Age of Conquest Reborn

On September 18th, that night, Tang Qiuli couldn't sleep at all. An indescribable feeling of anxiety and uneasiness lingered in his heart. He was not even in the mood to return to his residence. He sent all the special guards to

After driving out of the yard, I entered alone, lingering again and again in the chilly evening breeze of the autumn night in Outer Mongolia, the cigarette in my hand flashing with an uncertain flame.

Tang Qiuli did not go back, and it was impossible for Mei Xue to go back. Looking at her husband's figure, wandering in the yard, Mei Xue suddenly felt a strong uneasy feeling in her heart. Her husband had never been so restless. Ever since she knew this man

From that day on, what I saw was that he was commanding with determination. No matter how dangerous the situation was, he was always confident and wise.

Mei Xue thought for a moment, looked at the untouched dinner on the table, sighed, picked up a military windbreaker, walked over lightly, put the windbreaker on Tang Qiuli, and said softly: "Yao Qi is cold."

, go back to the house, maybe the situation is not as bad as you think!"

Tang Qiuli tightened his windbreaker and said with a hint of bitterness: "Xue, you can go and have a rest. You don't have to accompany me. Not only am I worried about the current war situation in Outer Mongolia, but what reminds me more of this special day today is

The day of September 18th was snowy. It was the day when the Northeast fell ten years ago. On this day, the Japanese Kwantung Army occupied the Northeast. My hometown is in the Northeast. I can't calm down. I want to

Go into silence for a while.”

Mei Xue's heart ached, but she knew that any interruption at this time, including herself, would be inappropriate. Mei Xue gently hugged her husband, turned around and returned to the house. She couldn't sleep at all.

Through the window, I looked at the figure of the man, wandering alone in the evening breeze.

Another person who couldn't sleep was Shan Hu. Ever since the special guards were driven out of the courtyard, he had noticed Tang Qiuli's abnormal mood and vaguely guessed the reason. It was not the same for him. Every year on September 10th,

On this day of the eighth day, my mood was unspeakably bad. Between the white mountains and black waters, several years of bloody battles, the lives of many good brothers were buried in the black soil of my hometown, and how many young partners were buried in the Japanese Kwantung Army.

At gunpoint, a young life was lost.

If we carefully calculate, at the beginning, when we followed Xiaoqiu to organize the team, more than fifty people came out of Tangjiawopu. After hundreds of battles for the rest of their lives, the remaining people were only in their twenties. They grew up together and went to school together.

Every time he lost a friend, after receiving the news, Shan Hu's heart felt severe pain for a while. Later, the pain was so painful that he became numb. Come to think of it, wasn't he one of those who survived a hundred battles?

Shan Hu could not comfort Tang Qiuli's heart. He could only seriously tell the special guards that no matter what important things happened tonight, they were not allowed to disturb the division commander. Shan Hu himself stood outside the yard and personally gave

Tang Qiuli stood guard.

In the distance, the lights of a car shone over, and Shanhu hurried forward to meet him. A few hundred meters away from the yard, he stopped a military Gup truck. From the car, several aviation officers jumped out, and Northern Flight

Group commander Major General Liu Cuigang was among them.

Liu Cuigang was very familiar with Shan Hu. When he saw Shan Hu blocking the car, he asked in surprise: "Captain Huang? Why, are you personally standing guard for the division commander? Could something happen today?"

Shan Hu shook his head and asked: "Cui Gang, do you want to see the teacher? Is there anything important?"

Liu Cuigang said carelessly: "It's nothing important. I just came to report to the division commander that my troops are all in place. I just flew over from other places to report the situation."

Shan Hu said: "Cui Gang, since it is not a very important matter, it is better not to disturb the teacher. He is not in a good mood today. If anything happens, come back tomorrow morning!"

Liu Cuigang had a nervous look on his face and hurriedly asked: "Captain Huang, tell me the truth, is there a big problem in the direction of the battlefield of Lake Baikal, and the old man launched an attack? I'm really looking for death, I

Immediately ask the division commander for a fight, the aviation force will attack overnight, pack a bomb, and keep it to make the Soviet army cry for father and mother. Just in time, use these old soldiers to practice night bombing!"

After saying that, Liu Cui was about to enter the yard in a hurry when he was grabbed by Shanhu and complained: "They say I am impatient, and you are not bad either. It is not a problem on the battlefield, but because of today's day.

September 18th is the day when the Kwantung Army of Japan occupied Northeast China ten years ago. Do you understand?"

Liu Cuigang slapped his forehead, suddenly realized, and said: "Yes, you shouldn't disturb the division commander. Well, Captain Huang, I will come back tomorrow morning and report the situation to the division commander casually!"

After that, he drove away like a gust of wind.

Although Shan Hu and Liu Cuigang were talking hundreds of meters apart, Tang Qiuli could hear the sound of cars coming and going. Although he didn't know who it was, there were just some commanders on the left and right. He was not in the mood to ask.

My mind has been filled with memories.

The heartache is not only on the day of September 18th, but also on the first girl in my life, Xiaoling. It has been almost eight years. In the Baishi Mountain of Nanman, by the Huangni River, under the deep cliff

, that empty grave made of stones, where only a pistol was buried, is it overgrown with weeds? I haven’t visited it in eight years, is it full of unknown wild flowers, just like chunri?

As brilliant as? Swaying in the autumn wind?

Farewell to her hometown, leaving her and the child she had never met in her womb, Tang Qiuli's heart was torn by a boundless pain, especially in the cold wind of the autumn night in Outer Mongolia. This pain was torn by boundless pain.

of amplification.

Tang Qiuli's mind was in chaos, as if his soul had floated in the high night sky. He sat on the ground, holding his head in his hands, his shoulders shaking violently, and a suppressed sob. Mei Xue in the room heard her husband's suppressed cry, and a heartbeat

Her heart suddenly clenched, and she suddenly understood that her husband's emotional out-of-control tonight was due to another reason, perhaps because of his missing love in his hometown in the Northeast.

The wind in the autumn night of Outer Mongolia is blowing harder and harder. Tang Qiuli outside the house and Mei Xue inside the house are all crying silently. One is for his lost love, and the other is for his painful husband. Two feelings,

Same mood.

That night, the one who couldn't sleep was Duli Division Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe. After he returned to his residence, he took a hasty bite of his dinner and ordered the accompanying radio operator to immediately report to the First Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps.

Commander Liu Hongzhang and Commander Ouyang Yishan of the Second Brigade sent the report.

"Brigadier Liu, Brigadier Ouyang, I have already met with the division commander in Kulun. The situation around Lake Baikal is very dangerous. The Soviet army may launch a large-scale southward attack at any time, and the Selenge River area is the only one that can

To block the Soviet army's southward defense line, Commander Sun's Outer Mongolia Border Guard troops are currently weak in strength and lack heavy equipment. Facing the Soviet attack, they are bound to suffer huge losses."

"And we did not arrive at the designated location on time, which further expanded this danger. The division commander is very anxious about this. Therefore, I ask you to arrive at the designated assembly area of ​​​​Sè Leng River before 7 o'clock in the evening on September 20th.

If you have any difficulties in blocking the attack of the Soviet troops moving south, please bring them up immediately, with the handwriting of Division Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe."

Zhao Yuhe's telegram undoubtedly added greater difficulties to the first and second brigades, which were facing difficulties. Even if they marched with all their strength, it would take three days to reach the Selange River. Now, three days

Changed to two days, if from now

At the beginning, it was less than two days, only about forty-two hours. For Liu Hongzhang's brigade and Ouyang Yishan's brigade, who had been wallowing in floods and muddy roads for three days and three nights, and were stranded and exhausted.

It is undoubtedly an impossible task.

But Zhao Yuhe had to calm down. He looked at the map of Outer Mongolia and found that the division commander's worries were completely justified. From Kulun in Outer Mongolia to the north, all the way to Lake Baikal, except for the Selenge River, there was nothing like this.

Outside the barrier, there is almost no danger to defend. If the Soviet army breaks through the blockade of Sun Zhenbang's troops, it will not take more than three days to reach the city of Kulun. Once Kulun is lost, the situation in Outer Mongolia will be corrupted beyond control.

the point.

Zhao Yuhe also understood why the division commander was so angry, and the grievances he felt instantly disappeared. As long as Sun Zhenbang's troops blocked the Soviet army for more than forty hours, the first and second brigades could arrive.

, it is possible to jump into battle immediately and fight back.

Moreover, Zhao Yuhe's order was not based on imagination. From Kulun to the north, there are no natural obstacles caused by heavy rains in southern Outer Mongolia. The marching speed of the troops will inevitably be greatly accelerated. All fuel and logistics supplies will

Solving it all in Culun can save him more than a day. He also believes that Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan can understand his feelings.

I won't emphasize the difficulty because of the harshness of the order. A call back will arrive soon.

Liu Hongzhang's call back was as wild and fearless as his previous personality, "Chief of Staff, I have received all the calls. The First Brigade has never been so thrown in. Because of the speed of the march, the division commander was worried and worried. The troops

Cancel the rest, rush to Cullen overnight, and then move forward lightly, leaving all the pots and pans in Cullen. Even if you break your legs, you still have to gain back more than a day!"

"If we can't catch up with Lao Maozi at Selange River, in any area north of Kulun, the 1st Brigade with more than 15,000 soldiers can still overwhelm the Soviet troops. Even if the entire army is annihilated,

We also want the Soviet army to brake suddenly, pay a heavy price, and then stop there without even being able to touch Cullen, so as to buy enough time for the division commander to mobilize other troops."

Liu Hongzhang's reply was full of heroic and fearless spirit. The person who dared to face seven Soviet divisions with a brigade of troops in an undefended place was Liu Hongzhang. Of course, it was Liu Hongzhang who could say such words.

, as well as Chu Ziye, commander of the Fourth Brigade.