Accompanied by the Internationale, the Soviet-Mongolian forces once again launched a counteroffensive against the Japanese devils. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This counteroffensive is larger and has a longer front than the last one.

Accompanied by the sound of the international anthem and "Ula", the morale of the Soviet army became even higher, and the charging team became more imposing.

The first to attack were the main forces of the central cluster of the Soviet army, namely the 36th and 82nd Infantry Divisions and the 5th Infantry Machine Gun Brigade.

Already a few days ago, Zhukov divided the Soviet Red Army into three clusters, the Southern, Northern and Central clusters. In the event of a counteroffensive, the central group, which was mainly infantry, was responsible for pinning down the Japanese in front.

The soldiers on both sides quickly exchanged fire, and a group of Japanese devils who killed people without blinking an eye and had rich combat experience encountered a large group of Soviet Red Army soldiers who were willing to sacrifice everything and fight to the death with the enemy in order to defend the motherland.

At first, the Japanese devils, who were experienced in combat and had a high level of shooting, took their 38 big covers, and shot after shot to kill one Soviet Red Army after another.

Although the Soviet-Mongolian forces had bursting AVS-36 rifles and DP light machine guns, their shooting accuracy and killing effectiveness were still not ideal.

But soon, the Soviet air force reached the battlefield and the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions were destroyed in the previous shelling, and the Soviet air force, which had air supremacy, sent hundreds of aircraft to appear on the battlefield without resistance.

Then, the Soviet bombers launched a fierce bombing of the Japanese devils, the Il-16 fighters used machine guns to strafe the Japanese devils on the ground, the Japanese soldiers in the front row fell down one after another, and the devils in the back also hurriedly lay down, no time to pay attention to the Red Army soldiers rolling in front, only to avoid the threat from the air.

Under the cover of the air force's firepower, the Soviet infantry became more and more courageous, and the waves of people rolled forward like the tide of the Qiantang River, using their repeating guns to strafe the Japanese devils who rushed over.

On the other side, 125 kilometers away in Prague in Tamchag, the Military Council of the Soviet First Army is holding an urgent military meeting to discuss the deployment of countermeasures to the Japanese army build-up and counteroffensive.

"Comrades, the Japanese army has launched a full-scale counteroffensive against the positions of our troops, and it is estimated that their troops will reach more than 20,000 men. Our artillery units had already reacted in time and launched a round of artillery bombardment against the attacking Japanese troops; Subsequently, the troops of the 36th and 82nd Divisions had already begun to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese. "The first to speak was Manturov, the military commissar of the First Army. Every time there is a meeting, he presides over the meeting.

"How is the counteroffensive progressing so far?" Choibalshan, the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic who was present, was most concerned about the war, because the success or failure of this war was related to the survival of the Mongolian people.

"Comrade Choibalsan, I'll be honest with you. In the early days of the counteroffensive, the progress was indeed not very good, and our army lost a lot of soldiers. At this time, Manturov was still selling off the guanzi, creating more tension for Choibalsan.

"And then?" Choibalsan didn't care about the process, let alone the beginning, only about the outcome of the battle.

"Then, as you just saw, we sent a large number of planes to the battlefield to provide air fire support to our infantry divisions."

"The result?"

As a result, our army, with the support of aviation, made initial progress in the counteroffensive, repulsing part of the Japanese army and inflicting certain casualties on the enemy. However, the Japanese army still refused to retreat, and is still stubbornly resisting on the battlefield, and the casualties of our army are slowly increasing. Manturov replied.

"And what's the latest battle going on?"

"I don't know the current battle situation, it should be in our favor, but the specific situation is only known to the comrades on the front."

"And what are you going to do next?" Choibalsan asked anxiously.

At this time, Zhukov stood up and explained his battle plan to Choibalsan and others. "Now, all the Japanese reinforcements have not yet arrived, and I plan to take this opportunity to launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the Japanese army."

In Manturov's memory, the date of the Soviet counteroffensive was August 20, which was a Saturday, and many Japanese officers and soldiers went to Hailar for vacation.

But in the "reality" he faced, the Japanese army, which had lost three games in a row, did not let the officers and soldiers go on vacation, and all of them had to stay on the front line to prepare for the war. They could no longer afford more defeats, so ahead of history, reinforcements from the 2nd, 4th, and 5th divisions were mobilized to the front a month in advance, increasing their strength and the difficulty of the Soviet counteroffensive.

If the counterattack is carried out on August 20, the Japanese reinforcements have already arrived, and their sappers have built extremely strong positions on the east bank of the Haraha River, and the Soviets may have to pay an even heavier price to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops on the other side.

Therefore, Zhukov decided to launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the Japanese devils the next day, July 24, in an effort to destroy the Japanese 23rd and 7th divisions before the arrival of devil reinforcements.

"All-out counteroffensive?" An officer in the room asked.

"That's right, a full-scale counteroffensive. Previously, I had divided the strength of the army group into three clusters: southern, central, and northern. The central group, which was mainly infantry, pinned down the Japanese in front, and the southern and northern armored mechanized clusters were responsible for outflanking and encircling from the flanks.

After the encirclement, the north and south clusters began to intersperse and divide the enemy's forces, and at the right time, the central cluster would also launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese troops on the sandy and green heights in the middle.

During the battle, the air force units were to be fully dispatched to bomb the Japanese positions and strafe the Japanese soldiers in a comprehensive and accurate manner.

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It was hoped that within five days, the existing main forces of the Japanese army would be completely annihilated and the Japanese side would be forced to surrender. ”

Zhukov's counteroffensive plan was roughly the same as the historical counteroffensive on August 20, but it was brought forward.

However, in history, during the Soviet counteroffensive, they would face stubborn resistance from the Japanese army and suffer a lot of losses. And this time, the Japanese army, without vacation, is well prepared, and its strength is strengthened, it may be more difficult to deal with.

But the Japanese reinforcements are coming, and the only way to launch a counteroffensive is to launch a counteroffensive as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the devil's reinforcements arrive, the devil's strength will increase, and the war will become more complicated and difficult, and Manturov will probably not be able to return home until 1940.

"So, what if the counterattack fails?" Choibalsan, who could not afford to take the risk of failure, asked Zhukov.

Zhukov straightened up and replied: "Comrade Choibalshan, the People's Commissariat of Defense has already agreed to the request for additional troops. Two motorized divisions and three infantry divisions have been mobilized to rush to the front as reserves.

In the unlikely event that the counteroffensive does not go well, we can dispatch a total of 85,000 troops from these divisions to support the counteroffensive troops. If not, the People's Commissariat of Defense will send more troops until the Japanese cease military operations in the Haraha River area. ”

It seems that Stalin has made up his mind to fight a war, and he is bound to fight to the end until the Japanese devils admit defeat.

After Choibalsan heard the news of the Soviet Union's troop increase, his extremely nervous mood was relieved a little.

Next, the success or failure of the battle, the survival of the Mongol people, and whether Manturov can return home will depend on tomorrow's battle.

At this moment, both Choibalsan and Zhukov, both Manturov and Voroshilov were determined to destroy the Japanese troops on the other side of the river, force Japan to stop military operations in the Nomenkhand area, and sign an armistice.

As long as it succeeds, the Japanese army will abandon its plan to advance north against the Soviet Union and instead implement its "plan to advance south," turning the spearhead of their aggression in the direction of the Pacific Ocean and pointing the spearhead of aggression at the United States.