Chapter 193

Beijing, the General Staff, Fang Jianxiong, who always pays attention to the situation in Central Asia and the Siberian war, has not slept well in recent times. Chuikov spent a lot of money in Novosibirsk, regardless of casualties to drag the war until the cold winter, now the battle in Novosibirsk is very fierce, although the two armies entered Novosibirsk, but the Soviet army fought street battles with strong fortifications, which gave Gao Sheng a headache.

The war in Novosibirsk has not yet ended, and the Thunder Plan in Central Asia has begun to act, and the two battlefields seem to be thousands of miles apart, but in fact they are interrelated. Fang Jianxiong was even busier, so he simply moved to the General Staff to work.

This was just a nap, Jiang Fangzhen and Xu Shuzheng came in with a telegram. In fact, they also knew that Fang Jianxiong hadn't slept well, but no one dared to neglect such a big matter.

"Wait a minute!" Fang Jianxiong rubbed his eyes vigorously, rushed to the washing shelf and wiped his face with a wet and cold towel, and then took the telegram and read it. Liu Mingzhao's advance judgment was quickly verified by the listening team, and Moscow had agreed to Zhukov's plan. In fact, Zhukov had made two preparations beforehand, just to prevent the squadron from going south after receiving domestic reinforcements. After all, Central Asia is next to Xinjiang and has convenient conditions for railway transportation. The Chinese side should be able to quickly reinforce Central Asia if it was able to launch the Siberian campaign soon after the war in Central Asia began.

"Liu Mingzhao's idea is very thoughtful, no matter what Zhukov plans, there is no big problem with this adjustment now. The key was to cling to the core strategy of forcing Zhukov to retreat south. After this partial adjustment, the outcome of the entire campaign was roughly determined. Although Zhukov was powerful and had made a lot of preparations in advance, he still fell for Liu Mingzhao's concealment. Otherwise, with the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army. With advance preparation, it is simply impossible to advance five kilometers in the early stage of the campaign and at the same time achieve the result of destroying a certain amount of living forces. Fang Jianxiong still affirmed what Liu Mingzhao meant, but then fell into thought. Xu Shuzheng wanted to speak and stopped, Jiang Fangzhen shook his head, which meant not to interrupt his train of thought.

Sure enough, after thinking for a short time, Fang Jianxiong raised his head and said, "Increase your troops!" Since Zhukov is determined to maneuver with our army in Central Asia. Then drive Zhukov across the Amu Darya River and besiege Tashkent. The total strength of the Central Asian Front is now about 1.8 million, and five infantry corps will be transferred to Liu Mingzhao. For the siege of Tashkent. ”

Jiang Fangzhen said: "Supporting the country, the key now is the Novosibirsk battlefield, since the Thunder Plan in Central Asia has not been discovered by Zhukov, it is not difficult to achieve the established campaign purpose." I'm worried about Novosibirsk. Chuikov's defense was resolute. The mechanized troops in the hands of Gao Sheng were difficult to deploy in Siberia and could only be used as infantry cover. In the past two days, the tank losses have been not small, although the Soviet losses are even greater, but Chuikov is still pouring troops into the city in a steady stream. From this, it can be judged that Chuikov received reinforcements. ”

Xu Shuzheng scratched his head and said: "Lao Maozi is really okay, the first war in Central Asia wiped out millions of Soviet troops, and so many troops quickly came up to reinforce it." And the more the Soviet army fought, the more tenacious it became. Winter in Siberia has come, and previous battle plans have been repeatedly curtailed. The battle didn't go well at all. ”

"Since its founding, the Soviet Union has been tempered in the war for many years and has formed a whole set of systems that are entirely for the purpose of serving the war. This kind of system is very efficient in wartime, but once it is time for peacetime, if the system is not changed for 30 years, it will be difficult for the country's economy to sustain itself. He sent a telegram to Gao Sheng, telling him that he must take Novosibirsk before the harsh winter comes. Hmph, Chuikov is bent on delaying until winter, but he doesn't know that winter also has winter benefits, that is, the ground is frozen and hardened, and the march of mechanized troops is guaranteed. The equipment of the Far Eastern Military District is all developed in a targeted manner, and the trucks are all diesel fuel-burned, so they are not afraid of freezing. I estimate that the staff officers under Gao Sheng have already planned a new battle plan, and it is likely that they are taking advantage of Chuikov's intention to take over Novosibirsk and drag our army to make a fuss. If they didn't think of this, they wouldn't have been able to graduate from Lu University. Fang Jianxiong's smile was somewhat bitter, he knew how tenacious the Soviet Union was in World War II.

As soon as he finished saying this, Jiang Fangzhen and Xu Shuzheng were dumbfounded, Xu Shuzheng turned around and walked out of the office, Fang Jianxiong looked at his back and said, "What's wrong?" Jiang Fangzhen said: "Just an hour ago, Gao Sheng's latest battle plan came out, exactly like what you just said, taking advantage of the opportunity of freezing and hardening on the ground, the mechanized troops quickly interspersed and interspersed, and in one breath, before the severe winter came, the strength of no less than 50 divisions of the Soviet Siberian Front was packed into the encirclement. Youzheng and I felt that this plan was too risky, so we didn't show it to you, and planned to mention it casually. ”

Fang Jianxiong smiled after hearing this: "You still don't know Gao Sheng, he is very arrogant, Liu Mingzhao is a junior who fought so brilliantly in Central Asia, he feels uncomfortable, and he must urge those staff officers to come up with a reasonable battle plan." In the past, Chuikov used his strategic depth not to fight him, but now he is willing to fight, even if he fights with greater casualties, Gao Sheng will not let go of this opportunity. If the line is further advanced by 500 kilometers, I will not consider this plan, because the logistical pressure is simply unbearable. At this distance, the logistical pressure is still bearable, so I conclude that he will not be reconciled. ”

"In that case, let's take a good look at the situation in Central Asia. Speaking of which, Yang Zui led his troops to airdrop, which hit Zhukov's vital point, forcing him to retreat south. As he was talking, Xu Shuzheng came back, and waved a telegram in his hand: "There is another telegram from Central Asia, the paratroopers in Bezingen have discovered the traces of the Soviet army, and Zhukov has sent no less than one army to the west." The Air Force's transport planes are all being used, and reinforcements from two mountain divisions are being urgently airlifted. Also, this is Gao Sheng's battle plan. ”

Fang Jianxiong took over the plan and signed it without looking at it, so there was no reason to hesitate at this time. Since Gao Sheng is going to fight, it must be well thought out. With his doubts, it is better to give him enough trust.

After seeing the reply from Beijing, Liu Mingzhao was silent for a long time, got up for a long time, and said to Zhang Zhizhong in a heavy tone: "The great president knows the grace of the encounter, and we should repay it with death." This remark resonated with Zhang Zhizhong, and he nodded and said: "Xun Chen is still on the front line, if it weren't for the people below to stop him, they would all rush to the front-line troops." He also has the same mood, here in Central Asia, almost all of them are born in Wuhu Lu University, and I think everyone's thoughts are the same. ”

"Don't talk about this, since he has seen through Zhukov's plan, it is a dream for him to retreat safely. No matter what, we have to let him break an arm and a leg, lest he still want to drag down the main force of our army after retreating across the Amu Darya River. Inform Xun Chen to intensify the offensive in the center, pull up the tank regiment of the Eighth Mechanized Army, which is resting, and cover the infantry with tanks, so that it will be difficult for Zhukov to withdraw at any cost. On the Bezinken side, let the air force move a little faster, throw the two mountain divisions over as fast as possible, and make sure that there is no less than one brigade of fighters supporting it at any time during the day over Bezinken. ”

"Bo Cheng, are you still worried that Zhukov wants to eat Yang Zui and them?" Zhang Zhizhong asked, Liu Mingzhao shook his head and said: "I'm worried about the direction of Urgench, it seems that the reconnaissance before the war is still not in place, I didn't expect Urgench to dare to take the initiative to attack, which shows that there are a lot of local garrisons." ”

"This really can't be blamed on the reconnaissance, according to the deciphered telegram, it was learned that the 63rd Infantry Corps of the Soviet Army that appeared on the Urgench side was previously a sequence belonging to the Western Front, and it should be a unit transferred from Europe, just in time." Zhang Zhizhong thought of this and hurriedly explained. Liu Mingzhao's expression did not relax, but said more sternly: "This is even more troublesome, indicating that the strategic center of the Soviet Union has begun to shift to Central Asia." With one 63rd Infantry Corps, there will be more reinforcements. The president said that as long as there is enough equipment, the Soviet army can arm 5 million troops in half a year. Even if it's all infantry, it's a huge force. Therefore, we must not be sloppy in the slightest. (To be continued......)