Hearing that Xu Rui was going to lead a dozen wolves to Huanglong to destroy the Finnish Defense Forces headquarters, not only Timoshenko was surprised, but Alexei, Ivan and other senior staff officers also looked at each other, because now this
At that time, even if we looked at the entire world, there was no precedent for a beheading battle.
Let’s not talk about anything else. Even the German Brandenburg Special Forces, which Xu Rui used as a shield many times, were not actually set up for special operations, let alone decapitation battles. In fact, the German High Command established such
The original motive of a special forces unit was just to destroy the British radar station!
Before the outbreak of World War II, Prime Minister Chamberlain's wrong line led the British and French camps to adopt a policy of appeasement towards Germany for a long time. However, during this period, the British did not do anything. In addition to strengthening naval and air force combat readiness,
The UK has also built a large number of radar stations on its own territory.
The radar stations built by the British on the mainland made the German army feel like a thorn in the back. With the timely warning of these radar stations, it became very difficult for the Luftwaffe's bomber group to raid the industrial bases in the UK at night, because the Luftwaffe's bomber group only
Just after crossing the English Channel, the Royal Air Force knew about it in advance.
It was precisely in order to destroy these radar stations that the German high command decided to form special forces.
And in actual combat, Germany's Brandenburg special forces did destroy most of the radar stations in the UK, and once defeated the Royal Air Force. Unfortunately, the German navy was still too weak.
Weak, especially surface ships, were not worth mentioning, so the German army still failed to cross the English Channel.
Back to the topic, until now, special forces are still a new branch of arms, and there is no precedent of using special forces to conduct beheading battles.
On the anti-Japanese battlefield, the Langya Brigade had completed several beheading operations.
However, because China's international status at that time was too low, China's military was not worth mentioning in the eyes of Western powers. Therefore, the several successful beheading battles completed by Langya failed to cause a large-scale sensation, but only in small circles.
It triggered discussions within the scope, and a few Western officers such as Stilwell and Cherev were very interested in it.
However, there are still only a few Western officers who know about Langya's several beheading battles.
So after Alexei, Ivan and others heard that Xu Rui was going to lead a dozen wolves to carry out a beheading operation on the frontline headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces, their faces showed disbelief. Are you kidding?
How dare a dozen or so people even dream of destroying the frontline headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces?
Do you really think that the Finnish Defense Forces are made of clay and paper?
After a long time, Timoshenko finally came to his senses and asked in a deep voice: "Comrade Chen Yuangui, you mean that Comrade Xu Rui has led nineteen comrades of the Langya Brigade to Kirillovs
Koje, and are you preparing to decapitate the Finnish Defense Forces’ frontline headquarters there?”
In fact, Timoshenko heard clearly just now, but he still asked again.
"Yes!" Chen Yuangui nodded casually. He didn't think there was anything great about this. It was just a frontline command post. What was so great about it was that the head of the group went to Tokyo, but they didn't return alive in the end.
China, and almost killed Hirohito, so destroying a Finnish army frontline headquarters is really nothing.
But after finishing speaking, Chen Yuangui continued: "Oh, by the way, our regiment leader also said that you, the Soviet Red Army, should immediately launch a general offensive across the entire front!"
"Okay, I understand." Timoshenko nodded and motioned to his adjutant Andrei to take Chen Yuangui down.
As soon as Andre walked out of the war room with Chen Yuangui, several senior staff officers inside immediately exploded.
"Are you kidding? A dozen people actually dare to go to Kirillovskoye and plan to destroy the frontline headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces. I think they are going to die!"
"I think I was carried away by the victory in the first stage."
"The victory in the first stage is actually mainly due to the combined operations of our air force, armored corps and artillery groups. On this point, I personally really admire Comrade Xu Rui. In terms of combined operations and combined command,
He does have profound attainments, but his behavior this time was a bit reckless."
"Commander, the Chinese are making nonsense, and we can't follow them."
Six or seven senior staff officers said everything, but without exception they all opposed the general offensive.
But Timoshenko stared at the sand table in front of him and didn't say anything for a long time. In fact, he was just as worried and unsure, because not only had the senior staff at the headquarters never seen a beheading battle, but he hadn't seen it either, so he didn't believe it.
Xu Rui said that the frontline headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces can be quickly destroyed. In this case, a full-scale general offensive would be a bit risky.
The victory of the first phase of the offensive operation was mainly due to the combined operations of the Soviet air force, armored regiments and artillery groups. However, the Wolf Fang Brigade destroyed the Finnish army's support base and found out the Finnish army's main fortification groups.
Indispensable reasons, so in the second phase of the offensive operation, Timoshenko actually wanted to copy the successful experience of the first phase and do it again in the same way.
But now, Xu Rui has launched a beheading battle.
It must be admitted that if the Wolf Fang Squadron led by Xu Rui can really destroy the frontline headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces, then it is appropriate to launch a general offensive now. If the Finnish Defense Forces lose effective command, their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced, so even if
Without destroying the support fortifications, even if the specific defensive deployment of the Finnish army is not clear, it is not insurmountable. The Soviet army can still rely on its powerful weapon advantage to push over in a crushing manner.
And if the overall attack is successful, you can save at least a week to half a month!
As for the cost, it is nothing more than paying more casualties and losing more equipment, but this is nothing compared to the week to half a month saved, because before leaving Moscow this time, Comrade Stalin repeatedly warned that it must be done
Race against time and win Helsinki before Britain and France react!
Thinking of Stalin's instructions, Timoshenko immediately made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Fight!"
Timoshenko's decision was somewhat unexpected by several senior staff, but now that the commander has made up his mind, as combat staff, they are only responsible for executing the order. At this moment, the entire headquarters
He immediately got busy, and after a while, orders were issued from the headquarters to various combat units.
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Timoshenko has issued the order for a general offensive, but the Finnish Defense Forces are still unaware of it.
In the headquarters in Kirillovskoye, Mannerheim and Silavos were even in the mood to drink coffee. Although no news had come back from the front line, neither Mannerheim nor Silavos was in the mood to drink coffee.
Voss, neither of them believed that the group of Chinese who had ambushed the Finnish army at the ski resort could escape.
You know, in addition to more than a hundred ski teams going to encircle and suppress them this time, there is also the Ninth Regiment, the most powerful fighting force in the entire Third Army! Because of this, Mannerheim and Silavos got up early in the morning
, and even in the mood to drink coffee together.
Silavos took a sip and felt it was a little bitter, so he said to Mannerheim: "It's a little bitter. It seems that I forgot to add sugar. Marshal, let me add a piece of sugar for you."
"No need." Mannerheim waved his hand and said, "Original coffee is more refreshing."
"Okay." Silavos shrugged and only added a sugar cube to himself.
After drinking most of a cup of coffee, but there was still no news coming back from the front, Silavos felt a little unsure. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal, there seems to be something wrong with the situation? Ordinarily there should be something wrong.
When the news comes back, there are only a dozen Chinese people, so it’s not like we can’t deal with it even after one night, right?”
"Silavos, don't worry." Mannerheim said slowly, "Maybe they are on their way back to the headquarters."
Just as he finished speaking, the phone in the war room suddenly rang. The sudden ringing startled Silavos and almost dropped the coffee cup in his hand.
Cursing, Silavos put down the coffee cup, stepped forward to pick up the phone and said, "I'm Silavos, please speak."
Mannerheim didn't pay attention at first, just drinking coffee by himself, but soon he noticed that Silavos's face suddenly changed, and he became very solemn!
After a while, Silavos put down the phone and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Soviet army has launched a general offensive!"
"Oh, really?" Mannerheim was stunned at first, and then sighed slightly, and said, "It seems that Timoshenko should have been reprimanded when Stalin called him back to Moscow this time, otherwise he would never have
We will launch a general offensive in such a hurry, but we will definitely want to learn from the successful experience of the first phase of the previous operations."
Silavos shook his head and said: "Your Majesty Marshal, this is a bit abnormal."
"This is indeed a bit abnormal, but it doesn't matter." Mannerheim said calmly, "Until our support base is destroyed, the Soviet tanks and artillery cannot play a big role. We
A ski team can launch a series of raids at night, tire them out, wear them down and eventually eat them."
"But the problem is..." Silavos frowned and said, "More than a hundred of the most elite ski teams are still participating in the hunting operation against that group of Chinese, and we don't know when it will end?"
Mannerheim didn't care, put on his reading glasses, then picked up "On War" from the armrest of the sofa again, turned to the page with the bookmark, and said slowly: "Don't worry, Silavos."
, as a commander, you must stay calm at any time and never show worry easily."
