After a major battle on 25 September, the Soviet army dispatched more than a dozen regiments and paid the price of more than 10,000 casualties.

In the air battle, the Soviet army paid the price of almost the total annihilation of a bomber division, and surrounded the eight incompletely formed fighter regiments of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division's Aviation Corps in the airspace of the Sejingge River, and it was almost a scene of total annihilation.

However, the five fighter regiments of the commander of the Southern Flying Group, Le Yiqin, as a new force, suddenly appeared on the battlefield and changed the outcome of the battle, from the ground to the sky, repelled the large-scale attack of the Soviet army, saved the defense line of the Sejingge River, and finally stabilized the precarious front.

Commander Liu Hongzhang's counterattack was timely and all the Soviet troops who had occupied the beachhead on the south bank were sent back to the north bank, and the sound of guns and artillery subsided, and the smoke of gunpowder that enveloped the heavens and the earth was dispersed by the strong wind in northern Outer Mongolia, revealing the clear blue sky again.

Liu Hongzhang leaned on the wall of the shelter department tiredly, and said to Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff: "It's not easy, I finally survived, at least until the early morning of tomorrow, the Soviet army is unable to attack again, Chenglin, each regiment counts the casualties, and then, report the battle situation to the division headquarters, I went to squint, and my whole body was like falling apart, I was so fucking tired!" ”

After just a few steps, Liu Hongzhang stopped again and said to Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin, when you send a telegram to the division commander, don't forget, thank you to Commander Le of the Southern Flying Group, they have helped me a lot, otherwise, maybe you are collecting my body!" ”

Le Yiqin piloted the fighter plane, hovering high in the sky on the north bank of the Sejingge River, he was waiting. The three regiments of the retreating Soviet fighter group returned to the formation, and in the headset, the call of the two regiment commanders came, "Commander, we are waiting anyway, instead of being idle like this, it is better to stir up a circle on the position of the Soviet army!" ”

Le Yiqin "fluttered" music, these two guys. I couldn't hit the Soviet fighters, and I was unbalanced, so I helped to the end, "Yes." Regiments work in squadrons to find targets. Freedom to attack. Pay attention to the Soviet ground anti-aircraft fire, don't get bitten, but remember that after receiving the order to return, no matter how much you play. Return to formation immediately! ”

General Kulygin's mind was in a mess, and as soon as he lay on the marching bed, he was depressed when he heard chaos outside. A staff officer rushed in and shouted with a little panic: "Comrade commander, immediately air defense, fighters of the independent division, carry out an air attack on our positions!" ”

As soon as the words fell, in the sky, there was the whistling of fighter jets and the "Da Da!" of machine guns. Fortunately, less than 20 meters after running out, a fighter of an independent division, swept at a low altitude, and a few strings of bullets poured down, beating the tent to a thousand holes, bursting blue smoke, if you look closely, there are still stains of blood, it is too late to withdraw the staff officers and radio personnel, become a target!

General Kurygin sat under a rock, panting heavily, several guards formed a human wall around him, and the commander comrade was red-eyed with anger, more than 300,000 troops, nearly 10,000 tents, how could the fighters of the independent division attack on themselves as if they had eyes?

It is not surprising that the command of General Kurygin is the nerve center of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, from which all orders are issued, radio antennas and telephone lines, dense as spider webs, from the air, emitting a striking sound, the fighter pilots of the Southern Flying Group, all veterans of the battlefield, can still see the strange?

More than 100 fighter planes, on the north bank of the Sejingge River, within the range of the Soviet army's assembly area, fought a lot, and when they saw a target worthy of their hands, they couldn't help but say that it was a few shuttle bullets, and the Soviet army's assembly area was beaten into a firework and chaos, and from time to time there were fuel tankers and ammunition trucks that were blown up, and a loud "boom" sounded, blowing up a cloud of smoke and fireballs.

Because there was no fixed target for attack, the Soviet army's ground anti-aircraft fire could not touch the law of the fighters of the independent division at all, and in addition, the fighters were fast, light and fast, and they came and went, and a string of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and anti-aircraft shells could only chase and beat them in the butt, but none of them hit.

After more than 30 minutes of rampage, the fighters of the two regiments of the Southern Flying Group returned from the three fighter regiments that pursued the Soviet aircraft group, and Le Yiqin laughed and said: "Okay, take it when you see it, air formation, return!" ”

Nearly 400 fighters of the independent division formed a neat formation in the sky above the heads of the Soviet soldiers, and flew "booming" to the south, leaving behind a mess of Soviet troops' assembly areas full of fireworks.

Kulun, the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters, division commander Tang Qiuli put down the phone, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe with a smile: "Le Yiqin and they are returning home, they are doing a good job, as soon as they make a move, they will relieve the siege for Meng Qingpeng and them, and they will be a thug for Liu Hongzhang, who is in a tight war!" ”

Zhao Yuhe was just about to answer, Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army, walked in with a telegram with a heavy face, and said: "Division commander, I just received a telegram from the front command of the Sejingge River, reporting the casualties of the troops!" ”

Tang Qiuli restrained his smile and said in a flat tone: "Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan's troops, what are the casualties?" ”

Wang Jun said: "Division commander, the battle that began at 6 o'clock in the morning today was extremely fierce, and the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the Corps directly under the Corps repelled the Soviet army's uninterrupted attack for six hours, destroying and capturing more than 14,000 enemies, but the troops also paid a huge price, with more than 11,000 casualties, of which more than 6,000 were killed, and the damage to weapons and equipment was also relatively strict. ”

"Brigade Commander Liu and Brigade Commander Ouyang also said in the telegram that the division commander should rest assured that with the current strength, the task of blocking the Soviet army and the north bank of the Sejingge River until 260 o'clock in September can be completed, and even if the last man is fought, they will not be evacuated in advance, and the Outer Mongolian border guards on the front line of the rocky mountain can also block the Soviet army for a day."

Tang Qiuli raised his head, closed his eyes, and was silent for a long time, and there was a sad atmosphere in the command headquarters, and after a long time, he whispered: "The fighters are all veterans, the essence of our independent division, six hours of fighting, crippled one of my main field brigades, unprecedented losses, bloody day!" After fighting against the Japanese army for many years, there was no such loss," after speaking, two lines of tears flowed down.

Suddenly, Tang Qiuli opened his eyes, the cold light in his eyes flashed, and he said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order the troops outflanked on the left and right flanks to march at the fastest speed and reach the designated place, and clearly tell the brigade commanders, don't emphasize the difficulties for any reason, even if you break your leg, you must arrive at the designated position before six o'clock in the evening of September 26, the officers and soldiers of the first and second brigades are using their lives to buy time for them!" ”

"Order Battle, his four tank brigades, to reach the Checherleg line north of Kulen before 9 o'clock on the night of 26 September, block the southward movement of the Soviet troops, and eastward command of the three mechanized infantry brigades under the command of Chief of Staff Yang Ketian, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Brigades directly under the Corps, and at the same time arrive at the Checherleg line, build a position in advance, and assume the task of frontal blocking, and the troops are under the unified command of Yang Ketian and Battle."

"Order Liu Chun, commander of the cavalry of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army, to lead the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Tong Batu's 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and Bagena's 6th Cavalry Brigade to move to the area on the south bank of the Sejingge River to stand by, and Li Changjiang's 5th Cavalry Brigade to return to the area on the south bank of the Sejingge River to stand by, and the cavalry troops to avoid the front of the Soviet army, outflank in a roundabout way, and after the battle is launched, block the retreat of the fleeing Soviet army."

"In addition, a telegram was sent to Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan, ordering the First Brigade and the Second Brigade of the Corps directly under the Corps to evacuate the positions on the first line of the Sejingge River after 10 o'clock on the night of September 26, and the troops of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army on the front line of the Troubled Stone Mountain were withdrawn at the same time and transferred to the area around Bayan-Ula. Brigade Commander Fang Yuanshan served as the second deputy commander at the same time! ”

"The eighth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth brigades directly under the corps form the West Road Attack Group, with Qiao Manshan, commander of the eighth brigade, as the commander, Xiao Jinshan, commander of the ninth brigade, Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the eleventh brigade, and Chen Han, commander of the twelfth brigade, as deputy commanders."

"At the same time, an operational advance order was issued, and the time for the campaign to be launched was 5:30 a.m. on 27 September, with the purpose of encircling and annihilating the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, and the battlefield was preset in the area from Hagengaul to Baiyinchagan.

Tang Qiuli issued an order, Zhao Yuhe repeated it again after recording it, and a big net carefully woven was finally about to be formed, and for this campaign plan, the Corps directly under the Independent Division, the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army of the Independent Division, and the Northern Flight Group of the Independent Division's Aviation Corps paid a great price.

Zhao Yuhe hurriedly went to the radio room and gave orders to the brigades, and Tang Qiuli said to Wang Jun again: "Chief of Staff Wang, inform all the personnel of the command headquarters to get ready, set off at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, before the troops coming from the south, arrive at Checherleg, and set up the general headquarters of the campaign!" ”

Wang Junli arrived: "Yes, division commander, I will immediately notify all departments to prepare!" After a moment's hesitation, he said: "Division commander, I don't agree with the General Headquarters to reach Dachecherleg before the troops, that would be too dangerous!" Can I lead some of the staff officers first, and you and the command will follow the troops together, so it is safer! ”

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