Since he decided to retreat early, Yang Zhen did not delay at all. In addition to the machines that had not had time to unload the truck, the remaining materials could be transported as much as they could, and all the uncarried ones were blown up. Especially the rails that were scheduled to be taken away were only half loaded at this time. There was no time to ship them again, so they could only blow them up together with the train station.

Although he was reluctant to let go of these rails that could be used as military raw materials, Yang Zhen also knew that he should give up when necessary and had to give up. Once he was dragged down by these jars and jars, he could not evacuate before the main force of the Japanese Fourth Division rushed back to Jiamusi, and the one who was unlucky would be himself.[]

However, even so, the three trains seized at the railway station were loaded, which made it difficult to drag the front of the turret made by the evacuated train. When the evacuated train sounded the whistle, a violent explosion sounded in Jiamusi City, where the guns and cannons had gradually subsided. It was Dong Ping who was commanding the troops to blow up the Japanese barracks and all military facilities in the city, and the offices of the two-level governments at the puppet Manchukuo Province and municipalities.

When the last train of transporting troops left Jiamusi Station, although the Japanese army, who had been crippled in the city, had no courage to come out to pursue, Yang Zhen concentrated all the artillery fire and smashed it hard at the permanent fortifications that the Japanese army finally defended. He used fierce artillery fire to tell the remaining Japanese troops in the city that they would have to pursue the consequences.

In fact, Yang Zhen was so careful, he was just too much of a concern. After most of the fierce battle, there was only one squadron left on his hand, and he was huddled in the fortifications in the military camp. If the fortifications were not built too strongly, Kitano Takatsu, who had been swallowed up for a long time, would not only not have the courage to chase them out, but even heard the sound of guns and cannons in the city completely calmed down for a long time and would not dare to leave the fortifications.

It was not until he received a report that the surviving puppet Manchukuo police opponent had completely evacuated that he dared to poke his head out carefully. However, before he could step out of the military camp that had already been ruined, the violent explosion in the north suddenly scared him back. He was afraid that his opponent would kill another shot, so he said nothing this time.

The frightened Kitano Takatsu, who was frightened, hugged in the solid fortifications and refused to take a step. On the train heading north, he beat him to a paralyzing, causing the brigade that he had just replenished to fall straight into a half-squadron opponent, and was reviewing in front of his superiors.

Looking at Liu Changshun with a shameful face, Yang Zhen was very angry, but after pondering for a while, he finally suppressed his anger: "The war is not going well, and you can't blame it all. None of us would have thought that the Japanese army would build such an extremely hidden semi-underground permanent fortification in their own barracks."

"It is difficult for us to take down this permanent fire point without heavy artillery in a short time. However, there are indeed some problems with your tactical use. I was too careful before and didn't dare to let go, like an old lady with a small foot. The shooting behind was good, but it was a bit too restrictive."

"City combat is a new tactic that we have never encountered before. Both you and us have tried it for the first time. The city is full of our compatriots. Without having time to evacuate, it is inevitable that you will be forced to do so. In this way, it can be said that you have fought well."

"What you need to think carefully about is why this Fourth Division shows two completely different combat styles in field battles and when it is surrounded? What is the reason? Under what circumstances is the real combat effectiveness. How should this fourth division be fought in the future? You need to consider this issue carefully. In the next step, we may have to face the main force of this Fourth Division."

When Liu Changshun breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed when he heard that Yang Zhen was not angry because of his poor performance. Although the commander did not criticize him directly, he also pointed out through several questions that he obviously underestimated the enemy during the battle.

Seeing that Liu Changshun was slightly ashamed, Yang Zhen smiled and said nothing. In fact, when the battle just started, Yang Zhen could see that this guy was obviously underestimating the enemy and didn't seem to be very fond of the Fourth Division. Among the troops below, the backbone who had experienced the battle in the northern Dunhua also obviously looked down on this defeated general.

Whether it is tactical actions or mutual cooperation in battle, they all seem loose. The cooperation of infra-cannon firepower was also a bit out of touch. At that time, Yang Zhen was a little worried about the performance of the troops. To be honest, Yang Zhen didn't have much clue in his heart. Those words on the Internet in later generations were really good if they could get seven points. If he believed it, he wouldn't know how he died.

But there is one thing that Yang Zhen knew that the battle in the northern part of Dunhua definitely did not show the real combat power of the Fourth Division. The rabbit was too anxious to bite people, not to mention a well-equipped and well-trained army. If it was not time to despair, the Fourth Division would not fight hard. But when there was no way out, they would definitely make all opponents who despise them at a certain price.

Lian Zhan won the battle and the troops were somewhat proud now. Yang Zhen saw this. Yang Zhen believed that it was time for the troops to learn some lessons and that the troops must be defeated. The arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Yang Zhen was still very clear about this.

This kind of lesson is often not something that can be achieved by simply ideological work. Sometimes, it can only be compensated with blood. Facing this 4th Division, which has a much worse fighting will than other Japanese troops, is much better than facing other Japanese elite troops. The price paid is also much smaller.

Yang Zhen did not blame Liu Changshun too much. In addition to his belief that the troops needed some lessons to destroy their arrogance, he was more likely to be thinking about the subsequent combat plan in his mind. The connection with Guo Bingxun from Qunceshan has not been interrupted, and Yang Zhen has always been very familiar with the battle situation there. The reason for retreating early was because Yang Zhen had begun to adjust the deployment when Guo Bingxun was faced with him.

If Yang Zhen of the Fourth Division was not very worried, Yang Zhen was most worried about the movements of the Third Cavalry Brigade. Once this extremely mobile Third Cavalry Brigade deviated from its rear and cut off its retreat, forming an encirclement with the main force of the Fourth Division? Then he would be really trapped in Jiamusi.

In a dense forest north of the Songhua River and west of the Jiamusi-Heli Railway Line, in a simple tent set up with oil cloth, under the sharp horse lantern, Yang Zhen was constantly thinking about the next combat plan. Liu Changshun and Ma Chunsheng, who had already changed into new military uniforms, sat on a big stone beside him and quietly looked at Yang Zhen who was meditating on the map.

After crossing the Songhua River, Yang Zhen did not continue to retreat north. In addition to leaving Wang Xiaoming to lead the supplies and personnel, the wounded and sick continued to take the train to retreat north, he led a regiment of main forces to penetrate straight along the railway line and went straight to the northwest. After nearly half a night of march until he retreated into the mountains, he did not take a break.

The continuous combat made the troops look very tired. After announcing the rest, many soldiers fell to the ground and fell asleep. Without a moment, in this small valley, apart from the occasional neighing of war horses and the footsteps of sentry patrols, and the ticking sounds from the two radio stations contacting the commander-in-chief and Guo Bingxun, they were already snoring.

The soldiers can rest, but Yang Zhen cannot. For him, the most important thing is to find out the next trend of the Japanese army in order to formulate a combat plan. After thinking for a long time, Yang Zhen knocked on his subordinate's map, turned his head to Liu Changshun beside him and said, "Did the Chief of Staff call back?"

Hearing the seventh time since he arrived here and set up the radio station, looking at Yang Zhen, who had always been calm, with a rare expression of anxiety on his face, Liu Changshun shook his head, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said, "Commander, it's not time to contact the Chief of Staff yet, and there is no reply from the Chief of Staff yet."

Speaking of this, Liu Changshun hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander, Dong Ping has already set out, so you don't have to worry. Dong Ping is still very capable. If there are any latest changes in the deployment of the Japanese army, he will report it in time. Should you take a break first and wait for the Chief of Staff to call back, or if there is any enemy situation in Dong Ping, I will call you again?"

Hearing Liu Changshun advised him to rest, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "The enemy situation is unknown, how can I go to rest? At present, we have only received changes in the deployment of the Chief of Staff on the enemy facing Qunce Mountain, but the enemy situation in other directions is dark. The enemy situation is unknown."

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Ma Chunsheng, who had not spoken suddenly said: "Sir, the enemy situation is not completely unknown now. Although we don't know their specific locations in the Third Cavalry Brigade, at least we can roughly touch the movements of the Japanese Fourth Division."

"The main force of the Japanese army on the front line of Qunce Mountain is the Fourth Division, and it is definitely the Fourth Division who returns to rescue Jiamusi. Although this Fourth Division is more greedy than other Japanese troops, it lacks the courage to take risks under field combat conditions. However, the degree of cunning and prudence is more than that of other Japanese troops."

"In order to avoid attacks, when they return to Jiamusi, they will definitely choose to have heavy troops to protect the traffic route, that is, their march route. They will never take risks and detours. I heard Wang Xiaoming talk about the detailed process of the battle where you killed Sasaki to Ichi in the previous stage. Judging from the usual style of the Fourth Division, they will never take even a slight risk. Even if General Shigeru Sawada had this idea, his subordinates would never agree."

"This time the Kwantung Army is not considered the Manchukuo Army. The Japanese army alone actually assembled a whole division, plus a heavy army from the reinforcement regiment to attack you. I think it's Jiamusi, even if Harbin is attacked, they will not give up easily. Even if Kenji Doihara and Shigeru Sawada want to return to the army, I'm afraid Kenyo Ueta will not agree."

"The Japanese have always been extremely revengeful, and the higher the senior management, the stronger the revenge, the greater the appetite. Once the Japanese become frenzy, they rarely have rationality. Since their establishment, you have killed the Japanese lieutenant general and the number one major general. If you don't completely eliminate you, Kenji Ueda will definitely not be able to swallow this. So even if the entire Fourth Division returns to Jiamusi, they will not give up on the front line of Qunce Mountain."

"Sawada Shigeru is the commander of the 4th Division and must be very clear about the style of his own troops. Therefore, based on my analysis, the only one who stays in Qunce Mountain is the reinforcement corps and the puppet Manchukuo Army drawn by the 11th Division, and it will definitely not be the 4th Division."

"In this way, we have already roughly understood the movements of the two largest Japanese troops. As for this Fourth Cavalry Brigade? According to my judgment, the Japanese army will definitely not throw it into the Qunce Mountain line. Even if the Japanese cavalry are all horse infantry, no one will send a built-in cavalry unit to the mountainous areas to participate in the attack. The Japanese have a little ambitions and their heads are often overheated. But no one denies that their staff are still stable except for some people."

"So according to my analysis, the reason why the Japanese army mobilized the Fourth Cavalry Brigade was, firstly, because their own base was in Jiamusi, which was convenient for mobilization. Secondly, most of the reasons were to prevent us from roaming. It is true that the railway line in the northeast is developed, but the Japanese army relied on railways to mobilize troops and had strong mobility."

"But the railway is dead after all, and can only play a role as a line. As for the surface, when there are not many Japanese cars and highways are not developed, the role of cavalry is more about surrounding and blocking, rather than for mountain wars and attacks. Especially in this mountainous area with dense vegetation."

"According to my understanding of the Japanese style, I analyzed that Shigeru Sawada is likely to use the Third Cavalry Brigade and the Fourth Cavalry Regiment directly under its division to add some puppet Manchukuo cavalry to the north of the Tangyuan County to deploy defense along the railway line and the Gejie River line as a barrier. Use the mobility of the cavalry in the plains to prevent us from breaking south or east."

Ma Chunsheng's analysis and judgment made Yang Zhen extremely satisfied, and he secretly shouted in his heart. This was a qualified adviser. However, Yang Zhen did not show this appreciation on his face. This guy still needs to find out how much things there are in his belly.

Although he did not show it on his face, Yang Zhen still nodded slightly and said, "Your analysis makes sense. However, do you think if the situation is really as you judge, which enemy should we fight in three places? Should we fight one of the 4th Division when the 4th Division retreats? Or should we attack one of the Chief of Staff and kill the 11th Division's corps, or should the entire army go south and fight the Third Cavalry Brigade?"

Ma Chunsheng did not answer Yang Zhen’s question directly, but asked: “Which enemy should be attacked first in three places? I think the commander should already know what to do? The sword can only create a temporary situation. For the current situation, it is necessary to have a steady and steady attack.”

"No matter what, the Fourth Division has three infantry regiments. The artillery and cavalry regiments are quite complete. The lean camel is still bigger than the horse after all. Not to mention the strength comparison, do we have the strength to eat a fat man in one go? Just say that if we fight the Fourth Division, the 11th Division will definitely make every effort to rescue him. If we fight against Heiyan Yoshikazu, with the style of the Fourth Division I know, there is a great possibility that we will not save him."

"The Fourth Division will not do its best if there is no benefit. Even if they send troops, I think this action will not be too fast. If it can delay for one day, these people will definitely not delay for half an hour less. In this way, we will have plenty of time left."

"And the Fourth Division is still a huge monster for us. Although the troops led by the commander are much larger than the general regiment level, they are even more powerful than the general Japanese wing. However, with a division of a third regiment, the troops are still too small. Unless the commander wants to give up Qunce Mountain and is ready to face the danger of being attacked from the enemy on three sides."

"However, if you want to give up Qunce Mountain, I'm afraid Major General Yoshikazu Heiyan would not agree. As far as I know, except for this Fourth Division, the other Japanese army's desire to actively seek war is still very strong. Once the detoured troops are entangled by Yoshikazu Heiyan, it may be a disaster but not a blessing. Unless the commander is sure to eat a Japanese division with only one strengthening regiment. However, judging from the performance of the Fourth Division in the Battle of Jiamusi, the commander may not have even a 10% chance of hope."

After Ma Chunsheng said this, Yang Zhen finally did not suppress his appreciation of him and praised him: "A clear mind, accurate analysis, and his grasp and judgment of the battle situation are at least middle and above. I have not read it wrong. OK, just follow what you said, fight this forty-fourth team."

Ma Chunsheng just shook his head and did not look happy, but calmly said: "Sir, it is inevitable to fight the Forty-fourth Regiment first. We can expect that I think Kenji Doihara or Shigeru Sawada can also predict it. They will not let Yoshikazu Kuroi alone hang on the front line of Qunce Mountain with confidence. If I did not expect the mistake, when the main force of the Fourth Division retreated to rescue Kamusi, Shigeru Sawada would definitely mobilize the Third Cavalry Brigade to let it go north to protect the flanks of the Forty-fourth Regiment."

"What we should consider now is how to play this chess that is related to the overall situation. If I did not expect it wrong, the leader's biggest headache is the next move of the Third Cavalry Brigade, rather than the subsequent reaction of the Fourth Division. If we cannot find out the movements of the Third Cavalry Brigade, the leader cannot arrange the next move."

Yang Zhen did not deny that Ma Chunsheng's accurate judgment of his most troubled thing, and nodded: "Indeed, the 4th Division that I have the most troubled times now is the next trend of the Third Cavalry Brigade. Finding them is crucial to our next battle."

Yang Zhen's simplicity made Ma Chunsheng slightly stunned. He immediately realized that this was the first formal test given to him by the young commander in front of him. But it was the guy with goods in his stomach. Regarding Yang Zhen's words, Ma Chunsheng said calmly: "Sir, this Third Cavalry Brigade is indeed a great threat. But a large one does not mean an absolute threat."

"According to the Japanese army's organization, a cavalry brigade has only eight cavalry squadrons. In addition to the two left-behind squadrons that were annihilated in Jiamusi, this cavalry brigade has only six squadrons. In the mountains, not plains, according to the tacit understanding of the Japanese cavalry and infantry, I think this cavalry 3rd brigade does have a certain threat, but it will definitely not be fatal. Just find their exact location, send some troops to watch and hold them up."

"I think it is not difficult to find their position with the elite level of the reconnaissance forces under my command. As long as we find out their exact position, the tactics that the commander had in the 24th Regiment of the 12th Division would not mind copying them on the Third Cavalry Brigade."

Seeing Ma Chunsheng's calm face after saying this, Yang Zhen was slightly stunned. He was indeed a little worried about gains and losses. The battlefield was planned to be in the mountains, not in the plains. No matter how powerful the cavalry is, it cannot be used. He used cold guns, cold cannons and mine warfare tactics to make the 24th Regiment not move faster than the snail. This time, it can be copied on the Third Cavalry Brigade.

(Some things have been delayed during this period, sorry. From now on, the update will be restored.)
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