Chapter 285: Occupy Fengtian
During the drizzle, gunfire rumbling, and most of the people in Fengtian City had already evacuated, but some families were still reluctant to leave.
Some people want to see the lost land with their own eyes, or they are unwilling to escape at this time and are afraid of death. No matter what, those who stay will naturally suffer from casualties of varying degrees.
Whether it is done by the Kanto Army or injured by stray bullets of the Ninety-Nine Army, it is a war, which is inevitable.
After the soldiers rushed up the city wall, they quickly occupied the entire city wall with their powerful firepower and wiped out all the enemies.
A large group of Japanese soldiers was not worth worrying about at all, and almost half of them were in a state of fatigue. Their duty last night made them exhausted. Before they could wake up, their heads fell directly to the ground.
The only thing that can resist in the city is the only one large group of Kwantung Army, but due to the impact of the defeated troops, the Kwantung Army's defense is also very weak.
Tanks charge, infantry follow, and when they encounter resistance, they will be a rain of bullets, either killed with one blow, or holes all over the body. In short, the Kwantung Army, who dared to stop, have all been subdued.
Armored troops participated in the attack in the south and east of the city. Even in the north of the city, the troops who came to support from the Kangping area also divided ten tanks and a company of soldiers to garrison here.
The city wall has not been broken and the city gate stands tall. If the Kwantung Army in the city wants to break out of Fengtian City, they must walk out of the city gate to the north. However, the city gate is only so big, and there are only a few people who can come out at one time.
It seems a bit of a big deal to send ten tanks to garrison here. More than ten tanks cannot play any role at all. The infantry on the ground can completely block the collapsed Japanese army.
Although the Japanese army has the support of the Bushido spirit and will fight to the death in every battle, it depends on the situation. Once the main force is defeated, most people will still choose to escape. If they cannot escape, they will consider dying with the enemy.
The real Japanese army was not what later generations said. As long as they go to the battlefield, they will definitely die unless they win.
That is just for the wounded soldiers. If the Chinese want to capture them in the battle, how could the proud Japanese army be willing to do so? The living, those who are not injured have already run away, and they pray to fight again in the future.
The injured one lying on the ground and would not move. Although he wanted to run away in his heart, he had no choice but to let his body go. Therefore, when the Chinese were restraining the battlefield, these still alive wounded soldiers would detonate the grenades on their bodies and become Japanese subjects loyal to the emperor.
The Japanese army's actions were understandable, and Su Dao would not evaluate whether they did this correctly or wrongly.
Every country and nation has their own beliefs, just like China. Those who offend me and strong Han will be punished even if they are far away. This is undoubtedly a spirit of the Chinese.
Dissatisfaction with the invaders or powerful enemies. The spirit of daring to fight and pursuing.
Foreigners may find it difficult to accept this idea, but isn’t it the case for the Japanese? It is also difficult for us to accept the Japanese’s Bushido spirit. But it does exist.
So Su Dao could only laugh at this situation. What the Japanese want is his business. Su Dao only needs to remind the soldiers to pay attention to casualties. What if he has so many, then what if he does?
Fengtian City was broken, with the head of Japanese uniforms, thousands of people were killed in battle, and countless people fled.
In order not to force the Japanese army to death, and to prevent them from staying in the city to cause damage, from the beginning, the Eastern Army and the Central Army blocked the three gates of Fengtian City.
Only the East Gate did not arrange troops. Of course, the so-called lack of troops was just openly. Little did they know that in the place they did not see, there was a group of tiger and wolf troops staring at them.
Most of the people in the city were there, and many people outside the city. Before the war, the people fled their families and scattered everywhere, with many refugees in all directions.
If these Japanese defeated soldiers were allowed to flee at will, wouldn’t this battle be equivalent to not being fought?
Therefore, from the beginning of the battle, the Japanese left a route to escape. Naturally, the route will not be calm, and there will be any bumpy roads. Whether they can walk through it depends on their luck.
There may be fish that missed the net, but the Ninety-Nine Army meant to kill them all.
First, the Japanese were driven out of the city, so the soldiers in the city took advantage of the victory to pursue them. The ambush outside the city came forward to stop them. The two sides attacked each other from east to destroy the Japanese soldiers in one fell swoop.
The defeated army is not as good as the enemy. The wandering soldiers are bandits. Moreover, this is still on the land of China. How could the Ninety-Nine Army let these Japanese people who look like soldiers, bandits, and thieves wander around?
Not to mention harming the people, if they are let go, the Ninety-Nine Army will encounter more enemies in the next battle.
Their mission is not to occupy a few cities, but to do their best to eliminate more enemies.
To put it bluntly, if you occupy cities and conquer cities and territories, Su Dao does not have this strength, and he will not have this strength in the short term.
Now the Ninety-Nine Army is being attacked on both sides, and they are all strong enemies. So what if there are many cities you occupy? If you don’t have enough troops to defend, it’s better not to do this place.
If you throw it away, you can gather the troops and fight the enemy in the south with all your might. If you hold it in your hands, it will inevitably drag down tens of thousands of troops to be unable to participate in the war in the south, and you will need to use a small force to defend the Japanese counterattack.
Although it is impossible to launch too much offensive in the short term, it is also a headache for constant small troubles.
Therefore, at the beginning of the plan, Su Dao fully arranged each step in detail based on his number of troops.
In this battle, they only have one task, which is to kill the enemy, kill all the enemies, make the Japanese feel scared, make them retreat, and let them accept their conditions.
"Lao Pu, how did you get it?"
Yang Cheng walked around the city with a swagger. After he arrived at the station, he saw his chief of staff counting supplies. He walked up to ask in a good mood.
"There are about five thousand rifles, hundreds of machine guns, several ammunition, and about one wing artillery, as well as the Japanese canned military uniforms and other supplies."
Lao Pu was busy counting the supplies in front of him, and even lazy to reply, he said roughly.
"Huh? How could it be that little thing? There was no other thing?"
Yang Cheng looked at Lao Pu with great depression and asked again without any regard for his feelings.
The Japanese transported supplies to Fengtian day and night, and it was impossible that there was only one point. The war is so tight now that all the Kwantung Army troops are rushing to the front line. At this time, the Japanese had no need to transport supplies back and forth to the rear.
Moreover, as a strategic location in the Northeast, Fengtian is not only important in geographical location. At the same time, it is also a transportation hub in the Northeast region. Trains that go north and south, from east to west must pass here.
Could it be that the Japanese had transported the supplies to the back because the navy cut off the route from Japan to Dalian? But it is unlikely. According to the air force's reconnaissance, a large number of trains were parked in Fengtian City yesterday.
Did the trains ran away with all their supplies overnight?
"Oh, other things, a batch of fuel was found in the warehouse over there. Someone is counting it."
Lao Pu turned his head and looked at Yang Cheng, then continued to ask, "Have you solved your affairs?"
"Bad, don't you see who I am? What's the point of being a little Japanese? As soon as I take action, the Japanese will be out of here?"
When Yang Cheng heard that there was fuel, he was immediately happy, and even his speech became a little rampant.
The Ninety-Nine Army lacked nothing, but fuel. No matter how many weapons and ammunition were found in Fengtian City, they had nothing to do with them.
The weapons have different calibers. They don’t like Japanese devils’ rifles. They only use them as if they were fire sticks.
Yang Cheng’s most concerned about fuel is the issue of fuel. As long as there is fuel, everything is easy to say. In that case, their fuel supply trucks can load fuel here and then send it to the front line.
This saves a lot of time, and the armored troops can do more during this period without worrying about fuel issues.
And if you move forward, you will inevitably meet with the main force of the Japanese. The materials consumed at that time are not comparable to those now, and ammunition is easy to say. Just getting two trucks to pull them is enough to make a regiment use them for a day and a half.
But this fuel is very painful. It requires a special fuel truck to transport it. It is not as good as other supplies. Just find a truck. Therefore, the fuel supply problem has greatly restricted the combat efficiency of the armored troops.
Now that they have these fuels, they don’t have to worry about so many problems, and the fuel supply will be one day faster than before.
A 180-kilometer road may not take a day in the future, but at best it will only take one or two hours, but now it is good if the bad road conditions and winding roads are too bad.
"Okay, you, hurry up and go and do your business, don't show off my sarcasm."
Lao Pu smiled bitterly and looked at Yang Cheng. Although he was already a long ball, he was still a little childish and even spoke so carelessly. If it were other places, which group leader would say such words?
That is, in the 99th Army, where this is generally the case, no one will laugh at them. If the people who dare to let others know that the commanders are all young boys, I wonder what will happen?
The age structure of the 99th Army is really unbearable. The 99th Army is still unfamiliar to everyone. After all, the Wuhan government has not released their specific information, and the outside world only relies on inquiries or newspapers to understand the 99th Army.
It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the deeper issues of such personnel. The average age of soldiers is 19.4 years old, the average age of a major officer is 20 years old, and the average age of officers below major general is 23.6 years old.
I won’t say much about the above ones. The average age was a little older, basically 26 years old. However, with more than ten divisions expanding, there were so many major generals at once. Therefore, more than ten major generals and a lieutenant general like Su Dao, the average age was instantly pulled to 24 years old.
How can such a young army believe that it will be believed if it is said?
Even the Japanese on the opposite side couldn't believe that they were defeated by a bunch of young boys, and the way they used made them speechless, and they were completely forced to fight.
As long as you dare to stop me, I will bombard the artillery fire. Although this kind of war is not good, I have to say that this move will defeat the Japanese and flee one after another.
"The report team, the headquarters ordered us to appease the people of Fengtian and rest for an afternoon. Before dark, the follow-up troops will come to take over the defense, and ordered us to arrive in Xinjing before dawn."
Before Yang Cheng could continue to joke with Lao Pu, the communication soldier behind him rushed to report.
"I'll inform you that except for the rotating soldiers, all other soldiers will go to bed in the afternoon. Don't shout sleepy to me at night if you don't sleep."
Chapter completed!