Age of Rebirth

When General Zhukov said this, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched unconsciously, and he continued: "During the first Outer Mongolian War, I also commanded the First Army of the Far East Military Region at that time. Liya Sutai's rescue of the Second Army surrounded by Tang Qiuli's troops is exactly the same as your mission now, and the result of the rescue is that my troops have also fallen into the encirclement of the independent division troops."

"The siege lasted for a week. Finally, with the permission of the General Staff, I led 10,000+ soldiers to surrender. Comrade Stalin valued me and entrusted me with a heavy responsibility. The past is unbearable. After I arrived at the Far East Front Army, I often reviewed the results of that battle. Gains and losses, Tang Qiuli has no rules to follow, you will never know where his main attack direction is, what is the target to hit, this is probably the Chinese oriental wisdom."

"The second Outer Mongolian War was very similar to the first one. The troops in the Transcaucasus Military Region were encircled, and we were required to dispatch troops to rescue them. As for my advice, you must always keep in mind, perhaps, the Chinese The target is the troops under your command, use Kurykin's troops as bait, surround them without fighting, and send out the main force to ambush us along the way, this is Tang Qiuli's usual method."

"So, Comrade Yemenchenko, once your vanguard troops are ambushed by the independent division troops, the only thing you have to do is not to rescue them, but to immediately retreat the same way as quickly as possible to avoid being encircled. And report the situation to the high command and the front army command. The high command will understand your approach. I will also explain to the high command that this is my decision. In addition, march along the way. We must eliminate all factors that may reveal our marching direction, That's all I can say, waiting for your good news, Comrade Yemenchenko!"

In all fairness, Commander Zhukov's tone was absolutely sincere and frank, but it was not pleasant to Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's ears.It's not because of the experience of Comrade Commander, but because of the previous words, what do you mean?

Several deputy commanders and chiefs of staff have important responsibilities and cannot be separated from each other.It means that I, Yemenchenko, am a big idler?Seeing Zhukov's sincere face, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko did not refute.With a stomach full of glumness.The command troops are on their way.

Fortunately, the troops are marching within their own country, and there is no problem with roads and logistical supplies at all, let alone worry about being harassed and destroyed by the enemy at any time, however.Following an order from the high command, the troops were ordered to immediately change the direction of march, not to go to the battlefields of Hagen Gol and Baiyinchagan, and directly rescue Kurygin's troops.Instead, it turned to Nalartu, entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, and went straight to Kulun.

This made Lieutenant General Yemenchenko nervous. Geographically speaking, the troops have already entered the enemy's territory, and any situation may happen, such as destroyed bridges, mines that explode at any time on the road, and fire from both sides from time to time. Incoming bullets, small groups of independent divisions that come and go erratically, etc., are enough to affect the marching speed of the troops.

It doesn't take much, as long as it can slow down the troops' advance speed for two or three days, General Zhukov can't do anything to himself, but the General Staff can't spare him. Therefore, after entering the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko ordered The Third Army of the Far Eastern Front, which served as the avant-garde, took the battalion as a unit and was equipped with more armored vehicles. It was ready to drive out small groups of independent divisions who harassed them at any time, but they could not pursue them deeply, so as not to be continuously dispersed.

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko thanked the General Staff for the route he had designated for him. He entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia for a few hours, but he did not encounter any resistance. The bridge was also intact, and there was no explosion of landmines. Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's mood gradually improved.

Commander Zhukov may not have taken anything else to heart, but he kept the word "secrecy" in mind. Tang Qiuli would have no way of attacking without revealing the whereabouts of the troops. In a certain area, an ambush was set up in advance. In order to achieve this, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko issued an extremely cold order to the forward troops.

"Major General Aslanov, the commander of the Third Army, in order to ensure the concealment of the troops marching, dispatched reliable and political officers and soldiers to form several search teams to hunt down all the residents of Outer Mongolia who saw the troops, and sent In the direction of our march, all the residents of the villages we are going to pass through must be gathered and executed, to ensure that there is not a single resident of Outer Mongolia on our marching route!"

"This order is top-secret. It is communicated to the regiment level of the troops and controlled within the scope of the regiment leader, political commissar, and chief of staff of the regiment. The explanation to the soldiers is that the Chinese spies are being hunted down."

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's order was tantamount to releasing the bloodthirsty emotions suppressed in the soldiers' hearts. Therefore, on the marching route of the Third Army, the villages and towns along the way were destroyed, and the disaster was really murderous. Chickens and dogs were left alone, and villages and towns became ruins.

Fortunately, the Outer Mongolia region was originally sparsely populated. The route chosen by the Soviet General Staff deliberately avoided densely populated areas. The killings committed by Soviet soldiers were not too great.

The small town where Lieutenant General Yemenchenko’s temporary headquarters is located has been cleared by the search team of the Third Army. The residents have been gathered together and killed. The strong smell of blood made Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko very uncomfortable, frowned and said to the staff around him: "Tell the people in the search team of the Third Army that when performing tasks, don't be afraid of trouble and stay away from the road. "

Then, he said in a compassionate tone: "This is war. War is the luck of soldiers, but it is a disaster for civilians. If there are other ways, I will not issue such an order."

More than a dozen staff officers looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless. The words of the deputy chief of staff sounded awkward no matter how they heard them. Lieutenant General Yemenchenko finished with emotion, and then said: "Order the third army to send a small fast force, Go out to the east bank of the Urez River and control the bridge on the river, this is the only natural barrier, crossing the Urez River, there will be no dangerous terrain hindering us, I hope the bridge is still intact!"

At 28:[-] on the night of September [-], in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, on the west bank of the Urez River, the temporary command post of the troops pointed eastward. It's a cold, damp air.

"Crack!" Liu Tiehan slapped the cannonball box hard, and the binoculars, maps and other items on it all jumped, "Beast! Atrocities! It's no different from the Japanese devils to slaughter innocent civilians. The army will pay the price for this. I will convey my order to the troops that are blocking the front. The third army, the vanguard of the Soviet army, is the target we want to annihilate. We must bury these beasts on the west bank of the Urez River. Keep your hands and do not accept the surrender of the Soviet army!"

Liu Tiehan's face was ashen, his eyes were red, and the veins on his neck jumped up, like an enraged lion, he roared angrily, and the roar echoed in the temporary headquarters.

In front of Liu Tiehan, he spread out a telegram, reporting the fact that the reconnaissance troops had seen the massacre of innocent civilians in the eastern area of ​​Outer Mongolia by the Soviet army. The Soviet army had just entered the eastern area of ​​Outer Mongolia. More than 4000 unarmed residents were murdered by the Soviet army.

To calm down his anger, Liu Tiehan said to Colonel Li Guangjin, the chief of the combat department: "Guangjin, immediately notify the heads of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Guards to come to the headquarters. I want to tell them the fact that the residents who were massacred , many of them are their relatives and fellow countrymen, so they will not be relentless when fighting!"

At about ten o'clock in the night on September 28, Liu Tiehan received a report after sending away seven or eight regiment leaders of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards who were in great grief. There were about two companies of troops, and they appeared near the Urez River Bridge. The reconnaissance team judged that the intention of this small Soviet army was to control the bridge, and asked the headquarters whether to get rid of this Soviet army?"

Liu Tiehan smiled coldly and said: "Don't disturb these bastards, let them report to the main force of the Soviet army behind, and report that they are safe. The reconnaissance troops will closely monitor them. Once they find out that the Soviet army has the intention to continue to conduct in-depth reconnaissance on the west bank , Solve it immediately! Order the troops to enter a concealed state, and it is strictly forbidden to expose the target."

Li Guangjin said worriedly, "Deputy Commander, hundreds of Soviet troops are right under our noses, and the distance is only fifteen kilometers away. More than 5 horses are lying in ambush here. After all, it is not safe. The Soviet army will find out our battle intentions." Yes, it will also expose the location of the troops, I suggest, solve it immediately!"

Liu Tiehan flatly vetoed it, "Striking the grass to startle the snake, we can't affect the entire campaign because of a small group of Soviet troops. We can't guarantee whether the information will be sent out before they are dealt with. Don't worry, it's a dark night. Swish days, but the two companies of the Soviet army did not dare to cross the bridge and go deep into the west bank. At the beginning, I kept this bridge to give the Soviet commander a reassurance, so that they can come here with confidence."

"What's more, it's only been three hours since the battle started, and the outflanking troops on the two wings are all in place. Even if the Soviet army discovered our ambush and wanted to turn around and run back, it would be too late. If you want to run, it's not that easy. Even if I catch up to the Outer Xing'an Mountains, I will leave the third army of that beast on the land in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, and let these executioners be buried with the innocent residents who were killed!"

Li Guangjin stopped talking. He believed in the judgment of the deputy division commander. At the same time, he was also worried that the deputy division commander had been filled with anger, whether he would make an irrational decision, or in other words, affect his ability to control the battlefield. Judging the situation, for example, pursue the Soviet army to the outer Xing'an Mountains?

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