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Chapter 1,633: The Last Battle (16)

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    At noon on August 14, the Chinese Expeditionary Forces Headquarters in Nanjing received new operational orders and instructions from the Japanese base camp and the Chief of Staff. In accordance with the intentions of the base camp, while completing the main operations against the United States, in order to destroy the Soviet Union's illegal attempt,  Start a new all-out battle to defeat the Soviet army, safeguard the national system and defend the imperial territory.  The Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces should defeat incoming enemies at every turn, and plan protracted operations against the Soviet Union, the United States, and China to facilitate the defense of the empire's homeland.

    In order to achieve the above-mentioned tasks, the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters should focus on active combat operations to support the Kwantung Army¡¯s operations in South Manchuria and Korea.

    At the same time, some of the troops and military supplies were quickly transferred to the Manchu and Xian areas.

    In addition, regarding the aforementioned operations, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army (located in Saigon City, Vietnam), the Commander-in-Chief of the Aviation Army (in their country), and the Commander-in-Chief of the 10th Front Army (Taiwan), as necessary,  , and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese fleet should coordinate and agree with each other to dispatch part of the troops to the combat areas of other armies and accept the combat command in that area.

    At the same time, Chief of Staff Umezu Yoshijiro's instructions were that, in accordance with Continental Order No. 1380, in order to meet the operational needs of the Kwantung Army, the strength of a military headquarters and at least two divisions should be used as the base, as well as the required military supplies.  , quickly transferred to Manchu and Xian areas.

    The railways on the mainland must completely complete combat transportation and stop domestic transportation immediately.

    At the same time, the base camp also instructed the Kwantung Army units in the northeastern region to stabilize their formations and continue to counterattack, and ordered the 2nd Air Force in the Puppet Manchuria to immediately attack in the direction of Baichengzi and Zhengjiatun, and to attack the intruding Soviet armor and  Motorized troops conduct searches, attacks, and bombings to delay their advance.

    At the same time, a comprehensive aerial strategic reconnaissance was conducted on the situation of Soviet troops invading from the east and west.  And a certain number of direct assist aircraft will be assigned to the 1st and 3rd Front armies.

    In accordance with the above order, the 2nd Air Force immediately divided areas to conduct aerial reconnaissance and deploy troops, and dispatched the army's aviation staff, Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Numamoto, who was stationed at the Kwantung Army Headquarters to serve as mutual liaison and report on the situation of ground and air forces and the Soviet army.  Convey relevant orders and instructions from the Kwantung Army and the base camp.

    After the reconnaissance troops sent in various directions returned, they successively reported the detected situations to the Second Air Force Headquarters.

    Subsequently, the Japanese aviation forces had a comprehensive understanding of the battlefield situation of the attacking Soviet army, especially the situation in the west.

    At that time, Japan¡¯s aviation sergeant schools were scattered at various airports near Mudanjiang City and Boli County in the east.

    At 18:00 on August 9, the Second Air Force Headquarters urgently ordered the school to move to Dashenjingzi in the eastern suburbs of Shenyang, Shancheng Town west of Meihekou, Chaoyang Town east of Meihekou, and Tonghua and Kuandian Airports.  The leaders of the Secret Aviation Military Academy are preparing to form 40 suicide air commando teams among the school's flight cadets.

    At this time, the enemy's 2nd Air Force only has the 104th Fighter Squadron, the 25th Independent Flying Squadron, the 81st Independent Flying Reconnaissance Squadron, and the Feather Attack Team that are up to combat standards. The others are all training units.

    At dawn on August 9, Major Okazaki Yasuke's 104th Regiment stationed in Anshan received an order to prepare for battle. Okazaki ordered the "Type 4" fighter jets to fully load all four 2-cm-caliber cannons with shells.  , except for the aircraft that are preparing to take off for combat, other aircraft are parked dispersedly, and the pilots are near the aircraft, ready to take off at any time.

    After receiving the order to be ready to take off at any time, the 25th Independent Flying Combat Squadron stationed at Liaoyang West Airport, its leader, Captain Matsui Takeo, also led his troops to stand by at the airport.

    On August 10, aerial reconnaissance and the Kwantung Army reported that the Soviet army continued to land at Xiongji and Najin in northern Korea, and its leading troops were fighting fiercely with the 34th Army of Lieutenant General Kushibuchi Koichi.

    Secondly, in the east facing the 5th Army in Pingyang Town, Suifenhe and Dongning, and in the Laoheishan area of ??the 128th Division in the south, the Soviet army is attacking and advancing. The strength of the Soviet army in this area is about 3 divisions of infantry and tanks.  About 2 to 3 brigades.

    In front of the 3rd Army in the Tumen area, the Soviet army is still making a fierce attack.  The 134th Division in the Jiamusi area has retreated along the south bank of the Songhua River towards Fangzheng County.

    The three Soviet armies in the northwest from the Sanhe, Manzhouli, and Nomenhan areas had approached Hailar on the evening of the 9th. The 119th Division retreated from Hailar to Boktu. Only when the Soviet armies were approaching Hailar on the evening of the 9th did they  The last train of military vehicles was driven out.

    Because the Soviet UnionThe Japanese Army has always controlled the air superiority on the battlefield, while the weak Japanese Air Force units used night, dusk, dawn and cloudy days to carry out activities, mainly attacking the Soviet ground surface and avoiding air combat with Soviet fighter groups.

    On the 12th, at dawn, the reconnaissance plane of the Japanese 15th Air Force discovered a Soviet tank group and a large number of motorized infantry arriving in the Linxi area.  Fighters from the 104th Squadron attacked and bombed tanks and motorized units in and around Linxi Street.  About 20 Soviet vehicles were bombed, the motorized infantry suffered heavy casualties, and fires broke out in many places.

    After discovering the Japanese aircraft arriving at Linxi, the Soviet ground air defense troops organized air-to-air shooting. Several aircraft were damaged and one was shot down on the spot.  The pilot of the aircraft, Sergeant Tetsuo Kataoka, was killed when he crashed.

    At the same time, 14 "Type 1" fighter jets from the 13th Flight of the 101st Educational Flight Regiment attacked Soviet armored and motorized units in the Tulemaudu area, about 50 kilometers northwest of Tuquan.

    The 2nd Air Force's first attack destroyed 27 Soviet artillery pieces, 42 vehicles, killing about 450 personnel, and killing about 50 horses.

    On August 13, the Second Air Force conducted aerial reconnaissance and discovered that the situation on the east, west, and north fronts had changed greatly.  The fighting at the Muleng position on the east front was fierce. The Soviet army's intensive air strikes and ground artillery fired at each other. The Japanese air reconnaissance pilots could see the thick smoke of war over the forest from a long distance. At close range,  The smoke from the artillery shells was found behind the main Japanese position.  At this time, the Soviet army was already conducting extended shooting and the troops were also advancing.

    On the north front, the Soviet army in the Sunwu area was fighting fiercely with the 123rd Division that was stationed in the position.

    On the west front, the Soviet army was still advancing rapidly, but most of the Soviet tank units and motorized units in the Tuquan area stopped where they were.  The 101st Educational Flight Regiment used 4 "Type 1" fighters and 3 bombers to attack the Soviet army west of Taonan, and 8 tanks were destroyed.

    At 9:48 on August 14, the Kwantung Army dispatched troops to China and reported the following situation:

    The Kwantung Army General Headquarters, the Manchukuo royal family and the government have moved to Tonghua and Linjiang areas on the 12th, 13th, and 14th. Most of the Japanese residents are retreating to the areas along the Yalu River.

    At the same time, it reported to the Kwantung Army Headquarters the current locations of the military headquarters (command posts). Among them, the 1st Front Army Headquarters is located in Dunhua, and its 3rd Army Yanji, 4th Army Harbin (surrounded), and 5th Army Yehe  , the headquarters of the 3rd Front Army is in Huanren, and its 30th Army is in Benxi.

    Starting on August 9, in only five and a half days, the Kwantung Army has given up most of the puppet Manchukuo. At this time, 8 of the 14 provinces were occupied by Li Guoyao's troops, and 4 were occupied by the Soviet army.  Now, only two relatively intact provinces are still under the control of the Kwantung Army.

    But even so, these two provinces may be captured by the Soviet Union at any time.

    The most important thing is that the Japanese and puppet troops have suffered extremely heavy losses at the moment. More than 300,000 troops have been wiped out, 200,000 have been surrounded, and less than 400,000 have withdrawn to the border between China and North Korea.

    And this is just the army. Less than 200,000 Japanese expatriates followed the army in retreating south. The rest could only stay in place and tremble, waiting for the Chinese to deal with it. The entire Puppet Manchukuo and the Kwantung Army spent more than a dozen  The order established over the years completely collapsed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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