Encouraged by the division commander's gaze, Zhao Yuhe also expressed his heart boldly and boldly, "The battlefield situation is obvious, the main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front is eager to leave the battlefield, and it will not turn around and rescue because of a half-crippled 37th Group Army, and the Soviet troops left in the Outer Mongolia region, that is, these two group army units, once they reach the battlefield of Saiyinshanda, the defeated Soviet army will be surrounded and eliminated by us, and the 35th Group Army around Kulun will be left alone." ”

"It is impossible for the Soviet commander not to be aware of the situation of the lone army, therefore, the Soviet army in Kulen will inevitably go south to rescue with all its might, once the Soviet army does this, what should we do? All the troops have combat missions, where to mobilize enough troops to block the rescue of the Soviet army, the two Soviet forces together, for the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, is a difficult problem to solve, if you don't get it right, it will be counter-surrounded by the Soviet army, division commander, please think carefully! Because of his excitement, Zhao Yuhe's face flushed.

Tang Qiuli smiled relaxedly, and said lightly: "Why don't you have troops, aren't the two brigades in my hands just mobile troops?" Fighting a big battle, the troops are insufficient, but to block the Soviet troops going south around Kulen and give Sun Zhenbang two or three days, it can still be done, not to mention, I still have Liu Cuigang's aviation, which can provide air fire support at any time, Yuhe, don't insist! ”

As soon as he heard that the division commander commanded two brigades and no more than 40,000 troops, to block the strength of more than 100,000 Soviet troops moving south from Kulun, Zhao Yuhe's face turned white with anxiety, and he also knew that the division commander made such a decision after comprehensively measuring the situation on the battlefield, and it was not a well-thought-out adventure, but it was impossible to avoid it. The practical problem of the disparity in the number of troops.

"We must not let the division commander put his life in danger, if necessary, send a telegram to Deputy Division Commander Liu and Deputy Division Commander Tang who is guarding the Indochina Peninsula, and invite the two elders to come and dispel the division commander's thoughts," Zhao Yuhe made up his mind and said stubbornly: "Division commander, I will carry out your order immediately, but there is one point. You have to let me do my bidding! ”

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli was surprised, and said with a smile: "It's just to move the headquarters to Delun and command from the front, Yuhe, you will fight such a big ring with me." I don't let you finish, I feel uncomfortable. Let's talk about it. How did you arrange it? ”

Tang Qiuli's tone was still gentle, but it had a slight other meaning, Zhao Yuhe could hear it, but he had to insist on his opinion.

Zhao Yuhe was not afraid, looked at Tang Qiuli and said, "The division finger moved forward to Delun. I have no objection, however, it is up to me to lead part of the staff with the troops of the 11th and 12th Brigades. Go to Delun, set up a division to command the forward command, and at the same time, take on the task of blocking the rescue of the Kulen Soviet Army in the south, Captain Huang's guard brigade and you, just stay in Seyinshanda, coordinate and command the overall situation, division commander, this is my arrangement! ”

In fact, this is the best way that Zhao Yuhe can come up with in a hurry, it is a compromise plan, the division commander and most of the command headquarters, stay in Saiyin Shanda, and command the two brigades to fight and block the attack, so that the division commander does not have to risk his life, several veterans of the independent division, but they have told themselves that they must ensure the safety of the division commander.

Tang Qiuli smiled silently, but shook his head very resolutely, Zhao Yuhe was even more anxious, and was about to speak, but Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop him, "Yuhe, don't say more, I have made up my mind, prepare immediately, and the teacher will set off immediately!" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yuhe's face was very ugly, his neck was stiffened, and he just didn't move, Tang Qiuli stared at him for a long time, "fluttered" for a while, and said as if to ease the atmosphere: "Yuhe, don't keep your face tight, it's not as dangerous as you think, there is a distance of more than 800 kilometers between the Soviet army in Kulun and the retreating Soviet army, and in three or five days, they can't go together, not to mention, Sun Zhenbang's troops, in desperate pursuit, can they let the Soviet army run back to Kulen?" ”

Zhao Yuhe sighed secretly, and said a little helplessly: "Division commander, as the chief of staff, I have no right to change your orders, but I reserve my opinion!" After saying that, he turned around and went out, and the arranger pointed out what had happened.

But what Tang Qiuli didn't see was that in the corridor, Zhao Yuhe called an officer from the communications office and whispered in his ear: "In my name, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Division Commander Liu and Deputy Division Commander Tang on the Indochina Peninsula on the front line of Chita, telling the two deputy division commanders that the division commander only took two brigades of troops to block the strength of a group army of the Soviet army, and asked the two deputy division commanders to stop it!" ”

Looking at Zhao Yuhe's back, Tang Qiuli shook his head silently, he understood Zhao Yuhe's thoughts, he was afraid that he was in a dangerous situation, but he had to do this, the use of troops by the independent division on the battlefield of Outer Mongolia had reached the limit, Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolia Field Corps, besieging and pursuing the 37th Group Army of the Soviet Army, could not draw troops, not to mention, they were racing with the Soviet army, and it was impossible for any troops to rush to the front of the Soviet army.

Half of the strength of the 10 brigades directly under the corps was to block the Soviet army's westward retreat on the front line of the Tangnu Mountains and the Ural Mountains; to tell the truth, in the face of the main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front of more than 1 million people, the strength of the five brigades directly under the corps was as weak as a piece of paper, and the greater intention was to put pressure on Stalin, with the meaning of empty planning and bluffing.

The other half of the troops, fighting against the retreating Soviet troops, also exerted all their strength, if it were not for the psychology of finding Vasilevsky, anxious to withdraw from the battlefield, and absolutely unwilling to entangle, Tang Qiuli would not have made dangerous moves, 2780,000 troops, divided into two parts, and pursued more than 1 million Soviet troops in front of and behind.

Therefore, to block the 35th Group Army of the Kulun Soviet Army to move south, rescue the Soviet army that had retreated from the battlefield of Saiyinshanda, and buy time for Sun Zhenbang's troops, it could only be the only two brigades in his own hands, and only after encircling and annihilating the 37th Group Army of the Soviet Army, Sun Zhenbang could free his hands to make the next step, Tang Qiuli planned to take Kulen in one fell swoop, so that the troops in Outer Mongolia could become the second line of defense entangled with the Soviet army in the Far East after the Dongzhi troops.

Although this move seems dangerous, Tang Qiuli made a decision after careful consideration and comprehensive assessment of the battlefield situation, the commander of the 35th Group Army of the Soviet Army will not devote all his forces to the rescue of the 37th Group Army, and there is also the need for defense of Kulun, Liu Chun's four cavalry brigades are covertly driving to the direction of Minusinsk, and the commander of the Soviet Army does not know.

Therefore, the strength that the Soviet army can send out in the Kulun direction is at most one army plus the subordinate troops, a little more than 50,000 or 60,000 people, and he has two elite mechanized infantry brigades in his hands, close to 40,000 troops, plus Liu Cuigang's aviation cooperation, there is no problem in fighting an evenly matched blocking battle, but he knows that Zhao Yuhe's worries are not unreasonable, in case the Soviet army in the Kulen direction pours out, the blocking battle will be very difficult.

But this is only in case, Tang Qiuli firmly believes in his own judgment, and also believes in Sun Zhenbang, before the Kulun Soviet Army is dispatched, catch up with the 37th Group Army, in this way, everything will be fine, what danger is there, in turn, he must order Sun Zhenbang's troops to take Kulen directly.

In the face of the Outer Mongolia battlefield, the enemy is outnumbered, although the situation is very favorable to himself, but it can't change the facts, Tang Qiuli didn't think about transferring Yuan Jinghao's North China Field Corps or Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps to join the Outer Mongolia battlefield, but from the overall situation of the entire Eastern Battlefield, these two corps did not dare to move.

If the Japanese got the information, but because the vitality of the Kwantung Army was greatly damaged, or rather, they were broken by Zhukov, and they did not dare to bite the Soviet army in turn, then only Liu Tiehan's troops were slowing down the withdrawal of the Soviet troops in the Far East, and it was also very dangerous.

Therefore, Feng Jiwu's corps and Yuan Jinghao's corps will go to the Far East battlefield at any time, although they are not fighting head-on with the Soviet army, but if Stalin feels great pressure and is forced to sit at the negotiating table, there are not enough troops, it will not be possible, "I don't know, Yu Deshui and Shen Jun revealed the information that the Soviet army was in a hurry to evacuate to the Japanese?" If the Japanese don't participate in this three-way melee, they will lose a lot of fun! Tang Qiuli thought to himself.

Thinking about it, Tang Qiuli also knew that this matter was in a hurry, and he wanted the Japanese to know the intelligence, and he did it seamlessly, so that the Japanese did not doubt it, it was indeed not easy, Tang Qiuli smiled to himself, picked up the military coat and put it on, and picked up the special submachine gun that had been followed for a few years, and a breath of blood surged in his heart, but he hoped to fight a battle in person on the front line of Delun and relive the memories of the past days of Jin Ge Iron Horse.

I haven't fought in person for many years, and I almost forgot the smell of the smoke of war, Tang Qiuli caressed it lovingly, the body of the gun with a metallic texture, pulled the bolt with a "bang", a yellow bullet, and jumped into the chamber, "Report to the division commander, I received a telegram from the director of the intelligence department!" Chen Feng, the director of the communications department, came in and interrupted his recollection.

"Oh! Yu Deshui sent a telegram, something big can be done, what did he say? Tang Qiuli put down the submachine gun and said with a little expectation and excitement.

Chen Feng glanced at the submachine gun on the table, "I haven't seen the division commander fiddling with the submachine gun, I'm afraid it's been a few years, it seems that the chief of staff is right, this time the division commander really needs to go into battle in person, and the battle situation is so tense that Cheng dù?" Chen Feng thought to himself, and lost his mind a little.

"Director Chen, is there any bad news in the telegram?" Tang Qiuli looked at Chen Feng who was distracted strangely, "No matter what kind of news it is, it won't scare me, Director Chen, just rest assured and read it boldly!" There was some ridicule in the tone.

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