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Volume One: A Turbulent Era Volume Three: The Cannons Are Firing His Mother Chapter 458: A Different View

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    Krasnoyarsk is located at the intersection of the Yenisey River and the Siberian Railway, and is a transportation hub in central and southern Russia. It is also the largest city in the region.

    4,100 kilometers west of Krasnoyarsk is Moscow. Since 1628, Tsarist Russia established a fortress here. In 1823, it became the capital of Yenisey County. In 1896, the Siberian Railway was opened. With the development of industry and commerce and the rapid increase in population, Krasnoyarsk has  Snowyarkes became the most important city and transportation hub in the region.

    In the early morning of March 12, the Chinese National Defense Forces launched a sudden attack in the northwest and Mongolia. All the troops on the border and frontline collapsed in just a few hours. The Soviet Red Army lost all frontline defenses that day, and under the three-dimensional tactics of the Chinese National Defense Forces  They were defeated and defeated.

    The troops on the front line were either annihilated or captured. Before an army stationed in Krasnoyarsk had time to react, the Chinese rushed in with lightning speed and soon reached Krasnoyars.  Erkes area.

    When the Chinese army was 30 kilometers away from Krasnoyarsk, the Soviet Red Army hurriedly organized a defense to block the Chinese attack with terrain and solid fortresses.  At this time, surrounding troops also successively sent reinforcements to Krasnoyarsk. By the afternoon of March 15, Krasnoyarsk had gathered approximately 60,000 defenders.

    The temporary supreme commander was the Krasnoyarsk garrison commander and the commander of the 17th Army Loginovsky. After receiving the news of the defeat on the front line, Loginovsky wanted to organize troops to fight back.  , but he didn't expect the Chinese to come so quickly. When he had just organized his troops, the Chinese forward arrived.  For the sake of conservatism, Loginovsky deployed defenses south of the Anlaga River and east of Krasnoyarsk, using the fortresses of Tsarist Russia as defensive points.  Prepare to give the enemy a head-on blow.

    Loginovsky was a senior commander of the old Tsarist Russian army as early as the European War. He joined the Bolshevik Party before the revolution broke out. After the revolution was successful, he successively served as division commander, division political commissar, deputy army commander and army commander.  It can be said that Loginovsky still has some tactical ability, otherwise he would not have been appointed by the Revolutionary Military Council as the security commander of Krasnoyarsk and the commander of the 17th Army.

    But all the defensive preparations he made were based on experience in European wars. This kind of defense is no longer applicable under today's three-dimensional strikes.  The rout of the frontline troops also proved this.  However, due to the lack of information, Loginovsky did not understand everything that happened on the front line. Like most people, he believed that the defeat of the front line was due to the betrayal of traitors and a sneak attack by the Chinese.  With heavy troops and solid fortresses, as well as the help of natural terrain, it is absolutely not a problem to defend Krasnoyarsk. Loginovsky is very confident about this.

    And this is also true. In the two days from March 15th to 17th, several Chinese attacks were blocked.  The battles in various positions were vigorous, the casualties of the troops were not large, and everything was changing for the better.  This gave Loginovsky even more confidence. He even sent a telegram to Moscow, ensuring that the main force of the Chinese would be held back in Krasnoyarsk until reinforcements arrived.  When the time comes, it should be easy to launch a fierce counterattack and completely defeat the enemy.

    Loginovsky¡¯s good mood also reassured senior officers.  After several days of fighting, they calmed down from the initial panic and felt that the enemy was not that powerful.  With the ability of the Red Army, they can completely block the opponent.  Waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

    For a time, this feeling filled the entire garrison, but one person didn't think so. Instead of being happy, he was worried.  This man is a young staff officer of the 17th Army, named Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov.

    It¡¯s different from everyone¡¯s judgment.  Zhukov believes that the current stalemate in Krasnoyarsk is absolutely abnormal. If the Chinese attack power is only this, then even if there is a traitor, it will not be possible to cause the border frontline troops to collapse and collapse in such a short period of time.  Annihilated by the enemy.

    What¡¯s more, after two days of observation, Zhukov discovered that the enemy on the opposite side did not use all their strength when attacking the defensive position with infantry.  Compared with our own casualties, the opponent's casualties are much smaller, which means that the Chinese attack is just an illusion. Its purpose is probably to paralyze the opponent, and there is something planned behind it.

    In this regard, Zhukov judged that the Chinese have not really invested their full strength at the moment, or that their terrible attack power has not really been demonstrated. If they are confused by the Chinese's current performance, they will suffer a big loss in the next battle.  of.  Especially important areas like Krasnoyarsk, once lost, the consequences would be disastrous.

    The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. Zhukov suggested to the chief of staff to adjust the defense line and be ready to retreat at any time. At the same time, in YeniBombs were set up at key points on the Se River and the Siberian Railway to ensure that if the situation changed, the water and land transportation in Krasnoyarsk could be completely destroyed, so as to prevent the enemy from using water and land tools to penetrate directly into the Russian hinterland.

    The chief of staff dismissed Zhukov's suggestion at all. He believed that this young boy in his 20s was completely whimsical.  You must know that the heroic Red Army has now firmly blocked the enemy. The most important thing next is to consider how to hold back the enemy's main force and wait for reinforcements to arrive before launching a counterattack.

    These suggestions of Zhukov are simply unrealistic and are completely full of capitulationism and escapeism.  In order to save a young man, the chief of staff not only did not accept Zhukov's suggestion, but gave him a severe reprimand.

    After being frustrated, Zhukov not only did not give up the idea of ????progressing, but also provoked him to take an even stronger step.  A few hours after he was reprimanded by the chief of staff, he broke into a military meeting hosted by Loginovsky himself. After rushing into the meeting room, Zhukov stated his views on the current war situation in front of the stunned generals.  Supreme Commander Loginovsky was asked to immediately adjust his tactics to be fully prepared.

    Before he could finish his words, the chief of staff, whose face was distorted with anger, shouted to the guards, pointed at Zhukov and arrested him.  Subsequently, the military meeting unanimously approved the disposition of this bold young officer, which was to temporarily imprison him on charges of disrupting military morale and ignoring his superiors, pending a formal trial after the war.

    (It¡¯s the Chinese New Year, and my mother is in the hospital, so she¡¯s very busy every day, so I can only try to keep it updated, and please forgive me!) (To be continued)
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