The fierce assault of these troops of the Fourth Route Army, who suddenly appeared on the battlefield in grass-green German uniforms and had very vigorous combat effectiveness, surprised Polyukin, who was in charge of the battle commander of Zalainor. Although he had already interrogated the captured Northeast Army personnel through Chuikov yesterday, he knew that the Northeast Army that had been stationed in Zalainuoer and Manchuria a few days earlier was the Fourth Route Army, and he also immediately reported it to General Vostremov.

Yesterday after receiving a telegram from Polyukin, General Vostrezov's nerves immediately became highly tense and he successively ordered Lesmonov to send additional planes to expand the search area around Hailar. It's just that General Vostretsov made a fatal mistake, that is, he always thought that if the Fourth Route Army advanced to Zalainuoer and Manchuria, it would have to be attacked by Hailar by train along the railway line, otherwise his heavy weapons and baggage would not be able to keep up with the speed of the march.

However, although the large forces of the Fourth Route Army were not found, General Vostremov decided to shrink his forces, abandon the plan to attack Zalainuoer, attack Zalainuoer's troops, immediately return to Manchuria, and after concentrating on taking Manchuria as soon as possible, he immediately withdrew his troops and withdrew to the Dauri area.

However, this suggestion of his had to be abandoned under the resolute opposition of Belinsky, the political commissar who remained in Boliky Uri, and Garchev, a member of the party committee of the Western Front and commander of the 5th Cavalry Brigade of the Reading Force. However, he again gave orders to Pollugin and Kunizov, strictly ordering them to intensify their attacks on Zhalanuor and Manchuria, and to end the battle and withdraw to Bolshaya Uri before dark, whether or not the purpose of the campaign was achieved.

Belinsky opposed Vostremov's order to withdraw because he believed that effective precautions had already been taken against the so-called Fourth Route Army, and even if they appeared near Hailar, it would not be too late to withdraw at that time, and now there was no need to be frightened away by a warlord army that had not yet arrived on the battlefield.

Of course, this is only Belinsky's superficial rhetoric, in fact, what he thinks in his heart is that after this battle, no matter what the victory or defeat, Vostrezov will definitely leave the army, and a victory is very necessary for him to take command of the Soviet army on the Western Front; Even if the so-called Fourth Route Army rushed to the front line in Manchuria and the Soviet army suffered some losses, the black cauldron would definitely be borne by Vostremov, the supreme commander of the army, and it would even be an excuse to let him leave the army in advance. It's just that Belinsky could not have imagined in any way that after the end of this battle, not only Vostretsov would have to bear the responsibility for the defeat, but also he himself would be sent to a military tribunal by the Supreme Soviet Council.

When the Second Group commanded by Li Wentian suddenly appeared on the battlefield and found that there was an obvious intention to encircle and annihilate the Soviet troops in Zhagainor, Pollugin immediately alerted his old superior, General Vostrezov, "The Fourth Route Army has appeared in the Zhainuor area and occupied the important places around Zhainuoer, obviously with the intention of encircling our troops, the time is pressing, and the fighters are fleeting, and I have decided to lead my troops to break through." ”

It should be said that Pollyukin, a veteran soldier who was born as a non-commissioned officer and had worked hard for more than ten years in World War I and the Civil War, was still very courageous, and after sending the telegram, without waiting for Vostrezov to call back, he immediately ordered the troops to begin to break through. It's just that his order to break through was still too late.

Yesterday, after receiving a telegram from Vostrezov asking him to end the battle on the 13th, Boryokin immediately organized his troops to launch an attack on Zalainorr overnight, and the results were very great, and he had already taken most of the city of Zalainor, and he believed that the Northeast Army defending the city was already at the end of its strength, and as long as he made more efforts, he could capture Zhainuor before dark and annihilate the 17th Brigade of the Northeast Army here.

Therefore, early this morning, he added a regiment to the Soviet troops attacking the high ground, and sent them the Readi Briat-Mongol cavalry division, intending to use the speed of the cavalry to quickly rush across the open field on the top of the hill and destroy the troops of the Fourth Route Army on the high ground, which had caused them great trouble in attacking Zalainor. Then, all the troops, except for the units directly under the division headquarters of the two divisions, were ready to be thrown into the final battle for Zalainor.

It's just that the news he got in the morning made him very depressed, that is, the airport in Dauri was bombed by the Northeast Army, and the losses were heavy, and it was impossible for him to get air support.

Since the planes could not be counted on, it was only possible to rely on his artillery, and Polyugin ordered the artillery regiments of the two divisions to bombard Zalainor and shoot out all the shells they carried, and not a single shot was left. The shelling lasted for more than an hour until all the shells were gone. As soon as the shelling stopped, Polyugin gave the order to attack on Zhagano and the heights. It was because of Polyugin's desperate order that the troops of these three divisions were completely cut off.

When the large force of the Fourth Route Army rushed into the battlefield, the only troops under his control were the divisional units directly under the two divisions that were left as reserves, and the other troops were either engaged in fierce street battles in the urban area of Zhalainoer and the Northeast Army, or fought to the death on the high ground. By the time the main force that had broken through into the city had withdrawn, his two artillery regiments had been completely annihilated, and the Soviet troops of the Readbriat-Mongol cavalry division and two regiments of Soviet troops attacking the high ground had suffered casualties from both sides of the high ground.

Poliukin made a quick decision, ignoring the troops still trapped on the high ground, commanded the main forces of the two divisions, and immediately broke through to the east. The reason why he did not break through in the direction of Manchuria along the railway line was because Poliukin believed that since the other side wanted to encircle and annihilate him, he would definitely set up a heavy force to intercept him between Zhagano and Manchuria, and it would be better for him to break through to the east, cross the border as soon as possible, and return to the territory of the Soviet Union to be safer.

On the one hand, Polyugin asked the commander of the 36th Division, Niyazov, to the front to command the troops, to break through the blockade of the Fourth Route Army at all costs and open a passage for the whole army, and on the other hand, he ordered the troops to seize several low heights around the place to cover the retreat of the whole army.

However, as nearly 10,000 troops of the Fourth Route Army and the Northeast Army from the direction of Sagang joined the battle, his troops were surrounded by clusters on all sides, and the violent sound of shell explosions made Boryokin understand that without reinforcements, his troops would not be able to break through on their own.

The troops of the Fourth Route Army, which attacked the Soviet army in Zhagai Norr, were progressing smoothly, and it was only a matter of time before the Soviet troops who were completely encircled were annihilated, but the troops of the Fourth Route Army, which attacked the Soviet army in Manchuria, encountered some trouble. The commander of the 21st Division of the Soviet Army, Kunizov, immediately ordered Nietzsche to command his tank regiment to open the road in front of the Soviet Army, and wanted to seize the road and escape back to the Great Uri. Since the blocking Fourth Route Army did not have time to build a strong position, more than two dozen tanks finally broke through the Fourth Route Army's resistance after paying the price of three tanks.

Although the tanks were not blocked, the officers and men of the Fourth Route Army ignored the casualties, braved artillery fire and bullet rain, stubbornly intercepted the Soviet army's follow-up troops, and even launched a tragic hand-to-hand combat on the blocking line, as the troops of the Fourth Route Army continued to arrive to join the battle group, the troops of Kunizov's 21st Division and Calgary's heavy artillery division began to be gradually divided, and white-knuckle battles could be seen everywhere on the chaotic battlefield.

Nietzsche's tanks also tried to turn back to meet the infantry breakthrough, but after the reinforcements of the Fourth Route Army who arrived later destroyed 5 tanks with anti-aircraft guns and Molotov cocktails, Nietzsche reluctantly gave up his efforts to meet the infantry, and fled to Dauri with his tanks and hundreds of remnants who escaped with them.

However, Nietzsche soon saw smoke and fire rising from the direction of Veliky Uri, and even the sound of heavy gunfire. Especially when he approached Dauri, he was taken aback by the explosion of numerous mortar shells, the 5th Cavalry Brigade and the troops directly under the headquarters who stayed in Dauri did not have so many mortars, these numerous mortars showed that the other side must have a large force to attack Dauri, and his remaining tank regiment of a dozen tanks was okay as an assault force, but if he participated in the melee, it would only be self-defeating.

Just when he was in a dilemma, thousands of [***] teams rushed from the direction of Dauri, and at this time Nietzsche did not dare to hesitate anymore, and ordered all of them to abandon the car and flee into the mountains with hundreds of people. His decision also made him the only Soviet officer above the regimental level who escaped from the Western Front.

The 5th Cavalry Brigade of the Soviet Army, which was used as a reserve in Veliliu, had been sent to Manchuria by Vostremov to reinforce the strength of the 21st Division before the Fourth Route Army launched a general offensive, but it was urgently recalled by Vostremov on the way, saying that there was a report from border residents that Chinese cavalry had been found north of Dauri. Before Vostrezov could give the order to retreat to the troops of Manchuria and Zhalainor, he received two reports that they had been besieged by the heavy troops of the Fourth Route Army.

Vostretsov no longer had the heart to think about how the Fourth Route Army suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and he knew that at this time, in order to break the siege of the troops of Manchuria and Zalainuoer by the Fourth Route Army, which had come prepared, it was not possible to rely on their own strength, and they had to have foreign aid, and it was strong foreign aid. This can only be accomplished by relying on the troops of the Eastern Front, and the condition for ensuring that the reinforcements can be reached in time is that the Chinese cavalry north of Dauri must be broken first, otherwise they will go all the way north, destroy the railway, and the arrival of reinforcements will be greatly delayed, and every day of delay, these troops will have less hope of survival.

Therefore, on the one hand, he sent an urgent telegram to Blyukhel asking for help, and on the other hand, he urgently ordered Galchev to quickly meet the [***] team that appeared behind the big Uri.

After Galchev murderously led his Cossack cavalry to intercept this cavalry unit, which was much larger than his cavalry brigade, Garchev did not choose to retreat, but immediately went on the offensive. In a flat area like the airfield, it was just right for his cavalry to fight. He believed that with his thousands of Cossack cavalry, he could easily defeat these Chinese cavalry.

But what he never expected was that after his cavalry began to charge, the despicable Chinese cavalry on the opposite side suddenly retreated, revealing hundreds of machine guns and a large number of mortars......

(To be continued)