Age of Conquest Reborn

Seeing that the other army commanders had left, General Kulykin, the political commissar and commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District and commander of the Recapture of Outer Mongolia Campaign, whispered a few instructions to the chief of staff, and then, in an unusually kind manner, gave a few instructions to the Air Force officers.

The division commander said: "Comrades of the Air Force, please sit down!"

This was a small-scale meeting, and the location of the meeting was moved to General Kulykin's temporary office. At the same time, there were two heavily armed lieutenant officers standing guard at the door of the office. Obviously, the content of the meeting was top secret.

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A major adjutant poured several people a cup of fragrant coffee, then exited, closing the door tightly.

General Kulykin pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "Comrades of the Air Force, I leave you alone because I want to talk about the mission of the Air Force. As you know, my time is very tight and I will soon go to the front line to command the troops.

Let’s keep it simple.”

"The task of the Air Force this time is very arduous. According to the information obtained by the Military Region Intelligence Department, the Northern Flying Group of the ** Division has dispatched a large number of additional combat aircraft to Outer Mongolia in recent days. The specific number is unknown. This Northern Flying Group

The group is very powerful and has been responsible for combat missions with the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force in Manchuria, China. Our comrades in the military air force are no strangers to it."

Several division commanders of the Transcaucasus Military Region Air Force nodded, acknowledging the words of Comrade Commander. General Kulykin continued: "Your mission is to send bombers at dawn tomorrow, when visibility permits, to carry out a violent bombing.

The Chinese ** Corps positions on the south bank of the Selenge River include the Chinese ** Corps' logistics supply line to Kulun, and Tang Qiuli's aviation force will obviously make a desperate counterattack. Therefore, I hope comrades are mentally prepared. This is

A big battle, a bad battle!"

"There is also a more important secret mission, which is that while you are fighting against Tang Qiuli's Northern Flying Group fleet, you must retain considerable strength and the battle loss rate should not be too high. The specific content of the secret mission is that in September

At 11:30 on the night of the 22nd, a large number of bombers and fighter planes were dispatched to bomb Coulomb. This is a task that must be completed."

"Because I have just received an order from the General Staff and personally negotiated by Comrade Stalin. The comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party will be at midnight on September 22. In order to cooperate with our Soviet Red Army, we will liberate the entire territory of Outer Mongolia.

, to hold armed riots throughout Outer Mongolia, and our bombing is to create chaos in Kulun and cover their riots!"

The commanders of several Soviet air force divisions remained silent. The commanders of the two fighter divisions who were transferred from other military regions had never heard of the fame of the ** division aviation and the Northern Flying Group because they were not stationed in the border areas.

What’s more, in the air battle over Liaodong Bay that ended not long ago, the Third Air Force of the Japanese Kwantung Army was almost wiped out, so I didn’t have much psychological burden. I was going to agree to it, but the war came.

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But several colleagues from the Air Force of the Transcaucasus Military Region had solemn expressions on their faces. After swallowing their words and looking at their expressions, they knew that this was not an easy job. Otherwise, the faces of the few colleagues who were sitting on the ground would not look like this.

It looks as ugly as a dead fish.

The commanders of several fighter divisions and bomber divisions of the Air Force of the Transcaucasus Military District of the Soviet Union knew very well about the Northern Flying Group of the ** Division Aviation Force. During the First Outer Mongolia War, they served as pilots in the Air Force of the former Far East Military District of the Soviet Union.

He holds the position of regimental commander or battalion captain, and has personally participated in several large-scale air battles. Several brutal battles in the skies of Outer Mongolia have left him with indelible memories.

The flying skills, combat will, and tactical level of the Chinese ** division pilots are a terrifying memory for me, especially the Coulomb air battle, which was the beginning of the collapse of the Far East Military Region Air Force. The result of the war ended with the Soviet Union's disastrous defeat.

In the end, precisely because of this failure that made Stalin furious, the Far Eastern Military District was deorganized, disappeared from the ranks of the Soviet strategic military districts, and was placed under the Transcaucasus Military District.

And Liu Cuigang, commander of the Northern Flying Group of the ** Division Aviation Force, was no stranger to them. Although he had not fought against ** Division pilots in several years, his record with the Kwantung Army Air Force was widely known in the Far East.

It is rumored that these division commanders also once commanded their troops and participated in Zhukov's Far Eastern Front. They had personal experience of the Japanese Kwantung Army's battles and the quality and combat style of Japanese pilots.

To be fair, they were a group of fierce, bloodthirsty, and fearless opponents. Liu Cuigang's command could defeat such opponents repeatedly. How could he not let several fighter division commanders of the Transcaucasus Military Region Air Force not feel in their hearts?

be terrified.

Seeing several fighter division and bomber division commanders, who were silent and with embarrassed expressions on their faces, General Kulykin became unhappy, his face darkened, and his tone was stressful, and he asked: "What, comrades of the Air Force?

Are you feeling embarrassed about your mission? Remind comrades that this is an order personally negotiated by Comrade Stalin, and you must consider the consequences!"

A senior commander of the fighter division stood up and said: "Comrade Commander, it's not that we are in a difficult mood and bombed the ** division troops' positions along the Selenge River. We promise to complete the mission. The key is this secret mission, which involves too many

The constraints are: first of all, our pilots have no experience in night air raid operations; secondly, how to escape the interception of the ** Division aviation and reach the target safely during the long-distance attack on Coulomb are all problems that need to be solved."

General Kulykin did not know much about the Air Force's tactics and aircraft performance. He also believed that what the senior colonel said was true. However, even if there were ten thousand reasons, Stalin could not complete the task.

The mission assigned by comrade personally delayed the plan to recover Outer Mongolia. It is said that these division commanders, even if they are the commanders of the military regions, will never have an easy life. As for the end, each has its own possibility.

Therefore, General Kulykin's face darkened and he said without any doubt: "I understand your actual difficulties, but no matter what difficulties there are, the night attack on Kulen must be completed. The specific measures and plans will be studied by your air force yourself.

, what I want is to hear the explosion in Cullen City at midnight on September 22nd, okay, the meeting is over, I want to rush to the front line immediately!"

After saying that, General Kulykin stood up without giving them a chance to explain. He left the office, leaving several air force division commanders behind, looking at each other with wry smiles on their faces. Two people transferred from other military regions

A fighter division commander hurriedly asked his colleagues why Liu Cuigang, commander of the Northern Flying Group of the ** Division, was there?

As the night grew darker, strong winds blew through the open grasslands, bringing a biting chill. The yellowing pastures swayed in the wind. In the sky, a layer of lead clouds enveloped the stars, making the earth more immersed.

In the dark, at night like this, visibility is extremely low.

On the north bank of the Selenge River, on a low hillock and under a few low bushes, more than 20 soldiers from the 1st company and 2nd platoon of the **Division's Outer Mongolian Border Guard Army's 3rd Infantry Brigade and the brigade's reconnaissance battalion were lurking.

Here, the chilly night wind blows through the soldiers who have not yet put on their winter clothes, making people feel cold from the inside out. To be fair, it is not a good job to lurk in the wild on a late autumn night in Outer Mongolia.

The platoon leader, Second Lieutenant Siriguleng, tightened his belt, stood up, held up his binoculars, and looked towards the vast night north. In the lens, in addition to the boundless night, there was also the boundless night. Two platoons in a row, in Selengge

The area on the north bank of the river has been active for four or five days.

The most recent time, we have reached a place less than 20 kilometers away from the city of Irkutsk. If we had not received the order from the command headquarters, the platoon leader, Second Lieutenant Szhiguleng, might have brought his brothers with him.

You guys, sneak into the city and grab any tongues you want and bring them back.

For these scouts, sleeping in the wild is commonplace, but the night in the Outer Mongolia grasslands in late September is indeed difficult. They put down their binoculars and found nothing. After rubbing their sore eyes, Siriguleng ordered in a low voice:

"Class 1 is on duty, pay attention to the movement. Class 2 and Class 3 take time to rest. We will continue to expand the scope of reconnaissance tomorrow!"

Communications soldier Liu Suozhu, carrying a radio on his back, followed the platoon leader and couldn't help but mutter: "Platoon leader, we have been scouting this area for four or five days, and we haven't even seen the shadow of an old man. This afternoon,

The company commander also sent a telegram to inquire. Otherwise, our platoon should go north. If we are lucky, we might be able to catch a tongue and understand everything. Platoon commander, what do you think I can do?"

Siri Guleng gently patted Liu Suozhu's helmet, laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You are so scheming, the command from the headquarters is reasonable. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops have gathered in the Lake Baikal area. If we

Unknown situation, risk

Feel it carefully, what if we bump into a large group of Soviet troops? Just the twenty or so of us have not been made dumplings by the Soviet troops. By then, it will be too late to run away. Once the pillar is ready, you can

Put down the radio and go to bed!"

Liu Suozhu muttered, took off the radio from his body, and placed it gently in a place with dense grass. He fumbled and checked the canvas bag containing the radio again, then buckled the helmet on his face and held the submachine gun in his arms.

After a while, there was a sweet breathing sound.

Si Riguleng smiled slightly, took out a grass-green military blanket from his backpack, and covered Liu Suozhu's body. He found a short tree nearby to lean against, stretched out his legs comfortably, and silently thought about his thoughts.

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After a while, he became sleepy, his eyelids became dry, and he kept fighting. In a hazy moment, Siri Guleng entered a light sleep state. His right hand was still holding the submachine gun tightly, and his right hand was close to the holster.

Just two kilometers away from where the second platoon was lurking, more than thirty black figures suddenly appeared from a small forest in the pitch-black night.

(To be continued) (Posted on August 7, 2013)