Age of Conquest Reborn

Zhukov's speech was still in the same style as before, concise, clear, and without unnecessary nonsense, "Comrades, everyone knows that the war against the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Far East has reached its final moment, and our victory is about to come.

In order to ensure the success of the final attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army and to reduce the casualties of our soldiers, Comrade Kilganin and Gregariff and I carefully formulated a general attack plan. Next, I will begin to announce the combat deployment.

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Before Zhukov could finish his words, Major General Shiregli, the Communications Director of the Far Eastern Front, hurried in and interrupted Zhukov, "Comrade Commander, there is an urgent telegram from the General Staff Headquarters. I must interrupt your meeting!"

There was trembling and anxiety in his voice, as well as unspeakable fear.

Zhukov frowned, with a displeased expression on his face, and blamed: "Comrade Shiregli, if you have any urgent orders, won't you wait until the end of the meeting? Is there anything more important than annihilating the remaining troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army?"

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Major General Shiregli did not defend himself, his face was as ugly as death, and he just handed the telegram to Zhukov.

Zhukov took the telegram and only glanced at it. His face suddenly turned pale without a trace of blood. His tall body shook a few times. General Gregariff, the commander of the Baikal Front, who was sitting on his left, looked at him.

Something strange happened and he hurriedly asked: "Comrade Zhukov, what is the content of the telegram from the General Staff Headquarters? Why do you look so ugly? Is it some bad news?"

Many senior Soviet generals below also saw something strange about him. They looked at the three giants with confused eyes. Zhukov handed the telegram to him with a somewhat panicked look. His voice was so dry that there was no trace of moisture. He said simply.

One sentence, "The Germans invaded the Soviet Union, and the war broke out at dawn on April 10th!"

"What?" The Soviet officers participating in the meeting felt as if they heard bad news like a bolt from the blue. Their minds went blank. They did not believe that the Germans would suddenly attack their country. The Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact

"It was only a few years after it was signed, and before the ink was dry, the war broke out without warning?"

However, the next words of the commander of the Lake Baikal Front, General Gregariv, ruthlessly shattered their disbelief, "Yes, Comrade Zhukov's words are correct. This is the personal order issued by the Chief of General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov.

All our troops in the Far East are ordered to return immediately to support Europe. This is the entire content of the telegram." General Gregariff's face was much uglier than Zhukov's.

Most of his troops were at the southern exit of the plain area between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, blocking the Kwantung Army's retreat. Although they were firmly holding the blocking line, they were facing enemies on both sides.

The situation is that the Japanese Kwantung Army is making a desperate assault in the front, and the Japanese reinforcements are attacking behind. Can an order to evacuate the battlefield be achieved easily?

General Kilganin, the commander of the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front, took the telegram and read it carefully. His expression was blank, and the muscles on his cheeks were shaking uncontrollably. The three military giants sat there like wooden blocks, their minds

Everything was in chaos. This telegram was so sudden. The news was shocking. Even the three military giants who had gone through the storm had not yet been able to react.

The hundreds of senior Soviet officers below were even more stunned, their eyes full of confusion and confusion. In the temporary conference room, the air was so silent that it almost solidified. Everyone felt that it was difficult to breathe. It was a kind of boundless depression that made people breathless.

Get angry.

I don't know if it was the officer who couldn't bear the depression. He suddenly stood up, slammed the military cap in his hand to the ground, and shouted hysterically: "It's impossible - how could such a thing happen? I don't know.

Believe it, misinformation—it must be misinformation!”

His roar broke the solid atmosphere. Hundreds of senior Soviet officers began to recover from the shock. They all looked excited and talked about everything, "Could it be the General Staff Officer?"

Did the department make a mistake?" "One order told us to evacuate the battlefield. I am not willing to give up just when we see the victory in hand!"

"It was an order to evacuate the battlefield and return reinforcements to Europe, but there were no specific regulations on which direction to send reinforcements, where the troops should be assembled, and how we should assemble them?" "We know nothing about the situation on the front line. Where are the Germans now?

, are our troops still resisting? You don’t even know?”

The officers' discussion made Zhukov wake up from his endless shock and sighed in his heart, "The officers are right. What is the situation in the western battlefield? Our more than 4 million troops should have a specific situation."

The direction of reinforcements, right? There was no mention of it in the telegram from the General Staff. It seems that in the face of the German attack, the troops in the western border area have completely lost their ability to resist."

"Even the General Staff, which is responsible for commanding troops throughout the Soviet Union, is unable to grasp the specific conditions of the battlefield and designate a clear front for the millions of troops returning for reinforcements. It is in a panic. The General Staff has acted from top to bottom.

Otherwise, it should not be just a simple order to evacuate the battlefield, but the specific gathering place of the various front armies. Zhukov felt a sadness in his heart!"

When the Politburo decided to use troops on a large scale in Outer Mongolia and the Far East, I did not fully agree with it. Unfortunately, I was far away from the center of power. I was not a low-key person, but I was not a person who could influence the Politburo's decision, especially this decision.

, or Comrade Stalin strongly advocated it, who can convince him?

Zhukov felt a sharp pain in his heart. This pain prompted him to make arrangements as soon as possible, "Comrades, stop unnecessary discussions. What we have to do now is how to implement the orders of the General Staff as soon as possible.

When I complain, the matter is urgent and I don’t have time to hold a meeting with my comrades to study it, so I will make an arbitrary decision.”

"I order Comrade Gregariv's Lake Baikal Front to immediately withdraw from Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, so that the Eastern Army's retreat path can be turned towards the Ural Mountains via Kulun. Comrade Kilganin

The troops of the Outer Khingan Mountains Front immediately withdrew from the battlefield and headed for the western battlefield via Chita and the direction of the Ural Mountains. The troops of the Far East Far East Front continued to maintain their offensive against the Japanese Kwantung Army and left the battlefield on April 13 to return to support the western direction.

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"As for the troops stipulated by the General Staff to stay on the Eastern battlefield, they should be mobilized from the Far East Front Army. The withdrawal operations from the battlefield will begin tonight. After the meeting, comrades from all front armies will go back and arrange troop operations as soon as possible. Dear comrades,

, do you have any other opinions?" Zhukov's eyes were bright and his tone was as tough as a stone. Although the last sentence was asking for everyone's opinions, everyone could hear that there was no room for negotiation, and,

Zhukov's deployment is impeccable.

More than four million troops hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield, changing from a full-line attack to a full-line evacuation. The completely opposite approach was like a car that was speeding at full speed and suddenly turned around and was bound to overturn. The Baikal Front gave way and was eager to break out.

The Japanese Kwantung Army must have thought that their day-and-night attacks were effective, but they would have thought too much, seized the opportunity, and not tried their best to escape!

The troops of the two front armies withdrew from the battlefield without any delay. The troops of the Far East Front Army continued to attack. There was no problem in terms of strength. Moreover, it also gave the Japanese Kwantung Army the illusion that it would not turn around and bite back. The advance of the Far East Front Army

The attack was actually covering the evacuation operations of the other two fronts. The burden was not light. In a hurry, Zhukov was able to make such a sophisticated and sophisticated deployment without being hurried or confused. This is evident from his military literacy and commanding ability.

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All the officers who participated in the meeting, including the commanders of the other two front armies, had no objections. No one could do anything better than Zhukov when such a big change occurred.

The officers stood up in a hurry, their hearts heavy, and left nervously. This night, for them, was a shock and confusion they had never experienced before.

Before leaving, General Kilganin, the commander of the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front, hesitated and said to Zhukov: "Comrade Zhukov, do we need to brief Comrade Vasilevsky of the Outer Mongolia Front on the situation? Perhaps, we

They can act jointly. What he faces is the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops, which is a more difficult and cunning opponent!"

Zhukov smiled bitterly and replied: "Comrade Kilganin, the Outer Mongolia Front Army is responsible for an independent offensive direction. The General Staff should have a special telegram to Comrade Vasilevsky. Moreover, the current situation of the Outer Mongolia Front Army

, much better than us. At least, so far, they have not exchanged fire with Tang Qiuli's independent division troops, so there should be no difficulty in the evacuation operation."

"Comrade Vasilevsky is an experienced commander. He should have his own arrangements and deployments. You have to trust him. If you need to cooperate, he will send a telegram. What do you think, Comrade Kilganin?

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Zhukov knew that Kilganin and Vasilevsky had a very good personal relationship. He was worried that all the troops in the Far East had evacuated, leaving only the Outer Mongolia Front Army to face Tang Qiuli's independent division.

After being injured, the Japanese Kwantung Army was a lonely army, unable to support itself, and suffered heavy losses. Zhukov's words suddenly made him realize, yes, no matter how confused the General Staff is, they will not forget this basic common sense. It seems that we

I am worrying too much!

"I am over-worrying, Comrade Zhukov!" General Kilganin said with a smile, "I just hope that the evacuation of the Outer Mongolia Front Army can go smoothly. That Chinese is a difficult character!"

However, General Kilganin did not see the fleeting look of worry in Zhukov's eyes.

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