I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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On the battlefield, both sides are playing chess with their eyes blindfolded, and they don't know how the other side moves.

How to know more than the other party?It is time to test the commander's ability.

Konev was exactly like this. Although he was extremely suspicious of what the Nanjing Army was planning, he couldn't see the overall situation clearly, so he hesitated and wavered to a certain extent.

When you wake up from a dream, it's too late.

On August 8, the Nanjing Army retreated to the south of Anbei in an all-round way, and Kuznetsov led his troops to continue to pursue and fight fiercely.

On August 8, the Soviet command organization received a piece of intelligence from China: five reserve divisions of the Nanjing Army were heading north to the battlefield in the west of the lake, with a strength of 31+.

In a hurry, Konev immediately found Kuznetsov: "Comrade Kuznetsov, the Chinese follow-up troops are here!"

Kuznetsov was taken aback and asked hastily, "How much?"

"Five divisions! But you should know that the strength of a Chinese division is almost equal to our army!"

"How long until it arrives?"

"Because the mechanization of the Chinese army is very low, the movement of these five divisions is relatively slow. It is estimated that they will arrive in fifteen days!"

Kuznetsov breathed a sigh of relief: "After half a month? Then we still have plenty of time!"

Konev was angry: "But now we are not sure that we can eat the two Chinese divisions that are besieged!"

"So we have to work harder! Within ten days, eat the besieged Chinese army! Then retreat to Irkutsk and Cheremkhovo in an all-round way, turn from offense to defense, and we are still invincible!"

"You should give up! You can't continue fighting!"

"Give up? Comrade Konev, what are you kidding? The meat is already in your mouth, how can you spit it out?"

"Comrade Kuznetsov, that's not meat, it's bone!"

"So we have to race against time to chew and swallow these two hard bones! Give up? Wouldn't it be a failure? How can we explain to Comrade Stalin?"

Kuznetsov's stubborn attitude made Konev furious but deeply helpless.

On the other hand, although Konev is aware of the danger and strongly suspects that the Nanjing Army is playing a trick of "leading snakes out of the hole", he also feels that it does not seem like it. If the frontline troops of the Nanjing Army are the bait and the rear troops are the main force, then the Nanjing Army's The rear troops should be deployed in Mongolia Province and Beihai Province, which are close to the front line, rather than in North China, which is more than 1000 kilometers away.

Therefore, Konev also vaguely guessed that the follow-up increase of the Nanjing Army was only to rescue the front line, not a long-planned action.

The fact is obviously not Konev's second slightly self-comforting guess.

On September 9, another major change occurred on the battlefield in the west of Huxi. In the early hours of the morning, the 1th Division of the Nanjing Army broke through from the heavy encirclement of the Soviet Army.

Although the 88th Division and the 99th Division were surrounded by the Soviet Army, they actually fought with ease. The two divisions have a total of nearly [-] elite officers and soldiers. Can't do anything to these two divisions in a hurry.

The reason why the 88th brigade was completely wiped out was largely due to Konev's precise judgment and Vatutin's swift and violent attack, which made the Nanjing Army's senior officials reluctantly use it as an abandoned child. At first, I didn’t intend to abandon the 99th Brigade, but due to the sudden change of the situation, I had to push the boat forward. Although the current situation of the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division is very similar to that of the [-]th Brigade, they are fundamentally different. The divisions were "sent" into the mouths of the Soviet army by the Nanjing Army on its own initiative, and it was impossible for the Soviet army to eat up the fakes. On the contrary, these two divisions were the key to the entire battlefield.

The breakout of the 88th Division was a major move by the Nanjing Army's senior leadership.

On the occasion of parting, Song Xilian, Li Yutang, Du Yuming, Zheng Dongguo and other generals said goodbye to each other. Song Xilian and Du Yuming led their troops to leave. Zheng Dongguo was the commander of the 99th Division, so he naturally wanted to stay. Li Yutang was Zheng Dongguo's superior, so he could either leave or stay. However, Li Yutang chose to stay.

"Military seat..." Zheng Dongguo looked at Li Yutang with heat in his heart.

"The 99th Brigade was besieged, and the commander of the 99th Division stayed behind. I am the commander, and one of my divisions is besieged. How can I leave?" Li Yutang talked and laughed calmly, and then looked solemn, "The old man can't eat it." We belong to the [-]th Division, don't forget, what is the honorary title of our [-]th Division?"

"Undefeated!" Zheng Dongguo had tears in his eyes.

"Undefeated!" All the officers and soldiers of the 99th Division roared like a mountain torrent and a tsunami.

The breakout of the 88th Division of the Nanjing Army was a stimulus to the Soviet Army.

Knowing that one of the two besieged divisions of the Nanking Army had broken through, Kuznetsov both felt pity and secretly rejoiced. The credit for wiping out the two divisions of the Nanking Army was naturally greater than the annihilation of one division of the Nanking Army. However, Kuznetsov Znetsov also knows well that it is very difficult to eat two divisions. Now, with only one division, the difficulty is reduced by half.

Although the result was reduced by half, the odds of winning were doubled.

The breakout of the 88th Division made Kuznetsov completely determined that he must complete this mass annihilation battle and wipe out the 99th Division of the Nanjing Army.

In the frontline headquarters of the Nanjing Army, Yang Jie looked at the map and sighed: "This is very risky! Another dangerous move! Originally, there were two divisions in the 88th and 99th divisions, but now there are only 99th divisions. The resistance is strong." Minus, if it turns out to be true, we will be sorry for all the brothers of Division 99 if we don't commit suicide!"

"But this can stimulate the determination of the Soviet army to continue fighting!" Xiao Yao said calmly, "The next five divisions will be dispatched, and I believe it will shake the determination of the Soviet army. At that time, the army will be completely invincible! There is a reward for giving, and similarly, the reward needs to be paid!"

"You are so courageous!" Yang Jie looked at Xiao Yao, because this handwriting came from Xiao Yao.

"The 99th brigade was wiped out, which gave us a lot of important information!" Xiao Yao said, "The Soviet army wanted to wipe out one of our brigades, and at least dispatched ten divisions. This is an important gain for us. The 25th division is an expanded The 99th Brigade can withstand more than [-] or even [-] Soviet division-level troops. This is the limit of the Soviet Army's encirclement warfare. If the Soviet Army dispatches five divisions to wipe out the [-]th Brigade, I am No matter what, I dare not let the [-]th division be in deep danger now.

In addition, the 88th Division has now broken through, and we also have more peripheral troops that can contain more Soviet troops, killing two birds with one stone, why not? "

Yang Jie nodded silently. He looked at Xue Yue who was staring at the map intently: "Boling, hurry up!"

Xue Yue let out a sigh of relief: "Yes, after paying so much and suffering so much, it's really fast!"

At the same time, on the roads of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, there are clouds of cars and floods of troops.

Huang Wei, the commander of the 77th Army, stood on a car, raised the tweeter, and said hoarsely with tears in his eyes: "Brothers, the 1th Brigade was completely wiped out by the Soviet army! Commander Jin Chongyin, Deputy Commander Shi Zuoheng, Chen Shaotang The chief of staff, brigade commander Huang Qidong, and more than [-] brothers from the [-]th brigade have all served the country! None of them surrendered! They all fought to the last moment!"

The officers and soldiers of the 77th Division who listened to the lecture all had red eyes.

第77军下辖第77、第74、第101、第200师，总兵力14万余。

At this time, the other three divisions continued to march westward, while the 77th Division stopped advancing and gathered on the vast Gobi beside the road.

"Don't say anything!" Zhong Song, the commander of the 77th Division, took the tweeter in Huang Wei's hand, "Brothers, so many brothers on the front line were desperately beaten by Lao Maozi to cover us! Success, how can we be worthy of their blood? Are we going to let them die in peace? Brothers, among other things, just for those brothers who have already died in battle to have peace in peace, we are going to do our best!"

In the furious fighting spirit, the 77th Division made a big turn on the Hexi Corridor. The whole division changed from going west to going north, and launched a forced march across the Mongolian Plateau.

Chapter 489 Heavenly Furnace Tactics (2)

Mongolia Province is a new province established by China after the Far East War, with an area of ​​about 150 million square kilometers (more than 100 square kilometers that originally belonged to Outer Mongolia but belonged to the Tannu Ulianghai area were included in Beihai Province). At this time, the population was about [-] million (one-fifth of the population is Han immigrants after the Far East War), there is no doubt that Mongolia is very large and sparsely populated, and Mongolia is Chinese territory, and the Soviet army does not control the air on the Sino-Soviet battlefield at this time. Therefore, when tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Nanjing Army crossed the Mongolian Plateau from south to north, the Soviet Army hardly got any information.

For the 77th Division across the Mongolian Plateau, the biggest enemy is actually distance.

From the Hexi Corridor through Mongolia to the Huxi battlefield, the straight-line distance is more than 77 kilometers, and the actual distance is more than 77 kilometers. Fortunately, first, although Mongolia is a plateau, the place with a steep altitude is not There are not many lakes and rivers, and the troops do not need to cross rivers, wading, and mountains. Second, the [-]th Division has a lot of vehicles (including those non-gasoline vehicles with Chinese characteristics). Third, the Soviet Army It is difficult to detect the movement of the [-]th Division, and its concealment is high.

Before the operation, military commander Huang Wei, deputy commander Wang Yaowu, division commander Zhong Song and other senior officers gathered for a meeting.

"Although the journey is long, it is precisely because of this that we can beat the Soviet army unexpectedly!" Huang Wei said, "When the troops passed through Taiyuan, Luoyang, Xi'an, Lanzhou and other places, the Soviet spies must have known about them. The Gobi desert suddenly parted ways, and Mongolia is vast and sparsely populated, so the actions will not leak!"

Wang Yaowu said: "Is one division enough? Should we let the 74th Division attack together?"

Zhong Song said: "Enough is enough.

First of all, according to reliable information, Konev has already filled up all the reserves in his hands, and also transferred Vatutin's 64th Army to Novosibirsk, so the rear of the Soviet Army on the west of the lake battlefield is very empty and weak. It should be enough; secondly, in order to ensure the speed, the 77th Division needs enough vehicles. The vehicles of the whole army must be concentrated to my division. If two divisions come, the vehicles will be tight, and the marching speed will not be able to reach the highest speed. Right now, Our biggest problem is time.

Time waits for no one, soldiers are precious and fast! "

Wang Yaowu nodded in agreement.

Huang Wei said: "Okay, that's the decision. The 77th Division immediately marched northward. The 74th, 101st, and 200th Divisions continued to move westward, but they would slow down. Once the 77th Division fought the Soviet army , these three divisions will go north immediately!"

"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Zhong Song stood at attention solemnly and saluted Huang Wei, Wang Yaowu and others.

Wang Yaowu patted Zhong Song on the shoulder: "Take care!"

The 77th Division immediately launched a forced march. This is a long-distance and hasty march of more than 2000 kilometers, but it must be done because this is the only way to win, and everything is caused by insufficient national strength.

The gap in national strength can only be made up by the blood and sweat of frontline soldiers.

On the Mongolian plateau, the wind and thunder are rolling, and thousands of troops are galloping.

The level of mechanization of the 77th Division at this time can be regarded as world-class. There are more than 5000 officers and soldiers in the division, but it has more than [-] vehicles. There are few tanks and armored vehicles. Most of them are motor vehicles, half of which are motor vehicles. Cars, half of the motor vehicles are charcoal vehicles, tung oil vehicles, alcohol vehicles, gas vehicles and other non-gasoline vehicles that can be described in various ways.

None of the officers and soldiers of the division walked with their legs, and no one rode a bicycle. After all, the speed of the bicycle was not enough.

The Nanjing Army has made sufficient preparations for this operation. On the road of more than 2000 kilometers, there will be a temporary transfer station every two to three hundred kilometers, just like a rest area on a highway in later generations. The piles of gasoline, supplies, auto parts, etc., piled up into hills, were quickly replenished after the army arrived, and continued to move forward day and night.

The benefits of doing so are obvious. On the one hand, it reduces the burden on the troops, and on the other hand, it increases the speed of the troops.

These gasoline, supplies, auto parts, etc. were all transported here in advance, because the route had been determined long ago, and a total of ten transfer stations were set up successively to ensure the progress of the troops.

In just five days, strictly speaking, five days and five nights, the 77th Division crossed Mongolia from Gansu Province and entered Beihai Province. The Western Sayan Mountains, the boundary line between China's Beihai Province and the Soviet Union.

The West Sayan Mountains, located on the northern edge of the Mongolian Plateau, are the geographical boundary between the Tangnu Ulianghai region and the Siberia region. They belong to the folded mountain range in southern Siberia. Most of the peaks are between 600 and 80 meters above sea level. After the Far East War, this mountain range became the new national boundary between China and the Soviet Union (actually, it was the national boundary between Russia and Qing before the Soviet Union encouraged the independence of Outer Mongolia). To the south of the mountain is China. Beihai Province, north of the mountains is the Soviet Union, which is the rear of the Soviet Army on the West Lake battlefield.

The officers and soldiers of the 77th Division who arrived at the southern foot of the mountain jumped out of the car, then picked up the bicycles on the car, and continued to move forward quickly.

Because there is this long and steep mountain range on the way forward, the 77th Division did not carry heavy weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles, and large-caliber artillery, and cars could not climb the mountain. The officers and soldiers began to climb over the mountain with their feet and bicycles. The cars and motor vehicles sent by the 77th Division turned around together, crossed the Mongolian plateau again, and went to "pick up" the follow-up 74th Division and other troops.

"Come on! Don't walk, you have to trot!"

"Brothers on the front line can't hold it anymore! Just wait for us!"

"If we don't attack again, the 99th Division will be eaten by the old Maozi!"

"When we cross this mountain range, the victory will be ours!"

The officers and soldiers cheered each other on and strode hard to cross the Western Sayan Mountains. The scouts explored the road ahead, the engineers built bridges all the way across the water, and the infantry fell into the forest all the way to cut trees.

The Western Sayan Mountains are a completely uninhabited frontier with no roads at all. The officers and soldiers stepped on and cut a road in this wild mountain forest with their feet and machetes in their hands.

Due to the tight time, the battle situation has reached the point where every second counts. The 77th Division marched for nearly [-] hours a day and rested for four or five hours, moving forward like a robot regardless of fatigue or sleepiness.

The 77th Division is indeed the first division of the Nanjing Army, with excellent treatment and enough cigarettes. In order to drive away fatigue, the officers and soldiers smoked cigarettes, chewed chili peppers, and drank refreshing drinks, mainly as thick as bile. bitter tea and coffee which was still very rare in China at this time.

During the march, Dai Anlan, the commander of the 79th Brigade, overheard a battalion commander under his command telling the battalion soldiers: "The brigade is seriously ill and takes the lead. We must carry forward the Chinese soldiers who are not afraid of hardship, tiredness, and death." Spirit..." Dai Anlan was very surprised, and he went to ask the battalion commander: "When did I become seriously ill?" The battalion commander said with wet eyes: "Don't hide us, brigade. This is the first time I've seen you drink Chinese medicine!" Dai Anlan was confused, and couldn't laugh or cry when she recovered, it turned out that the officers and soldiers took him to drink coffee as Chinese medicine.

After Zhong Song learned that the 77th Brigade used poppy shells and opium powder to refresh the officers and soldiers of the troops, he was very interested and wanted to follow suit, but he gave up after thinking about it. After all, the officers and soldiers of the 77th Brigade were doomed to die. Although it needs refreshing, the entire army will not be wiped out. If a large number of addicts appear in the division after the war, even if the [-]th division is completely destroyed, it will become a big joke in military history.

The high-intensity, long-distance rapid march made the officers and soldiers extremely tired and sleepy. Due to the lack of rest time, the ranks were full of soldiers at the back who were dozing in a daze, while pulling the armed belts of the companions in front, walking like puppets. scene.

Several details and anecdotes during this period can prove the difficult march of the 77th Division from the side.

On a certain mountain road, Zhong Song chatted with Liu Fengling, the deputy chief of staff of the division. Zhong Song said with emotion: "If I knew this, I should have gone to Hunan in advance! In that case, we don't need to march now." It's been so hard! Alas!"

Liu Fengling asked in surprise: "Master, what are you going to do in Hunan? Why do you say that we can make our march easier?"

Zhong Song said earnestly: "Haven't you heard of 'Xiangxi exorcism'? I went to Xiangxi to recruit a group of exorcists, and now things will be easy! Brothers fell to the ground and fell asleep, let those exorcists treat them as dead How convenient it is to hurry and walk! When I woke up, I was already at the front line! And I fell asleep all the way, and I happened to be full of energy to join the battle!"