Regarding the call back from the headquarters, Li Mingfeng said nothing, nor did he have any dissatisfaction. The call back from the headquarters was both within his expectations and beyond his expectations. The reason why he said it was within expectations was because he knew very well that
The headquarters' current military strength has been used to the extreme, and there is almost no reserve force.
He knew that the headquarters could bring the two brigades of the advancing army to his unified command. Unifying the two battlefields in the north and south of Rehe, which originally belonged to two fronts, to his command was already the maximum support. It was clear.
Knowing that No. 1 has a consistent attitude towards the brother troops in Guan Nei, he understands that this is already an exception for the headquarters.
So from the beginning of the campaign, he never thought about asking for any support from the headquarters. In this battle, all he could count on were the troops on hand. The headquarters told him that there were no reinforcements, no air support, and even artillery power at the moment.
None of it could be increased, which he had expected. But none of this was what he needed most right now.
What he needs most is that the headquarters can let go of his hands and feet and not tie him up in Redong. As long as the headquarters can let him go, he doesn't care whether there is follow-up support or air support. As a man who has survived the most difficult times
As a veteran, he doesn't have so many requirements.
As for saying it was unexpected, it was because he never expected that the headquarters would approve his large-scale penetration behind enemy lines so quickly. He attacked him first and then reported it, and expanded the battlefield to the entire western Liaoning, and he did not pursue any investigation.
Responsibility, No. 1 even personally approved the sentence "the louder the noise, the better" on the telegram.
Although the headquarters did not provide him with any support at the moment, it did give him what he needed most, which was enough for him. When he received the call back from No. 1, he was in a very happy mood. And the people around him
The staff officers and security personnel also saw that their leader was humming military songs in a rare and out-of-tune voice.
You must know that Li Mingfeng, who is tone-deaf, never sings. He usually can't even sing military songs in tune, and he rarely even sings military songs. Especially when he was on standby before, his boss would just hum, not to mention humming.
There wasn't even a trace of a smile on his face. It was obvious that his leader must be in an extremely happy mood right now.
He was in a happy mood, which meant that Li Mingfeng's attack force would never be too small. He stabbed south three times in a row, and these three knives all went to the most deadly place of the Japanese army. This was what he meant if he didn't take action.
Already, it's definitely a killer move if you use it exclusively once it's launched.
And Li Mingfeng suddenly sent one force to Ye Baishou, and raided various strategic points outside Beipiao. At the same time, he used one force to suppress Chaoyang County. The continuous attacks were extremely beyond the expectations of Yokoyama Shizuo and even Lieutenant General Washizu Seppei.
.These two Japanese lieutenant generals, the top commander of the Western Liaoning battlefield and the frontline commander, no one expected that Li Mingfeng would actually dare to go to the battlefield behind him and penetrate into Jincheng despite the fierce fighting on the Jianping battlefield.
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When he received reports that Ye Baishou was missing and that a large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared around Chaoyang and Beipiao, Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping was so surprised that he didn't even notice that the phone dropped to the ground. He couldn't figure it out.
With such a large number of troops, has his courage grown?
But whether Li Mingfeng's courage has grown hairy is not something that Jiujin Qianping should worry about. For him now, sticking to Beipiao is the most critical thing. It doesn't matter if Beipiao County is lost, but the surrounding areas of Beipiao
If a few coal mines were lost, it would mean a big deal to ourselves and even the entire Kwantung Army.
The current situation in Beipiao is that the defenders are mainly stationed along the Jincheng Railway, and there are really not many defenders in the surrounding mining areas. Compared with Beipiao County, the Kwantung Army values the coal mines around Beipiao County more. But the problem
If Beipiao is lost, Chaoyang cannot be defended. If Chaoyang is lost again, the entire western Liaoning will be in danger.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and Beipiao was once again a place named by the Kwantung Army that could not be lost. At this moment, Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping immediately transferred four infantry squadrons from the garrisons in Fuxin and Beizhen, and from Jinzhou and Yi County
Three infantry squadrons were deployed to immediately reinforce Beipiao and Chaoyang.
At the same time, Lieutenant General Washizu Seppei gave Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama, who was currently in Chaoyang City, a severe reprimand. He ordered him to ensure the safety of Beipiao, Chaoyang, and Beipiao coal mines at all costs. Lieutenant General Washizu Seppei directly
Tell him that the safety of the Beipiao Coal Mine is related to the winterization of the entire Kwantung Army this year. If anything goes wrong in Beipiao, Shizuo Yokoyama will go and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor himself.
Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo on the front line, after receiving a severe reprimand, did not care about the situation in the Northeast Jianping battlefield, nor did he care about the importance of the location of the mountains in the Four Camps. He ordered the front line troops to do whatever it takes.
Breaking contact with the enemy, the entire army immediately retreated to reinforce Chaoyang and Beipiao, and quickly recaptured Ye Baishou.
Although Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping mobilized seven squadrons to reinforce Beipiao and Chaoyang, plus local defenders, these forces were only enough to defend the two county towns, and were not enough to undertake the entire defense. In addition,
They also need to recapture Ye Baishou and re-open the connection with Lingyuan. This small amount of troops is far from enough for Yokoyama Shizuo.
Beipiao and Chaoyang must be defended, and Ye Baishou must be recaptured. If Ye Baishou is not recaptured, Lingyuan cannot be defended. If Lingyuan cannot be defended, it means opening the door to Jidong. If Jidong is lost, even if it is defended
The Beining Line is useless. Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo, who now feels that he is sitting on the crater, will not understand the difficulty of retreating from the northeast of Jianping at this time.
But no matter how difficult it is, we have to withdraw. The protruding part of Jianping is indeed important to the current Kwantung Army. But it is not as important as the Lingyuan, Ye Baishou, Chaoyang, and Beipiao lines. If Jianping is lost, the defense line will be withdrawn south, but if it is lost,
If Beipiao and Chaoyang lose Ye Baishou and Lingyuan, the defense situation in western Liaoning will be the most dangerous.
Therefore, he must withdraw the troops from the Northeast Jianping Battlefield whether he likes it or not. The few troops deployed by Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping alone can ensure the safety of Beipiao and several surrounding coal mines.
Okay. Even the power to reinforce Chaoyang is not enough.
To regain Ye Baishou and ensure the safety of Chaoyang and Beipiao, he had no choice but to do it at all costs. Even if it was difficult to evacuate, the troops in the Northeast Jianping battlefield must be recovered. Because not to mention Chaoyang, the Beipiao front line was lost.
The damage done by the enemy was slightly greater, and it was difficult for me to deal with it.
After ordering the Jianping Northeastern Battlefield to retreat immediately, he issued a death order to the Sidaoyingzi Dashan garrison. He immediately abandoned the Sidaoyingzi Dashan army and forcibly moved southward to attack the enemy in Beipiao from a pinch attack. There was no way, the entire distance north
In the nearest Jianping War Zone, only the Sidaoyingzi Dashan garrison currently has no major combat missions.
There were no enemy troops on the way south, and it was the only force that could quickly reinforce Beipiao. Although he also knew that the best way at the moment was not to go south, but to form a reinforced brigade based on the Sidaoyingzi defenders.
Attack Xinhui on the spot, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and force the enemies outside Beipiao to retreat.
But forced by the current overall situation, he could only watch this excellent fighter opportunity without daring to take advantage of it. From Sidaoyingzi Mountain to Xinhui County, there are continuous mountains in the middle. Except for Sidaoyingzi,
In addition to the commanding heights, there are many peaks over a thousand meters in the surrounding area.
Once the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao reaches a deadlock, the evacuation progress from the Northeast battlefield of Jianping will definitely not go smoothly. The only mobile troops are contained in the mountains between Sidaoyingzi and Xinhui, and the rear will be delayed.
Without sufficient reinforcements, Beipiao County will be in disaster. He must leave some backup to deal with all possible accidents.
And compared to Lieutenant General Washizu Seppei, Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama has more ideas. He mobilizes troops at almost any cost, and still has the purpose of completely wiping out the enemy troops who have penetrated deep into the line from Ye Baishou to Chaoyang. Even if it cannot be solved,
All of the Anti-Japanese War in Redong Battlefield was included, but it was still possible to capture part of it and completely stabilize the war situation in Western Liaoning.
But how determined are Lieutenant General Washizu Jinpei and Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama? But some things are easy to say, but not easy to do. The Japanese defenders on the front line of the mountains of Sidao Yingzi had just arrived.
Abandoning Si Daoyingzi and the surrounding positions and heading south, Li Mingfeng, who had been staring there for a long time, was keenly aware of it.
Although Li Mingfeng had previously put aside the enemies of Sidaoyingzi Mountain and focused on the Northeast Jianping battlefield, it did not mean that he really paid attention to Sidaoying, which was very close to the Northeast battlefield of Jianping.
He turned a blind eye to the enemies in Zi Dashan. He had already arranged reconnaissance troops to closely monitor the enemies in Zi Dashan in Sidaoying. As soon as the Japanese troops there took action, he quickly discovered them.
After confirming that the enemy in Sidaoyingzi Mountain was withdrawing south, Li Mingfeng immediately ordered the reinforcement battalion of the advancing army going south from Zhangjiayingzi to abandon its original mission of going south to cooperate with the main force of the brigade. He immediately ordered the reinforcement battalion to move southward from the existing area of activity of Laohushan River.
Basin, immediately headed north to implement the interception. Ordered the unit to block the Japanese troops at the Daqing Mountain line at all costs for at least eight hours.
He ordered the main force of the brigade, except for one force to defend Ye Baishou, the rest of the force to launch a feint attack towards the Chaoyang line. However, he repeatedly emphasized in the order that it was a feint attack, and the movements must be sufficient, but the main force could not be really followed by the Japanese army.
The focus is on the area around Chaoyang, not Chaoyang County.
Ordered a raid on the Beipiao troops, seizing the time to transport the laborers out. And completely blow up the railway lines from Beipiao to Chaoyang, and from Beipiao to Fuxin, to delay the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible. If the Japanese reinforcements arrived too fast,
Then abandon the original combat mission. Along the Jincheng Railway and the Mangniu River line, block the enemies from Fuxin and Yixian from reinforcing the Daqingshan battlefield.
At the same time, a strengthened battalion of the Xinhui garrison was ordered to immediately move south at a forced march speed, penetrate directly behind the retreating enemy in Daqingshan in Sidaoyingzi, cooperate with the frontal blocking troops in Daqingshan, and strive to encircle and annihilate them on the Daqingshan front line. However, it is necessary to
Note that when going south, you must advance covertly to achieve the tactical purpose of a surprise attack as much as possible.
Li Mingfeng's decision was tantamount to an empty city strategy on the Xinhui front line. In the current chaotic situation, this is undoubtedly a very bold choice. If the Japanese army sends an infantry brigade to sneak attack Xinhui County at this time, only one company of Xinhui County will be attacked.
Hui Shoujun, not to mention Xinhui County, even the surrounding hills, large and small, are not enough to defend even one.
But Li Mingfeng is only so courageous. For him who hates the conventional fighting style, he prefers to use surprise troops to win. I will fight mine, and you will fight yours. Let’s see who can’t stand it first.
Responding to all changes, this is his central idea in this battle.
To be honest, he did not have the time to carry out mountain offensive or defensive operations step by step. He was betting that the Japanese army did not dare to lose Beipiao, nor did they dare to sit back and watch Chaoyang be threatened, let alone whether Ye Baishou was lost or not.
He was betting on Shizuo Yokoyama, who didn't have the same desperate mentality he had.