Beiyang reactionaries

The results of it?

After the war broke out, the Soviet army was defeated.Especially in the Transbaikal Military Region, in less than a week, the Transbaikal Military Region has scrapped 90% of its air force, 70% of its tanks, 60% of its artillery, and lost 60% of its troops.A week later, batches of Soviet troops began to surrender.

It's not the same here in the Novosibirsk Military Region.

Budyonny concentrated all his strength to attack Tacheng, and fought for more than ten days, but failed to win Tacheng.On the contrary, soldiers were lost and generals were lost, and the number of casualties increased again and again.And Moscow was completely unprepared.

Therefore, it turned out that even reinforcements could not be sent for a while, or Moscow itself had no reinforcements.The main force of the Soviet army is guarding against Germany, and some troops are guarding against Turkey in the Caucasus.The largest reserve force of the Soviet Army is the troops of the Ural Military Region, but there are not many troops in the Ural Military Region.After the whole country is mobilized, it is impossible to generate millions of troops in a short period of time.

"Marshal, what I am most worried about is the counterattack of the Chinese army."

"tell me your opinion."

"Yes."

Yelymenko said solemnly: "Marshal, judging from the information gathered by all parties, the Chinese army learned from the German army and is very good at using tanks to fight. Moreover, they also stockpiled a large number of tank troops in Xinjiang. But Tacheng Fighting here for so many days, the Chinese army has very limited tank units. Where are their tank units? What are their tank units trying to do? I am very worried that their tank units are waiting for their opportunity."

"Ah."

Budyonny nodded.

Dao: "I'm also thinking about this issue. From the use of tanks by the Germans to the use of tanks by the Chinese, they already have very mature tank tactics. To sum up, their tactics of using tanks are actually related to our use of cavalry. The same is true. Both use powerful mobility to attack the opponent’s weak points when others are not prepared. Regarding the application of tanks, our Red Army has lagged behind Germany and China. We must make changes, and the Red Army must make changes. Change. Otherwise, we will still suffer when we encounter such an opponent in the future.”

"However, tanks are not omnipotent. Without the cover of the air force, tanks are the target. In addition, the troops must not be scattered at will, and they are easily divided and surrounded by tank troops."

The Sino-Soviet War had a great impact on many Soviet officers.

Get them to start rethinking war, rethinking tank operations, revisiting air operations.Especially for generals like Budyonny who fought on the front line, they had a great impact.So they think the most.

"Marshal, what about the order from Moscow?"

I can't fight anymore.

Both Budyonny and Yeremenko understood that with the current strength of the Novosibirsk Military Region, it was impossible to win Tacheng or the planned Karamay.But Moscow's order was for Budyonny to take Tacheng as soon as possible.

In the current political atmosphere in the Soviet Union, who dares to ignore Moscow's orders.

So what if Budyonny is the Marshal?

Tukhachevsky and Yegorov are both Marshals of the Soviet Union, and their status is no lower than that of Budyonny.But what happened, it was not shot.Marshal Blyuchel, commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front, which governs the Transbaikal Military Region and the Far Eastern Military Region, has not been dismissed by Moscow because of the defeat.

"I sent a telegram to Moscow, explaining the situation on the front line in detail, and also reported our opinions."

"marshal?"

Yelymenko was very surprised.

Some of Budyonny's ideas, including the use of tank troops, are very similar to the military ideas of Tukhachevsky, who has been shot.If this is criticized, it is a political incident.In particular, Budyonny, as a marshal, has a high position in the army.A person of his level can easily cause major political fluctuations.

Budyonny shook his head and said, "Andre, the Soviets are already in a very dangerous situation, haven't you noticed? If our army doesn't change, casualties like this war will continue. I'm not worried about here, But the European side. Even if we fail here, the Chinese army will hardly threaten our central industrial area. Because the traffic conditions here are not good, the logistics cannot keep up, and it is far away from our central area. The nearest Ural industry It is two to three thousand kilometers away from here. As long as we cut off the railways and roads, China will not be able to invade the hinterland of our country in a short period of time. But it is different in Europe.”

Pointing to the map on the other side, Budyonny said, "Look here. If the German army, like the Chinese army, advances dozens of kilometers a day, it won't take a month. The whole of Ukraine will be under the control of Germany. Think about it carefully. Think, the tactics of the Chinese army are very similar to those of the German army. And our deployment of troops in Europe is different from that of the Transbaikal Military Region. If a war breaks out now, the situation on the Transbaikal Military Region will be in Europe Reappeared. The German tank troops came in and out at will, and there was nothing the troops over there could do to stop them."

"If the Soviet does not change, there will be danger, a great danger. It may be the biggest danger since the establishment of the Soviet. You have to know that the war with China is a trivial matter. Once such a defeat occurs in Europe, it will threaten the politics of the Soviet. , the economic center.”

"I can't just watch the Soviets in jeopardy."

Yelyomenko wanted to say something, but did not speak.Because he has been with Budyonny for more than 20 years and knows Budjoni's character.And Budyonny is right that Europe is the most dangerous.

Although the Soviet Union and Germany still have a "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty", this kind of thing is the most unreliable.Once the German army and the Chinese army have the same offensive mode, will Europe be able to stop it?

"Andrei, if I am dismissed by Moscow, then you must ensure the safety of these troops and ensure that these troops withdraw from the front line safely. Remember, you cannot lose air supremacy and leave some blocking troops behind. Other troops must not be chaotic, absolutely It cannot be dispersed. Once the troops are dispersed, the Chinese tank force will divide our troops."

"Yes."

Yeremenko knew that Budyonny was ready to be questioned by Moscow.So Yelymenko nodded very solemnly.

"Tap-tap-"

"Marshal, telegram from Almaty."

"Say."

"The 36th Army was defeated across the board."

"The 36th Army was defeated across the board."

"How come so fast?"

The 36th Army just started fighting in the morning, and it is less than half a day now, how could the 36th Army be defeated.Although the 36th Army was reorganized by local troops, its combat effectiveness is indeed relatively poor.But the Chinese army on the opposite side was also reorganized by the Construction Corps.Everyone is adapted from the local army, why is there such a big gap.

Moreover, the commander of the 36th Army was Ershakov who was transferred by Budyonny himself.Ershakov is a fierce general and a famous general.It is precisely because of this that Budyonny transferred Yershakov, who was the commander of the Ural Military Region, to the Novosibirsk Military Region, and specifically asked him to train and lead the 36th Army.

But how could this happen.

In half a day, the huge 36th Army was completely defeated.

"Marshal, the specific situation in Almaty is not clear. Almaty also received a telegram from General Yershakov. General Yershakov's telegram to Almaty is that the Chinese army is advancing The speed is very fast. Many frontier troops of the 36th Army have been surrounded by the Chinese army, and they have not been able to break out at all. According to the current situation, the Chinese army will be able to advance to Almaty in five days. Therefore, Almaty is required to Find a way to evacuate as soon as possible.”

"Five days?"

"Yes. General Ershakov's telegram says so."

"How could this be so, how could this be so."

Budyonny shook his head again and again.

His complexion was very ugly.The hand holding the pen was shaking a little, and the shaking was getting worse and worse.Seeing this, Yelymenko next to him immediately stepped forward to support Budyonny.Budyonny can be regarded as experienced in many battles, but at this time he really felt that something big had happened, and he felt that the situation was very bad.

Budyonny held Yeremenko's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Andrei, the 36th Army was really defeated? Isn't this fake news spread by the Chinese?"

Yelymenko was taken aback.

He followed Budyonny for more than 20 years, and Budyonny has always been swaying freely, and the mountain collapsed before him without changing his face.As a Soviet cavalry general, Budyonny made great achievements for the Soviet Union.Including outstanding military exploits on the battlefield.

This is the first time Yeremenko has seen Budyonny behave like this.So Yelymenko immediately said affirmatively: "Marshal, this is not fake news. The 36th Army was really defeated, and it was defeated across the board."

Now that the situation is critical, Yeremenko told Budyonny directly that this is true.

Hearing Yelymenko's affirmative answer, Budyonny, who was trembling at first, calmed down slowly.After all, Budyonny has been a soldier for half his life and has experienced various situations.When the Soviet Union was first established, the state power was in a precarious state, but it was not the same as it survived.Budyonny was just too shocked just now.

"But why did you lose like this?"

Budyonny muttered to himself.

Yeremenko said: "Marshal, if our Red Army does not make a complete change, it will only be defeated in the face of the joint attack of the air force, artillery and tank forces of the Chinese army. The responsibility of Marshal Hull alone is not a coincidence. Our troop establishment and our combat thinking have all lagged behind modern warfare. If there is no change, this kind of failure will still befall our army. And this There will be more and more failures."

"Yes, that's right."