Chapter 735 Siege Chase Interception (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Encirclement, pursuit, interception

At the headquarters of the Northeast Field Army in Mukden, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, holding a telegram, rushed into the office out of breath. Then, looking at the commander-in-chief and political commissar in front of the battle map, he said with an anxious face: "Commander-in-chief, political commissar, the telegram that the telecommunications room has just received is an urgent telegram..."

When it came to Chief of Staff Zuo Quan's answer, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua quickly put down the pencil in his hand and said to Zuo Quan, the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yes, the commander-in-chief, the political commissar....called, the chairman and others have adopted our opinions, and sent our party's suggestions to the national political and legal affairs in Chongqing. At the same time, we are required to mobilize heavy troops immediately to carry out a strong encirclement, pursuit, and interception of the Kwantung Army's breakthrough troops. Delay the breakthrough of the Kwantung Army as much as possible, and at the same time, greatly weaken the viable forces of the Kwantung Army's breakthrough forces......" Chief of Staff Zuo Quan replied with certainty.

"Okay, political commissar, chief of staff, since the central government has issued an order, then we will start to transfer troops according to the original battle plan, and give the so-called Jīng Rui Kwantung Army, and also have an unprecedented encirclement and interception....The tactics that Chiang Kai-shek used to deal with us on the Long March Road will be used to deal with the little ghost Kwantung Army Jīng Rui in front of us..."Liu Hua said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, commander-in-chief, I will immediately give orders to the second, third, heavy artillery divisions, the first division of the armored corps, the guard division, and the special operations division. Order all participating troops to rush to their combat areas within a week, and be ready to participate in the battle at any time..."Zuo Quan replied with great certainty...

"Okay, you go....In addition, order the headquarters directly under the intelligence department, and be sure to report every move of the Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces to the headquarters. At the same time, send a telegram back to the Central Committee, hoping that the Central Committee can also mobilize the Intelligence Department to reconnoiter the movements of the Japanese Combined Fleet as much as possible, and know the specific direction and route of the Kwantung Army's breakthrough troops...."Liu Hua nodded and continued to order.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

In Siping City, although it has experienced two wars. However, the entire Siping City, with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army Jīng Rui, once again became lively. The commander-in-chief of the breakout force, General Mitsu Shilang, at this moment, is standing on the tall wall of Siping City surrounded by a group of generals, pointing at the dense army camps outside the city....

"Gentlemen, I believe that with more than 300,000 Kwantung Army members outside Siping City here, the honor of our Kwantung Army will definitely be maintained forever....Everyone, our combat objectives this time have been informed to you at the last meeting. I hope that in the future battles, you can make persistent efforts to maintain the hard-working spirit of our Kwantung Army, and show the strong combat effectiveness of our Kwantung Army in front of your colleagues...."After a quick glance at the dozens of generals in front of him who were carrying gold stars on their shoulders, General Mitsu ordered with a confident face.

"Ha Yi, please rest assured that the commander will complete the mission...", the generals replied in unison.

"Yo Xi, I believe that everyone will be able to complete the task....let's go, let's go to the conference room and inform you of the specific route and plan for this breakthrough...."

After saying that, General Mitsu was the first to walk down the city wall and walked towards the temporary headquarters not far away...

However, as soon as he reached the entrance of the General Headquarters, a panting combat staff officer crashed into him. Then, he said with a panicked face.

"Your Majesty, the chief of staff who remained in Changchūn sent an urgent telegram..."

"Nani, Chief of Staff......could it be that something happened to the chief chūn, send me a telegram......" Mitsu immediately frowned at Admiral Lang's brows, and asked with an unhappy face.

"Ha Yi...."The combat staff officer quickly handed the telegram in his hand to the commander...

After reading the telegram in his hand, Mitsu's brows immediately twisted into a 'Chuan' character every time he spoke. Then, facing the officers in front of him, he scolded loudly and angrily: "Baga, the cunning Zhina people, the cunning Northeast Field Army....What is the special high class for, such important information has been leaked out by them... Let's go, let's go to the conference room right away..."

Just after all the generals sat in their positions inexplicably. Mitsu, who was angry, immediately slapped the telegram in his hand on the table in front of him. Then, he scolded loudly.

"Bageyalu, gentlemen, this is a telegram that the Chief of Staff has just forwarded. It was detected by our intelligence bureau and the air force. Since yesterday, our old adversary, the Northeast Field Army, has begun to carry out large-scale military movements. According to preliminary statistics, the total strength of the Northeast Field Army's military mobilization this time has reached a staggering 200,000 people... More importantly, there is only one goal for the movement of these troops, and that is to gather hundreds of thousands of jīng sharp in Siping City....", "Nani, Siping... How is it possible, how can the news of the breakthrough of our army leak out so quickly, how is it possible....Your Majesty, Commander, why is this? As soon as Mitsu's words fell, the entire conference room immediately became lively. And at this moment, a lieutenant general division commander asked angrily...

"Yaga... Now is not the time to discuss this. The breakout plan has been decided, and in any case, it will be implemented in accordance with the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, the urgency of our delay now is to solve the problem of how to break through the encirclement, so that the Northeast Field Army can successfully complete the breakthrough task at the minimum cost when the Northeast Field Army has already known that our army has broken through..."General Mitsu ordered with a resolute face....

"Hayi..."

"Tanaka-kun, now that the chief of staff is not here, now, I will appoint you as the temporary chief of staff of the breakthrough army, and assist me in commanding more than 300,000 Kwantung Army jīng rui to break through. Can you tell us what you think? Energetic Mujiro commanded decisively to a lieutenant general division commander beside him.

"Hayi, Commander....", Lieutenant General Tanaka, who was named, replied affirmatively,

Then, looking at the military map in front of everyone, he said: "Your Majesty, I humble myself that in the year-long battle with the Northeast Field Army, the reason why my sharp Kwantung Army troops have been losing has been losing and their total strength has been constantly suffering. Among them, an important factor is that in every battle, the Northeast Field Army concentrates its superior forces and firepower to launch an attack on a small group of troops of our Kwantung Army, and in the end, with several times its own strength, it completely annihilates our army... Therefore, this breakthrough can no longer allow the Northeast Field Army to find any opportunity to destroy the living forces of our army through these tactical tactics..."

"Tanaka-kun, your analysis is very correct. So, please tell us all your specific thoughts..."General Mitsu nodded very approvingly and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Commander, this is what you think. As long as the more than 300,000 jīng rui of our Kwantung Army can be held together, plus more than a dozen field heavy artillery wings, tank wings, and aviation regiments belonging to our Kwantung Army. Even if the Northeast Field Army chōu transferred all its own jīng sharp, it would not be able to help us. Therefore, I suggest that in the next operation, as long as our more than 300,000 jīng rui can huddle together and advance slowly, there will be no danger..."Lieutenant General Tanaka replied decisively.

"Tanaka-kun, this plan, although it can be called foolproof. However, if I were to form a large corps of 300,000 people in a group, it would definitely take a long time to pass through the hundreds of kilometers of defense line formed by the Northeast Field Army....In terms of time, would we not be enough..."As soon as Lieutenant General Tanaka's words fell, another lieutenant general's division commander asked with a worried face.

"No," he said, for the lieutenant general's division commander's concern. General Mitsu replied very decisively.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to His Majesty the Emperor's decree, as long as we can successfully reach the sea and join the combined fleet, we will complete the mission....therefore, we will not have any time limit during the whole operation, we only need to reduce the casualties of our troops to a minimum...."

"Ha Yi, the commander is wise...... "At this time, after hearing the commander's affirmative answer. Dozens of lieutenant generals and division commanders no longer had any hesitation. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he replied affirmatively.

In this way, in less than a week, the Kwantung Army, which had gathered more than 300,000 jīng Rui, under the personal command of General Mitsu Ishiro, drove out of Siping Castle and set off for Yingkou, the closest seaport to Siping. Prepare to board the ship from Yingkou to support the Japanese army in Jiangnan ...

"Commander-in-Chief, according to the reconnaissance of the Air Force and the Ministry of Intelligence. In this breakthrough, the Kwantung Army gathered a total of 350,000 troops, including 12 field divisions, two independent brigades, five field heavy artillery wings, four tank wings, and one cavalry brigade. It was already at eight o'clock this morning, starting from Siping City..."Chief of Staff Zuo Quan quickly rushed into the war room, and reported to Liu Hua and Luo Ronghuan in front of him...

Chief, the little ghost has set off, and we will immediately implement the original battle plan, and we should be happy. How do you look at your face, there is no j-moving look at the chief of staff Zuo Quan, who has a heavy face in front of him, and the commander-in-chief Liu Hua asked with a suspicious expression. "Commander-in-Chief, this time, we underestimated our opponents. After a year of fighting, our opponent has completely penetrated the operational thinking of our Northeast Field Army. According to the reconnaissance, the more than 300,000 Japanese troops did not divide the way as usual, giving us every opportunity to break through. Instead, they hugged together, and under the cover of a large number of heavy firearms and chariots, they slowly advanced towards the Yingkou. More importantly, for this breakthrough, the Kwantung Army mobilized almost all of its air power. As long as the weather is suitable, the aircraft can take off for combat. On top of these hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, there must be nearly 100 combat planes to escort them...," explained Chief of Staff Zuo Quan.

For a moment, the entire war room was immediately enveloped in a solemn atmosphere. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua frowned tightly, and said to the political commissar and others around him: "I really didn't expect that the little ghost has also learned to be smart." It seems that we have been preparing for the battlefield for more than a week, and it has lost its effectiveness like this....Chief of Staff, do you have any good ideas......"

"Commander-in-chief, the specific method has not been thought of yet. However, there is one thing that we can do now. In this way, at least the movement of the large corps of the Kwantung Army can be slowed down...."Chief of Staff Zuo Quan shook his head. Then, with a kind face, he reminded....

"Chief of Staff, you mean the destruction of the highway ... Now it seems that this is indeed the best way to do it at the moment. This time, the Japanese army broke through the group, gathered a large number of heavy troops, plus had a large number of combat vehicles, artillery, and trucks. If the road ahead of the Japanese army can be completely destroyed, their breakthrough troops will definitely march very slowly... And as time drags on more and more, the fighters we may find will be more and more ......," Liu Hua replied affirmatively.

"Commander-in-Chief, since you have agreed, I will immediately give orders to my combat units. The troops were asked to destroy all the roads and bridges leading to Yingkou. The chief of staff replied.

After getting Liu Hua's consent, he quickly rushed out of the war room and ran to the telecommunications room not far away.......

As the roads and bridges along the way continue to be destroyed. Plus the ubiquitous mines on the roads, cold guns and cold guns. The combat corps composed of more than 300,000 Kwantung Army Jīng Rui, like a huge snail, began to slowly advance on the road leading to Yingkou.

Looking around, stop and go, for a few days, the breakout corps traveled less than 20 kilometers a day. Commander Mitsu, who was sitting in the car, had never really smiled on his face since the breakout....

"Eight Geya Road, what's going on ahead, why did the troops stop advancing......" Looking at the marching army column that suddenly stopped advancing, Mitsu was immediately enveloped in a nameless anger on the face of General Lang. Facing a combat staff officer beside him, he roared loudly....

Before the combat staff officer could answer, a three-wheeled motorcycle quickly stopped next to the car. Immediately after, a communications staff officer rushed over and stood in front of him.

"Report to the commander, report to the avant-garde division. A bridge fifteen kilometers ahead was completely blown up. At present, the engineering unit is organizing emergency repairs, and it is expected that it will take three hours to repair them and continue to move forward..."Seeing the commander in front of him with a frown, the communications staff officer hurriedly replied.

"Yaga, the cunning Shina people, the cunning Northeast Field Army...."As soon as the words of the communications staff officer fell, an angry scolding voice quickly spit out from the mouth of General Mitsu Ishilang....

He looked at the exhausted soldiers around him, and then at the sky that was getting darker and darker. General Mitsu immediately ordered: "Forget it, at most two hours, it will be dark, and there is not enough time for our army to continue to advance....order all troops to camp on the spot." At the same time, all division commanders and the highest commanders of the units directly under the headquarters were summoned to meet at the headquarters in an hour's time..."

"Ha Yi, the commander ......," the communications staff officer quickly replied.

For several days, the stop-and-go march also made the faces of dozens of commanders wearing the rank of major general and lieutenant general look tired. After a quick glance at the dozens of generals in front of him, General Mitsu spoke first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after a few days of marching, you have also seen this serious problem facing our Kwantung Army....although His Majesty the Emperor has not set a specific time for us. However, everyone is well aware of the fact that the longer the time drags on, the lower the morale of the breakthrough troops of our Kwantung Army will be. So, no matter what, we have to get out of the predicament in front of us...",

Seeing everyone's faces, lù out all the thoughts of the gods. General Mitsu nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to speak: "So, I hope that all of you here can come up with a solution to the current predicament of our Kwantung Army at today's meeting..."

"Your Majesty, the Commander, thinks that we should change the current plan of march and bring out from the large army a force of sufficient strength and a variety of arms. In the form of a rapid march, directly in front of our corps, the task of building bridges and paving roads was specially taken care of....I believe that only in this way can our main corps be able to speed up the march...", Lieutenant General Tanaka, replied first.

"Yo Xi, just do it....order the 18th Cavalry Wing of the Cavalry Brigade directly under the Cavalry Brigade, the 31st Infantry Division of the Field Infantry, and the Engineer Wing directly under the Headquarters to form the advance corps of our army, with Lieutenant General Tanaka as the commander. The troops will depart on time at five o'clock tomorrow morning to open the way for the advance of the main force...", General Mitsu immediately ordered.

"Ha Yi, Commander Wise... The humble post will definitely live up to expectations, open the way forward for the main force..."Lieutenant General Tanaka replied confidently.

"Alright, that's how it was arranged. When you go back, restrain your men immediately. Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, our army will set off on time..."

In this way, after several days of operation, a very favorable fighter plane was finally placed in front of the Northeast Field Army. After getting the news of the division of the Japanese army, the face of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua was immediately shrouded in a thick smile, and at the first time, he summoned the chief of staff Zuo Quan and the political commissar Luo Ronghuan to discuss specific tactics and tactics...

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