The Great Marshal's Mansion, where the Japanese military command organization was located, is now the temporary headquarters of the First Brigade of the First Infantry Division of the Yanhuang Army.

When the whole city was jubilant and celebrating the successful recovery, it was quiet here in the Dashuai Mansion, there were no noisy crowds, no gongs, drums and firecrackers to celebrate, and some were just nervous and busy.

At the entrance of the spacious compound, there were soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition, and people were constantly coming in and out, apparently to be here to perform official duties.

In the small courtyard where Inu Yangjian was located, the brigade headquarters of the First Brigade was located here, the original furniture had not been changed, it still remained the same, the table was covered with maps, and the staff officers of the brigade headquarters in the room were busy nervously, performing their own duties.

Brigadier Mu Tianyuan stood in front of the map, staring at the enemy-friend posture display on it, looking nervously thinking.

Although Mukden was taken, it did not mean that this battle was won, because there were still reinforcements from devils around Mukden, and only by defeating them could it be regarded as a real victory.

As soon as Fengtian City started here, the Japanese troops in Liaoyang, Tieling and other places around them received the news, and they immediately rushed to the aid of Fengtian, preparing to take the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the troops attacking Fengtian.

At present, the Doi Wing from Liaoyang and the Junshang Wing stationed in Tieling have respectively rushed to a place less than ten miles away from Mukden, while the Japanese troops stationed in Tongliao and Lianshanguan are also on their way to rapid reinforcement, and it is believed that they will soon be able to reach the vicinity of Mukden.

If we include the Japanese troops who escaped from the city, the total strength of the Japanese troops outside the city of Fengtian reached 50,000 or 60,000, which was seven or eight times more than the strength of the Yanhuang Army that attacked Fengtian this time.

This time it was no better than Tiger Roaring Ridge, where the mountains were high and dense, the roads were rugged, and the Yanhuang Army had built strong fortifications in advance, with that perverted defense, no matter how many the Japanese army were, it was also dry.

But this time it was different, although the city of Fengtian City was high and thick, it could not withstand the onslaught of the Japanese army, so the intensity of the battle was definitely much more intense than the last sweep.

Therefore, Brigade Commander Mu Tianyuan had to deploy his troops in advance, maximize their combat power, and hold Fengtian City before reinforcements arrived.

The reason why the troops participating in the counteroffensive in Mukden this time were only two brigades was because the large army wanted to clear the blockade line, pillboxes and strongholds of the devils within a radius of 100 miles near the Tiger Roaring Ridge, and completely smash the blockade of the devils on the Tiger Roaring Ridge.

As long as the blockade of the devils is cleared, then the area between Huxiaoling and Fengtian will become the jurisdiction of the Yanhuang Legion, and the first base area can be established at that time, laying a solid foundation for future development.

Clearing the blockade line of the devils is a very troublesome matter, even with the help of the common people, it will take a little time, so Luo Xiao's order to Mu Tianyuan is: After capturing Fengtian City, it must be held for forty-eight hours, that is, two days.

It is conceivable that these forty-eight hours will definitely not be so easy to pass, because the Japanese army will definitely not give up the city of Mukden, which is very important to them, and will definitely organize troops to launch a fierce attack.

"This place needs to be strengthened, here is to focus on defense, the number of troops here needs to be increased, and here-" Mu Tianyuan muttered to himself as his gaze slowly moved on the map, adjusting the current deployment.

Although the Hurricane tank is very powerful, it does not mean that it is invincible, and the tracks are also a fatal weakness, once the devil uses a heavy equivalent explosive pack, then the tracks will also be blown up, so in defensive battles, they can exert limited power.

Now the equipment that Mu Tianyuan can use is the automatic rifles of the infantry and all kinds of heavy weapons, in addition to the shoulder-fired missiles and rocket launchers, mortars and so on, as for the powerful Vulcan revolver, because it was too heavy to bring, the artillery only brought twelve Type 105 infantry guns, this is the artillery support that can be mobilized.

However, the modification of the aircraft of the First Aviation Brigade of the Yanhuang Army is nearing completion, and I believe that it should be able to help when the time comes, and with the air support of them and the helicopter battle formation, I believe that the pressure can be greatly reduced.

Mu Tianyuan didn't care about eating dinner, and buried his head in the information collected from all aspects, forgetting to sleep and eat and studying.

It was getting late, and the lights were on.

A soldier ran in from outside the door and reported to him, "Brigade commander, corps commander is here." ”

"Oh, really?" Mu Tianyuan was awakened from his contemplation, he raised his head and looked out of the door, only to see Luo Xiao's tall figure at a glance, walking in from the door.

Putting down the pencil and standing up, Mu Tianyuan hurriedly walked towards the door, and raised his hand towards Luo Xiao and saluted, "Commander." ”

"Hello, Captain Mu." Luo Xiao returned the courtesy, although he and Mu Tianyuan also knew each other, they were not so familiar, so they were more polite.

After the two of them had a military salute, they walked into the house together, and a group of people who followed Luo Xiao also entered the house, still standing behind Luo Xiao.

Mu Tianyuan looked at the people behind Luo Xiao and said, "Legion Commander, you are—"

Luo Xiao saw him mention this, so he smiled and said, "This is Tang Tianhao, the former head of the Third Regiment of the Public Security Army Brigade, and now the captain of the Beacon Smoke Clan, he has contributed a lot to win Fengtian this time." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Tang Tianhao and his commanders and fighters, and introduced Mu Tianyuan.

Mu Tianyuan had already heard about Tang Tianhao, and he also knew that the devils who took the city this time were done by the soldiers of the Beacon Smoke Clan, and he also led the three regiments to defeat Zang Xuecheng's three regiments and made great contributions.

"Hello, Commander Mu!" Tang Tianhao had already changed into the green military uniform of the Yanhuang Legion, with a golden lieutenant colonel epaulette on his shoulder, and at this time he stretched out his hand to him with a smile and gave a military salute.

Mu Tianyuan is the brigade commander, and his military rank is colonel, one level higher than Tang Tianhao, so Tang Tianhao has to salute him first.

Seeing Tang Tianhao saluting himself, Mu Tianyuan also raised his hand to return the salute and said with a smile, "Captain Tang, we will be comrades-in-arms in the future, don't be so polite." ”

After introducing Tang Tianhao, Luo Xiao stretched out his hand and pointed to another man of medium stature, who was also wearing a lieutenant colonel military uniform, and stood beside Tang Tianhao, "This is Ma Xueli, the former head of the Second Regiment of the Public Security Army Brigade, who assisted Tang Tianhao's troops in defeating Zang Xuecheng's troops together. ”

The two men also met.

They were followed by those officers under the two men, of course, only battalion-level officers, and the company-level commanders and fighters did not follow because they wanted to command the troops.

After everyone had said hello, everyone came to the house together. A staff officer followed with boiled water.

As soon as Luo Xiao entered the room, he set his eyes on the map hanging on the wall, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said, "Mu Tianyuan, what do you think of this Fengtian defensive battle?" ”

Mu Tianyuan heard Luo Xiao's question, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "The Japanese army is several times stronger than ours this time, and it carries heavy artillery troops, so I'm afraid that this defense of Mukden will be a vicious battle." ”

"Yes, Fengtian City is too important for the Japanese army, it is not only a rear base to ensure the supply of Japanese troops on the front line of the Great Wall, but also an important hub connecting the three eastern provinces and Guannai, and the production capacity of the Fengtian Arsenal is enough for them to storm at all costs."

Most of the people in the room were officers of the Northeast Army, so they had a deep understanding, and they all nodded again and again.

Mu Tianyuan continued, picking up the baton as he spoke, "So I plan to focus my defense on these places this time: the first place is the south gate of Fengtian, which has experienced a major battle, and the city gate and city wall have suffered serious losses, which is conducive to attack; The second place is the East Gate, where there are many buildings outside the city, which can be used as a cover for the enemy to attack; The third location is the Mukden Arsenal, and the devils will definitely regain their forces in an attempt to recapture it.

The three locations pointed out by Mu Tianyuan are all places that Fengtian City has to focus on defending, especially the Fengtian Arsenal, which is located a few kilometers east of Fengtian City, is the largest and most advanced arsenal in East Asia, and has an extremely important position.

In order to defend the Mukden Arsenal, Mu Tianyuan decided to transfer a regiment of troops to defend there, and after the Second Brigade returned from outside Mukden City, it would also send a regiment to defend there to ensure that the arsenal was not lost.

Of the remaining two regiments, Mu Tianyuan decided to put one battalion in one regiment at the South City Gate and one battalion to arrange the second line of defense on South Street; Leave a battalion as a reserve.

As for the East City Gate, he was going to hand it over to the first regiment of the Second Brigade to garrison, and this time one regiment and another battalion of the three regiments of the Second Brigade would enter the city to assist in the deployment, while the other regiment and another battalion would be stationed in Beidaying and other places outside the city to stop the enemy's offensive and prevent Mukden City from being attacked from all sides.

As for the Second Regiment, Mu Tianyuan had to be scattered throughout the city, some of them protecting the command organs, and some of them maintaining the stability of the various urban districts. Because the city has just been recovered, the situation is not too stable, and it is necessary to transfer a part of the troops to suppress the ammunition to prevent the backyard from catching fire and affecting the overall situation.

After listening to Mu Tianyuan's introduction, Luo Xiao nodded, he waved his hand, and said, "In this way, the first independent column of Fengtian (which was formed from the original Second Regiment of the Security Army) will also be under your command, so that the reserves in your hands will reach a regiment, and I think it can greatly relieve your pressure." ”

Ma Xueli's Second Regiment of the Public Security Army Brigade originally had more than 1,000 people, but after the last Huxiaoling incident and being excluded during this period of time, there are now only less than two battalions left, so although it is a column, in fact, the strength is not too large, and it can only be fully established after the expansion.

Hearing Luo Xiao say this, Mu Tianyuan was of course happy, and he nodded again and again, "Okay, then I will be more confident in defending Fengtian City." ”

Finally, in terms of details, Mu Tianyuan can arrange it by himself, and Luo Xiao will not care about it.

In the evening, three or four miles outside the city, the Japanese Doi Wing was stationed here.

On an open field, there were Japanese soldiers waiting for battle, all with serious expressions, each carrying out their own work, arranging camps, erecting deer firewood, building guard towers, repairing fortifications, and arranging machine guns......

It was still three or four miles away from Mukden City, but the headquarters of the Doi Wing was located in a forest here, and it was an ordinary tent.

Around the tent, there were Japanese soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition, and they were all concentrated, as if they were facing a great enemy.

In fact, they can't be blamed for this, because along the way, they have been blocked countless times, and all kinds of means have been used for them, making them anxious and worried.

Less than half a mile away, the vanguard at that time was ambushed by a mine, and as a result, less than five or six of the devils in a squad survived, and the rest had already gone to heaven to accompany their emperor.

In fact, along the way, mines are nothing, because the Yanhuang Legion has not stopped along the way: sniper warfare, sparrow warfare, sabotage warfare, harassment warfare, blocking warfare, ...... all kinds of methods have been used.

It can almost be said that every time the Japanese troops took a step forward, they had to pay a heavy price, and after a distance of dozens of kilometers, they walked for a day before they reached a place four or five miles away from Fengtian City.

After arriving here, the Doi Wing encountered Shimamoto Shoichi Sasa, who had escaped from Mukden Castle, and a multi-squad of devils under him, and also learned that Toyota had fallen into the hands of the Yanhuang Army.

Originally, he was desperately rushing to rescue Fengtian City in time, but now that Fengtian City has changed hands, then Captain Doi is not so anxious, what he has to do now is to rest his troops and prepare for a counterattack on Fengtian.

Along the way, all the various brigades of the Doi Wing have lost a lot of troops, and their combat effectiveness has also been greatly affected, if they want to attack Mukden City, they need to restore their morale and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Therefore, Wing Commander Doi stationed his troops, resting his troops while waiting for the arrival of the heavy artillery brigade.

In order to rescue Mukden as soon as possible, this time the Doi Wing advanced lightly in front, while the artillery brigade responsible for assisting in the operation was left far behind.

The difficulty of attacking a city without heavy artillery troops is definitely geometrically rising, and if you rely on infantry units alone, heavy casualties may not necessarily lead to victory. So Wing Commander Doi had to wait for the heavy artillery units behind to arrive.

Shoichi Shimamoto sat in the tent, his right arm hanging from his chest with a bandage, and it seemed that he was injured again, but he didn't seem to care about the injuries on his body, but looked at Doi on the other side.

"Doi-kun, now is the best opportunity to attack, the Yanhuang Legion has just captured Fengtian City, its foothold is not yet stable, and the defense facilities in the city are completely damaged, launching an attack can achieve twice the result with half the effort." Shimamoto was very anxious, and he persuaded Doi, hoping that he would follow his advice.

Because he had just withdrawn from the city, Shimamoto Shoichi was very aware of the current situation in Mukden City, so the proposed method posed the greatest threat to the Yanhuang Legion.

At this time, the Yanhuang Legion had just taken Fengtian City, and it was indeed unstable, and there were still many remnants of small groups of devils in the city who were stubbornly resisting, and the ruffians who took advantage of the fire to rob the city were in chaos, and the Yanhuang Legion was really a little overwhelmed.

Doi is in his fifties, bald, with a sanitary beard, very neatly trimmed, because he has been leading troops all the year round, so his skin is tanned, but it can be seen that he is very strong, at this time, sitting at the table, pressing his hands on the edge of the table, looking at Shimamoto Shoichi with a smile, "Shimamoto-kun, don't be so excited, it's not a good opportunity to attack now, you still need to wait." ”

"Wait, why wait?" Shimamoto is anxious, he knows that the opportunity is fleeting, if he doesn't seize it now, he won't be able to find it again, "Doi-kun, now is the best opportunity, if you miss it, then if you want to take Mukden again, I'm afraid you will have to pay a heavy price." ”

Looking at Shimamoto Shoichi's anxious face, a trace of contempt rose in Doi's heart, "This fool, because he was incompetent and lost Mukden, he was in a hurry to launch a counterattack and recapture Mukden." ”

Although he thought so in his heart, Doi didn't show it, he didn't want to lose a reputation of falling into the well, so he shook his head and explained slowly, "Shimamoto-kun, the heavy artillery troops have not arrived yet, and the troops from other directions are not in place, if you attack now, not to mention the casualties, and it will also make the bandits of the Yanhuang Legion flee from other directions, it is really an unwise decision." ”

"Captain Doi, your decision is wrong." Because Shimamoto Shoichi was no longer called Doi-kun, but by his military position, he sat up and stared at Doi, "When the soldiers of the Yanhuang Legion in the city are ready, you will definitely not be able to do it in a short time if you want to capture Fengtian City, and it will be too late to regret it by then." ”

For Doi's self-righteous thoughts, Shimamoto Shoichi was going to be angry, but there was no way, the other party was a wing captain of the same rank as himself, and he had no right to order the other party, not to mention that he was not an officer of a unit.

Seeing Shimamoto Shoichi say this, the smile on Doi's face disappeared, and he snorted with a gloomy face, "Shimamoto Daisa, I have the final say on the Doi United, if I delay the fighter because of my mistake, Doi will ask the above for the blame, so I won't worry about you." ”

"You are so self-righteous, you will regret it in the future." Shimamoto got up angrily, flicked his sleeves and walked out of the door, feeling that he could no longer communicate with Doi.

Doi was still sitting behind him, just raising his eyes to watch him leave, and said in a loud voice, "Shimamoto Shoichisa, you lost Fengtian by your command error, I think it's better to go back and have a good rest, you don't have to worry about it here." ”

Shoichi Shimamoto snorted coldly from outside the tent, and then he walked away.

Captain Doi couldn't see anyone until Shimamoto was gone, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of contempt, "I'm a fool who has defeated the troops, and he still has to point fingers and instruct me how to fight, I really don't know how to fight." ”

Doi is also in his fifties, how can he obey the command of a hairy boy in his twenties, let alone a defeated general, it is definitely a shame to spread it.

After driving out Shoichi Shimamoto, Doi felt much quieter, and he refocused on the map and began to study the battle strategy.

According to the situation of the two sides on the map, Doi felt that this counterattack should be easier to fight, and the troops who rushed to support this time were 40,000 or 50,000, and they would soon be able to surround Fengtian City.

Well, now all he is waiting for is for the heavy artillery unit and other units to arrive at the intended place.

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If you have time in the evening, there will be another chapter, and if it is not after ten o'clock, then everyone will wash and sleep.