General Kulygin, commander of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, commanded an offensive that ended miserably, and he was originally reluctant to do it, and when he encountered an opponent like Liu Hongzhang, not only did he not follow the conventional style of play, but his weapons and equipment also happened to be the nemesis of the Soviet tanks, so how could he be undefeated?

According to statistics, in the battle of more than an hour, a total of more than 8,000 Soviet soldiers fell on the beachhead on the south bank of the Selenga River, of which more than 3,000 were wounded and captured, and none of them were not injured.

As for the more than 3,000 wounded Soviet prisoners of war, Liu Hongzhang was worried, and he had to treat his injuries, but he could not carry out the division commander's consistent order not to leave prisoners as he did with devil soldiers, and he would be done with a single bullet, so he could save worry and trouble, and he had no psychological burden.

More than 3,000 prisoners who lacked arms and legs, and who were incomplete in their bodies, demanded medical administration, food and drink, and not only crowded out the beds in the field hospital with the army, which were already not sufficient, but also involved the energy of a large number of military doctors and nurses, so that the director of the field hospital was unable to complain bitterly, and specially rushed to the headquarters to complain to Commander Liu Hongzhang and Deputy Commander Ouyang Yishan.

"Commander, deputy commander, our field hospital is so large, after a few days of fighting, the casualties of the troops are not small, the more seriously injured are all transferred to the Cullen General Hospital, but the remaining lightly wounded and the seriously wounded who cannot be transferred need a large number of people to take care of, to put it mildly, the military doctors and nurses under my command, even when they go to the toilet, are trotting. If you don't hate 6, you have to use three for one person, but you can do it, more than 3,000 wounded Soviet soldiers are stuffed in at once, how can we live in the field hospital with the army? ”

"Drugs are tight, beds are tight, military doctors are nervous, nurses are nervous, everything is nervous, I can only find you to find a way, I am helpless! And these Soviet prisoners of war could not be left in the wilderness. The colonel, who was sixty years old, said with a sad face.

Liu Hongzhang's head was two big at that time, and when he was fighting in the past, he just had to fight happily, these logistical things. The logistics department of its own corps handles it, and it can't be done and doesn't have the opportunity to worry about it. It's good now. Not only was he responsible for the war, but even the good thing of capturing so many prisoners was a lot of trouble, and he looked at the deputy commander Ouyang Yishan as if asking for help.

Ouyang Yishan shrugged, with a posture of helplessness, Liu Hongzhang was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched. At a glance, he saw Colonel Liu Chenglin, the chief of staff of the brigade beside him, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Chenglin, this matter." It's up to you and Deputy Commander Ouyang to deal with, could it be that I, the commander in charge of the entire campaign, still have to worry about this matter, so what do you want to do? The casualties of the troops, as well as the results of the battle, were reported to the division headquarters, I went to sleep, there is no big deal, don't bother me! ”

After speaking, with a few guards, with their hands behind their backs, they paced in square steps, and Shi Shi left, leaving Ouyang Yishan and Liu Chenglin behind, smiling relatively bitterly, the director of the field hospital was afraid that the two of them would also find an excuse to slip away, and the difficulties were not solved, so he asked for instructions on how to deal with the more than 3,000 wounded Soviet prisoners of war.

In the end, Ouyang Yishan had an idea, no matter what the injuries of the Soviet prisoners of war were, they would all be sent to Kulen, the reason is very sufficient, this is the front line, a large number of Soviet prisoners of war are stranded here, not only difficult to manage, but also easy to mess, involving the energy of the troops, not conducive to future battles, the three of them hit it off, and then, the big truck escorting the prisoners of war, carrying more than 3,000 Soviet prisoners of war who were dazed and helpless, drove away from the front line of the Selenga River in the vast night, and headed for the direction of Kulen.

After dealing with the matter of prisoners of war, he sent away the relieved director of the field hospital with the army, Ouyang Yishan and Liu Chenglin, came to Liu Hongzhang's resting place, far away, he heard the sound of snoring like thunder, went in to see, good guy, this commander who commanded seventy or eighty thousand soldiers, slept so fragrantly, the two shook their heads, smiled bitterly, and each found a place to rest, and the independent division troops on the entire south bank, more than 70,000 soldiers, all went to sleep with the relaxation after the victory.

There are only a few vigilant eyes, watching the other side, Liu Hongzhang, who has won the battle and taken advantage, can sleep peacefully, but the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, General Kulygin, on the north bank of the Selenga River, is so distraught that he can't eat well, he is in the tent, racking his brains to write a report on the war situation to the General Staff, to be honest, this report is not easy to write.

After a few days of breaking through the battle of the Selenga River, the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District were now exhausted and exhausted, and the morale of the troops had fallen to a certain level.

However, it is not easy to ask for reinforcements, Comrade Stalin's intention is to take over the campaign to recover Outer Mongolia with the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, and the other units of the Soviet Red Army, each with its own defense area and tasks, will not pour out all the troops of the whole country because of one Outer Mongolia, but if there is no reinforcement, this battle will not be able to continue, moreover, it is still Tang Qiuli's vanguard troops that will be encountered, and if the main forces of the independent division arrive at the battlefield one after another, the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District will only have the share of hastily withdrawing to their original places!

After thinking about it, General Kurygin was so entangled that he almost broke his heart, and this was no longer a matter of face, but a big question of whether or not he could complete the tasks assigned by Comrade Stalin on time and whether he could complete the tasks assigned by Comrade Stalin on time, as well as the big question of his own life, he gritted his teeth and made a request to the General Staff to increase the number of troops, especially the air force, and of course, he made a report on the air force of the independent division in the Outer Mongolian region.

It is not alarmist, it is nothing more than an exaggeration of the ratio of the enemy's strength and weapons and equipment, and for the request for reinforcements, General Kurygin did not open his mouth and put forward, as long as he added two more armies to himself, plus two artillery divisions and two tank brigades, it would be enough.

For the current embarrassing situation and difficult situation, General Kurygin had words of suffering, and the bold words before sending out the troops, which were unstoppable, but now they have become a joke, and he does not want his subordinates to see his sad face, so the content of the telegram has not been handled by the chief of staff of the military district, Lieutenant General Zirnianko, and after the telegram was sent, it was a nervous and anxious waiting, as well as a fear of the unfathomable power of the red tsar.

Unlike General Kulygin, who was full of sorrow and mixed tastes, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division who received Liu Hongzhang's battle report, smiled very happily and brightly.

Tang Qiuli knocked on Liu Hongzhang's telegram, and said to Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff, and Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, who were also excited: "Liu Hongzhang is not simple, with a long-distance marching division, in less than 14 hours, two battles in a row, counterattack and defense, are equally good, the Soviet army suffered two defeats in a row, and in the next two days or so, Liu Hongzhang's life will be much better, if it is not for the needs of the battle, Liu Hongzhang himself, can grind that general Kurygin, no temper at all." ”

"It seems that the division commander should give up his intervention in the Selenge River front-line command and let Liu Hongzhang let go of his hands and feet to fight, which is much better than us commanding hundreds of kilometers away, and there will be no jokes of misjudgment and blind command, what is the opinion of the two chiefs of staff?"

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, however, did not quite agree with the division commander's opinion, and said: "It is okay to completely delegate the command of the Selenga River front, but there is one point, judging from the overall campaign deployment of the division commander, the Selenge River battlefield is just a component of it, and after three days, the other brigades and the East Command Unit directly under the corps will arrive at the designated positions one after another, and the campaign will enter a new stage of luring the enemy into depth. ”

Wang Jun didn't quite agree, however, his words were more subtle, "Division commander, I think Chief of Staff Zhao's opinion is very correct, the Selenge River battlefield is not a long-term defensive situation, after three days, you have to give way to the defense line, or you should command it in a unified manner!" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and did not express his opinion, but suddenly asked an unexpected question, "The two chiefs of staff, according to your judgment, will the commanders of the Soviet army, who have repeatedly been frustrated in their attacks, ask Stalin for help and increase their forces in order to be able to break through our resistance?" Or do you want to retreat and stop there? ”

Zhao Yuhe and Wang Jun glanced at each other, did not rush to express their opinions, in fact, this is a difficult question to answer, from the point of view of the Soviet army's choice to send troops to Outer Mongolia, it is determined to win, but, after a few days of fierce fighting, the Soviet army's offensive was frustrated, stopped on the north bank of the Selenga River, did not increase the troops, with the current sharp spirit, the sharp edge of the troops, it is difficult to achieve the purpose of the campaign, judging from this aspect of the situation, the Soviet army is imperative to increase troops.

It is also possible to retreat in the face of difficulties, and to withdraw from the army, knowing that it cannot be done, and the Soviet generals with rich experience in battlefield command will not be so stupid, therefore, there are two possibilities, but only one is true, and the two must be one of them, and the question of the division commander cannot but be answered, which should be a kind of study, in other words, to help the division commander resolve doubts.

After being silent for a while, Zhao Yuhe broke the silence and replied cautiously: "Division commander, my opinion and that of Chief of Staff Wang is that the Soviet army will inevitably increase its troops, and the reason is as follows, the Soviet army has spent so much effort to invade Outer Mongolia again, and it has lost its troops and lost its generals, and it has not taken advantage of it at all. ”

Tang Qiuli still smiled, and seemed to say to himself: "Increase troops? From which direction? It's okay, since the pot is prepared, we are not afraid of more rice, the big deal is a pot of raw rice, and our appetite can also swallow it! ”

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