The sound of horses' hooves aroused Zeng Shiqiang's vigilance, and Tian Guangzhu exchanged glances, Tian Guangzhu waved his hand, and several guards immediately entered the best alert position, Zeng Shiqiang raised the binoculars, in the lens, in the vast night, several flying horses came, dimly, from the military uniform on the cavalry, it can be recognized that it is the cavalry of his own troops.

A few minutes later, several cavalry rushed to the front, one of the cavalry, also carrying a radio, it can be seen that after a long run, the war horse kept snorting, a smell of sweat, rushing to the face, the leader, is a captain, flying off the horse, a few steps to run in front of Zeng Shiqiang, standing up salute, and said loudly: "Report to the brigade commander, Gao Changshan, commander of the reconnaissance company directly under the brigade, there is an important situation to report to you!" There was anxiety and nervousness in his voice.

Zeng Shiqiang frowned slightly, Gao Changshan, the commander of this reconnaissance company, is very familiar with him, he is a witty and calm officer, at the beginning, when the special operations detachment was selecting members in the whole army, he almost entered the special operations detachment, he is a person who has seen a big scene, what happened to make him so nervous?

Zeng Shiqiang said: "Gao Changshan, what are you doing in a panic? Yes! You are the company commander of the reconnaissance company, what is the important situation, say! ”

Gao Changshan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Brigade commander, our reconnaissance company is responsible for the vanguard reconnaissance mission of the whole brigade, at more than six o'clock in the evening, about 20 kilometers in front of us, a large number of Soviet troops were found, after preliminary reconnaissance, the strength is about two infantry divisions, the situation is urgent, I immediately rushed back to the brigade headquarters to report!" ”

"Huh?" Zeng Shiqiang's head "boomed", and he couldn't help but feel excited, and secretly complained in his heart, "It's really unlucky, I tried every possible way to avoid the main force of the Soviet army, but I didn't expect it." It's still encountered, this place is far away from the main battlefield of the Sejingge River, damn old Maozi, how could he appear here, two infantry divisions, at least 30,000 troops. ”

"Behind is the turbulent Sejingge River, in front of which are 30,000 Soviet troops, enough to drink a pot of their own, how can the Soviet army's campaign offensive front expand to more than 100 kilometers wide. Could it be that the troops got into the encirclement of the Soviet army? ”

Zeng Shiqiang jumped off his horse and said, "Gao Changshan, you tell me the situation carefully, the Soviet troops are continuing to march in our direction. Or camping? Also, are there tanks, armored vehicles? Is it a mechanized unit? Did your reconnaissance company expose the target? ”

Gao Changshan grinned. This litany of questions from the brigade commander. After asking the point, he sorted out his thoughts and replied: "Brigade commander, the specific situation is like this, when the Soviet army was discovered, the Soviet army was marching due west. All infantry, and there were no tanks and armored vehicles, and according to the pace of the march of the Soviet troops, the main forces of our brigade. It didn't take more than an hour to catch up with them. ”

"However, on the way back to the brigade headquarters to report, I received a report from a platoon that the Soviet army had begun to camp, the brigade commander, the soldiers of our reconnaissance company, are all elite people, how can they expose the target, don't worry, it didn't alarm the Soviet army, the three platoons are staring at it in different directions!"

"Wait, you said that the Soviet army marched due west and did not go in the direction of the main battlefield?" Zeng Shiqiang's eyes jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "Yes, stay away from the Sejingge River for more than 30 kilometers or so, and march due west!" Gao Changshan replied without hesitation.

"Due West?" Zeng Shiqiang's eyes rolled a few times, and he shouted in a low voice: "Map!" One of the operational staff officers hurriedly took out the map from his backpack, and the rest of the staff officers formed a space with military blankets, and under the faint light of the flashlight, the map was spread out on the grass.

Zeng Shiqiang said: "Gao Changshan, point out the specific location of the Soviet army's camp!" How to camp! ”

Gao Changshan lay on the map, searched for a while, pointed to a place and said: "Here, Uzhgentala, the Soviet troops of the two divisions march in unison, with an interval of about ten kilometers, and the distance between each camping point is about five or six kilometers, and they camp in regiments. ”

Putting away the map, Zeng Shiqiang looked at Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff of the brigade, and said, "Old man, what do you think?" ”

Tian Guangzhu replied: "Brigade commander, according to the description of the high company commander, I judge that this Soviet army is not coming towards us, otherwise, it cannot camp less than twenty kilometers away from us, at least to show that the Soviet army has not yet discovered us, and what is even more suspicious is that if this is part of the Soviet attacking force, their marching direction should be east, not west, brigade commander, there is an article here!" I'm afraid it was a coincidence, so we ran into it! ”

"My opinion is that the troops should immediately cancel the camping plan, take advantage of the dark night, turn north, and avoid the Soviet troops in front first, in case they are entangled, the brigade commander, two divisions, it is enough for more than 5,000 of us to drink a pot!"

Zeng Shiqiang smiled "hehe" and said: "Old trick, it was the Soviet army that we discovered first, the enemy is clear and I am secret, I am not busy hiding, I will go up first to see the situation, you immediately report the situation to the division headquarters, whether it is for us or not, let the division commander have a number in his heart, in addition, in the telegram, ask the division commander for battle, just say that our Third Cavalry Brigade is going to fight this battle!" ”

Tian Guangzhu no longer insisted, he understood the temper of the brigade commander, so he made a decision, Zeng Shiqiang said to Gao Changshan: "Changshan, you lead the way, let's go and see the situation of the Soviet army camping!" ”

After speaking, turned over and got on his horse, galloped away, Tian Guangzhu waved his hand, two platoons of cavalry guard troops, immediately followed, the commander of the third cavalry brigade, Major General Zeng Shiqiang, is a pure Han Chinese, living in northern Shaanxi near the Ordos Plateau in Mongolia, is an authentic northwest man, has lived in the mixed Mongolian and Han areas for many years, speaks fluent Mongolian, and has developed a skillful horse ability.

When Tang Qiuli commanded the troops of the Independent Division, fought a fierce battle with the Northwest Five Horses and won an overwhelming victory, and laid the foundation of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, he joined the cavalry unit of the Independent Division, and moved to Shanxi, North China, Pingjin, Chahar and other places.

After listening to the report of Gao Changshan, commander of the reconnaissance company, and the analysis of Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff, Zeng Shiqiang had a strange idea in his heart, I am afraid that the Third Cavalry Brigade will have to deal with this Soviet army for a period of time, and moreover, it also contains fighters.

More than an hour later, Zeng Shiqiang arrived at the location where the reconnaissance company monitored the Soviet army, lying behind a few bushes, holding a telescope, and carefully looking at the Soviet army's camp, even the closest to him, a Soviet army camp, how many sentries there were, and what the patrol rules of the sentries were, all in mind, after reading the situation, he felt more confident, "I'm afraid, tonight, there will be a cheap battle!" He thought to himself.

Zeng Shiqiang quietly retreated, and said to Gao Changshan, the commander of the reconnaissance company: "Changshan, your company is here to keep an eye on me, every half an hour, report to the brigade headquarters on the movements of the Soviet army, if you alarm Lao Maozi, see how I clean you up!" ”

Gao Changshan whispered excitedly: "Please rest assured, brigade commander, even if it is an old Maozi sentry, I will report it to me if he pees several times a night, brigade commander, is it going to war?" But let's say okay first, our reconnaissance company is going to attack the main attack! ”

Zeng Shiqiang glared and said, "Don't ask, do your own work!" After returning to the unit, Zeng Shiqiang said to Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff: "Old man, immediately notify the officers above the battalion level of the brigade to immediately go to the temporary station of the brigade headquarters for a meeting, there is a heavy military operation!" ”

Tian Guangzhu was startled, and hurriedly said: "Brigade commander, the division commander's telegram hasn't come yet, can you approve us to fight this battle, not necessarily, do you want to wait for the division commander's telegram?" ”

Zeng Shiqiang said with a smile: "Old man, don't worry, the division commander will definitely approve it, I'm sure!" ”

A few days ago, Tong Batu's Second Cavalry Brigade attacked an armored brigade of the Soviet Army at night in the area of Harbour, killing more than 1,000 Soviet soldiers, but the officers of the Third Brigade were extremely greedy.

When he met with the Second Brigade on the south bank of the Sejingge River, looking at the people of the Second Brigade, although they tried their best to hide it, they always showed their pride, and the officers and soldiers of the Third Brigade did not say anything, but their hearts were sour.

The officers of the Second Brigade, including the brigade commander Zeng Shiqiang, did not know that the division commander Tang Qiuli was very troubled by the sudden appearance of the two divisions of Soviet troops, and the Second Cavalry Brigade's request for war could not be ignored for the time being, which was the next step to consider.

The first opinion advocated that the main task assigned to our brigade by the division commander was to attack and harass the Soviet army's logistical supply lines, and to fight this Soviet army was just a matter of convenience, and it was not advisable to expand the scale of the battle, but to choose the rear guard of the Soviet army or the baggage troops, to concentrate the strength of the whole brigade, to carry out a surprise attack, and to leave after the battle, and never to entangle.

The second opinion advocates that the opportunity is rare, and a small fight is also a fight, and if you want to fight, you will fight a big fight, and the enemy is clear and we are secret, and the Soviet army could not have imagined that our brigade of more than 5,000 cavalry, right under their noses, simply came to full bloom and raided all the camps of the Soviet army, and the style of play was consistent with the first opinion, and it was not entangled, and after the fight was over, it was necessary to leave, disperse from the battlefield, and then assemble.

Zeng Shiqiang was so busy not talking that he looked at it with a smile, these officers who tried their best to lower their voices, but fought for their red faces, no one knew what the brigade commander was thinking?

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