Chapter Seventy-Seven: Encirclement and Reinforcement
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As night fell, the Jilin Army's attack on Shengjing City also came to an end. After a tentative attack by the 4th Infantry Division, the 2nd and 5th Infantry Divisions launched the same attack.
Although it was only a tentative attack, it also cost the Feng army and the Japanese army in the city a huge price. In particular, the artillery units of the Feng army were almost completely lost, and the heavy machine guns deployed on the city walls also paid huge losses, and the casualties were also not small. What's worse is that this is only the first day, and the Jilin Army has not done its best, otherwise, it is difficult to say whether Shengjing City can resist it.
In the Fengtian Overseer's Mansion, the lights are bright. It has become a joint command of the Feng army and the Japanese army. Zhang Yuting, the overseer of Fengtian, had a gloomy face, and in today's battle, his two independent brigades had lost more than 2,000 people, and the most important thing was that the artillery regiment that had been painstakingly built was completely destroyed. can hold on for a few days, and he really has no bottom in his heart.
The officers of the Feng army and the officers of the Japanese army were arguing, and it seemed that they had a better way to defend themselves.
"Your Excellency, it seems that the strength of the enemy is far beyond our expectations! Your Excellency can you telegraph the main force of the Feng army to arrive within a week? Goto Shinpei said with a serious face.
"Within a week? Your Excellency, this is too difficult for a strong man. That's hundreds of kilometers! Zhang Yuting's face was very ugly. If you rush desperately, even if you arrive in Shengjing City, it is estimated that there will not be much combat power left.
"No, Your Excellency, we can transport it by rail. The Jilin Army had not yet advanced to the south of Fengtian, and the main forces of the Feng army could be transported to Liaozhong by rail. From Liaozhong to Shengjing, there is not much far. In this way, you can save a lot of time. The captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison, Kiyono Ishizo Nakasa, said.
Zhang Yuting frowned, Liaozhong was only one hundred and twenty miles away from Shengjing. From Liaozhong to Shengjing, it only takes two days. However, no one dared to guarantee that the Jilin Army would watch as the main forces of the Feng Army were transported to Liaozhong by rail. Once they cut off the railway line, the Feng army was finished.
"In this case, I'm afraid it will be broken by the Jilin Army." Zhang Yuting was a little hesitant.
"Your Excellency, we can let all the main forces of the Feng army gather in Liaozhong, and then march towards Shengjing. In this case, the main force of more than 50,000 Feng troops, if the Jilin Army wants to eat it in one bite, it is also unlikely. Kiyono Ishinasa continued.
"Your Excellency, take up an idea. The current situation is already very critical, and if the main force of the Feng army cannot return in time, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for long. Goto Shinpei urged impatiently.
Zhang Yuting hesitated, but nodded, and sent a telegram to Yang Tingyu and Zhang Fuchen, asking them to take a train to Liaozhong to assemble, and then return to Shengjing City.
Goto Shinpei also ordered Mantetsu to fully cooperate with the transfer of troops by the Feng army, in order to speed up the transportation of troops. Passenger and freight traffic on the Manchurian Railway has almost completely stopped. Whether it is a freight train or a passenger train, it is loaded with Fengjun. After they were transported to Liaozhong, they immediately assembled and waited until all the follow-up troops had arrived before marching to Shengjing.
Zhang Yuting also believed that although the combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army was strong. But if the main force of more than 50,000 Feng troops gathers together, it is impossible for the Jilin Army to swallow it in one bite. As long as it can attract the attention of the Jilin Army, hold on for a few days. When the Japanese arrived, the crisis could be resolved.
It's just that what Zhang Yuting didn't know was that he had just given such an order. The intelligence officers of the Jilin Army Intelligence Bureau in the Feng Army immediately sent the information out. What awaits the Feng army will be a heavy blow.
Outside Shengjing City, in the former enemy headquarters of the Jilin Army, Wu Haoxuan also presided over a military meeting overnight.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in the daytime battle today, we have already tested the strength of the enemy's army. Judging by the current situation, the combat effectiveness of the Feng army is very low. Of course, this is because the two independent brigades of the Feng army in the city are newly formed. The combat effectiveness of the rest of the Fengjun troops should be slightly stronger. In particular, the 27th town is Zhang Yuting's old base army, and its combat effectiveness is the strongest. In addition, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was very strong. Several attacks, when the Feng army was about to collapse, it was the Japanese army that came up and stabilized the front. However, the Japanese army in the city was less than 2,000 people, and it would not play a big role in this battle. Wu Haoxuan seemed very relaxed, as if he had won this battle.
"Chief of Staff. If we attack with all our might, we will be able to break through Shengjing City in one day at most. You just give the order, tomorrow we will definitely be able to enter Shengjing City and catch Zhang Yuting and Goto Xinping, that old devil. Shi Tianchuan, the commander of the 4th Infantry Division, patted his chest and reassured.
"Haha, okay, that's what I mean. Tomorrow we will break Shengjing City. Wu Haoxuan laughed. With three infantry divisions and a superior force of more than 50,000 people, if it is not possible to attack Shengjing City, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill it, let alone save the country and the nation.
At this time, Wu Haoxuan's confidential secretary Li Yanling sent a telegram to Wu Haoxuan. After Li Yanling followed Wu Haoxuan, she was officially appointed as a confidential secretary, and of course, she was also responsible for taking care of Wu Haoxuan's diet and daily life. Almost everyone regards Li Yanling as Wu Haoxuan's little wife. In the beginning, Li Yanling often made mistakes, but now she is slowly getting used to it.
Wu Haoxuan opened the telegram and looked at it, he was stunned for a moment, and then he pondered. When the other people saw Wu Haoxuan's appearance, they all kept silent, for fear of disturbing him.
It took a while for Wu Haoxuan to come back to his senses.
"I'm sorry, guys, I was distracted." Wu Haoxuan said apologetically.
"It's okay, Chief of Staff, has something happened?" Major General Zhao Xifu, commander of the 2nd Division, asked.
"That's right, we have received the latest information, the Feng army and the Japanese are uniting, using the railway day and night to transport troops, trying to transport the main force of the Feng army back to Shengjing City. In order to avoid being crushed by each of us, they planned to transport the main force of the Feng army to Liaozhong and then march towards Shengjing. It is estimated that in three to four days at most, more than 50,000 Feng troops will be able to be transported to Liaozhong. Wu Haoxuan said.
Just now, he was thinking about how to deal with such a situation. Originally, he planned to send two or three infantry divisions south to deal with the main force of the Feng army after taking Shengjing City. Although there are quite a few main forces of the Feng army, the Jilin Army is enough to cope with it with the strength of two or three divisions. The remaining seven or eight divisions were capable of dealing with the Japanese. However, now that the main force of the Feng army has taken the initiative to assemble in Shengjing, it seems that there is no need to be so troublesome. If the main force of the Feng army is eaten in one fell swoop, the next battle will be even better.
"Chief of Staff, I think we should find a way to eat the main force of the Feng army first. The more than 50,000 Feng troops, although their combat effectiveness is not strong, is a hidden danger after all. If we can get rid of them, then we will be able to concentrate our efforts on dealing with the Japanese. Major General Zhao Xifu immediately suggested.
Wu Haoxuan nodded, this idea coincided with him.
"Chief of Staff, Liaozhong is only one hundred and twenty miles away from Shengjing City. After eating the main force of the Feng army, we can also go back to fight Shengjing City. When the time comes, it will be enough to knock down Shengjing City in one go. Major General Shi Qingshan, commander of the 5th Infantry Division, also said.
"Since everyone agreed to deal with the main force of the Feng army first, it was so decided. However, the task of dealing with the main forces of the Feng army was left to the follow-up troops to complete. 2nd, 4th and 5th divisions. Still attacking Shengjing City. However, in order to prevent the main force of the Feng army from escaping, it is necessary to reduce the intensity of the offensive and give the Feng army a little hope. In this way, they will speed up their return to Shengjing City. Wu Haoxuan said.
If Shengjing City is captured by the Jilin Army, then the main force of the Feng army may not go north, but may go south. At that time, when the Jilin Army was fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese, it had to transfer troops to guard against the main force of the Feng army.
Zhao Xifu and the others all nodded, although they didn't get a big battle, but if they could attack Shengjing City, it would be a great achievement!
Subsequently, Wu Haoxuan immediately changed the battle plan, and the 2nd Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division and the 5th Infantry Division continued to besiege Shengjing City, but the attack intensity was reduced, giving the Feng army and the Japanese a hope. The siege of the main forces of the Feng army was handed over to the 3rd Infantry Division, the 6th Infantry Division, the 7th Infantry Division and the instructors. A total of 4 infantry divisions and more than 73,000 troops were put into force to deal with the main force of more than 50,000 Feng troops. What's more, these main forces of the Feng army were still the troops who hurriedly returned after a fierce battle with the Rehe army. The continuous battles and rushes had already exhausted the army. So much so that their combat effectiveness has also decreased a lot.
Wu Haoxuan attaches great importance to this battle. If the main force of the Feng army can be annihilated in one fell swoop, then the next battle will be much easier to fight. Therefore, he handed over the command of the siege of Shengjing City to Major General Zhao Xifu, and he himself led 4 infantry divisions to the south secretly.
In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, especially by Japanese intelligence officers, the Jilin Army intensified the search and arrest of Japanese intelligence personnel wherever they went, and even did not hesitate to leave the troops under martial law to ensure as much as possible that information would not leak out.
On August 23, the Jilin Army once again launched an attack on Shengjing City, but after a day of fighting, the Jilin Army still did not break through Shengjing City.