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Chapter 1586 is on the verge of breaking out

Frunze City is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, it is located in the lower Chu River valley at the northern foot of the Kyrgyz Mountains, historically an ancient city on the "Silk Road", the Han and Tang Dynasties were the territory of China, the great poet Li Bai in Chinese history was born 60 kilometers west of Frunze near the ancient city of Tokmak Broken Leaves, Issyk-Kul Lake, which the Kyrgyz people are proud of, is known as the "Broken Leaf Lake" in the history of our country. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the rise of the Mongols, Frunze became the territory of the Dzungar Mongols and the Kokand Khanate, and after the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty pacified the Dzungar Mongols, the Kokand Khanate was a vassal to the Qing Dynasty, and the entire region was once again incorporated into the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In 1854, Tsarist Russia began to invade the Kokand Khanate, and twenty-six years later, Kokand fell to the country, including the entire Kyrgyz region in Frunze, and later the Soviet Union inherited territory from Tsarist Russia, leaving the motherland in the arms of the motherland.

At 9 a.m. on 23 June, an emergency military meeting of the Central Asian Theater of the Soviet Red Army was being held at the Soviet Government Building north of Frunze.

"Comrades, the Far Eastern Army, having betrayed the communist faith, launched a general offensive against the Great Soviets, and by six o'clock this morning the advance of the Far Eastern Army had occupied Netva, Pavlovsky, Dvoletz and Karagay, and the Ural defensive line operated by our Red Army was already in danger of a complete collapse.

"We in the Central Asian Theater must take concrete action to quickly defeat the Chinese who are against us, just as we defeated the White Guards and imperialist armies eighteen years ago, completely crush the interference of the reactionary army supported by the Chinese capitalists in collusion with the Far Eastern Army, and then quickly go north and attack the flank of the Far Eastern Army to force it to transfer back troops from the Western Front in order to relieve the pressure on the frontal battlefield." Now, let's talk about how we can defeat the current enemy. ”

After speaking, Kulik's majestic gaze swept over the room full of generals.

Chuikov, commander of the Almaty Corps, stood up and said: "According to the entire strategic situation, I think we should firmly attack the weak enemy first, and then wait for the opportunity to find the idea of the enemy's main force to win the victory, and formulate relevant combat plans based on this." The current situation is that the Chinese army is divided into three routes, the left, the center, and the right, and the troops in the middle are far less than ours to encircle us, and the troops in the middle are obviously weak, so we should unswervingly strike at the enemy's central defense line, and after breaking through, we will rush to the north with all our might, and force the Chinese army to take the initiative to seek a strategic decisive battle with us. By that time, the situation in Central Asia will be basically clear, and we can calmly choose to go west or north to regain lost territory. ”

The commander of the cavalry group, Gorodovikov, was Budyonny's old subordinate, and in the early civil war, he was the commander of the 4th and later 6th divisions of Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army.

"The enemy is not a fool, and he feels that the situation is not right, so he can calmly retreat to Chuyili Mountain and take advantage of the advantageous terrain there for defensive operations. The soil layer at the southern foot of Chuyili Mountain, unlike the shale structure in the north, is basically solid rock, and we want to repeat the feat of the Chinese blasting fortification, which is absolutely impossible, how many lives can we take to fill it? On the other hand, the Western Front is different, the enemy is in a position of attacking from the back, and if it is not necessary to build fortifications, our army can make a breakthrough in depth with a single charge, take Simkent and Ares in one fell swoop, and then recover Tashkent!

"Attacking to the west, both politically and militarily significant, I think during this period, everyone suffered from a lack of food, and many troops could only maintain two meals, and some even only one meal, how can we maintain combat strength in this way? Therefore, we can only persistently attack all the way to the west, as long as the Caspian passage is opened, the strategic materials we need can be transported from the Gauga and Ukrainian regions! That's the right choice! ”

There was a "buzz" in the conference room, and both Chuikov and Gorodovikov had their own followers, and neither of them wanted to admit that their opinions were wrong, and the arguments were extremely fierce.

Mehris, who was transferred from the director of the General Political Department of the Red Army to the post of General Political Commissar of the Central Asian Theater, was originally the pen of the "Pravda" controlled by Bukharin, and he was accustomed to the cruelty of the Great Purge, and he was cautious, and he knew that the group of generals and colonels sitting here could be regarded as generals that Stalin valued more, and he did not dare to offend any side, so he stood up and said cautiously:

"Our total strength exceeds 900,000, and our central cluster has an absolute chance of winning against any enemy along the way, so that Comrade Chuikov's Almaty Corps can be regarded as a surplus force, so can you ask General Chuikov to lead his troops north, regardless of other aspects of operations, and directly penetrate the Chinese army into the bridgehead Ust-Kament region in Central Asia, and cut off the material supply of the Chinese army. When the Chinese army mobilizes its forces to relieve the siege of Ust-Kamen, we will calmly launch an offensive on the central and western fronts, and the battle will be much easier to fight by then. ”

The commander of the Tien Shan Corps, who had been stationed in Dural Abad (present-day Jalalabad), did not speak from beginning to end, and the military commander, who had left the post of general adviser to the Spanish National Liberation Government and was appointed commander of the Central Asian Theater Corps shortly after his return, looked at many of his colleagues who had just returned from Spain and were arrested and shot, and his heart was filled with fear.

In desperation, Stern had no choice but to stand up: "The battle on the middle line has the advantages of fighting on the middle line, opening up the Caspian Railway can closely link us with the Soviets, and fighting north can threaten the supply of the Chinese army, each with its own advantages." I resolutely obey the decision of the organization, and I will never take a step back! ”

Kulik rolled his eyes: "Comrade Stern, are you resistant to the organization?" After arriving as commander of the corps, you did not make a reasonable suggestion, which is very different from your performance in Spain. ”

Stern didn't expect that he deliberately forbeared, and still attracted suspicion, so he couldn't help but be angry, and replied loudly:

"Comrade Kulik, as far as I am concerned, General Chuikov's opinion is quite correct, and to put it bluntly, war still has to be carried out by relying on people, and only by resolutely destroying the living forces of the Chinese army and continuing to widen the gap between the enemy and our forces can we ensure the victory of our strategy.

"The current situation is obvious, the Chinese army on the western front is the most powerful of the three Chinese armies, and the reason why they don't have any defensive measures is to dig a pit for us to jump in, and once we attack to the west, it is easy to fall into the trap set by the other side and lose our troops. Once we lose too many troops, not only will we not be able to gnaw the enemy troops east of the Chu River, but I am afraid that even the defense will not be guaranteed, and we will be completely defeated at that time! ”

Stern regretted it after speaking, but he knew the status in the mind of Kulik Dalin, known as the "Tsaritsyn Artillery King", although this king suffered a series of defeats in Central Asia, and the status in the minds of the commanders and fighters of the Central Asian Red Army plummeted, but he still did not lose his favor, and the rank of marshal he had just obtained is proof, at this time Kulik was trying to re-establish his authority with a knife, didn't he go up and let him slap him in the face?

Sure enough, Kulik stood up with a serious face: "Comrade Stern, before the battle began, you are promoting pessimistic remarks, what is your intention?" The key point is that you actually question the strategic plan made by our great leader, Comrade Stalin, and whether you want to usurp the party and seize power? ”

Speaking of this, Kulik took out a telegram and raised it in his hand: "This is an urgent telegram sent to me by Comrade Stalin last night in the name of the Central Executive Committee and the High Command, asking us to fight west at all costs, to recover the capitals of the three Central Asian republics of Tashkent, Stalinabad and Ashgabat, and to inspire the determination and courage of the entire Soviet people to resist aggression!" ”

Stern secretly screamed in his heart, and after mustering up the courage, he asked: "Since Comrade Marshal already has Comrade Stalin's high instructions, what else do we need to discuss, just declare it directly?" ”

There was silence in the audience, and Kulik smiled coldly: "Comrades, a month ago, Comrade Beria informed me to pay attention to the identification of the enemy spies hiding within us, and the focus is on the group of people who have returned from Spain, and Comrade Stern is a major suspect. On the one hand, I want to hear what the comrades are thinking about today, and on the other hand, I want to find out the traitors within us through this meeting. Unexpectedly, I simply tried it, and Comrade Stern really had a hostile mentality towards our revolutionary cause, and he cursed the principles and strategies personally directed by our great leader, Comrade Stalin, to fail. ”

Stern's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Comrade Kulik, didn't you ask me to express my opinion?" If you don't say it's wrong, it's also wrong? What is it necessary to be safe? Today you are asking me to expound my views on the next step of the war, and I don't know that Comrade Stalin has already given instructions. Even if I go to Comrade Stalin to reason with this, I am not afraid! ”

"Sophistry!"

Kulik snorted coldly, "You hateful counter-revolutionaries who have infiltrated our revolutionary army, don't try to exonerate yourself!" If you were innocent, how could Comrade Beria call that Comrade Stalin had asked for a focused examination of your returnees? ”

With that, Kulik waved his hand, and the four Cheka personnel who had already stood at the door rushed behind Stern, got off the gun at Stern's waist, and then pulled his hands behind his back and escorted him out of the conference room. After a while, a crisp gunshot rang out outside, and a Red Army general with outstanding military achievements was shot to death on trumped-up charges, and the 37th, 38th, and 39th years of the Great Purge and Rebellion were almost a norm. (In real history, Hero of the Soviet Union Stern was shot by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on October 28, 41, after being imprisoned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, along with another two-time Hero of the Soviet Union, Air Force Lieutenant General Smushkevich.) ）

The whole venue was depressed, and no one dared to say a word, for fear of being careless, they would go around themselves.

Kulik saw that the audience was shocked, and everyone looked at him with awe, and he couldn't help but be angry, strode to the large combat map, and picked up the baton:

"Comrades, in accordance with the instructions of Comrade Stalin, the staff of the theater of operations, after a night of study, finally worked out a concrete battle plan. In the first stage of the campaign, Comrade Chuikov led the Almaty Corps to attack Shokpal to the west, pinning down the Chinese Army's Middle Route Corps so that it could not pose a threat to our main corps;

"In the second phase of the campaign, we concentrated eight army groups, five cavalry corps and three armored divisions in the central cluster, totaling 580,000 men, to launch an attack on Simkent and Ares, and wiped out the main army group of the Chinese army in the area south of Mount Karatau and Mount Talas, and then our army did not make any rest, and quickly moved south, striving to destroy another main Chinese combat group in the Leninabad area;

"In the third stage of the campaign, we will divide a part of our forces to the west to recover the cities along the Caspian Railway and restore contact with the Soviets, while the main forces will resolutely go north and attack Chkalov, a city on the southern line of the Ural Mountains, along the Central Asian Railway, so as to disturb the peace in the rear of the Far Eastern Army and force it to send troops back to help;

"Then the campaign entered the fourth stage, our army withdrew from Chkalov, moved south from Akmolinsk and Karaganda, and together with the Chuikov Corps, one south and one north, the Chinese army's middle route corps wiped out the Balkhash Lake and Chuili Mountain area; In the fifth stage of the campaign, our army attacked on all fronts, destroyed the latter part of the fleeing Chinese army, wiped out the mountainous and hilly areas of eastern Kazakhstan, and then burned the flames of war to Mongolia. ”

Kulik looked very excited: "With 900,000 against 500,000, our army is almost twice as strong as the other side, and Central Asia is our territory, we are fighting on the inner line and can be replenished from the people, while the Chinese army is the aggressor, and it will surely fall into the quagmire of the people's war, and our victory will be unstoppable!" ”

Chuikov wanted to speak and stopped, but thinking about what happened to Stern, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and finally couldn't help but not speak. As a result, the strategy of the Soviet Army's Central Asian Theater was decided, and the deployment of troops and materials was carried out in an all-round way around the battle plan, and a major war was about to break out.