The words behind the Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Khabarovsky, Lieutenant General Bamyyanov, were so angry, what kind of brains are they?

He said unceremoniously: "Counterattack? Thanks to them, they could figure it out, were they frightened by the surprise attack of the Chinese and those inexplicable anti-tank weapons before? Abandoning the existing positions, the troops of the independent division have lost their greatest dependence, the strength of two divisions, counterattacking one of our group armies, hundreds of thousands of troops, the Chinese are not so stupid, they are not afraid of being entangled by our hundreds of thousands of troops? ”

"If by virtue of the position, they can hold out for a while, now, there is no such opportunity, it can also be judged from this that this is not at all the elite troops of an independent division, otherwise, there is no reason to abandon the position and retreat, the intention of the Chinese is nothing more than to shrink the troops back to the city, take advantage of the complex terrain conditions of the city, fight a street battle with us, as he wishes, order the troops, do not stop, as fast as possible, immediately attack and advance in the direction of Minusinsk!"

In Minusinsk under the cover of night, there was not a trace of light in the city, only the headquarters of the independent division, which was covered by a thick blanket and the lights, was brightly lit, and the staff officers and communicators were very hurried in their steps in and out, and the sound of "ticking and ticking" in the radio room all showed the tense atmosphere that the big war was imminent.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe put down the phone, "Division commander, the first brigade and the second brigade report that they are on the way to the second line of defense, and there is no Soviet army to follow the pursuit, however, the Soviet army has occupied the first line of defense and is advancing rapidly towards our second line of defense, it is coming so fast, it seems that the commander of the Soviet army judged that we could not withstand the pressure of its attack." Forced to abandon positions! He said analytically.

Tang Qiuli said lightly: "Even if it is an arrogant soldier, it is also a tired soldier, and there is another point, that Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, judging that we have the intention of retreating to the city and fighting street battles, wants to advance quickly, and does not give us a chance to prepare, so he ordered the four brigades of the second line of defense to take out all the family resources." Give the Soviet army the most ferocious blow! When it comes to the second line of defense, I am not afraid that the Soviet army will get out of the pocket! ”

Looking at his watch, Tang Qiuli asked again: "Yuhe, did the troops that solve the Soviet artillery arrive in the offensive area?" Have the troops on both flanks been deployed? ”

Zhao Yuhe replied, "Twenty minutes ago." Received a report from Qu Zhennian, chief of staff of the Third Brigade. The troops of the four regiments, already on the periphery of the Soviet artillery, formed an attacking posture, and were waiting for the order of the division commander, and the troops on both flanks were roundabout to reach the designated position. Unfold according to the deployment, and also wait for the order of the division commander! ”

"Good!" Tang Qiuli smiled with satisfaction and said, "Order Qu Zhennian to start attacking immediately." The troops on both flanks continued to wait for orders, the Soviets had not yet penetrated into the bottom of the pocket, and after the second line of defense was raised, it was not too late to attack! ”

"Yes, division commander, I will immediately convey the order to the troops!" Zhao Yuhe had just finished speaking, and before he could turn around, a voice of report came from outside the door, "Report to the division commander, Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade, came to the front line on the order, please give instructions to the division commander!" The voice is quite loud and full of neutrality, especially emphasizing the word "front line", and it also implies that he is not convinced, and it is estimated that all the officers in the command can hear it.

Tang Qiuli's face immediately became gloomy, "Liu Hongzhang, what a big momentum!" -- To my demonstration! He said in a non-yin and non-yang manner.

Instead, his voice was raised, and he shouted: "Liu Hongzhang - you come in!" ”

Zhao Yuhe hesitated, looked at the face of the division commander, he was very unkind, his eyebrows were raised, I am afraid that Liu Hongzhang will be unlucky, it is not good, the position of this brigade commander may be withdrawn by the division commander to the end, whether he will stay here, if necessary, come forward to turn around?

Tang Qiuli saw what Zhao Yuhe meant, waved his hand, and said, "Yuhe, busy with your go!" ”

Zhao Yuhe pushed the door out, and saw Liu Hongzhang fully armed, holding his head high, standing at the door majestically, with an unconvinced face, and he was so anxious that he looked at him tightly, seeing the expression of the chief of staff, Liu Hongzhang knew that the division commander was on fire, and the little bit of energy in his heart was most of the first to leak!

"Commander, I'm here, what instructions do you have?" After Liu Hongzhang saluted properly, he said in an octave lowering his voice, and then peeked at Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiu didn't raise his head, looking at a telegram in his hand, as if there was no one in front of him.

The sweat on Liu Hongzhang's head came down at that time, he understood the temper of the teacher, the more weak he was, the more angry he was in his heart!

After a few minutes, Tang Qiuli put down the telegram in his hand and glanced at Liu Hongzhang with sharp eyes, and Liu Hongzhang's heart was even more drumming!

"Why, without instructions, I can't let you come to the teacher?" Tang Qiuli's tone was as light as boiled water.

Liu Hongzhang was angry, and he arched up at that time, "I played well on the front line, I was transferred back with a phone call, and I was asked to hand over the command, what is this!" The front is playing tightly, and Lao Maozi is chasing his heels up, but he is delaying his work back and forth! ”

"Division commander, if you have nothing to do, I will return to the army, more than 10,000 people are still waiting for me to command it!" Liu Hongzhang didn't dare to lose his temper, but there was a hint of anger in his tone.

Tang Qiu raised the corner of his mouth and said, "The First Brigade will not fight without the command of you, Liu Hongzhang?" In my opinion, it would have been better without you, and at the very least, the soldiers would not have made senseless sacrifices! ”

Liu Hongzhang's anger could no longer be suppressed, he stared, looked at Tang Qiuli without giving in, and said angrily: "Division commander, I know that you are dissatisfied with my order to counterattack the troops, but that is decided according to the actual situation on the battlefield, for so many years, I, Liu Hongzhang, have never fought a battle that I am not sure of!" ”

"Se stunned Gehe, in the face of several times more troops of the Soviet army, our first brigade carried it for seven days and seven nights, I won't say much about the results, division commander, you know it in your heart, and the later pursuit and annihilation battles have also fought with the Soviet army, as far as their little routine, I have already figured it out, it's not a big deal!"

"Division commander, I, Liu Hongzhang, am a rough man, and I won't speak in a crooked way, you don't let our first brigade take advantage of the situation to counterattack, that's a blind command that delays the fighter plane, and I don't understand the situation, even if you transfer me over again and give you a staff officer, I have to say that your order is not right! The first brigade missed a good opportunity to hit Lao Maozi hard! ”

"Hmph-hmph-hmph!" Tang Qiuli sneered a few times and said, "Now, I don't have time to argue with you about who is right and who is wrong, transfer me to be a staff officer, I can't afford a talent like you by my side!" His tone was indescribably cold, and Liu Hongzhang tensed when he heard it, and he had a premonition that something was not good.

However, the division commander's next words made Liu Hongzhang almost faint, "Liu Hongzhang, now announce your new appointment, the field hospital of the division logistics department, there is a lack of a vice president, you should report to the logistics department immediately, and take office!" If you are not satisfied, there is still a position, the third regiment of the division logistics department, there is a lack of a deputy battalion commander, choose one of the two positions, you say it yourself, go to that place? ”

Liu Hongzhang was sweating profusely, and the little anger he had just mustered had already been begged by the division commander's words and sweating: "Divisional commander, can't I be wrong!" Let me go back to the First Brigade and give me a company commander, you look at me, I am clumsy, going to the field hospital, it is almost like killing me, to the logistics unit, with my temper, I am not the material to do that? Commander, please reconsider! ”

At this time, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe pushed the door in, swept his eyes, and saw Liu Hongzhang sweating profusely, Tang Qiuli was in his eyes, and he roughly guessed what was going on.

When Liu Hongzhang saw Zhao Yuhe coming in, it was as if he had seen a savior, and hurriedly said: "Chief of staff, you tell the division commander, isn't this embarrassing?" Let me go to the field hospital as the deputy director, and let me go to the baggage regiment to be the deputy battalion commander! ”

Zhao Yuhe was just about to speak, but Tang Qiuli waved his hand, stopped his words, and said, "Chief of Staff, let Director Ge of the General Staff Department come over!" ”

After a while, Ge Zhenzhuang, chief of staff, came to the office, saw the atmosphere in the room, a little weird, and hurriedly looked at his immediate boss Zhao Yuhe, Zhao Yuhe shook his head slightly.

Tang Qiuli spoke, "Director Ge, your staff office has arranged a staff officer, with the letter of appointment from the division commander, to send Major General Liu Hongzhang to the second battalion of the third regiment of the logistics department to serve as the deputy battalion commander, especially emphasizing that he must go to his post immediately!" ”

Ge Zhenzhuang was stunned, what? Major General Battalion Commander, or a deputy! This is the first time in the independent division troops, seeing the division commander's face, like an iron plate, he hurriedly stood upright: "Yes!" The division commander, the chief of staff immediately carried out the order! Then, he pulled Liu Hongzhang's sleeve.

Liu Hongzhang saluted weakly, and said like a frosted eggplant: "Execute the order of the division commander, and immediately report to the Third Baggage Regiment!" Then, the two went out.

Looking at Liu Hongzhang's dejected back, Zhao Yuhe said worriedly: "Division Commander, is it too strict to deal with Brigade Commander Liu like this?" He's a fierce general! Will this lead to a collapse? ”

"What's more, the first brigade is in the second line of defense, blocking the attack of several times more Soviet troops, the commander of the forward troops just reported that the Soviet army's offensive is very fierce, and the troops are in urgent need of personnel, can you let Brigade Commander Liu temporarily take the position of brigade commander, and after this battle, I am afraid that Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the first brigade, will not be able to bear this heavy burden!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "I have considered it comprehensively, now we are fighting a positional blocking war, isn't the first brigade in charge, are there other three brigades, Liu Chenglin can control the troops, Yuhe, Liu Hongzhang fought too smoothly, he didn't suffer a big loss, and he developed the stinky problem of being the first in the world, this time, if it wasn't for Ouyang Yishan's timely call, the first brigade might have been destroyed in the battle just now." ”

"Let him calm down, it's good, otherwise, sooner or later, he will suffer a big loss, Yuhe, the battle of the second line of defense, how is the situation?"

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