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Volume 1: Turbulent Era Volume 3: Cannons are firing Chapter 480: The Battle of Serov 12

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    Beijing, State Council, Fang Zida's office.

    Chief of General Staff Wu Peifu sat on the sofa with several staff officers from the General Staff Headquarters. The atmosphere in the room was a bit solemn. Prime Minister Fang Zida had just finished listening to Wu Peifu's report on the front line and was pondering without saying a word.

    It has been almost a month and a half since the war started. The advance of the Junior High School Regiment was extremely smooth. It defeated the Soviet troops and advanced thousands of kilometers in one breath. It not only surrounded, annihilated, and captured hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army soldiers, but also  It also captured almost the entire Kazakh region. The southern and northern fronts were pushed to the Serov area in the heart of Soviet Russia. Judging from the war situation, 2/3 of the territory of Tsarist Russia before the entire European War had fallen into the hands of the Chinese and Russian coalition forces.  .

    The illustrious achievements of the Chinese National Defense Force shocked the world, especially the powerful offensive power and tactics displayed by the Chinese in this war, which made Western countries lose their glasses.  In particular, the Chinese National Defense Force used tank groups and air forces to cooperate with ground troops on the battlefield for the first time. This three-dimensional new tactic shocked Western military strategists and also shouted that this was another huge war method since the European War.  change.

    With the Chinese people's successive victories, China's international status has also begun to soar.  Before the war, no one was optimistic about the Chinese. Although China's national power increased a lot after the European War, and during the European War, judging from the performance of the local war between the Chinese National Defense Force and Japan and the European Expeditionary Force, although China has military capabilities  Although great progress has been made, in the eyes of Western countries, China is still a second- or even third-rate country, and its status is even worse than Japan.

    Such a country, facing a huge Soviet Russia, actually wants to defeat its opponent on its own, or with the help of a lingering orthodox government of the Russian Empire. Politicians feel that this is a completely unreasonable situation.  possible tasks.  You must know that although the quality of Soviet Russia's military is not as good as that of Britain and France before the European War.  Not to mention the most elite German Army in the world.  But even so, during the European War, the Germans and their allies tried their best and failed to kill the original Tsarist Russia, and they were also dragged down by the two-front battle, which led to the final defeat.

    Soviet Russia is not easy to deal with, this is the unanimous view of all politicians.  Although they also hold the same view and do not look down upon Soviet Russia's army equipment and combat effectiveness.  What cannot be ignored is that Soviet Russia has strong organizational capabilities and a huge army base that other countries do not have.  When the capitalist world was wary of and even hostile to Bolshevism, countries only verbally condemned Soviet Russia, but never directly sent troops to Soviet Russia. The main reason, in addition to the great loss of strength after the European war, was that fear  Soviet Russia's huge army was worried that it would be overwhelmed by this big country in the war.

    Therefore, for the Chinese to formally declare war on Soviet Russia at this time is a result that Western countries are happy to see.  Countries are talking about it and encouraging the Chinese to be used as cannon fodder, but in their hearts they actually hope that both China and the Soviet Union will lose in the war.  Then come out and clean up the mess and enjoy the results.

    But now that the war has started, military experts from all over the world have changed their previous judgments, because the performance of the Chinese is so surprising.  Except for some more cautious people, most people changed their minds and claimed that the victory of the Chinese in the Sino-Soviet War was only a matter of time. Judging from the outstanding performance of the Chinese National Defense Forces, coupled with the various new weapons and equipment equipped by the Chinese National Defense Forces,  With advanced tactics, the demise of Soviet Russia is inevitable.

    As more and more people say this.  Today's China has vaguely become a real big country.  Judging from the information fed back by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one victory after another on the front line.  China's status in the international community has increased dramatically. Even the British government, which has always claimed to be an empire on which the sun never sets, has gradually changed its original approach to diplomacy and become more easy-going and cordial.  Moreover, with the victory of the Chinese Communist Party, Western countries have already had the idea of ??participating in this war, taking this opportunity to completely eliminate the evil Bolshevism, and reap benefits from this war.  As shown in a document submitted by the National Defense Force a few days ago.  Poland and several Western European countries are preparing to send military observers to the Sino-Soviet battlefield, and hope that some troops composed of supporters will join the Chinese Communist Regiment to participate in the battle.  After reading this document, Fang Zida knew very well that this was actually a kind of test. Behind these countries was the entire Western capitalist society, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy and other countries.  It¡¯s obvious what they have in mind.

    There are only interests but no real friendship between countries. As the Prime Minister, Fang Zida understands this truth.  Behind the victory on the front line, the pressure on the Chinese government is not small. The money required to support a modern war is a huge amount. What's more, the current Chinese National Defense Force's logistical support is extremely terrifying in terms of equipment and tactics.  .

    In just one and a half months of war, the Chinese government¡¯s war expenditures have reached billions, and this number continues to rise as the war continues.  If notZida started preparations a few years ago and made a fortune during the European War. I am afraid that the government will go bankrupt before the war is won.  But even so, once this war lasts for a year or two, the country's vitality will inevitably be severely damaged.

    It¡¯s not bad now. With the smooth progress on the front line, the pressure on the national treasury has been greatly reduced, and due to the stimulation of the war, various domestic industries have flourished.  In addition, Jiang Zhiqing also played a big role in this. Jiang Zhiqing, who was in Shanghai, took advantage of the opportunity of the Sino-Soviet war to speculate and sell gold, silver, copper and other precious metals internationally. At the same time, he used the foreign exchange market and the foreign exchange black market in Japan to buy  Sell ??and make huge profits in a very short period of time.  For this reason, Fang Zida specially commended Jiang Zhiqing for his contribution, and appointed Jiang Zhiqing as Assistant Minister of Finance via the State Council.

    Today Wu Peifu came in a hurry, expecting to hear another good news, but unexpectedly, he received bad news instead.  According to the intelligence just learned, the Far East government troops were on the west bank of the Ob River in the Khanty-Mansiysk area. They were advancing lightly in the Khanty-Mansiysk area and were seeking victory in a surprise attack by the troops led by Frunze.  In this battle, the Far East government forces lost nearly 40,000 elite troops, which could be described as a serious loss of vitality.

    If Feng Yuxiang¡¯s 39th Division hadn¡¯t arrived at the most critical moment, even Peter Nikolayevich Wrangel, the commander-in-chief of the Far East government forces, would have been almost killed.  Although later, the Frunze troops saw that our army's reinforcements had arrived, and any further attack had lost the surprise effect, so they took the initiative to retreat.  After the war.  The Far East government forces have lost the ability to continue advancing towards Serov. According to Zhang Huchen, due to the heavy losses in this battle, the entire Far East government army may have to rest for some time before they can continue fighting. In order not to affect the overall plan of the Serov campaign, so  Zhang Huchen suggested that the Chinese Far East Army Group should formally separate from the Far East government forces from now on.  Lead the troops to march towards Xie Luo first.

    "The Soviets already have tanks and aircraft? And Frunze was the first to use them in an ambush?"

    Fang Zida asked with a frown, Wu Peifu nodded and replied; "Zhang Huchen's department has confirmed that the Soviet Red Army did use tanks and aircraft in the battle, and after the war, our army harvested several abandoned enemy tanks on the battlefield. As for  According to intelligence, the aircraft should be a model of the aircraft from the European War, but the Soviets have modified it, and its speed, altitude, ammunition load and aggressiveness are far inferior to our military aircraft."

    "What's that about the tank? Is it an old thing used by the British during the European War?"

    "That's not true, according to the enemy's tank wreckage. This is a new type of tank." Wu Peifu nodded to the staff officer beside him. The young officer with the rank of colonel stood up and took out the briefcase he was carrying.  He took out a document and handed it to Fang Zida.

    "Prime Minister, this is our army's preliminary data on the tanks that appeared in the Soviet Red Army. Since the tank wreckage is on its way back, it will take some time for the specific data to be compiled."

    Fang Zida took over and took a look, and was stunned at the first glance.  Although he does not have a technical background, he still knows something about tanks because he has been in charge of military industry for a long time.  Data shows that Soviet tanks have more powerful artillery fire than our own.  But the strange thing is that its tank gun actually uses a howitzer. Although the gun fire is powerful, the damage capability is not strong. Moreover, because this gun is not suitable for tanks, it will cause too much recoil, slow loading, and inaccurate  Due to problems such as temperature difference, it is even impossible to shoot quickly at the target during the attack.

    "Strangewhat kind of tank is this?"

    "Return to the Prime Minister. I think this tank of the Soviet Red Army is simply a makeshift weapon. Its chassis is obviously that of a tractor without any modification. In order to ensure shooting, the Soviet Russians also reinforced the whole. You  Look, this place, and this place I judge that this kind of tank is at best a rudimentary self-propelled artillery. Judging from the feedback from the battlefield, they perform the same way, but in the absence of anti-tank equipment, this kind of tank  Tanks will still cause some trouble to our army."

    After the colonel pointed it out, Fang Zida's brows relaxed, and he finally understood what the following data represented.  Looking at the other party with some admiration, Fang Zida asked: "Colonel, what's your name? You seem a bit strange. I haven't seen you before."

    "Back to the Prime Minister, Wang Geng, former colonel of the Ministry of War and now chief of the Intelligence Section of the General Staff Headquarters!"

    "Wang Geng?" Fang Zida was somewhat familiar with this name, but he was sure that he had never seen this person before.  However, it was not surprising to hear that he was previously a member of the Army Ministry. It turned out that he was transferred to the General Staff Headquarters only recently. No wonder he had not seen him in the General Staff Headquarters.

    "Zhangming, Wang Geng was a student who was recommended to study in the United States after graduating from Tsinghua University in 1911. He studied at the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and Princeton University.Later he transferred to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point in 1918 and ranked twelfth in the school. He returned to the Army in 1919 and has been serving in the Army Department since then. I only accepted him from the Army Department two months ago.  Arrive at the General Staff Headquarters.  "

    Wu Peifu explained a few words on the side, and Fang Zida was a little lost in thought.  No wonder this guy¡¯s name is so familiar, it¡¯s him!  I had long heard that there was an outstanding person in the Army Department who studied at five universities and also graduated from the famous West Point Military Academy. I didn't expect him to be so young.  It is indeed a pity for a person like this to work in the Army Department. Wu Peifu's General Staff Department is where he really displays his talents.

    "Young man is good. You will work hard under General Ziyu from now on! In a few years, Ziyu will let you go out to lead the army. You are a soldier. How can you be called a soldier if you have never fought in a war!" Fang Zida patted the other party on the shoulder and said pleasantly. Wang Geng heard this  His face turned red with excitement and he quickly agreed loudly.

    "Call back to Zhang Huchen and agree to his request, but pay attention to the safety of the march. In addition, he telegraphs the front line and dispatches air force cover to ensure the air support of the Far East Group Army." After saying a few words to Wang Geng, Fang Zida turned to Wu Peifu and said,  Since the Russian Empire's Far East government forces cannot reach Serov as planned for a while, the Chinese Far East Army can only advance first.  Taking into account the appearance of Frunze aircraft and tanks, Fang Zida decided to mobilize part of the air force to provide support to the Far East Army. This decision was recognized by Wu Peifu, who immediately agreed.

    "However, Zhang Ming, there is still some trouble on the Serov side. Judging from the current battle situation, the enemy may plan to deal with our army with Serov as the center. Although the General Staff remains optimistic about the outcome of the war, once the main force is contained in the Serov area, this will  There will be changes in the progress of the future war situation." Wu Peifu is not worried about Zhang Huchen. Although the Far East Army has only two reorganized divisions, which is slightly smaller than the general army, the Far East Army has rich experience in fighting the enemy and is well-equipped.  , coupled with the support of the Air Force, security can still be guaranteed.  Now, he is thinking more about the battle of Serov. Due to the enemy's tenacity and tactical changes, a hard attack on Serov will cause a lot of casualties. Therefore, so far, the Chinese ** regiment has only suppressed it with strong firepower and gradually advanced towards the city.  This method of warfare consumes extremely huge amounts of materials, and as the front advances, troop casualties gradually increase. In addition, the role of aircraft and tanks in urban areas is greatly reduced, which gives frontline commanders a headache.

    Fang Zida sneered in his heart. Stalin and Frunze actually played such a trick on him. This scene was not unfamiliar to him. It was basically a replica of the Battle of Stalingrad between the German and Soviet troops in World War II.  The Soviet Red Army made a desperate move, preparing to fight itself at Serov to win precious time for them.  If I wasn't a mustache, would I still be stupid enough to do this with Frunze in Serov?  The answer is of course no.  (To be continued)
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