Age of Rebirth

The sound of horseshoes aroused Zeng Shiqiang's vigilance, and he exchanged glances with Tian Guangzhu. With a wave of Tian Guangzhu's hand, several guards immediately entered the best alert position. Zeng Shiqiang raised his binoculars. Come on, dimly, from the uniforms on the cavalry, you can tell that they are the cavalry of your own army.

A few minutes later, several cavalry rushed to the front, and one of the cavalry was carrying a radio on his back. It could be seen that after running for a long distance, the horses kept snorting, and a smell of sweat came to the face. , the leader was a captain, flew off his horse, ran to Zeng Shiqiang in a few steps, stood at attention and saluted, and said loudly: "Report to the brigade commander, Gao Changshan, the commander of the reconnaissance company directly under the brigade, has important information to report to you!" Anxious and nervous.

Zeng Shiqiang frowned slightly. Gao Changshan, the commander of the reconnaissance company, was very familiar to him. He was a witty and steady officer. Back then, when the special warfare detachment was selecting members from the whole army, he almost entered the special warfare detachment. What happened to the person who made him so nervous?

Zeng Shiqiang said: "Gao Changshan, what are you doing in a panic? Ah! You are the company commander of the reconnaissance company. If there is any important situation, tell me!"

Gao Changshan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Brigade Commander, our reconnaissance company is responsible for the vanguard reconnaissance mission of the whole brigade. At six o'clock in the evening, a large number of Soviet troops were found about [-] kilometers in front of us. After preliminary reconnaissance , the strength is about two infantry divisions, the situation is urgent, I will rush back to the brigade headquarters immediately to report!" [

"Yeah..." Zeng Shiqiang's head "boomed", and he couldn't help shaking his head, crying secretly in his heart, "It's really unlucky, I tried every means to avoid the main force of the Soviet army, but I didn't expect it. I still ran into it, and this place is far away from Selenge The main battlefield of the river, damn old Maozi, why did he appear here, two infantry divisions, there are at least [-] troops."

"Behind is the fast-flowing Selenge River, and in front are 100 Soviet troops, enough to drink a pot by themselves. How did the Soviet army's offensive front expand to a width of more than [-] kilometers? Could it be that the troops drilled into the Soviet army Are you in the encirclement?"

Zeng Shiqiang jumped off his horse and said, "Gao Changshan, tell us about the situation carefully. Are the Soviet troops continuing to march in our direction? Or are they camping? Also, are there any tanks or armored vehicles? Is it a mechanized force? Is your reconnaissance company Has the target been exposed?"

Gao Changshan grinned.Brigadier's series of questions.Every sentence was on the point. He sorted out his thoughts and replied: "Brigade Commander, the specific situation is as follows. When the Soviet army was discovered, the Soviet army was marching due west. They were all infantry, and there were no tanks and troops. Armored vehicles, according to the marching speed of the Soviet army, are the main force of our brigade. It will take less than an hour to catch up with them."

"However, on the way back to the brigade headquarters to report, I received a report from a row that the Soviet army had already started camping. The brigade commander and the soldiers of our reconnaissance company have all become elites. How can we expose the target? You Don't worry, the Soviet army has not been alarmed, the three platoons are staring at them from different directions!"

"Wait, you said that the Soviet army was marching in the due west direction, and didn't go in the direction of the main battlefield?" Zeng Shiqiang's eyes jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "Yes, we are about [-] kilometers away from the Selenge River and headed due west. Army!" Gao Changshan replied without hesitation.

"Zhengxi?" Zeng Shiqiang rolled his eyeballs a few times, and shouted in a low voice, "Map!" A combat staff officer hurriedly took out the map from his backpack, and the rest of the staff officers formed a circle with military blankets. Space, under the faint light of the flashlight, the map is spread out on the grass.

Zeng Shiqiang said: "Gao Changshan, point out the specific location of the Soviet camp! How to camp!"

Gao Changshan lay on the map, searched for a while, pointed to a place and said: "Here, Urigantala, the Soviet troops of the two divisions marched in parallel, and the distance between them was about ten kilometers. , the distance between each camping point is about five or six kilometers, camping in groups."

Putting away the map, Zeng Shiqiang looked at Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff of the brigade, and said, "Old man, what do you think?"

Tian Guangzhu replied: "Brigade Commander, according to Company Commander Gao's description, I judge that this Soviet army is not coming towards us, otherwise, they cannot camp at a place less than [-] kilometers away from us. At least explain a little bit." , the Soviet army has not found us yet, and what is even more suspicious is that if this is part of the Soviet attacking force, their marching direction should be east, not west, Brigadier, there is an article in it! I am afraid it was a coincidence , let us meet!"

"My opinion is that the army immediately cancels the camping plan. Taking advantage of the dark night, turn to the north and avoid the Soviet troops in front first. In case of being entangled by them, brigade commander, two divisions are enough for 5000 of us." Many people drink from one pot!"

Zeng Shiqiang smiled "hehe" and said: "Old work, we discovered the Soviet army first. The enemy is clear and we are hidden. Don't rush to hide. I will go up to see the situation first. You report the situation to the division headquarters immediately. No matter it is It’s not aimed at us, let the division commander know what to do, and in addition, in the telegram, ask the division commander to fight, just say that our third cavalry brigade will fight this battle!”

Tian Guangzhu no longer insisted, he understood the temper of the brigade commander, so he made a decision, Zeng Shiqiang said to Gao Changshan: "Changshan, you lead the way, let's go and see the situation of the Soviet camp!"

After finishing speaking, he got on his horse and galloped away. Tian Guangzhu waved his hand, and two platoons of cavalry guards followed immediately. Major General Zeng Shiqiang, the commander of the third cavalry brigade, was a pure Han nationality and lived in northern Shaanxi near the Ordos Plateau in Mongolia. He is an authentic Northwest man who has lived in Mongolian and Han mixed areas for many years. He can speak fluent Mongolian and has a good horsemanship.

When Tang Qiuli commanded the independent division, fought fiercely with the Northwest Five Horses and achieved an overwhelming victory, and laid the foundation for the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, he joined the independent division cavalry and moved to Shanxi, North China, Pingjin, Chahar and other places. With his ability and military exploits, he was promoted to the rank of major general and served as the brigade commander of the [-]rd Cavalry Brigade. He was also a veteran commander within the independent division.

After listening to the report of the reconnaissance company commander Gao Changshan and the analysis of the chief of staff Tian Guangzhu, Zeng Shiqiang had a thought in his heart. I am afraid that the third cavalry brigade will have to deal with this Soviet army for a period of time, and, There are also fighters in it. Anyway, the mission of our own troops does not have a clear target of annihilating the enemy. It mainly harass and attack the Soviet army's logistics supply line. It is also a good opportunity to have a bite of meat here.

More than an hour later, Zeng Shiqiang arrived at the place where the reconnaissance company was monitoring the Soviet army. He lay down behind a few bushes, took a telescope, and carefully looked over the Soviet army's campsite. Even the closest to him, a Soviet army He kept in mind the number of sentries in the military camp, and the patrol rules of the sentries. After reading the situation, he became more confident, "I'm afraid, there will be a cheap battle tonight!" I thought to myself.

Zeng Shiqiang retreated quietly, and said to Gao Changshan, the commander of the reconnaissance company: "Changshan, your company will keep an eye on me here, and report to the brigade headquarters every half an hour. , see how I deal with you!" [

Gao Changshan whispered excitedly: "Please don't worry, Brigadier. Even if it's an old Maozi sentry who urinates several times a night, I will report it. Brigadier, is there going to be a war? Let's say it first, our reconnaissance company is going to fight." main attack!"

Zeng Shiqiang glared and said, "Don't inquire about it, and do your job well!" After returning to the army, Zeng Shiqiang said to Chief of Staff Tian Guangzhu: "Old man, notify immediately, all officers above the battalion level in the brigade, immediately go to the brigade headquarters There is a meeting at the temporary station, and there is a major military operation!"

Tian Guangzhu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Brigade Commander, the teacher's telegram hasn't arrived yet, can you approve us to fight this battle, not necessarily, do you want to wait for the teacher's telegram?"

Zeng Shiqiang said with a smile: "Old man, don't worry, the teacher will definitely approve, I'm sure!"

The temporary military meeting was held in a small valley with dense bushes. As soon as Zeng Shiqiang explained the situation, the regimental and battalion commanders immediately became excited, and their eyes glistened like hungry wolves. Earlier, Tong Batu's Second Cavalry Brigade attacked a Soviet armored brigade at night in the Harpur area, killing more than 1000 Soviet soldiers, but the officers of the third brigade were extremely greedy.

When I joined forces with the Second Brigade on the south bank of the Selenge River, I saw the complacency of the people in the Second Brigade, although they tried their best to conceal it, but they showed pride from time to time. Sour, now, the opportunity has come, how can we let it go easily, everyone immediately started a jle discussion around how to fight, expressing their opinions.

The officers of the Second Brigade, including the brigade commander Zeng Shiqiang, did not know that the division commander Tang Qiuli was very troubled by the sudden appearance of the two divisions of the Soviet army. The second cavalry brigade's request for a battle was temporarily ignored , is the next consideration.

The discussions among the officers of the Second Brigade were quickly divided into two factions. The first opinion was that the main mission entrusted to our brigade by the division commander was to harass the Soviet army’s logistics supply lines, and attacking this Soviet army was just a matter of convenience. , I don’t advocate expanding the scale of the battle, choose the rear guard or the supply unit of the Soviet army, concentrate the strength of the whole brigade, come to a surprise attack, leave after the fight, and never get entangled.

The second opinion holds that opportunities are rare, small fights are also fights, and if you want to fight, you can fight big. The Soviet army never thought that our brigade of more than 5000 cavalry was under their noses. In full bloom, raiding all the camps of the Soviet army, the style of play is consistent with the first opinion, no entanglement, just leave after the fight, disperse and leave the battlefield, and then regroup.

Zeng Shi was too busy to speak, and watched with a smile on his face. These officers who tried their best to lower their voices, but their faces were flushed, no one knew what the brigade commander was planning?

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