The cruel reality has made Komatsubara Michitaro abandon the "theory of the uselessness of the Soviet army", and in the environment where the terrain is suitable for cavalry and armored troops to fight, his infantry is not powerful, and he is completely restrained, so he has to seek reinforcements. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On May 21, Ohara had to send a telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters: The enemy on the Normenhan side was gradually increasing its strength, and the enemy army equipped with powerful tanks attacked the Manchu army yesterday morning, and the Manchu army retreated; There were air battles over the theater for several days in a row, and our side shot down a large number of Soviet planes and inflicted heavy losses, but the Soviet planes seemed to have arrived and their numbers increased dramatically---------

Komatsu's telegram sprinkled with a few hundred words attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army Command, and it was decided to put the Second Flying Group (a divisional and regimental-level unit) into a state of imminent combat to support the troops in the theater. And a detailed battle plan was developed:

1: The 23rd Division is all assembled on the front line of the General Temple. The fighting in the Nomenhan area was in the charge of Lieutenant General Komatsubara, of the 23rd Division.

2: The 26th Infantry Wing of the 7th Division, the 2nd Brigade of the 28th Infantry Wing, and the 1st Tank Division attacked the Normenhan area from the direction of Arshan Hot Springs, under the command of Oharamatsu.

3: The Manchurian Hung Yen Cavalry Division assembled on the front line of Handagai and was under the command of Lieutenant General Yasuoka of the 1st Tank Division.

4: The 1st Lushun Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Wing, the 7th Independent Heavy Artillery Wing, and the Muling Heavy Artillery Wing were transferred under the unified command of Major General Yuzaburo Hata Yongzaburo, commander of the Lushun Heavy Artillery Brigade, to support the Nomenhan area.

5: The 1st Wing of the Independent Field Artillery and the Anti-aircraft Artillery Wing assembled in Hailar.

Komatsu's telegram made the Kwantung Army Command clearly understand where its weaknesses were: its infantry combat effectiveness was still stronger than that of the Soviet-Mongolian infantry, that is, it suffered losses in aviation, armor and cavalry.

The 7th Division was one of the most elite mobile forces of the Kwantung Army, directly under the command of the Kwantung Army, and was one of the trump cards in the hands of General Kenkichi Ueda, which was originally stationed in Qiqihar for a long time. This division was formed in 1894 and is one of the oldest divisions in the Japanese army, with two brigades and four infantry wings (25th to 28th) infantry wings, plus artillery, engineers and other units, with a total strength of more than 25,000 people.

The 7th Division was subordinate to the First Army during the Sino-Japanese War and once attacked the Liaodong Peninsula, and during the Russo-Japanese War, it was subordinate to the Third Army and participated in the Battle of Liaoshen. It can be said that since its formation, the 7th Division has always carried out mobile operations as a strategic reserve of the Japanese base camp, and is the pride of the Imperial Japanese Army. In particular, the 26th and 28th wings have a good reputation in the Japanese Army, because the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School (Japan's non-commissioned officer school is actually equivalent to the officer school of other countries, but the name is different, and the "non-commissioned officer student" we often hear actually means reserve officer, and the concept of "non-commissioned officer school" in this general country is completely different. Most of the students interned in both wings before they graduated.

The 26th and 28th Wings were recognized as the strongest fighting wings in the Japanese army. In 1918, when Japan intervened in Soviet Russia, the 7th Division attacked Siberia and occupied Blagoveshchensk, which was the main force that advanced north into Soviet Russia at that time. The 7th Division had been stationed in North Manchuria for many years, so it was also considered the most suitable unit for fighting the Soviet Union.

Now, after receiving an order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, the 26th Wing, under the leadership of Wing Commander Ochisa Sumi Nagashi, joined the Kajigawa Division, the 2nd Brigade of the 28th Wing, and quickly assembled in the Nomenhan area.

Compared with the transfer of the 7th Division, the 1st Tank Division, which was hailed as a "national treasure" by Japan, went to Normenhan and was the "heavy attack" of the Kwantung Army, which was regarded as a bloody investment, because it was not only the only tank division in the Kwantung Army, but also the only tank division in Japan, and it was never willing to use it!

Although several heavy artillery units only had 40 heavy artillery pieces, they did almost their best for the Kwantung Army, which had always had insufficient heavy artillery strength. And there is another subtle detail that can boost the morale of the Japanese troops on the front line more than the sortie of the 1st Tank Division - there is a person in the 7th Wing of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery who is very special, because it is Prince Morihou Higashikuya, the son-in-law of the Japanese Imperial Family and the Emperor.

His Royal Highness commanded four 150mm howitzers to fight in Nomenhan, which was a stimulant for the Japanese army, who had the world's highest hierarchical concept and fought for the emperor.

Due to the strong cavalry strength of the Mongolian army, in order to make up for the shortage of the existing cavalry units of the Kwantung Army, the Xing'an Cavalry Division sent to the front line was the only field force in the puppet Manchurian State, and it was directly under the Zhengjiatun (Shuangliao) Xing'an Military Region Headquarters. Most of the officers in charge of this cavalry division were Japanese, and most of the Mongolian and Daur officers also studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School or at the Xing'an Military Academy in the puppet Manchukuo. Most of the soldiers were herdsmen, skilled in horsemanship, and had good fighting quality, so they could be called "elite" as cavalry troops.

Sending such a force to deal with the infantry of the Mongol army, the Kwantung Army command still had great expectations for it. The defeat of the 8th Regiment of the Xin'an North Garrison Army made the Kwantung Army clearly realize that the troops composed entirely of Manchurians were unreliable, but their own cavalry was insufficient, and they could only hope that the Hung Yen Cavalry Division under the command of the Japanese themselves would live up to expectations.

But will the calculations of the Kwantung Army Command be able to play well? Not to mention the powerful armored tank units of the Red Army, Choibalshan had already transferred more than half of the entire Mongolian cavalry to the Haraha River area (the name is different, that is, the Nomenkhan area), and the cavalry divisions were sent 5, and the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th cavalry divisions were sharpening their sabers. Due to the heavy consumption of the 6th Cavalry Division in the early battle, Choibalsan also transferred 600 officers and soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division, which was guarding Ulaanbaatar as the "Royal Forest Army", to supplement the 6th Division.

If the Hung Yen cavalry division really had a horse battle with the Mongol army, it would face a full 5 divisions of Mongol cavalry.

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Both sides were mobilizing troops, but the battle line fell silent, except for occasional shelling and skirmishes caused by daily aerial reconnaissance on both sides, the front-line troops on both sides were nesting in their positions and accumulating strength.

Silence is what makes people nervous, and both sides know that behind the silence is the real battle.

As reinforcements continued to arrive, Tukhachevsky's forces became more and more numerous. By the 23rd, the Red Army had built a deep echelon defense on the front of more than 70 kilometers of front, and had formed four armored units into two assault clusters, ready to use them as the final pincer attack iron fist if necessary.

At noon on the 24th, Tukhachevsky discussed the battle plan with several senior commanders who had just arrived, and the atmosphere in the headquarters was somewhat strange. Everyone is confident about the current situation of the war, but everyone has something wrong in their hearts, especially Yakov and Voronov, who have just arrived by plane: the atmosphere in Moscow's top is now oppressive and shrouded in gray, and everyone is worried that they don't know when an earth-shattering order will be issued in the Kremlin.

When Yakov first arrived at Tukhachevsky's command, he privately told him that now Stalin in the Kremlin had kept himself in his office and had handed over all external matters to Alexander and Voroshinov, and that Comrade Alexander had told Yakov all this before leaving. Alexander also asked Yakov to convey to Tukhachevsky: Moscow may experience another big vibration after the conflict here, and Tukhachevsky, as the most valued commander of Comrade Andrei, must win this battle successfully, so that Stalin may see that he likes to let him go on the last words of affection and "last words".

Alexander relayed: The Kremlin is likely to blame the accident of the "crown prince" on Japan's provocation in Mongolia, and a bad Stalin may be desperate to avenge his beloved general, and Tukhachevsky also needs to be prepared in this regard, because the Kremlin may issue an order for a full-scale war with Japan at any time, although everyone knows that this is inappropriate, but Stalin's will is something that no one can violate.

The dull atmosphere was interrupted by the ringing of the phone, which the staff officer picked up and listened to before handing it to Tukhachevsky.

After a while, everyone saw a smile on the face of Tukhachevsky, who was listening to the phone: "Okay, it's good to be safe!" ”

"Comrades, Comrade Andrei is safe and sound, and now he is in Kizil. Comrade Zhukov was slightly injured, the comrades parachuted safely, and only two pilot comrades died. ”

Hearing Tukhachevsky's words, a few people in the command might cheer if they didn't care about their identity: Comrade Andrei is fine! It's good to be alive!

The call came from Ulaanbaatar, and they only knew a rough idea of Andrei's group: the plane crashed, everyone parachuted, and after almost seven days of difficult trekking, the seven people walked out of the primeval forest of the West Sayan Mountains.

"Orderly, bring the wine!"

Pick up the wine glass in your hand: "Comrades, a toast to Comrade Andrei's safe escape!" ”

A phone call dispelled the clouds in the command, and now the sky in the Kremlin cannot fall. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )