Age of Rebirth

Chapter 790 Bigger Plan

When the main force of Zhukov's First Army was still clearing the passage at the Kazadewu Pass, Tang Qiuli commanded the corps directly under the Independent Division. In the early morning, the general attack on the 12 Soviet troops lured into Hadassan's preset position had begun. The battle went very smoothly. It took only three to ten minutes of shelling. The tank clusters began to attack. The Soviet army was almost defeated. After three hours, after annihilating more than 10 Soviet troops, most of the Soviet troops were compressed. However, in a small area of ​​tens of kilometers, an encirclement circle was formed.

One more shot, and these Soviet troops will be completely wiped out. Before evening, the battle will definitely be over. Just when the brigade commanders were gearing up and preparing to swallow this big piece of fat, the division commander Tang Qiuli issued an order The order to stop the attack across the board was issued.

Everyone didn't understand, including Chang Feng, the chief of staff of the division and the chief of staff of the corps. What didn't understand was the commander of the Soviet Army's Far East Red Banner First Army and the commander of the Central Route Army, Lieutenant General Vuchkov, who was in the encirclement. When the brigade started shelling, Comrade Commander was still studying tomorrow's marching route with a group of staff officers, and the issue of the troops withdrawing first was considered professional enough.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov was in a daze at that moment. There were no field fortifications at all, and the troops couldn't even enter the position. The dozen or so phones on the table rang like crazy. All the while, the troops requested solutions. [

Lieutenant General Vuchkov had no choice but to issue an order, and the troops dispersed to break through. After the breakout, the assembly place was Ulan-Ude. All the Soviet troops who tried to break out were severely hit, and had to turn around and break out from other directions. There were fierce gunshots, and there was no way out. They gradually huddled together, and finally retreated into a small area around Hadassan.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov, who was about to jump out of his running heart, leaned against a stone, closed his eyes in despair, and resigned himself to fate. The Chinese were planning an ambush. At this time, he also understood that he commanded the troops to go While Hada Sangzi was rushing forward, Chinese soldiers were outflanking his flanks.

Zhukov's troops were still three days away from him, and there was no time for rescue. The Chinese would not let him go. Be a prisoner or lead a team to break through, and die gloriously on the way to break out?Lieutenant General Vuchkov could not make up his mind. He knew very well that breaking out of the siege was just another honorable way to die.

"Comrade Commander, look quickly, the squadron has stopped attacking!" A staff officer shouted in surprise, interrupting Comrade Commander, full of sad thoughts, "what?" Lieutenant General Vuchkov asked in disbelief In a word, grab the binoculars and observe carefully. This staff officer is not lying. He can't see the guns flying like meteors all over the sky, and he can't see the terrifying figures of Chinese tanks.

What do the Chinese want to do?Do you want yourself and more than 8 Soviet Red Army soldiers to surrender?This is absolutely impossible. Bolshevik members would rather die in battle than surrender to the invaders. Fuchkov can do this. Although his military command ability is very average, his loyalty to the Soviet country is [-]% unsatisfactory. shake.

When he discovered this situation and commanded, a little flame of hope ignited in his heart. He remembered Commander Zhukov’s telegram, and immediately said to the chief of staff: “Order all troops to place tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, etc. on the periphery. Fill the gaps between them with soil, build a circular fortification, and stand by for help."

Seeing the surrounded Soviet army busy for a while, all kinds of vehicles drove to the front one after another. All the troops thought that the Soviet army was going to break out of the siege. While watching nervously, these tanks and trucks stopped on the spot and were neatly arranged. , Groups of Soviet soldiers are in a hurry to dig the soil, let alone understand, what are you going to do?

Only Tang Qiuli was delighted to see it. This was Zhukov's idea again. He turned to a defensive posture during the hasty evacuation. Before he had time to build field fortifications, he used some existing resources to build a temporary defense line to resist the opponent's fierce attack. Tactically Yes, and it's practical and practical.

Tang Qiuli was not worried at all about the Soviet army's construction of fortifications on the spot. In this narrow area of ​​more than ten kilometers, he had six artillery brigades and thousands of artillery shells intensively. It took less than two hours, even if it was reinforced concrete The fortifications can also be blown to pieces. The surrounded Soviet army adopts such a steadfast posture, let alone worrying that they will break out of the encirclement.

Tang Qiuli had a new plan, using the surrounded 8 Soviet soldiers as bait, to annihilate Zhukov's First Far East Army in one fell swoop, and end the war in foreign countries cleanly. In order to lay a good foundation for defending the foreign countries in the future, and hurt the Soviets, they dare not easily attack the foreign countries.

There is another reason. The equipment he is looking at is much better than the Soviets' equipment. There is no need to enter Kulun, maybe in order to avoid being hit hard again, you have to retreat, and your corps can't stay in the outskirts for a long time. Keeping the first army in the Far East is always a scourge. You may not know when to attack again Foreign attacks also affected the actions of Feng Jiwu's troops entering Tannu Uliangsuhai and Lake Baikal.

This is the new decision Tang Qiuli made after encircling 12 Soviet troops based on the favorable battlefield situation. After everything was properly deployed, he immediately held a military meeting and explained his intentions in detail.

The chief of staff, Chang Feng, and a dozen brigade commanders were all stunned. They didn't expect that the division commander's appetite was so big that he would not only eat up the 12 Soviet troops in front of him, but also attack Zhukov's main force. Bold enough, everyone is gearing up for this unprecedented plan.

Tang Qiuli ordered all the troops to actively force the surrender and make preparations for total annihilation, especially Zheng Yong's artillery unit, to determine the specific shooting target of each cannon, and once the order is issued, it must be within five hours At the end of the battle, at least 24 hours of ample time should be prepared to face Zhukov's main force.

Later, Tang Qiuli issued an order to the Tang Qiusheng Corps stationed in Xuzhou: "Urgent order, Commander Tang Qiusheng of the Sulu Mobile Corps, after your department receives the telegram, immediately go north along Jinpu Road. *In the Uliasutai area in the west, it is limited to five days and nights to arrive at the designated location."

If you want to eat Zhukov's main force, relying on your own strength alone is not enough. If you can't do it well, it will be a deadly situation. If you continue to confront for a long time, it will be even more unfavorable for you. The Kwantung Army is about to move, and I don't have time to spend with Zhukov Therefore, the best way is to concentrate superior forces and firepower, and to attack quickly and ferociously.

Tang Qiuli also knew that his order was quite difficult for Brother Qiusheng. The long-distance mobility was thousands of miles, and there were a lot of heavy equipment. This is the only chance to gather and annihilate the First Army in the Far East, so let them figure out their own way.

Tang Qiuli didn't want to mobilize Tang Qiusheng's troops to go north, but he didn't have other troops in his hands. Liu Tiehan and Sun Zhenbang were guarding the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou, and they couldn't get away. Not many, Yuan Jinghao is in Tianjin, and he also shoulders the important task of defending the Pingjin area.

Only the Tang Qiusheng Corps, which is the strategic reserve of an independent division, can join the foreign war battlefield, and there is no situation in the Songhu direction for the time being. What's more, only Brother Qiusheng's troops have such strength to gather and wipe out Zhukov's main force. [

Tang Qiusheng, who received the order, had a terrible headache. Xiaoqiu's order was a bit reluctant. How far is the distance from Xuzhou to Waigao? Tang Qiusheng expressed his worries at the military meeting, and attended the meeting The various brigade commanders also encountered difficulties. Within a dozen days, the troops could not reach the designated assembly point.

Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Corps, thought for a while and came up with a plan, "Commander, we can go from Xuzhou to Peiping by mobilizing a special train, and all the troops and equipment will be boarded on the train. We can grab two days and request the train in Pingjin. Commander Yuan Jinghao and Commander Zhang Quan of Huangyadong immediately prepare enough trucks, we will turn into a mechanized march, won’t we be able to arrive on time and avoid the fatigue of the troops.”

Tang Qiusheng's eyes lit up. This is a good way. The meeting will end immediately. Fortunately, the Sulu Mobile Corps is a strategic reserve force, ready to go at any time. In addition, the commander of the Corps, Tang Qiusheng, is extremely strict in governing the army. With one order, the entire Corps Immediately set off, there is basically no delay,

That night, ten infantry brigades, four artillery brigades, and two air defense brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, with a total strength of more than 16 to [-] people, boarded a dozen special trains heading north, and galloped toward the Pingjin area, and arrived in Tianjin. A large number of cars are ready to go. In this way, the Sulu Mobile Corps has become a mechanized and lightly armed force.

The support work of the logistics department of the independent division is really good. There is no delay along the way. It only took two days and two nights to replenish supplies and medicines in Erenhot. * region, can be described as fast.

After receiving Tang Qiusheng's telegram, Tang Qiuli hummed happily. "Brother Qiusheng is really powerful. With more than [-] troops, he was allowed to enter the foreign country in two days. He will be more confident in fighting this battle. For a moment, Zhukov looks good.

At this time, Zhukov, commanding the troops, had just driven into Hadasan, west of Kulun, for more than a day. The damn Chinese, the mountain bag that collapsed before retreating, delayed the troops for more than a day. Luckily It was Vuchkov's troops that had not yet been wiped out.

Zhukov was also puzzled and extremely worried that the squadron would not immediately launch a general attack on the surrounded Vuchkov's troops. He was worried that this was another plot by Tang Qiuli, but the General Staff sent an order to He had to rescue the besieged Vuchkov's troops, and Zhukov could only bite the bullet and rush in the direction of Hadassan.

(To be continued)