Naturally, the bombing of the Vladivostok port could not be hidden from the Japanese. Umezu Yoshijiro, who originally did not want to completely break up with Stalin but just wanted to force the Soviets to withdraw their troops, was shocked and quickly ordered the Kwantung Army that had not yet been assembled to immediately attack Vladivostok as quickly as possible.
March.
That night, with the 7th and 8th Divisions as the forerunners and the cover of more than 200 fighter planes, the Japanese army launched an attack on Vladivostok.
Since the Soviet army had already withdrawn most of its troops, there were only less than two divisions of troops left in the city at this moment. Under the leadership of General Olga, they fought and retreated until the next morning, when the Japanese army had occupied the city.
Most of Vladivostok. At ten o'clock in the morning, Sun Liren also led his army to the city of Vladivostok. Under the leadership of Sun Liren, the expeditionary group army also joined the battle without hesitation.
As soon as the expeditionary force led by Sun Liren joined the battle, chaos immediately broke out on the battlefield. More than 300,000 troops from the three parties were massacred in Vladivostok, the second largest city in the Far East, and they were like a chaotic mess of the Three Kingdoms in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"Asshole, why did the Chinese army come so quickly? The Soviets just ignored them and quickly ordered the troops to meet the enemy. We must drive the Chinese people out." Ren Isotani, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who was responsible for commanding the battle.
Lieutenant General Jie quickly ordered his troops to meet him.
"buzz"
More than thirty Ki-12 Nakajima fighter jets with ointment flags on their wings flew over and rushed down towards the 101st Armored Division that was preparing to enter the city. Several bombs were thrown from under the wings from time to time.
"boom"
An attacking Siberian Tiger tank was blown to one side and black smoke erupted. At this time, more than 30 Wildcat fighter jets serving as cover in mid-air also rushed down, and the two sides also fought together.
The Chinese and Japanese armies, who were fighting each other, did not notice at this time that the Soviet and Russian troops had taken advantage of the chaos to withdraw from the battlefield and retreat toward Nahovad in the east.
The Japanese Kwantung Army is known as the flower of the Imperial Army. Its combat effectiveness has always been among the best in the Japanese army, and their individual soldier quality is indeed outstanding. The expeditionary group army led by Sun Liren is the most elite unit in the entire Chahar.
After the brutal baptism of the Siberian battlefield, he became even more unstoppable.
The Japanese pilots relied on their more skilled fighting skills to fight to the death with HNA's Wildcat fighters in the sky. Although HNA's pilots were not as good as the Japanese in terms of flying experience and skills, Chahar's aircraft always inherited the principles advocated by Su Tong.
Because of their thick skin and thick flesh, they are not afraid of tigers. With their blood, they are inextricably linked to the Japanese army in the sky.
Planes from both sides were constantly circling and rolling in the sky. Planes were constantly disintegrating in mid-air or plummeting to the ground with thick smoke, and pilots were constantly parachuting to escape.
On the ground, the two sides were also furious. As soon as the battle began, the 101st Division relied on the advantage of tanks to rush the unprepared Japanese army into pieces, all the way to the center of Vladivostok, until
The army mobilized a large number of 75mm direct-fire field artillery and relied on countless meat bomb attacks to hold off the attack momentum of the 101st Armored Division.
The two sides fought brutally around the city of Vladivostok. In the middle of the battle, reinforcements from both sides arrived in a steady stream, and the commanders on both sides also continued to put their troops into the battlefield. The fight was inextricable, and for a while the two sides became a stalemate.
A situation that cannot be improved.
The intensity of this battle exceeded the expectations of the Japanese Kwantung Army and Sun Liren. When the two sides suspended the exchange of fire at night, the Japanese army had lost 68 fighter planes and 62 tanks, including 17 Type 91 tanks.
More than 6,000 heavy tanks and infantry were killed.
The Expeditionary Force lost 57 aircraft, 24 of which barely flew back to the airport before being scrapped, 23 Siberian Tiger tanks, and more than 3,400 infantrymen were killed.
"Sir Sun, this is today's battle damage list."
In the busy headquarters, a staff officer handed over today's battle damage list to Sun Liren.
"More than three thousand killed in action." Sun Liren's eyelids couldn't help but twitch when he saw this number. Sun Liren knew that behind this number of casualties, the number of lightly and seriously injured people would definitely not be less than this number.
"Hmph, they are worthy of being called the flower of the Imperial Army. Their combat effectiveness is truly amazing." Sun Liren looked very unhappy. He originally thought that the Japanese army, which had weaker weapons and equipment than the Soviets, would be easier to fight. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be better than the Soviets.
Even more difficult.
At this time, Wang Li, the commander of the Second Bu Division who had been silent on the side, said: "Brother Fumin, this time because it was a street battle, our troops' firepower advantage was not brought into play, so the casualties would be greater. If there had been a fight,
In a field battle, our firepower advantage can be fully utilized, and the casualties will naturally not be so heavy. Commander Chen and I will sign this report with you today, and I think Commander Su will not blame you for this."
A wry smile appeared at the corner of Sun Liren's mouth: "Brother Wang, do you think that I, Sun, lost his composure because he was afraid of being blamed by Commander Su? I feel sorry for him. If we had done better preparations, these brothers who sacrificed would not have to die."
Yes, it’s all because we didn’t do a good job with the accuracy of the book.”
At this time, Chen Dazhu on the side also said with some doubts: "Yes, it stands to reason that we have not fought against the Japanese, but today's Japanese troops are better than the Japanese troops we have encountered before in terms of equipment and individual soldier quality.
It’s much stronger, it seems that the name of the Flower of the Imperial Army is not just blown away.”
"Hmph." Sun Liren stood up and said in a deep voice: "I don't care if he is the flower of the imperial army. Since he has encountered us, even if they are the emperor's guards, we must knock down their arrogance. Order all troops to be
Strengthen our vigilance to prevent night attacks by the Japs, and prepare more flares in case of emergency. Tomorrow we will continue to launch attacks, and the Air Force will increase its intensity. Aren’t those guys from Hainan Airlines clamoring all day for a war? Tomorrow I
Just let them fight until they have enough, and order the two HNA divisions to take turns dispatching them tomorrow. I will be wasted with the little devils today."
At the same time, in the headquarters of the Japanese army, Rensuke Isotani was also holding a meeting at the level of commander and above. More than 20 officers at the level of commander and above gathered together. However, the atmosphere in the venue was not very good at this time.
In the chief's seat, Isotani Rensuke had a sullen face, and he also held a Japanese casualty report in his hand.
"Gentlemen, today our heroic Japanese Imperial Army fought against the Chinese army on the opposite side, and everyone knows the result. We lost more than 6,000 loyal and brave soldiers, and nearly a regiment of soldiers were injured and lost their lives.
This shows that the troops we are fighting against are by no means ordinary troops. According to the report of Tigaoke, they are the Chahar Expeditionary Group led by Sun Liren. They can be called the most elite troops in Chahar.
It is also comparable to that of the Huben Master who was boasted about the political ax of Zizhi Na some time ago."
Having said this, Isotani Rensuke couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain in his body. The three regiments had only fought for one day and had lost so many troops today. Even those like Isotani Rensuke, who treated the soldiers as cannon fodder.
Senior generals also suffer from liver tremors.
At this time, Sonobe Kazuichiro, commander of the 7th Division on the side, stood up and bowed: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I think the Chinese army we fought with today can be called the most elite force in China.
The tactical movements and the quality of individual soldiers are no worse than our imperial army. Especially the weapons in their hands far exceed ours. Therefore, I think we must request the headquarters to send more support, especially aircraft and artillery.
The more, the better.”
"Yo Xi, Sonobe-kun is right." Lieutenant General Sange Kazuo, the commander of the 8th Division, also stood up. "Our soldiers of the Japanese Empire are the bravest in the world, but we must also let them
It’s important to have weapons that match your courage and perseverance. As you can see in today’s battle, the automatic weapons in the hands of those Chinese soldiers are too great a threat to us. The rifles in the hands of our warriors are not theirs at all.
opponent."
In today's battle, the Eighth Division suffered the heaviest losses among the Japanese army, and Sanmao Yifu suffered the most from the Somi submachine gun. Sanmao Yifu saw with his own eyes through the telescope more than a dozen soldiers armed with Type 38 rifles.
The Japanese army was actually pinned down in an alley by two enemy soldiers armed with submachine guns. The ferocious firepower made Sanmao Yifu, who was watching the battle in the distance, tremble. Therefore, Sanmao Yifu took advantage of the opportunity.
This opportunity jumped out to complain.
"Sanmao-kun, your idea is wrong. You must know that our soldiers of the Japanese Empire cannot fight with weapons alone." At this time, Kawamura Kyosuke, the commander of the 17th Division, jumped out and criticized.
"Oh," Sanmo Kazuo sneered, "Are we going to let the soldiers of the empire fight the enemy with bare hands?"
"Hmph, don't they still have rifles in their hands?"
"But those rifles are outdated."
"But they still have bushido and Yamato soul."
Kazuo Sanmo and Kyousuke Kawamura were arguing fiercely at the venue. The captains of the two men were also divided into two camps and glared at each other, and a fight was about to begin.
"That's enough!" an angry shout rang out at the venue. It turned out that it was Isotani Rensuke who saw that the order in the venue was about to get out of control and hurriedly cursed.
"Look at you, do you still look like an emperor? The current weapons of the empire are indeed not as good as the soldiers opposite Chahar, but we have the emperor's teachings and the spirit of bushido. Vladivostok is of great significance to our great Japanese empire.
It is very important, so you must go all out for this battle, and you must win Vladivostok. The Emperor is still waiting for us to deliver the news of victory in the homeland. Tomorrow we must continue to work hard to drive those Chinese people out of Vladivostok, do you understand?"