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    Central Asia in May is like a baby-face. It was raining heavily just a moment ago and the sun is shining brightly in the blink of an eye.  Almaty, where the Central Asian Theater Command is located, had a population of only half a million before the war and was mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and processing industries.  With the outbreak of the war and the influx of independent government offices, volunteers and other people, the city expanded rapidly. It has become a medium-sized city integrating material transfer, logistics command and maintenance base, making it full of vitality.

    Grain and industrial products from the mainland, young livestock from Mongolia and Gansu, and massive military supplies are all being slowly injected into the liberated Central Asia through the newly built railways.  Most of the loans proposed by Yang Qiu in the Talas Plan were in-kind loans. In addition to the largest amount of military supplies, there were also large-scale seed livestock, civilian machinery, walking tractors, etc. to restore agricultural and animal husbandry order and economy.  While Soviet prisoners of war took on the main work of road construction, the liberated people of all ethnic groups in Central Asia also actively participated in this torrent.  Thanks to their efforts, the most important livestock and food production began to recover. The Navoi gold mine, the copper mine in Balkhash, the iron mine in Karaganda, the Ekibastuz lignite field in Pavlodar, the Greek  Production of phosphorus and tungsten in Mkenken has also resumed. More than 200 small factories of various types and 11 large-scale Russian concentration camp factories have been opened.

    In particular, the Navoi gold mine, the largest in Central Asia, was quickly preserved and intact due to Du Yuming's sneak attack. Therefore, it was immediately confiscated by the Republic of China after taking over and handed over to the state-owned gold development company for continued operation. It also included several other small Soviet gold mines in Uzbekistan.  In the bag.  Bei Zuyi estimates that these alone can provide the Republic of China with about 50 tons of gold every year.  The largest iron ore mine in Central Asia, Karaganda, which was developed by the Republic of China but later confiscated by Stalin, although it is on the front line, has also provided 4 million tons to two steel plants in Almaty and Urumqi in the past three months.  High-quality iron ore has effectively guaranteed the demand in the Central Asian theater for large steel components such as Bailey Bridges and rails that are heavy and difficult to transport.

    Prime Minister Wang Zhengting also worked hard with Li Liejun, Director of the Central Asian Affairs Office.  By voluntarily bearing the costs of immigration, the interim governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan agreed to introduce 300,000 religious Kazakh and other ethnic families from the northwest to fill the Central Asian population that declined sharply during the Soviet period.  Of course, the vacancies left after they leave will be filled by 300,000 Han families migrating from the interior, diluting the population proportion of the northwest again.

    Both the established interim governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and the Turkmenistan government that is preparing to establish them are very welcoming to China's expulsion of Soviet forces, especially Yang Qiu's promise to allow them independence, while not seeking to expand existing borders, allocating millions of tons of grain and  Initiatives in which breeding stock helps restore production.  Contained people's hearts.  The three countries have decided to follow the Republic of China government wholeheartedly, and have established a total of 12 cavalry divisions and 30 infantry divisions, which have been trained and commanded by the General Staff of the Republic of China. They have also sent a large number of young people to study at the military crash course in Urumqi.

    Chen Guofu and Wang Zhaoming, who wanted to compete for the ruling party, did not forget this place. This time, the National Socialist Party and the Democratic Party made an exception and joined forces to actively develop and publicize their ideas, and went deep into cities and herdsmen gathering areas to inform them.  The two parties are not the Soviet Union and will not restrict religious belief.  They are here to help develop people's livelihood.  Under the influence of many people's eloquent words and regardless of their beliefs, tens of thousands of new party members were developed in just a few months.

    Of course, for Yang Qiu and the Republic of China.  Compared with the daily investment of more than 20,000 tons of materials, these things are still seriously beyond the means.  Compared with Hitler's massive plunder, the dividends of war in poor Asia are too small, if not considering the future and national security.  It is really not worthwhile to try to connect Central Asia and the Persian Gulf and completely bring these areas into the Republic of China circle. It is no wonder that there was very little national approval before the Soviet invasion.

    When the presidential plane landed at the airport.  Yue Peng, Xu Shuzheng and Li Liejun, who came out again, are already waiting at the airport.  Compared with the budding construction and cultural circle construction, war is still the most important theme at present.  After getting off the plane, Yang Qiu and Gu Weijun went straight to the headquarters, sitting in the car still asking about the battle situation on the front line.

    "Tashkent has been completely surrounded. We only need to wait for the third batch of ground-penetrating bombs to be in place to destroy the fortress before we can launch a general offensive. However, I'm afraid there will be a price to pay here. Apanashenko still has some skills, and he can forcefully turn a small Tashkent into a  It has become a fortress city. At present, all roads into the city are blocked, and a second line of defense has been built in the eastern mountainous area. It is obvious that they will pull the entire city to fight us to the death." During Yue Peng's introduction, everyone had already entered the theater headquarters.  Since I am responsible for the entire Central Asian battlefield, it seems very busy here.

    As soon as he entered the combat center, Gu Weijun hurriedly walked to the sand table and asked the northern front: "Where is the north? I heard Zhang Xiaozhun say in Beijing that Zhukov and Lu Jin gathered 80 divisions to launch a counterattack. What is the situation now?"

    Gu Weijun accompanied Yang Qiu to Saudi Arabia this time. Because he was worried about the front line, Yang Qiu decided to come here to have a look.  Xu Shuzheng was the commander of the theater, and he took the initiative to point out the key points of the Uletau Mountain defense line.Position: "This is Zhukov's main attack direction. He took advantage of the opportunity of the truce ahead and used rotation to let European reinforcements fill the defenses in the Ural area. He transferred 15 divisions and 2 tank corps from the local area, and then sent them from Lu  Jin's Kazakh Front crossed over from behind. Because we had planned to go to Tashkent and then turn around, when Zhukov mobilized, the troops on the northern front were all on defense, and he was heading towards the Ishim River junction in Lujin, which led to our misjudgment.  , thinking that this was the force sent by Moscow to reinforce Lukin to open up the Akdem Mountain Pass, so Long Yun concentrated his main forces on the line from Ekibastuz to Karaganda. Until the reconnaissance plane discovered that he had escaped from Kur  After Galkin, we learned that his target was Rhezikazgan, trying to break through the Uletau Mountain defense line in the west from here and attack Kyzylorda."

    Yang Qiu and Yue Peng quietly exchanged glances. They were the only people present who knew the direction of Zhukov's attack. However, they suppressed not to tell the front line because they did not want to expose the password prematurely.  Secrets were kept, but some mistakes were made on the front lines.  Xu Shuzheng did not pay attention to the eye contact between the two, and continued with some self-blame in his words: "Fortunately, Liu Mingzhao was prepared in advance. Since entering the station in the winter last year, he has focused on strengthening the Uletau Mountain defense line. After two days of blocking,  Zhukov has been firmly pinned here and cannot move. He also judged that Zhukov would divide his troops, so he asked Zhuo Fan to lead five armored regiments, seven infantry regiments and a Kazakh independent cavalry division to detour north. The latest news, Zhuo Fan has succeeded  An ambush was carried out on the Soviet Fifth Tank Corps and three infantry divisions, the battle report said. He had completely wiped out the Fifth Tank Corps and three infantry divisions! A total of 574 tanks and more than 1,300 vehicles of various types were destroyed, and 171 tanks were captured.  , 72 armored vehicles, more than 3,100 artillery pieces of various types, more than 4,000 tractors and trucks, a large number of packhorses were also seized, and more than 20,000 prisoners were taken. The rest were either killed or drowned during the retreat."

    Yang Qiugang took the water glass brought by the orderly and was stunned for a moment after hearing the battle report. He didn't expect that he would be given such a big surprise as soon as he got off the plane!  He couldn't help but ask: "How did he do it?"

    "We didn't deliberately open the river channel to lure the Soviet army to cross the river. We used the time difference and position difference to sneak behind the Soviet army and conduct a sneak attack." Yue Peng smiled and introduced Zhuo Fan's ambush tactics and process.  Not to mention that Gu Weijun and others were delighted when they heard this, even Yang Qiu nodded: "Is it time for Zhukov to withdraw his troops?"

    "Not necessarily!"

    Xu Shuzheng shook his head: "Although Zhukov suffered a big loss, judging from the overall situation, he has not yet been defeated. Especially Lu Jin, this person is a serious problem! After taking Akdem Mountain, he centered here and acted decisively  He invested 55 divisions, 18,000 artillery pieces and 3,500 aircraft to launch attacks on the Hidielt River day and night. He was also very careful in arranging troops. Knowing that the equipment was not as good as ours, he deliberately dispersed the troops to avoid  Over-concentration, and at the same time built a strong artillery firepower behind the infantry to attack our infantry who cooperated with the tanks. Long Yun tried several armor concentration breakthrough tactics. But they were all blocked by the cross-fire of the artillery deployed behind him, resulting in the subsequent infantry being unable to follow.  It can only be taken down.

    Although Zhukov lost half of his troops, reconnaissance planes this morning discovered that a large number of Soviet troops were gathering in Kostanay. It was initially estimated that they were reinforcements mobilized by Stalin from Western Kazakhstan and Stalingrad.  So even if he doesn't want to fight.  Stalin would probably let him continue the fight.  What's more, if he retreats rashly, it will cause Lu Jin's flanks to retreat, and the situation will be even more chaotic!  I have ordered the air force to carry out strikes on deep railway lines, bridges and assembly points.  But from the current perspective, it is still not ideal.  You see here, from Asnata to Kokshetau, the Soviet army deployed three railway divisions, and also organized dozens of Red Guards relying on local Soviet immigrants. Basically, they repaired it as soon as we finished the bombing.  Therefore, there has been no way to completely paralyze Lujin's transportation line.  Originally, Long Yun planned to start from Pavlodar and attack Petropavlovsk westward along the Irtysh River. As long as he captured this place, Lukin's supply line would be cut off. However, investigation revealed that it was now the Siberian permafrost region.  During the snowmelt season, most of the snow water will flow into the Sheret River plain from north to south.  This generation is called the Land of Thousand Lakes by the locals. There are more than a thousand large and small lakes. After the snow melts, there is abundant water. There are swamps and floods everywhere, which is very unsuitable for armored troop movements.

    Therefore, Liu Mingzhao proposed that he launch a counterattack from the southern section.

    President, Liu Mingzhao believes that the current tightness on the front line is entirely due to Tashkent holding back too many troops. In addition, the northern front is on the defensive, resulting in 60 empty divisions, which are all fixed like wooden stakes by the long front line.  !  According to his estimation, the current strength is actually enough to launch a counterattack, so there is no need to wait for the results in Tashkent.  His plan was to first let Zhuo Fan lead the armored group to destroy the Soviet Fifth Tank Army and then attack Alkarek all the way north. After eating this Soviet forward supply point, he would turn around and cross the Ishim River.  This is the junction of Lukin and Zhukov. As long as this place can be disrupted, Zhukov must retreat even if his troops are many times stronger.  When Zhukov retreated, he?Follow behind and chase north!  Now, in addition to Zhuo Fan's 4 divisions serving as arrowheads, he now has 8 divisions of his own. I have also reinforced 4 divisions, so there are 16 divisions.  There are still 10 infantry divisions on the defense line from Rezikazgan to Karaganda, so while heading north, he will pull out all 10 divisions along the way, so that he can gather at least 20 divisions  The big arrow cuts off Lu Jin's retreat all the way north!  "

    "This Liu Mingzhao, he regards Zhuo Fan as a butcher's knife." Yue Peng smiled slightly and added: "Look, President, starting from Alkarek, all the way north to Peter Pavlo  In Fusk, Lukin and Zhukov's regular army alone has 80 divisions, plus the reinforcements and the messy Red Guards at the back, etc., the total strength is expected to be about 110 divisions! And after Lukin took over the Kazakh Front,  The defenses were deployed in an orderly manner, and the protection of the flanks was very strong. He took advantage of the terrain to reduce the number of troops in the Land of Thousand Lakes, focusing on strengthening the protection of the southern flank. If the troops were insufficient to force a roundabout, his counterattack would inevitably be deadlocked.

    Originally we had no chance, but this time in order to allow Zhukov to go south, Lukin had to open the junction of the Ishim River, which created a loophole.  Liu Mingzhao spotted this loophole, so he gave 80% of the armor strength to Zhuo Fan.  Even though Zhuo Fan's troops don't have many troops, they are very powerful, like a thin needle, no matter how thick the city wall is, they can't stop it.  So he deliberately didn't give Zhuo Fan a clear goal, just let him go north.  Eat as much as you want, and fight as much as you want.  This kind of attack without a target can give full play to Zhuofan's flexibility and both offensive and defensive methods.  The more Zhuo Fan doesn't play according to the rules, the more difficult it will be for Zhukov and Lu Jin to judge and defend, forcing them to move back and forth.  In this way, loopholes will continue to appear in the defense line.  While Liu Mingzhao himself was advancing, he could also pull out all the troops along the way and gather enough troops to attack these weaknesses.  According to his judgment.  At the latest half a month, all areas south of Karaganda will be completely liberated.  "

    "I understand, Zhuo Fan just stabbed forward with a two-edged sword. After piercing dozens of holes, Liu Mingzhao followed behind and got in through these holes, right?  So?" After listening for a long time, Gu Weijun came up with a vivid metaphor.  This made Yue Peng burst into laughter: "Shaochuan. Why don't you come to our military headquarters? I think you have the potential to teach yourself without a teacher."

    "hehe."

    Amid the laughter of everyone, Yang Qiu took two steps with the teacup in his arms.  Looking at the short stretch from Rezikazgan to Karaganda, he frowned: "Just to Karaganda?"

    "Haha, Liu Mingzhao is embarrassed to say more. Although they have the same military rank, he led the army late, and Long Yun is now his superior by name, so he always has to leave some room for criticism." He had already seen it.  Yue Peng, who had the intention of Liu Mingzhao, smiled casually, walked to the map and waved his left hand: "Don't worry, I have ordered the Longyun Department to change the defense to containment, and sent a small number of troops from Pavlodar to set out to the north.  The situation of attacking Petropavlovsk. At the same time, I am planning to use Akdem Mountain as the boundary and hand over all 45 divisions in the south to Liu Mingzhao's control! After heading north from Zhezkazgan, pull out all the troops along the way  Don't worry about the "wooden pile" behind you, I will personally help him fill in the way back! He has only one task, to cross the Ishim River as quickly as possible through the channel opened by Zhuo Fan! As long as he breaks through here, it will be regarded as a god coming,  I am also 100% sure that we will capture Petropavlovsk before the end of June! Cut off the communication between the Siberian Front Army and the Kazakh Front Army. By capturing this place, we will have the initiative in the entire Central Asia, and the Air Force will also have the ability to radiate the Ural Industrial Zone.  The forward base. When the railway is repaired, we can cross the Urals whenever we want!"

    "Chief of Staff, you are so brave. Pull out the carrots and bring out the mud. After Liu Mingzhao took away 45 divisions, everything from Rezikazgan to Akdem Mountain was empty! You are not afraid of Karakalpakstan  The front army is coming around from the north?"

    "Hmph! So what if it's empty? They should try to deal with Liu Mingzhao's southern cluster first! If it's better to go around it, and push Chu Nan directly to the Caspian Sea, I can still attack the Caucasus from Iran and here.  ." Yue Peng smiled coldly, looked at Yang Qiu and said loudly: "I have ordered all the troops surrounding Tashkent not to stop in the middle after the general offensive begins. They must turn back and head north as quickly as possible! On the southern front, after taking Tashkent, the most  By the beginning of next year, I will be able to use the railway left by the Soviet Union to open the railway artery from Taraz to Mashhad! Connect us with the Persian Gulf from the land. In this way, even if Japan goes to war and the waterway is temporarily blocked, we  It is also capable of protecting Iran and the Caucasus! On the northern front, by capturing Petropavlovsk and leveling the defense line from the Aral Sea to Petropavlovsk, the front can be shortened by 400 kilometers and free up at least 50 divisions!  At that time, no matter whether we continue to attack the Urals westward or turn around and head eastward to Japan, no one can take away Central Asia and the Persian Gulf from us!"

    ps: Sorry, my mother was not feeling well last night and accompanied her to the hospital, and she didn¡¯t come back until midnight, soNo time to type (To be continued)
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