At noon on August 16, Jiang Dong was chewing steamed buns in his hands, while Xie Chengrui reported:

"At 5 o'clock this morning, a corps of the 5th Group Army successfully landed from Yingkou under the cover of the navy. This corps will attack the Liaodong Peninsula along the southern line of the South Manchuria Railway!"

"Very good!" Jiang Dong said vaguely:

"This will make the little devils tired of dealing with it, which will be extremely beneficial to the entire southern front war!

The navy can prepare to land in Dalian and Port Arthur. The north and south will cooperate with each other to annihilate the Japanese army in the Liaodong Peninsula!"

"Already making relevant plans!" Xie Chengrui nodded,

“As of noon on the 16th, the first unit of the South Route Army has occupied Suizhong, Juhua Island, Taohua Island, and Huludao, besieged Jinxi, and is attacking in the direction of Jinzhou!

The 4th Army left Chengde, crossed the Songling Mountains, and has occupied Chaoyang!"

"Um!"

“The West Route Army entered the country from Manzhouli, successfully captured the Hailar and Unuo fortresses, and is attacking the Japanese defense line of Daxinganling. Preliminary estimates indicate that the West Route Army wiped out 250,000 Japanese invaders in one and a half days!

The Japanese troops rushing to Hailar from the Ural Fortress on the southern line were attacked by the air force. They have now shifted their support direction and are moving towards Guandi Temple, Xing'anling Tunnel and Boktu!

Be prepared to cooperate with the defenders of the Greater Khingan Mountains defense line to block the west route army!"

Jiang Dong looked at the Daxinganling Mountains on the sand table and said with a slight frown:

"The Xing'anling Tunnel is the only road that can quickly pass through the Greater Xing'anling Mountains. It must be prevented from being sabotaged by the Japanese. How did Zhang Shengqing prepare?"

"Judging from the plan reported in the report, the First Army's special forces have sneaked into the Greater Khingan Range one day ago! The armored troops are advancing towards the Greater Khingan Range from multiple directions and should be able to seize the tunnel before the Japanese invaders can destroy it!

If the tunnel only suffered superficial damage, it would not have much impact on our army's combat operations! Zhang Sheng made preparations early in the morning to have 50,000 engineering troops follow the army behind to repair bridges and roads!

As long as the damage is not serious, the engineering troops can repair the tunnel within 1 to 2 days!"

Jiang Dong nodded with satisfaction,

"After the Daxingan Mountains, there is the vast Northeast Plains. The war situation is progressing more smoothly than we previously imagined!"

"The resistance of the Japanese army will become more intense in the future, and our army will also have various problems such as untimely logistical supplies. As long as the Western Route Army can arrive at Longjiang within 10 days, Ueda Kenkichi will be unable to save his life.

!”

"What's the current situation at Longjiang Airport?" Jiangdong asked!

"The 151st Airborne Division and the 152nd Airborne Division landed at the airport smoothly, and the Air Force also dropped a large amount of supplies to the airport!

Starting early this morning, the Young Guards began to land at Longjiang Airport. At present, the 1st Guards Division has successfully landed at the airport, strengthening the defense of the Longjiang area!

Before the sun sets today, the other two Guards Divisions should also be able to land in Longjiang smoothly!

According to the Air Force reconnaissance report, the Japanese army has assembled 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers near Longjiang. Starting this afternoon, the airborne troops will officially usher in a brutal battle!"

"I believe Qi Guangxiu and An Ziliang, the Japanese troops will not pose a threat to the airport!" Jiang Dong said:

"Tell the two of them that if there is an opportunity, try to severely injure the 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese troops near Longjiang, and then take the initiative to attack south and north. The most important thing is to cut off railway and highway traffic!"

"Okay!" Xie Chengrui wrote down Jiang Dong's request and continued:

"The East Route Army has passed Muling. If everything goes well, we can reach Ning'an and join the airborne troops before dark today!

Wang Laohu commanded the armored troops as the vanguard and charged fiercely, and the remnants of the Third Army were defeated one after another!"

Although the Japanese Kwantung Army is known as the flower of the Japanese army, they have never seen such a three-dimensional fire strike. After losing three solid fortresses in a row, the morale of the Japanese Third Army has been shaken.

Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe, the commander of the Third Army, luckily escaped from the collapsed fortress, but he was seriously injured and could no longer command the troops. Currently, each division is fighting independently.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese could not withstand Wang Laohu's fierce attack like a tiger descending from a mountain.

Xie Chengrui smiled lightly and continued:

"The Japanese troops who came to support from Hutou Fortress and Songling Fortress suffered a devastating blow from Zhong Kui. A brigade of the vanguard was almost completely wiped out!

In order to prevent the Japanese army from escaping into the mountains and constantly harassing our army's logistics supply lines, the Eastern Route Army took the initiative. Two armies commanded by Fu Yisheng attacked the Hutou Fortress along the road, preparing to fight with the Japanese army near Hulin and Surde.

A decisive battle with the main force of the fortress!"

"This is a very wise approach!" Jiang Dong praised:

"Only by annihilating the main force of the surrounding Japanese troops, can our army advance and attack without any worries! Tell the Soviet Union in advance to prevent the Japanese troops from escaping across the border!"

"The Soviets may not be able to hold back at this time. Our army's offensive is devastating, and they must also want to fight the Kwantung Army together!"

Jiang Dong smiled lightly and said nothing.

In less than two days of fighting, 400,000 of the 1.2 million Kwantung Army had been routed and annihilated.

But the main force of the Kwantung Army still exists, and their crazy actions are still to come.

Jiangdong had a premonition that the decisive battle in the future would be in the three central cities in the Northeast, namely Harbin, Changchun and Fengtian.

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Chita, Sino-Soviet wartime liaison station.

In addition to coordinating the mobilization of logistics supplies, Wu Zhan, deputy chief of staff of the Sixth Corps, was also responsible for liaison with the Soviets.

At 2 p.m. on August 16, General Apanashenko, commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and Major General Khachanov came to the liaison station together.

General Apanashenko always keeps track of the progress of China's east and west armies. Faced with the strength of the sea, land and air, General Apanashenko is no longer as proud and contemptuous as before.

He came to the Sino-Soviet Liaison Station with only one purpose, and that was to ask again about the Soviet Red Army's participation in the war.

The exposed strength of the Chinese proves that they are definitely a strong ally.

The Far East Red Army can help at this time and bring the friendly relations between the two sides closer. When the great Soviet needs help in the future, it will be difficult for the Chinese to refuse.

The help General Apanashenko expects does not only refer to material aid.

He saw the shadow of the Third Reich's blitzkrieg in the way China's central and western armies attacked Manchuria. There is a saying that is right, the only thing that can deal with blitzkrieg is blitzkrieg.

If such an army could be brought to Moscow, it would be extremely beneficial to the great Soviet Union.

Of course, this was not his own initiative, but an instruction from Moscow.

Wu Zhan felt the changes in General Apanashchenko during several meetings. He originally wanted to choke back, but after thinking about it he gave up.

Only those with strength can be respected. This is an eternal truth.

After listening to the words of General Apanashenko and Major General Khachanov, Wu Zhan's clever mind began to work rapidly again.

He reviewed the Northeast operational map in front of the two of them, and finally discovered that there was a place where the Soviets could be used.

"Ahem..." Wu Zhan cleared his throat, pointed to the location of Shenwei in Shanghai on the map and said:

"Your country's navy has been operating near Vladivostok. Have you found any trace of Japan's Northeast Fleet?"

As soon as General Apanashenko heard this, he understood what Wu Zhan meant, and his expression became a little hesitant.

The target of the Japanese Northeast Fleet was the Soviet Far East Fleet, and the two sides had many encounters with each other while swimming at sea.

It seems that the Chinese want to help them deal with Japan's Northeast Fleet. This...

Japan's Far East fleet is not weak in strength. Compared with the Soviet Far East Navy fleet, both sides are evenly matched.

If there was a battle, the losses would not be small. Every warship was extremely valuable. He was a little undecided for a while.

Seeing General Apanashchenko's hesitation, Wu Zhan pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Judging from the current progress, the ground battle will end within a month, and the Kwantung Army, the flower of the Japanese army, will be wiped out!

Our army has the ability to control the ground battlefield, and the Bohai Fleet is also very powerful, but we just can't get away at the moment!

If Comrade General feels that my proposal is too difficult, then just pretend that I didn't say it!

Wait until the Bohai Fleet is free to deal with the Japanese fleet, we have the strength!"

Khachanov stayed in China for a long time and heard what General Wu Zhanji said, but he had no choice but to look at General Apanashenko.

Comrade General was still very hesitant and finally said:

"Let's do this, give us two days to think about it..."

"OK!"

Wu Zhan only had a temporary idea, thinking of using the Soviets to eliminate this threat at sea. If the Soviets were unwilling to take action, the Sixth Corps would not suffer much loss.
Chapter completed!