It is estimated that everyone present did not expect that their tank division would be defeated so quickly, and they did not even last an hour!
In the face of the absolute strength of the Soviet tanks, these Japanese Xiaoduding tanks could not defeat the opponent at all. They could only kill the machine gunners above the Soviet tanks, but almost no other casualties were caused!
The 11th Soviet Tank Brigade frightened the Japanese army with its powerful military strength!
After defeating the Japanese tank troops in front of them, they did not pursue the Japanese tank troops that had fled in a hurry, but rolled towards the highlands of Bayinchagang Mountain with thunderous momentum!
The name Bayinchagang Mountain Highlands sounds like it is very high, but in fact it is not. This is purely an act of trying to get a taller one among the dwarfs. Because it is surrounded by open grassland, it seems that it is extraordinarily high. In fact, it is. A small slope, with the strength of Soviet tanks, can completely push it up!
So, amidst the roar of the M-17L V-type 12-cylinder water-cooled high-horsepower gasoline engine of the Soviet T-28 tank, the Soviet tanks began to slowly and orderly roll towards the Japanese army's Bayinchagang Mountain position!
If I had to use one word to describe the defenders of the Japanese positions in Bayinchagang Mountain, it would probably be panic or uneasiness. These Japanese defenders saw how their usually invincible tank divisions were defeated. If not If all the people present were veterans, I'm afraid the defense would have collapsed long ago.
Although it is said that Captain Ozawa has formed a death squad with very high morale, who can say for sure what will happen on the battlefield? Don’t forget, these Soviet troops are not the previous Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces that were very weak in combat effectiveness. These are the absolute elite of the Soviet troops!
As these Soviet tanks pressed closer and closer, Ozawa Murao's death squads finally appeared.
I saw that after the Soviet tanks crushed all kinds of Japanese obstacles, they finally slowly approached the Japanese position. When they were close to 30 meters, these Japanese death squads were carrying explosive packs or covered with melons. The grenades began to rapidly approach the Soviet tanks.
The lucky Japanese death squads were not killed by the machine gunners of the Soviet tanks. The unlucky ones had their heads blown off as soon as they stretched out their heads.
It has to be said that the military quality of the Japanese death squads is still very high. At least half of them can jump out of the trenches and approach the Soviet tanks under such a dense firepower net of Soviet tanks, let alone all kinds of very standard tanks. Military action was taken.
(PS: Well... I want to mention here by the way, this is not to brag about the combat effectiveness of ordinary Japanese divisions, but because of the ***** education implemented in Japan, as the name suggests, these children have been treated as children since childhood. Soldiers and killing machines are generally trained, so their foundation is very good. In addition, the 23rd Division is one of the main divisions of the Kwantung Army, so its combat effectiveness is naturally not bad.)
In front of the fierce Soviet firepower, these Japanese troops were suppressed to the point where they could not even raise their heads, let alone fight back.
Seeing this, some people may say, doesn’t the Japanese army have a geographical advantage? Why couldn't he hit the Soviet machine gunners? That's because Soviet planes are swooping and shooting at the Japanese positions!
Hundreds of planes took turns swooping and shooting. It was not an ordinary spectacle. It directly smashed the Japanese defensive position into a sieve. There was crying and wailing everywhere. It was not ordinary tragic.
At this time, Komatsubara Michutaro, who was soaked all over, finally landed on the land on the east bank of the Halaha River. Seeing the numerous Soviet aircraft taking turns swooping and shooting at the Bayinchagang Mountain position where he had just been staying, he couldn't help but think I felt a chill from the bottom of my heart.
He was terrified, but there was only one choice left in front of Komatsubara Michutaro, and that was to retreat quickly. He had to complete the retreat before the Soviet aviation found dozens of them, otherwise, he would be annihilated. !
"Quick! Quick! Retreat!!!" The embarrassed commander of the division, Komatsubara Michutaro, commanded his subordinates, and then ran away first.
Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara knew that only by keeping his usefulness could he possibly turn defeat into victory - don't forget, he still had all the main aviation forces of the Kwantung Army and the main artillery force of the Kwantung Army in his hands. As long as he returned Go to the army headquarters and ask Commander Ueda Kenkichi for help. Then he still has the support of hundreds of thousands of troops of the entire Kwantung Army, and he still has the capital to turn defeat into victory!
But the premise of all this is that Michutaro Komatsubara must be able to return to his army headquarters alive!
After thinking about this, a strong will to survive emerged in Komatsubara Michutaro's mind, and his steps became faster.
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When the commander of Michutaro Komatsubara's division quickly retreated, these Japanese death squad soldiers finally rushed in front of the Soviet tanks. They sacrificed their own lives in exchange for the damage of the Soviet tanks!
This kind of behavior, from an objective point of view, is very heroic, but it is a pity that only about twenty of them can rush in front of the Soviet tank and detonate it.
After a burst of explosions, about a dozen Soviet tanks were destroyed by Japanese suicide bombs.
However, all this was a drop in the bucket - in the face of the absolute strength of the Soviet army, the desperate resistance of the Japanese army undoubtedly seemed extremely small. There were still more than 130 Soviet tanks rampaging on the Japanese positions, and the Soviet troops that followed The infantry troops rushed forward and rifled these wounded and disabled Japanese soldiers.
As the Soviet tanks attacked the Japanese positions, the outcome was decided!
The Japanese defense line began to collapse. Colonel Ozawa Murao, the captain of the 72nd Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army, took the lead in fleeing, leading the defeated generals to flee in panic with more than a hundred remaining soldiers.
After an hour of fighting, the Soviet army won the counterattack on Bayinchagang Mountain at a relatively small cost.
"General, the frontline troops have achieved a complete victory. Do you want to order a pursuit?" A Soviet officer excitedly ran to Zhukov to report.
Zhukov thought for a moment and finally made up his mind. He said: "Order the frontline troops not to pursue, and clear the battlefield first!"
"Yes, General!" The young Soviet officer left very happily.
Perhaps many people don't understand why Zhukov didn't directly order his troops to cross the Halaha River to pursue the Japanese troops? That's because he knows that although the Japanese army is currently defeated, their strength is still very strong. If a pursuit is ordered at this time, it is very likely to form a situation where the Japanese army will go deep alone, and then victory will be turned into defeat.
Looking at the battlefield in the distance, Zhukov's eyes were profound...
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PS: I can barely finish the second update, good night everyone!
