reborn super empire

() This is the first time since Zhukov joined the army that no matter how hard he tries, it will be useless, and no matter what ideas he has, Stalin will stop him, of course, if his ideas are not about attacking .

Zhukov also gradually guessed Stalin's considerations, but for Zhukov, this was simply an impossible task, and it was an outcome he could not change.

So much pressure fell on Zhukov in an instant, what could Zhukov do?Although others seemed to sympathize with Zhukov, some clapped their hands and applauded, and even ignored him, all kinds of pressure gathered on Zhukov. At this moment, Zhukov was a little bit unbearable.

He felt that the pressure on himself was too much, so much that the pressure that did not belong to him was all placed on him. He was just a general, and his task was not just to win battles. In addition to leading the troops to win battles, he also wanted to keep his subordinates alive as much as possible when he was defeated, so that the army of his motherland would not be completely wiped out.

"Order the troops to break out in the direction of Lesosibirsk."

Suddenly, Zhukov suddenly ordered.

Now he is on the verge of collapse, he can no longer listen to Stalin's orders, he must order the troops to retreat, otherwise, this will be a real disaster for the Soviet Union.Zhukov couldn't imagine what would happen to the Chinese after the 300 million troops were wiped out.

But Zhukov imagined what the future of the Soviet Union would be like when the 300 million army was wiped out. Zhukov loved his motherland very much. He didn’t want to see his motherland be conquered by China. He still remembered his ideals when he was young.

Stalin's decision was not wrong, but Zhukov's decision was not wrong either. When the two correct decisions collided, a fatal mistake occurred.

One side demanded an all-out attack, destroying the aggressiveness of the North Army Group, trying to maintain the international status of the Soviet Union and strive for more aid. At the same time, they also wanted to preserve various arsenals in the central region of the Soviet Union to save capital for future resistance.

From the overall situation, Stalin's decision was not wrong. If Stalin agreed to Zhukov's retreat, it would be a big mistake.

But on the other hand, Zhukov's decision is not wrong. He is on the front line, and he knows what will happen if this battle continues?He knew that there was no way to defeat the Chinese with only this little force and this little weapon. Instead of annihilating the entire army, it would be better to retreat temporarily, give the troops some breathing time, and then retreat and advance step by step after repairing. resistance.

This matter is also the most tangled and most disagreeable point among future generations of historians. Whether they support Stalin or Zhukov, they cannot criticize the other party's decision-making as wrong, because everyone knows that the two of them decisions are correct.

It is precisely because of this that historians from all over the world have been arguing about this matter for nearly a hundred years after the end of World War II. The archives slowly began to reveal the secrets, and historians knew the real situation at that time.

Whether they used Soviet veterans to settle the situation at that time, or asked the Chinese Empire veterans about the situation at that time, no one knew the real purpose of the Battle of Irkutsk at that time, and some even criticized the Chinese Empire's A fire destroyed millions of hectares of forest, resulting in no grass growing here for more than ten years.

It even caused the excellent living zone centered on Irkutsk to become a sparsely populated no-man's land. They didn't know some of the things, and they didn't know what happened to the fire back then?

It's just that some people guessed that when the Chinese Empire was encircling and suppressing the 100 million Soviet Red Army, because it took too long, and the troops were short of ammunition, and there was a second layer of surrounded Soviet troops on the periphery, they chose to burn the enemy to death. , so that troops can be drawn out to deal with the Soviet army on the periphery.

But this statement soon became untenable, because the infantry who were in charge of besieging the two armies surrounded by the innermost Soviet army at that time disappeared mysteriously after setting fire, and the rest of the battle basically died. It was the Fifth Army and a reserve force of the First Army going on.

This point is also the focus of people's controversy. No one can figure out what is the reason, which caused Liu Lingzai to use troops at a critical juncture, even at the expense of Zhukov's remaining one million troops. Pull away.

Because at that time in the Far East of the Soviet Union, which is now the northern region of the Chinese Empire, there was no other battle except around Irkutsk, and these two armies also disappeared mysteriously for about a month.

But these are all things to say later, let’s go back to the moment, when Zhukov ordered the troops to retreat, even his confidants and beloved generals in Zhukov’s headquarters felt a little incredible, and all of them stared at Zhukov with wide-eyed surprise.

Messy hair, a beard that hadn't been shaved for a few weeks was already nearly a centimeter in length, and the whole person didn't seem to have a trace of spirituality, a decadent look.

"Comrade Zhukov, if we do this, Comrade Stalin will be very dissatisfied. This is not in line with Comrade Stalin's guiding ideology."

One of Zhukov's confidants hurriedly jumped out to stop him.

Although he stopped Zhukov from the standpoint of Stalin, no one can deny that he is from Zhukov. The reason why he did this is because there are people from Stalin in this headquarters. Report the situation here to Stalin, and these people did not stop Zhukov.

Then in the end, not only Zhukov will be unlucky, but everyone in his circle will also be unlucky, and it will be an unexpected result. If shooting is the most serious death penalty, then their family members may be implicated.

So no matter what the final result is, he has to stand up and persuade Zhukov. This is already related to the issue of position. To put it bluntly, it has already involved political issues.

"Comrade Zhukov, I understand your mood and your approach very well, but do you think we can successfully break out of the siege by retreating from Lesosibirsk? You must know that we are facing the heavily armed enemy Fifth Army , they basically didn’t take part in the fighting, and our soldiers didn’t have very good weapons and equipment.”

Just as Zhukov wanted to refute his subordinates, he never thought that the deputy political commissar would suddenly stand up and speak.

Zhukov and the others looked at the deputy political commissar very puzzled, a little puzzled. The commander and political commissar of the Far Eastern Military Region were both Zhukov. It was someone sent by Stalin.

Although the deputy political commissar is under Zhukov's control in name, but in reality?People in the political commissar system have always been at odds with people in the military system. Although he obeyed Zhukov in name, he secretly reported the situation to Stalin. Temporary appointment of a commander.

Now that the deputy political commissar has said such a thing, how can Zhukov and others not be surprised?The enemy will consider the problem from his own point of view?Besides, others could refute Stalin's guiding ideology, but this political commissar could not, because their job was to do ideological work, to make the thinking of the whole army closer to Stalin and eliminate dissidents.

"Comrade Zhukov, please don't be confused. I am also on the battlefield. I am very aware of your feelings and the current situation. It is indeed not a good way to stay here. Comrade Stalin's instructions are indeed for us to fight Drop the enemy's offensive vigor, and we are not allowed to retreat.

But I think we should all have entered into a misunderstanding before. Not being allowed to retreat is not just a blind attack. Now that the troops are in danger, our first task should be to take the troops out first, and then rearrange them before the bottom line of our defense. , and then re-attack the enemy. "

Comrade deputy political commissar looked at the confused crowd, and he understood their thoughts very well, so he didn't pay attention to anything, and explained directly.

"Comrade deputy political commissar, thank you very much for understanding my thoughts and supporting my approach, but we can only retreat in the direction of Lesosibirsk at present."

After Zhukov understood the meaning of the deputy political commissar, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. This guy was probably terribly afraid of death, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so he told Zhukov that as long as he didn't withdraw from the bottom line of defense, it was fine.

In any case, as long as the deputy political commissar supports his approach, then Zhukov will not encounter any problems in the next command. Generally speaking, it is more in line with Zhukov's ideas, and he originally planned to take the troops out. re-launched the attack.

"Why? I think we can transfer to the vicinity of Novosibirsk through Mongolia, and then go around behind the enemy to carry out a sneak attack."

Comrade Deputy Political Commissar continued.

"Comrade Deputy Political Commissar, as far as I know, the Chinese paratroopers are already waiting for us in Mongolia, and the 120 million troops of the Chinese Communist Party are already on their way to the border. It is estimated that when we arrive in Mongolia, we will meet They came across that although Lesosibirsk is surrounded by mountains, it is not conducive to traffic, but it is also not conducive to the mechanized march of the enemy army, which is still beneficial to us."

Zhukov rejected the suggestion of Comrade Deputy Political Commissar and told him why he did not choose Mongolia.

In fact, if they insisted on breaking out from Mongolia, Zhukov would not be unable to escape successfully. It’s just that the casualties would be too great. direction. (To be continued.)