Age of Conquest Reborn

The heavy snowstorm that had been howling for three days and three nights finally stopped. The east and west sides of the Ural Mountains, stretching to Outer Mongolia, were covered with snow. The rolling mountains were like solidified statues, silent in the white snow.

In the snowy fields, the snow on the plains is more than one meter thick, and all ditches, rivers, depressions, mountain cols, and woods are filled with snow. According to locals, such heavy snowfall in March is rare in hundreds of years.

Such a snowstorm, rare in a century, allowed the ambitious commander and political commissar of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front Army, General Vasilevsky, to catch up. The sun rose, the sky was clear blue, and the bright sunshine shone.

When it hit the snow, it reflected a dazzling light. For the Soviet troops transferred from Europe, this was another disaster. Many soldiers were inexperienced and suffered from snow blindness.

According to statistics from the staff department, in the Outer Mongolia Front Army alone, soldiers suffering from snow blindness accounted for about 30% of the entire army. In other words, before the fight with Tang Qiuli began, General Vasilevsky’s

The army has lost more than 500,000 people in combat. Although snow blindness is not fatal, at least for a week, these soldiers are blind. In order to take care of these soldiers, the number of medical personnel needed is also astonishing.

Looking at the statistical table sent by the staff, General Vasilevsky's heart was completely messed up, just like the dead branches in the violent snowstorm last night, messy and almost broken. If this was an irresistible natural disaster,

, then, the following report will be an out-and-out **.

The Chief of Staff of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front, Lieutenant General Bozhnev, looked at Comrade Commander, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and then looked at the statistical table in his hand. He sighed inwardly, but still had to bite the bullet and said: "Commander

Comrade Comrade Communist Party members, we have statistical reports on the attacks on our rear airport last night, as well as the number of major sections of the seven passages in the Ural Mountains that were blown up by independent division bombers. Each unit has already reported it, would you like to take a look at it?"

General Vasilevsky turned his clumsy body, with a bitter look on his face, and said in a hoarse voice: "Comrade Bozhnev, I don't want to look at the statistical reports. Please tell me. How serious is the situation?"

Lieutenant General Bozhnev's answer was very concise and very exciting, "Comrade Commander, it is very serious!"

"Be more detailed!" Comrade Commander's tone was a bit unkind.

Lieutenant General Bozhnev gave a silent wry smile, looked at the statistics table in his hand, and said: "According to reports from our rear airport security forces, all field airports, except for two, have been attacked to varying degrees.

, judging from the extent of the attack, the airport will not be able to be used normally for at least three weeks, which means that our troops will not receive fire support from the Air Force when they start to attack."

"According to statistics from the Air Force, more than 1,800 combat aircraft of various types were bombed. All the airports that were attacked had all their stored aviation fuel lost, and the infrastructure of the airports was severely damaged."

General Vasilevsky took a deep breath and felt very depressed. However, he did not expect the Air Force to play a big role in this attack. It could not be just the icing on the cake. Without Air Force aircraft, external aircraft

The Mongolian front army continued to fight through the Ural Mountains. What he was most concerned about was the passage of the Ural Mountains. "This damn heavy snow has disrupted all my plans," he thought bitterly.

"How is the situation of the passage in the Ural Mountains? From the engineering side, is there any report? How many days will it take to completely repair it? Is it not allowed to affect the normal movement of the troops?" General Vasilevsky asked dully.

Chief of Staff Bozhnev paused and replied carefully: "According to the report of the commander of the engineering unit, because the areas that were bombed were all major areas, a large amount of earth and rocks were piled up like mountains. Just clearing these earth and rocks would eventually take a long time."

It will take five days to open to traffic, and coupled with the heavy snow, our army's launch of the attack will be delayed by at least a week."

General Vasilevsky finally got angry. He slammed his big fat hand on the table and roared: "Obviously, the Chinese must have a small group of troops sneaking into the rear of our army to form formations for their bombers and indicate targets.

, including various field battles

The airport was attacked at the same time, and it was also done by these small Chinese troops! The purpose was to delay our army's attack. So many Chinese soldiers sneaked into the defense zone. What were our guard troops doing? They were sleeping

Do you sleep?"

After losing his temper, he said in pain: "Oh my God, we launched simultaneous attacks on more than a hundred targets overnight. How many Chinese soldiers sneaked into our rear? Ten thousand or twenty thousand."

..... Or is there more? Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have a report on this?"

Regarding the attack on the field airport, General Vasilevsky had to pay attention. The Air Force had suffered such a big loss and would definitely not let it go. The Outer Mongolia Front Army was responsible for guarding 60% of the airports.

If Comrade Stalin were to blame Comrade Stalin for the above, he, as the commander of the front army, would definitely be involved. At the very least, he would not be able to get away with the charges of neglect of precautions and unfavorable vigilance.

Chief of Staff Bozhnev is also a thoughtful person. He has a very detailed understanding of the situation in this regard. His answer was unambiguous, "Comrade Commander, our security forces only discovered that the airport had been infiltrated after the explosion."

However, there was no report of fighting among the small Chinese troops, because after the explosion, the airport was in chaos, and the Chinese had already taken advantage of the chaos and escaped!"

General Vasilevsky's breathing began to get thicker. He stared at the bull's eye and asked in disbelief: "What? There was no report of a firefight. In other words, those small Chinese troops destroyed more than a hundred of our troops."

After sitting at the airport, not even a body was left behind, but you escaped intact? Our troops in charge of airport security didn’t even see a shadow?"

Chief of Staff Bozhnev felt bitter, but he had to bite the bullet and replied: "Comrade Commander, I'm afraid the situation is like this. However, the engineering unit responsible for opening the passage to the Ural Mountains was bombed by independent division bombers on the road.

At the same time, we also doubted the accuracy of the Chinese bombers' bombing, and sent out guard troops to search nearby areas. There were brief exchanges of fire with small groups of independent divisions in seven places. This shows that your judgment is

Accurate!"

The last sentence was obviously a compliment, "Oh! Have they all been wiped out? Are there any bodies left at the scene? Are there any prisoners captured? Can you confirm the identities of these people?" General Vasilevsky did not feel happy.

, but asked key questions.

"No, there are neither corpses nor prisoners. According to the report, these independent division soldiers have extremely strong individual combat capabilities. At each firefighting location, there are only seven or eight people on the other side. We dispatched at least two companies of guard troops.

, but found nothing. At present, the security forces are still continuing to search!" Chief of Staff Bozhnev replied bitterly. It is embarrassing to say that two companies dealt with seven or eight people and still escaped.

.

General Vasilevsky was so angry that he was speechless. His face, which was like the bottom of a black pot, was covered with a layer of purple. In the huge office, only Comrade Commander was left, panting like a wind box.

A rough voice.

However, the person who is more in trouble than Comrade Commander is the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Bozhnev. The situation reported earlier is just for setting the stage, an appetizer. The situation to be reported next is the bombshell.

Looking at Comrade Commander's current appearance, Chief of Staff Bozhnev really doesn't want to provoke him any more, but this matter is so big that it is absolutely impossible not to talk about it.

After much hesitation, Chief of Staff Bozhnev decided to report the true situation to the comrade commander no matter what. It could not be concealed or delayed. Otherwise, the General Staff would investigate and the Outer Mongolia Front Army Headquarters would

All members, including myself, cannot afford to walk around.

Chief of Staff Bozhnev received a cup of strong coffee and personally handed it to General Vasilevsky. General Vasilevsky was stunned for a moment. Although he was his chief of staff and a direct subordinate, when it came to such a thing as coffee,

This has never happened before. "Is there something more important to say? I hope it's not bad news. When I opened my eyes today, I received all the irritating bad news," he muttered to himself suspiciously.

Sure enough, Chief of Staff Bozhnev took a deep breath and said as tactfully as possible: "Comrade Commander, there is an important situation that I have to report to you. The staff received a call from the No. 57 Airport Guard Battalion.

Urgent report from the commander, General Jonasov, commander and political commissar of the Air Force’s Far East Forward Command, is missing!”

This news was too shocking, like a bolt from the blue. "What?" General Vasilevsky jumped up in surprise. The hot coffee was spilled all over his body. He was dumbfounded. His hands were trembling and he held the coffee cup.

fell to his feet.

"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander!" Chief of Staff Bozhnev shouted hurriedly when he saw his superior's face was ashen, his eyes were motionless, and his eyes were distracted.

General Vasilevsky's thinking was basically at a standstill. The commander of the theater air force was missing. This was a big deal. More than a hundred airports were attacked at the same time. All the roads in the Ural Mountains were bombed by independent division bombers.

Taken together, they are all bigger!

The terrible thing is that Airport No. 57 is only thirty kilometers away from Yekaterinburg, the headquarters of the front army. It is the area where my own troops are responsible for guarding. Right under my nose, a dignified air force general,

Instead of being killed or killed in battle, what would be the consequences if this matter were reported to Comrade Stalin?

(To be continued)(To be continued.)