……………………………… Southern Theater Command.

"Report to the commander, the front line is urgent, our army's heavy artillery units participated in the battle, and at the same time, the fourth and fifth regiments launched an attack, judging from the results of the battle, at least one wing of the Japanese army was severely damaged," the liaison staff officer said excitedly.

"Very well, how are the troops leaving?" After all, the heavy artillery unit is a strategic force on the battlefield, and there is no room for the slightest sloppiness, and now the heavy artillery unit will be released and leaked in front of the enemy's eyes, if the retreat speed cannot keep up, it may be self-defeating, causing huge losses to the Northeast Army.

"The heavy artillery regiment sent a telegram that the small pursuing force sent by the Japanese had been routed by the protective troops. The Japanese did not send a large force to attack again. ”

"What about the cavalry of the Japanese army? They also did not participate in the pursuit? Zhen Zhen asked in a low voice, "No, the cavalry wing under the jurisdiction of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army has basically become a scout force now, scattered around the main force of the 1st Division, and it will not form much combat effectiveness in a short period of time." ”

"Got it. The cavalry regiment under the military district was ordered to stand by in concealment, and now is not the time to strike. The enemy experienced this attack and was likely to stop fighting. That's when we're going to focus on it. Zhen Zhen said confidently.

"Commander, the Japanese army has stopped attacking, it is not a hard nut to crack, and now that the Japanese army is still on guard, it will only be more difficult for us to attack. In this way, it is better to start a direct attack, and it can also be a bit of a surprise attack. Qian Zhuangfei has always disagreed with Zhenzhen's battle plan. But he doesn't agree with it, but he never slacks off on what he should do, which is why he can sit firmly in the position of political commissar of the Southern Military Region. He understands his position, and political work cadres only have the right to make suggestions in military affairs, but not the right to make decisions, and it is their responsibility to put forward their own opinions, and it is also their responsibility to carry out the orders of the military commanders without discount. It is precisely because of this understanding that Qian Zhuangfei and Zhen Zhen were able to work together so smoothly.

"No, if they stop, their sharpness will be completely lost, and with the constant harassment of our troops, they will not have time to rest, and in this state, their solid defensive line will become full of holes. And we can mobilize troops to act at will. Attacking from the weak point of the Japanese army, gradually expanding our gains, accumulating small victories into big victories, and finally swallowing the Japanese army in one gulp. Zhen Zhen calmly analyzed.

It's starting to get dark. Zhen Zhen still looked at the map calmly. Behind him, the combat staff still laid out the form of the entire battlefield on the sand table. From the analysis of the position of the enemy and us, the Japanese army was still under the encirclement of the Northeast Army, as if the Japanese army had not broken away from the encirclement network of the Northeast Army on this day's march. In particular, it can be seen that the march of the Northeast Army on this day was absolutely easy. In addition, the terrain in the south of Liaoning Province is not easy to walk, and the Japanese army is taking the official road, although there are continuous attacks by the Northeast Army, but it is always much easier to march.

"Report to the commander, the Japanese army is stationed in Haicheng to rest. Five kilometers around Haicheng were blocked by Japan. The herald shouted.

"Haicheng? And so it was. The corners of Zhenzhen's mouth couldn't help but show a smile. Haicheng is located on the only way north from Yingkou to Fengtian, on the edge of the South Manchurian Railway. The transportation location was very convenient, and when the Northeast Army retreated, the entire South Manchurian Railway was destroyed, and some roads and bridges in dangerous places were also blown up. The people in Haicheng were evacuated, and some people who were unwilling to evacuate also hid in the mountains and forests. By the time the Japanese army got Haicheng, the entire Haicheng had become an empty city. What made it even more difficult for the Japanese soldiers to accept was that all the walls of Haicheng were blown up, and it can be said that the entire Haicheng was a leaky county town with no danger to defend. This is also the preparation of the Northeast Army for a possible counteroffensive in the future, after all, the city wall can be built in the future, but leaving the city wall may increase the difficulty for them to recapture it in the future.

For such an almost abandoned empty city, the Japanese army only sent a squadron to garrison it at that time, the purpose was to provide a place for the logistics troops to rest, the city without a city wall was really insecure, and there was no one in Haicheng, even if they wanted to recruit people to repair the city wall, it was impossible. Under these circumstances, the Japanese army naturally abandoned Haicheng as a fortress. Now that a large number of Japanese troops are stationed in Haicheng and a headquarters has been set up to eliminate troops from taking over the surroundings, it is obvious that they have the intention of stationing in Haicheng.

"The effect of the participation of heavy artillery units in the war has already come out. The expansion of the Japanese garrison will provide an opportunity for our attack. The 4th to 7th regiments were ordered to launch attacks in batches from four directions, with the purpose of the operation, to annihilate the Japanese troops deployed within five miles of Haicheng. Remember, troops are not allowed to attack Haicheng at this time. "Haicheng has 40,000 troops, but it is difficult to move with four regiments.

With Zhenzhen's order, the big net hanging over the heads of the Japanese soldiers began to tighten rapidly.

Smoke curls up in the sea city. The Japanese soldiers, who had been scared for a day, were very excited to be able to eat a hot meal. After all, the winter in the Northeast is really cold. On this day of marching and fighting, they did not have a good rest, and at this time, of course, they did not want to gnaw on those cold and hard dry foods.

Boom, boom, boom.

With the sound of artillery bombardment from the north, the entire Haicheng was shaken. The soldiers did not bother to eat and began to assemble urgently.

In the command of the Japanese army.

"Report to Your Excellency, Division Commander, an urgent telegram has been sent from half of the brigade deployed by our army in the north, they have been attacked by a sudden attack by the Chinese army, the strength is one regiment, the enemy's fire is very fierce, they have a hard time resisting, and they are asking for support from the army." The chief of staff, Major General Hanzo Yamanashi, said in a deep voice.

"Order the Yamano Wing to move immediately to support half of the brigade." Lieutenant General Shibagoro said loudly. Then he turned to look at the map and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect the Chinese army to come so quickly!" ”

When they heard the sound of gunfire, they urgently combined with the mountain field unit, and after receiving the order, they quickly left the city. Although the soldiers were extremely sorry, they did not dare to disobey the military order, and they were so hungry that they could only take out the cold and hard dry food in their arms and nibble on two bites. Now they just want to be able to complete the task quickly so that they can get back some hot food.

It didn't take long for the Yamano United to set off. Gunfire and a telegram for help from the southern defense brigade were also heard due south.

Lieutenant General Shibagoro did not dare to slack off, and quickly discharged a wing to relieve the siege.

"Damn the Chinese people, attacking at this time, obviously don't want the soldiers of the empire to rest well. Generate electricity in the other two stable directions, and tell them to be careful of the attacks of the China. Lieutenant General Shibagoro said in a deep voice. This ubiquitous attack on the Northeast Army gave him an extreme headache.

"Division commander, we can't be led by the nose by the chinens, I suggest that we should send reinforcements in the other two directions. In this way, if the people of China attack in two directions, they can attack them head-on. Major General Hanzo Yamanashi suggested. If there is an enemy, reinforcements will be withdrawn from there, and the initiative on the battlefield will be in the hands of the enemy.

"That's right, order the Meitaro United, Matsushita Wing will set off immediately to strengthen the defenses of the East and West." Putting the warning range to five miles can not only prevent the sudden shelling of the heavy artillery units of the Northeast Army, but also allow the troops to rest well in the center. If the enemy launches a large-scale attack, reinforcements can also be sent calmly.

"Order the other troops to hurry up and recuperate."

But Lieutenant General Shibagoro's idea was too taken for granted.

On the northern battlefield, under the fierce attack of the Northeast Army, half of the brigade was already in danger. After all, the firepower of the Northeast Army is not covered. The Japanese army had no terrain advantage, and its strength was only one-third of that of the Northeast Army. In terms of firepower, it is also inferior to the Northeast Army. According to the current establishment of the Northeast Army, a brigade is an independent combat unit with various types of arms required for war. But in order to carry out the wolf pack plan, Zhen Zhen lowered the independent combat unit to the regiment. In this way, each regiment has an artillery company, a heavy machine gun company, a mortar company, a rocket launcher company, logistics units. Although this makes the establishment of a regiment a little bloated, it also greatly strengthens the independent combat capability of each regiment.

And the Japanese brigade was far inferior to a regiment of the Northeast Army in terms of heavy firepower. The Northeast Army, which was supported by mountain artillery fire, was extremely strong in combat.

"Resist me, and stand by at all costs to hold the position!" Half of the captain roared loudly. The attack of the Northeast Army took place when they had just completed their deployment and their positions had not yet been fully consolidated. In addition to the inferiority in strength and firepower, in just ten minutes, half of the brigade has already lost more than half. The small amount of heavy firepower also became the target of the artillery of the Northeast Army.

"Captain, Your Excellency the Division Commander has sent a wing of reinforcements, which will arrive in ten minutes at most, please be sure to hold on." The herald shouted.

"Huh?" The face of the captain of the group changed suddenly.

"Captain?"

"Wait a minute, the intensity of the fire of the people of China has suddenly dropped. Did they know that our reinforcements were coming and they were going to retreat? Half of the captain had an excited look on his face. It's no wonder that the captain of half of the brigade thinks so, the Japanese army has experienced six attacks by the Northeast Army this day, and the Northeast Army has taken advantage of it every time and leaves. Now half of the brigade has been heavily damaged. In order to prevent being bitten by Japanese reinforcements, it was normal for the Northeast Army to retreat.

"Captain, should we pursue?" An operational staff officer said.

"Yaga! It's such a night, with our crippled brigade in pursuit, you've been kicked in the head by a donkey! Do you want to die! Hold your ground for me, and there must be no accidents at this time. "The firepower of the Shina people has weakened, and although it is very likely that they will withdraw their troops, no one can be sure whether the Shina people are holding some tricks, and if they take advantage of their slack to launch another onslaught, they may not be able to hold out.

(To be continued)