Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Order all troops to approach Baikalsk at all costs. No matter what means are used, all must arrive within five days!"

"Hayi!"

"Order the Army Air Force to seize air superiority. Kurkusk has been occupied by the 171st Division. The Russians have no airfields nearby. If we can't gain air superiority, have them commit seppuku!"

"Hayi!"

"Request assistance from the Kwantung Army Headquarters. We need a large number of fighter planes to support us. This battle concerns the safety of the Siberian region. We must fight with all our might!"

"Hayi!"

"Order the defenders of Baikalsk to hold their ground. We must live and die with Baikalsk!"

Ningji Okamura knew that now was the time to fight for his life. If the 300,000 elite Siberian troops died collectively, his military career would be over, and he might even have to commit seppuku to apologize.

It is better to give it a try now. Three hundred thousand against three hundred thousand. The troops in my hands are still elite. If the Russian army wants to eat up these three hundred thousand troops, it depends on whether it has the ability to do so!

"Hayi!"

At this time, Li Yunlong had arrived at a small town west of Kurkutsk, which became the temporary command center of the Soviet Siberian Front, and was chatting with Gastilovich.

"General Li Yunlong, we only have 300,000 troops. Wouldn't it be too risky to surround 13 Japanese divisions?"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong took a sip of coffee and put down the book in his hand.

"General Jiaqi, don't worry. As long as your men can obey Comrade Gu Ying's command, I think it won't be long before you receive good news of a great victory on the front line!"

Gastilovich trusted Li Yunlong very much, but he didn't know Gu Ying and still had some concerns.

"Is Comrade Gu Ying really that powerful?"

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Of course, he is my old leader!"

When observing the tank battle before, the division commander and the brigade commander were both there, but Gu Ying was not. It was not that Li Yunlong did not come with his old leader, but that the old leader had already gone to the front-line troops of the Russian Bear to participate in the command.

At this time, Gu Ying was in the command center of the thirteen divisions and 300,000-strong Russian army that was surrounded.

"I will send a telegram to the frontline troops and let General Gu Ying take command of the battle!"

"If you don't want too many casualties, I think it's best to hand over the command to him as soon as possible!"

Chapter 516: The Russians and the Japanese suffered losses

January 10th.

Baikalsk.

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

"..."

Under the cover of more than a dozen tanks, the Russian soldiers are launching an attack on the Japanese positions.

The sounds of gunfire, shouting, and screaming continued across the land.

From the southern shore of Lake Baikal to 20 kilometers in front of the city of Baikalsk.

Everywhere you look you can see the corpses of Japanese and Russian soldiers intertwined together. In just three days, 300,000 Russian troops and 300,000 Japanese soldiers engaged in a brutal offensive and defensive battle.

Destroyed tanks, blown-up cars, trenches filled with corpses, and blood frozen into red ice.

The Japanese and the Russians fought almost every minute for three days, and soldiers died every minute.

Both the Japanese soldiers and the Russian soldiers were holding on with all their might. They all knew that at this stage of the battle, it all depended on who could hold on.

The Russian bear did not give up and attacked round after round.

The Japanese did not give up either. They held their positions and waited for reinforcements to arrive.

In the sky, the planes of the Russians and the Japanese were still fighting, but the fighter planes of both sides gradually changed from the advanced fighter planes at the beginning to various old biplanes.

Both the Japanese and the Russians deployed all the aircraft they could into this battle.

Both sides were well aware that the significance of this battle, although not as great as the bloody battle involving millions of people on the Soviet-German battlefield, was that 600,000 troops were fighting for a city, and positions, high points, and buildings were constantly changing hands.

A high ground of more than 220 meters outside the city of Baikalsk has now been bombed down by more than 30 meters, and artillery from both sides is continuously falling at this location.

"General Gu, why is this attack only on three fronts? Shouldn't we continue to encircle them?"

A Mao Xiong general looked at General Gu Ying's arrangements and questioned them.

"This is called surrounding three sides and leaving one side vulnerable. Give the Japanese a way out and let them retreat to the east. This way they won't fight us to the death, and we can also reduce casualties!"

Gu Ying explained expressionlessly that he had not been in command of the previous battles, he was just a staff officer, and the battles were commanded by the Russian commander. However, as the casualties increased, Gu Ying was eventually appointed to command.

"Our mission is to completely annihilate these thirteen divisions of devils, not let them escape!"

A Russian general retorted again.

After three days of bloody battles, these Russian generals became angry. Especially at this critical moment, some of them were dissatisfied with letting Gu Ying take command.

"The devils are stubbornly defending themselves in the city and won't come out. We need to find a way to trick them out!"

"Give them a way to survive, that is, let them leave their positions and retreat eastward. Once the devils leave their positions, we can destroy them in the process of movement!"

"I am the commander now, follow my orders. If you think my command ability is not good enough, you can do it yourself!"

Gu Ying did not indulge these Russian generals and directly retorted.

Looking at the angry Gu Ying, these Russian generals finally chose to shut up.

On January 11, the Russians launched another fierce attack on Baikalsk, still surrounding the enemy on three sides and leaving one side open, attacking from three sides and leaving one side unattacked.

At this time, the Japanese reinforcements finally arrived 20 kilometers away from Baikalsk after a two-day delay.

However, here they also encountered stubborn resistance from the Soviet Union's blocking forces.

On January 12, the reinforcements had only advanced two kilometers a day and were still 18 kilometers away from Baikalsk. The Japanese finally couldn't bear it anymore and ordered the Baikalsk troops to break out and join the reinforcements.

On the night of January 12, the Japanese launched a counterattack in an attempt to disrupt the deployment of the Soviet troops.

The main forces, including the 4th Division and the 8th Division, broke out towards the weaker areas on the east side of the encirclement.

That night, the remaining 160,000 Japanese soldiers all withdrew from Baikalsk and tried desperately to break out towards the reinforcements.

However, everything was within Gu Ying's expectations. He ordered the entire Maoxiong army to attack and start chasing the Japanese who broke through.

The Japanese reinforcements 18 kilometers away suddenly discovered that the firepower of the Russian troops that had been blocking them suddenly became fierce, and the defensive positions that seemed to be able to be broken through at any time before now became indestructible.

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"Report, a telegram has arrived from the Siberian Front!"

At the Kwantung Army headquarters, Mei Jing Meijiro looked at the Chief of Staff expressionlessly and said, "Read it!"

"Hayi!"

"The Siberian Front reported that our troops were trapped in Baikalsk. We attempted to break out last night but were pursued by the Soviet Union's troops, resulting in heavy losses..."

When the Chief of Staff read this, he stopped reading. Mei Jing Meijilang frowned and said, "Keep reading!"

"Hayi!"

"The main forces of the 4th, 8th, and 11th Divisions... a total of over 236,000 men were killed. Only over 72,000 successfully reunited with reinforcements, and a large number of wounded still need medical treatment."

"Type C Division, over 36,200 men perished, and only 4,200 managed to reunite with the reinforcements!"

"Our reinforcements are currently engaging the Russian attacking forces and are slowly withdrawing! We expect to be able to withdraw from the battle within three days."

"The Soviet Siberian troops are approaching Chita..."

After listening to the complete battle report, Mei Jing Meijilang took a deep breath and said, "How much did the Siberian Front lose this time?"

“Still counting!”

"Damn it! That bastard Okamura Neiji thought he was a military genius, how could he have been defeated so completely! How many elite soldiers of the empire have been killed by this bastard!"

Mei Jing Meijiro's heart was bleeding at this time. Of the 300,000 elite troops, only less than 100,000 had escaped, with a loss of nearly 250,000. These were 250,000 elite troops, the foundation of the Kwantung Army and the foundation of the empire, and they were all consumed in just one battle.

"Commander, our troops have also annihilated over 300,000 of the Russian army!"

The chief of staff didn't know how to comfort Mei Jing Meijiro, so he could only bring up the battle losses suffered by the Russians.

"Although we suffered some losses in the Russian bear's winter counterattack this time, this is also the Russian bear's last struggle in the Siberian region. The Russian bear has no more troops available in Siberia!"

After hearing these words, the expression on Meijing Meijiro's face became a little more normal.

"And the Siberian Front reported that they have captured Kurkutsk, destroyed the Soviet Union's last major city in Siberia, destroyed a large amount of Soviet supplies, blew up the Kurkutsk airport and many other facilities, and also destroyed the Trans-Siberian Railway!"

"After spring comes, we can march straight in, drive the Russian bear back to the Eastern Sayan Mountains, and completely occupy all of Siberia!"

"Got it. Order Ningji Okamura to retreat and wait until spring to take action!"

"Hayi!"

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After reading the comments, I wonder if anyone thinks it's unconscionable that Russian soldiers were drinking antifreeze? They weren't just drinking car antifreeze, they were also drinking airplane gasoline. So many soldiers were drinking antifreeze that many were poisoned, and even the military issued a ban, but it didn't work. Some officers even suggested not using gasoline or antifreeze that contained alcohol.

I really didn't expect that so many people didn't know this. Well, it seems I have to add more details in the future, such as the Japanese soldiers stealing farmland at night and working as odd jobs for landlords.

Here are the fourth chapters, and I still owe one chapter. Please urge me to update and give me a free small gift.

Thanks! ~

Chapter 517: The Battle Results Reported by the Russian Bear

The Japs began to retreat.

After the Battle of Baikalsk, the Japanese Siberian Front was no longer able to maintain control of the Lake Baikal region and its surrounding areas.

Moreover, in winter, the Russian troops seemed to have a blessing. The Japanese rifles were so frozen that the bolts could not be pulled open, but the Russian troops were able to move freely.

Therefore, the Japanese army planned to abandon the line from Lake Baikal to Chita and retreat to the Greater Khingan Range to rest and recuperate and survive the winter.

However, the Japanese did not gain nothing. This battle also allowed them to thoroughly understand the combat effectiveness of the Soviet troops.

They were neither as strong as they imagined, nor as weak as they imagined. Like in the Far East, capturing and killing 300,000 Soviet troops at one time was a small probability event. In a normal battle with the Soviet Union, the casualty ratio between the two sides was roughly one to one.