Chapter 738: Wolf Pack Tactics Ask for Subscription!

Wolf pack tactics

Early the next morning, with the arrival of Japanese air reinforcements, the battlefield, which had been melee all night, finally became quiet. At this moment, on the huge battlefield, you can see groups of devil soldiers everywhere, back and forth to collect the corpses of the dead soldiers and rescue the wounded. The entire barracks, too, was shrouded in a bleak and dreary atmosphere for the first time...

As for the garrison of the Japanese forward corps in Datang Town, it has long been in ruins under the encirclement and suppression of hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of heavy artillery. The entire forward corps, except for a small group of Japanese troops, with the help of strong terrain, held out until the arrival of air reinforcements. The remaining more than 40,000 people have all become the achievements of the soldiers. The huge Datang Town, like a huge slaughterhouse, has long been shrouded in a strong smell of blood. More than 40,000 corpses of little devils with blurred flesh and blood are scattered on the battlefield in various postures....

Within the temporary command of the Japanese army, including the commander General Mitsu Yoshiro, dozens of officers. In the face of the attack last night, they all sat in the conference room with a solemn face, waiting for the arrival of the operational staff officer.

"Your Excellency Commander, including the Datang Town Forward Corps, all the losses have been counted." The combat staff officer rushed into the conference room with a miserable face and said very carefully.

"Say..."

Mitsu has a calm face every time Lang General yīn. Facing the combat staff officer in front of him, he did not command angrily. Because he knew very well in his heart that in the scuffle last night, the more than 300,000 elites in his hands must have paid a very huge price....

"Hayi, according to statistics, in the melee last night, our army lost more than 65,000 soldiers in battle, and more than 8,000 were seriously wounded and lost their combat effectiveness. Among them, there are more than 41,000 people in the forward corps, more than 28,000 in the forward corps, and more than 4,000 in the artillery unit......."

"Of course, of all the losses, the most important is the loss of heavy equipment of our army, especially artillery. Of the five directly subordinate field heavy artillery wings, with a total of more than 180 heavy artillery pieces, only 28 can continue to be used so far. The artillery wings directly under the six divisions that participated in the battle last night also lost more than two-thirds of their equipment. At present, the remaining heavy weapons of our army, all combined, are already less than five artillery wings. As for the heavy artillery of more than a hundred millimeters, only 28 ...... remained"

"Ba Ge Yalu, can anyone tell me why, we have paid such huge losses in just one night of fighting, why on earth?" Slammed the table in front of him. Every time General Mitsu Lang, he roared angrily at the dozens of generals in front of him...

However, at this moment, the entire conference room is quiet. Because no one dared to get up from his seat at this time and touch the anger of the commander in front of him ...

No one answered his own questions, and he was anxious to find someone to use to vent his anger in his heart. After quickly glancing at the dozens of generals sitting in front of him, he set his eyes on the artillery commander Lieutenant General Ji Chang. Then, he asked angrily.

"Ji Changjun, you are the highest commander of the artillery unit of my Kwantung Army. And in last night's battle, the artillery unit of our army suffered the greatest losses. You answer me first, why, in the face of absolute superiority, our artillery units will suffer such huge losses ... In addition, in one night of fighting, how much our artillery units achieved at such a huge cost..."

"Your Excellency Commander, please calm your anger, you do have something to say in your humble position..."After a short hesitation, Lieutenant General Ji Chang had to stand up from his seat with a hard head. Then, he spoke.

"In last night's artillery battle, our Kwantung Army already had a very huge advantage. However, our opponent, the Northeast Field Army, suddenly used a group of unknown artillery. This kind of artillery can fire a lot of shells in an instant, causing a very fatal blow to our artillery units. More importantly, this artillery is very easy to divert, and every time our troops counterattack, the enemy has already successfully shifted positions and launched a new round of artillery shelling against our troops ... In the end, it was under this artillery blow that the positions of the five field heavy artillery wings and the positions of the three artillery wings under our army were hit by the destruction of xìng...."

"Baga, it turned out to be a new weapon, and the people of China have also developed a new weapon....Ji Changjun, you tell me that now our artillery unit has suffered heavy losses. I don't know if we will be able to defeat the artillery unit of the Shina people in the next battle that we may face..."In the face of absolute strength, General Mitsu had to bow his head. Then, facing Lieutenant General Ji Chang in front of him, he asked with a worried face..., "Your Excellency Commander, after last night's battle, most of the artillery fire in our hands has been lost. Judging from the proportion of artillery equipment in the Northeast Field Army, we are no longer capable of competing with the artillery units of the Northeast Field Army....Therefore, I suggest that in the next march, we must change the target of fire reinforcement to air reinforcement..."Lieutenant General Ji Chang shook his head in frustration, and then spoke.

He closed his eyes in pain, and after a short period of contemplation. Mitsu's face once again returned to his usual seriousness, and after a quick glance at the dozens of officers in front of him, he spoke......

"That's it....ladies and gentlemen, yesterday's losses can be said to have greatly damaged the vitality of our army. The matter has passed, and there is no need to pursue responsibility. According to the telegram just sent by the Combined Fleet, the fleet sent by our Combined Fleet has successfully arrived at Yingkou. Therefore, we must find a way to rush to Yingkou with the lowest losses. Everyone, give your opinions, what should we do next? ”

The whole meeting, in the middle of this gloomy atmosphere, lasted from eight o'clock in the morning to twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and ended in the sound of everyone's discussion....

After glancing at the dozens of generals in front of him who were not in a very good mood, General Mitsu stood up from his seat every time, and then spoke...

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to personally announce to you the final decision of this meeting... From tomorrow, the troops abandoned all their baggage and, under the cover of escort aircraft, marched lightly at the pace of a rapid march ........."

At this moment, far away at the headquarters of the Northeast Field Army in Fengtian City, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua and others were analyzing the good news sent by the various troops in front with a smile on their faces.

"Chief of Staff, do you know what I am most happy about after reading a few telegrams in my hand?" Liu Hua asked with a smile on his face....

"If my guess is correct, it must be a telegram from Commander Chen, the heavy artillery division..."Zuo Quan replied in a heartfelt manner.

"Those who know me, the chief of staff, really didn't expect that this Chen Guangrong would be able to use the refueling tactics so appropriately without any advantage in artillery fire....In one night, he solved two-thirds of the heavy firepower of the Kwantung Army....This time, without heavy firepower as a support, I think the little devil still has any arrogant capital..."Liu Hua replied affirmatively.

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff. At present, it seems that the Kwantung Army, which is heading south, has lost one-fifth of its strength and more than two-thirds of its heavy firepower. What should we do in the next few days? Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan put down the telegram in his hand and said with a smile.

"Three words 'continue to fight'...."To the political commissar's question, Liu Hua replied without hesitation.

"During the day, the little devil has an aircraft to escort him, and with the current strength of our aviation regiment, he will not touch this brow. However, as long as it gets dark, the little devils after losing the artillery are the fat on our lips. When the time comes, we can eat whatever we want..."

"Chief of Staff, my opinion is that the local armed forces along the way continue to slow down the march of the Japanese army by destroying roads and so on. As for our main forces, using the cover of the night, we concentrated our forces and firepower to constantly weaken the viable forces of the Kwantung Army's breakthrough troops. Take one bite at a time, and slowly eat this behemoth... Of course, even if we can't eat it, we have to eat the fat ones into thin ones..."

Seeing the blood-boiling commander-in-chief in front of him, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan, the faces of the two people were also shrouded in jī moving. Instead, he looked at Liu Hua in front of him expectantly, waiting for Liu Hua's next answer.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, I have experienced almost every major battle since the formation of the Northeast Field Army. This time, I, Liu Hua, also didn't want to miss it....So, my idea was that the political commissar would sit at the headquarters, and the chief of staff and I would immediately rush to the front line and command all the troops in a unified manner. Along the way, tear off a few pieces of fat from this Kwantung Army..."As expected, after a short jī movement. Looking at the two partners beside him, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua said excitedly.

"Commander-in-Chief, I can't stop you. Moreover, this is not the first time, I only say one sentence, that is, go early and return early......" Luo Ronghuan didn't think about it, and replied very affirmatively...

After a day and a night of rest, after a night of scuffle, the army of more than 100,000 people, who had long been exhausted, once again regained their combat effectiveness. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua and Chief of Staff Zuo Quan also rushed to the camp of the troops at the first time and began to command more than 100,000 troops to launch a battle carefully prepared by two people against more than 200,000 Kwantung Army. Time passed minute by minute, and after a day of rapid marching, every devil soldier's face was full of tiredness. As the sky became darker and darker, in order to avoid another night attack on the troops, General Mitsu Ichiro, as the commander, strictly followed the marching plan he had formulated, ordered the troops to deploy fortifications on the spot and began to camp...

However, right around the big camp, which stretches for tens of kilometers. Dozens of main divisions of the Northeast Field Army, like hungry wolves, stared at their prey in the barracks with red eyes...

At the same time, in an underground bunker less than five kilometers away from the Japanese barracks, more than a dozen commanders at or above the division level were sitting in front of Liu Hua with a leaping face, waiting for Liu Hua to assign specific combat tasks....

"Comrades, this 'wolf pack tactic' that the chief of staff has just introduced to you wants to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. One of the most important factors is the ability to resolve battles quickly and quickly. Therefore, I request that the objectives of the various units be limited to one brigade tonight. If you let me know which main division violates discipline, even if it wins, I, Liu Hua, will not show mercy to my subordinates, and those who should be punished will definitely be punished, is it clear? Liu Hua ordered with a serious face.

"Clear..."

"Well, two hours later, at one o'clock in the morning, the attack will be launched on time. After completing the mission, the troops, do not fall in love with the battle, and immediately retreat..."

On the attack position of the 13th Division of the Fifth Army of the Second Corps, division commander Ding Sheng and political commissar Chen Yunkai were holding the binoculars in their hands, motionlessly staring at the Japanese military camp one kilometer away in front of them, which was illuminated by piles of bonfires.

"Lao Ding, in front of us, there is just a brigade of little devils stationed. My idea is that after the artillery fires, the 37th and 38th regiments, like two sharp knives, plunged into the flanks of this little devil, separating them from the main force. Then, the 39th Regiment and all the units directly under the division headquarters, under the cover of the heavy firepower of almost an artillery regiment behind them, wiped it out with lightning speed. As for the two regiments responsible for interspersing, in the end, under the cover of artillery fire, they retreated....what do you think..."Political Commissar Chen Yunkai suggested with an excited face.

"Lao Chen, the commander asked you to be the political commissar, and he really wronged you. I believe that with your military command ability, you will definitely be able to do a good job as a division commander....do whatever you say, and I trust your judgment....go, immediately notify the three regiment commanders and all the commanders of the units directly under you, and assign specific combat tasks. The commander-in-chief has not much time left for us to prepare..."Division Commander Ding Sheng nodded approvingly and said.

"Good ......"

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye. With three bright flares, it was fired high into the sky. More than a dozen artillery clusters hidden around the Japanese barracks, almost at the same time, launched a fierce artillery attack on their targets.

The position of the 13th Division, directly in front of the two main regiments of the 37th and 38th, was under the fierce attack of more than 50 artillery clusters composed of mortars, infantry guns, mountain guns, and field guns. The simple defensive positions arranged by the Japanese army around the barracks had long been blown to pieces.

Just after the five-minute artillery attack, the two main regiments, each with 2,000 soldiers, rushed quickly towards the breakthrough that had been opened by the artillery fire, like two unstoppable waves...

Time passed one by one, and the sound of guns and cannons in front of him was getting farther and farther away from him. Just when the division commander Ding Sheng and the political commissar Chen Yunkai were motionlessly watching the specific progress of the two troops. Three flares, representing the successful convergence of the two regiments, rose into the air and appeared in the eyes of the two ....

"Lao Chen, the two regiments have joined victoriously. Next, it was the turn of the 39th Regiment to play. The 39th Regiment and all the units directly under the division headquarters were ordered to immediately launch an attack under the cover of artillery fire. We must completely annihilate all the little devils in the encirclement in the shortest possible time..."Seeing the signal flare, division commander Ding Sheng ordered with a moving face.

"Lao Ding, I'll go and give the order to attack right away. I believe that with the strength in our hands, we can complete the task in two hours at most to eliminate the little devils in the encirclement with less than one brigade of imps..."Political Commissar Chen Yunkai replied confidently.

Same as the 13th Division, at the same time, in a different place. One by one, the commandos are like sharp knives. From the barracks of the Japanese army, which stretched for dozens of kilometers, dig out pieces of squadrons, brigade-sized 'fat meat'. Then, concentrating superior forces, in the shortest possible time, they were eliminated, and quickly withdrew from the ......battlefield, early the next morning, with the rapid retreat of dozens of main divisions of the Northeast Field Army, the little devils who came to reinforce only 'successfully' rushed into the battlefield at this moment, which had become a ruin, and only a corpse remained. At the same time, a battle report was also reported to the ears of General Mitsu every time for the first time.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the damage has been counted..."

Admiral Tsubashiro replied.

"Hayi, after statistics, last night, a total of eleven places in our army's barracks were attacked by the Chinese people. In this attack, the tactics of the Chinese people were very flexible, concentrating superior forces and firepower, dispersing and destroying our squadrons, garrisoning troops on a large scale, and then, carrying out a rapid retreat, never fighting... In one night, our army paid the price of more than 11,000 deaths..."

"Eight Ge Yalu, cunning Shina man."

Maybe it was because the blows received by the series were too much, but at this moment, in the face of more than 10,000 casualties, General Mitsu did not get angry every time. Instead, he commanded the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Immediately give orders to all combat units that when they camp at night, they must strengthen the vigilance of the camp. At the same time, the campsites must be concentrated as much as possible, and there must be no opportunity for the people of China... Now, our urgency is to shorten the marching time in between. Immediately convey my order, and the troops hurried to breakfast. Then, according to the original plan of marching, set off immediately..."

"Hayi, Your Excellency Commander......"

In this way, the more than 200,000 Kwantung Army, under the constant attack of the wolf pack tactics of hundreds of thousands of troops in the northeast, although it did not reach the point of breaking the muscles and bones. However, wait until the troops are exhausted and rush to the camp entrance. The 350,000 army at the time of departure from Siping, at this moment, there are only 250,000 left. A whole 100,000 troops were lost in the continuous attacks along the way.

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