Age of Rebirth

Liu Hongzhang's binoculars chased the last batch of Soviet soldiers, boarded the assault boat, and sailed away from the south bank. He put down the binoculars and said concisely: "Order the mortar troops and start shelling!"

Over the silent battlefield, there suddenly sounded a burst of high-speed flying metal pellets, piercing the air and screaming. Moreover, they fell from the sky, counting, and drew graceful and sinister curves in the night sky.

As soon as the cannon rang, Major General Vadkin's troubled thinking and full of "doubts" suddenly became clear, and he got the answer. He finally understood what the conspiracy of the Chinese people he suspected was. Unfortunately, he used The price of life is to understand the wisdom of the Chinese people.

A row of meteors composed of mortars fell from the sky and accurately landed in the formation of the Soviet assault boats that had just left the south bank. "Boom boom boom!" The loud noise echoed in the dark night sky again In the middle, a white water column rose into the sky, mixed with the broken limbs of Soviet soldiers.

A few mortar shots hit the assault boat that Major General Vadkin was riding on. Where the water column rose, he and several senior officers of the headquarters turned into a rain of blood, and then fell back into the raging water. 』Lenggehe, Major General Vadkin, became the first major general-level senior officer to be killed in the Soviet Army's attack on Outer Mongolia, and definitely not the last. [

Liu Hongzhang's tail-pinching tactics were very successful. Seeing the water column blown up by the mortars flooding the last batch of evacuated Soviet assault boats, he proudly said: "There are no more than 5 Soviet troops left, and there are still more than [-] Soviet troops left." There are no less than a few thousand Soviet soldiers! This is how wars have to be fought, and we won’t do business that loses money!”

If Liu Hongzhang knew that the tail-pinching bombardment he arranged had killed a major general of the Soviet army, he would be very proud at this moment.Looking at the luminous watch, at three o'clock in the morning on September 22, the entire counterattack took less than two hours, about an hour earlier than expected. According to his own estimation, the shelling began, and then the infantry Assault, and finally cut off the tail of the Soviet army, three estimates add up.No matter what, you have to kill more than 1 Soviet soldiers!

The most important thing is to achieve the combat goal, drive the Soviet army back to the north bank, and restore a favorable battlefield situation, this result.It is more meaningful than killing more than 1 Soviet soldiers.The next blockade.There is no such imminent danger.

Liu Hongzhang took out a cigarette, lit it happily, took a deep breath, and said to Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade: "Chief of staff, immediately report the result of the battle to the division commander. I am the frontline troops of Selenge River. At 10:10 am today Minutes later, a counterattack was launched against the Soviet army occupying the beachhead on the south bank. The battle lasted for an hour and [-] minutes. The Soviet army was successfully driven back to the north bank. The number of enemies wiped out and the casualties of the troops are being counted and will be reported later!"

Liu Hongzhang was relaxed. After this battle, the troops won at least four hours of rest time. Speaking of which, the two brigades directly under the Corps were hard enough. After a long-distance march of hundreds of kilometers, it took less than an hour after entering the position. What followed was a big battle. Just as he was about to order Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin to give the troops an order to rest, the phone in the cover department suddenly rang.

Liu Chenglin picked up the phone, and after hearing a few sentences, he covered the receiver and said to Liu Hongzhang, "Brigade Commander, it's the call from Deputy Commander Ouyang, and he said he has something urgent to do with you!"

Liu Hongzhang was at a loss, picked up the phone suspiciously, and thought to himself: "The battle is over, what's the rush? The telegram of the battle situation reported to the division commander has not been sent yet. The division commander cannot give orders at this time. What about Ouyang Yishan, what's going on so mysteriously?"

Liu Hongzhang first conveyed the order to Liu Chenglin to let the troops rest immediately, and then shouted into the phone: "I said, brother Ouyang, what's the matter in such a hurry, the sky is falling? You have to call the regiment headquarters , I’m going back to the headquarters right away, tell me in person?”

Ouyang Yishan on the other end of the phone obviously lowered his voice, and said: "My Commander Liu, the sky didn't fall, but people are on fire. Brigadier Wang Qingshan, the First Infantry Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army, must find you. You have to ask qnghu face to face, why did you withdraw when the troops were fighting smoothly? If you don’t give an explanation, they will not let you go, and you will go to the commander. I said, after you come back, you are not allowed to speak to the brigade commander. Get angry!"

"As for your brother's fiery temper, if you meet Brigadier Wang with the same fiery temper, you won't make a fuss in the headquarters, pay attention to your emotions, don't forget, we are the Big Brother army, and your brother is the number one in the sky The brigade commander and the campaign commander, the tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of officers in the two armies are all watching!"

Obviously, Wang Qingshan rushed to the headquarters angrily. He didn't see Liu Hongzhang, so he vented his anger on Ouyang Yishan. Also, Ouyang Yishan is the deputy commander. As for Ouyang Yishan, he obviously did persuasion work, but the effect was not great, and Wang Qingshan's anger was not calmed down. When there was no other way, he called the regiment headquarters.

Based on Liu Hongzhang's understanding of Ouyang Yishan, he is not a person who shrugs off responsibility. It can be seen that Wang Qingshan lost his temper in the headquarters, and would even call his father and mother, so that the good-tempered Ouyang Yishan couldn't stand it. up.

Liu Hongzhang's face darkened all of a sudden, and he said, "Deputy Commander Ouyang, you can tell Brigadier Wang Qingshan if you have any objections to my command of Liu Hongzhang, or if you think that my command made mistakes that caused Troop casualties and failure to achieve the intended combat objectives can be reported to the division commander, that is his authority, and even saying that I can command blindly is fine!"

"However, as a senior officer, because he had an opinion on the battle process, he made a fuss at the command headquarters regardless of his image. How decent is it? Who gave him the power? As the commander-in-chief of the "Selenge River" campaign, how to decide Tactics and combat deployment are my authority, and I don’t need to give him any explanation. In the name of the commander-in-chief, I announce that Wang Qingshan will be revoked from the post of commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army, and the chief of staff of the brigade will act temporarily. , report the decision to the teacher!"

"Deputy Commander Ouyang, immediately convey my decision to Wang Qingshan. If he has any comments, he can report to the commander!"

Liu Hongzhang was really angry. Before the troops left the battle, what Wang Qingshan did could be seen as a performance of eagerness to fight and bravely killing the enemy. On the battlefield, such a fierce general is needed, but the battle is over, and, in fact, It proves that there is no mistake in his command. Wang Qingshan's actions seem to be hitting the door. At a small scale, it is caused by "character", and at a large scale, it is due to personal heroism.

If in small-scale battles, or in other words, when he is in charge of a strategic direction alone, this "character" will be concealed in a brave and fierce fighting style, and he will win one victory after another. In a large-scale battle, if such a "character" refuses to execute orders at a critical moment, acts on his own, and fights according to his own ideas, it will lead to unpredictable consequences, and the price paid is the failure of the battle. And count the lives of soldiers.

Liu Hongzhang would never allow such a rebellious commander like Wang Qingshan to appear on the front line of the "Selenge River" when the enemy is strong and we are weak. It is to go his own way and disobey orders. If Wang Qingshan's actions are allowed to continue, it will be a great hidden danger to him and the Outer Mongolian Border Guards.

For example, if Wang Qingshan refuses to carry out the order he just gave, first of all, the reinforced regiment of the [-]st Infantry Brigade will fight until there are not many people left. It is definitely not a qualified commander's style of play. Secondly, his subsequent tail-pinching tactics were implemented legally, and thousands of Soviet soldiers fled back to the north bank smoothly. [

Liu Hongzhang, who has been following the division commander Tang Qiuli in the South and North Wars, has been deeply influenced by Tang Qiuli's command style and means of conduct. Once the battle plan is finalized, the supreme commander on the battlefield has absolute authority. Liu Hongzhang I have seen many times that the command of the division commander made all the front-line commanders unable to understand and accept it. However, in the face of doubts, the division commander was unmoved by it, and there were times when he changed his general.

In all fairness, Liu Hongzhang made the decision to dismiss Wang Qingshan as Brigadier Commander without any personal selfishness, nor was he angry at the headquarters for Wang Qingshan, accusing himself of improper command and despising his authority. It is entirely to ensure the smooth progress of the battle and complete the four-day task of blocking the Soviet army on the north bank of the "Selenge River" as assigned by the division commander.

Because Liu Hongzhang kept talking to the phone that Colonel Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff of the brigade, was still unable to intervene. When Liu Hongzhang put down the phone with a gloomy face, Liu Chenglin said with a worried face: " I ask the brigade commander to think twice and take it back. It involves the appointment and removal of brigade-level officers of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army. After all, we belong to two combat systems, which will cause unnecessary turmoil among the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, which is not conducive to Next fight!"

Meng Zhaoxu, who was on the side, was dumbfounded. During his several years in the Outer Mongolia Border Army, he also met the commander, Major General Sun Zhenbang. When dealing with officers, he usually reprimanded and criticized them, but he had never been dismissed, let alone a brigade commander. There is no precedent for an officer at the same level, even the head of the regiment, to be dismissed.

Fortunately, now, in a word, Wang Qingshan's position as brigade commander is gone. The generals of the main field corps act with a decisive and decisive style. He intends to defend Wang Qingshan, but he doesn't know From where to start, thinking of my identity, I might be suspected of mountainism, so I can only shut up and not talk about it.

Liu Hongzhang gave Liu Chenglin a cold look, and said: "Chenglin, you know my temper, don't talk nonsense, go back to the headquarters immediately!" After finishing speaking, he left alone.

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

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