Chapter 2352:
Chapter 2352
Facing the gunfire of the Soviet troops all around, the Japanese prisoners of war and the expats obediently returned to their original positions, allowing the Soviet troops to deal with them. No one dared to think of escaping again. I just prayed secretly in my heart that I would not become one of those people who were taken to the playground and shot.
"Comrade Commander," Gorokhov felt a little unbearable when he saw batch after batch of Japanese soldiers being dragged to the playground and shot. He asked Sokov tentatively: "Is this an act of killing prisoners? If the superiors If they know, they will blame us.”
Sokov snorted coldly after hearing this, and then said to Gorokhov: "Comrade Military Commissar, do you know what is happening to the commanders and soldiers of our army who were captured by the devils in the Battle of Zhanggufeng and the Battle of Nomenkan? ?”
Sokov’s question really stupefied Gorokhov. In his mind, these two battles ended with the victory of the Soviet army, so he never thought that Soviet commanders and fighters would be captured by the Kwantung Army. He said with some confusion: "How are they?"
But Sokov did not answer him immediately. Instead, he thought in his mind that he was from a later generation and naturally knew about the infamous 731 experiments on living people, but people like Gorokhov did not know. Don't talk about him. I'm afraid even Vasilevsky, the commander-in-chief of the Far East Force, doesn't know. If he rashly tells the story of 731, it will be difficult for him to explain it once someone inquires about it.
Therefore, in response to the question raised by Gorokhov, he could only say vaguely: "All the commanders and fighters of our army who were captured by the Kwantung Army did not survive. They all died in the hands of the Kwantung Army. What happened to them, It will definitely be more miserable than those comrades in German prisoner-of-war camps and concentration camps. The method I used today to deal with the Kwantung Army prisoners of war is nothing more than revenge for our dead comrades-in-arms."
If it were someone else, they might not have any feelings when they heard about the German prisoner-of-war camps and concentration camps. After all, they had never been in them. However, Lu Jin, as the deputy commander, survived a narrow escape in the German prisoner of war camp. Even so, he also lost his legs, so when he heard what Sokov said, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. But he quickly controlled his emotions and tried his best to say in a calm tone: "Comrade Military Commissioner, since Misha has made a decision, those of us who are deputies should not go against him."
Hearing that Lukin was also speaking for Sokov, Gorokhov couldn't say anything else. However, when he was asked to stay and continue to watch the scene of shooting Kwantung Army prisoners of war, he was still psychologically unbearable, so he found an excuse and said: "Two comrades, commanders, I still have something to do, so I won't continue to accompany you. "
“Comrade Military Commissar, if you have something to do, go and do your work.” Sokov heard the implication of Gorokhov’s words, nodded to him and said: “Comrade Deputy Commander and I will stay for a while longer.”
As soon as Gorokhov returned to the newly established headquarters, he said angrily: "It's outrageous, it's simply outrageous."
Yakov, who was reading the battle report, couldn't help but be startled when he heard what Gorokhov said, and then asked: "Comrade Military Commissar, what happened to make you so angry?"
Seeing that Yakov seemed interested, Gorokhov told Yakov everything that happened in the school, and finally said: "Comrade Commander is making a mistake by killing prisoners of war so wantonly. I think it is necessary." Report it to your superiors to stop this wrong behavior of his.”
Unexpectedly, Yakov just smiled coldly after hearing this, and then said: "Comrade Military Commissar, the commander and I are old friends. I know better than you what kind of person he is. Think about it, on the Soviet-German battlefield, Except for the prisoners of the SS who would be executed, the rest of the prisoners of the Wehrmacht were sent to prisoner-of-war camps, and those who were injured were treated. People like Misha who knew the rules, since they wanted to order the execution of these Kwantung Army prisoners, There must be a reason. If you want to report to your superiors, then please do so."
At this moment, Gorokhov remembered that the chief of staff of the group army in front of him and Lukin, who accompanied Sokov in the school, were all troops who came together. They must have been on the same front for a long time. Since he insisted on having his own way, he had to If you report this to your superiors, you will face isolation in the coming days. With this thought, he gave up the idea of reporting to his superiors and said nonchalantly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you are right. The commander must have his reasons for doing this. The so-called reporting to superiors, I just said casually. It’s just words, don’t take it seriously.”
Although Gorokhov gave up the idea of filing a complaint, the phone on the table rang.
Hearing the sudden ringing of the phone, Gorokhov couldn't help but feel startled. Then he looked at Yakov with a guilty conscience and said to himself: "I didn't call my superiors. Since my superiors knew what happened in the school, , can’t blame me.”
Yakov did not notice Gorokhov's abnormality. He reached out and grabbed the microphone: "I am Yakov. ...Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, Misha is not here. He has gone on a mission. What can I do for you? You can tell me."
Zakharov on the other end of the phone heard Yakov saying that Sokov had gone on a mission. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Going on a mission? Comrade Yakov, tell me, what mission requires a group army commander?" Did the officer personally carry out the execution?"
"That's it, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army." Since Zakharov asked, Yakov naturally wanted to explain clearly to him: "Yesterday, our army annihilated the 107th Division of the Kwantung Army and occupied Solon City. Since the troops wanted to continue to advance, they locked up the captured Kwantung Army and some local expatriates in a school in Solon City. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, for some reason, the prisoners of war and the expatriates actually had an argument. They rioted and caused certain casualties to our soldiers guarding them. Misha went to school specifically to deal with this matter."
“How is he going to deal with this?”
"Some more severe measures must be taken." Yakov didn't know whether to answer Zakharov truthfully for a while, and could only say vaguely: "Through such treatment, it will serve as a wake-up call for prisoners of war captured in the future. , to prevent similar incidents from happening again.”
"The imprisoned prisoners of war and expatriates dared to initiate a riot. This is a very serious incident, and the punishment must be increased to prevent others from following suit in the future." After Zakharov finished speaking, he then asked: "By the way , how is your progress now?"
“After dark yesterday, our army still did not stop attacking. So far, it has advanced more than 30 kilometers.”
According to Yakov's idea, advancing thirty kilometers in a day and night can be described as a super speed. You know, when fighting the Germans, advancing three kilometers after a hard day's battle is an amazing victory. But unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, he heard Zakharov say: "Too slow, Comrade Yakov, your speed is too slow."
"Ah," Yakov couldn't help but be surprised, and then asked: "Is it too slow to advance thirty kilometers in a day and night?"
"Comrade Yakov, if you were on the Soviet-German battlefield, if you advanced thirty kilometers day and night, it would be an amazing achievement. But in the Far East, such an advancement speed is nothing." Zakharov said: "Yes Our troops advanced 160 kilometers in one day. And they also advanced more than 60 kilometers during the night march. Compared with them, your speed is really too slow." After listening to Zakharov's words, Yakov was completely speechless. Others advanced sixty kilometers day and night. Compared with others, his troops were indeed far behind. Unable to refute, he could only say with a wry smile: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, we will urge the troops to speed up their advance."
"Comrade Yakov, there is a reason why I urge you so." Zakharov sighed softly and said: "We received a notification from the United States last night that they dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki yesterday. A super bomb, causing more than 100,000 casualties. And they still have hundreds of such super bombs. If we don’t speed up the attack and quickly eliminate the Kwantung Army in the Far East, then they are prepared to follow the two or three At the speed of one super bomb, the island country will be wiped off the map."
"Damn it, it's another American super bomb." Yakov said with a shocked face after hearing this: "What kind of super bomb did the Americans make? If you just throw one into the city, it can cause dozens of damage." Tens of thousands of casualties. If they really have a hundred, if they throw one every two days, they can wipe out tens of millions of people in the island country in half a year. This would be too terrifying."
"That's not true." Zaharov said: "So what we can do now is to speed up the attack and strive to completely eliminate the Kwantung Army in the Far East in the shortest possible time so that we will not be in front of the Americans. I can’t hold my head up.”
"I understand." Yakov said: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I will convey your intention to Misha and ask the troops to speed up the attack."
"Very good." Zaharov, who had achieved his goal, said, "I'm waiting for your good news."
When Sokov and Lukin returned to the headquarters, Yakov immediately reported the contents of Zakharov's phone call to Sokov, and finally said: "Misha, it seems that our troops are going to speed up. , otherwise you may fall behind other friendly forces."
Sokov looked at the map in front of him, frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Yakov: "Yasha, our troops lack trucks and can only advance on two legs. The current advancement speed has already reached We have reached our limit. We can't eat hot cheese in a hurry. If we force the troops to speed up the advance, it will only be counterproductive. If the commanders and soldiers are exhausted, when they arrive in the big cities in the Northeast and prepare for the next battle, the troops will Maybe you won’t have enough physical strength to support the next battle.”
"Comrade Chief of Staff." After Lukin waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he echoed from the side: "Misha is very reasonable. Blindly speeding up the advancement will not only make our commanders and soldiers exhausted, but also Increase the pressure on logistical supplies. If the Kwantung Army sends a small force to harass our transport convoy, it may cause our frontline troops to run out of ammunition and food. Once they launch a counterattack, we may not be able to stop them. Fight back.”
"Yes, if you advance too fast, the pressure on logistical supplies will increase." Sokov continued: "After all, the Kwantung Army has been operating here for more than ten or twenty years. It is not only familiar with the terrain, but also Local forces are also deeply entrenched, so if they want to attack our army's transportation lines and cut off our army's supplies, it will not be difficult for them."
“Then what should we do?” Yakov asked.
"Just move forward at the current speed." Sokov understood the current situation of his troops, so he would naturally not order the troops to speed up blindly, lest it cause unimaginable consequences: "If the superiors want to be held accountable, I will bear the responsibility. .”
"By the way, Misha." Yakov remembered something and quickly reported to Sokov: "General Chumakov called and said that his troops were almost rested and asked if they could take over. Will General Melekhov’s troops continue to advance south?”
“What did General Melekhov say?” Sokov did not immediately reply to Yakov, but asked: “Does he think his troops are capable of continuing to fight?”
"No problem." Yakov replied without hesitation: "Although the 49th Army fought fiercely all night, due to the smooth progress of the troops, the morale of the commanders and soldiers was high. It may not be easy to withdraw them at this moment. thing."
Sokov nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Human physical strength is limited. No matter how high the morale is, I am afraid many commanders and fighters will become exhausted. So, you reply to Chumakov and wait until twelve o'clock noon , they will take over the battle of the 49th Army."
"I think this arrangement is quite good." Yakov said with a smile: "The 57th Army has rested for such a long time, and they will take over from the 49th Army. I believe that the commanders and soldiers will continue their efforts and continue to advance towards the depth of the enemy's defenses. Dash.”
“We are making good progress, but what about the friendly forces?” Sokov asked: “For example, the 6th Guards Tank Army on our right wing, what is their current situation?”
"The specific situation is not clear." Yakov replied: "But according to the forward commander's report, they seemed to have stopped advancing in the Greater Khingan Mountains. It may be that the terrain there is not conducive to the passage of large-scale armored forces."
“Oh, that’s it.” Sokov nodded and said, “In this way, our troops will have the possibility to catch up with them.”
“Don’t you need to help them?” Gorokhov asked cautiously.
"There is no need." Sokov waved his hand towards Gorokhov and said: "The engineering troops to which they belong can solve all road problems to ensure the smooth movement of the tank troops, so there is no need for us to meddle in others' affairs. .”
(End of this chapter)
