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When Jin Yunpeng said this, his Russian translator, the counselor of the Chinese embassy in the Soviet Union, was crying. At this time, Jin Yunpeng didn't know that this counselor was originally a spy developed by the Soviet Military Intelligence Committee.

Of course Molotov didn't have time to fight with Jin Yunpeng, he had to rush back to Stalin's office to report the news that the war had broken out.

Not long after Chinese planes invaded the Soviet Union, the attacked military districts of the Black Sea Fleet, the West, Kiev, and the Baltic Sea coast sent reports to the People's Commissariat of National Defense in Moscow.When the Chief of the General Staff Zhukov reported to Stalin by phone the news about the Dragon Army’s air raids on Kiev, Minsk, Sevastopol and other cities and regions on the order of People’s Commissar of National Defense Timoshenko, the The "big masters" of the Soviet Union were so shocked that they were unable to answer for a long time.

When he regained his senses, he called Zhukov, Timoshenko and all members of the Politburo to his office in a hoarse voice.

At 4:30, Zhukov and Timoshenko arrived at the Kremlin.All Politburo members have also arrived.Zhukov and the People's Commissar were invited to the office.Stalin, pale, sat at the table, holding a pipe full of tobacco.Then the Soviet dictator said slowly: "I think we should call the Chinese embassy immediately."

A long, unbearable silence followed.

At this moment, there was a report of Jin Yunpeng's request for an interview, and Molotov hurried out to receive him, so the scene ahead began.When Molotov returned with the news that China had declared war on the Soviet Union, there was silence in Stalin's office.Although everyone present knew more or less about China's invasion of the Soviet Union through various channels, none of them thought that the Chinese attack would be so fast and thunderous!

In the end, it was Stalin himself who broke the silence. He slowly exhaled a puff of thick smoke from his mouth, and then said calmly: "The Chinese are crazy, because they will be hit all over the front, and we will be hit with destruction!" Then ask the military commanders: "What do you suggest?"

Zhukov, who was standing aside, immediately replied: "At 3:20, I called Oktaburiski again, and he reported to me calmly: 'The enemy plane has been repulsed, and the attempt to attack my ship has been stopped. smashed, but the city was damaged.' At 4:10, the Western Special Military District and the Baltic Special Military District reported that the enemy had begun ground operations in the sectors of the respective military districts. All the troops in the border military region fought back fiercely to stop the intruding enemy army. At the same time, I also instructed the border guards to attack across the board to contain the enemy. In short, before the No. [-] battle report arrives, I think we should continue to wait for the news. "

Marshal Timoshenko hastened to express his position: "I don't think it should be simply called containment, but should be eliminated, and the enemy should be eliminated."

"Yes! It's not just containment, but annihilation!" Comrade Stalin spoke, and after a pause he continued: "Give orders, Comrade Zhukov."

Standing behind Timoshenko, Zhukov and the members of the Politburo immediately became quite optimistic.They quickly complained about China's surprise attack, while vowing to guarantee that under the command of the great Comrade Stalin, the Soviet Union will definitely defeat the hateful Eastern countries.

It was in this optimistic atmosphere that Timoshenko, in the name of the Military Committee, issued Order No. 6 issued by the People's Commissar of National Defense to each military region at 22:7 on June 15.According to the content of the document, which is believed to have been revised by Stalin himself, it is as follows: "Due to the unprovoked attack and bombing of our cities and airfields along the western border by the Chinese Air Force, the Dragon Army fired bombardments in many places and crossed our border. The 2th Military District should use all forces and means to attack the enemy forces and annihilate them in areas that violate the borders of the Soviet Union; destroy the enemy air force on the airfields with the powerful strikes of the bomber and assault aviation forces, bomb the main groups of its ground forces, The air force enters the territory of China and Germany within 5 miles to carry out strikes. However, one thing to note is that all ground forces are not allowed to cross the border without special additional orders. In addition, our air forces are not allowed to attack the territory of Finland and Romania , the scope of strikes is limited to the German and Polish occupied areas."

When Zhukov and Timoshenko returned to the People's Commissariat of Defense, they learned that things were worse than they had previously known.

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Beginning at dawn on June 6, the wired communications between all western border military regions and troops were disrupted, and the military regions and army headquarters were unable to quickly communicate orders.The sabotage teams that the Chinese had dropped on the Soviet territory in advance destroyed wired communications in many places, killed liaison personnel, and attacked the middle and high-level commanders of the Red Army.As for wireless communication, on the one hand, due to the low technological level of the Soviets, most of the troops in the border military region do not have such equipment.In addition, the high-frequency radios installed between the group army, the front army, and the Moscow base camp also lost their effect due to the interference of the Chinese army. For this reason, China specially dispatched large radar suppression aircraft for radio suppression to carry out high-frequency suppression.As a result, communications with troops using both air and wireline communicators have been cut off, allowing regional commands to begin receiving extremely contradictory and often provocative intelligence from various sources.It is also impossible for the General Staff to obtain correct information from the headquarters and units of the military regions.

It was not until 6 a.m. on June 22 that some information reached the General Staff Headquarters one after another. Through these incomplete information, the General Staff Headquarters finally found out the following: 8. Enemy bombers violently attacked the western region, Kiev, and the three countries along the Baltic Sea coast. At many airports in the special military region, first of all, the planes that were too late to take off and scattered in various field airports suffered serious losses. 1. Many cities and railway hubs along the Baltic Sea, Belarus and Ukraine, as well as Sevastopol and naval bases on the Baltic Sea were bombed; 2. Fierce battles were fought with Chinese ground forces along the entire western border of the Soviet Union.In many areas, the Dragon Army has begun to engage the vanguard of the Red Army. 3. The infantry units of the first echelon serving as cover, after receiving the battle warning, did not have time to occupy the pre-constructed positions and joined the battle from the march. 4. The areas under the jurisdiction of the Stalingrad Military District and the Kiev Special Military District are temporarily calm, and the enemy has not moved.

At about 9 o'clock, Timoshenko called Stalin and asked to go to the Kremlin to report to him the draft order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the implementation of national mobilization and the establishment of the High Command, among many other issues.

On the short journey to the Kremlin, the car of People's Commissar of Defense Timoshenko and the car of Chief of General Staff Zhukov drove at maximum speed.Also going there is First Deputy Chief Vadudin.He carried a map of the strategic situation with him, along with a draft decision on the creation of the High Command, the highest body to lead the army in combat.This draft was drawn up in advance by the General Staff and approved by the People's Commissar of Defense.

Stalin greeted them personally and immediately led the group to his office.The members of the Politburo were already there, and the situation was urgent, so everyone remained silent.Stalin silently paced up and down the office with an unfinished pipe in his hand.

Timoshenko reported on the draft for the establishment of the High Command.Stalin read the draft, but did not make a decision, but put it on the table and said simply: "Let's discuss it in the Politburo." After inquiring about the situation, he said: "At 12 o'clock, Molotov will make a radio speech .”

Then he defaced the draft order for mobilization, made certain reductions in the scope of mobilization proposed by the General Staff, and then submitted the order to his press adjutant, the Presidium for approval.The order announced: "From June 6, in the 23 military districts, that is, in almost all military districts except the Central Asia, Transbaikal and Far East military districts, people born between 14 and 1905 who are obliged to perform military service will be mobilized, Military control is implemented in parts of Europe. In areas where military control is implemented, all functions of state power organs in terms of national defense, maintaining social order, and ensuring national security are handed over to military authorities. Military authorities have the right to dispatch residents and all means of transportation to complete Defense engineering and defense of the most important military and economic targets."

In the end, Stalin ordered that Comrades Zhukov and Vasily go to Ukraine to inspect the military defense in person, and take over the war command if necessary.

On June 6, Zhukov's plane arrived at the airport in Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian team.Khrushchev of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) was waiting for him here.

Seeing Zhukov and Vasily coming off the plane in a hurry, Khrushchev, a super fat man, greeted him with a smile on his face. He first gave each other a comrade and brother hug, and then whispered : "As far as the situation is concerned, the area on the front line is not calm, and the plane cannot go to Ternopil, because it is dangerous to fly further. Therefore, we should go by car, and when we get there, we will call Va. Dudin asked for an update on the current situation."

Zhukov nodded slightly. He had known the news that the Chinese had gained air supremacy for a long time. As the chief of staff of the Soviet Union, although he hoped that his air force could defeat the Chinese, from the point of view of common sense, that was impossible. .

So, a group of people boarded the car that had been waiting there for a long time, and took the night to go to Ternopil, where the command post of General Kirponos, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, was set up at that time.

It was late at night when the group arrived at the command post. At this time, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, Kirponos, and his chief of staff, Pulkaye, were there.

"Mikhail Petrovich!" Zhukov yelled as soon as his feet stepped on the red carpet of the headquarters: "How is the situation at the front? Where are the Chinese now?"

"The situation is a little strange." After paying a military salute, Kirponos quickly replied: "As far as the current situation is concerned, the troops of the Dragon Army still haven't completely broken through the first layer of defensive positions we set up. Although, they Part of the army has corroded our defense line, but the core position of the entire defense line is still in our hands."

"So where is the Chinese armored force now?" Zhukov didn't look up, and his eyes were still focused on the huge map.

"The whereabouts of the Chinese armored forces is even more strange." Purkayev took over the conversation, "According to intelligence, the Chinese armored forces that are currently confronting us are their First Armored Army. Now the main force of the army is splitting up the attack Livorno and Dubno."

"Attack Livorno?" Zhukov was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he asked, "Is their commander Chen Jitang?"

"I don't know." Kirponos shook his head blankly: "As far as the current situation is concerned, our intelligence department only knows that the commander of their so-called Southern Army Group is Li Zongren. As for the chief officer of their armored force We don't know yet." Speaking of this, he helplessly spread his hands.

"Use armored forces to attack Livorno, who is not good at using large-scale armored combat? Are they crazy?" Zhukov said suddenly. "No! Definitely not!"

Suddenly he knocked on his forehead violently, and quickly came to the map. "This may be the Chinese's tactic of attacking the west. They first asked us to concentrate all our troops in Livorno, and then another army started to attack from Dubno, thus tearing our defense line... As far as the current situation is concerned It must be so, their armored commander must be Chen Jitang.

Vasily on the side suddenly asked: "How many armored troops do we have?"

"In addition to the Fourth Mechanized Army of Major General Vlasov being attacked by the Dragon Army in Livorno, we also had the No.20 Second Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Condorshev being pinned down by Chinese infantry in Dubno , the remaining armored units, including the Eighth Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Lyabishev, the Ninth Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Rokorosovsky, the No.15 Mechanized Corps commanded by Major General Garbezo, Soko The No.16 Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Love, the No.19 Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Fekulenko, and the No.20 Fourth Mechanized Army under the command of Major General Zischav. In short, we can mobilize about six mobile forces now The mechanized army has about 20 troops." Lieutenant General Yev quickly replied.

"Very good!" Zhukov kept nodding his head and said, "Since we still have such a strong military force, we don't need to be afraid of the Chinese at all. They are not scary. On the contrary, they gave us a chance by doing so." He raised his head and looked at Vasily who was standing aside: "What do you think we should do?"

"In my personal opinion, we should quickly withdraw our troops from Livorno, and then retreat slowly to straighten our line of defense. Wait for the Chinese to repeatedly attack and fail, and then we will counterattack. In order to conquer the lost ground in one fell swoop "While speaking, Vasily shook his fist heavily.

"Very good! You said it very well." Zhukov nodded, "Since that Chen Jitang put on an incomprehensible posture to fool us, then we can't let that guy lead us by the nose. We must turn against the customer , take the initiative to withdraw all salient parts, give these burdens to the Chinese, and then we are looking for opportunities to eliminate them."

Khrushchev came in and said, "Vatudin's call."

Zhukov immediately went to the telephone answering room next door.

"Comrade Zhukov."

"Hello." Zhukov replied: "How is the situation now? Has the No. [-] battle report come out? How is the situation today?"

"The current situation is not very clear." Vadudin said: "As of today, although we have taken many effective measures, the General Staff still cannot obtain information about our army and the Air Force Command from the various armies, group armies and air force headquarters. Accurate intelligence from the enemy. In addition, the information about the depth of the enemy's penetration into our territory is full of contradictions. According to the information we have received so far, our air force and ground forces in the west have suffered some losses. However, the specific losses are We do not know because, so far, we have not received accurate reports of battle damage. From intermittent radio communications, we only know that the air force of the Western Front has suffered great losses."

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"So what did Pavlov say? Have you got in touch with him?"

"There is no news." Vadudin began to sigh slightly: "The General Staff and the People's Commissar of National Defense were unable to get in touch with the commanders of the Front Army Kuznetsov and Pavlov. All methods have been tried, just a little clue None. In addition, they did not report to the National Defense People's Commissar. They may have gone to a certain army. What's more serious is that the two front army headquarters do not know where their commanders are currently and what they are doing ? Now, the entire headquarters of the Western and Northwest Fronts have become a mess." After a pause, Vatudin suddenly said: "Wait! We just received the No. 1520 battle report brought back from the front line by the plane today:' According to the information obtained from aerial reconnaissance, the battle is taking place in the fortified areas of our borders, and the enemy forces in some areas have penetrated [-] kilometers into our territory. The headquarters of the front forces tried to contact the troops directly, but failed, because most of the group armies and independent armies Between them, there is neither wired communication nor radio communication. Therefore, our counterattack is not violent. The Chinese are not defeated. Now, in some areas, they are entering our positions at high speed. Oh . By the way. I have another report here."

"What report?" Zhukov asked.

"Draft Order No. 3, and ask to sign your and Comrade Vasily's names."

"What order is this?" Obviously, he was not prepared for Stalin's sudden actions.

"This order requires our army to turn into a counter-offensive, smash the enemy in the main direction, and advance towards the enemy's territory."

"What?" Zhukov's voice suddenly rose several times: "Did this order from Comrade Stalin? However, we are still not sure where the enemy is and how many troops will carry out the assault?" After a pause, he continued: "I I thought, if we want to launch an attack, we should wait, at least we should find out what happened on the front line before dawn, and then make the necessary decisions, isn’t it better.”

"I agree with your point of view, but the issue has been decided..." Vadudin said in a low voice.

"Okay, sign our names."

In 1928, the warm wind of spring in early March had already begun to blow slowly on the vast plains of Siberia. As the ice melted and the snow melted, new movements began to take place on the battlefield between China and Germany.

During the first week of early March, the southern group of the Dragon Army launched its offensive.They assembled eleven reorganized divisions in the Rostov area, and nearly 30 troops went up the Don River. In less than ten days, they successively conquered Vorosilovgrad, Millie Several Red Army defensive strongholds such as Rovo, Kantemirov, and Salisk, thus advancing the front of the army by nearly [-] kilometers, directly threatened Stalingrad, an important Red Army town on the Volga River Basin.

In the first offensive of the Dragon Army, the No.18, No.12, and Sixth Army of the Soviet Southern Front were defeated successively. The Red Army lost nearly 15 troops, and nearly 10 of them became prisoners of the Dragon Army.In this phase of the battle, Major General Joludev, commander of the No. 30 Seventh Infantry Division, and Major General Bystrov, the military commissar of the Seventh Infantry Division, also died in this battle. The commander of the Sixth Army, Felosov, disappeared.

The spread of the crisis situation on the southern front to Moscow caused a great shock at the top of the Kremlin. Everyone can guess the real purpose of the Dragon Army's strategic intention. They want to capture Stalingrad and then use the Volga River as an entry point. Outflank Moscow from the rear and completely cut off the Red Army's western front from all contact with the rear.