Age of Rebirth

After listening to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe's words, Tang Qiuli's complexion changed slightly, and he said in a concealed manner: "Liu Hongzhang, who has always fought smoothly, can only take advantage of it, not lose it. After being shot by the Soviet army, the telegram must be full of anger and curse!"

Zhao Yuhe said: "Master, you guessed wrong this time. In the telegram, Brigadier Commander Liu neither lost his temper nor scolded his mother. Instead, he raised it unexpectedly and asked for the approval of the commander. Troops, do you want to abandon the line of defense and retreat to the front line of "Luan" Rock Mountain to stop the Soviet army!"

Tang Qiuli was greatly surprised. Liu Hongzhang, who has always dared to fight tough battles and liked to fight tough battles, made such a request. It was abnormal in itself. He was frightened by the Soviet offensive, or the loss of the troops made him unbearable. From this point of view, the losses of the troops on the front line of the "Selenge River" must be heavy!

Tang Qiuli took the telegram and looked at it carefully, "Master, in the battle this afternoon, our troops on the frontline of the Selenge River were under unprecedented pressure from the Soviet army's ground-to-air firepower, especially the Soviet bomber fleet. The superficial position almost destroyed the net ww.蟮href'txt6096983431'price!"

"The battle lasted for more than four hours. The Soviet army dispatched about two infantry divisions and launched several waves of attacks. In the final stage of the battle, I was forced to put all my troops into the counterattack against the Soviet army. After counting the casualties of the troops, the loss was more than [-] people, nearly two regiments. I personally think that if the Soviet army's superiority in air combat firepower cannot be resolved, the troops will be withdrawn to the second line of defense, "chaos" The line of Shishan Mountain is more appropriate." [

"On the one hand, it can prevent the Soviet air firepower from attacking our existing positions. On the other hand, we can have a larger buffer space and use the existing traffic trenches and tunnels to continue to block the Soviet army. Otherwise, the troops will stick to their positions and only It may be a situation of being beaten, I would like to make this suggestion for the teacher's reference!"

Tang Qiuli's face was very ugly, and he said angrily: "Confused. Liu Hongzhang is confused. He retreated at the slightest setback and gave up the favorable terrain conditions. With his strength of less than 6 troops. And Without a large amount of artillery support, how can we stop hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops? Even with a pile of people, Liu Hongzhang can be drowned!"

After the fire.He turned to Zhao Yuhe and asked, "Yuhe, do you think Liu Hongzhang's suggestion is feasible?"

Zhao Yuhe shook his head without hesitation, and said: "Master, it is absolutely impossible. The Selenge River is a natural barrier, and it is also the only barrier north of Kulun. If it is abandoned, a large number of Soviet troops landed on the south bank. Especially when the armored troops of the Soviet army crossed the river, our army could not stop them. Commander, there are less than two days left in the original blocking time. By the afternoon of September 26, all the troops had completed their deployment. .”

Zhao Yuhe paused, and Tang Qiuli urged, "Yuhe, keep talking!"

Zhao Yuhe went on to say: "However, judging from the casualties of the troops today, Brigadier Commander Liu Hongzhang's worry is also reasonable. If we continue to stick to our current position, after two days, the troops on the front line of the "Se" Lengge River Commander, the "sex" defense plan we formulated earlier was abandoned because of Commander Sun Zhenbang's insistence and the changes in the battlefield situation. Now, should we re-implement it and let the Soviet army cross the river?"

Tang Qiuli also calmed down from his anger and ordered the troops to stick to the "Se" Lengge River defense line. It is not my own command style to order the troops to fight this kind of head-to-head positional warfare, but if there is no if, it is a selenge river, forcing the Soviet army to fight in this way.

Tang Qiuli was worried that if Liu Hongzhang gave up his position on the bank of the Lengge River, he would be able to stop the Soviet army for two days with the second-line position at Luanshi Mountain alone. Of course, sexual defense is not impossible. But there is a problem. If the Soviet army crosses the "Selenge River" and adopts a mechanized march, the speed of the assault is too fast, and other surrounding troops fail to reach the designated position, and the preset battlefield will lose its effect.

If the reinforcements of the four armies of the Soviet Far East Front Army get rid of the interception of Liu Tiehan's Dongzhi troops, rush to the Outer Mongolia battlefield, and join Kurykin's troops, no one can predict what the next battle will look like ! "Sexual" defense is an expedient policy, according to the strength of the Soviet army faced by the Outer Mongolian border guards at that time.

However, in the current situation on the battlefield, it is inappropriate to adopt "sexual" defensive tactics. If the Soviet army crossing the "Selenge River" advances too fast, it will affect the deployment of the entire Outer Mongolia campaign.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli categorically rejected the suggestion of Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, saying: "Yuhe, send a telegram to Liu Hongzhang and ask him if he has suffered a little bit? You have become a softie , Scared by the Soviets? Tell him, don’t worry about casualties. If the troops are wiped out, I will add to him. If an officer is killed in battle, I will transfer him. The troops in the army were also treated in the same way, and they were nailed to the south bank of the Selenge River like nails."

Probably felt that the tone was too harsh, Tang Qiuli paused, and continued: "Two days, I only need him to fight for two more days, don't be afraid of casualties and loss of troops, until 26 o'clock in the evening on September [-]th, it's just that he doesn't want to It won’t work if you withdraw! If he finds it difficult to complete the task, he should hand over the command to Ouyang Yishan as soon as possible, and return to Kulun, which is still safe now!”

Just in time, Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army, sent a telegram. Hearing the words behind the division commander Tang Qiuli, he exchanged glances with Zhao Yuhe. Both of them felt the anger in the division commander's heart. Together, Yu and went to send a telegram to Liu Hongzhang.

In the corridor, Wang Jun quietly asked Zhao Yuhe: "Chief of Staff Zhao, why did the division commander lose his temper?"

Zhao Yuhe sighed, shook his head and said, "Isn't it because of the incident on the [Se] Lengge River battlefield that the Soviet air force suddenly increased in strength and gained control of the air on the battlefield? Brigadier Commander Liu's troops suffered a great loss. The Flying Group didn't take advantage of it either. Brigadier Liu suggested that they retreat to the second line of defense, that is, the front line of "Luanshi Mountain". Stern telegram."

Wang Jun opened his mouth, but realized that he had something to say, so he said comfortingly, "It is normal for him to be angry with the division commander's direct line troops!"

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and said, "Chief of Staff Wang, the division commander lost his temper. I'm afraid it's not just that, it's also related to Commander Liu Cuigang's injury. Let's see, when the telegram reaches the front line, Brigadier Commander Liu may not know how big the fire will be. Known as the First Brigade of the Independent Division, but was scolded by the division commander all over the place, with Brigadier Commander Liu's temper, is it still not upsetting? I am really worried that he will lead the troops to fight the Soviet army desperately, and do something out of the ordinary!"

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe knew Liu Hongzhang's personality and temper well. After the teacher's telegram was sent to the "Selenge River" frontline headquarters, sure enough, before Liu Chenglin, Chief of Staff of the First Brigade, finished reading the telegram, he sat down. Liu Hongzhang, who was smoking a stuffy cigarette, exploded in no time!

He dropped the cigarette butt, and slammed it on the table made of gun boxes, "Crack!" The telescope, magnifying glass, pencil and other objects on it almost jumped to the ground, his face was flushed, and his neck was twitching. Picking up Lao Gao, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "What? The teacher said that I would not fight hard because I was soft-spoken and cowardly. Isn't this a scumbag? Ask around. I, Liu Hongzhang, ever since I put on this military uniform, have I ever been afraid of death?" [

All the people in the headquarters turned pale and kept silent. They only heard Liu Hongzhang's angry roar. After roaring for a while, Liu Hongzhang still felt panicked, so he turned to Ouyang Yishan and said, "Brigade Commander Ouyang, You are the deputy commander, and I will leave this to you. I will rush back to Kulun immediately, and ask the division commander. I, Liu Hongzhang, am not a bear, a softie, and the first brigade is not a recruit who has never seen blood. Why do I do this? Buried people?"

After finishing speaking, he called a few guards and was about to rush back to Kulun overnight. Ouyang Yishan said coldly: "Brigade Commander Liu, I advise you not to go. The teacher said this, not only for your first brigade, but also for us. Can the second brigade run? Think about the reason why the division commander got angry, did we make mistakes in what we did?"

Liu Hongzhang stopped and glared at Ouyang Yishan, his voice was still loud, "What? A mistake, what is a mistake, if you don't retreat to the second line of defense, the sky will be full of old Maozi's bombers, As soon as our soldiers showed their heads, they were bombarded head-to-head and hid in the bomb holes and shelters, but they couldn't go to the battlefield in time. They could only fight back after the Soviet army landed. You see, is this battle a useless battle?"

"In more than four hours, our troops wiped out one and a half regiments. This is not counting the loss of the troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards. Two days of blocking in place, and another two days of fighting like this, the two of us are really naked Commander, what are you going to do with the old Maozi? Replenishment? The new melon eggs, can the old soldiers be good? Brother Ouyang, tell me, my suggestion is wrong, the teacher is like this Shame on me and my soldiers?"

Ouyang Yishan was very calm, and said: "Brother Hongzhang, think about it carefully. At that time, when you sent a telegram and made a suggestion, I didn't quite agree. Why did the commander know that our troops suffered heavy casualties, and there was an order We are sticking to the south bank and are not allowed to take a step back. Could it be that there is no trick in it? Moreover, we are only allowed to fight for two more days, and when the time comes, we will not be able to retreat if we don’t want to!"

Liu Hongzhang frowned and turned back, obviously the remaining anger was still there, he was panting heavily, but he didn't have the energy of rage, he took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep puff, the smoke was in the air Circling in the body for a week, Ouyang Yishan's words made me salute

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

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