Age of Conquest Reborn

General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front, stayed up for several nights and carefully formulated an evacuation plan in order for the troops to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible.

The measures and plans started relatively smoothly. The three first echelon armies that were the first to evacuate had already evacuated the battlefield without any interference.

General Zhukov, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, forced himself to eat breakfast unwillingly for the sake of his health. A sudden phone call made his newly relaxed heart suddenly tense to the point of explosion.

The Fourteenth Group Army on the left side of the frontal position suddenly encountered a strong counterattack by the Japanese Kwantung Army. The force dispatched unexpectedly exceeded the strength of the group army. Zhukov immediately realized that this was not a good sign. The position of the Fourteenth Group Army

, the location is relatively remote and has never been the main battlefield for fighting with the Japanese army. At this moment, a strong Japanese army appeared. What did the Japanese want to do?

Could it be that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity for his own troops to withdraw and break through from the weak points of the Far East Front's positions? And thereby delay the withdrawal of the Front's troops?

Zhukov was not afraid of the sudden appearance of the Japanese troops. He was worried about the latter situation. With sweat on his forehead, he walked to the phone in a few steps, reached out and just picked up the phone, "Ding-a-ling! - Ding-a-ling!"

"In the tent of the front army headquarters, the ringing of the phones one after another echoed in Zhukov's ears like thunder.

All the staff members in the tent hurriedly answered the phone, "Comrade Commander, the Thirteenth Army reported that a large number of Kwantung Army troops appeared in their frontal positions. They are launching a crazy attack!" "Comrade Commander, after receiving the call from the Third Army,

According to the report from the headquarters of the Nineteenth Group Army, when the troops were preparing to evacuate their positions, the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side suddenly came out in full force and launched a full-line attack!"

"Comrade Commander, after receiving a report from the Sixteenth Group Army, our unit was about to evacuate, but was suddenly hit by a large-scale counterattack by the Kwantung Army. It is now in a melee with the Japanese army. It is temporarily impossible to evacuate according to the plan formulated by the front army!" "Comrade Commander"

, the Third Group Army, which is responsible for covering the task, reported that the position was fully assaulted by the superior Japanese troops and has been lost in many places!" "Comrade Commander...!"

All the phone calls answered by the staff officers almost repeated the same content. Suddenly, they encountered a large-scale counterattack by the Japanese army, and the voices shouting "Comrade Commander!" mixed into a panicked noise in the tent.

With a "click" sound, the phone in General Zhukov's hand fell weakly on the table made of shell boxes, "Conspiracy! - a huge conspiracy of the Japanese, which has been launched since the Kwantung Army troops started their local counterattack.

Conspiracy! The target of the conspiracy is the more than one million troops of his Far East Front!" General Zhukov instantly understood that he had fallen into a huge Japanese conspiracy!

Using the Kwantung Army, which did not hesitate to consume most of it, as bait, it firmly attracted its attention, and when the battlefield situation changed fundamentally. When the Far East Front showed signs of withdrawing from the battlefield, the Kwantung Army used its broken army to launch a local counterattack, with the purpose of entangling them.

The Far East Front Army was holding back the evacuation, but a half-disabled Kwantung Army could not achieve its goal. The Japanese must have a larger plan outside the battlefield!

The uneasiness he felt foreboding stemmed from this, "This Japanese commander is a tolerant and cunning opponent!" Zhukov muttered, at this time, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield was earth-shattering, and people from all directions could hear it.

With the roar of artillery, the Kwantung Army has fully engaged the Far East Front troops!

Zhukov forced himself to calm down, mobilized all his troops, and carried out a counterattack. With the Kwantung Army's current strength and combat effectiveness, he believed that it would be completely repulsed in no more than a day. In another week or so, the Kwantung Army could be completely defeated.

Buried in the Far East battlefield, but in this case, wouldn't it be playing into the hands of the Japanese? The Far East Front army would be unable to leave the Far East battlefield and would be entangled here by the Japanese army.

As for the larger layout, Zhukov was absolutely sure that outside the Far East battlefield, there must be a large number of Japanese troops encircling the Far East Front. "Order the 13th Group Army and the 16th Group Army of the second echelon.

The group army, stop the evacuation operation, immediately assist the covering troops, and begin to counterattack the Kwantung Army's attack! Zhukov ordered to a staff officer.

At the same time as he issued the order, Zhukov's heart ached violently, and he invested two more armies. The Far East Army had already invested about half of its troops. "The 15th Army, which was ordered to evacuate in advance, immediately returned to its current position.

Expand to the left wing, advance

The 18th Group Army deployed to the right wing at its current position to make defensive deployments. The 21st Group Army immediately rendezvoused with the Outer Xing'anling Front Army in the direction of Chita as quickly as possible! "One order after another,

From Zhukov's mouth, it kept coming out.

Since the Japanese designed a huge encirclement, with two group armies spread out on the left and right wings to make a battle defense layout, it is completely necessary. A group army unit can establish contact with the Outer Xing'anling Front Army and establish a communication channel with each other.

Said to build a corridor for the evacuation of other Far East Front troops, so that the Far East Front troops would not be trapped in the Japanese encirclement!

In a hurry, he was busy but not in a hurry, and made arrangements that were most beneficial to his own side. Zhukov can be said to be an outstanding general among the Soviet generals. Although at this moment, the Japanese troops that Zhukov judged to be encircled have not yet been seen.

, But such a deployment will undoubtedly enable the Far East Front Army to maximize its ability to escape the fate of being encircled. If the communication channel is communicated with the Outer Xing'anling Front Army, Zhukov believes that even if the Japanese army has an encirclement, it will not have the appetite to eat two Soviet troops.

A front army unit.

A series of exhaustive arrangements and nervous and urgent orders almost drained Zhukov's efforts. He sat back on the canvas chair feebly, looking blankly at the sky with dawn outside, and the dark clouds.

The sea of ​​​​Okhotsk was rolling rapidly, and almost before the sun showed its warmth, the eastern sky was covered by dark clouds. The cold wind at dawn became more and more biting, blowing through the tent, the temperature inside the tent, and the wild field.

There is no difference!

Zhukov shuddered, and a chill came from deep in his heart, almost freezing his mind. He was struggling and hesitating in his heart. The way to get the Far East Front out of the current crisis was very simple. It was just a matter of an order.

, taking the eastern region as Su

In the name of the commander-in-chief of the army, he ordered the Baikal Front Army and the Outer Xing'anling Front Army to immediately turn around and return reinforcements. The crisis could be easily resolved. Even if the Japanese army dispatched more troops, they would only be daunted by the millions of troops from the three front armies.

Son!

However, he could not and did not dare to do so. Once the order was issued, relying on his personal relationship with General Kilganin, the commander and political commissar of the Outer Khingan Mountains Front, and General Gregariff, the commander and political commissar of the Baikal Front,

The two troops will return to the rescue at any cost, Zhukov firmly believes in this.

However, how to explain to Comrade Stalin, no! - It is not an explanation, but an explanation. If I order the Transkhinggan Mountains Front Army and the Baikal Lake Front Army to turn back to rescue the Far East Front Army, the situation on the battlefield will not go through a funny circle and then return to the front.

Arrived yet?

They worked hard to formulate a series of plans so that the three front armies in the Far East would not continue to be trapped in the Far East battlefield. The situation on the European battlefield was precarious. The German army had formed a situation of approaching Moscow. The Soviet troops in Europe could not withstand the German army.

A fierce offensive, Comrade Stalin is waiting for the elite troops in the east to go back to save lives?

A serious question was placed in front of Zhukov. How important was the Far Eastern Front compared with Moscow and the European territory of the Soviet Union? In other words, how did Comrade Stalin choose? Zhukov's silent bitter smile gave up the idea of ​​reporting to Comrade Stalin that the Far Eastern Front was about to fall into

After all, the situation of the Japanese encirclement was just my own speculation and judgment. At least so far, the reconnaissance force of the Front Army Intelligence Department has not discovered another part of the encircled Japanese troops.

What if he was just too nervous and misjudged the enemy's situation? Wouldn't it be a big joke? It would delay the time for the three front armies in the eastern region to return to support the European battlefield. At this point, General Zhukov gave up completely and ordered the Outer Xing'anling Front Army

The Lake Baikal Front, the idea of ​​returning to support the Far East Front, and the plan to report the current war situation in the Far East to the General Staff Headquarters. I hope the battlefield situation will not be so bad, right?

"Wait and see, will the reconnaissance team confirm their judgment?" Zhukov comforted himself in his heart. Maybe, deep down in his heart, there was still a trace of luck. "I hope my judgment is wrong! - I hope it is wrong.

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After making the decision, Zhukov's chaotic mood seemed to calm down a lot, but the instinctive feeling of uneasiness deep in his heart became stronger. At about nine o'clock in the morning on May 1, the two armies

After the Soviet troops pressed forward across the entire line, together with the three previous army groups, more than 600,000 troops formed a thick line of defense on the battlefield, stabilizing the battle situation. The Kwantung Army's offensive went smoothly from the beginning.

So far, the edge has been frustrated.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the 15th Division reported that on the front of their attack, the strength of the Soviet army suddenly increased, and our attack was blocked. Now, we are in a stalemate with the Soviet army!" A senior staff officer, after putting down the phone,

Report to General Nanjiro, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have received a report from the 28th Division. The division's troops that broke into the Soviet position were suddenly counterattacked by the superior Soviet army. The troops suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat!" Another staff officer also said

Follow the report.

General Nanjiro's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, revealing the cold light of a hungry wolf smelling blood, "Is Zhukov finally willing to look back?"

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