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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2575: The War Situation in Western Manchuria is Set (Part 2)

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    Major General Xu Guofu, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the North China Field Corps, was holding his breath. The order from the corps headquarters was for the 2nd Brigade, Song Guotai's 1st Brigade, and the 1st Tank Brigade to jointly annihilate the 30th Kwantung Army.  Xu Guofu also planned the Sixth Division in the same way. A little devil in a division would not be greedy, so he could just share half of it.

    However, by the time Xu Guofu led the 16,000-strong Second Brigade to the Baolong Mountain battlefield, the battle was already coming to an end. If the Second Brigade had not won any battle at all,  That¡¯s not correct, but is that called fighting? Most of the little Japs left by the First Brigade were stubborn people who refused to surrender after being wounded. Song Guotai was quite generous and could not defeat three or four people.  Let the second brigade fight the little Japs who are missing arms and legs.

    In Xu Guofu's view, the second brigade seemed to be here to clean up the battlefield. There were still sporadic gunshots in the Baolong Mountain area. Xu Guofu came to Song Guotai with anger. What he was dissatisfied with was that  Since Song Guotai's First Brigade can defeat the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army, then tell Commander Yuan why bother to recruit the Second Brigade, otherwise, the current Second Brigade is chasing the Kwantung Army's 36th Division.  On the way to the 15th Army, instead of picking up your leftovers from Song Guotai!

    When he arrived at Song Guotai's temporary headquarters, when he saw this guy looking around and smoking happily with a happy face, Xu Guofu became angry and spoke sourly, "Oh, this isn't it.  Brigadier Song! He fought a beautiful battle of annihilation. He vomited more than 20,000 little devils without opening his eyes. How beautiful! This time, your first brigade, Commander Song.  , even if you don¡¯t want to show your face!¡±

    Song Guotai heard the sour meaning in Xu Guofu's words and knew that this guy was fighting too quickly and not getting any benefits.  He was holding back a lot of energy in his heart, but he didn't care. He jumped off the front of the car and said, "Commander Xu, isn't there something I can't do about this? Didn't your brother see the situation at that time? It took two full days."  Forty to five thousand little devils were standing there with their bayonets staring blankly, and they were engaging in a white-bladed charge. Even though Wu Yaoxian had more than three hundred tanks under his command, his face turned pale at that time!"

    "He is a tank driver. He has seen such a battle before. But we are different. The little devil has seen this a lot. You said, such a good opportunity comes to your lips. Can I not fight to death?  Really? I was thinking of leaving some for your brother's second brigade, but that's not possible. There's no way, so I can only use a burst of light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns. In other words, if your brother encounters a little Japs!  You¡¯re stupid. You have to swallow it all!¡±

    Xu Guofu was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he couldn't say anything. He also understood that once the little devil launched a hand-to-hand charge, it would be a relentless result, and there was no room for any hesitation. But looking at this guy Song Guotai, this was not necessary.  Are you good at being cheap? Wu Yaoxian, who also killed the first tank brigade with him, can only admit that he is unlucky.  Who allowed his second brigade to film the battle sequence behind him? How could he feel uncomfortable looking at this guy's triumphant face?

    Xu Guofu was just about to retort a few words, but he felt a little happier.  A military jeep, carrying smoke and dust all the way, came quickly and stopped in front of the two people. A captain jumped out of the car. Xu Guofu was stunned. This was the combat staff of his brigade. He was furious.  If you come here, there must be important military information?

    Before he could ask, the staff captain stood at attention and saluted the two brigade commanders, looked at Xu Guofu and said: "Report to the brigade commander, I have received an order from the corps headquarters, ordering our brigade to immediately follow the first tank brigade and go immediately.  Pursue and advance in the direction of Siping. Previously, the order to participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army on the Baolong Mountain line was revoked! "

    Xu Guofu was overjoyed. He looked at Song Guotai who was listening with stunned ears, and asked deliberately: "Is this the content of the order? Is there any mission for the first brigade?"

    The staff captain glanced at Song Guotai, hesitated and replied: "Reporting to the brigade commander, when I was looking for you just now, I passed by the headquarters of Brigadier Song and heard from the staff of the first brigade that the mission of the first brigade is to stay in  Baolong Mountain is responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and handling the aftermath, and nothing else!"

    "Hahaha!" Xu Guofu laughed at the top of his voice, stretched out his hand to open the door of the armored command vehicle, kicked in and out of the door, and said to Song Guotai: "Commander Song, I'll excuse you. There are more than 20,000 young people."  The Japanese guns and cannons and the corpses all over the place are all yours. By the way, I'll be waiting for you at the foot of Xinjing City to deliver prisoners to you. Do you have any experience?" After saying that, he ducked and got in.  Get in the car and drive away with a puff of smoke.

    Song Guotai couldn't laugh or cry, "No wonder, it's been almost half an hour since the battle ended, and the regiment headquarters has not given any orders. Dare to let his majestic main brigade do the work of the second-line troops, and was ridiculed by Xu Guofu.  , No, I have to send a telegram to the commander, what¡¯s going on, the next battle cannot be in vain! "

    Yuan Jinghao, who was in a very good mood, simplyI don¡¯t know what the two main brigade commanders under my command have in mind. Of course, his vision cannot be limited to Baolong Mountain. From the beginning of the attack to the present, the Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria have been following  Retreating as quickly as possible, the North China Field Corps soldiers divided into five groups to pursue. It seemed that the advance was extremely fast, but the number of Kwantung Army soldiers who were eliminated was indeed not large.

    Of course, the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army in Baolong Mountain was an anomaly. Song Guotai used a brigade of troops and did not even use tanks. It took about five hours to achieve the goal of annihilating more than 20,000 enemy troops.  To be fair, Yuan Jinghao himself didn't quite believe in the results. He was quite satisfied with the combat effectiveness of Song Guotai's First Brigade.

    But Yuan Jinghao also realized that the Battle of Baolong Mountain was delayed for more than five hours. The task assigned to the North China Field Corps by the division was to completely entangle the Kwantung Army with more than 400,000 people in Western Manchuria before they reached the Dongliao River.  They were held in place to buy time for the blocking troops that were sent to the front lines of Siping and Shuangliao. Therefore, it seemed that the first brigade had achieved a very great result, but the other three divisions of the Fifteenth Army of the Kwantung Army were able to escape.

    The local battle exceeded the expected goal, but from the overall perspective of the entire Western Manchuria campaign, the biggest loophole was also in the direction of Baolong Mountain. The other four pursuit troops were not blocked by the Japanese army. The purpose of the Western Manchuria campaign  , it is the Kwantung Army with more than 400,000 people, not the 36th Division with more than 20,000 people. Therefore, in Yuan Jinghao¡¯s order to the pursuit troops in the direction of Baolong Mountain, he particularly emphasized: "At the fastest speed, with the most ferocity  Action, carry out uninterrupted pursuit, get rid of all entanglements and obstructions, and be sure to stop the Kwantung Army's 15th Army before it reaches Gilgalang! "

    The North China Field Corps was divided into five groups, each with five infantry brigades and one tank brigade. They pursued the five Kwantung Army armies in Western Manchuria. They had a slight advantage in strength, but they had an absolute advantage in firepower. Each group had an absolute advantage.  Each main brigade is equipped with two self-propelled artillery regiments. Coupled with the bombing from the air, the aviation fleet, and the superior ground-to-air firepower, Yuan Jinghao fought with full confidence in this battle. The only thing he worried about was that it would slip from his own hands.  Dropped too many Kwantung Army soldiers.

    Yuan Jinghao knew that the blocking troops on the line from Siping to Shuangliao only had the strength of five brigades commanded by Jing Zhanqi, commander of the 1st Brigade of the 29th Corps. The more Kwantung Army troops slipped out of his hands, the more troops he lost to the blocking troops.  The greater the pressure.

    After thinking carefully, Yuan Jinghao personally dictated and sent a telegram to the division commander, giving a detailed report on the current situation of the Western Manchuria campaign, focusing on the Battle of Baolong Mountain. In the telegram, he did not conceal his impact on subsequent operations.  Perhaps he was using this method to remind the division commander that the blocking troops must be prepared to withstand tremendous pressure.

    In Kailu County, eastern Mongolia, after Yuan Jinghao's regiment headquarters went to the front line, the large courtyard seemed a bit empty. In the room of division commander Tang Qiuli, Ge Zhenzhuang, director of the division commander's staff office, was reporting that the North China Field Corps had started to attack.  The development of the battlefield is mainly due to Yuan Jinghao's telegram.

    After listening to Ge Zhenzhuang's words, Tang Qiuli was speechless. After a while, he said: "The Battle of Baolong Mountain was a miracle. One brigade completely wiped out a division of the Kwantung Army. This is unprecedented in the history of the independent division's operations.  This is the first time that brigade commander Song Guotai is a talented person. Director Ge, in the name of the division commander, notified the entire army to commend the first brigade of the North China Field Corps for its outstanding performance in the battle of Baolong Mountain.  Remember the second-class collective merit!¡±

    "In addition, call Yuan Jinghao back and complete your tasks. Don't worry about it. Regarding the blocking force, the division commander has other instructions. The better you fight, the less pressure on the blocking force!"

    Ge Zhenzhuang went out. Tang Qiuli looked at the map and said to himself: "The troops of Jingzhan Banner have enough time to set up a blocking line. East of the Dongliao River and west of Siping to Shuangliao is a good battlefield!"

    Major General Jing Zhanqi, commander of the 1st Brigade of the 29th Corps, commanded five brigades, bypassing Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places in the east of Fengtian, and frightened the Kwantung Army garrison and Manchurian troops who were cowering in the city and did not dare to show their heads.  The Kuomintang defense forces were left behind and marched day and night through Changtu, Yehe and Xifeng from Siping to the Shuangliao front line. Thanks to the main force of the Kwantung Army, they were concentrated on the western Liaoning, western Manchuria and northwest border lines.

    Jing Zhanqi's five brigades were in uninhabited territory. Of course, there were also small groups of the Kwantung Army who tried to intercept, but without exception, they became the targets of Jing Zhanqi's smooth sweep. Tanks,  Armed with armored vehicles, artillery vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and all trucks, the troops commanded by Jing Zhanqi marched in a completely mechanized manner, sweeping across the land east of Fengtian like a furious dragon.

    After two consecutive days and two nights of rapid march, the leading troops arrived at the foot of Siping City. After receiving the report, Jing Zhanqi breathed a long sigh of relief and said to the Chief of Staff, Colonel Wang Xujiang: "Chief of Staff, please immediately telegraph to the division commander that we  The vanguard of the Liaoxi blocking force has arrivedUnder Siping City, prepare to launch an attack, and the rest of the troops are advancing towards Shuangliao!  "

    (To be continued)
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