In the face of the increasingly messy and complicated situation in the three northeastern provinces, in order to be able to eliminate the hostile armed forces entrenched in their rear in the shortest possible time. Then, concentrate your forces to deal with the 100,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army that are ready to be on your back. The Supreme Commander of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Mijiro, had to let Lieutenant General Kuroiwa, the division commander who was familiar with the situation at the front, continue to hold the post of commander-in-chief of the front and command the troops to fight

At the same time, in order to allow the front-line troops to completely annihilate the anti-coalition forces in the Mengshan area within half a month. The Kwantung Army Headquarters once again withdrew 20,000 troops from among the already small local troops to reinforce the Mengshan area.

As Lieutenant General Kuroiwa himself, after receiving the news that he could continue to serve as commander-in-chief, and at the same time, the Kwantung Army Headquarters once again transferred 20,000 troops to reinforce himself. Lieutenant General Kuroiwa, who was feeling stretched thin for the mobile forces in his hands, could be said to be very excited. And vowed to come up with a real battle record in this half a month, and give a satisfactory answer to the Kwantung Army Command and to the commander of the commander, His Excellency General Umezu Mijiro. As a result, a battle plan carefully planned by the General Staff appeared in Lieutenant General Heiyan's mind

Five days ago, Lieutenant General Heiyan surrounded Changbai Mountain from his own and besieged the limited strength of the anti-coalition forces. An infantry wing, two infantry divisions of the Manchurian Army, plus various artillery, engineers, and other combat personnel, totaling nearly 10,000 troops, were dispatched to launch the most fierce attack on Shimenling, a checkpoint that was related to the success or failure of the entire battle situation. Attempts to do so here are a massive drain on the limited strength and ammunition of the Anti-United Nations. In the end, when both the enemy and our armies were in a state of anxiety and exhausted, they suddenly threw in reinforcements, and finally, in one fell swoop, they crushed the anti-United Nations defense line in front of them, completely annihilated the anti-United Nations forces entrenched in the area of Changbai Mountain, and eliminated Yang Jingyu, the commander of the anti-United Nations who had been ridiculed many times

As the battle began, the whole thing happened and it was not unexpected. In the face of the attack of the imperial army and the Shimenling, which was related to his life and death, the Anti-Japanese Union, which had always been not good at fighting positional warfare, gave up the guerrilla warfare style that he was good at at the first time. And gathered heavy troops, began to build a solid defensive position in Shimenling, and defended to the death... However, what I didn't expect was that this group of anti-union people who were only equipped with light weapons and insufficient ammunition were insufficient. Under the attack of the imperial army with artillery fire and air superiority, not only did not retreat, but with his own perseverance, he persevered. And after five consecutive days of fighting, whether it was the nearly 10,000 Imperial Manchurian Army troops who were responsible for the attack, or the Anti-Japanese Union who was responsible for holding on, they had all reached the last moment, relying on a spirit to persevere... If at this time, whoever can suddenly get reinforcements and get a living reinforcement force can undoubtedly turn the whole tide of the war in the shortest possible time... At this moment, the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Heiyan, who was standing next to the combat sand table, was in his own headquarters, anxiously waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Looking forward to his own reinforcements, he can give the final blow to the anti-union that has run out of ammunition and food at this critical moment....And just when Lieutenant General Heiyan was anxiously waiting for the reinforcements to arrive, he said that Cao Ying Cao Ying would arrive. A rush of footsteps, from far and near, quickly reached his ears..."Report to Your Excellency Commander, the reinforcements from the Anshan direction have just sent a telegram, they have entered the Mengshan area, and they are requesting the operational deployment of the front-line headquarters..."The chief of staff took a telegram he had just received, hurriedly walked in, and reported loudly..."Anshan direction, quickly, tell me about their specific troop deployment and specific location, how detailed it can be, just tell me how detailed it is..." Lieutenant General Kuroiwa, the commander who was still frowning just now, immediately showed a strange smile on his face. Then, with an eager face, he ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander... According to their telegrams, the total strength of the reinforcements in the Anshan direction was more than 4,500 people, including 1,500 imperial troops. In addition, the unit is equipped with a mountain artillery squadron with a total of six mountain guns. The current location of the troops is here, and there is still a distance of about fifteen kilometers from the Shimenling area where the fierce battle is taking place...."The chief of staff replied..."Yo Xi, it is really too timely, Yongchuan-kun, with these reinforcements of more than 4,000 people, we will definitely be able to deal a fatal blow to the anti-alliance that is sticking to the area of Shimenling before dark today, and break through the defense line of the anti-alliance in the area of Shimenling... By the way, who is the commander of the team in the direction of Anshan...."Thinking of the possible victory he can achieve after the arrival of reinforcements. The commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Kuroiwa, had a smile on his face.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the commander of the reinforcements is Shotian Nakasa," the Chief of Staff Nagagawa Osa replied loudly. When he saw the commander in front of him, he frowned, and seemed to be very unfamiliar with Shaotian Nakasa, he continued to answer: "Your Excellency Commander, this Shaotian Nakasa's father is my deputy chief of staff of the Imperial Army..."

"Nani, Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of Staff. Yo Xi, I understand, it seems that this time the great work of breaking through the defense line of the anti-union must belong to this young Tanakasa. Since this young Tanakazo wants to make meritorious contributions, then we will fulfill him. Immediately call back to Shaotian Nakasa, and ask them to rush to the direction of Shimenling in the shortest possible time and participate in the offensive battle against Shimenling... In addition, he telegraphed Matsuda Daisa in the direction of Shimenling, asking him to let the reinforcements play the front after the reinforcements arrived, and break through the defense line of the anti-coalition in one fell swoop. In addition, the identity of Shotanakasa's father will also be sent...", the commander, Lieutenant General Kuroiwa, ordered thoughtfully.

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, I'll send a report right away..."Chief of Staff Yongchuan Dazuo turned around and left the headquarters..."Commander, the little devil sent a telegram back, ordering us to rush to the area of Shimenling and participate in the offensive battle against Shimenling. At the same time, the headquarters asked us to serve as the main attacking force of the entire offensive campaign..."After receiving a call back from the Little Devil Command, Liu Xiaogang quickly informed the commander Liu Hua of the contents of the telegram..."Shimenling, quickly, guards, map...."Liu Hua ordered loudly. In less than a few seconds, a detailed combat military map of the captured army was pounced in front of Liu Hua. At the same time, the three captains also gathered next to the map, waiting for Liu Hua's order..."Shimenling, here... It seems that the current Anti-Japanese Federation has reached a life-and-death juncture. You see, this Shimenling is exactly on the road to Changbai Mountain, and after Shimenling, the rest is the vast mountains, and there is no more precipitous terrain. If the little devils are allowed to occupy Shimenling, then the door to the army's encirclement and suppression of the remaining troops of the Anti-Japanese Federation will be opened randomly. If nothing else, now the little devil is in Shimenling, and there is a fierce battle with the Anti-Japanese Federation..."Liu Hua pointed to the Shimenling on the map in front of him, and said to the several captains around him..."Commander, according to your meaning, this Shimenling is almost related to the life and death of the entire Anti-Japanese Federation. In the face of such an important place, the Yue army will definitely send a large number of troops to attack it. Similarly, the Anti-United Nations will also mobilize a large number of troops to defend to the death. If nothing else, before we arrived, in the Shimenling generation, the Yue Army and the Anti-Japanese Federation must have gone through a long battle of life and death. And the little devil commander, the purpose is also very clear, that is, he wants us, a living force, to suddenly join the battle, to take the Anti-Japanese Federation by surprise, and break through the Shimenling defense line in one fell swoop..."Liu Xiaogang opened his mouth and said..."The little devil commander is really ruthless enough, with a well-equipped and high-morale force, attacking the anti-Japanese army, which is almost out of ammunition and food. If they are really allowed to achieve it, the anti-coalition forces defending in the Shimenling area will definitely be defeated, or even annihilated..."Li Guotian, the captain of the third brigade, then echoed.

"Everybody is absolutely right. However, to the surprise of the little devil commander, the more than 4,000 elite troops he had high hopes for had already been wiped out by our advance detachment. And our advance detachment, at this moment, is wearing their clothes and touching their big rear, and they are still in the dark...."Liu Hua nodded, and said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth..."Commander, you can give an order, while the little devils and the Anti-Union are fighting fiercely in Shimenling, we suddenly launched an attack from behind the little devils and caught them off guard. Then, together with the Anti-Japanese Federation, they attacked back and forth, defeated the nearly 10,000 puppet troops gathered in the Shimenling area, and joined the Anti-Japanese Federation..."Wang Ping opened his mouth and said..."Commander, give the order, if it's too late, the Anti-Japanese Federation will be wiped out by the little devils..."

"Okay, since that's the case, then let's carry out the last stage of the whole plan, fish in troubled waters in the rear of the little devils, and hit them hard..."Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Liu Hua said with a resolute face.

"However, my strategic goal is not as simple as defeating the nearly 10,000 puppet troops in the Shimenling area, but to ask everyone to annihilate this enemy... Otherwise, even if these little devils are defeated and converge with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, we are still surrounded by the heavy troops of the puppet army...."Seeing everyone's eyes, all of them were attracted to themselves, Liu Hua turned his words and said affirmatively..."Completely annihilated....But, commander, after all, there are nearly 10,000 puppet troops in the Shimenling area. Even after a few days of fighting, they were very tired. However, the anti-coalition forces that stuck to the Shimenling area also reached the point of running out of ammunition and food. As I said, the only troops that can launch an offensive at that time will be more than 4,000 people from our Anti-Japanese Alliance. We have more than 4,000 people, and more than 10,000 people have been annihilated, and we are well-equipped and have the advantage of artillery fire. Liu Xiaogang's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I mean, with more than 4,000 people in our advance detachment, plus the cooperation of the Anti-Japanese Federation, we will completely annihilate more than 10,000 people. Let's see, according to the intelligence, the army has hoarded a full 100,000 troops in the Mengshan area. However, due to the limitations of the surrounding terrain, they wanted to trap the Anti-Union in the area of Changbai Mountain. These 100,000 troops basically had to defend the various exits around Changbai Mountain. Therefore, the mobile troops they can assemble are only more than 10,000 people. If we can defeat the mobile force of the little devils. Then, the encirclement in front of us will be like a piece of paper, and no matter where we break through, it will be very easy..."After drawing a big circle on the map, Liu Hua analyzed..."But, commander, how can we annihilate more than 10,000 puppet troops with more than 4,000 people? Even if the enemy is more than 10,000 pigs, it will take a long time for us to destroy them all. When the time comes, the enemy will definitely know about our plan, so he will send troops to surround and annihilate us..."Liu Xiaogang frowned tightly and continued to ask..."Hehe, more than 3,000 little devils, we can treat them as pigs. However, those two divisions, more than 6,000 Manchurian troops, you should not think too highly of them. Don't forget, now we are their reinforcements, and we are also their masters, and they are called the Kwantung Army....They have not yet had time to welcome us, how can they oppose us? When the time comes, let's just let this rare cooperation be fine...."Liu Hua said with a smile on his face..."Commander, do you mean that we...."As he spoke, Liu Xiaogang pointed to the little devil Zhongzuo military uniform he was wearing, and a look of shock appeared on his face..."Okay, I've already said what I should say, and now we'll start implementing this plan to fish in troubled waters." Now I order, the troops immediately enter the combat state, continue to advance, and target the area around Shimenling. Xiao Gang immediately sent a squadron of scouts to reconnoitre. Before the main force arrives at the destination, I must find out all the deployments of the army in the area of Shimenling... If possible, try to get in touch with the anti-union in Shimenling. Remember to bring a radio station to facilitate communication...."Liu Hua glanced at the commanders in front of him and ordered loudly..."Nani? , how can this be, is why His Excellency the Regiment Commander did this to us... We are here, and we have experienced a bloody five-day battle with the Anti-Japanese Federation. Victory is on the horizon. Why should the results of our soldiers' lives and blood be given to reinforcements for no reason, why? "Looking at the telegram just sent by Lieutenant General Hei Yan, the commander of the army who was in charge of attacking Shimenling, Matsuda Dazuo, the commander of the army who was in charge of attacking Shimenling, roared at the chief of staff beside him in disbelief..."Your Excellency Wing Commander, it must be the reason for this young Tianzhongzuo. You see, this is a telegram just sent by His Excellency the division commander, showing that the father of the supreme commander of the reinforcements, Shoda Nakasa, is Lieutenant General Lieutenant General, deputy chief of staff of the Imperial Army Staff... It must be because of him that His Excellency the Division Commander gave us such a great credit..."Facing the Wing Commander's question, the Chief of Staff hurriedly replied..."Eight Ge Yalu, is it just because Shotian Nakasa's father is a lieutenant general, do you want to let the victory that countless soldiers of the 22nd Wing have exchanged for with their blood, and give it to others. If that's the case, let me Matsuda stand up in front of all the officers and men of the 22nd Wing. I am not satisfied, and the chief of staff immediately sent a telegram to His Excellency the Division Commander, opposing the battle plan of His Excellency the Division Commander...."Matsuda Daisaku clenched his fists and ordered with an angry face..."Hi, please calm your anger, if we reject the telegram that is His Excellency the Regiment Commander, what awaits us must be a trial by a military court. Your Excellency Wing Commander, I have a suggestion that can solve this matter well, please let Your Excellency Wing Commander calm his anger..."Hearing that the Wing Commander, who had been carried away by anger in front of him, actually wanted to refute the combat order of his direct boss under the conditions of the strict rank of the army, the Chief of Staff hurriedly reminded..."You have a way, the Chief of Staff quickly said, is there any way that all the officers and men of the 2nd Wing can exchange their lives for their combat exploits from being taken away by this young Tanakasa..." The brows immediately relaxed, waiting for a pair of big eyes to stare at the chief of staff in front of him without blinking.

"Hai, Your Excellency, Wing Commander. I humbly believe that as long as our 22nd Infantry Wing can break through the defense line of the Anti-United Nations in the direction of Shimenling before the reinforcements arrive, it will completely annihilate the anti-United Nations forces. Then, no matter how much His Excellency the division commander wants to favor Shaotian Nakasa, it is impossible to erase this reality. And this first achievement of breaking through the Shimenling defense line and completely annihilating the anti-coalition forces is not possessed by our 22nd Infantry Wing..."The chief of staff replied in a low voice while staring at the face of the wing leader in front of him.

"Yo Xi, what you said is very good, let's do this. However, although our troops have nearly 10,000 troops, they are already very tired after five days of continuous attacks, and are they still capable of attacking? After a short period of surprise, Wing Commander Matsuda Daisa frowned again, and asked rhetorically to the Chief of Staff in front of him..."Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, although our army is very tired after five days of continuous attacks. However, at your request, we have kept two infantry brigades on hold as a reserve for the troops. I think that now is the best time for these two infantry brigades to attack..."Seeing the wing commander in front of him, because of the anger just now, he even forgot the deployment of his own troops, the chief of staff was speechless at the same time, and hurriedly reminded.

"Then what are you waiting for, order the two infantry brigades to assemble at once, and prepare to launch a new round of attack on the defenders of Shimenling....order the two Manchurian infantry divisions in the forward positions to retreat to our rear immediately, so as not to affect the offensive of the troops... Quick, go give the order now. Tell the two captains that they must take Shimenling within three hours, otherwise, the military law will be engaged in...."Wing Commander Matsuda Dazuo ordered with an excited face as if he had found a big treasure..."Yes, Your Excellency Wing Commander..."The Chief of Staff turned around and left the command headquarters and began to issue specific combat missions....

(To be continued)