September 2, 1939, 8 a.m. The 14th day of the www.biquge.info Battle of Pen & Fun &.

There was silence on the battlefield. Since yesterday at noon, the two sides have almost ceased fighting.

Zhukov was not in a relaxed mood.

Originally, after he was ready to defeat the 23rd Division and the 7th Division, there would be no major battle, but who would have thought that the Japanese army would mobilize two more divisions from Hailar.

The 2nd Division was very combat-ready, and since they entered the battlefield, the casualties of their own units have increased dramatically. The original overwhelming advantage is gone.

Now, he had to reduce the speed of his operations and step up the transportation of ammunition in order to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army, because after eight days of the war, the ammunition for planes and artillery was insufficient, the ammunition for armored vehicles was insufficient, and the fuel for all planes and vehicles was insufficient.

At present, his troops have suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, and the same is true of the Japanese casualties. Yesterday afternoon, the Japanese concentrated their forces and engaged in a suicidal charge, and the two defensive lines of the Mongol army, one of the Soviet ones, were actually crushed, and the defensive line retreated a long way before it could be held. The morale of the front-line soldiers is no longer high.

If it continues to stalemate, it will inevitably create an uncontrollable situation.

The greatest pressure came from Moscow.

After Moscow approved the battle plan, it expected to complete the battle, and as a result, there was good news in the sea for the first two days, and later, the news was bad for a long time. The political and political bureau asked them several times, agreed to their request, and asked them to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible and eliminate the Japanese.

Moscow is now negotiating, negotiating with Japan. Without victory, the negotiations will not go well.

At this time, the staff officer came to ask him: "The reporters of those newspapers want to interview you again, can you see you?" Also, a telegram came from Yichun's friendly forces. ”

The journalist was a war correspondent for the newspapers "Heroic Red Army Soldiers" and "Red Star", and at the same time met with visiting Soviet writers Stavzchenki, Simonov, Slavin, Rabin, and Harzlevin, as well as photojournalists Bernstein and Jiemin.

Zhukov took the telegram and said casually: "No." When he saw the words on the telegram, he was overjoyed and said, "See." I see them. ”

The commander of the 6th Army of the Japanese Army was in an even worse mood when he was awarded the lieutenant general of the state army.

Originally, it was a good thing to be promoted, and the original commander of the 13th Division commanded the strength of four divisions at once, which was a happy thing. However, at the stage of familiarizing myself with the work, I can't get involved. When the battle began, they faced defeat again.

Although he followed the orders of the Kwantung Army Headquarters and transferred the second and fourth divisions, due to logistical problems, these two divisions did not have the strength to fight.

Although the troops on the front line were not surrounded, the front line had been greatly shortened, and the logistical supply was directly exposed to the artillery fire of the Soviet-Mongolian army.

So, he started drinking and drinking whiskey that he liked. He's an alcoholic.

In the past few days, the 23rd Division suffered huge losses, the infantry wing and the artillery wing of the first line were almost all annihilated, some of the wing commanders of the Ozuo level were killed in battle, some committed suicide, and the commander of the 23rd Division, Lieutenant General Komatsubara, and the remnants of the various wings were defeated, leaving only a total of 600 soldiers, trapped in the position of the division headquarters. There were also not many remaining numbers of the 7th Division.

The 2nd Division also suffered huge losses, carrying down thousands of wounded. The losses of the Fourth Division were also very large, although they did not die many in battle, but many of them were sick, and nearly several thousand of them had already fallen ill and retired.

The day before yesterday, the lieutenant general of the state army learned of the disastrous defeat of the counteroffensive. In addition, he received information that some units of the Northeast Coalition Army had already crossed the mountains and were about to arrive at the battlefield. What can he do in this situation? The vanguard of the 20th Division had already arrived at Hailar by a train, which would not help the battle situation.

He knew that all four of his divisions were finished. Have another drink.

Now, the state soldiers are alone in the headquarters, and no one dares to go in.

That's when Masanobu Tsuji came.

The staff of the headquarters were so anxious that they could not do anything. Masanobu Tsuji advocated sending the last reserve forward. You can't just do it and consume it. But since the commander was drowning his sorrows, no one dared to go in, so Tsuji said, "I'll try it." ”

By the time Masanobu Tsuji entered the commander's office, Lieutenant General Tsuji was drunk. Masanobu Tsuji asserted, and Takshu said, "Did I force Komatsubara to death?" Now, what can I do?" After saying that, he drank another glass of whiskey.

Masanobu Tsuji was furious when he heard this, and said sharply: "As the commander of the army, do you want to tell them to die? The commander of the Komatsubara's division lost tens of thousands of soldiers and intends to pay for it with death, you should know. As a military commander, you should think of rescuing your subordinates, this is the commander's moral responsibility, you can't die without help. You have to move the headquarters to the front and inspire the soldiers. ”

The method of the commander of the Ogishu Ribao Army to rescue his subordinates was to increase the troops, and he gave an order to several division commanders including Lieutenant General Komatsubara: "Your Excellency must overcome all difficulties and stand firm and wait for reinforcements." The 20th Division will be on the battlefield in five days. ”

September 3, 1939. 5 a.m.

Battles began in the direction of the Japanese army's logistics and command headquarters.

The headquarters of the Wangye Temple, Arshan and other places, and the quartermaster department were all attacked by the army. Tank bases, artillery positions were also attacked.

The troops who attacked were none other than the troops of the trail.

This time, the two columns, two brigades directly under the west, and some equipment units gathered other troops halfway and walked for nearly 30 days before arriving at the battlefield.

After running several hundred kilometers by car and crossing the Nenjiang River, Xiaolu and the headquarters caught up with the large army, joined part of the troops of the Mongolian column and the Xing'an column, crossed the mountains, and reached the front line.

It's been two days since they've arrived.

With such a large troop movement, it is impossible to conceal it, only to speed up the march, I didn't want to be in a hurry, and find an appropriate time to enter the battle, but unfortunately, the Japanese army moved too fast, and the Soviet army did not expect much from its own army, and they moved too fast. There was no choice but to speed up the march.

The night before, Koji's troops arrived at the intended place, and the next morning, Koji sent a telegram to Zhukov informing him of his coming to support. Zhukov was overjoyed and hurriedly discussed a joint operation plan with him.

Very early, the trail was going to war. Zhukov expressed doubts about their combat effectiveness, besides, his troops were thousands of miles away, how could they get into the battlefield? Take the Soviet railways, what to do with baggage? My baggage is insufficient, and I still have to solve the baggage for him?

There is also a situation that Zhukov could not say, the Soviet army was prepared in accordance with the armistice agreement with Japan, a lot of transport forces, a lot of baggage, a lot of supplies have begun to be transferred to Europe, and soon, the army will also be transferred to the European front. The Soviet side believed that Nomenkan would win this time, and preparations for the Finnish campaign had already begun.

Xiaolu called again, and my troops arrived at the battlefield on their own, and the baggage was solved by itself. The only condition is that the Japanese weapons I captured belong to me.

Although Zhukov agreed, he still didn't take it seriously. He felt that by the time Xiaolu's troops arrived, the battle would be over. They don't have cars, they don't have trains.

Now, the battle has appeared in a situation that he cannot control, there is a stalemate on the battlefield, and now it is mainly infantry combat, his advantage no longer exists, and the Japanese army is gradually counterattacking.

If such a stalemate continues, I am afraid that it will not be easy for Moscow to give an account.

In the midst of the difficult time, the troops of the trail entered the battlefield.