allonlinenovel Chapter 166 Huang Wei's Vision
Chapter 166 Huang Wei's Vision
About half a month ago, Commander Peng of the 115th Group Army and Commander Liu of the 129th Group Army personally approached Huang Wei and asked him to help the two groups of armies train tank armored troops while trying to replenish the equipment of the two groups of armies as soon as possible.
Recently, reports from those who volunteered to serve in the Soviet Red Army have been shocking. According to these reports, the fighting on the Soviet front was a gruesome nightmare! Soviet troops often committed entire divisions or even corps to fierce battles. However, facing the Germans, who had a superior tank and artillery force, the Soviets suffered heavy losses.
Although the Soviets successfully blocked the German advance on Moscow with their human wave tactics, large tracts of territory in the south fell to the enemy. The armies and divisions formed by the "left" had no experience with advanced and powerful weapons such as tanks and artillery at home, so they had to deploy purely infantry divisions or infantry corps to the front.
The soldiers did show extraordinary courage and tenacity, but they were no match for the steel behemoths. Coupled with the Soviet army's rigid and inflexible command system, many soldiers died on the battlefield before they even had a chance to see what the German army looked like.
According to the plan, the 115th and 129th Army Groups will be the first troops to set off. The Soviet Army's guidance headquarters has entered these troops and is constantly urging them to complete their integration and organization as soon as possible and quickly deploy them to the Soviet battlefield.
Peng and Liu knew very well that if they didn't improve the troops' equipment and tactical coordination capabilities, they would probably die in vain. Therefore, they urgently needed Huang Wei's help!
Huang Wei talked with Peng and Liu for a long time. The two were world-renowned military geniuses in different time and space. There was no need for Huang Wei to talk to them much about battles and tactics. In this respect, Huang Wei was nothing compared to them.
Huang Wei was just discussing a specific topic. Those who volunteered to join should not be mentioned. The 115th and 129th Group Armies, among others, are fighting on behalf of their nation. They must maintain a national perspective. Since they are fighting on behalf of their nation, the most important thing is to strive for independence and autonomy. We cannot be swayed by the Soviet command system and let them make their own decisions. We must have our own independent operational strategy. Under this premise, we will assist the Soviet Union in striking the German army and halting its frenzied offensive. In terms of operational command and tactical application, we must exercise autonomy and employ strategies and tactics appropriate to our operations to defeat the enemy.
Peng and Liu understood Huang Wei's meaning very well and they hit it off immediately. Then, the three of them had an in-depth discussion on this, and some plans and details were quickly implemented.
Commander-in-chief Wei and Deputy Commander-in-chief Zhu of the Third Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force soon met with the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army Guidance Command, Vasilevsky, and discussed with him in an open and honest manner the command and coordination of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's operations in the Soviet Union. They conveyed a clear message: the Expeditionary Force should have a certain degree of autonomy in operations in the Soviet Union, the Soviet Army command cannot interfere with the command of the Expeditionary Force at all levels, and the Expeditionary Force is only responsible to the Soviet Army Supreme Command or a front command participating in the combat area.
At the same time, Huang Wei, through his connections and the work of Kuang and Yang, persuaded the US military to agree to form a joint Sino-US air force to aid the Soviet Union, which would be affiliated with the Third Route Army.
Huang Wei believed that with a certain degree of autonomy, Peng and Liu's abilities would surely lead the 115th and 129th Group Armies to impressive victories. It was imperative that they be given priority in equipping them with tanks and other weapons. Even the instructors and key personnel who helped train them could be assigned to them. This would not only make their operations more flexible and efficient, but also provide valuable experience for subsequent troops entering the Soviet Union.
In November 11, the 115th and 129th Armies and the 2nd Cavalry Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's Third Front Army (the original Third Route Army was officially renamed the Front Army) officially set out along the Ulaanbaatar Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway to Tyumen. After adapting there for a period of time, they will head south to Orenburg and join the southern battlefield from there.
At the same time, Fu, the second deputy commander-in-chief of the front and commander of the 35th Army, found Huang Wei to discuss the issue of sending troops in the second phase. The sequence of sending troops in the second phase was the newly formed 4th Army, the 35th Army, and the 200th Army. Among them, the 4th Army was organized as a light infantry army, the 35th Army was a semi-mechanized army, and the 200th Army was a heavy mechanized army.
Such an arrangement was indeed helpless. The equipment transported by the United States from the Far East was far from enough to fully mechanize all the troops. In addition, the newly formed 4th Army simply did not have so many technical personnel, including the 35th Army. The Soviet Union kept urging, and the Allies did not want the Soviet Union to collapse, so they had to adopt such a strategy.
In Africa, the US and British forces have stepped up their offensive. After consolidating the port of Tripoli and the surrounding areas, the US and British forces are busy organizing their forces. The British Navy has severely damaged the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean, almost cutting off the transportation line of Rommel's African Corps. Eisenhower and Montgomery plan to take the risk of launching a landing in Italy in an attempt to mobilize part of the German army to relieve the pressure on the Soviet Union.
Kuang Zhengqi's Second Army had advanced to Ahmim. They defeated Rommel's Southern Front Group again in Luxor. The German-Italian coalition forces in southern Egypt had lost the ability to resist.
Fu went to Huang Wei because he hoped that Huang Wei would provide a batch of new anti-tank weapons for the US military, which were improved versions of the bazooka and 80mm recoilless guns, equivalent to the Soviet-made RPG-7 rocket launcher in later generations. Because the weapon was an improved design proposed by Wang Congwu and the effect was very good after experimental use in North Africa, the US military generously provided 200 sets and 250 artillery shells to the 5000th Army this time.
Huang Wei had his own plans. He had already quietly provided 100 sets to the newly formed 4th Group Army. After all, they were infantry armies, and these weapons would be very useful. Huang Wei declined Fu's request with deep regret. He had no choice but to install the remaining 150 sets in the mobile jeep assault troops. They would be a great advantage in the vast southern plains of the Soviet Union. Anti-tank weapons must be fully equipped.
Of course, Huang Wei did not completely reject Fu's request. He quietly told him that he was coordinating with Commander Yang of the 35st Pacific Army to get a batch from the US Pacific Theater of Operations to be given to Fu's th Army.
Huang Wei didn't say a word. With the productivity of the United States, it was estimated that there would be no need for a second expedition, and a large number of such weapons would arrive continuously.