Liu Hongzhang led the convoy transporting ammunition to avoid the battlefield as much as possible, and rushed as fast as possible.

If it weren't for the division commander's inexplicable order, he would have been transferred off the battlefield and be the deputy battalion commander, wouldn't he be commanding the first brigade and fighting vigorously?

Liu Hongzhang sat in the first car, opening the road in front, in the canvas-covered carriage, there was a platoon of soldiers of the armed escort company, the north wind was howling, and through the open window, the smoke mixed with the smell of burnt smell blew in, this smell was familiar and felt cordial, which made his blood run and his body was full of desire to fight.

The truck drove up a hill, in front of which was a pitch-black field, on the battlefield, the fire of the shell explosion was blocked by another hill, so that Liu Hongzhang's heart was vaguely lost, the troops were fighting vigorously, but he stayed out of the matter, what is this called?

Liu Hongzhang inadvertently looked to the right, suddenly, the muscles of his whole body tensed, like a leopard smelling danger, all the senses, all the senses, all mentioned the highest range, just now, at the moment when the convoy drove down the hill, he saw that on the right wing of the convoy, about a few thousand meters away, there seemed to be some dim light, flashing and disappearing, although it was very short, it was still captured by him!

It was the reflection of the steel helmet in the faint starlight, if you didn't pay attention or didn't pay attention, you couldn't pay attention to it at all, but what kind of person is Liu Hongzhang, almost all the years have been spent on the battlefield of life and death, and there is this almost instinctive intuition for danger.

Moreover, the route on which the convoy was located, which was already far from the battlefield, was reflected here by the reflection of steel helmets, their own troops. will not stupidly run to a place where there is no battle and squat, then, there is only one possibility, that is, the Soviet army that has fled from the battlefield!

Liu Hongzhang picked up the walkie-talkie, "Attention to all companies, the truck turned off its headlights, slowed down, and the truck with mortars and light and heavy machine guns, plus two ammunition trucks, stopped." Armed escort company, all get out of the car and get ready for battle! With that, he grabbed his submachine gun and jumped out of the car. The agile movements stunned the truck driver. react. With a sharp brake, the figure of the deputy battalion commander of the major general could not be seen.

The soldiers in the car hurriedly jumped down and lay down on the spot, their guns pointing at the dark front. However, not a single person, finding any circumstance, turned off the headlights of the convoy. Continuing to drive at a low speed in the dark night, after a while, the commanders of the two automobile companies and the commanders of the armed escort companies touched Liu Hongzhang's side.

"Deputy battalion commander, what's going on?" The commander of the armed escort company asked in a low voice, obviously, this is also the question that the other two company commanders want to ask the most.

Liu Hongzhang stared at the depression in front of him, and said without looking back: "On the right side of the convoy, in the depression about 1,500 meters away, there are scattered troops of the Soviet Army, the specific number is unknown!" ”

Who believes? Except for the howling north wind and the continuous sound of gunfire, nothing can be seen, just by the words of the deputy battalion commander Liu who wears the epaulettes of the major general, besides, the current location of the convoy is at least a dozen kilometers away from the battlefield, can the Soviet army break through the encirclement of our troops and run here?

However, seeing Liu Hongzhang's stern face, his eyes shining, like a hungry wolf seeing his prey, the three company commanders swallowed back the words that came to their mouths, and a company commander reminded in a low voice: "Deputy battalion commander, the task issued by the regiment is to order us to transport ammunition to the fourth brigade within an hour, the time is very tight, we can't afford to delay!" Even if there are scattered troops of the Soviet army, we can't eat it! ”

The meaning of these words is obvious, you can't let the entire convoy delay the business just because of the illusory hostile situation of your deputy battalion commander Liu! What's more, fighting a war is a matter for front-line field troops, so can we, the logistics soldiers, fight a war?

Liu Hongzhang was not happy to listen, "What's wrong with the logistics soldiers?" Logistics soldiers are not soldiers of independent divisions? Won't shoot and fight? Joke, in this way, you two, continue to move forward with the convoy, the two truckloads of ammunition and two trucks of equipment are left, after crossing this hill, turn on the headlights, and move forward at full speed, we can't delay the task. ”

"The armed escort company will all stay, under my command, kill this group of old Mao soldiers, as soon as we start fighting here, the surrounding troops can still not be heard, no more than thirty minutes, keep it around!" This is called fighting a war and completing a task, without delay, carry out the order! ”

The three company commanders felt that it was inappropriate, but it could be seen that Liu Hongzhang had an unquestioning look on his face, and there was no room for negotiation at all, so they had to carry out their orders separately.

Liu Hongzhang stared intently at the depression, and the aura of danger became stronger and stronger, "I said, how many soldiers in the company can fiddle with mortars and light and heavy machine guns?" He asked the commander of the armed escort company.

The company commander was happy, and said proudly: "Deputy battalion commander, we deal with these guns all day long, and there are more than 130 people in the company, all of whom can use them, but they have not been trained in live ammunition shooting, and it is difficult to say that they are accurate!" ”

"Smack!" Liu Hongzhang slapped the company commander on the back heavily, and opened his mouth with joy, "Cheng, if you can shoot a gun, you can do it!" He rubbed his hands, obviously very excited, with an eager expression, "I order, move the mortars and light and heavy machine guns from the car, you are responsible, select the fighters, form a temporary artillery team and a light and heavy machine gun team, prepare for shelling and shooting, and the other fighters are responsible for immediately building a position, don't fire yet, wait for my order!" He commanded.

Colonel Paviskov, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 9th Division of the 3rd Army of the Soviet Army, was an experienced soldier, and when the independent division counterattacked the troops head-on and began to counterattack, more than 1,000 tanks pressed over in unison, and Colonel Paviskov knew that the Third Army was over, and no pure infantry unit could hold the blocking line in the face of so many armored cluster assaults, even if the Soviet Red Army armed with Comrade Stalin's great ideas could not do it!

The progress of the battle, as he expected, was soon divided into innumerable pieces by the independent divisions that ferociously pounced on them, and all the chain of command was disrupted, and each unit had to fight on its own.

Colonel Paviskov had more eyes, and he ordered his regiment not to disperse, to maintain its formation, not to mention fighting hard with the Chinese tanks, and to try to break through in the direction of the weaker firepower of the independent division.

After three turns and two turns, he broke through like a fly without a head, and was really Colonel Paviskov, with his regiment with very little loss, from the gap between the encirclement of the seventh brigade and the eighth brigade, drilled out, and gradually broke away from the main battlefield, not only that, but also collected a lot of stragglers from other units along the way, and after leaving the battlefield for more than 20 kilometers, the original regiment of more than 2,000 people actually reached more than 5,000 people, almost three regiments.

The direction in which Colonel Paviskov commanded the troops was southeast, which was exactly the direction of the other four group armies going south to Ulan Guben, and Comrade Comrade Regiment Commander was like a mirror in his heart, and then mixed with other units of the Third Army, it was the result of the total annihilation, either killed by the Chinese or captured by the Chinese, and going south, out of the battlefield, close to the main forces of the front, was the only way out.

Highlighting the encirclement of the independent division is just the first step, and the next road is extremely dangerous, more than 5,000 people, not a small number, the target is too big, attracting the pursuers, it is also difficult to escape, but at this time, it is not a way to get rid of the soldiers of other troops, in case they are captured alive by the soldiers of the independent division, their own traces will be exposed immediately!

There was no way, Colonel Paviskov, so he had to send a small force to reconnoiter in all directions, groping for a retreat, and just after turning a hill, he saw a long convoy of troops, coming from far and near.

Dare to turn on the bright headlights and march with a swagger, who else will it be except for the troops of the independent division? The atmosphere of tension and panic instantly enveloped the hearts of the Soviet soldiers, and Colonel Paviskov was quite calm, commanding this group of stragglers, hiding in place, and at this moment, he never wanted to fight any unit of the independent division, even if it was a company or a platoon.

When the convoy drove nearby, the convoy lights suddenly went out, and Colonel Paviskov's heart jumped uncontrollably, "It's over!" This must be the unit of the independent division that is searching for itself! He complained to himself.

However, this convoy did not stop, but continued to drive, and Colonel Paviskov, who was desperate for life, finally fell into his stomach when he mentioned his throat, and he gave an order: "All soldiers, continue to hide in place, and when the Chinese convoy has crossed the hill, all of them will immediately leave this place as quickly as possible!" ”

At this moment, a captain who went out to reconnoitre, touched it back and reported a message, "Comrade regiment commander, on our right, in a wood, about three kilometers away, several tents were found, which, according to my observations, are likely to be an important command of the independent division!" ”

Colonel Paviskov was taken aback and hurriedly asked: "On what basis did you come to this judgment?" ”

The captain said: "The tent is lit up, there are many Chinese coming in and out, and from time to time jeeps come or leave, around the tent, listening to more than a dozen trucks and armored command vehicles, in addition, there are a lot of radio antennas and telephone lines, stretching out from the woods, in all directions!" ”

"Did you spot a large number of guards?" He asked again.

"No, only a handful of soldiers of the Independent Division are standing guard!" The captain replied in the affirmative.

Colonel Paviskov's mind began to come alive, if it was the station of the large troops of the independent division, even if he received Comrade Stalin's personal order, he would not send him to death, but now the situation is different, he has already drilled into the rear of the independent division, if he takes the opportunity to end the command of this independent division, not only can he use the hostages to get out safely, but after returning to the team, he will also make great contributions!

A battle plan for a surprise attack, quickly formed in the mind of Colonel Paviskov!

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