Age of Rebirth

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Spn reinforced the third army of the Soviet Far East Front Army on the Outer Mongolia battlefield. According to the command of the commander of the team and the deputy chief of staff of the front army, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, they started killing along the marching route. Stay, really go all the way to kill all the way.

Liu Tiehan, who received a report from the reconnaissance team on the atrocities committed by the Soviet army, was so angry that he was all burned inside. He gritted his teeth and vowed that even if the Soviet army withdrew to the Outer Xing'an Mountains, he would command the troops to catch up and fight. The colonel was unavoidably worried and hesitant, should he report the deputy division commander's current excitement to the division commander?

If the deputy division commander really made a decision, with his temper, he would have done everything to dissuade him. However, once the report was made, if the deputy division commander was not impulsive and the division commander sent a telegram to inquire again, how embarrassed would he be?

While thinking about it, I heard Liu Tiehan say: "Guang Jin, you frown and shake your head for a while, what are you thinking there? Don't you think I was dazzled by anger! Hahaha! Don't worry, I will never When something like that happened, I ordered the reconnaissance troops monitoring the Urez River Bridge to pay close attention to the movements of these Soviet soldiers, and don’t let these rats ruin my event.”

Li Guangjin blushed, and said honestly: "To tell you the truth, the deputy commander, I'm really worried, and I'm considering whether to report it to the division commander!" [

Liu Tiehan shook his head naively, and said: "You, you are too serious and honest, Ketian is not yyng, he knows what I say, and he can do whatever he wants. You should learn from Yang Ketian on this point!"

At the time when Liu Tiehan was dispatching troops and generals, Major Waldrich, the reconnaissance staff officer of the Third Army of the Soviet Far East Front, had been ordered to lead two companies of reconnaissance troops. on the river.The only highway bridge.

There are not many bridges in Outer Mongolia. This bridge is the only channel on the Urez River where tanks and heavy howitzers can pass. Of course there are bridges at other ferry crossings, but those are all convenient bridges, let alone tanks. And the howitzer car, even a jeep can't pass.

The army commander, Major General Aslanov, had a serious expression when he explained the mission. "Comrade Waldrich, I entrust you with a very important task. Before the main force, control the bridge and prevent the Chinese army from destroying it. This task is related to the marching speed of the entire army. Once it is destroyed, the four of us An army of 10,000+ troops will be blocked on the east bank of the Ullez River, do you know what this means?"

"I also want to tell you that this arduous and glorious task was personally ordered by the commander, Lieutenant General Yemyenchenko, the deputy chief of staff of the front army. Therefore, your actions, comrade commander, are closely watching, and prepare. Take more Go to a few radio stations, take the troops and set off immediately, act quickly, once you encounter the troops of the Independent Division, or the bridge has been destroyed, immediately call the deputy chief of staff, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko."

Major Waldrich stood on the bridge across the Ullez River, the sky above his head was gloomy, and he couldn't even see a single starlight, and the whistling river was under his feet, slapping the bank and making a "squeak" The sound of the wind, bursts of wet cold air surged up, the night was so thick that you can't stretch your fingers out, looking into the distance, the surrounding fields are vast, pitch-black, and a few hills, like squatting monsters, the night wind blows, the cold air Into the bone.

I don't know why, Major Waldrich felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, whether it was too quiet, or the timidity of the lonely army, and he always felt that something was wrong on the other side. He said to the two company commanders beside him: "You guys Two companies, respectively control both ends of the bridge, set up a cordon three kilometers ahead, and each send a platoon of troops to check whether there are explosives buried on the bridge. Be careful. After more than three hours, the main force The troops can arrive, and we have completed the mission!"

A captain and company commander thought for a while and suggested: "Comrade major, shall we send some troops to conduct a deep reconnaissance on the west bank?"

A gust of cold wind blew, Major Waldrich shrank his neck, and said displeasedly: "There is no need for this. Our mission is to control this bridge and conduct a deep reconnaissance. Do you know that is the main marching direction of the troops? Furthermore , Small troops operate at night, what if something goes wrong, what if the whereabouts of the troops are exposed?"

A series of question marks hit the company commander with a strong sense of responsibility, and he was speechless. Major Wadrich said to the signal soldier next to him: "Send a telegram to Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko, the leading reconnaissance unit of our third army has already The Urez River Bridge is under control, and the bridge is intact! There is no sign of the activities of the independent division troops on both sides of the bank!"

The Soviet soldiers of the two companies started to move, but they didn't realize it. Just not far from the bridge, pointing east to the reconnaissance battalion of the Ninth Brigade, hundreds of pairs of eyes were closely watching every move of the Soviet army. One move, and farther away, the three brigades of Dongzhi plus the seven local garrison regiments of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards, more than [-] soldiers, have entered the position and are ready to fight.

On the positions of two artillery brigades and five rocket artillery regiments, the artillery coats were removed, and the thick muzzles were raised, pointing to the eastern sky. The gunners were carefully wiping the cannons, waiting for the main force of the Soviet army to arrive. Tens of thousands of cannons were thrown over immediately.

In the East Pointing Headquarters, Colonel Li Guangjin, the chief of the combat department, reported to Liu Tiehan: "Deputy division commander, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the Ninth Brigade, who is in charge of monitoring the small Soviet army, reported that the Soviet army only controlled the Urez River Bridge. , and did not conduct in-depth reconnaissance."

Liu Tiehan smiled coldly, and said contemptuously: "They dare not. Two companies with hundreds of troops dared to run to the hinterland of Outer Mongolia. If it weren't for fear of scaring the snake, hundreds of Soviet soldiers would have already become corpses. Jin, are the troops on the left and right flanks outflanking all in place?"

Li Guangjin replied: "Zhao Yi, the commander of the first brigade of the left attack group, reported that the troops had deployed at the designated position. Just an hour ago, the vanguard of the Soviet army passed through their ambush area, and the right attack group The commander of the Fourth Brigade, Huo Shouyi, reported that his troops had also deployed and found that the Soviet army was marching in a hurry. According to the Soviet army's marching speed, it would reach the east bank of the Urez River between [-]:[-] and [-]:[-] tomorrow morning. "

"Only the [-]th Brigade and the Cavalry Mixed Brigade outflanking the rear of the Soviet Army have no news yet. Their outflanking route is the longest, and they are marching in the dark. It is possible that the speed cannot be increased. What I am worried about is that they will encounter When we got to one of the Soviet troops marching in parallel, what accident happened!"

Liu Tiehan said affirmatively: "Impossible. The battlefield we preset has taken into account the fact that the Soviet army is marching in multiple directions, leaving enough space for no encounters to happen. The troops on the left and right wings have not reported anything similar. Chen Guozhu and He Zhuguo's troops will never encounter the situation, it doesn't matter, wait a minute, it must be on the way of marching, and they didn't contact the headquarters in time."

"Also, I reported to the division that because the time when the Soviet army reached the east bank of the Urez River had changed, it was originally scheduled to launch an attack on the reinforcements of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army at 29:[-] a.m. on September [-], and it was postponed to [-]:[-] a.m. Between three o'clock!"

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was completely relieved after receiving the telegram from Major Wadrich of the reconnaissance team. He was really worried that the Urez River Bridge was destroyed by the independent division troops. It can stop his own troops for two or three days. For Kurykin, who is eager to see through, one more minute of delay will be more dangerous. The gang of gentlemen in the General Staff Department will not eat themselves? [

The relieved Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko couldn't help but become active in his thinking, and he couldn't help but think: "Zhukov spoke very powerfully about that Chinese Tang Qiuli. It should be destroyed, and troops should be sent to defend, but the reconnaissance team did not find any abnormalities, what is going on here?"

After much deliberation, there was no answer. In the end, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko attributed all of this to the sudden change of the marching direction of the troops, coupled with the cruel but absolutely effective secrecy measures he had taken. The commanders, including the seemingly very powerful Tang Qiuli, never expected that the four armies with 10,000+ people had already entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia.

"I have never fought Tang Qiuli before, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that!" Lieutenant General Ye Mianchenko thought to himself, and he could not help but underestimate Tang Qiuli a lot.

At about 29:[-] in the morning on September [-], the night was as dark as ink, and the gloomy dark clouds covered the sky full of stars, but the wind picked up more and more, blowing across the open grassland, blowing the withered grass , let out bursts of whimpering.

In Liu Tiehan's headquarters, it seemed very quiet. All the deployments that should be made have been completed, and the rest is waiting for the Soviet army to drill into the pockets.

"Deputy division commander, come and see! The Soviet troops have appeared!" A combat staff officer who was lying in front of a high-powered telescope and observing the situation on the east bank of the Urez River suddenly shouted.

Liu Tiehan, who closed his eyes and rested his mind, suddenly opened his eyes. The cold light in his eyes flashed and then disappeared. The wriggling poisonous dragon, wagging its head and tail, swam towards the Urez River. The lights pierced the night, and it was particularly eye-catching in the dark night.

Liu Tiehan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately let go of his tense heart, and said to himself: "I didn't wait in vain, I finally came here, setting up such a big place, if I don't invite guests, wouldn't it be a waste of my hard work!"

At the same time, several telephones in the headquarters rang one after another, and the reconnaissance units of the seventh, eighth, and ninth brigades all reported similar situations, "A corps of the vanguard of the Soviet army is approaching the Urez River. , is crossing the bridge!"

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