Glorious Mission 1937

Zhukov, son of shoemaker Kon Andreevich.After the outbreak of the October Revolution, he joined the Soviet Red Army.He was subsequently absorbed into the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolshevik).During the years of defending the young Soviet Republic and fighting against domestic and foreign enemies, he quickly developed into an excellent Red Army commander.He fought with the Cossack White Army in the Ural River Valley, fought against the White Army of Denikin and Kolchak, and participated in the battle to eliminate the Antonov gang.He was not only resolute and tenacious, but also resourceful and brave in combat. He was wounded many times in battle. At the end of the civil war, he had been promoted to the commander of a cavalry company.

由于表现出色，朱可夫深受列宁以及被指定为列宁接班人斯大林的信任，1923年4月，年仅26岁的朱可夫被晋升为骑兵第39团团长。1931年2月晋升为骑兵第2旅旅长，1932年2月被任命为骑兵总监部副总监，1933年3月任骑兵第4师师长，1937年秋到1938年春为骑兵第3军、第6军军长，1938年在中国任短时间军事顾问后升为白俄罗斯特别军区副司令员。

What really caught Zhukov's attention from the world's bigwigs was the Nomonkan Battle that took place in 1939. As the Japanese army carried out armed provocations in the Haraha River area, the situation in the Far East was tense.Zhukov was appointed as the commander of the 1st Group Army of the Mongolian-Soviet Army, commanding the operations against Japan.He successfully organized and implemented the Battle of the Haleha River in a short period of time, and achieved a huge victory of annihilating more than 9000 enemies at a relatively small cost of 5 casualties.In this battle, Zhukov made his debut.Demonstrated his superb command and organizational skills.He is good at coordinating the actions of infantry, artillery, tanks and aviation, boldly implement roundabout encirclement, and annihilate the enemy's main force by surprise.His theory of concentrated use of tanks has also been confirmed in actual combat.Zhukov triumphantly returned to Moscow, was praised by the whole country, and was awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

His arrival made Г.m. Stern greatly relieved. As a senior commander who has partnered with Zhukov, Г.m. Stern is well aware of Zhukov's strength, and everything is fine with him. Do too much.

Due to the order of Stalin and the fact that Г.m. Shtern and Zhukov are old partners and old friends for many years, the transfer of power went smoothly. Г.m. Shtern automatically becomes Zhukov's deputy.

After taking over the command of the Far East Army.The first thing Zhukov did was to hold a meeting and call a meeting of all senior officers above the army group.

Soon all the officers who received the meeting notice arrived, and Zhukov was not in the mood to greet these senior officers, and soon got to the point.He sat at the head of the round conference table.Said loudly: "I, Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, came here entrusted by the great Comrade Stalin to take over the command of the Far Eastern Front Army. From now on, all of you, listen, yes Everyone must cooperate with me unconditionally, and cooperate with me to defeat the pig-like Chinese, understand?"

"Understood!" A group of senior officers said loudly.

"Very well, Shtern, tell me about the situation on the front line. It seems to be very bad?" After the opening remarks, Zhukov quickly turned the topic to the war itself, without delay.

Stern got up and said: "Comrade Zhukov, we have lost contact with the front line now, so we don't know the specific situation on the front line."

"Lost contact? How long has it been?" Zhukov suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

"Since the breakout started yesterday morning, the troops on the front line have lost contact with us. It has been more than 20 hours!" Steln replied.

"Then why didn't the air force go to reconnaissance?"

Г.m. Shtern sighed and said: "Hey, yesterday our army sent two aviation divisions to the south to reinforce Isov's troops to break through the siege, but so far none of the fighter planes have returned. And the Mongolian Defense Force found two The wreckage of a crashed I-16 fighter plane, unfortunately, the place where it crashed was the central grassland, the pilot was killed by the passing wolves after parachuting, and they only found a few bloody clothes and a broken parachute."

"The two aviation divisions also lost contact?"

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov!"

Just when Zhukov was about to continue asking questions, the door of the conference room was gently pushed open.A young confidential staff officer came in, walked up to Zhukov, handed a telegram to Zhukov, and said, "Comrade Zhukov, this is an urgent telegram from Moscow, and I asked you to sign for it!"

Zhukov was startled when he saw that it was signed by Stalin, and then read the telegram carefully. Although everyone didn't know where the telegram came from, let alone what it said, they found that Zhukov's face was getting worse and worse. , the Soviet generals in the conference room became more and more anxious.

After a while, Zhukov finally put down the telegram, looked at the senior officers in the conference room, and said in a sad voice: "Comrades, I just received the news. Just yesterday, those pig-like The Chinese launched a siege on the great Soviet army on the Sino-Mongolian border, and the 35th Mechanized Army and the remnants of the 59th Tank Division were wiped out, as were the other two aviation divisions."

The entire conference room was silent. Although everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts, they still couldn't believe that the Chinese really wiped out Isov's troops.

Г.m. Shtern suddenly roared furiously: "It's impossible, the weak Chinese can't defeat the great Soviet Red Army, it's impossible!"

"Shut up, this is a telegram sent by the great Comrade Stalin. The signer is Comrade Stalin. Besides, the Chinese have published this matter in the newspaper, and there are a lot of photos attached. Stern , Although this is indeed beyond our expectations, but these are all true!" After speaking, Zhukov handed the telegram to Shtern, and asked him to read it and pass it to the next person, and the whole conference room circulated it.

After a while, everyone read the telegram, and after reading the telegram, everyone fell silent.Although they couldn't believe it, and they didn't want to believe it, it was all true.

Seeing that everyone was very depressed, Zhukov said in a deep voice: "Comrades, things have developed to this point now. Anger and sadness are not helpful to the battle situation. We still need to think about how to deal with the next battle situation!"

"Comrade Zhukov, I really can't imagine how the Chinese defeated Khacherov's troops in such a short period of time, and they can also wipe them all out in a short period of time. Even on land they can kill Khacherov Rove is gone, but what happened to those two aviation divisions?" Shteln said loudly.

"Stern, you don't know anything about the Chinese army, especially the army of China Chen. I have met China Chen and had several long talks with him. This man feels very special to me. He is very Talented and confident. He firmly believes that China can win the war with the Japanese, and in fact, with his efforts, the Japanese in North China have started to decline two years ago. In just two years, they will The Japanese army drove out of Chahar, Suiyuan, and Shanxi, and now the Japanese in Rehe and Hebei are also at a disadvantage. According to the information we have collected, Chen Feng's army has a large army with a number of 60 to 70. Between [-]. In addition, Chen Feng’s headquarters also has a large air force. The main fighter planes are imported from us and the United States. According to incomplete statistics, the number is about [-]. Of course, Chen Feng’s headquarters also has a large It’s not a big navy, but it has a large number of people, and its warships are also ordered from the Soviet Union and the United States.” Zhukov told the information he knew.

After hearing Zhukov's words, Shteln was obviously taken aback. They didn't expect Chen Feng's troops to be so powerful.It turns out that the army, navy and air force are complete, with 70 million troops plus the two armies of the sea and the air. This combination is definitely a first-class power in Asia, but they have no reflection on it. It would be their dereliction of duty if they pursue it .

Zhukov said: "Stern, you are the commander-in-chief of this battle. Please tell me the reason for this fiasco. I want to hear your opinion!"

Shteln pondered for a while and said: "Comrade Zhukov, what must be explained is that I must be responsible for this fiasco..."

"Stern, no one will hold you accountable for the defeat, at least not in this conference room. I just want to hear your opinion on this battle!" Zhukov said.

Zhukov's words let Shtern breathe a sigh of relief, and then thought for a while and said: "I think there are three reasons for our army's disastrous defeat in this battle. The first is our lack of understanding of the enemy's situation, so our army did not do a good job in the corresponding war. Preparation, this kind of preparation includes both material and ideological aspects."

"The second is the carelessness of the front-line commanders. It can be seen from the telegram sent back by Isov. They never thought that the Chinese would launch an attack in the early morning, and they didn't even set up a guard post. They clearly knew that the Chinese army It was stationed just a few kilometers away, and the other party had tanks, but that pig of Khacherov did not send enough security troops, let alone ordered the troops to retreat. The most terrible thing is that the pig also stationed troops in the air of Yimapingchuan. On the ground, the tactical arrangement was even worse, the main force was actually placed on the first line of defense, and the second and third lines of defense only had a small number of troops, they were as stupid as pigs, which just gave the Chinese an opportunity to take advantage of."

"In the end, the air force's defeat is likely to be caused by the Americans. Maybe the Americans didn't do it on purpose, but the Chinese definitely planned it long ago. They must have obtained a main fighter that is more advanced than the Iraqi-16 fighter from the Americans. , That's why we can wipe out those two aviation divisions of our army!" (To be continued...)