Age of Rebirth

Zhukov knew that his question was meaningless. If Moscow returned a telegram, Godaev would tell himself immediately what the final decision would be, but he still wanted to ask. Maybe it was a desperate hope , or to divert the frustration that can be done.

Chief of Staff Godayav gave a bitter smile, "Comrade Commander, no—I have ordered the radio room to be switched on [-]/[-], and to report as soon as there is news. However, until now, Moscow has not responded to our telegram. Repeatedly broadcasting, 'Please wait patiently', according to my guess, it should be that the Supreme Command has not made a final decision and is under discussion!"

Zhukov sighed softly, "The telegram about the situation in the Far East has been sent for four or five days. For such a long time, the high command is still hesitating, but they don't know that the dangerous situation faced by the Far East Front Army will be delayed by one more day. The noose that people put around their necks is tightened a bit! The survival space on the battlefield is compressed a bit!"

Zhukov even thought that even if Comrade Stalin made it clear that it is impossible to send troops back to aid, the Far East Front Army should be happy for themselves. In this way, he can make up his mind to fight to the death. , not only tormenting people's psychology, but also losing many opportunities to change the situation on the local battlefield. However, after thinking about it, before Moscow does not express its position, it can only wait in pain!

Chief of Staff Godayav, looking at Comrade Commander's gloomy eyes, tentatively suggested: "Comrade Commander, shall we send another telegram to the General Staff, emphasizing the dangerous situation that the Far Eastern Front Army is currently in, and urge Moscow to Make a decision as soon as possible?"

Zhukov shook his head.No need, the bosses of the General Staff and the Command are all seasoned generals, they will not be ignorant of the authenticity of the contents of their telegrams, and they will not be ignorant of the actual situation in the Far East battlefield.But it is understandable why the High Command hesitated and did not come to a clear order. There is only one reason, a dilemma, and the rescue of the Far East Front Army.It was a difficult choice between fighting against the German army coming to Moscow.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, let's stop thinking about this matter. At present, the most important thing to do is to order the troops. Do all the preparations for the battle defense, especially the troops on the left and right wings, so that the Japanese army cannot continue to compress our battlefield. Space, counterattack, spare no effort to counterattack, we must keep our defensive area at a sufficient depth. Send the order!" Zhukov said exhausted physically and mentally.

Looking at his chief of staff, after recording the order, Zhukov rubbed his face fiercely a few times with his big rough hands, as if this could dispel the clouds in his heart and exhaustion, and said: "Comrade chief of staff, I'm going to rest for a while, if there is any emergency, wake me up immediately!" The order was finished.The tall and slightly hunched figure of Zhukov had already staggered and disappeared into the tent.

As he walked towards the narrow blast hole, Zhukov couldn't help shivering when the salty cold wind blew outside, and wrapped his military coat tightly.He suddenly thought of the Outer Mongolian Front Army, which was an independent direction of evacuation. How is Vasilevsky's current situation? [

If the Outer Mongolian Front successfully arrived at the European battlefield, maybe Comrade Stalin would consider doing his best to rescue the Far Eastern Front, right?Zhukov smiled bitterly, trying to get rid of this unrealistic idea. That Chinese Tang Qiuli would not let Vasilevsky go away easily. Perhaps the situation of the Outer Mongolian Front Army was worse than his own. At the same time , he was also a little annoyed with himself, "When did I, Zhukov, entrust my fate to others?"

Kulun, the capital of Outer Mongolia, and the No.30 Fifth Army of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army fled without a fight. They abandoned Kulun, suffocated, and Sun Zhenbang's corps, which was about to fight a big fight, regained Kulun without firing a single shot. On the same day, the temporary headquarters of the independent division also moved to Kulun.

Because Liu Tiehan successfully used landmine arrays on the line from Chita to Irkutsk to block the two Soviet front troops, and it was originally planned that after the Sun Zhenbang Corps regained Kulun, they would immediately reinforce the Far East battlefield. There was no need, therefore, Tang Qiuli issued an order that the Outer Mongolia Field Corps and the armored troops of the Independent Division should rest and reorganize in the city of Kulun.

For Sun Zhenbang, the days of recuperation are difficult and difficult. The Outer Mongolia Field Corps just got a little bit of energy, and it has the meaning of the Field Corps. From officers to soldiers, the morale is like a rainbow, and they are gearing up to fight again. The battle, at this moment, should be struck while the iron is hot. With this momentum, fight a few more battles to temper the troops. Sun Zhenbang believes that with a few more big battles, the Outer Mongolian Field Corps will basically mature.

But at a critical moment, the division commander ordered the troops to rest and reorganize. The several regiments fighting in the northern region were fighting lively, but his own troops had to rest and reorganize. Sun Zhenbang didn't understand the division commander's intention. There are a lot of Sao and strange words.

Of course, Sun Zhenbang never dared to express his dissatisfaction with complaining and weird words in front of his teacher Tang Qiuli, but he couldn't help it in front of Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe. "Chief of staff, you know what the commander is thinking. The Outer Mongolia Field Corps is like a piece of red iron smelted together on the battlefield. Why don't you take advantage of the heat and smash a few times with the hammer? , take shape as soon as possible, the division commander is good, order the troops to rest in place!"

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe looked at the dissatisfied Sun Zhenbang with a smile on his face, and said, "So what does Commander Sun mean?"

Seeing the chief of staff speak up, Sun Zhenbang continued his complaint: "When the army is full of fighting spirit and eager to fight, the division commander's order is different from throwing a few times on a red-hot iron block. Bucket of cold water, it’s not good to make trouble, not to mention dampening the enthusiasm of the troops, but also throwing iron blocks out of the cracks. What I mean is very simple. The Outer Mongolian Field Corps immediately went to the battlefield and shouldered the responsibility of one direction alone. Combat missions are also fine, and it is also fine to cooperate with other corps to fight, I, Sun Zhenbang, am not picky!"

Zhao Yuhe looked at Sun Zhenbang who was getting a little angry, and couldn't help laughing inwardly, and suggested, "Commander Sun, why don't you report these thoughts to the division commander?"

Not to mention, Sun Zhenbang really went to find his teacher Tang Qiuli, but in front of the teacher, Sun Zhenbang didn't have any temper at all, and he didn't dare to say a word of complaints that he could say to the chief of staff. Mao, he hesitated when we met, and left after saying hello. Tang Qiuli also knew Sun Zhenbang's intentions, so he deliberately didn't reveal it. That's it, Sun Zhenbang came to the teacher several times a day, just like visiting.

Sometimes, for the sake of courage and to increase persuasiveness, the armored commander Battelle was also invited, but Battelle declared in advance, "It is okay to accompany you to see the division commander, but you will never help to talk!"

On this day, Sun Zhenbang and Battelle had just left. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came to Tang Qiuli's office with several telegrams in his hand, closed the door, and said with a smile, "Master, Commander Sun is here to see you again." , running to the master's finger for a day, isn't he too tired to panic?"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Sun Zhenbang wants to fight, and he is going crazy, but I don't have a task for him now. The regiment directly under the army is on the western front, facing the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army, and it is proceeding according to the plan. Deputy Liu The division commander is on the battlefield in the Far East, watching the Soviet army crawl like a tortoise every day, and now he is very leisurely, the situation in the battle is like this, there is no choice but to let Sun Zhenbang stand by, by the way, Yuhe, where is the telegram?"

Zhao Yuhe patted his forehead and said hastily: "Master, it's the Intelligence Department's report on the Far East battlefield. Zhukov's troops, the three group armies that withdrew from the battlefield in advance, were hit head-on by the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army and the Korean Garrison Army. Almost the entire army Annihilated and beaten back to the original battlefield, Zai Ren commanded the Japanese army and is stepping up to close the net, the situation of the Soviet Far East Front Army is in a precarious situation!"

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it once, and said: "From the time Zhukov noticed the Japanese attempt to the time he failed to take action, a few days have passed, and the Soviet army on the line from Chita to Irkutsk has not been seen." , there are signs of returning aid, Stalin is making a dilemma!" [

"If you go back to rescue Zhukov's troops, the battle will be long-term. If it cannot end as soon as possible, the Soviet troops who went to the European battlefield in the Far East will be dragged back to the Far East. The German offensive is very fierce. Yesterday, the German General Staff In the routine battle situation briefing, it was mentioned that a battle encirclement of Moscow would be formed in late May or early June at the latest. Stalin obviously did not want to see this happen. If there is no rescue, a front army of one hundred The tens of thousands of troops were eaten up by the Japanese in one bite, and Stalin didn't feel sorry for him to death!"

Zhao Yuhe thought for a while and said, "Master, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, Stalin does not need to order the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army and the Baikal Lake Front Army to return to aid. Only one front army unit is needed. The rest of the troops, You can return to the European battlefield according to the original plan, and the minefields of Deputy Commander Liu cannot delay the Soviet army for a long time!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "If there were no Japanese troops dispatched to the Far East and North Korean garrison troops, it would be possible to do this, but now it is different. Zairen has three troops in his hands, with a total strength of nearly 200 million, and one Soviet army. The troops of the front army returned to aid, and they did not have an advantage in terms of strength. It was also the end of being trapped, and Zai Ren had the capital in his hands, so he dared to wage a large-scale decisive battle with the Soviet army!"

"If both fronts turn around to rescue the Far Eastern Front, and return to the previous stalemate, the battle will be dragged on for a long time, then what will happen to the Soviet Union's Europe, what will happen to Moscow, Hitler will not leave much time for himself , Therefore, Stalin has a very headache now!"

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