Hearing the roar of Commander Sergeyev, a staff officer timidly replied: "Comrade Commander, that is the camp of the 35th Infantry Division, and they are being attacked by the enemy!" The camp of the 36th Division was on our left flank. ”

Isn't this nonsense, not even a blind person can see that the camp of the 35th Infantry Division has been illuminated by the light of the fire, and Commander Sergeyev then asked angrily: "Where is the enemy?" What is the number? ”

No one answered him, the battle happened so suddenly, it could only be seen, the camp of the 35th Infantry Division was attacked, and it was not clear which regiment it was, not to mention where the enemy who suddenly came out was sacred?

"Jingle bell", the telephone in the tent rang rapidly, and the commander of the army, Sergeyev, rushed back to the tent in a few steps, picked up the phone, and on the other end of the phone, a panicked voice came, "Is it the army commander?" I am Senior Colonel Peterrock, the commander of the 35th Division, and five camps in my division have been raided, and the number of the enemy is unknown, but they are all cavalry, and the troops are very confused, so I ask for reinforcements! ”

Commander Sergeyev, just about to ask questions, suddenly heard a violent explosion on the other end of the phone, followed by the screams of the division commander Petrok, and then, the phone stopped abruptly, leaving only the "squeak" of electricity.

Commander Sergeyev, holding the phone in a daze, took a long time to react, even the headquarters of the 35th Division was attacked, how many enemies were there? Or are they all cavalry, the enemy who came out of there?

Putting down this phone, Army Commander Sergeyev picked up another phone, "I am Army Commander Sergeyev, I order you 36th Division, immediately go all out to reinforce the 35th Division, be fast!" ”

Putting down the phone, Commander Sergeyev secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the distance between the two divisions was only ten kilometers away, and as long as the 35th Division held out for thirty minutes and entangled the sneak attacking enemy, the two divisions would converge together, with nearly 30,000 troops, so I don't believe that these sneak attacking cavalry could not be left?

The idea is good, and the response is timely, at a normal speed, ten kilometers away. Well-trained soldiers, a hurried march could arrive, however, the commander of the army Sergeyev forgot that from the battle suddenly happened. By the time he gave the order for reinforcements to the 36th Division, more than ten minutes had passed. Plus. The soldiers of the 36th Division were in their sleep, hastily assembling and marching again, and this had to be delayed for another ten minutes, and the thirty minutes of golden time he had envisioned had already passed.

Fear. When more than 10,000 soldiers of the 36th Division, panting, arrived, the enemy had already run away, and the remainders. There is only the share of collecting the corpses of his comrades-in-arms, and it can be seen that Zeng Shiqiang's attack time is quite accurate and sophisticated, and all the reactions of the Soviet commanders have been taken into account!

The end of the battle, as abrupt as it had happened, came and went like the wind, and soon, the gunfire in the direction of the 35th Division's camp, the explosion of mortar shells and grenades, gradually became thin, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away, leaving only the burning fire, the chaotic shouts of the soldiers, and the disorganized and purposeless return fire of the soldiers.

Commander Sergeyev knew that the battle was over, and the enemy troops who sneaked up on him bit the 35th Division fiercely and slyly withdrew from the battlefield, leaving no chance for revenge.

A few minutes later, the commander of the 36th Infantry Division, the colonel and division commander, drove over at a gallop, and arrived in front of the assistant commander, and the division commander flew out of the car, "Report to Comrade Commander, the 36th Infantry Division has been ordered to arrive, and the troops have already launched an offensive formation, please instruct the commander!" ”

The 36th Infantry Division, which came not unpleasantly, but in the eyes of Commander Sergeyev, it was still extremely slow, and when he heard the report of the division commander, he turned around, glared at the division commander angrily, and shouted: "Slow action, late rescue, comrade division commander, when your troops arrived, the enemy who sneaked up on the attack, I am afraid that they have already gone away!" It's only arrived now, is it possible that your troops are here to put out the fire? ”

The colonel of the 36th Infantry Division felt a sense of grievance in his heart, from the time he received the order to the time he rushed to the camp of the 35th Division, it took less than 30 minutes, which was already the fastest speed.

After venting the nameless fire, Commander Sergeyev ordered: "Staff Office, go to the 35th Division, learn about the casualties and losses, and the 36th Division will return to the Harajuku camp!" ”

The commander of the 36th Division was dizzy for a while, so angry that he almost spewed on the spot, "What the hell are you doing?" I arrived with more than 10,000 soldiers, so tired that I almost vomited blood, and rushed to the ground desperately, oh, just a word, there is nothing to do with us, how the fuck is this reasonable? ”

However, the commander's order, he did not dare to disobey, and then looked at the comrade commander, the face like pig's liver, obviously on the verge of a complete outbreak, it is better to leave early, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, after saluting, the division commander took the troops with his head down and went home.

The sky was slightly bright, the dawn wind was blowing on his face, and there was a chill, and Commander Sergeyev stood motionless in front of the tent of the military headquarters, and this posture had been maintained for several hours, and no one dared to disturb him or persuade the comrade commander to rest.

There was a sound of motors in the car, and the chief of staff of the military department, who had gone to the 35th Division to understand the situation, came back, and looking at the ugly faces of his subordinates, Commander Sergeyev knew that what he brought back was definitely not good news!

The chief of staff arrived at the front and said: "Army commander, the casualties and losses of the 35th Division have been counted, this is a specific list, please take a look!" ”

Commander Sergeyev waved his hand and squeezed a word out of his throat: "Read!" ”

The chief of staff read: "At about 1:30 a.m. today, the 35th Division of our army camped and was attacked by the enemy, and the three regiments, division headquarters, and logistics units camped nowhere to be attacked, and the battle ended in 30 minutes, with more than 2,800 officers and soldiers killed and wounded in the 35th Division, more than 2,200 killed, and the division commander, Senior Colonel Peterlock, was killed, and the division's logistics materials, ammunition, and convoy were all destroyed. ”

"Judging from the corpses of the enemy soldiers who attacked the enemy left at the scene, the enemy troops who attacked the 35th Division were the Outer Mongolian Frontier Guards of the Independent Division, numbered the Third Cavalry Brigade, the commander, and this is the case."

Commander Sergeyev's cheeks twitched unconsciously, and he gritted his teeth and asked: "The number of casualties in the sneak attack on the enemy army?" ”

The chief of staff swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied with some difficulty: "According to the results of counting the corpses of enemy soldiers on the battlefield, the number of enemy casualties is one hundred and five, not a single wounded soldier, let alone a single prisoner, so there is no way to judge the direction of the enemy's retreat!" ”

Commander Sergeyev's body shook a little, and his head "buzzed", "But in thirty minutes of fighting, the casualties of the 35th Division are so many, and the ratio of casualties to the enemy is as high as nearly 30 to 1, what kind of battle is this, this is not the strictest, compared to the 35th Division of 13,000 people, it is just a slight injury." ”

"What's even more serious is that their ammunition and supplies have all been destroyed, and they must be replenished immediately, otherwise, if you don't wait for Kobdo, the soldiers will have to starve to death on the road, which will inevitably make your liver tremble when you look at it, the commander of the military district, General Kulygin, is indispensable to be another scolding, alas, there is no way!" He thought bitterly.

Commander Sergeyev said to the chief of the communications department beside him: "Send a telegram to Commander Kulygin, the 35th Division of our Third Army was suddenly attacked by the Outer Mongolian Frontier Troops of the Independent Division and three cavalry brigades in the early hours of this morning, and the troops suffered minor casualties and killed more than 1,000 enemy troops, but, very unfortunately, the logistics materials and ammunition, as well as transport vehicles, were all destroyed, and I request the Logistics Department of the Military Region to provide supplies as soon as possible, otherwise, it will affect the speed of the troops' march!" ”

Commander Sergeyev, it must be said like this, otherwise, if the report goes up truthfully, then how can it be obtained, the first sentence of Commander Kurygin will ask, one cavalry brigade of the independent division is at best five or six thousand men and horses, and the two infantry divisions of the Third Army, with a strength of nearly 30,000 people, were easily manipulated by others, and there is a face to ask for supplies and ammunition, simply, find a tree and hang it!

Therefore, Commander Sergeyev would rather exaggerate the enemy's strength and the number of enemy annihilations than give Commander Kurygin an excuse to ridicule and ridicule himself.

At about 4 o'clock in the dawn of 21 September, at Jiren Gaoler, 30 kilometers north of Uzhgentala, Major General Zeng Shiqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade, stood on a high post, holding a telescope, and kept looking to the southwest.

After the cavalry galloped over, there would be a cavalry communicator, Pegasus, running up the hill and reporting loudly: "Report to the brigade commander, the third battalion of the first regiment is back!" "Report to the brigade commander, the first battalion of the second regiment is back!" "Report to the brigade commander, the third battalion of the third regiment is back!" ......, there were constantly cavalry communicators rushing to report the same situation, and every time he heard a report, Zeng Shiqiang's face would show a happy smile.

The three regiments that participated in the raid, a total of nine battalions, plus the guard company, the communications company, and the mortar company directly under the brigade, had all returned to the assembly area of Jiren Gaole, in addition to the reconnaissance company at the brigade headquarters, because the reconnaissance company also had the task of continuing to monitor the Soviet troops.

Although this task is very dangerous, who knows, the Soviet army, which has been hit by the blow, will be crazy to search for the whereabouts of the Third Cavalry Brigade, but that is the task of the reconnaissance company, after the last cavalry correspondent finished reporting, Zeng Shiqiang faced the northern grasslands of Outer Mongolia, the clear morning breeze, looking up to the sky and laughing!

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