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Volume One: On the Songhua River Chapter 2441: The Pursuit of Loss

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    The Japanese 43rd Division broke through and engaged in a melee with two intercepting brigades of Marine Corps in the east and west directions outside Tokugawa City. After dawn, the troops' battle results report came up. It seemed that they had fought well.  , annihilated more than 10,000 enemies.

    However, the commander, Major General Han Tie, asked a question that had little to do with the outcome of the battle. Wang Dongshan blinked and replied: "According to the intelligence, the Japanese 43rd Division is an A-class division with a full strength of 20,000.  More than five thousand people!¡±

    "Yesterday, how much were the losses suffered by the Japanese troops who tried to break through in the northern direction of Tokugawa?" Han Tie asked again.

    The number of enemy annihilations was still in the mind of Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan. He opened his mouth and replied: "About more than 2,000 people!"

    "Damn it!" Han Tie slammed the table hard, couldn't help but uttered a curse word, and said depressedly: "Chief of Staff, the battle is not going well, we are in big trouble!"

    Wang Dongshan immediately realized that the full strength of the 43rd Division of the Japanese Army was more than 25,000. Yesterday's daytime battle plus the melee at night, the number of Japanese annihilated was about 13,000 to 4,000. In other words,  The 43rd Division, with a strength of at least 10,000 people, led more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers into the vast mountains and dense forests of eastern Tokugawa. Isn't it a big trouble? His brows,  Suddenly wrinkled.

    Wang Dongshan thought for a while and said: "Commander, unless the remaining more than 10,000 Japanese troops are finally eliminated, the battle on the northern battlefield of the Korean Peninsula will not be completely over, and we will not be able to evacuate. Now, we should take corresponding measures  If the Japanese army is allowed to gain a foothold in the deep mountains and dense forests, we will be very passive!"

    The veins on Han Tie's forehead popped up, and he gritted his teeth and said: "While the little Japs are busy escaping, we must pursue them step by step without stopping. Order. The 7th Brigade gave up rest and immediately followed the Japanese army.  To pursue the retreat route, the Eighth Brigade was ordered to send two more battalions of troops in addition to the two battalions already sent out to continue to pursue the remaining Japanese troops in western Tokugawa. The other troops were immediately transferred to eastern Tokugawa.  direction, join in the pursuit of the remaining Japanese troops!¡±

    The command gave an order.  The entire 7th Brigade and most of the 8th Brigade, a force of 27,800 troops, immediately entered the mountains and forests of eastern Tokugawa to pursue the Japanese army. Wang Dongshan was worried.  It is the reason why Han Tie is crying out for trouble, more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers.  Seems like a lot.  But they were scattered among the high mountains and primeval forests. It was like a few drops of water falling into the sea. You can imagine how difficult it would be for your own troops to take out and kill these more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers!

    Han Tie got a headache just thinking about it.  The Japanese army adopted the method of dispersing to break out of the encirclement. This was the idea. A good encirclement and annihilation battle turned into a mountain pursuit battle.  If it doesn¡¯t go well, it¡¯s still a jungle guerrilla war. When will it end?

    Han Tie was not sure at all. He stood on the top floor of the tallest building in Tokugawa and looked at the mountains spreading out in front of him. The dense and boundless forests directly on the sky. It was conceivable that the navy and army  It is very difficult for the soldiers of the team to search for the hiding Japanese soldiers in such terrain conditions. It is conceivable that he does not believe in the combat effectiveness of the troops.

    Instead, he was worried that the training of the Marine Corps had always been focused on beach landings and seizing islands. This was the first time he encountered such mountain and jungle warfare. The terrain was unfamiliar and the tactics and tactics were not suitable for him.  , shrouded in a layer of worry, thinking to himself, "I'm afraid, the troops chasing into the mountains this time are going to suffer a lot! I'm still not calm enough!"

    Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan climbed to the top of the building and stood behind him. He felt the worried atmosphere of the commander. After a long time, he said: "Commander, the troops of the three brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps under our command have all arrived.  Tokugawa Nanbu is waiting for orders from the headquarters!¡±

    Han Tie turned around and said: "Chief of Staff, order the troops to enter Tokugawa for rest and recuperation. Regarding the next step, we will wait until the 7th and 8th brigades come back. Tell the three brigade commanders that the troops came from afar and marched overnight.  , take a day off! Notify the logistics department to replenish supplies for the Southeast Mobile Corps!"

    Wang Dongshan did not leave, he hesitated and said: "Commander, there is one more thing. Before the Japanese army broke out from Tokugawa, they carried out massive plunder and rape in Tokugawa City, including those living in Tokugawa.  The Japanese have been robbed of all their food, clothing, and property. There are at least 60,000 residents in Tokugawa City, waiting for food. The citizens sent representatives to ask us to give them food. The logistics department asked for instructions on how to deal with relief?  Citizens, or just ignore it?¡±

    Han Tie was furious and shouted angrily: "No matter! I have been following the kid for decades. What, in the end, I was abandoned by the master. The master turned his back and left nothing. Why,  Even the Japanese were robbed, okay, damn it?Retribution, why should I, Han Tie, wipe the butt of the little devil?  No matter, I absolutely don't care. If I'm pissed off, I'll send troops to drive all these obedient Koreans out of Tokugawa. Where can I go?  "

    Wang Dongshan said nothing, watching the commander lose his temper. Han Tie roared for a while, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said in frustration: "It is also a sin for more than 60,000 people to starve to death. Tell the logistics department  , you can give them a bite of food, but don¡¯t think about eating enough, this is not a refugee camp, just starve to death!¡±

    "As for those Japanese, order the troops to gather together, strictly guard them individually, and identify them one by one. There are no crazy people among these Japanese. They are playing with us with human bombs. Damn it, the little Japanese death squads are in the Liaodong Peninsula.  , killed more than a thousand of my soldiers, and I still gave them food, it makes me fucking uncomfortable just thinking about it!¡±

    Han Tie felt really uncomfortable and depressed. Most of the cooked duck of a Japanese division in Tokugawa flew away. Before leaving, he even scraped three feet of the Tokugawa land, and he still had to take it in.  More than 60,000 people opened their mouths to clean up this mess. If the Tokugawa War ended as planned, this mess would be left to accept the Korean Peninsula Working Group, so why should I worry?

    In the evening, the 7th and 8th brigades that went into the mountains to pursue the Japanese troops withdrew one after another. Moreover, they were not withdrawn in an organized manner, but a battalion or a company was withdrawn from the mountain dispersedly, because Han Tie did not withdraw from the mountain.  There was no order to cancel the pursuit, and the 7th and 8th brigades suddenly retreated, leaving him with a bad feeling.

    Sure enough, Han Tie's hunch was right. When he saw Wu Fengge, commander of the 7th brigade, and Cao Jinchuan, commander of the 8th brigade, Han Tie almost didn't recognize these two subordinates. It was a bit miserable. The two major generals  The brigade commander was like a defeated soldier in a defeated battle. His uniform was torn into pieces. His face was scratched by unknown sources, and there were bloody cuts. Even the brigade commander looked like this.  From his appearance, one can easily imagine what happened to the soldiers below.

    As soon as he saw Han Tie, Wu Fengge, commander of the 7th Brigade, grinned and almost cried, "Commander, you are such a damn coward! I was killed or wounded in a melee in eastern Tokugawa."  There were less than 1,000 people, but in the damn mountains and forests, the Japs didn't kill a few. Our seventh brigade suffered more than 2,000 casualties!  After discussing with Brigadier Cao, we can only withdraw temporarily. Commander, if you withdraw without permission from the headquarters, I will accept the punishment!"

    Major General Cao Jinchuan, commander of the 7th Brigade, saw the blue veins on the commander's forehead and hurriedly said: "Commander, it is not just Brigadier Wu who decided to withdraw the troops. I also fully agree with it. Our large army  When we entered the mountain, we were in the open. The Japs were scattered, in groups of three to five, and in groups of seven or eight. They hid in the dark and fired cold shots. Our team pounced on them, but could not find anyone. From time to time, we stepped on the Japs and buried them.  The mines, the casualties of our Eighth Brigade are similar to those of Brigadier Wu!¡±

    "In addition, there are some soldiers who were bitten by unknown things and fell into the mountain stream and died. Brigadier Wu and I also studied a way to send out small groups of troops to conduct scattered searches and keep in touch with the radio. Once the little ones are bitten,  The enemy's tail will be pounced on, and they will be killed one by one!"

    "However, the small force either failed to catch up with the Japs or was ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. Our nearly 30,000 troops were thrown around by the Japs and were helpless. We had no choice but to stop the pursuit and withdraw. If we continue  If we go on, the casualties of the troops will be even greater! Commander, if you punish Brigadier Wu, I, Cao Jinchuan, will also be punished!"

    Han Tie waved his hands feebly and said: "What punishment? I was not calm enough and ordered the troops to pursue immediately. When it comes to responsibility, I am the biggest one. Our troops are not adapted to mountain and jungle warfare, so it is inevitable to suffer losses. Okay,  Go down and rest, your two troops, rest on the spot, block all roads leading to Tokugawa, don't let the little devils come back to us! "

    Wu Fengge and Cao Jinchuan walked out of the headquarters with heavy steps. Just in time, Major General Xue Shiqiang, commander of the first brigade of the Southeast Mobile Corps under the command of the Marine Corps, Major General Gao Degong, commander of the third brigade, and Fu Xiaochen, commander of the fourth brigade.  The three major generals rushed to the headquarters to report. When they saw two ragged major generals going out, they looked at each other in surprise. They looked at each other with doubts in their eyes?

    ?????

    Han Tie returned the courtesy and did not shy away from the fact that the 7th and 8th brigades suffered heavy losses in pursuit of the remaining Japanese troops. After Xue Shiqiang and the others sat down, he said: "To be honest with you three, Brigadier Xue, it is useless to occupy Tokugawa."  Shot after shot, the battle last night inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese 43rd Division."

    "However, when chasing the remaining Japanese troops,, but our two brigades suffered heavy losses, with more than 4,000 casualties. The ones who went out just now were Wu Fengge, commander of the 7th brigade, and Cao Jinchuan, commander of the 8th brigade. You have also seen it, they are in such a mess!  "

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