Ishihara Wanji hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to make a desperate move and continue the general attack!
At this time, the old devil Koizumi Junzaburo was a little scared, and whispered: "Your Excellency, Commander, would you please consider it carefully? Because the Chahar Independent Regiment used new weapons, it caused heavy damage to the imperial army.
, before an effective cracking method is found, the cost of continuing to attack is too high!"
After a pause, he added: "If we can ensure that we can capture Fengtian, no matter how much we pay, it will be worth it. But the problem is that even if we pay a heavy price, we may not be able to capture Fengtian."
Ishihara Wanji couldn't help but said: "Koizumi-kun, you don't need to say more."
In fact, everyone here has a way out. No matter Junzaburo Koizumi or Otonzaburo Yano, they all have a way out. Even if the Fengtian battle ends in defeat, they will not bear any responsibility for it, but Kanji Ishihara must do it.
He is responsible for the defeat of the Battle of Fengtian. If the base camp holds him accountable, his military career will be over.
Ishihara Wanji still wants to be promoted to marshal, but of course he doesn't want his military career to end.
What's more, Ishihara Kanji didn't think that the Chahar Independent Regiment could hold on for long. Although this sudden new weapon surprised Ishihara Kanji, the continuous fierce battles in the previous ten days were not fake.
Although the Seventh Army suffered heavy losses, the casualties of the Chahar Independent Regiment were also insignificant.
Therefore, Kanji Ishihara has reason to believe that as long as the Seventh Army persists for a few more days, the Chahar Independent Regiment will collapse first. At this point, the competition between the two sides is no longer about military strength, weapons or quality, but complete
It's a competition of willpower. Whoever has stronger willpower will have the last laugh.
Thinking of this, Ishihara Wanji shook his fist hard and said fiercely: "Yes, as long as we persist for a few more days, the Chahar Independent Regiment will definitely collapse first! Pass my order, the 9th Division, the 10th Division
The First Division and the Thirteenth Division continue to strengthen their attacks on the north, east, and west districts of Fengtian! At the same time, the Second Armored Division is ordered to fully cooperate!"
After a pause, Ishihara smiled and said: "Oh, by the way, the aviation corps must also fully cooperate!"
"Hai!" Junzaburo Koizumi nodded heavily, and then said, "But, Commander, it's still night."
"Don't worry about it at night, let the artillery troops fire more flares!" Ishihara Wanji was really anxious and decided to fight at night.
Koizumi Junzaburo didn't dare to say anything more, turned around and hurried away. Yano Otonzaburo deliberately wanted to step forward to persuade him, because at this time, Ishihara Wanji seemed to him like a loser at the gambling table.
The anxious gambler has completely lost his mind. No matter what decision he makes at this time, it will definitely be wrong!
But after thinking about it, Yano Otonzaburo gave up.
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In Fengtian City, the headquarters of the Chahar Independent Regiment.
A brand new sand table has been placed in the war room. What is demonstrated on the sand table is the situation in the three northeastern provinces. The center is naturally Fengtian, the focus of competition between the two sides. The periphery of Fengtian is filled with dense red triangular flags. Everyone here
A red flag represents a militia, or a puppet army anyway.
Just a moment ago, another staff officer from the Communications Department hurried into the war room and handed over the latest battle report.
Based on this battle report, Du Junjie planted another small red flag on the sand table. When Xu Rui looked at it intently, this small red flag had already penetrated deep into Jilin Province and was less than a hundred kilometers away from Xinjing.
Judging from the sand table, the current anti-war situation in the three northeastern provinces is really not that good.
Wang Husheng couldn't help but said excitedly: "Old Xu, to use an old saying from the Great Revolution, the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War in the three eastern provinces is not generally good, but great!"
Xu Rui said: "Don't be too happy first."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "Although the puppet Manchukuo army and militia forces in various places are quite powerful, they are all a mob. The only troops that can really fight are actually only a few hundred people like Lin Wei.
Add in Pan Yong's troops and Jin Shengjie's puppet Manchukuo army, and the total number will be less than 5,000."
"Old Xu is right." Leng Tiefeng nodded and continued, "Although the number of puppet troops and militiamen in various places has exceeded 100,000, all they can do is wave flags and shout from the side.
If we expect them to fight head-on with the little devils, we should take a break as soon as possible, so the key to this battle lies with us Fengtian!"
Mei Jiuling said: "Captain Leng is right. If Fengtian can be defended, the entire three eastern provinces will be ours. But if Fengtian is not defended in the end, not only our Chahar Independent Regiment will be severely damaged, but also these puppet troops
And the militia, under attack from both sides by the Japanese Seventh Army and the Kwantung Army, will disappear in the blink of an eye."
Wang Husheng turned his attention to Xu Rui and asked, "Old Xu, can you hold on?"
"Of course it can!" Xu Rui said without a doubt, "I dare not say for a year and a half. It will be no problem to hold on for a few months, but Ishihara Wanji's Seventh Army can hold on for at least half a month!"
Wang Husheng said: "This means that we have definitely won the battle of Fengtian?"
"That's right!" Xu Rui said forcefully, "We have won the battle of Fengtian. The only suspense now is, will it be a big victory or a small victory in the end?"
"Big victory or small victory?" Wang Husheng asked puzzledly, "How do you say this?"
Xu Rui chuckled and said: "The so-called great victory is to wipe out Ishihara Wanji's Seventh Army in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill Umezu Yoshijiro's Kwantung Army Headquarters! If this is really the case, what will happen to the three eastern provinces?
A comprehensive recovery will be achieved, but if it is a small victory, it will only severely damage the Seventh Army, let alone take down the Kwantung Army headquarters."
Wang Husheng's eyes lit up and he asked: "What is the key to a big victory or a small victory?"
"The key lies in how Ishihara Wan'er chooses!" Xu Rui suddenly narrowed his eyes, turned to look at the night sky outside the window, and said coldly, "If this old devil is lucky, or has a gambler's mentality, he will bet all his money.
If you have to fight us to the death in Fengtian, then we may win a big victory!"
After a slight pause, Xu Rui continued: "But if Ishihara Wan'er still maintains the last trace of reason, he will stop decisively before the strength of the Seventh Army is weakened to the critical point, and will not continue to attack forcefully, but decisively
If we withdraw to Xinjing, or even withdraw directly to Harbin, then the most we can do is regain Liaodong Province, and we can only gain a small victory!"
Wang Husheng asked again: "Old Xu, what choice do you think Ishihara Wan'er will make?"
"I don't know, I'm not a roundworm in his belly." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "However, this old devil can be called the wisdom of the Japanese army. He must have some eyesight. He shouldn't be able to go all the way.
black."
Wang Husheng frowned and said: "Old Xu, since you know that Ishihara Wan'er will not make extreme choices, why don't you make arrangements in advance to deal with this problem? For example, send a small force to retreat in advance with the Japanese Seventh Army.
Is it possible to set up an ambush on the road to Xinjing or even Harbin to completely eliminate the retreat route?"
Xu Rui said in amusement: "Old Wang, are you really greedy?"
Wang Husheng asked, "How do you say it? Is it difficult to do it?"
Xu Rui shook his head and continued: "It's not that it's difficult to do, but it's simply impossible to do it!"
After Xu Rui finished speaking, Leng Tiefeng continued: "Old Wang, don't forget that just a moment ago, you were worried about whether Fengtian could hold on. At this time, you actually asked Lao Xu to divide his troops and intercept the little devil in advance.
The retreat route? Well, even if we still have extra mobile troops, do you think we can really cut off the Japanese retreat route with a small force?"
"Yes, it can't be stopped at all." Xu Rui said with a sigh, "Don't look at the little Japs who suffered extremely heavy casualties inside Fengtian City and outside the city. We even destroyed no less than two hundred tanks by us.
But the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army is richer than we imagined, and their artillery and aviation units can be said to be unscathed!"
Leng Tiefeng said solemnly: "The Japanese aviation force alone is enough for us to drink. If we hadn't built a tight air defense firepower network in Fengtian City in advance, there would be no way to fight this battle. However, once
When we leave Fengtian City and escape the protection of the air defense firepower network, we will immediately be exposed to the attack of the Japanese aviation force!"
Wang Husheng smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, just pretend that I didn't say anything and that it didn't happen."
After a pause, Wang Husheng said again: "However, Lao Xu, I think your analysis of Ishihara Wan'er may be wrong, because you ignored a very important point."
Xu Rui said: "Really? What did I overlook?"
"Human nature!" Wang Husheng said, "Human nature is selfish. Ishihara Wanji may be very smart, but he may not be willing to give up his future just to be on the safe side, because once the Battle of Fengtian fails, he will definitely take responsibility for it.
When the time comes, being dismissed will be a minor matter, and there is a high probability that he will be ordered to retire from active service, so I think this old devil will not be willing to give in, so he will definitely make a desperate move!"
After a slight pause, Wang Husheng continued: "King Louis XIV of France once said that I will not care about the floods after my death. For the sake of his own future, Ishihara Wanji may not care about the safety of the Seventh Army or even the three eastern provinces!"
Xu Rui sighed and said: "I hope, I hope that old devil Ishihara Wan'er will be like you said."
Before he finished speaking, a dazzling light suddenly bloomed outside the window, illuminating the entire night sky as bright as day.
"What's going on?" Xu Rui turned around in surprise, and soon there was the sound of continuous shells flying through the window. Looking at this posture, it should be a cluster of bombardments by the Japanese. Could it be that Lao Wang was really right, and Ishihara Wan'er really wanted to make a desperate move