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Chapter 858: Attack with troops

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    The Japanese 2nd Division took action upon hearing the news and immediately reduced its troops when the Battle of Zhanggufeng began. The remaining South Manchuria Railway military police also withdrew most of them to Kanto Prefecture.

    After the defeat of the Huichun battle in Heilongjiang Province, the Japanese army, which responded quickly, huddled in the triangle area from Port Arthur to Pulandian and Wafangdian, in order to delay the attack of the People's Army to the maximum extent and gain time for the arrival of reinforcements.

    To be honest, this does bring a lot of trouble to the People's Army: According to Zhang Hanqing's military strategy, Ji Yiqiao's original plan was that the 34th Army that broke into North Korea might join forces with the 14th Army stationed in Dandong.  Completely ending the possibility of a future breakout by the 2nd Division.

    The Japanese army must mobilize heavy troops to open the only railway bridge on the Yalu River to ensure the retreat to North Korea. At this time, the Japanese army is far away from the Kanto Prefecture base camp and will be under the attack of the 20th Army at the rear. The weak Kanto Prefecture simply cannot  By resisting the elite 29th Army of the People's Army's strategic reserve force that would follow up, the last piece of Japanese-occupied territory in mainland China would be easily captured, bringing the gateway to the Bohai Sea under Chinese rule and relieving the worries of those close to them.

    As for whether the Japanese army can break through, it depends on the final statement of the Japanese government: If it continues to be tough, the two sides will fight a big war in North Korea to promote peace; if there is a chance to relax, they will be released back to North Korea. China and Japan  Taking the customary boundary between China and North Korea as facing each other across the river, we divide the river in the northeast and govern, waiting for the development of the situation.

    However, relying on its strong combat effectiveness, the Japanese 2nd Division wanted to be a chess piece embedded in the heart of China, to defend Japan's last colony in mainland China and to prepare for future counterattacks.  It has to stand still and wait for reinforcements, but this will create considerable obstacles for the People's Army's future operations.

    Indeed, the combat effectiveness of Japanese soldiers is astonishing, not because of how good their weapons and equipment are, but because they have to admire their samurai spirit and fighting spirit that is not afraid of death. This is something that even Americans who are armed to the teeth have palpitations after the war.  Especially in the early days of the war, Japanese officers and soldiers were generally well-trained, and it was extremely honorable to shed blood for the emperor.

    This kind of thinking makes Japanese soldiers very "brave" in battle, and they rarely take prisoners even when they lose.  According to some veteran anti-Japanese soldiers, most of the few Japanese soldiers captured at the beginning were 30-year-old reservists. Young Japanese soldiers often committed suicide after being wounded and captured.  In the later stages of the war, it was easy to catch "little devils", that is, young men, to replenish the troops, but their combat effectiveness and resistance were poor.

    Some Japanese officers and soldiers and Japanese historians at that time also put forward similar views.  One thing in common can be seen from the recollections of those who witnessed the war on both sides. The most powerful units of the Japanese army were the first, second, and part of the fourth divisions, which were mainly composed of young active-duty soldiers.

    "Rush to the mountains and let the corpses fill the ravines; head to the sea and let the floating corpses float on the ocean surface"

    Among the military songs in the modern world, from which other country can we find a military song like Japan's "Locust Army" that features corpses in every line and blood in every word?  The military songs are like this, and so are the slogans.  The mantra of Japanese officers and soldiers during the war was "Let's meet again at the Yasukuni Shrine!" Excluding national conflicts and prejudices, such soldiers are terrible.

    Zhang Hanqing cannot leave a bomb at his side when the Korean War is determining the trend between China and Japan, and the troops who join the war in Korea must always pay attention to this "surprise soldier" behind them!

    War mobilization has begun in Japan, and the Empire's elite 6th Division as reinforcements is also ready to go. Once this elite force lands on Dalian Bay as expected, it will be a longer war on Chinese territory -  ¡ª¡ªThere have been enough disasters left to the Chinese people. We should stay as far away from China as possible. No matter how many enemies there are, Zhang Hanqing does not doubt the final victory of the war.

    The cloud of war hangs over the heads of the people of China and Japan.

    For the Japanese government, although the idea of ??invading China has been around for a long time, it has only had more intentions and less implementation.  It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t want to prepare, but it¡¯s because of the limitations of their national strength and their fantasy that they can win without a fight and reap benefits through the Chinese government¡¯s gradual concessions.

    However, they made a wrong calculation. The toughness of the Chinese army not only failed their test in Huichun, but also caused the largest battle damage in more than 20 years after the Russo-Japanese War.

    The Chinese army was also unprepared. It was clear that the heavy weapons were not in place for a moment.  After all, in "peaceful" times, large-scale military mobilization will allow the Japanese to find excuses, and it is also "wrong" for China to tell them.

    "Don't say that "military mobilization is China's own business." This is the Republic of China. It's a time when the great powers are eyeing the fat meat of China. They still have to pick some bones out of the eggs, not to mention the obvious handle?

    But now that the mask is torn off, there is no need to hide it.  After the Japanese troops along the Beijing-Shenyang line have been eliminated, the Chinese People's Army can mobilize troops from here in an open and honest manner.

    Thanks to the improvement of traffic conditions, trains dispatched from all over the country have moved soldiers and weapons from all directions to the Northeast one by one. This isnbsp; After years of operation, the Japanese army has all the defensive equipment.  Fortunately, it was a veteran force that had experienced battles for a long time. In a short period of time, it had reinforced its position extremely firmly.

    The 17th Destroyer Squadron belonging to the Japanese Navy also anchored out of the port, intending to threaten the People's Army Army logistics line in Liaodong Bay and protect the large number of People's Army Marine Brigades (according to Japanese surveys before the war, China had a total of 4 Marine Corps brigades).  ) cannot land behind Japanese positions.

    Based on this, Lieutenant General Akai Harumi, commander of the 2nd Division, arrogantly declared that "Kanto Prefecture's defense line is impregnable, and it will definitely not be a problem to defend it for a week!"

    The commander of the Kwantung Army, Murakaze Chotaro, also sent a telegram to China saying, "It is advisable to prepare for a large-scale landing battle as soon as possible. Kantung Prefecture will serve as an unbreakable outpost to realize the Manchurian and Mongolian plans and pierce the heart of China like a thorn!"  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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