Seeing that the division commander asked about the situation of the Soviet army, Chu Tian hurriedly retracted his mind and replied succinctly: "Yes!" Division commander, our special operations detachment was divided into one hundred and thirty-eight squads and conducted all-round reconnaissance of the Soviet field airfield west of the Ural Mountains, and the results were as follows. ”

"The Soviet army has completed a total of 36 field airfields, 15 of which are close to completion, and the rest are under intense construction, with a total of 153 field airfields, according to the information held by the special combat personnel, these field airfields, at least 60 percent, are medium-sized airfields, however, the location of all Soviet field airfields and the situation of garrison strength are under our control, as long as the division commander gives an order, in one night, our special operations detachment can turn these airfields into ruins!"

Speaking of this, Chu Tian's eyes shot out of cold light, and a murderous aura rushed out, and his already straight body was even more upright, with a posture of seeking to fight!

Tang Qiuli didn't notice Chu Tian's movements, but gasped, "My good man!" Stalin was really generous, 153 field airfields, if half of them were medium-sized airfields, they could accommodate 100 fighters, that is, more than 8,000 fighters, if you count the others, add up, Stalin will put in the East, I am afraid that there are more than 12,000 combat planes. ”

If these combat planes of the Soviet army were all engaged in the operation of their own troops, would this battle still be fought? Stalin, a madman, Tang Qiuli hesitated, and it was difficult to make a decision, if he ordered Chutian's special operations detachment to destroy these field airfields of the Soviet army now, of course, he could eradicate future troubles, at least in the short term, the Soviet army would not be able to form air superiority, but once it took the initiative to attack. What are the next consequences?

It will definitely prompt Stalin to use troops in advance, even if there is no cover of more than 12,000 combat aircraft, with more than 4 million superior troops, Stalin also has the capital and confidence to do it himself, the tide of Soviet troops, overflowing the Ural Mountains, he can't fight if he doesn't want to, he can't dodge, he can only be a result, before Hitler did not make a move against the Soviet Union. He fought with Stalin first, and Hitler was of course happy, but it was he who suffered.

Tang Qiuli forcibly suppressed the huge temptation and said to Chu Tian: "Very good, the special operations detachment has done a very good job. Chutian, your future tasks. It is to keep an eye on these field airfields of the Soviet army for me. If necessary, I will give an order to destroy them all, but for now, absolutely do not alarm the Soviet army, the various squads of the special operations detachment, and mainly cover the surveillance. See what I mean? ”

Chu Tian Huo Ran stood up and replied loudly: "Commander, Chu Tian understands that he is like a cunning fox. Move like a tiger, shoot and kill! ”

Tang Qiuli laughed ...... and watched the three powerful subordinates leave.

The next day, Sun Zhenbang in Outer Minusinsk on the western border of Outer Mongolia, Zhao Yuhe and Yang Ketian in the northern Baikal area, and Liu Tiehan in Waichita on the eastern border of Outer Mongolia rushed to Kulen on time to attend a military meeting.

Although I haven't seen each other for more than 20 days, we met again, as if we had been separated for a few years, everyone smiled and greeted Tang Qiuli, Liu Tiehan squinted, looked at him carefully, and said with a smile: "Commander, go back to Dingbian for the New Year, you are in a good mood, I see that you are fat!" It's also white, unlike us, in the ice and snow of Outer Mongolia, a face is like the bottom of a black pot. ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and replied, "Can I understand Brother Tie Han's words as jealousy?" ”

Everyone laughed, and the happy air circulated in the conference room, "Seeing that everyone is in good spirits, their faces are ruddy, and the hand-held meat and milk tea of Outer Mongolia are very supportive, and Stalin's army of more than four million has not yet crushed you!" Tang Qiuli joked.

Although Tang Qiuli said it very easily, everyone heard it, and the division commander entered the topic, so he restrained his smiles one by one, sat upright, and looked at him.

Tang Qiuli looked around at the generals and said: "Needless to say, the pressure we are facing this time is unprecedented since the history of the independent division, more than 4 million Soviet troops, more than 10 times our current strength in Outer Mongolia, if possible, I will never want to fight this battle with the Soviets, but we must be prepared to fight, there are two topics for today's meeting, one is to make adjustments in the deployment of troops, and the other is to study the two sets of operational plans for the Third Outer Mongolian War that I formulated during the Dingbian period. ”

Everyone was stunned, the division commander was not idle during the Dingbian period, but why did he formulate two sets of battle plans? Could it be that there are still two ways to fight with the Soviet army?

Tang Qiuli continued: "The deployment of troops is adjusted as follows, the three mechanized brigades commanded by Yang Ketian will return to their original formation from tomorrow!" ”

Liu Tiehan raised his hand, interrupted Tang Qiuli's words, and said: "Division commander, I have a different opinion, the main assembly area of the Soviet army is the west of the Ural Mountains, the troops in the western and northern regions of Outer Mongolia, and the troops will bear the brunt of the Soviet army's first attack, at this time, do not weaken the troops, and moreover, I still have ten mechanized infantry brigades in my hands, plus a mixed cavalry brigade, with a strength of about 180,000 people. ”

"Taking the initiative to attack the Japanese Kwantung Army, or Zhukov's Far Eastern Front, the strength is insufficient, but it is more than enough to deter the Soviets and the Japanese, not to mention, in the Liaoxi Peninsula, I still have fifteen brigades that have not been transferred, but don't forget, Dongzhi is now fat and strong, 600,000 small horses, these three brigades, just leave it to the division commander, but just return Ketian to me, without him by his side, it's strange to hold your hands!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Brother Tie Han is really wealthy, he speaks in a different tone, he is generous, and he sent out three elite mechanized infantry brigades at once, nearly 50,000 horses, but I don't dare to accept this big gift, not only Yang Ketian will return it to you, but the men and horses of the three brigades will also be returned to you together!" ”

Liu Tiehan wanted to persuade him, but Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop him, and said: "Brother Tiehan, the combat object of the Dongzhi troops is the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army, which is on the front line of the Outer Xing'an Mountains and confronts the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and the burden is not light, and the more than 600,000 troops are still not enough!" ”

Tang Qiuli looked at Sun Zhenbang and asked: "Zhenbang, what is the progress of the formation of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and are there any specific difficulties? ”

Sun Zhenbang's face turned red with excitement, how many years he had been looking forward to, he was able to command a regular field corps and enter the battle sequence of the main force of the independent division, it was also a pity to say that, from serving as the commander of the Yellow River Defense Command, stationed in North China, to the commander of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, he has been working in the second-line troops, and he has not participated in many major battles.

Now, the opportunity has come, the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, just listening to the number, is still a local garrison force, but that is different, Deputy Division Commander Tang's Sulu Mobile Corps, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps, as well as Ma Chaoyang's Southeast Mobile Corps, Li Honggang's 29th Corps, didn't they go to the Indochina Peninsula to fight in the East Indies, and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps is the same, if there is a chance, they will also go to other regional battlefields, the key is the word "field".

Sun Zhenbang forced himself to calm down and replied: "Division commander, under the guidance of Chief of Staff Zhao and Chief of Staff Yang of the East Division, so far, the Outer Mongolia Field Corps has preliminarily completed the organization of its troops, with eight mechanized infantry brigades, four cavalry brigades, two tank brigades, two artillery brigades, and one air defense brigade, which have been formed, with a total strength of about 150,000 people, and are composed on the basis of the backbone of the former Outer Mongolian Frontier Army. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Zhenbang's words changed and began to cry poorly, "Division commander, you also know what kind of old foundation the Outer Mongolia Field Corps is, as far as the little bit of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards is concerned, all of them are given to the field corps, that's not enough, not to mention anything else, there are only three brigades of artillery alone, and in the battle of the Sejingge River, another brigade and a half brigades were lost, and the weapons and equipment of the infantry brigade also need to be improved, compared with several old main corps, that is called Huazi!"

"And tanks, we don't have any of them! It's not that I'm crying poor, at the time of the battle, the Soviet tanks, just across the river, but a few hundred meters away, smashed shells on the heads of my soldiers, we were helpless, there was no equipment to restrain the old Maozi tanks, and I was so angry that I was angry. ”

"Wait for the troops of Brigade Commander Liu Hongzhang and Brigade Commander Ouyang Yishan of the directly subordinate corps to come up, good guys, they are all equipped with bazookas and recoilless guns, and as soon as they are taken out, there are hundreds of them, and the old Maozi's tanks are smoking and on fire.

"The big guy said, if we had that equipment at that time, we could still let Lao Maozi's tank fight against his head? Therefore, my requirements are not high, according to the equipment level of the directly subordinate corps, it is enough to equip our Outer Mongolia Field Corps, division commander, my requirements are reasonable! ”

Tang Qiuli couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said secretly in his heart: "This Sun Zhenbang, you really dare to open your mouth, the equipment level of the directly subordinate corps, which is the best among all the field corps of the independent division, whether it is Brother Qiusheng's troops or Liu Tiehan's troops, however, it is necessary to supplement heavy weapons, for example, thunder rocket artillery, howitzers of 155 mm caliber, as well as the bazooka and recoilless guns he mentioned, can be equipped, and the others cannot be satisfied for the time being." ”

Tang Qiuli was just about to speak, when Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "Commander Sun, when did you learn to flatter people?" To form the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, Ketian and I are assisting, are you still responsible for the big head, if you expect me and Chief of Staff Yang to help you say good things, in front of the division commander, we don't dare! ”

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