Chapter 272: The End of the East and the Battle of the West (2)
Early in the morning of October 20, Yoshioka Tatsuno received an order from Yukio Kasawara to send his air force to the northwestern part of Majima Province to support Kuroda's retreat. Yoshioka Tatsuno was very depressed, but he dared not speak out, half of Tonghua Province had fallen under the control of the New First Army, but he had been ordered to hold in Tonghua Province, Tojo Iwa, Kasawara Yukio.
Yoshioka Tatsuno's elite Miyaki division was annihilated in Mengjiang County, and nearly half of the original more than 100 planes were lost, and now the remaining 70 planes in his hands were used by him as the capital to fight to the death with Lin Junxiong's new army, but Kasawara Yukio ordered him to send all of them to rescue Kuroda's division.
He drove everyone away in a hurry, and he was angry in the office alone, and the total rout of Tonghua Province was, on the one hand, Lin Junxiong's new army moved too quickly and its combat effectiveness was too strong; On the other hand, the reinforcements in Jilin Province were too slow.
At the beginning, cutting off traffic and other means did make him somewhat believe that Lin Junxiong wanted to use Xue Yue's strategy in the Battle of Changsha, and he was also nervous about the situation around Tonghua City, worried that he would lead his troops out and be captured by Lin Junxiong Tonghua City, making Tonghua City another Changsha, and letting Lin Junxiong's plan succeed.
It's just that with the development of the war situation, Lin Junxiong said that the strategy adopted was similar to Xue Yue's means in the Battle of Changsha, but it was more flexible, fighting Mengjiang County, annihilating the Gongqi Division, Changshan Blockade, and Nanzamu Annihilating the two reinforcement divisions, coupled with the rapid decline in the situation in Jiandao Province, these all bypassed Tonghua City, as if Tonghua Province was not the only main direction of attack, and he also strongly advised him not to stick to Tonghua City anymore, and let the two divisions around him withdraw most of them to advance to Xinbin County or Mengjiang County, and severely frustrated the spirit of the New First Army. However, it has not been adopted, and now the situation in Tonghua Province is even more crisis.
Yukio Kasahara was waiting in Huinan County with three divisions to join Kuroda Kanshou and another division that had arrived from Jiaohe County, and he wanted to gather the strength of five divisions and sweep all the way through the county occupied by the New First Army to Tonghua City, he did not believe that Lin Junxiong could have so many troops to deal with it.
Yoshioka Tatsuno tried to delay until there was really no way to send the air force again. After Kuroda Kantoshi's forces lost contact, Yukio Kasahara severely reprimanded Yoshioka Tatsuno, and he reluctantly sent the air force to attack.
The Tonghua Provincial Air Base is located 15 kilometers north of Tonghua City, and it is only more than 10 kilometers away from Guandaoling.
After Lin Junxiong got the information sent by Lao Zhao in Tonghua City, there was a big movement at the Japanese airfield, Lin Junxiong couldn't help laughing, it seems that this Guandaoling is really his blessed land, a few years ago, almost all two Japanese army wings were annihilated, and now the remaining air force of the Japanese army in the pseudo-Tonghua Province is also likely to be completely annihilated.
As early as Lin Junxiong found out about the location of the Japanese army's puppet Tonghua air base, he set his eyes on it and formulated an operational plan around the air base.
Hundreds of anti-aircraft guns on Guandao Ridge were aimed at the Japanese air base, waiting for the Japanese planes to rise into the air and deliver a devastating blow.
Lin Junxiong silently watched the Japanese fighters that were constantly rising into the air, and when nearly 60 Japanese fighters took to the air, Lin Junxiong could not wait any longer; if all the Japanese planes were lifted into the air, some of the planes would exceed the range of the antiaircraft guns, and it was possible that their own antiaircraft artillery positions would be bombed in the air.
In less than 10 minutes, more than 60 fighters that had just risen into the air were constantly crashing and exploding in the air under the blockade of the fire net, and several fighters that had not yet taken off were also injured and lost their combat capability.
"It is reported that the airbase has been attacked, and many aircraft that have risen to the air to carry out missions are constantly being blown up."
Tatsuno Yoshioka bounced up from his seat, "What?" Could it be that the new army is quietly appearing right under our noses? This is impossible, it can't be, it must have been an attack by the underground organization of the Communist Party, it must have been Lin Junxiong's troops coming. ”
Yoshioka Tatsuno kept shaking his head, although he didn't arrange a tight defense, it was impossible for Lin Junxiong's new army to appear near Tonghua City so silently, "Let the air base report the details of the situation, I'll call myself and ask what's going on." ”
"Is it Takeno? Your side."
"What, out of more than 70 warplanes, more than 60 were destroyed, and how many more were also incapacitated? How is it possible, it's only been ten minutes"
"Really?" Yoshioka Tatsuno was sure that this was the case, and he sat down in his chair with a look of pain, surprise, and suspicion on his face, which he thought was supposed to be a joke, but it seemed that the joke was real.
"Finished? No, the Imperial soldiers can't save and admit defeat so easily, I'm going to fight back! More than a month has passed, and I can't be so cowardly anymore! ”
It took Yoshioka Tatsuno a while to accept the fact that the air force was lost, and the grievances in his heart that had been in his heart for a month exploded at this moment, and he decided to attack and go head-to-head with Lin Toshio's new army.
After calling again to inquire about the details of the bombing of the air base, he focused his eyes on the location of Guandaoling on the map, slammed his fist on the table, and three words burst out of his mouth: "Lin Junxiong!" ”
He asked a staff officer to tell Kasahara Yukio the news of the attack on the air base, and then ordered several officers: "The Qinglong Division will go around to the rear of Guandaoling from the east to block Lin Junxiong's retreat, and the Weishan Division of Xinbin County will immediately rush to the periphery of Guandaoling from the west, and I will take the rest of the men to attack from the south, and this time Lin Junxiong and his new army must be completely annihilated at Guandaoling." ”
An officer advised Yoshioka Tatsuno to be patient for a few days and wait for Chief of Staff Yukio Kasawara to arrive before making a decision, but Yoshioka Tatsuno slapped him hard, and the others did not dare to speak out again.
After Yukio Kasawara got the information of Tonghua Province, his face was red and green, and in less than half an hour, 70 excellent fighters of the empire were lost, so far, the air force of the empire in Tonghua Province and Majima Province was completely destroyed, and half of the air power of the Kwantung Army in the northeast was lost, what a painful blow.
After learning that Yoshioka Tatsuno didn't wait for him to go and attack in an all-out way, he couldn't help but scold: "Yaga! Yoshioka, this idiot, he is not worthy of being a soldier of the Empire, not only failed to protect the air superiority of the Empire, but also acted stupidly on his own, he is going to lead the Imperial warriors of three divisions into the abyss! ”
It was half a loud sound before Yukio Kasahara forced himself to calm down, "Where is the position of the Tateyama Division?" Is the Kuroda Division in contact? ”
A staff officer who had just walked in handed over a telegram, "The Tateyama Division will be able to arrive at us at noon tomorrow at the latest, and the Kuroda Division has not yet been contacted." ”
Yukio Kasawara threw the message out when he saw that Ye didn't look at it, "It's only a two-day journey, and it's been five days before it arrives, what is this idiot doing?" Ordered that the Tateyama Division must rush here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, continue to contact the Kuroda Division, and again, order Yoshioka Tatsuno to stop all actions and stick to Tonghua City, and wait until I arrive! ”
Kuroda waited for the air force to help him, but three hours had passed, and there was still no movement, and there were less than 3,000 people left around him who were trying their best to resist, and there was a possibility of collapse at any time. He didn't know how long he could hold out, and he didn't know why the Air Force didn't come, could it be that his own troops were abandoned?
In the face of the Japanese army desperately fighting for their lives, Qian Changjiu ordered the troops to suspend the attack, and after erasing the morale of the other side, they would be annihilated in one fell swoop, but he was worried that the power of the anti-aircraft guns would be lost, and if the Japanese air force came to the rescue, the encirclement and annihilation of the Kuroda division would fall short.
It wasn't until he saw the news that the communication soldier gave him that his tense brows stretched, and he said with a smile to Qin Zheng and Bian Zhengnan beside him: "The battle in the east has ended and the battle in the west has begun, and Division Commander Qin, Division Commander Bian, and the commander-in-chief have made a move in Tonghua City, what a big deal, and nearly 70 Japanese fighters were destroyed in ten minutes." ”
Qin Zheng and Bian Zhengnan took the telegram handed over by Qian for a long time, and after reading it, they were all excited, Qin Zheng said with a smile: "I said that this Kuroda division has been besieged by us for so long, why is there no Japanese air force to come to the rescue, it turns out that the commander-in-chief has come to such a ruthless move, haha"
"Commander Lin is different, he destroyed nearly 70 Japanese fighters in ten minutes, only he can do such a big deal!"
Qian Changjiu nodded at Bian Zhengnan's feelings, thinking of the current situation, he couldn't help but say: "Since ancient times, the siege of the city has been the bottom, and the attack of the heart has been the top, now that we know the situation, we can change the strategy of the remnants of the Kuroda Division, and overwhelm the last life-saving straw in their hearts, so that the soldiers will exaggerate the news that the Tonghua Provincial Air Force was destroyed by Commander-in-Chief Lin, so that the stubborn ones will completely collapse." ”
As expected, after the news of the destruction of the Tonghua Provincial Air Base, Kuroda Kanshou and the remaining soldiers collapsed. Tonghua Provincial Air Base, as the second largest air base in Northeast China, was destroyed so easily? Is this possible? Is it true?
Kuroda Kantoshi knew that everything was true, Yukio Kasawara had promised to send the air force to the rescue, if it wasn't for an abnormal situation, it would not be possible that there would be no plane, he was completely desperate.
The final encirclement and annihilation of the general offensive was carried out very easily, in the face of no morale, the Japanese soldiers who lost resistance, the battle situation was completely one-sided, and finally less than a thousand Japanese soldiers chose to surrender, this time Qian Chang ordered the troops to leave prisoners, in the past, the new army faced survival and weakness, leaving prisoners is a burden, but now it is different, the entire island province is under the control of the three columns, and the prisoners who are sincerely repentant should still start to be treated kindly.
Lin Junxiong looked at the telegram in his hand and sighed with a smile: "The war in the east is over, and it's time for us to appear here!" It's time for the Northeast to change! ”