In more than two hours, the artillery groups under the eastern command of the independent division fired more than 100,000 rounds of shells of various calibers in a narrow area on the west bank of the Ulez River, within a radius of only a few dozen kilometers.

The Third Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front had already broken its backbone and lost its temper, and the artillery was able to fight back at first, but after the dense raining shells flew, in the loud explosions, they turned into ashes and parts.

The commander of the army, Major General Aslanov, watched the rising sun like a spitting fire, without the roaring artillery for more than two hours, the battlefield not only did not quiet, but became more noisy, he heard the earth-shaking shouts of the soldiers of the independent division when they charged, and closed his eyes in despair, he knew that his Third Army was completely finished.

Holding the telegram from the commander Yemenchenko, the deputy chief of staff, he smiled miserably, don't expect the next three armies to reach out and pull themselves, they themselves are still too busy! Under the attack of the troops of the Separate Division on the east bank of the Ulez River, they were in a hurry to cope.

In the telegram of Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, it was clear that "the main force, about 15 kilometers from the Ulez River, was attacked by more than 100,000 troops of the independent division, and the battle was extremely fierce. ”

"In view of the current situation on the battlefield, it is impossible to divide the disadvantages and respond to the withdrawal of your troops, therefore, your troops should actively seek a good way to get out of the battlefield, cross the Ulez River, and move closer to the direction where the main forces are, otherwise, the consequences will be worrying, and specific measures will be taken. You can determine for yourself according to the situation on the battlefield, let go and seek a way out of the battlefield, and the command will not interfere. ”

The most terrible thing is the last few sentences in the telegram, the main forces are about to withdraw, and. There is no time to wait for the Third Army, that is, the Third Army can only ask for more blessings for itself, and if it can run back, everyone will run away together. Slipping back in disgrace and not being able to run back. You, Commander Aslanov, will do it yourself. Give you the power, you can rest assured to use it boldly!

Commander Aslanov, who did not understand what Yemenchenko meant, the Third Army became an outcast, and the artillery of the separate division blocked the bridge over the Ulez River, although it stopped. But in his own hands, there is less than a quarter of the troops left, and most of them are wounded, even if they leave the wounded and run away on their own. But these 35,000 people rushed headlong into the battlefield on the east coast, and hundreds of thousands of troops fought in the big whirlpool, and even this little bit of people couldn't stir up a wave.

What's more, the infantry of the independent division has already besieged it, can it run away on its own? On their side, they suffered heavy losses and lost their morale, while on the other side, their morale was at their peak, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, surging up like a tide, engulfing the remaining little men and horses, and not even burping.

Lead the remaining soldiers and surrender to the Chinese? Looking at the ruthlessness of the troops of the independent division on the opposite side, it is clear that there is no room for sparing, and Commander Aslanov knows even more that the Third Army served as the vanguard of the raid on the Kulen troops, and what they did along the way!

Although the guards and staff officers who slaughtered the lives of the inhabitants of eastern Outer Mongolia had long been scattered by the shells and disappeared, he never imagined that he would end up with such a fate, and there was not even a person around him to collect the corpses, so he smiled miserably, pulled out his pistol, and pressed it against his temple.

A gunshot sounded, red blood, shot out, in the newborn morning sun, splashed out of a scarlet blood mist, commanding more than 40,000 horses and horses of the Soviet Army, when facing a desperate situation, desperate, drank bullets and committed suicide, the corpse was lying in the crater, around, is the angry wave of shouting and killing, is the independent division of the infantry when charged, swept by the vigorous figures!

At about 7 a.m. on 29 September, the battle on the west bank of the Ulez River ended with the annihilation of more than 40,000 men and men of the Third Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front.

Liu Tiehan retracted his gaze to observe the battlefield and said to Li Guangjin, director of the Operations Division: "Guangjin, order Chang Kai's Ninth Brigade to clean up the battlefield, Wan Fulin's Seventh Brigade, and Chang Enduo's Eighth Brigade to immediately open the Guò Ulez River Bridge and press the Soviet army on the east bank from the front!" ”

After speaking, he suddenly smiled and said: "What kind of battlefield are you cleaning, hundreds of thousands of shells are smashed down, and you can't even find a complete rifle in storage, but pay attention to searching for wounded Soviet soldiers, and tell Sù Chang Kai that when cleaning the battlefield, if the Soviet rout dares to resist, kill them immediately, don't show mercy to your subordinates, this third army, from the moment it entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, burned all the way." ”

"The hands of every Soviet soldier are stained with the blood of the common people of Outer Mongolia, according to my temper, I don't want a single prisoner, hey, forget it, after all, it's not a little devil, let Chang Kai interrogate the prisoners and kill all the people along the Soviet army's marching route, who gave the order?"

More than 30,000 troops of two brigades in the east, with a dignified murderous spirit, carrying the power of victory, and like a surging tide, rushed across the Ulez River, joined the battlefield, and launched a fierce attack on the Soviet army on the east bank.

Under the onslaught of the six brigades, the three corps of the Soviet Army, which were already on the defensive, immediately felt tremendous pressure, the defensive circle was repeatedly compressed, and the density of soldiers began to increase.

Seeing the casualties of the troops, constantly increasing, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was anxious, what he was most worried about was not the casualties of the troops, how could there be immortals in a war, what he was worried about was that once he was caught by the troops of the independent division, he would not be able to get rid of it, but fortunately, at this time, he received an order from the General Staff to accept his own construction and approve the troops to immediately get rid of the attack of the troops of the independent division and return to the outer Xing'an Mountains by the same route.

The order of the General Staff also particularly emphasized that "the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, which are surrounded by the troops of the independent divisions on the battlefields of Hagengol and Baiyinchagan in northern Outer Mongolia, are a lesson from the past, and the speed of your retreat should be fast, so as not to let the troops fall into the encirclement of the troops of the independent divisions. ”

In fact, when he knew that the Third Army was ambushed by the troops of the Independent Division on the west bank of the Ulez River and could not get out, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko already had the intention of retreating in his heart and had no desire to fight again, otherwise he would not have sent the telegram to the United Front Work Department requesting to retreat by the same route.

Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, who has been in the army for many years, knows very well that the Third Army may not be able to return, and the pressure on the independent division troops on the left and right flanks is already great enough, and once the Third Army is completely annihilated, the troops of the independent division that have been freed up and killed from the west bank of the Ulez River will deal a fatal blow to themselves, although it cannot be said that the army is defeated like a mountain, but it is not easy to get out smoothly!

As worried as he could, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, when he was giving the order to retreat to the troops in the midst of the bitter battle, received a report from the Fourth Army in the front that the temporary position of the army was attacked; The fierce attack from the independent division on the west bank of the Ulez River, which was likely to be unsupportable, asked the commander, comrade, to allow the Fourth Army to retreat and approach the brigade, so as not to be cut off by the troops of the independent division.

As soon as Lieutenant General Yemenchenko heard the report, he knew that the Third Army was completely finished, and that he himself had no idea whether he could get out of the battlefield smoothly, and he didn't know how to do it, and as soon as the battle began, his troops fell into an extremely passive state, and the sudden attack of the fierce artillery fire of the troops of the Independent Division disrupted the formation and queue of the troops, and from the first cannon sound to the present, more than 100,000 troops were all in a state of disorder, resisting the attack of the troops of the Independent Division.

If it is a face-to-face offensive battle, or a positional battle, he will not feel such a grievance, Yemenchenko, deputy chief of staff, is confident, with more than 100,000 horses in the four armies, weapons and equipment are not bad, plus his own command experience, and the independent division troops for a week, and then get out safely, it is not a problem, but now what is going on, the Chinese have long been ambushed in this area, and they are caught off guard.

But in any case, it is still out of the battlefield as the criterion, the Soviet army began to retreat, although it was chaotic, but it did not completely lose its rules, the troops alternately covered, fighting and walking, although the wolf bèi a little, but finally moved.

"Report to the deputy division commander, the troops on both flanks report that the Soviet troops are beginning to retreat, our troops are conducting volleys along the way, and the brigade commanders ask for instructions, should they attack on all fronts and leave the Soviet troops here?" A captain's staff officer reported to Liu Tiehan.

Liu Tiehan smiled coldly and said: "Got it, call back to the commanders of each unit, wait for the order, and use artillery fire to delay the retreat of the Soviet army as much as possible during this time!" ”

Then, Li Guangjin, who was beside him, said: "Guangjin, send a telegram to the division commander, the division commands, the battle on the west bank of the Ulez River is over, the Soviet Third Army has been annihilated, and the main force of the Soviet army on the east bank has begun to retreat, I plan to command the troops to carry out a long-distance pursuit, whether it is okay, please make it clear!" ”

Li Guangjin's eyes widened in surprise, and he said anxiously: "Deputy division commander, did you really order the troops to chase all the way to Waixinganling?" Although the Soviet army was defeated and retreated, its main force was still there, and the strength was comparable to our army. ”

Liu Tiehan laughed arrogantly and said: "Guangjin, you remember, there is a cheap advantage, that is a fool, the Soviet army is now eager to get rid of our flank, bent on leaving, neither the heart to fight again, nor the strength to face the battle, our opponent has already fled in the wilderness, there are clouds of soldiers, poor Kou Mo chases, I want to bite and not let go, beat the water dogs!" ”

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