Age of Rebirth

The shredded telegram manuscript paper drifted with the wind, leaving spots of mottled white on the withered grass. General Kurykin, the commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Army Military District and commander of the Battle Command for the Recovering of Outer Mongolia, will always pay attention to him. Lieutenant General Zirenenko, the chief of staff of the military region, was completely confused.

Lieutenant General Zirenenko widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Comrade Commander, what are you...?"

General Kurykin didn't look back, but said plainly, "Konev and the others have tried their best, so what's the use of punishment?"

Zirenenko was stunned after winning the lottery. He thought that Commander Kurygin had not mny himself in the draft telegram, understated the responsibility of the military region's air force, and did not act hard enough. In this way, the two expressed their dissatisfaction. Then, I will definitely have a hard time in the military region in the future.

However, what I heard is another matter. Could it be that Comrade Commander suddenly changed his temper, but how will the next battle plan be carried out? The air force’s bombing basically has no effect. Good kick, how to play the next routine? [

Therefore, Lieutenant General Zirnenko tentatively asked: "Comrade Commander, is our offensive still going according to the original plan? Should we wait until the Air Force has replenished its losses before starting the offensive?"

General Kurykin turned around abruptly, with a gloomy glint in his eyes, and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, we can't fight without the Air Force? How long will it take for the Air Force to be replenished, one month, two months or even half a year?" Time, can we afford to wait? Convey my order, and the campaign will start as planned!"

General Kurygin's cold eyes made Lieutenant General Zirenenko's heart tremble, yes, my suggestion.I'm a little out of tune. What the Soviet Red Army lacks most is time. Neither the General Staff nor Comrade Stalin will allow the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region to continue to delay like this. Scalping the scalp, Comrade Commander's approach is also a naive move.

The south bank of the Selenge River.At around 21:[-] a.m. on September [-], Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Independent Division's Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army's blocking position, held up a telescope and watched the movement of the Soviet army on the opposite side through the lookout hole of the shelter.Quiet, absolutely quiet.There was no sign of the Soviet army's imminent attack.

He thought to himself suspiciously. "The air battle and bombing have been over for more than 20 minutes, and the Soviet army's first ax has also been hacked. Next, it's time for the second move. Why did it take so long? There is still no movement at all. Could it be that they were killed?" Did Liu Cuigang's fleet get confused? Today's attack has failed again? This is the best, I like it!"

"Dinglingling..." the phone on the cannon box rang quickly.Sun Zhenbang picked up the phone, "Commander, the Soviet bombing has passed, should the troops enter the forward position immediately, I am afraid that the old man will start attacking!" It was the commander of the first brigade who called, and then the other three brigades The commanders all called, requesting that the troops retreating to the rocky mountain immediately enter the forward position so as not to be passive.

On Sun Zhenbang's face, there was a struggling expression. The suggestion of the four brigade commanders was unreasonable. There were less than five battalions left in the blocking line with a width of more than [-] kilometers. After the troops in the rear moved to the front, the attacking troops of the Soviet army were almost on the beach, so they would be very passive in fighting like this.

However, Sun Zhenbang always had doubts in his heart. The bombing of the Soviet bombers did not achieve the desired effect. The commander of the Soviet army must be able to see that the position of the independent division was not destroyed. Next, the infantry assault across the river is almost the same as sending a live target. The Soviet commander is not so stupid yet, just wait and see!

Sun Zhenbang said: "Stay honestly and see the situation. Without my order, no troops are allowed to move forward. In addition, prepare a regiment of troops. After receiving my order, they will move as quickly as possible. Move to the forward position!"

Then, Sun Zhenbang gave an order to the troops left behind at the front to enter the artillery hole and the shelter. After another ten minutes, the long wait made Sun Zhenbang feel more and more uneasy. It stands to reason that the Soviet army should not be like this It's so quiet, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his heart felt oppressed.

At this time, from the north bank of the Selenge River, behind the Soviet forward position, there was a dull loud noise, and then, groups of artillery, with a screaming sound, fell on the position on the south bank from far to near, and exploded. Black soil pillars rose one after another, the ground trembled, and gunpowder smoke and flames filled the air in an instant.

With the artillery of the Soviet army.Landing on his own position, Sun Zhenbang's heart relaxed instead. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, threw down the binoculars, grabbed the water bottle, poured it for a while, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said to himself: "Is this right? If the old Maozi soldiers don't fire their guns, I really don't know their ways!"

The Soviet bombardment lasted for four to ten minutes. However, the intensity and intensity of the artillery fire was obviously not as good as the first day. Liu Cuigang's bomber fleet was still very effective in attacking the Soviet artillery.

Four or ten minutes later, the artillery fire of the Soviet army began to extend, "rumbling" to hit the depths, Sun Zhenbang dropped the kettle, grabbed the phone, and ordered: "The troops left behind at the front, immediately enter the surface position, hurry up and repair the fortifications, the rocky mountain The troops, immediately move up a regiment of troops, and we are going to fight hand-to-hand!"

On the surface of the Selenge River, the attacking troops of the Soviet Army appeared. Rubber assault boats were quickly launched into the water and densely covered the river surface. Sun Zhenbang watched the movement of the Soviet Army closely and muttered: " Damn it, the Soviet Army is desperately trying to dispatch no less than twelve regiments of troops, I only have twelve regiments in total, this is to force me not to keep a reserve team!"

Sun Zhenbang picked up the phone again and ordered, "For the troops in Luanshishan, each brigade will send another half a regiment of troops. The troops in the front line, wait for my order, and fire together!"

More than ten minutes later, the rubber boat of the Soviet army had already crossed half of the water surface of the Selenge River. The light and heavy machine guns added to the assault boat began to shoot, and the guns were as dense as raindrops, hitting the dust on the opposite independent division's position. flying.

Sun Zhenbang stared at the Soviet army closely, and the time passed by one minute and one minute. The soldiers of the independent division on the ground were holding their guns tightly, and their hearts were jumping wildly. The gunshots were getting closer. ?Really anxious!

Sun Zhenbang raised his right hand and said to the staff officers guarding the telephone: "Order, the mortar companies of each battalion, the artillery will explode after a 15-second delay, and fire ten rounds in rapid succession. Fire!" The order to fire was given. [

Sun Zhenbang is smart. Under the attack of the twelve regiments of the Soviet army, if infantry weapons are used to fight back, it will definitely inflict great damage on the Soviet army. However, the casualties of the troops will not be small, and they are exposed on the surface It is inevitable that the soldiers will be killed by the firepower of the Soviet army, but the mortars are not yyng. The gunners can hide in the trenches without affecting the effect of the shelling and avoiding casualties.

Moreover, mortars are the best strike weapon for the Soviet troops in such a dense offensive formation. There are many forward artillery observation posts, which provide the coordinates of the shelling at any time, so there is no worry that the artillery will miss.

At this time, General Kurykin and Chief of Staff Zirenenko were on a high platform, holding a telescope and watching the development of the attack. Standing in this position, they could look at the entire battlefield. The two saw, The soldiers of the Soviet Red Army were already approaching the south bank. At this time, from the south bank of the Selenge River, on the position of the independent division, several mortars suddenly flew up, like bolides flying all over the sky, and smashed at the Soviet assault boat. down.

The experienced Soviet veteran's face turned pale at that time, and he could hear that it was several mortar rounds, and the intensive screaming sound fell from the sky, "Boom boom boom!" When the pot was yyng, countless water columns rose up, mixed with the residual value of the broken arms of the Soviet soldiers, clusters of blood, the wreckage of the assault boat, the water column fell, and the slightly discolored Selenge River water, with the turbulent torrent, brought all these together Walk.

Then, the second and third batches of mortars came one after another, blowing up a net of deadly fire on the river. Sun Zhenbang is an absolute expert. He knows all infantry weapons and equipment, and he will need jehu objects. Mortars that can explode are adjusted to delay the explosion for 15 seconds. In this way, even if there is no object, it will not affect the explosion effect of the gun, especially the mortar with high parabolic curvature. Many guns explode in the air .

The exploding fragments, like a goddess scattering flowers, threw countless broken and irregular steel fragments in any direction at will, and penetrated into the bodies of Soviet soldiers unhindered, bringing up puffs of blood, harvesting With one life after another, the piece pierced through the inflatable rubber boat, and the Soviet soldiers on the boat fell into the water immediately. In addition to struggling with the raging torrent, they also had to accept the cannon that fell on their heads and the looting of flying pieces!

On the open river, there was no place to escape the bombardment, no dead corner of safety, one after another mortar bombs flew in, causing heavy casualties to the Soviet soldiers, and they complained endlessly. The infantrymen of the Independent Division hid in the trenches, happily From ear to ear, watching the mortar guns flying overhead, some bold fighters couldn't help poking their heads out secretly, wanting to see the scene of the guns flying.

Immediately, the squad and platoon leaders yelled fiercely: "Don't die, bow your head!" The soldiers stuck out their tongues and retracted their heads unwillingly, but these squad and platoon leaders couldn't help it. Out of curiosity, he quickly poked his head for a glance, and then retracted immediately, with a look of incredulity on his face. In their later words, "My God, is that obviously a group of live targets!"

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