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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2603 Sudden Defeat

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    When the Han Railway troops just arrived at the Panshan and Beinin front lines, the Kwantung Army's attack failed to take advantage. This time, the same was true. There had been no fighting for several days. The troops took the opportunity to reinforce the fortifications. The soldiers relied on the already complete fortification system.  It caused serious damage to the Kwantung Army troops. In the sky, aviation bombers dropped bombs like raindrops on the charge formation of the Kwantung Army soldiers. The explosions made the sky dark and the ground darkened. Fighters shuttled back and forth, and bullets splashed on the ground, hitting the Kwantung Army.  The soldiers were bloody and bloody!

    In a private house in Panshan County, where the temporary headquarters of the Western Liaoning Interdiction War was located, Han Tie sat cross-legged on the big kang, smoking leisurely, listening to the sound of artillery coming from the front, and smiled at the acting king  The director of the staff office in Dongshan said: "The little devils in Liaoxi have been quiet for a few days and have started to fight hard again. This shows that the so-called reinforcements from that old devil in Meijin are about to arrive. They should cooperate inside and outside to break through our blockade!"

    The director of the staff office didn't take it seriously, "So what? The division commander has been on guard against this trick for a long time. He mobilized four brigades from the Shandong garrison area in advance for reinforcements, plus our three main brigades. That old devil in Meijin is still not available.  Good!"

    At this point, he paused and said with concern: "What I'm worried about is our blocking line. Chief of Staff Wang has taken away three brigades. The thickness of the troops on the position has been reduced a lot. The headquarters company has a reserve team.  None, coupled with the frenzied and desperate posture of the Kwantung Army soldiers today and their determination to not give up until they break through the blocking line, we are going to have a tough battle today!"

    Han Tie lowered his legs and said with a smile: "I'm not worried about our blocking line. There are aviation fleets in the sky, and on the ground are fortifications that have been reinforced for several days, with sufficient ammunition. The artillery is bombarded with unlimited shells, and the Kwantung Army  We must be prepared for attacks launched by the Niangziguan garrison at any time. We can only use half of our troops on our position. There is nothing to worry about. I would rather the little devils attack every day and leave tens of thousands of people behind every day when the time comes for the general attack.  Save some energy too!¡±

    "Hey, you're talking about this Wang Dongshan. He hasn't sent a telegram yet to report on the fighting situation there and how far the reinforcement battle has gone. I, the commander, still don't know anything?" Han Tie suddenly changed.  topic.  He began to complain about Wang Dongshan.

    The director of the staff office burst into laughter.  "Commander, you are confused. Chief of Staff Wang is now the commander of an independent corps. He is directly responsible for the division commander and reports the battle situation to the division commander!"

    "That's right! Look at my brain, Wang Dongshan is now independent and working alone!" Han Tie patted his head and said with sudden realization.  "The Kwantung Army is not done yet. Please convey my order immediately. The dozen rocket launcher battalions that have not taken action yet will launch two rounds of shelling on the charging little devils to give these bastards a taste of their power. I will also  Be clean for a while!¡±

    To the north of central Liaoning, in the direction of Manduhu, a regiment from the Second Brigade and the Third Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area is guarding this place. At this moment, it has become the target of the Kwantung Army's Western Liaoning Assault Corps. According to General Meijin's idea, since in Liaoning  In the central direction, there are heavy troops of the Independent Division blocking the way, so in the Manduhu direction, there will no longer be heavy troops of the Independent Division?

    However, the ruthless facts shattered his illusions. The second brigade of the Shandong Garrison District adopted a similar style to Xu Zixiao's first brigade. It used more than two hundred medium-caliber artillerymen to give the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps a showdown.  , after more than an hour of shelling, the fragmented bodies of Kwantung Army soldiers were everywhere within the frontier range of the Manduhu defense line. Almost a detachment of Kwantung Army soldiers remained on the battlefield covered by artillery fire.

    Looking at the corpses all over the ground and the craters one after another, General Umezu's face turned livid. How could there be heavy troops from two brigades of the Independent Division in the direction of Manduhu? Moreover, the artillery fire was still so dense and fierce.  , the battle has not been fought yet, and two detachments and all tanks were lost in Liaozhong and Manduhu. If the losses continue like this, I am afraid that the Western Liaoning Assault Corps will be exhausted before it reaches Panshan and Beining.  Now, what can we do to break through the blocking line?

    General Umezu, who was in an extremely bad mood, was at his wits' end. If the defenders of the Independent Division did not have such fierce artillery fire, they could still use a kamikaze-style group charge to gain a glimmer of hope. If we launch a group charge now, it would be a loss and death. At this point,  Son, he felt that his idea of ??rescuing the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army in western Liaoning with more than 50,000 old and weak soldiers was too idealistic, or in other words, too naive!

    He hated it, hated it to the point of itch, and hated that there were not enough artillery. In Fengtian's arsenal, there were enough artillery for four or five field artillery brigades, and enough artillery shells. However, there were no soldiers who knew how to operate the artillery. They were temporarily recruited.  The old and weak soldiers who came here could be taught to shoot within seven days, but they could not be taught to fire artillery. The more than 50,000-strong Liaoxi Assault Corps could not select enough soldiers to form an artillery brigade.

    "thisThis is the current situation facing the Kwantung Army, the majestic flower of the Imperial Army!  "General Meijin felt helpless and depressed.

    "Wait, only by waiting until dark, using the darkness of night to weaken the power of the independent division's artillery to the greatest extent, and then launching a group charge, can it be possible to tear apart the independent division's position!" General Umezu thought with helplessness.

    "Convey my order, the troops stop attacking, retreat three kilometers, disperse and hide, and rest on the spot! Each detachment sent some troops to guard the direction of Mandu!" General Umezu wisely gave the order to stop the attack, but he  He forgot that he was not commanding a well-trained army, but a ragtag group of civilians a few days ago, so the imagination he saw next almost made him despair.

    If we talk about the previous battle in Liaozhong, the first detachment and the tank brigade were attacked by the First Brigade Artillery Regiment of the Shandong Garrison Area. They were covered in volcanic eruption-like artillery fire and the whole army was annihilated. It was very harmful to the Kwantung Army soldiers behind.  , if it had no impact, after all, the follow-up troops were still dozens of kilometers away from the battlefield at that time, and they did not see the broken bodies of their compatriots, so they had no intuitive feeling.

    But the just-concluded artillery bombardment from the Independent Division's artillery force in the direction of Manduhu was a huge blow to these Kwantung Army soldiers who were civilians seven days ago, both psychologically and spiritually.  It was exciting. In just one hour, the more than 8,000 people in the second detachment were turned into mangled corpses lying on the battlefield full of craters and scorched earth.

    Among them, some are my neighbors, some are my relatives, and some are my friends who were drinking a pot of water a few hours ago. Now, they have turned into bloody pieces. You can imagine that your own  Their fate would be the same as theirs. Boundless fear enveloped the hearts of these Japanese who had temporarily transformed from civilians into soldiers. Their faces were ashen and ugly, and they lay trembling on the ground. More women began to vomit, and some half-grown children,  He started crying loudly, making the entire army look like a funeral scene!

    After the officers at all levels leading the team gave the order to retreat in accordance with the order of General Umezu, the accident finally happened. What was originally an orderly withdrawal from the battlefield turned into a disorderly rout. Those women and  The half-grown child dropped the rifle in his hand, turned around and ran back as hard as he could. The officers at all levels couldn't stop shouting and were so angry that they pulled out their command swords. No matter whether they were women or half-grown children, the swords were bloody and they were drawn again and again.  Kill hundreds of defeated soldiers.

    However, not only did it not stop the trend of disintegration, but it only increased the fear and thoughts of escape among these mobs. Therefore, the remaining tens of thousands of Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps, commanded by General Umezu himself, dispersed in a rush.  Establishment, in the crop fields everywhere, there were wrinkled Japanese men, women and half-grown children in military uniforms everywhere, rout, rout in a hurry.

    General Umezu's vision went dark and his throat felt salty. He couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood. His body shook a few times. Fortunately, he leaned on the car and didn't fall to the ground. "Is it over like this?" He was confused.  Nao, looking at the defeated soldiers running past him, he murmured to himself nervously, "Could it be that the people of the Empire of Japan, who are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and whose bushido spirit runs through the entire nation, are so vulnerable?" He found that he  Wrong, so wrong!

    Several staff officers and guards were shocked, and they helped General Umezu to the grass. Then, they looked at the commander-in-chief who was so pale that there was no trace of blood in his face. They didn't know what to do.  good?

    "Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, has received an urgent telegram from the garrison commanders of Yuhong, Sujiatun and other places. In our garrison defense area, a large number of independent division troops, a large number of tanks and artillery suddenly appeared, and they are launching a fierce attack. Artillery fire  All positions of our department have been destroyed, and the department cannot hold on for longer. We can only fight to the end and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!" A staff officer ran over in a panic and reported even worse news.

    All the officers were stunned, thinking of a terrible fact in their hearts, "The retreat back to Fengtian has been cut off!"

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, what should we do?" The officers asked in a hurry, regardless of the health of General Umezu who had just vomited blood. In fact, the questions they asked were all nonsense, and even the soldiers collapsed.  Just a few dozen officers can do nothing?

    General Umezu waved his hand tiredly, stopped the officers' inquiries, and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't ask, it can't be done. We failed. We didn't expect such a result. Leave here and take a detour back to Fengtian!"

    The sudden defeat of the Liaoxi Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army was something not only General Meijin did not expect. Colonel Cheng Hejiang, commander of the Second Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area on the Manduhu position, was even more stunned. He wiped his eyes in disbelief and pointed.  The Kwantung Army, which was hiding in the crop fields with its head in hand, was defeated, with some results.He said sternly: "This, this is the little, little Japanese soldier?"

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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