do whatever they want!"

    Wang Jun couldn't help but laugh, and joked: "Commander, since you have such a plan and see that the battle is almost unreasonable, why don't you propose it to the division commander? Modifying the battle plan is very easy with just a telegram.  One thing!¡±

    Sun Zhenbang shrank his neck, stared and said: "That's easy to say. If my report is submitted, it will definitely be criticized by the division commander. The battle between Liaoxi and Ximan has been going on for almost ten days. How can the division commander not understand what we have here?"  Despite the situation, more than 700,000 troops are still used to deal with 170,000 or 80,000 Japs. There must be a bigger plan. I just can¡¯t figure out what the division commander¡¯s next move will be.¡±

    Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, was waiting impatiently, and the flames were rising. However, Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the independent division and acting commander of the directly affiliated corps in the Ulagai Gaole grassland, was building next to a small lake.  In the headquarters tent, he lost his temper.

    Originally, after the Directly Affiliated Corps penetrated deeply into the Ujimqin Grassland, according to the plan, it deployed behind the Kwantung Army's border garrison, formed a front-to-back attack pattern with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and annihilated it in one fell swoop. However, the situation on the battlefield in Western Manchuria later changed.  The main task of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps was to go to the front line from Siping to Shuangliao in Western Manchuria and be responsible for blocking the Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria who were withdrawing to Xinjing.

    The task of annihilating the Kwantung Army's border garrison fell on the directly affiliated corps. Therefore, some battle plans must be adjusted accordingly, not just attacking from the side and rear, but alsoA considerable number of troops will also be sent to form a three-sided siege against the Kwantung Army's border garrison. The reason why he lost his temper was that the 11th and 12th brigades of the directly affiliated corps, which had detoured to the left, had not yet reached the designated location.  The position caused the frontal assault troops who were ready to wait anxiously.

    Zhao Yuhe had already sent several stern telegrams to Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the 11th Brigade, and Chen Han, commander of the 12th Brigade, ordering the troops of the two brigades to attack the enemy within two hours.  Reach the designated position, otherwise, don't be the brigade commander. He is anxious. The Outer Mongolia Field Corps has been in the attack position for more than three hours. Just because the right-wing outflanking troops are not in place, the general offensive has been delayed!

    Zhao Yuhe was furious in the temporary headquarters. He was urged by telegrams after telegrams. Major General Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the 11th Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, rolled up his trousers and his legs were covered with mud. He stood on the ground below his calf.  In the muddy water, his eyes were wide open, and he was also cursing. He was cursing the commander of the brigade engineering battalion, "I tell you Liu Daquan, within an hour, the engineering battalion will not send tanks, heavy artillery, self-propelled artillery, and logistics convoys."  Clear this swamp for me and I'll shoot you on the spot!"

    Covered in mud, his face covered with mud, and his military uniform rolled around in the muddy pond, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Daquan, commander of the engineering battalion, grinned and said in a tearful tone: "Brigadier Commander, are you not making things difficult for me?"  Well, this swamp is more than ten kilometers wide, with bare meadows and no trees. What do you want me to do to pave the way? It¡¯s hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. Why don¡¯t you just shoot me now!¡±

    Ren Zhaoquan became angry and pulled out his pistol. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll help you. At worst, I'll change the battalion commander!" After saying that, "Click!" to fire the trigger of the pistol.

    Colonel Fu Dechun, the brigade chief of staff, saw that the situation was not good and snatched Ren Zhaoquan's pistol away. "Brigadier Commander, please calm down. What Battalion Commander Liu said is right. We can't use local materials, and engineers and soldiers can't do anything about it. You can  Shooting Battalion Commander Liu won¡¯t solve the problem!¡±

    Ren Zhaoquan retracted his pistol angrily and glared at Liu Daquan, "Liu Daquan, tell me, how long will it take to cross this swamp with heavy equipment?"

    Liu Daquan lowered his head and calculated, and replied honestly: "Brigadier Commander, it will take about six hours at the fastest. The engineer battalion can ensure that some of the heavy equipment can pass by!"

    "What?" Ren Zhaoquan became angry again. He touched the handle of the gun, thought for a moment and then put it down. He shouted at Liu Daquan: "Why are you poking here like a wooden stake? Go quickly.  Think of ways to!"

    Chief of Staff Fu Dechun winked at Liu Daquan. Liu Daquan saluted hastily and ran away as fast as he could, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he ran. He felt aggrieved, "I warned you before.  Even though this meadow is just feet deep, there are muddy ponds underneath. But you didn¡¯t listen, brigade commander! He said we were short of time and needed to take a shortcut. What if we left the heavy equipment here?  I'm sorry, where are you going to make excuses?"

    Ren Zhaoquan was so worried that his brows twisted into big knots, "Chief of Staff, the telegrams from the Corps Headquarters are reminding us one after another, limiting our brigade to reach the predetermined position within three hours, but look at it now, everything  All my heavy equipment is stuck here, I¡¯m so worried! If only I had listened to Liu Daquan¡¯s warning and not taken a shortcut, I would have walked more than thirty kilometers instead of taking this unfortunate shortcut!¡±

    "What a damn place. The weather is unbearable. It's a nice meadow, but it looks like a shallow water. It's quite hard when you step on it. But when the wheels come up, it's a mud pit, even the tracks of the tanks."  You don¡¯t even agree, what the hell!¡± Ren Zhaoquan began to curse the terrain conditions of Wula Gaole, and then cursed himself, ¡°Why should I be in such a hurry? Chief of Staff Zhao has already given up.  Give us enough time, hey! What a pig!"

    The meadow that almost drove Ren Zhaoquan crazy is a common terrain in the Ujimqin grassland in Eastern Mongolia. It belongs to the plateau meadow landform. Looking at the green grass and shallow clear water surrounding the green grass, it is okay for people to walk there.  Son, it's okay to walk over after falling off the horse, but when the motor vehicle goes up, the wheels inside slip and sink deeper and deeper. Finally, the entire wheel is stuck in the mud pit, and even the tank cannot get up!

    This kind of terrain is definitely the nemesis and killer of mechanized troops. No matter you have thousands of troops, you will get trapped here. After Ren Zhaoquan received the mission from the Corps Headquarters to outflank the right wing of the Kwantung Army Border Guards, in order to grab  Time, decided to take a shortcut, which could save more than thirty kilometers of distance. As a result, the entire brigade's heavy equipment was blocked by this meadow more than ten kilometers wide.

    Even if you want to take a detour now, it is impossible. More than half of the tanks, trucks, artillery vehicles, and self-propelled artillery are lying in the meadow. Ren Zhaoquan regrets this. He regrets not listening to the words of Liu Daquan, the engineer battalion commander. He was so anxiousI was spinning in the muddy water, watching the time pass, and there was nothing I could do!

    (To be continued)
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