Chapter 653: The First Local Counteroffensive (Ask for Subscription!) ）

"Please rest assured, commander, I, Zhou Baozhong, and all the commanders and fighters who participated in the battle, assure you that we will successfully complete the task..." With the results of the troops yesterday as a guarantee, Zhou Baozhong did not have any worries, and replied confidently to Liu Hua in front of him.

"Lao Zhou, from now on, we will officially divide our troops, and if there is anything, contact through the radio. Strive to drag your sneak attack target until the arrival of the main force of the field army, and then, wipe it out..."Liu Hua nodded and said...

A few days passed in a hurry, and the advance troops, guard divisions, and the fourth column, with a total of 30,000 troops, sent by the main force of the field army, finally arrived at the battlefield as promised after a rapid march day and night.

At this moment, the situation on the entire battlefield has completely unfolded as Liu Hua imagined. The 20,000 Japanese troops gathered in the county town of Baishan lost all their heavy weapons and logistical baggage. More than 10,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army and dozens of large-caliber artillery pieces have been encircled, intercepted, and tightly sealed, and they have completely turned into a turtle in an urn, waiting for the main force of the field army to arrive and launch the deadliest attack on it...

As for the 125th Division, 126th Division, and 127th Division of the Japanese Army, they were harassed by the two armies led by Liu Hua and Zhou Baozhong. In addition to the 127th Division of the Japanese Army, in the face of life and death, with the remaining 20,000 troops, regardless of the life and death of colleagues, quickly got rid of the sao disturbance of the guard regiment, withdrew from the battlefield in embarrassment, and escaped from the encirclement that was about to be formed.

The remaining two divisions, under the constant disturbance of the soldiers along the way, were surrounded by reinforcements one after another without any accidents.

Today is destined to be a very unforgettable day in the history of the Northeast Field Army's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Because, just an hour ago, with the arrival of the main force of the field army, the two divisions of the Japanese army, which were still very arrogant just now, immediately turned into shrunken turtles and began to build the most basic fortifications in the encirclement that the soldiers had just formed.

More importantly, just today, the fifth column of the field army, which had been fighting in the three northeastern provinces for half a year. With the arrival of the main forces, it was also very officially opened itself, the first local counteroffensive.

And in the temporary headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, although the entire unit and the sub-commander were sulfided, they all went through several days of continuous fighting. However, on the face of the commander Liu Hua, there was no tired look.

At this moment, Liu Hua's face, in addition to the confidence in the next display of this battle, is a look of excitement. Because in just ten minutes, my headquarters will welcome several very important guests....

Among these guests, Bruce Lee, the commander of the guard division, is a subordinate who follows him and is very familiar with him. As for the remaining guests, Liu Hua felt both strange and very familiar at the same time.

Because, in the military career of later generations, Liu Hua, as a graduate student of the National Defense University, can be said to be very familiar with the lives and resumes of these founding lieutenant generals. However, when it comes to meeting these people in real terms, it is very unfamiliar. Even at this moment, Liu Hua has already had the experience of meeting with the great men of this era many times...

These people are Comrade Wang Zhen, a member of the Northeast Field Army appointed by the Central Committee and concurrently commander of the Fourth Column, Comrade Chen Hao, political commissar of the Fourth Column of the Northeast Field Army, and Comrade Chen Zhengxiang, political commissar of the Guard Division directly under the Northeast Field Army, and Comrade Chen Zhengxiang, one of several one-armed generals in the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army....

Just when Commander Liu Hua was excited that the Central Committee suddenly sent so many outstanding generals to him. A communications soldier quickly rushed into the headquarters and reported loudly: "Report to the commanders, the commanders led by Commander Wang of the Fifth Column of the Field Army are almost at the entrance of the village..."

"Okay, it's finally here..."Liu Hua, who was excited, slapped the table in front of him and said excitedly.

turned around and said to Zhou Baozhong behind him: "Old Zhou, Comrade Wang Zhen is the elder of our party, and in terms of qualifications, Comrade Wang Zhen and I are not comparable at all...... Therefore, we must go to the entrance of the village to greet us. Speaking of which, Comrade Wang Zhen and I have been separated for several years, and now I really can't wait..."

As he spoke, Liu Hua, who was excited, had already walked out of the command headquarters quickly. Then, he trotted quickly towards the entrance of the village...

As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, several commanders riding fast horses quickly jumped off their horses and walked in front of them. Facing himself, he reported loudly: "Report commander, Wang Zhen, commander of the fifth column of the Northeast Field Army, was ordered to come to report and ask the commander for instructions." ”,

Hearing Wang Zhen's unique loud voice, Liu Hua stepped forward with a smile on his face. Immediately after, the hands of the two people were tightly clasped together...

Looking at Wang Zhen, who was also very excited in front of him, Liu Hua opened his mouth and said: "Commander Wang, we haven't seen each other for several years since we said goodbye to Yan'an. I really didn't expect that the central government would be so considerate of us and so quickly, and we would be transferred back to work together. At the beginning, because the qualifications and ranks of several division commanders of the fourth column were not enough, and they were worried about the selection of commanders, the central government sent you, a general, which is really good, and we are working together again..."

Although, the commander in front of him can joke with himself. However, as a subordinate, Wang Zhen still had a good understanding of the stakes and replied loudly. "Commander, from now on, I will be one of your soldiers. When the time comes, wherever you point, I will fight with my troops..."

"Okay....Comrade Wang Zhen, the few commanders behind you, except for Bruce Lee, whom I am very familiar with, are almost the first time they have met. You, who are the commanders, don't you want to introduce me soon..."Liu Hua smiled, and with a pair of eyes, he quickly turned to Wang Zhen, and several commanders who were looking at him said.

"Yes, Commander...."

"Commander, this is Comrade Chen Hao, political commissar of my fourth column, Comrade Chen Zhengxiang, political commissar of the guard division directly under my field army, and Comrade Li Tianhuan, chief of staff of my fourth column, and Comrade Wu Kehua, chief of staff of the guard division, did not come because the command headquarters needed someone to stay behind..."

"Hello commander...."As soon as Wang Zhen's words fell, several people raised their right hands in salute. Then they said in unison...

"Hello comrades... Welcome to our Northeast Field Army. I hope that you will continue to make more meritorious contributions to our party's revolutionary cause in the new environment... However, everyone's luck doesn't seem to be very good, because of the 30,000 little devils in front of them. The first time I met with you, I couldn't live in peace, I hope you don't be surprised..."Liu Hua nodded and said with a smile on his face.

"Report to the commander, the Party Central Committee transferred us to the famous Northeast Field Army just to let us out of the customs to fight devils, there is no good luck. In the Guannai, after half a year of training, my hands have long been itchy, just holding the three little devils to open the meat, to give a big gift to the main force of the field army behind us...."Political commissar Chen Zhengxiang, who has the title of one-armed general, said excitedly...

"Okay, since everyone is not surprised, then we will go back to the headquarters, have a simple lunch first, and then, we will hold a combat meeting to deal with the 30,000 little devils who are surrounded by us in front of us..."

In the temporary front enemy headquarters of the field army, in order to completely annihilate the remaining 30,000 little devils of the 125th and 126th divisions of the Japanese army, all the commanders at and above the division level of the army gathered in this small room. The commanders of the fourth column, the fifth column, and all the commanders above the column of the guard division directly under the field army all sat in the front row of the conference room.

As for Liu Hua, the commander of the entire field army, he sat in front of everyone impressively. At this moment, Liu Hua was preparing to issue specific combat missions to dozens of commanders at all levels in front of him...

"Comrades, the specific situation of the distribution of Japanese troops on the battlefield, Commander Zhou Baozhong, has given you a very detailed introduction. I believe that all of you here are very good commanders of our party, and we already have a general understanding of the enemy situation on the battlefield. Next, I will give you a list of the specific combat missions of each unit..."

As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, sitting directly opposite Liu Hua, the faces of all the commanders showed a look of leaping and jumping. After glancing at the dozens of commanders in front of him, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and continued to order.

"Bruce Lee, Chen Zhengxiang..."

"To..." Hearing his name blurted out from the commander's mouth, the faces of the two people immediately showed a look of excitement. Under the envious gaze of his comrades-in-arms, he quickly stood up from his seat and replied loudly.

"Division Commander Li, Political Commissar Chen. Although the total strength of the guard division directly under the field army is only 10,000, its combat effectiveness is far greater than that of ordinary infantry of 10,000. So, naturally, one of your divisions has to take on combat missions for at least two divisions. Now I order: The Guard Division directly under the Field Army, the 38th Regiment of the 13th Division of the Fifth Column, and the 43rd and 44th Regiments of the 15th Division, under the unified command of Division Commander Bruce Lee, are responsible for the total annihilation of the 125th Division of the Japanese Army...",

"Please rest assured, commander, promise to complete the mission..."Hearing his mission, the faces of the two people immediately showed excitement, and they quickly replied. I was afraid that I would answer too late, and the féirou that reached my mouth would suddenly slip away....

"Commander Wang Zhen... The remaining 20,000 people of the 126th Division of the Japanese Army, I will give you all of them. All the troops that are active around the 126th Division of the Japanese Army, from now on, all of them will be under your unified command, responsible for commanding all the troops, and completely annihilating the 126th Division of the Japanese Army..."Liu Hua nodded and continued to order.

"Please rest assured, commander, I, Wang Zhen, promise to complete the task. At the same time, we guarantee that in the shortest possible time, with the minimum casualties, the remaining 20,000 people of the 126th Division of the Japanese Army will be eaten cleanly..."Commander Wang Zhen, who held 20,000 elite troops, replied confidently.

"Commander Li, Commander Wang, I will give you all the encirclement and annihilation of 30,000 little devils. Now let's take a look at the table, at eight o'clock this evening, all combat units will attack on time. Strive to complete the task of encirclement and annihilation in one night. At the same time, before dawn, regardless of whether the troops have completed their combat missions, they must withdraw from their positions to prepare for an air attack by the Japanese army. Is it all clear? Liu Hua finally ordered.

"Clear," the commanders replied in unison.

"Very good..."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and continued to speak.

"Comrades, I hope that tonight, all of you here can work together to fight the first local counteroffensive since our Northeast Field Army left the customs, and prepare for our field army to liberate the entire territory of Liaoning in the future..."

The 125th Division of the Japanese Army, after the division of troops, the entire division, under the constant disturbance of three regiments and more than 5,000 Eighth Route Army, can be said to have gone in misery. After a few days of marching, not only did he lose more than 4,000 Imperial soldiers directly. More importantly, the few remaining military combat materials of the troops were also lost in a rapid artillery attack by the Eighth Route Army.

At this moment, in the face of the arrival of reinforcements from the field army. The Japanese army, which did not have any superiority in troops, and the entire division of more than 10,000 people, under the command of Lieutenant General Yokoyama, was building construction on several hills within a radius of several kilometers. Because he knew that after his troops were surrounded, there was only one result waiting for him. And now, what he can do is to lead his subordinates to dig as many fortifications as possible, hold on for a longer time, and kill and injure more Eighth Route Army troops.

Although Lieutenant General Yokoyama's ideas are good, the reality is often very cruel. Just when the troops had just begun, relying on the favorable terrain to build fortifications, they had been moving around them, and the dragon could not see the end of the Eighth Route Army. Unexpectedly, he revealed his figure and began to brave the possible air strikes of the overhead planes, regardless of casualties, with small troops, constantly launching surprise attacks on his own troops. Let his subordinates simply not have the ability to concentrate and devote themselves to building fortifications...

What worries Lieutenant General Yokoyama even more is the attack of this small force of the Eighth Route Army. From noon onwards, it immediately became more violent. At the same time, a large number of easily transferable mortars specially designed to kill and injure soldiers in the trenches were also used in this kind of sneak attack, so that the casualty data of their subordinates rose almost in a straight line...

As a result, on the battlefield within a radius of several kilometers, since his troops stopped, the dense gunfire has not stopped. Seeing that the sky outside slowly darkened as time passed, the frowning brows of Admiral Yokoyama became even deeper...

"Chief of Staff, how have the fortifications of the various positions been built so far...."After returning to the command headquarters in his own thoughts. Lieutenant General Yokoyama asked the chief of staff of the division behind him.

"Division commander, the situation is very unoptimistic. Under the continuous sneak attacks of small units of the Eighth Route Army, our army was simply unable to concentrate on building fortifications. So far, the various fortifications of our forward positions have not been thoroughly connected. Even the most basic trenches had only reached a depth of one meter....more importantly, a day's raids continued to consume a large number of our army's remaining ammunition, and at the same time, caused us almost fifteen hundred casualties...."The chief of staff replied with a look of dismay.

"It seems that our opponent, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, after the arrival of reinforcements, could not wait to attack our army. Otherwise, according to the Eighth Route Army's battle, which is cheap and does not suffer losses, it will not brave the bombing and strafing of our planes to launch a continuous attack on our army, and slow down the construction of our army's fortifications as much as possible..."Lieutenant General Yokoyama, the commander of the division, said with a low expression. ,

"Division commander, what do you mean is that just tonight, the Eighth Route Army will attack our army.....However, the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army have just arrived, could it be that their commander, regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers, will organize troops to attack us..."The chief of staff asked in disbelief while being shocked.

"Tired....hehe..." Hearing the rhetorical question of the chief of staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Yokoyama couldn't help but laugh at himself for a while. He said to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, compared with the casualties of the troops, I think the commander of the Eighth Route Army knows very well. The entire attack, for the Eighth Route Army, one minute a night, the casualties they paid would be increased by the continuous improvement of our fortifications. So, instead of being stupid, our opponents are very shrewd..."

"So what should we do next? According to the current fortifications, coupled with the limited ammunition of the troops, we will not be able to hold out for long at all..."As soon as Lieutenant General Yokoyama's words fell, the chief of staff's face immediately showed a trace of anxiety, and continued to ask rhetorically.

Under the chief of staff's repeated questions, Lieutenant General Yokoyama, commander of the division, immediately showed a serious look on his face. Commanded to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, immediately issue the latest order of the division and regimental headquarters to the commanders at all levels on the front: it is required that when all units face the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army, it is forbidden for any commander to use the limited strength and ammunition in his hands to fight hard with the troops of the Eighth Route Army. In the process of resisting, all units must seek opportunities to annihilate the enemy, and achieve the greatest results with the smallest casualties possible. In the end, with the remaining strength of our 125th Division, we will inflict maximum casualties on the surrounding Eighth Route Army troops..."

"Haiyi, please rest assured that Your Excellency the Division Commander will immediately go and convey the order..."

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