Age of Rebirth

General Greg Garif, the commander of the Soviet Outer Xing'anling Front Army, adjusted his offensive deployment. Simply put, the original main breakthrough direction has become a feint attack, which continues to attract the attention of the Japanese army. The real big killer is in the new In the direction of breakthrough, more than 60 soldiers of the rear guard, plus more than 70.00 soldiers of the troops who have been attacking all the time, more than [-]% of the troops of the Outer Xing'anling Front Army have been devoted to the new direction of attack.

Moreover, more than 90.00% of the artillery and tanks are attached to the new offensive direction. This will be General Gregarif's weapon to penetrate the Japanese blocking line. "Everything should be over!" He said with piercing eyes Looking at the opposite side, hidden in the darkness, the Japanese army position that swallowed the lives of 10,000+ soldiers, after dawn tomorrow, the Japanese army position on this blocking line will no longer exist!

"Comrade Commander, shall we report this offensive plan to the High Command? Seek approval from the High Command?" The Chief of Staff of the Front Army carefully reminded that this was the intended meaning. The headquarters of the Xing'an Front Army no longer has the power to conduct independent campaigns. Comrade Stalin is the supreme commander of the two front armies.

Moreover, this kind of breakthrough plan was a shocking blow to break the deadlock after being stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army and stopped for a few days. The success rate is very high. It is even said that there is no suspense. , It is good for Comrade Commander and for myself.After all, there is still the Baikal Front Army there for comparison.

General Greg Garriff.Of course he understood the chief of staff's intentions, but he shook his head and said: "Comrade chief of staff, don't report it. The offensive has not yet started, and the result is still unknown. After we arrive at the Far East battlefield, we will report to the high command. !Frustrated for days. We can't afford to fail again!"

The simple two words "low-key!" A series of blows, first they were driven crazy by the independent division troops, and then they were hit by the Japanese blocking line, and the army of more than one million people wandered around like a grinder. In the narrow area between Chita and the Far East battlefield.Looking back on the past, General Gregariff did not dare to show off. The so-called low-key is also a lesson learned from a series of failures!

Taking advantage of the dark night, the Soviet Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army completed its campaign deployment.More than 120 million Soviet soldiers quietly entered the starting point of the attack. In the dark night, they sharpened their bayonets, especially the troops who had been serving as the rear guard.The cat has been behind the battlefield for many days, and it is the first time it has entered the battlefield.Naturally with a vigor, this is the main attack force to break through the Japanese blocking line.

General Gregarif, the commander of the front army, heaved a long sigh of relief after receiving that all the troops had arrived at the designated positions. Although the night was getting dark, he was not sleepy at all, and his heart was dominated by a kind of excitement. There were still a few hours before the attack was launched, so he simply sat on the canvas marching chair, stared at his watch, looked at the hour hand, and made a slight "tick" sound unhurriedly.

On the opposite side of the Soviet army, Lieutenant General Haruhiko, the commander of the rear guard group in the Japanese Far East Campaign, also suffered from insomnia. With the soldier's intuition, he couldn't help feeling that there were unknown variables hidden in this unusually calm night, but where did the variables come from? However, it was learned that more than 8000 elite soldiers who had already set off sent back a telegram, and the progress was smooth without disturbing the Soviet army. They were making a long-distance detour to the right wing of the Soviet army's position. [

There is no way, the frontal position of the Soviet Army is astonishingly wide, and the small units that sneak attack on the Soviet artillery positions must detour and avoid the Soviet positions as much as possible, otherwise, the plan will fail if the Soviet army is alarmed. possibility of coming back.

After listening to the report of the Minister of Intelligence, Major General Iijima, Lieutenant General Haruhiko did not comment, and his doubts did not diminish. After standing in the tent for a while, he ordered the orderly to arrange a quiet place for himself in the shelter. , I want to burn incense for the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor. If it is not an urgent military situation, do not disturb him. Lieutenant General Haruyan feels that his heart is a little restless, and he needs an atmosphere, so he seeks some inspiration from His Majesty the Emperor!

At dawn that day, the wind from the Sea of ​​Okhotsk brought chilly water vapor to the land of the Far East, which turned into biting damp and cold, tightly wrapping the bodies of nearly 200 million soldiers on both sides. With a touch of fish belly white, the withered yellow sky and earth are filled with the faint color of dawn.

When the hour hand pointed to [-]:[-] in the morning, General Gregariff, who had been sitting upright for several hours, suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Behind him, dozens of staff officers had already He sat nervously at his post, staring at Comrade Commander intently.

The Chief of Staff of the Front Army stepped forward lightly and said in a low voice, "Comrade Commander, it's time to attack!"

General Gregariff raised his right hand, slammed down like lightning, and said dryly: "Start!"

Behind the Soviet position, suddenly there was a loud noise like heavy thunder. Thousands of large-caliber cannons of the Soviet artillery roared at the same time. , Flying towards the Japanese army position, on the Japanese army position, several sparks exploded immediately, mud and snow splattered, and the gunpowder smoke immediately evaporated, and the huge explosion sound echoed in the open field.

After the bombardment began, the tank clusters of the Soviet rear guard, covering hundreds of thousands of soldiers, appeared on the horizon, the motors roared, the tracks "rolled" rolled up the soil, roared, and pressed towards the Japanese positions, lying in the trenches Here, the Japanese soldiers who hadn't closed their eyes almost all night raised their guns indifferently. The black muzzles of the guns pointed to the front of the position. For the Japanese soldiers, such a scene was not surprising.

It took six or seven days, and if it didn't start like this, the next thing was to shoot desperately until the sun set and night fell to the earth. However, today's Soviet attack was much earlier. The Soviet tanks that did not appear appeared again. Of course, this was the intuitive feeling of the Japanese soldiers on the front line, but those Japanese officers with considerable combat experience smelled something different from it.

The trembling of the ground awakened Lieutenant General Haruyan who was in a shallow hypnotic state. He slowly opened his eyes and listened carefully to the outside. He frowned slightly, "Soviet attack It started again, an hour earlier than before, and the scale of the shelling seems to be larger, but it doesn't matter, by tonight, [-] imperial warriors will turn the artillery of the Soviet army into piles of scrap iron !” he thought to himself.

Faced with the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor, surrounded by sandalwood, Lieutenant General Haruhiko's inner uneasiness did not dissipate after nearly a night of meditation and contemplation. In his mind, he was still full of doubts and confusion. He looked up at the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor. In the portrait, His Majesty seemed to be watching him with gloomy eyes. Lieutenant General Haruhiko knelt down deeply, and performed the highest courtesy towards his Majesty the Emperor.

"Bang bang bang!" A loud noise slapping on the door disturbed Lieutenant General Haruyan from this solemn ceremony, and he felt annoyed. The Soviet army's routine attack was not because of the fierce artillery fire, so what's the fuss about?

Lieutenant General Haruhiko let out a low voice in displeasure, "Who is it?——What's the matter?"

Outside the decorative door, there was an anxious voice, "Your Excellency Commander, I am Takashi Sakai, Chief of the Operations Department of the headquarters. Please forgive me for disturbing you. There is an urgent military report!"

Lieutenant General Haruhiko opened the door, and Sakai Sakai, the chief of the combat department, who was sweating all over his face, was staring at him anxiously, before he had time to salute, he hurriedly reported: "Commander, the situation is not good. , The Soviet attack was unprecedented in scale. In addition to the original direction of the Soviet attack, other areas of the defense line were also attacked by the superior forces of the Soviet army. According to the rough statistics of the Operation Department, the troops dispatched by the Soviet army, To more than double the size of the previous attack!" [

"What?" Lieutenant General Chun Yan fixed his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice, "What else is going on?"

Colonel Sakai replied: "Commander, according to reports from the front-line troops, the Soviet army has dispatched a large number of tanks, and the number of artillery has also increased significantly. Our positions have been severely damaged by Soviet artillery fire! In the key area, Soviet tanks have rushed to the front of our position!"

The situation is serious, and it is incomprehensible why after six or seven days of fighting, the Soviet army suddenly doubled its assault force, and there will be a large number of tanks and artillery. The only explanation is that the Soviet commander will use it to guard against China. All the troops of the Independent Division were put into the attack of the Imperial Army. Could it be that the Chinese and the Soviets reached some agreement?

If this is the case, the battle rear group is in danger, and the blocking line is in danger!Lieutenant General Haruyan swayed and his eyes turned black, but he still took a chance and asked, "Mr. Sakai, is this a separate attack by the Soviet Outer Xing'anling Front Army?"

Colonel Sakai looked pale, and shook his head and replied: "No, Commander, including the Sulu Baikal Front Army, our blocking line has been attacked violently like never before!" have lost their original color.

While the Soviet Outer Khingan Mountains Front Army was doing its best to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese blockade line, General Kilganin, the commander of the Baikal Front Army who was also experienced in command, took a decision with Gregarif after receiving a report from the High Command. The general fought in the same way, putting all his troops into the attack.

Coincidentally, he did not report the battle plan to the high command. Perhaps, after many days of exhaustion, the two commanders of the Soviet Army chose to keep a low profile!

(to be continued...)