Chapter 725: Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I tend to walk in the mountains
Chapter 725: Knowing clearly that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to travel to the tiger mountains (please subscribe!)
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"Boom, boom, boom..." A deafening explosion of artillery shells resounded in the city, and the entire city of Lushun began to tremble slightly with the explosion of the artillery shells. Following closely behind, the dust and bricks flew like rain. All the same, they fell from the roof one after another and hit everyone in the war room... For a moment, the entire command center was immediately enveloped in thick smoke and dust...
"Cough cough cough..." A cough sounded, and the entire command headquarters fell into brief chaos in just a moment. However, Lieutenant General Zhongshan, as the division commander, immediately He was sent to the underground headquarters not far away by the guards around him and continued to command the troops in combat.
Located in the underground headquarters, under the illumination of a big lamp, standing in front of a huge military map, looking at the city defense map in front of him, feeling the ground tremble slightly, Lieutenant General Zhongshan's face can be said to be extremely ugly. Because He did not expect that the Northeast Field Army, which was always known for its kindness, would actually use powerful large-caliber coastal defense artillery to bombard the city of Lushun, where a large number of civilians lived.
You need to know what will happen to the entire county, including the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the county, after Lushun City, which is densely populated and not particularly large in area, is violently bombarded by more than a dozen coastal defense guns in front of it. No need to If you think about it in your head, you can clearly know. After all, the front-line positions outside the city that have been blown into ruins by these coastal defense artillery clearly explain to everyone the specific power of the coastal defense artillery in the hands of the Northeast Field Army.
"Baga, how could this happen? How could the Northeast Field Army fire on Lushun City? Do they really not care about the hundreds of thousands of civilians in the city?" After a brief reflection, listening to the continuous roaring and explosions from the ground, Zhongshan The lieutenant general asked the chief of staff beside him with an incredulous look on his face.
And it was only at this moment, when he heard the constant explosions of artillery shells on the ground and the screams of soldiers. The division chief of staff finally understood that after discussing with the division commander in front of him, the seemingly foolproof battle plan actually contained... There is a very huge loophole hidden. And this huge loophole is the specific reason why the Northeast Field Army outside the city dared to use large-caliber coastal defense artillery towards Lushun City, where a large number of civilians live. They were not afraid of being labeled as massacre of civilians. …
Thinking of this, big beads of sweat immediately appeared on the chief of staff's forehead. Then, he said to the division commander beside him with a look of panic.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I apologize for your stupidity. In the entire battle plan, we seem to have overlooked a very important thing. And it was this matter that led the Northeast Field Army outside the city to dare to be labeled as massacre of civilians. , use large-caliber coastal defense artillery against the entire Lushun City..."
"Nani, what's the matter, say..." After hearing the answer from the chief of staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Zhongshan's eyelids jumped suddenly, and then, staring at a pair of red eyes and looking at the chief of staff in front of him, he asked .
"Ha Yi, there are indeed hundreds of thousands of civilians in the entire city of Lushun. However, among these hundreds of thousands of civilians, there are only less than 5,000 Chinese. What's more important is that almost all of these 5,000 Chinese are In the eyes of the Northeast Field Army outside the city, these five thousand Chinese are what they call traitors..."
"There is no need to show any mercy to the foreigners of the Japanese Empire in the city and the traitors they call traitors. Our opponents, the Northeast Field Army, have no need to show any mercy. After all, during the entire invasion of China, the Chinese people who died in the hands of the Imperial Army of our Chinese Empire
The common people can be said to be countless. And today's shelling, for the Chinese people, can only be regarded as a small act of revenge..." the chief of staff replied in a low voice.
"Nani, a traitor, an expatriate from the Communist Empire, an act of revenge... How could this happen on Bagya Road..." For a moment, Lieutenant General Zhongshan in front of him opened his mouth as if he had received a huge blow.
I tried to speak with my mouth, but no words came out. In the end, I froze on the spot with a dull look on my face, motionless...
In this way, the huge underground headquarters passed through several minutes of silence while the division commander, Lieutenant General Zhongshan, was dumbfounded. Finally, it was the chief of staff who broke the silence and spoke first.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do next?"
"What should I do?" Lieutenant General Zhongshan, who had recovered from the shock, couldn't help but ask... Finally, after a brief thought, he spoke.
"Chief of Staff, at present, the shelling of the Northeast Field Army is still continuing. Even if we want to contact the troops in the city, it is impossible. Therefore, everything must wait until the shelling of the Northeast Field Army stops before we can proceed. Immediately report to Kanto
The military headquarters sent a telegram asking how long it will take for our air reinforcements to arrive. In addition, we ordered our warships stationed at Lushunkou to fire immediately to attract the firepower of the Northeast Field Army's coastal defense artillery and provide our infantry with
A short gathering time…”
"Ha Yi, I will go and give the order right away..."
Tens of minutes later, with the arrival of the Kwantung Army's air reinforcements, and the Lushunkou naval gun and field heavy artillery regiments joining the battle, the coastal defense artillery battalion, which was constantly pouring artillery shells into Lushun City, immediately responded under Liu Hua's order.
Next, he changed his target and fired back at the Japanese warships and field heavy artillery units staying at Lushunkou...
While the enemy and we were engaged in an unprecedented artillery battle, the Japanese chief of staff, who looked sad, walked into the underground headquarters with a list he had just calculated.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is the specific loss caused to our army by the Northeast Field Army's fifteen-minute shelling of Lushun City..."
"Read..." Lieutenant General Zhongshan ordered.
"Ha Yi, according to statistics, in this fifteen-minute bombardment, our Imperial Kwantung Army directly killed 3,218 soldiers, and seriously injured 679 people who lost their combat effectiveness... So far, there are still fightable soldiers in the entire Lushun City.
There were less than 15,000 soldiers. In addition, the fifteen-minute bombardment caused at least 10,000 casualties to the residents in the city..." the chief of staff replied.
"Baga..." Clenching his fists and staring with a pair of angry eyes, the division commander, Lieutenant General Zhongshan, roared loudly at the chief of staff in front of him.
"Hayi..."
Facing the roar of his immediate superior, all the chief of staff could do at this moment was to close his mouth and silently endure the anger of the division commander in front of him. A few minutes later, the anger of the division commander in front of him slowly dissipated.
, the chief of staff said.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the current coastal defense artillery firepower in the hands of the Northeast Field Army has been successfully attracted by the counterattack of our naval guns and field heavy artillery wing. However, according to the artillery wing report, the firepower gap between the enemy and ours is really too big.
, so, during the entire shooting process, our artillery fire can last for an hour at most, and then we will be completely defeated."
"In addition, according to the latest news from the air reinforcements, the Northeast Field Army outside the city deployed a large number of anti-aircraft artillery fire on the artillery positions. After a bomber group lost nearly half of its combat aircraft during the bombing process,
Had to retreat."
"Bagh Ya Road..." Just as the chief of staff finished speaking, another curse came out from the mouth of the division commander in front of him, Lieutenant General Zhongshan.
After a brief silence, Lieutenant General Zhongshan looked at the battle map in front of him and gave decisive orders.
"Combat Staff Officer, immediately mark the specific deployment of the Northeast Field Army outside the city detected by air reinforcements on the map in front of you. Hurry..."
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, the division commander..." Looking at the angry-looking division commander in front of him, the combat staff did not dare to neglect anything. He quickly took out some battle reports and began to get busy quickly.
Looking at the combat staff in front of him who started to work quickly, Lieutenant General Zhongshan also showed a decisive look on his face for the first time. Then, he said firmly to the chief of staff in front of him.
"Chief of Staff, in less than fifteen minutes of bombing, almost four thousand elite imperial warriors were lost in Lushun City. As the most elite Kwantung Army unit of the Great *** Empire, the most elite of the Great *** Empire
Samurai, even if they die, they must die on the battlefield, and they must not die in the enemy's fire without any reason... Do you understand what I mean?"
"Ha Yi..." the chief of staff replied affirmatively.
However, after a brief thought, the chief of staff immediately showed a worried look on his face. Then, he asked the division commander in front of him, Lieutenant General Nakayama.
"But, your Excellency, the division commander, I would like to express my humility. If nothing else happens, the Northeast Field Army outside the city must have arranged a huge pocket array for us in front of their coastal defense artillery position, waiting for us to go
Damn... Do you really have the heart to let more than 10,000 elite imperial soldiers go out of the city to die?"
"Baga..." Upon hearing the rhetorical question from the chief of staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Zhongshan's face was immediately shrouded in anger. Then, he answered very decisively.
"I have just said that as the most elite imperial soldier in the Great Empire, we must not die in vain under the enemy's fire. Even if we die, we must die on the way to charge. You still don't understand what I mean.
In order for us to die gloriously, even if there is a trap outside the city, we must launch a counterattack. Because at this moment, we have no other way to choose..."
"Ha Yi, I understand... I issued an order to order all combat troops in the city to assemble immediately and be ready to attack at any time..." the chief of staff lowered his head and replied.
"Yoshi..."
Although, facing the chief of staff's answer, Lieutenant General Zhongshan, as the division commander, showed a very satisfied smile. However, in his heart, he felt extremely painful. Because at this moment, he finally understood
There is a Chinese idiom, that is, 'Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you prefer to go to the tiger mountains'.
At the same time, I also felt personally what kind of feeling I would have in my heart after this kind of thing happened to me...
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Zhongshan immediately showed a wry smile when he saw the Chief of Staff leaving quickly. Then, unknowingly, he shifted his gaze to his Lieutenant General's command knife on the table in front of him.
Of course, at this moment, he also made an important decision in his heart at the first time, that is.
"As the lieutenant general commander of the entire division, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will die with his troops..."
Dozens of kilometers away from Lushun City, in the former enemy headquarters on a winter night, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was frowning, holding up a telescope, looking at the fierce artillery battle between the enemy and ourselves not far away.
At this moment, Su Yu hurriedly walked in and said: "Commander-in-Chief, Commander Luo of the Coast Defense Artillery Battalion reported that due to the counterattack of the Japanese naval artillery and field heavy artillery regiment, the Coast Defense Artillery Battalion has moved the target of shelling and started
Concentrate artillery fire to counterattack the Japanese artillery units. In a short period of time, we cannot launch a new round of artillery bombardment on Lushun City..."
"Okay, give the order to Camp Commander Luo. You must concentrate the artillery fire on me and leave all the old warships of the Japanese naval fleet at Lushunkou..." Putting down the telescope in his hand, Liu Hua was very
He ordered decisively.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. However, our shelling of Lushun City only lasted less than fifteen minutes. We don't know if our opponent will take the initiative to leave the city and launch a counterattack against us..." Su Yu replied.
"Commander Su, don't worry. As long as our opponent is still a real giant, after learning that our naval guns will blow up the entire Lushun into ruins sooner or later, he will definitely take the initiative to attack, because, as a
A true soldier, even if he dies in battle, will die on the way to charge, especially a kid who embraces the spirit of bushido..." Regarding Su Yu's worries, Liu Hua answered confidently.
"Commander-in-Chief, according to your statement, the Japs are now 'knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and prefer to go to the Tiger Mountains'... Well, in this case, I will immediately order the lurking troops to prepare for battle. As long as the Japs in the city attack, we will
The hidden troops will definitely make it impossible for them to come back..." Su Yu replied with a smile on his face.
Looking at the face of Commander Su Yu in front of him, he immediately regained his confidence. Liu Hua continued to order: "Wait a moment, and then issue combat orders to the latent troops. At the same time, give the first order to the armored infantry at the forefront."
The regiment sent a telegram, ordering the regiment that if the enemy takes the initiative to attack, the troops must stop the attack step by step, and lead the Japanese troops out of the city into the ambush circle prepared by our army for the little Japanese troops to attack... Let people, if the Japanese troops attack one of his troops
If the regiment can be eaten, don’t hesitate and annihilate them all directly..."
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."
In the Japanese underground headquarters in Lushun City, the entire Japanese army, including all directly subordinate officers with the rank of major and above, all stood in front of Lieutenant General Zhongshan, waiting for the instructions from the division commander in front of him.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, all officers above the rank of major in the army are here. Please give instructions from the division commander..." After a quick glance at the dozens of officers in front of him, the chief of staff replied decisively.
"Yo Xi, warriors, you are all the best officers of the Kwantung Army of the Great *** Empire. After the shelling just now, I believe that everyone has it very clear in their hearts. Our opponent has a very powerful force that is enough to
The artillery unit can destroy the entire city. So, what I want to say here is that it is better to die on the charge than stay in the city and die under the enemy's shelling. Therefore, I decided to take you personally
As well as all remaining combatable soldiers in the entire Lushun City, leave the city immediately and take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Northeast Field Army outside the city..." Lieutenant General Zhongshan ordered with a firm look on his face.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Great Empire..." As soon as Lieutenant General Nakayama finished speaking, dozens of officers, led by the Chief of Staff, clenched their fists and shouted shocking slogans
.
"Excellent. You are indeed the most elite imperial soldiers of our great empire. Now I order you to put on your troops and gather at the north gate immediately to prepare for attack. In half an hour, I will lead
The division guard squadron went to the Northeast in person to command the entire counterattack..." Looking at the red-faced and high-morale officer in front of him, Lieutenant General Zhongshan nodded with satisfaction, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
Then, he gave a very decisive order to the officers in front of him.
"Hayi..."
In the headquarters of the Northeast Field Army outside the city, although the roaring sound of artillery shell explosions has been surrounding Liu Hua's ears, Liu Hua's heart has already been placed on the Japanese troops in Lushun City. Commander-in-chief Liu Hua looked at him with a look on his face.
While anxiously waiting for the news from the front, Su Yu rushed in with an excited face and said excitedly.
"Commander-in-Chief, the Japs are out of the city. There are 15,000 troops, and there is also a tank regiment with nearly a hundred tanks. If nothing else happens, this is the entire Japanese defense force in the entire Lushun City. It seems that we
Our opponents are ready to fight us desperately..."
"Okay, the little devil finally took the bait. Convey my order to all troops to prepare for battle immediately. After so long of deployment, nearly a thousand coastal defense artillery shells were fired, and such a high price was paid. Now, finally, we can
The net has been closed, and Lushun, which we have been waiting for for a long time, will soon become ours..." Liu Hua immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face and ordered with determination.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." Su Yuji Lingyun replied excitedly. Then, under the surprised look of a staff officer in the headquarters, he rushed out of the headquarters with excitement, thinking about the battlefield not far away.