Age of Conquest Reborn

Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps of the Independent Division, is indeed a talented person. Tang Qiuli gave a few gentle instructions and he understood it. He separated his troops and seized the troops of the two armies of the Soviet 35th Group Army with each hand.

, which laid the foundation for solving Cullen, and Tang Qiuli was very satisfied with it.

What satisfied Tang Qiuli the most was that Sun Zhenbang overcame his eagerness to win the war and was not moved by the immediate benefits. He had a longer-term vision. An entire Soviet army with more than 50,000 people was so big.

lure?

In Tang Qiuli's plan, it was very difficult to catch the Soviet army behind. The Soviet army north of Delun was surrounded. The warning signal would be passed back as soon as possible. The Soviet army's 35th

Lieutenant General Derganin, the commander of the group army, is not a fool. He will immediately judge the next move of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps. If so, the army following behind will soon withdraw to Kulun, even Sun Zhenbang

I ran until I vomited blood and couldn't catch up.

Therefore, being able to capture the Soviet troops behind them really surprised and surprised Tang Qiuli. He had no way of knowing how fast the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps were able to get ahead of the Soviet troops.

Surrounded?

It would be possible if it were a fully mechanized force like the directly affiliated corps, but the Outer Mongolia Field Corps was an infantry unit with very few vehicles and certainly not strong in rapid maneuverability. It relied on two soles of its feet to catch up with the Soviet army and surround it.

Qiu Li wanted to know the reason.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe gave him the answer. He was very happy to see the division commander. Zhao Yuhe also relaxed and said: "Commander, the rapid and violent movements of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps seem incredible. The Soviet troops south of Kulun

, with a distance of more than 200 kilometers. Throughout the day and night, they appeared around the Soviet army like magic soldiers, and the credit for this was indispensable to Commander Battelle's armored troops!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli was very interested, "Yu He, tell me carefully!" He said with a smile.

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Commander Battelle drew on the experience of long-distance and large-scale maneuvers of the German armored groups, concentrated all the motor vehicles of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and then used tanks to carry infantry to form a mechanized assault force.

The force size is about two brigades,

They marched more than 200 kilometers day and night. When the Soviet army just started to retreat, they suddenly blocked its retreat and built a blocking position. They fought fiercely with the Soviet army desperately retreating for more than a day. They persisted until the follow-up troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps arrived.

.Complete the deployment of the siege!"

After listening to Zhao Yuhe's words, Tang Qiuli became a little nervous and asked: "Yuhe, are there many casualties in the troops? There is a huge difference in strength between two brigades and one entire Soviet army!"

Zhao Yuhe looked relaxed and replied with a smile: "Commander, you are overthinking it. Commander Battelle's armored forces played a great role in repelling Soviet attacks many times. They also launched timely counterattacks. Outer Mongolia

The two brigades of the field corps suffered few casualties!"

Tang Qiuli felt relieved and asked: "Sun Zhenbang grabbed two big pieces of fat at the same time. You won't be dazzled. What do you think?"

Zhao Yuhecai took out a telegram from his folder and said: "Commander Sun has reported the battle plan to the division commander. His deployment is as follows. For the surrounded Soviet army north of Delun,

, it is better to adopt the strategy of encirclement without fighting, concentrate our forces, and first annihilate the Soviet army south of Cullen. Then, all the troops that have finished the battle will press forward to annihilate the Soviet army north of Delun as quickly as possible.

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"After solving the two Soviet armies, the troops rested for a day, and then the whole army went north to besiege Kulun. I looked at the combat plan reported by the headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps and felt that it was very feasible. There were light and heavy parts.

As for Annihilation, the thinking is very clear, and the rhythm of the battlefield is also accurately grasped. After your approval, I will reply to them immediately, and the battle can begin!"

Tang Qiuli did not answer Zhao Yuhe's words, but asked another question, "When Sun Zhenbang reported the battle plan, did he explain the reasons for doing so?"

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and sighed, and said: "Commander, I have asked you to guess again. Commander Sun's reason is that the Soviet troops south of Culun are closer to Culun. If the Soviet troops of another army in Culun City

army unit, fight

If we come to the rescue before the death, we will not have an advantage in terms of strength. Otherwise, it will turn into a rout battle and fail to achieve the purpose of annihilating the Soviet army. If most of the Soviet army escapes into Cullen, it will be a disaster for the future.

The Battle of Cullen increases the difficulty!"

"Destroy the Soviet army south of Kulun first, and there will be no such trouble. The troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps can be freed up to calmly deal with the Soviet army north of Delun." After saying this, Zhao Yuhe Tian added

A few words, "Commander Sun is communicating with me.

During the phone call, he also said that after annihilating the Soviet army south of Cullen, he very much hoped that the Soviet troops in Cullen would come to the rescue. In that case, all the troops of the 35th Soviet Army would be killed outside Cullen, and Cullen would

No need to fight!"

Hearing this, Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "This Sun Zhenbang is greedy. That Lieutenant General Derganin, commander of the 35th Soviet Army Group Army, is not a fool. He knew that he was falling into a trap, but he still

Stupidly holding the last one in my hand

Use up this force, Yu He, approve Sun Zhenbang's battle plan. In addition, you issue another order. Ren Zhaoquan's brigade on the battlefield north of Delun will immediately go north to strengthen the troops on the battlefield south of Kulun to ensure that they are annihilated as quickly as possible.

Soviet Army!"

Zhao Yuhe had just gone out when Chen Feng, the director of the Division's Communications Division, hurried in and said, "Report to Division Commander that we have received information from the Intelligence Division on the movements of Japanese troops in the Far East!"

Tang Qiuli was overjoyed. Hey, he had been unable to figure out the Japanese moves. The troops commanded by Liu Tiehan did not dare to take any action. The battlefield in the Far East was almost suffocating. Now, Yu Deshui came with information.

, just in time to answer his own questions, "Director Chen, read it quickly!" he urged.

Chen Feng read in a calm tone: "The division pointed out that the Far East Intelligence Center Station of the Intelligence Division learned that the Japanese Kwantung Army and Zhukov's Far East Front Army fought fiercely for two days. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. However, the Japanese Kwantung Army was in a weak situation, and Zhukov had no intention of passing it.

It seems that it has the intention to evacuate the Far East battlefield, and its logistics and baggage troops have already moved towards Chita."

"In addition, according to the latest intelligence, the Japanese base camp has made new arrangements in response to the war situation in the Far East. The Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the Korean Resident Army troops, who originally rushed to assist the Kwantung Army, totaled about 900,000 troops and were divided into multiple routes.

, heading towards the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains in a concealed manner, with unknown intentions. In addition, Prince Zain, Chief of General Staff of the Japanese Base Camp, has been appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Campaign."

"Okay! - Okay!" Tang Qiuli suddenly high-fived and shouted loudly. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, who had just given the order to Sun Zhenbang and returned to the headquarters, jumped up and asked hurriedly:

"Teacher, is it something that makes you happy?"

Tang Qiuli was obviously very excited. He took a long puff of a cigarette, highlighted the light blue smoke, and said with a smile: "I applaud the Japanese, Yu He. The latest intelligence came from the intelligence office. The Japanese army finally has

The move has been made, and it is a big move. Hirohito’s appetite is not small. The two lines of reinforcements, plus the Kwantung Army, and the three lines of Japanese troops with nearly two million troops are heading towards Zhukov’s Far Eastern Front!"

"Look!" Tang Qiuli strode to the military map, pointed in the direction of the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains and said: "Zhukov's troops, after the Soviet Union's Outer Xing'an Mountains Front and Baikal Lake Front retreated in advance, deliberately

In the rear, Zhukov’s intention is very obvious, which is to cover the other two Soviet front troops and evacuate smoothly. He is afraid that the Kwantung Army will take the opportunity to turn around and take a bite."

"If this is the case, it will be a big trouble for the Soviet army. If the Kwantung Army stalks and chases all the way, at least it can slow down the Soviet army's retreat speed. This is absolutely useless for Stalin who is looking forward to reinforcements and his eyes are red.

It will not be allowed. If the main force of the Soviet army in the east is delayed for one more day, Stalin will be in trouble. I am afraid that now he is sending several telegrams a day urging Zhukov and Vasilevsky's troops to return to Europe as soon as possible."

"Zhukov also has another goal, which is to permanently eliminate the Japanese Kwantung Army. Covering and striking at the same time can be said to be a plan to kill two birds with one stone. This move is not a risk, but is actually necessary. Keeping the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Far East will always be a big trouble.

, with the Far Eastern Front Army's one million troops without much loss, they have a good chance of winning against the Kwantung Army's more than 800,000 troops who were beaten half to death by the three Soviet front armies. They can definitely defeat Stalin before he gets angry.

Kwantung Army."

"However, the tenacious combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army greatly exceeded Zhukov's expectations. The battle to resolve the Kwantung Army's superiority turned into a stalemate. This was something Zhukov did not want to see, and he had no time to argue, so he thought of retreating.

In other words, Zhukov also believed that the Kwantung Army had been hit one after another and was no longer able to pursue and entangle them. Therefore, the Soviet Far East Front's logistics and baggage troops took early action to illustrate this point!"

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli shook his head and continued: "Zhukov still underestimated the Japanese's revenge mentality and defeated the Kwantung Army's more than 1.8 million troops to only 7.8 million, with a loss of more than three points.

Two or more, with the virtues and consistent practices of the Japanese people, can they swallow this sigh of relief?"

"Definitely not, and the current position of Zhukov's troops objectively gave the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of the beaten and bruised Kwantung Army to hold the Soviet army tightly and encircle the other two Japanese groups.

Buying enough time, it is not difficult to explain why the Kwantung Army, which was already at a disadvantage and exhausted from long battles, ignored the huge casualties and repeatedly launched counterattacks against the Soviet Far East Front that were destined to be unwinnable!"

Zhao Yuhe and Chen Feng listened quietly to the division commander's analysis. The messy war situation in the Far East gradually became clearer. However, there was still a big question in Zhao Yuhe's heart.

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