General Zhukov, commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front and commander-in-chief of the Soviet troops in the Far East, is a very, very strategic general, who has a beastly intuition for war and a good grasp of the battlefield situation.

Zhukov's worries were not for himself, but for the words of General Vasilevsky, General Kirganin, of the Outer Mongolian Front, which aroused his worries.

The battlefield in Outer Mongolia is by no means the same as the battlefield in the Far East, and after a two-day attack by more than 4 million troops under its own command, the Japanese Kwantung Army has only half a breath left, and when it has the opportunity to break through the encirclement, it is like picking up a life-saving straw.

In terms of the situation on the battlefield, the Japanese Kwantung Army suffered heavy casualties, was surrounded for more than 10 days, and had lost the ability to attack; moreover, the troops of the Far Eastern Front, the rear hand of their own deployment, carried out the attack for two days, nipped all the possibilities of the Kwantung Army's counterattack in the bud, and quickly fled back to Manchuria to recuperate, which is what the Japanese want to do most!

And the situation on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia is much more treacherous, not to mention, the opponent Vasilevsky faced is Tang Qiuli, the Chinese who made himself a prisoner, his troops, unscathed, maybe recuperating, like a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows, seeing the opportunity, pounced out, injected the deadly venom into the body of the Outer Mongolian Front, with that Chinese demonic military talent, he can do it!

On the way to the army, the Outer Mongolian Front was attacked by Tang Qiuli twice in succession, losing more than 200,000 troops, and Vasilevsky was already enraged and lost his mind. Captured an empty city of Kulen, more than 200,000 troops of the independent division, mysteriously disappeared, where did they go?

Seyin Shanda? Zhukov did not believe that Tang Qiuli would concentrate his troops in Seyinshanda, waiting for a hard-fought battle with more than one million troops of the Outer Mongolian Front, which was not the command style of the Chinese, Zhukov firmly believed. The main forces of the independent division, just around the Outer Mongolian Front, watched Vasilevsky's every move with their cruel eyes, waiting for an opportunity.

The Outer Mongolian Front army was on its way south to Saiyinshanda. Tang Qiuli only dispatched aviation units to carry out wanton and indiscriminate bombing. And what about his ground forces? According to the normal battlefield situation. On the way south, the Outer Mongolian Front should have been constantly blocked by the troops of the independent division, but no, every day it was just countless bombs, raining down from the sky. Sluggishness, exhaustion, or attrition, it is possible, Tang Qiuli is using the aviation to create opportunities for his own conspiracy.

Maybe. Saiyin Shanda itself is a huge trap, in the first Outer Mongolian War, how could it not be so, I originally thought that all the way forward, suddenly, I fell into the encirclement of the superior independent division troops, that is the eternal pain in my heart.

Because he and Vasilevsky each served as an independent offensive direction, Zhukov, although he had many doubts in his heart, could not send a telegram to remind Vasilevsky, not only did he not benefit at all, but on the contrary, he was suspected of overstepping his authority, and it would be even more disgusting, giving people a disgust of pointing fingers, which would not only dislike Vasilevsky, but also arouse the suspicion of Comrade Stalin, and the two sides would not be pleasing to each other.

Now, in the face of the unfavorable situation of the troops in the east and the withdrawal of the whole front, Tang Qiuli was able to let the Outer Mongolian Front withdraw safely, others believed, Zhukov absolutely did not believe it, unless, unless Vasilevsky's deployment made Tang Qiuli feel that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, otherwise, the Outer Mongolian Front army would probably not be able to leave, or in other words, it would not be able to evacuate smoothly.

However, looking at the current deployment of Vasilevsky, it is obviously not the case, more than one million troops, drawn into a long snake formation, divided into three echelons, each part of the force is only more than 400,000 people, and the distance between the end and the end is seven or eight hundred kilometers, doesn't it give Tang Qiuli a chance to break through?

If Vasilevsky had concentrated all his troops together and marched at the same time, Zhukov would not have to worry about this, no matter how great Tang Qiuli's appetite and cunning methods were, he would not be able to eat more than one million troops of the Outer Mongolian Front in one bite, and it was precisely because of Vasilevsky's deployment that it made people uneasy and worried.

These thoughts, in Zhukov's heart, held back for a long time, he can't say to anyone, even in the face of General Kirganin, he can't say that he and Vasilevsky don't have such a deep personal relationship, the relationship between the two is not harmonious, but a little unconvinced, jealous, of course, this is Vasilevsky's opinion, Zhukov himself, disdainful!

Sending a telegram of reminders, is it to appear that he is more clever than Vasilevsky? Or do you claim to be the supreme commander of the Soviet army in the East? What will others think, what will Comrade Stalin think? Vasilevsky doesn't buy it for sure, thankless thing, why bother! For a time, as strong as Zhukov, he also felt disheartened.

Sending General Kirganin away, Zhukov looked at the dark night sky, stratus clouds covered the stars, the strong evening wind, did not bring the breath of spring at all, still biting cold, he wrapped his army coat tightly, a wave of helplessness hit his heart, secretly thought in his heart: "There is nothing to do, I only hope that the Chinese Tang Qiuli has no conspiracy and plan against the Outer Mongolian Front, of course, this is just his own wishful thinking, Vasilevsky, you ask for more blessings!" ”

The current General Vasilevsky, not just asking for more blessings, he is simply depressed and almost vomiting blood, the vanguard of the three armies, has approached Seyinshanda, artillery units and tank units, braving the intensive bombing of the bomber group of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division, after paying a great price, finally rushed to the battlefield, the preparations for the attack on Seyinshanda are ready, and in an hour, the offensive will begin!

At this critical moment, the General Staff came with an order, two news, the Germans attacked the Soviet Union, the Outer Mongolian Front must withdraw from the battlefield, return to the western battlefield, shocked Vasilevsky's hair all over his body, and then came down in a cold sweat, with an indescribable discomfort in his heart, he held his breath in his heart, he couldn't get out or get out, he was so depressed that his eyes were full of gold stars, and his head was "buzzing".

After a long time, General Vasilevsky roared angrily: "Who can sue me, why is this happening?" ――Why? ”

According to the Soviet soldiers who were on duty outside the tent of Comrade Commander that day, they quietly described to their comrades afterwards, "Comrade Commander's loud roar, the sound vibrated the roof tiles, pierced the clouds and cracked silks, and went straight to the sky, with indescribable indignation and helplessness, I thought at that time that Comrade Commander must have gone crazy!" ”

Vasilevsky did not go crazy, and after the roar was over, he sat down like a deflated ball, slumped on the shell box, his eyes straight, his blood churning, and his mind went blank.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev, chief of staff of the Front Army, who sent this telegram, wiped the sweat from his head and comforted: "Comrade commander, the Germans attacked us suddenly, and no one expected it, and the General Staff was forced to give such an order, as far as I know, not only the units of our Front Army should all go to the western battlefield, but also the troops of the three fronts in the Far East will also go to the western battlefield. ”

Looking at General Vasilevsky, whose face had eased a little bit of color, Chief of Staff Pozhnev continued: "Comrade commander, compared to the troops in the Far East, our experience is good, and the troops in the Far East, under the command of General Zhukov, are about to carry out the final general attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army, don't they also have to give up the victory that is about to be won and immediately withdraw from the battlefield?" ”

"Our troops, after all, have not yet begun to attack. Relatively speaking, it is much easier to evacuate the battlefield, Comrade Commander, now is not the time to be angry and impulsive, the most important thing we should do at the moment is how to withdraw the three army groups from the front line at the starting point of the attack! ”

"Also, the General Staff asks us to leave the troops of a group army to continue to carry out combat missions against independent divisions and maintain the actual occupation of the Outer Mongolian region.

Lieutenant General Pozhnev's other words, General Vasilevsky didn't listen to it at all, only said that the troops of the three fronts under Zhukov's command had to give up the victory that was within reach and withdraw from the battlefield anyway, these few words made his heart balance a lot, yes, compared with Zhukov's guy, his situation is not known how many times, the battle to attack Seyinshanda has not yet begun, and he can be free to retract.

Thinking of this, Vasilevsky gradually recovered from his extreme depression, although in his heart, the news of the German attack on the Soviet Union was still unshaken, and it was not the same dejected appearance as when he had just received a telegram from the General Staff.

General Vasilevsky, exhaling the sullen breath in his heart, said: "Comrade Pozhnev, immediately issue an order to attack the troops of Seyinshanda, immediately terminate the operation, and use the 37th Army and the 3rd Tank Army as the rearguard to cover the withdrawal of the other armies, and the evacuation route is the original route to the south, evacuate through the Tangnu Mountains, and the troops of the second echelon will immediately advance in the direction of the Ural Mountains." ”

"The 35th Army, which went to Kulen, and the 37th Army, which served as the rearguard, continued to stay in the Outer Mongolia region, organized the defense with Kulen as the center, and all the troops that withdrew to the western theater, an hour later, began to move! Remind the commanders of the various army groups not to alarm the Chinese, "Vasilevsky's mind is quite clear, he gives orders in a clear manner, the rules are not chaotic, and he knows to leave the covering troops."

(To be continued)(To be continued......