On the grounds that the Chinese army had brazenly crossed the Far Eastern border to launch an attack, the Russian TASS news agency announced to the world that the Soviet army would mercilessly counterattack its aggression until it won the final victory. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Western bloc, led by the United States, naturally understood that Soviet Russia needed a reason to annex the Northeast, and the stupid Chinese government fell into the trap of Soviet Russia. In the White House, the capital of the United States, President Roosevelt sat in a wheelchair and said disdainfully to the Secretary of State: "****** I can't understand it, he actually openly demanded that Soviet Russia return the territories of the Far East, isn't he afraid of an escalation of the war." ”

The secretary of state said: "It's really puzzling, ****** have been touching our bottom line before, hoping that the U.S. government would intervene, why did it suddenly turn around." With Stalin's ambitions, this time not only did he have to settle Outer Mongolia militarily, but now he had a good reason to occupy the northeast next. I estimate that the Chinese army will collapse before the end of the year, what the hell do the Chinese think? It is really stupid," Roosevelt said: "The attitude of the US government remains unchanged, and with regard to the differences between China and the Soviet Union, it advocates that both sides must remain calm and strive for a political settlement of the dispute." ”

"I have arranged for the media to disclose the position of the US government to the world, without taking sides." In fact, the Secretary of State wants to say that it is in the interests of the U.S. government for the two military powers that have risen in the war to consume each other, but such naked words cannot be spoken. Roosevelt tacitly said: "I promised to assist the Nationalist Government with military supplies as soon as possible, after all, we were allies and cannot break our promises." "Your Excellency the President, the Nationalist Government has requested the Navy to enter the RB Sea through the Korean Strait, will we allow it?" "Since the United States remains neutral, it will not interfere!" "Okay, I'll inform General MacArthur, the commander of the Pacific Theater of Operations, right away!"

In the Moscow Kremlin, Stalin seemed very excited when he received an announcement from the US government. He was an iron-blooded politician, and his losses were a drop in the bucket when the Outer Mongolian offensive was blocked and the Far East was attacked on a large scale. Huge benefits are presented in front of us again, how can we easily let go. "Order Marshal Vasilev to immediately carry out a counterattack. Marshal Zhukov was ordered to immediately launch an attack in Manchuria along the Eastern Railway. Stalin took a few steps on the ground and continued: "Instruct the high command to requisition another million troops to the Far East, and the winter offensive is the best opportunity for us to establish victory in one fell swoop." ”

"Marshal Vasilev believes that the purpose of the massive attack of Chinese troops in the eastern part of the Ussuri River, blowing up the bridge over the Armu River, is to curb the advance of the southern line cluster to the west along the Eastern Railway. The Chinese army's attack on the Suifen River was blocked, also in order to limit the southern cluster. The High Command believed that the Chinese army was fighting in a large-scale assault operation. Vasilev decided to gather heavy forces on the Tongjiang line, advance along the Songhua River, and join the attack group in Manchuria at Harbin. After research, the high command decided that this battle plan was feasible! "Order Marshal Vasilev to implement the offensive plan as soon as possible."

Greed for expansion and territory was something that had permeated the marrow of the Russians, and there was no need for a loud noise in this regard, and no one objected to Stalin's decision. Having an outlet to the Pacific Ocean in Liaodong Bay is the dream of generations of Russians, especially Soviet Russia, which rose in World War II, and the future is competing with the United States at sea.

At this time, Marshal Vasilev received an order from the high command to immediately transfer the 3rd Army and the 2nd Tank Army in Khabarovsk to the west and assemble them in Tongjiang. In Khabarovsk, the atmosphere eased, and Vasilev swept away the gloomy expression and said with great ambition.

"The high command basically agrees with my concept that the enemy army is using large-scale guerrilla warfare in order to ease the military pressure on Outer Mongolia. The enemy forces blew up the bridge over the Armu River, attacked the southern military airfield, and launched a large-scale attack on the eastern part of the Ussuri River, which was to curb the westward advance of the southern cluster from the Eastern Railway. We did make the mistake of being a rival in love with the enemy's intentions. But the enemy ignored precisely the defense of the north. As long as we gather in Manchuria and join forces in Harbin, we will be able to take the Northeast in the near future. ”

"Order the commander of the Southern Cluster, Colonel-General Shemilov, to ensure the security of the border, the strategic point of Vladivostok. The Central Military District was ordered to clear out the enemy forces that had entered the eastern part of the Ussuri River and completely destroy them. "Comrade Marshal, two divisions of the enemy launched an attack on the Suifen River, and for two days it was fruitless, and now it is certain that it is a feint. It seems that the enemy's aim is to disrupt our military deployment, and at present the troops on the southern front have been successively transferred to the border area. ”

"Our opponents are not fools, they see the weakness of the Songhua River defense line. The purpose of the posture of attacking Vladivostok is to mobilize our troops on the northern front to move south. The Chinese army does not have actual combat experience, and this time we will teach the Chinese a lesson. "Report, Marshal Zhukov called!" An operational staff officer handed the telegram to Vasilev. "Marshal Zhukov, remind us that the Chinese side has brazenly dispatched troops, large-scale attacks are worthy of vigilance, and perhaps the Chinese side has a bigger conspiracy. Ha ha! When did Zhukov become cautious, so difficult that the wind and sand in Outer Mongolia blinded his eyes? ”

"Comrade Marshal, Zhukov's attack in Outer Mongolia was blocked, probably because of his irritability." The chief of staff teased. "Frankly speaking, the attack of the Chinese army was successful, and the southern line cluster lost strong logistical support, and could not form an east-west attack on the eastern railway line. But we have the time and the initiative in our hands. Tell Marshal Zhukov that as long as his Manchurian cluster takes Qiqihar, my troops will go straight to Harbin. ”

The day after the attack in the east, Soviet bombers carried out retaliatory air strikes on Jiamusi and Qiqihar. Three days later, the Soviet bombers on the front line in Manchuria concentrated their efforts on bombing Harbin. According to the requirements of the headquarters, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army avoided a direct air battle with the Soviet and Russian air forces, and the fighters at the Harbin airport were withdrawn to Changchun. For the sake of Harbin's air defense, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army requisitioned and transferred four air defense regiments to undertake the air defense task of Harbin.

Soviet bombers had a range of 1,900 km, and Harbin was more than 900 km from Manchuria. Due to the range, the Soviet bombers could only maintain an eight-minute delay in Harbin, so the Soviet bombers aimed their main bombing targets at the Majiagou airfield, and the antiaircraft artillery regiment of the Eighth Route Army also deployed antiaircraft artillery around the airfield. In order to confuse the Soviet army, Majiagou airfield made a lot of fake aircraft targets. From the morning, Soviet bombers, under the cover of fighters, pounced in batches.

The purpose of the Soviet army is obvious, which is to paralyze the Majiagou airfield. Since 6 o'clock in the morning, the sound of artillery and explosions in the direction of Majiagou has not stopped. At this time, in the headquarters of the 1st Corps, Commander Su Yu held a telescope to look in the direction of Majiagou. Chief of Staff Peng Xuelan walked over and said: "Commander Su, according to the report of the Majiagou Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, from 6 o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock, the Soviet army has dispatched 250 bombers to attack the airfield. After 4 hours of fierce fighting, 12 Soviet bombers were shot down, the damage is unknown, and the anti-aircraft artillery regiment lost 22 anti-aircraft guns, and the casualties are in the statistics. ”

Su Yu put down the binoculars and asked, "How is the bombing of Qiqihar by the Soviet army?" "Wei Lihuang came half an hour ago to telegraph, and Soviet bombers carried out a barbaric bombing of the city. Due to the relatively sound empty bunkers in the city and the evacuation of the people in the city, the casualties were not large, but the buildings in the city were extensively damaged. "This is just the beginning, we have to take the loss. There are a large number of Russian expatriates in the Harbc area, so the Soviet army has some scruples about bombing opportunities, and the next step for the Soviet army is mainly to carry out air strikes on railway lines, airports and military facilities, and we must have targeted measures. ”

"Report, General Bai Chongxi, commander of the 9th Corps, has called!" Chief of Staff Peng Xuelan took the telegram and glanced at it and said: "Commander Su, General Bai Chongxi has reported that the 22nd Army and the 25th Army under the command have secretly moved to the two flanks of Luobei and will launch an attack at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning!" "Very good, as long as Luobei starts, forcing Vasilev to continue to transfer troops to Tongjiang, we are not in a hurry to wait patiently on the eastern front." "Commander Su, Ji Zhentong of the 5th Army, secretly assembled on the west side of Dongning, and its vanguard has arrived at the designated position."

"The orders were given to the departments not to act without orders, especially the 44th and 4th armies, and not to let the Soviet troops be aware. Zhao Bosheng and Dong Zhentang were ordered to do a good job of concealment, and the delivery of supplies was carried out at night. "Commander Su, the chief of the general staff is really determined, and he has not asked about the battle situation." "The Chief of the General Staff said that to create the best conditions for the operation of the main corps and not to interfere with my command. He blew up the bridge over the Armu River, paralyzed the Soviet airfields in Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi, and lifted the air threat from Soviet fighters to Mudanjiang and JL airfields. ”

"The special operations forces penetrated deep into the Russian border east of the Ussuri River to launch a large-scale sabotage war, and the chief of the General Staff did what he said, and now I feel a lot of pressure." "Commander Su, the chief of the General Staff has given you the command of the Eastern Front, Bai Chongxi, and Wei Lihuang the command of the Western Front. But why is the Chief of the General Staff who does not give up the command of the special operation, and does it himself every time? ”

"I have followed Chief of General Staff Ouyang for many years, and I have truly felt the power of special operations. Almost every special operation decides the tide of battle. It is no exaggeration to say that the special operations units he has built so far are the most abundant in the world in terms of combat means and the strongest combat effectiveness. Frankly let me command the special forces to operate, and I don't know how to use them, but the chief of the General Staff commands special operations and has never missed, which shows that his knowledge of special operations is far better than ours! ”

In other words, special operations are the mode of future operations, and practice fully proves this. To put it simply, you and I command the special operation, can we make a plan to blow up the bridge over the Armu River, use a small force to paralyze Soviet fighters, and create conditions for bombers to attack airfields? "No, even if we have such a battle plan, we need to think about whether it will succeed or not, and it will take time to prepare." "As far as I know, the Chief of the General Staff, from the planning of the attack to the dispatch of the attack almost in one go."

"This shows that before there was no confrontation between China and the Soviet Union, the chief of the General Staff had an idea, and it was his merit to take precautions." "So the special operation can only be commanded by him, not by anyone. Chief of Staff, when he personally commanded the special operation, I had a premonition that Vasilev was lost. In fact, he has already predicted the direction of the battle. "I understand, the Chief of the General Staff has long been confident."