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The offensive of the 9th Guards Mechanized Army was very strong. Most of the supplies were stuck in the ravines. With only less than one-tenth of the firepower transported over, they overturned the positions of the puppet army.

The soldiers rushed forward and wiped out the stubborn defenders.

They continued to shoot at the surrendering puppet troops.

The two sides don't speak the same language, so who knows whether they have surrendered.

Seeing that they would die if they surrendered, the angry puppet soldiers took up arms and continued to fight back.

It is difficult to estimate the desire to survive that people burst out before they die. This group of people were all equipped with Japanese weapons. Seeing that there was no way to surrender, they actually fought a bloody battle with the Soviets.

They organized a large-scale counterattack and defeated the Russians.

The T34 tank pressed forward and was guarded by four anti-tank guns. After one shot, the tank was immediately destroyed.

But it was meaningless, as they were facing an entire mechanized army that had not yet been deployed. Even if they abandoned mechanization, they could still crush this group of puppet troops relying solely on infantry.

In the Tieshi unit, the Japanese officer Shigeyoshi Awano served as the infantry brigade commander, and Huhe Batur and Guo Wentong served as colonels and commanders of the cavalry brigade.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two men felt that they could not continue fighting like this.

If we continue to fight, we will only lose everything, and we will never be able to defeat the Russians. So we just took the troops, the 20 mountain and field guns, and the rapid-fire guns, and joined the Eighth Route Army.

Two situations occurred on the battlefield. One group, led by Japanese officers, counterattacked the Far East Army.

They died one after another under the fire of light and heavy machine guns and the crushing of tanks.

The puppet troops in the rear retreated quietly and, under the leadership of the two regiment commanders, they decisively slipped away.

The artillery units also followed suit and withdrew, taking away a large amount of combat supplies.

The puppet army was very smart. No matter where they went, they needed supplies. They could not throw away their weapons and equipment, and they would take as much supplies as they saw.

Shigeyoshi Awano shouted loudly to attack, but then he realized something was wrong. Why were there only infantry?

What about the cavalry units that are required to charge on both sides?

"Baga, they dare to surrender?"

The Soviet tanks rumbled over and crushed the Japanese officer in half.

He stared at the ground with unwilling eyes, and then under the pressure of his body, he flew out with a bang and rolled a few times.

Take a look, this will be a land you will never set foot on again.

The cavalry regiment active in eastern Hebei came into contact with the defeated soldiers of the Tieshi Force and took over and incorporated them, temporarily organizing them into the 1st Cavalry Division under the Northeast Security Command.

Wang Tao himself was responsible for the reorganization, disrupting the troop structure and placing his own cadres in place.

"Commander, we have the latest intelligence. The Soviet army attacked from Rehe, disintegrated the Iron Stone Force, and is now pressing towards Shanhaiguan."

"The second team requests to fight."

Kong Yong's detachment also had a strength of over 10,000 troops, which would have reached the column level long ago.

They have been active on the Shanhaiguan front line and have fought many battles with the Japanese in Suizhong, Xingcheng and Jinzhou.

Due to the terrain, the Japanese invaders could provide support from both the sea and the railway, and no large-scale life-and-death battle took place.

The Soviet mechanized forces finally managed to survive the mountainous area, but the loss situation was very grim.

The fuel was completely used up and there was no time to refill it.

If you want to get fuel from somewhere else, you've come to the right place. In this poor mountain valley, where can you find oil barrels?

Even if Wang Tao had it, he would never take it out.

Cars broke down, tanks broke down, and trucks broke down.

Volkov could only take out the spare fuel and supply some tanks to move forward, intending to break through Shanhaiguan and obtain material support from the naval fleet and maritime transport team.

There was no time to take care of the baggage transportation that was paralyzed in the mountainous areas in the short term.

The troops of the Jireliao Military Region, which was active in eastern Hebei, also joined the battle.

They lacked weapons and equipment and could only follow the Soviets to pick up leftovers. The Type 38 rifle that they looked down upon became a great thing in their hands.

They even borrowed an artillery regiment from the Soviet Union to jointly attack the Japanese troops defending Shanhaiguan.

Ding Wei was still trying to determine the best time to send out his troops. With the forces he had, he would either not move or he would put the Japanese to sleep.

The focus was on seizing the industrial base in Fengtian and taking over the factories, equipment and skilled workers along the South Manchuria Railway.

Wait, wait a little longer, the Soviet offensive is not that fast, it's only the second day.

"Tell Kong Yong not to focus on petty gains, and to hold on to your position and wait for orders."

"Notify Zhang Dabiao, Gao Qing, and Wang Chao's columns that it's time to take a break. I plan to launch an offensive in three days."

"Notify the artillery department to direct all artillery fire along the South Manchuria Railway."

"Old Zhong, you personally negotiate with the Soviets. They passed through our Suirecha Military Region and asked us for supplies. They need weapons and equipment, artillery and tanks in exchange."

The headquarters was on high alert inside and outside, and all the troops of the special operations brigade were gathered in Tongliao.

No combat missions have been arranged for the time being, and their most important task is to protect the safety of the headquarters.

Duan Peng has been inseparable these days. Of course, when Mu Wanqiu was around, he would tactfully retreat far away.

The more critical the period, the more we need to remain calm.

Ding Wei judged that the Soviet offensive was strong at first, then weaker, and finally exhausted.

The so-called mechanized deep combat of large troops is not an exaggeration. After pushing hundreds of kilometers deep, there is a risk of insufficient logistics and lack of fuel.

Many tanks and cars broke down along the way and needed temporary repairs.

In other words, the Kwantung Army was left with only a skeleton. If it was a complete Kwantung Army, the Soviets would have suffered heavy losses if they had attacked in this way.

The most intense fighting was on the Heilongjiang and Mudanjiang fronts, where the Japanese First Front Army blocked the Far East First Front Army.

The two sides fought bloody battles for two days, with each side suffering more than 10,000 casualties.

The Russians lost more than 2.7 people, while the Kwantung Army lost more than people, and the remaining divisions were struggling to hold on.

There were planes flying in the sky one after another, and densely packed fighter jets looked like a swarm of bees in the sky.

The sound of the propeller whistled as if to blow away all the haze.

Bombs fell in the city, and the explosions were continuous. Civilians and soldiers were all caught in the bombing and could only rely on luck to escape.

The city of Harbin became the target of the First and Second Fronts of the Far Eastern Army.

Liao Fei was in Xinjing at this time, and the Intelligence Department continued to intercept radio information, almost all of which was plain text information.

Learn about the Soviet offensive movements.

Major General Itagaki looked dejected. It was meaningless. Even if they captured the enemy's attack route, the Kwantung Army did not have enough troops to deal with it.

According to the information received by Yamada Otozo, the First Front Army suffered heavy casualties.

The 10 divisions can only hold out for another 3 days.

At noon, Liao Fei was called to the office by Major General Itagaki, and they each got a simple portion of rice and seaweed.

There is no other dish, just a glass of water.

"I am most worried about Keiko's safety. The Soviets are about to attack. I am old and I have to be loyal to the empire. But you are still young, Takahashi-kun. I have negotiated with the general for a transfer."

"In the evening, you and Huizi will take a plane back to the mainland."

Liao Fei's eating movements froze for a moment, then he nodded in a pretended solemn tone.