Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Comprehensive strength

When Stalin was angry, even Tukhachevsky, the chief of staff of the Red Army, did not dare to speak at this time.

For a while, there was no other sound in Stalin's office except for the continuous bursts of cursing.

Until Stalin was tired of cursing and his flushed face slowly returned to calm, Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky's calm reply sounded in the office.

"Comrade Stalin, please calm down. I believe that our scientific research strength must be far superior to that of the Chinese National Defense Army. And the reason why the Chinese National Defense Army can leave us behind in a series of research results, I doubt that behind the National Defense Army, there must be an unknown The huge force. It is this huge force that manipulates the National Defense Forces, develops and grows step by step, and has repeatedly brought huge losses and casualties to the Soviet government..."

"Huh?" Stalin frowned, and immediately fell into deep thought.

A year ago, Stalin had this idea when he first came into contact with the Wehrmacht.

As the world's first independent country, the Soviet Union not only has to bear pressure from within, but also has to bear various pressures from the outside world.Especially the capitalist countries in Europe and the United States, although they cannot overthrow the Communist Party through positive means, the various hidden means have never been interrupted.

In the eyes of these capitalist countries, as long as it can lead to the complete collapse of the Communist Party and let the Soviet government take over, it is possible to make them pay a high price.Because, with the gradual improvement of the overall strength of the Soviet Union, especially the improvement of its military strength, it has put more and more pressure on European and American capitalist countries invisibly.

Therefore, these European and American countries tried to establish a limited Soviet Union in the Far East.And it is not impossible to suppress Soviet agents.

The only thing that puzzled Stalin, though.This seemingly supported national defense force has developed into such a powerful army in just a few years.In Stalin's eyes, this is fundamentally different from the series of policies of European and American countries against the Republic of China.

Although Stalin was a diehard communist.And it is in a state of hostility with European and American countries.However, he, who is also the supreme ruler of the great powers, knows that in the eyes of the great powers, a Republic of China with constant civil wars must be more beneficial to them than a unified Republic of China.Therefore, even if the European and American countries support the spokesperson in the Far East, it is impossible for the spokesperson to develop to such a powerful level that it even threatens the large amount of interests of the European and American countries in the Republic of China.

Because of this, after a long analysis, Stalin made a judgment at that time that the Wehrmacht was definitely not supported by European and American countries.Specifically targeting and suppressing the spokesmen of the Soviet government.

However, when the chief of staff in front of him raised this question again, Stalin couldn't help but began to doubt his original judgment.With the object of suspicion, Stalin's aggrieved heart suddenly relaxed a lot.

At this moment, Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky took advantage of the situation and continued to comfort him: "Comrade Stalin, this battle report contains not only bad news, but also good news for us..."

"According to the report, although the heavy tanks equipped by the Wehrmacht far surpass us in terms of performance, our artillery units have far surpassed the Wehrmacht in terms of number. In the artillery battle between the enemy and us, the artillery of the Wehrmacht is almost suppressed by us. In addition, the new fighter jets equipped by our air force far surpass the Wehrmacht in some aspects. On the battlefield of air combat with the same number of fighters, the air force that finally wins the air battle must be our great Soviet air force."

"Then why on the Outer Mongolia battlefield, we, who had an absolute superiority in military strength, were defeated... Could it be that the National Defense Forces can defeat us with hundreds of thousands of elite Red Army just by relying on a new type of aircraft and tanks that we have never seen before... " Stalin's brows that had just been relaxed frowned again, and asked Tukhachevsky back.

"No..." Tukhachevsky shook his head resolutely and denied.

Under Stalin's puzzled eyes, he analyzed: "Comrade Stalin, I think that besides the two reasons you just mentioned above, there is another important reason for the defeat on the front line, and that is our army's aggressive advance underestimating the enemy."

"Unless the Air Force did not follow up in time, the 20 troops went directly into Outer Mongolia. In this case, the Red Army soldiers who penetrated into Outer Mongolia would lose their only air superiority. Without air superiority, there would be no air superiority. Without battlefield air superiority, The tank troops of the National Defense Army can kill our troops at will on the battlefield...."

"As for the counterattack of the National Defense Forces that took place last night, if our army had not underestimated the enemy and had absolute superiority in artillery fire and air force, even if the National Defense Forces launched a full-scale counterattack, our army would not be so easily defeated."

"Although our air force does not yet have night flight and night combat capabilities, it can still take off at night in times of crisis. As long as our air force has enough bombers, even if it bombs blindly on the ground, it can block the tanks of the National Defense Forces through air bombing." Offensive, saving the situation..."

Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky's answer although there is a certain wishful thinking.However, in the eyes of Stalin, who was frowning, this answer just gave him a step down.At the same time, let yourself regain confidence in the National Defense Forces.

After 5 minutes of contemplation, Stalin, who had shown hope again on his face, asked Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, if you are allowed to go to the Far East to temporarily command the remaining 65 troops of the Far Eastern Military Region The elite of the Wanhong Army, whether they are sure to take back the Far East and Outer Mongolia from the National Defense Forces, is a shame..."

Tukhachevsky seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and he answered bluntly: "Reporting to Comrade Stalin, I am sure... But, I need time, and it will be a long time. The Chinese National Defense Forces fought a protracted stalemate. Through these protracted battles, the strength of the National Defense Forces was weakened bit by bit, and the National Defense Forces, which were already terminally ill, were wiped out on the battlefield, and the lost ground was recovered.

"For a protracted war with the Wehrmacht, tell me your reasons..." Stalin asked back with a puzzled expression.

In Stalin's eyes, since the chief of staff said that the Far Eastern Military Region still has air superiority and firepower superiority, the confident chief of staff will definitely be able to defeat the Wehrmacht in a short time.Recover the lost ground, a complete shame.

But now.The chief of staff, who was still confident just now, actually told himself: The battle he wants to fight is not a quick battle, but a protracted stalemate.This had to make Stalin feel puzzled.

Facing Stalin's puzzled look at him, Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky replied very calmly: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, I just want to fight a protracted stalemate with the Wehrmacht..."

"Compared to the National Defense Forces in the sky, our Soviet Far East Army not only has superiority in air force, artillery fire, and military strength, but also has a huge advantage that the National Defense Forces will never be able to surpass, that is, the comprehensive strength of the two troops..."

"Comprehensive strength..." Stalin asked thoughtfully.

Facing Stalin, he looked at himself.Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky analyzed: "Comrade Stalin, with the current military production capacity of the Soviet government, even if we lose hundreds of fighter planes and more than 1000 heavy tanks on the front line, these losses will be as large as two months at the latest. can be replenished."

"How about the National Defense Force? Although we don't know the real military strength of the National Defense Force, the land occupied by the National Defense Force is only so big after all. More importantly, the resources that the National Defense Force can use are only so much. Because we have nothing to show that the National Defense Force has Evidence of massive imports of mineral resources from the outside world..."

at this time.Stalin seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "There is another irresistible limiting factor in the military strength of the National Defense Forces. The literacy rate of ordinary people in China can be said to be far lower than that of the Soviet Union, and the science talents who can enter military factories Even less. Therefore, as far as the talent pool is concerned, the National Defense Forces have no chance to continuously expand their military industrial strength..."

"Chairman is wise..." Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky continued to analyze after expressing his emotion at Stalin's keen political acumen.

"In my combat plan, the remaining 65 elites of the Far East Military Region rely on the strong domestic military production capacity. It is like bloodletting, and the strength of the National Defense Forces is constantly weakened. Even if the loss of the enemy and our troops on the battlefield reaches a one-to-one situation. With the Soviet Union's powerful military production The ability can also be replenished immediately. However, the military industry strength is far inferior to our national defense force, so it is impossible to replenish the battlefield losses in a short time."

"If this kind of battle that only consumes but cannot be replenished can continue as I expected. At the latest in half a year, the National Defense Forces in full swing will completely lose their combat effectiveness under our continuous bloodletting attacks. At that time, even if the National Defense Forces still have Ground tank superiority, and even new aircraft we have never seen before. We can also eliminate it with absolute superiority, recover all lost ground from the Wehrmacht, and avenge the shame..."

Stalin's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Yes, you are right, this is the gap between comprehensive strengths."

"In today's war, fighting is all about comprehensive strength. If you can't end the battle in a short time, then fight for comprehensive strength with your opponent. As long as your overall strength is far superior to the opponent, the final winner of this protracted battle must belong to you. "

"Since we can no longer ensure victory in the war against the National Defense Forces in a short period of time, then we will fight a protracted war with the National Defense Forces and compete with the National Defense Forces for comprehensive strength..."

Having said this, a confident smile appeared on Stalin's face.

Facing the chief of staff Tukhachevsky in front of him, he decisively ordered: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, just as you said, fight a protracted stalemate with the Wehrmacht, and win the Wehrmacht in terms of comprehensive strength..."

A complex expression full of confidence and enthusiasm quickly appeared on the face of Chief of Staff Tukhachevsky, and he assured Stalin loudly: "Please rest assured, Comrade Stalin, I promise to complete the task, and I will be ashamed..."

"It's just that, starting today, the continuous weapons and equipment produced by our military industry department, especially the Air Force fighter jets and large-caliber artillery, can be tilted towards the Far Eastern Army. Strength, and finally defeated the Chinese National Defense Forces...."

"I promise you..." Faced with this opportunity to make himself avenged, Stalin replied without hesitation.

"Starting today, I will send [-]% of the various weapons and equipment produced by the military industry to the Far East Military Region."

The National Defense Forces, which determined the world in World War I, took advantage of the victory and pursued it, pushing the front line back to the Sino-Soviet border.A total of [-] troops from the new First Division of the National Defense Forces from the Pingjin area, with confusion and excitement... all kinds of complex expressions.He entered the temporary barracks temporarily arranged by the Ninth Army with his bare hands.

No matter in any country, any army... the army that can get the first is not the army with the strongest combat effectiveness.It is also an army with special significance.

The new First Division of the National Defense Forces that has entered the barracks in front of us, although it is not clear whether the combat effectiveness of this division is the strongest among the 35 newly formed troops.but.The commander of the newly created First Division was the first senior officer among the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Jinsui Army and the former Northeast Army to take the initiative to revolt against the National Defense Forces.

He was Major General Wu Keren who was the first person to take the initiative to lead his troops to the battlefield of the National Defense Forces in Shanhaiguan.

As a famous anti-Japanese general who made great achievements in the anti-Japanese battlefield in later generations, and finally died in the battle.Li Guosheng admired it from the bottom of his heart, because, in the army commanded by the Nationalist Government, a senior general like Wu Keren would put his own safety first even in war, and there would never be any danger.

And Wu Keren, who died on the battlefield in the end.But unexpectedly, he has a heart that dares to fight and die, and lives and dies with the officers and soldiers.Therefore, facing Wu Keren who is different from others, Li Guosheng directly named him as the commander of the new First Division of the National Defense Forces.

Compared with the blindness of ordinary soldiers and low-ranking officers, although Wu Keren did not know the specific tasks of this trip, from the series of battle reports issued by the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, Wu Keren had already faintly felt that the purpose of his trip must be consistent with The Soviets were involved, and even joined the battle between the Wehrmacht and the Soviet Union.

Li Guosheng is in the tent.Facing Wu Keren, who was less than ten years older than himself, Li Guosheng said with a serious face: "Mr. Wu, I will not hide from you the mission of the 35 newly formed troops. It will be in the next month. Even within a few months, the 35 newly formed troops had only one mission, and that was to be like a nail. To die on the Sino-Soviet defense line, blocking all possible attacks by the Soviet Red Army."

Unexpectedly, Wu Keren shot a burst of hot gaze.He said excitedly to Li Guosheng: "Commander-in-chief, you don't know. When we were in the Northeast, I don't know how much I was angry with the old man. Now I finally have the opportunity to fight the old man on the battlefield. I, Wu Keren And the more than 1 soldiers under his command will never embarrass you, Commander-in-Chief. Please rest assured that as long as there is one member of the new First Division alive, the Soviet Red Army will not let the Soviet Red Army cross the Sino-Soviet border."

Seeing Li Guosheng nodded in approval, Wu Keren changed the subject and asked worriedly: "It's just that, Commander-in-Chief, if you want to block the Soviet attack, the soldiers must have weapons in their hands. But, so far , except for officers above the company level who have guns, the entire First Division does not even have a machine gun... I don’t know when the troops will receive the equipment. The earlier the equipment is received, the soldiers can form combat effectiveness earlier and go to the battlefield kill the enemy..."

"Don't worry about the equipment..." Li Guosheng replied confidently.

"In the National Defense Forces, since its establishment, there has never been a situation where soldiers have gone to the battlefield with bare hands. You must know that just two days ago, we just seized enough weapons and equipment from the Soviet Far East Army to equip 30 troops. It's just , in order to further action plan, we did not disclose it.”

Faced with Wu Keren's increasingly hot eyes, Li Guosheng asked bluntly: "Mr. Wu, I want to know whether the newly reorganized First Division meets the requirements of the National Defense Army's field infantry division and is equipped with sufficient equipment. The amount of artillery and armor . . . "

Although Wu Keren wanted to give Li Guosheng an affirmative answer.However, knowing the reality, he still replied with a helpless face: "Boss, the number of artillery is enough. After all, I have been serving in the artillery before entering the field army. Therefore, even if there are not enough artillery, I will also train in the army." Lots of backup gunners...."

"As for the armored troops... You also know that in the former Northeast Army, there were almost no organized armored troops, so we did not conduct armored troops. However, I have already concentrated all the soldiers who can drive and have a certain level of education in the armored assault battalion, as the seed for the development and growth of the armored assault battalion."

"You have a good idea..." Li Guosheng affirmed with a look of admiration.

Then, facing Wu Keren in front of him, he ordered: "Immediately send the officers and soldiers gathered in the armored assault battalion to the armored group army, and the armored group army will conduct training on its behalf... If the training is completed, I will directly expand it into a tank regiment."

"President, please rest assured that the soldiers entering the Armored Assault Battalion are all the best soldiers of the new First Division, and they will definitely be able to complete the training in the shortest possible time... What about the equipment of other troops, when will they be able to equip the troops..." While reassuring Li Guosheng loudly, Wu Keren asked cautiously.

Li Guosheng replied with a smile: "I think you are thinking about your artillery regiment..."

"Since you are an artilleryman and have trained a sufficient number of artillery reserves in the army, then I will meet your request."

"The new First Division is reorganized according to the configuration of other field troops of the National Defense Forces. The whole division now has three field infantry regiments, one light howitzer regiment, one armored assault battalion, one guard battalion, one logistics transportation battalion, one communications company, and one engineer Even, a field hospital...."

Seeing Wu Keren's face gradually glowing, Li Guosheng continued to add: "In addition, I will add another heavy howitzer regiment for you, with a total of 36 150mm caliber heavy howitzers. I wonder if you have enough artillery..." (To be continued..)