Chapter 523 Tooth Extraction from the Tiger's Mouth!

Tianjin Station, Siye Headquarters.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, General Wei Lihuang had already strode into the battle hall, and then brought the weapons in his hands to the table and slammed them, and said angrily: "Nonsense! It's just nonsense. ”

"Brother Junru, who are you angry with?" Deng Gong asked with a smile.

"Who else? It's not Su Yu's stunned head! General Wei Lihuang said angrily, "Knowing that the Japanese army wants to fill and freeze the anti-tank trenches, he still dares to let go of such a big opening, only one group army is less than 150,000 people, and he actually wants to completely annihilate nearly 200,000 people in the entire one front army of the Kwantung Army, and he is not afraid of breaking his stomach, hum!" ”

Huang Jie, chief of the General Staff, said with deep thought: "Yes, this battle Lao Su is indeed a bit too big, at present, the Kwantung Army's 2 and a half armored divisions and 2 heavy motorized infantry divisions have broken through to a depth of 20 kilometers, and the follow-up 8 light motorized infantry divisions and 5 heavy artillery brigades have also passed the anti-tank trenches. ”

Deng Gong and Mr. Zuo also looked solemn, but they didn't say much.

To be honest, Yue Weihan's heart is also bottomless, if he is asked to command this battle, he will never dare to let go of such a big opening, one guy will let the Japanese army enter the depth of the entire front army, this is a real sense of adventure, is walking a tightrope, is gambling on life, the slightest mistake is a catastrophe!

However, for Mr. Su, Yue Weihan has strong confidence!

Because historically, Su was known for his impeccable accuracy.

In the battle of Meng Lianggu in the War of Liberation, General Su's calculation of the enemy's strength, combat strength, coordination ability, and logistical support ability was simply accurate to the extent of his skill, and Dongye, with his absolutely inferior troops, was stunned to annihilate Chairman Jiang's ace of the 74th Division in a desperate situation of being attacked by the enemy on his back.

After the outbreak of the Battle of Zhenbao Island in the 60s, New China faced an unprecedented threat.

The Soviet Union deployed millions of troops on the Sino-Soviet border, as well as hundreds of thousands of tanks, heavy artillery, aircraft and missiles, Chairman Mao asked Mr. Lin, who bluntly pointed out that the PLA could not resist, and the north must be lost on all fronts, and suggested that the central organs should be moved to Xi'an immediately. The decisive battle posture of the People's Liberation Army finally deterred the Soviet army, and Brezhnev tried to use nuclear bombs to completely paralyze China, but was resolutely resisted by the United States.

Therefore, since Mr. Su dared to open his mouth to put the entire 1 front army of the Kwantung Army into the deep zone, he must have his considerations, Yue Weihan did not know Mr. Su's overall calculation, but he believed that with Mr. Su's wisdom and cautious and rigorous style, he would never make trouble until the end of the day.

All the thoughts flashed in Yue Weihan's mind, so he stepped forward and patted General Wei Lihuang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Junru, don't be impatient, I think there will be news coming back from the front line soon, let's wait and see, hehe." ”

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Jinzhou Bay, the deep position of the 8th Army.

Major General Hideo Matsuda, commander of the 1st Independent Tank Brigade of the Kwantung Army, has already given the order to return.

No way, although the Tiger heavy tank is powerful, the fuel consumption is also quite terrifying, the Tiger heavy tank is full of fuel, the maximum travel on the road is only 180 kilometers, the field terrain is almost halved, if it is in a combat state, the trip will be reduced, more than 100 Tiger heavy tanks of the 1st Brigade of the Independent Combat Vehicle have traveled more than 60 kilometers from the attack to the present, if you do not return to refuel, you may break down on the battlefield at any time.

More than 100 Tiger tanks of the 1st Tank Brigade had just left, but more than 350 Sherman tanks suddenly rushed out from the diagonal rear, and more than 600 Type 4 tanks of the remaining two Japanese tank divisions immediately turned around to meet them.

Lieutenant General Kita Takeki, commander of the 10th Tank Division of the Kwantung Army, immediately ordered the pursuit.

It is impossible not to turn back and pursue, because the armored cluster of the squadron has cut into the gap between the Japanese armored cluster and the heavy motorized infantry division that follows up, especially the 8 anti-aircraft machine gun wings that follow up, and there is absolutely no room for mistakes, because once the protection of the anti-aircraft machine gun is lost, the Japanese armored group is very dangerous.

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Jinzhou, the South Manchurian Command of the Kwantung Army.

In the corner of the battle hall, Umezu Mijiro was talking and laughing with Yoshimoto.

The operational staff officers and communications staff officers of the entire headquarters also looked relaxed, because in their opinion, the Battle of Jinzhou Bay had in fact ended, the main force of the 5th Front Army had completely broken through the deep position, and there was no doubt that the final victory would be achieved, and the 8th Army was absolutely doomed!

Suddenly, Major General Yoshitomi Tamura had already hurriedly walked into the battle hall, and immediately retracted his feet and reported to Umezu Mijiro: "Your Excellency, the front command has suddenly lost contact!" ”

"Oh?" Umezu Mijiro was stunned and said, "Shizuo Yokoyama is stupid, what is he doing?" ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi: "Yokoyama-kun shouldn't have been overexcited and smashed the radio station, right?" ”

Until now, as cautious as Yoshimoto Sadachi, he also thinks that the Kwantung Army is really winning this time.

"Order, get in touch with the tank divisions and infantry divisions of the 5th Front Army as soon as possible, and let them directly submit the latest battle report directly to the South Manchurian Command!" Umezu Mijiro snorted, "After the communication is restored at the front headquarters, let Yokoyama Shizuo immediately explain at this time, it is really unreasonable to interrupt the communication at this time!" ”

Before the words fell, a staff officer of Shao Zuo had already hurriedly walked into the battle hall, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and stood upright, and reported with a miserable expression: "Your Excellency Marshal, the forward observation post reports that the baggage troops and mobile oil depots of the 5th Front Army were accurately blocked by the Shina artillery and suffered heavy losses, and the forward line headquarters and the main infantry cluster of the 5th Front Army were also bombed by the Shina Army Aviation Force, and the Shina Army Aviation Unit threw an unidentified incendiary bomb with great power into the battlefield, not only re-melting the anti-tank trench. The main infantry cluster of the 5th Front also suffered heavy casualties! ”

Suddenly, the faces of the staff officers in the battle hall changed drastically.

"What?" Umezu Mijiro lost his voice and said, "What did you say!?" ”

"No, it can't be!" Yoshitomi Tamura also shouted, "How is this possible? How could the army aviation units of the China Army be used to bombard the front command of the 5th Front, as well as the main infantry clusters that followed up? They should be at the forefront of the battlefield to stop our armored clusters! ”

"Your Excellency, I have a very bad premonition!" Yoshimoto Sadachi's heart sank suddenly, and he said awe-inspiringly, "This is likely to be a trap carefully arranged by the Shina Army, and Yokoyama-kun's 5th Front Army is only afraid that it is dangerous!" Therefore, hurry up and order the 3rd Front Army of the second echelon to urgently go out of Jinzhou Bay to meet the 5th Front Army. ”

"Nonsense! It's impossible! Umezu Mijiro said disapprovingly, "Yokoyama Shizuo's 5th Front Army has 8 light motorized infantry divisions, 2 heavy motorized infantry divisions, 5 heavy artillery brigades, 2 tank divisions plus Matsuda Hideo's 1st Independent Tank Brigade, which has nearly 200,000 people, more than 500 heavy artillery, more than 700 combat vehicles, and more than 100 powerful Tiger heavy tanks. The Chinese army has only one group army of less than 150,000 people, and the number of heavy equipment is less than half of that of the 5th Front Army. ”

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Yoshimoto Sadachi said urgently, "Compared with the 8th Army of China, the 5th Front Army does have an advantage in terms of strength and equipment, but if the logistics support can't keep up, what is the use of more troops and more equipment?" The 2 tank divisions of the 5th Front Army and the 1st Independent Tank Brigade of Hideo Matsuda have been fighting for more than ten hours, and they have almost reached the limit of the trip, and if the fuel at the forward base cannot keep up, these more than 700 tanks will be scrap metal! ”

After saying this, Yoshimoto Sadami took another deep breath, and then said: "Also, the armored forces of the Shina Army have not appeared until now, once the armored cluster of the 5th Front Army loses the ability to move, and then the armored cluster of the Shina Army leads its infantry to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, what can the heavy artillery group and infantry cluster of the 5th Front Army resist?" ”

"This ......" Umezu Mijiro was suddenly speechless, and then said in a low voice, "Could it be that a group army in the Shina Military Region can really eat an entire front army of our Kwantung Army?" ”

"It may be too late to order the 3rd Front to come forward to respond!" Seeing that Umezu Mijiro had not given the order for a long time, Yoshimoto Sadachi was really about to pee out in a hurry, and prayed in a wailing voice at the moment, "Your Excellency Marshal, hurry up and give the order, once the Shina Army recloses the defense line on the south side of the anti-tank trench, it will be too late!" ”

"Command." Umezu Mijiro finally made up his mind, "The 3rd Front Army will attack on all fronts!" ”

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Jinzhou Bay, headquarters of the 8th Army.

Communications staff officers were constantly rushing in to deliver the latest battle reports from the front.

"Commander, the forward latent observation post reports that the blocking artillery bombardment of the 8th Heavy Artillery Division has been effective, the Japanese army's logistics units and the convoy transporting gasoline and diesel have been heavily damaged, and a small number of trucks that were lucky enough not to be blown up are scattering to avoid artillery fire, and it is impossible to regroup in a short time, let alone come up!"

"Commander, the 1st Army Aviation Division has dropped all napalm, and the Japanese army's marching headquarters, main infantry clusters and heavy artillery clusters have all been severely damaged, and the Army Aviation pilots report that now the entire battlefield has completely turned into a sea of fire, and the ice in the anti-tank trenches has been melted again!"

"Commander, the 8th Panzer Division has made contact with the Japanese armored cluster."

"Commander, the fuel of more than 100 Tiger heavy tanks of the Japanese army has run out of fuel and all of them have broken down!"

"Commander, the Japanese Type 4 tank cluster is retreating under the cover of infantry, and it is estimated that it is about to run out of fuel."

"Commander, the 82nd and 86th Infantry Divisions have completely restored the defensive line on the south side of the anti-tank trench, and the Japanese troops who broke through the deep positions of our army have been surrounded!"

Hearing that the 82nd and 86th Divisions had restored the defensive line on the south side of the anti-tank trench, General Su finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

As long as the 82nd and 86th Infantry Divisions can hold the anti-tank trenches with the coordination of the 8th Heavy Artillery Division and the 1st Army Aviation Division, the nearly 200,000 Japanese troops trapped within 20 kilometers of the landing site and a large amount of heavy equipment will be finished!

"Pass my orders!" Although victory was in sight, Mr. Su still maintained enough calmness and calmly ordered, "The army aviation division will return immediately and refill the fuel as quickly as possible; The tank division immediately launched the most rapid counteroffensive, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of fuel left, in order to completely annihilate the Japanese armored clusters, and the scattered infantry divisions also needed to reorganize their forces to launch a counterattack, and as much as possible to divide and surround the Japanese units that had broken through into our army's deep positions; All electronic jamming vehicles were immediately dispatched to disrupt the enemy's command system as much as possible. ”

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Jinzhou, the South Manchurian Command of the Kwantung Army.

One by one, the bad news is coming back from the front.

"Your Excellency, the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th brigades of field heavy artillery have all been heavily damaged, and all 540 150mm caliber heavy howitzers, more than 300 have been completely destroyed, and the remaining more than 200 heavy artillery pieces cannot lock on to shoot at Zhu Yuan, because the enemy and our armies have been completely mixed together, completely mixed together!"

"Your Excellency, the 5th, 51st, 67th, and 151st Infantry Divisions have suffered heavy losses, with at least 40,000 casualties!"

"Your Excellency Marshal, the forward headquarters of the 5th Front Army was also destroyed by the Shina Army, and His Excellency Shizuo Yokoyama and all the personnel of the headquarters were collectively shattered."

"Your Excellency Marshal, all the 129 Tiger heavy tanks of the 1st Independent Tank Brigade have run out of fuel, and in order to prevent the equipment from falling into the hands of the Chinese Army, His Excellency Hideo Matsuda sent a farewell message, determined to blow up all the Tiger heavy tanks, and led all the officers and men of the 1st Independent Tank Brigade to collectively shatter the jade!"

"Your Excellency Marshal, all the tanks of the 5th and 10th Tank Divisions have little fuel left, and they are retreating north under the cover of the infantry. If they can't provide enough diesel fuel within fifteen minutes, they will have to blow up the tanks and fight to the death with pistols! ”

"Your Excellency Marshal, the remnants of the infantry divisions in China, which had already been dispersed, are launching an all-out counteroffensive against the infantry divisions and regiments under the 5th Front Army, and the command system of the infantry divisions and regiments has been interfered with by strong signals.

"Yaga, Yagayalu." Umezu Mijiro was already so angry that his muscles were protruding, just like a trapped beast pacing back and forth in the battle hall, in the battle hall, all the senior generals and combat staff officers were also looking at each other, and many people still couldn't believe it, just in an instant, the whole battle situation turned sharply!

Yoshimoto Sadachi remembered a sentence in Sun Tzu's Art of War, soldiers are treacherous, the use of soldiers on this battlefield is really dangerous and mysterious to the extreme, and success or defeat is often only in a blink of an eye! Let's just say that in this battle of Jinzhou Bay, a moment ago, the Kwantung Army was even in the hands of victory, but now, seeing that the 5th Front Army is about to be wiped out!

"What about the 3rd Front?" Umezu Mijiro finally stopped and hissed angrily, "Where has Mitsuo Yamamoto's 3rd Front Army reached now?" When will they get through the anti-tank trenches, send fuel up? Fuel oil! The armored cluster of the 5th Front is now in dire need of fuel, damn it! ”

As soon as the words fell, another staff officer of Shao Zuo hurriedly walked in, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and stood upright: "Your Excellency Marshal, the Chinese Army has restored the defensive line on the south side of the anti-tank trench, and the assault cluster of the 3rd Front Army has been stubbornly resisted by the Chinese Army, and the sappers tried to fill the anti-tank trenches, but they were killed and wounded by rocket artillery, and the armored troops were dispatched, and they were suppressed by the Chinese helicopters. ”

"What?" Hearing this, Umezu Mijiro suddenly collapsed weakly in his chair.

Yoshimoto Sadaichi also sighed gloomily, the 3rd Front's attack on the defense line of the Shina Army seemed to have returned to the pattern of the previous days, in the face of the efficient army, navy infantry and artillery coordination of the Shina Army, it was impossible to break through from the front, and although most of the tunnel had been dug up, blasting was not yet possible, and it seemed that the jade fragments of the 5th Front Army were inevitable.

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Tianjin Station, Siye Headquarters.

Major General Liu Xin, the chief of the communications department, almost trotted into the combat hall, and reported to Yue Weihan with a flushed face: "Report to the general seat, the 8th Army has sent an urgent telegram, and the gap opened by the Japanese army has been blocked, and the entire 5th Front Army of the Kwantung Army has been divided and surrounded by our army within a depth of 20 kilometers, and is organizing troops to annihilate one by one!" ”

"What? The gap is blocked!? ”

"The entire 5th Front is divided and surrounded?"

"Oh my God, is this true? How was this battle fought? ”

As soon as Liu Xin finished speaking, the entire battle hall suddenly boiled like boiling water.

General Wei Lihuang was the most worried before, but now he is also the most out of shape, waving his fists fiercely, while shouting excitedly: "Well done, Su Yu, this kid, really done too beautiful!" 1 group army faced 1 front army, but it was still a war of annihilation, and what is even more incredible is that this war of annihilation was completed under the watchful eye of more than 1 million troops of the other 4 front armies of the Kwantung Army, this is simply a tiger's mouth pulling teeth, it is really fucking powerful! ”R