Wang Jie stepped into the observation seat in one step, his eyes were close to the telescope that the soldier had just let go, and he looked in the direction of the soldier's finger. I saw a large number of small black dots rising in the far north sky in the direction of the Ulan-Ude airfield on the territory of the USSR.

With the help of engineers from the German Zeiss company dug up by the optics department of the Northern Machinery Equipment Company, the high-powered telescope produced is very good, and the telescope field of view is very clear against the blue sky.

There were more and more black dots, and after they had risen to a certain height, they began to move rapidly towards the south in groups.

The soldier who was observing in front of another telescope also shouted a little nervously: "A large number of planes have also taken off from the Vidrino airfield of the Soviet army, and the number is still increasing!" ”

"It's a Soviet plane, send a report to the military department immediately."

Wang Jie ordered loudly without raising his head: "A large number of Soviet planes have taken off from the airports of Ulan-Ude and Vidrino in the Soviet Union, heading towards North Mongolia, and the number and type of aircraft will be reported in detail later." ”

"There is a situation at the border!"

A soldier rushed over from the next room and reported loudly to Wang Jie.

Because of his nervousness, he even forgot to salute Wang Jie. At this time, everyone also heard the faint thunderous sound of cannons under the mountain.

Wang Jie put down the binoculars and rushed into the next room like the wind.

The room is a little larger, with only one observation point facing the road at the foot of the mountain. There was not only a bed in the room, but also a radio. The operator was busy preparing to deliver the news.

With the help of a large telescope with a high magnification of the observation port, it is possible to clearly see what is happening in front of the outpost.

The border post was now covered in a thick cloud of smoke mixed with a large amount of rubble and broken wood.

"It's Soviet heavy artillery."

Wang Jie could hear from the dull sound of the artillery, at least the Soviet 152mm caliber artillery was bombarding their outpost.

As the smoke clears, you can see what is below.

In the field of vision, behind the hill across the border, a grass-green painted tank with a metallic sheen in the sun turned, followed by a battalion of Soviet infantry in a skirmish formation from the forest.

"Send another report to the military headquarters that a large number of Soviet troops have begun a large-scale attack on our side, and the number of troops and weapons and equipment will be reported after verification." ……

All kinds of information about the Soviet army flew towards Kulen through a metal antenna hidden in the canopy of the largest fir tree on the top of the mountain.

This time, the Soviet army really attacked Northern Mongolia by three routes: central, western, and northern, as Song Zhewu and others expected.

The western route remained the Second Army of the Far East and the Fifth Infantry Army, totaling more than 80,000 men; In the middle were the First Army, the Third Army, the Sixth and Eighth Infantry Corps of the Far East, with a total of more than 180,000 people; The northern route is concentrated in the Far Eastern Fourth Army, the Far Eastern Fifth Army, and the Far Eastern Sixth Army north of Dauri, with a total of more than 120,000 people.

Originally, according to the plan of the Soviet army, the Soviet army on the western route was to attract the Chinese defenders of Kulen to move westward, and then the Soviet army on the middle route could take advantage of the situation and seize Kulen.

However, since the Soviet troops crossed Tangnu Mountain on the western route, reports from aircraft reconnaissance and ground intelligence personnel indicate that the Chinese did not fall for the western reinforcement of Kulun's troops, but on the contrary strengthened Kulen's forces.

Since the Chinese are not fooled, let's attack in a dignified manner.

Although there was a crushing defeat in Manchuria, no one among the Soviet generals from top to bottom had any fear of the [***] team, and all they had in their hearts was contempt. They unanimously agreed that Manchuria was a ruse by Vostrezov who fell for the Chinese [***] team. He has taken responsibility for this defeat with his life, and in this way has saved the political and military life of Blyukhel, and even the life of Blyukher.

In this attack on Northern Mongolia, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet army was none other than the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Special Army, Blyukhel, who had escaped by chance.

Blyukhel understood that this was the last chance given to him by the majestic and ruthless Soviet Supreme Commander-in-Chief in the Kremlin in Moscow.

Therefore, Blyukhel was extremely cautious about the deployment of this campaign. Despite the collective opposition of almost all the Soviet generals who participated in the war, he still deployed the suspicious troops on the western route. According to Blyukhel's idea, it would be better to attract Kulen's central [***] team on the western route, so that he could command the Soviet army in the center to take Kulen faster. If Kulen can be taken, it can basically be said that the problem of Beimeng has been solved.

It didn't matter if the Chinese weren't fooled, his central troops and those advancing west along the flat Kruren valley from the north would flank Kulen from east to west.

With his understanding of the squadron, with 300,000 elite Soviet troops, as well as a powerful cluster of hundreds of tanks and hundreds of aircraft, there will be almost no suspense in taking Kulen. Although it was reported that Kulen's squadron had built three fortifications at Kulen, Blyukhel believed that these fortifications would not be able to stop his artillery and aircraft.

Even if these fortifications built by the Chinese in Kulen had some effect, the Soviet troops on the western road could go around to the south of Kulen and give the Chinese a fatal stab in the back.

Aircraft reconnaissance showed that in the mountainous areas of western Mongolia, China's newly rising general had deployed only a mountain division of a few tens of thousands of people, and with this force, it was absolutely impossible to hold back the more than 80,000 Soviet troops on the western front.

However, Blyukhel also believes that the timing of this attack on Northern Mongolia is not very good. The weather in Northern Mongolia will snow in October, and there will be heavy snowfall at any time after November, which is very unfavorable for the war. Although he would love to suggest to Moscow that the offensive be scheduled for the beginning of next spring. But after a long time of hesitation, he finally did not dare to send his telegram.

Bryucher's heart became heavy when he remembered the gloomy face he had seen in the Kremlin after the defeat in Manchuria, colder than the Siberian winter, and his gaze, which was as sharp as a knife and terrifyingly suspicious.

The defeat in Manchuria was regarded by Stalin as a great disgrace. He believed that Song Zhewu, the central [***] valve, had made himself and the entire Union of Soviet Socialist Republics lose face in the world, and had also made the arrogance of the imperialists who had been tormented by the economic crisis arrogant again. He was anxious to regain this face, to restore his dignity, and to make all those who had bad intentions towards the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics tremble.

For reasons of time, before the start of this offensive, Blyukhel had issued a strict order that all troops must advance to Kulen at the beginning of October, and that the Northern Mongolian problem should be completely resolved by the end of October.

The Soviet army in the center was attacked by an advance regiment with a tank company.

After a short and heavy shelling, twelve tanks formed out of battle formation, led by the Soviet infantry, and without any fighting, rushed up the hill where the post was located, and the red flag with a sickle and hammer soon fluttered over the ruins of the post with smoke and flames......

(To be continued)