Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Asilov, commander of the Fifteenth Army of the Soviet Far East Front, knew very well that without the natural barrier of the Aldan River, the Army Group would have no advantage at all when facing the strength of a Japanese battle group, ensuring that the left flank of the Front's evacuation channel

Safety is just an empty talk. We are lucky not to be eaten by the Japanese army!

The gap in troop strength and the comparison of troop morale all showed without exception that the Fifteenth Army was at an absolute disadvantage. Our own troops were soldiers who had fought for a long time. They had withdrawn all the way here from the battlefield in the Far East. The Japanese army was a cutting-edge force.

Once again, the idea of ​​using a sudden attack to occupy Aldan and the east coast and establish defensive positions came to nothing. After thinking sharply, Lieutenant General Asilov had to painfully admit that he had lost a move, and...

A very fatal move.

"Order, the troops of the group army are to withdraw across the entire line and re-establish a defensive line on the Gadakar line!" Lieutenant General Asilov made a prompt decision and issued the absolutely correct order. The most important thing to do now is to make the group army troops

He was not too optimistic about his decision to break away from contact with the Japanese army and gain a chance to catch his breath. Perhaps he could withstand the Japanese army for a while.

There is no doubt that the response measures taken by Lieutenant General Asilov are correct. However, this is not the worst situation. Lieutenant General Haruhiko, commander of the Third Army of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, is determined to win an unprecedented victory and establish a

In order to arouse the military power of the Third Army, the preset killing moves came in handy.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Soviet troops that were attacked by our artillery did not take offensive action, but retreated across the board!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko, who had a calm face and closed his eyes to rest, suddenly heard a staff officer's report.

Opening it, a fierce light passed by.

"Want to evacuate? - It's too late!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko said to himself. Then, his voice turned cold, "Order, the troops on the left and right wings to immediately attack across the board, cut off the Soviet army into several sections, and separate them.

Annihilate it!" he said hastily.

Lieutenant General Haruhiko assembled all the artillery units of the Third Army on the frontal position. Hundreds of large-caliber artillery were arranged on a front line that was dozens of kilometers long. The muzzles of the guns continued to spit out hot metal projectiles, which flew across the night.

The sky under the curtain shrouded the First Army of the Fifteenth Army in smoke and flames of war.

The bombardment came so suddenly. The troops of the First Army of the Fifteenth Army had not had time to deploy. The Japanese artillery shells fell on their heads. The fire was shining, and the broken shrapnel screamed and whirled, cutting into the Soviet soldiers.

Their bodies, blood and limbs were scattered on the snow-covered ground. As soon as the battle began, the Soviet army suffered heavy casualties. So many troops were crowded together, and a shell fell. Several people would be blown up.

Soldier.

The Japanese troops on both wings suddenly burst out like ghosts. The Soviet troops, who were busy retreating, had no idea that they would be attacked from the two wings. They immediately fell into chaos and were in the unfavorable position of being attacked on both sides. In the dark, another

It is unclear how many Japanese troops came out. Just as Lieutenant General Haruhiko ordered, the three armies of the Soviet Fifteenth Group Army plus the troops directly under the group army were cut into several disconnected sections by the Japanese army.

Lieutenant General Haruhiko's trump card was launched at the perfect time. The two Japanese division commanders on the left and right wings, commanding the troops to attack across the entire front, had to admire Lieutenant General Haruhiko's power at this time. The Soviet army was busy dealing with the frontal positions.

On the night of the sudden bombardment by the imperial army's artillery, when they were eager to leave the battlefield, it was also the moment when they were most vulnerable to attack. The order was issued just right. Under the cover of the night, the troops of the two divisions managed to attack four or five divisions.

of power.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I received a telegram from the attacking divisions on the left and right wings. The attack went very smoothly. The Soviet army has been cut into sections and is being encircled and annihilated in sections!" A staff officer's face lit up and he hurried in. He was happy and reported loudly.

arrive.

"Huh!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko exhaled a long breath. It was only at this moment that he was completely relieved. The initiative on the battlefield was already in his own hands. If he took a risk, the benefits would be the greatest. He didn't dare to hope.

, with the strength of the Third Army, it can kill hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in one group. However, it is still possible to kill more than half of the Soviet troops. From the perspective of Lieutenant General Haruhiko's approach, in fact,

He somewhat disobeyed the orders of the dispatched army headquarters.

The mission of the Third Army is to block the Soviet army on the west bank of the Aldan River. The dispatched army headquarters did not give orders to actively attack the Soviet army. In other words, it would be good if the Third Army could hold the west bank of the Aldan River and attack the Soviet army.

The tasks of the Fifteenth Group Army of the Chinese Army were completed by the First Army of the Dispatch Army, which was composed of an A-class division that had been withdrawn from the battlefield as the backbone, and was accompanied by veterans who accounted for the majority of the main force of the three divisions.

The mission of the Third Army is to block the Soviet Army and create opportunities for the First Army to annihilate the enemy. When he thought of this, Lieutenant General Haruhiko felt a little aggrieved. His risky move was also based on this idea.

"It's time. Order the two divisions in the frontal position to attack on all fronts!" He gave the order decisively.

On the night of May 3rd, the east bank of the Aldan River in the Far East became a battlefield of melee. The three divisions of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Army's Third Army had more than 100,000 troops, and the Soviet Far East Front's 15th Group Army had more than 120,000 troops. Both sides

A total of more than 200,000 soldiers fought in a melee on an area of ​​dozens of square kilometers in the dark night.

There were gunshots everywhere like exploding beans, grenades were not exploding into a ball of fire, the soldiers on both sides were mixed together, and the artillery had lost its effect. If you carefully observe the battlefield, the situations of both sides in the melee are different.

The Japanese army attacked in a purposeful and orderly manner. The four divisions fought in a very orderly and rhythmic manner. Two divisions attacked frontally, and two divisions attacked from the left and right flanks. They controlled the initiative on the battlefield. The Soviet army was passive and hasty.

Time to take on the challenge, and from the very beginning, he fell into a disadvantage

,In terms of intelligence, there was also asymmetry. Lieutenant General Haruhiko had a clear grasp of the situation of the Fifteenth Army, but Lieutenant General Asilov, after being suddenly attacked on the left and right wings, mistakenly believed that the Fifteenth Army had been attacked.

Arriving at the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force's offensive.

Moreover, judging from the intensity of the battle and the scope of the battlefield, the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force had an attempt to encircle the 15th Group Army. Therefore, the orders issued by Lieutenant General Asilov to the troops of the group army were almost unanimous, "

Break away from contact with the Japanese army as soon as possible, retreat quickly to avoid the danger of being encircled by the Japanese army, and establish a position on the Gedakar line!"

One side wanted to retreat, while the other side took advantage of the advantage and fought hard. The outcome of the battle can be imagined. After fighting until dawn the next day and a night of melee, the Soviet 15th Army paid a heavy price in casualties and finally escaped.

After being attacked by the Japanese army, they retreated hastily. Of the more than 120,000 troops, only one and a half troops, more than 70,000 people, were able to retreat to the front line of Gadakar. The remaining more than 50,000 soldiers, more than 30,000 were killed on the spot.

, and the rest were captured by the Japanese army.

An unprecedented victory inspired the morale of the Third Army. The four division commanders who were on the front line, commanding their troops and taking advantage of the fight, did not bother to wash away the smoke all over their bodies.

They all rushed to the military headquarters in unison. This time, they did not come to show off their seniority and confront Commander Haruhiko. Instead, they prepared full words of flattery and admiration to express their respect for Commander Haruhiko.

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On the way to the military headquarters, the four division commanders met together and couldn't help but sigh to each other, "Although Commander Haruhiko took a risk, he succeeded after all. There may be some luck in it. For example, the Soviet army was unprepared.

For another example, the imperial army was well concealed, but no matter how you say it, they commanded a great victory, defeated a Soviet army group, and killed tens of thousands of people. To be fair, if it were me, I wouldn't dare to do this!"

Arriving at the military headquarters, the four already impressed division commanders deliberately tidied up their military uniforms. In the past, they would not have been so respectful. After shouting a report, they walked into the headquarters with military steps.

, just when he was about to speak, he saw Commander Haruhiko standing in the middle of the ground with an ugly face, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes?

What is going on? Before the four division commanders could figure out the situation, Lieutenant General Haruhiko said slowly: "Gentlemen, you are here just in time. I just received a telegram from the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Miio Kikuchi.

Take a look!" After saying that, he shook his head and signaled to the staff.

The four confused division commanders received the telegram. It seemed that the telegram was from Lieutenant General Miio Kikuchi, commander of the First Army of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, who consulted Lieutenant General Haruhiko, the commander of the Third Army, "Commander Haruhiko,

I was shocked to hear that your troops rashly launched an attack on the Soviet 15th Army before our First Army arrived on the battlefield. I believe that this move is a risk. The quality of the soldiers and combat effectiveness of the Third Army cannot be guaranteed.

Take on such an important responsibility!”

"Commander Haruhiko is reminded that according to the order from the dispatched army headquarters, your unit is to cooperate with the First Army in operations. Therefore, I order your unit to immediately stop the offensive operations and hold the position on the west bank of the Aldan River. In addition, our First Army troops,

You will arrive at the battlefield in five hours. During this period, your troops must not take any rash actions to avoid destroying the unified campaign plan of the dispatched army headquarters. Otherwise, you will bear all the consequences. First

Army Commander Miio Kikuchi."

After reading the telegram, the four excited division commanders were furious. Isn't this too much bullying? Some of them looked down upon them. Our Third Army had already killed more than half of the Soviet Fifteenth Group Army.

At this time, your First Army came up to pick peaches. It took the credit without any effort and refused to let us move. It would take five hours for your First Army to arrive. Damn it, by that time,

The Soviets have run away long ago!

Miio Kikuchi is also a veteran on the battlefield. You can still say such nonsense. Bah! I have seen shameless people. I have never seen such shameless people. Four Japanese division commanders cursed indiscriminately.

stand up!

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