Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Battle of Sinuiju

Major General Kurokawa, the highest officer of the Kwantung Army stationed in Sinuiju, faced the defense line along the river one after another calling for help.Just now, her head was still full of jet-black black hair, but all of a sudden, it seemed to be much whiter.The whole person has also become older because of this.

Just when Major General Kurokawa was standing in the war room, staring at the battle map hanging on the wall with his eyes wide open.The chief of staff with a dignified expression walked over quickly.After raising the telegram in his hand, he opened his mouth and said, "Brigade Commander, the latest telegram from the defense line along the river: the entire defense line has been lost. This is the farewell telegram just sent by the commander of the defense line along the river: a strengthened brigade, more than 300 people None of the elite Kwantung Army was spared, and all were killed...>

After a quick glance at the content of the telegram, a long sigh came from the mouth of Major General Kurokawa.Facing the chief of staff, he responded with a heavy tone: "Chief of staff, the warriors on the front line are all good. They used their actions to show the enemy the courage and determination of the Kwantung Army of the Great Japanese Empire."

Speaking of this, a trace of solemnity suddenly appeared on Major General Heichuan's face.Pointing to the combat map hanging on the wall, he said in a deep voice: "Without the defense along the river, our heavily defended Sinuiju will be completely exposed to the Chinese Ninth Army. It seems that the Sinuiju The decisive battle is inevitable... >

The Chief of Staff nodded silently, and responded: "Brigade Commander, I think that the decisive battle in Sinuiju is likely to break out tomorrow. Of course, if the Chinese Ninth Army intends to wait for its heavy weapons to arrive, it will be sent to us. Launch the attack. At the speed they are building the pontoon bridge on the Yalu River, we will have time. Only 24 hours at most...>

Now that the war is inevitable, as a senior general of the Kwantung Army.The heart of Major General Kurokawa, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army in Sinuiju.Let it sink in slowly.Start thinking: how to use the limited strength in your hands to exchange for more victories for the entire Kwantung Army.Use your sacrifice to give the remaining troops of the Kwantung Army in exchange for more emergency and preparation time.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and a thick murderous aura slowly emerged from Major General Heichuan.

Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he ordered with a dignified face: "Since the defense line along the river has been lost, the six infantry squadrons we sent out to reinforce the troops are meaningless. Order all the reinforcements to retreat immediately and return to Sinuiju. Prepare to participate in the defense of Sinuiju...>

"Ha Yi..." The chief of staff nodded affirmatively and responded.

However, just as his voice fell, a rush of footsteps sounded directly at the door of the war room.Immediately after, the frightened figure of the communications staff officer of the brigade stood in front of the two of them.Facing Major General Kurokawa.Reported with panic on his face: "Brigade commander, chief of staff, something happened, something happened to the reinforcements...>

"Major Arumoto. Major Arumoto committed suicide by caesarean section on the way to reinforce the defense line along the river...>

"What are you talking about, what's wrong with the script major? Say it again..." Major General Kurokawa seemed to hear a big joke.Facing the communications staff officer, he stared back and asked.

The communications staff seemed to have already guessed that Major General Kurokawa would ask this question.Under the gaze of Major General Kurokawa.After quickly calming down the mood that he was also shocked by this telegram, he responded: "Your Excellency, brigade commander...>

At this moment, Major General Kurokawa has already agreed with the matter of "suicide" by Major Zuo Benben's laparotomy from the bottom of his heart.However, the approval is the same, and a trace of "doubt" expression followed closely, covering the face of Major General Kurokawa again.

To be clear, as an officer of the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Empire, there is only one possibility for "suicide" by caesarean section on the battlefield: after the defeat, apologize to His Majesty the Emperor.As for the current Script Major, his task is only to reinforce the defense line along the river.However, according to the calculation of the itinerary, his two infantry squadrons did not rush to the defense line along the river at all.

The troops did not rush to the defense line along the river, which meant that Major Zuo Zuo had not fought the Chinese army yet.Under such circumstances, "suicide" by caesarean section, could it be that Major Zuomoto was defeated halfway without encountering the main force of the Chinese army.

After thinking hard, Major General Kurokawa, who still couldn't find any explanation, could only cast his puzzled eyes on the communication staff officer in front of him, and asked, "Bageyalu, as a major officer of the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Empire, , actually "suicide" on the battlefield...>

The communication staff did not dare to neglect, and quickly responded: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, according to the farewell telegram of Major Zuomoto, the two infantry squadrons led by Mr. Zuomoto were attacked by an unknown Chinese force within 15 minutes of leaving the station. The army ambushed and lost two entire infantry squads. Then, in less than 5 minutes, I was blocked by this Chinese army again..."

"According to the situation on the battlefield, Major Zuo is sure that the Chinese army blocking our reinforcements is the most mysterious special operations force under the command of the Ninth Army of China...>

"In order to break through the Chinese defense line and reinforce the positions along the river. Major Zuo Ben had to order the troops to attack this Chinese army...>

"Facing the completely lost troops, as the supreme commander of this army, Major Akimoto, felt that he was sorry for the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and for the support of the Kwantung Army headquarters...>

The first "doubt" in his heart was solved, and after that, another "doubt" came to the mind of Major General Kurokawa again.Facing the plausible communication staff officer in front of him, he continued to question: "The special operations force of the Ninth Army of China? How is it possible? How could the Chinese army penetrate into the hinterland of our Kwantung Army...>

The chief of staff of the Sinuiju garrison, because he does not need to be directly responsible for the gains and losses of the troops.No matter what the circumstances, they were the most calm group of officers in the entire army. [

Major General Kurokawa's voice fell.Seeing the helpless eyes of the communication staff officer under him quickly looking at him, the chief of staff said: "Brigade commander. Hearing this report, the humble staff may have guessed: the impenetrable defense line along the river. Why did it last for less than half an hour? , the whole line was broken, and it was occupied by the Ninth Army...>

Major General Kurokawa frowned, and subconsciously asked: "Chief of Staff, why...>

"It must be this special operations unit of the Ninth Army that penetrated into the hinterland of our Kwantung Army...>

Seeing Major General Kurokawa's doubtful cousin, the chief of staff explained: "The commander of the brigade, the special operations force under the Ninth Army, can stop the reinforcement troops going to the defense line along the river in the hinterland of our Kwantung Army. .Then.They have the ability to detect my various military deployment plans along the defense line along the river...>

"With the specific military deployment map of the defense line along the river, coupled with the powerful artillery units of the Ninth Army, and even the artillery observers who penetrated behind our defense line along the river. Destroy and take down the defense line along the river within half an hour. For the well-equipped Ninth Army For the group army, it is not too difficult."

One word awakened the dreamer, and the problems immersed in Major General Kurokawa's mind were finally solved.After all kinds of thoughts in my mind were fully opened because of this, the other two reinforcements were comforting.Immediately came to the mind of Major General Kurokawa.Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he quickly ordered.

"Baga, since that's the case, why are you still standing there...>

This moment.As Major General Kurokawa expected, two reinforcements came.A total of four infantry squadrons of the elite Kwantung Army were being hunted down by two poaching squadrons, and they were constantly reducing their numbers.If Major General Kurokawa's telegram, or even the telegram came 10 minutes later.The entire four infantry squadrons, almost [-] Kwantung Army elites, may be wiped out on these two mountain roads.

However, even Major General Kurokawa's return telegram saved the final fate of the two reinforcements in a very timely manner.However, there are still more than 400 Kwantung Army elites who died on the battlefield and were hunted down by nearly a hundred special forces members on the mountain road to reinforce the defense line along the river...

Looking at the military damage report just calculated by the chief of staff, what Major General Kurokawa can do is to use 'silence' to express to everyone the irritability in his heart at this moment.

However, when I think of the Ninth Army that has already occupied the defense line along the river, I think of the Chinese army that is constantly crossing the Yalu River and may rush to Sinuiju at any time.The irritable Major General Kurokawa had to force his disturbed mind to calm down slowly.

Looking at the Sinuiju defense map that had just been hung on the wall, Major General Kurokawa turned to the chief of staff who also had a sad face in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "Chief of staff, so far, how much is left in our hands? Soldiers...>

Having said that, Major General Kurokawa paused.After less than five seconds of contemplation, he continued to ask expectantly: "After our request for help reached the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, has the headquarters issued any new combat orders, or sent reinforcements to Sinuiju... "

The chief of staff shook his head in embarrassment, and said: "The brigade commander is disappointed. Regarding the upcoming decisive battle in Sinuiju, the general headquarters does not intend to send us reinforcements. The headquarters asked our brigade Regiment, relying on the favorable terrain around Sinuiju, vowed to hold back the Ninth Army's offensive pace and not take a step back..."

Seeing Major General Kurokawa's gloomy face, which could almost kill people.After a short hesitation, the chief of staff continued to answer: "As for the available soldiers in our hands. According to the latest statistics, there are still three full-scale infantry brigades, two independent infantry squadrons, one brigade directly under the guard squadron, and one There are still two field artillery squadrons, two mountain artillery squadrons, and three mortar squadrons left in the artillery. In addition, Sinuiju also has a Korean garrison brigade with a total strength of 800 people and only light weapons. arms."

The Sinuiju garrison, which is composed entirely of Koreans, is of course known to Major General Kurokawa, the supreme commander of Sinuiju.However, as a senior officer of the Kwantung Army, Major General Kurokawa, who has always used the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army as a reference, did not take this garrison seriously.

However, it is not easy now.As the Ninth Army continued to land in North Korea.Major General Kurokawa believed that he had one more soldier in his hands.You will have more courage to resist.The [-] Korean garrison will not be able to fight the Ninth Army outside the city.but.Standing firm and fighting positional warfare with the Ninth Army is absolutely good.

As a result, Major General Kurokawa's Yanjiang directly lit up and ordered: "Immediately take out all the weapons in our inventory and add some heavy weapons to the North Korean garrison. Act as cannon fodder and stand at the forefront of the defense line to help us defend our positions." ..."

Thousands of elite Kwantung Army, North Korean local garrison.Under the order of Major General Kurokawa, he quickly went to the front line to strengthen the position and make final preparations for the upcoming decisive battle in Sinuiju.Zhou Xingguo, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Corps under the Ninth Army, and Zhang Zizhong, the deputy commander, directly followed the follow-up troops of the 223rd Regiment and successfully landed in North Korea.

certainly.The frogman squadron, which had been hiding in the hinterland of the Kwantung Army, also played a very critical role at this time.

The entire frogman squadron is based on combat units.Some pretended to be Kwantung Army troops retreating from the front line.Some pretending to be local North Koreans...>

The special operations forces far beyond this era are indeed not something the Kwantung Army can compete with.Taking advantage of the chaos of the pre-war preparations of the Kwantung Army in Sinuiju for a few hours.The Kwantung Army carefully built various fortifications on the outskirts of Sinuiju, including their deployment of troops.Once again fell into the hands of the Frogman Squadron. [

Subsequently, he was sent directly to the former enemy headquarters of the Liaodong Corps on the bank of the Yalu River.

Looking at the information in his hand that was almost obtained from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, Zhang Zizhong, the deputy commander in chief, couldn't help expressing emotion while being shocked: "Mr. Zhou, this frogman squadron is really powerful. Such secret information is actually in the In just a few hours, I got all of them. If I have the opportunity, I must go to the frogman squadron to ask for advice. Let's see what kind of elite this frogman squadron is... >

Because the Frogman Squadron was a newly formed squadron for the Special Forces, Zhou Xingguo was also not very clear about their true combat effectiveness.However, Zhou Xingguo understood that the combat effectiveness of this frogman squadron was definitely stronger than ordinary special forces members.The fighting power shown by ordinary special forces members is enough to shock me, not to mention the more powerful frogman squadron.

After smiling at Zhang Zizhong, he opened his mouth and responded: "Mr. Zhang, I believe that the combat effectiveness of the frogman squadron will not disappoint you. If we have a chance, let's go and have a look together, and learn from the frogman squadron by the way. We also train some elites internally to specialize in small-scale special operations."

In a blink of an eye, the topic of conversation between the two shifted to the upcoming decisive battle in Sinuiju.

Facing the detailed deployment map of the Kwantung Army that could hardly be more detailed in hand.A bold idea suddenly appeared in Zhang Zizhong's mind: "With the help of the understanding of the Japanese army's defense line, we sent out elite troops to attack every corner. Taking advantage of the darkness and the temporary confusion of the Kwantung Army in Sinuiju Chaos, launching a night attack on Sinuiju, disrupting the opponent's deployment...>

The night attack method has been rarely used since the Ninth Army's equipment was continuously updated.After all, no matter how good the tactics are, night raids are all close combat, and in close combat, necessary casualties are absolutely inevitable.Therefore, in the Ninth Army, which advocates firepower, this style of play has gradually been eliminated.

As for why Zhang Zizhong had this idea, the reason is very simple, because Zhang Zizhong came from the Northwest Army.In the Northwest Army with outdated equipment, night attack is one of the tactics they often use to win the war.Therefore, facing this kind of good opportunity, Master Zhang Zizhong subconsciously thought of this very familiar style of play.

However, familiarity is familiarity. As soon as his idea was proposed, it was rejected by the commander in chief Zhou Xingguo.

Zhou Xingguo quickly put away the smile on his face, and said to Zhang Zizhong: "Mr. Zhang, the night attack is good. However, we have to admit one thing. Facing the powerful individual capabilities of the Japanese Kwantung Army, even if the night attack wins, The price we paid was very high.”

"For our Ninth Army, every outstanding officer and soldier is our very precious wealth. The commander-in-chief once said: On the battlefield, if you can solve problems with shells, use shells. If you can use bullets to solve problems Use bullets. As for the lives of the soldiers, they must be placed in the most important position. If you can take risks, you don’t need to take risks...>

Seeing Zhang Zizhong nodding his head thoughtfully, Zhou Xingguo continued: "In addition, in this decisive battle in Sinuiju, we won Sinuiju and wiped out all the Kwantung Army garrisons in Sinuiju, which is just one of our military operations. The goal. The most important purpose of this operation is to demonstrate the strength of our Ninth Army to the Japanese Kwantung Army and the Japanese "government" through the decisive battle in Sinuiju. Tell the Japanese "government" that with the help of my Ninth Army With the strength of the group army, I am fully capable of eating their Kwantung Army and all the North Korean garrisons, "force" the Japanese "government", and dare not launch a sea retaliation against China..."

"Although the night attack can take Sinuiju, it cannot serve as a military deterrent."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xingguo did not hesitate, and expressed his thoughts with pride: "I mean, in this decisive battle in Sinuiju, we will not only use all the artillery under the Liaodong Corps. The general headquarters has just deployed one of our armored Let the Japanese Kwantung Army and the Japanese "government" understand us through the battlefield."

"Of course, after dawn, our air force can also participate in the battle at any time, and cooperate with us to take Sinuiju." (To be continued.)