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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2058 The Kwantung Army Slowly Stewed

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    On April 9, the battlefield in the Far East region was bloody and bloody. The more than 1.8 million Japanese Kwantung Army troops commanded by General Nanjiro were on their way back to the Northeast region when they were killed by the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Far East Front, the Far East Army.  General Zhukov, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet army, commanded more than 4.5 million troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, Baikal Front, and Transhingan Mountains, and they were surrounded in the plains between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains.

    General Gregariv, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Baikal Front, commanded more than 500,000 troops and captured the two key points of Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, cutting off the Kwantung Army's retreat route at the southern foot.  The gate for the Kwantung Army to return to the Northeast was closed.

    Starting from April 5, General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, ordered the troops of the three armies of the Kwantung Army to attack Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk day and night, regardless of casualties, in an attempt to open a gap and deploy  In the southern foothills of the plain between the Leya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, artillery fire continued all day long.

    The soldiers of the Kwantung Army are indeed brave and not afraid of death, but the artillery of the Soviet Lake Baikal Front is not a display. The commander, General Gregariff, made up his mind not to take the initiative to attack, but to rely on solid fortifications and give full play to the power of artillery fire.  The charge route of the Kwantung Army soldiers exploded into a sea of ??fire.

    In the fierce fighting until April 8, the attacking Kwantung Army soldiers suffered more than 70,000 casualties. On the cold land in front of the Soviet positions outside Robizhan and Khabarovsk, there were stiff corpses of Kwantung Army soldiers everywhere.  The yellow grassland was dyed a shocking dark red by the blood of the corpses of the Kwantung Army soldiers. The Soviet troops who blocked the attack suffered more than 40,000 casualties, leaving so many corpses behind.  The Kwantung Army didn't even touch the edges of two important points!

    At the northern foot of the plain, the main force of the Soviet army commanded by General Zhukov was not in a hurry to advance. Instead, it adopted a steady and steady approach. Millions of Soviet troops were pressing forward like a rising tide.

    When encountering a blocking line from the Kwantung Army, use superior strength.  Cut and surround them in sections, and then eat them one by one. Zhukov's strategy was very clear, gradually consuming the Kwantung Army's effective strength.  Wait until the battle is almost over, then deliver the fatal blow.  Finally, the Japanese Kwantung Army was completely annihilated in the plain area between the two mountains.

    Zhukov¡¯s commanding techniques.  It is true that they are experienced and ruthless, slowly draining the blood of the Kwantung Army. If the attack is too fierce, the Kwantung Army will fight hard and break out towards the exit of Nanlu at all costs.  The troops commanded by General Gregariff may not be able to stop them. The best result will be that some Japanese soldiers will escape.  Soldiers dominated by survival instinct are terrifying. The combat effectiveness of Japanese Kwantung Army soldiers should not be underestimated.

    Therefore, Zhukov adopted the method of boiling frogs in warm water and did not press tightly. He always gave General Nanjiro a glimmer of hope, making him feel that there was a chance to open the exit at the southern foot and return to Manchuria, instead of going all-out and killing a thousand enemies.  , Zhukov still understands the self-inflicted loss of eight hundred. He has more than four million troops under his command, and some of his capital is wasted with the Kwantung Army. His own side is the main attack, which takes a great advantage.

    As for the time, Comrade Stalin did not have any special requirements, and the time limit he set out was ten days. Now, only four or five days have passed, and Zhukov can already feel that the Kwantung Army's presence is getting weaker and weaker.  The number of Kwantung Army soldiers under the guns of the Soviet soldiers was not more than 400,000 to 500,000, but about the same. The swamps on this plain and the ice were covered with a thick layer of dark red blood.

    The logistics supply line from Chita to the battlefield continuously transported ammunition and materials to the frontline troops. There was sufficient ammunition and sufficient supplies. However, the Kwantung Army in the encirclement circle had no food and no reinforcements inside and outside. The battle situation was high and low.  Judgment, in two or three days, the final fatal blow is almost here!

    Therefore, Zhukov at this time was full of confidence in victory. In contrast, General Nanjiro in the encirclement was exhausted, like a beast trapped in a cage.

    Ever since he was surrounded on the plain between two mountain ranges, General Nanjiro had a very bad premonition that the Kwantung Army would be crushed here. However, General Nanjiro did not despair, let alone risk everything.  idea.

    It would be easy for the whole army to be broken into pieces. All it takes is one order from him. More than one million Kwantung Army warriors will launch a desperate hand-to-hand charge against the Soviet army without hesitation. The land of the Far East will be stained with blood and they will also cause a certain amount of damage to the Soviet army. But the final result  Well, it ended with the total annihilation of the Kwantung Army. General Nanjiro was not so impulsive yet. He did not want the pride of the Japanese Army to end in his own hands. He was the sinner of the Japanese Empire.

    General Nanjiro was also aware of Zhukov's tactics. Similarly, he also believed that this was his only chance. If Zhukov had adopted a desperate approach and launched a fierce attack across the board, this battle might have ended long ago.??.

    The consumption was consumed in an unbearable time. General Nanjiro also felt that he had the capital to deal with the consumption. Moreover, the mainland and His Majesty the Emperor would never sit back and watch the Kwantung Army being wiped out by the Soviet army. The Empire of Japan could not afford this.  Loss.

    General Nanjiro's judgment was very accurate. Since the Kwantung Army was surrounded, the Japanese base camp took all possible measures to reinforce the besieged Kwantung Army, including the Far East Expedition Force, which was being formed domestically. Five of them had already formed combat effectiveness.  The divisions have more than 200,000 troops, including the six divisions of the North Korean garrison army with more than 250,000 troops. The local garrison forces in Manchuria have been patched together to make up three divisions with more than 100,000 troops.  .

    Altogether, there are nearly 600,000 troops. However, the water far away cannot quench the thirst of the near. The five local divisions are being transferred to the Far East, but this will take time. The six divisions of North Korea's garrison army are still there.  On the road, some troops are still being assembled. They have not left the Korean Peninsula. They do not have 17 or 18 days to rush to the battlefield. But did the Soviets give the Kwantung Army so much time?

    The answer is obviously no. The only force that can quickly reinforce the Kwantung Army is the three divisions put together by the Manchurian local garrison. However, their combat effectiveness is really unflattering. They usually bully the common people in Manchuria and maintain local security.  If it were to go to the battlefield, even Prince Zai Ren, the chief of the general staff of the base camp who issued the order, would not have confidence in himself, but he had such an emergency chess piece in his hand, and it would not be enough if he did not use it!

    The Manchuria Local Garrison was originally a second-line force. How effective could such a force be when it was sent to the battlefield? The number was only over 100,000. However, Emperor Hirohito and the base camp were also sick and sought medical treatment. On April 6, they ordered these  The temporarily formed troops launched attacks in Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, aiming to seize key points, open the exit for the Kwantung Army's southward retreat, and support the Kwantung Army's southward retreat.

    General Gregariv, the commander of the Soviet Lake Baikal Front, only sent more than 80,000 troops to fight the Kwantung Army reinforcements. Although the Soviet army's strength was less than the Japanese reinforcements, the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the soldiers were not at the same level at all.  After two days of continuous attack, the Japanese army suffered a bloody blow. The soldiers of the Japanese Manchuria Garrison, who lacked actual battlefield experience, were drowned in the volcanic eruption of Soviet artillery fire. Their flesh and blood were everywhere, and corpses were everywhere.

    Two days later, the three Japanese divisions that reinforced the Kwantung Army suffered most of their casualties and lost the ability to attack again. General Gregariff took advantage of the situation and ordered the troops to launch a full-scale counterattack. After a fierce battle for a day and night, the three Japanese divisions that had been pieced together were in dire straits.  The Soviet army retreated across the board, and the Soviet army was driven all the way to the Jiamusi area in northern Heilongjiang. The Japanese army left tens of thousands of corpses.

    If General Gregariff hadn't considered that his main task was to block the Kwantung Army's retreat, he would have ordered the troops to continue the pursuit. They could fight all the way to Fengtian and occupy the entire Northeast. At this moment, the Soviet army had this  The ability spans the entire northeastern part of the mountain.

    At this time, the territory of Northeast China was extremely empty. Almost all the Japanese troops had been mobilized. As for the 300,000 national soldiers in Manchukuo, the Japanese had no hope at all. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were several times worse than these local garrisons.

    Fortunately, the Soviet army retreated, otherwise Northeast China would have fallen. Emperor Hirohito broke out in a cold sweat after receiving the report, and hurriedly summoned the civil and military ministers for discussion, but no one could solve this problem. The troops in Manchuria would no longer be able to  If it can't be mobilized, it still has to be used to defend against the hundreds of thousands of troops of the independent division entrenched in western Liaoning.

    That is another crouching beast that can explode and hurt people at any time. Although there are only less than 100,000 local garrison troops left in Manchuria, they finally have some power to fight back. Of course, this is Hirohito  The Emperor comforted himself with the thought that once the Independent Division's East Command troops took advantage of the Kwantung Army being surrounded by the Soviet army and launched an attack, the less than 100,000 troops currently in Manchuria would be absolutely unable to withstand it!

    Thinking of that terrible situation, Emperor Hirohito could not sleep or eat well, could not sit or sleep well, and his temper was very violent. The maids and attendants in the palace became the channel for His Majesty to vent his anger for no reason. Every day, there were people covered with bruises.  The corpse was quietly pulled out of the palace. He was now so exhausted and stretched that he was even a little psychopathic!

    We can't just watch the Kwantung Army being eaten by the Soviet army and have to rescue it, otherwise, the Empire of Japan will lose more than half of its overseas territory. In the Southwest Pacific battlefield, Ito Yanzaburo, no matter how smoothly he fought, the gain outweighed the loss.  And bear¡¯s paw, you have both!

    The Army is still on the road of vomiting blood. It can't count on it for the time being. The only thing it can count on is the troops with wings. So, the base camp gave an order. The Army and the Navy each sent out three aviation groups with a total of more than 900 combat aircraft.  , form the Far East Flight Group, with Lieutenant General Hashimoto Minami, the head of the aviation department of the base camp, as the commander, and then head to the battlefield to blow up a passage for the Kwantung Army.Come on!

    (To be continued) (To be continued.)
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