Liu Hua's propaganda offensive

In Zhongnanhai, Beijing, Liu Hua, who took over the post of commander-in-chief of the front, did not set off immediately. Instead, in the huge war room of the Central Military Commission, various troop transfers and related military deployments before the decisive battle were carried out....

Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua looked at the huge combat sand table in front of him, thinking about the possible loopholes in his deployment. An operational staff officer in the war room rushed in directly with an excited face.

"Report to the chief, the 46th Army urgently telegraphed..."

"Read...."Liu Hua didn't raise his head, and ordered directly.

"It's... After an hour-long battle in the air, the fighter regiment of the 013th Division of the Chinese Air Force, reinforced by the fighter regiment of the 014th Division of the Air Force, successfully eliminated 59 fighters of various types that the Soviet Air Force had invaded our country...."The combat staff officer replied.

"Well, the Air Force won the first battle....Quick, tell me, is the loss of our two fighter regiments big?" Liu Hua's eyes lit up, and while he was surprised, he subconsciously asked.

"46 warplanes were destroyed, and 3 warplanes were unable to participate in the battle in a short time because of damage. In addition, a total of 25 pilots were killed in the air battle, and 6 pilots were injured during the parachute jump...... "said the combat staff officer.

"The losses between China and the Soviet Union were almost one-to-one...although we had an absolute advantage, but we were a group of pilots who had only been trained for a few years and had not participated in any actual combat. It is the first time to participate in the battle, and it is also against the elite of the air force that experienced the battlefield of World War II in the Soviet Union, and it is already very good to be able to achieve such results..."

"The first battle was won, and it was also the first battle of the Air Force, it was a good fight....say, is there anything else...."Liu Hua, who was excited, said the next content of this telegram. It is also more and more expected. Quickly asked....

"Yes...."

"Commander Chen reported: The 136th Division under the 46th Army is assigned to the heavy artillery brigade of the 46th Army, plus the heavy tank regiment directly under the military headquarters. An hour and a half earlier, the vanguard of the Soviet Far Eastern Army had been successfully annihilated, totaling a heavy tank brigade. an infantry brigade"

"In addition, after the total annihilation of the vanguard of the Soviet Far East Army, the 46th Army, under the order of the commander Chen Hong, gathered the strength of the whole army, and immediately afterwards, launched a war of annihilation against the follow-up troops of the Soviet Far East Army... By the time of the telegram, the annihilation had successfully eliminated the heavy tank brigade of the Soviet Far Eastern Army, a tank battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, and almost two regiments of infantry....according to the latest estimate of Commander Chen. In the absence of harassment from the Soviet Air Force, the whole war of annihilation would have tended to end by ten o'clock this morning at the latest..."

"At that time. The entire Soviet Far Eastern Army forward totaled a heavy tank brigade. One heavy artillery brigade rate, one infantry division. The strength of more than 30,000 troops will be completely wiped out from the Soviet Far East Army formation..."

"A field army, plus an independent heavy artillery brigade, has eaten Lao Maozi's 30,000 troops. Can he, Chen Hong, and Commander Chen be able to eat it? Liu Hua's face immediately showed a look of shock.

However, after thinking about the entire battle process and the distribution of troops of the 46th Army, Liu Hua was relieved. Because, Chen Hong, the commander of the 46th Army, used the most basic division and encirclement of our army, concentrated superior forces and firepower, and ate Lao Maozi's seemingly huge forward troops little by little....

However, after thinking about this problem clearly, Liu Hua's thinking has been on how to use this victory to build momentum for himself and the chairman.

It must be clear that the Soviet Union has always existed as China's big brother, and it has had a very tremendous influence both at the top level of the party and at the grassroots level.

In the eyes of many high-level and grassroots members of the party, the Soviet Union, as the big brother, far surpassed China in terms of both the country's industrial and military capabilities. For such a behemoth, still in the developing world, the only thing that can be done is to avoid as much as possible and avoid the development of military action.

And this great victory in front of him, without exception, can severely gag the mouths of these opponents. Let them understand that the Soviet Red Army was not invincible. At the same time, it also tells everyone that the Chinese government, the Chinese army, and the Chinese army will never make any concessions on the sovereignty of their own country.

Thinking of this, a perfect propaganda offensive plan directly came to Liu Hua's mind....

Facing the operational staff officer in front of him, he directly ordered: "Staff Officer Wang, you immediately issue an order in my name to Commander Chen Hong on the front line, send all the war correspondents of the military department, and immediately rush to the blocking position of the former 354th Regiment of the border guards, and record all the tragic conditions of the blocking position with photos." ”

At the same time, he ordered Commander Chen Hong that after the end of the annihilation battle on the front line, he should also use a camera to take pictures of the achievements of our army and the captured prisoners of war of Lao Maozi. After it is done, order the Air Force to send all the photos to the center as soon as possible, I have an urgent need ...."

Although it is not clear the specific reason for Liu Hua's order. However, as a subordinate, Staff Officer Wang replied directly with a firm face: "Please rest assured, the chief, to ensure the completion of the task...."

"Okay, you go and deliver the order at once....Also, send me a telegram, and I will go to the chairman and the prime minister immediately..."

After speaking, he walked out of the war room of the Military Commission quickly....

Ten minutes later, Liu Hua appeared again in the office of the chairman of Zhongnanhai. There was no surprise to Liu Hua, whether it was the prime minister or the commander-in-chief, they all gathered in the chairman's office... Obviously, after the end of last night's political meeting, the voice of opposition within the party has reached the ears of the three people.

Seeing the three people frowning in front of him, Liu Hua certainly didn't want to affect the choice of the chairman and the others for this reason, and affect the war on the front line....walked in directly, and reported with a serious face.

"Chairman, Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief, I've reported to you that I've come to you..."

"The 46th Army of the front line won the first battle, not only eliminated 59 fighters of various types that the Soviet Air Force invaded our territory, but more importantly, there were still a few hours to successfully annihilate the 30,000 troops of the Soviet Far East Army as the vanguard...."

In one battle, 30,000 enemies were annihilated. This is nothing in the history of China's major field armies. But, at this moment, on the Soviet Red Army. The current three CEOs, when they heard the news. It is tantamount to the early days of the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, when several people heard the victory of Pingxingguan, they were very excited and excited....

"Comrade Liu Hua, what you said is true. The 46th Army, with the strength of one army, completely annihilated Lao Maozi's 30,000 forwards...."The commander-in-chief, who only considered it from the military aspect, hurriedly asked rhetorically.

Because, just a few hours ago, he also did a sand table deduction, if there is really a frontal and frontal collision, in the face of the attack of Lao Maozi's 30,000 army, the 46th Army can hold the position, it is already a blessing in luck. And now, not only did he hold his position, but he also went on the offensive and annihilated the 30,000 old Maozi in one fell swoop.

Of course, the question of the commander-in-chief, the same is that the chairman, the prime minister and the two are desperate to be clear ....

Seeing the eyes of the three of them, Liu Hua nodded very firmly and spoke.

"Chairman, Prime Minister, CEO, if Lao Maozi does not divide his troops, he will not be arrogant and arrogant along the way. Our 46th Army is indeed no match for them. However, who made Lao Maozi too arrogant, and the 30,000 army broke into our country in two, which gave my 46th Army a chance to break through. Coupled with the arrogance of Lao Maozi's Red Army and the lack of understanding of us, this war of annihilation is not impossible to complete...."

Under Liu Hua's explanation, the faces of the three people immediately showed thoughtful smiles of relief.

Immediately, the chairman's fierce gaze shot directly at Liu Hua. With a smile on his face, he asked: "Comrade Liu Hua, according to my understanding of you, such a result will definitely not make you pay so much attention to it....say, what else is there to do with us old guys today?" ”

"Chairman Yingming...."After Liu Hua patted a little sycophant, he did not hesitate and said directly.

"Chairman, Prime Minister, CEO, the situation is like this....In the past few hours, I have also heard a lot of rumors in the Military Commission against war with the Soviet Union. I am concerned that if these rumors spread, they will have an impact on the entire campaign and the morale of the troops. And at this time, the telegram of the 46th Army came..."

"I mean, I want to launch a propaganda offensive across the country, and even around the world, through this great victory. Tell everyone that I, the Chinese, are the injured side, and the Soviet Red Army is the evil side. More importantly, through this great victory, we will tell all the people and the army that the Soviet Red Army is not as invincible as everyone thinks.....Thus, unify the thinking of the whole party in the whole country, gather the strength of the whole country, fight this battle well, and recover more than one million square kilometers of land that is still under the feet of the Soviet Union...."Liu Hua said with a firm face.

"Propaganda offensive, unifying the thinking of the whole party, silting the mouths of certain people... Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief, Comrade Liu Hua deserves to be our savior. We just encountered this problem, and he thought of a concrete solution for us....well, very good...... Comrade Liu Hua, I completely agree with the propaganda offensive you just suggested....Do you have any good opinions? The chairman replied with a red face.

"Yes, Chairman....I have just ordered the 46th Army to have war correspondents to take pictures of the tragic situation on the position of the 345th Regiment of the Border Guards and the scene after the victory of the Annihilation War, and publish them in the newspaper..."

The final result is not surprising, and the chairman and the prime minister, who are very good at propaganda, are directly responsible for it.