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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2675: Battlefield in Western Liaoning

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    The highest commander of the Kwantung Army in Western Liaoning, Lieutenant General Shiro Kashii, the commander of the First Army, was going crazy. From the day the Daling River defense line was broken through by the independent division troops, the Kwantung Army in Western Liaoning had hundreds of thousands of troops.  Live a good life.

    There were pursuers behind and interceptions in front. Hundreds of thousands of people were surrounded in the Liaoxi Corridor. As the supreme commander, he was under the greatest pressure. All available methods were used, including a strong breakthrough and multiple breakthroughs.  Waiting for tactics, all the tricks that he and his staff could think of were used over and over again, but they had no effect at all. Not only did they fail to consolidate the original position, they were also defeated by the independent division.  Small-scale continuous attacks gradually compress the battlefield survival space.

    Originally, Lieutenant General Kashii Shiro was still counting on uniting with the Kwantung Army troops in Nishiman, but a few days later, there was still no movement from the Tosa guy, and the Eighth Army, the response force he sent out,  Fortunately, Lieutenant General Guan Ye, the commander of the Eighth Army, saw the opportunity quickly and immediately retreated when something was wrong, thus avoiding the fate of being cut off, but he still lost nearly 10,000 people.

    Until now, Lieutenant General Kashii didn't know that Tosa's Western Manchurian Kwantung Army of more than 400,000 people had been completely wiped out in the Nuruerhu Mountains. Tosa himself also committed suicide by caesarean section to serve His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan.  Despite his loyalty, at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Fengtian, the disheartened commander-in-chief, General Nanjiro, did not inform Lieutenant General Kashii Shiro of the crushing situation of the entire Nishiman Kwantung Army.

    For the headquarters order, seize the Huludao port in Liaoxi.  Lieutenant General Kashii could not even think of ordering the retreat location at sea. It was always in the Liaoxi Corridor.  Confronting the Independent Division troops across the Daling River defense line, he knew how powerful his opponent was. Previously, Liu Tiehan, the deputy commander of the Independent Division, had more than 700,000 troops under his command, and he could not breathe under the pressure!

    Liu Tiehan¡¯s troops.  After running to Outer Mongolia and fighting with the Soviets, it¡¯s time to breathe a sigh of relief.  But then came another strong member of the Independent Division. Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, also had more than 400,000 troops.  He is also a character who is not easy to mess with.  Even more ruthlessly, he suddenly penetrated the Dalinghe defense line that he had worked so hard to build, and tightly surrounded more than 500,000 Kwantung Army troops.

    If you want to capture Huludao, you must break through the Jinzhou defense line of the independent division. Otherwise, everything will be out of the question. Jinzhou was captured so easily, think about it.  Lieutenant General Kashii's scalp felt numb and his liver couldn't help but tremble!

    What Lieutenant General Kashii doesn¡¯t understand is.  How could the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, issue such an absurd order? The battle to capture Huludao would mean launching a full-line counterattack against the independent divisions. The Commander-in-Chief probably forgot that the battle to capture Huludao was  What situation is the military in?

    The two main corps of the independent division, a division of more than one million tigers and wolves, sandwiched their own troops in the middle. It was lucky not to be eaten in one bite. It was really whimsical to have to counterattack from the front. Probably, the commander-in-chief was giving the order.  At that time, he was in an unconscious state, right?

    Therefore, since the Eighth Army showed up and was beaten back, Lieutenant General Kashii did not want to engage in any operation to seize Huludao. He knew that even if he fought hard, it would be in vain and he would lose troops and generals, so  , he placed all his hopes on the troop transport fleet coming from the mainland to support the southward retreat of the Liaoxi Kwantung Army.

    Based on the actual situation on the battlefield in western Liaoning, Lieutenant General Kashii sent telegrams with different contents to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, and the general staff of the base camp. The telegram to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army emphasized the capture of  The degree of difficulty in Huludao and the serious consequences caused by it were emphasized in the telegram to the general staff of the base camp that although they were surrounded by the independent division troops, the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning still firmly controlled a section of  coastline.

    Lieutenant General Kashii also has his own plan. Although the army is surrounded, there are still more than 500,000 troops. It is not easy for the independent division troops outside the encirclement to eat him in one bite. According to his relatively optimistic estimate  , it is not a problem to stand still and wait for reinforcements for a month. Therefore, he is not too anxious. He just orders the troops to build a large number of fortifications in the existing control area and assume a long-term posture.

    However, in the past few days, Lieutenant General Kashii could no longer calm down. The independent division troops outside the encirclement, uncharacteristically, continued to attack their own defenses with multiple small groups of troops. The scale of the battle was not large, but they could not hold it back.  Frequently, after a few days, Lieutenant General Kashii was really surprised when he saw the troop casualty statistics. In three or four days, the troop casualties exceeded more than 30,000 people.

    "Moreover, most of them fell under the artillery shells of the Independent Division. This means that the casualties of the Independent Division troops were minimal, because their own soldiers did not even see the shadow of the Independent Division soldiers. Talk aboutNot a true firefight.

    The tactics of the independent division troops are also extremely abominable. Every time they send out tanks to cover the infantry, they assume an offensive posture, but when their own soldiers enter the trenches, they are greeted by a barrage of shells that blow up the position.  After the Kwantung Army soldiers suffered all their casualties, the tanks and infantry of the Independent Division gradually advanced to occupy this area.

    In this regard, Lieutenant General Kashii was extremely annoyed and had nothing to do. He suppressed the artillery of the independent division. Only one artillery unit could deal with the artillery. At first, the Kwantung Army troops also did this. However, once a certain artillery position of the Kwantung Army opened fire, the result would be absolutely tragic.  , it would attract artillery strikes several times or even ten times more than that of the independent division's artillery. After a few days of tossing, the artillery of the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning was almost exhausted!

    This does not include the independent division aviation that controls the air. If the independent division aviation group joins the battlefield in western Liaoning, Lieutenant General Kashii believes that in less than a week, he will have no available troops in his hands. Lieutenant General Kashii cannot calm down.  , was completely anxious, sending a telegram almost every day, urging the base camp to order the evacuation fleet to arrive in the Liaodong Gulf as soon as possible. Otherwise, the fate of more than 500,000 Kwantung Army soldiers in the western Liaoning region would be worrying!

    At this moment, the Japanese base camp has received the bad news of the annihilation of more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria. The Kwantung Army commander-in-chief, General Nanjiro, can conceal the news from the troops below for fear of shaking the morale of the army, but he  We absolutely dare not hide it from the base camp. What¡¯s more, the person commanding the Battle of Manchuria is no longer General Nanjiro, but the General Staff of the base camp. To be precise, it is His Majesty the Emperor himself!

    The sad news of the annihilation of the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria really shocked the base camp, or in other words, it was unbelievable. More than 400,000 elite imperial soldiers killed the "Imperial Army" in the Far East battlefield, which terrified the Soviets.  "Flower" Kwantung Army troops were wiped out like this?

    After listening to the secretary read the telegram from General Nanjiro, the acting chief of the general staff of the base camp and the minister of war, General Koichi Mineuchi, turned pale and opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff an egg into it. He fell down on the chair and almost fell down.  The child fainted.

    After a long time, General Minai Koichi woke up, grabbed the telegram on the table, and rushed to His Majesty the Emperor's palace in a car as if it was on fire. It happened that Admiral Nagano Shuyama, the Minister of the Navy, was also here. Nagano  Admiral, I'm here to report to His Majesty the Emperor the good news that the naval task force, under the command of Commander Admiral Yamamoto Goichi, once again severely damaged the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet in the eastern Pacific waters!

    Emperor Hirohito was of course very happy after hearing this. He was not stingy with his praises and praised the navy. He also expressed with great interest that at the appropriate time, he would go to the Hawaiian Islands to personally inspect the Imperial Navy fleet to encourage him.  The morale of the Imperial Army and Navy officers did not last long. The Minister of War, General Miuchi Minai, came in with a blue face, white lips and straight eyes.

    When Emperor Hirohito saw the virtue of General Minai Koichi, he was filled with joy. His heart immediately sank, and he had a bad premonition. "My love for you, why are you so panicked?" Emperor Hirohito asked fearfully.

    General Miuchi Minai tried his best to use a calm tone to tell the news that the more than 400,000 people of the Western Manchuria Kwantung Army on the battlefield in Manchuria were all in pieces. Emperor Hirohito felt at that time that there was a "buzzing" in his head, and the stars in front of his eyes were in chaos.  He ran away, felt dizzy for a while, and fell down on the dragon chair.

    It took a long time for Emperor Hirohito to recover from this serious blow. His pale face was flushed with expressions of expression. He stared at General Miuchi Minai with a ferocious face and said grimly: "It's a pity that our Empire of Japan  More than 400,000 loyal soldiers were buried in a foreign country. Who is at fault? Who can take the responsibility?"

    The sinister tone and vicious eyes made General Minai Hikaru feel overwhelmed. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. His Majesty's words contained too many dangers. From what he meant, he was trying to find a scapegoat.  Me or Nanjiro?

    General Yoneuchi didn't dare to say a word and couldn't answer. Seeing Emperor Hirohito's face, there was a sign before the storm was coming. However, Admiral Nagano Shuzan, the Navy Minister who had always been at odds with General Yoneuchi, came out to relieve the siege.  "Your Majesty, please put aside Long Yan's anger. Since what has happened has already happened and cannot be undone, now is not the time to hold people accountable. Instead, we should consider the issue of the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning!"

    The words of General Nagano Shuzan were undoubtedly the first to pour cold water on Emperor Hirohito, who was almost losing his mind, and let him calm down. It is very right. At this time, dealing with you Koichi and Nanjiro will not help. Manchuria is now  On the battlefield, can we still change our generals in the face of battle?

    "No, it's impossible. Suppressing the anger in his heart, Emperor Hirohito looked at Koichi Mineuchi.He asked sinisterly: "Do you think you have any good strategies for the battlefield in western Liaoning, Manchuria?"

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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