Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 797 Bigger Plan

While the main force of Zhukov's First Army was still clearing the passage at the Kazadwu Mountain Pass, Tang Qiuli commanded the corps directly under the ** Division. In the early morning, the general attack on the 120,000 Soviet troops lured into the Hadasan preset position had already begun.

At first, the battle went very smoothly,

It only took thirty minutes of artillery fire before the tank clusters began to attack. The Soviet army was almost defeated at the first touch. After annihilating more than 20,000 Soviet troops in three hours, most of the Soviet troops were compressed into a small area with a radius of only a few dozen kilometers.

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If there is another round of attacks, all these Soviet troops will be wiped out. The battle will definitely be over before evening. Just when the brigade commanders are gearing up and preparing to swallow this big piece of meat, the division commander Tang Qiuli issued an order across the board.

An order to stop the attack.

Everyone does not understand, including the division chief of staff and chief of staff of the corps Chang Feng, and what they do not understand even more is Lieutenant General Vuchkov, commander of the First Red Flag Army of the Soviet Far East Far East and commander of the Middle Route Army in the encirclement.

When the artillery bombardment started, the comrade commander was still studying tomorrow's march route with the staff and the issue of which troops should withdraw first. He was quite dedicated.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov was stunned when the shells hit his head. There were no field fortifications at all, and the troops could not even enter the position. More than a dozen telephones on the table were ringing like crazy.

All the time, the troops were asking for solutions.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov had no choice but to issue an order for the troops to disperse and break out. The assembly point after the breakout was Ulan-Ude. All the Soviet troops who tried to break out suffered violent blows and had to turn around and break out from other directions.

There were fierce gunfire, and there was no way out. They gradually huddled together, and finally shrank into a small area in the Hadasan area.

Lieutenant General Vuchkov, who was about to run away, leaned against a stone, closed his eyes in despair, and resigned himself to fate. This was a premeditated ambush by the Chinese. At this time, he also understood and directed his troops to go.

While Hadasangzi was advancing rapidly, Chinese soldiers were outflanking him on both sides.

Zhukov's troops were still three days away from him, and it was too late to rescue him. Will the Chinese let him go? Should he be taken prisoner or should he lead his troops to break out and die gloriously on the way to the breakout? Lieutenant General Vuchkov couldn't make up his mind.

, he knew very well that breaking out was just another glorious way to die.

"Comrade commander, look, the squadron has stopped attacking." A staff officer yelled in surprise, interrupting the comrade commander, who was full of sad thoughts, "What?" Lieutenant General Vuchkov asked incredulously,

I grabbed the telescope and observed carefully. I saw that the staff officer was not lying. He could not see the artillery shells flying like meteors in the sky, nor the terrifying figures of Chinese tanks.

What do the Chinese want to do? Do they want themselves and more than 80,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers to surrender? This is absolutely impossible. Bolsheviks would rather die on the battlefield than surrender to the invaders. Vuchkov can do this.

Although his military command ability was extremely average, his loyalty to the Soviet state was 100% unwavering.

When he found this situation and commanded, a little flame of hope ignited in his heart. He remembered Commander Zhukov's telegram and immediately said to the chief of staff: "Order all units to place tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, etc. on the periphery, with vehicles and vehicles

The gaps between them are filled with soil, and a ring of fortifications is constructed to wait for reinforcements."

Seeing the surrounded Soviet army busy for a while, various vehicles drove forward one after another. Each unit thought that the Soviet army was going to break through desperately. While watching nervously, these tanks and trucks stopped on the spot and were arranged neatly.

, groups of Soviet soldiers were digging in the soil in a hurry, and they didn't even understand, what was Lao Maozi doing?

Only Tang Qiuli was happy to see this. This was Zhukov's idea again. He turned to a defensive posture during the hasty evacuation. He had no time to build field fortifications, so he used some existing resources to build a temporary defense line to resist the opponent's fierce attack. Tactically

That's right, and it's very realistic and practical.

Tang Qiuli was not worried at all about the Soviet army building fortifications on the spot. In this small area with a radius of more than ten kilometers, his six artillery brigades and thousands of artillery bombarded intensively in less than two hours, even if it was reinforced concrete

The fortifications could be blown to pieces. The surrounded Soviet army adopted such a defensive posture, not to worry about them breaking through.

Tang Qiuli had a new plan to use the more than 80,000 surrounded Soviet soldiers as bait to annihilate Zhukov's entire First Far East Army in the Outer Mongolia region, thus ending the war in Outer Mongolia cleanly and laying the groundwork for the future defense of Outer Mongolia.

After laying a good foundation in Mongolia and hurting the Soviets, they would not dare to attack Outer Mongolia again.

There is another reason. The Soviet equipment he is interested in is much better than the Japanese. If he can force a surrender, it will not be a free bargain. If the surrounded Soviet army is annihilated, Zhukov can march eastward to Kulun.

It's not necessary at all, maybe in order to avoid being hit hard again

, they have to retreat, and their own corps cannot stay in Outer Mongolia for a long time. Leaving the First Far East Army behind is always a disaster. It is uncertain when it will attack Outer Mongolia again, and it will also affect Feng Jiwu's troops from entering Tangnu Uliangsuhai and Lake Baikal.

Actions in the area.

This was the new decision Tang Qiuli made based on the favorable battlefield situation after encircling 120,000 Soviet troops. After everything was properly deployed, he immediately held a military meeting and elaborated on his intentions.

Chief of Staff Chang Feng and more than a dozen brigade commanders were all dumbfounded. They did not expect that the division commander had such a big appetite. Not only did he want to eat the 120,000 Soviet troops in front of him, but he also wanted to take advantage of Zhukov's main force. It was quite cruel.

It's bold enough, and everyone is gearing up for this unprecedented plan.

Tang Qiuli ordered all units to actively force surrender and prepare for total annihilation. Zheng Yong's artillery unit, in particular, must determine the specific shooting target of each cannon. Once the order is issued, it must be fired within five hours.

After the battle is over, at least twenty-four hours should be prepared to meet Zhukov's main force.

Subsequently, Tang Qiuli issued an order to the Tang Qiusheng Corps stationed in Xuzhou: "Urgent order, Commander Tang Qiusheng of the Sulu Mobile Corps, after receiving the telegram, your troops immediately moved north along Jinpu Road. The assembly point is western Outer Mongolia."

In the Uliasutai area, you have five days and nights to reach the designated location."

If you want to eat Zhukov's main force, your own strength alone is not enough. Otherwise, it will be a life-and-death situation. If the confrontation continues for a long time, it will be even more disadvantageous for you. The Kwantung Army is ready to move, and you don't have time to waste with Zhukov.

, the best way is to concentrate superior troops and firepower and attack quickly and fiercely.

Tang Qiuli also knew that his order was not easy for Brother Qiu Sheng. It required long-distance maneuvers of thousands of miles and a lot of heavy equipment. It was only his fault that he did not expect that the battle situation would develop like this.

As the only chance to annihilate the First Far East Army, they should find a way on their own.

Tang Qiuli did not want to mobilize Tang Qiusheng's regiment to go north, but he did not have other troops in his hands. Liu Tiehan and Sun Zhenbang were guarding the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou and could not escape at all. Li Honggang and Han Tie were in Shandong Peninsula, and their troops were already strong.

Not many, Yuan Jinghao is also responsible for the important task of defending the Pingjin area in Tianjin.

Only Tang Qiusheng's regiment, which is the strategic reserve of the ** division, can join the battlefield in Outer Mongolia. There is no situation in the Songhu direction for the time being. What's more, only Qiusheng's troops, the main force gathering to annihilate Zhukov, have such strength.

After receiving the order, Tang Qiusheng felt extremely headache. Xiaoqiu's order was a bit reluctant. How far is it from Xuzhou to Outer Mongolia? Tang Qiusheng expressed his worries at the military meeting. Everyone present at the meeting

The brigade commander was also in trouble. In less than ten days, the troops could not reach the designated assembly point.

Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Corps, thought for a while and came up with a plan, "Commander, we can mobilize a special train from Xuzhou to Peiping, and put all the troops and equipment on the train. We can grab two days and request the people in Pingjin."

Commander Yuan Jinghao and Commander Zhang from Huangyadong immediately prepared enough trucks and we turned into a mechanized march. Won't we be able to arrive on time and avoid fatigue among the soldiers?"

Tang Qiusheng's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. The meeting was about to end. Fortunately, the Sulu Mobile Corps, as a strategic reserve, was ready to leave at any time. In addition, the commander of the Corps, Tang Qiusheng, was extremely strict in managing the army. With one order, the entire Corps

Set off immediately, without wasting any time.

That night, ten infantry brigades, four artillery brigades, and two air defense brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, with a total of more than 8,000 troops of 160,000, boarded a dozen special trains headed north, rumbled towards the Pingjin area, and arrived in Tianjin.

, a large number of vehicles are ready to go, so that the Sulu Mobile Corps becomes a mechanized lightly-armed force.

The support work of the ** Division's logistics department was really done well. There was no delay along the way. It only took two days and two nights to replenish supplies and ammunition in Erenhot. Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps had entered Outer Mongolia from Erenhot.

area, it can be said to be amazing.

After receiving the telegram from Tang Qiusheng, Tang Qiuli hummed happily. Brother Qiusheng is really powerful. With more than 100,000 troops, he can march into Outer Mongolia in two days. He will be more confident in fighting this battle. This time,

Zhukov is better looking.

At this time, Zhukov was commanding the troops. They had just marched towards the Hadasan area west of Kulun for more than a day. Damn the Chinese. The collapsed mountains before retreating delayed the troops for more than a day. Fortunately,

It was Vuchkov's troops that had not yet been wiped out.

Zhukov was also puzzled and extremely worried that the Chinese *** team did not immediately launch a general attack on the surrounded Vuchkov troops. He was worried that this was another conspiracy of Tang Qiuli, but the General Staff sent a telegram to him.

It was necessary to rescue the surrounded Vuchkov troops, so Zhukov could only bite the bullet and rush towards Hadasan.

(To be continued)