Age of Rebirth

Lieutenant General Pozhnev, chief of staff of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front, had to report the disappearance of General Jonasov, commander and political commissar of the Air Force Far East Advance Command, to the commander, General Vasilevsky.

General Vasilevsky's mentality was almost broken. While regretting, he also secretly hated General Jonasov. He didn't listen to his own suggestion and wanted to do something else.

Originally, in order to express my sincerity, reflect the harmonious relationship between the different units of the Soviet Red Army and the close comrades-in-arms, and facilitate contact, I prepared a very good office location for the Air Force Far East Advance Command in Yekaterinburg, where the Front Army Command is stationed, but, That Jonasov, what did you say, "I want to live with my own pilots, so I can better understand the dynamics of the battlefield!"

What is the result? If you listen to yourself and live in Yekaterinburg, can you live without seeing people and die without seeing corpses?

General Vasilevsky, the first reaction was that this matter was directly related to the airport being attacked by a small group of independent division troops, but these are not important. The important thing is how to report this matter to Moscow. [

The call from Lieutenant General Pozhnev, the chief of staff, woke him up from his chaotic thoughts. In an instant, early this morning, all the unpleasant things piled up, and the pent-up anger burst out uncontrollably, "immediately Arrest the No. [-] Airport Guard Battalion, that bastard battalion commander, and the battalion political commissar!" He yelled at the chief of staff.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, before this, I have sent people from the Security Department of the Front Army to the No. [-] airport to investigate the situation on the spot and deal with the two dereliction of duty battalion commanders and battalion political commissars. The execution was carried out!"

General Vasilevsky, like a deflated ball, slumped on the chair. His fat body made the chair make a painful "squeak" sound, and asked vigorously: "Comrade Pozhnev , What is the result of the investigation? How can it be concluded that Comrade Jonasov is missing instead of being sacrificed?"

Chief of Staff Pozhnev, of course, knew the meaning of the commander's question. He also hoped that Jonasov would die during the exchange of fire with a small group of sneak attack troops from the Independent Division, or be killed by a violent explosion. It would be good if there was a mutilated corpse.In this case, at least there is an explanation to the higher-ups, but the result of the investigation is not what the commander and himself hoped.

The stakes are high.He had to tell the truth, "Comrade Commander, Admiral Jonasov's residence is quite a distance from the oil depot where the explosion occurred. The explosion method spread, and our investigators found that Admiral Jonasov The general's orderly was killed in his room, the safe and the confidential documents on the desk were all gone, and the two sentinels at the door were also killed by cold weapons."

"Also, our investigators, during the process of questioning the soldiers of the guard force, a corporal named Alyosha provided an important piece of information. Three to 10 minutes before the explosion, General Jonasov took a A truck, together with another truck, left the airport. Three or 10 minutes later, a violent explosion occurred at the airport oil depot. Then, the airport guard battalion was hit by mortar shells, causing heavy casualties. The whole process is these Therefore, it can be concluded that Admiral Jonasov was hijacked by a small unit of the independent division that destroyed the airport."

After hesitating, Chief of Staff Pozhnev continued: "Comrade Commander, you are very clear that General Jonasov has a lot of military secrets, including the specific attack time and plan of our front army, the deployment of troops, and other secrets. The specific situation of the two front armies, the bombing plan of the air force, the performance and number of combat aircraft, etc., are a living intelligence library. It falls into the hands of the Chinese. It can be said that our campaign plan for attacking Outer Mongolia is no secret. It can be said!"

General Vasilevsky, of course knows that Jonasov fell into the hands of a small unit of the Independent Division. The seriousness of the consequences means that the attack plan he formulated has already been put on the desk of the Chinese Tang Qiuli .

Seeing the commander's silence, Chief of Staff Pozhnev asked: "Comrade Commander, how do we report this situation to the General Staff and Air Force Command?"

General Vasilevsky sighed heavily, and said: "Since there is no way to conceal it, then report it truthfully. Also, issue an order to each airport guard battalion to dispatch all of them. According to their respective alert areas, be sure to find those independent divisions. Even if the traces of a small group of troops are pursued to the ends of the earth, Comrade Jonasov must be rescued, even if it is a corpse, it is better than being alive and falling into the hands of that Chinese Tang Qiuli."

"Order the troops stationed on the front line of the Ural Mountains to strictly seal all passages, order the troops stationed in Samara and Chelyabinsk to block all areas on the southern line, and cooperate with the search troops to conduct a comprehensive search. Remember, These damned Chinese must not be allowed to slip back to Outer Mongolia!"

General Vasilevsky is really popular, and he wants to spread a big net as far as possible, and enclose Chutian's special operations detachment in the net.

Chief of Staff Pozhnev reminded: "Comrade Commander, are you using too many troops? There are more than 70 airfields guarded by our front army. Including the troops on the southern front, there may be more than 9 people. Is this necessary for the strength of the army?"

General Vasilevsky, with bloodshot eyes, said fiercely: "It is absolutely necessary. This is only the first batch of troops. In addition, you give an order to the No. 30 Seventh Army to deploy a division of troops. Armored vehicles, form a mobile force, and participate in the hunt for those damned Chinese, even if they search every inch of land west of the Ural Mountains, they must be found and wiped out, tell all the search troops, try to catch them alive Yes, I really want to know how the soldiers of these independent divisions sneaked into the rear of our army!"

General Vasilevsky never expected that just because of this order, Chutian's special operations detachment was given the chance to break out of the encirclement of the Soviet army again and again, and finally It took more than two months to get rid of 10,000+ pursuers, and finally returned to the Outer Mongolia battlefield.

After issuing these orders, General Vasilevsky said to Chief of Staff Pozhnev: "Order the engineering troops to repair all the roads in the Ural Mountains within five days. If the task cannot be completed, the engineering troops The commanders and political commissars will be sent to military courts, and the orders of the front army headquarters will be conveyed to the various armies. The attack time will be as late as [-]:[-] am on March [-]!"

Chief of Staff Pozhnev asked: "Comrade Commander, the deployment of the offensive must have been exposed. Does it need to be revised, especially the plan to attack Minusinsk and Kuren, and the coordination of the Air Force's combat aircraft? It takes time, five days, isn't it too tense for the engineering troops!"

There was a gambler-like coldness in the eyes of General Vasilevsky, and he said: "The offensive deployment does not need to be adjusted. That Chinese Tang Qiuli, after getting the information, will definitely think that it will take longer for me to change the deployment." Well, my plan will remain the same, and I will launch an attack as quickly as possible, and catch him by surprise. More than 100 million troops will press up together. No matter how cunning that Chinese is, in the face of absolute superiority, any conspiracy Tricks will be useless!"

"As for the air force, we have the right to intervene. It will take longer to repair the airport. We don't have time to wait. Moreover, our Outer Mongolian Front Army has not yet reached the point where we can't fight without the plane. Let's issue an order! Also, As soon as the call from Moscow comes, send it over!" [

Chief of Staff Pozhnev, after saluting, left in a hurry. General Vasilevsky leaned on the table with all his strength, rubbing his aching temples with both hands, feeling a little uneasy. What will be the reaction after the report?

Moscow responded very quickly. More than an hour later, the telegrams from the General Staff and the Air Force Command arrived almost at the same time. Chief of Staff Pozhnev hurriedly sent them over. After reading the telegrams, General Vasilevsky finally I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, in the telegram, there were no words of severe self-reproach, nor did it mean to pursue responsibility. Moreover, the opinions of the General Staff Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters were surprisingly unanimous, and they all urged the Outer Mongolia Front Army to use all means. To rescue Admiral Jonasoff, he wanted to see the people alive and the dead body. This coincided with his own intention, that is, he must never let Jonasoff fall into the hands of the Chinese Tang Qiuli .

However, there was a sentence in both telegrams, "After hearing about this matter, Comrade Stalin paid close attention to it, and specially instructed that, under the premise of not affecting the plan of attacking the independent division troops, this matter should be handled by the commander of the Outer Mongolian Front, Vasilevs. Comrade Ji, take full responsibility and report the progress of the search at any time!"

Pressure, huge pressure, the fact that General Jonasov was hijacked by a small unit of the Independent Division has entered the eyes of the Supreme Leader. In the eyes of General Vasilevsky, this is not a good thing. It means , There must be a result, otherwise, I can't explain to the leader, and the consequences will be very serious.

Putting down the telegram, General Vasilevsky, with a worried face, looked at Lieutenant General Pozhnev, the chief of staff, and said: "Comrade Pozhnev, Comrade Stalin has instructions. We will search for Comrade Jonasov. The front army is responsible, but there is no result, so I can't explain to Comrade Stalin."

"It seems that a special command organization must be set up to command the search force in a unified manner. In any case, the whereabouts of Comrade Jonasov must be found. Based on your experience, who is more appropriate to send to command the search force? This person needs Has a strong coordination ability and rich reconnaissance experience!"

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