Volume 1 Turbulent Era Chapter 202 Grabbing Credits
Northeast, Fengtian North Camp, Zhang Zuolin didn't sleep much the whole day. The terrible battle situation on the front line made him extremely irritated. The loss of two lines of defense in just one day made Zhang Zuolin look much older.
"Report, Commander Sun has withdrawn to Buyun Mountain." Chief of Staff Yang Yuting hurried in with a telegram in his hand. Seeing Zhang Zuolin sitting in the corner with his eyes closed and concentrating, he quickly approached and lowered his head to report.
"How many brothers have been withdrawn in total?" Zhang Zuolin opened his eyes and asked.
"Including those who retreated earlier, the 54th Division is already less than a whole regiment." Yang Yuting said with a sad expression.
"Hey..." He clenched his fist and hit his thigh hard. Zhang Zuolin was heartbroken. There was only less than one regiment left in the entire division, and two lines of defense were lost. Such a loss was already hurtful to him.
The muscles are shaking.
"Has Zhang Fuchen arrived at Buyun Mountain?" Zhang Zuolin asked in a hoarse voice.
"The forwards arrived before dark." Yang Yuting nodded and replied.
"Then let Sun Jiugong withdraw to Fengtian to rest, and leave the Buyunshan defense line to Zhang Fuchen." Zhang Zuolin thought for a while and said, Yang Yuting quickly agreed, turned around and hurried out to send the report.
Although Sun Liechen lost two lines of defense, Zhang Zuolin had no intention of punishing him. On the contrary, Zhang Zuolin was very grateful and ashamed for this confidant general. If he hadn't been so smart, he had let Yang Du go for two days in vain, and there was no
Listen to the advice of the staff sent by the General Staff to set up defenses and set up barbed wire and multiple trenches on each line of defense. Otherwise, the Japanese would not have succeeded so easily.
It was precisely because of his own reasons and mistakes that Zhang Zuolin now tasted the bitter consequences. If Sun Liechen had not responded promptly and blocked the Japanese on the second line of defense for a whole day, I am afraid that the current situation would have been even worse. But now, Sun Liechen's troops
Already disabled, he had done his best. At this time, how could Zhang Zuolin, such a hero, let him stay in Buyun Mountain to fight the Japanese again? Put Sun Liechen and his brothers
They all withdrew, which was not only a gesture as the commander-in-chief, but also a tribute to their bravery in fighting.
Who would have thought that Yang Yuting would come back soon and tell Zhang Zuolin that Sun Liechen decided in the telegram to stick to Buyun Mountain together with Zhang Zuoxiang and refuse to retreat until death.
"Mom, what a fool! Send a report to Buyunshan again. Ask Sun Jiugong to withdraw to me immediately! Tell him that this is a military order! If you don't obey me, chop his head off!" Zhang Zuolin was furious and pointed at him.
The captain of the guard shouted: "You! Take a few people to Buyun Mountain for me now. If Sun Jiugong still refuses to obey the order and retreat, I will kidnap him back!"
"Commander, calm down, calm down!" Yang Yuting didn't know that Zhang Zuolin was not angry with Sun Liechen for not obeying orders, but was heartbroken because of the general. He hurriedly tried to persuade him, and put his hand behind his back to signal to the captain of the guard.
Don't take action yet.
"Commander, Mr. Sun said these words in the telegram. After reading it, I feel that it is beneficial to let Mr. Sun stay in Buyun Mountain temporarily."
"What did he say?" Zhang Zuolin was stunned and asked strangely.
Yang Yuting quickly took out the telegram from his pocket, pointed to the content and said: "Commander Sun fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a day, and he is familiar with the Japanese attack method. Although Zhang Fuchen is a tiger general, his troops have no experience in fighting the Japanese army.
Therefore, Commander Sun thought that it would be better for him to temporarily stay in Buyunshan to assist General Zhang Fuchen than to withdraw to Fengtian to rest and recuperate at this time. In addition, Commander Sun also made a suggestion, that is, he hopes to send back the wounded from the 54th first, Commander-in-Chief.
Look at this..."
Zhang Zuolin bulged his eyes and sulked, and did not answer for a long time. Then he closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before sighing: "Okay, just listen to Sun Jiugong, but people still have to be sent. You must protect Sun Jiugong for me. You must not
Let him get even the slightest bit of damage!"
"yes!"
At the Buyunshan defense line, when Zhang Zuolin's second telegram arrived, Sun Liechen was the first to receive it, read it, and then smiled with relief.
"Brother Fuchen, the commander-in-chief has agreed. Now I'm going to trouble you, brother Fuchen."
"What did Brother Zanyao say that you and I are still so polite to each other?" Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand and said very modestly: "Brother Zanyao has nothing to do with fighting the Japanese. Brother Zanyao has nothing to do with Japan.
People have experience, and they have to rely on more to defend the Buyunshan defense line."
"Brothers, you and I don't need to be too polite, let's fight the enemy together." Sun Liechen was not polite and nodded. Then he immediately asked the wounded members of the 54th Division to continue to retreat to Fengtian, and reorganized the remaining soldiers of the 54th Division.
A reinforced battalion was assigned to Zhang Zuoxiang's 53rd Division and was jointly commanded by Zhang Zuoxiang.
Of the four lines of defense in Fengtian, apart from the first and second lines of defense, the fourth line of defense is the strongest. After all, the first two lines of defense directly face the Japanese, and the fourth line of defense is the last step in guarding Fengtian.
The Yunshan Defense Line was not taken seriously at the beginning, and it was not as good as the other three lines of defense in terms of preparation and construction.
But things are often so strange. The Buyunshan defense line, which has always been ignored, has now become the most important line of defense. The Japanese army suddenly made a despicable sneak attack and broke through the first and second lines of defense in one day, catching the Chinese defenders off guard.
.And stopping the Japanese troops at Buyun Mountain became the key among the keys. This was very clear to both Zhang Zuolin and Sun Liechen or Zhang Zuoxiang on the front line.
Time was running out, and the Japanese army might arrive the next day. Zhang Zuoxiang didn't bother to rest, so he consulted Sun Liechen all night about the Japanese army's offensive characteristics and defensive points, and commanded his soldiers. The civilians quickly strengthened the defense line. Because of Zhang Zuolin's awakening, Zhang Zuoxiang
When I arrived, I brought a lot of barbed wire. These barbed wires were set up one by one according to the staff official method sent by Beijing, and they were stretched densely in front of the trenches.
"This barbed wire fence is a good thing! If we had this thing during the day, how could the little Japanese guys rush over easily?" Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang inspected the defense layout. Looking at the barbed wire fence, Sun Liechen couldn't help but sigh. With this,
Damn, the Japanese charge will definitely not be as easy as it was during the day, and their defense will be more solid.
"Here, and here..." Observing the defense line, Sun Liechen pointed out several key points and reminded Zhang Zuoxiang that multiple intersecting machine gun firepower nets must be set up. In addition, several artillery positions must be set up high in Baiyun Mountain.
Having suffered from the lack of heavy weapons, Sun Liechen was particularly concerned about this, and Zhang Zuoxiang also listened humbly and immediately asked people to make arrangements.
At the same time, the Japanese army was in a state of jubilation. Yamaguchi Masaru's 10th Division, which served as the vanguard, took over the Chinese first and second lines of defense at a small cost of less than 600 people, and eliminated them.
The 54th Division, the main force of the 27th Group Army. This was an extremely brilliant result. As the main attacking division, Masaru Yamaguchi was very proud of it. He even made a bold statement at the celebration banquet that his 10th Division only needed three days.
We can attack Fengtian City and capture the entire Fengtian within five days.
"Yamaguchi-kun is truly worthy of being a heroic samurai of our empire! After we take Moutian, I will plead for Yamaguchi-kun in front of the emperor!" Acting Commander-in-Chief Uehara Yusaku said with a smile on his face and an unusually rare compliment.
"Thank you Commander-in-Chief, our Empire of Japan is invincible and our Army of Japan is invincible!"
"The Japanese Empire is invincible, and the Japanese Army is invincible!"
All the officers present shouted and cheered together, with such fanatical and excited expressions. It is no wonder that troops with almost the same strength attacking were able to defeat their opponents with such small losses, which made these Japanese people feel victory at once.
So close. The Chinese ** team on the opposite side is not their opponent at all. It seems that it is not far away to capture the entire Fengtian, and even if it captures the entire Northeast, it may not take long. Some generals who have not been able to serve as the vanguard are extremely envious.
He looked at the complacent Yamaguchi Masaru with his eyes, thinking in his mind how great it would be if his own troops were the first to attack! It's a pity that the 10th Division is the only Class A division at the moment? As a high-ranking officer
The 10th Division, which is ahead of other divisions, has a far higher status in the army than they can compare with. This comparison between people is really irritating, and the comparison between divisions is also very depressing!
With this idea in mind, in order to grab some credit, and taking advantage of Yusaku Uehara's happiness, several people tentatively suggested that the 10th Division, which was a little tired after a day of fighting, could change the next attack and let them replace the 10th Division.
The Tenth Division? This allows the Tenth Division to take a rest and maintain the best fighting condition to cope with the fierce battle that may come.
As soon as this suggestion was made, before Yusaku Uehara could reply, Masaru Yamaguchi, who was listening to the suggestion, elongated his face and looked as ugly as a dead mother.
"Our Tenth Division does not need to rest at all. These Chinese people are no match for our Tenth Division. The Tenth Division is fully capable of occupying Fengtian on its own!"
"Yamaguchi-kun's martial arts is outstanding, but it is not appropriate for soldiers to fight for a long time. Let us take care of the next little trouble." Yamaguchi-kun's solitary expression made others uncomfortable, and some people immediately retorted.
road.
"Asshole! How can a mere Class B division talk so arrogantly?" Yamaguchi Masaru scolded him without regard to his identity.
"You..." The scolded general's expression changed, and he stretched out his hand to scold back. At this moment, Uehara Yusaku, acting commander-in-chief, quickly raised his hand to stop the two sides from continuing to argue.
In order to take into account the mentality of others, although Yusaku Uehara felt from the bottom of his heart that the Chinese on the opposite side should be defeated by the force of the 10th Division alone, but the war was an integrated one, and the unity and assistance of his subordinates were still necessary, so in order to appease the others
From a human perspective, he still made slight adjustments, allowing the 10th Division to continue to serve as the main offensive while other units served as secondary offensive, so that when the war is over, others will not get any credit. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!