Chapter 645: Grave of Death - Baishan County

In the former enemy headquarters of the Japanese army in Shenyang City, the latest information from the front line was continuously transmitted to Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro, the chief of the general staff of the Kwantung Army, like snowflakes. ()

"Chief of Staff, after several days of fighting, the battle that took place in the direction of the Quartet has basically ended. According to a telegram sent jointly by the commanders of the three divisions. In a few days of fighting, our three main divisions and regiments killed and wounded a total of more than 8,000 people in the Eighth Route Army. However, our three main divisions also paid nearly 10,000 casualties. At present, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, knowing that they are invincible to our army, have withdrawn from the battlefield, fled into the mountains and forests, and our army has returned to the state of military confrontation it was a few days ago.

"At the cost of nearly 10,000 warrior casualties, in exchange for the loss of the 8,000 Eighth Route Army, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army of our Imperial Japanese Empire needs to be improved. However, this also proves one thing from another aspect, that is, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army at this time is no longer the anti-union half a year ago. Kuroda-kun, what do you think about this?' After listening to the report of Major General Kuroda in front of him, Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura asked Major General Kuroda in front of him while sighing with emotion.

"Hay, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is wise...... Major General Kuroda said with a flattering expression.

Seeing that Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro Wolf nodded with satisfaction in front of him, Major General Kuroda continued to speak: "I think that in the past few days, the battle that has taken place in the direction of the four directions has been exactly what you said, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. After the Eighth Route Army learned of our battle plan and the news that it would be wiped out under the fierce offensive of our Japanese Imperial Army, it launched its last counterattack before dying? Otherwise, with the Bingxing of the Eighth Route Army, it would definitely not launch a meaningless battle like a few days ago. ”

In the face of a series of sycophants, even if a person is serious, there will be a smile on his face. Of course, Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who was fully confident in his tactical command ability, was no exception. As soon as Major General Kuroda's words fell, a thick smile appeared on his face. Then, facing Major General Kuroda in front of him, he said confidently.

Kuroda-kun is absolutely right. However, the Eighth Route Army seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, even if a warrior of the Imperial Japanese Army is replaced by a soldier of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, my hundreds of thousands of troops of the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Empire will be enough to annihilate them all. And when the time comes, this great henchman of the empire will be wiped out in our hands......"

After a brief moment of excitement, Lieutenant Kimura and Taro continued to speak, "Kuroda-kun, it's been a few days. The reinforcements from the direction of Shanhaiguan have arrived at a position at present. I'm looking forward to the next battle now, and I hope he will come soon..."

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the situation is as follows: under the constant disturbance of the small units of the Eighth Route Army, the pace of progress of our reinforcements is very slow. However, through the disdainful efforts of the warriors, at present, the two main divisions reinforced from the direction of Shanhaiguan have marched to a distance of less than 50 kilometers from the county seat of Baishan. According to the report of the commander of the Sakai Division, by noon the day after tomorrow at the latest, our reinforcements will complete the encirclement of the county seat of Hakusan, and then launch an attack to recapture the strategic point of the county seat of Hakusan..."Major General Kuroda replied decisively.

"Yo Xi, very good...."

After nodding with satisfaction at the speed of the general march of the reinforcements. Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura pointed to the military map in front of him and spoke.

"Kuroda-kun, as long as I send reinforcements to attack the county seat of Baishan, then the time for the final decisive battle against the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area is coming. So, now we have to be fully prepared for this upcoming decisive battle. Now I command. ”

"Order the 128th Division to be ready to attack at any time. After the reinforcements want to launch a general attack on Baishan County, they will respond to it at any time. The three main divisions of 125, 126, and 127 were ordered to immediately shrink their forces after the siege of Baishan County began. The three divisions must form a situation of encirclement of the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time. In the end, in the area of the Sifang Camel, a big decisive battle was held to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Quartet Camel ......." in one fell swoop".

"Hai, please rest assured that this time, we will be able to completely annihilate all the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area, and get rid of this henchman for the future of the empire." Major General Kuroda replied confidently.

In an instant, with the loud words of Major General Kuroda, just fell. In the entire former enemy headquarters, the faces of both the lowest-ranking operational staff officers and officers at all levels showed excitement...... And under the cover of this excitement, self-confidence, without exception, all appeared on everyone's faces.

In the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Changchun City, the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, is also concerned about the Mengshan area, and has gathered more than 100,000 Kwantung Army troops, and a huge battle is about to take place.

Although, the entire encirclement and suppression operation had just begun, and the Kwantung Army, which was the attacking side, lost a reorganized division because it was too arrogant. However, it was precisely because of the loss of an integrated division that the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, did his best to mobilize troops and support the front line to continue the entire battle and achieve a final victory.

Otherwise, with the problem of losing a division and regiment, it would be difficult for the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, to carry out jiāo generation to the country, or even to the top of the Kwantung Army.

Therefore, for their own future, for the victory of the entire battle, for the honor of the entire Kwantung Army troops. Since the news of the death of the entire 124th Division reached his ears. General Umezu Mijiro put down almost all the work at hand and concentrated all his strength on a major battle that was about to take place in the Mengshan area.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, this is the latest telegram that His Excellency the Chief of Staff has just sent: Report on the most confident disposition of the various combat units on the front line and the entire battle plan, and hope to get your guidance......" In the office, General Umezu Mijiro was in a daze with the military map in front of him. The deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army walked in and spoke.

"The latest battle plan? Well, mark all the deployments on the map in front of you...."General Umezu Mijiro's eyes lit up and he pointed to the map in front of him.

"Hay..."

A few minutes later, the battle plan drawn up by Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura clearly appeared on the military map in front of the commander. Under the explanation of Chief of Staff in front of him, the specific implementation process of the entire plan also clearly appeared in the commander's mind.

After a few minutes of careful thinking and calculation of the entire battle plan, a smile slowly appeared on the face of General Umezu Mijiro. Immediately, he said confidently to the deputy chief of staff in front of him.

"Yo Xi, the entire battle plan is very well formulated, and there are almost no leaks. I believe that as long as all units of the front line can act in full accordance with the established battle plan, the victory of the entire encirclement and suppression operation will definitely belong to the troops of the Kwantung Army of our great Japanese empire.

Facing the monstrous and confident commander in front of him, the tense nerves of the deputy chief of staff were also relaxed. Facing the commander in front of him, he asked, "Your Excellency the commander is wise, and I also think that this battle plan designated by Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is very perfect. ”

"Hmm—" The commander nodded silently, and then spoke.

"Deputy Chief of Staff, call Kimura-kun back immediately: The Kwantung Army Command, I completely agree with the battle plan reported by your department, and at the same time, I am full of confidence in this battle plan. It is hoped that all combat units on the front line will be able to unite sincerely and smoothly complete this encirclement and suppression operation under the command of the former enemy's command. Here, I assure you of the kings who are fighting on the front line that after the victory of the battle. I, Umezu Mijiro, personally went to the entrance of the castle to welcome you on your triumphant return and celebrate your success..."

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, I believe that if the soldiers at the front knew about the victory in the battle, you would have personally celebrated their achievements. Officers and men at all levels on the front line will certainly be greatly encouraged, work harder to kill the enemy, and in the end, win victory in the entire encirclement and suppression operation. The deputy chief of staff replied with a flattering expression.

"Hehe, if my celebration wine can really boost the morale of the front-line soldiers. Then, even if the victorious warriors were served ten times, or even a hundred times, there was no problem. Deputy Chief of Staff, call back immediately. Tell the chief of staff that let him command the troops at the front with confidence, and if there is any situation, he can make a decision with the wit, and there is no need to report it again and again, so as not to delay the fighter plane..."General Umezu Mijiro's face showed a very rare smile, and said to the deputy chief of staff in front of him. ,

"Hay, Your Excellency Commander, I'm going to call you back..."

The monstrous self-confidence of the Japanese Kwantung Army from top to bottom basically came from this 'perfect battle plan' formulated by Lieutenant General Kimura and Taro Kimura.

However, they seem to have forgotten one thing. That is, no matter what time it is, the more perfect the battle plan, the more likely it is to have problems and eventually be broken by others. And as long as this perfect battle plan, even the slightest omission will lead to the complete failure of the entire plan....

At this moment, as a powerful opponent of the Kwantung Army, Liu Hua, commander of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army, accurately discovered this omission called the 'perfect battle plan'. At this moment, Liu Hua is aiming at this leakage, taking the right action, and is preparing to use this leakage to crush the Japanese army's fierce offensive against the entire base area in one fell swoop, and even achieve more and greater results......

In the secret camp of the Eighth Route Army of the Quartet, although the attack of several days directly caused the sacrifice of more than 5,000 soldiers to the troops, more than 2,000 soldiers were seriously injured and temporarily lost their combat effectiveness. The morale of the entire unit has also suffered a big blow because of the huge casualties of the troops.

However, the faces of several high-ranking commanders of the field army did not show too much sadness because of the casualties of a large number of troops. On the one hand, these senior commanders have gone through too many battles. To a certain extent, the number of casualties, in their minds, is already just a statistic. On the other hand, these casualties did not exceed their expectations.

At this moment, in the temporary headquarters, Commander Liu Hua, two people in the weekly report. He was standing in front of a huge military map with an excited face, discussing a battle that was about to start in the direction of Shanhaiguan tonight.

Because I, just now, the two of them received a telegram from Shanhaiguan at the first time. And this telegram was sent by Liu Hua and others who had been looking forward to it for a long time.

"Commander, according to the telegram of division commander Li Yuanqing. At present, the entire raiding force has moved to this position, and all of them have been lurking, and some members of the special combat regiment have been sent out to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. If nothing else, the troops will be able to complete their pre-battle preparations by twelve o'clock this evening. Then, from behind the defenders of Shanhaiguan, he suddenly launched an attack, and fiercely stabbed the little devil in the back of the heart, and hit their deployment. Comparing the military map in front of him, the commander in the weekly report said excitedly, and his words were full of excitement in his heart at this moment.

"Well, as long as Li Yuanqing can surprise us. I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to our Northeast Field Army. Immediately called Li Yuanqing back and asked the raid troops to drive according to the original plan. At the same time, the contact code of the main force of the field army will be sent to the past, and from now on, the raiding troops will belong to the political commissar, and the political commissar will exercise unified command. Liu Hua nodded and replied confidently.

"Commander, do we need to move? According to the latest intelligence sent by the special operations division. The two divisions of the Japanese army that rushed from the direction of Shanhaiguan were less than 50 kilometers away from the city of Baishan County. In two days at most, we will be able to attack the county town of Baishan, which our army has just occupied. While confident, the weekly report asked,

"Of course, even if we are very confident, the final victory will be ours. However, we can't let the little devils make dumplings for nothing with the two battalions left by our army in Baishan County. What's more, there is also a large number of bullets captured by our army captured by the Japanese army in Baishan County, and these bullets, for us, do not need to be said to be precious, and there must not be any losses..."Liu Hua nodded noncommittally and said.

Immediately, in the puzzled eyes of the weekly report, Liu Hua pointed to the map in front of him and said, "Old Zhou, our goal is to eliminate half of the Japanese troops around the base area. There are tens of thousands of little devils, we should always prepare a better grave for them,,, Baishan County has already buried the strength of the two main divisions of the Japanese army, of course, I don't mind adding one or two more divisions. ”

"The grave of the death of the Japanese army, the county seat of Baishan ... Commander, what do you mean is that the battlefield of the final decisive battle will be set in the area of Baishan County...."The weekly newspaper opened his mouth and said with a look of surprise.

"Well said, I will turn Baishan County into a death grave for the Japanese army. Let the little devils in the future, when you see you in Baishan County, you will unconsciously take a detour...."Liu Hua nodded affirmatively. ,

Immediately, he ordered to a combat staff officer in front of him.

"Operational staff officer, immediately record the latest orders: First, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang who stayed in the base area, chou to transfer the militia troops and the agricultural reclamation corps, and in one day and one night, all the materials and ammunition that our army has hoarded in Baishan County will be transported back to the base area, and the entire Baishan County will once again become an empty city..."

"Second, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang in the base area to collect more than 10,000 catties of all kinds of fires in the base area as much as possible, and if it is not enough, go directly to the logistics warehouse to collect it, and transport all of it to Baishan County, and Jiāo to the hands of the engineer battalion directly under the Fifth Column who stayed in Baishan County..."

"Third, in the name of the Supreme Command of the Field Army, give an order to the commander of the engineer battalion who remained in Baishan County. After all the materials and personnel in Baishan County have been evacuated. All the commanders and fighters of the engineer battalion must bury all the fires brought by the deputy commander in the ground of Baishan County before the arrival of the main force of the Japanese army. It is required that all fires buried in the ground must withstand the blows of all artillery except heavy howitzers. Of course, make sure that the campfire has no effect on it. After completing the task, the engineer battalion immediately withdrew from Baishan County. Let the Japanese army fight a fist and hit the cotton. ”

"Fourth, order the artillery regiment directly under the fifth column, the artillery battalions directly under the divisions, and the air defense units to immediately advance covertly around Baishan County. Then, lurking in the area around the county, waiting for the latest orders from the headquarters..."

"The fifth and fifth columns belong to the combat units, the recruit columns belong to the units, and the agricultural reclamation corps belongs to the units. As soon as I received the order, I immediately assembled, replenished my ammunition, and prepared for the final decisive battle with the Japanese army...."

"Well, that's all I can think of for the time being. Go and send a telegram immediately, since the little devil has already started to act, we can't lag behind, the whole army has begun to move...."Liu Hua finally said.

"Yes, Chief!!" The operational staff officer replied in the affirmative

Looking at the combat staff officers who were leaving quickly, and after hearing the orders of the commander in front of him one after another, Commander Zhou Baozhong, who had already been stunned, finally reacted from the shock. Then, looking at Liu Hua in front of him, he said with a look of amazement.

"Commander, I believe that with such a perfect deployment, the final victory will definitely belong to our Northeast Field Army."

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