Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1254 Clouds
Beginning at dawn on June 6, the wired communications between all western border military regions and troops were disrupted, and the military regions and army headquarters were unable to quickly communicate orders.The sabotage teams that the Chinese had dropped on the Soviet territory in advance destroyed wired communications in many places, killed liaison personnel, and attacked the middle and high-level commanders of the Red Army.As for wireless communication, on the one hand, due to the low technological level of the Soviets, most of the troops in the border military region do not have such equipment.In addition, the high-frequency radios installed between the group army, the front army and the base camp also lost their effect due to the interference of the Chinese troops. For this reason, China specially dispatched large-scale radar suppression aircraft for radio suppression to carry out high-frequency suppression.As a result, communications with troops using both air and wireline communicators have been cut off, allowing regional commands to begin receiving extremely contradictory and often provocative intelligence from various sources.It is also impossible for the General Staff to obtain correct information from the headquarters and units of the military regions.

It was not until 6 a.m. on June 22 that some information reached the General Staff Headquarters one after another. Through these incomplete information, the General Staff Headquarters finally found out the following: 8. Enemy bombers violently attacked the western region, Kiev, and the three countries along the Baltic Sea coast. At many airports in the special military region, first of all, the planes that were too late to take off and scattered in various field airports suffered serious losses. 1. Many cities and railway hubs along the Baltic Sea, Belarus and Ukraine, as well as Sevastopol and naval bases along the Baltic Sea were bombed; 2. Fierce battles were fought with Chinese ground forces along the entire western border of the Soviet Union.In many areas, the Dragon Army has begun to engage the vanguard of the Red Army. 3. The infantry units of the first echelon serving as cover, after receiving the battle warning, did not have time to occupy the pre-constructed positions and joined the battle from the march. 4. The areas under the jurisdiction of the Stalingrad Military District and the Kiev Special Military District are temporarily calm, and the enemy has not moved.

At about 9 o'clock, Timoshenko called Stalin and asked to go to the Kremlin to report to him the draft order of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union on the implementation of national mobilization and the establishment of the High Command, among many other issues.

On the short journey to the Kremlin, the car of People's Commissar of Defense Timoshenko and the car of Chief of General Staff Zhukov drove at maximum speed.Also going there is First Deputy Chief Vadudin.He carried with him a map of the strategic situation, as well as a draft decision on the establishment of a supreme body for the command of the army to fight.This draft was drawn up in advance by the General Staff and approved by the People's Commissar of Defense.

Stalin greeted them personally and immediately led the group to his office.The members of the Politburo were already there, and the situation was urgent, so everyone remained silent.Stalin silently paced up and down the office with an unfinished pipe in his hand.

Timoshenko reported on the draft for the establishment of the High Command.Stalin read the draft, but did not make a decision, but put it on the table and said simply: "Let's discuss it in the Politburo." After inquiring about the situation, he said: "At 12 o'clock, Molotov will make a radio speech .”

Then he defaced the draft order for mobilization, made certain compressions on the scope of mobilization proposed by the General Staff, and then submitted the order to his press adjutant, the Weiertuan, for approval.The order announced: "From June 6, in 23 military districts, that is, in almost all military districts except the Central Asian, Transbaikal and Far Eastern military districts, people born in 14-19051918 who are obliged to perform military service will be mobilized, and will be mobilized in the European part of our country. Implement military control. In the area where military control is implemented, all functions of state power organs in terms of national defense, maintaining social order, and ensuring national security are handed over to the military authority. The military authority has the right to dispatch residents and all means of transportation to complete national defense projects and defend the most important military and economic targets."

In the end, Stalin ordered that Comrades Zhukov and Vasily go to Ukraine to inspect the military defense in person, and take over the war command if necessary.

On June 6, Zhukov's plane arrived at the airport in Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian team.Khrushchev of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) was waiting for him here.

Seeing Zhukov and Vasily coming off the plane in a hurry, Khrushchev, a super fat man, greeted him with a smile on his face. He first gave each other a comrade and brother hug, and then whispered : "As far as the situation is concerned, the area on the front line is not calm, and the plane cannot go to Ternopil, because it is dangerous to fly further. Therefore, we should go by car, and when we get there, we will call Va. Dudin asked for an update on the current situation."

Zhukov nodded slightly. He had known the news that the Chinese had gained air supremacy for a long time. As the chief of staff of the Soviet Union, although he hoped that his air force could defeat the Chinese, from the point of view of common sense, that was impossible. .

So, a group of people boarded the car that had been waiting there for a long time, and took the night to go to Ternopil, where the command post of General Kirponos, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, was set up at that time.

It was late at night when the group arrived at the command post. At this time, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, Kirponos, and his chief of staff, Pulkaye, were there.

"Mikhail Petrovich!" Zhukov yelled as soon as his feet stepped on the red carpet of the headquarters: "How is the situation at the front? Where are the Chinese now?"

"The situation is a little strange." After paying a military salute, Kirponos quickly replied: "As far as the current situation is concerned, the troops of the Dragon Army still haven't completely broken through the first layer of defensive positions we set up. Although, they Part of the army has corroded our defense line, but the core position of the entire defense line is still in our hands."

"So where is the Chinese armored force now?" Zhukov didn't look up, and his eyes were still focused on the huge map.

"The whereabouts of the Chinese armored forces is even more strange." Purkayev took over the conversation, "According to intelligence, the Chinese armored forces that are currently confronting us are their First Armored Army. Now the main force of the army is splitting up the attack Livorno and Dubno."

"Attack Livorno?" Zhukov was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he asked, "Is their commander Chen Jitang?"

"I don't know." Kirponos shook his head blankly: "As far as the current situation is concerned, our intelligence department only knows that the commander of their so-called Southern Army Group is Li Zongren. As for the chief officer of their armored force We don't know yet." Speaking of this, he helplessly spread his hands.

"Use armored forces to attack Livorno, who is not good at using large-scale armored combat? Are they crazy?" Zhukov said suddenly. "No! Definitely not!"

Suddenly he knocked on his forehead violently, and quickly came to the map. "This may be the Chinese's tactic of attacking the west. They first asked us to concentrate all our troops in Livorno, and then another army started to attack from Dubno, thus tearing our defense line. The current situation must be In this way, the commander of their armored forces must be Chen Jitang.

Vasily on the side suddenly asked: "How many armored troops do we have?"

"In addition to the Fourth Mechanized Army of Major General Vlasov being attacked by the Dragon Army in Livorno, we also had the No.20 Second Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Condorshev being pinned down by Chinese infantry in Dubno , the remaining armored units, including the Eighth Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Lyabishev, the Ninth Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Rokorosovsky, the No.15 Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Garbezo, Soko The No.16 Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Love, the No.19 Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Fekulenko, and the No.20 Fourth Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Zischav. In short, we can mobilize about six mobile forces now The mechanized army has about 20 troops." Lieutenant General Yev quickly replied.

"Very good!" Zhukov kept nodding his head and said, "Since we still have such a strong military force, we don't need to be afraid of the Chinese at all. They are not scary. On the contrary, they gave us a chance by doing so." He raised his head and looked at Vasily who was standing aside: "What do you think we should do?"

"In my personal opinion, we should quickly withdraw our troops from Livorno, and then retreat slowly to straighten our line of defense. Wait for the Chinese to repeatedly attack and fail, and then we will counterattack. In order to conquer the lost ground in one fell swoop "While speaking, Vasily shook his fist heavily.

"Very good! You said it very well." Zhukov nodded, "Since that Chen Jitang put on an incomprehensible posture to fool us, then we can't let that guy lead us by the nose. We must turn against the customer , take the initiative to withdraw all salient parts, give these burdens to the Chinese, and then we are looking for opportunities to eliminate them."

Khrushchev came in and said, "Vatudin's call."

Zhukov immediately went to the telephone answering room next door.

"Comrade Zhukov."

"Hello." Zhukov replied: "How is the situation now? Has the No. [-] battle report come out? How is the situation today?"

"The current situation is not very clear." Vadudin said: "As of today, although we have taken many effective measures, the General Staff still cannot obtain information about our army and the Air Force Command from the various armies, group armies and air force headquarters. Accurate intelligence from the enemy. In addition, the information about the depth of the enemy's penetration into our territory is full of contradictions. According to the information we have received so far, our air force and ground forces in the west have suffered some losses. However, the specific losses are We do not know because, so far, we have not received accurate reports of battle damage. From intermittent radio communications, we only know that the air force of the Western Front has suffered great losses."

(End of this chapter)