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Central Asia in May is like a baby's face, just after the torrential rain, the sun is shining brightly in the blink of an eye. Almaty, where the Central Asian Theater Command is located, had a population of only 500,000 before the war, and was dominated by agriculture, animal husbandry, and processing industries. With the outbreak of war and the rapid influx of independent government offices and volunteers, Yijing became a medium-sized city with a collection of material transfer, logistics command and maintenance bases, making it a vibrant place.

Grain and industrial products from the interior, young livestock and young breeds allocated from Mongolia and Gansu, and a large amount of military supplies were all slowly injected into the Central Asian region liberated by Tongguo's newly built railway. Most of the loans proposed by Yang Qiu in the Talas Plan were loans in kind, and in addition to the largest amount of military supplies, there were also large numbers of seed livestock, civilian machinery, and walk-behind tractors to restore the order and economy of agriculture and animal husbandry. While the Soviet prisoners of war were responsible for the main road construction, the liberated peoples of all ethnic groups in Central Asia also actively participated in this torrent. As a result of their efforts, the most important livestock and grain production began to resume, such as the Navoi gold mine, the copper mine in Balkhash, the iron ore mine in Karaganda, the Ekibastuz lignite field in Pavlodar, the phosphorus and tungsten fields in Shymkent, and more than 200 small factories of various types, as well as 11 factories in large Russian concentration camps.

In particular, the Navoi gold mine, the largest in Central Asia, was quickly preserved due to Du Yuming's sneak attack, so it was immediately confiscated after the Republic of China took over, and handed over to the state-owned gold development company to continue to operate, and also pocketed other small gold mines of the Soviet Union in Uzbekistan. Pei Zuyi estimates that these alone can provide about 50 tons of gold for the Republic of China every year. The Karaganda iron ore mine, the largest in Central Asia, developed by the Republic of China but later confiscated by Stalin, although it is on the front line, has also provided 4 million tons of high-quality iron ore to two steel mills in Almaty and Urumqi in the past three months, which has effectively guaranteed the demand for large steel parts such as Bailey bridges and steel rails that are heavy and troublesome to transport.

Premier Wang Zhengting also worked with Li Liejun, director of the Central Asian Affairs Division. By voluntarily bearing the cost of emigration, the Kazakh and Uzbek provisional governments promised to bring in 300,000 religious Kazakh and other ethnic families from the northwest to fill the population of Central Asia, which had declined sharply during the Soviet era. Of course, the vacancies after their departure will be filled by 300,000 Han families who have migrated from the mainland, again diluting the population proportion of the northwest.

Both the Kazakh and Uzbek provisional governments established by Yijing and the Turkmen were very welcome to China's expulsion of Soviet forces, especially Yang Qiu's promise to give them independence, and at the same time not to seek the expansion of existing borders and allocate millions of tons of grain and breeding stock to help restore production. Captured people's hearts. Yijing of the Three Kingdoms decided to follow the government of the Republic of China with all his heart, and formed a total of 12 cavalry divisions and 30 infantry divisions, which were handed over to the General Staff of the Republic of China for training and command, and also sent a large number of young people to study in the military crash course in Urumqi.

Chen Guofu and Wang Zhaoming, who are bent on competing for the ruling party, have not forgotten this place, and the Kuomintang and the Democratic Party have made an exception this time to join forces to actively develop, propagate ideas, and go deep into cities and herdsmen's areas to tell them. The two parties are not the USSR and do not restrict religious practice. It's here to help develop people's livelihood. Under the bewitchment of incorruptible tongues, and regardless of faith, tens of thousands of new party members have developed in just a few months.

Of course, for Yang Qiu and the Republic of China. Compared with the daily input of more than 20,000 tons of materials, these things are still seriously beyond their means. Compared with Hitler's massive looting, the dividends of fighting a war in poor Asia are too small, and Ruguo does not think about the future and national security. It is not worth it to link Central Asia and the Persian Gulf to bring these regions into the Republican sphere, and it is no wonder that there was little national support before the Soviet invasion.

When the presidential plane lands at the airport. Yue Peng, Xu Shuzheng, and Li Liejun, who had re-emerged from the mountain, were all waiting at the airport. Compared with the budding construction and the construction of the cultural circle, war is still the main melody at present. As soon as they got off the plane, Yang Qiu and Gu Weijun went straight to the command headquarters, sitting in the car and still asking about the battle situation on the front line.

"Tashkent Yijing is completely surrounded, and only wait for the third batch of ground-penetrating bombs to be in place to destroy the fortress, and then a general attack can be launched. However, I am afraid that there will be some price to be paid here, and Apanashchenko still has some ability, and he has turned a small Tashkent into a fortress city. At present, all the roads into the city have been blocked, and a second line of defense has been built in the eastern mountains, clearly pulling the whole city to fight us to the death. In Yue Peng's introduction, everyone Yijing walked into the theater command. With the entire Central Asian theater in charge, it was very busy.

As soon as he entered the combat center, Gu Weijun hurriedly walked to the sand table and asked the northern front: "What about the north?" I heard Zhang Xiaozhun in Beijing say that Zhukov and Lukin gathered 80 divisions to launch a counteroffensive, what is the situation now? ”

Gu Weijun accompanied Yang Qiu to Saudi Arabia this time, and because he was not worried about the front line, Yang Qiu decided to come here to have a look. Xu Shuzheng, the commander of the theater of operations, took the initiative to pick up the whip and point out the wèizhi of the defense line of the Ultau Mountains: "This is the direction of Zhukov's main attack, he took advantage of the opportunity of the truce in front of him to use the method of rotation to let European reinforcements fill the defense of the Ural region, Ziji transferred 15 divisions and 2 tank corps from the local area, and then inserted from the rear of Lukin's Kazakh Front." Because we had planned to turn around in Tashkent first, when Zhukov moved, the troops on the northern front were on the defensive, and he was taking Lukin's ichim junction, which led us to misjudge and think that this was the troops sent by Moscow to reinforce Lukin to open the Akdem Mountain pass, so Long Yun concentrated his main forces on the line from Ekibastuz to Karaganda. It was not until the reconnaissance planes discovered that he had drilled out of Kulgargin that his aim was Rezikazgan, from where he tried to break through the defense line of the Ultau Mountains to the west and attack Kyzylorda. ”

Yang Qiu and Yue Peng quietly exchanged glances, the two of them were the only people present who had already been in the direction of Zhukov's attack, but because they didn't want to expose the password too early, they suppressed it and didn't tell the front line. kept the secret, but also made some mistakes at the front. Xu Shuzheng didn't pay attention to the eye contact between the two, and there was some self-blame in his words, and he continued: "Fortunately, Liu Mingzhao has been prepared for a long time, and since he entered the winter last year, he has focused on strengthening the defense line of Wulkaushan Mountain. After two days of blocking, Yijing pinned Zhukov firmly here and couldn't move. He also judged that Zhukov would divide his troops, so he asked Zhuo Fan to lead five armored regiments, seven infantry regiments and a Kazakh independent cavalry division to make a detour north. The latest news, Zhuo Fan Yijing successfully ambushed the Soviet Fifth Tank Army and three infantry divisions, the battle report said. He wiped out the Fifth Tank Army and three infantry divisions! A total of 574 tanks and more than 1,300 vehicles of various types were destroyed, 171 tanks, 72 armored vehicles, more than 3,100 artillery pieces of various types, more than 4,000 tractors and trucks were captured, a large number of pack horses were also captured, and more than 20,000 prisoners were captured, and the rest were either killed or drowned during the retreat. ”

Yang Qiugang took the water cup brought by the orderly, and was stunned after hearing this battle report, but he didn't expect Ziji to give Ziji such a big surprise as soon as he got off the plane! I couldn't help asking, "How did he do it?" ”

"It was not a deliberate attempt to open the river and induce Soviet troops to cross the river. Taking advantage of the shijiān difference and the azimuth difference, he slipped to the rear of the Soviet army to sneak attack. Yue Peng smiled and introduced Zhuo Fan's ambush tactics and guochéng. Not to mention that Gu Weijun and the others were dancing when they heard this, even Yang Qiu nodded again and again: "Now Zhukov should withdraw his troops, right?" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Xu Shuzheng shook his head: "Although Zhukov suffered a big loss, he is not defeated from the perspective of the whole situation. Especially Lukin, this person is a big problem! After capturing Mount Akdem, he took this place as the center and decisively invested 55 divisions, 18,000 artillery pieces and 3,500 aircraft to launch an attack on the Hidirt River day and night. He was also very careful in arranging his troops. Zhidào was inferior to ours, so he deliberately scattered his troops to avoid excessive concentration, and at the same time built up solid artillery fire behind the infantry to attack our infantry with tanks. Long Yun tried the armor concentration breakthrough tactic several times. But they were all blocked by the crossfire of the artillery he deployed behind, causing the follow-up infantry to be unable to keep up and had to withdraw.

Although Zhukov lost half of his troops, this morning reconnaissance planes discovered that a large number of Soviet troops were gathering in Kostanay, and the preliminary estimate was that Stalin had drawn reinforcements from West Kazakhstan and Stalingrad. So even if he doesn't want to fight. Stalin is afraid that he will also let him fight. What's more, if he retreats rashly, he will lead Lukin's flank to retreat, and the situation will be even more chaotic in Shihou! I yijing ordered the air force yijing to strike at the railway lines, bridges and assembly points in depth. But at present, it is still not ideal. You see here, from Asnata to Kokshetau, the Soviet army deployed three railway divisions, and also relied on local Soviet immigrants to organize dozens of Red Guards, basically we just finished bombing, they repaired, so there has been no way to completely paralyze Lukin's transportation line. Originally, Long Yun planned to start from Pavlodar and attack Petropavlovsk west along the Irtysh River, as long as Lukin's supply line was cut off as long as he took here, but reconnaissance found that it was the snowmelt season in the Siberian tundra, and most of the snow water would pour into the Sherett River Plain from north to south. This generation was known by the locals as the land of a thousand lakes, with more than 1,000 large and small lakes, abundant water after melting snow, and mud swamps and floods everywhere, which was very unsuitable for the movement of armored troops.

Therefore, Liu Mingzhao proposed that he launch a counteroffensive from the southern section.

You see, President, Liu Mingzhao believes that the current tight front line is entirely due to the fact that Tashkent is dragging too many troops, and the northern front is on the defensive, resulting in the empty 60 divisions, all of which are like wooden stakes being fixed on a long front! According to his estimates, in fact, the current strength is enough to launch a counterattack, so Méiyou must wait for Tashkent to produce results. His plan was to let Zhuo Fan lead the armored cluster first, destroy the Soviet Fifth Tank Army, and then attack Alcarek all the way north, and after eating this Soviet forward supply point, he would turn around and intersperse with the Ishim River. This is the junction of Lukin and Zhukov, and as long as it can be disturbed, even if Zhukov's forces are many times larger, they must retreat. As soon as Zhukov retreated, he followed his ass and chased north! Now in addition to Zhuo Fan's 4 divisions as arrows, Ziji has 8 divisions, and I have also reinforced 4 divisions, so that there are 16 divisions. There are still 10 infantry divisions on the line from Rezikazigan to Karaganda, so he will pull out all 10 divisions along the way as he goes north, so that he can gather at least 20 divisions of big arrows and cut off Lukin's back road all the way north! ”

"This Liu Mingzhao, he used Zhuo Fan as a pig-killing knife to stab indiscriminately." Yue Peng smiled slightly and added: "Look, President, starting from Arkarek and going north to Petropavlovsk, Lukin and Zhukov's regular army alone has 80 divisions, plus the reinforcements behind and the messy Red Guards, etc., the total strength is expected to be about 110 divisions!" Moreover, after Lukin took over the Kazakh Front, he was well armed, and the protection of the flanks was very strong, taking advantage of the terrain to reduce the strength of the land of a thousand lakes and focusing on strengthening the protection of the southern flank. Ruguo's lack of troops and forced a detour will inevitably cause his counterattack to come to a stalemate.

Originally, we didn't have a chance, but this time in order to let Zhukov go south, Lukin had to open the junction of the Ishim River, and there was a loophole. Liu Mingzhao saw this loophole, so he handed over eighty percent of the armor strength to Zhuo Fan. Don't look at Zhuo Fanbu's troops, but the strength is very strong, like a thin needle, no matter how thick the city wall is, it can't stop it. So he deliberately didn't give Zhuo Fan a clear goal, that is, to let him go north. Eat as much as you want, and fight as much as you want. This kind of attack of the méiyou target can give full play to Zhuofan's flexibility and offensive and defensive means. The more Zhuo Fan disobeyed the rules, the more difficult Zhukov and Lukin's judgment and defense became, forcing them to move back and forth. In this way, there will be constant holes in the line of defense. While Liu Mingzhao is advancing, he can also pull out all the troops along the way, and gather enough troops to attack these weak points. According to his judgment. In half a month at the latest, the entire area south of Karaganda will be completely liberated. ”

"I understand, Zhuo Fan stabbed the sword on both sides, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one. After piercing dozens of holes, Liu Mingzhao followed behind and drilled through these holes, didn't he say so? After listening to it for a long time, Gu Weijun made a vivid analogy. provoked Yue Peng to laugh loudly: "Shaochuan." If you come to our military headquarters, I think you have the potential to be self-taught. ”

"Huh."

Amidst everyone's laughter, Yang Qiu took two steps with the teacup in his arms. Looking at the short stretch from Rezikazigan to Karaganda, he frowned: "Just to Karaganda?" ”

"Hehe, Liu Mingzhao is embarrassed to say it. Although the two of them have military ranks, he led the troops late, and Long Yun is now his boss in terms of status, so he always has to leave a little thin face. Yue Peng, who had long seen Liu Mingzhao's intentions, smiled freely, walked to the map and waved his left hand: "Don't worry, I Yijing ordered the Longyun Department to change the defense to containment, and sent a small number of troops from Pavlodar to attack Petropavlovsk to the north." At the same time, I am ready to take Akdem Mountain as the boundary and hand over a total of 45 divisions in the south to Liu Mingzhao for control! After heading north from Rezikazgan, pull out the "stakes" along the way, don't worry about the back, I will personally help him fill in the back road! He had only one mission, to cross the Ishim River as soon as possible from the passage opened by Zhuo Fan! As long as I break through here, even if the gods come, I am 100% sure that I will take Petropavlovsk by the end of June! Cut off the communication between the Siberian Front and the Kazakh Front. Taking here, we will have the initiative in the whole of Central Asia, and the Air Force will have an forward base that radiates the industrial region of the Urals. When the railway is repaired, we want to shimeshihou across the Urals, and we can shimeshihou cross! ”

"Chief of Staff, you are so bold. Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, after Liu Mingzhao took away 45 divisions, it was all empty from Rezi Kazgan to Akdem Mountain! Aren't you afraid that the Karakalpakstan Front will bypass from the north? ”

"Humph! What if it's empty? Let's find a way to solve Liu Mingzhao's southern line cluster first! It would be better if it was bypassed, Chu Nan would be pushed directly to the Caspian Sea, and I would still be able to attack the Caucasus from Iran and here. Yue Peng smiled coldly, looked at Yang Qiu and said loudly: "I yijing order, the troops surrounding Tashkent, after the general attack begins, must not stop halfway, be sure to turn back and go north as quickly as possible!" On the southern route, after taking Tashkent, at most by the beginning of next year, I will be able to use the railways left by the Soviet Union to open up the main railway artery from Taraz to Mashhad! Connect us with the Persian Gulf from the land, so that even if Japan goes to war and the shipping lanes are temporarily blocked, we will be able to secure the Iranian and Caucasus lines! On the northern front, taking Petropavlovsk and leveling the line of defense from the Aral Sea to Petropavlovsk will shorten the front by 400 kilometers and free up the strength of at least 50 divisions! At that time, no one will be able to snatch Central Asia and the Persian Gulf from us, whether they will continue to attack the Urals in the west, or turn east and go to Japan! ”

ps: I'm sorry, my mother was uncomfortable last night and accompanied her to the hospital, and she came back in the middle of the night, so she didn't have time to code...... (To be continued......)