Age of Rebirth

The Outer Mongolian Front Army, with more than 160 million horses, attacked in a mighty manner. In the Tannu Mountain Passage, the four-way vanguard troops were violently attacked. On the outskirts of Minusinsk, an army group was almost disabled. General Vasilevsky believed that the price he had paid was already high enough, and that he would not be able to capture the main force of the Chinese, and he would not be able to explain it to Stalin.

The current value of the No.40 Third Army is to hold back the main force of the independent division for the main force of the Front Army at the cost of annihilating the entire army. General Vasilevsky is very clear about this, so give the No.40 Third Army In the order, there is almost unkind content, and he knows that after receiving the order, Lieutenant General Bamijanov, the commander of the group army, will make the right decision.

He did not disappoint himself. After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Bamyanov, General Vasilevsky slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Stick and wait for help!" This is the result I most hope to see. For that According to Tang Qiuli, a Chinese, the No.40 Third Army, which was beaten to death, is a prey full of temptations. As long as the last blow is made, the result that the Chinese wants most will be obtained.

Therefore, before Tang Qiuli swallowed the prey, it was the last chance for the Outer Mongolia Front Army, because it took time, and what I lacked the most was time. When the decision to change the campaign plan to go straight to Kulun and go north to Minusinsk, almost all senior officers of the Front Army Command opposed it.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, sincerely stated the opinions of all officers, "Comrade Commander, even if it is on the outskirts of Minusinsk, it is indeed the main force of the independent division, and its strength will not exceed 30. We There is no need to abandon the original campaign plan, as far as the force used is concerned, the four army groups that went south to Ulan Guben, with more than 40 troops rushing to the rescue, are enough, comrade commander, please even consider it!" [

General Vasilevsky has his own ideas, the lion fights the rabbit, and he still needs to do his best, let alone.After fighting the Chinese Tang Qiuli, what he faced was not a weak rabbit, but a wolf as cunning as a fox, and the Tangnu Mountains and Minusinsk were deployed twice.I have already explained how much I value Tang Qiuli.Still not enough.As for Kulun, it is a city that cannot run or fly, but it was occupied a few days later.

Therefore, the whole army is out, against the main force of the independent division.Forming a huge encirclement circle was an unchangeable decision of General Vasilevsky. At the cost of annihilating an army of more than [-] people, the Chinese army could not be wiped out.Circled in the net, there is no way to explain to anyone.

General Vasilevsky issued such an order to the four armies heading south in the direction of Ulan Guben, "Immediately gather all tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks to form a rapid reinforcement force with a strength of no less than 6. Be sure to arrive at the Minusinsk battlefield before [-]:[-] noon today, if the reinforcements of the group army fail to arrive on time, the commander and political commissar of the group army must report to the military court by themselves!"

This order is very strict, which means that even if the reinforcements march all mechanized, it is difficult to shorten the journey that takes a day and a half at the fastest to half a day. This is a seemingly impossible task, but outsiders All the generals of the Mongolian Front Army knew that when the commander gave such an order, he was preparing to kill.

Ever since, the commanders of the four army groups also issued even harsher orders to the reinforcements that were ready to go, "Be sure to arrive at Minusinsk before 40:[-] noon today to rescue the No. [-] Third Army, otherwise, the reinforcements The commanders and political commissars at all levels must be shot immediately, and their families will be handed over to the Cheka!"

With this order, all the officers and soldiers of the reinforcements immediately complained and cursed endlessly. This is simply an order to "force" people to "suicide"?But the military order fell like a mountain, and no one dared to violate it. Therefore, more than 6 Soviet soldiers, all marching mechanized, rushed towards the Minusinsk battlefield like crazy.

In fact, everyone does not know that General Vasilevsky's inner fear, he is really worried to death, worried that Bamiyanov will not be able to last for so long, and worried that before all of his more than 100 million troops are pressed up, the Chinese Tang Qiuli, who was full of food and drink, ran away.

For this reason, General Vasilevsky, through the General Staff, requested the Baikal Front Army to go south immediately and cut off the road for the independent division to retreat to Kulun. The Chief of General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, did not hesitate at all. His request was met.

One million Soviet troops, under the command of General Kilganin, the commander and political commissar of the Baikal Front Army, quickly moved south. However, it will take about four days to occupy Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude. It will take at least seven days to occupy Kulun. It is not due to the tenacious resistance of the independent division troops, but the distance is too long. Even if the Baikal Front Army does not fight a battle, it cannot complete the deployment faster.

In addition to the above-mentioned deployments, General Vasilevsky also issued the following order to the air force attached to the Outer Mongolia Front Army, "The air force must dispatch no less than 40 combat aircraft in two hours. Airplanes, provide fire support to the No.[-] Third Army from the air!"

The commander of the air force who received the order complained endlessly. After the last time, a small unit of the independent division attacked all-out, all the field airfields of the air force are still under repair, and the damage to the combat aircraft is very serious. It's not impossible to make up. Five hundred combat aircraft, the key is the runway and command facilities of the airport, which cannot provide the most basic guarantee for the safe take-off of the aircraft.

Even if you barely take off and take off into the sky, there are dozens of airports. You take off [-] planes, and I take off [-] planes. It takes two hours to complete the air formation and go into battle. Difficult!Very difficult!

In addition, General Jonasov, the commander and political commissar of the Far East Advance Command of the Air Force, was taken away by a small unit of the Independent Division. It was a heavy blow to the Air Force. The coordination between the various airports itself That's the big problem.

Therefore, the commander of the air force assigned to the Outer Mongolian Front sent a tactful but clear telegram to General Vasilevsky, "Comrade Vasilevsky, in view of the actual difficulties the Air Force is currently facing, Within two hours, forming a formation of [-] combat aircraft to participate in the battle is impossible!"

General Vasilevsky, after reading the air force's telegram, roared at that time, and yelled at the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Pozhnev: "Comrade chief of staff, you immediately give such an order to the bastard of the air force. Hours later, I did not receive a report from the Air Force participating in the battle, you and the political commissars, get ready to be shot by me, even if the Air Force Command comes forward, it will not save your lives!"

Threats, "naked" threats, but General Vasilevsky has the ability to threaten his own life, and the Air Force Command will not turn against this heavily armed front army commander because of himself, While cursing, the Air Force prepared combat aircraft in a hurry and headache.

After finishing everything that should be done, General Vasilevsky sent a long telegram to Lieutenant General Bamyanov, in addition to telling him that all reinforcements, including combat aircraft of the Air Force, have been dispatched. It will be able to reach the battlefield soon. The core meaning is to let Lieutenant General Bamyanov do his best to stick to it until the reinforcements arrive. It is a victory. Heroes of the Front Army!

After receiving the telegram from the Commander of the Front Army, Lieutenant General Bamyanov, who was already in a state of despair, seemed to have received a shot in the arm. He ordered the chief of staff, Major General Khabarovsky, to report the telegram from the Commander of the Front Army to all On the one hand, he personally commanded the troops, desperately tried his best to resist, fighting for every inch of land, and persisted until the reinforcements arrived!

With hope, the tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers who were surrounded began to desperately fight. The battle was stalemate and proceeded very fiercely. In the sky, even a strong north wind cannot blow away the strong smell of gunpowder. [

The tenacity of the Soviet army's resistance greatly exceeded Tang Qiuli's expectations. From six o'clock in the morning to the eight o'clock in the morning, they broke through three defensive positions of the Soviet army one after another. Every kilometer of attack has to pay a high price, and the casualties of the troops have exceeded the sum of the casualties in the battle between the two Soviet armies. In the final stage of the campaign, they encountered a hard nut to crack.

By nine o'clock in the morning, all the Soviet positions outside Balekcha declared a breakthrough, and the remaining 2 Soviet soldiers shrank to a small area with a radius of less than 40 square kilometers, which was the Soviet defense circle. Tang Qiuli heaved a sigh of relief at the core position of the No. [-] Third Army, all it needed was the final blow!

Tang Qiuli walked out of the tent and looked at the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke. The morning air in the eastern Ural Mountains was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke. His eyes penetrated the gunpowder smoke. He had already seen that the Soviet troops from all walks of life were rapidly Approaching, there is not much time left for myself!

Looking away, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order the infantry to stop attacking, and order Zheng Yong's artillery to take out all their resources and start shelling the core positions of the Soviet army. After three and 10 minutes of shelling, cover the infantry attack, one hour, end the battle!"

Zhao Yuhe agreed, and was about to turn around and leave to give orders, when suddenly, there was a dull "buzzing" sound in the sky, which became louder and louder from far to near.

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

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