Age of Conquest Reborn

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, said after receiving the news that the attack of various attacking forces was blocked, "Is Zhukov finally willing to turn back?" This sounded a little baffling to the ears of several senior staff officers at the headquarters.

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This sentence has a profound meaning. Judging from the current battle situation, it is almost exactly what the staff of the Kwantung Army Headquarters and General Nanjiro himself expected. They took advantage of the opportunity when most of the Soviet troops had withdrawn from the battlefield to launch a surprise attack.

This method, at the beginning, would definitely take advantage of it. However, when Zhukov mobilized his troops to counterattack, the temporary advantage gained by the Kwantung Army collapsed immediately. After all, the fact that the strength of the troops was obviously superior and inferior was obvious!

Moreover, except for General Nanjiro himself, no senior officer of the Kwantung Army was optimistic about this all-out attack, which risked the Kwantung Army's wealth and life. The worst expected result occurred. Next, the Kwantung Army was blocked by the Soviet army.

All units of the army will face a fierce counterattack by the Soviet army. An ineffective attack will cost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in vain. What is your commander-in-chief planning?

The situation on the battlefield began to turn unfavorable to the Kwantung Army. Phone calls and telegrams from various units arrived at the headquarters like snowflakes, all of which were urgent news. The Soviet army began to counterattack. All senior staff officers expressed their anxiety.

His eyes have been fixed on General Nanjiro. The best way now is to stop the attack immediately, otherwise, he will suffer a big loss!

There was a proud smile on the corner of General Nanjiro's mouth, which seemed incomprehensible. He turned a deaf ear to the voice of emergency. Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, couldn't help it. He walked up to General Nanjiro and bowed down and whispered.

The reminder came: "Commander-in-Chief, commanders of all front-line troops. Still waiting for your order, the staff department recommends to stop the attack immediately and return to the original position!"

Seeing General Nanjiro's eyelids drooped and silent, Chief of Staff Matsuda continued to suggest: "Commander-in-Chief, our offensive has achieved the expected results, attracting a large number of Soviet troops to turn back. We will resolutely implement the orders of the campaign headquarters.

Now, I can give an explanation to His Highness Prince Zai Ren! Are you...? If we continue to fight, I am afraid that our casualties will be too heavy to be estimated!"

General Nanjiro opened his eyes. His eyes were full of beast-like brilliance. He stood up suddenly and said: "Matsuda-kun, immediately convey my order to all attacking troops and retreat immediately, but be careful. Once Su

The army stopped counterattack and immediately resumed the attack. At the same time, the Second Army, the Third Army and the Eighth Army, which were hidden on the second line, were ordered to immediately commit themselves to the attack on the Soviet army after receiving the order from the headquarters!"

"This -?" Chief of Staff Matsuda was very confused and burped. The commander-in-chief's order was a bit difficult to understand. The troops involved in the attack this time included more than half a million troops, involving more than a dozen divisions.

The formation of the Kwantung Army, switching from retreat to attack, and switching between offense and defense, is not a piece of cake. Moreover, the three armies left behind on the second line are the last flesh and blood of the Kwantung Army.

This is it!

General Nanjiro could see his chief of staff's confusion, but he did not scold him. After all, there were very few generals who could clearly understand the battle situation and understand Prince Zaihito's intentions, even within the Kwantung Army. It was very possible that

, just by himself, "Matsuda-kun, please convey the order. Sometimes the results are not what they seem on the surface!" He said with an extremely gentle attitude.

Chief of Staff Kenjiro Matsuda saluted blankly but without hesitation, and left quickly. The other senior staff officers, seeing that the Chief of Staff had hit a rough patch, went to work on their own. The so-called busy work is nothing more than time.

Just pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.

General Nanjiro half-closed his eyes again, seeming to be meditating, but in fact, in his heart, there were turbulent waves and exhaustion after achieving his goal. It was only now that General Nanjiro truly admired Prince Zairen.

General Nanjiro, who has always been confident in his strategy and thinks highly of himself, has never admired someone so sincerely, not even his old boss and benefactor, General Miuchi Yoneuchi!

The great thing about Prince Zain is that he accurately grasped the fighter planes. The time for the Kwantung Army to start the offensive happened to be when the Soviet Far East Front troops began to organize their evacuation from the battlefield. Moreover, it was the Far East Expeditionary Force and the Korean Garrison Army.

When the leading troops arrived at the outskirts of the battlefield, the two combined and an encirclement began to take shape. They ordered the Kwantung Army to counterattack as a whole. This was a move that seemed risky but was actually an excellent move.

The Kwantung Army troops began to attack with all their strength. In order not to be taken back and chased, Zhukov would inevitably invest more troops than the Kwantung Army troops to counterattack. In this way, the purpose of holding back the Soviet Far East Front Army had been achieved. It seemed that the Soviet Union

The Kwantung Army's current counterattack showed signs of being unable to support the Kwantung Army's offensive troops and frontline troops, but this was expected by General Nanjiro.

How could General Nanjiro, who was as cunning as a fox, not leave a backup plan? The order he just issued was a burst of magnetic tactics. The Soviet army counterattacked, and the Kwantung Army troops retreated. The Soviet counterattack stopped, and the Kwantung Army troops resumed their offensive, just like

It is like brown sugar, clinging to the Soviet army. Moreover, once the three armies temporarily on the second line are put on the battlefield, Zhukov will be forced to increase his troops again and launch a counterattack.

The purpose of holding back the Soviet Far East Front has initially achieved results. As for the concerns of Chief of Staff Matsuda, General Nanjiro disagreed very much. The commanders of each division of the Kwantung Army were all veterans of the battlefield, and they all took care of themselves.

The direct confidants who have been cultivated have a far better understanding and understanding of their own orders than the staff at the General Headquarters. They can naturally grasp the scale between offense and defense. This is also the reason why I have no specific orders on how to do that division.

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Allowing each division commander to control the timing of retreat and attack will actually reduce the casualties of the troops. General Nanjiro was completely impressed by Prince Zaihito's strategy, and for the first time he paid attention to the Emperor's younger brother, and at the same time, he was also

The chief of general staff of the base camp of the leader of the hostile faction had a subtle feeling in his heart that he could better utilize his talents by fighting with such a commander!

General Nanjiro thought about it carefully and felt that Prince Zairen's combat command methods were surprisingly similar to his own. Of course, it was just an idea. As a heavyweight general of the Minai Hikari series, General Nanjiro would not do it because of this.

However, to be able to make Nanjiro have such a psychological change, Prince Zairen's hard work is undoubtedly a success!

On the current battlefield, there are fireworks and blood everywhere. On all fronts, Soviet soldiers and Kwantung Army soldiers have reached the point of close combat. The artillery on both sides has lost its role in exerting its power. It is the soldiers who are competing.

Generally speaking, the current Kwantung Army is at a disadvantage, although the Bushido spirit of the Yamato nation is most vividly reflected in the Kwantung Army soldiers.

However, the bravery of the Kwantung Army soldiers could not make up for the gap in strength. The Soviet soldiers surged up endlessly like a wild wave. On the hundreds of kilometers long front, there were flying bayonets everywhere.

They were entangled with the Japanese soldiers, and the glistening bayonets pierced each other's chests without hesitation under the gloomy sky of the Far East. When it comes to bayonet fights, one-on-one, Soviet soldiers are definitely not Kwantung Army soldiers.

opponent.

The Type 38 rifle equipped with a bayonet had the advantage in length. In addition, the Kwantung Army soldiers advocated hand-to-hand charges and focused on stabbing training. As soon as they fought, the Soviet soldiers screamed and fell in pieces to the Kwantung Army soldiers.

under the bayonet.

The Soviet soldiers who suffered a loss were stabbed to the point of falling over, with blood splattering everywhere. However, the Soviet soldiers who were beaten so dizzy quickly found an effective weapon against the Kwantung Army soldiers, which was the standard equipment of the Soviet soldiers.

Engineer shovels, most of the Soviet military products at that time were unflattering, crude and bulky. Let’s just say this engineer shovel. It was neither light nor heavy. Usually, when carried on the back, Soviet soldiers gained five or six kilograms out of thin air.

Bear weight.

For this reason, the Soviet soldiers complained a lot, but they did not dare to abandon them. They dug fortifications in the wild and relied on iron tools to save their lives. However, in hand-to-hand combat with the Kwantung Army soldiers, the Soviet soldiers' engineer shovels played an irreplaceable role.

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Use a heavy shovel head made of excellent steel, just like a small axe. In order to match the tall soldier's figure, the wooden shovel handle is more than one meter long. In the hands of a strong Soviet soldier

, swing it up and make the wind blow.

When the Kwantung Army soldiers lowered their heads and stabbed fiercely with their 38-guns and bayonets, the Soviet soldiers took out new weapons and chopped at the head. The Kwantung Army soldiers raised their 38-guns at first gear and made a "ding-dong" sound.

The 38-gun was cut almost out of his hand. Then, with the sound of wind, the engineer's shovel struck head-on again. Sparks appeared on the helmets of the Kwantung Army soldiers. They screamed, and bright red blood emerged from the heads under the helmets.

On the battle line, there are everywhere the "clang" of iron weapons, the "plop" of bayonets entering the body, the screams of dying soldiers, the wolf-like howls of soldiers on both sides, and the splashes of blood from time to time.

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The "click-click" sound of the short firing of the gun, the Kwantung Army soldiers pulling the grenades on their bodies, the loud "bang" sound of the Soviet soldiers dying together, bloody corpses and bright red blood everywhere, it was like hell.

On the battlefield at this moment, there was no longer the roar of artillery, but it became more and more cruel, even more shocking than the continuous artillery fire. Both the Soviet Army and the Kwantung Army invested nearly one million troops on a front that was hundreds of kilometers long.

On the ground, a desperate fight was going on, and the strong smell of blood could not be dispersed even by the strong cold wind blowing from the Sea of ​​Okhotsk!

After fighting for more than an hour, the Soviet soldiers used engineering shovels and their numerical superiority to cut off the attacking Kwantung Army troops until they turned around and retreated. After the situation on the front line was reported to the Far East Front Army Headquarters, Commander Zhukov

The general asked in disbelief, "Did the Kwantung Army really retreat?"

(To be continued) (To be continued..)