At more than five o'clock in the evening of September 21, the sun finally set to the west, the twilight began to cover the earth, the last trace of fire clouds, also hidden in the distant sky, the cold northwest wind, began to blow vigorously, the yellow grass on both sides of the river in a stunned way, with the twilight wind, sent out a "lala" sound, mixed with the roaring sound of the river, constituting a picture of the northern grassland of Outer Mongolia, the atmosphere of late autumn.

On the forward positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards, except for a small number of surveillance troops, there were no more soldiers in sight, and General Kurygin held a telescope to carefully observe the situation of the positions on the opposite bank, and the troops who had already gained a foothold on the beachhead, according to their own orders, did not take any action, they had to recuperate, provide fire cover for the attack that began immediately, and suppress the defenders' counterattack.

General Kurygin knows very well that this offensive is the last of the day, and if he still does not break through the defense line of the troops of the independent division, he will no longer be able to take out his strength, and he will have to wait until tomorrow, tomorrow? What unexpected changes will occur tomorrow, no one knows, he smiled bitterly, and thought to himself.

Seeing the qiē on the other side made General Kurygin think about it and feel a little relieved, at the very least, the troops of the independent division would not have expected that they had organized the third attack by themselves, or when the night was about to cover the land.

Didn't the Chinese say, "One drum, then decline, three and exhaustion!" "I want to break the convention and launch a third attack after two attacks have been frustrated, hoping to catch the Chinese by surprise and achieve unexpected results.

In the telescope of General Kulygin, where it could not be seen, according to the order of Commander Sun Zhenbang, one by one in the anti-artillery holes and shelters. The soldiers of the Outer Mongolian border guards sat with their guns in their hands, watching the movements of their respective commanders, and waited for the few mortars and light and heavy machine guns to be ready, and the shells and bullets were taken out of the open ammunition boxes.

Light and heavy machine gun ammunition men, "click, click" into the magazine, mortar gunners. Carefully wiping the shells, those veterans who have been in battle for a long time, took this opportunity to take a nap, without the threat of Soviet tank fire, these heavy equipment. If you want to play a role, you can also export your evil spirit.

Ten minutes later. General Kurygin. To the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Zirnenko, he said: "Let's start!" Then, dropping the binoculars and going straight back to the tent, what will happen next, it's not all you can know, "Look at God's will!" "In the heart of General Kurygin. Suddenly there was a rather ridiculous feeling.

On the north bank of the Sejingge River, on the artillery positions of the Soviet army, I first saw clusters of firelight, shining on the vast land in the twilight. Then, a huge roar, echoing over the open field, and then, the scream of shells piercing the air, came from far and near, and the third offensive of the Soviet army began!

"Boom, boom!" Explosions rang out one after another, and clusters of orange-red fire erupted from the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards on the south bank, and the Soviet light and heavy machine guns on the beachhead, as if to cooperate with the artillery bombardment, also began to shoot frantically, and the ballistics flew and the positions were dusty.

When the first batch of shells fell, Sun Zhenbang woke up from his slumber, and the shelter began to shake and tremble under the shock wave of the explosion, "Chaoxu! Asahi! He shouted in the loudest voice, in fact, faintly drowned out by the explosion of the shells.

Fortunately, the nurse on the side, seeing the movement of the commander's lips, hurriedly put her ear on it, and knew what it meant, so she hurriedly went out and found Meng Zhaoxu, who was observing the shelling of the Soviet army.

Seeing Meng Zhaoxu coming in, Sun Zhenbang said: "Chaoxu, immediately report the situation of the third attack launched by the Soviet army to the division commander, so that the division commander can make a judgment!" ”

The Soviet artillery bombardment lasted for a full hour, and in the twilight, the dark red ballistics cut the sky to pieces, which was denser than any shelling, and more than 100,000 shells fell on the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards, the earth was splashed, the fire was shining, the fortifications repaired by the soldiers in the afternoon were blown to pieces, the trenches were almost razed to the ground, and the smell of gunpowder smoke blown away by the twilight wind began to permeate.

However, in this kind of formation, the soldiers have seen a lot in the past two days, the veterans should sleep, even the recruits, there is no fear and nervousness, the blood of their comrades, their tension and fear, driven cleanly, the heart is burned by the flame of revenge, after the baptism of blood and fire, after coming down from the battlefield, they will also become veterans who have experienced the test of life and death.

However, it is not possible to be like those veterans who have experienced several major wars and come from China, and it can be seen from the white-jointed and slightly stiff sitting posture of their hands holding guns.

The Soviet artillery fire began to extend, bombarding the positions of the Outer Mongolian border guards in depth, and the commanders at all levels, who had been fighting for two days and two nights, knew that the Soviet offensive was about to begin.

The Soviet troops on the beachhead, light and heavy machine guns began to carry out suppressive fire, and the soldiers began to return fire, however, the gunfire of the return fire was not dense, only the monotonous sound of sporadic rifle single shots, but the accuracy was very amazing, along with the fire of the muzzles of the Soviet soldiers, those special shooters, began to snipe accurately, which made the Soviet machine gunners complain bitterly, unable to maintain coherent fire suppression.

The rest of the fighters, taking advantage of this opportunity, nervously repaired the fortifications, the few mortars, have entered the gun position, the telescopes of commanders at all levels, closely staring at the river, the Soviet troops on the river beach, there is no concern, the Soviet troops who cross the river again to attack, is the focus of the shelling.

In a battle in the twilight, neither the Soviet army nor the troops of the Outer Mongolian border guards used artillery and other heavy weapons, and on the surface of the river, the shadow of a rubber assault boat flashed, and at the same time, on the position of the Outer Mongolian border guards conveyed more than 20 kilometers, mortars began to shell.

The mortar shells dragged the dark red trajectory, first flew into the sky, and then, with a screaming sound, fell in a parabola, hitting the river into thick water columns, and the light and heavy machine guns on the position began to return fire, and the silent night suddenly became noisy, and the sound of artillery and gunfire resounded in the night.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the Soviet army launched wave after wave of attacks regardless of casualties, and the front-line troops of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense of the Independent Division never let the follow-up Soviet troops land on the south bank again, and fought until more than 8 o'clock in the evening, when the Soviet troops stopped.

General Kulygin, has not been able to take out any complete infantry regiment, to launch an attack, all the troops, all in turn, were beaten back, and then organize new troops, launched the next offensive, in three hours, the Soviet army launched four attacks in a row, but did not achieve any results, the soldiers of the Outer Mongolian border guards, with mortar shells, light and heavy machine gun bullets, submachine guns and rifle bullets, grenades, on the south bank to form an impregnable copper wall.

The battle on 21 September began at 7:30 a.m. and lasted for 13 hours from more than 8 p.m. to 13 p.m., during which the Soviet troops launched a continuous attack, and the gunfire on the battlefield of the Sejingge River never calmed down for more than an hour.

I only know that the ammunition stored before the war, like a snowman in the sun, quickly became smaller, in the trenches, covered with a thick layer of bullet shells, many soldiers broke the weapons in their hands, picked up the guns that sacrificed their comrades, and continued to shoot, they were numb, only instinctive shooting and shooting, after the battle, all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle, when talking about the battle, all used the same word "cruel!" ”

On the day of September 21, the feeling for the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Outer Mongolian border guards was that it was a long time, and the time seemed to be so shocked by the continuous sound of guns and cannons that they lost the ability to swing, and they were still at a certain moment, without fear and fear, and the comrades-in-arms around them fell one after another, blood splashed in front of them, and maybe the next moment, they who were still shooting desperately would become a member of the group or sacrifice, or be wounded.

The last river-crossing attack of the Soviet army was repulsed again, looking at the soldiers who could not bear to retreat to the north bank, General Kulygin hung his head, more than two hours of continuous attack, his own efforts, no effect, not even a single soldier, landed on the south bank, was repulsed, and then attacked again, the casualties of the soldiers, was no longer on his list, General Kulygin couldn't figure it out anyway, how could the soldiers of the independent division who had been fighting all day still have such a tenacious will to fight?

General Kulygin looked at the generals around him, and then at the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Zirnianko, Lieutenant General Zirnenko stopped talking, all the attacks were organized by themselves, and they knew best how many soldiers were sent out to the small number of troops, and how many soldiers came back, and each infantry regiment was incomplete, and the average attrition was about 30 percent.

Is there still the ability to capture Cullen? This was a typical war of attrition, a river no more than 100 meters wide became an insurmountable obstacle, more than 300,000 Red Army soldiers, bled to the brow, Lieutenant General Zirnenko, unable to maintain an indifferent attitude, in front of the commander's comrades, only their own opinions have weight, and we cannot watch Commander Kulygin go his own way and bury the troops.

Lieutenant General Zirenenko, plucking up his courage, was just about to speak, but General Kurygin stopped him with a wave of his hand and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I know what you have to say, convey my order, the troops stop attacking!" ”

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