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Chapter 122: The Madness of Militarism

At nine o'clock in the morning on September 21, 1931, Lin Ye, Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Theater Command of the Imperial Chinese Army, and Bob, Chief of Staff of the Theater Staff Department, Wu Peifu, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff, and Chu Xiao, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Yan Lianhe issued the latest combat order: ordering the former enemy headquarters in Shenyang to immediately surround the current enemy and consume as much enemy troops as possible, launch the attack at three o'clock in the afternoon, and eliminate all enemy troops before four o'clock; order other former enemy headquarters to eliminate them before noon The current enemy. After the order was issued, all the ministries took action and an encirclement and annihilation battle began.

The former enemy headquarters in Shenyang, the 1st Division Commander Headquarters Commander Zhang Lingfu, the 2nd Division Commander and Deputy Commander Qiu Qingquan, the 1st Air Force Regiment Commander Xu Zhiming, and the 2nd Regiment Commander Li Xiaodong have already agreed on a combat plan, and the two commanders of the 1st Division will The two brigades of the second division squeezed from the north to the south and from the east to the west. The two brigades of the second division squeezed from the west to the east and from the south to the north. Try to squeeze the Japanese as much as possible before 2:30 p.m. Then, artillery fire struck first, and then the air force carried out bombing. At three o'clock in the afternoon, each brigade launched a general attack on time, annihilating the enemy in one fell swoop.

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Gao Zhihang, a former Major (Army Rank) pilot of the Flying Eagles of the Northeast Aviation Department and a major instructor of the aviation education class, asked to see him and asked to participate in the war."

Several officers looked at each other and nodded. Xu Zhiming turned to the soldiers and said, "Please come in, Major Gao."

"Yes, sir." The soldier turned around and went out. After a while, he brought someone in.

"Gao Zhihang, the former Northeastern Air Force soldier, came here on behalf of the aviation force and cadets to request to participate in the war. Please approve it from your superiors." After Gao Zhihang finished speaking, he saluted with a military salute.

"Okay, we welcome anyone who is willing to fight against the bandits. The headquarters approves your temporary formation of a flight team and joining the aviation regiment to participate in the battle." Qiu Qingquan said to Gao Zhihang.

"Yes, Gao Zhihang promises to complete the mission." Gao Zhihang saluted with a military salute and turned around to go out.

The existing weapons and equipment in Shenyang include 110 aircraft from the original Northeast; about 150,000 rifles; about 3 million rounds of ammunition; 600 mortars, 400,000 rounds of artillery shells; about 200,000 mountain artillery, field artillery, and heavy artillery. One hundred and fifty guns, about 100,000 rounds of artillery shells, and about 400,000 pounds of gunpowder. The headquarters decided to use these resources as much as possible and consume as much as possible, so as to reduce logistical pressure.

The first to start the war was the Air Force, because four aircraft of the 8th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron of the Yijun Army, led by its captain Tatsuo Hirata, flew directly from Pyongyang to Shenyang. The straight-line air distance from Pyongyang to Shenyang is 380 kilometers, and the 10th Squadron Huazawa The eight "A-Type IV" bi-wing, single-engine, non-retracting landing gear fighters led by Captain Tomoo had a short range and had to land in Sinuiju for refueling. They all flew to Shenyang at 10 a.m. to support the infantry operations of the Ai Army. , Xu Zhiming's first regiment of twelve fighter jets and Li Xiaodong's second regiment of twelve fighter jets immediately took off to fight the Ni Ma, two against one. This was not the end of it. Gao Zhihang's temporarily formed flying brigade also insisted on To join the war, they had no choice but to agree to their request to join the war. Therefore, Gao Zhihang and his twelve fighter jets also joined the battle, forming a three-on-one situation.

Although the pilots of the first and second regiments do not have sufficient combat experience, the aircraft they fly are powerful, small, with strong firepower, fast flying speed and very flexibility. They can directly defeat the lagging aircraft of the Feng Army. Bullying, four planes were shot down in one encounter. When the rest of the army saw that the situation was not good, they just ran away. How could they have done it? They didn't see Gao Zhihang and the others coming up from behind. Gao Zhihang and the others thought in their hearts With hatred, I don’t even want them to go back alive. How can a total of only eight planes escape the gang fight of more than thirty planes? Damn, they are all scrambling to open fire. One after another, the enemy planes are smoking and exploding. , it didn’t take long before all the Japanese planes were killed.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, attacks from four directions began at the same time. At this time, the artillery of the Qi army had already been destroyed. The attack methods of each group were basically the same. First, the artillery carried out long-range strikes on the areas where the Qi army was concentrated, and then

The focus of using mortars for fixed-point bombardment is to consume the enemy's troops. Therefore, the attack speed is not fast and the attack is slow and unhurried.

Seeing the Japs in the trenches being bombarded, Chen Taizhong, the deputy commander of the division's independent regiment, rubbed his hands in excitement. This independent regiment was specially approved. Some of the backbones were transferred from Chen Taizhong's first battalion, plus the Northeastern Army that had been recruited.

It was established with Wang Tiehan as the group leader and Chen Taizhong as the deputy group leader.

"Send an order to all battalions not to worry, to aim their guns before firing, and to hide themselves to reduce unnecessary casualties." Chen Taizhong ordered the soldiers beside him.

"Yes, each battalion should not be anxious. The guns should be aimed before firing, and be careful to hide yourself to reduce unnecessary casualties." The soldier dictated the order once and was correct, then turned around and went down to deliver the order.

Looking at the Japs side, the trenches that had been plowed several times by artillery fire were sparsely populated. The remaining Japs were targeted by several guns, and the number of Japs was decreasing. At this time, Captain Wang Tiehan came over and glanced at the enemy on the opposite side.

The position said: "After a while, this line of defense will be almost complete, and we can move forward again."

"Captain, it feels so damn comfortable to bully the little Japs like this. However, we can actually eat the Japs in one go with all our might, so why do we have to wait a certain amount of time to annihilate the Japs?" Deputy Commander Chen Taizhong said doubtfully.

"Yeah, I also like to torture these little devils like this. Back then, our soldiers didn't even have guns in the Peking University camp, and they beat us so badly. Now we finally get our revenge. I guess I want to use them as bait when I go up to the peak.

Just catch some fish and we will carry out the order." Wang Tiehan explained.

"It makes sense. Our commander-in-chief has always been clever and clever, and every step he takes is profound. We have become accustomed to it." Chen Taizhong said with admiration.

"I have heard about some of the marshal's miracles recently, but why don't you call the marshal the emperor?" Wang Tiehan asked strangely.

"These are all old stories. The uprising didn't last long. Some of the old buddies of the Marshal suggested calling him the Marshal. Later, it developed and expanded. When discussing the system, the Marshal called the Republic a good one.

Immediately approved. Some people proposed that the Marshal should be the emperor in the future. The Marshal said that it doesn’t matter what kind of system, as long as people

It is enough for the people to live well. Later, when we want to build a country, the system cannot be avoided. Everyone agrees that the commander-in-chief should be the emperor, but the commander-in-chief wants to object, but it doesn’t work. Who told the commander-in-chief to leave his words in the first place, and the opposition is invalid. However, the commander-in-chief wanted to object.

Marshal stipulates that in the military, you should still use your original title. You have gotten used to it over the years." Chen Taizhong explained.

"Oh, that's it." Wang Tiehan suddenly realized, and after looking at the situation on the position, he said: "Okay, we can almost conquer another city. Pass the order and order five rounds of mortar fire, and each battalion will fire

Attack with one company and capture the current position for me."

"Yes, five rounds of mortar fire. Each battalion will send a company to attack and capture the current position." After receiving the order, the soldier turned around and left.

The mortars began to bombard. While the bandits were panicking and hiding from the artillery fire, each battalion launched an attack and quickly took over the position. Damn, how many devils are there? You have to bombard and then attack like this. How can you be such a bully?

Well, there is no other way. Shangfeng has repeatedly emphasized that reducing casualties is all that is required to achieve the target within the scheduled time. Shenyang's 600 mortars are allocated 100 to each division, so it is not enough to bombard them vigorously.

Everything is important.

Lieutenant General Domon Jiro, the commander of the 2nd Division, is so frustrated now. When has the country ever been so cowardly that it was crippled by a group of bandits? The commander of the 2nd Division, Commander Domon Jiro, led the 15th Brigade The total number of regiments, plus the remaining garrison troops, is less than 4,000. The number of people blocking the bandits' attack in each direction is less than 1,000. The problem is that the number of people is decreasing every minute. Why do the bandits still have artillery? What? Well, the commander of the Duomen Erlang Division slapped his forehead and remembered that there were many weapons and ammunition in Shenyang City. They must have been harvested by the bandits, and the starlings were also exposed! There is no other way. Send a telegram to urge reinforcements and send the latest By the way, information, if the reinforcements don't come, it will really be over.

This telegram was very timely. Lieutenant General Shigeru Honjo, the commander of the Kwantung Army, had always been puzzled as to how a group of bandits and miscellaneous resistance forces could have such powerful firepower, even the air force, and wipe out the empire's already small air force. It turned out that the Kwantung Army was so embarrassed. Although the number of the Kwantung Army was a little smaller, it was not like this. It turns out that the problem lies here. This aspect of information has been available before, but it was ignored. I figured it out. The key point was that the commander of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Shigemo Honjo, no longer dared to hesitate and immediately sent a telegram to the commander of the Korean Army, Lieutenant General Hayashi Juro, asking for urgent help, explaining the current serious situation in detail.

Lieutenant General Hayashijuro, the commander of the North Korean Army, was shocked after reading the message. The Kwantung Army's attack went smoothly at first, but then it was constantly blocked, and gradually the attack became less smooth. Lieutenant General Hayashijuro knew this, but it was a group of bandits. , a ragtag group of miscellaneous troops actually surrounded a brigade of the empire, which is incredible. Looking at the explanation below, Lieutenant General Hayashi Juro was somewhat clear, and he hurriedly found the information and looked through it. It didn't matter, I took a breath of cold air and almost dropped my jaw. There were about 150,000 rifles and about 3 million rounds of bullets; about 600 mortars and about 400,000 shells; and about 200,000 mountain and wild heavy artillery pieces. One hundred and fifty guns, about 100,000 rounds of artillery shells; about 400,000 pounds of gunpowder. There are fighters, bombers, reconnaissance planes and all kinds of aircraft. This is just for weapons, and other supplies have gone to sea. Nani, the cabinet is a big bastard, the military department He was so cowardly that he thought he would have made a fortune if he had deployed a heavy army and swallowed it all in one go. How could he have such a troublesome thing today? He made a decision after thinking about it for a while, and he couldn't help but think too much. The telegram was sent to the 20th Division. The mixed 39th Brigade led by Major General Tatsujiro Kamura accelerated its advance and quickly supported the 2nd Division. He also ordered the 20th Division Commander, Lieutenant General Kanetsuji, to send two more regiments to follow it. After that, they quickly reinforced the Second Division of the Kwantung Army. Damn it, the militarists of the weak country during this period were really audacious. Originally, the Kwantung Army acted without permission, and the weak troops stationed in Korea fought across the border without orders. Now they have The troops in North Korea were almost completely depleted. This was a military deployment that was completed without the knowledge of the military department and the cabinet. How dare you disobey orders.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the 39th Brigade reached the Xiamatang area, the railway was cut off and the army was blocked. The 39th Brigade had to get off the train to fight.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, according to the deployment of the former enemy headquarters, the various armies of the Chinese Imperial Army in the northeast launched an attack at the same time. The small band of bandits were directly wiped out, and the larger ones surrounded were only the 15th Army of the Second Division. There were about 3,000 people left mainly with the brigade, as well as the commander of the Third Brigade of the Second Division, Teru Tanibe. When attacking these two groups, the Japs first bombarded them with artillery fire, and then the planes took turns bombing and strafing. Gao Zhihang and his gang The pilots in the Northeast were very angry. They had also heard about what happened to the Peking Camp. They set up planes and chased the Japanese in the air to shoot at them. Then they pulled them up and started shooting again. Damn it, just such a small number of people and horses could not withstand such devastation. They really slapped them with the palm of their hands. Bugs, beat the eggs with your fists. By the time the whole army attacked, there were not many Japanese pirates alive. Lieutenant General Domon Jiro, the commander of the 2nd Division, committed suicide by caesarean section.
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