Chapter 296: Huo Quai's Plan: An all-out attack on the Soviet Union
Heilongjiang territory, Fuyuan County, Belahun Township.
Although it is located on the frontier, a step away from the Soviet Union, Fuyuan has not received much development in recent years. Because ten kilometers away from it is the barracks of the Yue himself, although this is not the main battlefield, but there is a logistics supply base of the Yue army, which is often bombed by Soviet planes.
Although the Soviets did not dare to fly across the border blatantly, they occasionally crossed the border and were expelled by Chinese planes, which always made the Chinese civilians tremble, for fear that one day these Soviet planes would not break by mistake, but drop a string of bombs.
In order to prevent this situation, at least two air regiments of the Wehrmacht Air Force have been stationed at Fujin Airport, one of the airfields in the northeast that the Air Force of the Republic of China has been focusing on building, and at Raohe, Fuyuan, and other places have also focused on strengthening air defense construction, with a varying number of field air defense regiments and secret radar stations to monitor Soviet or military aircraft.
However, as the situation became more and more tense, the government also began to actively arrange for the transfer of civilians to the rear.
The night was like ink, the five fingers could not be seen, the car roared, the headlights flashed, and two off-road jeeps arrived at the border defense company in Belahon Township in the night.
The atmosphere in the border defense company was very tense, and as soon as the two jeeps entered the vicinity of the defense zone, they were stared at by high-powered night searchlights, and if they listened carefully, they could even hear the clicking sound of the fire safety of the heavy machine guns.
In just a moment, the guards checked the documents of the person who came, and it was the commander of a certain regiment of the National Defense Army garrison in Fuyuan County.
"Salute." The guards let them go.
"Wishing the head of the regiment, why are you here, hurry, please come in."
When a deputy company commander of the frontier defense company was notified, he learned that it was the regiment headquarters from Fuyuan who came, but he did not expect that it was the regiment commander Zhu Yuyu who came in person.
"The Soviets have all entered the country, can I still come, you kid." Zhu Yuyu picked up the teapot on the table, snorted and poured it, and let out a long breath, which was much more comfortable, "How is the situation, what about your Zou Company Commander?" β
"Company Commander Zou led the team to keep an eye on the Soviets in Lianshan Baozi, they were all ready, and they could open fire as soon as the order arrived, and if they wanted to change their usual times, even if they saw a Soviet devil, they would shoot him twice.
These Soviet devils, since they entered the country, will stick to our borders. The night was too dark, and I don't know how many people there were, but the lights were bluffing. When I came back just now, judging from the long queue in the ranks, I am afraid that no less than two divisions of people have passed, and there are not many people left behind. Deputy Company Commander Chen An gasped slightly, and it seemed that he had just returned to the border company for a few minutes. Captain, we're just about to pull people up. Is there any indication on it? To fight or not to fight? β
"What are you in a hurry? When I was a correspondent for Lao Tzu, it was like this. Didn't I come with an order? Zhu Yuyu smiled, took out a command in his pocket and raised it, "Go, lead the team up with Lao Tzu." An hour later, the 2nd battalion, the 3rd battalion will come to support. Let's go and send the Soviets off first. β
"Okay. I'm about to gather the team. Captain, you wait. β
From time to time, Chen An finished the formation at the border defense company's battlefield, and the remaining two national defense platoons were already waiting there in full armor. (In March 1943, the KPA was renamed the National Defense Force.) "Soldiers, the base camp warns us that national security and territorial sovereignty are sacrosanct. Now the Soviet devils are passing through our territory to copy the back path of the devils, which is a contempt for us and a substantial violation of our territory and sovereignty.
Although for strategic reasons, we should let the enemy fight each other more fiercely. However, from the position of the state, we must resolutely respond to any violation of our territory, so now Lao Tzu will take you to burn the ass of the Soviets.
Let's go!"
With two platoons, Zhu Yuyu rushed to Lianshan Baozi in the dark, and connected with Zou Zhimin, who was there with a platoon to monitor the Soviets.
"Commander, do you want to fight?" Zou Zhimin pointed to the long dragon of light in the distance, and he could vaguely hear the sound of the engine, "At least two divisions, what a big fish." Take advantage of the darkness, beat it more, turn back the main force up, and there can be a pursuit. β
"Did the Soviet devils do any harm?"
"No, the population in this area is very sparse, and there are only more than 20 families in the entire township who have not yet moved back, living on the marching line of the Soviet devils, and the township security office has arranged for them to urgently move to the rear just now."
"The Soviet devils don't dare to take the initiative to harm our civilians at this time, but how can they pass so easily." Zhu Yuyu raised the order in his hand under the flashlight of the guard, "This time there may really be a big battle, the order from above, let's talk to the Soviet devils about meat dishes first." β
"Okay, listen to your commander." Zou Zhimin confirmed the order, which was the order of the division commander Qu Zhongyi.
With a wave of his hand, Zhu Yuyu pressed the 41-year-old Chinese semi-automatic rifle in his hand, and commanded in a low voice, "The light and heavy machine guns have been scattered and arranged for me, and the mortar team has also aimed at me." Listen to my orders later, and beat me to death by the light of the fire. β
According to the orders of the superiors, these two divisions that copied the devil's back path still had to be let go, but Qu Zhongyi, commander of the 133rd Division of the National Defense Forces, had already led the main force of the division north overnight to build a defensive line on the Sino-Soviet border, so as to prevent the Soviets from continuing to use the territory of China to sneak attack himself after dawn.
At present, it is confirmed that the two divisions that have passed through China will only end up being surrounded by multiple divisions of the devils.
About half an hour later, when he saw that the last team of the Soviets was about to pass through the border line, Zhu Yuyu finally waved his hand, "Record, the Soviet Union violated our border on a large scale at about 10 o'clock in the evening on December 3, 1943, and our department was ordered to resolutely fight back.
Beat! β
Da Da Da ...... Rumble...... Suddenly, the border defense company opened full firepower, and the specially strengthened light and heavy machine gun firepower and mortar group were no less than the firepower of a battalion of the Soviet army, and tilted to the Soviet battalion behind this palace.
Bang, bang...... The panicked Soviets, seeing that the border line was in front of them, and as long as they rushed over, they could join the main forces of the two divisions, and they suddenly became agitated and fought back in a panic. In the eyes of the political commissars and commanders of the Red Army, it was absolutely impossible for them to fight with the Chinese at this time, and even if they were arrested, they could only be aggrieved as prisoners.
In fact, most of them, by the time the shots rang out, did not know that they had entered Chinese territory. The commissars kept telling them that it was just a night mountain outflanking battle. It wasn't until the commissars yelled at them to run fast that some people suddenly realized in horror that they might now be in China...... Even the political commissars were told by their superiors that 'as long as you act quickly, act close to the border, and be secretive enough, by the time the Chinese find out, it will already be the second or even the third day.' As soon as it is dawn tomorrow, our diplomats will inform them that our troops have lost their way and mistakenly intruded into Chinese territory...... The Americans have already entered the war, and at that time, they will not risk going to war with us......
Everyone, there is only one thought, run away.
In the dark night, the Soviet Red Army only felt that the back was full of whistling bullets and shells, especially the political commissars and commanders who knew the truth of the march, they were originally terrified all the way, afraid that they would be discovered by the Chinese and exchange fire, and when they were finally attacked, they only knew to flee in panic.
Relying solely on the identification of the fire light burst from the Chinese fire points, the sporadic counterattacks of the Soviets hardly caused any results, but the lights they lit for marching and escaping became the best target for the Chinese [***] team.
The Soviet troops, who fled in a hurry, left behind a large number of equipment and casualties, only hated that they did not have a third or fourth leg, and frantically rushed across the border line and chased after the large army.
At dawn, when the results of the battle were counted, it was found that a total of 74 Soviet soldiers were killed, 120 wounded were captured, more than 10 artillery pieces were towed by trucks, and a number of other supplies.
β¦β¦ Hankyung, the FΓΌhrer's Office Center.
"Chairman of the Committee, I have just received the news that Liao Minwen, our ambassador to Moscow in the Soviet Union, has personally handed over the message declaring war to Stalin overnight." Zhou Guolai walked up to Zhang Shusheng and reported the latest situation.
Zhang Shusheng raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said, "Very good, a special military and political meeting on the Soviet Union will be held in 3 minutes, and you can go and prepare." β
After Zhou Guolai went out to prepare for the meeting, Zhang Shusheng looked back at the map of the northeast, from the report on the entry of the Soviet troops sent back from the border a few hours ago to the report on the border defense battle in Belahun Township that he had just received, the matter of the entry of the Soviet army was over.
I have to say that this 'dark Chen Cang' of the Soviets is indeed very unexpected. If this time they are allowed to smuggle unharmed, there may be a second time, or even a third. The left flank and rear of the Benben, because of the Chinese territory as a backer, have always been relatively lax in defense, far inferior to the frontal defense. If the Soviets were able to detour multiple divisions, or even a group army, they would really be completely surrounded, including the army of nearly 2 million troops who had withdrawn from the battlefield on the Komsomolsk front.
The Soviets' attention was to smuggle people close to the border line, and to find a random excuse to get lost, and send a large number of troops to their rear, disrupt logistics, and shake their rear.
But after the border guards found out, Zhang Shusheng did not immediately order a counterattack, and it was too late in time and war preparations, after all, after the Soviets entered the country, they just walked along the border line. Therefore, he just asked the border guards to withdraw those civilians first, and wait for the Wehrmacht 133rd Division to go up and block the opening to prevent the Soviets from invading again.
This is a very rare pretext for declaring war, and Zhang Shusheng naturally can't let it go.
The battle plan for the Soviet Union was formulated several years earlier, and then it was constantly revised and perfected several times, especially with the continuous changes in the Soviet-German and Soviet-Syrian battlefields and the entry of the Americans into the war, this battle plan was finally perfected two months ago.
"Chairman, the meeting can begin." Jiang Baili, chief of the General Staff, walked into the lounge and said to Zhang Shusheng.
A moment later, Zhang Shusheng came to the battle conference room of the FΓΌhrer's base camp.
"Stand up!"
"Sit down."
Zhang Shusheng looked at the high-ranking political officials of the Republic [***] present, all of them were excited, knowing that everyone knew in their hearts that the war had begun.
"Comrades, everyone should already know about the blatant invasion of our territory by the Soviets.
In accordance with our Constitution, any illegal invasion of our territory by any country in any form will be resolutely retaliated. Although there are no new battles on the front at the moment, the war has inevitably begun.
This is a war of the world's surname, and if we want to fight, we must fight a big battle and win the war.
The rise of a nation does not depend on diplomacy or economy, but must declare our sovereignty and our existence to the world through war.
World War II was the best opportunity to determine the situation in the world for the next hundred years, if not longer.
What are we doing for decades?
What are we doing to lay the foundation stone in the southwest, to open the first factory, to develop the economy and education, and to carry out comprehensive internal reforms?
What are we for, recruiting the army, pulling up the first team from scratch, and then establishing a comprehensive military system and building a great national defense?
So that one day, I can say no to all the powers!
In order to one day, he will be able to defend his territory and protect his people!
In order to one day, through war, we can obtain what originally belonged to us, could belong to us, or must belong to us.
As an ancient civilization, we have been glorious and decayed, but today, we must use our powerful military strength to make the biggest voice to the world, and realize the rise of civilization and race through our strength.
Now, I announce. β
Suddenly, the republican [***] dignitaries in the conference room all stood up and waited for orders.
"Now, as Chairman of the Supreme Power Committee of the Republic of China-Chinese-Minmencho, Head of the Baath Party, and Commander-in-Chief of the [***] Forces, I declare:
First, the all-out war against the Soviet Union was officially launched. And be prepared to enter a state of war with Great Britain, the United States and other allies.
Second, a war mobilization order was issued, the officers and men of the three armies of the Wehrmacht, the Army, and the Air Force ended their leave, the reserve units were transferred to active duty, and the whole army immediately entered a wartime state.
Thirdly, the wartime military service system was immediately launched, and the wartime expansion plan began immediately.
Fourth, the military-industrial system immediately entered a state of wartime production.
Fifth, we will implement a limited wartime economic policy and completely stop relevant strategic exports.
Sixth, it is necessary to crack down on all forms of crime internally and ensure social stability during wartime.
Seventh, the plan for the protection of overseas Chinese began immediately, and a committee on Chinese issues was immediately set up to deal with the issues related to the return of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese, and the issue of asylum.
In addition, it should be noted that during the war, although export trade will suffer heavy losses, it is necessary to do a good job in shifting the focus of economic attention to domestic demand and domestic construction. Do not affect the momentum of the rapid development of the national economy and the rapid improvement of the people's living standards. β
"Yes! Long live the FΓΌhrer. β
Zhang Shusheng sat down and nodded to Jiang Baili, the chief of staff of the base camp, signaling that he could start.
"Later, there will be an operational meeting, and the relevant generals who have been notified will go to the third operational conference room of the base camp for a meeting." Jiang Baili announced.
When Zhang Shusheng came to the Third Operational Conference, General Cai Yi, Minister of National Defense, General Huo Weiguo, commander of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, commander of the Northeast Garrison Region, Lieutenant General Cai Tingguang, deputy commander of the Mongolian Garrison Region, General Zhang Zizhong of the Xinjiang Provincial Corps, and commanders of several group armies were all present.
Zhang Shusheng came in, everyone stood up, and after sitting down, the meeting officially began.
Jiang Baili: "Let me first introduce the composition of my country's military forces.
As a result of the preparations made almost ten years in advance, the military power of our country was systematically strengthened and developed before the start of the war. At present, there are 3.854 million active personnel in the Chinese army and 350,000 in the navy and air force. The number of reserve forces is 4.543 million. Within two months after the war mobilization order is issued, all of these reserve forces with a fairly high level of training will be transferred to active duty.
In terms of armament, five of the 27 active group armies of our army are armored group armies with a 3+2+1 establishment. (3 armored divisions + 2 mechanized infantry divisions + 1 mixed division). The remaining 22 army groups have good mechanized (motorized) transport capabilities. These 27 group armies have the characteristics of strong firepower, outstanding combat capability, and excellent training. In terms of the 4 million reserve forces, what needs to be strengthened urgently is the troop transportation capacity and firepower intensity, as well as the armored force and air defense force.
The total number of heavy tanks, medium tanks, light tanks, amphibious tanks in the whole army is about 9500 units.
In terms of air force, compared with the countries participating in the war, our air force is also very strong. At present, including inventory, there are more than 9,000 aircraft of various types, including more than 1,600 of the most advanced X-aircraft.
By the end of November, the Axis powers currently had about 38,000 aircraft in service (16,000 Germans, 9,000 in the Ben, 6,000 in Italy, and 7,000 in a number of client states), and about 46,000 Allied aircraft in service (17,000 Soviets, 14,000 British, 12,000 Americans, and 3,000 other Allied countries). The statistics here, we basically only take the whole thousand, and about 75% of these aircraft belong to the combat category of aircraft. Thousands of American planes were added after Pearl Harbor.
Generally speaking, the air forces of all countries are in a frenzied expansion due to the war. However, the surnames of our military's aircraft can be relatively high as a whole, the surnames of second-generation aircraft can be relatively equal to those of the main advanced fighters of various countries, the third-generation fighters surpass the latest main fighters of the US military, and the X-aircraft are in the most advanced state in the world.
At present, the Navy has a total of 950 ships of various types, including 620 ships of the main combat category. Among them, there are 19 aircraft carriers of various types, of which four are Sengoku-class aircraft carriers that have been newly added in the past year. There were three battleships, 45 heavy multipurpose cruisers, 55 cruisers of various types, 219 destroyers, several other ships, and 244 submarines of various types. It should be mentioned here that in the year since the Pearl Harbor incident, the Germans built five new aircraft carriers, the others built four new aircraft carriers, the British built eight new aircraft carriers, and the Americans built 12 new aircraft carriers.
Generally speaking, our military strength is very strong, and once we enter a state of all-out wartime, these key weapons and equipment will be greatly increased in terms of output and actual equipment. β
Listening carefully to these data reports, Zhang Shusheng thought a lot. World War II has come to an end, at the end of 1943, and it has begun to come to an end in its original history. But this time, it's as if the fight hasn't really started yet.
Originally, the Americans, Germans, Soviets, and British, in terms of the number of aircraft and tanks, the total production easily exceeded 100,000 units / vehicle. And now, the forces of [***] affairs, compared with the same period in the original history, have increased significantly. However, the most surprising thing for the participating countries must be China. Because of the original history of China, at this time, whether it is the Kuomintang, the Communist Party, in the eyes of the powerful countries, or the primitive troops, aircraft, tanks and major warships, are very few, but this time, China's military strength, although the quantity has not been fully stacked through wartime production, but the quality has even left the Americans behind...... It was precisely because of his strong military strength and basic preparations that Zhang Shusheng dared to launch an all-out war. Although the current military strength is not enough to comprehensively overwhelm the enemy, he believes that with the full development of wartime production, China will certainly surpass the United States, not only in numbers, but even in terms of the surname of major war equipment.
Jiang Baili continued:
ββ¦β¦ Since the battle plan against the Soviet Union was an operational plan that took several years to formulate, it was revised several times according to the actual situation during this period, and finally formed the 'Huo Qu's disease plan'.
Since the Americans landed at Okhotsk in the Far East, the base camp foresaw that the war would inevitably begin within the year, and the 'Hokhot' plan actually began to enter the final stage of actual deployment two months ago.
Since the core of the plan was the 'quasi-blitzkrieg' model, it was thought that the plan should be launched as soon as war was declared.
The Germans completed the 'Barbarossa Plan' in two months, and our 'Huo Qu Disease Plan' was basically completed in more than two months. At present, all participating units, weapons and equipment, logistical support, and logistical personnel are in place.
For the entire plan, we will use a total of 2.8 million troops, 4,300 aircraft of various types, 5,500 tanks, 54,000 artillery pieces, and 150 warships.
At present, the commanders of the three armed services are responsible for reporting on the current state of preparedness. β
The first to stand up was the commander of the Air Force, General Fan Siran, "Chairman of the Committee, colleagues, since the Air Force is the most critical part of the beginning of the 'Huo Qubing Plan', I will report first.
Since it is impossible for us to completely replicate the Germans' blitzkrieg plan, according to the 'Huo Qu Disease Plan,' at the beginning of the plan, the Wehrmacht Air Force will carry out operations totaling 10,000 sorties and bombing a total of 85 front-line airfields, 155 important front-line positions, and a total of more than 400 oil depots, supply centers, railway lines, military stations, factories, and other large-scale targets. At present, the reserves of ammunition, fuel, and spare parts have been completed, and the combat planes have also been put in place, and they are assembled in the three main combat areas of northern Xinjiang Province, Mongolia, and northeast China.
The Air Force can carry out the air raid orders of the 'Huo Qubing Plan' at any time. β
General Wu Tiejun, Commander-in-Chief of the Army: "Army clusters in three directions, including 4 heavily armored armies and 14 ordinary armies, are all in place. Actions can be taken at any time. β
Admiral Deng Haoqian, commander of the Navy: "In the plan, the navy is mainly to protect the security of maritime trade and carry out the task of guarding the Pacific. β
"Very well, Chief of Staff Chiang, you go on." Zhang Shusheng nodded. Since the Americans landed in the Far East, Zhang Shusheng realized that war was inevitable, and it was impossible for China to sit idly by and watch the Americans and the Soviets join forces to clean up the devils, and then free up their hands to encircle China, even if there is no excellent excuse for this time, they will have to declare war if they make excuses, so the 'Huo Qubing Plan' has been formulated in advance, and in the plan, even if no pretext for declaring war is found, before the most cruel winter comes, the war will begin, creating preconditions for the upcoming most important spring offensive.
Jiang Baili continued, "All preparations are in place at present, and plans will start immediately after the declaration of war. The plan was divided into three main directions, an offensive against the Soviets.
The first direction is the Mongolian direction. The offensive of the Mongolian Front will be commanded by General Tao Qian, and General Xu Shuzheng, commander of the Mongolian garrison area, will be the deputy commander-in-chief, responsible for commanding the 2nd and 3rd Panzer Armies, the 7th, 9th, 12th, 18th, 23rd, 24th 8 armies, 48 divisions, attacking Siberia, cutting off the main artery of the Soviet Union's east-west railway, and the operational goal is to basically complete the huge Siberian division operation. This is the most important offensive direction of the plan.
The second direction is the Far East. The Far Eastern Front will be commanded by General Huo Weiguo as the commander-in-chief and General Chen Cheng as the deputy commander-in-chief, responsible for commanding the 5th Panzer Army, the 8th, 11th, and 16th armies, a total of four group armies, and 24 divisions, to attack the rear of the Soviet Army in the Far East. It should be noted that in the medium term, the Far Eastern Front may encounter US troops.
The third direction is the Central Asian direction. The Central Asian Front is under the commander-in-chief of General Chen Jun and General Zhang Zizhong is the deputy commander-in-chief, responsible for commanding the 3rd Panzer Army, the 10th, 13th, 14th, and 17th 5 group armies and 30 divisions, attacking the direction of the five Central Asian countries, and the operational goal is to basically complete the operation of occupying Central Asia, further weaken the war potential of the Soviet Union, increase the war pressure of the Soviet Union, and force the US military to launch a new operation and land in the Soviet Union.
According to the plan, all units are ready to ensure that the main combat units can cross the border line within three hours of the launch of the air strike.
Because of the war alliance, after we declared war on the Soviet Union, we will temporarily join the Axis powers, and the Allies will inevitably declare war on us, but the scale of our war will focus on the Soviet Union, and we will implement a strategic alert posture towards Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.
In addition, part of the work for the defense of the occupied territories will be handed over to the newly organized army, as well as the servant armies of Burma, Laos, Judea, and other countries. Among them, this part of the servant [***] team, which can currently be transported to the front line within a month, is about 200,000 people. β
When Jiang Baili said this, he turned to Zhang Shusheng and said, "Chairman, I'm done with my words." β
Zhang Shusheng nodded, then got up, walked to the huge map of the Soviet Union, and said, "There are three original intentions for the 'Huo Qubing Plan' this time. First, cut off the main arteries of the Soviet Union in China and the West. Second, the flanks were cut off and the Soviet Far East military forces were semi-encircled. Thirdly, the seizure of Central Asia and the weakening of the war potential of the USSR.
The combat force, including the 2.8 million army, seems to be huge, but in fact, the strength is very tight. Although we have a second army of 2.8 million in the future, we can put it into the later battles, but, at least in the early stage, you need to complete the combat mission.
Similar to when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union, none of the troops we attacked the Soviet Union this time were reserve forces, they were all the elite of the Wehrmacht. Raising soldiers for a thousand years is said to be used for a while, and this time, it is time to test you.
What I want to see is constant victory, attacking, attacking, attacking, and attacking, and quickly winning the war at a relatively low cost of casualties.
My promise to you is to bomb at any cost, logistical support at any cost. You may face an enemy of 4 million, or even 5 million in the future, and you may even fight the Americans, the British, or many more, and have the confidence to defeat them? β
"Yes!"
All the generals stood up and answered.
β¦β¦ At 8 o'clock in the morning on December 4, 1943, people who got up early all over the country turned on the radio on time and tuned to the channel of the Chinese People's Radio Station, ready to listen to the station's daily morning program: the morning broadcast.
For people who have just finished breakfast, the daily 10-minute morning news broadcast and evening news broadcast are important ways for them to understand current affairs and the world.
The broadcasting system, which has a very high coverage rate, can broadcast major events in China and even the world to the people of the whole country simultaneously by the announcers with beautiful voices in this 10-minute period.
Today's broadcast was not broadcast by the sweet-voiced, extremely young host of the past, but by an older female announcer, and the content shocked everyone.
ββ¦β¦ Good morning listeners and friends across the country, welcome to the morning broadcast, and the following is an important news.
On the evening of 3 December, that is, late yesterday, the Soviet Union brazenly invaded our territory, posing a serious threat to our sovereignty, and according to our Constitution, any substantive infringement of our territory and sovereignty would mean that the two countries would be in a state of war.
In the early hours of this morning, Comrade Zhang Shusheng, chairman of the Supreme Power Committee of the Republic, announced at Hanjingshan that China and the Soviet Union had officially entered a state ......of war, and in three minutes, Chairman Zhang Shusheng would make an important radio speech.
β¦β¦ Mongolia, 3 km from the Sino-Mongolian border.
As far as the eye can see, there is a large area of white snow that cannot be seen, and occasionally you can see green turf, at first glance I thought it was a grassland snowy slope that was suddenly dragged up, but when I looked closer, I could find that under the white camouflage net of the military sprinkled with snow, there were tanks, as well as armored personnel carriers and even trucks following behind the tanks. Many more soldiers, dressed in thick cotton coats, huddled near the tank, bent over, ready to climb into the tank or board the truck and set off.
Although it snowed lightly last night, it was not cold, and in the quietly lurking troops, the on-board radio was broadcasting today's morning broadcast, and the infantry outside the car were waiting for important news around the radio.
Just now, the news of the Soviet Union's invasion of China had just finished broadcasting, and everyone was eagerly awaiting the chairman's radio speech.
Unlike the hundreds of millions of radio listeners across the country, the officers and men have a deeper understanding that a foreign war of unprecedented scale is about to begin.
ββ¦β¦ Next, I would like to invite Comrade Zhang Shusheng, Chairman of the Supreme Power Committee of the Republic and Head of the Baath Party, to speak. β
A moment later, a voice came over the radio that made everyone cheer and boil.
"Good morning, fellow citizens. As you may already know, just last night, the Soviet Union launched a shameful and brazen invasion against us, which was an invasion of our great motherland and a provocation against our 400 million Chinese. As the Chairman of the Supreme National Power Council, I officially declare the country in a state of war.
We are not in favor of war, however, the enemy has pushed it in front of us.
If we don't resist and fight, then the enemy will gain an inch, and may even revel in our territory.
As they did decades ago, even a hundred years ago, to divide our territories, to cut off our lands, to kill our people, to rob our treasures, to harvest our wealth.
Our people will not be able to continue to live in peace. Perhaps, they could not walk freely on the streets, because the sky could be filled with enemy aircraft, and in all directions it could be shells fired by the enemy.
They are not free to shop in the store, because the enemy will destroy our factories and destroy our economy.
They are not free to get an education, they are not free to go to the park, or to go to the countryside............ For thousands of years, even when our nation was at its weakest, we have never been afraid of war, and there will always be people who have worked hard for this nation............ War is not terrible, only our enemies will fear us, because we will win countless victories, and the enemy will face constant defeats............ Let's fight for a new future, for a new nation! β
When the last words of Zhang Shusheng's words came out on the radio, the lurking army had spontaneously removed the camouflage net, and the soldiers either got out of the tank, or climbed onto the tank, or boarded the truck or armored car, and everyone was waiting there quietly, standing up and saluting.
When Zhang Shusheng finished speaking, a tank division commander with the rank of major general on his shoulders jumped on the tank, and with his greatest strength, he faced this endless steel jungle and shouted loudly, "All of them!" Wehrmacht, assault!! β
"Didi, Dudi, ......"
In the loud stormtrooper, tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks began to launch en masse, rolling torrents of steel, and rushed towards the border line three kilometers away, where there was a strong border defense line built by the Soviets during the last Sino-Soviet border war, under Zhukov's command. And their task today is to quickly break through this border defense line that is not much different from tofu scum in the face of the torrent of steel.
At the same time, the artillery clusters in the rear, which were almost all over the mountains, had already been prepared, and at the moment when the broadcast stopped, that is, in this combat operation, all the units participating in the battle received the action signal from the higher command department.
The last word of the chairman's speech was the signal of the beginning of the war.
An artillery division commander with the rank of major general on his shoulders personally climbed up the hill, held an electric horn, and shouted at this huge artillery group with his loudest voice.
"Ready, fire!!"
β¦β¦ Nearly 20 minutes ago, a number of front-line airfields, led by Kulen Airport, had already taken off.
The operation was very punctual, and at the very moment when the group of aircraft was about to cross the border, the radio broadcast of the aircraft ended, and the pilots received an order to attack.
"The order is confirmed, and it is possible to attack."
In the next moment, while the Soviet front-line positions were heavily bombarded, the Soviet Red Army was not too afraid of the artillery that was several kilometers away, or even farther away, they were most afraid of the dense overhead, like an airplane covering the sky.
When a political commissar of a Red Army division put down the wine bottle in his hand, heard an unprecedentedly dense explosion in front of him, looked up and saw hundreds of planes in the sky, the wine bottle fell to the ground with a bang, and then roared madly:
ββ¦β¦ Enemy Attack!! Enemy Attack!! Quick, quick, report Comrade Stalin, Chinese launched a full-scale advance against us......"
At the next moment, the dense firepower of the super-large artillery group exploded the political commissar of the division and the regimental headquarters where the entire section of the border defense line was located into a sea of gunsmoke.
At the moment when it was blown up, what the political commissar saw was a dense aerial bomb falling from the sky, as dense as rain.
At that moment, the political commissar's thinking was very clear, and he even vaguely said, "What will the great Soviet Union use to resist the evil imperialist China......
The same situation occurred on the Sino-Soviet border in Xinjiang Province and on the Sino-Soviet border in the northeast.
At the same time, the three major battlefields were in full swing, and the squadron violently bombed the front-line airfields and all important positions of the Soviets with an unprecedented large fleet of aircraft.
Even if the Soviets had been ordered to step up their guards, they believed that a full-scale war would likely break out between the two countries, which were already at war.
However, the Chinese acted too fast and prepared too well. Even some of the most effectively prepared front-line airfields, the sporadic fighters that took off were easily wiped out by Chinese aircraft, and then they were bombed with total destruction.
In just one night, Comrade Stalin was woken up after sleeping less than thirty minutes after a night of sudden incidents.
"Comrade Stalin."
Meretskov looked at Stalin, who was almost blood-red and completely sleepless, and a trace of fear flashed in his mind, but as the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, he had to report the latest war report, of course, the worst war report, to Comrade Stalin.
The accommodation in the town, naturally, cannot be compared with the Kremlin, especially the Chinese diplomat last night, which made Comrade Stalin furious.
Of course, Meretskov knew that when Stalin heard the news of his report, he would be even more angry.
"Tell me, is there any good news?" Stalin asked.
Meretskov was slightly stunned, and then said, "Yes, Comrade Stalin, the Americans have just informed us that they will firmly fulfill their obligations to the Allies under any circumstances, and have declared war on the Chinese, and will increase their support for us.
The other Allied powers also sent telegrams and declared war on China one after another. β
"There's really no better news than that." Stalin finally smiled rarely, and his whole spirit instantly improved. "Where's the bad news?"
Meretskov said in a low voice, "The Chinese have just launched a full-scale attack on us, more than 80 airfields on the front line have been bombed by the name of destruction, it is expected that they will use at least millions of troops, and at least hundreds of thousands of Chinese [***] teams have crossed the Sino-Soviet border and launched a comprehensive military attack on us from the three major directions of Xinjiang Province, Mongolia and Northeast China." At the moment, the front is suffering heavy losses due to a sudden attack, and the Chinese is advancing at a rapid pace......"
When Stalin heard this, he had just received the milk in his hand, slammed it to the ground, splashed it on the ground, his face changed drastically, and it was only after a half sound that he stabilized, and said slowly, "Comrade Meretskov, it's time for us to ask Britain and the United States to fulfill the alliance, perhaps, only a landing battle of unprecedented scale can save the Soviet ......"
(To be continued)