Chapter 671: Striving for Merit
"Hurry up! The Ulan-Ude ahead is ours! Such voices continued to echo in the ears of the soldiers of the four major attacking armies near Lake Baikal on the 30th.
The 200,000 troops at the forefront of the Suméng in the north were dispatched by four legions, one for each army. and then take turns to attack, after all, there are only so many roads in Su Méng, which is not enough for more than 500,000 troops.
In order to flee for their lives, many of the Russians no longer take the avenue, and many of them run into the steppe swamps without a sound. The vanguard army also pursued all the way, like mercury pouring into the ground, and the 500,000 army pressed up together. However, their main goal was to seize Ulan-Ude, and the armored troops who served as the main force traveled more than 100 kilometers a day along the main road, and even directly crossed many fleeing Soviet and Russian troops, and the advance reached the city of Ulan-Ude.
Approaching dusk, the Soviet Russian army guarding Ulan-Ude did not rush to attack, more than 200,000 troops were on the front line, and even 50,000 reserves were put into it at the most intense time in the first two days, and at this time there were less than 50,000 near the city of Ulan-Ude, including some wounded and numerous logistics troops.
News of the rout ahead has arrived. Although the army had not yet retreated, and the road to Ulan-Ude was under the shadow of the bombers of the vanguard, there were still scattered officers who fled back as fast as they could, taking convenient means of transportation.
When the city was already in chaos and many people were rushing to the train station, the remaining army was not even at ease to defend, let alone attack without knowing the enemy's situation.
And by the time the vanguard reached the outside of the city, it was already dusk. At this time, it is simply impossible to capture this heavily defended city at night. The front command of the Russians is still here, and even the commander-in-chief Kovalev is still here, how can it be said that the attack can be attacked?
The command of the vanguard army was also not greedy, and the plans of the staff were linked one by one, calculating everything and not forcing risks. There is a strong strength behind it, and Soviet Russia is facing pressure on the Western Front, only they are anxious, and the vanguard army is not in a hurry at all, and they can easily win the final victory by fighting steadily.
The so-called good fighters have no outstanding feats, and they don't need to be glorious and great in the turning of fate, they only need to push flat, and they are enough to win the greatest victory. There will only be unnecessary losses under the reckless pursuit of work.
However, those generals did not want to wait for the fruits to be picked, because the war had evaporated all the violent elements in their blood. When the Russian border garrison army was defeated, and the whole of Siberia was in front of them, the rest needed to be seized by the army. And the four major legions are involved in the pursuit.
There is no habit of giving credit in the army, and it is the atmosphere in the army that everyone strives for the first merit by relying on their ability.
Fu Zuoyi's Seventh Legion has already achieved fame, but the other legions have only one inconspicuous achievement so far. How can Sun Chu, Sun Lianzhong, Wei Lihuang and others be willing to be behind? The Ulan-Ude in front of him has become the most remarkable result at this time. Only by capturing Ulan-Ude can we use the Trans-Siberian Railway to fight in the east and west.
The legions were secretly competing, although the forward squads mixed with the legions would not blindly attack the city directly, and chose to observe and prepare, but there were orders to rush quickly in the large forces in the rear were frequently urging.
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"If you rub it any longer, the credit will be snatched away!" At this time, in Sun Tongxuan's 5th Army, similar voices also sounded from time to time.
The Soviet troops on the Eastern Front broke and fled faster, and on the 29th they had fled everywhere. All that remained of the Fifth Legion was to pursue and receive the fruit.
However, they had to deal with both Soviet Russia and the confrontation border between Japan and the Soviet Union, and they were somewhat powerless. Therefore, Huang Huamin's 11th Army also entered Waiméng on the 28th and began to attack the Soviet army southeast of Waiméng. Their march was fast, expanding their gains to the east and north. Vaguely, the two legions also have the shadow of competing for merit.
The good competition within these vanguard armies does not affect the overall situation, and there is such competition within a certain limit within each army. What worries them even more is the competitors in the outside world, and the xxx people can't hold their breath first.
The news of the rout of the Soviet Russian army in the eastern part of Méng was quickly discovered by the XXX people who were always paying attention, and there was a quarrel within the Kwantung Army on the night of the 29th. The subject of the debate is whether or not to take advantage of the fire.
"We and the Far Eastern Army are on the border of Waiméng, there are groups of fortresses, and now that the Russians are defeated in Waiméng, how long can they hold it? If these fortresses fall into the hands of the vanguard, I am afraid that we will have no hope in the future. "Someone still does not forget to peep into places like Siberia and the Far East.
"Do not forget that we are now attacking in the south, not in the north." Someone reminded, "The army has been drawn to the south, and we are short of troops, not to mention whether the Far Eastern Army can surrender to us, that is, we occupy these fortress groups, and in the face of the attack of the vanguard army, can we hold it?" You should know that the point of the defense of these fortress complexes is in the direction of our side, and not behind their backs. ”
"In any case, these fortress complexes cannot fall into the hands of the vanguard. Perhaps we should provide some support to the Russians so that they can hold on. This area, if we are the three countries together, under the balance, we can rest assured in the north. And if this balance is broken, I am afraid that we will have to face an even more terrifying vanguard than the Russians. After all, the Soviet-German war on the Western Front, which the Russians are now busy with, is a good opportunity for our empire to move forces. ”
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"We need to make a trade-off!" Moscow has also already received information, and the Supreme Military Council immediately convened a meeting. Stalin did not participate, which allowed everyone to speak more relaxed.
"There is something reluctant, the entire eastern front has been abandoned, not to mention the border line of xxx." sand
Marshal Ōshnikov said lightly, "We need to pay more attention to the West, where the Germans' offensive momentum is too fierce, and we need more forces to stop them." ”
"The border line can't be handed over so easily!" Zhukov said with a frown.
"Then what better way can there be than to hand it over to xxx people?" sand
Ōshnikov's voice was still not salty, "At this time, I can only drag the xxx people in first and slow down the offensive of the Huaxia people." Who let those guys in the Far East lose too quickly! ”
Zhukov raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything. The Far East used to be a place he was very familiar with, and he was also very confident in the strength of the Far Eastern Army, but he did not expect it to be defeated so quickly.
This battle not only did not deal a heavy blow to the Chinese, but on the contrary, it showed the vulnerability of the Eastern Front of the Soviet Russians. At this time, the attitude of xxx people is also very sensitive. Moscow also had to activate a backup plan, and the bone of the outer méng was planned to tease the xxx people as well.
"Balance! Even if they don't clash, we need to balance the power of the Huaxia people and the xxx people outside to slow down the Huaxia who continued to attack Yshnikov glanced at Zhukov, who had a calm face, before saying indifferently.
When Temoshenge saw it in his eyes, he was also indifferent. After so many years of grinding in Moscow, these old foxes have long since become fine, and Zhukov is still a little more nèn.
The Russians acted very quickly, and before the XXX people could reach any conclusions, the Russians had already begun to negotiate and engage on the border positions in the outer Méng and the northeast. It's just that xxx people haven't settled down for a long time. Of course, this was limited to Tokyo, and the Kwantung Army, which had always liked to act on its own, moved ahead again in order to maintain the authority of its own faction.
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"We don't need to be forced too close to the border between Waiméng and the puppet Manchurians, after all, the XXX people and the Russians are mixed together, which is not good for us. And we also need xxx people to concentrate on going south, not getting involved in the north. Fan Chong pointed to the large map of the Soviet army on the border between Méng and the puppet Manchurians hanging on the wall, "It would be better for the balance of our three parties to be broken later." ”
"We don't need that balance!" Meng Xiang pinched his chin and pondered for a moment and said categorically, "We keep xxx people for the time being, just as if we have a dog, and we will keep it to bite people in the future, but we don't need to be cautious from time to time, lest we starve it." If this vicious dog wants to bite someone, whip it, and it will be honest. xxx people are such a temper, they don't have to be afraid of being broken at all. ”
Meng Xiang swept over the attitude of the posterity xxx people towards the Americans in his mind, and he had already realized in his heart that xxx people could not be considered according to the thinking of normal people.
"Whoever wants to reach out and pick a peach at this time will break its dog paws, and the little devil can't do it. Only if it is afraid of fighting, it will work harder in the south! Besides, isn't the dust settled on the xxx Tokyo side? xxx people will not give up their greed! Meng Xiang smiled indifferently again.
Although it has not been officially announced, the formation of a new cabinet by Hideki Tojo is a foregone conclusion.
Hideki Tojo's attitude towards Britain and the United States is definitely not so friendly, even if it is an American, he dares to tease.
"The little devil's recent naval strength has risen sharply, and there are aircraft carriers and battleships in a row. The beast of the xxx navy is almost unable to shut down, so I finally don't have to worry about the little devil's lack of strength, and I retreat. Meng Xiang's heart was a little soothed, but his mouth was not idle, and he instructed directly: "Tell Sun Tongxuan's Fifth Legion and Huang Huamin's 11th Legion, xxx is not afraid, and he is still afraid of little devils, no matter who is in front of him, they will all be cleaned up together!" It's those fortress groups, they don't have much use for us, they should be bombed, there's no pity! ”RO!。