Age of Rebirth

General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, was too confident. He only saw the immediate benefits, but ignored the risks behind the benefits. Regardless of the dissuasion of other senior generals, he insisted on occupying all the territories of the Soviet Union in Asia. Go to the Ural Mountains.

He ignored that what he had to face was a big country with one-party rule. In terms of the source of nature, the size of the country, and the source of manpower, it was not at all comparable to that island country of Japan. Kenkichi Ueda’s approach, Japan’s domestic high-level Many bigwigs in the group disagree, although their covetousness for the land of the Soviet Union in their hearts even exceeds that of Kenkichi Ueda, and their aggressive ambitions are not necessarily worse than him.

However, considering that more than 20 main troops of the Kwantung Army had just been transferred from the Far East battlefield, resulting in the current result, I couldn't bear to suppress Zhang Ueda Kenkichi's interest. In my heart, there was still a little luck. A good thing that the Great Japanese Empire dreamed of.

Therefore, Kenkichi Ueda continued to march into the Ural Mountains, and did not stop him. He just watched the battle far beyond expectations with nervousness and trembling. However, Kenkichi Ueda's mentality at this time has undergone a fundamental change. Paranoid , full of confidence, and desperate gambling. Of course, the arrogance in the Japanese bones also played a major role. [

However, Kenkichi Ueda will soon pay the price for his crazy actions. The Soviet army, which was divided into four groups, under the unified command of Zhukov, did not intend to let go of more than 50 Kwantung Army. Attack, and also sent troops to cut off the Kwantung Army's retreat, determined to bury Kenkichi Ueda here.

The first to fire was the armored units of both sides. The Japanese "Izu" series tanks, this time there was no natural swamp area, which brought them good luck. Thin armor and weak firepower became the choice of Japanese tanks. Fatal injury, in front of the Soviet "t-28" tank, even a round can't go, it is simply a living target.

As soon as the two sides fought, the Japanese tanks were beaten to the ground. The tank unit that Kenkichi Ueda had placed high hopes on was completely defeated. It really became a thin-skinned iron coffin to bury the tank soldiers of the Kwantung Army. However, dozens of tanks escaped back, relying on the speed of this Izu tank, they were lucky enough to save their lives.

Fortunately, Kenkichi Ueda is not a mediocre person. He also understands that the Soviets are going to beat the Kwantung Army to death. The enthusiasm for building immortal feats for the Great Japanese Empire has turned into cold sweat, and immediately ordered the troops to retreat quickly. Withdraw, withdraw to the Khabarovsk area, establish a line of defense, and gain a chance to breathe.

Unfortunately, the historical scene repeated itself. However, the protagonist turned around. More than 60 Soviet soldiers chased and fought like a rainbow. More than 50 Kwantung Army soldiers retreated all the way, leaving tens of thousands of corpses on the road. On the 29th, the Kwantung Army troops were repelled to the Khabarovsk area.

Fortunately, Amaterasu has not completely abandoned the Kwantung Army, and Khabarovsk is still in the hands of the Japanese. Although most of the Kwantung Army troops on the garrison have been killed or injured, they were not cut off by the Soviets and retreated here. Kenkichi Ueda, before he had time to catch his breath, the troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front and the Transcaucasian Front had already arrived.

By early December, General Zhukov, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, had integrated three troops, estimated at more than 10,000 troops, and marched hand in hand, pushing the Kwantung Army back to the Ussuriysk and Arsenyev front lines. , The Japanese worked hard and paid [-]+ casualties, and the results of the war in the Far East were almost lost in just a dozen days.

This is not the most dangerous. Kenkichi Ueda couldn’t even withdraw from the battlefield. Zhukov held his breath and held on to the Kwantung Army troops, launching uninterrupted attacks with cutting-edge troops. Mu Xinge's intention of revenge is more to vent his anger about his failure in foreign affairs. Unfortunately, Kenkichi Ueda and the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army under his command became victims.

As the situation continues, the Kwantung Army will be driven out of the Far East, losing troops and losing generals. It is a foregone conclusion that they will be driven back to Manchuria. Jump, Emperor Hirohito was on the verge of going berserk again.

Lieutenant General Ishihara Yangoro, commander of the western front of the Kwantung Army, commanded more than 30 Kwantung Army troops, and was attacking the Jinzhou defense line of Liu Tiehan's East Pointing Force. After nearly a year of operation, Jinzhou has become an insurmountable iron wall and complete defense facilities. , strong reinforced concrete bunkers, bright and dark firepower points, and j-channels extending in all directions constitute a complete defense system.

After fighting for a few days, the Kwantung Army troops, except for leaving a lot of corpses, were unable to advance even half a step. Ishihara Hikogoro was extremely distressed. He pulled two heavy artillery brigades and blasted the defense line of the Chinese Army. I thought that with such a big weapon, even an iron plate could punch a few holes.

He still underestimated the power of the artillery of Liu Tiehan's army. The heavy artillery of the Kwantung Army just fired a few shots and did not cause any damage to the forward defensive positions of the East Finger Army. Send back to Artillery Command.

The four artillery brigades were in uniform for several rounds, and the two heavy artillery brigades that the Kwantung Army was proud of, with more than a thousand en heavy artillery, turned into piles of scrap iron. This is not a heavyweight artillery battle at all, Liu The army of heroes has more than [-] en artillery, and the number of heavy artillery exceeds that of the Kwantung Army. They are all Soviet-style [-]mm howitzers.

This is the equipment that Tang Qiuli extorted from the Soviets. Liu Tiehan's troops are the first-class main field corps in the battle order of the independent division. I have tasted what intensive firepower is.

In the Jinzhou frontline headquarters, Liu Tiehan, who was observing the situation on the battlefield, looked at the spectacular scene of the artillery battle through the artillery team mirror, while shaking his head and tsk-tsk, his expression seemed to be very disdainful.

East Finger Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, who had just read a telegram, raised his head, his young face couldn't help but ask: "Deputy Commander, is there a problem with this battle? So far, it's still going according to plan. There is no deviation, the artillery unit is destroying the artillery positions of the Kwantung Army, and we have mastered the rhythm of the battlefield."

Liu Tiehan's expression and movements, in his opinion, were clearly dissatisfied with the performance of the troops, Liu Tiehan did not turn his head, and said: "Yuhe, if you don't believe me, let's make a bet, the little devil commander on the opposite side, absolutely He's a rookie, and he hasn't fought against our East Pointing Army before."

Zhao Yuhe was very interested. The words of the deputy division commander were almost magical. How did he know that the Japanese commander on the opposite side was a newcomer?Couldn't help asking: "Deputy Commander, how dare you be sure? I think the Japanese commander's combat method is very methodical. At least he is not stupid enough to use a large number of infantry to attack the solidly fortified Jinzhou defense line. From this point of view , This is one of the few generals of the Kwantung Army who behaves more rationally, so he shouldn't be a novice, right?"

Liu Tiehan turned around, it was probably a one-sided artillery battle, and he didn't have much interest in watching it, and then said: "Yuhe, tell me, any little devil commander who has fought against any of the main field corps of our independent division, Do you dare to use artillery in such a big way to bombard our positions? From this point of view, the little devil commander on the opposite side must be a newcomer, and he should have been airborne from the Japanese base camp." [

Zhao Yuhe was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood. The two looked at each other and laughed. The battle went very smoothly. The two senior generals of Dongzhi did not have any psychological burden.

Amidst the laughter, Zhao Yuhe handed Liu Tiehan the telegram in his hand, which was sent by Tang Qiuli from Dingbian. The Corps transferred a few brigades to strengthen the defense depth? The Japanese are not planning to bleed, and they will drive you out of the Northeast."

The smile on Liu Tiehan's face became stronger, and he said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, call back to the teacher and look forward to the good news. The Japanese are destined to lose their money this time. The Ussuriysk and Arsenyev areas in the Far East , Kenkichi Ueda’s more than 50 Kwantung Army troops were entangled there by the Soviets, and the momentum is not good. If there is no accident, the Japanese should come to ask for peace today.”

However, having said that, Liu Tiehan felt a little uncomfortable with Tang Qiuli's order not to allow the troops to take the initiative to attack. Yidong refers to the current strength and equipment level. Even if the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side cannot all Elimination, killing half of them, is not a problem at all.

As Liu Tiehan judged, at this time the Japanese base camp was completely panicked. If the Kwantung Army of more than 50 people were wiped out in the Far East, it would be a disaster for the Japanese. And retreat, successfully withdraw to Manchuria, can pay the lives of 10,000+ imperial soldiers, fought in the Far East campaign for several months, and ended up with the Japanese Empire gaining nothing, losing troops and losing generals?

Not to mention that Emperor Hirohito was not reconciled, even if all the Japanese couldn't swallow this breath, the Great Japanese Empire has never taken advantage of it, except of course with that China devil Tang Qiuli. Hirohito also understands now, and he I was fooled by Tang Qiuli once.

Tang Qiuli's troops launched the Fengtian and Liaodong Peninsula campaigns. It was a conspiracy from the beginning. The only purpose was to bring back the main force of the Kwantung Army led by Kenkichi Ueda from the Far East to create conditions for Timoshenko to break through. Maybe , This is one of the main conditions for Tang Qiuli to reach a secret agreement with the Soviets.

It’s too late to understand now. Hikogoro Ishihara will never succeed at all, and there will be no danger for the time being. The situation at Kenkichi Ueda is urgent. If it continues, hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops will be eaten by the crazy Soviets. In desperation, Emperor Hirohito chose the only feasible way.

He said to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Immediately send a special envoy to seek peace with Tang Qiuli, and say that the Empire of Japan agrees to all the conditions he proposed, including the five tons of gold." He spoke very calmly, but surrounded by His Majesty the Emperor A group of important ministers could clearly hear the sound of crying and absolute embarrassment from His Majesty's words.