Age of Rebirth

Yang Ketian looked at his watch. At [-]:[-] p.m. on September [-], he said to the artillery staff beside him, "Order the artillery group to fire!"

Suddenly, a loud noise rang out from the banks of the Selenge River. The shells roared and flew towards the terrified Soviet army. On the grassland in front of them, a sea of ​​flames exploded. above.

As the cannons continued to rumble, Yang Ketian's heart relaxed instead, and he turned to Zeng Shiqiang beside him and said, "Brigade Commander Zeng, let's kill first and play later. Before the commander's order comes down, let's start the fight first. Commander!" You know that temper, disobedience on the battlefield is the most taboo, and you don't follow the instructions of the master, if the master loses his temper, you should investigate it, and don't forget to say something nice to me!"

Zeng Shiqiang straightened the helmet on his head, looked at the groups of cavalry slowly passing by, laughed boldly, and said, "Don't worry, Chief of Staff Yang, since I was the one who encouraged you, if the division commander After the investigation, I will resist half of the responsibility. If you make meritorious service and award, it will be yours! Besides, if you can get ahead of other troops and wipe out the last Soviet army, you will be punished if you fight a final battle. , and it’s worth it, don’t you think so, Chief of Staff Yang!”

Yang Ketian smiled impressively. Thinking about it, it's not too outrageous to do this by himself. It is normal to adjust the deployment and plan at any time according to the actual situation on the battlefield. He launched an active attack and found an excuse, but it was also to change the order of defense and offense for the sake of a perfect ending to the entire battle.

Speaking of it, it is not considered disobedience to the commander's order, as long as the last few people in the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region can be captured.Staying on the south bank of the Selenge River, it doesn't matter how you fight. Thinking of this, Yang Ketian's back straightened, and he felt quite confident.

Yang Ketian is different from Zeng Shiqiang. Since he joined the army, he has been working in the command center of the independent division. He is also a staff officer and gets along with the division commander Tang Qiuli day and night.Inevitably influenced by his way of working, he has developed a character of being effective, orderly, and disciplined. He doesn't want to do anything out of the ordinary, which is very different from Zeng Shiqiang.

but.Since he became the chief of staff in Dongzhi, he has gradually let go of his hands and feet.See what Zeng Shiqiang said.He felt a little uncomfortable, and replied: "Brigade Commander Zeng, that's not what you said. I am the supreme commander. When the division commander punishes me, he will naturally come to me first. How can I let you share the burden!"

Zeng Shiqiang laughed loudly, flew on his horse, and left in the dust, far away.He shouted, "If you can win the battle and kill the enemy happily, so what if you are punished!"

In the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters, on the evening of September [-]th, division commander Tang Qiuli was somewhat dissatisfied and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, why did the troops slow down? Especially Battelle's armored troops, don't Emphasizing objective factors, the Soviet army has already become frightened. As a commander, you should think of this, and you can first order the tanks with sufficient fuel to continue the pursuit, and the others will continue to pursue after filling up their fuel."

"Fatigue? We are tired, and the Soviet soldiers are even more tired. Don't leave the pressure on Yang Ketian's troops. Try to consume most of the Soviet troops during their retreat. This is an unchangeable order. There are more than 5 people, which is equivalent to Yang Ketian's troops. If we fight a trapped beast, the troops pointed to the east will increase a lot of casualties. Immediately order the troops on the front and the left and right flanks to pursue and fight fiercely without fear of fatigue! The battle must start tomorrow Finish before ten o'clock in the morning."

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "Teacher, don't get angry, read this telegram!" As he spoke, he handed Yang Ketian's telegram to Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli quickly read it, and exclaimed loudly: "What a good Yang Ke, you really have a brain, and replaced the passive defense with active attack, and dealt the last blow to the frightened Soviet army. The line is hopeful, before the determination to fight to the death, take advantage of the chaos, good idea, Yuhe, call Yang Ketian back, the teacher fully agrees with his battle plan, and start implementing it immediately!"

Zhao Yuhe patted his forehead, picked up the words and said: "Master, I received a call from Qiao Manshan, commander of the Eighth Brigade, the commander of the West Road Attack Group. Before the commander received the telegram from Chief of Staff Yang, Se Lengge On the south bank of the river, artillery fire was already raging, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the West Road Assault Group, also reported a similar situation. Approved, he led two brigades, rushed ahead of the Soviet army, and blocked the ferry on the south bank of the Selenge River!"

"Brigade Commander Liu's reason is that the troops of the East Road Attack Group fought the Soviet Army for more than a week on the south bank of the Selenge River, and the four infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army fought for a longer time and were familiar with the terrain. , Knowing how to fight is the most labor-saving! You can achieve the greatest effect of annihilating the enemy with the least casualties!"

Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows and said, "Put aside Liu Hongzhang's request first. You mean that Yang Ketian has already started while he was asking his master for instructions. Cut first and play later!"

Zhao Yuhe said with a smile: "I'm afraid that's the case. Otherwise, the sound of gunfire on the south bank of the Selenge River cannot be explained. According to the retreat speed of the Soviet army, their current position should be more than ten miles away from the blocking position of Chief of Staff Yang." kilometers away."

Tang Qiuli said bitterly: "Okay, I've grown my skills, even Yang Ketian has learned this move, the attack has started, and the teacher can't force it to stop, that is to say, if we don't agree, it won't work! Yuhe In the name of the General Staff, you issued a notice that after the battle, all participating troops, including the aviation and armored forces, as well as the East Pointing Forces, and all officers above the regiment level, will concentrate on studying for three days, specifically about strictly obeying orders. question!"

Zhao Yuhe's smile became even more intense, and he said, "Master, I'm afraid that Master Zhizhi was really coerced once, but judging from the actual effect, Chief of Staff Yang gave up passive defense and took the initiative to attack, which is undoubtedly the correct grasp of the battlefield. In the current situation, as you said, if you give the Soviet army a fatal blow before it is engaged in a trapped beast, the battle will end early, and the casualties of the troops will be much smaller!"

"If more than 5 Soviet soldiers were blocked on the south bank of the Selenge River and crossed the river, they might escape alive. They would inevitably have the determination to fight to the death, and they would return home like an arrow. Therefore, I agree with Yang The Chief of Staff's move to launch an offensive first, will the enemy change and we will change too!"

Tang Qiuli said resentfully: "Hmph! I think that you were bought by Yang Ketian. Even if you speak up for him, no, Yang Ketian doesn't have such courage. It must be the instigation of that guy Zeng Shiqiang. By the way, Zeng Shiqiang's first The Three Cavalry Brigade is now in Yang Ketian's battle sequence, it must be him, I can't spare him!"

Cannonballs flew in regardless of number, and under the dim yellow sky, clusters of orange-red flames exploded. Although similar situations were seen by Soviet soldiers every day, and they experienced the baptism of death several times a day, they His heart was already numb, but this time, what brought more than 5 Soviet soldiers was despair, deep despair.

The bombardment that blew up half the sky, the familiar but terrifying roar of tanks, came from the south bank of the Selenge River, and came from the direction where he was retreating. What did it explain?

To explain a cruel fact, my retreat has been cut off by the independent division troops, I worked hard, next to the shells flying all over the sky, the rain of bullets flying from time to time on both sides, listening to the terrified roar of tanks, I kept walking desperately What is the purpose of running to the Selenge River?Isn't it just to run back to my hometown and not be wiped out by the Chinese!

For the more than 5 Soviet soldiers who were blocked by the independent division, one was the determination to fight to the death and return to their hometown, and the other was despair, the despair that there was no way out.

The former can prompt the Soviet soldiers to attack almost frantically, and launch a counterattack against Yang Ketian's troops with desperate determination, hitting the south bank of the Selenge River with blood flowing into rivers and corpses strewn across the field, creating a way out for themselves.

The latter is a kind of despair, giving up with all hope, loss of no way out, and boundless fear, which erodes the little fighting spirit left in the heart. The two emotions are only in one thought.

When hundreds of tanks pressed down like a wall in the twilight with metal texture and flames from their muzzles, the Soviet soldiers no longer had the slightest fighting spirit. , it was the troops in front, and it soon affected all the troops. The attack launched by Yang Ketian was undoubtedly fatal, shattering the last hope of the Soviet soldiers.

It's a mess, more than 5 Soviet soldiers are in a mess on the south bank of the Selenge River, scattered everywhere, there is no organizational system, the command system is also malfunctioning, and the tanks have not yet approached, more than 5000 cavalry, wielding sabers, like a hurricane Sweeping towards them, behind them were three mechanized brigades of more than 4 infantrymen rushing up like a mountain.

General Kurykin closed his eyes in despair. All hopes had been shattered. The Chinese Tang Qiuli didn't even have a retreat for himself. There was no way out. Come up, the final outcome of myself and more than 5 soldiers is predictable.

The lore, the lore calculated step by step, starting from the battle of the Selenge River, not only himself, but also Comrade Stalin, including the General Staff, fell into the calculations of the Chinese Tang Qiuli, and the defeat was over. Suddenly, General Kurykin felt a kind of relief, as if he had let go of all the relief.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zirenenko, with a pale face, looked at the chaotic troops, under the shadow of the explosion of shells, the soldiers were scrambling to flee, not far away, the sound of thunderous hooves and shouts of waves, Said to General Kurykin: "Comrade Commander, what should we do? The troops are still waiting for your order!"

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