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Text Chapter 534: It¡¯s better to be on the safe side

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    After hearing Iimura Rang reveal the plan for future battles, Higuchi Kiichiro quickly found the location of the 51st Division on the map and couldn't help but take a breath.  This deployment can be said to put the 51st Division and the Independent Fourth Guards in a desperate situation, which is equivalent to sending the 51st Division into the tiger's mouth.

    Without the cover of the Qiqihar Fort and the Greater Khingan Mountains, it is almost impossible for the 51st Division to complete the North-Heilongjiang Railway under the attack of a large number of cavalry and armored troops from the opponent.  Even under the impact of enemy tanks, it is very likely that it will not be able to protect itself.

    Looking at Iimura Rang¡¯s cold and emotionless face after saying these words, Higuchi Kiichiro understood that this was the Kwantung Army¡¯s helpless choice to rescue the First Division.  After a brief hesitation, Higuchi Kiichiro smiled wryly and waved his hand: "That's all, since you Iimura-kun said so, what else can I do?"

    "I will adjust my deployment now and put all the troops on hand into it for a desperate charge. This battle is not only for the damn young master in the First Division, but also for the honor of the Ninth Division. This battle is over.  If the ancestors of the Ninth Division find out about this, they will jump out of the graveyard and scold me."

    "However, Iimura-kun, I won't hide it from you. I can only do my best. After all, we cannot have the final say on the battlefield. Such a tough, tactically skilled, well-trained, and well-equipped opponent,  This is our first encounter with the Ninth Division. I don¡¯t know how far we can fight. I¡¯m not sure whether we can conquer the Twin Cities within 48 hours.¡±

    In response to Higuchi Kiichiro's words, Iimura Rui waved his hand and did not answer him directly. Instead, he stood at the observation port of the 9th Division Regiment Headquarters and looked through the artillery mirror at the two ruins that had become ruins. From time to time, there was a burst of intensive gunfire.  After waiting for a long time, he said: "Higuchi-kun, do your best. As for the result, it depends on whether God will take care of the imperial army."

    Having said this, Iimura Rang emphasized his tone and said: "This is why I came here from Xinjing. You may say that you supervise the battle or observe the battle, but the Kwantung Army must be prepared to face the worst situation when the situation develops."  Plan. The First Division must not be thrown away, let alone given up. This is my point of view, and it is also the point of view of Commander Umezu Yoshijiro. "

    "You have suffered heavy casualties these days, but I think the defenders will only suffer greater casualties under your heavy artillery strikes. The blood of the Ninth Division is almost dry, but the defenders combined are only one brigade and four regiments.  Coupled with the casualties in the previous battle with the 25th Division, I don¡¯t believe they have much strength left to continue to fight. I think it is still possible to capture the Twin Cities.¡±

    Regarding Iimura Rang's last words, Higuchi Kiichiro was shocked and remained silent for a long time before saying: "Iimura-kun, is this going to end in such a useless way? The Imperial Army of Japan has never fought like this since its formation.  A miserable defeat. Should we try to fight with the base camp and mobilize a few divisions to make another effort? "

    "The Kwantung Army started fighting at the end of May. It is true that they are exhausted and have suffered heavy losses. But they have also been fighting for three months from the end of May to now. We have suffered heavy losses and gave them the combat power of the Imperial Army.  The losses will not be too light either. Now it depends on who can survive to the end.¡±

    "Isn't it a pity to give up at this time? The Kwantung Army has suffered heavy losses, isn't there still the Korean Army? Even if the Kwantung Army itself lacks strength, it is still possible to mobilize one or two divisions from the Korean Army. You and I are both soldiers  , everyone should know that at this time it depends on who has the last straw to break the opponent."

    Regarding Higuchi Kiichiro's wish to persist, Iimura Rang smiled bitterly and said: "Higuchi-kun, the Imperial Army only has one battlefield in the north. Judging from the current situation that there is only one Guards Division left in the country, where can we mobilize reinforcements?  We can't just transfer the Guards Division, even if we do, who would dare to let them go to the battlefield? The Kwantung Army is now so weakened that it can no longer fight. "

    "Commander Umezu and I can't understand the situation you mentioned. If we can't see it, we, the commander and chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, will have nothing to do. But now it is the Kwantung Army that cannot sustain it, and  They are not our opponents. We cannot just watch the Kwantung Army bleed out because of a fight of will."

    "There is an old saying in China that you hide your courage by hiding your fuel. For the Kwantung Army, the most important thing at the moment is to accumulate strength and stop their development momentum instead of engaging in a temporary dispute here. Higuchi-kun, wait for the opportunity. They are here  Northern Manchuria, which has a sparse population, has limits even if it can develop further. Compared with its national strength, our Empire of Japan is ultimately stronger.¡±

    Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro could only say nothing in response to Iimura Rang's wry smile.  Even if he was unconvinced, he was not stupid enough to defeat his superiors with the ninth victory when the Kwantung Army had terminated its follow-up combat plan.The division went to poke the opponent's hornet's nest.  Just like Iimura Rang said, do your best.

    But the next battle still gave Rang Iimura and Kiichiro Higuchi a headache.  Although this difficult opponent was also seriously injured, no matter what methods the Ninth Division used, they would not retreat.  In the next few days of fighting, everyone except Iimura Rang carefully observed the fighting effectiveness of the defenders.

    They even did not hesitate to use their distinguished status as the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army to personally interrogate prisoners of war to determine the true combat effectiveness of the defenders.  Higuchi Kiichiro was scratching his head.  Despite the Ninth Division's best efforts, scooping up the Twin Cities within 48 hours was still nothing more than a mirage.

    ?There were many times when it seemed like we were just a little bit away from success.  It is clear that the strength is also almost exhausted, and it seems to be a dying defender, but it can always withstand what seems to be the last offensive of the 9th Division in theory.

    Facing the defenders who refused to retreat, Higuchi Kiichiro's efforts ultimately failed.  Although they had occupied three-quarters of the entire twin cities and more than half of the train station, they were still unable to end the fighting.  The desperate resistance of the defenders finally turned the efforts of Iimura Rang and Higuchi Kiichiro into a colorful bubble.  No matter how hard Higuchi Kiichiro tried his best, time passed day by day, but there was still no hope of success.

    "Compared to Higuchi Kiichiro's screams of pain, Ma Fengqi in front of him was even more confused in the next battle.  In just three days, the entire twin cities had been reduced to the ground. All the troops in the city could only rely on the ruins to fight the Japanese army.

    In the following days of fighting, if it were not for the desperate support of the aviation force and the occasional long-range artillery fire from the train guns parked north of Shuangcheng County, his Independent Second Brigade, which suffered equally heavy casualties, would have been overwhelmed by the overwhelmingly superior Japanese army.  He was driven out of the city.

    In the ensuing battle, the Ninth Division suffered heavy casualties, and the Second Independent Brigade was no better.  On the seventh day of the battle, the Second Independent Brigade, which had almost lost its blood, finally couldn't hold on anymore. In desperation, it had no choice but to abandon some important targets such as Shuangcheng Station freight yard, dispatch office, and even the platform, and retreated to the station to hold on.  Shuangcheng County, except for some positions in the northwest corner, also gave up 80%.

    The entire outer position has been abandoned except for a few highlands in the north that restrict the supply line and the casualty evacuation channel.  The last two and a half battalions left in the brigade withdrew to the connection between Shuangcheng Railway Station and the county seat. Even the brigade guard company was pulled up and fired.  By the tenth day of the war, the actual position of the entire brigade was less than one-fifth of its pre-war position.

    Looking at the past ten days, Ma Fengqi, who had lost a layer of skin due to severe lack of sleep, was unshaven and haggard, was no better than him. Huang Shengbin shook his head and sighed secretly in his heart.  The Second Independent Brigade was completely disabled this time.

    With the three regiments of the entire brigade plus the attached 5th Brigade and 13th Regiment, after ten days of hard fighting, there are now only two and a half battalions left including the lightly wounded.  All external passages have been cut off, except for a narrow corridor on the north side that has been kept alive for a long time.

    After receiving Huang Shengbin's look at him, Ma Fengqi, who was lying on the map doing homework on the map, raised his head, saw Huang Shengbin's face that was almost as haggard as his own, and smiled after throwing the set triangle and compass in his hand on the map.  He smiled and said: "Old Huang, what's the matter? Are you a little worried?"

    Huang Shengbin ignored him and walked to the observation port where the third command post had been replaced. He raised his telescope and looked at the front line that was less than 300 meters away from the command post and where fierce fighting was currently taking place.  After observing for a long time, he said: "Old Ma, the Japanese have been a bit evil these past two days. They actually let Shuangcheng County go and put all their efforts in the direction of the train station. If it hadn't been for the heavy rain yesterday afternoon, I'm afraid the train station would really be there.  Can¡¯t hold on any longer.¡±

    "And after the 24th Division arrived, it was busy repairing fortifications all day long and didn't even participate in the battle. The Ninth Division was always taking the lead in the battle ahead. The fully-organized 24th Division transferred  It¡¯s been six or seven days since I came here, but I¡¯ve been sitting on the sidelines, watching their friendly forces fighting hard, but they only occasionally mobilized a large group to support them. This is a bit intriguing.¡±

    "I have always been worried that the 24th Division is waiting for us to drain out all our blood before swarming forward. Even with the lightly wounded on hand, we have less than two and a half battalions left. If the 24th Division  If they all come up, we may not be able to hold on for even one day.¡±

    "Old Ma, should you send a telegram to the headquarters and ask for support from the headquarters? After all, the headquarters only requires us to hold on for seventy-two hours, and now we have been fighting for ten full days. We have overfulfilled the combat tasks assigned by the headquarters. Now we are requesting reinforcements and  Not too much.¡±

    "The strategic location of the Shuangcheng City is too important. It is the southern gate of Harbin. The Shuangcheng City is lost??, Harbin lost its southern barrier.  Now the First Column and our column are fighting outside, and Harbin's troops are quite empty.  Once Shuangcheng is lost, based on the speed of the Japanese army's movement and the distance from Shuangcheng to Harbin, which is only more than 30 kilometers, I am afraid that neither the first column nor our column will be able to get ahead of the Japanese and return to Harbin.  "

    "We don't want too many, even if the headquarters only transfers one regiment. As long as we can hold on until the column returns from external operations, even if we all die here, we are not afraid of losing the twin cities. But that time has not yet come. Headquarters  There has been no battle report for two days, and we are all blind. The situation in the column is unclear. If the two cities are lost, you and I will be guilty. "
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