The war room was crowded, and more than a dozen communications staff officers were running back and forth between the war room and the communications office, reporting the latest battle status of the Eastern Cluster from time to time. As the battle reports were added up, the severe situation facing the entire Eastern Cluster became clearer.
It is clearly displayed on the simulation sand table.
Looking at the battle situation on the sand table, Zhukov's expression could be said to be extremely embarrassing.
Two days ago, when the Second Red Flag Army reported that the Japanese armored group suddenly stopped after advancing to Filsovo, Zhukov felt very strange and ordered the Second Red Flag Army to be more vigilant.
It is best to mobilize ten to eight infantry divisions from the direction of Chita to defend Nerchinsk.
Zhukov originally thought that Major General Savushkin, commander of the Second Red Flag Army, had listened and followed the instructions, so he did not ask again later. However, it seems from the current situation that Major General Savushkin obviously did not listen, let alone
Deploy enough troops from the Chita front line to return to defense.
"Damn it!" Zhukov thought bitterly in his heart.
Unfortunately, it is useless to be angry at this time. Due to Savushkin's negligence, the annihilation of the Second Red Flag Army and even the entire Eastern Group is inevitable. What he needs to consider now is no longer what to do.
How to save the fate of the Eastern Cluster, but how to protect the Western Cluster under his command.
Because the Japanese army has successfully solved the Eastern Cluster, it is impossible to give up as soon as possible, or it is impossible to give their Far Eastern Front a chance to breathe. Therefore, they will definitely pursue the victory and continue to attack the Western Cluster! And if their Western Cluster cannot be attacked as soon as possible,
If we make adjustments and switch from offense to defense, the final result will probably not be any better than the Eastern cluster.
Just now, Xu Rui also sent a stern telegram, warning them to immediately switch to defense on the spot!
At that moment, Zhukov shouted in a low voice: "Send my order and all group headquarters will immediately stop attacking Chita and move in on the spot..."
However, before he finished speaking, Seryosha, deputy director of the Political Department of the Far Eastern Front, suddenly walked in and said in a deep voice: "Comrade Zhukov, I'm afraid the attack on Chita cannot be stopped."
"What did you say?" Zhukov's forehead immediately sprouted veins.
Zhukov was a little angry. You, a small deputy director of the Political Department, dare to question my decision? However, Zhukov's temper immediately disappeared when Seryosha handed over the telegram in his hand. The telegram was from Moscow.
, Supreme Leader Comrade Stalin requested to continue to strengthen the offensive against Chita.
"Comrade Stalin?" Zhukov frowned and asked, "Intensify the offensive at this time?"
Seryosha shrugged and said helplessly: "Comrade Zhukov, you may not know that the German army launched an attack on Denmark early this morning. Denmark only resisted for four hours before surrendering. In this way, Germany, Britain and France
An all-out war for the bloc is inevitable, and the pressure on the Soviet Union's Western Front is gone."
The pressure on the Western Front was gone, which meant that the Soviet Union could mobilize more resources for the Far East battlefield.
It was precisely for this reason that Stalin overcame his embarrassment and directly ordered Zhukov to strengthen the offensive. Because Stalin hated the Japanese who broke their promises and took advantage of the situation, so he wanted to take advantage of Germany's melee with the British and French groups to attack them severely.
Take action to teach the Japanese a lesson, and at least take the three northeastern provinces away from the Japanese.
Stalin estimated that this time window was only three to five months. Although the British navy was powerful, the strength of the army was still far behind the German army. In addition, France was not enough, so it could only last about five months at most. The entire
Europe will definitely crawl under Germany's iron heel, so the Soviet Union's time is actually limited.
If the Soviet Union could not cripple the Japanese within five months, and when Germany finished dealing with Britain and France and then turned its attention to the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would immediately be caught between Germany and Japan, and it would be in big trouble.
Therefore, such a situation should be avoided at all costs.
From a strategic perspective, Stalin was not wrong.
But from a tactical level, this order was a big mistake!
Zhukov immediately sent a telegram to Moscow, but it was of no use. Stalin insisted on his own opinion and still asked the Far East Army to strengthen its offensive against the Japanese army in Chita. Zhukov was completely desperate and could only send a message to the armies of the Western Cluster and the Eastern Cluster, which was in turmoil.
Issue a general attack order and prepare for a desperate battle with Ishihara Wanji.
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Zhukov gave the general attack order, and Xu Rui also gave the general attack order!
Mei Jiuling personally drove the tank numbered 001 and slowly drove into the No. 1 attack position.
When Mei Jiuling drove the tank into the No. 1 sortie formation, eight other T-34B tanks in the first row of tanks and more than 400 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and 1st Company had been waiting for a long time. After another half hour, when
After the general offensive officially begins, Mei Jiuling will personally lead a platoon of tanks and guide the 2nd Battalion and 1st Company to assault westward from Songlindian.
Seeing the tank numbered 001 coming in, the tank soldiers who had been sitting on the tank to rest stood up one after another and raised their hands to salute the tank No. 001. Mei Jiuling braked to stop the tank, and then
Pushing open the top cover of the turret, he stretched out his upper body and returned the salute to the tank crewmen who stood at attention and saluted.
After returning the salute, Mei Jiuling jumped off the tank again and walked into the position of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion.
Seeing Mei Jiuling approaching, the veterans of the Second Battalion and the First Company stood up and saluted.
Mei Jiuling and the second battalion commander He Shuya were classmates in the youth training camp. The two had a very good relationship. They often went to each other's homes, so almost all the veterans of the second battalion knew Mei Jiuling. The first company commanders Lin Wei and Mei Jiuling even knew each other.
The relationship was very good. Because the relationship was so good, Lin Wei didn't even stand up to salute. He just raised his hand and threw a cigarette over.
Mei Jiuling reached out to take the cigarette and asked: "I heard that your kid has a lover?"
A slight blush immediately appeared on Lin Wei's face, and she denied it: "It's nothing."
"Are you still pretending in front of me?" Mei Jiuling said in amusement, "But I have also seen that girl in the field hospital. Shuiling, the one with fair skin can squeeze out water. You have really fast hands."
Lin Wei chuckled, with a hint of amusement on his face.
It seems to be fate. In the last battle of Zijin Pass, Lin Wei was slightly injured. After the battle, he was sent to the field hospital by his comrades for a minor operation. As a result, he met Qian Ya. Coincidentally, Qian Ya
He also went to Peking University. As a result, the two of them became more and more interested in each other as they chatted. They quickly developed a liking for each other, and their relationship was established when Lin Wei was discharged from the hospital.
Lin Wei said longingly: "When this battle is over, I will report to the organization and apply for marriage."
"Come on." Mei Jiuling laughed and continued, "If you hold on tighter, you might still have time to treat the nerd as your son and daughter, hahaha."
He Shuya and Liang Yixiao are already married, and Liang Yixiao is already pregnant.
While the two were chatting and laughing, a bright red light suddenly flashed across the night sky above their heads.
Immediately afterwards, two more bright red lights bloomed from the sky one after another, which were the signal flares of the general attack!
The next moment, more than a hundred 122mm-caliber field howitzers and more than three hundred sixteen-barreled rocket launchers from the Chahar Independent Regiment launched an overwhelming artillery bombardment from more than a dozen artillery positions toward the Japanese positions in the encirclement.
Below, you can clearly see the stream of light dragged by the cannonball as it flies in the night sky.
In an instant, the night sky for hundreds of miles around was illuminated!
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But for the devils, this is not wonderful at all.
Anan Weiji was awakened by the overwhelming sound of the explosion. When he hurriedly opened the tent and walked outside, he saw explosions of light in all directions, as if the whole world was exploding and burning. The intensity and intensity of the bombardment made Anan Weiji almost
It is simply unimaginable that this is Chinese shelling, and the Japanese army does not have this intensity!
"Baga!" Anan Weiji gritted his teeth and roared, "This is simply unbelievable. When did the Chinese have such powerful artillery?"
"Yeah, it's unbelievable."
Kasahara Yukio also had a face full of disbelief.
Yukio Kasahara has always wondered why the 26th Division stationed in Datong was annihilated so quickly, and why the Japanese military police on the road from Datong to Yixian were so vulnerable? But now, he
Understand, just look at the intensity of this wave of shelling by the Chahar Independent Regiment, and you will understand everything.
Especially the opponent's rocket launchers were so brutal!
That thing really explodes into pieces, its lethality is amazing!
Looking at the bright streams of light that crisscrossed and merged into one in the night sky, the hearts of the two old devils, Anami Yuki and Kasahara Yukio, couldn't stop sinking. It's over, it's over!
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Songlindian, No. 1 attack position.
Mei Jiuling put on his tank cap again and returned to the tank. However, he did not retract into the vehicle for the time being. Instead, he leaned half of his body out of the turret and quietly looked up at the night sky above his head, waiting.
At a certain moment, as the last row of rockets streaked across the sky, the criss-crossing bright streams of light in the night sky suddenly became sparse, leaving only sporadic streamers of light streaking across the night sky from time to time, and the sound of explosions became further and further away.
It is small, which means that the artillery fire preparations have ended and they have begun to carry out extended fire on the Japanese deep positions.
Upon seeing this, Mei Jiuling immediately retracted his body into the turret, closed the top cover, and shouted: "Let's go!"
The driver immediately stepped on the accelerator, and the T-34B tank numbered zero and one immediately rushed out with a roar.
Immediately afterwards, the other eight T-34B tanks followed up and spread out behind Ling Ling Yao. Under the night, the nine tanks spread out at least nearly a kilometer wide, and the tracks rolled and dragged up the billowing smoke.
In the smoke and dust, more than 600 officers and soldiers from the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion, holding Shui Lianzhu or Bobosha submachine guns, bent forward and quickly followed up.