In April 1934, two completely different views emerged on the situation of the Sino-Soviet-German War that was in full swing. Most people's view was that the world war that lasted for nearly two years was finally time to decide the outcome! The Soviet Union's power declined rapidly after it expanded to its limit. The huge progress made by China and Germany in the east and west lines is a clear proof of this recession. From the map, the Soviet Union seemed to be almost finished.

In two months, they lost the southern part of the Far Eastern Republic, Baikal, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. It seemed that as long as they worked harder, tens of millions of Chinese and German troops on the east and west sides would rumble to the core areas of the Soviet Union, completely crushing the evil Bolshevik regime. Some optimistic commentators even predicted in the newspaper that this world war would end as soon as possible with the victory of China, Britain and Germany in 1934.

However, Chinese Prime Minister Marshal Chang Ruiqing is obviously not one of the most optimistic people. In his opinion, 1934 was indeed a turning point in World War II. The expansion of the Soviet Union had reached its limit, but the war to eliminate the Soviet Union had just begun! The Soviet army decisively gave up Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Far East and Baikal, was not a reflection of their exhaustion. On the contrary, the Soviet Union's war potential was still sufficient. Their retreat now was just to retract the fists and then fight them more vigorously! From a military perspective alone, Trotsky was indeed a much stronger person than Stalin. If Stalin was the one who ruled the Soviet Union now, the Soviet Red Army would definitely concentrate on their eastern and western borders and would never run away. Waiting foolishly for China and Germany to eat them up.

This is probably what is called the so-called dependence on good and bad luck? Because of his butterfly effect, the Soviet Union had a leader who took the world revolution as his mission, and led the entire country and the Russian nation to the brink of destruction. However, this leader was indeed an outstanding military strategist. Under his tempering, the Soviet Union had become one of the most powerful armies in the world. The Soviet Union was even built into a powerful war machine by him. Without a cruel bloody battle, it would be impossible for China and Germany to smash and divide this war machine!

Trotsky's world revolutionary policy gave him the opportunity to divide the Soviet territory, and his outstanding military talent was the biggest obstacle to achieving his goals! Moreover, the cripple strategist on the other side of the ocean would not watch China and Germany rise to become superpowers that can compete with the United States. Therefore, this struggle to decide the ownership of world hegemony for at least a hundred years in the future has just begun!

"Prime Minister, this is Bai Jiansheng's telegram. The 18th Army encountered Soviet resistance in Kujang. The city at the entrance of the Fergana Basin has been fortified by the Soviet army. The Soviets also placed 10-inch and 11-inch caliber fortress artillery there, and the troops guarding Kujang had at least one army. In addition, based on the information obtained from interrogation of prisoners, the headquarters of the Soviet army's Tianshan Front had moved to the city of Fergana. At least one army was in Fergana.

The mountainous areas around the Na Basin are deployed. There should be a large base of the Soviet army in southern Central Asia." At the regular meeting of the Ministry of National Defense, General Staff Zhao Zhen frowned and put Bai Chongxi's telegram on the table: "Brother Jiansheng also said that the main force of the Central Asian Soviet army is still missing. The troops that have been found are the two armies in the Fergana Basin, one army in Tashkent, one army in Dushanbe, one army in Samarkand, and one army in Karaganda."

"There are only 6 armies in total? Haha, does Trotsky really want Central Asia? I want me to tell you. Don't be scared by the Soviets' empty city plan, so I'd simply increase the offensive on the southern line. First, attack Tashkent, Samarkand and Dushanbe. Then concentrate your efforts to attack Fergana. Isn't it just a broken fortress? There is nothing to be afraid of. Leave it to our Air Force Stuka to solve it. This aircraft can carry 500 kilogram armor-piercing bombs for large-angle dive bombing, and even the battleships can't withstand. Can the Soviets' broken fortress be stronger than the battleships?" Yang Xian, commander-in-chief of the Air Force,

Yi is obviously an optimistic person. His Chinese Air Force has always been the target of national key development. Now it has more than 6,000 pilots (pilots) and is equipped with the world's most advanced fighter jets and bombers. Moreover, China's current aviation industry is still quite advanced. Although it cannot design any good aircraft, it has first-class imitation capabilities and high production enough to support the high-intensity combat of the Air Force. The Soviet Air Force is obviously not an opponent of the Chinese Air Force. The air supremacy on the Eastern Front battlefield has been firmly in the hands of the Chinese Air Force since the war started, so Yang Xianyi's confidence is not unreasonable.

Seeing that the Air Force Commander was full of confidence, Chang Ruiqing felt relieved, but he did not echo Yang Xianyi, but turned his head to ask Wu Shi: "Where do you think Trotsky will take action, Central Asia or Krasnoyarsk?"

Compared with the confident Air Force commander, Wu Shi, the army commander, was much more cautious. He took a one-in-million-million-square-meter-long battlefield situation map and spread it on the conference table: "This is the latest Sino-Soviet battlefield situation. Chief Zhao has just mentioned the situation in Central Asia, so I will introduce the battle situation in the north. Commander-in-Chief Guo (Guo Songling, Commander-in-Chief of China's Siberian Front) and Commander-in-Chief Wang (Wang Junhao, Commander-in-Chief of China's Northern Front) have called, Irkutz

The areas along the Siberian Railway east of Khmer have been completely controlled, and the Slavs who live near the railway are under centralized supervision of the National Defense Forces. However, most of the outer Khingan Mountains and the Yabronov Mountains are still active in Soviet guerrillas. The areas north of 55 degrees north latitude are still under the control of the Soviet Far Eastern Front. At present, this front has about 60,000 regular troops, and the number of guerrillas is more than 100,000."

"These Russians are really stubborn. They still refuse to leave when they reach this point!" Yang Xianyi cursed.

The situation in East Siberia is indeed similar to that of Manstein's analysis a while ago. Although the Soviet army gave up the Siberian Railway, it still relied on the vast East Siberia region to resist and wanted to completely eliminate them. I am afraid that it would really take down Krasnoyarsk, establish a blockade along the Yenisei River, and cut off the liaison between East Siberia and West Siberia. However, Krasnoyarsk would never become the second Irkutsk.

There is a key point connecting East and West Siberia. If it is lost, the Soviet army will not only be impossible to maintain the situation in East and West Siberia, but even West Siberia will be greatly opened. Moreover, the straight-line distance between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk is 8,900 kilometers. The railways and roads along the way must have been destroyed by the Soviet army. The transportation line connecting Irkutsk and Manchuria or Kulun is not very smooth, and it is probably difficult to support the army's operations.

"General Manstein. What do you think?"

Everyone here has some idea of ​​admiring foreign countries, especially German military experts, and even Wu Shi and Zhao Zhen looked at him. Manstein smiled slightly. He held up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in English: "The Soviet army on the Eastern Front has temporarily returned part of the initiative through big steps. Krasnoyarsk, Karaganda and Semipalatinsk are connected by railways. The main force of the Soviet army on the Eastern Front can quickly communicate between Central Asia and Siberia. If we remain unmoved in Irkutsk, the main force of the Soviet army in Krasnoyarsk will go south to Central Asia."

"It seems that this battle must be fought!" Manstein's analysis made people feel that the situation was a bit serious. But it was natural to Chang Ruiqing's ears. Who is the commander of the Soviet Red Army now? Vates, Tukhachevsky, Volongzhi, Ubolevic, Yakir, Bulucher, Yegorov... They are all dazzling superstars. Zhukov, the other Soviet gods in time and space are just small-sized generations compared to them. Moreover, the young ones are not old. Ubolevic and Yakir are not old. However, when Zhukov was the cavalry company commander, the two were already commanding the army! Such a group of generals and stars, plus a top commander Trotsky, who defeated the Red Army with one hand, defeated the Red Army to defeat the interfering army of the great powers and conquered the 20 million square kilometers of red land. If he was defeated by himself in just a few strokes, he would be really a ghost. He only has some memories of his previous life, but he is not God!

"If you want to choose one of Central Asia and Siberia, I suggest fighting Krasnoyarsk." Fatty Zhao, who was sitting next to him, has already made suggestions. Zhao Zhen is a fat man with a very timidity, so when considering the problem, he always thinks about the worst possibility first. This battle may be defeated by the Soviet Red Army! But it doesn't matter if he loses in Siberia. At most, he will retreat to Irkutsk, relying on Lake Baikal and Sayan Mountains, and with the Siberian Railway, he will eventually be able to waste time with the Soviet army. If the Northwest Front can create the opportunity to seize the Fergana Basin, the defeat will be worth it.

Chang Ruiqing looked at Wu Shi, and Wu Shi nodded: "I also agree with the fight against Krasnoyarsk, but since you want to fight, you must find a way to fight well!"

He paused and continued: "Trotsky played a trick of luring the enemy into the deep in Siberia. It is estimated that there will be a heavy army group waiting for us to take the bait in Krasnoyarsk. Moreover, he put the line so long that it was clearly trying to catch a big fish. We might as well... use the other way and give it to him!"

Chang Ruiqing's body suddenly leaned forward and said with interest: "Can we pull the main Soviet army out of Krasnoyarsk? Can it be done?"

"It's hard to say." Wu Shi shook his head, not daring to make a conclusion.

Everyone was silent, thinking about how to use tricks to pull the main Soviet army out of Krasnoyarsk. After all, it was a key rush connecting East and West Siberia, and there were dangers of the Yenisei River to support it. It was very likely that a large area of ​​fortification had been built. If the main Soviet army was defending there, the battle would definitely not be big.

After a while, Manstein suddenly smiled and said in English: "In fact, if we make a choice, the initiative will not be with the Soviet Union, because for them, if the concentration of troops in Siberia, Central Asia will inevitably be empty. If the Fergana Basin cannot be preserved, the situation in Central Asia will be completely turned to us. And the Soviet Union paid such a great price in Central Asia, they must win huge victories in Siberia to make up for the losses."

Manstein's words lit up everyone's eyes, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became active. Chang Ruiqing let go of his frowning eyebrows and agreed: "General Manstein is right. Trotsky paid a great price for the decisive battle of Krasnoyarsk, and he must also expect corresponding gains. This is his weakness. We will seize this weakness and deploy it. He will lure the enemy into the depths, so we will lead the snake out of the hole."

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Wu Shi's eyes were obviously farther away, and then asked about the situation on the Western Front: "General Manstein, how is the situation on the Western Front? When will Warsaw be taken down? After conquering Warsaw, will the German army continue to advance east?"

Manstein frowned and said, "The battle to siege Warsaw was not very smooth, and the Polish army's resistance was very tenacious, beyond our imagination. They may have considered that Warsaw might be surrounded, so they built solid fortifications outside Warsaw City, and concentrated at least 20 divisions of Polish troops in Warsaw City, deployed a large number of artillery. In addition, Warsaw citizens were fully mobilized and hundreds of workers' battalions were organized to participate in the battle. We have now mobilized more than 50 infantry divisions and more than 3,000 cannons to attack Warsaw. The Air Force also dispatched 1,000 aircraft to throw bombs every day. I believe that Warsaw will be able to capture Warsaw before the end of May.

In addition, we encountered an unexpected trouble in Poland and East Prussia. The Soviets transported most of the food before retreating. Almost every collective farm warehouse was empty, and even seeds were left behind. The situation in Eastern Romania and Bulgaria was similar... Now there are suddenly tens of millions of mouths to support and to raise grain for spring plowing. Our own food supply is also very difficult. 78 million people put on military uniforms, and the labor force for farming was naturally greatly reduced. So now Berlin is spending its main energy on raising food, and the second phase of the Max Hoffmann Plan may be postponed for a while."

"I really do everything I can!" Wu Shi snorted lightly.

Chang Ruiqing had already expected it, but he was still secretly surprised in his heart the revolutionary determination of Polish GCD, Romanian GCD and Bulgaria GCD! If Hitler really made up his mind and ignored the lives and deaths of tens of millions of people in Southeast Europe, wouldn’t their people starve to death? Thinking of this, he looked at Manstein: "Please tell Prime Minister Hitler that China can provide food aid. First provide 200,000 tons of wheat and 100,000 tons of soybeans, and further aid will be decided after I discuss it with the Ministry of Agriculture. By the way, have you informed Britain, the United States and France of the food shortage of Poland, Romania and Bulgaria? How are they going to provide aid?"

Manstein nodded and replied: "Thank you and the Chinese people for their generosity. I believe that the people of Poland, Romania and Bulgaria will never forget that China provides selfless assistance in their most difficult times." His tone became gloomy: "As far as I know, the United Kingdom and the United States have also agreed to provide food aid, but the aid promised by the two governments is only 80,000 tons, and France ignores the upcoming famine in Southeast Europe, and even limits wheat exports to the people by protecting domestic food supply! However, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Sweden and other countries have already promised to provide a large amount of aid."

Chang Ruiqing heard that there were so many small countries willing to provide food, and Chang Ruiqing spoke in his heart. To be honest, China has obtained two large granaries of Far East and Siam because of the increasing use of fertilizers. It is not short of food, but it is far from sufficient. If it weren't for consolidating the alliance with Germany, he wouldn't have taken out so much food aid all at once!

However, the news that Germany postponed the second phase of the "Max Hoffmann Plan" still made him very worried. If Germany suspended or canceled its attack on the western Soviet Union, it would mean that Trotsky could mobilize more troops to the eastern region to fight him!

But no matter how worried it is, the battle between Siberia and Central Asia must be fought with gritted teeth. Now the Sino-Soviet battlefield can be said to be the most critical moment. In the Fergana Basin in Central Asia and Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, China can once win one, and it can once again get the initiative in the overall situation. That is to say, as long as one of the two major battles between Central Asia and Siberia is won, even if the task is completed, from this perspective, China has a great chance of winning, and of course there is no certainty to win. After all, the opponent is a powerful country like the Soviet Union and a bunch of great military strategists. How can it be fought with China that will definitely be defeated? If you have a 60% chance of winning, it is probably a trap.

At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly knocked. Zhang Guotao, director of the National Intelligence Administration, came in. He also wanted to attend the regular meeting of the Ministry of National Defense, but it seemed that something had been delayed today. Seeing the expression on his face a little uncertain, Chang Ruiqing frowned and asked, "Kaiyin, what's wrong? Is there any important information?"

Zhang Guotao did not hide it, nodded, and took out a telegram from his briefcase and handed it to Chang Ruiqing: "Prime Minister, I just received the information from the Sky Eye. Trotsky has issued instructions to the Japanese GCD, requiring them to concentrate their efforts to launch an attack on British New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Solomon Islands and Australia after completing the Battle of Dutch East India."
Chapter completed!