Age of Rebirth

As the chief of staff, it is his job to put forward different opinions to help the division commander improve his plan, but Zhao Yuhe thinks more about it. He believes that the division commander ordered Han Tie's troops not to attack Fengtian and Xinjing. It makes sense, even though I think it's better to fight Fengtian and Xinjing.

The slight hesitation on his face was noticed by the teacher and encouraged. Zhao Yuhe let go of his inner concerns. Just as he was about to speak, Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff, hurried in. An urgent telegram from the official, more than two hours ago, there was a change in the Kwantung Army troops on the front line of Jinzhou!"

"Any change?" Tang Qiuli said calmly. On the contrary, Zhao Yuhe's expression changed, and he said eagerly: "What change? Director Ge, please explain in detail!"

Ge Zhenzhuang read the telegram, "The division pointed out that our department has a large number of reconnaissance troops that penetrated into the rear of the Kwantung Army in the Liaoxi Corridor. More than two hours ago, the reconnaissance troops sent information. Troops from Hehe, Dadingbao and other places began to gather in the above-mentioned three places one after another, and their logistics troops were also gathering, and some of the Kwantung Army's logistics troops began to move towards Fengtian."

"The strange thing is that the troops in Linghe, Xinzhuangzi, and Yingpan, the first line of defense of the Kwantung Army north of Jinzhou, suddenly entered a state of emergency combat readiness, as if they were preparing for an attack by our army. Based on this, I came to a preliminary judgment. The Kwantung Army units in the Liaoxi Corridor seem to be showing signs of retreating!" The telegram was signed by Feng Jiwu.

After hearing Ge Zhenzhuang read the telegram, Zhao Yuhe's face turned pale.Frowning tightly, he said, "Master, your judgment is correct. The Kwantung Army units in western Liaoning are preparing to retreat. By the way, Director Ge, what happened to the Kwantung Army units opposite the North China Field Corps? Also, Is there any change in the Kwantung Army troops opposite the Outer Mongolian Field Corps?"

Zhao Yuhe asked the question.Both are the most critical places, if the Kwantung Army troops in the other two directions are starting to assemble.That means that Umezu Yoshijiro gave the order to retreat more than ten hours ago, no doubt.It was ahead of the independent division troops launching a full-line attack.But now, the Hantie troops were still on the Gaizhou line of the Liaodong Peninsula, encircling and annihilating the remnants of the Japanese army. Zhao Yuhe was very anxious about whether he could cut off the retreat of the main force of the Kwantung Army in the west and northeast.

Ge Zhenzhuang shook his head and replied: "So far, I have not received a telegram from Commander Sun, the North China Field Corps. There is no similar report either!"

"How is this possible? There is no reason for the three Kwantung Army troops to retreat all the way alone!" Zhao Yuhe said in disbelief.

Tang Qiuli waved his hand.Zhao Yuhe stopped the emotional and said: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and any situation may arise. It is also possible for the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning area to retreat alone. The root cause is that the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Umezu Yoshijiro A considerable number of troops are needed to defend the front line from Fengtian to Xinjing!"

"The biggest possibility is that Umezu Yoshijiro judged that the next attack direction of Hantie's troops is on the front line of Fengtian and Xinjing. The first line of defense is fully prepared for battle. He is throwing his pawns to save the car. Director Ge ordered Feng Jiwu's troops to start attacking immediately. , disrupting the rhythm of the Kwantung Army's retreat in the direction of Fengtian! In the order, I emphasize that when breaking through the Kwantung Army's first line of defense, it is appropriate to use a large-scale armored group and a large number of aerial firepower. The specific tactics are up to Feng Jiwu himself Sure, there is no need to report to the teacher!"

"In addition, order the five brigades of Hantie troops on the Xiuyan line of the Liaodong Peninsula to immediately occupy the line from Panshan to Beining, and resolutely prevent the Kwantung Army from retreating. On the front line, rush to the above-mentioned area and join the previous troops!"

"In the name of the division command, an order is issued to appoint Major General Han Tie, the commander of the Marine Corps, as the commander of the Liaodong Peninsula theater, and to command all the troops in the area!"

Zhao Yuhe woke up from the shock. The battle to regain the Northeast had begun inadvertently. He hadn't expected it. He immediately thought that if the Feng Jiwu Corps launched the attack first, the other two directions would Should the troops also launch an attack at the same time, "Master, the North China Field Corps and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, should they launch an attack at the same time?" he asked.

Tang Qiuli pondered for a while and said: "Yuhe, you immediately command the corps directly under the Kwantung Army to go straight to the rear of the Kwantung Army's northwest border garrison. I will immediately issue an order that Sun Zhenbang's troops will start to attack the Kwantung Army in front of you. Yuan Jinghao's Troops, stay still for the time being, and strengthen the surveillance of the Kwantung Army troops!"

Zhao Yu and Huo Ran got up, stood at attention and saluted, and said, "It's the division commander. Yu He will lead the troops to the battle this time, and he will join the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to wipe out the Kwantung Army's northwestern border guards in the northeast and northwest!"

Tang Qiuli also stood up, looked at Zhao Yuhe gently, and said, "After the Directly Subordinate Corps has encircled the Kwantung Army's northwest border guards, the task of annihilating the enemy is given to Sun Zhenbang. You command the Directly Subordinate Corps and continue northward to the Far East. , remember, don't love to fight along the way, our ultimate goal is the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in the Far East!"

Zhao Yuhe turned around and left. Tang Qiuli believed that he, the chief of staff, had fully understood his intentions. As soon as Zhao Yuhe left, Colonel Chen Feng, the director of the division's communication department, rushed over, "Mr. Commander Hantie of the team, a telegram!" He said.

Tang Qiuli smiled slightly and said, "The specific content?"

Chen Feng read: "The teacher pointed out that the Gaizhou battlefield was fierce. It is now certain that the Japanese Third Army and the remnants of the Kwantung Army's first and second detachments that retreated from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula were all concentrated in the direction of Gaizhou, trying to escape from here. Open the channel. So far, in addition to the Wanlipeng Department of the Ninth Marine Corps Brigade that was originally on the front line of Gaizhou to stop the Japanese army, the troops that rushed to the front line of Gaizhou one after another include the Seventh Brigade and the Eighth Brigade of the Marine Corps. Brigade Department!"

"In addition, the pursuit forces on the northern and central lines, the three brigades of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, and the third brigade of the Marine Corps have also launched an attack on the Japanese army blocked on the front line of Gaizhou in the south of Gaizhou. , more than [-] remnants of the Japanese army were encircled by our army on the Gaizhou battlefield on both sides.”

"The pursuit troops on the eastern and central lines, the brigade directly under the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command, and the first and second brigades of the Marine Corps have joined our blocking forces. I would like to ask this part of the troops for the next step!"

"It's encircled!" Tang Qiuli said to himself, "Director Ge, order Han Tie to encircle and wipe out the remnants of the Japanese army in Gaizhou. He must be quick. I only give him 24 hours to reach the naval base in Anton." The first and second brigades of the team, the brigades directly under the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command, and the first, second, and third brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps, which were originally on the front line of Anton, except for a small number of garrison troops, the rest of the brigade immediately Go to the front line from Panshan to Beining, and stop the retreat of the Kwantung Army troops in the West Liaoning Corridor!"

The situation in the entire Northeast battlefield is in a state of delicate balance, and any change in any direction will break this balance. Umezu Yoshijiro ordered the main force of the Kwantung Army in the Liaoxi Corridor to begin to retreat. The balance was broken, causing a series of incidents. Response, Tang Qiuli was determined not to let these more than 50 Kwantung Army troops withdraw to Fengtian. Therefore, the blocking troops used in the southwest direction of Fengtian reached a strength of nearly 20 troops from eleven brigades, which shows his determination so big!

After issuing a series of orders, it was already more than three o'clock in the afternoon. Tang Qiuli sat quietly on a chair and sorted out the thoughts in his head. In all fairness, his series of orders were passive in terms of the situation on the battlefield. Yes, if the Kwantung Army in the Liaoxi Corridor showed no signs of retreating, I would not have ordered Feng Jiwu's regiment to launch an attack, but should have eliminated all the remaining [-] Japanese troops on the Gaizhou battlefield in the Liaodong Peninsula!

The [-] brigades under Han Tie’s command will only issue an order to attack across the board after completing the deployment of cutting off the two routes of the Kwantung Army in the northeast and west. Now, it is a passive response. Qiuli didn't like it very much. The rhythm of the battlefield was disrupted by Umezu Yoshijiro's sudden order.

With the strength of 50 brigades, he was not worried about blocking the Kwantung Army with more than [-] troops in western Liaoning and retreating to Fengtian. With time, a front and rear flanking attack can be formed. Although the two sides have about the same strength, their absolute air supremacy and superior heavy equipment can give full play to their huge advantages and annihilate more than half a million Kwantung Army. It is only a matter of time.

What Tang Qiuli needs to consider now is whether Yuan Jinghao, the North China Field Corps, will also start to attack. He is hesitating. First, the Kwantung Army troops in the direction of Ximan have not acted abnormally, at least not now. If they attack, they may It will force Umezu Yoshijiro to also give an order to retreat, and the blocking forces along this road still have to rely on the five brigades concentrated on the front line of Gaizhou in the hands of Han Tie.

However, the troops of these five brigades had to deal with the more than 4 remnants of the encircled Japanese army before they could free up their hands and go straight to the line from Siping to Shuangliao to block the retreat of the Kwantung Army in the direction of Ximan. That was 24 hours later thing.

Even if Hantie's five brigades on the front line of Gaizhou freed up their hands according to the plan and arrived at the blockade area on time, this blockade battle was extremely dangerous. The Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area also had more than 40 troops. The remaining five brigades of the Iron Troops, with more than [-] soldiers, are very powerless to fight this blocking battle. Moreover, the casualties of the troops will definitely be huge. The biggest difficulty is that Tang Qiuli has no redundant troops. Troops come for reinforcements.

The sunlight gradually slanting to the west, through the open window, cast a few rays of light into the room, and shone on Tang Qiuli's motionless body. His eyes were fixed on the large military map on the wall.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)