The news that the main force of the 14th Division encountered the Chinese ** troops in Bonihe Town had been reported to the division headquarters in Changchun via radio just before the battle began.

The commander of the 14th Division, Shunroku Hata, was shocked when he learned the news. He quickly ordered the 14th Division to retreat while fighting. At the same time, he also sent electricity to Yu Zhishan and other puppet troops in the south, asking them to go north immediately for support.

However, Yu Zhishan and other puppet troops were hundreds of miles away from the 14th Division at that time, and they had already learned that Gulin had been captured by Zhang Xinghan, so they chose to treat the rescue of the 14th Division passively.

In just a few hours, more than 10,000 main members of the 14th Division were wiped out. Several regiment captains and a major general brigade commander were all killed.

After hearing the news, Shunroku Hata almost went crazy. He pulled out his command knife and started slashing at everyone in the conference room like crazy.

"Your Excellency, General, the scouts report that the Chinese Army in Bonihe Town is currently moving towards Changchun at full speed and seems to be planning to attack Changchun!" While Hata Shunroku was venting, Chief of Staff Noda Cugu walked in with a solemn expression.

The command sword held high by Hata Shunroku stopped in the air, turned his head and said: "Shinaru wants to attack Chang Chun?"

Noda Cuckoo nodded and said: "Zhang Xinghan is very cunning. Now that the main force of our division has been wiped out, his purpose is very clear, which is to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Changchuno!"

"Baga Yalu, I want to fight him to the death!" Hata Shunroku thought of Zhang Xinghan's heavy losses in Shenyang, and suddenly became furious.

"General, don't be impulsive. Now that our main force has been wiped out, we are completely unable to resist the attack of Zhang Xinghan's troops. We should quickly ask for help from Commander Muto Nobuyoshi." Noda Cugu hurriedly advised.

Shunroku Hata was silent for a while, and finally put away his general sword and said: "Send a message to the Kwantung Army headquarters immediately and request emergency support!"

…………………… Dalian Lushun, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Hashimoto Torano's assistant hurriedly walked into the headquarters with a telegram, and said to the anxious Muto Nobuyoshi who was already waiting: "Your Excellency, General, Gu Lin has been captured, the main reinforcements of the 14th Division have been wiped out, and Zhang Xinghan's troops are currently marching towards Changchun.

, the situation is extremely critical, General Shuroku Hata, commander of the 14th Division, requested emergency reinforcements."

Muto Nobuyoshi's face suddenly turned gloomy. The main force of the 14th Division had been wiped out, and the 10th Division was about to confront another new Northeastern army in Siping. Where could there be reinforcements?

As for the tens of thousands of puppet troops, fighting a smooth battle may be able to help, or they may be able to hold on to strong fortifications for some time, but they are required to relax and reinforce Changchun to meet the heavily armed Zhang Xinghan troops.

Muto Nobuyoshi didn't even dare to think about it, especially when Gulin had been captured and Puyi might become Zhang Xinghan's prisoner.

"Hashimoto-kun, how do you think we should deal with it next?" Muto Nobuyoshi couldn't think of a good way for a while, so he asked.

Hashimoto Toranosuke frowned and pondered for a while, then said solemnly: "General, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, but now our Kwantung Army no longer has an advantage over Zhang Xinghan's new army in the three northeastern provinces because of our military strength.

It was spread too widely, and its firepower, armored forces and air force were all at a disadvantage.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Xinghan's troops were able to concentrate their forces and form an absolute advantage over the imperial army on a certain local battlefield.

If we continue like this, our Kwantung Army will fall into a situation of no return, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

After hearing this, Muto Nobuyoshi fell into a deep silence. After a long time, he spoke: "Then what do you think we should do?"

"Immediately abandon the ancient forests, Changchun, and Siping plains, and concentrate our forces mainly in Shenyang and Xinmin areas. Only in this way can we secure the entire South Manchuria area!" Hashimoto Toranosuke boldly suggested.

"Abandon the North Manchuria area? The base camp will not agree." Muto Nobuyoshi shook his head and said.

"General, the situation has taken a turn for the worse now. Military orders abroad will be violated. We must make a decision as soon as possible. We must not delay it any longer. We will reserve our troops and concentrate them in Shenyang and wait for reinforcements from the base camp. I think that as long as we explain to Tokyo the situation in the Northeast, , they will definitely not blame us." Hashimoto Toranosuke anxiously advised.

After weighing the pros and cons, Muto Nobuyoshi finally nodded with difficulty.

……………………Changchun, the 14th Division Headquarters, the entire headquarters was extremely busy, with officers and staff at all levels constantly going back and forth from the communications room to the combat conference room.

Report the latest information to the division commander Shunroku Hata.

When Shunroku Hata was discussing possible response plans with Chief of Staff Noda Cugu, a communications soldier walked in, stood up and saluted Erru and said hurriedly: "Report to your Excellency General, there is a call from the Kwantung Army Headquarters."

"Read it!" Hata Shunroku immediately waved his hand.

"Commander Muto ordered that in view of the rapid deterioration of the situation in Northern Manchuria, in order to preserve the effectiveness of the Imperial Army, you are specifically ordered to abandon Changchun immediately, and the 10th Division will assist your troops to evacuate to Shenyang, temporarily abandon Northern Manchuria, and concentrate your forces to ensure that Southern Manchuria !Muto Nobuyoshi." The signal soldier quickly opened the message and read.

When Shunroku Hata and Cugu Noda heard this, they looked at each other and asked, "Is this true?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, General, it is absolutely true that this message was personally signed by Commander Muto." The Japanese communications soldier lowered his head and confirmed.

"Bagaya Road..." Shunroku Hata kicked over a chair next to him with some reluctance.

Noda Cugu quickly advised: "Your Excellency General, Commander Muto issued this order out of necessity. Now the imperial army is unable to hold on to Changchun in the northern Manchuria area."

"Order the troops and prepare to retreat immediately!" Shunroku Hata finally gave the order in a helpless voice.

……………Bonihe Town is only more than a hundred miles away from Changchun. Zhang Xinghan’s armored brigade took less than three hours to cross-country and reach the eastern suburbs of Changchun.

However, at this time, the remnants of the Japanese 14th Division in Changchun City had given up on Changchun and retreated along the railway to Gongzhuling and the Siping defense line.

After figuring out the situation, Zhang Xinghan stationed a regiment to take over Changchun, and led his armored brigade and two main regiments to quickly go south along the railway to pursue.

At the same time, Wang Yicai was telegraphed to lead the Third Motorized Infantry Division to immediately attack Siping to prevent the Japanese from escaping to the south. He also telegraphed Jiang Baili and ordered him to lead his troops to continue attacking Xinmin to contain the Japanese troops in Shenyang and prevent them from having the opportunity to go north to meet the North Manchurian area. Japanese troops fleeing south.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Chinese Army has captured Changchun and is pursuing us southward." On the road south of Gongzhuling, Shunroku Hata and Cuckoo Noda were evacuating hurriedly to Siping on a train. A communications soldier walked into the second Reported after entering the car.

"Bagaya Road, order the rearguard troops to blow up the Dongliao River Railway Bridge to prevent the China Army from pursuing it!" Shunroku Hata made a quick decision.

"General..." Noda Cuckoo wanted to dissuade him, but after a second thought, he gave up the idea. If the Dongliao River Railway Bridge was not blown up, the armored troops of the Chinese Army might pursue it at any time, but once the railway was blown up,

bridge, the South Manchuria Railway will be paralyzed.

Soon, Hata Shunroku's order was conveyed.

The Japanese rearguard troops immediately blew up the Dongliao River Railway Bridge. When the northern part of the bridge was blown up, Zhang Xinghan led the armored brigade to arrive.

"Commander, what should we do?" Looking at the broken Dongliao River Bridge, Armored Brigade Commander Li Zhenyuan jumped off a No. 4 tank and came to Zhang Xinghan's side.

"There is no other way. If we want to go around, we need to drive from Shuangliao County along the Dongliao River to Shuangliao County, and then drive from Shuangliao County to Siping. This distance exceeds four to five hundred miles. No matter how fast we go,

It will take more than ten hours. In such a long time, the Japanese will have already withdrawn to Shenyang along the railway line." Zhang Xinghan said with some frustration.

"Then let's let the kid go like this?" Li Zhenyuan said with some reluctance.

"Let the little Japs go for the time being, but there is an enemy group that we need to deal with right now." Zhang Xinghan said thoughtfully: "Give Wang Yicai some electricity to stop his attack."

Li Zhenyuan nodded, thought for a while and suddenly said: "Commander, are you referring to the puppet troops who originally planned to support Gu Lin?"

"Yes, it's them. With the help of the Japanese, the strength of these puppet troops has expanded to tens of thousands. If we remove the dregs and take the essence, we can get at least 20,000 to 30,000 suitable soldiers, or even more."

Zhang Xinghan Road.

"In addition to this, if we recruit a group of new soldiers in Changchun and other places, our army will be able to expand to 100,000." Li Zhenyuan said with some excitement.

"Yes, the most important thing is that these puppet troops are slightly stronger than the recruits who have just joined the army. After a little integration training, they will be able to fight on the battlefield. We will rest for a whole month and wait for the Dongliao River Railway Bridge to be repaired.

We can attack the southern Manchu area and recapture Shenyang."

"Inform the 1st Motorized Division to immediately turn around and advance eastward towards Yitong and Shuangyang!" Zhang Xinghan immediately ordered.

………………………………Shuangyang County, Puppet Manchuria Allied Forces Joint Headquarters.

Gu Xing, Yu Zhishan, Zhang Jinghui and others gathered together to discuss a way out...

"Everyone, Gulin has been lost, Puyi is missing, Changchun has also been captured by Zhang Xinghan's Tongliao Army, and Japan has fled south. What should we do next? Let us share your opinions." Yu Zhishan looked at it.

Watch the crowd enter the Tao.

"Now that the ancient forest is empty, I suggest that we go back to the ancient forest. The ancient forest is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has bad water on three sides. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have nearly 60,000 people. As long as we work together, we will be able to defend the ancient forest." Gu Xing said.

Of course Yu Zhishan didn't want to go back to the ancient forest, because the ancient forest was too close to Changchun and could be attacked by Zhang Xinghan at any time. In contrast, he wanted to go back to his hometown, Daoshan City, to the east.

But he didn't want to go back alone, he wanted to bring all 60,000 puppet troops there, so that he could establish a duli force based on his base.
Chapter completed!