Chapter 161: The Biggest Battle Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China

In the telescope, except for a few sentries dangling back and forth behind the barbed wire, there was not a single living person walking around, and if these sentries were removed from the binoculars, the defensive positions on the perimeter of the Twin Cities Fortress would be a silent picture.

Spit fiercely, Xia Xiang put away the binoculars and said to Xu Zuyi, the chief of staff beside him: "Brother Yan Mou, do you think this little Oriental nose chooses to go south or west?" ”

"It's hard to say this, and it's not an overnight thing for the Japanese to plot against China. However, it must be very uncomfortable for us now, because the Northeast Military Region and the Far Eastern Military Region have a total of six mechanized armies and 50 infantry divisions, and such a huge force does not dare to move because of the unclear attitude of the Japanese people. The commander of the General Staff also attended the meeting and demanded that once the Sino-Japanese war began, we must drive the Japanese people out of the sea within a month. In order to guard against this, the Central Asian side has been fighting alone, and when the high commander of the Far East called yesterday to inquire about the situation, his voice was hoarse. On fire! The General Staff did not give an order for a long time, and his three-way army was able to stay quietly in Kobdo, Ulangumu, and Irkutsk. Xu Zuyi's eyes are also red, he hasn't been able to sleep well these days, watching the Central Asia in the east is in full swing, not to mention the Northeast Front, not to mention a single soldier, not a single bird has the possibility of participating in the war. The fifteen wings of the Air Force did not even mean to move.

"The risk of fighting on two fronts is too great, and if you can avoid it, try to avoid it. But what Lao Gao said can't be believed, he was born in intelligence, and he was the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the early years. The so-called three-way army, I think it's true all the way, and the other two roads are just for containment. From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk, more than a thousand kilometers, even if there is a railway, so many troops have a hard time getting there. The bridgehead in Lower Uginx is at most the strength of one regiment, and there is no place to live if there are too many people. You've never been there all the way, it's a thousand kilometers away, and it's fucking hard to find a few living people. If Lao Gao chooses this route to fight over, he will not be a qualified handsome talent. According to what I know about him, it is most likely that he will attack from Ulan Gumu first, and this way is also a fate. The real killer move must be Kobdo's all the way, going straight to Novosibirsk. However, the battle in Siberia will certainly not be easy to fight. The place is too big. Novosibirsk should not have been abandoned in the first place, and now it is too far to fight. When it came to Gao Sheng, Xia Xiang was quite resentful, originally thinking that he would be able to take over the commander of the Far East Military Region, but he didn't expect Gao Sheng to pass, and he continued to stay in the Northeast Military Region, an idle military region. Although the rank is also the commander of the front, how can it be compared with Siberia. Old partner Liu Zhiyue, as the deputy commander of the front army and an old man in mechanized combat, it is estimated that this will be waiting in Kobdo, and once the fight starts, he will definitely rush forward with his troops.

"Yes, Siberia is too big. This is more than a thousand kilometers. The requirements for the performance of equipment and logistical supply capabilities are too high. I have always felt that the General Staff has not made up its mind for a long time, and it is because of this. We are not the same as Lao Maozi, we will not put too many troops on the border in peacetime, the cost will be too high. ”

When Xia Xiang and Xu Zuyi were chattering, Gao Sheng and Liu Anyue were in Kobdo, just as Xia Xiang judged, Gao Sheng and Liu Anyue's battle plan. It was from the use of Kobdo, a large logistics transit base, as a support, along the road built by the old Mao Zi to the north, all the way to Novosibirsk. It's not a good road, but there's not much of an easy way to do it in Siberia. This plan was also approved by the General Staff Headquarters, because once it could be realized. The situation in the whole of Siberia suddenly became clear. At that time, no matter what kind of battle is played in Central Asia, the front army can calmly move south, turn the Central Asian front, and flank the main force of the Soviet army in Central Asia.

The powerful roar of the off-road vehicle. interrupted the conversation between the two, and when he looked back, he saw that it was the director of intelligence, with a telegram in his hand: "Report, Beijing emergency telegram." Xia Xiang raised his hand and snatched the telegram and read it, and after reading it, handed it to Xu Zuyi and said, "This is going to be a big deal." ”

Xu Zuyi also nodded after looking at it and said, "It's really going to be a big thing." The content of the telegram was very simple: "The third and fifth mechanized military vehicles are moving westward, and the Air Force has dispatched five fighter wings and five bomber wings to the west. ”

Beijing, the office of the president, the atmosphere is rare and relaxed. Dai Chunfeng, who was sitting in the corner carefully, was in a mood at the moment. I am actually qualified to participate in such a conference, and look at who is in attendance. The Minister of Defense, Deputy Minister, Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, the lowest are all three-star generals, and he is really not enough to see as a major general.

"Yunong's information came too timely, I didn't expect to be able to even get the content of the Japanese Imperial Conference." Jiang Fangzhen praised fiercely, and he didn't have any prejudice against the Military Intelligence Bureau and the head of the Ministry of Defense, unlike Li Xiaochuan, who is now sitting in Nanjing, he doesn't like the people and things of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"In this way, the southeast will have no worries for the time being, as long as half a year later, the newly formed troops will rise, and there will be nothing to worry about." Xu Shuzheng is also very happy, as the chief of the general staff, he has been under a lot of pressure recently. The war situation in Central Asia is absolutely not a one-sided war situation, and it must be linked to the entire three fronts of China, the Soviet Union, and Japan. Because Japan has not received clear news for a long time, the main forces of the Northeast Military Region and the Far Eastern Military Region do not dare to move. In order to prevent Japan from cooperating with the Soviet army to attack China in the first place, if this is really the result, then it is necessary to concentrate the forces of the two military regions, first drive the Japanese army into the sea to feed Wang Ba, and then return to fight the Soviet army with peace of mind.

How did Dai Chunfeng's information come from? This was thanks to the Germans, because the implementation of the Sea Lion Project in Europe was not very smooth, and Hitler repeatedly demanded that Japan go south, sweep away Southeast Asia, and cut off the ties between Britain's overseas colonies and the country. Out of consideration for its own interests, Japan was worried that China would poke a bloody hole in the whole back, so it did not agree to Germany for a long time. After the war between China and the Soviet Union, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito immediately convened an imperial council at the behest of Prime Minister Tojo. After confirming the decision of the Japanese army to move south, the German ambassador to Japan was informed. The military attache of the Chinese embassy in Japan is a spy of the Military Intelligence Agency, because he has a good relationship with the German military attaché and always drinks together when he has nothing to do, so he unexpectedly got the news after getting drunk with the German military attaché.

At first, Fang Jianxiong didn't fully believe it, but asked Dai Chunfeng to go out and wait for a while, and made a call to Shanghai. Then he ordered to convene this emergency meeting, and let Dai Chunfeng attend as an observer, which was his reward.

"This battle plan can be described as huge, and our army has never had a major battle since its founding. I decided to take a trip to Dihua in person, Brother Baili, you go to Kulun to suppress the formation, and Zheng Zheng is in Beijing to coordinate the overall situation. Everyone else has cheered me up, and if anything goes wrong and affects the battle even the slightest, don't blame me for being ruthless. The smile on Fang Jianxiong's face suddenly retracted and became a little hideous.

Everyone's faces instantly became solemn, this battle is huge, and success or failure can be said to determine the future and destiny of the country in the north.

"President, Fang Zhen will live up to his mission." Jiang Fangzhen was the first to stand up and make a statement, and the others followed suit. No one mentioned any nonsense that there was no need to go to Dihua to sit in charge, such a battle was related to all aspects, and if there was a problem in any link, it might affect the entire battle situation. Therefore, Fang Jianxiong's proposal to go to Dihua to take charge is to let the three armed forces and various government departments see it.

"Rain farmer!" After Fang Jianxiong waited for everyone to sit down, he mentioned it again, and Dai Chunfeng immediately stood up and said, "Humble duty!" ”

"Let your people move, any malpractice during the war, regardless of military or political affairs, once discovered, do not need to ask for instructions, and immediately take it down. As long as there is enough evidence in hindsight, you can do it. This order is aimed at the entire logistics organization, including the logistics system of government departments and the army, and it can be said that this delegation of power is great.

"Humble duty understands!" Dai Chunfeng's excited voice was trembling, this order meant that he had entered the inner circle of the president. From now on, it is a loyal dog of the president, and anyone who is unfavorable to the president will bite it first.

Extraordinary means are used in extraordinary times, and Fang Jianxiong's ruthless moves will never be used in peacetime. In order to ensure victory, none of the people present will have any objections. Even Gu Weijun, who was present at the meeting, did not have any dissatisfaction after hearing this order. This is a national war, and anyone who drags his feet and shoots him will not be able to relieve his hatred.

"President, I also have a mention that a wartime decree should be enacted, and no matter who is suspected of sabotaging the war, the president has the right to order the detention and imprisonment in advance, and then try it after the war." The literati were really more ruthless, and Gu Weijun directly threw out such a jian. For the sake of victory in the war, this is aimed at those opposition parties who always cause trouble for the government and some public intellectuals who think they have the right to speak.

"This is still not needed, it is not easy to accept it in the future." Fang Jianxiong rejected this temptation, and at the same time had confidence in the Republic of China he had built. After standing up, Fang Jianxiong said to everyone: "The campaign plan has been issued, and the General Staff must urge all units to complete the campaign deployment as much as possible." A week later, Gao Sheng must be fought on the battlefield in Siberia. At the same time, Liu Mingzhao's counterattack in Central Asia was launched at the same time. Feng Hua, the task of the Air Force is very heavy, and the logistics supply lines of the Soviet Army and the battle assembly areas are all key bombing targets of the Air Force. At the same time, it is also necessary to cover the rush of the mechanized assault group, and the responsibility is heavy. ”

Feng Hua stood straight and said in an extremely confident tone: "Please rest assured, before the campaign is launched, our air force can assemble twenty-five fighter wings and five bomber wings in the Central Asian battlefield. The Siberian theater of theater was able to assemble ten Mustang fighter wings, two long-range bomber wings, five dive bomber wings. These fighters are sufficient, but unfortunately the number of new Mustang-B fighters of our Air Force is too small at present, and only 10 wings are equipped, all of which are deployed in the Far East in accordance with the orders of the General Staff Headquarters. The great president should do his best to replace fighters and bombers for the air forces in all theaters. ”

"I can't solve the problem of the new fighter in the short term, and it will take time to upgrade production. Bombers can purchase a batch of DC3 and B17 from the United States, you submit the plan, and I will sign it. Fang Jianxiong replied very simply.