Chapter 23: Decision, Mortar
"Your Excellency Commander, even if the Northeast Army resists, it will only be a small force in it, after all, most of the Northeast Army will not dare to disobey military orders. This is just the private action of a small number of people, didn't the 29th Wing gain a lot in Fengtian City, it can be seen that the Northeast has accumulated over the years, even if it pays some losses, as long as it can take the Northeast, not to mention an independent second garrison brigade, even the price of the entire Kwantung Army is completely worth it. Seishiro Itagaki said in a sonorous voice.
"Your Excellency Commander, everything we can do has been done, now it is right or wrong, after you are all alone, please make a decision quickly!" Time is pressing, there is not much to delay, and the accident of the North Daying has cast a shadow on Ishihara's heart. Ishihara felt intuitively that something was wrong, so he could only urge Ben Fanzhuang to send troops as soon as possible!
"Your Excellency, Commander, please make a quick decision, all for the sake of the Empire!" Mitsuji Miyake said in a solemn voice.
"It's okay, for the sake of the great cause of the empire, I will accompany you to go crazy and pass on my orders: (1) The 2nd Division immediately leads the main force of the division to concentrate on Mukden and attack the army of the local China. (2) The commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade commanded the 4th Infantry Wing and the 2nd Cavalry Wing to garrison Changchun and prepare for an attack on the nearby Chinese army in the area. (3) The commander of the independent garrison led the 1st and 5th garrison brigades to advance towards Mukden. (4) The 3rd Garrison Brigade attacked Yingkou. (5) Garrison the 4th Brigade to guard Phoenix and Anton. (6) The 6th Garrison Brigade sent two squadrons to Mukden. (7) Immediately call the Korean Army Headquarters to inform them of the battle situation in Shenyang, and please immediately send troops to reinforce Mukden! Prepare the carriage and horses, I will go to Mukden at once and personally command this battle!" ”
Ben Fanzhuang patted the table and got up, although there were some minor problems, but the good situation in the Northeast at this time also made Ben Fanzhuang quite excited. The entire Northeast is more than three times the size of the empire, rich in resources, and habitable. It is also a springboard for swallowing the entire China, and being able to win the Northeast will become the most important achievement in his entire military career.
"Your Excellency the Commander is wise, the Kwantung Army is launched as a whole, and the Northeast is at your fingertips!" Ishihara Waner and Seishiro Itagaki were overjoyed when they heard this, most of the plan to swallow the northeast had been completed at this time, and everything they could do was almost done, and the rest depended on how the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army came to support performed well.
"By the way, since the independent second garrison brigade attacking the Beida battalion has been collectively shattered, then there is no need to throw a rat bogey, and His Excellency the commander can order the artillery group and the over-heavy artillery of the second garrison brigade to open fire, directly raze the Beida battalion of the Chinese army, and hit their morale to resist the empire." Ishihara added.
"Alright, issue this order as well." BEN FANZHUANG NODDED, AND USED THE 240MM SUPER-CALIBER MORTAR GUN, AND THE SHOCK WAS UNDOUBTEDLY HUGE. Until now, Japan had only used larger-caliber artillery in the Russo-Japanese War and the Qingdao War. And fighting against the Republic of China is the first time.
In order to deal with the Northeast Army of China, Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro partnered with the top level of the military department to build two 240MM super-caliber mortars, one aimed at the North Daying and the other at the equally threatening Dongta Airport. At this critical moment, the role of these two mortar cannons came out. It's also thanks to Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro who have the audacity to dare to act like this.
The situation is urgent, and in the course of the September 18 incident, unlike Zhang Xueliang who was watching the play, the entire Kwantung Army's top brass is turning, including Ben Fanzhuang, who has not yet participated in this plan, is also paying close attention to the progress of this incident. The departing carriages and horses, the train at the station had already been prepared, and they could transfer the army of Lushun directly to Mukden as quickly as possible. Opportunities are always left to those who are prepared, and perhaps the Japanese are cruel and murderous, but they do pay a lot for this plan. Just like the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the Japanese army and the whole country were working hard for that national war, and Cixi was still concerned about her birthday, extravagant and wasteful, and embezzled military funds for herself.
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In the garrison of the 2nd Independent Garrison Brigade, hundreds of artillerymen were waiting at the side of the artillery group at this time, surrounded by boxes of shells with the lid open. TWELVE 38-TYPE 75MM FIELD GUNS WERE LINED UP.
Behind the artillery group, a group of soldiers wore earplugs, and a terrifying steel beast was opening its mouth, and the dark hole was slanting towards the sky, as if it was about to swallow a piece of heaven.
Hatokawa Bingwei held a pocket watch in his hand, glanced at it from time to time, and had an undisguised anxious look on his face, the independent second garrison brigade that attacked the northern battalion had completely lost contact, and it was not up to him to decide whether to use super-caliber mortars, and the previous use of artillery groups had been out of line, presumably at this time, the Chinese army of the northern battalion had already gained the upper hand, or that the second garrison brigade had been collectively shattered, what should I do, could it be that this plan failed like this, why haven't there been any news from the two guys Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro?
"Your Excellency Hatokawa, Headquarters telegram!"
Hatokawa Beibei took the telegram and looked at it, and his face immediately turned ecstatic. Hatokawa picked up the telegram and read it to all the artillerymen, all of whom looked fanatical and shouted the slogan "Long live the Empire and Long live the Emperor".
At the same time, the war machines quickly loaded the shells.
The dull sound of impact hit everyone's heart, like the sound of good news.
IN ADDITION, THE 240MM MORTAR WAS ALSO WAITED BY A LARGE GROUP OF SOLDIERS TO CARRY THE SHELLS IN SMALL CARTS AND LOAD.
A large group of shells flew towards the North Daying.
A series of explosions burst into flames, and a whirlwind of death began to blow in the northern camp. Barracks collapsed in the firelight, turning into rubble, bricks and tiles scattered in all directions. The center of the explosion was a sight to behold.
"Boom!" A louder explosion sounded, and a huge shock wave shook out in all directions, and a huge wave formed by a rolling fire cloud swung out in all directions, and the ground plates of the entire Fengtian City seemed to tremble with it. Several barracks at the center of the explosion were directly blown into powder, and Jiang Shaohua's platoon of soldiers thought that the Japanese army was coming again, so they hurried to plug the gap in the west. Who knew there would be such a terrible shelling, what the fuck was this cannon? Far away from the center of the explosion, Jiang Shaohua's entire platoon felt a storm blowing around him, and his body of one hundred and dozens of catties flew up in the air like chicken feathers, and the traces of his comrades-in-arms around him were like this, and blood gushed out from his nose, mouth, and ears. The body was torn apart in a whirlwind. The screams were so fragile in the sound of the explosion that they were inaudible.
Jiang Shaohua took a hard look at the barracks that was in a mess, and suddenly saw that the brigade staff headquarters also collapsed in the explosion, his consciousness gradually blurred, and his body was torn apart like paper paste, it's over, it's over, comrades-in-arms, it's up to you later.
The entire Beida camp trembled under the shelling, and the aura of destruction covered the entire Beida camp.