Age of Conquest Reborn

General Kulykin, commander of the Transcaucasus Military District of the Soviet Union, commander of the Recapture of Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters and political commissar, had no choice but to attack. The Selenga River and the second-line troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army of more than 50,000 ** divisions blocked it.

It has been two days since the 300,000-strong army arrived in the Transcaucasus Military District. The air force failed to conduct two bombings and suffered heavy losses. The infantry attacked twice and suffered severe head injuries and lost thousands of troops.

General Kulykin, who has been commanding at the front line, is aware of these situations, but is it possible not to attack? Obviously not, the General Staff will not agree, and Comrade Stalin will not let him go, that ruthless and ruthless leader

, made him shudder.

Chief of Staff Zernenko was worried. Comrade Commander was crazy. He wanted to gamble with the lives of soldiers. Could it be that the blood of Soviet Red Army soldiers would dye the river in front of him red?

As the chief of staff of the military region, Lieutenant General Zernenko had to put forward his own opinion. He thought for a while and said sincerely: "Comrade Commander, I hope you can consider the consequences. The destructive capability of our army's artillery fire is obviously not up to the standard."

The effective purpose is to launch an attack when the enemy's defenses are basically intact. The casualties of the troops will be unbearable. I suggest that we wait for the supporting air force to arrive before starting the attack."

He hesitated for a moment, looked at the increasingly gloomy Commander Kulykin, and then said: "Besides, the enemy's mortars pose a great threat to our crossing-river attack force. We will not launch an attack until this problem is resolved."

It is irrational, Comrade Commander, please consider it carefully!"

To be fair, Lieutenant General Zernenko's suggestions are all mature advice for the country and are absolutely reasonable. However, as soon as he finished speaking, General Kulykin suddenly became furious and shouted loudly: "My Comrade Chief of Staff, then

Tell me, how many days will it take for the reinforced air force to arrive? One day, one week, or longer? Do we have time to wait?"

Lieutenant General Zernenko said dumbly, yes, the biggest enemy of the Transcaucasus Military Region troops at present may not be the ** division troops on the other side of the river. It is time. After shouting, he looked at the ugly-faced Chief of Staff, Kure

General Jin slowed down and said: "I understand your feelings. However, I have no choice. I will convey another order. Mobilize the tanks of two tank brigades, arrive at the river beach, distribute them evenly to the attacking troops, and use tank guns to deal with them*

*Division mortars, this is the only way!"

At 9:30 in the morning on September 21, accompanied by a thunderous noise and raindrop-like artillery shells, they roared across the wide surface of the Selenge River and landed on the land on the other side. The Soviet artillery responded to the outside world.

The shelling of the defensive positions of the Mongolian border guards began.

Sun Zhenbang smiled disdainfully and thought to himself: "It's still the same old story. After repelling the first Soviet attack, most of the frontline troops have withdrawn to Luanshi Mountain in order to guard against the Soviet mortar troops.

We also entered the artillery-proof hole. If the Soviet army launches the same attack again, it would be best to let the old Maozi soldiers have a taste of mortar shells."

However, after observing for a while while braving the smoke and dust raised by the shells, Sun Zhenbang discovered that the Soviet artillery bombardment this time was different from the previous ones. In the past, it was an indiscriminate, all-round bombardment.

The area of ​​more than 20 kilometers along the coast is a target for shelling. This time, the shelling is focused and limited to more than ten places. Although it is not as overwhelming as before, the density of falling bombs in the area has greatly increased.

Sun Zhenbang was not worried about the Soviet artillery shelling method. The reinforced anti-gun holes were enough to offset the long-term shelling of large-caliber howitzers. Moreover, he also judged that the Soviet artillery bombardment area was the key breakthrough direction, but

No matter what, he was still confident that he could repel the Soviet attack. "Old Maozi has updated his tricks. Can he destroy his own position with just one shell?" Sun Zhenbang didn't believe it.

But Sun Zhenbang couldn't understand what happened next. After the Soviet artillery fire began to extend, the first thing that appeared on the beach on the other side of the river was not infantry, but tanks, and then groups of infantry.

Soon, the Soviet infantry pushed the rubber assault boat into the river as they did during the first attack, and then began to rush towards the south bank. With a sneer on his lips, Sun Zhenbang picked up the phone and ordered: "Attention, frontline troops.

, mortar preparations, let’s follow the last shooting method, and give the Soviet army a little more color. The troops in Luanshishan, each brigade sent two regiments of troops, immediately moved to the front, preparing to counterattack the Soviet attack

!”

After receiving the order, the mortar troops quickly entered the position, began to repair the fortifications intensively, and made preparations for the artillery bombardment. The Soviet infantry assault boats were getting closer and closer. After entering the range of the mortars, as the commander

After the order was given, the first wave of artillery shells hit the Soviet army hard. The water of the Selenge River began to churn. Everything was just like the first attack. The Soviet assault boat was blown to pieces.

On the north bank of the Selenge River, General Kulykin stood on a high platform, watching the situation on the battlefield intently. When the mortar shells of the ** division troops began to shell, he ordered to the staff beside him: "Order

, the forward tanks will immediately destroy the enemy’s mortar positions!”

The Soviet tanks squatting silently on the other side looked like monsters suddenly resurrected. The thick and short barrels moved slowly. Then, a burst of flames erupted from the muzzle, and the low-trajectory shells flew over a hundred meters wide.

The river roared and fell on the position of the Outer Mongolian border guards. The first round of artillery bombardment had little effect. The mortars on the ground did not cause any damage. As the Soviet tanks once again adjusted the shooting coordinates, one round after another

Artillery shells fell in the trenches.

"Boom, boom, boom!" There was a violent explosion, and flames and thick smoke erupted from the frontier position of the Outer Mongolia border guards. Sun Zhenbang could clearly see through the telescope that he was only a few hundred meters away from his shelter.

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At the artillery position, several tank shells fell one after another. With loud noises and flashes of fire, five or six mortars, together with the gunners, turned into scattered parts, turned into the residual broken arms of the soldiers, and covered with blood.

Rain, flying in the air.

The sweat on Sun Zhenbang's face fell. He finally understood what those Soviet tanks were for. They were specially designed to deal with his mortars. He grabbed the phone and ordered angrily: "All mortar units,

Immediately withdraw into the artillery holes, and the troops will immediately enter the fortifications!"

It only took twenty minutes from the order to the troops to execute it, but the report Sun Zhenbang received made his heart bleed. The mortar unit, under the bombardment of Soviet tanks, the personnel and mortars,

The loss exceeded one-tenth. The direct consequence was that without the suppression of artillery fire, the speed of the Soviet attack significantly accelerated. The first batch of assault boats had already approached the south bank.

The troops who had moved up through the traffic trenches immediately entered the position, and the light and heavy machine guns began to roar. However, the targets of the Soviet tanks immediately shifted to these firepower points. As the clouds of smoke and flames rose, the firepower points of the forward troops gradually

It became sparse, and the intensity of firepower was immediately reduced by more than half.

Sun Zhenbang's eyes were burning with anxiety, and he shouted to his staff: "Order the 1st Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade to immediately bombard the Soviet tanks. Tell the artillerymen not to stop the bombardment until I blow up those turtle shells!"

Sun Zhenbang risked his life and deployed his only two artillery brigades. Of course he knew that the consequences of doing so would be counterattack by the Soviet army's superior artillery fire. Perhaps, after repelling the Soviet attack, the two artillery brigades would be the only ones left.

There are no less than a few artillery pieces.

But he had to do this, otherwise, when the Soviet tanks approached and shelled, the firepower points would be cleared one by one, and the fire suppression would be lost. Once a large number of Soviet troops boarded the river bank, the next step would be a hand-to-hand battle.

Repelling the Soviet attack allowed the Soviet army to gain a foothold. When the second wave of Soviet troops caught up, it would be difficult to hold the position. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers would swamp more than 50,000 of them.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The fire was flashing and shrapnel flew across the field. From behind the position on the south bank of the Selenge River, groups of artillery shells flew and landed in the ranks of Soviet tanks, exploding into clouds of black smoke. There were Soviet tanks.

There were fires, but more fires encircled the two artillery brigades of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards. The bombardment of the first wave of artillery shells continued to suppress the firepower of the ** division troops and covered the Soviet army's forced crossing of the Selenge River.

Seeing the artillery shells of the ** Division's artillery falling on his tank group, General Kulykin smiled coldly and said to his staff: "Convey my order to all artillery groups, quickly determine the coordinates, and immediately destroy them with the most violent artillery fire."

The artillerymen of the ** Division, huh, I have been looking for you for several days and finally showed up!"

On the north bank of the Selenge River, denser artillery shells roared across the sky and landed on the artillery position of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards. Sun Zhenbang's eyes followed the Soviet artillery shells, and his face turned pale. He knew that his artillery was

He was no match for the Soviet artillery. The order just now would put the artillery in the most dangerous situation, but he had no choice.

The artillery of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards was completely suppressed, but they still tried their best to pour artillery shells into the Soviet tank group. However, the artillery shells became increasingly sparse, and the phone in the "Dingling Bell" headquarters rang rapidly.

Come, a staff officer picked up the phone, after hearing this, his face changed drastically, and he turned around and said: "Commander, it's Brigadier Wang of the First Brigade looking for you!"

Sun Zhenbang answered the phone, "Commander, the situation is very critical. The firepower point on our brigade position was suppressed by Soviet tank fire, causing heavy losses. In front of our position, the Soviet army has boarded the river beach. I request that we proceed immediately."

Fight back!"

Sun Zhenbang roared: "Wang Qingshan, listen to me, don't be confused. If you fight back at this time, won't you be exposed to the Soviet artillery fire? If you move the Soviet army closer to attack, your grenades should be reserved."

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