Age of Conquest Reborn

General Zhukov, who was lying on the shell box in the hazy state, suddenly jumped up and ran to the tent door in a few steps. Without a telescope, he could see that in addition to the south direction, there were countless missiles in the other three directions.

The artillery shells, trailing dark red tail flames in the dark night sky, continued to fall on their position.

"What? The Japanese army actually launched an attack at night!" Zhukov was shocked. Only four or five hours after the fighting subsided, the Japanese army launched another attack. "It seems that the Japanese army was determined to eat us, but it turned out to be the opposite."

Routine!" he thought.

"Staff officer, call the forward position immediately and inquire about the situation!" Zhukov ordered loudly.

At this time, Lieutenant General Godayav, the chief of staff of the front army, also hurried into the tent, "Comrade Commander, the Japanese army has launched an attack again. The tent is not safe. Guards, escort Comrade Commander into the shelter immediately!" He did not care about many things!

, ordered loudly.

But Zhukov did not move and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's nothing to make a fuss about. During the day, the Japanese army cannot take advantage, and the same cannot be said at night. What's more, fighting at night is more conducive to our defense. However, the Japanese army in three directions

The troops all launched an attack at the same time, why is there no movement in the direction of the Kwantung Army? It’s abnormal!”

As soon as the artillery fired, Colonel Yokota's face immediately turned pale, "Damn, the artillery attack happened at this time!" In less than five minutes, the Soviet troops on the position would notice the enemy on the high ground.

Abnormal, not to mention, there are

The defenders of the two infantry companies and the two artillery companies, and the team members he led were simply unable to deal with them all. Once the Soviet troops on the left and right sides noticed something was wrong, they swarmed in, including himself and the Mountain Forest Combat Team.

, they all have to be broken into pieces here.

"Hayagu! - Hayagu!" Colonel Yokota shouted in a low voice urgently and fiercely. He had already seen that the Soviet soldiers in other directions on the position were already shouting for passwords to communicate, and the second

Of the first batch of soldiers, more than half failed to reach the commanding heights.

At this time, there was no room for hesitation. Colonel Yokota suddenly jumped into the trench, drew out his command knife, and shouted loudly: "Don't hide, rush into the Soviet fortifications immediately!" The Japanese soldiers who were still crawling on the snow immediately stood up and went crazy.

Colonel Yokota jumped down from the trench, grabbed a soldier, swung his command sword, cut off the military iron barrel tied to the soldier going north, raised his command sword, and stabbed it hard.

There was a dull dull sound, and the iron barrel burst. The liquid inside flowed out, exuding a strong smell of gasoline in the night. What more than a thousand Japanese soldiers were carrying on their backs turned out to be gasoline.

Yokota's actions reminded the Japanese soldiers who were busy taking off the gasoline barrels from their bodies. They worked in pairs and cut the ropes. The barrels of gasoline soon flowed in the trenches made of ice and snow, and along the way

The height spreads towards the two wings.

At this time, the Soviet soldiers who were awakened by the sound of artillery discovered the abnormal situation on the commanding heights. In the blink of an eye, dense light and heavy machine gun bullets swept over them. The Japanese soldiers who were busy getting gasoline fell down, and the oil drums on their bodies fell down.

Before the Japanese soldiers had time to put them down, the oil drums were hit by bullets. With a "boom!", huge fireballs burst out from their bodies. The Japanese soldiers immediately became burning people. The smell of barbecue filled the air.

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Colonel Yokota looked at the soldiers struggling in the fire, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched a few times. Those were soldiers he had strictly trained, and they were all elites in the Kwantung Army. They were burned alive by the gasoline on their bodies.

Death, heart-wrenching pain, "Evacuate immediately!" He ordered loudly, and the remaining Japanese soldiers quickly jumped out of the trenches and rolled down the snowy slope. They all knew that in a few minutes, more than a thousand meters to the left and right,

, will turn into a sea of ​​fire.

Colonel Yokota was rolling on the snow. Although his body was in severe pain from the protruding snow chunks and stones, he was really excited. The whole plan was completed according to his own plan, except for the sudden artillery fire.

With more than 100 meters of soldiers away, the action was perfect.

This is the strategy that Colonel Yokota dedicated to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro. Facing the Soviet fortifications made of ice and snow, conventional attacks would be of no use. Yokota’s plan was to send a small number of troops mainly to the mountain combat team,

Led by himself, he made a sneak attack on the commanding heights guarded by the Soviet army and did it

Remove the Soviet sentries without disturbing other Soviet troops. Then, more than a thousand soldiers, each carrying a barrel of thirty kilograms of gasoline. From the commanding heights, the gasoline will flow along the fortifications to the left and right of a thousand soldiers.

After all the attacking troops have withdrawn, throw grenades and ignite the gasoline.

In this way, a breach of more than two thousand meters wide will be formed. It is impossible for Soviet soldiers to survive in the flames of gasoline. Then, they will concentrate their artillery fire and bombard the sides and rear of the breach to prevent the Soviet troops from blocking the breach.

The imperial troops immediately attacked and controlled this breach, which was equivalent to opening a big gap in the Soviet army's impregnable ice and snow defense line.

As for whether the attacking Kwantung Army infantry can withstand the Soviet counterattack and hold the breakthrough, that is not a matter for Colonel Yokota to worry about. What he should do himself has been done, and the rest is the task of the infantry.

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After rolling to the foot of the mountain, Colonel Yokota turned over and jumped up. It only took a few minutes to gather his troops. Looking back, on that commanding height, there was already a huge fire, and the flames were soaring into the sky. The figures of the Soviet soldiers were in the fire.

Running in panic, of course, there were more than a hundred imperial soldiers who stayed on the position. I am afraid that their bodies were burnt at this moment. This action was perfect.

The only thing that made Colonel Yokota regretful was that according to his plan, not a single soldier would be killed or injured in this operation. He would quietly attack and evacuate quietly, leaving only more than three tons of gasoline and fire all over the place for the Soviets. However, Amaterasu

With the blessing of God, a strong wind blew up at night, giving him the greatest cover for his actions. This seemingly risky plan was finally completed. "Return to the team!" He gave a short command, and the figures of the Japanese soldiers disappeared into the night.

About three kilometers away from the commanding heights of the burning Soviet position, several natural boulders formed a clever hiding place. General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, rubbed his hands excitedly and hurriedly walked on the snow.

walking back and forth, shining riding boots, stepping on

On the snow, there was a "crunch-crunch!" noise, "Kaishi! - Big and beautiful! It's a perfect move! - This Yokota is really good!" Even with a dozen or so people around him

The general at the headquarters, General Nanjiro, also made no secret of his praise for Yokota.

I remembered that before taking action, after listening to Colonel Yokota's plan, I was so surprised that I couldn't help but say, "This guy is probably crazy because he wants to make a great contribution. He ran away with such an unreliable action."

It’s ridiculous to dedicate it to myself!” However, as Yokota elaborated in depth, he gradually became attracted to it. Perhaps, this was an opportunity to break through Zhukov’s ice and snow defense line.

Even if it fails, you can still try it. Anyway, if the operation fails, the dispensable mountain combat team will be lost. This is also the main reason why General Nanjiro approved Colonel Yokota's seemingly impossible plan.

If you are planning, you might as well take a sideways approach, perhaps, there will be unexpected results.

From the bottom of his heart, General Nanjiro did not believe that Yokota's operation could be successful. However, he still ignored the dissuasion of his chief of staff and led a group of generals from the headquarters to a place only three kilometers away from the Soviet position, intending to witness it with his own eyes.

Look, this Yokota assured himself that the operation would be successful. His mountain forest combat team was so elite. Sneak attacks and whistle blows were child's play.

To a large extent, General Nanjiro was curious. For this reason, he did not hesitate to suppress the order of Prince Zaihito, the commander-in-chief of the Far East Campaign, and all the Kwantung Army troops preparing to attack postponed the attack time for two hours.

When the Imperial Army from other directions launched an attack, the overwhelming sound of artillery made General Nanjiro startled. He did not curse. This was a unified order from the Far East Campaign Headquarters. He had no power to stop it. He could do nothing.

, that is, the Kwantung Army

The troops gave Yokota two hours. "The sound of artillery must have alerted the Soviet soldiers on the position. Yokota's mountain combat team will probably not be able to come back, and will be drowned in the sea of ​​Soviet soldiers!"

"General Nanjiro thought with a little regret.

General Nanjiro shook his head in a funny way, "I actually came all the way to the front line because of a senior officer's unreliable and even bizarre actions. Is there nothing I can do? So I was so sick that I rushed to the hospital?" He said

I thought with self-deprecation.

General Nanjiro, who lost interest in watching the battle, turned around and walked back, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, look at the fire! There is a fire on the commanding heights of the Soviet position!" Suddenly, a major general shouted loudly.

General Nanjiro turned around suddenly. When he saw the flames bursting into the sky, he could hardly believe his eyes. He raised his telescope and took a closer look. Indeed, it was the attack point planned by Colonel Yokota. "Inform me immediately."

According to the order, all artillery groups immediately carry out blockade bombardment centered on the commanding heights, within a range of four thousand meters to the left and right, and within a depth of five thousand meters of the Soviet position!"

"At the same time as the bombardment, the 107th Division and the 113th Division, as the first offensive echelon, immediately seized the breakthrough and expanded to the two wings. The three divisions belonging to the Sixth Army and the three divisions belonging to the Third Army

The troops of the three divisions, as the second echelon, immediately attacked in depth behind the Soviet position after the first echelon controlled the breakthrough! The remaining troops, as the third attack echelon, were ready to attack at any time!"

"Yo Xi! Break through Zhukov's defense line now!" General Nanjiro said to himself.

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