The Hasegawa detachment was wiped out, and the Takata detachment was wiped out, and the two pieces of news that they received within a day exploded in the ears of Umezu Mijiro like two explosive thunders, and the continuous huge blows made the old devil Umezu Mijiro even more haggard.Yoshimoto Sadachi glanced at Umezu Mijiro, who was slumped in the chair, and said cautiously: "Your Excellency Commander, are you okay, do you want to go back and rest first" Umezu Mijiro did not speak, as if he had not heard Yoshimoto Sadachi's words, and still sat there stunned, his eyes were blank, as if he had really become an idiot.Yoshimoto Sadachi's brows furrowed even deeper, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Your Excellency Commander, the matter has come to this point, and it is irreparable.However, on the northern front, the imperial army still has two main divisions, and it may not be impossible to turn defeat into victory.What's more, the 14th Division has landed in Dalian, and is now rushing to the front line by train, and the 57th Division has also been assembled and is on its way to the front line" Umezu Mijiro heard this, and his eyes couldn't help but flash a fine light, as if he saw a glimmer of light in the darkness, the drowning man grabbed a straw, stood up from the chair with a pout, and asked with an urgent face: "When will the 14th Division and the 57th Division be able to rush to the front line" Yoshimoto Sadashi was stunned for a moment, I really didn't expect Umezu Mijiro to have such a big reaction, and then quickly replied: "It is estimated that it will take two or three days to reach the front line." ”"Two or three days" Umezu Mijiro muttered in his mouth, as if he was a little disappointed, his brows furrowed deeply, and he lowered his head and fell silent, as if he was thinking about something."
It's too slow, it's too slow" After a while, Umezu Mijiro suddenly raised his head and said with a serious face: "Their speed is really too slow, and they must speed up and rush to the front line as soon as possible."
Two days, I only gave them two days. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto Sadachi didn't dare to disobey at this time Umezu Mijiro hurriedly responded respectfully, and then asked: "What about the 1st Division and the 7th Division on the Northern Front" Umezu Mijiro looked down at the map, and then ordered with a serious face: "Order the 1st Division and the 7th Division to temporarily stop the attack, build a defensive line on the spot, and wait for reinforcements."
They were ordered to move closer to each other and be horns with each other, so that they could support each other in the event of an attack by the Eighth Route Army, and to stabilize the existing defensive line. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto replied respectfully, and quickly turned around to convey the order.Umezu Mijiro lowered his head and glanced at the map on the table again, and couldn't help but sigh softly.In fact, he also thought about retreating, but Umezu Mijiro was not willing to fail.Moreover, in Umezu Mijiro's view, the 1st and 7th divisions of the Japanese army are both elite of the Japanese army, and as long as the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army does not have such a big appetite to eat the two elite divisions of the Japanese army at the same time.What's more, the 57th and 14th divisions of the Japanese army will be able to rush to the front line in two days.At that time, the situation on the battlefield will change again, and the Japanese army may not have a chance to turn defeat into victory.And once the Japanese army retreated, it would mean a complete defeat in this campaign.If these two divisions do not withdraw, they can still be nailed to the northern front of Tongliao like two nails, posing a threat to Tongliao at all times, so as to contain the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Tongliao.As soon as the Japanese reinforcements arrived, they could continue to attack.The Eighth Route Army did not know that the Japanese army had already begun to mobilize reinforcements to support the Tongliao front line before this, and two more divisions were transferred at once.And the Japanese army did not know that the Eighth Route Army had already formulated a plan at this time and was preparing to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese army.As a result, the situation on the battlefield has become confusing again.On the one hand, the Eighth Route Army, which was preparing to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop, and on the other hand, the Japanese army, which was unwilling to defeat and tried to turn defeat into victory, both sides were intensively deploying troops and dispatching generals, trying to achieve victory in this battle.Time passed like this, and in the following day, the battlefield was basically stable, and there were no large-scale battles on the northern front, except for some small-scale battles.The Japanese were no longer able to launch an offensive and had begun to build fortifications on the spot, waiting for follow-up reinforcements to arrive.The Eighth Route Army was also accumulating strength and waiting for reinforcements to arrive before attacking.On the southern front, after the Japanese Takata detachment was completely annihilated, the main force of the Japanese army could not be found on the entire southern front for the time being.The Teaching Brigade and the Cavalry Division took this opportunity to directly encircle Fuxin, but the Eighth Route Army did not attack.Because at this time, the Eighth Route Army was not sure that it would be able to take Fuxincheng in one fell swoop, and the Teaching Brigade and Cavalry Division were actually exhausted divisions after repeated battles, and the troops urgently needed to rest, recuperate, and restore their combat effectiveness, so that they could enter the battle in the best condition.At the same time, the Eighth Route Army is also observing the reality in Fuxin City, and the encirclement of Fuxin is also to create pressure on the Japanese puppet army in the city.Night fell again, yesterday I slept peacefully, at this time Li Guotao was still in good spirits, looked at the sand table in front of him, and said with a smile: "Now that the main force of the armored division has set off to the north, according to the speed of the armored division, it is estimated that it will be able to reach the northern line tomorrow."
As soon as the armored division arrives, our army can take the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese army. ”Political Commissar Lu nodded and said: "The little devil did not retreat in advance, it was their biggest mistake, and when our army launched a general attack, even if they wanted to retreat by then, it would be too late." ”While the two were talking, Ma Zhenguo suddenly hurriedly walked over, frowned and said, "I just received some news, it shouldn't be good news for our army."
After the Japanese 14th Division landed in Dalian, it rushed to Shenyang by train almost non-stop, and now the main force has arrived in Shenyang.It is estimated that a new offensive against Tongliao will likely be launched from the southern front. ”Li Guotao frowned slightly, snorted coldly and said: "This 14th Division came quite quickly, but this 14th Division was originally our defeated general, so there is no need to worry." ”"Not only that, according to the report of the underground party comrades in North Manchuria, the 57th Division of the Japanese Army has been urgently assembled and is on its way to Tongliao, and it is expected that at the speed of the Japanese army, it will be able to reach the Tongliao front line as soon as tomorrow night or the following morning."
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