Age of Rebirth

The Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union made a decision to send 40 more troops to the Far East. This was also an important adjustment in the strategic direction of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The mobilized troops accounted for about one-fifth of the total Soviet troops in Europe at that time. , Order after order was issued, the Soviet army prepared elite troops, and quickly assembled in the Far East. With a heart of gratitude to Stalin, Tiaokov plunged into the complicated work of forming the Far East Front Army.

After sending Zhukov away, Stalin invited Molotov, who was in charge of foreign affairs at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. After all the staff members withdrew, Stalin looked at Molotov sitting on the sofa with a gloomy expression. No one spoke, the atmosphere in the office was heavy and depressing.

Molotov didn't know Stalin's intention to summon him alone, but from Stalin's face, he keenly felt that something was unusual, "Comrade Molotov, I have come to discuss a very important matter with you. The situation in the region is extremely unfavorable to us."

Stalin spoke in a heavy tone. Molotov naturally knew this, and he knew no less than Stalin, but he was surprised why he had to discuss this issue that had already been decided at the Politburo meeting.

Stalin went on to say: "The seriousness of the problem before us is that Paulpilyusky's troops were severely blocked by the Japanese in the Khabarovsk area, and progress was difficult. The task of rescuing Timoshenko's troops is very difficult. However, the dangerous situation facing Timoshenko cannot be delayed, so we must find another way to avoid such a tragedy.”[

Stalin stopped talking again, took a deep breath from his pipe, and the light blue smoke instantly enveloped the leader's face, making him look more and more uncertain, but Molotov was startled. He heard from Stalin's words , I vaguely found a clue, Molotov, who had known Stalin for many years and knew Stalin's character like the back of his hand, knew what he should say.

"Comrade Stalin, should we contact that Chinese and ask him to attack the hinterland of Manchuria to relieve Timoshenko's pressure?" After Molotov finished speaking, Stalin nodded slightly, addressing the party veteran. Friends, it is very gratifying to understand my intentions in this way.

"Okay then, Comrade Molotov, I will leave this matter to you to handle with full authority, and try to meet Tang Qiuli's request." After finishing speaking, Stalin's face twitched unconsciously, and Molotov was even more heartbroken. He knew very well that if this Chinese didn't take the opportunity to blackmail him severely, he wouldn't be Tang Qiuli.

The commander and political commissar of the Transcaucasus Front Army, General Paulpilyuski, who received the strict order from Stalin, really let go of his hands and used all the reserves in his hands. Aircraft, artillery and tanks took turns to attack the blocking of the Kwantung Army's First Army The line of defense, the mountains between Kukan Mountain and Bulia Mountain, was full of artillery fire and smoke all day long.

Paulpilyusky tried his best, and the First Kwantung Army couldn't bear it anymore. Within a day, the Soviet army broke through two blocking lines of defense one after another. The Soviet army advanced [-] kilometers in the mountains and was already close to Khabarov In the western part of Skorg, in this big city in the Soviet Far East, the sound of fierce artillery can be faintly heard.

Lieutenant General Shino Takeda, the commander of the Kwantung Army's First Army, knew the situation he was about to face. If the Soviet army broke through the blocking defense line of Mount Breya, the next step would be the fortified western plain of Khabarovsk. In terms of terrain, Lieutenant General Takeda Shino was not sure about blocking the torrent of Soviet armor and hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers.

An urgent telegram from Khabarovsk put pressure on General Kenkichi Ueda, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army, who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line of Arsenyev to attack Timoshenko's Far East Second Army. , Fighting for more than 20 days, the Kwantung Army paid the price of nearly 15 casualties before gradually compressing the Soviets into the small area of ​​Arsenyev.

General Kenkichi Ueda felt inconceivable about the tenacious resistance of the Soviets. Since the end of September, the firepower on the Soviet army's positions has been significantly thinned. The Arsenyev campaign can be ended, and the Far East of the Soviet Union will be included in the Kwantung Army.

However, the troops of the Soviet Far East Second Army commanded by Timoshenko also suffered heavy casualties, even exceeding the casualties of the Kwantung Army, but they were knocked down like an invincible mantis, and they would wobble every time. Get up and curb the offensive momentum of the Kwantung Army.

For such an opponent, Kenkichi Ueda is also a headache. He also really learned the fighting will of the Soviet soldiers and the command art of the Soviet commander. The closer to the Arsenyev area, the more tenacious the Soviet resistance. It can even carry out small-scale counter-assaults.

Kenkichi Ueda couldn't figure out where the Soviets' evil spirits came from. The Soviet defense line, which seemed so weak that it could be broken with a single stab, showed extraordinary tenacity. After being returned, the battle line became stalemate. It has been a week, and Kenkichi Ueda still couldn't break through the Soviet defense line.

Kenkichi Ueda has always believed that the only reason for the Soviet Far East Second Army to continue fighting is the reinforcements from the Transcaucasus. Add more troops, put more weight on the Soviets, until they are overwhelmed.

A branch of the Kwantung Army was transferred from the Northeast to the Arsenyev battlefield, next to Manchuria, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, with strong troops and supplies. Kenkichi Ueda had enough capital to continue to wring out the iron wood The blood on Xin Ge's body, until the Soviets crashed to the ground.

Ueda Kenkichi wants such a victory too much, and he is still very confident. The navy lost the Pacific Fleet. The vitality was seriously injured, which was different from giving the Japanese army a shot of stimulants.

In the case of the Navy's repeated defeats, the Army wiped out the Soviets in the Far East and opened up territory for the Great Japanese Empire. Comparing the two sides, in the mind of His Majesty the Emperor, it is clear at a glance which one is more important to the Empire. Can it have the capital to compete with the army?The people in the country will not accept it either.

Based on this mentality, the entire Japanese Army is providing great assistance to the Kwantung Army. Backed by the Japanese mainland and the Northeast, what Kenkichi Ueda wants can be obtained immediately. At the beginning of the Far East Campaign, the Kwantung Army family fought again , Later, almost the entire Japanese army bet on Kenkichi Ueda, hoping that he could create a brilliant victory.

Ueda Kenkichi shoulders the glory of the Japanese Army. No, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, Chief of the General Staff of the Headquarters, went to the Arsenyev front line in person in the name of understanding the battle situation. Ueda Kenkichi knew The purpose of this royal brother prince is to use his status as the chief of the general staff to coordinate the relationship between the army's armament system.

The Japanese army was always monolithic, and there were various factions inside. With the heavyweight Zaijin in the middle to coordinate, Kenkichi Ueda let go of his hands and feet and fought extremely smoothly, setting up fireworks in the Arsenyev area. The body of the Soviet soldier, under the shelling of the Kwantung Army, turned into a wreck on the black earth.

On the same day that the Soviet Transcaucasus Front Army broke through the two blocking lines of the First Kwantung Army Army in the Breya Mountains, the troops commanded by Kenkichi Ueda also broke through the key defense area at the western end of the Arsenyev region. The line of defense, all the officers and soldiers of the Soviet Far East Red Banner Third Army defending here were killed. The commander, Lieutenant General Nikola Hryushenk, died in battle. The group army guard regiment who went to reinforce the area did not return. [

Losing the support point of the defense line in the Anigai area, the defense line of the Second Far East Army was shaken as a whole. Timoshenko was forced to issue an order to shrink the defense line again. Next, street fighting should be carried out. Timoshenko fell into Desperate situation, 10,000+ Soviet soldiers, only the fate of being captured or killed in battle.

At the critical moment, Khabarovsk’s blocking defense line was tight. If the reinforcements of the Soviet Transcaucasian Front went south, Kenkichi Ueda’s next battle would be difficult. At least the plan to wipe out the Soviets would fail. He immediately ordered the garrison The 11th, No.19, No.20, and No.10 divisions of the Kwantung Army in Fujin, Jiamusi, and Hegang in northern Manchuria, plus a brigade, with a total strength of [-] troops, rushed to Habaro immediately Vsk.

The Kwantung Army with four divisions and one brigade formed the battle order of the First Army. Kenkichi Ueda gave the order to Lieutenant General Shino Takeda, commander of the Kwantung Army First Army, that the Soviet Transcaucasus Front Army must be stopped in Bubu. In the area of ​​the Leia Mountains, if you let a Soviet soldier in, you will commit suicide by cutting open your stomach.

As reinforcements from the Kwantung Army arrived in Khabarovsk, the addition of this new force was definitely not good news for Admiral Paulpilewski. In a see-saw state, Lieutenant General Takeda Shino did not disappoint Kenkichi Ueda, and stabilized the front line on the Brea Mountains.

The Soviet soldiers could only watch from a distance. The city of Khabarovsk, the tall spiers of the Orthodox Church, and the Japanese defense line composed of guns and guns were in front of them. Forced to stop advancing, but still adopting a posture of onslaught.

In this way, in the Far East, two battlefields were formed, the Arsenyev area on the verge of the Sea of ​​Japan. On this battlefield, the Second Army of the Soviet Far East was surrounded, and Khabarovsk was at the corner of the Far East entering Haishanwei. In this area, on this battlefield, the First Army of the Kwantung Army and the troops attached thereafter took a defensive position to block the troops of the Transcaucasian Front that were reinforcing Timoshenko.

The two battlefields were fought equally fiercely, but the Soviet army was at a disadvantage. If there were no unexpected factors, it would only be a matter of time before Timoshenko's troops were wiped out by the Kwantung Army. Whether he can escape from the battlefield smoothly and avoid being encircled by the Kwantung Army is not yet known.

Kenkichi Ueda fought in the Far East, and Emperor Hirohito in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, faced a large map of Manchuria, but he was in a cold sweat.