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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2137 The Treacherous Far East Battlefield

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    In the small town of Delen in southern Outer Mongolia, at the temporary headquarters of the Reading Division, on the night of April 28, division commander Tang Qiuli was listening to a report from division chief of staff Zhao Yuhe. The content of the report was about the field battle in Outer Mongolia.  Corps, the upcoming battle to recapture Cullen.  .

    Zhao Yuhe looked at the telegram in his hand and said: "Division commander, according to the report of the reconnaissance unit of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, the remaining members of the 35th Soviet Army Group in Kulun City showed signs of evacuating Kulun. According to the situation observed by the reconnaissance unit,  , the Soviet army, logistics and baggage troops in Cullen City are gradually moving out of the city, and the remaining army unit is also nervously packing up.

    "About two divisions of Soviet troops have already left the city one after another! Judging from the direction of the Soviet evacuation, they want to retreat to the west, toward the Ural Mountains. Their intention is obvious, which is to head towards the main force of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front.  Move closer!"

    After saying this, Zhao Yuhe couldn't help but worry, "Division Commander, the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, as well as Commander Battelle's armored forces, their leading troops will not be able to reach the outskirts of Kulun until 5 o'clock tomorrow morning at the earliest. However,  With the strength of the leading troops, it is impossible to form a situation of surrounding Coulun. I am worried that once the remaining troops of the 35th Soviet Army escape, the Coulun battle plan will be in vain! "

    Looking at the calm expression of the division commander, Zhao Yuhe suggested: "Division commander, should we order the Northern Flying Group to send bombers to bomb the remnants of the retreating Soviet 35th Group Army along the way, in order to slow down their retreat, and order the field operations in Outer Mongolia  The Corps gave up the Coulomb battle plan and instead annihilated the remainder of the Soviet 35th Army in pursuit. What a pity!"

    Tang Qiuli shook his head slowly and asked, "Yuhe, what is the purpose of our Kulun battle?"

    Zhao Yuhe replied without thinking: "According to the division commander's deployment, with the purpose of recovering Kulun, the main thing is to eliminate the more than 70,000 people of the Soviet 35th Group Army who may be in danger on the Chita line behind our army.  Cullen is a nail wedged between the five pursuit troops of the directly affiliated corps and the troops commanded by Deputy Division Commander Liu. He must be removed! "

    "Since the Soviet army has taken the initiative to withdraw from Kulun, hasn't our campaign objective been achieved?" Tang Qiuli said leisurely, "There is no need to pursue. The Soviet army of more than 70,000 people is not worth using a field corps to let them go."  Let¡¯s go, Yuhe, order Sun Zhenbang to enter Culun immediately, give his troops a day to rest, and then assemble and standby in Culun!¡±

    After Zhao Yuhe wrote down the order on the telegram and handed it to a staff officer, he turned around and said to Tang Qiuli with a smile: "Commander, I can now confirm that you have given the Outer Mongolia Field Corps less than five days to complete the task in  Recovering Kulun without destroying the city is an impossible task. You must have expected this situation in advance, just to put pressure on the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!"

    Tang Qiuli did not laugh. Instead, he sighed and said slowly: "Yuhe, this is war. Unpredictable changes can happen at any time. I am not a god. I did not expect that the Soviet army took the initiative to withdraw from Kulun. Among them,  , there must be a reason, it¡¯s just that we don¡¯t know it!¡±

    "However, this result is the best. No shot or bullet is wasted, and Sun Zhenbang's troops do not need to suffer casualties. I do not pursue, the Soviet army can escape safely, and Cullen changes hands unscathed, which solves my worries. Everyone is happy.  What a situation!" At the end, he laughed, like a breeze blowing on his face.

    Zhao Yuhe's eyes twitched a few times, and he strongly agreed with the division commander's statement, "It's just that I just feel that the more than 70,000 Soviet troops are the turtles in the urn, and it would be a pity to let them go!" He added.

    "What a pity -?" Tang Qiuli asked with a smile, and without waiting for Zhao Yuhe to answer, he added: "It's not a pity. In more than ten days, millions of Soviet troops will be crossing the border. By then,  , I¡¯m afraid our appetite is not big enough!¡±

    While the two were talking, Chen Feng, director of the division commander's communications department, came in and said, "Report to the division commander and chief of staff that we have received a telegram from Commander Liu Hongzhang of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps. From now on, the 1st Brigade will stop pursuing the Soviet army.  The purpose is to wait for other troops to catch up and annihilate the two divisions of Soviet troops at their current position," he read clearly.

    Zhao Yuhe became nervous and asked eagerly: "Director Chen, did Brigadier Liu say in the telegram the reason for stopping the pursuit of the Soviet army? Could it be that the first brigade was threatened by a Soviet counterattack? Liu  The brigade commander had a premonition of danger and had to stop the pursuit? "

    Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it over, and said, "Yuhe, don't be nervous, it's not as dangerous as you think. I was impressed by Liu Hongzhang, and spent several days and nights like crazy rushing into the Soviet army."  The beating stopped suddenly when it was going smoothly. Considering Liu Hongzhang's character, it was very rare. He knew that it was just right.It's not easy to close the hand at the right place to withstand the continuous success!  "

    "After annihilating three Soviet divisions and capturing two more, Liu Hongzhang felt that he was good enough! He judged that if the first brigade continued to pursue in depth, I was afraid that it would encounter a strong counterattack by the Soviet army. He alone  The strength of the brigade is not enough for Vasilevsky. It seems that Liu Hongzhang has gained a lot after working as the deputy battalion commander in the baggage department for more than a month! He has calmed down and at least knows that cheap is not always possible.  I took it for myself¡ªhahaha!" Tang Qiuli laughed heartily.

    Zhao Yuhe also laughed and said: "Commander, how do we call back the first brigade? The commander should have an attitude, right?"

    Tang Qiuli asked back: "What are you calling back for? Being on the front line, the brigade commanders know the situation in much more detail than we do. Again, for the pursuing troops, the division commander only requires that the troops' positions be reported at any time.  , as for how to fight, that is their business, I will not interfere!"

    "Yu He, it's been more than ten days since the pursuit started, and the commander has never been involved in the specific battle command. Didn't Liu Hongzhang and the others fight very well? Just don't do it to save worry and effort. What are you doing with your worries? Okay.  , After Cullen's nail was pulled out, a large part of my heartache went away. The rest depends on how the Japanese and the Soviet army fight in the Far East! I sent a telegram to Deputy Commander Liu. The situation in the Far East will be serious.  Pay close attention to the changes!¡±

    The situation in the Far East is still murky and unclear, as if it were dull before the storm. In addition to the inextricable fight between the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Far East Army, there are also those who quietly pounce on the battlefield between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains.  , Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force and Japan's Korean Resident Army, like two hungry wolves stalking in the dark night, moved towards their destination covertly day and night.

    In order to suddenly encircle the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army in the current combat zone, Prince Zai Ren, the Chief of General Staff of the Japanese Army Base Camp and Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Campaign, did not know how much effort was expended. In addition to minimizing radio contact with the two armies, he only  Except for briefings to the battle headquarters at the specified time every day, radio silence was maintained at the rest of the time. Regarding the issuance of temporary orders, Prince Zain took a unique approach, abandoning modern communication equipment and adopting primitive manpower delivery methods.

    Prince Zai Ren was still worried about being so cautious. He had been fighting with the Kwantung Army on the front line of the Xing'an Mountains for two or three years. He knew how powerful Zhukov was. He was an experienced opponent with strong commanding ability. As long as he heard a little  At the slightest sign of trouble, the Soviet Far East Front troops would slip away immediately. It would not be difficult for Zhukov to do so. As long as enough troops were left to resist the Kwantung Army's counterattack, the main force could still evacuate calmly.

    What Prince Zai Ren is most afraid of is this. The big network he has worked so hard to compile cannot be harvested at all. In addition to taking high confidentiality measures in communications, Prince Zai Ren also does not hesitate to provide  The two armies issued an order to kill all rural and urban residents who might expose the marching target on the way, passing by or passing by, without leaving any chickens or dogs behind!

    The Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean Army in India were divided into two groups. After receiving the order from the Commander-in-Chief, they completely released the bloodthirsty killing intent in their hearts, like two hungry wolves with fangs exposed.  They burned and killed all the way. Everywhere they went, villages, towns and houses were empty. Corpses were everywhere, blood flowed into rivers, and everyone was killed. After the Japanese army passed by, the villages, towns and villages were deserted, even in broad daylight.  There were also bursts of howling wolves, and at night, the bones all over the place were as terrifying as hell.

    There were not many residents in the Far East of the Soviet Union. The land was vast and sparsely populated, unlike the Outer Mongolia region. Tang Qiuli gave an order and almost all the residents evacuated to the interior, leaving only empty and empty areas.  The deserted villages and towns, under an order from Prince Zain, the Far East of the Soviet Union were deserted for more than ten years.

    General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front with more than one million troops and repulsed the crazy counterattacks of the Japanese Kwantung Army, has been feeling uneasy recently. On the surface, the Far East Front definitely occupies the battlefield initiative and has been defeated by the three front armies.  Together, they fought to the deathbed and lost most of their troops. The counterattack of the Japanese Kwantung Army troops at this moment is more reflected in the madness before death.

    No matter how you look at it, Zhukov's plan was successful. The Far Eastern Front Army overwhelmed the Japanese Kwantung Army and made it unable to attack. The two units of the Outer Xing'anling Front Army and the Baikal Front Army successfully evacuated the Far East battlefield without any  If there is any obstruction by the Japanese army, in four or five days, we can pass through the line from Chita to Irkutsk and enter the Outer Mongolia region. Then, crossing the Ural Mountains is equivalent to entering the European part of the Soviet Union.

    As for his own troops, according to the plan, after completing the cover mission, he would deal the heaviest blow to the Kwantung Army, and then immediately leave the battlefield and open up along the front two fronts.Open roads and quickly evacuate the Far East.

    To this end, Zhukov has already begun preparations for evacuation.

    ((To be continued.)
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