Chapter 197: The Danger of the Supply Line
"Hehe, the general finally remembered these things, after nearly two years of planting, we have gathered a large number of grain seeds, except for a part of the remaining materials for us, we have distributed farmers in the eastern areas of Qianbei and Hulunbuir City to plant, it is estimated that the planting area will reach more than 100,000 acres, if the development is good, the clothing and food of my hundreds of thousands of troops will be very large, which is also the reason why I am confident that the logistics will be done well, in addition, some mines that the general told before, We have also carried out a large amount of mining in mineral deposits and other places, and sure enough, we have dug up a lot of resources, and in the future, our army will be able to be self-sufficient in ammunition, and as for medicine, a large number of medical workers transferred from Gansu have also devoted themselves to their work, and a group of students who have returned from studying abroad have also been filled in, and we have now opened more than 10 pharmaceutical production factories...... Therefore, in the future, Qianbei and Hunan will be the real lifeline of our army, but I am afraid of ......."
"I'm afraid of the Soviets in the north, right", Wei Chendong frowned, he didn't dare to guarantee that the Soviets wouldn't stick in the back, but at least not for now.
"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own way to deal with it", Wei Chendong looked confident, the Soviets hid a knife in their smile at Yan Huangjun, how much more did he treat the Soviets like this? It's up to you to see who shows the knife first, and whose knife is sharper.
The three divisions of the army finally entered the periphery of Hulunbuir on June 16, and the troops pointed directly at Huxi, because Hulunbuir was very large, even if it was defeated, there were not so many troops to defend it, so the army focused on cutting off the supply line of the Yanhuang army, as long as it was the place where Huxi and Mongolia were bordered.
Lieutenant General Xia Qidong also divided the troops into two parts, one part guarded the supply line of the Yanhuang Army, with about 100,000 people in Huxi, and the other part guarded the gateway to Heilongjiang, with about 60,000 people in Hudong.
The movement of the army to Hunan, but also caused the idea of the Soviet-Mongolian army, the two armies on the Mongolian border always pay attention to the dynamics of the army, compared to the middle [***] team, the Soviet army is more concerned about the attitude of the army, after all, he is the ambitious side, although the Yan and Huang army has hundreds of thousands of people, but the powerful Soviet Union is not worried that they dare to really break ground on the head of Tai Sui, a person himself makes them unbearable, as long as Wei Chendong is not a fool, he will not come to the Soviet Union and Mongolia trouble, The reason why he tolerated some of the Yan and Huang Army's initiatives in the past was precisely because he wanted them to drag down the pace of his own attack, and Wei Chendong dared to do this because he grasped the ideas of the Soviets, and he was not a fool, he offended himself and carried it with the Soviets, that was looking for death, although he was unhappy with the Soviets' various actions, but some places still relied on them, and the Soviets and Yue himself did not wear the same pants, Wei Chendong knew that they would become enemies sooner or later.
Judging from the current situation, the Yan and Huang armies are the weakest, and neither the Soviet Union nor the Soviet Union has shown their true strength, and they dare not say that whoever is necessarily stronger than whom, although the outside world generally thinks that the Soviet Union is much stronger, but I have never believed in this evil, and Tsarist Russia is not the defeat of their Imperial Army.
Lieutenant General Komatsubara, the commander-in-chief of this operation, thought that he would fight a tough battle with the Yan and Huang Army in the area of the Haraha River, but he did not expect that the resistance encountered was not large, and this triangle area was easily taken by the Yue Army.
Looking at the Soviet-Mongolian coalition army on the opposite side, Komatsubara left 10,000 people stationed here, confronted it, and applied to the Kwantung Army Headquarters for reinforcements, and then continued to advance to Hubei with more than 50,000 people.
In the left banner of the new Balhu, the two sides finally encountered, and the Yan and Huang troops guarding here had five divisions and 50,000 men, guarding in the strong fortifications.
Komatsubara did not dare to attack rashly, so he let his troops rest for a few days and built some fortifications, as if he was ready for a protracted war.
In early July, when everything was ready, only the east wind was missing, and Komatsubara finally ordered an attack on the area of the Left Banner of the New Balhu, first dispatching more than 80 planes to bomb, and then more than 60 artillery pieces of various kinds to bombard the positions of the Yan and Huang Army, and then more than 70 tanks rushed forward, and the infantry kept up with the charge, still adopting a steady offensive method of step by step.
The two sides fought in this battle for more than ten days, successively experienced a tough battle, street fighting, both sides suffered heavy losses, and finally due to the lack of reinforcements, and the heavy losses of the troops, the Yan and Huang army was forced to retreat, and the area of the left banner of the new Balhu was captured by the army.
In this battle, more than half of the casualties of the Yanhuang Army were killed, but the casualties of the army were also nearly 20,000, which was also a tragic anomaly, and Komatsubara did not pursue, but waited for reinforcements to come, sent the wounded away, replenished the ammunition and materials, and the number of soldiers reached more than 50,000 people, Komatsubara dared to continue to attack.
In mid-July, the army arrived in the southern area of the New Balhu Right Banner, the two sides fought again, the intensity of this battle was no less than the battle in the left banner area, the two sides fell into a life-and-death situation for a while, Komatsubara sighed secretly, this Yan and Huang Army is extremely brave, there are no less than 400,000 Yan and Huang troops in the northeast, if you want to eliminate them one by one, I don't know how many imperial soldiers' surnames will be spent.
In the end, the southern part of the New Balhu Right Banner also fell into the hands of the Yue army, of course, they also paid a lot of money in exchange.
Looking at the large area in the north of the new Balhu and Manchurian on the map, Xiao Matsubara knew that this was the final location of the trip, and if he hit this place, even if the goal of this battle was completed, he also knew that the most difficult place to fight was also here, this is the important place of the Yan and Huang Army, and the natural defense is strong and abnormal, not only has the 100,000 people of the Yan and Huang Army, but also has an iron wall of fortifications.
In early August, the breath of the great war was spreading rapidly, and Komatsubara was also waiting for reinforcements, with a total strength of more than 90,000 people, which was not much worse than the Yan and Huang Army, but he still had 100 planes, 90 tanks and more than 100 artillery pieces of various types, and he was full of confidence.
"Conquering this place is equivalent to cutting off the Yan Yellow Army's arm, so this battle will be won", Komatsubara looked at his generals with a cold face at the headquarters, and everyone was also solemn, and no one dared to say that they would definitely be able to take this place.
At the headquarters of the Yanhuang Army in Manzhou, General Xia Qidong frowned, saying that the army's determination to seize this place was unusually firm, and I am afraid that this place is more tragic than the Battle of Harbin, so he also has to defend here.
"Soldiers, from the day we were stationed here, we had a premonition that this day would come, and now, this day has finally come, raise troops for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, for the lifeline of our army, this battle must not be lost......"
"Yes, we can't afford to lose, we are willing to protect her with our lives......" The stern faces of all the generals showed solemn expressions, and they were all ready to dedicate themselves.
After making preparations, the army marched north along the north of Hulun Lake and entered Dalai Sumu first.
Hulunbuir is the edge of the Northeast Plain and the Songnen Plain, relatively flat, which is conducive to the assault and heavy armor of the large corps of the Yue Army, which is the most unfavorable side of the Yan and Huang Army, but at the same time, the land here is vast, and the defense and attack need more troops, which is also one of the reasons why the Yue Army has repeatedly increased its troops, if there are not enough troops to defend it, I am afraid that the place that has just been captured will be taken away by the Yan and Huang Army in a roundabout way.
The army came violently, and Komatsubara led three divisions and regiments, and the number of troops was more than 60,000, almost equal to the soldiers of the Yan and Huang Army here.
In the early morning ......of August 14, with a rumbling cannon, the prelude to the battle of Dalaisumu was opened.
(To be continued)