The battle on the east bank of the Aldan River suddenly occurred under unexpected circumstances for the Soviet troops, and the commander of the 15th Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, Lieutenant General Asilov, who received the telegram, suddenly raised an alarm in his heart.

The vanguard of the Japanese army, which has already crossed the Aldan River, is several thousand people, and there is nothing to worry about, but what is terrible is the main force of the Japanese army behind, according to the judgment of Commander Zhukov, this is a part of the Japanese troops trying to encircle the Far Eastern Front, and the strength will not be small, if the Japanese army crosses the Aldan River, attacks its own troops with part of its forces, and the other forces go straight to the Far Eastern battlefield where the main forces of the front army are located, then the defensive campaign of the 15th Army will become meaningless.

The Aldan River, in any case, should also become a sudden barrier to block the Japanese army, "Chief of Staff, convey the order, all units belonging to the group army, immediately speed up the march, be sure to seize the area on the east bank of the Aldan River, and establish a defensive line along the river, order, the vanguard division of the group army, completely annihilate the Japanese army in this department!" ”

The skirmish was basically over in just 40 minutes, under the blow of the infantry of the two regiments of the Soviet army and the artillery fire, the Japanese soldiers of the two brigades did not complete the order of Commander Haruhiko, blocked the Soviet army for half an hour, and then withdrew to the original position, more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers, except for more than 100 people who fled back, the rest became a bloody corpse on the ground after the beginning of night, when the night had just shrouded.

In the first battle, the Soviet army won a great victory, and the commander of the vanguard division, after inspecting the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, found the number of this almost completely annihilated Japanese unit from the bloodstained uniform, and immediately, another telegram flew to the hands of the commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Asilov. At this moment, more than 100,000 Soviet troops were rushing to the east bank of the Aldan River in the vague twilight.

"The Third Army of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army?" Lieutenant General Asilov said to himself suspiciously, if this is really the case, then, in the Far East battlefield, in addition to the Japanese Kwantung Army, another unit of the Japanese army was discovered, "The Japanese soldiers are pressing the border!" He sighed. The order was: "Immediately report the situation to the front headquarters, and order all units of the group army to rush to the east bank of the Aldan River as quickly as possible." - Be quick! The last two words, he almost shouted.

Far Eastern theater. In the command of the Far Eastern Front of the USSR. Commander Zhukov looked at the telegram of the commander of the 15th Army, Lieutenant General Asilov, his brows twisted into a big pimple, judging that it was one thing, it was really confirmed, and it was another feeling.

Now, the situation of the Far Eastern Front. By no means wonderful, the Kwantung Army risked its life to attack, and from the Burea Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, two Japanese units suddenly appeared. Like three vices, clamping down on the other units of the Far Eastern Front, even the three armies that withdrew from the second echelon in situ had to stop to deal with the attack of the Japanese troops on both flanks, and now, on the left flank of the retreat route, another Japanese army has appeared, what about the right flank of the retreat route?

Zhukov didn't believe that the supreme commander of the Japanese army on the battlefield in the Far East would miss a trick and leave a gap for himself to retreat, "This is a forbearant and cunning guy like a fox, even the Kwantung Army is a unit under his command, then the identity of the supreme commander of the Japanese army is definitely not low, but it is a pity that the intelligence department of the front army does not have a little information about this person, if there is, you can also analyze this person's personality and command of the operation, and formulate corresponding measures to deal with it!" Zhukov thought sadly.

Since the Japanese troops have been found in the direction of the left flank, the direction of the Eighteenth Army on the right flank is definitely not blank, "Order, the Fifteenth Army on the left flank of the retreat channel must establish a consolidated defensive line in the area on the east bank of the Artan River to ensure the safety of the left flank of the front troops, and order, the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army on the right flank to immediately seize the Aksheliegai line, establish a blocking position, and ensure the safety of the right flank of the retreat channel of the front army!" ”

Zhukov issued a series of orders, and what he was most worried about still happened, the sudden appearance of the Japanese troops, the attempt was obvious, to cut off the passage of the Far Eastern Front to the direction of the other two fronts, "All deployments are passive, I hope that the 15th Army and the 18th Army can support a barrier for the main force of the front army!" He thought gloomy.

The news that made his mood even more gloomy came again about an hour later, and the Eighteenth Army on the right flank of the retreat route reported, "Comrade Commander, a large number of Japanese troops have been found in the area of Akshelygay where our group army is scheduled to carry out the campaign defense, and now, our group army is engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army. ”

Zhukov sat down on the canvas chair gloomily, so far, the factors that have always made his heart uneasy, all surfaced, in the Far East battlefield, in addition to the old opponent Kwantung Army, two more Japanese troops appeared, moreover, there are still a lot of troops, the Japanese commander's campaign intentions, also called out, with two campaign cluster size troops, concealed close to the Far Eastern battlefield, with the Kwantung Army troops, the Far Eastern Front is dragged to death, and then from both flanks surprise troops, the purpose is to encircle the Far Eastern Front in the Far Eastern battlefield.

The situation in the Far East battlefield became clear all of a sudden, but the almost transparent battlefield situation was of no help to Zhukov, he could only watch helplessly, Prince Zairen had already woven a huge net for himself and more than one million soldiers of the Far Eastern Front in the Far East after careful planning, and now, this big net began to tighten, and gradually strangled Zhukov out of breath, it is one thing to clarify the battle situation, and it is another thing to be powerless to return to the sky!

There are hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops behind, entangled like outlaws, on the left and right flanks, and two Japanese troops that have suddenly appeared, and in front of the scheduled evacuation route, there are two newly discovered battle groups of the Japanese army, Zhukov sadly discovered that the current situation of the Far Eastern Front is like a big fish nailed to the ground by five sharp knives, and it can only struggle in place, but has no ability to break free.

With a long sigh, "We should report the current dangerous situation of the Far Eastern Front to the General Staff and Comrade Stalin, and ask Comrade Stalin for permission to suspend the operation of the Trans-Khingan Front and the Baikal Front to return to the European theater, turn around, and pull the Far Eastern Front a hand!" Zhukov thought gloomily.

What I was most unwilling to do, I finally had to do, "Comrade Godayav, immediately record the contents of my following telegram and send it to the General Staff in the most urgent military situation, and send a copy directly to Comrade Stalin!" As if he had aged a lot in an instant, Zhukov's voice was hoarse, his eyes were full of exhaustion and helplessness, and he called over to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Godayav, and commanded.

Zhukov's voice, hollow and dry, as if coming from another time and space, with an unreal ethereal, the message was dictated, neither of them spoke, in the tent of the front headquarters, the silence was depressing, outside, a tight burst of cannons, like a solidified roar in the ears.

For a long time, the face of Chief of Staff Godayav twitched painfully, "Comrade commander, do we have to do this?" Is the battle situation really so bad that it can't be recovered? He asked in a more painful voice, slightly reluctantly.

Without hearing General Zhukov's answer, Chief of Staff Godayav saw that Comrade Commander, whom he had always revered, buried his head deep between his arms, motionless like a statue plated with vicissitudes and loss by reality.

On the east bank of the Aldan River, in the shelter department of the headquarters of the Third Army of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army, the commander, Lieutenant General Haruhiko, after listening to the report of a staff officer, there was a trace of fluctuation on his plain face, "Hani? The strength of the two brigades, in less than forty minutes, was almost wiped out, and only more than 130 people were withdrawn? His eyes widened in surprise, and then he asked, "What is the specific reason?" ”

"Commander, according to the reports of the withdrawn soldiers, the main thing is that the artillery fire of the Soviet troops is too fierce! The vast majority of the casualties of the soldiers of the two brigades were caused by this! The staff officer replied cautiously.

Of course, the loss of soldiers close to two brigades, for Lieutenant General Haruhiko, there was not a trace of waves in his heart, "Artillery fire? - Good! Two irrelevant words came out of his mouth, and the staff officer was inexplicable when he heard it, "The main force of the 15th Soviet Army, what are the movements?" Lieutenant General Haruhiko asked abruptly.

The staff officer woke up from his ignorance and hurriedly replied: "According to the report of our search force, in the area on the east bank of the Aldan River, after being blocked by the imperial troops, the main force of the Soviet 15th Army, speeding up its march, is rushing towards this area!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Lieutenant General Haruhiko shouted excitedly.

About an hour later, the main force of the 15th Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, with more than 100,000 troops, arrived at the area on the east bank of the Aldan River.

The shells tore through the bodies of Soviet soldiers, mixed with dirt and snow, and flew into the air, and the explosions roared, echoing in the open grassland, and the assembly area of the First Army, to which the 15th Army belonged, was covered by Japanese artillery fire.

The first reaction was that the main force of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army had crossed the Aldan River and had set up a position on the east bank, which meant that the defensive campaign of the 15th Army had become meaningless and would have to engage in a frontal battle with the Japanese army.

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