Age of Conquest Reborn

The military meeting convened by Stalin only lasted for more than an hour and ended. Reinforcement of troops was like putting out a fire. The newly established headquarters immediately began to operate, issuing orders one after another to the relevant units of the Soviet army.

This headquarters is headed by Stalin, which means that Stalin directly commands the army, which is equivalent to depriving Kulykin of the authority to command the Outer Mongolia Campaign. In a not too big siege, Tang Qiuli and Stalin were

Pushed to the battlefield of direct confrontation.

Of course, Comrade Stalin, who had so many things to do, could not do everything himself. The Soviet Union was so big that he had a lot to worry about. Therefore, Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, was appointed as Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief and took orders directly from Stalin.

Comrade, responsible for handling the daily situation on the battlefield and conveying the commander's orders to the troops.

Marshal Petroshilov didn't lose anything. The biggest loss was that Beria, who fully expected to formally take over the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, ended up in vain. He established a headquarters in vain, and then he was dismissed.

Excluding Molotov, who had nothing to do with the army, he also entered the headquarters. Does this herald a dangerous signal, meaning that he was far away from the center of power in the Soviet Union and was being controlled by Stalin?

Intentionally marginalized?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened Beria became. Then he lost the trust of Comrade Stalin. Beria knew how miserable his fate would be. In the name of purging counterrevolutionaries and under the banner of a pure revolutionary team, how many people in the party and army had

The elders died at their own hands. Once they lost power, their subordinates and family members would not kill them alive. When the time came, it would be difficult for them to die. No, we must not let this happen no matter what.

Beria deliberately waited until the end. Seeing that no one noticed him, he turned around and slipped into the door where Stalin had just walked. But he did not see that Molotov, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, saw all this.

A cold look flashed across his eyes.

At about 9 a.m. on September 28, on the northern battlefield of Kulun in Outer Mongolia, the independent divisions from three sides encircled more than 200,000 troops of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region in the area from Hagengaol to Baiyinchagan, with a radius of only a few hundred

within a small area of ​​1 km.

According to the order of the division headquarters, after the troops stopped attacking, they built fortifications on the outside of the encirclement circle and assumed a siege posture. They just used non-stop artillery fire to bombard the Soviet temporary positions. Every time a burst of artillery shells fell, they would more or less be taken away.

The lives of Soviet soldiers and the strength of the Soviet army are gradually being consumed.

This is the result that Tang Qiuli wants to see most. It only takes two days to change the balance of battlefield forces. During the final general attack, the resistance and casualties suffered by the troops will be much smaller. Moreover, Tang Qiuli also

It is hoped that Kulykin will lead his troops to surrender and capture the Soviet troops in a military district in an organized manner, which is much more useful than annihilating them all.

In the headquarters, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe and Deputy Chief of Staff Wang Jun started a debate over why the Soviet army did not break through.

Tang Qiuli listened with great interest for a while, then smiled and said to the two of them: "There is no need to argue. The reason why the Soviet army did not dare to break through was because Kurekin's thinking entered a blind spot. I was unable to do so due to lack of troops.

There is a tendency to be surrounded on all sides, so opening up the northern entrance is a last resort."

"But in Kulykin's view, this is a huge conspiracy. He is afraid that I will set up an ambush on the south bank of the Selenge River. When the time comes, there will be pursuers behind me and interceptors in front. He will only want to retreat and escape.

The Soviet soldiers might be defeated in one blow. Instead of taking risks, it is better to wait for reinforcements. There are more than 200,000 people. Kulykin believed that Stalin would not fail to rescue him. If he persisted until reinforcements arrived, he might launch a counterattack and turn the tide of the war.

Maybe!"

Zhao Yuhe and Wang Jun were lost in thought. At this time, a captain's combat staff came in and said, "Report to the division commander that we have received intelligence from the reconnaissance troops that went deep into Lake Baikal.

The troops are gathering in Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, and they seem to have the intention of heading south."

"The intelligence also said that the Soviet army's left-behind troops have a strength of about 23,000 per division. They are all logistics and supply troops. Their combat effectiveness is very weak and they only have very few heavy weapons. Currently, the reconnaissance troops are closely monitoring

Among them!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli was quite surprised. He couldn't understand that there was only a second-rate infantry division that lacked heavy weapons and came to rescue Kurekin's troops. What role could it play? If so, the Soviet army had the highest

The headquarters is probably hungry and has no available troops.

Tang Qiuli did not believe that the Soviet Supreme Command would make such a low-level foolhardy move. He must have another intention. He said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order Yang Ketian to send a

The troops of the brigade crossed the river and set up defenses on the north bank. Zeng Shiqiang's 3rd Cavalry Brigade and Bagena's 6th Cavalry Brigade were transferred to the command of Yang Ketian. In this way, Yang Ketian had enough troops to look for opportunities to annihilate this Soviet force.

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"At the same time, report the situation to Liu Chun and Tong Batu, remind the cavalry troops to keep in touch with the reconnaissance troops at any time, avoid this Soviet army, and do not expose the intention of long-distance attack. Liu Chun and Tong Batu are lucky, Il

Kutsk and Ulan-Ude have become two empty cities. The battle between the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigade is easy to fight!" At this point, he was the first to laugh, and he did not even think about a division of the Soviet army that was about to go south.

Things should be taken into consideration.

Zhao Yuhe and Wang Jun also laughed. They were originally worried that the two cavalry brigades attacking Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude would be a tough battle. Unexpected situations occurred and worries became unnecessary.

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As soon as Zhao Yuhe left, Colonel Chen Feng, director of the Division's Communications Division, came in immediately and said, "Commander, there is an urgent call from Deputy Commander Liu of the East Command!"

"Emergency call" A question mark was drawn in Tang Qiuli's mind. According to the current location of the East Point troops, they are still more than a day away from the border. It is impossible to encounter the Soviet army. What urgent matter does Liu Tiehan have?

?

Could it be that the four Soviet infantry corps that were reinforcing the battlefield in Outer Mongolia had a new situation? "Read it!" he said succinctly.

"The division pointed out that our East Point reconnaissance force conducted in-depth reconnaissance in the Soviet Union and learned that the Soviet reinforcements suddenly changed their marching direction at about 8 o'clock this morning and entered eastern Outer Mongolia in the Svobodny area within the Soviet Union. Currently,

, has arrived in the Narartu area. As a result, the Soviet army and the two brigades of our East Point's leading troops will encounter each other at around 11 o'clock tonight. According to this unexpected situation, the East Point has adjusted its battle deployment."

"The specific deployment is as follows. The troops immediately stopped advancing. Preset positions and build fortifications along the Ulez River in eastern Outer Mongolia. Three brigades were used as frontal blockers. Three brigades were deployed on each side of the left and right wings. One brigade plus the cavalry of He Zhuguo were mixed.

Brigade, wait for the Soviet army to pass, block its retreat, form a situation of encirclement on all sides, and strive to completely annihilate the Soviet army. The battle will be launched at 1:00 a.m. on September 29. Please ask the division commander for approval whether the above deployment is safe!

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After Chen Feng finished reading the telegram, the headquarters became unusually quiet. This was another unexpected situation. Four Soviet infantry corps, with nearly 150,000 people, suddenly changed their marching direction. What prompted the Soviet army to do this?

Sudden changes in the enemy's situation will affect the entire Outer Mongolia campaign.

A series of question marks flashed in everyone's minds. Tang Qiuli walked quickly to the map, examined it for a long time, picked up a pencil, and drew a straight line starting from Naraltu to Cullen. Then, he dropped the pencil,

There was a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Stalin made a good calculation. The reinforcements from the Far Eastern Front were originally scheduled to meet up with the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District on the north bank of the Selenge River. The plan to then go south to attack Kulen failed. Kulykin's troops were once again dumped by himself.

Stalin knew very well that the reinforcements rushed to Hagengaol in a hurry, and it was not easy to rescue the siege on the Baiyinchagan battlefield. First, they had to break the blockade of the independent division troops. It would take two days? Three days? Or longer to get closer to the warehouse.

Lei Jin, he cannot afford to delay, and the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District cannot afford to wait.

Therefore, the troops of the Far East Front were ordered to temporarily change their direction and attack Kulun. This move was to "encircle Wei and rescue Zhao." This move was very insidious and vicious. If you attack it, you will save it. The independent division troops that encircled Kurekin's troops had a strong strength.

They didn't have much of an advantage in the first place, but once Tang Qiuli split his troops and returned to support Kulun, it would definitely disrupt the established deployment.

Then the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District can break the siege and break out. If the battlefield situation is favorable, it is not impossible to combine the two forces to counter-encirclement the main force of the independent division fighting in Outer Mongolia.

Tang Qiuli had an insight into Stalin's intentions, and also appreciated his ability to grasp the battlefield situation and judgment. However, Stalin wanted to have a Soviet version of "encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao," but he forgot that there was also the contemporary military master Mao Zedong's "

"Encircle the point for reinforcements," Liu Tiehan's ten mechanized brigades were prepared for Soviet reinforcements.

Tang Qiuli said to Chen Feng: "Director Chen, call back to Deputy Commander Liu of the East Point and fully agree with the campaign deployment of the East Point. It is extremely necessary to completely annihilate or severely damage the Soviet troops in this unit to ensure the total annihilation of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region troops.

The battle can be carried out calmly because it belongs to two independent battlefields, and the specific battle plan is determined by the East Point itself and does not need to be reported to the division headquarters."

"In addition, is it necessary for the Northern Flying Group to send out a group of fighter jets to control the air? Is it necessary for Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps to send part of its troops to the north to assist in the battle to gain an absolute advantage in strength? In addition, Brother Tiehan can serve as deputy division commander.

As an official, I ordered the garrison troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army in the eastern region to participate in this battle."

Chen Feng repeated the contents of the telegram and left in a hurry.

Looking at the dazzling red line on the map, Wang Jun said in surprise: "Commander, are you judging that the purpose of changing the march direction of the reinforcements of the Soviet Far East Front is to attack Cullen?"

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