Heavy artillery sniper

Chapter 13 The Splendor of This Cannon ([-])

Major General Kennosuke Mogi, the brigade leader of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, was complacent and conquered Chifeng by himself, but the main force of the Sixth Division was blocked at the Hara Crossing in the east of Chifeng. After entering the city, Kennosuke Motegi arranged A squadron and a cavalry brigade of Zhang Haipeng stationed thereafter served as a security force, and he led the main force westward to pursue Sun Dianying and the remnants of Feng Zhanhai. On March 3, they chased to Houtougou Gate and finally caught up. Kennosuke was determined to wipe out this Chinese army in order to open up the passage from Chifeng paddock to Duolun. At this time, he received two telegrams from the Kwantung Army headquarters and the Sixth Division, ordering him to arrange battlefield command and rush back to Chifeng. (At this time, the 3th Cavalry Brigade was attached to the 6th Division to fight)

But it turned out that Lieutenant General Sakamoto Masaemon, commander of the 6th Division, and Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, who were commanded far away in Tongliao, heard that Chifeng had been conquered on March 3, so they decided to fly there on March 2. Chifeng frontline command.Motegi Kennosuke did not dare to hesitate when he received the order, and handed over the battlefield command to Yamaoka Kiyoshi, the captain of the 3th Cavalry Regiment, and quickly returned to Chifeng to meet the two lieutenant generals.

On the evening of March 3, Kennosuke Motegi rushed back to Chifeng, and the 3th Division was assigned to the 7nd Squadron of the 2th Cavalry Regiment (attached to the mixed 14th Brigade, which was temporarily deployed for this operation) Mixed, the head of the brigade is Major General Heijiro Hattori. The brigade originally belonged to the Ninth Division of Lieutenant General Sato Konosuke, but it has four brigades, cavalry squadrons and field artillery squadrons, all of which are from the 7th Division. from Chaoyang and arrived at Chifeng, together with a squadron originally left in Chifeng and a cavalry brigade of Zhang Haipeng, this made Kennosuke Motegi feel at ease about the safety of Lieutenant General Kunizaki Oiso when he arrived in Chifeng .I found the best branch building in Chifeng, and asked the soldiers to tidy it up overnight, preparing to serve as the headquarters of the Sixth Division and receive Xiaoji Guozhao and others tomorrow.

On the morning of March 3, Lieutenant General Kunisaki Koiso and Lieutenant General Masaemon Sakamoto arrived in Chifeng, and Major General Neji Okamura, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, also arrived together. The soldiers held a ceremony to enter the city, and wrote the words "Entry Monument, March 4, Showa 3, Sakamoto Masaemon, Commander of the Sixth Division" and handed it to the Japanese Consul in Chifeng, telling him to A monument was erected to boost morale. Kennosuke Mogi looked at Sakamoto Masamune's demeanor, but it was a bit tasteful. Chifeng was brought down by him with his troops. He took over the old nest, handed over the command of the battlefield to Gao Guomeiming, and ran back to Tongliao in fright. Up to now, the Sixth Division is still in the east of Chifeng without making any progress. It really lost the face of the Imperial Japanese Army. However, the internal ranks of the Japanese army were strict, and Kenyuki Mogi couldn't say anything about his help. After welcoming Koiso Kuniaki and others to the branch building, he was in a hurry to apply to Koiso Kuniaki to return to the front line, "Yo West, Mogi-kun , You have worked hard on the front line, since you are worried about the battle ahead, go ahead, please open the paddock passage as soon as possible, and drive the Chinese army away, and if you find the opportunity, please take Duo Lun down, hard work!"

"Hayi, long live the emperor, be loyal to the empire!"

"Mr. Mogi, let's go to the battle quickly. You need to worry more about the security survey in Rehe. You must not let the stragglers in China interfere with the Great Wall operation. When you set off this morning, you have already received a report. The Mishan advance team of the 14th Brigade of Hattori-kun has arrived. To the cold mouth, the stability of the rear is the most important thing." How could Koiso Kunisaki fail to see the reason why Mogi Kennosuke was eager to return to the front line, but he didn't say it, but repeated the importance of combat, Xiaoiso Isokuniaki believes that an excellent professional soldier like Kennosuke Motegi will focus on the battle situation and immediately forget these unhappy things.

When Kennosuke Mogi heard that Koiso Kuniaki once again mentioned the strategy of this battle, he stood up in awe, "Hai!" Seeing that Kennosuke Mogi understood, Koiso Kuniaki nodded and turned to leave.

Motegi Kennosuke obtained the permission of Koiso Kuniaki, and returned to the front line immediately, and Sakamoto Masamune himself became the landlord of Chifeng, who wanted to arrange a resting place for Kojikuni Showa and Okamura Neiji, and a banquet at night. .

At this time, Xiaoji Guozhao and Okamura Ningji asked the staff to hang up the battle map in the room designated as the war room. The two were discussing the allocation of troops. Rehe was about to be completely occupied. The reconnaissance operation must be arranged immediately, and it is impossible for the Motegi Brigade to be responsible only. Okamura Ningji originally planned that Zhang Haipeng and Cheng Guorui's Manchurian Garrison would cooperate with the Momoto Brigade to do this job, but this time In the last battle in Rehe, the combat capability of the Manchurian garrison was really low, but they were extremely proficient at looting and making trouble. Now that Rehe needs stability, they dare not use them as security forces. The imperial army dispatched a combat force to come out.

The two were discussing how to deploy troops without affecting the Great Wall operation. The staff reported that there were two urgent telegrams. Although Neiji Okamura was only a major general, he was the commander in chief of this operation, so he took the telegram and read it. Two telegrams.Neiji Okamura smiled and said to Kunizaki Koiso: "Chief of Staff, the soldiers in China are really not worthy of being soldiers. Lieutenant Miyake of the Kawahara Advance Team of the Eighth Division sent a telegram. Tang Yulin heard that the imperial army was approaching and fled without a fight. The 8 warriors of the 128th Cavalry Regiment successfully occupied Chengde. Another telegram was sent by the Mishan Department of the 14th Brigade. He had already broken through Lengkou and occupied Jianchang Camp. Lengkou, the Japanese combat record found by the author is at 3:4 on March 3)”

Xiaoji Guozhao laughed loudly after hearing this, "Yoxi, His Majesty the Emperor will be delighted by the great bravery of the warriors of the empire. In this case, the main force of the Sixth Division is required to pass through the Hara Crossing quickly, and the main force goes west to assist the Motegi Brigade The regiment quickly captured the paddock, with one part of the Sixth Division surveying the Chifeng area, one part of the Eighth Division left to conquer Jianping, and the main force attacked Gubeikou as planned. The 14th mixed brigade accelerated and attacked Xifengkou. The 33rd Brigade When the regiment attacks Jielingkou and Yiyuankou, the various units should speed up their attacks, and the Mishan Division should not be allowed to go deep alone."

"I think so too, then report it to the commander-in-chief as the chief of staff said, and ask him to make a decision."

"Yo Xi."

The two looked at each other and laughed. At this time, the service staff had already cleaned up the rest room, and asked the two generals to rest. In the evening, Masaemon Sakamoto would host a banquet for the two of them. Presumably, it was Masaemon Sakamoto who had already packed the room. To Chengde cold mouth the news that both were suppressed.At this time, Sakamoto Masamune was ordering the main force of the division to advance quickly. The division commander had already arrived at Chifeng, and the troops were still dozens of kilometers away, which really made him feel ashamed.

(End of this chapter)