Chapter 577 Intervention in the War (4)
"Destroy them?!"
Voronov almost reached out to try Zhukov's forehead to see if he was having a high fever and talking nonsense. In this situation, less than 5,000 people in the city were guarding the defense line, and the rescue troops could not come or draw them out. The Japanese mechanized troops could reach the front of them in a few hours. Why should we destroy them?
Fortunately, I knew that this guy would not talk nonsense. The acting commander of the Air Force, Borgikin, said worriedly: "We can try to mobilize reserve forces to stop them! For example, sending those new Lag-3 fighters on it? It should be able to catch them off guard!"
He came to the battlefield in person to inspect it and could not go empty-handed. In addition to an air force division whose main force was the I-16 fighter, there were also several Lag-3 high-speed fighter jets that had just been successfully tested. Originally, this fighter jet needed further test flight verification, but unexpectedly, the report sent back from the front line stated that the Japanese fighter jets were "as fast as rockets"! More than a dozen of them were quickly built were transported directly, and at this time, they had not been sent to the battlefield.
Zhukov shook his head firmly: "They are too small and will not play a big role. We must use critical moments to give the Japanese army a big surprise! Just keep the air force in its current state!"
Borjikin couldn't help but twitch his cheeks and almost shouted: "What does it mean to be in your current state? Do you know how many casualties and injuries of my pilots and planes?!"
Nowadays, the twin-engine fighter jets are completely fighting for consumption. The number of Japanese flight regiments is small, and they also want to keep their spare energy to deal with the dangerous guys in the south, so the total number sent out is no more than 300. In their opinion, the Soviet army's slow and clumsy fighter jets are simply hunting like targets.
However, the Japanese army did not expect that the clumsy and ugly, with low speed and short legs, the i-16 fighting performance was a mess, but this thing was equipped with a weapon that the Japanese army could not imagine - the 82 rocket! Some modified equipment was equipped with a larger caliber rocket! 800 meters away, and the rockets, which were not very accurate, were almost completely exploding, and various fragments still killed Japanese fighter jets with almost no armor!
The worst thing is that the Soviet fighter jets were almost endless! Hailar X weapons killed 150 at a time, and nearly 200 aircraft were killed in several air battles and air strikes. They immediately sent 300 aircraft without blinking! And there were more people constantly mobilizing, although after each launch battle, the Japanese flying regiment was always winning, but the exhausted pilots were all terrified! God knows how many guys who were drinking vodka took off!
The gap in industrial strength is clear at a glance! The senior executives of the Kanto Army finally realized the terribleness of productivity. This was the case when Ishihara Kaner worked hard for several years and brought the arms production capacity of the entire Northeast to half of the empire. The rebuilt Shenyang Aircraft Factory was working day and night, and the annual production capacity was only 500. Now it seems that it is far from enough!
But the Soviet army itself was not feeling well. After all, qualified pilots were limited. Although most of them were protected by the 8mm steel plates in front and back of the flight seats, it was difficult for warheads below 12.7mm to hurt them, but there were always casualties. After a month, at least two hundred excellent air force soldiers died. The hospital behind them was overcrowded, and many people began to feel cowardly.
Borjijin was so distressed that he was frightened, but he was frightened to think about the consequences of not executing the order. In addition to complaining, he could only hope that the guys in the aircraft factory could quickly create more and better planes to supplement the shortcomings.
Pavlov asked anxiously: "Then how do you plan to defeat the Japanese army? With the current military strength, I can't think of any solution!"
Zhukov said calmly as if nothing had happened: "We will withdraw from Kluren, and everyone will go directly to the frontier command center!"
"What?!" Pavlov dared to bet that this guy must be crazy! There is no reason why the enemy has formed an encirclement. Not only does he not run out, but he will instead drill in it?! Did he think that the 60,000 troops that opened a 100-kilometer front could keep the headquarters safe?! This is ridiculous!
But Volonov's eyes flashed, and he thought of something, and said with a brow: "Do you want to turn this place into an empty city, and after the Japanese army occupied it, then draw troops to suddenly kill them and destroy them?"
The eyes of the two generals lit up. It was a good idea! The Soviet army's mobility was incomparable to the Japanese army. Those guys who were greedy for merit and reckless would not give up the opportunity to occupy the strategic center of Kluren, but as long as they got caught in, it would be difficult for them to leave again!
The problem is that there are all kinds of ammunition and medicine supplies and supplies here, so Zhukov is not afraid that the Japanese army will stab him directly after getting the supplement. The Japanese army has not left much time, and it is basically impossible to withdraw them all!
Zhukov's eyes flashed with madness: "No! The battle on the front line is still carried out according to the original plan! We will leave enough means here to ensure that it gives the Japanese army an indelible impression! As for the excess supplies, destroy it!"
The three generals' faces changed drastically again. They were going to take a gamble! It was so crazy! But now they had to go crazy with them. They couldn't take a plane and leave at the most critical moment, right?
Zhukov did it as soon as he said, not even giving others time to think and hesitate. In less than half an hour, the first batch of withdrawn troops drove out with as much ammunition and medicine as possible and headed straight for the front line. The headquarters followed closely behind. The two regiments of motorized infantry that broke the rear began to drive away the people in the city, transfer the wounded, and prepare to destroy the mountains of materials!
At the same time, the news that Cluron had nearly 20,000 tons of military supplies reached the ears of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army. The chariot corps that were attacking the outer defense line suddenly became crazy like a chicken blood!
Twenty thousand tons of arms and supplies! It is enough for them to replenish the entire division. Even if there is no suitable ammunition, gasoline and food alone are enough for them to comfortably cut off the Soviet defense line and persevere until the large army completes the encirclement and suppression! Mechanized troops, gasoline and everything!
"We must pass the position quickly and seize the supplies!" The order of the division command made the attack of the chariot corps more intense, and the intercepting Soviet army also received the order to "stop the enemy at all costs and buy precious time for evacuation." Those who had originally considered casualties, but now they did not care about anything. All the reserve teams were pulled up, and those with minor injuries stopped sending them back and stuffed weapons directly into the trenches.
If you can't aim, just put a ** bag or anti-tankre in your arms. For the great Su-Vietnam and for the great Comrade St. St., sacrifice bravely, comrade!
After being held back for two hours, the Japanese chariot gang finally opened a breakthrough and left behind twenty or thirty chariots. One of the brigades ventured into Cruren and, an hour later, exchanged fire with the last defensive forces.
The small town built on the plateau and flat ground was almost at risk. The Soviet army probably did not expect that two or three hundred kilometers away from the front line could be attacked by the opponent's infantry under the nose, and there were few fortifications in the suburbs. The armored vehicles of a regiment's side defense force could barely injure the front armor of the Japanese military tanks, but they could definitely penetrate the side armor and destroy it. After blocking it for an entire hour, they began to retreat into the city, leaving a lot of obstacles, ignited spare tires and a large number of gasoline barrels, and created thick smoke that filled the entire small town and fled.
The chariot brigade advanced to pursue more than ten kilometers and had no gas. He had to turn back to supply and happily entered the city to count the amount of materials seized. During this time, the large troops behind also broke through the defense line, completely defeated the Soviet army and then rushed to Kluren. When it was dark, they completely occupied this important defense center!
Because the attack was too fast and too decisive (the Japanese army thought so), they finally seized the opportunity before the Soviet army blew up the city and burned the materials, and successfully seized the fruits. Seeing piles of boxes like hills in the warehouse, piles of gasoline barrels, and even brand new crawler tractors and bulldozers, the brigade commander who rushed over to check some military achievements was so happy that he could not see the teeth. This time, he was developed!
"After arduous battles, our army finally seized the enemy's strategic defense key and completed the combat goals!"
Seishiro Itagaki looked at the telegram from the 4th Division again and again. After repeated confirmation, he was excited and burst into tears with Kenji Doihara. He danced with uncontrollable hands and shouted: "Yehe!Yehe!"
These days and nights, their bones were almost tiring. Tianxun finally won the victory with his desperate attempt. Although the 2nd Division advanced to fight against the 57th Division of the Soviet Army, both sides suffered losses, and they could even be said to die together, but after all, it greatly restrained the opponent's strategic deployment and won precious time for a fatal blow. Now, there are huge loopholes in the defense of the southern line. As long as the 2nd Division seizes the opportunity to follow up with a blow, the encirclement is unbreakable!
The most important thing is that the back road was cut off and the materials were robbed. The morale blow to the Soviet army should be fatal. They were not so brave when fighting, right?
The telegram from Jujie was sent to the Kanto Army Headquarters, and Ishihara Kanir replied with a cold line of words: "Please be sure to pay attention to the conspiracy of the Soviet Union. Zhukov has a deep understanding of our army, so you must be careful!"
Seishiro Itagaki and Doihara looked at each other, feeling helpless. It seemed that Major General Ishihara was about to collapse because of the torture, right? The iron-like try was placed in front of him. What kind of fun can Zhukov do even if he is smart?
Shaking his head, the two lieutenant generals gave the 4th Division the order to guard against arrogance and impatience, be careful and vigilant, and then cheer up and plan a decisive blow to the front battlefield!
That night, the mechanized troops of the 4th Division, who had been fighting for a day and night, began to repair vehicles with all their strength, replenish ammunition and oil, and seize the time to count the spoils. One of the soldiers of one of the teams found a large guy covered with canvas in the center of hundreds of trucks, tractors and tractor warehouses.
They were excited and pulled down their disguise and suddenly discovered that it was a strange giant chariot as high as four floors! The width of the tracks alone could catch up with their tatami!
Chapter completed!