Chapter 212 The Rehe War
In a small town southwest of Chaoyang, a group of merchants selling grain were walking out of the restaurant at dusk.
"Master Liu, be careful on the road. The road is not safe these days. When I arrive in Chaoyang, I say hello to Boss Wang." The restaurant shopkeeper looked at the guy who was trapping the car and bowed to a strong man in his thirties in the head.
"It's okay, I can't take it quickly and it will be in the middle of the night. Besides, who are you afraid of when you are all strong men?" The strong man said with a smile.
After being polite, the twenty merchants drove a dozen carriages on the road, walked out more than ten miles, and saw that there was no one around. Master Liu waved his hand and stopped the carriage, took out an old pocket watch, looked at the time with the light of the lantern, and immediately became serious. Then he didn't say anything but waved to the guy behind him.
The guy quickly opened the secret lattice on the carriage, then took out a black box the size of a palm from it and handed it to Master Liu. After Master Liu took it, he opened it and pressed the password. The little black box immediately began to send out radio signals.
At this moment, in the sky fifty kilometers away from here, a highlight appeared on the screen in a pilot's hand on an aunt Junker.
"Target No. 2 appears!" Then he reported the location. Aunt Junker immediately adjusted his course and flew over. He soon discovered the airdrop field marked with flames on the ground. The plane dropped the altitude, and then several large wooden boxes with parachutes and light signs were thrown down.
The plane that completed the airdrop immediately turned around and returned. Manager Liu on the ground turned off the liaison at the same time, took his men and quickly carried the wooden box onto the carriage, threw the parachute into the fire, and then led the convoy to continue moving forward, and arrived outside Chaoyang City at midnight. The convoy directly entered a small courtyard outside the city. Half an hour later, four carriages drove out of the courtyard and headed straight for the direction of Chaoyang Japanese Airport.
After another half an hour, four 82mm mortars were aimed at Chaoyang Airport, the hangar, the oil depot, and the ammunition depot, two kilometers away. All of the targets that had been reconnaissance had been exposed to the muzzle.
"Fire the cannon!" Master Liu gave the order, and as the shells fell, a battle began.
Four mortar shells accurately hit their respective targets. The huge explosion immediately made the entire airport chaotic. The Japanese soldiers in their sleep escaped from their residence in panic, but were torn apart by the shells.
Among the two hundred mortar shells, half are white phosphorus incendiary bombs. The other half are high explosive bombs loaded with black Sorkins. Shafts and white phosphorus are the best combination, and steel and flames keep harvesting lives.
The dozens of intensive shellings per minute quickly turned the airport into a sea of fire. In order to deal with the possible war, the Japanese army reserved a large amount of oil and bombs here. Now these things have become deadly devils, detonated ammunition and oil. The sea of fire has turned into purgatory, planes are burning, houses are burning, and even people are burning.
It only took less than ten minutes for four mortars to burn two hundred shells. Not to mention counterattacking, it was not even enough to wake the Japanese army from the chaos and shoot out the attackers of the shells. They looked at the targets engulfed by the fire, blew up the weapons without hesitation and turned around and left.
The same situation was in Rehe, and all Japanese airports in western Liaoning were staged at the same time. Almost all the Japanese air force in this area disappeared overnight, and nearly a hundred planes were completely destroyed. Countless pilots were buried in the sea of fire, and the losses of oil and ammunition were even more severe.
Just when the airport was attacked, a train carrying ammunition was driving on the bridgehead on the Laoha River Bridge of Yechi Railway, and in the dense forest not far from the shore, dozens of black shadows were quietly watching the rumbling train.
"Detonate!" a black shadow whispered.
The person next to him quickly pressed the detonator, and a huge ball of fire appeared under the train like a monster in the illusory world, with a trembling roar that made the earth tremble, and suddenly lifted the entire train away with the force of violence. The wreckage of the bridge was also broken into pieces.
"Ma, a ton of black sorkin, it's so satisfying!" The black shadow who ordered said with a grin.
One ton of Black Sorkins left the entire bridge gone. Just this night, not only this bridge, not just one bridge, but even one kilometer-long railway tracks of Chengjin Railway were buried by a landslide bombed by two tons of Black Sorkins.
It was a crazy night, with dozens of fatal attacks and explosions that made Kenji Ueda, who was in charge of Shenyang, unable to sleep all night. He was well prepared for the upcoming war, but he did not expect that the war would start in this way.
At dawn, the real war broke out. Jingpan, this small town outside the Great Wall, had been smashed into rubble by hail-like shells in just half an hour. The captain of the Ninth Regiment of the Japanese Army stationed here had never imagined that artillery bombardment could be so dense.
150mm heavy mortar, 82mm mortar, 75mm howitzer, and even 105mm heavy mortar, shells of various caliber, with all kinds of whistling, falling down continuously, not only killer bombs, but also white phosphorus bombs. Now this small town is completely a sea of fire.
The soldiers from Osaka have always lacked the courage. Under such density of shelling, no one even dared to show their heads. They held their heads and curled up behind the collapsed city walls, praying that the shells would not fall on themselves.
The shells would not hear their prayers. The wing captain was watching his subordinates, shattered in the explosion of fire, and struggled and howled in the poisonous fire burning with white phosphorus.
"Please give tactical guidance!" The corps leader said to the chief of staff next to him in pain, although at this time, he had not seen an enemy walking into his sight.
The Chief of Staff turned around and sent a report. He knew that after the bombardment, the Ninth United estimated that there would be no more than half of the remaining people.
The enemy on the opposite side is not the Northeast Restoration Army, but this is the Sun Dianying bandit gang in Doron. Except for these bandits trained by American ghost animals, no one would waste shells like this.
Yes, the Chief of Staff can only be described as waste. According to his estimate, at least more than 20,000 shells of various caliber were smashed in half an hour through the shed. On average, each soldier in the Ninth Regiment had seven shells on his body, but he also admitted that this kind of shelling was very effective, especially for the Fourth Division. Now soldiers have been tortured by shelling. Such an army may not even be able to stop the enemy's first wave of charge.
Outside the Jingpan City, Ding Chuoting, the most trusted division commander of Sun Dianying, was humbly accepting the guidance of his American consultant. This veteran who participated in the Second Somme Battle was talking about what is the flat push of artillery fire. Four 105mm heavy artillery next to them were shooting shells at the small Jingpan.
This was done by Yang Feng's arsenal by himself. It was still in the test stage, but instead of wasting the shells on the test site, it would be better to directly hit the Japanese army's heads.
"When you can use shells, you will never use bullets. When you can use machine guns, you will never use rifles. When you can use submachine guns, you will never use bayonets. Our task is to take down the shed at the fastest speed, so we have to use the fastest way. First, smash 30,000 shells, and then our soldiers can directly step on the enemy's corpses to occupy the town!" Major Frank said proudly. The veterans who were still gangsters in New York a few years ago were having fun among the bandits.
"It's just that the cost is too high!" Ding Chuoting said with emotion.
"Compared with victory, this cost is insignificant!" Frank held up his telescope and looked at the sutra shed, feeling that it should be almost the same. Now, except for the flames, there is no way to see anything higher than the city wall in this small town.
"Ding, it's time for the young men to come on. Tell them to keep as many prisoners as possible, that's our dollars!" Frank said.
Ding Chuoting immediately became energetic. He waved his big eyes in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, rush to me and go to the city to capture prisoners! A Japanese man costs one hundred dollars!"
The bandits were already a little impatient to howl, holding the k98 with bayonets, and lined up with standard American infantry offensive teams, flooding the ruins of Zhuangcheng like a tide.
No one resisted them anymore. This shelling caused the Ninth Regiment to lose more than half of its troops, and the rest were tortured by artillery shells and almost collapsed. In front of the enemy ten times more than it was, they had already lost the courage to resist.
The entire Ninth Regiment of the Japanese army was wiped out, and the captain of the corps was cut in his command center. Nearly a thousand soldiers who were bombed by artillery shells surrendered to the attacking bandits. They were treated very much in line with the Geneva Convention. No one was massacred or abused. This made the Osaka vegetable dealers overjoyed and looked a little unbelievable.
What surprised them even more was that the old bandits even gave them food and drink and treated the wounded with a smile. This was simply incredible. Although these guys smiled strangely, the Osaka vegetable dealers certainly didn't know that the reason why these guys treated their injuries was mainly because the dead couldn't sell them for money.
"Ma, I really didn't find it?" Ding Chuoting said dissatisfiedly to his subordinates responsible for cleaning up the Japanese command. Boss Yang issued a reward of 200 taels of gold to the Japanese corps flag, so it is indeed a pity to not find this thing.
"It probably was burned. Our brothers met a group of very tenacious Japanese soldiers. More than a dozen were killed or injured before they used recoilless cannons to kill them with white phosphorus shells. It should be their flag guard team." The subordinate said.
If you didn't find it, you couldn't find it. With a little regret, Ding Chuoting sent a telegram to the general command center of Duolun to conquer the Jingpan.
This is the most important part of the entire battle. The northern part of Rehe is full of mountainous areas. The Japanese defense line is actually based on the Xilamulun River, starting from Lindong in the north. In this direction, it is the most elite 6th Division of the Japanese army. Then it turns south and then west to Jingpeng. Jingpeng is the ninth registrar of the Fourth Division, and the main force of the Fourth Division is in Chifeng as a supporter. After all, their combat effectiveness is not very reassuring.
But no one expected that they would be so bad. Sun Dianying, who was connected to the telegram, was a little unbelievable. When was the Japanese army so easy to fight, but since they took the sutra shed, it would be easier to deal with it.
Ding Chuoting's army continued to attack east, cooperated with He Jifeng and Li and Du troops who were heading south from Linxi to break through the defense line of the Xilamulun River, and then went directly south to Chifeng.
In fact, at this time, He Jifeng's troops had already had a fire with the Japanese troops on the banks of the Silamulun River, but he had to face the Sixth Division. These guys were not Osaka vegetable dealers, and He Jifeng was not Ding Chuoting. The old bandits had a short journey from Dalibo to attack Jingpeng, and they could carry enough heavy weapons. However, He Jifeng did not have such good conditions. He did not have 105mm heavy artillery, and he was slow to make a move without enough heavy weapons.
However, the Japanese defense line was already shaking. After all, the real combat effectiveness of the 29th Army should be said to be second only to the security division. He Jifeng was also a powerful general who was as famous as Zhao Dengyu. The two Japanese regiments opposite him had a difficult time and had sent a telegram asking for tactical guidance.
The news that Jingpeng was lost one morning and the Ninth Regiment was wiped out made all the Japanese troops in the entire Rehe River nervous. Everyone knew that after opening the Jingpeng passage, the supply line of the Northeast Liberation Army was shortened by at least two-thirds at once. A large number of supplies would pass through Dalipo, and the line of Jingpeng was continuously transported into the Rehe River. Li Du could not care about Linxi's base at all, and then rely on the supply line to attack southward.
At this time, there was no point in staying Lin Dong's Japanese army there. Even if they attacked Lin Xi, Li Du would not pay attention to them anymore. As long as they took down Chifeng, who would still care about Lin Xi?
Now the Japanese army is to block them no matter what. Otherwise, if these 70,000 troops go straight to Chifeng, then the entire Rehe will be in danger. If the Central Team on the Great Wall Line suddenly counterattacks, the second and the eighth divisions on the southern line will be in danger of being wiped out. At that time, the entire Rehe will no longer belong to the Manzhou Kingdom.
Kenyoshi Ueda immediately ordered the remaining troops of the 6th Division in Lin Dong, Daban and other places to be transferred to the southern line. He would block them no matter what. At the same time, the 4th Division headed north from Chifeng. The narrow Silamulun Valley suddenly gathered heavily, and more than 100,000 troops on both sides began a protracted battle.
After receiving the news that the Eastern Front had been basically cleared, a group of bandits and warlords and profiteers in Doron's command immediately smiled.
"Okay, it's time for the cavalry to be dispatched!" Yang Feng said with a strategic expression.
At this time, in Linxi, the 29th Army Zhao Dengyu Cavalry Division had already assembled. His cavalry division had the number of infantry divisions, with nearly 10,000 elite cavalry, the 41st Army Li Chunhua Cavalry Brigade, and the 51st Army Cavalry Brigade. This brigade was led by He Zhuguo himself, and he was also the commander-in-chief of the raid on Shenyang this time. After all, this guy is a professional cavalry general.
There is also a cavalry brigade sent by Ma Hongkui, with a total force of 22,000 people. In addition, there is a mechanized support team provided by Yang Feng, two hundred trucks, 130mm cannons, equipped with large-caliber machine guns, double 37 anti-aircraft guns, and more than a dozen bulldozers and excavators. Although his trucks have good off-road capabilities, they are not horses after all, and they still need to be guaranteed on roads.
This guy even wanted to get his pontoon bridge. If he encountered a small river without bridges along the way, he would build a pontoon bridge directly, but he was despised. It is still a dry season, and even the Silamulun River is almost cut off, so there is no need for you to build a bridge.
As long as we pass Kailu, the road problem is completely unnecessary. From Tongliao to Chenyang, there is almost the most developed transportation system in China. Whether it is railways or highways, it is enough for his mechanized troops to operate.
In order to ensure the success of this operation, Sun Liren and the security guards' staff have made countless rehearsals and selected the best route from Linxi to Chenyang.
In fact, this route is also thankful to the Japanese army. In order to deal with Li Du, the Japanese army built a highway from Kailu to Lindong, which can be used to make use of this. Although the highway is not of high level, it is guaranteed by bulldozers and excavators, and it is also unobstructed.
The only trouble is that Lin Dong's Japanese army has a corps, so he must make a full attack on Chifeng. Only in this way can the Japanese army be transferred away. Now there is only one brigade on guard. This 20,000 troops rushed over and trampled to death.
Then Tongliao also had an independent garrison brigade. After passing here, there were no Japanese troops at or above the brigade along the way. As for those Manzhou**, I guess they would have to flee when they saw the momentum of these 20,000 cavalrymen.
In order to boost morale, Boss Yang personally led the warlords, and even invited celebrities such as Wu Peifu, Zhang Zuoxiang, and Ma Zhanshan to Linxi's assembly site together.
More than 20,000 cavalry gathered together, and it looked extremely spectacular, like a dark cloud covering the sky and the sun, covering the grasslands in early spring.
"Brothers, maybe you don't know what you are going to do yet?" Yang Feng stood on a Wrangler holding up a loudspeaker, shouting while walking in front of the formation.
"Then I will tell you now, you are going to raid Chenyang. Have you heard it clearly? You are going to kill back to Shenyang, you are going to copy the Japanese headquarter! You are going to capture Kenji Ueda alive!
Now tell me, do you dare to go? Those who dare not go can stand up, no one will laugh at you!"
The soldiers immediately became in chaos, and they were talking one by one. To be honest, it was indeed quite sudden. Before these cavalry came, they received orders to help Li Du fight Rehe. Now they suddenly became a long-range rush to Chenyang. They were inevitably a little shocked, but no one stood up and said they would not go.
Those who serve in the army all take obeying orders as their duty. Besides, this matter is indeed a bit exciting, especially since many of these cavalry are from the Northeast Army. The 29th Army is also a passionate young man who is deeply educated by patriotism. When he thinks that he wants to fight back to Shenyang, he is full of excitement.
"Very good, very good, all men! Don't worry about anything. Look at these cars and these cannons. They will act with you, bringing all the things you need. Our special brigade has blown up all the Japanese airports and all the railways. Now there are only three thousand Japanese guards in Shenyang, and there are no reinforcements. More than half of the Japanese troops in the northeast are in the south. They are now unable to protect themselves.
The rest are all in Changbai Mountain, and Tang Juwu's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces cannot let them leave. What else is left? Are you still afraid of those puppet troops?
Chapter completed!