Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli's analysis was good. Stalin's troops gathered in the east. The first target to be killed was Tang Qiuli's troops in Outer Mongolia. People are more dangerous and hateful people. The two evils are the more important. Containing the power of the Chinese and spreading it in the eastern territory of the Soviet Union is more important than killing the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Stalin knew very well how much of the so-called Soviet Eastern territory was taken from the Chinese by force, more than 150 million square kilometers. In order to permanently put this vast land under the rule of the Soviet Union, Stalin was in the occupied area. Several de-sinicization purges were carried out. Of the 10,000+ Chinese in the Far East, by [-], there were less than a few thousand left.

Stalin caused the Chinese to settle accounts with him. Therefore, Tang Qiuli's military operations in Outer Mongolia touched the heart of his deepest fears. He must kill all the delusional demands of the Chinese on the Soviet Union's eastern territories. That Tang Qiuli The greed and desire for the eastern territories of the Soviet Union even surpassed that of the Japanese.

In the secret order to General Kilganin, the commander and political commissar of the newly formed Outer Xing'anling Front Army, Stalin formulated the following strategy, "The Outer Xing'anling Front Army should slowly push forward the invasion and occupation of Chita. The independent division troops in other places formed a powerful oppressive force, forcing them to gradually withdraw to the country, and if they continued to resist, they would be oppressed to the Japanese Kwantung Army-occupied areas.”

Stalin's calculations were quite good. Once the troops of the Independent Division in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia and the Chita area were forced to withdraw to the control area of ​​the Japanese Kwantung Army, with the Japanese's usual style and the inextricable hatred with the Chinese, they would definitely die. Spare no effort to fight against the independent division troops.

At that time, the Soviet army can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.When the two sides are exhausted and almost exhausted, the Soviet army will take advantage of it, which can completely solve the Japanese Kwantung Army and the independent division troops. It is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!

Based on Stalin's understanding of the Japanese, the Japanese may even use their withdrawal from the Far East as a bargaining chip in exchange for temporarily joining forces with him to kill the independent division. Of course, Stalin couldn't wish for this.In the face of interests, enemies may also become allies.

This was Stalin's version of "driving tigers and wolves away". However, Tang Qiuli refused to give Stalin this chance and ordered Liu Tiehan's East Pointing troops to withdraw to the country.Take the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army that has been confronting Zhukov's Far East Front Army for two years on the outer Xing'an Mountains.directly exposed to the Soviet army.Regardless of the Soviets or the Japanese, it was in Tang Qiuli's interest to bite the other to death.

After a heavy snowstorm, for several days in a row, it was sunny and cloudless, with thick snow.Under the strong sunlight, it melts quickly, on the flat ground and between the valleys.The joyful flow finally merged into rivers with turbulent waves, washing over the Soviet engineering troops. It took several months to build roads leading to the Ural Mountains before the arrival of winter.

The low-lying place has become a swamp country, and the materials needed to repair the airport that was blown up by a small group of independent division troops cannot be transported. The huge amount of ammunition and logistical supplies required by millions of troops cannot be carried out. The supply before the war, General Vasilevsky, started to get angry again.

The ammunition and materials stored by the logistics department of the Outer Mongolia Front Army are only enough for the troops to use for [-] days.

General Vasilevsky can strictly order the engineering troops of the front army to repair the seven roads in the Ural Mountains within five days, but he has no right to order that the engineering troops in the rear should give their troops , to deliver enough ammunition and supplies, that is not under his jurisdiction. Besides, this is another natural disaster after the snowstorm. Even if Comrade Stalin shot the commander of the engineering unit, it would not help.

However, General Vasilevsky couldn't wait any longer. Under his strict order, the engineering troops of the Outer Mongolian Front worked day and night, and finally completed the repair of seven roads in the Ural Mountains within the deadline, reaching the level that could be achieved. Barely passed the level of military trucks.

Five days later, the 55 troops of the five armies of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front that attacked Minusinsk crossed the muddy passage of the Ural Mountains and approached the target.

At the same time, General Vasilevsky personally commanded the main force of the front army, with more than one million troops, marching into the Tangnu Mountains, and the Soviet Army's third Outer Mongolian War officially began.

On the morning of March [-]th, in Minusinsk, at the headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli put a telegram gently on the table, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, you really know what happened. Like a god, Vasilevsky did not change his original plan, he still divided his troops into two groups, the south route went straight to Kulun, and the north route rushed to Minusinsk, have all the troops arrived at the designated positions?"

Zhao Yuhe smiled lightly and replied: "Report to the division commander, the troops assembled in Minusinsk will attack ten mechanized infantry brigades, four tank brigades, four artillery brigades, ten rocket launcher battalions, two air defense brigades, After arriving at the designated position, the ninth, tenth, No.11 and No.12 brigades respectively set up ambushes in Chagannur, Bayanleg, Hujiertu, and Buridu Usu on the east side of the Tangnu Mountain Range. Last night, I reported to my teacher that I have entered the ambush position!"

"According to the speed of the march and the snowmelt disasters on both sides of the Ural Mountains, it may take three or four days for the Soviet troops coming towards us to approach the outskirts of Minusinsk, but the Soviet troops who crossed the Tannu Mountains Army, because there are no such obstacles, the speed should be faster, so let’s start the fight on the South Road first, Vasilevsky’s army of more than 100 million has come from afar, so we have to give a greeting, no!

"Send another telegram to the four brigade commanders, reminding them that this is not a real ambush. They don't ask for the number of annihilated enemies. They just take a bite and leave. All they need is a head-on blow to make Vasilevsky angry."

"Quick fight and quick retreat, this is the eagle strike tactic, especially the ninth brigade commander Xiao Jinshan, who always likes to fight fierce battles, and he is unwilling to let go if he bites. In the order to him, add a few words, Xiao Jinshan, after receiving the retreat order from the master, he should execute it unconditionally, otherwise, you will come to my side as a staff officer!" Tang Qiuli said solemnly.

Zhao Yuhe was overjoyed and said, "Master, this move of yours is like a curse, even the brigade commander is afraid!"

Tang Qiuli also laughed, and said: "I'm worried about them. My eyes are red and I don't want to withdraw from the battlefield. Even if I delay for another 10 minutes, I may be entangled by the swarming Soviet troops from behind. That's terrible." It’s going to be a big loss!”

What Zhao Yuhe thought of was another question, "Master, the four ambushed brigades are retreating to Ulan Guben. That is one of the targets that the Soviet Army must capture on the South Road. Don't you worry that the troops will fall into the Soviet Army again?" In the encirclement?"

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "I'm not worried. The battle of Ulan Guben was still an ambush battle. Vasilevsky, who suffered a loss in the Tannu Mountains, would definitely be furious and refused to order The vanguard troops are chasing after us, and Ulan Guben still has some advantages to take advantage of. In the future, there will be no such good things, and the Soviet commander who has suffered twice in a row will not be fooled again!"

Compared with the Ural Mountains, the Tangnu Mountains are more steep. Several dangerous passes have connected the traffic between the western part of Outer Mongolia and the Minusinsk region of the Soviet Union. Chagannur is one of the main traffic routes. During the period when the army occupied Outer Mongolia, the simple road built meanders through the valley, with rolling peaks on both sides, but the altitude is not high, and the bushes on the mountain are mixed with tall larch and birch trees.

Major General Xiao Jinshan, brigade commander of the Ninth Brigade directly under the Independent Division, put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at the sun setting in the west. It's a good place, Jialiang. Looking at the terrain conditions here, it is most suitable for ambushes. A few heavy artillery can block the road, not to mention that I have more than 7000 troops in my hand. As long as I don't want to retreat, defend For seven or eight days, there was no problem at all."

Wu Jialiang reminded: "Brigade Commander, the division's order to our brigade has a time limit. When the ambush begins, it will take no more than an hour to use the most violent firepower to inflict heavy damage on the Soviet vanguard, and then withdraw immediately. The battlefield, move to Ulan Guben, and wait for the next order from the division commander!"

Xiao Jinshan said nonchalantly: "Orders are dead, but people are alive. Wouldn't it be a pity not to take advantage of this favorable terrain? Don't look at the enemy report that the teacher pointed out, saying that the Soviet army has more than 100 million people." , How many troops can the vanguard have? It’s enough to kill an army of 4 or [-] troops. If there are too many troops, it will not be able to handle this terrain!”

"After the battle started, I launched a rapid firepower attack in four to ten minutes, and was able to kill more than one-third of the Soviet troops. The remaining troops were almost one to one with our troops. If you are dizzy, you may be able to fight a beautiful battle of annihilation and create a record of completely annihilating an army of the Soviet army with the strength of a brigade. By then, our Ninth Brigade will be famous in the entire army! Ah, ha Ha ha!"

Xiao Jinshan laughed triumphantly, his eyes were bright, his mind was full of thoughts, the Soviet soldiers were bombed by swarms of shells, crying for their fathers and mothers, corpses littered the field, and they were in a state of distress. More than 1 soldiers from the Ninth Brigade, The scene where the mountains rushed up like a tsunami, captured prisoners and seized supplies.

Wu Jialiang instinctively felt that the brigade commander's idea was wrong, but he also knew that the brigade commander had the habit of not being willing to retreat when fighting, so he secretly thought about how to prevent the brigade commander from making mistakes.

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