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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 747 Heavy Attack

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    Chapter 747: Heavy Blow

    At the headquarters of the main peak of Niuxin Mountain in western Liaoning, Tang Qiuli saw that the vanguard of the Kwantung Army's southward march was approaching the ambush site. It finally arrived, although it was more than three hours later than he expected. According to the marching speed of the Japanese army, they all entered the ambush.  It would take at least more than four hours to complete a circle. He was vaguely worried. The sun was about to set. If the Kwantung Army followed the practice of not marching at night, the troops would have to ambush all night, which made him even more worried about something happening.

    The leading force of the Kwantung Army, which was close to the ambush circle, suddenly stopped on the spot. What was going on? Could it be that the ambush force exposed Xingzang and was discovered by the Japanese army, but it doesn't look like it?  The Japanese soldiers did not take any tactical actions or prepare for battle. They just stayed where they were. The unexpected situation made the atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly heavy. The staff members secretly cursed: "What tricks are you doing?"

    Lieutenant General Yano Otozaburo, the commander of the Kwantung Army's southward troops, was indeed an extremely cautious commander. He was different from many senior Kwantung Army generals who were arrogant and arrogant. Although he continued to receive reports from aerial reconnaissance planes along the way,  No abnormality was found, and no large-scale Chinese troops were detected.

    On the contrary, this made Yano Otonzaburo feel more and more uneasy. According to the routine, more than 200,000 ** division troops were on their way to retreat to the front line of Shanhaiguan. Now, there was not even a single figure, and they disappeared without a trace.  There are no traces of them, including the ** division troops who had a fight with their own troops in the morning. Where did they go?

    There was a report from the troops that this branch of the army was retreating north. I remember asking for instructions whether to send troops to pursue it, but I categorically rejected it. Go north?  That is the Nuruer Tiger Mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles. If the troops of the Japanese Army are not blocking themselves from the front, why are they running into the mountains?  These cunning Chinese people will always make the emperor's people puzzled.

    Yano Otonzaburo was beating the drum in his mind while racking his brains to think about a series of abnormal phenomena. The car was swinging on the road, and his heart was in a state of confusion. The most terrifying thing was not to find an opponent. The staff sent the avant-garde troops.  Report, we are approaching the Niuxin Mountain area, everything is normal, and the troops are preparing to pass.

    As if he had been stung by a bee, Otonzaburo Yano sat up straight and hit his head heavily on the roof of the car. There was a "bang" sound. The movement was so loud that the driver's heart trembled. On the commander's head,  A bag as big as a goose egg cannot run away. He was worried about being slapped when he saw that Yano Otonzaburo didn't even look at him and loudly ordered the staff: "Baga, hurry up and convey my order. All troops must stop advancing immediately."

    Yano Otonzaburo found the reason why he was uneasy and worried about the journey. It was Niuxin Mountain. It was here that Seishiro Itagaki's division was ambushed by Tang Qiuli, who was known as the Devil of China. More than 50,000 soldiers were wiped out in his entire army. They were all shattered and no one survived.  , the commander of the Itagaki Division died on the spot, and the Itagaki Division, known as the most elite unit of the Kwantung Army, was wiped out and ceased to exist.

    At that time, Yano Otonzaburo was just an ordinary staff officer in the Kwantung Army Staff Department. He carefully studied the reasons for the collapse of Itagaki Division. Finally, he came to his own conclusion that everything stemmed from the improper command and arrogance of the Itagaki Division Commander.  He underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, only to fall into Tang Qiuli's ambush. He could only bury these words in his heart. At that time, Seishiro Itagaki, after his death, did his best with honor and received a commendation order personally signed by His Majesty the Emperor. Headquarters  He is also called the hero of the Yamato nation and the immortal god of war.

    Of course, Yano Otonzaburo sneered at these in his heart, but he was just a warrior. Now, it was his turn to command the Imperial Army soldiers. Passing by, could he repeat the mistakes of Itagaki Division?  The rolling hills in front of us are like bunkers, and the winding road is like a noose, which looks unlucky.

    The Kwantung Army troops stayed outside the Niuxin Mountain ambush circle for more than half an hour. Tang Qiuli's heart was in his throat, and Yano Otonzaburo was worried. Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, more than 300,000 troops were in  Camping in the wilderness was not safe, and the generals were calling one after another asking for instructions to quickly pass through the Niuxin Mountain area and approach Shanhaiguan.

    Yano Otonzaburo finally made up his mind and the troops passed through the Niuxin Mountain area overnight. However, he did not act rashly and sent a regiment of troops to enter Niuxin Mountain in a car. After half an hour, he sent another regiment of troops to enter.  Going in the same way, Tang Qiuli watched as thousands of Japanese soldiers entered the ambush circle, but the brigade stayed outside, and the cars sped away, leaving a trail of dust behind.

    It¡¯s time to come this time, right?  The second batch of Japanese military vehicles also entered the ambush circle, but the brigade still did not move. Tang Qiuli watched the Japanese military vehicles go away, secretly cursing the Kwantung Army commander, what a cunning guy, but I am patient, these little shrimps have not yet  Tang Qiuli realized that something was a bit troublesome. After the ambush started, these Japanese troops turned around and attacked the troops who were ambushing them head-on.A huge threat.

    He had no choice but to issue an order to ambush the troops on the right wing, detach a brigade of troops, and follow the two groups of Japanese troops covertly. The target must not be exposed. After the main battlefield started, they would be wiped out. He thought that the Japanese army was about to come, but he didn't know, but it happened again.  It is a group of cars, there are still so many troops, and the interval is still thirty minutes. Calculated this way, the Kwantung Army brigade entered the ambush circle, and these three groups of Japanese troops happened to come out of the ambush circle. This is the strength of a brigade, more than 10,000 people.  It is a considerable force. On other battlefields, it can sweep through more than a dozen counties and most of the province.

    Tang Qiuli was almost going crazy. He wished he could strangle the Kwantung Army commander to death. There was no such thing as this. What kind of Japanese bird was this? It was more cunning than a fox. It had become a spirit. Tang Qiuli was not the only one who thought this. **  The division's more than 200,000 soldiers were also cursing in their hearts. Yano Otozaburo received the report from the first batch of troops that they had left the most dangerous area of ??Niuxin Mountain, and nothing happened.

    A fox-like smile finally appeared on his face. After three tests, no matter how cunning the opponent is, he should show his flaws. Furthermore, once the brigade is still ambushed, a brigade force will turn around and attack, and there will be no ambush circle.  Being able to break through, I am proud, I am really proud. Yano Otonzaburo believes that his commanding skills during this dangerous mountainous march can be included in the Imperial Army University's classic courses for those younger generations to imitate.

    But he ignored one thing. Time, nearly two hours before and after, the sky had darkened. When his main force passed through the Niuxin Mountain area, it was late at night. The dark night was more conducive to the ambushers' actions, especially at the right time.  At the location of the ambush, the troops who were suddenly attacked were extremely easy to fall into a state of chaos, with communication and command being blocked.

    After receiving the order to continue advancing, the officers of various Japanese troops cursed the coward commander for letting them endure the wind for more than two hours on the mountain road in vain, while urging the soldiers, "Quickly, open the way quickly." Countless  The Japanese soldiers came rushing over like a turbid wave. The sound of motors and horns of cars and the footsteps of soldiers sounded chaotically in the valley.

    Tang Qiuli sat down on the shell box almost paralyzed. After fighting for several years, he had never encountered such a cunning and cautious Japanese commander. If there was another chance to capture him alive, he must interrogate him personally. This torture almost drove him crazy.  Guys, your head is bigger than other Japanese people.

    At around 11 o'clock in the night, all the Japanese troops entered the ambush circle. Tang Qiuli first issued an order to the aviation team, and all fighter planes immediately took off to participate in the battle. Then, he ordered the communications staff who were guarding dozens of telephones: "Start."  "Yeah." In the pitch-black night sky, on the hills on both sides of the road that stretched for more than 30 kilometers, countless red flares suddenly rose, like small suns, reflecting half of the sky red, as bright as holiday fireworks.

    The light of the signal bomb had not yet faded away. From behind the hillside in the distance, patches of bright smoke suddenly rose. In the sky, bright spots like meteor showers passed by, row after row, trailing dark red tail flames, from far to near.  , with a piercing scream, came to the heads of the Japanese soldiers in an instant. The experienced Japanese veterans turned pale with a "swish", my Amaterasu, this is a salvo of thousands of artillery,  At this time, a thunder-like muffled sound reverberated among the mountain peaks, and the earth trembled.

    The battle line of more than 60 miles in Niuxin Mountain suddenly burst out with blazing flames as if activated by electricity. First there were clusters of firelight. In the firelight, clusters of earth waves could be seen clearly, like mushrooms, constantly emerging.  Then, they appeared in rows and pieces, and then they could no longer be distinguished. The soil rolled up, gravel flew across, and the rising smoke soared into the night sky. It was reflected dark red by the explosion firelight. In the sky,  Countless flying cannonballs plunged into the ground that was already like boiling molten iron.

    It was as powerful as thunder, and it was the most ferocious blow once it was launched. Tang Qiuli concentrated all the artillery on both sides of the ambush position more than 30 kilometers away. Even the anti-aircraft guns of the air defense brigade were temporarily ordered to fire flatly.  Thousands of artillery fired metal projectiles one after another into the dense marching formation of the Kwantung Army. When a shell landed, the stumps, broken arms, and broken bones and flesh of more than a dozen Japanese soldiers flew up.

    The Japanese soldiers who were suddenly bombarded immediately fell into chaos. The night sky was red with death explosions. They wanted to fight back. On the hillsides on both sides, there was no target to aim at. There were only shells flying continuously from a distance.  Twenty minutes after the shelling, the Kwantung Army soldiers, who had gone through the initial chaos and were covered in the blood and body fragments of their comrades, found a relatively safe place to avoid the shells flying in the sky despite suffering heavy casualties.

    Countless green flares rose in the night sky again, emitting a miserable green light. From behind the silent hillsides, cliffs, rocks, and trees on both sides, countless round black dots flew up and landed in an instant like crows.  The infantrymen who were ambushing the Japanese soldiers took action again.

    (Unfinished)(continued)
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