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    News of the bloody battle in Semiyi spread like wildfire, and war reporters sent back paragraphs of text and photos of the city like a tomb of a broken ghost town, which made tens of millions of citizens worried.  Even European and American military strategists were shocked. They did not expect that the Chinese National Defense Forces, which had dominated the limelight in Ahvaz and Afghanistan, would be so badly beaten by this sneak attack, and they did not expect that Stalin was so determined!  In order to break through East Kazakhstan, more than 300,000 troops were deployed to besiege a city.  Moreover, the Soviet army's rapid offensive ability to continuously break through 200 kilometers in depth in East Kazakhstan within half a month also erased the shadow of the defeat in Ahvaz and reminded European countries of the era of the Russian military police.  Britain and France even sent special envoys to Moscow to inquire about the war situation and to inquire whether the Soviet military's attention could be returned to Europe to jointly contain Germany.  However, since the war in Central Asia has not yet ended, these contacts are still superficial. At this time, all countries hope to wait until the war situation becomes clear before making any bets.

    "It is a pity that compared with the coast, Kazakhstan, which is deep in the interior, is too closed. European and American military strategists can only make judgments through the news released by China and the Soviet Union.  In fact, Kulik is already in a dilemma.  On the one hand, the loss of air superiority led to supply chaos, forcing frontline troops to slow down their attack speed.  On the other hand, the defense intensity of the Wehrmacht began to increase with the arrival of reinforcements, which made Moscow extremely worried that the Wehrmacht would launch a major counterattack, so Stalin sent several telegrams almost every day urging Kulik to capture Semiyi as soon as possible at all costs.

    Stalin¡¯s worries were indeed correct. As the Soviet offensive weakened, Talos¡¯ planned counterattack plan gradually lifted its veil.  But at this critical moment, the winter rain that enveloped Almaty for ten days cast a layer of gloom over the entire plan.

    In the Almaty Air Force Base, the noses of 76 Dapeng gliders opened wide to the left. Soldiers from the 1st Airborne Division were moving 33 Hound 6*6 wheeled armored vehicles, jeeps and 1914-style 105mm field combat vehicles.  Howitzers raced into the cabin.  Next to them, 156 Y-6s and 82 Y-10s, whose tails and wingtips were painted in eye-catching orange-red identification color, have been covered with tarpaulins.  They will, together with a total of 566 transport aircraft and 163 gliders at other airports, transport the 1st and 2nd Airborne Divisions to the other side of Lake Balkhash after sunrise and clear skies.

    In order to complete the largest airborne operation in the history of the National Defense Forces and even human warfare, the General Staff and the Air Force deployed almost all their elites. Not only did they transfer the 1st Airborne Division from Sumatra to the northwest, they also organized the best pilots in the entire army to carry out the operation.  Airborne training.  But just when everything was ready, the weather suddenly became a big problem that troubled everyone.

    When Zhuo Fan drove to the airport, the presidential plane had already landed on the runway in advance.

    "President, Chief of Staff!"

    After the reporters and staff who were the first to get off the plane were in place, Yang Qiu and Yue Peng walked out of the cabin.  Xu Shuzheng saw the two of them.  He immediately led Chu Nan and other senior officers to come forward and salute. Then he raised his arms and saw several men dressed as teachers catching up from behind.  "Let me introduce it to you. This is Professor Zhu Kezhen, the president of Zhejiang University and my country's famous meteorologist. This is Mr. Wang Changming. He is also an authority in meteorology and has published a paper on Atlantic weather at Cambridge University."

    After Yue Peng introduced Zhu Kezhen and other meteorologists, several officers from the Northwest Military Meteorological Bureau who came to greet him immediately stepped forward to salute him.  Xu Shuzheng was also worried about the weather and met this meteorology expert who was famous in China and even in the world.  He quickly said hello: "Principal Zhu, I'm really troubling you this time."

    Although Zhu Kezhen is an authority in meteorology, he has a good temper. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "General Xu, don't try to defeat me. Compared with you, people like Kezhen who are hiding in the rear and eating idle food are really ashamed."

    "Looking at what you said, it can be said that my country's meteorology has been established by you from its inception to the present. Even the meteorological bureau in the army is probably your disciple. You can come all the way here, Xu My heart can finally fall into place."

    After everyone exchanged a few words.  Zhu Kezhen looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and asked, "General Xu, how long has it been raining?"

    "It's been about ten days." Xu Shuzheng waved and called Zhuo Fan to the front: "Professor Zhu, this is Lieutenant Colonel Zhuo Fan who is in charge of this operation. Ask him about the specific situation."

    Zhuo Fan had also heard of Zhu Kezhen's name. When he saw him and several other meteorological experts, he immediately took out a thick sheet of information: "Professor Zhu, this is the local climate data we have collected over the past twenty years and the weather changes in the last month.  Information, including cloud movement and location data that we detected using radar, and I also asked a dozen local old herdsmen for reference. Judging from the general signs, there should be a window period in three days. But we still can¡¯t get it  Yes, because the clouds are moving very fast and there has been widespread snowfall in Siberia recently, I am not sure whether the north wind belt will bring the university here, so I ask you and a few professors to help you take a look."

    Zhu?Zhen was not polite and took the information immediately.  But he did not look through it immediately, but first asked: "President, it is difficult to accurately predict the weather with current methods, and we can only make rough inferences. Before that, I want to ask first if it is as long as  Can¡¯t skydive if it rains?¡±

    "Yes." In addition to the war in the northwest, Yang Qiu's visit to Arabia this time was also because he was worried about the weather accident, so he specially invited meteorological experts such as Zhu Kezhen.  After hearing the inquiry, he immediately answered: "If rainwater covers the parachute, it will make the parachute heavy and cumbersome, causing the landing speed to be fast and easily injuring soldiers. In addition to rain, snowfall and frost are also troublesome. It is best to  There can be sunny days.¡±

    Zhu Kezhen nodded, and after understanding the required conditions, he did not want to waste a moment: "President, please arrange a room for us. It is best to have a plane to go up and have a look." "No problem, Zhuo Fan is already ready." Xu Shuzheng had already prepared it.  I was so anxious that I rushed to let Zhuo Fan take everyone to the weather station. After specifically asking the Air Force to arrange the best aircraft, I and Yang Qiu went to the 15th Army Headquarters in Almaty.

    After arriving at the military headquarters, he didn't waste a moment. He immediately took Yang Qiu to the combat command room and introduced the battle situation to the map: "Generally speaking, Kulik is now in trouble with supplies. Due to the rapid penetration in the early stage, we frequently faced the enemy.  The supply lines were bombed and harassed, and the Soviet troops in both directions were already experiencing supply shortages. In order to solve this problem, Kulik gave up truck supplies starting yesterday, and used cavalry to carry them at night, targeting both Kulik and Zhambol.  The Soviet troops in this direction carried out small-scale replenishment in order to allow them to continue to ensure the intensity of the offensive. As for the other troops, they temporarily switched to defense due to poor supplies.

    The most intense fighting now is between Semiyi and Aitaoshan.

    Kulik has assembled 50% of the troops on the northern front to attack the Fifth Army.  Long Yun also called me this morning and told me that he had more than 3,000 soldiers killed and wounded last night alone, and even Yao Yukun, the commander of the 37th Division, was injured.  However, he was quite confident, saying that the 5th Armored Division, 22nd Infantry Division, and 123rd and 124th Divisions had been organized into an assault group. As long as we waited for us to take action, we could go straight along the east bank of the Irtysh River.  Insert Pavlodar.  The Soviet army's offensive intensity on the Aitao Mountain side was also very strong, and the forward was less than 40 kilometers away from Suiye.  In order to confuse Kulik and the Soviet army, I have sent the first section of the 1st Army and the 31st Army to the front.

    Now that our deployment has been completed, there are four assault groups in total.

    The first cluster is Balkhash.  There are Chu Nan's 1st Army, Yan Lisan's 29th Army, 1st and 2nd Airborne Divisions, 126th Infantry Division and 133rd Infantry Division, totaling 250,000.  After the group successfully crossed the Great Lake, they reunited and divided into two groups.  The 29th Army and the two airborne divisions moved south to encircle the rear of Aitau Mountain. The 1st Army and the two infantry divisions moved straight north, broke through the Soviet 16th Army, encircled Karaganda, and then moved laterally toward Pavlodar to complete the encirclement.

    The second group is Long Yun¡¯s 5th Armored Division, 22nd Infantry Division, 123rd and 124th Infantry Division, targeting Pavlodar, preparing to stop Zhukov¡¯s infantry corps before Omsk moves.

    The third route is the front of East Kazakhstan, consisting of the 104th Central Guard Division, the 6th Armored Division, the 7th Armored Division, the 17th Infantry Division, the 7th and 22nd Army, with a total of 300,000 people already assembled in Zhaisangbo.

    The fourth route is Aitao Mountain, with the 16th Army and the 31st Army as the main forces, with a total strength of 200,000.  After cooperating with the 29th Army to eat the Soviet army on the southern front, they will turn around and continue to attack Taraz south.  Then the troops were divided into two groups, one heading west to attack Turkestan, and the other heading south to Tashkent to join the 103rd Division coming out of Khujand, Xie Ruyi, and Luo Peijin's 18th Army.  If it succeeds, three armies can be gathered before January to move south to the warmer Uzbekistan and clear out the Soviet troops in Samarkand and other places.

    The 16th Army, which is attacking Turkestan to the west, will continue to advance towards the Aral Sea as long as the weather permits. After the first and third clusters are cleared, the remaining troops will also move south towards the Aral Sea, striving to complete the march from Pavlodar to Aral Sea as soon as possible.  The defense line at sea will completely wipe out the Soviet troops in Central Asia before the next spring.  "

    "Where is Sun Chuanfang?"

    "Sun Chuanfang has joined the three divisions of the 24th Army that support him and is stepping up the attack on Herat. However, Bai Chongxi's mountain infantry division and the Muslim League's two divisions are still climbing mountains on the plateau of Iran's Khorasan Province. It is said that it will take at least ten more years.  Only a genius can launch an attack, so he was afraid that the attack would be too fierce to scare away the Soviet troops, so he never used all his strength. However, he said that he had figured out a way to capture Mashhad, and asked me to tell the president and chief of staff that as long as Bai Chongxi's two  If the division can arrive, he can drive this Soviet army to India before the end of December."

    "What can he do? Is he still flying over?"

    After listening to Xu Shuzheng¡¯s entire report, Yue Peng smiled and was about to continue asking when the phone suddenly rang.  Chu Nan, who was next to him, walked over and picked up the phone, listened for a while, and then shouted loudly.

    "President! Professor Zhu Kezhen said that the analysis of the Military Meteorological BureauYes, there should be a window period in three days!  "(To be continued)
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