General Zhukov said this, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, the muscles on his cheeks twitched unconsciously, and then said: "During the First Outer Mongolia War, I also commanded the First Group Army of the Far Eastern Military Region at that time, and went to Uriya Sutai to rescue the Second Group Army surrounded by Tang Qiuli's troops. ”

"After a week-long siege, finally, with the permission of the General Staff, I led more than 100,000 soldiers to surrender, thanks to Comrade Stalin's attention, entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, the past is unbearable, after arriving at the Far Eastern Front, I often review the gains and losses of that campaign, Tang Qiuli has no rules to follow in the use of troops, you can never know where his main attack direction is, what is the target to be attacked, this is probably the Chinese oriental wisdom."

"The Second Outer Mongolian War is very similar to the situation of the first one, the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District are encircled, and we are asked to send troops to the rescue, as for my advice, you must always remember that perhaps, the target of that Chinese is the troops under your command, using Kuregin's troops as bait, surround but not fight, and send the main force to ambush us along the way, which is Tang Qiuli's usual method."

"So, Comrade Yemenchenko, once your avant-garde troops are ambushed by the troops of the Independent Division, the only thing you have to do is not to go to the rescue, but to immediately retreat as quickly as possible, the same way, to avoid being encircled, and report the situation to the High Command and the Front Command, the High Command will understand what you are doing, and I will also explain to the High Command that this is my decision, in addition, march along the way. To clear all factors that could reveal the direction of our march, all I can say, that's all, waiting for your good news, Comrade Yemenchenko! ”

In all fairness, the tone of Commander Zhukov was absolutely sincere and honest, but in the ears of Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, it was full of taste. Not because of the experience of Comrade Commander, but what do you mean by the previous words?

Several deputy commanders and chiefs of staff have important responsibilities and are inseparable. Does it mean that I, Yemenchenko, am a big idler? Looking at Zhukov's sincere face, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko did not refute either. With a stomach full of sullenness. Command the troops on the road.

Fortunately, the troops are marching within their own borders, and there are no problems with roads and logistical supplies, let alone worry, they will be harassed and destroyed by enemy troops at any time, but. With an order from the high command, the troops were ordered to immediately change the direction of the march and not go to the battlefields of Hagengol and Baiyinchagan, and directly rescue Kurekin's troops. Instead, he turned around through Naraltu and entered eastern Outer Mongolia and went straight to Kulun.

This made Lieutenant General Yemenchenko nervous, in the geographical sense, the troops had already entered the enemy area, and anything could happen, for example, damaged bridges, mines that exploded on the roads at any time, bullets fired from both sides from time to time, small detachments of independent divisions coming and going, etc., were enough to affect the speed of the troops' march.

It doesn't take too much, as long as it can delay the advance of the troops for two or three days, General Zhukov can't do anything to himself, but the General Staff will never spare himself, so after entering the eastern region of Outer Mongolia, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko ordered the Third Army of the Far Eastern Front, which is the avant-garde, to take battalions as units, equip more armored vehicles, and be ready to expel and harass small units of independent divisions at any time, but not to pursue them deeply, so as not to be constantly dispersed.

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, thanks to the General Staff for this route assigned by him, entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia for several hours, but did not encounter the slightest resistance, let alone the attack of a small force of the independent division, even the bridges were intact, and the sound of mine explosions could not be heard.

Commander Zhukov may not have taken it to heart, but if he kept the word "secrecy" in mind, and if he did not reveal the whereabouts of the troops, Tang Qiuli would have no way to start, and in a certain area, an ambush would be set up in advance, and in order to do this, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko issued an extremely cold order to the guard troops.

"The commander of the Third Army, Major General Aslanov, in order to ensure the concealment of the troops' march, has selected reliable and politically strong officers and soldiers to form a number of search teams to search for all the residents of Outer Mongolia who have seen the troops, and to gather all the residents of the villages in the direction of our march and to carry out the execution, so as to ensure that not a single resident of Outer Mongolia will survive on our marching route!"

"This order is top secret, conveyed to the regimental level of the troops, and the accusation is within the scope of the regiment commander, the political commissar and the regimental chief of staff, and the explanation to the soldiers is that the search is for Chinese spies."

This order of Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was tantamount to releasing the soldiers, and the suppressed murderous feelings in their hearts, so on the march route of the Third Army, the villages and towns along the way were destroyed and destroyed, and the chickens and dogs that were really killed were not left, and the villages and towns became ruins.

Fortunately, the Outer Mongolia region was originally vast and sparsely populated, and the route chosen by the General Staff of the Soviet Army deliberately avoided densely populated areas, and the killings committed by the Soviet soldiers were not too big.

The town where Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's temporary headquarters is located, after the clearing of the search team of the Third Army, the residents have all been gathered together to kill, and it is empty, the entire town cemetery is generally dead and silent, and the strong smell of blood wafting with the wind makes Yemenchenko's deputy chief of staff very uncomfortable, and he frowned and said to the staff officers around him: "Tell the people of the search team of the Third Army, when you are on a mission, don't be afraid of trouble, and stay away from the road." ”

Then, in a compassionate tone, he said: "This is war, war is the luck of soldiers, but it is a disaster for civilians, and if there is any other way, I will not give such an order." ”

More than a dozen staff officers, looking at each other, speechless, the deputy chief of staff's words, how to listen to it is awkward, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko sighed, and then said: "Order the Third Army, send a small and fast force, forward to the east bank of the Ulez River, control the bridge on the Zì River, this is the only natural barrier, crossing the Ulez River, there will be no dangerous terrain that hinders us, I hope that the bridge is still intact!" ”

At about 8 o'clock on the night of 28 September, in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, on the west bank of the Ulez River, the temporary command post of the troops in the east, the wind from Siberia was already blowing through the wide surface of the Ulez River with a biting chill, and it was even more cold and damp.

"Smack!" Liu Tiehan slapped his hand fiercely and hit the shell box, and the telescopes, maps and other items on it were all jumped, "Beast!" Atrocity! The slaughter of innocent civilians is no different from the Japanese devils, the Soviet army will pay the price for this, and convey my order to the troops that are blocking head-on, the Third Army, the vanguard of the Soviet army, is the target we want to annihilate, to bury these beasts on the west bank of the Ulez River, and not to spare their hands when fighting, and not to accept the surrender of the Soviet army! ”

Liu Tiehan's face was pale, his eyes were red, and the green tendons on his neck jumped up, like an enraged lion, roaring angrily, and the roar echoed in the temporary headquarters.

In front of Liu Tiehan, he spread out a telegram, reporting exactly what the reconnaissance troops had seen, the fact that the Soviet troops had massacred innocent civilians in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, and that the Soviet troops had just entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, and within seven or eight hours, more than 4,000 unarmed residents had been poisoned by the Soviet troops.

After calming down his anger, Liu Tiehan said to Colonel Li Guangjin, director of the Operations Division: "Guangjin, immediately notify several regiment commanders of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, come to the headquarters, I want to tell them about the fact that many of the residents who were slaughtered are their relatives and villagers, so that they will not be soft in the war!" ”

At about 10 o'clock on the night of 28 September, Liu Tiehan, who had just sent off the seven or eight regiments of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, who had just sent off the grief-stricken Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, received a report, "The reconnaissance unit on the east bank of the Ulez River found that a Soviet unit, with a strength of about two companies, appeared near the Ulez River Bridge. ”

Liu Tiehan smiled coldly and said: "Don't alarm these bastards, let them report to the main force of the Soviet army behind, report their safety, the reconnaissance troops will closely monitor, once they find out that this Soviet army has the intention of continuing to reconnoiter in depth on the west bank, solve it immediately!" Ordered troops, go into concealment, and it is strictly forbidden to expose the target. ”

Li Guangjin said worriedly, "Deputy division commander, hundreds of Soviet troops, right under our noses, only fifteen kilometers apart, more than 50,000 people and horses ambushed here, after all, it is not safe, the Soviet army will find out our campaign intentions, and it will also expose the location of the troops, I will build yì, or solve it immediately!" ”

Liu Tiehan simply vetoed, "Fighting the grass and startling the snake, you can't affect the entire campaign because of a small group of Soviet troops, we dare not guarantee whether the intelligence will be sent out before we solve them, rest assured, the dark night, the cold swishing day, but the two companies of the Soviet army, do not dare to cross the bridge and go deep into the west bank, at the beginning, I kept this bridge, just to give the Soviet commander a reassurance, let them rest assured and bold to come." ”

"What's more, there are only more than three hours before the battle starts, and the troops outflanked on both flanks are all in place, even if the Soviet army discovers our ambush and wants to turn around and run back, it will be too late, if you want to run, it's not so easy, even if you chase to the Outer Khing'an Mountains, I will leave the third army of that beast in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, and let this gang of executioners bury the innocent residents who were killed!"

Li Guangjin stopped talking, he believed in the judgment of the deputy division commander, and at the same time, he was not without worry, the deputy division commander was already full of anger, would he make an irrational decision, or in other words, affect his judgment of the battlefield situation, for example, to pursue the Soviet army to the area of the outer Xing'an Mountains?

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