Victory was in sight in the offensive and defensive battle at Arthur Pass, with the initiative of the main Japanese forces in Arthur City.

Unexpectedly, after less than a day and a night of bloody battles, it ended quickly. Of the more than 15,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army, except for less than 100 who surrendered voluntarily, none of the remaining troops escaped the net, and all of them died on the battlefield............

In this way, after more than 20,000 soldiers and several days of continuous raids, the Liaodong Peninsula, nearly one million square kilometers of land, including the deep-water port of Lushunkou, became the base of the Northeast Field Army.

The battle that took place at Lushunkou, under a series of schemes by Liu Hua, ended the drama xìng. At this very moment, Yang Jingyu, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast Field Army, who had transferred the former enemy's headquarters to Liaoyuan City, was staring closely at the operational map in front of him with a pair of eyes, listening to the operational staff officers in front of him, and reporting on the entire battlefield.

"Chief, after a few days of fighting, the two armies of the Third Corps, as well as the troops directly under the Corps, under the command of Corps Commander Wang Nanhu, have successfully cleared all the Japanese puppet army strongholds on the periphery of Liaoyuan. The total strength of the Japanese puppet army was about 6,000 or more, and the number of captured puppet soldiers was 8,000. Among them, the total strength of the Kwantung Army was five thousand. At present, the two armies, under the command of Commander Wang, are besieging Liaoyuan City............"

"Commander Wang did a good job, with the strength of the two newly organized armies, in just a few days, he achieved such a huge result, and fought well. Tell Wang Nanhu that in the next siege battle, give me a little leisure. Don't be a little devil's reinforcements, we have been fishing for two big fish for several days, and before they can enter our pockets, he has laid down Liaoyuan and made us lose our bait......" Yang Jingyu ordered with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Chief............",

Looking at the battle map in front of him, after a short period of contemplation, Yang Jingyu continued to ask: "Where have the Japanese reinforcements arrived?" How long is it until our ambush circle? ”，

"The latest news sent by the cavalry scouts shows that reinforcements from the Siping direction, about a field division that is not satisfied with the establishment, a total of 20,000 troops, have reached this position. There is less than a day left before our pocket array. The reinforcements from the Jilin direction, the fifteen-thousand-strong army, have already come here, and there are only a few hours left before our pocket formation. If nothing else, "the ambush battle in the direction of Jilin will be able to start the ...... before dark today," pointing to the operational map in front of him, the operational staff officer quickly reported.

"After several days of fishing, our fish" is finally about to be baited. Now, it should be our turn to close the net, three divisions, 50,000 troops, no matter what, I must give him all the round, and give them a hodgepodge. Immediately issue an order to the forward command post" Order the top commanders of all departments to report to the headquarters every 10 minutes on the latest battle situation......

In a word, although I am in the headquarters, I must know the latest battle situation on the front line "make the latest deployment ......", the smile on Yang Jingyu's face became even thicker, and he ordered confidently.

"Yes, Chief............",

In a mountainous area less than 50 kilometers west of the Mudanjiang River, the rumbling sound of guns and cannons has been resounding for a day and a night. On a hill less than three kilometers away from the battlefield, the headquarters of the Fourth Corps is located here. At this moment, listening to the sound of gunfire not far away, "Commander Wang Zhen is holding the telescope in his hand" as steady as a sculpture, motionless looking at the battlefield not far away with artillery fire......

"Political commissar, how long has it been since our general offensive was launched...... After putting down the binoculars in his hand, Wang Zhen asked the political commissar beside him. Then, a pair of sharp eyes quickly swept to the map on the table behind him......

"Three hours ............," the commissar replied with a very affirmative glance at the watch on his arm.

"Three hours, judging from the situation on the battlefield, the results achieved by the troops in the three-hour general offensive are not particularly great............ Except for the three Lou Li divisions of the Difeng Army, which respectively took a few hills on the outer positions of the little devils, there is basically no new progress ...... a few new divisions," after a long sigh, Commander Wang Zhen said helplessly. After glancing at the battlefield a few kilometers away, the political commissar hurriedly comforted him: "Commander, don't worry too much, these new divisions, after all, are on the battlefield for the first time. In the face of the most elite field division of the Kwantung Army, not only did it not retreat, but it killed and injured the living force of many little devils, which is already very good............",

"Yes, if the dozens of main divisions in my hands are like the three main divisions of the Tenth Army, my Wang Huzi will definitely dare to take the strength of a corps to fight Harbin and take the entire Heilongjiang ......, but now it seems that we don't have this opportunity for the time being............" To the political commissar's answer, Wang Zhen nodded silently and said.

"Commander, don't worry, after this battle, the 80,000 troops in our hands will definitely become a real elite division. When the time comes, it will not be too late to fight Harbin again and drive the little devils out of Heilongjiang......", the political commissar responded confidently......,

"Political commissar, then I, Wang Zhen, will borrow your auspicious words...... Chief of Staff, immediately give me a brief briefing on the current situation on the battlefield............

Wang Zhen nodded. Immediately, facing the chief of staff behind him, he ordered with a serious face. A pair of eyes, for the first time, returned to the battle map in front of them......

"Yes, Commander......"

"According to the latest battle reports sent by commanders at all levels on the front, after several hours of counteroffensive, the 28th Division has successfully broken through the two current Japanese defense lines, occupied three hills, and wiped out the total strength of the Japanese army at about 1,900 men............ The 29th Division broke through the two lines of defense of the Japanese army, occupied two peripheral hills, and eliminated more than 1,500 Japanese troops...... The 30th Division wiped out more than 1,800 Japanese troops............ The 31st Division, which only broke through a defensive line of the Japanese army, occupied a hill, and wiped out more than 800 Japanese troops, ............ commander of the howitzer regiment directly under the Corps reported that after several hours of counterattack, the Japanese artillery position had been turned into a ruin under the counterattack of our artillery unit. The Japanese field heavy artillery wing completely lost its combat effectiveness ............",

"According to the statistics of the General Staff, after a day and a night of fighting, coupled with a counterattack in just three hours, our Fourth Corps has successfully eliminated more than 13,000 Japanese troops and destroyed all the Japanese artillery fire.

At the same time, it suffered more than 6,000 casualties, and these casualties were mainly concentrated in the middle of a few recruit divisions............"

In addition, the remnants of the Japanese army, more than 14,000 people, have given up their plans to break through after losing all their artillery. At present, more than 10,000 enemies, under the command of commanders at all levels, are defending to the death by virtue of the terrain that they need first............ And under the continuous compression of our army, the area trapped by the Japanese army is already less than ten square kilometers......",

Under the introduction of the chief of staff, the operational map in front of him was also marked with various data by an operational staff officer for the first time. Even the current positions between us and the enemy are clearly marked on the map............

After carefully looking at the map in front of him, Wang Zhen's face was once again shrouded in confidence. He said to the political commissar and chief of staff beside him: "Political commissar, chief of staff." The Japanese army had less than 15,000 troops left, and less than 10,000 infantry actually capable of fighting.

Coupled with the fact that they had lost the field heavy artillery wing, the superiority in firepower was gone. ”

"And we, a full six infantry divisions, plus some direct subordinate troops, have a total strength of a staggering sixty thousand men.

As for the firepower, there were two field artillery regiments, six mountain artillery battalions, eighteen infantry artillery batteries, plus numerous mortar platoons. It can be said that on the battlefield, our artillery fire can completely suppress the enemy............ Such an obvious contrast between the enemy and me, if we can't achieve victory, then a few of us will have no face to see people" ...... saw the faces of the two partners, and Wang Zhen continued to speak: "I mean, within twenty-four hours at most, solve these more than 10,000 little devils. Then, concentrate your forces and eliminate the little devils entrenched in Mudanjiang City. Finally, divide the troops to occupy the entire Mudanjiang City, and prepare for the future counterattack on the entire Heilongjiang River, and do a good job of fighting the quasi-tea ......",

"Commander, you just give the order directly......" Wang Zhen's voice just fell. The political commissar and the chief of staff replied almost in unison.

"Okay," Wang Zhen replied decisively. Immediately, a face was once again shrouded by a solemn god. Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he ordered with a resolute face. "The two field artillery regiments, immediately divided into battalion units, were dispersed to six main divisions to strengthen the offensive firepower of each division. As for the mountain artillery battalions directly under the divisions, they were reinforced to the regiments with companies as units. The regiment belongs to the infantry artillery company, which is reinforced to the battalions in platoon units. The battalion belonged to a heavy machine-gun platoon and a mortar platoon, which were reinforced to each company in half-unit units. From now on, all troops, with battalions and companies as units, attacked separately, broke through the Japanese defense line, and divided and surrounded the remnants of the Japanese army in squadrons and small units. Then, concentrate the superior forces and firepower, and eat them little by little, ......, I will only give you three hours, and after three hours, you must see results............" "Yes, Commander......"

"Alright, get the order on right away. In addition, tell all the division commanders, I, Wang Huzi, are standing in the headquarters and waiting for their good news," Wang Zhen continued to order.

In this way, in less than half an hour, the deafening sound of shell explosions once again sounded on the battlefield a few kilometers away, and on a front of tens of kilometers, 60,000 troops, under the cover of artillery fire behind them, almost at the same time, launched a new round of ......advance against the current Japanese defense line.

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However, just when the Northeast Field Army's four-way army, winning one after another, was about to achieve the final victory of the entire counteroffensive. In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Changchun City, it was gloomy. In particular, after the headquarters received a farewell telegram from Lushunkou, Lieutenant General Nakayama before he took the initiative to launch an attack.

The entire command, almost for the first time, was enveloped by an atmosphere of defeat.

"Chief of Staff, has the aerial reconnaissance not yielded any results, is it true that Lieutenant General Nakayama, who took the initiative to attack out of the city, is it true that as the telegram said, with more than 15,000 elite Imperial soldiers, the whole army is fierce, and he is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor............ "In the huge war room, General Mitsu, who was gloomy and gloomy, asked the chief of staff next to him a question that he didn't know how many times he had asked in an hour,...... Hayi, according to the report of the air force, our reconnaissance plane has just entered the territory of Dalian.

It took a maximum of ten minutes for the results of the reconnaissance to be able to converge to the Kwantung Army Headquarters,111,replied the chief of staff.

"Bage Yalu, the cunning Shina people, are actually equipped with large-caliber coastal defense...... Baga ......

"As soon as the chief of staff's voice fell," an angry scolding voice roared out of the commander's mouth, used to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart at this moment............

"Ha Yi ......" ...... "In the face of the commander's angry scolding" What the chief of staff could do was to lower his head and reply that in the entire war room, when he fell into a deathly silence again, a series of hurried footsteps reached everyone's ears.

Immediately after, a panicked combat staff officer appeared at the door of the war room.

Then, in front of everyone, he reported with a nervous face.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Air Force Reconnaissance Force has telegraphed that our Lushun City attack unit was "ambushed by the Chinese people...... five kilometers away from Arthur City,...... and through the reconnaissance of the battlefield situation, less than one-third of our attack force is currently sick, and the final decisive battle ...... is The "......" snatched the telegram from the hands of the combat staff officer and quickly skimmed through it. Every time Mitsu clamped his face, he was immediately enveloped in thick anger, and quickly crumpled the telegram in his hand," and then scolded loudly.

"Baga, Zhongshan Jun is very stupid, and the emperor is not. A field division, with the support of naval artillery and air force, could not hold a small city of Arthur. Bastard...... I'm going to kill him with my own hands" and let him apologize for His Majesty the Emperor" ...... "However, just when Mitsu was angry at a kind of staff officer at the headquarters. Unbeknownst to him, the object of his cursing, Lieutenant General Nakayama, "had already been torn to pieces by the exploding shells in the shelling of the artillery regiment of the 1st Armored Division, leaving not even a single intact corpse......

Of course, "the loss of Arthur City, and the entire Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of the Northeast Field Army, which was only the beginning of doom for General Mitsu Shilang."

In less than a few hours, a telegram for help was once again placed on the desk of General Mitsu Ishiro......

"Your Excellency, a field division reinforced from Liaoyuan in the direction of Jilin, totaling 15,000 troops, was ambushed by at least 30,000 men of the Northeast Field Army less than fifty kilometers from Liaoyuan. At present, the troops have suffered heavy losses and are holding on to the reinforcements, requesting tactical guidance from the headquarters ......", "What, the 15,000 people from Jilin who reinforced Liaoyuan were ambushed by the 30,000 troops of the Northeast Field Army, and the troops suffered heavy losses? ", the commander asked rhetorically with an incredulous expression.

"Ha Yi ............," replied the chief of staff affirmatively......

"Eight grid tooth road, how can this be. By the way, what about the reinforcements in the Siping direction, have they been ambushed by the Northeast Field Army............", after a short shock, General Mitsu immediately frowned at each time, and quickly asked rhetorically......,

However, as soon as his words fell, a panting combat staff officer stood in front of him. Then, with a look of horror on his face, he reported.

"Your Excellency, Commander, urgent report from the front. Siping's 20,000-strong army reinforcing the Liaoyuan region was ambushed by at least 60,000 troops of the Northeast Field Army. At present, the troops are suffering heavy casualties, heavy weapons are almost lost, and reinforcements are requested, and ...... are requested to be reinforced",

"Eight Geyalu, it's over, my army of 50,000 is over...... Besieging the city and sending reinforcements, this is an obvious plan of the Northeast Field Army to besiege the city and send reinforcements. My army of 50,000 ......", "After a short period of shock, General Mitsu, who slowly reacted, couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at the desperate commander in front of him, the chief of staff reminded tentatively: "Your Excellency, commander, are we just watching the two troops being eaten by the Zhina?" ”，

Regarding the rhetorical question of the chief of staff, Mitsu was also very unwilling to be reluctant every time. However, after a short period of contemplation, he could only shake his head very helplessly, and then spoke.

"Chief of Staff, in order to reinforce Liaoyuan, Siping and Jilin, he has drawn all the mobile forces that he can draw. At present, the two places are not able to draw any troops to reinforce the two ambushed troops. Even if there are sufficient troops to be deployed, but, judging from the current battlefield situation, do you think the two forces still have the ability to hold out until reinforcements arrive? ”

"But...... Coupled with the defenders in Liaoyuan City, this is an army of 60,000 after all...... Our Kwantung Army, how many 60,000 troops can carry out a ...... of damage in this way", as he spoke, the chief of staff had a look of pain on his face.

Of course, the loss of 60,000 troops was only part of the several battle victories achieved by the Northeast Field Army in this counteroffensive. When a telegram from Harbin was once again placed in front of General Mitsu Ishiro. This veteran who has been killed for a long time almost fainted the first time he read the telegram"............

In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese army, the performance of a number of officers responded to their defeat in the counteroffensive of the Northeast Field Army in the first place. Of course, from another aspect, I also told everyone that the victory of the Northeast Field Army's four-way army, the victory of this counteroffensive in its mouth, is already in sight, @.

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