Chapter 254: The Battle of Changchun

At the end of December, Tie Lihua finally arrived in Yongji County of Jilin City with the female soldiers of the 38th Army, and captured it with a fierce offensive, at the same time, Wei Chendong immediately ordered the Yan and Huang Army of Jiutai City to immediately attack Jilin City with Tie Lihua and Yanbian 30,000 reserves in three ways, Nanjiro had to watch the Yan and Huang Army surround Jilin City like an iron bucket in three ways.

And Wei Chendong did not rush to attack Changchun, only surrounded it with heavy troops, and Songyuan and Jilin on both sides of Changchun were slowly encroached upon by the Yan and Huang Army, and the pressure on the Kwantung Army Headquarters doubled, feeling that his right-hand man was being cut off one by one, and he was powerless.

"This Wei Chendong is so ruthless", Nanjiro looked sad at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, feeling that Wei Chendong was slowly cutting his heart with a knife.

In such a situation, Nanzao Yunzi, who seems to think that he is very smart, also feels powerless, Wei Chendong is her most important opponent for so many years, this guy, his advantages are obvious, his shortcomings are equally obvious, and more importantly, he also knows his shortcomings, and he will face them squarely, you must not think that you can control him if you master his shortcomings, in fact, otherwise, he will use this means to fight back against you, and this is the fate of Keiko Nishimura.

"Your Excellency Commander, no matter what, we must be prepared for the second hand, Siping can not be lost again, no matter what the victory or defeat of Changchun, we will always have a way out, if we are like Tang Shengzhi defending Nanjing, our result may not be much better", Nanzao Yunzi said lightly.

"Well, it's just like this now", Nanjiro is now under pressure, he knows that after the battle of Changchun, he will come down from this position in ten likelihood, but in this last battle, he has to save his face, otherwise, he will only become a laughing stock of people.

In early January 1938, the Yan and Huang armies had surrounded Changchun from the east, north and west, and the only way for the army to retreat was Siping, which was not very peaceful, Ma Zhanshan and Su Bingnan united a part of the Yan and Huang armies from Inner Mongolia to storm Siping and the western part of Liaoning, so the army did not dare to take it lightly, if Siping was lost again, then Changchun would really not be saved.

At present, there are nearly 200,000 Yan and Huang troops besieging Changchun, of which the north road is nearly 100,000 group troops led by Wei Chendong himself, the west is two cavalry divisions and 30,000 infantry regiments led by Na Yuesong, and the east is Tie Lihua's 38th Army and 30,000 male soldiers.

The defenders of the army in Changchun also have five divisions and regiments, nearly 140,000 people, Changchun is the location of the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, which can be described as the face of the army in China, and the relationship here is quite large, even if Changchun can not be kept, the army will have to pay a heavy price for the Yan and Huang Army, if the result is like the Nanjing defenders, it is absolutely not allowed by the empire.

On January 9, Wei Chendong finally issued an order to attack Changchun, first of all, he himself led the army to launch a fierce attack on the north of Changchun, the two sides fought for a day, both suffered heavy casualties, in the evening, Mingjin withdrew his troops.

At night, the Yan and Huang Army did not stop their activities, and the Yan and Huang Army on three sides kept moving, making the Kwantung Army Command unable to figure out the situation, but they were on the defensive side and did not dare to rush out casually to fight.

In the early morning of the 10th, the artillery fire of the Yan and Huang Army first bombarded the position of the Yue Army, and the Yue Army also began to return fire, and after the artillery battle, the Yan and Huang Army launched a charge again.

"Hmph, this Wei Chendong is not clever in fighting this battle, does he want to use people to fight with us, but we are in a defensive position and have a geographical advantage, if this is the case, I am not afraid", at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, Nanjiro paced back and forth, and kept muttering to himself.

Nanzao Yunzi frowned, she always felt that this matter was not simple, although Wei Chendong was a person who was willing to pay the capital, he was not the kind of person who blindly invested in it, and when the Yan and Huang Army were in an advantage, he would fight like this, this was not his Wei Chendong's style.

"Could it be that they have other plans?" Haruko Kawashima whispered next to her.

"Something else?" Nanjiro and Nanzo Yunzi both frowned and looked at her.

"Siping", Haruko Kawashima said uncertainly.

"Huh?" The two of them were startled almost at the same time, their brows tightened, and then their faces turned pale, and they looked at each other at the same time, and nodded solemnly.

"Quick, let people check if there is any abnormal situation in the Yanhuang Army recently", Nanjiro said anxiously.

But as soon as his order was issued, a telegram for help was sent to him: the northern part of Siping was fiercely attacked by the cavalry division of the Yanhuang Army and was in danger.

"The cavalry division of the Yanhuang Army?" Nanjiro was startled, his face turned pale, and he shouted, "It's not good, quickly check the whereabouts of Namatsu's department."

Soon after, Nanjiro got the exact news that the two cavalry divisions of the Song Division had all driven to Siping at full speed last night, and Wei Chendong had also transferred more than 30,000 people to pick up the defense of Nasong.

"Okay, you Wei Chendong, you really have a deception, you hide from the sky and cross the sea, secretly cross Chen Cang, it's a good strategy", Nanjiro looked ruthless, and felt anxious in his heart, "What should I do?" ”

"Wei Chendong has given us a problem, now the imperial army in the northeast is basically dragged down by the superior forces of the Yanhuang Army and the Anti-Japanese Army, and the troops of Xinjing who can be rescued in time are the troops of Xinjing, but as soon as there are reinforcements here, Xinjing will be even more dangerous, but if you don't save it, Xinjing will still be very dangerous as soon as the four levels are finished", Nanzao Yunzi said to himself with a solemn face.

"No, we can't be beaten passively like this anymore, if we continue like this, we can only be led by Wei Chendong's nose, we have to change our strategy", Nanjiro said with a grim look.

"Change of strategy?" Although Nanzao Yunzi has a set of intelligence, but it is obviously inferior in combat command, as the so-called art industry has a specialty, everyone has their own strengths, knowing that they are not good at this, Nanzao Yunzi does not dare to drag it out.

"I want to give up Xinjing", after thinking for a long time, Nanjiro said softly, obviously knowing that this move is contrary to the policy of the Imperial Army, and I am afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble if it is implemented in this way.

"Give up Xinjing?" Nanzao Yunzi was also surprised, she didn't dare to make such a move casually, this was a surrender of traitorism, and the base camp would never agree.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you should know the consequences".

"I know, of course I know, if we suddenly withdraw, and then attack Siping with lightning speed, and quickly annihilate it with superior forces, this is definitely a major blow to the Yan and Huang Army, these two cavalry divisions were formed by Wei Chendong with great effort, if they are all lost in Siping, it is equivalent to breaking Wei Chendong's right arm, we are using Xinjing to exchange the enemy's two cavalry divisions, this plan, fearful of the soldiers' dangerous moves, Wei Chendong is very likely to not think, if we succeed, we will not lose", Thinking of this, Minamijiro smiled, quite satisfied with his boldness and wisdom.

Nanzao Yunzi and some senior staff officers frowned when they heard this, and some smart people also agreed with this move, but there are some things, not that they can be done if they are feasible, and the Imperial Army is not as good as the [***] team, and it can be withdrawn casually if it can't be beaten, Xinjing is equivalent to a doppelganger of the Great Empire here, and it is difficult to say that it is difficult to say that it is reasonable to retreat without a fight.

"Do you want to report back to China?" Nanzo Yunzi asked the question that everyone wanted to know.

Nanjiro listened for a while, he knew the difficulty of passing this matter in the country, those bigwigs didn't know the current situation, and they didn't know the combat power of the [***] team, let them bow their heads in front of the [***] team, it was better to kill them, but Nanjiro is not a bold guy, he is exquisite, and he is very sleek, if he is in the past, this matter will definitely not be touched, but now the situation is not up to him, since the 77 incident, the Northeast operation has not been smooth, A man and a woman two divisions have been wiped out, the face of the empire has been lost enough in his hands, he knows that he is already very dangerous, if it weren't for his good popularity, plus he also had a lot of credit before, I'm afraid he would have stepped down a long time ago, now, there is an opportunity, but there is a big risk, if the strategy just now is successful, maybe there is a way out, but if this strategy is not implemented, then, Xinjing wants to keep the surname may be very small, if Xinjing is lost and he Nanjiro has no achievements, then, His black gauze hat was lost.

After clarifying the stakes, Nanjiro finally decided to take a risk, "Don't report it for the time being, it's just us who know about it here, if it leaks out, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people."

He was mainly afraid that some staff officers would report it to the country privately, and the matter would probably die, and his Nanjiro's sin would be great.

Nanjiro's cruel eyes glanced in all directions, and everyone lowered their heads, everyone knew that this guy, who had never dared to take big risks, finally had to fight for his future.

"Your Excellency Commander, Haruko doesn't know if there is a sentence to say or not", suddenly, Haruko Kawashima, who had not said a word, said loudly.

"Oh? Haruko, if you have anything to say, just say it", Minamijiro was stunned for a moment, and then said.

"Your Excellency Commander, as the so-called want to fight the enemy, you must understand them, but also face them, Wei Chendong is a rare opponent, this person is extremely smart, bold in doing things, but also comprehensive, so that the opponent has few opportunities to take advantage of, is it possible that his move is also to cover up, if we suddenly withdraw from Xinjing, after he occupies Xinjing, he urgently orders Nasong to retreat, then the cavalry division is either cavalry or mechanized, if we want to chase, but it is too late, when the time comes, it is very likely that the wife will be trained and the army will be broken, and neither end can be obtained." , Haruko Kawashima finished solemnly, and then stepped aside and remained silent.

"Ah......" Hearing Haruko Kawashima's words, everyone sitting there gasped, yes, if you withdraw and people don't play with you, won't you get nothing? It is said that the Imperial Army also directly gave Xinjing to the Yanhuang Army stupidly, and those who don't know still think that the people in the Kwantung Army Headquarters are all with their family.

"Haruko's question is good, well", Nanjiro also frowned, and the spirit just now has also disappeared a lot, his right fist kept hitting his left palm, and he began to think of something to crack again.

(To be continued)