Age of Rebirth

Commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region of the Soviet Union, General Kurykin, Commander and Political Commissar of the Campaign to Recover Outer Mongolia, don't choose, only attack, a "Selenge" River, more than 5 independent divisions of the second-line troops of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army, block It has been two days since the 30 troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region were destroyed. The air force failed to bomb twice and suffered heavy losses.

In these situations, General Kurykin, who has been commanding the front line, is ambiguous, but can it be done without attacking?Obviously not, the General Staff will not agree, and Comrade Stalin will not let him go. That cruel, iron-blooded leader made him shudder.

Chief of Staff Zirenenko is in a hurry. Comrade Commander is crazy. He wants to use the lives of soldiers for a gamble. Is the blood of Soviet Red Army soldiers going to stain the river in front of him red?

As the chief of staff of the military region, Lieutenant General Zirenenko had to express his opinion. He pondered for a moment and said earnestly: "Comrade commander, I hope you can consider the consequences. The destructive ability of our army's artillery fire is obviously not up to Effectively, when the enemy's fortifications are basically intact, if an attack is launched, the casualties of the troops will be unbearable. I suggest that we should wait for the arrival of the supporting air force before starting the attack."

He hesitated for a moment, looked at Commander Kurykin, whose face was getting more and more gloomy, and then said: "Besides, the threat of the enemy's mortars to our attacking troops across the river is too great. , It is irrational to launch an attack, comrade commander, please think carefully!" [

In all fairness, Lieutenant General Zirnenko's suggestions are all old-fashioned words for the country, and they are absolutely reasonable, but his words just fell.General Kurykin suddenly became furious, and shouted loudly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me, how many days will it take for the reinforcement air force to arrive? One day, one week, or longer? Do we have time to wait? "

Lieutenant General Zirenenko said dumbly, yes, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region, the biggest enemy at present, may not be the independent division troops on the other side of the river.It's time. After the yelling, looking at the chief of staff with an ugly face, General Kurykin slowed down and said, "I understand your mood. But, I don't choose. Send another order. Call two The tanks of the tank brigade, approaching the river bank, are evenly assigned to the attacking troops, and using tank guns to deal with the mortars of the independent division troops is the only way!"

At 21:[-] am on September [-], there was a loud noise like thunder.Raindrops of artillery roared across the wide surface of the Selenge River and landed on the land on the opposite bank. The Soviet artillery shelled the defensive positions of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards.

Sun Zhenbang smiled disdainfully.I thought to myself: "It's still the same old way. After repelling the first attack of the Soviet army, most of the troops in the front line have withdrawn to Luanshi Mountain in order to guard against the Soviet army. The mortar troops also entered the defensive area. Paodong, if the Soviet army comes to the same attack again, it would be best, and let the old Maozi soldiers taste the taste of mortars."

However, after observing for a while in the smoke and dust from the bombardment, Sun Zhenbang discovered that the shelling by the Soviet army this time was not quite the same as the previous ones. The twenty-kilometer-long area on the south bank of the river was all bombarded targets, but this time, it was a focused bombardment, limited to more than ten places. Although it was not as overwhelming as before, the falling density in the area had greatly increased.

Sun Zhenbang was not worried about the bombardment methods of the Soviet army. The reinforced anti-blasting holes were enough to offset the long-term bombardment of large-caliber howitzers. Moreover, he also judged that the bombardment area of ​​​​the Soviet army was the key breakthrough direction. But no matter what, he was still confident that he would retreat the Soviet army's advance and attack, "Old Maozi has refurbished his tricks, can he move his position with just one cannonball?" Sun Zhenbang didn't believe it.

But Sun Zhenbang couldn't understand what happened next. After the Soviet artillery fire began to extend, the first thing that appeared on the beach on the other side of the river was not infantry, but tanks, and then groups of infantry.

Soon, the infantry of the Soviet army put the rubber assault boats into the river as they did during the first attack, and then began to rush towards the south bank. With a sneer on his lips, Sun Zhenbang picked up the phone and ordered: "Front troops pay attention!" , Mortar preparations, still follow the shooting method last time, and show the Soviet army a little more color. The troops in Luanshishan, each brigade sent two regiments of troops, and immediately moved to Front, ready to counterattack the Soviet attack!"

After receiving the order, the mortar unit quickly entered the position, began intensive repair work, and prepared for shelling. The assault boats of the Soviet infantry were getting closer and closer. After entering the range of the mortar, they followed The command of the commander, the first wave of artillery, hit the Soviet army fiercely, and the water of the "Selenge River" began to churn. Everything was as it was during the first attack. The assault boat of the Soviet army was blown to pieces. .

On the north bank of the Selenge River, General Kurykin stood on a high platform, watching the situation on the battlefield intently. When the mortars of the Independent Division began to shell, he ordered the staff around him: " Command, tanks at the front, immediately destroy the enemy's mortar positions!"

The Soviet tanks squatting silently on the opposite bank seemed like monsters that had been revived suddenly. The thick and short barrels moved slowly. Immediately, a burst of flames spewed out from the muzzle. The surface of the river roared and landed on the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards. The first round of shelling had little effect, and the mortars on the ground did not cause any damage. Following the Soviet tanks, the shooting coordinates were adjusted again. A shot was fired and landed in the trench.

"Boom boom boom!" There was a violent explosion, and flames and thick smoke rose from the forward position of the Outer Mongolian border guards. Sun Zhenbang saw through the telescope lens that he was only a few hundred meters away from his shelter. From the mortar position, several tank guns fell one after another. With the loud noise and flashes of fire, five or six mortars, together with the gunners, turned into scattered parts, and turned into the remaining broken arms of the soldiers. The blood rain flew up in mid-air.

Sweat dripped from Sun Zhenbang's face. He finally understood what those Soviet tanks were for. They were specially designed to deal with his own mortars. He grabbed the phone and ordered angrily: "All mortar troops, Immediately retreat into the anti-blasting hole, and the troops immediately enter the fortification!"

It took only [-] minutes from the order to the execution of the troops, but the report Sun Zhenbang received made his heart bleed. The mortar troops, under the shelling of the Soviet tanks, the personnel and the mortars, The loss exceeded one-tenth, and the immediate consequence was that without the suppression of artillery fire, the attack speed of the Soviet army was significantly accelerated. The first batch of assault boats had already approached the south bank.

The troops moving up through the traffic trenches immediately entered the position, and the light and heavy machine guns began to roar. However, the targets of the Soviet tanks immediately shifted to these firepower points. It became sparse, and the intensity of firepower was immediately reduced by more than half.

Sun Zhenbang's anxious eyes were burning, and he shouted to the staff: "Order the [-]st Artillery Brigade and the [-]nd Artillery Brigade to bombard the Soviet tanks immediately, and tell the artillery not to stop the shelling until I blow up those turtle shells!"

Sun Zhenbang went all out and took out the only two artillery brigades. Of course he knew that the consequences of doing so would be counterattacked by the Soviet army's superior artillery fire. Perhaps, after repelling the Soviet attack, the two artillery brigades were left No less than a few cannons.

But he had to do this, otherwise, when the Soviet tanks approached the shelling, the firepower points would be eliminated one by one, and the fire suppression would be lost. Once a large number of Soviet troops landed on the river bank, the next step would be hand-to-hand combat. Repelling the attack of the Soviet army allowed the Soviet army to gain a foothold. When the second wave of Soviet troops followed up, it would be difficult to defend the position. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers would drown more than 5 of them.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The flames were shining, flying across, and from the rear of the position on the south bank of the "Se" Lengge River, groups of artillery flew in, and landed in the formation of Soviet tanks, blowing up clouds of black smoke. Army tanks caught fire, but there were more of them, and they trapped the two artillery brigades of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards. The first wave of artillery bombardment continued to suppress the firepower of the independent division troops, covering the Soviet army's forced crossing of the "Selenge River". [

Seeing the guns of the artillery of the Independent Division falling into his own tank group, General Kurykin sneered, and said to the staff: "Convey my order, all artillery groups, quickly determine the coordinates, and immediately launch the most violent artillery fire to destroy the independent army. The artillery of the division, hum, I have been looking for you for a few days, and I finally showed my head!"

On the north bank of the Selenge River, more dense artillery roared across the sky and landed on the artillery positions of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards. Sun Zhenbang followed the Soviet artillery, his face was pale, he knew , his own artillery is not the opponent of the Soviet artillery, the order just now will put the artillery in the most dangerous situation, but he doesn't choose.

The artillery of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army was completely suppressed, but they still tried their best to pour the artillery into the Soviet tank group. However, the artillery became more and more sparse, and the phone in the "Dinglingling" headquarters rang rapidly. Come on, a staff officer picked up the phone, and after listening to a sentence, his face changed drastically, and he turned around and said: "Commander, it is the brigade commander of the first brigade who is looking for you!"

Sun Zhenbang answered the phone, "Commander, the situation is very critical. The firepower point on our brigade's position was suppressed by the Soviet tank fire, and the loss was great. In front of our position, the Soviet army has already landed on the river bank. I request immediate action." Fight back!"

Sun Zhenbang roared and said: "Wang Qingshan, listen to me, don't be confused. If you counterattack at this time, you will be exposed to the artillery fire of the Soviet army. If you bring the Soviet army closer to fight, your grenade Keep the cubs?"

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

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