Age of Conquest Reborn

Division Commander Tang Qiuli's analysis of the war situation in the Far East apparently convinced Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe. He suddenly raised a strange question, "Commander, according to your judgment, will Stalin order the troops from Chita to Ir

Will the Soviet troops on the front line of Kutsk turn around and return to support the Far Eastern Front?"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said frankly: "Yuhe, to be honest, if I could have made a judgment half a month ago, now, I can't judge how Stalin, who has a headache, will give up his cards.

Now, what is the situation on the battlefield after slowing down the pursuit of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army? Several brigades in the Ural Mountains and Tangnu Mountains have been bluffing for a long time. Why does it seem to have no effect? ​​"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Division Commander, the situation is like this. Today we received a telegram from the pursuit troops of the directly affiliated corps. After our troops slowed down the pursuit, the Soviet army's evacuation speed was significantly accelerated. However, the special operations detachment had previously attacked roads and bridges.

The destruction was so complete that it became the main reason that hindered the Soviet army’s marching speed!”

"As for whether the troops in the suspected formations in the Ural Mountains and Tannu Mountains were discovered by the Soviet army, I also sent a telegram to inquire. The replies from each army were almost unanimous. No movement of the Soviet troops west of the Ural Mountains was found.

This phenomenon is indeed puzzling, isn’t it?”

Tang Qiuli shook his head, and was also very confused. The changes on the battlefield were really hard to fathom. He deliberately concealed the traces of the troops, but it was easy to be exposed. He was deliberately exposed, but was not discovered by the Soviet army. What was that Stalin thinking? Tens of thousands of people were making a big fanfare.

They have been building a blocking line for a long time. Could it be that the Soviet army has not been alerted yet?

This time, Tang Qiuli made a wrong judgment, and it was still very wrong. However, this mistake did not affect the battle situation.

Moscow, Soviet Union, Kremlin, Stalin's office, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Command of the Soviet Union, several telegrams are placed on his desk, Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the Soviet General Staff

, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,

Molotov, People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, General Kostadinov, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force, General Konslov, the new Director of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, General Badachenko, Commander of the Moscow Military District of the Soviet Union, and others,

With an ugly face, he sat on the sofa in silence.

None of these telegrams was good news. The top one was sent by General Zhukov, commander of the Far Eastern Front, personally a few days ago. This was also the most difficult one for Stalin and the senior Soviet military and political officials present.

telegraph.

Whether to rescue the Far Eastern Front has become the most painful thing for Stalin and the extremely smooth military and political leaders these days, especially Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff. Comrade Stalin is the maker of the general strategic direction, but he is the specific one.

As the coordinator and executor, he had to take out many decisive opinions first and submit them to the Politburo for discussion. For this reason, Marshal Petroshilov was not driven crazy.

Within a few days, Comrade Marshal's eyes were sunken and his face looked haggard, just as Tang Qiuli expected. The highest decision-making level of the Soviet Union was trapped in a vicious circle of dilemmas!

I haven't figured out this matter yet. Yesterday, I received another piece of information from the Air Force, "Headquarters, our Air Force reconnaissance planes discovered that a large number of independent division troops were found in the Ural Mountains and Tangnu Mountains, and they were building

Judging from the positions, based on aerial reconnaissance, the strength of the independent divisions in the two places is about twenty divisions!"

This intelligence was another blow to the already harried Stalin and the Soviet military and political leaders. As for the Far East Front, a perfect strategy had not yet been worked out. The Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops,

The Soviet troops in the east returned

Obstacles have been set up on the only way to pass through the European battlefield. Twenty divisions, that is, more than 300,000 and nearly 400,000 troops, are really coming one after another. There is no stable solution to the problem of the Far East Front.

The Mongolian front army generals encountered difficulties.

In the past, the Chinese's small military strength would not have been in the eyes of the Soviet officials. The millions of troops could just crush them. But at this fatal stall, that damn Chinese

, such a move is unbelievable, with Tang

Qiu Li has a feuding Japanese, but surprisingly they cooperate with each other tacitly. Could it be that two sworn enemy countries on the Asian continent secretly joined forces to deal with the Soviet Red Army? This idea would inevitably make the top Soviet officials, including Stalin, worried.

Guys, chills go down your spine!

The situation on the Eastern battlefield was as complex as a messy chess game. The three forces of the Soviet Union, Japan and China were mixed together, stirring up a storm. But overall, it was still unfavorable to the Soviets. Otherwise, Stalin would not have

He stayed awake at night and became worried. The war situation in the east alone did not make the Soviet strongman so anxious. The Germans, who were attacking fiercely and advancing rapidly, overwhelming the Soviet army, were the most imminent danger.

However, the solution to the approaching German attack was inseparable from the four eastern front armies. Therefore, Stalin fell into an inextricable circle. This was a tangled circle. On the Eastern battlefield,

Whether it was the Japanese or Tang Qiuli, individually, they were no match for the Soviet army, but now, they had become rivals of the Soviet Union, and they were rivals that could kill the Soviet Union.

Stalin was puzzled. How could the feuding Japanese and Tang Qiuli coincidentally attack the Soviet army in the east? Moreover, the battlefields were clearly divided. In Outer Mongolia, Tang Qiuli

troops, mainly to entangle Vasilevs

On the Far Eastern battlefield, the Japanese were about to encircle Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army. On the middle line from Chita to Irkutsk, Tang Qiuli's independent division troops delayed the Outer Xing'anling Front Army and Baikal Army.

The evacuation of the Lake Front.

Stalin tried hard but couldn't figure out the link. Today, he once again brought these military and political leaders together to find the most feasible solution, especially the problem of the Far East Front, which is urgent and cannot be delayed!

As usual, Stalin first sought the opinion of Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, "Comrade Petroshilov, do you have any better suggestions regarding the Far East Front?" Stalin smoked his pipe and said in a tone of voice.

He asked with his usual calmness.

Marshal Petroshilov was silent for a moment, then stood up and replied: "Comrade Stalin, I still insist on my opinion. The Far East Front Army must be rescued. If we lose an army with more than one million troops and are fighting against the Japanese Kwantung Army,

The troops that have accumulated rich combat experience after fighting for a long time are the biggest loss of our Soviet Union, and they will also lose a powerful force on the European battlefield to resist the German offensive!"

Yes, Marshal Petroshilov was one of the few senior generals who insisted on rescuing the Far Eastern Front. He was quite arrogant. Stalin's eyebrows were raised, his eyes were like a falcon, and he felt bored, "Here we go again, the same old tune.

After bombing again, the Far East Front insisted on rescuing Zhukov, but there was no strategic plan to prevent the German attack. As a major military assistant, I am still disappointing!"

Comrade Stalin, who was in a bad mood, spoke rudely, of course, "Comrade Chief of General Staff, I very much agree with the suggestion of rescuing the Far Eastern Front. However, how do you, the General Staff, solve the problem that our three Eastern Front troops are pinned down by the Japanese?"

In the Far East, Moscow is about to face a situation where German troops are approaching the city?"

Well, as soon as Comrade Stalin opened his mouth, the problem returned to the old path. There was a dilemma between preventing the German troops from approaching Moscow and rescuing the Far East Front. "Comrade Stalin, our General Staff is working hard to study the two phases."

A comprehensive battle plan, but so far, there is no result!" Marshal Petroshilov replied awkwardly, he was afraid to look at Comrade Stalin's disappointed eyes.

The Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army and the Lake Baikal Front Army were stagnated by the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops on the line from Chita to Irkutsk in the Far East. This was not the most critical problem, considering Tang Qiuli's military strength in the Far East and Outer Mongolia.

The military strength cannot stop the more than two million Soviet troops from returning to the European battlefield. However, once they turn back to rescue the Far Eastern Front, they will fight with the Japanese on the Far Eastern battlefield. If they want to escape as soon as possible, it will not be easy. The Germans will take it easy.

Deployment time?

There was silence in the office, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. Marshal Petroshilov sat down dejectedly. Stalin sighed secretly. This is not to blame the General Staff. He himself did not come up with a perfect solution. Let's put aside the biggest trouble in the Far East battlefield first.

The battlefield in Outer Mongolia was also unsatisfactory. Vasilevsky's troops retreated as slowly as a snail. Moreover, troops of the Independent Division were discovered in the Tangnu Mountains and the Ural Mountains.

This is also a big trouble. If it cannot be resolved, it will be very difficult for the Outer Mongolian Front Army to return to the European battlefield on time. The Chinese Tang Qiuli, who is known for his insidiousness and cunning, dared to make no secret of his military actions, and,

With nearly 400,000 troops deployed, plus the independent division troops pursuing them, could it be that Tang Qiuli wanted to attack Vasilevskiy's troops from both front and back and completely bury the Outer Mongolian Front Army on the steppes of Outer Mongolia?

Stalin was shocked by his idea. The Japanese encircled Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army in front, and Tang Qiuli's Independent Division troops behind them, flanking Vasilevskiy's Outer Mongolia Front Army in front and behind. The Soviet Union's last force in the East was

Only half of its elite troops were lost. The Soviet Union could not afford such losses anyway!

"Comrades, we will discuss the issue of the Far East Front later. Next, let's discuss the problems encountered by the Outer Mongolia Front. Should we mobilize troops to open a passage to the European battlefield for Vasilevsky? Comrades can speak freely.

." Stalin put aside that deadlock and raised a new question.

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