Chapter 167

In modern wars, the role of intelligence is getting smaller and smaller, and the direction of the war can only be a contest between comprehensive national powers. This is exactly what happened in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. The Japanese army's tactics were rigid, but they still occupied large areas of China's territory.

It seems that war is becoming simpler and simpler, but in fact it is becoming more and more complex, and the division of labor is becoming more and more detailed. The role of individuals on the battlefield is very small, and the preparations before a battle are massive and trivial.

, however, apart from these preparations before the war, the combat plans formulated by the staff are often divorced from the actual battlefield conditions.

Being preempted by the Soviet Union was a wake-up call for Fang Jianxiong. If preparations for long-term defense had not been made in Central Asia before the war, the sudden attack by the Soviet army would have dealt a heavy blow to China. Intelligence work lagged behind.

Yes, but this has nothing to do with the intelligence department. The Soviet political system was a system tailor-made for war. This system made it difficult for intelligence work to be carried out.

"Intelligence departments in each theater must increase investment. Similar mistakes are only allowed to be made once." Fang Jianxiong said, this matter is finalized, and the military will not hesitate to implement it. If it were anyone else, it would be

It doesn't work that well anymore.

Deep down, Fang Jianxiong dislikes Britain very much, but as president, he often cannot act based on his personal preferences. National interests must always come first.

"The battle on the battlefield is basically a foregone conclusion, and it doesn't make much sense for me to stay. There are ministers from Baili in the Far East, so there won't be any big problems." On the eve of leaving Dihua, Fang Jianxiong met with several local leading figures. He confidently revealed some

The direction of the war has made the local people's emotions become more stable. Compared with the Qing Dynasty and Beiyang, during the Republic of China period led by Fang Jianxiong, the living conditions of local ethnic groups have been greatly improved. The first thing to be improved is the social status.

The decentralization of compulsory education and participation in political affairs has played a fundamental role in stabilizing the regional situation. Of course, another more important thing is the change in population comparison. Today, in Dihua and its surrounding areas, the Han population is no longer far behind.

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At the end of the thank-you party, there was a slight twist. Dihua Speaker Cassiloni suggested that the girls in the other courtyard were all selected by the tribe as gifts to the living President Fang, and he hoped that President Fang would leave.

Wear it with you at all times, or give them an explanation even if you don't. This episode deeply surprised President Fang, how could he become a living god?

While hesitating whether to accept this gift or not, Dihua Police Chief Wang Zijiang said: "If you don't accept it, these girls won't be able to survive when they go back." President Fang Da was stunned for a while and had no choice but to nod and agree to accept it.

After bringing them back, we'll make other arrangements to deal with them. Anyway, these girls won't touch them, and they don't have that much energy. That's twenty! Having a harem of three thousand is really not fun, and a short life is a must.

Lujin was in a desperate situation. The direction and changes of the war made him feel unprepared. After giving the order to retreat, Lukin personally led two infantry divisions to reinforce Salkand, with the purpose of meeting the counterattack troops and building a line of defense to block the center.

[***]The attack of the team.

But bad news soon came. Chinese paratroopers appeared in Ucharal and lost contact with Ucharal in a short period of time. This only meant that their escape route was cut off. Ucharal

Armed with only a small number of logistics personnel and police, there is no way they can rival the Chinese paratroopers.

Lukin could only report the truth and continue to gather troops to hold on in Salkand. At this time, of the hundreds of thousands of troops in his book, there were only three infantry divisions and an armored brigade that escaped relatively quickly.

The counterattack troops who originally hoped to retreat were constantly losing contact under the day and night bombardment of the Chinese Air Force and the fierce pursuit of ground mechanized troops.

When the news reached Moscow, Stalin woke up from a dream and realized Zhukov's correct surname, but it was too late. As the commander of the Central Asian Front, Pavlov did not take any measures after the Central Asian counterattack was launched.

There are too many effective countermeasures. The stubborn Pavlov just gave an order to intensify the attack on Bishkek and Fergana. Pavlov believed that as long as Bishkek was captured,

, the result of this war was that the Soviet Union won.

This decision reached Moscow, setting the stage for the Pavlovian tragedy.

At this time, there were huge changes in the situation between China and the Soviet Union. On the one hand, the war situation in East Kazakhstan was basically doomed. Stalin had to face the issue of how to adjust the Central Asian campaign. On the other hand, the Chinese [***] team in the Far East was unstoppable.

It is approaching Novosibirsk, a strategic location in Siberia.

Stalin held an emergency meeting. Zhukov was called into Stalin's office before the meeting and asked him: "If you were Pavlov, what would you do now?" Zhukov told Stalin without hesitation: "Abandon the offensive, give up East Kazakhstan.

. Strategically shift to full defense, and urgently mobilize elite troops from Europe to march eastward. Request Central Asia and Siberia to hold on until winter comes."

Stalin looked hesitant and said: "Why not counterattack? Is the great Soviet Red Army frightened by Chinese imperialism? What I want is a counterattack!"

"With the existing strength in Central Asia and Siberia, counterattack will bring greater failure. If we want to counterattack, we must accumulate greater strength, and all this will take time. Through previous wars, our army has improved its weapons and equipment

We are already in a backward position, especially fighter jets. The most critical thing about the counterattack launched by the Chinese in East Kazakhstan is that they used new aircraft to gain air supremacy. Without air supremacy, our mechanized forces are living targets.

In addition, according to Lu Jin's report, during the battle, our 76mm anti-tank guns were unable to penetrate the armor of Chinese tanks head-on. Comrade Stalin, I think it is time to face up to the power of Chinese imperialism." Zhukov still insisted.

I have no intention of compromising my point of view.

"But Comrade Pavlov insisted on continuing the offensive. As long as Bishkek and Fergana are captured, the situation of the war can be reversed." The bearded man said to himself. Zhukov did not answer the words, but pursed his lips and wanted to

He stopped talking.

"Why don't you say it?" The bearded man had no intention of letting Zhukov go. "The key issue now is that we have lost air superiority. If we insist on attacking at this time, how to solve the logistical problem? Chinese planes are running rampant in the skies of Central Asia.

Railways, roads, warehouses, villages and towns are all targets for bombing. Because we have lost air superiority, our army's battle outside Bishkek has not yet completely eliminated the enemy's strongholds. Doesn't this explain the problem? We have to face

It is a formidable opponent that exceeds our expectations. I even think that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese [***] team is not inferior to that of the German army."

While the top brass of the Soviet army were still debating whether to stick to the offensive or switch to defense, the second phase of the battle in East Kazakhstan entered a new phase. After clearing the Soviet troops outside Bardykorgan, the three mechanized armies

The main task was to hunt down Lu Jin's counterattack troops and prevent them from being able to retreat and regroup smoothly. The instructions given by Liu Mingzhao were very clear. The three mechanized armies could ignore the defense of the Soviet army's solid front positions and quickly attack deep behind the enemy.

Responding to paratroopers dropping behind enemy lines.

As for the enemies left behind along the way, it is the infantry that survives. So no matter what changes occur in the war model, it is the infantry who finally solves the problem. The mechanized army with the Great Wall-5 tank (Type 59 copycat version) as its main equipment, in the face of

Facing Lujin's porous defense line, he easily completed the breakthrough and quickly advanced towards Ucharal. He ignored the villages and towns along the way and huddled up when night came. When day came, he called for air supplies, DC-3

A bunch of parachutes were dropped precariously, along with diesel barrels, ammunition and dry food. After a short supply of supplies, we continued moving forward.

The work of the infantry was tiring, especially since Sun Liren commanded a three-regiment B division. After the outskirts of Baldykorgan, Sun's troops were ordered to advance towards Salkand, and when they reached Zhansugurov

, it was discovered that this town previously occupied by the 11th Mechanized Army had changed its owner. A Soviet infantry division that was originally engaged in the counterattack was unable to retreat when it received the order to retreat, and boldly entered the almost undefended Zhansugu.

Rolf, a Wehrmacht infantry company left behind, saw the black Soviet troops approaching, got on the three-wheeled and wheeled armored vehicles, turned around and ran away.

The fleeing machine company encountered Sun Liren's vanguard. After a brief explanation, the company commander was brought to Sun Liren.

"There are tens of thousands of Soviet troops?" Sun Liren couldn't believe that he could encounter such a large Soviet army in Zhansugurov at this time. As the vanguard of the infantry advance in the entire theater, Sun Liren did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

"That's right, it's definitely a fully-formed infantry division. Our scouts saw the Soviet 122 howitzer." The 122 howitzer is definitely the standard equipment of the Soviet infantry division. As long as this thing is discovered, you can be sure of at least encountering it.

An infantry division.

"Why not call for air force support and hold on to the spot?" Sun Liren asked dissatisfiedly. The company commander said: "That's not necessary. This should be the Soviet army's original counterattack force. After the main force was dispersed, there was no time to withdraw.

There are only about a hundred of us in total, and our heavy firepower is only 60 mortars. There is no point in holding on."

"If you were one of my subordinates, you would have been shot." Sun Liren grunted twice. There was nothing he could do about this kid. The mechanized army is synonymous with proud soldiers in the National Defense Forces. A division commander of a B division really didn't deal with it.

his power.

The leading group in front quickly discovered the Soviet position. After being fired upon by Soviet machine guns, the leading group quickly stopped and retreated. After receiving the report from the front, Sun Liren ordered the troops to set up an offensive formation and called for aerial reconnaissance.

A very important thing that senior officers of the National Defense Forces learned in the military academy is pre-war reconnaissance. Even though the troops behind him were rolling forward at this time, Sun Liren did not mean to be careless at all.

Half an hour later, a bi-wing reconnaissance plane appeared and flew several times in the air. The radio informed Sun Li's troops that the city was indeed occupied by a Soviet unit. The specific number of people was unknown. Judging from the size of the position, there should be no less than one.
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