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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2183 Before the Battle

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    General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front, suddenly fell to the ground during the Japanese shelling. However, his guards frightened him and rushed forward with shouts to pull Zhukov up from the ground.

    Zhukov¡¯s guard chief turned pale with fright and shouted repeatedly: ¡°Comrade Commander, are you not injured? Military doctor¡ªmilitary doctor!¡ªStretcher, stretcher, come quickly!¡±

    Zhukov patted the dirt on his body, pushed away the weak guards surrounding him, and said calmly: "Why are you panicking? I can't die yet!"

    It's scary enough to say that the whizzing shrapnel hit the parapet surrounded by sandbags at the entrance of the shelter department, and it was as terrifying as wolf fangs. Without these sandbag parapets, the comrade commander would have died gloriously now. "Sure enough,  , Just as I thought, the Japanese artillery shells could not tell whether they were generals or soldiers, so I saved my life." General Zhukov shook his head with a wry smile and turned back to the depths of the shelter.

    Looking at a bunch of statistical tables, General Zhukov felt quite heavy. The Far Eastern Front Army had suffered a hard battle. Although it did not consume much in the early battle to encircle the Japanese Kwantung Army, in the subsequent uninterrupted battles, the troops'  Losses show up.

    So far, the Far Eastern Front Army, which originally had a full strength of more than 1.6 million troops, now has less than 1.2 million troops left. In other words, in more than a month of fierce fighting, the Far Eastern Front Army has lost nearly 1.6 million troops.  With a strength of 600,000, and after being strategically surrounded by the Japanese army, the logistical supply lines from Irkutsk and Chita were completely cut off, and ammunition and supplies were no longer enough to support a long-term standstill.

    Based on Zhukov¡¯s experience, the Far East Front was heavily surrounded by Japanese troops.  It can hold on for about three weeks at most, not because the troops are completely dead or injured, but because the ammunition is exhausted, supplies are scarce, and so on.  A large number of wounded people died due to lack of medicines and the inability to receive timely treatment. How long can more than one million people survive without external supplies?

    "Could it be that three weeks later, the soldiers of the Far East Front were hungry and fighting the Japanese army with rifles without bullets?" Zhukov lowered his head in pain, "Why has Moscow not called back yet? Could it be that Comrade Stalin is determined to  Have you given up on the Far East Front?" He thought to himself, feeling deep reluctance and helplessness, as well as a hint of fear, from deep in his heart.

    ¡°Ding-ding-ding-ding!¡± A rapid ringing of the phone interrupted Zhukov¡¯s thoughts.  A staff officer quickly walked over and answered the phone, "What? - What's the situation now? Okay, I'll report it to comrade commander right away!"

    The staff officer walked up to Zhukov, glanced at the haggard face of the commander, and said cautiously: "Comrade commander, we received a report from the Sixteenth Army in the direction of the Beria Mountains. The Japanese offensive is very fierce, and the pressure on the army is very high.  Large, many positions have been breached by the Japanese army, and they have no reserves in their hands. Please request reinforcements from the front army headquarters as soon as possible! "

    Zhukov was not surprised and pondered for a moment.  Said: "Order the Fourteenth Army to immediately reinforce the left wing, recapture the lost positions before dawn, and push back the Japanese army thirty kilometers. Order the Ninth Army to reinforce the right wing and defeat the Japanese army before dawn.  Back 40 kilometers!¡±

    Now that he is waiting for reinforcements, Zhukov is not afraid to invest more troops and fight the Japanese army. If the left and right wings can really push back the Japanese army by 30 to 40 kilometers, then it will be helpful to change the passive situation in front of the Far East Front.  With great help, the defense depth in the left and right directions will be thickened to more than 150 kilometers.

    However, Zhukov knew that in the absence of external reinforcements, this change in the situation on the local battlefield would not ultimately change the outcome of the Far East Front. "Unfortunately, the desperate plan to attack Manchuria was defeated by the actions of the Japanese Kwantung Army."  Completely annihilated, otherwise" He thought with regret, and Zhukov himself didn't know.

    "Comrade Commander - Comrade Commander! Urgent telegram!" Lieutenant General Godaev, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, ran over from the other side of the shelter amidst the roar of artillery, shouting, his face  Go up, with surprise and inexplicable excitement!

    Seeing the appearance of his chief of staff, Zhukov's heart tightened. Could it be that Moscow had called back?  And, again, good news!  He was even more anxious than Lieutenant General Godayav, and hurriedly approached him and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, is this a telegram from the General Staff?"

    Lieutenant General Godayav gasped for air and said: "No - no, it was the high command who called back and ordered our troops to stand still and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, the high command has issued orders to the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army and the Baikal Front Army.  Immediately suspend the return to the European battlefield and turn around to rescue the Far Eastern Front. Comrade Commander, the telegram said that this was a decision made by Comrade Stalin himself, ??Comrade Dalin will personally command the rescue force!  "

    The idea of ??surviving a desperate situation and preparing to die has been lingering in his heart. The sudden telegram changed everything. Zhukov's thinking fell into a blank. This matter was related to the fate of more than one million soldiers of the Far East Front.  The telegram came so suddenly. He had already prepared for the worst and was prepared to be given up by Comrade Stalin. The sudden good news made him unable to tell whether he felt happy or sad.

    "Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! The headquarters is waiting for our call back!" Chief of Staff Godayav said hurriedly when he saw that the commander was absent-minded.

    Zhukov's throat choked up, and a sour feeling that was not blood but blood surged in his heart. "Comrade Chief of Staff, call back to the headquarters. All commanders and fighters of the Far East Front will strictly implement the orders of the headquarters! Cooperate with the rescue forces!"  After pondering for a moment, he continued: "At the end of the telegram, add a sentence, all commanders and fighters of the Far Eastern Front salute Comrade Stalin!"

    "Wait, Comrade Godaev!" Chief of Staff Godaev turned around and was about to leave when he was stopped by Zhukov again. "Immediately send the telegram from the headquarters to the company level to let all the soldiers know.  Comrade Stalin personally commanded the troops of the two fronts to reinforce us, and every soldier must know it!" He gave rare detailed instructions.

    "Yes! Comrade Commander, execute your order immediately!" Chief of Staff Godaev saluted, and then disappeared like the wind. He understood the intention of Comrade Commander, and all the Far Eastern Front Army, which was surrounded by the Japanese army, had  Officers and soldiers alike need this telegram!

    In the Far East City of Khabarovsk, in the office of Prince Zain of the Japanese Far East Campaign Headquarters, Major General Yamada, the head of the headquarters staff headquarters, was reporting to him on the progress of each unit. Since the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Shinno, was sent to the battle rearguard  After becoming the commander of the cluster, Major General Yamada is actually performing the duties of the chief of staff. Regarding this, all the officers in the Far East Campaign Headquarters know very well that sooner or later, this guy will take over the position of chief of staff of Lieutenant General Shinno.  ,

    Therefore, the status of Major General Yamada has risen sharply in the headquarters, to the point where everyone has to listen attentively and stamp their feet when they cough, and many people are frightened. Although Major General Yamada is as humble and low-key as ever, and does not show off at all, the Japanese troops in the headquarters  The officers all know that the seemingly humble Major General Yamada is a smiling tiger. On the surface, he is friendly and smiles when he sees everyone, but deep down, he is sincere!

    No one knows how many twists and turns are hidden under the amiable appearance. Anyway, he is not easy to mess with. For this reason, Chief of Staff Shinno is simply incomparable to that brainless idiot. Major General Yamada himself knows this.  This, and I am very happy for the officers at the headquarters to fear rather than hate themselves and maintain a sense of mystery. This is one of the basic qualities that a superior must possess.

    Standing in front of Prince Zai Ren, Major General Yamada seemed more confident and humble than before. After reporting the situation of all the troops, Prince Zai Ren nodded and did not comment. There was nothing new. The Far East campaign plan was formulated by himself.  The plan is being carried out intensively. The Soviet Far East Front Army is the fish in the net. We must be careful not to cause any damage to the net because of this big and fat fish.

    Major General Yamada saw that Prince Zairen had no new orders to issue. After saluting, he was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Prince Zairen, "Yamada-kun, don't leave in a hurry. We have a question to discuss. The Chinese Devil Tang  Qiu Li's troops, the Soviet troops blocking the line from Chita to Irkutsk, have not yet broken through the blockade of the Independent Division. Do you think that in a few days, after the imperial army launches a general attack on the Soviet Far East Front, they may  Go back to the rescue?¡±

    This issue is too big, and it involves enough to affect the success or failure of the Far East campaign plan. How dare Major General Yamada dare to express his position easily? Moreover, from the tone of His Highness the Prince, Major General Yamada is keenly aware that His Highness the Prince is no longer confident. Previously, Zai  Prince Ren absolutely believed that the two Soviet front troops on the line from Chita to Irkutsk would never turn around and come back to rescue Zhukov's troops.

    However, that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli suddenly made such a move, blocking more than two million Soviet troops from moving even an inch, and stranded them in an area where they could return reinforcements. In other words, there were unexpected changes on the battlefield, and this kind of  The changes were beyond the control of His Highness the Prince, and he was a little hesitant. To be precise, he was worried.

    To be fair, with the experience and knowledge of Major General Yamada, it is impossible to make an accurate judgment. On the battlefields in the Far East and even Outer Mongolia, the complex battle situation in which we are among the enemies and the enemy is among us is complicated and confusing. The millions of troops from Japan, the Soviet Union, and China are in a complicated situation.  They are mixed together like a cake, some are about to fight to the death, and some are watching indifferently, trying to take advantage of the opportunity. Everyone is dazzled when they see it, they are all in the game,How many people are there who can see clearly?

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