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"Chief of Staff, isn't Tongliao also stationed a division of defending troops. Why is this division so vulnerable, and in just one night, all three lines of defense outside the city were lost. And also the loss of the strength of two infantry wings, what the hell is going on? Facing the chief of staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro, General Umejiro Mitsu asked with a puzzled expression.

"Your Excellency Commander, in order to concentrate sufficient field troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression operation plan formulated by the headquarters of our Kwantung Army. A field division stationed in Tongliao City was replaced by a newly formed division regiment just formed by our Kwantung Army half a month ago. In the face of the superior firepower of the main force of the Northeast Field Army, the combat effectiveness of our newly organized division can be imagined..."Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro, chief of staff, reminded in a low voice.

"Bastard, cunning Shina. Why is it that the Northeast Field Army can hit our soft underbelly at any time, the eight-grid tooth road...."General Mitsu Meijiro couldn't help but curse. Then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said with a resolute face.

"Chief of Staff, I won't say the importance of Tongliao City, you know it. If Tongliao City is captured by the Northeast Field Army, then our headquarters, that is, the Changchun area, will directly face the attack of the Northeast Field Army. For the sake of the dignity of my Imperial Japanese Army and the glory of my Kwantung Army, I will never allow such a thing to happen to me. Therefore, I decided to immediately send reinforcements to reinforce Tongliao City and ensure the safety of Tongliao..."

However, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro did not answer immediately to the commander's order, but shook his head very helplessly. Then, he spoke to the commander in front of him.

"Your Excellency, at present, the 300,000 troops of our Kwantung Army stationed around Changchun are in addition to the reinforcements of the three military fortresses of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. The remaining three field divisions, in order to solve the constant attacks around Changchun, have all dispersed according to the orders of the headquarters. If they were to be sent to reinforce Tongliao, it would take at least three days for these troops to be assembled..."

"What? Three days, impossible, absolutely not. According to the current attack intensity of the Northeast Field Army, in three days, our Tongliao City has already been lost. When the time comes, what is the use of gathering these troops, is it possible to let our reinforcements take back Tongliao City from the hands of the Northeast Field Army..."

"No, we must not let Tongliao City fall into the hands of the Northeast Field Army, absolutely not... Chief of Staff, even if we can transfer the strength of a division to solve the crisis in Liaocheng..."Facing the chief of staff in front of him, the commander, General Umejiro Mitsu, continued to ask with an expectant expression.

"No way," replied Lieutenant General Botaro Toshima in the affirmative.

"Judging from the current situation, the three field divisions around Changchun are concentrated together, and the largest unit is only at the brigade level. So, even if you concentrate the forces of a division, it will take at least two days ...."

"Baga, are we just watching Tongliao City fall into the hands of the Northeast Field Army?" Faced with Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro's answer, Senior General Mizu Meijiro said with an unwilling face.

Looking at the commander with a desperate look on his face in front of him, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro, did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at the combat sand table in front of him and fell into thought...

A few minutes later, on the combat sand table, Siping, which was closest to Tongliao City, appeared in the eyes of the chief of staff. Immediately after that, the corners of the mouth of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro, showed a sneer. Then, he said with great certainty to the commander in front of him. ..., "Your Excellency, Commander, I don't know if it's feasible..."

"Say...."

At this moment, General Mizu Meijiro is like suddenly discovering a morning star in the dark night. Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said expectantly.

"Your Excellency Commander, Siping is less than a hundred kilometers away from Tongliao in a straight line. If we draw reinforcements from the Siping direction, reinforce Tongliao City. In two days at most, you can rush to Tongliao City. When the time comes, the attack of the Northeast Field Army on Tongliao will completely collapse...."replied Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro.

"Chief of Staff, do you think how many reinforcements should we send in order to be able to reinforce Tongliao and repel the attack of the Northeast Field Army in the Tongliao area without affecting the fighting in the Siping area..."

"Two field divisions ...."

"After the transfer of two field divisions, there are still two divisions left in the Siping area, which is enough to deal with the remnants of the Northeast Field Army in the Siping area. And Tongliao City, which is in danger, will have a total strength of more than 50,000 after receiving reinforcements from two field divisions. With 50,000 garrison troops, there is absolutely no problem in blocking the offensive of the Northeast Field Army..."Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro replied with great certainty.

Under the explanation of the chief of staff in front of him, after a short period of thought. General Mitsu Umejiro's face immediately showed a look of determination. Then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he ordered very resolutely.

"Chief of Staff, that's it. Immediately send a telegram to the reinforcements on the southern route, ordering the reinforcements on the southern route to immediately transfer the 8th and 9th field divisions, under the personal command of Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama, to immediately dispatch troops to reinforce Tongliao City in the shortest possible time and ensure the safety of Tongliao City. At the same time, all troops in the Siping area were under the unified command of Lieutenant General Jing Shan, former commander of the Siping garrison, to ensure the safety of the entire Siping. ”

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise....", the Chief of Staff replied affirmatively.

"Yo Xi, and then send a telegram to the supreme commanders of Liaoyuan and Jilin respectively. The defending troops of the two places are required to immediately break the existing stalemate between the enemy and our armies. In the shortest possible time, completely annihilate or defeat the current Northeast Field Army, and prepare to reinforce Changchun at any time and join the sequence of Changchun defense forces...."General Mizu Meijiro ordered.

The movement of more than 40,000 troops in the two field divisions of the Kwantung Army could not hide the all-pervasive intelligence personnel of the Northeast Field Army. Just when the 8th and 9th field divisions had just finished assembling and walked out of their barracks. A letter of information about the movement of the Japanese army, like snowflakes, was sent to the Siping area, in the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Field Army.

"The deputy chief of staff, the forward observation post and the caller ID of the intelligence personnel showed that the four field divisions of the Kwantung Army, which were engaged in a confrontation with our army, began to carry out large-scale military movements an hour ago. By the time our intelligence officers sent out the telegram, the little devils opposite us had already lost half of their troops and heavy equipment...."An operational staff officer reported to Li Qing in front of him.

"Two divisions are missing... It seems that the change that the commander-in-chief said is coming....quickly, immediately report the news to the headquarters. At the same time, the artillery units were ordered to concentrate all the remaining artillery of our two armies and immediately build artillery positions, targets, and front-line positions of the Kwantung Army. Since the little devil has withdrawn nearly half of the troops, in order not to let us find anything abnormal, the remaining main forces must all be concentrated in the front-line positions. As long as our artillery fire is dense enough, we will definitely be able to inflict a devastating blow on the Japanese troops on the front-line positions..."

"Yes, Deputy Chief of Staff, I'll go and give an order right away..."..., a few minutes later, in the former Japanese Garrison Headquarters of the Meihekou Japanese Army, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, received a telegram from Li Qing.

Looking at the telegram he had just received in his hand, the corners of Liu Hua's mouth also showed a smile for the first time. Then, I couldn't help but say to myself.

"The chief of staff's attack was really sharp. In less than a night, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was forced to draw troops from the front line to reinforce Tongliaocheng. However, as long as he draws troops from the front, the stalemate between us and the Kwantung Army will be broken. Well, the long-awaited opportunity for our Northeast Field Army has finally arrived...."

"Staff Officer Wang, immediately send a telegram back to Deputy Chief of Staff Li, ordering Deputy Chief of Staff Li to launch an attack on the current Japanese position on time at 10 o'clock this evening. Tell Deputy Chief of Staff Li that I don't want casualties in the troops, as long as the result... Before dawn, we must break through all the Japanese defense lines and re-advance the battle line to the foot of Siping City......" After some emotion, Liu Hua ordered with a smile on his face to the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I'll go and give the order right away...."

"Wait a minute... The counteroffensive in the Siping area will start soon. If nothing else, the counteroffensive in the Meihekou and Jilin areas will also start in the near future. Therefore, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang and Commander Zhou Baozhong, ordering the two armies to prepare for a counteroffensive immediately...."Liu Hua continued to order....

Liu Hua's order, like a stimulant, regained the passion and fighting spirit on the faces of the three-way army and all the commanders. At the same time, the three-way army, at the first time, began to carry out secret movements to prepare for the upcoming counteroffensive. 、

Of course, at this moment, the Kwantung Army troops are confronting the Northeast Field Army's three-way army. I couldn't imagine that my opponent, the Northeast Field Army, was going to take the Tongliao siege as an opportunity to disrupt its own deployment. In the end, without having any advantage in troops, he launched a new round of counteroffensive against himself, broke the current stalemate, and in the shortest possible time, ended this battle that lasted for half a month.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Northeast Field Army's former enemy headquarters in Siping, which had been quiet for several days, became busy again. Li Qing, as the former enemy commander, was holding up the telescope in his hand at this moment, motionlessly staring at the brightly lit Japanese position a few kilometers away.

After a few minutes of silence, Li Qing quickly put down the binoculars in his hand and asked a combat staff officer beside him, "Staff Officer Zhou, are all the artillery clusters ready?" ”

"Report to the deputy chief of staff and the commander-in-chief of the artillery, Regiment Commander Wang, who has just reported that the field artillery regiments directly under our two corps, the six main divisions directly under the mountain artillery battalions, the mountain artillery companies directly under each regiment, and the mortar platoons directly under each battalion, totaling more than 200 large-caliber mountain artillery pieces, plus more than 200 mortars, have been prepared and can fire at any time...."

"Hehe, eight artillery clusters, a total of more than 400 artillery pieces, enough for the little devils on the front line to drink a pot. Tell Regiment Commander Wang not to worry, he will be busy later....In addition, the several troops responsible for the attack, are they ready0" Nodding with satisfaction, Li Qing continued to ask Staff Officer Zhou in front of him.

"The three vanguard regiments, as required, have all entered the position. At the same time, the strength of the next six regiments was also prepared and ready to participate in the battle at any time. However, Commander Zhong Weizhong repeatedly sent requests to the forward command to ask for battle, asking his troops to be able to participate in the battle..."Staff Officer Zhou replied.

"Telegraph back to Commander Zhong and tell him that tonight's battle will be handed over to Commander Gao's Third Army. As for his Second Army, what needs to be done tonight is to have a good rest. Early tomorrow morning, the attack on Siping City will belong to his second army. I hope that when the time comes, the Second Army will be able to show the momentum of the main force and break through the defense line of the city wall in the shortest possible time..."Li Qing's psychology is of course very happy about his subordinates' invitation to fight. Facing Staff Officer Zhou in front of him, he ordered with a smile on his face. ..., "Yes, Deputy Chief of Staff ...."

An hour is a flash. Time, soon it was time for a counteroffensive.

More than 400 artillery pieces, at the same time, raised their own black hole muzzles, aimed at the front-line positions of almost all the main forces of the Japanese army at this moment. At the same time, the busy artillerymen began to quickly push the shells into the chambers, and then they were ready to fire at any time.

"Order the artillery cluster to carry out a five-minute artillery attack on the Japanese front-line positions. Then, immediately retreat. Five minutes later, the vanguard regiment immediately launched an attack and broke through the Japanese front-line positions in the shortest possible time. Now I order, all artillery clusters, fire now..."Li Qing ordered very decisively.

"Open fire...."

The deafening sound of artillery shelling sounded on the rear artillery positions, indicating that the military confrontation between the enemy and our armies for several days was officially broken from this moment on....

In more than 400 artillery pieces, although only five minutes of artillery fire was carried out. However, during the five-minute artillery attack, almost more than 10,000 shells accurately landed on the Japanese front-line positions. In an instant, the Japanese front-line position, which stretched for several kilometers, was completely enveloped by artillery fire.

More than 10,000 shells of various calibers, even if each shell kills and injures a little devil, a field division of the Japanese army that is not satisfied with the establishment of the front-line position can lose more than half...

Just when the entire front-line position, under the wanton fire of more than 400 guns, was blown into a mess and had become a ruin. The three vanguard regiments, like the 38 sharp knives, quickly inserted themselves into the front-line positions of the Japanese army....

More than 400 artillery pieces destroyed the Japanese front-line positions at the first time. At the same time, the deafening sound of shell explosions also revealed the news of the Northeast Field Army's imminent counteroffensive to Lieutenant General Jingshan, the current commander of the Kwantung Army, in Siping City...

"Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened... My forward position was hit by heavy artillery fire from the Northeast Field Army....", an operations staff officer, panting in the office, reported with a panicked face.

"Yaga, I've already heard such a loud shelling sound. Quick, immediately contact the commander of the forward position, Lieutenant General Matsushima, I want to know the current situation of the forward position immediately. Quick, immediately..."Glaring fiercely at the combat staff officer in front of him, Lieutenant General Jingshan ordered loudly.

"Hayi...."

A few minutes later, as the shelling stopped, the telephone contact with the forward positions was finally connected. Soon, in the microphone, the voice of Lieutenant General Matsushima, the commander of the forward position, was slightly panicked.

"Jingshan-kun, something happened... Our opponent, the Northeast Field Army, used several hundred artillery pieces in the five-minute artillery attack. At present, the entire front-line position has been bombed into ruins. And the three field infantry wings of our army, which were holding on to the front-line positions, were also dealt a devastating blow ...."

"Jingshan-kun, the Northeast Field Army has launched an attack, please be sure to send reinforcements. Otherwise, the remaining strength of our 10th Division, in the face of the offensive of the Northeast Field Army, will not last long at all... Boom...."A loud explosion ended the connection between Lieutenant General Jingshan and Lieutenant General Matsushima.

"Doodoo....", listening to the constant 'beep' sound coming from the headphones. Thinking of the report of Lieutenant General Matsushima just now and the defensive position outside the city that is in danger at this moment. Lieutenant General Jingshan's heart was immediately raised to his throat. At the same time, a face has also become a miserable white....

"Your Excellency Commander, what should we do next, whether to send reinforcements immediately...."Looking at Lieutenant General Jingshan, who had a cloudy expression on his face in front of him, the chief of staff reminded in a low voice.

"No...."Lieutenant General Jing Shan refused very decisively.

"Before the artillery units of the Northeast Field Army are resolved, we must not allow the limited forces in our hands to suffer unprovoked losses again. Immediately convey my order, the artillery units stationed in the city, immediately carry out a counterattack, and must destroy all the artillery units of the Northeast Field Army. At the same time, it was ordered that all the defending troops outside the city must hold their positions without receiving an order, otherwise, the military law would engage in....Finally, report the news of the start of the counteroffensive of our Siping Northeast Field Army to the Kwantung Army Headquarters and ask for operational guidance..."Lieutenant General Jingshan ordered very decisively.

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