In addition to the heavily armed soldiers, the Japanese army had to meet the delivery of weapons and ammunition first, but the fragile logistics made it impossible to make ends meet the consumption of materials transported to the front line. The cotton clothes used for keeping warm are also the first time to ensure the needs of the combat troops, so that the number of those wounded who are not in combat attrition is serious, freezing to death, and frostbite has skyrocketed. Even so, there were quite a few frostbitten people in those originally elite Japanese troops. Who would have imagined that while his fingers were as cold as carrots, and his body was still shivering, he could continue to fight with the defenders of Mukden City, and still be able to maintain his previous accurate shooting in this situation? No kidding.

A considerable part of the Japanese army entered the city and collected the wood of the collapsed houses to make fires for warmth, and the temperature of the flames made the hands covered with frostbite extremely itchy.

In World War II, the Soviet Union used the help of the harsh winter to deal a heavy blow to the German army. At this time, the severe cold in the northeast also helped the defenders to a large extent. If it weren't for this weather, Jiang Li had pulled a large amount of coal from Fushun in advance, as well as clothes looted from Nanman Co., Ltd. and so on. How could they always hold on to Mukden City under the onslaught of the Japanese army and inflict a lot of casualties on the Japanese army?

"The street battle in Fengtian City is enough to be listed as a classic example in the history of world warfare, and the Chinese defenders have made a record that has attracted the attention of the world while their training and equipment are inferior to those of the Japanese army. The Japanese suffered nearly 100,000 casualties in this battle. A few days before Jiang Li retreated, the Soviet military attache also officially left Mukden City and left such an evaluation. In order to cover up its ugliness, Japan has repeatedly denied a series of casualty reports issued by Mukden, and has always reported some false casualties at home, as it did in World War II. But there are always bright-eyed people, and the losses of the Japanese army on the battlefield naturally cannot be hidden from these Soviet soldiers.

With the fortifications built by Jiang Li in the city of Fengtian, the conditions for preparation. It is still possible to hold out for a while in the harsh winter. However, after covering most of the supplies in the rear to reach the safe area, Jiang Li was not ready to hold on any longer. Continuing to hold on to Fengtian City may be able to support one more month, or even two to three months, but Jiang Li's vital strength is bound to be completely consumed in Fengtian City. Later, there was no capital to resist Japan, and relatively speaking, it killed and wounded 10,000 or 20,000 more Japanese soldiers than now. It is more strategic to establish an industrial base in northern Shaanxi. Most of the ammunition in Fengtian City was consumed, the remaining part was taken to northern Shaanxi, and some were scattered, and the little ammunition left could not withstand consumption.

And the other most critical reason for choosing to retreat in these two days - the wind is light!

"Hurry up, everything that can be moved is moved, and everything that can't be moved is blown up. All the coal, the grain, put the heavy oil on it, and burned it! ”

Winter nights always come early, and when the dark colors gradually descend on the earth, torches are lit in the west of Mukden City. In Mukden City, the officers nervously carried out the final destruction, in the words of the commander. The Japanese army was never left with a grain of food for the winter and a piece of coal for heating. All the Japanese were able to occupy was a ruined and ruined city.

In the dark night, the city of Mukden was full of fires. This unusual move was quickly captured by the hated Japanese soldiers on the other side.

Thinking of the gradual reduction in the materials withdrawn recently, Matsui Ishine agreed that the Shina Army was about to retreat in full. After a few months of fighting, with such heavy casualties on the Japanese army, how could it be so easy to let that army leave? If you can eliminate some of the Zhina army as much as possible, it can be regarded as having the previous evil spirit. Without the hateful fortifications in the city, for the elite army of the Empire, no matter how strong the spirit of the Chinese army is, it is no match for the Imperial soldiers.

"Quick, take the city of Mukden. Pursue the Shina Army! "The Japanese commanders led by Matsui Ishine realized that this was the last chance to save face in Mukden City, and in any case, Mukden City was taken down. The Northeast is already in sight.

Brigades of Japanese troops poured into several streets of Mukden City, and those low-ranking officers, when they rushed into the streets, were still apprehensive about the bullets and shells that had been flying everywhere before, and often died the next moment. However, this time they rushed on the streets of Fengtian City, running all the way for hundreds of meters, and did not encounter a single shot or bullet, which could not help but make these Japanese soldiers ecstatic, these streets that devoured human lives are now finally no longer the road to death. Fengtian City, at this moment, they were really trampled underfoot. Suddenly, there was an unreal feeling that the Japanese army had mobilized more than 100,000 people, and even under such astonishing casualties, there were still nearly 100,000 Japanese troops who could directly enter the battle at this time.

"Onboard, onboard!" The ecstatic Japanese army quickly assaulted, occupying the place with unimaginable speed, which had caused them countless casualties.

"Yo Xi!" Matsui Ishine, the commander of the Eighth Division, Nishiyichi and Zhongzhong, were all happy. Although the price paid this time was large, it did not exceed the Russo-Japanese War, and the acquisition of manpower and material resources in Tohoku can be said to be an opportunity for Japan's national fortunes to swell again.

"At 10 o'clock, at a distance of 3276 yards, shoot indiscriminately! Until all the shells are gone! ”

Woohoo.......

At this time, on the west side of Fengtian City, seventy or eighty cannons were swinged, aiming at the dilapidated Fengtian City. Shells were quickly reloaded.

Whistling cannonballs smashed into the city of Mukden in the dark night in the distance.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, pay attention to concealment!" At this time, the major streets of Fengtian City were filled with a large number of Japanese troops, and under the bombardment of the anti-Japanese coalition forces for a long time, these Japanese troops had taken the shelling as a matter of course, but when they heard the sound of artillery, these Japanese soldiers were more down-to-earth, not that they were cheap, but that the city that had spent nearly 100,000 casualties and had not been able to take it was not wasted at the moment, and it was somewhat unreal. Even many Japanese soldiers wondered if Jiang Li had any tricks, after all, the Japanese army had not suffered losses once or twice.

"Let the following move on and occupy the streets of Mukden City." Ueno Kamefu made the same choice as other division commanders and brigade commanders. Although the shelling of the Chinese army was terrifying, even the Japanese artillery did not think about how accurate it was at night. As for Jiang Li's hundreds of thousands of shells from the Fengtian arsenal, the Japanese high-level also knew about it, and the current situation must be the retreat of the Chinese army to the west, and some of the shells were too late to take away, and it would be a pity to throw them away.

In fact, there is indeed this part of the Japanese army's speculation. But it was only a part, and the reason why Jiang Li chose to retreat in these two days was because the howling north wind had decreased a lot. (To be continued......)