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Returning to his office, General Mitsu Meijiro's face immediately turned blue again. Ignoring the surprised gaze of the orderly soldiers around him, he gave a decisive order to the chief of staff behind him, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro.

"Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the supreme commanders of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. They are required to report the current specific situation of the three places within the shortest possible time. At the same time, report to the Kwantung Army Command that with the existing garrison forces in hand, how long will the defending troops in various places be able to hold out ..."

"Hayi, Your Excellency Commander," replied Lieutenant General Botaro Toshima decisively. Immediately, he motioned to a combat staff officer beside him to give specific orders.

Looking at the operational staff officer who was leaving quickly, the eyes of the commander, General Mizu Meijiro, quickly swept to the combat sand table in front of him. Then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he continued to ask.

"Chief of Staff, immediately give me a brief introduction to the specific strength of the current garrison troops in the three places and the equipment of the troops, especially the number of heavy weapons..."

"Hayi....Because the three cities respectively guard the three gates of Changchun City, where the headquarters of our Kwantung Army is located, the troops of a field division are stationed in each of the three military fortresses. Plus a certain number of garrisons. The number of garrisons in Siping and Jilin is about 30,000. As for the weapons and equipment of the troops, they are all rationed according to the equipment of the field divisions of our Kwantung Army. In terms of artillery, each division was equipped with a field artillery company ...."

"As for the Liaoyuan garrison troops, in order to guard against the Northeast Field Army in the Meihekou area, in addition to the original 30,000 garrisons, the Kwantung Army Headquarters once again dispatched two field divisions to be stationed in the west of Liaoyuan, and Liaoyuan City was distributed in a 'product' shape, and could provide strong support to Liaoyuan City within two hours at any time...."

In other words, in the cities of Siping and Jilin, there are only 30,000 garrison troops. Neither in terms of strength nor in terms of firepower of the troops, it was no match for the 50,000 Northeast Field Army. And Liaoyuan City has 70,000 garrison troops, and with these 70,000 garrison troops, it is enough to defend the entire Liaoyuan City...."Regarding the chief of staff's answer, General Mizu Meijiro asked very affirmatively.

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

As soon as the chief of staff's voice fell, the commander of the commander, General Umejiro, had a certain understanding of his psychology. The sound of hurried footsteps reached everyone's ears. Immediately afterwards, the figure of the communications staff officer appeared in front of the two.

"Report to Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, the Supreme Commander of the garrison troops in Liaoyuan, Jilin, Siping and three places telegram..."

"Read...."

"Hayi. According to the telegram, the garrison troops of Jilin, Siping, with their existing strength, could hold out for at least five days under the fierce attack of the Northeast Field Army. Liaoyuan City, because there are two follow-up units of field divisions, can join the defensive battle at any time. Therefore, with the strength of the defenders in the Liaoyuan area, there is absolutely no problem in holding out for a month...."The communications staff officer replied decisively.

"Now it seems that we must immediately send reinforcements to the two military fortresses of Jilin and Siping. Otherwise, once the Northeast Field Army is allowed to break through the two military fortresses, Changchun City, where the headquarters of our Kwantung Army is located, will be completely exposed in front of the Northeast Field Army..."After a short period of contemplation, Senior General Mizu Meijiro replied very decisively.

"Boom, boom...."A sudden loud explosion reached everyone's ears, interrupting Admiral Mizu Meijiro's words. Immediately after, the whole ground, also in the deafening explosion, began to tremble, as if there had been an earthquake...

"Ba Ge Yalu, what's going on, where did the explosion come from...", just after the roaring explosion lasted for a full minute, and finally, it slowly stopped. The face of the commander, General Mizu Umejiro, immediately became gloomy. Then, at the officers in front of him, he roared loudly.

"Your Excellency Commander, something has happened...."As soon as the roar of General Mizu Meijiro fell, the voice of the combat staff officer, with a slight panic, reached everyone's ears.

"Your Excellency, the Military Police Command reports that a minute ago, an ordnance depot less than a kilometer from the headquarters was suddenly attacked by the China, and there was an explosion... So far, the entire warehouse, in the sound of explosions, has been razed to the ground. At the same time, a squadron of infantry, which was responsible for guarding the entire warehouse, did not miss a single piece of the net, and the whole army was wiped out ...",

"Nani? The armory has been attacked and has been razed to the ground, how is it possible, how did the Chinese troops enter the city of Changchun, which is heavily defended by our troops. How so... Quick, order the Changchun City Military Police Headquarters, immediately send troops to attack, and be sure to catch the cunning Zhina..."

"Hayi...."

Just before the operational staff officer in front of him had time to leave the battle, another explosion that shook the mountains reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, an operations staff officer, once again panting into the office. Then, facing the angry commander in front of him, he continued to report...

"Your Excellency Commander, the ammunition depot in Changchun City was attacked by the Chinese people...."

"Your Excellency Commander, the Wangjiatun stronghold outside Changchun City has been attacked by unknown armed forces. So far, the nearly 100 tons of strategic materials hoarded by our Ninth Division in the Wangjiatun stronghold have all been completely destroyed..."

"Your Excellency, Commander....The garrison of the 24th Division in the south of the city was attacked by the armed forces of China, the troops suffered heavy losses, and the ammunition hoarding point was completely destroyed..."

Facing the operational staff officers one after another in front of him, he felt extremely annoyed because of the sudden attack of the Northeast Field Army. Hearing the reports of the combat staff officers in front of him one after another, General Mizu Meijiro's face immediately showed a panicked look. Then, he scolded loudly at the officers in front of him.

"Enough... Shut up for me...."

"Now three military fortresses are being attacked by the Northeast Field Army at the same time. And the Changchun region, where the headquarters of our Kwantung Army is located, was also attacked by the Chinese armed forces. It is clear that this is a huge conspiracy against our Kwantung Army. Hachigayalu, cunning Shina people, chief of staff, inform all division commanders that an operational meeting will be held immediately, and I will re-issue the specific combat missions of each department..."Senior General Mitsu Meijiro resolutely ordered.

"Hayi...."

A few minutes later, I was still in the conference room, and I was still the same participant. However, at this moment, the faces of all the division commanders can no longer see the confident look of a few minutes ago. Instead, there was a look of panic...

Senior General Mizu Meijiro had just walked into the conference room, and all the participants immediately set their eyes on the commander in front of him.

After returning to his seat, he quickly glanced at the dozens of officers in front of him. General Mitsu Meijiro's face immediately returned to its former look. Then, facing the officer in front of him, he commanded loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the explosion that occurred around Changchun has been learned through various channels. Next, I will make specific military arrangements in light of the specific enemy situation that our Kwantung Army is currently encountering. ”

"Now I order the South Road Army to immediately change its combat objectives, reinforce Siping, and work with the Siping defenders to ensure the safety of the entire Siping. The army of the North Road immediately sent troops to reinforce Jilin and ensure the safety of the entire Jilin. The detour army immediately attacked to reinforce Liaoyuan and ensure the safety of the Liaoyuan area. The army on the West Road immediately dispersed with the wing as the unit and the Changchun Municipal Party Committee as the center. Then, in the shortest possible time, all the armed personnel around Changchun were cleared...."

"Do you know your mission?"

"Clear...," the officers replied in unison.

"Good. As soon as you return, gather your troops. After five hours, all combat units must immediately dispatch troops, and they must rush to their combat areas in the shortest possible time..."Senior General Mizu Umejiro finally ordered...

The whole meeting, because of the sudden battle, ended smoothly in less than ten minutes. Subsequently, in the entire Changchun region, hundreds of thousands of elite Kwantung Army began to operate rapidly, like a huge war machine.

In the battle room of the Northern Army of the Meihekou Expedition, Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief, was standing in front of the huge combat flash, paying attention to the specific progress of the 50,000 troops under his command to attack Liaoyuan City...

Time passed minute by minute, and the entire battle process was not unexpected by Liu Hua, and it was developing step by step in full accordance with the process in Liu Hua's heart. Looking at the strongholds held by the Japanese army outside Liaoyuan City, which turned into piles of rubble under the siege of the superior forces of our Northeast Field Army, Liu Hua's mood can be said to be very good. ,

At this moment, the commander-in-chief Liu Hua had already taken his mind back from the battle in Liaoyuan, which was dozens of kilometers away. Instead, he set his sights on the entire layout. After handing over all the battles on the front line to the hands of Zhou Baozhong, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, Liu Hua's eyes have been placed on the entire layout of this battle.

"Staff Officer Wang, the Kwantung Army troops in the Changchun region, are there any new movements in response to our actions...."After quickly glancing at the combat flash disk in front of him, Liu Hua asked the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Commander-in-chief, I have just received the latest news from the Intelligence Department, which shows that the 300,000 troops of the Kwantung Army in the Changchun area have been divided into three routes, reinforcing the three military fortresses of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. At the same time, because of the actions of the special operations division, the Kwantung Army Command was forced to have no choice but to draw the strength of three divisions from the limited strength in its hands to encircle and suppress the special operations division in the Changchun area...."Staff Officer Wang replied quickly.

"The cunning Kwantung Army has finally been fooled. 300,000 troops, if all of them are dragged on the battlefield by us. When the time comes, he will find that if his Tongliao City is attacked, he will have no troops to adjust....Staff Officer Wang immediately sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff, asking the Chief of Staff, the raiding troops have arrived at that position, how far is it from Tongliao City? After getting the result he wanted, Liu Hua's face immediately showed a thick smile. Then, facing the staff officer Wang in front of him, he ordered with an expectant face.

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

Ten minutes later, under Liu Hua's anxious waiting, Staff Officer Wang appeared in the war room again. Before Liu Hua could ask questions, Staff Officer Wang replied.

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff called back. So far, the campaign of our army in the Pingjin area has been successfully concluded. The strength of the two armies, totaling 50,000 troops, has been assembled. Beginning this evening, the troops will march day and night to Tongliao City in a rapid march. According to the chief of staff's estimate, in a week at most, my 50,000-strong army can quietly rush to the outside of Tongliao City and launch an attack on Tongliao City..."

"Okay, in a week's time, a week later, the Kwantung Army will have to completely withdraw for the sake of the safety of the Changchun region because there are no troops to adjust. When the time comes, the Japanese army will give me the Northeast Field Army, and the overall situation carefully deployed will be completely broken..."Liu Hua slapped the table in front of him violently and said excitedly.

Seeing the people in front of him who were also excited because of their words. Liu Hua's words changed, followed closely, and ordered very decisively: "Staff Officer Wang, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Chief of Staff Li, Commander Zhou, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang." The three-way army was required to hold out for a week in the face of the joint attack of the Japanese defenders and reinforcements. A week later, the whole battle will change..."

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

A week has passed in a blink of an eye. In this week's time, the Northeast Field Army's three-way army, in the face of heavy encirclement and suppression by Japanese reinforcements, can be said to have suffered heavy losses. In particular, the two armies led by Deputy Chief of Staff Li Qing, in the face of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, almost fell into the danger of annihilation...

Of course, the Third Route Army, in the face of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, was forced to retreat one after another, giving up the positions it had worked so hard to occupy, and the two armies of the enemy and ours began the stage of military confrontation. Zuo Quan, the chief of staff who broke this stalemate, had already taken the strength of the two armies and quietly felt that he was outside Tongliao City, ready to launch an attack at any time....

"Chief of Staff, the commander-in-chief telegraphed, asking us to launch an attack on Tongliao City as soon as possible...."In the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Field Army outside Tongliao City, a communications staff officer said to the chief of staff who was frowning his brows in front of him.

"It seems that the pressure on the commander-in-chief must be very great. Command all combat units to immediately enter the predetermined positions. Two hours later, that is, at 10 o'clock in the evening, the attack was launched on time....Tell the commanders of all units that they must show the style of our Northeast Field Army rushing and attacking fiercely, and in the shortest possible time, advance the existing front of the troops to the outside of Tongliao City..." After a short period of contemplation, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan ordered with a resolute face.

"Yes, Chief of Staff...."

At ten o'clock in the evening, a huge explosion of cannonballs began to sound outside Tongliao City. The first line of defense deployed by the Kwantung Army outside the city, in less than a minute, was covered by artillery fire...,

Amid the deafening sound of artillery fire, the troops that were responsible for the main attack jumped out of their positions one after another and began to launch a surprise attack on the first line of Japanese positions that were close at hand and had been completely covered by artillery fire. In this way, the entire Tongliao Campaign officially began under the personal command of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan......

In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, there were a number of officers, including the commander, General Mizu Meijiro. Because of the arrival of reinforcements from the front, the good news that keeps coming, and when I feel excited. A rapid ringing of the telephone rang in the huge headquarters, waking everyone up from the excitement...

"Jingle bell..."

"Moxi... Moxi..."Hearing the phone ringing, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro, the chief of staff, who was standing next to the phone, quickly put the microphone to his mouth and said with a smile on his face...

"Kwantung Army Headquarters, I am Lieutenant General Zhang Jing'er, the mayor of the Tongliao Garrison Division, and I am now in an important military situation, and I need to report to His Excellency the Commander immediately..."

Hearing the sound coming from the headphones, Lieutenant General Botaro Toshima immediately realized something in his heart. Hurriedly asked, "Jing'er-kun." I am the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army. Whether there is anything going on in Tongliao City and any military information, report it immediately. ”

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff....Tongliao City was attacked by a large number of Chinese armed forces at ten o'clock last night. So far, the people of China outside the city have broken through all the defensive positions outside the city and are preparing for a siege battle after the rear. So far, there are only two infantry wings of recruits left in the hands of the lowly ranks, and they will not last long at all. Therefore, I humbly beg your Excellency the Commander to send reinforcements at once. Otherwise, the entire Tongliao City is in danger of being broken through at any time..."

"Nani, the city of Tongliao has been attacked... How is it possible..."In an instant, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro's mind immediately became blank. After a brief moment of shock, he quickly threw down the phone in his hand, and then reported to the commander in front of him with a puzzled face.

"Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened. Just now, the commander of the Tongliao garrison division reported that Tongliao City was attacked by the Zhina. At present, more than half of the garrison has been lost, and it is in danger of being destroyed at any time..."

"What, Tongliao City has been attacked, how is it possible...."General Mizu Meijiro asked rhetorically with an incredulous expression.

However, just after his eyes quickly swept to the combat sand table in front of him, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face. Because he clearly saw that the military fortresses that guarded all the gates of Changchun. In addition to the three cities of Liaoyuan, Jilin and Siping, there is also the military fortress of Tongliao.

And as the commander of the entire Kwantung Army, he can be said to be clear about the defense around the headquarters. He until, just as Tongliao City was occupied by the Northeast Field Army, then Changchun, the commander of the Kwantung Army, would be completely exposed to the Northeast Field Army. When the time comes, the entire command will be devastated....