Chaoyang, the good news of the two battlefields of Beipiao... But it caused a controversy in the Kwantung Army headquarters. Commander Ryokari and his staff officers believed that the Kuomintang army, which was currently crawling at turtle speed on the mountain road, would eventually join the battle to relieve the siege of Beipiao. As to whether to "smash" this Kuomintang army, the staff officers of the Kwantung Army were divided.

"Your Excellency, General, since there will eventually be a war between the Empire and the Kuomintang in Manchuria, why should we let go of this good opportunity to attack them!" This is the senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army, Itagaki Seishiro Osa. In the Japanese army in history, there are Ishihara no Chi and Itagaki no Guts, which shows that this is a fat Japanese devil, even when other devils are suffering from phobia of the National Revolutionary Army, he still looks like he is not afraid of heaven and earth.

"Itagaki-kun! At present, there are as many as 200,000 Chinese troops gathered south of Chaoyang, and the 1st Division of the Kuomintang in the South Branch is only one of them, and if we want to attack the 1st Division of the Kuomintang in Chaoyang, it is bound to start a decisive battle with more than 200,000 troops! Do you think that with more than 50,000 people of the 7th and 11th Divisions, you can defeat so many of their troops? "The dissenting opinion is Itagaki Seishiro's friend Ishihara Waner, although they have a good relationship, but they will still fight over differences in business.

Itagaki Seishiro glanced at Ishihara and said coldly: "If the 200,000 armies work together, it will not be enough to win with more than 50,000 people in the 7th and 11th divisions, but the battle situation in the past two days has unmistakably told us that the Kuomintang, GCD, Northeast Army, and Jin Army, which make up this army, are full of contradictions, lack of cooperation, and are even pulling each other back!" Such an army, although it numbered as many as 200,000 troops, was still not a cause for concern! ”

"Not a cause for concern?" The chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Yashimitsu Miyake, asked in surprise: "According to the estimation of the General Staff Headquarters, the combat effectiveness of a Kuomintang integrated division is at least equal to that of a permanent division of the empire......... And according to intelligence, the first division of the Kuomintang, which was approaching the rising sun, was also equipped with more than 100 tanks! I'm afraid this force can't be ignored, right? Itagaki ignored him, and looked directly at Ryokaraka: "Your Excellency, we don't dare to provoke a Kuomintang reorganization division now, and then they will continue to transfer troops to Manchuria by sea, will we dare to fight a decisive battle with them?" He glanced at Ishihara again: "I also agree with Ishihara-kun's suggestion, the strength of the empire is not enough to defeat the Southern Branch Kuomintang, and it is necessary to unite with the Chinese GCD."

......, but that does not mean that the imperial army can win without a fight, even after uniting the Chinese GCD, the imperial army must still defeat hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops before it is possible to win Manchuria in the end! And now, if we retreat without a fight because of one Kuomintang division, then when we face ten or twenty Kuomintang divisions in the future, what if we can summon up the courage to fight! ”

"This ......" Ryokari Takashi nodded slightly, and it seemed that he had been subdued by Itagaki.

Ishihara Wan'er hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Excellency, the first division of the Kuomintang is likely to be the last to appear, and by the time we repel them, the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army of the Chinese GCD may no longer exist, right?" At that time, it is very likely that the Kuomintang will unify the northern branch! ”

"Then order the troops not to destroy the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army!" Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since the empire can regard the Chinese GCD as a potential ally, there is no need for the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army to be eliminated. All the Imperial Army needs to do is weaken them and teach them a lesson that they will never forget! The next target of the imperial army was the first division of the Kuomintang, and as long as they were severely damaged, the purpose of the battle of western Liaoning would be completely achieved. ”

Ling Karaka shook his head slowly: "With the strength of the Seventh Division and the Eleventh Division, even if the two heavy artillery brigades can be in place in time, they may not have the strength to severely damage the first division of the national Lou, right?" "Your Excellency, General, then increase the number of troops, and the 19th Division can be put into the reserve." Itagaki Seishiro strode to the military map and pointed to the situation on the map: "News has come from the Beipiao front that the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army of the China GCD have shrunk to the area around Beipiao City, and the road to Chaoyang has been opened. The 19th Division marched more than 100 kilometers from Yixian to Chaoyang, and it could be reached in two days at most. It is estimated that the Kuomintang army has not climbed to Chaoyang by then, right?

In this way, after the GC Army, the Northeast Army, and the Jin Army in China were all repulsed, the Imperial Army could use three divisions to attack one division of the Kuomintang Army! This should be foolproof. ”

"Three Chinese regiments should be enough." Ryokara nodded, with a confident smile on his face: "But if the Kuomintang army strikes ahead of schedule, what should it be?" I'm if. As soon as Ling Karataka's question came out, everyone in the war room was thinking, he glanced at the people in the room lightly, and then pointed to the rising sun line on the map, his face was already sunk: "If we are determined to teach the Kuomintang army a lesson, then we don't care when they make a move, they will all be hit hard!" Even if the 7th Division and the 11th Division fight to pieces, they will defeat the 1st Division of the Kuomintang! Let them truly appreciate the power of the Imperial Samurai! ”

The room was filled with solemnity, and then all the officers stood up and saluted. No matter how much he talked about it, the commander-in-chief made up his mind and only carried it out. The Japanese Empire has gambled all the way to the present, so what is there to worry about in the face of the Kuomintang troops who have already gone north? I can't see the blue sky and the white flag is like a mouse seeing a cat,

Flee from the wind, right?

For this war, Japan has taken out more than 400,000 troops, and has also endured sanctions from Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands and other countries, and this war is still the last fight that Japan has dreamed of on the mainland for thousands of years!

Even if it's a painful loss, it's finally hard work! So no matter what happens at the moment, the Japanese Army, which has already set foot in Manchuria, can only fight to the end!

December 13, 19th year of the Republic of China, six o'clock in the morning.

The dim and low sky above Liaoxi was illuminated by the bright light of bursts of artillery fire and explosions.

The orange and dark red light was like lightning in the dark clouds, tearing open the sky that had just been a little bright. The roar of the cannonballs spread into the distance, like bursts of thunder, sweeping through the entire mountainous area of western Liaoning. This landscape of mass destruction was created by a heavy artillery regiment and two mountain artillery regiments of the Northeast Army, which had just arrived at the Chaoyang front, with a total of thirty-six 150-mm heavy howitzers and seventy-two 75-mm mountain guns. In an instant, the overwhelming artillery fire drowned the Japanese position in a column of smoke and countless flashing fireballs.

At this time, in the position on the side of the G Fourth Route Army in the battlefield of Chaoyang Southern Front, 3,000 Chinese wearing the latest Minxi-style steel helmets and white windbreakers were also ready to attack, and the blue sky and white sun flags had also been erected under the position, looking like an infantry regiment of the National Revolutionary Army was about to attack! It's just that the junior officers of this unit greet each other, but it is not a "goodbye in the next life,... Or is it really a bit strange that there are reactionary statements such as "the shrine of loyalty" with immortal theories, but red statements such as "Intel Nexonel will definitely come true"?

In command of this army was He Wei, deputy commander of the 12th Division of the 4th Route Army of the Central G and commander of the 23rd Brigade, who also wore a brand-new steel helmet in the trenches of the attack.

The officers and soldiers dressed as Kuomintang soldiers in the trenches were actually the officers and soldiers of his 23rd Brigade, and the reason why they dressed like this was because of the orders from above. Last night, several large trucks painted with blue sky and white sun markings brought these things to their brigade, and He Wei was also ordered at the same time to let the troops put on the steel helmets of the Kuomintang army, and then put on white cloaks, and hold the blue sky and white sun flag to launch a "diversion attack" on the Japanese army's southeast frontal defense line.

Half an hour of fire was ready to knock out four or five thousand shells, and the entire battlefield was filled with breathless gunsmoke. When the time came, the artillery fire stopped abruptly, and the sound of machine guns and mortars increased to a frenzied roar. Heavy machine guns erected at various firing points in the trenches sprayed a tidal stream of fire onto the Japanese positions on the opposite side, and a number of 80 mm and 60 mm mortars were also driven, and shells were fired at the Japanese positions as if they were not paying for money. This kind of firepower cover, which is almost like a loser, really looks like the Kuomintang army is fighting a war at first glance.

He Wei held a blue sky and white sun flag in his hand, and was the first to jump out of the trench and plant the flag on the ground as a signal for the impact to be launched, and at the same time raised his arms and shouted: "For the tomorrow of New China, move forward!" "The Chinese G Army is famous for its cadres and party members taking the lead in the charge, and although they want to play the role of the Kuomintang army today, they can't learn the tactic of officers hiding behind and commanding.

Officers wielding shell guns jumped out of the trenches one after another, followed by nearly 3,000 infantry disguised as Nationalist soldiers shouting revolutionary slogans and rushing forward in the smoke of gunpowder.

Matsui Ishone, who was watching the battle behind the Japanese battle line on the opposite side, immediately felt that something was wrong, the squadron's artillery bombardment was accurate and ruthless, and he saw that the field fortifications of the 22nd Brigade were blown up in flames, smoke and dust were chaotic, and from time to time there were broken limbs that were raised into the sky by high anti-aircraft guns! From the analysis of the power of the shell explosion and the density of the landing point, the other side has at least 30 or more 150mm howitzers, and the sound is similar to that of the Japanese Taisho 11th style, which should be the standard equipment of the Kuomintang army in the 17th type of the people. It seems that this time it is very likely that it will be the National Revolutionary Army, which is more powerful than the Japanese army!

"Eight grids!" Matsui Ishone muttered, turned his head and glanced at the road in the distance behind him, which was still empty, and the two heavy artillery brigades assigned to the 7th and 11th Divisions had not yet arrived! They sent a telegram to the division headquarters last night that they had been ambushed by the GCD guerrillas, and although they did not suffer much loss, they missed their trip.

"Your Excellency, it's the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang! They came up early! A staff officer put down the binoculars in his hand, pointed ahead and shouted, "Please send the 12th Wing up immediately!" Matsui held up the binoculars in the direction the staff officer was pointing and looked at it, and immediately gasped. Before the smoke of gunpowder on the front position had dissipated, white cloaks, black steel helmets, and hundreds of blue sky and white sun flags poured up towards the defensive position of the 22nd Brigade. Moreover, even the machine guns and mortars of the "Kuomintang army" did not stop firing, but redoubled their frenzied efforts to pour ammunition on the heads of the Japanese troops.

"Order the 12th Wing to rush to reinforcements! The 22nd Brigade was ordered to hold out until dark. Matsui hurriedly issued two military orders, and he raised his head to look at the clear sky, and gritted his teeth: "Order the 7th and 11th Heavy Artillery Brigades to leave immediately, and be sure to rush to Chaoyang County before noon today!" …

The Japanese staff officer was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, it is daytime, and they will be bombed by the Kuomintang Air Force!" ”

Matsui snorted lightly and lowered his voice: "When it gets dark, I won't know who is in the hands of Chaoyang County!" Let's go to the herald! With that, he raised his binoculars again, stared at the battlefield in front of him, and looked around for more than a hundred tanks in the cross.

I don't know if it was the more than 100 cannons of the Northeast Army that suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese army, or the prestige of the National Revolutionary Army, which was armed to the teeth, frightened the Japanese. From early morning to noon, there is no sign of stopping. The officers and men of the GCD Fourth Route Army rushed into the Japanese positions several times, but they were all driven out by the Japanese army, who was almost in a semi-crazy state of hand-to-hand combat.

After noon, the two heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army finally joined the battle group, but at this time, the Fourth Route Army was also reinforced by the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Army. The battle gradually entered a white-hot state, and the attacking side was not the "Kuomintang Army" alone, but the "Kuomintang Army", the Northeast Army, and the GCD Army cooperated to attack together! Moreover, the offensive and defensive battles of Ji Lie were still staged at the same time in the Pingfangdian and Shangyingzi positions on the southeast front, and the Xidabaishan positions on the western front were staged at the same time, and the entire Chaoyang battlefield was a full-line JI battle.

"President! President! Commander-in-Chief Li sent an urgent telegram that the 10th Division of our army had captured Xidabai Mountain! We're victorious! ”

I saw a young man wearing big black-rimmed glasses hurriedly walking into the command room, his face full of joy, raising the telegram in his hand, and loudly announcing the victory in the difficult Fujian official dialect. This one

The young man's name is Chen Boda! Uh, famous. He had just returned from the Eastern University of the Soviet Union and was assigned to Mao ZD as a secretary. This time, President Mao Da personally came to the front line to supervise the war, and naturally brought him here.

Mao Jia abruptly stood up from his chair, rushed over hurriedly, and took the telegram from Chen Boda's hands. Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang, who were holding a tea cup and drinking tea with their heads down, glanced at each other. Seeing Mao ZD's excited and eager appearance, Zhang Xueliang smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth. Chiang Kai-shek just shook his head slowly with a serious expression.

The key points of the mountains and rivers of the entire western Liaoning have long been familiar to Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang, and they naturally know that Chaoyang County is located in the east of a basin surrounded by mountains in western Liaoning. The west side of the county is a horse flat 1 "The terrain that can be called dangerous is this West Dabai Mountain and Daling River, but it is now the middle of winter, and the surface of the Daling River has already been frozen as hard as steel, so breaking through the West Dabai Mountain is equivalent to breaking through the entire Japanese defense line and advancing the entire battle line to Chaoyang City, but this does not mean that the Japanese army stationed in Chaoyang County is in no danger to defend. in GCD

There are still two dangers on the road of the army and the Northeast Army~ Phoenix Mountain and Qilin Mountain, these two hills that are not tall or big are close to the southeast of Chaoyang County, and they can directly block the road to Beipiao with firepower! If these two places are not captured, even if the county seat of Chaoyang is captured, it will not help.

Mao ZD took the telegram, opened it in a hurry, read it at a glance, and read it carefully.

He let out a long breath and slapped his face: "Okay!" Well played! The People's Army and the Northeast Army were really good, and in just a dozen hours, they took Xidabai Mountain and opened the main road to Chaoyang. Then he turned his head and smiled at Lao Jiang: "This battle can go so smoothly, and I also want to thank Chairman Jiang for his generous help!" I don't know, when will the first division of the Kuomintang be able to rush to the battlefield? Shouldn't it be too late until Chaoyang County is recovered by us? ”

Chiang Kai-shek's face was gloomy, and it was estimated in his heart that he had already all the eighteen generations of Matsui Shigen's ancestors! Hearing Mao Zd's somewhat sarcastic words, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile: "Our First Division and Second Jin Division can arrive tomorrow morning at the latest." But at that time, there will be two former enemy deputy commanders on the front line, and I don't know who to listen to? And who should be stationed after Chaoyang County is recovered? ”

Hearing this, a trace of iron blue flashed on Mao Zd's face, and in a blink of an eye, he calmed down as before, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and spit out some tea powder by the way.

"General Li Jishen and General Fu Zuoyi are both deputy commanders-in-chief, and it is inappropriate for any of the two deputy commanders-in-chief to command the whole army, and the most suitable person to command the recovery of Chaoyang is General Zhang Hanqing, the commander-in-chief. As for who should belong to Chaoyang County after the recovery, it naturally depends on who is active in resisting Japan and who has made great contributions.

General Hanqing, isn't it? Zhang Xueliang smiled faintly and said with a smile: "Since Da Lou Tong has ordered so, what else do his subordinates have to say?" This battle depends on our Northeast Army! ”

Mao ZD retreated: "That's right!" As long as we work together in three ways, are we afraid that we won't be able to defeat the Japanese? ”

Chiang Kai-shek just nodded with a sneer, and naturally had a conspiracy to sabotage the unity of the War of Resistance in his heart. If Chaoyang County is returned to the Kuomintang after the fight, then he can consider letting the First Division sell some strength, but if you look at the "contribution", it is always the GCD and the Northeast Army that are big, and everyone is already in the city! What is the 1st Division of the Kuomintang still fighting?!