Age of Rebirth

The blizzard that had been raging for three days and three nights finally stopped. The east and west sides of the Ural Mountains stretched to Outer Mongolia. The rolling mountains, covered in silver, were like a solidified statue, silent in the white snow. In the snow field, the snow on the flat land is more than one meter thick, and all the ditches, rivers, depressions, valleys, and woods are filled with snow. According to the local people, such a heavy snowfall in March is rare in a hundred years.

Just such a blizzard, which was rare in a century, caught up with the ambitious commander and political commissar of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front Army, General Vasilevsky. The sun rose, the sky was clear and blue, and the bright sunshine shone On the snow, the glare of light was reflected. For the Soviet troops transferred from the direction of Europe, this was another disaster. Many soldiers were inexperienced and suffered from snow blindness.

According to the statistics of the staff department, in the Outer Mongolian Front Army alone, soldiers suffering from snow blindness accounted for about 30.00% of the entire army. More than [-] non-combat personnel were reduced. Although snow blindness is not enough to kill, these soldiers are blind for at least a week. In order to take care of these soldiers, the number of medical personnel needed is an astonishing number.

Looking at the statistics table sent by the General Staff, General Vasilevsky's heart was completely messed up, just like the dead branches in the storm last night, almost broken, if this is an irresistible natural disaster , then, the following report is an out-and-out man-made disaster.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev, Chief of Staff of the Outer Mongolia Front Army of the Soviet Union.He looked at Comrade Commander, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and then looked at the statistics in his hand.Sighing secretly in my heart, I still bit my bullet and said: "Comrade Commander, last night, we were attacked at the airport in the rear, and the main sections of the seven passages in the Ural Mountains were bombed by independent division bombers. The statistical report. The troops have already reported it, do you want to take a look?" [

General Vasilevsky, turning his clumsy body, with a bitter face, said in a hoarse voice: "Comrade Pozhnev, I don't look at the statistical report, tell me. How serious is the situation?"

Lieutenant General Pozhnev's answer was very concise and stimulating, "Comrade Commander, it is very serious!"

"More details!" Comrade Commander's tone.Some are not good.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev smiled wryly, looked at the statistics table in his hand, and said: "According to the report of our rear airport guards, all field airports, except for two, have been attacked to varying degrees. Judging from the extent of the attack, at least for three weeks, the airport law will be in normal use, that is to say, when our troops start to attack, they will not receive fire support from the Air Force."

"According to the statistics of the Air Force, more than [-] combat aircraft of various types were bombed. All the airports attacked and the aviation fuel stored were completely lost. The infrastructure of the airports was seriously damaged."

General Vasilevsky took a deep breath and felt very depressed. However, he did not expect the air force to play a big role in this attack. The Mongolian front army still went to the Ural Mountains, and what he was most concerned about was the passage of the Ural Mountains. "This damn heavy snow disrupted all my plans," he thought bitterly.

"How is the situation of the passage in the Ural Mountains? Is there any report from the engineers, and it can be completely repaired in a few days? Don't you allow the troops to move in normally?" General Vasilevsky asked sullenly.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev paused, and replied carefully: "According to the report of the commander of the engineering unit, because the bombed area is the main area, a large amount of earth and rocks piled up like a mountain, just clearing these earth and rocks, the last It will take five days before it can be opened to traffic, and with the heavy snow, the time for our army to launch an attack will be at least a week later."

General Vasilevsky was finally angry. He slammed the table with his fat hands and roared, "Obviously, the Chinese must have a small group of troops sneaking into the rear of our army to form a formation for their bombers and indicate the target." , including various field airports, were attacked at the same time, and these small groups of Chinese troops did it! The purpose is to delay the attack of our army. So many Chinese soldiers have sneaked into the defense zone. What are our security forces doing? , are you fast asleep?"

After losing his temper, he said in pain: "My God, we attacked more than 100 targets at the same time overnight, how many Chinese soldiers sneaked into our rear, ten thousand, twenty thousand... . . . , or more? Comrade Chief of Staff, is there a report on this?"

Regarding the attack on the field airport, General Vasilevsky has to pay attention to it. The Air Force has suffered such a big loss, and it will definitely not let it go. And the airports guarded by the Outer Mongolian Front Army accounted for more than 60.00%. Comrade Stalin blamed it, and as the commander of the front army, he must not be able to get rid of the responsibility. At the very least, the crime of negligent precautions and poor vigilance cannot be escaped.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev is also a caring person. He has a detailed understanding of the situation in this regard, and he answered unambiguously, "Comrade Commander, our security forces only discovered that the airport had sneaked in after the explosion. The small group of Chinese troops, however, did not report any fighting, because after the explosion, the airport was in chaos, and those Chinese had already slipped away while taking advantage of the chaos!"

General Vasilevsky's panting began to thicken, he stared at the bull's eye, and asked in disbelief: "What? There was no report of an exchange of fire, that is to say, those small Chinese troops destroyed more than 100 of our buildings. After the airport, there was not even a body left, and they all retreated? Our troops in charge of airport security didn’t even see a shadow?”

Chief of Staff Pozhnev had bitterness in his mouth, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "Comrade Commander, I'm afraid this is the case. However, the engineering unit responsible for opening the passage to the Ural Mountains was bombed by an independent division bomber on the road." At the same time, I also suspected that the accuracy of the bombing by the Chinese bombers was so accurate, and sent guards to search the nearby area. There were brief firefights with the small units of the Independent Division in seven places. This shows that your judgment is precise!"

The last sentence is obviously a compliment, "Oh! Are they all wiped out? Are there any corpses left at the scene, and have any prisoners been captured? Can you confirm the identities of these people?" General Vasilevsky did not mean to be happy. , but asked key questions.

"No, there are neither corpses nor prisoners. According to the report, the soldiers of these independent divisions are extremely capable of individual combat. At each firefighting location, the opponent is only seven or eight people. We dispatched at least two companies of guard troops At present, the guards are still searching!" Chief of Staff Pozhnev replied bitterly, it is embarrassing enough to say that two companies dealt with seven or eight people, and they were still killed. slipped away.

General Vasilevsky was so angry that he was speechless, and his face, like the bottom of a black pot, was covered with a layer of purple. In the huge office, only Comrade Commander was left, panting heavily like a bellows angry voice.

However, what is more difficult than Comrade Commander is Lieutenant General Pozhnev, the chief of staff. The situation reported earlier is just for foreshadowing and an appetizer, and the situation to be reported next is the heavy bomb.

Looking at Comrade Commander's current appearance, Chief of Staff Pozhnev really doesn't want to provoke him anymore, but this matter is too big, not to mention absolutely impossible. [

After hesitating again and again, Chief of Staff Pozhnev still decided that no matter what, he should report the real situation to the comrade commander. All members can't afford to walk around, including myself.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev, when he got a cup of strong coffee, he handed it to General Vasilevsky in person. The latter was stunned for a moment. It's never happened before, "Could it be that there is something more important to say? I hope it's not bad news. When I opened my eyes today, all I received was annoying bad news," he murmured suspiciously to himself.

Sure enough, Chief of Staff Pozhnev took a deep breath and said as tactfully as possible: "Comrade Commander, there is an important situation that I have to report to you. Report, Commander and Political Commissar of the Air Force's Far East Advance Command, Admiral Jonasov is missing!"

This news was too shocking, like a thunderbolt from the blue, "What?" General Vasilevsky jumped up in surprise, spilling hot coffee all over his body, the whole person was dumbfounded, his hands trembling, and the coffee cup fell underfoot.

"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander!" Chief of Staff Pozhnev yelled hurriedly when he saw his superior's face was gray and his eyes were still and his eyes were distracted.

The thinking of General Vasilevsky is basically at a standstill. The commander of the theater air force is gone. This is a big deal. More than 100 airports were attacked at the same time. Together, both are big!

The terrible thing is that Airport No. [-] is only [-] kilometers away from Yekaterinburg, the headquarters of the Front Army. Rather than being killed or dying in battle, if this matter is passed on to Comrade Stalin, what kind of consequences will there be?

(To be continued) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)