Even the dazed and worried General Kurygin could hear the deep worry in his tone, as well as the fear from the heart!

The chief of staff of Zirnianko could not help but be afraid, he was the first to see the telegram from the General Staff, and after reading it, his backbone was cold, and in the Transcaucasian Military District, in addition to the commander and political commissar, he was the third person, the commander and the political commissar, and General Kurygin became the second chief under one person and above hundreds of thousands of people.

This would have been a good thing, and it was better to be responsible for one person than to wait for two equal chiefs, but if Kulen had not been conquered before the end of September, and the tasks assigned by the leader had not been completed, according to the rules of the Soviet Red Army, Stalin's consistent practice of dealing with generals in the army, and he, the No. 2 chief, would not have been able to run away and be unlucky with General Kulygin, and it would have been fortunate that he would have eaten a bullet and not involve his family.

No matter from that point of view, solving this problem is self-help, but Lieutenant General Nianke thought about it all night and couldn't sleep all night, and he didn't have a clue at all, so he stared at the dark circles under his eyes early in the morning and came to General Kurygin for advice.

General Kurygin was silent, looking at the misty opposite shore with a dull face, the dawn had begun to appear in the east, a touch of rose-purple clouds, softly from the horizon, a few moments, rose purple turned into a red, set off in the sky, the morning of September 27, arrived as scheduled.

It's the beginning of a new day, but for General Kuregin, it's like a talisman, and the pace of time is very tight, which means that the time left for himself is less than three days. Looking at the mist-covered morning sun in the east, the muscles on General Kuregin's cheeks bulged, and there was a hint of gambler-like fierceness in his eyes.

"Comrade Zirnenko, convey my order, the troops are still in the order of yesterday's battle, at six o'clock sharp, to launch an attack on the opposite bank, and the artillery units will begin a thirty-minute shelling, all the troops. The group is divided into three offensive echelons, taking turns to ensure an uninterrupted attack, and today, even with blood and corpses. Also to flood the positions of the independent division on the south bank. ”

"Also, inform the comrades of the Air Force of the Don Military District. Provide us with air cover. There is no need for bombers, it is just necessary that when we attack, not to be disturbed by the aviation of the separate divisions! They'll do it," General Kuregin said viciously, gritting his teeth.

Lieutenant General Zirnenko's cheeks twitched involuntarily a few times. The current situation of the troops, I know very well, after several days of fierce fighting, the divisions are in a state of dissatisfaction. There were several divisions in charge of the main attack, all of which were half-crippled, and the morale of the soldiers was extremely low, and the commander's order was a gambler's crazy psychology to squeeze out the last drop of blood in the Transcaucasian Military District, how to say, desperate!

Under normal circumstances, such a force is not suitable for any kind of offensive, but is there a better way to do this? No, then gamble with the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Lieutenant General Zirnenko was silent for a while and said: "Comrade commander, I approve of your approach, no matter what the final result is, I will take all the responsibility with you!" ”

The words of the chief of staff of Zirnianko, with a heartfelt sincerity, General Kurygin could naturally hear it, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, he did not misunderstand this guy, at a critical moment, it is very rare to be able to stand with him!

When the morning sun dispelled the fog, the two sides of the Sejingge River were unobstructed in front of them, and on the opposite bank, the position that had made them suffer and soaked in the blood of the Soviet Red Army soldiers was as silent as ever, and there was no trace of the activities of a single independent division soldier, but General Kurygin knew that behind this silence were tens of thousands of damned Chinese soldiers, with black muzzles and whistling bullets.

At six o'clock, the Soviet artillery began to shell, and the deafening loud sound once again broke the silence of the early morning, and the shells whistled across the sky, exploding into a ball of fire on the opposite bank, and the scorching shrapnel scorched the clear morning air and stirred up the choking smell of gunpowder smoke everywhere.

At the same time as the artillery began to attack, the tens of thousands of Soviet infantry attacking in the first echelon, the dense muddy beachhead on the bank of the Tongguò River, boarded one assault boat after another, but when there was no attack, the usual murderous and sharp spirit, the morale of the whole team, with a kind of decadence and numbness, and the fear of knowing that they were going to die.

On a high ground, a large group of senior Soviet generals are holding binoculars and looking at the battlefield with sweaty palms, only the supreme commander of the battlefield, General Kulygin, is missing the figure of the supreme commander of the battlefield, Comrade Commander at this time, locked himself in a tent, not allowing anyone to disturb, no one knows what he is doing?

At 6:30 a.m., the Soviet artillery fire began to extend, and the "boom" went deep into the position on the south bank, and the Soviet troops who crossed the river to attack had already approached the shore, and the first group of Soviet soldiers began to jump off the assault boat and land on the shore, and the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became tense.

In the past few days of fighting, every time at this moment, it is the time when the soldiers of the independent division begin to counterattack, and in a few minutes, the positions on the opposite bank will spray a scorching rain of metal bullets, mortar shells and grenades flying in the sky, when the hood comes, piercing and tearing the soldiers' bodies, harvesting their lives, the senior generals of the Soviet army who are concerned about the battlefield situation, their hearts are raised to their throats, similar to the tragic situation, they have seen it many times, the same ending, it makes people's hearts numb.

A few minutes later, on the position on the opposite bank, there was no movement at all, only the bullets of the attacking troops, hitting the dirt, splashing the earth, and a sharp-eyed Soviet officer suddenly shouted "Comrades, look, the first echelon forward troops have landed on the Chinese positions!" ”

Dozens of pairs of telescope lenses are focused on the point of attack, under the spray of the morning sun, a red flag flutters in the morning breeze, at this moment, it looks so cute, "Go up!" Go up! At least two regiments went up! A burst of surprise and inexplicable exclamations sounded among this group of senior Soviet generals.

It's unbelievable, in six or seven days, the most I saw was that the attack was repulsed, the blood of the soldiers stained the beachhead on the opposite bank, and the corpses were lying on the muddy ground.

Three green flares, rising in the sky under the red hazy sun, represent the signal that the first echelon has broken through the position on the opposite bank and has occupied the position.

"Whew!" The curtain of the tent was rudely opened, and a cold morning breeze blew in without scruples, which stimulated General Kulykin, whose mind was in a state of wandering, and could not help shivering, and looked at this reckless fellow with annoyance.

"Comrade Commander, the Chief of Staff of Zirnenko ordered me to inform you that the first echelon of attacking troops has successfully landed their positions on the south bank and is advancing to attack in depth!" A captain and staff officer, ignoring the cannibalistic eyes of the comrade commander, shouted at the top of his voice.

"What!" In an instant, General Kuregin's thinking came to a standstill, his blue-gray eyes stared at this little staff officer, the victory came so suddenly, he was a little caught off guard, his heart beat violently a few times, so that his chest was stuffy and he couldn't breathe.

General Kulygin's demeanor frightened the little staff officer, thinking that the great joy was unbearable for Comrade Commander, and it was not uncommon for people to die because of excitement, so he cautiously shouted: "Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! ”

General Kurygin woke up like a dream, grabbed the collar of the little staff officer, and asked with round eyes: "What did you say?" I shot you if I lied about the military situation! ”

The little staff officer turned pale with fright, and stammered: "Comrade Division, Commander, our troops have successfully occupied the position of the defenders of the Independent Division on the south bank!" ”

General Kulygin threw away the small staff officer and rushed out of the tent, those senior officers were happily pointing fingers there, and seeing that the chief of staff of Zirnenko was also inside, General Kurygin split his head and asked: "Comrade Zirnianko, is this true?" ”

Lieutenant General Zirnenko, his face full of joy, replied with a high spirit: "My comrade commander, this is true, the eight infantry regiments of the first echelon have all landed on the south bank, and I order the eight infantry regiments of the second echelon to start crossing the river and expand the results of the battle!" ”

Admiral Kurygin believed it, but the victory came so suddenly that he could not accept it, and he continued: "Why didn't I hear the exchange of fire, and what were the casualties of the troops?" ”

Zirnenko, the chief of staff, shook his head and replied: "Comrade commander, it is really unbelievable that our army has not been blocked in any form, judging by the situation reported by the commander of the front-line troops, it should have been last night, all the soldiers of the independent division withdrew from their positions, so the positions were empty, so our army occupied the south bank with zero casualties!" ”

Like a basin of cold water, the head was poured on the head of the ecstatic General Kulygin, making his boiling feelings suddenly drop to the freezing point, "The position is empty? Zero casualties in our army? Those damned Chinese withdrew last night? General Kurygin muttered suspiciously.

Weird, every qiē has an abnormal taste, what the hell are the Chinese doing? Why did the victory that was easily won make his heart so empty and not fall to the bottom, General Kurygin looked at the chief of staff of Zirnenko with some hesitation, and asked weakly: "My comrade chief of staff, together, do you think it is normal?" ”

Zirnenko's chief of staff replied very simply: "Comrade commander, abnormal, absolutely abnormal, the defenders of the independent division, which continuously blocked us for more than a week, resisted the joint ground and air attacks of our army for several days, basically stood on their feet, and there is no reason to suddenly abandon their positions and retreat, but, comrade commander, from another point of view, our army broke through the defense line of the Chinese after all, isn't it?" ”

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