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Chapter 738 Wolf Pack Tactics (Please subscribe!)

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In the early morning of the next day, with the arrival of Japanese air reinforcements, the battlefield that had been fighting all night finally became quiet. At this moment, on the huge battlefield, groups of Japanese soldiers could be seen everywhere, gathering back and forth the fallen soldiers.

corpses and rescued the wounded. The entire military camp was immediately enveloped in a desolate and depressing atmosphere...

As for the headquarters of the Japanese forward corps in Datang Town, it had long been turned into ruins under the encirclement and suppression of hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of heavy artillery. The entire forward corps, except for a small group of Japanese troops, relied on the powerful terrain to hold on until the air reinforcements arrived.

In addition to the arrival of the soldiers, the remaining 40,000 people have all become war achievements in the hands of the soldiers. The huge Datang Town is like a huge slaughterhouse, already shrouded in the thick smell of blood. There are more than 40,000 flesh and blood.

The vague corpses of the little devils were scattered in various poses on the battlefield...

Within the Japanese temporary command headquarters, dozens of officers, including the commander, General Mitsuichiro, were sitting in the conference room with solemn faces in the face of the attack last night, waiting for the arrival of the combat staff.

"Your Excellency, Commander, all losses, including those of Datang Town's forward corps, have been calculated." The combat staff officer rushed into the conference room with a pale face and spoke very carefully.

"explain….."

General Mizu had a gloomy face every time and ordered angrily to the combat staff in front of him. Because he knew very well that in the melee last night, the more than 300,000 elite men in his hands must have paid a very heavy price.

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"Ha Yi, according to statistics, in the melee last night, our army lost a total of more than 65,000 soldiers, and more than 8,000 soldiers were seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness. Among them, there are more than 41,000 people in the forward corps, and I reinforced the forward corps with 20,000 people.

There are more than 8,000 people, and the artillery force has more than 4,000 people..."

"Of course, among all the losses, the most important is the loss of our army's heavy equipment, especially the artillery. There are five direct field heavy artillery regiments with a total of more than 180 heavy artillery pieces. So far, only 28 pieces are left to continue.

Use. The artillery regiments directly under the six divisions that participated in the battle last night also lost more than two-thirds of their equipment. At present, the remaining heavy weapons of our army, all added up, are less than five artillery regiments. As for one artillery regiment,

There are only 28 heavy artillery pieces over 100 mm left..."

"Bagoya Road, who can tell me why, in just one night of fighting, we have incurred such huge losses? Why is this?" The table in front of him was slammed.

Dozens of generals in front of them roared with anger...

However, at this moment, the entire conference room was silent. Because no one dared to stand up from his seat at this time and arouse the anger of the commander in front of him...

No one answered his question, and he was eager to find someone to vent his anger on. General Mizuchiro quickly glanced at the dozens of generals sitting in front of him, and then set his sights on the artillery commander Ji Changzhong.

The general's body. Then, he asked angrily.

"Ji Changjun, you are the top commander of the artillery force of our Kwantung Army. And in last night's battle, our artillery force suffered the largest losses. Please answer me first, why did our artillery force still suffer in the face of absolute superiority?

Will suffer such huge losses... In addition, in one night's battle, how much results did our artillery unit achieve at such a huge cost..."

"Commander, please calm down, I do have something to say." After a brief hesitation, Lieutenant General Ji Chang had no choice but to stand up from his seat. Then he spoke.

"In the artillery battle last night, our Kwantung Army had a huge advantage. However, our opponent, the Northeast Field Army, suddenly used a number of unknown artillery pieces. This kind of artillery can be fired in an instant.

Many artillery shells have caused very fatal blows to our artillery units. More importantly, this kind of artillery is very easy to move. Whenever our army launches a counterattack, the enemy has successfully moved its position and launched another new attack on our army.

A round of artillery bombardment... In the end, it was under this kind of artillery attack that the five field heavy artillery regiment positions and three artillery regiment positions under our army suffered devastating blows..."

"Baga, it turned out to be a new type of weapon, and the Chinese actually developed a new type of weapon...Ji Changjun, tell me, our artillery unit has suffered heavy losses now. I don't know if it can be used in the battles we may face next."

No match for the Chinese artillery force..." In the face of absolute strength, General Mizu had to lower his head every time. Then, he asked Lieutenant General Ji Chang in front of him with a worried look...

"Your Excellency, Commander, after last night's battle, we have lost most of the artillery fire in our hands. According to the proportion of artillery equipment in the Northeast Field Army, we no longer have the ability to compete with the artillery troops of the Northeast Field Army... Therefore, I am humble.

It is suggested that during the next march, we must change the target of fire reinforcement to air reinforcement..." Lieutenant General Ji Chang shook his head with a frustrated look, and then said.

He closed his eyes in pain, and after a short period of contemplation, General Mizu's face once again returned to its usual seriousness. After a quick glance at the dozens of officers in front of him, he spoke...

"That's all... Everyone, yesterday's losses can be said to have greatly damaged the vitality of our army. The matter has passed, and there is no need to pursue the responsibility again. According to the telegram just sent by the United Fleet, our United Fleet sent

The fleet has successfully arrived at Yingkou. Therefore, we must find a way to arrive at Yingkou with minimal losses. Everyone, please express your opinions. What should we do next? "

The entire meeting, in this gloomy atmosphere, lasted from eight o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at noon, and ended with everyone's discussion...

After glancing at the dozens of generals in front of him who were not in a good mood, Meijin stood up from his seat every time General Lang stood up and said...

"Everyone, I will now personally announce to you the final decision of this meeting... Starting from tomorrow, the troops will give up all their baggage, and under the cover of escort aircraft, they will advance lightly at the speed of a rapid march..."

At this moment, far away at the Northeast Field Army Headquarters in Fengtian City, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua and others were analyzing the good news from the units ahead with smiles on their faces.

"Chief of Staff, do you know what makes me happiest after reading a few telegrams in my hand?" Liu Hua asked with a smile on his face...

"If my guess is correct, it must be a telegram from Heavy Artillery Division Commander Chen..." Zuo Quan replied knowingly.

"Those who know me, including the Chief of Staff... never thought that Chen Guangrong, without any advantage in artillery fire, could use the refueling tactic so appropriately... He defeated the Kwantung Army in one night.

Two-thirds of the heavy firepower... This time, without the heavy firepower to rely on, I don't think the little devil has any arrogance..." Liu Hua answered affirmatively.

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff. It seems that the Kwantung Army moving south has lost one-fifth of its troops and more than two-thirds of its heavy firepower. What should we do in the next few days?" Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan

, put down the telegram in his hand and said with a smile on his face.

"Three words, 'continue fighting'..." Liu Hua answered the political commissar's question without hesitation.

"During the day, the Japs are escorted by planes. With the current strength of our aviation corps, we will not touch this problem. But as long as it gets dark, the Japs after losing the artillery will be the fat on our lips. By then,

We can eat whatever we want..."

"Chief of Staff, my opinion is that local armed forces along the way will continue to slow down the march of the Japanese army by destroying roads and other means. As for our main force, we will use the cover of night to concentrate our troops and firepower to continuously weaken the Kwantung Army's breakout force.

The vitality of the body. One bite at a time, slowly eat this behemoth... Of course, even if we can't eat it, we have to eat the fat one into the thin one..."

Seeing the enthusiastic Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan in front of them, their faces were also shrouded in excitement. Instead, they looked at Liu Hua in front of them expectantly, waiting for Liu Hua's next answer.

"Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, I have experienced almost every battle since the formation of the Northeast Field Army. This time, I, Liu Hua, also don't want to miss it... So, my idea is that the Political Commissar sits at the headquarters, and the Chief of Staff and I,

Rush to the front line immediately and take unified command of all troops. Along the way, tear off a few pieces of fat from the Kwantung Army..." As expected, after a brief excitement, he faced the two partners beside him.

, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua said with excitement.

"Commander-in-Chief, I can't stop you. Moreover, this is not the first time. I only want to say one thing, that is, leave early and come back early..." Luo Ronghuan answered firmly without even thinking...

After a day and night of rest and a night of melee, the already exhausted army of hundreds of thousands regained its combat effectiveness. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua and Chief of Staff Zuo Quan also rushed to the army's camping site as soon as possible.

, began to command an army of hundreds of thousands, and launched a battle carefully prepared by two people against the Kwantung Army of more than 200,000.

Time passed minute by minute. After a day of rapid march, every Japanese soldier showed a tired look on his face. As the sky became darker and darker, in order to avoid another night attack on the troops, as the commander

General Mitsu, who was the official, strictly followed the march plan he made, ordered the troops to deploy fortifications on the spot and start camping...

However, just around the camp that stretches for tens of kilometers, dozens of main divisions of the Northeast Field Army are like hungry wild wolves, staring at their prey in the military camp with red eyes...

At the same time, in an underground bunker less than five kilometers away from the Japanese military camp, more than a dozen commanders at division level or above were sitting in front of Liu Hua with eager faces, waiting for Liu Hua to assign specific combat tasks...

"Comrades, the 'Wolf Pack Tactics' just introduced to you by the Chief of Staff is to achieve the greatest victory at the smallest cost. One of the most important factors is to resolve the battle quickly. Therefore, I request

, the combat objectives of each unit tonight are limited to one brigade. If you let me know which main division violated discipline, even if we win, I, Liu Hua, will not show mercy. Those who should be punished will definitely be punished.

Are you all clear?" Liu Hua ordered with a serious look.

"Clear….."

"Okay, in two hours, that is, at one o'clock in the morning, the attack will be launched on time. After completing the mission, all units should not be reluctant to fight and retreat immediately..."

On the attack position of the Thirteenth Division of the Fifth Army of the Second Corps, Division Commander Ding Sheng and Political Commissar Chen Yunkai were holding up telescopes in their hands, staring motionlessly at the Japanese military camp one kilometer away in front of them, which was brightly illuminated by piles of bonfires.

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"Old Ding, in front of us, there happened to be a brigade of little devils stationed. My idea is that after the artillery fired, the 37th and 38th regiments, like two sharp knives, stabbed hard at the little devils.

The two wings separated them from the main force. Then, the 39th Regiment and all the troops directly under the division headquarters, under the cover of heavy firepower of almost an artillery regiment behind them, wiped them out with lightning speed. As for

The two regiments responsible for the insertion finally retreated under the cover of artillery fire... What do you think..." Political Commissar Chen Yunkai suggested with excitement.

"Old Chen, the commander has really wronged you by asking you to serve as political commissar. I believe that with your military command skills, you will definitely be able to serve as division commander... You can do whatever you say. I trust your judgment... Let's go.

, immediately notify the three regiment commanders and all commanders of the units directly under them to arrange specific combat tasks. The commander-in-chief has left us little time to prepare..." Division Commander Ding Sheng nodded in agreement and said.

"good……"

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. As three bright flares were fired high into the sky, more than a dozen artillery groups hidden around the Japanese military camp launched attacks on their targets at almost the same time.

Heavy shelling.

The position of the 13th Division, directly in front of the two main regiments of the 37th and 38th, was under fierce attack from an artillery cluster consisting of more than 50 mortars, infantry guns, mountain guns, and field guns. The Japanese troops arranged around the military camp.

The simple defensive position had already been blown to pieces.

Just after the five-minute brief artillery attack ended, the two main regiments, each with 2,000 soldiers, were like two unstoppable waves, rushing quickly towards the breakthrough that had been opened by the artillery fire...

Time passed by one second, and the sound of guns and artillery in front became farther and farther away from me. Just as the division commander Ding Sheng and the political commissar Chen Yunkai were watching the specific progress of the two troops motionlessly.

Three flares representing the successful rendezvous of the two regiments soared into the air and appeared in their eyes...

"Old Chen, the two regiments have successfully merged. Next, it is the 39th Regiment's turn. Order the 39th Regiment and all the troops directly under the division headquarters to launch an attack immediately under the cover of artillery fire. It must be in

In the shortest possible time, wipe out all the little Japs in the encirclement..." Division Commander Ding Sheng ordered with excitement on his face when he saw the signal flare.

"Old Ding, I'm going to give the order to attack right away. I believe that with the troops we have in hand, we can complete the task in two hours at most by wiping out a group of little Japs in the encirclement..." Political Commissar Chen Yunkai said.

He replied with a confident face.

Just like the 13th Division, at the same time and in different places, the commandos were like sharp knives. They dug out pieces of squadron- and brigade-sized 'fat' from the Japanese army's military camps that stretched for dozens of kilometers.

Then, concentrate superior forces to eliminate them in the shortest possible time and quickly withdraw from the battlefield...

Early the next morning, with the rapid retreat of dozens of main divisions of the Northeast Field Army, the little Japs who came for reinforcements 'successfully' rushed in. At this moment, it was already in ruins, with only one body left.

A battlefield with corpses. At the same time, battle reports were also reported to the ears of General Mizu Shiro at the first time.

"Your Majesty Commander, the losses have been calculated..."

"Say..." General Mizuchiro replied.

"Ha Yi, according to statistics, last night, a total of eleven places in our military camps were attacked by the Chinese. In this attack, the Chinese tactics were very flexible. They concentrated their superior troops and firepower to disperse and destroy us.

Army squadrons and brigade-sized garrison troops were stationed, and then they quickly retreated without engaging in a casual battle... In one night, our army paid a total of more than 11,000 casualties..."

"Bageya Road, the cunning Chinese people."

Perhaps it was because Yilian had suffered too many blows. At this moment, facing more than 10,000 casualties, General Mizuchiro did not get angry. Instead, he gave a serious order to the combat staff in front of him.

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"Immediately issue an order to all combat units. When camping at night, the security force in the camp must be strengthened. At the same time, the camping site must be as concentrated as possible, and absolutely no opportunities can be left to the Chinese people...

Now, our urgent delay is to shorten the march time. Immediately convey my order, and the troops will seize the time to have breakfast. Then, according to the original march plan, we will set off immediately..."

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

In this way, the more than 200,000 Kwantung Army, under the constant attacks of the wolf pack tactics of hundreds of thousands of troops from the Northeast, did not reach the point of breaking out. However, when the exhausted troops arrived at Yingkou, they set off from Siping.

At that time, there were only 250,000 troops left in the army of 350,000. At this moment, there were only 250,000 left. The entire army of 100,000 was lost to the continuous attacks along the way.

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