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Chapter 1550 Targeted Transfers

The battle ended quickly, and Gao Cheng, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the army, found Chen Bannian, who was writing a combat report. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Brigade Commander Chen, we just interrogated those prisoners, according to their intelligence, their number is the Independent Reconnaissance Battalion of the Soviet Army's Uzbek Combat Corps, and they have received the task of guarding the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and if we find our whereabouts, we will report back as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Gao Cheng grinned: "Mao Zibing was obviously surprised by our surprise attack, thinking that it was impossible for us to cross the desert to come here in foggy weather, these Mao Zibing saw the fog, and they didn't want to get up in the camp, and they didn't want to be dumplings made by us!" ”

"Haha, God is on our side!"

Chen Bannian said happily: "Mao Zibing doesn't know that we have a high-altitude airship to locate, and this bit of fog is nothing to us. ”

Then Chen Bannian said bitterly: "The Soviets are really vicious, all the maps published publicly, even the military maps in the hands of the Far Eastern Military District, the roads and bridges on them, are all false and real, so that people can't figure out the truth or falsehood, so that we can move forward against the map, many places marked with highways are simply cliffs, high mountains and dangerous obstacles, and the Gobi and deserts on those maps are smooth roads with highways. Battalion Commander Gao, have you figured out where we are now and if there are any enemies nearby? How many enemies are there? ”

"Figured it out!"

Gao Cheng immediately replied: "According to the confession of the prisoners of war, we are now located in the Amu Darya estuary forest in the southern part of the Aral Sea. The Amu Darya River brings abundant water from the Pamirs, and before entering the Aral Sea, it forms a confluence of rivers in this area, and the land has a much higher moisture content than elsewhere, forming such a large forest on the edge of the desert.

"Near us, there is the 1st Turan Army of the Combat Corps of Uzbekistan of the USSR, which has three infantry divisions, as well as artillery regiments and artillery units of the corps, which are distributed in a circle around the forest, and one of them is very close to us, and they are stationed in the town of Daoukara, which is about ten kilometers southeast of us, and the population of the town is about five thousand people. There is also an important circumstance......"

Gao Cheng continued: "According to the prisoners' confessions, the town of Kornokhazak Darya is now not guarded by any troops, which means that it is a completely empty town, and in addition, those people also confessed that there is a fuel depot in the town, which contains half of the fuel reserves of the Soviet Uzbek Corps, which is enough to support the needs of our two fronts for a month. ”

"What? You say there's a lot of fuel stored there? ”

Listening to Gao Cheng's report, Chen Bannian's eyes immediately rose stars, for the mechanized troops, fuel means everything, since the troops were pulled out of Syria, the whole army has been troubled by the problem of fuel, on the way north into Mongolia, thousands of tankers with the troops have been empty, if it were not for the supply of a large amount of coal-fired diesel and gasoline in Kobdo, it is estimated that the troops would have been paralyzed. Later, with the assistance of the Far Eastern Army in Karaganda, most of the tankers were filled with fuel, but with the thousands of miles to the south, the tankers now used up one-third of the fuel, and once the fuel supply could not be found, as long as they held out for another ten days and a half, the offensive and defense of the troops would have major problems.

Therefore, hearing that there was fuel nearby at this moment, Chen Bannian was so happy that he almost danced with his hands, and immediately waved his hand to Major Zhang Yimin, the chief of the operations section beside him:

"Immediately convey my command ......"

Chen Bannian said loudly: "The whole brigade immediately stops repairing and sets off immediately!" Our goal is the town of Kolnoka Zakdaria! ”

Zhang Yimin was taken aback: "Brigade commander, our task is to make a forward station for the whole army, to ensure that the road is unimpeded, if after we leave, the Soviet troops stationed in the town of Daoukala quickly enter this dense forest, it will definitely pose a greater threat to our main movement." I suggest that it is better to be firmly nailed here like a nail, and it is not too late to attack after joining up with the large army! ”

"No, time is running out, we have to act in advance!"

Chen Bannian explained: "The Soviets are still unclear about our movements, so they have sung an empty plan for an important supply base. However, as soon as the Soviets reacted, they would send heavy troops to defend, and it would be very troublesome for us to take the town of Kornoka Zakdaria. Taking a step back, even if we can take the town, if the enemy retreats and lays down a fire, or simply gets hit by our shells, then the fuel base is finished, so we must firmly grasp the initiative and occupy this important supply point in advance! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Bannian asked Gao Cheng: "Battalion Commander Gao, how many brigades are following us?" ”

As the commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the army, Gao Cheng knew the location of each department well, and replied without hesitation: "It is the Second Tank Brigade under the command of General An Ruoyi, which is thirty-five kilometers away from us, and it is expected to enter the estuary jungle area soon. ”

Chen Bannian nodded: "Call the Second Brigade immediately, tell them the exact location of the Soviet army, and let them take over our mission!" ”

After speaking, Chen Bannian put on a camouflage steel helmet, and then waved his hand to everyone: "All get on the bus!" Goal, Kornoka Zakdaria Town, forward! ”

......

"What? A brigade went to occupy the town of Kornokhazakdaria, and we have a division of Soviet troops to the southeast? ”

Major General An Ruoyi, commander of the Second Brigade of the First Tank Army, who was sitting in the armored command vehicle, could not help but be a little surprised when he heard the news sent back by Chen Bannian's brigade at the front station, and hurriedly asked Major Qiao Chongqing, chief of the operations section, to bring a specious military map published by the Soviets and carefully check the location of the Soviet troops.

According to the marching regulations, the gap between the two brigades should not exceed 10 kilometers, but due to the influence of heavy fog and the need to take care of the rear troops, the 2nd Brigade reluctantly slowed down the pace of the march, so that the distance between the two brigades was widened to about 35 kilometers, and according to the marching speed of the mechanized troops, it would take at least two to three hours to get closer. Now I suddenly heard that about a division of Soviet troops was actually on the flank of the main force, which couldn't help but make An Ruoyi feel a trace of invisible threat.

"Brigadier Commander—"

Major Lin Longji, chief of the intelligence section, introduced: "The 1st Brigade has just defeated a separate armored reconnaissance battalion of the Soviet Army in front, and they interrogated the personnel concerned, believing that the supply of fuel is more important than anything else at the moment, and the 1st Brigade is better than wasting several hours waiting for us to meet in the woods in front of us, waiting for the Soviet army to plug the holes in the defense, it is better to take the supply base while the enemy is unprepared." According to the information they provided, to the southeast of us is the 3rd Amu Darya Division of the 1st Soviet Army in Turan, which is mainly responsible for the first-line defense of the estuary forest, and its main reliance is on the forest in front of us, and I have sent a reconnaissance unit to verify the situation. ”

"Brigade Commander Chen is very bold, he actually left his back to the Soviet army, and he was not afraid of being dumplings."

An Ruoyi said while looking at the map carefully, and after a while said with a solemn expression:

"This Soviet army is a great threat to us, and we must do everything to eliminate them, otherwise it will affect the southward movement of our army. Order the 8th Motorized Infantry Battalion to immediately rush to the town of Kizi on the southern edge of the estuary forest, where a defensive line will be established from the front to prevent the opposing reinforcements from entering the forest to fight, and the rest of the troops will advance at full speed in the direction of five o'clock! We must crush the defenders and establish a complete line of defense before the main enemy forces discover us! ”

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Two hours later, in the town of Daoukala, southeast of the estuary forest, the commander of the 3rd Amu Darya Division of the 1st Soviet Army of the Turan Army, Kudryash, stood in front of the map with a solemn expression, thinking carefully.

Just now, the 3rd Division received two telegrams, one of which was from the military headquarters, and the commander of the army, Vishniaksky, ordered him to immediately march to the estuary forest, and build fortifications in advance in several small towns in the forest to prevent the Far Eastern Army from attacking Uzbekistan at any time, and shortly after, the reconnaissance unit directly under the division sent an urgent telegram saying that an unknown number of mechanized troops had appeared to the north of the 3rd Division, which made Kudryash very nervous.

Kudryash immediately reported to the military headquarters that the Far Eastern Army might have moved south, and was now rushing straight at him from the east side of the forest, asking what to do?

The military department obviously did not expect the enemy to come so quickly, and there was no reply for half a day, which made Kudryash very uncomfortable and had to think of countermeasures.

"Division commander, although the order from the military headquarters has not been issued for a long time, we must not move, otherwise the defense line of Daukala Town will be opened, and the enemy will be able to drive straight in. At the same time, we should also call for help from the 2nd Division stationed in Chinbai, we are not yet sure how many enemies there are, so it is better to be cautious. "The chief of staff of the division, Colonel Menshak, suggested.

"Ridiculous! We now have enough troops, the heroic Soviet Red Army is invincible, and it is better if the Far Eastern Army does not come, let them see how powerful we are. These hateful traitors, our Third Division will not let them succeed! Commissar Zakhwagi looked disdainful.

Before he was promoted to division commander, Kudryash was only a lieutenant company commander, and because of his strong ideological and political skills, he was selected to study in military academies. After half a year of study at the Frunze Military Academy, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Division, and he knew very well that in the army, the commissar and the commissar of internal affairs played an extraordinary role, although he was disgusted with Zakhwagee's arrogance, but he did not dare to show it at all on his face, and said with a smile:

"Comrade Political Commissar, the presence here of the Far Eastern Army indicates that the situation has seriously deteriorated. Now that our army will encounter the enemy, and our division's plan to defend the estuary forest has to be terminated, do you see if you can send a telegram to the military headquarters or even the corps headquarters, transfer the second division to the north, and station in the town of Kizi on the southern edge of the forest, one is to help us block the enemy's offensive direction, and the other is that once we repel the attack of the Far Eastern Army, we can join forces, enter the estuary forest, and use the complex terrain to maneuver with the Far Eastern Army! ”

Kudryash knew that blocking was better than slackening, so he could only try his best to exaggerate the strength of the enemy and force the higher-ups to respond. The town of Kizi was only fifteen kilometers from the town of Daukala, and if the 3rd Division had fought too badly, reinforcements would have come sooner.

Zakhwagi was not completely incompetent, he also knew that Uzbekistan, which was in the lowlands of Turan, had no danger to defend and could only rely on the special terrain of deserts and forests to meet the enemy.

Perhaps the golden sign of the political commissar was more popular, or perhaps it was the strong deterrent power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or perhaps the military department had just come to a unified conclusion, and the higher authorities quickly replied to the request of the Third Division, not only to mobilize the Second Division to the north, but also to assign the two independent regiments of the military region to Nukus to the southern line of the estuary forest to block the enemy's attack.

For a time, the towns on the southern line of the estuary forest became the focus of contention between the two armies, and a large-scale battle was coming.