The monotonous voice of the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front, Lieutenant General Pozhnevpo, echoed in the tent, and after announcing the battle plan, he asked expressionlessly: "That comrade has a different opinion on the combat plan of the headquarters, say it to your face!" ”

All the senior generals of the Soviet army who participated in the meeting were silent, their faces were cloudy, and they looked very embarrassed, which was in itself an attitude, seeing General Vasilevsky, there was a burst of light in their hearts, the big war was imminent, facing an extremely fierce and cunning enemy, the momentum of the commanders was so unbearable, how could this battle be fought?

However, General Vasilevsky, who has rich experience in leading troops, knew the inner thoughts of the generals, he stood up and said: "Comrades, we should not only see the immediate difficulties, but also take a long-term view, first of all, we are far superior to Tang Qiuli's troops in terms of troops, and this is our greatest advantage!" ”

"I know the concerns in the hearts of my comrades, without the cooperation of artillery and tanks, how can we attack the Seyinshanda, which is perfect under the defense system and easy to defend and difficult to attack?" Saying this, his voice suddenly raised, "I might as well tell Comrade Sù that the issues you are worried about have long been considered by the headquarters, and before convening this meeting, I have ordered the First Army and the Second Army of the Artillery Unit of the Front Army to go to Saiyinshanda overnight!" ”

"In addition, there are also tank units of the front army, which are also marching forward, and before tomorrow evening, they must reach the offensive position and provide you with the necessary artillery support, I will not let my soldiers, with flesh and blood, attack the strong fortifications, all worries, all worries, should be dispelled, right?"

This is Vasilevsky. The bombers and fighters of the independent division, which are everywhere and will pounce down from the sky at any time, are the greatest threat and killer of the artillery and tank units on the way in, and in order to avoid danger, they can only operate at night, and hide in the forests or mountains during the day.

But. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the attack, there is no need to care so much, if you have air supremacy, you naturally don't need to hide and hide like this, but. Air supremacy is in the hands of the Chinese, "the troops of the two of you." No matter how difficult and circumstantial it is. It is necessary to provide maximum fire support and offensive cover for the infantry in the first wave of attack. ”

"For each offensive front, you must ensure that there are more than 150 large-caliber artillery pieces and more than 100 tanks. I just want the result! General Vasilevsky, looking at the commander of the artillery and the commander of the armored corps of the front army with blazing eyes, said with a cold tone.

It's somewhat difficult for some strong people. Everyone knows that since they went south, in the face of the air raids and bombardments of the planes of the independent division, the artillery units and tank units have been like rats, and they have not dared to show their faces at all during the day, and all the marches have moved at night, when the sky has just dawned and rested, and the sky has completely darkened.

The commanders of the two arms have the heart to explain and refute, isn't this nonsense, it is very likely, before the Seyin Shanda, artillery and tanks, it will turn into piles of scrap iron, but the murderous eyes of the comrade commander, the iron blue face, the two of them put the words to their mouths, and swallowed them back, and the disaster came out of their mouths!

As for the commanders of the other infantry units, they have nothing to say, the commander has already said this, whoever stresses the difficulties and finds reasons is not comfortable finding it, in all fairness, the choice of the time of the attack is absolutely not good, the more the battle is fought, the darker it becomes, and it is not good for the attacking side, but the comrade commander has made up his mind, the military meeting ended with the result of the whole meeting, and the commanders of the Soviet army at all levels are busy preparing for the offensive tomorrow evening.

After the meeting, General Vasilevsky returned to his tent, I don't know why, the night was already late, and the complicated things for several days made him anxious, restless, and almost never slept peacefully, now that the overall situation is basically settled, it is time to relax and relax, but after returning to the tent, he is a little excited, and he can't sleep over and over, but it is not because of the seemingly stable attack tomorrow, but in his heart, there is an indescribable unsupport!

I can't say why, but I really have a feeling, but I have no clue, because the scheming Chinese Tang Qiuli is not in harmony with common sense, according to normal circumstances, the more than one million troops of the Outer Mongolian Front are moving south, and even if the main force of the independent division does not block it head-on, there should be some small forces to attack and delay the action, but from the departure of Kulun to the present, seven or eight days have passed.

The ground forces of the independent division did not appear, but a large number of combat aircraft came, then there is a question, whether Tang Qiuli's troops, is really in Seyinshanda, or, he has a bigger conspiracy, maybe it is possible, do not do any form of blocking, but not Tang Qiuli's style, is it, that Chinese really want to fight a hard-fought offensive and defensive battle with himself in Seyinshanda?

What made Vasilevsky see that the general was restless, not only these, he felt that the Chinese was too calm, could it be that he was waiting for what opportunity?

General Vasilevsky, who couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, felt empty in his heart, and vaguely felt that there might be some earth-shattering events to happen?

On the night of April 9, in Saiyin Shanda, the front headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli was quietly leaning back in his chair, the "ticking" sound in the telecommunications room next door came clearly, and the night was more tranquil, the northwest wind outside the window rolled up dust and gravel, hitting the window, "rustling", he closed his eyes slightly, his face was calm as water, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe had orders, no one came in to disturb him.

Now, it was already more than ten o'clock on the night of April 9, less than eight hours before Hitler made a move on the Soviet Union, and it stands to reason that the German General Staff should have sent a secret telegram to inform him of the news that the German army had begun to move, but no, since it was dark, he was waiting in the headquarters, and Chen Feng, director of the communications department, personally guarded the secret radio station.

The abnormal behavior of the Germans could not help but make Tang Qiuli think a lot, it was absolutely impossible for Hitler to release his own pigeons, but it was possible to change the date of the attack, for example, because he was not fully prepared, and postponed it by three to five days, if this is the case, his own campaign plan must be adjusted accordingly.

Waiting is so difficult, Tang Qiuli doesn't like the occurrence and development of the incident very much, and he doesn't feel like he is in control, but the war situation has developed to this day, and it is no longer something he can control, all the treasures are pressed on the Germans, if the Germans postpone the time to attack the Soviet Union, the battle of Seyinshanda is inevitable, even if he doesn't want to fight, more than 500,000 Soviet troops are already approaching the doorstep, and they have to fight if they don't fight!

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe gently pushed the door in, Tang Qiuli suddenly opened his eyes, Zhao Yuhe shook his head, did not speak, but his expression told him, the Germans still had no news, and Zhao Yuhe's expression was also uneasy, and he wanted to speak again.

Tang Qiuli suddenly smiled and said, "Yuhe, are you a little out of breath?" ”

Zhao Yuhe's face turned red, and he honestly admitted, "Yes, division commander, I am a little uneasy, in the afternoon, you told me that the German army will attack the Soviet Union at dawn tomorrow, I believe your words, but the Germans will not be aware of such a big move, but you see, the Outer Mongolian Front is still preparing to attack Saiyin Shanda, the Far East, the Soviet army is beating hard around the Kwantung Army, there is no indication that there will be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany!" ”

Tang Qiuli's eyes flickered, and he said with a light smile: "The outbreak of war, many times, is without any warning, for example, the 918 Incident launched by the Kwantung Army, and the 77 Incident launched by the Japanese Army in North China are all sudden, and the war will come to us, let's wait, even if the German army does not launch an attack on the Soviet Union on time, we are ambushed on the left and right flanks of the three armies of the first echelon of the Soviet Army, and it will not make us scramble, what else are you worried about?" ”

Zhao Yuhe thought for a while, and felt that the words of the division commander were a little mysterious, but there was no way to refute them, "Yuhe, after tomorrow dawn, the battle situation will undergo fundamental changes, Liu Hongzhang has been in the baggage place, and he has been staying for a long time, I don't know what his experience is, I am going to let him go back to the First Brigade, Liu Chenglin is afraid that it will be difficult for him, and he will be embarrassed to serve as the acting brigade commander on thin ice, what is your opinion?" ”

Zhao Yuhe also smiled and said: "According to your instructions, after the troops withdrew to Saiyin Shanda, I talked with Brigade Commander Liu a few times, and I will not tell you that he always thought that his decision to counterattack was not wrong, however, Brigade Commander Liu talked about his mistakes from another angle, and there were no complaints about your demotion to the position of deputy battalion commander of the baggage unit, and it was really incomprehensible that you did a good job and were full of interest!" ”

"As for the battalion he is in, he is about to be trained into a field unit, and he also told me that he is going to work in the baggage army for a lifetime, saying that it is more enjoyable than in the field army, but I think that reinstating the position of Brigade Commander Liu is a very correct decision, I have been to the First Brigade several times, and without Brigade Commander Liu, the whole unit seems to lack a lot of spirit!"

Tang Qiuli laughed silently and said, "Yuhe, haven't you heard it yet, that guy is demonstrating with me, stubborn donkey, you give the order to go, but you can't let him return to the army until after dawn tomorrow!" ”

Zhao Yuhe went out with a smile, Tang Qiuli walked to the window and looked at the dark night sky, "Hitler, what are you doing?" He muttered to himself.

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