Vasilev held his head high and said: "If the command allows me to attack, I will take the northeast within half a month." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The Chinese also guessed that we would not attack to the northeast, as evidenced by their transfer of two powerful corps. "Marshal Vasilev, the 1st Corps of the Eighth Route Army is an elite unit, and it can attack and defend well. The eastern border is long, and our defensive forces are clearly insufficient. If the Eighth Route Army moves eastward, our defenses will be exposed. "The chief of staff was a little worried.

Vasilev said with a smile: "Do you think the Chinese have the guts, if the Chinese army dares to launch an attack on the Eastern Front, we will have a reason to launch a full-scale attack to the northeast, the high command already has a plan!" That's the result we want most. For too long, our maritime strategy has been geographically constrained. If we can obtain the strategic military port of Port Arthur, it will be of great significance to the future Pacific strategy, especially to contain the Pacific strategy of the United States. The consideration of China's military strategy is not just about Mongolia. ”

Vasilev's words made the chief of staff seem to have taken a reassuring pill. "Marshal, it is extremely stupid for the Chinese government not to abandon Mongolia, and perhaps the Chinese will suffer even greater losses. Although the Chinese army has deployed three corps in the northeast, with a total strength of nearly 1 million troops, it is basically an army, so it can only adopt a defensive strategy. I hope that the Chinese will be hot-headed and take the initiative to launch an attack on the Eastern Front, so that we will have an excuse" "The Chinese army has accumulated rich experience in the war against Japan, and also realizes how important it is to have powerful air power and strong armored assault force in modern warfare. “

"But the Chinese government doesn't have the time to build its own air force, let alone a powerful armored force. Modern warfare is not a contest of numbers, but of war potential. The Soviet Red Army, after the baptism of war, has become an invincible division in the world. Marshal Zhukov was a master of the campaign, which makes us proud to witness the invincibility of the Soviet Red Army in the Mongolian steppe. It is not surprising that Vasilev had this idea, because in terms of national strength and weaponry, Soviet Russia was in an absolute advantage, and the ambition of Supreme Commander Stalin was also revealed.

However, among the high-ranking generals of the Soviet army, the only one who was more sober-minded was Marshal Zhukov. Zhukov is one year younger than Vasilev and is 49 years old this year. He was born into a poor family, and his father was a shoemaker. As a child, due to the poverty of his family, Zhukov completed his studies in a church elementary school. The family had no money to continue his education, so he apprenticed in his uncle's fur workshop. Zhukov knew that knowledge would change his fate, and insisted on self-study in addition to his apprenticeship. With his intelligence and diligence, he passed all the subject examinations of the municipal middle school.

In 1915, Zhukov was drafted into the army and fought in the First World War. Zhukov fought for two years at the front against the Germans, was promoted to corporal, and received two medals. One was the result of the capture of a German officer, and the other was the result of wounding in battle. After the outbreak of the October Revolution in Soviet Russia, Zhukov joined the cavalry units of the Red Army, and after the end of the Civil War, Zhukov became a cavalry company commander. Due to Zhukov's outstanding performance, at the age of 26 he became the commander of the cavalry regiment.

Subsequently, Zhukov was admitted to the Leningrad Cavalry School with excellent grades and was given the opportunity to further his studies. During his studies, Zhukov worked hard and was highly praised by the university, which laid a good foundation for his smooth promotion in the future. Subsequently, Zhukov successfully entered the advanced course of the Frunze Higher Military Academy and won the appreciation of the upper echelons of Soviet Russia. Marshal of Soviet Russia Baghramyan spoke highly of Zhukov in his memoirs.

Zhukov was absolutely outstanding among us, resourceful and insightful. During his studies, he often made unexpected points of view, which was amazing. His opinions are always very controversial, but he can use novel logic to argue for them'In 31 Zhukov was promoted to commander of a cavalry brigade, and in 33 he was appointed commander of a cavalry division. In 37, he was promoted to commander of the cavalry corps, and in 38 he served as deputy commander of the Belarusian Special Military District, becoming one of the few young generals in the Soviet army.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, Zhukov's military talents were fully displayed. At the beginning of the war, the German army was overwhelmed, and within three weeks the German army penetrated 300 to 600 kilometers into the hinterland of Soviet Russia. In just one month, the German army marched south only 20 kilometers from Kiev, and Stalin ordered to hold Kiev to the death. Zhukov, then Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, strongly advocated abandoning Kiev and withdrawing the Southwestern Front to the other side of the Dnieper River to avoid being surrounded by the German army, preserve its strength and then attempt a counteroffensive. Commander Lin did not accept Zhukov's suggestion, removed him from the post of chief of the General Staff and demoted him to the rank of commander of the reserve front.

Two months later, the Southwestern Front was encircled by the Germans in the Kiev area, and Stalin regretted that Zhukov was right, but it was too late, and the 660,000-strong army of the Southwestern Front was annihilated. Kyiv fell. After Zhukov accepted the command of the Reserve Front, the situation of the war became even more erosive. At that time, the breakthrough of the 16th and 20th armies of Morsk was unsuccessful. Stalin ordered Zhukov to lead the reserve front into battle, and at the critical moment, Zhukov showed his military talent, using only 10 divisions in his hands, successfully recaptured the Yelnyatsu front and advanced 25 kilometers to the west.

This was the only victory won by the Soviet army in the Battle of Morsk, and it played a positive role in the Soviet army's transfer to a solid defense on all fronts. Stalin was very satisfied with Zhukov's performance and asked Zhukov for his opinion, and he said that he would return to the front. Stalin immediately ordered Zhukov to take over the dangerous defense of Leningrad, and Zhukov put out the fire in the line of fire, quickly reversing the decline of Leningrad and disintegrating the crisis in which the German army quickly conquered Leningrad. However, the overall situation of the war was still facing collapse, the enemy army was under the city of Moscow, and Hitler was ambitious to conquer Moscow in one fell swoop.

At the critical moment, Zhukov was again ordered to serve as the commander of the Western Front. Zhukov soberly realized that the most crucial task for the defense of Moscow was the Western Front. Immediately after taking office, Zhukov integrated the various departments of the Western Front, which were fighting separately and demoralized, formed a powerful unified command, and stubbornly contained the powerful German offensive, buying precious time for the Soviet army to requisition reinforcements from the Eastern Front. However, Zhukov played an important role in the defense of Moscow, and his military talents were fully displayed.

The Soviet army entered the counteroffensive stage, and Zhukov was even more like a fish in water, whether it was to crush the central cluster of the German army or the Uranus battle plan, Zhukov was an important commander. After the Soviet counteroffensive entered Europe in 44, Stalin ordered Zhukov to go to the Far East to focus on Mongolian strategy. Stalin believed that the Mongolian question was of great importance as it involved a military contest between China and the Soviet Union, and that Stalin had to send a powerful figure to Mongolia to take charge of the country. Zhukov's appointment as commander of Irkusco was not an order to be in danger, but a core task of the Soviet Russia's Far East strategy after the war.

In the headquarters of the Soviet army in Irkutko, Zhukov looked at the military situation of the two sides on the military map and was silent. Military map, in Beiping. A new unit number appeared on the front line of Zhangjiakou, and Zhukov was not studying the new number, but was very confused in his heart. "Marshal Zhukov, it seems that the Chinese side has no vigilance against our large-scale military movements, and there has been no change in its forces in the Mongolian steppe, and it seems that the Chinese side is still pinning its hopes on the Americans." The chief of staff broke the silence.

Zhukov aimed his sharp eyes at the chief of staff and said: "I don't think so, the Chinese are not fools." Maybe the hope is pinned on the Americans, but this is not the case with the Eighth Route Army. China's national conditions are unique in the world, and it is normal for the KMT and the CPC to form a joint force. I don't believe it, they can't judge our large-scale military movements, the Northwest Army of the Eighth Route Army is still standing still on the front line of Ulaanbaatar, and the 2nd Corps is on the front line of Kobu and Uriya Sutai, and it seems that they are not aware of any danger. ”

"Chief of Staff, do you think this phenomenon is normal?" "Maybe the Chinese army is trying to make a move on the Eastern Front and save the defeat. But the high command expects such a situation to arise, and the measures of the Chinese will finally enter our trap. Marshal Zhukov, there is no need to bother yourself. "Chief of Staff, the war is about logistics, if we can't put the Chinese government at the operational negotiating table in three months, once the military confrontation enters a state of scorching, China's human resources will play a huge role, and we can't afford to fight a full-scale war between China and the Soviet Union, and the high command doesn't want this kind of thing to happen."

Zhukov continued: "In order to avoid the escalation of the war, we must encircle and annihilate the 200,000 Chinese troops of Kebu and Uriya Sutai within a month, and then outflank and eat the 400,000 Eighth Route Army and the Fourth North Army in Ulaanbaatar, and end the war before the severe cold comes." Zhukov's expression was solemn, and frankly he was worried about fighting an army that had also been brutally baptized by war. It stands to reason that the legendary Chinese general Ouyang Jian should be in the Mongolian steppe, but he went to Harbin? Is it difficult for the Chinese government to dare to use troops on the Eastern Front regardless of the safety of the country? For the first time, Zhukov lost his self-confidence and was confused.

In the headquarters of the First Corps of the Eighth Route Army in Harbin, Commander Su Yu said: "Chief of General Staff, at the beginning of the month, the Soviet army suddenly changed all military communication codes, and it is obvious that the Soviet side has mastered our ability to decipher the ciphercode. The headquarters informed that it would not be possible to decipher the Soviet message for at least three months. Previously, we lost the conditions for obtaining the news of the Soviet and Russian armies by deciphering the telegram. According to the information obtained earlier, the Soviet Far East has about 2 million troops, divided into two front commands. The Western Front Command was located in Irksk and was commanded by Marshal Zhukov. “

"The command of the Soviet troops on the Eastern Front was located in Khabarovsk, and the commander was Marshal Vasilev. So far we only know this, the number of the Soviet troops, the composition of the troops, and this is what worries me the most. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "The headquarters judges that once the Soviet army achieves its military and political goals in the Outer Mongolian grassland, it will turn around and use powerful military deterrence to continue to gain inches. The Eastern Railway, the Soviet side will not give up. And the Soviet side of the Zhongchang Railway will mention it again, the purpose is the Arthur military port, and the Russians dream of having an ice-free military port in the Pacific Ocean! “

"The Soviet army pressed the border, not only the problem of Outer Mongolia, it wanted to seek greater interests, Stalin took advantage of the victory in World War II, and his ambitions were even more inflated, which is why the headquarters decided to take the initiative to attack on the Eastern Front.