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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1929 Bad News from the Front Line

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    In eastern Outer Mongolia, on the west bank of the Urez River, at around 4 a.m. on September 29, Liu Tiehan's East Point troops ambushed the Soviet Far East Front and a major battle began to reinforce the battlefield troops in Outer Mongolia.

    Taking advantage of the unexpected situation, calculated deliberately and unintentionally, after the Third Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front crossed the Urez River Bridge, the artillery of the East Point Army in the frontal position performed a beautiful combination of punches and gestures like thunder.

    A large-caliber howitzer group, blocking and cutting off its retreat to the east bank of the Urez River, covering the rearguard and baggage troops, a mortar group and a combination of light and heavy machine guns, attacking the vanguard division of the Third Army, a rocket launcher group, and destroying a tank of the Third Army  The more than 200 tanks of the brigade were turned into piles of scrap metal, and the vanguard division of the Third Army was enveloped in a sea of ??fire.

    Hundreds of large-caliber howitzers, five regiments of thirty-two rocket launchers, nearly a thousand mortars, plus light and heavy machine guns, beat the area on the west bank of the Urez River, which was only a few dozen kilometers in radius, like boiling molten iron.  , like a boiling pot, the fire of the exploding shells reflected the gloomy sky red. Under the flash of fire, there were the figures of Soviet soldiers who were embarrassed to avoid the artillery fire. There were scattered and burning cars and artillery carriages.  .

    The Soviet artillery, which hastily responded to the challenge, was of good quality. They used the temporary artillery position to start fighting back. As soon as they fired one round of artillery shells, they were retaliated by thousands of large-caliber grenades. The fire was shining, smoke and dust were everywhere, and shrapnel was flying across the Soviet Union.  In the temporary position of the army artillery, the Soviet artillery and artillery turned into parts flying in the sky. After more than ten minutes of artillery battle, the Soviet artillery was completely silenced.

    Less than an hour after the battle began, the rearguard division and the vanguard division of the Third Army were licked by the flames that shrouded the heaven and earth, and more than one-third of the troops were engulfed. Moreover, not even a shadow of the infantry of the East Point Army was seen.  To a.  What he saw were cannonballs flying and falling like fireballs all over the sky.

    When the battle reached this point, Major General Aslanov, commander of the Third Army, knew that he had hit an iron plate. Moreover, he also vaguely guessed the intention of the independent division troops, which was to attack the beginning and the end without attacking the middle.  , this is a posture to completely annihilate the Third Army, in Chinese terms.  It is called making dumplings, and the stuffing of dumplings is the plan of the Third Army's troops to break the ambush circle of the independent division troops, especially after losing the tank brigade, the main assault force.  Totally useless.

    Commander Aslanov began to panic and could not retreat.  No progress.  An army of more than 40,000 troops is in an open field with no terrain to avoid artillery fire, no shelter, and thousands of artillery shells.  He didn't even have a chance to return the phone. Regardless of his current position, he was calm for the time being, and he knew it very well.  It won't take long for swarms of artillery shells to cover this place.

    Commander Aslanov sent several telegrams asking for help to the leader of the team, Deputy Chief of Staff Yemenchenko, saying, "Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff, our Third Army was attacked by the Independent Division on the west bank of the Urez River.  The violent artillery bombardment of the army, the intensity and ferocity of the artillery fire, are unprecedented. I request the main force to move closer to me immediately and coordinate the withdrawal of our third army to the east bank of the Urez River to get rid of the situation of total army annihilation. This telegram is extremely urgent!  "

    After receiving the telegram from Commander Aslanov, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's face was ashen, and he tore the telegram into pieces with a few furious hands. Looking at the battlefield where the sound of gunfire turned into a pot of porridge, he thought angrily, "  Aslanov wants me to rescue him? I don¡¯t know who to rescue him? Find out the number of the independent division unit that attacked us, and the name of the commander. It¡¯s so fucking painful to stand up and talk.¡±

    "If I knew that I was attacked by that general under Tang Qiuli, why would I still be confused here? Passively respond? God doesn't know how so many independent division troops appeared out of thin air!"

    Thirty minutes after the battle on the west bank of the Urez River started, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, who received the report from Commander Aslanov, did not dare to neglect and commanded the troops of the three armies to attack the third army as quickly as possible.  As the three armies moved closer, he also knew that the Third Army was about thirty kilometers away from the main force and was a lone force standing out. It was suddenly ambushed by the independent division. If it was not done well, it would lose troops and generals.

    Just as the Soviet troops of the three armies were rushing towards the Urez River like crazy, more than 100,000 troops from the six brigades of the East Point, who had been lying in wait for several hours on the left and right flanks, suddenly came out from both sides.  The coming strong wind caught the Soviet army by surprise again.

    The fighting style was exactly the same as that of the troops in the frontal position. First, they covered the Soviet marching column with fierce artillery fire. Then, bullets flew like a torrential rain, whizzing and flying, killing the Soviet troops of the three armies in one fell swoop.  It's going to be a mess.

    Lieutenant General Yemenchenko never expected that so many independent division troops would suddenly appear. Judging from the sound of gunfire that stretched for dozens of kilometers, Tang Qiuli had brought out at least hundreds of thousands of troops to ambush him.  , then, the question arises, is the force that besieged Kulykin the main force of the Independent Division?  Also, so many unique thingsThe division troops entered the battlefield in Outer Mongolia. Why was there no mention of it in the enemy situation report from the headquarters?

    However, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was not too worried. He commanded three armies with more than 130,000 troops. Even if he was ambushed by the independent division, he would not be easily defeated. The battle took place on the left and right  direction, there was no gunfire from behind. In other words, the strength of the independent division troops was roughly equal to our own strength, and it was impossible to encircle them on three sides. At worst, they would retreat to the original route after a day or two.

    However, the high command should be informed of the situation they encountered. The plan to raid Kulun to rescue the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region was difficult to realize. At the very least, the independent division troops in front of them would not let them pass.

    Lieutenant General Yemenchenko calmly issued an order, ordering the three armies to deploy on the spot, first to block the attack of the independent division troops, and then to gain a firm foothold. Although he was suddenly attacked, he could not mess up first.

    After finishing the arrangements, he looked at the battlefield that turned half the sky red and sighed. Lieutenant General Yemenchenko personally drafted a telegram to the headquarters, "The headquarters transferred to Comrade Stalin, and our Far Eastern Front troops rushed to Kulun.  The troops were suddenly attacked by the Independent Division in the area on the east bank of the Ulez River in eastern Outer Mongolia. Judging from the fighting situation, the enemy's troops dispatched were at least three to four corps, accompanied by a large number of large-caliber artillery.  "

    "The Third Army that we sent to the west bank of the Urez River was also attacked by the Independent Division thirty minutes ago. Based on this, we can judge that the number of troops sent by Tang Qiuli exceeds ours.  , Now, the fighting situation is very tense. All the troops are fighting with the enemy. It can be seen that the plan of long-distance attack on Cullen is no longer possible. I suggest that the troops of the Far East Front immediately withdraw to the same route as they came.  To avoid unnecessary losses, please give your opinion as soon as possible.¡±

    At about five o'clock in the morning on September 29, Stalin was woken up from his sleep by his attendant, "Comrade Stalin! Comrade Stalin! Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, is here. I have important military information to report to you!"  "

    ¡°What a nasty guy, he doesn¡¯t even let anyone get a good night¡¯s sleep!¡± Stalin muttered, walking out of the bedroom in his pajamas with an inappropriate look on his face.

    When I arrived at the living room, I saw at a glance that Marshal Petroshilov was like an ant on a hot pot. He was walking back and forth in the living room with sweat on his face. He felt restless. Without waiting for Stalin to ask, Marshal Petroshilov  He said angrily: "I'm sorry, Comrade Stalin, for disturbing your rest. There is really an urgent military situation and I need to report it to you in person!"

    Stalin said kindly: "Sit down and say, Comrade Petroshilov, the sky will not fall." After saying that, he sat on the sofa first.

    Petroshilov sat down in the mood, opened the folder, took out a telegram, handed it to Stalin, and said: "At about 4:40 this morning, the General Staff received the news of the Far Eastern Front attacking Kulun.  The urgent telegram from the commander of the team, Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, was that they were suddenly attacked by the main force of the Independent Division near the Urez River in eastern Outer Mongolia! "

    "According to the situation described in Lieutenant General Yemenchenko's telegram, the strength of the independent division should be around four and a half corps, about 170,000 to 180,000 people, and there are also a large number of large-caliber artillery. Now, the strength of the Far East Front  The troops were blocked on the east bank of the Urez River and were unable to move forward. He also suggested that the plan to attack Cullen be cancelled, and the troops should withdraw along the same route! "

    "What?" Stalin, who was so shocked by Marshal Petroshilov's words that he jumped up from the sofa before reading the telegram, screamed out of control, "Comrade Petroshilov, please tell me what happened outside the siege."  The independent divisions in the Caucasus Military Region number about 150,000, and the independent divisions attacking the Far East Front number about 180,000. In total, the number of troops transferred to Outer Mongolia by Tang Qiuli reached more than 330,000.  ¡±

    "With so many independent divisions entering the Outer Mongolia region, why do we not have any intelligence at all? Military intelligence is handled by the Military Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters. You said that because we did not have accurate intelligence, we had no accurate information about the independent divisions on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia.  Who should bear the responsibility for the nearly 300,000 troops of the Transcaucasian Military District and the Far Eastern Front facing major dangers due to misjudgment of military strength?"

    Stalin's tone was cold, his voice was hoarse and dry, and his eyes were shining fiercely. He stared at Marshal Petroshilov, and a shuddering pressure came over him, making him tremble inwardly.  , subconsciously took a half step back.

    Marshal Petroshilov was speechless in response to Stalin's vicious words. The General Directorate of Military Intelligence was a second-level unit under the General Staff. He was the Chief of the General Staff. If his subordinates made mistakes in their work, of course he could not absolve himself of the blame, and he had no right to do so.  There is something to be said.

    What made him shudder was that the person directly responsible, Director of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, Colonel Bessovsky??, Comrade Stalin has been sent to the hands of Beria, who is afraid of everyone and worried about ghosts. Could it be that Comrade Stalin, in a rage, wants to stab himself?

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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