Age of Conquest Reborn

Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Corps directly under the **Division and commander-in-chief of the Selenge River Campaign, has a bad habit of spending very little time in the headquarters every time he fights.

He loves to run to the front line and is a commander who cannot sit on the bench.

In Liu Hongzhang's own words: "Damn it, when the gunfire rang out, my old Liu's legs and feet wouldn't obey his command, and he couldn't help but slip forward. Besides, it's a war. If you don't command from the front, how can you be there?

Being able to grasp the battlefield situation immediately, adjust deployment at any time, stay in the headquarters, and rely on the phone to direct operations, it suffocates me to death! I’m not used to it!"

In fact, this was the excuse he made for himself to run to the front. Liu Hongzhang belonged to the kind of person who couldn't help but rush up to pick up two shuttles of bullets as soon as he heard the sound of gunfire. For this problem, division commander Tang Qiuli did not

Train him less, and attend the directly-affiliated corps meeting

At the small meeting, he was also criticized by name, but Liu Hongzhang agreed wholeheartedly and refused to change. He said privately to several close brigade commanders, "Guys, do you think it's strange or not? When you hear the sound of gunfire, you hear the sound of gunfire."

When I smell the smoke, my brain works very well!"

Now, the counterattack is about to start. Liu Hongzhang's old habit has returned. Ouyang Yishan is well aware of his habit, but today's counterattack is different from the past. The two sides are only a few hundred meters apart, and there is no room for buffering.

, the action is close combat, a melee of nearly 100,000 people, with bullets as dense as locusts. A commander in chief commanding tens of thousands of troops goes to the front line to fight. If an accident occurs, Ouyang Yishan will not be able to explain any aspect.

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The words were spoken, but Liu Hongzhang didn't listen at all, looking at his posture. He grinned at himself, buckled on his helmet, picked up a submachine gun, and was about to walk out with a few guards. At this time, the brigade staff officer

Commander Liu Chenglin and Chief of the Operations Section of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Meng Chaoxu hurried in.

From the ugly faces of the two people, Liu Hongzhang had a premonition that the situation was not good. He stopped and asked: "What, something unexpected happened?"

Brigade Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin said hastily: "Yes, the two commanders-in-chief, the situation has changed and received reports from the observation posts on the position. The Soviet troops on the river beach are being mobilized and concentrated in four directions. It seems that they are in

To shrink our troops, Section Chief Meng and I went to the forward position to observe in person. The situation is true. Commander-in-Chief, is it possible that our actions were noticed by the Soviet army? If so, the counterattack in half an hour will lose its surprise!"

Liu Hongzhang's expression changed drastically, and he quickly walked around the headquarters several times. Suddenly he asked, "Deputy Commander Ouyang, what do you think?"

Ouyang Yishan was equally nervous. As Liu Chenglin had judged, there was no need to fight this counterattack. The Soviet army was prepared, and the battle would inevitably become a tangled battle that could not end quickly. At dawn, the Soviet troops on the north bank

The arrival of reinforcements would be a disaster for the two brigades of the directly affiliated corps and the Outer Mongolia Border Guard troops.

Ouyang Yishan thought for a while and replied: "Commander Liu, my opinion is to temporarily stop the action and observe the specific situation of the Soviet army. See what he doesn't want to do, and then make a decision. You sit at the headquarters,

I’ll go to the front line to observe the situation!”

Liu Hongzhang waved his hand and said loudly: "Brother Ouyang, it's not like you don't know my bad habits. At this time, you stay in the headquarters and you are deliberately trying to kill me. You order the troops to continue to hide and stand by. I will go to the front and wait.

My phone number! I want to see what tricks these old soldiers are doing?"

After saying that, without waiting for Ouyang Yishan to object, he shouted at Liu Chenglin and Meng Zhaoxu: "Lead the way!" Then, he walked out of the shelter and disappeared into the dark night, leaving Ouyang Yishan behind, stamping his feet angrily, and hurriedly picked up the phone.

, issued an order to the troops to hide and wait.

On the surface, this unexpected situation disrupted Liu Hongzhang's deployment and made the counterattack lose its suddenness. In fact, this was not the case. It was Major General Wadkin who, according to Commander Kulykin's orders during the day,

Concentrate the troops on the south bank in the direction of the four main breakthroughs and mobilize the troops normally.

Major General Wadkin is very thoughtful. If he mobilizes his troops in the middle of the night, he will inevitably be discovered by the ** division troops. A barrage of bullets will be thrown at them, and the troops will suffer heavy casualties, let alone complete the deployment.

, it would be a good thing if those Chinese soldiers did not take advantage of the chaos to counterattack, and in the second half of the night, the soldiers of the ** Division were at their most mentally fatigued stage, so quietly mobilizing troops would minimize the risk of alerting the soldiers of the ** Division.

Therefore, as soon as midnight passed, Major General Wadkin issued an order to the troops to assemble in four directions. At the same time, he ordered a part of the troops to guard the positions of the ** division troops. Once discovered, they would open fire immediately, and then take advantage of the opportunity.

Just have a big fight at night, maybe you can achieve unexpected results.

According to the situation on the battlefield, Major General Wadkin was wishful thinking and was trying to deceive others. The positions of the two sides were only a few hundred meters apart. How could the movement of tens of thousands of people not alarm the ** division troops? Moreover, he did not expect that,

The opponent has changed. More than 30,000 new soldiers from the main field brigade of the Army Division are gearing up and preparing for a big fight, but Major General Wadkin has no choice but to take a chance.

Therefore, the actions of the Soviet troops not only alarmed the sentries on the ** division's position, but also tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, closely watching their every move. However, including Major General Wadkin,

The Soviet commanders inside were just not aware of it!

Liu Hongzhang, Liu Chenglin, Meng Zhaoxu and several guards walked through the trenches and groped their way to the forward position. Passing the position of the first brigade, rows of soldiers directly under the corps sat quietly in the trenches, hugging each other.

He was holding a submachine gun, his face was calm, his eyes were closed, and there was no trace of nervousness. For these veterans who fought in the north and south, fighting a counterattack was too common. They had experienced scenes more cruel and bloody than this many times.

The officers and soldiers of the brigades directly under the corps all came from battle after battle, from the north to the south, to Indochina, and to the West Indian mainland. Moreover, for them, Outer Mongolia,

It is not unfamiliar. Many veterans participated in the First Outer Mongolia War. In terms of combat effectiveness, the directly affiliated corps is the well-deserved number one main field corps among all the troops in the ** Division.

Even Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, Liu Tiehan's Northeast Advance Command troops, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps, including Li Honggang's 29th Corps, are all inferior to soldiers and officers who have experienced the baptism of war.

They naturally have a calm, generous and calm temperament, so when Liu Hongzhang passed by the soldiers in his army, he felt this atmosphere.

Walking among the familiar soldiers, he felt a burst of flesh-and-blood emotions. Looking at the eager eyes of the soldiers on him, for some reason, Liu Hongzhang's anxious heart suddenly became calm, and strong self-confidence surged in his heart.

So what if something happens to the Soviet army? With such a force in hand, it dares to launch a frontal assault against any enemy. The first brigade is fighting a tough battle, so I'm afraid it will give it a try!

Of course, Liu Hongzhang absolutely did not want his careful deployment to be discovered by the Soviet army, which would force him to change his combat plan. Therefore, when he arrived at the forward position, his mood had completely calmed down.

Turning a corner of the trench, in front of him was a shelter hidden deep underground. It was dark inside and nothing could be seen. As soon as Liu Hongzhang got in, two submachine guns were pressed against his chest, and then he tried his best to lower his voice.

A low voice shouted: "Password?"

Liu Hongzhang hurriedly replied: "Assault!" "Reply to the order?" He asked again, this is the rule of the army, don't dare to neglect it, if you can't answer the order, it doesn't matter if you are an official, the one who greets you is

A bunch of bullets, of course, or maybe two sharp daggers. In short, it’s no joke!

Two black figures appeared on the opposite side and replied: "Fight!" Then, there was a stern and low-pitched reprimand: "That battalion? Don't you know the order from the headquarters? No one is allowed to move around at will before the battle starts.

!Report your unit number, name and position!"

Liu Hongzhang was so angry that he wanted to laugh. He was scolded like this by two subordinates on the battlefield of his own army. It would be embarrassing to tell anyone. However, the order was given by himself, so he could only answer honestly:

"Liu Hongzhang, Commander of the First Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps!"

The two people on the opposite side screamed "Brigadier!" The guns on their chests were put away. A colonel officer came over, took a closer look, and recognized Liu Hongzhang. Liu Hongzhang also recognized him.

It was Fan Dezhi, the leader of the first regiment.

Fan Dezhi said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, brigade commander, because you have strict orders, the whole regiment is on a tightrope. I was about to go to the third battalion, and I happened to meet you. I knew you had come to the forward position in person.

, how dangerous it is!”

Liu Hongzhang said in a low voice but not angrily: "Fan Dezhi, you have a bad temper. You dare to hold a gun against me. If it weren't for your loyalty to your duties and your high vigilance, you would have gone to the cooking class today."

Go to the pot!"

Fan Dezhi was shocked. He knew the temper of the brigade commander and kept his promise. After working as a staff officer for the division commander for several months, he learned a lot and returned to the army. Any officer who made a mistake, as long as it was not serious, would be punished.

It did not involve military law, and I was not relieved by the criticism and lessons, so I all went to the brigade headquarters cooking class to help cook for a month. They even said it euphemistically, "increases officers' understanding of grassroots soldiers and reflects the fine traditions of our army!"

Not only that, but also had to endure the brigade commander's pickiness about the food. Several officers who were fortunate enough to be transferred to the cooking squad by Liu Hongzhang suffered a lot. After returning, they complained: "We work until we are tired. Soldiers in the cooking squad,

Don’t let us do heavy work, even if the brigade commander can drive people crazy!”

Fan Dezhi didn't want to be shot! He hurriedly explained, "Brigadier, this is not the case. Am I not following your order?"

Liu Hongzhang interrupted him and said: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, where is the observation hole?

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