12dz Chapter 844 Devastated
Chapter 844 Devastated
Wang Meng issued several orders in one breath, let out a long sigh, then sat on a chair and conveyed the sorted orders to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang respectively.
After the two replied "agree", he ordered to launch the attack at six o'clock tomorrow morning!
August 1944, 8, six o'clock in the morning.
After Wang Huaibao's First Army and Ding Wei's Second Army entered the Northeast through a gap in the Greater Khingan Range, they split into two routes.
The First Army marched along the eastern side of the Greater Khingan Range, advanced into Tongliao, and headed straight for Xinjing (Changchun).
After entering the Northeast, the Second Army moved south to attack Chifeng, Chaoyang, Jinzhou and Huludao, and then approached Fengtian (Shenyang).
At the same time, two airborne brigades and two special operations teams that had landed in the heart of Northeast China in advance had already begun to make trouble in the rear.
Early in the morning, almost all the senior officials of the puppet Manchukuo in Xinjing received envelopes containing bullets, and some die-hard traitors also died inexplicably at home.
The entire Xinjing was in chaos, and the resistance combat meeting to be held that morning was forced to be cancelled because there were only three people in attendance.
General Michijiro Umezu, commander of the Kwantung Army, apparently had not anticipated this situation.
He did not expect that the Yalta Conference would end so quickly, and that the Chinese army would attack the Northeast so quickly.
The Japanese have always treated Northeast China as their own homeland, and their industrial output value ranks first in Asia, even surpassing the main island of Japan.
Therefore, Umezu Michijiro received an order that he must defend the Northeast at all costs and not destroy the industrial facilities there until the last moment.
According to the previous defense plan, the Japanese divided the defense of the three northeastern provinces into four defense zones:
First, the Eastern Defense Zone was under the responsibility of the First Front Army, which had 10 divisions and 1 independent brigade under its jurisdiction, deployed in Raohe, Jiamusi, Dunhua, and Tumen River areas.
Second, the Western Defense Zone is under the responsibility of the Third Front Army, which has 9 divisions and 5 independent brigades under its jurisdiction, and is mainly deployed in Taonan, Changchun and Shenyang areas.
Third, the northern and northwestern defense zones are under the responsibility of the Independent Fourth Army, which has three divisions and four independent mixed brigades under its jurisdiction, deployed in Sunwu, Aihui, Hailar, Qiqihar, and Harbin.
Michijiro Umezu originally thought that autumn was about to begin and the Northeast would face a season of heavy snow, and that China would launch an attack after the beginning of next spring.
But I never expected that the attack had already been launched this morning.
Therefore, Meizu Michiro's plan was to prolong the war and drag the armored forces of the independent column in the mud of the northeastern winter. He didn't want his soldiers to poke the tanks of the independent column with the Emperor's happy stick.
"Since the officers of Manchukuo are unable to participate in the battle, we should directly issue an order that all the troops of Manchukuo, including the Xing'an Army, should defend on the spot and resist step by step!"
After saying this, Umezu Mijiro glanced at the silent "Emperor", then waved to the staff officer who was taking notes and formally gave the order.
In addition, he ordered the Japanese troops in Sunwu, Aihui and Hailar to keep a close eye on the border between Mobei and prevent sneak attacks by the E Army.
At this time, the First and Second Armies of the Independent Column continued to repair railways and set up warehouses and oil depots along the way to ensure that the armored forces had continuous fuel replenishment.
The independent column did not encounter much resistance along the way. Occasionally, some fearless Japanese expatriates would walk on the road with knives in their hands and yell, but they would be shot down by the soldiers.
However, when the Second Army reached Chifeng, a demonstrator group of several hundred people appeared on the road, which made Ding Wei laugh and cry.
"Commander Ding, we have investigated carefully. The parade blocking the troops' path was organized by the Japanese. There are Chinese, Japanese, and even bastards among them!"
Ding Wei burst out laughing. Although the word "bastard" was rude, it was also very appropriate.
"What do they want to do?"
"They want us to withdraw from the Northeast and not disturb their peaceful and stable lives!"
Ding Wei's eyes narrowed. Today he had a little trouble and his eyes had been opened. How come everything was peaceful and harmonious?
"Humph, give them five minutes to leave. If they don't leave, just beat them with a stick. If they still don't leave, just shoot them!"
The result is predictable. A team of independent column soldiers rushed over like wolves and tigers, and after three hits, all the people ran away, shouting that they were Chinese.
Three sticks will shatter the Yamato spirit. General, I am a Chinese.
After this farce, Ding Wei became more cautious and ordered all troops to be on high alert. The Japanese had enslaved the Northeast for too long, and there were many overseas Chinese, so the situation was very complicated.
In addition, the situation was reported to oil depots and warehouses along the way to raise their vigilance.
At 110 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the 111th Armored Division, the 108th Armored Division and the Artillery Brigade of the th Army of the Second Army surrounded Chifeng, preparing to annihilate the th Division.
The 108th Division was actually a division that was temporarily assembled from 25 veterans and expatriates after the Kwantung Army was hollowed out.
(The Kwantung Army's division names after 100 are basically made up.)
The combat effectiveness was extremely low. Originally, Ding Wei only planned to send one division to capture Chifeng. However, considering that this was the first battle of the Independent Column after entering the Northeast and no changes were allowed, he assembled two divisions and an artillery brigade.
The Second Army's Fifth Army and the 112th Armored Division continued to move southward toward Chaoyang.
At eight o'clock the next morning, the Fourth Army Artillery Brigade bombarded Chifeng on time, and the planes of the Independent Column, after fighting with dozens of Kwantung Army planes, also participated in the bombing of Chifeng.
As expected, the battle ended at two o'clock in the afternoon, and more than 8,000 Japanese soldiers who had no desire to fight were captured.
"Commander, what should we do with these prisoners? Should we use them all as fertilizer?"
Ding Wei is extremely depressed now, he never thought that the Japs would be so weak. He now wishes he could stuff rifles into the hands of these Japs and force them to pick them up and fight them.
However, these Japanese soldiers had learned their lesson and refused to pick up the guns thrown in front of them.
"Damn it, this isn't enough! This isn't enough! Lock these prisoners up where they are. The 110th Division will stay and set up defensive positions to prevent the Japanese from North China from entering the country.
In addition, cooperate with the mobile regiment to wipe out the Japanese soldiers and capture all the Japanese expatriates! "
Although Ding Wei didn't know how their Chief of Staff Wang was going to deal with these Japanese devils, judging from his weird expression, it didn't seem like anything good was going to happen.
After seven days of fighting, the First Army was approaching Xinjing with great force, while the Second Army was approaching Fengtian.
In order to ensure that the Independent Column Air Force could gather air support in one place, Wang Meng decided to attack Fengtian first and then Xinjing.