The sudden turn of the tanks and armored vehicles of the Northeast New Army immediately took the devil infantry and the air force by surprise, and the already frightened devil infantry hurriedly accelerated their escape.

However, the aviation had to stop bombing and diving because they were worried about accidental injury.

No matter how fast the devil infantry was, they couldn't outrun the tanks and armored vehicles, and soon they were caught up by Li Zhenyuan's troops, and anti-aircraft machine guns and tank guns opened fire one after another.

The devil soldiers who could not dodge fell one after another, and the military planes circled back and forth in the air for a long time, and the threat of anti-aircraft fire from the ground was finally forced to return and leave.

As soon as the Devil Air Force left, this completely unequal battle on the ground turned into a complete slaughter.

In less than an hour, the little 2,000 devils were slaughtered by Li Zhenyuan's troops, and Li Zhenyuan led his troops to leave the railway line and continue to go south in a detour.

…………………… Dalian, headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

"Your Excellency General, it's not good, the Shengjing Wing from Anshan to the aid of Liaoyang encountered the armored troops of the China Army halfway, more than 2,000 main forces, and the whole army was annihilated." Toranosuke Hashimoto reported.

"How could such an accident happen? Didn't I send the air to help? What the hell does this bastard eat for? Let him come to me now! Muto Nobuyoshi was furious when he heard this.

"General, Masato Ikui has been killed in the encounter, and the body has not yet been found." Hashimoto Toranosuke.

In fact, Hashimoto Toranosuke and Muto Nobuyoshi didn't know that Masato Ikui, who jumped out of the window to escape, not only tragically hit a stone and died, but was also blurred by the explosion.

When Li Zhenyuan led the tank and armored troops to fight back, Masato Ikui, who died not far from the railway, was tragically run over by tanks and armored vehicles weighing dozens of tons in turn.

By the end of the battle, at least dozens of tanks and armored vehicles had run over him, and all Ikui Masato was left with was a puddle of muddy flesh and bones, and the only intact thing belonged to his adjutant knife, which had been crushed and deformed and went deep into the ground.

It's just that no one wants to bother with the rotten flesh and blood that would make any veteran vomit, so there's no way to find the body of Masato Ikui.

Muto Nobuyoshi heard this, and snorted coldly before he could do it. "General, what are we going to do next? The strength of the defenders of Anshan was already less than a thousand. Toranosuke Hashimoto asked.

"Order, the Haicheng garrison will transfer an infantry brigade to supplement the Anshan garrison, and in addition, strictly order all county towns to strictly guard and send more scouts to closely search and reconnoiter the whereabouts of the armored troops in China, so as to raise vigilance and prevent the recurrence of the Anshan incident." Muto Nobuyoshi pondered for a moment and commanded.

Hashimoto Toranosuke felt that something was wrong, and said with a worried face: "General, the whereabouts of the armored force of the Shina people are erratic, if we just blindly stick to it, it is not a way, after all, the Shina people have an advantage in the local battlefield, and if they can't hold it, they may break through the Shina army, and they may encounter their ambush and siege when they send reinforcements." ”

Muto Nobuyoshi's face suddenly sank, indeed, what Chief of Staff Hashimoto said was the truth.

However, for such a situation, Muto Nobuyoshi is now a little powerless, and he really can't think of any effective means to deal with such a tank armored unit of the Northeast New Army.

In desperation, Muto Nobuyoshi looked at Chief of Staff Hashimoto and asked, "Hashimoto-kun, do you have any good solutions?" ”

Hashimoto Toranosuke pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "General, the Imperial Army lacks a lot of anti-tank weapons, and almost all the armored forces in the field are invincible, so there is no good way to be humble, unless you mobilize enough absolutely superior forces to search and suppress the encirclement." ”

After saying this, Hashimoto Toranosuke suddenly said: "General, otherwise, you can summon Staff Officer Ishihara Waner to see if he has any good methods, this person has always been known as the think tank of the Kwantung Army." ”

"Thinker? He also deserves it? Muto Nobuyoshi snorted disdainfully, with the failure of the 918 Incident and the continued disadvantage of the subsequent war in the Northeast, although the Kwantung Army finally captured most of the Northeast, the 918 Incident has been called an unsuccessful incident, and Ishihara Waner has not been able to become a hero in the eyes of the people.

Since Muto Nobuyoshi returned to the post of commander of the Kwantung Army, he has been even more refrigerated.

Hashimoto Toranosuke said patiently: "However, General, although the 918 Incident is not a successful incident, it is enough to prove that Ishihara still has some ability, brainstorming, the general can see if he has a good way to make plans." ”

Muto Nobuyoshi thought for a moment, and finally said, "Go and ask him to come and see me quickly." ”

Toranosuke Hashimoto bowed his head and led the order to leave, and after a short time, he returned with Ishihara Waner.

"Your Excellency General, I don't know what instructions you have for summoning the lowly to come." Ishihara solemnly and abruptly closed his feet and stood up in salute, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant.

Muto Nobuyoshi didn't speak, but glanced at Toranosuke Hashimoto.

Hashimoto Toranosuke understood that he was about to take matters such as the Battle of Shenyang and the attack on Liaoyang by the armored assault force of the Northeast New Army.

In fact, although Ishihara Waner was hidden, he has been paying attention to the progress of battles such as the Battle of Shenyang, and he has always had a lot of ideas and methods, but he is suffering from Muto Nobuyoshi not using him.

At this moment, he knew that his only opportunity had come, and if he didn't grasp it, he would never be able to stand out in the Kwantung Army.

Therefore, he first bowed his waist to Muto Nobuyoshi, and then said with a sigh: "In the past six months or so, in order to expand its military strength, the empire has neglected to delay the large-scale production and development of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, and now, the evil consequences of the lack of anti-tank weapons have been fully reflected.

Therefore, he believed that His Excellency the Commander should immediately order General Shunroku Hata to abandon Shenyang. ”

Ishihara's words were astonishing, Muto Nobuyoshi and Hashimoto Toranosuke both had a drastic change in their faces, and Muto Nobuyoshi was even more extremely dissatisfied: "Chief of Staff Ishihara, you'd better give me a clear reason, otherwise I will hold you accountable for shaking the morale of the military." ”

Ishihara said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency General, as I have just said, we seriously lack anti-tank weapons that can counterbalance the armored forces of China, and even more lack sufficient anti-aircraft weapons, and the aviation is not an opponent of the China Air Force, whether it is sea-based or land-based.

In such unfavorable circumstances, all we can do is to abandon Shenyang and gather our precious troops to Yingkou, Jinzhou, Dalian and other entire Liaodong Peninsula.

As long as we hold the Liaodong Peninsula and secure our last base in the northeast, we will still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. ”

"Bastard, did you ask me to take the initiative to give up most of the South Manchurian areas such as Shenyang?" Muto Nobuyoshi interrupted Ishihara with a roar of rage.

"General, Shenyang has been surrounded by the Chinese Army on three sides, and its tank and armored units have penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Southern Barbarians alone, and its strategic purpose is self-evident, that is, to cut off the retreat of the main force of our Kwantung Army in Shenyang, so as to completely annihilate our army's hundreds of thousands of troops in Shenyang in one fell swoop.

Just imagine, if the Shenyang Imperial Army is completely annihilated, then what will we do to hold on to the Liaodong Peninsula? Ishihara explained.

"Baga, you are alarmist." Muto Nobuyoshi roared with a hideous face.

"Your Excellency General, this is by no means alarmist, in the last battle of Tongliao, Zhang Xinghan led his troops to attack Sujiatun, intending to cut off the retreat of all imperial troops on the north bank of the Hunhe River, and finally because of the arrival of our reinforcements, I had to give up this crazy and insidious decision.

Now that he has full wings and his strength has increased greatly, the possible surname of the reuse of his skills is Da Di. Ishihara eagerly persuaded.

"Enough, shut up!" Losing North Manchuria has made Muto Nobuyoshi endure humiliation and grievances to the extreme, and if he is allowed to take the initiative to give up most of South Manchuria, then there will really be no place for his old face.

So, even if Ishihara's advice was correct and worth referencing, he didn't want to listen to it anymore.

Helpless, Ishihara had no choice but to shut up, lowered his head and retreated.

After Ishihara Waner left, Hashimoto Toranosuke tentatively persuaded him: "General, Ishihara's words are not unreasonable, we have to seriously consider it." ”

"We have deployed two divisions of troops in Sujiatun and Lighthouse, and the roundabout troops of the people of China have no chance to take advantage of, as long as we ensure that Sujiatun and other railway towns along the line are in our hands, then Hata Junjun will definitely be able to hold out in Shenyang, and in twenty days at most, the next wave of reinforcements will definitely arrive." Muto Nobuyoshi said in a calm tone.

The corners of Hashimoto Toranosuke's mouth moved, and before he could say anything, suddenly, a communications soldier walked in with a hurried expression.

He suddenly closed his feet and saluted: "Report to Your Excellency General, the Yingkou garrison has sent an urgent telegram that a branch of armored troops has advanced to the northern suburbs of Yingkou in half an hour, and is currently attacking Yingkou. ”

"Nani? Yingkou? Muto Nobuyoshi and Hashimoto Toranosuke's faces changed drastically.

"Yes, General." The Devil Messenger nodded in response, and reached out with both hands to hand over the message.

Toranosuke Hashimoto secretly calmed down, stepped forward to take the message, turned around and walked over and handed it to Muto Nobuyoshi.

Muto Nobuyoshi's withered old hand took the message with a little trembling, opened it and looked at it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch violently.

His eyes almost burst into flames and shouted: "Order the 1st Division to set off from Dalian immediately and rush to the aid of Yingkou!" ”

As soon as Yingkou was lost, the Northeast New Army could drive straight into Dalian and Lushun, and Muto Nobuyoshi naturally couldn't sit still, so he directly sent out the 1st Division that remained in Dalian.

"Hay!" The devil messenger suddenly bowed his head and turned to leave.

"Slow, notify the aviation team to dispatch immediately and rush to Yingkou to support the imperial army in battle!" Muto Nobuyoshi suddenly stopped him.

"Hay!" The devil messenger bowed his head again, and then turned around and took the order.

(To be continued)