General Vasilevsky's roar is absolutely justified, whether it is the enemy briefing of the General Staff or the air force's aerial reconnaissance before, they all clearly tell themselves that all the troops of the independent division in the Outer Mongolia region are concentrated on the Minusinsk line, putting on a posture of fighting to the death with their own troops, but at the eastern foot of the Tangnu Mountain Range, at the four passages, how can the main force of the independent division appear?

That scheming Chinese Tang Qiuli, in the Outer Mongolia region, how many troops, General Vasilevsky was a little confused, and even couldn't believe that the report he saw was true, however, the "rumbling" artillery sound faintly heard from the front told sù himself, this qiē, all true, the vanguard troops, is being ambushed by the troops of the independent division!

Surrounding General Vasilevsky were a cadre of senior generals of the Front Army Command, at this time, they were all silent, and no one could answer the angry roar of the comrade commander, and even, they were more puzzled than the comrade commander, the independent division is in the western region of Outer Mongolia, there is only one main force, why did it appear here again?

Lieutenant General Pozhnev, Chief of Staff of the Front, saw that Comrade Commander's face was full of black lines, and the blue tendons on his forehead were bursting up, and he was already on the verge of going berserk, and hurriedly reminded: "Comrade Commander, the most urgent task is to find out what is happening ahead?" Whether the independent division ambushed our troops or not is it the main force, what is the casualty situation in front of the vanguard troops, and also, it should be immediately and strictly ordered, and the follow-up troops should be pressed on all fronts! ”

A word woke up the dreamer, Vasilevsky woke up from a state of extreme rage, yes, since he had already lost his temper here, what was the use. It can't solve any problems, and it has been estimated that it may be attacked and harassed by the troops of the independent division, but it came too suddenly, or rather, beyond their expectations.

Thinking of this, General Vasilevsky's affection was completely stable. He has more than one million troops, even if he is ambushed and encounters Tang Qiuli's main force, what should he do?

Again, in the face of absolute superiority in the face of forces. Any conspiracy will be useless. Ambush! That's good. I'm still afraid that Tang Qiu will leave as soon as he fights, it is better to be the main force of the cunning Chinese, so let the decisive battle of the Third Outer Mongolian War be submitted!

Since Tang Qiuli's main forces are concentrated at the eastern foot of the Tangnu Mountains, in the direction of Minusinsk. The main forces that appeared must have been in the minds of this Chinese scheme, the empty city plan, General Vasilevsky. Suddenly, a Chinese noun appeared.

General Vasilevsky, his eyes flashed with a faint dark light, and said in a calm tone: "Chief of Staff, convey my order, after investigating the troops of Gannaoer, Bayanleg, Hujiertu, and Buzhidu Wusu, all the troops that went west out of Outer Mongolia, at any cost, stormed the ambush circle of the independent division troops, concentrated all the artillery fire, bombarded the positions of the Chinese, and after crossing the Tangnu Mountains, it was the flat steppe of western Outer Mongolia, and all the troops marched together to encircle Ulan Guben. ”

"Attack the attacking troops, accelerate the speed, with the 43rd Group Army, occupy Minusinsk, where Tang Qiuli is empty, and clear the surrounding independent division small troops, and the remaining four group armies, immediately go south, cooperate with the southern route troops, and encircle the main force of the independent division in the Ulan Guben area!"

More than one million follow-up troops of the Soviet army, with the idea of fighting a large-scale battle, launched a fierce attack on Chagannaoer, Bayanleg, Hujirtu, and Buzhiduwusu.

However, thirty minutes later, the telegram sent by the vanguard force again made General Vasilevsky scratch his head, "The headquarters of the front army, after being ambushed by the main force of the independent division, although it suffered heavy casualties, still attacked its ambush position with troops that had not suffered losses, but, very strangely, the troops of the independent division suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, and now, our vanguard has all been through Guòcha Gannaoer, Bayanleg, Hujirtu, Buzhidu Wusu and other places. ”

"Take a bite and run?" This was the first reaction of General Vasilevsky, and he couldn't guess why Tang Qiuli would order his troops to do this, with the terrain conditions of the Tangnu Mountains, even under the fierce attack of his more than one million troops, day and night, for three or four days, without any problems, and he hoped that the Chinese would do this.

In this way, it is possible to use superior forces to entangle and consume the main force of the independent division, firmly attract it to the battlefield at the eastern foot of the Tangnu Mountains, and wait for the troops attacking Minusinsk to move south and encircle it here, and the large triangular strategic encirclement that you have conceived can still play a role, but what is the situation now?

General Vasilevsky felt for the first time that it was not an easy thing to fight against this cunning Chinese, even if he had more than 1.6 million heavy troops in his hands, and if he was not careful, he would suffer losses, and the ambush warfare in which the opponent tried to stop is an example.

From the map, the chief of staff of the Front, Lieutenant General Pozhnev, who raised his head, said: "Comrade commander, if Tang Qiuli's main forces suddenly withdraw from the battlefield, then there is only one direction, and that is Ulan Guben. ”

Senior General Vasilevsky's eyes narrowed, and he asked quietly: "Oh, Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me your reasons?" ”

Chief of Staff Pozhnev replied: "Quite simply, to the south, near the border area of China's Xinjiang, is a swampy area formed by the flooding of the Kobdo River, which is not conducive to the actions of the mechanized corps, according to the ambush of the vanguard troops, the ambush troops of the independent division should be at least about 200,000 people, if the large-scale troops, that Chinese Tang Qiuli, will not send themselves to a dangerous place." ”

"And in the area of Ulanguben, there is very good terrain that can be used to block our army, moreover, Ulanguben is the first important target that must be captured on the route of our army's attack on Kulun, and the Chinese have no reason not to block our army here, I build yì, the vanguard troops immediately advance quickly, do not have to wait for the follow-up troops, bite the tail of the independent division troops, before they reach Ulanguben, entangle, wait for our main forces to arrive, and encircle them!"

Senior General Vasilevsky, however, shook his head and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, your analysis is very correct, the troops of the independent division that have just taken advantage can indeed only withdraw to the direction of Ulan Guben, but I will not give that cunning Chinese Tang Qiuli the opportunity to ambush our army again, or according to the original plan, after the troops leave the Tangnu Mountains, they will advance together and crush the Chinese!" ”

"Give Tang Qiuli time to build fortifications in Ulan Guben, that is the place he must defend, do you understand what I mean?" There was a hint of conspiracy in his eyes.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev understood that dragging Tang Qiuli's main force in Ulan Guben was the real intention of Comrade Commander, and that face-to-face positional warfare and superiority in strength would play a decisive role.

General Vasilevsky, his eyes crossed the Donnu Mountains, the rolling hills, and the sound of artillery in front had subsided, but he smelled blood from the air, which was the blood of the soldiers under his command, which filled the night sky, and he asked: "Chief of Staff, have you reported the casualties of the vanguard?" ”

Pozhnev's tone was very low, and he replied: "Comrade commander, the report has come that the vanguard units of the four armies, each with two divisions, were fiercely shelled by the troops of the independent division, and the casualties reached one-third, about 48,000 people, according to them, the artillery fire of the Chinese was unprecedentedly fierce, moreover, most of them were heavy artillery, and the casualties of the troops were basically caused by the enemy's artillery fire. ”

"Heavy artillery?" General Vasilevsky's eyelids couldn't help but beat a few times, and in the hour-long battle, the average casualties in the four battlefields of Chagan Naoer, Bayanleg, Hujiertu, and Buzhidu Wusu reached 12,000 people, which shows that the fierce fire of the enemy at that time must have been Tang Qiuli's main force, otherwise, there would not have been so many heavy artillery and such fierce artillery bombardment.

Of course, the casualties were less than 50,000, and for the Outer Mongolian Front Army, which had more than 1.6 million troops, it could only be regarded as a slight injury, and the price was worth it.

"Got it, order the troops, cross the Tangnu Mountains overnight, and launch an attack on Ulan Guben in the evening of the day after tomorrow!" After listening to the report of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Pozhnev, Senior General Vasilevsky said with an unchanged face.

After a pause, General Vasilevsky asked seemingly casually: "Comrade Chief of Staff, is there a report on the number of enemy annihilations by our troops?" Or, did you catch a captive? It seemed to be a casual question, but in his eyes, the look of expectation, revealed his true thoughts in his heart, the troops of nearly 200,000 people in the four armies, how could they have some gains after fighting for an hour?

The Chief of Staff of Pozhnev, whose eyes seemed to be avoiding something, hesitated for a moment and replied: "Comrade commander, it is a great pity that no, not even a single prisoner of war of the independent division has been caught, and after the vanguard has passed through the enemy's ambush position, all they see is bullet casings everywhere, makeshift fortifications, and the enemy has not left even the corpse of a wounded man and a soldier!" ”

"Shhhh General Vasilevsky couldn't help but gasp, 50,000 to 0, what kind of battle is this called? What kind of opponent are you facing?

Suddenly, General Vasilevsky seemed to understand better the admonishing words of Comrade Stalin at the meeting of the Political Bureau.

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