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Volume 2: Three Pillars Chapter 31: The Odds of Victory

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    Zhang Anle felt his head swell as he looked at the news gathered from all aspects of the Northeast. He pressed his temples a few times with both hands.  He took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit one, and suddenly the office was filled with smoke.

    The 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 14th and 16th divisions, plus Mongolia¡¯s 11th and 12th divisions, as well as direct divisions and armored divisions.  Zhang Anle mobilized a total of eight infantry divisions and one armored division, totaling 100,000 troops.  Zhang Anle later said that in the Battle of the Eastern Railway, the Soviet Union dispatched a total of about 80,000 troops.  .

    With the troops currently mobilized by Zhang Anle plus the Fengjun troops in the Northeast, there is no problem in confronting the Soviet Union, unless the Soviet Union wants to fight a full-scale war.

    However, in order to cope with the upcoming Sino-Soviet war, the war against the Southern National Government began to shift from offensive to defensive confrontation.  Fortunately, the Northern Expeditionary Army was greatly weakened at this time and was unable to launch an attack.

    "Ring, ring, ring," Just as Zhang Anle was puffing away, the phone on the table rang.

    "Report to the Commander-in-Chief! The Chief of Staff and the General Political Minister have arrived!" After Wang Xiaozhu was sent to the National Defense University by Zhang Anle to study, Hou Weidong became Zhang Anle's personal aide.

    "Invite them in." Zhang Anle ordered lightly.

    After hanging up the phone, Zhang Anle stood up, walked around the large desk and walked towards the door.

    "I've seen the governor!" The two men stood up and bowed to Zhang Anle.

    "Haha, you two are welcome, please sit down."

    Zhang Anle smiled and asked the two of them to sit down, and Hou Weidong added tea to the three of them.  Exit the office.

    "The chief of staff has been called back urgently this time. You already know what happened, right?" Zhang Anle offered the two men a cigarette, but they both refused.  Zhang Anle lit a cigarette and asked Timuxinge.

    ¡°I only know about some situations in general, but I don¡¯t have a detailed understanding.¡± Timoshinger only knew about the Soviet Union and Russia, and that the relationship between the two sides was very tense and there was a high possibility of war. He didn¡¯t know about other situations.

    "Where's Mr. Yang?" Although Yang Du became the General Political Minister, Zhang Anle still used to call him Mr. Yang or Mr.

    "I have been in Beijing to learn more about this matter. This incident is actually the result of the intensification of internal party strife in the Soviet Union. In order to fight for power and gain, Stalin and the New Opposition fought everything from politics to economics. From domestic affairs to diplomacy, it can be said that everything  Confrontation in all aspects. As for the dispute with China this time, this is even more true. Although both sides regard themselves as the successors of Lenin, the new opposition believes that the southern government no longer has the value of supporting. Rather than continuing to support the southern government, it is better  You have the right to cooperate with us instead. But Stalin said that a unified China was not in the interests of the Soviet Union. For this reason, the Soviet Union recalled Galen, the general adviser of the Northern Expeditionary Army, to the country. Galen agreed with Stalin's opinion and believed that it would be more convenient to copy the southern government.  It was in line with the interests of the Soviet Union. From this as a breakthrough, Stalin began to counterattack, and the new opposition had almost no say in the Soviet Union." Yang Du briefly introduced the situation in the Soviet Union.

    "Then they can continue to support the southern government. Why do they want to break off diplomatic relations with us?" Timxinge asked in confusion.

    "Because now other than directly participating in the war, he can't find any other way to turn defeat into victory for the Northern Expeditionary Army." The person who explained to him was not Yan Yangdu, but Zhang Anle.

    "That is to say. Isn't the war between our two countries inevitable?" Timxinge asked again.

    "If we lose without a fight, of course we can avoid it." Yang Du replied.

    "In this case, we will prepare for war with all our strength. The Soviet Union has a vast territory and their intra-party struggle is still so fierce. They should not go to full-scale war with us. Our chances of winning are very good." Timoshinger said.

    Thousands of miles away in the Kremlin, Gallen was also facing Stalin, discussing the same issue of the odds of winning for both sides.

    "Comrade Stalin, I think unless we start a full-scale war with China, our chances of winning are not very good." Stalin, opposite Gallen, said seriously.

    Galen¡¯s real name was Vasily Konstantinovich Bluukher. He was appointed by the Soviet government and took the pseudonym "Gallen". He came to China twice to serve as Sun Yat-sen¡¯s political adviser to the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government and the leader of the advisory team of the Whampoa Military Academy.  Later he served as the military general adviser of the Northern Expeditionary Army.  Until Stalin recalled him a few days ago.

    "Haha, Comrade Blyucher. You are an expert on China issues. We only know about Zhang Anle and the Chinese Communist Party from documents. What is their situation?" Stalin lit his pipe and looked at it with a smile.  asked this meritorious general.

    "I don't know much about Zhang Anle. About the Chinese ** Corps. The current Chinese ** Corps can be divided into three levels. The first level is the top ten infantry divisions of the National Defense Force. The army was founded earlier.  , received a very formal??Strict military training.  The weapons equipped are also very advanced, and the artillery penetration rate is higher than that of our Red Army.  The second class consists of the regular troops of the National Defense Forces and the elite and top four corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army.  They have received good military training and are well equipped. The only difference between them and the first-level troops is their training time and combat experience.  The third level is Zhang Xueliang's troops in the Northeast and the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army. They received simple military training, but neither their weapons, equipment nor their mental outlook can be compared with the first two.  "Bluucher simply organized his language and said.

    "Then how many troops do you think the Beijing government can mobilize to fight this war with us?" Stalin heard what he said and asked a question of greatest concern.

    "Now that the Northern Expeditionary Army is being restrained in the south, the Beijing government can mobilize less than 10 divisions, about 100,000 troops. However, Zhang Xueliang has 300,000 troops in the northeast, and the opponent's troops that can be put into the battlefield will reach more than 200,000." Bu Liu  Hull did a simple calculation and replied.

    "200,000 troops" Stalin heard this number, took a puff of his cigarette, and began to think about it.  Although he is now eager to increase his prestige, to deal with China's 200,000 troops, the Red Army should at least be more than 100,000. Is this worth it or not?

    "If you were to command this battle, how many troops would we have to mobilize?" Stalin asked after thinking for a while.

    "If I were to command, the number of our Red Army could not be less than 150,000, and we would also need the support of the air force and navy. Especially the navy, Zhang Anle purchased dozens of warships from the UK through loans in the past two years, including  Large battleships like the Iron Duke. Our Pacific Fleet is no match for Chinese warships. So our breakthrough should be at the junction of Mongolia and Manchuria, as well as the border of Mongolia." Bluher thought for a while  replied.

    "Okay Comrade Blyucher, I will discuss your opinion with other comrades of the Politburo." Stalin said with a smile, but he was actually giving an order to expel the guest.

    "Then I'll go back first, Comrade Stalin."

    "You must be prepared to go to the Far East to fight at any time." Stalin nodded, but did not forget to tell him.

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