Age of Rebirth

Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the [-]st Brigade directly under the Independent Division, took over the position of commander-in-chief of the "Selenge River Frontline Headquarters", and held the first military meeting. The troops of the Chinese Army did not participate in this counterattack, but withdrew from the forward positions and rested on the front line of Luanshi Mountain.

Liu Hongzhang believes that this is a matter of course and is not complicated. The troops of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army fought for two consecutive days, and the consumption of the troops was very high. He did this for practical considerations. Of course, he had to take care of the Outer Mongolian frontier defense forces. The meaning of the army.

However, the reactions of the brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army greatly exceeded his expectations. Major General Wang Qingshan, the brigade commander of the 5000st Infantry Brigade, was the first to stand up, trying his best to suppress his excited tone, and said: " Commander Liu, this is the first time you have commanded the troops of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army, I should obey the order conditionally, but in this position, my brigade suffered more than [-] casualties, and they fell right in front of my eyes."

"I once swore to the officers and soldiers of the whole brigade that, unless the battle requires it, without receiving orders from the division commander, even if the first brigade fights to the last person, it will die in the south bank position. Now, you arrange We withdrew from the position and hid in the rocky mountains. I couldn't figure out whether it was our Outer Mongolia border guards who had no strength to fight, or other reasons. We just retreated in such a muddle. Sorry to the fallen soldiers and officers!"

Wang Qingshan's reply fell, and other brigade commanders and regiment commanders also spoke one after another, "Commander Liu, what Brigadier Wang said makes sense. After two days of fierce fighting, our troops survived. It's all about experience." Rich soldiers and officers, if they cannot participate in this counterattack, it will chill their hearts and weaken the morale of the troops, please reconsider the combat deployment, our troops firmly demand to participate in the counterattack!" [

Liu Hongzhang did not expect that his seemingly reasonable and realistic battle deployment would trigger such a jerk reaction among the generals of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army.As if asking for help, he looked at Major General Ouyang Yishan, the commander of the second brigade.

Ouyang Yishan stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone misunderstood Commander Liu's meaning. He didn't exclude the Outer Mongolia border guards who fought bloody battles for two days. He just considered it based on the actual situation. Your The troops really need to retreat to the rear to rest. In the telegram from the division commander, it is also clearly stated that we will stop the Soviet army on the line of the "Selenge River" for four days. There are battles to be fought, and the rest is also for another battle!"

Wang Qingshan stood up again.Said: "Deputy Commander Ouyang, I understand Commander Liu's good intentions, and I have no intention of disobeying the order, but, on behalf of all the troops of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army on the front line of the "Selenge River", I request the approval of the two commanders. , Our troops participated in the counterattack in the early morning! If we don’t fight this battle, we will have no face to see Commander Sun again!”

Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan looked at each other, and both of them understood that in terms of combat experience, soldiers' training level, and weapons and equipment, the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army was indeed inferior to any brigade directly under the corps, but judging from their performance In terms of morale, the two-day record has already shown the shadow of the main field force, or in other words, it has been bloody, and the two exchanged opinions in a low voice.

Liu Hongzhang stood up and said loudly: "Okay, as expected of Commander Sun's subordinates, Liu Hongzhang admires him for being so ruthless. I discussed it with Deputy Commander Ouyang and decided that the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Force four Each of the infantry brigades will draw out a reinforced regiment and assign them to our two brigades to participate in the counterattack in the early morning of tomorrow.

The brigade commanders and regimental commanders of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army immediately enjoyed themselves. Wang Qingshan said with some embarrassment: "Commander Liu, I'm sorry, I fired the first shot and interrupted your speech. Battle deployment, but don't worry, after the battle starts, I, Wang Qingshan, promise to obey orders and obey orders!"

Liu Hongzhang pointed helplessly at Wang Qingshan, and said, "You madman Wang, I know you are a restless master. Alright, each brigade will make arrangements to send which regiment to participate in the battle?"

The venue immediately became lively, each regiment leader put on the advantages of their own regiment, and their faces were red when they fought. Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan could only smile wryly. I like this kind of atmosphere, and put it in my own troops. Every time when fighting for the main attack mission, the several regiment leaders almost fought for it. In the battle meeting of the directly subordinate regiment, Liu Hongzhang himself was the one who did his part. The voice is louder than anyone else, and only the commander of the fourth brigade, Major General Chu Ziye, can compete with him!

After arguing for more than ten minutes, the four regiments participating in the battle were arranged. However, the regiment leaders who managed to get the task were immediately depressed. Can be wronged to be a deputy!

At the end of the meeting, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening on September 21. The troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards got ready in an orderly manner. The Soviet army on the river beach and on the north bank did not notice all of this in the forward position. They never thought that more than 3 tigers came in the dark night!

Liu Hongzhang's brigade headquarters and Ouyang Yishan's brigade headquarters were combined into one to form the frontline headquarters of the campaign. Immediately afterwards, Liu Hongzhang sent the "Selenge River" frontline, today's battle situation, the loss of the Outer Mongolian border guards, and Draw up a combat plan for counterattacking the Soviet army tomorrow morning, and report it to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

Kulun, at around nine o'clock on the night of September 21, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division, had just returned to the temporary headquarters from the field hospital of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army. To be honest, Tang Qiuli was in a very bad mood. Say nothing.

Just now in the hospital, he stayed at the door of Liu Cuigang's operating room for a few hours until the operation was over. After listening to the doctor's injury introduction, he returned to the headquarters. It was because of what the doctor said that made him feel extremely bad.

It was an experienced surgeon who was nearly sixty years old, with the rank of major general doctor. He told Tang Qiuli, "Master, from the doctor's point of view, Commander Liu's injury is not optimistic. The large-caliber airborne machine gun , very lethal. After penetrating the right shoulder, it destroyed the nervous system and shattered the bones. Moreover, the wounded lost a lot of blood and was already in a dying state. It depends on his own vitality!"

Tang Qiuli's eyes darkened, he shook his head, tried to calm his mind, and asked as calmly as possible: "Doctor, I need to know whether Liu Cuigang's life can be saved?"

The grey-haired major general, pondered for a while, and replied: "Master, we have tried our best. Judging from the current vital signs of the wounded, they are relatively stable, and the possibility of waking up is very high. However, the residual sequelae, It will be unavoidable, sir, please rest assured, our hospital will do our best to ensure the life of Commander Liu!"

Tang Qiuli relaxed his heart a little, and asked, "Doctor, what is the most serious sequelae?"

The major general doctor replied: "If the wound is infected concurrently, the limb must be amputated. Otherwise, the life of the wounded will be endangered. Even if there is no concurrent infection, the normal activities of the wounded right arm will be greatly affected. In other words Well, after the wounded has fully recovered, the normal function of the right arm will not be guaranteed, which is equivalent to semi-disabled!"

Tang Qiuli's ears, like tens of thousands of bees, were buzzing non-stop. He basically couldn't hear what the military doctor said behind him, and only the three words "semi-disabled" were in his mind. [

Tang Qiuli knows that for Liu Cuigang, who loves flying and regards the blue sky as an indispensable part of his life, once he loses the qualification and ability to fly into the sky, pilot a fighter plane, and soar in the blue sky, there will be a blow to him. How old, to put it bluntly, two-thirds of his life has been lost, Liu Cuigang, who survived, is almost a walking dead. When he wakes up, how can he accept this cruel reality?

Based on my own understanding of Liu Cuigang who has a "strong" personality, even Liu Cuigang would choose to "suicide", Tang Qiuli suddenly shivered, woke up, and hurriedly said to the doctor: "As a teacher, I ordered the field hospital , Monitor the wounded 24 hours a day. In the ward, doctors and nurses must be uninterrupted. All weapons are not allowed to appear in the ward. In addition, I will leave eight special guards here. Notify me immediately!"

Tang Qiuli left the field hospital with a heavy heart. The eight special guards arranged by Shanhu stayed in the ward in shifts. Tang Qiuli was optimistic about Liu Cuigang's injury in the past.

When I was on the runway of the airport, anxiously looking forward to it, and staring at the northern sky, I made various guesses about Liu Cuigang's injury. On the way, Tang Qiuli's heart ached, and the fighter plane landed on the runway. Although the movement was deformed, it still touched the ground safely. After gliding for a certain distance, it stopped crookedly on the lawn of the runway.

The stopped fighter jet was still emitting thick smoke. Ambulances and fire engines, with their sirens wailing, drove past at high speed. Tang Qiuli also jumped into the jeep and rushed towards the fighter jet together.

When several ground crews and doctors struggled to open the nearly broken cockpit cover of the fighter jet, and lifted Liu Cuigang, who was soaked in blood, out of the cabin and put him on a stretcher, Tang Qiuli's jeep also rushed into the air. When he arrived in front of him, he saw at a glance that Liu Cuigang's right arm was bloody and bloody, and he could even see white stubble.

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

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