Tolyavsky and Bervshka traveled lightly and stealthily, and every part of the road was reconnoitred in every way to avoid being discovered by the Chinese army.

When the two finally crossed the road and climbed up the hillside on the other side of the road. Looking down from the hillside, both of them were deeply shocked by what they saw.

On the other side of the road, at the corner of the road, there is a huge flat field, which has been cleared of snow and where a large military camp sits. Endless tents, countless weapons and equipment, neatly placed here, crowds surging. It gives the feeling of being in the middle of a thousand troops.

And it looks like this barracks hasn't been built for long, it's more like it just been built. This can be seen both from the traces on the ground and the placement of military supplies.

"This is it, predict how many troops there are." Toliavsky and Toliavsky both lay quietly on the hillside, and when the two of them recovered from the shock, Toliavsky put down his binoculars and asked softly.

"There are at least 300,000 people, and this barracks is really too big." Bervshka thought for a moment and replied.

"This is definitely the station of the Chinese army, and it is still their main force, it is less than ten kilometers away from the border defense line, and the Chinese army is too bold." Toliavsky muttered.

"Comrade Toliavsky, let's go back quickly! It is easy to be exposed after staying for a long time. "Bervshka said.

Toliavsky nodded, and the two quietly stepped back. By the time they crossed the road again and returned to the woods, it was already afternoon. When I went before, it was very smooth, but when I came back, I met several groups of Chinese patrol soldiers, and I delayed for a long time to avoid it.

"More than two hours have passed, and it is estimated that they have also left. Let's go back as soon as possible. Toliavsky looked in the woods and did not find his comrades,said Toliavsky.

"Well, let's hurry up and see if we can catch up." Bervshka nodded.

After making up their minds, the two set out on the way back.

In the eyes of the two, their actions were perfect, and they were unaware. After successfully obtaining information, it was not discovered by the Chinese army in the slightest. At this moment, in the hearts of the two, they slightly looked down on the protective strength of the Chinese side. It's just that neither of them knows that his comrades-in-arms have gone down there, and if it weren't for the fact that they were sent back to report the news, the two of them wouldn't have been able to go back either.

And the main thing, both of them ignored. If it was a barracks where 300,000 soldiers were stationed, would the defensive ability be so poor? They were also given the opportunity to see inside the barracks with binoculars. If it weren't for the Chinese side's intention, they would not have had a chance to connect to the five-kilometer warning circle near the large military camp. And in order to obstruct their journey and dispel their doubts as much as possible, there will be patrol soldiers in the back to approach them.

In fact, all their actions have been controlled by the Chinese side. Otherwise, they wouldn't have seen so many convoys in the woods. Because as long as it is on the march, the area next to the road will be revisited many times by special forces and reconnaissance units. Not to mention the fact that this place is less than ten kilometers away from the war zone, and it is already a highly military threat zone. Where is it possible for the Chinese army to let them really see the marching ranks of the Chinese army.

Toliavsky and others saw only one aspect, and for other useful Soviet reconnaissance teams, the Chinese side prepared a lot of gifts and put on a lot of wonderful performances for them to watch. And in order to add credibility, some of the shows were seen by multiple groups of Soviet scouts.

And those Soviet scouts who saw the "key intelligence" would eventually return to the USSR alive and report these situations to Zhukov.

If these Soviet scouts returned to the place where the intelligence was found, they would find that everything was different from what they saw. At least it's not the same as it was seen before.

As Toliavsky and Bervshka saw the large military camp, that is, the so-called gathering place of the main forces of the Chinese army. After the Soviet scouts on all sides left and returned to the Soviet Union to report the information, the barracks was immediately transferred. As they left with their front feet, the Chinese army began to dismantle the camp with their back feet and quickly moved to the designated attack position, waiting for the order to attack.

In order to create a real illusion for these Soviet scouts, they were all attacked by the Chinese army when they were still two or three kilometers away from the border. They were forced to flee back to the Soviet Union in a hurry, and of course some of them collapsed on the snow, only to ensure that the key teams could return to the Soviet Union.

Just when they stepped into the territory of the Soviet Union, thinking that they were all safe. The special operations brigade of the Mongolian Military District also secretly infiltrated the territory of the Soviet Union, and it was still fully entered. However, their goal was not to these Soviet scouts, but to the rear of the Soviet troops.

Come and don't be rude.

Zhukov thought of this trick, and the Chinese side did not know how many times they had used this trick.

Su Yusheng also wanted Zhukov to know something: In front of Guan Gong, don't play with a big knife. In front of Luban, don't see wood.

It's just that Zhukov doesn't know this now, and he is also fighting this war based on limited intelligence. The main reason is that the Chinese side is so strict about the secrecy of intelligence that it can be said that it is leaky. Even the information that was obtained by accident was something inconsequential, perhaps deliberately made known.

From the beginning of the development of Qinghe Village, information confidentiality has always been a matter of concern for Chen Shao.

The front line has been stalemate for half a day, and during this half a day, both sides are reinforcing their defensive positions. On the Chinese side, even the shelling stopped, and on the Soviet side, an anti-tank artillery division reached the second line of defense, and anti-tank fire points were formed.

Zhukov did not leave the command for a day, he was waiting for valuable intelligence. And the nearly 1,000 scouts are what he is looking forward to the most now, without strong intelligence support, Zhukov has nowhere to go.

Dusk was approaching, and Zhukov waited for the results. Upon learning that the Scout had returned, he immediately summoned the leaders of the various teams.

He is already a little impatient, because it is very likely that the Chinese side will launch a new round of offensive. Defense is not what he wants, this war is not a defensive war in the first place, and if it is a defensive war, it is better not to start this war. Not only Zhukov, but also Stalin did not want to fight a defensive war, their direct goal was to attack, and defense was not at all the war they wanted.

Zhukov saw a room full of scouts with gray faces, some of them covered in blood, and even worse, lying directly on stretchers.

"What's going on?" Zhukov couldn't help but ask.

As the commander of this cross-border reconnaissance operation, he did not go to the reconnaissance himself, but when the scouts returned, he simply listened to the report. When Zhukov asked, he said: "Commander, only more than 100 of the reconnaissance troops we sent to China have returned alive, and many of them are seriously wounded. Everyone else should have died in China. ”

"Have you been discovered by the Chinese army?" Zhukov said.

"On the way back, two or three kilometers from the border, it was attacked by the Chinese army."

"Did you get any information?" Now Zhukov didn't care how these soldiers were injured, the main thing was whether he got information or not.

"At this point, the commander can rest assured that the mission has been accomplished."

Subsequently, the surviving Soviet scouts took out their own maps, compiled the information they had found, and marked them on the large map of the headquarters.

When all this was completed, a schematic diagram of the strategic situation of the Chinese army appeared in front of Zhukov's eyes. When he saw the number of the Chinese army and the divisions of the army personnel in various regions, he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

According to the schematic diagram, at this time in front of the Soviet Union, the Chinese side has placed at least 500,000 elite troops. There are also at least 2,000 heavy guns and more than 1,000 tanks. And these Chinese troops are less than ten kilometers away from the second line of defense of the Soviet Union.

According to intelligence, China is now preparing for war, and in a dozen hours, the Chinese army will be able to launch a full-scale attack on the Soviet army.

Zhukov was well aware of the implications of the information revealed. The Chinese side is still only preparing, and if it is ready, he doesn't need to think about it to know the result. More than 2,000 heavy guns, plus more than 1,000 tanks, not counting armored vehicles, 500,000 elite troops. If the Soviet Union did not know this information, and the Chinese army launched a surprise attack. Even if the Soviet Union now had 600,000 troops, Zhukov was not confident that he would be able to hold back the heavy artillery group shelling and the group charge of a thousand tanks.

Zhukov deduced in his mind that if the Chinese army started attacking now, the Soviet army would not be prepared in the slightest. He quickly came to the conclusion that the Soviets would be defeated. At that time, the 600,000 Soviet troops will be dispersed and become a meal on the plate of the Chinese army.

It's not that he didn't take into account the accuracy of this information, but it wasn't said by one person, and sometimes the same piece of information was reported by multiple people. He couldn't find a reason not to believe it.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhukov knew that this situation must be changed, and the most direct way was to strike first, which was also the best way, to disrupt their deployment before the Chinese side was ready, and take the opportunity to expand the results of the war. Because the Soviet army has such strength, China has 2,000 heavy artillery pieces, and 1,000 tanks, and the Soviet army also has it. And in terms of the number of personnel, the Soviet army was 100,000 higher than the Chinese army.

Having made up his mind, Zhukov ordered a military council.

At the meeting, after the Soviet generals learned of the military posture of the Chinese side, they were all the same as Zhukov, they were not fools, and they all understood the meaning revealed in it.

Zhukov did not talk nonsense and directly gave several combat orders.

The first order was the most direct, ordering all the heavy artillery clusters of the Soviet army to move forward and take the lead in launching artillery bombardments and shelling the barracks and artillery positions of the Chinese army before the Chinese army attacked.

(To be continued)