Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli was not surprised at the fact that the Hantie troops wiped out the new Kwantung Army's second corps in Fengcheng, north of Andong, Liaodong Peninsula. It was expected, so to speak, No.20 From the moment the three main field brigades of the Ninth Corps landed at the port of Anton, the outcome of the battlefield was already doomed. How could the newly formed Second Corps of the Kwantung Army, which had been beaten to death, be the opponent of more than 5 tiger and wolf divisions.

"Director Ge, do you have any telegram from Han Tie about the situation on the battlefield in the direction of Gaizhou?" Tang Qiuli asked. The six regiments of the team, combined, are the strength of five brigades, more than 20 people, they must be moved, but before the move, the situation on the battlefield in Gaizhou must also be settled, at least, more than 8 people The remnants of the Japanese army have been surrounded by the chasing and blocking forces on the front line of Gaizhou.

Therefore, the current progress of the war in Gaizhou determines the time and direction of the action of the Northeast Anbei troops. The large-scale battle that is about to start cannot involve too many troops because of the tens of thousands of Japanese remnants.

Ge Zhenzhuang was stunned for a moment. The division commander didn't give any instructions on the situation he reported. Instead, he asked another matter. A troop of more than 8 people must have a direction of action no matter what. He was a little puzzled, but he felt that, It must be reasonable for the division commander to do so, so he replied: "So far, there has been no telegram about this. Division commander, do you need to send a telegram to ask the Marine Corps Command about the progress of the Gaizhou campaign?" ?”

Tang Qiuli put down his job, shook his head and said: "No need. Call Han Tie back. The troops in the Xiuyan area in the northeast of Andong are resting on the battlefield. Stand by, quickly replenish ammunition and supplies, and wait for the next action order from the division commander! "

When Tang Qiuli put down his job, Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan were still drinking delicious millet porridge, so he smiled and said, "I'm going to the headquarters. Xiaoxue and Xinlan will rest for half a day, sister Ting. Thank you Already!"

When they arrived at the headquarters, not only Zhao Yuhe and Yuan Jinghao were there, but Colonel Han Guangqi, chief of staff of the North China Field Corps, was also there. They seemed to be arguing about something.Seeing Tang Qiuli come in.Yuan Jinghao said: "Master, you came just in time. Just now, I was arguing with Chief of Staff Zhao!"

Tang Qiuli asked with a smile: "What is the focus of the debate?"

Yuan Jinghao walked to the military map first, and said: "Master, if the Northeast Campaign is launched, my opinion is that the North China Field Corps will take the lead in attacking. The reasons are as follows. First, the Kwantung Army troops in front of our Corps. Relative to the direction of the Liaoxi Corridor In other words, the troops are relatively weak, and the Kwantung Army's defense line is not strong, and the depth of the battle is not enough. Second, the area around Tongliao is sandy terrain, without mountains and rivers, which is more suitable for large-scale armored cluster frontal assaults, which is conducive to Our army quickly broke through the Japanese positions!"

"Of course, the above opinions are just my personal thoughts. They are for reference only. They are definitely not for the credit of taking the lead. It's just that they have a greater advantage compared to Commander Feng's attack direction. Remind the division commander to Take this into consideration when issuing combat orders!"

"Yuhe, what's your opinion?" Tang Qiuli didn't comment on Yuan Jinghao's words, which he obviously wanted to take the lead, but asked Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff.

Zhao Yuhe sat firmly on the chair and said simply: "I told Commander Yuan that the offensive method for recovering the Northeast Campaign must be the unified action of several corps, otherwise, attacking the Kwantung Army all the way alone will inevitably alarm the Kwantung Army in other directions. army!"

Similarly, Tang Qiuli did not comment on Zhao Yuhe's words, and turned to Yuan Jinghao and said, "Yuan Jinghao, you, there is no silver 300 taels here, who doesn't know that you want to take the lead!"

Seeing that Yuan Jinghao was still trying to defend himself, Tang Qiuli glared at him and said to Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, after the division command was issued earlier, how is the preparation of each unit? Zhou Yushan's Beiping Rear Joint Service Command, has it ensured that Replenishment of weapons, ammunition and supplies for the frontline troops?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "After receiving the order, each corps has done all the pre-war preparations according to the specific requirements of the division. In addition, the armored troops of Commander Battelle have been deployed. Absolute control of the airspace on the Korean peninsula, apart from monitoring the Japanese fighter force, the main air forces are deployed in the airspace of several battlefields!"

"Vice Minister Zhou Yushan's rear joint service department has completed the task assigned by the division commander. Minister Zhou Yushan also said that the logistics department can do it. Wherever the troops go, the logistics border will extend to wherever!"

"Well, very good!" Tang Qiuli nodded with satisfaction, "Yuhe, there are a lot of preparations before the war, and it needs to be coordinated and arranged. The troops and horses are not moved, the food and grass go first, and the logistics department is under a lot of pressure. You, a staff officer Long, some are busy!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled, and replied flatly: "Master, this is what the chief of staff does. You concentrate on considering issues related to the campaign, and leave the specific affairs to me and the staff office. I promise not to get involved or distract you. Your energy!"

"By the way!" Tang Qiuli seemed to remember an important matter, and then said: "Yuhe, you need to arrange something immediately, and call the Dingbian Military and Political Committee to build several large-scale buildings in Dingbian. Prisoner-of-war camps, in addition, in North China, we need to build more prisoner-of-war camps! This matter must be done immediately!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled and nodded. He understood what the commander meant. After the recapture of the Northeast, not counting the Japanese prisoners of war, they were the hard-core traitors of the puppet Manchukuo government, plus the prisoners of the puppet Manchurian army. The number must be frighteningly large. .

Yuan Jinghao saw the teacher and the chief of staff busy talking about other things, and his heart was burning with anxiety. Moreover, the teacher didn't make any comments on his thoughtful suggestion. Whether he agreed or not? About this suggestion, he and the staff The two chiefs, Han Guangqi, have repeatedly studied and deduced it many times. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason not to let the North China Field Corps move first?

Seeing the division commander and the chief of staff talking, they paused for a while, and couldn't bear it any longer, and yelled: "Mr. We can do it right away, and within three days, we are guaranteed to break through the three lines of defense of the Kwantung Army!"

Tang Qiu was overjoyed, and said: "Yuan Jinghao, Yuan Jinghao, I can't hold my breath anymore. I know your little Jiujiuer. As for how to start the attack, it has not yet been decided. Don't rely on the teacher's instructions. Prepare according to the previous instructions from the teacher." Go! You are right in front of me, do you need to send a telegram?"

Although Yuan Jinghao was a little disappointed that the division commander did not give the North China Field Corps the first chance to launch an attack, he finally got a definite answer. The war was about to start, and he could count as his hundreds of thousands of troops. He did not rush for more than a month and hurriedly stood After getting up and saluting, he took Chief of Staff Han Guangqi and left excitedly.

Yuan Jinghao took the chief of staff and left excitedly. Zhao Yuhe was silent for a while and asked, "Master, our three corps have been preparing for more than a month. Everything is ready and we can launch an attack on the Kwantung Army at any time. , and before that, you also concluded that General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, will definitely mobilize the main force of the Kwantung Army along the western border of the Northeast to carry out a shrinking defense."

"Perhaps, the Kwantung Army troops have already started to move at this moment, but you still ordered the troops to stand by. Are you waiting for the situation on the Gaizhou battlefield? Or, you are worried that the troops of Commander Hantie will not be able to encircle and wipe out Gaizhou as soon as possible. The Japanese army on the front line, the final battle has become a procrastination war!"

Tang Qiuli glanced at Zhao Yuhe and said, "Yuhe, you understand my thoughts more and more. Yes, I am waiting for Hantie's telegram. There should be no interference from any factors in a decisive battle. The role of Hantie troops is irreplaceable, if a considerable part of the Japanese army retreats to major cities such as Fengtian, Xinjing, Harbin, etc., our long-term plan to control the battlefield in the northeastern and western regions can be said to be a failure!"

"Han Tie is now commanding 30 brigades with nearly [-] troops. The strength seems to be large, but he is responsible for blocking the main force of the Kwantung Army in the Liaoxi Corridor and the West Manchurian Front. They are more than one million fierce Japanese elites. It is very big, if several brigades are involved in the Gaizhou battlefield, it will make the blocking task more difficult. Speaking of which, we still have not enough troops to invest in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula!"

Zhao Yuhe immediately understood the key point of the campaign to recover the Northeast. The main task of the Hantie troops was to go northward from the Liaodong Peninsula, and then divide into two groups to control the area from Panshan to Beining along the way to block the Kanto in the West Liaoning Corridor. The army troops withdrew to Fengtian, and the other way continued to go north, controlling Siping, Shuangliao and other places, blocking the Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area, and withdrawing to Xinjing.

According to the division commander's plan, Han Tie's troops are indeed not many, that is to say, the tactics of multiple frontal attacks and two-way blocking are adopted to control the battlefield in the northeastern and western regions. Previously, Zhao Yuhe had always thought that the division commander would order Han Tie to The troops went straight to Fengtian and Xinjing, and now he knew that his judgment was wrong.

However, Zhao Yuhe believes that ordering the Hantie troops to seize Fengtian and Xinjing first, cutting off the foothold of the Kwantung Army after retreating, is also the best policy. If it was before, he would boldly make suggestions, but, The situation is different now. The division commander must have repeatedly weighed the pros and cons of the layout of the Northeast battlefield for more than a month. There must be sufficient reasons for not fighting Fengtian and Xinjing. Interfering with the commander's command!

Therefore, Zhao Yuhe chose to remain silent, and Tang Qiuli also saw that he hadn't said something, so he said with a smile: "Yuhe, if you have any thoughts, just say them!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)