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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 845 Far East Situation (3)

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    Chapter 845: Far Eastern Pattern (3)

    The Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union made a decision to send an additional 400,000 troops to the Far East. This was also an important adjustment in the strategic direction of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The mobilized troops accounted for about one-fifth of the total strength of the Soviet army in Europe at that time.  Orders were issued one after another, and the elite units of the Soviet army quickly assembled in the Far East. With a heart of gratitude to Stalin, Zhukov plunged into the complicated work of forming the Far East Front.

    After sending Zhukov away, Stalin invited Molotov, who was in charge of foreign affairs from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. After all the staff left, Stalin looked at Molotov sitting on the sofa with a melancholy expression. For a moment, the two of them  Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere in the office was heavy and depressing.

    Molotov didn't know Stalin's intention of summoning him alone, but from Stalin's face, he keenly felt that something was unusual, "Comrade Molotov, I came to you to discuss a very important matter. The Far East  The situation in the region is extremely unfavorable for us.¡±

    Stalin spoke with a heavy tone. Molotov naturally knew this, and he knew it no less than Stalin, but he was surprised why he wanted to revisit this issue that had already been resolved at the Politburo meeting.

    Stalin went on to say: "The seriousness of the problem before us is that Paul Pilyusky's troops were violently blocked by the Japanese in the Khabarovsk area and their progress was difficult. The task of rescuing Timoshenko's troops was difficult.  However, the dangerous situation faced by Timoshenko requires no delay, so we must find other ways to avoid such a tragedy.¡±

    Stalin stopped talking again and took a deep puff of his pipe. The light blue smoke instantly enveloped the leader's face, making it look increasingly cloudy and uncertain. However, Molotov was startled. He read Stalin's words.  In the story, I vaguely found a clue. Molotov, who had known Stalin for many years and knew Stalin's character well, knew what he should say.

    "Comrade Stalin, should we get in touch with the Chinese and ask him to attack the hinterland of Manchuria to reduce the pressure on Timoshenko?" After Molotov finished speaking, Stalin nodded slightly and said to the party veteran  Friend, I am very pleased to understand my intention in this way.

    "Well, Comrade Molotov, I will leave this matter to you and try your best to meet Tang Qiuli's request." After saying this, Stalin's face twitched unconsciously, and Molotov was even more heartbroken.  He knew full well that if this Chinese didn't take the opportunity to blackmail him severely, he wouldn't be Tang Qiuli.

    After receiving Stalin's strict order, the commander and political commissar of the Transcaucasian Front, General Paul Piliuski, really let go and used all the reserves at hand. Aircraft, artillery and tanks took turns to attack the blocking force of the Kwantung Army's First Army.  On the defensive line, in the mountains between Mount Kukan and Mount Blea, artillery fire continued all day long, and gunpowder smoke obscured the sun.

    Paul Piliuski fought for his life, but the First Army of the Kwantung Army could not hold on any longer. Within one day, the Soviet army broke through two blocking lines of defense. The Soviet army advanced thirty kilometers in the mountains and was close to Khabarov.  In the western region of Skopje, in this large city in the Far East of the Soviet Union, the fierce sound of artillery can be faintly heard.

    Lieutenant General Susumu Takeda, commander of the Kwantung Army's First Army, knew the situation he was about to face. If the Soviet army broke through the Blea Mountain blocking defense line, the next step would be the undefensible western plain of Khabarovsk.  On such terrain, Lieutenant General Susumu Takeda had no confidence in stopping the torrent of Soviet armor and hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers.

    An urgent telegram from Khabarovsk made General Kenkichi Ueda, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army, who was commanding hundreds of thousands of troops on the Arsenyev front and storming Timoshenko's Second Far East Army, feel even more pressure.  After fighting for more than 20 days, the Kwantung Army paid nearly 150,000 casualties before gradually compressing the Soviets into the small area of ????Arsenyev.

    General Ueda Kenkichi felt incredible about the Soviets' tenacious resistance. Starting from the end of September, the firepower on the Soviet positions became significantly sparse. This was due to the shortage of ammunition. According to Ueda Kenkichi's prediction, in early October,  The Battle of Arsenyev can be ended, and the Far East of the Soviet Union will be captured by the Kwantung Army.

    But the Su Yuandong Second Army under Timoshenko's command also suffered heavy casualties, even more than the casualties of the Kwantung Army. However, they were like unbeatable cockroaches. They were knocked to the ground and could crawl around every time.  Get up and curb the Kwantung Army's offensive momentum.

    Faced with such an opponent, Ueda Kenkichi also had a huge headache. He also truly experienced the fighting will of the Soviet soldiers and the commanding skills of the Soviet commanders. The closer they got to the Arsenyev area, the more tenacious the Soviet resistance became.  It can even carry out small-scale counterattacks.

    Ueda Kenkichi also couldn¡¯t understand where the Soviets came from. The Soviet defense line, which seemed so weak that it could be broken with just a poke, showed extraordinary tenacity., the waves of the Kwantung Army's offensive bounced back every time, and the battle line became a stalemate. A week had passed, and Ueda Kenkichi still could not break through the Soviet defense line.

    Ueda Kenkichi always believed that the only reason for the Soviet Second Far East Army to continue fighting was the reinforcements coming from the Transcaucasus. This was Timoshenko's anger, and the only way to break this stalemate was to continue to increase troops.  Soldiers, add weight to the Soviets until they are crushed.

    Groups of Kwantung Army troops were transferred from the northeastern region to the Arsenyev battlefield. They were close to the Kwantung Army's base camp in Manchuria. They had abundant troops and material supplies. Ueda Kenkichi had enough capital to continuously squeeze out Timoshin.  The blood on my brother's body until the Soviets collapsed to the ground.

    Ueda Kenyoshi wanted such a victory so much, and he was very confident that the Navy had lost the Pacific Fleet. He was gloating about the misfortune, especially when the Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was dismissed, and the Navy guys were in disgrace.  A severe loss of vitality is tantamount to giving the Japanese Army a shot of stimulant.

    While the navy suffered repeated defeats, the army eliminated the Soviets in the Far East and opened up territory for the Empire of Japan. Comparing the two sides, in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, it was clear which one was more important to the empire. From then on, the navy also  Can it have the capital to compete with the Army?  The people in the country will not recognize it either.

    Based on this mentality, the entire Japanese Army is providing strong assistance to the Kwantung Army. With the backing of Japan and the Northeast region, Ueda Kenkichi can get what he wants immediately. At the beginning of the Far East Campaign, the Kwantung Army fought alone.  , later, almost the entire Japanese Army bet their money on Ueda Kenkichi, hoping that he could create a brilliant victory.

    Ueda Kenkichi carries the glory of the Japanese Army on his shoulders. No, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, Chief of the General Staff of the base camp, personally went to the Arsenyev front line in the name of understanding the battle situation. Ueda Kenkichi knew  The purpose of this imperial brother's visit was to use his status as chief of general staff to coordinate the relationship between the various systems of the army.

    The Japanese Army is monolithic to the outside world, and there are various factions internally. With Zai Ren, a heavyweight figure, in the middle to coordinate, Ueda Kenkichi can let go of his hands and fight extremely smoothly. The Arsenyev area is full of fireworks, and Su  The body of the soldier was turned into a corpse on the black earth under the shelling of the Kwantung Army.

    On the same day that the Soviet Transcaucasus Front broke through the two blocking defense lines of the Kwantung Army's First Army in the Breya Mountains, the troops commanded by Ueda Kenkichi also broke through the key defense areas at the western end of the Arsenyev area, Anigai.  At the defense line, all the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Soviet Far East Red Banner who defended this area were killed. The army commander, Lieutenant General Nikolay Blyushenko, died in the battle. None of the group army guard regiments that went to reinforce the area came back.

    Without the support point of the defense line in the Anigai area, the entire defense line of the Second Far East Army was shaken. Timoshenko was forced to issue an order to shrink the defense line again. Next, it was time to engage in street fighting. Timoshenko fell into  In a desperate situation, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers had no choice but to be captured or die in battle.

    At the critical moment, Khabarovsk's blocking defense line was tight. If reinforcements from the Soviet Transcaucasian Front went south, Ueda Kenkichi's next battle would be difficult to fight. At the very least, his plan to annihilate the Soviets would be ruined. He immediately ordered the garrison.  The 7th, 11th, 19th, and 23rd divisions of the Kwantung Army in Fujin, Jiamusi, and Hegang in northern Manchuria, plus a brigade, totaling 100,000 troops, rushed to Habaro immediately.  Fusk.

    The Kwantung Army troops of four divisions and one brigade were organized into the order of battle of the First Army. Ueda Kenkichi's order to the commander of the Kwantung Army's First Army, Lieutenant General Susumu Takeda, was that the Soviet Transcaucasian Front Army Yubu must be blocked.  In the Leya Mountains, if a Soviet soldier is allowed in, you will commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize.

    As the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army arrived in Khabarovsk, the addition of this new force was definitely not good news for General Paul Piliuski. The offensive momentum of the Transcaucasian Front troops was finally contained, and both sides resumed operations.  Out of the see-saw situation, Lieutenant General Susumu Takeda did not disappoint Ueda Kenkichi and stabilized the front line on the Blea Mountains.

    The Soviet soldiers could only watch from a distance. The urban area of ??Khabarovsk was vaguely visible, and the tall spire of the Orthodox church was in front of them. In front of them was the Japanese blocking defense line composed of bullets and artillery shells. Although General Paul Bilyusky  They were forced to stop advancing, but still adopted a fierce offensive posture.

    In this way, two battlefields were formed in the Far East. The Arsenyev area on the edge of the Sea of ??Japan. In this battlefield, the Soviet Second Far East Army was surrounded, and Khabarovsk was at the corner of the Far East into Haishanwei.  In this area, on this battlefield, the First Army of the Kwantung Army, plus the attached troops, took a defensive position to block the Transcaucasian Front troops who were reinforcing Timoshenko.

    The fighting was equally fierce in both battlefields.?It's just that the Soviet army is at a disadvantage. If there are no unexpected factors, it is only a matter of time before Timoshenko's troops are completely wiped out by the Kwantung Army. By then, whether Paul Piliuski's troops can successfully escape from the battlefield and avoid being  The Kwantung Army's encirclement may not yet be known.

    Ueda Kenkichi fought in the Far East. Emperor Hirohito in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, was in a cold sweat when facing the large map of Manchuria.

    (To be continued)
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