Glorious Mission 1937

At the same time, the Soviet Red Army also achieved a major victory on the Soviet-German battlefield. The two sides fought a decisive battle in Kursk. The two sides invested 270 million troops and more than 6000 tanks in this battle, which was the largest in the entire World War II. Tank battles and one-day air battles.

In this campaign, the German army lost more than 70 troops, about 248 tanks, and 900 aircraft.The Soviet Red Army also paid a heavier price for the Battle of Kursk, losing more than 180 million troops, 6800 tanks, 5 artillery pieces, and 244 aircraft.

Purely from the perspective of tactical effects, the German army undoubtedly won another major victory in this campaign, because the losses they caused to the Soviet army were about three times their own losses. The Kursk battlefield was covered with hundreds of charred tanks and The wreckage of the plane, as well as countless corpses, such a tactical effect is what the German army is willing to see.

But from the perspective of strategic effect, the German army did not win.Because judging from the situation on the battlefield, the Soviet Red Army was still able to launch a full-scale counterattack according to the plan despite suffering huge losses, while the German army on the Eastern Front in Europe could no longer reverse the entire situation on the Eastern Front.

The defeat at the Battle of Kursk caused Nazi Germany to permanently lose the initiative on the battlefield. Since then, the German army has never launched a threatening offensive on the Eastern Front of Europe.The Soviet Red Army also paid a heavy price for the Battle of Kursk, but the victory of the battle enabled the Soviet Red Army to gain the initiative on the battlefield.After this battle, the Soviet Red Army launched continuous offensives against the German army and regained a large amount of lost ground.After Kiev was liberated, commanders at all levels of the Soviet Red Army also grew up rapidly in the flames of war, and their command art became more and more mature.

During the battle, the Supreme Command of the Soviet Red Army made great improvements in terms of organization, strategic coordination among armies and the use of strategic reserves, and gained new experience in concentrating a large number of troops and weapons in a decisive direction; the newly formed Tank Army No. Once used as an echelon to expand the results of the battle; aviation completely seized air supremacy.The characteristics of the strategic command of the Soviet Red Army are that the command is highly centralized and the timing of action is appropriate.

But in this campaign, it shows that the quality of German soldiers is still far higher than that of the Soviet Union. It proves that even if the Soviet officers have absorbed actual combat experience, the blind command orders of the generals will still cause the Soviet Union to suffer greater losses in the later stage in order to win.Tanks and fighter planes lost by the Soviet Union.The number of personnel exceeds that of the German army; the number of tank losses is more than three times that of the German army.

However, under the circumstances that the military industrial production of the allies continues to increase.The heavy losses of the Soviet Union can still be replenished in a short period of time, but Germany cannot, causing a battle that severely damaged the Soviet army to become a fatal wound that caused the demise of the Third Reich.

The Battle of Kursk reversed the situation of the Soviet-German war in one fell swoop and opened the prelude to the Soviet counteroffensive.It turns out.After the battle.The battle situation on the Eastern Front in Europe has evolved into a long-distance offensive by the Soviet Red Army.The Soviets regained all their lost ground and conquered all of Eastern Europe, pushing their way into Germany.And won the war.No longer able to counterattack or stop the advance of the Soviet Red Army, the Germans were forced to begin a long retreat.

The time soon came to December 1943. After nearly a year of development, earth-shaking changes have taken place in China. With the support of many industrial zones in the northern part of the country and the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, China's industrialization construction is proceeding very smoothly. .

A large number of heavy industries such as iron and steel, coal, and metallurgy have been established throughout the country, while light industries such as wool spinning and food manufacturing have also developed greatly. Factories and enterprises have sprung up all over the country. China's social economy has undergone qualitative changes in just one year.

With the development of the economy, people's income has also increased. Before 43, people's annual income was only dozens of oceans, and some rural population only had a few oceans of income a year. However, since the start of large-scale industrialization across the country After construction, as long as they are able to work and are willing to work hard, their monthly income will not be less than 10 oceans, and their income has doubled compared to before.

Although there are only more than ten oceans in a month, you must know that the purchasing power of oceans in this era is still very strong. Although the legal currency has depreciated, the purchasing power of oceans is still very strong now. More than ten oceans are enough for a family of three to live comfortably. 3 months.

The income of ordinary people has increased, and their living standards have also improved to a certain extent. Coupled with the current nationwide reform of medical education, this has given many poor people the hope of turning around, so the smiles on the faces of ordinary people have increased.

Although the administration of officials in the government is still very corrupt, with a large number of corrupt officials filling it, people's perception of the government has undergone tremendous changes. It can be said that the entire Chinese society is undergoing changes.

Speaking of Chen Feng himself, although his work has been carried out in the conference room this year, he has basically never been to the front line, nor has he commanded troops, but Chen Feng has gained the most among all of them.

Since Chen Feng is currently the chairman of the Military Commission alone, in charge of military construction and management, he is the supreme commander of China's armed forces, and China's existing 600 million troops are all under his command, so although Chen Feng did not command this year Fighting, but got 100 million system points, plus the millions of points accumulated before, now there are a full 212 million points in Chen Feng's point account.

With enough points in hand, Chen Feng's waist is strong. Not long ago, he went to Nanyang to add a batch of ships to the Nanyang Navy. There are actually 10 aircraft carriers, 20 guided missile destroyers and a lot of shipbuilding equipment.

At the same time, a large number of advanced technologies flowed out from Chen Feng's hands. Some of these technologies were for military use, and some were for civilian use. Most of these technologies were handed over to the country by Chen Feng for free, and the remaining part was handed over to Huaxia Company for operation.

Now all the conditions for system upgrade have been met, only the last bit of territory has not been recovered. According to the system prompts, as long as Hong Kong Island, Macau, Bay Island, and Qiong Island are recovered, the system can be upgraded to the ultimate version immediately. After Japan surrenders, Glorious mission completed.

Under such circumstances, Chen Feng urgently needed to deal the most severe blow to the remaining Japanese troops around China, and drive the Japanese devils back to the Japanese islands in one fell swoop.

At the end of December 1943, Chen Feng held a military meeting at the commander-in-chief level of the theater in Chongqing.At the same time, Boss Mao was also holding a national government affairs conference in Chongqing.

The military meeting was presided over by Chen Feng himself, and the main purpose was to formulate the army's combat plan for 1944.According to the strategic vision formulated by the Supreme Command, China would conduct two large-scale campaigns alone in the first half of 1944, one against the Korean Peninsula and one against the Burmese battlefield.

In addition, China will also cooperate with the Allied forces to recover the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies in the South Pacific region. In the second half of the year, China will carry out operations to recover French Indochina and all the islands off the coast of China.At the same time build China's border defense line.

In addition, the meeting also proposed amendments to China's conscription system, military rank system, and resettlement of retired soldiers and other related systems, which were submitted to the conference for discussion.

军事会议是从12月11日开始的，一直持续到12月16日，经与会的所有高级军官商讨之后决定，从1944年1月1日起。国民革命军全部改名为中国国防军。

At the same time, in order to rectify the confusion of military ranks.In order to meet the needs of the military, the Supreme Command decided to revise the ranks.Now the army is still using the "Official Form" and "Soldier Ranking Table" formulated by the National Government in January 1935 for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Generals: Special General, First General, Second General, Lieutenant General, Major General;

Colonel: Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major;

Lieutenant: captain, lieutenant, second lieutenant;

Sergeant: sergeant, sergeant, corporal;

Soldiers: first class, first class, second class.

The revised military ranks cancel the distinction between super general, first-level general, and second-level general.Officer ranks are only divided into 3 grades of 10 grades.General officers are generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals; school officials are senior colonels, colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors; lieutenants are captains, lieutenants, and second lieutenants.Navy and Air Force officers are named "Navy" and "Air Force" respectively before their military ranks.

The military ranks of soldiers are divided into: non-commissioned officers: sergeant major of the fourth rank, sergeant major of the third rank, sergeant major of the second rank, and sergeant major of the first rank; sergeants: sergeant, sergeant, and corporal;

At the same time as the promulgation of the military rank system.The Supreme Command also made unified arrangements for the military ranks and positions of the various units. It was stipulated that starting in 1944, the members of the Military Commission, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff, and the commanders-in-chief of each theater were all general officers.The deputy commander is a general or lieutenant general, and the chief of staff is a lieutenant general.

The formation of troops at the army level was abolished, and the formation of division-level troops directly under the group army was implemented. The commanders of each group army were held by lieutenant generals and officers, and the division commanders of each division were unified with the rank of major general.The deputy division commander or brigade commander of each division is a colonel officer, the brigade chief of staff and regiment chief is a colonel officer, the deputy regiment chief and regimental chief of staff is a lieutenant colonel, and the battalion commander is a major officer.

The Supreme Command requires all units to immediately report the list of officers above second lieutenant and corresponding positions in each unit, and plans to adjust the ranks of all officers in the entire army. Those with falsely high ranks will be demoted, and those with low ranks will be promoted.

At the same time, the honorary marshal was set up in the army to award senior officers who have made special contributions to the country and the nation, but the marshal can only be awarded to those retired senior officers, and all active officers and above will be the highest rank.

In terms of operations, the Chinese Supreme Command will launch a counterattack against the Japanese and puppet troops in southern Burma in mid-January 1944, with a force of about 1 troops, equipped with navy, air force, and ground armored forces. Drive the Japanese army out of Burma.

To launch the Korean War in northern China, it is planned to use 120 million elite troops, with the cooperation of a large number of technical arms, to launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in North Korea from both sea and land directions, completely take down the Korean peninsula, and use this as a springboard Invasion of the Japanese mainland.

At the same time, the Supreme Command has decided to start landing operations on the Japanese mainland from now on, and the navy will also conduct corresponding landing training, and plans to add 10 airborne divisions, ready to be used in landing operations on the Japanese mainland.

The government, on the other hand, planned to change the name of Beiping to Beijing, move the capital to Beijing in the first half of 1944, and hold large-scale celebrations and military parades in the second half of the year.

Not long after the military and political conference in Chongqing was held, a large number of elite troops were transferred to the southwest border and northeast border, and a large number of outstanding commanders were also transferred to the front line. After a year of dormancy, the Chinese government and army finally made a big move. (to be continued..)