Predator Reborn

Chapter 703: Breaking the Game

"Chief of Staff, isn't there a division of garrison troops stationed in Tongliao? Why is this division so vulnerable? In just one night, all three lines of defense outside the city were lost. And two more were lost.

What's going on with the strength of the infantry regiment?" General Mitsu Umejiro, the chief of staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Toshima Fusutaro, asked with a puzzled expression.

"Your Excellency, Commander, in order to gather enough field troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression operation plan formulated by our Kwantung Army Headquarters, a field division stationed in Tongliao City has been replaced by the newly formed Kwantung Army half a month ago.

A newly formed division. Facing the superior firepower of the main force of the Northeast Field Army, the combat effectiveness of our newly formed division can be imagined..." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro reminded in a low voice.

"Asshole, cunning Chinese people. Why can the Northeast Field Army hit our weak spot, Bagya Road, at any time..." General Mizu Umejiro couldn't help cursing. Then, he said to the chief of staff in front of him.

He said firmly.

"Chief of Staff, I won't tell you how important Tongliao City is, but you also know it. If Tongliao City is captured by the Northeast Field Army, then our headquarters, that is, the Changchun area, will directly face the Northeast Field Army's attack. For me

For the dignity of the Imperial Army of Japan and the glory of my Kwantung Army, I will never allow such a thing to happen to me. Therefore, I decided to immediately send reinforcements to reinforce Tongliao City and ensure the safety of Tongliao..."

However, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro did not immediately answer the commander's order. Instead, he shook his head helplessly. Then, he spoke to the commander in front of him.

"Your Excellency, Commander, currently, our Kwantung Army has 300,000 troops stationed around Changchun, excluding the reinforcements for the three military fortresses of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin. The remaining three field divisions are in order to solve the constant problems around Changchun.

All the attacks that occurred have been dispersed according to the orders of the headquarters. If they are sent to reinforce Tongliao, it will take at least three days for these troops to be assembled..."

"What? Three days, impossible, absolutely not possible. According to the current attack intensity of the Northeast Field Army, our Tongliao City will have been lost in three days. By then, what is the use of gathering these troops? How can we let our reinforcements

The troops recaptured Tongliao City from the hands of the Northeast Field Army..."

"No, we must not let Tongliao City fall into the hands of the Northeast Field Army, absolutely not... Chief of Staff, even if we can mobilize a division of troops to resolve the crisis in Tongliao City..." Facing the Chief of Staff in front of him, Commander

General Mizu Umejiro continued to ask with expectation.

"It's impossible..." Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro replied with certainty.

"Based on the current situation, the three field divisions around Changchun are gathered together, and the largest unit is only at the brigade level. Therefore, even if the strength of one division is gathered, it will take at least two days...

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"Baga, are we just going to watch Tongliao City fall into the hands of the Northeast Field Army?" Facing Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro's answer, General Mitsu Umejiro said with a look of unwillingness.

Looking at the commander with a desperate expression in front of him, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at the combat sandbox in front of him and fell into thinking...

A few minutes later, on the combat sand table, Siping, which is closest to Tongliao City, suddenly appeared in the eyes of the chief of staff. Immediately afterwards, a sneer appeared on the corner of the lips of Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fuotaro, the chief of staff. Then, facing

The commander in front of him said with great certainty.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have a plan for my humble position, but I don't know if it's feasible..."

"explain…."

At this moment, General Mizu Umejiro was like a morning star suddenly discovered in the dark night. He said to the chief of staff in front of him with a look of expectation.

"Ha Yi... Your Excellency Commander, the straight-line distance between Siping and Tongliao is less than a hundred kilometers. If we mobilize reinforcements from the direction of Siping to reinforce Tongliao City, we can reach Tongliao City in up to two days.

.By then, the Northeast Field Army's attack on Tongliao will have completely collapsed..." Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro replied.

"Chief of Staff, how many reinforcements do you think we should deploy to reinforce Tongliao and repel the Northeast Field Army's attack in Tongliao without affecting the fighting in the Siping area..." General Mizu Umejiro's eyes lit up and he followed him.

Finally, he asked with an eager look.

"Two field divisions..."

"After deploying two field divisions, there are still two divisions left in the Siping area, which is enough to deal with the remaining Northeast Field Army in the Siping area. And in Tongliao City, which is in danger, after receiving reinforcements from the two field divisions, the total strength will exceed five

Ten thousand people. With 50,000 defenders, there will be absolutely no problem in blocking the offensive of the Northeast Field Army..." Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro answered with certainty.

Under the explanation of the chief of staff in front of him, and after a short period of thinking, General Mizu Umejiro's face immediately showed a look of determination. Then, he gave a very firm order to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, let's do this. Immediately send a telegram to the South Route reinforcements and order the South Route reinforcements to immediately mobilize the 8th and 9th field divisions, under the personal command of Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo, and send troops immediately, in the shortest possible time.

Within the city, we will reinforce Tongliao City to ensure the safety of Tongliao City. At the same time, all troops in the Siping area will be under the unified command of Lieutenant General Jingshan, the former Siping garrison commander, to ensure the safety of the entire Siping."

"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..." the Chief of Staff replied affirmatively.

"Yo Xi, then send telegrams to the top commanders of Liaoyuan and Jilin respectively. Ask the garrison troops in the two places to immediately break the current deadlock between the enemy and our armies. In the shortest possible time, annihilate or defeat the current Northeast Field Army. Be ready at any time.

Reinforce Changchun and join the Changchun defense force..." General Mitsu Umejiro continued to order.

It was impossible for the Kwantung Army's two field divisions and the mobilization of more than 40,000 troops to be hidden from the all-pervasive intelligence personnel of the Northeast Field Army. Just when the eighth and ninth field divisions had just completed their assembly and walked out of their barracks.

Feng Feng's information about the mobilization of Japanese troops was sent like snowflakes to the Siping area and the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Field Army.

"The calls from the deputy chief of staff, forward observation posts and intelligence personnel showed that the four field divisions of the Kwantung Army, which were confronting our army, began large-scale military mobilization an hour ago. When our intelligence personnel sent the telegram, we

The Japs on the opposite side have lost half of their troops and heavy equipment..." A combat staff officer reported to Li Qing in front of him.

"Two divisions are missing... It seems that the change mentioned by the commander-in-chief is coming... Quick, report this news to the headquarters immediately. At the same time, order the artillery unit to send all the remaining troops of our two armies.

All the artillery was concentrated, and artillery positions were immediately constructed. The target was the Kwantung Army's front-line position. Since the Japs have withdrawn nearly half of their troops, in order to prevent us from discovering any abnormalities, the remaining main forces must all be concentrated on the first-line position. As long as

Our artillery fire is dense enough and will definitely cause a devastating blow to the Japanese troops on the front line..."

"Yes, Deputy Chief of Staff, I will give the order right away..."

A few minutes later, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua received a telegram from Li Qing in the former East Field War Command Headquarters at Meihekou.

Looking at the telegram he had just received in his hand, Liu Hua's mouth immediately showed a smile. Then, he couldn't help but talk to himself.

"The chief of staff's attack was indeed very sharp. In less than one night, the Kwantung Army headquarters was forced to mobilize troops from the front line to reinforce Tongliao City. However, as long as he mobilized troops from the front line, the relationship between us and the Kwantung Army would be

The deadlock will be broken accordingly. Well, the opportunity our Northeast Field Army has been waiting for has finally arrived..."

"Commander Wang, immediately send a telegram back to Deputy Chief of Staff Li and order Deputy Chief of Staff Li to launch an attack on the current Japanese position at ten o'clock tonight. Tell Deputy Chief of Staff Li that I don't want casualties in the troops, as long as the result...at dawn

Before that, we must break through all the Japanese defense lines and push the battle line back to the Siping City..." After some emotion, Liu Hua ordered with a smile on his face to the combat staff in front of him.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will go and give the order right away..."

"Wait a minute... The counterattack in the Siping area will start soon. If nothing happens, the counterattack in the Meihekou and Jilin areas will also start in the near future. So, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang and Commander Zhou Baozhong will send power immediately.

Report, order the two armies to prepare for counterattack immediately..." Liu Hua continued to order...

Liu Hua's order, like a dose of stimulant, restored the passion and fighting spirit on the faces of all the commanders of the Third Army. At the same time, the Third Army immediately began to make secret mobilizations.

, make prerequisite preparations for the upcoming counterattack.,

Of course, at this moment, the Kwantung Army troops that were confronting the three armies of the Northeast Field Army had no idea that their opponent, the Northeast Field Army, was going to take the siege of Tongliao as an opportunity to disrupt their own deployment. In the end, they were no longer in strength.

If you have any advantage, launch a new round of counterattack against yourself, break the current deadlock, and end this half-month-long battle in the shortest possible time.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Northeast Field Army's former enemy headquarters in Siping, which had been calm for several days, became busy again. As the former enemy commander, Li Qing, at this moment, was holding up the telescope in his hand, watching several people motionlessly.

Kilometers away, a Japanese military position was brightly lit.

After a few minutes of silence, Li Qing quickly put down the telescope in his hand and asked a combat staff officer next to him: "Staff Zhou, are all artillery groups ready?"

"Reporting to the deputy chief of staff and commander-in-chief of the artillery, Commander Wang, has just reported that our two armies are directly under the field artillery regiments, the six main divisions are directly under the mountain artillery battalions, each regiment is directly under the mountain artillery company, and each battalion is directly under the mortar platoon, a total of more than 200

Eight artillery groups consisting of two large-caliber mountain field guns and more than two hundred mortars have been prepared and can fire at any time..." the combat staff reported.

"Haha, eight artillery groups, with a total of more than 400 artillery pieces, are enough for the little Japanese on the front line to drink a pot. Tell Commander Wang not to worry, he will be busy later... In addition, the few units responsible for the attack

Are the troops ready?" Li Qing nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask Staff Zhou in front of him.

"The three vanguard regiments have all entered the position as required. At the same time, the troops of the following six regiments have also been prepared and can participate in the battle at any time. However, Commander Zhong Weizhong has repeatedly sent requests for battle to the forward headquarters.

He requires his troops to be able to participate in the battle..." Staff Officer Zhou replied.

"Reply a telegram to Commander Zhong and tell him that tonight's battle will be handed over to Commander Gao's Third Army. As for his Second Army, what needs to be done tonight is to take a good rest. Early tomorrow morning

, the attack on Siping City belongs to his Second Army. I hope that by then, the Second Army can show the momentum of the main force and break through the city wall defense line in the shortest time..." Li Qing's psychology regarding his subordinates' request to fight.

, of course very happy. He ordered with a smile on his face to Staff Zhou in front of him.

"Yes, Deputy Chief of Staff..."

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Soon it was time to counterattack.

More than four hundred artillery pieces, at the same time, raised their dark muzzles and aimed them at the front-line position where almost all the main forces of the Japanese army were concentrated at this moment. At the same time, the busy artillerymen began to

Quickly push the cannonballs into the barrel one by one, and then be ready to fire at any time.

"Order the artillery group to conduct a five-minute artillery attack on the Japanese front-line positions. Then immediately retreat. Five minutes later, the vanguard regiment immediately launches an attack and breaks through the Japanese front-line positions in the shortest possible time. Now I order,

All artillery groups, fire now..." Li Qing ordered very decisively.

"fire…."

"Boom, boom, boom..." The deafening sound of artillery shelling rang out from the rear artillery positions, indicating that the military confrontation between the enemy and our forces for several days was officially broken from this moment on...

Although there was only a five-minute burst of artillery fire from more than 400 artillery pieces. However, during this five-minute burst of artillery fire, almost more than 10,000 shells accurately landed on the Japanese front-line positions. In an instant, it stretched

Several kilometers of Japanese frontline positions were completely enveloped by artillery fire.

There are more than 10,000 artillery shells of various calibers. Even if each artillery shell kills one Japanese soldier, a Japanese field division that is not satisfied with the establishment of the Japanese army standing on the front line can still lose more than half...

Just when the entire front-line position was bombed into a mess and turned into ruins by more than 400 artillery fires. The three vanguard regiments, like sharp knives, quickly penetrated into the Japanese front-line position.

It’s past….

More than 400 artillery pieces immediately destroyed the Japanese front-line positions. At the same time, the deafening explosion of artillery shells immediately revealed the news that the Northeast Field Army was about to launch a counterattack to the current Kwantung Army in Siping City.

Commander Lieutenant General Kageyama…

"Your Excellency, Commander, something happened... My forward position was hit hard by artillery fire from the Northeast Field Army..." A combat staff officer reported in a panting office with a look of panic.

"Baga, I have already heard such a loud shelling sound. Quick, contact the commander of the forward position, Lieutenant General Songdao, immediately. I want to know the current situation of the forward position immediately. Quick, right away..." He glared fiercely.

Glancing at the combat staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Jingshan ordered loudly.

"Hayi..."

A few minutes later, as the shelling stopped, the telephone communication with the forward position was finally connected. Soon, the slightly panicked voice of Lieutenant General Matsushima, commander of the forward position, came from the microphone.

"Jingshan Jun, something happened... Our opponent, the Northeast Field Army, used hundreds of artillery pieces in the five-minute artillery attack. At present, the entire front-line position has been blown into ruins. But our army is holding on to the front line.

The three field infantry regiments in the position also suffered a devastating blow..."

"Jingshan Jun, the Northeast Field Army has launched an attack. Please be sure to send reinforcements. Otherwise, the remaining troops of our 10th Division will not be able to hold on for long in the face of the Northeast Field Army's offensive... Ta da da...

Boom..." A huge explosion ended the connection between Lieutenant General Jingshan and Lieutenant General Matsushima.

"Beep beep..." Listening to the constant beep from the earphones. Thinking of Lieutenant General Matsushima's report just now and the dangerous defensive positions outside the city at this moment. Lieutenant General Jingshan's heart immediately went crazy.

It was lifted to the throat. At the same time, a face also turned pale...

"Your Majesty Commander, what should we do next? Should we send reinforcements immediately..." Looking at Lieutenant General Jingshan with a gloomy expression in front of him, the chief of staff reminded him in a low voice.

"No..." Lieutenant General Jingshan refused very decisively.

"Before the artillery unit of the Northeast Field Army is dealt with, we must not let the limited forces in our hands suffer unreasonable losses again. Immediately convey my order, and the artillery units stationed in the city will immediately launch a counterattack and must destroy the Northeast Field Army.

All artillery units. At the same time, all the garrison units outside the city are ordered to hold their positions until they receive orders. Otherwise, military law will be engaged... The last one is to report the news that our Siping Northeast Field Army has begun a counterattack to the Kwantung Army Headquarters. Request

Operation guidance..." Lieutenant General Jingshan ordered very decisively.