Age of Rebirth

The three front armies and millions of Soviet troops withdrew from the Far East. The Japanese army, which originally aimed to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front, was forced to withdraw from the Far East battlefield and retreat to the In the Northeast, the Far East, where the Soviet Army, the Japanese Army, and the Independent Division used to gather and compete with each other, turned into a blank area for a while.

Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division, will focus on the Far East for the next step. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Independent Division occupies an absolutely favorable situation. Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolian Field Corps is on standby in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia. Troops can leave the Far East at any time. On the line from Chita to Irkutsk, Liu Tiehan is pointing to the east and can go east at any time. The [-] brigades directly under the Corps are also gathering in this direction.

According to the statistics, the Independent Division has assembled three field regiments with more than 140 million troops in the vicinity of the Far East, completely controlling and occupying the Far East without the slightest difficulty. Without the guts, after months of hard fighting with the Soviet army and the loss of troops, he turned around and competed with the independent division for the Far East.

However, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division, in his planning of a major campaign including the recovery of the Northeast, the current situation in the Far East, which seems to be bloodless and easy to get, is exactly his embarrassment.

In Tang Qiuli's plan, the main battlefield for fighting the Japanese army must not be placed in the Northeast. It was not only his hometown, but also the most complete industrial system in China at that time, which was painstakingly managed by Zhang Xueliang and his son. The flames of war are ruthless. Once these infrastructures are destroyed, it will be very difficult to rebuild them in the future.Of course, if the war is fought in Japan, Tang Qiuli has no such scruples.

Therefore, during the conversation with Liu Tiehan, the deputy commander of the division, Tang Qiuli had several plans. The most effective and quickest was to order Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolian Field Corps to move eastward quickly and cut off all the passages for the Japanese army to return to the northeast. but.This move is too risky, so it is difficult for him to make a decision.

Liu Tiehan listened very carefully, of course he knew where the teacher was in trouble.The Outer Mongolia Field Corps has a strength of more than 170 troops.Divide the troops into three groups.Block the three campaign groups of the Japanese Kwantung Army, the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army, and the Japanese Korean Garrison Army, with a combined strength of more than [-] million troops. What's more, it also prevents the Japanese troops in the Northeast from attacking from behind.

If the Outer Mongolian Field Corps goes out to the Far East, it will be a situation where the enemy will face the enemy.Even if the Japanese troops retreating south were blocked on the front line outside the Northeast, facing the desperate breakout of more than 170 million Japanese troops, I am afraid that Sun Zhenbang's troops will fight to the end.There are not many people left. Obviously, the division commander will not fight such a war of attrition.

In Liu Tiehan's mind, he quickly analyzed the teacher's words. For a while, there was no better solution. Of course, his East Pointing troops could also advance eastward, but the disadvantages were also obvious. The three Japanese campaign groups learned that The main corps of the independent division, after the intelligence of marching into the Far East, Prince Zairen would not be so stupid that he would retreat back to the Northeast before the troops arrived, waiting to be encircled.

More than 100 million Japanese troops swarmed into the Northeast. The Northeast, which was originally empty of Japanese troops, immediately became a hard nut to crack. The original intention of fighting in the Northeast!

Liu Tiehan frowned and thought hard, Tang Qiuli said again: "Or, give up and intercept all the Japanese troops retreating south and intercept all the major targets of the campaign in the Far East, and order Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolian Field Corps to only send troops out of the Brea Mountains to intercept the Japanese army. Sending troops to the Far East, in this way, at least one battle group of the Japanese army can be left behind, but the other two Japanese troops will inevitably retreat to the northeast, and the main battlefield in the future will still be in the northeast, this is a situation I try my best to avoid!"

"Brother Tiehan—Brother Tiehan! Why are you distracted?" Tang Qiuli stopped talking, only to find that Liu Tiehan was deep in thought, and he didn't seem to hear what he said behind him, so he shouted.

"Ah—the teacher called me?" Liu Tiehan suddenly woke up and smiled embarrassedly. Just now, there seemed to be a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he vaguely grasped the key to the problem.

Tang Qiuli said: "Brother Tiehan was thinking just now, if you have any experience, you might as well tell it out, Yuhe, Ketian, you two chiefs of staff are also here, let's discuss it together!" He called Zhao Yu and Yang Ketian two people.

Liu Tiehan grinned happily, and said: "Master, I have an immature idea, so it's a good idea!"

Liu Tiehan stood up and said: "Master, your strategic intention is based on the fact that the main battlefield is not located in the Northeast, so, in order to achieve this goal, can we make some kind of campaign in this way? Action, let that bastard Zairen mistakenly think that all our troops are used to guard against the Soviet army retreating westward, and make him feel that the Far East has an opportunity. Do you think the Japanese will turn around and seize the Far East? area?"

Tang Qiuli stretched out his thumb and said, "Brother Tiehan, listening to what you say is better than studying for ten years. I also have this idea, but I can't make up my mind. Now, you also propose this suggestion. Well, next, This article in the Far East is about how to make Zai Ren turn around and return to the Far East!"

Now that Tang Qiuli had set the tone, the casual conversation turned into a small-scale military meeting. The two chiefs of staff, Zhao Yuhe and Yang Ketian, also joined in, constantly putting forward additional opinions. Soon, A preliminary plan was formed.

The specific content is that Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Army will not go east for the time being, and will send some troops to Outer Mongolia with great fanfare. Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolian Field Corps will continue to stand by in the eastern area of ​​Outer Mongolia. The most favorable condition for implementing this plan to lure the enemy is that the current Soviet troops have not yet left the Outer Mongolia area.

The small military meeting lasted until nightfall, and the rest of the detailed work was the work of Zhao Yuhe and Yang Ketian, the two chiefs of staff. After saying this, they walked out of the house side by side. In the western sky, the last smear of sunset glow was gathering, and the Chita was shrouded in darkness. The lights of the city were sparsely lit up, making this important city in the Far East more and more desolate and desolate. .

The city of Chita, which has suffered from wars, has changed hands several times among the Soviet Army and the Independent Division. Most of the buildings in the city are dilapidated. The only five-story building that is still intact is the It became the headquarters of Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Army. The two walked out of the house and came to the open-air balcony on the fifth floor. Looking at the dim lights in the depths of the city, taking a deep breath of the slightly moist evening wind, Tang Qiuli suddenly Sigh.

Liu Tiehan next to him immediately opened his eyes wide in vigilance, "Master, although we have made a plan to lure the enemy back to the north, it seems that you have not settled down. What are you worried about? Don't be bored in your hands, and it's easier to say it!" "He asked softly, with brotherly care in his tone.

Tang Qiuli's eyes kept looking towards the northeast direction of the twilight, and his tone was a little erratic, "Brother Tiehan, I am worried that even if our plan to lure the enemy back to the north is successful, the effect may not be as good as we imagined. With Zai Ren's cunning, will he be fooled? Also, if Zai Ren only sends one of the troops back to the Far East, for example, the Japanese Kwantung Army family and other Japanese troops still retreat to the Northeast, how should we respond? "

"Brother Tiehan, I am really afraid, and even more worried. The Northeast is Japan's largest overseas occupied area, and it has been worked hard for several generations. I will definitely not let it go easily. In this way, large-scale battles will all take place in the Northeast. In the territory, after several battles, the guns had no eyes, and our hometown was smashed into ruins, the corpses of civilians were scattered all over the field, displaced, and ten rooms were empty. How can I feel so sad, and how can I explain to the elders in the Northeast?"

Liu Tiehan's tone suddenly became serious, and he said: "Teacher, this is not your style. The battle is imminent, worrying about gains and losses, and worrying a lot. I have never seen you like this, hesitating. What I want to say is that war is cruel. , even if the battlefield is in our hometown, it is our relatives who fell under the gunfire, that is the land where I was born and raised, and the pain before getting a new life. Are you sure, is it time to regain the Northeast?"

"If this is the case, wouldn't the 3000 million people in the Northeast who have been occupied for more than ten years be extremely disappointed with us! How can you command a decisive battle without interference? Don't lock yourself in a misunderstanding of thinking. Even if the Northeast is destroyed, we can still rebuild it in the future! Moreover, the construction is even better than it is now! It can be regarded as a rebirth from the ashes! ——I believe this!"

Tang Qiuli was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. Liu Tiehan's words, if Huang Zhong Dalu, suddenly awakened his anxiety about gains and losses. In his memory, he couldn't bear and didn't want to let his hometown be shrouded in flames of war. Therefore, all the plans were made around this idea.

In this way, one's own hands and feet were tied up, and one's thinking was imprisoned. As Liu Tiehan said, "What if the Northeast is destroyed? At worst, we can rebuild it!" Since war is inevitable, let's face it calmly. Can't we not use troops against the Northeast just because we are afraid of destroying our hometown?

"Brother Tiehan, one word awakened the dreamer. I am indeed worrying about gains and losses and worrying too much. Let's go, let's go back. The campaign plan needs to be greatly revised. Don't let Zhao Yuhe and Yang Ketian be busy. Also, we A lot of accurate intelligence support is needed!" Tang Qiuli said, wiping the cold sweat off his forehead.

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