Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 791: Outflanking

Feng Jiwu's troops fought extremely hard on the battlefield at Kazadewu Mountain Pass. In one day, they crippled a main field brigade. The battlefield set up by Tang Qiuli in the Hangai Mountains was trapped by Zhukov's cautious use of troops and stopped.

The 120,000 Soviet troops in the Onen River area were neither too close nor too far away. The Soviet troops would not get into the large pockets he had carefully arranged. Zhukov could drag them away, but Tang Qiuli could not.

Coupled with the fact that the Kwantung Army troops on the front line of Jinzhou were about to move, Tang Qiuli had to resolve the war in Outer Mongolia as soon as possible. He thought hard to no avail and became extremely anxious. Chief of Staff Chang Feng's suggestion opened a door to reason for him, but he was also influenced by two sides.

The roundabout troops had to pass through the swampy areas along the Kai River, so they could not make up their minds.

It was Chang Feng's suggestion that the outflanking troops on both sides could advance lightly, carrying only mortars and other light artillery equipment, and be responsible for entangling the Soviet army. Then, the main force would attack from the front. As long as they were caught, the Soviet army would want to retreat.

It can't be done either.

Chang Feng's suggestion solved the problems that troubled Tang Qiuli. It also helped him make up his mind, opened his mind, and methods followed. The troops attacking frontally could retreat fifty kilometers from Hangai Mountain. The Soviet army on the opposite side was afraid of reinforcements.

The battlefield of Kazadewu Pass will definitely follow, and the march distance of the outflanking troops on both wings will be shortened.

Immediately, Tang Qiuli issued combat orders to all troops. The troops directly under the corps, with three brigades on each side of the left and right wings, with a total of 110,000 troops, all advanced lightly, and quickly made covert detours on both wings of the Soviet army to outflank the troops staying in the Onen River area.

Soviet troops, each unit must reach their respective destinations within thirty-six hours and wait for the attack order.

The rest of the troops will withdraw from the Hangai Mountain ambush position at eight o'clock tomorrow morning and retreat fifty kilometers towards the direction of Kulun. They must make a big fanfare, follow the Soviet troops, and be prepared to launch an attack from the front at any time.

It was daybreak, and the Hangai Mountains were shrouded in the golden sunshine. The movement of so many heavily equipped troops immediately attracted the attention of the Soviet troops on the Onen River. They did not understand what was going on, so they immediately dispatched two reconnaissance planes and flew

Conduct aerial reconnaissance over the troops.

The undulating peaks and large and small ravines of the Hangai Mountains dazzled the Soviet reconnaissance aircraft pilots. They saw tanks and trucks of the Chinese Army everywhere, raising dust all the way and rolling towards Kulun.

Go, and just as you were waiting to observe carefully at low altitude, a series of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets came towards your head. A reconnaissance plane was caught off guard and exploded into pieces all over the sky.

The remaining reconnaissance plane ran away in fright. This was Tang Qiuli's order. In order to make it realistic, he only shot down one and left one to go back to report. The frightened reconnaissance plane pilot looked at it.

After describing the situation in detail and taking a large number of photos, the Soviet commander could not help but believe it.

This was an unexpected situation. The Soviet commander, Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the First Red Flag Army in the Far East, had no idea. According to Commander Zhukov's order, this force was the main force that clung to Tang Qiuli.

The Chinese were unable to divide their forces to reinforce the battlefield at Qazadewu Mountain Pass, and they must not advance rashly to avoid being ambushed.

Now, the Chinese ** team suddenly retreated, whether to reinforce the Kazadwu Mountain Pass battlefield, or if it had other agendas. Lieutenant General Vuchkov was not sure at all, so he quickly reported the situation to Zhukov. It was wrong not to report such a serious situation to the commander.

Dereliction of duty also means shirking responsibility. Soviet military regulations stipulate that you should follow the instructions of your superiors. If you make a mistake, you will not be held responsible. If you act without asking for instructions, you will win the battle in vain, and you will definitely lose your head if you suffer a defeat.

In fact, this is also a major drawback of the Soviet command system, which limits the hands and feet of the frontline commanders. It is said that in this situation, it is not difficult to judge, as long as we wait patiently for a day, send a large number of reconnaissance planes, and continuously reconnoiter the action route of the ** team.

, Tang Qiuli's intention will be exposed. As long as he keeps an eye on Cullen, the Chinese ** team will never dare to boldly reinforce the Kazadewu Mountain Pass battlefield.

At the blocking position on the battlefield of Kazadewu Mountain Pass, the Soviet army had just finished a large-scale artillery bombardment. The position originally defended by the fourth brigade was again torn apart by groups of artillery shells. The artillery fire extended, and Soviet tanks and infantry rushed forward with shouts.

Not a single bullet was fired at the position, and it was so smooth that the Soviet soldiers who were about to receive a beating were in disbelief.

The signal flares rose again, indicating that the Soviet army had finally occupied this position. Not only the Soviet soldiers did not believe it, but even Zhukov did not believe that they had occupied the Chinese ** team's position so smoothly.

Zhukov boarded the position that had been bombarded by countless artillery shells and was as desolate as the moon. He did not feel the joy of victory. It could be seen that the Chinese defenders quietly evacuated the position last night and took advantage of the darkness.

He was so calm that not even a single corpse of a fallen soldier was left behind.

The corpses that were torn apart by artillery shells were all Soviet soldiers who died yesterday. They paid the price of more than 10,000 casualties. It took them a day and a night to advance only a few kilometers, but the Chinese *** team took the initiative to evacuate.

, Zhukov could not be happy no matter what.

Looking at the winding Kazadwu Passage, the line of sight only stopped a few kilometers away. Further forward, blocked by the terrain, nothing could be seen, only abrupt mountain peaks. According to the Chinese ** team's play style

, this is a typical blockade and capture of the first line of defense. There will be many more lines of defense in the future. Zhukov does not know how many corpses of Soviet Red Army soldiers are left on this land. Zhukov

Don't know either.

He only knew that if he wanted to pass through the Kazadwu Pass, it would not be possible without it being covered with the corpses of soldiers, or if all the Chinese soldiers died in battle, even if there were 200,000 soldiers in an area suitable for deploying only a small number of troops,

The troops could only fight for it one by one. The damn terrain, the damn battlefield, the Chinese soldiers' swords, and the almost primitive but effective fighting methods made Zhukov's mood suddenly become bad.

He ordered the Chief of Staff, "The troops rest for an hour, and then attack again." I am afraid that the next few days will be spent in this kind of cruel and fierce battles that are constantly repeated. Zhukov muttered to himself, and the Chief of Staff sent the Onen River

Telegram from Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the front-line troops.

"Dear Comrade Commander, the main force of the Chinese ** Corps staying at the front line of the Hangai Mountains suddenly retreated to the west of Kulun around 8:00 this morning. According to the intelligence from the Air Force reconnaissance, it seems that there is a move westward to reinforce Kazad.

"Intentions on the Wushankou battlefield, please give instructions on the next course of action of our troops," this was the entire content of the telegram sent by the Soviet commander in the Onen River area.

I don’t know whether it was to prove that he was not incompetent or to show his tactical vision. The Soviet commander Lieutenant General Vuchkov added his own conjecture to the telegram, and it was based on the intelligence obtained by the Air Force reconnaissance, which had solid basis.

, this is obviously misleading the supreme commander.

Lieutenant General Zhukov, who was far away from the battle line, could only make judgments about the situation on the other battlefield based on the intelligence provided by his subordinates. He knew the approximate number of troops under Tang Qiuli's personal command. In the direction of Kulun, his troops had not launched an attack. He

I believe that Tang Qiuli has seen through his strategic intentions, just as Tang Qiuli's strategic intentions were seen through by him.

With Tang Qiuli's commanding ability, he is more aware of the importance of the Kazadwu battlefield to the Chinese army. This is the most critical point in the overall situation. Zhukov is most worried that Tang Qiuli will divide his troops to reinforce here, even if he only comes for a few

Thousands of people will have a huge impact on their battle plan to attack Cullen.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the First Red Banner Army in the Far East, made unfounded assumptions, unintentional inducements, and wrong conclusions, which led Lieutenant General Zhukov to make wrong decisions. The failure of the Soviet army in Outer Mongolia was due to this series of

Wrong start.

Zhukov called back to Vuchkov: "Comrade Vuchkov, according to the information you provided, there is a high possibility that the main force of the Chinese *** Corps will be reinforced and detached to the Kazadewu battlefield. I order the troops on the Onen River line to immediately

Go south and make preparations to attack Cullen. The specific time of launching the attack is determined by you. Note that you need to exclude a small number of troops and conduct a tentative attack in order to attract the main force of the Chinese Army to return for reinforcements as the purpose of the campaign."

Zhukov was still worried that the Chinese army would set up an ambush, so he specifically reminded Lieutenant General Vuchkov that he had thought of everything, but he did not realize that he had made another serious mistake by giving Vuchkov the power to attack Kulun.

Lieutenant General, if Lieutenant General Vuchkov was a competent commander, he would not have made the low-level judgment that the Chinese Communist Party was about to move westward, let alone write his judgment in the telegram.

After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Vuchkov immediately ordered the troops to advance quickly. He was really afraid that if the Chinese Army really divided its forces and moved westward to reinforce the Kazadwu battlefield, the main attack of the group army would not go smoothly. According to the commander, Comrade Zhukov,

His character and consistent sternness will never allow him to be spared.

Moreover, Lieutenant General Vuchkov had his own plan. If the squadron defending Coulomb was empty, why not take advantage of the situation and capture Coulomb? This would be a great achievement. Around 11 noon that day, 120,000 Soviet troops crossed

Enen River, chasing the smoke and dust of the directly affiliated corps, followed closely.

Under the strict orders of Lieutenant General Vuchkov, the Soviet army advanced at an extremely fast speed. During the rapid advance, Lieutenant General Vuchkov did not even send out a single reconnaissance plane, let alone expand reconnaissance to the two wings.

Naturally, he would not notice that the two torrents were rapidly moving in opposite directions, crossing and outflanking his wings.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov's order sent 120,000 Soviet troops into Tang Qiuli's pocket. The rapidly advancing Soviet troops also saved more than a day for the hundreds of thousands of troops directly under the corps that were outflanked by two wings.

If you have time, you can also avoid the swampy areas along the Onen River.

This battle, which disrupted Lieutenant General Zhukov's overall plan, would start twelve hours in advance in the Hadasan area west of Kulun. This was the position Tang Qiuli had planned for the Soviet army.

(To be continued)