Age of Conquest Reborn

General Kulykin, commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District, insisted on launching an attack on the independent division's positions on the south bank of the Selenga River when his troops were not fully prepared. This was out of necessity.

Within a few days of sending troops to Outer Mongolia, they lost troops and generals. They were defeated again and again. They could not cross the Selenga River. More than 300,000 troops were stranded on the north bank, unable to advance or retreat. This had aroused the concern of Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff.

He was dissatisfied and sent several telegrams to reprimand him. This was what the question meant. General Kulykin was not too worried.

What worries him is Comrade Stalin's attitude. Marshal Petroshilov's recent telegram simply revealed that the supreme leader is quite dissatisfied with himself and with the attitude of the Transcaucasus Military Region.

There was a vague plan to change the commander before the battle, which made General Kulykin shudder. He was very clear about the methods of the supreme leader, which could not be described as ruthless and ruthless.

Therefore, this war must be fought. We must take an active offensive stance, express our intentions, and then show Comrade Stalin that he is still working hard for the great cause of the Soviet Union. Whether to fight or not, and whether his attitude is positive or not, what is said here can be

That's it. Compared with one's own wealth and life, what does an ill-prepared attack and the lives of soldiers mean?

Therefore, although the words of Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zernenko have many truths, there is one truth that cannot be avoided. What Comrade Stalin wants to see is that the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District are in the midst of a continuous offensive.

After Lieutenant General Zernenko finished speaking, General Kulykin said indifferently: "These situations were all within my expectations. Difficulties exist, but they should not be a reason not to launch an attack. Convey my order to the troops.

At three-thirty in the afternoon, the troops will attack on time! Don't say any more and do your own thing!"

Chief of Staff Zernenko sighed secretly in his heart. He also vaguely guessed the thoughts of Comrade Commander, so he knew that Qu'er was not insisting, so he agreed and left with a staggering step, full of helplessness, "This is another battle that can...

Foreseeable failure!" he thought to himself.

An hour and a half later, there was a loud roar like rolling thunder from behind the Soviet position, and the artillery shells flew over the Selenge River. They landed on the position of the Independent Division troops, exploding into clouds of black smoke and mud. The Soviet army

The attack has officially begun.

After the first batch of artillery shells fell, the ground on the south bank trembled violently. Liu Hongzhang felt relaxed when he saw the Soviet shelling. He grinned at the deputy commander-in-chief Ouyang Yishan and said: "Brother Ouyang, how are you?

Even a division commander who has won every battle and left no omissions will make mistakes in judgment. I really want to see the division commander’s expression after receiving our telegram. It must be very rich!"

Ouyang Yishan replied helplessly: "Brother Hongzhang, your current performance can be described in one sentence, you are overwhelmed with joy!"

Then Ouyang Yishan turned his head and said to Liu Chenglin, Chief of Staff of the 1st Mechanized Brigade: "Chenglin, immediately telegraph the division headquarters that the Soviet army will shell our position at 3:30 in the afternoon! The Soviet army's attack,

It’s about to start!”

Kulun, in the division commander's office at the headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army, Colonel Wang Jun, the chief of staff, hurried in with a telegram and said to Tang Qiuli and chief of staff Zhao Yuhe: "Division commander, chief of staff, received news from Selenge

According to the telegram from the river front headquarters, the Soviet army started shelling our positions a few minutes ago. Commander Liu Hongzhang reported that the Soviet attack is about to begin!"

Tang Qiuli was shocked. He dropped the documents in his hands and stood up. The telegram he sent to Liu Hongzhang was to judge that the Soviet army would attack around tomorrow afternoon. However, the Soviets ignored the actual situation and suddenly took action. They were caught off guard.

Under such circumstances, if he arranges his troops according to his orders, Liu Hongzhang will suffer a big loss!

Tang Qiuli asked hurriedly: "Chief of Staff Wang, didn't Liu Hongzhang's telegram say how to arrange the forward troops?"

Wang Jun replied: "As I said, the two brigades directly under the corps are hidden in the artillery holes and shelters of the forward positions. Only a few troops are left to monitor the movements of the Soviet troops on the other side. All troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards have withdrawn to the front line of Luanshi Mountain.

Take a rest and join the frontline battle at any time!”

Then, Wang Jun added, "Division commander, Commander Liu was prepared in advance and did not follow the orders of the division headquarters. In this way, he gained the upper hand and the troops will not suffer any losses."

Tang Qiuli sighed and said: "This is a lesson. The commanders at the rear are not as good as the commanders on the front line in understanding and grasping the enemy's movements. Misdirecting will lead to big troubles. For all of us,

It’s a lesson!”

The Soviet artillery bombardment continued. However, Lieutenant Colonel Meng Chaoxu, chief of the Operations Section of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Headquarters, who had experienced previous battles, clearly felt that the scale and formation of the Soviet artillery bombardment were far inferior to the previous ones.

Not only has the shelling area been reduced to a few points, but the density of the shells is also much lower than before. This can be clearly felt in the shelter.

So Meng Zhaoxu reported his doubts to Liu Hongzhang. Liu Hongzhang's eyes wandered around a few times and said: "It can only prove one thing. The division commander's judgment is still correct. The Soviet army's offensive preparations and

It’s not sufficient, it’s just trying our best, but if we fight this kind of battle a few more times, we can feel a lot more relaxed! Anyway, if we have to hold off the Soviet army for more than three days, the division commander will have other battle arrangements!”

More than forty minutes later, the Soviet artillery fire began to extend. Under the setting sun, the north wind picked up again. The Soviet soldiers on the north bank began to gather by the river. After several battles, the Soviet engineering troops

The losses were heavy, and General Kulykin no longer had any plans to build a pontoon bridge. Rubber assault boats were pushed into the river one after another. Soviet soldiers jumped on the assault boats and began to row towards the south bank.

Liu Hongzhang smiled mockingly and muttered "Old-fashioned!" and said to Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin, order the frontline troops to enter the position and prepare to counterattack the Soviet attack! Order the Outer Mongolia border defense troops on the Luanshi Mountain line to prepare reinforcements.

Preparation of the front line!"

At this moment, Meng Zhaoxu, who was observing the Soviet offensive operations, shouted loudly: "Commander Liu, Deputy Commander Ouyang, come and see, the Soviet tanks appear on the beach on the north shore, and they are still doing this!"

Liu Hongzhang picked up the telescope and observed carefully. He heard Meng Zhaoxu introduce the situation of the previous battles. Soviet tanks lined up on the beach on the north shore, using tank fire to suppress and clear the fire points on the frontier positions of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards.

, caused serious losses to the troops, and also caused Sun Zhenbang's battle to be fought extremely passively, with heavy firepower on the infantry and almost all losses.

It has to be said that this tactic of the Soviet commander is very creative and plays a role that heavy artillery cannot achieve. It can suppress the firepower of the defenders at a very close distance to the enemy's position in the attacking troops. The Outer Mongolia Border Guards troops

Most of the light and heavy machine gun firepower points were knocked out in this way, and Meng Zhaoxu's face became nervous.

He looked at Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan, who had calm faces. He thought that these two commanders did not take the Soviet army's tactics seriously, so he couldn't help but remind them: "Two commanders, I suggest,

Immediately ask for help from the aviation unit. The troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard suffered a big loss under the Soviet tactics. We had no artillery fire and were helpless against the Soviet tanks. We could only use infantry after the Soviet infantry landed on the beach.

We used small arms to fight back! The battle was extremely frustrating!”

Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan looked at each other and smiled. They did not take this Soviet tactic very seriously. In their hands, they had weapons to restrain Soviet tanks. In other words, they treated Soviet tanks as fixed turrets.

That's a bunch of living targets.

Liu Hongzhang said to Meng Zhaoxu: "Chief Meng, let me show you our unexpected gains today. Cheng Lin, change the order, the infantry will continue to hide for the time being, and the rocket launcher and recoilless artillery units will immediately enter the surface positions and tell them that those

I'll leave it to them to beat the Soviet Union until the Soviets don't dare to use this trick again!"

After Liu Chenglin went out, Liu Hongzhang continued to say to Meng Zhaoxu: "Chief Meng, there is another point. The Soviet army chose to attack in the afternoon to guard against our aviation bombers. By the time our planes arrived at the battlefield, it was already dark. From then on,

Since ground targets cannot be accurately identified in the air, bombing has become an empty talk. The Soviets' calculations are extremely clever!"

At this time, the assault boat on which the attacking Soviet infantry was riding had already crossed the middle of the river and was approaching the south bank. It was within the range of the light and heavy machine gun fire of the independent division troops. It was the best time to fight back. However, on the south bank,

On the independent division's position, it was still quiet, and there was not a trace of fire erupting from the muzzle of the gun.

General Kulykin put down his telescope in confusion. He couldn't understand what the commander of the independent division was doing, but he never believed that the shelling with only one-third of the normal firepower density could defeat those stubborn soldiers.

The Chinese soldiers were blown up until no one was left.

Could it be that, after accepting the lessons from the previous jinggyàn, after his infantry landed on the beach, he fought back, and the infantry of both sides were mixed together to minimize the impact and damage of tank fire on them? General Kulykin was confused.

I thought of it with anticipation.

If this is the case, it is not impossible to seize the beachhead on the south coast. General Kulykin has secretly made up his mind. If he really achieves this goal, he will spare no effort to launch an uninterrupted attack throughout the night, no matter how heavy the casualties are.

, no matter what, the opportunity is rare!

The Soviet infantry's attack went very smoothly, and it has not encountered any counterattack so far. The Soviet tanks on the beach on the north bank began to turn their muzzles, looking for possible fire points. On the battlefield, there was no sound of gunfire, only the explosion of shells from deep shelling.

The battlefield was suffocatingly silent.

Suddenly, countless tongues of flame suddenly flew out from the deadly silent south bank position of the Independent Division troops. General Kulykin relaxed, as long as the soldiers of the Independent Division fought back.

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