Age of Conquest Reborn

The Chief of Staff of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District, Lieutenant General Zernenko, was full of helplessness. He did not want to see the entire campaign fail because of the disagreement between the generals. That would not be good for the country.

However, one is the unquestionable number one commander of the military region, and the other is the supreme commander and field officer of the military region's air force. It is difficult for Ziji, the chief of staff, to be caught in the middle. The only thing he can do is to send telegrams.

Shihou, try to be as tactful and polite as possible, abandon the tough attitude of comrade commander, and use a consultative tone to seek the opinions of General Konev, commander of the military region’s air force." "Novel.

Not bad. Admiral Konev quickly responded to the call. Not only did he happily agree, everything was in accordance with Comrade Commander Kulykin's battle plan, he also gave his own opinion and dispatched three fighter divisions to provide two bombers at the same time.

Division escort, this time, the Transcaucasus Military District Air Force was dispatched in full force. It seemed that General Konev had also learned the lessons of the day, and Lieutenant General Zernenko was greatly relieved.

He hurriedly came to Commander Kulykin's tent and reported the attitude of Commander Konev of the Military District Air Force and the measures taken by the Air Force. General Kulykin nodded without comment and muttered something vaguely.

, but the sharp-eared Lieutenant General Zernenko still listened and said, "He knows what's going on!"

On the night of September 20th, the north bank of the Selenge River was not peaceful at night. More than 200,000 Soviet troops were making careful preparations for the launch at five o'clock in the morning tomorrow. Sun Zhenbang, who was on the south bank, naturally

I won't wait passively.

From the south bank of the Selenge River to the rocky mountains behind, a distance of about 2.5 kilometers, under the cover of night, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Outer Mongolia Border Defense Force were wielding pickaxes and working hard.

Dry, dig four communication trenches leading to the forward positions. According to the requirements of Commander Sun Zhenbang, the width of the communication trenches is two and a half meters, and the depth reaches more than two meters. At the bottom of the communication trenches, defenses must be excavated every few dozen meters.

Cannon hole.

In order to encounter the Soviet army and the bombing shihou, the soldiers quickly hid themselves. This was an ancient and effective method to deal with the Soviet army with superior artillery fire. Sun Zhenbang's idea was that even the Soviet artillery fire blocked the front line leading to

The roads in the rear and the tongguo communication trenches can also quickly mobilize troops, transport supplies and ammunition, and evacuate the wounded. Whether the Soviet army can survive for six days depends on these communication trenches.

However, the total distance of more than ten kilometers is a huge amount of earthwork. Therefore, after nightfall, except for a small number of troops left at the forward position to monitor the movements of the Soviet army, the rest of the troops were devoted to this project.

among. even as a secretary

The commander-in-chief Sun Zhenbang was no exception. At this moment, he was wearing a shirt and whirring with his engineer pickaxe. A staff officer ran over, lay next to his ear, and whispered: "Commander, I have received a call from the frontline troops."

Report that the Soviet troops on the other side are acting abnormally!"

Sun Zhenbang stopped suddenly, wiped his sweat, and alerted the others. He took two guards and hurried back to the shelter where the headquarters was located. As he left, he murmured in his heart, "Could it be that the Soviet army is preparing to attack? Isn't it right?"

Yeah, it's been quiet for most of the day. Is there any reason for Lao Maozi to attack at night? Besides, if the sound of gunfire is heard and the troops' intention to dig communication trenches is discovered, then they should also bombard me with artillery fire to destroy my move?"

After entering the shelter, Sun Zhenbang lay down at the lookout, raised his binoculars, and observed the movements of the Soviet position on the opposite side. He saw a series of not very dense lights in the deserted night, from far to near, and then, came

There was the sound of the truck's engine, the shouts of Soviet soldiers, and, in the distance, lights flashed from time to time, one after another.

Sun Zhenbang threw down the telescope and muttered, "Damn, it belongs to the Soviet army. There are quite a lot of them! There are at least five or six divisions of troops. Staff! Staff! mǎshàng report this situation to the division commander, the Soviet Army's third

The second echelon arrived at the front line of the Selenge River, and the preliminary estimate is that the strength is five to six divisions!"

Tang Qiuli, who received the telegram, couldn't help but frown. He ordered Sun Zhenbang's troops to adopt flexible defense and stick to the Selenge River blocking line. This was based on the existing Soviet troops. Now, the Soviet follow-up troops,

Moreover, the strength of the Soviet army has reached five or six divisions, which means that Sun Zhenbang, who originally fought against the Soviet army's four mechanized divisions, now has to stop the Soviet army's ten infantry divisions with 160,000 people. The Soviet army's strength is Sun Zhenbang's.

more than three times.

Tang Qiuli was hesitant. He wanted to change the order again and order Sun Zhenbang's troops to implement flexible defense tactics. However, military orders were changed three times in two days and at night. This was a taboo for commanders and would also leave front-line commanders at a loss.

, without changing the order, could Sun Zhenbang be able to withstand the Soviet army whose strength was more than three times that of Ziji?

Tang Qiuli was quite troubled because he had too few available troops. If Tang Qiuli knew that the Soviet follow-up troops were not five or six divisions, but nine infantry divisions, he would change the order without hesitation.

, and will order the 1st and 2nd brigades of the directly affiliated corps, which are rushing to the Selenge River battlefield, to build a blocking line on the spot to meet Sun Zhenbang's troops.

However, the Soviet follow-up troops arrived at night, and the information could not fall into Tang Qiuli's hands so quickly, which prompted him to give up the idea of ​​changing the order and ordered Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Border Guard Army, to give

Sun Zhenbang called back, "Closely

Pay attention to the movements of the Soviet army. Liu Cuigang's aviation force will provide air fire support for your troops and establish an effective ground and air network." After the Battle of Outer Mongolia, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but sweat every time he recalled the events.

After processing Sun Zhenbang's telegram, he looked at his watch. It was past ten o'clock on the night of September 20th. Tang Qiuli couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His head felt a little swollen. He had been locked up in this temporary headquarters for more than ten hours.

, just as he was about to go out for some air, a report came from outside the door, "Report to the division commander, we have received an urgent telegram from the 3rd Cavalry Brigade Zeng Shiqiang!"

"Zeng Shiqiang of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade? Didn't he cross the north bank of the Selenge River? Is there an emergency? Could it be that other Soviet troops have been discovered. At the critical moment, we must not cause trouble!"

Tang Qiuli was stunned and felt a little uneasy, "Come in!" he shouted.

A captain staff officer came in and handed Tang Qiuli a telegram. He quickly took it and said, "Division commander, after our Third Cavalry Brigade entered the area on the north bank of the Selenge River, the original plan was to go deep into the rear of the Soviet army and bypass it.

Pass through the Soviet frontal troops and attack the Soviet transport convoys and

Logistics supply line, however, during the covert movement of our brigade, more than 80 kilometers away from the left flank of our defense line on the Selenge River, in the area of ​​​​Urigentala, the Soviet troops were discovered, with the strength of two infantry divisions zuoyou, méiyou discovered

Tanks and armor."

"After discovering the target, I sent a cavalry reconnaissance team to track and reconnoiter the Soviet army's marching direction. It was discovered that the Soviet army's marching direction was the western region of Outer Mongolia. All the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade unanimously requested to fight and followed.

, harassed, exhausted, until the last two Soviet divisions, the combat plan, the brigade combat section is formulating it, and will report it later, hoping to be approved by the division commander! "

Regardless of Zeng Shiqiang's request for a battle, first of all, the actions of these two Soviet divisions puzzled Tang Qiuli. The current main battlefield, on the line of the Selenge River, was that the two solitary Soviet infantry divisions were not there.

The main battlefield is running to the west of Outer Mongolia. What are they going to do?

Tang Qiuli immediately found Urigentara on the map. When he saw the terrain conditions on the map, he was even more puzzled. Many thoughts and judgments flashed in his mind one by one.

Could it be that they want to bypass Sun Zhenbang's frontal defense line and outflank his troops, or go straight to Cullen?

Soldiers, two infantry divisions, with more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 troops at best, can play a huge role. Moreover, there are difāng garrison troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard along the way from Uzhgentala to Kulun.

After spending all the way, when they arrived near Kulun, how many Soviet troops were left in the two divisions, and were they still capable of attacking Kulun? Uzhgentala was far away from the Selenge River, and the water in this section of the river was very fast.

The river bank is so high that it is the most unsuitable for crossing. Wouldn't the Soviet army be asking for trouble? If they don't go back to Sun Zhenbang's rear and don't cross the Selenge River, the Soviet commander will do something stupid.

Could it be that there is a bigger intention that Ziji cannot judge? Tang Qiuli shook his head and denied each possibility. He was very confused that the two Soviet infantry divisions emerging from Turán might change the entire battle situation.

At this time, Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army, returned after sending the telegram. Tang Qiuli handed Zeng Shiqiang's telegram to Wang Jun and said: "Chief of Staff Wang, look, this is from the Third Cavalry Brigade.

According to the telegram, two Soviet infantry divisions were found in the Uzhgentala area. I can’t judge their intentions! I don’t know if the Soviet commander wants to do something, which is very troublesome!”

When Wang Jun received the telegram, he also frowned, murmuring something, shaking his head and nodding for a while, which made Tang Qiuli confused. However, he waited patiently. Wang Jun, a local snake resident in Outer Mongolia, maybe

, you will see something interesting!

Suddenly, Wang Jun's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to the map of Outer Mongolia, picked up a pencil, and drew a winding line, starting from Urigentala and extending to the western part of Outer Mongolia, to Kobu.

There were many shihou, but it stopped suddenly, and circles were drawn from time to time around this line, which were some key towns. Tang Qiuli also seemed a little confused, but he still wanted to hear Wang Jun's opinion.

Putting down his pencil, Wang Jun said excitedly: "Commander, I have initially determined the intention of the two Soviet divisions to sneak here. The Soviet commander is quite insidious. Their target is Khovd, an important town in western Outer Mongolia!"

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