Out of concern that the Soviet Army's Trans-Khinganling Front and Baikal Front, which were stranded on the Chita-Irkutsk line, might return to Zhukov's troops, Prince Jaehion, chief of the general staff of the Japanese army base camp and commander-in-chief of the Far East Campaign, made a major adjustment in the campaign plan and transferred back more than a dozen divisions of the three armies. In this way, the number of troops used by Zairen in the direction of blocking reinforcements reached nearly 700,000 people.

Although it was still at a disadvantage compared with the strength of the two fronts of the Soviet Union, it undoubtedly increased the insurance coefficient for the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and after issuing a series of orders, Prince Zaihito's worried heart undoubtedly let go of most of it, drank all the sake in the cup, half lay down on the chair, took a nap, and after a while, the snoring gradually began.

And was supported by the guards, and Major General Yamada, who withdrew from Prince Zaihito's office, regretted this in his heart, he was a thoughtful person, he thought about everything very thoughtfully, and the interests were weighed just right, but what happened today, take this matter as an example, if the development of the war situation is the same as his own nonsense, then everything will be fine, and the great credit will not be able to run.

But in case, the troops of the two fronts of the Soviet army did not come back, and the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front was protracted because of the lack of troops, and the battle situation took a new turn, and the Far East campaign plan failed, Prince Zairen was the first to find himself, do you need a scapegoat, and if you talk falsely and interfere with the commander's strategic decision-making, you can bury your military future that has just improved!

Something like this, after serving in the Imperial Army for many years, is it still rare, that time to lose the battle, it is not that a few generals have their heads on the ground, otherwise. How to calm the anger of the people, although it is a chance of winning and losing, but Major General Yamada, who is accustomed to seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, does not like such a desperate gambling approach, which is a method that will only be adopted by people who do not have enough brains or are short-sighted, for example, Chief of Staff Shinno!

I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet. The more I think about it, the more I regret it, what can I do with this mouth, I honestly don't know, His Royal Highness the Prince can't do anything to himself, and he won't look down on himself for a while. Major General Yamada was so annoyed that he wanted to cry, "Smack! There was a crisp sound. He couldn't help but give himself a big mouth.

Ho. In the silent corridor, the two guards who were supporting him were startled and hurriedly asked, "Your Excellency, what is wrong with you?" ”

Major General Yamada said viciously: "Mosquitoes. Isn't it okay for General Ben to fight mosquitoes? ”

The two guards were dizzy and looked around, but when they saw Major General Yamada, they walked forward in a daze. The two guards hurriedly chased after him, running along, and couldn't turn a corner in his heart, "General Yamada shouldn't be feverish and confused, where are the mosquitoes coming from this season?" ”

On the land of the Far East, the commanders of the two Japanese combat groups, who were rushing to the battlefield at full speed, received an order from Prince Jaehito at the same time to immediately divide the two units and turn back, but both General Ono, commander of the Far East Dispatch Army, and General Tanaka, commander of the Korean garrison, were very dissatisfied with the sudden change of deployment of the campaign headquarters.

These two troops, shouldering the task of attacking the Soviet Far Eastern Front head-on, first each sent a surprise army of more than 100,000 men to the two flanks of the Soviet army, and now, several divisions and regiments have been transferred, and in the face of more than 1 million Soviet troops, the strength is slightly insufficient, and it is much more difficult to fight.

And the newly appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Far East Dispatch Army, Lieutenant General Guo Chunyan, was not at ease, he saw a hint from Prince Zairen's temporary change of deployment, I am afraid that the Imperial Army's Far East Campaign, the most critical and arduous battle, must be carried out in their own hands, the two Soviet Front troops, must return to the Far East battlefield, they belong to the danger of the order, there are too many things to do!

Lieutenant General Haruhiko, who was in a hurry, did not turn around and return with the brigade, but in front of several staff officers, he arrived at the headquarters of the campaign guard cluster before the troops, and as soon as he arrived at the headquarters, he was greeted by Chief of Staff Shinno, who had a bad face.

The current chief of staff of Shinno is definitely full of depression and anger, this kind of affection comes from all sides, Lieutenant General Xinye feels that he has been marginalized, originally, a temporary patchwork of the post of commander of the campaign guard group, withdrawn, it is not a big deal, anyway, it is a frightening position, but His Royal Highness, but he does not let himself go back to the headquarters, a dignified lieutenant general chief of staff, what kind of observer officer is so idle?

After taking up his new post, he didn't bother to ask about the combat readiness of the campaign guard cluster at all, so he asked several division commanders under his command to think about it by himself, and even, the campaign guard group did not even formulate a complete defense plan.

Now, even this unlucky commander's throne has to be given to others, to the sudden rise of Lieutenant General Haruhiko, in the eyes of Chief of Staff Shinno, this is a guy who has taken shit luck, so in the face of the arrival of the new commander, he can't be in a good mood!

Lieutenant General Shinno, who was not full of thoughts, handed over the work in a few words, without even a few kind words, Lieutenant General Haruhiko knew why he was unhappy with the boss, so he didn't care much, but after inspecting the combat readiness of the battle guard group, Lieutenant General Haruhiko was completely angry.

I don't know what Chief of Staff Xinye has done for more than a week, the entire defensive front does not even have the most basic defensive depth, and the troops of several divisions and regiments, one in the east and one in the west, are scattered in place, and as for the trenches, shelters, and firing points, the basic defensive facilities that should be there have just seen the prototype, but according to his own estimates, he could not even withstand a single shell of the Soviet army.

Walking around all the troop positions, Lieutenant General Haruhiko was frightened into a cold sweat, if the Soviet army comes back to help now, more than two million Soviet soldiers, overwhelmingly overwhelmed, the battle guard cluster will be immediately wiped out, Lieutenant General Haruhiko asked several division commanders, what is the reason, several division commanders looked helpless, and described the attitude of the chief of staff of Xinye in 1510, the current scale of fortifications is still made by a few division commanders themselves.

Lieutenant General Haruhiko almost vomited blood in anger, he had never seen such an irresponsible commander, he was simply joking with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Imperial Imperial Army soldiers, he had the heart to find Lieutenant General Shinno to theorize, and after thinking about it, he had just taken up a new position, and he was suspected of making a small report, helpless, Lieutenant General Haruhiko had to start from scratch.

Under his personal command and planning, hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers fought day and night between the Far Eastern Battlefield and Chita and Irkutsk, and within a few days, a blocking line with a depth of several tens of kilometers had basically taken shape.

After the battle began, in order to break through the Japanese blocking line, about 100,000 soldiers of the Soviet Union's Trans-Khinganling Front and Baikal Front, fell here, winning more than a week for the Japanese troops besieging Zhukov's troops, and Lieutenant General Haruhiko made great contributions.

Prince Zaihito divided all the Japanese forces in the Far East into two parts: blocking and besieging, and he could attack Zhukov's troops with confidence.

After receiving the order of the high headquarters, the Soviet Army's Trans-Khingan Front and the Baikal Front, which were blocked on the line from Chita to Irkutsk, immediately stopped their operations to break through the blockade line of the independent divisions, and the troops were slightly reorganized, and the rear guard became the vanguard, and more than 2 million Soviet troops returned to the Far Eastern battlefield like the ebbing tide of the sea.

After receiving the order from the General Headquarters, General Kilganin, commander of the Trans-Khingan Front, and General Greghariv, commander of the Baikal Front, were in a different mood, and a stone in General Kilganin's heart fell to the ground, and he had a great friendship with General Zhukov, so he naturally did not want to see the Far Eastern Front being eaten by the Japanese army in one bite, and he tried his best to advocate for reinforcement in his heart, but he had no order, and he could only do it in a hurry.

On the one hand, because of the distance from the Far Eastern battlefield, more than one million troops turned around, and it took time, on the other hand, the commander, General Gregariv, was not very in favor of returning to the Far Eastern Front, and he had no personal feelings with Zhukov, but was close friends with the commander of the Outer Mongolian Front, General Vasilevsky.

I don't like Zhukov, who has always been in the limelight over my old friend, and besides, he is also the commander of the front army and has the rank of general, but he is subordinate to Zhukov and is under his command, and he can't help but have some small bumps in his heart, and besides, he believes that returning to the European battlefield is much more important than rescuing the Far Eastern Front, so after receiving the order from the high command, General Gregariv's actions are not so active.

Reflected in the action, the distance between the two Soviet troops that returned to the reinforcements was inadvertently widened, and the difference was more than two days, and this distance, the impact on the Soviet-Japanese battlefield in the Far East, exceeded everyone's expectations.

Just now, Chen Feng, director of the Communications Division, sent five telegrams from the five brigade commanders of the directly subordinate corps on the front line of the Ural Mountains and the Tangnu Mountains.

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