Chapter 586: Expanding Arms and Preparing for War on Mount Lu (1)
The three most important transit stations, including Chaktu, Selenkinsk and Ulan Uda, were bombarded with unprecedented bombardment in the next three days from the node of the Far East Railway and to the battlefield of Nomenkan on the Mongolian border!
Zhu Bin was also very excited to the Russians, and even felt extremely angry because they did not obediently leave the remaining three super magnetic storm tanks for him to destroy. This inevitably requires two things, which will inevitably cause greater impact. It will be even more troublesome to clean up. He urgently needs a way to vent!
Inevitably, other targets that the Soviet army could not escape became victims. Zhu Bin was not interested in throwing bombs on the battlefield, helping the Japanese to deal with them, or taking them out of the inside and outside. What he wanted was to severely punish these guys who took advantage of him and were not allowed to recover the battlefield, and he did not allow them to use their own things to destroy the established battlefield pattern.
Forty-eight heavy bombers were dispatched at one time for three consecutive days, taking off or turning from Peking, and unstoppable direct targets from a height of 10,000 meters. After dropping a few small bombs and giving civilians time to escape, 500 kilograms of aircraft bombs, cloud bombs, experimental air-to-ground missiles, and ground-based bombs that were removed at a time were released one after another, which was almost a press conference and practical experimental subject for the new products of the Weapons of Destruction Department.
There were not many people in the three small cities. If the war in Nomenkan had not broken out, there would have been few trains passing by on weekdays. Most of them transported various light industrial products and agricultural products from the south to the Soviet Union. Recently, they were filled with war materials from all over the country, arms, ammunition, cannons, and tanks from all over the railway, all waiting to be transported forward.
Given the advantages of the Japanese air strike force, the Soviet army made air defense as much as possible, but unfortunately, the guys who came this time were beyond their expectations. Each air defense position was first completely overturned by the long-range projectiles of air-to-ground missiles, and then used cloud explosions to ensure that there were no blind spots left. Then, the bomber lowered the altitude and accurately dropped heavy bombs. The huge explosion not only completely knocked the station into ruins. The ammunition on both sides exploded, creating several spectacular mushroom clouds. The entire city was shaken down the foundation and building structure, and countless people were killed.
The stations and railways were completely out of control. What's even more fucking was that among the last bullets, a considerable number did not explode immediately. If the Soviet army wanted to reply quickly, not to mention the difficulty of the project, just these cans-sized things. Each can blow up a tank or sweep a piece of infantry, which is a headache.
Zhukov showed a shocked expression for the first time after hearing the news on the front line. No matter how stupid he knew, the black hand hanging above his head like the sword of Damocles, finally made a move! And he was so cruel and decisive, so deceptive!
Kruren's magical blow completely dismantled the Japanese army's three-sided siege strategy, which greatly encouraged the troops ahead with less and more, and even allowed the 57th Division to withstand the attack of the Japanese 2nd Division. He warned in advance and successfully allowed four super chariots to escape three. Ivan was an unfortunate bait and victim, and there was no way to deal with it.
When the Japanese army suddenly learned that the 4th Division had killed such a large number of backbone forces, they were both happy, sad, and shocked. They were a little panicked. As long as Zhukov took the opportunity to attack with all his might, he would definitely be able to fight his troops back to the east bank of the Halaha River. But just when his heavy artillery troops had just blasted out a large passage, bad news came. The back road was broken and the supply could not be raised!
The news was really bad, because the Japanese army in front of him had entered the final stage of madness. In order to win, the veterans of the Kwantung Army ignored the family. Two more divisions were mobilized, and a huge force of nearly 150,000 people rushed wildly. The 2nd and 4th divisions even spared no casualties in order to make a breakthrough on both sides. All the armored forces that the Kwantung Army could mobilize and the heavy artillery troops on the northern battlefield were pressed up. At this time, even if the Chinese started a war from the Great Wall, they would not care...
The madman meets the madman, but no one can guess the result!
Especially when Seishiro Itagaki, Doihara, Kanir Ishihara and others learned that there was something wrong with the Soviet army, they were ecstatic and thought that Amaterasu appeared again, and ordered the troops to attack with all their might without hesitation.
After more than a month of fighting, the two armies on the front line were a little tired and tired of war. After the new forces went up, they showed a strong victory. On April 30, the Japanese army had six divisions, and the front line had a scale of nearly 100,000 people, 300 tanks, 240 armored vehicles, 350 cannons and 200 fighters, and they were dispatched together, siege from the upstream and downstream of the Halaha River and on both sides, and fought a desperate battle with the exhausted and terrified Soviet army!
There was no suspense in this battle. Even under the command of Zhukov's genius strategy, the Air Force spared no expense to support the number of heavy artillery more than the Japanese army, lacking fighting spirit, and the Soviet army, which was at the level of garbage in the middle and lower-level officers, finally retreated in full swing after three days of resistance!
Zhukov and other major military leaders fled in advance by plane. More than 40,000 soldiers were killed and wounded on the spot, five or six thousand were missing and fled, and less than four thousand prisoners were actually captured by the Japanese army. All kinds of weapons were basically shot until the ammunition was consumed and then blown up. The armored weapons and fighter planes were completely wiped out!
The price paid by the Japanese army was also very heavy. Second, the Fourth Division suffered more than 10,000 casualties. First, the armored troops of the 234th Division basically had to start over. The other participating troops had suffered about 20,000 casualties. To count the total, nearly 60,000 Soviet troops were almost wiped out. The Japanese army mobilized 150,000 people and also paid 50,000 casualties. Half of the heavy weapons of the Kwantung Army were consumed, not including those secret equipment that could not be said.
Finally, after waiting for the news of victory, Mejiro Umezu's heart finally fell to the ground with more than a month of heart. He took over the exhausted and even a little nervous Kanir Ishihara, and ordered the two divisions to send one to continue chasing and entering Mongolia. After completely eliminating its stubborn resistance, he did not dare to attack south directly. Instead, after conquering Kulun, he pushed to Chaktu and did not continue to move forward. Instead, he asked the ambassador to Russia to propose negotiations and prepare for a peaceful resolution of the war.
Zhukov and the three generals all became commanders and returned to Moscow with fear and prepared to be directly hanged or shot after trial. They waited calmly for the verdict, but unexpectedly they were summoned by Stalin himself.
After taking office, he encountered such a great defeat for the first time, and lost the entire Mongolia all at once. It was obvious that the prestige of the highest leader had a bad influence. But beyond the expectations of Zhukov and others, the steel comrades they saw did not whisper and stared at them. Except for their slightly ugly face, they spoke with a rare kindness, as if the old political commissar was doing ideological work.
This is even more scary! Zhukov would rather be shot immediately, which is too torment! But he had to bite the bullet and wait for Shi Dalin to ask with his legs trembling, and then answer the questions in detail in a dry voice.
After hearing the details of the battle ahead from several commanders, Shi Dalin frowned and thought for a moment, and asked Zhukov: "If we do not accept the Japanese peace talks, continue to increase troops to regain Mongolia, or even directly attack the Northeast, how likely do you think there is to win?"
Zhukov said frankly: "That requires at least one million troops, as well as new tanks and aircraft that exceed the Japanese army! In addition, we must be able to deal with the Chinese intervene in sabotage at any time! If these two problems are not solved, there is no possibility of victory."
He was willing to go out of his way. To be honest, he could not die at all, but he could not make any noise, which led to the supreme leader making a wrong judgment. The news obtained from witnesses from three destroyed cities made Zhukov understand one thing: the Soviet army had no ability to resist the long-range air strikes of Chinese forces led by Zhu Bin.
The traces of anger flashed across Shi Dalin's face, but he continued to ask without any offense: "The Chinese cannot help the Japanese fight against us, right? Didn't they also cause great damage to the Kwantung Army?"
Zhukov said: "If we continue to go to war, I don't think the Chinese will mind helping the Japanese seize the entire Far East and then driving them out of the Northeast. In Chinese terms, this is called "the fisherman who fights against the snipe and clams to benefit". China has a large number of nationalists, always looking forward to reclaiming the land that was seized by the Tsarist era."
The Soviets do not hide the fact that robbery of land is the greatest honor, and even the commanders are no exception.
Wait until Japan and Russia fight to the point where both sides suffer and take advantage of the chaos? The battle is so good! Shi Dalin's anger is finally almost unable to suppress. Now, his face in front of the bearded Hitler was lost. The following secret agreement negotiations must pay more to stop the crazy man's blackmail. The Chinese are unforgivable!
Seeing his face getting ugly, Zhukov closed his eyes with his fate, but unexpectedly he heard Shi Dalin say kindly: "You have done your best. Thanks to your reminder, we have saved three Lenin tanks! For the threats from Japan and the Chinese, you should formulate a detailed and feasible response plan as soon as possible. If you need it, submit a report directly to the Supreme Committee."
Zhukov's eyes were wide open in surprise. Is it okay? Air Force Commander Borjikin asked again without knowing how to do it: "But many of the aircraft researchers we need are in prison, and work efficiency cannot be guaranteed."
"I will arrange it!" Shi Dalin said in a muffled voice and invited them out.
After leaving the Kremlin, the four people looked at each other, all of whom were alive after the disaster. They all felt gladly touched their sweaty foreheads. Zhukov sighed: "We should go have a drink and relax."
Several people nodded in agreement with understanding, this is a celebration of escaping!
Chapter completed!