At this time, the Soviet army unit that was surrounded in the area south of Delun had already tried to carry out more than ten breakthrough operations, and the commander of the Soviet army, Major General Silyginsky, was not a fool, he was very clear about his current situation, the troops of the independent division surrounded and did not fight, it was not that they were incapable of eating themselves, but that they had other attempts.

Needless to say, he is in more than 40,000 people, and he is the next target of annihilation of the troops of the independent division, it is one thing to understand, but it is another thing to solve the dilemma, thinking about it, it is incredible, his own troops were originally going south to rescue the 37th Group Army, but as a result, he couldn't save people, and he came in again.

Some people in the 37th Group Army were worried about the rescue, but what about their own troops, who would come to the rescue, he did not believe that the commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Gerpnin, would send out the last unit in his hand, since there were no reinforcements, and the breakthrough hit the iron wall again, and it was also a dead end to hold on to the place, and his own army of more than 40,000 people and horses was not enough for the troops of the independent division to eat.

Major General Szyreginsky truthfully reported the desperate situation faced by his troops to Lieutenant General Derpnin, commander of the 35th Army in the city of Kulen, and in the telegram, there was no mention of reinforcements at all, and it was useless to mention it, I only hoped that Comrade Commander would give a clear instruction, and save himself from hesitation, preferably, there was an order personally signed by Comrade Commander, "In the case of no hope of breaking through, your unit can decide for itself whether to fight or surrender!" ”

If so. I don't have to bear the charge of surrendering on the battlefield, a telegram from the headquarters of the group army came, just a few simple words, "Commander Derpnin ordered, your department should resolutely carry out a breakthrough operation and move closer to the direction of Kulen!" "When it was over, it was all about a few dry words without a trace of moisture, and Major General Schillingnsky tore up the telegram and then cursed.

didn't wait for his stomach to vent his anger. That night, Sun Zhenbang commanded the troops that had just finished the campaign south of Kulen, and the mountains roared like a tsunami, and received a report from the staff officer that Major General Szyreginsky had drilled out of the shelter. No binoculars, in the dark of night. You can see it clearly. In the northern direction, a slippery car light, like a dragon winding and swimming, emerged from the distant canopy, and the head was already close to the encirclement, behind. The tail is not yet visible.

The roar of tanks, trucks, and artillery trucks, like the rolling tide of the sea, seemed to completely submerge the place, with the strong cold winds of Outer Mongolia. Blowing a thick murderous aura, Major General Szyreginsky sighed, the army south of Kulen is completely finished, the troops of the independent division have their hands free, and they have paid themselves with all their might, and the troops of the independent division add up, there are more than 200,000 troops, do you still need to fight?

At about 11 o'clock that night, Sun Zhenbang, who was in the armored command vehicle to make campaign arrangements for various units, received a report from the commander of the guard battalion, "Report to the commander, the forward troops report that there are three Soviet officers, waving white flags, saying that they have come to negotiate surrender, and the front troops ask for instructions on whether to let them go!" ”

Sun Zhenbang, who was about to eat another army of the Soviet Army in one bite and was about to fight and win successes, was stunned, "Why, surrender before you fight, it's really boring!" He muttered.

Colonel Wang Jun, the chief of staff on the side, said with a smile: "Commander, don't be dissatisfied, this is called a soldier who surrenders without a fight, and the troops can also avoid casualties. ”

Sun Zhenbang shook his head and said very dissatisfied: "What a good training skill, I am working hard and want to fight a beautiful war of annihilation, but at a critical time, Lao Maozi withdrew the fire, who are you going to use my full strength?" ”

Wang Jun was overjoyed and said: "Commander, isn't there still Kulun, don't you worry, according to the deployment of the division commander, our corps may have to go to that battlefield, and in the future, there will be battles!" I will immediately report the surrender of the besieged Soviet troops to the division headquarters! It is convenient for the division commander to make the next deployment! ”

Sun Zhenbang was also happy, and said: "Let's settle the matter of the surrender of the Soviet army first, chief of staff, on behalf of the corps headquarters, go and meet with the few Soviet officers who negotiated the surrender, there is one thing to tell them clearly, it is to completely give up resistance and surrender unconditionally, if Lao Maozi puts forward any conditions, you will sue him, all conditions are exempt from discussion, if you are not satisfied, just start a fight!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang Jun, with a few staff officers in a hurry, Sun Zhenbang jumped out of the armored command car, looking at the dark encirclement, there are only sparse and dim lights, swaying like ghostly fire, and outside the encirclement, the lights are shining, the motor is roaring, he lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said to himself: "Why did you surrender?" ”

At this time, Sun Zhenbang has already made the basic arrangements for encircling and annihilating the troops in the encirclement, and at dawn tomorrow, more than 200,000 troops of his Muge Field Corps, plus the two mechanized infantry brigades of the directly subordinate corps and the six tank brigades of Batel, have completed preparations for the general attack, and more than 2,000 large-caliber howitzers and thick muzzles have been aimed at the Soviet positions in the encirclement.

As long as the general attack begins, more than 100,000 shells will completely cover an area of no more than 20 square kilometers, and every inch of land will fall shells, and the battle south of Kulen, the troops suffered more than 7,000 casualties, which made Sun Zhenbang feel distressed for a while, and he also learned to fight skillfully, concentrated the artillery of all troops, and carried out indiscriminate shelling, and after an hour of artillery bombardment, Sun Zhenbang believed that the Soviet soldiers in the encirclement may not even be able to find a single corpse.

More than an hour later, Chief of Staff Wang Jun came back with a spring breeze on his face, and as soon as he saw Sun Zhenbang, he said excitedly: "Commander, the surrender of the Soviet army has been arranged, and an hour later, the Soviet soldiers laid down their weapons, walked out of the encirclement, and gathered at the place we designated, I have arranged for the surrendered troops, more than 35,000 prisoners of war, all escorted to Saiyin Shanda, without the strength of two brigades, I am afraid it is not enough!" ”

Sun Zhenbang didn't ask Wang Jun how to arrange the surrendered troops and escort the prisoners of war, that was the matter of the chief of staff, and what he was concerned about was another question, "Chief of staff, the Soviet army didn't put forward other conditions, right?" He asked eagerly, in the dark night, Wang Jun saw that between the cigarette butts and sparks, the commander's eyes were burning and shining, and he looked at the meaning, as if he wished that the commander of the Soviet army had put forward some unreasonable conditions.

Wang Jun was "fluttering" and said: "Commander, is it possible for the Soviet army to put forward conditions, and I don't look at what the situation is, the army of more than 200,000 people, more than 30,000 of them, surrounded by water, like making dumplings, and put forward conditions, and hit the wall with their heads!" If you don't surrender, you will be annihilated, and the Soviet commander is not stupid! ”

After a pause, Wang Jun continued: "However, the colonel of the Soviet army headed by the one who came to surrender proposed to give the surrendered Soviet soldiers and officers the treatment of prisoners of war, and asked us not to kill prisoners of war and loot their personal belongings, and they promised that they would obey our arrangements and would not do anything against our orders." ”

Sun Zhenbang exploded when he heard it, "Damn, what did Lao Maozi do you think of us, little devil?" Lao Tzu has no habit of killing prisoners, looting property, and he can say that an ordinary soldier of mine has a monthly allowance more than a company commander of Lao Maozi's army, as far as they are concerned, what is valuable, my Sun Zhenbang's soldiers are not bandits! ”

Taking a breath, Sun Zhenbang said indignantly: "What is the name of that Soviet commander?" - Yes, Gerpnin, yes, Chief of Staff, you get him for me at once, and I will ask him to his face, if he can speak human language, and compare my soldiers with yours? ”

Sun Zhenbang was in an evil fire, and a staff officer ran over, "Report to the commander, I received a call from the division commander Zhao, the division commander ordered you to rush to Delun immediately!" ”

When Sun Zhenbang heard this, he immediately put the matter of theorizing with General Jerpnin behind him, and asked, "Chief of Staff Zhao didn't say anything, and that commander went to Delun?" ”

The staff officer replied: "And Commander Battle, who is already on his way to Deren!" Before leaving, I called the Corps Headquarters, knowing that you and the chief of staff were busy with the surrender of the Soviet army, so I went first! ”

Sun Zhenbang slapped his thigh happily and said to Wang Jun: "Chief of Staff, I'll leave it to you here, that Gerpening, you must teach him a few words on my behalf, Chief of Staff, you see, the division commander summoned me and Commander Battle overnight, and saw that it was a matter of beating Kulun, and after the prisoners were escorted away, he immediately ordered the troops to immediately rest on the battlefield, and prepare to set off overnight. ”

In the small town of Delun, in the forward headquarters of the independent division hidden underground, Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff, was talking to Tang Qiuli about the surrender of the Soviet army, "Division commander, the battle south of Delun, I didn't expect it to end so smoothly, it can be said that the soldiers are bloodless, a whole army of Soviet troops, more than 40,000 people surrendered without a fight, this is the first time in the previous wars of Outer Mongolia against the Soviet Union!" Zhao Yuhe said with emotion.

Recalling the three Outer Mongolian wars between the Independent Division and the Soviet Union, although the Soviet army repeatedly surrendered troops, but it was after being beaten for several days and suffering heavy casualties, they were unable to fight again and were unable to break through, and they had to surrender in the face of a desperate situation.

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