Prince Zaihito, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Far East Campaign, must work hard, the Far East Battlefield, because more than 2 million troops of the Soviet Union's two front armies turned around to support Zhukov's troops, and they are pressing towards the Far East Battlefield.

Now it seems that he still underestimated the cunning Cheng Dù of the hateful devil Tang Qiuli, and he made it clear that when the Imperial Japanese Army and the Soviets were defeated, he would jump out and pick up the bargain.

Prince Zairen did not think that the battle guard cluster deployed on the blocking line could completely block the Soviet army's reinforcements, and the gap in strength was too great, and now, the Far East war situation had reached the point where there was no possibility of making peace with the Soviets, and in order not to be eaten by Tang Qiuli taking the opportunity, the imperial army in the Far East must solve Zhukov's Far Eastern Front at any cost, and then, turn around, and then meet the Soviet reinforcements.

Although this will greatly damage the military strength of the empire in the Far East, it must be done, as for the troops of the devil in China, what follow-up actions will there be, Prince Jaehito can't care about the fact that he must solve the current crisis for the time being, "I can't help myself!" Prince Jaehito lamented in his heart, who would have thought that the seamless plan had entered a point where he was now uncontrollable.

Prince Zaihito turned his gaze to Major General Yamada, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yamada-kun, immediately convey my order, the troops on the left and right flanks of the Soviet position, immediately put into the attack, and in addition, in the name of the headquarters, issue an order to all the troops, before 6 o'clock in the evening of May 24, must break through the first line of defense of the Soviet army, otherwise, the supreme commander of each department." Come to the headquarters to confess! ”

"Send a telegram to Lieutenant General Haruhiko, commander of the battle guard group, that your unit must block Soviet reinforcements in the existing area for more than two weeks, even if it is a soldier to the end, you must not take half a step back, if the blocking line is broken through by the Soviet army within the time specified by the headquarters, the commander Lieutenant General Haruhiko Taiichi should be cut open to apologize!"

After saying these words, Prince Jaehito seemed to have exhausted all his energy. Collapsed on the marching bed, his face flushed with a sallow pale, "Gentlemen, go out and do your own business, I'll be quiet for a while!" He said with a feeble wave of his hand.

Night. The sound of gunfire on the battlefield in the Far East finally subsided. A biting cold wind blowing from the Sea of Okhotsk. The warmth brought by the daytime sun was dissipated without a trace, and the smell of blood and gunpowder had faded, but it was lying on the snow, and the broken corpses were covered in the snow. The dark red blood stains that have coagulated, as well as the craters everywhere, all indicate that there is a fierce fight. The curtain has just come to an end.

General Zhukov, commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, sat tiredly on the canvas marching chair, and did not want to raise his eyelids, until now, he had a chance to take a breath, and all day on May 23, Zhukov's spirit was highly nervous, and this was the first time that the Japanese army had launched an attack since the encirclement, although he had been mentally prepared for this, it was definitely a vicious battle.

However, the madness and intensity of the Japanese attack still exceeded his imagination, and under the dense fire net of his own troops, he dared to launch a white-knuckle charge, "The Japanese really don't take their lives seriously!" On the way back to the headquarters, he muttered to himself, looking up at the starry night sky, his ears were still full of the roar of artillery fire, and the silence at the moment made him feel unreal and uncomfortable.

Judging from the scale of the battle, on the first day of the attack, the Japanese army dispatched at least 800,000 people, and this was only a frontal attack, and the Japanese artillery shells rained down on the position, and even the headquarters of the front army was blown up all over the place by the Japanese shells.

Of course, Zhukov did not let the Japanese take any advantage, all the front-line positions, not an inch of land was lost, if the battle continued according to this model, Zhukov had absolute confidence to support the arrival of reinforcements, but his worries were even worse, the troops that were cut off from supply, the existing ammunition, could still support a few days, such a fierce large-scale battle, if the Japanese Kwantung Army troops on the left and right flanks and the rear were also put into attack on a large scale?

"A request should be made to the General Staff for air replenishment, otherwise, the troops will not be able to hold out on to the arrival of reinforcements!" Zhukov thought that as for the two troops that came back, he would not ask the General Staff to order them to speed up, the troops of the Baikal Front are not easy to say, but the troops of the Trans-Khingan Front, Zhukov believes that General Kirganin will do everything to rescue him.

If he repeatedly sent telegrams to the General Staff urging reinforcements, he seemed to be panicked, and the battle situation had not yet deteriorated to such an extent, Zhukov himself did not bother to do so, as long as the problem of ammunition and supplies was solved, he could hold out until the reinforcements arrived.

Zhukov shook his head, drove away the irrepressible fatigue, beckoned a staff officer, and was just about to dictate the contents of the message, Lieutenant General Godayav, chief of staff of the front army, hurriedly came in, Zhukov said: "It just so happens that Comrade Chief of Staff is here, and I am ready to request the General Staff to send the Air Force to supply us, what is your opinion?" ”

Chief of Staff Godayav, holding a stack of papers in his hand, replied: "It is very necessary, Comrade Commander, I immediately order the radio room to send a telegram to the General Staff, the intensity of the battle will exceed our expectations, before I came to see you, I called the Logistics Department of the Front Army and asked about the ammunition and supplies, Comrade Commander, I am not optimistic, according to the Minister of Logistics, if the scale and intensity of the battle continue, our ammunition will only be able to support about ten days!" ”

Chief of Staff Godayav, without continuing the topic, handed a stack of papers in his hand to Zhukov, "Comrade commander, you still look at this!" He said.

"What is this?" Zhukov did not answer, but asked strangely.

Chief of Staff Godayav first dictated the contents of the telegram to the staff officer, and then, turning his face, replied: "It is the casualty figures of the troops reported by the various army groups, Comrade Commander, it is shocking! ”

Zhukov did not speak, as a veteran of the battlefield, in such a large-scale battle, the casualties of the troops must not be small, as expected, it is not worth making a fuss, the chief of staff's cousin, is a little abnormal.

Seeing that Zhukov did not speak, Chief of Staff Godayav continued: "In just one day of fierce fighting, the various armies of the Front Army suffered more than 128,000 casualties, commander, such astonishing casualties exceeded our expectations, whether in the name of the Front Command, send a telegram to the General Staff, urge reinforcements, and rush to the Far Eastern battlefield as much as possible, otherwise it will ......!" He didn't go on with what he said.

Zhukov understood what his chief of staff meant, the existing strength of the Far Eastern Front, that is, more than a million people, according to the current combat attrition, after ten days, there will be no available troops, the Far Eastern Front will be exhausted, and the reinforcements will arrive, what is the use? But he did not agree with the chief of staff, Zhukov shook his head and asked another question, "Comrade Chief of Staff, our casualties are like this, what about the Japanese army?" ”

At the mention of this question, Chief of Staff Godayav's face suddenly improved, and in his eyes, he couldn't help but have a look of admiration, "Comrade commander, according to the statistics of the results reported by various group armies, the casualties of the Japanese army are about 150,000 people, I also went to the front line to take a look, the corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, can achieve such a record under the siege of the Japanese army, and thanks to the defensive positions you designed, when you were on the front line, commanders at all levels also talked about this!" ”

Seeing that Zhukov still didn't move, Chief of Staff Godayav continued: "Including the soldiers, they are full of praise for the defense system you designed, and thanks to these fortifications, otherwise, our casualties would not be more than that!" ”

Zhukov smiled silently and bitterly, there is nothing to boast about, if he could avoid the current situation, he would never fight such a battle, in a word, the measures taken in a passive situation, as for the defense system he designed, it was also a last resort.

Speaking of which, Zhukov's military talent is definitely second to none among the generals of the Soviet Army, and the Far East is freezing cold, and it is wishful thinking to dig fortifications, communication trenches, shelters, fire points, etc. on the uncivilized land.

Therefore, Zhukov had a whimsical idea, took local materials, used the snow everywhere, melted it, poured it on the snow wall, and when the cold wind blew for several hours, it immediately froze stronger than reinforced concrete, and all the fortifications, communication trenches, shelters, and fire points were built in this way, and thanks to this hand, under the overwhelming artillery fire of the Japanese army, the lives of Soviet soldiers were protected to the greatest extent, otherwise, the casualties would not be more than 100,000 people.

Chief of Staff Godayav, who was going to continue, Zhukov waved his hand and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I went to the front today, and our fortifications were damaged a lot under the bombardment of Japanese artillery. ”

"The Japanese army has been attacking for a whole day and has suffered great losses, I judge that the Japanese commander will inevitably adjust his tactics, tonight, there will be no fighting, tomorrow, it will be an even more brutal battle, you personally call the commanders of the various armies, take advantage of the gap between the halt of the Japanese attack, the conditions of low temperature at night, immediately melt the snow and strengthen the fortifications! Also, order the troops to take turns to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle! ”

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