Age of Rebirth

Lieutenant General Bamyanov, commander of the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army, was about to be ordered by the Front Army Command to go crazy.

What is the current situation of the group army? In several urgent telegrams to the front army headquarters, it is very clear, "The second and third armies to which they belong have been wiped out. Only the first army and the group army headquarters The troops directly under it, and the superior Ul Division troops, are entangled in the Balekcha area, and every step of retreat has to pay a huge price, and the corpses of soldiers are paved with the retreat road!"

As far as the first army and the troops directly under the group army, with no more than 6 troops, can finally break through the siege, that is God's blessing, and want to entangle the main force of the ul division in turn, isn't that crazy?

The results of the Second Army and the Third Army are easy to judge. At the beginning of the battle, the Ul Division besieged the First Army and the troops of the Army Headquarters. At dawn, the situation on the battlefield has undergone a major change. Not only has the Ul Division's attack become more violent, but it has also gradually reduced its own living space, clearly intending to surround itself!

If the Second Army and the Third Army were still fighting, the Chinese Tang Qiuli would not be able to use all his troops. The First Division and the Second Division of the First Army of the Group Army were desperately fighting for the Group Army Command and the Third Army. Division, open a hole, and pay a huge price of casualties every minute. In this case, let the No.40 Third Army hold back the main force of the UL Division. It is either wishful thinking or the guys at the Front Army Command. Come on crazy! [

Lieutenant General Bamyanov was so angry that he was about to faint, but he didn't know who to vent his inner anger on. The sound of guns outside was one after another. The dawn was blocked by the smoke of war everywhere. In the Ministry, there was a hopeless and tense atmosphere. From time to time, cannons flew in, shaking the dilapidated stone house, and dust fell from the "rustle". All the staff members looked at the commander who was like a wooden man.

Lieutenant General Bamyanov sighed and asked, "Comrade Chief of Staff, how long will it take to rescue our four army units to reach the battlefield?"

Chief of Staff Khabarovsky looked at the telegram in his hand and replied: "Comrade Commander, before seven o'clock tomorrow morning."

Lieutenant General Bamyanov looked ashamed and shook his head, "Before 10,000:24 am tomorrow?" Just kidding, it's less than [-]:[-] am now, that is to say, with a broken and incomplete army, it is necessary to resist the [-] troops of the Ul Division II + More than [-] hours of siege, is it possible?

Even if the third division of the first army, which has not suffered much loss, can support until this afternoon... before, it is already a rare master, and it is still in constant retreat. Now, it is a race against the troops of the ul division. Once it stops, it will be surrounded on all sides immediately. It has received a report from the troops that on the left and right wings, there are ul division troops moving quickly to the front of the troops to break out of the encirclement.

"Order the troops to stop breaking out immediately, shrink the line of defense, and build a defensive position on the spot. We are in the area of ​​Balekcha, standing firm and waiting for reinforcements!" Lieutenant General Bamijanov's eyes were filled with a gloomy light like a gambler. , ordered without a doubt.

Chief of Staff Khabarovsky was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Comrade Commander, stand firm and wait for help. We will soon be surrounded by the ul division troops. Now, relying on our continuous movement and breakthrough, China Talent has never formed a situation of encirclement on all sides, once we stop, the consequences will be disastrous, please think again!"

Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, with a blank face, asked back: "My comrade chief of staff, even if we don't stand still and wait for reinforcements, and continue to retreat like this, until the reinforcements arrive, do you think the group army can hold on until then? I'm afraid, before the reinforcements arrive, we will be eaten by Tang Qiuli's troops."

The tone of Lieutenant General Bamiyanov was full of Nye and resignation, "Even if we are lucky and break out of a part of the troops, we have not completed the order of the Front Army Command. Do you think that Commander Vasilevsky Members, can you spare us? Stand firm and wait for help, there is still a glimmer of hope!" He said.

Chief of Staff Khabarovsky's expression was sluggish, and the commander was telling the truth. Now, all the troops of the Front Army are rushing to the Minusinsk battlefield like sparks, which is equivalent to the main force on the southern front commanded by General Vasilevsky. , had to abandon the campaign plan to go straight to Kulun, which meant that the campaign plan of the Outer Mongolian Front Army was completely disrupted.

If at that time, the No.40 Third Army survived with only one breath left, while the main force of the more than 100 million Front Army rushed to the battlefield empty-handed, and the Suul Division, which took advantage of it, won the victory. Go, General Vasilevsky, who has always been grumpy, can spare the survivors?

Comrade Commander and his life, if not taken by the Chinese, will be taken away by the commander of the front army. For the general of the defeated army, a charge of failing to complete the task is enough!

The Chief of Staff of Khabarovsk turned around silently, and was about to leave. Lieutenant General Bamyanov called him, "Comrade Chief of Staff, convey to all the officers and soldiers of the army, reinforce our troops, a total of four armies , there are still six hours away from the battlefield, as long as we persist for another six hours, we will be able to wait for reinforcements, all the surviving soldiers of our 43rd Army are the heroes of the great Soviet Red Army!"

The dawn light pierced through the dark gray layer of clouds, projecting a little light onto the icy ground. The morning wind became increasingly chilly, and everything around Minusinsk was shrouded in gloomy coldness.

"Reporting to the division commander, after receiving a telegram from the attacking troops, the Soviet army suddenly stopped continuing to break through, and the troops were shrinking and building positions on the spot. Our attack has slowed down!" Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe hurried into the tent, and asked halfway. Tang Qiuli said with his eyes closed.

"Huh?" Tang Qiuli opened his eyes suddenly, frowned, and then said with a sneer: "Hmph, that Bamyanov, I think he won't be able to run away, so he wants to stand by and wait for help. Okay, here comes the opportunity." , order the troops to encircle the Soviet army immediately, and the battle must end before [-]:[-] noon today."

"Yuhe, adjust your deployment again and put all your strength into it. In the final blow, we are taking food from Vasilevsky's mouth! Time, the key is the time to end the battle!"

Zhao Yuhe said: "It's the division commander. We have ordered the third and fifth brigades to rush to the front of the Soviet army at full speed and block the only gap. In another hour, we will be able to form a battlefield surrounded by all sides. The Soviet army can't escape!"

After a pause, Zhao Yuhe said: "Master, in order to end the battle as soon as possible, do you want to order the Northern Flying Group's patrol area in Outer Mongolia to withdraw to the Pingjin area and send combat aircraft to join the battle, so as to strengthen the attack on the Soviet army?" [

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "No need, time is too tight. In case of being entangled by the Soviet Air Force, Meng Qingpeng's forces will suffer. Yuhe, the troops should use tanks to cover the infantry and attack from all sides. The central compression method compresses the Soviet army into a narrow area, concentrates all artillery fire, and makes the final blow to completely kill the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army. We only have five hours!"

"Five hours!" Zhao Yuhe's eyes narrowed, "Master, you judge that after [-]:[-] noon today, the reinforcements of the Soviet Army will be able to arrive, instead of the original estimate, the soonest Around six o'clock this evening?" he asked.

Tang Qiuli's expression was a little heavy, and he said slowly: "Bamijanov suddenly changed his movements when he was trying his best to break through, and with the strength of only one army, he dared to stand by and wait for help. If it's the former, it's within our expectations, but if it's the latter, the Soviet army will inevitably struggle to the death, and the end of the battle will definitely be delayed, which is not good for us!"

"So, five hours is our maximum limit, because we must keep a distance of more than one day from the main force of the Soviet army that came for reinforcements. If we can wipe them out within the specified time, it is best. If we can't , but also as hard as possible!"

The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed. The only remaining army of the No. 40 Third Army of the Soviet Army, together with the troops directly under it, was estimated to have more than [-] troops. Around the area around Balekcha, the defense area was reduced, and a circular defensive position was established to resist the attack. The troops of the Ulster Division stormed from all directions.

Because of Lieutenant General Bamyanov's order, reinforcements are about to arrive, and the Soviet army surrounded by Balekcha has the desire to survive, and has exploded with unprecedented combat power, sticking to every position, The battle was fierce and fierce. Tang Qiuli invested all his troops and launched a fierce attack on the Soviet army's circular defense system, but the progress was not as smooth as expected.

To the west of Ulan Guben, in the headquarters of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army, the commander and political commissar, General Vasilevsky, was no longer angry. The first thing he did was to dismiss the head of the Intelligence Department of the Front Army and put him in custody, waiting for the trial of the military law. The second thing he did was to send a stern telegram to the Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff.

Yes, the predicament we are facing now is all caused by the mistakes of the intelligence department. The main force of the Chinese Tang Qiuli is basically in Minusinsk, the ul division that appeared in the Tannu Mountains on the southern line The army is a suspicious soldier, but everyone from the Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff to his intelligence department has been fooled!

Who should be responsible for this account and how to explain it to Comrade Stalin is a matter of principle. As for the third thing to do, it is how to rescue the No.40 Third Army. General Vasilevsky In his heart, it was not just as simple as rescue, he also thought about capturing Tang Qiuli's main force in the area of ​​Minushinsk.

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