Age of Conquest Reborn

The war in the southern part of Outer Mongolia is about to break out. Hundreds of thousands of independent division troops are waiting in full formation. More than one million Soviet troops are rushing towards them day and night. There are more than two million soldiers on both sides. They are destined to have a fierce collision on the front line of Seyin Mountain!

This is the first time in Tang Qiuli's nearly ten years of fighting that he has used so many troops to engage in a head-on battle with his opponents on a line of defense that cannot be lost. On the Saiyin Shanda battlefield, it is bound to be a fight.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, corpses littered the fields, and blood stained the grasslands and Gobi in southern Mongolia red.

This kind of fighting method fundamentally violates the combat principles that Tang Qiuli has always adhered to. In the battle with the Japanese, British, and Soviet armies, the tactics he adopted were basically ambushes, concentrating superior forces, and outflanking.

It was the first time for him to fight a head-to-head battle of division or encirclement, but he had to fight like this. In a sense, he was forced by Stalin to adopt this way of fighting.

The strategic location of Saiyinsanda is too important. Once it falls, more than one million Soviet troops will approach the border of Inner Mongolia and can attack any point on the long border at any time. The war will burn into China. This is what Tang Qiuli said

Never allow that to happen!

The Saiyinshanda battlefield is on the verge of breaking out, and on the battlefield in the Xing'an Mountains outside the Far East, more than 4.5 million Soviet troops and more than 1.8 million Japanese Kwantung Army are fighting inextricably. However, from the overall situation,

Judging from the above, the Japanese Kwantung Army is at a disadvantage, and the defense circle is constantly being oppressed by the superior Soviet army. If the war situation continues as it is, it will only be a matter of time before the Kwantung Army is completely annihilated.

The Japanese base camp also realized the seriousness of the problem. After the military meeting in front of Emperor Hirohito, Prince Zaihito, the chief of general staff of the base camp, and Miuchi Yoneuchi, the minister of war, issued orders to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro.

"With the imperial approval of His Majesty the Emperor, all units of the Kwantung Army on the outer Xing'an Mountains are to immediately withdraw from the battlefield and retreat to Manchuria. The retreat must be rapid and must not be delayed, otherwise, the situation will be critical!"

After receiving the order, General Nanjiro immediately began to prepare for the retreat. The order from the base camp was a timely blessing for the more than 1.8 million Kwantung Army soldiers. Facing the three-way attack of more than 4 million Soviet troops, even if

Therefore, despite Nanjiro's bravery and skill in fighting, he suffered greatly from the beating. After struggling to hold on, he lost more than 70,000 people on the first day of the battle. However, the Soviet army's losses were even greater than those of the Kwantung Army.

But Nanjiro didn't feel relaxed at all. With such a hard work, even one Kwantung Army soldier was killed for the life of two Soviet soldiers. In the end, it was the Kwantung Army that was wiped out. The difference in strength was so huge that even the Kwantung Army fought hard.

It was all gone. There were still 600,000 to 700,000 Soviet troops left. Fortunately, the order came from the base camp. On the day he received the order to retreat, General Nanjiro issued a specific route map for the retreat to all the troops.

The various armies of the Kwantung Army took turns covering the plains between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, then crossed the Heilongjiang River from Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, and retreated into the Heilongjiang territory. Then, the first troops to enter the Heilongjiang territory

The Kwantung Army troops formed a defensive line to block the pursuing Soviet army.

General Nanjiro's retreat plan was very clever. The plain area between the Breya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains was more than 80 kilometers wide, enough to accommodate more than 1.8 million troops. Several lines of troops advanced in parallel, and the Soviet army pursued them.

, the battlefield space is limited, and more troops cannot be deployed at the same time, which also facilitates the Kwantung Army to carry out layer-by-layer blocking.

If the Soviet army wanted to outflank and block the Kwantung Army's retreat, it would have to bypass the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains. Not even half a month would be enough. The most important thing is that in Burya

The plains between the mountains and the Kukan Mountains are mostly shallow swamps. Infantry and artillery dragged by mules and horses can easily pass through. Tanks, cars and armored vehicles are basically unable to move. It is definitely the best way to escape the pursuit of the Soviet army.

Good route.

The most critical thing is that the two chokepoints entering Manchuria, Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, happen to be at the southern exit of the plain between the two mountains. Therefore, General Nanjiro gave Kanto, who defended the two places,

Inoue, Commander of the Fifth Army

Lieutenant General Nakaichi and Commander of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Shingoro Sakata, issued a death order, "At a time when the Kwantung Army is facing danger, the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army must defend Hira with a spirit of risking their own lives."

Bijan and Khabarovsk."

"This is the key to whether our Kwantung Army, with more than one million soldiers, can safely retreat to Manchuria. If there is a loss in the two places, Inoue-kun, Sakata-kun, I, and I will all be sinners of the Japanese Empire. Please help me."

, In addition, I have ordered all local garrison units of the Kwantung Army in the northern part of Heilongjiang, totaling more than 50,000 people, to immediately go to Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk to assist Inoue-kun and Sakata-kun in their defense."

On the night of April 2, various units of the Kwantung Army fighting against the Soviet Army suddenly left the battlefield and retreated south. Such a large-scale retreat was not noticed by the Soviet Army in one night. This shows the quality of the Kwantung Army soldiers.

, when the morning sun on April 3 once again illuminated the Far East, the Soviet commanders discovered that the opponents who had been fighting all day had lost their traces, and there was no one on the opposite position.

The situation was quickly reported to General Zhukov, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army in the Far East, commander and political commissar of the Far Eastern Front. After a brief astonishment, Zhukov immediately concluded that the Japanese Kwantung Army was about to escape. Moreover, Zhukov's vision was very vicious, and he could tell at a glance.

It can be seen that the route that the Japanese Kwantung Army must take to retreat is in the plain area between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains.

Zhukov immediately, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army in the Far East, ordered General Kilganin's Outer Xing'anling Front Army, the remaining troops of the Outer Mongolian Front Army, and his own units of the Far East Front Army to immediately advance lightly and throw off all baggage and equipment.

Heavily equipped, they launched a full-frontal pursuit. As a result, nearly four million Soviet soldiers spread their wings and pursued southward like a tide.

Zhukov could not be stupid enough to ignore an important issue. While ordering the troops to pursue, he also ordered General Gregariv, the commander of the Baikal Front, to lead more than 500,000 troops to storm Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk. He must

Before April 5th, capture Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, block the Kwantung Army's southward retreat, and form a closed-door, dog-fighting trend. In the Far East, more than 1.8 million Japanese Kwantung Army were buried!

The order from the Japanese base camp was issued very quickly. After receiving the second emergency telegram from the Kwantung Army, a decision was made. General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, reacted very quickly and was busy but not chaotic. In a short time,

Within a short period of time, he completed the retreat deployment and found the best retreat route. He can be regarded as a general. With all the factors added together, it seems that there is no problem that the Kwantung Army can escape the fate of being surrounded by more than four million Soviet troops?

An unprecedented large-scale retreat began. The main force of the Kwantung Army kept a distance from the pursuing Soviet army for most of the day. Together with the blocking force left by Nanjiro, they all fought with all their might to defeat the pursuing Soviet army.

The Soviet army caused great trouble. A Japanese division with only more than 20,000 people was able to block the leading Soviet troops of several million for an hour or two. How many divisions were there? The pursuing Soviet army and the retreating Kanto army

The distance between the armies is getting bigger and bigger.

The Kwantung Army seemed to be able to escape the fate of being encircled. The tense heart of the Kwantung Army's commander-in-chief, General Nanjiro, relaxed little by little. However, the pursuing Soviet commander-in-chief, General Zhukov, became increasingly impatient and relaxed.

If you run away from the Kwantung Army, not only will you be unable to explain yourself to Comrade Stalin, but you will also have no face to face millions of Soviet soldiers!

This game of chasing and being chased seems to be going on like this. The content of the game will not change until all the Kwantung Army pushes into Manchuria. However, maybe there is a certain number in the dark, and the so-called "human calculation"

It’s not as good as God’s will!” Forms are stronger than people. The changes on the battlefield came from the two battlefields of Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk. Shocking news came that the fifth and seventh armies of the Kwantung Army were finally shattered into pieces.

Even the price they paid failed to prevent the Soviet army from occupying the two places.

At dawn on April 6, General Gregariv, commander of the Soviet Baikal Front, called General Zhukov, commander-in-chief of the Far East region, saying, "Comrade Zhukov, after three days and nights of fierce fighting, our Baikal Front troops have occupied Birobidzhan and Khaba.

The Japanese Kwantung Army's two armies of 200,000 people were completely wiped out in the two places of Rovsk. Now, according to your order, I am building a blocking line along the southern line of the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains Plain."

"I am confident that blocking the main force of the Kwantung Army in the plain area for more than five days will be enough to completely annihilate the Kwantung Army here!"

The fifth and seventh armies of the Japanese Kwantung Army, which desperately defended Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk and opened a gap for the main force of the Kwantung Army, fought extremely bravely. The Japanese soldiers showed the spirit of Bushido and even managed to win at a disadvantage.

The Japanese soldiers repeatedly launched hand-to-hand charges against the surrounding Soviet troops. The Japanese soldiers in a group braved the intensive Soviet artillery fire and rushed forward without fear of death. Their courage was commendable, but their tactics were extremely stupid!

If the Japanese army relies on the solid fortifications that have been in operation for two years to carry out defense, even if the Soviet army can finally capture Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, it will take at least ten days, and the casualties incurred will be

It would be an astonishing number, and ten days later, the main force of the Kwantung Army led by General Nanjiro had already reached Manchuria. The two key points of Pirobidzhan and Khabarovsk had lost their significance in capturing

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The Fifth Army and the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army will not be completely wiped out. The remaining troops will be withdrawn into Manchuria. Lieutenant General Chuki Inoue, commander of the Fifth Army, and Lieutenant General Shingoro Sakata, commander of the Seventh Army, coincidentally agreed.

I chose the style of play that I thought could best embody the spirit of the Bushido of the Japanese Empire. This was doomed to lead to tragedy!

(To be continued) (To be continued..)