Age of Rebirth

On the battlefield in the Far East on April 180, blood and blood were flying everywhere. The Japanese Kwantung Army commanded by General Nanjiro, with more than 450 million troops, was on the way to retreat to the Northeast. Commanding General Zhukov, the Soviet Far East Front Army, Lake Baikal Front Army, and Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army commanded more than [-] million troops, encircling the plains between the Brea Mountains and the Kukan Mountains.

General Gregarif, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Baikal Front Army, commanded more than [-] troops, captured the two key points of Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, and cut off the Kwantung Army’s retreat at the southern foot of the exit. Closed the gate for the Kwantung Army to return to the Northeast.

Beginning on April [-]th, General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, ordered the troops of the three armies of the Kwantung Army to attack Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk day and night, regardless of casualties, in an attempt to open the gap and lay At the southern foot of the plain between the Leia Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, artillery fire raged all day long.

The soldiers of the Kwantung Army are indeed brave and fearless of death, but the artillery of the Soviet Baikal Front Army is not a display. The commander, General Gregarif, made up his mind and never took the initiative to attack. On the route where the Kwantung Army soldiers charged, they exploded into a sea of ​​flames.

From the fierce battle until April [-]th, more than [-] soldiers of the Kwantung Army were killed or injured. On the icy ground in front of the Soviet positions on the outskirts of Robidzhan and Khabarovsk, the dead bodies of Kwantung Army soldiers were everywhere. The withered and yellow grassland was dyed a shocking dark red by the blood of the Kwantung Army soldiers' corpses, and the blocking Soviet troops also suffered more than [-] casualties.Leaving so many corpses behind, the Kwantung Army didn't even touch the edges of the two key points! [

At the northern foot of the plain, the main force of the Soviet army commanded by General Zhukov was not in a hurry to advance.Adopting a steady and steady approach, millions of Soviet troops, like a rising tide of sea water, rushed over together.

When encountering a blocking line of the Kwantung Army, use superior forces.Cut and encircle in sections, and then eat them one bite at a time. Zhukov's style of play is very clear, gradually consuming the Kwantung Army's vital strength, and waiting until the battle is almost over.Another fatal blow, and finally wiped out the Japanese Kwantung Army on the plain between the two mountains.

Zhukov's commanding techniques are indeed sophisticated and ruthless, slowly draining the blood of the Kwantung Army. If the attack is too fierce, the Kwantung Army will fight desperately, no matter what the cost.Breaking out in the direction of the exit of the southern foot, the troops commanded by General Greg Garriff may not be able to stop it. In the best result, some Japanese soldiers will run away. Soldiers under the control of survival instinct are terrible. Japanese Kwantung Army soldiers Combat power should not be underestimated.

Therefore, Zhukov took the method of boiling frogs in warm water.It is not tightly oppressed, and always gives General Nanjiro a glimmer of hope, making him feel that there is a chance to open the exit at the southern foot and return to Manchuria.Instead of putting all his eggs in one basket, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to himself, Zhukov still understands that some of the more than four million troops under his command are spent on capital and the Kwantung Army, and his own main attack takes a lot of advantage.

As for the time, Comrade Stalin did not have any special requirements, and the time limit he set out was ten days. Now, only four or five days have passed, and Zhukov can already feel that the breath of the Kwantung Army is getting weaker and weaker. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army under the guns of the Soviet soldiers were not more than 50 million, or about the same. The swampy land on this plain and the ice were covered with a thick layer of dark red blood.

The logistics supply line from Chita to the battlefield continuously delivers medicines and supplies to the frontline troops. The medicines are sufficient and the supplies are adequate. However, the Kwantung Army in the encirclement is using food and grass to rescue troops outside. , In two or three days, the final fatal blow is almost here!

Therefore, Zhukov at this time is full of confidence in winning. In contrast, General Nanjiro in the encirclement is battered, like a wild animal trapped in a cage.

Ever since he was encircled on the plain between the two mountains, General Nanjiro had a very bad premonition that the Kwantung Army would be destroyed here, but General Nanjiro did not despair, let alone put all his eggs in one basket. idea.

It's easy to break all the jade. You only need to order yourself. More than 100 million Kwantung Army warriors will not hesitate to launch a desperate charge to the Soviet Army. Blood staining the land of the Far East will also inflict some damage on the Soviet Army. But the final result? , It was the end of the Kwantung Army's annihilation. General Nanjiro was not so impulsive. He didn't want the pride of the Japanese Army to end in his own hands. He was a sinner of the Japanese Empire.

General Nanjiro was also aware of the tactics Zhukov adopted. Similarly, he also believed that this was the only chance. If Zhukov had adopted the method of desperately attacking all fronts, this battle might have ended long ago.

Consumption, consumption in an unbearable time, General Nanjiro also felt that he had the capital to consume, and the native land and His Majesty the Emperor would never sit back and watch the Kwantung Army be wiped out by the Soviet Army. The Empire of Japan cannot afford this Loss.

General Nanjiro's judgment is very accurate. Since the Kwantung Army was surrounded, the Japanese base camp has adopted all possible methods to reinforce the besieged Kwantung Army, including the Far East Expeditionary Force that is being formed in China. The divisions have a strength of more than 25 troops, including more than [-] troops from the six divisions of the North Korean Jutun Army, and the local garrison in Manchuria, which is enough to make up three divisions with more than [-] troops.

Added together, there are nearly 60 troops. However, the long-distance water cannot quench the near-thirst. The strength of the five local divisions is being transferred to the Far East, but it will take time. The six divisions of the North Korean army are still On the way, are some troops still in the process of gathering? They haven’t left the Korean peninsula, and they can’t reach the battlefield in seventeen or eight days. But did the Soviets give the Kwantung Army so much time?

The answer is obviously no. The only unit that can quickly reinforce the Kwantung Army is the three divisions put together by the Manchuria local garrison. However, their combat effectiveness is really not flattering. They usually bully the people of Manchuria and maintain local law and order. If they were to fight on the battlefield, even Prince Zairen, the chief of the general staff of the base camp who gave the order, would not have confidence in himself, but with such an emergency chess piece in his hand, it would be impossible if he didn't use it!

The local garrison of Manchuria was originally a second-line force. How effective such a force would be when it was sent to the battlefield. There were only a few hundred thousand of them. The temporarily formed troops launched an attack on Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, intending to seize key points, open the exit for the southward withdrawal of the Kwantung Army troops, and respond to the southward withdrawal of the Kwantung Army.

General Gregarif, the commander of the Soviet Baikal Front Army, only sent more than 8 troops to meet the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army. Although the strength of the Soviet army was less than that of the Japanese reinforcements, the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the soldiers were not on the same level at all. After two days of continuous attack, the Japanese army was battered and bloody. The soldiers of the Japanese Manchurian local garrison who lacked actual battlefield experience were submerged in the volcanic artillery fire of the Soviet army.

Two days later, the three Japanese divisions that reinforced the Kwantung Army suffered more than half of their casualties and lost the ability to attack again. General Greg Garriff took advantage of the situation and ordered the troops to counterattack across the board. Fighting fiercely all day and night, the three Japanese divisions put together were in a panic. The Japanese army retreated across the board, and the Soviet army pushed all the way to the Jiamusi area in the north of Heilongjiang. The Japanese army left tens of thousands of corpses.

If General Gregariff hadn't considered that his main task was to block the Kwantung Army's retreat, he would have ordered the troops to continue the pursuit, fight all the way to Fengtian, and occupy the entire Northeast. At this moment, the Soviet Army has this Ability across the entire northeast of Hengshan Mountain.

At this time, the Northeast was extremely empty, and almost all Japanese troops were withdrawn. As for the 10,000+ national soldiers in Manchukuo, the Japanese had no hope at all. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were several times worse than the garrison troops in these places. [

Fortunately, the Soviet army retreated back, otherwise, the Northeast had already fallen. Emperor Hirohito, who received the report, broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly called the ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss it, but no one could solve this problem. The troops in Manchuria would never It can't be mobilized, so it has to be used to guard against the tens of thousands of independent divisions entrenched in the west of Liaoning?

That is another crouching beast, which can violently attack and hurt people at any time. Although there are only less than [-] garrison troops left in Manchuria, it must be able to fight back. Of course, this is Hirohito The emperor's self-comforting idea, once the independent division directed the troops to the east and took advantage of the opportunity of the Kwantung Army being surrounded by the Soviet army to launch an attack, the current less than [-] soldiers in Manchuria would definitely not be able to resist it!

Thinking of the terrible situation, Emperor Hirohito had trouble sleeping and eating, restless, and his temper was very violent. The maids and attendants in the palace became the channels for His Majesty to vent his anger. Every day, there were bruised corpses , Quietly pulled out of the palace, he is now battered and stretched, so much so that he is a little psychotic!

You can't just watch the Kwantung Army, let the Soviet army eat it, and have to rescue it, otherwise, the overseas territories of the Great Japanese Empire will lose more than half of it. No matter how smoothly Ito Yanzaburo fought on the Southwest Pacific battlefield, the gains outweighed the losses, fish And bear's paw, have both!

The army is still on the way to vomit blood, and it can't be counted on for the time being. What can be counted on is the winged troops. Therefore, the headquarters gave an order, the army and the navy each took out three air teams, a total of more than 900 combat aircraft, Form the Far East Flying Group, with the head of the aviation department of the headquarters, Lieutenant General Nanzhao Hashimoto, as the commander, and then go to the battlefield to blow up a passage for the Kwantung Army!

(to be continued...)