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Chapter 726 Victory is in sight (please subscribe!)

victory is in sight

The offensive and defensive battle that took place at Lushunkou took the initiative with the main force of the Japanese army in Lushun City. Unexpectedly, it ended quickly after less than a day and night of bloody fighting. Among the more than 15,000 Kwantung Army soldiers, except for less than

Except for a hundred people who surrendered voluntarily, no one of the remaining troops escaped the trap, and all died on the battlefield...

In this way, after more than 20,000 soldiers and several days of continuous attacks, the Liaodong Peninsula, nearly one million square kilometers of land, including the deep-water port of Lushun, became the base of the Northeast Field Army.

The battle that took place at Lushunkou came to a dramatic end under Liu Hua's series of strategies. At this moment, the former enemy headquarters was transferred to Yang Jingyu, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast Field Army, less than five kilometers away from Liaoyuan City.

A pair of eyes were staring closely at the combat map in front of him, listening to the combat staff in front of him, and reporting on the entire battlefield. After several days of fighting, the current specific distribution of forces between the enemy and ourselves.

"Chief, after several days of fighting, the Third Corps and the two armies, as well as the troops directly under the Corps, under the command of Corps Commander Wang Nanhu, have successfully cleared all the Japanese and puppet army strongholds outside Liaoyuan. The Japanese and puppet army headquarters have been eliminated.

The number of troops is approximately more than 6,000, and the number of captured puppet troops is 8,000. Among them, the total number of troops to destroy the Kwantung Army is 5,000. Currently, the two armies, under the command of Commander Wang, are besieging Liaoyuan City..."

"Commander Wang did a good job. With the strength of the two newly formed armies, he achieved such huge results in just a few days. Well done. Tell Wang Nanhu what to do in the next siege battle.

Just take it easy. Don't worry about the little devil's reinforcements. Before the two big fish we caught for several days entered our pockets, he captured Liaoyuan and made us lose the bait..." Yang Jingyu said with a look on his face

He ordered with a smile.

"Yes, Chief..."

Looking at the combat map in front of him, after a brief period of contemplation, Yang Jingyu continued to ask: "Where are the two Japanese reinforcements? How long is it until our ambush circle?"

"The latest news sent through the cavalry scouts shows that the reinforcements in the direction of Siping, about a field division that is not full of strength, totaling 20,000 troops, have arrived at this location. There is less than a day left before our pocket formation.

Itinerary. The reinforcements from the Jilin direction, 15,000 troops, have already arrived here. There are only a few hours left before our pocket formation. If nothing goes wrong, the ambush battle in the Jilin direction will be dark today.

We can start before..." Pointing to the combat map in front of him, the combat staff reported quickly.

"After fishing for several days, our fish is finally taking the bait. Now, it is our turn to close the net. There are three divisions and an army of 50,000. No matter what, I must catch them all.

Give them a hodgepodge. Immediately issue an order to the forward command post, ordering the top commanders of each department to report the latest battle situation to the headquarters every ten minutes... In short, although I am at the headquarters,

You must understand the latest battle situation on the front line and make the latest deployment..." The smile on Yang Jingyu's face became even thicker, and he ordered with a confident look on his face.

"Yes, Chief..."

In a mountainous area less than fifty kilometers west of Mudanjiang, the rumbling sound of gunfire has been heard all day and night. On a hilltop less than three kilometers away from the battlefield, the headquarters of the Fourth Corps is located here.

.At this moment, listening to the sound of guns and artillery not far away, Commander Wang Zhen was holding up the telescope in his hand, as steady as a sculpture, staring motionlessly at the battlefield not far away with heavy artillery fire...

"Political Commissar, how long has it been since our general offensive..." After putting down the telescope in his hand, Wang Zhen asked the political commissar beside him. Then, a pair of sharp eyes quickly glanced at the map on the table behind him.

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"Three hours..." Glancing at the watch on his arm, the political commissar replied with certainty.

"Three hours. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the results achieved by the troops during the three-hour general attack were not particularly great... Except for the three main divisions of the Tenth Army, they separately captured the outer positions of the Little Devils.

Apart from the few hills above, there is basically no new progress for the new divisions..." After letting out a long sigh, Commander Wang Zhen said with a helpless look.

After taking a look at the battlefield a few kilometers away with heavy artillery fire, the political commissar quickly comforted him: "Commander, don't worry too much. After all, it is the first time for these new divisions to go to the battlefield. Facing the most elite of the Kwantung Army

Our field division not only did not retreat, but actually killed many of the little Japanese’s effective forces, which is already very good..."

"Yes... If the dozens of main divisions in our hands are like the three main divisions of the Tenth Army, I, Wang Huzi, will definitely dare to lead a corps to attack Harbin and capture the entire Heilongjiang... But now,

It seems that we don't have this opportunity for the time being..." In response to the political commissar's answer, Wang Zhen nodded silently and said.

"Commander, you can rest assured that after this battle, the 80,000 troops in our hands will definitely become a truly elite division. When the time comes, it will not be too late to attack Harbin and drive the Japs out of Heilongjiang..."

"The political commissar responded confidently...

"Political Commissar, then I, Wang Zhen, will lend you your good advice... Chief of Staff, please briefly brief me on the current situation on the battlefield..." Wang Zhen nodded. Then, he turned to the Chief of Staff behind him.

, ordered with a serious look. A pair of eyes immediately returned to the combat map in front of him...

"Yes, Commander..."

"According to the latest battle reports sent by commanders at all levels on the front line, after several hours of counterattack, the 28th Division has successfully broken through the current two lines of defense of the Japanese army, occupied three hills, and eliminated a total Japanese army strength of approximately 1,900 people.

The appearance... The 29th Division broke through two Japanese defense lines, occupied two outer hills, and wiped out more than 1,500 Japanese troops... The 30th Division, annihilated more than 1,800 Japanese troops... The 31st Division only broke through

The Japanese army formed a line of defense and occupied a hilltop, killing more than 800 Japanese soldiers... Commander Wang of the howitzer regiment directly under the Corps reported that after several hours of counterattack, the Japanese artillery position had been turned into ruins under the counterattack of our artillery unit.

.The Japanese field heavy artillery regiment completely lost its combat effectiveness..."

"According to the statistics of the staff department, after a day and night of fighting, plus the counterattack of just three hours, our Fourth Corps has successfully eliminated more than 13,000 Japanese troops and destroyed all Japanese artillery fire. At the same time, it has suffered more than 6,000 casualties.

, these casualties are mainly concentrated among several new divisions..."

"In addition, the remaining 14,000 Japanese troops have given up their plans to break out after losing all their artillery. Currently, these more than 10,000 enemies are holding on to the enemy's territory under the command of commanders at all levels, relying on the first priority terrain.

.... Under the continuous compression of our army, the area trapped by the Japanese army is no longer less than ten square kilometers..."

Under the introduction of the chief of staff, the combat map in front of him was immediately marked with various data by a combat staff officer. Even the current positions between the enemy and ourselves were clearly marked on the map.

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After carefully looking at the map in front of him, Wang Zhen's face was once again shrouded in a confident look. He said to the political commissar and chief of staff beside him: "Political commissar, chief of staff. There are less than 15,000 Japanese troops left.

The thousand-strong army has less than 10,000 infantrymen capable of actual combat. In addition, they have lost their field heavy artillery regiment, and their firepower advantage has been lost."

"As for us, there are six infantry divisions, plus some directly affiliated troops, with a total strength of an astonishing 60,000 people. As for firepower, there are a total of two field artillery regiments, six mountain artillery battalions, and eighteen infantry artillery companies.

, coupled with countless mortar platoons. It can be said that on the battlefield, our artillery fire can absolutely suppress the enemy... With such a clear contrast between the enemy and ourselves, if we still cannot win,

Then some of us would be too embarrassed to see anyone..."

Seeing the looks of approval on the faces of the two partners, Wang Zhen continued to speak: "What I mean is, within twenty-four hours at most, these more than 10,000 little devils will be eliminated. Then, we will concentrate our forces and eliminate them."

The little Japs entrenched in Mudanjiang City. Finally, they divided their forces to occupy the entire Mudanjiang City and prepare for the future counterattack of the entire Heilongjiang..."

"Commander, just give the order..." Wang Zhen had just finished speaking. The political commissar and the chief of staff replied almost in unison.

"Okay..." Wang Zhen replied decisively. Immediately, his face was once again shrouded in a serious look. He gave a firm order to the chief of staff in front of him.

"The two field artillery regiments were immediately divided into six main divisions in battalion units to strengthen the attack firepower of each division. As for the mountain artillery battalions directly under each division, they were strengthened in company units to each regiment. The regiments were under the infantry artillery companies.

Each battalion will be strengthened as a ranked unit. The heavy machine gun platoon and mortar platoon of the battalion will be strengthened to each company in semi-units. From now on, all troops will be divided into battalion and company units to attack separately and break through with cameras.

The Japanese defense line divides and surrounds the remnants of the Japanese army into squadrons and squads. Then, concentrate superior troops and firepower to eat them up bit by bit... I will only give you three hours. After three hours

, we must see results…”

"Yes, Commander..."

"Okay, pass on the order immediately. In addition, tell all the division commanders that I, Wang Huzi, am standing in the headquarters, waiting for their success reports..." Wang Zhen continued to order.

Just like that, in less than half an hour, the deafening explosion of artillery shells rang out again on the battlefield a few kilometers away. On the front line with a radius of dozens of kilometers, 60,000 troops were covered by artillery fire behind them.

, almost at the same time, launched a new round of targeted attacks on the current Japanese defense line...

However, just when the Northeast Field Army's fourth army was winning one after another and was about to achieve the final victory of the entire counterattack, the Kwantung Army headquarters in Changchun City was filled with gloom and gloom. In particular, the headquarters received messages from Lushunkou, Lieutenant General Zhongshan

After the farewell telegram before launching the offensive, the entire headquarters was enveloped in an atmosphere of failure almost immediately.

"Chief of Staff, there are no results from the aerial reconnaissance yet. Is it true that Lieutenant General Nakayama, who went out of the city to attack on his own initiative, really brought more than 15,000 elite Imperial Army soldiers and the entire chalcedony army to serve His Majesty the Emperor, as the telegram said?

Is that..." In the huge war room, the melancholy General Mizuchi asked the chief of staff beside him a question that he didn't know how many times he had asked in an hour while ducking back and forth.

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"Ha Yi, according to the aviation report, our reconnaissance aircraft has just entered Dalian. It will take up to ten minutes for the reconnaissance results to be summarized at the Kwantung Army headquarters..." the chief of staff replied.

"Baga Road, the cunning Chinese people are actually equipped with large-caliber coastal defense guns... Baga..." As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, a curse came out of the commander's mouth.

, used to vent the dissatisfaction in one's heart at this moment...

"Ha Yi..." Faced with the commander's scolding, all the chief of staff could do was lower his head and replied.

Just when the entire war room once again fell into deathly silence, a series of hurried footsteps reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, a war officer with a panicked face appeared at the door of the war room.

.Then, he reported nervously to everyone.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the telegram from the Air Force Reconnaissance Force... Our attacking troops in Lushun City were ambushed by the Chinese in an area five kilometers away from Lushun City... According to the investigation of the battlefield situation, there are currently only a few remaining troops in our attacking troops.

Go to a third of the sick and have the final decisive battle..."

"Bagh Ya Road..." snatched the telegram from the hands of the combat staff and quickly browsed it. Every time Meizu's face was immediately shrouded in deep anger, he quickly rubbed the telegram in his hand.

They formed a ball, and then cursed loudly.

"Baga, Mr. Zhongshan is so stupid. The emperor is so stupid. A field division, with the support of naval guns and air force, can't defend a small city of Lushun. Bastard... I want to do it myself.

Kill him and let him apologize to His Majesty the Emperor..."

However, just when General Mizu was furious at a staff member of the headquarters, he did not know that the object of his curse, Lieutenant General Nakayama, had already been hit by an artillery shell from the 1st Armored Division Artillery Regiment and was directly hit by an exploding shell.

It was torn into pieces, not even a complete body was left...

Of course, the city of Lushun fell and the entire Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of the Northeast Field Army. This was just the beginning of misfortune for General Mitsuichiro.

In less than a few hours, a telegram asking for help was once again placed on the desk of General Mitsuichiro...

"Your Excellency, Commander, a field division from Jilin direction to reinforce Liaoyuan, totaling 15,000 troops, was ambushed by at least 30,000 troops from the Northeast Field Army less than 50 kilometers away from Liaoyuan. Currently, the troops have suffered heavy losses.

We are waiting for reinforcements and requesting tactical guidance from the headquarters..."

"What, the 15,000 men from Jilin who were reinforced by Liaoyuan were ambushed by the 30,000 troops of the Northeast Field Army, and the troops suffered heavy losses?" the commander asked incredulously.

"Ha Yi..." the chief of staff replied affirmatively...

"Bagh Ya Road, how could this happen? By the way, where are the reinforcements in the direction of Siping, have they been ambushed by the Northeast Field Army..." After a brief shock, General Lang immediately frowned at Meizu.

I quickly asked...

However, just as he finished speaking, a panting combat staff officer stood in front of him. Then, he reported with a look of horror.

"Your Excellency, Commander, urgent report from the front line. The 20,000 troops from Siping who were reinforcing the Liaoyuan area were ambushed by at least 60,000 troops from the Northeast Field Army. At present, the troops have suffered heavy casualties and have almost lost all their heavy weapons. Request for reinforcements, request for reinforcements...

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"Bago Ya Road is over, my 50,000-strong army is over... siege the city and fight for reinforcements. This is the obvious strategy of the Northeast Field Army to siege the city and fight for reinforcements. My 50,000-strong army..." After a brief shock, Mizu slowly came to his senses.

Every time General Lang couldn't help but exclaimed.

Looking at the desperate commander in front of him, the chief of staff reminded tentatively: "Your Excellency, Commander, are we just going to watch two troops being eaten by the Chinese?"

In response to the chief of staff's rhetorical question, General Mitsu was also very unwilling. However, after a brief reflection, he could only shake his head helplessly, and then spoke.

"Chief of Staff, in order to reinforce Liaoyuan, Siping and Jilin, he has deployed all the mobile forces he can. At present, the two places cannot mobilize any troops to reinforce the two ambushed troops. Even if there are sufficient

Troops can be mobilized, but based on the current battlefield conditions, do you think the two armies are still capable of holding on until reinforcements arrive?"

"But... plus the garrison troops in Liaoyuan City, this is an army of 60,000 after all... Our Kwantung Army, how many 60,000 troops can we lose like this..." As he spoke, the chief of staff's face was filled with confusion

He showed a look of pain.

Of course, the loss of the 60,000-strong army was only part of the several battle victories achieved by the Northeast Field Army in this counteroffensive. When a telegram from Harbin was once again placed in front of General Mizu.

The killing veteran almost fainted the first time he read the telegram...

The performance of a group of officers in the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army immediately responded to the failure of the Northeast Field Army in their counterattack. Of course, it also told everyone from another aspect that the Northeast Field Army's Fourth Route Army was talking about this.

The victory of this counterattack is already in sight...

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