When the sun rose, the fire at the headquarters of the 6th Mongolian Division had been extinguished, and the Japanese troops cleaning the battlefield kept turning over the corpses of the Mongol soldiers, and when they found that there were still alive, they stepped forward and stepped on them, and then stabbed them to death with bayonets.

"Captain, here's a discovery." A Japanese soldier shouted.

Dong Babaizang walked over quickly, and saw a corpse that he knew at first glance was a Soviet, and the corpse had been kicked open, and a small notebook could be seen, which had been half burned.

Dong Babaizang picked it up and looked at it, and immediately said ecstatically, "This is their codebook, it's really good, this is a great achievement, we must hand over this codebook immediately." The troops were ordered to retreat immediately. ”

At this time, a sound of horses' hooves came, and Dong Babaizang looked at it, only to see a Japanese cavalry rushing quickly, and after coming to the front of Dong Babaizang, the man immediately dismounted and said, "Mongolian cavalry, a lot of Mongolian cavalry came from the west." But they don't seem to know what we're doing here, and they're not going fast or slow. ”

Dong Babaizang immediately guessed that it was the troops of the Mongolian Sixth Division and asked, "How many people are there?" How far are we from it? ”

The scout said, "Now there are about twelve or thirteen miles, and there are more than a thousand people. ”

Dong Babaizang didn't dare to wait any longer, and hurriedly said, "Quickly retreat, avoid them to the east, and you must not be restrained by them." Hurry up and send a telegram to the division commander and ask for tactical guidance. ”

Thirty miles from the east, a Soviet unit composed of tanks and armored vehicles was advancing rapidly, and this was a tank battalion of Zhukov, which was the vanguard of the Soviet army.

East 800 Tibetan rode a war horse to the east quickly, walked for less than ten minutes, just saw a team of Mongolian cavalry to catch up, this is the original stationed in Sumu Chagan Lake Mongolian cavalry, there are not many people, but seven or eight hundred people, this is still a large number of Mongolian patrols to participate in it, the two teams did not expect to meet each other here, first slightly stunned, I don't know who shouted first, the cavalry on both sides immediately red-eyed, brandishing sabers and rushing up.

The war horse is churning, the saber is shining, and the silver light of each saber will bring a burst of blood. Although the Japanese soldiers fought fiercely all night, they had the power of victory, had a great psychological advantage, and fought extremely fiercely, plus the Japanese army had chariots to cover, and soon gained the upper hand.

"Ahh "Ahh Dong Ba Bai Zang heard a burst of bird calls, looked up, but saw an eagle hovering in the sky, Dong Ba Bai Zang's cold sweat was frightened out, he understood very well, this is the eagle raised by the Mongols, which is used to inform the news.

"Quick! Kill it! Don't stop, rush!! Dong Babaizang anxiously urged the war horse, hoping to go faster.

A deafening sound of war horses running came, and Dong Babaizang was surprised to find that it was only twenty minutes, and another group of cavalry came, and these cavalry crashed into the Japanese army like a swarm of bees, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were knocked off their horses at once.

Dong Babaizang touched the codebook in his arms, he was even more anxious, thought about it, gritted his teeth and ran to the side of the chariot and said, "Quick, rush out, take the codebook to the division commander, they are all cavalry, I can't help you, I will take the cavalry to cover for you." ”

When an officer listened, his eyes turned red, and he gave a military salute and said, "I wish Your Excellency good luck and prosperity!" After saying that, he closed the car door, and was ready to fight his way out with full power.

The Mongolian cavalry was not a well-trained opponent of the Japanese army in terms of individual soldier quality, but they were outnumbered and outnumbered, and they had been stubbornly entangled with the hands and feet of the Japanese army, preventing the Japanese army from leaving, and even one of the Japanese armored units was blown up by the crazy Mongolian army.

"Boom" a shell suddenly came out from behind, straight to a Japanese 94 tank, the 94 tank was immediately blown apart, such a scene frightened the entire team of people, everyone took the time to look back, but saw a blood-red military flag fluttering high in less than two miles, the sickle and hammer on it made the Mongolian army morale greatly boosted, and the Japanese army was more and more frightened.

"Damn, it's the Soviets, how did they get there so quickly, there were so many tanks." Dong 800 couldn't help but take a step back, and thirty or forty Soviet tanks rushed over with a roar, and they were about to join the battle group.

"Chariot battle!" Higashi Yabaizo shouted with hope of an eventuality.

In addition to the three Type 94 tanks with code books and no artillery, the remaining eight Type 89 tanks and three Type 97 tanks turned their heads and met the Soviet tanks.

THE SOVIET TANK WAS THE BT-5, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A LIGHT TANK, BUT ELEVEN TONS, WITH A 45 MM GUN, AND THE THICKEST ARMOR WAS ONLY 15 MM, BUT IT HAD A SPEED OF AN ASTONISHING 72 KM.

Moreover, because of the Great Purge, the Soviet troops were indeed a big step behind the Japanese army in terms of quality, and the tanks on both sides took turns firing artillery, and the Japanese army often could hit one artillery with three or even two artillery, while the Soviet army needed five artillery, six artillery or even more.

But what reassured the Soviet army was that even if the mighty-looking Type 97 fired at a distance of 1,000 meters and hit the BT-5, it was just a white spot, and the Japanese tank guns were not prepared for tank warfare, so the anti-tank capability was very poor.

In fact, even the Type 94 37 mm rapid-fire gun, which was commonly used by the Japanese army specializing in anti-tanks, was not much better, and this gun was said to be able to penetrate 20 mm armor at 1000 meters and 30 mm armor at 350 meters. But in April 1939, the Japanese Army Technical Headquarters conducted experimental shooting. The subject was a 25 mm vertical armor plate 150 meters away. As a result, the Type 94 37-mm gun made only a pit with a diameter of 30 mm and a depth of 12 mm. However, the German-made PAK36 37mm gun (formerly equipped with the Nationalist Army) captured by the Japanese army successfully penetrated this piece of armor.

Soon, the tank units on both sides were less than 500 meters apart, and such a distance was more advantageous for the Japanese army, and the Japanese kept firing, hoping to use their accurate shooting to wipe out the Soviet tanks in the middle of the road.

At this time, no matter which country's tanks, if they want to shoot, they must stop to shoot accurately, and they are completely blind in the movement, so seeing that the Japanese tanks are no longer advancing, the Soviet tanks have accelerated even more, and at this time there are already two Soviet tanks and one Japanese tank turned into scrap metal.

"Huh" just when everyone's attention was on the tank battle in the rear, suddenly five or six strange-looking Soviet tanks rushed out from the left side, these tanks did not have the artillery they usually see, but a thing like a nozzle, a Japanese cavalry fell on the periphery, saw the tank rushing up, blood surged, holding a grenade and ready to rush up, then I saw that the nozzle suddenly erupted a flame, the flame reached forty or fifty meters, and the Japanese cavalry and men and horses were swallowed up at once, and the screams that made people's teeth ache sounded, Looking at the Japanese cavalry turned into torches, everyone's hearts trembled.

"What is this? Is it a Spitfire? Dong Babaizang said tremblingly, in the face of such a monster, his cavalry did not have much effect at all.

This is the Soviet Spitfire tank company, ordered to attack from the flank, and as soon as it appears, it shocks everyone.

Seeing that their reinforcements were so strong, all the Mongolian troops roared excitedly, and the sabers were more powerful than a few, while the Japanese cavalry did not have much to fight, and eagerly asked the Mongolian cavalry to entangle, but the more they wanted to get rid of it, the more excited and brave the Mongolian army became, and even the three Type 94 chariots were clanked by a group of Mongols with rifles and machine guns, and the Japanese troops inside were terrified, they knew very well that these 94 chariots were only 6 to 12 mm armor, Heavy machine guns have a chance to break their own.

The tank battle on the other side has also entered a climax, the tanks on both sides are less than one or two hundred meters, which can already be said to be staring at each other's heads on both sides and firing artillery, the Soviet army's tank advantage is completely displayed, as long as each gun hits, the Japanese tank will definitely turn into a ball of fire, and the Japanese army can only burst the Soviet tank when it hits the side armor.

Dong 800 Zang was in a hurry, and kept asking the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the 23rd Division, asking for tactical guidance.

At this time, the 23rd Division was stationed in Hailar, which is now ********, and when it saw the urgent telegram from Higashi-Yabaizo, Komatsubara immediately ordered the aviation to take off urgently and provide air cover to Higashi-Yahurizo.

However, before the Japanese planes flew to the Haraha River, they rushed to meet twenty or thirty Soviet planes, and when they saw their old opponents, these planes were all old-fashioned I-152 and I-153, and they basically did not have much resistance in the face of the Japanese Type 97 fighters, but after all, they bought time for the armored troops.

Dong 800 Zang looked desperately at the Soviet tanks around his troops, fought fiercely for several hours, his own tank had been exhausted, and the Soviet army only lost four or five vehicles, looking at the war knife in his hand, Dong 800 Zang first asked the soldiers to destroy the wing flag and code book, and then faced the east, knelt on the ground, and shouted "Long live His Majesty the Emperor" stabbed hard, blood immediately flowed out of the corners of his mouth and abdomen, and Dong 800 Zangben also cut a cross in the abdomen like the ancient Japanese, but he couldn't move, can only fall to the ground unwillingly and die.

Komatsubara received the good news from the air force on the one hand, and on the other hand, he received a desperate telegram from Higashi-Yahinzo, and he couldn't help but be sad and happy, but this result not only did not make him lose the will to fight, but increased his self-confidence, and his own surprise force of only 1,000 troops made the Mongol division lose more than half, if it were not for the intervention of the Soviet army, this would be a complete victory.

While Komatsubara continued to dispatch troops, he asked for help from the headquarters of the Mongolian army and the Kwantung Army.

-- Tokyo

Ishihara Waner fell into deep thought, originally this time it was just a temptation, since the war is now defeated, then it should admit defeat and wait for the next opportunity to retaliate, but at today's meeting, all the staff officers and army officers are clamoring for revenge as if they are crazy, and even Hirohito is a little unsupportive, after all, in everyone's opinion, Manchuria has hoarded a large number of materials and troops, and it can fight a war, even if it does not fight a full-scale war, it should be a victorious local war, not an embarrassing ending like now.

"Ishihara-kun, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult this time, if we win this time, it's okay, we can end this conflict with the excuse that the tentative goal has been achieved, but this time we failed, the army has been invincible in recent years, especially the battle of Zhanggufeng, the casualty ratio between us and the Soviet army makes everyone confident, which makes them unacceptable, and suddenly the Japanese army is so much worse than the Soviet army." Seishiro Itagaki said with a sigh.

"It's all a bunch of brainless guys, our advantage lies in the training of soldiers, our disadvantage lies in the lack of chariot troops, and in a decisive battle on the steppe, it is precisely the chariot troops that are needed the most, and now the attack, even if we can win, it is only a miserable victory, and when the Soviet Union is really in crisis, do we still have a chance to win?" Ishihara said disdainfully, looked at the map and said, "If you really want to fight, you can't rush up with such a wing and one company, adding fuel tactics is a taboo for soldiers, and it's summer, and the Soviet Union can enter Mongolia in a steady stream, which is very unfavorable to us." ”

Seishiro Itagaki asked, "And what is your suggestion?" ”

Ishihara thought for a while and said, "If you really want to fight, you must concentrate all your forces and win a local war, my suggestion is not to fight a full-scale war, so that in the end it is just a waste of the power of the empire, and the time must be particular, I asked astronomers, they said that the weather is very cold this year, although the Soviets have lived in the north for a long time, but they are also people, and now the fighting Nomenkan is far away from their supply line, but it is closer to our supply line, and we have built a secret warehouse on the border in the past six months, I see, If we want to fight, we will fight again after November, and even if the Soviets want to reinforce at that time, they will not be able to replenish them on a large scale, and we will have to prepare as many planes as possible. Judging from this conflict, the Soviet Union in the Far East is mainly still some backward aircraft, elite aircraft should still be concentrated in Europe, and the situation in Europe is still very calm, but I judge that Hitler and Poland are not over yet, so the Soviet Union will not transfer the elite to the Far East so quickly, we still have a chance. ”

After speaking, Ishihara sighed, "Actually, I still hope not to fight a local war, the war should have its own purpose, what is our purpose this time?" Is it to lay down the Nomenkan area? Or give yourself a breath of air? It's too small. ”

"But we also have to consider the morale of the military and public opinion, don't we? Because of the change in our policy toward China, there has been a lot of discussion in the army, but we are only coming up from the north to induce them, if we don't fight with the Soviet Union now, I am afraid that we will be assassinated by those madmen in the two sessions. Seishiro Itagaki shook his head and said helplessly.

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm only worried about the future of the empire, the army doesn't have a calm brain just like a brainless reckless man, no matter how powerful it is, it's not terrible, in fact, I move time, and I hope more that something can happen to prevent the second Nomenkan conflict from breaking out." Ishihara took a breath and stopped talking.

(To be continued.) )