Chapter 661 Life and Death Matters (Ask for Subscription!) ）

However, to his disappointment, as soon as his words fell, Major General Kuroda in front of him shook his head very helplessly and replied to Yoshimoto Sadachi in front of him.

"Report to Your Excellency Chief of Staff, that last night almost half of the more than 3,000 combatants of the more than 3,000 Imperial troops lost were soldiers of the gendarmerie. At this moment, the entire gendarmerie has less than 300 troops left. There is no ability at all, and the entire Fengtian City is searched. ”

Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto, who was in front of him, had not yet reacted from the shock, and Major General Kuroda continued to speak.

"Also, because of the death of more than 3,000 soldiers of the Imperial Army. At present, in the entire Fengtian City, except for the city, there are nearly 10,000 warriors of the imperial army who are fighting. In the entire Fengtian City, there is less than one infantry wing left, and two thousand five hundred imperial soldiers are responsible for the security and defense of the entire Fengtian City..."

For a while, Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto, who heard this answer, was as if he had suddenly aged several years. With great difficulty, he opened his mouth to speak. However, a few minutes later, Lieutenant General Sadamichi Yoshimoto, with a sad face, did not say a word.

Finally, after a few minutes of brief shock, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi slowly recovered from his sadness and said helplessly to Major General Kuroda in front of him.

"Kuroda-kun, is it true that Amaterasu will no longer bless his people, and if it continues to be lost at this rate, in less than two days, the entire Mukden City will become an empty city without any defense...."

Seeing Major General Kuroda in front of him, he also nodded gloomily. The frustrated look on Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi's face became even thicker, and he continued to speak to the Black Sky Shaozo in front of him: "Kuroda-kun, no matter what, we can't let the Eighth Route Army, which is hidden in Fengtian City, continue to be arrogant like this. Otherwise, with the limited forces in our hands, we simply cannot afford such losses. ”

As he spoke, the sad look on Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi's face was enveloped by a thick murderous aura. Facing Major General Kuroda in front of him, he ordered with a decisive face.

"Now I order, immediately from various positions outside the city, draw the strength of two infantry brigades, return to Fengtian City, conduct a strict search of the entire Fengtian City, and be sure to find out all the Eighth Route Army troops hidden in the city. In addition, immediately send out a conscription order for the entire Mukden City, recruit all the expatriate armed forces in the city who can fight, form a temporary garrison of an infantry wing, join the city defense forces, and participate in the defense of the city..."

"Hai, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is wise, and I will do it immediately..."Major General Kuroda took the order loudly.

And at this moment, on the huge battlefield, because the air defense unit with a whole air defense brigade faced the extremely arrogant Japanese planes in the sky, the entire field army, tens of thousands of attack troops, did not stop their offensive pace. Under the cover of the air defense units and artillery units around them, they launched attacks on the current Japanese positions one after another...

Although, the defense line that continued to advance towards Fengtian City showed without exception the great results achieved by the three-way siege army. However, in the temporary headquarters of the field army, which was only less than three kilometers away from the forward position, the atmosphere in the room did not become relaxed because of the snowflake-like good news on the front line, and the huge results achieved by the special operations division in Fengtian City in one night, but was unusually dignified.

Because just now, the command has just received a telegram from the base intelligence department.

"Starting from the direction of Shanhaiguan, the two main divisions of the Japanese army, which are rapidly reinforcing Fengtian City, can rush to the battlefield in three days at most. At the same time, the three newly formed divisions of the Japanese army that rushed from the direction of Changchun had already exchanged fire with the Seventh Division remaining in the Tieling area. With the existing combat effectiveness of the Seventh Division, in three days at most, the three newly formed divisions of the Japanese army will also break through the blocking position of the Seventh Division and reinforce Fengtian City. Originally, a battle with victory in hand, with the rapid response of the Japanese reinforcements from two directions, immediately became simple and confused.

"Commander, the Japanese reinforcements from two directions are menacing. If we let them arrive at the battlefield in time, our 80,000-strong army will face the danger of being attacked from the back... Therefore, I suggest that the troops must immediately change their battle plans. At the same time, before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, we can take the initiative to make appropriate concessions, withdraw from the battle, and preserve our living forces. Facing the map in front of him, Chief of Staff Li Qing suggested. As soon as Li Qing's words fell, a sneer reached everyone's ears. The commander in front of him, Liu Hua, looked at Li Qing and said decisively: "Lao Li, when did you see me Liu Hua, and spit out the fat that reached his mouth again... Anyway, Fengtiancheng's piece of fat that has been bitten into his mouth, this time, we must swallow it for him. ”

"However, Commander, the main force of our field army is almost all involved in the siege battle. There are no extra troops at all, which can be used to deal with the menacing reinforcements of the Japanese army from both directions..."Li Qing asked the commander in front of him with a resolute face and no relenting.

In response to Li Qing's rhetorical question, Liu Hua's face immediately showed a mysterious smile. Then, facing the combat staff officer in front of him, he ordered with a decisive face.

"Immediately issue a combat order to Commander Li of the Guard Division: All the commanders and fighters of the Guard Division will immediately assemble, and at the same time, an engineer regiment and an artillery regiment will be transferred from the special forces column to Bruce Lee. At noon today, they immediately set out to block the two main divisions of the Japanese army that had been reinforced from the direction of Shanhaiguan for at least a week. ：”

"Yes, Commander...."

Looking at the combat staff officer who was leaving quickly, the doubts on Li Qing's face were dark, and there was still no dissipation. Facing Liu Hua in front of him, he continued to ask: "Commander, what should we do with the three newly formed divisions of the Japanese army reinforced from Changchun." According to the report of the commander of the 7th Division, with the existing combat strength of the 7th Division, it can only hold back the Japanese army for three days at most..."

"Three days is enough..."Looking at the people who were looking at each other, Liu Hua said with a resolute face.

"As long as the Seventh Division can hold out for three days, I have a way to make the three newly formed divisions of the Japanese army take the initiative to withdraw from the battle and retract back to their old nest, Changchun City, where the headquarters of the Kwantung Army is located..."

"How is it possible to let the little devil take the initiative to withdraw the army?" At this moment, it was not only Li Qing, the chief of staff in front of him. In the entire headquarters, almost everyone showed a look of shock and incomprehension in their eyes.

After all, at this moment, no matter from any point of view, with the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, the strength of the Japanese Kwantung Army around Mukden City far exceeded its own. In the face of absolute superiority, the Japanese army took the initiative to retreat, which made everyone unable to figure it out ....

However, Chief of Staff Li Qing, who has a full understanding of Liu Hua, knows that Liu Hua in front of him will not say such things without purpose. And since the commander in front of him said such a thing, then there must be a reason for him. Thinking of this, Li Qing's face immediately turned into a look of expectation, and he hurriedly asked.

"Commander, what should I do?"

"It's very simple, let's give reinforcements to the little devils, come to a 'siege of Wei to save Zhao'....As far as I know, although Changchun is the location of the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army. However, in order to deal with us, the Soviet Red Army in the Far East, and even Mr. He in the Suiyuan area. The headquarters of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese army almost exhausted the limited forces around him. ”

"According to the latest information from the intelligence department, along with the Changchun area, three new divisions of the Japanese army sent troops to reinforce Mukden. In the entire Changchun region, there is only one field division of the Kwantung Army left, with a total strength of less than 25,000 people. And our base area is less than 250 kilometers away from Changchun, where the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army is located. Pointing to the military map in front of him, Liu Hua said with a smile on his face.

In just an instant, Li Qing, as the chief of staff, understood Liu Hua's strategic intentions. The face that was still puzzled just now immediately showed a strange smile. Facing Liu Hua, he asked eagerly.

"Commander, which column do you plan to mobilize, all the way to the west, to attack and advance to Changchun, where the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters is located, to attract Japanese reinforcements and return to their Kwantung Army Headquarters."

Glancing at the chief of staff in front of him, who had already understood his combat intentions, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, he ordered to the chief of staff who looked anxious in front of him.

"Lao Li, immediately give an order to the political commissar and deputy commander who stayed in the base area: from the remaining combatants of the two main columns of the fourth column and the fifth column. Ten infantry regiments, two heavy artillery regiments, one air defense regiment, and a certain number of cavalry engineers were transferred to form a large army of 25,000 men for the Western Expedition. Comrade Yang Jingyu, deputy commander, was appointed commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, and Commander Wang Zhen was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff. The army of the Western Expedition must be formed within a day, and then immediately attack and advance to Changchun....", "Yes, Commander, I will send a telegram to the political commissar immediately. Faced with the commander's successive orders in front of him, Chief of Staff Li Qing, who reacted from the shock, couldn't help but reply with a look of surprise.

"Wait a minute, our western expeditionary army alone is not enough for the Supreme Command of the Japanese Kwantung Army to take the initiative to abandon Mukden City. This time, we also need our allies to move around and provide us with the necessary help..."As he spoke, Liu Hua's gaze quickly shifted to the Far East on the map.

"Chief of Staff, immediately report to the Central Committee all the situations that our field army is now facing. At the same time, I would like to ask the Party Central Committee to come forward and contact General Zhukov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East, and ask General Zhukov to put on a posture of imminent offensive against the current Kwantung Army troops, so as to gain more time for our field army to occupy Mukden City. ”

"Yes, Commander...."

In the Mengshan base area, Wang Zhen, commander of the fourth column, was sitting in the supreme headquarters of the base area at this moment, sulking at the political commissar Luo Ronghuan and deputy commander Yang Jingyu in front of him.

As for the specific reason for sulking, I won't say, everyone knows it.

At this moment, the three commanders who went out with him were leading their troops, under the personal command of the commander, with Mukden City as the center, to engage in an unprecedented siege battle with the Japanese army. And he, as the commander of the fourth column with the strongest combat effectiveness among the five main columns, could only sit in the headquarters and did nothing. This could not but make Commander Wang Zhen feel anxious and depressed....

Just when the political commissar Luo Ronghuan was patiently comforting Wang Zhen in front of him. A rush of footsteps quickly reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, the figure of the communications staff officer appeared in the eyes of the three people.

"Report to the political commissar, the deputy commander, Commander Wang, the commander of the front line..." Seeing the three chiefs sitting in front of him and converging all their eyes on him at the same time, the communications staff officer hurriedly replied.

"The commander's telegram, read..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan's face immediately showed a hint of sharpness, and he ordered decisively.

"Yes, Chiefs. The commander ordered that within one day, the base area should be formed with Deputy Commander Yang as the commander-in-chief and Commander Wang as the deputy commander-in-chief and concurrently chief of staff. A day later, he immediately set out for the march to Changchun, where the Kwantung Army headquarters was located. forced the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters, abandon Mukden City, and protect Changchun..."

As soon as the communications staff officer's words fell, a smile of excitement immediately appeared on Commander Wang Zhen's face. He said to Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar who was frowning tightly in front of him and reading the telegram in his hand.

"Commissar, give the order. I, Wang Zhen, can't wait now. It was really enjoyable to directly lead troops to attack the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army. I knew that the commander would not forget me..."

Looking at Wang Zhen with an excited look on his face in front of him, political commissar Luo Ronghuan nodded. In front of him, the two people who already showed a hint of sharpness in their eyes ordered.

"Lao Yang, Lao Wang. Time is pressing, so I won't say much. The two of you will discuss the specific deployment of those main groups. If you need any equipment, I will ask Director Wang Daoguang of the Logistics Department to provide you with as much equipment as possible. In a word, be sure to leave on time before eight o'clock in the evening... Judging from the content of the telegram, the battle situation at the front has reached a critical juncture. ”

"Yes, commissar, promise to complete the task ...."

At the same time that the base area received the telegram, the Party Central Committee in Taiyuan City also received a telegram directly from the front line of Fengtian City at the first time. For a time, when the central station, because of this urgent telegram, became nervous again. The three giants of the Party Central Committee also gathered together at the first time.

After reading the telegram just sent by the communications department, the chairman's hearty voice began to sound in the small war room: "Two old guys, it seems that our Liu Hua doesn't plan to let the three of us take a break. ”

"Less than a week after the end of the anti-encirclement and suppression operation, the battle for Mukden was once again launched. However, if Liu Hua can really pull out his teeth and get more Fengtian from the hands of the Japanese Kwantung Army, I dare to guarantee that our Northeast Field Army will definitely have a qualitative development in a short period of time...."

Regarding the chairman's words, Vice Chairman Zhou, who is in charge of the intelligence work of the whole party and has a certain understanding of Fengtiancheng, nodded very approvingly. Immediately, he replied with the same smile on his face. "The chairman is right, according to the intelligence detected by our intelligence officers. After decades of development by the Kwantung Army of the Japanese Army, the entire Fengtian City not only has the country's largest ordnance production base and steel production base. At the same time, the economy of the entire city of Mukden is second to none in the country. If Liu Hua's Northeast Field Army can really take Fengtian. I can say that with the production capacity and economic capacity of Fengtian City, our Northeast Field Army can expand at least three times in a short period of time...."

The benefits after taking Fengtian City are, unsurprisingly, very huge. However, at this moment, this is not the time to discuss this. After all, the current main force of the field army, in the face of the menacing reinforcements of the Japanese army, has reached a dilemma, a life-and-death juncture.

Thinking of this, the commander-in-chief opened his mouth and said: "Enlai, let's keep this issue and talk about it later." The urgent need for delay now is to help Comrade Liu Hua solve the difficulties encountered at hand. What do you think of Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion..."

"I agree with Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion to send a telegram to Marshal Zhukov in the Far East, asking Marshal Zhukov to give me some cooperation with the field army. After all, Marshal Zhukov still owes us a favor ...", the chairman replied affirmatively to the commander-in-chief's inquiry.

"I also agree with Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion." As he spoke, the Commander-in-Chief had already walked over to the huge map. He pointed to the map in front of him and spoke.

"I believe that if the Soviet Red Army in the Far East can put on a posture of attacking the three eastern provinces, it will put some pressure on the Kwantung Army in the three northeastern provinces. I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops who were engaged in a confrontation with the Soviet Red Army absolutely did not dare to make any moves..."

Seeing that both partners nodded thoughtfully, the Commander-in-Chief continued.

"As long as the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops west of the three eastern provinces are not mobilized. In the face of the more than 20,000 troops of the Western Expedition just formed by our Northeast Field Army, in order to ensure the safety of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, the Japanese army had to draw the main force from the reinforcements to return to Changchun. After all, compared with Changchun, Fengtian City is more important than ever, and the commander of the Kwantung Army knows very well in his heart. ”

Seeing that the two partners in charge of military affairs have reached a tacit understanding and formed a unified opinion. Vice Chairman Zhou's face immediately showed a smile and said, "Chairman, boss, since the two of you have agreed to Comrade Liu Hua's request. Then I will immediately draft a telegram in the name of the Party Central Committee and submit it to the two of you for review. And then, send it to Marshal Zhukov in the Far East, what do you think? ”

"Okay, then we'll settle it..."Seeing the boss in front of him, he nodded. The chairman did not hesitate and nodded decisively. At the same time, looking to the northeast, a meaningful glance ...

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