General Minamijiro, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Kwantung Army, is definitely an experienced commander, knowing how to seize the opportunity, on the Soviet position, the meandering swimming fire dragon is spreading rapidly to both sides, standing in his position, you can clearly see which Yokota Daisa, the only opportunity to create a zào for the Kwantung Army, a series of rigorous and correct orders, hurriedly issued, a few minutes later, the shells of the Kwantung Army artillery group, whistling across the night sky.

Groups of artillery shells, on the Soviet positions, exploded into clusters of fire, but could not compare with the burning fire, "The sound of artillery alarmed the Soviet army, I wonder if that Yokota can be safely withdrawn?" It's a pity, a very talented young Zhuang officer, and a soldier of the mountain and forest combat team! General Minamijiro regretfully thought that he didn't think that Yokota would be able to retreat with his whole body, and sighed secretly, so he turned his gaze back to the blazing Soviet position, and under the reflection of the firelight, a group of fast-moving figures appeared in his field of vision.

"Hani? - Captain of the Guard, go and contact you immediately to see if it's Yokota-kun's return! General Minamijiro ordered hurriedly, and in his heart, there was a strong expectation, and what appeared in his sight at this moment could not be the Soviet army, who were having a headache over the burning fire.

Ten minutes later, Yokota Daisa, under the leadership of the captain of the guard, appeared in front of General Minamijiro, "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Captain of the Kwantung Army Headquarters Mountain Forest Combat Team Yokota Maeyama, return to the team after completing the mission!" ”

General Nanjiro stepped forward excitedly, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Yo Xi, Yokota-kun, well done, your military talent is admired by us." The Empire of Japan will remember your exploits, what about the casualties of the troops? In the tone, there is not only appreciation, but also deep concern.

Yokota Osa had a thin face, blackened, with a few scars, and his snow combat uniform was torn in many places, and the gloomy color in his eyes was still there, but with a lot of excitement, hearing that the commander-in-chief was so concerned. Immediately touched his feet, saluted the standard military salute, and replied: "All the mountain and forest combat team, thank you for the care of the commander-in-chief for this operation." One hundred and nine people in the mountain and forest combat team were broken, and none of them were injured. All of them are unfavorable in command. There will be such casualties, please punish Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief! ”

Yokota did not lie, none of the wounded soldiers of the mountain and forest combat team withdrew, and they all died in the raging fire, along with the Soviet soldiers. It was their voluntary choice, and as a commander, Yokota Osa respected the choice of his subordinates, but. To go deeper, if those wounded soldiers are brought along, I am afraid that the mountain and forest combat teams will have to fall into it, and no one will want to retreat, in this regard, Yokota Daisa does not have any guilt, and the soldiers of the Japanese Empire have the consciousness of dedicating themselves to the emperor at any time.

But Yokota Osa had to ask for punishment, and before the operation began, he had promised the commander-in-chief that not a single soldier would be injured, and now, without more than 100 people, he naturally had to give an explanation to General Minamijiro, although it was not his own plan that went wrong.

As soon as these words came out, he won the extreme favor of General Minamijiro, "Yo Xi! It's rare, victory is not arrogant and defeated, Yokota-kun is an excellent imperial officer, I am here to observe, I have seen all the experiences, there is a reason for it, it is not your fault, Yokota-kun, take your subordinates back to rest, and the next thing will be handed over to the infantry! He said in admiration, but in words, there was no promise.

This made Yokota Osa a somewhat disappointed in his heart, he thought that he had made such a miraculous achievement for the Kwantung Army, what's the matter, Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro should also give an explanation to the mountain forest combat team, although he was disappointed, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, but he didn't have the mood to show off, and after saluting, he took the rest of the soldiers and walked to the rear.

General Minamijiro's gaze has been following Yokota Daisa and his subordinates, nodding slightly, he didn't have any promise just now, it was nothing more than a test of Yokota Maeyama's psychological element, if he even showed any dissatisfaction, it would not be a manufacturable material, and it would be unbearable, and now, he was very satisfied with this guy.

General Minamijiro beckoned to the chief of staff and ordered: "Immediately in the name of the headquarters, issue an order, the headquarters directly under the mountain and forest combat team, the level is upgraded to the level of a wing, the commander-in-chief directly under the troops, can have the right to select team members in all units of the Kwantung Army, captain Yokota Maeyama Osa, at the same time as the deputy head of the search force, responsible for the full command in wartime, this order must be issued to the Kwantung Army brigade first-level unit!" ”

This appointment, on the surface, Yokota's own position, has not been promoted, but the power has increased greatly, in all units of the Kwantung Army, there is the right to select members, which means that from now on, the requirements put forward by the mountain and forest combat team within the Kwantung Army must be unconditionally cooperated at all levels, and people must be given and equipment must be equipped.

As for serving as the deputy commander of the Kwantung Army's search force, it is even more important to put Yokota in an extremely important position, the Kwantung Army's search force belongs to the brigade and regiment level structure, similar to the nature of a special operations unit, the unit commander is a major general, and Yokota has full command responsibility in wartime, which is basically the same as the authority of the unit commander, and it is a matter of time before he is promoted to a major general and serves as the commander of the unit!

On the way back to the station, Yokota Osa, who was in a somewhat depressed mood, was still thinking about the words just now, although His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was cordial but had no substantive content, and when he finished stating his plan of action, Senior General Minamijiro expressed great interest in all the details, except for one point, I remember that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief said this: "After the successful sneak attack of the mountain and forest combat team, why do you need to attack with fire, let the infantry troops follow up later, and occupy the commanding heights is not a more direct way?" ”

At that time, he replied like this, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, absolutely not, the fighting qualities of the infantry are not comparable with my team members, and the terrain conditions of the commanding heights of the Soviet positions themselves limit the use of large-scale forces, and if you follow your assumptions, you can only alarm the Soviet defenders, and this plan will definitely fail!" ”

He is so unabashedly direct, probably, it may make His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief feel uncomfortable, it seems that the opportunity for the mountain and forest combat team to turn over has once again been ruined by his own stinky temper, and the Yokota Maeyama Osa who is interested in the mountains does not know that there is a big surprise waiting for him, because of a gambling adventure, and into the eyes of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, the day when Yokota Maeyama will soar in the army is not far away!

When Yokota Osa returned to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, he would find that a new letter of appointment had sent him to a new stage, and what he didn't know was that the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minami Jiro, had regarded the mountain and forest combat team as his secret weapon, and the target was not the Soviet army that was about to completely withdraw from the Far East, but the number one sworn enemy of the Japanese Empire, Tang Qiuli's independent division.

The Kwantung Army artillery group launched a crazy shelling, blowing up a sea of fire on the left and right flanks and in depth of the breakthrough filled with fire, and the Soviet defenders in this area have been engulfed in the flames ignited by gasoline, and at high temperatures, boxes of shells exploded, rumbling loudly, even comparable to the shelling of the Kwantung Army artillery group, the commanding heights of a few square kilometers, like surging magma, from time to time there are clusters of fire rising into the air.

In the midst of the rumbling artillery, the two main divisions of the Kwantung Army, tens of thousands of soldiers, crawled along the slippery slope to the breakthrough of the flames.

More than an hour later, Senior General Minamijiro, who had already returned to the headquarters, received a telegram from Lieutenant General Asamizu Aoki, commander of the 107th Division, who had seized the breakthrough, "Commander-in-Chief, the strength of one of our wings is already standing on that commanding height, attacking both flanks to expand the breakthrough, and other wings are also consolidating the breakthrough!" ”

"Yo Xi!" General Minamijiro shouted excitedly, "Guards, let the kitchen get some things, don't forget, where are those bottles of sake!" He instructed one of the guards, obviously, in the eyes of General Minamijiro, Zhukov's ice and snow defense line, losing a little, means that the whole line is broken through, and the next thing is to continue to attack in depth, it is another battle, along this breakthrough, the Kwantung Army will attack with all its might, and the Soviet army will not be able to hold it.

The three armies launched an offensive one after another, maybe, no, it is likely that the Kwantung Army troops have made a substantial breakthrough, "That guy Yokota, he has made a miraculous contribution to the Kwantung Army!" He thought with emotion, just for this matter, it is also worth a few cups!

After thinking about it, General Minamijiro called: "Communications staff officer, immediately report the news of the Kwantung Army's breakthrough of the first line of defense of the Soviet Army to His Royal Highness Prince Jaehito, Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Campaign!" ”

In the shelter department of the headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, the commander General Zhukov stood in front of the lookout hole, holding a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield, the fire caused by the explosion of the shells reflected the dark night sky, the Japanese army's unusually night attack this time was more violent and crazy than the daytime, at first, Zhukov did not understand the Japanese commander's approach, the night storm, for the attacking side, is absolutely unfavorable.

By now, General Zhukov has come to a certain understanding, and it must be the troops of the Trans-Khingan Front and the Baikal Front that have returned from Chita to Irkutsk to reinforce the Japanese army and put great pressure on the Japanese army, so they will launch an offensive at night, in order to solve the Far Eastern Front first, and then turn back to deal with the reinforcements.

"Humph!" General Zhukov sneered silently, "How can it be so easy!" He thought to himself.

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