I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Your Majesty, do you still have any doubts? "

Reza Khan: "No!"

Due to the double lure and pressure of Hitler and Jiang Weiguo, Iran officially joined the Allied Powers and participated in the Soviet War.

For this reason, Jiang Weiguo promised to distribute Turkmenistan to Iran. Turkmenistan is one of the five Central Asian countries, with a total area of ​​about 50 square kilometers, which is not small. The total population is about 200 million, which is very small. 80% of the land is covered by deserts, and oil is relatively rich. , Natural gas is very rich, therefore, this piece of land is neither good nor bad. It belongs to the Soviet Union, even if it breaks away from the Soviet Union, it is still a place for Turkmens. Jiang Weiguo is completely borrowing flowers to offer Buddhas, using land from other countries as gifts to buy allies.

On the fifth day after the Second Battle of Almaty broke out, Iran sent troops to join the war. More than [-] Iraqi troops who had been guarding against the Soviet Union at the northern border of Iran made a massive attack and entered the territory of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.

Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, is located on the southern border of Turkmenistan, less than [-] kilometers away from the border between Turkey and Iran. Therefore, the Iraqi troops who entered the territory of Turkmenistan came to the city of Ashgabat on the same day.

In order to deal with the Nanjing Army and recapture Almaty, Tolofemenko almost evacuated all the Soviet troops in the four countries in southern Central Asia, making the defense of the four countries in the south at this time a piece of paper. The Soviet army in Ashgabat at this time The garrison has only one regular infantry regiment and one militia division, with a total strength of less than 1.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army is not high, lack of training, lack of heavy weapons, lack of supplies, lack of ammunition supplies, and lack of correct and joint command, so more than [-] Iraqi troops fought for four days and nights, paying almost half of the casualties , Only then barely repelled the Ashgabat Soviet army and captured the city.

Although the performance of the Iraqi army was unflattering, it achieved a decent victory anyway. The most important thing is that the sudden attack of the Iraqi army behind the Soviet army caused the Soviet army to be in chaos.

Tolofemenko, who was on the front line of Almaty, was stunned when he heard the bad news. Iran launched an attack on Turkmenistan, which meant that the four countries in southern Central Asia had fallen into the front and back attack of China and Iran, and the Soviet army was completely attacked by the enemy.

"What to do? What to do?" Tolo Femenko, who was the chief officer of the army, was completely panicked and bewildered.

Transport planes of the Nanjing Army flew over the Soviet Army and dropped a large number of leaflets. The leaflet said:

"Soviet officers and soldiers! Iran has already started war on you! More than 40 Iranian troops are attacking from south to north to your back! Ashgabat has been occupied by the Iranian army! Samarkand is coming soon! The next one is Tashkent! You are doomed to be wiped out in the deserts of Central Asia! Surrender! Otherwise you will surely die!"

The Soviet officers and soldiers who saw the leaflets became more panicked and panicked. More and more non-Russian Soviet officers and soldiers defected and ran to the Nanjing Army positions to surrender to the Nanjing Army. There were many defectors.

In fact, the situation of the Soviet army at this time is not so bad. The Iranian army is not strong. If the Soviet army in the Caucasus mobilizes a powerful force to attack the northwest of Iran, it can also send a force to cross the Caspian Sea into Turkmenistan for reinforcements. However, Tolofemenko was completely terrified and lost the courage to continue.

On August 8, the Nanjing Army and the Kazakh Army in Almaty (although the Kazakh Army also suffered certain casualties, but because the defenders seized a large number of Soviet weapons during the battle, they armed a large number of local young and middle-aged residents on the spot to replenish their troops. The Kazakh army, which made the Kazakh army reach more than 13 troops when it started the counterattack) launched a tentative high-intensity counterattack. Unexpectedly, the siege Soviet army collapsed at once, and the Sino-Kazakh coalition forces in the counterattack were almost like a broken bamboo. , Invincible.

After confirming that the Soviet army had lost all fighting spirit and morale, Chen Mingren made a final decision: "Comprehensive counterattack!"

The tentative counterattack of the Chinese and Kazakh coalition forces suddenly turned into a full-scale counterattack. Wherever the front of the soldiers went, the Soviet army descended everywhere.

In the next ten days or so, the situation in the south of Central Asia developed almost unbelievably. The Nanjing Army made rapid and smooth progress as if God had helped the Soviet Army.

On August 8th, the Chinese and Kazakhstan coalition forces chasing the Soviet army went all out, followed the Soviet army and drove straight into Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Before they had time to catch their breath, the Chinese and Kazakhstan coalition forces continued to pursue and fight, in a long-distance training-like manner. They took down the larger cities along the way, such as Zhambyl, Shymkent, Namangan, and Andijan, without any bloodshed, and achieved brilliant results. At the same time, tens of thousands of Soviet prisoners were captured. These Soviet prisoners had no fighting spirit. Exhausted, he stood blankly on the side of the road and raised his hands high, surrendering to the Nanjing Army dejectedly.

"Stay on the side of the road! Don't get in the way!" The officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army, who had already hunted down the Soviet army and occupied the city, collected the weapons and equipment that surrendered to the Soviet army, drove them to the side of the road, and then continued to ride in the car , riding a horse, and pedaling a bicycle to move forward rapidly.

The soldiers were so fast that the Nanjing army had no time to capture the prisoners, so they handed over the prisoners to the Kazakh army who followed behind.

On August 8, Nanjing troops approached the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and the headquarters of the Soviet Central Asia Military Region.

The escaped Soviet troops such as Tolo Femenko had no time to organize defenses in shock, and the Nanjing Army had already swarmed in.

After a short and fierce battle, the Nanjing Army captured Tashkent and seized a large amount of Soviet weapons and supplies. Tolofemenko was injured by the Nanjing Army's shells while fleeing in panic, and died of his injuries.

On August 8, two reinforced battalions of the Nanjing Army occupied Samarkand and Dushanbe respectively, almost without firing a single shot.

On August 8, a vanguard unit of the Nanjing Army successfully joined forces with the Iranian army in Ashgabat.

The 31st Army of the Nanjing Army overfulfilled the tasks assigned to them by the headquarters. Three divisions defeated the Soviet counterattack and defeated the main force of the Soviet Army in Central Asia. One division swept across southern Central Asia and occupied four countries.

By the end of August, the situation in Central Asia had basically settled. The four southern countries were all occupied and controlled by the Nanjing Army, and the northeastern and eastern parts of Kazakhstan in the north were occupied and controlled by the Nanjing Army.

Chapter 478 Fighting Kitano (1)

In just one month, the Chinese army (mainly the 31st Army of the Nanjing Army) pacified Central Asia with the momentum of plowing and sweeping holes, destroying and destroying the country. The speed made Germany very happy, and Japan was both happy and surprised. The United States, Britain, France and other countries watching the game were deeply unbelievable.

In fact, it was completely reasonable for Soviet Russia to lose so quickly and thoroughly in Central Asia.

Before the war, Stalin played with China to delay the return of Xinjiang, and used the Soviet Navy’s Pacific Fleet as a bargaining chip against China and Japan. If Stalin’s two hands were placed on Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek was very likely to be recruited, but he placed it on Jiang Weiguo. It will have no effect, and Jiang Weiguo is completely immune to it, because Jiang Weiguo is determined to go to war against the Soviet Union, and to unite with Germany to defeat, destroy, and carve up the Soviet Union. Therefore, these plots of Stalin are in vain in front of Jiang Weiguo secondly, due to Stalin’s cruel methods, such as ethnic persecution, religious suppression, mass cleansing, mass famine, agricultural collectivization movement, etc., the Soviet Union lost the hearts of the people in Central Asia. Therefore, when the Nanjing army entered Central Asia under the banner of "overthrowing Stalin's tyranny" and "driving away the Russians and Bolsheviks, and liberating the people of Central Asia", they were warmly welcomed by the local people. Thirdly, the German army contained more than 70% of the Soviet army on the Eastern European battlefield. Most of the Soviet elite troops were in the Eastern European battlefield. The Soviet arsenal continuously produced aircraft and artillery. Most of the heavy weapons such as tanks and tanks were supplied to the Eastern European battlefield, making the Soviet army in the Central Asian battlefield completely second- and third-rate troops, and the commanders were also mediocre, allowing the Nanjing Army to "take advantage of the gap"; The Nanjing Army prescribes the right medicine in terms of strategy, tactics, politics, diplomacy, and propaganda, and closely cooperates with the military, thus achieving excellent results on the battlefield. The strength and combat effectiveness of the Nanjing Army itself are also the key factors for the Nanjing Army's final victory in Central Asia.

When the good news came, Wuhan, Peiping, and Berlin all cheered, and Tokyo also sent a "warm congratulatory message for the measures."

Regarding the victory of the Nanjing Army in Central Asia, the Japanese were "joyed and surprised". The happy thing is that both the German Army and the Nanjing Army have progressed relatively smoothly after the start of the war. Therefore, the possibility of the Allied Powers winning the Soviet War is extremely high , although the Japanese army did not directly participate in the war, but according to the internal agreement of the allied countries, Japan can also get a solid share of the Soviet Union when the allied countries carve up the Soviet Union. What is surprising is that the Chinese army (Nanjing Army) has become so powerful. Although China and Japan are now in an alliance, both sides know that this alliance is only a relationship of mutual use, and they may turn against each other again at any time. The stronger the Chinese army, Naturally, this is not a good thing for Japan.

What the Japanese hope most is that "China will win and help Japan defeat the Soviet Union, but if it wins miserably, China will also be greatly injured after defeating the Soviet Union." In this way, Japan will be the final winner.

Jiang Weiguo didn't need to waste his words, the beaming Wuhan Military Commission immediately issued a series of awards to the troops participating in the war.

Central Asia fought for a month, and the Nanjing Army (mainly the 31st Army, but the 37th Army also participated in a series of battles in the northeast of Kazakhstan) participated in the war. A total of more than 1.5 people died (including those who died in battle, died of serious injuries, and seriously ill. death, etc.), more than 3.3 people were injured and sick (acclimatization is also a major cause of illness), more than 1000 people were missing (including getting lost, captured, etc.), a total of about 5 people, and about 40 Soviet troops were eliminated. , about 14 Soviet troops were killed and injured, about 25 Soviet troops were captured (more than three-quarters were voluntary surrenders), and countless weapons, ammunition, ordnance equipment, and supplies were seized.

Such a glorious victory, if Chiang Kai-shek did not show some generosity, it would definitely be unjustifiable.

Chiang Kai-shek will not pay for the money, because it is Jiang Weiguo's business, and there is no increase in designation or expansion of troops. After all, this matter is more sensitive, so Chiang Kai-shek gave a rain of medals to the troops participating in the war. Chen Mingren, who has made outstanding contributions, was promoted to the second level of the army General, awarded the honorary titles of "Tianshan" and "Ben Lei" to the 123rd Division and the 111th Division respectively.

In fact, the situation in Central Asia at this time cannot be said to be peaceful. The Soviet army has three ways to make a comeback. One is to attack Iran, which has openly joined the alliance, from the Caucasus, and the other is to cross the Caspian Sea and enter western Kazakhstan or western Turkmenistan. The third is to launch a counterattack from the northwestern part of Kazakhstan. However, the battle of Kiev is in full swing, and the Soviet army is short of resources, temporarily unable to counterattack Central Asia on a large scale. In addition, the Nanjing Army is still fighting fiercely in Central Asia. The flames of war are burning in the northeast of Kazakhstan. And it burned all the way from Central Asia into North Asia.

The 31th Army, which entered Central Asia at the same time as the 37st Army, had different tasks from the 31st Army. The Army had 4 divisions under its jurisdiction, the 111th, 37th, 38th, and 39th Divisions, commanded by Feng Zhian, started the war At the beginning, the 111th Division of the vanguard of the army attacked from the northern part of Xinjiang, galloped westward along the Irtysh River, and made a long-distance attack, and took down the two major cities in northeastern Kazakhstan, Oskemen and Semey. The division was fruitful and moved quickly, so the division won the honorary title of "Ben Lei". At the same time, the subsequent 37th, 38th, and 39th divisions followed up one after another. After the 37th division caught up with the 111th division, the Battle of Hudong When the outbreak broke out, Tolo Femenko ordered the Soviet troops in Kazakhstan to go to the Hudong battlefield to participate in the war, causing most of Kazakhstan to fall into an empty force. On August 8, Feng Zhian seized the opportunity and assembled the 15th Division and the 111th Division. The Ertysh River galloped westward all the way, approaching one of the three major cities in northeastern Kazakhstan, the only one that had not yet been captured by the Nanjing Army, and located more than 37 kilometers northwest of Semey at the foot of Keleku City. After a fierce battle, the 170th Division and the 111th Division captured Kleku.

So far, the three major cities in the northeast of Kazakhstan have been occupied by the Nanjing Army.

Feng Zhi'an immediately implemented vigorous "wartime policies" in these three places, including expelling Russians, land reform, abolishing the original Bolshevism and the Soviet system, etc., thereby winning the hearts of the local people (Kazakhs), and the Nanjing Army was thus Gain a firm foothold locally.

The three places have a combined population of more than 300 million, but the Nanjing Army only needs to send a few thousand people to maintain order. The Nanjing army suppressed rebels, pro-Soviet and pro-Russian elements, the remnants of the Soviet army and Russians, etc.

Therefore, the Nanjing Army can use more than [-]% of its troops to continue fighting, and there is no problem of troops being dispersed due to the expansion of the occupied area.

Kazakhstan is the northern part of Central Asia, and further north is the western part of North Asia. After crossing the northern border of Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union's Siberian Railway lies in front of us.

The three major cities in the northeast of Kazakhstan are located from west to east: Keleku, Semey, and Oskmen. The three cities are all located on the banks of the Irtysh River. Although they are not connected by railways, they have roads and waterways. It is connected; extending about [-] kilometers to the northwest from Keleku is Omsk, which is one of several transit stations on the main line of the Trans-Siberian Railway; extending about [-] One hundred kilometers is Barnaul. This city is also one of the transit stations on the main line of the Siberian Railway. However, extending about one hundred kilometers from Barnaul to the north is the famous Novosibirsk.

Novosibirsk, this city can be called "the first important town of the Soviet Union's Siberian railway line" and "the core of the Soviet Siberia region".

The territory of the Soviet Union is more than 10000 kilometers long from the westernmost to the easternmost, and the city of Novosibirsk is right in the middle.

The vast territory of the Soviet Union can be roughly divided into three parts: Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Asia (Siberia), and Siberia can be divided into three parts: East Siberia, Central Siberia, and West Siberia.

The geographical location of the city of Novosibirsk can be said to be "extremely important", because it is the throat of railway traffic connecting Eastern Europe, Central Asia, West Siberia, and Central Siberia. At the same time, it is also the largest city and the largest industrial base in the Siberia region of the Soviet Union. It is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and Leningrad. The strategic value of buildings such as universities, museums, and opera houses is equivalent to that of Wuhan in China.

In the Far East War, after Irkutsk (Anbei) was captured by the Nanjing Army, the Soviet Union was almost paralyzed in the area east of Irkutsk. The Eastern Region would also be paralyzed.

The Soviet Union will lose more than two-thirds of Siberia at once. At the same time, East Siberia, Central Siberia, and Central Asia controlled by the Nanjing Army will also be integrated. The Soviet Union will only be left with Eastern Europe and West Siberia, and its land area will drop by more than 60%. .

The Soviet Union is indeed very big, but its core is Eastern Europe with an area of ​​about 500 million square kilometers, Central Asia with an area of ​​about 400 million square kilometers, and North Asia with an area of ​​about 1300 million square kilometers. They are all "fragile territories" controlled by railways. Once the railways are cut off, These vast territories will immediately "come to fruition."

On the battlefield of the Soviet Union, such a strange scene appeared: the German army was fighting hard on the Eastern European battlefield, and it was very difficult to occupy the land, occupying tens of thousands of square kilometers, while on the Central Asian battlefield, the North Asian battlefield In the first place, the Nanjing Army easily swallowed up the Soviet territory in units of millions of square kilometers.

Capture the key points on the main line of the Siberian Railway and cut off the Siberian communication line. This is the first goal of the Nanjing Army's military operations in North Asia.

To this end, the Nanjing Army adopted two strategies: first, the 37 elite soldiers of the 13th Army attacked from northern Xinjiang, first invaded the northeastern part of Central Asia, and then marched northward; second, the 77th and 88th Nanjing Army , 99th, 74th, 101st, 150th, 180th, 200th divisions and other units formed a heavy regiment with hundreds of thousands of troops in Beihai Province, and attacked from Anbei (Irkutsk) along the The main line of the Siberian Railway, all the way to the west, put on a posture of aggressive attack, restraining the main force of the Soviet army in Siberia (Central Siberia and West Siberia), cooperating, supporting, rushing to help, and covering the 37th Army.

Although there were many fierce battles and fierce battles on the Central Asian battlefield, in general, the Nanjing Army fought relatively smoothly and easily on the Central Asian battlefield. The real tough and bitter battles were on the North Asian battlefield.

After the Far East War, the Soviet High Command adjusted its military regions in North Asia and Central Asia, and re-divided three military regions, namely the Central Asian Military Region, the Ural Military Region, and the Eastern Military Region.

The Central Asian Military Region is responsible for the five Central Asian countries. The Ural Military Region is responsible for a small area west of the Ural Mountains and West Siberia east of the Ural Mountains. The Eastern Military Region is responsible for East Siberia and Central Siberia (Eastern Siberia). The southern part of Siberia is the Outer Northeast. After the Outer Northeast was recovered by the Nanjing Army, the part of the Siberian Railway in East Siberia was also controlled by China. It is currently under the trusteeship and use of Japan. Therefore, the Soviet Union can only maintain a weak position in the Northeast except East Siberia. control)".

Lieutenant General Ivan Stepanovich Konev, commander of the Eastern Military Region of the Soviet Army, is by no means a mediocre person like Lieutenant General Tolofemenko, commander of the Central Asian Military Region of the Soviet Army. General, this is what he and Tolofemenko have in common, and it is also the main reason why he was not affected in the purge movement, but with Tolofemenko Different, Konev has very solid military talents, a shrewd and capable personality, decisive and calm, and has a rare keen and correct intuition in the military.

Although Konev was a senior general of the Soviet army at this time, he was not yet a high-level core. Jiang Weiguo "had admired Konev for a long time." Ji, Vasilevsky... are very capable of fighting, so he made a "red list" for the senior generals of the Nanjing Army in advance, including Zhukov, Konev and other famous Soviet generals of World War II. "When you meet people on the list, you must treat them with caution and not take it lightly," Jiang Weiguo told his generals.

When doing this, Jiang Weiguo laughed at himself, how could he be like Cao Cao?Write Zhang Fei's name on the clothes, and tell the generals "don't be careless when you meet Zhang Fei."

In fact, the Soviet generals on Jiang Weiguo's "red list" have basically not really become the main backbone of the Soviet army, because most of them are rising stars.

When the Soviet-German War broke out, the Soviet army was commanded by old marshals and generals of Stalin’s generation. Their ideas were backward and rigid, which became one of the main reasons why the Soviet army was defeated by the German army. Until Zhukov and others came to the fore one after another, Only then did the Soviet army gradually catch up with the German army in terms of military command level.

The generals of the Nanjing Army took Jiang Weiguo's warning seriously.

The Nanjing Army attacked Central Asia and North Asia at the same time, thus forming two major groups, the "West" and the "Northern". The "imperial envoy".

This is Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement, and the intention is that Jiang Weiguo understands it. However, Jiang Weiguo does not refuse all comers. He does not want Chiang Kai-shek to send a "confidant and beloved general" who is not worthy of the name. exhausted".

The father and son discussed several times and achieved a satisfactory result: Xue Yue was sent by Chiang Kai-shek to command the Northern Group of the Nanjing Army.

Xue Yue's military rank at this time was lieutenant general, not a low rank, at the level of deputy commander-in-chief of the military region. Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with him, and Jiang Weiguo was also very satisfied with him. After all, Xue Yue's ability and achievements were obvious to all in the original history.

Jiang Weiguo believed that there was a better and stronger army for this tiger general to command. This famous Chinese general who wiped out the most Japanese troops in the original history of the War of Resistance would surely make greater contributions to the country.

For Xue Yue, the "commander of the airborne", many generals of the Nanjing Army secretly complained, but Jiang Weiguo welcomed Xue Yue very warmly, saying that he "absolutely obeys the command of Chief Xue". The generals of the army changed their attitudes, so that Xue Yue could also be banned in the Nanjing army.

In fact, Xue Yue himself was very excited. Soldiers naturally hope to make contributions to the country and make a name for themselves on the battlefield.

Jiang Weiguo's Nanjing Army is the strongest army in China, even stronger than the Japanese army. Xue Yue was naturally excited to be given the opportunity to command hundreds of thousands of Nanjing Army and step onto the stage of a world war. Mind" also admired all five bodies.

"Should Xue Yue be better than Konev?" Jiang Weiguo thought secretly.

当陈明仁率领第31军、冯治安率领第37军打响中亚战事时，南京军北方集团也同时打响了北亚战事，参战南京军包括3个军：第77军（下辖第77、第74、第101、第200师）、第10军（第88、第150师）、第100军（第99师、第180师），第77军负责主攻，第10、第100军负责左右两翼。

The 30 troops attacked from Anbei, broke through the Sino-Soviet border like a flood, and entered the territory of the Soviet Union, but did not drive straight into the enemy's territory like the 31st and 37th armies on the Central Asian battlefield. After advancing less than 40 kilometers, they were strongly blocked by the Soviet army. The two sides fought fiercely for more than ten days in Cheremhovo, more than [-] kilometers northwest of Anbei, and killed more than ten games. Although the Nanjing army won more than lost , but the casualties, losses, and consumption were huge, and the battle ended in a tie.

In Huang Wei's words: "Chen Mingren and Feng Zhi'an 'eat bananas' in Central Asia, and we 'gnaw sugarcane' in North Asia!"

Banana pulp is very soft and can be eaten in big mouthfuls, while sugar cane is hard and can only be chewed in small mouthfuls.

Huang Wei's metaphor is very apt to describe the battle in Cheremkhovo.

The Eastern Military Region of the Soviet Army has about 70 troops, but two-fifths are new troops and militia divisions. The Nanjing Army has only half of the Soviet Army’s combat strength, but the quality of its soldiers exceeds the Soviet Army. The two sides can be said to be evenly matched. The Nanjing Army has a large The number of heavy weapons and heavy firepower of the Soviet Army greatly exceeds that of the Nanjing Army. The number of tanks of the Nanjing Army is less than half that of the Soviet Army, but their quality is better than that of the Soviet Army. Therefore, they are invincible in mechanized field battles. Advantage.

Generally speaking, the air power of both sides is very weak (the Soviet fighter jets cannot beat the Chinese Air Force fighter jets, but the Chinese Air Force lacks bombers), the Soviet Army has a lot of artillery, and the Nanjing Army is stable. The Nanjing Army tanks are stronger than the Soviet Army, and the Soviet Army The commander-in-chief Konev is not a soft persimmon, he is very good at "infantry and artillery coordinated operations".

Under such circumstances, the Nanjing Army can draw a tie with the Soviet Army and even have a bit of an advantage, which is already very good. If the Nanjing Army continues to fight hard like this, it can be done steadily, but the material consumption will exceed The bearing capacity of the Nanjing Army.

It is indeed embarrassing for the generals of the Nanjing Army to win the battle under very poor circumstances.