"Deputy division commander, the reconnaissance unit of the frontal blocking force reported that the strength of the vanguard of the Soviet army, after reaching the Ulez River, did not stop and was crossing the bridge!" Colonel Li Guangjin, head of the East Command Operations Division, reported to Liu Tiehan after answering the phone.

Liu Tiehan said lightly, "Well, I know, order the reconnaissance troops on the east bank of the Ulez River to report immediately, how far are the three armies of the Soviet follow-up troops from the Ulez River?" ”

At the same time, he secretly thought to himself: "It must be the battlefield of the division commander that makes the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union have a sense of crisis that the day is precarious, otherwise, the reinforced Soviet troops will not follow the rush to reincarnate and march in a hurry overnight." ”

A few minutes later, Li Guangjin reported: "Deputy division commander, reconnaissance unit reports, Soviet follow-up troops, still twenty kilometers away from the Ulez River, about forty minutes later, you can reach the river!" ”

Liu Tiehan calculated in his heart that according to the current marching speed of the Soviet army's vanguard troops, in about thirty or forty minutes, they could all cross the Ulez River, and the forward just entered the firing range of the forward troops.

Liu Tiehan raised his head, a cold light shot out of his eyes, and said: "Order, the frontal blocking troops, at three o'clock in the morning, start on time, when the artillery units are shelling, they must avoid the Ulez River bridge, and leave it for the troops on the west bank to cross the river to pursue and use, but to tell the commander of the artillery that if there is a soldier of the Third Army of the Soviet Army who runs back to the east bank, he, the commander, should not be the commander, and go to the east to guard the warehouse of the logistics department!" ”

On the west bank of the Ulez River bridge, Major General Aslanov, commander of the Third Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, got out of the car and stomped his numb feet. Quickly erected the collar of the military uniform, and sighed secretly in his heart.

The troops have been marching in a hurry for more than ten hours, except for a half-hour break to eat, the rest of the time, they are on the road, and at such a speed, the old men of the General Staff are still too slow, like urging ghosts, so they can speed up the march. When it came to the commander, Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko, it became a telegram from the left and a telegram from the right, saying that Kulykin's troops were almost unbearable.

All day yesterday. The independent divisions of the Transcaucasian Military District were encircling the troops, constantly compressing the battlefield space of Kulykin's troops. As a soldier. I know the truth that saving soldiers is like fighting fires, but we have to walk step by step on a road of hundreds of kilometers, and our more than 40,000 soldiers can't put on wings. Fly to Kulen at once, and along the way, even rush to kill people, and walk not too slowly. How about the Chief of the General Staff and Yemenchenko, still not satisfied?

Glancing at the dark night sky, Major General Aslanov said to the chief of staff beside him: "Order the troops who have crossed the bridge to take a short rest on the West Bank, just thirty minutes, and there is no rest for another night, the soldiers must be very tired!" ”

The chief of staff reminded: "Comrade commander of the army, earlier, the commander ordered us, after crossing the Ulez River, not to pause, to march overnight, before dawn, to rush to the area of Haschigol, we will stop here, I am afraid that the commander will not agree, do you ask the command headquarters, after getting approval, do we have a short rest?" ”

Major General Aslanov, puffing out his eyes dissatisfiedly, he didn't like to listen to the words of the chief of staff, this guy, since Yemenchenko led the team, it seems that the two of them are very close, and in the military headquarters, they dare to wrestle with themselves, thinking that they have hugged their thick legs, hum! amusing

Especially when hunting and killing residents in the eastern region of Outer Mongolia, this guy did a better job than anyone else, personally led the search and arrest team to do such dirty work, and reported everything tightly, for fear that Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko would not know the resoluteness of his own orders.

What kind of ability is it to kill unarmed civilians, this is not the work of soldiers, they have the ability, when they go to the outskirts of Kulen and fight with the troops of the independent division, they will show some real skills and fight a few victories to show the big guys?

What's more, a deputy chief of staff is an insignificant role in the headquarters of the front army, where there are many stars and generals, and in addition to Commander Zhukov, there are political commissars, deputy political commissars and several deputy commanders above, and the chief of staff is also pressed!

Major General Aslanov frowned unabashedly, and was not afraid of being seen by the chief of staff under the bright lights of the car, and said coldly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I don't need you to remind you, the troops have been forcibly marching for more than ten hours in a row, and the soldiers can overcome fatigue, and the trucks and tanks must be refueled and repaired, right?" Next, it was another more than ten hours of rapid marching, in case too many vehicles broke down and affected the speed of the march, it was me who was responsible, the General Staff held it accountable, and it was me who went to the military court, I am the army commander! ”

A meal with a gun and a stick, with the cold water vapor of the Ulez River, smashed over the head, smashed the chief of staff's face for a while, a burst of white, speechless and angry, "I am indeed kind, I am afraid that there is no order, I order the troops to rest without authorization, delay the speed of the march, and the upper authorities will be held accountable, everyone is not happy, that know, kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, and a platoon of artillery was beaten!" ”

"Isn't this self-inflicted, why bother! This guy is a mad dog, who catches and bites whom, since he left the front army, he looks at me as unpleasant, yes, can't he hide if he can't be provoked? So, the chief of staff also said in a non-yin manner: "Comrade commander, I know my position, I am out of company, I will go to the front unit to take a look!" "Salute and leave in a huff.

Seeing that the chief of staff touched his nose and was defeated, Major General Aslanov snorted coldly in his nose, and his heart was much happier.

Major Waldrich, who rushed to report the situation, saw and heard, the filthy relationship between the commander and the chief of staff, however, he cleverly hid in the shadow of the car and did not show up, both of them are big people, no matter how they fight, it has nothing to do with their own dime, the gods fight, mortals suffer, in case the evil fire, find the next household, move a finger, you can crush yourself, it is better not to mix.

Seeing that the chief of staff was away with a bad taste, and his figure disappeared into the night, Major Waldrich pretended to be out of breath and just ran over, ran to Major General Aslanov, "snapped" a straight upright, and said loudly: "Report to Comrade Commander, War's reconnaissance staff officer Vadrich has returned from his mission, please instruct!" ”

Major General Aslanov looked at Major Vadrich with satisfaction and said: "Yes, Comrade Vadrich, your task has been completed very well, and the troops have not lost time at all, by the way, after controlling the bridge, did you send troops to reconnoiter in depth on the west bank of the Ulez River?" ”

Major Waldrich was stunned for a moment, and secretly complained in his heart, but his reaction was very fast, and he only hesitated, and immediately replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I sent two platoons of troops to conduct careful reconnaissance within a range of twenty kilometers deep and fifteen kilometers wide on the west bank of the Ulez River, and found nothing in this area, which is a sparsely populated area, and not even a single village has been found!" ”

"Okay, Comrade Waldrich, you are a very competent and responsible reconnaissance staff officer, in the absence of orders, you can take the initiative to complete tasks other than orders, our troops are short of young and promising officers like you, after the completion of this reinforcement mission, return to the front army, I will reuse you, the reconnaissance department of the military headquarters lacks a deputy chief, be mentally prepared," Commander Aslanov, extremely happy, patted Major Waldrich on the shoulder, and said.

After the situation was reported to the headquarters, the atmosphere in the headquarters immediately became tense and solidified to make people breathless, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Liu Tiehan, the deputy division commander, everyone knew that the third army of the Soviet army was killed cleanly, and the fight was taken by surprise, and the Soviet army was knocked out with a blow on the head.

If the Soviet army is prepared, the battle will become a frontal attack, which will not only increase the casualties of the troops and the difficulty of the battle, but also fail to achieve the purpose of the campaign; if the battle lasts too long and becomes entangled with the Soviet Third Army, it will not be possible to cross the river to reinforce the troops in the left and right directions.

Liu Tiehan frowned and thought sharply, "Could it be that the troops in ambush were discovered by the Soviet army, and the troops of the Third Army of the Soviet Army who have crossed the river are at best a little more than a division." ”

"The immediate start of the battle will not only affect the predetermined battle plan, but also increase the difficulties for the troops on the east bank, perhaps, other factors, to lead the Soviet army to stagnation?" Thinking of this, Liu Tiehan said: "Reconnaissance staff, order the reconnaissance troops to come close and reconnoiter to see if the Soviet army is preparing for battle?" ”

Ten minutes later, the report of the reconnaissance unit came, "It is now ascertained that the Soviet army did not make a posture of preparing for battle, and the reason for staying on the west bank of the Ulez River was not to discover the intentions of our army, but to overhaul vehicles and tanks. ”

Liu Tiehan's tense face soothed, his body leaned on the shell box relaxedly, and said with a smile: "A false alarm, Lao Maozi is quite good at tossing people, I originally thought that there was still a little tail, and a part of it slipped out of our mouths, and it couldn't be wrapped, but now it's okay, it's all crowded on the west bank, so that we can save trouble!" ”

Waiting is the hardest thing, especially looking at the target, just by the pocket, when you don't drill in, everyone in the command headquarters is staring at the Soviet army that has stopped moving, while frequently looking at your watch, time passes minute by minute, in the command center, there is still a needle, no one speaks, as if they are worried, and the panting sound is rough, it will alarm the Soviet army, turn around and run back!

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