Qingzhou, the forward command post of the command of the Central Military District.

Unlike the Japanese Dispatch Corps Headquarters, which was shrouded in an atmosphere of doomsday, the forward command post of the Central Military Region Command was full of joy, and although all the officers and soldiers were in a hurry, their faces were filled with irrepressible excitement and smiles, and although the battle had not yet ended, the battle situation and results had been officially reported to the world, and the president's arrival at the front line to take command in person was also made public.

"In view of the fact that Japan continues to mobilize to save the defeat, I believe that it is necessary to act quickly, first to resolve one or two encirclements, and to free up forces and prepare for reinforcements. The specific direction should be the direction of Qicheng," Situ Jun, chief of the General Staff, pointed to the battle-shaped diagram, "Intelligence from all sides has proved that this group of enemies is the weakest. ”

Seeing Long Qian looking at him, Admiral Feng Guozhu, who was not sleeping strictly, nodded, "I completely agree with Situ's opinion, and we also think about it this way." ”

"Is there enough troops? Do you want to draw a little troops from Han Ziying? Long Qian stared at Feng Guozhu's unshaven face.

"No, the 2nd Division has a heavy responsibility, the 4th Brigade has to block the 24th Brigade, and the 5th Brigade is blocking a small half of the encirclement, so they can't be moved." Feng Guozhu replied.

"What does the chain of command think? What did the front-line generals say? Long Qian asked a key question.

"I consider Qu Zhiyong commanding the final general attack on the 18th Division. A regiment of the Cadet Brigade of the Military Region has arrived, and the strength should be enough. The specific deployment is that a reinforced regiment deployed by the 6th Brigade to the east of the encirclement will take a defensive position and not take the initiative to attack, and the task is to strictly prevent Shenwei from breaking through to the east. Two regiments of the 6th Brigade launched auxiliary attacks from the north and west. The 16 Brigade launched the main assault from the southern flank of the encirclement, and it took a maximum of 36 hours to completely finish out the Japanese troops in the division. The relevant preparations were almost completed, the additional artillery shells were in place, and the Air Force Command mobilized 30 aircraft for support. ”

"I see that the role of the air force will not be much after the attack is launched, so I will send a phone call to Shang Fengchun and Cheng Jianguo, and the air force should strengthen the reconnaissance and control of the landing points on the north and south lines." Long Qian said softly.

"Agree with the president. The aviation forces have made great contributions this time. Situ Jun nodded.

"Due to the relationship between the airport, the northern route is affected by the flight range, the southern route is a little better, Du Sanli will restore the airport as much as possible after occupying Jiaoxian, and I feel that the Japanese reinforcements will be used in the direction of Jiaozhou Bay instead of Longkou. Especially after Du Sanli appeared. Long Qian began to meddle in the specific command. But I soon realized that this should not be the case. "I'm just mentioning it. Let's talk about the follow-up deployment, right? ”

"Okay," Feng Guozhu took the baton from Xue Xiaocai's hand, "after Qu Zhiyong's troops launched an attack." This lump to the north. "His baton is east of Weixian." Under the unified command of Major General Gao Huzi, he did not attack it for the time being, and surrounded it to the death. This is the biggest lump, the 6th Division is indeed tenacious in combat effectiveness and fully organized, so let's not move it yet. "The baton was transferred to the east of Changyi," It is estimated that the 24th Brigade will exchange fire with the 4th Brigade tomorrow, and our army will take a defensive position, and they will not be allowed to join up, and how to clean up this brigade depends on the final result. Feng Guozhu moved the baton again, "After Qu Zhiyong eats Shenwei, he will turn to the attack on Gaomi's lump, which is stronger than Shenwei's troops, and there are still 15,000~16,000 people in preliminary calculations." Concentrate the 14th, 18th, and 16th Brigades and the Cadet Brigade, a total of 6 brigades, and completely wipe out the main force of the 3rd Division. After Qu Zhiyong launched a general attack, Sun Wu and Chai Shouye would shrink the encirclement, constantly encroaching on its positions and consuming its ammunition to reduce the pressure of the general attack. In the end, an attack was launched on the northern and southern fronts, with the goal of annihilating the 6th Division on the northern front, and as much as the southern front could capture. Considering that their reinforcements could arrive in seven days at most, there was no chance of annihilating the enemy in this part of Jiaonan, and it would be more difficult to get close to the coast, because their naval guns had a long range and great power. ”

"Wait a minute," Long Qian raised his arm, "Can Qu Hongxiang play a bigger role?" ”

"The offense and defense are different." It was Xue Xiaocai who replied to Long Qian, "The 6th Division's assault to the south was limited by the terrain, and yesterday's battle has proved this, and that trench has become an obstacle for us. ”

"It doesn't matter, at most the 9th Division has been run." Long Qian nodded, "The 6th Division has completed the task excellently, don't force him." ”

"If the 2nd Brigade takes Jiaonan, it will be difficult for them to retreat," Situ Jun took the baton from Feng Guozhu's hand, "at least one or two of his wings can be intercepted." All in all, we will eat 3 divisions, 6 brigades, and at least 12 infantry wings, and basically realize the president's campaign plan. It would be useless for them to come up with one or two more divisions, and the Japanese would not be stupid enough to do so. ”

"Let's do it. Don't underestimate the enemy, the trapped beast is still fighting, let alone the Japanese army armed to the teeth? After annihilating the Kamio Mitsutomi troops, you can consider adopting a long-term siege strategy, didn't you say that they were difficult to feed? Then trap them! Long Qian expressed satisfaction with the progress of the current campaign, and also expressed satisfaction with the expressions of the various troops, "Generals, this campaign is a comprehensive test for the Wehrmacht!" So far, the answers you have handed in can be accounted for to the people. Whether it is the old army or the new unit, they all show a sharp spirit, a spirit that is invincible! As for the results, I am more interested in this. However, it is not too early to rejoice, it is not tens of thousands of ducks that are surrounded by you, but the Japanese army, which has been rigorously trained and armed to the teeth, and has defeated the Russians! I tell you, don't think that the enemy will surrender because of the difficulty of supply, not to mention that there are still a lot of livestock, even if you eat human flesh, the Japanese will fight! Therefore, whether it is the central front or the northern and southern fronts, we must be prepared for the enemy's desperate resistance, and we must not relax our strength just because victory is in sight. I'm leaving my words here, which one of them let me go, and which one can't stand it at the last moment, I'm going to cut off my head for public display! Of course, which unit fought well and which commander won the victory, it should be commended, it should be rewarded, and I will personally award the award! This time I came to the front line, leaving Beijing to the prime minister, I want to stay a few more days before leaving, look at the troops, it is better to watch you fight a war of annihilation that satisfies the people! But don't worry, I'll bring Chief Situ here. If you don't interfere in the battlefield command of the Central Military Region, General Situ can give you ideas, but I'll be out of the army from tomorrow onwards, and I'll only be an inspector and a drum mobilizer. The day before yesterday, the "Zhonghua Daily" and "National Defense Daily" disclosed the war situation, and the capital was full of jubilation! But this is only the beginning, please pay attention to this, guard against arrogance and rashness, and strive for total victory. ”

When the Political Department of the Central Military Region printed and distributed the main points of the president's speech on the inspection of the theater to the troops participating in the war, the final encirclement and annihilation of Lieutenant General Mitsutomi Kamio's headquarters also came to an end. The 16th Brigade and the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division have been fighting non-stop since the attack on Qingdao. The 1st Cadet Regiment, a total of 7 infantry regiments, supported by two artillery regiments and a combat engineer battalion, launched a non-stop assault on the besieged Japanese army.

The tactical arrangement is based on the 6th Brigade and the Cadet Corps (Feng Guozhu has repeatedly reminded that this Cadet Corps should be cherished) as anvils. With the 16th Brigade as a steel hammer, the Shenwei troops (estimated at about 5000~6000 people) were completely smashed!

The attack began in the early hours of 17 October and has been going on for 10 hours now. The 16th Brigade, which launched a strong attack from the southern flank of the encirclement, had achieved a central breakthrough and tore through the Japanese defensive circle. It is split into two pieces that are not connected to each other in the north and south. The Western Japanese Army, which was dominated by the remnants of the 55th Wing, had been completely annihilated an hour earlier. About 50 wounded were taken prisoner, and all the rest were killed. In the east, the 18th Division Division Headquarters, the 23rd Brigade Headquarters directly under the regimental headquarters, artillery, engineers, baggage troops and small cavalry. The number of people is greater than that of the western encirclement, and the resistance is greater than that of the west. It was fought until 10:10, and the last two villages still did not take down.

Brigadier General Qu Zhiyong gave a death order, the troops are not allowed to rest, regardless of casualties, and must completely annihilate this enemy before the sun rises in the early hours of tomorrow morning! Capture Mitsumi Kamio alive!

"Regiment commander, please present our reasons to the brigade commander again, rest for the night tonight, organize assault teams and fire support, and tomorrow it will be solved in an hour at most. Why do you have to keep fighting? Isn't this a joke with the lives of soldiers?! Chen Hao broke into the regiment headquarters again and vented his dissatisfaction with Brigade Commander Qu's order to Commander Li Shaoqian.

"Execute the order!" Li Shaoqian made a rare face to Chen Hao, "You must attack in half an hour!" ”

Chen Hao didn't even salute the military salute, and turned around and walked out of the regiment headquarters.

The casualties of a large number of veterans below Company Commander Zhong Songlin made Chen Hao's heart tremble. The 1st battalion is over, after this battle, how many familiar faces will be left?

The attack was much tougher than expected. The 18th Division, which had a premonition of impending catastrophe, inspired the strongest resistance before its destruction, and every height, every village, and even every house was stained with the blood of the attackers and defenders. Few Japanese soldiers surrendered voluntarily, and even if they were seriously wounded, they would do their best to pull grenades and die with the Chinese soldiers.

The ferocity and tenacity of the Japanese army taught the 16th Brigade a hard lesson, and after this battle, the 16th Brigade, which had fought with the Germans, no longer despised the Japanese army.

The three infantry regiments of the 16th Brigade of the main attack paid more casualties than expected, Chen Hao's 1st Battalion lost one company commander and three platoon commanders, and the casualty rate of all the company platoon commanders who were fully equipped before the war exceeded half!

Brigadier General Qu Zhiyong is not unaware of the benefits of letting the troops take a breath, but time is not unfavorable to the Japanese army, you adjust, he will also adjust, and the main force of the 24th Brigade and Regiment, which desperately attacked westward in order to save the division headquarters from the predicament, formed a severe pressure on the blocking troops of the 2nd Division, Qu Zhiyong couldn't believe that the 2nd Division, in case the cooked duck flew, this basket would be bigger.

But the situation of the Japanese reinforcements, and officers of Chen Hao's level did not know.

"I take the assault company," Chen Hao, who returned to the battalion, did not vent his dissatisfaction with Shangfeng to his subordinates, he organized an assault team with the 1st company as the editor-in-chief, equipped with the best weapons (mainly light machine guns), "No one should fight with me!" ”

"Battalion commander, the regiment commander has clearly instructed you not to go to the front line." Second Lieutenant Gu Xianyong, the newly promoted 1st Company, said loudly, he was promoted from platoon commander to company commander, "Please believe in the 1st Company, there is no position that the 1st Company can't take!" ”

In the bloody battle in the afternoon, half of Lieutenant Gu's ear was knocked out, and the blood stains on the bandages were very eye-catching and dazzling.

"Don't listen to their bullshit! I'm living and dying with my commando brothers! Chen Hao shouted fiercely.

Chen Hao handed over the binoculars to the correspondent Xiao Zhang, carrying a rifle in his right hand, and turned out of the trench with his left hand, and more than 100 men of the assault company followed the battalion commander to rush out of the hidden trench and rushed towards the splendid explosion point.

A Japanese heavy machine gun had just finished firing a bullet plate, and before it could replace the ammunition, it was overturned by the shell. The assault company rushed into the entrance of the village, followed by a barely organized support company.

Chen Hao, who had entered the state of fighting, no longer thought about anything unrelated to the battle, he shot and dropped bombs like an ordinary soldier, but he did not forget the duties of the commander, and constantly issued different orders, directing the assault company to attack in depth. Most of his orders were not carried out, and the assault company and the support company that followed closely after entering the village were basically fighting on their own, and the officers and men used their weapons and training or combat experience to deal with the recalcitrant Japanese troops, fighting house by house, and attacking the center of the village.

This village called Zhangzhuang is a big village, and at the same time as the 1st Battalion is attacking, there are also fierce battles taking place in the other two directions, and it is the other two battalions of the 46th Regiment that are attacking. The fire lit up the streets, there were corpses everywhere, and the Japanese launched a bayonet counterattack, but were routed by the assault company's large number of light machine guns.

Second Lieutenant Gu Xianyong has always been with Chen Hao, or Second Lieutenant Gu has "watched" the battalion commander to death, Chen Hao always has five or six soldiers by his side, and all the Japanese soldiers who suddenly appeared have been solved by the soldiers. The most dangerous situation occurred when he just entered the village, a seriously injured devil Chen Hao didn't care, thinking it was a corpse, but the "corpse" suddenly jumped up and hugged Chen Hao's legs, and a military stab pierced Chen Hao's waist and eyes, but another bayonet from Chen Hao's comrades-in-arms pierced the ribs of the devil's wounded soldier, making him let out a thrilling death cry, and the military stab that stabbed Chen Hao also fell weakly into the dust.

"Battalion commander, look at that house, it must be the headquarters of the devils, maybe it is their division headquarters." Second Lieutenant Gu pointed to a tall courtyard thirty meters away in front and said to Chen Hao that in this barren mountain village, such a courtyard is rare.

"Possibly." Chen Hao stretched out his hand to Xiao Zhang, who was following him, for a telescope. Mortars began to take care of the compound, and in the half minute that Chen Hao observed with his telescope, the compound had been hit by at least three shells.

"Rush over, the commander of the division who catches the devil alive......" Second Lieutenant Gu stood up, but after a sigh, he immediately fell on his back. Chen Hao hurriedly picked up the second lieutenant, and a piece of shrapnel hit the second lieutenant's neck and severed the carotid artery. Blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the three comrades-in-arms who rescued Second Lieutenant Gu, including Chen Hao, into bloody people, and the first aid kits distributed couldn't be stopped with three. Gu Xianyong was speechless, looking at Chen Hao, the sound of lotus came out of his mouth, but soon, his eyes lost their brilliance.

Chen Hao felt that the strength in his body had been drained, he hugged the second lieutenant's soft body, and reached out to wipe the second lieutenant's still round eyes. The explosions and gunshots near and far didn't seem to have anything to do with him.

Without waiting for Chen Hao's order, the remaining officers and soldiers of the assault company had already launched a final attack on the last fortress.

At 2:35 a.m. on October 18, the regimental headquarters of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was captured by the 46th Regiment of the 16th Brigade. It marked the end of the first encirclement and annihilation battle of the Chinese army.

Lieutenant General Mitsutomi Kamio had died by caesarean section three hours earlier, and the commander of the 23rd Brigade personally interrogated him and helped him complete this strange ritual. Most of the generals of the 18th Division were killed or killed in battle, and only a few were captured. The highest official rank was the chief of staff of the 23rd Brigade Regiment, Nakasa Oshima, and the final details of the fall of the Japanese army in that unit were only known to the Wehrmacht. (To be continued......)