Age of Rebirth

Chapter 740 Yano Yin Saburo's plan

Tang Qiuli's arrival at the front line in Shanhaiguan was undoubtedly the greatest encouragement to all the brigade commanders who participated in the combat meeting. This is an undefeated god of war, and his brilliant victories have penetrated into their hearts. At the same time, they I am also proud that the division commander was able to go to the front line of Shanhaiguan in person to explain the importance of this place. The losses of a few days, the huge pressure brought by the Kwantung Army's superior strength and firepower, were swept away.

Tang Qiuli, however, was secretly startled by the huge casualties of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. Such a main force corps cannot just collapse. Next, Feng Jiwu reported the news that a large number of reinforcements were coming at the meeting. The meeting place was boiling at that time, several brigade commanders who were directly under the independent division and then rowed to Niangziguan garrison regiment, winked at each other, and said, the division commander is here, so there is no need to do a big job.

In particular, the commanders of the two artillery brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps jumped up. These days, they have been suffocated and overwhelmed by the little devil's artillery. Casualties in the troops are not counted. , was also forced to adopt a method of constantly changing artillery positions, and the ability to support frontal artillery fire was reduced to the lowest point.

No way, as soon as the artillery is fired here, the little devil's heavy artillery will come to the door immediately. We are one cannon against the little devil's seven or eight cannons. This time it's okay. Four artillery brigades came, especially the first artillery brigade Chief Zheng Yong, that is a great expert in artillery warfare, the predecessor of the artillery of the Independent Division. In the artillery system of the Independent Division, Zheng Yong's name is no less than that of Tang Qiuli. Not only the artillery brigade commanders are happy, but the air defense brigade commander, It was also flushed with excitement, and two air defense brigades came all at once, watching the little devil's plane, and daring to bombard it at low altitude blatantly. [

The joyful atmosphere of his subordinates affected Feng Jiwu, he slammed the table and said: "Well, all brigades should pay attention, our reinforcements are coming soon, and use all the money you have hidden. Don't cry with me all the time. Tomorrow, give the little devil a full-line counterattack and punch him hard. Be careful, the distance of the assault should not be too far to prevent the little devil's artillery fire. After hitting him, he will retreat quickly. Also, the artillery holes in each position have to be strengthened overnight, and you will set them up when you get back, and Zhenbang and the commander of the second brigade of your corps will stay here for a while."

After Feng Jiwu finished speaking, he turned to Tang Qiuli and said, "Master, what instruction do you have?" Tang Qiuli stood up and said with a smile, "What instruction? I'm not here during this time. You guys played pretty well." , once I intervened, the overall deployment was messed up, and I just let it go and not enjoy it, looking for my own crimes? By the way, an order was announced to organize the new first brigade to the new sixth brigade to be incorporated into the battle of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps Sequence, Commander Feng, you have added another importer."

There was a burst of laughter at the bottom, the division commander did not intervene, that is, the absolute trust in all commanders and all the troops participating in the war. After the meeting was over, Feng Jiwu, Sun Zhenbang and his second brigade commander studied together and recovered the Montenegrin defense line tonight. The battle plan for the [-] Highland.

Tang Qiuli did not participate. He wanted to let Feng Jiwu go. His mind had already turned to the follow-up battle. The whereabouts of the reinforcements was the biggest problem. Tang Qiuli had a plan to use the reinforcements to serve the Kwantung Army in the Shanhaiguan area. The army took a heavy blow, and the method of fighting was still the usual ambush, which at least caused the Kwantung Army troops to bleed heavily. If it was not a last resort, Tang Qiuli would never fight any kind of head-to-head and exhausting positional warfare.

Nearly 20 troops, concealed whereabouts, so that the commander of the Kwantung Army did not know that reinforcements were coming. This is the key to victory in the follow-up battle. After thinking carefully for a while, he issued an order to Le Yiqin, commander of the Air Force of the Independent Division: "Determine Commander Le Yiqin of the Frontier Air Force, all fighter planes of your department should immediately join the Shanhaiguan battlefield to ensure that the Japanese reconnaissance planes cannot fly over the eastern Hebei area. .”

This task is very clear, to prevent the eyes of the Japanese army from seeing the whereabouts of the large troops that are advancing in the eastern Jidong area. As for the new type of bomb, it is the napalm "Buddha Light". Only Qiuli can rest assured, otherwise, with the strength of the Independent Division Aviation Team, it's not enough. With the experience of annihilating the Banyuan Division last time, he knows the terrain from Suizhong to Shanhaiguan well, so he can choose a suitable ambush The location is not difficult.

On the Liaoxi Peninsula, in the beautiful coastal city of Xingcheng, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's troops going south, Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, is presiding over a military meeting. The facial expression is a typical Japanese soldier's arrogant and arrogant face. Some major generals are still ashen-faced, and a few doors are wide open. It seems that the meeting has been going on for a long time, and the atmosphere is not very happy.

Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo, since he received this appointment, his right eyelid has been twitching. He has stayed in China for many years, and he knows that there is a folk proverb that "the left eye jumps for money, and the right eye jumps for disaster". No one knows why. If it wasn't for Chief of Staff Hideki Tojo, who happened to be transferred back to the country to report to the base camp, the position of commander of the southward troops would not fall on his head.

Commanding these arrogant soldiers, Yano Yinsaburo has a headache when he thinks about it. In the military circle of the Communist Party of China, which pays the most attention to qualifications and background, especially in the Kwantung Army, which has been operating in Manchuria for more than 20 years, it pays more attention to family status. And seniority, family background, facing division commanders who are almost all from famous families, with outstanding military exploits, deep qualifications, and military ranks equal to his, Yano Otonaburo is full of bitterness.

With more than 30 troops, additional sea and air forces, and a large amount of artillery fire, it took five days to fight and cost the lives of more than 5 soldiers. It still couldn't shake the blocking position of the Chinese army on the opposite side. A small Liugu River, so-called The Kwantung Army troops of the "Flower of the Imperial Army" stopped moving forward. The headquarters and the general staff of the base camp sent several telegrams a day to urge the results of the battle. Yano Otozaburo really doubted whether the strong combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army troops that he was convinced before was true.

Just now, Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo, as the commander, decided to change the combat deployment. With half of the troops, he continued to attack the opposite Chinese army position to attract the attention of the Chinese army. Although it will take more than ten days to open a breakthrough in the direction of Lingyuan and enter the Pingjin area in North China, this will ensure that the troops going south can complete the tasks assigned by the base camp and the headquarters.

This is also the battle plan that Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo locked himself in the room and racked his brains with more than a dozen senior staff officers. For the blank area of ​​defense, pass Lingyuan, Shuiquan, and Pingquan, and then go south to capture Shanhaiguan, encircle the Chinese army on the Liugu River line in the western Liaoning area, and then continue south to break the siege of Tianjin, which can also reduce the loss of troops , to avoid a frontal attack.

This is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone. Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo, after formulating the battle plan, was full of pride and ambition, and wanted to create unprecedented achievements in the western Liaoning and Pingjin areas. In all fairness, this guy still has a strategic mind and vision. The exact direction of the breakthrough can be seen at a glance. From Lingyuan to Dongmenning City, Feng Jiwu's soldiers are indeed fascinated. Once the battle plan of Yano Yinsaburo is implemented, it will cause great damage to the entire defense line of Feng Jiwu Corps. big threat.

He had to think about the consequences of being flanked by the Japanese army. The only feasible solution was to retreat to the Zunhua and Tangshan lines and establish a new blocking line of defense to ensure the smooth progress of the Tianjin campaign. In this way, Tang Qiuli was in Shanhaiguan. The plan to inflict severe damage on the Kwantung Army's troops would also fail, and the reinforcements from the Independent Division would become Tang Qiuli's most taboo positional blocking battle.

After the battle plan was formed, Yano Yinsaburo reported it to the General Command of the Kwantung Army and the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp, and at the same time started pre-war preparations, calling a meeting of all senior officers above the level of brigade commander to implement the plan. With a passion in their hearts, they were doused with several large basins of cold water. The senior military officers who participated in the meeting almost unanimously opposed the combat plan of His Excellency the Deputy Chief of Staff.

The reason is simple. The troops of the Kwantung Army going south received an order to enter the Pingjin area of ​​North China at the fastest speed, and together with the imperial army firmly defending Tianjin, they pinched the main force of the Tang Qiuli Department of the Chinese army and encircled them. Otherwise, the Kwantung Army will not use a third of its troops, the entire air force, and a huge navy fleet to attack the Shanhaiguan defense line. What is needed is time, and Tang Qiuli's troops have the advantage The Tianjin North China Army under siege has reached the most critical moment.

Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo, who was opposed by the collective, froze on the spot. The saying "putting a hot face on a cold ass" is the most appropriate way to describe his mood at this time, and all the generals do not want to take part in the detour Lingyuan raid plan Such a cowardly job can't beat the North China Independent Division troops head-on, just like the Chinese people, using despicable methods is a great way for the Imperial Army who advocates the decisive battle of the main force shame.

Yano Yinsaburo didn't want to get entangled in these trivial issues. He wanted to know the root cause of his opposition to such a brilliant battle plan. At present, what the North China Imperial Army needs is time, and there are not more than ten days for you to waste."

Several young brigade leaders were even more unceremonious, "Your Excellency, I am afraid that by the time your troops reach the outskirts of Tianjin, the four 10,000+ imperial troops in North China will have been completely destroyed. Also, you know Is the route from Lingyuan to Pingquan all rugged and mountainous? What about the heavy equipment and how to ensure the transportation of the luggage? You don’t think that the rifles and light and heavy machine guns in the hands of the infantry can wipe out the surrounding areas of Tianjin. Hundreds of thousands of that army?" [

A burst of laughter made Lieutenant General Yano Yinsaburo almost faint from anger, but he couldn't get angry yet, so the combat meeting was deadlocked here, so he had to wait for the reply from the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp in an atmosphere of silence before proceeding. decide.

(To be continued)