"All artillery groups, prepare for bombardment!!" Major General Chekonov held the command flag high, his face full of pride. This is the time for him to show off.
Following General Chekonov's order, the Soviet artillerymen quickly took action. They began to adjust the muzzle elevation and move the shells, so they were very busy.
After all, the base number of artillery shells they have to prepare is not generally large. On average, each cannon has one hundred shells, which shows how huge this amount is.
Seeing that his subordinates were basically ready, Major General Chekonov waved his flag and shouted at the same time: "The bombardment begins!!!"
"Bang!!!"
"Bang!!!"
"Bang!!!"
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The Soviet artillery was roaring one after another, and extremely hot shells were fired from the muzzle of the Soviet artillery, firing almost continuously.
Dense artillery shells were fired from the Soviet artillery positions, and then drew beautiful parabolas in the sky, and then hit the Japanese positions heavily.
The point is, their artillery positions were heavily targeted by Soviet artillery fire!
The Soviet artillery fire was like having eyes, directly covering the Japanese artillery position and its surroundings, and the position immediately turned into a sea of fire.
The sound of the explosion, the shock wave caused by the explosion, the flying stones and shrapnel, and the Japanese artillery shells detonated by Soviet artillery fire, this place has become a purgatory on earth, and the people in purgatory are the Japanese who usually do all kinds of evil!
The fire, thick smoke and explosions blocked this area, and no one could escape at all. The Japanese officers and soldiers who were watching the artillery positions nearby could not help but feel heartbroken-comparing their feelings to what they would be like if they were in this situation. In this sea of fire, is there any chance of survival? It will probably be blown into pieces!
"The artillery position is finished...the division's artillery wing is finished, and the Kwantung Army's heavy artillery wing is also finished. In the next battle, we will no longer have artillery support..." A Japanese colonel murmured. It was Colonel Mikio Sakai, the captain of the 72nd Regiment who was ordered to guard the area around the artillery position.
Yes, after the Japanese army suffered a defeat last time at the high ground of Bayinchagan Mountain, Colonel Ozawamura Yu became the scapegoat for this military failure, and was removed from the post of captain of the 72nd Regiment by Michutaro Komatsubara. , it was time for Colonel Mikio Sakai, who was directly sent by the Kwantung Army, to take office.
Ozawa Murao himself temporarily commanded the 7th and 8th Border Guard Corps, hoping to make up for his mistakes and make up for his mistakes.
Colonel Mikio Sakai expressed sadness about the experience of former commander Ozawa Murao, but he also knew that he was not a direct descendant of the division commander Komatsubara Michutaro, so he was more cautious than Colonel Ozawa Murao.
Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara knew about this as soon as the Japanese artillery position was bombarded, because in such a major military operation, he had to sit in front of the Chinese army to command the operation.
At this time, I saw that Lieutenant General Komatsubara Michutaro had long lost his former dignity. His face was pale, as if there was no blood left - the artillery regiment of the 23rd Division was finished. It didn't matter. The key was The heavy artillery regiment of the Kwantung Army is also finished. This is the home base of the Kwantung Army!
The tank division is gone, and now the artillery wing is also gone, and even the aviation unit has suffered heavy losses. What ability and confidence does he have to win this war?
If this war cannot be won, the commander of Komatsubara Michutaro's division will have only one fate, and that is to commit suicide in gratitude to the Emperor!
When he thought about his own fate, the fate of Commander Ueda Kenkichi, and the possible bankruptcy of the Northern Expedition's plan to advance northward, Lieutenant General Komatsubara Michutaro couldn't help but tremble slightly - this kind of failure was beyond his control. Bear it!
In any case, as a normal person, one must have the desire to survive, especially someone who has reached the level of Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara.
Now that the accident has occurred, Otaro Komatsubara had no choice but to order the frontline troops to suspend the offensive plan and immediately evacuate backwards to avoid suffering heavy losses from a large-scale Soviet attack.
Michutaro Komatsubara has never been a fool. When the accident happened, he did not immediately report to the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Kenkichi Ueda. Instead, he waited for the Soviet artillery fire to stop before observing the situation - as the saying goes, he will be outside , military orders are not respected. As a commander, he must make timely adjustments based on the latest situation on the front line, instead of acting like a child when encountering difficulties and immediately asking his superiors for this or that.
Taking a step back, even if we report it now, what's the use? In addition to causing a lot of unnecessary trouble, it also cannot change the situation of the war: What if Commander Ueda Kenkichi really issues the latest order, will he comply or not? If he abides by it, the situation on the front line may get worse; if he doesn't abide by it, does he still want the full support of the Kwantung Army from General Ueda Kenkichi? This account cannot be settled no matter what.
It has to be said that this decision of the Japanese army was correct, but because the negative impact of the bombardment was so great, the Japanese army was not able to execute the order of Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara in the first time.
The Soviet army fired nearly tens of thousands of artillery shells in the direction of the Japanese artillery positions. After Major General Chekonov discovered that the Japanese artillery positions had been covered by his own artillery fire and were completely destroyed, he immediately ordered the artillery units to move towards other Japanese troops. The position was covered with artillery fire.
The Soviet artillery bombardment lasted for two full hours. They fired a total of more than 30,000 artillery shells at the Japanese positions, almost exploding the Japanese positions on the opposite side of the Halaha River into a sea of flames.
According to the memories of the Japanese survivors in this shelling battle, they had never suffered such a large-scale shelling. On average, three Soviet artillery shells hit the Japanese position every second, and the whole earth was shaking, as if Like the end of the world.
The Soviet army launched such a massive artillery attack on the Japanese army, and the total loss of artillery shells on both sides was as high as more than 60,000 rounds. Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara was forced to have no choice but to confess to the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Kenkichi Ueda. Reported on the situation of this battle.
Since the outbreak of the Nomonkan War, the Kwantung Army's losses have been unprecedented. This made General Ueda Kenkichi think about: Why were the losses so heavy?
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PS: An update is here, just update it today. My brain is too tired and I can’t stand it anymore.
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