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Volume 1: Turbulent Era Volume 3: Cannons are firing and blasting his mother Chapter 468: Return of Serov

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    Without Serov, the situation on the battlefield in Soviet Russia would be almost the same as the year before last when the Far East government advanced all the way and the Red Army retreated in embarrassment.  No!  It should be said that it is more severe!  Compared with that time, although the Soviets still occupied the Vorkuta area in the north, they lost the Kazakh territory in the central and south. Moreover, the enemy they faced this time was not only the Far East government forces, but also a more powerful and fierce opponent.

    Not only that, as the Soviet Union experienced the Trotskyist incident, the strength of the Red Army was much weaker than before. Coupled with the revelation of labor camp incidents in various places, the Far East government obtained a large number of troops and gained the upper hand in international public opinion.  Under this situation, the Red Army's effective strength, which has been retreating steadily since the beginning of the war, has been rapidly depleted. The number of Red Army troops killed or captured has reached 700,000. Among them, 19 of the 46 general-level officers were killed in action, and the rest were all captured.  , such a disastrous defeat greatly reduced the morale of Moscow.

    The Sino-Russian coalition forces approached Serov, and the situation on the Frunze Front was extremely critical.  In order to save this force, Stalin desperately ordered the reinforcements arriving from Belarus and Ukraine to abandon their original combat plan and divert the troops to gather in Serov to ensure the retreat of the Frunze Front.  In Stalin's view, the matter has reached this point, and even if hundreds of thousands more troops are lost, the current disadvantage cannot be restored, but Frunze must be rescued anyway.  First, the Frunze Front is the strongest and most experienced force in Stalin's hands now, except for the several Guards divisions guarding Moscow.  Secondly, as an excellent military strategist, Frunze must not give up. Only by rescuing Frunze can he lead the Red Army to regroup and deal with the enemy with his military talent.  Without Frunze, Stalin could not imagine anyone else within the Red Army who could have such high prestige and ability to lead the Red Army to defeat the enemy.  Could it be that Stalin would use the bunch of sycophants around him who only know how to talk?  The answer is of course no.

    In order to rescue Frunze, Stalin has done his best. With the reinforcements gathering in Serov, the strength of both sides in this area has reached its highest level since the war began.

    On the Soviet side, there are 200,000 Belorussian Front troops and 190,000 Ukrainian Front troops, plus the 350,000 Frunze Front troops retreating from Surgut (tens of thousands of troops were lost during the retreat), and the strength of the Red Army has reached about 750,000.  .

    ??Among the Sino-Russian coalition forces, the Northwest Army Corps is divided into two groups.  The 120,000 troops moved from the southwest to the northeast in the direction of Serov. The 250,000 troops of the Mongolian Army moved northward after taking Tyumen, with the front pointed directly at Serov.  Behind Frunze, the Baron's 300,000 government troops and the People's Liberation Army, plus the Far East Army Group (Thirty-ninth Division, Forty-fifth Division) led by Zhang Huchen, a total of more than 380,000 troops came in force, and the total strength reached nearly  Around 750,000.

    From the perspective of military strength.  The two sides seemed evenly matched, but the Red Army was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of advantages.  The opponents the Red Army faced were not the former White Army, but regular troops armed to the teeth. Among these enemies, especially the Chinese Communist Regiment, they had firepower and mobility several times more powerful than the Red Army, and that didn't even count.  The Chinese armored forces and terrifying air force appear to Moscow.  The failure of this battle is obvious, but Stalin does not care about the victory or defeat of the battle now. He focuses on rescuing the Frunze Front in the Serov area and consuming part of the opponent's troops to the greatest extent to win precious time for the future decisive battle.  .

    In order to maximize the benefits of the Serov Campaign, Stalin hereby ordered the mobilization of a large number of so-called "tank" weapons that had just left the factory to fight against the Chinese armored forces. In addition.  The Soviet Air Force was also established. Although there were not many aircraft and qualified pilots were only beginning to be trained, Stalin still deployed some of the air force to the front line to ensure his strategic deployment.

    Stalin spent a lot of money this time. When Fang Zida learned about the gathering of Soviet troops, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't help but admire Stalin's courage.  Moreover, other sources show that Stalin is still speeding up the training of troops.  Trying to organize nearly 2 million more troops into the war in one fell swoop.  Such a big move made Fang Zida full of emotions. It is still easier for a dictatorship to detonate troops. For a constitutional government like China, although Fang Zida also wanted to once again enhance the strength of the Soviet Union on the battlefield, due to various reasons, the formation of new troops was still slow.  .  Fortunately, as the military industry matures and develops, new weapons such as tanks and aircraft are continuously replenishing the front line to meet the needs of the war.

    April 13, 1922.  Exactly one month before the Sino-Soviet war officially broke out, on this day Frunze finally arrived at Serov with some troops of the front army that had withdrawn all the way west.

    "Comrade Commander, you have had a hard time on your journey!"

    Serov is now in the hands of the Red Army, but due to the previous civil war, many buildings in the city of Serov were destroyed, and the headquarters can only be temporarily located in a strong old church in the north of the city.  Arriving at the headquarters, General Iyeronim Petrovich Ubolevich, the commander of the Belarusian Front and Yona Emanuelevich, the commander of the Ukrainian Front, who arrived in Frunze a few days ago,General ??lovic Yakir hurriedly came forward and greeted the commander-in-chief of the Red Army with respect and enthusiasm.

    "Good work, comrades, let's go, let's talk after we go in." After shaking hands with everyone, Frunze walked straight to the headquarters without saying anything nonsense, followed by General Ubolevich and General Yakir.  Behind them were a large group of commanders at all levels, who entered the headquarters one after another.

    Went to the war room that had been converted from the main hall, and sat down according to their levels. Frunzhi took a sip of water and asked about the current situation.

    Before arriving in Frunze, the top military commander in the Serov region was the commander of the Belarusian Front, General Iyeronim Petrovich Ubolevich. He immediately stood up and went to the large map hanging on the wall.  Holding a baton in his hand, he explained to Frunze the current situation of Serov's enemy and ourselves.  As General Ubolevich explained, Frunze did not show much expression on his face. He listened silently below, nodding slightly from time to time.

    Half an hour later, Frunze had a general understanding of the current situation. He made no changes to the current defense situation of each unit. He just asked each unit to continue to prepare for defense and be ready to fight at any time.  Then, he announced the adjournment of the meeting, but deliberately left General Ubolevich and General Yakir behind when the meeting was over. The two commanders tacitly entered the inner room with Frunze.

    "The war situation is not optimistic. We must be prepared to retreat as soon as possible."

    After closing the door, Frunze said with a stern expression. General Ubolevich and General Yakir exchanged looks and nodded silently.

    "What's the situation on the road back to Moscow now?" Frunze didn't ask this question at the military meeting just now, because asking this was likely to damage everyone's morale, but now it's okay for him to say this. After all, everyone present  The three men are the most senior military generals in the Serov region.

    "The road is still open now, but the Chinese are moving very fast. I'm worried that they will use their armored forces as the vanguard to cut off our retreat. If so, we will have no choice but to break out to the north." The person who answered this question was Asia.  General Kiir, he pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. This was a general who looked similar to a middle school teacher. He had a gentle manner. If he were not wearing a military uniform, no one would think that he was a commander commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.

    "What's the situation of the Chinese people now?" Frunzhi frowned slightly and continued to ask.

    Understanding what Frunze wanted to ask, General Yakir answered methodically: "The Chinese armored forces are still behind, but their air force has already arrived in Tyumen, and they come to Serov for several rounds almost every day. Although we  Anti-air defenses were set up in various positions, but the effect was not very good"

    "It should have no effect at all, right?" Frunze interrupted him, waved his hand and said: "Judging from the existing equipment of our army, it is impossible to cause any losses to the enemy's air force. As for the small prints printed in Moscow,  You don¡¯t need to tell me about brochures. If you can really shoot down a plane with a rifle, I¡¯m afraid the Chinese air force will have been wiped out by us as early as the war started.¡±

    After hearing this, General Ubolevich and General Yakir looked a little embarrassed. You must know that the pamphlet Frunze was talking about was something like "How to Masturbate" circulated from Moscow.  As senior generals, they certainly know that this kind of thing is just political propaganda and not reliable at all, but who in the Soviet Union dares to say such things?  Having said that, it is a political issue, and only the highly respected Frunze can criticize it unscrupulously.  Moreover, the anti-aircraft positions just mentioned were also created by political commissars and instructors at all levels under each army. It would be strange if they were really effective.

    "I received news that we also have tanks? Is that so?"

    "Yes, Moscow has allocated some of them."

    "How do our tanks compare with Chinese tanks?" Frunze asked.

    "This although it is a bit insufficient, the power of our tanks' artillery fire is still good" General Ubolevich replied artistically. It is indeed true. The so-called tanks that were temporarily built are basically a combination of heavy artillery and tractors.  The monster that rises up, the gunfire power of this tank is indeed very strong, but its mobility and defensive capabilities are far inferior. Even due to some technical reasons, whenever this tank needs to fire, it must stop for a while.  Minutes or so to prepare.  From this point of view, it is better to say that it is a tank than an immature self-propelled artillery.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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