The night of 30 April 1942 was destined to be an extraordinary day, in the vast land of the Far East, in the dark night, the three competing forces were all making intense arrangements according to their own plans, and more than 3 million soldiers were about to plunge into a bloody battle on this unusual night.

General Zhukov, commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, was uneasy after holding a meeting on the evacuation of the troops, prompting him to order the Intelligence Department of the Front to send all the reconnaissance units to deploy a cordon outside the 300-kilometer radius with the Far Eastern battlefield as the center.

In his subconscious, what needs to be guarded against is not the more than 100,000 troops of Chen Bing's independent division on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, but the Japanese who make him suspicious, Tang Qiuli's troops will not enter the Far East battlefield when they are entangled with the Kwantung Army, the reason is very simple, it will not benefit him, Tang Qiuli's blood feud with the Japanese is as deep as the sea, and he will not make a move for the Japanese at this critical moment.

But in his heart, Zhukov is not grateful to the Chinese, on the contrary, he is also full of resentment, the first Outer Mongolian war, captured by Tang Qiuli, is Zhukov's eternal pain in his heart, this time, Tang Qiuli actually dispatched more than a million troops, along the way to intercept and kill the retreating Outer Khingan Ridge Front and Baikal Front, of course, including the Far Eastern Front troops that are about to catch up,

To be precise, all Soviet troops were the targets of the Chinese, such as the Outer Mongolian Front of General Vasilevsky, the Soviet troops in the Far East, and the troops of the Independent Division, which suddenly appeared on the road to Europe and distracted themselves a lot. Zhukov believes that Tang Qiuli's move is a typical practice of falling into the well and speculating!

In the small town of Delun in southern Outer Mongolia, the provisional headquarters of the Independent Division, division commander Tang Qiuli had just sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy division commander of the Dongzhi Army, the North China Field Corps, and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps in the Far East, from which hundreds of thousands of mines were buried in the Soviet Union's Outer Khinganling Front and Baikal Front. In the days that followed, these mines made more than 3 million Soviet soldiers suffer as a result of the inevitable path of retreating westward to Europe.

In the city of Khabarovsk in the Far East. Prince Zaihito, Chief of the General Staff of the Japanese Base Camp and Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Campaign, leveled the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro. Units belonging to the Kwantung Army. He should have breathed a sigh of relief when he threw himself all into the attack on the Soviet Far Eastern Front, but his heart was still nervous, the Kwantung Army was fine, and it was dawn. The offensive campaign is about to begin.

Next, it will be up to us to see whether the Far East Dispatch Army, the North Korean garrison troops, can arrive at the designated position on time. And after the start of the offensive of the Kwantung Army, the troops of the Soviet Far Eastern Front formed a joint encirclement!

If it can't be encircled by the Soviet army according to the predetermined plan, the Kwantung Army mustered up the last remnant of the offensive and could not last for a few days, under the counterattack of the Soviet army, the weak nature will soon be revealed, that is the real tragedy, not to mention that all the more than 800,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army can not completely annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front, for the ambitious Prince Zaihito, such a result is absolutely unacceptable!

Although the commanders of the two armies swore an oath that they would not only arrive at the designated position on time and spread out along the way, but could only advance and never delay, Prince Zaihito knew in his heart how difficult it was!

Even if you force the soldiers to run with bayonets, how much time can they regain? Therefore, Prince Zairen's heart, as if he had opened a pot, looked forward for a while, Zhukov's troops, surrounded by his own three-way army, became a turtle in the urn, and for a while, his heart was hanging high, the little strength of the Kwantung Army was exhausted, and the troops of the Far East Dispatch Army and the Korean Zhutun Army were still running on the road tiredly.

Then, the Soviet Far Eastern Front, after eating the blood of the soldiers of the Kwantung Army, swaggered to catch up with the other two Soviet troops, and the three Soviet armies were combined, and in the face of the behemoth with more than 4 million troops, what could they do?

Seven up and eight times and the uneasy feelings, almost about to torture Prince Jaein crazy, he really wanted to get rid of this kind of feelings, but he couldn't do it, as long as he closed his eyes, it was these messy thoughts, "Bang! - Bang bang! The door of the office was knocked softly again, this time, Prince Zairen was not angry, he very much hoped that a subordinate would report some situation, so that he could get out of this state for a while!

Moreover, from the method of knocking on the door, Prince Zaihito could tell that it was the newly appointed Major General Yamada, who was quite clever and the new head of the General Staff Headquarters, "Is it Yamada-kun?" Please come in! Prince Zairen shouted gently, and the gentleness of his tone made Major General Yamada, who was outside the door, slightly stunned.

Major General Yamada pushed the door in, and Prince Zaihito didn't wait for him to salute, so he said, "Yamada-kun came just in time, anyway, there is nothing to do for the time being, what can we talk about by the way?" Then let the guards inform the chef to prepare some sake and authentic Japanese side dishes, and let's have a few drinks to pass the time before the big battle! ”

According to the normal understanding, being able to chat with His Royal Highness the Prince, moreover, is still drinking sake and eating Japanese-style side dishes, not a confidant, without this treatment, what a great honor it is, and the green smoke from the ancestral tomb is just like that, Rear Admiral Yamada is still grateful?

Unexpectedly, Major General Yamada's face was very stern, and he said respectfully but solemnly: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the headquarters doesn't have time to drink with you. ”

Yamada's guy is really fucking too clever, this hand wants to capture the old and indulge, it is simply a play to get the perfect fire, the pinnacle of Cheng dù, the two telegrams in his hand, are the Prince Zaihito's long-awaited eyes, like the hope of his own mother Lao Tzu, moreover, it is also good news, Major General Yamada clearly knows this, so, put on a loyal and typical Imperial Japanese soldier's demeanor, unceremoniously refused the invitation of His Royal Highness the Prince to drink sake together.

Major General Yamada knew better in his heart that His Royal Highness would not only not blame himself, but would also praise him and continue to deepen his good impression of himself, and sure enough, when Prince Zaihito heard the telegram that he was most worried about, his eyes were like hungry wolves, and he asked eagerly, regardless of his identity, "What content?" Is it good news? Yamada-kun, read it to me right away! He was even a little scared. Don't dare to read the telegram in person.

Major General Yamada smiled secretly in his heart, "What kind of general's demeanor, what royal demeanor, what kind of command is determined, bullshit!" As far as His Royal Highness the Prince is concerned, he is similar to the groom and official who entered the cave room for the first time, and he has lost his ground! ”

Major General Yamada sensed that the fire was almost over, unfolded one of the telegrams, and read: "Lieutenant General Norigoro Ono, commander of the Far East Dispatch Army, reports that in order to arrive on time and ahead of schedule, our headquarters has designated a assembly place and used all mechanized vehicles to transport five first-class divisions, about 180,000 troops, and four heavy artillery wings. ”

"In about eight hours, the campaign can be launched, and the main forces of our unit can all arrive at their designated positions before 6 p.m. on 2 May and carry out the campaign in accordance with the orders of the headquarters!"

"To the West! - To the West! Greatly good! Prince Jaehito rubbed his hands and applauded, completely ignoring his demeanor, and walked back and forth in the office as if he had been evil.

Major General Yamada saw it in his eyes, remained silent, and after Prince Zairen calmed down a little, he took out a second telegram and read: "General Tanaka Shinichi, commander of the Korean Zhutun Army, reports that our department strictly implements the orders of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, but because the road conditions are very bad, the speed of the troops' march has been greatly affected. ”

"What? - Shut up! Prince Zaihito screamed, interrupting Major General Yamada's words, full of excitement, as if he had been poured a bucket of cold water on his head, his eyes were round, his eyebrows were raised, and he was about to lose his temper, Major General Yamada continued: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, there is still below!" ”

"Whew!" Prince Zairen exhaled, a little crying and laughing and a little annoyed, looked at Major General Yamada, and urged fiercely: "Don't you want to read it yet?" He didn't blame this guy for being tricky, after all, he was the one who interrupted him.

"Although there are many practical difficulties, all the officers and men of our Korean Zhutun Army, overcoming a single difficulty, sending an elite search force to look for a shortcut, and with the blessing of His Majesty the Emperor, we have finally found a path that can save a day and a half of time, for this reason, I have ordered five hours ago to eight first-class divisions of about 280,000 troops, advance lightly, and rush to the predetermined assembly place by taking a small road."

"If there is no accident on the way, the troops that take a shortcut can arrive at the designated position before 11 p.m. on 1 May and spread out along the line; at present, the vanguard of this unit has already reached an area less than 140 kilometers away from the battlefield in the Far East, and the main force of our unit can continue to march according to the original route, and all of them can reach the designated position and start the campaign before 5 p.m. on 2 May!"

Oops, the dark clouds in the sky all dispersed at once, and the anxiety and worry of the past few days came to naught in an instant, and Prince Zairen shouted excitedly: "I want the west!" - To the West! The favor of Amaterasu, the blessing of His Majesty the Emperor, and the great fortune of the Japanese Empire, so why worry that the Soviet army will not become a turtle in the urn, and the day of a complete victory in the Far East campaign can be expected! He was so excited that he was a little incoherent.

(To be continued)(To be continued......