On 21 September, after a whole day of fierce fighting, the Outer Mongolian border guards repelled many Soviet attacks, and when they were exhausted, the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the Corps directly under the Corps, day and night, did not hesitate to leave heavy equipment in the rear, and finally arrived at the defense line of the Sejingge River before 9 o'clock that night.

Major General Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the First Brigade, and Sun Zhenbang are old acquaintances, and when they are in China, they can often joke with each other, but Liu Hongzhang did not expect that Sun Zhenbang was injured, and the injury was not light.

Ouyang Yishan, commander of the Second Brigade of the Corps directly under him, was transferred from the Shandong Garrison General Headquarters to the Second Brigade as the brigade commander after the First Outer Mongolia War and the Corps withdrew to China.

But Sun Zhenbang couldn't let go, just about to say something, a staff officer came in and brought a telegram from the division commander Tang Qiuli, hearing the staff officer's words, Liu Hongzhang was stunned, and muttered to himself in his heart, "Something is wrong, there are three brigade commander-level officers present, and Sun Zhenbang is the commander-in-chief of the Battle of the Se Ge River, and the telegram from the division commander should be given to Lao Sun Cai, how to name himself?" ”

Liu Hongzhang looked at the unfamiliar staff officer and asked hesitantly: "Major, you are not mistaken, is it for me?" ”

The staff officer replied affirmatively: "Yes, the division commander specifically specified in the telegram that the telegram should be read by Brigade Commander Liu Hongzhang of the First Brigade of the Corps directly under him. ”

Liu Hongzhang received the telegram, "I am glad to hear that the 1st and 2nd Brigades arrived on time at the front line of the Sejingge River, and I am very happy that after two days of fierce fighting on the 20th and 21st, the Outer Mongolian border guard troops. The consumption is very large, and your department and Ouyang Yishan's department should immediately take over the defense, because Sun Zhenbang was wounded, Liu Hongzhang, commander of the first brigade, took over the post of commander-in-chief of the Sejingge River Campaign, and Ouyang Yishan, commander of the second brigade, served as deputy commander-in-chief and commanded all the troops on the front line in a unified manner. ”

"According to the pace of the march of the troops in other directions, it is expected that they will reach the line of the Seguge River in four days. The front-line troops must block the Soviet army on the north bank of the Sesagoge River, and there are still four days until about 6 o'clock in the evening of the 25th of this month, and there are still four days to deal with how the battle will be fought. You can discuss with Ouyang Yishan and report the plan to the division headquarters. Furthermore. Immediately send an elite team to escort Sun Zhenbang back to Kulen for healing tonight, and absolute safety must be guaranteed! ”

After reading it, Liu Hongzhang handed the telegram to Ouyang Yishan and said to Sun Zhenbang: "Old man. The division commander came with an order, you have to leave tonight, go back to Kulen, and I will arrange my guard battalion immediately. Send a company of troops to escort you back, old grandson, take good care of your injuries, and hand over the defense line to me and Brigade Commander Ouyang, you can rest assured! ”

Sun Zhenbang smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Hongzhang, I know that you are here, I should also go, you Liu Laohu have arrived at the front line, what else do I have to worry about, before leaving, let me remind you that the Soviet troops on the beachhead on the south bank have always been in great trouble, my troops are powerless to fight back, if it is possible, defeat them, or drive them back to the north bank, just can't let the Soviet army stand on its feet!"

Escorted by a company of guards by Liu Hongzhang, Sun Zhenbang left with melancholy, and Liu Hongzhang saw the car he was riding in disappear into the night, turned his head and said to Meng Zhaoxu: "Section Chief Meng, give me and Brigade Commander Ouyang a brief introduction to the battlefield and the situation of the troops!" ”

With Meng Zhaoxu's narration, Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan's expressions became more and more solemn, on the way to help, the two of them discussed the battlefield situation, and expected that the Outer Mongolian border guards would fight very hard, after all, the disadvantage of the comparison between troops and heavy equipment was clearly there, and it was a hard-fought positional blockade, but the two of them never thought that the battle would be so tragic.

Meng Zhaoxu said: "The casualties of the troops, more than one-half, the two artillery brigades suffered losses from Yanzhòng, we can only put together two regiments of artillery, in our hands, there is no reserve, do not hide the two brigade commanders, if your troops do not arrive today, tomorrow, we don't know how to live!" ”

Liu Hongzhang took a deep breath and said to Meng Zhaoxu: "Section Chief Meng, immediately notify the brigade commanders and regiment commanders of all troops, thirty minutes later, to the headquarters for a meeting, convey the division commander's orders, and adjust the campaign deployment!" ”

After Meng Zhaoxu left, Liu Hongzhang looked at Ouyang Yishan and said, "Brigade Commander Ouyang, what do you think?" ”

Ouyang Yishan thought for a moment and said: "Brigade Commander Liu, I think we have a good opportunity, just tonight, launch a counterattack against the Soviet army on the river beach, and knock out the nails nailed in front of our position, Commander Sun is right, sooner or later it will be a hidden danger, and he can't be left!" ”

Liu Hongzhang laughed and said: "The hero sees the same thing, I also mean this, Lao Maozi's commander, I don't know that our two brigades of more than 30,000 people have arrived at the front line, so he was caught off guard and pulled out this nail. ”

"My plan is that more than 30,000 people in our two brigades will be pressed up, according to Meng Zhaoxu's introduction, the strength of the Soviet army on the river beach is about 40,000 or 50,000 people, but after fighting all day, the casualties will not be small at night, and the people are sleepy and tired, just give us a chance, after a while, the battle plan will be reported to the division commander, and the time for the counterattack to be launched is set at two o'clock in the morning, until five o'clock, and the troops still have more than four hours of rest and recuperation, what do you think?"

Ouyang Yishan smiled and said: "I have no opinion, 30,000 against more than 40,000, and you Brigade Commander Liu dare to fight like this, my idea is that the troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards should not participate in this counterattack, their casualties are too great, and the troops are too tired." ”

Liu Hongzhang nodded and said, "That's what I mean, let's go, go to the conference room and wait for them!" ”

Half an hour later, the brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the four infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army arrived at the headquarters on time, Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan, standing at the door of the headquarters, greeted these commanders who had been fighting for two days, the four brigade commanders all knew the famous Liu Hongzhang, and greeted him with a smile, especially Wang Qingshan, the style of the two commanding operations was similar, and they were both known for daring to fight, fierce and brave.

Liu Hongzhang recognized Wang Qingshan at a glance, laughed and said: "Isn't this Lao Sun's subordinates, Wang Madman who doesn't want to die in a fight, at the time of the Yellow River Defense Headquarters, he was the head of the number one main force regiment, but your Commander Sun is in front of me, I have praised you a lot, yes, hang up the epaulettes of the major general!" ”

Wang Qingshan solemnly saluted and said, "Brigade Commander Liu, compared to you, my ability is far behind!" ”

Liu Hongzhang laughed, patted Wang Qingshan's shoulder vigorously, and said, "This is not the character of your madman, you have learned to be modest?" ”

The brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army looked at this scene with a smile, but they felt a little strange in their hearts when the commander Sun Zhenbang did not appear, but the two brigade commanders directly under the corps who greeted everyone in person, exchanged glances with each other, and walked into the headquarters with doubts.

After the meeting began, Liu Hongzhang first read out the telegram of the division commander Tang Qiuli, and when he said that the commander Sun Zhenbang was wounded and had been sent to the Kulun Field Hospital, the generals of the Outer Mongolian border guards below couldn't help but be stunned, and then, there was a whispered discussion, for this news, everyone rushed to be very surprised, and couldn't help but be full of questions, in the strong shelter department, Commander Sun, who commanded the battle, how could he be wounded?

Tens of thousands of troops were pinched to the death with Lao Maozi's soldiers, but the commander who commanded the operation was wounded, what is going on? It was also Lieutenant Colonel Meng Chaoxu, chief of the Operations Section, who told in detail how Sun Zhenbang was wounded, and solved the doubts of the generals.

Liu Hongzhang did not stop the generals from whispering about it, who was on it, they would be surprised, understandable, and after everyone's discussion calmed down, he said: "I and Brigade Commander Ouyang have just arrived, and after listening to the introduction of the battle situation of Section Chief Meng, all the officers and soldiers of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards admire from the bottom of my heart, and resist the fierce attack of the Soviet army for two consecutive days with inferior equipment and troops, and we have not lost an inch of land, which is amazing!" ”

After a pause, Liu Hongzhang continued: "Our two brigades are here, and next, when it is time for us to play, I discussed with Brigade Commander Ouyang, and prepared to launch a counterattack against the Soviet troops on the river beach in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and take him by surprise!" ”

When they heard that they were going to fight a counterattack, the generals of the Outer Mongolian border guards were in good spirits at that time, and the Soviet troops on the river beach became a problem in the hearts of these officers, like a fish in their throats, threatening the safety of their positions at all times.

Liu Hongzhang continued: "The preliminary deployment of the battle plan is as follows: the task of counterattacking the Soviet army is undertaken by the first and second brigades of the directly subordinate corps, and the four brigades of the Outer Mongolian border guards on the front line, each brigade leaves two battalions of troops, and undertakes the task of guarding the position, and does not participate in the counterattack, and the other troops withdraw to the rocky mountains to rest and recuperate, and the time for the counterattack to be launched is set at two o'clock in the morning tomorrow and the battle will end at five o'clock in the morning, and the entire combat time is strictly controlled within three hours. ”

"Let me emphasize, no matter how well the counterattack is fought, the troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Army who have withdrawn to the Ranshi Mountain to rest and recuperate are not allowed to enter the battle without receiving an order from the headquarters.

After arranging, Liu Hongzhang didn't hear the sound of response, he noticed that the faces of the brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards were very ugly!

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