Chapter 184 Tactical Deception (Part 2)

Samarkand, the headquarters of the Soviet Central Asian Front, Zhukov's headquarters is busy, and people are constantly coming in and out of the war room. On the huge sand table in the middle, there are red and blue flags representing the enemy and ourselves. The red flag is constantly being pulled up and replaced with the blue flag.

.

On November 10, the Chinese ** team dispatched ground troops to storm Shymkent and Sildaria, forming a north-south pincer attack on Tashkent. The battle started at five o'clock in the morning, and Zhukov, who had been busy all night and didn't go to bed until three o'clock, was captured.

He shouted, rushed into the war room and stared at the sand table for a long time without saying a word. It should be said that everything that happened now was what Zhukov was happy to see. According to the strength comparison, the Chinese ** team did not have a million troops, so it was difficult to clean the outside of Tashkent at the same time.

On the one hand, it prevents possible flank attacks from the direction of Samarkand.

"Report, Chinese mechanized troops have been discovered!" A staff officer came in quickly and reported loudly. Zhukov immediately grabbed the telegram. This was a telegram sent back by the reconnaissance team. It was numbered 11th Mechanized Army. The location where it appeared

In Jizzak, the numbers of squadrons of no fewer than ten infantry divisions also appeared at the same time.

Judging from this intelligence, the Chinese's intention may be to build a defense line in the Jizzak area to block the Samarkand Army Group that may move north. There are large numbers of Chinese troops to the north and east of Jizzak, and the Xi'an army behind them

There are no less than ten infantry divisions in Syldaria that are attacking Syldaria. The Chinese Army's defense line in Jizzak is certainly not easy to conquer. After all, there is a mobile force of mechanized army.

If the Soviet army dares to go north, it must consider the violent counterattack caused by the high-speed maneuverability of this mechanized army before eating this mechanized Chinese army. Similar losses have been suffered by the Soviet army in Central Asia. The mechanization of the Chinese

The troops always move around on the flanks. Once a counterattack opportunity arises, they will not bravely penetrate behind the enemy lines and disrupt the entire Soviet defense system. Due to their absolute air supremacy, the advancement of the Chinese mechanized troops will be difficult to form an effective force after breaking through the defense line.

A new blocking defense line. This was the case in the previous battles in Central Asia. The gathering areas of the Soviet troops were often the main targets of the Chinese Air Force.

"Let's confirm again. The Chinese don't just have one mechanized army. They also have two armies. The two armies are three tank brigades. According to the Chinese establishment, even if the previous battles have not completed the replenishment, at least they have

There are close to two thousand tanks. This is not a force that can be underestimated. Their positions must be known." Zhukov's voice just finished. Another staff officer rushed in and said: "General Lu Jin called urgently. The Chinese have dispatched at least

Four hundred tanks are storming Shymkent's outer defense line. General Krolev said that the Chinese charged very hard, and the three infantry divisions deployed outside the city suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery fire was very fierce. Today

In the early morning, at least 1,500 artillery pieces were concentrated to bombard the positions outside the city. Before the artillery preparations, at least 100 bombers and 100 fighter planes were dispatched to bombard the city indiscriminately. As of now, the Shymkent city defense is relatively stable.

The * team advanced less than one kilometer. From battlefield observation, the Shymkent defenders wounded at least fifty Chinese tanks."

Zhukov had no expression on his face, dragging his chin with one hand to observe the new changes on the sand table. He always felt that something was not quite right. At present, a total of three numbers of China's mechanized army have been found. In other words, there is another mechanized army that has not shown up. Where is it?

Did you go? Even though there was only one mechanized army that was not discovered, there were more than a thousand tanks and more than 50,000 rapid troops.

Pavlov suffered such a big loss in Central Asia, which was mainly caused by the rampage of China's mechanized troops. Under the cover of aircraft, the Chinese mechanized troops quickly penetrated and divided the Soviet defense line into countless pieces, and then its infantry

With an absolutely superior force, they were eaten one by one. In the previous Central Asian campaign, a total of one mechanized army and seventy infantry divisions were almost killed in this way. One million troops were wiped out in this way, if it were not an emergency.

Troops are drawn from the country and all over Central Asia. It would be good to have 300,000 troops in the current Tashkent Army Group.

Zhukov soon received new information. The Ninth Mechanized Corps of the Chinese National Defense Force appeared outside Sildaria. Together with more than ten infantry divisions, they stormed the outer positions. In just one day, hundreds of tanks were dispatched.

, the defensive positions outside Sildaria have been basically cleared.

On the outskirts of the two gateway cities, one in the south and the other in the north, China's trump card troops deployed in Central Asia, the Eighth and Nine mechanized armies, appeared respectively. According to previous intelligence, China has also deployed two mechanized armies near Beijing, one is

The First Mechanized Corps was formerly the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Central Guard Divisions, and the other was the newly formed 10th Mechanized Corps.

After the three mechanized armies deployed by China in Central Asia appeared, Zhukov still did not dare to rest easily and ordered to strengthen the investigation and at the same time increase the strength of the defense line north of Samarkand. After all, between Jizzak and Sirdaria

, China has two mechanized armies. Once these two mechanized armies go south, it will be a fatal matter, and we cannot relax at all.

Zhukov basically judged that the Chinese ** troops were storming the Tashkent defense line, and he even did not hesitate to use his trump card. Little did he know that this was Liu Mingzhao's plan to hide the truth. The Eighth Mechanized Army was divided into two, under the banner of two mechanized armies, one

From the south to the north, they cooperated with the infantry to storm the two gates of Tashkent.

At the same time as the fierce attack was launched, near the Jizzak defense line, infantry divisions continued to slowly and covertly assemble here under the cover of night. At the same time, there were also two mechanized corps that were being transported from Beijing day and night. The assembly of the entire southward campaign

It will take about twenty days to prepare, mainly to wait for reinforcements from the two mechanized armies.

There is a blind spot in Zhukov's thinking, that is, he never imagined that Beijing could transfer the 1st and 12th mechanized troops to defend Beijing to Central Asia. At the same time, he did not understand that the Chinese Communist Army had spent ten years in order to fight the war with the Soviet Union.

Preparations were made before or even earlier. Military industrial enterprises in Anhui, Hubei, Shenyang, Nanjing and other places had an annual production capacity of 3,000 tanks a year ago. After the war started, this capacity was improved again, reaching

The annual output of Great Wall IV and V tanks is 5,000. This production capacity is far inferior to that of the United States at its peak, but it is enough for the war against the Soviet Union. In other wars, there are not many tanks.

There is room for action to deal with Japan, mainly at sea. The Seventh Mechanized Army deployed in Heilongjiang and the newly formed Thirteenth Mechanized Army deployed on the banks of the Yalu River are to guard against Japan. There are also three mechanized armies, which are not yet available.

Completely prepared and temporarily deployed in Taiwan, Shanghai, Qingdao and other places.

To say that it is not easy for China to obtain intelligence from the Soviet Union, it is also very difficult for the Soviet Union to obtain intelligence from China. One is because of the increased difficulty caused by the system, and the other is because it has been prepared for a long time. Intelligence work against the Soviet Union began many years ago.

Already.

The offensive war in Central Asia commanded by Pavlov was full of loopholes in Zhukov's view, and it was basically a joke. Unfortunately, the cost of this joke was too high. Millions of Soviet troops were wiped out and captured by the Chinese army.

Six hundred thousand were captured. These troops almost included the entire main force of the Soviet army in Central Asia. If the political commissar of Central Asia had not put Pavlov in the head and forced him to order a full retreat, this loss would have been even greater.

Bigger.

The situation before Zhukov is quite difficult. The Military Commission has mobilized all the troops it can mobilize. At present, there are still no less than thirty infantry divisions and a mechanized army on the way. That is to say, the Soviet system can guarantee

After the troops were destroyed, new troops were quickly rebuilt. The only regret was the lack of equipment, especially the lack of tanks and anti-tank weapons.

What Zhukov can do right now is to order more anti-tank trenches to be dug, prepare more grenades, and organize death squads. Well, organizing death squads is a matter for the political commissars of each army. Fortunately, the main force of China's Central Asian Front is concentrated in Tashkent. As long as it lasts

In the cold winter, after the Soviet reinforcements were assembled intermittently, it was time for Zhukov's counterattack.

Andiyan, the forward point of China's Central Asian Front. Zhang Zhizhong's voice was a little hoarse. When he spoke, he still shouted: "No, Shymkent must be captured at all costs within a week. I tell you Chen Changjie, how about you?"

I will personally lead the offensive."

Liu Mingzhao was holding an enamel cup in his hand, leaning on a chair in a daze, staring out the window for a long time before saying, "Wen Bai, do you think you can deceive Zhukov?"

"It doesn't matter whether it works or not. Now the plan has begun to be implemented. At the latest two weeks, the two mechanized armies will be transported to Khujand. After a short rest, the Battle of Samarkand will begin. What I am most worried about now is logistics and air force deployment.

All the transport planes in Central Asia are flying now, with the purpose of ensuring the success of the Shymkent offensive. The shells of the large-caliber howitzers can only be transported by train. One train is fully loaded and can only be used for one day. Now.

Several strong forts around Shymkent were knocked out by giant cannons. The next street fighting is the key, a certain amount of casualties are inevitable, and the recruitment of new soldiers in Dihua must be accelerated." Zhang Zhizhong hugged his arms.

Liu Mingzhao smiled and mixed the water for him, and said with a bitter smile: "I am really worried. If Zhukov sees through my strategic intention and the Soviet army takes the initiative to withdraw to the west, this battle will be over.

It’s hard to fight.”

"Zhukov is indeed very powerful. Samarkand is the lifeline of transportation. To the west is Uzbekistan to the Caspian Sea, and to the south is Dushanbe. He stays here and can move forward and retreat freely. In fact, we don't have a good choice.

If we go down to Samarkand, we can't be at ease besieging Tashkent."

"Before leaving, the president told me that if we can drive the Soviet army into Iran, our army will pursue them and kill them, which is the best choice. I don't understand this matter very well. What is there in Iran that is worth fighting for?

In the whole of West Asia, apart from deserts, what else is there? The president’s thoughts are always so elusive.” Liu Mingzhao raised this question, but Zhang Zhizhong was stumped, and he didn’t understand. In this era, who
Chapter completed!