These days, according to intelligence from Mudanjiang and Jiamusi, the Second Division stationed in Mudanjiang and the Fourth Division stationed at Fujin and other military bases have set off from several barracks of their garrisons and are heading for Hailar one after another. www.biquge.info In order to restore the occupation of Qiqihar, some units of the Second Division were stationed in Qiqihar very early, and they became the troops of the Second Division to reach Hailar.

Up to now, except for the Fourth Division, which is still grinding on the road, the other troops have already arrived, and the preparations of the Japanese army are basically completed, and the big battle is coming.

This time, Yi Chun had very little information, and the Soviet Union also had intelligence, and they had already discovered the Japanese army's transfer of troops, so they urged Yi Chun to engage in intelligence. Yi Chuntui said that the intelligence network had been destroyed, and the information could not be obtained.

Both the Bai'a Line and the Binzhou Line had been repaired by the Japanese army, and according to Anshan's intelligence, Anshan's steel factory worked overtime to produce a large number of rails. In addition, the Japanese troops, who were supposed to go directly to the front line, were stationed along the railway, and almost every town and village along the railway line had heavy troops to closely guard the safety of the entire railway line.

Harassing troops along the way tried to blow up the railway, and several attempts failed. The only way was to ask the Soviet-Mongolian air force to bomb the railway line. Based on their intelligence, the Soviets abandoned bombing the city and switched to precision bombing of troop carriers.

The bombing played a certain role, and during the day, many trains were blown up and soldiers lost a lot. These days, in order to transport supplies and troops, the Japanese army has found a way to deal with the bombing, that is, to run night trains, and a large number of trains run at night.

While transporting troops and supplies, the Japanese army was also closely studying and reconnoitring the movements of the Soviet army's transport troops.

Japanese reconnaissance planes have repeatedly reconnoitred the Soviet troops' transport lines, and some of them have stepped up their transportation by a large number of convoys, and the Soviet troops' convoy of transport vehicles from Borja, about 120 kilometers northwest of Manchuria, to Choibalsan sometimes reaches about 1,000 vehicles a day.

Many people believe that the transport capacity of the Soviet army is very strong and want to pay attention.

The Japanese are notoriously not easy to change their opinions. This well-known argument is the famous, clever argument that only 250 km of supply can support the operation of large corps.

The Japanese believed that the Soviet army's supply line in the Nomenkan area was 750 kilometers long, and according to the standard of the Japanese army's use of flatbed trucks, the length of the military station line during the operation of the large corps could not exceed 250 kilometers, so the Japanese believed that it was impossible for the Soviet army to use the large corps in this area, and the Japanese army would have an overwhelming advantage in terms of strength.

After two battles in early to late July, the Soviets used up all their ammunition reserves, and the Soviets, like themselves, did not have the strength to launch a large-scale attack. Then, the future battle of Nomenkan will be a protracted war.

The Japanese spies in the Soviet Union were badly damaged, and many Japanese were directly arrested, and there was no reason for this.

I wonder if Taro Okabe has any new information? Taro Okabe hasn't had any information sent out for a long time recently.

In addition to the lack of intelligence, the contradictions between the Kwantung Army and the base camp also plagued the Kwantung Army, and the rank and file officers were confused about the next development of the campaign.

As early as 20 July, in order to study and resolve the Nomenkan incident, the Japanese General Staff notified Lieutenant General Ryosuke Isoya, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, to return to China to participate in the study.

For example, first, the incident will be dealt with by this winter by this winter, in accordance with the principle of resolving the incident in a partial and local manner. Second, a diplomatic solution should be reached, and then troops would withdraw from the area, and if the Soviets invaded the disputed area again, they would retaliate as appropriate. Thirdly, air combat, aircraft that cross the border should be struck, only. Only when the territory is bombed can air offensive operations be carried out. Wait a minute.

At this meeting, Ryosuke Isoya, in accordance with his usual strong opinion, believed that so many troops of the Kwantung Army had sacrificed and shed blood for this, and finally abandoned the place and withdrew his troops, and he wanted to return to Changchun to ask Commander Kenkichi Ueda to decide. The Japanese General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of War were extremely unhappy with Isoya's excuse.

On 22 July, when Isoya left Tokyo, the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp sent two staff officers, Tanigawa and Shimamura, to Changchun again to inspect the battlefield and secondly, to solve the Kwantung Army's response to the key points in handling the incident.

At this time, the resistance in the headquarters of the Kwantung Army was even greater, believing that this was coercive and supervised execution.

Due to the differences in policy between the Kwantung Army and its headquarters, the confrontation intensified, and there was no contact with the headquarters. From late July to mid-August, they did not speak by telephone or send telegrams to the General Staff Headquarters. The General Staff Headquarters did not have a good grasp of their situation.

The Kwantung Army also did not have the full picture, especially the dynamics of the Soviet-Mongolian army. They need this information so badly.

The General Staff of the Kwantung Army, and even the General Staff Headquarters of the Tokyo Base Camp, all the eyes of the people were fixed on one person, and they expected this person to send out the information in time. Any information can promote the victory of the Japanese army.

Taro Okabe hasn't found information for a long time. Because he is a teacher in a study class, and his sources of information are limited. In the previous paragraph, I taught basic courses, cultural courses, and almost no information.

However, these days, the battle of the Nomenkan front line is over, both sides are in a state of replenishment, and Yichun's precautions have also been relaxed.

In the past few days, Yichun has begun a great study and discussion of modern military affairs. Basically, they all use the observation reports sent back by Nomenkan as learning materials for analysis, discussion and learning. The vast majority of people have never seen these contents, and everyone is just learning, and the sense of prevention is much weaker.

Recently, they have again begun to discuss the issue of logistics and transportation for large-scale three-dimensional operations.

He found out about these topics in the toilet.

Taro Okabe found a few pages in the toilet with a table written on it, the number of trucks and tankers.

Taro Okabe was used to the smell of paper, so he naturally transcribed the form. If any of the numbers are pasted, you have to carefully scratch them open and check the words on the paper. The pen words are okay, and the pencil words are easy to scratch off. Several pages of intelligence are gathered together and screened to form a complete piece of intelligence.

At first, he didn't realize the importance of this information at all, and he didn't even think it was important information at all.

The toilets at Yichun's headquarters were among the most advanced in Tohoku at the time, as advanced as those in the Japanese-controlled cities. Everyone has a cubicle, each cubicle has a flush toilet, and each has a toilet paper basket.

At the beginning, many people did not understand why the command in the cave wanted to make such an advanced flush toilet, and later, the flush toilet was sold to the USSR and made money, so everyone stopped talking about it.

Such an advanced toilet, after use, the toilet paper must be placed in the toilet paper basket, otherwise, the paper is too hard and will clog the sewer.

As a result, Taro Okabe often went to the toilet. He is known for having a bad stomach.

That night, Taro Okabe went to the toilet again. He had to gather all the information he could before the cleaners cleaned the toilets tomorrow morning.

This is the third time he has gone to the toilet, and he has gone to the third squat. This time there was no harvest at all, and the only one with words was a love letter that had been written and scrapped.

He was about to go to the fourth squat, and he was just about to get up, and he didn't want two people to come in.

These are two officers from the Mudanjiang area who came for further study, and the two of them explained a little, and one said: "You say, is the content of today's study useful?" ”

Another said, "I said it was useless. Our troops, almost all scattered, now have to learn the logistics of large-scale mechanized operations, is there a pity? ”

The first said: "There are more than 20 people left in my army now, so my number is withdrawn and I have come here to study." ”

The second said, "Not really." My troops, which turned out to be the mountain and forest team, are just literate for me, and what mechanized warfare are still discussed? ”

The first said, "Yes." It is also said that logistics and transportation determine the winner or loser. I would have liked the victory of the Soviet Union. But these broken figures, the accountant can't understand them, can I understand them? If we can win the battle if we get these numbers right, then what do we need us to do? Isn't it over with a bunch of accountants? However, the USSR was really rich. How many people do you have to feed if you transport 4,000 2,000 catties of grain at once? ”

The second: "Say you're stupid, but you're still unconvinced." That's called four thousand tons. It means the amount of four thousand meals that a person eats. That's about three or four years of food for a person. Don't understand? ”

The first: "No. It's obviously four thousand and two thousand catties. You're talking nonsense. ”

The two of them went out when they were done.

It dawned on Taro Okabe that he realized what important information he had gotten.

Taro Okabe immediately became excited. He was a calm man, like a teacher, he didn't talk much, he was calm. Now that I have captured such important information, I am excited.

Summarizing the data of the past few days, the intelligence content is as follows:

Materials to be transported: Air Force ammunition: 6,500 tons, fuel: 15,000 tons, food: 4,000 tons, fuel: 7,500 tons, other supplies: 4,000 tons.

Problems with transport vehicles: trucks 3500l and tankers 1400l are needed. Existing trucks 1724, tanks 912. 1250 trucks and 375 tankers have been transferred. There is also a shortage of 526 trucks and 113 tank trucks.

How do I send the information out?

August 2, 1939. Morning. Yichun. Radio Beginner Classroom.

Taro Okabe has already started to teach everyone conscientiously, and at the beginning of the class, he will give homework. Next, Taro Okabe gave a lecture. After two lessons, the practice session begins.

Students, this time it is a digital practice class, that is, sending digital signals with a telegraph.

The Morse code of numbers is familiar to everyone, right?

Right.

Good. The number exercise sent by the students in the first group was the amount of money the family needed, and the second group practiced the yield per mu of harvested grain. The third group is the number of literate words. This is the exercise paper, everyone sends a number, everyone looks at it first, and is ready. I'll debug the machine.

Okabe sat down to debug the machine, simply pressed a few times, sent a few signals, and said: It's okay, the machine is in good condition, and the students can practice. The first group begins.

There is only one radio station, and everyone takes turns to operate it. After the trainees were finished, Taro Okabe corrected several mistakes and asked them to practice again.

The trainees didn't realize it at all, and they helped Taro Okabe send an important piece of information.

After the practice, Taro Okabe took back the exercise paper, destroyed it, and commented on everyone's results. Students, your skills have improved considerably. When the time comes, in the next class, I will give a critique of everyone's skills.

Classes are out now.

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1. The information on the transport vehicles and the number of materials are from Zhukov's memoirs.