Age of Rebirth

Sun Zhenbang was absolutely unwilling to leave the front line of the Selenge River just like this, but he knew better that with his current injury, he was already trying his best to command this battle with great disparity in strength, and the division commander would not agree, no matter where he came from. In terms of the situation, it is an unchangeable fact that he was transferred to Cullen.

The loss, resentment, and regret of being forced to leave the combat position in his heart, and his desire to achieve his former glory through this battle, has come to naught, and the pain tortured his heart, which is more painful than the physical pain. Ten thousand times, Sun Zhenbang felt that he was a deserter!

Meng Zhaoxu went to send a telegram to the teacher to report Sun Zhenbang's injury. There were only two young nurses and a few correspondents by his side. Sun Zhenbang had a lot to say, but he didn't know whom to tell.

He called the nurse weakly and told the female nurse to call a few staff officers over. After a while, a few staff officers came over, and Sun Zhenbang ordered: "Tell me the situation at the forward position immediately!"

A captain staff officer replied: "Commander, the battlefield is temporarily calm, and the position is still in our hands. However, on the north bank of the Selenge River, the follow-up troops of the Soviet army were found. Judging from their actions, they will soon start crossing the river." Don’t worry! Section Chief Meng has already called the brigade commanders, and the troops are fully prepared for this.”[

Sun Zhenbang nodded, even those slight actions just now made his eyes darken for a while, and he was panting heavily. When Meng Zhaoxu came back, Sun Zhenbang asked in a weak voice: "Master, you want to send me back to the rear?"

Meng Zhaoxu nodded and said, "Master, I specifically told you that for safety reasons, you must be transferred to the rear after dark."

Sun Zhenbang took a breath and said, "Zhaoxu. The follow-up troops of the Soviet army are about to cross the river to attack. You report this situation to the division commander!"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the follow-up troops of the Soviet army began to cross the river. On the wide river, assault boats rowed quickly to the south bank. There were no overwhelming mortars, and no dense light and heavy machine guns.Only a few rifles were fighting tenaciously. The Soviet troops who attacked in the second wave were obviously very lucky and hardly suffered any blows.The leading assault boat approached the river beach on the south bank.

And the Soviet tanks responsible for fire cover.He unhurriedly fired a low shot.In the position of the independent division, every shot will bring casualties to the soldiers on the position. The four infantry brigades at the front have firepower of light and heavy machine guns.About 90.00% of it was destroyed by Soviet tanks. Whenever the heavy machine guns started firing, they would be hit by more than a dozen tank guns, the flesh and blood of the soldiers.In the sound of the explosion, it turned into a rain of blood.

Wang Qingshan, the brigade commander of the [-]st Infantry Brigade, saw his eyes blazing. He and his guard company had all stared at the position of the first battalion in the front. This was one of the key targets of the Soviet army. Without giving an order, the few light and heavy machine guns left stopped firing. Looking at the Soviet assault boats almost covering the river, his heart became tense. With infantry light weapons, he could stop the Soviet army from attacking again. Offensive?

Not only the speed of the assault boats of the Soviet army was very fast, but also the engineers and soldiers of the Soviet army began to erect pontoon bridges again. Wang Qingshan said to the battalion commander next to him: "Soldiers with good marksmanship are specialized in attacking the assault boats of old men. The shooters should spread their fire and don't be caught by the Soviet tanks!"

Soon, there was a burst of messy and sparse rifle shooting on the frontier guards of Outer Mongolia. Many Soviet assault boats were blown out, and the Soviet soldiers on them turned over and fell into the water, and were immediately swept away Go, but more assault boats began to speed up, and the light and heavy machine guns mounted on them began to spit out flames, suppressing the shooting of the rifle shooters. Moreover, the Soviet tank guns were not stingy with guns, even if they found one Soldiers from the Independent Division will also fire a few cannonballs.

Wang Qingshan gritted his teeth, and ordered the first battalion commander: "Order the soldiers of the whole battalion to prepare twenty grenades each. If the old man won't let us show up, then use grenades to greet us!"

Soon, a small part of the follow-up Soviet troops had landed on the river beach. Intensive gunshots rang out from the position of the independent division, which caused even more frenzied shelling by Soviet tanks. The Soviet soldiers on the beachhead began to use Light and heavy machine guns fired, and the dense bullets hit the edge of the trench, making the position dusty and emitting bursts of smoke.

Wang Qingshan knew that with the existing heavy weapon firepower of the first battalion, it was impossible to prevent the follow-up Soviet troops from boarding the river bank. The two Soviet troops would join together, and it would definitely be another fierce battle. Unfortunately, the troops in his hands were no longer Otherwise, a counterattack would suppress the arrogance of the Soviet army, or if he commanded an old-fashioned army, he would also fight a beautiful counterattack.

Thinking of this, Wang Qingshan shook his head, feeling ridiculous for his unrealistic thoughts. The troop density on the forward positions has been reduced by about one-third. It turned out that many company-level troops were blocking the area. Come down, the strength of the guards is no more than two platoons.

At this time, a communication soldier with a walkie-talkie on his back ran to him quickly and said, "Brigade Commander, the headquarters wants to talk to you!"

Wang Qingshan picked up the microphone and said: "I am Wang Qingshan, please speak to the headquarters!"

"Brigade Commander Wang, after receiving the order from the division commander, all the reserve teams hidden on the front line of Luanshi Mountain have been put into battle. The headquarters has ordered the troops to move up immediately. Also, our bomber fleet is about to arrive. Instruct the bombing target!" It was Meng Zhaoxu, chief of the Operations Section of the command headquarters, who spoke.

Wang Qingshan laughed loudly and said: "I know Chief Meng, just thinking about something good, the reinforcements came, not only on the ground, but even the bombers in the sky came to help, this battle is easy to fight, please tell the commander, Guaranteed not to lose an inch of my old king's position!"

"Correspondent! Correspondent!" Wang Qingshan stared at the Soviet troops on the river and on the river beach, and shouted loudly.

Several correspondents ran over, and Wang Qingshan ordered: "Notify the other troops immediately, and indicate the bombing targets for our bombers, mainly the Soviet tanks, blow them hard, and overturn those iron turtles into the river. What else does Maozi use to show off his prestige?"

On the north bank of the Selenge River, Lieutenant General Zirenenko, Chief of Staff, reported to General Kurygin, "Comrade Commander, the second attack echelon is progressing smoothly, and the resistance encountered is very weak. The three regiments of the vanguard have already boarded. On the river beach on the south bank, the other three regiments are also marching towards the opposite bank, and according to your order, the third attack echelon is gradually gathering towards the bank.” [

General Kurykin smiled lightly, and said, "Break through the garrison position of the Independent Division, just this evening!"

Because there was no heavy firepower to suppress and strike, the Soviet troops of the three regiments landed on the south bank with slight casualties. After joining up with the previous troops, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the blocking position of the Outer Mongolian border guards. Intensive gunshots rang out again.

From the river beach to the forward position, the distance is only more than a hundred meters. At this position, the wexe of the Soviet tank guns is not so big. The soldiers of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army can finally stretch their hands and feet, not afraid of the flying guns, and enjoy shot.

Submachine guns and rifles formed a net of fire, which stubbornly blocked the Soviet attack. However, the light and heavy machine guns of the Soviet army on the river beach caused great damage and damage to the troops. Although the soldiers fired desperately, they still could not stop the Soviet attack. Step by step, approaching the frontier position.

The submachine gun in Wang Qingshan's hand screamed "da da da", and the scorching shell flew out in front of his eyes, but he knew that if it was only the follow-up troops of the three regiments of the Soviet army, the first brigade and the other three A brigade, risking their lives, can still press the Soviet army on the river beach to ensure that the position will not be breached. Once the Soviet army in the middle of the river reaches the south bank, even if the first brigade is wiped out, it will not be able to stop the Soviet army. attack.

Wang Qingshan ordered all the soldiers of the first battalion to prepare grenades, while looking anxiously at the southern sky, he was so anxious that the Soviet soldiers who swarmed up seemed to be exhausted. I felt that the barrel of the submachine gun in my hand was hot, and the shells under my feet almost covered my feet, and I still couldn't stop the Soviet army from attacking.

On the north bank of the Selenge River, General Kurygin, who was observing the situation on the battlefield, became more and more peaceful. Half of the troops of the second attack wave had landed on the south bank, and the remaining half had already crossed the river. Suddenly, there was a dull roar in the southern sky. The staff officers around him looked at each other, but they didn't know what was going on. General Kurykin also looked at the sky suspiciously.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zirenenko's face suddenly changed, and he said eagerly to General Kurykin: "Comrade Commander, there is only one possibility that the voice is coming from the south, and it is the plane of the Independent Division!"

General Kurykin woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said to Lieutenant General Zirenenko: "Quickly, immediately order the tank troops and the third echelon that are gathering to evacuate and hide to avoid air strikes! Order the air defense troops, at any cost, Make sure that all the second echelons land on the south bank! Order the troops that have already landed on the south bank to mix with the independent division troops, hurry up!"

General Kurykin issued several orders in one breath. Anyone can see that Comrade Commander, who was still in a position to win just now, has panicked. Chief of Staff Zirenenko and several staff members hurriedly called to inform Troops, at this moment, the roar was getting closer and closer, and the naked eye could see that a fleet of hundreds of bombers flew over the battlefield.

Colonel Huang Manliang, the head of the First Bomber Regiment of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division and the commander of the air formation, looked sideways at the battlefield outside, and ordered: "Attention all crews, enter the bombing channel, and pay attention to identifying the bombing target. The focus is on the Soviet Union on the north bank. Army tanks, start bombing in 3 minutes!"

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