Chapter 368: The Tide of War Reverses
The sudden counterattack of the Northeast Army was indeed unexpected by the Japanese army. In particular, the crisis of the 6th Brigade was indeed something that Lieutenant General Seigo Iguchi, the commander of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, did not expect. As the former commander of the Korean Army, Lieutenant General Iguchi was still very familiar with the battles of the 3rd Division. As the main brigade of the 3rd Division, the 6th Brigade can be said to be well-known in the Japanese army for its combat effectiveness. In the first battle with the Northeast Army of China, the 6th Brigade did not perform well. However, Lieutenant General Iguchi only thought that the Third Division had not participated in the war for a long time, and it was a somewhat rusty performance, and it was definitely not the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army. In addition, after the first battle, although the Northeast Army blocked layer by layer, its will to resist was not resolute. Although the Japanese army suffered losses, it was always able to take the enemy's positions and continue to advance. Now it has basically entered the hinterland of the Northeast Army.
"Your Excellency! The 6th Brigade sent a farewell message! The head of the Japanese intelligence section said with a heavy face.
"Say goodbye to electricity? You are not mistaken! How is this possible! The Northeast Army is really so powerful, and the Sixth Brigade is the most elite unit of our division. Send a telegram to the 6th Brigade to determine what exactly happened. "The wellhead will be in disbelief. Didn't you confront the Northeast Army just now, just asking for tactical guidance! In the blink of an eye, the farewell electricity was sent.
"The communications of the 6th Brigade have been completely cut off, and it is judged that the command headquarters has been attacked by the enemy, or that the entire 6th Brigade has been completely destroyed."
"Yaga! That's impossible! The elite Sixth Brigade would not have been wiped out so easily. The troops were ordered to move forward at full speed. Reconnaissance units were sent to determine the situation of the 6th brigade. "Because of the mountainous terrain, the distance between the advanced Sixth Brigade and the division headquarters is still very long. In addition, the two sides did not search for the same road, and they were separated by an hour. This is also the result of the Northeast Army's scattered and layer-by-layer blockade, coupled with the Northeast Army's use of movement warfare and guerrilla warfare to lure the Japanese army. In this case, the Japanese army was blocked and divided into one another. The size of any single force is not small, at least the size of a brigade. The little devil is not stupid, and if he divides his troops too much, he may be eaten separately by the Northeast Army. The size of the brigade is just right, once the Northeast Army wants to be ruthless, it will not be eaten quickly, and it will be able to drag the enemy and prepare for the encirclement of the army. In this case, the sense of crisis of the Japanese army was masked.
Second Brigade Command.
"Report to the brigade commander, good news! Good news! The special combat team of the military region eliminated the enemy's brigade and regimental headquarters and captured one Japanese major general, four senior generals, and dozens of officers below the rank of lieutenant. It was determined that the captured person was none other than the commander of the enemy's 6th Brigade, Major General Kanaya Van San. The chief of staff of the Second Brigade said excitedly.
"Finish off the enemy's headquarters?" Wang Zhidao was stunned. To know. The enemy's headquarters are heavily protected. It's hard to get rid of it.
"Speaking of which, the enemy is also careless. Under our attack, the commander of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese Army sent all the troops guarding around him to stop us. Let the special combat team of the military region pick up a big bargain. The commissar said with a smile. Whoever takes the credit for this is captured, and the enemy's command is paralyzed. It would have been too advantageous for the attack of the 2nd Brigade.
"Report to the brigade commander, the enemy's rear command suddenly raised a white flag, and the entire battlefield was in chaos!" The commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the second brigade walked in with a strange face.
"Huh! Good means! The special forces are really unambiguous at critical times. Order the troops to continue the attack, and those who resist will be killed! Wang Zhidao said loudly. The enemy's command was terminated. The white flag is definitely also the handiwork of the special combat team. That's the best way to do it. It is still useful to increase the strength of the attack than the Northeast Army.
"Report to the brigade commander, the enemy's reinforcements are less than five kilometers away from us! The enemy's vanguard is approaching the battlefield! "Bad news again came from the reconnaissance regiment.
"Damn, the little devil's reaction is quite fast, political commissar, you immediately lead the brigade headquarters guard battalion to block the enemy, and you must not let the enemy enter the battlefield at this time."
"Yes!"
The entire battlefield entered the most tense moment.
In the face of the intensified offensive of the Northeast Army and the white flag fluttering over the rear headquarters. The Japanese soldiers were panicked and couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Yaga! This is not true! Captain Morino shouted distractedly.
"Woohoo......!" Many Japanese soldiers cried when they looked at the fluttering white flags. Some of the soldiers went into a state of madness.
The Japanese army hesitated, but the Northeast Army did not hesitate. Light and heavy machine guns, mortars constantly spit tongues of fire. Japanese soldiers fell in pieces. Under the desperate rush of the soldiers of the Northeast Army, the establishment was completely crushed.
…… Look at the battlefield where the smoke of gunpowder fills the ground with consciousness corpses. Wang Zhidao couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Brigade commander, the strength of the small Japanese army can still inflict such great damage on our army even after losing its commander, and its strength cannot be underestimated!" The political commissar of the Second Brigade sighed.
The second brigade commander nodded and said in a deep voice: "Order the troops to quickly clean up the battlefield, and now other aspects have already fought." We don't have time to rest, we must be engaged in other battles as soon as possible! ”。 The victory came by a fluke. If it weren't for the fact that the special combat team of the military region had eliminated the enemy's brigade and regimental headquarters and had set up a white flag of surrender at the enemy's headquarters, the entire battlefield would have become chaotic. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the 2nd Brigade to destroy a single reorganized brigade of the enemy in a short period of time.
"Brigade commander, the battle flag of the enemy's brigade regiment was taken away by the special combat team of the military district. Prisoners in military uniforms were also taken away. We only got the wing flag of the enemy Honda United. The Morino United's flag should have been burned! We didn't find it. The commander of a regiment said, holding a wing flag. This time the regiment fought like crazy, and the troops suffered heavy losses. Even the head of the regiment himself hung up the lottery.
"Captain Liu, how is a group? What about casualties? Can we fight again? "This counter-charge was launched by a regiment, and naturally the pressure on the battlefield was the greatest. Although it is not clear what the casualties are now, it is absolutely impossible to take it lightly depending on the situation.
"Report to the brigade commander, our troops have suffered a lot of losses, but the morale of the soldiers is very high and they can be put into the next battle!" The battle is over though. But not far from the battlefield, a blocking battle to guarantee this battle is growing in scale. The Japanese devils in the entire war zone are gathering towards this place. The total annihilation of a brigade was unbearable for the Japanese. What's more, they are more inclined to a quick battle and a quick victory in the labor expedition, and the Northeast Army's hard encounter is in their arms, so they naturally want to take this opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Northeast Army. Only by winning the decisive battle can we cover up the fact that an elite brigade was completely annihilated by the enemy.
"Order the troops, the lightly wounded stay to clean up the battlefield, and the other uninjured fighters immediately replenish their weapons and ammunition and plunge into the next battle." Wang Zhidao said. Now the entire South-Eastern Military District is also concentrating its forces. The scale of the battle is now beyond the control of all parties, and it is unfolding towards a full-scale decisive battle. In the face of this situation, whoever retreats will face a big defeat and a loss. This is clear to both the headquarters of the Southeast Military Region and the command of the Japanese and Korean armies. The battle has been fought so far that it is no longer possible for a Sixth Brigade to explain it clearly.
Headquarters of the South-Eastern Military District.
"Commander, it's disrupted! It's all disrupted. I have just received news that all the troops we are now facing the enemy are engaged in battle. If this continues, we will only have to evolve into a decisive battle with Little Japan. Political commissar Yan Lei said. As the earliest batch of political commissars in Northeast China, Yan Lei is not the kind of cadre who only understands politics but does not understand military affairs. Many of the first batch of cadres came from the bottom of the army, and their foundation was not good, but they were full of learning. Coupled with actual combat experience, there are a lot of things to dabble in.
The Northeast Army has developed to the present, and there are countless talents, but Yan Lei and Lin Hu can always grasp the position of commander and political commissar of the Southeast Military Region, which shows that the two of them not only have qualifications, but also have strong abilities.
"I have informed this to the theater headquarters. The commander-in-chief of the theater ordered us to concentrate all our forces, and even if we died, we could not retreat a single step. Tell the soldiers that behind us are the common people. It's our parents and brothers. Taking a step back is the ruin of the country and the family. Even if you die on the battlefield, you can't let a single enemy soldier enter a residential area. Lin Hu said in a deep voice. How could he not have known the crisis of such a hasty decisive battle. But this is war, and there is no war without bloodshed and sacrifice. For the sake of stability in the northeast and the future of the common people, even if the entire Southeast Military Region is killed in battle, what is it.
"Commander, are you preparing a reserve? Such a reckless battle is too much pressure on the troops! "The Southeast Military Region is also facing the situation of the rapid expansion of the Northeast Army. This kind of large-scale and disorderly battle is the most test of the troops' ability to continue fighting. The units of the Southeast Military Region are not old or new, and there is also a big gap in battle, so there are indeed many problems in blindly plunging into the battlefield in this way.
"I don't care so much now! Our large forces have been bitten by little Japan. If we retreat this time, the losses will be great. Pass my order and throw the entire reserve of the entire military district into the battlefield. Boss Yan, don't worry about the reserves. With the young marshal behind us, there is no need to worry about the affairs of the reserves. Lin Hu said confidently.
"Commander, are you saying that the young marshal has prepared reinforcements for us?" Yan Lei said with joy on his face.
"Yes, I just received a secret report from the young marshal that Commander Liu Hei of the Northeast Military Region has come to Changchun, and the army has completed its redress, so he can leave to support us." Lin Hu said with a smile.
"Commander Liu Hei? How many people are there? Yan Lei was overjoyed. Liu Hei's troops are known for fighting and not fearing death. With their support, the Northeast Army's victory was even more certain.
"Thirty thousand! This is the limit of what the Northeast Military Region can be deployed. And I heard that Commander Liu Hei also brought the secret weapon of the Changchun Arsenal! Just don't know what! Lin Hu said with a smile.
(To be continued)