Age of Conquest Reborn

The night of April 30, 1942, was destined to be an unusual day. In the vast land of the Far East, in the dark night, the three competing forces were all carrying out their plans according to their own plans.

With intense deployment, more than three million soldiers are about to engage in a bloody fight on this unusual night.

After General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front, held a meeting to deploy troops for evacuation, he felt lingering uneasiness in his heart, prompting him to order the Front Army Intelligence Department to dispatch all reconnaissance troops, with the Far East battlefield as the center, within a range of 300 kilometers.

Outside, deploy a cordon.

In his subconscious, what he needed to guard against was not the independent divisions of more than one million soldiers stationed on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, but the Japanese who made him suspicious. Tang Qiuli's troops would not be there.

When he was entangled with the Kwantung Army, Dongjin joined the Far East battlefield. The reason was simple. It would not be of any benefit to him. Tang Qiuli had a deep blood feud with the Japanese, and he would not take action for the Japanese at this critical moment.

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But in his heart, Zhukov was not grateful to the Chinese. On the contrary, he was full of resentment. Being captured by Tang Qiuli during the first Outer Mongolia War was an everlasting pain in Zhukov's heart. This time, Tang Qiuli actually dispatched a

More than a million troops intercepted and killed the retreating Outer Khingan Mountains Front and Baikal Front along the way, including, of course, the Far East Front that was about to catch up.

To be precise, all Soviet armies are the targets of the Chinese. As far away as General Vasilevsky's Outer Mongolia Front Army, as close as the Soviet troops in the Far East, and the Independent Division troops, suddenly

Appearing on the only way for the troops to go to Europe, it distracted his energy to a great extent. Zhukov believed that Tang Qiuli's move was a typical opportunistic way of adding insult to injury!

In the small town of Delen in southern Outer Mongolia, at the temporary headquarters of the Independent Division, the division commander Tang Qiuli has just replied to Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, the deputy division commander who commands the East Point Force, the North China Field Corps, and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps in the Far East.

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As a result, hundreds of thousands of landmines were buried in the Soviet Union's Trans-Hinggan Mountains Front and Lake Baikal Front on the only way to retreat westward to Europe. In the following days, these mines destroyed more than three million Soviet troops.

Soldiers have suffered a lot.

In the urban area of ​​Khabarovsk in the Far East, Prince Zaihi, the Chief of General Staff of the Japanese base camp and Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Campaign, defeated the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro. The Kwantung Army's troops will all be devoted to the Soviet Far East Front.

During the attack, he should have breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was still nervous. The Kwantung Army was fine. At dawn, the offensive battle was about to begin.

Next, it depends on whether the Far East Expeditionary Forces and the North Korean garrison troops, which are outflanking and outflanking, can reach the designated position on time. And after the Kwantung Army's offensive begins, they can form an encirclement against the Soviet Far East Front troops!

If the Soviet army cannot be encircled according to the predetermined plan, the Kwantung Army musters up its last remaining courage to attack, which will not last for a few days. Under the counterattack of the Soviet army, the nature of its weakness will soon be exposed. That is the real truth.

Tragedy, not to mention the more than 800,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army, they were still unable to completely annihilate the Soviet Far East Front. For the ambitious Prince Zai Ren, such a result was absolutely unacceptable!

Although the commanders of the two armies vowed not only to arrive at the designated location on time and launch smoothly, but also to do so in advance and never to delay, Prince Zairen knew in his heart how difficult it was!

Even if you force the soldiers to run desperately with bayonets, how much time can you get back? Therefore, Prince Zai Ren's heart felt like a boiling pot was boiling. For a while, he longed for Zhukov's troops to be surrounded by his own three-pronged army.

After walking towards the turtle in the urn, for a while, Lao Gao felt worried that the Kwantung Army's few troops had been exhausted, and the troops from the Far East Expeditionary Army and the Korean Resident Army were still running exhausted on the road.

Then, after feasting on the blood of the Kwantung Army soldiers, the Soviet Far East Army boldly caught up with the other two Soviet troops. The three Soviet troops joined together and faced the behemoth with more than four million troops.

What can be done?

The ups and downs and uneasiness almost drove Prince Zai Ren crazy. He wanted to get rid of this emotion, but he couldn't. As soon as he closed his eyes, these random thoughts came to him, "

Bang! - Bang bang!" The door of the office was gently knocked again. This time, Prince Zai Ren was not angry. He very much hoped that a subordinate would report something so that he could get out of this state.

Get out of here for now!

Moreover, from the way he knocked on the door, Prince Zain could tell that it was Major General Yamada, the new head of the General Staff Headquarters who was quite resourceful. "Is it Mr. Yamada? Please come in!" Prince Zain said gently.

shouted, with a gentle tone that made Major General Yamada outside the door slightly stunned.

Major General Yamada pushed the door open and came in. Prince Zairen did not wait for him to salute and said: "Yamada-kun came just in time. Anyway, there is nothing to do for the time being. What can we talk about? Let the guard inform the chef to prepare some sake and authentic Japanese flavors.

Side dishes, let’s have a few drinks to pass the time before the battle!”

According to normal understanding, being able to chat with His Highness the Prince, while drinking sake and eating Japanese-style side dishes, is not a close confidant. Without this treatment, what a privilege it is. The smoke coming out of the ancestral grave is nothing more than that.

Major General Yamada is still not grateful to tears?

Unexpectedly, Major General Yamada's face was very serious, and he said respectfully but seriously: "Sorry, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the staff department does not have time to drink with you. Just now, the confidential room of the General Staff Headquarters received two urgent telegrams.

Regarding the situation of the Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean Resident Army!"

This guy Yamada is so damn smart. He has mastered the game of playing hard to get to the highest level. The two telegrams in his hand are exactly the news that Prince Zai Ren is eager to see through, as if he is looking forward to the news from his own mother.

There was news, and it was great news. Major General Yamada knew this clearly, so he displayed a loyal and typical demeanor of a man of the Imperial Japanese Empire, and unceremoniously declined His Highness the Prince's invitation to drink sake together.

Major General Yamada knew better that not only would His Highness the Prince not blame him, he would also praise him and continue to deepen his good impression of him. As expected, when Prince Zai Ren heard the telegram that was his most worrying issue, his eyes were like hungry wolves.

, a green light appeared, and he asked eagerly regardless of his identity: "What is the content? Is it good news? Yamada-kun, read it to me immediately!" He was even a little scared. He did not dare to read the telegram in person.

Major General Yamada secretly laughed in his heart, "What general demeanor, what royal demeanor, what kind of command and determination, bullshit! His Highness the Prince's current appearance is similar to that of a groom entering the bridal chamber for the first time, and he is at a loss of ground!"

Major General Yamada felt that the heat was almost there, so he unfolded one of the telegrams and read: "The commander of the Far East Expedition Force, Lieutenant General Ono Norigoro, reported that in order to arrive on time and in advance, our headquarters designated a gathering place and used all mechanized vehicles to transport five

A first-class division with about 180,000 troops and four heavy artillery regiments set out early. At present, the advance troops have reached an area less than 150 kilometers away from the battlefield."

"There will be another eight hours or so before the battle can begin. Our main force can all arrive at the designated position before 6:00 pm on May 2nd and launch the campaign in accordance with the orders of the headquarters!"

"Yao Xi! - Yao Xi! That's great!" Prince Zai Ren rubbed his hands and cheered again. He completely ignored his demeanor and paced back and forth in the office as if possessed by an evil spirit.

Major General Yamada saw this and remained calm. After Prince Zain calmed down a little, he took out a second telegram and read: "General Tanaka Shinichi, commander of the North Korean Cantonment Army, reported that our department will strictly implement the general

Your Excellency the Commander’s order, however, because the road conditions are very bad, the marching speed of the troops has been greatly affected. Although we have tried every means, the overall marching speed has not been significantly improved!"

"What? - Shut up!" Prince Zai Ren screamed strangely, interrupting Major General Yamada's words. He was so excited that he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head. His eyes widened and his eyebrows stood up. He was about to

Losing his temper, Major General Yamada continued: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, there are others below!"

"Huh!" Prince Zai Ren breathed out, looking at Major General Yamada with a bit of anger and laughter, and urged him harshly: "Why don't you read it quickly?" He couldn't blame this guy for being mysterious, after all, he was

He interrupted himself.

"Although there were many practical difficulties, all the soldiers of our Korean garrison overcame all difficulties and sent out elite search troops to find shortcuts. With the blessing of His Majesty the Emperor, we finally found a small road that could save a day and a half. For this reason, I

Already five hours ago, eight first-class divisions with approximately 280,000 troops were ordered to advance lightly and take small roads to the predetermined assembly point."

"If there are no accidents along the way, the troops taking shortcuts can arrive at the designated location and launch smoothly before 11 noon on May 1st. At present, the leading troops of this unit have arrived at the battlefield less than 140 kilometers away from the Far East battlefield.

In this area, our main force will continue to march according to the original route, and we can all reach the designated position and start the battle before 5:00 pm on May 2nd!"

Oops, all the dark clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed. The anxiety and worries of the past few days disappeared in an instant. Prince Zairen shouted excitedly: "Go to the west! - Go to the west! The blessing of the great god Amaterasu."

, His Majesty the Emperor’s blessing, the great blessing of the Japanese Empire. In this way, there is no need to worry that the Soviet army will not be a turtle in the urn, and a complete victory in the Far East Campaign can be expected!” He was so excited that he was a little incoherent.

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