Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 877: Just Helpless

General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, was overconfident. He only saw the immediate benefits but ignored the risks behind the benefits. Regardless of the dissuasion of other senior generals, he insisted on occupying all Soviet territories in Asia and attacking the Soviet Union.

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He ignored that what he was facing was a big country governed by one party. In terms of natural resources, land area, and manpower, it was simply not something that the island country of Japan could match. Ueda Kenkichi’s approach would make Japan’s top leaders

Many of the big guys in the war did not agree. Although they coveted the territory of the Soviet Union even more than Ueda Kenkichi, their aggressive ambitions were not necessarily worse than his.

However, considering that the Kwantung Army's more than 200,000 main troops had just been transferred from the Far East battlefield, leading to the current results, I couldn't bear to suppress Ueda Kenkichi's interest. In my heart, there was still a trace of luck. If Ueda Kenkichi succeeded, then

But it was a good thing that the Japanese Empire dreamed of.

Therefore, Ueda Kenkichi continued to march into the Ural Mountains, but he did not stop him. He just watched the battle that far exceeded expectations with a nervous and trembling mood. Ueda Kenkichi's mentality at this time has undergone a fundamental change, and he is paranoid.

, full of confidence, and desperate gambling. Of course, the arrogance in the bones of the Japanese also played a major role.

However, Ueda Kenkichi would soon pay the price for his crazy move. The Soviet army, divided into four groups, attacked under the unified command of Zhukov.

attack, and also sent troops to cut off the Kwantung Army's retreat, determined to bury Ueda Kenkichi here.

The first to exchange fire were the armored forces of both sides, the Japanese "Izu" series tanks. This time there was no natural swamp area, which brought them good luck. The thin armor and weak firepower became the fatal weapons of the Japanese tanks.

Injured, in front of the Soviet "T-28" tank, he couldn't even move a round, and he was simply a living target.

As soon as the two sides fought, the Japanese tanks were beaten to a pulp. The tank unit that Ueda Kenkichi had placed high hopes on was completely defeated. It truly became a thin-skinned iron coffin for burying the Kwantung Army tank soldiers. Hundreds of tanks, but

Dozens of them escaped, but they managed to survive by relying on the speed of this Izu tank.

Fortunately, Ueda Kenkichi was not a mediocre person. He also understood that the Soviets were going to fight the Kwantung Army to death. His passion for establishing immortal achievements for the Japanese Empire turned into cold sweat, and he immediately ordered the troops to retreat quickly.

Withdraw to the Khabarovsk area, establish a defensive line, and gain a chance to breathe.

This historical scene unfortunately repeated itself, but the protagonists were reversed. More than 600,000 Soviet soldiers pursued and fought fiercely, and more than 500,000 Kwantung Army soldiers retreated, leaving tens of thousands of corpses on the road.

By the 29th, the Kwantung Army troops were pushed back to the Khabarovsk area.

Fortunately, Amaterasu has not completely abandoned the Kwantung Army, and Khabarovsk is still in the hands of the Japanese. Although most of the Kwantung Army troops on guard have been killed or injured, they were not cut off by the Soviets and retreated here.

Before Kenkichi Ueda could take a breath, the troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front and the Transcaucasus Front had already arrived.

By early December, General Zhukov, commander and political commissar of the Soviet Far East Front, integrated three troops, estimated to have more than 700,000 troops, and moved forward together to push the Kwantung Army back to the Ussuriysk-Arsenyev line.

, the Japanese tried their best, cost hundreds of thousands of casualties, and almost lost all their achievements in the Far East in just ten days.

This was not the most dangerous thing. Kenkichi Ueda could not even withdraw from the battlefield. Zhukov held his breath and held on to the Kwantung Army troops, launching non-stop attacks with cutting-edge troops.

Mu Xinge's intention of revenge was more to vent his anger for his failure in Outer Mongolia. Unfortunately, Ueda Kenkichi and the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army under his command became the victims.

As the situation continues to develop, the Kwantung Army will be driven out of the Far East and lose troops. It is a foregone conclusion that they will be driven back to Manchuria. Even whether Manchuria can be saved is still unknown. Taking advantage of the lingering power of victory, the Soviets will never give up. Japan is immediately in a state of chaos.

Suddenly, Emperor Hirohito was on the verge of going berserk again.

Lieutenant General Ishihara Hikoro, the commander of the Western Front of the Kwantung Army, commanded more than 300,000 Kwantung Army troops, and was fiercely attacking the Jinzhou defense line of Liu Tiehan's east command unit. After nearly a year of operation, Jinzhou has become an insurmountable iron wall and a complete defense.

Facilities, solid reinforced concrete bunkers, light and dark firepower points, and transportation trenches extending in all directions form a complete defense system.

After fighting for several days, the Kwantung Army troops, besides leaving behind a lot of corpses, could not advance even half a step. Ishihara Hikoro was extremely distressed, so he pulled up two heavy artillery brigades and bombarded the Japanese army's defense line.

I thought that using such a powerful weapon, even an iron plate could make a few holes.

He still underestimated the power of the artillery of Liu Tiehan's army. The Kwantung Army's heavy artillery had just fired a few shells, which did not cause any damage to the forward defensive positions of the East Point troops. The position of his position had been accurately determined by the forward observers of the East Point artillery troops.

Send back to artillery headquarters.

Four artillery brigades fired several salvos, turning the two heavy artillery brigades and more than a thousand heavy artillery pieces that the Kwantung Army was proud of into piles of scrap metal. This was not a heavyweight artillery battle at all. Liu

The Tiehan Army has more than 3,000 artillery pieces, and the number of heavy artillery is even more than that of the Kwantung Army. They are all Soviet-style 155mm caliber howitzers.

This is the equipment that Tang Qiuli extorted from the Soviets. Liu Tiehan's army is the first-class main field regiment in the ** division's battle sequence. It received priority equipment. The first time it showed its power on the battlefield, the Kwantung Army

The artillery got a taste of what intensive fire strikes are.

In the Jinzhou frontline headquarters, Liu Tiehan, who was observing the battlefield situation, looked at the spectacular scene of the artillery battle through the artillery mirror, while shaking his head and clicking his tongue, his expression seemed to be very disdainful.

Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the East Point who had just read a telegram, raised his head, with doubts on his young face, and asked: "Deputy division commander, are there any problems with this battle? So far, it has gone according to plan. No.

If there is any deviation, the artillery units are destroying the Kwantung Army's artillery positions, and we have mastered the battlefield rhythm."

Liu Tiehan's expression and movements, in his opinion, were obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the troops. Liu Tiehan didn't even look back and said: "Yu He, if you don't believe me, let's make a bet. The little Japanese commander opposite will definitely

He is a newcomer and has never fought against our East Point troops."

Zhao Yuhe was very interested. The deputy division commander's words were almost magical. How did he know that the Japanese commander opposite was a newcomer? He couldn't help but ask: "Deputy division commander, how can you be sure? I think this Japanese commander's fighting style

, very organized, at least not stupid enough to use a large number of infantry to attack the strongly fortified Jinzhou defense line. From this point of view, this is one of the few Kwantung Army generals who behaves relatively rationally, and should not be a novice.

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Liu Tiehan turned around, probably looking at the one-sided artillery battle, and looked at it without much interest, and then said: "Yuhe, tell me, any little Japanese commander who has fought against any of the main field corps of our *** division

, do you dare to use artillery in such a big way to bombard our position? From this point of view, the little Japanese commander on the opposite side must be a newcomer, and he should have been parachuted in from the Japanese base camp."

Zhao Yuhe was stunned for a moment, then understood. The two looked at each other and laughed. The battle was progressing very smoothly. The two senior generals in the East Point did not have any psychological burden.

Amid laughter, Zhao Yuhe handed the telegram in his hand to Liu Tiehan. It was sent by Tang Qiuli from Dingbian. The telegram read: "Brother Tiehan, can you still bear it? Do you need to get help from the direct subordinate stationed in Shanhaiguan?"

The Corps will mobilize a few brigades to strengthen the depth of defense? The Japanese do not intend to bleed and drive you out of the Northeast."

The smile on Liu Tiehan's face became thicker and he said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, call back the division commander and look forward to good news. The Japanese are destined to make a fortune this time. Ussuriysk and Arsenyev areas in the Far East

, Ueda Kenyoshi's more than 500,000 Kwantung Army troops are entangled by the Soviets, and their momentum is not good. If nothing else happens, the Japanese should come to sue for peace today."

However, despite saying this, Liu Tiehan still felt a little uncomfortable with Tang Qiuli's order not to allow the troops to take the initiative to attack. With the current strength and equipment level of Yidong, the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side, even if they could not all

Eliminating them, killing half of them, is no problem at all.

As Liu Tiehan judged, the Japanese base camp at this time was completely panicked. If the Kwantung Army's more than 500,000 people were wiped out in the Far East, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for the Japanese. Even if Ueda Kenkichi could

Escape intact and successfully retreat to Manchuria, but at the expense of the lives of hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers, fighting for several months in the Far East campaign, will it end with the Japanese Empire gaining nothing and losing troops and generals?

Not to mention Emperor Hirohito's reluctance, even if all Japanese people can't swallow this breath, the Empire of Japan has never done anything without taking advantage of it, except of course dealing with that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. Hirohito now understands that he is once again in trouble.

Tang Qiuli was fooled.

The Fengtian and Liaodong Peninsula campaigns launched by Tang Qiuli's troops were a conspiracy from the beginning. The only purpose was to transfer the main force of Ueda Kenkichi's Kwantung Army back from the Far East to create conditions for Timoshenko to break out. Maybe

, this is one of the main conditions for Tang Qiuli to reach a secret agreement with the Soviets.

It's too late to understand now. There is no chance of success with Hikoro Ishihara, and there is no danger for the time being. However, the situation with Ueda Kenkichi cannot be delayed. If it continues, hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops will be eaten by the crazy Soviets.

With no choice but to lose, Emperor Hirohito chose the only feasible way.

He said to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Immediately send a special envoy to sue for peace with Tang Qiuli, saying that the Japanese Empire agrees to all the conditions he proposed, including the five tons of gold." He spoke very calmly, but everyone around His Majesty the Emperor

All the important ministers clearly heard the cry and absolute helplessness in His Majesty the Emperor's words.

(To be continued)