Age of Rebirth

Even General Kurykin, who was a little dazed and worried, could hear the deep worry in his deputy's tone, and the fear from his heart!

Chief of Staff Zirenenko had to be afraid. He was the first to see the telegram from the General Staff. I am the third person, the commander and the political commissar, and if General Kurykin becomes the general alone, I will become the second chief under one person and over a few hundred thousand people.

This is a good thing in the first place. It is better to be responsible for one person than to serve two equal chiefs. However, if Kulun is not conquered and the task assigned by the leader is not completed before the end of September, according to the rules of the Soviet Red Army, Stalin will deal with the lieutenant general. According to the usual practice, as the second chief, I can't run away and be unlucky with General Kurykin.

From that point of view, solving this problem is all about self-help. However, Lieutenant General Ernenko was tossing and turning and thinking about it all night, without any clue, so he stared at the dark circles under his eyes early in the morning and came to Kure General Jin asked for ideas.

General Kurykin spoke silently, looking dully at the smoky opposite bank, the dawn had already appeared in the east, and a rose-purple cloud softly protruded from the horizon. The bright red, against the sky, arrived as scheduled on the morning of September 27. [

It was a new day, but for General Kurykin, it was like a reminder, the pace of time was fast, which meant that the time left for him was less than three days.Looking at the misty morning sun in the east, the muscles on General Kurykin's cheeks bulged, and there was a trace of gambler-like sternness in his gaze.

"Comrade Zirenenko, convey my order. The troops will still follow yesterday's battle sequence. At 10 o'clock, they will attack the opposite bank. The artillery unit will start shelling for [-] minutes. All the troops will be organized into three offensive echelons, taking turns Go into battle and ensure an uninterrupted attack. Today, even with blood and corpses, the independent division positions on the south bank must be flooded."

"In addition, inform the comrades of the Air Force of the Don River Military Region. Provide us with air cover. We don't need bombers, we just need to not be disturbed by the aviation of the independent division when we attack! They will do it right," General Kurykin bit. Teeth, said viciously.

Lieutenant General Zirnenko's cheeks twitched involuntarily.I am very aware of the current situation of the troops. After several days of fierce fighting, all divisions are in a state of dissatisfaction.There are several divisions in charge of the main attack, all of which are half disabled, and the morale of the soldiers is extremely low. The commander's order is like a gambler's crazy mentality. He wants to squeeze out the last drop of blood from the Transcaucasus Military Region. ,put all one's eggs in one basket!

According to normal circumstances, such a force is not suitable for any form of attack, but other than that, is there a better way?No, let's gamble with the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Lieutenant General Zirenenko was silent for a while, and said: "Comrade Commander, I agree with your approach. Regardless of the final result, I will bear it with you." All responsibility!"

The words of Chief of Staff Zirenenko carried a sincere sincerity from the heart, and General Kurykin could naturally hear it. A touch of emotion flashed in his eyes. I did not misunderstand this guy. Standing together is very rare!

When the morning sun dispelled the fog, everything on both sides of the "Selenge River" was displayed in a glance. On the other side, the position where I had suffered so much and was soaked in the blood of Soviet Red Army soldiers was as silent as ever, unable to see. There were no traces of the activities of soldiers of an independent division, but General Kurykin knew that behind this silence were tens of thousands of damned Chinese soldiers, with black muzzles and roaring guns.

At [-]:[-], the artillerymen of the Soviet army began to shell. The deafening noise broke the tranquility of the morning again. The artillery roared across the sky and exploded into balls of fire on the opposite bank. The hot pieces scorched the morning air. The choking smell of gunpowder smoke filled the ground.

At the same time when the artillery started the artillery attack, the tens of thousands of Soviet infantrymen who attacked by the first echelon passed the muddy beach on the river bank densely and boarded assault boats. However, when there was no attack, the usual murderous and Vigorousness, the morale of the whole team, with a kind of depression and numbness, and the fear of knowingly going to die.

On a high ground, a large group of senior Soviet generals held binoculars and looked at the battlefield with sweaty palms. The only thing missing was the figure of the supreme commander on the battlefield, General Kurykin. At this time, the commander Comrade, shut yourself in a tent, don't allow anyone to disturb, no one knows what he's doing?

At [-]:[-], the artillery fire of the Soviet army began to extend, and "rumbled" to the south bank position, and the Soviet army crossing the river to attack had already approached the bank. The first batch of Soviet soldiers began to jump down. The assault boat landed, and the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became tense.

Fighting over the past few days, at this moment, when the soldiers of the Independent Division began to counterattack, in a few minutes, hot metal rain would be sprayed from the position on the opposite bank, and mortars flying all over the sky And grenades, when the hood came over, pierced and shredded the soldiers' bodies, reaping their lives, the senior Soviet generals who paid attention to the battlefield situation, their hearts were raised in their throats, and similar tragic situations have been seen too much Once again, the same ending makes people feel numb.

A few minutes later, there was no movement at all in the position on the other side, only the attacking troop's guns hit the soil, splashing the soil everywhere. A sharp-eyed Soviet officer suddenly shouted in an uneasy way, "Comrades, hurry up!" Look, the first echelon forward troops have already boarded the Chinese positions!"

Dozens of binocular lenses focused on the point of attack. Under the gushing sun, a red flag fluttered in the morning wind. At this moment, it looked so cute, "Go up! Go up! At least two regiments go up! It's gone!" There were bursts of surprise and inexplicable exclamations among the group of senior Soviet generals.

Unbelievable, in six or seven days, what I saw the most was that the attack was repelled, the blood of the soldiers stained the beach on the other side, and the corpses were lying on the muddy ground. The red flag brought me not only Is it the hope of breaking through the defensive positions of the independent division, or a symbol of getting rid of the passive situation.

Three green signals were sent out, slowly rising in the sky under the hazy red sun, which represented the signal that the first echelon had broken through the position on the opposite bank and had already occupied the position.

"Phew!" The curtain of the tent was opened rudely and rudely, and a cool morning breeze blew in without any scruples. General Kurykin, who was so stimulated that his thoughts fell into a state of wandering, couldn't help shivering. Angrily looked at this rash guy.

"Comrade Commander, Chief of Staff Zirenenko ordered me to inform you that the first echelon offensive force has successfully boarded the position on the south bank and is advancing in depth!" Looking at the eyes of people, he shouted at the top of his voice.

"What!" In an instant, General Kurykin's thinking stopped, his blue-gray eyes stared at the little staff officer, the victory came so suddenly, he was caught off guard, his heart was violent It beat a few times, so that my chest felt tight and I couldn't breathe. [

General Kurykin's demeanor frightened the little staff officer, thinking that the great joy was unbearable for Comrade Commander, and it was not uncommon to die from excitement, so he cautiously shouted: "Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! "

General Kurykin woke up like a dream, grabbed the collar of the junior staff officer with his hands, and asked with wide eyes: "What did you say? I will shoot you for lying about the military situation!"

The little staff officer turned pale with fright, and stammered: "Comrade Division, Comrade Commander, our troops have successfully occupied the garrison position of the Independent Division on the South Bank!"

General Kurykin threw the little staff officer away and rushed out of the tent. The senior officers were happily gesticulating there. Seeing that Chief of Staff Zirenenko was also inside, General Kurykin asked, "Jesus Comrade Jernenko, is that true?"

Lieutenant General Zirnenko, with a face full of joy, replied with high spirits: "My comrade commander, it is true that the eight infantry regiments of the first echelon have all landed on the south bank. I order the second echelon The eight infantry regiments in the army began to cross the river and expand the results of the battle!"

General Kurykin believed it. However, the victory came so suddenly that he couldn't accept it. He continued, "Why didn't I hear the sound of the exchange of fire? How about the casualties of the troops?"

Chief of Staff Zirenenko shook his head and replied: "Comrade Commander, it is really unbelievable that our army has not been blocked in any form. Judging from the situation reported by the commander of the front-line troops, it should be last night that the independent All the soldiers of the division withdrew from the position, so there was only one person above the position, so our army occupied the south bank with zero casualties!"

Like a basin of cold water poured over the head of the ecstatic General Kurykin, his boiling emotions suddenly dropped to freezing point, "There is no one in the position? Our army has zero casualties? Those damn Chinese, last night Just withdraw?" General Kurykin murmured suspiciously.

Weird, everything smells abnormal, what the hell are the Chinese doing?Why did the easy victory make my heart so empty that I couldn't fall to the bottom? General Kurykin looked at Chief of Staff Zirnenko with some hesitation, and asked weakly: "I Comrade Chief of Staff, do you think it's normal to be together?"

Chief of Staff Zirenenko replied very simply: "Comrade Commander, it's abnormal, absolutely abnormal. The defenders of the independent division blocked us for more than a week and resisted the combined ground and air attacks of our army for several days. The offensive has basically stood firm, and there is no reason to suddenly abandon the position and retreat, but, comrade commander, from another perspective, our army has broken through the Chinese defense line after all, isn't it so?"

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

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