Age of Conquest Reborn

The weather is getting warmer, and the ice and snow fortifications have lost their previous solidity. The Soviet army's desperate attacks regardless of casualties have put great pressure on Lieutenant General Haruhiko Taichi, the commander of the rearguard group of the Japanese Army's Far East Campaign who is responsible for the blocking mission.

It took more than a week to stop the Soviet army of one million people, and almost all the efforts of Lieutenant General Haruhiko were exhausted. Now, Prince Zairen, the commander-in-chief of the Far East Campaign, has doubled down on the original task and wants to stop the Soviet army for more than a week.

Time, Lieutenant General Haruhiko is a

Experts know that blocking battles are more difficult to fight as the offensive and defensive battles become more intense, the fortifications are destroyed, ammunition and supplies are consumed excessively, the casualties of soldiers increase, and morale is low.

It gets more difficult later.

Lieutenant General Haruhiko had to consider changing his style of play. If he continued to block the attack in the current situation, he could not guarantee how long the battle rearguard group could withstand the Soviet army's crazy attack.

After returning from the front line, Lieutenant General Haruhiko began to rack his brains to consider this issue. In the offensive battle that had just repelled the Soviet army, the troops suffered more than 50,000 casualties. If the battle continues like this, it may take two weeks.

After that, there will be no troops available in the blocking position. The main reason is the Soviet artillery fire. It is too fierce. Lieutenant General Haruhiko can't understand it. It is also far away from the rear and has difficulty in supply. Where did the Soviets get so many artillery shells?

Our own artillery fired every day and had to move positions at any time to prevent Soviet artillery from retaliating. Despite this, over the past few days, the losses of the artillery in the battle rear guard group exceeded about two-thirds, and the Soviet artillery shells

, as if it was free of charge, there must be an hour of artillery bombardment before the start of each attack. According to this scale of artillery bombardment, Lieutenant General Haruhiko roughly calculated that more than 200,000 rounds had fallen on his position.

Large caliber artillery shells.

"The Soviet artillery is the biggest threat to the defense system, especially after the ice and snow fortifications gradually lose their effectiveness!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko found the root of the problem, but he was still at a loss as to how to solve it.

Dusk in the Far East came as always. The setting sun cast a raging artillery fire on the battlefield for seven or eight days, covering it with a layer of blood-red crimson. With the arrival of dusk, the Soviet attack finally stopped. On the battlefield,

In the rare tranquility, only the lingering smell of gunpowder smoke and blood lingered. A team of medical soldiers walked past Lieutenant General Haruhiko carrying a stretcher. On the stretcher, soldiers missing arms and legs were moaning in pain.

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Lieutenant General Haruhiko watched the team of stretchers go away in trance. As night fell, his mood became more and more depressed, as if the groans of wounded soldiers were echoing in his ears. After returning to the headquarters, facing the dinner delivered by the orderly,

He had no appetite at all. "The soldiers who were able to be carried down by the medical soldiers were lucky. After all, they saved their lives. Those soldiers lying on the battlefield had no chance to feel the pain!" he thought as he shook his head.

A relatively bright gas lamp was hung on the ceiling of the dripping muddy water, illuminating the headquarters buried deep underground. Lieutenant General Haruhiko sat on the shell box and began to open the telegrams compiled by the staff.

Documents, and various statistical tables.

While doing these things, Lieutenant General Haruhiko was still thinking about how to solve the problem of the Soviet artillery. Suddenly, his hand stopped. A letter from the Intelligence Department attracted his attention.

The date of reading the information was already three days ago, but the content inside it, to Lieutenant General Haruhiko at the moment, was like a flash of lightning suddenly flashing through his muddy mind.

"The Third Search Brigade of the Intelligence Department reported that our brigade was ordered to conduct deep reconnaissance behind the Soviet positions and learned that not all of the Soviet troops opposite the Imperial Army were used in the attack. About half of the Soviet troops were

The troops were on guard in the direction facing Chita, and were separated by about 40 kilometers from the attacking Soviet troops. In order to carry out in-depth reconnaissance, our brigade continued to advance deep into the rear of the Soviet troops."

"It was finally discovered that the Soviet troops on alert in the direction of Chita were preparing to deal with the attack by the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli's troops behind the Soviet troops. Moreover, based on the analysis of the distance between the Soviet troops and the reading force troops,

A battle between the two sides could break out at any time!" This intelligence was signed by Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi, commander of the Third Search Brigade of the Ministry of Intelligence.

Lieutenant General Haruhiko smiled bitterly. It turned out that the Soviet army only used half of its forces to attack, which put huge pressure on its blocking line. If they used all their strength, the Imperial Army's blocking line could still hold on for seven or eight days.

Time?

This intelligence from three days ago aroused great interest in Lieutenant General Haruhiko. Not only did he discover that the Chinese devil's troops were right behind the Soviet army, staring at them with eager eyes, but the actions of the Chinese people relieved him.

He could only secretly rejoice that at least half of the pressure was on him. In addition, what attracted Lieutenant General Haruhiko was the gap between the front and rear armies of the Soviet Union's Xing'anling Front mentioned in the intelligence.

"With a distance of more than forty kilometers, the gap is large enough, so the Soviet artillery position must be in the rear!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko's eyes suddenly sparkled, and a bold plan took shape in his mind.

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"Staff officer, inform the head of the intelligence department, General Iijima, to come to the headquarters immediately!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko ordered.

Ten minutes later, the short, bandy-legged Major General Iijima, the head of the intelligence department of the rear guard cluster of the Japanese Army's Far East Campaign, hurried over and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, what is your mission in summoning the staff?" His eyes were tight.

Staring at Lieutenant General Haruhiko, he asked respectfully, Major General Iijima did not dare to underestimate this sudden rising star in the military. Compared with his former commander, Lieutenant General Shinno, he admired Commander Haruhiko more.

Apart from anything else, just thinking about melting snow into water and building a defense system is not the wisdom that ordinary people can have. In comparison, the former commander, Lieutenant General Shinno, who holds the title of chief of staff of the headquarters, is mediocre and incompetent.

More!

Lieutenant General Haruhiko didn't know that at this moment, so many thoughts were flashing through Major General Iijima's head. He was still immersed in his own plan and asked: "Iijima-kun, your intelligence department's third search team

Is the brigade commander Lieutenant Commander Dohashi?"

Major General Iijima replied: "Yes, Your Excellency Commander, the Third Search Brigade is the most outstanding special agent unit of the Intelligence Department, and Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi is an elite who is proficient in reconnaissance. He has detected a lot of things for our battle rear guard group."

Valuable information!"

"Okay!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko exclaimed in admiration, "Iijima-kun, ask Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi to come to the headquarters immediately. I have important questions and I want to ask them face to face!" he ordered, his eyes even brighter.

Major General Iijima's face darkened and he said: "It is very unfortunate, Commander, that Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi lost contact with the headquarters after he sent back this information. More than three days have passed. I judge that Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi and the 3rd

The Third Search Brigade is probably in pieces!"

"Huh?" Lieutenant General Haruhiko was stunned, and a look of disappointment appeared on his face. However, it was normal for a small lieutenant general to disappear into the whirlpool of the battlefield where more than a million soldiers from both sides were fighting. He was just regretful.

, you cannot verify some situations with Tuqiao in person.

"Iijima-kun, Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi is an elite member of the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire. The Intelligence Department must find his whereabouts as soon as possible. We must remember the officers and soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor.

Meritorious service!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko ordered. Of course, a small lieutenant commander would just die, and he did not deserve any special instructions. It was just a gesture in front of his subordinates.

Major General Iijima was so moved that he almost burst into tears. Why? Lieutenant Colonel Dohashi was his brother-in-law. He deserved to receive such praise and concern from the Commander-in-Chief. He was just about to use the topic as a excuse for his own.

The brother-in-law tried to get some benefits, but it was obvious that Lieutenant General Haruhiko's attention was not on this.

Before Major General Iijima could tell his plan, Lieutenant General Haruhiko had already changed the subject, "Iijima-kun, based on the information provided by Mr. Dohashi, I have a bold plan that requires all the special agents of your intelligence department!

That’s all, Iijima-kun, how many search troops does the Intelligence Department have now?”

Major General Iijima was refreshed. This commander, unlike ordinary people, often has unexpected and wonderful ideas. His bold plans may affect the situation of the war. He nodded frequently while listening, and couldn't help but

I am impressed by your commander's boldness and acumen!

"Commander, the Intelligence Department still has a fully-organized search force, with a total of three brigades of more than 2,000 people, and four brigades that are currently performing tasks. However, they cannot be recalled as soon as possible in a short period of time!" Major General Iijima said accurately.

He replied that this is the entire property of the Ministry of Intelligence.

"Not enough - the troops are far from enough!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko shook his head in disappointment and said to himself. His plan required at least five thousand elite soldiers to bypass the front of the battlefield and follow the Soviet Union under the cover of night.

Penetrate into the gap between the two units of the Outer Hinggan Mountains Front, find the Soviet artillery positions, and destroy them as much as possible. If the troops are small, how can they be enough?

Moreover, this is a mission with no return. Sandwiched among more than a million Soviet troops, with the sound of explosions, the small unit carrying out sabotage will soon be overwhelmed by the crowd of Soviet soldiers, and not even a single corpse will be left.

, there is no chance to escape, a typical suicide attack, such an important task, only the search force of the Ministry of Intelligence can bear it. If it is an ordinary infantry, it may not be competent.

Seeing the disappointment on Lieutenant General Haruhiko's face, Major General Iijima also secretly regretted it. If he had reminded the commander to pay attention to the intelligence obtained by his brother-in-law, wouldn't he have made preparations earlier? Why is he now helpless? Two senior generals of the Japanese army, in

Where is the frown?

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Major General Iijima's mind and he said: "Commander, the staff department has a suggestion that can solve the problem of insufficient troops!"

Lieutenant General Haruhiko perked up and urged: "Iijima-kun, if you have any good suggestions, tell me quickly!"