At 15:00 in the afternoon on October 7, 1922, the Kwantung Army headquarters in Lushun received the latest battle report. Captain Ushidao Manchurian Alliance encountered the main force of the Northeastern Army before they arrived at the front line. The troops were holding on, and the Saito Brigade of the Second Brigade

The regiment leader went to the rescue and tried to coordinate the retreat of the Ushijima Regiment.'

Lieutenant General Kawai Soo thought for a moment and then issued the order, "Inform Captain Saito that the Northeastern Army is ten times more numerous than our Kwantung Army, and this time they have deliberately launched a sneak attack. The Northeastern Army had every chance to completely encircle the Ushijima Regiment, but

This gives you a chance to rescue. There is likely to be an ambush. If your troops cannot easily support the Ushijima Regiment's retreat, you should retreat on your own to prevent our army from suffering greater losses."

Chief of Staff Major General Yoshiya Fukuhara broke out in cold sweat after hearing this. Lieutenant General Kawai Cao told the Saito brigade commander in no uncertain terms that the Ushijima Regiment was expendable. In the decades of history of the Japanese army, this

That never happened. Lieutenant General So Kawai was likely to be court-martialed for this order after the war.

However, Major General Yoshiya Fukuhara did not say anything about the organization. The Northeastern Army was able to ambush the Ushijima Manchu Regiment halfway, which shows that the fortress defense line on the border has been destroyed. The Northeastern Army defeated the solid defense fortifications in 5 hours, which was said to be difficult for even 100,000 troops to attack.

The combat effectiveness far exceeded the Kwantung Army's assessment of the Northeast Army.

Now it is necessary to preserve as many troops as possible to defend the core area between the Lushun Fortress and the Jinzhou Isthmus. If they cannot be retained, there will be no post-war problems. When the Lushun Fortress was captured by the Northeastern Army, Major General Yoshiya Fukuhara could not think of anything.

Alternatives to committing seppuku.

At around 16:30 in the afternoon, the commander of the Second Brigade Kamijou Brigade had already set up defenses at the Kinshu Isthmus and was ready to respond to the retreat of the First Brigade Commander Saito. The area where the Kinshu Isthmus is located is a vast area.

The hilly and mountainous terrain is very suitable for defense.

The condescending Japanese observation post discovered some small black spots on the horizon. It didn't take long to see clearly through the telescope. Some trucks were driving along the undulating road towards the Japanese troops guarding the Jinzhou Isthmus. Those were not Japanese vehicles.

, even the Kwantung Army does not have so many trucks, and the trucks of the Kwantung Army are all in the Dalian area of ​​Lushun and have not been involved in the battle in the area north of the Jinzhou Isthmus.

The truck gradually approached, but stopped outside the range of the Japanese artillery. Many soldiers got off the large number of trucks. They quickly gathered and grouped up and set off towards the nearby high ground.

The news was quickly sent to Major General Kamijou, the commander of the Second Brigade. Although he was unwilling to admit it, Major General Kamijou already understood that the First Brigade, which was going to reinforce the border fortress defense line, was in danger.

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Major General Kamijou guessed right, the 1st Brigade was already trapped in a tight siege. Because the Kwantung Army underestimated the Northeastern Army and overestimated the fortress defense, the advance was hasty. The 14th Army transported by trucks directly killed two of the 1st Brigade.

The regiment separated and encircled. However, the task of annihilating the Kwantung Army's first brigade was first handed over to the Thirteenth Army, which caught up later. The Fourteenth Army only retained the encircling troops, and the rest of the troops set off towards the Jinzhou Isthmus with all their strength.

Before this battle, the General Staff judged that the Japanese garrison in North Korea could reach the Yalu River on the Sino-Japanese border within 72 hours. The Japanese Navy could send a relatively large army to Lushun by sea within 90 hours at the latest.

If you want to completely conquer Kanto Prefecture, you must resolve the battle within 72 hours.

At this time, time is no longer calculated in days, or even in hours. Instead, it is calculated in minutes. Every minute and every second is as precious as the diamond sand in the hourglass. When the sand runs out, the Northeast Army

The cost of conquering Kanto Prefecture will be doubled, and the battle may even fail.

At this time, the 13th Army was also rapidly cleaning the battlefield. It was good news to have surrounded the Japanese First Brigade. The best part was that the First Army could completely capture the railway from Kanto Prefecture to Jinzhou Bay and use the railway to transport supplies.

The efficiency is much higher than that of trucks, but trucks cannot pull some heavy weapons and equipment.

Among the weapons seized, the largest number was the Japanese Type 38 rifle. This rifle was finalized in 1905. Since 1904 was the 38th year of Emperor Meiji, it was called the Type 38 rifle.

This rifle uses 65 mm bullets, which is completely incompatible with the Northeastern Army's Type 19 semi-automatic rifles and the 7 mm caliber of light machine guns. It is of no help to the ongoing battle.

However, the six 38-type 15-centimeter howitzers and the ammunition they captured made Song Junchang of the 13th Army very happy. This howitzer weighs 225 tons, uses an 11-fold diameter barrel, is 164 meters long, and can fire high-explosive

grenades, incendiary bombs, smoke bombs and other ammunition, with a maximum range of 5,900 meters. The power of grenades lies in the internal charge. Compared with the Northeast Army's 120 artillery, the range of the Japanese 150 artillery is less than one kilometer, but the power of the 150-caliber

Definitely bigger than 120.

"Report, the captured Japanese 150-caliber artillery shells are only more than 200 rounds." The staff officer reported the statistics.

Commander Song Junsheng did not dislike it at all, "More than two hundred rounds are better than none. Bring them all!"

At 16:00 in the afternoon, on another important front, the Yalu River front. The Northeastern Army also launched a surprise attack from 9:00 in the morning. At this time, various small transport ships on the Yalu River continued to go back and forth on the Yalu River.

Because the combat area is only 3,500 square kilometers, the First Army has two armies, 13 and 14. The combat area on the other side of the Yalu River is much larger, and the Second Army and the Third Army are assigned to this area.

The Second Group Army has four corps, 5, 8, 23, and 33. The Third Army has four corps, 7, 9, 41, and 42.

The Yalu River Bridge, an important traffic artery on the Yalu River, had been captured by the Northeastern Army at this time. However, the Japanese defenders detonated explosives at the end, causing some damage to the bridge deck. Engineers were conducting rapid repairs. Thick steel plates were dragged away

When reaching the damaged area, the cutting gun cutting the steel bars spurts blue flames, and the arc light of the electric welding flashes. As long as the steel frame is made and installed, and the steel plates are laid on top, troops, including trucks, can pass through the bridge in a short time.

noodle.

On the river, small boats rowed across the Yalu River and docked neatly at designated locations on the other side of the river. On the Chinese side, a large number of small boats also docked. Ships have already transported a large number of iron chains across the Yalu River and fixed the two ends on both sides.

As the sharp whistle sounded, the boat began to drive towards the iron chain. The staff on the boat hooked the iron chain with an iron hook, moved the boat little by little under the iron chain, and used a lock to lock the iron ring on the boat with the iron chain.

together.

On the Chinese side of the Yalu River, wooden boards shipped by trucks are piled high. Some of these wooden boards are processed from local Chinese wood, and some are processed from wood purchased from Russia. No matter where they come from, they are soaked in tar.

After a few months, even if it is wetted by water for a long time, there is no need to worry about it rotting.

The engineering team responsible for the installation waited for the completion of the basic structure of the pontoon bridge and immediately began laying wooden planks. On the Yalu River, there are three pontoon bridges that have already been built. The captains of each engineering team greeted the team members to return to the tents to rest first.

In a moment, looking at the current progress, the laying work will be carried out overnight.m

At this time, the commander of the Second Army, Hu Xiushan, was still on his way to the troops. The commander of the First Army, Zheng Silang, who was directing the battle, did not give the besieged First Brigade of the Kwantung Army a chance to survive the night.

The 1st Brigade of the Kwantung Army was divided into two parts, and each part was attacked by the Northeastern Army that was four times their strength. No matter how the Japanese army believed that spiritual power could influence the war, in reality there was no such thing. It could serve the Kwantung Army

The bunkers they provided for protection and the Kwantung Army's relatively sufficient weapons and ammunition were the reasons why they were able to resist until the start of the general offensive.

When the Northeastern Army began to attack with overwhelming firepower and troops, the Kwantung Army was continuously killed by real-life artillery shells and bullets. Around 18:00 in the evening, the captain of the 2nd Regiment, Ushijima Mitsuru, pulled out his pistol and fired it at his temple.

trigger.

At about the same time, Commander Saito of the First Brigade knelt down in the direction of Tokyo. He took off his military uniform and exposed his chest and abdomen. At this time, the gunfire was only a few dozen meters away from Commander Saito. With despair, Saito

The leader of the Vine Brigade stabbed his own abdomen with the short knife.

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Next to Commander Saito's brigade stood his adjutant. The adjutant was holding Commander Saito's saber, ready to help him correct his mistake. When he saw the sword stabbing him, he immediately swung his saber and slashed at the neck of Commander Saito's brigade.

The adjutant was so loyal to the brigade commander that he didn't want the brigade commander to suffer any pain at all. He drew the knife quickly and hard, and the sword fell and blood splattered. Saito's brigade commander's head was cut off directly by the sharp saber.

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The headless corpse fell softly to the ground, and the hand holding the short knife also let go of the handle. At this time, the adjutant discovered that there were no incisions on the chest and abdomen of Captain Saito. It turned out that he had done it too quickly, so that

Saito brigade leader helped him make mistakes before committing seppuku.

The adjutant's regret did not last for twenty seconds. A bullet from the Northeastern Army's attacking soldier entered his left ear and flew out from his right ear with a large mass of flesh and blood. The adjutant fell next to Saito Brigade Commander

, the blood of the two people was flowing on the ground, and finally converged into the same depression not far away.

In the Jinzhou Isthmus, bloody battles are also going on fiercely. The width of the Jinzhou Isthmus is only 5 kilometers. From the highest mountain, you can clearly see Dalian Bay in the east and Jinzhou Bay in the west. The sun is moving toward Jinzhou

The sea surface of the bay is sinking.

The Kwantung Army's Second Brigade was much better prepared than the First Brigade, but the Northeast Army's large-scale use of trucks for transportation was beyond the Kwantung Army's imagination. Commander Kamijou couldn't help but think of the beginning of the European War.

At that time, the German army was about to attack Paris. The French defenders gathered taxis to send the French army to the front line, and finally withstood the German army's attack.

Obviously, the Northeastern Army is further ahead than the Japanese Army in absorbing and learning from war examples. Whether it is the German Army's custom-made siege guns or the French Army's large-scale use of trucks, these are all things that happened in the European War. However, Major General Kamijou participated in

In the formulation of combat plans, the Japanese army is still using the military equipment and combat modes from the Russo-Japanese War as the tactical basis for campaign deductions.

To this day, Major General Kamijou still feels that what is happening in front of him is unreal. However, the Northeastern Army is using various combat examples that occurred in World War I to improve the Northeastern Army's combat capabilities, and has gained a great advantage.

After taking advantage of the latest battle experience, the Northeastern Army is using infantry and artillery to launch attacks on the highlands occupied by the Japanese army. The Japanese army launched a fierce counterattack against this army. Although the Northeastern Army suffered a lot of casualties, it remained tenacious and

The attack was carried out effectively and even two unimportant highlands were captured.

Is the combat effectiveness of the Northeastern Army already superior to that of the Japanese army? Unknown thoughts began to linger in the mind of Major General Kamijou, and he could not get rid of it.

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It was finally getting late, and the fighting had to be temporarily suspended.

At the Northeastern Army's airport, lights were on on both sides of the runway, and the last three reconnaissance planes began to land towards the runway.

The view at high altitude is completely different from that on the ground. Even though the ground has fallen into darkness, you can even see the last trace of the sun's afterglow from a thousand meters high. The gorgeous colors are really refreshing. Looking down at the earth in the night

, the two rows of firelight were like two gemstone necklaces set on the ground, flashing with beautiful brilliance.

The pilots put away their romantic mood. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, landing at night was very dangerous. In order to win the battle, everyone tried their best to take photos of the Japanese army in the Jinzhou Isthmus and provide them to the troops.

After taking a few deep breaths, the pilots pushed the control stick and began to land towards the ground. The biggest fear when landing at night is that they cannot see the ground clearly and cannot ensure that the wings of the aircraft are level. In the air, the pilots do not need to consider these things. The decision for safety is air flow.

direction. But on the ground, as long as one side of the landing gear lands first, it is likely to cause a rollover.

The luminous level can indeed provide some guidance, but if you want to maintain the level and accurately land on the runway, the pilot must have several pairs of eyes.

However, the pilots were not overly nervous. According to their daily emergency training, the pilots drove the plane towards the illuminated runway and began to land.

Finally, the plane began to approach the runway. At the end of the runway, a big light was on. The pilot of the first reconnaissance plane saw that the light was red and quickly pulled up the control stick, raising the nose of the plane and flying into the air.

The pilot of the second reconnaissance plane also arrived above the runway soon. At this time, the headlights he saw were green. Suddenly, the pilot turned off the engine and pushed down the control stick. The rear support of the aircraft landed first, allowing the fuselage to

It shook violently. Soon, the plane shook again, and the nose landing gear also touched the ground. The pilot tried his best to control the direction and prevent the plane from running out of the runway. Under the inertia, the plane kept sliding for hundreds of meters, and finally stopped.

Come down.

The pilot took a long breath and blurted out a frightened sigh, "Thank God!"

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The ground crew came quickly and towed the plane off the runway.

At this time, the pilot of the third reconnaissance plane had landed, and another group of ground crew started the vehicle and tried to keep the same speed as the plane, preparing to rush to the rescue as soon as possible if something happened to the plane.
To be continued...