Age of Rebirth

On the first line of defense outside Minusinsk, Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the first brigade directly under the Corps, and Major General Ouyang Yishan, commander of the second brigade, reached an agreement. The two brigades advanced and retreated together, and immediately evacuated. When it became impossible, it was decided to stop the attack of Soviet tanks and infantry again. In doing so, it had actually violated the original plan of the division commander Tang Qiuli about the conduct of the campaign.

Moreover, Liu Hongzhang had a bolder idea. Seeing Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, turned around after giving the order, stroked the stubble on his chin with his hand, and said with bright eyes, "Chenglin, order all the frontiers to come back." After the regiment and the anti-tank company opened fire, the mortars immediately cut off the attacking route of the Soviet army's follow-up troops and created a wall of fire for me. After destroying the Soviet army's tanks, I still have big moves!"

Liu Chenglin was taken aback. He knew his boss too well, and he was so bold in fighting. The big moves he said must not be old, and he hurriedly said: "Brigade Commander, the current tactics are the safest way. You You can't take any more risks!"

Liu Hongzhang smiled "hehe" and picked up the phone again, "Brigade Commander Ouyang, yes, it's me, okay, I went with our old Liu Xiang, yes, the whole brigade's anti-tank company, to kill Lao Maozi's tanks, Mortars cut off the attack line of the Soviet follow-up troops, what? That's the end!"

"I said, brother, you are too conservative in war! Once the old man's tank is finished, it will be a toothless tiger. It's not like you haven't seen it. They didn't even move the artillery. I guess they didn't keep up. That's it. Opportunity, I mean, how about our two brigades join hands and launch a full-line counter-assault? Is it possible to retreat to the second line of defense, so that the old man will chase us and beat our butts!"

Ouyang Yishan jumped up in fright, and hurriedly said: "Brigade Commander Liu, this is too risky. The combined strength of you and me is less than 4. How many Soviet troops are facing us? A whole group army, fifteen 6 Tens of thousands of troops, if the troops rush out, they are likely to be entangled. At that time, they will not be able to take it back. No! No! I advise you, hurry up and give up this idea, you are not sure of the battle!"

Ouyang Yishan shook his head again and again, as if Liu Hongzhang was right in front of him, he put down the phone.Colonel Jia Lianhai, chief of staff of the brigade, said: "This Brigadier Liu is really adventurous. If the Soviet army on the opposite side has only 8 people, I would dare to counterattack, but it is a total of 6 to [-] people. Compared with the one-to-one force comparison, it can't stand at all, not only can't repel the Soviet army, but also sink the army!"

Chief of Staff Jia Lianhai was worried.But it was another problem. "Brigade Commander, I'm worried that Brigadier Liu will abandon our Second Brigade. It's more dangerous to fight back against the Soviet army alone!" he said.

Ouyang Yishan shook his head and said, "No, Brigadier Liu is a veteran of war. No matter how belligerent he is, he can't counterattack 2+ Soviet troops with a brigade of less than 10,000 troops, unless he is confused!"

After walking around the headquarters a few times, Ouyang Yishan was really worried about Liu Hongzhang, that guy who heard the sound of guns and looked like a lunatic, don't really do such a risky thing, think about it, he Picking up the phone, "I'm Ouyang Yishan, commander of the second brigade, pick me up for the commander!"

Ouyang Yishan's worry was really not superfluous. Putting down the phone, Liu Hongzhang said with some contempt: "Cut! With this little courage, it's not all the Soviet troops who counterattacked, but the part that was cut out by the mortar fire." At best, it is 6 or [-] people. It is a great opportunity. Why does the second brigade dare not do it? Let the first brigade do it alone, Cheng Lin, and convey my order. Come up to me!"

Colonel Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, turned pale, and shouted with his neck stuck: "Brigade commander, absolutely not, even if the second brigade joins us in a counterattack, it would be too risky, let alone us, the sky has already darkened, After repelling this Soviet attack, it is very easy to evacuate the first line of defense, I cannot carry out your order!"

Liu Hongzhang's face changed, and he said angrily, "Okay, Liu Chenglin, you have learned to disobey me, believe it or not, I will withdraw you!"

Liu Chenglin wanted to dissuade them. At this time, the Soviet tanks were covering the infantry, and they had already entered the range of anti-tank weapons. Suddenly, on the position of the independent division, it was like a sudden activation. Bullets and recoilless artillery shells, anti-tank gun bullets, dragging dark red tail flames, passed a distance of several hundred meters in an instant, drilled into the Soviet tank, and the scorching metal jet exploded violently in the tank cabin.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!——!" The violent explosion echoed in the air, and hundreds of Soviet tanks emitted billowing smoke and dark red flames. Immediately, the ammunition inside exploded even more violently. The explosion erupted inside the tank, and balls of fireballs flashed one after another. The tank turret flew into the air, the tracks broke, and the car body tilted.

The Soviet infantry following the tank was exposed within the range of the infantry weapons of the independent division. Mortar shells, like black old ravens, hit the heads of the Soviet soldiers in groups, and the light and heavy machine guns also began to howl. When I got up, dense bullets hit the Soviet soldiers head-on, causing blood to fly.

In just [-] minutes, the full-line offensive launched by the Soviet army was contained. The remaining Soviet tanks, seeing that the situation was not good, immediately turned around, and the Soviet soldiers retreated like a tide.

Minusinsk, the frontline headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli looked at his watch, frowned, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, the battle on the first line of defense has started for more than an hour. Why haven't the first and second brigades been withdrawn yet?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "The situation is like this. After the first brigade and the second brigade unexpectedly punched the Soviet army, the commander of the Soviet army reacted quickly and immediately covered the infantry with tanks and pressed forward across the board. Our troops I can't escape for the time being, so I can only continue to fight!"

Tang Qiuli was very puzzled and asked: "It was a surprise attack. Why didn't the Soviet army use artillery fire, but instead used tanks and infantry, which is unreasonable! I ordered the first and second brigades to quickly withdraw from the first line of defense. , also taking into account the lethality of the Soviet artillery fire, according to the size of a field army of the Soviet army, there must be at least one artillery army, that is more than 1000 heavy artillery!"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "The frontline troops reported that the Soviet army did not use artillery fire!"

"Huh?" Tang Qiuli frowned suspiciously, "Yuhe, what do you think is the reason?" he asked.

Zhao Yuhe replied affirmatively: "Because the Soviet Army did not stop after crossing the Ural Mountains, and marched rapidly day and night, the Soviet Army's artillery unit should lag behind the infantry and armored units. Our reconnaissance unit also confirmed this point, probably About fifty kilometers behind."

Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are the troops on the left and right flanks now?"

"One hour ago, I received a report from the third and fourth brigades. There is still a distance of [-] kilometers from Balekcha. After an hour and a half, I will arrive at the designated location and receive reports from the fifth and sixth brigades. , there are still more than [-] kilometers away from Ania, and it will be there within two hours!" Zhao Yuhe replied concisely.

Tang Qiuli said excitedly: "Yuhe, immediately order the third and fourth brigades on the left wing, and the fifth and sixth brigades on the right wing to draw out a regiment of troops each, and they will all be commanded by Qu Zhennian, the chief of staff of the third brigade. To kill the artillery units of the Soviet army, in the order, we must emphasize one point, the second is to destroy the artillery units of the Soviet army, the main purpose is to destroy the artillery units of the Soviet army, and all the artillery units must be blown up on the spot!"

"Without the artillery, our battle will be much easier! The opportunity is here!"

Zhao Yuhe immediately handed over the order to the communications staff officer, "Yuhe, order Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan to stop when enough is enough. Don't try to use two brigades to stop a Soviet army group. Take advantage of the darkness and withdraw from the battle immediately. If I haven't played enough, on the second line of defense, give them a chance to fight hard!"

Zhao Yuhe's hand reached for a red phone on the table, before he could pick it up, "Dingling!" The phone rang quickly, and he answered the phone: "I'm Shi Zhi, and the master is here!"

Zhao Yuhe covered the receiver with his hands, and said to Tang Qiuli: "Master, the second brigade commander Ouyang called you and said he has an important report!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli answered the phone in bewilderment. This Ouyang Yishan is the most honest among the dozens of brigade commanders directly under his regiment. He usually doesn't talk much when holding military meetings, but he has a clear mind. , I know it in my heart, it's definitely not a trivial matter for him to take the initiative to call someone who belongs to the inner beauty type!

"Ouyang Yishan, I'm Tang Qiuli, what's the matter?" "Well, you did it right, what? Repeat it again! Confused! Stupid! I think he doesn't want his head anymore!" Tang Qiuli, who was listening to the phone, suddenly roared angrily.

Zhao Yuhe, who was at the side, saw that the teacher's complexion was becoming more and more ugly, first flushed, then blue, with a black line on his forehead, "Boom!" Tang Qiuli put down the phone.

Then, angrily picked up another red phone, "I'm Tang Qiuli, answer Liu Hongzhang for me!"

Zhao Yuhe understood, well, it must be Liu Hongzhang, Brigadier Commander Liu, known as "Liu Boldness", who made something wrong again, which made the commander furious, but he didn't hear the specific content, nor did he know what to do. What to say, you can only pay attention to the development of things.

At this time, in the headquarters of the First Brigade, Liu Hongzhang's blue veins on his forehead jumped up, and he yelled like a thunderbolt at Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff who was pressing on the phone and refusing to let him give orders, "Liu Chenglin, I'm warning you, I've missed the opportunity to fight, don't say that I don't show respect, just get out of the way!"

Liu Hongzhang was really angry. Seeing that the Soviet army was retreating, now was the opportunity. The whole brigade attacked, kicked the Soviet army's ass and beat them hard, and then withdrew to the second line of defense. But this stubborn Liu Chenglin, If he didn't let himself give the order to attack, if it wasn't for his old brother who had known him for many years, he would be able to kill him with one shot!

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