The laughter of Major General Zeng Shiqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade, was arrogant and proud, but more than that, it was heroic, it was the joy after the victory, and the laughter, with the dawn wind, drifted far away.

Zeng Shiqiang galloped down the hill on his horse, and Colonel Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff of the brigade, greeted him and said: "Brigade commander, the results of the battle have been counted, incomplete statistics, in this raid on the Soviet army, a total of more than 2,200 Soviet soldiers were killed and wounded, and Soviet supplies and ammunition were burned, which cannot be counted, in addition, dozens of Soviet trucks were blown up, and we suffered 365 casualties, of which 105 were killed. ”

"The casualties of the second and third regiments were relatively large, and the casualties of the first regiment were very small, only twelve soldiers were killed, and thirty-eight soldiers were wounded, but because we were fighting a surprise battle, from the beginning of the battle to the end, the time was very short, and the remains of the fallen soldiers were not snatched out in time, and they remained on the battlefield!"

Zeng Shiqiang's body stiffened for a moment, and a trace of grief flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "How can there be immortals in the war, send a telegram to the division commander, my 3rd Cavalry Brigade, in the area of Uzhgentala, raided the Soviet troops, gave a large number of kills and wounds to the Soviet troops, burned and blew up the Soviet army's logistics materials, ammunition, and transport vehicles, and our troops suffered more than 300 casualties. ”

"The next action goal will be to actively look for fighters for the logistics supply units of the Soviet army, as well as other scattered troops, and constantly attack the Soviet army, and the specific battle plan will be reported to the division headquarters at any time." Then, he instructed a staff officer beside him: "Immediately let Wei Guoliang, the head of the first regiment, come to me!" ”

Zeng Shiqiang didn't know yet. The results of the thirty-minute raid were not only this, if he knew that he had killed a colonel and division commander of the Soviet army, and sent a telegram to the division commander Tang Qiuli, it would not have been this tone.

Soon, the commander of the first regiment, Colonel Wei Guoliang, galloped over, "Report to the brigade commander, the commander of the first regiment, Wei Guoliang, is ordered to come." Please give the brigade commander instructions! ”

Zeng Shiqiang looked at Wei Guoliang, with unconcealed appreciation in his eyes, and said, "Old Wei, you guys are playing well, and you are the fastest to break in." Evacuation was the quickest and casualties were minimized. It is worthy of the sharp knife regiment of our third brigade! ”

Wei Guoliang smiled indifferently. He knew that the brigade commander did not come to him to praise a few words, there must be other tasks to explain, so he quietly waited for the brigade commander's next words.

Really. Zeng Shiqiang said: "Lao Wei, I'll give you a task, let's destroy Lao Maozi's logistics materials, ammunition and vehicles." They will definitely have to replenish, take the first and second battalions of a regiment, as well as two platoons of the brigade mortar company, and move to the vicinity of Balnaor and Irkutsk, do nothing else, and specialize in hitting the transport convoys of the Soviet army. ”

Wei Guoliang smiled and said: "Brigade commander, you are ruthless enough, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before moving the grain and grass, and cut off their logistics, this is to starve to death and trap the Soviet troops, you can rest assured, I guarantee to complete the task, and bring back the two battalion soldiers intact to you!" ”

Zeng Shiqiang smiled, punched Wei Guoliang, and said: "What I want to hear most is this sentence, your old Wei has a ghost idea, you never suffer a loss in war, rest for two hours, just take the troops and set off, bring a few more radios, and wait for your good news!" ”

After Wei Guoliang left, Zeng Shiqiang said to the communications staff officer: "Send a telegram to Gao Changshan, the commander of the reconnaissance company, and order the reconnaissance company to closely monitor the movements of the Soviet army and report to the brigade headquarters every hour." ”

Colonel Tian Guangzhu, chief of staff of the brigade, came back from sending a telegram to the division headquarters, saw the thoughtful Zeng Shiqiang, and asked: "Brigade commander, the troops have been assembled, what is our next course of action?" ”

Zeng Shiqiang smiled "hehe" and said: "Old man, the raid in the early morning, even if it didn't hurt the Soviet army, it also shocked them, such a tactic can only be used once, we have to change the tricks, in broad daylight, we can't rely on the front, order the troops, disperse and hide, pay attention to air defense, sleep well, sleep well, eat well, and find trouble with Lao Maozi at night, at night, it is the world of our cavalry." ”

At about 4 o'clock in the morning of 21 September, in the temporary headquarters of Tang Qiuli in Kulun and Outer Mongolia, staff officers and correspondents were in and out of a tense and busy situation.

Tang Qiuli, who had just rested for less than three hours, was woken up from his sleep by the operational staff officer on duty, and after reading the telegram, he said: "Call Sun Zhenbang back, closely monitor the movements of the Soviet army, and prepare to resist the attack of the Soviet army." ”

Tang Qiuli could only reply to the telegram like this, the battlefield of the Gehe River was stunned, it was a situation where the enemy attacked and defended, and the real positional defensive battle could not make any tricks, after thinking about it, he picked up the phone, "This is the division commander, give me Liu Cuigang, the commander of the Northern Flying Group!" ”

In less than a minute, Liu Cuigang's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Division commander, I am Liu Cuigang, and I have a combat mission?" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled, Liu Cuigang also didn't rest all night, maybe he was empty, otherwise, he couldn't answer the phone so quickly, he was a master who heard about the war, didn't eat or drink for three days and three nights, and was still energetic, and his eyes were shining!

Tang Qiuli said: "Cui Gang, just now I received a telegram from Sun Zhenbang, the Soviet army is carrying out a large-scale mobilization, I estimate, it will be another fierce battle soon, your air force, you must be ready to attack at any time, Cui Gang, yesterday, the Soviet Air Force suffered a big loss, this time, they should be prepared, the first batch of fighters you dispatched, the number should not be small, according to the report of the ground radar station, adjust tactics at any time!" ”

Liu Cuigang replied: "Division commander, don't worry, yesterday, we conducted a battle summary, and the regiment commanders unanimously agreed that the Soviet Air Force suffered losses, but if the Soviet Army wants to break through our position, it has to use bombers, so the tactics we have formulated are that the first batch of aircraft groups will be dispatched, no less than 12 fighter regiments, and more than 730 fighters. ”

Liu Cuigang's tone contained great self-confidence, put down the phone, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but smile and shook his head, at this time, Colonel Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army, hurriedly came in, "Division commander, the Third Cavalry Brigade has sent a telegram, and the first battle has been won!" ”

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it carefully, showed a smile on his face, and said to Wang Jun: "Zeng Shiqiang fought well, the number of enemies destroyed was second, he burned the materials and ammunition of the Soviet army, and blew up the transport vehicles, this is a fatal blow, this Zeng Shiqiang, but he knows this very well, he grasped the key point of this Soviet army, called Zeng Shiqiang back, and agreed with their way of playing!" ”

Wang Jun was just about to leave, but was stopped by Tang Qiuli again, "Chief of Staff Wang, have you found out the number of this Soviet army?" ”

Wang Jun replied: "Division commander, find out, the intelligence department reported that it is two infantry divisions of the Third Army of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, with a strength of about 28,000 people, and there are no tanks and armored troops, but the real intention has not yet been clarified. ”

Tang Qiuli sneered and said: "Whether it is a strange soldier or a partial division, we have prepared a large encirclement for more than 20,000 Soviet troops in Uriya Sutai, don't worry about him, however, Zeng Shiqiang suddenly struck a blow, but it caused a lot of confusion and trouble to General Kuregin, and it may be of some help to Sun Zhenbang's frontal battlefield, by the way, Li Changjiang's Fifth Cavalry Brigade, is there any news, Chief of Staff Zhao, when will you arrive at Kulen?" ”

Wang Jun replied: "The Fifth Cavalry Brigade is still moving in the direction of Ulan-Ude, there is no major movement for the time being, and there is no exposure of whereabouts, I received a telegram that Chief of Staff Zhao will arrive at Kulen at about nine o'clock this morning!" ”

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Send a telegram to Li Changjiang and tell him, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry to find fighters, perhaps, the Fifth Brigade will become a surprise soldier for us?" I'll go rest for a while, and when Sun Zhenbang starts, I won't even be able to sleep! ”

At 4:30 a.m. on the north bank of the Sejingge River, at 4:30 a.m. on 21 September, the commander of the Soviet Army's General Headquarters for the Outer Mongolian Campaign, General Kulygin, had already deployed the forces for the attack, all the attacking troops had already entered the starting point of the attack, and the artillery units had already prepared all the equipment for shelling the positions of the independent divisions.

General Kurygin was ruthless, and his plan was to use two bomber divisions and more than 100 bombers to rain heavy aerial bombs on the positions of the independent division's troops, burying all the Chinese soldiers who were desperately blocking their own troops in the ground.

Those Chinese soldiers who were buried in underground bunkers, driven by the instinct to survive, crawled out in panic, just saw the glimmer of the early morning, and then were overwhelmed by a burst of shells, perhaps, on the positions of the independent division, there were not a few Chinese soldiers left, the powerful socialist Soviet Union, the most important thing was steel and shells.

In thirty minutes, Konev's formation of bombers and fighters will fly over, and perhaps, in a few hours, he will be standing on the land on the south bank of the Setuge River.

At this time, Lieutenant General Zirnenko, chief of staff of the military district, hurriedly walked into the tent.

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