Regarding the sudden situation reported by Bai Yin Baoligao, the commander of the reconnaissance company, Tong Batu was not frightened, but an inexplicable excitement, a soldier eager for revenge, and when he heard the excitement of the enemy's approach, he had a vague premonition in his mind, I am afraid that he will have to compete with this armored brigade of the Soviet army.

Baiyin Baoligao swallowed a mouthful of spit and said, "Brigade Commander, can you give saliva to drink?" After running for more than 20 kilometers, my throat and eyes are smoking! ”

Tong Batu's eyes widened, and he said, "You kid has a lot of trouble!" As he spoke, he took out a beautiful, oblate and round silver wine jug from his waist, handed it to him, and said angrily: "Drink, this is the wine I am reluctant to drink, if you detect the situation, there is no value, this month's allowance, I want to take it separately, as wine money!" ”

Baiyin Baoligao's eyes lit up, and he heard that the brigade commander had an ancestral silver wine jug, which never left his body, and it was filled with rare good wine, so he hurriedly took it with both hands, and it was very heavy, and it was a good bar with two catties!

Raised his neck, took a big sip happily, the mellow aroma of wine, rushed from the mouth straight into the lungs, thirst and thirst immediately dissipated, Tongtai all over the body, before he had time to praise a word, the wine pot was taken back by Tong Batu, and said with a distressed face: "You kid is not welcome, this mouthful, there must be more than three or two, the wine is also drunk, tell the situation quickly!" ”

Baiyin Baoli clicked his lips, still unsatisfied, glanced at the silver wine pot in the brigade commander's hand nostalgically, and said: "Brigade commander, after the troops retreat, according to your order, our reconnaissance company is twenty kilometers behind the large force, responsible for reconnaissance and vigilance tasks, after dark, I divided the whole company into four directions to guard, I took the company guard squad and communication squad. Search in the direction of Irkutsk. ”

"Turning over a hill, I suddenly saw a long line of car lights, such a big formation, hurriedly got out of the way, notified the other three platoons, and moved closer to me, the Soviet army put out a column, the distance between the front and rear was four or five kilometers long, all armored vehicles and trucks. We are coming in the direction of our camp, but, judging by the direction and speed of the Soviet advance, in an hour we will be able to pass from Guò ten kilometers to the left of our camp. ”

"I've counted them carefully. It's just the strength of an armored brigade, and it's okay to the brigade commander. The lights are dark. The Soviet army is just blind, dark, with the headlights on, isn't that a clear warning of our goal, don't pay attention to them, I will rush back to the army immediately. Keeping a close eye on it will do the trick! ”

Tong Batu didn't speak, pondered for a while, and asked, "You can see clearly, there are no tanks." It's armored vehicles and trucks, sure that they are mechanized troops, which are not accompanied by infantry? Where is it now? ”

"There are no tanks," and "no infantry," and then, lying on the map, by the light of a flashlight, he pointed to a location on the map and said, "Right here, near Habdor, there is a small lake and a grove of trees." ”

Tong Batu clasped his hands on his shoulders, looking at the north motionlessly, in the dark night, no one could see the change in his face, at this time, a communication soldier at the brigade headquarters, running over with a walkie-talkie on his back, and whispered: "Company Commander Bai, your troops are looking for you!" ”

Baiyin Baoligao picked up the earpiece and said, "I'm Baiyin Baoligao, what's the situation?" ”

"What, the Soviet army has started to camp, just near Habdor, okay, you continue to monitor, pay attention, don't expose the target, I will report to the brigade commander immediately," Baiyin Baoligao put down the microphone, walked to Tong Batu, who was still pondering, and reported: "Brigade commander, the Soviet army is camping in the area of Habdor, and it is still about fifteen kilometers away from us, so you can sleep with confidence!" ”

Tong Batu's eyes lit up and said, "The Soviet army is camping!" Okay, Lao Maozi is tired of chasing, it's time for Lao Tzu to toss and toss you, Baiyin Baoligao, take me there immediately, see the situation of the Soviet army's camp, and the guard company will send a squad to follow me! ”

Baiyin Baoligao was startled, hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand, and said with a change of voice: "This is not good, brigade commander, it is too dangerous, how can you go to reconnoiter in person, why can't you trust me?" ”

At this time, the brigade chief of staff, He Xigetu, came over, and happened to hear Baiyin Baoligao's words, so he understood at that time, and hurriedly said: "Brigade commander, you can't go, it's too dangerous, there is a reconnaissance company watching there, there will be no big problems, if you are not at ease, I will go there in person, it will always be okay!" ”

Tong Batu's thoughts, no one understood, he personally went to observe the situation of the Soviet army's camp, not to be worried about the reconnaissance company, but to look for fighters, to see if under the cover of night, can have the opportunity to bite the tail of the Soviet troops chasing after a bite, for the second battalion to recover some interest.

Tong Batu said to He Xigetu: "Old man, it's okay, on the prairie, at night, it's our world, and Lao Maozi is blind!" Turning his head, he shouted at Bai Yin Baoli: "I've drunk the wine too, what are you still rubbing?" Lead the way! ”

Baiyin Baoligao looked at He Xigetu for help, hoping that the chief of staff could stop the brigade commander from taking risks, He Xigetu laughed, the brigade commander's temper, he knew too well, and he couldn't persuade him at all, he pulled Baiyin Baoligao aside, and whispered: "You must ensure the safety of the brigade commander, don't let the brigade commander get too close!" ”

Tong Batu took a guard squad, under the guidance of Baiyin Baoligao, and disappeared into the night, the brigade chief of staff, He Xigetu, with a worried face, stood for a while, and he conveyed the order: "The whole brigade assembles, keep quiet, and immediately prepare for battle!" ”

After the order was given, the silent camp began to come alive, the soldiers woke up from their sleep, put their saddles on their horses in the dark, and then, quietly gathered according to their respective companies, in the sparse low woods, more than 5,000 soldiers of the Second Brigade, like a stretched bow, would shoot out at any time.

Tong Batu dismounted two kilometers away from the Soviet camp, and then, on foot, walked to a hillside, lying on the ground, holding a telescope, carefully observing the Soviet camp, in the dark night, the Soviet army divided the armored car and truck, divided into several places to park, countless bonfires, reflecting a large grassland, beside the bonfire, you can clearly see the Soviet soldiers eating and drinking there.

The few sentries, lazily holding their guns, wandering in the boredom, the cigarettes in their mouths, flashing dark red light, the entire Soviet camp, giving people the feeling that they were loosely guarded and defenseless.

Looking at it, Tong Batu's face showed a hideous smile, beckoned to Baiyin Baoligao, and commanded in a low voice: "Your reconnaissance company continues to monitor here, remember, don't alarm the Soviet army, I'll go back first!" ”

On the way back, a battle plan had gradually taken shape in Tong Batu's mind, and now, the most favorable conditions for the Second Brigade were that the Soviet troops who were chasing after them unsuspectingly at night would never have imagined that the Chinese cavalry units that they had beaten and retreated from Irkutsk would camp not far from them, and moreover, he himself would personally observe their situation.

Using the speed of the cavalry to carry out a surprise attack, this is the core idea of Tong Batu's decision to fight a surprise war, out of the armored vehicle, the Soviet soldiers camping outside, they lost their greatest protection, were suddenly attacked, caught off guard, the resistance is weak, their own cavalry troops, fight and leave, never love to fight, let alone think of destroying the Soviet army's armored vehicles and trucks, in order to give the Soviet soldiers the greatest damage for the purpose.

After returning to the camp, Tong Batu was taken aback, the soldiers of the whole brigade had been assembled and ready to go, he thought that the chief of staff He Xigetu had the same idea as himself, and wanted to take advantage of the dark night to bite the Soviet army fiercely, just waiting for himself to come back and give an order.

Under questioning, it turned out that the chief of staff Hexigetu was afraid that after he exposed his target, he would be entangled by the Soviet army and unable to get out, and he was ready to lead the whole brigade to rescue himself in the event of an emergency.

Tong Batu thought about it, this is not bad, the province himself did the pre-war mobilization again, he pulled He Xi Getu aside, called three regiment commanders, and held a temporary military meeting under a tree, at the meeting, Tong Batu told him about the situation he had observed and the battle plan.

In the end, Tong Batu said: "You are all my old subordinates, you know my temper, you don't retaliate when you suffer losses, it's not my character, our second brigade, since you threw yourself into the division commander's troops, from North China to the Outer Mongolian grassland, have never suffered such a big loss, more than 400 brothers, I can't swallow this breath, now, the opportunity has come, I decided to fight this battle, everyone expressed their opinions, open to say!" ”

The three regiment commanders were naturally eager to try, and they were eager to immediately pick up their knives and get on their horses, kill and rush over, and cut off the heads of the Soviet soldiers on the grassland, especially the commander of the first regiment, Colonel Hasbargen, who was even more impatient, and when he retreated today, he suffered a loss of his second battalion, more than 500 horses, and less than 100 men and horses came back, and they were crippled alive, and even the battalion commander was blown off an arm by a shell.

For most of the day, not to mention more trouble, the fire in his heart has been holding back, arching his heart to burn, seeing the brigade commander let him express his opinion, he spoke first, and said viciously: "Brigade commander, do it, such a good opportunity, why don't you do it, you can't be cheap Lao Maozi, let's say it first, our first regiment is going to fight the striker, don't rob me any of you, without the iron turtle body, the Soviet soldiers are the dishes under our knives!" ”

The brigade chief of staff, Hexigetu, thought more than them, the brigade commander's plan can be described as seamless, and there is a great hope of victory, but what if the Soviet army camps like this is a trap?

What should I do if I deliberately use this way to lure the Second Brigade into being fooled? Also, if the battle does not end soon and is entangled by the Soviet army, the whole brigade will be in danger, so Heshigetu decided that the brigade commander must not be allowed to take this risk, and must raise objections!

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