Glorious Mission 1937

October 1941, 10 was definitely an unforgettable day for the Japanese army, because from this day on, the Japanese army's nightmare began.

The Kwantung Army is not stupid either. During this period of time, the Eighth War Zone was mobilized so frequently. General Yamada Otosan had long judged that the target of Chen Feng's troops was the Kwantung Army, so he spared no effort to strengthen the Kwantung Army's strength. A large number of reinforcements came, and at the same time, three and a half elite divisions were transferred from the Korean Peninsula. In addition, the National Defense Forces of the Puppet Manchukuo were ordered to immediately expand their troops. From 3 to 15, the Kwantung Army is now the largest in terms of strength since its establishment.

In addition to doubling the strength of the previous army, the children of the Japanese army have put a lot of effort into the equipment of the troops. After several battles, the Kwantung Army has already known the gap between them and Chen Feng's troops in terms of weapons and equipment, so Yamada Otozo went directly to the headquarters. It applied for the establishment of 2 tank divisions, and added the designation of an aviation group.

And the Japanese base camp also knew the strength of Chen Feng's troops, and also knew the gap between the Kwantung Army and Chen Feng's troops.Although the south is fighting against the United States, Britain and other countries, Japan still spares no effort to increase the strength of the Kwantung Army. It needs people and equipment to equip them. In just three months, it insisted on all the weapons and equipment requested by General Yamada Otoshi. All staff and personnel were sent to the Northeast.

Now not only is Chen Feng's troops eyeing the Japanese army covetously, the Kwantung Army is also ready to move against Chen Feng's troops. The Kwantung Army with more than 100 million troops is not only the largest strategic group of the Japanese army, but also the army with the most mechanized troops.Its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of several other strategic groups of the Japanese army.

On October 10, the mobile corps with the highest degree of mechanization in the eighth war zone launched an attack on the Japanese 3th division stationed in Tongliao. At the same time, Chen Feng's troops also attacked Kailu, Naiman and other banner counties around Tongliao.

The mobile corps in the eighth theater is the most powerful mechanized unit in Chen Feng's hands. The entire corps has 4 infantry divisions that have completed mechanized transformation. Wan Dajun is not a problem.

So Chen Feng called out the mobile corps to take the lead. He wanted to use the mobile corps' powerful mobility and offensive capabilities to give the Japanese army a disarm and directly disrupt the Japanese army's strategic deployment.

Xinhua Town, a small town 35 kilometers west of Kailu City.This is the only way to Chifeng.Although it is not a military and commercial city.But because this is the nearest town between the Japanese army and Chen Feng's headquarters, if the Eighth War Zone wants to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Tongliao, this is the only way to go, so the Japanese army stationed an infantry squadron and a puppet army here. infantry regiment.

October 10 at nine o'clock in the morning.The Japanese troops stationed in Xinhua Town were still conducting routine checks on the people entering and leaving the town at Luka outside the town as before.Suddenly billows of smoke and dust rose from the west of the town.Looking around, I saw an army composed entirely of chariots rushing towards Xinhua Town not far away.

The Japanese army guarding the city reacted quickly, and soon knew that they had encountered an attack.The alarm was sounded immediately, and a shrill alarm sounded in the small town. The Japanese and puppet soldiers who were in the barracks, cafeteria or comfort station heard the alarm and ran out quickly with guns. The garrison commander, Captain Ono, Gather in front of the house.

One minute ago, Captain Ono had already received a call from the defenders at the gate of the town—the Chinese were attacking, and then the call was interrupted because of a violent explosion from the opposite side.

After knowing what happened, Captain Ono ordered the operator to send a report to the senior officer in Kailu County, and at the same time ordered the defenders to reinforce the west gate.

But it is a pity that before the reinforcements arrived at the west gate, the half of the infantry squad stationed at the west gate was defeated, and the chariot troops from China marched into Xinhua Town in a mighty manner. At 21:[-], Xinhua Town fell.

At the same time, Kunduling Town, Yihe Tala Town to the north of Kailu, Heilongba Town and Qinghe Sumu to the south; Huatugula Town, Aobao Sumu and Liaohe Town to the north of Tongliao were also attacked. Chen Feng's attack.The mobile corps in the eighth war zone did not have any reservations this time. The whole army was divided into three groups to carry out a large-scale advance. The Japanese and puppet troops in the front would be defeated if they could be defeated, and those who could not be defeated would be ignored. Strive to tear apart the depths of the enemy in the shortest possible time and encircle the Japanese and puppet troops in the southeast of Sui.

The Kwantung Army did not expect that Chen Feng's troops would adopt such a tactic, and was caught off guard. Although the fifth Japanese regiment, the 17th and 31st regiments of Tongliao, the new first division and the second second division of the puppet cavalry The other troops fought tenaciously, but under the assault of the mechanized troops of the Eighth Theater, the Japanese army in the Tongliao area was quickly divided and surrounded. In just one day, the vanguard of the Eighth Theater went deep into Jiaogan Town in the hinterland of Tongliao.

This Jiaogan Town is a small town 80 kilometers east of Tongliao City. It is not very famous, and its population is only about [-] people, which is not enough for a larger village in the south. It’s not very far, and the geographical location is very important. The Japanese army originally stationed an infantry squad and a cavalry battalion of the puppet army here, but under the surprise attack of the Mobile Corps Regiment in the Eighth Theater, this small Japanese stronghold did not last for half an hour. , was eliminated.

So far, more than 8 people from the 38th Division of the Japanese Army, the 5th Mixed Brigade, the New First Division, the New Second Division, the First Step Division, and the Third Step Division of the puppet cavalry were divided into five cities in Tongliao. However, there were 5 elite under Chen Feng's troops, and it can be said that the first stick in the eighth war zone stunned the Japanese army.

The attack of the mobile corps was too sharp. It didn't give the Japanese any reaction speed at all. They were all assaulted by mechanized troops. Although these places were all Chinese cities, Chen Feng's troops did not use bombers to clear the way, but the ground troops The advance was a complete copy of the German Army's Blitzkrieg.

Of course, compared to the German Army, Chen Feng's mechanized troops are more powerful and advance faster.

Lieutenant General Masai Honda Honda, commander of the [-]th Division of the garrison command in the Tongliao area of ​​the Japanese army, was also stunned. Although he was already very careful, after receiving the warning from the Kwantung Army Command to guard against Chen Feng's surprise attack, Lieutenant General Honda also ordered the troops to be more alert, and sent out reconnaissance planes to carry out aerial reconnaissance at intervals. Unexpectedly, he would be taken advantage of by the Chinese army and be divided and surrounded in a blink of an eye.

However, Honda's political talents are also considered excellent. This person's military experience of more than 30 years is not blown out. He has very rich combat experience, and he also cooperated with Seishiro Itagaki's fifth division to participate in the battles of Nankou, Pingxingguan and Xinkou. Great achievements.Although it was suddenly attacked, it did not panic at all, so as to order all troops to guard against death, on the one hand, it sent a report to the Kwantung Army Third Army Command, requesting combat guidance.

Based on various intelligence sources, Honda learned that although the Chinese army advanced very fast this time, it did not cause much damage to the Imperial Japanese Army. The 5 troops of the Tongliao garrison lost a considerable amount of value. To 5 people, all of them are the garrison troops of Sumu in various townships, and they are still dominated by the Imperial Association Army. The Imperial Army only lost 1 infantry squadrons, and the total strength is less than 5.

Moreover, the Chinese troops are mainly mechanized troops, with strong assault forces, but average siege capabilities.Coupled with the preparation of chrysanthemum and camphor oil, the fortifications of the main cities in Tongliao have been rebuilt and reinforced. Take Tongliao City as an example, two outlying positions were built outside the east and west gates. The semi-bunker-style bunker group has a large number of permanent firepower points. As long as the imperial army does not take the initiative to attack, it seems difficult for the Chinese to capture these cities in a short time.Even if it breaks through, it will have to pay extremely heavy casualties.

It never occurred to Honda that Li Bin and others didn't care about his army at all. After the army surrounded them, they didn't attack them immediately. Instead, they only left a small number of troops stationed on the periphery. It continued to rush towards Shuangliao, an important town in South Manchuria.

The tactics of the Eighth War Zone made the Japanese army quite puzzled. The Chinese army did not turn around and wipe out the Eighth Division. The main thing pinches them?

Of course, the Japanese army didn’t understand the trick. The advance tactic was formulated by Li Bin and Wang Jiming and reported to Chen Feng for approval. This tactic was all about speed and time. It was necessary to break through the Japanese army’s strategic depth in the shortest possible time, and then move its strategy forward. The deployment was completely torn apart, disrupting the Japanese defense plan.

Once the Japanese army's defense plan was disrupted, an opportunity would come for Chen Feng's troops. Under the assault of the mechanized troops, as long as one point was breached, the entire line would be broken and the entire surface would collapse. Although it is dangerous to do so, in the face of mechanized troops, this threat is actually nothing. Let alone whether the Japanese Eighth Division and those puppet troops whose combat effectiveness is below 2 can threaten the mobile corps.

Even if the remaining 4-day puppet army can really pose a fatal threat to the mobile corps, but so what, in the face of the mobile corps' strong maneuverability, these are scumbags, can they run if they can't beat them, anyway With the maneuverability of the Japanese army, it is impossible to catch up with the Mobile Corps.What's more, Li Bin and others don't think that the Japanese army can really pose a fatal threat to the mobile corps. On the contrary, as long as the reinforcements of the 5000th division are defeated, a mere division and a brigade plus a few puppet divisions are nothing but the mobile corps. It's just a small dish in the box, which can be eaten at any time. (To be continued..)