Predator Reborn

Chapter 702 The layout of the enemy and ourselves

Returning to his office, General Mizu Umejiro's face immediately turned livid again. Ignoring the surprised looks of the servicemen around him, he gave a decisive order to the chief of staff behind him, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro.

"Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the top commanders of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. Ask them to report the current specific battle situation in the three places in the shortest possible time. At the same time, report to the Kwantung Army Headquarters. With the help of the current situation in hand,

With certain garrison strength, how long can the garrison troops in various places hold on..."

"Hai, your Excellency, Commander..." Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro replied decisively. Then, he motioned to a combat staff officer next to him to issue specific orders.

Looking at the combat staff officer who was leaving quickly, the commander, General Mizu Umejiro, quickly glanced at the combat sand table in front of him. Then, he continued to ask the chief of staff officer in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, please introduce to me immediately the specific strength of the current garrison troops in the three places and their equipment, especially the number of heavy weapons..."

"Ha Yi... Because the three cities respectively guard the three gates of Changchun City, where our Kwantung Army Headquarters is located, the southeast, north and south gates, therefore, in accordance with the garrison requirements of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, a field division is stationed in each of the three military fortresses.

plus a certain number of security forces. The number of troops stationed in Siping and Jilin is about 30,000. As for the weapons and equipment of the troops, they are all rationed according to the equipment of our Kwantung Army field division. In the artillery

On the other hand, each division is equipped with a field artillery company..."

"As for the Liaoyuan garrison, in order to defend against the Northeast Field Army in the Meihekou area, in addition to the original 30,000 garrison troops, the Kwantung Army headquarters once again deployed two field divisions to station in the west of Liaoyuan and Liaoyuan City in the shape of 'pin'

Distribution, strong military support can be provided to Liaoyuan City at any time within two hours..."

"In other words, there are only 30,000 garrison troops in Siping and Jilin. No matter in terms of military strength or the firepower of the troops, they are no match for the 50,000 Northeast Field Army. And Liaoyuan City has 70,000 garrison troops.

, with these 70,000 garrison troops, it is enough to defend the entire Liaoyuan City..." Regarding the answer of the chief of staff, General Mizu Umejiro asked with certainty.

"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."

Just as the chief of staff finished speaking, and after gaining a certain understanding of the psychology of the commander, General Mitsu Umejiro, a rush of footsteps reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, the figure of the communications staff member appeared.

in front of the two of them.

"Report to Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, and the highest commanders of the garrison forces in Liaoyuan, Jilin, and Siping..."

"read…."

"Ha Yi. According to the telegram, our Jilin and Siping garrison troops, with their existing strength, can hold on for at least five days under the fierce attack of the Northeast Field Army. In Liaoyuan City, because there are two field divisions following up

The troops are ready to join the defensive battle at any time. Therefore, with the strength of the defenders in the Liaoyuan area, there will be absolutely no problem in holding on for a month..." the communications staff officer replied decisively.

"Now it seems that we must immediately send reinforcements to the two military fortresses of Jilin and Siping. Otherwise, once the Northeast Field Army breaks through the two military fortresses, Changchun City, where our Kwantung Army headquarters is located, will be completely exposed to the Northeast

In front of the field army..." After a brief reflection, General Mitsu Umejiro answered very decisively.

"Boom, boom, boom..." A sudden huge explosion reached everyone's ears, interrupting General Mizu Umejiro's words. Immediately afterwards, the entire ground began to tremble amidst the deafening explosion, just like

Like an earthquake...

"What happened on Bagaya Road? Where did the explosion come from..." The roaring explosion lasted for a full minute, and finally, after it slowly stopped, the face of the commander, General Mizu Umejiro,

It immediately became gloomy. Then, he roared loudly at the officers in front of him.

"Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened..." As soon as General Mitsu Umejiro's roar ended, the combat staff's slightly panicked voice reached everyone's ears.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Military Police Headquarters reported that one minute ago, an ordnance warehouse less than one kilometer away from the headquarters was suddenly attacked by the Chinese and exploded... So far, the entire warehouse has been destroyed by the explosion.

They were razed to the ground. At the same time, no one from an infantry squadron responsible for guarding the entire warehouse escaped, and the entire army was destroyed..."

"Nani? The armory was attacked and razed to the ground. How is it possible? How did the Chinese troops enter our heavily defended Changchun City? How could this happen... Quickly, order the Changchun City Gendarmerie Headquarters to send troops to attack immediately. We must

Catch the cunning Chinese..." After a brief shock, the commander ordered very decisively.

"Hayi..."

Before the combat staff officer in front of him had time to leave the battle, another burst of shaking explosions reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, a combat staff officer once again rushed into the office out of breath.

.Then, facing the angry commander in front of him, he continued to report...

"Your Excellency, Commander, the ammunition depot in Changchun City was attacked by the Chinese..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Wangjiatun stronghold outside Changchun City has been attacked by unknown armed forces. So far, nearly one hundred tons of strategic materials stored by our Ninth Division in the Wangjiatun stronghold have been completely destroyed..."

"Your Excellency, Commander... The 24th Division's station in the south of the city was attacked by the China Armed Forces. The troops suffered heavy losses, and the ammunition storage point was completely destroyed..."

Facing the combat staff officers one after another in front of him, he felt extremely upset because of the sudden attack of the Northeast Field Army. Then he heard the reports one after another from the combat staff officers in front of him, and General Mizu Umejiro's face immediately revealed

He looked panicked. Then, he cursed loudly at the officers in front of him.

"That's enough... shut up..."

"Now three military fortresses are being attacked by the Northeast Field Army at the same time. The Changchun area where our Kwantung Army headquarters is located has also been attacked by Chinese armed forces. It is obvious that this is a huge conspiracy against our Kwantung Army. Bagh Ya Road

, Cunning Chinese, Chief of Staff, inform all division commanders to convene a combat meeting immediately, and I will re-issue the specific combat tasks of each department..." General Mitsu Umejiro gave a decisive order.

"Hayi..."

A few minutes later, the conference room was still the same, with the same participants. However, at this moment, the confident look of a few minutes ago on the faces of all the division commanders was no longer visible. Instead, there was a look of confidence.

Face of panic…

General Mitsu Umejiro had just entered the conference room, and all the participants immediately focused their attention on the commander in front of them.

After returning to his seat, he quickly glanced at the dozens of officers in front of him. General Mizu Umejiro's face immediately returned to his usual expression. Then, he gave a loud order to the officers in front of him.

"Everyone, I believe that everyone has learned about the explosion that occurred around Changchun through various channels. Now, I will make specific military deployments based on the specific enemy situation currently encountered by the Kwantung Army."

"Now I order the army on the south route to immediately change its combat objectives, reinforce Siping, and work with the Siping garrison to ensure the safety of the entire Siping. The army on the north route immediately sends troops to reinforce Jilin and ensure the safety of the entire Jilin. The detour army,

Immediately attack to reinforce Liaoyuan and ensure the security of the Liaoyuan area. The West Route Army will immediately disperse into regiments and from the center of the Changchun Municipal Party Committee. Then, in the shortest time, all the Chinese armed personnel around Changchun will be eliminated..."

"Do you all know your mission?"

"It's clear..." All the officers replied in unison.

"Very good. After you all go back, immediately assemble your troops. Five hours later, each combat unit must dispatch troops immediately. They must rush to their combat areas in the shortest possible time..." General Mizu Umejiro gave the final order...

The entire meeting ended successfully in less than ten minutes due to the sudden war. Then, hundreds of thousands of elite Kwantung Army troops in the entire Changchun area began to operate rapidly like a huge war machine.

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In the battle room of the Northern Expedition Army at Meihekou, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was standing in front of a huge combat flash drive, paying attention to the specific progress of his 50,000-strong army in attacking Liaoyuan City...

Time passed minute by second, and the entire battle process did not exceed Liu Hua's expectations. It was developing step by step according to the process in Liu Hua's mind. Looking at the strongholds held by the Japanese army outside Liaoyuan City,

, under the siege of the superior strength of our Northeast Field Army, it turned into piles of rubble. Liu Hua's mood can be said to be very good.

At this moment, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua had already withdrawn his thoughts from the battle in Liaoyuan, which was dozens of kilometers away. Instead, he focused his attention on the entire layout. Then he considered all the battles on the front line.

, after everything was handed over to the former enemy commander-in-chief Zhou Baozhong, Liu Hua's eyes were already focused on the entire layout of this battle.

"Commander Wang, do the Kwantung Army troops in the Changchun area have any new trends in their actions against us..." After quickly glancing at the combat flash drive in front of him, Liu Hua asked the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Commander-in-Chief, the latest news just received from the Intelligence Department shows that the 300,000 Kwantung Army troops in the Changchun area have been divided into three groups to reinforce the three military fortresses of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. At the same time, because of the special operations division

With the operation, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was forced to have no choice but to mobilize the forces of three divisions from the limited forces at hand to carry out encirclement and suppression activities and the special operations division in the Changchun area..." Staff Officer Wang replied quickly.

"The cunning Kwantung Army has finally been fooled. If all the 300,000-strong army is dragged on the battlefield by us, he will find that if his Tongliao City is attacked, he will have no troops left.

The situation of the transfer...Commander Wang, immediately send a telegram to the Chief of Staff and ask the Chief of Staff that the raiding force has reached that location and how far is it from Tongliao City?" After getting the result he wanted, Liu Hua's face immediately changed.

He showed a thick smile. Then, he gave an order to Staff Wang in front of him with an expectant look on his face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Ten minutes later, with Liu Hua waiting anxiously, Staff Wang appeared in the war room again. Before Liu Hua could ask a question, Staff Wang answered.

"The commander-in-chief and chief of staff called back. So far, our army's campaign in the Pingjin area has ended successfully. The two armies, with a total strength of 50,000 troops, have been assembled. Starting tonight, the troops will move day and night.

We will advance towards Tongliao City with a rapid march. According to the estimate of the Chief of Staff, in a week at most, our 50,000-strong army will be able to quietly rush outside Tongliao City and launch an attack on Tongliao City..."

"Okay, in one week, one week later, the Kwantung Army will have to carry out a complete withdrawal because it has no troops to mobilize and for the sake of the security of the Changchun area. At that time, the Japanese army will give me the Northeast Field Army and a carefully deployed overall situation.

It will be completely exposed..." Liu Hua slammed the table in front of him and said with excitement.

Seeing the people in front of him who were also excited because of his words, Liu Hua changed the subject, and immediately followed him with a very decisive order: "Senior Staff Wang, call Deputy Chief of Staff Li, Commander Zhou, and Deputy General Yang immediately.

The commander sent a telegram asking the three armies to hold on for a week in the face of the joint attack by the Japanese defenders and reinforcements. After a week, changes will occur during the entire battle..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

A week passed in the blink of an eye. During this week, the Northeast Field Army's three-way army faced heavy encirclement and suppression by Japanese reinforcements. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses. Especially the two troops led by Deputy Chief of Staff Li Qing

Army, facing hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, almost fell into the danger of total army annihilation...

Of course, the three-pronged armies were forced to retreat steadily in the face of heavy Japanese encirclement and suppression, abandoning the positions they had worked so hard to occupy. The enemy and our armies then began a military confrontation phase. It was Chief of Staff Zuo Quan who broke the deadlock.

, already with the strength of two armies, quietly felt outside Tongliao City, ready to launch an attack at any time...

"Chief of Staff, the Commander-in-Chief sent a telegram requesting us to launch an attack on Tongliao City as soon as possible..." In the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Field Army outside Tongliao City, a communications staff officer said to the Chief of Staff who was frowning in front of him.

"It seems that the pressure on the Commander-in-Chief must be extremely huge. He ordered all combat troops to enter the reserved positions immediately. Two hours later, that is, at ten o'clock in the evening, the attack will be launched on time... Tell the commanders of each unit that they must take

In line with the style of our Northeast Field Army's fierce attack, we will push the existing front line of the army to the outside of Tongliao City in the shortest possible time..." After a brief reflection, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan gave a decisive order.

"Yes, Chief of Staff..."

"Boom, boom, boom..." At exactly ten o'clock in the evening, a huge explosion of artillery shells began to sound outside Tongliao City. The Kwantung Army's first line of defense deployed outside the city was under fire in less than a minute.

Covered…

Amidst the deafening sound of artillery fire, one after another the troops responsible for the main offensive mission jumped out of their positions and began to launch an assault on the first Japanese position that was very close and had been completely shrouded in artillery fire. The entire Tongliao Battle was like this.

Under the personal command of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, the official start...

In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, a group of officers, including the commander, General Mitsu Umejiro, were feeling excited because of the arrival of frontline reinforcements and the constant reports of success. A rapid ringing of the phone rang in the huge headquarters.

Awakening everyone from their excitement...

"Jingle Bell….."

"Mosxi...Mosxi..." Hearing the ringing of the phone, Lieutenant General Fusutaro Toshima, the chief of staff who was standing next to the phone, quickly put the phone to his mouth and said with a smile on his face...

"Headquarters of the Kwantung Army? I am Lieutenant General Zhang Jing'er, the mayor of the Tongliao Garrison Division. I hold a humble position and now have important military information. I need to report to the Commander immediately..." Soon, a slightly panicked voice came from the microphone.

sound.

Hearing the voice coming from the earphones, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro immediately realized something. He quickly asked: "Jing'er-kun. I am the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. Did something happen to Tongliao City? What happened?

Military information, report immediately."

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff... Tongliao City was attacked by a large-scale Chinese armed force starting at ten o'clock last night. So far, the Chinese outside the city have broken through all the defensive positions outside the city and are preparing to pursue them.

The subsequent siege battle. So far, Beizhong has only two new infantry regiments left, and they cannot hold on for long. Therefore, Beizhong implores the Commander to send reinforcements immediately. Otherwise, the entire Tongliao City will be destroyed.

, there is a danger of being breached at any time..."

"Nani, Tongliao City was attacked...how is it possible..." In an instant, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro's mind went blank. After a brief shock, he quickly dropped the phone in his hand, and then called

The commander in front of him reported with a confused look on his face.

"Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened. The commander of the Tongliao garrison division just reported that Tongliao City was attacked by the Chinese. At present, the garrison has lost more than half and is in danger of being destroyed at any time..."

"What, Tongliao City was attacked, how is it possible..." General Mizu Umejiro asked with an incredulous look on his face.

However, as soon as his eyes quickly glanced at the combat sandbox in front of him, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face. Because he could clearly see the military fortresses guarding all the gates of Changchun. Except for Liaoyuan, Jilin and

In addition to the three cities of Siping, there is also the military fortress of Tongliao.

As the commander of the entire Kwantung Army, it can be said that he has a clear understanding of the defense surrounding the headquarters. He knew that if Tongliao City was occupied by the Northeast Field Army, then the Kwantung Army headquarters in Changchun would be completely exposed to the Northeast Field Army.

.At that time, the entire headquarters will suffer a devastating blow...