Dehui County belongs to Jilin Province, is located in the north-central part of Jilin Province, in the central hinterland of the Songliao Plain, between Changchun City and Harbin City, and faces Yushu and Shulan across the Songhua River in the east.

On the morning of November 24, Umezu Mijiro arrived in Tokue Prefecture with 14 divisions of the Kwantung Army, and many of his divisions thought that Umezu Mijiro would order the troops to continue the march, but they did not expect to receive an unexpected order, Umezu Mijiro ordered all troops to be stationed in and around Tokue Prefecture.

After more than ten days of marching, rushing here from the northern border, many divisions and regiments were exhausted, but Changchun, an important city in the three northeastern provinces, was occupied by the New First Army, and the combat effectiveness displayed by the New First Army in the previous two months could not make the Kwantung Army not pay attention to it, and in addition to the fact that the air force had disappeared completely, if this battle could not seize the opportunity to exterminate the New First Army, then Japan's rule in the three northeastern provinces would face a defeat, so no matter how tired they were, all the Japanese soldiers and officers did not dare to complain.

Umezu Mijiro summoned all the division commanders to a meeting in Tokuhui Prefecture, and he didn't know if it was because he was about to have the opportunity to eliminate the New First Army, which had become a problem for the Kwantung Army, or because he had not brought more than 200,000 people to fight for a long time, he seemed a little excited.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Empire, the excellent army of the Empire suffered humiliating losses in the area of Pseudo-Tonghua, and now Changchun is occupied by the New First Army of the Chinese Communist Party, cutting off the communication between our east and west. Intelligence shows that most of the main forces of the New First Army are concentrated in Changchun, although our air force was destroyed by the trickery of the New First Army, but this time we dispatched hundreds of thousands of elite Kwantung Army, if we can't eliminate them all, it will be our shame, and we will not have the face to meet the emperor. ”

Umezu Yoshijiro paused and encouraged, "The warriors of our Great Japanese Empire were once invincible, and they will continue to be invincible. In this battle, not only our 14 divisions participated in the battle, but also four divisions besieged the old nest of the new First Army, Lianhua Mountain, five divisions in the direction of Fengtian can reach the periphery of Changchun in five days, and three divisions in the direction of Rehe are expected to reach the Siping area in seven days, our Japanese Kwantung Army has always been the elite of the empire, and there has not been a war that allows us to dispatch 26 divisions and regiments, more than 300,000 people, so we must maintain the dignity and reputation of our Kwantung Army, and I believe that we will win this battle! ”

"Maintain the dignity and reputation of the Kwantung Army, this battle will be won!" More than a dozen division commanders stood up together and shouted.

Umezu Mijiro also stood up, "You traveled a long distance before, the troops will rest today, and they will set off for Changchun early tomorrow morning, and the battle of Changchun will be entrusted to you!" ”

"Hey!" When the officers saw His Excellency the Commander bowing and saluting, they all bowed to Umezu Mijiro.

"What? The Japanese army in Mukden had five divisions coming in the direction of Changchun, and three divisions from Rehe Province? Lin Junxiong's face became solemn after Wang Biao reported the situation.

Time, what is needed most now is time, Lotus Mountain may be able to eliminate Kasahara Yukio's department within three days according to the local cloud, but Lin Junxiong has more far-reaching considerations there, after all, it is very difficult for the fourteen divisions to be wiped out in Changchun.

Lin Junxiong stopped in front of the map for a long time before turning around, "Wang Biao, give the order to the Third Column, send a division to Jiaohe County, and at the same time let Xiao Quan's 108th Division of Jiaohe County go around to the north of Changchun before the arrival of Umezu Mijiro's large army, looking for favorable terrain to block the Japanese army coming from Rehe." Inform the political commissar that the war of annihilation against Yukio Kasahara can start tomorrow, but don't annihilate it all at once, and the time is best controlled within two to three days. ”

On the afternoon of 25 November, Umezu Mijiro rushed to the east of Changchun with 14 divisions, and he immediately distributed the 14 divisions in the four directions of the south, east, and northwest, and arranged three divisions in each of the three directions of the south, and the northwest, and he himself took five divisions to prepare for the main attack in the east.

Just after the deployment was made, Yukio Kasahara was trapped in the southeast of Lotus Mountain, and the call for help that could not be resisted came, and Umezu Mijiro blushed and sent two divisions to the rescue. Angry in his heart, Kasahara Yukio sabotaged his deployment, originally planning that since the new army in the northwest of Lianhua Mountain retreated, the troops of Dongjoyan and the troops in the direction of Fengtian converged to open the passage to the west of Changchun, and after the arrival of the troops in the direction of Rehe, they would control the two directions in the northwest of Changchun, and deal a devastating blow to Lianhua Mountain, so that Lin Junxiong would lose his old nest.

It was a perfect deployment, but because Kasawara Yukio's two divisions were trapped, he had to change his plan, and he was not even willing to save Kasawara Yukio from the bottom of his heart, but after all, they had worked together for several years, plus Kasawara Yukio was a proud disciple of a senior officer of the Army General Staff Headquarters, and Kasawara Yukio's troops were wiped out, and the new army would have an additional mobile force.

Umezu Mijiro also had to change the deployment of the main attack in the east because of the transfer of two divisions to support Kasawara Yukio, and changed the battle plan to launch an attack on Changchun in four directions, southeast, northwest, and at the same time.

On November 26, when the sun rose in the sky, it not only lost its scorching temperature, but also carried some strange blood, indicating that today will be an unquiet day.

At 9:00 in the morning, the Japanese army launched an attack on Changchun from four directions at the same time, and the artillery fire made the once prosperous Changchun tremble, injured and grieved.

When the Japanese troops in one direction reached two kilometers outside Changchun almost at the same time, Wang Lian put down the first order to defend Changchun: after five rounds of scattered artillery in the periphery of the four directions, they retreated to the main artillery position.

The artillery fire of the Changchun counterattack made the pace of the Japanese advance have to slow down, and after five consecutive rounds of more than ten shells in each direction, the support team of more than 1,000 people in each direction immediately helped to withdraw the artillery to the main artillery position.

The Japanese army also took advantage of the disappearance of the artillery fire in Changchun City, and rushed to Changchun City under the cover of their own artillery fire, trying to find a breakthrough from everywhere.

Wang Lianfang stood in the middle of the main artillery array, took the information transmitted back from the four directions in his hands, and ordered: "80 long-range artillery pieces are ready, 10 ° southeast direction, 5000 m distance, 82 ° northeast, 4600 m distance, 8 ° southwest direction, 4900 m, northwest 86 °, 4500 m, adjust the coordinates, thirty seconds later, ten consecutive shots." ”

Wang Lianfang closed his eyes and counted down the time in his heart, and at a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Launch!" ”

The Japanese troops from four directions searched for the direction of the attack along the Changchun city wall, gathered together and were preparing to storm under the cover of artillery fire, when suddenly, countless shells fell from the sky, and in a few minutes, after heavy damage, they had to retreat in a hurry.

"All troops counterattack, do not go deep, and report the devil's coordinates after fifteen minutes." Wang Lianfang asked the signal corps to issue combat orders in the four directions and the main artillery array.

Under artillery fire, the Japanese originally planned to retreat temporarily, and after the artillery fire was covered again, they would look for the blown up section of the city wall to attack, but suddenly the sound of shells came from the rear, and then a large hole appeared under the city wall, and a large number of troops rushed from there.

The Japanese troops had nowhere to hide, and there was an interesting scene on the battlefield, where thousands of new troops ran after tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and the shells fired from the bazookas on the city walls continued to end the lives of the Japanese soldiers, and also shocked their hearts to be brave.

Fifteen minutes later, the pursuers stopped the pursuit and began to shoot on the spot, and the panicked Japanese troops also figured out that the number of troops behind them was not much, and the range of the bazookas on the city wall was no longer enough, so they stopped fleeing and began to organize a counterattack, and at the same time reported the position of the bazooka on the city wall to the artillery.

Wang Lianfang looked at the time, and as the last coordinate from the east came over, he ordered the main artillery array: "80 long-range guns are ready, 10 ° southeast direction, 6200m, 80 ° northeast, 6600m, 6 ° southwest, 6900m, 88 °, 6500m, adjust the coordinates, thirty seconds later, ten consecutive shots." ”

The Japanese army outside Changchun City watched the artillery fire shoot on the city wall, the city wall collapsed in many places, and it was too late to be happy, watching countless shells fly over, many people only had time to scream, and they were blown to pieces, and the Japanese position was panicked again, and the pursuing New First Army took the opportunity to rush over, so that the Japanese army suffered heavy losses again, and chose to retreat again.

"All units withdrew, and the 80 cannons of the long-range artillery array were withdrawn to the inner circle and the outer formation, and handed over to the command of Zhang Rubi, the division commander." Wang Lian put down the order and said to the guards beside him, "Let the guard battalion go to Nancheng with me to fight." ”

The attack in four directions was blocked at the same time, and the way of failure was almost exactly the same, and after half a day, the troops involved in the attack actually injured more than 10,000 people, and Umezu Mijiro no longer had the arrogance he had in Tokuhui County the day before yesterday, and his face was very ugly.

Until an officer said suspiciously: "This new army has already consumed thousands of shells in the morning, when did they become so rich?" ”

Umezu Mijiro's eyes lit up, yes, in just one morning, although he lost more than 10,000 soldiers, the New First Army also lost thousands of shells, could it be that the New First Army really had so many shells? No, no way! He thought about it in his heart for a while, and said to the officer: "Order the north and south sides to withdraw a division and regiment to the east and west, and the north and south will defend the new first army to flee and attack the east and west, I want to see how long they can hold out!" ”

There was a short period of calm for two hours at noon, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, Changchun City was once again submerged in the artillery fire of the devils, and after Wang Lianfang received the situation everywhere, he was keenly aware that the main attack direction of the devils had become east and west, and he ordered the bazooka troops in the north and south to immediately go to the east and west to strengthen the defense, and he also took the guard company to the west to participate in the battle.

The devil's fierce artillery fire turned the tough city walls on the east and west sides of Changchun into ruins in less than an hour, and a large number of devils' troops swarmed from the east and west.

Wang Lianfang was a little frightened, the devil is attacking so fiercely, his troops are very likely to be attacked on the east and west sides in just one day, even if they add more than 100 mortars and more than 1,000 shells in the main artillery array, they can only hold out until tomorrow at most, and there is still one day left before Lin Junxiong gives him the task of holding on for three days, and now he can only rely on the stubborn resistance of the troops.

"Order all troops to hold the outer city today, even if they are exhausted, they must complete the task!" Wang Lianfang gave orders to the troops in four directions to defend the outer city to the death.