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Volume One On the Songhua River Chapter 1863 The Arrow is on the String

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    The words of Ouyang Yishan, commander of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade of the Corps directly under the ** Division, are also inspired by the words. This brother Liu always has such a restless expression before a battle, especially when he is fighting for a mission.  It was as if they were on gunpowder, yelling at whoever they caught. Now the 1st and 2nd brigades were fighting side by side, and there was no competition for tasks. Otherwise, at this moment, I would be the best target.

    However, once he entered the battle, Liu Hongzhang behaved extremely calmly and patiently like a hunting tiger. His precise grasp of the battlefield situation and the changes in the battle situation reached an astonishing level. At least Ouyang Yishan felt that he was not as good as him.  , so he only half-jokingly prodded Liu Hongzhang a few words, which was regarded as revenge for being bullied in the past.

    Liu Hongzhang stopped, rolled his eyes and said: "You think I am willing to do this, aren't you anxious? Think about it, our counterattack plan this time is very risky. First of all, in terms of military strength, it will not occupy  The superiority and heavy equipment are still left behind, and there is no advantage in troops and firepower. This is inconsistent with the division commander's consistent insistence that superior forces and firepower must be concentrated in every battle to fight a war of annihilation. "

    "I'm worried that the division commander won't approve our counterattack plan. Then we'll miss a good opportunity. Alas, if the heavy artillery regiments of our two brigades follow up, it won't be so strenuous at all to covert the forward troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard. Quietly  After retreating to a safe area, the two heavy artillery regiments bombarded for an hour, and all problems were solved. I am used to fighting battles with superior fire support, but I am not used to fighting such a battle suddenly. "

    "I don't know how many years the First Brigade has not had the support of heavy artillery and tanks. It has relied on mortars, light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns to solve the battle. I don't believe it. Can you, Brother Ouyang, get used to it? Even though you look like you are nothing, in fact, in my heart  More anxious than me, right?"

    Ouyang Yishan was about to retort when Colonel Liu Chenglin, Chief of Staff of the First Brigade, hurried in and said, "Report to the two commanders-in-chief that we just received a call back from the division commander!"

    Liu Hongzhang asked eagerly: "Chief of Staff, how did the division commander reply?"

    Liu Chenglin said with a smile: "Brigadier Commander, the division commander has agreed to our counterattack plan and made two demands!"

    Before Liu Chenglin could finish speaking, Liu Hongzhang snatched the telegram and read it quickly.  Liu Chenglin knew the brigade commander's temper and looked helplessly at Ouyang Yishan, who smiled kindly and expressed understanding.

    After reading the telegram, Liu Hongzhang said: "Okay. The division commander came with us, Brigadier Ouyang. The division commander's request is consistent with our expectations. Fight a war of annihilation or rush all the Soviet troops back to the north bank. I will consider it.  When the troops are equal and the firepower is not superior, there is no guarantee of annihilation. It may end up being a mixed battle, and the Soviet troops will be exhausted. I, Old Liu, are not greedy enough.  To this extent!¡±

    "If the battle cannot be resolved before dawn and the Soviet troops on the north bank come up with reinforcements, we will be in trouble! Maybe the Soviet troops will make dumplings. Therefore, my opinion is to drive the Soviet troops back to the north bank. This will help  Be sure, Brigadier Ouyang, what¡¯s your opinion?¡±

    After finishing speaking, he handed the telegram to Ouyang Yishan and waited for the deputy commander-in-chief's opinion. Ouyang Yishan read the telegram and replied: "Commander Liu, I completely agree with your opinion. In fact, it is necessary to drive the Soviet army away."  Returning to the north bank is exactly the purpose of our counterattack. Chief of Staff Liu called back to the division commander. All members of the Selenge River Battle Command carefully studied the division commander's order and believed that in order to move the Soviet troops on the south bank,  It is safe to drive away from the current position.¡±

    "Chief of Staff Liu, please call the division commander back like this," Ouyang Yishan looked at Liu Hongzhang and said, "Commander Liu, do you think it's okay to call back like this?"

    Liu Hongzhang smiled and scolded: "You have said all that needs to be said, and you still ask for my opinion! Then, he said to Liu Chenglin: "Chief of Staff, immediately issue combat orders to the troops, and launch a counterattack at two o'clock in the morning. The Outer Mongolia border defense  Military troops must send special personnel to carry written orders and convey them in person, not by phone. Do you understand what I mean?  "

    Of course Liu Chenglin understood what the brigade commander meant, nodded with a smile and left. Ouyang Yishan looked at Liu Hongzhang and said teasingly: "I didn't see it, you brother Liu is quite attentive!"

    Liu Hongzhang said with a hint of pride: "That's right, I, Old Liu, always think carefully about problems. This is the first time for the two armies to fight together. Don't let Sun Zhenbang's subordinates think that we are trying to show off the boss's face and point fingers.  , This is no better than competing for tasks between you and me. No matter how much we quarrel, we can¡¯t get rid of the big pot of the directly affiliated corps! "

    In Kulun, Outer Mongolia, at the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters, Tang Qiuli looked at the telegram sent by Liu Hongzhang and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "This Liu Hongzhang is good, very smart, and calm enough. It seems that I have some problems."  Stop calming down, Yu He, call Liu Hongzhang back and agree to their battle plan!"

    The northwest wind is getting strongerThe strong force blew the cold water vapor of the Selenge River to the south bank. In the dark night, the roar of the river more and more highlighted the darkness of the night. Vadkin, the commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District on the south bank  The major general wrapped up his coat and looked at the Army Division's position, which was only a few hundred meters away from him. In the dark night, he looked like a crouching monster, somewhat uneasy.

    Two batches of troops with more than 50,000 people in 15 regiments have been hanging alone on the south bank for more than a day. During this period, they launched countless attacks on the ** division's positions, but every time, they were hit.  Although their heads were broken and bleeding, it cannot be said that the troops did not try their best. However, the defense line composed of submachine guns, rifles and grenades remained unmoved. Every time they attacked, their troops were greeted by endless rain of bullets and grenades like black old birds.

    Before heading south to recapture Outer Mongolia, Major General Wadkin's Tongguo Intelligence Department learned that the opponent of the Transcaucasus Military Region troops was the second-rate troops of the Chinese Tang Qiuli. What is the concept of a second-rate troops? Wadkin, who was born in the veteran army  Major General Jin naturally understood that this meant that the opponent's combat effectiveness was definitely not strong enough, which also showed that the opponent's weapons and equipment were weak.

    Moreover, cavalry is still the main force. Major General Wadkin once sneered at cavalry. Maybe, if we go back more than ten years, the cavalry will dominate the battlefield and become a nightmare for the infantry. But now, facing the mechanized corps?  With the torrent of iron armor, the cavalry could only be submerged in the whirlpool of the war and crushed to pieces by tanks and armored vehicles. The cavalry should be a branch that has been eliminated from the battlefield.

    But after the battle of crossing the river started, Major General Wadkin discovered that he was wrong, very seriously. Under the cover of tank fire, he commanded his troops to cross the Selenga River. After paying casualties, he finally stood firm on the south bank.  Seeing a cavalryman and a war horse, facing a solid fortification and a fire net composed of too many automatic weapons, the troops were forced to stop here and could no longer advance even half a step.

    ¡° Moreover, the battlefield situation is extremely unfavorable to us. The troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards are condescending, and their firepower can easily suppress their own troops, even if there is one soldier.  Being exposed outside the simple fortifications will attract a burst of bullets. If anyone said to his face now that the Chinese ** troops blocking the south bank passage were second-rate troops and cavalry troops, Major General Wadkin would definitely dare to criticize him.  He drooled all over his face and yelled "Fart!"

    In this afternoon's attack, the tank unit that was responsible for the fire cover and played a decisive role was blown up by the bombers of the US Army.  What does the south bank rely on to stand firm?

    Without the cover and suppression of tank artillery fire, the bullets of the **Division's troops can suppress tens of thousands of soldiers so that they cannot raise their heads, leaving them passively beaten. Their own troops cannot break through the positions of the **Division's troops, but those Chinese  The battlefield was in a temporary stalemate, but who knew what would happen. "Standing alone on the south bank for a long night is really a chore," Major General Wadkin thought dissatisfied.

    At one o'clock in the morning on September 21st, the darkest hour of the night, there were more than 30,000 troops in the two main field brigades directly under the corps, plus more than 15,000 troops in the four reinforced regiments of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard.  , entered the position quietly an hour in advance. The roaring Selenge River and the strong night wind concealed the movements of the troops. The light and heavy machine guns responsible for fire cover stretched out their black muzzles and pointed at the people on the river beach.  Soviet Army.

    In the second trench, the mortar units of the first and second brigades, plus all the mortar units of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards, totaled more than 600 mortars. They raised their muzzles and fired outside.  The artillerymen of the Mongolian Border Guards whispered the coordinates and directions of the artillery attack to the artillerymen directly under the corps. In addition to hundreds of mortars, there were also more than 20 recoilless gun batteries and more than 400 recoilless guns.  gun.

    This was a powerful weapon against Soviet firepower. For this counterattack, Liu Hongzhang used all his cards and all his resources. He did not have large-caliber heavy artillery, so he used more than a thousand mortars and recoilless rifles.  , a sudden artillery attack on the Soviet army, a few hundred meters, which is the optimal distance for these small-caliber artillery to exert their power. On the front of the counterattack, the density of small-caliber artillery reached more than forty-five per kilometer.

    At one o'clock in the morning, Liu Hongzhang looked at his watch and said to Ouyang Yishan: "Deputy Commander Ouyang, I will go to the front and take command. You will sit at the headquarters. If the battle starts within thirty minutes, we have not disrupted it."  The Soviet army's position will be activated and all the troops of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard will be put in! "

    Ouyang Yishan couldn't agree, so he became anxious and said loudly: "No! No! Brigadier Liu, you are the commander-in-chief of the battle. How can you visit the front line in person? I should be the one to go. This is against the rules!"

    Liu Hongzhang looked at Ouyang Yan, who was so anxious that his eyes were burning.He grabbed a steel helmet and put it on his head. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Chenglin, the brigade chief of staff, and Meng Chaoxu, chief of the combat section of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army, hurried in with a cold air.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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