Age of Rebirth

Chapter 820 Fighting in the Far East

In late September, even in broad daylight, the wind blowing across the grasslands in the outskirts brought a slight chill. The pastures were completely withered and yellow, and only a little green remained on the sunny slopes. Among them, there are a few touches of dark green, colorful and monotonous. The wild geese flying from Siberia to the south lined up in a formation of "people", flying across the blue sky, and chirping loudly. Soldiers feel homesick.

The same is true for Tang Qiuli, who misses his parents and two wives in Dingbian very much. The last batch of equipment and supplies for compensation from the Soviet Union arrived in Kulun. Zhang Quan, report the acceptance situation to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

"Teacher, all the things that the Soviets gave us as compensation are all in place. It's really good stuff. It's eye-catching to look at, especially those cars, which are brand new. The logistics department went back with the last batch of convoys. Do you have any instructions?" Zhang Quan's voice was surprisingly loud, and there was uncontrollable excitement in his voice, which was the excitement of making a fortune and making a lot of money.

Tang Qiuli said for a while, the old housekeeper of the independent teacher, as long as he puts things in, he is happy no matter what it is, and taking things out is more uncomfortable than cutting his flesh. Only then did he accumulate a substantial family fortune. To be frank, Tang Qiuli doesn't even know how much wealth the independent teacher has now. [

"Minister Zhang, it seems that the people in your logistics department can't withdraw for the time being, and there is still a fortune waiting for you!" Tang Qiuli said deliberately lightly, and sure enough, Zhang Quan immediately regained his spirits when he heard it. The boss asked eagerly: "Teacher, where are you? If our independent division were to import things like this every day, I, Zhang Quan, would be fine if I left my old bones outside!"

But no, Zhukov and 10,000+ Soviet soldiers will be sent back today. According to Tang Qiuli’s conditions, all Soviet soldiers must leave with bare hands. There is a large amount of equipment in the encirclement. When Zhukov came to discuss the repatriation time, he had already asked him to warn Zhukov not to destroy a piece of equipment, otherwise, he would bear the consequences.

When Zhang Quan heard it, he burst into laughter. The equipment of 10,000+ people is a piece of oily fat. The Soviet soldiers have not been repatriated yet. After a thorough sweep, the look in his eyes is like seeing a large pile of white flour steamed buns suddenly after seven or eight days of hunger.

The Soviet soldiers lined up in several columns, and under the surveillance of the soldiers of the Independent Division, they left the place where they were confined for more than [-] days, and staggered towards the Kazadeu Pass.

It was the first time for Tang Qiuli to meet Zhukov after such a long match. Facing defeat and being surrounded for more than [-] days, Zhukov looked haggard, but his blue-gray eyes still shone with determination. The soldier's strength and temperament have not been damaged in the slightest. During this period of time when he was surrounded and could lose his life at any time, perhaps what he thought most about was the reason for his failure and his will and determination to fight his opponent again.

Tang Qiuli was standing on a high hill, and Zhukov seemed to sense it, and cast his eyes on him. The two eyes intertwined, bursting out a string of sparks. This is the stare between soldiers, with hatred and admiration Complicated, Zhukov took a deep look at Tang Qiuli, as if he wanted to imprint this Chinese general who failed and humiliated him forever in his mind.

Then, he turned around and left, his back was lonely, lonely and strong, without the slightest slump of a defeated soldier. At this moment, Tang Qiuli saw the gray hair on Zhukov's head, and he felt a sense of limitlessness in his heart. Stalin's ambitions did not have the fact that the Soviet Union occupied the foreign territories, and without this meeting of swordsmen, he and this famous Soviet general whom he admired very much might have become confidants who admire each other.

However, Zhukov unfortunately chose himself as his opponent, and the fate of failure was inevitable. A generation of famous generals went away, and with his departure, there were decades of Soviet rule in the outer regions. Tang Qiuli watched Zhukov's figure disappeared at the end of a yellow grassland until it disappeared on the horizon.

With the end of the war in the outer region and the stability of the situation, Tang Qiuli ordered the corps directly under Tang Qiusheng's Sulu mobile corps and Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison troops to withdraw from the outer region and return to Pingjin. The Tongbatu Department of the Second Cavalry Brigade of the Independent Division and the Bagen Department of the Sixth Cavalry Brigade stayed in the outer region.

This is to strengthen the stability of the outlandish areas. The two brigades are mainly composed of Japanese people for easy management. They also ordered Sun Zhenbang's Yellow River Defense Command troops on the front line of Jinzhou to immediately enter the outlying areas. , The formation of foreign border troops.

With Sun Zhenbang as the commander of the border defense forces of the foreign countries, Tong Batu and Ba Genna as the deputy commanders, Sun Zhenbang's troops and two Japanese cavalry brigades as the main body of the border defense forces, responsible for all the defense of the foreign countries. At the same time, Sun Zhenbang also served as the first vice chairman of the Provisional Military and Political Committee of the Outer Taiwan Area.

In this way, Sun Zhenbang became the highest military and political leader in the Outer Taiwan region, and represented Tang Qiuli in exercising all functions of managing the Outer Republic area. Tang Qiuli did not hesitate to put a corps commander in the Outer Republic , and hoarding heavy troops, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this newly recovered land.

Tang Qiuli had no choice but to guard against the Soviets, and the outer border area was connected to the Soviet border. With Sun Zhenbang's troops of more than 8 people, plus two cavalry brigades of more than [-] people, nearly [-] infantry and As for the cavalry, even if the Soviets had any bad intentions, Stalin would have to weigh it with this force as a deterrent.

The main corps of the independent division in the Outer Taiwan area gradually retreated. From August [-]nd when troops were dispatched, to August [-]rd when they set foot on Outer Army land, and to the end of September when they withdrew from Outer Army, it took two months. For more than fifty days, Tang Qiuli made up his mind to launch the campaign to recover the foreign countries, and ended the war that attracted the attention of the world with a perfect ending.

In this battle, Tang Qiuli regained the sovereignty of foreign countries with a complete victory, and also received huge compensation from the Soviets. In addition to stationing in Xuzhou to support all parties, he also ordered Wang Xu, the director of the Special Equipment Research Institute, to step up the research and imitation of the Soviet-made bm13 rocket launcher, and strive to equip the troops in batches before May [-].

Tang Qiuli led the troops back to Pingjin, and the front line of Jinzhou was also very quiet. He turned his attention to the Far East, paying attention to the war in this area with the mood of watching the excitement.

At this time, the Far East has been bombarded with gunfire and blood is flying everywhere. The Soviets and the Communists are all red-eyed. More than [-] Kwantung Army surrounded Arsenyev, and Timoshen Brother's Far East Second Army fought fiercely.

Thanks to Admiral Timoshenko's strategic vision, the fortifications in the Arsenyev area have played a big role, and the Second Army has been able to support it until now, blocking the Kwantung Army troops in the center line and preventing them from being annihilated. .

Since late September, there has been no peace in the Soviet positions in the Arsenyev area. Countless cannons are dropped every day. Timoshenko has to pay tens of thousands of casualties every day to stop the Kwantung Army Seeing that victory was in sight, the Kwantung Army troops attacked more and more fiercely. [

General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, moved his headquarters to the Arsenyev front line and personally directed the attack on Timoshenko's troops. Reported to the Kwantung Army Command.

Kenkichi Ueda realized that if Timoshenko’s troops were not dealt with as soon as possible, once the Transcaucasian reinforcements arrived on the Far East battlefield, this battle would turn into a protracted war of attrition, and the final victory would still belong to the Kwantung Army , but this will lose a large part of the troops.

Kenkichi Ueda was worried about whether the Japanese army on the front line of Jinzhou could take the opportunity to attack. On September 26, the Kwantung Army concentrated all its air teams, with a total of more than [-] combat aircraft, on the positions of the Second Far East Army. Violent air strikes, more than [-] Japanese aircraft, from morning to night, were divided into several waves and bombed without interruption.

At the same time, Timoshenko also coordinated with the Air Force of the Far Eastern Military Region, dispatched all combat aircraft, a total of more than 560 aircraft, and fought desperately with the Kwantung Army Air Force over the Arsenyev area for four consecutive days In the air battle, Japan and the Soviet Union lost more than 600 combat aircraft each, and a total of more than [-] aircraft turned into black smoke in the sky or a ball of flames on the ground.

On the fifth day of the air battle, both the Air Force of the Kwantung Army and the Air Force of the Soviet Far East Military Region lost their strength. The advantage of the Air Force of the Kwantung Army lies in the number of aircraft and the proximity to the airport. It is very convenient to take off and rush to the combat airspace. The Air Force of the Soviet Far East Military District was superior in that its aircraft had excellent performance, its pilots had a high combat standard, and it took a long time to reach the combat airspace.

After a few days, the Air Force of the Far East Military Region of the Soviet Union suffered a little loss and became weak in the next battle.

Taking advantage of the slowing momentum of the Kwantung Army's ground troops in the past five days, the Second Army of the Soviet Far East Military Region was able to take a breather. Timoshenko adjusted his deployment, hurriedly repaired the fortifications, and deployed troops to prepare for another fierce attack by the Kwantung Army. .

Timoshenko is still very confident that he can bring the Army Group troops out of the encirclement of the Japanese army. On the one hand, reinforcements from the Transcaucasian Front Army will arrive soon. The main thing is that he still has fists in his hands that he has not been willing to use. , the tank unit of the four brigades, he is ready to use at the most critical time, to deal a heavy blow to the Kwantung Army.

(To be continued)