Chapter 694: Equipment Superiority! (Ask for a subscription!) ）

Advanced weapons

Just when the entire war room became quiet amid the commander's monstrous scolding. The chief of staff's voice sounded very in a timely manner, which relieved the tense atmosphere in the war room.

"Your Excellency Commander, there may be a way to solve the current dilemma faced by dozens of counties in the southeast of Jilin...."

"What way..."Hearing the chief of staff's answer, the commander at this moment, as if in despair, had found a glimmer of light, and asked eagerly.

"Immediately send reinforcements to the southeast of Jilin, and send troops to disrupt their deployment before the Northeast Field Army has completely occupied the entire area...."

"At present, the total strength of the Northeast Field Army, although it has reached a staggering more than 400,000 people. However, the troops that really had combat effectiveness, that is, could fight a war with the troops of the Kwantung Army, only had the original strength of more than 100,000 troops. The Northeast Field Army, as well as the entire Liaoning Province, had a huge base area that needed to be defended. Therefore, I am sure that the troops of the Northeast Field Army will not exceed 100,000 at most..."

"Hundreds of thousands of troops, encircling dozens of county towns in the southeast of Jilin, and also carrying out scattered attacks, their total strength must be very tight. As long as we can transfer more than two divisions from the newly formed divisions and regiments, equipped with a sufficient number of heavy artillery, we will be able to tear a breakthrough in the defense line of the Northeast Field Army. I believe that as long as we can tear through a breakthrough, the defense line of the Northeast Field Army in front of us will be self-defeating. At that time, our heroic Kwantung Army troops will be able to march into the southeast of Jilin in a steady stream, and finally, in the southeast of Jilin, they will have a large-scale strategic decisive battle with the Northeast Field Army, destroy a large number of the living forces of the Northeast Field Army, and prepare for our Kwantung Army's counterattack in Mukden...."

The chief of staff's answer was like a door to the light, opening a door to the light for everyone in the war room. Let everyone in despair find a glimmer of hope.

Similarly, Senior General Umejiro Mitsu, as the commander, also began to think briefly at the first time against the combat sand table in front of him.

A few minutes later, under the expectant gaze of everyone, the commander's eyes immediately flashed a fierce gaze. Then, he asked the chief of staff in front of him.

"Where is the newly formed division regiment closest to the southeast of Jilin trained, and how many people are in the total strength? If the reinforcements are drawn now, how long will it take to rush to the southeast of Jilin and join the battle? ”

"Liaoyuan... Your Excellency Commander, Liaoyuan, as the east gate of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, has always been stationed as a long garrison of a field division. In order to develop the growing Northeast Field Army in the Liaoning region, the Liaoyuan Command, under the order of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, reorganized the strength of two newly organized divisions and regiments. At present, the two newly formed divisions and regiments have initially formed combat effectiveness, and as long as they are equipped with a sufficient number of heavy weapons, they can send troops..."

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to Commander Liaoyuan, ordering the new Sixth and Seventh Divisions, the 10th Wing of the Field Heavy Artillery of the Kwantung Army, and the 3233rd Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade, with a total of 50,000 troops, under the unified command of Lieutenant General Nagashima of the Fifth Army, to immediately attack, attack and advance along the Meihe estuary, and reinforce the southeast of Jilin...."After thinking through everything, the commander, General Mizu Meijiro, ordered with a decisive face.

"Hayi, Your Excellency Commander, I will go and give orders immediately..."

However, just as the chief of staff's words fell, he didn't have time to leave. A communications staff officer rushed in with an eager face. Then, he quickly handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff who was about to leave.

After a quick glance at the telegram in his hand, the chief of staff's face turned pale in just a moment. As for the excited look that had just accepted the order, it was also swept away.

Looking at the face of the chief of staff in front of him, the sharp-eyed commander immediately discovered something. A pair of eyes, staring at the telegram in the hand of the chief of staff, asked.

"Chief of Staff, what's wrong?"

Looking at the commander in front of him, who was also nervous, the chief of staff said helplessly.

"Your Excellency Commander, please say bluntly, this time, dozens of county towns in the southeast of Jilin, large and small, may really have become the bag of the Northeast Field Army...", "Nani, the bag of the Northeast Field Army. Chief of Staff, didn't you just say that as long as our Kwantung Army sends more than two divisions, will it be able to save the crisis in the southeast of Jilin? Why now... Chief of Staff, is something wrong? In response to the chief of staff's sudden answer, the commander asked rhetorically with a puzzled expression.

"Ha Yi....This is a telegram just sent by Major General Yamamoto at the mouth of the Meihekou. In the area around the mouth of the Meihe River, a large number of Northeast Field Army suddenly appeared. According to reconnaissance, the total number of troops exceeded 10,000 ... In addition, around Dongfeng County, there are also traces of the activities of the Northeast Field Army...."The chief of staff replied affirmatively...

"Meihekou? How so. What does the Northeast Field Army want to do, a southeast of Jilin, is it still not satisfied with their appetite, and it has actually extended its tentacles to the mouth of the Meihe River. As the traffic artery of Jilin, Meihekou absolutely cannot afford any accidents... Reinforcements were ordered, and the reinforcement of southeastern Jilin was abandoned, and the Meihekou was reinforced. Go and give the order right away..."After a brief shock, Admiral Umejiro Mizu ordered very decisively.

"Hayi...."

"Boom...", an orange-red flame erupted from inside the bazooka. A rocket with a tail flame flew out of the bazooka at a rapid pace, and flew towards a dark castle away from Baimi. Immediately after, a huge explosion reached everyone's ears. As for the machine gun bunker that had just spewed out a line of scorching flames, as the explosion sounded, it was immediately blown apart, and it was torn to pieces along with several little devils inside.

"A platoon immediately attacks and destroys the remnants of the little devils on the position. The second platoon, the third platoon followed up and continued to attack..."Looking at the machine-gun bunker in front of the troops, in the blink of an eye, it became a pile of ruins. After casting a hint of praise at the bazooka hand next to him. The commander of the second company, who was in charge of the main attack task, gave a decisive order.

As soon as the company commander's order was issued, dozens of light machine guns that served as fire cover were sentenced to an impenetrable net of bullets against a pile of rubble outside the white rice. Immediately afterwards, a platoon of more than 30 soldiers, under the leadership of their respective platoon commanders, quickly jumped out of the bunker, formed a skirmish line, and launched a charge against the Japanese position....

Wang Gang, as a soldier who had just joined the army for less than half a year, because of his outstanding marksmanship, he achieved the result of killing six enemies in two battles. In less than a few months, he has changed from a recruit to a platoon leader today. At this moment, Wang Gang was holding the semi-automatic rifle in his hand, while seriously searching for possible dangers, and at the same time commanding his subordinates, who were only 30 people left, to launch an attack on the Japanese position that had become ruins in front of him.

Just when Wang Gang, with a platoon, did not encounter any resistance, and successfully rushed to the Japanese position, which was less than five meters away, and was about to cross the Japanese position. Behind the sandbags in front of everyone, four little devils suddenly jumped out, holding up the bayonets in their hands, screaming and stabbing at the front gang, wanting to pull an enemy to bury him before he died...

"Platoon commander, be careful... There are devils..."Facing the Japanese position, the little devil who came suddenly and was close at hand. The platoon commander who followed Wang Gangshen was unable to provide any support because of the terrain, so he could only remind the platoon commander in front of him with an anxious face.

And at this moment, after several consecutive battles, Wang Gang, who had already had a certain sense of various dangers, had already discovered the four little devils who suddenly appeared and attacked him at the first time.

"Bang..." A sharp gunshot rang out, and Wang Gang mercilessly pointed at the little devil at the front and pulled the trigger of the semi-automatic rifle in his hand. The gunshot rang out, and the little devil who was sprinting to the front also fell to the ground with an unwilling look.

"Eight Ge Yalu, cunning Zhina man, go die..."Seeing the death of his companion, the little devil behind him couldn't help but scold. However, in just a moment, there was a trace of excitement on the faces of the three little devils. In their eyes, the commander of the Shina in front of them had already fired the 'only' bullet in the rifle. At this moment, he has become a lamb to the slaughter in his own hands, at his disposal.

However, just when the three little devils, with excited looks, held up their rifles with bayonets in their hands, ready to strike the final blow. An incredible scene appeared in front of them. In the face of the stabbing of the three of them, Wang Gang in front of him not only did not dodge in any way, but instead held up the rifle without a bayonet in his hand and continued to pull the trigger on himself.

"Bang bang bang..." A series of crisp gunshots rang out, and the three little devils, with incredible looks, fell heavily in a pool of blood. Moreover, until death, I don't understand why the mid-week rifle of the Northeast Field Army in front of me can be fired continuously like a light machine gun ....

"Comrades, go on the offensive. Remember, in the event of accidental injury, give all the little devils a bayonet..."After quickly replacing the rifle in his hand with a new magazine, the company commander gave a decisive order, and then once again rushed to the front of the entire queue...

Listening to the roaring gunfire outside the city, Major General Yamamoto, as the supreme commander of Liaoyuan, has been staying in the war room since the beginning of the battle, paying attention to the specific battle situation outside the city.

Looking at a combat staff officer with a face full of gunpowder smoke, panting and rushing into the war room, Major General Yamamoto, who had been waiting impatiently, asked nervously.

"And Shanjun, how is the situation outside the city? Why is it that in less than two hours, the sound of gunfire is getting closer and closer to the command? Also, all the telephone lines from the headquarters to the outside world were completely cut off? ”

"Report to Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the situation is very bad..."

"The progress of the Northeast Field Army is very rapid. At present, two of the three lines of defense deployed by our army outside the city have been broken through. And the south gate, where the fighting was fiercest, the forward troops of the Northeast Field Army, were less than a kilometer away from the city wall....", the chief of staff reported breathlessly.

"How can this be..."Faced with the shocking news in front of him, Major General Yamamoto, who was originally full of confidence, sat down on the stool behind him as if he had been struck by lightning. Then, there was a look of decadence on his face.

In order to prevent Liaoyuan City from becoming the second Qingyuan county, Major General Yamamoto, as the supreme governor of Liaoyuan, did not concentrate all the troops in his hands into the city, and relied on the city fortifications to hold on. Instead, the strength of a field wing was deployed in turn on the three lines of defense outside the city, preparing to carry out echelon blockades, so as to delay the offensive pace of the Northeast Field Army and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

However, what I didn't expect was that the entire attack had just passed less than two hours. With two infantry battalions and a large number of military forts, the first two lines of defense of the machine-gun bunker were quickly broken through, which was greatly unexpected by Major General Yamamoto.

Thinking of everything of this kind, after a brief shock. Major General Yamamoto asked with a desperate expression: "And Yama-kun, does the Northeast Field Army outside the city really have such a strong combat effectiveness..."

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to the reports of the commanders at all levels of the front, they have found two different weapons in the units of the Northeast Field Army. And a large number of pillboxes built by our Kwantung Army outside the city were destroyed in these two weapons..."

"What kind of weapon..."Hearing the answer of the chief of staff in front of him, Major General Yamamoto's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp edge. Then, looking at the chief of staff in front of him, he asked eagerly.

"According to the reports of the officers and men at the front, these two weapons are: a rifle that can fire continuously, and the other weapon is an artillery that can fire flatly. At the same time, artillery that could be fired horizontally was not only very lightweight, but could be operated and transported by one person. What's more, the power of this artillery is very powerful, and within 100 meters, it can destroy all kinds of military pillboxes built by our army outside the city...."

"Nani? How is it possible, when did the backward people of China have such advanced combat weapons... No, we must report this news to the Kwantung Army Command as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will suffer even greater losses in future operations. Chief of Staff, immediately report this situation to the Kwantung Army Command. In addition, I want the headquarters to request operational guidance, immediately...."Major General Yamamoto's face quickly flashed a look of incredulity. immediately discovered the specific value of this message, and then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he decisively ordered.

"Hayi, it's just, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the battle outside the city. According to the report of the captain of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, in a maximum of half an hour, our third line of defense will be lost ... Look, do you send reinforcements right away to hold the third line of defense...."The chief of staff asked. , "Ordered the garrison division outside the city to immediately send four regiments of troops to reinforce the Kwantung Army troops outside the city. Rather than letting these Manchurian troops become a hidden danger to our defense of the city, it is better to send them directly to the forefront and constantly consume the vital forces of the Northeast Field Army to block their offensive..."Major General Yamamoto ordered.

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander is wise..."

"In addition, in addition to the four garrison regiments sent out of the city, the remaining regiments were scattered to the four city walls to assist our Kwantung Army in defending the city. At the same time, the police force, expatriate, and spies in the city are all armed and participate in the battle to defend the city at any time. In a word, Liaoyuan City must not be lost, and we must wait until the arrival of reinforcements. Major General Yamamoto's face showed a thick murderous aura, and he ordered decisively.

"Hayi...."

Outside Liaoyuan City, in the temporary headquarters of the Northern Army, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was standing in front of a huge map, listening to Commander Zhou Baozhong in front of him, introducing the current progress of various troops.

"Commander-in-chief, compared with before the expansion of the troops, the combat effectiveness of the troops has not only not decreased, but has increased a lot. In particular, the bazooka, which has just been equipped with troops, is simply an excellent weapon against the little devil bunker. In the past, we could only use explosives packs against these bunkers. And now, these impregnable bunkers, in front of the bazooka, are like papier-mâché ... As for the semi-automatic rifle that was just equipped, it was a nightmare for the infantry of the little devils. With the addition of semi-automatic rifles, the accuracy of the little devil rifleman was immediately weakened a lot..."Zhou Baozhong said excitedly.

"Well, advanced weapons, to a certain extent, can indeed improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. Command the various troops at the front, which will continue to intensify the offensive. At the same time, order the Guard Division, Heavy Artillery Division, Cavalry Division, Second Regiment of Air Defense Division, Rocket Artillery Battalion, 37th Division and 38th Division of the 13th Army of the Fifth Corps, immediately go to the ambush battlefield and prepare for battle...."Liu Hua decisively ordered.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

"Commander Zhou, the battle here will be handed over to you. Remember, you must not break through the fortifications without an order from the headquarters. However, during the whole attack, we must put pressure on the little devils and make them feel that their fortifications may be breached by us at any time..."

"Rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I understand all of this. I must ask the little devil commander in the city to send out a telegram asking for help every ten minutes..."Zhou Baozhong replied thoughtfully.

"Well... The guard battalion, set off immediately, will be transferred to the forefront by the command..."Liu Hua finally ordered.

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