Budyonny listened quietly to Malinovsky's introduction, although he had already mastered most of the situation, but he still took out his notebook and pretended to record, when he said that he would not give the Chinese armored cluster any more chances, he frowned slightly, and couldn't help but interject: "Is there any powerful new tank shipped?" ”

Frunze laughed when he heard this: "Semyon. Comrade Mikhailovich, you are an outstanding cavalry general, when did you also start to be superstitious about tanks? Sue you, this time our infantry will destroy the tanks of the Chinese with anti-tank grenade launchers and anti-tank guns! It doesn't matter if it can't be eliminated at once, because the real battlefield is not in the outer territory, but in the ......" said his finger and pointed to the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains on the map: "Here!" Comrade Budyonny, do you have the confidence to command 24 cavalry divisions to break through the enemy's thin direction and kill them in the rear? ”

"What ww. 4 cavalry divisions! Budyonny's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't say a word in surprise. He knew that there were now a total of 12 infantry armies and 3 cavalry armies in the entire Central Asian Front, of which each infantry army was also equipped with 1 cavalry division, that is to say, the entire Central Asian Front had a total of 24 cavalry divisions, and now they all had to be commanded by Budyonny!

"Yes, concentrate 24 cavalry divisions!" Frunze nodded, and said confidently: "That's a cavalry cluster of 150,000 people, which is extremely rare in the entire military history of mankind." Now most of the troops have reached the vicinity of Ayaguz, Comrade Budyonny. Immediately after you return to Ayaguz, you will set about forming a cavalry battle group, with all 24 cavalry divisions being organized into 3 cavalry armies, and 3 cavalry armies forming a cavalry assault group. You are the commander-in-chief...... In half a month at the latest, the assault on China's northern Xinjiang province will begin. ”

Assault on the northern frontier half a month later?

Budyonny did not expect that the main assault mission would fall to the cavalry, and after his astonishment, a topographical map of the entire Central Asian region (including the three frontiers of China) immediately came to mind. After careful study, it was found that it was not an impossible task to use cavalry to raid the northern frontier, but it was necessary to divert or defeat the three Chinese infantry corps in the northern frontier region. In addition, more warhorses are needed for transfers. 150,000 cavalry requires at least 300,000 horses and 100,000 pack horses, and in order to ensure the mobility of the troops, it is likely that the health and even life of the horses will be sacrificed. The result of the long-distance run of more than 700 kilometers is likely to be completed at the cost of the death of most of the war horses and pack horses.

"Hmm. There is no problem, we will have a way to attract the main forces of the Chinese in northern Xinjiang to the outer frontier. Frunze immediately gave Budyonny a package ticket. As for the issue of horses, the Front Command has already taken into account, and 200,000 military horses from the military horse yard of the Karaganda concentration camp are already on their way to Ayaguz. And if that's not enough. You can confiscate the horses of the rich peasants of the Chinese landlords after the invasion of China...... Well, this task will be completed by the comrades of the GCD of East Turkestan, who will march with us and liberate their Motherland! ”

Hearing the East Turkestan GCD, Budyonny couldn't help but furrow. He had been in Central Asia for many years, and knew that the majority of the peoples of Central Asia professed Yaslanism and valued religion more than the state and the nation. If in the past, the banner of East Turkistan might have attracted Minslin in China's northern and outer frontiers. But now. The caliphate was all supported by the Chinese, and Mecca had to rely on the strength of the Chinese to defend it. How could MSSLIN in Northern Xinjiang support what East Turkestan GCD?

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"It's about to enter the airspace of the Soviet army, so be careful and pay attention to ground targets."

Major Gao Zhihang turned on the intercom switch in the cockpit and glanced back at his squadron of reconnaissance planes. Eleven J-2A3 fighters followed, discharging herringbone shapes and flying slowly at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. Below them is the eastern part of Northern Mongolia, which was replaced by the Soviet Union in 1920, and is exactly the same as the Southern Mongolia region in terms of landscape, with endless grasslands. If anything, it's that in Northern Mongolia, which was under Soviet control, it was difficult to see yurts and herds of cattle and sheep. There was only an endless sea of golden grass that was about to wither and a few improvised roads from the sea of grass, and since there was no air superiority, the military movements of the Soviet troops generally did not take place during the day. So the highway was empty, without any vehicles or marching troops. However, Gao Zhihang: They can still judge the movement of the Soviet army from the traces of wheels or tracks on the road.

"Squadron leader, traces of tank tracks were found on the road, it seems that tanks passed by this area last night."

Gao Zhihang also found dense track marks on the ground, which looked like there were quite a few!

"Be observant, don't look at the ground, but watch the air." Gao Zhihang reminded him routinely. The result was immediately a burst of laughter.

"Haha, Captain, I've been looking forward to the Soviets' fighter jets for a long time, if only I could really meet their I-15 and the Polish P.7."

"yes, that would be a good time."

Gao Zhihang sighed softly, it seems that the ideal of destroying the enemy in air combat is difficult to achieve, because the number of fighters in this area is really small, and they generally do not show their heads except for night bombing missions. The squadron of reconnaissance planes under his command flew back and forth in northeastern Mongolia for more than a month, but did not encounter Soviet fighters, but was ambushed several times by their ground artillery, but did not suffer any losses.

"Captain, there's a situation at 10 o'clock."

Someone was shouting in the headphones, Gao Zhihang looked in the direction pointed out by the voice, and clusters of thick black smoke were rising from the ground, and faintly firelight could be seen flickering.

"The Soviets are burning the pasture, and they are going to build positions there...... They were going to shrink to the north, and the tracks they had just seen were left behind when the tank troops were retreating. Gao Zhihang quickly made a judgment. Lift the altitude to 4000 meters and fly over to have a look. ”

As he spoke, he pulled the joystick. Raise the nose and fly high into the air. This move was mainly to prevent the attack of Soviet ground fire, because the Soviet troops were burning the pasture in front, Gao Zhihang was worried that there would be Soviet 25mm, 37mm anti-aircraft guns and 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns nearby.

The burning grassland soon appeared under Gao Zhihang's wing. Looking down from the sky, there is a 15 to 20 meter fire strip on the north and south of the fire site, and if you look closely, you can see tanks and artillery hidden in the grass outside the fire zone.

"Air raids! Air raid! Comrade Commander, Comrade Political Commissar, Quickly Conceal ......"

Gamarnik, a member of the Far Eastern Front of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, waved his hand at a shouting commander of the tank corps and signaled him to shut up. Then he raised his binoculars and began to observe the Chinese planes that were circling in the air.

"Comrade Commissar, that's their fighter jet, and it doesn't look like it's carrying a bomb." The commander of the Far Eastern Front, Khalepsky, stood right next to Garmanik. He was the former head of the Automobile Armored Tank Department of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and the T28, T26 and Gaz cars were developed and produced under his auspices. After the outbreak of the war, he was the former director of the Red Army's political department, and Garmanik came to the Far East to preside over the work. The two were not only the first and second leaders of the Far Eastern Front, but also the chairman of the Far Eastern Bureau of the United Kingdom and the chairman of the Far Eastern Revolutionary Military Committee. It can be seen that Trotsky placed great faith in both of them. But they did have the capital to which Trotsky could be trusted. Both were die-hard Trotskyists (who were historically executed for Trotskyist charges) and were also distinguished by the Russian Civil War and later the Soviet-Polish War, the Persian War, and the building of the Soviet Red Army. In particular, Garmanik also served as the leader of the Far East and Belarus for a time, and can be described as a civil and military all-rounder.

Khalepsky put down the telescope in his hand, and sighed softly: "Intelligence shows that there are more than 500 planes fighting with the Chinese 7th Army alone, and several of our daytime troop transfers have been bombed by these planes, especially their Raid-2 Thunderhawk bombers, which can carry more than 200 kg of bombs. And the bomb was very accurate, and it was great for our wēixié. ”

Garmanik nodded. Due to the limited strength of the Soviet Air Force and the fact that the main forces were used in the Middle East, India, and European theaters, the Far Eastern Front received very limited air power, with less than 100 Iraq-15 and 50 TB3 bombers, and there was no air supremacy at all. He took a breath and asked: "Comrade Khalepsky, if it is not possible to move troops during the day, should we deploy reserves to the front in advance?" ”

"I also have this idea, under the absolute air superiority of the squadron, mobile defense cannot be realized, and the only way is to judge the direction of their main attack, and then deploy the reserves in place in advance. But...... Such a judgment is not easy. ”

Garmanik looked at his partner, as if he wanted to say something, and said with a smile: "My comrade commander, who doesn't know that you are like a god?" I guess that's not a problem for you, right? ”

"The enemy apparently concentrated heavy forces in the Eastern Mongolian region, amassing their 7th Army of about 200,000 troops on both sides of the Krulun River, and placing an 8th Army on the front line of Hailar Manchuria, also about 200,000 men, and both armies each had two armored corps, which were obviously the main corps. From the analysis of their deployment, it is very likely that the target of this assault will be Chita, the capital of the Far Eastern Republic. ”

Garmanik nodded slightly, and just as he was about to open his mouth to continue the discussion, a piercing gunfire suddenly sounded in his ears!

"Tata Tower ......"

The sound of gunfire startled everyone, and everyone looked up. The 12 25mm anti-aircraft guns and 12 37mm anti-aircraft guns quickly raised their muzzles and pointed them into the air, and the magazines filled with 25mm shells and 37mm shells were immediately pressed into the barrels, and then they fired at the Chinese planes in the air with a bang.

Garmanik and Halepsky's guards swarmed up and dragged the two chiefs, who had been inspecting the front line, into an anti-aircraft bunker that had been dug long ago.

"Haha, I swept the shuttle and it was all exposed...... Good guys, at least 20 anti-aircraft guns, it can't be a tank army down there, right? Looking at the black smoke that kept blooming under the wings, Gao Zhihang showed joy on his face, turned on the intercom switch and said loudly: "Brothers, our task is complete, now pull up and retreat!" ”

"Captain, at 6 o'clock, at an altitude of 5000 meters, the Soviet fighter was spotted, it was the I-15!" At this moment, the wingman's excited voice sounded from the intercom.

Gao Zhihang, who was sitting in the J-2 Bear Hunter fighter, soon spotted 8 Yi-15 fighters diving from a high altitude. Although it was felt somewhat strange (in fact, the 8 planes were there to protect the military and political commissars and commanders of the Far Eastern Front), the battle order was immediately given. Then with a soft flick of his wrist, the fuselage rolled sideways, dodging the bullets from the Soviet fighters, and then suddenly pulled upward.

"Team 1 follow me!"

In Gao Zhihang's roar, the three J-2 bear hunters beside him had also avoided the opponent's bullets, and then climbed up to grab the height. Although it was the first time to participate in actual combat in the air, they all knew that the hovering performance of the Yi-15 aircraft was better than that of the J-2 Bear Hunter, and the most powerful killer feature of the bear hunter was vertical maneuvering.

The Soviet pilots who piloted the I-15 also seemed to know that the J-2 was very good at hunting bears, and after missing a hit, they also desperately pulled their heights, and at the same time spread out and flew towards the surrounding clouds, as if they wanted to escape with the cover of the clouds. However, the Yi 15 that was withstood by Gao Zhihang was not so lucky. Without waiting for it to fly into the clouds, Gao Zhihang's J-2 had already rushed above it, and then it rolled over quickly, turning the plane from a climbing action to a diving action, and swooped straight towards the opponent.

"Now, fire!" Gao Zhihang, who participated in the actual battle for the first time, was nervous and almost trembled his hands and feet, and when he shouted, he hooked the shooting button, and two tongues of fire spat out instantly. He flew the 2A3 fighter, which belonged to the latest model, and the original two 7.62mm aviation machine guns with insufficient power were replaced by 12.7mm caliber aviation machine guns.

"Hooray!" Cheers came from Gao Zhihang's headphones, and it turned out that at the same time that he was engaged with the Yi 15, several other J-2 planes also achieved results.

"6! We were knocked out of 6 planes! Garmanik and Halepsky, who were watching the battle in the bunker, turned pale, and the two looked at each other, Garmani gritted his teeth and said: "Comrade Khalepsky, now dismantle the mobile reserve and arrange it in place!" We'd rather know the direction of their main attack than consume our precious army in the enemy's air raids! ”