Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 760 Determination to take risks

After the formation of the heavy-armed field corps directly under the ** division, Tang Qiuli conducted his first unplanned case. The large corps was mobilized urgently at night, with no other purpose than to see how the combined corps suddenly received a comprehensive deployment of various arms.

Command, the ability to drive to a predetermined target from a long distance at night.

As a result, Tang Qiuli was disappointed and furious. The result of this long-distance drive at night can best be described as chaos. The organization of the various units was basically disrupted. Vehicles overturned, people were killed, and troops were lost.

Situations abound. In some brigades, it was discovered after dawn that only a part of the troops at the brigade headquarters were in control. Through radio communication, it turned out that they had fled behind other troops.

This chaos made Tang Qiuli very angry. As the chief of staff of the corps, Chang Feng also felt very unhappy. Originally, it was the chief of staff's job to organize troop training and arrange troop marching sequences, but now it's like this.

He felt that it was his dereliction of duty. Looking at the gloomy expression on his teacher's face, Chang Feng, who had always been strict with himself, felt even more ashamed. He felt quite uncomfortable following Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli just stood on the side of the road without saying a word. After a while, a group of cavalry passed by, and then there was another group of tanks, and then there was a long artillery carriage, among which there were also mechanized infantry trucks.

Just by looking at the marching column, you can tell that this is definitely not an organized unit.

It wasn't until... more than 10 minutes in the afternoon that all the troops arrived at the designated positions, nearly nine hours later than Tang Qiuli's scheduled time. By the time the brigade commanders, covered in mud and water, rushed to the corps headquarters like a leader

, Tang Qiuli had long been sitting in the tent with a dull face, waiting for the arrival of these generals.

From the level of chaos in their troops to seeing the division commander standing on the side of the road with a gloomy expression, these brigade commanders knew that the division commander was absolutely dissatisfied with this march. Not only was the division commander dissatisfied, but they themselves were also dissatisfied. These bears

Soldiers also have a lot of training in daily life. As the old field brigade that started as the ** division, the training intensity and required subjects of the directly affiliated corps are much higher than the training intensity of other corps. These brigade commanders also strictly demand themselves and work hard.

Want to set an example.

But these 20,000 people, armed with cars and artillery, would run hundreds of miles at the first order, without giving them any time to prepare. Not to mention those soldiers, even I, the brigade commander, was confused after reading the order.

, checked the map, got in the car and left, looking like he was throwing away his armor and I was embarrassed to mention it.

It is certain that the division commander is dissatisfied. They cannot escape after a violent training. When the brigade commanders entered the command tent, they lacked the usual high-spirited momentum, let alone the natural kindness they usually have when meeting the division commander.

, some were timid and winked at each other, reminding each other not to get into trouble.

Tang Qiuli looked at these brigade commanders. They almost slipped into the command tent and sat as far back as possible. They were completely different from the usual aura of being the best in the world. He was so angry that he wanted to laugh. He saw many brigade commanders.

The captains were covered in mud and water, and the major general uniforms were also stained with dust and had a few scratches. You know that they also suffered a lot that night. In order to gather the troops, they ran more miles than ordinary soldiers.

When the words came to their lips, they swallowed them. The brigade commanders lowered their heads. For a while, there was silence in the tent. They peeked at the expressionless division commander, and then looked at the chief of staff Chang standing behind the division commander, who also had no expression.

The wind felt more and more oppressive in the atmosphere. A violent storm was unavoidable, and he was prepared to bear the wrath of Tang Qiuli's thunder.

Unexpectedly, just as the brigade commanders were secretly guessing, Tang Qiuli said only one sentence: "Each unit will return to its original station, count the losses of this pull exercise, and report to the chief of staff." After saying this, he nodded.

Leaving the command tent without returning, Chang Feng

Hurry out and follow, is it over? The brigade commanders looked at each other, feeling uncomfortable in their hearts. If the division commander lost his temper, everyone would feel better. But now, everyone feels like there is a stone weighing on their hearts.

, heavy.

The troops pulled back to the Nanyuan garrison in Peiping. When passing by the garrison of other corps, the soldiers of the directly affiliated corps no longer had the usual complacent mentality, especially those troops who had lost their way. From the commander to the ordinary soldiers, their hearts

This is such a hot mess, when have we ever lost such a person? Also, more than 200,000 troops were crowded in one direction. The chaos was still at night. It looked almost the same. It was not surprising that they were following the wrong ones.

Tang Qiuli, who returned to Peiping first, did not convene a meeting immediately. He called Chang Feng to the headquarters. The two of them stayed in the room for a day. No one knew what they were studying. The entire directly affiliated corps was like this.

The atmosphere was stuffy. In the evening, orders were received and the commanders at all levels

Officer, write down the experience of this long-distance pull at night and the existing problems into written materials and submit them to the staff office. Those who need to write materials are from the company commander to the brigade commander, from the commanders of various combat auxiliary departments, to the various functions of the corps.

It is required to be completed within one day.

On the second day, officers of all levels, from captain to major general, could be seen everywhere in the entire directly affiliated corps station, either frowning in thought or writing furiously. Everyone was working hard. It became a big examination room. Other troops came here.

The man in charge looked strange and pulled the soldiers to inquire about the reason.

In the evening, after tens of thousands of materials were summarized and summarized by the staff office, they were sent to Tang Qiuli. Problems arose, mainly in several aspects. The first was the communication problem. After all the radio stations and walkie-talkies of the Corps were turned on, it caused

There was a lot of information interference, and the communication codes between the various units were the same, making it impossible to figure out which unit was calling.

Secondly, there is the problem of communication equipment. Walkie talkies are only equipped at the battalion level and not at the company or platoon level. The battalion headquarters can only control the nearby troops, and other companies will be lost after them. The third is the military map, which is only distributed

At the regiment level, in the past, ** divisions marched or advanced with brigades as the basic unit. Now, with more than 200,000 people, so many tanks and cars, crowded together, chaos was inevitable.

Finally, and most importantly, the army has never had such a large-scale night march over long distances. It lacks training, has backward communication methods, has not set up instruction sentries at each fork in the road, and has not formed a unified and effective marching command system for large corps.

Coupled with the unfamiliar terrain, confusion arose.

There are many other problems mentioned. There was no prior training. This was the main problem and the reason why Tang Qiuli did not convene a meeting immediately. The large corps set out to target a long distance at night. Even in later generations, it was a very complex organization.

A big operation involves details in many aspects.

It was not that Tang Qiuli was unaware of these problems, but he did not have much time to train the troops step by step. After the Japanese calmed down, a big and fierce battle followed. According to his prediction, in early October, the Kwantung Army

First, he will launch a large-scale offensive in the western Liaoning area. In more than two months, he will fight a battle with an uncertain outcome. If the troops are drawn in like this, it is making fun of the lives of the soldiers.

The Japanese did not have much time left for themselves, but what they had to face was an opponent whose equipment and training levels were several times higher than their own. This behemoth had been established for more than 20 years, and its industrial base and comprehensive national strength exceeded that of China at that time.

I don't know how many times it was during the Republic of China. To be honest, Tang Qiuli's action, which he has not revealed to anyone yet, contained a lot of risk.

The opponent he chose was the Soviet Union, and the focus area was the Outer Mongolia region, which was supported by the Soviet Union and was in trouble. Tang Qiuli made such a decision after comprehensively analyzing all international and domestic situations. Today's Republic of China,

Anyone who knows his decision will call him a madman and suicidal.

But Tang Qiuli had his own reasons. After Stalin's large-scale purge of counter-revolutionaries in the Soviet Union in 1936, almost all military generals with experience and commanding abilities were killed. The Soviet army was headed by political workers. These Soviet decisions

Those who support and believe in it are good at internal purges and class struggle, and are experts at boosting the morale of soldiers. When it comes to commanding and fighting, they are basically amateurs among amateurs.

Also, the war in Europe has not yet broken out, and Germany and Japan have not yet formed an axis. The Japanese attack north to occupy the Siberian region of the Soviet Union and support the German army's ambition to defeat the Soviet Union. The Soviet military strength in the Far East has not yet been fully exposed.

, not the top 40 divisions. If the Soviet-German war breaks out, the Soviet military strength and strength in the Far East will give Tang Qiuli great courage and he will not dare to stir up trouble.

The most important thing is the issue of Outer Mongolia. The Soviet Union deliberately provoked foreign aggression and focused on the strategic location of Outer Mongolia. Stalin's greedy ambitions for Chinese territories, especially the Northeastern territories, were even greater than those of the Japanese.

They all dreamed of turning Northeast China into Yellow Russia and incorporating it into the territory of the Soviet Union.

Separating Outer Mongolia from Chinese territory was Stalin's first step plan. The geographical location of Outer Mongolia was like an open bow. Once the Soviets took control of Outer Mongolia, it became a target for the hinterland of Pingjin and North China in China.

With a sharp arrow, the Pingjin region was directly exposed to the threat of force from the Soviets. On the contrary, Outer Mongolia was a sharp arrow shot towards the Soviet Siberian region. How could Tang Qiuli not fight for it?

Taking advantage of the fact that the Soviet Union's control over Outer Mongolia had not reached its peak and the Republic of China did not recognize the fact of foreign independence, the Kwantung Army and the Japanese were busy licking their wounds and were unable to launch large-scale attacks in the Northeast and other directions in a short period of time.

Tang Qiuli sent troops into Outer Mongolia at the right time. The heavy armored regiment he formed was to fight the Soviet First Special Forces in the Far East. Its main force was stationed in Outer Mongolia.

Tang Qiuli also had plans. The unique geographical location of Outer Mongolia was also a main direction for him to send troops when he regained the Northeast territory. It could geographically and strategically divide the Kwantung Army in the Northeast into disconnected parts.

Therefore, Outer Mongolia must be entered. No matter how great the risk is, Tang Qiuli will not change his determination.

(To be continued)