Age of Rebirth

Battelle quickly calmed down his turbulent emotions. He could feel his brother's mood at this time, that kind of manly love. He pretended to stand up casually, took off his military cap, stroked his hair, and bowed down like Tang Qiu. A little taller than Li, he said, "Brother, has my hair grown, should I get a haircut?"

Tang Qiuli's heart melted in an instant, such a sensible brother, took advantage of the situation, rubbed Battelle's head a few times, and said pretending to blame: "How old are you, and you are still a major general, even your own You don't even know when your hair grows, but if you want Bai Luoyu to stay here, I can't see if you will be punished!"

Zhao Yuhe just watched quietly, the emotion between the two brothers with different surnames was thicker than blood, the climax of being moved in the heart surged up and down, and he couldn't bear to disturb this warm scene. But worried, the teacher was immersed in sadness and memories, and forgot that there were more important things waiting to be dealt with.

At this time, the rescuers appeared. Sun Zhenbang was outside and said loudly: "Report to the division commander, Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, has been ordered to come. If there is any combat mission, please give it to the division commander! The troops are ready for immediate action!" "The movement was loud enough to wake up the two brothers who were immersed in emotional fluctuations.

Tang Qiuli put on the military cap for Battelle, turned around and said to Zhao Yuhe: "I said Cao Cao will arrive, Cao Cao will arrive, and I am so impatient!" Then he turned outside and said, "Commander Sun, you come and go often. Yes, don't make such a big noise, come in!"

Sun Zhenbang lifted the curtain, came in and gave Tang Qiuli a military salute first. Seeing Battelle, he couldn't help complaining: "Commander Ba, you are fast enough. You don't even have to wait for me for a while. There is nothing you can do about it. About the more than 4 Soviet prisoners." Turning to Zhao Yuhe and nodding, he said to Tang Qiuli, "Master, am I not late?"

Tang Qiuli was taken aback, and asked casually, "What's so inexplicable, what's so late?"

Sun Zhenbang was anxious, "Master, isn't there a combat mission for our corps? I came all the way fast. When I arrived, I agreed with the chief of staff. The troops are waiting for my call!"

Tang Qiuli laughed, and joked: "Commander Sun has made progress, you are a prophet, it seems that you have been prepared for a long time. Success in battle, morale is high, that's good. Don't be wordy. Get straight to the point! "

Going back to the chair and sitting down, Tang Qiuli's face became serious, and he said, "You two are here, well, let's assign a task, Sun Zhenbang. I'm afraid there is no time to rest. Your troops will go north immediately to encircle Kulun, Battelle." .Your armored force is still operating together with the Outer Mongolian Field Corps. The Battle of Kulun will be carried out immediately. There is not much time for the two of you to consume. There are less than four Soviet front troops withdrawn from the Far East. In a few days, we will reach the front line of Chita, and a larger-scale battle will begin soon."

"Therefore, the time for recovering the Battle of Kulun is very tight. I only give you two and five days. That is to say, you must take Kulun before the evening of April 29. Is there any problem? However, there is one requirement I won’t intervene in any way you want to take down Culun, but I’m not allowed to beat Culun to pieces. After the battle is over, I want a complete Kulun, not a nearly ruined one full of rubble!”

Sun Zhenbang and Battelle exchanged surprised looks at each other. The time given by the teacher was so tight, which the two of them did not expect. Kulun is the largest city in Outer Mongolia. Although it is the place of the Fourth World War, there is nothing A solid defense system, but after all, there is a Soviet army headquarters and a whole army defending, plus other Soviet troops that retreated into the city around Kulun, there are at least [-] troops.

Moreover, the division commander also demanded that the city be preserved and not be destroyed by the war, which made the battle even more difficult. If there were only more than [-] Soviet troops, there was no need to consider the problem of the city. Six or seven days would be enough time to concentrate all the artillery of the Corps , A shell was thrown over, first destroying the outer fortifications of the Soviet army, and then the tanks covered the infantry rushing into the city, followed by street fighting, and it took another three or four days to take down Kulun.

However, at the request of the division commander, the artillery firepower that Sun Zhenbang relied on was first excluded, and he could only use tanks to cover the infantry. If there was enough time, it would not be a problem. The battle could be ended in ten and a half months. Days, how is it enough?

Just as Sun Zhenbang and Battelle exchanged glances, Tang Qiuli asked in a cold voice: "What, is there a problem? - Bring it up immediately, I won't force it!"

Sun Zhenbang was excited, and quickly glanced at Battelle. Battelle's eyes showed a determined look, and he nodded slightly towards him. Sun Zhenbang stood up hurriedly, stood at attention, and replied loudly: "Master, there is no difficulty. The Outer Mongolian Field Corps is determined." Execute the command of the master!"

Battelle also stood up, and said in a firm tone: "Master, all armored troops, promise to cooperate with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to complete the mission assigned by the division commander, and take down Kulun within five days!"

Tang Qiuli's face softened, and he said, "It's not a problem for the two of you. Deputy Commander Liu's troops on the front line of Chita are facing more than two million troops from the two fronts of the Soviet Army. They urgently need help. Reserve team, in my hands, only the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, use your brains to fight Kulun, not just hard attack, well, hurry back to the army immediately, and set off immediately!"

Sun Zhenbang and Battelle saluted vigorously, turned around and left, but was stopped by Tang Qiuli again, "Come back!" The two stopped in surprise, and Sun Zhenbang asked, "Master, do you have any instructions?"

Tang Qiuli smiled, and said: "If there is no instruction, I will prepare some small things for the two generals who are about to go to war, Nuo!" He pointed to the food that the cook had just brought over, "Bring those food, Originally, while waiting for your teacher to point out, let Battelle deal with it and fill your stomach. Who would have thought that you came so fast, and it would be cheaper for you. Bring it and eat it in the car. It is better than marching rations. !"

Watching Sun Zhenbang and Battelle's backs disappear, Zhao Yuhe said with some concern: "Master, five days, isn't it too tense, rushing from the south of Delun to the outskirts of Kulun, a journey of several hundred kilometers, the field battle in Outer Mongolia It will take at least a day and a half for the troops of the Corps, even if they are all mechanized, to march quickly. There are less than four days left. It will be very difficult to take down Kulun, where more than [-] Soviet soldiers are firmly defending. Commander, do you think about it? "

Tang Qiuli sighed and explained: "Yuhe, the Soviet army didn't give us time. If the three-way Japanese army in the Far East encircled Zhukov's troops, the Soviet Waixing'anling Front Army and Lake Baikal Front Army turned around and returned to help. It is easy to handle, we can deploy it calmly, whether it is to contain it, or intercept a part of it to encircle it, no matter how we fight, the initiative is in our hands."

"However, in case the Soviet army does not return to aid, we must take this into consideration. Then, on the Chita line, the Dongzhi and North China Field Corps, as well as the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, must fight the Soviet army, although not on a large scale. , large corps of frontal battle, but more than 300 million troops on both sides, fighting across the board, the scale is not small, and it will take time to withdraw the five brigades directly under the corps in the middle of several major Soviet front armies."

When the two armies confront each other, the position of more than 7 Soviet troops in Kulun City is extremely important. It is always a knife inserted in the back of the troops commanded by Deputy Division Commander Liu. If they go east to rescue, we will be on the front line of Chita The troops will fall into extreme passivity and have to get out of the way. What follows is that the five brigades of the corps directly under the pursuit of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army will become a situation of being attacked on both sides. "

After a moment of silence, he said with emotion: "Yuhe, Kulun is in the hands of the Soviet army, and I feel like a stick in my throat! The sooner Sun Zhenbang takes Kulun, the better the situation will be for us. Moreover, the Dongzhi troops need a reserve force with sufficient strength. The burden can only rest on the shoulders of Sun Zhenbang and Battelle!"

Zhao Yuhe didn't speak any more, and fell silent. He also knew that the division commander had given this order after countless careful considerations. He had to make two-handed preparations for the Soviet troops withdrawing from the Far East. However, he still felt that five To end the Battle of Kulun in just one day, for the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, the difficulty is not ordinary!

After thinking about it, Zhao Yuhe suggested: "Master, should we adjust the deployment, the troops of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, surround Kulun, and then withdraw the five brigades directly under the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army, and take charge of recovering the Kulun Battle , and the Outer Mongolian Field Corps is ready to deal with unexpected situations!"

Tang Qiuli smiled, shook his head and said: "Yuhe, it's not easy, the troops directly under the five brigades of the Corps may not be able to withdraw now, just take Liu Hongzhang's first brigade as an example, can they withdraw from the battle now? Zhao Yuhe shook his head, the room fell into silence.

Liu Hongzhang's first brigade really couldn't let go. His brigade had bitten two divisions of the Soviet army and had been fighting for three days straight, eating up about one-third of the Soviet army's strength. The strength of the first brigade of more than 3 people is more than 10 against the two divisions of the Soviet Army. Moreover, less than [-] kilometers away is the left-wing main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army, which is several [-] The strength of man!

Liu Hongzhang's style of play is ferocious and sharp, bold and does not leave behind.Regardless of the strength of the Soviet army in front of us, the four regiments under the command use the first regiment as a sharp knife, and the other two regiments are arranged on the left and right flanks, forming an offensive arrow in the shape of a "pin", leaving one regiment as a reserve The army, and other units such as artillery, followed closely, and when they encountered Soviet troops, they would fight fiercely, and they also went to places where there were many Soviet troops!

The brigade commander's style of play made the brigade chief of staff Colonel Liu Chenglin terrified.

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