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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2594 Encirclement and Annihilation

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    The faint sound of artillery coming from behind reassured Lieutenant General Yoshinaga, the commander of the Kwantung Army's northwest Manchurian border garrison. The more than 20,000 wounded soldiers were originally a burden, but they can still play a role if used properly. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did not raise his head.  The requirement is that we only hope that more than 20,000 wounded soldiers can block the pursuit of the independent division for a day and a night, and we will be satisfied.

    At the same time, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was a little proud of his decision. Now it seems that choosing the direction of the independent division's Outer Mongolia Field Corps as a breakthrough point to break into Outer Mongolia and turn to the Far East battlefield was a correct decision. If he went  Breaking through the siege in Manchuria, not to mention facing a head-on confrontation with the independent division directly affiliated with the extremely powerful enemy, even if a breakthrough is opened, the next road will be much more difficult than going through Outer Mongolia. There are more than one million independent divisions in western Liaoning and western Manchuria.  The army will swarm over.

    When he was in a good mood, he naturally had to think more. After doing superficial work for more than 20,000 cannon fodder, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga found a fairly flat place and held a military meeting to confirm the deployment and the existing troops.  , completely disrupted the original organizational structure, and reorganized into seven detachments of brigade size, directly under their own command. In view of the excessive casualties among officers above the major general level, several colonels were promoted to the position of detachment captain.

    Of course, the several promoted captains of the colonel detachment were all confidants of Lieutenant General Yoshinaga. In order to ensure absolute control of the troops, all the current mortars were gathered together to form three mortar brigades.  In order to ensure concentrated firepower, it was difficult for a poor family to survive. After losing all large and medium-sized artillery, mortars became the only heavy firepower equipment.

    "However, organizing troops and promoting confidants.  The next words are obviously not the main purpose of Lieutenant General Yoshinaga.  That¡¯s the key point, ¡°Gentlemen, the Kwantung Army¡¯s border garrison was able to break out from the two-sided encirclement of more than 800,000 independent division troops and preserve more than one-third of its strength. You have done your best and you are proud of it.  I am also quite relieved that this is not a failure, but the beginning of a new battle!" His expression returned to normal.

    Although the officers¡¯ faces were still full of exhaustion, they all raised their ears and listened carefully. However, they could not hide the excitement and relief in their eyes.  Lieutenant General Yoshinaga smiled with satisfaction. The Imperial Army had suffered a new defeat and suffered heavy losses. It was particularly important to capture the hearts of senior officers.

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's tone suddenly turned harsh.  "Gentlemen, after crossing the mountains from Haleg to Menghehan, we entered the territory of Outer Mongolia. Next, more than 60,000 imperial soldiers fought bloody battles. What are we going to do?"

    "There is no main force of the independent division in Outer Mongolia. The battlefield is ours. We will sweep all the way across, razing all the towns, villages and settlements encountered on the march to the ground, completely erasing them from the map and killing them.  Just grab everyone you see and plunder all supplies to supply us without any difficulties in the rear!¡±

    "Outer Mongolia is the strategic rear that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli has been operating for many years. We, the 60,000 Imperial Japanese Imperial Army samurai, want to completely destroy it. Wherever we go, we will make the Outer Mongolian grassland a sea of ??fire and blood.  It is very likely that the light will attract a considerable number of independent division troops to return to the defense. As our compatriots who are still fighting hard in Manchuria, let us do our best!"

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did not mention General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. In his mind, that guy with high ambitions and low hands was almost as good as a dead man. If he had not refused his request to retreat to the hinterland of Manchuria, the Kwantung Army border guard would also have been dead.  There would not be today's heavy losses, so since the breakout, all actions of this unit have nothing to do with the Kwantung Army headquarters and Umezu Yoshijiro!

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's words were definitely a shot of stimulant, injected into the veins of the already dejected and dispirited officers. Your Excellency the Commander's words were easy to understand. Take away everything you see. Burning, killing, and looting are military operations.  , women and materials can all be enjoyed to the fullest. Outer Mongolia now is not the backward and cold place it used to be!

    Your Excellency, the Commander, is right. That China devil Tang Qiuli has been operating in Outer Mongolia for many years. This place has long become a rich and wealthy place. Although it is only passing through the southeastern part of Outer Mongolia, it is enough for himself and his soldiers.  Let out your inner desire to kill!

    "Hai!" A group of officers stood up in unison, their eyes glowing with excitement, and shouted loudly: "The staff must obey the orders of His Excellency the Commander, and convey His Excellency the Commander's speech to everyone.  Soldiers, let the samurai of the Japanese Empire understand that Outer Mongolia is their place of conquest!¡±

    The reorganization of the remaining more than 60,000 Kwantung Army soldiers went smoothly and quickly. With goals and hopes, the originally low morale quickly recovered. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did have a way to encourage the troops.  The morale of the soldiers completely aroused the desire to kill in the hearts of the soldiers, awakened the primitive beastliness in the hearts of the imperial warriors, and transformed a newly defeated remnant intoTurned into a bunch of beasts.

    Seeing the soldiers with high morale, with the impatience of beasts, walking neatly in front of him in groups, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga nodded with satisfaction. Colonel Watanabe, the chief of staff of the garrison, witnessed and felt the soldiers  He was sincerely convinced by their amazing changes, "Your Excellency, Commander, the staff admires and admires you!"

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga smiled proudly, obviously in a good mood, but what he didn't know was that the fifteen brigades of the directly affiliated corps that were chasing behind him had spread large nets from three sides, ending the battle at Baogada Mountain.  The 11th and 12th brigades also quickly surrounded them, filling the gap on the left flank of the encirclement.

    What he didn't know yet was that just dozens of kilometers ahead, ten infantry brigades, three tank brigades, and more than twenty heavy artillery regiments and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps were ready. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga and  The more than 60,000 Kwantung Army soldiers who are full of bloodlust have only a few days left to live in this world!

    On the line from Haleg to Menghehan, on the rugged mountains, the remnants of the border garrison of the Kwantung Army that broke out must pass through. The ten brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, relying on the favorable terrain, stood ready, waiting for the Kwantung Army soldiers to show up.  , large-caliber howitzers were lined up, the black muzzles pointed toward the south, and tanks turned off their engines and squatted silently in the sun.

    Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the independent division and commander of the directly affiliated corps, led a large group of staff officers and stood on a bare hill. Below, soldiers and convoys of the independent division were pursuing them head-on, rolling by like a torrent.  , he continued to receive reports from various brigades, "Headquarters, our left wing troops are in place and are in contact with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!" "Report to the commander, our right wing troops are in place and the troops are deploying. The position is in line with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!"  The fifth brigade of the field corps has completed its position connection!¡±

    "Reporting to the commander, our troops on the front line from Haleg to Menghehan have been prepared. According to the report of our reconnaissance unit, the remnants of the Kwantung Army's border garrison, about 60,000 to 70,000 people, are rapidly heading toward Haleg to Mongolia.  The front line of Hehan is advancing, and the battle is expected to begin in two hours!" This was the telegram sent to Zhao Yuhe by the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps who were ready.

    Zhao Yuhe smiled, feeling quite comfortable. A tight net was finally completed, and more than 60,000 remnants of the Kwantung Army's border garrison entered the net. After this battle, there were no more Japanese soldiers along the Outer Mongolia border.  .

    Zhao Yuhe said to Wu Zhengmin, acting chief of staff of the directly affiliated corps: "Order each brigade to compress the remnants of the Kwantung Army border garrison in Haleg, Menghehan, Asgat, Xiwu after the battle begins.  Concentrate the artillery in the small area between the two, and the battle will end in forty-eight hours!"

    Two hours later, a thunderous loud noise suddenly sounded, coming from the direction of Haleg and Menghehan. Countless artillery shells, with screams, passed through the clear sky and landed on the border guard of the Kwantung Army.  After the clouds of blood mist exploded in the marching column, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was completely desperate. He knew that he and more than 60,000 imperial soldiers had no way to survive!

    The artillery shells fired by more than twenty heavy artillery regiments and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps covered the entire area. Later, artillery shells from the artillery groups directly under the corps also joined the ranks of the shelling. More than two thousand large-caliber howitzers and self-propelled artillery  The artillery poured raindrops of shells onto the heads of the more than 60,000 remaining soldiers of the Kwantung Army's border guard. The rising smoke obscured the bright sunshine at noon.

    Lieutenant General Yoshinaga, who dreamed of retreating to the battlefield in the Far East, had his body torn apart by artillery shells, and no trace of his existence in this world could be found. Until his death, he did not report the situation of the Kwantung Army border garrison to the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief.  Commander General Yoshijiro Umezu.

    The artillery bombardment by the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps was ferocious and violent. It lasted for an hour and a half, pouring hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, blasting the Gobi Desert and grasslands in the encirclement circle as desolate as the moon, and shattered the Kwantung Army soldiers.  The corpses, mixed with gravel and soil, dyed the ground red.

    After the bombardment stopped, each brigade, with the cooperation of tanks, began to attack concentrically. The tight encirclement became tighter and tighter. By the evening, the remaining Kwantung Army soldiers, with less than 20,000 soldiers, were compressed into a radius of less than 100 kilometers.  Within the narrow range of the Kwantung Army, as long as one final blow is taken, the Kwantung Army border guard can be completely wiped out from the Kwantung Army's order of operations!

    As night falls, the sound of artillery on the battlefield has not stopped. The commanders and soldiers of the participating troops are gearing up to deliver a final blow to the remnants of the Kwantung Army, killing less than 20,000 little Japs. However, the supreme commander Zhao Yuhe  The major general, however, issued an order to stop the attack, "Each brigade stopped attacking and adopted an encirclement posture to prevent the remnants of the Kwantung Army from breaking out at night!"

    (To be continued)
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