150 tanks and 154 armored vehicles lined up in a neat offensive formation, rolling from south to north, towards the Japanese troops on the flat ground east of Bayingchagang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In front of the Bayingchagang Heights, almost all of them are open and flat grassland areas, which are very suitable for armored troops and air forces to cooperate in combat.

In the face of the pile of steel monsters in front of them, the small Japanese Imperial Army, who was fearless and prepared for armored attacks, was not intimidated.

The first thing that sounded was not the sound of Soviet T-26 tanks, but the bombardment of Japanese anti-tank guns.

This Japanese army unit was commanded by Komatsubara, and as mentioned earlier, he was one of the few "Soviet Unionists" in Japanese military circles. He knew a certain amount of about the Soviet Union, knew the strength of the Soviet armored forces, and equipped his troops with sufficient anti-tank guns to deal with the attacks of Soviet tank clusters.

"Boom! Rumble! "The Japanese anti-tank artillery aimed at the T-26 tanks in front and fired constantly.

After several rounds of shelling, five weakly armored T-26 tanks were destroyed by Japanese Type 94 anti-tank guns, but the thickly armored T-28 tank at the forefront of the Soviet army did not suffer much damage.

However, due to the insufficient number of anti-tank guns, as well as the lack of experience in anti-tank combat and poor shooting accuracy of the soldiers, the Japanese artillery bombardment did not have any effect and could not stop the attack of the torrent of steel in front.

The shelling just now not only failed to stop the advance of the Soviet tanks, but also exposed the position of its own anti-tank guns, which made it easier for the tank gunners of the Soviet Red Army to lock on to the target.

Soon, Soviet tank units began to enter the stage of returning fire. The tank gunners recognized the location of the Japanese anti-tank units from the anti-tank shelling just now.

At the forefront, the gunners sitting in the T-28 medium tank adjusted the direction of the battery and the angle of the tank gun's fire, they calmly aimed at the position of the Japanese anti-tank gun, and under the order of the commander, fired the gun decisively.

"Boom! Rumble! More than 100 tank guns launched shelling at their respective targets, and the scene of a hundred cannons firing at one volley was particularly spectacular, and even the birds in the sky let out a cry of admiration when they saw it.

This shelling resulted in the destruction of nearly half of the Japanese anti-tank guns, which greatly weakened their anti-tank forces. But this was only the beginning of the nightmare, as the two sides got closer and the Soviet gunners became less and less difficult to aim, and it was not long before the remaining anti-tank guns were cleared.

After clearing the anti-tank obstacles, the Soviet tanks began to attack other enemy targets.

The Japanese army, which lost the main anti-tank force, could only use the 38 bars in their hands to launch a counterattack on the Soviet tank, but under the protection of the tank armor, it was difficult for these small bullets to cause any damage to the tank body, let alone destroy the tank.

While the Japanese army was fighting hard, the Soviet tank gunners were easily firing at the Japanese troops in front of them. Every time they fired a shot, a few devils died in front of them. But every time the devil fires a shot, he will only add a scratch mark to the armor of the Soviet tank.

However, the devil's nightmare had just begun, and a group of Soviet bombers and attack planes suddenly appeared in the air and flew rapidly towards the positions of Little Japan, bombing and strafing the Japanese troops.

Under the attack of the Soviet army's coordinated land and air operations, the Japanese defense line was broken, the casualties continued unabated, and the little devils once again paid a heavy price.

The Japanese commander Komatsubara Michitaro saw that the situation was not right, and in order to avoid more casualties, he had to lead his troops to retreat, return to the opposite bank, and join Lieutenant General Yasuoka.

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At the same time that the 26th and 28th Wings of the Imperial Japanese Army attacked Bayingchagang Mountain, the Japanese troops on the other side of the river, who were responsible for the frontal attack, were not idle.

This unit that served as a proof of the offensive was none other than Japan's "national treasure" -- the First Tank Division. Compared with the 7th Division, which was the double ace of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War and was recognized as the most powerful unit of the Japanese army, the 1st Tank Division was more objective in combat effectiveness and was equipped with the most advanced weapon in the Imperial Japanese Army, the tank.

The frontal attack was commanded by Lieutenant General Yasuoka of the Japanese Army, and after 30 minutes of heavy shelling, the Japanese launched a frontal attack.

Leading the way were the mechanized units of the 1st Tank Division, with 87 tanks and 37 armored vehicles. Behind was the infantry and cavalry wing of the 23rd Division, with a total strength of more than 20,000 troops.

The opposing Soviet army consisted of the 6th and 11th Tank Brigades, the 36th Motorized Infantry Division, the 5th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the 57th Infantry Division, with 20,000 troops.

Outnumberedly, the two sides look evenly matched. However, in terms of weapons and equipment, as well as the number of armored vehicles and tanks, the Soviet army was superior in strength and combat power.

On the front, the Japanese 1st Tank Division concentrated 87 medium and light tanks and 37 armored vehicles, and with the cooperation of the infantry wing and cavalry wing of the 23rd Division, it launched an attack on the left and right lines.

Compared with the one on 27 May, this offensive was ten times larger in terms of both strength and combat area.

Thousands of Japanese infantrymen, under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, marched mightily towards the positions of the Soviet-Mongolian forces.

When the Japanese attacked, the Soviet artillery, which was ready to attack, began to launch intensive artillery bombardment of the approaching Japanese troops. The continuous and intensive artillery fire also caused the Japanese side to destroy one Type 97 medium tank and three Type 95 light tanks, permanently losing their combat capability.

After the shelling, the Soviets did not honestly stay in their positions and wait for the Japanese to attack, as they normally would, but dispatched 300 tanks to engage the Japanese tanks in front.

In this way, the largest tank battle in the history of Asian warfare, which was also the largest in the history of Japan's military construction, broke out.

It was Georgy Zhukov who commanded the Soviet army in this historic battle, and our protagonist, the military commissar of the 57th Special Army, Manturov, had already handed over command to the future hero of the Soviet Union. The two of them calmly stood on the positions of the Soviet troops, observed the movements of the Japanese army with binoculars, and calmly observed the development of the war.

In addition to tanks, the Soviet Air Force, which had gained air supremacy in air combat, sent 20 bombers and 50 I-16 fighters to support ground forces.

One bomber after another flew above the Japanese army and dropped bombs one after another, blowing up the Japanese devils on the ground all over their bodies, and countless black potholes appeared on the ground; The I-16 fighter with six rockets on board flew low towards the Japanese tank cluster, and the pilot calmly aimed at the weakly armored Japanese tanks and fired rocket after rocket.

The armor of the Japanese tanks was too thin, and the armor of the Type 95 light tank was only 6-12 mm thick. Not to mention ordinary shells, even ordinary machine gun bullets can't withstand them, not to mention that they are facing the BRS-82 armor-piercing rockets of the Soviets. Although this rocket could not deal with the German No. 4 tank, it could easily penetrate the armor of the Japanese Type 95 tank.

Before the tanks of the two armies could exchange fire, the Japanese side had already lost 15 Type 95 light tanks and 4 Type 97 medium tanks, all of which were destroyed by rockets fired by fighters.

At the time of the fire, the Japanese had only 71 tanks left. They had to deal with a cluster of Soviet tanks with three times as many tanks as themselves.

On a battlefield of 7 square kilometers, hundreds of tanks of various types fought each other. On the battlefield, the sound of artillery rumbled, the flames soared into the sky, and the smoke and dust filled the air, and the first large-scale tank battle in the history of Asia officially began.

The Soviet Army's T-28, T-26, T-130, BT-6, and BT-7 tanks, and BA-6, BA-10 armored vehicles, and other active combat vehicles of various types cooperated with each other, and simply regarded Nomenhan as a testing ground for new weapons.

The Japanese infantry in the back, facing three hundred steel monsters painted with red star symbols, and dozens of planes painted with red star symbols in the sky, could hardly do anything. He could only stay behind, watching his tanks being destroyed one after another, and watching this unit, known as the "national treasure of Japan", be easily disintegrated.

After less than half an hour of fighting, the devil's tanks had been blown to pieces, and Zhukov gave the order to the Red Army soldiers to get out of the trenches and launch a counterattack against the three infantry wings of the attacking Japanese army.

Before the charge, in order to boost morale, the turntable on the Soviet positions began to play Manturov's plagiarized work, the future national anthem of the Soviet Union - "Unbreakable Alliance"

"Great Russia, a permanent union;

Independent republic, formed by free association.

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The Red Flag of the Soviets, the Red Flag of the People,

From victory to victory!

Growing up in the war, our Red Army,

When the enemy invades, destroy it.

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The Red Flag of the Soviets, the Red Flag of the People,

From victory to victory! ”

This uplifting song played a great role in boosting the morale of the Soviet army, and the Soviet soldiers, one by one, rushed to charge the Japanese devils. As the lyrics say, this Red Army grew up in war, and when the enemy invades, it is bound to destroy the enemy!

After the song was played, it was replaced by a neat "Ula" sound. At Zhukov's order, thousands of Red Army soldiers armed with AVS-36 automatic rifles and DP light machine guns, under the cover of tanks, rushed towards the Japanese infantry wing like a tide.

The Devil's infantry wing tried to resist stubbornly, but in the face of more than 200 Soviet tanks and thousands of Soviet soldiers equipped with repeating weapons, they were powerless to parry without cover.

The two sides fought for another half an hour, the Soviet Red Army advanced rapidly, and the Japanese army was defeated and retreated, and finally could only flee back to the Japanese position on the east bank of the Haraha River under the cover of Japanese artillery fire.

Because the Japanese artillery fire in front was too fierce, and there were nearly 10,000 Japanese reserves on the position. Zhukov saw that there were too many troops on the Japanese positions, the fortifications were too strong, and the artillery fire covering the retreat was too heavy, so he stopped the attack when the Soviet troops advanced to the banks of the Harakha River.

In the end, the largest tank melee in Asian history ended in the victory of the Soviet army, and the Japanese 1st Tank Division, which was the only Japanese tank division and was known as a "national treasure", was almost completely wiped out (the 4th Tank Brigade did not participate in the battle), and the Japanese infantry also suffered more than 2,000 casualties; The Soviets also lost 17 tanks and suffered more than 400 casualties.

In the battle that day, the Japanese army's attempts to attack the Soviet positions from the front and the Baying Chagang Mountain from the north failed.

In the evening, the 1st Brigade of the 4th Tank Division, led by Commander Tamada Dazori, took advantage of the heavy rain to attack the artillery positions of the 36th Motorized Rifle Division of the Soviet Army. However, the Soviet army had already prepared and launched a similar counteroffensive against the attacking Japanese army, and also took advantage of the situation to eat the 4th Tank Brigade, and the 1st Tank Division was completely annihilated.

As a result, Michitaro Komatsubara's offensive plan completely failed, and the heavily battered Japanese Kwantung Army was forced to stop the offensive, carry out strategic rectification, and make new preparations for a new offensive.

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