Chapter 1236: Undeclared War

Stalin was quite satisfied with the current Soviet Russian Red Army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoCompared with more than a decade ago, the Red Army of Soviet Russia has been reborn. Even compared to the Chinese * army, there are still some gaps. However, according to Stalin, the gap will not be too large. If it relied on the superiority of troops, the Soviet Russian Red Army was very likely to win.

"Then we will form the Ural Front and the Don Front to deal with the Chinese army in the Urals and the army of the Don, respectively. Among them, the Ural Front was the main offensive, and the Don Front was the main defense. Stalin said.

"Comrade Stalin, will the size of the Ural Front be too large? According to our plans, the troops of the entire Ural Front will exceed three million people. Voroshilov said.

Stalin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In this case, then divide into the Upper Ural Front and the Lower Ural Front." Among them, the Upper Ural Front dealt with the enemy in the Ural Mountains, and the Lower Ural Front took the main offensive. ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Voroshilov nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any suggestions for the commanders of these three front armies?" Stalin asked.

"Comrade Stalin, this operation is very important for Soviet Russia, so it is better for us to send generals with outstanding military capabilities." Voroshilov reminded. At present, there are not many generals in the Soviet Russian Red Army who really understand military affairs, and a large part of them have relied on loyalty to Stalin to sit in their current position. If such a general were to be sent to command the army, it would be a disaster for Soviet Russia. When the time comes, they may lose the war.

Stalin nodded, and he understood what Voroshilov's reminder meant. He also knows that there may not be any problem with those political commissars shouting slogans and grasping the ideological work of the troops. However, if they really want to command the troops on the front line to fight, it is undoubtedly playing the piano indiscriminately. If it doesn't work out, it will make Soviet Russia lose the war again.

"Comrade Voroshilov, Comrade Shaposhnikov, do you have any candidates?" Stalin asked.

"Comrade Stalin, Comrade Timoshenko, Comrade Zhukov and Comrade Vasilevsky are all able to take on these heavy tasks." Voroshilov said. In his opinion, these people are undoubtedly one of the most proficient in fighting among the generals of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

Stalin's brows furrowed tightly, this time the operation involved four million Soviet Russian Red Army, which was equivalent to handing over the vast majority of the Soviet Russian Red Army to the hands of these generals. If they have any bad intentions, it will be a heavy blow to him and Soviet Russia.

"Comrade Stalin, these comrades are loyal to Soviet Russia and to Comrade Stalin." Shaposhnikov also said.

"Well, then appoint Timoshenko as commander of the Lower Urals Front, Zhukov as commander of the Don Front, and Vasilevsky as commander of the Upper Urals Front." Stalin finally made up his mind. He wants a win, and a big win. Therefore, he can only send these generals who really know how to command and fight to the front, not those political commissars.

"Yes, Comrade Stalin. I believe that the three comrades will definitely bring a great victory to Soviet Russia. Voroshilov said.

"Do you think when is the best time for us to think the Chinese attack?" Stalin asked. It is very important to determine the timing of the attack. In this way, the Soviet Russian Red Army can occupy a greater advantage in the war and gain a greater chance of victory.

"Comrade Stalin, we can wait for the temperature to drop a little more, and then we will attack. That way, our odds are greater. We're used to fighting in the snow and ice. And the Chinese, they simply cannot withstand such a severe cold. The cold will become our best helper, allowing the Chinese to have large-scale non-combat attrition. When the time comes, it will be easier for us to beat them. Shaposhnikov said.

"That's right, Kutuzov took advantage of a bitter cold to defeat the invincible Napoleon's expeditionary force. And we can also use this cold to defeat the hateful Chinese. Give orders to Comrade Timoshenko, Comrade Zhukov and Comrade Vasilevsky to take up their posts on the front line as soon as possible and integrate the troops at the front. After the first snow falls, launch an attack and defeat the Chinese in one fell swoop! Stalin said.

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov replied.

This time, Soviet Russia concentrated the vast majority of its troops to attack the Chinese Empire, which was undoubtedly a desperate attack. If they fail, it will be devastating for them. Of course, if it succeeds, then Soviet Russia will also reap great benefits.

Having received Stalin's appointment, Timoshenko, Zhukov and Vasilevsky were ordered to take up their posts at the front. In particular, Timoshenko, the Lower Ural Front led by him had 2 million men, more than 100 infantry divisions, and a large number of tanks and planes to assist in the battle.

As soon as the Russian Red Army decided to launch an attack on the Chinese Empire, it immediately began to move. A large amount of war materials began to be mobilized forward, and Soviet planes also took off frequently to reconnoiter the situation of the defense line of the Chinese* army. In order to break through the balanced line of defense of the Chinese* army, the Nizhny Ural Front under the command of Timoshenko had a large armored and artillery corps, with powerful weapons including T-26 tanks, KV-1 tanks, 122-mm howitzers, 152-mm howitzers and even 203-mm howitzers.

It can be said that the Soviet Russian Red Army was already well prepared this time. They have already mobilized most of their combat power. If they can win this battle, then these generals will be promoted to marshals and receive supreme honors. But if they lose the war, they will become scapegoats and be sent to work as coolies on labor camps, or even directly shot.

Therefore, this made the three commanders also try their best to win. This is about their future careers and even their lives. In such a situation, naturally no one will take it lightly.

On October 15, a reconnaissance plane of the Russian Red Army crossed the Ural River to gather intelligence. However, this reconnaissance plane of the Soviet Russian Red Army was already under the surveillance of the Imperial Air Force from the moment it flew together. The radar guided the anti-aircraft artillery units on the ground, which ambushed the reconnaissance plane of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

"Damn the Chinese, where the hell did they build the airport? And where are their armored units hiding? A Soviet reconnaissance aircraft pilot complained. Because they can't get their hands on this confidential information, they have to constantly take off to investigate. You know, this is undoubtedly very dangerous, and it may be shot down by the Chinese Air Force aircraft at any time.

Suddenly, several tongues of fire sprang up on the ground, which were lines drawn by tracer bullets. The air defense units of the Imperial Army are operating several anti-aircraft guns to ambush this reconnaissance aircraft of the Soviet Russian Air Force.

"Hell, there's an ambush. Those hateful Chinese deployed anti-aircraft artillery positions here. The pilots of the Russian Air Force roared loudly. He desperately tried to pull up the reconnaissance plane, turned and fled. However, that simply didn't work. Several shells have already hit the reconnaissance aircraft. The fragile airframe was torn apart on the spot, and the reconnaissance aircraft turned into a fireball, falling from the sky at high speed.

In order to find out the situation of the defense line of the Chinese army, the Soviet Russian Air Force sent a large number of reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance, which made them pay very large losses. In just one week, the Soviet and Russian air forces lost more than 100 reconnaissance planes, and almost all of their pilots were killed. Of course, the sacrifices of these reconnaissance planes and pilots are not useless at all. They have at least roughly figured out where the airfield of the Chinese Air Force is located. There are also positions of important targets on the front line. For example, some artillery positions, important ammunition depots, etc.

Of course, a large part of these were false targets, deliberately exposed by the Imperial Army. Only after letting the Russian Red Army know what they want to know will they attack.

"Comrade commander, we paid a huge price to figure out the deployment of the Chinese. On the east bank of the Urals, the Chinese built more than thirty military airfields. In addition, our men found a large number of artillery positions and material bases. An air force general reported to Timoshenko.

"Very well, the sacrifice of the Air Force is great. However, their sacrifice was worth it. Their sacrifice will provide us with a guarantee of victory in this war. Timoshenko said.

"Once the war begins, the Air Force must blow up these airfields and artillery positions of the Chinese to gain air supremacy for us." Only in this way will our armored forces be able to advance quickly. Timoshenko said.

"Yes, Comrade Commander. For this offensive, we prepared six hundred fighters, and another four hundred bombers. To ensure that as soon as the battle starts, we can quickly bomb Chinese airfields and important strategic targets. The Air Force general said.

Timoshengo nodded with satisfaction, now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

On October 29, the east wind that the Russians wanted finally came. A heavy snowfall swept across the southern part of Soviet Russia, the Ural and Don rivers, and it snowed heavily.

Immediately, Stalin ordered the Russian Red Army to launch an attack and defeat the evil Chinese imperialism. As for the declaration of war and the like, it was selectively forgotten by them. Is it still necessary to declare war in the fight against imperialism? (To be continued.) )