Age of Conquest Reborn

General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front, suddenly fell to the ground during the Japanese shelling. However, his guards frightened him and rushed up to him screaming, and pulled Zhukov up from the ground.

Zhukov's guard chief turned pale with fright, and shouted repeatedly: "Comrade Commander, are you not injured? Military doctor—military doctor!—Stretcher, stretcher, come quickly!"

Zhukov patted the dirt on his body, pushed away the weak guards surrounding him, and said calmly: "Why are you panicking? I can't die yet!"

It's scary enough to say that the whizzing shrapnel hit the parapet surrounded by sandbags at the entrance of the shelter department, and it was as terrifying as wolf fangs. Without these sandbag parapets, the comrade commander would have died gloriously now. "Sure enough,

, Just as I thought, the Japanese artillery shells could not tell whether they were generals or soldiers, so I saved my life." General Zhukov smiled bitterly and shook his head, turned around and returned to the depths of the shelter.

Looking at a bunch of statistical tables, General Zhukov felt quite heavy. The Far Eastern Front Army suffered a hard battle. Although it did not consume much in the early battle to encircle the Japanese Kwantung Army, the troops' strength in the subsequent uninterrupted battles

The loss will show up.

So far, the Far Eastern Front Army, which originally had a full strength of more than 1.6 million troops, now has less than 1.2 million soldiers left. In other words, in more than a month of fierce fighting, the Far Eastern Front Army has lost nearly 1.6 million troops.

With a strength of 600,000, and after being strategically surrounded by the Japanese army, the logistics supply lines from Irkutsk and Chita were completely cut off, and ammunition and supplies were no longer enough to support a long-term standstill.

Judging from Zhukov's experience, the Far East Front could hold on for about three weeks at most when it was heavily surrounded by Japanese troops. It was not that the troops suffered all casualties, but that the ammunition was exhausted, supplies were scarce, and there were also a large number of wounded due to lack of medicine.

More than a million people died without timely treatment. How long can they last without external supplies?

"Is it possible that three weeks later, the soldiers of the Far Eastern Front, hungry and holding rifles without bullets, fought against the Japanese army?" Zhukov lowered his head in pain, "Why hasn't Moscow responded to the call? Could it be that Comrade Stalin is determined to

Have you given up on the Far East Front?" He thought to himself, feeling deep reluctance and helplessness, as well as a trace of fear, welling up from deep in his heart.

"Ding, ring, ring!" A rapid ringing of the phone interrupted Zhukov's thoughts. A staff officer quickly walked over and answered the phone, "What? - What is the current situation? Okay, I will report to the commander immediately.

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The staff officer walked up to Zhukov, glanced at the haggard face of Comrade Commander, and said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, we have received a report from the Sixteenth Army in the direction of the Beria Mountains. The Japanese offensive is very fierce, and the pressure on the Army is very high.

There are already many positions in the area. They were broken through by the Japanese army. They no longer have reserves in their hands. Please request reinforcements from the front army headquarters as soon as possible!"

Zhukov was not surprised. He pondered for a moment and said: "Order the Fourteenth Army to immediately reinforce the left wing, recapture the lost positions before dawn, and push back the Japanese army thirty kilometers. Order the Ninth Army to reinforce the right wing."

, before dawn, push back the Japanese army forty kilometers!"

Now that he is waiting for reinforcements, Zhukov is not afraid to invest more troops to fight the Japanese army. If the left and right wings can really push back the Japanese army for thirty to forty kilometers, then it will be helpful to change the passive situation in front of the Far East Front.

With great help, the defense depth in the left and right directions will be thickened to more than 150 kilometers.

However, Zhukov knew that in the absence of external reinforcements, this change in the situation on the local battlefield would not ultimately change the outcome of the Far East Front. "Unfortunately, the desperate plan to attack Manchuria was defeated by the actions of the Japanese Kwantung Army."

Completely annihilated, otherwise...!" He thought with regret, as for what would happen otherwise, Zhukov himself didn't know.

"Comrade Commander - Comrade Commander! Urgent telegram!" Lieutenant General Godaev, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, ran over from the other side of the shelter, shouting and shouting amidst the roar of artillery.

Go up, with surprise and inexplicable excitement!

Seeing the appearance of his chief of staff, Zhukov's heart tightened. Could it be that Moscow had called back? Moreover, it was good news! He was even more anxious than Lieutenant General Godayav, and hurriedly approached him and asked: "Comrade chief of staff, is it?

A telegram from the General Staff?”

Lieutenant General Godayav gasped for air and said: "No - no, it was the high command who called back and ordered our troops to stand still and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, the high command has issued an order that the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army and the Baikal Front Army will

Immediately suspend the return to the European battlefield and turn around to rescue the Far Eastern Front. Comrade Commander, the telegram said that this is a decision personally made by Comrade Stalin! Comrade Stalin will personally command the rescue force!"

The idea of ​​surviving a desperate situation and preparing to die has been lingering in his heart. The sudden telegram changed everything. Zhukov's thinking fell into a blank. This matter was related to the fate of more than one million soldiers of the Far East Front.

The telegram came so suddenly. He had already prepared for the worst and was prepared to be given up by Comrade Stalin. The sudden good news made him unable to tell whether he felt happy or sad.

"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! The headquarters is waiting for our call back!" Chief of Staff Godaev said hurriedly when he saw that the commander was distracted.

Zhukov choked with sobs, and felt a sour feeling in his heart that was not blood but blood. "Comrade Chief of Staff, call back to the headquarters. All commanders and fighters of the Far East Front will strictly implement the orders of the headquarters! Cooperate with the rescue forces!"

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "At the end of the telegram, add a sentence, all commanders and fighters of the Far East Front salute Comrade Stalin!"

"Wait, Comrade Godaev!" Chief of Staff Godaev turned around and was about to leave when he was stopped by Zhukov again. "Immediately send the telegram from the headquarters to the company level to let all the soldiers know.

, Comrade Stalin personally commanded the troops of the two front armies to reinforce us, and every soldier must know it!" He gave rare detailed instructions.

"Yes! Comrade Commander, execute your order immediately!" Chief of Staff Godaev saluted, and then disappeared like the wind. He understood the intention of Comrade Commander, and all the Far Eastern Front Army, which was surrounded by the Japanese army, had

Both officers and soldiers need this telegram!

In the Far East City of Khabarovsk, in the office of Prince Zain of the Japanese Far East Campaign Headquarters, Major General Yamada, the head of the headquarters staff headquarters, was reporting to him on the progress of each unit. Since the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Shinno, was sent to the campaign

After becoming the commander of the rear guard group, Major General Yamada is actually fulfilling the duties of the chief of staff. Regarding this, all the officers in the Far East Campaign Headquarters know very well that sooner or later, this guy will take over as the chief of staff of Lieutenant General Niino.

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Therefore, the status of Major General Yamada has risen sharply in the headquarters, to the point where everyone has to listen attentively and stamp their feet when they cough, and many people are frightened. Although Major General Yamada is as humble and low-key as ever, and does not show off at all, the Japanese troops in the headquarters

The officers all know that the seemingly modest Major General Yamada is a smiling tiger. On the surface, he is very friendly and smiles at everyone he sees, but deep down, he is sincere!

No one knows how many twists and turns are hidden under the amiable appearance. Anyway, he is not easy to mess with. For this reason, Chief of Staff Shinno is simply incomparable to that brainless idiot. Major General Yamada himself knows it.

This, and I am very happy for the officers at the headquarters to fear rather than hate themselves and maintain a sense of mystery. This is one of the basic qualities that a superior must possess.

Standing in front of Prince Zai Ren, Major General Yamada seemed more confident and humble than before. After reporting the situation of all the troops, Prince Zai Ren nodded and did not comment. There was nothing new. The Far East campaign plan was formulated by himself.

The plan was carried out in full swing. The Soviet Far East Front Army was the fish in the net. We had to be careful not to cause any damage to the net because of this fat fish.

Major General Yamada saw that Prince Zairen had no new orders to issue. After saluting, he was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Prince Zairen, "Yamada-kun, don't leave in a hurry. We have a question to discuss. The Chinese Devil Tang

Qiu Li's troops, the Soviet troops blocking the line from Chita to Irkutsk, have not yet broken through the blockade of the Independent Division. Do you think that in a few days, after the imperial army launches a general attack on the Soviet Far East Front, they may

Are you going to come back and rescue me?"

This issue is too big, and it involves enough to affect the success or failure of the Far East campaign plan. How dare Major General Yamada dare to express his position easily? Moreover, from the tone of His Highness the Prince, Major General Yamada is keenly aware that His Highness the Prince is no longer confident. Previously,

Prince Ren absolutely believed that the two Soviet front troops on the line from Chita to Irkutsk would never turn around and come back to rescue Zhukov's troops.

However, Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil, suddenly made such a move, blocking more than two million Soviet troops from moving forward, and stranded them in an area where they could return reinforcements. In other words, there were unexpected changes on the battlefield, and this kind of

The changes were beyond the control of His Highness the Prince, and he was a little hesitant. To be precise, he was worried.

To be fair, with the experience and knowledge of Major General Yamada, it is impossible to make an accurate judgment. On the battlefields of the Far East and even Outer Mongolia, the complicated battle situation in which we are among the enemies and the enemy is among us is complicated and confusing. There are millions of troops from Japan, the Soviet Union, and China.

They are mixed together like a cake, some are about to fight to the death, and some are watching indifferently, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity. Everyone is dazzled when they see it. They are all in the game. How many people can see clearly?

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