Chapter 878: A Knife Strike

The situation in the Far East was reversed, and Ueda Kenkichi penetrated deep into the hinterland of Central Asia with more than 500,000 Kwantung Army troops, and the Soviet troops under the command of Zhukov quickly retreated to the area of Ussuriysk and Arseniev, where the commander and political commissar of the Second Army of the Soviet Far East Military District and a famous general of the Soviet Army, General Timoshenko, walked to Maicheng. http://

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In the end of the battle of more than 280,000 troops of the Second Army, only more than 80,000 people managed to break through the encirclement, and this time, Zhukov brought superior forces and used the cutting-edge troops of the Far Eastern Front to carry out a fierce attack on the troops of the Kwantung Army that were entangled in this area.

The number of troops was less than that of the Soviet army, which was not the biggest problem, but the point was that its own troops, having fought with Timoshenko's Second Army in the Far East, the Transcaucasian Front, and the Kamchatka Front for more than two months, were already exhausted divisions, and the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army soldiers dropped sharply, and then they pursued the troops of General Jinsky for a long time.

To the east of the Ural Mountains, after receiving a few heavy blows, the wolf retreated, coming and going, the long distance, the Kwantung Army was not dragged down, it was already a miracle, the combat effectiveness of the troops, less than half of it was left, although there were still 500,000 troops, it could only be counted as more than 200,000 at the time of the total victory.

In the face of more than 600,000 Soviet troops, this battle could not be fought, and Zhukov did not intend to let him go at all, Ueda Kenkichi also put away his usual arrogance, and truthfully told the base camp the predicament he was facing.

The Far East campaign was a mess, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers, countless supplies, the empire did not get a little benefit, this responsibility has to be shouldered, His Majesty the Emperor will not be wrong, he is a half-human and half-god, and only the unlucky child His Excellency Kenkichi Ueda paid, albeit very reluctantly.

It is that Emperor Hirohito is now eager to slaughter Ueda Kenkichi, but he can't lose more than 500,000 soldiers, which is the capital of the Japanese Empire to conquer China and Asia and dominate the world, so Hirohito chose a way that he is most unwilling and the only way to make peace with Tang Qiu, and let more than 300,000 troops under the command of Ishihara Hikogoro reinforce Ueda Kenkichi who is in trouble from the Western Front.

Jinzhou, Liaoxi, the headquarters of the Northeast Tǐng Jin Force of the Independent Division, Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy division commander and commander-in-chief, is in the headquarters, with Chief of Staff Zhao Yù and Colonel, to study the next action plan, the core gist of the plan is to take advantage of the opportunity of the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side to reinforce Ueda Kenkichi, and all the troops in the east, plus the directly subordinate corps stationed on the front line of Shanhaiguan, to fully recover the entire northeast.

This is the permanent wish in Liu Tiehan's heart, and it is also the hope of all the soldiers of the East Finger Army, the vast majority of the soldiers, including Liu Tiehan himself, are all from the Northeast, the predecessor of the East Finger Army, is the old foundation of the Northeast Army, and the desire to recover his hometown is more urgent than that army, and the battlefield situation is so favorable, if it is not used, there will be no such a good opportunity in the future.

The Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side did not launch an attack for several hours, and even the heavy artillery units were destroyed, and they did not retaliate for the attack, Liu Tiehan already understood that Ueda Kenkichi in the Far East could not get close, and this part of the Kwantung Army troops was going to reinforce, and the opportunity came.

According to Liu Tiehan's thoughts, the little devil's things and gold have to be returned, and the recovery of the Northeast should be fought or not, these are two different things, as for whether it is not trustworthy, at the just-concluded meeting of the brigade commanders, Liu Tiehan sneered at the subordinates who put forward this idea, and the person who said this is simply a fool, what kind of credit to talk to the little devil, according to the Northeast dialect, who is treated what.

Although the division commander Tang Qiuli had completely entrusted the war in the northeast to Liu Tiehan, including negotiating conditions with the Japanese, such a heavy military operation, especially the mobilization of the corps directly under the division headquarters, it was impossible for Liu Tiehan to conceal Tang Qiuli's actions, which was related to the overall strategic situation, and besides, the independent division did not have this tradition.

So, Liu Tiehan reported his campaign deployment for recovering the northeast and the results of the combat meeting to Tang Qiuli, and then, he and Chief of Staff Zhao Yihe continued to study the details of the campaign.

Even the mature and steady Liu Tiehan was moved by this kind of jī emotion, when he gave the order, his voice was a few degrees higher, and the commander-in-chief's emotion inevitably infected everyone in the command center, and the staff officers who came in and out, with a jī smile on their faces, and the wind under their feet, looked forward to this jī moving moment, and the time when the battle was launched was set for eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yihe was not so excited, he vaguely felt that the plan formulated by the deputy division commander to recover the Northeast Campaign did not seem to be quite in line with the original intention of the division commander, which can be seen from the order to start the Mukden and Liaodong Peninsula campaigns, "The first priority is to attract the Kwantung Army to return for reinforcements, and if the main force of the Kwantung Army arrives, it is appropriate not to fight with it, and to retreat to the Jinzhou defense line." ”

To say that the fighters to recover the northeast are not the first time they have appeared, there are at least two chances, but the division commander has not given an order, does this contain the greater strategic intention of the division commander? He didn't believe that the deputy division commander hadn't realized it, but this opportunity was too human, and it was difficult for people to hold themselves.

In particular, the Soviet army pressed to the front line of Ussuriysk and Arseniev, and the Kwantung Army could not be separated at all, which made this opportunity more clear, looking at Liu Tiehan, who was full of interest, Zhao Yihe put the words to his lips and swallowed them back, anyway, it had been reported to the division commander, and the division commander would have a clear answer, in his heart, Zhao Yihe still had expectations for this campaign to recover the Northeast, and it was an honor for a soldier to personally participate in such a great battle.

The staff officer quickly sent Tang Qiuli's reply, after reading the telegram, Liu Tiehan's face sank, his face sank, his face was incredulous, and he handed the telegram to Zhao Yihe, the telegram was extremely simple, "Commander-in-Chief Liu and all the commanders in the east immediately canceled the plan to recover the Northeast Campaign, especially emphasizing that when the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side withdraw, they must not attack, this is the final decision." ”

Liu Tiehan was extremely depressed, he really couldn't understand, he had never had the opportunity to create a chance to kill the Japanese division commander, how could he give up such a good opportunity? He also vaguely saw something unusual from the previous telegrams, but he couldn't guess the division commander's next move, and because of this, he became more and more annoyed.

Liu Tiehan, who was in an irritable mood and had a black line on his forehead, analyzed the meaning of Tang Qiuli's telegram in the command headquarters, and Chief of Staff Zhao Yihe had already ordered to cancel the battle plan, and before receiving the order from the East, all units were not allowed to attack without authorization, and those who violated military law were dealt with, and this was the first time that the Dongzhi troops had issued such an order.

Zhao Yihe didn't know how to persuade the depressed Liu Tiehan, in the command headquarters, because of this order, the atmosphere just now was gone, and it seemed more and more dull, at this time, the chief of operations came in and reported: "Report to the commander-in-chief, chief of staff, and the front-line troops to report, the Japanese army sent a special envoy to meet the commander-in-chief, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

Liu Tiehan was depressed and angry in his heart, and suddenly found a person to vent to, his ** little devil, and came to talk about the conditions, and shouted: "Let the little devil envoy get over, Lao Tzu wants to see what the hell the little devil is fighting" It was the first time for the chief of operations to see such a gaffe of the calm commander-in-chief, and he was stunned for a while.

Zhao Yù and the chief of operations made a sè, the chief of operations hurriedly went out, notified the front troops to let go, and after a while, in the command headquarters, three Japanese came in, the first one, dressed in a suit, short stature, a little bald, behind the gold wire glasses, is a pair of cunning eyes, at first glance it is a guy with a belly full of attention.

The last two are officers in military uniforms, with the rank of Shaozuo, with the usual arrogance and arrogance of Japanese officers, and their appearance is similar to the invincible god of war in the world.

Not only Zhao Yùhe, but everyone in the command headquarters had great hostility towards this military uniform and these Japanese, and fought with the beasts wrapped in this suit for several years, and this hostility has been engraved in the hearts of every commander and soldier of the East Finger.

The Japanese in suits are still very discerning, and they can see at a glance that Liu Tiehan is the supreme commander here, bowed slightly, and said: "Respected General Shina, my name is Nishino Yongxin, at the behest of our Emperor of the Empire of Japan, I negotiate with your army, and the agreement reached with General Tang Qiuli of your country, including the additional conditions of five thousand kilograms of gold proposed later, the Empire of Japan is ready to accept it, and it can be fulfilled immediately, and the empire has sufficient strength to meet your requirements." ”

This Nishino Yongxin is not simple, he speaks fluent Chinese, and in a few words, he finished the substantive question, but how harsh he sounded, with a condescending demeanor of charity, his expression was even more like calling huāzi, and under the false smile, he couldn't hide his thick contempt.

Zhao Yihe, who was delicate, heard the meaning of this Xiye's words, and a wave of anger appeared on his face, not only him, but also the soldiers who escorted the three Japanese over, and they also heard it, Zhao Yihe was just about to take over the conversation, Liu Tiehan stood up angrily, and shouted: "What, five thousand kilograms of gold, think of the United States, that is the price that our division commander offered in Chongqing, now it is different, go back and tell you that bullshit emperor, one piece of equipment cannot be missing, 10,000 kilograms of gold, don't talk about it less, within two days." , all transported here, get out, Lao Tzu has no idle effort and little devil nonsense. ”