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"President, it looks like today's offensive has achieved complete success. Tomorrow at the latest, we will be able to expel the Japanese troops entrenched on the front lines of Phoenix Mountain, Qilin Mountain, and Montenegro, and completely open the road to Beipiao." Zhang Xueliang was happy. said.

"Marshal Luo, in your opinion, can the road be opened up tomorrow?" Mao Zedong put down the battle report in his hand and stared at Luo Yaoguo: "Beipiao is asking us for help! If we go late, the whole army may be wiped out." .”

"I won't be able to fight tomorrow." Luo Yaoguo shook his head: "My tanks can't go up the mountain. Today, Fu Zuoyi commanded the Jin army to launch a tentative attack on Phoenix Mountain, but it ended in a disastrous defeat. The little devil made at least one alliance there. Qilin Mountain also has almost a regiment. The deployment of troops in Black Mountain and Montenegro is not good, but it should not be easy to fight. There is no rush to fight this kind of mountain, so we can only take it slowly, or leave it to us and the Jin army to fight slowly. .”

Mao Zedong stood up and walked to the map stand, looking down at the densely packed military maps marked with red and blue pencils: "General Han Qing." He beckoned to Zhang Xueliang and called him to his side: "For the present plan, we must The only way to break the siege of Beipiao is to go around from the northeast, can your Northeast Army still fight?"

"This..." Zhang Xueliang turned his head and glanced at Luo Yaoguo who didn't say a word. At this point, Luo Yaoguo seemed to have no other choice, but lowered his head and pretended not to hear.

"The four divisions of the Japanese on the southern front were contained by the attack launched by the KMT's No. Detailed analysis was given to Zhang Xueliang: "These three divisions have fought bloody battles with the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army for ten days, and at least tens of thousands of people were killed or injured. Now there are at most 11 people. One hundred thousand! There are still 7 in the city of Beipiao... We marched overnight and arrived at Beipiao at noon or afternoon tomorrow. By then, the Kuomintang air force will come to support our army. The chances of winning this battle are great. "

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"Bage! Bage!" Takashi Ryoka yelled wildly in the headquarters: "Matsui and Watanabe are still warriors of the imperial army! Chaoyang County was lost in one day! There are more than 8 people in three divisions, and they are given to China. They were defeated by a Kuomintang division and two Jin army divisions! These two idiots should have their seppuku cut! Why don’t they do it? Are they afraid of pain? Hurry up and send a telegram to ask!”

The surrounding officers were all silent, and no one dared to speak out, because no one knew what suggestions to make.The entire battlefield in western Liaoning became a mess. The four divisions under the command of Domen Erlang on the southern front suffered heavy firepower from the Chinese army on the front line of Jinzhou. Although the defense line was not broken through, the losses were heavy!The siege around Beipiao continued, the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army stubbornly resisted and fought to the death, and the war fell into a stalemate.The three divisions on the Chaoyang battlefield were originally expected to be high, not to mention the complete annihilation of the first division of the Kuomintang, so why should they be severely damaged?But in the end, they were defeated and lost 8000 people in one day, and Chaoyang County was also lost... If the Kuomintang really mobilized ten divisions to the Northeast, I am afraid that this war will really be lost, right?

After venting for a while, Hishikari Takashi gradually recovered his composure. Matsui Iwane and Watanabe Yotaro did not fight well in today's battle.However, there are also some objective reasons. For example, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese armored forces is beyond imagination. An armored group is at least equivalent to the combat effectiveness of a division. In this way, the Chinese Nationalist Party should be regarded as two divisions on the Chaoyang front. In addition, the Nationalist Air Force raided Jinzhou Airport this morning. After they succeeded, the sky was completely controlled by them, and more than 100 dive bombers were dispatched in turn, firmly suppressing the Japanese artillery on the front line of Chaoyang.But now it's dark!

"Order Matsui Iwane and Watanabe Yotaro to organize a counterattack and use the main force to counterattack Chaoyang County. We must teach the First Division of the Chinese Nationalist Party an unforgettable lesson!"

Miyake Miyake, chief of staff, suddenly remembered something: "Your Excellency, the road to Beipiao has been opened after the Chinese Army took control of Chaoyang County. If the Chinese Army takes a long way to go to the northern line of our Beipiao siege troops, the same The Chinese communist army in Piaocheng should cooperate internally and externally, and it is entirely possible to break through successfully. Beizhi suggested that the main force of the Chaoyang combat group be withdrawn to Beipiao, leaving only a part of the troops to continue to control the road."

After thinking for a while, Takashi Ryokan shook his head and said: "The Chinese Communist Army and the Northeast Army are not strong in fighting power. Even if there are 15, they are not the opponents of the three imperial army divisions. Besides, the Communist Army has been seriously weakened after this battle...we will strike again at that time." We can let them evacuate immediately, our main trouble is the Kuomintang army! We must inflict heavy damage on them tonight!"

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The sky is getting dark gradually, and the north wind has been blowing more and more violently since the afternoon, and now snowflakes are starting to float outside again, and the entire mountainous area in western Liaoning is covered with snow and fog, covering everything in snow and dust. very low.To be honest, this is not a weather suitable for military use, and the temperature has dropped sharply, perhaps to minus ten degrees.The sound of gunfire around Chaoyang County seems to have temporarily stopped because of the bad weather. The Kuomintang army has already occupied the entire county and pushed the Japanese army to the Fenghuang Mountain and Qilin Mountain positions on the south bank of the Daling River.

At this time, Luo Yaoguo had already entered the newly recovered Chaoyang County, and the "three-person regiment" on the top of West Dabai Mountain had also been disbanded at this moment. After Mao Zedong and Zhang Xueliang arranged for the troops to detour overnight to rescue Beipiao, they left Their joint headquarters moved to Taipingfang Town at the foot of the mountain. This town is still under the control of the Communist Party's Liaoxi Military Region, and the Manchuria Special Committee led by Liu Shaoqi also moved here.

Probably because of leaving the side of Zhang Xueliang who likes to advise soldiers, and this time the relief for the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army is considered complete, Luo Yaoguo no longer looks nervous and worried during the day, and his attitude now can even be said to be a little leisurely.At the moment, he is discussing the latest battle situation with a group of Kuomintang army generals in a mansion in Chaoyang County.

"Supplementary text, a telegram from Commander An, the [-]th Division fought with the Japanese all day on the battlefield in western Liaoning. The loss of troops is not large, but the consumption of ammunition is quite large. Can he ask for instructions to stop attacking and switch to defense? ’ Natalie walked in with a telegram she had just received.

Luo Yaoguo nodded and said, "Okay, let Sihua stop attacking, we can be regarded as worthy of the Communist Party."

"Yes." Natalie turned around quickly.

Luo Yaoguo turned his head and asked Fu Zuoyi again: "Brother Yishan, have the Communist Party and the Northeast Army set off yet?"

Fu Zuoyi said with a smile: "We are marching, and our Jinyi Division is watching them. They are led by Li Renchao and Feng Huanzhang." As he spoke, his face became serious again: "Brother Fuwen, once their 10 people leave, we will There are only more than 6 people left here, and this little devil has almost [-]... Will he attack tomorrow?"

Luo Yaoguo looked back at Qiu Qingquan and Xu Yunfei: "Yu'an, Polu, what do you think?"

Qiu Qingquan and Xu Yunfei looked at each other. Now that the Japanese have shrunk to the mountains, this battle will be difficult to fight, and the Communist Party has already detoured to Beipiao.Qiu Qingquan sighed and shook his head again: "The Japanese probably won't stay in the mountainous area of ​​Western Liaoning for long. They should retreat when the CCP rescues the besieged Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army, right?"

Xu Yunfei shrugged: "Teacher, my tanks can't go up the mountain. Without these tanks, I'm afraid I can't beat [-] Japanese soldiers, right?"

Luo Yaoguoxin said that this battle in western Liaoning was originally intended to buy time for the North Manchurian Anti-Japanese Alliance to grow and develop, and now it seems that the goal has basically been achieved, so let's just accept it as soon as it is good.

"Then order all the troops to shrink around Chaoyang County, let Jin Second Division work hard tonight, and go to the Chaoyang City Wall to deploy defenses. Let the artillery group move to the northwest of the county and station with the armored group."

Fu Zuoyi stood at attention and saluted: "Let us entrust the task of vigil tonight to our Jin Second Division. Our Jin army is good at defending the city. If the Japanese army dares to come and attack them, they will never come back!"

Luo Yaoguo nodded noncommittally, and glanced at the heavy snow falling outside the window, the Japanese shouldn't come to sneak attack in such a horrible weather, right?

At this time, Luo Yaoguo and everyone in this room probably would not have imagined that a tragic battle is about to come!In the Fenghuangshan Japanese army position on the south bank of the Daling River, there are already [-] Japanese soldiers who have made all preparations before attacking in such bad weather!They chewed the cold red bean rice balls that had been prepared in a hurry, and the lunch boxes that looked like telescope boxes contained beef and dried fish. Just like the Chinese army, the last meal before the Japanese army's attack was also extremely rich!Everyone was even given a little sake to keep them warm in this cold time.

Tonight's attack was organized under the strict order of the Kwantung Army Headquarters. On the one hand, the purpose was to restore the military prestige of the Japanese Imperial Army, and at the same time, it also meant to break the myth that the Kuomintang army was invincible!This matter is really unexpected. In this time and space, because the Kuomintang army is almost invincible, the Japanese suffered losses one after another under their hands.So much so that the Japanese army was somewhat timid about fighting the Kuomintang army going north.They all felt that if they did not lose the battle, they would be victorious, and both Matsui Iwane and Watanabe Yotaro fought timidly under the control of this mentality... If such a "myth" is not broken, this war of aggression against China may be a It won't be long.

Chapter 0541 Fighting in Western Liaoning ([-])

Late at night on December [-], [-] AD.West Liaoning, Chaoyang County, Changbao Yingzi.

Thirty-six Taisho four-year-style 11mm heavy field howitzers belonging to the three heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese Seventh Division, No.19 Division, and No.36 Division were deployed in this small town by the Daling River.On the Japanese artillery positions, the signs of troop activities were completely covered up by the wind, snow and night.A large number of shells were transported to the firing position with difficulty by the team of mules and horses.Within two hours, they will deliver all the ammunition of the two bases.And launch it while attacking.Under the scolding of the Japanese heavy soldiers, the Korean coolies carried heavy ammunition repeatedly.The captain of the Seventh Japanese Artillery Regiment, Yu Sato, wearing a fur hat, with a straight face, and each artillery squadron leader ordered the principal to shoot Zhuyuan several times.Whether they can blast away the city walls of Chaoyang County, silence the firepower of the Kuomintang army, cover the infantry to break into Chaoyang County, and achieve brilliant results depends on these artillerymen who have been trained for many years!However, Dazuo Sato is actually not optimistic. He has already experienced the powerful firepower of the Kuomintang army in the daytime battle today!They have at least 150 90mm and 105mm heavy guns, which is more than double the 150 36mm heavy guns in their hands.Moreover, these Chinese artillerymen are also well-trained, and they are definitely no worse than their own artillerymen. When the artillery battle starts, it will be a disaster!

The time passed slowly while waiting, and it will soon be midnight on December 1930 when the attack is scheduled to be launched.Colonel Sato looked at the time, and it was now 12:19 pm on December 11, 55.In another 5 minutes, a bloody battle concerning the face of the Imperial Japanese Army will be launched.

At this time, Luo Yaoguo was lying in the arms of the beauty Natalie and dozing off. As the supreme commander of the Kuomintang army in the Northeast, once the battle started, he would not have a normal sleep. He just took a nap during the battle.In fact, he didn't really fall asleep, he just closed his eyes, but his brain didn't rest, and he was still thinking about the next stage of the battle plan over and over again.He originally planned to make the Manchurian incident in this time and space a bleeding wound in Japan.But right now it seems that the scale of the war between the Kuomintang and Japan is getting bigger and bigger. I am afraid that the situation below will be a quick victory rather than a protracted war... It is absolutely impossible to lose the battle. Judging from his experience in later generations, the outcome of the war The key is air supremacy.Although Japan has suffered the pain of not having air supremacy in Shandong, the current emphasis is still not comparable to that of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Army under its leadership.The Japanese Army Air Force has two wings, while the National Revolutionary Army Air Force has two aviation divisions and one aviation school division. In addition, the Naval Air Force also has two aviation divisions, with a total of more than [-] pilots. And the quality is much higher than Japan.Therefore, if the two sides fight together, it is impossible for China to lose, and the only thing the Japanese army can rely on is night battles and sneak attacks.

Thinking of night battles and sneak attacks, he frowned and opened his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, the sound of explosions sounded almost simultaneously across the entire front line!The sound of the wind whistling outside the window was completely suppressed.

"Japanese bombardment! They're going to make a surprise attack!" Luo Yaoguo jumped up suddenly, and strode into the war room in the hall of the house.The war room was in chaos, young staff officers were running around, not knowing what news and information they were conveying, the phone kept ringing, suddenly the whole earth seemed to vibrate, everything in the war room was beating, A 150mm shell exploded not far away, leaving a huge crater and throwing everything within its power range into the sky!Everyone in the war room gasped. If the shells were closer, the consequences would be disastrous!

However, the main targets of the powerful Japanese heavy artillery bombardment were the city walls on the southeast two sides of Chaoyang County, as well as the Second Division of the Jin Army deployed on the city walls!Groups of orange fireballs rose one after another around the city wall, throwing gravel city bricks, snow and soil, weapons, human body stumps and broken arms into the sky! The power of the 150mm heavy-duty howitzer was very powerful. Every roar made a gap in the low city wall, and finally collapsed with a bang. A large section of city bricks collapsed and formed a gentle slope.The channel for the Japanese attack was opened!

Luo Yaoguo was the first person in the headquarters to calm down. When he appeared in the headquarters in full uniform and gave orders loudly, everyone seemed to have found their backbone, and the atmosphere in the entire headquarters relaxed.

"Send the order, the artillery counterattacks, and block the Daling River in the south of the city and the outside of the east city wall."

"Order the armored group to dispatch immediately, and move east along the north city wall to the flank of the Japanese army, ready to launch a counterattack at any time."

"Order Jinyi Division to immediately send troops to reinforce the southern city wall."

"Give power to Zhang Xueliang and request that the First Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Northeast Army be temporarily placed under the command of our army."

"Give power to the CCP and inform the Japanese army of launching a night attack on Chaoyang County..."

Luo Yaoguo issued a series of orders without thinking. He knew that the troops must have been caught off guard by the Japanese army, but as long as they fought calmly, there would be absolutely no problem.But for his subordinates to be calm, he himself must not show the slightest panic.

Yu Hanmou also regained his composure: "Brother Fuwen, now we must control the reserve team and prepare to counterattack the front line! You sit here and I will go to the first brigade headquarters. Let's go!" Several first divisions The staff officer immediately followed Yu Hanmou and rushed out.Luo Yaoguo was guarding the headquarters, his expression gradually became serious, these Japanese troops are really tough opponents!I don't know what trouble the Communist Party and the Northeast Army will encounter?

The artillery group of the Kuomintang army also began to roar, 54 150mm heavy grenades, 36 105mm howitzers, and 130 two 75mm mountain guns joined the snowy night artillery battle.The shells exploded repeatedly on the Daling River and on the flat ground east of Chaoyang City. Ice and snow mixed with shrapnel flew around, turning the frontier of the Chinese and Japanese armies into a truly impassable road to death. The flash from the door turned the entire sky red.

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Flare after flare rose into the sky, fired by both the Japanese army and the Jin army stationed on the city wall.From a height, the entire battlefield is illuminated, the cannons are still neighing, and the large-caliber howitzers and 75mm mountain cannons are all firing with all their might.Dark red shells shuttled back and forth on the battlefield, and explosions of various sound quality rushed into the ears.

The artillery fire of the defenders was undoubtedly fierce, and the Japanese charge was equally ferocious.Even though the howling shrapnel almost covered the entire forward position like a curtain of death, countless Japanese soldiers with bayonets and rifles rushed up one after another.

"Machine gun fire! Mortar fire! Fire quickly..."

When the assault infantry of the Japanese invaders had just stepped into a distance of 800 meters, the order to fire and shoot sounded almost simultaneously on the entire city wall.The roar of infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns resounded through the sky, and countless strings of flames rushed towards the slightly dense Japanese skirmish line at an extremely fast speed.

To be honest, this distance cannot effectively exert the firepower of the machine gun. However, in the face of the surging crowd of Japanese invaders, the commanders of the Jin army would rather spend more ammunition and keep the enemy as far away as possible.But as time passed, the crowd of people like locusts was still surging, and the fanatical onboard sound faintly overshadowed the guns.For any Chinese military officer who had fought against the Japanese army, such a scene was the last thing they wanted to see.

"Rifle—shoot!"

The lingering sound of the password was still echoing, and rows of large and small fires suddenly flashed on the city wall!Fiery bullets rained down, and the approaching Japanese army suddenly slowed down, and even retreated in some areas, but this situation only lasted for a short time.Following the assault infantry, the mortars and grenade launchers fired violently against the intensive artillery fire of the Kuomintang army, covering the entire city wall in clusters of flames. Bullets and shrapnel swept past like a storm. The Jin army on the city wall suffered heavy casualties, and the firepower on the position naturally weakened.

In a Japanese army shelter on the top of Phoenix Mountain, Matsui Iwane and Watanabe Yotaro both stared at the opposite scene with binoculars.I saw with my own eyes the super firepower of the Chinese army, and the desperate charge of the Japanese army without hesitation.Although the Chinese army was shooting desperately, it is clear that they also suffered heavy casualties under the artillery fire of the Japanese army. The city walls of the South City and the East City collapsed in many places, and the distribution of firepower was also very uneven. The firepower of several areas that had been heavily bombarded was obviously weak. It seems that there is already a flow of yellow people rushing to the fire from there.

"Let's charge up! Hand-to-hand combat will begin next." Matsui put down the binoculars, a long-lost confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Hand-to-hand combat has always been the strength of the Japanese army.

But Watanabe shook his head: "The firepower of the Chinese army is too fierce. At least eighty or ninety heavy artillery pieces above 100mm are firing, and there are more than 100 75mm mountain artillery pieces. Their heavy industry has really developed... I heard that in the Liaoxi Corridor, the Second Division was bombarded by dozens of 210mm heavy howitzers, causing heavy casualties! This war..."

Matsui Iwane was startled when he heard the words, and turned to look at Watanabe: "Watanabe-kun, have you heard any news?" Watanabe Yodotaro is a giant of the Japanese military control faction, that is, Nagata Tieshan's faction.Compared with the rightful Emperor's Dao faction at the moment, the degree of brain damage of the ruling faction must be better.At least they still know that war still needs advanced weapons and enough heavy industry, and they can't use bamboo guns to defeat Russia or China.