Age of Rebirth

The battle on the east bank of the Aldan River broke out suddenly under unexpected circumstances by the Soviet army. Lieutenant General Asilov, commander of the No. 15 Army of the Soviet Far East Front Army, who received the telegram, suddenly had a warning sign in his heart.

Thousands of Japanese vanguard troops who have crossed the Aldan River are nothing to worry about. What is terrible is the main force of the Japanese army behind. According to the judgment of Commander Zhukov, this is part of the Japanese army trying to encircle the Far Eastern Front Army. At least, if the Japanese army crossed the Aldan River and attacked its own troops with some troops, and the other troops went straight to the Far East battlefield where the main force of the front army was located, then the defensive battle of the No. 15 Army would become meaningless. .

The Aldan River, in any case, should become a sudden barrier to stop the Japanese army, "Chief of Staff, convey the order that all units under the group army should immediately speed up their march, and must seize the east bank of the Aldan River within an hour and establish a Line of defense, order, the leading division of the group army, wipe out the Japanese army!"

The small-scale encounter was basically over in only forty minutes. Under the attack of the two infantry regiments of the Soviet army and the artillery fire, the Japanese soldiers of the two brigades did not complete Commander Haruhiko's order to block the Soviet army. Half an hour later, they withdrew to their original positions. Except for more than a hundred people who escaped back, the rest of the more than [-] Japanese soldiers became a corpse on the ground just after the night fell. A bloody corpse.

In the first fight, the Soviet army won a big victory. After inspecting the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, the commander of the leading division found the number of the Japanese army that was almost wiped out from the blood-stained uniform. Immediately, another telegram , Flew into the hands of Lieutenant General Asilov, commander of the group army.At this moment, 10,000+ Soviet troops are rushing to the east bank of the Aldan River in the faint twilight.

"The Third Army of the Japanese Far East Expedition Army?" Lieutenant General Asilov murmured to himself in confusion. If this is really the case, then on the Far East battlefield, besides the Japanese Kwantung Army, another Japanese army was discovered. One army, "The Japanese soldiers are overwhelming!" He sighed.The order said: "Immediately report this situation to the headquarters of the front army, and order all the troops of the group army to rush to the east bank of the Aldan River at the fastest speed. - Hurry up!" He almost yelled at the last two words from.

Far East battlefield.In the headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Front.Commander Zhukov looked at the telegram from Lieutenant General Asilov, the commander of the No.15 Army Group, and his brows were frowned into a big knot. Judgment is one thing, but it is another feeling to really confirm it.

Now, the situation of the Far East Front Army.It was not wonderful, the Kwantung Army risked their lives to attack, and two Japanese troops suddenly appeared from the Brea Mountains and the Kukan Mountains.Like three pliers, they firmly clamped down on the other troops of the Far East Front Army. Even the three group armies that had withdrawn from the second echelon had to stop to deal with the Japanese attack on both wings. Now, they are on the retreat route On the left wing of the Japanese army, another unit of the Japanese army appeared. What about the right wing of the retreat route?

Zhukov did not believe that the supreme commander of the Japanese army on the Far East battlefield would miss a trick and leave a gap for himself to retreat, "This is a tolerant and cunning guy like a fox, even the Kwantung Army is a unit under his command , then the identity of the supreme commander of the Japanese army is definitely not low. It is a pity that the intelligence department of the front army does not have any information about this person. If there is, you can also analyze this person's character and command tactics , formulate corresponding measures to deal with it!" Zhukov thought sadly. [

Now that the Japanese troops have been found in the direction of the left wing, the direction of the No.18 Army on the right wing must not be blank. "Order, the No. 15 Army on the left wing of the retreat channel must establish a solid line of defense in the area on the east bank of the Aldan River to ensure that the front army For the safety of the left wing of the troops, order the No. 18 Group Army headquarters on the right wing to seize the front line of Aksheregai immediately, establish a blocking position, and ensure the safety of the right wing of the front army's retreat channel!"

Zhukov issued a series of orders, and the thing he was most worried about happened. The sudden appearance of the Japanese army was an obvious attempt to cut off the passage of the Far East Front Army to the other two front armies. "All deployments are passive. I hope that the No.15 Army and No.18 Army can build a barrier for the main force of the Front Army!" He thought in a gloomy mood.

The news that made his mood even darker came again about an hour later. The No.18 Army on the right wing of the retreat route reported, "Comrade Commander, in the Akshelegi area where our army is scheduled to launch a campaign defense, we found A large number of Japanese troops, now, our group army is engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army, according to the symbols on the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, the designation of the Japanese army is No. 13 Division of the Korean Garrison!"

Zhukov sat down on the canvas chair dejectedly. So far, all the factors that have always made him uneasy have surfaced. In the vicinity of the Far East battlefield, in addition to the old rival Kwantung Army, two Japanese troops have appeared, and there are still many troops. , the Japanese commander's campaign intentions are also ready to come out. With two battle group-sized troops, they will covertly approach the Far East battlefield. With the Kwantung Army troops, they will drag the Far East Front Army tightly, and then send out surprise troops from the two wings. The purpose is to fight in the Far East battlefield , encircled the Far East Front Army.

The situation on the battlefield in the Far East became clear all of a sudden. However, the almost transparent situation on the battlefield was of no help to Zhukov. The area has been woven into a huge net for myself and the Far East Front Army with more than a million soldiers. Now, this big net is beginning to tighten, and it is gradually strangling Zhukov out of breath. Back to heaven is another matter!

There are hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops behind them, entangled endlessly like desperadoes, and on the left and right flanks, there are two Japanese troops that suddenly appeared. In front of the planned evacuation route, there are two newly discovered Japanese battle groups. The current situation of the front army is like a big fish nailed to the ground by five sharp knives. It can only struggle in place, but has no ability to break free.

With a long sigh, "We should report the current dangerous situation of the Far Eastern Front Army to the General Staff and Comrade Stalin, and ask Comrade Stalin for permission. Let's go to the front!" Zhukov thought sadly.

The last thing I wanted to do, I finally had to do, "Comrade Godaev, immediately record the content of my telegram as follows, and send it to the General Staff in the most urgent way, and then send it directly to Comrade Stalin One serving!" As if he had aged a lot in an instant, Zhukov's voice was hoarse, his eyes were full of exhaustion, and he called the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Godayav, and ordered.

Zhukov's voice was empty and dry, as if it came from another time and space, with an unreal ethereal, the telegram finished dictating, and neither of them spoke. In the tent of the Front Army Headquarters, the silence was depressing. It sounded like a burst of artillery, roaring in my ears like a solidification.

After a long time, the face of Chief of Staff Godayav twitched in pain, "Comrade Commander, do we have to do this? Is the battle situation really bad enough to be undone?" He said in a more painful voice, slightly unwilling asked.

Did not hear General Zhukov's answer, but Chief of Staff Godayav saw that the Comrade Commander whom he had always admired buried his head deeply between his arms, motionless like a statue covered with vicissitudes and loss in reality.

On the east bank of the Aldan River, in the masking department of the Third Army Command of the Japanese Far East Expedition Army, Lieutenant General Haruhiko, the commander, listened to a staff officer's report, and there was a slight fluctuation in his bland face, "Hani? In less than forty minutes, the entire army was almost wiped out, and only about 130 people were withdrawn?" He widened his eyes in surprise, and then asked, "What is the specific reason?"

"Commander, according to reports from the withdrawn soldiers, it was mainly due to the heavy artillery fire of the Soviet army! Most of the casualties of the soldiers of the two brigades were caused by this!" the staff officer replied cautiously.

Of course, nearly two brigades of soldiers were lost. For Lieutenant General Haruyan, there was no turmoil in his heart, "Fire? - very good!" Two irrelevant words came out of his mouth, The staff officer was puzzled, "What's the main force of the No. 15 Army of the Soviet Army?" Lieutenant General Haruyan asked abruptly.

The staff officer woke up from the ignorant state, and hurriedly replied: "According to the report of our search force, after being blocked by the imperial army in the east bank of the Aldan River, the main force of the No.15 Army of the Soviet Army accelerated The marching speed is rushing towards this area!" [

"Yoxi!" Lieutenant General Haruyan shouted excitedly.

About an hour later, the main force of the No. 15 Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, with more than [-] troops, arrived in the east bank of the Aldan River in a hurry. The violent bombardment of artillery fire, the overwhelming artillery, exploded in the hazy night, clusters of orange-red flames enveloped the ranks of Soviet soldiers.

The cannon tore apart the bodies of the Soviet soldiers, mixed with mud and snow, and flew into the air. The sound of the explosion roared and echoed in the open grassland. Covered by Japanese artillery fire.

The situation was reported to Lieutenant General Asilov, the commander of the group army. His head swelled up with a "boom", and his first reaction was that the main force of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Army had crossed the Aldan River and was The front line on the east coast has preset positions, which means that the No. 15 Army's defensive campaign has become meaningless, and it will have to fight the Japanese army head-on.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)

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