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"Almost." Zhu De answered first: "Our main force has already withdrawn from Yixian area to the outer Chaoyang and Beipiao lines. We will use the complex terrain in the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning to infiltrate behind the enemy and disrupt the rear traffic of the Japanese army. line, favorable to support the frontal battlefield of Huludao.”

Zhang Xueliang also had a rare smile on his face: "The main force of our Northeast Army has also been withdrawn, and there are only a small number of rear troops in the front, and they will all be withdrawn tomorrow at the latest. At that time...we will stick to the rear of Huludao Lu, Brother Fuwen, just rest assured."

Luo Yaoguo smiled lightly. The retreat of the Communist Party and the Northeast Army was faster than expected, and it seemed that they had been preparing for a long time.Fortunately, the battlefield was moved to Huludao this time, otherwise these three comrades with different thoughts could defend the same trench without any problems, even ghosts would not believe it!

"Okay. It's fine if you all withdraw. You also have to keep the fire for the long-term war of resistance in the future." Luo Yaoguo looked at the two "partners" in front of him solemnly: "General Han Qing, Commander Zhu, this time Liaoxi The success or failure of the battle depends on the cooperation of our three parties. Although we have differences in many aspects, we are all Chinese and have the obligation to do our part to defend this country, right? I hope that in the future we will All sides can unite and maintain unity. As for internal differences, I believe that a peaceful solution will always be found in the future.”

There seemed to be deep meaning in Luo Yaoguo's words, Zhu De frowned slightly, but nodded noncommittally.Zhang Xueliang showed a very sincere smile, nodding his head again and again.

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Just as the Chinese army on the front line of Jinzhou adjusted its deployment and retreated back.The Japanese army on the other side of the Daling River has also made all preparations before the attack.Right now, Japan has learned the lesson of the failure of the Shandong battle, and the speed of increasing troops is very fast.Only three months after the start of the war, the seventeen permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, except for the Guards Division and the Tokyo First Division, have all been dispatched to the Northeast!The seventh brigade, which was wiped out in the early battle, was also rebuilt and incorporated into the fourth division.In addition, two flying wings, a tank wing, two cavalry brigades, and an independent heavy artillery brigade were also assigned to the Kwantung Army.In addition, there is a navy's first dispatched fleet stationed in Lushun to cooperate in operations.So far, the total strength of the Japanese army in the Northeast has reached as high as 40!

At this moment, Luo Yaoguo, the three-party joint commander of China, has an unprecedentedly large number of troops, including the three regiments of the Anti-Japanese Army, the First Army of the Kuomintang, the Eighth and No.17 Route Army of the Communist Party of China, and the two military regions of Liaoxi and Changbai , the First, Fifth, and Sixth Route Army of the Northeast Army; and the First Division of the Youth Army who came all the way from Gansu by train, and the Second Division of the Jin Army transferred from Shanxi.In addition, there is a mixed aviation regiment, two heavy artillery brigades, an engineering brigade, several independent artillery regiments, and auxiliary forces such as the Northeast Army Navy and the Bohai Detachment of the Kuomintang Navy.The total force under its jurisdiction is as many as 70!There are nearly 40 troops on the front line in western Liaoning alone.

According to the deployment of the Joint Command, the 48st Army of the Kuomintang, the 210st Division of the Youth Army, the [-]nd Division of the Jin Army, the [-]nd Heavy Artillery Brigade (equipped with [-] [-]mm heavy howitzers), and the [-]st Engineer Brigade totaled [-] troops. The army was organized into the first group army, commanded by An Sihua to defend the Huludao fortress.

The First Route Army of the Northeast Army was attached to the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Northeast Army, commanded by Guo Songling to defend Xingcheng County, which is adjacent to Huludao, to ensure the rear of Huludao, and to serve as a reserve for the Huludao defenders when necessary.The Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Army was assigned two independent artillery regiments, commanded by Zhang Xueliang himself, to guard the coast and railway from Suizhong County to Shanhaiguan, and at the same time serve as the general reserve for the entire campaign.The Sixth Route Army of the Northeast Army was also assigned two artillery regiments, commanded by Rong Zhen, and deployed in Jianchang County, threatening the safety of the Japanese flank.

The CCP’s elite Eighth Route Army was assigned a heavy artillery regiment and two Northeast Army artillery regiments under the command of Peng Dehuai. They were deployed in Chaoyang County, about 17 kilometers away from Jinzhou, and were also responsible for threatening the rear of the Japanese army.The No.[-] Route Army of the Communist Party of China was deployed in Beipiao County under the command of General Yang Huchen.In addition, the CCP's western Liaoning military region actively harassed and disrupted the traffic behind the enemy in the form of guerrilla warfare, and supported the frontal battlefield in western Liaoning.

In addition to these army units, the Bohai Detachment of the Kuomintang Navy was also mixed with the Northeast Army Navy, and put on the brand of the famous Beiyang Fleet. And control the Bohai Bay.This "Beiyang Fleet" does not have many large warships. The largest ship is the cruiser Haiqi, the flagship of the former Northeast Navy.However, it is equipped with ten submarines and fifteen torpedo boats, as well as more than 120 aircraft of a naval aviation regiment.

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Liaoning, Lushun.

Inside the Kwantung Army headquarters, there was a heavy and depressing atmosphere.The people who were seated all had livid faces and kept shaking their heads and sighing.Even the staff officers who came in and out to report information and transmit orders held their breath, not even daring to breathe.A pair of military maps was spread out on the map table in the war room, and the numbers and specific locations of the Chinese and Japanese armies were densely marked on it.These are all thanks to the agents lurking in the Northeast Army.

Although they have seen the opponent's hole cards, the commander of the Kwantung Army Takashi Ryokan and the staff of the Kwantung Army are not optimistic at all, because the opponent the Japanese army least wants to encounter has appeared on the battlefield in western Liaoning.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese seem to have set up a pocket formation on the battlefield in western Liaoning, and they are waiting for us to sneak in?" After studying the latest deployment of the Chinese army, Miyake Miyake's eyebrows became more and more wrinkled.

Takashi Ryokai nodded solemnly. Judging from the deployment of the Chinese army on the map, it was clearly a posture to lure the enemy deep and retreat for a decisive battle.The [-] most elite Southern Branch Kuomintang troops built a solid defensive position in Huludao, the throat of the Liaoxi Corridor, and waited for the Japanese army to bump their heads upwards.In the north, two route armies of the Communist Party and one route army of the Northeast Army occupy the complex mountainous area of ​​Western Liaoning.Their purpose was obviously to wait until the Japanese army's attack on the Huludao Fortress was frustrated, and attack the Japanese army's back, or outflank or side attack, in short, it would cause the attacking Japanese army to suffer a big loss.

"Well, it's indeed a trap. This time our opponent is Marshal Luo Fuwen, the God of the Chinese Army..." Ryosuke took a deep breath and pointed to Huludao: "There are [-] troops from the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang, and there are There are a large number of heavy artillery and aircraft, sticking to a circular defense zone, and behind it is the Bohai Bay... This bay is actually controlled by the Chinese Navy! Such a defense is impeccable."

"...and the southern branch of the Kuomintang army can increase its troops at any time through the port of Huludao, so if we can't pull out this dangerous nail, we have to keep heavy troops in western Liaoning for surveillance. In this way, there will not be enough troops to launch a resistance against North Manchuria The Alliance has attacked. Therefore, Huludao must be occupied!"

"But your Excellency, it is obvious that the army alone cannot be used to capture Huludao." Ishihara Waner interjected at this moment: "If the Bohai Bay cannot be controlled, the Chinese will continue to send troops to Huludao, and their navy is It can cooperate with the army to fight with naval guns. In this way, even if the empire sacrifices 100 million people, it will not be able to defeat Huludao!"

Takashi Hishikari turned around slowly, and took a cold look at Rear Admiral Koichi Shiozawa, the commander of the Japanese First Expeditionary Fleet, with a slight contempt in his expression: "Mr. Shiozawa, when will our invincible navy of the Great Japanese Empire Can they defeat the mines and submarines of the Chinese and enter this small Bohai Bay?"

Wearing a straight blue military uniform and white gloves, Shiozawa, like most Japanese naval officers, is an impeccable gentleman with a faint diplomat-like smile on his face.Even if he heard Takashi Hishikari's mocking question, he still kept his composure and just smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, the First Expeditionary Fleet will not be able to control the Bohai Bay permanently, but only for a short period of time, so we still have to do it now." It’s not the time to drive the fleet into the Bohai Bay.” He paused for a moment, and then explained: “Navy operations are different from your army, we can’t dig trenches and repair work on the sea... all we can do is A decisive battle with an enemy fleet or an attack on an enemy naval base."

Takashi Ryokai cast a cold glance at this gentle-looking Rear Admiral, feeling contempt in his heart.This naval elite who graduated from the 32nd class of the Navy with the second place must be a nerd who can only talk on paper!He holds a powerful fleet with heavy cruisers and first-class coastal defense ships in his hands, but he is only doing some minesweeping and escorting tasks.And it's not doing very well either!In two or three days, transport ships were hit by mines and sank... As a result, many soldiers of the army drowned before they went to the battlefield!So right now, none of the army officers in the Kwantung Army Command gave this Yanze a good face, and there was a burst of sneering and sarcastic remarks.This guy actually doesn't take it seriously... His skin must be thicker than Nagato's armor!

Probably seeing the contempt in the eyes of Takashi Ryokai and a group of army staff officers, Koichi Shiozawa smiled gently and explained: "Your Excellency, the Five Prime Ministers' Meeting has made a decision, and the goal of this operation is to To conquer Manchuria, the combat area can only be Manchuria and its surrounding waters. Therefore, our navy cannot attack the naval bases on the territory of the Southern Branch of the Kuomintang at will, nor block the foreign trade of the Southern Branch! In this way, our navy's hands and feet will be firmly locked Tied up, I can only do some miscellaneous tasks such as mine clearance, anti-submarine, and escort, and at most it is to temporarily control the Bohai Bay." He sighed softly: "And we can't put expensive heavy cruisers and first-class coastal defense ships on the sea for a long time. Under the threat of Chinese mines, submarines, and aircraft, we can only take a short risk."

"When will the navy enter the Bohai Bay to destroy the Chinese Beiyang Fleet?" Takashi Hishigai didn't understand the navy's combat methods, and he didn't want to know. All he wanted was an affirmative answer.

Koichi Shiozawa's expression was a bit bitter. What he said just now was to temporarily control the Bohai Bay, and he didn't say that he wanted to destroy the "Northern Fleet", and it couldn't be destroyed either!Although the pile of outdated old gunboats is vulnerable, the submarines active in the Bohai Bay and nearby waters, as well as the aircraft deployed in the Shandong Peninsula are very difficult!If you are not careful, you will lose your precious heavy cruiser... Even if all the old-fashioned gunboats of the Beiyang Fleet are added together, there is no Furutaka-class heavy cruiser as valuable!

"Your Excellency, the navy will enter the Bohai Bay when the army launches a general attack on the Huludao fortress." Koichi Shiozawa gritted his teeth and made this promise with his naval career.

"Oh, can you bombard Huludao Fortress with naval guns from the sea?" Takashi Ryokai asked again.

A flash of anger flashed in Shiozawa's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and smiled: "Your Excellency, according to information, the Chinese Army has deployed 48 210mm heavy guns in the Huludao Fortress! The Furutaka heavy cruiser only has six 200mm main guns. guns, while the Izumo has only four 203mm main guns..."

"Stingy ghost!" Ling Jielong muttered softly, turned his head and ignored Yanze, but turned his attention to the mountainous area in western Liaoning.

"Since the navy can't count on it, it can only start from the mountainous area in western Liaoning, first defeat the Chinese Communist Army and the Northeast Army entrenched there, and then surround the Huludao Fortress from the east, north, and west, and then use it like the attack on Lushun. Let the heroic spirits of the imperial army come and destroy it!" Takashi Hishigari slammed his fist hard at the table.

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On November 24, [-], the Second Division of the Japanese Army captured Jinzhou after repelling the slight resistance of the Northeast Army. On the same day, the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army also captured Yixian County, a key point in the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning, without bloodshed.

The long-silent battlefield in western Liaoning finally ignited the flames again!

Chapter 0528 Fierce Army in Western Liaoning ([-]) The Communist Party of China

The hills were shrouded in blue-black smoke, and the rising flames tore the smoke into indistinct openings. After the fires passed, the smoke shrouded the hills again. In the bursts of gunpowder smoke, everything in the world seemed to be They all seemed terrified.In a snow-covered shelter on the opposite side of the hill, Lieutenant General Toshiichi Terauchi was carefully observing the bombardment on the opposite side with a telescope. Next to him, Kenji Doihara, who had just taken office as the head of the Ninth Brigade, was also holding a telescope. observe.

As soon as the gunfire stopped, several waves of khaki-colored human lines appeared in the binoculars and rushed towards the hill. Suddenly, pillars of smoke and flames rose from the human lines, and the khaki-colored human lines were immediately contained.Shou Nei Si had a gloomy expression on his face. His Fifth Division had been blocked here for a whole day. The Ninth Brigade fought fiercely with the Communist troops stationed there. was shot down.What made him even more unbelievable was how the Communist army on the hill survived such fierce artillery fire?But the facts were in front of him, and his troops were indeed blocked again.

"Doihara-kun, prepare to organize a new attack." Terauchi Toshiichi put down his binoculars and tried to suppress his anger. Although the troops were still advancing, he could already see that the Communist army on the mountain was still very strong. Gained reinforcements.

"Hay." Just as Doihara Kenji agreed, Terauchi Shouichi added, "I hope the next attack will be the last."

In order to carry out the Liaoxi operation, the Kwantung Army formed two combat clusters, the north and the south. The combat cluster on the south line was composed of the second, eighth, ninth, and tenth divisions. The commander in chief was Lieutenant General Domen Erlang. Monitor the Kuomintang army inside Huludao Fortress.The northern line combat group is composed of the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and No.11 divisions. The former commander-in-chief of the enemy is Lieutenant General Yoshikawa Kawashima. The task is to defeat the Chinese army in the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning, and then bypass it from the north Huludao Fortress outflanked Huludao's back road, in order to cooperate with the southern line combat group to complete the encirclement of Huludao.

The Fifth Division and the Sixth Division are the vanguards of the Northern Front Combat Group. The Fifth Division marches eastward from Buxin County, and the Sixth Division advances northward after conquering Yixian County. Highlight Beipiao and the No.17 Route Army of the Chinese Communist Army stationed there.However, the tenacious resistance of the CCP army has greatly exceeded their expectations, especially in the western Liaoning area, which is densely covered with hills. These hills look neither dangerous nor tall, but they seem endless, and each hill has It will take a round of bloody scrambles before it can be occupied. The CCP seems to be fighting for every inch of land with the Japanese army!

Terauchi Shouichi also knew that this was the so-called CCP anti-Japanese revolutionary base in Western Liaoning, and it was the springboard for the CCP to infiltrate Manchuria, so they had to do everything possible to defend it.

But this just fell into the hands of the Kwantung Army Command!A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Terauchi Shouichi’s mouth. In fact, the real purpose of the Japanese army’s attack on the mountainous area in Western Liaoning was to capture the main force of the CCP for a decisive battle.The real purpose of the Fifth and Sixth Divisions, which came from the southeast, was to attract the main force of the Chinese Communist Army to the front line of Beipiao.Create conditions for the seventh and No.11 divisions to outflank the northern line, detour back to Chaoyang from a long distance, and go straight behind the CCP army!

And now the tenacious resistance encountered by the Fifth Division in the hilly and mountainous area east of Beipiao shows that the main force of the CCP has been attracted by them.However, Shouichi Terauchi was still shocked by the amazing fighting will and powerful firepower shown by the CCP army. If such an enemy is not eliminated as soon as possible, it may become a real disaster for the empire in the future, right?

Half an hour later, the attacking Japanese army retreated again. The battalion leader who led the attack stood in front of Doihara with a face full of shame, begging him to attack again. Doihara didn't say much, just waved him down, and then Order to fire.

The violent explosion shook the mountains and fields again, shaking the ground.

On the other side of the hill, in the command post of the 51st Division, Sun Weiru, the division commander, listened to the report of the chief of staff with a serious face: "Comrade commander, today, the 102 Brigade and the 203rd Regiment in the Hutougou position suffered more than 600 casualties, and lost nearly Thirty percent, the combat effectiveness is greatly weakened; the 101st Brigade and the 201st Regiment defending the Yuanjialiang position lost more than 102 people, and nearly lost their combat effectiveness; the 204nd Brigade and 500th Regiment defending the Nanshan position repelled eight Japanese attacks, and the entire regiment suffered nearly [-] casualties. Lost combat effectiveness. Today, the entire division suffered more than [-] casualties.”

"Decree, the 204th Regiment will retreat, and let the 202nd Regiment go up." Sun Weiru felt a faint pain in his heart. His division is considered a second-line force in the Communist Army. Although it is composed of two brigades and four regiments, its total strength is only more than 1 .Nearly a quarter of today's fighting was lost.And the 500th Route Army's command was to resist here for four days. If the loss of [-] people per day is calculated, the division will probably be almost reimbursed by then.But even so, he could only grit his teeth and go on. After several years of counter-revolutionaries and reforms, the [-]th Route Army has long been a genuine revolutionary army. He must not compromise on the tasks assigned by the organization. Done without buckle!

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Weiru added: "Immediately request reinforcements from Commander Yang of the Military Department." After finishing speaking, he turned around and raised his binoculars to observe the battlefield surrounded by rows of gunpowder smoke. worried face.

boom!boom!boom……

Several violent explosions came from the artillery positions behind.Sun Weiru looked up and saw several small Japanese biplanes appearing in the sky, and they were doing dive bombing over the position of the First Battalion of the 51th Route Army Artillery Regiment assigned to the 24st Division!He sighed softly, this is not the first time such a bombing has been staged, the precious artillery regiment of the 75th Route Army will probably be wiped out after this battle, right?The 9.18 [-]mm mountain guns were added after the [-] Incident. It is said that the working class in Baotou Special Economic Zone just worked overtime to produce... Although it looks a bit old, and the supporting sights are all produced by Zeiss China. I don't know how much better than Russian products.Sun Weiru guessed that those mountain cannons should have been given by the Kuomintang, and wondered if they would continue to give them after they were all used up?

"Report, the military department will call back." A staff officer hurried into the shelter with a telegram.The chief of staff walked over a few steps, took the telegram and read it carefully, then handed it to Sun Weiru: "Comrade Commander, Commander-in-Chief Yang asked us to stick to our positions and fight to the death to defend the base area in western Liaoning. If you are not afraid of sacrifice, fight to the end, never retreat, and resolutely Complete the glorious task entrusted to our department by the Party Central Committee and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. In addition, the military department also told us that the 23rd Division of the Eighth Route Army is currently on the way to reinforce, and will be able to arrive at Beipiao before noon tomorrow at the latest, and troops will come to reinforce it at that time our."

After Sun Weiru took the telegram and read it, he smiled wryly and shook his head.A sentence of fighting to the end and never retreating means that his 51st division can only grit its teeth and fight the Japanese army to the last drop of blood on the ground!

The same tragic battle was still being staged repeatedly in the mountainous area of ​​Shangyuan Town, south of Beipiao, where the division of the 1th Route Army was stationed.They have fought bloody battles with the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army on this front line for four full days, and their losses have reached as high as [-] people!Yang Huchen had sent up the supply regiment and engineer regiment of the [-]th Route Army to supplement the [-]th Division, and at the same time repeatedly asked Zhu De, who was facing the sun in the rear, for help.

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"Why did the CCP fight the Japanese endlessly in Beipiao? How could they fight like this?"

Luo Yaoguo stood in front of the map platform inside the Huludao command post, and the questions he asked were all a bit imbecile, and he didn't have the consciousness of being a "China Army God" at all.

In this time and space, the Communist Army seems to like to fight positional warfare very much!Although it was said a while ago that they were going to fight guerrillas in the enemy's rear, and dispatched some capable small troops to open up base areas, the main force of the Route Army seemed to be relying on positional warfare, not to mention guerrilla warfare, but mobile warfare. Didn't see either.Fighting back and forth is digging trenches and repairing fortifications in a regular manner. When attacking, they also fire artillery to open the way. It's the same way to fight, and the current battle in western Liaoning is still this kind of positional defense battle. I really don't know what went wrong?

"How else should I fight?" An Sihua was leaning on a sofa, reading the German version of "Mein Kampf" there.Hearing Luo Yaoguo's question, he answered casually.In the past few days, the northern line has become a sea of ​​blood, but the southern line has been quiet. After the Japanese took Jinzhou, they did not move westward.The Tashan defensive position garrisoned by the Kuomintang army has not even dropped a single shell!So An Sihua, the commander of the group army, also had a lot of leisure. Apart from reading books every day, he played chess with the German advisers, and talked about the current war.