Chapter 1948 Lightning strikes the three eastern provinces
The battle to encircle and annihilate the North China Front Army has ended, and the results are brilliant. The hundreds of thousands of Japanese who were surrounded in a narrow area of less than 200 miles have been basically wiped out. Only a few Japanese are still running around in the wilderness.
, or fled into the deep mountains and old forests of the Taihang Mountains, but the overall situation has been decided.
It is a certainty that the main force of the North China Front has been completely wiped out.
Having achieved such brilliant results, one should be happy.
After all, since the Sino-Japanese war broke out, the Chinese have never achieved such a brilliant victory.
The front-line officers and soldiers were indeed very excited. They all started to get mad while cleaning the battlefield. However, the atmosphere in the headquarters of the Chahar Independent Regiment was completely different. Instead of seeing a trace of joy, everyone in the headquarters looked nervous.
, especially the combat officers of the general staff, all had serious expressions when they came in and out.
In the war room, the atmosphere was almost frozen, and everyone's faces were as cold as frost.
Xu Rui's face was as dark as water, staring at the map without saying a word. Wang Husheng was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and Du Junjie was leading several staff members to work on the tense map.
About a quarter of an hour later, Du Junjie's hand paused, and the work on the picture was completed.
Wang Husheng immediately stopped and asked nervously: "Ajie, how are you?"
Du Junjie shook his head and said: "Judging from the current factors, the situation of the Soviet army is very unoptimistic!"
Wang Husheng's heart trembled and he asked: "What is the pessimistic approach? Or what is the worst case scenario?"
Du Junjie sorted out his words and said in a deep voice: "Political Commissar, let me tell you this, because at the most critical moment of the Chita battle, the Soviet Red Army gave up defense and continued to attack fiercely, thus missing the final precious opportunity to switch from offense to defense.
, so now they are unsustainable in the face of Little Japan’s armored clusters!”
"Unsustainable?" Wang Husheng asked blankly, "What does it mean to be unsustainable?"
Du Junjie said: "It is unsustainable, which means that the Soviet Far East Front Army will inevitably suffer a great rout! For the Soviet Red Army, the best result can only be to retreat to Tulum! Of course, the worst result may not be bad.
Where to go, because the Siberian Railway not only restricted the Soviet Union's transportation capacity from west to east, but also severely restricted Japan's transportation of military supplies from east to west. Therefore, the final result is likely to be a confrontation between the two sides in Central Siberia."
Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "But such a result would be disastrous for China!"
"Yes!" Du Junjie said in a deep voice, "Due to the constraints of the Siberian Railway and the bitter cold environment in Siberia, neither Japan nor the Soviet Union can station a large number of troops there. This means that Japan can defend Siberia with only a small number of troops.
, then the Kwantung Army can free up a large number of troops to go south to the Chinese battlefield!"
Xu Rui continued: "What's even worse is that the Kwantung Army can go south from Irkutsk directly across the Mongolian Plateau and directly attack our Baotou base area."
Having said this, Xu Rui paused and said: "Although our Chahar Independent Regiment is now invincible on the Chinese battlefield, that is because Japan has transferred a large number of elite troops to the Far East battlefield, especially
It is an armored force, and all of it has been transferred to the Far East battlefield. In other words, once the armored group and aviation group of the Japanese Kwantung Army move south in a large scale, our Chahar Independent Regiment will not be able to resist it in any case. When Baotou falls, I am afraid
There will be no doubt about the result.”
"Damn it!" After hearing these words, Wang Husheng, who didn't usually scold his mother, couldn't help but swear.
The battle in Baima Township, no matter how beautifully fought, was only a tactical victory!
Tactical victory is not enough to reverse strategic defeat in any case!
The Chahar Independent Regiment actually made no mistakes, and the Eighth Route Army also made no mistakes, but their pig teammates made serious tactical mistakes, which led to strategic failure!
And this pig teammate is the Soviet Far East Front.
"Pig teammate, this is really a typical pig teammate!" Wang Hu beat his chest in anger, "We have repeatedly reminded Zhukov that the destruction of the Eastern Cluster is inevitable. Let them shrink their troops as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the Western Cluster.
It’s a priority, but the Soviets just don’t listen, the Soviets just don’t listen!”
"Yes." Mei Jiuling sighed and said regretfully, "If Zhukov can listen to our opinions, shrink his troops in advance, and build defenses in advance, then with the absolute strength advantage of the Western Cluster, he can form a formation with the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Lake Baikal area.
Confrontation will be a high probability event."
Du Junjie nodded and said: "If the Japanese Kwantung Army finally forms a confrontation with the Soviet Far East Army in the Lake Baikal area, not only will the Soviet Union be able to protect the heavy industrial area centered on Irkutsk and Siberia, but it will also be able to defeat the Kwantung Army.
With a heavy troop concentration at Lake Baikal, the situation on China's battlefield will be completely different."
"Yes." He Shuya also said, "If the heavy troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army are contained in the Lake Baikal area, the Japanese on the Chinese battlefield alone, let alone counterattack North China, we will not attack Shandong, Central China or even Northeast China where they are stationed.
The Japanese are already burning incense, and by then the initiative on the battlefield will be completely within our control."
"What a pity, what a pity!" Mei Jiuling sighed, "Now all this has come to nothing."
"Yes, it's all in vain." Du Junjie said, "Since the Soviet army lost its last chance, a great defeat is inevitable. As long as there is no major accident, the Soviet army will lose half of Western Asia, especially
The Irkutsk Heavy Industrial Zone will be an undoubted result. At that time, the Japanese and Soviet armies will form a confrontation across the vast and sparsely populated Siberia. Due to the fragile transportation capacity of the Siberian Railway, both sides will be unable to launch large-scale
For the offensive, a small number of garrison troops will become the norm."
After a pause, Du Junjie continued: "By then, the Kwantung Army's heavy troop groups will be able to move south to the Chinese battlefield, and we will also be in big trouble, big trouble!"
"In short, if a miracle does not happen, the Soviet Union will lose the entire Far East and most of Siberia, and the Japanese Kwantung Army's heavy troop cluster will also be free to go south to the Chinese battlefield, crushing the armed forces of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the entire Chinese battlefield.
situation." Wang Husheng's eyes swept across the faces of Du Junjie, He Shuya and Mei Jiuling, and said in a deep voice, "Can I understand it this way?"
"Yes!"
"That's basically it."
"That's absolutely correct."
He Shuya and the other three nodded in unison.
There was a long silence in the war room.
After a long while, Wang Husheng said: "So, will any miracle happen?"
Mei Jiuling and Du Junjie were speechless, but He Shuya turned his head and exchanged glances with Xu Rui. Both of them saw a trace of sadness in each other's eyes. In fact, long before the general offensive against the North China Front Army was launched,
, even before this war was brewing, He Shuya and Xu Rui had already anticipated today.
It’s really helpless. Who allowed them to have helpless teammates?
At this point, I'm afraid there is only one way to go!
He Shuya said: "Political Commissar, I'm afraid no miracle will happen, but..."
Wang Husheng's face was already downcast, but as soon as he heard the word "but", he immediately perked up and asked eagerly: "Say it, nerd, I know you must have a solution!"
He Shuya sighed and said: "However, there are ways to solve this situation. At this time, as long as there is an elite armed force, they can launch a blitzkrieg to the northeast with a devastating force, and they can crush the heavy industries set up by the Japanese in the northeast.
With the posture of the base, the Japanese Kwantung Army will definitely return to rescue."
Xu Rui sighed: "With this, the pressure on the Soviet Far East Front will be greatly reduced. With Zhukov's ability and the military advantage of the Western Cluster, it will not be difficult to stabilize the position, at least to save the heavy industrial zone in Irkutsk
It will not be a problem, so the Japanese Kwantung Army must leave heavy troops in the Lake Baikal area to guard against the Soviet army!"
After hearing this, Mei Jiuling, Du Junjie and several staff officers from the regiment changed their expressions immediately.
Wang Husheng also heard it and said: "Old Xu, nerd, what do you mean, let our Chahar Independent Regiment launch a blitzkrieg to the northeast at all costs? Sacrifice our Chahar Independent Regiment in exchange for the safety of the Soviet army?"
"The safety of the Soviet army is none of our business, I don't care about their life or death?!" Xu Rui suddenly exploded and punched the desk, instantly smashing the square table made of pine wood to pieces, and then waved
Fist roared loudly, "These stupid Slavs, I want them to die? I want them to die?!"
Wang Husheng was awestruck. He had never seen Xu Rui so angry before.
After venting for a long time, Xu Rui finally calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Order each battalion to immediately hand over the task of cleaning the battlefield to the brother troops, and gather at the north gate of Zhuoxian County within two hours!"
Xu Rui doesn't have to care about the life and death of the Soviet army if he doesn't want to, but he must care about the life and death of China!
At this time, if the Japanese Kwantung Army is allowed to defeat and completely annihilate the Soviet Far East Army, the Soviet Union will not be subjugated. At worst, it will confront Japan across uninhabited Siberia. However, the heavy Kwantung Army group that frees up its hands to move south can bring great influence to the entire China.
Come to disaster!
So at this time, saving the Soviet army is saving China!
In order to save China, what's the point of risking the entire Chahar Independent Regiment?
So at this time, there is no other choice but to attack the three northeastern provinces!
Even though he knew that he would die without life, and that he would only be throwing eggs at stones, Xu Rui had no regrets. What regrets would his husband Xu Guo have if he died?
