Chapter 872: The Soviet Army Breaks Out

The rapid offensive launched by Liu Tiehan's eastward command troops on the Liaodong Peninsula made the Japanese top brass feel an imminent threat, and the northeast region was important to Japan's strategic position.

This can't be solved with a few words, and that Zhina devil Tang Qiuli is not scared, on the contrary, he is still a sinister and cunning and ruthless guy, and he has to send troops to fight, where are the soldiers? Only the transfer of troops from the Kwantung Army, which was besieging Timoshenko's Second Army in the Far East, made high-ranking Japanese military officials, including Emperor Hirohito and General Kenkichi Ueda, commander of the Kwantung Army, extremely depressed, and the well-planned Far Eastern operation plan deviated at the last moment.

From the battlefield of the Jiāo battle, Chōu took more than half of the troops, which was a taboo for soldiers, and it was the most critical juncture of the battle, undoubtedly an opponent to take a breather, Emperor Hirohito was also a last resort, there was no mobilization of troops, so that the desperate Timoshenko troops gained a glimmer of life.

Most of the troops of the Kwantung Army were attracted back to the Liaodong Peninsula, this was the result that Tang Qiuli wanted, the Soviets did not hide Jiān to play tricks, and the conditions agreed to were not bad at all, which made Tang Qiuli more satisfied, an opponent who respected the rules of the game, was still worthy of respect, in front of the Soviets, it could be regarded as fulfilling his promise, as for whether Timoshenko's troops could break through smoothly, it was not a matter of concern to him.

As for how the Soviets took advantage of it, that was their own problem, and the rest were the Japanese who never wanted to suffer losses, but wanted to take advantage of them, and were bent on taking advantage of them.

Therefore, his order to Liu Tiehan was: "Continue to attack the Liaodong Peninsula, strike hard, fight hard, and give a head-on blow when the vanguard of the Kwantung Army returns to the Liaodong Peninsula to help, and then the whole army retreats to the Fengtian area to wait for the opportunity, and do not be entangled by the main force of the Kwantung Army." ”

Tang Qiuli knew very well in his heart that the Japanese were unwilling to take out 5,000 kilograms of gold, and even the 3,000 sets of oil exploitation equipment and jīng secret machine Chuáng that he had promised were not willing to give it, it was nothing more than delay, and after the Kwantung Army wiped out Timoshenko's troops, with all the strength of the Kwantung Army, they were dealing with themselves head-on, in short, the Japanese were very smart.

Not a penny, he can still monopolize all the interests of the Far East, but Tang Qiuli will not let the Japanese take advantage of him so much, he is waiting for an opportunity, he will let the Japanese obediently send over what they need, and in the Far East, to achieve a relatively stable strategic balance, he can also rest assured when he visits Germany.

At midnight on 8 November, in the Arsenyev region of the Far East, General Timoshenko, commander and political commissar of the Second Army of the Soviet Far East, received a top-secret telegram from the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army: "Comrade Timoshenko, Tang Qiuli's troops on the Chinese side have launched an offensive on the Liaodong Peninsula in accordance with the agreement, and your troops can organize a breakthrough in time in two directions, one is in the Khabarovsk direction, which will meet with the Transcaucasian Front, and the other is in the Kamchatka direction, where it will join the Kamchatka Front. The vanguard of Comrade Zhukov's Far Eastern Front will attack and advance on the front line of the Orle River to cover your breakthrough, and the specific time and direction can be determined for yourself, and this order is the intention of the Supreme Leader. ”

After receiving the order of the General Staff to prepare for a breakthrough, Timoshenko looked up to the sky and sighed, a few muddy tears flowed down his face blackened by gunpowder, the Second Army of the Far East, only one breath was left, and the great Soviet and Comrade Stalin never forgot about this lonely army.

The intensity of the offensive of the Kwantung Army, which was besieging his own troops, weakened significantly, and finally stopped completely, and Timoshenko had already believed that what was said in the telegram of the General Staff was true, and the squadron had made a move in the northeast, which made him full of curiosity about Tang Qiuli, the supreme commander of this unit.

Originally, the purpose of the formation of the Second Army in the Far East was to deal with Tang Qiuli, a Chinese unit, but now it has become his own savior, and Timoshenko has an absurd feeling, but at present, how to bring more than 90,000 exhausted troops who have fought bloodily for more than two months out of the encirclement of the Kwantung Army is a big problem.

Moreover, there are more than 10,000 wounded people who are unable to move, and if it is more than 90,000 troops of Long Jīng Tiger Fierce, with the superb command art of time and excellent equipment, Timoshenge is absolutely confident that he will fight out of this narrow corridor, but at the moment, he has no confidence.

There were no tanks, few artillery, exhausted soldiers, few bullets left, and a large number of wounded, this was the true portrayal of the Second Army in the Far East at the moment, and Timoshenko was slightly relieved that under the encouragement of political commissars at all levels, the morale of the troops had not yet dropped, especially after there was hope of breaking through, this was the only thing he could rely on to fight.

On 9 November, Timoshenko convened a meeting of commanders and political committees at and above the division level of the group army to determine the time and plan for breaking through the siege.

After more than two months of fighting, in the face of the overwhelming artillery fire of the Kwantung Army, the soldiers of the Kwantung Army who poured up like locusts, he, the supreme commander of the group army, were always facing the threat of death, and at the most dangerous time of the Arsenyev Line, the division commanders and army commanders below all picked up their guns and went to the front line, and those who survived, but only one-half, since the day of the establishment of the Soviet Red Army, the commanders at the corps and division levels have suffered such a large number of casualties, it is the first time, Timoshenko feels guilty and blames himself, and at the same time, He was also furious at the erroneous command of the General Staff.

"Comrades, the General Staff ordered us to break through the encirclement, this is the only way to get rid of the annihilation of the group army, the comrades who survived the brutal battle for more than two months are all strong Bolshevik fighters, and the current situation of the troops is also clear to everyone, breaking through is not an easy thing, so I ask that all party members and Komsomol members should consciously stand on the front line, form a commando, and take the lead in breaking the encirclement of the Japanese army, which is the only guarantee for us to break out of the encirclement," Timoshenko said in a solemn tone.

After all, under the siege of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, fighting alone and ensuring that the troops would not be wiped out was in itself a severe test for the supreme commander, and facts proved that Timoshenko was a qualified commander and the soul and core of this army.

No one questioned Timoshenko's order, the remnants of the Second Army, according to the plan, began to prepare for a breakthrough, but his mood was not relaxed, and there was still the biggest problem in his current situation, more than 10,000 wounded to deal with it like this?

It is obviously impossible to bring all the wounded, even if they break through the encirclement of the Kwantung Army, these wounded will slow down the marching speed of the troops, and they will be surrounded by the Kwantung Army if they go not far, and once they leave the strong fortresses in the Arsenyev region, they will be surrounded in the field, waiting for the fate of the army group, that is, the entire army will be annihilated.

In the end, Timoshenko made a cruel but absolutely necessary decision, all the wounded remained, blocking the pursuing Kwantung Army troops, he knew very well what this decision meant, more than 10,000 wounded in the Red Army, not one will be alive, after making this decision, Timoshenko's heart was like a knife twisting.

Coming to the rear hospital, these wounded already know the fate they are going to face, it should be the political commissars, who have done the work of the wounded in advance, these wounded, all silently wiped the weapons in their hands, silence is the biggest language, Timoshengo faced these wounded, solemnly saluted a military salute.

No one looked up at him, but in this silence, Timoshenko clearly felt a rush of fighting spirit, this should not be the momentum that the wounded soldiers have, this famous Soviet general, turned around and left resolutely, he didn't need to say anything, from the soldiers, read the meaning.

At two o'clock in the morning of November 10, in the Arsenyev region of the Far East, the night was like ink, the cold wind blew through the empty land, and a few cold stars seemed to be cold in the distant night sky, and there was silence all around, and the soldiers of the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Red Army were tired after more than two months of bloody battles.

Directly north of Arseniev, outside the encirclement of the Kwantung Army, several bonfires, in the cold night, did not bring much heat, the Kwantung Army soldiers wrapped in overcoats, huddled around the fire, while cursing the ghost weather, while wrapping their coats tightly to resist the pervasive cold wind, stretched out their ice-like hands, close to the bonfire, trying to warm the stiff body.

Dozens of black shadows crawled to the bonfire with difficulty, and then, as if melting into the cold earth, disappeared, suddenly, a violent explosion, resounded in the silent night sky, countless clusters of orange sè firelight, in the dark night was extremely abrupt, shrapnel exploded the bonfire, and the Kwantung Army soldiers sitting around the group fell screaming.

The encirclement formed by more than 100,000 Kwantung troops appeared to be very weak, the explosion had not yet dissipated, and the sound of gunfire rang out again, and countless black shadows, cháo rushed out like water, and the sound of gunfire and explosions broke the silence of the night.

General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, who was sleeping soundly, after receiving the report, pushed away Miss Sadako, who was wrapping around him like a snake, and hurriedly rushed out of the tent.

Without his guess, the operational staff officer ran over, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, in the direction of the north of Arseniev, there was a battle of Jī, according to the report of the troops in that direction, the Soviets began to break through, and the target should be in the Khabarovsk direction," "Baga, the Soviets have moved so quickly, convey my order, surround the troops to block the Soviet troops, and the troops in the other three directions, immediately move closer." ”

Ueda Kenkichi smirked, Temoshenko left the fortified fortress, then destroy them in the wild