Age of Conquest Reborn

Looking into Tong Batu's eyes, everything was contained in these words. Tang Qiuli didn't say much more. He just patted Tong Batu on the shoulder, then squeezed his rough big hand tightly and said: "

Go back and prepare!"

Tong Batu saluted and left. Looking at his striding back, Tang Qiuli smiled. He believed in this Mongolian man and the officers and soldiers of the Second Brigade. The Second Brigade was a powerful force fighting from the country to Outer Mongolia.

Centripetal force and cohesion are different

Generally speaking, and having been tested by many cruel wars, I can completely believe that what I just said is nothing more than to prevent accidents and to remind Tong Batu. It seems that the effect is very ideal. With these more than 5,000 sharp weapons,

Saber, Cullen can't cause chaos!

Of course, Tang Qiuli could take the simplest and most direct way and issue an order in the name of the division commander, ordering the Tong Batu Brigade to carry out the task of imposing martial law on Kulun City. I believe that Tong Batu and the officers and soldiers of the Second Brigade would not refuse.

He did not follow the order. After all, this unit, under his command, moved to fight in the northern provinces. However, Tang Qiuli did not want to do that. The simple reason was that it was the sensitive factor of having the same culture and race as the aborigines of Outer Mongolia.

He did not want to block the Soviet troops from the front and suppress the riots in the rear, causing Cullen to fall into chaos and turmoil due to internal reasons in his own army. As the only organized cavalry unit in Cullen City, Tong Batu

The current weight of the brigade is not light. Directly issuing orders is concise and clear, but the potential factors may become another inducement of riots. Moreover, in terms of techniques, it is also inferior.

When Tang Qiuli was adjusting the battle deployment in Kulun City and having a night of wine talk with Tong Batu, in northern Outer Mongolia, on the north bank of the Selenge River, the Soviet army regained the Outer Mongolia Campaign Command Headquarters, and the commander, General Kurekin, was also convening.

Military meeting, the scale of the meeting is very large

All officers of the army, regiment and above are eligible to participate, including all the officers of the Fifth Army of the Military Region who had just arrived at the front a few hours ago, all the officers of the four infantry divisions of the second echelon, and more than a hundred officers of the general and college level.

The tent was packed to the brim.

Now General Kulykin, perhaps feeling in a good mood for the first time in a few days, has good things going on. The troops of the Fifth Army and the Second Echelon, totaling nine infantry divisions, have arrived at the front line in advance, so that they can be used.

The attacking troops amounted to 13 infantry divisions, with a strength of more than 200,000 people. Thirteen infantry divisions took turns to conduct uninterrupted attacks, but they still couldn't tear apart the defensive positions of the ** division?

The second good thing is that the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, personally responded to the telegram. In the telegram, Comrade Marshal fully agreed to his request and transferred four troops from the Caucasus Military District, the Western Military District, and the Don River Military District.

One fighter division and three bomber divisions joined the Outer Mongolia battlefield and were under his command. Although the number of fighter divisions was one less than what he requested, it can be seen how seriously the Chief of General Staff attached to the war in Outer Mongolia.

Moreover, the information revealed by the Chief of General Staff in the telegram made General Kulykin extremely happy, "Comrade Kulykin, regarding the war in Outer Mongolia, Comrade Stalin has given the latest instructions to mobilize

All forces that can be mobilized will support the military operations of the Transcaucasus Military Region, and my only request is to end this war as soon as possible, preferably before the end of this year, so that the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region can control the entire territory of Outer Mongolia."

This means that everything in the current Soviet Union revolves around its own troops to provide convenient conditions for the recovery of Outer Mongolia as soon as possible. Of course, with Kulykin's position, he knew that doing so would be a good thing for Stalin.

What a difficult thing. The focus of national defense is in Europe, on the front line of the Xing'an Mountains.

However, the deadline given by Comrade Stalin to recover the Outer Mongolia region also made General Kulykin feel tremendous pressure. There were still more than three months left, and the burden was not light. He was still facing the second-rate troops of the ** Division.

, if Tang Qiuli's main force comes with continuous reinforcements, the outcome of the war will be difficult to predict! Maybe, victory will be achieved in the end, but it will never be within three months!

If General Kulykin had known that Tang Qiuli's plan for the Outer Mongolia campaign was to completely annihilate the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region north of Kulun and along the Selenga River, he would not have thought that he could not comply with Comrade Stalin's request.

Within three months, I was worried about ending the war in Outer Mongolia. The first thing that came to my mind was how not to be eaten by Tang Qiuli.

There were two other things that greatly dampened General Kulykin’s happy mood. One was that the report he sent to the Air Force General Headquarters was rejected. The Air Force Chief’s reply was, “According to the Transcaucasus Military District

The report of General Konev, commander of the Air Force Command, concluded that during this air battle, General Konev did not make any mistakes in his command and response measures, and he did not bear responsibility for the failure of the air battle."

"The reason for the failure in the air battle was entirely caused by the loss of a fighter division of the Transcaucasus Military Region Air Force, Colonel Longganovsky, delaying the fighter plane, and improper handling of the aircraft. Commander Konev has been ordered to seriously investigate him.

To deal with it, the Counterrevolutionary Committee of the Air Force Headquarters has been involved in the investigation of this matter. In view of Comrade Stalin’s concern about the war in Outer Mongolia, the post of Air Force Commander will still be held by Comrade Konev.”

This was the final opinion of the Air Force Headquarters, which meant that his idea of ​​taking down General Konev was completely in vain. General Kulykin viciously cursed the bastards at the Air Force Headquarters, but there was nothing he could do.

Obviously, some big bosses in the Air Force had won over Comrade Stalin's opinion in allowing Konev to continue to stay in office. However, getting rid of a small university teacher was not their original intention.

General Kulykin's original intention was to take the opportunity of this air battle defeat to completely reorganize the military district air force command organization and replace him with a commander who can cooperate with him sincerely and obey his orders, instead of being like the current General Konev.

, has his own way of doing everything, and often does things according to the Air Force's set, rather than the will of himself as the military region commander. However, this is a battle between the upper levels, even if he is the military region commander.

, and there is nothing we can do.

Another thing is the telegram from the annoying Major General Sergeyev of the Third Army Military District. According to his orders, the two infantry divisions under his command marched westward along the north bank of the Selenga River to seize Outer Mongolia.

It has been more than two days since we set out for Khovd, an important town in the western region. This guy has walked less than 80 kilometers. At this speed, the Third Army may not be able to reach the vicinity of Khovd until next spring.

Moreover, he also emphasized difficulties, emphasized objective factors, etc. In his reply to Commander Sergeyev, General Kulykin first gave him an unceremonious lecture, and then ordered: "Third Army

The difficulties encountered before us can all be overcome, and we will definitely reach the attack area designated by the campaign headquarters on time. If the operation fails because the main commander of the army is timid and emphasizes the difficulties, the military district headquarters will definitely

They will be held accountable sternly."

No matter how Commander Sergeyev reacted after seeing the telegram, General Kulykin convened a military meeting on time according to the original plan. At the meeting, he first informed that the General Staff would increase the number of four

Good news that a fighter division and three bomber divisions have joined the battlefield in Outer Mongolia.

This news was nothing short of overjoyed for the Soviet officers who had witnessed the ferocious fighting style of the ** Air Force during the day. No one was willing to go to war against the Chinese bombs. A warm cheer sounded at the venue.

applause.

Subsequently, Commander Kulykin announced: "After a day of fighting, we have initially figured out the defensive characteristics of the ** Division's positions, and the staff has come up with targeted tactics, that is, dispatching two bomber divisions

, carrying heavy aerial bombs, carried out intensive bombing on an area more than 20 kilometers wide on the south bank of the Selenge River, completely destroying the enemy's hidden underground fortifications."

"Then, the troops responsible for today's offensive mission will still be responsible for the first offensive mission. The strength of each breakthrough direction will be increased to a reinforced regiment. The new troops arriving today will be the second attack wave. In each direction, the strength of the troops will be required.

When the number reaches two regiments, the artillery will also provide effective fire support for the attacking troops."

"The engineering force quickly set up a pontoon bridge after the assault force seized the breakthrough. The 1st and 2nd tank brigades quickly passed through the Selenge River and attacked the depth of the ** division. The battle will start at five o'clock tomorrow morning.

After all comrades go back, hurry up and get ready, adjourn the meeting!"

There is nothing new in the way of fighting, it is still the same as during the day. However, General Kulykin now has more troops in his hands. Twelve infantry divisions can take turns to attack Sun Zhenbang's position with new and cutting-edge troops.

After the meeting, all the Soviet generals left. General Kulykin said to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Zernenko: "Comrade Zernenko, inform the commander of the military region's air force Konev of the contents of the meeting and order him at the same time.

, dispatch two bomber divisions to carry out bombing missions!"

Lieutenant General Zernenko, Chief of Staff of the Military Region, said with concern: "Comrade Commander, in order to ensure the victory of the battle, it is necessary to dispatch bombers, but should we first coordinate with the Commander of the Military Region Air Force, General Konev?

The opinions of the Air Force should be sought. The specific scale and method of the operation should still be based on the opinions of the Air Force. This involves the issue of escort. The lessons learned during the day must be learned!"

General Kulykin sneered and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you only need to tell Konev to carry out my orders. As for the escort issue, if he can't even think of this simple question, he is not worthy of being the commander of the air force of this military region."

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Lieutenant General Zernenko shook his head helplessly and went to send a telegram to General Konev. "The war is imminent, and generals are at odds with each other. This is a taboo for military strategists," he thought to himself.

(To be continued)(To be continued...)