I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Military seat, although we already know the location of the Soviet heavy artillery group, how to destroy it is very tricky. Our tanks have been transferred to the eastern lake battlefield. After all, the eastern lake battlefield is a field battle, which is more difficult than our defensive battle Tanks are needed, and it is difficult to achieve ideal results with cavalry or auto soldiers!"

Chen Mingren smiled: "It doesn't matter, just use an Air Force plane!"

"Airplanes cannot conduct precision bombing at night!"

"Then provide the plane with eyes on the ground!" Chen Mingren instructed, "In addition, the Soviet army plans to make key breakthroughs in the southeast of the city, and we must redeploy accordingly. Time is ticking, let's act quickly. !"

Three capable reconnaissance units were quickly organized, each with more than a hundred people, all disguised as Soviet troops. Half of the members were surrendered Soviet troops, and the other half were scouts or special forces of the Nanjing Army. Fly lead.

For this task, Liang Fei and other special forces are naturally familiar with it.

The officers and soldiers disappeared into the night like ghosts, quietly passed through the battle area during the day, unknowingly touched the vicinity of the Soviet heavy artillery group, and then turned on the radio station to call their own air force bombers.

The degree of cooperation between the two sides can be said to be like arm and finger. Dozens of Nanjing Army bombers roared in the night sky, and the special forces lurking near the positions of the Soviet Army's heavy artillery group immediately fired flares to provide coordinate reference objects and signals to the pilots in the air.

The pilots immediately had an insight into the enemy's situation, and then started bombing. The bombs that hit the head and covered the head turned the positions of the Soviet heavy artillery groups upside down.

Before the heavy artillery concentrated by the Soviet army had time to play a role, most of them were destroyed by Nanjing army bombers.

After receiving the report, Tolo Femenko was almost mad, and the firepower of heavy artillery dropped by more than [-]%, which undoubtedly had a great negative impact on the Soviet army's offensive plan.

Many senior Soviet officers proposed to temporarily suspend the offensive plan, but the arrow was on the line and had to be launched. Tolofemenko gritted his teeth and insisted on issuing an offensive order.

After a feeble bombardment, the Soviet army's human wave once again swept across the mountains and plains towards Almaty.

"Glorious Red Army soldiers, the iron hooves of the Chinese invaders are trampling on our sacred Soviet, and the great Comrade Stalin ordered us not to take a single step back!"

"This is the sacred territory of the Soviets, we must drive the Chinese invaders out!"

"Motherland is calling you! Victory or death! Those who retreat will be shot! Traitors and cowards will be punished without mercy! Forward!"

In the Soviet army, the officers and political commissars kept waving red flags and megaphones, mobilizing at the top of their lungs before the battle. Behind the troops, a machine gun was aimed murderously at the troops preparing to attack. , The officers and soldiers of the supervisory team received the order "as long as they see anyone who is retreating, they will be killed."

On the Nanjing Army’s position in Almaty, black eyes like stars stared coldly at the approaching Soviet Army. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Russian, the forceful and powerful Chinese military songs fluttered in this Western Region beyond the Great Wall. Above the city:

"Flags and flags are hunting, summoning the drums of the eastward march, the yellow sand is endless, unable to stop the footsteps of the westward march;

The swords and guns are fierce, provoking the heads of the barbarians, and the chariot rolls over the rows of barbarian bones;

Since ancient times, there have been many strong men in China, serving the country loyally, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma since ancient times, leaving parents with tears;

Han thieves have been incompatible since ancient times, and Hua and barbarians are clearly distinguished. No one in life has died since ancient times, and his loyalty is as in history books;

Invincible, China mighty! ..."

Seeing the brown flood of the Soviet army pouring into the city again, Chen Mingren picked up the radio microphone: "All brothers, listen to my order!" He shouted loudly, "Fengtian kills the thief!"

"Kill the thief!" A roar like a sandstorm resounded through the sky and desert, followed by overwhelming flames of war.

The Soviet troops rushing to the vicinity of the Nanjing Army's defense line like a flood broke the embankment, splashing countless bloody storms, and large swathes of death and blood exploded, permeated, and spread frantically on the battlefield, blood mist red clouds Mixed with gunpowder and black clouds, rainstorm and hail-like bullets whizzed and danced in a dense manner, penetrating through the healthy bodies that were originally full of vitality, blooming blood flowers, springs of blood, clusters of shattered A solid-liquid mixture of rotting viscera and muscles, the intact human body suddenly flew like a smashed tomato sauce can, splashing blood and mud all over the place.

The city of Almaty, riddled with holes but motionless like a giant beast, roared angrily, devouring a large number of human lives every second. Thousands of arrows and bullets shot into the sky from the Nanjing Army's position, converging into a massacre. The impenetrable firepower network surrounding the entire city in an arc shape raged with waves of death.

The battlefield is like a field, the Soviet army is like grass, and the firepower network of the Nanjing Army is like a life harvester, sending a huge number of Soviet troops into hell like a tornado.

The officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army during the battle performed their respective duties. The snipers lay in ambush among the ruined walls, shooting stones and drinking feathers with precise marksmanship to kill the Soviet officers, machine gunners, gunners and other important personnel; In the frontline positions with grassroots officers and soldiers, command and supervise battles, lead by example, and boost morale; Flying mine cannons blasted shells and packets of explosives on the heads of the Soviet troops; machine gunners violently strafed the crowded places of the Soviet troops, with bullets and fire criss-crossing, blood pouring everywhere and corpses rolling; anti-tank artillery Manipulating anti-tank guns, surrounded by piles of incendiary bottles, it is their responsibility to destroy enemy tanks with all their strength. If the anti-tank guns are damaged or the ammunition is exhausted, they will not hesitate to grab the incendiary bottles and rush to the enemy tanks.

Dozens of tanks led by the Soviet army turned into fireballs in the thunderbolt lightning, or fell into traps, or crushed anti-tank mines. Without tank cover and insufficient artillery fire to provide reinforcements, the attacking Soviet army completely paved the way with corpses Launching a charge.

The charging Soviet army advanced in misery among the firepower nets of the Nanjing Army. It was as if they had fallen into hell, and they were struggling to move forward.

Chen Mingren, Wang Jiaben and other senior officers raised their binoculars, and their nervous expressions were greatly relieved, because the Soviet army's tactics were extremely rigid, and they blindly charged in a sea of ​​​​people, and were killed by their own troops like cutting wheat. One batch was dropped, another batch came, and another batch fell, because the Soviet army was densely populated, and the bullets of the Nanjing Army almost "shot through a group of people", which saved the Nanjing Army a lot of ammunition.

Chen Mingren saw corpses everywhere on the battlefield, and many places even piled up into hills of dead people like sand dunes. The follow-up Soviet troops stepped on the corpses of their accomplices in a mechanical and numb state of mind, and rushed up in batches. Wounded soldiers rolled and wailed in the pile of dead people and pools of blood, but almost no one cared about them.

Chen Mingren looked at the miserable and pitiful Soviet wounded soldiers, wearing brown military uniforms, steel helmets or boat caps, they were obviously a group of young people who were loved by their parents, but at this moment they looked like a group of wounded mice Dying and struggling desperately.

"Third-rate troops plus third-rate commanders..." Wang Jiaben laughed, "It seems that we overestimated the Soviet Army.

Now, I'm just worried that the brethren will run out of ammo!"

Chen Mingren said with a smile: "I remembered a joke.

During the last world war, I can’t remember which country in Europe. There was a European explorer who went to explore the primeval jungle of the Amazon in South America. He met a group of cannibals, and the two sides lived in peace. The language of cannibals.

The explorer told the cannibals that the civilized world was at war and thousands were being killed every day.

The cannibals were surprised and asked, "So many dead people, can you eat them all?" The explorer said, "We don't eat dead people." The cannibals were even more surprised, "Since you don't eat them, why kill so many people?"How brutal!We occasionally kill a person, but you kill so many people without eating people, why do you still think you are a civilized world? '"

Wang Jiaben couldn't help laughing suddenly, he couldn't help laughing: "This joke... really has a deep meaning!"

Chen Mingren smiled, raised his binoculars and continued to watch the battle.

Compared with the relaxation of the commanders of the Nanjing Army, the mentality of the Soviet Army commanders was completely hysterical.

"Attack! Continue to attack!" Tolofemenko hoarsely drove the troops to the bloody purgatory one after another, with an almost vicious look on his face. He knew in his heart that if he couldn't take down Almaty, he would be the tyrant of Moscow. He must have his own head. For his own head, the subordinate officers and soldiers must be driven into the black hole of death ahead.

The fierce battle lasted for more than three hours. Some of the Soviet troops barely entered the city, but they all died in the city without exception. I really couldn't bear this kind of attack that was almost death-stricken and the instinctive fear of death psychologically. Groups of Soviet troops began to turn around and flee in a swarm.

The Soviet army that attacked Tashkent consisted of half Russians and half locals from the four countries in southern Central Asia. Strong, very repulsive and resistant to the Russians. After being sent to the battlefield at this time, they naturally did not want to "become martyrs of the Red Army to defend the Soviet Union", so they became deserters in groups.

The Soviet military supervisor team in the rear immediately set up their machine guns and issued a stern warning:

"In the name of the Soviet, don't back down, or you'll shoot!"

"We will never be soft on traitors and cowards!"

The machine guns of the Soviet army's supervising team opened fire one after another, mercilessly shooting at the fleeing Soviet troops, and a large number of fleeing Soviet troops were killed by their own supervising team.

At the same time, on the Nanjing Army’s position, Russian translators and Russian-speaking Kazakh officers and soldiers shouted over their loudspeakers: “Surrender without killing! Run over with your hands up! We give preferential treatment to prisoners!” “Uzbeks, Turkmens, Kyrgyzs, Tajiks, the Russians don't care about your life! They force you to die and shoot you in the back! What are you doing for them? We Kazakhs defend our own land with the help of the Chinese , you can do it too! Come to our side!..."

Thousands of Soviet officers and soldiers (mostly non-Russians, but also some Russians) have changed from attacking to surrendering, and ran to the Nanjing Army one after another with their hands raised on the road of charging and attacking. He became a prisoner on the battlefield.

Chapter 477: Hundred Battles in Yellow Sand (7)

On the battlefield of Almaty, the two large-scale attacks of the Soviet Army were repelled by the Nanjing Army, with a total of more than [-] casualties, and more than [-] people defected to the Nanjing Army positions during the battle and surrendered to the Nanjing Army. The Nanjing Army itself suffered more than [-] casualties, and the line of defense stood still.

Wang Jiaben concluded: "Because of our lack of strength, our army is 'more than defensive and insufficient in counterattack'. If we can give our department another division or [-] tanks, our army can switch to counterattack. Although we are not sure about destroying the Soviet army, But the odds of defeat are great!"

What Wang Jia originally wanted could not be given by the Nanjing Army Headquarters, so the 123rd Division could only fight defensively in Almaty.

The war in Almaty was mainly in charge of by Wang Jiaben. Chen Mingren, who had a higher position than Wang Jiaben, didn't just focus on the small Almaty, he saw a longer and broader view.

According to the pre-war plan of the Nanjing Army, on the Central Asian battlefield, the Nanjing Army must be preemptive and win the battle, quickly seize a few important towns that allow the Nanjing Army to take the initiative and remain invincible, and then comprehensively turned to defense.

After all, the Nanjing Army has limited capital and is unable to wipe out Central Asia in one fell swoop at the beginning of the war. What's more, the focus of this battle is in North Asia, so the Nanjing Army headquarters will not invest too much military power in Central Asia. Central Asia will not fail, and the initial strategic goals have been achieved.

According to the plan, the Nanjing Army that entered Central Asia only needed to capture and defend Almaty (the mission of the 31st Army), and then launch an offensive in the northeast of Kazakhstan (the mission of the 37th Army.

In fact, the 37th Army is attacking from the northern part of Central Asia, and the main battlefield will be transferred to the territory of North Asia), and the task will be completed.

Therefore, the task of the 123rd Division, which is fighting in Almaty, is to hold on to Almaty. Defending the city is the only purpose, and it does not need to defeat the attacking Soviet army.

However, Chen Mingren believes that if the southern part of Central Asia can be pacified in one fell swoop, the significance will be endless. The Soviet Union’s external channels in Central Asia will be completely cut off. In addition, although Almaty, the railway hub in Central Asia that runs through the north and south, is already in the hands of the Nanjing Army, However, the southern part of Central Asia, the northern part of Central Asia, and the Russian mainland of the Soviet Union can still maintain contact, and there are still some roads in the western part of Central Asia (the Nanjing Army currently occupies most of the eastern part of Central Asia). There is also a fleet. The Caspian Sea route can connect Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and the Caucasus. At the same time, the first target of the German army in the war against the Soviet Union - the Baku oil field, is located on the west bank of the Caspian Sea. If the Nanjing Army can push its troops to the east coast of the Caspian Sea (Western Kazakhstan, Western Turkmenistan), it is bound to have a strong supporting value for the German army to enter the Caucasus and attack the Baku region after the Kiev battle.

At that time, the German army will be on the west bank of the Caspian Sea, and the Nanjing army will be on the east bank of the Caspian Sea. Wouldn't it be more likely to win Baku?This move is also of great benefit to China. The German army won Baku and obtained a huge amount of local oil, and the Nanjing army is on the other side of the Caspian Sea. Wouldn't the German army be able to transport oil to China through the Caspian Sea very conveniently?China is also extremely short of oil.

The Nanjing Army Headquarters very much agreed with Chen Mingren's views, but it was also very difficult, because the Nanjing Army Headquarters really couldn't send more troops to Central Asia.

China has no shortage of people, and the Chinese army has no shortage of soldiers. It is not difficult for China to form an "army of tens of millions of people", but it is easy to form an army, but it is difficult to arm an army.

The output of the military industry is insufficient, and the economy and finances are also very tight. The size of the Chinese army is destined to be restricted. Jiang Weiguo can send 50 troops to Chen Mingren, but it is only 50 "millet plus rifles".The Nanjing Army is taking the route of elite soldiers. Jiang Weiguo does not want to use the sea of ​​​​people tactics against the sea of ​​​​fire tactics like the Soviet Union, because it would cost countless lives.

Chinese people are the most numerous in the world, but Chinese lives are not cheap. Chinese lives are as valuable as Americans, British, and Germans.

Chen Mingren tried his best to propose to the Nanjing Army Headquarters: invite Iran to send troops to attack Turkmenistan, contain the Soviet army, and cooperate with our army.

Yang Jie replied to Chen Mingren: Iran is in a state of indecision, and it is difficult to urge it to send troops immediately.

Chen Mingren replied: With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man, lure Iran with great profits, and then ask Germany to put pressure together.

Yang Jie quickly reported Chen Mingren's proposal to Jiang Weiguo, and Jiang Weiguo decisively approved: send a special envoy to Iran, and then contact Hitler, we need Iran to act decisively.

The Nanking army was about to get a new ally in the Central Asian battlefield.

Iran is a constitutional monarchy country at this time (actually a monarchy with a slightly decentralized royal family), the country name is "The Kingdom of Iran", and it is under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty. The current king is Reza Khan who overthrew the old dynasty and established a new dynasty. Pahlavi.

Iran used to be semi-colonial and semi-feudal like China in the late Qing Dynasty. Although it did not completely become a British colony like India or was directly annexed by the Soviet Union like the five Central Asian countries, it was also infiltrated and indirectly controlled by Britain, the Soviet Union and other powers. Reza After Khan gained the ruling power of the country, he worked hard to expel the influence of the big powers in Iran without directly offending the big powers. At the same time, he actively carried out modernization reforms. All of them have made great achievements in politics.

Iran is sandwiched between the Soviet Union and the British colonies, and has been bullied and plundered by these two powers for a long time. Since Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom are all enemies, the enemy of the enemy is naturally a friend. Therefore, Reza Shah is very close to Germany. Like the Spanish dictator Franco, although he did not directly join the Axis powers, it was an open secret to wear the same trousers as Germany.

In the original history, Germany went deep into Iran and actively lobbied Iran to join the Axis powers. Iran did not join, but secretly supported Germany. After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union worried that Iran would defect to Germany and threaten the Soviet Central Asian hinterland. The United Kingdom teamed up, attacked from the north and the south, and sent troops to Iran together, driving Reza Shah from the throne. Even so, Reza Shah still refused to sever diplomatic relations with Germany.

The main reason why Reza Khan’s Iran wavered and did not join the German camp was the same as Franco’s Spain. It hoped that Germany would win, but felt that Germany was not strong enough to win, so it hesitated. After all, the distance is too far, and Iran is directly threatened by the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. If Iran makes it clear that it will take refuge in Germany, the Soviet Union and Britain will inevitably attack, and Germany will be beyond its reach and unable to assist.

However, all this has changed now.

First of all, in addition to Germany in the west, Iran also has China in the east. The Nanjing army has aggressively entered Central Asia and is getting closer and closer to the Iranian border, which has greatly improved Iran's security guarantees, thus strengthening Reza Shah's confidence and determination. ; secondly, due to the formal alliance between Germany and China (and Japan), opening up the channel between Germany and China is an imminent event for the two countries. Iran is located between Germany and China, so it has received higher attention from Hitler; thirdly, this And most importantly, Jiang Weiguo had leaked the "secret" to Hitler at the beginning, so that "fighting the Middle East after the Soviet Union and obtaining the earth's oil depot" was Hitler's unswerving war plan. Iran is a part of the Middle East, and controlling Iran will naturally greatly benefit In the future, the German army (or the Allies) will launch large-scale plans for the Middle East, which will greatly increase the importance of Iran in Hitler's heart and in the hearts of high-level German officials. .

These three reasons made Reza Khan more determined than in the original history to seek refuge in Germany and join the camp of the Allied Powers.

After receiving Jiang Weiguo's request, Hitler immediately offered more generous terms to Reza Khan, urging him to make up his mind. At the same time, the Chinese special envoy also rushed to Tehran, the capital of Iran. This special envoy was none other than Gu Weijun.

Reza Khan is pro-German, and naturally he is also pro-China, so he personally interviewed Gu Weijun. The two sides had a dialogue, which was very interesting. Basically, it was a question and answer. Gu Weijun asked questions and Reza Khan answered.

Gu Weijun: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for taking the liberty, please answer a few questions for me first?"

Reza Khan: "Of course, Mr. Gu, please ask!"

Gu Weijun: "One cannot stop thinking about making progress, and those who don't think about making progress are just trash, especially for a nation or a country.

We Chinese have had glory before, but we have been weak for a hundred years. Now, although we are still very poor and weak, we are participating in this war without hesitation, because we want to bring China back to the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties; Once brilliant, the German Empire shocked Europe, but with the failure of the last world war, Germany plummeted, but now, Germany provoked the war again, because the Germans are not willing to be only a second-rate power, but want to become a first-rate power again; Your Majesty, don't the Iranians want to reproduce the glory of the Persian Empire? "

Reza Khan: "Yes, of course we want to!"

Gu Weijun: "One of the keys to success is to seize opportunities decisively.

Iran used to be sandwiched between the two powers of the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom, and had to walk on thin ice and keep a low voice, but can blindly retreating and forbearance be exchanged for strength?If Germany and China join forces to attack the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will be defeated, and at the moment, our army will send troops to Central Asia, which is tantamount to lifting Iran's threat to the north. What is Iran waiting for?Why not fulfill your mission too?At that time, Germany, China, and Iran will be completely connected. What else can Iran worry about?On the other hand, a friend in need is a friend, and friends who help us when we are in trouble will be more cherished than friends who come back when we are successful.

If Iran does not act now, should it wait until later?Are both still the same value?Whether China and Germany will regard Iran as a true friend depends on Iran's performance at this time? "

Reza Khan: "Yes!"

Gu Weijun: "The more you give, the more you will gain.

If Central Asia is pacified by our Chinese army alone, we naturally have no reason to give Iran anything. If Central Asia is pacified jointly by China and Iran, Iran will naturally get a corresponding rich reward for its efforts.

We intend to divide the Turkmen region of the Soviet Union to Iran.