Seeing that the Japanese were gaining momentum, they were moving forward step by step, and there was no way to defeat them one by one. Xu Rui had no choice but to abandon the Wujiashan Fortress. Of course, before giving up, Xu Rui had to make some arrangements to evacuate the personnel and destroy a large number of surface fortifications.
After a pre-war meeting, the participating members unanimously approved Xu Rui's combat plan and immediately began general mobilization before retreating.
In the following days, the Japanese began to attack Wujiashan step by step. After a fierce battle, the new anti-alliance regiment in Wujiashan gradually withdrew from all positions.
Seeing that the attack was effective, the Japanese army immediately stepped up the attack. Within a few days, they finally completely occupied Wujiashan. However, before the Japanese could cheer, a series of loud noises erupted throughout Wujiashan, and all the fortifications occupied by the Japanese were destroyed. It was blown up and thousands of Japanese were buried in the ruins.
At this time, Xu Rui had led the new anti-alliance regiment to retreat to the Primorsky Territory. Hearing the continuous explosions behind him, everyone felt very heavy. Wujiashan, which had held on for so long, was finally captured by the Japanese. After the attack, my home is gone, where is the future...
The Japanese were extremely arrogant after occupying Wujiashan. Yamashita Fengwen was even more ecstatic after receiving the call. In his opinion, Wujiashan was Xu Rui's foundation. If Xu Rui's foundation was destroyed, Xu Rui would be like a toothless person. Tigers can't make big waves at all.
Moreover, once Wujiashan was lost, the Primorsky Territory was exposed to him. His troops had every opportunity to take advantage of the situation to capture the Primorsky Krai and occupy the last Soviet enclave in the Far East.
Thinking of this, Yamashita Fengwen immediately ordered the 1st, 4th, 18th, and 47th Divisions to immediately launch an attack on Primorsky Territory, striving to destroy Primorsky Krai in one battle and occupy the entire Far East. area, in Yamashita Fengfumi's view, this will be the last battle to attack the Primorsky Krai.
Subsequently, the Japanese's four divisions immediately launched a tidal wave of attacks on the Primorsky Krai.
Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok.
Savushkin and Cherev were shocked when they heard that Wujiashan had been lost and the Japanese invaded in large numbers. This time, they finally felt the pain of death and coldness.
Savushkin and Cherev regretted it to the extreme. If they had known this, they would have negotiated conditions with Xu Rui and supported Xu Rui to stick to Wujiashan earlier, and they would not have been here today.
Life was not easy in the Primorsky Krai at this time. After several previous battles with the Japanese, the Soviet Far East Front achieved victory, but it also paid a heavy price. The original 50,000 troops shrank significantly to about 30,000. It was not enough to defend the entire Primorsky Territory, so Savushkin issued a conscription order to mobilize all Soviet men of appropriate age in the entire Primorsky Krai to join the army. However, the effect was not obvious. In a few months, less than 10,000 people were recruited. .
This is mainly due to the sparse population in the Far East of the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union adopted national policies and forced many Russians and Belarusians from Europe to the Far East to Primorsky Krai, which changed the population structure of Primorsky Krai, it was not enough to change the geography of the Far East. Due to the sparsely populated situation, the conscription of 10,000 people is already the limit for the entire Primorsky Territory.
As a result, soldiers in the entire Primorsky Territory became extremely nervous. Everyone knows that the Japanese will definitely continue to attack Primorsky Krai, but they are unable to stop it.
At the Soviet Far Eastern Front headquarters in Vladivostok, Savushkin and Cherev were a little worried. They had tried their best, but the situation in Primorsky Territory was deteriorating. From time to time, Soviets secretly left Primorsky Krai and fled to the inland areas of the Soviet Union. Facing the dangerous situation, the two people felt powerless.
Today's Primorsky Krai does not lack weapons and ammunition, it only lacks personnel.
Cherev said: "Comrade Savushkin, the Japanese have crossed Wujiashan and attacked our army. They are now engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with our troops guarding Hunchun Ridge. Judging from the current situation, our troops cannot stop them at all." The Japs took too long.”
"We must expand our army to the maximum extent within a short period of time. Otherwise, if we continue to fight like this, we will not be able to compete with the Japanese at all," Savushkin said.
"Comrade Savushkin, I have an idea. There are a large number of Chinese living in Vladivostok. Now that our army's military resources are exhausted, can we recruit troops from the Chinese to meet our urgent needs?"
Savushkin thought for a while and said: "This is a good idea. If we can recruit troops from the Chinese, we can make up for the losses of our army."
Cherev said: "If we recruit troops from the Chinese, at least 6,000 troops can be recruited. This will greatly alleviate the problem of insufficient soldiers encountered by our army."
Savushkin said: "Comrade Political Commissar, I agree with you, but now that the Japanese have stormed Hunchun Ridge, our army is under great pressure. We must increase our troops in the direction of Hunchun Ridge. Otherwise, our army will be in danger of being defeated." .”
Savushkin and Cherev realized that the strategic situation in the entire Primorsky Territory was too dangerous. The Japanese could attack the Primorsky Krai at any time from the directions of Khabarovsk, Xingkai Lake, and Wujiashan. Troops were needed everywhere for defense. And with only so many troops, I really felt a little unsustainable.
"No matter what, troops must be mobilized to strengthen the frontline defense of Hunchun Ridge. By the way, Xu Rui's troops should have entered Hunchun Ridge now. Contact Xu Rui immediately and ask Xu Rui to help us defend Hunchun Ridge." Savushkin said .
"Okay, I'll contact Xu Rui immediately." Cherev nodded.
An hour later, Cherev returned to the office angrily and said to Savushkin: "Comrade Savushkin, our radio station has lost contact with Xu Rui, and Xu Rui's troops have disappeared."
Savushkin couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew about the Japanese attack on Wujiashan Fortress this time, and just two days ago, Xu Rui handed over more than 10,000 Japanese prisoners of war to him, and he replaced them with these prisoners of war. Many workers directly joined the army, which strengthened the strength of the Far East Front. At the same time, in return, Xu Rui retreated some non-combatants from Wujiashan Fortress to Primorsky Krai.
It had only been a few days, and I thought Xu Rui could still defend the Wujiashan Fortress as before, but I didn't expect that something went wrong.
I should have sent troops to repay Xu Rui and help him defend the Wujiashan Fortress. However, due to my own mistakes, the Wujiashan Fortress fell. I felt sorry for Xu Rui and did not reach out to help him when he was in the most difficult time. , it’s really embarrassing to ask others for help now, but for the sake of Primorsky Krai, I really don’t have to worry about so much.
Savushkin said: "We must contact Xu Rui and tell him that as long as he can help us guard Primorsky Krai, we will give him whatever he wants!"
In a small town near Hunchunling in the Primorsky Territory, Xu Rui led several regimental officers to sit in a room, sitting around the stove and warming themselves over the fire. The fragrant smell of potatoes came from below the stove.
Zhuo Ligetu took out a few roasted potatoes from the ashes under the stove, removed the skins, and handed them to Xu Rui's hand.
Looking at the golden potatoes, Xu Rui was in a good mood. After coming out of Wujiashan Fortress, Xu Rui led his troops to this small town and stayed there for three days.
In the distance, fierce gunfire sounds came from the direction of Hunchun Ridge from time to time. It was obvious that the Japanese were attacking Hunchun Ridge day and night, but Xu Rui didn't care about this. He withdrew from the Wujiashan base area, and the war became a battle between the Japanese and Japanese. The contest with the Soviet army has nothing to do with me. What I have to do now is to do the same thing as the Soviet army, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Of course, when necessary, I will still take action to pull the Soviets away. A handful, but the Soviets had to pay a certain price in exchange for it.
"Commander, Savushkin has sent several telegrams asking us to coordinate operations. Can we reply?" Du Junjie said.
Xu Rui said: "There is nothing to reply to. I have helped the Soviets so much, but there is something going on in Wujiashan. The Soviets don't even give a shit. They are typical white-eyed wolves. Let's give them a break first. When the time is right, we will It’s never too late to attack.”
"Captain, do you think the Japanese can occupy Primorsky Krai?" Digua asked.
Xu Rui said: "With the enemy's military strength, it is not impossible to occupy Primorsky Krai. It mainly depends on how Savushkin fights. With the current fighting style, head-on confrontation, I don't think it will take long. In time, Primorsky Krai will fall.”
"This Savushkin, when we were guarding Wujiashan, he refused to save us. This time, let him taste the suffering of the Japanese." Digua said.
"Captain, are we going to stay here all the time?" Chen Xuedong asked.
Xu Rui said: "Yes, let's take a good rest first and wait until the Soviets can't bear it anymore." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he ignored others and ate the roasted potatoes by himself. The smell of the golden potatoes was It was so mouth-watering that Du Junjie and others also took out the potatoes and started eating them...
In the next few days, no matter how Savushkin sent telegrams, Xu Rui just refused to answer them. At this time, the battle in Hunchun Ridge had come to an end. The Japanese had invested a lot of troops and weapons and were about to break through Hunchun Ridge.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xu Rui contacted Savushkin. Savushkin asked Xu Rui to join the battle immediately, but Xu Rui called back and said that his troops had suffered heavy losses in the battle at Wujiashan and needed to be replenished. I can't get into the fight yet.
Savushkin knew that Xu Rui was waiting for a price, so he had no choice but to offer to support Xu Rui with a batch of supplies.
Xu Rui called back and said: "I want a tank!"
After Savushkin learned about Xu Rui's call back, he had the urge to spill blood. The Far East Front Army may have had no shortage of tanks in the past, but since the fall of the Far East, tanks have become a luxury item for the Far East Front Army. The entire Far East Front Army There are only more than 200 vehicles...