Age of Conquest Reborn

In the Transcaucasus Military District of the Soviet Union, Major General Vadkin, the supreme commander of the troops on the south bank of the Selenge River, discovered a problem that made his hair stand on end. The ** division troops, which had been suppressed for two days, came with reinforcements. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain.

After two days of attrition and battle damage, the Chinese were still able to produce so many mortars and direct-aiming artillery. Moreover, direct-aiming artillery had never appeared in previous battles.

This alone is enough to prove his judgment. His troops have been attacking the south bank for a whole day. Not only have the troops suffered heavy casualties, both the soldiers' vigor and morale have dropped to a low point, and the opponent's

However, new and cutting-edge troops came. The Chinese's intention was very obvious. They used a large number of small-caliber artillery to kill their own effective forces, and then used the new and cutting-edge troops to launch a counterattack.

The exhausted and out-of-spirited troops could not withstand the Chinese counterattack. They waited for their own results. The best was that they would lose troops and be driven back to the north bank. The worst was that they would all be wiped out on the south bank, or else they would jump.

There is no other way to go than entering the freezing cold and turbulent Selenge River.

If he wasn't afraid of Commander Kulykin's fiery temper and ruthless character, Major General Wadkin would have added these words to the telegram without ceremony, "If the troops on the south bank are not allowed to retreat, I will be desperate, too.

The end of the whole army being annihilated!"

The sound of artillery on the south bank of the Selenge River reflected the firelight of half the sky, awakening General Kulykin, the commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District, who was sleeping. He hurriedly got up, walked quickly outside the tent, frowned, and raised his hand

Pick up the telescope and observe the situation on the south bank.

In addition to the light of fire, there were flashes of fire. It was the violent explosion of artillery shells. Countless judgments flashed in his mind, "Is it the troops of the Army Division who launched a counterattack against Wadkin? Is it Wadkin?"

Dejin's troops are attacking the Japanese division's positions overnight?" However, that kind of judgment did not have sufficient reason to convince himself and was untenable, but the battle actually happened.

As the supreme commander, he was kept in the dark and had no idea what happened. "That Vadkin is such an idiot. He didn't know how to report the situation to the headquarters as soon as possible." General Kulykin thought with dissatisfaction.

Fortunately, he did not worry for long. There was a rush of footsteps behind him, and Lieutenant General Zernenko, Chief of Staff of the Military Region, came over hurriedly and said: "Comrade Commander, I have received an urgent telegram from Comrade Vadkin.

, our troops on the south bank were suddenly shelled by the ** Division troops. According to Comrade Wadkin’s judgment, it was an action taken by the newly reinforced ** Division troops to regain the beachhead on the south bank!”

"According to the situation stated in the telegram, the troops on the south bank are in danger. Major General Wadkin requests your permission, Commander, to withdraw the troops to the north bank. Otherwise, they will suffer great losses and will be unable to launch another attack on the ** Division's positions!

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General Kulykin frowned and asked: "On what basis did Wadkin judge that the ** division troops had come for reinforcements? Our intelligence department did not send any warning. The Chinese fell from the sky or were long-term."

Flying here with wings?"

Lieutenant General Zernenko replied expressionlessly: "Based on the number and density of small-caliber artillery used by the ** Division troops, Comrade Vadkin believes that after several days of fighting, the ** Division defenders no longer have

There are so many small-caliber artillery, and they also use new direct-aiming artillery, which is a huge blow to our firepower. If the ** Division defenders hadn't come to reinforce us, we couldn't explain this!"

In fact, Lieutenant General Zernenko was very dissatisfied with Commander Kulykin's rhetorical question. He just stood there and looked at the other side of the river, where the shells were flying all over the sky, the continuous fire, and the continuous sound of explosions.

, all of which showed that Wadkin's troops were being violently bombarded, and he still had doubts about unnecessary actions.

In fact, it is not that General Kulykin did not believe that Major General Wadkin's telegram was accurate. As a senior general, his judgment on the density of firepower on the battlefield was very accurate. According to his own judgment, the defenders of the ** Division, for this reason,

For this artillery attack, at least more than a thousand small-caliber artillery pieces were prepared, which were the mortars that caused great suffering in the first attack. As for the so-called new weapons, it was pure nonsense.

Probably Vadkin was so stunned by the shell that he had hallucinations. Do the stupid Chinese have the ability to develop new weapons? General Kulykin is just unwilling to withdraw the troops who finally gained a foothold on the south bank to the north bank.

Come, that means that after two days of hard fighting, the air force of the military region was almost completely wiped out, the tank troops suffered huge losses, the infantry was beaten to a state of incomplete organization, and the results of tens of thousands of losses will be lost.

Everything is back to square one.

Repeat the routine of crossing the river attack again. Damn it, do you still allow yourself to do it again? It is really difficult for General Kulykin to make a decision. In two days, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District fought hard and strenuously. The only result was a few

Thousands of people stood still on the south bank, but because of a sudden bombardment, they gave up the gains they had made, which would affect the course of future battles!

However, if, as Wadkin reported, reinforcements came from the ** Division defenders, then the troops on the south bank would be in trouble. Just the scale of the shelling in front of them would cause heavy casualties to the troops, and it would be difficult to withstand it*

The counterattack by the reinforcements of the * Division is likely to result in the annihilation of the entire army, the loss of the foothold on the south bank, and the loss of more than one-fifth of the troops.

If we take advantage of the opportunity for Vadkin's troops to engage in a melee with the ** Division defenders, send troops to cross the Selenga River at night, and rely on their superiority in strength to annihilate the reinforcements of the ** Division troops, will it be noticed?

Unexpected effect?

General Kulykin was attracted by this tempting idea, but after thinking about it calmly, he felt that this idea was very dangerous. Tens of thousands of troops were crossing the river at night. The organization itself was a very complicated matter, and there was only a few hours of preparation time.

, simply cannot be implemented.

What's more, the mortars of the ** Division troops on the other side, which turned half the sky red, will bury all the troops crossing the river into the river. Moreover, in a few hours, will Wadkin's troops be able to hold on until the follow-up troops land?

?No one is sure.

Forget it, give up this tempting but dangerous idea. General Kulykin asked unwillingly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what's your opinion?"

Lieutenant General Zernenko replied simply: "Send all assault boats immediately to assist the troops on the south bank and withdraw to the north bank. Otherwise, Comrade Vadkin's troops will be in danger!"

General Kulykin sighed and said in a low mood: "Comrade Chief of Staff, send out all the assault boats to coordinate the withdrawal of the troops on the south bank. You will be responsible for the specific actions!" After saying that, he turned and entered the tent.

From the perspective of Chief of Staff Zernenko, the figure of Comrade Commander at this moment looked so desolate and lonely, with a deep sense of frustration.

After receiving the order, Major General Wadkin finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately adjusted the troops that were in chaos by the shells. Based on the current area of ​​each unit, he gradually retreated to the shore and tried to get away from the ** Division troops.

The coverage area of ​​mortar fire was only a few hundred meters deep in the beachhead. Major General Wadkin ordered the troops to form two lines of defense. Each unit took turns to cover and retreat. It was difficult enough for him. In a place as big as a palm, he still had to do it.

Come up with tricks!

Wadkin wanted to leave, but Liu Hongzhang refused to let it go easily. The effect of the bombardment of mortars and recoilless rifles far exceeded his expectations. The damage to the Soviet troops and the clearing of firepower points exceeded his expectations.

His plan before the war was to drive the Soviet troops away from the south bank and achieve the goal of the battle. Now it seems that he is a little timid. In other words, he does not have enough appetite to annihilate all or part of the Soviet troops.

Totally possible!

As soon as the Soviet troops moved, Liu Hongzhang immediately noticed it. Judging from the muzzles and fire emitted by the Soviet soldiers' return fire, the Soviet troops were retreating to the river. He smiled coldly and said to himself: "I want to run away."

"It's too late!" Then, he said to Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin: "Chief of Staff, convey my order, mortars block the river and block the Soviet army's retreat, and the counterattack troops will attack immediately!"

Three red signal flares rose slowly in the dark night sky. After reaching the highest point, they drew three beautiful arcs and fell. They were gorgeous and eye-catching. On the position of the ** division troops, countless figures suddenly jumped out.

, with skillful tactical movements, rushed towards the Soviet troops on the river beach, followed closely by countless figures, jumping out of the trenches, the counterattack between the directly affiliated corps and the more than 40,000 troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards officially began.

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There were no deafening shouts of killing, only torrent of attacks, like arrows, fired at the Soviet troops. The soldiers of the direct-affiliated corps who had experienced many battles knew that shouting on the battlefield would not only expose the target, but also waste energy and make it clear.

It was the direction in which the Soviet soldiers were shooting. Therefore, these veterans, in groups of six or seven, with companies and battalions as units, formed countless attack arrows and suddenly cut into the pile of Soviet soldiers.

As soon as the counterattack troops started to attack, it was a fierce hand-to-hand battle. A few hundred meters away, they arrived with a single charge. The Soviet blocking force's firepower point had just fired a few bullets when the recoilless rifle on the position captured the target.

When the artillery shells were fired, the Soviet army's firepower was silenced at that time!

Like two waves of madness in the dark night, soldiers from both sides collided quickly. Various weapons erupted with scorching flames. From time to time, soldiers from both sides screamed and fell to the ground. The hand-to-hand battle not only tested the soldiers.

Their courage and technical and tactical level also test the quality of infantry weapons and equipment.

The two field brigades directly under the corps were equipped with "Somi" submachine guns. In such a battle, these veterans were all beaten to perfection. The submachine guns fired wildly. The soldiers in the same group rushed in front and shot each other with a magazine.

After finishing, he immediately took a few steps back to replace the magazine. The comrades behind him followed up, maintaining uninterrupted firepower. The dense bullets poured over like raindrops, beating the Soviet soldiers with blood all over their bodies. They were like wheat fields blown by the strong wind.

of falling.

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