Zhukov, shoemaker Kang. Son of Andreevich. After the outbreak of the October Revolution, he joined the Red Army of the Soviet Union. Subsequently, he was absorbed into the Communist (Bolshevik) Party of the Soviet Union. During the years of defending the young Soviet Republic and fighting against domestic and foreign enemies, he quickly grew into an excellent commander of the Red Army. He fought against the Cossack White Army in the Ural Valley, fought against the White Army of Denikin and Kolchak, and took part in the battle to destroy the Antonov bandits. He was not only resolute and tenacious, but also resourceful and brave in battle, repeatedly wounded in battle, and by the end of the civil war, he had risen to the rank of commander of a cavalry company.

As a result of his outstanding performance, Zhukov was trusted by Lenin and Stalin, who was designated as Lenin's successor, and in April 1923, at the age of 26, Zhukov was promoted to commander of the 39th Cavalry Regiment. In February 1931, he was promoted to commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, in February 1932 he was appointed deputy director of the Cavalry Directorate Department, in March 1933 he was appointed commander of the 4th Cavalry Division, from the autumn of 1937 to the spring of 1938 he was the commander of the 3rd and 6th Cavalry Corps, and in 1938 he was promoted to deputy commander of the Belarusian Special Military District after a short period of military adviser in China.

What really brought Zhukov to the attention of the world leaders was the Battle of Nomenkan in 1939, which was tense in the Far East as the Japanese army carried out armed provocations in the area of the Haraha River. Zhukov was appointed commander of the 1st Army of the Soviet Army in Mongolia and commanded the operation against Japan. In a short period of time, he successfully organized and implemented the Battle of the Khalha River, and won a great victory in destroying more than 50,000 enemies at a small cost of 9,000 casualties. In this battle, Zhukov showed his edge. Demonstrated his superb command and organizational skills. He was adept at coordinating the actions of infantry, artillery, tanks, and aviation, boldly carrying out roundabout encirclement, and annihilating the enemy's main forces by surprise. His theory of the concentrated use of tanks was also confirmed in actual combat. Zhukov triumphantly arrived in Moscow and was praised by the whole country and was awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

His arrival made Г. M. Steln breathed a sigh of relief, as a senior commander who had partnered with Zhukov, G.M. Steln was well aware of Zhukov's strength, and everything was much easier with him.

Thanks to the order of Stalin, plus Г. M. Šteln and Zhukov were old partners and old friends for many years, so the transfer of power went smoothly. G.M. Šteln automatically became Zhukov's deputy.

After taking over the command of the Far Eastern Front. The first thing Zhukov did was to hold a meeting, to convene a meeting of all high-ranking officers of the army group and above.

Soon all the officers who received the notice of the meeting arrived, and Zhukov was not in the mood to greet these high-ranking officers, and soon got to the point. He sat at the head of the round conference table. Say aloud, "Me." Georgi. Konstantinovich. Zhukov, who came here on the commission of the great Comrade Stalin, took over the command of the Far Eastern Front. From now on, all of you, listen, everyone, must cooperate with me unconditionally and cooperate with me to defeat the pig-like Chinese, understand? ”

"Understood!" A group of senior officers said loudly.

"Very well, Šteln, you tell me about the situation at the front, it seems to be bad?" After his opening remarks, Zhukov quickly turned the topic to the war itself, without dragging his feet in the slightest.

Shiteln got up and said: "Comrade Zhukov, we have now lost contact with the front, so we do not know the specific situation at the front. ”

"Lost contact? How long has it been? Zhukov suddenly had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

"Since the beginning of the breakout yesterday morning, the troops on the front line have lost contact with us, and it has been more than twenty hours!" Šteln replied.

"Then why didn't the Air Force send it to reconnoitre?"

G.M. Šteln sighed and said: "Hey, yesterday our army sent two aviation divisions south to reinforce the Isov division to break through, but so far not a single fighter has returned. The Mongolian Defense Forces found the wreckage of two crashed I-16 fighters in the territory of the Eastern Province, but unfortunately the place where they fell was the central steppe, and the pilot was bitten to death by passing wolves after parachuting, and they only found a few bloody clothes and a broken parachute. ”

"Two aeronautical divisions have also lost contact?"

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov!"

Just as Zhukov was about to continue his questioning, the door to the conference room was gently pushed open. A young confidential staff officer walked in, walked up to Zhukov and handed over a telegram to Zhukov, and said: "Comrade Zhukov, this is an urgent telegram from Moscow, indicating that you should sign for it!" ”

Zhukov was shocked when he saw that it was Stalin, and then looked at the telegram carefully, although everyone did not know where this telegram came from, let alone what it said, but they found that Zhukov's face was getting worse and worse, and the Soviet generals in the conference room were becoming more and more worried.

After a long while, Zhukov finally put down the telegram, then looked at the senior officers in the conference room, and then said in a sad voice: "Comrades, just received the news that just yesterday, those pig-like Chinese launched an encirclement and suppression of the great Soviet army on the Sino-Mongolian border, the remnants of the 35th Mechanized Army and the 59th Tank Division were all wiped out, and the other two aviation divisions were also finished. ”

The entire conference room was silent, and although everyone had a sense of foreboding in their hearts, they still couldn't believe that the Chinese had really wiped out Isof's department.

Г.M. Steln suddenly roared in a rage: "This is impossible, the weak Chinese cannot defeat the great Soviet Red Army, it is impossible!" ”

"Shut up, this is a telegram sent by the great Comrade Stalin, signed by Comrade Stalin, and besides, the Chinese have already published this in the newspapers, and there are a lot of photos attached. Šteln, while it was true that it was not what we expected, it was true! With that, Zhukov handed the telegram to Šteln, and asked him to read it and hand it to the next person, and circulated it throughout the room.

It took a while for everyone to read the telegram, and after reading the telegram everyone fell silent. Although they dare not believe it, and they do not want to believe it, but it is all true.

Seeing that everyone's mood was very low, Zhukov said in a deep voice: "Comrades, now that things have developed to the point where they are now, anger and sadness will not help the battle situation, let's think about how to deal with the next battle!" ”

"Comrade Zhukov, I really can't imagine how the Chinese can defeat Khacherov's troops in such a short period of time and wipe them all out in a short period of time. Even on land they can wipe out Khacherov, but what about those two aviation divisions? Šteln said loudly.

"Shiteln, you are for China. I don't know anything about the army, especially the Chinese Chen's army, I have met the Chinese Chen, and I have had a few long conversations with him, this person feels very special to me, he is very talented and confident. He was convinced that China could win the war with the Japanese, and in fact thanks to his efforts, the Japanese in North China had already begun to decline two years earlier. In just two years they drove the Japanese army out of Chahar, Suiyuan, and Shanxi, and now the Japanese in Rehe and Hebei are also at a disadvantage, and according to the information we have gathered, Chen Feng's army has a large number of troops, between 600,000 and 700,000. In addition, Chen Feng's unit also has a large number of air forces, and the main fighters are imported from us and the United States, and according to incomplete statistics, the number is about 1,500. Of course, Chen Feng's department also has a navy that is not large, but quite large, and the warships are also ordered from the Soviet Union and the United States. Zhukov told him what he knew.

After listening to Zhukov's words, Shiteln was obviously taken aback, they didn't expect the strength of Chen Feng's department to be so strong. It turned out that the army, navy, and air force were complete, and the army of 6 or 700,000 plus the navy and air force were absolutely a first-class force in Asia, but they did not reflect on this at all, and it would be a dereliction of duty to investigate it.

Zhukov said: "Shiteln, you are the commander-in-chief of this campaign, you tell me the reasons for this fiasco, I want to hear your opinion!" ”

Shistern pondered for a while and said: "Comrade Zhukov, it must be explained that I must be responsible for this fiasco."

"Šteln, no one is holding you accountable for your defeat, at least not in this room. I just want to hear what you think about this fight! Zhukov said.

Zhukov's words made Steln breathe a sigh of relief, and then thought about it and said: "I think there are three reasons for the fiasco of our army in this battle, first of all, we do not understand the enemy's situation, so our army is not prepared for the corresponding war, this preparation includes the material aspect, and also the ideological aspect. ”

"The second is the carelessness of the front-line commanders, as can be seen from the telegram sent back by Isov, who did not expect the Chinese to attack in the early morning, and even did not set up a guard post. They know that they are in China. The army was stationed a few kilometers away, and there were tanks on the other side, but Khacherov's pig did not send enough troops to alert, let alone order the troops to retreat. The most fatal thing is that the pig is also stationed in the open space of Yima Pingchuan, and the tactical arrangement is even worse, the main force is actually placed on the first line of defense, and there are only a small number of troops in the second and third lines of defense, which is as stupid as a pig, which just gives the Chinese an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

"The last thing is that the defeat of the Air Force is likely to be the participation of the Americans, maybe the Americans did not mean it, but the Chinese are absolutely premeditated, they must have obtained from the Americans the main fighters more advanced than the Iraq-16 fighters, so they can wipe out the two aviation divisions of our army!" (To be continued......)