It can be said that the situation on the mainland battlefield was very chaotic in the first twenty days of December.

The commander of the Chinese army did not know where the troops in front were fighting, and the commander of the Russian army did not know where the defense line was. Both sides did not even know what to do next.

For example, on December 10, Wei Chenglong issued an order to the commanders of the 138th and 139th Group Army, asking them to delegate commanders to the commanders of each assault cluster, and only arrange advancement targets for each assault cluster, so that the front-line commanders can decide how to fight.[..com]

Of course, it is definitely not just a random call.

Because it is impossible to achieve substantial breakthroughs, that is, it is impossible to concentrate forces to tear open the Russian defense line, and even if the Russian defense line is torn open, it is difficult to assault in depth. Therefore, when attacking, the commanders of the assault cluster must pay attention to one thing, that is, to maintain contact with neighboring troops at any time.

In other words, the Chinese army is basically advancing forward in parallel.

It can be said that there is no way to do this. In such bad weather, any large-scale deep assault may cause the front and rear troops to be disconnected.

At that time, Brushilov also issued the same order to the front line troops, that is, to let the front line commander decide how to fight.

For the Russian army, this is also a solution. When a united front cannot be formed, the front-line troops can only fight on their own.

In this way, the outcome of the battle depends mainly on the talents of front-line officers, especially field officers.

Obviously, this is not the weakness of the Chinese military.

You should know that when the war broke out, at least 80% of the grassroots officers in the Chinese Army participated in the Second Indian Ocean War and had very rich practical experience. By the end of 2053, the proportion of grassroots officers participating in the war reached almost 100%, and most of them were promoted from several armies on the mainland battlefield, mainly from five main armies. A few months before launching the strategic offensive, Qi Kaiwei also set up a special officer training school to allow soldiers qualified to become grassroots officers to receive training, and then promoted them to officers. As for officers who graduated from regular military academy, most of them were left behind by Qi Kaiwei or sent to other battlefields. As an experienced commander and an officer who started from the grassroots, Qi Kaiwei knew very well that talented soldiers were definitely more useful than nerds, and these soldiers returned to the original army after being promoted to officers, and had a better base for popularity.

Promoting soldiers to officers can be said to be a major feature of the Chinese Army in this war.

You should know that until the end of the war, the US military insisted on using officers trained by military academy, and only promoted some experienced non-commissioned officers, and rarely allowed soldiers to become officers directly.

Of course, this is also different from the system of the Chinese and American militaries.

The US military has a dual promotion system of "official and non-commissioned officers". Officers and non-commissioned officers have a very clear division of tasks. The soul of a unit is a sergeant commander, not an officer. In the Chinese Army, non-commissioned officers are mainly skilled soldiers. Without a sergeant commander, officers are the soul of the army.

It can be said that this kind of melee scene is more beneficial to the Chinese army.

However, there is a problem that cannot be solved, that is, if it is impossible to break through the Russian military's defense line, it is impossible to annihilate the Russian military's live power on a large scale.

Although by December 10, the Chinese army had more than 500,000 prisoners of war, it only accounted for one-sixth of the Russian front-line forces. In other words, more than two million Russian troops have not been eliminated, and these Russian troops are steadily retreating westward.

The driving of the Russian army out of Kazakhstan is definitely not the result that Qi Kaiwei wants.

In his plan, at least a decisive annihilation battle was to be fought in Kazakhstan to prevent the main Russian army from retreating to the west bank of the Volga River.

If this goal is not achieved, even if the Russian army is driven out of Kazakhstan, it will not be considered a victory.

You should know that this will mean that when entering the west bank of the Volga River, the Chinese army will encounter greater resistance and may even delay the offensive operation.

The problem was that there was no better solution at that time.

On December 11, Qi Kaiwei and Wei Chenglong had to consider whether they should stop the attack and wait until the bad weather passed before moving forward.

At that time, the Chinese army had almost controlled the eastern bank of the Ural River. Although it had not reached the Ural River, as long as it continued to advance, the Russian army would retreat to the western bank of the Ural River. More importantly, the Ural River had been frozen at this time, and the Russian army could retreat very conveniently.

Fortunately, it is not just the Chinese army that is in trouble.

In fact, on December 7, Brushilov was considering whether to retreat to the west bank of the Ural River and then stop the Chinese army by blowing up the Ural River ice sheet.

However, he did not take action immediately because the Russian president asked the front line troops to defend the dead on December 4th.

Obviously, this is a typical case of political influence on military affairs.

Regardless of whether there is a blizzard or not, the Russian army's determination to defend the east bank of the Ural River is very slim. Brushilov has long formulated a combat plan to deploy defense along the Ural River. However, in politics, this does not work, because retreating to the west bank of the Ural River means that the US military will enter the battle. The US commander General Nozirov has long stated that the US military will not enter the battle until 2054, so the Russian army must hold on the east bank of the Ural River for a month. Whether it is respecting allies or in order to win more strong support from the United States, the Russian President supports Nozirov and demands that Brushilov defend the east bank of the Ural River and must not retreat before the New Year.

In fact, the key lies between Nozirov and Brushilov.

After Lobrook's death, Marshall selected Nozirov, who had Russian descent, to serve as commander-in-chief of the US military, and promoted him to general of the army at the same time. Marshall's move was mainly to solve the problem of US-Russia military cooperation. After all, a US military general who can speak Russian can win the favor of the Russian army.

Of course, Nozirov does have some talent, at least after arriving in Moscow, he immediately became the person most trusted by the Russian president.

The result is: Who will serve as the commander-in-chief of the US-Russian coalition?

If it were not for the Russian top leaders' firm opposition, the Russian President would be likely to appoint Nozirov as commander-in-chief.

The problem is that although Brushilov retained his position, his conflict with Nozhrov also rose to a conflict between the Russian and US military.

At that time, Brushilov hoped that the US military could strengthen the Russian defense line.

In this way, the US military must be put into battle in batches, that is, dispersed to various battlefields.

Obviously, Nozirov refused to do this, and even Marshall refused to agree. Instead, he insisted that the US military should fight on a certain battlefield and become the absolute main force. As for sending US troops one by one to the battlefield, Nozirov had never considered it.

For this matter, Brushilov has been verbalizing with Nozirov.

Unfortunately, every time the trouble started, the Russian President favored Nozirov, which prevented Brushilov from mobilizing the US military as commander-in-chief.

At the end of the fight, Brushilov had to compromise.

No matter what, the Chinese army is about to fight. Even if the US military cannot strengthen its defense line, it can still make the US military play a role.

As a result, the U.S. military was sent to guard the area between the Ural River and the Volga River.

This is not Brushilov's arrangement, but the result obtained by Nozirov's request to the Russian president.

It was early November at that time.

In other words, Brushilov and Norzerov did not expect that at the end of November, they would encounter a once-in-a-thousand-year-old blizzard.

Judging from the situation at that time, Nozirov was very smart in his calculations.

In his opinion, after breaking through the defense zone of the Russian army with a depth of 400 kilometers east of the Ural River, the Chinese army is at the end of its strength. Even if it can reach the Ural River, it will have no impact. The US military can defend the defense line without any suspense. If the Russian army has outstanding performance in defensive operations and has caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese army, the US military can also launch a counterattack.

In other words, the most difficult tasks are left to the Russian army, and the US army will enjoy the fruits.

In fact, without this blizzard, Nozirov would have been likely to succeed.

You should know that he has thirty US military advisors and a large number of auxiliary personnel, with a total force of more than 600,000, which is enough to launch a strategic counterattack on the front from Ural to Atlau.

Unfortunately, the blizzard changed everything.

The Russian army did not defend the defense zone on the east bank of the Ural River, nor did it even cause much trouble for the Chinese army, so they retreated near the Ural River.

Although the blizzard also caused trouble for the Chinese army, Nozirov had to face a realistic problem, that is, after the Chinese army pushed almost 400 kilometers, it would face the US army with relatively complete combat capabilities, leaving no chance to launch a counterattack.

In addition, there is another problem that makes Nozirov even more troublesome: the more than two million Russian troops flocking to him.

You know, these are more than two million mouths that want to eat!

If it is not done well, these Russian troops, who are cold and hungry and panicked to the extreme, will break the US defense line and may even mutiny break out.

Can the US military still fight with this burden?

That's why Nozerov firmly opposed the Russian retreat to the west of the Ural River and influenced the Russian president, allowing the president to directly order the Russian army to defend every inch of his position.

Obviously, this cannot solve the problem.

To defend every inch of the position, more than two million Russian officers and soldiers were killed in the midst of hunger and cold.

Among the Russian officers and soldiers, there were many patriots and the courage to fight, but they were not facing the enemy first, but the cold and hunger brought by the blizzard. If they could fight against the enemy, they would not retreat and would stick to every position for their motherland. But they were not fighting against the enemy, but facing the invincible natural force and the order that made them wait for death.

The result was that the order issued by the Russian president destroyed the last bit of fighting spirit and morale of more than two million Russian officers and soldiers.
Chapter completed!