When the sun rose, the fire at the headquarters of the Sixth Mongolian Division had been extinguished. The Japanese troops cleaning the battlefield kept turning over the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers. When they found that there were still alive, they stepped forward and stepped on them.
Then stab him to death with a bayonet.
"Captain, there's something discovered here." A Japanese soldier shouted.
Dongba Baizang walked over quickly and saw a corpse that was clearly Soviet. The corpse had been kicked away, and a small book could be seen, which was half burned.
Dongba Baizang picked it up and looked at it, and immediately said with joy, "This is their code book. It's really great. This is a great achievement. We must hand over this code book immediately. Order the troops to retreat immediately."
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"Da da da" At this time, the sound of horse hoofs came. Dongba Baizang looked around and saw a Japanese cavalry running quickly. When he came to Dongba Baizang, the man immediately dismounted and said, "Mongolian cavalry
, a lot of Mongolian cavalry came from the west. But they don’t seem to know what’s going on here, and they don’t move fast or slowly.”
Dongbabaizang immediately guessed that they were troops of the Mongolian Sixth Division and asked, "How many people are there? How far away are they from us?"
The scout said, "It's about twelve or three miles away now, and there are more than a thousand people."
Dongbabaizang didn't dare to wait any longer and said quickly, "Retreat quickly and avoid them to the east. You must not be restrained by them. Quickly send a message to the division commander and ask for tactical guidance."
Only thirty miles away from Dongbabaizang, a group of Soviet troops composed of tanks and armored vehicles was advancing rapidly. This was a tank battalion of Zhukov's, and it was the vanguard unit that came to support the Soviet army.
Dongbabaizang rode his war horse to the east quickly. After walking for less than ten minutes, he happened to see a group of Mongolian cavalry catching up. This was the Mongolian cavalry originally stationed at Sumuchaganer Lake. They fell down.
Not many, but seven or eight hundred people. There were still a large number of Mongolian patrols participating. Neither team expected to meet each other here. They were slightly stunned for a moment, and they didn’t know who shouted first. The two teams on both sides
The cavalry immediately rushed forward with red eyes, waving their sabers.
The horses were tumbling, the sabers were sharp, and every silver light that the sabers crossed would bring a burst of blood. Although the Japanese soldiers fought fiercely all night, they had the power of victory and a great psychological advantage, and they fought extremely fiercely. In addition, the Japanese soldiers
With chariot cover, they quickly gained the upper hand.
"Ah!" "Ah!" Dongbabaizang heard a cry of birds. When he looked up, he saw an eagle hovering in the sky. Dongbabaizang was frightened into a cold sweat. He knew very well that this was
The eagles raised by the Mongols are used to deliver news.
"Hurry! Fight out! Don't stop, rush!" Dongbabaizang urged the war horse anxiously, hoping to go faster.
"Dong dong dong dong" came a deafening sound of running horses. Dongba Baizang was surprised to find that in only twenty minutes, another group of cavalry came. These cavalry crashed into the Japanese army like a swarm.
Among them, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were knocked off their horses at once.
Dongba Baizang touched the code book in his arms and became even more anxious. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and ran to the chariot and said, "Quick, rush out, take the code book to find the division commander, they are all
The cavalry can’t help you, I’ll take the cavalry to cover you.”
An officer's eyes turned red when he heard this. He gave a vigorous military salute and said, "I wish you good military luck!" After saying that, he closed the car door and prepared to fight his way out with full power.
The Mongolian cavalry was not a well-trained opponent of the Japanese army in terms of individual soldier quality, but its numbers were overwhelming. It had been tightly entangled in the hands and feet of the Japanese army and refused to let the Japanese army leave. Even the Japanese armored force had a crazy Mongolian car.
The army was destroyed by the bombing.
"Boom" a shell suddenly shot out from behind and rushed straight towards a Japanese 94 tank. The 94 tank was immediately blown to pieces. Such a scene frightened the entire tank team.
Jumping, everyone took the time to look back, only to see a blood-red military flag flying high less than two miles away. The sickle and hammer on it boosted the morale of the Mongolian army, while the Japanese army became even more frightened.
"Damn it, it's the Soviets. How come they arrived so quickly and there are so many tanks?" Dongba Baizang couldn't help but take a step back with his horse. Thirty or forty Soviet tanks roared over and they were about to arrive.
To join the battle group.
"Chariots to fight!" Dongbabaizo shouted with hope.
Except for the three Type 94 tanks with code books and no artillery that continued to move forward, the remaining eight Type 89 tanks and three Type 97 tanks turned around and faced the Soviet tanks.
Go up.
The Soviet tank is the BT-5. This tank is actually a light tank, only 11 tons. It has a 45mm gun. The thickest part of the armor is only 15MM, but it has an astonishing speed of 72KM.
Moreover, due to the Great Purge, the quality of the Soviet troops was indeed much lower than that of the Japanese troops. The tanks on both sides took turns firing. The Japanese troops could often hit one of them with three or even two shots, while the Soviet troops needed five, six or even more.
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But what greatly reassured the Soviet army was that even if the mighty-looking Type 97 fired from a thousand meters away and hit the BT-5, it was just a white spot. The Japanese tank guns were not designed for tanks.
It is prepared for war, so its anti-tank capability is very poor.
In fact, even the Type 94 37mm rapid-fire gun commonly used by the Japanese army, which specializes in anti-tank, is not much better. This gun is said to be able to penetrate 20mm armor at 1,000 meters and 30mm armor at 350 meters. But in 1939
In April 2007, the Japanese Army Technical Headquarters conducted experimental firing. The test object was a 25mm vertical armor plate 150 meters away. As a result, the Type 94 37mm gun only made a crater with a diameter of 30mm and a depth of 12mm. The Japanese captured
The German-made PAK36 37mm gun (formerly equipped by the National Army) successfully penetrated this armor.
Soon, the tank troops on both sides were less than 500 meters apart. This distance was more advantageous for the Japanese army. The Japanese army kept firing, hoping to use their precise shooting to eliminate the Soviet tanks halfway.
At this time, no matter which country's tank it is, if it wants to shoot, it must stop before it can shoot accurately. It is completely blind while moving. So seeing that the Japanese tanks stopped moving forward, the Soviet tanks accelerated even more. At this time
Two Soviet tanks and one Japanese tank have been turned into scrap metal.
"Hoo!" Just when everyone's attention was focused on the tank battle at the rear, five or six strange-looking Soviet tanks suddenly rushed out from the left. These tanks did not have the usual artillery, but instead had something like a nozzle.
, a Japanese cavalry fell on the periphery. When he saw the tank rushing up, his blood surged. He took a grenade and was about to rush forward. Then he saw a burst of flame suddenly spurting out from the nozzle. The flame reached forty or fifty meters, and the Japanese soldier was instantly killed.
The cavalrymen and horses were swallowed up, and heart-wrenching screams rang out. Everyone's hearts trembled when they saw the Japanese cavalry turned into torches.
"What is this? Is it a fire-breathing tank?" Dongbabaizang said tremblingly. Facing such a monster, his own cavalry was of no use at all.
This was the Soviet Spitfire tank company. They were ordered to attack from the flanks and shocked everyone as soon as they appeared.
Seeing that their reinforcements were so powerful, all the Mongolian troops roared excitedly, and their sabers became more powerful. However, the Japanese cavalry had no intention of fighting and eagerly asked the Mongolian cavalry to stop them. But the more they thought about it,
After getting rid of it, the Mongolian army became more excited and braver. Even the three Type 94 tanks were rattled by a group of Mongolians with rifles and machine guns. The Japanese troops inside were frightened. They knew very well that these nine
The four tanks only have 6 to 12 mm of armor, and the heavy machine guns have a chance to break them.
The tank battle on the other side has also reached its climax. The tanks on both sides are less than one or two hundred meters away. It can be said that the two sides are staring at each other's heads and firing. The Soviet tank advantage is fully demonstrated. Every shot only needs to hit.
, the Japanese tank will definitely turn into a ball of fire, but the Japanese can only destroy the Soviet tank when it hits the side armor.
Dongbabaizang was so anxious and furious that he kept asking the telegraph operator to send messages to the 23rd Division, asking for tactical guidance.
The 23rd Division was stationed in Hailar at this time, which is now ********. Seeing the urgent call from Dongbabaizang, Komatsubara immediately ordered the aviation force to take off urgently and provide air cover to Dongbabaizang.
But just after the Japanese planes flew to the Halaha River, they were hit by twenty or thirty Soviet planes. They saw their old opponents. These planes were all old-fashioned I-152s and I-153s. Facing the Japanese 97
The Japanese fighter planes basically had little resistance, but they bought time for the armored forces after all.
Dongba Baizang looked desperately at the Soviet tanks surrounding his troops. After several hours of fierce fighting, his tanks had been exhausted, while the Soviets only lost four or five. He looked at the sword in his hand.
, Dongbabaizo first asked the soldiers to destroy the regiment flag and code book, then faced the east, knelt on the ground, shouted "Long live His Majesty the Emperor" and stabbed hard, blood immediately flowed out from the corners of his mouth and abdomen.
Yabozo even cut a cross in his abdomen like the ancient Japanese, but he couldn't move it and could only fall to the ground unwillingly and die.
When Komatsubara received the victory report from the aviation force, and at the same time received the fatal telegram from Higashiba Hyakuzo, he couldn't help but feel sad and happy. However, this result did not make him lose his will to fight, but instead increased his self-confidence.
A thousand assault troops caused the loss of more than half of a Mongolian division. If the Soviet army had not intervened, this would have been a great victory.
While Komatsubara continued to deploy troops and generals, he asked for help from the headquarters of the Mongolian Army and the Kwantung Army.
--Tokyo
Ishihara Wanji fell into deep thought. Originally, he had agreed that this time was just a test. Since he was defeated now, he should admit defeat and wait for the next opportunity to retaliate. However, during today's meeting, all the staff officers and army officers seemed to be crazy.
Even Hirohito didn't support him when he clamored for revenge. After all, in everyone's eyes, Manchuria had accumulated a large amount of supplies and troops, and was fully capable of a war. Even if it didn't involve a full-scale war, it should still be a victorious local war.
Instead of ending up like this embarrassingly.
"Ishihara-kun, I'm afraid it will be difficult this time. It would be okay if we won this time. We could end this conflict with the excuse that the purpose of the test has been achieved. But this time we failed. The Army has been invincible in recent years.
Ah, especially the Battle of Zhanggufeng, the casualty ratio between us and the Soviet army made everyone more confident, which made them unable to accept the reality that the Japanese army was so much worse than the Soviet army all of a sudden." Itagaki Seishiro sighed.
said.
"They are all a bunch of brainless guys. Our advantage lies in the training quality of our soldiers. Our disadvantage lies in the lack of chariot troops. In a decisive battle on the grassland, what is needed most is the tank troops. If we attack now, even if we can win, we will not be able to win.
It's just a miserable victory. When the Soviet Union is really in crisis, will we still have a chance to win?" Ishihara Wanji said disdainfully, then looked at the map and said, "If we really want to fight, we can't fight one by one like this.
The tactics of rushing forward and refueling are taboo among military strategists, and since it is summer, the Soviet Union can continuously enter Mongolia, which is very detrimental to us."
Itagaki Seishiro asked, "What is your suggestion?"
Ishihara Wanji thought for a while and said, "If we really want to fight, we must concentrate all our efforts to win a local war. My suggestion is not to fight a full-scale war. This will only waste the power of the empire in the end, and there must be time."
To be honest, I asked astronomers and they said that the weather this year has been very cold. Although the Soviets have lived in the north for a long time, they are still human beings. Nomenkan, where they are currently fighting, is far away from their supply lines, but closer to ours. We have been there again in the past six months.
Secret warehouses have been built on the border. I think the attack will have to be launched after November. Even if the Soviet Union wants to reinforce, they will not be able to replenish it on a large scale. Moreover, we must prepare as many aircraft as possible. From here
Judging from the previous conflicts, the Soviet Union still mainly has some backward aircraft in the Far East. The elite aircraft should still be concentrated in Europe. The situation in Europe is still very calm now, but I judge that the matter between Hitler and Poland is not over yet, so the Soviet Union will not adjust so quickly.
If the elite come to the Far East, we still have a chance."
After saying that, Ishihara smiled and sighed, "Actually, I still hope not to fight a local war. War should have its own purpose. What is our purpose this time? Is it to capture the Nomenkan area? Or to give ourselves a chance? The pattern is too great.
It’s too small.”
"But we also have to consider the morale and public opinion of the military, right? Because of the change in our China policy, there has been a lot of discussion in the army. We are just trying to induce them by going north. If we don't fight the Soviet Union now, I'm afraid our two congresses will be assassinated by those lunatics.
"Okay." Itagaki Seishiro shook his head and said helplessly.
"I'm not afraid of death. I'm only worried about the future of the empire. The army without a calm mind is like a brainless fool. No matter how powerful it is, it's not scary. In fact, as time goes by, what I hope more is what changes can happen.
Don't let the second Nomenkan conflict break out." Ishihara smiled and took a breath and stopped talking.