Although the Japanese bombing caused very few casualties, it gave Wang Weizhou and others a reminder that from today onwards, the battle between the Inner Mongolia Military Region and the Kwantung Army has started in an all-round way, and this all-round situation not only refers to the battle on land, but also includes the battle in the sky.

In their own situation, they know very well that compared with the strong strength of the aviation units of the Kwantung Army, the aviation units of the Inner Mongolia Military Region are just a scum, and the number of fighters alone is not half a star compared with the two sides. In addition to more than 220 fully equipped fighters of the latest fighters, the Kwantung Army also has more than 150 bombers, in addition to the Kwantung Army also has more than 200 old fighters of Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army captured. That is to say, there are as many as 570 fighters that can be mobilized by the Kwantung Army, and this is not counting the more than 150 Type 96 fighters in North Korea.

In contrast, the aviation team of the Inner Mongolia Military Region is a cockroach in front of the Kwantung Army, and after the last war, the aviation team of the Inner Mongolia Military Region has less than 60 fighters, so Han Yunhua can only order Shangguan Qingyun to take advantage of the Japanese not to react and look for an opportunity to do a vote, and at other times he does not dare to attack, once he is entangled by the Japanese fighters, the consequences will be disastrous.

Sure enough, in the battle of the second day, the Japanese air force was as excited as if it had taken an aphrodisiac, and basically had to come every two hours, and each time it had to throw a large number of aerial bombs on the head of the second division; although the air defense positions of the second division were also complete, they still could not support such bombing, and by the evening, the second brigade, which was the main attacker, was a little overwhelmed. The casualties of the troops are good to say, because the preparations are relatively sufficient, so the casualties are still within the acceptable range, but the weapons and equipment of the troops have been destroyed a lot, especially the heavy artillery regiment that the second brigade has just borrowed from the division headquarters, and before it has played much role, it was destroyed by the Japanese aviation unit 6 heavy guns, and the entire heavy artillery regiment has a total of 10 105mm heavy guns, which were destroyed by the Japanese fighters, not only Wang Weizhou felt heartache. Even Han Yunhua, who was far away in Ulanhot, sent a telegram to inquire after learning the news, and his tone was indescribably pity.

Although the battle on the second day was not smooth, the 2nd Division still beat the Japanese 14th Infantry Division to cry and cry. Originally, Major General Inoue thought that no matter how powerful the Chinese army was in the small place of Aldu, it would only be able to set up one or two infantry regiments, and no matter how much it was useless, he only sent one infantry wing and several thousand directly subordinate troops to participate in the battle. Although the terrain in these two directions was not conducive to the attack of the Chinese army, Wang Weizhou still expanded the battlefield in order to speed up the attrition of the Japanese army, knowing that the gains of such an attack were not worth the losses. In a hurry, Major General Inoue Taro had to send the Iwata Wing, which had just been withdrawn, to send it again, so that the reserves in the hands of Major General Inoue were only a few hundred people, and at this time Major General Inoue thought of what Chief of Staff Yoshimura said.

However, as a major general, Major General Taro Inoue had his own pride, and he was unwilling to admit that his command level and strategic vision were not as good as that of a mere chief of staff of Nakasa, and this fact embarrassed him. On the one hand, Major General Inoue ordered the troops to shrink their forces to the center of Aldu Town, and on the other hand, he ordered the engineer corps directly under the brigade and regiment to build new positions along the existing positions of the Japanese army, and he wanted to use the strong positions to consume the living forces of the Chinese army.

However, to the horror of Major General Taro Inoue, at about 12 o'clock in the evening of the 30th, a huge roar was heard from the position of the Chinese army, and the dazzling lights kept coming from afar, and the rumbling roar was like the roar of millions of monsters. The experienced Major General Inoue listened attentively for a while and knew that this was the chariot unit of the Chinese army, and there should be no less than a few hundred vehicles. …,

Major General Inoue and Pale Yoshimura Nakasa glanced at each other, and they both saw surprise and fear in each other's eyes, if so many chariots were to launch a frenzy, it was really not something that the current 14th Infantry Brigade could bear. It is important to know that the town of Aldu, where the 14th Infantry Brigade is located, has almost no strategic commanding heights to rely on. In the middle of the city from Aldu to Shuangliao is a flat grassland, which is extremely suitable for the charge of chariot troops.

More importantly, in the first two days of fighting, the Chinese army did not use tank troops, and the few heavy artillery pieces were wiped out by the air force of the Japanese Empire, so when building defensive positions, the infantry did not build anti-tank trenches, because the trenches were not only wide but also long, and the amount of work was extremely heavy, and it was obviously not suitable for the 14th Infantry Brigade to build anti-tank trenches in a hurry.

But I didn't expect the Chinese tank troops to arrive at this juncture, which is really fatal. Inoue Taro couldn't care about the face problem anymore, he grabbed the phone on the desk and dialed directly to Lieutenant General Jingguan Takasho in Shuangliao City.

"Moxi Moxi, Moxi Moxi, is it the division headquarters, I am Taro Inoue, the commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade, please help me pick up His Excellency the division commander."

"Yes, please wait!" After the orderly finished speaking, Taro Inoue heard the orderly shouting loudly from the phone: "Your Excellency the commander of the reporting division, the commander of the Inoue brigade has asked to talk to you, please give instructions!" ”

"Hey, I'm Jingguan, please speak."

From the phone, Major General Inoue heard that this was the voice of His Excellency the Division Commander, and Major General Inoue did not dare to slack off, and immediately puffed up his chest and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the humble position is Taro Inoue. ”

"Inoue, how is the situation at the front, are there many casualties among the troops?" Takamasa Iseki, who was on the other side of the phone, asked.

"Report to Your Excellency the commander of the division, the Chinese troops are extremely tenacious, and the lowly 14th Brigade is facing the 2nd Division, the main force of the Northeast Army Division of China, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people, and the support of the Zhina Aviation Force, so the losses of the lowly post department are very large, and almost all the troops are invested, and the reserve is only a mere 500 people. I have just received a report from the front-line command post, and not long ago, the chariot troops of the Zhina people also came to support, and it seems that there must be several hundred vehicles, so I asked His Excellency the division commander to give strong support to the headquarters of the lowly office. "Major General Inoue directly explained his request, he knew that if His Excellency the Division Commander agreed to reinforcements now, then his 14th Infantry Brigade would still have a way to live, and if it was too late, it would be really troublesome, because once the chariot troops of the Dawn Branch would attack, it would be too late to reinforce at that time.

"Inoue, you can be sure that the chariot troops of the Chinese have arrived in Aldu, not their cars." Jingguan Takachang was also concerned about the movements of the tank units of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and he knew that any mechanized unit on the Chinese battlefield could lead to a fundamental change in the entire war situation. The chariot units of the Chinese army have proven their might, and the crushing defeat of tens of thousands of cavalry on the battlefield of Saibei is a classic example. Therefore, at the last meeting, General Yamada Otozo made a special exhortation to the commanders of all divisions to pay special attention to the technical units of the Shina people, especially the large number of chariot units in the Shina people.

"Hai, Your Excellency, the humble post is now at the front-line command post, less than 800 meters away from the position of the Chinese people, and even 3 hours ago, this underground command post where the humble post is located was shelled by the Chinese artillery, and the chief of staff of Yoshimura was injured, so the humble post saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, although the humble post can't hear which type of chariot it is, but the approximate number should not be wrong, the Shina people also have at least more than 300 chariots, please Your Excellency the division commander must believe in the humble post." Major General Inoue said with certainty.

"Yo Xi, it seems that the judgment of His Excellency the Commander is wrong, and the main direction of attack of the Chinese is not the North Manchurian region, but the South Manchurian and our place. Baga, how did the chariot troops of the people of China get to Shuangliao, what are the people of Tegaoke doing Boom" Jingguan Longchang didn't finish his words when he heard a violent explosion on the other side of the phone, and then there was a sound of "snort" and "snort" on the phone. …,

"Moximoxi, Inoue, Inoue, you are talking back, what the hell is going on?"

After a pause, I only heard the angry voice of Major General Inoue on the other side of the phone: "Your Excellency the division commander, the people of China launched an attack overnight, and it was their chariot unit that served as the main attacker. ”

"Inoue, you must hold on, I will immediately report to His Excellency the Commander now, even if it is a big risk, I will send aviation troops to reinforce you, and 50 combat vehicles from the division and regiment headquarters will arrive in an hour and a half, please!" Jingguan Takasho said loudly.

"Hay!"

Takamasa Iseki threw down the phone and walked quickly to the telegraph operator and said: "Lieutenant Xiaolu, immediately send a report to the headquarters, saying that the main force of the Chinese chariot unit has been found on the Aldu front, and now it has launched an attack on the 14th Infantry Brigade of our division, and the situation is extremely critical, and I request Your Excellency the commander to send aviation troops to support immediately." ”

When Lieutenant General Iseki Takamasa's telegram was sent to Changchun, General Yamada Oto-san was discussing the battle situation with Chief of Staff Kasahara, and the two men had their own opinions on the main direction of attack of the Chinese army, and General Yamada Oto-san believed that the main offensive direction of Han Yunhua's headquarters was in the direction of Baicheng and Tailai, because Han Yunhua himself was in Ulanhot, and a large number of Chinese troops had indeed been assembled in the Ulanhot area. The most important thing is that Yamada Otozo found through the analysis of past battle examples that in every major war, where the battle is the most fierce and important, Han Yunhua, the god of the Chinese army, appeared in that place, although this law is not objective, but it really exists, so Yamada Otozo believes that the main direction of attack of the Inner Mongolia Military Region should be Baicheng and its surrounding counties and cities.

However, Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara disagreed with the opinion of General Yamada Otosan, and he believed that the main direction of attack of Han Yunhua's department should be on the line of Nanmanshan Customs or the line of Shuangliao. The reason is very simple, that is, the troops assembled in Ulanhot are not the main force of Han Yunhua's department, whether it is Lu Zhengcao's department or Li Dingguo's department, they are actually small troops from Han Yunhua's department, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to the regular troops of Han Yunhua's department. In addition, the Chinese army in Ulanhot is not inferior to the Chinese troops in the South Manchurian region in terms of numbers and the integrity of the troop establishment, and according to the results of the intelligence department's investigation, the Eastern Hebei Army Subdivision and the Northeast Military Subdivision under Han Yunhua's command have assembled at least 400,000-500,000 troops to attack the Kwantung Army this time, and such a huge force is enough to show that the main offensive direction of the Chinese army is not North Manchuria.

The two of them have their own opinions, don't look at Yamada Otozo is both a commander and a general, but he is good at listening to different opinions in terms of operations, so Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara will argue with him.

After reading the telegram sent by Takamasa Iseki, General Yamada Otosan and Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara were silent, the battle of the Chinese army was indeed unexpected, especially the troops led by Han Yunhua, which could always make people's eyes shine or be surprised. There are more than 300 chariots, this level of chariot troops may only be seen on the European battlefield or the North African battlefield, even the government of China has never dispatched so many chariot troops at once, how Han Yunhua's department has so many chariots, it is incredible.

"Kasawara, what do you think of the land?" General Yamada Otozo has a lot of trust in Lieutenant General Yukio Kasawara, and he is well aware of his ability as a chief of staff.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I think that what is said in this telegram should be true, nay, certainly true. Although the number of chariots of the people of China has always been a mystery, according to the secret information obtained by Tegaoke, the chariot unit of Han Yunhua's department was formed by capturing the equipment of the third chariot division of the empire, and the number of chariots transported by the empire to Baotou at that time was nearly 300, and there were also a large number of military trucks and motorcycles, so those people in Tegaoke judged that the chariot brigade under Han Yunhua's department in China should have 250-300 chariots, of which more than half were Type 94 and 95 light chariots, and only a small number of Type 97 new chariots. Therefore, he believes that the headquarters should immediately give support to the 14th Infantry Brigade, otherwise I am afraid that Inoue's headquarters will not be able to hold out even tonight. Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara replied. …,

"Yo Xi, Kasahara-kun's analysis is very reasonable, according to this, the main direction of attack of the Shina people should be here, it has only been 3 days since the war, and the Shina people not only dispatched their poor and valuable aviation troops, but also used chariot troops, it seems that Kasawara-kun's vision is still higher than that of me, an old man, hehehe!" Instead of being annoyed by his misjudgment, General Yamada was glad that he had corrected a strategic mistake by being good at what he said.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander, for the compliment, then should we notify the aviation forces to attack now, I'm afraid it's too late? In addition, should the 14th Division send a little more infantry, although the 50,000 defenders in the Shuangliao area is already a lot, but you must know that the Chinese troops attacking this area are more than 200,000 people, and in the first two days of the battle, the Chinese used a total of aviation units, heavy artillery units, and mysterious weapons units. Now that the China have transferred their most powerful chariot units to this area, the 14th Division of Jingguan Takasho alone cannot stop the attack of the China, and reinforcements are imperative. "Kasawara Yukio is very worried about the battle on the front line, the news that has been coming in the past few days shows that the Chinese army is no worse than the empire in one-on-one battles, and some elite troops can even compete with the most elite field troops of the Kwantung Army, and anyone who underestimates the enemy will pay the heaviest price.

"Hey! In the past few days, a few of us are like doctors transfusing blood from patients, and the defenders from all over the country have constantly asked the headquarters for help, and now all the troops that can be mobilized in the South Manchurian region have been mobilized. At present, the imperial troops on the front line of Shanhaiguan have broken through 6 divisions and 2 independent mixed brigades, and there are also 80,000 imperial troops. Although there are not many imperial troops on the Shuangliao front, almost all of them are the elite of our Kwantung Army, plus almost all the aviation units have been transferred here, to be honest, there are not many troops we can mobilize. Yamada Otozo said with a bitter face.

From the very beginning, Yamada Otozo put the main direction of the offensive on the line of Tailai and Baicheng, and then wanted to attack Ulanhot, so he arranged 8 divisions of elite troops on the front line of Qian'an, Songyuan and Da'an, and also transferred 4 elite infantry divisions and a cavalry division from the puppet Manchukuo, and gathered more than 200,000 troops to prepare to sweep the Chinese army in this area, and then took Ulanhot in one fell swoop.

But I didn't expect Han Yunhua's department to play a big joke on Yamada Otozo, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked from the Shanhaiguan Pass, and in a short period of time they occupied a large piece of land outside the pass, hundreds of Japanese strongholds were conquered, the Chinese army was extremely well prepared, and the bunker group built by the Japanese army with a huge amount of money was not at all the kind of opponent of the "unconscionable artillery" whose name had just been deciphered by the intelligence department. For a while, telegrams asking for help flew like snowflakes to the Kwantung Army headquarters, and General Yamada Otozo had no choice but to send out the reserves in his hands brigade by brigade, and even used the garrison of Shinkyo, which was unprecedented in the history of the Kwantung Army.

What's even more frightening is that this is only the second day of the war, no, it should be the third day. This endless reinforcement made everyone in the Kwantung Army Headquarters almost live like a year, and in just over two days, they seemed to have passed a century, and Yamada Otozo could only smile bitterly in the face of Iseki Takamasa's telegram asking for help.

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