The 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army was the first unit to fight with the Japanese regular army, as early as the main force of the Jilin Army besieging Shengjing City and besieging and annihilating the main force of the Feng Army, they fought a bloody battle with the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army in Liaoyang.

Although, the strength of the 1st Infantry Division was only three-quarters of the strength of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army. The quality of the soldiers was also far from being comparable to that of the Japanese army. However, relying on the superiority in the firepower of the troops, plus the fact that the army in a defensive posture could use the fortifications to neutralize some of the advantages of the enemy army. The 1st Infantry Division fought very well in Liaoyang. Although, in this battle, the 1st Infantry Division was reduced by a third. However, the losses they inflicted on the Japanese Second Division were more than twice their own losses. This directly led to the total annihilation of the Japanese 2nd Division in the ensuing battle.

After the Battle of Liaoyang, the 1st Infantry Division began to rest. The reinforcements that arrived from the rear brought the 1st Infantry Division back to full strength. Of course, the troops are full. But without running-in, the combat effectiveness cannot be fully brought into play. When the main force of the Jilin Army was fighting fiercely with the Japanese Korean Army and the remaining two divisions of the Kwantung Army, the 1st Infantry Division had been training intensively. Fortunately, the additional recruits have all received regular recruit training, and after a little run-in, they can basically be used. It's just that if you want to become a real elite soldier, you have to go through the test of blood and fire on the battlefield. Only those who can survive on the battlefield can be considered a good soldier.

After receiving Wu Haoxuan's order, Major General Shi Deshan, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, immediately ordered the whole army to set off. The division belonged to the cavalry battalion and the reconnaissance battalion, formed a fast detachment, and rushed to Gaizhou as fast as possible to cut off the road for the Japanese army to retreat. At the same time, the 11th Infantry Regiment followed. Finally, this was the main force of the 1st Infantry Division. Although it was hundreds of kilometers from the station of the 1st Infantry Division to Gaizhou. But Major General Shi Deshan still gave the order. The whole army had to arrive within two days.

Fortunately, the orders of the Japanese Chief of Staff, General Okuhoko, and the Director of Education, General Nishikanjiro, bought enough time for the 1st Infantry Division. When General Yoshimasa Oshima learned of the fall of Gaizhou, the 11th Infantry Regiment of the 11th Infantry Division was less than thirty kilometers away from Gaizhou. The main force of the 1st Infantry Division was only fifty kilometers away from Gaizhou. Even if the Japanese army mobilized troops from the front line and rushed to Gaizhou, the distance was more than 60 kilometers. Other words. By the time the Japanese army arrived in Gaizhou, the main force of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army had already arrived in Gaizhou. If the Japanese wanted to recapture Gaizhou, they had to defeat the 1st Infantry Division. At this time, the main force of the Jilin Army will inevitably begin to further compress the Japanese army.

Gaizhou was an important node in the retreat to the Liaodong Peninsula, where the Japanese army originally deployed a large brigade of troops. It's just that because the fighting on the front line is getting more and more intense, the Japanese army has transferred troops here. It's just a brigade of the baggage wing of the 6th Division of the Japanese army that is responsible for garrisoning here.

The combat effectiveness of the baggage wing has always been relatively poor, and its combat effectiveness is far less than that of the front-line combat units. So much so that after they were attacked by the cavalry battalion and reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army, the entire brigade of several hundred people was annihilated in less than half an hour. The city of Gaizhou also fell under the control of the Jilin Army.

After the Jilin army captured the city of Gaizhou, it did not have time to rest and immediately built fortifications. They will have to face the ferocious counterattack of the Japanese army next. It is conceivable that once the Japanese army found out that the rear road was cut off. What a crazy counterattack it will launch. At the same time, the common people in the city were also mobilized from house to house. Mobilize them to get out of here. Once a battle breaks out, the Japanese will not care about the lives of ordinary people. The population of the Northeast is already small, so it is a little bit to be able to keep a little!

After General Yoshimasa Oshima learned the news of the fall of Gaizhou, he realized that the Jilin Army wanted to encircle and annihilate the remaining two divisions of the Kwantung Army. If before the destruction of the North Korean army, he might still laugh at the great appetite of the Jilin army, and he would not be afraid to eat it. But. After the Japanese Second Division and the Korean Army were encircled and annihilated one after another, no one doubted that the Jilin Army had such strength. After all, the fate of the North Korean army is undoubtedly a lesson from the past! Therefore, General Yoshimasa Oshima ignored the order of the General Staff Headquarters and left the Eighth Division in charge of the break, and ordered the Sixth Division to immediately rush to retake Gaizhou. As long as you can snatch Gaizhou back. Then they will have to be much more relaxed. Whether it is to continue the fight or retreat to the Kanto Prefecture, it is more calm. Of course, it is not so easy to regain Gaizhou.

When the 6th Division of the Japanese Army rushed to Gaizhou, the 3rd Infantry Division of the Jilin Army was also rushing to Haicheng. The 3rd Infantry Division, like the 1st Infantry Division, was replenished with a large number of new troops after heavy losses, and then it was used as a reserve and was not engaged in the siege of the Korean army.

Now that the battle of encirclement and annihilation of the remaining two divisions of the Japanese Kwantung Army has begun, it is obviously not enough to rely on the 1st Infantry Division, the 8th Infantry Division and the instructors, plus a 3rd Infantry Division that has been restored to full strength, it will be able to concentrate four infantry divisions and more than 70,000 troops. In the battle of encircling and annihilating more than 40,000 people of the two divisions of the Japanese army, they were able to occupy a great advantage.

What's more, the Jilin Army still has five infantry divisions encircling and annihilating the North Korean army, and once the North Korean army is annihilated, it will be able to liberate it immediately. At that time, the available forces in Wu Haoxuan's hands will be much more sufficient.

On September 11, the Jilin Army also launched a general offensive against the Korean army, and the five infantry divisions were no longer retained, and the final attack on the Japanese army began. The Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses, was no longer able to resist the attack of the Jilin Army. Before the encirclement of the Li family in Jilin, the Japanese army was now short of not only medicine, but also weapons, ammunition and food. This left the Japanese in desperation and able to launch almost suicidal attacks.

At 3 p.m., the last position of the North Korean army was breached. This also means that the North Korean army has been completely annihilated. However, this battle still failed to capture many prisoners. The commander of the Korean Army, Senior General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, the chief of staff, Major General Muda Keikuro, the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Haruno Okubo, and the commander of the 10th Division, Lieutenant General Sadami Yasuto, all chose to commit suicide by seppuku at the end of the defeat. The rest of the brigade commanders and wing commanders almost all learned from each other, and chose to commit suicide one by one.

After this battle, the captured Korean army was only more than 3,000 people. The rest of the people were all killed on the battlefield.

Of course, after encircling and annihilating the Korean army, the losses paid by the Jilin Army were not small. In the Battle of the Yalu River alone, the 3rd Infantry Division of the Jilin Army lost more than 6,000 troops. In the ensuing encirclement and annihilation operations, several infantry divisions also suffered losses of several thousand men. In this battle, the Jilin Army lost more than 10,000 troops.

However, being able to encircle and annihilate two divisions of the Japanese army at one time can already be regarded as a great victory. Even in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians were not able to achieve such an achievement!

After the Battle of Longbow Ridge, Wu Haoxuan ordered the 2nd Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, the 6th Infantry Division, and the 7th Infantry Division to be replenished immediately. Reinforcements from the rear have been put in place, and the divisions are able to replenish their forces according to losses. Next, the troops had to engage in a bloody battle with the Japanese army. Therefore, these main infantry divisions of the Jilin Army must be replenished.

"Young marshal, now Dalian and Lushun are empty, if you can take Dalian and Lushun in one fell swoop, it will be good." Major General Zhao Xifu, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, said.

Wu Haoxuan shook his head, of course he wanted to take back the slap in the face and Lushun in one battle. However, the troops of the Jilin Army were still a few hundred miles away from Dalian and Lushun. If you rush over, not a week is impossible. And the units of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army were already at sea. It is expected to be there in a few days. In addition, after the Japanese army captured Lushun, they have been strengthening the fortifications. If the current strength of the Jilin Army were to attack Lushun, it would definitely hit its head and bleed.

Of course, this does not mean that Wu Haoxuan does not want to recapture Dalian and Lunshun. It's just that when the current conditions are not enough, we need to think of other ways. In fact, Wu Haoxuan already has an immature method, but he just needs to reconsider. If it succeeds, it may really be possible to get Dalian and Lushun back.

The 6th Division of the Japanese Army is one of the most elite divisions in the Japanese Army, and together with the 2nd Division, it is known as the most powerful division. It's just that the two divisions have been competing with each other all along, hoping to overpower each other.

This time, the Second Division was completely annihilated by the Jilin Army, which finally made the Sixth Division raise its eyebrows. If the Sixth Division can defeat the Jilin Army in battle, it will undoubtedly prove that the Sixth Division is stronger than the Second Division.

Therefore, after receiving the order to recapture Gaizhou, Lieutenant General Nishijima Sukeyoshi, commander of the 6th Division, immediately ordered the 6th Division to advance at full speed. It set out on the morning of September 11, and by the morning of September 12, the Sixth Division had already arrived in Gaizhou. However, at this time, the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army had already entered Gaizhou, relying on the city walls of Gaizhou and the Daqing River to build a defensive position composed of trenches and barbed wire. If the Japanese 6th Division wanted to recapture Gaizhou, it would first have to break through the position of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army.

Lieutenant General Nishijima did not let the troops rest for too long, and after only half an hour's rest, the Japanese Sixth Division launched an attack on the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army, and the Gaizhou Blocking Battle officially began! (To be continued......)

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