Chapter 662: The Japanese Army Retreats! (Ask for a subscription!) ）

The mobilization of a large army of 25,000 people can definitely be called a sensational event for a base area with an area of only a few hundred kilometers. In the face of such a large-scale military mobilization, the intelligence personnel of the Japanese puppet army hidden in the base area, no matter how stupid they are, can see some clues from it, thus attracting their attention.

Just when the Western Expeditionary Army, under the orders of the commander-in-chief Yang Jingyu and the deputy commander-in-chief Wang Zhen, was quickly assembled and ready to attack. A piece of detailed information about the battle plan of the Western Expedition Army was transmitted by the intelligence personnel of the Japanese puppet army hidden in the base area to the Kwantung Army headquarters in Changchun as soon as possible by telegram.

More than 20,000 well-equipped and combat-ready troops of the Eighth Route Army rushed to Changchun, where the headquarters of the Kwantung Army was located. In the face of this shocking news, the head of the Intelligence Division, who received the information, did not dare to slack off. Immediately, he rushed into the office of the Supreme Commander of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Mijiro, and prepared to make a report.

"Your Excellency Commander, urgent information from the intelligence officers of Mengshan...."

"What's going on, it can make you, the head of the major general of the intelligence department, panic, read..."Glancing at the major general in front of him with a panicked look, the commander said with a dissatisfied face.

After all, at this moment, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan Base Area, under the leadership of their commander, was engaged in a very fierce bloody battle with tens of thousands of elites of the Kwantung Army with Fengtian City as the center. As for the lair of the Eighth Route Army, the Mengshan Base Area, its defense has long been empty due to the departure of the main force. If it weren't for the overstretched strength in his hands, he would definitely send an elite army to smash the lair of the Eighth Route Army.

And in such a base area where the defense is empty, what urgent matter can make the head of the intelligence section of the Kwantung Army panic. Thinking of this, the disdain on the face of the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, became even stronger. A pair of eyes stared closely at the head of the intelligence section in front of him, waiting for his answer.

"Your Excellency Commander, according to reconnaissance, starting at 10 o'clock this morning, there has been a sudden large-scale military movement in the Mengshan base area of the Eighth Route Army, and the total number of troops mobilized is not less than 25,000. In addition, according to the intelligence personnel who broke into the Eighth Route Army, it was discovered that at 8 o'clock this morning, with Yang Jingyu as the commander-in-chief and Wang Zhen, a well-known person in Guannai, as the deputy commander-in-chief, the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army formed a 25,000-strong army for the Western Expedition. Under the gaze of the commander, the section chief did not dare to have any slackness, and quickly replied.

"The army of 25,000 people in the west, what does the Eighth Route Army want to do, how can they still have so many troops...."General Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but mutter.

For a moment, the contemptuous look on his face was immediately replaced by a trace of sadness. Facing the head of the intelligence section in front of him, he frowned and asked, "Your intelligence officers, have you detected the specific combat objectives of the Western Expeditionary Army and the strategic purpose of the formation of this force..."

"Hail," the head of the intelligence section replied affirmatively to the commander's question, which frowned on his frown.

"According to the investigation of our intelligence department, the combat target of the Eighth Route Army's Western Expedition is Changchun, where the headquarters of our Kwantung Army is located. As for the strategic purpose of forming this force, there is only one humble opinion, and that is to relieve the difficulties of the tens of thousands of main forces of the Eighth Route Army around Fengtian City..."

The words of the section chief of the major general in front of him were like waking up a person in a dream, so that the commander in front of him, General Umezu Mijiro, who had a wealth of combat experience, immediately understood the huge conspiracy hidden behind the Western Expedition army from the answer of the chief of the intelligence division in front of him.

"What do you mean is that the Eighth Route Army's westward expedition army smashed the headquarters of our Kwantung Army. The ultimate goal is for me to reinforce the three newly formed divisions in Fengtian City and immediately return to the Changchun region? Thus, to give their main forces, buy more time, and attack Mukden City? The commander quickly asked rhetorically.

"Hay, Your Excellency the Commander is wise...."

As soon as the words of the head of the intelligence division fell, the face of the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, who was still full of confidence just now, was already enveloped in a sad countenance at this moment, and slowly fell into contemplation. However, the solemn atmosphere in the command headquarters was broken by a burst of sneering laughter after less than five minutes. ,

After a brief moment of thought, a sneer burst out of the commander's mouth. Immediately after that, the commander quickly raised his head and said murderously to the head of the intelligence section in front of him.

"Although the idea of the Eighth Route Army is very good, whether or not to let the three newly formed divisions return to the headquarters of our Kwantung Army is our business, not the wishful thinking of the Eighth Route Army. Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the headquarters of the First Corps of our Kwantung Army, which is engaged in a confrontation with the Soviet Red Army on the Western Front, demanding that the First Corps of the Kwantung Army immediately transfer the strength of a division and regiment from the front line to reinforce Changchun, where the headquarters is located. ”

"Hay, Your Excellency the Commander is wise...."

However, as soon as the words of the head of the intelligence section fell, a rush of footsteps reached the ears of the two of them. Immediately after, the anxious figure of the head of the communications department of the headquarters appeared in front of the two.

Before General Umezu Mijiro could react from the shock, the voice of the head of the communications department was extremely panicked, and the ears of the two of them appeared.

"Your Excellency Commander, an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the 1st Corps...."

"What, the 1st Corps telegram. Could it be that the Soviet Red Army in the Far East also wanted to take advantage of the fire to loot? Tell me, what's going on on the Western Front..."After a brief period of shock, the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, opened his mouth and then asked rhetorically with a shocked expression.

"Hai, according to the report of the command of the 1st Corps. The hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army troops engaged in a confrontation with the Kwantung Army of our Imperial Japan have undergone large-scale military movements since noon today. At the same time, a large number of strategic materials have also been continuously delivered to the front-line combat units. At present, the entire Soviet position has entered a state of first-class combat readiness, and the battle with the Soviet Red Army can be said to be on the verge of breaking out......"

"Bastards, the cunning Eighth Route Army, was able to get the Soviet Red Army in the Far East to cooperate with them and relieve them of the siege, Bage Yalu!" After understanding the specific situation, the commander, General Umezu Mijiro, couldn't help frowning and scolded loudly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, this is obviously a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army against our Kwantung Counterpart. As for the Soviet Red Army, which had confronted our army in the Western Front area, it would definitely not attack our First Corps for the sake of the troops of the Eighth Route Army around Mukden City without absolute superiority. Therefore, I think that we do not need to pay attention to the movement of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East...."Seeing the angry commander in front of him, the head of the intelligence section, who was just about to convey the order, hurriedly admonished.

"Zhongshan-kun, what you just said, why don't I know? However, as the supreme commander of the entire Kwantung Army, even if the probability of the Soviet Red Army attacking our 1st Corps into the public was even one percent, we had to take precautions. Because, not only the foundation of our Kwantung Army, but even the foundation of the entire Japanese Empire, is in these three northeastern provinces. Therefore, for the sake of the future of the entire Great Japanese Empire, for the future of the Kwantung Army, we absolutely cannot afford to gamble. "Regarding the suggestion of the head of the intelligence division in front of him, the psychology of General Umezu Mijiro is very clear. However, for the sake of the entire Kwantung Army, he could only shake his head very helplessly and said.

After taking a deep look at the helpless commander in front of him, Major General Nakayama's face couldn't help but show a sad and helpless look. Because he knew in his heart that what the commander said in front of him was true, and it could no longer be true.

However, when he thought of the combat exploits at hand, because of the conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army, he had to give up, and Major General Nakayama, the head of the Intelligence Division, couldn't help but show a trace of unwillingness on his face. He opened his mouth and wanted to continue to say something. In the end, at the signal of the commander in front of him, he still didn't say a word.

In the entire office, after a short period of silence, a look of decisiveness immediately appeared on the commander's face. Raising his head, General Umezu Mijiro said with a resolute expression.

"As long as the safety of the three northeastern provinces can be guaranteed, and the security of the Changchun region of our Kwantung Army Headquarters can be guaranteed, even if the entire Mukden is lost, it is very cost-effective. After all, Mukden is gone, and with the remaining resources of the three eastern provinces, we can still build it again. However, if the three northeastern provinces are gone, then our millions of troops of the Kwantung Army will lose their most fundamental foothold. Therefore, compared with the three northeastern provinces of Fengtian and the entire northeastern provinces, and Changchun, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, which is more important, everyone's psychology should be very clear. ”,

"Hay, Your Excellency Commander, I understand my humble duties. At all times, guaranteeing the security of the three northeastern provinces of our millions of Kwantung Army troops is a prerequisite for everything we do. Only when the security of the three northeastern provinces is in our hands can we have the conditions and sufficient resources to fight against the troops of the Eighth Route Army. The head of the Intelligence Division replied in the affirmative.

"Yo Xi, very good...."In response to Major General Nakayama's answer in front of him, General Umezu Mijiro nodded willingly. Immediately, facing a combat staff officer in front of him, he began to issue combat orders with a serious face.

"Now I order, in order to ensure the security of Changchun, where the headquarters of the Kwantung Army is located, and at the same time, in order to respond to the constant provocations of the Soviet Red Army. The three newly formed divisions responsible for reinforcing Fengtian City immediately returned to Changchun. In addition to the new 1st Division of the Kwantung Army to return to Changchun to defend Changchun. The remaining two divisions immediately moved westward and were placed under the command of the 1st Corps of the Kwantung Army to defend against a possible invasion by the Soviet Red Army..."

"Hai, Your Excellency the Commander is wise, and he will give orders immediately..."Major General Nakayama, the head of the Intelligence Division, who had thought everything through, no longer had any melancholy, and replied with a decisive face.

After two days of bloody fighting, under the repeated shelling of all the artillery units of the three newly formed divisions and regiments of the Japanese army, the county town of Tieling, which was prosperous before the war, has become a ruin at this moment.

Two days of bloody battles, in the face of the Japanese army's three newly formed divisions and regiments in turn. There were not many infantry regiments left in the fortifications outside the city. With less than a company of troops left, they are making the last resistance with the last layer of fortifications at the foot of the city walls, a few pillboxes and turrets.

A deafening explosion sounded around the only bunker turrets at the city gate, and just now it was still spewing out a series of scorching flames, and the unstoppable strong fortifications were immediately enveloped by the smoke generated by the explosion of the shells, and the dense flames that ran out of the buildings also disappeared in an instant.

"It's over, it's over, division commander, my 20th regiment is finished...."Seeing that you saw the last infantry company of your 20th regiment, in a dense explosion, it disappeared in an instant. The commander of the 20th Regiment, who was standing on the city wall and was paying attention to every move on the battlefield, couldn't help but let out a sad exclamation at the division commander Zhong Wei beside him.

"Shut up..."Seeing the commander of the 20th Regiment in front of him, whose eyes were red and his face showed a desolate look, Zhong Wei, as the division commander, watched another infantry regiment almost wiped out in front of him, and his face also showed a trace of desolation. However, I thought of the order given to me by the command two days ago. Senior Commander Zhong Wei held back the grief in his heart for the first time, gritted his teeth, and roared loudly at the twenty regiments in front of him.

"Shut up for me, the 20th Regiment is almost annihilated, and not only you are sad, but I am also very sad. Listen to me, I have already explained to you the cruelty of this resistance battle before the war. Unless our Seventh Division is completely annihilated, we will never let a little devil walk in front of us through Tieling County. ”

"Now, more than 3,000 commanders and fighters of the 19th Regiment and the 20th Regiment have completed their mission and made glorious sacrifices. Next, the task of continuing to hold back the Japanese army will fall into the hands of all our remaining combatants. Commander Wang, your twenty-first regiment, are you ready to swear to live and die with Tieling County..."

"The division commander, the comrades of the 19th and 20th regiments, have already set an example for us. Don't worry, as long as there is even one person left in my 21st regiment, I will never let the little devil set foot in Tieling County. Unless, the little devil stepped on my corpse..."Facing the question of the division commander, at this moment, the only remaining commander of the Seventh Division who was a full-fledged infantry regiment. Without the slightest melancholy, he replied with a murderous face.

"Okay, then the entire Tieling County will be handed over to your twenty-first regiment. I only want to say one thing, where people are in the city, there will be people in the city who are dead. Division Commander Zhong Wei ordered with a resolute face.

"Yes, division commander...."

Regarding the answer of the head of the twenty-first regiment, Zhong Wei nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, he set his sights on the other two regiment commanders who had become loners.

"Commander Zhang, Commander Li, you two individuals, immediately organize the remaining personnel in the regiment into two infantry companies, and the two of you will personally serve as company commanders. As for the non-combatants at the division headquarters, they were also organized into a company, with me as the company commander. Our three companies immediately left the city and launched harassing attacks in the rear of the Japanese flanks to provide support to the 21st Regiment in the city as much as possible. ”,

"Please rest assured, the division commander, to ensure the completion of the task..."

However, fate likes to play tricks on people, just when the remaining more than 2,000 people of the Seventh Division were ready to fight the last bloody battle with the Japanese army outside the city. They did not wait for the fierce attack of the Japanese army, but waited for the good news that the Japanese army began to withdraw. Let those soldiers who survived and were ready to sacrifice can't help but cry with joy.

"Report to the division commander, the cavalry company that was reconnoitring on the periphery sent urgent information that the three newly formed divisions outside the city had stopped attacking the county seat. According to the approaching reconnaissance of the cavalry company, it was found that the Japanese troops of the three divisions began to collect the bodies of the dead soldiers for cremation, and seemed to be preparing to retreat...."Just when Zhong Wei was about to take three companies out of the city for support operations. The chief of staff rushed to the city wall with an excited face, and reported excitedly to the division commander and political commissar in front of him.

"Wait a minute, what are you talking about, the Japanese army is ready to retreat....", the division commander Zhong Wei asked with an incredulous expression.

After all, at this moment, the remaining more than 2,000 people have become fat in their mouths in front of the three newly formed divisions of the Japanese army. Let the Japanese army take the initiative to spit out the fat in his mouth, with Zhong Wei's understanding of the Japanese army, it is simply impossible.

"Yes, division commander, there is absolutely no problem with the message... This is the information that the cavalry company has just received....", replied the chief of staff with unusually resolute determination.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the chief of staff, I thought of the commander's telegram asking him to hold on for three days. Senior Commander Zhong Wei's face immediately showed an excited look, and he couldn't help but let out an exclamation: "Haha, God really helps me." It seems that God does not want to see the destruction of our 7th Division, let us leave a little seed to recover..."

"Chief of Staff, order the cavalry company to continue to be on alert, and to report any situation immediately. All the commanders and fighters of the 21st Regiment stationed in the city were ready for battle. The little devil has bullied us for so long, and it is absolutely impossible to retreat without leaving anything....In addition, immediately send a telegram to the front enemy headquarters of the field army to report our situation...."Facing the chief of staff in front of him, Zhong Wei ordered with a decisive face. At the same time, a confident smile appeared on his face again.

"Yes, division commander, I'll send a telegram right away...."The chief of staff quickly took the order.

And with the rapid departure of the chief of staff, nearly 1,000 people on the entire city wall immediately let out a deafening cheer after receiving the news of the retreat of the Japanese army

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