Age of Rebirth

It is not a big deal for a unit of an army to surrender to the enemy on the battlefield where millions of troops are fighting on both sides, and it will not have a big impact on itself, but the time is not right, it is on the cusp of the storm superior.

The surrender of an entire army in the unit under my command fell into the eyes of people with ulterior motives and was brought up to a meeting of the Politburo. If Comrade Stalin pursued it, I would be full of mouth and couldn't explain it clearly, especially General Pavlov, the commander of the Northwest Military Region, and three other senior military officers of the Northwest Military Region were collectively shot at the critical point. The troops of the various Western Military Regions were defeated in consecutive battles, and tens of thousands of soldiers surrendered to the German army.

This matter will be limited and magnified. If it is not serious, it can be passed lightly. If it is serious, the living example of General Pavlov is right in front of us. There are not a few people who covet the position of commander of the front army. Comrade Stalin If you can shoot a commander of a military region and deter the commanders of various military regions on the western border, will you not kill another commander of the eastern army and force the troops to rush back to the European battlefield as soon as possible?

The surrender of an army on the battlefield is no longer a matter of the face of the Outer Mongolian Front Army. The consequences are unknown and unpredictable. General Vasilevsky's breathing became heavy. It is unclear whether it was because of anger or because fear?Or other feelings?

"About this matter, has it spread to that extent?" General Vasilevsky panted heavily, then calmed down suddenly, and asked eerily.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev felt a chill in his heart, and he immediately understood what Comrade Commander meant.He replied carefully: "So far, only I and two or three people in the confidential department of the Communications Department of the Front Army know. And Lieutenant General Derpnin, commander of the No. 30 Fifth Army, knows."

Vasilevsky breathed a sigh of relief, with faint flames dancing in his eyes, he said in a cold tone: "Comrade Pozhnev, don't expand the scope of this matter, the few people in the confidential department Officer, please take care of me. Keep your mouth shut and declare to the outside world that, like the Second Army, you will fight hard for a few days, but you will be outnumbered and all will die in battle. As for Derpnin, you know what to do!"

Chief of Staff Pozhnev suddenly felt relieved, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I will arrange these. In addition, there is another serious situation. The No.30 Fifth Army lost two After the first army, there is only one army and some other troops left. More than 25 people stick to Kulun. The siege of Cullen has begun!"

General Vasilevsky's pale yellow eyebrows.After beating uncontrollably a few times, he asked in a deep voice, "What's Derpnin's plan?" [

Chief of Staff Pozhnev looked at the expression of Comrade Commander of the hospital, and replied calmly: "Lieutenant General Derpnin means that, while the independent division troops have not yet closed on Kulun, the opportunity to complete the encirclement on all sides, please commander Comrade Yuan allowed the No.30 Fifth Army to break through from Kulun and move closer to the direction where the main force of the front army is retreating. According to his telegram description, Kulun will be surrounded by four sides by around [-]:[-] tomorrow evening at the latest!"

"You are the chief of staff of the front army, Comrade Pozhnev, what specific opinions do you have?" General Vasilevsky asked suddenly.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev was taken aback. From the bottom of his heart, he didn’t want to take up this question. It’s two different things to make up his own mind and make a decision with Comrade Commander. I suspect that the No.30 Fifth Army is a chess piece that has already been thrown out. If they are allowed to break through, they can avoid the situation of annihilation of the entire army. Although the troops have lost more than two-thirds, they can still retain some vitality, so that they will not be revoked like the No. 30 Seventh Army.

However, what follows is an unavoidable reality. Once the independent division troops encircling Kulun lose their target, will the two 10,000+ troops follow the retreat of the No.30 Fifth Army and keep going? This also involves the speed of retreat of the main force of the front army. Just a small group of independent divisions chasing and chasing from the five routes is enough to cause headaches for more than one million troops of the Outer Mongolian front army. 10,000+ people, God knows what the result will be?

The safest way is to refuse Lieutenant General Derpnin's request to break through the siege, and to stay in Kulun, where he is dead, to take on the important task of attracting independent division troops. Lieutenant General Pozhnev thought that he could not do that kind of cruelty. Although the previous order was also cruel, but once again, the psychological torment he felt was different.

Comrade Commander's simple sentence made Chief of Staff Pozhnev almost exhausted. After thinking for a while, he replied carefully: "Comrade Commander, my opinion is that the No. 30 Fifth Army is allowed to Breaking through from Kulun, we can no longer afford to lose a group army. What's more, in case Kulun is surrounded by independent division troops and desperate, whether Lieutenant General Derpnin can follow the old path of the third army under his command is not necessarily the case. We know, but we have to think ahead!"

The other words, to Vasilevsky's ears, were all nonsense like air, but the last few words moved me the most. I was also worried about this, and I was a little undecided. Only after consulting the chief of staff, if this is the case, then give Derpnin a way to survive!

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I very much agree with your opinion. Immediately order the No.30 Fifth Army to withdraw from Kulun immediately and catch up with the main force of the Front Army. However, you tell Comrade Derpnin that before withdrawing from Kulun, turn the city into a Ruins, blasting, setting fire, I don’t care what to do, in short, let Kulun disappear from the map! I can’t get it, and I can’t hand it over to the Chinese Tang Qiuli intact!” General Vasilevsky Said viciously.

"Comrade Commander is acting on his own will, it's a bit of a prank!" Chief of Staff Pozhnev disagreed, "Kulun is already an empty city, there is not even a single citizen of Outer Mongolia, so why bet with a bunch of lifeless buildings? What's more, the encirclement of the independent division is imminent, can the No.30 Fifth Army have time to destroy it?" He secretly slandered.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev made up his mind. Naturally, there is a way to solve this problem, mainly to allow the No.30 Fifth Army to withdraw from Kulun safely. As for destroying the city, it can be done or not. Lieutenant General Derpnin will definitely be happy Comments on the order after I deleted it.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev left in a hurry, and General Vasilevsky wandered dully in the cold wind for a while. The sound of gunfire from the left wing never stopped. There was a flash in the night sky, "We have been fighting for more than two hours, and the small independent division troops like mad dogs are getting more and more rampant!" He thought sullenly.

At this time, a communication staff officer hurried over, "Report to Comrade Commander, received a telegram from the No. 30 Sixth Army of the left wing, and the independent division troops chasing after them broke through the blocking of the two divisions of our army and attacked the flank of our army. A division has been dispatched to block the attack, but the independent division is aggressively attacking and has the intention of continuing to attack the depths of our army group. Please ask the comrade commander of the front army whether to launch the most violent counterattack? Until it surrounds and annihilates it?"

No.30 The Sixth Army's telegram was referring to Liu Hongzhang's first brigade. It seems that Liu Hongzhang, with a brigade of soldiers, fought hard regardless of his head, and successfully annoyed the commander of the retreating Soviet army on the left wing. With a murderous intention, whoever was stalked and beaten for days and nights by an enemy army of no more than 1 people in one division, not to mention, he still had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, so it would be strange if he didn't become angry from embarrassment?

In the heart of General Vasilevsky, a rush of blood surged, and his murderous intentions were revealed. He had long hated to death the small units of the Independent Division who were chasing after him, endless entanglement, non-stop attacks, and a group of mad dogs. Like, do you really think that the Outer Mongolian Front Army is a toothless tiger?

At this moment, General Vasilevsky had an irresistible urge to order the No.30 Sixth Army to turn around immediately and swallow the more than 1 independent division troops in one gulp, so as to relieve his only hatred and make himself depressed Feel more comfortable for many days. [

However, after swallowing, can it be digested immediately?Obviously not, it would have to fight for a whole day at the soonest. Independent divisions from other directions came to the rescue, and the No.30 Sixth Army was at a disadvantage. In order to rescue the No.30 Sixth Army, I had to send additional troops. Like a snowball, the battle will get bigger and bigger, and maybe the entire Outer Mongolian Front Army will be involved!

Outer Mongolia's army of more than a million troops was trapped in the Outer Mongolia region and could not return to the European battlefield for a long time. Comrade Stalin had no reason to spare him.

"Damn Chinese!" General Vasilevsky cursed viciously, "Order, the No. 30th Sixth Army must not get entangled with small units of the Independent Division, and send another division to stop it in the original position." On the ground, the left-wing troops broke away from the battle, and told them that the only task of all the troops of the front army is to return to the European battlefield as soon as possible, and other things are not important!"

Nai, who is not reconciled, has an army of more than one million, but he has nothing to do with a small group of independent divisions with more than 1 people. He has to continue to use two divisions to satisfy the greedy appetite of the Chinese. The torment and pain bit his heart. In an instant, General Vasilevsky was exhausted physically and mentally. He was even more exhausted than commanding a battle and staying awake for days and nights. He was so tired that he felt weak all over.

(to be continued...)