The north wind howled, rolling up the sand and gravel everywhere, hitting the barren land, the night was as dark as ink, a few stars, as if they couldn't stand the cold, in the far-reaching night sky, shivering, the Gobi in the northwest of Outer Mongolia, Ulan Guben, the only few lights, made this town, more and more dead and silent.

Major General Xiao Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Brigade, put down the telegram in his hand with an ugly face, Major General Fang Yuanshan, commander of the 10th Brigade, Major General Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the 11th Brigade, and Major General Chen Han, commander of the 12th Brigade, couldn't help but look at Xiao Jinshan nervously, Fang Yuanshan asked: "Old Xiao, what did the division commander say?" ”

Xiao Jinshan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he said to the three old fellows angrily: "What else can I say, let us give up Ulan Guben and immediately turn in the direction of Kulun, for our plan to block the Soviet army going north to Minusinsk along the way, simply veto, yes, prepare to run away!" ”

The other three brigade commanders all fell into silence, the division commander ordered the withdrawal of Ulan Guben, which was originally in the battle plan of the southern front, but if the battle was not fought, he would abandon Ulan Guben, it is a pity, Ulan Guben is a good place to block, not to mention the defensive facilities left over from the past dynasties, after the four brigades of the direct corps withdrew here, they carried out large-scale reinforcement, which was to prepare for a big fight with the Soviet army here.

Moreover, with the command ability of these people, the combat effectiveness of the troops, and the individual soldiers of the soldiers, they will block the main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front going north along the way.

Xiao Jinshan sat on the canvas marching chair with his buttocks, and the chair "creaked" for a while. Lit a cigarette and exhaled a heavy puff of smoke, "Tell me, old guys, what is this called?" Our four field brigades are 90,000 people, and the artillery of various calibers is not small, don't we have the ability to fight with Lao Maozi? ”

"I'm aggrieved in my heart, very aggrieved, the northern front is in full swing, let's not ask for such a large-scale battle, it's always okay to beat the side drum and harass the Soviet army along the way, right? It's not like I haven't done it before. Are you familiar with the road, the division commander does this, obviously he doesn't believe in the four brigades behind our number! Xiao Jinshan grumbled.

Seeing Xiao Jinshan speak, a little out of the blue, Fang Yuanshan reminded: "I said Lao Xiao." Don't complain, the division commander does this. There must be a deeper purpose. Our four brigades gathered together, close to 90,000 troops, which seems to be a lot, but compared with more than 1 million Soviet troops, it is still not enough, that is, they are directly rushing to the two group armies of Ulan Guben. The number of troops is far superior to ours, so don't worry about it, get ready to evacuate. It's a pity, we've put a lot of effort into it! ”

Xiao Jinshan squinted his eyes, glanced at Fang Yuanshan, and in his nose, he snorted dissatisfiedly, obviously, he didn't like to listen to the old man's words, but what people said was also true, whether it was the two group armies or the main force of the Soviet army on the southern front, they were all behemoths.

Major General Chen Han, commander of the 12th Brigade, is a small character among the veteran brigade commanders directly under the corps, the 11th Brigade and the 12th Brigade are all later formed formations, which are based on some backbone troops from various brigades, and then some second-line troops are upgraded and formed.

Hearing Xiao Jinshan's complaining and Fang Yuanshan's persuasion, Chen Han didn't say anything, and seeing that everyone stopped talking, Chen Han said with a smile: "Three brigade commanders, I have a Jianyi, which not only does not disobey the orders of the division commander, but also achieves the purpose of harassing and delaying the main force of the Soviet army to move north!" ”

Xiao Jinshan jumped up from the chair and said anxiously: "Hey, old twelve, don't sell it, hurry up, I'm so anxious to smoke if I don't see my brother!" ”

For the title of "old twelve", Chen Han is quite helpless, each brigade directly under the corps, according to the number, from one to twelve, has become a conventional name, I don't know who called it first, anyway, it is spread within the directly subordinate corps, in this regard, the brigade commanders who are ranked lower are very reluctant, helpless, the first few brigade commanders, this is called this one, happy to do it, as long as it is in the corps meeting, the meeting is the old dozen......

Among them, especially Liu Hongzhang, commander of the First Brigade, Chu Ziye, commander of the Fourth Brigade, and Xiao Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Brigade, shouted very smoothly, and Liu Hongzhang's words were very straightforward to those who raised objections, "Few, if you don't like to listen, you can go to the division commander and ask for adjustment, if I am transferred to other brigades, I will accept it absolutely without complaints!" ”

That is to say, who can ask to be a brigade commander in a certain brigade because of a title, and go to the division commander specifically, isn't that waiting to be criticized?

However, if at this time, the four brigade commanders, especially Xiao Jinshan, learned that Liu Hongzhang, who had always regarded himself as the boss, was now a deputy battalion commander who was aggrieved, and he still didn't laugh at his belly?

Chen Han touched the short stubble on his chin and said: "The purpose of the division commander is not to let us suffer in front of the superior Soviet army, but we can be flexible, not only will it not affect the withdrawal of the troops, but also bite the Soviet army a few bites." ”

Seeing that the other three people listened attentively, Chen Han continued: "We can do this, the main force of the brigade will evacuate Ulan Guben normally in accordance with the order of the division commander, but leave a small number of elite troops to carry out the task of harassing the Soviet army." ”

"Several, each of our brigades and regiments, there is no reconnaissance company, and the brigade headquarters still has a reconnaissance battalion directly under it, what is that for? If we talk about means such as touching the camp, assassinating people, and going deep behind enemy lines, of course, they are not as good as the special operations detachment, but they are not much worse, this is our special operations detachment, all of which are scattered out, destroying roads, bridges, laying mines, and sneaking up on the Soviet army's logistics units along the way north, and the role played is no smaller than that of our troops! ”

Xiao Jinshan was amazed, looked at Fang Yuanshan and said, "This plan is wonderful!" See, the old twelve is young, the brain is flexible, which is like the old ten and the eleventh you two, just know the sad face, what do you think of this plan, anyway, I am in favor of raising my hands! ”

Fang Yuanshan sneered, "I said Lao Jiu, don't bring a high hat to yourself, didn't you also have a sad face just now, a face is like an eggplant, I also agree with Brigade Commander Chen's construction, Lao Ren, what about you?" ”

Ren Zhaoquan, the commander of the 11th Brigade, nodded cautiously and said: "I also agree with Brigade Commander Chen's opinion, however, let me add one point, let's scatter all the reconnaissance troops, that is, sixteen companies plus four battalions, more than 5,000 people, almost catching up with a reinforced regiment, so many troops, there should be a unified command organ, don't do their own thing, the effect of mutual cooperation will be better, if that company is bitten by the Soviet army, there will be a rescue!" ”

Fang Yuanshan stretched out his thumb and said: "Okay, sure enough, I think it's a good idea, I think, it's called the Western Mongolian Guerrilla Detachment of the Independent Division, anyway, it's a temporary combat command organ, and the head of the detachment is my chief of staff, Colonel Xu Guodong, anyway, it's a temporary combat command organization, and it doesn't need to be approved by the division headquarters, and the division commander doesn't know better!" ”

Xiao Jinshan laughed and said, "Okay! It can be done! A few, leave so many nails for Lao Maozi's troops, we should also organize the troops to evacuate, the troops of the two Soviet armies are less than a day's journey away from us, don't be bitten in the ass! ”

Just when Xiao Jinshan and them were plotting to give the main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front to the north at full speed and find more trouble, the outer battlefield of Minusinsk has entered the final stage, under the siege of eight mechanized infantry brigades and four tank brigades of the directly subordinate corps, the headquarters of the 43rd Army and the subordinate First Army can no longer retreat with their whole bodies, and they are dragged to the death in the area of Barekcha, struggling to support!

"Boom! Rumble! Boom! A burst of shells exploded in a small village near Barekcha, and the dust and smoke that it stirred up immediately shrouded the small village, which consisted of only a dozen broken stone houses, in a fog.

The commander of the army group, Lieutenant General Bamyyanov, looked at the fire from the explosion of the shells outside, his face turned pale, and shouted at the chief of staff, Major General Khabarovsky: "Comrade Chief of Staff, has the telegram sent to the headquarters of the Front Army for help?" Why has no specific order been received from the command of the Front until now? ”

Chief of Staff Khabarovsky replied with a bitter face: "Comrade commander, when we were attacked by the main forces of the independent division, a telegram for help was already sent, and every hour, it was re-issued, explaining the dangerous situation we are facing. ”

Lieutenant General Bamiyanov roared: "Nonsense, I know, but the point is that we have now been bitten by the main forces of the independent division, and we simply cannot quickly get out of the battlefield, what I need is reinforcements, not these!" ”

Chief of Staff Khabarovsky's throat was dry, and he replied: "Comrade commander, the Front has ordered that the four armies of the four armies that are heading south to Ulan Guben immediately turn around and return north to rescue our department, and besides, Commander Vasilevsky, who has already commanded the main forces of the Front on the Southern Front, is rushing to the Minusinsk battlefield day and night!" ”

Looking at Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, whose face was as gloomy as the night sky outside, Chief of Staff Khabarovsky said cautiously: "The commander is still in the telegram, ordering our group army, at any cost, to entangle the main force of the independent division, and create favorable conditions for the main force of the front army to encircle and annihilate the main force of the independent division around Minusinsk!" ”

"What?" Lieutenant General Bamiyanov, the green tendons on his head, bulging one after another, are obviously on the verge of going berserk.

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