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Text Chapter 809 The Great Battle of Central Asia (1)

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    Talas?

    Zhuo Fan took over the hundreds of pages of the Central Asia campaign plan from Yue Peng. Before he even opened it, he was stunned by the name on the cover.  I want to remind you that the Battle of Talos was a war of aggression, and you would lose in the end.

    Seeing his eyes lingering on the cover, Yue Peng became serious: "Remember! There is no such thing as aggression or being invaded in war. No matter how big or small, wars should serve the interests of their respective countries and nations! Expand territory, combat potential threats, and compete for  Markets, plundering resources, etc.! If there are no benefits, the war is meaningless. The history books are vague to cover up the defeat, but it cannot be said that this battle was wrong! The defeat of Talas made the Tang Dynasty lose Central Asia. From then on, there was no peace in the northwest of our country.  Japan! Soldiers must know how to face history and failure with dignity. We don¡¯t care who it is, we just need to know how the Tang Army withdrew from Central Asia, and how we should go back!!"

    "yes!"

    Zhuo Fan raised his head and saluted.

    There is indeed no need for soldiers to speak so grandly. Fighting is for the benefit of the country.  So what if Talas loses the battle?  Since the country wants to return to Central Asia, it should face history head on. If it is ashamed to mention its defeats, how can it face stronger opponents in the future?

    "Very good. I will give you one day to read the plan, and then go to the Navy Department. I have already taken care of it. Commander Chen will send you to Jiujiang, Wuhan and other places to receive the landing craft. The specific number and model are in the plan. As for how  The modification is up to you. This is your transfer order. From now on, you are already the combat staff officer of the First Army, and you are fully responsible for this landing plan." Yue Peng placed a transfer order on the table.

    "I am fully responsible? Chief of General Staff, me." Zhuo Fan was startled. Unexpectedly, Yue Peng directly put him in charge of the plan to cross Balkhash Lake, and also transferred him to the First Army.  You know, he is only a lieutenant colonel, not even a division commander.  But he is responsible for the landing coordination of nearly 100,000 troops. If he is not under pressure, he is lying.

    Yue Peng glared: "You proposed the plan, who will go if you don't go? Young people should have the courage to take responsibility. Remember! Being able to strategize is not a real skill. A real soldier must not only be able to convince others, but also have  Good personal connections! Only in this way, if you propose new combat plans in the future, the soldiers will obey your orders and execute them! Don't worry, Commander Chu Nan and the First Army have rich combat experience, and they will cooperate with you."

    After Yue Peng finished speaking, he picked up his hat and prepared to go to the meeting.  After getting up, he said emphatically: "By the way. Yang Tianlei, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 1st Armored Division, is your junior and the president's eldest son, so he has a sharp eye!"

    Looking at his back, Zhuo Fan suddenly felt his nose was a little sore.  His father died young and he remarried with his mother since he was a child, so he was introverted and taciturn. But now, for the first time, he felt paternal care from Yue Peng.

    "The crossing must be successful!" Zhuo Fan took a deep breath and began to study the "Taros" combat plan seriously.  As he browsed slower and slower, he was gradually attracted by this huge plan.  I also became curious about the people who formulated and deduced this plan.

    The entire plan is divided into three parts, namely the main battlefield in Kazakhstan and the secondary battlefields in Afghanistan and Iran.  A total of 20 corps will be used, including 8 armored divisions, 4 mechanized infantry divisions, 15 motorized infantry divisions, 2 airborne divisions and 3 mountain infantry divisions.  Two infantry divisions from India's Muslim League and three infantry divisions from Afghanistan will also be mobilized for the first time, and the Air Force will also dispatch 5,500 aircraft to cooperate.  The total investment in troops is as high as 2.57 million!  Use a lot of troops.  The scale is so large that it can be called the first time in the history of the National Defense Forces' operations.

    It can be said that, except for Siberia, which has harsh geographical conditions and must wait for summer, from Kazakhstan to Iran.  Almost everything is included!  This was not a decisive battle plan. The people who made the plan had a cool head and knew that a country like the Soviet Union with its vast depth and huge population could not be defeated at once.  Therefore, the goal is very clear, which is to establish the Republic of China's victory in Central Asia before the ground war breaks out in Europe.

    "Talas!"

    After working without sleep for twenty-one hours, Zhuo Fan closed the cover after carving the entire battle plan into his mind.  Reciting these three words silently, he stuffed the battle plan into the document shredder.

    The huge war machine was operating rapidly. Throughout late September, the radio communication volume in the northwest region increased fivefold. Military vehicles could be seen on all roads along the border. The number of military columns and the number of transport aircraft taking off and landing increased significantly. The frequency of Air Force reconnaissance aircraft increased significantly.  It has also increased from more than ten flights per day to more than fifty flights per day.

    Even people who don¡¯t understand military affairs can probably guess that this is a precursor to an attack when faced with these two surges of data.  The sudden increase in radio signal volume and the high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft that visited dozens of times a day made the Soviet General Staff immediately realize that the war was about to break out. Even Beria mobilized his fifth column and issued strict orders to immediately get detailed mobilization directions.  and quantitative intelligence.

    From Siberia to Iran,Facing a long front that caused headaches and fear for military strategists all over the world, Stalin and the Soviet General Staff had to face a thorny difficulty.

    After this transfer, where will the first round of offensive targets be?

    Iran is already at war?

    Herat, Afghanistan?

    Kazakhstan?

    Or Krasnoyarsk divided into two halves?

    The Soviet army lacks intelligence!  There is a lack of evidence to accurately predict the direction of attack!  You must know that, except for the Caucasus and the Persian Gulf, which are close at hand, both Siberia and Central Asia are far away. The railway transportation capacity is limited, and it is impossible to disperse troops to every border. Therefore, judging the direction of the attack in advance ensures the concentration of troops.  The only way.

    So the Soviet General Staff immediately divided into two factions. One faction thought it was Iran.  The reason is that 70% of Chinese soldiers come from south of the Great Wall. When they are about to enter the harsh winter of Central Asia and Siberia, a wise general will not choose to launch an attack in a winter that is difficult to adapt to.  Moreover, after the waterway became clear, China has dispatched at least 7 additional divisions to the Persian Gulf, and has the ability to fight a comprehensive Caucasus campaign.

    The other faction thinks it is Kazakhstan, because Kazakhstan is the core of the entire Central Asia. Whether it is terrain or logistical conditions, it is the only place where a million troops can fight.  Moreover, the Chinese National Defense Force has an advantage in tanks and aircraft. These fast-moving arms require open terrain to play their role.

    Just when both factions were unable to convince each other, a piece of "top-secret" intelligence from Japan made the situation seem brighter.

    "Do you think this is true?" In the Kremlin's combat conference room, Stalin stood in front of the map with a pipe in his mouth. After looking at it intently for a while, he turned to Voroshilov and others present.  The failure of the Battle of Ahvaz made the Red Godfather a lot more cautious, and he realized that there were big gaps in weapons, equipment, tactics, etc.  This is why he swallowed his anger to Hitler.  The reason why the Nazis, who are likely to become more dangerous after being fed with oil, must be replaced with more advanced weapons and equipment.

    "I think it's true." Voroshilov hurriedly walked forward, pointed at the map and analyzed: "The Japanese are planning to attack the Philippines. They not only need to face pressure from China, but also pressure from the United States, so  There is no need to deceive us. Moreover, intelligence also shows that Yang Qiu is moving reserve forces from Xinjiang and Kashgar to Almaty and Tokmak (broken leaves). Red Army scouts also discovered Aksuyek at the southern end of Lake Balkhash.  The number of the First Army, known as the ace.

    In the plan given to us by Japan, this happens to be the launch point of the "Hanfeng Plan".  The plan also included using the ace army as the assault force, and then the reserve force would quickly follow up to open up the situation.  So I think they'll break out from here.  Then attack southern Kazakhstan, thereby surrounding Turkestan and Tashkent, releasing all the garrisons in Andijan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan, and attack the southern Caspian Sea to achieve the purpose of flanking Iran.  "

    Stalin nodded. The Hanfeng plan provided by Japan did describe in detail that the southern front of Central Asia would be the main offensive point.  Voroshilov's inference is also tenable. After all, as long as this line is opened, Tehran can be flanked from the north and south.  Tehran is Yang Qiu's only strategic location that can threaten the Caucasus and Black Sea coast at close range.

    But from this point alone, he did not dare to make a rash decision.  Because the troops in Tashkent cannot be mobilized.  There are nearly 100,000 National Defense Forces here in Andijan, as well as a large number of aircraft and tanks. The 103rd Division, one of the nine aces, has been eyeing here since last year.  East Kazakhstan cannot move even more, so it wants to strengthen the defense of South Kazakhstan.  The Uzbek and Turkmen front troops can only be mobilized, but will the deployment reduce the pressure on Afghanistan and allow the Tenth Army trapped in western Afghanistan to break out?

    If you want to make an accurate judgment, you need more information.  So he looked at Beria: "Comrade Beria. Do you have any news there?"

    Beria has worked very hard, but the recovery of the Soviet intelligence network that was destroyed by the Great Purge cannot be done in a year or two.  Fortunately, there are many ethnic minorities in the northwest who can be used, so he immediately replied: "Comrade General Secretary. The intelligence agent told me that since last week, Urumqi's reserve teams have been ordered to mobilize, and the railway from Ili to Almaty has been  The army blockade, three times more trains passed through every day than in the previous period, and a large number of flat cars covered with canvas, so they believed this was a sign of a large-scale troop surge in Almaty.

    General Kulik also believes that the distance from Almaty to East Kazakhstan is more than 300 kilometers, and even if there is a railway, it will take several days to move back and forth.  If this is an illusion, then the transfer distance is too far.  It is very difficult to transfer so many reserve troops hundreds of kilometers away and then transfer them back after the war breaks out.  What's more, there's only one month left before it snows, and time no longer allows for such a large-scale feint.

    There is one more thing worth doing??Attach importance.  I have received accurate information that Chinese Army Commander Qin Zhangshu has arrived in Riyadh for a visit and will review the troops in Ahvaz tomorrow. There is also a US military observation group among the accompanying personnel!  I think that the fact that Americans chose to go to Iran at this time shows that they have also obtained some intelligence!  "

    Both his right and left men said that the main offensive point was in South Kazakhstan, which made Stalin begin to believe that the "Hanfeng Plan" sent by Japan was real, so he slowly turned his attention to the Zhambyl Oblast theater at the southern end of Lake Balkhash.  Upon seeing this, Voroshilov immediately said: "General Secretary, this is a good opportunity! After they transfer the reserve force to the south, the reserve force in East Kazakhstan will be much smaller. We can transfer ten to two dozen from the Turkmen and Uzbek fronts.  Ten divisions, let them join Kulik's South Kazakh Army, so that they can form two heavy punches at both ends of Lake Balkhash at the same time!

    They are not ready yet, so as long as Kulik attacks East Kazakhstan first and uses our artillery and the ability of the large group army to attack continuously, they can disrupt their deployment and force Yang Qiu to transfer the reserve team back to the north.  When the reserve team returns to the north, the South Kazakh Army can switch from defense to offense and seize the important city of Almaty, thus cutting off the connection between East Kazakhstan and Tajikistan!

    There are four strategic cities in China's territory occupied by my country, Semiy, Karakum, Almaty and Andijan. Among them, Almaty, Karakum and Andijan all have very good heavy industry foundations and can be used as a basis for advancement after occupation. base to lay the foundation for the next attack on Xinjiang, the northwest industrial center.  "
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