Age of Rebirth

When receiving Sun Zhenbang's telegram, Tang Qiuli was in the temporary headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army Headquarters, and Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Frontier Defense Army, was puzzled by the abnormal behavior of the Soviet army.

According to the report of Liu Cuigang's reconnaissance aircraft brigade, the Soviet army has assembled in the Lake Baikal area. Under normal circumstances, fierce fighting should have erupted along the Selenge River. However, from morning to night, the Soviet army did not move at all. Is it abnormal?

Could it be that I made a mistake in my judgment, that the Soviet army assembled a large number of troops and equipment in the Baikal area to hold on to the area and prevent the independent division from counterattacking, and Stalin had no attempt to continue southward?

But the situation was different. The corps directly under it entered the Outer Mongolia region and had not yet revealed their whereabouts. Stalin didn't need to mobilize troops in a hurry.Stalin was a man who advocated strength, and he always talked after fighting. There was no need to bluff to attract his attention.

The Soviet army's intentions are unclear, and the battlefield is confusing and confusing. It is hard to guess and make a judgment. It would be better if the battle has already started. Accurate judgments and formulating countermeasures are so boring, which is really tormenting. [

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

The young lieutenant staff officer hurried in with a telegram and said, "Master, Chief of Staff, I have received an urgent telegram from Commander Sun!"

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

Tang Qiuli received the telegram, relaxed all over his body, and said to Wang Jun: "Sun Zhenbang called. They have a new plan. They want to send the third and fifth cavalry brigades across the Lengge River tonight to the north bank area. .Using the cavalry's fast-running ability to strike the Soviet army's logistics supply line from the flanks and support the frontal battlefield, Chief of Staff Wang, I want to hear your opinion. Is the plan feasible?"

Wang Jun couldn't help hesitating for a while, this was the plan of his immediate superior.The teacher asks for his own opinion.It should be to examine his ability to analyze the overall situation. In a deeper way, whether he is guilty of selfishness. He pondered for a while and replied: "Master, I think the plan is very feasible. Moreover, it has a great chance of success."

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

Wang Jun replied: "Master, as far as I am concerned, the cavalry unit does not play a big role in the positional blocking battle. It is even said that it is a waste on the line of the Selenge River. Going deep into the vast north bank area, we can give full play to the advantages of cavalry, quickly attack, hit and leave, and once the Soviet army goes south to attack, it must be mainly to break through our defense line."

"The target is Kulun. 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 [-]rd Cavalry Brigade and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade is relatively safe and will not be caught by the Soviet army. During the heavy interception and encirclement of the Soviet army, attacking the Soviet army's logistical supply line is just a favorable 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 back Sun Zhenbang to approve this plan. The two cavalry brigades must all survive the storm before 22 o'clock tonight." Gehe, in addition, warned Li Changjiang and Zeng Shiqiang that they must not be eager to fight, they should hide during the day and operate at night, and pay attention to guarding against air strikes by Soviet aircraft, and the combat radius does not have to be limited to the Baikal area.”

After receiving the call back from the division commander, General Sun Zhenbang immediately sent an order to the two cavalry brigades that were ready. Ten minutes later, in the darkness of night, on the silent grassland, there were waves of hoofbeats, and groups of cavalry soldiers quickly disappeared into the night.

According to the plan, Zeng Shiqiang's Third Cavalry Brigade went west and crossed the Selenge River more than [-] kilometers upstream, and Li Changjiang's Fifth Cavalry Brigade went east and crossed the Selenge River more than [-] kilometers downstream. Open the possible frontal route of the Soviet army's attack, advance in a detour in the direction of Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, and go straight to the rear of the Soviet army.

The sound of horseshoes has disappeared for a long time. Sun Zhenbang is still standing in the night, thinking about the sound of horseshoes beating drums in his ears. Going out and dealing with hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops, the final outcome will only be known after the battle is over, I hope my decision is correct!

On the night of September [-]th, Irkutsk, an important town on the west bank of Lake Baikal, was already pitch-black at this time, with few lights to be seen, let alone pedestrians on the street. Even the Second Cavalry Brigade was stationed there At that time, the doors of several bars that were usually full of customers were also closed, and it was as quiet as a dead city, with only a few street lights emitting a dim light.

Because the Soviet garrison issued a curfew order, after [-]:[-] in the evening, no one except the patrol team was allowed to go to the streets, otherwise, they would be shot and killed by the Soviet patrol team on the spot. The Soviet soldiers were full of wariness in a city that had been ruled by the Chinese for several years. Although most of the residents in the city were their compatriots, in the eyes of the Soviet patrol soldiers, everyone was similar to a Chinese spy.

A villa with a large area and exquisite architecture has become the seat of the front-line headquarters of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region. Although the whole city is dark, it is still brightly lit. The Soviet officers who come and go stop in a hurry, or hurry The cars and motorcycles that drove away showed that this is where a key military institution is located. The commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region, the commander of the frontline command of the campaign to regain Outer Mongolia, and the political commissar, General Kurykin, are holding a military meeting.

General Kurykin, leading a huge command team, has been stationed in Irkutsk for three days. During these three days, General Kurykin has done nothing but desperately urge all troops to arrive on time Designate the assembly point. By noon yesterday, two mechanized infantry divisions, four tank brigades, and one armored brigade, relying on strong mobility, completed the assembly. The other infantry divisions were about a day behind.

In this way, the available forces in the hands of General Kurykin include the troops of Major General Sergeyev of the Third Army that originally attacked Irkutsk, and the three divisions of the Fifth Army that attacked Ulan-Ude, plus The two mechanized infantry divisions that came back last week had eight divisions, four tank brigades, and two armored brigades with more than 12 troops. Among them, the number of mechanized divisions reached five. In the Lake Baikal area, a powerful force was formed Assault force.

Originally, according to the habits of the generals of the Soviet Army, 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 Frontier Guards of the Independent Division. According to the reconnaissance information, the troops there The Chinese army is only a second-rate army that lacks heavy weapons, and its strength is not large, more than [-] men.

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

Poor Commander Sergeyev, because of the unfortunate death of Comrade Nikolagsky, the commander and political commissar of the armored brigade of the army, he was driven to the special commissioners of the Military District Cheka Committee of the Third Army, making a mess Almost insane, asking what happened over and over again, until later, Comrade Army Commander himself didn't know what he was talking about.

The officers of the Armored Brigade were in an even more miserable situation. As soon as they withdrew to Irkutsk, they were immediately put under investigation by the investigation team of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Military Region. In a trance, he almost pulled out his pistol and shot himself in the head to end this painful day.

Later, for some unknown reason, an order was issued from above to investigate the cause of Comrade Nikolaigsky's death, but nothing happened. Dozens of officers, including Commander Sergeyev, were relieved. The nightmare is not over yet, the special commissioner of the Anti-revolutionary Committee of the Military Area Command did not withdraw, but stayed in the Third Army, and only two of them were left by his side. Commander Sergeyev is annoying, and he has murderous thoughts.

Therefore, Commander Sergeyev hopes to fight as soon as possible. As soon as the guns rang, the troops immediately pulled up to the front line, but they worked desperately. It's time to get out, let them go to the front line, don't be afraid to pee your pants?

Therefore, after the assembly of the first batch of troops was completed, Army Commander Sergeyev was the first to ask the commander, General Kurykin, for approval, and the third army, as the spearhead of all troops, immediately attacked Selenge He also assured the comrade commander that within two days, the Third Army would surely break through the defense line of the Chinese army, open a channel for the follow-up troops, and go straight to Kulun, Tang Qiuli's lair in Outer Mongolia.

However, Commander Kurykin's answer made him pour cold water on Commander Sergeyev's feverish head, "Comrade Sergeyev, your fighting spirit is worthy of praise and praise." , However, it is not yet the best time to attack, what you need to do is to organize your troops and wait for the order to attack, and I have other arrangements for the forward troops to attack!"

General Kurykin said in such a mysterious way, he touched Sergeyev, who had a bad nose, and returned to the military headquarters unhappily. He couldn't understand, Comrade Commander, why he didn't launch an offensive for so long, could it be, Do we have to wait until the Chinese army is ready?

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