After listening to General Kulygin's words, all the senior generals of the Soviet Army breathed a long sigh of relief, the generals of the Soviet Red Army are not afraid of war, and the belligerent genes in the national blood make them eager to fight, but this kind of meat grinder-like battle, no matter how you look at it, they are a little frightened, they are stunned, I don't know how many soldiers' corpses have been taken away, and the smell of blood in the night is pungent.

General Kurygin continued: "Order the tank troops, at four o'clock in the morning tomorrow, to enter the positions on the north bank of the Sejingge River on time, suppress the firepower of the troops of the independent division, and all the troops, regroup, and start the offensive at 4:30 o'clock, and all the members of the command headquarters will immediately go down to the units to assist the commanders and political commissars at all levels and reorganize the troops!" As long as it is a matter of the morale of the fighters and the will to fight. ”

"Also, give an order to Vadkin, take advantage of the darkness of the night, the troops on the river beach on the south bank to concentrate in the direction of several main breakthrough points, okay, comrades, go back and prepare, tomorrow, there will be another fierce battle!"

For this order, the chief of staff of Zirenenko, agreed from the bottom of his heart, Commander Kulygin's intention was to take advantage of the darkness before dawn, the visibility was not good, and the aviation units of the independent division could not bomb their own tanks, regain the battle advantage, and break through the defense line of the Seig River in one fell swoop, this was the only way, otherwise, the sun would rise, and as soon as the tank troops appeared on the north bank, the bombers of the independent division would be immediately recruited.

Lieutenant General Zirnenko was just about to leave, but General Kurygin stopped him and said: "Comrade Zirnenko, your staff department will count the losses of the troops, but don't report it to me, you can grasp it!" ”

Lieutenant General Zirnenko was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Comrade Commander meant. But looking at his depressed face, he didn't ask the reason, in fact, General Kurygin was a little afraid to face the reality, he was afraid that he would have a psychological breakdown after seeing the huge casualties of the troops.

The gunfire on the battlefield stopped, and the follow-up Soviet soldiers failed to land on the south bank, and the Soviet troops on the river beach were not shooting. Wang Qingshan threw down the submachine gun with a hot barrel, and the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained, and he sat in the trench with all his strength, feeling that his throat and eyes were dry and smoking. Venus was scurrying in front of him, and he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Let's all live!" Guards. Bring me water. I'm dying of thirst! ”

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, all the spirit and attention were put into the battle, and once the external pressure was removed, the tense nerves relaxed, which was a normal reaction. Not only Wang Qingshan himself, but in the trenches on his left and right, heavy wheezing sounds could be heard, similar to pulling wind boxes. Hearing these voices, Wang Qingshan laughed silently, touching a wound on his face, which made him grin.

The guard ran over with a cat's waist, handed Wang Qingshan the kettle, and asked with concern, "Brigade commander, are you okay?" Why is there blood on the face? ”

Wang Qingshan raised his head and poured it violently, put down the kettle, sighed comfortably, and said: "Of course it's okay, Lao Maozi's bullet can't kill Lao Tzu, break a little skin, don't make a fuss, go, go to the brigade command post, let the chief of staff call the command headquarters and report to Commander Sun, the position of the first brigade is intact and still in our hands!" ”

The guard agreed, and quickly disappeared into the night, Wang Qingshan cautiously poked his head out, looked at the Soviet position on the river beach, and raised the telescope again, carefully observing the movement on the north bank, except for a few sparse fires, it was pitch black, and he couldn't see any Soviet soldiers, so he completely relieved himself, "The Soviet army was beaten, and it was tossed here today!" He thought to himself.

Turning his back, Wang Qingshan called over a few communicators and instructed: "Immediately rush to the positions of each regiment, find the regiment commander, convey my order, repair the fortifications and replenish ammunition overnight, and the troops should hurry up to eat and rest, strengthen their vigilance, and prevent the Soviet army from attacking at night!" ”

According to normal circumstances, Wang Qingshan, as a brigade commander, should be in the brigade command post, and he should command the whole brigade in a unified manner, but Wang Qingshan has his own ideas, and there are not so many tricks and tricks in the positional blocking battle, what he wants is the morale and will to fight, as well as the determination to hold on, and fighting on the front line by himself is an encouragement and excitement to the officers and soldiers of the whole brigade.

Meng Zhaoxu, chief of the Operations Section of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army's Seruge River Front Command, put down the phone and said to Sun Zhenbang, who was lying on the hospital bed: "Commander, I received a telephone report from all brigades that from 5:30 p.m., after more than two hours of fierce fighting, our army repelled four attacks by the Soviet army in succession, and none of the positions were lost. ”

Sun Zhenbang's face showed a faint smile, and he seemed to say to himself: "The Soviet army has spent a lot of money, and it has been fighting for more than two hours, and it is not easy for the troops. ”

Meng Zhaoxu's face stiffened, lowered his head, and said in a low tone: "Commander, the casualty figures of each brigade are being counted, however, several brigade commanders have said that the casualties of the troops are more than one-half, and there is not much ammunition left in the store, which can only support two days of combat attrition, commander, if there are no more reinforcements, the troops will be exhausted, will I send another telegram to the division commander to explain our specific situation and difficulties?" ”

Sun Zhenbang thought for a while and said: "It's okay to send a telegram to the division commander, but don't emphasize the difficulties, it doesn't matter if the troops are exhausted, as long as you can hold the position, the division commander commands the operation, and always takes into account a few moves, don't disrupt the division commander's campaign deployment because of our difficulties, don't worry Chaoxu, the division commander has a few things in his heart, in the afternoon, the division commander came to a few telegrams to ask about the battle situation, don't you know?" ”

Meng Zhaoxu smiled embarrassedly and replied: "Commander, I see that the troops are fighting so hard, aren't I in a hurry!" I am afraid that I will not be able to complete the task assigned by the division commander. ”

Sun Zhenbang was just about to speak, when a staff officer hurriedly came in and said, "Commander, Section Chief Meng, our reinforcements have arrived!" The two commanders have arrived at the headquarters! ”

As soon as the staff officer's echo fell, a loud voice rang out in the command headquarters, "Hahaha!" Lao Sun, we two old guys, we haven't seen each other for a few years, I came all the way from China, along the way, not to mention how hard it is, for your brother, the teacher didn't force me to death, you have to treat me well! ”

With the words, the two major generals and officers stepped into Sun Zhenbang's ward, Sun Zhenbang's heart, suddenly a big stone fell to the ground, and it was none other than Major General Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade of the directly subordinate corps, a well-known fierce man in the independent division troops!

Sun Zhenbang said with a smile: "Brother Hongzhang, I want to treat you well, but Lao Maozi didn't let me break the bank, a shell knocked me down on the hospital bed, and I became a wounded. ”

Sun Zhenbang's faint voice, Liu Hongzhang didn't hear it clearly, but he saw it at a glance, Sun Zhenbang, who was lying on the hospital bed with a bandage on his abdomen, hurriedly stopped laughing, stepped in front of the window, and asked eagerly: "Old Sun, what's going on?" Does it matter? ”

Sun Zhenbang smiled tiredly and said: "Your brother is also a person who has seen a big scene, what is the fuss, it is unlucky, he was bitten by Lao Maozi's cannonball, it doesn't matter, it's just that your brother suffers!" As he spoke, his gaze turned to another unfamiliar major general.

Liu Hongzhang patted his head and said: "Hey, look at my memory, let me introduce, this is Major General Ouyang Yishan, the commander of the Second Brigade of the Corps directly under the Corps, who took over Ma Chaoyang's position, it turned out to be the deputy commander of the Shandong Garrison Command, this is Major General Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolian Border Army, we are old buddies, the old man of the independent division, Brigade Commander Ouyang, don't look at him lying in bed now, back then in the southeast of Jin, that was a man of the hour, and he beat the old devil of Okamura Ningci dizzy!" ”

Sun Zhenbang said: "Brother Hongzhang, don't put gold on my face, what kind of person, it's not lying on the hospital bed, Brigade Commander Ouyang is not an outsider, otherwise, I have to laugh at me, let me introduce, this is Lieutenant Colonel Meng Chaoxu, the chief of staff of my headquarters, Chief of Staff Wang stays in Kulun, I will be his chief of staff, for a while, let Section Chief Meng give the two brigade commanders a detailed introduction to the situation!" ”

Saying that, Sun Zhenbang smiled bitterly, and then said: "Originally, I should have personally introduced the battle situation, but now that I am like this, it is difficult to speak, the Outer Mongolian border guards are not fighting well, the casualties of the troops are very large, and I still need the two of you to travel a long distance to come for reinforcements, I don't feel a good feeling in my heart!" ”

Liu Hongzhang didn't like to listen to it, and said: "Brother Zhenbang, what are you talking about, all the way to the road, the division commander kept informing us of the situation on the battlefield of the Sejingge River, to tell the truth, with more than 50,000 second-line troops lacking heavy equipment, they resisted the more than 300,000 mechanized troops of the Soviet army, from the sky to the ground, for two consecutive days of attack, the position has not lost an inch of land, it is amazing, even if my troops fight, it is just this Cheng dù!" ”

Ouyang Yishan took over the conversation and said: "Yes, Commander Sun, Brigade Commander Liu's words are right, our two brigades, on the way here, Brigade Commander Liu and I have also studied the situation of the battle, the positional blocking battle is a hard-fought style, there is no trick available, if our two brigades fight, it is nothing more than that, the Outer Mongolian border guards are enough to be proud of themselves when they hit this kind of Cheng Dù, you don't blame yourself!" ”

Liu Hongzhang continued: "That's the case, Brigade Commander Ouyang is right, old man, to be honest, I admire you!" ”

Sun Zhenbang was about to speak, when a staff officer came in, saluted Liu Hongzhang, and said, "Brigade Commander Liu, the division commander telegraphed!" ”

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