Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Hayi!"

After the signalman left, Nozoe Changde looked at his chief of staff and asked, "Who has seen this battle plan?"

The Sixth Army's Chief of Staff thought for a moment and said, "Only the Commander and I are here. The rest of the troops only know to assemble immediately on Huludao or launch a small-scale exploratory attack on Li Yunlong's troops. They don't know the complete battle plan!"

After hearing this, Nozoe Changde looked at the chief of staff. Only two people knew the battle plan, but the battle plan might have been leaked.

When the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Army saw Nobe Changde looking at him, he immediately understood what Nobe Changde was thinking. He cursed him as an idiot in his heart and immediately began to explain.

"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the telegram sent by the 89th Division, Li Yunlong's troops have made full preparations, whether it is a large-scale artillery bombardment or the rapid passage of armored forces through Lianshan River, all preparations were made in advance.

"Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Yunlong's troops to send an armored division across the Lianshan River in such a short time. The intelligence was not leaked from us, it is very likely that it was leaked before it was sent to us!"

Hearing this, Ye Fuchangde also reacted and frowned, "Since Li Yunlong knows our battle plan, what if we land from Yingkou again?"

"It's probably a trap!"

"Send a telegram to General Terauchi Morikazu immediately and tell him our theory!"

"Hayi!"

Chapter 684: Secret leaked from the base camp?

Soon, Terauchi Moriichi received a telegram from Nozoe Masatoku. Looking at the content of the telegram, Terauchi Moriichi frowned. The development of things was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Ishihara Kan'er looked at the contents of the telegram, thought for a moment and said, "How about canceling tonight's battle plan?"

Terauchi Morikazu shook his head and said, "All the troops have already moved. If we cancel the battle plan now, all deployments will be disrupted. This is a good thing. By drawing Li Yunlong's troops' attention to the Yingkou area, our western route troops may be able to make a breakthrough."

Ishihara Kan'er frowned. "The situation is much worse than we expected. Li Yunlong's troops must have intelligence personnel stationed within our ranks. Otherwise, he would have been prepared before we even started the operation. If the entire battle plan were leaked..."

Ishihara Kanji didn't continue talking, leaving the rest to Terauchi Morikazu to think about.

Terauchi Morikazu thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "We are the only ones who know the specific battle plan. The only others who know it are the people at the base camp!"

In order to keep the battle plan secret, Terauchi Moriichi sent each army their own battle plan. Only he and Ishihara Kanji knew the complete battle plan in the Kwantung Army.

The only people left were those who participated in the discussion of the combat plan at the headquarters, and it was impossible for the information to be leaked within the Kwantung Army.

"You mean, the headquarters?"

Terauchi Morikazu shook his head and said, "I don't think they're that stupid yet, but I still need to tell His Majesty in advance. If the battle plan is really leaked, some people will need to be held accountable."

Soon, the news that the battle plan might have been leaked was delivered to the hands of the devil Tian Huang.

When seeing this telegram, the Japanese Tianhuang's first reaction was that it was impossible. After all, there were only about ten people who knew the complete battle plan, including Terauchi Morikazu, Ishihara Kanji, Private Tojo, the Vice Minister of the Army Headquarters and several important ministers.

But soon Guizi Tianhuang thought of a possibility that the Army Headquarters might really have leaked the combat plan, but Guizi Tianhuang did not immediately order an investigation into the matter, but waited.

Perhaps it was just as Terauchi Morikazu said, that this was a coincidence. Li Yunlong's troops just wanted to go south to open up the connection between North China and Manchukuo, so they launched this attack.

"What about Huludao?"

"Order Nozoe Changde to continue carrying out combat missions as planned. Leave two divisions to defend the perimeter of Huludao to buy time for the troops to land in Yingkou!"

Hearing this, Ishihara Kan'er still felt a little worried and asked, "What if Li Yunlong's troops have already been prepared?"

"Let the troops in the peninsula launch an attack together. Li Yunlong only has so many troops. As long as he disperses his troops, it will be our chance. Li Yunlong can surround the reinforcements and defeat them one by one, and we can do the same!"

"Hayi!"

In fact, there was only one division defending Yingkou at that time. Li Yunlong did not know that the Japanese had already prepared ships and were ready to mobilize the main force of Huludao to land in Yingkou.

At this time in Huludao, Nozoe Masato received a telegram from Terauchi Morikazu and acted according to the established combat plan.

After reading the contents of the telegram, Nozoe Masato sighed. If they acted according to the established plan, the two divisions on the front line would be abandoned.

"Commander, your Excellency, the Command has asked us to do so?"

"Act according to the battle plan. Order the troops arriving at Huludao to begin preparing to board the ship!"

"Yes!"

"Order the 81st and 89th Divisions to hold their positions and not retreat!"

"Hayi!"

At this time, the 89th Division's position was less than 30 kilometers away from Huludao.

"Tian Nao Black Card, hooray!"

A Japanese soldier rushed out of the trench holding a barbed grenade, but before he took a few steps, he was riddled with bullets.

"These little Japs are really crazy. Even after such a fight, they still want to fight us to the death!"

Inside a tank of the 2nd Armored Division, a soldier shouted while changing ammunition.

"These are the elite Japanese troops, not the rookie divisions we fought before. Don't take them lightly!"

The conductor said this while observing the situation outside.

"There are devils on the left, be careful!"

The machine gunner quickly adjusted the vehicle-mounted machine gun and saw a Japanese soldier rushing towards the tank with a pack of explosives!

"Da da da... Ka" the sound of machine gun fire rang out, but the first dozen or so bullets did not hit the target. When the machine gunner was about to continue shooting, he found that the ammunition was all used up.

"The machine gun is out of bullets!"

"Turn!"

The captain yelled and the driver prepared to turn.

But it takes time for the tank to turn, and the Japanese soldier is less than ten meters away from the tank.

The Japanese soldier's eyes were red, and he became even more excited when he saw the machine gun on the tank suddenly silenced.

"Onboard!"

The Japanese soldier roared and continued to rush towards the tank, but at this time, his head suddenly exploded, followed by a huge explosion, and the Japanese soldier instantly turned into a ball of minced meat.

The infantry behind him had already caught up.

At this time, the commander yelled: "Change ammunition and keep moving forward!"

"Yes!"

Soon the tank restarted and began to rush towards the depth of the Japanese position.

At this time, above Huludao Port, the Japanese soldiers lined up and boarded the transport ships in an orderly manner. There were also transport ships waiting in line on the sea to enter the port, and the transport ships loaded with Japanese soldiers quickly left the Huludao wharf and headed towards Yingkou.

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Chapter 685: Armed Helicopter Squadron Deployed

Huludao at night.

Nozoe Masato was listening to the telegram from the 89th Division in the command center.

"The 89th Division has lost more than half of its troops, and most of its positions have fallen into the hands of Li Yunlong's troops. If the fighting continues like this, the entire 89th Division may be wiped out!"

The chief of staff reported the latest battle situation. There was a struggle on Nozoe Changde's face. Before he became the commander of the Sixth Army, he was the commander of the 89th Division.

The 89th Division was his direct force, and he didn't want the 89th Division to be destroyed in this way.

However, in the current situation, the 89th and 81st Divisions were required to cover the rear and buy time for other divisions to board ships and head to Yingkou.

"How is the construction of the 98th Division's position progressing?"

"Three lines of fortifications have been built outside Huludao City!"

"Send a telegram to the 89th and 81st Divisions, instructing them to delay Li Yunlong's troops until tomorrow morning, and then retreat to Huludao after sunrise!"

"Hayi!"

The Chief of Staff nodded, then hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "Commander, are we really just going to give up these three divisions?"

The 89th Division, the 81st Division, and the 98th Division, which is building defensive positions outside Huludao, will not follow the main force on transport ships to Yingkou, but will remain in Huludao.

"No, if the Yingkou attack goes smoothly, Li Yunlong's troops will definitely come back to support us. After we leave Huludao, let them retreat while fighting, and retreat to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan. If Li Yunlong's troops retreat, we will immediately launch a counterattack!"

At this point, Nozoe Changde took a deep breath and said, "For the victory of the empire, sacrifice is inevitable!"

"Hayi!"

"How many troops are on board?"

Five divisions had to take a transport ship to Yingkou. This was a huge project. A total of more than 100,000 people had to board the ship overnight, which was very troublesome.

Fortunately, in addition to the port, Huludao also has some surrounding beaches that can be used for docking close to the sea, allowing troops to wade through the water and board ships. Otherwise, it would be impossible to complete the boarding mission in one night.

"One division has already boarded the ship, but none of the troops are carrying heavy weapons..."

Ye Fuchangde waved his hand and said, "No need to bring heavy weapons. After arriving in Yingkou, our gunboats will provide us with fire support."

The Chief of Staff thought for a moment and said, "Should we send our gunboats and ships to support the 89th and 81st Divisions to relieve their defensive pressure?"

After hearing this, Nozoe Changde was also considering this matter. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, notify the battleships and ask them to provide fire support for the 89th Division!"

Most of the army's ships are transport ships, followed by some gunboats and small ships. The caliber of their artillery is not large. The reason why they have not provided fire cover to the 89th Division is mainly because the artillery range of these gunboats and ships is not necessarily as long as that of heavy artillery.

If they appeared on the sea during the day and fired a few shots, the planes of Li Yunlong's troops would arrive. These army ships lacked air defense capabilities and might be sunk once they were targeted by planes.

But it is night now. Even if they are exposed, as long as the lights on the entire ship are kept on, it will be difficult for Li Yunlong's plane to find any trace of these ships on the pitch-black sea.

But soon Nozoe Masato received a telegram from the Army Fleet, saying that they refused to carry out the mission and only obeyed the orders of the Army Headquarters, not the Kwantung Army.

At the same time, inside Jinzhou Airport.

Yu Tiansheng, captain of the armed helicopter flight squadron, glanced at the time and said, "It's time, comrades, let's go!"

"set off!"

Following the order, the pilots who had been ready for action quickly rushed out of the conference room and headed towards the hangar.

Each armed helicopter has been loaded with ammunition, fully fueled, and has undergone a careful safety inspection.

The pilot quickly boarded the helicopter, which was then pushed out of the hangar and onto the flat ground outside.