Age of Conquest Reborn

After reading the call back from Liu Hongzhang, commander of the First Brigade, Zhao Yuhe's heart was filled with a kind of churning energy. He fully believed that Liu Hongzhang and all the soldiers of the First Brigade could do this, in all aspects.

Before dying in battle, make it difficult for the Soviet troops heading south to move forward!

Putting down the telegram from Liu Hongzhang, Zhao Yuhe picked up the reply from Ouyang Yishan, the commander of the Second Brigade. This was a commander with a completely different personality from Liu Hongzhang. Whether it was the commanding art or the combat style of the troops, the two

The two brigades have nothing in common, but this does not prevent the second brigade from becoming the number one main brigade of the entire army.

The call back from Ouyang Yishan, commander of the Second Brigade, was of a different style, quite satisfactory, "Chief of Staff, I received the call and have learned about the battle situation. The Second Brigade will rush to Kulun overnight to replenish fuel and supplies there. The damaged ones

The equipment and non-combat casualties were left in Kulun, and then they advanced lightly, following the orders of the chief of staff, to the Selenge River area to block the Soviet troops from moving south."

After receiving the callbacks from the two brigade commanders, Zhao Yuhe felt a little more relaxed. He originally wanted to report this situation to the division commander immediately so that the division commander's anxiety could be alleviated. However, when he thought about the inconvenience of being so late at night,

I had no choice but to suppress my impulse, lie down on the kang without even taking off my clothes, and fall into a deep sleep. Of course, it was impossible to sleep without worries. Scenes of thousands of troops marching in a hurry appeared in my dreams from time to time.

On the morning of September 19th, at dawn, Tang Qiuli, who had slept for more than three hours with his pillow on Mei Xue's legs, turned over. After last night's catharsis, his mood had basically returned to normal. Mei Xue had long since let go.

The cooking class prepared a light and delicious breakfast, but facing the breakfast carefully prepared by my wife, I still had no appetite.

Mei Xue thoughtfully served Tang Qiuli a bowl of porridge. She put it in front of him and said softly: "Eat, your health is important. There are many things waiting for you to deal with!"

In order not to worry Mei Xue, Tang Qiuli, who had no appetite, forced himself to swallow a bowl of porridge. Mei Xue quickly served another bowl. Tang Qiuli smiled bitterly and said, "Xue, I really can't eat any more!"

Mei Xue pretended to be arrogant and glared, put her hands on her hips and said, "Eat, who doesn't know your master Tang's appetite? He can eat half a cow and the last bowl!"

Zhao Yuhe came just after he laid down his job. He reported that the First Brigade and the Second Brigade would arrive at the Selenge River one day early, and gave Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan's return calls.

Teacher, look.

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, but did not read it immediately. He put it on the kang table and looked at Zhao Yuhe, who was a little pale. He said with some dissatisfaction: "Yuhe, you didn't sleep all night last night. Your health is important. First Brigade

It is very good that we and the second brigade can move so quickly. You and they have worked hard. I will order the Logistics Department of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army to provide all the necessary fuel and supplies for the two brigades. Come on, this is Mei Xue'ao

The porridge, hurry up and eat it!"

Seeing that the teacher's complexion and expression had become much normal, Zhao Yuhe felt relieved and was not polite. When he was in Yangon, Indochina, he often ate at the teacher's house and was used to it. During this period, Outer Mongolia

Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Border Guard Army, came in.

Wang Jun took a telegram and said: "Division Commander, Chief of Staff Zhao, and Commander Sun just called. Our reconnaissance troops have gone deep to the north bank of the Selenge River, about thirty kilometers away. Everything is normal at present, and no Soviet troops have been found."

, the reconnaissance force continues to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude. If any abnormality is found, report it immediately!"

Tang Qiuli's face became obviously relaxed, and he nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, the Soviets have not taken any action for the time being. This is a great good thing for us. Tell Zhenbang to closely monitor the Soviet army's movements and discover the situation.

No matter when, report it immediately and never be careless!"

"In addition, Chief of Staff Wang, please go to the Logistics Department of the Border Guard Army to convey my order. The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps will immediately replenish fuel and supplies in Culun. Some wounded and damaged equipment will also be left in Culun. Tell me

The current task of the Logistics Department is to ensure the operations of the brigades directly under the corps. The Division Logistics Department will make unified arrangements, and Deputy Minister Major General Zhou Yushan will lead the logistics system of all troops in Outer Mongolia."

Wang Jun understood that the entire Outer Mongolia region would enter a wartime state, and the Logistics Department of the Border Guard Army would be integrated into a unified logistics command system. The first deputy director of the Division Logistics Department would personally go into battle and be responsible for the logistics supplies of the combat troops. This battle

The scale is definitely not small, he thought to himself.

Tang Qiuli and Zhao Yuhe arrived at the temporary headquarters together. As soon as they sat down, Zhao Yuhe was about to report on the progress of the other brigades except the 1st and 2nd brigades. Liu Cuigang, commander of the Aviation Northern Flying Group,

He rushed in hastily.

Looking at Liu Cuigang, who was usually carefree and didn't care about anything, with a nervous look on his face, Tang Qiuli's heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling. Could it be that the reconnaissance plane sent out by Liu Cuigang according to his order had discovered it?

Is there something unusual about the Soviet army? The most likely possibility is that the Soviet army has started to attack. However, the telegram from Sun Zhenbang just now shows nothing unusual. What's going on?

As soon as Liu Cui entered the door, he said loudly: "Commander, the situation is serious. I sent two reconnaissance aircraft groups to conduct a dragnet reconnaissance in the areas around Lake Baikal, especially in Barnur and Irkutsk.

Reconnaissance in Ulan-Ude, Chita and other places found that the Soviet army was moving to the Lake Baikal area to increase its troops on a large scale, including tank troops, artillery troops and mechanized troops."

"The pilots of the reconnaissance aircraft reported that Soviet troops were found on all roads leading to the Lake Baikal region. Preliminary estimates indicate that the Soviet troops assembled in the Lake Baikal region will reach the strength of eleven infantry divisions, including

, most of them are mechanized infantry divisions. In addition, the Soviet aviation force has also increased its strength. All field airports along Lake Baikal have landed Soviet fighter jets and bombers."

"My two reconnaissance aircraft groups were intercepted and pursued by Soviet fighter jets during in-depth reconnaissance, and a squadron of reconnaissance aircraft was lost. According to the returning pilots, these Soviet fighter jets were strangers.

designation, not the fighter aircraft of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District Air Force!"

Tang Qiuli sat heavily on the chair. His premonition became a reality. In two days, the Soviet army did not launch a southward attack. The reason was that they were constantly increasing troops and adjusting deployment. According to Liu Cuigang,

With eleven infantry divisions, most of which are mechanized units, the total strength of the Soviet army will reach 160,000 to 180,000. The number of tanks and artillery units is unknown, but it will not be small.

The increased Soviet fighter force also shows that Stalin mobilized all the forces at his disposal, sparing no expense, and was so determined to reoccupy Outer Mongolia because he believed that there was no main force of the Soviet division in Outer Mongolia.

Is there an opportunity?

Stalin still believed that Hitler's German army was busy occupying the British mainland and had no time to visit the Soviet Union. His main troops were in the Indo-China Peninsula and the western Liaoning region, and they could not quickly reinforce them in a short time. This was a rare opportunity for Outer Mongolia.

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Yes, no matter what Stalin's idea was, Sun Zhenbang's troops on the front line of the Selenge River faced pressure not from the seven Soviet divisions, but from 11 infantry divisions composed mainly of mechanized troops, as well as a large number of tanks.

and artillery units, as well as aviation units.

Tang Qiuli woke up from his state of shock and hurriedly said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, you immediately join up with the first and second brigade to control the marching speed of the troops. No actions of any kind can be carried out without my order."

The battle must be quick!”

Zhao Yuhe hesitated and asked tentatively: "Commander, do we still need to hold on to the Selenge River defense line?"

Tang Qiuli said with a gloomy face: "We will decide based on the situation. Yuhe, please remember that you must not take risks. If the Soviet army launches a southward attack today, will the First and Second Brigades reach the Selenge River as scheduled?

The front line becomes meaningless, and two brigades cannot stop the Soviet army from moving south."

Zhao Yuhe left in a hurry, and Tang Qiuli called over a staff officer and said: "Record the order, the Sun Zhenbang Department of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard on the Selenge River line, your department's original mission of holding the defense line changed, and encountered Su

When the army attacks, there is no need to stick to the blocking line. Instead, we can adopt a flexible combat method, block attacks step by step, and gradually withdraw to the direction of Kulun, mainly to slow down the speed of the Soviet army's southward march. Report the battlefield situation to me every hour."

The Soviet army has almost doubled its strength, and there are also a large number of heavy equipment and aircraft. The originally scheduled troops for the encirclement and annihilation plan are obviously not enough. He said to another staff officer: Record the order, "The direct troops originally scheduled to assemble in Cullen

The assembly point of the third brigade of the regiment was changed to the Seleng River area. The eighth and ninth brigades, which were originally scheduled to be assembled in Uliasutai, were changed to the Seleng River area and were originally scheduled to assemble in Kob.

The 7th Brigade with more troops will head towards the Uliasutai area."

"After receiving the telegram, Yang Ketian, Chief of Staff of the East Point, transferred your troops in the southeastern region of Outer Mongolia, two mechanized brigades, and a mechanized brigade stationed in Sayinshanda, from their current residence to the Selenge River area to conduct operations.

The sequence is placed under the direct command of the corps."

After taking a breath, Tang Qiuli said to Liu Cuigang: "Cui Gang, your troops are in the western Liaoning region. Only two fighter regiments and one bomber regiment are left. All other troops will be transferred to the Outer Mongolia region.

We will face a fierce battle in the air and on the ground. The Soviet aviation strength has increased by an unknown amount. We have to make preparations. Without air supremacy, it will be a devastating disaster for us.

!”

Liu Cuigang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with great joy: "It's the division commander. Except for the troops left behind, the entire Northern Flying Group is heading to the battlefield in Outer Mongolia!"

Tang Qiuli turned to Mei Xue and said, "Mei Xue, call Yu Deshui, Shen Jun, and Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the special operations detachment, and order them to come to the headquarters immediately!"

(To be continued) (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)