"The Russians are all elite in the middle line?" July 23, Kazan, Headquarters of Army Group Central of the Ming Army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Zhang Cheng sat in his chair and read the telegram in his hand, and asked out loud about the edge of the road beside him.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Lu Zhiyuan nodded, and said in response, "These troops are the few elite units in the Russian army that are fully equipped and have been fully strengthened. The Russian army rarely uses them to go to the battlefield, and this time it seems that the comers are not good. ”

"Hmph." A thick look of disdain flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and he casually left the telegram on the table: "I have long known that the Russians will not be willing to hide in the trenches and wait for us to attack. The General Staff has also drawn up a battle plan for the event that the Russian army launches a counterattack near Ryazan. These are just here to deliver food. By the way, have you read the battle plan? How does it feel? ”

"I've seen it." Lu Zhiyuan nodded, "The plan is very well formulated, once it is successfully realized, then we may really be able to fight on two fronts, attacking Moscow and the Caucasus at the same time." Thus speeding up the process of ending the war. ”

"We'll have to wait a little longer over there in the Caucasus." Zhang Cheng shook his head, "Millions of troops are over there, and the main forces there are the elites of Germany, France and other countries, they are different from the Russians." However, if Moscow's battle plan is successful, we may be able to enter Moscow before the fall. ”

Even before Zhang Cheng decided to launch the Caucasus campaign, he had already predicted that the Russian army would most likely take advantage of this opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack on Army Group Center. And Zhang Cheng also thought of taking advantage of the opportunity of the Russian counterattack to use the method of luring the enemy into depth to encircle and annihilate the Russian army's living forces on a large scale, so as to clear the way for the attack on Moscow.

The Russians really came according to Zhang Cheng's assumption, and not only did they come but they were also elite. Once this elite force of more than half a million people is eaten, it will be much easier to attack Moscow next.

In fact, even if part of the troops were transferred south to attack along the Volga River, Army Group Center still had a strong force in its hands, and it would not be a problem to attack Moscow. The reason why Zhang Cheng ordered the troops to stop and recuperate was to attract the living forces of the Russians from the strong fortifications and eliminate them in the field sports warfare. The Russians, as expected, were fooled.

Zhang Cheng's mood at this time was still quite peculiar. He deeply felt that the top leader of a country has too much power to determine the fate of the whole country. His combat method is not an overly advanced strategy, and a discerning person can naturally see it. And the Russians jumped in on their own initiative, and it must be said that their tsar was extremely responsible for this.

"Is the battle plan being carried out now?" Lu Zhiyuan asked out loud.

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded, "Order the front-line troops to start retreating and bring the Russians into the encirclement." ”

"Yes."

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"If it weren't for the order of the Supreme Commander, I wouldn't have retreated!" At the Sasovo Railway Station, Jun Mo, commander of the Sixth Armored Army of the Ming Army, stood on the platform with a depressed face and smoked a cigarette, looking at the troops under his command marching backwards in a somewhat depressed mood, he was in a very bad mood at the moment.

"The Russians themselves have walked into the encirclement, and we will fight back soon." He Wenzhao, the commander of the Ninth Armored Army, who was standing beside Jun Mo, comforted Jun Mo with his words: "The retreat now is for more brilliant success in the future." Now the Russians look rampant, but their good days are over. ”

According to the plan drawn up by the General Staff, the troops of Army Group Center of the Ming Army withdrew from the outskirts of Ryazan soon after being counterattacked by the Russian army. Taking advantage of his strong mobility and air supremacy, he dragged the Russian army all the way to Sassovo. Although it is said that it is to carry out orders, it also knows how the next battle will be played. But as a soldier, you will definitely not be in a good mood when facing this situation.

It's just that there is no way around these things. Whether it is Junmo or He Wenzhao, they must obey the arrangements of their superiors. Since the tactics of luring the enemy deep and then encircling and annihilating them have been formulated, they as front-line commanders must carry out orders.

Jun Mo raised his head and looked at the Ming army fighters whistling in the sky from time to time, and then looked at the countless steel dragons around him. After taking a deep breath, he clenched his fists hard, "I'll be back!" ”

When the Ming Army's powerful Sixth Panzer Army retreated in great strides, the Russian army's offensive could be called a smooth journey, so smooth that Zhukov's eyelids jumped and he was extremely nervous.

In Zhukov's heart, it was absolutely impossible for the powerful Ming army to be so vulnerable. Almost none of his troops met with any decent resistance, and almost every time they were able to capture the Ming army's positions after being slightly blocked. It seems that the situation on the battlefield is very good, but in fact Zhukov has already seen a huge trap. This trap was very dangerous, so dangerous that he could already guess what the Ming army would do next.

At this time, the counterattack of the Russian army formed a very strange formation after Zhukov led his troops into Sassovo. In the middle is the elite corps of the Russian army led by Zhukov, who rushed from the outskirts of Ryazan to Sassovo, the Ming army's ace of the 6th Panzer Army, and played a brilliant song along the way.

However, on Zhukov's flanks, the troops led by Denisov and Pavlyuchenko, who served as flank cover for him, were resisted to the death, and at this moment they had already opened up a distance of sixty or seventy kilometers from Zhukov's troops. At this time, Zhukov's flank was inevitably exposed in front of the Ming army. Zhukov was definitely worried about this.

After successfully recapturing Sassovo, Zhukov immediately stopped his steps, resolutely unwilling to continue the march. He already smelled the danger that was close at hand.

However, not everyone in the Russian army can remain as calm as Zhukov. Most of the people were so inspired by Zhukov's brilliant victory that even the tsar himself sent a telegram to Zhukov to express his respect. Because everyone thinks that it was Zhukov who defeated the elite Sixth Panzer Army of the Ming army and recovered a large part of the country. This is the most glorious victory of the Russian army in the past few years of the war.

The 6th Panzer Army continued to retreat, seducing the Russians into sorties to pull their flanks apart. Zhukov, on the other hand, saw the intentions of the Ming army and was unwilling to continue the attack, and he regarded Sassovo as the final point of his attack. However, Zhukov, who was able to see through the situation of the war, could not decide on a strategic course. From the Tsar to Grand Duke Nicholas, and high-ranking people at all levels constantly sent telegrams to Zhukov urging him to immediately attack and kill the Ming troops.

Under great pressure, Zhukov flew back to Moscow to personally report the situation to Grand Duke Nikolai, trying to dispel the desire of the Russian top brass to continue the attack.

"Although we have recaptured Sassovo, this is actually the result of the Ming army's voluntary retreat." Zhukov, who had just received the medal from Grand Duke Nikolai, shouted: "From the time we launched a counterattack to the present, the losses of the Ming army are less than 10,000 people. It's a trap! ”

"You have to understand one thing." Grand Duke Nikolai came to Zhukov's side with some helplessness, sighed and said, "This matter is no longer something we can decide. It's been such a long time since the war began, and your counterattack this time is our greatest success. The whole country cheered, and the morale of the people was boosted by you. Now everyone from the tsar to the commoners is waiting for you to continue to achieve greater glory. You said to stop the attack now, and I can't even give this order. ”

"Then we are bound to suffer a great defeat!" Zhukov said categorically, "This is a trap, the Ming army has been staring at us. If I continue to attack, my two wings will be exposed to the Ming army, and by the time they counterattack, it will all be over! ”

"I will order Denisov and Pavlyuchenko to intensify their attacks, catch up with you as soon as possible, and provide you with flank cover." Grand Duke Nikolai smiled and said, "As long as they can catch up in time, won't it be fine?" Now the eyes of the whole world are on Tsaritsyn and you. No one can stop the attack. You have to understand that. ”

"I refuse this order!" Zhukov took a deep breath, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes: "I can't watch our most elite troops step into a trap like this. Now the results achieved are sufficient, and there is no need to continue the attack. We just need to hold our ground now, and holding on to what we have now is the best option. ”

"I said it!" Grand Duke Nikolai's expression gradually became fierce: "I will order Denisov and Pavlyuchenko to strengthen the offensive and provide you with flank cover!" You have to keep attacking. This is an order from His Majesty the Tsar! ”

“...... Then please dismiss me from my duties, Your Excellency. Zhukov opened his mouth without flinching: "I refuse to carry out the order!" ”

When the truth is in the hands of a few, it is difficult to understand the mood of the few. It's like Zhukov, he knows that continuing to attack is a dead end, but there is nothing he can do about it! can only watch the elite main force of the Russian army step into the death trap step by step.

"You are a Russian soldier and must obey His Majesty's orders!" Grand Duke Nikolai did not expect Zhukov to express his anger in such a drastic way. On the front lines, he could see that something was wrong. But Grand Duke Nikolai believed that with care, the covering troops on both flanks could get up as soon as possible to provide sufficient cover for the troops in the middle of the battlefield, and that things were not as bad as Zhukov had imagined. But Zhukov's attitude was very fierce, and he still refused to carry out the order.

In the end, Zhukov was promoted, he became the deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, and was transferred back to St. Petersburg to sit in the office. And his troops were led by the tsar's own brother, Vasily . Pavlovich. Prince Romanov took over.

After Prince Vasily took over the troops, he immediately ordered the army to attack, and then crashed headlong into the pockets that the Ming army had already arranged. (To be continued.) )