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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3103 The Knife from the Back

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    The sound of artillery and fire enveloped Mandora, a small coastal town in Western Australia. The Japanese 29th Troop Brigade lost thousands of people on the periphery. Most of the troops and horses were lost, and the remaining thousands of Japanese troops  The resistance of the soldiers in the urban area was also very weak. Under attack from both sides by the 1st and 2nd Brigades, they quickly disappeared on the battlefield.  ¡Ê¡â

    There were quite a few Japanese soldiers who hid in the buildings like headless chickens. However, they were immediately hit by direct-aimed tank shells, rocket launcher shells and recoilless artillery shells. The Japanese soldiers and the buildings were destroyed.  Because of the ruins, the soldiers of the Independent Division did not know that these Japanese soldiers actually had little will to resist. They still followed the urban street fighting method and found a little Japanese hiding in the building, just to greet them with artillery shells.

    The street fighting in the city that Liu Hongzhang was worried about did not happen. Three hours later, the battle to attack Mandola ended, much earlier than the originally scheduled five hours. In fact, there were even piles of goods piled up in multiple warehouses in the city.  The Japanese army had no time to destroy the mountains of weapons, ammunition and military supplies. Now, they have become the spoils of war for Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan.

    Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan each rode in an armored command vehicle and drove through the city streets that were still smoking. They checked several Japanese logistics warehouses. He was not interested in all the weapons, ammunition and military supplies.  , but there were more than two hundred Italian 1940-type 150mm caliber heavy artillery, which made him quite excited.

    "Second brother, these Italian cannons were captured by us together. How about half of them from each family, and we can raise two heavy artillery regiments! They can be of great use when we stop the retreating Japs.  Ah!" Liu Hongzhang stroked the cold barrel of the cannon.  He said to Ouyang Yishan with shining eyes.

    "I have no objection!" Ouyang Yishan didn't argue with him, even if he knew he couldn't.  Actually, this warehouse.  The second brigade was the first to discover and occupy it. After thinking for a while, he said: "These Italian artillery are good things, but how can we have so many artillery?"

    "You're turning your head, aren't you!" Liu Hongzhang said proudly: "Isn't it possible to temporarily transfer regimental artillery battalions from each regiment and upgrade them on the spot!"

    "Win! You still have a lot of clever ideas!" Ouyang Yishan said with a smile: "One more thing, we don't have to worry about the service life of these Italian artillery. We can buy and sell them in one go. After firing all the shells, they will be scrapped. It also saves the need to carry them.  It would be too troublesome to leave to the Japanese army, and it would also affect their mobility. It would be a pity to lose it!¡±

    "Hahaha!" Liu Hongzhang laughed happily, "Who said you are honest? You are so bad, you are full of conspiracy!"

    The two people arrived at the brigade headquarters of the 29th Japanese Baggage Brigade. Liu Hongzhang walked into Colonel Suwon's office and looked at the Japanese officer whose head was half cut off by a shell.  He waved his hand and said to the guard: "Clean up this place for me. Then who can drag this little devil out! Hey! Isn't he a brigade? Why is he still a colonel?"

    Liu Hongzhang discovered some differences.  However, he quickly forgot about this and said to Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin. Immediately report to the division commander that the 1st and 2nd brigades have captured Mandola after more than three hours of fighting.  More than 11,000 Japanese troops from the 29th Baggage Brigade were annihilated, and the troops are now deployed on the spot according to the original plan! "

    Almost at the same time, the third and fourth brigades that attacked Sanggu also ended the battle. Major General Chu Ziye, commander of the fourth brigade, also gave similar instructions to Chief of Staff Wu Chengguang, and organized the troops to attack Sanggu.  Unlike the attack on Mandola, the unit commander was not determined according to the order of operations. Instead, the commander of the fourth brigade, Chu Ziye, was the commander, and the commander of the third brigade, Xiao Jian, was the deputy.

    Tang Qiuli arranged such a combination, which was similar to the combination of Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan. Major General Chu Ziye, commander of the 4th Brigade, had a very similar temperament to Liu Hongzhang.  Xiao Jian, commander of the third brigade, although his name is loud, his personality and temperament are similar to Ouyang Yishan. He is a thoughtful, tolerant person who is easy to cooperate with.

    Chu Ziye was very proud of having captured Sanggu so quickly. However, after checking several large Japanese military warehouses, his noses almost touched each other. Why, there were no Japanese military warehouses in Sanggu?  Other things include a lot of food, cans of various flavors, boxes of sake, Japanese gunpowder, etc., all piled up in the warehouse.

    Chu Ziye picked up a can of braised beef, weighed it a few times in his hand, turned to Xiao Jian and said: "Old Xiao, we have brought the little devil's military supplies warehouse, and there is food and drink. It's okay, the soldiers are on the way.  If you are tired of eating military rations, try something new!¡±

    "You two chiefs of staff will make an arrangement. During the army dinner in the evening, we will eat cans of Little Japanese. In addition, each soldier will be given a pack of Little Japanese cigarettes. Don't touch the Little Japanese's wine. Keep it sealed!"

    At this time, the reconnaissance staff officer of the fourth brigade cameHe came and said: "The two brigade commanders captured several wounded Japanese officers. After interrogation, they learned that just three days ago, more than 200 Japanese-Australian front troops were shipped from Sanggu to supplement the Japanese troops on the Western Front.  The Italian 1940-type 150mm caliber artillery and supporting shells were sent to Mandola! "

    "Ouch!" Chu Ziye slapped his thigh repeatedly and shouted: "What a pity! What a pity! So many Italian cannons are cheap, Liu Dashou, Lao Xiao, we can't let Liu Dashou monopolize these Italian heavy artillery.  !¡±

    "Brigadier Chu, do you have any good ideas? We still don't know what Brigadier Liu can do if he spits out the things in his mouth?" Xiao Jian asked with interest, with a hint of provocation in his words.  Obviously, he is also interested in more than 200 Italian heavy cannons!

    "Is this it?" Chu Ziye thought hard and muttered, "It's really not easy to pick something out of Liu's mouth with a big voice. By the way, Lao Xiao, let's do it this way"

    Chu Ziye said to the reconnaissance staff: "You lead the team, load five trucks of canned goods, cigarettes, sake, etc., rush to Mandola immediately, meet with Brigadier Liu and Brigadier Ouyang, and say that Brigadier Xiao is  The commander and I sent you to give gifts to the two brigade commanders!¡±

    "Are they all brothers? We are old buddies for many years. We have good food and drink. How can we forget to make a small request? From among the more than 200 Italian cannons, can we give them to the third party?  The brigade and the fourth brigade are evenly divided, and we are not greedy. One hundred guns are enough, which is enough to form two heavy artillery regiments!"

    The more Chu Ziye talked, the more proud he became. Xiao Jian was dumbfounded and unbelievable. Is this possible?  The reconnaissance staff officer of the 4th Brigade also expressed embarrassment. He was not afraid of giving gifts, but it was unreliable to ask for cannons.

    Chu Ziye's eyes widened and he threatened: "Why are you such a coward? You can't hit the smiling man with your hands, and you can't even give gifts. By the way, if we don't get a hundred Italian cannons, don't come back."  !¡±

    The first, second, and third brigades and the fourth brigades respectively captured the telegrams of Sanggu and Mandola. When Tang Qiuli received the telegrams, he was surprised, "Well done.  ! Half a day ahead of schedule, Liu Hongzhang and the others did a good job!" In front of Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, he made no secret of his praise for Liu Hongzhang and the other four brigade commanders.

    Then, he issued another order: "Yuhe, order the remaining brigades to speed up the march and quickly move to their respective positions to form a blocking line on the Sanggu and Mandola lines! Also, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Tang, directly under the  The Corps has cut off the Japanese army's retreat on the western front, allowing them to shift from defense to full-scale counterattack from now on!"

    The independent division's hundreds of thousands of elite mechanized troops suddenly appeared on the Western Front at Sanggu and Mandola, and the information that they occupied the two places soon reached the hands of General Ito Genzaburo, the commander of the Japanese Australian Front.  His head suddenly buzzed, and stars were flying in front of his eyes.

    The situation on the Australian battlefield has become serious. The Chinese Independent Division troops suddenly appeared on the Sanggu and Mandola lines on the Western Front battlefield. Their intention is very obvious, which is to cut off the retreat of the Imperial Army troops attacking on the Western Front, and then fight with the troops in Mt.  On the Vernon front line, the independent division troops fought fiercely with the Imperial Army, and attacked more than 400,000 Imperial Army troops on the Western Front.

    At this point, if you still can't tell where the Chinese independent division troops that appeared in Sanggu and Mandola on the western front came from, General Ito must have been secretly sneaking into the battlefield on the central line.  Withdrew, crossed the desert, and rushed over a long distance.

    Well, on the central battlefield, the China Independent Division, which has been maintaining a strong offensive against the Imperial Army, now has only half of its strength, about 400,000 or so. It is hateful that it is actually slightly inferior to the Imperial Army.  The Chinese people in the army were suppressed and beaten for more than a week. It is shameful and hateful!  General Ito was going crazy.

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa reminded even more worriedly: "Commander-in-Chief, the current battlefield situation is not optimistic. The Imperial Army troops on the Western Front will be attacked from the front and back by the China Independent Division at any time. What is even more worrying is that,  The total strength of the China Independent Division on the Western Front battlefield has exceeded the strength of the Imperial Army commanded by Deputy Chief of Staff Tohachiro Yoshitake. We must make an early decision and order the Western Front troops to retreat! "

    "Huh!" General Ito breathed heavily, with a frighteningly ugly face, and said: "Okay, immediately report the specific situation of the battlefield on the Western Front to Yoshitake Tohachiro, and order him to command the troops to retreat quickly. The troops in China must be  Before the blocking line is formed, break through the blocking line and retreat quickly. At the same time, you must not be chased by the China Independent Division troops on the Mount Vernon line! "

    "Yes! Commander, do you want to send troops to meet the troops on the Western Front?" Chief of Staff Akutagawa reminded again. He knew very well that since the devil Tang Qiuli could use this unexpected force, he would definitely not allow the Imperial troops on the Western Front to retreat smoothly.  , Tang Qiu left such a big capital and turned over the big money.??A long-distance attack in the desert, and if we don't send troops to respond, we may not be able to retreat.

    "Hehehe!" General Ito smiled bitterly and asked, "Akutagawa-kun, do we still have enough extra troops?"

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