Chapter 136: The European War Breaking

At the beginning of the front-line general attack, the 1st Column held a oath-taking meeting and decided on the front committee resolution to go to the Northeast battlefield 10 days later.

I had known for a long time that the troops were going to fight to the Northeast, but the soldiers were still very excited when they heard the column leaders personally issued orders.

In addition to Liu Xianhe, who temporarily served as the logistics minister of the 1st Column, was always frowning, both the former Northwest River Defense Forces who marched from northern Shaanxi to the Mongolian border, and the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers stranded in the Soviet Union were very excited.

At least 80% of the troops were soldiers from Northeast China. These soldiers were ready to fight back to their hometowns and liberate their fellow villagers from the iron hooves of the Kwantung Army, and they all wanted to kill more Japanese on the battlefield.

This is not his business. At least Zeng Yiyang led his troops to attack the Japanese rear and could hold back the troops drawn by the Kwantung Army from all over the Northeast, which was beneficial to the Soviet army.

However, Zhukov was indeed unable to give Zeng Yiyang a definite guarantee in some material supplies.

For example, the 81mm caliber mortar in the world is a general model, but the Soviet army used 82mm caliber mortars ingeniously. In this way, the Soviet army's large-caliber mortars could use the ammunition from the Japanese army, but the Japanese army could not use the Soviet army's 82mm mortar shells.

This made Zhukov very embarrassed. The Japanese army had insufficient ammunition, and even fewer were captured by the Soviet army.

There was very little assistance to Zeng Yiyang. In the end, Zeng Yiyang had to bring a few 82-caliber mortars from the Soviet army.

Fortunately, Zeng Yiyang attaches great importance to cotton coats and other winter supplies, and the troops are still ready to set off on time. In addition, when the 1st Column set off, they brought enough horses, and later hundreds of horses were seized on the grassland. In this way, the troops have still had strong mobility.

"The Soviet army can quickly annihilate the three surrounding Kanto military divisions. At that time, Hailar, Manzhouli and other places will be left to us? At this time, the troops will easily encounter Japanese reinforcements. Once they encounter combat, they will cause great losses to the troops. Commander, will the outbreak of the European war really affect the situation in the Far East?" Xie Weijun had an objection to the troops' hurry to set off.

"This question is quite complicated, I'll answer you later." Zeng Yiyang turned around and asked, "Old Liu, how are you preparing there?"

"The food is enough for half a month, and the winter clothes are ready. However, in terms of ammunition, especially the mortar shells, there are still a little insufficient, but the 38 rifle has a lot of bullets and a lot of machine gun bullets. The logistics company also brought two thousand rifles, of which two hundred were Mosin-Nagan sniper rifles, and the rest were the 38 rifles of the Japanese army. There were 80 light and heavy machine guns, all of which were Japanese equipment..."

Before the army could move forward, food and grass would lead. A unit of tens of thousands of people, coupled with the enemy-occupied areas, faces more than these dangers. But if the logistics cannot be guaranteed, the troops will collapse in a few days.

Anyone can wait, but Zeng Yiyang in Nomenkan cannot wait. Because, in the early morning of September 3, he received news of the outbreak of the European war.

As soon as this news came out, the dispatch of troops was immediately mentioned to the countdown.

Zeng Yiyang speculated that in order to avoid fighting on both sides, Germany would definitely reach an alliance with the Soviet Union. The alliance between Japan and Germany has long been no secret. Why did the Kanto Army dare to use troops against the Soviet Union in the Far East? It was not Hitler's hatred of the Soviet Union. In particular, Japan had signed the "International Industry Agreement" with Germany on November 25, 1936, and Italy joined in 37 years. Among the contracts signed by the three countries, the biggest enemy was not Britain and France, nor the United States, but the Soviet Union across the Eurasian continent.

It was related to the military adventures of the Kwantung Army in the Far East that Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union and lost Germany, the most powerful ally, that Japan's strategic temptation in the Far East could only be a farce.

Under the premise that military failure is already doomed, the Japanese military will definitely seek reconciliation with the Soviet Union in the Far East.

Once Japan and the Soviet Union have a ceasefire in the Far East, the 1st Column is likely to be detained by the Soviet Union.

He could only keep urging the Soviet army to prepare the materials entering the Northeast. Of course, Zeng Yiyang was very accustomed to double the materials needed. As long as he got enough supplies from the Soviet army, he would say goodbye to Zhukov calmly.

Liu Xianhe, who was in charge of contact, traveled to and from various warehouses of the Soviet Logistics Department in stumbled Russian. He was drunk by the Soviet Logistics officers all day long, but his achievements were remarkable. He raised half of the supplies in just ten days.

Zeng Yiyang also knew very well that it would be good to do something. Then he said to Xie Weijun and others: "The outbreak in Europe can be said to be the breakup between Germany and Britain and France. You must know why Germany was defeated so miserably in the last European war!"

Xie Weijun had studied it carefully and nodded immediately: "Warning on both sides, the troops and firepower were all dispersed, and the German assault could not be carried out well, resulting in the end that he could only fight on position."

"In order to avoid the result of the last European defeat, it is important for the Germans and the Soviet Union to maintain restraint for the time being. It is not difficult to guess when the signing of a covenant." Zeng Yiyang just couldn't remember when Germany and the Soviet Union signed the covenant.

However, he can still remember the history of Germany and the Soviet Union attacking Poland from the north and the south, and finally annexing Poland.

Speaking of this, I understand it enough. The Soviet Union and Germany have reached an alliance, and Germany and Japan are allies. In the end, it is not difficult for Germany to be a middleman in the Soviet Union and Japan to be a truce. If the Soviet Union and Japan are in a truce, the best result of the 1st Column is to return to the base from the grassland.

What's worse is that they were left abroad by the Soviet Union.

This is something that every soldier who is determined to return to his hometown in Northeast China and is preparing to fight the Japanese out.

Xie Weijun swallowed and said with difficulty: "Is it that Germany will sign an alliance with the Soviet Union to ensure the stability of the Eastern Front?"

"The German army launched an attack on Poland in the early morning of September 1. This is a telegram from the central government to us. Everyone knows. According to my analysis, before the German army attack, it is certain that Germany must have signed a covenant with the Soviet Union before he dared to make the decision to attack Poland. As for the content of the covenant, we can never guess. Perhaps, Germany and the Soviet Union jointly sent troops to Poland to divide up this Eastern European country that could serve as a strategic buffer for them. Fortunately, the Kwantung Army refused to surrender after the Soviet army surrounded, which gave us enough time, but I can be sure that there is not much time left."

Zeng Yiyang's tone was filled with a sense of urgency, which made the people present very nervous.

He was detained, so he didn't even think about it. Xie Weijun immediately stood up and said, "I think the troops can leave now. In order to avoid the discovery of Japanese reconnaissance planes, I suggest that in the early morning of tonight, the main force crossed the Halaha River, bypassed the battlefield, and headed towards Hailar.

Liu Xianhe also nodded in agreement, but he considered more comprehensively, first let the heads and political commissars of each regiment be open to the public so that the troops can be prepared.

"Yes, but you can only contact them alone by inspecting the troops to avoid attracting the attention of the Soviet army." Zeng Yiyang agreed immediately.

He took his own guard and found Zhukov again, demanding that the troops be led to increase their practical experience, cooperate with the Soviet army's operations, and participate in the encirclement and suppression of the surrounded Japanese army.

Zhukov was worried about this matter. The defense of the Japanese 23rd Division was quickly divided and the Soviet army was progressing smoothly. However, facing the 7th Division, the situation of insufficient training of the Soviet army's infantry was quickly exposed. The Japanese army had already dug anti-tank trenches around the position, hid in fortifications, and sneaked into anti-tank guns to attack Soviet tanks.

The infantry could not rush up, and the armored soldiers could not get through.

Zhukov, who had been surrounded by the Japanese army for 6 days, wished that the 1st Column, which was not inferior to the Japanese army, would launch an attack that could end the battle in infantry operations.

I got the crossing pass signed by Zhukov. In the evening of the same day, five regiments, direct logistics troops, artillery schools, anti-United Nations Northeast Branch and other troops and personnel. I marched quietly to the Soviet crossing bridge in the Halaha River and walked the transition bridge in an orderly manner.

When the last soldier crossed the Halaha River, the column suddenly issued an order, and the troops quickly bypassed the battlefield and marched in the direction of Hailar.

It is a full 200 kilometers from the east bank of the Halaha River to Hailar. It takes three days for the troops to march. If they march quickly, they can arrive in two days.

Whether the 1st Column can take root in the Northeast and whether the subsequent troops can quickly enter the Northeast, and launch consecutive attacks from North China and Northeast strategic locations are the best way to quickly consume the Japanese army. It is also the only way for the Eighth Route Army to quickly occupy the north.

As early as when Zeng Yiyang sent troops, the central government had already approved the decision to enter the Northeast in batches within two years.

The Soviet army on the front line did not wait for reinforcements from the West Bank, and did not even appear in the liaison officer, which made Zhukov, who had not received a reply for a long time in the command center, puzzled him.

Did Zeng Yiyang and his troops deviate from the direction on the grassland during the night?

However, as the Soviet liaison officer was in the front line command center, the commander who wanted to command the battle complained, Zeng Yiyang led the troops to act without authorization and refused to obey the command center's orders.

The news came back to Zhukov's command organization, which made him feel a little uneasy. At this time, it was impossible to send cavalry to chase him. In particular, Zeng Yiyang led his troops to march overnight. At dawn, it was at least 50 kilometers away from the nearest Soviet army.

Zhukov had no choice but to report to Moscow that Zeng Yiyang and his army had entered the sphere of influence of the Kwantung Army in Northeast China.

Moscow's call back made Zhukov stay in a cold sweat, and he had been doing things carefully on the front line. Unexpectedly, something went wrong in the end.

"Catch them back..."

The content of the telegram indicates a lot of content, and Zhukov got a very important news from the telegram with just a few words.
Chapter completed!