The Japanese siege of the Tohoku region was launched at night!

The Wehrmacht concentrated more than 100,000 troops from several group armies, and under the fire of hundreds of artillery pieces, launched an attack on the Japanese army from Liaoyang and other places.

Okamura Ninji was awakened in his sleep, and he woke up and hurried to the headquarters to supervise the battle. He had expected this attack, but he had not anticipated the strength of the Chinese army. He found himself as if he was surrounded by Chinese troops, surrounded by enemies and enemies......

The rumbling sound of cannon tore people's hearts, and Okamura Ninji frowned, and he threw the pen he was holding in his hand on the map.

"Yaga!" Okamura Ninji scolded loudly, and the staff officers in the room all stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to him.

"What the hell is this guy doing? Why did a large number of government troops appear in the line of defense where his division was located? Why can't he be contacted at this time? ”

No one answered him, and soon after the end of the battle began, the division led by Seishiro Itagaki of the Kwantung Army marched all the way, but this time the initiative was lost, and there was not even any news.

Ishihara came over and shook his head and sighed: "We have lost the initiative in the war, I said before, now is not suitable for a full-scale war against China, these stupid guys in the military department!" ”

Ishihara slammed his fist on the table, and the water glass on the table shook from side to side with the shock.

There was a reason for the two men to be angry, because now he couldn't figure out what was really happening at the front line, and the wings and brigades of the Kwantung Army deployed on the front line with strong combat effectiveness even lost all their positions overnight, and some were simply completely surrounded and annihilated.

This situation is unpredictable, no matter how cultured a general is, he will lose his mind at this time.

The sun rose in the east, but the sky of the Kwantung Army did not dawn.

"Report, there's news from the Fifth Division......" A staff officer entered the door, holding a freshly copied telegraph in his hand. Okamura Ninji looked up with a tired expression. But after reading it, his face gradually condensed together, and his spirit suddenly lifted.

"Figured it out, Itagaki's troops were attacked, their division command post was bombed, this guy Itagaki had a big life and escaped, but the defense line has collapsed, their two brigades and a brigade have been besieged, and the other troops have now retreated to the rear and are organizing 2 lines of defense for defense." Okamura Ninji said lightly.

Ishihara frowned and said, "No wonder they haven't reported the war situation, it turns out that this is the case." Ishihara turned his head again and asked, "Which unit of the Shina Army did it?" ”

"Fifth Army! The commander is Lin Zuoda. Okamura Ninji gritted his teeth and said, "Fifth Army? Isn't their main force always in the northwestern part of China? How could it suddenly be mobilized to the Northeast? ”

Ishihara sighed and said, "It seems that he has reached an agreement with the Soviets. If this were not the case, I am afraid that it would be impossible for the Chinese army to mobilize heavy troops from the northwest region to come to support. ”

Okamura Ninji nodded, he agreed with Ishihara's statement, military is a continuation of politics, but the ultimate goal is politics, but he still has something to puzzle: "It's just ...... How could they move so quickly? You know, it's a heavily armed mechanized army! Personnel, equipment, weapons and baggage are not a small number, how can they assemble in such a short time? You must know that many places in the northwest region do not have railways. ”

"There is a negligent position on the part of the intelligence services in this place. Now is not the time to hold accountable, the most important thing at the moment is to gather the existing army and start a battle with the Chinese army! "Ishihara Road.

Okamura Ninji looked at Ishihara's firm eyes, and his confidence was there, yes! Although he suffered some losses in the early stage, it is still too early to say defeat, he still has 100,000 tiger and wolf divisions of the Kwantung Army in his hands, and he still relies on the strong strength of the Japanese Navy and Air Force behind him, even if he is at a disadvantage, he will not lose everything, he knows that he still has a chance to turn the tables, and he still has the possibility of continuing to fight.

Okamura Ningji's eyes were like torches, staring at the scene in front of him motionless, and after a moment he gave the deployment order: mobilize all the troops in Manchuria and start a battle with the Chinese army.

This was an unprecedented large-scale corps operation, which lasted for more than 40 days, and General Zhang Xueliang, commander-in-chief of the Northeast Theater, personally went to Liaoyang to take command, and the armies of the two sides launched a fierce battle in the Northeast Theater. The Japanese army resisted stubbornly, and finally had to mobilize reinforcements from the country to help, but it was still to no avail, and several divisions of the Japanese army even mobilized all their troops to launch a suicide attack at the end of the day.

The bloodshed on the battlefield is beyond imagination, countless good men have spilled their blood on the battlefield, and the southern Liaoning region was once deserted, and there were craters full of gunpowder smoke and

However, this battle annihilated and eliminated several formed brigades and regiments of the Japanese army, effectively dealt a blow to the Japanese army's living forces in the northeast, caused the Japanese army to retreat in the Lushun and Kwantung Prefecture areas, and successfully prevented the possibility of the Japanese army's continued expansion in the northeast region, and the two sides formed a state of strategic confrontation.

Okamura Ninji never understood why the troops in the northeast region had moved so many troops, baggage, and ammunition under their noses in a short period of time.

It wasn't until more than ten days later, when the battle entered the white heat, that he analyzed the answer from some military vehicles captured from the front-line troops.

He learned that the main force of the national defense forces in the northeast was able to carry large-scale transportation because of China's powerful logistical mobilization forces, the most important of which was that the Chinese army used large-scale automobiles for transportation.

Okamura did not know that a month before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Machinery Department of Jiangnan Heavy Industry Group, which had moved to Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, had developed and produced a new type of truck named "Qinling" in accordance with the requirements of the military.

The data from the Qinling truck was quickly reported to the army's armament department, which summarized the opinions and sent them to Huang Ke's desk after discussion.

That night, Huang Ke carefully studied the relevant information of the Qinling truck all night.

The data is marked with some of the most basic performance of Qinling trucks. Qinling truck, weighing 3,800 kilograms, equipped with 90 horsepower, four-stroke six-cylinder engine, load capacity of 4.5 tons, maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour, this kind of high-horsepower guy in adapting to the main roads in China at that time, in addition to carrying soldiers and related equipment, the extended model of Qinling truck can also tow a variety of artillery below 152 caliber.

On the second day, Huang Ke listened to a special report from the Equipment Department. An engineer wearing glasses said bluntly to Huang Ke: "Although the 'Qinling' truck has made a good breakthrough in more aspects, there are also some bottlenecks, the reason is that the Qinling truck cannot tow heavy artillery, and if it is to be mass-produced, I am afraid that it will not be able to realize the rapid dispatch of the entire army." ”

Huang Ke frowned and looked at the engineer, he nodded and said, "You go on." ”

The young engineer stroked his glasses and said: "Our armament department has given two opinions, the first is to develop a new truck with a stronger load on the basis of the 'Qinling', and the other is to keep the existing 'Qinling' truck unchanged, and then mass-produce a tracked tractor, which is specifically responsible for towing heavy artillery." ”

Huang Ke nodded and motioned for him to continue. The engineer agreed and spread out the folder in front of him and said, "Both options have their pros and cons. The first is that it is long-term, and once the development is successful, there will be a qualitative leap in the mechanized transport capability of the troops, but the disadvantage is that the research and development cycle is long, and the investment funds are also relatively large. Let's talk about the second type, it is obvious, the research and development cycle is short, and it can quickly form combat effectiveness, but the crawler tractor is slower and it is difficult to keep up with the speed of existing trucks, so it will also affect the overall delivery ability of the troops. ”

After this expert finished speaking, Huang Ke thought for a moment, and after a while, Huang Ke asked: "Is there a third plan, can we first equip some 'Qinling' trucks, and then carry out the development of the next generation of 'Qinling' trucks?" ”

The participants all turned their heads to each other and muttered in low voices, but the engineer who spoke just now said bluntly: "It's not impossible, it's just that the existing funds can't be maintained." Moreover, if the development is successful, if the equipment is hastily equipped, it will cause a waste of existing trucks, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

I have to admit that this young engineer is very bold and speaks very directly, but Huang Ke didn't think there was anything wrong, he smiled and said: "Then let's do it, the 'Qinling' truck is now being tested, striving to equip the troops as soon as possible, and then develop a tracked tractor." At the same time, the transfer of some people to develop a new generation of 'Qinling' trucks is not limited to Jiangnan Heavy Industry, and other military factories can also participate in it. As long as there are good ideas and products, we don't have a portal view. ”

After Huang Kelisuo finished speaking, the delegates at the meeting nodded mechanically, and some people raised objections at this time, speaking of the issue of funding, after all, trucks are not the bulk of military spending, and if it is developed in this way, it is estimated that the hand is a little tight.

Huang Ke smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about the funds, your equipment department will give an order to the military factory below." ”

When everyone was a little unimpressed, a month later, Huang Ke's judgment was proved to be true. A month later, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and the Qinling truck was originally to be tested for a period of time before it could be put into mass production, but with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the test and improvement of the truck also accelerated the pace and was directly put on the horse to equip the troops.

The "Qinling" trucks began to roll off the production line a week after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, and most of the first batch of 500 trucks were allocated to the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the latter were transferred to the three major battlefield logistics.

Of course, at this time, Okamura Ninji did not know that at the same time as he was surprised, the Chinese army had already begun to equip the military card all year round, and a year later the main forces of the Chinese Defense Forces were all equipped with iron horses.