The 33rd Regiment of the Kwantung Army, which had high hopes, was finally wiped out by the Soviet army in the Bayincha Highlands.
In the headquarters of the 6th Army of the Kwantung Army, Ogisu Ripei finally couldn't sit still after receiving the report of defeat.
"Even the secret weapons bought from Germany couldn't stop the Soviet army's human sea attack..."
Ogisu Tatehei stood at the end of the conference table at the headquarters, looking around at the officers under his command with a cold look on his face.
He slowly said in a cold tone: "For decades, what our Northern Expedition faction has been striving for is this opportunity to go north to the Soviet Union. The former Major General Umekawa, the current General Sugiyama Gen, and I, the Ogisu Rihei, are all willing to do it for this
Give it your all for the goal!”
"The road paved by Major General Umekawa is right under our feet. We only need to walk on it, and we only need to sacrifice..."
Within a few words, Ogisu Rihei not only brought in his lieutenant general and General Sugiyama Gen, but also the legendary Major General Umekawa Kuroko who died young as a member of his camp.
One member.
However, as he said, Japan's ambitions have long been clear, and their preparations for the northward invasion of the Soviet Union have never been interrupted. Counting decades ago, countless careerists have been preparing to attack the Soviet Union.
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Watching Ogisu Rihei, he was lucky enough to inherit the wishes of the previous generation and personally lead the army to carry out the northward campaign. This is almost the greatest honor he has received so far!
Just get over the threshold, just get over the threshold!
Once his 6th Army defeated the Soviet army in Nomenkan and broke through the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in the Nomenkan area, the northern marching faction in the country would be able to raise their heads and immediately formulate further conscription drafts.
With the momentum of victory, the conscription plan will inevitably pass smoothly. By then, the Kwantung Army will usher in a full-scale attack on the Far East of the Soviet Union, and it will also be the time for Japan to rise again!
At this most critical moment, the front line showed signs of being unable to withstand the situation. Thinking of this, the emotional Ogisu Rihei felt the urge to destroy everything around him.
"At home, even His Majesty the Emperor is cutting back on food and clothing in order to save more military expenses, and the people are praying day and night, just for this battle!" Ogisu Rihei suppressed his inner anger about the situation on the front line and said darkly.
Face said: "At this time, any failure is irresponsible for the hard work of our predecessors and a crime against the empire."
Hearing the anger in Ogisu Rihei's words, a staff officer with his head lowered bit the bullet and explained: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, not only did the opponent seize control of the air, they also far surpassed us in artillery, and they
A large number of armored troops were dispatched, and our infantry on the front line would be difficult to stop even with a suicidal counterattack..."
"Shut up!"
Ogisu Rihei's tone was as fierce as a knife: "The 33rd Regiment wasted all the secret weapons codenamed Iron Fist, but they still did not stop the advancement of the Soviet tanks. It is these idiots who ruined me.
Big plan!"
In fact, Sugiyama Gen obtained a total of 3 secret weapons for Ogisu Rihei, and Ogisu Rihei had already made plans to use two of these secret weapons to win a big victory this time.
The first secret weapon is the Iron Fist anti-tank rocket launcher that has been used up.
The other is the only tank division owned by the entire Kwantung Army and even the entire Japanese Army - the First Tank Division!
In Ogisu Tatehe's original vision, once the 33rd Regiment could rely on the Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket launcher to stop the Soviet armored forces' offensive, he would be able to free up the only tank division in his hands and stagger the Soviet armored forces to attack the Soviet army.
position.
This was a risky move. He gave up the use of Japanese armored forces in face-to-face conflicts with Soviet armored forces. Instead, he used you to fight yours and I to fight mine, trying to make the Japanese tank divisions take the lead before the Soviet armored forces could achieve results.
Penetrate the Soviet defense line.
As a result, the Soviet army had to call back its armored corps for reinforcements, and was led by the Japanese army.
Unfortunately, the Japanese 1st Tank Division had already secretly bypassed the Soviet armored forces and was about to launch an attack. The 33rd Regiment, which Ogisu Rippei had placed high hopes on, failed to defend itself and was completely wiped out on the ground.
As a result, Ogisu Rihei's plan was completely in vain. If he dared to go his own way and let the 1st Tank Division attack alone under such circumstances, it would not be long before the Soviet tanks could reach his army.
The Ministry is here!
"A full four hours have passed since the 33rd Regiment's position was breached. Even the troops sent to encircle it failed to stop the Soviet army's advance."
When Ogisu Rihei said this, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and spat out each word to everyone in the headquarters.
"Originally, the First Tank Division was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Soviet defense line, but now... Baga! I had to order them to turn back to relieve the siege."
"General!" Several excited commanders suddenly stood up from their positions.
Ogisu Rihei waved his hands to them, indicating to these radical subordinates to sit down first: "Although the situation is urgent, we still have a great chance. The 33rd Regiment has persisted for several days, although it has not stopped
It defeated the Soviet Army, but also caused huge losses to their armored forces. At this time, we have transferred back the complete 1st Tank Division, and against these remaining Soviet armored forces that have suffered heavy losses, our chances of winning will be very high!"
After seeing his subordinates all nodding, Ogisu Tatehei continued to encourage them: "Once we take advantage of this opportunity to severely damage the Soviet armored forces, the next battle will belong to the First Tank Division of the Empire of Japan.
It’s a show. By then, it will be the turn of the Soviet infantry who have lost their armor to find a way to deal with our tanks."
"And when they are tired of dealing with our tank division," Ogisu Tatehe sneered and walked to the large map on the wall of the conference room: "I will use the last secret weapon in the center of the battle line!"
According to the new strategy he has set, the Soviet army will soon collapse in despair.
The long-cherished wish of the empire for decades will be realized in his own hands!
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At the same time, in Zhukov's headquarters in Prague, his political commissar was questioning him loudly:
"Comrade Zhukov, why have you suppressed most of the armored units and only invested one armored unit of the 7th Armored Brigade in the attack? If you could send all 5 armored brigades, we should have driven the Japanese away by now.
Back to the starting position."
"No, you must explain your motives to me immediately! Otherwise, I will sue Comrade Stalin for deliberately delaying the fighter plane." The political commissar, who knew little about military affairs, questioned Zhukov in front of a group of officers.
military decision.
Facing this self-righteous political commissar, Zhukov sighed helplessly. Although Zhukov was also a close confidant of Stalin, if he offended this political commissar, he might say some fatal dirty words later on.
"There is a reason why I did this. According to intelligence, the Japanese army also has an armored force that has not appeared for a long time. If we do not leave enough force to guard against them, our infantry will be very passive when they attack our defense line." Zhukov
Take the time to explain.
"Then we can't always be timid. Such timid actions will damage our morale." The political commissar was still arguing.
However, after thinking that the 7th Armored Brigade had already penetrated the Japanese defense line, and deducing that the Japanese commander would be unable to dislodge the armored troops even if he intended to conduct a sneak attack, Zhukov felt that there was no need for him to retain the other four armored brigades to guard the rear.
In this case, Zhukov simply said: "No problem, then listen to the political commissar, I will order the other four armored brigades to attack immediately."
