Age of Rebirth

Zhao Yuhe held two telegrams in his hand, and said as soon as he came in: "Master, please don't send out the battle plan for the Ulan Guben campaign. The situation on the battlefield has changed!"

Tang Qiuli got up abruptly, and hurriedly asked, "Yuhe, tell me in detail, what's changed?"

Zhao Yuhe took a breath and said, "I just received two urgent telegrams. One was sent back from our Minusinsk reconnaissance unit. The Soviet troops of the five group armies crossed the Ural Mountains. It’s our place, but at about [-]:[-] this morning, four of the Soviet army units of the group army suddenly turned around and turned to the south. Looking at their marching route, it was in the direction of Ulan Guben.”

"The Soviet army with only one army continued to march in the direction of Minusinsk in accordance with the original marching direction. The designation was the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army. Its strength was about 16, including three tank divisions and three artillery divisions."

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli's brows were furrowed into a big knot. "What's the content of the other telegram?" He asked in a deep voice. [

Zhao Yuhe replied: "It was sent by the Ulan Guben Battle Command just now. Their reconnaissance troops were on the front line of the Tangnu Mountains. The reconnaissance found that the Soviet vanguard troops of the four armies did not act as we expected. In that way, they pursued closely, but rested on the spot after crossing the Tannu Mountains. At [-] o'clock this morning, most of the main force of the Soviet Army also left the Tannu Mountains. The distance between the Soviet troops does not exceed [-] kilometers, and more than one million Soviet troops are all pressing in the direction of Ulan Guben."

Tang Qiuli remained silent. He walked to the military map of Outer Mongolia, fixed his eyes on Ulan Guben and Minusinsk, and began to think nervously. After a long time, he hadn't said a word. Zhao Yuhe and others I was in a hurry.

Tang Qiuli turned around slowly, his brows still unbroken, and asked, "Yuhe, did the reconnaissance troops in the direction of Ulan Guben report the current advance speed of the Soviet army?"

Zhao Yuhe replied bluntly: "Yes, according to the current hourly marching speed of the Soviet army, it is about forty kilometers per day, which is not fast!"

"What is the distance from Tangnu Mountains to Ulan Guben?" Tang Qiuli continued to ask.

"The distance is more than 120 kilometers, but the road condition is very bad, which greatly limits the advance speed of the Soviet army's mechanized troops. Otherwise, the Soviet army would only need one and a half to two days to reach Ulan Guben. "Zhao Yuhe replied accurately.

"How long will it take for the No.40 Third Army of the Soviet Army to approach our first line of defense outside Minusinsk?"

"According to the report of the reconnaissance troops, based on the current marching speed of the Soviet army, we can arrive tomorrow, that is, around the afternoon or evening of the [-]th day!"

"15 troops, tomorrow afternoon or evening, Ulan Guben, in three days, that is, around 21st, the four army groups will go south, intending to encircle them." After the two hurriedly asked and answered, Tang Qiuli stopped asking questions. , but he was talking to himself, chanting words, all of which were irrelevant, and Zhao Yuhe was at a loss.

Suddenly, the light in Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed, and he slapped the table with a "slap", and said, "Yuhe, the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army, I will definitely eat him!"

"Look, the main force of the Soviet army on the road south of Vasilevsky is slowly advancing. There are more than 100 million troops close together. They don't want to give us another chance to ambush. Moreover, the ambush in the Tannu Mountains, It caused him to make a wrong judgment, mistakenly thinking that our main force, after taking advantage of it, withdrew to Ulan Guben, and the troops in Minusinsk were just suspicious tactics. Moreover, according to the offensive route of the Soviet Army on the South Road, Ulan Guben is the first target to be captured."

"Vasilevsky judged that I will stick to this place. The reason why he is not in a hurry to enter is because he is afraid of scaring us away. He wants to encircle my main force in Ulan Guben. He has a good plan to attack Minusin This is the intention of the five Soviet armies of Sikkim, four of which turned around and headed in the direction of Ulan Guben."

"Humph" Tang Qiuli sneered, and continued: "In his view, Minusinsk is just an empty city. Well, Vasilevsky adjusted his deployment and showed a big appetite, but he created it for us. With the fighter plane, the No.40 Third Army is a piece of fat delivered to your door!"

Zhao Yuhe's eyes lit up, and he said, "Master, are you planning to encircle and annihilate the No.40 Third Army of the Soviet Army around Minusinsk?"

Tang Qiuli laughed, "Why not? I have the upper hand, 23 against 16, and I am waiting for work at ease. This battle can be fought, and this battle must be fought!"

Tang Qiuli's eyes turned cold, and he said: "Yuhe, order the Ulan Guben Campaign Command to cancel the original campaign plan and build fortifications around Ulan Guben with great fanfare. At night, all evacuate from the area, and the distance from the Soviet army during the retreat must not be less than [-] kilometers, and the destination of the transfer is Kulun."

"Tell Xiao Jinshan, Fang Yuanshan, Ren Zhaoquan, and Chen Han that I will kill the one who dares to be greedy for meritorious service and delay the timing of retreat! Also, order the reconnaissance troops in Ulan Guben to closely monitor the advancing speed of the Soviet army. In an hour, you must report to the division commander where the Soviet army has arrived!"

"Order the outskirts of Minusinsk, the first brigade and the second brigade of the first line of defense, after engaging the Soviet vanguard and repelling the first attack, immediately withdraw to the second line of defense, order the second line The third and fourth brigades of the defense line immediately detoured to the left flank of the Soviet army and stood by in the area of ​​Balekcha. The area is on standby.

"The seventh and eighth brigades of the campaign reserve team went to the second line of defense. Together with the first and second brigades, they blocked the Soviet army from the front. After the troops arrived at the designated positions, they stayed in hiding and waited for further instructions from the division. order to encircle the Soviet army.”[

At this point, Zhao Yuhe fully understood the commander's battle intentions. He wanted to set up a big pocket for the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army on the outskirts of Minusinsk. After the first brigade and the second brigade fought, they immediately retreated , It is to lure the enemy to go deep and let the Soviet army drill deeper into the pocket.

After quickly repeating the order, he rushed to the radio room and issued orders to the troops.

Tang Qiuli stood motionless in the middle of the room, and went through all the plans in his mind again, feeling that there were no loopholes, and felt relaxed.

It never occurred to me that under the situation of the Soviet army pressing down on the border, a situation favorable to myself appeared on the local battlefield. A Soviet army of the group army came to the door. This battle was fought due to a time difference. Within two days, The No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army must be eliminated. It cannot be completely wiped out, but it will also be severely damaged. Even if the Soviet troops of the four Army Groups who went south to Ulan Guben return for reinforcements, there will be too little time. I have at least one day to withdraw from the battlefield .

Ulan Guben was a big bait that attracted almost all the troops of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front. After the Battle of Minusinsk started, Vasilevsky would immediately judge that the real main force of the Ul Division was still here. If there is no accident, the Soviet army will definitely rush over. One is to rescue the No. 40 Third Army, and the other is to encircle the main force of the Ul Division.

In this way, the Soviet army's capture of Kulun will inevitably be delayed, and the deployment of the battle will also be disrupted. More than 100 million Soviet troops are exhausted, and the next day will be much easier for him. Tang Qiuli, who is in a good mood, Smell the smell of melting snow outside, feel unusually sweet.

The rolling wheels of more than 400 million Soviet troops inadvertently changed a little angle, and the light of opportunity reflected in it was keenly captured by Tang Qiuli. Tang Qiuli, who tried his best to deal with Mao Weiren's guerrilla warfare to avoid head-to-head encounters, finally had the capital and opportunity to break a finger of millions of Soviet soldiers, not just a slight injury.

A day later, the vanguard of the No.40 Third Army of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front finally arrived at the outskirts of Minusinsk and stood on a hill. Lieutenant General Bamiyanlov, the commander of the army, put down his binoculars and looked at the foot of the mountain. , It was a marching scene with rolling traffic, roaring iron armor, and surging heads of infantry, rolling up dust all over the sky, and it really had the momentum to move forward.

Only Lieutenant General Bamyanlov knows the difficulties and hardships that his group army encountered when they crossed the Ural Mountains. Out of the trap of trucks and tanks, almost all the soldiers joined the ranks of vehicles. This seemingly imposing force was actually exhausted.

It stands to reason that after crossing the Ural Mountains, the troops have to rest for at least two days in order to restore the soldiers' physical strength, wait for the artillery units behind, and the logistics units carrying logistical supplies. Nai, the front army headquarters sends several letters a day Telegram, urging the troops to march day and night, heading straight to Minusinsk, although the five army troops advancing together, only one army is left.

However, Lieutenant General Bamyanov did not feel alone. He believed in the intelligence of the Front Army's intelligence department. The main force of General Fowski went to fight, and around Minusinsk, there were only sporadic small units of the Ul Division and local garrison forces.

"There is no suspense in capturing Minusinsk. Perhaps, before the troops arrived, those Chinese had already run away. With 10,000+ troops, they attacked a city with almost no military defense. To be precise, it should not be called In order to capture, it may be more appropriate to use reception," Lieutenant General Bamijanov thought to himself.

((To be continued.)