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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2167: Egg-Paining Tricks

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    The current Prince Zai Ren is absolutely confident to say this. Zhukov's three outstretched arms were all interrupted. The channel leading from Chita to Irkutsk was completely blocked. Moreover, the Soviet Far East  The three armies of the front army suffered heavy losses, with more than four-fifths of their troops lost. It can be said that the Far East Expeditionary Force and the Korean Garrison Army eliminated Zhukov's more than 200,000 troops in one action.

    Now, the Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean garrison troops are joining forces to press on the Far East battlefield. He has ordered the Kwantung Army troops, as well as the troops on both sides of the Breya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, to stop the attack, consolidate the existing positions, and prevent the Soviet army from attacking.  Break through from other directions, and when the Far East Expedition Force and the North Korean garrison troops arrive, the remaining troops of the Soviet Far East Front will be compressed into a small area of ??only a few hundred square kilometers. This is nothing more than a turtle in a urn, right?

    Therefore, Prince Zaihi was in a very happy mood at the moment. After sending the telegram to Emperor Hirohito, he was still not satisfied. He felt that the first telegram was too simple and dry, so he immediately took out one  He picked up the letter and started writing again, "Brother Imperial, after more than a month of planning for this Far East campaign, I finally saw the dawn of victory at this moment. I am here to be happy for the Empire of Japan and for Brother Imperial!"

    "The entire Soviet Far East Front was annihilated, and the Soviet military strength in the Far East collapsed. The Soviet Trans-Hinggan Mountains Front and Lake Baikal Front troops are still stranded on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, and there is no return to support Zhukov's troops.  The reason is, on the one hand, the conspiracy of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, and on the other hand, the Soviet army is eager to return to the European battlefield. In other words, Stalin did not order the two Soviet armies to return to reinforcements! "

    "But my brother believes that the two Soviet armies on the line from Chita to Irkutsk have been slow to advance westward. This is always an unpredictable factor in the empire's Far East campaign plan. Therefore, my brother's idea is to carry out the campaign as soon as possible.  If the general attack on the Soviet Far East Front is too late, something may happen. Although the preparations for the Far East campaign are not very complete, we are sure of victory. In addition, the Soviet army in the Far East no longer exists, and the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli is in Outer Mongolia and the Far East.  The troops in the area will be the next serious threat to the Imperial Japanese Army, and I will prepare a battle plan against the Chinese devil troops as soon as possible!"

    From this secret message from Prince Zaihito to Emperor Hirohito, it can be seen that the military talent of Prince Zaihito and the general attack to encircle the Soviet Far East Front have not yet begun.  Zai Ren was thinking about how to deal with the independent division troops. Tang Qiuli commented, "Zai Ren will be our strong enemy in regaining the Northeast!" This statement makes sense.

    The headquarters of the Soviet Far East Front was filled with gloom and mist. When Zhukov saw the commanders of the 15th, 18th and 21st Group armies who were evacuating the first echelon, these three bloody and embarrassed subordinates, Zhukov's face was calm and dull.  He did not rebuke them angrily.  He didn't get angry, he just said lightly, "Just come back! In that case, no one can do anything, so take a rest. Reorganize the troops quickly, and the three of you will be combined into an army directly under the front army headquarters.  Under my command!"

    The three group army commanders, with faces full of shame, saluted without saying a word, then staggered away. They thanked the comrade commander for his magnanimity, but they did not know the pain and helplessness in Zhukov's heart at this moment.  The group army had nearly 350,000 troops. Within a few days, only more than 60,000 soldiers returned. The three group armies were reduced to one army, with nearly 350,000 soldiers, just like that.

    After successive fierce battles, the total strength of the Far East Front Army has dropped from more than 1.3 million to less than 900,000. The strength of the Japanese army, including the Kwantung Army that has been fighting against it, has  The number increased to more than 1.4 million, almost double the strength of the Far Eastern Front.

    It was impossible to break through. Ever since the three armies of the first echelon encountered the superior Japanese army in their respective directions, Zhukov understood this. The highest commander of the Japanese army in the Far East was determined to eat him.  With his troops, the price of breaking through the encirclement was greater and had no effect. Therefore, Zhukov ordered the troops of the front army to switch to defense on the spot.

    Just between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains in the Far East, which are suddenly warm and cold, on the swampy plains, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers, with the fatigue and numbness of long-term battles, melted one layer during the day and another at night.  On the ground that was as hard as steel, it was difficult to dig fortifications and communication trenches, and to build bunkers and shelters.

    For the Soviet Far East Front, the shift from offense to defense not only changed the battlefield advantage, but also meant that they were surrounded by the Japanese army. There was no need to worry about the lack of food and grass inside, and the lack of reinforcements outside.  Between the ambiguities, Zhukov knew this better. Such a defensive battle in the battlefield context is not easy to fight, and it is related to the morale of the troops.??Soldiers' fighting will and many other factors.

    Moreover, there was still a trace of uncontrollable fear in Zhukov's heart. The emergency telegram to the General Staff and Comrade Stalin had been sent for two or three days, but he had not yet received a reply. What he was afraid of was that,  Comrade Stalin does not consider ordering the Transkhinggan Mountains Front and the Lake Baikal Front to return reinforcements. If this is the case, the final outcome of the Far East Front will be the complete annihilation of the entire army. The Japanese will not let go of such a great opportunity!

    On May 10, Prince Zain chaired a military meeting attended by senior officers above the brigade commander level of each unit in Khabarovsk, the Japanese Far East Campaign Headquarters, to discuss the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far East Front troops.  After the deployment, hundreds of senior Japanese officers at the level of major general and above rushed to Khabarovsk from various battlefields with murderous intent and excitement. At this time, the troops of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the North Korean Garrison Army were still fighting desperately  rushed to the battlefield in the Far East.

    The conference room was magnificently decorated, with a large portrait of Emperor Hirohito hanging in the center. Prince Zaihi's seat was in the center below the portrait of Emperor Hirohito. Behind him were two dazzling plaster flags, and the red circle in the middle looked like it was soaked in water.  The bloody sesame cake, Emperor Hirohito in the portrait, has two sparse mustaches, and his slender eyes are filled with arrogance. His face is sinister and aloof, looking at the shining stars of hundreds of generals below,  Sitting upright, the arrogance on his face was no less than that of the emperor's officers.

    These Japanese officers with command swords are all loyal thugs for his domination of Asia and the world. They are also a group of bloodthirsty demons who kill without blinking an eye, especially the officers from the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and the Korean Garrison Army. In just a short period of time today,  , there were more than 100,000 Soviet prisoners of war, slaughtered with guns and knives. At this moment, the meeting had not officially begun. These executioners, whose hands were stained with blood, were excitedly exchanging their experiences with each other.

    Among this group of senior Japanese officers, I saw Lieutenant General Haruhiko Taichi, the commander of the Third Army of the Far East Expeditionary Force, and Lieutenant General Miio Kikuchi, the commander of the First Army. Unfortunately, the two people were seated very close to each other, with only one in between.  There was a lieutenant general and division commander of the North Korean garrison across the road, so two lieutenant generals who were not thinking about it came up with angry eyes before the meeting even started.

    Such an arrangement is completely nonsensical. The idea came from the handiwork of Lieutenant General Shinno Ry¨±aki, Chief of Staff of the Far East Campaign Headquarters. Taking advantage of the east wind of this military meeting, Lieutenant General Shinno finally left the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood and became so excited.  On the battlefield in the Far East, where my forehead was sore, it felt a bit strange to return to the battle headquarters after being away for so many days.

    Before Lieutenant General Shinno's fresh energy had worn off, he heard rumors that the newly appointed head of the General Staff Headquarters, Major General Yamada, wanted to seek power and usurp the throne. The news was reported quietly by several of his confidants. Therefore, Shinno  General Nonaka was eager to do something to show his presence, and he also warned that guy Yamada that he had better be honest!

    His reason is that since the establishment of the Far East Campaign Headquarters, all the Imperial Army troops in the Far East region are one family, and they are all troops of His Royal Highness Prince Zain. There is no such thing as the Kwantung Army, the Korean Garrison Army, etc.  In order to break the previous arrangement of seats in military meetings, where each unit belongs to the same unit, we completely disrupted the arrangement and made a cross arrangement. This way, it can better reflect the intentions of His Royal Highness Prince Zain and his subordinates.

    Prince Zai Ren did not explicitly disagree with this, nor did he pay too much attention to it. He had more important things to worry about, so if he still had time to take care of such trivial matters, let this guy Xinye do it.  , Besides, this suggestion is quite in line with my own thoughts, isn't it? They are all my subordinates, so there is no clear distinction.

    Major General Yamada, the head of the General Staff Headquarters, saw through Lieutenant General Shinno's little tricks at a glance, and adopted a cold-looking attitude. Of course, on the surface, he maintained absolute respect for Chief of Staff Shinno, did everything he did, and could not find any fault.  Trouble, this made him, who had held back his energy, widened his eyes, and wished he could use a magnifying glass to find fault with Major General Yamada. He was greatly disappointed, and he felt like a tiger eating the sky and having nowhere to bite!

    There was no problem in arranging the meeting seats in this way. They were all generals of the Imperial Japanese Empire, serving His Majesty the Emperor, killing people for the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and fighting under the unified command of His Royal Highness Prince Jae-in. Who sat next to the other would not be a problem.  All the same, even the generals of the Kwantung Army, who had little communication with other Japanese troops and were relatively closed and self-contained, did not feel there was anything wrong. On the contrary, they had the opportunity to understand other imperial troops.

    Therefore, the Japanese officers who participated in the military meeting, whether they had known each other before or not, chatted enthusiastically. This was also in line with the original intention of Chief of Staff Shinno, to break the boundaries between various units and everyone was in harmony. However, against all odds, something happened.  !

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