Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe's words made Sun Zhenbang very dissatisfied, and said with a red face: "Chief of Staff Zhao, I'm not happy to listen to this, when did my old grandson flatter people?" Are you telling the truth, without you and Chief of Staff Yang, the Corps could have been formed so quickly? What is the situation with the equipment of the Corps, you both know better than me. ”

Then, his eyes rolled, and he continued: "Besides, you and Chief of Staff Yang, who are from our Outer Mongolia Field Corps, don't say good things, even if you do me a great favor by seeking truth from facts, it is much better than crying poor myself, what do you say, Chief of Staff Yang?" Sun Zhenbang's goal was again aimed at Major General Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the East Finger.

Yang Ketian just smiled and didn't say anything, and Zhao Yuhe was not angry, looking at Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli also smiled and said: "Zhenbang, the Outer Mongolia Corps was formed on the basis of the original Outer Mongolia Border Guards, and I am confident that I still know a little," Then, the words changed, "Since you Sun Zhenbang is so eager to equip it, then good, I will immediately order the logistics department to equip the Outer Mongolia Field Corps in accordance with the standards of the directly subordinate corps, but, Zhenbang, let me ask you, if the equipment is up, can the Outer Mongolia Field Corps immediately pull onto the battlefield and undertake the combat mission of the main field corps?" ”

Sun Zhenbang wilted all of a sudden, this is the biggest weakness of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, except for the four infantry brigades on the south bank of the Sejingge River and the troops of the Soviet Outer Caucasus Military District, which have been fighting hard for more than a week, smelling the smell of gunpowder and seeing blood, the other infantry brigades, strictly speaking, have not participated in a large-scale battle in the real sense, but four cavalry brigades, which are the old foundations of the independent division, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong.

Artillery is also the shortcoming of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, lacking large-caliber heavy artillery. As for the armored corps, although two brigades were given an establishment, there was not a single tank, and in Outer Mongolia there were two tank brigades of the armored corps headquarters of Batel, but they were people's own, and there was no order from the division commander, and they were assigned to their own combat sequence, so the so-called two tank brigades within the establishment are still a string of numbers on the statistical table of the corps.

Such troops. Pulling on the battlefield and taking on the same combat tasks as several veteran field corps, Sun Zhenbang is confident and eager to fight, and he has not yet reached the forgetful Cheng Dù, so. He replied honestly: "Report to the division commander, not yet." But. If I were given a few months, the troops would be able to take on the most difficult tasks after they got acquainted with the new equipment! ”

Tang Qiuli glanced at Sun Zhenbang, who was a little unpleasant, and said, "Order, Outer Mongolia Field Corps." From tomorrow, they will immediately withdraw to the Pingjin area of North China for intensive training within four months. There is no combat mission, it is to train troops. ”

Sun Zhenbang was in a hurry, the Outer Mongolian border guards were finally upgraded to a field corps, and he saw that a big battle was just around the corner, but at this juncture, the division commander asked the troops to withdraw to the interior, clearly looking down on people?

Besides, after a few big battles, can the troops grow up quickly, the main force is not fought one after another, Sun Zhenbang was not convinced, and was about to get up and argue with a red face, Tang Qiuli's stern gaze swept over, and Sun Zhenbang was wilted at that time.

The rest of the generals, including Liu Tiehan, the deputy division commander, did not understand the division commander's approach, and in the face of more than 4 million Soviet troops, the troops of the independent division on the front line of Outer Mongolia were already at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and then Sun Zhenbang's troops were transferred to the Pingjin area, and Yang Ketian's three mechanized brigades were returned to their original formations.

Tang Qiuli ignored the puzzled gaze of the congregation, and then said: "Brother Tie Han, the troops currently in the western Liaoning region will be secretly transferred to the direction of Chita gradually and in batches, but not now, we have to wait for the order of the division headquarters, and the preparatory work for the transfer can be made. ”

Liu Tiehan squinted, thought about it carefully, and replied cheerfully: "Cheng, division commander, the troops in the east are divided into two parts, one part is in Chita, and the other is in western Liaoning, and it is not convenient to command, I will add one, from now on, in the direction of Chita in western Liaoning, and the engineer troops in the east, start to build two or three simple roads, as long as the order of the division commander is issued, the troops in western Liaoning, the troops in the east can reach the first line of Chita at the fastest speed, division commander, can this be done?" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Jiang is still old and spicy, Brother Tie Han, you can see my intentions!" ”

Liu Tiehan smiled and didn't answer, just stretched out three fingers and said, "Three knives!" And he kept silent.

The other generals, as if watching the two of them play dumb riddles, only Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, with a flash of light in his eyes, he has been with the division commander for the longest time, and he can also understand the strategic intention of the division commander, but the imminent attack of more than 4 million Soviet troops is a big problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Tang Qiuli's gaze turned to Colonel Meng Qingpeng, commander of the Outer Mongolia Patrol Area of the Northern Flight Group of the Air Force, and said: "Qingpeng, according to the intelligence of the intelligence department and the intelligence detected by the special operations detachment, it can be determined that the Soviet Air Force has built more than 100 field airfields west of the Ural Mountains, but they are coming towards your air force. ”

Meng Qingpeng's qualifications and position did not allow him to argue with the division commander without restraint like Sun Zhenbang and others, or even cheat, but he was quite surprised by the division commander's order, and he was deeply incomprehensible, and stood up and replied: "Yes!" Division commander, the Outer Mongolia cruising area resolutely carries out the orders of the division commander, but, division commander, I take the liberty of asking, once the Soviet air force group attacks, what should we do? ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Ho! Even Meng Qingpeng fought in the ring with me, in a word, avoid the war! ”

"Avoiding war?" Meng Qingpeng was stunned for a moment, what the division commander meant, did he want the troops in the Outer Mongolia patrol area to be deserters? In the face of the Soviet army's fleet, he didn't even dare to take a look at it, he turned around and fled, what does this ...... mean?

Tang Qiuli waved his hand, then sat down for Meng Qingpeng, and then said: "Qingpeng, the combat planes of the Soviet army that have been assembled in the east one after another will reach an astonishing number of more than 10,000, not to mention the six fighter regiments and three bomber regiments in your Outer Mongolia patrol area, that is, all the combat planes of the two flight groups in the north and south of our independent division combined, which are less than two-thirds of the combat aircraft of the Soviet army." ”

"It is good not to be afraid of a strong enemy, dare to fight and dare to fight, but it also depends on what kind of battlefield situation, the obvious enemy is outnumbered, such bravery, that is, reckless, reckless bravery, what I mean by avoiding war, is not to turn around and run without firing a shot, but to avoid the edge of the main force of the Soviet army, to adopt a flexible and mobile style of play, and an important point, the commander of the Chutian detachment will contact you tomorrow, in his hands, but he has all the situation of the Soviet field airfield, the task of your troops, It's mainly about training for night bombing and raids, understand? ”

Speaking of this, if Meng Qingpeng still didn't understand, it would be really a mess, and the incomprehension and slight dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared at that time, and he replied loudly in high spirits: "Yes!" Teachers! Strengthen night bombing and raid training to ensure the completion of the mission! ”

Tang Qiuli looked around at the generals and said, "The adjustment of troop deployment is complete, let's discuss the two sets of combat plans against the Soviet army!" ”

As soon as Tang Qiuli's two sets of combat plans were taken out, the generals understood at that time that the division commander was making two-handed preparations, based on not fighting, and preparing to fight, but everyone's hearts had deep doubts, and it was normal to prepare for a big fight, and more than 4 million Soviet troops had gathered in the west of the Ural Mountains one after another, causing the army to be overwhelmed, and a big war was inevitable, and it was a vicious and tough battle with a huge disparity in strength!

But if you don't fight, everyone won't understand, Stalin mobilized more than 4 million troops, more than 10,000 combat planes, and spent such a large amount of money, he wouldn't have come to demonstrate, right? To scare people, this is not Stalin's style.

Therefore, it is very abnormal to stand on the basis of not fighting, on what basis? On what basis did the division commander make such a judgment, how could he judge that Stalin's imposing hand was a false move?

However, seeing the division commander's confident and determined demeanor, everyone buried their doubts in their hearts, this is a kind of trust, based on the fact that he has never made a wrong decision after following the division commander for many years to fight in the south and north, this kind of trust is almost blind.

And Tang Qiuli also has a hard time, he can't tell everyone in front of the generals, in more than a month, no later than the end of March, Hitler's Germany, will do something to the Soviets, at that time, Stalin just doesn't want to withdraw troops, he has to protect his nest, this is a bit appalling and don't say, who believes it, it's not like looking at yourself like a demon, just explaining, you have to exhaust yourself, simply, don't explain, all troops just follow the implementation.

The meeting lasted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the generals added a lot of construction to Tang Qiuli's two sets of combat plans, but they all agreed that in Outer Mongolia, there were only more than 200,000 troops and horses directly under the Corps, and the troops were weak, so it was necessary to transfer 10 to 15 brigades from the east to join the battlefield in Outer Mongolia.

That is to say, the troops on the front line in western Liaoning will be assigned to the operational sequence of the directly subordinate corps, so that the strength to resist the first wave of the Soviet offensive will reach about 450,000 people, in this way, in the face of more than 4 million Soviet troops, they can barely have the strength to fight, and it is only barely a battle, after all, the difference in strength has reached a disparity of ten to one, and this is still out of trust in the division commander's demonic ability to command operations.

Tang Qiuli categorically rejected this construction and insisted on the original deployment of troops, and everyone no longer insisted on it.

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