The Japanese vanguard suddenly launched an attack, originally just to test the reality of the Eighth Route Army, but unexpectedly, this move completely angered the Eighth Route Army, Li Guotao gave an order, and the new First Division of the front line immediately launched a counteroffensive on the whole front.At that time, the Japanese army that rushed to the front line, only about one wing of strength, where could it withstand the counterattack of tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army, only lasted less than half an hour, and then it was completely defeated, all the way to more than ten miles, at this time the Japanese follow-up troops arrived, and only then barely stood on its feet.After Changde received the news, he immediately ordered the troops to stop the pursuit and withdraw to the existing positions in Dao.Then he hurriedly called Li Guotao, and said proudly: "The commander is too arrogant, just a wing of troops dare to attack us, we only dispatched about a brigade of troops, and easily defeated the little devil, annihilated thousands of Japanese troops, and the Japanese army was defeated for more than ten miles" Li Guotao patiently listened to Changde's report, and then ordered: "Very good, you fought well in this battle, first give you a credit, after this lesson, It is estimated that the little devils will not dare to attack rashly anymore, and you only need to hold your ground.If there is any new situation, report to the command in a timely manner. ”"Yes" Chang De replied respectfully, and then hung up the phone.At this time, Koiso Kuniaki had also rushed to Dandong, and temporarily set up his headquarters in Dandong, after receiving the report from the front, Koiso Kuniaki couldn't help frowning, and said with a serious face: "It seems that the combat effectiveness of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army is really not bad, no wonder the imperial army has failed to annihilate it after repeated encirclement and suppression." ”The chief of staff standing next to him frowned and said respectfully: "Your Excellency the Governor, according to the latest intelligence, the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army has gathered more than 100,000 troops in Benxi, so if the imperial army wants to reoccupy Benxi and open up the connection with Shenyang, I'm afraid it will not be so easy" Koiso Kuniaki sighed softly and said: "Recently, the Kwantung Army has been completely defeated, not only has it lost a large area of territory in Heilongjiang, but now even Changchun and Shenyang are surrounded by this group of hateful Tubalu, The Imperial Army was disgraced.Under such circumstances, the imperial army absolutely did not allow any mistakes, and now that the main forces of the Eighth Route Army were gathered near Shenyang, if the imperial army could take this opportunity to annihilate the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in Shenyang in one fell swoop, it would certainly be able to completely reverse the unfavorable situation in Manchuria. ”"What Your Excellency Haily said is very true."
The chief of staff replied respectfully.Xiao Iso Kuniaki frowned and said with a serious face: "In this battle, the imperial army can only win, and cannot be defeated, and must not have any carelessness, order the 19th Division and the 20th Division to immediately go to the Nanfen front, and after the main force arrives, concentrate all the strength, launch an attack again, and strive to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, but don't rush to attack before that." ”The chief of staff of "Hai" responded respectfully, turned around and went to deliver the order.Koiso Kuniaki got up and walked to the huge map hanging on the wall, stared at the map with a serious face for a while, his eyes gradually became firm, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Benxi, the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army is where you are buried. ”Trains loaded with Japanese soldiers and various military supplies drove from Korea to Northeast China one after another, and in less than two days, tens of thousands of Japanese troops and thousands of tons of various military supplies were transported to the Nanfen front.At the same time, the little devils of the two divisions that landed on the Liaodong Peninsula also ignored the fatigue of the long and bumpy journey, and hurried north, preparing to rescue Shenyang, but they were intercepted by the main force of the 100,000 Eighth Route Army near Haicheng.A fierce battle broke out between the two starters, and the devils attacked fiercely, but the Eighth Route Army was well prepared, resisted stubbornly, and successfully blocked the devils' attack, making it difficult for the little devils to advance half a step, and the war fell into a stalemate for a while.After the main forces of the 19th and 20th Divisions of the Japanese army rushed to the Nanfen front, after half a day of preparation, they immediately launched a full-scale attack on our army's Nanfen defense line.For a time, the sound of artillery rumbled, and the smoke of artillery fire instantly filled the entire battlefield, and on a front of dozens of kilometers, the Japanese army launched a frantic attack, and the battle was extremely tragic.The battle on the front line was fierce, and the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army in Benxi was also a busy scene, with Li Guotao, Yang Xuecheng, Ma Zhenguo and a group of staff officers surrounding the sand table, studying the situation on the battlefield and making adjustments at any time according to the situation.Ma Zhenguo pointed to the sand table and said: "Now that the new Fourth Division has also been fully engaged in the battle, our army has invested three divisions of troops on the front line, and it is absolutely no problem to block the two divisions of the devil." ”Li Guotao nodded slightly, and said with a serious face: "This little devil has just arrived at the battlefield, and it is a new force, and its morale is strong.Our first strategic policy is to rely on the defense line to block the devil's attack, gradually wear down the devil's spirit, and consume its vital strength.Create the moment for the final counteroffensive. ”"Hmph" Yang Xuecheng snorted coldly and said: "This little devil is arrogant and anxious, and wants to break through our army's defense line as soon as possible and rescue Shenyang."
They don't recognize the current situation at all, and they think that they are in an absolute advantage, and they take the initiative to attack, which is simply looking for death, we can slowly consume with them, consume them until they are exhausted, and then slowly clean them up. ”Li Guotao smiled and said: "Lao Yang is right, but time can't be delayed for too long, the situation in the Northeast is critical, and the little devil will definitely continue to increase troops in the Northeast, so if the time drags on for too long, it will be very unfavorable for us."
But fortunately, the 19th and 20th Divisions seem to be in a hurry than us, so impatient to launch an attack, even at the cost of casualties, if it continues like this, at most two or three days, the little devils will be exhausted. ”As soon as Li Guotao's words fell, a staff officer hurriedly walked over with a telegram in his hand, and said with a serious face: "Report to the commander, there is an urgent telegram from the front." ”As he spoke, he respectfully handed the telegram in his hand to Li Guotao.Li Guotao hurriedly took the telegram, read it carefully, raised his head and said with a smile: "The call from the front line said that our army has once again repelled the attack of the devils.This morning alone, the devils have launched three attacks in succession. ”Yang Xuecheng said excitedly: "They just launched ten attacks, and they didn't use it once, we will repel them once, I want to see how long these little devils can last." ”aa2705221: