Krasnoyarques, located at the intersection of the Yenisei River and the Siberian Railway, and is the largest city in this region.

Moscow is 4,100 kilometers west of Krasnoyarques. Since Tsarist Russia established a fortress there in 1628, it was the capital of Yenisei County in 1823, and the Siberian Railway was opened in 1896. With the development of industry and commerce and the sharp increase in population, Krasnoyarques has become the most important city and transportation center in the region.

In the early morning of March 12, the Chinese National Defense Forces suddenly launched an attack in the northwest and Mongolia. The troops on the front line collapsed in just a few hours. On that day, the Soviet Red Army lost all front-line defense fortifications and was defeated under the three-dimensional tactics of the Chinese National Defense Forces.

The troops on the front line were either annihilated or captured. Before a army stationed in Krasnoyarques could react, the Chinese advanced rapidly with lightning speed and soon attacked the Krasnoyarques area.

When the Chinese army was 30 kilometers away from Krasnoyarques, the Soviet Red Army hurriedly organized defenses to block the Chinese attack with its terrain and solid fortresses. At this time, the surrounding troops also successively reinforced Krasnoyarques. By the afternoon of March 15, Krasnoyarques had gathered about 60,000 defenders.

The interim supreme commander was the commander of the Krasnoyarques's security guard, Loginovsky, the commander of the 17th Army. After receiving the news of the defeat on the front line, Loginovsky basically wanted to organize troops to fight back, but he did not expect the Chinese to come so quickly. When he had just organized the troops, the Chinese forward arrived. To be conservative, Loginovsky arranged defenses south of the Allagas River and east of Krasnoyarques, and used the Tsarist Russian fortress as the key points of defense at that time. He was preparing to give the enemy a head-on strike.

Loginovsky was a senior commander of the old Tsarist Russian army as early as the European War. Before the outbreak of the revolution, he joined the Bolshevik Party. After the revolution was successful, he served as division commander, division political commissar, deputy commander and commander. It can be said that Loginovsky still has some tactical skills, otherwise he would not have been appointed by the Revolutionary Military Commission as the commander of the security commander and commander of the 17th Army of Krasnoyarks.

But all the defensive preparations he made were arranged according to the experience of the European war, and this defense was no longer applicable under the current three-dimensional attack. The defeat of the front troops also proved this. However, due to the news, Loginovsky did not understand what happened on the front, but just like most people, he believed that the defeat on the front was due to the betrayal of the traitors and the sneak attacks of the Chinese. With heavy troops and strong fortresses, coupled with the help of natural terrain, it was absolutely no problem to defend Krasnoyarques, and Loginovsky was very confident in this.

This is true. In the two days from March 15 to 17, several Chinese attacks were blocked. The positions in various places were fighting vigorously, and the troops were not injured or injured, and everything was changing to a positive direction. This gave Loginovsky a strong confidence. He even sent a telegram to Moscow to ensure that the Chinese people's main force was held tightly in Krasnoyarques and waited for reinforcements to arrive. At that time, a sudden counterattack would be no problem to completely defeat the enemy.

Loginovsky's good mood also made the senior officers feel relieved. A few days of battle calmed them from the initial panic and felt that the enemy was not that powerful. With the ability of the Red Army, they could completely block the opponent and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

For a moment, this feeling filled the entire garrison, but one person didn't think so. Not only did he not be happy, but he was worried. This person was a young staff officer of the 17th Army, named Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov.

It is different from everyone's judgment. Zhukov believes that the current stalemate in Krasnoyarques is absolutely abnormal. If the Chinese attack power is only like this, even if a traitor betrays, it is impossible for the troops on the front line to collapse and be annihilate them by the enemy in such a short time.

What's more, after two days of observation, Zhukov found that the enemy on the opposite side did not do his best when attacking the defensive position with infantry. Compared with his own casualties, the opponent's casualties were much smaller, which means that the Chinese attack was just an illusion, and the purpose was probably to paralyze the opponent, and what was arranged behind the scenes.

In this regard, Zhukov judged that the Chinese have not really invested all their strength yet, or that their terrible attack power has not been truly demonstrated. If they are confused by the current performance of the Chinese, then the subsequent battle will suffer a great loss. Especially in important areas like Krasnoyarques, once they are lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. Zhukov suggested to the Chief of Staff to adjust the defense line and be prepared to retreat at any time. At the same time, bombs were set up at key points of the Yenisei River and the Siberian Railway to ensure that once the situation changes, the water and land transportation of Krasnoyarques can be completely destroyed, so as to prevent the enemy from using water and land tools to enter the heart of Russia.

The Chief of Staff was disdainful of Zhukov's suggestion. He believed that this young boy, who was only in his 20s, was completely fantastic. You should know that the brave Red Army has already blocked the enemy firmly. The most important thing next is to consider how to hold back the enemy's main force and wait for reinforcements to arrive and launch a counterattack.

Zhukov's suggestions were simply unrealistic, and were completely full of surrenderism and escapist ideas. In order to save a young man, the Chief of Staff not only did not accept Zhukov's suggestions, but instead scolded him.

After being dismayed, Zhukov not only did not give up the idea of ​​making suggestions, but instead made him take a more intense step. A few hours after being scolded by the Chief of Staff, he broke into the military meeting chaired by Loginovsky himself. After rushing into the conference room, Zhukov stated his views on the current situation in front of the generals in amazement, and asked the Supreme Commander Loginovsky to adjust his tactics immediately to make full preparations.

Before he could finish his words, the Chief of Staff, whose face was so angry that his face was distorted, shouted at the guards and pointed at Zhukov and arrested him. Then, the military meeting unanimously passed the disposal of this bold young officer in the congregation, which was to temporarily imprison the morale of the army and ignore the superiors, and wait for the formal trial after the war.
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