War of Resistance

Chapter 1304 The Battle of Nomenkan ([-])
However, the Japanese army raised the hot air balloon to "peep" the situation of the Soviet artillery positions, and did not hide it from the eyes of the Soviet and Mongolian coalition forces.

Because ever since the Japanese army was beaten back to the east bank in a panic by the main force of the Soviet army, Zhukov ordered the reconnaissance troops to pay close attention to the situation and movements of the enemy army on the other side, no matter whether it was a big move or a small move, no matter how big or small, It must be reported in a timely manner.

In this way, under the strict order of General Zhukov, not only did the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces not drink the poisonous water of the Haraha River, but the reconnaissance troops were also very active.

It was a Soviet cavalryman who discovered the Japanese hot air balloon, Daluf, an ordinary sergeant. After he discovered the Japanese hot air balloon, he immediately noticed something was wrong, and immediately reported to his Second Lieutenant Khakonov, the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, reported.

In this era, especially on the prairie, cavalry was the fastest moving and cheapest arm, so except for infantry and artillery, most of the other arms of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition were equipped with horses, not to mention Said it was a reconnaissance unit.

Soon, the news that the Japanese army raised a hot air balloon to observe the Soviet army's position reached the ears of General Zhukov.

As soon as Zhukov heard the news, he immediately thought that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale shelling operation against them!
"Davari, it seems that our previous speculation is not wrong, they do have the intention of bombarding us on a large scale!" Zhukov said to the chief of staff.

"General is wise, you really predict things like a god, and I admire you." This is not the chief of staff's flattery, in fact it is true, these words are his sincere words.

Whether it is the Japanese army's preparations for bombardment or the previous Japanese poisoning operations, both are within the predictions of General Zhukov. Therefore, Comrade Chief of Staff does not generally admire General Zhukov.

"Davari, between me and you, don't say so many polite words. Just follow the pre-planned action plan!" General Zhukov said very seriously. According to the previous method of dividing areas, almost every I have been to every point, and the purpose is to cheat the Japanese army.

For General Zhukov, he is definitely a man who must revenge. Don't these damn little Japanese want to bombard their artillery positions?Well, he Zhukov must let these Japanese soldiers steal chickens and lose money!

"Yes!! General!!" The chief of staff responded.

Before the chief of staff left, General Zhukov seemed to remember something, so he stopped the chief of staff: "Davari, please wait a moment."

"Yes, General." The Chief of Staff stopped and turned to General Zhukov.

"Well, if the Japanese army's hot air balloon has not risen tomorrow, we will transfer the artillery position the day after tomorrow. According to our information, the Japanese army on the other side of the bank has a large-scale epidemic situation, and it is impossible for them to attack us in a short time. Large-scale offensive. Therefore, we still have a certain amount of time to transfer the artillery position." General Zhukov added some content, which was decided after his careful consideration.

"Understood, General." The chief of staff nodded and left.

For this Soviet Chief of Staff, his first task is to assist General Zhukov and execute General Zhukov's orders well.

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As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles.

It can be said that General Zhukov has spent a lot of thought on the movement of the Japanese army, especially in the aspect of artillery confrontation. He went to see every point again. He said to Major General Chekonov who was in charge of the artillery position: "I The reason for dividing so many areas is nothing more than the ability to accurately lock each small area. You have to work hard on this. Once we lock the artillery position of the Japanese army, we must immediately cover them with firepower. Responsible, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Understood, General." Major General Chekonov responded.

"If you can't even complete this task, then you should explain it to Comrade Stalin yourself! Davari!" As he said, General Zhukov patted Major General Chekonov on the shoulder.

"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Major General Chekonov stood at attention and saluted.

Zhukov's strict order made Chekonov feel sincerely dignified, and because of this, he became more aware of how important his position was.

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Five days later, after the No.20 Third Division of the Japanese Army slowly recovered its previous military strength, Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara finally showed his sharp minions.

In Komatsuhara Michitaro's view, he had to blow up the positions of the Soviet army to pieces in this battle. At the same time, he also ordered the aviation unit of the Kwantung Army to take off as soon as the artillery unit launched an artillery attack to support Operations on the front line of the Haraha River.

The time was July 20, [-]. Early in the morning, the artillery regiment of the Japanese Kwantung Army and the reinforced artillery regiment of the No. [-] Third Division of the Japanese Army quietly joined forces with Chen Bing on the east bank of the Halaha River. Formation, just waiting for the time to arrive at [-]:[-], they will launch the largest shelling operation since joining the war on the enemy on the opposite bank!

Yes, the biggest shelling operation since the war began!

According to Michitaro Komatsuhara's deployment, this time he launched a powerful counter-offensive operation. First, the artillery was the leader to annihilate the Soviet artillery positions, and then bombarded the Soviet positions. If not, just kill their tanks with human bombs!
Anyway, there are still Michitaro Komatsuhara at present, and the most indispensable in the Japanese army are soldiers who have been brainwashed to the extreme by Gou Shidao. The kind that can be converted anytime, anywhere.

In order to prepare for this battle, Michitaro Komatsuhara took great pains and made a lot of preparations. Let alone other things, let’s talk about the firepower coverage of the artillery unit. He prepared more than 3 shells, which were divided into the first stage. Fire coverage, fire precision strikes in the second phase and fire support operations in the third phase.

The fire coverage of these three stages, the shells are more than [-] rounds, which shows the determination of Michitaro Komatsuhara - at this moment, he is like a crazy gambler, he must put all his net worth, and then "Stud" once, As long as he can annihilate the main force of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces around the Halaha River in one fell swoop, he can make up for his mistakes and not have to bear the responsibility for this military failure!

The artillery unit of the Japanese army has been so well prepared, and even the aviation unit is ready to go, so how can it be possible to lose the army unit as the main force?

Komatsuhara Michitaro not only pushed up the No.20 Third Division, which had barely regained its vitality, but also pushed up a main brigade of the Seventh Division present, that is, after the artillery fire covered the Soviet position, they launched a full-scale attack. Azimuth counterattack!

I can't help but sigh, Komatsuhara Michitaro's ambition is so great, he is like a toad sleeping on a frog - he looks ugly and plays like a flower...

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