Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the First Brigade of the Corps directly under the Independent Division and commander-in-chief of the Sejingge River Campaign, has a not very good habit, that is, every time he fights, he spends less time in the command headquarters, and he always likes to run to the front-line position, and belongs to the commander who can't sit still.

In Liu Hongzhang's own words: "Damn, as soon as the guns rang out, my old Liu's legs and feet didn't listen to the call, and couldn't help but slip to the front, besides, if you fight, if you don't command from the front, how can you grasp the battlefield situation at the first time, adjust the deployment at any time, stay in the command center, and rely on the phone to command the battle, you can suffocate me!" Not used to it! ”

In fact, this is the excuse he gave himself to run to the front, Liu Hongzhang belongs to the kind of, as soon as he hears the sound of gunfire, he can't help but go up and hug the master of two shuttle bullets, for this problem, the division commander Tang Qiu did not train him less, and at the small meeting of the general meeting of the directly subordinate corps, he also criticized him by name, but Liu Hongzhang promised that he would not change, he privately said to a few good brigade commanders, "Guys, you say it's not strange, I hear the sound of gunfire and smell the smell of gunpowder, my brain is very good!" ”

Now, the counterattack is about to start, Liu Hongzhang's old mistake has been committed again, Ouyang Yishan knows his habit very well, but today's counterattack is different from the past, the two sides are hundreds of meters apart, there is no room for buffer, the hand is hand-to-hand combat, nearly 100,000 people in a big melee, bullets are as dense as flying locusts, a commander-in-chief who commands tens of thousands of horses, runs to the front line to fight, in case of an accident, Ouyang Yishan can't explain to any aspect.

The words were said, but looking at Liu Hongzhang's posture, he didn't listen to it at all, grinned at himself, buckled up his steel helmet, picked up a submachine gun, and was about to go out with a few guards. At this time, Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, and Meng Zhaoxu, chief of the operations section of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, hurriedly came in.

From the ugly faces of the two people, Liu Hongzhang had a premonition that the situation was not good, he stopped, and asked, "What's the matter, there is an accident?" ”

Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, said hurriedly: "Yes, the two commanders-in-chief, the situation has changed, and I have received a report from the observation post on the position. The Soviet troops on the river beach were being mobilized, concentrating in four directions, and it seemed that they were shrinking their forces. The situation is true, commander-in-chief. Is it our action. Detected by the Soviet army, if this happens, the counterattack after half an hour will lose its suddenness! ”

Liu Hongzhang's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly turned around the headquarters a few times, and suddenly asked, "Deputy Commander Ouyang." What do you think? ”

Ouyang Yishan was also nervous, as Liu Chenglin judged, there was no need to fight this counterattack, and the Soviet army was prepared. As soon as dawn came, the Soviet troops on the north bank came up with reinforcements, which was a catastrophe for the two brigades of the Corps directly under the Corps and the troops of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army.

Ouyang Yishan thought sharply for a moment and replied: "Commander-in-Chief Liu, my opinion is to temporarily stop the operation, observe the specific situation of the Soviet army, see what he doesn't want to do, and then make a decision, you are in charge of the headquarters, and I will go to the front to observe the situation!" ”

Liu Hongzhang waved his hand and said loudly: "Brother Ouyang, don't you know my stinky problem, at this time, stay in the command headquarters, aren't you anxious to kill me, you order the troops, continue to be covert and standby, I will go to the front and wait for my call!" Lao Tzu wants to see, what kind of tricks are these old Mao soldiers doing? ”

After speaking, without waiting for Ouyang Yishan to object, he yelled at Liu Chenglin and Meng Zhaoxu: "Lead the way ahead!" Then, he drilled out of the shelter department and disappeared in the night, leaving Ouyang Yishan behind, stomped his feet in anger, hurriedly picked up the phone, and gave the troops an order to hide and standby.

This sudden situation, from the appearance of it, disrupted Liu Hongzhang's deployment and made the counterattack lose its suddenness, but in fact, this was not the case, but Major General Wadkin, according to the order issued by Commander Kurekin during the day, to concentrate the troops on the south bank in the direction of the four main breakthroughs, and moved troops normally.

Major General Wadkin has many eyes, if the troops are mobilized in the first half of the night, they will inevitably be discovered by the troops of the independent division, and the troops will suffer great casualties if a bullet is poured over the head, not to mention the completion of the deployment, and it is fortunate not to be counterattacked by those Chinese soldiers taking advantage of the chaos, and in the second half of the night, the soldiers of the independent division are in the stage of mental exhaustion, and the quiet mobilization of troops will minimize the danger of alarming the soldiers of the independent division.

Therefore, as soon as midnight passed, Major General Wadkin gave orders to the troops to assemble in four directions, and at the same time, he ordered a part of the troops, to guard the positions of the troops of the independent division, and as soon as they were discovered, they immediately opened fire, and then, taking advantage of the darkness, simply fought a big fight, which might have achieved unexpected results.

According to the battlefield situation, Major General Wadkin is wishful thinking, some of the meaning of covering his ears and stealing the bell, the positions of the two sides are only a few hundred meters apart, and the transfer of tens of thousands of people, how can he not alarm the troops of the independent division, besides, he did not expect that the opponent has already changed, and more than 30,000 soldiers of the main field brigade of the independent division are gearing up and preparing to fight, but Major General Wadkin has no choice but to gamble on luck.

Therefore, the actions of the Soviet troops not only alarmed the sentinels on the positions of the independent division, but also tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, closely watching their every move, but the Soviet commanders, including Major General Wadkin, did not notice it!

Liu Hongzhang, Liu Chenglin, Meng Zhaoxu and several guards, through the trenches, groped their way to the forward position, passed the position of the first brigade, rows of soldiers directly under the corps, quietly sitting in the trenches, holding submachine guns, their faces calmly closed their eyes to recuperate, without a trace of nervousness, for these veterans who turned to the north and south, fighting a counterattack war, it is too commonplace, than this cruel and bloody scene, I don't know how many times I have experienced.

The officers and soldiers of the brigades directly under the corps have all fought from one battle after another, from the north to the south, from the Indochina Peninsula, to the West Indies, and moreover, Outer Mongolia is no stranger to them; during the first Outer Mongolian War, many veterans participated in it.

Even Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, Liu Tiehan's Northeast Advance Command Unit, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps, including Li Honggang's 29th Corps, are all inferior, and the soldiers and officers who have experienced the baptism of war naturally have a calm, generous, and calm temperament, so when Liu Hongzhang passed by the soldiers of his own troops, he felt this atmosphere.

Shuttling among the soldiers of the familiar troops, feeling a burst of flesh-and-blood affection, looking at the eager eyes of the soldiers to him, I don't know why, Liu Hongzhang's originally anxious heart suddenly became calm, and a strong self-confidence surged in his heart, even if the Soviet army has abnormal movements, such a unit in hand, dare to launch a frontal assault on any enemy, the first brigade is a hard battle, afraid of him a ball!

Of course, Liu Hongzhang absolutely did not want his careful deployment to be noticed by the Soviet army, and he would be forced to change the battle plan, so when he arrived at the forward position, his mood had completely calmed down.

Turning a corner of the trench, in front of him was a shelter hidden deep in the ground, it was dark inside, and nothing could be seen. ”

Liu Hongzhang hurriedly replied: "Assault! "Rebate?" He asked again, this is the rule of the army, don't dare to slack off, if you can't answer the password, even if you are most of the officials, what greets you is a shuttle bullet, of course, it may also be two sharp daggers, in short, it's not a joke!

Two dark shadows appeared on the opposite side and replied, "Fight!" Then, there was a stern and low-pitched reprimand: "The battalion? Don't know the orders of the command? No one is allowed to move around until the battle has been initiated! Report your unit number, name and position! ”

Liu Hongzhang was so angry that he wanted to laugh, on the position of his own troops, he was reprimanded by two subordinates like this, and he was embarrassed to say it, but the order was given by himself, and he could only answer honestly: "Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade of the directly subordinate corps!" ”

The two people on the opposite side exclaimed in a low voice, "Brigade Commander!" The gun on his chest was put away, and a colonel officer came over, took a closer look, and recognized Liu Hongzhang, who also saw that he was Fan Dezhi, the commander of the first regiment.

Fan Dezhi said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, brigade commander, because you have a strict order, the whole regiment is tense up and down, I was about to go to the third battalion, and I happened to meet you, so I know that you came to the forward position in person, how dangerous it is!" ”

Liu Hongzhang said in a low voice but not angrily: "Fan Dezhi, you kid has a long temper, dare to hold a gun against me, if it weren't for your loyalty to your duties and high vigilance, you would have given me to the cooking class cauldron today!" ”

Fan Dezhi was taken aback, knowing the temper of the brigade commander, and said that he would do it, since he had been a staff officer at the division commander for a few months, he had learned a hand, and when he returned to the army, all officers who made mistakes, as long as they were not strict, did not involve military law, criticized and taught lessons, and were not relieved, they would all go to the brigade headquarters to help cook in the cooking class for a month, and he also said, "Increase the officers' understanding of grassroots soldiers and embody the fine traditions of our troops!" ”

That's not all, you have to endure the brigade commander's pickiness about the food, and several officers who were fortunate enough to be transferred to the cooking class by Liu Hongzhang have suffered a lot, and after they come back, they pour bitter water: "The work is not tiring, and the soldiers in the cooking class don't let us do heavy work, that is, the brigade commander can toss people crazy!" ”

Fan Dezhi doesn't want to be shot! Hurriedly explained, "Brigade commander, don't bring this, didn't I carry out your orders!" ”

Liu Hongzhang interrupted him and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, where is the observation hole?"

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