Age of Rebirth

Looking into Tong Batu's eyes, everything was in these words, Tang Qiuli didn't say much more, just patted Tong Batu's shoulder, then squeezed his big rough hand tightly, and said: " Go back and get ready!"

Tong Batu saluted and left. Tang Qiuli smiled when he saw his back in stride. He believed in this Mongolian man, and he also believed in the officers and soldiers of the Second Brigade. The centripetal force and cohesion are extraordinary, and they have been tested by many cruel wars. I can completely believe that what I said just now is not to prevent accidents. To remind Tong Batu, it seems that the effect is very ideal. With this With more than 5000 sharp sabers, Cullen can't mess up!

Of course, Tang Qiuli can take the simplest and direct way to issue an order in the name of the division commander, ordering Tongbatu's brigade to implement the task of martial law in Kulun City. I believe that Tongbatu and the officers and soldiers of the second brigade will not refuse Don't execute the order, after all, this army, under its own command, moved to the north. Let  soul imprison argon 雗雗me to do, the simple truth is still the sensitive factor of the same language and the same species as the aborigines of Outer Mongolia.

He didn't want to stop the Soviet army from pressing down on the border in the front, and when the riots were quelled in the rear, Kulun fell into chaos and turmoil because of reasons within his own troops. As the only cavalry unit in the city of Kulun, Tong Batu The current weight of the brigade is not light. It is true that the direct order is concise and clear, but whether the potential factors have become another inducement for riots, and, in terms of methods, it is also inferior.

Tang Qiuli was in the city of Kulun, adjusting the deployment of the campaign, and talking with Tongbatu at night, in the northern part of Outer Mongolia, on the north bank of the Selenge River.The Soviet Army regained the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters. The commander, General Kurygin, is also holding a military meeting. The meeting is large in scale, and all officers above the regiment are eligible to participate, including a few hours ago. Army troops, all the officers of the four infantry divisions of the second echelon, more than 100 general and colonel-level officers, will be a huge tent.Crowded to the brim. [

The current General Kurykin may be in a good mood for the first time in a few days, and good things happen again and again. The fifth army and the second echelon have a total of nine infantry divisions.Get to the front line early, that way.Troops available for attack.It has reached thirteen infantry divisions, with a strength of more than 20 people. Thirteen infantry divisions, taking turns to carry out uninterrupted attacks, still can't tear apart the defensive positions of the independent divisions?

The second good thing is Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff.In the telegram, Comrade Marshal fully agreed to his request and sent troops from the Caucasus Military District, Western Military District, and Don River Military District.Four fighter divisions and three bomber divisions were dispatched to join the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, and they were under their own command. Although the number of fighter divisions was one less than what he requested, it can be seen that the chief of staff attaches great importance to the war in Outer Mongolia. degree.

Moreover, the information revealed by the Chief of General Staff in the telegram made General Kurykin very happy, "Comrade Kurykin, regarding the war in Outer Mongolia, Comrade Stalin has given the latest instructions to mobilize All forces that can be mobilized will support the military operations of the Transcaucasus Military Region, and my only request is to end this war as soon as possible, preferably before the end of this year, so that the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region can control the entire territory of Outer Mongolia.”

This means that everything in the current Soviet Union revolves around its own troops to provide convenient conditions for the recovery of Outer Mongolia as soon as possible. What a difficult matter, the center of gravity of national defense is in Europe and outside the Xing'an Mountains.

However, the deadline given by Comrade Stalin to recover the Outer Mongolia region also made General Kurykin feel tremendous pressure. There are still more than three months, and the burden is not light. He is still facing the second-rate troops of the Independent Division. If Tang Qiuli's main corps received continuous reinforcements, the outcome of the war would be extremely unpredictable!Maybe, in the end, victory will be won, but never within three months!

If General Kurygin knew that Tang Qiuli's plan for the Outer Mongolia campaign was to wipe out the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District north of Kulun, along the Selenge River, he would not be so ashamed of not being able to follow Comrade Stalin's request to launch Within three months, I was troubled by the end of the Outer Mongolia War. The first thing I thought of was how not to be eaten by Tang Qiuli.

There are two other things that made General Kurygin's happy mood greatly reduced. One is that the report he sent to the Air Force Command was rejected. The Air Force's reply was, "According to the Transcaucasus According to the report of General Konev, commander of the Air Force Command, during the air battle, General Konev did not make any mistakes in his command and countermeasures, and he will not be held responsible for the air battle failure.”

"The failure of the air battle was entirely caused by the loss of a fighter division of the Transcaucasus Military Region's Air Force Division, Colonel Jiuganovsky, who delayed the fighter plane and mishandled the plane. Commander Konev has been ordered to take serious action against him. Dealing with it, the Anti-Rebellion Committee of the Air Force General Headquarters has been involved in the investigation of this matter. In view of Comrade Stalin’s concern about the war in Outer Mongolia, the post of Air Force Commander is still held by Comrade Konev.”

This is the final opinion of the Air Force Headquarters, which means that the idea of ​​taking down Admiral Konev is completely ruined. General Kurygin cursed the bastards of the Air Force Headquarters viciously, but there was nothing he could do about it. , Obviously, let Konev stay in office, and some bigwigs in the Air Directorate also won the opinion of Comrade Stalin, but it was not his original intention to get rid of a small high school teacher.

General Kurykin's original intention was to take advantage of the opportunity of the defeat in this air battle to completely reorganize the air force command organization of the military region and replace it with a commander who can cooperate sincerely with him and obey the command, instead of submitting to the current Admiral Konev. He has his own way of doing things, and he always follows the Air Force's rules, not the will of the military commander. However, this is a battle between the upper echelons, even if he is , can do nothing.

The other thing is the annoying telegram from Major General Sergeyev of the Third Army Military District. The two infantry divisions under his command, according to his own orders, marched westward along the north bank of the Selenge River to capture Outer Mongolia It has been more than two days since Khobdo, an important town in the western region, has left. This guy has traveled less than [-] kilometers. According to this speed, the third army may not be able to reach the vicinity of Khobdo until next spring.

Moreover, emphasizing difficulties, emphasizing objective factors, etc., in the call back to Commander Sergeyev, General Kulykin first gave a harsh training without any politeness, and then ordered: "The Third Army The difficulties encountered in front of us can be overcome, and we will definitely arrive at the attack area designated by the campaign headquarters on time. If the main commander of the army shrinks back and stresses the difficulties, leading to the failure of the operation, the military region headquarters will definitely They will be held accountable severely.”

Regardless of how Commander Sergeyev reacted after seeing the telegram, General Kurykin, according to the original plan, held a military meeting on time. At the meeting, he first notified that the General Staff would increase four One fighter division, three bomber divisions, good news to join the Outer Mongolia battlefield.

This news, to the Soviet officers who had witnessed the fierce fighting style of the Independent Division Air Force during the day, was overjoyed. No one wanted to go to war against the bombs of the Chinese. There was a round of warm applause in the meeting place.

Subsequently, Commander Kurygin announced: "After a day of fighting, we have initially figured out the defensive characteristics of the independent division's positions, and the staff has come up with targeted tactics, that is, dispatching two bomber divisions, Carrying heavy aerial bombs, intensive bombing was carried out on an area more than [-] kilometers wide on the south bank of the Selenge River, completely destroying the enemy's hidden underground fortifications."

"Then, the troops responsible for today's offensive mission are still responsible for the first offensive mission. In each breakthrough direction, the strength of the troops is increased to a reinforced regiment. Today's newly arrived troops are the second attack wave. In each direction, the strength of troops must be Reaching two regiments, the artillery will also provide effective fire support for the attacking troops."

"The engineer troops, after the assault troops seized the breakthrough, quickly erected the pontoon bridge. The first and second tank brigades quickly passed the Selenge River to attack the depth of the independent division. The time for the start of the battle is five o'clock in the morning tomorrow, everyone. After comrades go back, hurry up and get ready, the meeting is over!"

There is nothing new in the style of play, it is still the same old way during the day, but now in the hands of General Kurykin, there are many soldiers, and twelve infantry divisions can take turns to attack Sun Zhenbang's position with new troops.

After the meeting was over, all the generals of the Soviet Army left. General Kurykin said to Lieutenant General Zirenenko, the chief of staff: "Comrade Zirenenko, report the content of the meeting to Konev, Commander of the Air Force of the Military Region, and at the same time order him to , dispatched two bomber divisions to carry out the bombing mission!" [

Lieutenant General Zirenenko, chief of staff of the military region, said without worry: "Comrade commander, in order to ensure the victory of the battle, it is necessary to dispatch bombers, but should we first coordinate with the commander of the air force of the military region, Admiral Konev, and ask The opinion of the Air Force, the specific scale and method of action, should still be based on the opinion of the Air Force, which involves the issue of escort, the lesson of the day must be learned!"

General Kurykin sneered and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, just tell Konev to execute my order. As for the issue of escort, if he can't even think of this simple question, he is not worthy to be the air force commander of this military region." .”

Lieutenant General Zirnenko shook his head resignedly, and sent a telegram to General Konev, "The battle is imminent. Discord between generals is a taboo among military strategists," he thought to himself.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)