War of Resistance

Chapter 1306 The Battle of Nomenkan ([-])

"All the artillery groups, prepare for the bombardment!!" Major General Chekonov held up the order flag, his face was full of pride, this is his time to play.

Following General Chekonov's order, the artillerymen of the Soviet army moved quickly. They all began to adjust the elevation angle of the muzzle and move the shells, so they were very busy.

After all, the base number of shells they have to prepare is not so large, with an average of one hundred shells per gun, which shows how huge this amount is.

Seeing that his subordinates were basically ready, Major General Chekonov waved his flag and shouted at the same time: "The bombardment has begun!!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Bang!!!"

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The Soviet artillery was roaring, and extremely hot shells were fired from the muzzle of the Soviet artillery, firing almost continuously.

Dense shells were fired from the Soviet artillery positions, and then drew beautiful parabolas in the sky, and then hit the Japanese positions heavily.

The point is that their artillery positions were heavily patronized by Soviet artillery fire!
The Soviet artillery fire seemed to have eyes, directly covering the Japanese artillery position and its surroundings, and the position immediately became a sea of ​​flames.

The sound of the explosion, the shock wave caused by the explosion, the splashing stones and shrapnel, and the Japanese artillery shells detonated by the Soviet artillery fire, this place has become a purgatory on earth, and the people in the purgatory are the Japanese who usually do evil!
The fire, thick smoke and explosions blocked this area, and no one could escape at all. The Japanese officers and soldiers who looked at the artillery positions that had been engulfed in a sea of ​​​​fire couldn't help but feel heartbroken. In this sea of ​​flames, is there any possibility of surviving?It will probably be fried into a piece of powder!

"The artillery position is over... the artillery wing of the division is over, and the heavy artillery wing of the Kwantung Army is also over. In the next battle, we will no longer have artillery support..." A Japanese army commander murmured, he It is Mikio Sakai, the captain of the No.70 Second Regiment who was ordered to guard around the artillery positions.

That’s right, after the Japanese army’s defeat at the Bayan Chagang Mountain Highland last time, Ozawamura Yuro became the scapegoat for this military failure, and was removed from the post of No.70 Second Regiment Captain by Michitaro Komatsuhara , Mikio Sakai, who was directly sent by the Kwantung Army, should take office.

On the other hand, Murao Ozawa himself temporarily commanded the Seventh and Eighth Border Guards, hoping to make up for his crimes and meritorious deeds.

Sakai Mikio expressed his sorrow for what happened to the former joint captain Ozawamura, but he also knew that he was not the direct descendant of the commander of Komatsuhara Michio, so he was more cautious than Ozawamura.

Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara knew about it as soon as the Japanese artillery positions were bombarded, because in such a major military operation, he had to sit in the central army to command the battle.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Komatsuhara Michitaro no longer had the same air as before, his face was pale, as if he had lost a little blood—the artillery unit of the No.20 Third Division is finished, it doesn't matter, the key is The heavy artillery unit of the Kwantung Army is also finished, this is the home of the Kwantung Army!

The tank division is gone, and now the artillery wing is gone, and even the aviation unit has suffered heavy losses. What skills and confidence does he have to win this war?

If this war cannot be won, there is only one fate for the head of Komatsuhara Michitaro's division, and that is to commit suicide to thank the emperor!
Thinking of his own fate, the fate of Commander Kenkichi Ueda, and the possibility of bankruptcy of the northern advance plan of the Northern Expedition Faction, Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara couldn't help trembling slightly—this kind of failure was beyond his control. Bear it!
In any case, as a normal person, one must have the desire to survive, especially a person who has reached the level of Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara.

Now that the accident had happened, Komatsuhara Taitaro had no choice but to order the front-line troops to suspend the offensive plan and evacuate immediately to avoid heavy losses caused by a large-scale Soviet attack.

Michitaro Komatsuhara has never been a fool. He did not immediately report to General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, but waited until the artillery fire of the Soviet army ceased to observe the situation. , The military order is not accepted. As a commander, he must make timely adjustments based on the latest situation on the front line, instead of being like a child when encountering difficulties, immediately asking for this and that from his superiors.

Taking a step back, even if it is reported at this time, what is the use?In addition to requiring a lot of unnecessary trouble, it will not change the situation of the battle: if Commander Kenji Ueda really issued the latest order, will he obey it or not?If he obeyed, the situation on the front line might get worse; if he didn't, would he still want the full support of the Kwantung Army from General Kenkichi Ueda?This account, in any case, cannot be calculated.

It has to be said that this decision of the Japanese army was correct, but because the negative impact of the shelling was so great that the Japanese troops were not able to implement Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara's order in the first place.

The Soviet army smashed tens of thousands of shells in the direction of the Japanese artillery positions. After Major General Chekonov found that the Japanese artillery positions had been covered by his own artillery fire and were completely destroyed, he immediately ordered the artillery units to move towards other Japanese troops. The position is covered by artillery fire.

The shelling by the Soviet army lasted for two full hours. They fired a total of more than [-] shells at the Japanese positions, almost blowing up the Japanese positions along the opposite side of the Haraha River into a sea of ​​flames.

According to the memories of the Japanese survivors in this shelling battle, they had never suffered such a large-scale bombardment. On average, three Soviet shells hit the Japanese positions every second, and the whole earth was trembling, as if Like the end of the world.

The Soviet army launched such a massive shelling operation against the Japanese army, and the total loss of shells on both sides was as high as more than [-] rounds. Lieutenant General Michitaro Komatsuhara was forced to have no choice but to frankly tell the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Kenkichi Ueda, Reported on the situation of the battle.

Since the outbreak of the Nuomenkan War, the Kwantung Army has suffered unprecedented losses. This made General Kenkichi Ueda think: Why did it suffer such a heavy loss?
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PS: The update is here, let’s do it today, I’m too tired to take it anymore.

Good night everyone!
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