I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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"Hula!" Amidst the blizzard-like roar and the earthquake-like sound of horseshoes, the Soviet cavalry group and tank group flocked to the battlefield in the northern part of the Champion City. More than 3000 cavalry and more than [-] tanks formed a nearly Step through the raging waves of the sky.

If Fu Zuoyi saw this scene with his own eyes, he would definitely choose to transfer the 77th and 74th divisions back to Champion City, but because of his momentary hesitation and hesitation, it was difficult for the 77th and 74th divisions to evacuate at this time.

In fact, this cannot be said to be Fu Zuoyi's responsibility. After all, the situation on the battlefield changes in an instant, and the Soviet army moves too fast, making it impossible for him to make the best judgment in time.

Zhong Song, Hu Lian, Qiu Qingquan, Liao Yaoxiang and other generals watched with ashen faces the mixed groups of Soviet mechanized cavalry that came killing them like an avalanche. Everyone's facial features were tense, their teeth were clenched, and their fists were clenched. They knew that they were now What I encountered was the real Soviet army, not the previous militia recruits, but the main elite unit of the Soviet army, and also had a numerical advantage.

In the northwest of Champion City, the 16th Army of the Soviet Army and the 1st Cavalry Army have a total of 25 troops. In the northeast of Champion City, the 15th Army of the Soviet Army also has 15 troops, with a total of 40 troops. The 77th Division and the 74th Division The total force is only [-].

In fact, it was not only the 77th and 74th divisions that were flanked by the Soviet army, but also tens of thousands of other troops of the national army, mainly the 27th Army, which was defeated by the Soviet army in the west of the four cities in North Asia. Of the remaining 8 troops, 77 to 74 fled to other places, and [-] to [-] fled to the defense area of ​​the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division. Now they are fighting side by side with the two divisions.

Facing the Soviet army attacking like raging waves, a large number of national army officers and soldiers on the defense line were pale, their eyes were straight, and their bodies were trembling. Many people even sobbed: "This is dead! We are going to die here.. "The soldiers of the Nanjing Army next to them immediately slapped their ears up when they heard it, and shouted sharply:

"Shut up for me! What bad words did you say?"

"What are you crying for? Go home and cry for your mother!"

"Don't underestimate yourself! Are we vegetarians?"

"Don't cry! This is to shake the morale of the army! You will be shot!"

The officers and soldiers of the 27th Army who fled to the Nanjing Army Defense Area were divided into two categories, one was from the 60th Army and the 70th Army. Because the two army commanders died for the country, the two armies had chaotic organizational systems, and they would not be able to find them. When they arrived, the soldiers could not find any generals, so Zhong Song and Qiu Qingquan simply dispersed the officers and soldiers from the two armies and mixed them into the Nanjing Army, and mixed them into a squad or platoon of the Nanjing Army. It can not only enrich themselves, but also drive them. There is also the 20th Army, which maintained a relatively intact organization during the defeat of the 27th Army. Therefore, Zhong Song and Qiu Qingquan did not "move" this army. The army still participated in the battle independently.

Liao Yaoxiang, deputy commander of the 74th Division, is a Confucian general with a high degree of education and profound knowledge. He saw that his subordinates were faintly flustered. Even the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army felt very nervous. He knew that the officers and soldiers needed to cheer up. Striding up to a high platform, he originally wanted to sing a military song, but he couldn't control himself and sang an ancient song of Chuci:

"Wu Ge wears rhinoceros armour, carts go wrong and short soldiers meet; the sun is covered by the sun, the enemy is like clouds, and the arrows fall, the soldiers fight for the first;

Ling Yu formation, hustle and go, left scorpion, right blade injury; haze two rounds, four horses, aid Yulong, beating drums;..."

In the astonished eyes of the surrounding officers and soldiers, Liao Yaoxiang burst into tears and indulged in selflessness. This desolate and majestic "National Memorial" quickly changed from one person to ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand... Che in the snowy forest and sea where the battle is about to start:

"...The sky is falling, the spirit is angry, the wilderness is abandoned; the plains are suddenly and the road is too far away;

Carrying a long sword and holding a Qin bow, leaving the head and body without punishment; sincerity is both brave and martial, and finally strong and invincible;

The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is the ghost hero! ..."

In the soul-stirring song of "National Memorial", the Chinese soldiers who participated in the battle looked solemn and awe-inspiring. "The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is the ghost hero" is as shocking as the soul of this nation roaring:

"Since the body is dead, the gods have spirits, and the souls of the sons are ghosts! The body is dead, and the gods are spirits, and the souls of the sons are ghosts!"

Huang Wei, the commander of the 77th Army, and Wang Yaowu, the deputy commander, have already arrived in person. The two generals could not sit in the safe city of Champions, and insisted on coming to fight side by side with the officers and soldiers.

After the "National Memorial" chorus, Huang Wei wiped his tears and said repeatedly: "We will definitely win, we will definitely win..." Wang Yaowu picked up the radio loudspeaker and gave orders to the first wave of troops : "Go to war!"

When the Soviet army's offensive formation appeared on the distant horizon, the battle officially broke out.

The Soviet fleet has already appeared above the battlefield. Compared with the "short-legged" dilemma of the Chinese Air Force, the Soviet army is slightly better. The range of the Soviet Yak-1 fighter jets is enough to make a round trip from Tyumen to the Champion City battlefield. However, due to the Soviet The Army has learned from the second half of last year that the Chinese Air Force has embarked on a path of "fighter first" and has been manufacturing fighter jets at full capacity. Therefore, the number of newly manufactured bombers is not large. Most of the original bombers have been destroyed in the first phase of the war. , so the Soviet fleet can now appear over the battlefield, but there are not many attack aircraft and bombers.

This is what the Nanjing Army can be thankful for, otherwise the Soviet fleet would bomb them indiscriminately.

At the same time, at the Chinese Air Force Base in the three cities in the northeast of Kazakhstan, Wang Shuming and Onishi Takijiro were engaged in a fierce dispute that was almost duel with each other.

Wang Shuming was furious like an angry lion: "What the hell are you waiting for? Your Type [-] bomber has a range of [-] kilometers! It is more than enough to fly from here to Champion City! Take off immediately! Our frontline troops continue to bomber reinforcements!"

Onishi Takijiro's face was so dark that he couldn't see his blushing: "Of course our bombers can be dispatched, but how can a bomber be dispatched alone? Wouldn't it be a target for Soviet fighter jets if they fly over? Our bombers need fighter escorts! As long as you dispatch fighter jets to Our bomber escort, we're on the move!"

Wang Shuming was furious: "Fart! Our bf-109 fighter jet has a range of only [-] kilometers! If you fly there, you won't be able to fly back! What are you doing there? Waiting to run out of fuel and fall down?"

Onishi Takijiro plausibly said: "Since you are unwilling to dispatch fighter jets, why do you have to force us to dispatch bombers?"

Wang Shuming was furious: "Push three times and four times! You just don't save yourself! What are you trying to do?"

Onishi Takijiro waved his hands again and again: "Wang Sang, what you said greatly wronged us.

In fact, we are very eager to lend a helping hand to you, not only our Japanese Navy, but also the Japanese Army.

The Japanese Army hopes to send five divisions here to help you fight. What do you think?As long as you agree, everything is negotiable!"

Wang Shuming rushed to Takijiro Onishi furiously: "Bastard!" The two wrestled into a ball, and the Chinese Air Force personnel and Japanese Navy personnel on the scene also rushed forward, some fighting and some participating in the fight.

Amidst the scolding voices of "fuck your mother", "Little Japan", and "Bageya Road", the scene was filled with smoke and chaos, and a group of major generals, colonels and generals fought like street hooligans.

On the battlefield in the north of the city (north of Champion City), dozens of Soviet bombers and attack planes tried their best to drop bombs. Due to the dense forest, although the bombs were rolling, the damage to the national army was not very serious. The real threat still came from the Soviet army. The artillery group, the hail-like Soviet artillery shells flew towards the national army, blood and flesh flew across the sea of ​​​​fire, the self-propelled heavy artillery regiment of the national army fought back fiercely while galloping like lightning, in the fiery and stormy artillery battle, the Soviet tank group and The cavalry group had already swept away a thousand troops like a sweeping mat.

"Fengtian kills the thieves!" Amidst the shocking Chinese shouts of killing, the fierce battle shocked the sky, and the mountains and rivers changed color.

Chapter 539 Big Avalanche (19)

Berlin, Chancellery.

Shang Zhen looked solemn, and he walked to the door of Hitler's office with strides. After knocking on the door, Hitler's "please come in" came from the room, and Hitler was already waiting for him.

After pushing the door open, Shang Zhen first saluted Hitler, and then prepared to hand over the documents in his hand, but Hitler spoke first.

Hitler smiled: "General Shang, you have done a great job in Ukraine! Many generals have reported to me that when they entered Ukrainian towns and villages, they were greeted from the bottom of their hearts by local Ukrainians. The scene was even worse than when the German troops entered Austria. warm.

The new Ukrainian government has informed me that they will be absolutely loyal to Germany and will do their best to help Germany defeat the Soviet Union.

Right now, Ukraine is already a huge boost to Germany, providing Germany with military bases in the Soviet Union, a large amount of food, rich mineral resources, and hundreds of thousands of loyal soldiers!" He then changed the subject, "However, Karl Koch (Governor of Ukraine sent by Hitler to Kiev) also said to me that you are too good to the Ukrainians and that Ukraine should contribute fully to Germany instead of taking from Germany and he criticized your new proposal , think that your request for Germany to allocate [-] million marks to Ukraine for reconstruction is a matter that seriously damages Germany's interests!"

Shang Zhen solemnly said: "Dear head of state, I regret that General Koch and I don't get along very well. In fact, I also want to impeach him for some inappropriate measures in Ukraine.

Your Excellency, Ukraine is an important force for Germany to deal with the Soviet Union and stabilize Eastern Europe, and we must attach great importance to it.

First of all, Ukraine is a part of the Soviet Union, which is its irreplaceable and unique special identity; secondly, compared with other Eastern European countries close to the Soviet Union, Ukraine has more potential and value. In comparison, Finland only hates the Soviets, not Hatred, the Finns are willing to fight side by side with Germany, but they are not willing to fight to the end with Germany. Poland is not reliable. Hungary and Romania are far away from the Soviet Union. Although the two countries are loyal to Germany, They are separated from the Soviet Union by Ukraine and Bulgaria, which are two-faced and three-faced fence-sitters. The three Baltic countries are all small countries with limited national strength. Therefore, only Ukraine is the most important.

Führer, please forgive me. Many of General Koch’s views are a bit short-sighted, and his methods are too cruel. In his eyes, Ukraine is used by Germany to squeeze. This view is completely wrong. Squeeze Ukraine can benefit Germany temporarily, but invisibly making Germany gradually lose the hearts and minds of Ukraine, and losing Ukraine will make Ukrainians think that Germany is just the second Soviet Union and is still colonizing Ukraine.

If Germany wants to treat Ukrainians well, it is necessary to pay some immediate price, because in the long run, Germany will gain more benefits in the future.

Ukraine is a friend of Germany, like Italy, not a German colony.

Under the rule of the Soviet Union, the people of Ukraine were living in dire straits and complained a lot. Germany should take gentle measures to let the Ukrainians get hope and material satisfaction, and to alleviate the Ukrainians’ material shortage, especially food. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people!Stalin made the Ukrainians starve to death, but if you feed and clothe the Ukrainians, the head of state, the Ukrainians will be loyal to you.

I also admit that it is indeed a bit difficult for Germany to allocate huge sums of money to Ukraine for reconstruction, but it is worth it!Now invest [-] million marks, and Germany will get [-] billion or [-] billion in return in the future!General Koch just didn't realize this, besides, his wife Ilse Koch... To be honest, Your Excellency, I never imagined that a woman can be so vicious, this Ilse Koch Relying on the background of General Koch, she ran amok and killed people in Ukraine, and she also had an unacceptable hobby-collecting human skin!Your Excellency, you must order General Koch and his wife to refrain from this behavior, because this behavior is destroying the goodwill and loyalty of Ukrainians to Germany!Also, I contacted Dr. Goebbels (Minister of Propaganda of Germany) and hoped that he would mobilize more people to carry out anti-Soviet and anti-Russian propaganda in Ukraine, especially the Ukrainian famine. Ukrainians who still have a good opinion of the Soviet Union after the facts will surely wake up, but Dr. Goebbels said that it needs your approval, and I ask you to approve it. Propaganda is a big thing and should not be taken lightly!"

Hitler nodded: "You are right, Koch is loyal to me, but he is indeed a little too rough!"

Shang Zhen handed over a thick document: "Your Excellency, this is the latest battle report of our army on the battlefields of Champion City and the four cities in North Asia, as well as the analysis and summary of our army's senior management on the Soviet Army's intentions for this battle. Please read it!"

Hitler immediately took it and browsed carefully, his gray-blue eyes flashing with extreme surprise.

Regarding the "big avalanche" launched by the Soviet army, the high-level German army and the high-level Nanjing army were equally surprised. The main force of the Soviet army was still on the western front, so the German army did not send troops, but just watched the changes. Strength, smashing it alone is not a problem.

But now, the situation is obviously both unbelievable to the high-level of the Nanjing army and deeply unbelievable to the high-level of the German army. The counterattack launched by the Soviet army on the Eastern Front turned out to be a large-scale counterattack with millions of troops.

"Your Excellency, the matter is very clear!" Shang Zhen said eagerly, "Even if the recruits and militias used by the Soviet army to fill up the number are deducted, the regular army dispatched by the Soviet army is still very large.

On the northern battlefield of Champion City, the Soviet army has about 40 troops, including more than 34 cavalry, equipped with more than 40 tanks, and most of them are the new Soviet T-[-] tanks. In addition to the [-] main force, the Soviet army also invested a large number of regular troops in the Ural region, the middle and lower reaches of the Don River, and the Caucasus region to contain other troops of our army. It can be seen that the Soviet army has truly mobilized a large number of troops. The main force of the regular army was used for this major counter-offensive on the Eastern Front.

Your Excellency, the Chinese army will fight to the end, but it needs the assistance of the German army!"

Hitler narrowed his eyes: "Stalin has been losing troops and generals. We have already eaten up millions of troops. How can he have so many troops..."

"So he is tearing down the east wall to make up for the west!" Shang Zhen said firmly, "It is certain that a large number of Soviet troops on the western front have been transferred to the eastern front. Your Excellency, this is an opportunity for Germany!"

Hitler's eyes began to sparkle: "You are right! You are very right!" He picked up the phone, "Immediately let Marshal Brausch, Marshal Blomburg, General Keitel, General Halder come over!"

Within half an hour, several high-level decision makers of the German military, including Minister of Defense Brauchic, Army Chief Blomberg, Chief of General Staff William Keitel, and Chief of Army General Staff Franz Halder, rushed to Hitler's headquarters. office.

"Gentlemen!" Hitler said brightly, "According to the important intelligence and information conveyed by General Shang, Stalin mobilized a large part of the main force of the army to launch a large-scale counter-offensive on the Eastern Front.

I have to admit that we were all deceived by Stalin, we underestimated his courage to take risks, and his gambler behavior really surprised me!"

Keitel was astonished: "What did Stalin want to do by doing this? Didn't he know the reason to pay attention to one thing and lose another?"

Shang Zhen replied: "According to our analysis, Stalin wanted to defeat us in one fell swoop and force us to withdraw from the war, so that he could wholeheartedly deal with Germany in the future.

For this reason, Stalin put all his eggs in one basket, risked great dangers, and launched this great counter-offensive on the Eastern Front!"

Brauchic nodded: "Although Stalin's move did not follow common sense, it was indeed his only way to survive!"

"Survival?" Hitler laughed, and he became emotional. "He is digging his own grave! His death date has been brought forward! Does he think I will sit back and watch his one-sided war with his Chinese friends? He came from the Western Front. Wouldn't I take advantage of a large number of troops being sent to the Eastern Front? This is a great opportunity for us to solve the Soviet Union once and for all and end the war! It must not be missed!"

Shang Zhen immediately struck while the iron was hot: "Dear heads of state, marshals and generals, according to our analysis and the reliable information we have obtained through various channels, Stalin had to do a good job of abandoning one or two of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe because of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. Preparations for the town.

Basically, it is certain that most of the main force of the Soviet army that is fighting fiercely with our army comes from the Moscow Military Region. Therefore, Moscow's defense force is not as good as before. As long as the German army gathers heavy troops and regroups, it resumes its attack on Moscow and takes Moscow's territory. The possibilities are enormous!"

Blomberg, Halder and others expressed their agreement or were very interested: "Indeed, now is a great opportunity for our army to conquer Moscow.

The capture of Moscow by our army must be a major victory. The military significance is secondary, and the political and propaganda significance is very huge.

Now that Stalin has given up on Moscow by default, we will of course take the opportunity to seize it!"

"No!" Hitler suddenly said surprisingly, "Since Stalin is ready to abandon Moscow, and he has been waiting for my army to step into Moscow, but I want to let him down! The German army is indeed going to restore its strength this winter." Large-scale attack, but not in Moscow, but in Stalingrad! I will catch Stalin deeply by surprise! He will be completely shocked!"

"What... what?" Everyone on the scene, including Shang Zhen, was stunned.

Hitler sat down calmly, radiant and full of ambition: "Gentlemen, in fact, I have always been very clear in my heart that among the three cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad, the most important thing is not Moscow, on the contrary. , the most important is Moscow, and the most important is Stalingrad.

As long as Stalingrad is taken, the Soviet Union's most important middle and lower reaches of the Don River and the Caucasus region will completely fly the flag of the Third Reich!At that time, what is the point of Stalin guarding an empty city in Moscow?His industrial areas, resource areas, and grain production areas are all gone!I will not make the mistakes the Japanese made in the Battle of Nanking!" He looked at Shang Zhen confidently, showing a sure-fire smile, "Stalin is helplessly waiting for me to take Moscow into his pocket, but I just want to To surprise him and make him feel at a loss, I want to catch him off guard and take this opportunity to seize the city named after him, which is also a good humiliation for him! "

"It's really clever!" Keitel nodded repeatedly, full of praise from the bottom of his heart, "Dear Führer, you are really a brilliant strategist! I suggest that after taking Stalingrad, change its name to 'Hitlergrad' ', so that the great and glorious victory of the German army and your own historical achievements will always be based on Stalin's shameful and pathetic defeat!"

Hitler laughed happily: "Wilhelm, your proposal is really interesting!"

Shang Zhen looked at Blauchic, Blomberg, Halder and the others, and saw extreme astonishment in each other's eyes.

In the northern part of Champion City, the most intense battle with the most deadly casualties and the most spectacular scene after the Chinese army participated in the Soviet War is going on in the dark.

This was a battle that seemed to take place in a hell of fire. The sky was red like blood, and the earth was burning like torches. In order to stop the Soviet army, Wang Yaowu was inspired by the method used by Hu Lian last time, and ordered the troops of the 77th and 74th divisions to fight against the Soviet army. The two cavalry brigades detoured to the primeval forest further north of the battle area, and set fire to and burned the forest with thousands of barrels of gasoline. Because the wind and snow were greatly reduced at this time, the man-made wildfire expanded greatly in a short period of time. It was out of control, and when I raised my eyes to the north, I saw a line of fire about [-] kilometers long roaring southward like a red mountain torrent. The century-old giant trees were turned into bare coke like black telephone poles in the sea of ​​fire, as if the whole earth was burning.

The raging fire ravaged mountains and seas, and thick black smoke like a sandstorm billowed up to the sky, blending with the dark clouds and haze in the sky. The raging flames reflected the black smoke and black clouds to turn red, forming a frightening and terrifying scene.

After the howling north wind passed through this man-made fire site, it was warmed by the fire like a spring breeze, and the closer it was to the fire site, the air was scorching hot like boiling water, mixed with pungent smoke, and countless ashes of plants and trees were being heated The air was flying with the wind all over the sky, making the air filthy like dirty water. The snow was melted in large areas, the sewage flowed across the ground or was evaporated by the high temperature of the fire, and the white forest and snow fields turned into black and red scorched earth.

What the Nanjing Army did was a way of surviving death, hurting the enemy while hurting himself, and hurting himself while hurting the enemy. Wang Yaowu accurately and cunningly grasped the minds of the top Soviet army. The Soviet army came to destroy the Nanjing Army, not to follow. The Nanjing army died together, and the number of the Soviet army was several times that of the Nanjing army. They really died together. The Nanjing army "deservedly died" and was buried with several times the Soviet army. The Soviet army was extremely worthless, so the Soviet army would never remain indifferent .

Sure enough, the Soviet army had to mobilize a large number of troops to put out the fire. It was easy to set fire and it was difficult to put out the fire. The Nanjing army relied on the power of the "Vulcan" to firmly contain tens of thousands of Soviet troops.

Dozens of Soviet bombers and attack planes hovered in the black-red sky like vultures searching for carrion. The black smoke filled with the wind covered the ground densely. The Nanjing army also set fire for air defense purposes. , making it impossible for the Soviet fleet to start. In addition, the Nanjing Army’s setting fire also played a role in covering the sight of the Soviet artillery units. Black smoke filled the battlefield like a black fog, and the Soviet artillery units naturally could not shoot accurately.

The battle zone is part of the Great Plains of West Siberia. The terrain is very flat and there are almost no mountains and valleys. The only natural barrier is the Om River, a tributary of the Irtysh River near the Champion City (Omsk), but the Om River The Muhe River has been frozen for thousands of miles, like a flat ground, making this battle a textbook-like "fair duel" between the two armies. Due to the limited terrain, the Nanjing Army could not fight against the danger, and could only rely on temporarily dug trenches and trenches to fight against the Soviet Army. Start a field battle.

The purpose of the Soviet army is clear. The Soviet troops from the east and the west are trying their best to intersect the junction of the 74th and 77th divisions. The defense area of ​​the two divisions forms an "∞". Considering the maximization of the defense area before the war, the two divisions After the fierce battle broke out, the 74th Division was the first to bear the brunt, and was attacked far more than the 77th Division. The Soviet cavalry and tank mixed groups attacked and killed the 74th Division with all their strength. Contain the 77th Division.

Qiu Qingquan, the commander of the 74th Division, was forced to divide the troops into two. The 74th and 75th Brigades blocked the relatively stronger Soviet Army Zhukov's troops on the west, and the 76th Brigade blocked the relatively weaker Soviet troops on the east. Konev's Department of the Soviet Army.

Before the war, Qiu Qingquan keenly discovered that the Soviet army was coming from the east, west, northeast, and northwest, but there was no Soviet army in the south, and the south of the 74th Division was the passage to Champion City.

"What is this old man doing?" Qiu Qingquan was a little puzzled, "The Soviet troops in the east and west wanted to pinch Lao Tzu from front to back, and the Soviet troops in the northeast and northwest wanted to penetrate into the joint between Lao Tzu and the 77th Division. Why not in the south?"

Liao Yaoxiang saw through it at a glance: "Three encircled and one missing, it is obvious that the Soviet army wants to let us have a 'way to live'!"

"What?" Qiu Qingquan was incredulous.

At this time, the guard reported: The Soviet army sent an envoy.

A Soviet lieutenant colonel and a Soviet translation officer drove from the east of the battlefield to the position of the 74th Division in a car.

"Don't shoot! On behalf of our officers, we want to see your officers!" the Soviet representative said calmly.