Age of Conquest Reborn

On the night of March 17, in the city of Minusinsk, at the Outer Mongolia Campaign Command of the Duli Division, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe was reporting the results of the ambush battle in the Tangnu Mountains to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

"Division commander, the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th brigades, the ambush battles in Chagannur, Bayanleg, Hujiertu, Buyeduwusu on the east side of Tangnushan Mountains were all based on

The victory is over, according to the reports from each brigade

According to the situation of the battle, in one hour of fighting, it is estimated that more than 50,000 Soviet troops were annihilated and injured. After that, the troops quickly broke away from the battle and are currently on their way to assemble in Ulanguben." Zhao Yuhe held up several telegrams.

said.

Tang Qiuli seemed to have expected this result, and was not surprised at all. He asked calmly: "The results of the battle are not bad, occupying a favorable terrain, and it was a sudden ambush. The battle was fair. Our troops'

Casualties?”

Zhao Yuhe became excited and said: "Division Commander, the number of casualties reported by each brigade is shockingly low. The four brigades have a total of 385 casualties, of which only thirty-seven were killed. On average, every

Less than ten soldiers were killed on the battlefield, a casualty ratio of nearly 200 to 1. Our blow to the head in the Tannu Mountains was enough to make Vasilevsky vomit blood at the very least!"

Tang Qiuli also smiled and said: "Don't forget, the Soviet army has more than one million people, and the casualties of about 50,000 people are just a slight scratch for the Soviet army. Wulan Guben will fight another battle.

, striving to annihilate one or two Soviet armies in an organized manner, then Vasilevsky will feel the pain. By the way, Yuhe, are there any other situations?"

Zhao Yuhe had a narrow smile on his face and replied: "Yes, Commander, Brigadier Xiao Jinshan of the Ninth Brigade has sent you a telegram with suggestions!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli widened his eyes with interest and said, "Yuhe, I guess that Xiao Jinshan must be very dissatisfied with my order to only allow the Ninth Brigade to fight for one hour. He

Occupying a favorable terrain and fighting an ambush battle, it's not fun, I feel uncomfortable! If he follows his fighting style, he will swallow up the leading troops of any Soviet army, right?"

Zhao Yuhe sighed and shook his head, and said with emotion: "Commander, you have really touched Brigadier Xiao's heart. Indeed, that's what he said in the telegram. He also said that the division commander was afraid of the enemy and avoided fighting, which was a waste of time."

Fighter!"

"Hahaha——! Tang Qiuli laughed loudly and said: "What a big hat. Call Xiao Jinshan back. This time, your department carried out the orders of the division commander and was decisive and worthy of praise. I accept the big hat.

You have to digest it yourself, but I will give you a chance to fight a big, tough battle in Ulanguben!"

"Yuhe, ordered the four brigades to withdraw to Ulan Guben to form the Ulan Guben battle headquarters, with Xiao Jinshan, commander of the 9th brigade, as the commander-in-chief, Fang Yuanshan, commander of the 10th brigade, and Fang Yuanshan, commander of the 11th brigade.

Brigadier Ren Zhaoquan and Commander Chen Han of the 12th Brigade served as deputy commander-in-chief of the campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to annihilate one or most of the Soviet advance troops near Ulanguben. The campaign from beginning to end was two

Fourteen hours,"

"At that time, regardless of the outcome of the battle, the troops must withdraw from the battle and evacuate to the direction of Kulun. The Ulan Guben Battle Headquarters should submit the battle plan to the division commander before 9 a.m. on March 18. After approval,

It’s ready to be implemented.”

Zhao Yuhe recorded the order, handed it to a staff officer, and then asked: "Commander, do you think that the leading troops of the Soviet army will definitely arrive in the Ulanguben area after March 19?"

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Vasilevskiy suffered a big loss, and he will definitely make a wrong judgment. He thought that our main force was on the line of the Tangnu Mountains, and we suddenly retreated again, holding a hundred

The tens of thousands of troops will definitely be eager to find us for a decisive battle. There is no need for the vanguard to advance quickly and entangle us on the front line of Ulangu. How can his main force have time to arrive and surround us? "

"According to the calculation of the route, there are no blocking troops in the middle. At the current marching speed of the Soviet army, coupled with the eagerness to catch up with our troops, we will definitely reach the Ulan Guben area in no more than two days."

Zhao Yuhe still didn't believe it and asked: "Commander, wouldn't Vasilevskiy judge that we did not evacuate to Ulanguben, but evacuated south to the Khovd area, which is close to our country?"

The border provinces can advance and retreat freely."

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Vasilevsky and his men are not that stupid. The Kobdo area is crisscrossed by rivers, lakes, and swamps. Since it is the main force, the number of troops must not be small.

There is also a large amount of heavy equipment to withdraw in that direction. The Soviet army will block the north. Without fighting, those swamps can kill us. Aren't we on the road to death?"

Zhao Yuhe smiled sheepishly, "Sir, it was me who spoke nonsense!" He said with some shame.

Tang Qiuli waved his hands indifferently and said: "I can't talk nonsense. Are you the chief of staff? You have the responsibility to propose possible surnames on the battlefield. However, Yuhe, you combine the military talents and command of the Soviet generals."

The ability was underestimated! Therefore, there must be a big battle to be fought in Ulan Guben. Moreover, after this battle, the Soviet army no longer dared to use one or two corps of troops and broke into alone, which was considered delayed.

The speed of the Soviet advance towards Kulen."

"Both Vasilevskiy and I need this battle. The difference is that he wants to entangle our so-called main force, and I want to eat his vanguard force. That's all. The first battle on the southern front is over. Next,

It’s time for us to face the battle of the five Soviet armies in Minusinsk. This battle is also a hit and run. However, it does not have as good terrain conditions as the Tannu Mountains to take advantage of, so we can only fight head-on.

It’s over!”

The troops directly under the Reading Division gathered around Minusinsk, with more than 230,000 troops, standing ready on the outskirts of the city. According to the order of division commander Tang Qiuli, three lines of defense were built in the northwest of the city.

Two brigades of troops are placed on each line of defense, and the remaining two brigades are used as combat mobile forces to reinforce the tightest directions at any time.

According to the battle plan, the troops on each line of defense were only allowed to fight for one day. No matter whether the line of defense was stable or not, they had to withdraw to the next line of defense. In other words, Tang Qiuli was only prepared to fight with fifty soldiers in Minusinsk.

After fighting with more than ten thousand Soviet troops for three days and severely weakening the Soviet army's morale, all the troops left the battlefield on the night of the 19th and moved in the direction of Kulun.

As Tang Qiuli said, the commanding ability of the Soviet generals cannot be ignored. Five hundred and fifty thousand Soviet troops attacked Minusinsk for three days without making any progress. This exposed the true nature of the main force of the Reading Division.

location, the illusion caused by the Tangnu Mountains will soon be seen through. Next, with Vasilevsky's command characteristics, he would rather give up the attack on Kulun, and would command the main force of the Outer Mongolia Front from Ulangu

This direction goes north.

If the Soviet Lake Baikal Front also took the opportunity to move south, the more than 200,000 troops of the directly affiliated corps would fall into the large triangular encirclement of the Soviet command headquarters, as Zhao Yuhe analyzed. Therefore, in three days, Minu

At the limit of the Battle of Sinsk, before the Soviet army's large encirclement was formed, they quickly jumped out and continued to deal with the Soviet army in the central area of ​​Outer Mongolia.

As for the city defense battle, he did not consider at all that this important Soviet military town outside the western border of Outer Mongolia would return to his own hands sooner or later. If this city was taken because of a goal that must be abandoned,

It was beaten to a pulp, and it would cost a huge amount of money to rebuild in the future. Tang Qiuli was in terrible pain. Of course, he would not do such a stupid thing, so he placed the battlefield on the outskirts of the city.

At about 7 o'clock in the morning on March 18, Xiao Jinshan, commander of the 9th Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, reported the battle plan on behalf of the Wulanguben Campaign Command. Tang Qiuli reviewed the battle plan carefully and nodded while reading.

The dozen or so brigade commanders directly under the corps were all battle-hardened veterans, and the battle plans they formulated were impeccable. It was obvious that they had put a lot of effort into it, and it should have been a military meeting held overnight.

But one thing is that Xiao Jinshan's appetite is too big. The battle plan he made was to use the strength of four brigades to eat up all the leading troops of the Soviet army of the four armies around Ulan Guben. The reason was that,

After an ambush in the Tangnu Mountains, the Soviet army

The vanguard force suffered heavy losses, and the loss of soldiers and equipment was about one-third. Of the so-called four armies, the remaining ones were only two and a half armies. They were still tired armies, with the Ulan Guben Campaign Headquarters

The existing military strength is completely sufficient.

Tang Qiuli picked up the pen without hesitation, changed the battle plan of annihilating four Soviet armies to annihilating about one army, and strictly stipulated the campaign policy, "Your specific campaign plan is very safe and feasible, but

The campaign objective is too large and should be divided into two brigades

Use your troops to encircle and annihilate one Soviet army route, and use the other two brigades to block the other three Soviet army reinforcements. Otherwise, the battle will not be ended within twenty-four hours, and your troops will not be able to quickly leave the battlefield. Remember,

An excessive appetite will kill you!"

After revising the battle plan, Tang Qiuli thought for a while, picked up a blank telegram manuscript, and wrote: "Xiao Jinshan, don't always think about fighting a big battle. The Battle of Wulan Guben is a quick battle.

Battle, don't forget, behind the Soviet vanguard is

The main force of the Outer Mongolia Front Army, with more than one million troops, only needs three days to arrive at the Ulan Guben battlefield. You are left with one day to evacuate, which is already very tight. Therefore, the battle will end within 24 hours.

, is an unbreakable bottom line!”

Putting down his pen, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but shake his head, and smiled to himself: "As soon as this telegram is sent out, Xiao Jinshan will definitely be very dissatisfied again. He will be full of complaints and blame himself for not daring to eat meat!"

Tang Qiuli sorted out the telegram papers and shouted: "Communications staff officer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and it was not the communications staff officer who came in, but the solemn-looking chief of staff Zhao Yuhe.

((To be continued.