When Tang Qiuli questioned Sun Zhenbang sharply, Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, had a blank mind, he had never seen the division commander speak so harshly to a corps-level major general commander, especially his direct boss.

Wang Jun didn't know what to say or how to say it, so he rubbed his hands in a hurry, and after Sun Zhenbang heard Tang Qiuli's words, he was struck by lightning, and his face turned pale with a "sigh".

Moreover, in his heart, he thought that since there was a division commander in Kulen and commanding operations, he didn't need to worry about it, and he could be a general who was charging hard, but he didn't expect that his position was different from before, if the division commander was not in Kulen, his impulsiveness would definitely cause more casualties, perhaps, not impulsively, but was there a more comprehensive consideration of the tactics adopted?

Whether it was because he was eager to rescue his comrades, regardless of the actual situation, impulsive and blind, Sun Zhenbang didn't know if he would behave at a loss once the real thing came to an end, but he knew that his appearance disappointed the division commander, to be precise, it made the division commander more worried.

Sun Zhenbang's face was pale, but he didn't lower his head, and said to Tang Qiuli: "Commander, I'm sorry, I disappointed you!" ”

Tang Qiuli's tone also slowed down, and said: "Zhenbang, it doesn't matter if I am disappointed, the key is not to disappoint the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Outer Mongolian Border Army, okay, don't mention this topic again, I just hope you can understand, what a general of the independent division is." No one, including myself, has the right to risk the lives of the warriors to pay for my impulses! ”

Tang Qiuli said to Wang Jun: "Chief of Staff Wang, record the following orders, first, the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of Tong Batu stationed in Irkutsk, and the 5th Brigade of Li Changjiang's Cavalry stationed in Ulan-Ude, immediately abandon the existing defense area and quickly withdraw to the direction of Kulun, remember. This order must not be delayed for any reason, otherwise, it will be regarded as disobedience to the military order! ”

"Colonel Meng Qingpeng, commander of the Outer Mongolia Patrol Area of the Northern Flight Group of the Air Force, your unit immediately dispatched four fighter regiments and two bomber regiments. Covering the retreat of the 2nd and 5th Cavalry Brigades, respectively, and a remaining fighter regiment. Reinforcements are available at any time in the direction of fierce fighting. Zeng Shiqiang, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade reinforcing Irkutsk, immediately stopped advancing and stood by to meet the retreating troops. ”

After Wang Jun repeated the message, he hurriedly went out to convey the order, and the military situation was urgent. The Tong Batu Brigade and the Li Changjiang Brigade, one minute earlier received the order from the division commander, they would reduce the danger by one point, if the two main cavalry brigades. Being eaten by the Soviet army was a fatal blow to the troops of the Outer Mongolian border guards.

Tang Qiuli glanced at Sun Zhenbang and said: "Zhenbang, now is not the time to blame yourself and regret it, you immediately transfer the strength of three infantry brigades in the area around Kulun, plus two artillery brigades, and rush to the front line of defense on the south bank of the Sejingge River, Zhenbang, you have to remember that your task is to block the Soviet army's tail chasing Tong Batu Brigade and Li Changjiang Brigade, not that you can repel the Soviet army's attack, just hold the battle line and wait for the arrival of the troops directly under the corps!" ”

Sun Zhenbang was shocked, looked at Tang Qiuli in disbelief, forgot to salute, and forgot to accept the task, but muttered: "Master, do you still believe me?" ”

Tang Qiuli suddenly changed color, and shouted loudly: "Sun Zhenbang, cheer up, you are a soldier, since I have assigned you a task, I believe in your ability, if you are in this state, I really don't worry about handing over the troops of the five brigades to your command!" ”

Sun Zhenbang's pale face was instantly full of blood, he stood up suddenly, saluted hard, and said in a choked voice: "Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, accepts the order of the division commander and will never let the Soviet army cross the Sejingge River, if you can't complete the task, you are willing to come and see you!" ”

After speaking, Lisuo turned around and strode out, looking at Sun Zhenbang's re-erected waist, Tang Qiuli sighed inaudibly, from the heart, his feelings for Sun Zhenbang were extremely complicated, both disappointed, and hoped that he could recover from these two blows, and gradually mature, and really be able to take on the heavy responsibility of the military and political officer who guarded the side, this time, ordering him to lead the troops to the battle, why not give him a chance!

Sun Zhenbang's back disappeared at the end of the corridor, and Tang Qiuli said to the accompanying communications staff officer: "Record the order, Liu Cuigang, commander of the Northern Flight Group of the Air Force, immediately transfer two fighter regiments to the Outer Mongolia region, and you will personally lead and direct the air battle in the Outer Mongolia region. ”

"The 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the Corps directly under Kulen, which were originally scheduled to assemble in Kulen, and the 4th and 5th Brigades to assemble in Saiyin Shanda, the assembly area was changed to the area on the south bank of the Sheshuangge River in the northern region of Outer Mongolia, and the mission of the 3rd Brigade to assemble in Kulen remained unchanged."

"The 11th Brigade and the 12th Brigade, which were originally scheduled to assemble in Irkutsk, and the 10th Brigade that were originally scheduled to be assembled in Ulan-Ude, changed the assembly area to the line on the south bank of the Sejingge River, and the assembly places of the other brigades remained unchanged.

After the staff officer repeated the telegram, he hurriedly went out to convey the order: The Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Army dispatched seven infantry divisions to suddenly encircle the Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude regions, completely disrupting Tang Qiuli's original deployment, and the original intention of the directly subordinate corps to go to the Outer Mongolia region was to deter the forces of the "Outer Mongolia Independent Alliance" and to avoid plunging the Outer Mongolia region into chaos.

However, now this part of the force has to be used to meet the attack of the Soviet army, Tang Qiuli is also ruthless, since Stalin is not dead set on the Outer Mongolia region, always thinking about seizing the land that does not belong to him, then set up a position, and fight another battle with the Soviets, this battle, Tang Qiuli wants to fight for the Outer Mongolia region, at least ten years of tranquility and stability, if necessary, can be the Soviet Outer Caucasus Military District troops, which threaten the Outer Mongolia region at all times, to annihilate the whole army.

Seven mechanized infantry brigades, more than 100,000 troops, four tank brigades, three artillery brigades, eight fighter regiments and four bomber regiments of Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group were all assembled on the front line of the Sejingge River.

In addition, the three infantry brigades commanded by Sun Zhenbang, the two artillery brigades, the retreating cavalry Tong Batu Brigade and Li Changjiang's brigade, and the Zeng Shiqiang brigade reinforced by the reinforcements also had more than 50,000 troops, so in the area on the south bank of the Sejingge River, nearly 200,000 troops of the independent division and a large number of tanks, artillery, and aviation units were assembled.

According to Tang Qiuli's plan, even if the Soviet army did not dare to continue the southward invasion, the troops directly under the corps would fight over it, directly raze the Soviet strongholds around Lake Baikal, and take the opportunity to expand the existing occupied area.

That is to say, even if Stalin stopped and didn't want to fight, Tang Qiuli would not let go of the Soviet army, since the Soviets took the initiative to provoke the war, Tang Qiuli himself was not a good man and a woman, and completely broke the claws of the Soviets stretched out to the Outer Mongolia region, therefore, in this battle, Tang Qiuli's intention was to create a calm situation for the Outer Mongolia region.

In terms of the local background of this war, Tang Qiuli also had an advantage over Stalin, on the front line of the Outer Khingan Ridge in the Far East, the main force of more than 100 watts of the Kwantung Army, dead biting Zhukov's Far Eastern Front, making it impossible to join the Outer Mongolian battlefield, in the European direction, the main force of the Soviet army, must always be on guard against the German army after occupying the three islands of LinkedIn, turn around and pounce on the Soviet Union, therefore, the Soviet troops in the European direction do not dare to transfer to the Outer Mongolian battlefield.

As for Tang Qiuli himself, there are not so many containments and hidden dangers, Liu Tiehan's eastward command troops, firmly control the initiative in the western Liaoning region, the Kwantung Army is most afraid of being attacked, and the garrison troops of the independent division in the Pingjin area of North China can be formed into a field corps at any time to reinforce the battlefield of Outer Mongolia, and the strength and situation are all superior, Stalin also stretched his neck over, Tang Qiuli has no reason not to fight hard.

The only thing that worries Tang Qiuli is whether Sun Zhenbang's blocking troops on the south bank of the Sejingge River can withstand the attack of the Soviet army before the directly subordinate corps reaches the designated position; today is 15 September, and it will take at least four to five days for all units of the directly subordinate corps to reach the designated position, and if the Soviet army attacks fiercely, the casualties of the Outer Mongolian border guards will be very huge.

After all, it is a second-line army that has not been baptized by battle, and there is still an unstable factor within the army, if the pressure of the Soviet army is too great, the troops of the Outer Mongolian border guards, mutiny and a thousand miles of collapse, it is very likely to happen, and at that time, Kulen will really be exposed to the guns of the Soviet army.

Tang Qiuli ordered Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the Eastern Command, who had already left for the southeastern region of Outer Mongolia, to transfer two mechanized infantry brigades into the Saiyin Shanda area in order to prevent such a worst-case situation, and at that time, the two mechanized infantry brigades of the Eastern Command would be the only pillars for the defense of Kulun.

Compared with the menacing seven divisions of the Soviet Army, the original hidden dangers in Outer Mongolia have become less important, but Tang Qiuli believes that eliminating internal troubles and resisting foreign enemies are two things that are not in conflict, and they can be carried out at the same time, and moreover, Tang Qiuli did not want riots to break out in the rear when the troops were fighting on the front line, and Stalin's invasion of Outer Mongolia this time may not have the purpose of encouraging the separatists of the "Outer Mongolia Independent League."

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