Just when the entire war room became quiet amidst the commander's raging curses, the chief of staff's voice rang out in a timely manner, which greatly eased the tense atmosphere in the war room.
"Your Excellency, Commander, there may be a way to solve the current dilemma faced by dozens of counties in southeastern Jilin..."
"What method..." After hearing the chief of staff's answer, the commander at this moment asked eagerly, as if he had found a glimmer of hope in despair.
"Immediately send reinforcements to the southeastern part of Jilin. Before the Northeast Field Army can completely occupy the entire area, send troops to disrupt their deployment..."
"At present, the total strength of the Northeast Field Army has reached an astonishing more than 400,000 people. However, the troops that truly have combat effectiveness, that is, the troops that can fight the Kwantung Army, only have the original strength of a hundred thousand. And the Northeast
The field army, as well as the entire Liaoning Province, need to defend their huge base areas. Therefore, I am sure that the Northeast Field Army’s troops to attack this time will not exceed 100,000 at most..."
"Hundreds of thousands of troops surround dozens of counties in southeastern Jilin, and they also have to carry out scattered attacks. The total force must be very tight. As long as we can draw more than two divisions from the newly formed divisions and equip them with sufficient
The large number of heavy artillery can create a breakthrough in the Northeast Field Army's defense line based on its ability. I believe that as long as we can create a breakthrough, the Northeast Field Army's defense line in front of us will be broken without any attack. When the time comes, I will be brave.
The Kwantung Army troops can continuously advance into the southeast of Jilin. Finally, in the southeast of Jilin, they will engage in a large-scale strategic decisive battle with the Northeast Field Army, wiping out a large number of the effective forces of the Northeast Field Army, and setting the stage for our Kwantung Army to counterattack Fengtian.
be prepared…."
The chief of staff's answer was like a door to light, opening a door to light for everyone in the war room. Everyone in despair found a glimmer of hope.
Similarly, General Mizu Umejiro, as the commander, also immediately started to think briefly based on the combat sandbox in front of him.
A few minutes later, under everyone's expectant gaze, the commander's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp look. Then, he asked the chief of staff in front of him.
"Where is the new division closest to southeastern Jilin trained? How many troops are there in total? If the reinforcements are deployed now, how long will it take at the shortest time to arrive in southeastern Jilin and join the battle?"
"Liaoyuan...Your Excellency, Commander, Liaoyuan, as the east gate of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, has always stationed a long-term field division. In order to develop the growing Northeast Field Army in the Liaoning region, the Liaoyuan Headquarters controls the Kwantung Army.
Under the order of the headquarters, the strength of two new divisions has been reorganized. At present, the two new divisions have initially formed combat effectiveness. As long as they are equipped with a sufficient number of heavy weapons, they can dispatch troops..." the chief of staff answered affirmatively.
road.
"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, immediately sent a telegram to Commander Liaoyuan, ordering the new formation of the 6th and 7th divisions, the 10th Regiment of the Kwantung Army Field Heavy Artillery, and the 32nd and 33rd Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalions, a total of five
Ten thousand troops, under the unified command of Lieutenant General Nagashima of the Fifth Army, will immediately attack and advance along the Meihe estuary area to reinforce southeastern Jilin..." After thinking about everything, the commander, General Mizu Umejiro, gave a decisive order.
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, I will go and give the order right away..."
However, just as the chief of staff finished speaking, before he could leave, a communications staff officer rushed in with an eager look. Then, he quickly handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff who was about to leave.
After a quick glance at the telegram in his hand, the chief of staff's face turned pale in just a moment. As for the excitement of just accepting the order, it was also wiped away.
Seeing the face of the chief of staff in front of him change from sunny to gloomy, the keen-eyed commander immediately discovered something. He stared at the telegram in the hands of the chief of staff and asked.
"Chief of Staff, what happened?"
Looking at the commander in front of him who also looked nervous, the chief of staff said helplessly.
"Your Excellency, Commander, please speak frankly. This time, dozens of counties and cities in southeastern Jilin may have really become the possessions of the Northeast Field Army..."
"Nani, the treasure of the Northeast Field Army. Chief of Staff, didn't you just say that as long as the Kwantung Army sends more than two divisions, we can save the crisis in southeastern Jilin? Why now...Chief of Staff,
Did something happen?" In response to the sudden answer from the chief of staff, the commander asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hayi... This is the telegram just sent by Major General Yamamoto of Meihekou. A large number of Northeast Field Army suddenly appeared in the area around Meihekou. According to the investigation, the total strength exceeds 10,000 people... In addition, Northeast Field Army also appeared around Dongfeng County.
Traces of activity…” the Chief of Staff replied affirmatively…
"Meihe Mouth? How could this happen? What do the Northeast Field Army want to do? The southeastern part of Jilin is not enough to satisfy their appetite. They actually extend their tentacles to Meihe Mouth. Meihe Mouth is an important transportation artery in Jilin and must not be tolerated.
If there is any accident... order reinforcements, abandon the reinforcement of southeastern Jilin, and instead reinforce Meihekou. Go and give the order immediately..." After a brief shock, General Mizu Umejiro gave a very decisive order.
"Hayi..."
"Boom..." A ball of orange-red flames spurted out from the rocket launcher. A rocket with a tail flame quickly flew out of the rocket launcher and flew towards a bunker outside Baimi. Following closely behind,
A huge explosion reached everyone's ears. As for the machine gun bunker that had just spurted out streaks of hot flames, as the explosion sounded, it was immediately blown to pieces, and together with the few little devils inside,
Was torn into pieces.
"The first platoon immediately launched an attack to eliminate the remaining Japs on the position. The second platoon and the third platoon followed up and continued the attack..." Looking at the machine gun bunker blocking the troops, in the blink of an eye, it turned into a pile of ruins.
After casting a glance of praise at the rocket launcher beside him, the commander of the second company in charge of the main offensive mission gave a decisive order.
"Da da da..." As soon as the company commander's order was issued, dozens of light machine guns serving as fire cover fired an airtight bullet net at the pile of rubble outside Bai Mi. Following closely behind, a row of
More than thirty soldiers, led by their respective platoon leaders, quickly jumped out of the bunker, formed a skirmish line, and launched a charge towards the Japanese position...
Wang Gang, as a soldier who had just joined the army less than half a year ago, was able to kill six enemies in two battles because of his outstanding marksmanship. In just a few months, he went from a recruit to a
Today's platoon leader. At this moment, Wang Gang is holding up the semi-automatic rifle in his hand, while carefully searching for possible dangers, while commanding the only 30 men left behind him to attack the Japanese army that has turned into ruins in front of him.
Position to launch an attack.
Just when Wang Gang, leading a platoon, successfully rushed to less than five meters away from the Japanese position without encountering any resistance, and was about to cross the Japanese position, someone suddenly jumped out from behind the sandbag blocking everyone.
The four little devils, with bayonets shining brightly in their hands, screamed and launched a stab at Gang Gang, who was rushing at the front, hoping to drag an enemy to be buried with them before they died...
"Platoon leader, be careful...there are Japs..." Facing the Japanese position, the Japs suddenly appeared very close at hand. The platoon leader who followed Wang Gang could not provide any support due to the terrain, so he could only face the enemy in front of him.
The platoon leader reminded with an anxious look.
At this moment, after several consecutive battles, Wang Gang, who had already sensed various dangers, had immediately discovered the four little Japs who suddenly appeared and launched an attack on him.
"Bang..." A sharp gunshot sounded, and Wang Gang faced the little devil at the front mercilessly and pulled the trigger of the semi-automatic rifle in his hand. The gunshot sounded, and the little devil sprinting at the front also showed unwillingness.
With a look on his face, he fell to the ground.
"Bage Yalu, you cunning Chinese, go to hell..." Seeing the death of his companions, the little Japs behind him couldn't help but curse. However, in just a moment, the faces of the three little Japs...
They showed a hint of excitement. In their eyes, the Chinese commander in front of them had fired the 'only' bullet in his rifle. At this moment, he had become a lamb to be slaughtered in their hands, at their disposal.
.
However, just when the three little Japs, with excited expressions and rifles with bayonets in their hands, were preparing to launch the final blow, an incredible scene appeared in front of them.
Facing the thrusts of three of his own men, Wang Gang in front of him not only did not take any evasion, but instead held up the rifle without a bayonet in his hand and continued to pull the trigger at himself.
"Bang bang bang..." A series of clear gunshots rang out, and the three little Japs fell heavily into a pool of blood with incredulous expressions. Moreover, even to their death, they still didn't understand why Zhou Zhong's rifle of the Northeast Field Army in front of them
, it can fire continuously like a light machine gun...
"Comrades, continue to launch the attack. Remember, in case of accidental injury, give all the little devils a bayonet..." After quickly replacing a new magazine with the rifle in his hand, the company commander ordered decisively, and then
, once again rushed to the front of the entire queue...
Listening to the roaring gunfire outside the city, Major General Yamamoto, as the supreme commander of Liaoyuan, has been staying in the war room since the beginning of the battle, paying attention to the specific battle situation outside the city.
Seeing a combat staff officer with a face filled with smoke rushing into the war room out of breath, Major General Yamamoto, who had already been waiting impatiently, asked nervously.
"Ji Shanjun, what's the situation outside the city? Why have the sound of gunfire gotten closer and closer to the headquarters in less than two hours? Also, all the telephone lines from the headquarters to the outside world have been cut off?"
"Reporting to the brigade commander, Your Excellency, the situation is very bad..."
"The progress of the Northeast Field Army is very rapid. Currently, two of the three lines of defense deployed by our army outside the city have been breached. And at the south gate, where the fiercest fighting was, the forward troops of the Northeast Field Army are only a few meters away from the city wall.
It’s one kilometer…” the chief of staff reported breathlessly.
"How could this happen..." Faced with the shocking news in front of him, Major General Yamamoto, who was originally full of confidence, seemed to have been struck by lightning. He sat heavily on the stool behind him. Then, a trace of decadence appeared on his face.
look.
In order to prevent Liaoyuan City from becoming the second Qingyuan County seat, Major General Yamamoto, the highest officer in Liaoyuan, did not concentrate all his troops into the city and rely on city defenses to defend it. Instead, he sent the troops of a field regiment in sequence.
Three lines of defense were deployed outside the city, preparing for echelon blocking, thus delaying the offensive pace of the Northeast Field Army and waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
However, what I didn't expect was that the entire attack took less than two hours. With two infantry brigades and a large number of military fortresses, the first two lines of defense of the machine gun bunker were quickly broken through. This is a big deal.
It was beyond Major General Yamamoto's expectation.
Thinking of all this, after a brief shock, Major General Yamamoto asked with a desperate look: "Ji Shanjun, do the Northeast Field Army outside the city really have such a powerful combat effectiveness..."
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to reports from commanders at all levels on the front line, they found two different weapons among the troops of the Northeast Field Army. And a large number of bunkers built by our Kwantung Army outside the city were destroyed in these two
Among the weapons..."
"What weapon..." Upon hearing the answer from the chief of staff in front of him, Major General Yamamoto's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp edge. Then, he asked the chief of staff in front of him eagerly.
"According to the reports of frontline officers and soldiers, the two weapons are, one is a rifle that can fire continuously, and the other weapon is an artillery that can fire flatly... Under the suppression of rifles like this from the Northeast Field Army, our rifles
At the same time, the artillery that can shoot horizontally is not only very light, it can be operated and transported by one person. More importantly, the power of this kind of artillery is very powerful, reaching 100 meters
Within it, we can destroy various military bunkers built by our army outside the city..."
"Nani? How is it possible? When did the backward Chinese people possess such advanced combat weapons... No, we must report this news to the Kwantung Army headquarters as soon as possible. Otherwise, in future operations,
We will suffer greater losses. Chief of Staff, report this situation to the Kwantung Army Headquarters immediately. In addition, I would like to request combat guidance from the headquarters, immediately..." A look of disbelief quickly flashed across Major General Yamamoto's face.
Later, I immediately discovered the specific value of this message, and then gave a decisive order to the chief of staff in front of me.
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, the brigade commander, is reporting on the battle outside the city. According to the report of the captain of the third infantry brigade, our third line of defense will fall within half an hour at most... Do you think we will send reinforcements immediately?
Troops, hold the third line of defense..." the chief of staff asked.
"Order the security division outside the city to immediately dispatch four regiments of troops to reinforce the Kwantung Army troops outside the city. Rather than letting these Manchurian Army troops become a hidden danger to our defense in the city, it is better to send them directly to the forefront
, continue to consume the effective strength of the Northeast Field Army and block their offensive..." Major General Yamamoto ordered.
"Ha Yi, your Excellency the brigade commander is wise..."
"In addition, in addition to the four security regiments dispatched to the city, the remaining regiments were dispersed to the four city walls to assist the Kwantung Army in defending the city. At the same time, all police forces, expatriate armed forces, and spies in the city were armed.
Participate in the battle to defend the city at any time. In a word, Liaoyuan City must not be lost, and we must wait for the arrival of reinforcements." Major General Yamamoto's face revealed a trace of murderous intent, and he ordered decisively.
"Hayi..."
Outside Liaoyuan City, inside the temporary headquarters of the Northern Expedition Army, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was standing in front of a huge map, listening to Commander Zhou Baozhong in front of him introduce the current progress of each unit.
"Commander-in-Chief, compared with before the expansion of the army, the combat effectiveness of the army has not declined at all, but has increased a lot. Especially the rocket launcher that was just equipped to the army is an excellent weapon to deal with the Japanese bunkers. In the past,
, to deal with these bunkers, we can only use explosive packs. But now, these indestructible bunkers are like paper in front of the rocket launchers... As for the semi-automatic rifles just equipped, it is a nightmare for the infantry of the little devils.
.With the addition of semi-automatic rifles, the accuracy of the little Japanese rifleman was immediately weakened a lot..." Zhou Baozhong said with excitement.
"Well, advanced weapons can indeed improve the combat effectiveness of the troops to a certain extent. The troops at the front are ordered to continue to strengthen the offensive. At the same time, the guard division, heavy artillery division, cavalry division, second regiment of the air defense division, and rocket artillery battalion are ordered to
The 37th Division and the 38th Division of the 13th Army of the Fifth Corps will immediately go to the reserved ambush battlefield and prepare for battle..." Liu Hua ordered decisively.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."
"Commander Zhou, the battle here is left to you. Remember, you must not break through the city defenses before receiving orders from the headquarters. However, during the entire offensive process, you must put pressure on the little devils and let them feel,
Their city defenses may be breached by us at any time..."
"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured, I understand all this. I will definitely ask the little Japanese commanders in the city to send out a telegram asking for help every ten minutes..." Zhou Baozhong replied thoughtfully.
"Okay... the guard camp, set off immediately, and will be transferred to the forefront by the headquarters..." Liu Hua gave the final order.