It was already a matter of time before the Japanese 23rd Division and the 7th Division were surrounded and annihilated, and the commander of the Japanese 23rd Division, Michitaro Komatsubara, knew this. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Komatsubara's view, since they are all dead, it is necessary to die a glorious death, at least to inflict more casualties on the enemy. Komatsubara and his soldiers had already made up their minds and were ready to fight the Soviets to the end.

The 7th Division of the Japanese Army is a very hard brand in the RB military circles, and it is a double trump card of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, and is recognized as the most powerful unit of the Japanese army, and their resistance ability is stronger than that of other units of the Japanese army.

The 23rd Division was not a vegetarian unit either, and the soldiers, under the brainwashing propaganda of RB imperialism, were ready to serve their empire, were stubborn, and willing to fight the Soviets to the end until the last soldier was killed.

After a night of fighting, the Japanese still held their original positions, and the Soviets still failed to break into the sandy heights, only occupying part of the green heights and a corner of the Lemizov heights. He also paid the price of more than 2,000 killed and more than 4,000 wounded.

Compared with the Soviet army, the casualties of the Japanese army were actually more serious than those of the Soviet army, with nearly 3,000 killed and more than 5,000 wounded, many of which were caused by Soviet artillery fire and air raids, and of course, a large part of them died in battle.

In three days, RB reinforcements will arrive on the Nomenkhand battlefield, and it is highly likely that they will launch an attack on the Soviet troops encircling the two Japanese divisions.

If the Soviets had not captured the Japanese positions and annihilated the Japanese troops in the encirclement, they would have to face a lot of trouble in a few days, facing the danger of being attacked from inside and outside.

In the past two days, Zhukov has not even slept and has been in the command headquarters, observing the progress of the counteroffensive, and constantly commanding his troops to accomplish his strategic goal of annihilating the Japanese army at an early date.

Unlike Zhukov, Manturov had a very good schedule, and almost did nothing except sign Zhukov's orders and occasionally learn about the enemy's situation.

He knew the temperament of the Japanese army, and he also knew Zhukov's ability as the commander of the army group, and he believed that the Soviet army would definitely destroy the Japanese troops in the encirclement, and it was only a matter of time.

He was not worried about the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, because the Soviet army had enough troops to deal with the attack of reinforcements, and the strength of the two infantry divisions on the east side could completely block the attack of 30,000 Japanese reinforcements. Two Soviet motorized rifle divisions were also rushing to the front line of the Haraha River to support the actions of the front-line troops.

By the morning of July 28, Soviet artillery again launched an artillery attack on the Japanese troops on the sandy heights. This time, their artillery positions have been moved to Hulun Aobao Mountain, which is only 8 kilometers away from that side, so that the distance of the shelling has been shortened, the accuracy and power of the shelling have also increased, and the casualties caused to the RB devils have naturally increased.

Shells fell on the Japanese strongholds with a violent, thunderous roar, covering the three heights occupied by the Japanese. Not only did it kill hundreds of RB devils, but it also hit several ammunition depots, triggering a series of explosions.

The Soviets dispatched 250 fighters and 150 bombers to bomb and strafe Japanese strongholds, and the scale of the air raids was even larger than the previous ones, and the losses inflicted on the enemy were also greater than the previous ones.

In the previous bombardment and air raids, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions had been destroyed, and the strength of the Kwantung Army aviation was also heavily damaged in the previous air battles, and it was unable to resist the large-scale air raids of the Soviet army.

The encircled RB devils simply could not resist this huge Soviet fleet. The better marksmanship was to shoot the low-flying Soviet fighters with rifles on the ground, and also achieved the result of shooting down 4 planes, but paid hundreds of casualties.

His marksmanship was almost inferior, so he had to hide in a bunker and wait for the end of the air strike, and then quickly rushed out to meet the attack of the Soviet-Mongolian ground forces.

After a wave of artillery shelling and a wave of air strikes, it was time for the Soviet ground forces to attack. Manturov had seen such a scene many times.

The first time, he was still interested in finding a place to see the bloody scenes of the Red Army soldiers bravely killing the enemy and marching in a torrent of steel, but after watching it a few times, he had lost interest in the bloody battle situation.

When the Red Army soldiers were killing on the front line, Manturov actually sat in the headquarters and read Pravda, or wrote memoirs, political reports, etc., but when the military commissar who seemed to talk on paper faced the small RB Imperial Army, he actually won three consecutive victories.

This time, it was the largest offensive since the establishment of the First Army of the Soviet Union, and Manturov, as a military commissar, actually sat on a hill drinking coffee and looking at the scenery, like a reclusive gentleman in the mountains, not a military commissar of the First Army.

Of course, he is not a person who has no sense of proportion, and at this time, how can he stay out of it and be a tourist who sees the scenery?

This hill is called Mount Hamar and is the highest place on the west bank of the Halaha River, with a view of the entire battlefield. 10 kilometers to the northeast is the stronghold of the Japanese army.

"Comrade Military Commissar, now the general offensive has begun." A soldier handed Manturov a cup of hot coffee.

Manturov took a sip of his fragrant coffee, then picked up his telescope and looked northeast. I saw that there was black smoke over the other side of the Haraha River, and the soil on the ground was also stained black by gunpowder, and the original grassland was gone, and the whole land became a black and blood-colored scorched earth.

Soviet fighters, under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, rushed towards the Japanese assembly area. The previous air raids, artillery bombardments, and their determination to fight for the motherland emboldened them and determined to fight to the death against RB imperialism.

The newly arrived Soviet reinforcements were well-rested, like woolly bears full of energy ready to catch their prey. The Japanese army, tormented by air raids and shelling, was exhausted, and even if they had the fighting spirit, they did not have the physical strength to resist the attack of the Red Army.

At this moment, Manturov put down his binoculars and said to the soldier next to him: "Comrade, do you miss home?" ”

"Yes, of course. I've been away from home for so long, I really want to go back and see. ”

"Who's in the house?"

"I have parents at home and my wife takes care of them. I also have an older brother who also joined the Red Army in the 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade and is now fighting the Japanese on the other side. ”

Manturov pointed to the soldier's kettle and said, "Then let's toast him and wish him good luck!" ”

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After two hours, one of the soldiers walked up behind Manturov and said to him: "Report to Comrade Military Commissar, the southern cluster has captured the sandy and green heights and is besieging the remaining Japanese troops. ”

Another soldier came over and reported: "Comrade Military Commissar, the Northern Cluster has captured the Lemizov Heights, has besieged the Japanese troops in a strip 4 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, and the Northern Cluster is currently besieging the remaining Japanese troops together with the Central Cluster and the Southern Cluster. ”

Manturov had long expected such an outcome, and it was only a matter of time before the Japanese army was encircled and annihilated. How many Soviet casualties and how much they paid were his concerns. "How many casualties did our army have?"

"According to conservative estimates, so far, our army has lost more than 3,000 casualties and more than 7,000 wounded in the counteroffensive." One of the soldiers reported.

"So much?"

"Compared to the enemy, our casualties are not very high. They have already lost close to two divisions and are estimated to have suffered more than 20,000 casualties. ”

Manturov looked at the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield on the other side, pondered for a while, and then said: "Very well, I hope that the fallen comrades can rest in peace." ”