Age of Conquest Reborn

General Vasilevsky, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front Army, who commanded an army of more than one million men, changed his original plan to take Kulun directly, turned around and headed north, fighting all the way to Minosinsk, was very unhappy and unhappy.

To the extreme.

When the two armies split up and rushed to Wulanguben, they found that the Independent Division troops had disappeared without a trace, leaving behind an empty prairie town. When the Soviet soldiers cautiously walked into the town, what they saw was

What we saw when we arrived were empty houses, dead streets, dust blown up by the north wind, and well-built fortifications, but not a single soul in sight.

Of course, there were countless landmines, and with a series of loud booms, the earth was like a boiling pot, almost burying the first division that entered Ulan Guben under the debris and frozen sky.

Among the clods of earth.

General Vasilevsky, who received the report, was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "That hateful Chinese, this cunning and difficult opponent!"

As for the two group armies that seemed to have gone very smoothly and had occupied Ulan Guben, General Vasilevsky was quite hesitant about what to do next. He followed the main force of the southern front troops of the front army to go north. At present, it seems that this is not necessary.

, by the time we arrive at the Minusinsk battlefield, I am afraid that the war is coming to an end.

Instead of the main force of the southern front of the front army, continue to attack Kulun according to the original plan, attack cities and fortresses along the way, and seize key points. According to common sense, the nearly 300,000 troops of the two group armies should be enough. However, from Tang Nu

In the mountains, facing his own army of more than one million, the Chinese Tang Qiuli dared to attack head-on. He gave himself a decisive blow, and then the 43rd Army Minusinsk was surrounded.

Although he only took action twice, Tang Qiuli's cunning and unpredictable use of troops made General Vasilevsky absolutely not dare to take it lightly. At the beginning, Kulykin's Transcaucasus Military Region also had more than 300,000 people.

The troops marched south with great momentum. What happened? The whole army was wiped out!

If he had not personally experienced Tang Qiuli's methods, General Vasilevsky would have ordered the two armies to march directly to Kulun without hesitation. However, he did not dare to do so now. Who knows if the Chinese is there?

On the way to Culun, somewhere, he set a huge trap for his 300,000 people?

Although it is 100% certain that Tang Qiuli's main force is in the Minusinsk area and is encircling and annihilating his 43rd Army, but who can guarantee that the Chinese will not summon hundreds of thousands more troops.

He devoured two of his own armies in one go, following in the footsteps of the 43rd Army. When the time came, almost all the troops on the front were attracted to the northern front, and it was too late to rush to rescue them.

Intelligence? General Vasilevsky, the most disgusting and disgusting thing now is these two words. He has lost even the last bit of trust in the intelligence department, whether it is the Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff or his own front army.

The intelligence department to which it belongs would rather trust its own military intuition than any intelligence!

After some hesitation, General Vasilevsky issued an order to the two armies entering Ulanguben, "Immediately take the existing occupied area as the center, expand the results to the surrounding area, and clear out the remnants of the independent division in that area."

The troops on the ground must not go south to the direction of Kulun without orders from the front army headquarters!"

After dealing with this troublesome matter, there is something even more troublesome. I don’t know where so many small groups of independent division troops emerged from. They are like poisonous snakes hiding in dark corners. They spring out from time to time to bite them.

The losses caused by his one-million-strong army were negligible, not even a slight injury to the skin, but they were hard to guard against and further slowed down the marching speed of the troops.

When the postures were set up and the artillery and tanks were deployed in preparation for a big fight, the small group of troops of the Independent Division disappeared like mice and disappeared without a trace. With no choice but to do so, General Vasilevsky had no choice but to order

Troops were constantly dispatched to pursue and suppress the troops. Calculated, the troops dispatched along the way totaled almost thirty to forty thousand people. However, so far, there has been no news of success from the suppression troops.

What is even more troublesome than the small group of independent division troops that appear like ghosts is that all the bridges and dangerous intersections on the road north to Minusinsk have been destroyed. All the engineering units of the front army are working hard.

Continuous operations cannot guarantee the normal marching speed of the troops.

The road that was originally relatively flat and spacious was covered with countless landmines by a small group of independent division troops. Maybe at some point, there would suddenly be an explosion like a sky-shattering earthquake, and hundreds of corpses would appear after many miles of marching.

There were hundreds of wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs. Every day, the troops began to march with the sound of explosions like this. Regarding all this, General Vasilevsky felt that he was about to collapse!

What really caused Comrade Commander to collapse was the telegram sent from the Minusinsk battlefield by Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, the commander of the 43rd Army. Among them, the most psychologically shocking passage was this:

"Comrade Commander, I have to report to you and the Front Army Headquarters with a heavy heart that after more than two days of fierce fighting on the Minusinsk battlefield, our group army has suffered all casualties, leaving only less than 20,000 troops.

However, even though we paid such a high price, we still failed to complete the tasks assigned by the front army headquarters. The independent division troops evacuated the Minusinsk battlefield before my reinforcements arrived, and their whereabouts are unknown in front of us."

That's enough. You don't have to read the telegram that is thousands of words long. This paragraph alone is enough to make people go berserk. Now, General Vasilevsky's expression is on the verge of going berserk. He wants to kill someone!

Bamiyanov should be killed! After losing an army group with more than 100,000 people, he still failed to entangle any Chinese troops. Based on this alone, he should be killed. Can you think about it carefully? The responsibility really lies with the fourth party.

On the Thirteenth Army?

The intelligence department, as well as myself, seem to be responsible. From a certain point of view, the 43rd Army stood out alone and occupied Minusinsk. It was exactly executing its own orders. Speaking of which, I have a greater responsibility.

If the other four armies are not transferred, even if Tang Qiuli's troops are concentrated on the northern front, they will not have such a big appetite to swallow more than 550,000 of his own people. Therefore, Bamiyanov still cannot kill him.

!

In the final analysis, it was his own command error. Moreover, a group army commander cannot be killed so easily. There must be a reasonable explanation to the superiors and subordinates. General Vasilevsky began to have a headache again.

Just like how the two armies that decided to attack Ulan Guben decided to move next, the more than one million troops heading south have lost any meaning in continuing their march north. The Chinese Tang Qiuli took over the fourth army in one go.

The Thirteenth Army chewed them to the point of death, swallowing hundreds of thousands of their own soldiers, including bones and flesh. Then, they retreated completely. Before their own net could be closed, the main force of the Independent Division drifted away.

Floating away without a trace, the Baikal Front army went south. It would take seven or eight days to reach Kulun, enough time for Tang Qiuli and his troops to run to a safe place. Also, the Outer Mongolia campaign had not officially started yet.

Just outside Minusinsk, a full-strength army group moved in, which was considered a head-on blow to the Tangnu Mountains. In total, the loss of troops of the Outer Mongolia Front exceeded about 200,000 people, which was a bad start.

How should I report all this to Comrade Stalin? General Vasilevsky was filled with worries. Of course, we can still implement the original plan now. The troops on the southern front should turn around and return and continue to attack Kulun. However, it is so difficult to go back and forth.

, just for more than ten days, that cunning Chinese didn’t know what other conspiracies there were outside Culun?

General Vasilevsky, who was so worried that his hair was almost turning white, finally made up his mind and ordered to Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Bozhnev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, report the situation before the Outer Mongolia Front to the Politburo truthfully.

,in addition,

Order the troops, part of the two armies, and the four armies on the north route to go south from the direction of Minusinsk. The main force on the south route will immediately pass through the direction of Ulanguben and approach Kulun. The troops on the two routes must encircle them as quickly as possible.

Cullen!”

Chief of Staff Bozhnev is a little confused. Through the coordination of the General Staff, the Baikal Front has already begun to move south. After capturing Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, it only took five or six days for the troops to arrive in Kulun.

Time is a matter of time. What’s the point of the Outer Mongolian Front Army rushing south to Kulun?

The top priority is to find traces of the main force of the Independent Division as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Tang Qiuli is allowed to command more than 200,000 powerful troops and continues to cause trouble in Outer Mongolia, it will definitely be a big trouble!

How could Vasilevsky not see the doubts of his Chief of Staff? He sighed slightly and said: "Comrade Bozhnev, our Outer Mongolia Front Army has suffered consecutive defeats since its launch, and even a group army was almost defeated.

How will the General Staff view us, how will the Politburo view us, and how will Comrade Stalin view us if we are eaten by that Chinese person and become part of the establishment?"

"Therefore, only by getting ahead of the Lake Baikal Front and capturing Kulun, and then looking for fighter planes to chase and annihilate the Independent Division troops in Outer Mongolia can we save the face of the Outer Mongolia Front. This is no longer just a matter of simply capturing a city.

Question, do you understand, my comrade chief of staff?"

Speaking of which, if Chief of Staff Bozhnev does not understand it, he will really be a stick. Needless to say more about the joints and secrets, but there is still a question that needs to be decided by Comrade Commander!

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