The Outer Mongolian Front, more than 1.6 million horses, attacked mightily, in the passage of the Tangnu Mountains, the vanguard of the four roads, was fiercely attacked, on the outskirts of Minusinsk, a group army was almost disabled, and General Vasilevsky believed that the price he had paid was enough, and he could no longer seize the main force of the Chinese, and in front of Stalin, he could not explain it.

The value of the 43rd Army's current existence is to drag down the main force of the independent division for the main force of the front army at the cost of the total annihilation, and General Vasilevsky is very clear about this, so the order to the 43rd Army has almost impersonal content, and he knows that after receiving the order, the commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, will make the correct decision.

did not disappoint himself, after receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, General Vasilevsky slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Hold on and wait for help!" For that Chinese Tang Qiuli, the 43rd Group Army, which was beaten to death, was the prey full of temptation, and as long as he made the final blow, he could get the result that the Chinese wanted most.

Therefore, before Tang Qiuli swallowed the prey in his mouth, it was the last chance for the Outer Mongolian Front, because it took time, and what he lacked the most was time.

The Chief of Staff of the Front, Lieutenant General Pozhnev, sincerely expressed the opinion of all the officers, "Comrade Commander, even on the periphery of Minusinsk, it is indeed the main force of the independent division, and the strength of the troops will not exceed 300,000 people. There is no need for us to abandon the original campaign plan, as far as the number of troops used, the four group armies that went south to Ulan Guben, with more than 400,000 troops, rushed to the rescue, which is enough, and I ask Comrade Commander to even consider it! ”

General Vasilevsky, but he has his own ideas, the lion fights the rabbit, and he still needs to do his best, not to mention. After fighting with that Chinese Tang Qiuli, he faced not a weak rabbit, but a wolf as cunning as a fox, and the Tangnu Mountains and Minusinsk were laid out twice. has already explained that he attaches great importance to Tang Qiuli. Still not enough. As for Kulen, it was a city, and it couldn't run or fly, but it was just a few days later to occupy it.

Therefore, the whole army went out to the main force of the independent division. The formation of a huge encirclement was an irrevocable decision of General Vasilevsky, and at the cost of the annihilation of more than 100,000 troops of a group army, the Chinese troops could not be defeated. Trapped in the net, there is no way to explain to anyone.

General Vasilevsky gave the four armies heading south in the direction of Ulangurin the order to "immediately gather all the tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks to form a rapid reinforcement force, with a strength of no less than 60,000 men, and be sure to arrive at the Minusinsk battlefield before 12 o'clock at noon today. ”

This order is very harsh, which means that even if the reinforcements are all mechanized marches, it is difficult to shorten the journey that takes at the fastest one and a half days to half a day, which is a seemingly impossible task, but all the generals of the Outer Mongolian Front know that the comrade commander is preparing to kill on a large scale when he gives such an order.

As a result, the commanders of the four group armies also issued an even harsher order to the reinforcements that were ready to go, "Be sure to arrive in Minusinsk before 11 o'clock at noon today to rescue the 43rd Army, otherwise, the commanders and political commissars of the reinforcements at all levels will be shot immediately, and their families will be handed over to the Cheka for disposal!" ”

As soon as this order was given, all the officers and soldiers of the reinforcements immediately complained and cursed, this is simply an order to force people to commit suicide? But the military order was like a mountain, and no one dared to disobey it, so more than 60,000 Soviet soldiers who were all mechanized marching went crazy and rushed to the Minusinsk battlefield.

In fact, everyone does not know the fear in the heart of General Vasilevsky, he is really worried to death, worried that Bamiyanov will not be able to hold on for so long, worried that before his more than one million troops are pressed up, that Chinese Tang Qiu leaves, eats and drinks enough, and runs away.

To this end, General Vasilevsky, through the General Staff of Guò, demanded that the Baikal Front, immediately move south, cut off the road for the retreat of the troops of the Separate Division to Kulen, and the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, without the slightest hesitation, fulfilled his request.

One million Soviet troops, under the command of General Kirganin, commander and political commissar of the Baikal Front, quickly moved south, but it would take about four days to occupy Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, and at least seven days to occupy Kulen.

In addition to the above-mentioned arrangements, General Vasilevsky also issued the following order to the air force units attached to the Outer Mongolian Front: "The air force units must dispatch no less than 500 combat aircraft to provide fire support to the 43rd Army from the air in two hours!" ”

The commander of the air force who received the order complained bitterly: After the last all-out attack by a small unit of the independent division, all the field airfields of the air force are still being repaired, and the damage to the combat planes is very serious, and it is not that they cannot muster 500 combat planes, but the key is that the runway and command facilities of the airfield cannot provide the most basic guarantee for the planes to take off safely.

Even if you barely take off into the air, it is dozens of airports, you take off twenty planes, I take off fifteen planes to put together, to complete the air formation in two hours, but also to put into battle, difficult! It's very hard!

In addition, the capture of the commander of the Far Eastern Forward Command of the Air Force and political commissar Colonel-General Jonasov by a small force of the independent division was a heavy blow to the Air Force, and the coordination between the various airfields was a big problem in itself.

Therefore, the commander of the Air Force, who was assigned to the Outer Mongolian Front, sent a telegram back to General Vasilevsky, which was tactful but clear-cut, "Comrade Commander Vasilevsky, in view of the practical difficulties currently facing the Air Force, it is impossible to form a formation of 500 combat planes to participate in the battle within two hours!" ”

Senior General Vasilevsky, after reading the telegram of the Air Force, roared at that time and shouted at the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Pozhnev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you immediately give such an order to the bastards of the Air Force, if after two hours, I do not receive a report on the participation of the Air Force in the battle, you and the political commissar should be ready to be shot by me, even if the Air Force General Headquarters comes forward, it will not save your lives!" ”

Threats, naked threats, but General Vasilevsky has the ability to threaten his own life, and the Air Force General Headquarters will not turn his face with this commander of the front army with heavy troops because of himself, and the Air Force is scolding and preparing combat planes in a hurry and with a headache.

After doing what should be done, General Vasilevsky sent a long telegram to Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, in addition to telling him, all kinds of reinforcements, including the combat planes of the Air Force, have been dispatched and will soon be able to reach the battlefield, the core meaning is to let Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, do his best to hold on, and hold on until the reinforcements arrive, it is victory, if you can hold back the troops of the independent division, it will be the first merit, and it is the hero of the front!

After receiving the telegram from the commander of the Front, Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, who was already in a state of despair, seemed to have taken a shot in the arm, and on the one hand ordered the chief of staff, Major General Khabarovsky, to inform all the troops of the telegram from the commander of the Front, and on the other hand, he personally commanded the troops, desperately tried his best to resist, fought for every inch of land, and held out until reinforcements arrived!

With hope, tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers who were surrounded began to fight hard, the battle was in a state of stalemate, and it was very fierce, and the battlefield around Barekcha was filled with gunsmoke, flesh and blood were flying, and the smoke of artillery fire shrouded the clear sky, even if it was a strong north wind, it could not blow the thick smell of gunsmoke.

The stubbornness of the Soviet army's resistance greatly exceeded Tang Qiuli's expectations, from 6 o'clock in the morning to 8 o'clock in the morning, it broke through the three defensive positions of the Soviet army one after another, and has not yet captured the central position of the Soviet army, and the troops have to pay a great price for every kilometer of attack, and the casualties of the troops have exceeded the total number of casualties in the battle between the two Soviet armies, and in the final stage of the campaign, they have encountered a hard bone to gnaw.

At nine o'clock in the morning, all the Soviet positions on the periphery of Barekcha were declared to have broken through, and the remaining more than 20,000 Soviet soldiers shrank into a narrow area of less than 50 square kilometers, which was the core position of the Soviet army's defensive circle, Tang Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief, only the last blow was needed, and the 43rd Group Army was completely finished!

Tang Qiuli walked out of the tent and looked at the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, the morning air in the eastern Ural Mountains was full of choking gunsmoke, his eyes penetrated the gunsmoke, he had already seen that the Soviet troops from all walks of life were rapidly approaching, and there was not much time left for him!

Retracting his gaze, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order the infantry troops, stop the attack, order Zheng Yong's artillery, take out all the family resources, and start shelling the core positions of the Soviet army, the tank troops, after thirty minutes of shelling, start covering the infantry attack, one hour, end the battle!" ”

Zhao Yuhe agreed, and was just about to turn around and leave to give an order, when suddenly, in the sky, there was a dull "buzzing" sound, from far to near, getting louder and louder.

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