Glorious Mission 1937

Although Zhukov was concerned about Shteln's stupid performance in this battle, he still agreed with Shteln's analysis, especially the third reason. Before that, he didn't understand why Chen Feng's troops would attack at the most critical moment. The Soviet Volunteer Air Force to China was all handed over to the Jiang regime. Now he knows that the casualties of the volunteer pilots are too many. Worried that the Soviet pilots would know this secret, from this point of view, what Shteln said was premeditated by Chen Feng's troops is also completely tenable.

Zhukov was silent for a while, and then said: "Stern's analysis is very reasonable. First of all, we should really find the reason from ourselves. Looking at the history of wars in various countries in the world, there is no such thing as a victorious general, even if he sweeps across Europe. The Napoleon of Napoleon also had the shame of defeating Waterloo. Similarly, there is no such thing as an ever-victorious army, and the invincible Cossack cavalry was sometimes besieged by workers and peasants. Only those who can truly stand at the top of the world Team, failure is not terrible, what is terrible is not learning from the failure, and then repeating the same mistakes again and again."

"Comrades, although the Chinese shamelessly sneaked into this defeat, the most important reason is our own. How many troops does the Chinese have? Just a few hundred thousand people. What about the great Soviet Union? Millions, even the Far East Front Army The total strength of China is also 10 million, plus the 50+ army of the Mongolian Republic, at least we are not much less than the Chinese in terms of military strength. Besides the level of weapons and equipment and subsequent supplies, the Chinese are far inferior to us. According to reliable information You know, the army fighting against us was nothing more than a militia group three years ago, with a total strength of no more than a thousand people. Their food, salaries and supplies were not allocated by the government, but they were raised by themselves. Weapons and equipment were not relied on by themselves. Production, all rely on foreign purchases and battlefield seizures. Two years ago, in the battle sequence of this army, there were weapons and equipment produced by the Chinese themselves, Japanese weapons captured, and weapons and equipment purchased from other countries. It can be said that it is completely a corps of all nations. But now they can defeat us head-on. Even wiped out, which shows that they are developing and making progress, but we don't know anything about it. They are still arrogant They think that the biggest enemy in the Far East is only Japan. They simply look down on the Chinese. That’s why the disastrous defeat at this time happened.”

"Comrade Zhukov, what should we do now?" Shtern said.

"Now that we know why we failed, the next thing is easy. The Chinese only have one chance to sneak attack. Although they played well, we will not create such good opportunities for them in the next time Yes. First of all, we need to find out the Chinese's movements and judge their intentions. If the Chinese are just trying to teach the great Soviet Union a lesson, then we can use diplomatic means to resolve this issue. If the Chinese are trying to completely eliminate If the Far East Red Army, or other intentions, then we will face an extremely difficult test." Zhukov said.

Shteln frowned and said: "I think diplomatic means may not be able to solve this matter. After all, the Chinese did not try to stop it this time, but completely surrounded and annihilated Khacherov's troops. This shows that the Chinese have done a good job. Prepare for war!"

"Steln, you just saw the surface of things. It seems that the Chinese didn't intend to leave any retreat for themselves this time, but before the war broke out, Chen Feng did not reject peace talks, and was even willing to hold talks with me in person. , but because the pilots of the two countries were shot down suddenly on the front line, the peace talks were forced to run aground. In addition, our army went deep into the periphery of the second company, and the soldiers had already entered the defense area of ​​Chen Feng's troops. The misunderstanding was getting bigger and bigger, so Only then did yesterday's tragedy happen. But in essence, Chen Feng is not necessarily willing to go to war with the Soviet Union." Zhukov replied.

"Since you don't want to go to war with us, why do you want to surround Khacherov's troops?"

"Stern, war is a continuation of politics. In order to gain the initiative in the peace talks, Chen Feng's war with the Soviet Union is inevitable, unless Comrade Stalin is willing to make major concessions in the peace talks. But this is obviously impossible, Stalin Comrade has a very strong personality, and he will never give in to anyone's threats, let alone bow to the weak. But it is different now. After this battle, Chen Feng has proved to the world that neither he nor his army is weak. He is qualified to talk directly to the Soviet Union."

Many people understand Zhukov's meaning, but they still don't know what Zhukov will do next.Stern continued to ask: "Is the next thing we do is to monitor the movements of the Chinese? Then wait for the negotiation?"

Zhukov smiled and said: "It's still the same sentence. War is a continuation of politics. The Chinese launched this war in order to gain the initiative in negotiations, and their goal has been achieved. But to prove whether they are If we really have the strength to negotiate face-to-face with the Soviet Union, and at the same time to gain the initiative in the negotiation, we still have to fight, and whoever wins will get the initiative in the war!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were really unwilling to fail like this, the most important thing was that the failure was unclear.

“现在我宣布一下接下来的行动，有鉴于中国人强大的实力，所以我们必须集中一支强大的兵力到蒙古共和国境内，因此我命令：即日起组建第一特别集群，调红旗第一集团军、机械化第35集团军、空军第九集团军、机械化第10军、第14军、坦克第32师、第36师、第58师、炮兵第2、4、9、13、18旅划归第一特别集群。同志们对于部队的调动有什么意见？”朱可夫大声说道。

Lieutenant General Apanashenko, who was the first political commissar and chief of staff of the Far East Front Army at the time, got up and said: "Comrade Zhukov, is it a bit of a big deal to mobilize two army armies and one air force army at one time? There are also two mechanized Army and 2 tank divisions and 2 artillery brigades?"

"Apanashenko, we still don't know how many troops Chen Feng's troops stationed on the Sino-Mongolian border, but from what I know about Chen Feng, he is a very resolute person with a strong character. Now that he has decided to cooperate with the Soviet Union If war breaks out, the number of border troops will definitely not be less than 10. This is the most conservative estimate, and it is absolutely necessary for us to mobilize so many troops just to be on the safe side."

After saying this, Zhukov continued: "This is only the first stage of troop mobilization. After these troops are in place, we will apply to Moscow to transfer the newly formed 10th Army of the Air Force to the Far East. fighters against the new Chinese fighters."

"Steln, when will the troops I request be in place?" Zhukov asked quickly.

Shteln thought for a while and replied: "The First Red Banner Army is stationed in the territory of the Mongolian Republic and can enter Kulun at any time. The 35th Mechanized Army is still in Khabarovsk, and it will take at least four days to arrive. It also takes a few days for the troops to be mobilized, and it will take at least a week for all the troops to be in place."

Zhukov said: "One week is a bit long. I will give you 5 days. Within 5 days, I want all these troops to gather in Kulun. If there are still troops who cannot arrive in 5 days, you should go and explain to Comrade Stalin yourself!"

"Yes, I promise to complete the task!" Shteln said loudly.

"Very well, I will concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of the special Israeli group, Shtern as the deputy commander-in-chief, Apanashenko as the chief of staff, and Yemenlov as the intelligence officer. The deputy commander-in-chief is in charge of troop mobilization, The intelligence officer is in charge of intelligence collection, and the chief of staff and I are in charge of formulating specific actions, are we all clear about our division of labor?"

"Understood!!!"

"Dismiss!"

I have to admire Zhukov, he didn't immediately mobilize the army to launch a new attack on Chen Feng's troops, but made a plan before moving. The many troops lost before seemed to have nothing to do with him, and he was extremely calm. Chen Feng, who beat the Soviet Red Army hard, was extremely depressed.

On June 6, the intelligence personnel lurking in Outer Mongolia reported the latest movement of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces. Although the atmosphere in Outer Mongolia was somewhat tense, the reaction from the ruling class to the ordinary people was relatively calm, and there was not much panic.And since the 3rd, troops have been stationed in Kulun one after another, including the Mongolian Defense Force and the Soviet army. Generally speaking, the Soviet army has more troops than the Mongolian army!

Chen Feng judged that the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces had just entered the stage of dispatching new troops, and it would take at least three to five days. This was a good opportunity for the eighth war zone, so Chen Feng ordered the troops to replenish ammunition by car immediately, and then along the railway As the line goes north, he's going straight to Cullen.

To be honest, the entire Outer Mongolia area is a piece of cake for Chen Feng now, and it doesn't matter whether he fights or not. After all, although the entire Outer Mongolia area is 150 million square kilometers, its total population is only over 100 million, and the residents are very scattered. Its capital, Kulun, has a permanent population of only over [-] people, which is worse than a medium-sized county in northern Saibei Province. It is not conducive to defense if it is defeated. On the contrary, because the border line is greatly extended and it borders the Soviet Union, it will lead to the eighth war zone. It is necessary to invest a large amount of troops to deal with the Soviet Union, which has a great conflict with Chen Feng's next plan.

Although there is not much practical benefit in capturing Kulun, Chen Feng is aware of its political significance. This shows that the Chinese have never recognized the so-called Mongolian Republic, let alone the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty" concerning China's Outer Mongolia and Northeast China. And the disposal of North China.

Secondly, the capture of Kulun deters those separatists and makes them realize that their plot will not succeed so easily.Of course, it is also conceivable that the capture of Kulun will deter the Soviet Union. As long as Kulun is captured and the nearby Soviet troops are defeated, there will be no need for the war between the Eighth Theater and the Soviet Union to continue. The matter will be resolved at the negotiating table. (To be continued..)