The 15th Army launched an attack on the Japanese Seventh Division, and the Japanese Sixth Division began to retreat and moved closer to the 7th Division, and the news that the Japanese 19th Division fled north after plundering Benxi Lake was almost at the same time, and the news that the Japanese 19th Division fled north was handed over to Mu Husan's desk.

The General Staff was stunned at the time. The Japanese army's reaction was far beyond the imagination of the Fourth Field Army. Such a linkage could only be described as quiet as if it was a virginity and as if it was a rabbit. Mu Husan was not too surprised. He looked at the map for a long time before saying, "There must be quite outstanding talents in the 19th Division of Japan!"

"The 19th Division cannot command the other two divisions." The staff officer was quite puzzled by Mu Husan's judgment. If we look at it according to common sense, the most important thing at this time is to break through or bypass the defensive positions of the 18th Army.

"The actions of the three Japanese divisions were not the result of direct contact, and there was no time to go." Mu Husan explained to the comrades in the General Staff, "The 19th Division may have told the 6th and 7th Division that they are clearly selling their teammates. Someone in the 19th Division must know the war philosophy of our Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army."

Just 24 hours before Mu Husan explained his thoughts to the staff, Okamura Yasuji, the chief of the 19th Division, said to the commander of the 19th Division, "Your Excellency, people have lost their land, people have lost their land, people have lost their land, people have lost their land, and people have lost their land!"

Okamura Yasuji is a descendant of the Tokugawa Shogunate Samurai. After graduating from elementary school, he was admitted to the affiliated middle school department of the famous Tokyo Specialty School (renamed Waseda University in 1902). Later, because of the high tuition fees, he was transferred to the Tokyo Army Young School. After graduation, he was admitted to the Army Non-Commissioner School. In October 1904, he graduated from the 16th class of the Army Non-Commissioner School with excellent results. He was awarded the second lieutenant of the Infantry Regiment and served as the captain of the first infantry registrar.

At that time, the Russo-Japanese War broke out. With the urgency to make meritorious contributions to the emperor, under Okamura Yasuji's repeated requests, his superiors finally approved his request. In April of the following year, Okamura Yasuji was transferred from the supplementary troops to the 49th Infantry Regiment, and participated in the Battle of Sakhalin Island as a small team leader of the newly formed 13th Division.

In 1910, Okamura Yasuji entered Tokyo Army University again for further studies. In 1913, he graduated from the 25th class of the Army University with excellent results and served as the captain of the First Infantry Regiment. In August 1914, he was transferred to the staff of the General Staff Headquarters' History Division.

As a soldier with a purely professional background, Neji Kamura's resume can be said to be quite eye-catching. When he was serving as a staff officer in the history class of the General Staff, Neji Kamura was originally assigned to the German war history research group, but the People's Party had already seized Qingdao from the Germans at this time, so Neji Kamura himself spent a lot of his time on the research of the People's Party's army.

Before World War I, Japan attached great importance to the history of war, and it was relatively easy to obtain various materials, at least not to be troubled. In addition, the war concept system of the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army was not complicated, and the quotes of Grandpa Mao's war concept that Chen Ke were familiar with were so easy to understand and catchy. Okamura Yasuji quickly studied it thoroughly.

In 1915, Japan formed the 19th and 20th Divisions of the North Korean Army, and Okamura Yasuji was transferred from the Staff Officer's History Course to the 19th Division's Major General Staff. During this war, Okamura Yasuji always had the view that he was "not very inclusive" with other staff members. Therefore, he was not favored by the division commander. Before Fengtian retreated this time, Kokamura Yasuji once again pointed out that it was likely to be intercepted and blocked in the Benxi Lake area, so it would be better to go back to Korea directly by land. The division commander was furious and simply asked Okamura Yasuji to be responsible for the work behind the palace. Kokamura Yasuji commanded the rear troops to face Fengtian, who was close to the point of approaching the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army, but did everything possible to get the troops out of contact with the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army as soon as possible.

After the Miyazaki Brigade was destroyed, the commander of the 19th Division found that if the 19th Division's rear guard had hesitated a little and continued to get entangled with the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army, they would probably have been trapped in a heavy siege. And the commander of the rear troops in the palace, Kamura Niji, could even judge the actions of the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army in advance. At the moment when he was trapped in Benxi Lake and could be fully surrounded by the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army at any time, the commander of the 19th Division had to call Okamura Niji and ask him about his views on the battle situation.

Kaangmura Yasuji did not make any predictions about the battle situation directly like a god, but instead first took "people have lost their land, people have lost their land, people have lost their land!" as the opening remarks.

"Before the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army entered Manchuria, we relied on the garrison troops in the northeast and various institutions of the Manchurian Railway to effectively control Manchuria. After the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army entered the northeast, they first expelled all the Manchurian Railway institutions that they could reach. The land in Manchuria always exists. We lost the existence of the Manchurian Railway institutions on these lands and lost control of those areas."

This principle is very simple. The commander of the 19th Division felt quite disappointed. What he hoped was that Kazumura Yanji could make preparations like before and point out what actions the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army would take, and more importantly, where it would appear. But listening to Okamura Yanji's statement that he was off topic, the commander of the division could not bear it anymore. Now is not the time to discuss such simple military theory.

"Gangcunjun, what do you think the People's Party will do next?" asked the division commander.

"Your Excellency, the BJP's strategy is consistent from beginning to end. They are going to eliminate us." Okamura Yasuji replied.

The original patience of the division commander flew out of the sky after hearing this. He did not feel that he had to have such a "low-level" discussion with Kamura Yanji. If the People's Party wants to occupy the Northeast, it naturally has to try its best to eliminate the Japanese army in the Northeast. If the Japanese army wants to occupy the Northeast, it must do its best to kill other forces that dare to intervene in the Northeast. This has no value for discussion at all.

Okamura Yanji quickly saw the dissatisfaction of the division commander, and he quickly explained further. "The biggest difference between the division commander, the People's Party's strategy and ours is that in their recent strategy, all the purpose of occupying land is to eliminate our army. However, in our army's strategy, there is no such thorough concept at all. The first thing we need to ensure is to occupy Manchuria. Manchuria is not our Japanese natives. Even if our strategy looks the same as the People's Party, the basis of our considerations will be fundamentally different when implemented. In any case, the local Manchuria people do not think they are our Japanese nationals. And we do not think that the local Manchuria are our Japanese nationals!"

Of course, it is not an idiot who can get into the level of division commander. Okamura Yasuji analyzed the current situation in this way, and the commander of the 19th Division suddenly realized it. As long as the People's Party can expel other forces in the Northeast, it will naturally be recognized by the locals in the Northeast. Because no matter what, the locals in the Northeast think they are Chinese. The Japanese army must first determine the security of the strongholds they maintain in the Northeast, so the People's Party can completely aim to annihilate the Japanese army, while the Japanese army must first ensure its foothold. After losing the support of the Manchurian Railway organization, the situation of the Japanese army naturally becomes worse and worse.

Okamura Yasuji had said similar things before, but only today, what he said was truly listened to by the commander of the 19th Division. Because when facing Zhang Zuolin of the Northeast Army, the Japanese army did not feel this way. After the Japanese opponent became the brave and warlike Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army, the commander of the 19th Division truly felt that the Japanese army's identity as an outsider of the invaders became their greatest burden in China. If the Japanese army could not defeat the Chinese army in Northeast China, it would be impossible for the Japanese army to truly occupy the Northeast.

After a long silence, the division commander continued to ask: "So what do you think of Gangcunjun?"

"At present, we should not expect the Sixth Seventh Division to be rescued in time. Miyazaki Brigade has fought very well. In this case, we cannot win, and the Sixth Seventh Division will not actively break through the defensive positions of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Our current solution is to decisively retreat to the north without enemies and cross the mountains to return to North Korea." Okamura Yasuji said.

The commander of the 19th Division listened carefully to Okamura's method. The 19th Division is now retreating north and has no enemies in the north. It is difficult to cross the mountainous areas in winter. However, as long as the Sixth and Seventh Division force the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, I think the commander of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army will not be so stupid as to escape from the solid defensive positions and expose the back of his troops to the Japanese attack range.

If you want to play another trick in such a battle, the Sixth Seventh Division can even retreat south at the same time as the 19th Division begins to retreat north. If the commander of the 18th Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was a reckless person, he would probably be tempted by such a fighter and wanted to take this opportunity to pursue it. As long as they escaped from the solid formation, even as long as some of the troops left the solid positions, the Sixth Seventh Division would have room for action. The Japanese military strength advantage could play a huge role in combat.

If the commander of the 18th Army of the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army was a suspicious person, he would definitely find a way to figure out what was going on. When he figured it out, the 19th Division had already completely separated from the contact with the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Even if the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was able to carry out pursuit, the 19th Division would have enough time to set up ambush in the mountains and deal with the pursuers.

"No matter what choice the enemy chooses, our army can mobilize the enemy through actions. The worst case is that our army suffers certain losses when passing through the mountains." Okamura Yasuji finally finished his plan.

The commander of the 19th Division pondered and said nothing. It was not that he thought there was something wrong with Okamura's plan. Overall, this plan was very feasible and had a very high chance of success. But because of the high chance of success, the commander of the 19th Division had to think of another thing, that is, what would happen after he returned to the country? If it was during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, no matter who was responsible, the commander of the 19th Division had to apologize. Even at the moment of deepening reform of the Japanese military system, the responsibility for suffering heavy failure this time may not be entirely borne by the commander of the 19th Division. However, even so, he was demoted, went to a military court, and even deprived of his military status. In addition, he was rolled by everyone around him, such punishment was not much worse than suicide.

After a long silence, the commander of the 19th Division asked: "When is Gangcunjun thinking it is more appropriate to retreat?"

Okamura Yasuji replied firmly: "Retreat now!" After saying this, Okamura Yasuji added in a low voice, "Leave all heavy weapons and move forward lightly."

The muscles on the face of the 19th Division Commander twisted. If he threw down his heavy weapons, he could not even say that he would "turn in". This was a complete escape. However, at this time, he had no other choice. With no hope for the future, the 19th Division Commander agreed to Okamura's suggestion. He sent someone to report to the 6th Seventh Division and plundered the supplies of the people in Panjin area. The 19th Division immediately started to head north in the snow.

Although he did not know the specific situation within the 19th Division, Mu Husan already understood the idea of ​​the 19th Division. The 18th Army could not chase the 19th Division no matter what. At most, the 14th Army heading south from Fengtian was arranged to follow the troops, but it was impossible to truly carry out pursuit and annihilation. What's more, the key point of the current situation is to annihilate the 6th and 7th Division in front of him. Once these two divisions can be annihilated, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army will be able to go straight to Andong and face the Japanese army across the river.

Although he was quite afraid of the combat effectiveness shown by the 19th Division in the past few days and his cognitive ability of the war, as long as the Sino-Japanese War is not over, there are opportunities to reunite with the 19th Division on the battlefield. Moreover, the 19th Division's decisive departure from the battlefield completely eliminated the worries of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. From this perspective, Mu Husan did not think he was at a loss.

"The troops head south and participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army!" Mu Husan ordered.

The 6th Division of the Japanese Army was in front of the 18th Army. This Japanese army had not participated in the battle, but had only launched an offensive posture a few kilometers away. Now that they began to retreat, the road that the large Japanese army marched was a relief to the pursuit of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The vanguard soon rushed up and launched a fierce exchange of fire with the Japanese defenders.

This is a real field battle, with thick snow covering the earth. In addition to the ups and downs caused by the terrain, the battle between the two armies was almost on the same plane. The Japanese army's battlefield living conditions were obviously not as good as that of the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army, and the Japanese army's cold-proof clothing was also obviously inferior to that of the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army. The cold and fatigue accumulated over a few days were very obvious in the battle. It was something that was difficult to explain except soldiers. It must be said that the Japanese army was extremely "lack of fighting" enthusiasm. They just fought mechanically according to their daily training. On the other hand, every soldier was doing his best to complete the combat mission.

As the defensive side, the Japanese army occupied a high-slope area. Moreover, the Japanese artillery advantage was also taken into play. The shells exploded with snowflakes soaring into the sky on the offensive route of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Then, ugly black "scars" appeared on the snow-white fields.

"Go!" The 3rd Division, who was responsible for the first round of attack, was originally defending the southern front. The Ninth Regiment Commander finally grabbed the offensive task. With his order, the engineers had already bent down and started digging on the side of the temporarily dug out ice and snow trench with engineers shovels at the bottom of the snow layer more than one meter thick.

The front line between China and Japan is now more than 300 meters away. It is only to send it to the target by itself. It must be kept approaching the enemy and reaching the maximum limit. The fierce attack of the rifle continues. Although it is difficult to aim more than 300 meters away, this is also a necessary restraining battle.

Many snow underground tunnels dug in parallel continued for more than 30 meters, a Japanese artillery shell flew away and landed straight on the tunnel. The explosion not only caused a large pile of snow, but also shattered the snow on several nearby tunnels. When the Japanese saw some sanks suddenly appeared on the snow, they quickly understood what the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army wanted to do. They howled and shot fiercely in the direction of these tunnels.

"Some tunnels are dug openly! Save time! Try to lean on it!" Commander Ninth issued an order.

Under the new order, the excavation speed of the tunnel was significantly increased. The winding tunnel began to continuously extend upward, not only extending longitudinally, but also penetrated horizontally. The soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army quickly moved forward with the tunnel, constantly shortening the distance with the Japanese army.

When the commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army saw that the situation was wrong, he simply gave up his plan to defend. The Japanese army gathered troops on the front line. With the sound of the military horn, a large number of Japanese troops actually launched a charge.

"The Japanese are here to die! I will fulfill them!" It's no longer a snowy day, and there is an uncontrollable excitement in the voice of the Ninth Regiment Commander. After the Japanese approached, the machine guns on the front line of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army began to sing lightly, and dense bullets killed the Japanese troops who were moving slowly in the snow in rows. Because their legs were trapped in thick snow, some Japanese soldiers just leaned forward and backward, and their legs were tilted in the snow and did not pull them out at all.

Seeing that the advance was blocked, the Japanese army had to retreat. However, retreat was not so easy to retreat, and the slow speed made them an excellent target. The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army also tried to shoot with mortars, but the shells directly drilled into the deep snow layer with great curvature. In addition to causing some trouble to the enemy, the real lethality was greatly reduced.

The commander of the Ninth Regiment did not completely give up the shelling. He ordered: "Look at whether the gunners can use shelling to drive a few roads!"

The gunners' attempts were pretty good, and the shells greatly improved the progress of "civil engineering work". The commander of the Ninth Regiment immediately informed the Third Division's headquarters on the phone, and the Third Division also conveyed the latest experience to his 7th Regiment and Eighth Regiment.

Although the number of troops was far lower than the frontal Japanese 6th Division, the commanders and soldiers of the Third Division showed unprecedented initiative, tenaciously shortened the distance with the Japanese 6th Division, and tried their best to advance the battle towards full combat.

Mu Husan kept receiving the latest battle reports, and to his delight, the Second Division of the 14th Army did not chase the 19th Division of the Japanese Army, but instead rushed to the battlefield with all his might. Holding the troops of four divisions, Mu Husan was full of confidence in achieving a comprehensive victory in the battle.
Chapter completed!