This is the first time Zhukov has had this feeling since he joined the army. No matter how hard he makes, it is useless. No matter what kind of thoughts he has, Stalin will stop it. Of course, the premise is that his idea is not about attack.

Zhukov gradually guessed Stalin's consideration, but for Zhukov, this was simply an impossible task, and it was an ending that he could not change.

What if Zhukov could do when the huge pressure hit Zhukov in an instant? Although others seemed to have sympathy for Zhukov, some applauded, and some ignored him. All kinds of pressure gathered on Zhukov. At this moment, Zhukov could not bear it.

He felt that the pressure he was carrying was too much, and the pressure that did not belong to him was all placed on him. He was just a general, and his mission was not just to win battles. In addition to leading the troops to win battles, he also wanted to survive as much as possible when defeated, so that the army of his motherland would not be wiped out.

"Order the troops to break through in the direction of Lesossibirsk."

Suddenly, Zhukov ordered suddenly.

Now he is on the verge of collapse, and he can no longer listen to Stalin's orders. He must order the troops to retreat, otherwise this would be a real disaster for the Soviet Union. Zhukov could not imagine what the Chinese would do after the three million troops were annihilated.

But Zhukov imagined what the future of the Soviet Union would be like when three million troops were annihilated. Zhukov loved his motherland very much. He didn't want to see his motherland conquered by China like this. He still remembered his ideals when he was young.

Stalin's decision was not wrong, but Zhukov's decision was not wrong either. When the two decisions collided with each other, a fatal mistake occurred.

One side demanded a full attack to destroy the offensive spirit of the Northern Army Group, strive to preserve the Soviet Union's international status and seek more assistance, and at the same time, it also wanted to protect various arsenals in the central Soviet area and save capital for the resistance of the Republic of China.

From the overall perspective, Stalin's decision was not wrong. If Stalin agreed to Zhukov's retreat, it would be a huge mistake.

But on the contrary, Zhukov's decision was not wrong. On the front line, he knew very well what would happen if the battle continued? He knew that it was impossible to defeat the Chinese with just this little force and weapons. Instead of destroying the entire army, it would be better to retreat temporarily and give the troops some time to breathe, and then retreat to advance and resist step by step after it was repaired.

This matter is also the most confusing and disagreement among historians of the future generations. Whether they support Stalin or Zhukov, they cannot criticize the other party's decisions, because everyone knows that both of their decisions are correct.

It is precisely because of this that after the end of World War II, historians from all over the world argued for nearly a hundred years. It was not until the end of the ninety-nine-year archive sealing period that the military archives of the Chinese Empire gradually began to be revealed, and historians learned the true situation at that time.

Whether they came to settle the situation at that time through Soviet veterans, or asked about the situation at that time, no one knew the real purpose of the Battle of Irkutsk at that time. Some people even criticized the fire of the Chinese Empire that destroyed millions of hectares of forests, resulting in no grass growing here for more than ten years.

This has also led to the excellent living area centered on Irkutsk becoming a sparsely populated no-man's land. They don't know some of the things, nor do they know what the fire was going on back then?

However, some people speculated that when the Chinese Empire was encircling the one million Soviet Red Army, it took too long and the troops were short of ammunition, and there was a second layer of the surrounded Soviet army on the periphery, so they chose to burn the enemy to death with fire, so they could draw out their troops to deal with the periphery of the Soviet army.

However, this statement soon became untenable, because the infantry responsible for besieging the two armies surrounded by the Soviet army at that time disappeared mysteriously after setting fire. The remaining battles were basically carried out by a reserve force of the Fifth Army and the First Army.

This is also the focus of people's debate. No one can think of the reason. At the critical moment of using troops, Liu Ling even let go of Zhukov's remaining more than one million troops and transferred the troops of the two armies.

Because at that time, in the Far East of the Soviet Union, which is now the northern region of the Chinese Empire, no other battles occurred except around Irkutsk, and the two armies mysteriously disappeared for about a month.

But these are all later stories. When Zhukov ordered the troops to retreat, even his confidant generals in Zhukov's headquarters felt a little incredible, and they all stared at Zhukov in surprise with wide eyes.

The messy hair, my beard that I haven't shaved for several weeks, is nearly one centimeter long, and I don't look energetic and look depressed.

"Comrade Zhukov, we will make Comrade Stalin very dissatisfied with this, which is not in line with Comrade Stalin's guiding ideology."

A Zhukov's confidant beloved general hurriedly jumped out to stop him.

Although he was standing on Stalin's standpoint to stop Zhukov, he was Zhukov's man, and no one could deny this. The reason for doing this was because there were Stalin's people in this headquarters. He was afraid that if that guy reported the situation here to Stalin, and these people did not stop Zhukov's words.

Then the final unlucky will not be Zhukov. They will be in trouble with each other, and it will be an unexpected result. If the shooting is the most serious punishment, then they may have to implicate their families.

So no matter what the final result is, he must stand up and persuade Zhukov. This has already been related to the issue of position. To put it bluntly, it has already involved political issues.

"Comrade Zhukov, I understand your mood very much and your approach very well. But do you think we can successfully break out of the siege when we retreat from Lesosybirsk? You should know that we are facing a fully armed enemy Fifth Army. They basically did not participate in the battle much, and our soldiers did not have good weapons and equipment."

Zhukov was about to refute his subordinates, but he never expected that the deputy political commissar suddenly stood up and spoke.

Zhukov and others looked at the deputy political commissar in confusion, a little confused. The commander and political commissar of the Far East Military Region were both Zhukov. This was also the way Stalin could resist in order to hand over all the power to Zhukov, but the deputy political commissar was a person sent by Stalin.

Although the deputy political commissar is under the jurisdiction of Zhukov in name, what is the reality? The people in the political commissar system have always been disagreeable with the people in the military system. Although he obeys Zhukov in name, he secretly reports the situation to Stalin. If there is anything wrong, he, the deputy political commissar, can even take down Zhukov first and then temporarily appoint a commander.

How could Zhukov and others not be surprised now that the deputy political commissar said such words? The enemy actually considered the problem from his own perspective? Besides, others could refute Stalin's guiding ideology, but this political commissar could not, because their job was to do ideological work, so that the whole army's thoughts would move closer to Stalin and eliminate dissidents.

"Comrade Zhukov, please don't be confused. I am also on the battlefield. I know your current feelings and the current situation. Stalin's instructions are indeed to let us destroy the enemy's offensive spirit and not allow us to retreat.

But I think we should have entered a misunderstanding before. Not allowing retreat does not mean that we can only attack blindly. Now the troops are hard to protect. Our top priority should be to take the troops out first, then re-arrange them before the bottom line of our defense, and then launch a new attack on the enemy."

The deputy political commissar looked at the confused people and understood their thoughts very well. He ignored anything and explained directly.

"Comrade Deputy Political Commissar, I am very grateful for your understanding of my ideas and support my approach, but we can only retreat to Lesossibirsk at the moment."

After understanding the meaning of the deputy political commissar, Zhukov couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This guy was probably afraid of death, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he told Zhukov that it would be fine as long as he did not withdraw from the bottom line of defense.

In any case, as long as the deputy political commissar supports his approach, Zhukov will not encounter any problems in his subsequent command. Generally speaking, it is more in line with Zhukov's ideas. Moreover, he originally planned to take the troops out and launch a new attack.

"Why? I think we can move to the vicinity of Novosibirsk through Mongolia and then go around behind the enemy to carry out a sneak attack."

The deputy political commissar continued.

"Comrade Deputy Political Commissar, as far as I know, the Chinese airborne troops are waiting for us in Mongolia, and the 1.2 million Chinese troops are already on the way to the border. I guess when we arrive in Mongolia, we will just run into them. Although the surrounding mountains of Lesosipirsk are surrounded by mountains, which is not conducive to the passage, but it is not conducive to the mechanized march of the enemy, and it is still beneficial to us."

Zhukov rejected the advice of the deputy political commissar and told him the reason why he did not choose Mongolia.
Chapter completed!