Age of Conquest Reborn

General Gregariv, the commander of the Soviet Lake Baikal Front, captured Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk at the cost of more than 200,000 casualties, and built a tight blocking line. The more than one million Kwantung Army retreated to Manchuria.

The passage within the territory was completely cut off.

All of this was due to the stupid tactics adopted by Lieutenant General Chuki Inoue, the commander of the Kwantung Army's Fifth Army, and Lieutenant General Shingoro Sakata, the commander of the Seventh Army, which resulted in serious consequences, including more than 200,000 lives.

Army soldiers were killed on the battlefield, and the opportunity for a breakout created by General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, was lost!

I don’t know what Lieutenant General Inoue Chutoshi and Lieutenant General Sakata Shingoro, who have become one of the tens of millions of corpses, think. If they rely on the two-year-old fortifications to hold on, they can open a path for the main force of the Kwantung Army.

Kouzi is not difficult.

However, in order to show the spirit of the Japanese Empire's Bushido, the proactive approach adopted to face the Soviet army's overwhelming artillery fire and carry out a hand-to-hand charge was undoubtedly the stupidest decision. The origins of Inoue and Sakata are quite good. Previously, both

He holds an important position at the level of deputy director in the general staff of the base camp. He has always been pampered and full of theories. He has no experience in fighting the Soviet army and has an inexplicable sense of superiority!

Obviously, the two army lieutenant generals were the favorite disciples of a certain boss in the base camp and came to the Kwantung Army for gilding. Because of this, the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, General Nanjiro, after careful consideration, decided to transfer the two of them to the Kwantung Army.

, placed on the second line, and the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army are at best second-rate troops in the Kwantung Army's combat sequence. If they can't survive in the front line, they can always guard the rear, right?

Soon, General Nanjiro would regret his decision and almost committed suicide by caesarean section. When he learned that Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk had fallen, and that he had been cut off by hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops, General Nanjiro was in front of him.

Yihei, staggered and almost fell to the ground, his eyes were dull, and he said to himself nervously: "Why is this happening? More than two hundred thousand troops, relying on solid fortifications, could not hold out for three days.

,Why?"

Nanjiro was also a ruthless man. He knew very well that the Kwantung Army would not be able to retreat smoothly back to Manchuria. There were millions of Soviet troops chasing behind them. The gap was less than two days away. There were hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in front of them.

Blocking the retreat would take at least three to five days, even if we risk casualties and kill the enemy. The main Soviet troops pursuing them would have caught up long ago, and they would still be in a situation from which they could not escape.

Nanjiro knew better that he must not panic at this moment, otherwise, the morale of the army would be shaken, and everyone would be doomed. What he needed to do most was to boost morale, stand still and wait for reinforcements, and send out elite troops to continuously attack Su, who was blocking his retreat.

Army and hold out until reinforcements from the mainland arrive.

An hour after hearing the news of the fall of Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk, Nanjiro held a meeting of all army commanders in a cave on the battlefield with continuous gunfire.

General Nanjiro's face was ashen, and his face was covered with stubble. It seemed that he had suddenly aged more than ten years in just one hour. Facing nearly a hundred senior officers above the general level, the Kwantung Army was facing a situation where the retreat route was cut off by the Soviet army.

The dangerous situation is not hidden

Hiding, he said in a hoarse voice: "Gentlemen, I have very unfortunate news. Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk have been lost. The current battle situation is very unfavorable for our Kwantung Army. There are millions of Soviet troops pursuing us.

Soldiers, there are hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops ahead to intercept us!"

"We are now surrounded by enemies from both sides, but we are not in a desperate situation. The width between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains is only more than 80 kilometers, which is not conducive to the large-scale deployment of the Soviet army. Moreover, the shallow swamps are scattered all over, and serious

It restricted the speed of the Soviet mechanized troops and heavy equipment. In other words, the Soviet army's light infantry was chasing them. Although they were large in number, their firepower was not strong!"

"This is our opportunity. We do not have heavy equipment to provide fire support. Our Kwantung Army, known as the flower of the Imperial Japanese Army, is not afraid of any enemy. Our samurai can use bayonets to destroy any enemy! Let the Soviet soldiers

Let the valley be covered with corpses!" General Nanjiro's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Inoue Chuki and Sakata Shingoro also adopted a hand-to-hand charge. As a result, their entire army was wiped out and their position was lost. Now, facing the pursuing Soviet army, General Nanjiro also had to use his bayonet to speak. It seemed that he had made the same mistake again, but

, at this moment, the swamp left the heavy equipment of the pursuing Soviet army at the rear of the battlefield. At this time, the bayonet took on extraordinary significance.

Moreover, doing so can arouse the fierceness in the hearts of the Japanese soldiers and risk their lives. At the critical moment, the morale of the troops plays a decisive role. Therefore, the hand-to-hand charge prepared by Nanjiro is incompatible with Inoue and Sakata.

The hand-to-hand charge carried out is different from the other, and the superiority and inferiority are clearly divided. There is no doubt that General Nanjiro is an extremely outstanding commander. Although this style of play has a gambler-like mentality, if you don't gamble, you will lose even more.

miserable!

General Nanjiro suddenly stood up, and all the senior officers of the Japanese army also stood up. "Gentlemen, it's time for us to sacrifice our lives to fight for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan!" He almost roared.

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Next, I made combat arrangements, "ordering the First Army, the Third Army, the Fourth Army, and the Sixth Army to immediately launch an attack on the Soviet troops occupying Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk at any cost.

Launch attacks day and night, striving to open up

If there is a gap, the rest of the troops will immediately build fortifications on the spot to block the pursuing Soviet army. Gentlemen, this is a life-or-death battle for our Kwantung Army. Only by fighting with all our strength can we have a chance of survival. The base camp will have ways to reinforce us.

, please, gentlemen!"

After speaking, General Nanjiro bowed deeply to all the Japanese officers, his tone choked with sobs. The attentive Japanese officers also discovered that their commander-in-chief had tears in his eyes.

All the Japanese officers who participated in the meeting, covered in blood, their "puffs" were on fire, roared together: "Serve His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, fight to the death! - fight to the death!"

The Japanese officers who attended the meeting rushed back to their respective units with full of desperate thoughts. The cave became quiet, and General Nanjiro collapsed limply on the cold and damp ground as if all the strength in his body had been taken away.

As long as he knew in his heart what kind of dangerous situation the Kwantung Army was facing, Zhukov, his old opponent who had been entangled for two years, would not give him the chance to wait for reinforcements and breakout. It would only be a matter of time before the Kwantung Army was destroyed.

General Nanjiro, who had been fighting Zhukov for more than two years, knew very well how powerful Zhukov was and was definitely a difficult opponent. Moreover, both of them were familiar with each other's methods. Any strategy would not be effective. Jin Chan escaped from his shell and became a member of the Kwantung Army.

Winning one night can only be said to have a lot of luck in it. However, the little opportunity gained was ruined by two stupid fools, Inoue and Sakata!

The rest is a competition of strength. Without Zhukov's capital, how many days can the Kwantung Army hold on? Ten days -? Half a month -? Or longer, unless there is a miraculous turn of events, otherwise

, in the end, the whole army was annihilated. Everything he did was nothing more than waiting for an almost very slim chance of turning around, and a few drops of cold tears falling uncontrollably.

For a moment, General Nanjiro felt hopeless. However, he quickly adjusted his mood, wiped away his tears, and restored his image as a resolute and ruthless commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. He said to the communications officer: "Inform the situation immediately.

Report to the base camp, please

No matter what method we use, we must send reinforcements. Otherwise, the fate of the Kwantung Army will be in danger. If we sit back and watch all the more than one million Kwantung Army soldiers fall to pieces, the headquarters will be the sinners of the Japanese Empire and commit collective caesarean suicide in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

Thank you to our countrymen!"

The communications officer was shocked. Could it be that the Commander-in-Chief was out of his mind? The base camp was a towering behemoth that represented the will of His Majesty the Emperor. How could he say such treasonous words? Wouldn’t he be pointing directly at His Majesty the Emperor? Trouble comes from the mouth of the Commander-in-Chief.

What happened?

The communications officer reminded with a pale face, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, please think twice!"

General Nanjiro flew into a rage and roared, "Baga!" Then a big-mouthed man incited him, beating the communications officer until his mouth was covered with blood, "Baga! It's not your turn to point fingers, so I'll send you the original text!

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General Zhukov, who commanded the three fronts of the Soviet Union in the Far East, had never underestimated the more than one million Kwantung Army, and he dared not underestimate the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, who had never fought against the Kwantung Army.

General Kilganin, the commander of the Front Army, and General Gregaliev, the commander of the Baikal Front Army, were completely different on this point. Both of them were full of optimism and confidence in fighting against the Kwantung Army.

On the front line of the Waixing'an Mountains, soldiers fought against soldiers, and generals fought against each other for two years. They were fighting almost every moment. Each had their own ingenious plans and methods, and each was victorious. Each wanted to kill the other, but there was nothing the other could do.

, from the overall situation, Zhukov is still at a disadvantage, although it is not obvious.

But a disadvantage is a disadvantage, and Zhukov himself does not avoid this. The Far Eastern Front Army under his command has more than 2.3 million troops, and the Kwantung Army has more than 1.8 million troops. There is a difference of more than 500,000.

Due to the gap in weapons and equipment, it can be said that they have a clear advantage. However, it took two years of fighting to form a stalemate on the front line of the Waixing'an Mountains.

As for recovering the Far East, it was just an idea. Without Comrade Stalin, Zhukov almost thought that he would not know that he had spent several years with the Kwantung Army. Now, he finally had the opportunity to bring a hundred troops to the Far East.

With tens of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers trapped in cages, Zhukov became even more cautious.

((To be continued.