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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2590: Dead End

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    The overwhelming artillery fire covered the battlefield in the northeastern border area. Lieutenant General Ji Yong, the commander of the Kwantung Army Border Guards, listened to the approaching sound of artillery, his face dull, and a major staff officer walked in lightly, "Report to the commander  Your Excellency, our artillery position was attacked by the artillery of the Independent Division.

    Unfortunately, there was no expression on the commander's face. It seemed that he had expected it and his mind had become numb. The major staff officer swallowed hard and then reported: "The result of the artillery battle is very disappointing.  Optimistically, so far, most of the Imperial Army¡¯s artillery positions have been destroyed, and the artillery commander, General Yamaguchi, has died for his country!¡±

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's almost frozen eyes finally moved a few times, but his tone was so calm that it was worrying, "I understand, Yamaguchi-kun and his artillery have completed their mission and died a worthy death. They conveyed my order and guarded  The main force of the team immediately breaks out in the direction of Ulan Nur and Halzan, and the independent first defense team immediately attacks and advances in the direction of Baogeda Mountain. It¡¯s time for us to leave!¡±

    The direct corps plus the artillery of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, the overwhelming artillery fire, an hour and a half later, finally began to extend deep into the Kwantung Army border garrison position. At this moment, Zhao Yuhe, his expression became more and more relaxed, and he expressed his gratitude to Wu Zheng, the acting chief of staff of the corps.  Lieutenant Colonel Min said: "Chief of Staff, immediately order the armored group and infantry to start the assault! Order the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to start the attack!"

    In the slightly bright sky, they were already at the starting point of the attack.  The armored units and infantry units of the directly affiliated corps are ready to attack according to their respective attack targets.  It surged up like a tide. At the same time, the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps also began to attack. The two troops launched at the same time, like the two ends of a huge iron pliers closing together, crushing hard towards the Kwantung Army border garrison.  .

    The attack of the directly affiliated corps was unexpectedly smooth.  The previous hour and a half of artillery bombardment destroyed all the Kwantung Army's forward positions. Moreover, when the tanks and infantry began to attack, they encountered extremely weak resistance. The troops seemed to be in uninhabited territory, and there were not many effective forces to annihilate the Kwantung Army.

    Zhao Yuhe received the report.  I felt a little depressed, just like a punch punched with all my strength, but hit the open space. According to the width of the attack front of the directly affiliated corps, it covered all positions of the Kwantung Army, and there should be no possibility of hitting the open space.  But it is what it is.

    At this time, Wu Zhengmin, acting chief of staff of the directly affiliated corps, came over with a telegram, "Chief of Staff, received a telegram from Commander Sun. The Kwantung Army border garrison was divided into three groups. They went to Ulan Nur and Halzan respectively.  and Baogda Mountain, with Ulan Nur and Halzan as the main breakout areas. This was related to the Kwantung Army¡¯s artillery bombardment of the above three areas. Therefore, Commander Sun concluded that the Kwantung Army¡¯s border defense  The team¡¯s intention to break into Outer Mongolia has been exposed!¡±

    Zhao Yuhe took the telegram and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he knew what the Kwantung Army was doing, with more than 800,000 people from two regiments attacking from the north and south, what tricks could the Kwantung Army come up with? He looked at Wu Zhengmin with a smile.  , said: "Chief of Staff, everything is as you expected! The Kwantung Army really chose the direction of Outer Mongolia!"

    Wu Zhengmin's thoughts were not on this. "Chief of Staff, can the attack of the directly affiliated corps be appropriately adjusted according to the changes in the battlefield, and focus the attack on Ulan Nur, Halzan and Baogada Mountain?"  direction?"

    Originally, Zhao Yuhe wanted to praise Wu Zhengmin a few words, but seeing that his mind was not on that, he changed the subject and said: "There is no need to adjust the general offensive deployment. Commander Sun has already used six brigades of troops.  A blocking line has been set up in the main direction of the Kwantung Army's breakout. Our regiment's current task is to clear the remaining enemies on the battlefield as quickly as possible, and then surround the remaining Kwantung Army troops from Haleg to Menghehan!  "

    "Order Guo Jinshan, Commander of the 13th Brigade and Kong Xiangjie, Commander of the 14th Brigade on the right wing, to immediately attack from their current position to the southeast. The direction the Kwantung Army wants to run is not on the right wing. They have blocked that side.  It makes no sense to report this situation to Ren Zhaoquan, Commander of the 11th Brigade, and Chen Han, Commander of the 12th Brigade. In addition, order the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 12th Brigades.  The Sixth Brigade, attack in the direction of Ulan Nur and Halzan, the tasks of other brigades remain unchanged!"

    Wu Zhengmin reminded: "Chief of Staff, there are also some Kwantung Army troops in the direction of Baogada Mountain. In which direction are they breaking out? Are at least one brigade of troops sent to conduct a tail pursuit attack?"

    Zhao Yuhe smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, in the direction of Baogada Mountain, our two main brigades are blocking the way. Commander Sun's troops will soon turn there and take the train south from Aershan to Western Manchuria. You  Say, do we still need to send out more troops? No matter what, we have to leave some meat for Commander Sun.ah!  "

    Wu Zhengmin patted his head and was happy, "Chief of Staff, I forgot about this. There are more than 200,000 troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps heading south. They can break through toward Baogada Mountain with them.  The Kwantung Army ate it!¡±

    Five hours later, tired figures of Kwantung Army soldiers appeared on the Gobi Desert from Haleg to Menghehan in southeastern Outer Mongolia. Commander Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was also among the messy ranks.

    Under the scorching sun, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga stepped on the hot gravel, looked back at the battlefield where gunfire was still ringing, and exhaled a long breath, "Finally, I can stand out and be able to stand out from the more than 800,000 independent division soldiers."  It's incredible to break out from two sides," he thought with a sigh. Seeing that the commander's lips were chapped and his face was dusty, he looked like a refugee. He handed over the kettle, but said no to him.  Pull it aside!

    This is a hopeless or desperate breakout. Even Lieutenant General Yoshinaga can't believe that it can achieve the current results, that it can escape the interception and killing of the independent division's armored group on the battlefield covered by artillery fire, and that it can independently fight in the outer Mongolia.  On the corps' position, two holes were torn open, and more than 20 kilometers away from the battlefield, everything seemed like a dream. It was successful, and it felt like escaping from death!

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga walked to a gravel-strewn hill and looked at the messy team. The soldiers were walking hard on the Gobi Desert in groups of three and two. The injured soldiers supported each other and tried their best to keep up with the march.  At a fast speed, just below the hillside in front of him, a wounded soldier fell headlong on the hot Gobi Desert and could no longer move. However, the soldier walking past him seemed as if he had not seen him, indifferent.  He walked past his companion's body as if it were a stone.

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga couldn't help but frown. From the imperial soldiers, he saw a great crisis. It was a kind of spiritual failure and malaise. This was very dangerous. The Kwantung Army, the flower of the Imperial Army, had been destroyed.  The energy and energy have been knocked down, but the troops are not out of danger yet. The distance of more than 20 kilometers is only a few dozen minutes for the independent division tanks.

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga felt that it was necessary to gather the troops, count the number of people, or reorganize them to determine the blocking force. He needed to know how much capital he still had on hand in order to make a decision on the next step. The most important thing was to give  The Imperial soldiers are confident and inspired to prepare for the long march ahead and face the pursuit of the independent division troops. For the soldiers of the Kwantung Army Border Guard, the test has just begun!

    "Chief of Staff, order the troops to march quickly and assemble immediately in their original formation. Each unit will count the soldiers and weapons and equipment! All staff of the staff will immediately go to each unit to supervise and inspect this matter! Hurry, within an hour,  It must be completed, we don¡¯t have much time!¡± Lieutenant General Yoshinaga said hurriedly to the garrison chief of staff, Colonel Watanabe.

    On the battlefield still shrouded in embers, sporadic gunshots were still ringing. Sun Zhenbang's armored command vehicle passed through the bomb craters and corpses of Kwantung Army soldiers everywhere, and drove like lightning to a hill with sparse shrubs.  , in front of Zhao Yuhe's command car.

    Under the protection of dozens of guards, Zhao Yuhe watched Sun Zhenbang jump out of the car. The two major commanders on the northeastern border battlefield had just met at this moment. "Hello, Chief of Staff Zhao!" Sun Zhenbang raised his hand in salute.

    After Zhao Yuhe returned the gift, he said straight to the point: "Commander Sun, your troops will move south soon. Leave the remaining matters on the battlefield to the directly affiliated corps to handle! The troops deployed on the line from Haleg to Menghehan  Troops, are you starting to turn towards Aershan?"

    Sun Zhenbang was happy and said: "Chief of Staff, you are in a hurry to drive me away. What's the matter, are you afraid that I will steal the fat from the mouth of the directly affiliated corps? In addition to the six brigades left behind, I noticed that the little Japs  After the attempt to break out of the encirclement from the two directions of Kharag and Monkh Khan, I was worried that I would let the little Japs go, and I had no time to ask for instructions, so I transferred five more infantry brigades and two tank brigades.  The devils are fighting!"

    "I just want to leave, but I'm afraid I can't leave now. At this time, you ask me if the troops have started to move in, ah Hahaha! To tell you the truth, I only have eight brigades of troops left.  But it doesn't matter. The troops on the front line of Haleg and Menghehan are under your command. I promise not to interfere. After this battle is over, you will return the other troops to me except the six brigades left.  That¡¯s it!¡±

    Sun Zhenbang laughed, his eyes flashing with cunning and pride. Zhao Yuhe was speechless and pointed at Sun Zhenbang and said: "You, if I force you to withdraw the troops, it is a blind command. Anyway, after this battle  Let¡¯s talk about the battle. According to reports, there are still a small number of Kwantung Army troops breaking out in the direction of Baogada Mountain. The 11th and 12th brigades of the directly subordinate Corps have set up blocking lines there. This part of the Kwantung Army,??Leave it to you!  "

    (To be continued)
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