"Haha..." Hearty laughter resounded throughout the entire combat hall.
The person who burst out laughing was none other than Japanese Army Chief of Staff Kanin Miyazaihito. The old Japanese had every reason to laugh, because the situation of the Far Eastern Front was excellent.
Army Deputy Minister Kuniaki Oiso said: "Your Highness, I never expected, I really never expected that Zhukov, who is a famous general of his generation, would actually make such a low-level mistake!"
"Sodais." Terauchi Juichi nodded happily, "Under the premise that it is impossible for the two large groups in the east and west to defeat Ishihara-kun's 7th Army, when the armored group of our Far Eastern Front has already pressed forward with troops, it is still stubborn.
He ordered the two groups to attack blindly, thus missing the last chance!"
After a pause, Juichi Terauchi said again: "Up to now, the Soviet Far East Front Army has lost its last chance. All they can do is to be defeated. They will either be annihilated by the armored cluster of the Imperial Army's Far East Front Army, or they will rush into Siberia.
In the vast primitive jungle, we are left to fend for ourselves. In the battle in the Far East, the overall situation has been decided!"
"Yo Xi." Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded happily, "The Far East Battle is about to end victoriously, but next, the Imperial Army will probably have a lot of finishing work, right?"
"Hai!" Koiso Kuniaki said with a heavy nod, "The defeat of the Soviet Far East Front is inevitable, but there will probably be small-scale resistance. If the imperial army wants to successfully accept the heavy industrial zone in Irkutsk, it will
It’s not easy. The Soviet troops in Komsomolsk, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok are still resisting, but after the main force of the Soviet Far East Front has been annihilated, I believe the Soviet Red Army there will surrender.”
"This is not the most urgent thing." Terauchi Juichi continued, "The most urgent thing is that after the Far East Battle is over, a heavy troop group must be dispatched south as soon as possible. Otherwise, with Xu Rui's skills and ability, he will be allowed to stay in North China.
If we keep it for a long time, we might be able to build another solid base."
"North China is not Damei Mountain. No matter how skillful and capable Xu Rui is, it is probably impossible to build the vast and flat North China Plain into a military fortress like Damei Mountain!" Koiso Kuniaki shook his head, and then said, "However, from now on,
It is indeed urgent for the Far East Front to dispatch heavy troop groups south to support the Chinese battlefield!"
Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded lightly: "Well, we can ask Yamashita-kun to prepare in advance."
After a pause, Xianyuan Gong Zairen asked again: "So, what size is better for the heavy troop group going south?"
Koiso Kuniaki exchanged glances with Juichi Terauchi and said: "There is no need to say more about Xu Rui's ferocity, so at least three armored divisions and five infantry divisions are needed!"
"Yo Xi." Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded happily.
Speaking of which, a few old Japanese soldiers are crazy enough. On the Chita battlefield, the Japanese Far Eastern Front Army had just defeated the Eastern Group of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army. At this time, the 700,000 Soviet troops in the Western Group were still attacking Ishihara Kanji's Seventh Army.
, actually dared to discuss the arrangements after winning the Far East Battle.
However, a few old devils do have arrogant capital, because the overall situation of the Far East Battle has indeed been decided. Although the western cluster of the Soviet Far East Front still maintains a huge heavy troop cluster, it is completely at a disadvantage in terms of battlefield situation.
A mountain of defeat can happen overnight.
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In Chongqing, the headquarters.
The headquarters is still immersed in an atmosphere of frustration. Why is it depressed? Of course, it is because the Chahar Independent Regiment has completely annihilated the main force of the Japanese North China Front and liberated almost the entire North China. To put it bluntly, almost the entire North China Plain has become
The territory of the Communist Party.
When he thought that the territory and population controlled by the Communist Party had exceeded that of the Kuomintang, Chairman Chiang became so depressed that he could neither eat nor sleep well.
Several close aides and more than a dozen senior staff members in the headquarters also had sleepless nights, and they were all intensely conducting war games to see how the Chahar Independent Regiment might expand its final results? What's next?
Go north to deal with the troops stationed in Mongolia, or go west over the Taihang Mountains to encircle and annihilate Ando Yoshiki's First Army?
Judging from the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Chahar Independent Regiment in the battle to annihilate the main force of the North China Front Army, the Japanese Army in Mongolia and the First Army in Shanxi are probably doomed. It would be good if they can survive for half a month.
The possibility of waiting until the Kwantung Army wins the Far East Campaign and then moves south is extremely slim.
"A month at most." Major General Gao Shen said firmly, "If the party and the country cannot make positive progress, the land of North China may completely change."
The so-called aggressiveness is nothing more than grabbing territory.
At this moment, an agent from the Military Command Bureau hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words into Director Dai's ear. Director Dai's expression suddenly changed.
This scene immediately fell into the eyes of those who were interested. At that moment, several staff members and senior counselors looked over at Director Dai.
Chairman Chiang, who was closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly opened his eyes and asked Director Dai: "Yunong, what news is there?"
Director Dai immediately turned around, bowed and said: "Commissioner, the informant lurking in Tokyo has just returned the news that decisive changes have occurred on the battlefield in the Far East!"
"Um?"
"Om?"
"Far East battlefield?"
"A decisive change?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the staff and senior officials present changed.
Chairman Chiang's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Could it be that the situation in North China will repeat itself? If the changes on the battlefield in the Far East are beneficial to the Japanese, then the victorious Kwantung Army will definitely dispatch a heavy group of troops and go south to reinforce the Chinese battlefield.
In this case, the situation in North China will have twists and turns again, haha.
Thinking of this, Chairman Chiang suddenly felt very good.
At that moment, Chairman Chiang smiled and asked: "Yunong, is this a change that is beneficial to the Japanese?"
"Yes." Director Dai replied with a bow, "Because the Soviet Red Army was caught off guard, the eastern cluster was quickly defeated by the Japanese Kwantung Army. What's more serious is that because the Soviet western cluster had been attacking blindly, it missed the turn.
The opportunity to use offense as defense and build fortifications has now become a rout."
After a pause, Director Dai continued: "As long as there is no major accident, the Soviet Far East Front's rout is unavoidable. It could take three days at the earliest and one week at the minimum. The Kwantung Army will be in the Far East."
If a decisive victory is achieved on the battlefield, the entire Far East and even most of Siberia will change hands!"
"Haha, now it's better!"
"But no, the Soviet army is defeated and the Japanese army is victorious. They will definitely go south to the Chinese battlefield next!"
"Now Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment has to face Japan's most elite Kwantung Army. Let's see how crazy he is!"
"Are you still crazy? You will definitely be beaten by the Kwantung Army of Little Japan until you can't even recognize him. Isn't it just blitzkrieg? What Little Japan played on the battlefield in the Far East is the real blitzkrieg. Xu Rui is a fake macaque who meets the real Wukong.
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Several staff members and senior staff officers in the headquarters immediately cheered. I really don’t know whose friendly forces they are?
At this time, Bai Chongxi said in a disgraceful manner: "How can you still laugh? I am really convinced! Do you know that China is already facing a disaster?"
"Destroying disaster?" Chen Cheng said, "Brother Jiansheng, you are serious."
He Yingqin also said: "That is, who are you trying to scare with such a devastating disaster?"
"Are you serious? Are you trying to scare people? A bunch of short-sighted people!" Bai Chongxi snorted, turned around and walked away, leaving Chen Cheng and He Yingqin where they were, with their faces turning blue and white.
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At the same time, in Irkutsk, the Soviet headquarters.
Zhukov was alarmed by a series of faint explosions. He stood up and rushed out of the headquarters. He saw hundreds of Japanese fighter jets and bombers, like a black swarm of locusts, roaring from the sky east of Lake Baikal.
, and the bomber group at the forefront has already flown over the sky above Dalechka, and has started bombing indiscriminately.
Looking at the dazzling red light that bloomed from time to time in the direction of Dalechka, Zhukov's face was full of bitterness.
At this time, the anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns deployed on the west bank of Lake Baikal opened fire one after another. In the gloomy sky, bursts of fire exploded from time to time, and bright bullet trajectories crisscrossed through the void. However, such air defense
The firepower was obviously not enough to resist the invasion of Japanese fighter planes and bombers.
Amidst the sound of engines, dozens of Il-16 fighter jets took off from Irkutsk and nearby airports in an attempt to intercept the Japanese bomber group. Unfortunately, before the Soviet Il-16 fighter group could approach,
Hundreds of Japanese fighter jets had already swooped over and launched a siege against the Soviet fighter jets.
In particular, the dozen or so Zero fighter jets among them posed a fatal threat to Soviet fighter jets.
In less than a moment, all the dozens of Il-16 fighter jets that had taken off to intercept had been shot down. However, the losses of the Japanese fighter jets were minimal, and the bomber group was unscathed.
Zhukov witnessed the entire disparity in the air battle with despair in his eyes.
In the Far East battlefield, the key reason why the Soviet army was ultimately defeated was not the so-called blitzkrieg of the Japanese army. The key was that the Japanese aviation gained decisive air superiority. It was precisely because the Soviet army lost its air superiority that it led to the Soviet armored cluster.
Often they were blown up by Japanese bombers before they could even meet the Japanese armor.
Therefore, although Zhukov still holds nearly 600,000 troops and nearly five and a half tank divisions, he may still be unable to withstand the Japanese locust-like bomber groups and the overwhelming armored clusters on the ground.
If it takes too long, it could be as fast as three to five days, or as slowly as about half a month, and the Far East Front Army will suffer disaster!
Thinking of this, Zhukov lost all hope for a moment, and then took out his pistol.
But at this moment, a burst of footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.