Age of Rebirth

On the night of March [-]th, in Minusinsk City, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe of the UL Division Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters was reporting the results of the ambush in the Tangnu Mountains to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

"Master, the 11th, 12th, No. [-] and No. [-] brigades, the ambushes in the four places of Chagannur, Bayanleg, Hujiertu and Buduwusu on the east side of the Tangnu Mountain range were all carried out with The victory is over. According to the battle situation reported by the brigades, it is estimated that more than [-] Soviet soldiers were annihilated and injured in the one-hour battle. Zhao Yuhe said while holding several telegrams.

Tang Qiuli seemed to have expected this result a long time ago, and he was not surprised at all, and asked lightly: "The result of the battle is not bad, occupying a favorable terrain, and it was a sudden ambush. The battle is reasonable. Casualties?"

Zhao Yuhe became excited and said, "Master, the casualties reported by the brigades are astonishingly low. The four brigades had a total of 380 five casualties, of which only 37 were killed. Calculated on average, the casualties in each battlefield were less than Ten soldiers, with a casualty ratio of nearly [-] to [-], we took a blow in the Tannu Mountains, and beat that Vasilevsky, at least he was going to vomit blood!"

Tang Qiuli also laughed, and said: "Don't forget, the Soviet army has more than 100 million people, and the casualties of about [-] people are just a little bit of a skin injury for the Soviet army. Ulan Guben will fight another battle. Only when one or two Soviet armies were annihilated, that Vasilevsky would feel the pain, by the way, Yuhe, is there any other situation?" [

A narrow smile appeared on Zhao Yuhe's face, and he replied, "Yes, Commander, Brigadier Xiao Jinshan of the Ninth Brigade has sent you a telegram to comment!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli widened his eyes with some interest, and said, "Yuhe, I guess, that Xiao Jinshan must be very dissatisfied with my order that I only allow the Ninth Brigade to fight for an hour. He Occupying a favorable terrain, and fighting an ambush, it’s not enjoyable, and I feel uncomfortable! If he follows his style of play, he will swallow the vanguard of which army of the Soviet army in one gulp, right?”

Zhao Yuhe shook his head with a sigh, and said with emotion: "Master, you really touched Brigadier Xiao's heart. Indeed, that's what he said in the telegram. Fighter!"

"Hahaha——! Tang Qiuli laughed loudly and said: "What a big hat, call Xiao Jinshan back. This time, your department will carry out the order of the master. It is resolute and decisive. It is worthy of praise. I accept the big hat. I have some qualms about digesting it by myself, but I am in Ulan Guben, and I will give you a chance to fight a big and tough battle! "

"Yuhe, order the four brigades to be withdrawn to Ulan Guben to form the Ulan Guben Campaign Command, with Xiao Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Brigade, as the commander in chief, Fang Yuanshan, commander of the Tenth Brigade, and No.11 Brigade Brigade Commander Ren Zhaoquan and No.12 Brigade Commander Chen Han served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to wipe out one or most of the leading Soviet troops near Ulan Guben. From the beginning to the end of the campaign, 24 Hour,"

"At that time, regardless of the outcome of the battle, the troops must withdraw from the battle and retreat to the direction of Kulun. The Ulan Guben Battle Command should report the battle plan to the division commander before [-]:[-] am on March [-]. After approval, can be implemented."

After Zhao Yuhe recorded the order, he handed it over to a staff officer, and then asked, "Master, do you judge that the vanguard of the Soviet army will definitely rush to the Ulan Guben area after March [-]?"

Tang Qiuli nodded, and said: "Vasilevsky suffered a big loss, and he will definitely make a wrong judgment. He thought that our main force was on the line of the Tannu Mountains, and we suddenly retreated again, holding more than 100 troops. Wan Zhongbing will definitely be eager to find us for a decisive battle, and if the vanguard does not rush forward and entangle us on the front line of Ulan Guben, how can his main force arrive in time to encircle us!"

"According to the calculation of the distance, there is no blocking force in the middle. With the current marching speed of the Soviet army and the troops eager to catch up with us, it will definitely reach the Ulan Guben area in no more than two days."

Zhao Yuhe still didn't quite believe it, and asked, "Master, could it be that Vasilevsky didn't judge us and didn't withdraw to Ulan Guben, but to the south, to the Khobdo region, which is close to our country? The xn jng, advance and retreat freely."

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Vasilevsky and his men are not that stupid. The Khobd area is full of rivers, lakes, and swamps. Since it is the main force, there must be a lot of troops. There are also a large number of heavy equipment, and they are withdrawn in that direction, and the Soviet army will block the north, so there is no need to fight, those swamps can kill us, didn't we come to a dead end by ourselves?"

Zhao Yuhe smiled embarrassingly, "Teacher, I am lying!" He said with some shame.

Tang Qiuli waved his hand indifferently, and said, "I can't talk about nonsense, are you the chief of staff, and you have the responsibility to propose their own possibilities on the battlefield, but, Yuhe, you are the military talent and command of the Soviet generals. The ability is underestimated! Therefore, there must be a big battle to be fought in Ulan Guben. Moreover, after this battle, the Soviet army no longer dared to use one or two armies. The speed at which the Soviet army advanced towards Kulun."

"Both Vasilevsky and I need this battle. The difference is that he wants to entangle our so-called main force, and I want to eat his vanguard. That's all. The first battle on the southern front is over. Next, It's time for us to face the five Soviet armies in Minusinsk. This battle is also a fight and run, but it doesn't have the good terrain conditions of the Tannu Mountains. It can be used, but it can only be head-on One click!"

The ul division, assembled around Minusinsk, is directly under the corps, with more than 23 troops. It is on the outskirts of the city and is waiting for it. According to the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, three lines of defense have been built in the northwest of the city. Each line of defense , place the strength of two brigades, and the remaining two brigades, as a mobile force in the campaign, can be reinforced at any time in tight directions.

According to the campaign plan, the troops on each line of defense are only allowed to fight for one day, regardless of whether the line of defense is stable or not, they must withdraw to the next line of defense. More than ten thousand Soviet troops fought for three days, and after severely dampening the spirit of the Soviet army, all troops left the battlefield on the night of the [-]th and moved towards Kulun.

Still Tang Qiuli said that the commanding skills of the Soviet generals cannot be ignored. The 55 Soviet troops attacked Minusinsk within three days and did not make an inch. This exposed the true position of the main force of the Ul Division. , the illusion caused by the Tannu Mountains will soon be seen through. Next, with Vasilevsky's command characteristics, he would rather give up attacking Kulun, and command the main force of the Outer Mongolian Front Army, heading north from Ulan Guben .

If the Soviet Baikal Front Army also took the opportunity to go south, and the 10,000+ troops directly under the Second Corps, as Zhao Yuhe analyzed, would fall into the large triangle encirclement of the Soviet Army Command. Therefore, within three days, it would be Minusin At the limit of the battle of Sk, when the Soviet army's encirclement had not been formed, he jumped out quickly and continued to deal with the Soviet army in the central area of ​​Outer Mongolia.

As for the city defense battle, he didn't think about it at all. This important military town of the Soviet Union outside the western border of Outer Mongolia would return to his hands sooner or later. The fight was so bad that Tang Qiuli would have to spend a huge amount of money to rebuild it in the future. Of course, he would not do such a stupid thing. That's why the battlefield was placed on the outskirts of the city. [

At around [-] a.m. on March [-]th, Xiao Jinshan, commander of the ninth brigade directly under the Corps, reported the battle plan on behalf of the Ulan Guben Campaign Headquarters. Tang Qiuli carefully reviewed the battle plan, nodded while watching, The more than a dozen brigade commanders directly under the Corps are all veterans who have experienced many battles. The battle plan they formulated can be picky, and it can be seen that they have put in a lot of effort. It should be a military meeting held overnight.

There is only one thing, Xiao Jinshan's appetite is too big. The battle plan he made is to use the strength of four brigades to eat up all the vanguard troops of the Soviet Army in the vicinity of Ulan Guben. The reason is that, After an ambush in the Tannu Mountains, the vanguard of the Soviet army suffered heavy losses, and the loss of soldiers and equipment was about one-third. The so-called four armies, and the rest were only two and a half armies. The exhausted division, with the current strength of the Ulan Guben Campaign Headquarters, can completely eat it.

Tang Qiuli picked up the pen without hesitation, and changed the battle plan of annihilating four armies of the Soviet army to annihilate one army, and strictly stipulated the policy of the campaign, "Your specific campaign plan is very safe and feasible, but The target of the campaign is too big. Two brigades should be used to encircle and annihilate one of the Soviet troops, and the other two brigades should be used to block the other three Soviet troops for reinforcements. Otherwise, the battle cannot be ended within 24 hours. It is also impossible to quickly leave the battlefield, remember, too much appetite will overwhelm you!"

After revising the battle plan, Tang Qiuli thought for a while, picked up a blank telegraph paper, and wrote with a pen: "Xiao Jinshan, don't always think about fighting a big battle. The Battle of Ulan Guben is a quick battle. Don't forget, behind the vanguard of the Soviet army is the main force of the Outer Mongolia Front Army with more than one million troops. It only takes three days to arrive at the Ulan Guben battlefield, leaving you one day to evacuate , I'm already very nervous, so ending the battle within 24 hours is an unbreakable bottom line!"

Putting down the pen, Tang Qiuli shook his head involuntarily, and smiled secretly: "Once this telegram is sent out, Xiao Jinshan will definitely be very dissatisfied again, full of complaints, blaming himself, and dare not eat meat!"

Tang Qiuli sorted out the telegram papers and shouted, "Communication staff!"

As soon as the words were finished, the door opened, but it was not the communications staff officer who came in, but the solemn Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe.

((To be continued.)