Age of Conquest Reborn

If Zhukov did not see through the Kwantung Army, and the army, exhausted after a long battle, had a chance to retreat, but did not take advantage of it and still pursued it so stubbornly, Tang Qiuli would never believe it. With Zhukov's military ability, he would have been defeated long ago.

We should smell the conspiracy in it, but why has no corresponding countermeasures been taken so far, causing the Far East Front to remain in a dangerous position? What affected Zhukov's judgment of the battlefield situation?

Tang Qiuli was very puzzled. In fact, he had a share of his own contribution to this. If it weren't for the troops commanded by Liu Tiehan, they suddenly appeared on the line from Chita to Irkutsk and attracted all Zhukov's attention.

Attention, Prince Zai Ren's plan to conceal Chen Cang will definitely be exposed in advance. At least three days ago, Zhukov could sense it. At that time, if the Far East Front Army wanted to escape, it was still somewhat possible, but now, there is no chance.

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However, according to Tang Qiuli's understanding of Zhukov, at this moment, the top commander of the Soviet army in the eastern region should be aware of the danger. "Yuhe, has Deputy Commander Liu reported any news about the Soviet Trans-Xing'anling Front Army and Lake Baikal?"

Front troops, are there any signs of returning to support Zhukov's troops?" he asked.

The return of reinforcements from the two fronts of the Soviet Army was an obvious signal. Zhukov had realized his dangerous situation. The Far East Front alone could not cope with the encirclement of the Japanese army. Zhao Yuhe shook his head and replied: "Commander, it is still difficult to

No, Deputy Commander Liu sent a telegram to the division two hours ago. Starting from this morning, the main forces of the Soviet Trans-Hinggan Mountains Front Army and the Baikal Lake Front Army will gather heavy troops and divide into six groups to forcibly break through our blockade!"

Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows in surprise, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart, "Does Zhukov think that the Far East Front Army can deal with the Japanese army's three-way encirclement on its own, or does he have other plans?" However, he did not reveal this doubt.

Come out, no matter whether the two Soviet front army troops return to aid or not, they have to choose between a dilemma. On the one hand, it is Stalin's death order, waiting for the troops in the east to go back to put out the fire. The German army is fighting vigorously. The Soviet army is in trouble.

Defeat and retreat.

On the other hand, the Far East Front is about to face a heavy encirclement by the Japanese army. Whether to save or not save is not only difficult for Zhukov, but also for Stalin. Several million Soviet troops are pinned down in the Far East, and the Far East Front is facing the annihilation of the entire army.

Danger. This is a question that cannot be chosen. No matter what the Soviet army does, you can just sit on the sidelines and take advantage of it. The loss of the troops will not be big, and it can also create some trouble for the Soviet army. Why not!

"What was the result of the Soviet army's forced breakthrough?" Tang Qiuli asked with interest, putting aside a trace of doubt in his mind.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "Commander, isn't the result already as you expected? Hundreds of thousands of landmines were buried. In the words of Deputy Commander Liu, thousands of thunders exploded, and the Soviet army's flesh and blood flew everywhere.

So far, they have not made even half a step forward. The engineers who sent out mine clearance were beaten to death and wounded by our snipers. According to the current speed, the Soviet army will not be able to pass through Chita to Irkut in less than ten days.

Tsk region!”

In the Chita area, the main area where the Soviet Union's Xing'anling Front troops passed through, there were no fighting scenes with roaring artillery fire and raining bullets, and there were no fortifications across the grasslands, shallow mountains, and hilly areas. There were only a series of explosions from time to time.

The explosion sounded, pillars of earth rose into the sky, gunpowder smoke rose into the sky, the earth suddenly roared, and earth flowers bloomed. The trucks the Soviet soldiers were riding in turned into countless parts and scattered everywhere. The remaining parts of the Soviet soldiers were broken and thrown away.

Go far away.

The elusive landmines caused the Soviet army to suffer a lot. On the roads without any abnormalities, the Soviet army's marching columns would step on landmines at some point. Moreover, not in a certain area, but on all roads.

, there are countless landmines. Since the roads are full of minefields, then avoid the roads, get off the car and walk, avoid dangerous areas, take small roads or even places without roads. However, this will not work. Those landmines seem to be

He was walking normally, chasing the Soviet soldiers to explode.

That road is impassable, and there are mines even on the banks of the civilized rivers. After being bombed many times, paying tens of thousands of lives, and taking in too many wounded with missing arms and legs, the Soviet soldiers became a little nervous.

, everywhere looks like a minefield. It seems that there are a few iron lumps that are ready to explode at any time under your feet. Millions of troops are blocked from Chita to Irkutsk by invisible mines.

There is no way to advance even half a step forward!

Landmines blocked the road, and the troops were unable to move forward. The General Staff sent out another telegram every day to remind them. General Kilganin, the commander of the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front, was anxious and angry. It only took one night, and his voice became hoarse.

Two-eye cloth

Full of red bloodshot eyes, looking at the grassland in front of him that had been blown up by landmines and scattered with dark brown soil, he gritted his teeth in anger, "Damn Chinese, they are so sinister and despicable, they actually resorted to such despicable tricks!" He cursed secretly in his heart.

arrive.

General Kilganin knew that the Chinese Tang Qiuli's independent division troops were the ones who set up minefields for his troops. Apart from that, there was no one else. If the opposite side was the blocking position of the independent divisions, the comrade commander would not have to

If you are so angry and anxious, you can just rush over without risking casualties. However, you are facing a minefield with unknown edges. You can't order the soldiers to walk through the mines with their flesh and blood. Who knows how many mines the Chinese have laid?

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In one night, the Outer Xing'anling Front Army almost tried their best to send out tanks to crush the minefields. The tanks were covered with steel and iron, and the mines should have nothing to do with them. However, the actual situation was not what the Soviet commander thought.

The Chinese, who are so optimistic, cunning and cunning, not only laid anti-infantry mines, but also mixed a large number of anti-tank mines in the minefields. These iron lumps were so powerful that they were specially designed to target tanks. The explosion was earth-shattering.

The thick armor of the Soviet-style "T-42" tank can only be worn on the outside, but the bottom of the tank is a weak point. The anti-tank mines effortlessly tore through the bottom of the tank, destroying the tank weighing more than 20 tons.

Overturned to the ground, after several hours of trying and the loss of hundreds of tanks, the Soviet officer had to painfully admit that the tank mine clearance failed!

If one move fails, another move will be used. The Soviet engineering troops come on stage. The engineers holding minesweepers fearfully step into the minefield. They do not step on the mines, but the flashlights turned on for illumination become obvious targets. They are hidden in the minefield.

dark night

The snipers of the Independent Division fired a round of deadly bullets, leaving Soviet engineers with corpses everywhere. Turn off the flashlight and lie down on the cold ground. It was safe to stay motionless, but how to clear mines? You can't be like a blind man.

Like touching randomly?

When the sky was just getting light, almost all the engineering troops of the Outer Xing'anling Front were shot dead by snipers of the Independent Division. The Soviet commanders, including General Kilganin, were at their wits' end. A staff officer suggested, "

Comrade Commander, why don't we mobilize all the artillery and concentrate it in several main passing directions to violently bombard the Chinese minefields, so that the mines can be detonated!"

This idea seems to work, but it does not take into account the actual situation. How deep the minefields laid by the Chinese are, how many artillery shells are needed, and how many artillery shells are carried by the logistics troops of the Outer Mongolia Front. It is enough for such a waste.

If the artillery shells are used to bombard the minefields, what should the independent division troops do to block the frontal attack? Should the soldiers be allowed to attack the Chinese positions with infantry light weapons?

General Kilganin, who was so anxious that his heart was as boiling as oil, was almost furious at this seemingly reasonable but actually stupid suggestion. He used the following words to evaluate this staff officer, "Stupid! Idiot! Idiot!"

! As childish as a primary school student!" After a few thunderous roars, the staff officer's face turned red, and he hid behind the other staff officers in embarrassment, never daring to show his face again!

The helpless General Kilganin was overwhelmed. A telegram was sent to the commander of the Lake Baikal Front, General Gregaliev. He held on to a glimmer of hope. Maybe there were no Chinese mines in the area where the Baikal Front passed through.

The troops of the front army preferred to go farther than the near, and took a detour in the direction of Irkutsk and crossed the Ural Mountains. Although it took more than ten days, it was still much better than being blocked at the Chita line and unable to move even an inch.

However, a reply from General Gregariff completely shattered General Kilganin's hope. According to what the telegram said, the situation encountered by the Baikal Front was no better than his own, and it was also controlled by the Chinese.

mine, explode

After reading the telegram, General Kilganin felt that he was in the same boat. The two brothers, separated by hundreds of kilometers, were equally helpless and exhausted when facing the minefields laid by the independent division.

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With no choice but to do so, General Kilganin had no choice but to order his troops to advance meter by meter, digging out the mines laid by the Chinese like digging for gold in the sand. Although the speed was as slow as a tortoise crawling, it was still much better than standing still.

He was secretly glad that the Chinese did not use a large number of artillery to carry out fierce artillery attacks on the retreat route of his troops. If so, I am afraid that the Outer Xing'anling Front Army would have to pay an unbearable price of casualties through the independent division's blockade.

When the two Soviet front troops were advancing towards the Ural Mountains at an excruciatingly slow speed, Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the independent division and commander-in-chief of the Far East region, who established a headquarters near Chita, led

A large group of staff officers and guards were on a hilltop only a dozen kilometers away from the Soviet army, holding telescopes and observing the Soviet army's movements with great interest.

Major General Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the East Point, put down his telescope and suggested to Liu Tiehan: "Deputy division commander, why don't we mobilize the artillery troops. When the Soviet troops are huddled together, we can cover them with artillery fire and keep the Soviet corpses everywhere!"

Liu Tiehan did not look back and simply replied, "No need!" "No need?" Yang Ketian was stunned.

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