Age of Rebirth

General Kurykin was anxious. Since the last time he tried his best to attack and was defeated, another day and night passed. The troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region did not dare to take any offensive actions, which made him feel uncertain. Son.

Although good news came from the General Staff, Comrade Stalin personally ordered that Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army added two additional infantry corps to assist the Outer Mongolia battlefield and support its own troops, reaching a strength of nearly 20 in four infantry corps. The strength of the troops is far away, and they cannot quench their thirst. It will take two to three weeks at the earliest for the reinforcements to arrive. During this period of time, I cannot sit and wait and make no achievements. What does the General Staff think of this, Comrade Stalin What do you think?

However, General Kurykin did not have the idea to continue fighting with the existing troops. Now, with the reinforcements from the Air Force, he has the capital to launch a large-scale attack. At the very least, he can control the air and follow his own Thinking, I can't wait to put these hundreds of planes into battle immediately.

Lieutenant General Zirenenko, chief of staff of the military region, understood the mind of Comrade Commander, but he did not have such childish urgency, and calmly replied: "Comrade Commander, comrades from the Air Force call, and the time to go into battle is as soon as possible." On the morning of September 25th, the specific reason is that the Air Force needs to be familiar with the situation in the airspace of the theater, draw up navigation maps, and formulate combat plans, all of which will take time!"

General Kurykin shouted dissatisfied: "Absolutely not, we have to wait for 24 hours, I only give them eight hours, we are going to launch an attack at three o'clock this afternoon, we need air cover from the Air Force, and Repel the fleet of the Independent Division!"[

Lieutenant General Zirnenko looked at the angry commander in surprise, he couldn't understand.Comrade Commander, who is the supreme commander of the military region, how could he say such naive words, the air force is not as simple as the infantry, you can fight when you arrive, even the infantry, there is still a process of getting familiar with the terrain, thinking it is a rifle , take it and put it away?

Therefore, Lieutenant General Zirnenko did not speak.This is an attitude in itself, and General Kurykin also realized that he was too hasty, but it was a waste of a day and a night.I am really unwilling.

General Kurykin rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea.Said: "In this way. The two fighters and one bomber division of the reinforced air force can use the navigation chart provided by the air force of the military region. This matter is handed over to General Konev, the commander of the air force of the military region. In addition, the air force of the military region can .Pilots who participated in the air battle on the Selenge River should be mixed into their troops. In this way, there will be pilots who are familiar with the airspace of the battlefield. Wouldn’t this problem be easily solved!”

This is a good idea. Lieutenant General Zirnenko couldn't help but admire him. He turned around to convey the order, but was stopped by General Kurykin again, "Comrade Chief of Staff, wait a moment, send a message to the Air Force Command of the Military Region Order, tell Konev that the reinforcement air force does not need his command, it will be under the unified command of the military region headquarters, and the military region air force only needs to do a good job in logistics, and tell him to meet all the requirements of our reinforcement air force comrades!"

This is the deprivation of the command authority of General Konev, the commander of the military air force, especially the last sentence, which is even more inconceivable. Could it be that these foreign pilots want to sleep with the wives of those pilots of the military air force, and they must be satisfied, Jier Lieutenant General Nianke couldn't help but slander, but Comrade Commander is clearly in the mood, and he doesn't need to be embarrassed. He only needs to change the order a little to solve the problem.

But he still raised a key question, "Comrade Commander, will the existing fighter and bomber units of the Air Force of the military region participate in this offensive, and if so, how should the issue of command authority be resolved?"

General Kurykin said without hesitation: "Break up the organization, use the regiment as a unit, and organize the supporting fighter and bomber divisions separately. As I said, Konev's military air force headquarters only guarantees logistics. Others, don't Take care of it!"

Sure enough, General Kurygin's method was very effective. The Soviet fighter jets and bombers who arrived in the Selenge River theater saved the time to familiarize themselves with the air situation. At 24 o'clock in the afternoon on September 500, more than [-] troops were eagerly dispatched. Fighters and bombers covered the strength of the five reinforced regiments of the Soviet Army, and launched a large-scale attack on the positions on the south bank of the Selenge River.

The battle was going on abnormally. Liu Hongzhang commanded the troops, braved the rain of Soviet bombers, and defended the position. For the first time, the troops suffered heavy casualties. Under his command, over the Selenge River, a jle fight was launched with the Soviet fighter group.

In the last decisive big air battle, the troops of the Northern Flying Group were severely injured. They had a slight advantage in the number of fighter jets and successfully repelled the Soviet fighter jet group and bomber group. .

Nearly 800 fighter jets from both sides fought from the afternoon of September 24th until the sun went down. The group's fighter force took off several times to face off, and finally defeated the vigorous Soviet fighter group. However, the Northern Flying Group's The fighter jets also suffered considerable losses. In the air battle of more than three hours, more than [-] fighter jets were shot down and injured by Soviet fighter jets.

Of course, the fighter group and bomber group of the Soviet Army did not please, leaving more than a hundred fighter and bomber wreckage, and the horror stopped. That night, the division commander Tang Qiuli was in the office and listened to Meng Qingpeng's report.

Meng Qingpeng's expression was heavy. Commander Liu Cuigang was still lying in the hospital, unconscious. The burden of the entire Northern Flying Group was on his shoulders. The Soviet Air Force had added new forces. In terms of the number of remaining fighter jets of the Air Force of the Caucasus Military Region, the Northern Aviation Group has no obvious advantage. What if the Soviet Air Force continues to increase the number of fighter jets?

Tang Qiuli looked at Meng Qingpeng with a dignified expression, and asked gently, "Why is Qingpeng under pressure?"

Meng Qingpeng looked up at the division commander, and replied honestly: "Yes, division commander, there is a lot of pressure. It doesn't matter if I sacrifice myself, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to fight well. For example, in today's air battle, we didn't take advantage of it. When Commander Liu commanded , Didn’t you fight beautifully that time, and achieve the greatest results with the least loss! Commander, my ability is not enough to take on such an important task, please choose another commander to command the air battle!"

Tang Qiuli's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Meng Qingpeng, I hope to hear your sincere words. If it is these discouraged words, I misread you, or misread all the pilots of the entire Northern Aviation Group. You guys are not as brave and good at fighting as I imagined!"

Meng Qingpeng got up abruptly, his face flushed red, as if he had received a huge insult, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master, you can misjudge me, but you can't misjudge all the pilots of the Northern Flying Group, they are all good guys Yes, in the face of the constant reinforcements of Soviet fighter jets, they fought desperately without fear of life and death, and everyone took death as home."

"We are now under great pressure. After the last big air battle, the troops suffered heavy casualties and have not yet recovered. However, the Soviet Air Force has increased new troops and is fighting a war of attrition with us. If the situation continues like this, the northern flight The family property of the group will be destroyed in my hands, how can I explain to you and Commander Liu who is still unconscious, how can I explain to all the pilots!"

Looking at Meng Qingpeng who was so excited that he couldn't help himself, Tang Qiuli smiled instead. He heard the truth. The fighter jets reinforced by the Soviet army put him under great pressure. It seems that Stalin's reinforcement of the Outer Caucasus Military Region was not only Infantry on the ground, but also the air force. [

Tang Qiuli patted Meng Qingpeng on the shoulder, and said gently: "Qingpeng, don't get excited, sit down, I know you are under pressure, but it is not what a qualified commander should do, what you need to do, How to adjust tactics, study how to fight, and with the current strength, try to fight a wonderful battle as much as possible, talk softly, let go of cowardly guns, you are not worthy of being my soldier of Tang Qiuli!"

"I have some good news for you. Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Flying Group, will arrive in Outer Mongolia tomorrow morning. At the same time, there are five fighter regiments. The follow-up troops will arrive one after another. In short, our The aviation force cannot be weaker than the Soviet army!"

"At that time, he will take full command of the air battle, and your pressure will also be relieved. After returning to the army, inform all the pilots of the news. However, before Le Yiqin arrives, you still have to fight with the Soviet fighter group , gained momentum, the Soviets will not stop there, they will launch an attack tomorrow morning, go back and plan carefully, and report the plan!"

Hearing these words, he said together with Liu Cuigang that Le Yiqin, who is the leader of the North and the South, would come to Outer Mongolia to direct the air battle against the Soviet army. There would be five fighter regiments. According to the commander, this is just the vanguard. With the command of a famous general and reinforcements arriving one after another, there is nothing to be afraid of. Meng Qingpeng felt relieved with a heavy heart. He stood up radiantly and said, "Please don't worry, commander. Tomorrow's battle, We must fight well!"

After seeing off Meng Qingpeng, Tang Qiuli had just sat down when Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in and said with a smile, "Meng Qingpeng is gone!"

Tang Qiuli nodded, Zhao Yuhe took out a telegram from the folder he carried with him, and said, "Master, the situation is not too good after receiving the telegram from Brigadier Commander Liu Hongzhang. Among them, the troops on the front line of the Selenge River suffered certain losses. According to the telegram, the Soviet bomber fleet was the main cause of casualties. I didn’t come in just now when Meng Qingpeng was there, because I was afraid that he would hear it and add to my heart. burden!"

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