I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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After more than an hour of fierce fighting, one abnormal message after another was sent to Wei Lihuang:

"Our unit was only blocked by a regiment of the Soviet army. After the attack, the enemy had no fighting spirit and fled quickly!"

"Our department has arrived at the predetermined area and is building fortifications. The reconnaissance troops searched repeatedly, and no large enemy cavalry was found within a range of [-] kilometers!"

"Our department is procrastinating and pretending to move, but the Soviet reinforcements have not arrived for a long time!"

"Report, our department's interspersed operations were extremely smooth, but no scheduled enemy troops were found, and three regiment-level enemy troops were encountered and defeated, and there were no division-level enemy troops!"

"Our troops have just entered the area controlled by the 73rd Division of the Soviet Army, and only found more than a thousand enemy troops, and their main force is missing!"

"What's going on here?" Wei Lihuang was suddenly full of doubts, and he checked the map repeatedly, "It's strange! Most of Rokossovsky's troops are not in the predetermined area, and Budyonny's cavalry troops have not arrived. Come for reinforcements, what's going on?"

"Second seat!" Guo Jiqiao, who was also in the front headquarters, changed his face, "Are we being fooled?"

Wei Lihuang's heart sank: "You mean...Rokossovsky still surrendered?" Although he was reluctant to admit it, he forced himself to consider the worst possible outcome, "If this battle follows the original According to the plan, Rokossovsky will "sing a double reed" with us, deliberately send his 16th Army into our anti-encirclement circle, and then use his troops as bait to lure Budyonny's cavalry army into our anti-encirclement circle , but now, the main force of his troops is not there, and Budyonny's cavalry army has not come..."

"This is impossible!" Zhou Fu, who was also in the front headquarters, said emotionally, "Rokossovsky's wife and children are under our control! How dare he cheat?"

"Perhaps, he is already mentally prepared to abandon his wife and children!" Guo Jiqiao couldn't help but clenched his fists, "This man is really hard-hearted... really ruthless!"

"Something must have happened!" Zhou Fu became more and more emotional. He strongly supported the conclusion that "Rokossovsky sincerely surrendered", which greatly promoted Fu Zuoyi's final determination. Knowing that Rokossovsky is likely to be a false surrender, he is deeply shocked, angry, painful, and guilty. He knows that if Rokossovsky is really a false surrender, the loss and harm it will bring to the Nanjing Army is needless to say Yes, this made him extremely difficult to accept, and fell into great self-blame and remorse.

"I'm going to find Karachev!" Zhou Fu was restless and hurriedly left the headquarters.

Kalachev is Rokossovsky's confidant and his liaison officer sent to the Nanjing Army. He is in Champion City at this time.

Zhou Fu rushed back to Champion City, found Karachev, and asked sternly, "What's going on?"

"General Zhou! Please calm down!" Kalachev looked panicked, "There must be some misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding?" Zhou Fu was furious, "Is Rokossovsky lying to us?"

"Absolutely not!" Kalachev eagerly argued, "Something must have happened! In fact, Comrade Rokossovsky has told me that if this happens, the only possibility is that he has been exposed." , has been arrested!"

"What? He was exposed? He was arrested?" Zhou Fu became more and more confused.

"General Zhou!" Kalachev looked sad, "it must be like this! We sincerely surrendered! Please believe us! Comrade Rokossovsky must have been arrested! Please help us rescue the Comrade Rokossovsky... This is the letter he asked me to forward to you!" He handed over a letter in great grief, and at the same time rushed towards Zhou Fu like a bear.

Zhou Fu was in a state of turmoil, all his attention was on the letter, and he was caught off guard for a while.

Kalachev suddenly exploded, his movements were sharp and flexible, and the original expressions of grief, anxiety, and fear on his face were instantly replaced by ferocious, ferocious, and vicious.

In a second or two, Kalachev had already held Zhou Fu hostage, and he snatched the gun from Zhou Fu's waist, and put the muzzle of the gun on Zhou Fu's temple.

"Don't move!" Kalachev yelled viciously at Zhou Fu's guards who rushed towards him.

The guards looked at Karachev and Zhou Fu angrily and nervously.

Zhou Fu understood thoroughly, and great anger, pain, and regret suddenly flooded his heart.

"You really are deceiving us!" Zhou Fu gritted his teeth, his eyes cracked.

Kalachev sneered: "You yellow-skinned monkeys who think you are smart! We have supreme loyalty to the Soviet, how could we be traitors! I advise you not to move around, or I will shoot you to death, because we need to use You exchange Comrade Rokossovsky's family!" He shouted to the guards, "Get out of the way! Prepare a car for me! Hurry up! If anyone moves, I will kill your officer immediately!"

Zhou Fu was silent for a while, and then a contemptuous and cold sneer appeared on his face: "Don't even think about it, Rokossovsky's family is dead!"

Before Kalachev came back to his senses, Zhou Fu suddenly grabbed his right hand holding the pistol and tried to take it away, but in fact he committed suicide.

Kalachev couldn't break free, and Zhou Fu's finger on the trigger slammed down. The gunfire broke out suddenly, and the bullet pierced Zhou Fu's head at once, and hot blood and brains splashed on Kalachev. Husband face.

"Sir!" the guards yelled in grief, and then fired.

Kalachev had no time to fight back, and was beaten into a blood-spitting hornet's nest.

At the same time, Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi were talking on the phone, and Fu Zuoyi's voice was very low: "Something happened!"

"Boss, what happened?" Wei Lihuang felt strongly ominous and uneasy.

Fu Zuoyi's voice on the phone became deeper and deeper: "Li Yutang sent an urgent report that Budyonny's cavalry army suddenly appeared in the north of Kecheng (Kizilzal) in the northwest of Kazakhstan, passing between Kecheng and Champion City. During this period, the marching speed was very fast, and Li Yutang's 100th Army was suddenly divided into two halves. One half was the 88th and 99th Divisions that had already arrived in Champion City, and the other half was the 203rd, 204th, and 205th Divisions in northwest Kazakhstan. The [-]th Division, more than that, the mechanized units of the Soviet Army also followed its cavalry units to conduct roundabout attacks.

The Soviet army opposite us is empty, only a few second- and third-rate infantry divisions are planning an empty city. The main force of the Soviet army has already set out overnight and rushed to Kecheng. The retreat of the three divisions has been cut off by the Soviet army's outflanking! "

Wei Lihuang felt as if he was facing an abyss: "Boss, did Zhukov play tricks with us? His real target is actually Li Yutang's 100th Army?"

"The current war situation has basically proved this point.

We withstood the Soviet army in Champion City and severely damaged the Soviet Army. Zhukov followed the trend and made us think that we could launch a counterattack on the battlefield of Champion City. Build plank roads, darken Chencang, and transfer the main force to outflank the 203rd, 204th, and 205th divisions.

We were indeed caught off guard, the three divisions had no time to evacuate, the Soviet army was a cavalry unit, followed by a mechanized unit, Li Yutang’s three divisions were all infantry units, they couldn’t escape!”

Wei Lihuang's heart was as heavy as Mount Tai, and he didn't know what to say.

"I didn't expect that after all the calculations, I still followed Zhukov's way!" Fu Zuoyi blamed himself endlessly, "I miss my military service for 30 years, but I will lose my life in this foreign war!" He laughed bitterly at himself.

"Boss, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. You can't be depressed, let alone the battle is not over yet!" Wei Lihuang comforted, "Actually, Rokossovsky's false surrender is the key. Big mistake made!"

Fu Zuoyi paused, and said in a low voice: "Zhou Fu has just become benevolent for the country.

That Kalachev tried to hold him hostage and exchanged Rokossovsky’s family with us, Zhou Fu deliberately resisted and let Kalachev beat him to death, and Kalachev was also shot dead by the guards on the spot!”

Wei Lihuang's heart was pierced immediately.

As a result, the "winter war" waged by the Chinese and Soviet armies took a turn for the worse, and the situation changed dramatically overnight.

南京军第100军第88师、第99师赶赴冠军城时，军长李玉堂为了协调指挥这两个师，同时也为了让自己能再度上战场，跟着第99师一起离开了哈萨克西北部，第100军留在当地的第203、第204、第205师由副军长孙桐萱指挥。

In the early morning of February 2, heavy snow fell in the northwest of Kazakhstan. Sun Tongxuan received reports many times that the troops found large-scale Soviet cavalry in the field. At first, Sun Tongxuan judged that it was just the Soviet army harassing the troops, because he believed that the main force of the Soviet army In Champion City, troops were sent to attack, but the losses of the attacking troops were serious, which made Sun Tongxuan realize that the Soviet army that appeared near Kecheng was actually the main force.

At this time, Sun Tongxuan was thinking about Li Yutang's safety. He believed that the Soviet army was outflanking the rear of the 88th and 99th Divisions taken away by Li Yutang, but he did not realize that the Soviet army was actually outflanking himself.

Anxious Sun Tongxuan sent a telegram to Li Yutang: "Yaojie (Li Yutang's name), a large number of Soviet troops suddenly appeared between Kecheng and Champion City, mostly cavalry troops, please pay attention to the rear!"

Li Yutang was very surprised: "Does the Soviet army want to outflank our army in the south of Champion City? This is nothing to worry about. The area where our army and the Soviet army launched a counterattack is the north of Champion City. The city itself can withstand the Soviet cavalry in the south." of!"

Sun Tongxuan suggested: "Should I lead some troops to take the initiative to attack, mobile cruise, and attack the Soviet army!"

Li Yutang thought for a while: "No need. Since the Soviet army is dominated by cavalry, your troops will suffer losses if you start a field battle with them. You just need to stay where you are. Although you can't attack the Soviet army, you can contain the Soviet army." , Make sure that there is no big threat in the southern part of Champion City!"

Sun Tongxuan adopted Li Yutang's countermeasure.

The two generals didn't realize the true intentions of the Soviet army for a while, which caused the 100th Army to not "recover" in time. Until noon that day, Sun Tongxuan found that not only more and more Soviet cavalry were galloping from the northwest And when there were a large number of tanks speeding on the snow, he began to notice the particularity of the situation.

On the afternoon of February 2, three divisions of the Nanjing Army and about 28 people were surrounded by the Soviet Army on the wasteland in the northwest of Kazakhstan.

On this afternoon, another fierce gun battle broke out in Molotov, the wartime capital of the Soviet Union, more than 700 kilometers away.

A large number of Soviet soldiers and armed agents of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs surrounded a residential house somewhere in the city. Inside the residential house, fifteen dead soldiers of the Nanjing Army were pressing the muzzles of their submachine guns to Rokoso on the heads of his wife and children.

Yulia, who was holding the children, looked at Yuri with desperate eyes.

"It's really a pity!" Yuri said in a cold tone, "Ma'am, please remember that it was your husband who forced us to do this. We are not executioners. Killing is not our purpose. We just want to finish our work." task!"

Yulia begged tearfully, "You can kill me, but please spare the children, they are innocent, Yelena... Yelena is only six years old!"

Yuri sighed: "Ma'am, I sympathize with you, and I don't want to do this kind of killing of women and children, but as I said just now, the culprit is your husband.

Your husband has concluded a cooperation with us. In order to prove his sincerity, he used his wife and children as hostages. If he keeps his word, you will be safe.

However, your husband broke his word and he did it anyway knowing that it would kill you both.

Madame, it was your husband who killed you and your children!" He lifted Yulia and pushed her to the window.

Outside the house, Rokossovsky watched the scene in despair. The voice of the children calling for their father made him burst into tears. He yelled: "You don't need to do this! You can't live if you do this Yes! We can make a deal, you let them go, we let you go, and you go away in peace!"

Yuri replied sarcastically: "Mr. Rokossovsky, you have broken your promise once, how can you have the face to ask us to believe you again? Do you think we will still believe you? Remember, this is you You asked for it, and you have to pay the price!" He pulled the trigger without hesitation, and shot Yulia until her head exploded.

Rokossovsky let out a scream like a wounded animal.

Yuri ruthlessly pulled the trigger again, killing Rokossovsky's two sons and one daughter one by one.

Rokossovsky staggered and almost fell to the ground.

The Soviet army and the personnel of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs who surrounded the houses launched a storm. The scene was full of gunshots and bullets flying across the scene. Yuri and other Nanjing Army agents launched a counterattack with the heart of death, killing and injuring [-] or [-] Soviet personnel. None of them survived in the end.

At the same time, a train was traveling from Tyumen to Molotov. In one of the train's carriages, Viktor Semyonovich Abakumov, the head of the second secret service of the State Security Service of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs, was looking serious. Confidently read the order to Zhukov who was sitting opposite him: "Comrade Zhukov, you have been relieved of all duties, please fully cooperate with our investigation!"

Zhukov looked at Abakumov with a bitter and dumb expression.

Chapter 554 Sudden changes in the battle situation (4)

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, with flat terrain, mostly plains, deserts, Gobi, and lowlands, with the lowest terrain in the west and southwest.

The 100th Army of the Nanjing Army was stationed in the northwest of Kazakhstan at this time. The local area was a flat desert wilderness with very few hills and rivers and few people. Within hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, there were only a few hundred or so villages and a few The dozen or so small towns in Xinjiang are the same as Xinjiang in terms of terrain, population, and population density.

Kecheng (Kizilzal) is the place closest to Russia in the north-central part of Kazakhstan. It is a small town with a population of less than 100, and it is also the headquarters of the [-]th Army of the Nanjing Army.

军长李玉堂带着第88、第99师赶赴冠军城后，副军长孙桐萱带着第203、第204、第205师留守在克城一带，三个师总兵力约8万人，另有哈军两个师、两万余人协同作战。

The reason why there are only two divisions of the Kazakh army is that although the size of the Kazakh army is not small at this time, the number of soldiers is not in the number but in the quality. The Nanjing Army transferred 10,000+ Kazakh troops. Although it can "strengthen the momentum", eating and drinking for 10,000+ people will become a major logistical burden. The local transportation is inherently inconvenient. The Nanjing Army will naturally not increase the burden on the logistics department. , on the other hand, although the morale and spirit of the Kazakh army are not bad, but the equipment is not good (because the Nanjing army itself lacks equipment), so it is not very effective to transfer too much. The Kazakh army who was transferred to Kecheng The 1st Division and 2nd Division are considered the elite of the Kazakh Army, but their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the Nanjing Army.

After confirming that she was surrounded by the Soviet army, Sun Tongxuan felt very heavy. He is not a proud and arrogant person, nor is he a cowardly person who fears the enemy like a tiger. Psychologically, he is only very clearly aware of the gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves.

The three divisions in Sun Tongxuan's hands at this time are all "second-line troops" of the Nanjing Army. In fact, the combat effectiveness of these three divisions is not bad, and they are also very strong. The officers and soldiers have been trained for a long time. It can compete with the veteran divisions of the Japanese army, but due to the limited resources, the "second-line troops" of the Nanjing Army have a large gap with the first-line troops in terms of equipment level, and the number of weapons and ammunition is only half or even three points of the first-line troops. One, heavy weapons are far inferior. To make matters worse, Li Yutang took away most of the reserves of the 88rd, 99th, and 203th Divisions while taking away the 204th and 205th Divisions in order to aid the battle in Champion City. ammunition.

What makes Sun Tongxuan feel even more heavy is that the area where the troops are located is completely a plain wilderness. This kind of terrain can only fight in the field when fighting the enemy. There are no mountains, rivers, or urban buildings to rely on. The only thing that can be relied on is trenches and fortifications. The current Soviet army is dominated by cavalry and tanks, and the wilderness of Yimapingchuan is just the most ideal stage for cavalry and tanks to exert their impact advantages.

Regarding the ending of the 203rd, 204th, and 205th divisions being "easily surrounded" by the Soviet army, many generals in the Nanjing Army accused Li Yutang and Sun Tongxuan of being "slow in response and slow in action", because the Soviet army did not arrive instantly. After the Nanjing Army in Chengcheng discovered that the Soviet Army on the opposite side had moved, the Nanjing Army in Kecheng discovered that the Soviet Army arrived in batches one after another. There was a time gap in between. Not moving, sitting in place surrounded by Soviet troops.

In this regard, Sun Tongxuan explained: "I did not give an order to retreat or transfer. There are three reasons. One is that I have not received a clear order to withdraw or transfer. The second is that the responsibility of the 100th Army is to sit in the northwest of Kazakhstan and deter and contain the Soviet army. , If you evacuate or transfer easily, it may have a great negative impact on the overall situation of our army. Third, the troops cannot actually evacuate or transfer.

We stayed where we were, and there were still trenches. If we evacuated, our brothers would be hunted down by the Soviet army in the Gobi desert of Kazakhstan. The situation was completely out of control. How could we run on two legs and bicycles? Soviet horses and tanks? "

Regardless of whether Sun Tongxuan's judgment is correct or not, the 203rd, 204th, and 205th Divisions of the Nanjing Army ushered in a fierce battle.

During the short "time gap" before the war, Sun Tongxuan wisely shrunk the defense area of ​​the troops. The three divisions were originally scattered, but the withdrawal of the 88th and 99th divisions led to two large blank areas in the defense area, further The dispersion of the three divisions has been greatly strengthened. According to Sun Tongxuan's order, the three divisions have given up a large area of ​​control and shrunk into a triangular area in the shape of a character. The area is only one-fifth of the original control area, thus greatly strengthening The density of troops on the defensive line.

"The five fingers must be clenched into a fist and cannot be spread apart!" Sun Tongxuan said, "The purpose of the Soviet army is not to capture Kecheng, but to eat us!"