Steel Soviet Union

"Vallowa sent a telegram saying that he tested the Germans in the end and they performed quite well. Not only were the Germans very obedient, but they also obediently handed over all their weapons without supervision and were not searched afterwards. Another contraband found."

"Look here, Varosha can describe it well, saying, "These Germans are more obedient than my watchdog, enough to take back my slippers." Fortunately, he is still a major general and division commander, so what is written in this telegram is What, he’s just like a gangster.”

Malashenko took the telegram handed over by the political commissar and listened to the explanation. He glanced sideways and found that although the political commissar was scolding, there was an obvious smile and joy on his face. What was he thinking in his heart? Did it all appear on your face at once?

"But let's talk about it, I think this is good. I think Varosha must have a balance in his heart now, and he will no longer murmur about the partiality of the commander and comrade. Let me tell you, this kid must have murmured this in private, I promise !”

"After this battle alone, he captured all the Japanese lieutenant generals and division leaders and the Germans in one fell swoop. In terms of capturing high-quality prisoners, he surpassed Kulbalov in one fell swoop. Now that we are in the lead, let him be happy for a while. It doesn’t matter if he says a few words to those German guys.

He said this, but Malashenko was already thinking about some other related matters.

Now the last mobile reserve of the entire Kwantung Army Group has been completely defeated and eliminated.

Although there are still many Japanese soldiers left, they are all "line-filling troops" thrown at various contact lines and key battle zones.

To put it bluntly, they can't move at all. Even if they really want to move now, they are already too busy to take care of themselves and cannot protect themselves, let alone stop an unstoppable behemoth like the Leader's Army.

At present, all the defense lines at hand of the Kwantung Army are in danger and leaking in all directions. Considering the overall battle situation, it is a great opportunity for the leading army to continue to pursue victory.

The only problem is that after the leader's army traveled long distances and conducted ultra-long-distance cross-country maneuvers, the overall equipment adequacy rate of the entire army was no longer very good. Many vehicles, especially tracked combat vehicles, have varying degrees of wear and tear and have even broken down and need to be repaired.

This is also impossible for tracked armored combat vehicles whose mean hours between failures and overall reliability are much lower than wheeled vehicles.

When it comes to long-distance mechanized cross-country marches, it is inevitable that equipment will be dropped along the way. It is just a different amount.

Not to mention World War II, this will still be the same even in modern warfare with the level of technology in the 21st century.

The good news is that the Red Army's southward offensive was launched suddenly, and the overall offensive, especially the main direction of the battle in which the leader's army was responsible, was particularly fierce and rapid, and the progress was rapid.

The railway line behind the leader's army, which was rushing all the way, was basically in a safe and sound state.

The Japanese army did not even have the chance to systematically destroy the railway network and then evacuate. They were crushed into powder by the leader's army who came like a mudslide and flew away with the wind.

The relatively complete and reliable railway transportation line guarantee provides good support and guarantee for the leader's army's supply capacity and rapid repair ability of damaged vehicles.

Many times there is not even a train station. Wherever the leader's army marches cross-country, the supply train coming up along the railway will stop temporarily to unload the goods for the leader's army to supply on the spot. After the supply is completed, it will continue on the road to pursue and annihilate the subordinates. A group of Japanese troops advanced.

The time spent on the march was much more than the time spent fighting. Thinking of this, Malashenko couldn't help but sigh. He really felt that the battle against Japan was more like a cross-country racing rally.

Looking at the map of the war zone in front of him, he quickly settled on the next target point, which was also the first important big city that the leader's army was about to arrive at since the beginning of the operation - Harbin.

"Inform the troops to speed up the march. Now there are no organized enemy field regiments that can stop us. This will be the first important big city liberated since the beginning of the Red Army operation. It is perfect for the leading army to complete this task!"

Under Malashenko's order, the leader of the Japanese Second Division, which had just been organized and annihilated, did not even take a breather. They simply cleaned the battlefield and evacuated the prisoners, and then plunged into the fierce advance again. During the mobile march.

The more than 20,000 elite troops of the Second Division were completely wiped out in just half a day. It was reported that the division commander was defeated and captured alive, and the chief of staff was shot dead on the spot.

Not only did it spread quickly throughout the Red Army's Far East Military Region like the wind, it also boosted the morale of all the Red Army soldiers who were fighting on the front lines against the Japanese army, and launched an even faster and more fierce attack on the Japanese invaders.

This news also spread like wildfire among the Japanese army. Due to the failure of information control, it reached the ears of many middle-level Japanese army officers and even the lower-level soldiers.

The situation has become very obvious. The Kwantung Army Headquarters, which is busy plugging holes on the battlefield and putting out fires everywhere, is in a state of collapse on all fronts and has suffered consecutive defeats. It has long been unable to handle the good news. Control this kind of thing.

Many Japanese division-level troops engaged in combat have lost contact, and the messenger troops sent out to confirm the situation have yet to receive any feedback and have not returned.

At this time, the Kwantung Army Headquarters has reached a state where it is not even clear how many troops it has on hand, how many divisions, and how many troops are available.

Under such circumstances, even the most basic troop formations are difficult to deploy. The divisions that have been moved to block the gap on the map may have been annihilated by the entire Red Army system a few hours ago when it comes to the actual battlefield level.

As a result, the Kwantung Army Headquarters' "empty blocking" behavior not only failed to block the gap in the defense line, but the air leakage became more and more blocked, and the gap became wider and wider, until the situation was completely out of control.

There is no other reason. The offensive energy of the Red Army is too powerful and the offensive is too fierce. The Kwantung Army headquarters, which cannot keep up with the rhythm of this kind of war, only feels numb. The fire-fighting commander who is busy with everything is just busy in the end. It's all in vain.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you have not slept for two whole days and two nights. There will definitely be problems if you continue like this. It's better to eat something first and then take a rest. I will keep an eye on this place, so you can rest assured."

In the face of the chief of staff's painstaking persuasion, General Yamada Otsuzo, the commander of the Kwantung Army, weakly raised his arm and waved, but he still persisted.

"Hey, that's all, I'm fine. I'll take a rest at noon. I can still hold on. You go and bring me the 4th Army's battle report. It should have been sent by now -"

boom--

Yamada Otozo didn't even have time to finish his words. He only heard the door behind him suddenly being knocked open by someone rolling around. When he turned around, he saw that the person was already crying and shouting.

"Your Excellency, Commander, no - it's not good! I just received news that Russian tanks have entered Harbin!"

"Nani!? So fast!?"