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Chapter 1,625: The final battle (8)

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    The Soviet Red Army took the initiative to declare war, which panicked the Japanese base camp. After receiving a report from the Kwantung Army, it was learned that the Soviet Red Army had launched an attack on Dongning and Suifenhe at 1 a.m., and Soviet aircraft also bombed Mudanjiang and Changchun at night.  After that, the base camp immediately instructed the Kwantung Army to launch an immediate counterattack.

    Soon, the Japanese base camp received another phone call report from the Kwantung Army: "The Soviet Red Army's attack on Manchuria has begun simultaneously from the east, west, and north. Especially in the west, it is mainly a large number of tank troops under the cover of multiple aviation units.  The motorized infantry crossed Mongolia's Sukhbaatar Province and East Gobi Province, pushed across from a large front, and invaded the Saibei Grassland. Its main attack direction in Manchuria seems to be Changchun, Fengtian and other places."

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Only after learning that various mechanized units of the Soviet Red Army were rushing into Northeast China like a frenzy in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, did Japan truly realize that the Empire of Japan had reached its end.

    However, this is not the worst. The Japanese mainland has not yet decided how to deal with the Soviet Red Army, and the Japanese mainland was once again attacked by the US atomic bomb.

    According to the scheduled plan, the U.S. military continued to bomb Japan on August 9 with a B-29 aircraft piloted by Major Sweeney, carrying the second atomic bomb.

    The original main target of the attack was the arsenal in Kokura City, and the second target was the Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki.

    When Sweeney flew over Kitakyushu, the clouds kept covering Kokura. He circled in the air and observed the ground, but could not find it, so Sweeney decided to fly to target No. 2.

    The sky above Nagasaki is also shrouded in clouds, but from the air we can see Omura Bay to the north of the city, Tachibana Bay to the south, and the cross-shaped railroad in the Isahaya City area to the east. The general location of Nagasaki has been roughly guessed, and in the forecast  While flying over Nagasaki, an airport near Nagasaki was discovered through a gap in the clouds. At 11:01 a.m., the plane dropped the second atomic bomb at an altitude of 8,800 meters, aiming at the runway.  .

    Since the plane hovered in Kokura City for about 15 minutes, and one of the fuel tanks was not filled with fuel, when it returned, according to calculations, the remaining gasoline on the plane could not be returned to the original base, and the results of the bombing could not be reported directly.  Landing at the island's airport.

    After bombing Japan twice with atomic bombs, the U.S. Air Force continued to carry out large-scale bombing.

    Subsequently, about 100 P-51 fighter jets attacked and bombed Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in the Kansai region of Japan; about 100 B-29 heavy bombers, covered by 70 fighter jets, bombed the outskirts of Osaka and Kyoto.  .

    Immediately afterwards, about 250 B-29 bombers bombed Takasaki, Odawara, Kumagai and other places.

    But even so, Japan still had no intention of surrender. At this time, Minister of War Anami Yuiki advocated continuing to fight and counterattack the Soviet army.

    In Nanjing, Okamura Neiji received continuous reports that the Soviet army had invaded the Northeast and that Japan had been bombed by atomic bombs. Considering that the military strength in North China was extremely weak, in order to strengthen defense, he ordered Uchida of Taicang County, Jiangsu Province.  Lieutenant General Ginnosuke's 118th Division immediately took a train north to Peiping.

    Subsequently, the China Expeditionary Force in Nanjing received a telegram from General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of Staff: "The Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Force will use a military headquarters, 6 divisions, and 6 brigades as the base and 6  The ammunition of the division's battle share is ready to be transferred to Southern Manchuria."

    Just a few hours later, the General Headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces received another combat order from its base camp. The main content was: "The Soviet Union has declared war on Japan. After 0:00 on the 9th, at various places on the border between Japan and the Soviet Union,  Combat operations began, but on a small scale. The base camp was prepared to use its border strength to defeat the Soviet attack and at the same time launch a full-scale operation against the Soviet Union."

    "The 17th Front Army has been incorporated into the Kwantung Army's order of battle. The time of submission is 6:00 on August 10. The Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army must first use the troops located on the border to defeat the Soviet attack, and at the same time, prepare to launch the attack quickly.  Full-scale war against the Soviet Union."

    "The Kwantung Army mainly fought against the Soviet Union to defend the imperial territory of Korea. During this period, a small number of troops in southern Korea must be used to prevent the U.S. military from attacking. The commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatched troops quickly prepared to transfer part of the troops and military supplies to South Manchuria, and at the same time, prepared for the offensive  The Soviet army was defeated. The operational dividing line between the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Force was as follows: Shanhaiguan - Dachengzi (now Kazuo Autonomous County, Liaoning) - the eastern end of ** Lake - Yugozil Temple (Sukhbaatar in Outer Mongolia)  Er Province), all points on the line belong to the Chinese Expeditionary Forces."

    After receiving the above order, the Chinese dispatched troops carried out the following combat deployments. Okamura Ningji first ordered the 13th Flying Division to strengthen air vigilance to detect the attacking Central Army and US military, and prepare to transfer the main force to North China.  Attack the Soviet Army.

    Following the 118th Division¡¯s northward transfer to Peiping, theThe 161st Division in Hainan, the 70th Division in Jiaxing, the First Division of the 65th Division in Xuzhou, the 89th Independent Brigade in Fenghua, the 92nd Independent Brigade in Henan City, and the 92nd Independent Brigade in Hangzhou  The headquarters of the 6th Army is preparing to be transferred out.

    Withdraw troops from Henan and Shanxi, strengthen Peking and coastal defense forces, transfer the 5th Independent Guard Corps in northern Henan to Tianjin, transfer the 110th Division in Luoyang and the 114th Division in Jiaozuo to Beijing, and transfer the 114th Division in Laoyang to Beijing.  The 115th Division at Hekou was transferred to Jinan.  The 58th Division, the 22nd Independent Brigade, and the 88th Independent Brigade in Guangxi County were also ordered to prepare for going to Southern Manchuria.

    When making the above arrangements, Okamura Neiji received a telegram from his senior staff officer, Colonel Susumu Nishiura, and his logistics staff officer, Lieutenant Colonel Tokuo Nojiri, who were sent back to the country to understand the entire situation. According to the reports of these two people, the base camp, in order to end the crisis of the Kantung Army,  It is hoped that the dispatched army will quickly mobilize a military headquarters and two divisions as the basis of troops to southern Manchuria.

    At the same time, it also clarified the future combat mission of the Chinese dispatched troops, which is to conduct protracted operations against the United States, the Soviet Union, and China, and to assist the Kwantung Army.

    Based on the telegram sent by Colonel Nishiura Susumu, Okamura Neiji immediately decided that the 118th Division originally planned to be transferred to Peiping would go to South Manchuria via Tianjin, and the 161st Division stationed in Shanghai and the 6th Army Headquarters stationed in Hangzhou would be transferred from  Depart from now to Nanman.

    Amid the chaos, at 13:00 on August 9, the commander of the Kwantung Army, Yamada Otsuzo, returned to Changchun from Dalian by plane. He learned about the entire offensive situation of the Soviet army and approved the combat measures taken by the Qin Chief of General Staff.

    He demanded that all personnel of the Kwantung Army should have the spirit of serving the country for seven lives and fight bravely like General Kusunoki Masashige who was loyal to the 96th Emperor Go-Daigo in Japanese history.

    Then, Yamada went to the Puppet Manchukuo Palace, gave Puyi a brief introduction to the war situation, explained that the Kwantung Army headquarters was preparing to move to Tonghua, and "persuaded" Puyi and the Puppet Manchukuo government to move to the Linjiang area.

    Afterwards, Boyi and his entourage left Changchun by train.

    Afterwards, the Kwantung Army adjusted its troops and placed the 125th Division, which was originally part of the 30th Army of the 3rd Front Army, under the direct jurisdiction of the Kwantung Army. It built fortifications in the Tonghua area and designated the 17th Front Army in North Korea to dispatch one division.  Located in the Pyongyang area, it is under the command of the Kwantung Army.

    On August 10, the Japanese base camp issued the Mainland Command No. 1378 Operation Order to the Kwantung Army. The gist of the order was: "The base camp decided to fight against the Soviet Union at the same time during the main war against the United States in order to destroy the ambitions of the Soviet Union. After the war against the Soviet Union began,  , mainly to defeat the Soviet army to safeguard the national system and defend the imperial territory. The Kwantung Army mainly fought against the Soviet Union, defeating the invading Soviet army everywhere to defend North Korea."

    Along with this order was issued an instruction from Chief of Staff Yoshijiro Umezu: "As the battle progresses, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army may transfer his headquarters to other areas within the combat area in a timely manner."

    The Kwantung Army, which received the above order, learned through aerial reconnaissance and ground force reports that the Soviet troops attacking the northeast from the west were the tank troops and mechanized infantry of the Zabaikal Front and would advance to the Zhongchang Railway line on the 14th or 15th.  Therefore, it was decided to move the general headquarters in Changchun to Tonghua. At the same time, the 1st Front Army Headquarters was ordered to move from Yehe to Dunhua as planned, and the 4th Army Headquarters and the 149th Division were moved from Qiqihar to Harbin.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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