Age of Rebirth

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In the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, on the west bank of the Urez River, at around four o'clock in the morning on September 29th, Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Army ambushed the Soviet Far East Front Army to reinforce the troops on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia.

Taking advantage of surprise and deliberate calculations, after the Third Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front crossed the Urez River Bridge, the artillerymen of the East Pointing Army in the frontal position unleashed a beautiful combination of punches and gestures like thunder.

The large-caliber howitzer group blocks and cuts off its retreat to the east bank of the Ullez River, covers the rear guard and the supply unit, the mortar group and the combination of light and heavy machine guns, hits the third army's vanguard division, the rocket artillery group, and sends the third army one The more than 200 tanks of the tank brigade turned into piles of scrap iron, and engulfed the vanguard division of the Third Army in a sea of ​​flames.

Hundreds of large-caliber howitzers, 32-barreled rocket launchers from five regiments, nearly a thousand mortars, and light and heavy machine guns beat the area on the west bank of the Urez River, with a radius of no more than tens of kilometers, like boiling molten iron. Like a boiling pot, the flames from the explosion of the cannons reflected the gloomy sky red. Under the flashes of the flames, there were the figures of Soviet soldiers dodging the artillery attack, and the scattered and burning cars and artillery vehicles.

The artillerymen of the Soviet Army, who hastily responded to the battle, were of good quality. Using the temporary artillery positions, they began to fight back. As soon as a round of artillery was fired, thousands of rounds of large-caliber grenades were fired in retaliation. In the temporary position of the army artillery, the artillery of the Soviet army and the artillery turned into parts flying all over the sky. After more than ten minutes of artillery battle, the artillery of the Soviet army was completely dumbfounded. [

Less than an hour after the start of the battle, the third army's rear and vanguard divisions were licked into more than one-third of their troops by the flames enveloping the world, and there was no sign of the infantry of the East Pointing Army. To a.What I saw were the cannons flying and falling like bolides all over the sky.

At this point in the battle, Major General Aslanov, the commander of the Third Army, knew that he had hit an iron plate. Moreover, he also vaguely guessed the intention of the independent division troops, and did not hit the middle. , This is the posture to wipe out the third army, in the words of the Chinese.It's called Baozi, dumpling stuffing, which is the plan of the troops of the Third Army, especially after losing the tank brigade, the main assault force, to break the ambush circle of the independent division troops.It's completely useless.

Commander Aslanov began to panic and was unable to retreat.Can't move forward.An army of more than 4 horses was in the open field, with no terrain to avoid artillery fire, no concealment, and tens of thousands of artillery were fired next to each other.He didn't even have a chance to return the phone, regardless of his current position, he was calm for the time being, he knew it very well.It won't take long for groups of artillery to cover this place.

Army Commander Aslanov sent several telegrams for help to the commander, Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko, "Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff, our Third Army is on the west bank of the Urez River. The heavy artillery bombardment of the army, the intensity and ferocity of the artillery fire is unprecedented. I request the main force to move closer to me immediately, and to support my third army to withdraw to the east bank of the Ullez River, so as to get rid of the situation of the entire army being wiped out. This telegram is urgent! "

After receiving the telegram from Commander Aslanov, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, with a livid face, tore the telegram to pieces in a fit of rage. Looking at the battlefield where the sound of guns and guns rang into a mess, he thought angrily, " Aslanov wants me to rescue him? I don’t know who to rescue him yet? Find out the number of the independent division that raided us, and the name of the commander. It’s really fucking painless to talk while standing up.”

"If I knew that I was attacked by Tang Qiuli's general, would I still need to be confused here? Respond passively? God doesn't know, how come so many independent division troops appear out of thin air!"

The battle on the west bank of the Urez River started three or ten minutes later. Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, who received a report from Army Commander Aslanov, did not dare to neglect, and commanded the troops of the three armies to attack the No. 10 army at the fastest speed. The three armies approached, and he also knew that the third army was about [-] kilometers ahead of the main force.

Just when the Soviet troops of the three armies were rushing towards the direction of the Urez River desperately, the left and right flanks, the six brigades of the East Pointing, which had been ambushing for several hours, with more than [-] horses, suddenly rushed out from both sides, suddenly And the gust of wind that came was like, and it caught the Soviet army by surprise again.

The fighting style was exactly the same as that of the troops in the frontal position. First, they covered the marching ranks of the Soviet army with fierce artillery fire. It's a mess.

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko never imagined how so many independent divisions would suddenly appear. Judging from the sound of guns stretching for tens of kilometers, Tang Qiuli took out at least 10,000+ troops to ambush himself. So, the question arises, is the main corps of the independent division the troops that besieged Kurykin?Also, with so many independent divisions entering the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, why didn't they mention anything in the enemy situation bulletin of the headquarters?

However, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was not too worried. He commanded more than 13 horses in the three armies. Even if he was ambushed by the independent division, he would not be easily defeated. The battle took place in the left and right directions , There was no gunshots in the back, that is to say, the strength of the independent division was roughly equal to its own strength, and it was impossible to achieve a three-sided encirclement.

However, the high command should be made aware of the situation they have encountered, and the plan to raid Kulun to rescue the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region is difficult to realize. At the very least, the independent division troops in front of them will not let themselves pass.

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko calmly issued an order, ordering the three armies to deploy on the spot, first to block the attack of the independent division, and to gain a firm foothold.

After the [-] arrangement, looking at the battlefield where half the sky was red, and sighing, Lieutenant General Yemyenchenko personally wrote a telegram to the High Command, "The High Command will transfer it to Comrade Stalin, and our Far Eastern Front Army will attack Kulun The troops of the group were suddenly attacked by the independent division in the east bank of the Urez River in eastern Outer Mongolia. Judging from the combat situation, the enemy dispatched at least three to four armies, accompanied by a large number of large-caliber artillery. "

"And the third army that I went out to the west bank of the Urez River was also attacked by the independent division 10 minutes ago. From this, it can be judged that the number of troops dispatched by Tang Qiuli exceeds that of our army. , now, the fighting situation is very jle, all the troops are fighting the enemy, it can be seen that the long-distance attack on Kulun is no longer possible. To avoid unnecessary losses, if this opinion is acceptable, please reply as soon as possible from the High Command!"

At around 29:[-] a.m. on September [-], Stalin was asleep when he was woken up by an attendant, "Comrade Stalin! Comrade Stalin! The Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, is here and has important military information to report to you!"

"What a nasty guy, he can't even make people sleep well!" Stalin muttered, wearing pajamas, and walked out of the bedroom with an unsuitable expression on his face.

When I arrived at the living room, I saw at a glance that Marshal Petroshilov was walking back and forth in the living room with sweat on his face like ants on a hot pot. He felt restless when he saw it. Before Stalin could ask, Marshal Petroshilov He said anxiously: "I'm sorry, Comrade Stalin, for disturbing your rest. There is really an urgent military situation, and I want to report to you face to face!"

Stalin said kindly: "Sit down and talk, Comrade Petroshilov, the sky will not fall." After finishing speaking, he sat down on the sofa first. [

Petroshilov sat down in the mood, opened the folder, took out a telegram, handed it to Stalin, and said: "At about [-]:[-] this morning, the General Staff received it, and the Far Eastern Front that was attacking Kulun The emergency telegram from the commander, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, the deputy chief of staff, was suddenly attacked by the main corps of the independent division in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, near the Urez River!"

"According to the situation described in Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's telegram, the strength of the independent division should be four and a half armies, about 17 to 18 people, and there are also a large number of large-caliber artillery. Now, the troops of the Far East Front Army, He was blocked in the area on the east bank of the Urez River, unable to advance, and he also suggested that the plan to attack Kulun be canceled, and the troops retreat the same way!"

"What?" Stalin, who was shocked to jump up from the sofa by Marshal Petroshilov's words before he read the telegram, screamed out of composure, "Comrade Petroshilov, please tell me, the siege The independent division of the Caucasus Military Region has about 15 troops, and the independent division of the Far East Front Army has about 18 troops. In total, Tang Qiuli’s troops transferred to Outer Mongolia reached more than 33 people.”

"So many independent division troops have entered the Outer Mongolia area. Why do we have no information at all? The military intelligence is in charge of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. You said that because there is no accurate information, we have no information on the Outer Mongolia battlefield. Misjudgment of military strength, the Transcaucasus Military Region and the Far East Front Army's nearly 30 troops are in great danger, who should bear the responsibility?"

Stalin's tone was cold, his voice was hoarse and dry, his eyes were shining fiercely, and he stared at Marshal Petroshilov, a chilling coercion hit his face, making him shiver involuntarily. , subconsciously took half a step back.

Regarding Stalin's vicious words, Marshal Petroshilov was right. The Military Intelligence Directorate is a second-level unit under the General Staff. He is the chief of the general staff. Of course, he cannot absolve himself of the blame for his subordinates' mistakes in their work. explain.

What made him shudder was that General Bessovsky, the director of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, who was directly responsible, had been sent by Comrade Stalin to Beria, who was feared by everyone and worried by ghosts. Could it be that Stalin, who was in a rage, Comrade, do you want to take the knife yourself?

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