It was late at night on December 19, 1930. Liaoning West, Chaoyang County, Changbao Yingzi.

Thirty-six Taisho four-year 150mm heavy field howitzers belonging to the three heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese Army's 7th, 11th, and 19th Divisions were deployed in this town on the banks of the Daling River. Above the Japanese artillery positions, the signs of troop activity were completely obscured by the snowstorm and the darkness of the night. A large number of shells were transported by the mule and horse teams with great difficulty to the firing position. Within two hours, they were to deliver all the ammunition of both bases. And shoot it out when attacking. Under the reprimand of the Japanese heavy soldiers, the Korean coolies carried the heavy ammunition again and again. The commander of the 7th Wing of the Japanese Artillery, Isamu Sato, wore a fur hat and a straight face and ordered the principal to shoot several times with the leaders of the artillery squadrons. Whether or not they can blast through the city wall of Chaoyang County, dumb the firepower points of the Kuomintang army, cover the infantry to break through into Chaoyang County, and achieve brilliant results depends on these artillerymen who have been trained for many years! However, Sato Yuda Zuo is actually not optimistic, he has already learned the powerful firepower of the Kuomintang army in today's daytime battle! They had at least 90 105mm and 150mm guns, more than double the 36 150mm guns in their hands. Moreover, these Chinese artillery are also well-trained, absolutely no worse than their own artillery, and when the time comes, I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck!

Time passed slowly while waiting, and soon it was midnight on December 20, when the attack was scheduled. Sato looked at the time, and it was 11:55 p.m. on December 19, 1930. In five minutes, a bloody battle involving the face of the Imperial Japanese Army will begin.

Luo Yaoguo was napping in the arms of the beautiful Natalie at this time, as the supreme commander of the Kuomintang army in the northeast, once the war started, he had no normal sleep, just took a nap between battles. In fact, he didn't really fall asleep, just closed his eyes, but his brain didn't rest, and he was still thinking about the next stage of the battle plan over and over again. He had planned to turn the Manchurian Incident into a bleeding wound in Japan. However, at present, it seems that the scale of the war between the Kuomintang and Japan is getting bigger and bigger, and I am afraid that the situation of quick victory will be more than a protracted war...... It was absolutely impossible to defeat the war, and judging from the experience of his later generations, the key to victory or defeat in the war was air supremacy. Although Japan has endured the pain of not having air supremacy in Shandong, its current emphasis on Cheng Cheng cannot be compared with that of the Kuomintang revolutionary army under its leadership.

The Japanese Army Air Force has two wings at its peak, while the National Revolutionary Army Air Force has two aviation divisions and one aviation school division, and the naval air force also has two aviation divisions, with a total of more than 1,200 pilots, and the production and quality of aircraft are far higher than those of Japan. Therefore, the two sides fought openly, and it was impossible for China to lose, and the only thing the Japanese army could rely on was night battles and sneak attacks.

Thinking of the night battle and the sneak attack, he twisted his eyebrows, opened his eyes, and just as he wanted something, the explosion was already sounding almost simultaneously on the entire front line! The sound of the wind whistling outside the window was completely suppressed.

"Japanese shelling! They're going to raid! Luo Yaoguo jumped up violently and strode into the war room located in the hall of this mansion.

There was chaos in the war room, the young staff officers were running around, not knowing what news and intelligence were being transmitted, the phone rang non-stop, and suddenly the whole earth seemed to shake, everything in the war room was beating, and a 150mm shell exploded not far away, leaving a huge crater and throwing everything within the power range into the sky! Everyone in the war room gasped, if this shell was any closer, I was afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable!

However, the main targets of the powerful Japanese heavy artillery group bombardment were the city walls on the southeast side of Chaoyang County, as well as the second division of the Jin Army deployed on the city wall! Balls of orange fireball rose one after another around the city walls, lifting the broken stone bricks, snow and earth, weapons, and human stumps and severed arms into the sky! The power of the 150mm heavy howitzer was huge, and every roar blew a hole in the low city wall, and finally collapsed, and a large section of the city bricks collapsed into a gentle slope. The passage for the Japanese attack was opened!

Luo Yaoguo was the first person in the headquarters to calm down, and when he appeared in the headquarters with a pen and gave a loud order, everyone seemed to have found the backbone, and the atmosphere in the entire headquarters was relaxed.

"Order, artillery counterattack, blockade south of the city Daling River and outside the east city wall." "Order the armored group to immediately go out and march east along the northern wall to the flank of the Japanese army, ready to launch a counterattack at any time. ...,"Ordered the 1st Jin Division to immediately send troops to reinforce the southern city wall. ”

"Send a telegram to Zhang Xueliang, requesting that the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Northeast Army be temporarily placed under the command of our army." "Then send a telegram to the Chinese side to inform the Japanese army of a night attack on Chaoyang County...... Luo Yaoguo issued a series of orders without thinking, he knew that the troops must have been caught off guard by the Japanese army at the moment, but as long as they responded calmly, there would be absolutely no problem. And if he wants his subordinates to sink, he himself can't show the slightest panic first.

Yu Hanmou also resumed his nose: "Brother Fuwen, now we must master the reserve team and prepare for a counterattack to the front line!" Sitting here, I went to the headquarters of the 1st Brigade. Walk! Several staff officers of the First Division immediately followed Yu Hanmou out of the ranks.

Luo Yaoguo was guarding the headquarters, his expression gradually became solemn, these Japanese soldiers are really hard opponents! I don't know what trouble the GCD and the Northeast Army will have?

The artillery group of the Kuomintang army also began to roar, and 54 150mm heavy grenades, 36 105mm howitzers, and 132 75mm mountain guns joined in this snowy night artillery battle.

The shells repeatedly exploded on the Daling River and on the flat ground east of Chaoyang City, and the ice and snow mixed with shrapnel flew in all directions, turning the front line of the Chinese and Japanese armies into a truly impassable road of death, and the flashes of several shots from both sides made the entire sky turn red.

One after another, the flares rose into the sky, both by the Japanese and the Jin troops stationed at the city walls. From above, the entire battlefield was lit up, the cannons were still hissing, and the large-caliber howitzers, seventy-five-millimeter mountain artillery and field guns were firing with all their might. Dark red shells pierced the battlefield, and explosions of various sound qualities rushed to the ears.

The artillery fire of the defenders was undoubtedly fierce, and the Japanese charge was equally ferocious. Even though the whistling shalmel almost obscured the entire forward position like a curtain of death, countless Japanese soldiers with bayonets and rifles still rushed forward one after another.

"Machine gun fire! Mortars fire! Hurry up and fire ......"

As soon as the Japanese infantry had reached a distance of 800 meters, the order to open fire sounded almost simultaneously throughout the city walls. The roar of infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns resounded in the sky, and countless strings of fire swooped down on the slightly densely packed Japanese skirmish line at great speed.

This distance was not an effective way to wield machine gun fire, but in the face of the surging crowds of Japanese attackers, the commanders of the Jin army preferred to spend more ammunition and try to keep the enemy at a distance. But as time passed, the locust-like flow of people continued to roll and surge, and the frenzied sound of the onboard faintly drowned out the guns. For any lieutenant officer who had fought with the Japanese army, such a scene was the last thing they wanted to see.

"Rifle shooting!"

The aftermath of the password was still echoing, and rows of big fires suddenly flashed on the city wall!

Blazing bullets rained down, slowing down the approaching Japanese and even reversing in some sections, but this only lasted for a while. Following the movement of the charging infantry, the mortars and grenadiers braved the dense artillery fire of the Kuomintang army and opened fire, enveloping the entire city wall in one ball after another, bullets and shrapnel swept through like a storm, and the Jin troops defending on the city wall suffered heavy casualties, and the firepower on the position naturally weakened.

In a Japanese shelter at the top of Mt. Phoenix, Matsui Ishine and Watanabe Yodotaro both held binoculars and stared at the scene opposite. Personally watched the squadron's super firepower and the Japanese army's resolute charge without hesitation. Although the squadron was firing desperately, it was clear that they were also suffering heavy casualties under Japanese artillery fire, the walls of the southern and eastern cities had collapsed in many places, and the fire division was also uneven, and the firepower in several areas that had been bombarded by key shelling was obviously weak, and it seemed that there was already a yellow flow of people rushing from there.

"Rush up! Then it's time for the white-knuckle fight. Matsui put down his binoculars, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, white-knuckle combat has always been the strength of the Japanese army.

Watanabe shook his head: "The firepower of the Shina army is too fierce, there are at least ten heavy guns of more than 100 mm firing, and more than one 75 mm mountain artillery, their heavy industry has really been developed Listen to the corridor of western Liaoning, the second division was also bombarded by dozens of 210 mm heavy howitzers, and there were heavy casualties!" This war ......"

Matsui Ishine was shocked when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Watanabe: "Watanabe-kun, did you hear any news?" "Yodotaro Watanabe is a giant of the Japanese army's control faction, that is, Nagata Tetsuyama's faction.

Compared with the current rightful imperial faction, the ruling faction's brainless Cheng must be better. At least they also know that they still need to rely on advanced weapons to fight a war, and they must have enough heavy industry, and they can't use bamboo guns or anything to defeat Russia or China.

Yodotaro Watanabe leaned closer to Matsui Ishine and lowered his voice: "Nagata Tetsuyama let out the wind at the recent overnight party, there are many options for the direction of expansion of the empire, the Soviet Far East, the Nanyang colonies of Britain, France and the Netherlands, and even Australia are all possible, and they don't have to be ..............." Watanabe's voice became lower and lower, and in the end Matsui could hardly hear anything.

"President, there is news from Zaiyang that the Japanese army has invaded Chaoyang County and is now engaged in street battles with the Kuomintang army! Luo Yaoguo asked us to transfer the Siege Liberation Corps to Chaoyang. Chen Boda hurriedly walked into the headquarters of the Liaoxi Military Region in Taipingfang Town. Smoke was rising from the headquarters, and Mao Zd, Liu Sqi, and some senior cadres of the Western Liaoning Military Region and the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee gathered here.

Hearing Chen Boda's words, Mao Zd's eyes swept around the room, and saw that everyone's faces were happy: "These Kuomintang reactionaries, now they know that they want us to help?" Hehe. What did you do earlier? He took out a cigarette from his pocket, wiped it on the fire and took a puff, and smiled with satisfaction: "Order Li Jishen to ignore the battle in the direction of Chaoyang, his task is to reach the north of Beipiao City as soon as possible, and cooperate with the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army to break through!" Don't go back to Liaoxi after breaking through, but transfer to the direction of Chifeng, you must be fast! Liu Sqi nodded slightly, he had already heard the meaning of Mao ZD's words. The plan to establish a base area in western Liaoning had been abandoned, and it would soon become a battlefield for a decisive battle between the Kuomintang and the Japanese.

However, the plan for the northeast base area of the China G Exhibition has not changed, except that the passage in and out of the northeast has been transferred to the Rehe Mountains and the Horqin grassland in the north.

Mao Zd thought about it, and said with a smile: "Send a telegram to Comrade Zhu D, asking him to prepare for a breakthrough immediately, and start the battle to break through at noon tomorrow at the latest!" In addition, Li Jishen and Feng Yuxiang were ordered to send elite troops to immediately march west to occupy the Ao Han banner. Call Luo Yaoguo back again, telling him that our Liberation Corps will return soon, and ask him to hold on for a while. After saying this, he stood up abruptly and glanced at Liu Siqi, who was a little surprised: "Comrade Sqi, arrange the transfer immediately, and we will also retreat in the direction of Chifeng." ”

"President, but" Liu Siqi thought of something, but he didn't know where to start.

Mao ZD had already walked to the door of the headquarters at this time, and was about to go out when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said to Chen Boda: "Give Zhang Xueliang another telegram to tell him that the Battle of Liaoxi has been taken over by the Kuomintang, and victory is in sight." The biggest danger now is that Tang Yulin, who is in collusion with Japanese imperialism, wants his Northeast Army, the First Route Army and the Sixth Route Army to immediately approach in the direction of Chengde! Luo Yaoguo and Qiu Qingquan couldn't sit still in the command headquarters, pulled out the field phone, and lay on a mound next to the headquarters to observe the front line. Beside them was a huge crater from a 1 millimeter howitzer, and it was still steaming at this moment. But the two of them couldn't care so much anymore, and they and their staff officers all held binoculars and looked at the place where the fire was rising in the south of the city. Now Fu Zuoyi is commanding two Jin divisions with heavy casualties, where they are fighting street battles with the Japanese army. The shells of both sides continued to explode in Nancheng, and by the light of the explosion, Luo Yaoguo clearly saw that the Rising Sun Flags were erected on various positions, and after a while, the Blue Sky and White Sun Flags of the Jin Army replaced them, and the whole battle situation seemed to be in a stalemate.

"The Chinese side called back, Li Jishen's army has led the encirclement relief corps to the south for reinforcements, and it is expected that it can rush to Chaoyang County after dawn, please be sure to stick to the end." Natalie waved a telegraph and shouted under the mound.

"Great! Teacher, as soon as the reinforcements from Zhongg arrive, this battle will be a big victory! Qiu Qingquan's voice was a little moved: "Tonight, the Japanese army invested at least 20,000 infantry, and although it broke through the city wall, the Jin army still seemed to be resisting. Later, our first division will be able to save the initiative if it is put into it, and if the 100,000 troops of Zhongg arrive, these three Japanese divisions should be a heavy blow! Luo Yaoguo's face was gloomy, gritting his teeth and looking at the battle on the front line, and only after a while did he nod heavily: "I hope so, I order General Yu Yuqi to put the first brigade into the south of the city to reinforce Fu Zuoyi, and the second brigade is allocated to Xu Yunfei's armored cluster." Order Xu Yunfei to counterattack before four o'clock, the target is ,........., Yu'an, look? "It should be the Japanese heavy artillery on the front line of the Changbao camp, less than ten kilometers away from us, just enough to bombard the city wall." After a little thought, Qiu Qingquan chose the location of the Japanese heavy artillery that had been determined by the sound measurement company of the 1st Artillery Regiment. This position is a little far from the heavy artillery position of the Kuomintang army, and the wind is a little strong tonight, so it seems that several artillery counterattacks have been organized.

"Good! He ordered Xu Yunfei not to be afraid of losing tanks, to attack resolutely and quickly, and to insert himself into the rear of the Japanese battle line without hesitation and end up their heavy artillery. Luo Yaoguo looked up at the sky, and the snowflakes in the sky showed no sign of abating, and it seemed that the snow would not stop falling until dawn. At that time, there will still be no way for the planes to be dispatched, and the heavy artillery group will become the master on the battlefield.

As soon as Luo Yaoguo gave the order, the steel column, which had been waiting a little impatiently for a long time, did not even wait for the second brigade to arrive, and immediately rushed towards the flank of the Japanese attacking force. A number of tanks discharged six columns, like a group of heroic ironclad cavalry galloping and crushing on the flat ground east of Chaoyang City, the weak flank defense line of the Japanese army was simply unable to confront it, at best organized some teams to rush to the galloping tanks with bags to death, most of them were beaten into honeycombs by various automatic firearms on the way, and only a few could rush to the front of the tank and explode.

"Tanks forward! Advance! Leave the infantry alone, just leave them to the brethren behind! "All the tank commanders are shouting about the same words, the scene born yesterday morning seems to be repeated again, the rapid assault of the tank cluster made the Japanese panic, the commanders had no way to reorganize the defensive line, they could only watch the squadron rush over, and when they reacted, Xu Yunfei's armored cluster had already rushed through the battle line of just ten kilometers and killed in front of the Japanese heavy artillery position