Of course, the establishment of the Press Liaison Office cannot be completed overnight, and the "redemption of the Far East" cannot be accomplished overnight. Vavsky and others are excited about it. Across Lake Baikal, Vatutin is seizing the time to make final preparations. , wanting to give Jiang Tieyao's First Army a thunderous blow.
After successfully capturing Baikalsk, according to the original battle plan, the First Far East Army would take advantage of the situation and advance towards Slyudyanka. Depending on the Soviet resistance, it would decide whether to conduct a blitz or move forward step by step. However, in view of the tenacious resistance of the 141st Division and the The main force of the Soviet Seventh Army took the initiative to disengage. Jiang Tieyao asked Zhang Zizhong for instructions, hoping to slow down the attack pace and wait for fighter opportunities during the march.
Zhang Zizhong agreed with his decision.
The First Far East Army, with the First Armored Division as the forerunner and a helicopter brigade, searched forward along Lake Baikal. The Chinese army strengthened its reconnaissance efforts. Vatutin did not dare to mobilize troops during the day, so he had to These actions were postponed to night. As a result, the Chinese army advanced all the way west, but the Soviet army did not respond. This made Jiang Tieyao murmur in his heart and had to slow down the march again.
The unusual situation of the Southern Route Army made Zhang Zizhong wary (admit a mistake here, the Soviet army in the Baikal area was written as the Southwest Front Army), but his understanding was completely opposite to Jiang Tieyao, and his starting point was also Completely different. In the Far East, the Far East Army does not have the advantage. Once the Soviets gather the Southwest Front Army, the Far East Front Army, and the Northwest Front Army, they will definitely lose the ability to take the initiative in addition to passive defense. "The latest intelligence shows, The Soviet Southwest Front Army, the Northwest Front Army and the Far Eastern Front Army are all massing towards the Lake Baikal area. We cannot wait any longer and must destroy the Northern Front Army before the main force of the Soviet Union arrives." He conveyed this spirit to Jiang Tieyao, Then ordered the Second Army and the Third Army to launch an attack at the same time.
A series of changes were completed within three days. Three days later, the Second Far East Army first attacked Lake Baikal from Ulan-Ude and launched a strong attack on the Soviet army facing them. On the northern front, the Third Far East Army Under the personal command of Vavsky, a mixed force of one armored division and one infantry division moved north around Lake Baikal and launched a fierce attack on the Soviet army in Severobaikalsk.
The Chinese army has opened two more fronts. As soon as this news reached Vatugin's ears, he knew that the Northern Front Army had no other choice but to join the battle immediately. After all, he was willing to avoid China temporarily in order to preserve his strength. The military is sharp, but the Lake Baikal region cannot be lost, because if he abandons the north shore of Lake Baikal without a fight, he personally will inevitably be escorted to Moscow by the Security Bureau. After the Chinese army occupied this area, it also had a greater movement Space, the next war is likely to get out of control. The Soviet Russian army will completely lose the initiative and can only be passively led by the Chinese army. Without the obstruction of Lake Baikal and the mountains to the north of Lake Baikal , it is not a problem for the Chinese army to fight wherever it wants, but Soviet Russia can no longer afford another "blitz war".
"Call Lankovsky immediately and ask them to prepare for a counterattack immediately." He gave this order first, and then Vatutin said to Lapniv in a serious voice: "Lapniv, this war is about Lake Baikal. I will personally direct the ownership of the West Bank. After I leave, Irkutsk will rely on you to support the overall situation. The Chinese have already revealed all their trump cards, and we have just shown our swords. I believe that although The enemy's aircraft, tanks, and artillery are all better than ours, but the final victory must be the great Soviet Red Army. In case we cannot break through the Chinese southern line, Lapniv must defend Irkut. Tsk, hold on until the reinforcements arrive, and there must be no loss on the west shore of Lake Baikal."
"Vatutin, let me lead the assault. You are the soul of our Northern Front."
"Lapniv, don't be stubborn. The enemy we are facing is unprecedentedly powerful. You are not their opponent yet. Jiang Tieyao is the number one warrior under Zhang Zizhong."
Kurtuk, the vanguard of the First Far East Army, encountered a tenacious blockade by the Soviet Russian army here.
The vanguard of the First Far East Army, a mechanized infantry division, launched an offensive at 11 o'clock in the afternoon. By about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, except for breaking through the first line of defense of the Soviet Russian defenders, Jiang Tieyao was getting impatient.
, select an infantry regiment and a chariot regiment, and have them detour from the south, hoping to flank the Kultuk defenders' backside.
Kurtuk, the person commanding here at this time is Lankovsky, the chief of staff of the Soviet Seventh Army. The annihilation of the entire 141st Division and Nipech's suicide by swallowing a bullet had a huge impact on the Seventh Army.
It still had a very bad impact on the morale of the army. According to Vatutin's order, Lankovsky should organize a counterattack at this time. However, considering the actual situation of the army, Lankovsky believed that they could defend
It was already quite difficult for Kurtuk. In his reply to Vatutin, Lankovsky asked his communications staff to write: The non-professional department’s shirk was actually affected by the destruction of the entire 141st Division.
, the morale of the troops was low, and I believed that without reinforcements, it would be very difficult for the Seventh Army to hold Kultuk, and it would be unable to launch a counterattack.
In the Soviet Army, it is rare for lower-level commanders to refute their superior commanders. Of course, Vatutin also knows that with the current situation of the Seventh Army, he cannot compete on this matter and "surrender with dignity."
The occurrence of the incident still caused considerable trouble to Vatutin, and he had to keep in mind the reminder that he should not push the frontline troops too much to prevent them from imitating the 141st Division.
Another decent surrender, he had no choice but to lower his demands on the Seventh Army and let them persist in resisting. At the same time, he had to adjust the battle plan and select one of the three tank divisions originally used to outflank the First Far East Army.
Come out and let them support Kurtuk.
"Lankovsky, reinforcements have been sent. No matter what method you use, you must persist until twelve o'clock in the evening. To reiterate, this is the final order."
The sky is full of Chinese reconnaissance planes. If the Soviet tank troops want to deceive the Chinese and enter the battlefield from the flank, they can only rely on night. This brings another problem, namely the battlefield on the west bank of Lake Baikal and the battlefield in Severobaikalsk.
There is no room for loss in these two battlefields. Otherwise, even if the Northern Front Army can achieve a breakthrough on the Southern Front, once the middle and northern roads are broken through by the Chinese army, without reinforcements, the Northern Front Army will still be unable to escape the same fate.