Prince Jaein has a reason to be so out of shape, the Far East Dispatch Army has five first-class divisions, about 180,000 troops, and four heavy artillery wings, and the eight first-class divisions of the Korean Zhutun Army have a strength of about 280,000 troops, which is nearly 500,000 troops, blocking Zhukov's Far Eastern Front troops for two or three days, and it will not be any problem.

"Yamada-kun, Commander Norigoro Ono and Commander Shinichi Tanaka, are the generals of the empire and the heroes of the empire. The Imperial Army has such a talent, which is really a blessing for our Imperial Japan! Zairen sighed and said, "Yamada-kun, in the name of the Far East Campaign Headquarters, immediately issue a general order to reward the two troops, and I will report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor!" He added.

Major General Yamada wrote it down carefully, and suddenly, Prince Jaehion's brows suddenly wrinkled, and he said with some worry: "I'm still worried that the troops of the North Korean garrison are advancing lightly, and the speed is certainly fast, but without heavy weapons, when facing the Soviet army, they will suffer a big loss!" In fact, his subtext is, how many people die in second place, what if the light infantry of the Korean garrison can't stop the Soviet army?

Major General Yamada smiled and replied, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, after receiving the telegram from the commanders of the two troops, I have already sensed that Commander Tanaka Shinichi's actions are flawed in this respect, so I have given an order to Commander Tanaka Shinichi in your name, following the practice of Commander Norigoro Ono, to transfer the artillery units and chariot units to which the division belongs. Mixed into a quick assault group. ”

"At the same time, with a considerable number of infantry, accompanied by trucks, they can play the role of protection, and the order requires that the artillery and chariot units of the Korean garrison must be synchronized with the troops taking shortcuts to reach the designated place, so that the firepower of the individual assault troops is weak. It will be solved, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, because the matter is urgent, I did not consult you in time, and the department took the liberty of it. Is it appropriate to deal with it in this way? ”

Prince Jaein looked at him with a strange look. He looked Major General Yamada up and down. Seeing that his heart was furious, "Yamada-kun, in the Far East Campaign Headquarters, with a talent like you, I will be much easier to share military affairs for me." The pearl is hidden, and Yamada-kun has been buried for many years, and the dust is gone, and the edge is exposed. Able to endure loneliness, very human qualities, you are worthy of the burden of chief of staff, of course, I will arrange a more suitable position for you! Jaeren said solemnly in an unusual tone.

Lieutenant General Ryuaki Shinno compared with Major General Yamada, who was superior and inferior, and made a judgment from the superior, so far, Major General Yamada has been working step by step, steadily and steadily, and has done his best to approach the high position of chief of staff of the General Headquarters of the Far East Campaign step by step.

Major General Yamada knows that as far as the current situation is concerned, the position of Chief of Staff of Shinno, although shaky, will not turn over and fall for the time being, what he needs to do is to continue to consolidate his position in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince, therefore, Major General Yamada bowed deeply and said: "The praise of the commander-in-chief for the post department makes the post department ashamed, Yamada has no outstanding ability, and the position of the head of the staff headquarters is already overwhelmed, but His Excellency the commander-in-chief will definitely disregard personal honor and disgrace and serve his life with all his might!" ”

These words were said beautifully, Zairen stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder in an extremely rare way, and said: "Yamada-kun, the military affairs of the headquarters are so laborious, no matter when, whenever there is an urgent military situation, you can come to see me at any time, go!" ”

After Major General Yamada said goodbye, Prince Zaihito was there for a while, rang the electric bell, and a staff officer of Nakasa came in silently, bending down to obey the order, "Immediately send a telegram to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, the Far East Dispatch Army of our empire and the vanguard of the Korean garrison army, a total of thirteen first-class divisions and regiments, nearly 500,000 troops, is already less than 150 kilometers away from the Far East battlefield, Nanjijun can launch an attack with his hands and feet!" ”

This is to General Minamijiro, a reassurance, when Minamijiro holds the heart of death and directs the Kwantung Army to counterattack, such a telegram will give him incomparable courage and confidence, the courage and confidence of the supreme commander on the battlefield, and at the same time will inspire the soldiers' will to fight.

Time passed slowly, the night of May 30 was about to pass, and a faint whiteness of fish belly had already appeared in the eastern sky, Zhukov rubbed his sour eyes, and he had not slept all night, and it seemed that his face was full of exhaustion, only a pair of blue-gray eyes, still exuding a sharp light.

Lieutenant General Godayav, chief of staff of the Front, walked into the tent in a hurry, "Comrade Commander, according to your order, the troops of the 15th, 18th, and 21st armies, as well as the logistics troops of the Front, have begun to evacuate, and an hour later, the troops of the 13th, 16th, and 19th armies, as the second echelon, will also begin to withdraw from the battlefield, and the headquarters of the front army will follow the second echelon to evacuate!" ”

"The Eighth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Armies withdrew from the battlefield as the third echelon, and at the same time, they were also the rearguard units of the Front Army, responsible for cover," he reported, however, in the report, Chief of Staff Godayav did not mention the other three army group units that stayed behind and were still fighting with the Kwantung Army troops.

Waiting for their fate, except for fighting with the Kwantung Army troops until they are exhausted, it can also be said that the whole army is wiped out, there is no other way out, the commander knows what he knows, why mention it again, but it makes him sad, Zhukov of course understands his chief of staff's painstaking efforts, and nodded slightly heavily, "Comrade Chief of Staff, the three group army units of the third echelon can complete the separation from the battlefield in the fastest time of life?" He asked, a little hoarse.

Chief of Staff Godayav pondered for a moment and replied rigorously: "Comrade commander, according to the current situation, it will take five hours at the earliest before they can completely leave the battlefield, because, opposite the positions of these three group armies, there are also a small number of Kwantung Army troops, which are carrying out a small-scale offensive, and they must completely defeat the Kwantung Army troops before they can withdraw from the battlefield!" ”

Zhukov shook his head and said undoubtedly: "No, the movement is too slow, and there is an interval of more than four hours with the second echelon, in the case of the surrounding battle situation is very complicated, such an interval is enough to bring mortal danger to the troops, order them, they must deal with the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side within two hours, and then quickly withdraw from the battlefield!" ”

Zhukov was cautious, and he did this not to guard against the Japanese army, but to guard against Tang Qiuli's independent division, a Chinese who commanded operations, was both dangerous and deceitful, and the battle was never successful and could not be found, in case he ambushed a strange army on the way, it was enough to cut off the three group armies that were more than four hours behind from the main force of the Far Eastern Front.

In the previous wars in Outer Mongolia, did the Soviet army suffer less? Tang Qiuli's troops are good at interspersing and rushing, ambushing and beating sticks, moreover, if they do not make a move, they will take it, if they make a move, they will be like thunder, with the aim of completely annihilating the opponent, although on the Far Eastern battlefield at this time, Tang Qiuli is unlikely to have such a layout, but Zhukov does not dare to take it lightly, fight against that Chinese, and even sleep with one eye open.

Dawn approached, the eastern sky, a silvery white, a qiē, faded the darkness of the night, vaguely appeared in front of him, the orderly sent a cup of steaming black tea with sugar, and a few slices of black bread, this is Zhukov's breakfast, but he has no appetite, smoked almost a pack of cigars, his mouth is bitter, he sighed, or sat down, and ate breakfast with the same taste as chewing wax.

"Boom! - Boom! Suddenly, a loud explosion louder than any previous battle rang out in the dawn sky, and Zhukov stopped the bread that had been brought to his mouth, looked up in surprise, looked outside the tent, and guessed in his heart.

"Jingle bell!" A telephone in the tent rang urgently, and a staff officer quickly picked up the phone, "This is the headquarters of the front army, what?" Repeat! How much? -- I can't judge for the time being -- beyond your forces! - Okay, I'll report to Comrade Commander right away! ”

From the intermittent call of the staff officer, Zhukov keenly felt that there must be something wrong with the front line, and the artillery sound, which was more violent than before, continued to sound, he put down his bread, and the staff officer hurriedly came to him, "Report Comrade Commander, I received a report from the headquarters of the 14th Army that when they were counterattacking a small group of Kwantung Army troops, they were suddenly attacked by a large number of Japanese counter-assaults, and the strength of the Japanese army, which cannot be counted for the time being, may exceed the 14th Army!" ”

"What?" Zhukov Huo Ran got up, knocked over the dining table, and the black tea rolled to the ground, "Why is this happening, aren't the troops of the Kwantung Army fighting with the three group army units left behind, how can so many Japanese troops emerge in front of the 14th Group Army, is there a direct connection with the artillery fire just now?" He thought to himself, a series of possibilities, in Zhukov's mind, a chaotic interweaving.

Zhukov walked to the telephone in a few steps, he had to make a phone call to find out what was going on, if it was only the 14th Army encountering this situation, it would not be a big problem, if it was a confrontation with the Kwantung Army, this situation would have occurred, then the problem would be serious, for a while, Zhukov's head was sweating.

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