On September 24, a battle report came from the Liaodong Peninsula that the 4th and 5th Divisions of the Second Army advanced to the outskirts of Jinzhou and prepared to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Jinzhou. The 19th Division of the Japanese Army deployed a brigade in Jinzhou, and deployed half of the artillery of the entire division in Jinzhou City, while the other half of the artillery was deployed in Dalian.

On the afternoon of September 24, the 027th Infantry Regiment of the Fourth Division launched an attack on the Japanese positions on the periphery of Jinzhou from the left side of Daheisheng, and the 029th Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Division launched an attack on the Japanese positions on the periphery of Jinzhou from the right side of Daheisheng, and the artillery bombarded the Japanese positions overwhelmingly. Several successive battles have proved that the intensity of the artillery fire and the power of the shells are directly proportional to the casualties caused by the enemy, and it is an ironclad fact that the fiercer the firepower and the greater the power of the shell explosion, the greater the casualties inflicted on the enemy.

However, the largest caliber field gun equipped by the Chinese army is only 150 mm, not that China cannot produce army field guns with a larger caliber, but because the larger the caliber of the artillery, the greater its weight, in terms of the current traffic situation and traction power of Huaguo, it is difficult to move more than 120 mm caliber artillery, unless the traffic is greatly improved, and the car is popularized to a certain extent.

The Japanese garrison battalion of the Manchurian Railway could not be compared with the combat effectiveness of the 19th Division, which was a regular unit after all, and the soldiers were all composed of former retired veterans. Incompetence is much stronger than the soldiers of the Manchurian garrison battalion, both in terms of battlefield psychology and tactical literacy, after the start of the offensive. The Chinese soldiers all felt it.

Previously, when attacking the Japanese defense line on the front line of Pulandian and Piziwo, the soldiers of the Japanese Manchurian Iron Garrison Battalion did not dare to brave the artillery fire to come out of the anti-artillery hole to block the attack when the Chinese army was engaged in infantry and artillery coordinated operations. However, these Japanese soldiers of the 19th Division dared to come out under artillery fire, and they were not afraid of artillery fire, because some experienced veterans could judge the time when the shells landed from the screaming sound of the shells penetrating the air, and some veterans could even judge from the sound what kind of shells were fired, but the new recruits could not.

However, the Japanese have not fought in more than a decade, and even these re-drafted Japanese soldiers have not experienced war, and they are better than the recruits because they are more experienced.

The casualties in this battle were significantly higher than those in the attack on Pulandian and Piziwo, mainly because the Japanese 19th Division was full of veterans, and their marksmanship was better than that of the Japanese recruits. Although the Japanese Army's Type 38 rifle has relatively high accuracy and strong penetrating performance, its lethal effect is relatively small, so many Chinese soldiers who were shot did not have to worry about their lives for the time being after being treated in time, and were sent to the rear hospital for treatment by the battlefield ambulance team, and the pressure on the hospital also increased significantly after the start of the battle.

After a day of fighting, the Japanese suffered relatively heavy casualties, and in order to concentrate their forces, they had to shrink the defensive line, on this night. The Japanese abandoned their positions on the periphery and withdrew to the second line of defense outside the walls of Jinzhou.

On September 25, the Chinese army did not attack the Japanese in Jinzhou, and the 4th Division sent a battalion of troops to launch a fierce attack in the southwest direction. One of the Japanese squadrons deployed here was wiped out, and at this point, the Chinese army cut off Jinzhou from the Japanese forces at Dalian and Lushunkou. The Japanese army in Golden State became a lone army, and ammunition could no longer be brought in.

There is even more unfavorable news to come. The Japanese arsenal at Arthur was attacked by a special team of the Chinese intelligence department at night and blown up. Because the Japanese army stored all the ammunition of the entire Liaodong Peninsula here, the explosion produced a huge destructive force, the Japanese ammunition depot was destroyed, and now whether it is Jinzhou, Dalian, or Lushunkou, the Japanese army only has a base of ammunition in their hands to use, and can no longer replenish ammunition.

The Japanese Kwantung Governor's Governor Nakamura Satoru and the commander of the 19th Division, Tachibana Koichiro, were studying the battle situation at the headquarters of Lushunkou at this time, but when they heard a huge explosion, accompanied by a strong ground tremor, their faces changed at the same time, and they rushed out of the headquarters to the courtyard to see the flames rising in the direction of the ammunition depot, and the huge mushroom cloud slowly rising, which made the two of them have a bad premonition in their hearts.

Koichiro Tachibana immediately said to his adjutant: "You go and see the situation, what is the explosion where it happened, what is the explosion process, and come back and report it as soon as you find out!" ”

"Hey!" The adjutant promised to leave quickly.

The two returned to the command room, and Tachibana Koichiro said to Nakamura Satoru worriedly: "Your Excellency the Governor, I have a bad premonition, it is likely that there was an explosion at the ammunition depot, if this is the case, our time here can enter the countdown!" ”

Nakamura Satoru's face was very bad, and he sighed: "I hope it's not an ammunition depot!" ”

In fact, the two of them knew very well in their hearts that the place of the explosion must be the ammunition depot, and there was no other place around here except for the explosion of the ammunition depot that could produce such a big movement, but the two of them still had some luck in their hearts.

Tachibana Koichiro saw that Nakamura Satoru's mental state was a little bad, so he comforted: "Your Excellency the Governor, please rest assured, even if there is an explosion in the ammunition depot, I will lead all the imperial soldiers to fight to the death and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!" It is better to have all the jade shattered than to surrender to the inferior people."

Nakamura Jue heard Tachibana Koichiro say this, and his mood was a little better, in fact, most of the military power of the Liaodong Peninsula was in the hands of Tachibana Koichiro, and there were Mantetsu garrison battalions and gendarmerie to balance him before, but after the battle a few days ago, there were only a few hundred remnants left in the Mantetsu garrison battalion, and those bandits and the Mongolian Eighth Team also lost most of them, and all the rest were scattered, and it was impossible to concentrate them again, that is to say, the remaining forces of the Japanese army are basically all in the hands of Tachibana Koichiro, If he doesn't follow orders, Nakamura Satoru really can't do anything about him.

At this time, a Japanese soldier came in and reported: "General, Mr. Kawashima Shonan is asking to see you outside the door!" ”

Satoru Nakamura waved his hand: "Please let him in!" ”

"Hey!"

Soon Kawashima was brought in by soldiers, and Nakamura asked, "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Kawashima coming over this time?" ”

Kawashima bowed and asked, "Two generals." Just now I heard a loud bang, like an explosion. Don't know what's going on? ”

Tachibana Koichiro didn't shy away from it, and said directly: "I've already sent someone to check on the situation." It is very likely that there was an explosion at the ammunition depot, if this is the case, our situation will be very dangerous, I am afraid that the Lushun mouth will not be defended for long, Kawashima-kun, go back and prepare, if it is true that there is an explosion in the ammunition depot, take your retinue and family to fight the Shina people with us to the end, even if all the jade shatters must be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Kawashima Speed's face changed when he heard this. There was an extremely gloomy look in his eyes, and he lowered his head and said, "Hey! Once the news is confirmed, I'll go back and prepare! ”

The adjutant who had been sent to check the news soon returned, and he stumbled in and gasped: "Report to the general, sure enough, there was an explosion at the ammunition depot??????

Koichiro Tachibana immediately asked, "What is the damage?" ”

"The ammunition depot has been blown out of a huge deep pit, and none of the ammunition has survived!"

When Sakuru Nakamura and Koichiro Tachibana heard this, the two of them seemed to be ten years old, and Satoru Nakamura even sat on the chair with a weak breath, like a dead father.

Kawashima saw the appearance of these two. His eyes flashed, his mind turned away, and soon he bowed and said, "Two generals, I'd better go back and prepare." Gather the rest of the men and fight against the attack of the Shina people is also a force! ”

Satoru Nakamura waved his hand and did not speak. Motioning for him to leave.

Kawashima Quickang, who returned to his home in Lushunkou, knew that the Japanese army would not be able to hold on to the Liaodong Peninsula for long, and how could he collect it without ammunition? He knows very well what what he has done in China over the years means to the Chinese people. He knew that staying here could only wait for death, and the Chinese people would definitely not let him go. If he is caught, it will only be a dead end, he does not want to die yet, his ambition has not been realized, so he decides to escape.

How to escape has become the most difficult thing in front of Kawashima Sulang now, it is not possible to take the sea route, the sea is too risky, and the ships of the Chinese Navy have blocked the port, and no ship can leave. It can only be taken by land, but the Chinese army in the east is attacking Jinzhou, and it is still unknown whether they can escape from there.

He knew very well that his identity must not be revealed, the Chinese intelligence department had been looking for him for a long time, and he had become a Japanese on the must-kill list of the Chinese intelligence department, so he decided to hide his identity, he sent some of his Japanese ronins and family members to leave, and then scattered and lurked in Lushunkou, and continued to lurk after the Chinese army came in, waiting for his summons, and then he also left after some disguise.

A day later, there was a passage in the Chinese army blockade area on the left side of Jinzhou, where the Japanese army and the Chinese army were fighting, and the Chinese army seized this place to cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Jinzhou and the Japanese army in Dalian, but thousands of people gathered here, because Dalian and Lushunkou were about to fight, so these people were ready to leave here for refuge, so these people were gathered here and waited for the Chinese army to open the passage.

In front of the checkpoint, the common people lined up in several long lines with large bags and small bags on their backs, and several Chinese army officers stood at the checkpoint to check the resident cards of these people, and those who had no problems with the documents were allowed to leave.

At this time, an old man who looked like an old farmer came to the door of the sentry post with a tattered bag on his back, and the officer stretched out his hand and said, "Old man, where is your household register?" ”

"Oh, here!" The old man trembled and took out a household registration book from his ** pocket and handed it to the officer, when the officer received the household registration book, he saw the old man's hand, and his eyes suddenly stared, this is not the hand of an old man doing rough work at all, the officer took the household registration book and looked at it, looked at the old man again, and said: "Old man, we have something to ask you, please follow me to the checkpoint over there, come, let's not stand here and block others!" ”

The old man was taken to the checkpoint by the officer and locked up for two days, and when the door was opened again, a soldier in a neat officer uniform stared at the old man and said, "Mr. Kawashima Speed, we have been looking for you so hard, why don't you leave without saying hello, isn't it too rude?" Let's go, someone up there will treat you to a big meal! ”

Kawashima Sholang was arrested, this Japanese invader who had been devoting his life to plotting the independence of Mongolia finally fell into the hands of the Chinese intelligence services, and soon, he was sentenced to death, a bullet ended his life of crime, after his death, his crimes were disclosed on the front pages of major newspapers, and his brother-in-law, the former Prince Shanqi of Qingsu, was also arrested soon after Lushunkou was broken by the Chinese army, and the main backbone members of the Zongshe Party were arrested in the following period, and their family property was confiscated. The wives and concubines were all dismissed after being paid some basic living expenses. Since then, the Jongsha Party has disappeared into history. (To be continued......)