Chief of Staff of the Second Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army of the Independent Division, Colonel Hexi Getu, is a very thoughtful and cautious person, although he believes in his heart that the combat plan that brigade commander Tong Batu has come up with, it is impeccable, and the possibility of success is extremely great, and he will take advantage of the high speed of the cavalry to leave with one blow and never entangle.

However, as the brigade chief of staff, he must be more calm than the brigade commander, and he must estimate the danger to the troops in the event of an emergency, and the division commander's order is that the second brigade has no intention of arranging a combat mission with the ultimate goal of withdrawing to Kulen, and from this point of view, the brigade commander is disobeying the order of the division commander.

Therefore, as soon as the commander of the first regiment, Hasbargen, finished speaking, and the other two regiment commanders had not had time to add fuel to the fire, Hexigetu hurriedly said: "Brigade commander, I don't agree to fight this battle!" ”

Several people, including Tong Batu, were stunned at the same time, especially Tong Batu, he never thought that his old buddy would have objections, so Tong Batu asked angrily: "Chief of Staff, why are you opposed, speak up!" ”

He Xigetu expressed his thoughts without reservation, and finally, he said: "Brigade commander, I know your battle plan, and I am absolutely sure of success, but I must take into account the situation of the troops after the only unexpected situation, and I also know that it is impossible to persuade you to give up and fight this battle, so I propose to report the battle plan to the division commander, wait for the division commander's approval, and then decide on our actions, how about it?" ”

Tong Batu's face softened. He knew that his old buddy was saying that the battlefield was changing rapidly, and anything could happen, but it was impossible for him to give up this battle that was brought to his lips.

Tong Batu said: "Old man, I understand your thoughts, but I can't listen to your persuasion. More than 400 brothers, on the grassland in front, shouted to me, the opportunity is rare and fleeting. It was not necessary to report to the division commander, which was related to our retreat plan. It doesn't contradict it. And I don't plan to throw the whole brigade into it. ”

"The specific battle plan is as follows, the Soviet camps in the Habdor area are divided into six places, which are more scattered and more conducive to our various raids. My plan was to draw twelve of the most elite companies from the brigade, two companies each, to assault a Soviet camp. All the horses, with their hooves wrapped in cotton cloth, quietly approached the Soviet camp at two o'clock in the morning, when the Soviet soldiers were most sleepy and on guard, and then launched a surprise attack. ”

"The whole battle, strictly controlled zhì ended within twenty minutes, after a charge, retreat in different directions, chase the troops, regardless of the outcome of the battle, quickly leave the battlefield, the main force of the brigade, set off at one o'clock in the morning, continue to retreat in the direction of Kulen, no matter what happens to Habdor, do not turn back to rescue, this is an order, do you have any opinions?"

Including He Xigetu, they all shook their heads, they all felt the unshakable determination of the brigade commander, Tong Batu said to He Xigetu: "Old man, the troops will be handed over to you, in case I can't come back, the incense of the second brigade can't be broken, and we can't let the division commander cancel our number, it's all up to you!" The meeting was adjourned, and after the regiment commanders returned, they immediately selected their troops, and then rested and waited for the signal from the reconnaissance company! ”

Listening to Tong Batu's resolute words, He Xigetu's nose was sour, he could feel that his old buddy, who had been with him for many years, had already held the belief that he would die, and in the dark night, two pairs of Mongolian man's big hands were tightly clasped together, feeling the excitement in each other's hearts.

At 12:30 a.m., the cavalry of the twelve companies lined up in several horizontal formations neatly and silently, people and war horses, all stood quietly and solemnly, without even a neighing of war horses, and the eyes of more than a thousand Mongolian men shot a fiery light, and they looked intently in front of them.

Tong Batu rode his horse, slowly walked past the front of the queue, and communicated silently with all the soldiers who participated in the battle with his eyes, standing upright for a moment, Tong Batu roared, "Let's go!" On the horse, with a tight hug with Heshigetu, a reinforced regiment of cavalrymen, with cotton cloth wrapped in their hooves, silently disappeared into the boundless darkness.

He Xi Getu saw Tong Batu lead more than a thousand soldiers and disappear into the night, his heart was very conflicted, according to the normal procedure, the combat plan of the troops, should be reported to the division commander Tang Qiuli, but in case the division commander does not approve, what will the brigade commander think, the feelings accumulated in his heart can not be vented, and, in his opinion, this is a battle to win.

Perhaps, the estrangement between himself and the brigade commander will arise, this is the last thing he wants to see, for more than ten years, all his hard work and life have been integrated into this unit, and he will go to other troops, even if he is a brigade commander, it is definitely not what he wants.

Then accompany the brigade commander and take a risk, or rather, be arrogant, in fact, in his heart, why don't he want to fight this battle, in an instant, He Xigetu's entanglement dissipated a lot, and he said to the staff officers beside him: "Convey the order, thirty minutes later, the troops will set off, keep absolute silence, and continue to withdraw in the direction of Kulun!" After giving the order, a thought suddenly popped up in Hexigetu: "Is this the last time to separate from the brigade commander?" ”

The night was getting thicker, the evening wind outside the September plug was blowing strongly, and there was a biting chill, Tong Batu led twelve companies of cavalry, stopped at a distance of two kilometers from the camp of the Habdol Soviet army, and the company commanders gathered around Tong Batu, after he whispered a few words, the team dispersed, divided into several roads, and disappeared silently into the night in different directions.

In addition to the two cavalry companies, the brigade reconnaissance company and the guard company are also added, a total of four companies are used to raid the location of the headquarters of the Soviet armored brigade, and it is also the place where the Soviet army camps the largest number of troops.

The howling night wind covered up the slight movement of the troops' movements, Tong Batu dismounted and walked to which hill on foot, Captain Baiyin Baoligao, the commander of the brigade reconnaissance company, appeared in front of Tong Batu as if he was suddenly flashing out of the dark night, and said in a low voice: "Brigade commander, a qiēshun lì, the Soviet army did not notice any movement, I divided the troops into six groups, respectively to monitor the Soviet army, and also to guide the direction of the raiding troops, the time is still early, you go down to rest for a while, I just keep an eye on it!" ”

Tong Batu looked at the luminous watch, just at one o'clock in the second half of the night, there was still an hour before the attack, he smiled silently, and said to Baiyin Baoligao: "Nonsense, can I sleep?" Let's go, come with me and stare at Lao Maozi! ”

Time passed, the Soviet camp has quieted down, the well-fed and well-fed Soviet soldiers, lying around the bonfire, originally burning, can illuminate the surrounding more than ten meters away, at this time, has almost burned out, only the dark red coals left, under the strong blowing of the night wind, quickly lost their brightness, all the armored vehicles and trucks, into a cluster of black shadows, standing dullly in the night.

Tong Batu's heart suddenly moved, and he whispered to Bai Yin Baoligao who was lying beside him: "Immediately send five fighters to stop the other five assault troops, after the battle is launched, don't use sabers, prepare more grenades, submachine guns and light machine guns, as the first wave of strike firepower, kill the Soviet soldiers and bomb armored vehicles, and at the same time, tell their commander, sabers kill the enemy, not as good as grenades and bullets!" Just go! ”

The time is gradually approaching two o'clock in the morning, this time, is the deepest time of the day, the campfire of the Soviet camp, can only see the dark red of the stars, the Soviet army's guard sentry, also stopped wandering aimlessly, sitting on the cold grass, bowing their heads and napping, an armored brigade of Soviet troops, like a relaxed vigilance, unsuspecting tigers, completely unaware that around them, lurking more than a thousand steppe wolves.

At two o'clock in the morning of September 16, Tong Batu flew on his horse, pulled out a loud saber with a "swish", first raised the knife with his eyebrows, and then, his right arm bounced up violently, the blade slashed through a cold light, the tip of the knife pointed forward, and there was not a word, but the cavalry knew that the brigade commander had given the order to charge.

There is no imaginary scene of 10,000 horses galloping and cavalry charging, four cavalry companies, hundreds of men and horses, like a boulder moving as a whole in the dark night, slowly pressing towards the Soviet camp, the front of the boulder is the brigade commander Tong Batu and several of his personal guards.

The war horse first trotted slowly, wrapped in cotton cloth hooves, stepping on the thick grass, silently, approaching, a Soviet sentry, wrapped in an overcoat, sitting on the grass, kept kowtowing, sleepy-eyed, the saber in Tong Batu's hand slashed down, a cold light flashed, the Soviet sentry didn't have time to scream, his head rolled aside, and the rest of the Soviet sentries were killed by the soldiers in the same way.

The heavy smell of blood was quickly blown away by the night breeze and drifted into the noses of the soldiers, stimulating their blood boiling. ”

With Tong Batu's order, the cavalry released the reins of the horse, and the heel slammed the horse's belly, and the war horse in a state of outbreak at any time, like a rounded bow, popped out suddenly, and the boulder quickly changed its formation, turning into a huge arrow, with a cold murderous aura, rolling up a gust of wind, shooting straight towards the Soviet camp.

In the quiet night, the galloping war horses, the hooves of the horses wrapped in cotton cloth, stepped on the grass, there was no momentum like a drum, only a dull muffled sound, a distance of less than a thousand meters, for the cavalry charging at high speed, it was only a blink of an eye.

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