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    You idiot.  If air support alone could defeat the bandits on the ground, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, he violated the Kwantung Army's order and absolutely did not allow the Manchukuo Army to participate in this battle. All the Manchukuo Army transferred to the theater could only be responsible for strict logistics, transportation and blockade tasks.  Order.  The replacement of the 37th Regiment with the puppet Manchukuo army was certainly related to the poor performance of the 37th Regiment.  But it was not without the intention of using the puppet Manchukuo army to consume the opponent's seemingly endless ammunition.

    In the opinion of Kobayashi Senzaburo, who did not know that there was a Kwantung Army Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, no matter how special the Kwantung Army's reason for issuing this order was, there was no reason why the owner was working while the dog was watching the fun.  Since this dog is raised by the owner, you must serve the owner.

    Those who were ordered to take over the attack from the 37th Regiment were the newly arrived training team of the 7th Puppet Manchukuo Military Area and the three infantry regiments of Zhang Kuiying of the Independent Second Brigade.  After receiving the order from Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, he was extremely dissatisfied with the order from the Kwantung Army Major General Commander, who was the Supreme Emperor of the Puppet Manchukuo Army.

    They have seen with their own eyes the intensity of their opponent's firepower just now.  Since the powerful Kwantung Army was defeated, it suffered heavy casualties.  Going up on your own is not much different from seeking death.

    But as a dog raised by the Kwantung Army specifically for the purpose of being released to bite people, these puppet Manchu soldiers could only discuss it in their hearts. On the surface, not only did they not dare to show any dissatisfaction, but they also had to show their respect for Major General Xiao Lin.  Expressed a look of gratitude.

    The Puppet Manchukuo army, who was not human inside and outside, did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, so they could only bite the bullet and under the command of Major General Zhang Kuiying of the Second Independent Brigade and the Japanese Army of the Seventh Military District  Under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, Major General Akazawa, who personally visited the front line, he bit the bullet and launched the attack with all his strength.

    Although Kobayashi Senzaburo pushed the puppet Manchukuo army to be a scapegoat in a very unreasonable manner, he was absolutely generous in his actions.  Not only did all the artillery be mobilized to provide cover for the puppet Manchukuo army, but the aviation force was also specially called to provide air support, and the entire blocking position of the defenders was plowed through with bombs.  .

    Seeing the Japanese air force blowing up the blocking position that had just been exposed to intensive firepower, shaking the ground and flying earth and trees, these puppet Manchukuo soldiers who had been a little depressed before seemed to have regained a little courage.  Before the dust raised by the Japanese bombs had settled, the first wave of skirmishers had already entered the attack launch area.

    "Looking at the Japanese army's standard offensive formation, all the troops were concentrated, and the entire regiment was rushing toward the front-line blocking position of the puppet Manchukuo soldiers.  In a hidden fortification near the ridge of the mountain top, Guo Bingxun, who was observing the enemy's situation with a telescope, could not help but reveal a contemptuous smile.

    Guo Bingxun turned to a combat staff officer behind him who was communicating with various fortifications with a field phone: "Staff Officer Wen, did the frontline troops suffer heavy casualties under the Japanese air raid?"

    When the staff officer heard Guo Bingxun's question, he quickly put down the phone in his hand, walked to Guo Bingxun and reported: "The frontline troops of the Chief of Staff had withdrawn to the second-line position according to the order before the Japanese air attack, and the small number of troops remaining on the position also withdrew.  We entered the air-raid shelter that was repaired in advance. So the casualties were not very large."

    "In the entire Japanese air raid, the overall casualties were not as high as those in the battle with the Japanese. Now among the companies that have withdrawn from the front-line positions, the combat effectiveness has basically remained at about 70%. The loss of weapons and ammunition is also not large.  And I just made a special inquiry. The fortifications of the hidden firepower points that were not exposed in the first stage have not been damaged in any way. There have been no casualties in personnel, and they are still at full strength."

    After the staff officer finished his report, he looked at the Puppet Manchukuo army outside, which was approaching the front line position, and said tentatively: "Chief of Staff, the Puppet Manchukuo army has come up and is about to approach the front line position. Do you think it's time to call for artillery fire?"  "

    "Chief of Staff, although these puppet Manchukuo troops were trained by the Japanese army, they are still far behind the Japanese army in terms of individual soldier quality and combat effectiveness. If we use heavy artillery to separate their attack sequences, we can deploy them at the right time.  Some of our forces are fighting back, and I think we are absolutely sure to defeat one of them."

    Hearing the staff officer's desire to eat a member of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, and looking at his most proud disciple in the staff training team, Guo Bingxun smiled and nodded: "You are right, we can't always be like this.  Passive defense and appropriate attacks are also necessary. However, the number of heavy artillery shells in our hands is not very large, and they are very precious. The mission given to us by the commander is to hold on for five days, and today is the first day. If we have consumed  Too much will affect the next stage of the battle."

    "Besides, it's not worth using those precious heavy artillery shells on these dogs. Let's leave those heavy artillery shells for the Japanese to enjoy. Tell the frontline troops to send the small number of troops left on the front line to the battlefield according to the planned plan."?After the explosives were planted inside, everyone was withdrawn to the second line.  We will give up our first-line blocking position to these puppet Manchukuo troops.  "

    "In this way, you inform the several unexposed firepower points currently located on the side and rear of the enemy's leading troops not to shoot yet. Let them wait for the explosions from the main front-line positions and the puppet Manchukuo army begins to retreat, and intercept them with intensive firepower.  The retreat of the vanguard of the puppet Manchukuo army. They are equipped with water-cooled Type 89 heavy machine guns with a much faster rate of fire, which is enough for these dogs to drink a pot."

    "Order Li Jin, deputy commander of the third battalion, to uniformly command the first company of the battalion and the independent third company of the reserve team, and use the communication trenches that the enemy has not yet discovered to move to several hidden points on the flanks of the front-line position. After the puppet Manchukuo army begins to retreat, from  Attack from the flank, and under the fire cover of those dozen bunkers, I intercept the enemy in the middle.

    "I ordered Du Kaishan, who is commanding on the position, to command three battalions and one company, attached to the fifth independent company, to fix my bayonet and be ready to attack at any time. Once the order is received, concentrate all the troops and firepower and attack me from the front.  Press it down. However, you tell him that he must be able to retract and release it freely for me. If he punches it out, he must be able to take it back."

    "Tell him to remember that after the counterattack reaches the foot of the mountain, no matter how much the puppet Manchukuo army is annihilated, it must be withdrawn. Behind the puppet Manchukuo army, there is a regiment of Japanese infantry and cavalry. We must continue to defend, as commander  He will create opportunities for the next battle of the soldiers. If the casualties in this counterattack are too large, it will affect the next battle. I can't spare him."

    "Order all mortar groups to concentrate all firepower on me according to the preset scale to severely attack the follow-up troops of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, ensuring that the attacking troops will annihilate the Puppet Manchukuo Army on the front line."

    "Send a report to Ma Qichang and ask him to leave the field artillery group to continue to support Deputy Chief of Staff Wang to block the attack, and to concentrate all the heavy artillery groups according to the preset scale. After receiving the order, he will attack the 34th Regiment on the north bank of the Fasi River.  Give me a fire coverage in the area where the main force is gathering. It will make it unable to support the puppet Manchukuo army."

    Unlike Yang Zhen, who is always passionate when commanding operations, Guo Bingxun always chooses to remain silent after issuing orders.  After issuing a series of orders, Guo Bingxun returned to the observation port without even mentioning a word of encouragement, raised his telescope and looked outside.

    As early as the previous stage of the Miaolingzishan battle, Staff Officer Wen, who was chosen by Guo Bingxun, seemed to be used to his style.  After conveying the combat orders to various ministries, he didn't say much. He just sat quietly in front of the field phone, waiting for Guo Bingxun's next order.

    After Guo Bingxun issued the follow-up combat order, he originally wanted to go directly to the second-line position to personally direct the next counterattack against the puppet Manchukuo army.  But after some hesitation, he decided to stay in this observation post that overlooked the entire battlefield and command the overall situation.

    A few days ago, on the battlefield downstream here, Yang Zhen once told him that he should give the mid-level commanders as much training as possible.  In addition to the things they learn in the classroom, they still need to experience more on the battlefield.

    As a senior commander, after formulating the entire combat plan, he is more responsible for coordinating the entire battle situation so that the entire battle situation can develop in the direction he has planned.  Instead of pointing fingers everywhere and interfering with the command of the commander below.  Of course, if the mid-level commander is not capable enough, or is afraid of or avoids fighting, that is another matter.

    However, even though Guo Bingxun had decided to hand over the counterattack to Du Kaishan, when the attacking puppet Manchu army was close to the abandoned first line of defense, he turned around and picked up the field phone and called directly to the command post.  Du Kaishan was placed under his nose.

    ¡° Guo Bingxun was not polite to him, an old acquaintance whom he had known since his days in the Sichuan Army.  As soon as the call was connected, he said straight to the point: "I have decided to give you full command of this counterattack. Except for coordinating artillery support for you, I will not interfere with any of your commands."

    "But there is a premise that I have to tell you first. You have to fight this counterattack well. If the counterattack is unfavorable, most of the Puppet Manchukuo army that launched the attack will not be eaten. Or the casualties will be too large.  If it affects the next step of the battle, you kid will take the initiative to resign and go to the cooking class to take the blame for me in the artillery regiment."

    When Du Kaishan on the other end of the phone heard Guo Bingxun's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then became ecstatic for a while.  As the commander of three regiments, Wang Guangyu was the first to independently command operations.  Except for the previous blocking battle at the junction of Acheng and Wuchang.  In the previous phase of the battle, he independently commanded some troops of a regiment to launch harassment operations against the 24th Regiment of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army in the middle.

    When Liu Changshun fought on the Fasi River in the previous stage, he was fully authorized by the commander to fight a thrilling battle of annihilation on the north bank of the river.  Although the scale is not large, Haolai can still be regarded as an independent operation.  Among the three group leaders, I am the only one who has never tried anything.It¡¯s called independent command.

    ¡°Although when he was encircling and annihilating the Japanese Eighth Division troops in Miaolingzi Mountain, he also personally commanded the follow-up operations.  But Du Kaishan always stubbornly believed that it was not fighting, but cleaning the battlefield.

    When the commander handed over the control of the battlefield to himself, less than one squadron of the little devils in one brigade could stand up.  From the perspective of Du Kaishan, who was born as a student officer and has always been competitive, with strong artillery support, he could not imagine what he had in his hands when he was in the Sichuan Army.  If less than a squadron of Japs are eliminated, it can be considered a battle, but even cleaning the battlefield is a bit difficult.

    Du Kaishan did not dare to object to Wang Guangyu, who had served as division commander, division political commissar, and finally deputy army commander in the Anti-Japanese War.  In the eyes of this upright Sichuan man, for a deputy commander to be a regimental commander was already a sign of humiliation.  What's more, when he was a division commander in the Anti-Japanese League, he independently commanded many battles.

    Although the division is a bit smaller, its strength is not as much as that of a battalion under my current command.  But their positions were also shot with real guns.  In such a dangerous environment like the Northeast, I'm afraid no one would have any nepotism to become the division commander.

    Last winter¡¯s experience of freezing temperatures of over 40 degrees below zero and waist-deep snow made them extremely uncomfortable for Sichuanese who grew up in warm weather all year round and could wear unlined clothes and straw sandals in winter.  Even Du Kaishan, who is extremely adaptable, can't help but secretly curse: "Damn Northeast, damn Northeast weather."

    Although I am dressed warmly and well-fed, I still feel frightened when I think of the severe cold last year.  Most of the time, people can only wear single clothes, and they can survive most of the winter even when they don't even have food to eat.  And after enduring it for so many years, Du Kaishan was so impressed by his willpower alone.  Therefore, Du Kaishan still admired Wang Guangyu, who was both his superior and his equal competitor.

    But Du Kaishan was a little dissatisfied with Liu Changshun, who mentioned company commander, battalion commander, and now regiment commander with him.  It's not that Commander Yang Zhen is partial and looks at Liu Changshun, who was from the 18th Army together with him, in a different light.  The battle at Fasi River was just a special case.  At that time, I was still encircling and suppressing the remaining enemies on the front line of Miaolingzi Mountain, but I couldn't catch up even if I wanted to.  Du Kaishan was still convinced of the fairness of the commander's handling of the matter.

    To be honest, Du Kaishan admires Yang Zhen from the bottom of his heart.  Although this commander was young and younger than himself, he was able to unite troops from all over the world so united that they did not weaken their combat effectiveness due to internal affairs.  In addition to single-handedly preventing everyone from being used for vivisection by the little devils, the most important thing is the public character.  This is what Du Kaishan admires the most.

    You must know that even within the Sichuan Army, there is fierce conflict with each other.  In the early years, there were even more violent fights and civil wars.  And as a commander at his young age, he was able to unite people from the Sichuan Army and other military systems among prisoners of war, as well as people from the 18th Army and the local resistance alliance, without any internal disputes.  There is nothing that others can do.

    What he was thinking was purely out of pure competition.  He competed with Liu Changshun in training and compared their results in combat.  Fighting to replenish soldiers and equipment also takes time.  It has reached the point where it is indisputable almost everywhere.  It's just that Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun have been encouraging this kind of healthy competition instead of stopping it.

    Realizing that he finally had a chance to take charge, Du Kaishan suppressed his excitement after putting down the phone and immediately adjusted the distribution of troops according to Guo Bingxun's deployment.  Among the several companies in hand, the most combat-effective company was moved to the front, preparing to launch a counterattack.

    Even in order to master the explosives in the abandoned front-line fortifications and inflict maximum damage to the oncoming puppet Manchukuo army, Du Kaishan personally rushed to the preset second-line blocking position, not only visited the front-line command in person, but also controlled the detonator.  In your own hands.

    Du Kaishan on the mountain was excited because he had been fully delegated by Guo Bingxun. Zhang Kuiying, the commander of the Second Independent Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army who had put two of the three regiments into attack at the request of Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, saw him.  With only one charge, my troops captured the front-line position that caused huge casualties to the Kwantung Army, and I felt happy.

    The commander of the Puppet Manchukuo Army next to him saw a smile on Zhang Kuiying's lips. Although he felt something was wrong, he did not dare to say it because he did not dare to spoil the interest of his immediate superior.  He was very clear about the temperament and temperament of his brigade commander. If he said something that he shouldn't say at this time, he might be slapped directly by Big Mouth in the next step.  He didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of a group of colleagues.

    On the contrary, this guy even flattered him and said: "Master, this time we are really embarrassed. He is Japanese"We captured all the fortifications that we had not taken down even after more than a dozen charges.  Traveler, this group charge is really clever.  After returning to Jiamusi, the promotion of the hotel is just around the corner.  Maybe, if the Kwantung Army Headquarters is happy, you will be able to serve as the Chief of the Military and Political Department in the future.  "

    As soon as his flattery came out, several Puppet Manchukuo officers around him despised this guy in their hearts, but they all started to slap him, not to be outdone, almost to the point of hailing the brigade leader as the god of war.  If it weren't for the fact that there were Japanese advisors around me, I wouldn't dare to go too far.  These guys can probably say anything disgusting.

    Although Zhang Kuiying, who was feeling somewhat proud of his subordinates' flattery, looked disapproving, he waved his hands hypocritically and said bluntly: "The success of this progress is not due to the battle, but to the imperial army."  The air support was effective. The rebels were frightened by the imperial army's air strikes, so they fled in a hurry, allowing themselves to successfully capture the rebel positions." In fact, it was very useful.

    But before he could get over his triumphant energy, a burst of intensive explosions occurred on the rebel blocking position that had just been occupied by the puppet Manchukuo army, leaving him stunned.  Seeing his subordinates being blown up into pieces, Zhang Kuiying was completely dumbfounded.

    Before he could wake up from the shock, the next scene made him almost collapse.  The dense rain of bullets fired from several firepower points that suddenly appeared from the side and rear of the attacking Manchukuo army knocked down his follow-up troops in pieces.  A large number of mortar shells blasted an isolation zone between his two main regiments and the follow-up troops.

    Accompanied by the sound of machine guns and the explosion of mortars, the sound of charging horns sounded all over the mountain.  A large number of rebels who had just disappeared appeared out of nowhere and launched a fierce counterattack under the cover of intensive firepower.

    The two regiments of the puppet Manchukuo army that had rushed up the mountain before and survived the explosion were unable to advance or retreat. Facing Du Kaishan's full counterattack, they could not hold on for more than ten minutes and quickly collapsed.  Except for those who were killed, most of them surrendered honestly after only a brief resistance.

    After seeing an entire battalion of brothers being sent to the west without firing a shot in front of them, these puppet Manchukuo troops were frightened by the bombing, and they still had the courage to resist.  Especially after discovering that their retreat was cut off, they even lost their will to resist.  Facing Du Kaishanbe who launched a counterattack, except for a few die-hard elements who were still fighting back, most people raised their hands cleanly.

    Zhang Kuiying, who was watching the battle on the hilltop opposite, watched helplessly as his two regiments were defeated in just half an hour. Not only did the responding troops suffer heavy casualties from the rain of mortar bombs, he was deeply moved.  I have experienced what is called the two heavens of ice and fire.

    And those next to him were very angry at the flattery of those puppet Manchukuo officers. They had already made up their minds to wait until they returned, so that they could not understand the situation and know what it meant to show some respect to their friendly forces.  Let them understand whose hands they are dawdling in. Major General Ozawa, the Japanese chief of staff of the Seventh Military District of the Puppet Manchuria who had some lessons, secretly sneered in his heart: "Do you really think that the peaches of the imperial army are so easy to pick?  "After everything is wiped out, what else do we need the infantry for?"  If this opponent was so easy to deal with, it was unclear why Sasaki had to die.  Do you really think you people are more powerful than the Kwantung Army?  Stupid Manchurians.  "
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