Fang Zida made great efforts to develop the aircraft as early as the early construction of the military industry. It can be said that the Chinese Air Force bombers and fighters are the most advanced in the world, and have almost reached the level of the early stages of World War II in history. But after all, the current aircraft are different from later aircraft. Due to technological limitations, there is no radar and other equipment at all. It is very difficult to search for ground targets in the air by relying on the naked eye.

In less than a day, the large Red Army troops that had been reconnaissance had disappeared without a trace. As the air force commander who was attacking, he determined that this was discovered before. The enemy immediately hid to avoid the Chinese Air Force's air strike.

There are too many places where troops can be hidden in the area hundreds of square kilometers south of Rostov. 300,000 people seem to be a lot, but once you find a place to hide in such a large area, it is really difficult to find them with the current Air Force technology.

Without any signs of the enemy's main force, the commander could only issue orders to drop bombs. The Chinese Air Force bombers rushed to several targets who discovered the enemy's tracks and began to drop bombs, while the other bombers directly threw napalm bombs into forests, hillsides and other places where the enemy might be hidden. After the bomb was dropped, the bombers shook their wings and flew towards the base in the raging fire rising on the ground.

After the bomber formation returned to sail, the Air Force immediately transferred the situation to Lu Jianzhang. When he saw the content of the telegram, Lu Jianzhang didn't speak for a long time, but his face was gloomy as if he could twist out water.

"A table of dishes was set up to treat guests to dinner, and the two tables of guests came..." After more than ten minutes, Lu Jianzhang gritted his teeth and cursed this sentence similar to someone in his later generations.

The failure of the air force air strike caused Lu Jianzhang's 200,000 troops to face two powerful enemies. If it were still carried out according to the previous plan, the risk would be too great. That night, Lu Jianzhang almost did not close his eyes. It was not until the early morning that his eyes were red and he made up his mind.

retreat!

In order to avoid the troops falling into trouble, Lu Jianzhang decisively ordered the retreat, abandoning the occupied Vladimir, and the entire army contracted and retreated eastward to Vyazniki. Although many generals of this order army expressed confusion. Some even believed that even if Fulongzhi's troops came from the north, the National Defense Force would have enough strength to block them north of Vlamiki. Some even suggested that the entire army ignore the Red Army in the north and concentrate its forces to capture Moscow first. As long as Moscow was captured by the three fronts of Fulongzhi's army would definitely collapse without fighting.

All these suggestions were rejected by Lu Jianzhang. He issued a tough order to retreat in the name of the supreme command. Helplessly, the Central ** Regiment could only stop the attack and the entire army retreated quickly.

Two days later, 200,000 troops withdrew to the Viazniki generation and began to build a defense line, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. When the news reached the capital, the Ministry of National Defense was in an uproar. Some generals believed that Lu Jianzhang did this to fear the enemy and gave up the great opportunity to capture Moscow. Some even proposed to the central government to revoke Lu Jianzhang's post and escort back to the country and replace the commander of the army.

"Ziyu, Lu Langzhai has now stabbed the hornet's nest. Now there are many calls for him to be dismissed and investigated!"

Fang Zida smiled wryly and pointed to the dozen or so documents piled on the table. These include not only generals of the Ministry of National Defense, but also letters from various departments of the State Council. Even the Congress issued documents. Lu Jianzhang's sudden withdrawal of troops was a decree and then a report. First, he did not get the consent of the General Staff, and second, he reported it later. This incident made Fang Zida very angry in the past two days.

"Lu Langzhai must not be replaced!" Wu Peifu was asked by Fang Zida, who mainly asked about his opinion on this matter. He listened to Fang Zida's tone that there seemed to be the idea of ​​replacing Lu Jianzhang and hurriedly persuaded: "Since the war started, Lu Langzhai has made many contributions and led the army to the enemy's capital. If it weren't for an accident, he would never do this. Besides, changing generals at the last battle is a taboo in the army. Don't Zheng Ming know the story of Changping?"

Fang Zida thought intently and finally nodded slightly: "Ziyu's words make sense, but now Lu Langzhai withdraws his troops voluntarily, and the battle to Moscow has changed. Fu Longzhi's army has greatly increased its strength in conjunction with the Moscow defenders. Imagine that it will be much more difficult to win Moscow like before. You know the weather in the Soviet Union. Summer is short, and the cold will soon come after autumn. If the war drags on longer and longer, this battle will be..."

"That's not necessarily the case." Wu Peifu said with a smile: "Lu Langzhai's voluntary retreat is not a bad thing. War is not a trick. One plus one equals two. I know very well about the situation in the Soviet Union. Although Fu Longzhi is good at fighting, once he leads troops into Moscow, the two armies will lock his hands and feet."

"Ziyu means...Stalin?" Fang Zida thought.

Nodded, Wu Peifu smiled and said, "Since the war started, Stalin's stubborn personality has been fully exposed. Although he insisted on Moscow and refused to leave, it was beneficial to encourage morale and encouragement, but it also led to his serious strategic flaws. You should know that the Soviet Union west of Moscow still has a large area of ​​territory that can be fully used for our army. From the eyes of an excellent military strategist, defending the capital to the death is not a wise thing for the overall war. Once the capital falls, no Soviet leadership can escape, and the entire Soviet Union will be completely finished."

Speaking of this, Wu Peifu took a sip of tea and continued: "From the previous situation, although our army has the ability to win Moscow in a short period of time, it is not possible to do it in a day or two. Even if it captures Moscow, it cannot guarantee that Stalin will not run away. But the situation is different now..."

Fang Zida raised his eyebrows and immediately laughed: "Yes, the situation is different. When our army retreats like this, Stalin will definitely have a greater confidence, not to mention that there are more powerful troops like Fu Longzhi in his hands. Once there are more chips in his hands, the gambling will become more aroused."

Wu Peifu laughed: "It's extreme! It's extreme!"

The two laughed for a while, Wu Peifu curled his smile and said, "Besides, Lu Langzhai and his team alone have too many variables to attack Moscow. It is better to retreat as soon as reinforcements arrive temporarily. In this way, our army can use troops to double, and the greater the chance of winning!"

Lu Jianzhang's troops retreated to Viazniki to defend on the spot, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. At the same time, Moscow was filled with joy. Due to Fu Longzhi's return to help, the Chinese took the initiative to retreat, which made the Soviets excited for a great victory. On the same day that Lu Jianzhang's troops retreated to Viazniki, the main forces of the three fronts of Fu Longzhi and the Moscow defenders successfully met. Stalin, who received the report on the same day, swept away his previous decadence and delivered a radio speech to the Moscow military and civilians for the first time.

Comrade Stalin's low and firm voice came from the loudspeakers installed in various districts of Moscow. He said that under the armed forces of Bolshevikism, the Soviet Red Army and militia fought desperately with the Chinese devils armed to the teeth, and finally defeated the enemy. With the arrival of the three fronts of Fulongzhi, the enemy's doomsday was about to come. The initial victory was achieved in defending Moscow. He called on everyone to continue their efforts, closely unite around Comrade Stalin, to take advantage of the victory to pursue, completely eliminate the enemy, drive the invaders out, and thus complete the great cause of reunification of the motherland.
Chapter completed!