The Empire of Japan officially declared war on the Soviet Union. On November 12, 1941, this news completely shocked Gao Fei. The United States announced an oil embargo against Japan, and Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act to increase weapons and supplies assistance to China and the Soviet Union.

Scale, this time the British stopped shouting. The British and French policy of diverting trouble eastward finally paid off, but two hungry wolves were eyeing a piece of fat at the same time.

In Gao Fei's view, the Japanese Army cannot be called a modern army at all. As for the Kwantung Army, which is most highly regarded by the Japanese, its tactical thinking is seriously rigid and refuses to face up to the changes in military technology and tactics brought about by the advancement of science and technology.

But believe that the factor that completes the task is faith rather than knowledge.

So much so that the latest combat doctrine promulgated in 1941 still emphasized the principle of hand-to-hand victory and lacked the training and weapons to deal with tanks and aircraft. The 1941 war was fought with 1905 weapons. The most valuable thing is that its tactical guidance spirit is the same.

Stay in 1905.

After research and deployment by Umezu Yoshijiro and Chief of Staff Isotani Rensuke, Isotani Rensuke suffered a big loss in Taierzhuang and thought he would not have a career in the military. Unexpectedly, Okamura Neji and even Terauchi Juichi and others were frequently recruited. In comparison,

The loss of Taierzhuang was not a big deal, so he was promoted in disguise to the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. He was lucky. Compared to Okamura Neji who was transferred back to the military headquarters, Isotani Rensuke was gone.

Good luck.

However, Isotani Rensuke knew that his partner, Commander-in-Chief Umezu Yoshijiro, was not an easy person to get along with. Umezu Yoshijiro was born in a poor peasant family in Oita Prefecture, Kitakyushu. This place is famous among the many famous soldiers.

Jiangjun County produced five army generals in modern times

General, not only in the army, but also in the navy, there is Vice Admiral Toyoda. The Japanese army has a total of fifteen chiefs of staff. Three of them are here: Kawai Cao, Kanaya Norizo ​​and Umezu Yoshijiro, and the other one is Minami.

General Jiro and Lieutenant General Anami Yuiki, the current commander of the Eleventh Army.

As the Nomonkan War caused heavy losses to the Japanese Kwantung Army, General Ueda Kenkichi, who was directly responsible for the incident, resigned as commander of the Kwantung Army. For this reason, the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters decided to select a cool-headed

, a resourceful and decisive person was selected as the commander of the Kwantung Army. Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice to Mountains and Rivers 589

Umezu Yoshijiro was recognized by many senior officials of the General Staff Headquarters and the Army Ministry as having a gentle temperament, a clear mind, extremely prudent approach to matters, and a resolute and decisive attitude towards major events.

Repeated debates on the issue of progress were considered impractical and were greatly impacted.

Umezu Yoshijiro secretly returned to his homeland before and participated in a joint meeting between the base camp and the government. They discussed the issue of war against the Soviet Union. Umezu Yoshijiro believed that after the Soviet Union went to war with Germany, the Soviet Union was bound to become Japan's actual enemy. Japan should give priority to solving the northern issue before solving the southern issue.

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The Imperial Council passed the "Outline of the Development of the Situation and the Imperial National Policy", which stated that the Empire should be committed to solving the problem of the Sino-Japanese War and resolve the northern issue depending on changes in the situation. Emperor Hirohito approved the above outline at the Imperial Council to prepare for the resolution

Regarding the northern issue, the Army conducted unprecedented mobilization and concentration, and called this operation the Kwantung Army Special Exercise. The Kwantung Army was also upgraded to the General Army. Umezu Yoshijiro was appointed commander-in-chief and was personally appointed by Emperor Hirohito to lead the Kwantung Army.

specific commander.

In this battle against the Soviet Union, Umezu Yoshijiro not only mobilized the Kwantung Army and the North Korean dispatched troops, but also mobilized other troops stationed in North and Central China, especially artillery and tank troops, doubling the strength of the Kwantung Army to nearly one hundred.

With 200,000 people, Umezu Yoshijiro originally planned to launch military action against the north after the Soviet troops in the Far East were moved westward to participate in the Soviet-German war, and the German offensive was successful before the time was ripe.

However, the opportunity for the Soviet army to mobilize troops actually appeared in winter? And the German army was also conducting strategic contraction and adjustment of strategic offensive. Umezu Yoshijiro received a hint from Tojo Hideki. If the Kwantung Army was hesitant, then wait for 1942

In the spring of next year, the navy's southward advance plan is likely to precede the army's northward advance plan. The postponement of the northward advance plan and the deployment of elite troops from the Kwantung Army to supplement the southern army, and the base camp is likely to also upgrade the southern army to

General army level.

This news is undoubtedly like a thunderbolt from the blue for Umezu Yoshijiro and Isotani Rensuke. Both Umezu Yoshijiro and Isotani Rensuke are loyal supporters of the northward policy. How many years has the Imperial Japanese Army been bullied by the navy? If the national policy cannot be continued

If the decisive battle plan was completely reversed, then the Army of the Empire of Japan would still be a group of beggars, and the Navy would still be a group of wealthy gentleman knights. This would undoubtedly be extremely intolerable to Umezu Yoshijiro.

Therefore, after receiving combat instructions from the base camp and making his own judgment on starting a war with the Soviet Union, Umezu Yoshijiro immediately put all six armies under the Kwantung Army into combat against the Soviet Far East. The commander of the First Army, Yamashita Tobumi,

Commander Yokoyama Isamu of the Second Army, Commander Shun Tada of the Third Army, Commander Nakajima Imago of the Fourth Army, Commander Doihara Kenji of the Fifth Army, Ogi of the Sixth Army

There are a total of thirty-seven divisions and twenty-seven independent mixed brigades under the command of Commander Zhou Libing, attached to the Kwantung Army Flying Group, the first, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth field heavy artillery.

The brigade, the Anoka Zhengda 1st Tank Division, the 3rd Independent Tank Brigade, the 5th Independent Tank Brigade, as well as special forces such as communications, baggage, and engineering were all involved in the battle against the Soviet Far East.

It had been three days since the start of the battle. The main forces of the Japanese army, left, center and right, had advanced for 100 kilometers. On the vast Far East Plains, the Soviet blocking positions were constantly bypassed by intersecting Japanese troops. Night fighting was almost what the Japanese were best at.

The attack method was completely different from Nomenkan. Zhukov concentrated all the forces he could mobilize to face the Japanese head-on and head-on.

When the Japanese Kwantung Army ventured to attack the Far East in winter, it attacked across the board. The Soviet army deployed defenses everywhere and suffered breakthroughs everywhere. Stalin's Supreme Command was also stunned by the bold adventure of the Japanese. Orders were constantly changed day by day. First, they tried their best to block, and then

After determining the scale of the Japanese attack, in order to preserve the strength of the Far East Front, they were forced to issue an order for the main force to conduct a strategic retreat in an attempt to drag the Japanese army deep into Siberia.

However, the Soviet Union, which was attacked on both the east and west fronts at the same time, seemed to have a huge depth. If the Japanese army pressed hard step by step, the huge depth would be completely eaten away bit by bit. In the severe cold winter, the Germans were carrying out
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