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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2569 Defense in Place

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    General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, had to order the Liaoxi Kwantung Army, which was desperately trying to break through the blockade of the Korean Railways, to switch to defense on the spot. Although he was very reluctant to do so, the war situation forced him to continue to attack if he continued.  Perhaps before the reinforcements led by him arrive, the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning have already been beaten to the point of losing their troops and generals, and are dying. They have lost air control, which is the biggest disadvantage.

    Although General Meijin knew that the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area had switched to defense on the spot, which was equivalent to creating favorable conditions for the Chinese devil's troops to attack twice and then encircle them. The independent division troops from the Panshan Mountains in western Liaoning to Beining blocked the way.  The independent division troops coming from the direction of Daling River continued to press, with more than 400,000 imperial soldiers in the middle. Isn't this exactly the situation of encirclement? I knew it was a bitter pill, but I had to swallow it. The moment the order was issued,  General Umezu's heart was bleeding and he was almost going crazy.

    After the mood calmed down, General Umezu added another order, "Switching to defense on the spot does not mean waiting passively. You should adopt proactive tactics and use small groups to continuously harass and block the positions of the independent divisions.  Tire up the spirit and physical strength of its soldiers, create opportunities for breakthroughs, and consider whether we can bypass the direction of Beining and go north to Yixian and Fuxin to retreat to Fengtian."

    General Meijin himself did not have enough confidence to make this suggestion. He did not know whether Tang Qiuli, the cunning and scheming Chinese devil, had a back-up plan in the direction of Fuxin in Yixian County. Perhaps, there was still a huge enemy in that direction.  Trap, not to mention that if we take the direction of Yixian and Fuxin, the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops will have to travel more than 500 kilometers.  It's all in a mountainous area. How can we make a big detour just by looking at it on the map?

    So, at the end of the telegram.  Umezu explained: "Of course, this is the personal suggestion of the commander-in-chief. You will decide the specific situation at your discretion. Seize every opportunity. Finally, I will inform you of good news. In seven days, I will command more than 50,000 people.  The reinforcements will attack the independent division's blocking troops' positions from Panshan to Beining. By then, your troops can launch a full-scale attack again, and they will be able to break through!"

    In the telegram, General Umezu also appointed Lieutenant General Nitta, commander of the Fifth Army, as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning region, assuming the important task of coordinating and commanding the four armies. Originally, according to the Kwantung Army's order of operations.  Lieutenant General Nishimura, the commander of the Third Army, is most likely to take up this critical position. However, Lieutenant General Nishimura performed poorly in the previous breakthrough battle and lost this hot-butt throne.

    Two telegrams arrived at the commander of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Nishimura, the Commander of the Fifth Army, Lieutenant General Nitta, and the Commander of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Gao Ze. They were oppressed from behind by the Feng Jiwu Corps and had to squeeze in with other troops.  In the hands of Lieutenant General Kinoshita, the commander of the Tenth Army, there are now four senior generals of the Kwantung Army, each commanding an army commander with hundreds of thousands of troops.  They all gathered at the headquarters of the Fifth Army.

    Lieutenant General Nitta, commander of the Fifth Army, became the largest leader of the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers in the western Liaoning region. After several people took turns reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Nitta spoke first, "Gentlemen. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, was ordered to take charge of the crisis. Nitta will take charge."  There is no joy in my heart for such an important task. Everyone is very clear about the current situation on the battlefield in western Liaoning. There are hundreds of thousands of independent division troops blocking the front, and there is the China devil Tang Qiuli behind him. Four famous generals under his command, Feng Jiwu, are there.  With more than 100,000 troops pursuing us, the situation is extremely dangerous!¡±

    "The Commander-in-Chief's order to switch to defense on the spot is a wise move. Otherwise, in the continuous attacks, our troops will inevitably be continuously consumed. The lack of air superiority is the biggest weakness of the imperial army. I won't say more, we  Let¡¯s discuss one thing. What do you think of the commander-in-chief¡¯s suggestion to avoid Beining and head north to Yixian and Fuxin?¡±

    What do you think? It's just a bad move. The other three army commanders, without saying anything, have already regarded General Umezu's suggestion as worthless in their hearts, not to mention the additional detour of more than 500 kilometers.  , in the direction of Yixian and Fuxin, it is a mountainous area in northern Liaoning, with many rivers crisscrossing it. Now, it is the rainy season, the river water has surged, and the mountain roads and rivers alone can drag down hundreds of thousands of horses.

    A large number of artillery, tanks and other heavy equipment must be discarded. What if the independent division troops block it again? You can't let soldiers hold rifles to break through the enemy's positions, right?  Moreover, the mountainous terrain is more suitable for independent division troops to block. Perhaps a regiment of troops, blocked at a mountain pass, can delay hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers for a day or two. Going to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning is asking for death. We  Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, aren¡¯t you confused?

    The commanders of the three armies were complaining. Lieutenant General Nishimura was scolded by General Umezu for his poor performance and was not even offered the position of temporary commander-in-chief. Naturally, he did not dare to say much at this time. The commander of the Tenth Army, Kinoshita,  The lieutenant general did not contribute any strength in today's attack, so naturally it is difficult to say much. Therefore, the one who has the most say and the only one who has no scruples is the commander of the Seventh Army.Lieutenant General Gao Ze.

    Lieutenant General Gao Ze suddenly stood up and said: "Gentlemen, Mr. Nitta just asked us to express our views on the Commander-in-Chief's proposal. I will say it bluntly. This proposal cannot be considered. Put aside the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army soldiers and there are many detours.  Not to mention walking more than 500 kilometers, the harsh terrain conditions in the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning will cause difficulties to the imperial soldiers, but one thing is that assuming that the imperial troops walked to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, the independent division troops that blocked us would have  What¡¯s your reaction?¡±

    "Everyone, please take a look!" Lieutenant General Gao Ze walked a few steps to the large military map and continued: "After we leave the mountainous area of ??northern Liaoning through Fuxin, in order to withdraw to Fengtian, we will inevitably march to the southeast. So, on the line between Panshan and Beining  , the hundreds of thousands of independent division soldiers who are blocking us, as long as they are centered on Xinmin and extend to the two wings in the direction of Faku in the northeast and Liaozhong in the southeast, it will be a new blocking line! "

    "Gentlemen, at that time, you will have to abandon all your heavy equipment and trek for an unknown amount of time in the mountains of northern Liaoning, covering more than 500 kilometers. You will be cut off from logistical supplies. You will be exhausted and exhausted. There will be a lot of non-combat casualties. Only  Do the Kwantung Army soldiers with infantry and light weapons have any chance of winning against the independent division soldiers who are waiting for work? "

    "Also, when we go to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, we need to walk more than 500 kilometers of mountain roads, but the independent division troops on the Beining front line can take shortcuts and only need to walk more than 200 kilometers of flat roads to get ahead of us.  The deployment of the blocking line is completed, and the soldiers of the independent division are waiting for work. This is a euphemism. The commander-in-chief¡¯s proposal is to let more than 400,000 elite imperial soldiers throw themselves into the trap! "

    After Lieutenant General Takazawa finished speaking, he sat down straight with a gloomy face and said nothing. In fact, Lieutenant General Nitta also sneered at Commander-in-Chief Umezu's proposal. After living in Manchuria for many years, he was still familiar with the terrain conditions of Manchuria.  Lieutenant General Nitta knew what the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning were like, but since it was Commander-in-Chief Umezu's proposal, he had to mention it at the joint meeting of the four giants, right?

    "Otherwise, after returning to Fengtian, if Commander-in-Chief Meijin asks about this matter, how will you answer? Will you ignore the opinions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, or will you be timid and dare not proactively find a breakout route?

    I mentioned it casually during the meeting, so as not to have any sequelae or give any clues. Lieutenant General Nitta fully agreed with Lieutenant General Gao Ze. Therefore, he said dullly: "The meeting is over. After you return to the troops, implement the commander-in-chief's on-the-spot  The defense order is to stand firm and wait for reinforcements. The deployment is as follows. Nishimura-kun's Third Army and Kinoshita-kun's Tenth Army are responsible for the defense in the direction of Linghai. Gao Zejun's Seventh Army and the Fifth Army are responsible for the defense in the direction from Panshan to Beining.  !¡±

    Han Tie didn't know that General Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, had ordered the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side to move to defense on the spot and wait for reinforcements. Before dark, he called the brigade commanders one by one.  "Today during the day, the little devils launched a desperate attack to break through our blocking position. It will be dark soon, which is more suitable for a breakout. Don't take it lightly. All troops should be prepared for night operations. If the position is attacked by the little devils in the dark,  Come up here, you, the brigade commander, are done!¡±

    The sky soon became dark. The July wind in western Liaoning blew across the earth, but it could not dissipate the sweltering heat. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Korean Railway Army were waiting with vigilant eyes, waiting for the Kwantung Army to launch a night attack, but  In the early morning, there was still no movement. On the contrary, the soldiers on the forward position vaguely heard the sound of digging earth at the Kwantung Army's camp, and the sound of trees falling to the ground came in the dark night. Moreover, not just in one place, but everywhere.  All!

    The situation was immediately reported to Han Tie. He could not figure out what the little devil was doing. Logically speaking, the Kwantung Army troops who were eager to break out did not have the need to build large-scale fortifications. Facing the direction of the Daling River, it was possible.  After all, what we have to deal with is the pursuit of Feng Jiwu's regiment, but facing the direction of his own blocking line, it is impossible!

    "Damn it, you're not sleeping in the dark sky, what tricks are you doing?" Han Tie frowned and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan. Wang Dongshan was also puzzled. Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply asked Han Tie  Tie ordered each brigade to send out capable reconnaissance teams to the little Japanese to have a look and get a feel for the situation!

    More than an hour later, the reconnaissance team came back with information, "My reconnaissance team arrived at the Kwantung Army's camp and observed that the Kwantung Army soldiers were building fortifications and cutting down trees overnight. They did not go too deep because they were worried about exposing the target!"

    Eleven brigades have dispatched nearly a hundred reconnaissance teams, and the intelligence reports are all like this, which is very unusual. Han Tie held a stack of intelligence, stared at the Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan, and for a moment  , as if they suddenly understood, they shouted in unison: "Defend on the spot, stand firm and wait for help!"

    (To be continued)
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