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Mao Zedong's answer was a blank stare. How did the main force of the Second Red Army be wiped out during the "Great Victory in the Plains"?Moreover, the 10,000+ army has already blocked the road to death, and the Third Route Army is at the bottom.When they got to Chaoyang, the tanks and artillery of the Kuomintang had already climbed up, and those Japanese should have fled on the lookout, right?

"Generalissimo Jiang." Mao Zedong put down the small teacup in his hand and said with a smile, "I have a merciless request, I don't know..."

Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly stuffed the telegram into his pocket, and clasped his fists together: "Brother Run, but it doesn't matter, as long as I, Jiang, can do it, I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate!"

Mao Zedong gritted his teeth and smiled slightly: "There is nothing too difficult to do. Our Communist Party just wants to borrow a few thousand steel helmets from the first division of your party and a hundred blue sky and white sun flags. This request is not too difficult. Bar?"

Chiang Kai-shek rubbed his head, his brows gradually wrinkled. Naturally, he guessed Mao Zedong's strategy all at once, but since he had already made a "golden mouth" promise, it's not easy to break his promise in public, right?

"Okay, I will order General Yu Yuqi (Yu Hanmou) to give you three thousand helmets and one hundred military flags, is that enough?"

Mao Zedong smiled and nodded: "Enough, enough. Then on behalf of our party, I would like to thank the chairman for his generosity." He turned to look at Zhang Xueliang again: "General Hanqing, can your heavy artillery regiment catch up before dawn tomorrow?" To the former enemy south of Chaoyang?"

Zhang Xueliang lowered his head and thought carefully, then smiled and said, "I will definitely arrive before four o'clock tomorrow morning! If I can't arrive, I will shoot Wei Yisan!"

Mao Zedong slapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Good! Good! Good! It looks like Chaoyang City will be captured by tomorrow night!"

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Despite preparations, the tenacity of the Japanese defense exceeded everyone's expectations.After the battle reports of the frustrated attacks of various units were sent to the former enemy headquarters, the headquarters was gloomy.

The first setback was the feint attack by No.11 Division and No.12 Division on the southwest and southeast sides of Chaoyang. The Japanese army placed an infantry brigade on each of these two fronts, and there were dozens of 75mm mountain artillery and 70mm Infantry guns provide covering fire.Under the command and supervision of military officers and political cadres at all levels, the soldiers of the Communist Army launched reckless attacks. They launched six attacks in just five hours from 11:800 am to 500:12 pm. The results of the battle, except for the corpses that were almost piled up at the front of the Japanese positions.As of 300:600 p.m. on December [-]th, the No. [-] Division had killed more than [-] people and seriously injured more than [-] people; the No. [-] Division had killed more than a thousand people and seriously injured more than [-] people; two [-] people from the two divisions were missing , A total of more than [-] people were lost in one morning!

If the losses of the No. 11 and No. 12 divisions are "setbacks", then the encounter of the Tenth Division in five hours this morning is definitely a disaster!There are not too many devils stationed in West Dabai Mountain, but the size of a regiment is equipped with four 75mm mountain guns and four 70mm infantry guns.But even this kind of defense is definitely not something that the Tenth Division of the Fourth Route Army can defeat.In particular, the other two divisions of the Fourth Route Army's feint attack on the front of the Japanese army was not "intense" at all, and did not attract the Japanese reserve team.As a result, the Japanese army in West Dabai Mountain was quickly reinforced by a whole brigade.After easily repelling the attack of the Tenth Division, the Japanese army simply switched from defense to offense and launched a fierce attack on the Tenth Division.Until one o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese offensive still showed no signs of stopping. The [-]th Division, which retreated to the front line of Beishan, was under great pressure and lost four or five hills in a row!Xu Xiangqian, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, was furious and ordered all officers who lost their positions to be shot before the battle.

"All the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Division must stick to their positions, and those who lose their positions will be shot on the spot! Tell comrades! The comrades-in-arms of the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army are still waiting for us to rescue. We must not take a step back! One step back is a crime against the revolution ! A crime against the party!"

Xu Xiangqian's words immediately spread throughout the army. The Fourth Route Army is also a direct descendant of the CCP. The cadres and soldiers have all received comprehensive ideological education from the CCP, and their consciousness is very high.After Xu Xiangqian's strict order was issued, the soldiers of the Tenth Division did not retreat any more, and after repelling several Japanese attacks, they turned to the offensive again.

The battle became more and more fierce, the Communist army went forward one after another, cadres and party members took the lead in charging with swords, and the Japanese army on the ground also desperately resisted. Both sides showed rare bravery, and no one was willing to retreat, and no one dared to retreat!

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"Our Fourth Route Army is coming soon!" Zhu De looked stern, standing on the top of Beipiao City while watching the battle, and at the same time issued an order loudly: "Perseverance to the end is victory. The little devils are now the last crazy. Their The attack will not last long. Chief of Staff Cai, tell the troops not to just be beaten passively, but to dare to fight back and knock down the arrogance of the devils!"

The battle on the [-]th was extremely dangerous for the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army trapped in Beipiao.Since the Kuomintang air force was sent to bomb the Japanese army in Chaoyang, the Communist army in Beipiao lost its air cover again.That afternoon, Japanese planes once again appeared in groups over Beipiao, and a series of bombs exploded on the Communist positions around Beipiao County. At the same time, there was no threat from the air, and the powerful The Japanese artillery group also began to pour tons of shells on the main positions held by the communist army such as Beidashan and Chaheyingzi, almost razing the positions to the ground!

The ensuing Japanese infantry charge became more violent. Tens of thousands of Japanese devils, with the brigade as a unit, launched round after round of attacks on various positions around Beipiao County.Rush up one hill after another.The communist army did not show any weakness, and often organized death squads to fight back against the Japanese assault. The two sides strangled each other on the hillside and at the foot of the mountain.I just received a call to recapture a mountain, and within a few minutes, I received another call, and the recaptured mountain was lost again.

“No.20二师伤亡了近两千，No.20三师损失超过一千500人，No.20四师也损失超过了1000人……第八路军和No.17路军合计损失近七千！”第八路军参谋长蔡廷锴紧皱着眉毛，将各部的伤亡数字一一报告给了正在督战的朱德。

"Boss, there are too many casualties, should we shrink the troops into Beipiao City?" Cai Tingkai closed the folder and tentatively said to Zhu De.

Zhu De heaved a long sigh. The Eighth Route Army and the No.17 Route Army had already gone through more than two months of continuous fierce fighting before Beipiao was besieged, and the troops were exhausted.In particular, experienced officers and veterans sacrificed a lot, and the newly recruited officers and soldiers obviously lacked training. Although the number of people on the books has not decreased, their combat effectiveness has been greatly discounted.Otherwise, no matter what, they would not have lost more than 2 people in the three-day defensive battle!If losses continue at this rate, it is estimated that by the time reinforcements arrive, the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army will almost be wiped out!However, shrinking the core defense zone around Beipiao County can certainly make the defense tighter, save troops to a certain extent, reduce the attack surface of the Japanese army, and achieve the purpose of delaying time... But in the same way, the Japanese army can also use less More troops to besiege the Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army, and more troops were allocated for reinforcements!What's more troublesome is that once the troops shrink, there is no way to firmly control the road leading to Chaoyang. The troops deployed by the Japanese army in Chaoyang will be supported by heavy weapons...

"Boss, let's shrink our defenses! Now our troops are less than 8 people. If we don't shrink anymore, when the reinforcements arrive, I'm afraid it will be..." Cai Tingkai hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "The fighting power of the Japanese We have also learned that, I am afraid that the Fourth Route Army and the Third Route Army will not be able to fight! In the end, the Kuomintang reactionaries will be needed... Are they still afraid of the heavy weapons of the Japanese? Besides, it will be the Kuomintang army that will lose at that time... "

A trace of surprise flashed across Zhu De's face, and he said silently: "Okay, order the troops to shrink tonight."

Chapter 0536 fierce soldiers in western Liaoning (nine) is it really like a god to use soldiers?

The good news of the two battlefields of Chaoyang and Beipiao caused some controversy in the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.Commander Lingjialong and his staff believe that the Kuomintang army, which is currently crawling on the mountain road at a tortoise speed, will eventually join the battle to relieve the siege of Beipiao.The staff of the Kwantung Army were divided on whether to "beat" the Kuomintang army.

"Your Excellency, since there will be a final battle between the Empire and the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang in Manchuria, why should we miss this good opportunity to beat them hard!"

It was Seishiro Itagaki, Senior Staff Officer of the Kwantung Army who said this.In the history of the Japanese army, there are Ishihara Zhizhi and Itagaki's courage. It can be seen that this is a brave Japanese devil. Even when other devils are suffering from phobia of the National Revolutionary Army, he is still fearless. appearance.

"Mr. Banyuan! There are now more than 20 Chinese troops assembled in the south of Chaoyang, and the First Division of the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang is only one of them. The decisive battle has begun! Do you think that with more than 20 people from the Seventh Division and the No.11 Division, they can defeat so many troops?" The one who disagreed was Kanji Ishihara, a good friend of Seishiro Itagaki. Although they had a good personal relationship, There will still be red faces because of differences in business matters.

Itagaki Seishiro glanced at Ishihara, and said coldly: "If the 20 Chinese troops work together, the 11-strong seventh and No. 5 divisions will not be enough to win, but the battle situation in the past two days has been clear. Let us tell us clearly that the Kuomintang, Communist Party, Northeast Army, and Jin Army that make up this army are full of contradictions, lack of cooperation, and are even holding each other back! Such an army, although as many as 20, is still not enough. consider!"

"Not enough to worry about?" Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Yasumitsu Miyake asked in surprise: "According to the estimates of the General Staff Headquarters, the combat effectiveness of a Kuomintang reorganized division is at least equal to that of an imperial permanent division... and according to intelligence, this is approaching the rising sun." The 100st Division of the Kuomintang is also equipped with more than [-] tanks! I am afraid that this force cannot be ignored, right?"

Itagaki ignored him, and looked straight at Lingjialong: "Your Excellency, we dare not mess with a Kuomintang reorganization division now. After that, they will continue to transfer troops to Manchuria by sea. Do we dare to fight them decisively?" As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Yuan again: "I also agree with Mr. Shi Yuan's suggestion that the power of the empire is not enough to defeat the southern branch of the Kuomintang, and it must unite with the Chinese Communist Party... But that does not mean that the imperial army can win without a fight, even if it is united After the Communist Party of China, the imperial army still had to defeat hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops before it could finally win Manchuria! And if we retreat without fighting because of one Kuomintang division, then when we face ten or twenty When we are in the Kuomintang division, if we can muster up the courage to fight!"

"This..." Takashi Hishigari nodded slightly, as if he had been persuaded by Itagaki.

Ishihara Waner hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Excellency, the First Division of the Kuomintang is likely to be the last to appear. By the time we repel them, the Eighth Route Army and the No.17 Route Army of the Chinese Communist Party may no longer exist. Right? At that time, the Kuomintang is very likely to unify the northern branch!"

"Then just order the troops not to destroy the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army!" Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since the empire can regard the Communist Party of China as a potential ally, then the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army will not be eliminated." The Imperial Army only needs to weaken them and teach them a lesson they will never forget! The next target of the Imperial Army is the First Division of the Kuomintang. As long as they are severely damaged, the goal of the Battle of Western Liaoning will be fully achieved."

Takashi Ryokan slowly shook his head: "With the strength of the Seventh Division and the No.11 Division, even if the two heavy artillery battalions can arrive in time, they may not have the power to severely damage the Kuomintang's First Division, right?"

"Your Excellency, General, then increase the number of troops, and you can put in the No.19 Division serving as the reserve team." Seishiro Itagaki strode up to the military map, pointed to the situation on the map and said: "News from the front line of Beipiao The Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army of the Chinese Communist Party have shrunk to the surrounding area of ​​Beipiao City, and the road leading to Chaoyang has been opened. The 100th Division has driven more than [-] kilometers from Yixian to Chaoyang, and it can reach Chaoyang in two days at most It is estimated that the Kuomintang army has not climbed to Chaoyang by then, right? In this way, after the Communist Army, Northeast Army, and Jin Army in China are all repelled, the imperial army can use three divisions to beat one division of the Kuomintang army! This should be Nothing is lost."

"Three divisions should be enough." Lingjialong nodded, with a confident smile on his face: "But if the Kuomintang army makes an early move, what should it do? I mean if."

As soon as Lingjialong's question came out, everyone in the war room was thinking. He glanced at the people in the room lightly, and then pointed to the line of the rising sun on the map. , then we don’t care when they attack, everything will be severely damaged! Even if the Seventh Division and the No.11 Division fight until the jade is smashed, we must defeat the First Division of the Kuomintang! Let them truly learn the skills of imperial warriors sharp!"

The room was full of awe, and then all the officers stood at attention and saluted.No matter how much discussion there is, the commander-in-chief has made up his mind and can only implement it.The Japanese empire has gambled all the way to the present, so what worries are there in the face of the Kuomintang army that has already marched north?You can't see the blue sky and white sun flag like a mouse seeing a cat, and run away from the wind, right?

For this battle, Japan has deployed more than 40 troops, and it is also bearing sanctions from countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands. Moreover, this battle is Japan's last fight for the dream of the mainland for thousands of years!Even if it's a quick loss, it's good to have worked hard!So no matter what happens now, the Japanese army that has set foot on Manchuria can only fight to the end!

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On December 19th, [-]th year of the Republic of China, at six o'clock in the morning.

The dark and low sky over western Liaoning was brightly illuminated by bursts of artillery fire and explosions.Those streaks of orange and dark red light were like streaks of lightning in the dark clouds, tearing apart the bright sky just now.The roar of shells spread far away, like waves of thunder, sweeping across the entire mountainous area in western Liaoning.It was a heavy artillery regiment and two mountain artillery regiments of the Northeast Army that had just arrived at the Chaoyang front that created this mass destruction. There were a total of 36 150mm heavy howitzers and 72 75mm mountain artillery.The overwhelming artillery fire submerged the Japanese army's position in the rising smoke column and countless flashing fireballs in an instant.

At this time, in the position on the side of the Fourth Route Army of the Communist Party of China on the Chaoyang Southern Front Battlefield, three thousand Chinese soldiers wearing the latest civilian [-]th-style steel helmets and white trench coats were also ready to attack. The blue sky and white sun flags have also been erected around the position, and it looks like an infantry regiment of the National Revolutionary Army is about to attack!It’s just that the greetings of the lower-level officers of this unit are not reactionary remarks such as “see you in the next life” or “see you at the martyr’s temple”, but “internal Xiong Naier will definitely come true” Kind of red speech, is it really weird?

Commanding this army was He Wei, the deputy commander of the No.12 Division of the Fourth Route Army of the Communist Party of China and the commander of the No.20 Third Brigade. He was also in the trench where the attack started, and he was also wearing a brand-new 23th-style steel helmet.The officers and soldiers in the trenches dressed as the Kuomintang army were actually officers and soldiers of his [-]rd Brigade, and the reason why they dressed like this was an order from above.Last night, several large trucks painted with the blue sky and white sun logo brought these things to their brigade, and He Wei also got an order at the same time to let the troops wear Kuomintang army helmets, put on white cloaks, and hold the blue sky and white sun flags against them. The Japanese southeast frontal defense launched a "containment attack".

Half an hour of firepower preparation destroyed four or five thousand rounds of shells, and the entire battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke that made people breathless.As soon as the time came, the artillery fire stopped abruptly, and the sound of machine guns and mortars roared redoubled frantically.The heavy machine guns erected on the firepower points in the trenches sprayed a stream of fire onto the opposite Japanese positions, and a series of 80mm and 60mm caliber mortars were also driven up, firing shells continuously to On the positions of the Japanese army.This kind of fire cover, which is almost like a prodigal, really looks like the Kuomintang army is fighting at first glance.

Holding a flag of blue sky and white sun in his hand, He Wei was the first to jump out of the trench and planted the flag on the ground as a signal to launch the attack. At the same time, he raised his arms and shouted: "For the tomorrow of New China, move forward!"

The CCP army is famous for its cadres and party members who take the lead in charging. Although they want to play the Kuomintang army today, they can't learn the tactics of officers hiding behind and commanding.Officers wielding shell guns jumped out of the trench first, followed by nearly [-] infantrymen disguised as Kuomintang soldiers, shouting revolutionary slogans and rushing up against the gunpowder smoke.

Matsui Iwane, who was watching the battle behind the Japanese front on the opposite side, immediately felt that something was wrong. The Chinese army's bombardment was accurate and ruthless. Seeing the field fortifications of the No. Broken limbs were thrown into the sky by anti-aircraft guns!From the analysis of the power of the shell explosion and the density of the impact point, the opponent has at least 20 or more 150mm howitzers. The sound is similar to the Japanese Taisho 11th year type, and it should be the Min [-]th type that is standard equipped by the Kuomintang army.It seems that the one who came up this time is very likely to be the National Revolutionary Army, which is stronger than the Japanese army!

"Eight grids!" Matsui Iwane muttered, and turned his head to look at the road in the distance behind him. It was still empty, and the two heavy artillery brigades assigned to the 11th and No.[-] divisions had not arrived yet!They sent a telegram to the division headquarters last night, saying that they were ambushed by the Communist guerrillas. Although there was not much loss, they missed the trip.

"Your Excellency, it's the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang Army! They're here ahead of time!" A staff officer put down the binoculars in his hand, pointed to the front and shouted loudly: "Please send the No.12 Regiment up immediately!"

Matsui looked through the binoculars in the direction pointed by the staff officer, and immediately gasped.Before the gunpowder smoke cleared from the front position, white cloaks, black helmets, and hundreds of flags with blue sky and white sun rushed up towards the position defended by the No.20 Second Brigade.And even if the infantry was charging, the machine guns and mortars of the "Kuomintang Army" did not stop firing, but poured ammunition on the Japanese army's heads more frantically... This Zhina is really huge and rich!

"Order the No.12 Wing to reinforce quickly! Order the No.20 Second Brigade to stand firm until dark." Matsui hastily issued two military orders, looked up at the clear sky, and gritted his teeth: "Order the heavy artillery Seventh, the No.11 Brigade will set off immediately, and must arrive at Chaoyang County before noon today!"

The Japanese military staff officer was startled when he heard the words, and quickly asked: "Your Excellency, it is daytime, and they will be bombed by the Kuomintang Air Force!"

Matsui snorted softly, and lowered his voice: "When it gets dark, Chaoyang County will not be in whose hands! Hurry up and pass the order!" He raised his binoculars again, stared at the battlefield in front of him, and looked around. With more than 100 legendary tanks.

I don't know whether it was the more than 100 cannons of the Northeast Army that suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese army, or the legendary reputation of the National Revolutionary Army that was armed to the teeth to scare the Japanese. This battle was suppressed by the Fourth Route Army of the Communist Party from the beginning. The Japanese are fighting.From early morning to noon, there is no sign of stopping.The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Route Army of the Communist Party rushed into the Japanese positions several times, but they were all driven out by hand-to-hand combat by the almost insane Japanese army.

After noon, the two heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army finally joined the battle group, but at this time the Fourth Route Army also received reinforcements from the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Army.The battle has gradually entered a fierce state, and the attacking party is not the "KMT Army" who is charging, but the "KMT Army", the Northeast Army, and the Communist Army are attacking together!Moreover, fierce offensive and defensive battles were still taking place at the Pingfangdian and Shangyingzi positions on the southeast line, and at the West Dabaishan position on the west line, and fierce battles were fought across the entire Chaoyang battlefield.

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