Chapter 327: Fire Blockade

When the various units of the Third Army finally braved the planes in the sky, they rushed to the Fengcheng area and stayed up until night, hoping to take advantage of the fact that the anti-United Nations light attack aircraft group was unable to attack at night because it was not capable of attacking at night. The medium-sized bombers and large attack aircraft groups left behind by the www.biquge.info also began to return to the country one after another, and when they were refueling and hanging bombs, they quickly retreated through the fire blockade line to Anton.

Wang Xiaoming was a unit on the northern front, and the two 122 rocket artillery battalions that were quickly transferred came in with dense rockets. Compared to howitzers, cannons, and mountain artillery with better accuracy. To do this kind of fire blockade work that does not require precise aiming, the 122 rocket launcher with slightly inferior long-range accuracy is the best choice.

The two rocket artillery battalions, the two 122 rocket artillery companies carried by Tao Jingfei's division on the southern front, and the heavy artillery group directly under Tao Jingfei's southeast Liaoning cluster did not hesitate to pour a large number of artillery shells on the gap more than 10 kilometers wide east of Fengcheng. The divisional artillery group of the southern cluster also continued to suppress the Japanese troops south of Fengcheng who were holding the line of Jiguan Mountain and Phoenix Mountain.

At the beginning, in order to control the Liaodong region adjacent to North Korea, and to encircle and suppress the anti-Japanese armed forces operating in the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong. The highway from Fengcheng to Xiuyan, which the Japanese painstakingly built, has become their lifeline at this moment. It was precisely by relying on this road that Tao Jingfei's division, which participated in the battle, was able to carry a large amount of artillery to support the operation.

Although Tao Jingfei on the southern front was in the direction of Fengcheng, he only invested one division. However, considering the enemy situation faced by this division and the relatively good transportation conditions, Tao Jingfei strengthened a large number of artillery for this division. In addition to the divisional artillery, it also carried a battalion of 150 howitzers, two companies of Type 92 cannons and two companies of 122 rocket artillery.

After occupying positions along both flanks of the road from Xiuyan to Fengcheng, the artillery group composed of these artillery pieces aimed directly at the line of Wulongbei east of Fengcheng. Its long-range artillery fire and the two 122 rocket artillery battalions under Wang Xiaoming's headquarters on the northern front were in the gap in the encirclement north of Wulongbei, east of the blockade line constructed by the air force. A second fire interception network composed of artillery fire was formed.

When night fell, flares were constantly released from the sky, and the crews of the anti-United bombers who indicated the targets for the artillery groups on both wings could even clearly see the walls of fire blown out by the shells on the ground, constantly rolling back and forth in this gap of more than 10 kilometers.

To the west of this wall of fire, the anti-coalition night bomber group, which consisted of B-25 and A-20 attack aircraft groups, was replenished with bombs and fuel. Bombs and napalm were also constantly being dropped into the gaps with the help of flares. The fire, which was ignited by a large number of napalms, was clearly visible more than a dozen kilometers away at night.

Facing the fire network composed of long-range firepower from the air and ground of the Anti-United Nations, I listened to the sound of artillery getting closer and closer behind me. His eyes were red, but he was Lieutenant General Nakayama who didn't dare to delay for a moment. Ordered all the Japanese troops who had withdrawn to Fengcheng, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of them, they would rush over with a hard head.

For Lieutenant General Nakayama, although it will cost him to rush over, he may still have a certain amount of life. If you continue to grind, wait until the main force of the Anti-Japanese Union behind you besieges you. At present, the Third Army, which has been bombed in scattered places, can only be ten dead and lifeless.

Under the stern supervision of Lieutenant General Nakayama, the Japanese army could only adopt the method of scattering the system as much as possible and retreating from multiple routes as much as possible, and rushed into the sea of fire. However, there was only a gap of more than ten kilometers, and so many Japanese troops withdrew at once, which still seemed a little crowded.

Moreover, there is only a gap of more than ten kilometers, and no matter how many ways the Japanese troops are retreating, the routes they can choose from are still limited. Dense aerial bombs and rocket artillery shells knocked down the Japanese troops who broke through in pieces. Napalm cremated a large number of Japanese soldiers directly on the spot.

After the sky was slightly brightened again, the gunboat planes continued to circle over the gap after coming again. He also smashed the guns and bullets he carried on the heads of the Japanese soldiers who were desperately trying to rush out. The gap of more than ten kilometers east of Fengcheng has almost become the grave of the Third Army.

After abandoning his car and losing almost all the personnel of his army headquarters under the full cover of an infantry brigade, Lieutenant General Nakayamatomi, who had finally struggled to withdraw to Anton, was already crying without tears when he counted the withdrawn troops. It was only a little more than 100 kilometers from Lianshan Pass in the far west to Andong, and his Third Army lost two-thirds of its withdrawn troops.

Including the two reinforced divisions, the strength of four divisions plus four independent mixed brigades is now less than one division plus one independent mixed brigade. In addition to the previous casualties on the battlefield and the division of some troops by Wang Xiaoming's pursuing troops, a considerable part of them were lost on the retreat route.

Especially when passing through the gap east of Fengcheng, the anti-Japanese coalition's air-ground firepower flanked and brought the deadliest losses to the Third Army. From the county seat of Fengcheng to the breach, there were patches of Japanese corpses everywhere. In some places, the corpses of Japanese soldiers were even stacked several feet high. There were also a large number of Japanese soldiers who were hit by napalm and became charred.

All the heavy weapons were also lost, and not even a few heavy machine guns were brought out. The bodies of the wounded and the dead covered the entire retreat route and gaps. A large number of mules, horses, and baggage, along with the main force of his Third Army, were also lost on the way to retreat. Even the chief of staff of the army was nowhere to be found on the way to retreat.

It's just that the development of the war situation did not give Lieutenant General Nakayama, together with his immediate boss, General Yamada Otosan, much time to be sad. After risking another day of delay, some of the Japanese troops who escaped intermittently were collected. and two independent mixed brigades on the two battlefields north and south of Fengcheng, which have descended to the remnants of the two infantry brigades.

The two bridges on the Yalu River in Andong were blown up, as well as the thirteen pontoon bridges erected by the North Korean army on the Andong River, and the only three remaining bridges under the bombing of the pursuing anti-coalition air forces struggled to retreat into North Korea. When crossing the river, he was blocked on the bridge by the anti-coalition air force and bombed indiscriminately. By the time he withdrew to Sinuiju, his Third Army had one-third less of what was left.

It is now November, and although the Yalu River has not yet been frozen in a large area, the water temperature is enough to kill people. When the remnants of the Third Army retreated, the attack planes of the Anti-Japanese Union were like shooting targets, blowing up the pontoon bridges one by one. The Japanese soldiers on the bridge were either blown up, drowned, or frozen to death.

Even the two bridges were blocked by the gunboats of the Anti-Japanese Union, and the bridge deck was full of Japanese corpses. At this time, no one dared to stop and rescue those who fell into the water. All the evacuated Japanese troops retreated desperately to the east as long as they could still move. As for the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water, we can only see whether they can get lucky enough to swim ashore and whether their physique can survive the cold wind of early winter.

After the Third Army withdrew across the Yalu River, the entire river was littered with floating Japanese corpses. With the flow of the river, it continued to flow to the Yellow Sea, and eventually accumulated in the lower reaches of Andong at the mouth of the Yalu River, as well as several islands in the center of the river at the mouth of the sea. On Anton's Weihua Island alone, the corpses of Japanese soldiers piled up a few meters later.

And the Korean army was connected to the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, which can also be said to be the entire Kwantung Army, and there were few remnants left in the end. Immediately abandon the Sinuiju line, and even the entire North Korean territory north of Pyongyang, and quickly retreat in the direction of Pyongyang. Although the divided troops of the Third Army on the battlefield in Liaodong were still desperately resisting.

The Fifth Army in Xinmin is also constantly trying to break through. But at this time, no one thought about the feelings of those remnants of the defeated generals. The Fifth Army was isolated in Liaodong, surrounded by enemy armored units. Now I'm afraid that even if the king of heaven comes, he will be helpless. At present, the Fifth Army has been erased from the establishment table of the Kwantung Army and even the base camp of the Japanese army.

And all the people who escaped from the remnants of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, including the receiving troops of the North Korean Army who witnessed the tragic situation of the Kwantung Army, everyone had only one thought in their hearts at this moment. That is to retreat to the south, and the farther away from these demonic Shina people is better, and don't be pursued by them.

The last remnants of the Third Army withdrew into Korean territory and withdrew directly to Pyongyang in one fell swoop, along with the troops that the North Korean Army had come to meet. Wang Xiaoming, who couldn't pursue, could only sprinkle all his sulk on the future and the remnants of the evacuated Third Army. He didn't even give an ultimatum to these remnants of the Japanese army, and launched the final general attack.

And in the face of the battle situation, it is definitely not only Wang Xiaoming who is depressed at the moment. When the Kwantung Army crossed the river and retreated, it was on the outskirts of Andong, and although he ate a brigade, Tao Jingfei, who made the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the remnants of the Third Army run away from under his nose, was also quite annoyed.

Not only these two front-line generals were very dissatisfied with this result. And at this moment, Yang Zhen, who has led the front finger of the Anti-Japanese Federation and entered the urban area of Shenyang, is also quite dissatisfied. Although the Third Army, together with the two divisions that had been withdrawn to Liaodong, most of its forces could never return to Japan.

After all, there was still a considerable part of the strength of the Third Army, which, together with the Kwantung Army Command, was withdrawn to the territory of Korea. The first battle of Liaodong failed to do its best, which made Yang Zhen very dissatisfied. Whether he can catch the Kwantung Army headquarters or not, he doesn't care much. However, the withdrawal of the Japanese army, which is equivalent to a multi-division regiment, to Korea will have a great impact on his overall strategy in the next step.

In particular, Tao Jingfei was entangled in Anton's periphery by a brigade of the Japanese army with two divisions that were quite complete. As a result, the second encirclement that he had formulated at the beginning could not be completed. Let the remnants of the Third Army, under the support of the Korean army, withdraw to Korea.

The area around Andong is surrounded by the sea, the river on the other, and the boundary on the other, and the other directions are mountainous. In particular, the mountains on the first line of Wulongbei and Phoenix Mountain are steep, and the terrain around the entire Andong and Fengcheng lines is extremely complex. In addition, the so-called roads are all dirt roads, the road conditions are relatively dilapidated, and the number is quite limited, which is extremely unfavorable for the movement of heavy equipment. Under this kind of terrain, this battle is not easy to fight, Yang Zhen knows this.

At the same time, at this time, although the Shuifeng Power Station and reservoir were built on the Andong line of the Yalu River, the water surface was still relatively wide. It was not easy to force the Yalu River when the enemy forces on the other side of the river were well defended, and at the same time there was a lack of bridge-building tools, and the river was wide and not conducive to bridge-building.

But he has already hit Tongtieling, and it can be said that he is already close to Andong City, can he think of a way. There is also Wang Xiaoming who only knows about interspersing along the west bank of the Yalu River, but he did not think or did not think at all, crossing the Yalu River in the upper reaches of Kwandian, carrying out a large-scale penetration in North Korea, outflanking the rear route of the Japanese army along the Sinuiju line, and cutting off the last retreat of the remnants of the Kwantung Army.

It is true that crossing the Yalu River is the territory of North Korea, and crossing the Yalu River is equivalent to breaking the national border. But what is North Korea at the moment, it is an enemy-controlled area, almost equivalent to the Japanese mainland. What is there to worry about entering the Korean war? Could it be that the Japanese will still protest politically and cause diplomatic disputes because of the Anti-Japanese Resistance League's entry into Korea to fight?