Chapter 569: The War of Resistance and the Siege of Northern Mongolia (1)
After eliminating the Soviet army on the Eastern Road, Song Zhewu did not let the tired troops participating in the battle rest and replenish, but issued several orders in a row.
Order: Han Guangcai's 2nd Army was responsible for cleaning the battlefield and guarding the prisoners.
Order: Xu Fang's 44th Army quickly marched eastward to recover Krulen, and made every effort to destroy the mountain road north of Kruren to the territory of the Soviet Union, and block the road for the Soviet army to go south from Dauri.
Order: Zhou Yaoming's 48th Army, without waiting for reorganization, immediately occupy the exit of the Shilka Valley and the key points along the mountain road from the exit to the Krulun Valley, and the supplied weapons, ammunition and personnel will arrive later. In order to supplement the strength of Zhou Yaoming's troops, who suffered more than one-third of the casualties, a division of Han Guang was temporarily placed under the command of Zhou Yaoming.
In order to prevent Zhou Yaoming from misunderstanding, Song Zhewu personally called to reward and encourage Zhou Yaoming.
Order: The 546th Army of Mafa should move south quickly, join Liang Fang's 42nd Army, under the unified command of Chu Xichun, close the road for the Soviet army to advance eastward on the west road, and after occupying the position, it is necessary to actively attack the Soviet army on the west road.
Order: Zhao Fengwu's 45th Army, converging with the main force of Wang Bi's 49th Army, secretly reorganizing and waiting in Kulun, and the two divisions were temporarily placed under the command of Gao Zongbao.
Order: Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army, Sun Weiru's 17th Division, and Li Ruifang's Mountain Division 1 cut off the connection between the Soviet Army on the West Road and the Soviet Army on the Central Road, and Fu Zuoyi commanded all units to launch an attack on the Soviet Army on the West Road from west to east, and try their best to oppress the Soviet Army on the West Road to the east.
Order: Wei Guanghui rode the 2nd Army to assemble on guard south of Kulen to prevent the remnants of the Soviet Army on the Western Road from detouring to Kruren from the Gobi south of Kulen.
Order: After the 2nd Army of Han Guangcai cleaned up the battlefield, he quickly escorted the captives south, under the unified command of Wei Guanghui.
Order: Wu entered the air force corps and bombed the Soviet army on the western route with all his might.
It is easy to understand the transfers of Xu Fang, Zhou Yaoming, Ma Fawu, Liang Fang, Fu Zuoyi, Sun Weiru, Li Ruifang and other departments.
The blockade of the exit from the Shilka Valley and the occupation of Krulen, as well as the destruction of the road from Kruren to the territory of the Soviet Union, were to prevent the Soviet army from increasing its forces from the territory in order to relieve the Soviet army on the western route. Ensure the success of Chu Xichun, Fu Zuoyi's two divisions and Liang Zhongjia's joint attack on the Soviet army on the Western Road.
It is the absolute main force of the Fourth Route Army, Zhang Yafei's 38th Army has no combat orders for the time being, and it is easy to explain that it is used as a strategic reserve, once the Soviet Army on the East Road moves south, he can block the Soviet Army on the East Road.
The only thing that puzzled everyone was that Song Zhewu ordered Zhao Fengwu and Wang Bi to cover up and stand by in Kulun.
Zhao Fengwu's troops and Wang Bi's troops did not suffer any losses, if this is to use them as strategic reserves, more than 120,000 people in the two armies, plus more than 100,000 people in Zhang Yafei's 38th army, this is inevitably a bit too much.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhao Fengwu or Wang Bi should be transferred to block the exit of the Shilka River Valley, and Zhou Yaoming, who suffered heavy losses, should be put on standby in Kulun.
However, an order is an order, and although everyone does not understand Song Zhewu's order, the order must be carried out.
After the order was issued, the units of the Fourth Route Army quickly moved into action. However, it was Wu Jin's air force corps that moved the fastest.
Since the Soviet air force has been wiped out, it will take time for Moscow to restore the air power of the Soviet forces that invaded Northern Mongolia. It is impossible for the air force units of Primorsky Krai to be transferred to the west, and the Kwantung Army's sudden launch of the "September 18 Incident" in the northeast also took Moscow by surprise.
The Japanese have ambitions and a history of Siberia in Guangrou, and the armed intervention of the great powers in those years caused the most trouble, and even the Japanese still stand on part of Sakhalin Island.
Don't look at the Japanese invasion of China, the great powers will clearly express their opposition, but if the Japanese invade Siberia, the great powers will probably pretend to be deaf and dumb. Therefore, the military forces of Primorsky Krai can only be strengthened now, and must not be weakened, and a high degree of vigilance against the Japanese must be maintained.
However, in order to restore the air force that maintained the invasion of northern Mongolia in Blyukhel, it had to be transferred from the European part. At this time, the air force of the entire Soviet army was far from being as strong as before World War II, and there was a huge difference between it and Britain and France. However, fortunately, there was another economic crisis in the West, and Germany, the sworn enemy of the Soviet Union, was a defeated country, and they were unable to invade the Soviet Union.
It's just that the air force of the Soviet army in the European part is combined, and there are no more than 1,000 combat aircraft of all kinds, and the maximum number that can be drawn out is only about 200, and it will take time. …,
Not only is the European part far away from Beimeng, but the air force units in transit need to prepare fuel and other materials in advance at the airports along the way, and the Ulan-Ude airport also needs to be rebuilt. All of this takes time, and it can take as little as a week.
Therefore, this week or so is extremely precious for Wu Jin and his air force corps. He wanted to use this week or so to do his best to bomb and attack the Soviet troops, destroy the heavy equipment of the Soviet troops, and create favorable conditions for the infantry to annihilate the Soviet troops.
Therefore, early the next morning, all the bombers and attack planes of the Air Force Corps were dispatched and, escorted by the fighter wing, divided into four groups, launched a bombing campaign against the Soviet troops on the western route throughout the day.
Originally, after receiving a telegram from Blyukhel, the Soviet army on the western route had already begun to move towards the Krulun valley at night, until 4 o'clock in the morning, when the avant-garde division and Liang Fang's 42nd Army encountered, and the Soviet army on the western route stopped advancing.
For the resistance of the Chinese, the Soviet troops on the western road were already mentally prepared, they were not too worried, as soon as dawn, the Soviet troops on the eastern road, which had already entered the end of the Krulun River Valley, would rush to meet them. After the Soviet troops on the western route camped on the spot, they immediately contacted the Soviet troops on the eastern route.
It's just that what makes them suspicious is that no matter how they call, the Soviet troops on the Eastern Road, which are only less than a hundred kilometers away in a straight line, just don't respond. The Soviet troops on the Western Front had no choice but to report the situation to Blyukhel.
After dawn, the Soviet troops on the western route, who were at a loss, were immediately bombarded by the air force headquarters.
Due to the rugged mountain road, the two armies of the Soviet Army on the west road stretched for more than 20 kilometers. Although after the start of the air raids, the Soviets took refuge in the woods and behind the ditches on the side of the road.
Because of the complex terrain in the mountains, the casualties caused by the bombing to Soviet personnel were not large. However, the Soviet army's vehicles and supplies were not so lucky, under the incessant heavy bombardment, the Soviet army's baggage and ammunition on the western road were almost exhausted, and the mountain road of more than 10 kilometers was full of burning tanks and trucks and carts full of supplies.
After not being able to contact the Soviet troops on the eastern route for more than ten consecutive hours, Blyukhel could already conclude that the Soviet troops on the eastern route had been completely annihilated. It's just that all the high-ranking officers of the Soviet army, including Blyukhel, racked their brains and couldn't figure out what kind of "magic" the Chinese used to eliminate more than 100,000 well-equipped Soviet troops? Even if the Soviet army on the east road is besieged by more than 300,000 squadrons, it is entirely possible to hold out for more than ten days, let alone send electricity for help.
But what they couldn't understand was that the Soviet army on the eastern route disappeared into the darkness of the Krulun River Valley silently overnight.