Age of Conquest Reborn

Colonel Fan Dezhi, commander of the First Regiment of the 1st Mechanized Brigade of the Corps directly under the ** Division, saw that the brigade commander Liu Hongzhang's face was not good-looking, and he was quite anxious. Although he still felt aggrieved, he did not dare to say more and hurriedly

Taking Liu Hongzhang, Brigade Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin and Outer Mongolia Border Guard Headquarters Operations Section Chief Meng Chaoxu, they walked deep into the shelter.

Meng Zhaoxu, who was lagging behind, quietly asked Liu Chenglin: "Chief of Staff Liu, what did Commander-in-Chief Liu mean when he asked Commander Fan to swish the cauldron?"

Liu Chenglin looked at Liu Hongzhang who was running quickly in front, and in a low voice briefly introduced the ins and outs of the allusion to "唰cauldron". At the end, he added, "After working as a staff officer for the division commander for several months, I came back.

, our brigade has such an extra rule!" Meng Zhaoxu suddenly realized it, suppressed his laughter, and hurriedly followed the people in front.

Fan Dezhi's group position was pretty good. The shelter was hidden deep underground, and the observation hole was very hidden. A high-power telescope was set up on the observation hole. Liu Hongzhang went over and took a look. He could see the situation on the opposite river beach at a glance. Although he was on

In the dark night, it was difficult to observe the movements of the Soviet soldiers clearly, but from the vague black figures, one could roughly tell that the Soviet soldiers were moving eastward.

Liu Hongzhang admired Sun Zhenbang's hard work on the position fortifications. Without the early efforts of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards, even if his own troops intervened, there would not be such good terrain conditions to take advantage of. Liu Hongzhang observed carefully.

He discovered that the sudden movement of the Soviet army was not to prevent the attack of the ** division troops, but to gather certain discoveries, because the Soviet troops did not make a fighting posture at all.

Liu Hongzhang looked at his luminous watch. At about 1:20 in the morning on September 22, he began to think sharply. "There are still thirty minutes before the scheduled counterattack time. According to the current speed of the Soviet army's movement,

Many of the fronts to be attacked will be deserted. At the very least, in the area under observation, the Soviet soldiers will move back to other places, which means that the small-caliber artillery firepower deployed by them will strike. Many artillery shells

, will fall into a place where no one is around.”

"There is another important point that can change the outcome of the counterattack. If the Soviet army completes its mobilization and the hedgehogs gather together to form several heavy army groups, there will be more than 10,000 people in each place. That will be a tough nut to crack.

.Unlike now, more than 50,000 Soviet troops are evenly distributed on a 20-kilometer-wide river beach position. The troops are relatively dispersed. They launch an attack in advance and take advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet troops to gather to catch them off guard!"

Liu Hongzhang made up his mind instantly, picked up the phone in the cover department, called the headquarters directly, and said: "Deputy Commander Ouyang? I am in the position of the front regiment. According to what I personally observed, the Soviet army suddenly

The purpose of mobilizing was to concentrate troops, so I decided to launch an attack on the Soviet army half an hour in advance at 1:30 in the morning, and immediately issued combat orders to all units, and I took command nearby at the regiment headquarters!"

Ouyang Yishan pondered for a moment. He believed in Liu Hongzhang's command and judgment. Once he arrived on the battlefield, this man's head was not an ordinary one. "Okay, Commander Liu, I will issue combat orders to the troops immediately.

You are at the forward position, so be sure to pay attention to your own safety! I don't want to see you being carried back," he said simply, joking by the way.

Liu Hongzhang replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, the bullet that hit me has not been made yet. The little devil can't hurt me, old Liu, and I can't even think about it. By the way, after the counterattack is launched, I will send a telegram to the division commander immediately."

, save him from worrying about it!"

At one-thirty in the morning on September 22nd, it was the darkest moment of the day. The strong night wind was much weaker, and the roar of the Selenge River became louder.

The night seemed particularly peaceful.

Suddenly, on the south bank, from the rear position of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards, there was a loud thunder-like sound, and the fire instantly illuminated the night. It was more than 400 mortars and more than 400 recoilless rifles, firing

When the cannonball fired, the flames ejected from the muzzle, and then, in the sky, there was a scream of cannonballs piercing the night sky. One after another, the cannonballs, trailing dark red tail flames, came overwhelmingly.

The Soviet soldiers who were gathering were immediately stopped by the loud noise. The faces of the veteran veterans turned pale at that time. It was the sound of countless mortar shells being fired from the sky, and the sound of death fell from the sky.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The shells hit the Soviet beachhead hard. The fire was shining and the smoke was filled. The Soviet soldiers who were gathering in the predetermined direction were enveloped in a sea of ​​whistling and whirling steel fragments, and they were immediately disrupted.

formation.

The power of the explosion of mortar shells and recoilless rifle shells is far inferior to that of large-caliber heavy artillery, which can explode into a large area, but it is superior to it in terms of quantity and density. Sun Zhenbang has been operating the position on the south bank of the Selenge River for many days.

Every terrain condition is well understood, especially when the artillery is at a disadvantage and what is required is precise artillery. Therefore, from the river to the beach, the shooting elements are carefully calibrated, and there is no need for test firing and correction.

Target.

It can be said that every inch of land from the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards to the south bank of the Selenge River was included in the calculation. Sun Zhenbang did not use these specific data, but it was an advantage for Liu Hongzhang. When the shelling started, it was effective shooting.

The shell accurately landed among the Soviet soldiers.

The high-speed rotating steel fragments ruthlessly cut into the bodies of the Soviet soldiers. There were several loud noises and flashes of fire. The Soviet soldiers were staggered and thrown into the air. Several puffs of scarlet blood spattered in northern Outer Mongolia.

In the night sky over the grassland, the night wind immediately had a strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke.

The battle suddenly started, and the south bank of the Selenge River burst out with light red flames as if activated by an instantaneous electric current. Liu Hongzhang lay in front of the high-powered telescope and kept shouting at the top of his lungs: "Well done! Really good fight!"

Damn it, Lao Sun, I, Lao Liu, admire you!"

When the first round of artillery shells fell, Major General Wadkin was agitated and secretly shouted: "Oops! The Chinese *** team has discovered their actions!" He immediately conveyed the order to the staff, and the troops temporarily stopped gathering and moved on the spot.

At the same time, he reported the sudden shelling by the ** Division troops to the commander, General Kulykin, and explained that his troops were in a very disadvantageous position.

Major General Wadkin's prepared hand came into play at this moment. The Soviet troops who were responsible for covering the assembly of the troops immediately began to fire. A dense rain of bullets poured on the ** division position. In the rain of flying shells, there were more

Countless bullets flying in the air blocked the passage to the river beach.

Major General Wadkin's arrangement is absolutely correct. As long as the ** division troops are prevented and counterattacks take advantage of the bombardment, the foothold on the south bank can be held. As long as the bombardment lasts, the bombardment will always stop. If **

If the infantry of the division rushes up, it will be a disaster!

As soon as the Soviet cover troops opened fire, Liu Hongzhang, who was lying in front of the telescope, was very happy at that time. He was really worried about not being able to find the Soviet army's firepower point. It was a good thing. They all appeared at once, and among the infantry

Before launching a counterattack, clearing these firepower points is tantamount to removing stumbling blocks, which will reduce many casualties and resistance for the troops.

More than twenty companies of recoilless guns immediately found the target. The soldiers formed a group of several guns. When they saw the fire coming from the Soviet light and heavy machine guns, they sent a few rounds of artillery shells. At the beginning, the Soviet commanders,

I hadn't noticed this situation yet, so I thought it was the squadron's mortars and launched a precise bombardment. However, as the firepower points were removed one by one, the light and heavy machine guns and machine gunners were blown to pieces by the shells.

The officers of the Soviet army realized that the situation was getting serious. The ** division troops used new weapons to deal with the firepower points in the fortifications. This kind of situation was not unfamiliar to them. During the day, the military tank troops dealt with *

The firepower point on the * division's position was this move. It was accurate, direct and effective. It aimed directly at the tank guns, which relieved too much pressure on the troops. Now, it was my turn to be unlucky!

The situation everywhere was summarized to Major General Wadkin. The sweat on his face immediately fell off. No matter what new weapons the ** division troops used, there was only one purpose: to destroy the firepower points of their own troops and clear the way for the infantry assault.

, after all the firepower points of your troops have been killed, you will immediately face the advancing infantry of the ** Division. For the troops who are fighting with their backs against the water and being violently bombarded, that is the beginning of the real disaster!

Major General Wadkin was lying on the lookout hole of the shelter, nervously observing the situation on the battlefield, and anxiously waiting for Commander Kulykin's order. Suddenly, he saw with his own eyes a heavy machine gun not far from the shelter.

"Keke" hit it right

Huan, a shell flew straight from the ** division position, exploding into a ball of fire right in front of his eyes. When the fire flashed past, the original heavy machine gun firepower point turned into a crater, surrounded by several bodies.

The bloody corpses and parts were everywhere.

Looking at the artillery shells flying in the sky, Major General Wadkin suddenly realized, "Reinforcements! Reinforcements from the ** Division must have arrived!" He vividly remembered that during the two-day battle, the ** Division defenders launched a mortar attack.

The artillery and light and heavy machine gun firepower points were almost destroyed by our own tank fire. In the several attacks before evening, it was submachine guns, rifles and grenades that repulsed the troops. Then there were so many mortars and unknown direct sights.

artillery?

"The cunning Chinese, the damn Chinese, are like devils. Damn it, this battle can't be fought," Major General Wadkin cursed ferociously while yelling at the communications staff officer beside him: "

Immediately sent a telegram to Commander Kulykin. Chinese reinforcements were coming to the ** Division position on the other side. Our unit was in an extremely dangerous situation. We requested Comrade Commander's permission to withdraw the troops to the north bank to avoid heavy losses!

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