After the various units of the Third Army finally braved the sky full of aircraft, they rushed to the Fengcheng area and stayed up until night, hoping to take advantage of the Anti-League light attack aircraft group to evacuate because they had no night attack capability. The remaining medium bombers and large attack aircraft groups,
They also began to return home one after another to refuel. When they hung up their bombs, they quickly passed through the fire blockade and evacuated to Anton.
Wang Xiaoming was a member of the northern front troops. He quickly mobilized two 122 rocket artillery battalions, and dense rockets came again. Compared with the more accurate howitzers, cannons, and mountain artillery, there is no need for precise aiming to do this.
For fire blockade purposes, the one-two-two rocket launcher with slightly poor long-range accuracy is the best choice.
The two rocket launcher battalions, the two 122 rocket launchers carried by Tao Jingfei's division on the southern front, and the heavy artillery group directly under Tao Jingfei's Liaodongnan cluster, poured out unstinting fire into the gap more than ten kilometers wide east of Fengcheng.
A large number of artillery shells. The divisional artillery group of the South Cluster also continuously used firepower to suppress the Japanese troops guarding the Jiguan Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain south of Fengcheng.
In order to control the Liaodong area adjacent to North Korea and to encircle and suppress the anti-Japanese armed forces operating in the deep mountains and forests of Liaodong, the road from Fengcheng to Xiuyan that the Japanese painstakingly built has now become their talisman. It is precisely because of this
Road, Tao Jingfei's division could carry a large amount of artillery to support the battle.
Although Tao Jingfei on the southern line only invested one division in the direction of Fengcheng. Considering the enemy situation faced by this division and the relatively good transportation conditions, Tao Jingfei strengthened the division with a large number of artillery. In addition to the division's artillery,
It carries one battalion of 150 howitzers, two companies each of Type 92 cannon and 122 rocket launchers.
The artillery group composed of these artillery units deployed along the two wings of the Xiuyan-Fengcheng highway to occupy positions, and then aimed their muzzles directly at the Wulongbei line east of Fengcheng. Their long-range artillery fire was closely matched with the two one-two units of Wang Xiaoming's troops on the northern line.
The Second Rocket Artillery Battalion formed a second fire interception network composed of artillery fire at the gap in the encirclement circle to the north of Wulongbei and east of the blockade constructed by the aviation force.
When night falls, the sky continuously releases flares to indicate targets for the artillery groups on both wings. The crews of the anti-alliance bombers can even clearly see the walls of fire blasted by the artillery shells on the ground, in this gap more than ten kilometers long.
, scrolling back and forth continuously.
To the west of this wall of fire, the Anti-Japanese Alliance's night-flying bombers, composed of B-25 and A-20 attack aircraft groups, after replenishing aerial bombs and fuel, also continued to drop bombs with the cooperation of illumination bombs.
and napalm bombs were thrown into the gap. The fire ignited by a large number of napalm bombs was clearly visible from more than ten kilometers away at night.
Facing the fire net composed of long-range air and ground firepower of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, listening to the sound of artillery getting closer and closer behind. His eyes were red, but Lieutenant General Zhongshan Dun did not dare to delay for a moment. He ordered the troops to withdraw to Fengcheng.
All Japanese military units must rush forward bravely, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead.
For Lieutenant General Zhongshan Dun, although there is a certain price to be paid for rushing over, there may still be a certain chance of survival. If he continues to delay, he will wait until the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance behind him attacks. At present, it has been bombed to pieces.
The third army can only die without life.
Under the strict supervision of Lieutenant General Zhongshan Dun, the various Japanese military departments could only adopt a decentralized organization as much as possible and adopt multiple retreat methods as much as possible, and rushed into the sea of fire. But the gap was only more than ten kilometers, so
Many Japanese troops withdrew at once, but it still seemed a bit crowded.
Moreover, there was only a gap of more than ten kilometers. No matter how many Japanese troops retreated, the routes available were still limited. The dense aerial bombs and rocket shells knocked down the Japanese troops who broke through in pieces. Napalm bombs
A large number of Japanese soldiers were cremated directly on the spot.
When the sky brightened slightly again, the gunships and gunships came again and kept circling over the gap. They also took turns to hit the heads of the Japanese soldiers who were desperately trying to rush out. The guns and bullets they carried took turns. The dozen or so soldiers east of Fengcheng
The gap of one kilometer has almost become the grave of the Third Army.
After abandoning his vehicle and under the full cover of an infantry brigade and losing almost all the personnel of his army headquarters, Lieutenant General Zhongshan Dun finally struggled to evacuate to Anton. When he counted the withdrawn troops,
He was on the point of crying. It was only over a hundred kilometers from Lianshanguan in the west to Anton, and his Third Army had lost two-thirds of its withdrawn strength.
Including the two reinforced divisions, the strength of four divisions plus four independent mixed brigades is now less than one division plus an independent mixed brigade. In addition to the previous casualties on the battlefield
, as well as some of the troops that were divided by Wang Xiaoming's pursuit force, a considerable part was lost on the retreat route.
Especially when passing through the gap east of Fengcheng, the anti-alliance air-ground fire attack caused the most fatal losses to the Third Army. From Fengcheng County to the gap, there were pieces of Japanese corpses everywhere. Some
The corpses of local Japanese soldiers were even piled several feet high. There were also a large number of Japanese soldiers who had been hit by napalm bombs and turned into coke.
All the heavy weapons were lost, and not even a few heavy machine guns were brought out. The bodies of the wounded and the dead covered the entire retreat route and gaps. A large number of mules, horses, and baggage, together with the main force of his third army,
They were all lost during the retreat. Even the army chief of staff disappeared on the retreat.
However, the development of the war situation did not give Lieutenant General Nakayama Dun and his immediate boss, General Yamada Otsuzo, much time to feel sad. They took the risk of delaying another day to collect some of the Japanese troops who had escaped intermittently. As well as the two independent battlefields in the north and south of Fengcheng.
The brigade had fallen behind the remnants of the two infantry brigades.
The two bridges on the Yalu River in Andong were blown up, as well as the thirteen pontoon bridges erected by the North Korean army on the Andong River. The only three remaining bridges were bombed by the pursuing Anti-Japanese Air Force and struggled to retreat into North Korea. When crossing the river,
, and because they were blocked on the bridge by the Anti-Alliance Air Force and bombed indiscriminately. By the time they withdrew to Sinuiju, the remaining strength of his Third Army had been reduced by one-third.
It has now entered November, and although the Yalu River has not frozen over in large areas, the water temperature is still enough to kill people. When the remnants of the Third Army retreated, the anti-alliance attack aircraft group was like target practice, blowing up the pontoon bridges one by one.
Broken. The Japanese soldiers on the bridge were either blown to death, fell into the water and drowned or froze to death.
Even the two bridges were blocked by the anti-Japanese gunboats, and the bridges were covered with corpses of Japanese soldiers. At this time, no one dared to stop and rescue those who fell into the water. All the Japanese soldiers who had withdrawn could still move.
, and desperately retreated eastward. As for the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water, we can only see whether they can swim ashore by luck and whether their physical fitness can survive the cold wind of early winter.
After the Third Army withdrew across the Yalu River, the entire river was littered with floating corpses of Japanese soldiers. As the river flowed, it continued to flow to the Yellow Sea, eventually accumulating on the lower reaches of Andong at the mouth of the Yalu River and on several riverside islands at the estuary.
.On Anton’s Waihua Island alone, Japanese corpses were piled up several meters away.
The North Korean army, after receiving the last few remnants of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, or the entire Kwantung Army, immediately abandoned the Sinuiju line, and even the entire North Korean territory north of Pyongyang, and quickly moved towards Pyongyang.
Retreat. Although the troops of the Third Army were divided on the Liaodong battlefield, they were still resisting desperately.
The Fifth Army in Xinmin territory is still trying to break through. But at this time, no one is thinking about the feelings of the defeated generals. The Fifth Army is alone in Liaodong, surrounded by enemy armored units. Now I am afraid that even
The King of Heaven is here, but I am helpless. The current Fifth Army has been erased from the establishment list of the Kwantung Army and even the Japanese base camp.
As for the remaining remnants of the Kwantung Army's Third Army, all those who had escaped, as well as the North Korean army's response troops who had witnessed the Kwantung Army's misery, had only one thought in their minds at the moment. That was to retreat southward and leave these demonic China.
The further away people are, the better. Don't be chased by them.
The last remnants of the Third Army withdrew to North Korea, and with the troops coming to meet the North Korean troops, they withdrew directly to Pyongyang. Wang Xiaoming, who was unable to pursue them, could only vent his frustration on the future and the remnants of the Third Army that had evacuated.
He did not even issue an ultimatum to the remaining Japanese troops before launching the final general attack.
Wang Xiaoming was definitely not the only one who was depressed about the war situation. When the Kwantung Army retreated across the river, it was on the outskirts of Anton. Although it killed a brigade, it left the Kwantung Army headquarters and the remnants of the Third Army behind.
Tao Jingfei, who ran away under his nose, was equally annoyed.
Not only were these two frontline generals very dissatisfied with this result. Yang Zhen, who had already led the front line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance into Shenyang City, was also quite dissatisfied. Although the Third Army together with the two divisions that had withdrawn to Liaodong
Regiment, most of its troops will never be able to return to Japan.
After all, the Third Army still has a considerable number of troops, and it has withdrawn to North Korea together with the Kwantung Army Headquarters. Yang Zhen was very dissatisfied with the failure to complete the battle in Liaodong. He did not know whether he could capture the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
Why do you care? But allowing the Japanese army equivalent to more than one division to withdraw to North Korea will have a great impact on his next overall strategy.
In particular, Tao Jingfei's two divisions with a fairly complete structure were actually entangled on the outskirts of Anton by a Japanese brigade. As a result, the second encirclement circle he had originally planned could not be completed. The remnants of the Third Army were left to
With the support of the North Korean army, they withdrew to North Korea.
The area around Andong faces the sea on one side, the river on the other, the border on one side, and the other directions are mountainous. Especially on Wulongbei and Fenghuang Mountain, the mountains are steep, and the terrain around Andong and Fengcheng is extremely complex. In addition to the so-called
The roads are all dirt roads, the road condition is relatively dilapidated, and the number is quite limited, which is extremely unfavorable for the movement of heavy equipment. In this kind of terrain, this battle will not be easy to fight, Yang Zhen knows this.
At the same time, the Andong line of the Yalu River at this time, although the Shuifeng Power Station and the reservoir were built, the water surface was still relatively wide. If the enemy on the other side had been tightly guarded, there was a lack of bridge-building tools, and the wide river surface was not conducive to bridge-building.
Under the circumstances, it was not an easy task to forcefully cross the Yalu River.
But having already reached Tongtieling, it can be said that he is already within easy reach of Andong city. Can he think of a way? And Wang Xiaoming only knows how to cross along the west bank of the Yalu River, and has not thought about it or has never thought about it at all.
Crossing the Yalu River in the upper reaches of Dian, they carried out a large-scale penetration in North Korea, outflanked the Japanese army's retreat along Sinuiju, and cut off the final retreat of the remnants of the Kwantung Army.
It is true that crossing the Yalu River is North Korea, and crossing the Yalu River is equivalent to breaking the national border. But what is North Korea now? It is an area controlled by the enemy, almost equivalent to the Japanese mainland. What does Japan have to worry about when entering North Korea to fight? Is it possible for Japan to worry about it?
Will people still protest politically and cause diplomatic disputes because the Anti-Japanese Alliance enters Korea to fight?