Age of Conquest Reborn

The torn telegram papers were scattered in the wind, leaving spots of white on the withered grass. The actions of General Kulykin, commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District and commander of the campaign to regain Outer Mongolia, will always be followed.

Lieutenant General Zernenko, the emotional chief of staff of the military region, was completely confused.

Lieutenant General Zernenko opened his eyes in surprise and asked: "Comrade Commander, are you...?"

General Kulykin did not look back, but said flatly, "Konev and the others have tried their best, what's the use of punishment?"

Zernenko's body trembled. He thought that Commander Kulykin was dissatisfied with his downplaying of the military region's air force responsibilities in the draft telegram and was not ruthless enough. In this way, they expressed their dissatisfaction.

Then, my life in the military region will definitely be difficult in the future.

However, what I heard was another story. Could it be that Comrade Commander suddenly changed his mind? How can the next campaign plan be carried out? The air force's bombing is basically ineffective. This initial kick

If you don't play well, how can you play the next routine?

Therefore, Lieutenant General Zernenko tentatively asked: "Comrade Commander, will our attack proceed according to the original plan? Should we wait until the Air Force has replenished its losses before starting the attack?"

General Kulykin turned around suddenly, with a cold light in his eyes, and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, without the Air Force, we can't fight. How long will it take for the Air Force to be replenished? One month, two months or even half a year."

Time, can we afford to wait? Convey my order, and the battle attack will begin as planned!"

General Kulykin's cold eyes made Lieutenant General Zernenko tremble in his heart. Yes, his suggestion was a bit out of tune. What the Soviet Red Army lacks most is time, whether it is the General Staff

Neither Comrade Stalin nor Comrade Stalin allowed the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region to continue delaying like this. With the air force dying one after another, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight on. Comrade Commander's approach was also a helpless move.

On the south bank of the Selenge River. At about 7:30 in the morning on September 21, at the blocking position of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards of the ** Division, Commander Sun Zhenbang held up his binoculars and observed the Soviet troops on the opposite side through the observation hole of the shelter.

Movement. Quiet, absolutely quiet. There was no sign that the Soviet army was about to launch an attack.

He secretly thought suspiciously, "The air battle and bombing have ended for more than 20 minutes, and the Soviet army's first attack has been completed. Next, it's time for the second move. Why has it taken so long? There's still a little bit left.

There was no movement at all. Could it be that you were stunned by Liu Cuigang’s fleet? Today’s attack was in vain again? This is the best, I like it!”

"Dingling bells" the phone on the shell box rang rapidly. Sun Zhenbang answered the phone, "Commander, the Soviet bombing has passed. Do the troops immediately enter the forward position? I am afraid that I will start an attack!" Yes!

The call came from the commander of the first brigade, and then the other three brigade commanders, requesting that the troops retreating to Luanshi Mountain should immediately enter the forward position to avoid being passive.

Sun Zhenbang's face showed a look of struggle. The suggestions of the four brigade commanders were not unreasonable. On the blockade line, which was more than 20 kilometers wide, there were less than five battalions of troops left. If the Soviet army adopted a rapid assault,

After the troops at the rear have moved to the front, the Soviet attack troops will basically be on the beach. If they fight like this, they will be very passive.

However, Sun Zhenbang always had a doubt in his heart. The bombing by Soviet bombers did not achieve the desired effect. The Soviet commander must have been able to see that the ** division's position had not been destroyed. Without fire suppression,

Under such circumstances, just a cross-river assault by infantry is almost like sending a living target. The Soviet commander is not stupid enough yet, wait and see!

Sun Zhenbang said: "Just stay here and wait and see what happens. Without my order, no troops are allowed to move forward. In addition, prepare a regiment of troops. After receiving my order, we will move to the front as quickly as possible.

Movement to the Forward!”

Then, Sun Zhenbang issued an order to the troops left behind at the front to enter the artillery holes and shelters. After another ten minutes, the long wait made Sun Zhenbang feel more and more uneasy. Logically speaking, the Soviet army should not be like this.

It was so quiet, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he felt depressed and uncomfortable.

At this time, from the north bank of the Selenge River, behind the Soviet frontline position, there was a dull loud noise. Then, groups of artillery shells, with screaming sounds, landed on the position on the south bank from far to near, exploding.

Black pillars of earth rose up, the earth trembled, and smoke and flames filled the air instantly.

As the Soviet artillery shells fell on his position, Sun Zhenbang's heart relaxed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, threw down his binoculars, grabbed a kettle, and drank a lot of water. He breathed a long sigh of relief.

, said to himself: "Is this right? If the old Maozi soldiers don't fire, I really don't understand their methods!"

The Soviet artillery bombardment lasted for forty minutes, but the intensity and intensity of the artillery fire was obviously not as good as that of Liu Cuigang's bomber group on the first day, which was still very effective against the Soviet artillery.

Forty minutes later, the Soviet artillery fire began to extend, "rumbling" and firing in depth. Sun Zhenbang dropped the kettle, grabbed the phone, and ordered: "The troops left behind at the front, immediately enter the surface positions, hurry up to repair the fortifications, and the rocks on the mountain

troops, immediately move up a regiment of troops to fight!"

On the surface of the Selenge River, the Soviet offensive troops appeared. Rubber assault boats were quickly pushed into the water and densely covered the river. Sun Zhenbang stared closely at the movements of the Soviet troops and muttered:

"Damn it, the Soviet army is going all out. They have dispatched no less than twelve regiments. I only have twelve regiments in total. They are trying to force me not to leave a reserve force!"

Sun Zhenbang grabbed the phone again and ordered, "For the troops in Luanshishan, each brigade will add one and a half regiments of troops. The troops at the forefront are waiting for my order and open fire together!"

Ten minutes later, the Soviet rubber boat had crossed half of the water of the Selenge River. The light and heavy machine guns attached to the assault boat began to fire. Bullets were raining down like raindrops, hitting the enemy's position on the opposite side.

The dust is flying.

Sun Zhenbang stared at the Soviet army closely. One minute passed. The soldiers of the Army on the position were holding their guns tightly, their hearts pounding with anxiety. The sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer. Why didn't the commander give the order to fire?

Order? It’s really annoying!

Sun Zhenbang raised his right hand and said to the staff guarding the phone: "Order, each battalion mortar company, delay the explosion of the shells for fifteen seconds, fire ten rounds quickly, fire!" His right hand slashed downwards.

, gave the order to fire.

Sun Zhenbang was smart. Under the attack of 12 regiments of Soviet troops, if infantry weapons were used to fight back, it would definitely cause great damage to the Soviet troops. However, the casualties of the troops would not be small, as the surface positions were exposed.

Soldiers will inevitably be killed by Soviet firepower, but mortars are different. The gunners can hide in the trenches without affecting the effect of the shelling, and can also avoid casualties.

Moreover, mortar shells are the best strike weapon for the Soviet troops in such a dense offensive formation. There are many forward artillery observation posts to provide the coordinates of the shelling at any time, so there is no worry that the shells will miss.

At this time, General Kulykin and Chief of Staff Zernenko were on a high platform, holding telescopes and watching the development of the attack. Standing in this position, they could have an overview of the entire battlefield. The two of them saw,

The soldiers of the Soviet Red Army had already approached the south bank. At this time, from the south bank of the Selenge River, from the ** division position, countless mortar shells suddenly flew up, like bolides flying all over the sky, towards the Soviet assault boat.

Smash it down.

The experienced Soviet veteran's face turned pale at that time. He could hear that it was the dense screams of countless mortar shells falling from the sky, "Boom, boom, boom!" There was a dense explosion on the river, and it suddenly sounded like an explosion.

Like a pot, countless water columns rose up, mixed with the broken arms of Soviet soldiers, masses of blood, and the wreckage of assault boats. The water columns fell, and the slightly changed color of the Selenge River, with raging rapids, brought all this with it.

Walk.

Then, the second and third batches of mortar shells came one after another, exploding a network of deathly fire on the river. Sun Zhenbang was an absolute expert. He understood all infantry weapons and equipment and would need to touch objects.

The explosive mortar shells are adjusted to explode with a delay of fifteen seconds. In this way, even if they do not contact any object, the explosion effect of the shells will not be affected. Especially for mortars with high parabolic curves, many shells explode in the air.

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The shrapnel from the explosion was like a goddess scattering flowers, throwing countless broken and irregular steel fragments in any direction at will, and penetrated into the bodies of Soviet soldiers without hindrance, bringing up a cloud of blood and harvesting it.

With every life saved, the shrapnel penetrated the inflatable rubber boat. The Soviet soldiers on the boat immediately fell into the water. In addition to struggling with the raging torrent, they also had to accept the shells smashed down on their heads and the looting of countless flying shrapnel!

On the open river, there was no place to hide from the shelling, and there was no safe corner. Mortar shells flew in one after another, causing heavy casualties to the Soviet soldiers and causing them to complain endlessly. The infantrymen of the ** Division hid in the trenches.

They were so happy that they couldn't help but peek out their heads to see the mortar shells flying overhead.

Immediately, the fierce shouts of the squad and platoon leaders came: "Don't die, lower your head!" The soldiers stuck out their tongues and retracted their heads unwillingly, but these squad and platoon leaders couldn't help but

Out of curiosity, they took a quick look and immediately retracted, with a look of disbelief on their faces. In their words later, "Oh my God, that was clearly a group of live targets!"

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