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Volume One On the Songhua River Chapter 2552 The Sound of Cannon in Western Liaoning (Part 2)

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    Linghai is located more than 80 kilometers north of Jinzhou. It is another pass of the Liaoxi Corridor deep into the hinterland of Northeast China. Because it is backed by the Daling River and faces the Liaodong Bay, it is named Linghai. It is also the Kwantung Army unit in the western Liaoning region, and is related to  The independent division troops occupying Jinzhou City have a tacit military demarcation line.

    During the Liaoxi Campaign, after occupying Jinzhou, Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the Independent Division and commander-in-chief of the East Point, once suggested that the division commander Tang Qiuli take advantage of the situation to seize Linghai City and push the front line from Panshan to Beining, creating a threat  Fengtian's situation, according to the pattern of the Northeast battlefield at that time, the independent division troops were fully capable of this. However, Tang Qiuli considered that the time for a decisive battle with the Kwantung Army was far too mature, and the troops penetrated too deeply into the hinterland of the Northeast, causing a massive counterattack by the Kwantung Army.  , Therefore, after merely occupying Jinzhou City, they stopped advancing.

    The Daling River originates from Nuruerhu Mountain in northwest Liaoning, located between Jinzhou and Linghai. The current Daling River is far more ferocious than the Daling River in later generations. The river is several hundred meters wide.  The waves are rough, the water is fast, and whirlpools the size of pot lids are spinning on the river from time to time, rolling all the way south and pouring into Liaodong Bay. There were originally several bridges on the Daling River to connect land transportation between Jinzhou and Linghai.  .

    However, after the Independent Division troops occupied Jinzhou City, all the bridges on the Daling River were destroyed by the Kwantung Army troops. It was precisely because of the Daling River as a natural barrier that the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning area had some psychological stability.  Reliance and comfort, of course, the Kwantung Army's defensive deployment is also unambiguous, a stretch of reinforced concrete fortifications along the north bank of the Daling River.  It extends to Liaodong Bay in the south and to Fuxin in the north.

    The fortifications are built like copper and iron walls, and are divided into two floors: above ground and underground.  Bunkers and bunkers were densely covered, and various firepower points were scattered throughout the fortifications. From the front of the fortifications to the Daling River, there were minefields. Countless mines turned this area into a place of death.  General Nanjiro, the former commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, devoted a lot of effort and materials to the Daling River defense line.  The Kwantung Army troops guarding this place are on alert day and night. After all, they are facing opponents who have beaten the Kwantung Army so hard that they dare not take the initiative to fight.  Who dares to be careless?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Even more so tonight.  Two days ago, all the Kwantung Army troops, which were defending the Jinzhou-directed Independent Division troops and attacking the first line of the Daling River Defense Line, entered a state of first-level combat readiness after receiving the order from the headquarters to cover the retreat of the main force.  The Kwantung Army soldiers were fed and housed on the battlefield, and their nerves were tense.  In the dark night, countless pairs of people were nervous.  With blank eyes, staring at the south bank of Daling River.

    Responsible for covering the main force of the Kwantung Army and retreating to Fengtian is the Ninth Army of the Kwantung Army plus three attached independent mixed brigades, with a strength of more than 90,000 people. It starts from Xinzhuangzi on the north bank of the Daling River, close to Liaodong Bay.  , passing through Linghai to the camp line, and Linghai is the most important defensive support point. In the Linghai area, the Kwantung Army deployed an entire division of the 18th Division, plus two independent mixed  The brigade is equipped with a tank regiment, several field artillery regiments, and a strength of more than 40,000 people.

    Lieutenant General Shoji Watanabe, the commander of the 18th Division, just put down the phone. He was worried. He called the commanders of the various front-line regiments and the commanders of the independent mixed brigades to inquire about the situation of the troops and Daling Henan.  Whether there is any abnormal behavior among the independent division troops on the shore.

    The answers received were basically the same, "We found abnormalities on the front of our defense, everything is normal!" This made Commander Watanabe a little relieved, but when he thought about the tasks of the 18th Division, his  My heart tightened again.

    Ever since General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, issued an order to the western Liaoning area for the main force of the Kwantung Army to withdraw to Fengtian and the Ninth Army to be responsible for covering it, there was an unspoken saying circulating within the Ninth Army, "In order for the main force to be able to  To successfully retreat to Fengtian, the entire Ninth Army must be destroyed!"

    The commander of the Watanabe Division believed this statement. He had been stationed north of the Daling River in the Western Liaoning Corridor for almost two years. He also had a good understanding of the independent division troops on the south bank. First, Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the independent division, and the command post commander  More than 700,000 troops were watching eagerly on the other side. Liu Tiehan was the key target of the Kwantung Army's intelligence department, and he was no stranger to his information.

    This person is the second-ranking figure in the Independent Division. He is the number one general under the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. He holds a high position and commands the East Command troops. Their strength is second to none among all regiment-level combat groups in the Independent Division. He directs operations.  He has a brave and resolute style and is good at frontal confrontation. The East Point troops are well-equipped and the soldiers are well-trained.

    Faced with such an opponent, Lieutenant General Watanabe did not have a good night's sleep for more than two years. More than half a year ago, Liu Tiehan's troops were transferred to Outer Mongolia. His replacement was the Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the Independent Division.  The army, and the commander of the corps, Major General Feng Jiwu, is not an unknown figure. In the files of the Kwantung Army intelligence department, this person¡¯s information is?There is a thick stack.

    The Niangziguan Garrison Corps under Feng Jiwu has nearly 500,000 troops. It is one of the few veteran field corps in the independent division. It has fought against the Imperial Army for many years in North China, Shanxi and other places in China. It is said that  , the fallen and well-known Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial North China Expeditionary Force, General Okamura Neiji, was in the hands of this man's troops. His commanding combat style was cunning and changeable, but equally ferocious. This man also served as the Devil Tang of China.  Qiu Li's chief of staff, I believe, will learn a lot of conspiracies!

    Whether it was Liu Tiehan before or Feng Jiwu now, the commander of the Watanabe Division was extremely frightened. Thinking of this, he sighed. There was nothing to doubt about the fate of the entire Ninth Army. First of all, it was huge.  The difference in military strength, 90,000 versus nearly 500,000, makes my scalp numb just thinking about it.

    Secondly, there is the issue of air supremacy. Air supremacy is completely in the hands of the independent division aviation. In other words, once the war begins, the Kwantung Army soldiers will always be under the threat of independent division bombers. There is also the gap in equipment.  Although the commander of the Watanabe Division is unwilling to admit this, it is an unchangeable fact.

    Combined with many factors, Commander Watanabe was not optimistic about this cover mission, but it did not affect his determination. Moreover, he did not take any chances. The imperial soldiers on the second and third lines began to  After retreating, the independent division troops in the direction of Jinzhou were not aware of it at all. Lieutenant General Watanabe sneered at the senior officers of the 18th Division who held such views and severely reprimanded them with two words: "Stupid! Childish!"

    "Critical moment! As long as we fulfill our duty as emperors and soldiers, and serve His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, even if all the members of the 18th Division are shattered, they will die a worthy death!" Commander Watanabe Shoji Division, looking at the dark  Ye Tiankong thought to himself that although the commanders of the frontline troops at all levels reported that no abnormality was found, he could feel that the murderous aura gathering in the dark night was forming.

    Lieutenant General Watanabe picked up the phone again and said, "Convey my order to the frontline troops. All soldiers must remain in fighting condition at all times. A war may break out tonight!" Of course, the division commander cannot go to sleep. In fact,  He couldn't sleep at all, and the feeling of being upset always lingered in his mind.

    The night got darker and the wind picked up. The sea breeze blowing from Liaodong Bay carried a strong salty smell, but it could not dissipate the sultry air in early summer in western Liaoning. Several black figures appeared on the south bank of Daling River in the dark night.  Among them, the wide water surface of the Daling River shone with a faint white color. The river roared slightly and rolled southward. The black shadow came to the river bank and set up the instruments. The same scene happened on the south bank of the Daling River.  Performed in many places, this is the frontline observer of the independent division artillery headquarters, responsible for instructing and correcting artillery targets for the artillery group.

    Feng Jiwu, who had already rushed to the front line, set up a front-line headquarters on a hill covered with shrubs and pine trees less than ten kilometers away from the Daling River. Here, he could overlook the entire battlefield, with more than a dozen tents.  Hidden in the woods, at 10:40, the temporary headquarters became quiet. You couldn't hear the "ticking" of the keys or the rapid ringing of the phone. Beside all the radios and phones, sitting on the opposite side were the staff officers and communications officers.  soldiers.

    Feng Jiwu sat relaxed on the canvas marching chair, with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was resting his mind. Colonel Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, was staring at the watch on his wrist.

    Closer to the Daling River, the Independent Division Artillery Headquarters is located here. The commander, Major General Zheng Yong, does not have the self-cultivation skills of Feng Jiwu. In other words, he does not like the kind of command that makes the commander confused before the war.  There is a very depressing feeling in the department.

    With his left foot on the empty shell box and holding the phone, Zheng Yong was shouting, "In more than ten minutes, the battle will begin. All artillery groups are ready. This is the most revealing time for our artillery."  , everyone cheered up, I won¡¯t say anything unnecessary, the shells hit hard, a base must be hit within twenty minutes, don¡¯t worry about consumption, the shells are enough!¡±

    With the Peking Rear Joint Service Department at his back, the roads were in good condition, and supplies were convenient and quick. Zheng Yong had the confidence to put down the phone. Zheng Yong shouted to a staff officer: "Bring me a glass of water, but I'm dying of thirst!"

    On the south bank of the Daling River, Major General Battelle, commander of the armored forces, looked at the luminous watch on his wrist. The hour hand was already pointing to 10:45. He smiled softly. Battelle was no stranger to such a situation before a battle.  , when I was on the European battlefield, I don¡¯t know how many times I was in such an atmosphere, with thousands of tanks behind me, silent like beasts, squatting in the night, waiting for the moment when the battle broke out like thunder!

    Battelle stepped into his tank and opened the communication channel, "Attention all brigades, the battle is about to begin, and all tanks are in standby mode!"

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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