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Volume 2: Three Pillars Chapter 39: War breaks out

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    Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi left happily, while Cheng Qian was very dissatisfied.  Good guys, if any of you are unhappy, just go back to your hometown. We still have to go to Fujian and fight to the death with Sun Chuanfang's troops.

    But it doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t like it, this is a military order!  .

    What¡¯s more, their troops are weak and different from Li Zongren¡¯s Gui Clan.  Although they are all one army, the Twelve Army of the Guangxi Clan has 18 regiments and more than 60,000 men, and they are all soldiers who are good at fighting.  Cheng Qian's army only had 8 regiments and more than 20,000 people.  Besides, Tang Shengzhi didn't even raise an opinion. What kind of opinion could he have?

    In fact, not only was Cheng Qian dissatisfied, but Chiang Kai-shek was also very unhappy.  He felt that he was a bit useless as the commander-in-chief, and he could clearly feel it. With the bureau's military defeats, many people were no longer convinced by him.

    Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are just the beginning. If it weren't for Guangxi, they would still take care of the overall situation. But now that their old nest is gone, who will take care of the overall situation with you?! I followed you in the Northern Expedition at the beginning because they wanted to occupy some territory.  , It¡¯s better now, the territory has not been gained, and if you don¡¯t go back, your old nest will be taken away.

    Chiang Kai-shek¡¯s original plan was not like this. During the Northern Expedition, he said he would target the four major warlords in the north, but in fact Chiang Kai-shek¡¯s targets were Sun Chuanfang and Wu Peifu.

    Once the area south of the Yangtze River is captured, we will temporarily separate the river from the north and make plans later when our strength becomes stronger.  This was Chiang Kai-shek's plan, and his plan seemed normal at the time.  At that time, the northern National Army's 18 divisions had more than 200,000 troops, dominating Henan, Zhili, and Rehe.  There they are.  Whether it is Zhang Anle or Zhang Zuolin, if you want to go south, you must first get rid of the National Army.

    According to Chiang Kai-shek¡¯s estimation, it would be impossible for them to capture these 200,000 troops within three to five months.  But unexpectedly, less than a month later, Zhang Zhijiang and Lu Zhonglin split, each pulling away half of their troops.  Until this time, Chiang Kai-shek was still confident in his plan, with 100,000 troops.  With the specially built defensive positions as support, it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for two or three months.  Two or three months would be enough for him to capture Jiangnan.

    But what happened later was completely beyond his expectation.  Nine divisions numbering more than 100,000 people, a third of which had surrendered before the fighting began, and the remaining troops had no intention of fighting.  They all simply surrendered.  In response to this, Chiang Kai-shek had no other choice but to curse the grassroots.  My troops have already gone on an expedition, so I can't withdraw them anymore.

    Fortunately, my army¡¯s combat effectiveness was really strong and we quickly captured Hunan.  With the surrender of Liu Xiang and Tang Jiyao, the Kuomintang army's losers once again turned to their side and captured Hubei effortlessly.  Although the Battle of Jiangxi had some twists and turns, Jiangxi was finally won.  At this time, at the insistence of He Yingqin, Fujian was captured. So far, only Zhejiang Province was left in the territory south of the Yangtze River.

    At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was very high-spirited and had more than 300,000 troops surrounding Zhejiang on both sides.  They had already made plans to attack Zhejiang, and Zhang Anle's troops attacked him in four directions.  One word disrupted all his plans.  Guangzhou and Hubei fell one after another, Liu Xiang of Sichuan surrendered, and the Tang brothers in Yunnan and Guizhou were imprisoned. The situation turned upside down overnight.

    The main forces of our First, Second, and Fourth Armies were defeated by the enemy, and the Northern Army was about to encircle Jiangxi.  The Soviets caused trouble at this time.  Moved Zhang Anle's large army to the north, otherwise he might have become a prisoner by now.  But the current situation is not optimistic. Guangdong has lost its own protection. It can be said that the government, finance, justice, etc., which were the biggest supporters of the party, are all gone except for military talents.

    Jiangxi and Fujian are all newly occupied places.  The people here don't appreciate what the National Government does.  The revolution is truly on the verge of life and death. If it cannot accept Japan's batch of military aid, it will really be over.  Fujian must not make any mistakes. For the cause of the party and the former president, I must do better!

    Chiang Kai-shek strengthened his faith and meticulously arranged his already straight military uniform in front of the mirror.  After showing a smile to himself in the mirror, Chiang Kai-shek strode towards the conference room.

    The main content of today¡¯s meeting is to discuss defense matters. Since Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi have left, the people who are staying in Jiangxi for the meeting are small forces. They dare not have any other ideas about Chiang Kai-shek.  His proposal was unanimously approved, and everyone unanimously agreed to abandon the area west of the Xiangjiang River in Hunan and Hengyang Road, and then deploy heavy troops on the east bank of the river to build defensive positions.  To the north, defenses were deployed along the Wuning and De'an areas, and to the east, the front lines with Zhejiang were reinforced to prevent enemy sneak attacks.

    Looking at the north, the Soviet Union and Zhang Xueliang have been wrangling for more than half a month and finally revealed their true colors.

    On August 2, the Soviet representative issued an ultimatum. If the Chinese representative was not on the contractIf you sign, the Soviet Union can use all means to regain its rights and interests, and all consequences will be borne by China.

    Zhang Anle responded unceremoniously to the Soviet Union's arrogance.  The next day, Zhang Anle, the ruler of the Republic of China, issued a statement called a zero-tolerance policy towards the Soviet Union.  Once the Soviet Union has any provocative activities on the Sino-Soviet border and military actions against China, China will regard it as a declaration of war by the Soviet Union against China, and China will fight the hostile forces to the end at all costs.

    On the same day, Zhang Anle announced that the Sino-Soviet border had entered level one combat readiness, and a total of 23 divisions of the Chinese Army Corps displayed on the Sino-Soviet border had entered combat readiness.  All the soldiers, fully armed, were guarding the border fortifications.

    At the military airports in Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Jilin, hundreds of aircraft have been filled with fuel and ammunition, and the pilots are fully equipped and ready to board the plane.

    Hundreds of tanks in armored divisions scattered across various places are also kept ready to be activated at any time, and can immediately enter combat status as long as the military order is given.

    Warships anchored at Yingkou Military Port and elsewhere in Heilongjiang have also been fired up and prepared.

    The reason why Zhang Anle announced preparations on this day is because he has received accurate information that the Soviet Union may take action on August 4.

    At 3 o'clock in the morning, the Far East Military District Headquarters in Chita was brightly lit. The commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far East Army, Bluher, was looking at the map of the Sino-Soviet border. The 21st, 35th, and 36th divisions of the Soviet Union, which were responsible for the main attack mission, had already entered the position.  The 18th and 19th armies were responsible for the attack tasks on the left and right wings respectively.  Now just wait until the time comes to get started.

    The Soviet plan is that the 21st and 35th Divisions and the 5th Cavalry Division will be responsible for the main offensive mission in the direction of Kulun. They are now in Kyaktu. The 36th Division and the 19th Army will be responsible for the attack in the Manzhouli direction. The 18th Army will be responsible for the Tang  Attack in the direction of Nu Ulianghai.

    The Amur Fleet is responsible for blocking the river and preventing Fengjun from the Northeast from crossing the river. In addition, two corps and four divisions in Primorye Province are deployed on the Sino-Soviet border to protect Vladivostok.

    ?Bluucher is waiting for reports from various ministries.  Feedback from the front line said that the Chinese seemed to already know that they were going to attack today and they were already prepared.  Bluucher suddenly had an ominous premonition about this, because this battle was originally to prepare for a surprise attack, using the mobility of the cavalry to break through the enemy's defense line and raid Cullen.  This would be difficult if the enemy was on guard, but he also knew that it was impossible to change the order now.  Because the attack is about to begin.

    In Moscow, at 10 o¡¯clock at night, the lights in the Kremlin¡¯s Politburo conference room were still on.  Several comrades from the Political Bureau are now sitting in the conference room. They look at the clock on the wall from time to time. Time seems to have never been so slow.

    Stalin seemed to be looking at the wall clock calmly, but in fact he was very excited. He wanted to set the time directly to 10:30. Or directly set it to one month later, which is also a good choice.

    Zhang Anle was sitting in the temporary headquarters in Hulun at this time, and the troops were ready.  Bluher actually wanted to use cavalry to attack Cullen.  Then he would treat others as they were treated, and use his cavalry to raid Chita to see whose horse was faster!

    Finally, the minute hand of the wall clock on the wall pointed to 6. Stalin couldn't help but look happy and started!

    On the thousands-kilometer front line on the Sino-Soviet border, countless soldiers were waiting for orders. Under the leadership of their commanders, they crossed the border and attacked China.  The Sino-Soviet war officially broke out!

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