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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2665: We can¡¯t let the little devil calm down.

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    The dark night concealed everything. The Kwantung Army, surrounded by the Western Manchu Combat Group and hundreds of thousands of troops in the Nuruerhu Mountain area, did not sit still and wait for death. After Lieutenant General Tosa concluded the emergency military meeting, various Kwantung Army troops  , and began to move quietly. The seemingly calm surrounding area was like a frozen river. It was calm on the surface, but there was a turbulent undercurrent hidden underneath.

    In the dark night, the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement circle, except for a small number of troops who were ready to be sacrificed, were still holding on to their outdoor positions to confuse the independent division troops on the periphery. The main force quietly began to move.  Teams of Kwantung Army soldiers evacuated their positions quietly and orderly. The actions of hundreds of thousands of soldiers did not alarm the surrounding independent division troops. At least, for the time being, this was the case. The quality of the Kwantung Army soldiers was evident.

    Just inside the cave, Lieutenant General Tosa looked solemn under the flickering dim candlelight. He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes in silence. His hands were spread out, palms facing up. A command knife wrapped with gold thread was placed across his knees, as if he was doing something.  A pious ceremony, his face was calm, but his heart was uneasy.

    This is a gambling-style breakout operation. Lieutenant General Tosa, the planner of the operation, cannot guarantee that the breakout will be successful, but no matter what, he must take a gamble. Major General Akutagawa, Chief of Staff of the Third Army, stood with complicated eyes.  On the side, although he did not participate in the military meeting just now, he knew the content of the breakout plan. From the bottom of his heart, he was not optimistic about it. The reason was very simple. What Lieutenant General Tosa thought of, could the independent division commander not think of it?

    Nearly one million independent division troops tried their best to lay a huge trap, and even spared no effort to drive the Western Manchurian Kwantung Army troops into the mountainous areas. They would consider various situations and break out of the encirclement, which would be even more difficult than reaching the sky.  But amid despair, there can be a glimmer of hope.  Chief of Staff Akutagawa would not raise any objections.

    Seeing Lieutenant General Tosa open his eyes, Chief of Staff Akutagawa said: "Commander, there are still more than five hours until the troops start to break through. Will the headquarters be transferred immediately, rush to the front line, and take command nearby?"

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa has his own ideas.  The cave where the army headquarters is located is more than 20 kilometers away from Qinglonggou. Once the breakthrough is successful, the independent division troops on the periphery will be alerted, and the entire line will be pressed forward immediately.  It may be blocked by the independent division troops. If other troops of the Third Army break out of the encirclement, but the army commander is eliminated by the independent division troops, that would be a big joke, but the following troops are different!

    "Akutagawa-kun, I will not leave. I am waiting here for the good news of a successful breakout. If it fails, this is also the place where I will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. In this way, you can lead the headquarters staff and immediately  Rush to the direction of Qinglonggou and take charge of commanding the troops. Just leave a dozen guards for me!" Lieutenant General Tosa sighed deeply and ordered calmly.

    "Isn't this a joke? Your army commander won't leave, but my chief of staff will leave. Even if the breakout is successful, once your Lieutenant General Tosa's jade is shattered.  I, Akutagawa, have no good fruits to eat. The crime of "abandoning the superior officer and escaping alone" is enough to make people fall into a point of no return.

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa was so angry that his teeth itched.  But these words could not be uttered no matter what. Moreover, Lieutenant General Tosa had already made up his mind and there was no point in trying to persuade him. "Commander, the Third Army Headquarters will not leave you. Your position is Chief of Staff, Commander."  Wherever the chief of staff should be, this is common sense!" He said bravely.

    Lieutenant General Tosa glanced at his chief of staff with admiration, nodded and said: "Very good, Mr. Akutagawa, it's rare that you have such an idea, so stay here with me and wait for the good news about the successful breakout!  "

    "It's over!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa's head buzzed, and he swallowed unwillingly. This place was more than 20 kilometers away from the breakout direction, and the mountain road was enough for him and this madman to fall into the encirclement of the independent division troops again.  Got it!

    Qinglonggou is only a large hole in total. Subtracting the casualties during the day, there are at least more than 300,000 soldiers in the encirclement, who have to break out from Qinglonggou. The surrounding independent division troops can tear this hole open at any time.  If the enemy is blocked again, whether he can escape depends on luck. However, with a distance of more than 20 kilometers, there is obviously no luck in escape. Of course, the premise of all this is based on the success of the breakthrough!

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa could only scream in his heart that it was bad luck. He had no choice but to stay in the cave with this dead-minded lunatic commander and beg for good luck, right?

    The red stone lazi of Nuruerhu Mountain, where the Ximan War Zone Headquarters is located, is already dark. Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao are not sleepy at all. Both of them have been fighting for days and nights without sleeping.  You know why, for a long time, the two of them were speechless. They seemed to be thinking about something?

    Sun Zhenbang walked around the tent several times with his hands behind his back.?Looking at Yuan Jinghao who was touching his chin thoughtfully, he said: "Commander Yuan, I don't know why, but I have an uneasy feeling in my heart. I'm afraid something big is going to happen tonight?"

    Yuan Jinghao¡¯s eyes immediately swept over, ¡°Tell me how you feel!¡±

    "It's too quiet!" Sun Zhenbang stopped and said, "It's abnormally quiet. It stands to reason that when our troops stop attacking at night, isn't it a good opportunity for the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement to race against time to repair the fortifications? Hundreds of thousands of little devils  If we move together, how much noise will it make? But listen, it will be quieter than if all the damn ones are dead!"

    "I also have the same feeling. Being surrounded by us, being so quiet is unreasonable. If something goes wrong, it must be a monster. But the frontline troops did not report any unusual behavior by the Kwantung Army!" Yuan Jinghao said distressedly  .

    "No, no matter what kind of bezoar dog treasure is in the little devil's belly, we have to dig it out and take a look! In one word, we can't let the little devil go away!" Sun Zhenbang looked at Yuan Jinghao with bright eyes.

    "Commander Sun, what are you going to do?" Yuan Jinghao stood up and asked.

    "Hit me?" Sun Zhenbang said fiercely.

    "Come with me and think about it. I think it will work. If you fight it, you will understand everything! Even if it doesn't work, it will exhaust the physical and mental strength of the Kwantung Army soldiers!" Yuan Jinghao certainly agreed.

    "How do you plan to fight?" Sun Zhenbang asked.

    "Immediately pull up the heavy artillery troops at the back. The self-propelled artillery troops and tank troops will approach the Kwantung Army's position and conduct an all-round artillery bombardment at different levels. It is required to expand the scope of the bombardment as much as possible. We can attack indiscriminately, and sometimes we can even miss the mark!"  Yuan Jinghao answered clearly with confidence.

    Sun Zhenbang was happy, "You really have it. I think it will work, so let's do it. Two hours later, there will be a sudden shelling. Anyway, the shell fell into the encirclement. No matter what, it also fell on the head of the little devil. By the way,  Have reinforcements been sent out to block the southern mountainous area?"

    "We set off three hours ago. Two brigades were transferred from the left and right wings, under the command of Han Guangqi, deputy chief of staff of the theater headquarters! However, the heavy equipment belonging to each brigade will probably not be in place until later. The roads in the mountainous areas  , It¡¯s really annoying!¡± Yuan Jinghao said.

    Sun Zhenbang was obviously very relieved, "That's good. I always feel that the uneasiness between the two of us should be accurate. The little Japs in the encirclement will definitely not wait to be killed. The southern mountainous area is the key direction. If reinforcements are sent up, it will be safe."  Some!"

    Yuan Jinghao suddenly remembered and said: "Also, I exchanged telegrams with Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin of the aviation force. The two of them fully supported the actions of our troops in Wafangdian, Gaizhou, Fuyecheng, Liaodong Peninsula,  Field airports in Shuangtai and other places each have two night-flying bomber regiments and one night-flying fighter regiment, which can take off at any time. It will take less than an hour to reach the battlefield in Nuruerhu Mountain, and we are guaranteed to be on call! "

    "It's done!" Sun Zhenbang shouted, turned around, saw Chief of Staff Jing Zhanqi coming in, and immediately said: "Chief of Staff Jing, you came just in time. Immediately issue orders from the theater headquarters to all artillery units to remove the southern mountainous area to block the attack.  Except for the artillery of the army, all artillery groups in the other three directions immediately moved forward. Three hours later, they launched an unrestricted and untargeted artillery bombardment on the Kwantung Army positions in the encirclement. The bombardment lasted for forty minutes!  "

    Just as Jing Zhanqi entered the tent, Sun Zhenbang's crackling phone call made him a little confused, especially when he heard the unrestricted and untargeted bombardment, which was even more novel. "Commander Sun, why did you suddenly remember that he was attacking the Kwantung Army at night?"  Has the position been shelled?" He asked strangely, what's the matter? As the chief of staff of the theater, he must also figure out the reason for the shelling. Damn it, all the artillery units in the theater have to move forward, which is not a simple matter.

    Sun Zhenbang waved his hand and said: "Commander Yuan will explain the specific reason to you later. Also, immediately contact the Seoul ground air command of the aviation force. In an hour, please dispatch all night flight groups to attack the Kanto area within the Nuruerhu Mountain Encirclement."  Army troops, conduct a large-scale bombing!"

    Jing Zhanqi looked at Yuan Jinghao. Yuan Jinghao smiled and said, "This is the sudden decision made by Commander Sun and us just now. Let's go and issue the order immediately. I will discuss the reason with you in detail when you come back!"

    On the same night, the two commanders of the Western Manchuria Theater of the Independent Division, relying on their years of battlefield experience and intuition, made a very correct and important decision. In order to solve the source of inner uneasiness, they used all the artillery units in the theater to  Carry out a large-scale artillery bombardment against the Kwantung Army in the encirclement, and also ask the aviation force to assist.

    After the Battle of Western Manchuria, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao stood on the battlefield full of bomb craters, both of them had contributed to this night?Decision and feel happy.

    As for the reason, it is very simple. The two people did not know the breakout plan of Lieutenant General Tosa, the commander of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, but as Yuan Jinghao said, "Hit the enemy unexpectedly!"

    (To be continued)
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