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Chapter 1,607: Japanese Counterattack (1)

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    The world situation is running in the direction that Japan least wants to see, and there is no way to stop it. Under the premise that Italy surrenders and the war spreads to Germany, it may not take long for Germany to fail on the European battlefield.  And end.

    Under such circumstances, whether the Soviet Union would send troops to the Far East became the key to Japan's demise.

    Moreover, according to the Soviet-Japanese neutrality treaty, the two parties only signed it for five years at that time, and there was this article in the treaty: "If both parties fail to declare the treaty invalid one year before it expires, it will be deemed to be automatically extended.  Five years.¡±

    In other words, if both parties do not say not to renew the contract one year before the expiration of the treaty, it will be deemed that the treaty will be extended for another five years.

    On the other hand, if either the Soviet Union or Japan does not intend to renew the treaty, it must notify the other party one year in advance, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of the treaty.

    The Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty was signed in April 1941, and it is now March 1945. In other words, whether the two countries want to renew the treaty will make a decision next month.

    As the party currently in a difficult situation, Japan naturally hopes to maintain friendly relations with the Soviet Union and continue to extend the neutrality treaty.

    But the current situation is not good for Japan, but it is very good for the Soviet Union. The end of the war seems to be just around the corner, so it is difficult to figure out whether the Soviets will continue to extend the treaty.

    Prior to this, Japan had contacted Moscow to discuss the actual situation of extending the treaty, but was blocked by Moscow.

    Although the Soviet Union did not directly say that it would not refuse, it also did not clearly state that it would continue to renew the contract, which sounded an alarm for Japan.

    Since you do not explicitly want to renew the contract, it means that you intend to breach the contract, and this treaty is the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty. What are you going to do if you violate this treaty? It seems that you don¡¯t need to think too much about it!

    Therefore, after receiving the notice from the government, the base camp immediately made a decision to immediately strengthen its vigilance against the Soviet Union.

    In order to prevent the Soviet Union from directly sending troops to the Chinese battlefield after the war in Europe, the Kwantung Army entrenched in Northeast China, the "Korean Army" north of the 38th parallel in North Korea, and the Japanese 5th Army south of the 50th parallel in Sakhalin Island  The front army carried out an attack, and the base camp asked the Kwantung Army to immediately readjust its plan to fight against the Soviet Union, and at the same time form new troops to actively prepare for war.

    However, unlike the previous arrogant plans, this time the base camp did not have very high requirements for the Kwantung Army. It just hoped that they could use the vast territory of Manchuria to crush the Soviet attack and ensure the front line from Xingjing to Dalian with their current military power.  To the east and south of the Tumen line, carry out protracted operations to facilitate the continuation of the Greater East Asia War.

    The key points of this battle are to use the terrain and facilities to carry out powerful resistance in the mountainous areas of eastern North Korea and the mountainous areas west of the Mudanjiang River Basin and the areas beyond the Lesser Khingan Range, Greater Khingan Range, Qiqihar and Siping to consume the Soviet army.  In order to stop and delay the advance of the Soviet army, some areas had to fight to the end and live and die with the position.

    After that, the vast area and favorable terrain of Manchuria and North Korea were used to prevent and attack the Soviet army, carry out protracted operations, and carry out extensive guerrilla warfare.

    The main force of the Kwantung Army should be concentrated in the mountainous areas east of the line from Xingjing to Dalian and south of the line from Changchun to Tumen in order to crush the Soviet attack.  We must secure the Tonghua and Linjiang areas at the last moment and carry out long-term operations.

    At the same time, we must take advantage of the opportunity to conduct a short counterattack based on the terrain, the situation of the Soviet army, and the position of our own army.

    Since the traditional strategic policy of attacking the Soviet Union was converted into a comprehensive defense, not only the command positions of the front army and army and some divisions had to be adjusted backwards, but the Kwantung Army headquarters was also preparing to withdraw from Xinjingnan to Tonghua. Therefore, the Kwantung Army  The military headquarters made adjustments to its affiliated units.

    After adjustment, the Kwantung Army's troop formation and defense posture at this time were: Commander-in-Chief Yamada Otsuyama, Lieutenant General Qin Yanzaburo, Chief of General Staff, and the headquarters was located in Xinjing.

    The Kwantung Army Headquarters has jurisdiction over the First Front Army and the Third Front Army, as well as a large number of directly affiliated troops.

    The commander of the First Front Army, General Makoto Kitaka, and the Chief of Staff, Major General Sakurai Ratsuzo, are based in Mudanjiang City. They have jurisdiction over the Third Army and the Fifth Army, with a total of 11 divisions and 6 brigades.  In addition, the 1st Mobile Brigade, the 2nd, 3rd, Dongning Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 20th Heavy Artillery Regiment (15th Regiment), the 5th and 28th Independent Heavy Artillery Battalions, and the 31st Independent Rapid-Fire Artillery Battalion are directly under the jurisdiction.  1st Independent Heavy Artillery Squadron (15 cannons), 13th Mortar Battalion, etc.

    The Commander of the Third Front Army, General Harem Chun, the Chief of Staff, Major General Daping Yima, and the Commander-in-ChiefThe headquarters is located in Fengtian, and it has jurisdiction over the 30th Army and the 44th Army, with a total of 8 field divisions, more than 8 independent brigades, and a border guard equivalent to a brigade.

    In addition, the Third Front also directly manages the 9th Independent Tank Brigade, the 21st Heavy Artillery Regiment (15 cannons), the 30th Regiment (10.5 cannons), and the 1st and 19th Independent Heavy Artillery Regiments.  (24 grenades), 7th Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion (28 grenades), 21st Independent Field Heavy Artillery Battalion (15 grenades), 27th Independent Mortar Battalion, 29th Independent Rapid-Fire Artillery Battalion, 14th Independent Field Artillery Battalion,  The 6th Squadron of the Independent Heavy Artillery and so on.

    The Kwantung Army's 4th Army, 119th Division, 123rd Division, 149th Division, 80th Independent Mixed Brigade, 131st Independent Mixed Brigade, Brigade Commander, 135th Independent Mixed Brigade, 135th Independent Mixed Brigade  136th Brigade, 30th Independent Rapid-Fire Artillery Battalion, 10th Independent Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Mortar Battalion, Continental Railway Team, 2nd Air Force, 731st Unit, etc.

    At this time, the strength of the Kwantung Army Headquarters has been reduced, and the number of troops available for combat has dropped from 1.2 million to 750,000. Some of them were transferred to the Southern Army, and the rest were annihilated by Li Guoyao's command.  .

    Therefore, after adjusting the combat sequence of the troops, the Kwantung Army Headquarters rearranged its future combat defenses. It first moved the 1st Front Army stationed at Yeaihe River near Mudanjiang City to Dunhua, and then moved the 3rd Front Army stationed at Qiqihar.  Later moved to Fengtian; the 5th Army stationed in Mishan was moved to Yehe River in Mudanjiang; the 3rd Army stationed in Yehe River was moved to Yanji; the 4th Army stationed in Sunwu was later moved to Harbin; the original 44th Army of the Kanto Defense Force  Later it was moved to Fengtian and so on.

    Of course, as a commander with rich combat experience, Yamada Otsuzo knows that passive defense will definitely not work. In addition, the current combat capabilities of the Kwantung Army's units are very weak. There are 50,000 combatable troops among the 750,000.  It is the National Defense Force of the Puppet Manchukuo State with incomplete weapons and equipment and unreliability. Among the remaining 700,000 people, at least 350,000 are new troops that have been established for less than a year, with new numbers and new soldiers.

    Among the other 350,000 people, soldiers with more than 3 years of military service account for no more than 40%. In other words, the Kwantung Army has less than 200,000 veterans with real combat effectiveness.

    And under the care of the US military bomber fleet, Anshan Iron and Steel, Manchuria Railway and Fengtian Arsenal under the control of the Kwantung Army all suffered heavy losses and their production capacity plummeted.

    What is ultimately important is that Li Guoyao's troops in the Puppet Manchukuo have become a climate, and the well-established anti-Japanese troops can already resist divisions and even regiment-level Japanese troops in frontal combat. This has also given Yamada Otozo a great deal  pressure.

    Therefore, after discussing with the new chief of staff, Lieutenant General Qin Hikosaburo, Yamada Otsuzo decided to mobilize troops for active defense and at the same time mobilize no more than 10 divisions to launch a comprehensive attack on the anti-Japanese troops in the territory, mainly Li Guoyao's troops.  Attack and completely solve this internal hidden danger.

    Soon, under the operation of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, a huge combat plan was formulated and distributed to all units for implementation.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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