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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2135 The Consequences of the Surrender Incident

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    An army's troops surrender to the enemy on the battlefield. On a battlefield where millions of troops from both sides are fighting, it is not a big deal, and it will not have much impact on itself. However, the time is not right, and we are on the cusp of the storm.  superior.  .

    In the troops under his command, an entire army unit surrendered, and it fell into the eyes of people with ulterior motives. If it was brought to the Politburo meeting, if Comrade Stalin pursued it, he would be full of words and could not explain it clearly, especially  At the critical moment when the commander of the Northwest Military Region, General Pavlov, and three other senior officers of the Northwest Military Region were massacred, it was a sensitive period when troops from all the Western Military Regions lost consecutive battles and tens of thousands of soldiers surrendered to the German army.

    This matter will be magnified infinitely. If you say it is not serious, it can be dismissed lightly. If you say it is serious, the living example of General Pavlov is right in front of you. There are many people who covet the position of commander of the front army. Comrade Stalin  If you can kill a military region commander and frighten the commanders of various military regions on the western border, will you not kill a front army commander of the Eastern Army and force the troops to rush back to the European battlefield as soon as possible?

    The surrender of an army on the battlefield is no longer a matter of face for the Outer Mongolian Front. The consequences are unknown and unpredictable. General Vasilevsky's breathing became heavier. It was unclear whether it was because of anger or because of anger.  fear?  Or is it other feelings?

    "How far has this matter spread?" General Vasilevsky breathed heavily, suddenly calmed down, and asked sinisterly.

    Chief of Staff Pozhnev felt a sudden chill in his heart. He immediately understood what Comrade Commander meant and answered carefully: "So far, only me and two or three people from the Confidential Department of the Front Army's Communications Department know, and there is also a third  Lieutenant General Jelponin, commander of the Thirty-fifth Army, knows.¡±

    Vasilevsky took a long breath, with a faint flame dancing in his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Comrade Pozhnev, regarding this matter, please don't spread the scope. Those in the confidential office  Officer, please pay attention, keep your mouth shut, and declare to the outside world that just like the Second Army, after fighting for several days, they were all outnumbered and died heroically. As for Jerpnin, you know what to do!"

    Chief of Staff Pozhnev suddenly felt relieved and hurriedly replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I will arrange this. In addition, there is a serious situation. The 35th Group Army lost two troops in succession.  After the corps, there was only one corps and some other troops left. More than 70,000 people stood firm in Kulun. I'm afraid it would be difficult. Lieutenant General Jelpunin, the commander of the group army, reported that the main force of the reading force division was no less than 250,000 troops.  The Corps has begun to surround Cullen!"

    General Vasilevsky¡¯s pale yellow eyebrows beat uncontrollably a few times, and he asked in a deep voice: ¡°What are Derpnin¡¯s plans?¡±

    Chief of Staff Pozhnev looked at the expression of the comrade commander of the hospital and replied calmly: "What Lieutenant General Derpnin means is that before the force of the Reading Division completes the encirclement of Cullen, please ask  Comrade Commander allows the 35th Group Army to break out of Cullen and move closer to the direction of the main retreat of the front army. According to his telegram, Cullen will be surrounded from all sides by around six o'clock tomorrow evening at the latest!"

    ¡°You are the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, Comrade Pozhnev, do you have any specific opinions?¡± General Vasilevsky suddenly asked.

    Lieutenant General Pozhnev was stunned. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to take on this question. Making his own decision and making a decision with the commander were two different things. There is no doubt that the 35th Army was a chess piece that had been thrown out.  If they are allowed to break out, they can avoid the situation of the entire army being annihilated. Although the army has lost more than two-thirds, it can still retain some vitality and will not be revoked like the 37th Group Army.

    However, what follows is an unavoidable reality. Once the force-reading division troops encircling Cullen lose their target, will the more than 200,000 troops follow the retreat of the 35th Army?  , has been driven back, this also involves the issue of the speed of the retreat of the main force of the front army. Just the small force of the reading force following the five-way pursuit is enough to cause headaches to the more than one million troops of the Outer Mongolia Front Army. If coupled with  There are more than 200,000 strength readers, God knows what the result will be?

    The safest way is to refuse Lieutenant General Derpnin's request to break out and stay in Cullen in the dead place to shoulder the important task of attracting the Reading Division troops. However, knowing that they are destined to die, more than 70,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers were sent to the place of death.  The soldiers were placed there indifferently. Lieutenant General Pozhnev thought that he could not be so cruel. Although the previous order was also cruel, repeating it again gave him a different feeling of psychological torture.

    Comrade Commander¡¯s simple words made Chief of Staff Pozhnev almost exhausted his efforts. After thinking for a long time, he answered carefully:"Comrade Commander, my opinion is that if the 35th Group Army is allowed to break out from Culun, we can no longer afford to lose another group army. What's more, if Culun is surrounded by troops from all sides and is desperate, Jer  Whether Lieutenant General Puning can follow the old path of his Third Army is not necessarily known, but we have to think ahead!¡±

    Other words, to Vasilevsky's ears, were just like nonsense in the air. Only the last few words moved him the most. He was also worried about this and was a little undecided.  The Chief of Staff was consulted for his opinion. If that's the case, then let's give Jelpnin a way to survive!

    "Comrade Chief of Staff, I very much agree with your opinion and immediately order the 35th Army to evacuate from Kulun and catch up with the main force of the front army. However, you tell Comrade Derpnin that before evacuating Kulun, turn that city into a  Turn it into ruins, blast it, set it on fire, I don¡¯t care what you do, in short, let Cullen disappear from the map! What I can¡¯t get can¡¯t be handed over to the Chinese Tang Qiuli intact!¡± General Vasilevsky!  Said fiercely.

    "Comrade Commander is acting on impulse, which is a bit angry!" Chief of Staff Bozhenev disagreed, "Kulun is already an empty city, there is not even a single Outer Mongolian citizen, why are you betting on a bunch of lifeless buildings?  ? Besides, the force reading division is about to be encircled, can the 35th Army be left with time to carry out destruction?" He secretly thought in his heart.

    Chief of Staff Pozhnev made up his mind. There are naturally ways to solve this problem. The main thing is to allow the 35th Army to evacuate Kulun safely. As for destroying the city, whether to do it or not, Lieutenant General Derpnin will definitely be happy.  I noticed the order after deleting it.

    Chief of Staff Pozhnev left in a hurry, and General Vasilevsky wandered for a while in the cold wind without any interest. The sound of gunfire from the left wing never stopped, and the flickering lights of fire continued in the distance from time to time.  The night sky above flashed, "We have been fighting for more than two hours, and the small force of mad dog-like readers is getting more and more rampant!" he thought gloomily.

    At this time, a communications staff officer hurried over and said, "Comrade Commander, I received a telegram from the Thirty-sixth Army of the left wing. The reading division troops in pursuit broke through the blockade of the two divisions of our army and attacked the flank of our army."  , a division of troops has been dispatched to block the attack, but the troops of the Reading Division are attacking fiercely and have the intention of continuing to attack our group army in depth. Please ask the commander of the front army whether to carry out the most violent counterattack until they are surrounded and annihilated? "

    The telegram from the 36th Group Army refers to Liu Hongzhang's First Brigade. It seems that Liu Hongzhang, with his first brigade, fought hard regardless of the situation and successfully annoyed the commander of the retreating Soviet army on the left wing. He has already moved  Whoever has a murderous intention will be chased and chased for days and nights by an enemy force of no more than 10,000 people per division. What's more, he still has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. How can he not become angry from shame?

    In the heart of General Vasilevsky, a surge of blood surged, and murderous intent was revealed. He had long hated the small force of readers who were chasing after them. They fought endlessly, attacked without sleep, and followed a group of  Like a mad dog, do you really think that the Outer Mongolian Front Army is a toothless tiger?

    At this moment, General Vasilevsky had an uncontrollable impulse and ordered the 36th Army to turn around immediately and devour the more than 10,000 reading force troops in one gulp to satisfy the hatred in his heart and to let himself go.  Feel more comfortable after being depressed for many days.

    But, after swallowing it, can it be digested immediately?  Obviously not, it would take a whole day at the earliest. Forces of reading divisions from other directions came to the rescue. The 36th Army was at a disadvantage. In order to rescue the 36th Army, it had to send additional troops.  , snowballing, the war will get bigger and bigger, maybe, the entire Outer Mongolia Front Army will be involved!

    With more than one million troops in the Outer Mongolia Front, they are stuck in Outer Mongolia and have been unable to return to the European battlefield. Comrade Stalin has no reason to spare himself. I am afraid that the next one who will make a difference will be himself!

    "Damn the Chinese!" General Vasilevsky cursed fiercely, "Order, the 36th Army must not get entangled with the small force of the Reading Division, and send another division to intercept it.  At the same place, the left wing troops broke away from the battle and told them that the only mission of all the front troops is to return to the European battlefield as soon as possible, and other things are not important! "

    Helpless, reluctant helpless, with an army of more than one million, but unable to do anything about a small force of more than 10,000 readers, and still have to continue to provide two divisions of troops to fill the greedy appetite of the Chinese people, this kind of  The torture and pain bit at his heart. In an instant, General Vasilevsky was exhausted physically and mentally. He was even more exhausted than commanding the battle and not sleeping for several days and nights. He was so exhausted that his whole body became weak.

    ((To be continued.)
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