734 Raid a Counteroffensive? Suicide? Snare?

Stalin was indeed overjoyed! Just as the great leader Comrade Lenin was as happy as on July 6, 1920, when the Soviet Red Army launched an offensive against the Polish army. Tukhachevsky's large-depth operation was a successes beyond imagination.

On the first day of the offensive, the defense line in central Belarus, where 400,000 "Polish" White troops were stationed, was torn open by the fierce offensive of the Soviet Red Army's sea of fire + sea of people. In the Minsk region of the Northern Front, the 1st Red Banner Army under the command of General Yakir tore a large hole in the defense line of the "Polish" Army about 40 kilometers northwest of Minsk with a width of more than 10 kilometers, and a fast column consisting of three tank corps and three cavalry corps quickly poured in from this fatal breach in the defense line of the "Polish" Army, and in less than two days captured the important town of Lida in Western Belarus, and then advanced in the direction of Sokuukka, aiming directly at the Buvag River. On the southern front, the Second Red Banner Army under the command of General Gakhalepsky advanced even more rapidly, and the defense of the "Polish" Army in the Pinsk region was not as strong as the defense line west of Minsk, and the Second Red Banner Army broke through the defense line of the "Polish" Army with almost no casualties, and then the Fourth Tank Army commanded by Zhukov was the vanguard, and it took only three days to reach the fortress of Brest on the banks of the Bwag River, cutting off the "Polish" Lan cluster in Western Belarus and the "Wave" in Western Ukraine Links between Lan troops. In addition, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th armies, which were responsible for the frontal offensive, also made rapid progress. In just three days, numerous gaps were made in the defense line of the "Polish" army in West Belarus, and the front of the troops was directed towards Baranovichi, an important town in West Belarus.

What made Stalin even more ecstatic was not the series of victories on the Soviet-Polish battlefield, but the calm and quiet on the Soviet-German and Soviet-Chinese battlefields. The key to this war for the life of the Soviet Union was that Germany would not be able to save itself, and China could not afford to make a major breakthrough before the winter of 1937! Although the Soviet Union had reached a tacit agreement with Germany, Ribbentrop had once again rushed to Moscow to prepare for a secret treaty with the Soviet Union to divide Poland. Although a series of previous intelligence indicates that China will not be able to complete preparations for war until April 1938, and now there is a Siam incident to stir up the situation......

But who knows if it was the cunning imperialists who were setting off smoke bombs to "confuse" and "confuse" the Soviet Union? But now the war has been going on for three full days, and the lines of defense against Germany in northern Belarus, western Estonia and the Russian northwestern region of Velikkiki are all peaceful! The Germans did not even "fire" a single bullet, not a single shell, into the territory of the USSR! This performance of the Germans was called a "fake war" and a "sit-down war" by the newspapers of Western countries!

Thinking of these two words, Stalin grinned, walked to the desk and sat down, took out a carved "flower" pipe, pinched a few wrong tobaccos from the cigarette case, put it into the pipe, rubbed it on fire, "smoked" it, and read the war reports of the Far Eastern Front (formerly the Far Eastern Special Military District) and the Central Asian Front (formerly the Central Asian Special Military District).

In the present battlefields in the Far East and Central Asia, the two sides of the war are basically at peace, except for sporadic "exchanges" of fire, everything is as if it were peacetime! The squadron seems to be preparing for the winter. The Chinese side even sent accurate information, informing them that the Kuomintang was currently clamoring to attack the Kingdom of Siam, one of the only three independent states in Asia! Marshal Luo Yaoguo, who was in charge of the Wehrmacht, even interrupted the high-level military meeting held in Shenyang and returned to Wuhan to deal with the Siamese incident.

According to the analysis of the Chinese side, the Siam incident involved the Nanyang chaebol, the main provider of Kuomintang funds, and Chiang Kai-shek, another giant within the Kuomintang...... So Luo Yaoguo's uncle and nephew had to be tough enough on this issue to prevent Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanyang chaebol from uniting against his rule. This analysis is in line with Marx's theory that the economic base determines the superstructure, and should be correct. It seems that it is unlikely that the Chinese will launch a decisive offensive in the Far East before the onset of winter. In addition, the "exposed" information from the Japanese side seems to confirm this judgment, and China has promised to provide a large number of important metal raw materials to Japan in March 1938 in exchange for sending five divisions and one air force to participate in the war.

"Comrade Stalin, Comrade Litvinov begged to meet." The voice of Secretary Pavlov rang in Stalin's ears.

"Oh." Stalin replied slowly, "Please let him in." ”

Pavlov opened the "door," and People's Commissar Litvinov walked in with joy. Stalin stood up and shook his hand, asked: "Comrade Livinov, look at you, is there progress in negotiations with the Germans?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Litvinov took out a letter from his briefcase and handed it to Stalin, saying: "This is Adolf. Hitler's handwritten letter to you, in which he congratulated the Soviet Red Army on its great victory and expressed his willingness to rule the world with us! ”

Stalin took out the letter and looked at it, the first half of the letter was written by Hitler in German, and the second half was translated into Russian. To the effect that they congratulated the Soviet Red Army on its victory, and were willing to abide by the previous agreement, they were willing to "carve up" "Poland" with the Soviet Union on the Błag River as the boundary. However, Germany could not immediately become an enemy of Britain and France, so it demanded that the Soviet Red Army cross the Bouag, so that the "Polish" authorities would be frightened and invite the Germans to station. And Germany can take the opportunity to control the "Polish" Lan government...... After that, Poland would sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding all the land on the east bank of the Bouag River.

After reading the letter, Stalin let out a short, shrill laugh, "Hitler wants to divide the world with the Soviet Union!" This is really surprising, not so long ago, didn't he still want to carve up the Soviet Union with "Poland" and China? These Germans are really capricious! Litvinov, what is the progress of the contradictions between China and Siam? Will the Chinese go to war? And how did Britain and France react? ”

"The possibility of war is very high, and the Chinese are very demanding, they want the current king and prime minister of Siam to step down, and then let the people they support come to power." Litvinov frowned slightly, and said: "Britain and France are urging Siam to make concessions, they urgently need China to send 1.5 million troops to help the 'Polish' Lan...... the 'Polish' Lan people will not be willing to enter their territory until the last moment, but Chinese is different, after all, the two countries are far apart and can only be friends." ”

Stalin took another puff of pale blue smoke and said with a smile: "Then let's let the last moment of 'Poland' come quickly!" In this way, we will be able to concentrate our "fine" forces on China! ”

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At this time, Warsaw, the capital of Poland, was already in chaos. Soviet TB-3 bombers flew over the ancient city in twos and threes, dropping bombs from time to time. Although the destructive power is not great, it makes the whole city "chicken" flying dogs. The "Poland" Army Headquarters on Queen's Street was even more "chaotic". Everyone shouted as if with all their strength. The constant ringing of telephones and angry scolding mixed with the sound of bomb explosions and the sound of anti-aircraft guns firing made this place extremely "chaotic".

On the third basement floor of the building there is a large war room. This is the highest decision-making organ of the entire "Polish" army, with a huge electric sand table, a huge "Polish" map, and a "Polish" army staff officer who shuttles back and forth to transmit all kinds of information. And the supreme commander of the "Polish" army, Field Marshal Himigvi, was also sitting here, listening to the latest battle report with a "gloomy" face.

"Your Excellency! The situation on the Eastern Front is now very dangerous, the powerful tank forces of the Soviets are tearing apart the lines of the Belorussian Army Group, and Soviet tanks have been spotted 20 kilometers east of Sokuuka...... The Brest Fortress was also surrounded on three sides by the Soviet Red Army. A large tank force was passing east of the fortress, and their goal was probably to move north along the Bouag River and outflank the rear of the Belorussian Front! The front of the Belorussian Front was also very critical, they were met with a fierce offensive of 100 to 1.5 million Soviet Red Army, and now the first line of defense has been lost, and the main forces of the Belorussian Army Group have retreated to the line of Baranovichi and Novogrudok. Colonel-General Bortenovsky reported...... If, by October 6, they do not get reinforcements, the entire army group will collapse! ”

The chief of the general staff of the "Polish" army, General Ozovsky, pointed to the map with a whip while slowly introducing the latest battle situation, and his tone seemed quite helpless.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" At this time, Admiral Beck, head of the German delegation, walked to the map table, picked up his whip and pointed at the Bouag River, and said: "Judging from the current situation, the enemy's intention to attack is very clear. Their first operational goal was to encircle and annihilate the Belorussian Army Group east of the Bouag River, the second step was to crush the Ukrainian Army Group across the Bouag River, and the third step was to cross the Bouag River and attack Warsaw! Just like in 1920. Therefore, I propose that the Eastern Front immediately abandon Western Belarus and Western Ukraine, withdraw all the troops that can be withdrawn to the east bank of the Bouag River to strengthen the defense, try to delay time, and when the Chinese reinforcements arrive, the German and Chinese expeditionary forces will launch a counteroffensive together. ”

"But the 400,000 men of the Belorussian army group can't be withdrawn!" Colonel-General Ozovsky immediately retorted: "And the Ukrainian Front has also been pinned down by the offensive of the Soviet Red Army, and if it wants to retreat now, it is likely to be pursued by the enemy...... It is a miracle that 200,000 of the 350,000-strong army can cross the Bouag River safely. In this way, the Polish-Ran army would have lost 550,000 troops in the first two weeks of the war! ”

"That's better than losing 750,000 troops, right?" Admiral Beck smiled bitterly: "Admiral Bortenovsky's report says that his army group will hold out until October 6 at most...... Then millions of Soviet troops will pounce on the Ukrainian army group, and in a week at most, the 350,000 people of this army group will be wiped out! Then you will only be able to use 900,000 people against at least three million people in the Soviet Union! ”

"Nope! We should now counterattack! Admiral Ozovsky said loudly: "Our Bouag Army and Reserve Army have a total of 24 armies and nearly 900,000 people!" Plus hundreds of thousands of troops east of the Bouag River...... There is still a fight now! If the German team can launch an offensive on the northern front and cooperate with us, even if we can't defeat the Soviet army, we can rescue the Belorussian army group, so that the defense of the Bouag River will be foolproof! ”

"You're going to counterattack?" Admiral Beck was stunned and asked, "How do you want Germany to cooperate?" We're not quite ready yet. ”

"Germany and China, Russia, and Italy were to devote at least 1 million to 1.5 million troops on the Western Front to attack the Stalin Line. In addition, the Luftwaffe was to be dispatched to provide air cover for our counteroffensive. Himigvi, who was sitting in the middle, stood up and looked at Wu Tuohao, who was frowning and speechless, "And on the Eastern Front, the squadron should send the same number of troops to the east to attack the Soviet army in the Far East and Central Asia!" General Wu, can the Chinese side cooperate with the counteroffensive of the "Polish" army? ”

"Your Excellency, I will try my best to fight for it." Wu Tuohao said: "However, the cold winter in the Far East is approaching, and our offensive will not last long. ”

"No problem, we just need a feint." Himigvi nodded, and then looked at Admiral Beck, "Can Germany attack?" ”

General Baker shrugged, "This can only be decided by the Führer, but I will advise him in the report to accept the request of the 'Polish' land." ”

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East Prussia, the wolf's den, Hitler took the telegram sent by Admiral Beck and triumphantly greeted Wilhelm. Admiral Keitel said: "It seems that those 'Bolan' stupid pigs are living impatiently, Keitel, do you think that if we launch a limited offensive in Lithuania and Latvia, will we 'reveal' our intentions?" ”

Keitel was also extremely excited, and the current situation seemed to be fulfilling what the German High Command had previously envisioned. The arrogant "Polish" Lan was indeed beaten by the Soviet Red Army, and in just a few days, a group army of 400,000 people fell into a desperate situation, and those "Polish" Lan people who were unwilling to fail planned to put all their capital into it and launch a counteroffensive against the Soviet Red Army! Waiting for the failure of this counteroffensive, it is almost time for Poland to become a little brother of Germany!

"Our intentions will not be revealed, my Führer, on the contrary, this demand of the Polishes will only cover our true intentions. We can get Stalin's consent by telling the Polishes what they want, and I believe that Stalin would have been glad to see the Polishes cross the Bouag to their deaths! And we just launched a fatal blow in the name of a feint and surrounded the strategic main force of the Soviet Red Army in one fell swoop! ”

Hitler laughed, "Keitel, if the Soviet Red Army in Belarus is finished, will Stalin still have an army?" ”

Keitel also smiled slightly: "They also have the Far Eastern Front and the Central Asian Front, a total of about 2 million to 2.5 million people. But the Chinese marshal is probably already sharpening his knife, I believe he has played a series of deceptions, and now Stalin should have believed that the Chinese could not launch a real offensive before April 1938! However, our military mission in China reported that their seven armored divisions were ready and that all their air forces were ready for battle! The offensive is expected to be launched around 10 October. ”

"Very well, in that case, Stalin will not have any army before the arrival of this winter, and next year's 'spring' day will be his death!" Hitler was extremely satisfied, and he turned to Raeder and said: "Erich, have the Chinese Dingyuan and Zhenyuan departed?" ”

Raeder knew the meaning of Hitler's words in his heart, with the addition of these two battleships, Germany would be able to concentrate six 40,000-ton super battleships, plus three aircraft carriers, the German Navy would probably fight with the British Home Fleet, and it seemed that Hitler was determined to wage war against Britain and France!

"The Führer, General Falkenhausen, reported that, at the request of Britain and France, China had agreed to send another 1 million to 1,500,000 troops to Europe to help 'Poland' resist the Bolshevik offensive. Before October 10, an infantry corps would be embarking from Canton. The battleship Dingyuan and the battleship Zhenyuan will also set off together to serve as escorts. Raeder paused and added, "But Britain is now also transferring capital ships scattered around the world back to their homeland, and it seems that the British are also wary of us joining forces with the Chinese to deal with them." In addition, according to intelligence, the British have begun to build an early warning radar system covering the southern part of the British Island, and they have begun to install radars on their battleships. ”

Keitel frowned slightly, he didn't know much about radar, and Germany seemed to lag behind Britain and the United States in this area. Although the Chinese side has made a request to Germany for joint development, it has not attracted the attention of the German side.

"Then the six battleships of the German Navy and the Chinese Navy, as well as the eight thousand aircraft of the German Navy and the Air Force, can defeat the 20 battleships and radars of the British?" Hitler frowned and asked rhetorically.

"Führer, we're fighting 20 with 6 battleships! And the harsh climate of the North Sea has a great impact on aircraft. Reddell muttered worriedly. His German navy is a little weaker than the German Army and the Luftwaffe, and currently has only 3 aircraft carriers and 2 battleships under construction, and is ready to buy 2 more from China. In addition, there are no plans for the construction of large warships! Hitler, on the other hand, wanted to use such a small navy to deal with Britain, the hegemon at sea.

"Oh, let's talk about the navy later." Hitler waved his hand impatiently, "Now the key is still the Soviet Union!" The USSR had to be defeated first, and then it was possible to defeat the British! Keitel, you immediately take the top-secret part of the Barbarossa plan to fly to China, personally "hand" all these documents to Marshal Luo Yaoguo, and at the same time bring back the top-secret plan of the squadron to raid the Soviet Union! I think we should coordinate with China the timing of the attack, and you should ask him for advice on how to divide the territory between the Soviet Union and Poland after the war. ”

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