Yano Otonzaburo said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this Xu Rui is really difficult to deal with."
After a pause, Yano Otonzaburo continued: "We did not deliberately hide the news about this reinforcements at all, and even deliberately let the news out. The purpose was to let Xu Rui know that our Seventh Army has become a heavily armed group.
Facing the heavy military group's return reinforcements, shouldn't Xu Rui's wisest choice be to withdraw to the pass?"
"Yes." Ishihara Wan'er exclaimed, "For another person, he might have given up on Fengtian and retreated to the pass, but Xu Rui not only refused to withdraw, but instead mobilized the local people to build massive fortifications in Fengtian, posing a
He looks like he is going to fight the imperial army in Fengtian. This person's thinking is really different from ordinary people."
Yano Otonzaburo continued: "This will put us in great trouble, especially now. Xu Rui's troops have also built a tight air defense firepower network in Fengtian City, making it impossible for our attack aircraft to dive bomb. However,
, I am afraid it will be difficult to destroy the industrial zone in Fengtian City simply by high-altitude horizontal bombing by long-range attack aircraft."
"Suoga." Ishihara Wan'er said immediately, "The inability to destroy Fengtian's industrial zone means that Xu Rui's troops can continuously obtain weapons and ammunition, and even blockade is useless, because during these few days, the police will
The Chahar Independent Regiment has already plundered the surrounding counties of Benxi, Tieling, and Siping, and transported all the supplies to Fengtian. The supplies collected in the past few days alone can support the Chahar Independent Regiment for half a year!
"
"Half a year!" Yano Otozaburo couldn't help but take a breath and said in a deep voice, "Xu Rui is very cunning, and his troops are good at street fighting. With sufficient ammunition, the Chahar Independent Regiment may really be able to
After holding on for more than half a year, I really can't imagine how much the imperial army will pay in the Battle of Fengtian."
"I don't know how much the price will be." Ishihara Wan'er shook his head, and then a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes, and then said, "I only know that no matter how much the price is paid, the Chahar Independent Regiment must be annihilated, and this time it must not be done.
If Xu Rui is allowed to run away again, Fengtian must be the last stop in his war career!"
Yano Otonzaburo frowned and said: "If you want to hunt Xu Rui, I'm afraid you have to ask Miss Inoue and others to come over. I will call Miss Inoue and order her to lead the special operations brigade to join us in Fengtian."
"There's no rush." Ishihara Wanji waved his hand and continued, "After all, the Battle of Fengtian will be a long-lasting and arduous street battle, and it won't end so quickly, so the Inoue Brigade doesn't have to be so anxious to come to Fengtian.
, not to mention the security work at Harbin Airport and the oil depot is also very important, and it would be impossible for anyone other than the Inoue Brigade to be competent."
"Hai!" Yano Otonzaburo paused and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise."
…
At this time, Xu Rui was riding a macho man on the road back to Fengtian. Although Zhuo Ligetu was also riding a horse and his riding skills were very good, he had to try his best to catch up with the macho man. No matter how fast the macho man was, he couldn't catch up with the macho man.
It was too fast, and the serious injury last time didn't seem to have any impact on it.
As the horse was galloping, Xu Rui suddenly sneezed several times loudly, and then lightly reined in the horse. The strong man immediately stood up and made a loud and long hissing sound. When his front hooves touched the ground,
, stopped abruptly, and a moment later, Zhuo Ligetu's mount chased after him, breathing hot air.
Xu Rui turned his head and glanced to the north, and said in amusement: "Atu, do you believe it is Shi Yuan, an old devil, who is saying bad things about me behind my back?"
"I believe it!" Zhuoligetu nodded repeatedly, "It must be this old devil who is talking about you behind your back."
"But to be honest, the strength of the little devil's reinforcements this time is still a bit beyond my imagination." After a pause, Xu Rui added, "Two armored divisions plus seven infantry divisions, this and
My estimate was about the same, but I didn’t expect that the Japanese would actually bring back the main force of the Fifth Flying Regiment.”
Zhuoligetu asked: "Captain, is the Japanese's Fifth Flying Regiment very powerful?"
Xu Rui said happily: "Artu, in addition to more than 1,800 bombers of various types, the Fifth Flying Group also has more than 1,200 fighter jets or reconnaissance aircraft of various types. Do you think it is powerful?
?”
When Zhuo Ligetu heard this, his eyes widened immediately and he shouted: "Commander, are you saying that the Japs have brought back more than 3,000 bombers or fighter jets of various types in order to deal with our regiment?"
"That's not such an exaggeration. After all, the war with the Soviet Army is not over yet. The Fifth Flying Regiment must leave a considerable number of aircraft to maintain air suppression of the Soviet Air Force." Xu Rui shook his head and added, "So, three thousand aircraft
There aren’t any, but I think there must still be 1,500 planes!”
"It's no wonder." Zhuoligetu suddenly said, "It's no wonder that the flying brigade is hiding."
"You must hide, or else stay and wait for death?" Xu Rui smiled and said, "I hope now that after the main force of the Japanese 5th Flying Regiment is transferred, Zhukov's Western Cluster can stabilize the defense line.
Otherwise, if the Soviet army cannot hold the Siberian defense line, our sacrifice in Fengtian will be worthless."
Zhuoligetu said: "Don't worry, commander, the Soviet army will definitely be able to do it."
Xu Rui shook his head and said quietly: "I hope so."
…
In Siberia, Angarsk.
A Japanese attack plane dived down from a high altitude and then suddenly pulled up.
Immediately afterwards, a piercing scream of an aircraft bomb suddenly passed over Zhukov's head. Two of Zhukov's guards rushed forward, threw Zhukov to the ground, and shouted: "Commander, be careful!"
"Boom!" The aerial bomb exploded dozens of meters behind Zhukov, splashing a large amount of mud and sand all over the sky. Many of them fell on Zhukov and his two guards, burning the three of them.
Bare teeth straight.
Zhukov raised his head and watched the Japanese attack planes disappear into the sky after dropping their bombs. He sighed: "Even though the Japanese have transferred the main force of their air force, our Soviet Air Force still cannot take advantage."
About five days ago, intelligence showed that the main force of the Japanese aviation force on the Siberian battlefield began to evacuate in large numbers. Zhukov immediately realized that Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment had an effect on the blitzkrieg in the Northeast. Because the Northeast was in danger, the Japanese had no choice but to move
The main aviation force in the Siberian battlefield was transferred back.
After realizing this, Zhukov immediately became energetic.
Zhukov originally thought that the opportunity for their Far Eastern Front had arrived, so he immediately gathered more than 500 Il-16 fighter jets that had just transferred from Yekaterinaburg Airport, plus the remaining 300 or so of the Far Eastern Front.
An IL-15 fighter jet launched a large-scale air counterattack.
In the end, it still ended in failure. The only difference was that it was not as miserable as before.
After that, the Soviet Air Force no longer dared to launch large-scale attacks, but only dared to dispatch a few fighter jets to launch small-scale sneak attacks against Japanese attack aircraft. However, even in the face of small Japanese attack aircraft, the Soviet Air Force's fighter jets could not take advantage.
For example, just now, Zhukov witnessed with his own eyes a fight between an Il-16 fighter jet and a Japanese attack aircraft.
The only good thing is that compared with being overwhelmed by the Japanese aviation before, the Soviet Air Force now at least has a certain counterattack capability. With a certain counterattack, the Japanese attack aircraft can no longer attack the Soviet army.
Ground targets were bombed indiscriminately.
Don't underestimate this. It is precisely because of this subtle change that the war situation in Siberia has undergone major changes. Up to now, although the Soviet Red Army still cannot stop the Japanese attack and is still retreating steadily, the speed of defeat is
It has gradually slowed down, from retreating hundreds of miles a day before to retreating less than fifty miles a day now.
The retreat speed in the front is slowing down, and the defeated troops in the rear have more time to reorganize, and the allocation of military supplies and the dispatch of troops are more calm. For the Soviet Red Army, everything is moving in a positive direction.
development, Zhukov had reason to believe that by retreating at most two hundred miles, the Soviet army would be able to stabilize the situation.
However, the current distance is the most difficult stage.
Zhukov had just sat up with the help of two guards. When he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw a familiar figure running quickly from the front with a Mosin-Nagant rifle on his arm.
Zhukov quickly stretched out his hand and shouted: "Captain Vasily! Where are you going?"
That figure was indeed Vasily. He turned around and saw that it was Zhukov, and Vasily quickly turned around and came forward to meet him.
After arriving close, Vasily asked in surprise: "Commander, why did you come to the front line? How dangerous it is."
"It's okay, it's very safe here." Zhukov waved his hand and asked, "You haven't said where you are going?"
"Commander," Vasily gasped, "Commander, we seem to have discovered the Japanese headquarters, so I request that the Japanese headquarters be decapitated immediately."
"Beheading operation?" Zhukov's heart suddenly moved when he heard this.
"Yes." Vasily said with a serious expression, "The headquarters, if nothing else, should be a division headquarters of the Japanese army on the front line. If we can destroy the division headquarters of the Japanese army, the commander can then concentrate his forces to attack
A counterattack may have a chance to disrupt this Japanese offensive." After a pause, Vasily continued: "In this way, even if our western cluster cannot switch to a counterattack, we can at least stabilize the defense line."
Zhukov pondered for a while and then said: "Captain Vasily, I approve it."
"Yes!" Vasily stood at attention, then turned around and left happily.
