Major General Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the East Finger, stood on a high ground on the south bank of the Sejingge River, looked around at the blocking position that his troops were going to use, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Big pits all over the place, turned out of the mud and sand and gravel, irregularly scattered around, occasionally you can see a few pieces of wood, after being buried by the soil, revealing a corner of the broken military uniform, all in all, this is the area that has been violently changed by the original terrain and landform, Yang Ketian can't imagine, at the beginning, when Liu Hongzhang and they evacuated, how many explosives were used to blow up this place, as desolate as the moon?

The ensuing problem is that their troops cannot use the current place to build fortifications, the soil has been blown loose, and they can't find a single stone to complete, even if they barely build fortifications and dig trenches, the progress is guaranteed to be fast, but they can't withstand a few shells from the Soviet army.

Yang Ketian was quite nerve-wracking about this, and in the end, he came up with a way, what fortifications to build, what trenches to dig, and put a ready-made tank brigade of more than 300 tanks not to use, isn't that stupid, so Yang Ketian ordered that all the tanks be lined up as fixed pillboxes, and the infantry hid behind the tanks, which is much stronger than the fortifications made of dirt.

According to Yang Ketian's plan, it was not a blocking battle in the first place, as soon as the Soviet army showed up, they would start attacking, pounce on it and fight hard, it was no better than blocking the defense here! According to the division commander, taking the initiative to attack is the best defense.

After deploying the troops, Yang Ketian turned his gaze to the battlefield on the north bank of the Sesagoge River, where Zeng Shiqiang's cavalry brigade, with more than 5,000 sabers, reflected the cold light in the sun, and repeatedly rushed to kill. Stirring up the dust in the sky, attacking the Soviet troops over and over again, the sound of horses' hooves and shouting of killing, Yang Ketian's blood boiled all over his body, and he couldn't wait to pull a war horse and rush to the battlefield.

To be honest, since I became the chief of staff in Dongzhi, I am used to seeing mechanized troops, the roar of tanks, the rolling of trucks and artillery trucks, and the understanding of cavalry. It is the feeling of being outdated, and when you are really on the battlefield, you will experience the visual impact of the blood, the passion of the battle, the horse's hooves like thunder, and the light of the knife like snow. "That's what men are supposed to do!" Yang Ketian's mouth was "tsk".

"Report to the chief of staff, and report on the battle situation of the division commander!" A captain's staff officer reported aloud.

Yang Ketian put down the binoculars. Took the telegram. "According to the report on the battle situation, since the launch of the offensive, the corps directly under our command has inflicted heavy losses on the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, and the remnants of the Soviet army are less than 60,000 troops. It also launched a large-scale air raid on the Soviet troops that had withdrawn in a hurry, and according to the current pace of retreat of the Soviet troops, it is expected to be around 5 o'clock this afternoon. You can encounter your troops, and I hope you are ready for battle! ”

Yang Ketian slapped his thigh and said repeatedly: "It's over, it's over!" He shook his head and sighed as he spoke.

The staff officer asked strangely, "Chief of Staff, what happened?" ”

Yang Ketian's eyes widened and said, "You still don't understand? There were less than 60,000 Soviet troops left, and they were bombed indiscriminately by the Leyiqin Air Force, plus the attack on both sides of the East and West Road assault groups, and the frontal assault of Commander Battle's armored corps and the three mechanized brigades of the directly subordinate corps, you say, how many people are left when they come to us? I'm afraid it's not enough to even plug the gaps between my teeth, so I hurried and ran for two days, and I got such a little benefit, and I lost a lot of money! ”

Yang Ketian is remorseful here, Major General Zeng Shiqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, with the smell of gunpowder smoke all over his body, under the escort of more than a dozen cavalrymen, galloped over, and when he arrived in front of Yang Ketian, he flew off his horse and saluted, "Report to Chief of Staff Yang, Zeng Shiqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, to complete the task of annihilating an infantry division of the Soviet Army, and come to ask for instructions on the next move!" ”

Yang Ketian looked at Zeng Shiqiang, who still had blood stains on the saber, enviously, and said: "Brigade Commander Zeng, you fought beautifully, a Soviet infantry division, about 20,000 people, in less than two hours, all of them were killed, the cavalry is not simple!" ”

Zeng Shiqiang smiled humbly and said: "This is not all the credit of the cavalry, before our cavalry charged, a shell of the 11th Brigade of the East Finger had beaten Lao Maozi to the point that only half a life was left, and our cavalry was just picking up a bargain!" ”

Yang Ketian smiled and asked, "Brigade Commander Zeng, how are the results?" ”

Zeng Shiqiang said with dissatisfaction: "More than 6,000 people were captured, and the rest were either killed by shells, or fell under the saber, which is also strange, it's not that I haven't fought with the Soviet army, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be so soft, so I have to parry two rounds, these old hairy people are good, the sabers are all on the neck, and they didn't even raise the gun, they fled with their heads in their hands, and they couldn't help fighting, but they didn't enjoy it!" ”

Yang Ketian laughed and said: "Brigade Commander Zeng, according to the information provided by the division commander, the Soviet infantry division we are facing is a second-rate unit composed of logistics and baggage troops, and it is hurriedly pulled into battle, how much combat effectiveness can it have, by the way, Brigade Commander Zeng, there is a more troublesome task that needs to be completed by your cavalry brigade!" ”

Zeng Shiqiang's spirits perked up, and he replied immediately: "Chief of Staff Yang, if you have any arduous tasks, you will hand them over to our Third Cavalry Brigade to ensure that the tasks are completed!" ”

Yang Ketian pondered for a moment and said: "Brigade Commander Zeng, the Soviet army withdrawn from the south, in more than four hours, will meet us, a big war is about to break out, we have more than 6,000 Soviet prisoners by our side, it's not a thing, I think about it, your cavalry brigade will immediately escort the prisoners of war, avoid the frontal battlefield, and send more than 6,000 Soviet prisoners of war back to Kulen safely, what do you think?" ”

Yang Ketian is in a tone of consultation and consultation, with respect for Zeng Shiqiang, both of them have the same military rank, both are major generals, but when it comes to seniority in the army, Yang Ketian is far behind, Zeng Shiqiang was the predecessor of the independent division, when he served as the squadron leader of the Bloody Hand Regiment Cavalry Brigade, between the white mountains and black waters, and the Japanese Kwantung Army, Yang Ketian was still a student who had not left school, Zeng Shiqiang's epaulette, when a gold star was hung, Yang Ketian was the deputy director of the lieutenant colonel of the staff office.

In any respect, Zeng Shiqiang is a senior in Yang Ketian's army, and he is one of the old men who followed the division commander to enter the customs from the northeast, and he deserves Yang Ketian's respect.

Zeng Shiqiang took a deep breath, he could hear that in Yang Ketian's tone, there was no hard order, no condescending subordinates opposite the boss, but for a veteran who was eager to fight, a cavalry general, the battle that was about to break out was deeply attracted to him, and at this time, leaving the battlefield and escorting prisoners of war made his heart full of contradictions.

Zeng Shiqiang looked at Yang Ketian, his eyes were full of sincerity, and said: "Chief of Staff Yang, according to the order of the division commander, the Third Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army is assigned to the battle sequence of the assault group on the south bank of the Sejingge River, and I should unconditionally carry out your order, but I still take the liberty of proposing it, please allow our Third Cavalry Brigade to participate in the battle of encircling and annihilating the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Army, and then escort the prisoners of war back to Kulen!" ”

"Chief of Staff Yang, the four infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, on the south bank of the Sejingge River, on the land under our feet, have fought bloodily for more than a week, how many soldiers' blood and lives have stayed here, Commander Sun Zhenbang, was seriously wounded here, almost died, this qiē was caused by the troops of the Soviet Transcaucasian Military District, you said, when we are about to slash the enemy and avenge the sacrificed comrades, can we leave!"

"I am not disobeying your order, but I ask Chief of Staff Yang to give us the Third Cavalry Brigade a chance, originally, the land of Outer Mongolia is the homeland we guard, and now, let us personally end the lives of the enemies who broke into our homeland!"

Yang Ketian was speechless, but his heart was infected by a strange feeling, Zeng Shiqiang's words, he had already said that Cheng Dù, who could not refuse, was also a soldier, and better understood the desire of a soldier to gallop on the battlefield, the Outer Mongolian border guards were stationed, that is, the Outer Mongolia region, here, is their homeland, how can they bear to refuse, the warriors who defend their homeland, and the desire to eliminate the invaders!

Yang Ketian smiled and said: "Brigade Commander Zeng, I understand your feelings, okay, the Third Cavalry Brigade will appear on the battlefield with the fiercest battle, as for the more than 6,000 Soviet prisoners of war, I will arrange for other troops to escort them, Brigade Commander Zeng, the Third Cavalry Brigade, immediately cross the Sejingge River and prepare to participate in the final battle of annihilation!" ”

The spark in Zeng Shiqiang's eyes flashed, and he stood up with a "snap", and said loudly: "Yes, Chief of Staff Yang, the Third Cavalry Brigade, guarantee to complete the task!" ”

Immediately, he smiled contemptuously, and then said: "As for the more than 6,000 Soviet prisoners of war, Chief of Staff Yang, there is no need to trouble other troops, after this battle, all of them will be sent to Kulen, to ensure that there is no shortage of one, just these pus bags that have been broken and lost their souls, and it is enough for a battalion of people to watch!" Even if they don't dare to run, the taste of a saber is much more powerful than a bullet! ”

"Hey, it's all the division commander's order, don't let it be disposed of on the spot, if you want me to say, according to the method of dealing with the little devil captives, reward a bullet, a hundred, how can there be so much trouble, and you have to divide people to watch them, and send that battalion to do such work, it's not happy, it's also a head-scratching thing!"

Yang Ketian was startled, and hurriedly said, "Brigade Commander Zeng, you won't really give such an order, right?" The division commander has repeatedly reiterated that prisoners of war are not allowed to be executed, and all of them will be concentrated in the Kulen prisoner of war camp, and it will be of great use to keep Soviet prisoners of war! ”

Zeng Shiqiang smiled, turned over on the horse, pulled the horse's head, and said loudly: "Chief of Staff Yang, you also underestimate my old Zeng, this little consciousness is still there, the division commander's order, that dare to disobey, see you on the battlefield!" ”

After speaking, he slammed his horse, and the sound of horses' hooves left with a puff of smoke and dust

(To be continued)(To be continued......