Age of Conquest Reborn

The current Prince Zai Ren definitely has the confidence to say this. Zhukov's three outstretched arms were all interrupted. The channel leading from Chita to Irkutsk was completely blocked. Moreover, the Soviet Far East

The three armies of the front army suffered heavy losses, with losses of more than four-fifths of their troops. It can be said that the Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean garrison troops eliminated Zhukov's more than 200,000 troops in one action.

Now, the Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean garrison troops are joining forces to press on the Far East battlefield. He has ordered the Kwantung Army troops, as well as the troops on both sides of the Breya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, to stop the attack, consolidate the existing positions, and prevent the Soviet army from attacking.

Break through from other directions, and when the Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean garrison troops arrive, the remaining troops of the Soviet Far East Front will be compressed into a small area of ​​only a few hundred square kilometers. They are nothing more than a turtle in a urn, right?

Therefore, Prince Zaihi was in a very happy mood at the moment. After sending the telegram to Emperor Hirohito, he was still not satisfied. He felt that the first telegram was too simple and dry, so he immediately took out one

He picked up the letter and started writing again, "Brother Imperial, this Far East campaign has been planned for more than a month, and finally at this moment, we see the dawn of victory. I am here to be happy for the Empire of Japan and Brother Imperial!"

"The entire Soviet Far East Front was annihilated, and the Soviet military strength in the Far East collapsed. The Soviet Trans-Hinggan Mountains Front and Lake Baikal Front troops are still stranded on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, and there is no return to support Zhukov's troops.

The reason for this is, on the one hand, the conspiracy and tricks used by the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, and on the other hand, the Soviet army is eager to return to the European battlefield. In other words, Stalin did not order the two Soviet armies to return to reinforcements!"

"But my brother believes that the two Soviet armies on the line from Chita to Irkutsk have been delayed in advancing westward, which is always an unpredictable factor in the empire's Far East campaign plan. Therefore, my brother's idea is to carry out the campaign as soon as possible.

If the general attack on the Soviet Far East Front is too late, something may happen. Although the Far East Campaign

The preparations are not very complete, but we are sure of victory. In addition, the Soviet army in the Far East no longer exists, and the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli's troops in Outer Mongolia and the Far East will be the next serious problem for the Imperial Japanese Army. Minister

I will prepare a battle plan against the Chinese devil troops as soon as possible!"

From this secret message from Prince Zaihito to Emperor Hirohito, it can be seen that Prince Zaihi's military talent means that the general attack to encircle the Soviet Far East Front has not yet begun. Zaihi is thinking about how to deal with the independent division troops.

, Tang Qiuli commented, "Zai Ren will be our formidable enemy in regaining the Northeast!" This statement makes sense.

The headquarters of the Soviet Far East Front was filled with gloom and mist. When Zhukov saw the commanders of the 15th, 18th, and 21st Group Armies who were evacuating the first echelon, these three bloodstained and miserable subordinates, his face was calm and dull.

Not angry

He blamed them. He didn't get angry, but just said lightly, "Just come back! In that case, no one can do anything. Take a rest. Reorganize the troops quickly. The three of you will be combined into the front army headquarters."

The army directly under my command is under my command!"

The three group army commanders, with their faces full of shame, saluted without saying a word, then staggered away. They thanked the comrade commander for his magnanimity, but they did not know the pain and helplessness in Zhukov's heart at this moment.

The group army had nearly 350,000 troops. Within a few days, only more than 60,000 soldiers came back. The three group armies were reduced to one army, with nearly 350,000 soldiers, just like that.

After successive fierce battles, the total strength of the Far East Front Army has dropped from more than 1.3 million to less than 900,000. The strength of the Japanese army, including the Kwantung Army that has been fighting against it, has

The number increased to more than 1.4 million, which was almost double the strength of the Far Eastern Front.

It was impossible to break through. Ever since the three armies of the first echelon encountered the superior Japanese army in their respective directions, Zhukov understood this. The highest commander of the Japanese army in the Far East was determined to eat him.

With his troops, the cost of breaking through the encirclement was greater and had no effect. Therefore, Zhukov ordered the troops of the front army to switch to defense on the spot.

On the swampy plains between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains in the Far East, which are suddenly warm but still cold, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers, tired and numb from long-term battles, melted one layer during the day and another at night.

On the ground that was as hard as steel, it was difficult to dig fortifications and communication trenches, and to build bunkers and shelters.

For the Soviet Far East Front, switching from offense to defense not only changed hands on the battlefield advantage, but also meant that they were already surrounded by the Japanese army. There was no need to worry about the lack of food and grass inside, and the lack of reinforcements outside.

Among the ambiguities, Zhukov knew this better. A defensive battle in such a battlefield context is not easy to fight. It depends on many factors such as the morale of the troops and the will of the soldiers to fight.

Moreover, there was still a trace of uncontrollable fear in Zhukov's heart. The emergency telegram to the General Staff and Comrade Stalin had been sent for two or three days, but he had not yet received a reply. What he was afraid of was that,

Comrade Stalin does not consider ordering the Transkhinggan Mountains Front and the Baikal Front to return reinforcements. In this case, the final outcome of the Far East Front will be the complete annihilation of the entire army. The Japanese will not let go of such a great opportunity!

On May 10, Prince Zain chaired a military meeting attended by senior officers above the brigade commander level of each unit at the Japanese Far East Campaign Headquarters in Khabarovsk to discuss the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far East Front troops.

During the deployment, hundreds of Japanese senior officers above the rank of major general rushed to Khabarovsk from various battlefields with murderous intent and excitement. At this time, the troops of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean Garrison Army were still fighting desperately

rushed to the battlefield in the Far East.

The conference room was magnificently decorated, with a large portrait of Emperor Hirohito hanging in the center. Prince Zaihi's seat was in the center below the portrait of Emperor Hirohito. Behind him were two dazzling plaster flags, and the red circle in the middle looked like it was soaked in water.

Blood sesame cakes, in the portrait

Emperor Hirohito, with his sparse moustache and arrogant look in his slender eyes, was full of evil and aloof, looking at the shining stars of hundreds of generals below, sitting upright with an arrogant expression on his face.

Their beauty is not inferior to that of their emperor's officers.

These Japanese officers with command swords are all loyal thugs for his domination of Asia and the world. They are also a group of bloodthirsty demons who kill without blinking an eye, especially the officers from the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the Korean Garrison Army. In just a short period of time today,

, there were more than 100,000 Soviet prisoners of war, who were shot, chopped and slaughtered. At this moment, the meeting had not officially begun. These executioners, whose hands were stained with blood, were excitedly exchanging their experiences with each other.

Among this group of senior Japanese officers, I saw Lieutenant General Haruhiko Taichi, the commander of the Third Army of the Far East Expeditionary Force, and Lieutenant General Miio Kikuchi, the commander of the First Army. Unfortunately, the two people were seated very close to each other, with only one in between.

There was a lieutenant general of the North Korean garrison division commander across the road, so two lieutenant generals who were not thinking at all came up with angry eyes before the meeting even started.

Such an arrangement is completely nonsensical. The idea came from the handiwork of Lieutenant General Shinno Ryūaki, Chief of Staff of the Far East Campaign Headquarters. With the help of this military meeting, Lieutenant General Shinno finally left the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood and became so excited.

The battlefield in the Far East, where my forehead was sore, felt a bit strange when I returned to the campaign headquarters after being away for so many days.

Before Lieutenant General Shinno's fresh energy had worn off, he heard rumors that the newly appointed head of the General Staff Headquarters, Major General Yamada, wanted to seek power and usurp the throne. The news was reported quietly by several of his confidants. Therefore, Shinno

General Nonaka was eager to do something to show his presence, and he also warned that guy Yamada that he had better be honest!

His reason is that since the establishment of the Far East Campaign Headquarters, all the Imperial Army troops in the Far East region are one family, and they are all troops of His Royal Highness Prince Zain. There is no such thing as the Kwantung Army, the Korean Garrison Army, etc.

Well, in order to break the previous arrangement of seats in military meetings where each unit belongs to the same unit, we completely disrupted the arrangement and made a cross arrangement. This way, it can better reflect the intentions of His Royal Highness Prince Zain and his subordinates.

Prince Zai Ren did not explicitly disagree with this, nor did he pay too much attention to it. He had more important things to worry about, so if he still had time to take care of such trivial matters, let this guy Xin Ye do it.

, Besides, this suggestion is quite in line with my own thoughts, isn't it? They are all my subordinates, so there is no clear distinction between them.

Major General Yamada, the head of the General Staff Headquarters, saw through Lieutenant General Shinno’s little tricks at a glance, and adopted a cold-looking attitude. Of course, on the surface, he maintained absolute respect for Chief of Staff Shinno and did everything right.

The water did not leak, and he could not find any faults. This made him, who had worked hard, opened his eyes wide, and wished he could use a magnifying glass to find fault with Major General Yamada. He was greatly disappointed. He felt like a tiger eating the sky and having nowhere to bite.

feel!

There was no problem in arranging the meeting seats in this way. They were all generals of the Imperial Japanese Empire, serving His Majesty the Emperor. They killed people for the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and fought under the unified command of His Royal Highness Prince Zain. Who sat next to the other was not a problem.

All the same, even the generals of the Kwantung Army, which had little communication with other Japanese troops and was relatively closed and self-contained, did not feel there was anything wrong. On the contrary, they had the opportunity to get to know other imperial troops.

Therefore, the Japanese officers who participated in the military meeting, whether they had known each other before or not, chatted enthusiastically. This was also in line with the original intention of Chief of Staff Shinno, to break the boundaries between various units and everyone was in harmony. However, against all odds, something happened.

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