On the first line of defense on the periphery of Minusinsk, Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the First Brigade of the Corps, and Major General Ouyang Yishan, commander of the Second Brigade, reached an agreement that the two brigades would advance and retreat together, and when it had become impossible to evacuate immediately, they decided to block the attack of Soviet tanks and infantry again.

Moreover, Liu Hongzhang had a bolder idea, seeing Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff of the brigade, after giving the order and turning around, he rubbed the stubble on his chin with his hand, his eyes were shining, and he said: "Chenglin, order the forward regiments, after the anti-tank company fires, the mortars will immediately cut off the offensive route of the follow-up troops of the Soviet army, and give me a wall of fire, after destroying the tanks of the Soviet army, I still have a big move!" ”

Liu Chenglin was taken aback, he knew his boss too well, and he was bold in fighting, and the big move he said was definitely not old, and hurriedly said: "Brigade commander, with the current tactics, it is the safest way, you can't take any more risks!" ”

Liu Hongzhang smiled "hehe" and picked up the phone again, "Brigade Commander Ouyang, yes, it's me, okay, let's go with our Lao Liu, yes, the anti-tank company of the whole brigade, kill Lao Maozi's tank, mortars cut off the offensive route of the follow-up troops of the Soviet army, what?" That's it!"

"I said, brother, you're too conservative in the war! As soon as Lao Maozi's tank is finished, it is a toothless tiger, you don't see it, they didn't even move the artillery, I guess, they didn't keep up, this is the opportunity, I mean, how about our two brigades join hands and fight a counter-assault on the whole front? Is it good to retreat to the second line of defense, and let Lao Maozi chase after us and beat our butts! ”

Ouyang Yishan was frightened, and hurriedly said, "Brigade Commander Liu." This is too risky, you and I have a combined strength, less than 40,000 people, how much is the Soviet army opposite us, a whole group army, 150,000 or 60,000 horses, the troops rush out, it is very likely to be entangled, and when the time comes, they will not be able to recover it if they want to. No way! No way! I advise you, ah, to quickly dispel this idea, is it a battle that you are not sure of! ”

Ouyang Yishan shook his head again and again, as if Liu Hongzhang was right in front of him, and put down the phone. said to the brigade chief of staff, Colonel Jia Lianhai: "This Brigade Commander Liu is really adventurous. If the Soviet army on the opposite side was only 80,000 men. I dare to fight a counter-assault, but that's a full 150,000 or 60,000 people, and the four-to-one ratio of troops can't be arched at all, not only can it not repel the Soviet army, but it will also trap the troops! ”

Chief of Staff Jia Lianhai was worried. But it was another question, "Brigade Commander, I'm worried that Brigade Commander Liu will leave our Second Brigade behind." Counterattack the Soviet army alone, that is more dangerous! He said.

Ouyang Yishan shook his head and said: "No, Brigade Commander Liu is a veteran of war, no matter how belligerent he is, he can't counterattack more than 100,000 Soviet troops with a brigade of less than 20,000 troops, unless he is confused!" ”

After a few turns in the command center, Ouyang Yishan really didn't worry about Liu Hongzhang, the guy who heard the sound of gunfire and looked like a madman, don't really do such a risky thing, think about it, he picked up the phone, "I'm Ouyang Yishan, the commander of the Second Brigade, pick up the division commander for me!" ”

Ouyang Yishan's worries were really not superfluous, and when he put down the phone, Liu Hongzhang said with some contempt: "Cut!" With this little bit of courage, it was not all the Soviet troops who counterattacked, it was the part cut out of the mortar fire, at best, it was fifty or sixty thousand people, a great opportunity, didn't he dare to do it in the second brigade, let's do it alone, Cheng Lin, convey my order, the whole brigade is ready for a counter-assault, and the order of the brigade headquarters will all rush up to me! ”

Colonel Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, turned white, and shouted with a stiff neck: "Brigade commander, absolutely not, even if the second brigade fights a counter-assault with us, it is too risky, not to mention ourselves, it is already dark, after repelling this attack of the Soviet army, it is very easy to evacuate the first line of defense, I can't carry out your order!" ”

Liu Hongzhang's face changed, and he said angrily: "Okay, Liu Chenglin, you have learned to disobey me, believe it or not, I removed you!" ”

Liu Chenglin also wanted to dissuade him, at this time, the Soviet tanks were covering the infantry, and they had already entered the range of anti-tank weapons, and suddenly, on the position of the independent division, suddenly activated, one ballistic trajectory, piercing the hazy twilight, bazooka shells and recoilless shells, anti-tank gun bullets, dragging dark red tail flames, instantly skipped a distance of several hundred meters, drilled into the Soviet tank, and the scorching metal jet exploded violently in the tank compartment.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ――！ "The sound of violent explosions echoed in the air, hundreds of Soviet tanks, billowing smoke and dark red flames, and then, the ammunition inside the explosion was more violent, and the explosion broke out inside the tank, and the fireballs flashed one after another, and the tank turret flew into the air, the tracks were broken, and the hull was tilted.

The Soviet infantry following behind the tank, exposed to the range of the infantry weapons of the independent division, fired mortar shells, like black eagles, smashed on the heads of the Soviet soldiers in groups, and the light and heavy machine guns also began to roar, and the dense bullets were head-on to the Soviet soldiers, and the flesh and blood flew sideways.

In just over 20 minutes, the entire offensive launched by the Soviet army was contained, and the remaining Soviet tanks, seeing that the situation was not good, immediately turned around, and the Soviet soldiers retreated like a tide.

Minusinsk, the front command of the independent division, Tang Qiuli looked at his watch, his brows couldn't help frowning, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, the battle of the first line of defense has been started for more than an hour, why haven't the first and second brigades been withdrawn yet?" ”

Zhao Yuhe replied: "The situation is like this, the first brigade and the second brigade, after hitting the Soviet army unexpectedly, the Soviet commander reacted quickly, and immediately covered the infantry with tanks, and pressed up on the whole line, our troops could not break away for the time being, so they could only continue to fight!" ”

Tang Qiuli was very puzzled and asked: "I hit it unexpectedly, why did the Soviet army not use artillery fire, but instead used tanks and infantry, it is unreasonable!" I ordered the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade to quickly withdraw from the first line of defense, also considering that the lethality of Soviet artillery fire, according to the scale of a field army of the Soviet army, there must be at least one artillery corps, which is more than 1,000 heavy artillery! ”

Zhao Yuhe replied: "The front-line troops report that the Soviet troops did not use artillery fire!" ”

"Huh?" Tang Qiuli frowned suspiciously, "Yuhe, what do you think is the reason?" He asked.

Zhao Yuhe replied affirmatively: "Because after the Soviet army crossed the Ural Mountains, it did not stop, and marched rapidly day and night, the artillery units of the Soviet army should lag behind the infantry and armored units, and our reconnaissance troops also confirmed this, which is about 50 kilometers behind." ”

Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are the troops on the left and right flanks now?" ”

"An hour ago, I received a report from the 3rd and 4th Brigades, there is still a distance of 30 kilometers from Barekcha, and in an hour and a half, we can reach the designated position, and we received reports from the 5th and 6th Brigades, there are still more than 40 kilometers away from Inia, and within two hours, we can arrive!" Zhao Yuhe replied succinctly.

Tang Qiuli said excitedly: "Yuhe, immediately order the third and fourth brigades on the left flank, and the fifth and sixth brigades on the right flank, each draw out a regiment of troops, and unify them under the command of Qu Zhennian, chief of staff of the third brigade, to surround and kill the artillery units of the Soviet army. ”

"Without artillery, our battle would be much easier! Opportunity to send to your door! ”

Zhao Yuhe immediately handed over the order to the communications staff officer, "Yuhe, order Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan, stop in moderation, don't think about using the strength of two brigades to block a group army of the Soviet army, take advantage of the night, immediately withdraw from the battle, if you don't have fun, in the second line of defense, give them a chance to fight!" ”

Zhao Yuhe's hand reached out to a red phone on the table, and before he could pick it up, "Jingle bell!" The phone rang urgently, and he picked up the phone: "I'm the division, and the division commander is here!" ”

Zhao Yuhe covered the microphone with his hand and said to Tang Qiuli: "Division commander, Brigade Commander Ouyang of the Second Brigade called you and said that there is an important situation report!" ”

"Oh?" Tang Qiu took the phone incomprehensibly, this Ouyang Yishan, among the more than a dozen brigade commanders directly under the corps, is the most honest one, and when he usually holds military meetings, he doesn't talk much, but he has a clear mind and a good heart, he belongs to the inner show type of person, he takes the initiative to call, it is definitely not a trivial matter!

"Ouyang Yishan, I'm Tang Qiuli, what's the situation!" "Well, on the fly, done right, what? You repeat it again! Fool! Stupidity! I don't think he wants his head anymore! Tang Qiuli, who was listening to the phone, suddenly roared angrily.

Zhao Yuhe, who was on the side, saw that the division commander's face was getting more and more ugly, first red, then bruised, and the black line on his head, "Bang dang!" Tang Qiuli put down the phone.

Then, angrily picked up another red phone, "I'm Tang Qiuli, pick me up Liu Hongzhang!" ”

Zhao Yuhe understood, yes, it must be the brigade commander Liu Hongzhang, who is known as "Liu Dadaer", who stabbed what kind of basket again, which made the division commander furious, but he didn't hear the specific content, and he couldn't persuade anything, so he could only pay attention to the development of things.

At this time, in the headquarters of the First Brigade, Liu Hongzhang's head was bruised, jumped up, and pressed the phone to Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff, who did not let him give orders, roared like a thunderbolt, "Liu Chenglin, I warn you, I miss the fighter, don't say that Lao Tzu is not emotional, you can hide for me!" ”

Liu Hongzhang was really angry, seeing that the Soviet army was defeated and retreated, now is the opportunity, the whole brigade attacked, beat the Soviet army's ass hard, and then retreated to the second line of defense, but this Liu Chenglin, who drilled the horns of the bull, did not let himself give the order to attack, if it weren't for the old brother for many years, knowing who he was, he could have shot him with one shot!

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