At Xinjing Airport, the headquarters of the Japanese Far Eastern Army.
Asaburo Kobayashi hurriedly walked into the control tower and reported to Yamashita Fengwen: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the right army!"
"Right Army?" Yamashita Fengwen's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he said happily, "Has General Rommel's side already captured Baotou?"
"Hai!" Kobayashi Asaburo said heavily, unable to hide the excitement in his expression, and said, "But unfortunately, the Baotou Industrial Zone was blown up by the CCP in advance, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people in Baotou City.
The officers also asked the CCP to withdraw to Hetao first, but General Rommel called and said that he had sent two divisions to attack and advance towards Hetao, and the main force of the right army was divided into two groups to attack Guisui and Datong."
After a pause, Asaburo Kobayashi continued: "In addition, the troops stationed in Mongolia will also send out units to attack in the direction of Guisui and Datong at the same time. If nothing goes wrong, in about three days at most, the troops stationed in Mongolia and I in the Far East will
The right army of the army can join forces at Guisui and Datong, and the entire situation in Suiyuan can basically be restored."
"Yo Xi." Yamashita Fengwen nodded happily when he heard this, and then sighed softly, and said with regret, "Unfortunately, the supplies of the Right Army are running low, so we can only prioritize the recovery of Suiyuan, and
North China, otherwise, our right-leg army can completely imitate the Mongols back then and directly attack Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and Guangdong and Guangxi in a counterclockwise direction. In this case, China's demise will be just around the corner."
"Yes! If our right army had sufficient military supplies, it would not be impossible to destroy China." Speaking of which, Asaburo Kobayashi also had regrets on his face.
In fact, as early as the night when the armistice agreement was reached between Japan and the Soviet Union, he, Yamashita Tomofumi and Rommel had already discussed this possibility. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of military supplies, the Far Eastern Army could only prioritize the restoration of Manchuria.
In the North China and Suiyuan areas, the plan to imitate the Mongols in counterclockwise attacking southwest China could only be aborted.
After a pause, Kobayashi Asaburo said again: "However, it is also good to be able to destroy Xu Rui's lair this time!"
"Suo Ga." Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said, "With the fall of Baotou, not only did Xu Rui's troops immediately become homeless, but the Eighth Route Army also lost a strong logistics support base. The imperial army faced a public security war situation in Suiyuan, Shanxi and North China.
, it will be greatly relieved, which is indeed a major benefit for the imperial army and the empire!"
Asaburo Kobayashi continued: "However, the top priority is to eliminate the main force of Xu Rui's troops. At least they cannot be allowed to flee into the Changbai Mountains to fight guerrillas, otherwise it will be a big trouble to deal with them!"
"Yes." Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said, "The imperial army finally eliminated Zhao Shangzhi and Yang Jingyu, but we can't let another Zhao Shangzhi or Yang Jingyu appear!"
Kobayashi Asaburo said: "As long as the Fourth Armored Division can successfully capture Fushun County, it will be able to cut off Xu Rui's main force's passage eastward into Changbai Mountain. This way..."
However, before Kobayashi Asaburo finished speaking, a communications staff officer hurried in.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" the communications staff officer quickly walked up to Yamashita Fengwen and reported in an instant, "I just received a report from the aviation force that the Fourth Armored Division suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Chinese tank troops. Although they were completely wiped out.
Xu Rui’s tank unit itself was almost completely lost.”
"Nani?" Kobayashi Asaburo said in disbelief, "How many total losses did the 4th Armored Division have?"
"Hai!" the communications staff officer paused heavily and then said, "According to the aviation reconnaissance report, at the beginning, the 4th Armored Division still had the upper hand due to its numerical advantage in tanks, but as the battle progressed, especially when both sides
While the tanks were completely entangled, the T-34B tanks equipped by the Chinese gradually gained the upper hand."
After a slight pause, the communications staff officer continued: "Following the order of the Commander, in order to ensure the destruction of Xu Rui's tank unit, the attacking aviation force had no choice but to launch an indiscriminate dive bombing. In this way, although it was completely annihilated,
Xu Rui's tank force was defeated, but the remaining tanks of the Fourth Armored Division were basically destroyed. At the end of the battle, the entire Fourth Armored Division had less than ten tanks left that could still maneuver, and had to withdraw as a last resort.
Tieling."
Kobayashi Asaburo and Yamashita Fengfumi looked at each other. The two armored divisions' large-scale march southward ended up with such a result. In the end, instead of being unable to complete the task of capturing Fushun and cutting off Xu Rui's retreat, the two armored divisions were
They were all brought in, and the initiator of all this was just a Chinese tank battalion!
There was nothing improper in the handling of the aviation force, because this was indeed Yamashita's order.
The reaction of the Fourth Armored Division was also correct. There were less than ten tanks left and no infantry to follow. If they went to Fushun County, they would be doomed. It was also right to withdraw to Tieling. The problem was that in this case, Yamashita Fengwen proposed
came out, the plan to encircle Xu Rui's main force between Fengtian and Fushun came to nothing.
Asaburo Kobayashi swallowed a gulp of saliva, turned to Yamashita Fengwen and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, now we can only place our hope on Miss Inoue and the 120th Division. I hope that Miss Inoue can stay in Tonghua County."
, try your best to hold back the main force of Xu Rui's command, and the 120th Division, and we must rush to the Tonghua front line as soon as possible."
Yamashita Fengwen shook his head and said: "Xu Rui is too powerful and very cunning, so we absolutely cannot place all our hopes on Miss Inoue and the 120th Division!" After a pause,
Then he asked, "Xiao Lin, please go to the logistics department and check how much ammunition we have left on the left side of the road?"
Asaburo Kobayashi replied without thinking: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is no need to check. There is still half a month's worth of ammunition reserves left on the left side for combat, or enough to meet the needs of four divisions for two months of high-intensity combat."
Yamashita Fengwen pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xiaolin, you immediately select four infantry divisions with relatively complete structures from the left route army, and then replenish all the remaining combat supplies to these four infantry divisions."
Kobayashi Asaburo said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, you haven't reached this point yet, have you?"
Because of Yamashita Fengwen's deployment, he was clearly preparing for the encirclement and suppression in the mountains in advance. However, Kobayashi Asaburo did not think that the main force of Xu Rui's command had a chance to escape into the Changbai Mountains. Let alone there were many enemies on the way from Fengtian to Changbai Mountains.
The 3rd Flying Regiment's indiscriminate bombing, and the blocking of the Inoue Brigade and the 120th Division between Tonghua and Baishan, made it extremely unlikely for the main force of Xu Rui's command to break through the obstacles and rush into the Changbai Mountains.
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Yamashita Fengwen waved his hand and said: "There is an old saying in China, before you think about victory, think about defeat first! We cannot assume that the main force of Xu Rui's troops will definitely not be able to escape into the Changbai Mountains! We must prepare for the worst and first assume that Xu Rui's troops will
The main force of the army has successfully escaped through numerous obstacles and fled into Changbai Mountain. At this time, it is particularly necessary for the four infantry divisions with full personnel and sufficient supplies to pursue and suppress them. Mr. Xiaolin, what do you think?"
"Hai!" Kobayashi Asaburo said with a heavy pause, "I'm here to make arrangements."
After finishing speaking, Asaburo Kobayashi suddenly turned around and quickly left the control tower.
Watching Asaburo Kobayashi's figure go away, Yamashita Hobumi turned back and said to Shiga Tadharu, the leader of the Third Flight Regiment standing next to him: "Sir, how much fuel reserve does the Third Flight Regiment have left?"
He Zhongji paused and replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, there are not many left."
"Baga, how much fuel reserve is left?" Yamashita Fengwen frowned and said, "According to the intelligence returned from the insider lurking in Fengtian City, the main force of Xu Rui's unit has begun to evacuate, and the aviation reconnaissance force has
Were Xu Rui's troops not found outside Fengtian City? If found, were they bombed to slow down their march?"
Shiga Tadashi shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, unfortunately, the aviation reconnaissance did not find it."
"Baga!" Yamashita Fengwen said angrily, "The transfer of a large force of several thousand people, such a big target, are your aviation scouts blind? Otherwise, how could they not discover it?"
"Hai!" He Zhongzhi paused before explaining, "Your Excellency, Commander, you don't know that there are large tracts of farmland outside Fengtian City, and these farmland are planted with corn, sorghum and other crops, and these crops
The growth is extremely lush, and the Chinese army can be said to be extremely hidden when marching in these crop fields."
"Nani?" Yamashita Fengwen frowned, "Crop land?"
"Hai!" Hehe Zhongji paused again and said, "Since yesterday, the aviation reconnaissance troops have carried out uninterrupted reconnaissance of Fengtian, even monitoring at night. However, they have never found a large-scale Chinese army, but they have found a small one.
The cavalry moved quickly through the fields, but they were only small targets and not worthy of light bombing by the aviation force."
Yamashita Fengwen frowned and said: "Baga, I don't care what you think of, you must find the whereabouts of Xu Rui's main force, and harass them non-stop, and be sure to delay their march as much as possible!"
"Hai!" He Zhongzhi cried out inwardly, but he could only accept the order obediently.
Just after sending away Tadashi He, the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, came again.
Umezu Yoshijiro had already heard that the two armored divisions sent to Fushun by Yamashita Fengfumi had been completely destroyed, so he came here specifically to see Yamashita Fengfumi's joke. Last time, he was robbed by Yamashita Fengfumi as the commander of the Far Eastern Army.
It has been kept in the heart of Umezu Yoshijiro for a long time, and it has never come out. Of course, when I get the opportunity this time, I must express it.
As soon as he entered the door, Umezu Yoshijiro said with a smile: "Yamashita-kun, judging from the time, the 3rd Armored Division and the 4th Armored Division should have captured Fushun County by now, right?"
