Three days later, inside the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Changchun.Yoshimoto Sadachi, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, stood in front of Yamada Otozo and said with a respectful face: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, at present, all units have arrived at the designated positions and can launch a counteroffensive against Qiqihar at any time. ”"Yo Xi" Yamada Otozo nodded, and then said with a serious face: "In the last battle, the imperial army lost Qiqihar, and suffered heavy losses.At present, the Southern Army, all the way to the ground, is attacking cities in the South Seas and expanding the territory for the Japanese Empire.And our Kwantung Army, known as the elite of the Imperial Army, is dragging the back of the Great Japanese Empire and disgraced the Great Japanese Imperial Army.Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor was furious, and the headquarters was also very dissatisfied with us.Therefore, this time we must not fail again, and we must defeat these hateful dirt roads in one fell swoop and take Qiqihar back. ”"Hai asks His Excellency the Commander to rest assured that this time the imperial army is well prepared, and it can definitely win a battle and recapture Qiqihar."
Sadachi Yoshimoto replied confidently."
Yo Sai" Yamada Otozo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yoshimoto-kun, we have already lost once, and we must not defeat the second time."
Now that the Imperial Army is fully prepared, let's attack immediately according to the plan, and I can't wait to destroy these abominable Dirt Eight Roads. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto Sadachi replied respectfully, and then said with a serious face: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to the plan of the Imperial Army, all Imperial Armies will launch a unified attack early tomorrow morning.Among them, the main task of the Northern Road and the Eastern Route Imperial Army is to contain the main force of the Eighth Route Army, while the South Road is the main direction of attack of the Imperial Army.According to our plan, the 10th Division will capture Ulanhot, so as to prevent the main force of the Eighth Route Army from escaping southward, and then cooperate with the 7th Division, the 14th Division and other units to attack Tailai from the west, and will definitely be able to take Tailai County in one fell swoop and approach Qiqihar in the north.In this way, combined with the imperial army on the east and north roads, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be able to annihilate the main force near Qiqihar. ”"Yo Xi" Yamada Otozo nodded with satisfaction and asked: "Capturing Ulanhot is the top priority of this battle, is the 10th Division really sure that it will be able to take Ulanhot?"
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency Commander, according to the intelligence detected by the imperial army."
At present, the Eighth Route Army has only a small number of troops stationed in Ulanhot, and its main forces are deployed on the front line of Tailai, and with the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division, it is simply easy to take Ulanhot. ”Yoshimoto said proudly."
Yo West" Yamada Otozo smiled and nodded and said: "The Eighth Route Army is not strong enough to defend such a large area, and the concentrated forces of the Imperial Army are twice as large as the Eighth Route Army.Although our army has the chance to win, the Tu Eighth Route has always been cunning, and we should also be cautious, especially to prevent the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the south from going north to support Qiqihar. ”"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, according to the information obtained by the Imperial Army, the newly formed 1st Division and the newly formed 2nd Division of the Eighth Route Army, which are currently stationed near Linxi County, have no intention of going north for the time being.Even if they start to go north now, it will be too late, and when they arrive at Qiqihar, it is estimated that the battle is over, and the imperial army can just turn around and destroy the Tubalu of these two divisions, so that the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army can be completely solved. ”Yoshimoto said with a smile."
Yo Xi" Yamada Otozo smiled and nodded and said, "Yoshimoto-kun is really thoughtful and has laid out such a perfect plan, this time why can't he destroy this group of hateful dirt eight roads in one fell swoop." ”"Under the wise leadership of His Excellency the Commander, the Imperial Army will definitely be able to win a battle and completely wipe out the Tubalu in Manchuria to prevent future troubles."
Yoshimoto replied respectfully.Yamada Otozo nodded with satisfaction, then stood up directly, clenched his fists, and said with a serious face: "Immediately order all troops, and launch an attack on all fronts early tomorrow morning." ”"Hai" Yoshimoto replied respectfully.Early the next morning, the Third Route Japanese Army simultaneously launched a large-scale attack on the Eighth Route Army near Qiqihar.The Japanese army has a large number of troops, the offensive is fierce, my heroic soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, relying on strong fortifications, stubbornly resisted, the battle was quite fierce, and the Japanese offensive was repelled again and again, but the little devil never used to give up the attack, one after another launched a more violent attack, the fierce battle lasted from the morning to the evening, the battle gradually subsided, the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield, although destroyed a large number of fortifications of our army, gave our army great damage, However, no substantial progress has been made.At the same time, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army left Baicheng and went straight to Ulanhot, where it was constantly harassed by our Eighth Route Army along the way, and the Japanese army marched slowly, and it was not until the evening of the same day that it felt the vicinity of Ulanhot.At this time, our army only had about one regiment of garrison in Ulanhot, but it was facing a Japanese integrated division, and the situation was extremely critical.The news reached the headquarters of Qiqihar as soon as possible, and after Li Guotao got the news, he couldn't help frowning and fell into thought.Ma Zhenguo, who was next to him, frowned and said worriedly: "Commander, the Japanese 10th Division attacked Ulanhot, and its intention was obvious, that is, to cut off the passage for our army to retreat south.At the same time, after the Japanese army occupies Ulanhot, it will definitely attack Tailai County from the west.This is also a big threat to the Tailai defense. ”Political Commissar Lu sighed helplessly and said: "Our army is not strong enough, and it is impossible to divide troops to rescue Ulanhot, not to mention that it is too late to send reinforcements to support Ulanhot now" Li Guotao frowned and said with a serious face: "A regiment faces a division of the Japanese army, and there is no danger to defend in the area of Ulanhot, and it is just a waste of troops to defend Ulanhot." ”"The commander means to give up Ulanhot," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown.Li Guotao said helplessly: "I can't keep it, so I can only give up."
You can order the defenders of Ulanhot to withdraw from Ulanhot and withdraw to Tailai County, but there will be constant harassment along the way, delaying the speed of the Japanese 10th Division, and buying enough time for the Tailai defenders, and at the same time ordering the defenders of the Tailai front to adjust their deployment as soon as possible, strengthen the defense forces in the west, and prevent the Japanese 10th Division from breaking through our defense line from the west. ”Political Commissar Lu nodded and said, "The matter has come to this, and it has to be like this" "Okay, I'll go and convey the order immediately." ”After Ma Zhenguo finished speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry.Li Guotao smiled and said: "Actually, this is not necessarily a bad thing. ”aa2705221: