Age of Conquest Reborn

The most urgent problem for the armored brigade that was suddenly attacked by Tong Batu's Second Brigade is how to report the news to the Third Army Headquarters.

Get yourself involved and be buried with this guy.

The meeting of all surviving officers at the battalion level and above lasted for more than four hours. Finally, a consensus was reached. The brigade chief of staff, Comrade Vladimir, who currently has the highest position and military rank, wrote a report to the military headquarters.

As for the continued pursuit of the retreating ** Division cavalry, it has long been forgotten. It is too late to save lives. Besides, who knows what will happen if the pursuit continues. There is no guarantee that the Chinese will do this again. The Armored Brigade

But it ended with the entire army being annihilated.

"The military headquarters was transferred to Comrade Sergeyev. On the way to pursue the retreating Chinese cavalry troops, our armored brigade was ambushed by the superior force of the ** Division in the Habdor area. The enemy dispatched a large number of

Tanks and artillery, during the battle, the brigade commander and brigade political commissar Comrade Nikolay Gorsky fought bravely and commanded decisively, commanding the entire brigade to engage in fierce battles with the ambushed enemy troops."

"During the battle, Comrade Nikolayevsky personally commanded the 1st Armored Battalion and launched a fierce assault on the enemy's position. Unfortunately, the enemy's artillery shells hit the brigade commander's armored vehicle, the brigade commander and the armored vehicle

A total of five crew members died gloriously. All the Red Army soldiers in our brigade were inspired by the heroic behavior of the brigade commander and were even more saddened by the sacrifice of the brigade commander, bursting out with unprecedented combat effectiveness and fighting spirit."

"After more than four hours of fierce fighting, our armored brigade repelled the ambush troops of the Grand Army Division and killed a large number of Chinese soldiers. However, our brigade also paid heavy casualties and losses, with a total of officers and soldiers killed.

More than 1,800 people, armored vehicles and trucks were destroyed

More than a hundred vehicles. In view of the serious losses of personnel and equipment of our unit, we stopped pursuing the cavalry of the ** Division that fled south and rested in the Habdor area 60 kilometers south of Irkutsk. What is the next step? Urgently

Looking forward to the order from the military headquarters! Brigade Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir."

This is a battle report to Major General Sergeyev, commander of the Third Army. For this report, which is only a few hundred words, Comrade Vladimir was so exhausted that he did not know how many brain cells he had. He worked hard and revised the draft several times.

It should not only show the great image of the brigade commander, Comrade Nikolay Gorsky, fighting bravely, but also highlight the intensity of the battle. The actions of the Red Army soldiers who fought bravely when the enemy was outnumbered. It should also explain the casualties of the troops.

and losses. Otherwise, the intensity of the battle cannot be reflected.

After the telegram was sent, it was just a matter of waiting, waiting for the final decision of the military department. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, it was inevitable. Chief of Staff Vladimir also took the risk and adopted an attitude of leaving everything to fate.

Commander Sergeyev responded quickly. In less than an hour, a short telegram was sent to the armored brigade, "Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir, Chief of Staff of the Military Armored Brigade, the military department has learned that Nikol

News of the tragic death of Comrade Lagowski, current location

The Council’s opinions are as follows: first, the body of Comrade Nikolagorski should be returned to Irkutsk as quickly as possible; second, the brigade chief of staff and the commanders of the six subordinate armored battalions should be relieved of their current duties and temporarily act as their respective

Duty, command the troops to withdraw to Irkutsk."

"Third, after the troops withdraw to Irkutsk, all officers of the brigade at captain level and above shall be reviewed by the Military Region's Counterrevolutionary Committee to ascertain the true cause of death of Comrade Nikolagorski. With this order, the Third Army

Army commander Major General Sergeyev."

This is something that all the officers of the armored brigade expected. Brigadier Nikolayevsky, whose identity and background was not simple, died. It is impossible to let everyone go without any problems. However, the order of the comrade commander

The first one presented a big problem.

Brigadier Nikolaevsky was hacked to death by the cavalry of the ** Division with a saber. The report said that the armored vehicle he was riding in was hit by artillery shells. The two ways of death are not the same thing at all.

As soon as they saw the corpses, they immediately exposed themselves, distorted the battle process, and lied about the facts of the battle. This alone was sufficient for all officers to be shot. Add in the sacrifice of the brigade commander, and there was no way to survive.

Reluctantly, the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir, called the officers together again to brainstorm and study countermeasures. There were really talented people who quickly came up with a solution. After a while, there was a loud "boom" and a sudden explosion.

Thick smoke and flames emerged from an armored vehicle. The charred body of the brigade commander, Comrade Nikolagorski, was wrapped in white cloth, placed on a truck, and drove quickly to Irkutsk.

Then, Chief of Staff Vladimir and several officers separately talked to the soldiers who found the brigade commander's body. They used coercion, inducement and threats, and added officials and wishes, and finally silenced more than a dozen soldiers.

On the afternoon of September 16, the defeated remnants of the armored brigade of the Third Army buried more than 1,800 corpses of dead soldiers, picked up hundreds of wounded soldiers, and returned to Irkutsk dejectedly. It was like a farce.

The pursuit ended with the Soviet army losing troops and generals.

In fact, what the fearful officers of the Armored Brigade didn't know was that the commander of the armored brigade, Major General Sergeyev, had no interest in Nikolayevsky's body.

All the officers were sent to the military headquarters, so I didn’t have to do anything else but check the bodies of the fallen officers all day long. The Third Army Military Headquarters was transformed into a crematorium, which was worthy of its name.

It was all caused by Nikolayevsky's identity. Commander Sergeyev forwarded the armored brigade's report to the military district headquarters intact. The grumpy military district commander, Comrade, was furious.

, after scolding himself, he still made vague insinuations in the call back, implying that he had borrowed a knife to kill people and used the help of the military division to eliminate important members of the Military Region's Counterrevolutionary Committee.

Isn't this an unreasonable disaster? Commander Sergeyev was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. However, he did not dare to contradict or refute the comrade commander. In order to clear his suspicions, he would not be regarded as retaliation by the Military Region Anti-Counterrevolutionary Committee.

This is the reason for this unconventional appearance.

Because of the death of Colonel Nikolay Gorsky, commander of the armored brigade and political commissar, there was panic within the Third Army of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District, everyone was in danger, and rumors spread everywhere.

At this time, Tong Batu had led his troops and galloped for several hours. When they arrived at a high hill, Tong Batu ordered the troops to stop advancing. According to his estimation, they were now about 100 meters away from Irkutsk.

The Soviet armored brigade was more than 150 kilometers away and was attacked at night. Even if it caught up, it wouldn't take three or four hours to even see the dust kicked up by the horses.

The night battle and the non-stop retreat made the soldiers and horses tired. Tong Batu ordered: "Everyone rest for two hours, and each unit counts the number of casualties! Statistics of the results of annihilating the enemy."

Then, he called over the radio operator, picked up the walkie-talkie, and called the reconnaissance company serving as the rearguard of the troops. He said, "Baiyin Baoligao, your reconnaissance company is serving as the escort. Have you found any signs of Soviet pursuit?"

Baiyin Baoligao, commander of the reconnaissance company about thirty kilometers away from the troops, replied: "Brigadier Commander, so far, we have not found any signs of pursuit by the Soviet army. I am not worried and sent two squadrons to Habu."

We checked back in the direction of Dole. It has been more than two hours since we set out. They reported that no Soviet pursuit troops were found. The brigade commander and these old fools were afraid of us and did not dare to catch up!"

Tong Batu calculated the time. The reconnaissance company served as the rear guard and was about an hour and a half behind the troops. The review was more than two hours. The troops marched in a hurry for more than five hours. In total, for more than eight hours, no Soviet troops were found.

If Bai Yinbao's strength was high, he might have been right about the pursuers. After such a long time, even if the Soviet army really had pursuers, he would have already rendezvoused with the main force of the brigade and crossed the Selenge River.

Tong Batu ordered: "The rearguard mission of the reconnaissance company is over. Return immediately to catch up with the troops. The radio operator will inform the chief of staff that we have completed the mission and are safely out of the battle, so as not to worry them."

The casualties of the troops participating in the night attack were counted. There were 14 companies, 58 soldiers were killed, and 325 were injured, of which 87 were seriously injured. For the cavalry unit, the so-called serious injuries

, means that he is unable to participate in charge operations, but he can still ride a horse and follow the troops. As for minor injuries, it does not affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers at all. More than 40 war horses were lost.

The results of the battle have also been calculated. Because it was a night attack and a melee, the soldiers were busy killing the enemy. It was impossible to calculate the specific number of enemy annihilations for each company. They could only roughly add up. There were about a thousand Soviet soldiers.

, fell under the muzzle of the gun and the saber. It is impossible to know how many Soviet soldiers were injured.

Tong Batu slowly exhaled and released a lot of the anger that had accumulated in his heart. Fifty-eight people were killed in exchange for more than a thousand lives of Soviet soldiers. The death ratio of one to twenty was worth it. He was the second

More than 400 brothers in the battalion took revenge. If he knew that in the twenty-minute raid, more than 1,800 Soviet soldiers were killed, and the ratio of enemy and enemy casualties was more than 1 to 30, his mood would be even worse.

Feel better.

Tong Batu said to more than a dozen company commanders: "Keep the roster of fallen soldiers well. In addition to the pensions that should be paid according to the army's regulations, I, Tong Batu, will personally take out half a year's allowance and distribute it equally to the fallen soldiers.

I, Tong Batu, have taken some care of my family. I brought these soldiers out from my hometown in the Chahar Grassland, but failed to bring them back. I feel guilty!"

Two hours later, Baiyin Baoligao's reconnaissance company caught up with the troops. Tong Batu stood up and looked at September in Outer Mongolia. Under the afternoon sunshine, a dark green grassland mixed with golden yellow stretched to the sky.

He looked in the direction of Irkutsk and loudly ordered: "Everyone mount their horses and march quickly to catch up with the main force of the brigade!"

More than a thousand cavalry rushed down the hillside, their horses' hooves trampling the grass, bringing up smoke and dust, and soon disappeared deep into the grassland.

(To be continued)