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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2515: Strange Soldiers Crossing the River (Part 2)

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    The bullets screamed and flew overhead. Han Tie was naturally fearless. He was a blinded little devil. He was shooting aimlessly. He didn't care, but there were more than a dozen guards around him.  They were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat. A stray bullet would even kill someone!

    The anxious guards who were sweating profusely tried to persuade Han Tie several times, but Han Tie refused to leave his current position. He wanted to observe the situation on the battlefield in order to adjust the rhythm of the attack at any time. How could he hide behind the river embankment?  Can't you see it?

    With no other choice, the guard captain summoned Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan. Wang Dongshan shouted angrily, and even cited the division commander's regulations and threatened Han Tie, "Commander, if you don't command in a safe place, I will report it to the division commander!" He said  Then he reluctantly left the river embankment where bullets were flying everywhere, and listened to the intensive sound of artillery and gunfire with an intoxicated face. Even if he could not observe the battlefield situation with his own eyes, he knew that the troops' attack was going well!

    Major General Takashima, the leader of the third detachment of the Kwantung Army, under the protection of the chief of staff and a dozen guards, braved the roaring shells and dodged the scattered shrapnel, and stumbled to the headquarters. As he ran, his heart pounded.  He knew that in the defensive area of ??Jiulian City, he only had two brigades of troops. He could hear the artillery fire from the Independent Division on the other side. There was at least one field artillery regiment, and the shells were as dense as raindrops. "This battle is very dangerous."  ! ¡± he thought to himself.

    When he was still dozens of meters away from the headquarters, more than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells came roaring towards him. Major General Takashima looked desperate, "There's no way to escape!" The screams of the artillery shells were getting closer and closer.  In his mind, what appeared was Miss Taeko's alluring body, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After the loud noise of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking, there was a huge crater.  There was still lingering smoke, turned up soil, a few wisps of blood, and nothing else could be seen!

    Three red flares.  Rising slowly in the mist, Han Tie shouted excitedly: "Okay, the leading group of Xue Shiqiang's brigade has successfully landed!" Looking at his watch, the battle started only fifty minutes ago.

    At this time, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan came over quickly.  "Commander, after receiving reports from various brigade commanders, the leading regiments have boarded the north bank of the Yalu River and are advancing to attack the Kwantung Army in depth, dividing and encircling them. The speed is so fast. Unexpected!" He sighed with emotion.  said.

    Han Tie laughed loudly, "Chief of Staff, there is nothing surprising. We have used all the artillery fire, plus surprise. If it becomes a sticky battle again, their brigade commanders will have a lot to do!"

    "Commander, will the main force start crossing the river immediately?" Wang Dongshan asked for instructions.

    Han Tie shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the little Japs on the beachhead haven't been cleared yet. In thirty minutes, the main force will start crossing the river!"

    The morning sun was rising, dispersing the fog. On the Yalu River, countless assault boats were shuttled back and forth, carrying the main force of the Korean Railway Force.  After being sent to the north bank of the Yalu River, the battle on the north bank was still going on fiercely. The sound of intensive gunfire and the shouts of commanders at all levels were mixed together.  However, it was unable to affect the troops crossing the river. The Japanese troops on the riverside beachhead had been cleared by the leading groups of each brigade. The current battle was to divide and encircle the Kwantung Army troops in depth.

    Han Tie stepped onto the land on the north bank of the Yalu River and stamped his feet fiercely. The land was softened by the shells. A smile appeared on his lips. Then, with a wave of his hand, he led the headquarters staff and strode away.  More than an hour later, the sound of gunfire from the direction of Jiuliancheng was left behind.

    The sun was shining and it was another fine day. Han Tie wiped the sweat from his forehead, stopped and said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, please send a report to the division commander immediately. The troops of our northern Liaodong Peninsula Combat Group have broken through the Kanto region."  The army's blocking position on the north bank of the Yalu River, in addition to leaving six regiments to encircle and annihilate the remaining Kwantung Army, the main four brigades are rushing towards the Andong and Gaizhou lines! "

    Wang Dongshan said with some worry: "Commander, all the vehicles, heavy artillery and tanks are still stranded on the south bank of the Yalu River. The troops can only march on two feet. Anton said it will only take four or five hours, but Gaizhou is far away."  In the west, I am worried that with the current marching speed, I may not be able to catch up with the retreating Japanese army! "

    In fact, Han Tie also knows this situation. Infantry and light weapons rely on assault boats to cross the Yalu River, but heavy equipment and trucks must rely on engineering troops to build pontoons to cross the river. If they wait for heavy equipment and trucks to cross the river, at least they will not be able to cross the river.  It was more than four hours later, but Han Tie couldn't wait!

    After thinking about it, Han Tie said: "Chief of Staff, send another telegram to the commander of the engineering force, ordering the engineers to send trucks enough to transport four regiments of troops to the north bank of the Yalu River within two hours to occupy  The troops in the direction of Gaizhou must march mechanized, and other heavy equipment can be delayed to cross the river! "

    ¡°Xue Shiqiang¡¯s first brigade is the furthest from AntonRecently, Xue Shiqiang was ordered to immediately occupy Anton City, and use Anton as the starting point of the blocking line, and deploy troops in the direction of Gaizhou to seize key points. Move quickly. I estimate that at this moment, the little Japs will be pursued by our pursuit troops.  He must be running fast!  "

    Wang Dongshan reminded: "Commander, without heavy equipment, it will be difficult to fight a blocking battle! By then, the retreating Japanese soldiers will definitely fight tooth and nail. Moreover, even if the troops occupying the front line of Gaizhou are marching mechanized, I am afraid,  It¡¯s too late!¡±

    Han Tie smiled slyly and said: "Facing a group of defeated generals and lost dogs, how difficult is it to fight a blocking battle? Do you need heavy weapons? As for the marching speed of the front-line troops occupying Gaizhou, I think the division commander should consider it.  At this point? Otherwise, why was the order given to us so late? Don't worry, the teacher knows what's going on! Besides, how can we know if we don't do it? We can only do our best.  mission accomplished!"

    Liaoyang, the Kwantung Army's frontline headquarters, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, had just returned to the place where he was staying. That night, he did not sleep a wink. He was talking to Commander-in-Chief General Umezu Yoshijiro about the hundreds of thousands of independent divisions in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.  , whether it has moved to the border, this uncertainty factor was discussed almost all night, and the final conclusion was that this part of the independent division troops has not made such a move yet!

    There is only one reason. According to the war situation report from the general staff of the base camp, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, at the Beidaibong battlefield in the Tokugawa area, the remnants of the 43rd Division of the North Korean Garrison Army are still fighting fiercely with the independent division troops. That is to say.  , this independent division unit, which made the two of them fearful, was still entangled in the Tokugawa battlefield. It had no choice but to escape for the time being. Thanks to the Imperial Army soldiers of the 43rd Division, they were buying time for the Kwantung Army!

    After reaching this conclusion, the two big bosses of the Kwantung Army, who were stupefied with analysis and argumentation, did not feel much relieved. After all, this was just analysis and inference. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and coupled with the treacherous and cunning Chinese devil, the use of troops had never been easy.  They all appear and disappear. Who knows where the independent division troops suddenly came from?

    If you don't worry, you have no good solution. You can only wait for the agents of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Headquarters to sneak into the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and get the real information. Before that, all you can do is to order the Kwantung Army Third and  The fourth detachment has stepped up its alert and entered combat mode across the board. Once the independent division's attempt to cross the Yalu River is discovered, all units must fight tooth and nail to stop it at any cost, even to the last soldier.

    But this is obviously not enough. General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda that the Kwantung Army troops on the front line of the China-North Korea border are still weak after all, and there are many key points that need to be defended. If the points are divided, each point will only have one defense force.  Brigades, at most two brigades, and even some secondary strongholds can only be defended by one squadron. Insufficient troops are the fatal weakness of the China-North Korea border defense line.

    Therefore, General Umezu directly told Chief of Staff Matsuda that it was time to use the Manchukuo Army, and immediately issued an order to mobilize a total of 150,000 people from the Manchukuo Army's Third Corps and the Fifth Division stationed in Benxi and the Third Division in Kuandian.  The troops marched day and night to the Sino-North Korean border. In terms of combat order, they were placed under the command of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army respectively to assist the imperial army in defense.

    To be fair, if there are other ways, even the worst way, General Umezu does not want to use the Manchukuo army. In his eyes, this is not an army. Let the Manchukuo army help defend the China-North Korea border.  There was a huge risk. Maybe when the battle broke out, the Manchukuo soldiers who fled thousands of miles away at the sound of gunfire would overwhelm the imperial army's defense line, which would be a disservice.

    In fact, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who has been in the Northeast for many years, knows better than General Umezu what the Manchukuo Army is. When dealing with those anti-alliance forces who are short of food, clothing, guns and ammunition, they are bound to lose every battle.  Many of the weapons and ammunition provided by the imperial army were given to the anti-alliance forces. Now, they have to face the notorious independent division. I am afraid that when the battle begins, the Manchurian soldiers will think of how to escape for their lives!

    Such a unit cannot be trusted and used. However, General Umezu gave a solution. Officers above the squad leader level were transferred from the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army to the Manchukuo army to serve as officers at all levels.  Commander, put the Manchukuo army on the front line and the imperial troops on the second line. On the one hand, these cannon fodder can be used to consume and delay the offensive speed and vigor of the independent division troops.

    On the other hand, the imperial troops on the second line played a surveillance role. Once they discovered that the Manchukuo soldiers were fleeing without fighting, they would immediately take drastic measures, shoot and kill the deserters, and force them to turn around and fight the independent division soldiers.  No matter how bad it is, there are hundreds of thousands of Manchukuo troops. Even if they are killed, it is enough for the soldiers of the independent division to kill for several days.

    So"Cannon fodder has the function of cannon fodder, it depends on how you manipulate it," General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda.

    (To be continued)
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