Age of Rebirth

Colonel Fan Dezhi, head of the [-]st Regiment of the [-]st Mechanized Brigade of the Corps directly under the Independent Division, saw brigade commander Liu Hongzhang's face was not very good-looking, and he was quite impatient. Although he was still aggrieved, he didn't dare to say more , hurriedly took Liu Hongzhang, brigade chief of staff Liu Chenglin, and Meng Zhaoxu, chief of the combat section of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army Headquarters, to the depths of the shelter.

Meng Zhaoxu, who fell behind, asked Liu Chenglin quietly: "Chief of Staff Liu, what does Commander Liu mean by asking Commander Fan to clean the cauldron?"

Liu Chenglin looked at Liu Hongzhang who was sprinting ahead, and briefly introduced the ins and outs of the allusion of "Shua cauldron" in a low voice. At the end, he added, "After working as a staff officer for the teacher for several months, I came back , Our brigade has such an extra rule!" Meng Zhaoxu suddenly realized, held back his laughter, and hurriedly followed the people in front.

Fan Dezhi's group of positions is in a good position, the cover is hidden deep underground, and the lookout hole is very concealed. A high-power telescope is set up on the lookout hole. In the dark night, the actions of the Soviet soldiers were not very clearly observed, but the shadowy shadows gave a general idea that the Soviet soldiers were moving east.

Liu Hongzhang admired Sun Zhenbang's hard work in the fortification of the position. Without the early efforts of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Defense Army, even if his own troops intervened, there would not be such good terrain conditions to take advantage of. Liu Hongzhang observed very carefully. He discovered that the sudden actions of the Soviet army were not to prevent the attack of the independent division troops, but to gather certain discoveries, because the Soviet troops did not make a fighting posture at all. [

Liu Hongzhang looked at his luminous watch. At around 22:[-] am on September [-], he began to think sharply. "There are still thirty minutes before the scheduled counterattack time. According to the current speed of the Soviet army, many fronts to be attacked will be empty. At the very least, in the area I observed, the Soviet soldiers moved back to Going to other places means that the small-caliber artillery deployed by oneself will strike. A lot of artillery will fall to places where no one is there."

"There is another important point, which can change the outcome of the counterattack. If the Soviet army completes the mobilization and gathers together, several heavy groups will be formed, with more than 1 people in each place. That is a few hard bones Unlike now, the more than 5 Soviet troops are evenly distributed on the [-]-kilometer-wide river beach position, and the troops are relatively scattered. They launched an attack in advance, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet army to gather. Inquiring about it, you will be caught off guard!"

Liu Hongzhang made up his mind in an instant, picked up the phone in the shelter, and went directly to the headquarters, saying: "Deputy Commander Ouyang. I am in the frontier regiment's position. According to what I personally observed, the Soviet army suddenly The purpose of the mobilization is to concentrate our troops, so I decided to launch an attack on the Soviet army half an hour in advance, at [-]:[-] in the morning, and immediately issue combat orders to all units, and I will command from the nearest regiment headquarters!"

Ouyang Yishan pondered for a while, he believed in Liu Hongzhang's commanding experience and judgment, this man, once on the battlefield, his head is not so easy to use, "Okay, Commander Liu, I will immediately issue an order to the troops Combat command, you are in the forward position, you must pay attention to your own safety! I don't want to see you being carried back," he said very simply, making a joke by the way.

Liu Hongzhang replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, it hits me. It hasn't been made yet. The little devil can't hurt a single hair of my old Liu. Don't even think about it. By the way, after the counterattack is launched , Send a telegram to the teacher immediately, so as to save him from worrying about it!"

At 22:[-] a.m. on September [-], it was the darkest hour of the day, the strong night wind was much quieter, and the roar of the Selenge River became louder and louder. It seems that the night is extraordinarily quiet.

Suddenly, on the south bank, at the rear position of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards, there was a loud noise like thunder, and the flames lit up the night instantly. There were more than 400 mortars and more than 400 recoil guns fired. When firing the cannon, the flames sprayed from the muzzle, and immediately, there was a screaming sound of the cannon piercing the night sky in the sky, and when the cannon was fired, it dragged a dark red tail flame, Come overwhelmingly.

The Soviet soldiers who were gathering were stunned by the loud noise. The faces of experienced veterans turned pale at that time. It was the sound of several mortar salvos falling from the sky to remind them to die. .

"Boom, boom, boom!" The artillery smashed fiercely on the Soviet beachhead, the flames were shining, and the smoke filled the air. The Soviet soldiers who were gathering in the predetermined direction were enveloped in a piece of whirling and swirling steel fragments, and they were immediately disrupted. 』 Formation.

The explosive power of mortars and recoil guns is far inferior to that of large-caliber heavy artillery, which can blow up a large area, but it is superior in quantity and density. Sun Zhenbang has operated the position on the south bank of the "Selenge River" for many days , I know every piece of terrain conditions well, especially when the artillery is at a disadvantage, what is required is precise bombardment. Therefore, from the riverside to the beach, the shooting elements have been calibrated in detail, and there is no need to use it at all. Test shooting and correcting the target.

It can be said that every inch of land from the frontier guards of Outer Mongolia to the south bank of the "Selenge River" is included in the calculation. These specific data are useless for Sun Zhenbang, but it is cheaper for Liu Hongzhang. "Shoot", the cannon accurately landed in the pile of Soviet soldiers.

The high-speed rotating steel fragments cut the body of the Soviet soldier passionately. There were several loud noises, and where the flames flashed, the Soviet soldier was blown upside down and thrown into the air. Several scarlet blood splashed in the northern part of Outer Mongolia. In the night sky of the grassland, there was a strong smell of blood and gunpowder in the night wind.

The battle broke out suddenly, and the south bank of the "Se" Lengge River, as if activated by an instantaneously connected current, burst into a reddish flame. Liu Hongzhang lay in front of the high-powered telescope and kept shouting: " Well done! It's so fucking enjoyable, Old Sun, I admire you, Old Liu!"

When the first round of gunfire fell, Major General Vadkin trembled all over his body, and secretly shouted: "Oops! The squadron has discovered its actions!" He immediately conveyed an order to the staff, and the troops temporarily stopped gathering and turned around on the spot. At the same time, he will report the situation of being suddenly bombarded by the independent division troops to the commander, General Kurykin, and explain that his troops are in a very disadvantageous position.

At this moment, Major General Vadkin's prepared hand played a role. The Soviet troops who were covering the assembled troops immediately began to shoot. The dense rain poured on the position of the independent division. Among the flying artillery rain, there were more Several flying roads were formed, blocking the passage to the river beach.

Major General Wadkin's arrangement is absolutely correct. As long as the troops of the Independent Division are prevented and the shelling is used to counterattack, the foothold on the south bank can be defended. If the infantry rushed up, it would be a disaster!

As soon as the Soviet army's covering troops opened fire, Liu Hongzhang, who was lying in front of the binoculars, was happy at the time. He really wanted to do whatever he wanted, but he was worried that he could not find the firepower of the Soviet army. Before launching a counterattack, clearing these firepower points is different from removing stumbling blocks, which will reduce many casualties and resistance of the troops.

The recoil guns of more than 20 companies immediately found the target. The soldiers teamed up with several guns. When they found the flames from the Soviet army's light and heavy machine guns, they sent up a few guns. At the beginning, the Soviet commanders had not yet Noticing this situation, I thought it was the mortars of the squadron, and carried out precise shelling, but as the firepower points were removed one by one, the light and heavy machine guns and machine gunners were blown to pieces by the shells.

The officers of the Soviet army realized that the situation was getting serious. The independent division troops used new weapons to deal with the firepower points inside the fortifications. This situation was no stranger to them. The firepower on the troops' positions is exactly this trick. It is accurate, direct and effective. Directly aiming at the tank guns has relieved too much pressure on the troops. Now, it's my turn to be unlucky! [

The situation in various places was summarized to Major General Vadkin, and the sweat on his face immediately came off. No matter what new weapons the independent division troops used, there was only one purpose, which was to destroy the firepower of their own troops and clear the way for the infantry assault. After all the firepower points of one's own troops are killed, they will immediately face the infantry of the independent division rushing up. For the troops who are fighting with their backs and are subjected to heavy shelling, that is the beginning of the real disaster!

Major General Vadkin was lying on the lookout hole of the bunker, nervously observing the situation on the battlefield, while anxiously waiting for Commander Kurygin's order. Suddenly, he saw with his own eyes a heavy machine gun not far from the bunker, "Giggle" was in full swing, and a cannon flew straight from the position of the independent division, and a burst of flames exploded right in front of his eyes. When the flames flashed by, the original heavy machine gun firepower turned into a The pit, surrounded by several bloody corpses, and parts everywhere.

Seeing the cannons flying all over the sky, Major General Wadkin suddenly realized, "Reinforcement! It must be the reinforcements from the Independent Division!" He vividly remembered that during the two-day battle, the mortars and The firepower of light and heavy machine guns was almost destroyed by our own tank fire. In the few attacks before the evening, the troops were repelled by submachine guns, rifles and grenades. So there were so many mortars and unknown direct-pointing artillery?

"Cunning Chinese, damn Chinese, touch it like a devil, damn it, this battle can't be fought," Major General Vadkin cursed viciously, and yelled at the communications staff around him. : "Immediately send a telegram to Commander Kurykin, Chinese reinforcements have arrived at the position of the Independent Division on the opposite bank. Our department is in an extremely dangerous situation. I request the commander's approval to withdraw the troops to the north bank to avoid heavy losses. !"

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

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