Mountain Tigers enter and leave the division headquarters extremely frequently, and there is no need for special guards to report, and Tang Qiuli is also annoyed that he shouts "Report!" every time! As for his loud voice, as soon as his throat came down, his head was "buzzing", and besides, with the relationship between the two, it also seemed to be separated, didn't it?

Squinting at the mountain tiger coming in, Tang Qiuli glared at him and asked menacingly, "Huzi, what kind of expression?" Am I that scary? ”

The mountain tiger sneakily approached him and said: "It's not just scary, your movement, I know as soon as I hear it, maybe who's unlucky, anyway, every time I hear you laugh like this, it means taking a big advantage!" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed, patted the mountain tiger on the shoulder, and said proudly: "This is very good, those who know me, Captain Huang is also!" ”

Shan Hu's face was straight, but he didn't pay attention to his stubble, and said very sternly: "I heard the chief of staff say that you ordered the division commander to set off overnight, and then take the strength of two brigades to run in front of Lao Maozi's retreating soldiers?" And intercept and kill, I sue you, this is not good, without me, the special guard can block you in the house and can't get out, believe it or not? ”

Of course Tang Qiuli believed it, and even when Shanhu thought that he was in danger, he ignored his own opposition and ordered several special guards to simply carry him away, hearing Shanhu say this, he was startled at that time, and hurriedly put on a smiling face, "Huzi, don't listen to Zhao Yuhe and make a fuss, how can there be any danger, don't worry, where we are going, we can't keep the formed troops that can't meet the Soviet army, at most some broken soldiers who have been scattered." ”

"With your Captain Huang's guard brigade, as well as the strength of the two brigades directly under the corps, and you are still afraid of the stragglers of the Soviet army, you can also fight in battle, don't you, what do you say-Huzi?" Tang Qiuli's tone was full of temptation. also with the meaning of discussion, if you don't move the mountain tiger, it will be difficult to go out by yourself!

The mountain tiger was obviously moved, his eyes were glowing green, but he couldn't be sure, Tang Qiuli's words were true or false, he looked at him suspiciously, and was just about to speak, when the chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe, came in, "Division commander." The time for the Outer Mongolian Field Corps to launch an offensive is approaching, and according to the intelligence obtained from reconnaissance, as you might expect, Vasilevsky left a covering force of an army group, this time. Commander Sun is a big bargain! ”

In Tang Qiuli's eyes, a spark flashed. said: "Yuhe." He ordered Sun Zhenbang to start the offensive immediately, to surround or even completely annihilate the Soviet troops of this group army, and at the same time, to order the troops on the right flank to prepare for the attack. After the Outer Mongolian Field Corps has started, when the Soviet troops begin to withdraw, they will attack again! ”

At about 9 o'clock on the night of 11 April, Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolia Field Corps had more than 260,000 troops. Providing cover for the assault, six tank brigades and more than 1,000 tanks of Battle's armored corps assembled at the starting point of the attack, ready to launch an attack on the entire front of the Soviet 37th Army, which was responsible for the rearguard, as well as a Soviet tank army, in a few minutes.

Behind the infantry and tank assault clusters are three artillery brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps equipped with large-caliber howitzers, as well as five heavy artillery brigades left on the Seyinshanda defense line by the directly subordinate corps.

Major General Zheng Yong, the artillery commander of the Independent Division, personally commanded the two corps together to create a huge artillery group, which made Sun Zhenbang very relieved, with Zheng Yong's professionalism and command ability, the artillery group of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps will blow up the Soviet position into the sky with ferocious artillery fire like a volcanic eruption!

This battle, for Sun Zhenbang, the importance is self-evident, this is the first battle of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps since its formation, moreover, it is a large corps of combat, in the Pingjin area for several months of training soldiers, now, finally pulled into the battlefield of actual combat, facing the Soviet army an elite group army, 1670000 troops, plus more than 700 tanks, whether it can be won in battle, from the heart, Sun Zhenbang is also nervous, there is excitement and expectation, and there is a trace of nervousness and uneasiness.

Battle sat quietly in the headquarters, looking at Sun Zhenbang, who was slightly uneasy, and smiled silently, for this battle, Battle had no pressure in his heart, when he was in the European battlefield, there was a much bigger scene than this, I don't know how many I had experienced, in a single battle, the German armored cluster assault, thousands of tanks were dispatched, the artillery rumbled, the armor roared, and the smoke covered the sun.

The grandeur of that scene made Battle's blood boil every time he thought about it, relatively speaking, more than 700 tanks of a tank army of the Soviet army on the opposite side were much smaller, and on the European battlefield, it was not even a medium-scale armored battle!

In addition to covering the infantry of the Outer Mongolian border guards to carry out assaults, Battle's armored troops were also responsible for annihilating the Soviet army's tank army, and only by defeating the Soviet army's armored force could the Soviet army be completely encircled, so that the Soviet army would lose the ability to break through the encirclement and attack and annihilate the enemy around Saiyinshanda.

Therefore, the tanks used by Batel to cover the infantry assault only sent two brigades, and the remaining four tank brigades were all used to encircle and annihilate the Soviet tanks, which was also a plan agreed upon with Sun Zhenbang, the only thing that made Batel a little worried was that the coordination between the infantry brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps and the tanks, although they were specially trained when they were stationed in the Pingjin area, but they were on the training ground, and once they were pulled on the battlefield where artillery fire was in the sky and flesh and blood were flying, many problems would be exposed!

Sun Zhenbang was stunned for a while, and looked at Battle, it just so happened that Battle's calm eyes were as watery as water, and he also looked over, I don't know why, seeing Battle's immature and mature face, Sun Zhenbang's heart suddenly quieted a lot.

"The wait before the attack is the most difficult, how many years of fighting have it been, and it can be regarded as a big scene, but today, it looks like a new recruit who has just entered the battlefield, and he is very nervous!" Sun Zhenbang said with a smile, not shying away from his nervousness.

Battle also smiled and said: "Commander Sun, this is the first battle since the formation of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and the opponent is an elite group army of the Soviet Army, so it's strange if you are not nervous, I am also a little worried in my heart!" ”

Sun Zhenbang was just about to ask what Batel was worried about, but Colonel Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, hurriedly came in, "Commander, Commander Ba, the order of the division commander has come down, at 9:30 sharp, launch an attack on the Soviet army on all fronts!" ”

Sun Zhenbang looked at his watch, at 9:20 on the night of April 11, he exchanged glances with Battle, Sun Zhenbang said: "Chief of Staff, give an order to the troops, immediately enter the assault position, and the artillery units are ready for shelling!" ”

At 9:30 o'clock, the plains, deserts, and mountains, all shrouded in the dark and dark night, suddenly burst out in a cluster of dark red firelight, reflecting the night sky into an orange background, and then, there was a piercing scream, countless large-caliber shells, dragging a long dark red tail flame, swept across the night sky, poured into the Soviet position, the attack of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, began!

Tang Qiuli, who was in the headquarters of Saiyinshanda, stood in front of the window, looked at the night sky rendered red by artillery fire outside, felt the trembling of the ground under his feet, and turned back to Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff, and said: "Sun Zhenbang's battle was fought with great courage, in addition to the six tank brigades of Battle, even the five artillery brigades left in Saiyinshanda by the direct corps cheered him on, and the eight heavy artillery brigades together are amazing!" ”

What Zhao Yuhe said was another thing, "Division commander, the Soviet army has begun to retreat, it has been about an hour and a half, according to the report of the reconnaissance unit, the speed is not fast, therefore, the time for the division to move to Delun will be postponed, and it is best to set off after dawn!" ”

Tang Qiuli was reluctant to dwell on this topic anymore, and said to him: "Yuhe, keep abreast of the offensive situation of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, if you can solve the Soviet army group on the opposite side within three days, Sun Zhenbang's troops will all be put into the interception and killing of the Soviet army!" ”

Zhao Yuhe shook his head helplessly, he knew that the division commander's decision could not be changed, "Yes, division commander, I will keep in touch with the headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps at any time, you better go and rest for a while, we will have about two hours to set off!" ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head slowly, flashing his cold gaze, and turned to the night sky outside the window again, the rumbling cannons, like heavy thunder, rolled in from afar, "From tonight, a battle on the battlefield of Outer Mongolia has officially kicked off, and the time has come for Stalin to really have a headache!" ”

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, turned to Zhao Yuhe and said: "Yuhe, you go to the communication office immediately, and ask Chen Feng to send the following message to Hitler, Your Excellency, the troops of our independent division, launched a full-front attack on the retreating Soviet troops at 9:30 on the night of April 11, and the number of troops invested on the battlefield reached 230,000!" ”

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli had no more follow-up, waiting for Zhao Yuhe, who continued to record the message, stopped the pen in his hand and asked in surprise: "Master, is this the end?"

Tang Qiuli was strange and said, "Yes, it's over, is there any problem, Yuhe?" ”

Zhao Yuhe thought and said: "Division commander, I think it's too simple, since we are informing the Germans of our situation on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, we should let the Germans know that we took the initiative to attack the retreating Soviet army, which was completed with inferior forces, completely to buy time for the German army, and our troops on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia are far more than 230,000 people!" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed, "Yuhe, you are still too honest, don't say less, can Hitler sincerely appreciate it, there is a good saying, Ming people don't need to say it in detail, after seeing the telegram, Hitler will understand, you see, after a while, Hitler will thank you for the telegram!" ”

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