Age of Conquest Reborn

After a great battle on September 25, the Soviet army dispatched more than a dozen regiments of troops and paid the price of more than 10,000 casualties. They once occupied the beachhead on the south bank of the Selenge River, and victory was almost in sight.

In the air battle, the Soviet army paid the price of almost annihilating one bomber division. It surrounded eight incomplete fighter regiments of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Aviation Corps in the airspace of the Seleng River, and it was almost a scene of total annihilation.

However, the five fighter regiments of Southern Flying Group Commander Le Yiqin suddenly appeared on the battlefield as a new force, changing the outcome of the battle. From the ground to the sky, they repelled the Soviet army's large-scale attack and saved Se Leng.

The Gehe defense line, the precarious front, was finally stabilized

Commander Liu Hongzhang's timely counterattack pushed all the Soviet troops who had invaded the beachhead on the south bank back to the north bank. The sound of gunfire subsided, and the smoke that shrouded the world was blown away by the strong wind in northern Outer Mongolia, revealing the blue sky again.

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The water of the Selenge River was still roaring and rushing, but it could not take away the piles of corpses on both sides. Liu Hongzhang leaned tiredly on the wall of the shelter and said to Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin: "It's not easy. I finally got through it, at least until early tomorrow morning."

, the Soviet army was unable to launch another attack, Cheng Lin, each regiment counted casualties, and then reported the battle situation to the division headquarters. I went to take a nap, and my whole body felt like it was falling apart. I was so damn tired!"

After just a few steps, Liu Hongzhang stopped again and said to Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin, when you send the telegram to the division commander, don't forget to thank Commander Le of the Southern Flying Group. He has been a big help. Otherwise, maybe

You are collecting the corpse for me!"

Le Yiqin piloted a fighter plane and circled at high altitude on the north bank of the Selenge River. He was waiting for the three regiments that were chasing the retreating Soviet fighter group to return to the formation. In the earphones, calls came from the two regiment commanders, "Commander,

We are waiting anyway, so instead of sitting around like this, we might as well get involved in the Soviet position and get involved!"

Le Yiqin burst into laughter. These two guys couldn't fight against the Soviet fighter planes. They were unbalanced. It's okay to help them to the end. "Each regiment can use squadrons as a unit to find targets and attack freely. Pay attention to the Soviet ground air defenses."

Firepower, don’t be bitten, but remember one thing, after receiving the order to return, no matter how much you fight, return to the formation immediately!”

General Kulykin's mind was in a mess. He was just lying on the camp bed to calm down his depressed mood when he heard the chaos outside. A staff officer rushed in and shouted in a slightly panic: "Comrade Commander, air defense immediately, independent division."

fighter jets to conduct air strikes on our military positions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of fighter jets and the "click, click, click!" of machine guns were heard in the sky. Several guards rushed in. Without any explanation, they picked up General Kulykin and ran outside the tent. Fortunately, he just ran away.

Less than twenty meters out

, a fighter jet of the Independent Division passed by at low altitude, and several strings of bullets poured down, leaving holes in the tent. Clouds of blue smoke were emitted. If you look closely, you can see that there are stains of blood, which are the staff officers and soldiers who were too late to evacuate.

Radio personnel have become targets!

General Kulykin was sitting under a rock, breathing heavily. Several guards formed a human wall around him. Comrade Commander was so angry that his eyes were red. There were more than 300,000 troops and nearly 10,000 tents.

, why do the independent division's fighter jets look like they have eyes and are specifically targeting you?

Not surprisingly, General Kulykin’s headquarters is the nerve center of the Transcaucasus Military Region troops. All orders are issued from here. The radio antennas and telephone lines are as dense as a spider web. When viewed from the air, the signals of the Southern Flying Group are eye-catching.

Fighter pilots are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. How can they still not see something fishy?

More than a hundred fighter jets fought fiercely on the north bank of the Selenge River, within the scope of the Soviet army's assembly area. When they saw a worthy target, they could not help but shoot a few rounds of bullets, and the Soviet army's assembly area was filled with fireworks and chaos.

From time to time, oil tanks and ammunition trucks were exploded, with a loud "bang" and a cloud of smoke and fireballs. Le Yiqin was very happy to see it at high altitude.

Because there is no fixed attack target, the Soviet ground anti-aircraft firepower cannot follow the pattern of independent division fighters. In addition, fighter jets are fast, light and agile, and come and go erratically, with strings of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and rounds of anti-aircraft cannons.

Bullet, I can only chase and hit my butt, but no one hits.

After more than 30 minutes of rampage between the two fighter groups of the Southern Flying Group, the three fighter groups that were chasing the Soviet aircraft group returned. Le Yiqin laughed loudly and said: "Okay, let's stop as soon as we see fit, air formation, return."

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Nearly four hundred fighter jets of the Independent Division formed a neat formation in the sky above the heads of the Soviet soldiers, and flew south with a "rumbling", leaving behind a messy Soviet assembly area full of fireworks.

Cullen, the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters, division commander Tang Qiuli put down the phone and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe with a smile: "Le Yiqin and the others are returning to the sea. They are doing a good job. As soon as they took action, they relieved Meng Qingpeng and the others, and the war was tightened."

Liu Hongzhang became a thug!"

Just as Zhao Yuhe was about to answer the call, Wang Jun, Chief of Staff of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army, walked in with a telegram and said with a heavy expression: "Division Commander, I just received a telegram from the Selenge River Frontline Command, reporting to the troops.

casualties!”

Tang Qiuli suppressed his smile and said in a calm tone: "What are the casualties of Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan's troops?"

Wang Jun said: "Commander, the battle that started at 6 o'clock in the morning today was extremely fierce. The first and second brigades of the directly affiliated corps repelled the Soviet army's six-hour non-stop attack, annihilating and capturing a total of 14,000 enemies."

More than a thousand people, but the troops also paid a huge price, with more than 11,000 casualties, including more than 6,000 killed in action, and the damage to weapons and equipment was also relatively serious."

"Brigade Commander Liu and Brigadier Ouyang also said in the telegram that the division commander should rest assured that with the existing force, the task of blocking the Soviet army and the north bank of the Selenge River until 2600 o'clock on September 26, can be completed.

Even if the last person does not evacuate in advance, the Outer Mongolia border defense troops on the front line of Luanshi Mountain can still block the Soviet army for a day."

Tang Qiuli raised his head, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time. A sad atmosphere filled the headquarters. After a long time, he whispered: "The ones we fought are all veterans. They are the essence of our independent division. The six

Hours of fighting crippled one of my main field brigade, an unprecedented loss, a bloody day! We have fought against the Japanese army for many years and have never suffered such losses." After saying this, two lines of tears fell down.

Suddenly, Tang Qiuli opened his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order the outflanking troops on the left and right to march as fast as possible to the designated place, and clearly inform the brigade commanders.

, don’t emphasize the difficulty for any reason. Even if you break your leg, you must reach the designated position before 6 o’clock in the evening on September 26. The officers and soldiers of the first and second brigade are using their own weapons.

Life, come and buy time for them!"

"Order Battelle and his four tank brigades to reach the Checheerleg line north of Kulun before nine o'clock on the night of September 26 to block the Soviet army's southward march. East Point Chief of Staff Yang Ketian

The three mechanized infantry brigades under the command, the 3rd, 4th and 5th brigades directly under the corps, arrived at the Checheerleg line at the same time, established positions in advance, and took on the task of frontal blocking. The troops were under the unified command of Yang Ketian and Battelle."

"Order Liu Chun, the cavalry commander of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army, to lead the first cavalry brigade, Tong Batu's second cavalry brigade, and Bagena's sixth cavalry brigade to move to the south bank of the Selenge River to stand by. Li Changjiang's fifth cavalry brigade

The cavalry brigade returned to the area on the south bank of the Selenge River and was on standby. The cavalry troops avoided the front of the Soviet army and outflanked it. After the battle was launched, they blocked the retreat of the fleeing Soviet army."

"In addition, a telegram was sent to Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan, ordering the 1st and 2nd brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps to evacuate the front-line position of the Selenge River after 10 o'clock on the night of September 26. The Outer Mongolia Border Guards were

The troops on the front line of Luanshi Mountain evacuated at the same time and turned to the destination of Bayanwu.

In the La area, two troops formed the East Route Attack Group, with Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan serving as the deputy commanders respectively. The Fang Yuanshan Department of the 10th Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, which was advancing towards this area, was assigned to the group's combat sequence. The brigade commander Fang Yuanshan

Also serves as the second deputy commander!"

"The 8th, 9th, 11th, and 12th brigades directly under the corps formed the West Road Attack Group. Qiao Manshan, commander of the 8th Brigade, served as commander, Xiao Jinshan, commander of the 9th Brigade, and Xiao Jinshan, commander of the 11th Brigade.

Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the 12th Brigade Chen Han, serves as deputy commander."

"At the same time, a combat pre-order was issued. The launch time of the campaign was exactly 5:30 in the morning on September 27th. The purpose of the campaign was to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District troops. The battlefield was planned to be from Hagen Gol to Baiyincha.

In the Qian area, in the orders given to each brigade, add this sentence: If that brigade delays time and affects the smooth implementation of the campaign, the brigade commander will come to the headquarters to take the blame!"

Tang Qiuli issued an order, and Zhao Yuhe recorded it and repeated it. A large network carefully woven was finally formed. For this campaign plan, the independent division's direct-affiliated corps, the independent division's Outer Mongolia Border Guards, and the independent division's aviation northern flight

The group paid a huge price

Zhao Yuhe hurried to the radio room to issue orders to the brigades. Tang Qiuli said to Wang Jun again: "Chief of Staff Wang, inform all the personnel in the headquarters to be prepared and set out at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

Arrive at Checheerleg before the troops coming from the south and set up the battle headquarters!"

Wang Jun stood at attention and said: "Yes, division commander, I will immediately inform all departments to prepare!" He hesitated and then said: "Division commander, I don't agree with the general headquarters arriving at Cheerleg before the troops. That is too dangerous!

Can I lead some of the staff first, and you and the headquarters will follow the troops? This would be safer!"

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