Age of Rebirth

The rapid offensive launched by Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Troops in the Liaodong Peninsula has made the Japanese high-level officials feel the imminent threat. The strategic importance of the Northeast region to Japan is self-evident. In a word, Manchuria must not be lost.

This is not something that can be solved with just a few words. The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli was not scared. On the contrary, he is still a sinister, cunning, ruthless guy, and he had to send troops to fight. Where did the soldiers come from?Only the Kwantung Army units that besieged Timoshenko's Far East Second Army were transferred. This made the senior Japanese military officials, including Emperor Hirohito and Kwantung Army Commander General Kenkichi Ueda, extremely depressed. At the last moment, there was a deviation.

From the battlefield where the J battle is ongoing, it is a big taboo for military strategists to take away more than half of the troops, and it is the most critical juncture of the battle. It is suspected that the opponent is taking a breather. Emperor Hirohito also had no choice but to do it. The troops can be mobilized. In this way, Timoshenko's army, which is on the verge of extinction, has gained a glimmer of life.

Most of the troops of the Kwantung Army were attracted back to the Liaodong Peninsula. This was the result Tang Qiuli wanted. The Soviets did not hide and play tricks, and the agreed conditions were not bad at all. This made Tang Qiuli quite satisfied. The opponent is still worthy of respect, and he has fulfilled his promise in front of the Soviets. As for whether Timoshenko's troops can successfully break through, it is not his concern. [

The conditions have been created. As for how the Soviets use them, that is their own problem. The rest are the Japanese who never want to suffer, but want to take advantage. expected.

Therefore, his order to Liu Tiehan was: "Continue to attack the Liaodong Peninsula, hit hard, hit hard, and when the vanguard of the Kwantung Army returns to the Liaodong Peninsula arrives, give a head-on blow, and then withdraw the entire army to the Fengtian area to wait for the opportunity. Entangled by the main force of the Kwantung Army."

Tang Qiuli knew very well that the Japanese were not willing to hand over [-] kilograms of gold, and even the [-] sets of oil mining equipment and secret secrets they had originally promised were not willing to give them. After Timoshenko's troops were wiped out, they used the full strength of the Kwantung Army to deal with them head-on. In short, the Japanese are very smart.

Without a penny, he can monopolize all the benefits of the Far East. However, Tang Qiuli will not let the Japanese take advantage of it. He is waiting for an opportunity to let the Japanese obediently deliver what he needs, and in the The Far East has achieved a relatively stable strategic balance, and you can feel at ease when you visit Germany yourself.

At midnight on November [-], in the Arsenyev region of the Far East, General Timoshenko, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Far East Second Army, who was struggling, received a top-secret telegram from the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army: "Timoshenko Comrade Xinge, the Tang Qiuli troops on the Chinese side have launched an offensive on the Liaodong Peninsula in accordance with the agreement. Your department can organize a breakout in time. There are two directions for the breakout. One is the direction of Khabarovsk to join the Transcaucasus Front Army. It is in the direction of the Kamchatka Peninsula and joins the Kamchatka Front Army. In addition, the vanguard of Comrade Zhukov’s Far Eastern Front Army will attack and advance on the Ole River to cover your troops’ breakout. The specific time and direction can be determined by yourself. This order is the intention of the Supreme Leader."

After receiving the order from the General Staff to prepare to break out, Timoshenko looked up to the sky and sighed. A few turbid tears flowed down his face blackened by the gunpowder. , the great Soviet and Comrade Stalin have never forgotten this army fighting alone.

The offensive strength of the Kwantung Army that besieged his troops was obviously weakened, and finally stopped completely. Timoshenko had already believed that what was said in the telegram of the General Staff Headquarters was the truth. Tang Qiuli, the supreme commander of this army, was full of curiosity.

Originally, the purpose of forming the Second Far East Army was to deal with Tang Qiuli, a Chinese army, but now it has become his own savior. Timoshenko has a feeling of absurdity. It is a big problem for the exhausted troops who have fought bloody battles for more than two months to get out of the encirclement of the Kwantung Army.

What's more, there are more than 1 wounded with limited mobility. If it is a force of more than 9 troops, with superb command skills and excellent equipment, Timoshenko is absolutely confident that he can get out of this long and narrow area. Call out in the corridor area, but right now, he has no confidence.

No tanks, very few artillery pieces, exhausted soldiers, few soldiers left, and a lot of wounded. This is the true portrayal of the Second Far East Army at the moment. Under the encouragement of the army, the morale of the troops has not been low, especially after the hope of breaking through, this is the only thing he can rely on to fight.

On November [-]th, Timoshenko convened a meeting of commanders above the divisional level of the group army and the political committee to determine the time and plan for breaking out. Looking at his subordinates covered in gunpowder smoke, most of them were wrapped in bandages. Familiar faces all disappeared in the brutal battle, and Timoshenko had complicated emotions.

After more than two months of fighting, facing the overwhelming artillery fire of the Kwantung Army, the soldiers of the Kwantung Army swarmed up like locusts. He, the supreme commander of the group army, was always facing the threat of death. When the Arsenyev line of defense was at its most dangerous, The division commanders and army commanders below all took up their guns and went to the front line. Only one-half of them survived. For the first time, Timoshenko felt guilty and blamed himself. At the same time, he was furious at the wrong command of the General Staff.

"Comrades, the General Staff ordered us to break out of the encirclement. This is the only way to get rid of the annihilation of the entire army. The comrades who survived the brutal battle for more than two months are all strong Bolshevik fighters. The current situation of the troops everyone It is also clear that breaking through is not an easy task. Therefore, I request that all party members and Communist Youth League members should consciously stand on the front line, form a commando, and take the lead in breaking the encirclement of the Japanese army. The only guarantee of the encirclement," Timoshenko said solemnly.

After more than two months of fighting, Timoshenko has established a status and prestige within the group army that no one can reach. After all, under the siege of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, fighting alone can guarantee that the troops will not be wiped out. It is a severe test for the supreme commander. Facts have proved that Timoshenko is a qualified commander, and he is the soul and core of this army.

No one questioned Timoshenko's order. The remnants of the Second Army, according to the plan, began to prepare to break through, but he was not in a relaxed mood. At present, he still has the biggest problem, more than 1 wounded How to deal with it?

It is obviously impossible to bring all the wounded. Even if they break through the encirclement of the Kwantung Army, these wounded will slow down the marching speed of the troops, and they will be surrounded by the Kwantung Army after a short distance. The fortress is surrounded by the field, waiting for the fate of the group army, that is, the entire army is wiped out.

In the end, Timoshenko made a cruel but absolutely necessary decision. All the wounded stayed behind to stop the Kwantung Army troops chasing after him. He knew very well what this decision meant. Not one of the more than 1 Red Army wounded Alive, after making this decision, Timoshenko felt a sharp pain in his heart.

When they came to the rear hospital, these wounded already knew the fate they were about to face. It should be the political commissars who had already done the work of the wounded in advance. These wounded silently wiped the weapons in their hands. The loudest language was iron. Faced with these wounded, Mu Xinge gave a solemn military salute.

No one looked up at him, but in the silence, Timoshenko clearly felt a rush of fighting spirit. This should not be the momentum possessed by the wounded soldiers. This famous Soviet general turned around and left resolutely. He didn't need to say anything, he understood the meaning from the soldiers. [

At two o'clock in the morning on November [-]th, in the Arsenyev region of the Far East, the night was as dark as ink, and the cold wind blew across the open land. A few cold stars seemed to be too high to be too cold, twinkling in the distant night sky, and there was silence all around. , After more than two months of bloody battle, both Kwantung Army soldiers and Soviet Red Army soldiers were exhausted.

Arsenyev was facing north, and outside the encirclement of the Kwantung Army, there were several bonfires, which did not bring much heat in the cold night. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army were wrapped in coats, curled up by the fire, cursing the ghost weather, and Wrapping the coat tightly to resist the impenetrable cold wind, I stretched out my ice-like hands and approached the campfire, trying to warm my stiff body.

Dozens of black shadows struggled to climb to the bonfire, and then disappeared as if melting into the cold earth. Suddenly, a violent explosion resounded in the silent night sky, and several groups of orange-red flames appeared in the dark night. It was so sudden that the bonfire was blown up, and the Kwantung Army soldiers sitting around screamed and fell down.

The encirclement formed by the 10,000+ Kwantung Army seemed very weak. The sound of the explosion had not yet dissipated. Fierce gunshots rang out again. Several black shadows rushed out like water. The sound of gunfire and explosions broke the tranquility of the night. Battles broke out everywhere on the tens of kilometers wide front, and Timoshenko's troops began a breakout operation.

General Ueda Kenkichi, the commander of the Kwantung Army who was sleeping soundly, after receiving the report, Miss Sadako who was entangled with him like a snake, rushed out of the tent. In the night, the sound of guns and explosions rang out. , Ueda Kenkichi's heart sank, the Soviets began to break through?

No need for him to guess, the combat staff officer ran over, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, there was a battle in the direction due north of Arsenyev. According to the report from the troops in that direction, the Soviets began to break through, and the target should be in the direction of Khabarovsk. "Baga, the Soviets acted so quickly, convey my order, encircle the troops to stop the Soviet army, and the troops in the other three directions move closer immediately."

Ueda Kenkichi grinned grimly, Timoshenko left the strong fortress, then destroy them in the wild