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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2662: Breaking through and encountering a wall

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    A tough day finally passed, and night fell in the Nuruerhu Mountains in Western Manchuria. Overhead, independent division bombers and fighter jets were constantly pouring bombs and bullets. More than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops were surrounded in the mountains.  The soldiers also breathed a sigh of relief. The night brought them a little sense of security when they were exhausted physically and mentally.

    Countless artillery shells and thousands of heavy aerial bombs have ravaged the mountainous land. Everything has changed its original appearance. The earth and rocks have been turned up, and the originally lush bushes and trees have become some embellishments and are scattered all over.  The huge craters are like big, ferocious mouths. On the battlefield where the gunpowder smoke and embers have not been extinguished, there are still flickering flames and wisps of green smoke. Then, under the dim light of the flickering embers, is the expression on the face.  A haggard, empty-eyed Kwantung Army soldier.

    The temporary supreme commander of the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria and the commander of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Tosa, was relatively lucky. The hiding place for him and his headquarters was a fairly spacious cave. This was probably one of the few in the encirclement.  a safe place.

    The rumbling sounds of artillery and explosions have fallen silent. A few weak candlelights swayed with dim flames, distorting the figures in the cave into ghostly illusions. Lieutenant General Tosa's left arm was wrapped with a thick  A layer of gauze, the lieutenant general was not spared from the shelling and bombing during the day. A piece of shrapnel took away the flesh on his left arm. On such a cruel battlefield, probably an Imperial Japanese Army soldier  The life of a lieutenant general is not much more valuable than that of an ordinary soldier.

    When a shell or bomb fell, the Lieutenant General's body was still torn apart, but the physical pain was far less severe than the psychological pain. At this point, Lieutenant General Tosa already knew that there were more than 400,000 people in Western Manchuria.  The fate of the Kwantung Army soldiers was that they were all broken into pieces.  Buried in this mountainous area of ??Manchuria.

    Two telegrams were sent to Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro in succession, which not only explained the situation of the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria, but also vented the strong dissatisfaction in his heart. However, the Kwantung Army headquarters did not reply to even one telegram. It seemed that in the mountains of Western Manchuria,  More than 400,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers faced a desperate situation.  Forgotten?

    "Finally have nothing to say? This old guy who plays political tricks and is much better than military talent is probably thinking about how to excuse himself with clever words, right?" The severe pain made Lieutenant General Tosa unable to help himself.  "Shen Yin" came up, but there were vicious thoughts in my heart.

    Major General Akutagawa, Chief of Staff of the Army.  Like a ghost, he appeared in front of Lieutenant General Tosa. Looking at the commander's pale face, Major General Akutagawa said with difficulty: "Commander, after just one day of fierce fighting, rough statistics show that the casualties of our unit amount to 18,000.  More than a thousand people!¡±

    "Especially the vanguard 137th Division suffered the heaviest casualties. They were responsible for breaking through the blocking position of the Independent Division in the southern part of the Nuruerhu Mountains. Because they were actively attacking, they suffered the most serious casualties from the Independent Division's artillery. The current difficulties are  Yes, there is a serious shortage of medicine and military doctors. It is difficult to treat so many wounded soldiers" Major General Akutagawa did not say anything.

    Lieutenant General Tosa changed his position and leaned against the cold, damp rock wall to relieve the pain from the wound on his arm.  "Akutagawa-kun, have all the casualties of the other armies been reported?" He did not directly answer Chief of Staff Akutagawa, but asked another question.

    The wrinkles on Chief of Staff Akutagawa¡¯s face deepened.  He replied: "The general report has come up. Among them, the Fifth Army suffered about 25,000 casualties. The main casualties were because the Fifth Army was a rearguard unit and was responsible for breaking up the rear. It was attacked the most fiercely by the independent division.  The casualties are also the largest!¡±

    "The Fourth Army and the Sixth Army on the left have a total casualty count of more than 40,000, and the Seventh Army on the right has more than 12,000 casualties. All casualties were caused by independent division artillery fire and aerial bombing.  , The scary thing is that these Chinese commanders have not yet used their infantry on a large scale! "

    "However, even though the imperial soldiers paid such a heavy casualty price, our battlefield space is still constantly being compressed by the independent division troops. Commander, if this continues, we will not even have room to turn around!"

    Lieutenant General Tosa was so painful that the muscles on his cheeks were shaking non-stop. From the breakout to the present, in just over ten hours of fighting, the casualties of the Western Manchuria Kwantung Army reached an astonishing nearly 100,000 people.  A quarter of the total strength. According to this casualty figure, in five days, more than 400,000 Kwantung Army soldiers in Western Manchuria will cease to exist.

    Although he knew that the entire division would be wiped out in the end, such heavy casualties were still so heavy that Lieutenant General Tosa could not breathe. He took a heavy breath and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Akutagawa-kun, notify the others immediately.  Four army commanders, come here for a meeting, we should make some preparations for the last moment!"

      Chief of Staff Akutagawa's lips moved a few times, and he felt his throat was dry. He understood what Lieutenant General Tosa meant by "the last moment", but he didn't say a word, and walked deeper into the cave with a somewhat vain pace.  Go.

    On a mountain peak outside the Nuruer Tiger Mountain Encirclement, the two commanders of the Western Manchuria Theater of the Independent Division, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao, were shoulder to shoulder, eating marching rations with relish. It seemed that after fighting for a whole day, the two  The commander of the Corps has a pretty good appetite.

    Sun Zhenbang chewed a piece of braised beef in his mouth and said vaguely: "Commander Yuan, based on your experience, how many little Japs can you estimate that you can kill after a whole day of fighting? How many casualties will we have?"

    Yuan Jinghao was concentrating on dealing with a box of canned meat, and replied without raising his head: "The specific statistics are with Chief of Staff Jing. I estimate that more than 100,000 artillery shells were dropped, not counting the bombing by the aviation force. What's the matter?  , we can also kill 50,000 to 60,000 Kwantung Army!¡±

    At this moment, Major General Jing Zhanqi, chief of staff of the Western Manchuria Theater Command and commander of the 1st Brigade of the 29th Corps, opened the tent curtain and came in. He saw two commanders, busy with marching rations and eating.  As if he had been hungry for a few days, he couldn't help but feel happy. He smiled and said hello: "Commanders, you have a good appetite! I'm a little greedy!"

    Yuan Jinghao raised his head and said, "Well, Chief of Staff Jing, you came just in time. Just now Commander Sun asked about today's results. Please tell me!"

    Jing Zhan Qicai took out a stack of paper from his folder and said: "The staff office has calculated the number of enemy annihilations for each brigade. However, the battle is not over yet. They are all approximate figures. At the end of the day, we can calculate  Thanks to the aviation force, a total of more than 70,000 Kwantung Army soldiers were killed and our army suffered 6,385 casualties, of which 2,948 were killed and the rest were wounded!"

    "Okay!" Sun Zhenbang stood up, jumped down from the shell box, and shouted excitedly, "It was a good fight, with a casualty ratio of more than ten to one. By the way, Chief of Staff Jing, which brigade suffered the most casualties?"

    Jing Zhanqi replied: "Deputy Chief of Staff Han Guangqi sent a telegram from the front line saying that the Wang Qingshan Department of the 1st Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, which is guarding the main channel in the southern part of the Nuruerhu Mountains, suffered two thousand casualties in a day of fierce fighting.  More than three hundred people accounted for about one-third of all casualties in our army!¡±

    "Wang Qingshan's Brigade!" Sun Zhenbang's face turned ugly and he roared, "What did Wang Qingshan do? The main brigade of more than 16,000 people guarded the favorable terrain, built fortifications in advance, and had powerful artillery to provide  With continuous fire support, the losses are still so huge. I think the brigade commander Wang Qingshan is not going to do it!"

    Sun Zhenbang was quite annoyed. Wang Qingshan's first brigade was the number one main brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps. The brigade commander Wang Qingshan was also a fierce general. The two corps fought jointly. Yuan Jinghao's troops also had two brigades in the south.  Why aren't there many casualties when the mountainous area serves as a blocking mission?

    Yuan Jinghao knew why Sun Zhenbang was angry. He couldn't keep it off his face, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Commander Sun, after listening to Chief of Staff Jing's words, it's not too late to get angry again!"

    Jing Zhanqi explained: "Commander Sun, it is normal for Wang Qingshan's brigade to suffer such casualties. The blocking position guarded by this brigade is the only main channel for the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria to break through to the south. More than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops are eager to  Open the passage, seize the road to escape, it is inevitable to win, dispatched two divisions of troops, continued the attack all day long, the battle was very fierce, more than any direction! "

    "The number of enemy annihilations reported by the First Brigade was more than 17,000. It basically disabled an A-class division of the Kwantung Army. Commander Sun and Wang Qingshan's brigade wiped out the enemy with less than 3,000 casualties.  The enemy has more than 17,000 people. Such a record is unique among all the participating troops and brigades! "

    Yuan Jinghao also said: "Commander Sun, Wang Qingshan is your number one general. With one brigade against two first-class divisions of the Kwantung Army, he can still achieve such a record. If it were my brigade commander, it would be too late to praise him!"

    After thinking about it for a while, Sun Zhenbang burst into laughter, "Chief of Staff Jing, what is the biggest difficulty facing the southern line interception force?"

    Jing Zhanqi replied: "According to Deputy Chief of Staff Han's telegram, various types of artillery shells consume too much and may not be able to sustain two days of fighting. In addition, after one day of fighting, Deputy Chief of Staff Han observed,  The blocking line in the southern mountainous area is the key offensive direction of the Kwantung Army. Currently, it only has six brigades to block the blocking line, which is a bit weak. He suggested that the theater command should consider adding four more brigades to the blocking force on the southern line to strengthen the blocking line.  Thick attack in depth!¡±

    Sun Zhenbang looked at Yuan Jinghao and asked for his opinion: "Commander Yuan, what's your opinion?"

    Yuan Jinghao thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "That's not appropriate, the current battlefield situation??, has been formed, and four more brigades will be transferred up, which involves adjusting the overall deployment of the southern blockade line and dividing the blockade area. The Kwantung Army is now a cornered beast. If it suddenly launches an attack while the troops are adjusting their deployment, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be broken through.  position!  "

    (To be continued)
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