Major General Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, who was wounded and hospitalized, heard that division commander Tang Qiuli had said that the campaign to destroy the troops of the Soviet Outer Caucasus Military District was about to begin.

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, Sun Zhenbang is still haunted by his own mistakes, believing that the Soviets' second attack on Outer Mongolia was caused by his own connivance or to be precise, and then he ignored the separatists of the "Outer Mongolia Independent League."

I originally wanted to make up for my merits on the battlefield, and my heart felt better, when I saw the division commander, I was not so guilty, but God did not fulfill people's wishes, and I lay in the field hospital after two days of fighting, Sun Zhenbang's heart was unlucky, and he shouted bad luck, the last opportunity to participate in the war, he couldn't miss anything, didn't he listen to the division commander, after this battle, there will be no war in Outer Mongolia for at least ten years, and if you want to take revenge, which one to find?

Looking at Sun Zhenbang's eager appearance, Tang Qiuli looked at him with a smile, and said slowly: "Zhenbang, it's okay to approve you to go to the front line, but I can't send another ambulance, follow you, I am an independent division and lack of generals, and I haven't reached this kind of Cheng yet, stay in the hospital honestly, use this time, think more about the post-war things in Outer Mongolia, and one more thing, I might as well reveal it to you in advance, I have decided to form a new field corps in Outer Mongolia." ”

Coming out of the field hospital, Le Yiqin stood in front of the jeep and asked Tang Qiuli: "Division commander, I'm going back to the army, what other instructions do you have?" ”

Tang Qiuli said: "You should draw up your own combat plan for the air force. Just report to the division headquarters, you can take care of the troops first, you can let them participate in the battle, is it good for the morale of the troops, always be a campaign reserve, it will discourage the enthusiasm of the pilots, after the battle begins, your main task is to work with Liu Chun's cavalry troops. Block the retreat of the Soviet army and block the Sejingge River! ”

"Also, tomorrow for the whole day, we must ensure that Liu Hongzhang's troops are safely separated from the battlefield of the Sejingge River without being attacked by the Soviet army. The specific battle plan is determined by yourself. Wait for the order of the division commander before attacking. By the way, don't lead the team in person, a pure gang will make me tremble! ”

Le Yiqin agreed and sat in the jeep, but secretly made up his mind. "Don't lead the team to fight, don't make trouble, this habit has changed for a while, and you can only take it slowly. Besides, one of Cuigang's arms is in Lao Maozi's hand, if he doesn't take revenge, how can he be worthy of a good brother! ”

On the afternoon of 25 September, the front line of the Sejingge River was unusually calm, the attack was frustrated, and the Soviet troops, who had suffered heavy losses, did not take any action, not even a tentative artillery bombardment, and from about 4 o'clock in the morning of 20 September, the sound of gunfire, the explosion of bombs, and the whistling of airplanes for more than five days were surprisingly silent, and only the faint whistling waters of the Sejingge River were tirelessly roaring and rushing eastward.

The river took away stains of blood and tens of thousands of lives, but for the soldiers on both sides who were accustomed to hearing the deafening explosions and smelling the choking smell of gunpowder for more than five days, they were a little unaccustomed to it, and their tense nerves relaxed, and they lazily leaned on the edge of the trenches, enjoying the rare thing. The afternoon sun is not disturbed by the sound of gunfire.

The Soviet army did not move, and Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan's troops, who were in a defensive position, naturally would not take the initiative to cause trouble, in fact, even if Liu Hongzhang was unwilling to be lonely and wanted to fight, he was powerless, and he could not make a big deal with hundreds of mortars for the offensive alone!

The troops of the corps directly under the independent division seized this rare opportunity to repair the fortifications and trenches that had been flattened by Soviet artillery fire and air raids, to strengthen the anti-artillery holes and shelters, and to lead to the four communication trenches leading to the rocky mountains.

Looking at the north bank of the Sejingge River, there was silence on the position on the south bank, and there was no trace of the activities of a soldier of the independent division.

Liu Hongzhang put down the binoculars and said to Ouyang Yishan: "Brother, let's stop for the time being, in the morning, Lao Maozi suffered a loss, but he didn't reach Cheng Dù, who was unable to attack, but he didn't fight in the afternoon, I always feel that there is something wrong here!" I don't have a bottom in my heart! ”

Ouyang Yishan frowned, thought for a while, and was relieved: "Is it normal, after all, in a big battle in the morning, the Soviet army lost more than 10,000 people, and if you want to fight, you have to reorganize the offensive order, and when you complete the deployment adjustment, it will also be evening, and the night battle will be fought, and the Soviet army is not our opponent!" ”

"The order given to us by the division commander is to evacuate the first-line position of the Sejingge River after ten o'clock in the night of September 26, and transfer to the area of Bayan-Ula, from now on, there are still eighteen hours to go, we will complete the blocking task, tomorrow is a sad pass, withstanding the attack of the Soviet army, we will evacuate calmly, and we don't need to take the Outer Mongolian border troops on the front line of the rocky mountain for a day, or the division commander can see far, and don't let us give up the first-line position of the Seshuangge River, the geographical advantage!"

Liu Hongzhang's sad face did not decrease because of Ouyang Yishan's words, he said: "Brother, our two brigades have suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but we have broken our muscles and bones, and the density of troops on the position has been greatly weakened. ”

Without waiting for Ouyang Yishan to answer, Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, came in and said: "Two commanders, I have just received a telegram from the division commander, during the period from the early morning of tomorrow to the withdrawal of our troops, the Southern Flight Group of the Aviation Corps will provide us with full air fire support. ”

Liu Hongzhang slapped his thigh and grinned: "It's done, Commander Youle's fighter escort, without Lao Maozi's bomber trick-or-treating, tomorrow will not be difficult, just the infantry attack, maybe who will suffer!" ”

At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of 25 September, on the north bank of the Sejingge River, in the tent of Senior General Kurygin, commander of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Zirnenko, chief of staff of the Military District, was reporting: "Comrade commander, I have just received a telegram that the three fighter divisions and two bomber divisions supported by the General Staff have all landed at the airfield. ”

The joy on General Kurygin's face was undisguised, he stood up excitedly, walked around the tent a few times quickly, and said: "Comrade Zirnianko, inform the comrades of the air force division commander who came to support me that the troops of our Caucasian Military District will start attacking on time at five o'clock at dawn tomorrow, and they must ensure air supremacy, which is in our hands, and let Konev provide them with the air situation in the theater!" ”

Seeing his chief of staff, his expression was a little blank, and he did not have the slightest excitement about the arrival of reinforcements, General Kurygin said dissatisfiedly: "My comrade chief of staff, don't be discouraged because the offensive in the morning fell short, you also see, we are almost about to succeed, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of the independent division group, our position at the moment should be on the way to advance to Kulen." ”

"Facts have proved that having mastered absolute air supremacy, the defense line of the Sejingge River is not impregnable, tomorrow's offensive, I ask all the fighters and bombers of the Air Force to be dispatched, even if Tang Qiuli's aviation increased its strength, it will not be able to compete with the national strength of our great Soviet Union, such air combat attrition, the poor Chinese simply cannot afford it, it is all over, this damned river, blocking my 300,000 army for more than five days!"

General Kurygin said hatefully, his face became hideous, and looking at the commander who had fallen into a state of paranoia, the chief of staff of Zirnenko did not argue a word, saluted, and turned to leave.

At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon of 25 September, the independent division began to make noise at various field airfields in Outer Mongolia, and one after another fighter planes landed one after another, and the seven fighter regiments and six bomber regiments of the Southern Flying Group that flew from the distant Indochina Peninsula, the West Indies mainland, China's Hainan Island, Kunming, and other places arrived in Outer Mongolia one after another.

Kulun pointed to the ground, Le Yiqin crossed his waist, and shouted into the intercom, "I said Lao He, how did the follow-up formation you lead arrive an hour later than originally planned, the sky in Outer Mongolia is dark early, and the eyes are black, let the regiment commanders pay attention, remind the pilots to be energetic, land at the scheduled airport, pay attention to the distance, don't fall off a few planes, it's embarrassing to go home!" ”

Colonel Dong Ningxuan, chief of staff of the Northern Flying Group on the side, couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, and he didn't dare to laugh out loud, his face turned red, and Le Yiqin continued: "Please pay attention to the commanders of each flight regiment, fly directly to the Kulen Field Airfield, participate in tonight's combat meeting, and the troops will be handed over to the chief of staff for command!" ”

Putting down the intercom, Le Yiqin wiped the sweat from his head, and said to Dong Ningxuan apologetically: "This is chaos, by the way, Chief of Staff Dong, tonight's military meeting, the head of the Northern Flying Group and the chief and deputy director of the logistics department will all attend, and you are responsible for informing them!" ”

(To be continued)

AA: It's Mid-Autumn Festival, my favorite book friends, are you home? Even on the road, in other places, don't forget to stop your hurried footsteps for a while, take a look at the bright moon in the sky, calm down in the red dust, noisy heart, it is in the distant night sky, bless my book friends! (To be continued......)