I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Kuznetsov was far from satisfied with eating a brigade of the Nanjing Army. He wanted to eat "at least two divisions" of the Nanjing Army in one go.

The reason why Kuznetsov dared to make such a claim is also very simple. He had just gained fame for recovering Anbei. Not only was he awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union", but he also received a congratulatory telegram from Stalin himself. , declared that "if the senior generals of the Red Army can be as brave and brave as Comrade Kuznetsov, then we will be closer to the final victory."

Stalin’s comments were mainly to encourage the front-line Soviet generals, but there is no doubt that it made Kuznetsov more “famous”, and then stimulated Kuznetsov to be complacent, and inevitably fell into arrogance and eagerness for quick success.

Kuznetsov is very eager to make persistent efforts and make great achievements, so as to gain a greater reputation and the supreme leader to pay more attention to and favor him. If he can wipe out the two divisions of the Nanjing Army on the battlefield, he will have a bright future in the future On the other hand, because it was too easy to regain Anbei, and the Nanjing Army was suppressed by the Soviet Army at this time, it also caused Kuznetsov to have a great idea of ​​underestimating the enemy. Not only that, he was responsible for leading the troops to encircle and It was Vatutin who annihilated the [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army. Kuznetsov was quite jealous of this. He didn't want Vatutin to outshine himself after destroying the [-]th Brigade of the Nanjing Army, so he boldly wanted to eat two divisions or even more troops of the Nanjing Army on his own.

Konev is not at the forefront, so these small moves of Kuznetsov are not very clear, but Kuznetsov's deputy, chief of staff of the Soviet 17th Army Vladimir Dmitrievich Major General Ivanov saw it very clearly. He reminded Kuznetsov many times: "This is a bit risky. The two divisions of the Nanjing Army have about 6 to 10 people. We can suppress them with 20 people. But to encircle them, at least [-] troops are needed, which greatly exceeds our strength. If we do so forcefully, our encirclement circle will inevitably be fragile. Not only will we not be able to encircle them, but we will also forcibly launch encirclement operations when we are not strong enough. Under such circumstances, it wasted military power in vain, and even completely disrupted the deployment of Comrade Konev.

Comrade Vatutin is launching a siege war, but we are launching a bigger siege war at the same time, and accidents are easy to happen! "

Kuznetsov smiled disapprovingly: "Comrade Ivanov, you are overthinking.

Comrade Konev is too conservative. He obviously has reserves of more than 20 divisions in his hand, but he is suspicious and dare not put all the reserves on the battlefield. Naturally, his passive style cannot maximize our army's gains all at once. results.

If we forcibly surround the two divisions of the Nanking Army, what else can Comrade Konev do?He has only two choices, one is to ask us to abandon the encirclement and let go of the two divisions of the Nanjing Army, or the other is to put all the reserves into battle!" He winked at Ivanov, "You know what I mean? "

Ivanov heard Kuznetsov's idea, and he became more and more uneasy: "Comrade Konev has repeatedly stated before the battle that we must win steadily and steadily. Although we can attack decisively, we must also establish On a steady basis.

I think Comrade Konev would not have put all the reserves into battle as we wanted, even if we had done everything right.

Comrade Kuznetsov, we must obey the command of Comrade Konev, we have no right to force him to do what we want!"

Kuznetsov smiled slightly: "Of course we don't have power, but Comrade Stalin does.

Comrade Ivanov, when the time comes, I just need to send a telegram to Moscow, claiming that our troops surrounded the two divisions of the Nanjing Army, but because Comrade Konev was unwilling to put the follow-up troops into battle, the Nanjing Army was surrounded by the two divisions of the Nanjing Army. A division may be about to break through.

What would Comrade Stalin do?Comrade Stalin will be very angry, and then severely demand Comrade Konev to put follow-up troops into battle!"

Ivanov was speechless when he heard this, and after he came back to his senses, he tried to dissuade him: "Comrade Kuznetsov, we can't do this. Comrade Konev's deployment is very careful, and it is very possible for us to do this." Destroy his plans..."

Kuznetsov immediately looked displeased: "Okay, Comrade Ivanov, Comrade Konev is my superior, but you are my subordinate, please obey my orders! That's it!" He shook his hands and left.

"Old Maozi has such a big appetite!" Du Yuming and Zheng Dongguo, the two division commanders of the 88th and 99th Divisions of the Nanjing Army who fought fiercely with Kuznetsov's troops, were not ordinary people. The two division commanders and the commander-in-chief Li Yutang were very angry when they realized the intention of the Soviet army. The Soviet army of the Yutang Department did not advance in a long snake position, but presented a huge "c". The troops on both wings continued to intersperse and rush towards the left and right sides of the Nanjing Army, clearly posing to encircle the 88th Division and the 99th Division. Teacher's posture.

According to common sense, Kuznetsov's more than [-] troops, under the cover of superior artillery fire, used Konev's "squeeze tactics" to block and pursue the Nanjing Army, which was undoubtedly very effective. Although the progress was a little slow, It can't cause heavy damage to the Nanjing Army, but it can also make it difficult for the Nanjing Army to fight back. However, the commander of the Soviet Army Group, who had just received congratulations and praise from Stalin himself, was too eager to do meritorious service. The momentum of wanting to make dumplings for the two divisions of the Nanjing Army in one go, on the one hand, made the Soviet army a little unstable, and on the other hand, it also deeply annoyed the generals of the Nanjing Army.

The battle line between Kuznetsov's department and Li Yutang's department is more than ten kilometers long, which is a line segment, but Kuznetsov tried to turn this line segment into a circle, and he has already turned this line segment into a circle. An arc-shaped semicircle, obviously, has become longer in length, which has greatly reduced the Soviet army's troop density and firepower density.

It takes two catties of noodles to wrap one catty of meat stuffing, and Kuznetsov only has half a catty of noodles but wants to wrap one catty of meat stuffing. The consequences can be imagined.

Li Yutang quickly fought back, concentrated the tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery of the two divisions, and launched a breakthrough counterattack against the Soviet encirclement, smashing several regiments and battalions of the Soviet army.

In the former enemy headquarters of the Nanjing Army, Xue Yue, Yang Jie, Xiao Yao and others are intensively studying the battle situation and formulating countermeasures. The report sent by Li Yutang has attracted the attention of Xue Yue and others.

"Konev played very steadily!" Xue Yue said, "Even though the situation is already very favorable to him, he is still holding on to more than 20 divisions and standing still. This person is indeed not simple, and he can hold his breath!"

"There are more than [-] troops in the rear of the Soviet army. Although the Soviet army's offensive power cannot be maximized, it can also ensure that the Soviet army can fight with ease!" Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes, "If this continues, we will It is impossible to maximize the attack on the Soviet army!"

"Konev doesn't like taking risks very much. It seems that the trick of luring a snake out of a hole is of no use to him!" Yang Jie nodded, "This person is indeed a difficult opponent!"

"Li Yutang's urgent telegram!" Guo Jiqiao, who was in charge of the staff's communications affairs, strode into the war room, "Li Yutang said that the Soviet counterattack forces had surrounded him many times. A violent counterattack can consume the strength of the Soviet army on the one hand, and contain the follow-up troops of the Soviet army on the other hand, relieving the pressure on the [-]th brigade!"

"Oh?" Xue Yue's eyes moved, "If the information is correct, the Soviet army does not have many counterattack troops. Although the force and firepower surpass Li Yutang, it will not be an overwhelming advantage, let alone encircle Li Yutang. Why did the Soviet army try to attack Li Yutang? Surrounded?"

"Since Li Yutang requested a violent counterattack against the Soviet army, it can also prove that the Soviet army facing him is not particularly strong.

Otherwise, Li Yutang realized that he might be surrounded, so he should ask for reinforcements or retreat!" Yang Jie said, "This move by the Soviet army is indeed a bit unpredictable. Could it be that Konev is playing some tricks again? trick? "

"No!" Xiao Yao said decisively, "I think the Soviet army is trying to make persistent efforts and expand the results of the battle!"

"Impossible!" Yang Jie was very puzzled, "One hundred thousand Soviet troops want to surround our fifty thousand troops, obviously not enough troops, Konev is a cautious and steady person, shouldn't he do such a risky thing?"

"That's the problem of the frontline commanders of the Soviet Army!" Xiao Yao showed a strange smile, "Soldiers, although they will be treated as lifeless pawns after going to the battlefield, they are still human beings after all. It may really operate according to the set rules like a machine.

I suspect... no, I am sure that the Soviet commander was so bold, so reckless and aggressive because he was eager for quick success.

By the way, who is this Soviet commander? "

Guo Jiqiao said: "It is Kuznetsov, the commander of the 17th Army of the Soviet Army!" He added, "It is the one who led his troops to 'recover' Anbei, and is now being hyped by Soviet propaganda agencies as a 'war hero'.

Oh, this person's full name is Fyodor Isidorovich Kuznetsov, he is a lieutenant general of the Soviet Army, not another Kuznetsov!" Among the senior generals of the Soviet Army, there are two Kuznetsovs One is Kuznetsov of the Army who is on the battlefield in the west of the lake, and the other is Kuznetsov, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy at this time. The latter's full name is Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznets zoff.

"Sure enough!" Xiao Yao clapped his hands violently, and he immediately retrieved Kuznetsov's file information and read, "This person served in the Tsarist Russian Army during the last World War as a grassroots officer in the army. Joined the Soviet Red Army during the Belarusian Civil War, served as company commander, battalion commander, and regiment commander, and then entered the Frunze Military Academy to study. After the Great Purge, he successively served as deputy commander of the Belarusian Military District, director of the General Staff Military Academy, and commander of the North Caucasus Military District. Until now Commander of the 17th Group Army of the Eastern Military Region of the Soviet Army!" After closing the file, Xiao Yao laughed, and he looked at Jiang Weiguo and the others, "Through the file of this Kuznetsov, what do you think of this person?"

Jiang Weiguo said helplessly: "Just say it directly!"

Xiao Yao nodded and analyzed: "This Kuznetsov has indeed been on the battlefield, but he has only been a regiment commander in actual combat at most, and has no actual combat experience in commanding brigades, divisions, corps, or even group armies. However, the theoretical knowledge is very solid, but as soon as he left school, he became the deputy commander of the military region.

Note that when he graduated from the military academy, it was the time of the great purges of the Soviet Union. The great purges of the Soviet Union led to the death of a large number of middle and high-level officers of the Soviet army with actual combat experience. The commander or even the battalion commander, the army commander used to be only the brigade commander or even the commander of the regiment, commanding a division and commanding a battalion, the difference is too great!Without at least one or two years of practical training, how can you master the different experiences and abilities?This Kuznetsov has successively served as the deputy commander of the Belarusian Military Region, the dean of the Military Academy of the General Staff, the commander of the North Caucasus Military Region, etc., until now the commander of the 17th Army of the Eastern Military Region of the Soviet Army. Note that he has not participated since he became the head of the regiment. He has been in the war, and now he is fighting with us, but he was the commander of the regiment when he fought the last time, but now he is the commander of the army group. Isn't this very interesting?I can be sure that this Kuznetsov is the Zhao Kuo of the Soviet Union, who is unmatched on paper, but great and talented when facing the enemy in battle!"

Xue Yue looked at Xiao Yao shrewdly: "Hao Ran, what do you want to say?"

Xiao Yao's eyes were sharp: "I'm sure, the reason why this Kuznetsov is so reckless and aggressive is because he is eager for quick success, greedy for success and underestimated the enemy.

Don't forget that he just 'liberated' Anbei not long ago, and he is the hottest 'war hero', which naturally led to his further deception!"

Yang Jie seemed to understand Xiao Yao's meaning: "Hao Ran, what do you mean..."

"Do what he likes!" Xiao Yao said firmly, "Since this Kuznetsov wants to make great contributions, we will kill him! Didn't he want to surround Li Yutang? Well, let him surround him! But he He is not strong enough to surround Li Yutang, but he still wants to eat Li Yutang, so he must ask Konev for help and ask Konev to send more troops.

Konev was quite calm and cautious, holding more than 20 divisions in his hands and standing still, which is our worry in the future. It just so happens that this Kuznetsov has helped us a lot! "

Xue Yue and Yang Jie are both strategists, and they immediately understood Xiao Yao's plan. Both of them had bright eyes, but there was also a trace of worry and uneasiness: "What if the fakes come true?"

"There are our spies in Qiecheng. Now that the weather has cleared up again, our reconnaissance planes can be dispatched again. The Soviet army has really sent large-scale reinforcements, which can hardly be hidden from our eyes!" Xiao Yao was very sure, "Of course, There are definitely risks, but war itself is a gamble! The odds of winning at [-]-[-] need to be considered, and the odds of winning at [-]-[-] are hesitant to be indecisive.

Also, you can ask Li Yutang what he means!"

Yang Jie immediately contacted Li Yutang: "If you are surrounded by the Soviet army, can you break out?"

Li Yutang replied: "Joke! One hundred thousand Soviet troops also want to surround my two divisions? I have the ability to fight back!"

Yang Jie asked again: "Where is another [-] from the Soviet Army?"

Li Yutang is still very sure: "It is impossible to fight a counterattack, but it is quite sure to retreat completely.

We have a large number of bicycles, although they are not very useful in offensive warfare, bicycles cannot be used as tanks after all, but it is no problem to use bicycles to run!"

The new plan to lure the enemy was immediately finalized.

According to the order, Li Yutang led the 88th Division and the 99th Division "because they did not want to abandon the [-]th Brigade that had been encircled by the Soviet Army, so they retreated slowly, or even advanced instead of retreating, repeatedly attacking the Soviet blocking line", and finally Slowly fell into the encirclement of the Kuznetsov Department of the Soviet Army.

On August 8, Kuznetsov successfully surrounded Li Yutang, forming a large encirclement circle far exceeding Vatutin's scale.

Vatutin encircled one brigade of the Nanking Army at the northerly point between Checheng and Anbei, while Kuznetsov surrounded two divisions of the Nanking Army at the southerly point between Checheng and Anbei. A division equals six brigades.

Overjoyed, Kuznetsov immediately reported this significant progress to Konev.

Facing the "significant progress" made by Kuznetsov, Konev was not happy. Instead, he was shocked and angry: "It's a mess! I asked him to block and chase the main force of the Nanjing Army. How could he surround the main force of the Nanjing Army?" ?”

Malankin was amazed: "Comrade Konev, Comrade Kuznetsov overfulfilled the task, isn't it a good thing? Annihilating a brigade of the Nanjing Army is a victory, but it is not big enough. Comrade Kuznetsov This strategy has magnified the victory several times! What's more, the political and propaganda significance of annihilating one division of the Nanjing Army is much greater than that of annihilating a brigade of the Nanjing Army, let alone two divisions at the moment!"

Konev was almost dizzy with anger: "This Kuznetsov is so high-minded and ambitious! Doesn't he suspect that the Chinese are doing it on purpose? The Chinese army is far inferior to our army in terms of heavy firepower, but its will to fight is extremely high. Tenacious! Annihilating a brigade of them is no less than chewing a stone with his teeth! Kuznetsov stuffed a bunch of stones into his mouth at once! Isn't he afraid that those stones will smash his teeth?" For Su As far as the Chinese army is concerned, it is no less difficult to wipe out a brigade of the Nanjing Army than the Chinese army wiped out a brigade of the Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. Even Jiang Weiguo did not have such courage to wipe out the two divisions of the Japanese army.

Marankin suddenly realized: "Comrade Konev, what do you mean...the Chinese did this on purpose?"

Konev was extremely anxious: "In this way, the initiative on the battlefield will be lost again. It seems that our army has the upper hand and the upper hand, but in fact it is passive! Kuznetsov is so impatient! He almost messed up My overall plan! No way! He must be made to give up his so-called mass gathering and annihilation plan immediately!"

At this moment, the telephone on Konev's desk rang.

When Konev saw it, his heart suddenly sank. There were several telephones on his desk, which were connected to different places. The one ringing was an encrypted telephone, leading to Moscow.

With trepidation, Konev picked up the phone.

Sure enough, the Supreme Leader's voice came through the receiver, and the Supreme Leader's tone was still very tired, but with more joy and relief than before: "Comrade Konev, I just received a report from Comrade Kuznetsov, Your Eastern theater once again made a major breakthrough for the Great Patriotic War, right? Comrade Vatutin surrounded a Chinese brigade, and Comrade Kuznetsov surrounded two Chinese divisions. Comrade Konev, you Commanded very well, showing a very good military command ability, I am happy for you.

After the Eastern battlefield is settled down, I will transfer you to the Eastern European battlefield. The situation in the Eastern European battlefield is deteriorating day by day. I am so disappointed by the Red Army commanders on the front line in Kiev!The Eastern European battlefield urgently needs young but capable Red Army commanders like you!"

Konev complained incessantly. He realized that Kuznetsov had surpassed himself by "killing first and playing later". He had to bite the bullet and say: "Comrade Stalin, thank you for your compliment, but I still have a little opinion about the current situation." !"

Stalin was suddenly in a mood of displeasure. When Konev said "some opinions" last time, his next sentence was to give up Anbei. This time Konev said "some opinions".

Although he felt uncomfortable, Stalin still cherished Konev, a rookie general with outstanding abilities, and kept a gentle tone: "Comrade Konev, tell me?"

Konev hesitantly said: "Unfortunately, Comrade Stalin, although Comrade Kuznetsov surrounded the two divisions of the Chinese, it was only a fragile situation that could not be maintained for a long time. Retreating or defeating the invading Chinese army is difficult to complete a large-scale battle of gathering and annihilating. Therefore, Comrade Kuznetsov's move greatly exceeded the current strength of our military region.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the situation will not fall into a passive position again, I may order Comrade Kuznetsov to abandon the siege of the two divisions of the Nanking Army..."

"What?" Stalin suddenly became angry. "Comrade Konev, what do you mean? You have already surrounded the enemy, but you still want to let the enemy go? There is no such reason!"

Konev hastily defended: "Comrade Stalin, the current good situation in the Eastern Military Region is the result of the blood and lives of countless Red Army soldiers. We must seize the opportunity, but we must not be too optimistic. We are not strong enough, and we can only wipe out the Nanjing Army Brigade , it is difficult to wipe out the division-level troops of the Nanjing Army, let alone two..."

"Insufficient strength?" Stalin interrupted Konev very rudely, "According to Comrade Kuznetsov's report, the Eastern Military Region now has more than [-] reserve divisions. You obviously have enough strength. Why do you want to hide it on purpose?"

Konev said: "Comrade Stalin, because the Eastern Military Region is too large, and the crucial Siberian Railway is located in our military region, so I must ensure that there is enough reserve force to prevent the Chinese from attacking the west and attacking the rear of our military region. The defenders in the Novosibirsk region reported that the Nanjing Army's Feng Zhi'an Department is aggressively attacking Novosibirsk, and there is a faint momentum to attack Novosibirsk. If the Feng Zhi'an Department strengthens its strength, the area around Novosibirsk will be in danger. The No.70 Seventh Army of the Nanjing Army has already left the battle. Regardless of whether the army is going to the Novosibirsk battlefield or suddenly turning around and fighting back, I must have a reserve force in my hand for defense.

Comrade Stalin, I beg you..."

"Enough, Comrade Konev!" Stalin interrupted Konev again, "Your prudence and poise are correct, but excessive prudence and poise are a kind of conservatism, a kind of negative thinking! I appreciate it very much. Comrade Kuznetsov's spirit of daring to fight! Although he is your subordinate, I think you should learn from his advantages in this area! I have already said that the Soviet people are waiting eagerly for the front line The victory! This is the responsibility of your frontline commanders! It is too little to eat one brigade of the enemy, and it is just right to eat two divisions of the enemy! It can both boost our morale and destroy the enemy's morale Remember, Comrade Konev, don’t let an enemy go! I order you to counterattack in an all-round way! Destroy the Chinese invading army!”

After speaking, Stalin hung up the phone roughly, obviously furious.

Konev held the beeping phone, speechless.

Another telephone rang, and Konev picked it up, and Kuznetsov's voice, which annoyed and bored him, said: "Comrade Konev, I need reinforcements from at least fifteen divisions!"

Konev hung up the phone angrily, and after thinking for a while, he called Vatutin: "Comrade Vatutin, please call Comrade Kuznetsov immediately!"

Five minutes later, Kuznetsov received a call from Vatutin, and the receiver heard the sound of gunfire, earth-shattering shelling and explosions, and frightening shouts.

"Comrade Kuznetsov, congratulations on encircling two Chinese divisions!" Vatutin said sarcastically.

Kuznetsov was suddenly a little sullen: "Comrade Vatutin, thank you for your congratulations, I hope you can complete the task soon, and then work with me to destroy the two Chinese divisions surrounded by me!"

Vatutin said calmly: "Comrade Kuznetsov, I just surrounded a brigade of Chinese people, so I admire you very much.

You have a good appetite, I hope your teeth are not too hard.

Comrade Kuznetsov, I have surrounded the Chinese brigade for two days and two nights, but the battle is not over yet.

There are about [-] Chinese, and our army has invested more than [-] troops to destroy them!"

Kuznetsov said impatiently: "Then you have to speed up!"

Vatutin sneered: "In two days and two nights, more than 4000 Red Army soldiers under my command have been killed and more than 5000 injured. Do you know how many Chinese people have been wiped out by us?"

"It should be almost wiped out, right?"

"According to our estimates, the Chinese were probably killed and injured by us more than 4000 people, only half of ours.

Also, do you know how many prisoners we took? "

"How much? A thousand?"

"Seventeen, only seventeen, originally 22, but five of them committed suicide, and none of them surrendered voluntarily. They were all captured by us after being injured and unable to move or comatose!"

Suddenly, Kuznetsov had an ominous feeling in his heart.

"Such a stubborn and stubborn enemy, you actually want to wipe out [-] to [-] in one go? You have a good appetite!" Vatutin sarcastically at the end, and then hung up the phone.

Chapter 485 Strategizing (5)