I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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"What should we do?" Jiang Weiguo looked at Yang Jie, Bai Chongxi, Li Yuri, Liu Fei and others.

"In order to avoid the complete annihilation of the 77th Division, in my opinion, it is the safest way to let the 77th Division turn south and retreat into Champion City under the support of the 74th Division!" Yang Jie said.

"However, if the 77th Division and the 74th Division withdraw to the south, the northern part of Champion City will restore the previous emptiness, and Zhukov's and Konev's divisions will be able to join forces in the northern part of Champion City!" The siege of the four cities in Asia will be a complete failure. Zhukov rescued Konev, and Konev escaped from our iron cage. The four cities in North Asia are connected to the Ural region of the Soviet Union. It is also a major victory!"

"The siege of the four cities in North Asia, if you fail, you will fail!" Liu Fei said, "Actually, we didn't really succeed. After more than four months of siege and blockade for more than four months, the four cities of North Asia did not succeed." collapse.

The most urgent task is to ensure that the 77th Division or other units of our army are encircled or even wiped out by the Soviet army.

The Soviet army was eager for success and hoped for a quick victory. We must fight steadily and slowly. Time is on our side. As long as we delay it for a month or two, we will win.

We held back a million Soviet troops on the Eastern Front, which is actually a major strategic victory for us!"

"No!" Li Yuri shook his head, "If the four cities in North Asia are rescued, it will be a big trouble. The Soviet army's reinforcements, ordnance, ammunition, and food supplies can be continuously transported from the Urals to the four cities in North Asia. Don't forget What is the easternmost of the four cities in North Asia? It is Anbei.

Zhukov gave Konev a blood transfusion, and Konev launched a breakthrough counterattack for the third time, and placed his troops in the east to attack Anbei. Wouldn't it have the effect of besieging Wei and saving Zhao?In this way, we have been led by the nose by the Soviet army, we are too passive!"

"Song Xilian will stick to the Anbei area!" Liu Fei retorted.

"Song Xilian's 10th Army has 5 divisions, and 2 divisions have been transferred to the south of the four cities in North Asia. He only has 3 divisions, and he also has to defend the Anbei area, Mongolia and other places. The territory is too vast and the density of troops is too high. not tall.

Previously, Song Xilian could block Konev in the east. First, Song Xilian's strength was fair, and second, Konev's strength was insufficient. Now, Song Xilian's strength has weakened, and Konev's strength has greatly increased. How about it?If Konev really breaks through Anbei, and then moves south, invades Mongolia, and captures Kulun (Ulaanbaatar), it will bring us no less shock than the 77th division being wiped out. Kulun is a native city of our country!We have made a major mistake of neglecting the other!If Konev has the ability to threaten our mainland, then the purpose of the Soviet counterattack will be achieved! "

Several military strategists had a heated debate. To Jiang Weiguo's ears, what they said was very reasonable, but they conflicted with each other, making him extremely indecisive.

Just when the Nanjing Army Headquarters was in dispute, the situation in the northern battlefield of Champion City was changing rapidly. For the Nanjing Army, this "change" meant deterioration.

Konev left Chuikov's 9th Army (which is mainly infantry, but has most of the heavy artillery) stationed in the four North Asian cities, and Vatutin's 15th Army (which owns most of Konev's army) Tanks, armored vehicles, automobiles and some heavy artillery) were the main attack force, and they moved westward quickly and fiercely, defeating the 27th Army of the National Army overnight, and smashed the 27th Army of the National Army that was trying to reinforce the 34th Army of the National Army. The offensive, victorious, drove straight into the north of the Champion City, where the 74th Division and the 77th Division of the Nanjing Army joined forces; Zhukov also made a massive attack, investing two armies and about 25 troops in the battle, and also penetrated into the northern part of the Champion City The joint zone between the 74th Division and the 77th Division of the Nanjing Army, plus the approximately 15 troops of Vatutin's 15th Army, the Soviet Army's onslaught to the north of Champion City has a total strength of approximately 40 troops.

Unlike the last time, last time, Zhukov used recruits, and Konev used militiamen, who were killed by the national army and killed countless people. This time, both Zhukov and Konev used regular troops.

The vast snow field in the north of Champion City has once again turned into a hell swept by a death hurricane.

The artillery fire of the Soviet army was extremely fierce, and the sky and the ground were burning together. The artillery units of the 77th and 74th Divisions of the Nanjing Army launched a fierce artillery battle with the Soviet army. It was so continuous that it could not be heard at all. The rear of the positions of both sides sprayed mountains and seas like a volcanic eruption. The deafening sound of the shells ejected, the breathtaking screams of the shells tearing the air rapidly, and the huge explosion of the shells after they landed. The sound gathered together into a frenzied tide, and the earth was shaken like a drum. Since the artillery positions of both sides were basically set up in the primeval forest in consideration of concealment and air defense, an extremely spectacular picture was formed: every time the artillery group fired angrily, , as rows of fire dragons flew into the sky, the huge shock wave impacted the trees around the gun group's positions, swaying outward like axles, and the snow on the trees poured down rumblingly.

In the sky, the trails of bullet marks pierced by shells from both sides intersected densely like spider webs, and the dark clouds turned into glistening fire clouds, which were then pierced by the shells.

After seeing this scene, Luo Zhuoying exclaimed in amazement: "My God! Such a powerful bombardment is unprecedented in the history of the national army!" He was stunned like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time.

Of course Luo Zhuoying is not a bumpkin, he has seen big winds and waves, but he has never seen such a huge artillery battle before. He knows that to fight such a huge artillery battle, a large number of artillery pieces are needed, and a large number of shells are needed. It needs astronomical sums of banknotes. The Chinese army is a very poor army. How can it afford such high-end and luxurious handwriting? Only under the command of Jiang Weiguo, the Nanjing Army has such confidence and capital, and can fight against the industry without fear. The powerful Soviet army engaged in tit-for-tat artillery battles.

Of course, only temporarily and occasionally.

If this happened every time, Jiang Weiguo would have gone bankrupt long ago.

The artillery groups of the Soviet Army and the Nanjing Army bombarded each other frantically, until the sun and the moon were darkened, and the sky and the earth were burning. Half of the artillery shells from both sides fell on the opponent's line, and half fell on the opponent's defense area and position.

The artillery positions of the two armies turned upside down, the sky collapsed, and the earth collapsed. In the big explosion, the gold and stones were shattered, the fireball boiled like a sea of ​​​​fire, and the artillery pieces turned into scrap iron flying around in the flowing iron. During the horizontal flight, there were no bones and ashes in the air, and the fragmented human tissues danced along with the artillery fragments in the flames. The artillery units of both sides suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy losses.

In this discoloration of the artillery group battle, the artillery officers of both sides regarded death as home and took the lead, and then they all suffered heavy casualties. Jin Jingqing, the head of the 74th Heavy Artillery Regiment belonging to the 4th Division, was dropped by the Soviet army more than 30 meters away. A German-made 150mm howitzer was blown up, and the heavy gun barrel hit Jin Jingqing impartially, smashing him into a bloody mess on the spot, his bones were all smashed, his stomach was broken, his body was rotten, his internal organs burst, and he died. Terrible.

Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin, deputy commander of the 16nd Independent Artillery Brigade of the 2th Army of the Soviet Army, was directly hit by a shell from the Nanjing Army during the artillery battle. In the bomb crater, the whole person disappeared without a trace in a dazzling flame, and his bones were ashes. The guards searched for a long time in this bomb crater and only found one of his charred fingers, and the rest of his body was completely turned into ashes. The guards had to put his finger in the urn along with a handful of hot mud mixed with ash from the crater.

The scene in the battle area was even more like a nightmare. The continuous shells blasted out countless craters one after another on the snow, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. They were densely packed, layer upon layer, and fireballs bloomed everywhere. The ground turned into a monstrous sea of ​​flames, the snow was completely melted, the ground was blown into hot scorched earth with green smoke billowing, the original white snow was quickly covered by scorched black, the ground was as crazy as the sea under a heavy rain, and countless corpses Debris was blasted into the sky, creating a monstrous "rainstorm of human flesh fragments", the corpses of Soviet troops wiped out in previous battles.

After the last battle, the Soviet army was defeated and retreated. The Nanjing army controlled the local area. More than 20 corpses of soldiers from both sides were left on the ground. No matter, neither burned nor buried, because there are too many, burning and burying is time-consuming and laborious. Anyway, it is freezing cold at this time, and the corpses will not rot. Therefore, such a large number of corpses were rained by both sides at this time. The cannonballs exploded into pieces and flew into the sky, and then fell down one after another, which was extremely horrifying.

Together with the fragments of the dead, there were also bloody fragments of the living. The artillery fire of the Soviet army was extremely violent, and it fell on the Nanjing army's position, blowing up the defense line like a line of fire. The officers and soldiers hiding in the trenches As a result, they suffered huge casualties, and the permafrost everywhere made it difficult for the Nanjing army to dig deep enough trenches. Zhong Song and Qiu Qingquan had to order the troops to temporarily abandon the line of defense, maneuver around, and avoid Soviet artillery fire to reduce some casualties.

This shocking artillery battle lasted for an hour and began to slow down. More and more Nanjing Army artillery stopped firing, while the Soviet Army artillery fire did not stop.

Luo Zhuoying called Cai Zhonghu, the temporary commander-in-chief of the artillery units of the 77th and 74th Divisions: "Why didn't you fight back?"

Cai Zhonghu replied: "We can't afford it!"

Luo Zhuoying asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Cai Zhonghu settled the accounts with Luo Zhuoying: "In the past hour, we had more than 600 heavy artillery pieces and more than 300 medium-caliber artillery pieces in the battle, costing more than 5 rounds of shells, and destroying 400 shells alone. In addition, more than 120 heavy artillery and more than 300 medium-caliber artillery were destroyed, worth more than 2000 two million U.S. dollars, plus pensions for casualty artillery and bonuses for meritorious artillery. In the past hour, we almost Burned $3000 million.

$3000 million! "

Luo Zhuoying was dumbfounded, and he asked with difficulty: "Although we are not rich, it is not impossible for us to spend 3000 million US dollars, right?"

Cai Zhonghu shook his head: "It's not just about money, but also about artillery.

Our artillery, especially the heavy artillery, is extremely expensive, not many, and the cost is limited, so we must save some of them. We actually destroyed a lot of Lao Maozi's artillery, but there are many Lao Maozi's artillery. Batch after batch, how about us?We can only fight with Lao Maozi for a while, but not for long!"

Luo Zhuoying was completely dumbfounded.

In fact, the Soviet army was almost unable to hold on. In the artillery battle just now, more than 600 artillery pieces of the Soviet army were destroyed by the artillery of the Nanjing army (the Nanjing army had Japanese-made self-propelled artillery, the Soviet army did not have self-propelled artillery, and the Soviet army was the first. The first kind of self-propelled artillery is the su-76, but mass production did not start until the autumn of 1942, so the Nanjing Army has a certain advantage in artillery battles, but the Soviet Army has a numerical advantage), however, the Soviet Army’s artillery force is strong, so it can grit its teeth and stick to it , It lasted until the last moment when the artillery unit of the Nanjing Army was forced to withdraw.

The Soviet artillery units did not let go for a long time, because when the two sides started the artillery battle, the aviation units and tank units of both sides were also actively participating in the battle.

The Il-2 attack aircraft of the Soviet Army and the Sparrow attack aircraft of the Nanjing Army both appeared on the battlefield in the wind and snow, searching for and attacking the artillery units of the opponent, the T-34 tank group of the Soviet Army and the No. [-] and No. [-] of the Nanjing Army. The tank group is constantly dispatched to attack the opponent's artillery positions.

Therefore, after forcing back the artillery units of the Nanjing Army, the artillery positions of the Soviet Army still had to bear the threat of attack planes and tanks of the Nanjing Army. Fighting, but the Soviet artillery unit did win the artillery battle, successfully causing heavy casualties and losses to the Nanjing Army.

Behind the Soviet positions, Rokossovsky, commander of the 16th Army, was trying his best to dissuade Budyonny: "Comrade commander, you don't need to go into battle in person, please wait for our success in the rear!"

Budyonny shook his head, he was wearing military uniform and riding on a war horse: "I am a soldier, and I was born in cavalry, this is my mission.

I want to fight with you, Comrade Rokossovsky, although I am old, don't underestimate me! "

Rokossovsky could not help admiring the gray-haired old marshal.

Budyonny pulled the reins, and the horse under his crotch raised its front hooves and neighed long.

"Red Army Cavalry Soldiers, Ulla!" Budyonny shouted with difficulty.

The tens of thousands of Soviet cavalrymen who had already assembled issued the earth-shattering "Ula" slogan together.

The size of the Soviet Airborne Forces is the largest in the world, and the size of the Soviet Cavalry is also the largest in the world.

"Come on!" Budyonny brandished his saber and galloped wildly.

"Ula!" Tens of thousands of Soviet cavalry attacked the Nanjing Army like a torrent.

Chapter 538 Big Avalanche (18)

In Champion City, Fu Zuoyi was thinking urgently amidst the earth-shattering war noise outside the city. Wei Lihuang, Guo Jiqiao, Zhou Fu, Huang Wei, Wang Yaowu and others were also in great anxiety.

"It looks like that Schedrin is telling the truth!" Fu Zuoyi clenched his fists, "The main direction of the Soviet army's attack is indeed in the north of Champion City!"

"Don't stop, don't accept the chaos!" Wei Lihuang was very firm, "The 77th and 74th divisions are being flanked by Zhukov's and Konev's troops. On the battlefield in the north of the city, the Soviet troops are ours. Six times, and they are all regular troops! Can’t go on! If you go on, the 77th and 74th divisions will really be bitten to death or even chewed up by the Soviet army! Abandon the battlefield in the north of the city! This division will not really be in danger, and it can also ensure that the champion city is safe!"

"Not necessarily!" Guo Jiqiao's attitude was the opposite of Wei Lihuang's, "Shrinking the 77th and 74th divisions back into the city will really unite the Zhukov and Konev divisions. Next, the two divisions will definitely attack together. champion city.

Right now, the Soviet army is destroying our airport in a targeted manner, trying to make us lose our air supremacy. We have to admit that the Soviet army’s method is very effective. Champion City is an isolated city in the front of the enemy’s hinterland, and there is too little room for maneuver. It is too far away from the three cities in the northeast of Kazakhstan, and it is easy to lose air supremacy.

In the past, more than [-]% of Soviet aircraft were used against the Germans, and we could handle it. Now, at least half of the Soviet aircraft are used against us, and we are powerless.

Without air supremacy, it might not be easy to defend Champion City. In addition, the Soviet army is likely to encircle Champion City without fighting, and use defense instead of attack.

I think the 77th and 74th divisions are units with a high level of mechanization, and they don’t really use their strengths in battles defending the city. It’s better to hit the Soviet army as hard as possible in field battles outside the city, which is more cost-effective!”

"If the 77th and 74th divisions were severely damaged by the Soviet army in the field, wouldn't it be dangerous to have only the 201st and 202nd divisions in Champion City?" Zhou Fu questioned.

Guo Jiqiao retorted: "If the 77th and 74th divisions inflicted heavy losses on the Soviet army in the field, wouldn't Champion City be safer? There are two sides to everything. In the final analysis, everything depends on human effort.

I also know that the 77th and 74th divisions have endured great dangers, but fighting is the most dangerous thing.

We cannot have the adventurous spirit of a gambler, but we must have the courage to face the challenge.

If you are afraid of your hands and feet, how can you win a battle?In fact, our military strength is not very weak. The 27th Army has been defeated, and the 20th Army and other departments of this department can join our front. In addition, the main force of Konev's department has been determined to be in the northern battlefield of Champion City. So, the siege The national army in the four North Asian cities can also transfer troops to Champion City for reinforcements, such as the 34th Army of Xu Tingyao and Hu Zongnan.

I think that the Soviet army in the four North Asian cities can only defend at this time, and has no ability to counterattack. The 31st Army, the 32nd Army and Song Xilian's troops should be more than enough to deal with the remaining Soviet troops in the four North Asian cities!"

Wei Lihuang didn't take it seriously: "Hu Zongnan and his troops are doing well in a smooth battle, but in this kind of adversity, they may succeed more than fail!"

Guo Jiqiao smiled: "Sun Yuanliang's lesson from the past is there. Who would dare to play passive avoidance of battle and preserve strength?"

Wei Lihuang still didn't take it seriously: "Didn't the 27th Army collapse overnight?"

Guo Jiqiao said: "The collapse of the 27th Army overnight was not because the army refused to fight to the death, but because the Soviet army suddenly attacked and gained momentum. Feeling that he took the lead and died in battle, and An Enpu, the commander of the 70th Army, committed suicide after being defeated, all of which show that those national troops are still willing to fight hard with the Soviet army, and we should not underestimate them!"

Fu Zuoyi asked, "Do you have any instructions from Peking?"

Huang Wei said: "Both Xingying and the Second Young Master have not sent instructions for the time being. The Second Young Master encouraged us to play by ear in the latest telegram, and we don't need to listen to orders to fight!"

At this time in Beiping, Jiang Weiguo, Yang Jie, Bai Chongxi and others were repeatedly researching, arguing, and analyzing, but failed to reach a consensus.

Fu Zuoyi felt gratified and moved, but also felt heavy. Jiang Weiguo did not like to intervene in the front line like his father, Chiang Kai-shek, and allowed the front-line generals to do it. Undoubtedly, this is a great trust, but also because of this, this trust has become Heavy pressure.

After pondering for a long time, Fu Zuoyi said: "Li Yutang's 100th Army has not moved. The army is fully staffed, with 16 people in five divisions. I think it is time to move!"

Zhou Fu objected: "The 100th Army is a heavy regiment we placed in the northwest of Kazakhstan to contain the Soviet Army's Eastern European troops. It cannot be easily moved. I think that General Feng Zhi'an's 37th Army is currently in the second echelon position. General Feng's mission It was originally to cooperate with the siege of the four cities in North Asia, but the current situation in the four cities in North Asia has undergone major changes. In my opinion, General Feng can mobilize another division to reinforce Champion City!"

Fu Zuoyi thought for a while, nodded in agreement, and then contacted Qiu Qingquan, commander of the 74th Division, via the radio: "Mr. Qiu, can you still withdraw to the city now?"

The killing sound on the radio intercom was loud, and at the same time, it was mixed with the deafening sound of gunfire and bombardment, the explosion of shells and grenades, and even a smell of blood came out of the intercom.

Qiu Qingquan hoarsely said: "Withdraw? I'm afraid we won't be able to withdraw! The old man has completely caught us! If we retreat at this time, it may become the old man's pursuit of us! Why don't we just kill us like these days?" Raksha devils fight to the end!"

Fu Zuoyi was taken aback: "Why can't we withdraw?"

Qiu Qingquan almost smoked from his throat: "Damn it! Thousands of tanks! Tens of thousands of cavalry! They are madly rushing towards us! How do we withdraw?"

Fu Zuoyi and the others were shocked and froze together.

Before this big counterattack, Stalin asked Zhukov: "What troops do you need?" After thinking about it, Zhukov replied: "The more tanks and cavalry troops the better!" Stalin nodded: "I will let Comrade Budyonny take the cavalry to The army transferred it to you!"

At this time, the Soviet army had the largest cavalry in the world. This was the achievement of Budyonny. Budyonny was one of the first five marshals of the Soviet Union. He was born in the cavalry and was in charge of the construction of the Soviet cavalry for a long time.

The reason why the Soviet army has the largest number of cavalry in the world is that Budyonny and other high-level Soviet leaders have rigid thinking and believe that cavalry is still the main force in land warfare. Second, it is determined by the actual national conditions of the Soviet Union. The method has changed from an agricultural country to an industrial country, so there are still many weaknesses in the industrial system, and the domestic transportation of the Soviet Union is backward, and the railway network and road network are insufficient. One way to make up for the shortcomings, although the time has passed, the cavalry still has some exclusive advantages, such as crossing mountains and wading through mountains and rivers, and war horses are obviously stronger than tanks.

On the other hand, although Budyonny still clings to the backward concept of "invincible cavalry", he still made great contributions to the construction of "modern cavalry". The reform of the combat method has also changed a lot from the traditional combat method. The Soviet cavalry is not a group of old-fashioned cavalry wielding sabers, but is equipped with a lot of heavy weapons such as artillery and machine guns. These heavy weapons are very suitable for being dragged by horses. Yes, the Soviet cavalry will mount heavy machine guns on the backs of two war horses to provide fire cover for the attacking cavalry. The most prominent feature is that the Soviet cavalry is actually a mechanized cavalry group mixed with tank soldiers, which can realize The rapid breakthrough in the depth of the enemy's army partially solved the problem of insufficient mechanization level of the Soviet army.

There is a movie about World War I called "War Horse" in later generations. In the movie, the British cavalry brandished their sabers and charged straight at the German infantry. The German infantry counterattacked calmly with heavy machine guns. Watching himself being slaughtered, in the end, the German infantry killed the British cavalry.

This scene did not appear on the northern battlefield of Champion City, because the Soviet cavalry was already the cavalry of World War II.

In order to defeat the Chinese army in this "big avalanche", the Soviet army invested the maximum possible military force, and the elite among them were tanks and cavalry. The rate is also relatively high, so although there are indeed more Soviet tanks transferred from the Western Front to the Eastern Front, but not very many, but the Soviet cavalry is almost dispatched in full force. The reason is simple. The cavalry march is actually more convenient than the tank soldiers.

The Soviet Army has 7 cavalry corps (all have the honorary title of "Guard") and 24 cavalry divisions, and 5 corps have been transferred to the battlefield of the avalanche, namely the 1st Cavalry Army of the Red Banner Zhytomir, The 2nd Red Banner Pomeranian Cavalry Army, the 3rd Red Banner Grodno Cavalry Army, the 4th Kuban River Cossack Cavalry Army, and the 5th Budapest River Cossack Cavalry Army, each The first cavalry corps has about 1 troops (not all cavalry, there are also many artillery, automobile troops, tank troops, cavalry accounted for most of them), among them, the most elite 6st cavalry army has more than 1 troops, because the army is Budyonny's old army was also the old army that Stalin made his fortune in. The five cavalry corps dispatched by the Soviet army totaled more than [-] troops and more than [-] cavalry. At this time, they were unified into the [-]st Cavalry Army. The commander of the army was Budyonny himself.

The Ural Military Region of the Soviet Army currently has two armies participating in this battle. One is Rokossovsky's 16th Army, which is equipped with a large number of tanks, and the other is Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army.