Predator Reborn

Chapter 626: Unprecedented Crisis

In the area surrounding the Mengshan base area, in order to complete the complete attack on the entire Mengshan base area, the Kwantung Army headquarters has stockpiled hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in the area surrounding the Mengshan base area, along a defense line of nearly a thousand kilometers.

Army. However, the hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet troops sound like a large force. However, after being dispersed over such a large area, the number of garrison troops in each county can be counted on one hand.

After the Japanese 27th Division in Baishan County was completely wiped out after a day and night of bloody battles, the remaining hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding areas of Mengshan immediately fell into a panic situation.

However, this panic situation is about to end. Following the order from Commander Liu Hua, the 40,000-strong army immediately divided into six groups, carrying a large amount of heavy equipment, and rushed towards their combat goals.

.In this way, the entire area around Mengshan was once again filled with the flames of war and gunpowder smoke.

Commander Liu Hua did not have any worries about the first separate battle of the six divisions.

Because, at this moment, the Japanese army has hundreds of thousands of troops. However, these hundreds of thousands of troops are distributed in hundreds of strongholds in a radius of nearly a thousand kilometers. On average, the number of soldiers in each stronghold is

The Japanese and puppet troops only had more than 500 troops at most. Each of their own six-pronged armies had more than 5,000 troops, and they were also equipped with a large number of artillery.

Use superior force to defeat the small groups of Japanese and puppet troops scattered in various places one by one. This kind of tactics reminded Liu Hua of the strategic policy of the East China Field Army when it faced Chiang Kai-shek's key offensive in the later Liberation War.

I think at that time, the strength of the Japanese army was much stronger than the hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops today. And the strength of the People's Liberation Army was not as strong as it is now. In comparison, if I still can't win this battle,

Then, the 40,000 troops under his command might as well just disband and go home to farm.

However, although the battle on the front line was going smoothly, Liu Hua did not need to worry about it. He only had to wait for the arrival of the good news. However, Liu Hua was not in a good mood. Instead, he frowned all day long and his eyes,

He never left the war room, where there was a huge combat map of the three northeastern provinces.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, Commander Liu Hua came to the war room again. Then, like a sculpture, he sat motionless in front of the map and started his long day. However, today, it was obviously

A very restless day.

Less than ten minutes after Liu Hua sat in front of the map, Zhou Baozhong, who was left by Liu Hua's side, rushed into the war room with a stack of victory telegrams and a smile on his face.

"Commander, this is the good news we received yesterday. Under the overwhelming sweep of six divisions, so far, our army has occupied three county towns, 14 towns, and 117 large and small strongholds. Among them,

We eliminated 14,289 Japanese troops, 2,149 Manchurian troops, captured 21,876 Manchurian soldiers and 128 Japs, and seized countless weapons and ammunition. Currently, each unit is pursuing the victory and expanding the results." Zhou Baozhong said with a smile on his face.

Just as Zhou Baozhong finished speaking, he was waiting expectantly for Liu Hua's response. Zhou Baozhong was disappointed. In the face of such a huge victory, Liu Hua just nodded his head. Then, a pair of eyes, still

He stared at the military map in front of him without blinking.

Seeing this, Zhou Baozhong also knew in his heart: As the Japanese army began to sign reserves, ten main divisions were reorganized. The commander's thoughts were all focused on the possible changes in the base areas of the nearly one million Kwantung Army troops in the three northeastern provinces.

On the battle plan.

At this moment, the Kwantung Army headquarters is indeed making arrangements for a new round of encirclement and suppression operations in the Mengshan area, just as Liu Hua imagined. The Kwantung Army's supreme commander, General Umezu Mijiro, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro.

As well as more than a dozen lieutenant general division commanders... More than a dozen senior officers of the Kwantung Army were gathered in the combat conference room of the Kwantung Army headquarters, waiting for General Mijiro Umezu to read out the latest combat order.

"Everyone, according to the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the country will recruit 200,000 reserve troops within half a month. In the next battle, our Imperial Army of Japan will never be short of troops again.

.Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an edict, requiring our Kwantung Army troops to eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops entrenched in the Mengshan area in the shortest possible time and avenge Yu Sui's 27th Division."

It has to be said that the little Japanese Kwantung Army officers at all levels have become truly die-hard militarists after being influenced by the Bushido spirit for a long time. Just as Umezu Mijiro finished speaking, more than a dozen lieutenant generals and officers raised their hands at the same time.

He punched his fist and shouted loudly. At this moment, from their bodies, there was no trace of a senior officer, but the figure of an angry young man.

"Revenge... revenge..."

Mijiro Umezu, looking at the murderous look on his troops, did not feel any displeasure, but nodded with satisfaction and continued: "In order to complete the combat mission that His Majesty the Emperor personally assigned to our Kwantung Army,

, nipped this Eighth Route Army unit in the bud. I decided to change the battle plan planned by our Kwantung Army a few months ago. Now, please Chief of Staff, give you a detailed explanation of the new battle plan."

"Hai, your Excellency, Commander..."

While speaking, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro, the chief of general staff of the Kwantung Army, quickly stood up from his seat with a document. After everyone's eyes were focused on him, Kimura Hyōtaro spoke.

"The latest operational plan of our Kwantung Army is as follows: The western front troops of our Kwantung Army will not make any changes in their combat missions and objectives. They will still be the Soviet Red Army in the Far East. The southern front combat troops will completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army as planned.

The troops were changed to temporarily block the Eighth Route Army's troops leaving the pass. The main force of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army was temporarily blocked inside the pass. After the Eighth Route Army troops in the Mengshan area outside the pass were eliminated, the troops were sent south to eliminate the Northeast Field Army inside the pass."

"Therefore, among the twelve main divisions stationed at Shanhaiguan, seven main divisions will be dispatched to participate in the Mengshan encirclement and suppression campaign... Regarding this resolution, I don't know if any of you sitting here are aware of this decision.

There is no difference of opinion.”

Faced with a commander who has already made a decision, of course, only a fool would come out to object. After waiting for half a minute, and no one among the dozen officers had the intention to speak, the chief of staff continued.

"Now, I will announce the specific combat mission. The Kwantung Army's 122nd Division, 123rd Division...128th Division, a total of 150,000 troops from seven main divisions, will be personally commanded by me to encircle the Mengshan area and eliminate it.

All Eighth Route Army units in the Mengshan area must complete their assembly within one week from the issuance of the order."

"Hai..." The seven division commanders who were named were immediately enveloped in smiles and answered confidently.

The movements of the Japanese army can be said to be very swift. Just when several division commanders took the plane and returned to their base, hundreds of thousands of troops began to move. Troops gathered, food and grass were collected, ammunition was replenished... in a word

Then, the entire Shanhaiguan area was immediately enveloped in a tense atmosphere.

In Baishan County, which is still in ruins, in the past few days, victory reports have been flying like snowflakes in the headquarters. However, Commander Liu Hua's frown did not relax at all.

And just when Liu Hua was still staring at the map in front of him, thinking about something, Commander Zhou Baozhong rushed into the war room with a telegram in hand and an anxious look on his face.

"Commander, the little devil has really started to take action. This is the latest intelligence that the Intelligence Department has just received..."

At this moment, Liu Hua no longer moved as slowly as when he received the good news a few days ago. Instead, as if he had been injected with a dose of stimulant, he stood up from his seat. Then, he grabbed it.

Zhou Baozhong began to browse the telegram in his hand quickly.

You wouldn't know if you didn't look at it, but at first glance, the frown on Liu Hua's forehead became even deeper.

Seeing the scene in front of him, he thought about the contents of the telegram just now. Zhou Baozhong also knew that this Japanese action was the most dangerous battle the Northeast Field Army had ever encountered since its establishment.

Thinking of this, Zhou Baozhong asked nervously: "Commander, this time the Kwantung Army Headquarters will dispatch seven main divisions at once. Add to this the tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops around our Mengshan base area, and the total strength will reach

An unprecedented 200,000 troops. Next, we should..."

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that the little devils would think so highly of us. A divisional flag actually attracted so many little devils to us. It seems that we still underestimate them..." Liu Hua also shook his head helplessly.

said his own mind.

Just after Liu Hua let out a long sigh, Commander Zhou Baozhong followed closely and asked: "The little devil transferred seven of the twelve main divisions in Shanhaiguan at once. Could it be that he

Aren't you afraid that the main force of our field army will take the opportunity to break through Shanhaiguan and join us in attacking them from both front and rear?"

Regarding Zhou Baozhong's answer, Liu Hua firmly rejected it without even thinking about it.

"Old Zhou, even if the Japs deploy seven main divisions, and the remaining five divisions, with more than 100,000 men, can block the main force of our field army for several months with the favorable terrain of Shanhaiguan, there will be absolutely no problem.

And a few months is enough for 200,000 little devils to wipe us out several times."

Looking at the commander in front of him who has always been very confident no matter what situation he faces. Facing the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, he actually frowned and had no countermeasures. Zhou Baozhong's heart immediately

Once again, I was extremely nervous. Then, I asked with a worried look on my face.

"Commander, is there really nothing we can do? We watched helplessly as 200,000 Japanese troops rushed into our base and wiped us out one by one..."

"There are always ways... I believe that we will be able to overcome the difficulties we are facing. However, we have to think about what kind of method we can use to achieve the greatest victory with the smallest casualties. Thinking back to those days,

The tens of thousands of Red Army troops in the Central Soviet Area who were short of clothing and ammunition survived the encirclement and suppression by hundreds of thousands of Communist troops. Not to mention us who are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition." Liu Hua answered extremely resolutely.

Seeing Zhou Baozhong in front of him deep in thought, Liu Hua ordered decisively.

"Lao Zhou, immediately send a telegram to the six main divisions fighting abroad: order all ministries to immediately abandon all combat missions. Bring all the light and heavy weapons captured in the past few days of fighting, and assemble in the shortest possible time towards Baishan County.

"

"Yes, Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..."

"Wait a minute, first compile the enemy information we received and submit it to the central government. Please give me some advice..." Liu Hua continued to order.

After Commander Zhou Baozhong rushed out of the war room with orders, Liu Hua's eyes once again focused on the military map in front of him. However, at this moment, Liu Hua's gaze and thinking were already there.

certain goals.

One day later, when the combat troops began to return to Baishan County one after another with a large amount of loot, ***'s telegram also reached Liu Hua's hands immediately.

"All combat matters in the three northeastern provinces are under the unified command of Comrade Liu Hua. During the battle, Comrade Liu Hua has the power to be arbitrary and exclusive, and does not need to report everything to avoid delaying the war effort. At the same time, the Communist Party of China will mobilize North China

An army of 200,000 people will be gathering in Suiyuan, Xifengkou and other places in the near future, showing signs that our army is preparing to cross the Great Wall and leave the three northeastern provinces. At the same time, I have ordered the main force of the Northeast Field Army to immediately march to

The movement in Pingjin and Tianjin is always at your command...***, Mao Zhouzhu..."

After reading the telegram just sent by *** in his hand, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, and his frown relaxed a lot.

Because Liu Hua believes that as long as the 200,000-strong army in North China assumes a posture of attacking Xifengkou, then the seven main divisions attacking his base area will definitely be divided into one or two divisions.

, to reinforce the Great Wall defense line along Xifengkou. By then, with one or two less divisions, the pressure on you will be reduced a lot.

However, just when Liu Hua breathed a long sigh of relief because of the telegram from the Military Commission, good news one after another came one after another and appeared in front of Liu Hua.

The 13th Division, which went out to fight, was the first to return to its station outside Baishan County. However, what surprised Liu Hua was: when he left, there were only more than 5,000 people in the 13th Division. At this moment,

Not only did the army reach full strength, but it also had an entire new regiment with more than 1,500 recruits.

Of course, this is not what makes Liu Hua the happiest. The happiest thing is the number of automatic weapons equipped by the troops. Before the war, each main company of the entire 13th Division was equipped with four crooked handles and two grenades.

Its firepower density has far exceeded that of an ordinary combat squad of the Japanese army.

At this moment, what was placed in front of Liu Hua was: the entire Thirteenth Division, each main company, was equipped with an astonishing seven crooked light machine guns, and as for the grenade launchers, it was equipped with three. And

Looking at the entire 13th Division, the heavy machine gun company of each regiment has changed from the original nine heavy machine guns to the current 12. The mortar company has also become 12. In a word, the entire unit's automatic weapons and

The number of artillery pieces was at least one-third more than before the war.

"Commander Li, what's going on with the extra weapons of the new regiment and troops?" Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Hua asked the division commander Li Yuanqing in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.

"Report to the commander and chief. The new regiments and the new recruits who entered each regiment are all Manchurian Army soldiers captured during the battle. As for the weapons, they were all captured on the battlefield..." Li Yuanqing replied quickly.

"Prisoner..." Upon hearing these two words, Liu Hua's brows immediately wrinkled.

Because, in Liu Hua's mind, these prisoners can only become qualified recruits after a period of ideological education and one month of military training. Just like the soldiers in the recruit column at this moment.

The new recruits in front of him were just Manchurian soldiers who had just been captured and had almost no education or military training. This had to make Liu Hua doubt the combat effectiveness and reliability of these soldiers. Thinking of this, Liu Hua asked directly.

"Master Li, are these prisoners reliable? You know, our next battle will be more and more cruel!"

However, to Liu Hua's surprise, Li Yuanqing gave a very reasonable explanation for Liu Hua's rhetorical question.

"Chief, these soldiers are carefully selected from more than 5,000 prisoners who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army. As far as their combat effectiveness is concerned, there is absolutely no problem. As for loyalty, I believe that after our army's complaints and education

, coupled with the supervision and education of a large number of veterans, there should not be any problems."

At this moment, after listening to Li Yuanqing's explanation, Liu Hua's frowned brows immediately relaxed. Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he said excitedly: "Mr. Li, this time, you are the best."

Great achievements have been made..."

Li Yuanqing in front of him didn't know why because of Liu Hua's words. When he didn't react from the shock, Liu Hua turned to Zhou Baozhong beside him and ordered:

"Lao Zhou, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang in the base area. Ask Deputy Commander Yang to carefully select 10,000 soldiers with certain combat effectiveness from among all the prisoners who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army. Send them to us in the shortest possible time.

Go to Baishan County. As for all the technical arms among the prisoners, whether they are willing to join our army or not, they will all be sent to Baishan County. - At the same time, all the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, mountain cannons and other heavy weapons in stock in the entire base area will be sent to me.

Deliver them all to Baishan County in the shortest possible time."