Dalian, headquarters of the Japanese invading Kwantung Army.

Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Hashimoto Toranosuke walked outside Muto Nobuyoshi's office door with a solemn face and a piece of paper in his hand.

The office door is ajar, and through the crack in the door you can see Nobuyoshi Muto sitting behind his desk working.

Hashimoto Toranosuke pondered for a while, then finally raised his head and knocked on the door, saying loudly: "Report!"

"Come in." Muto Nobuyoshi heard Hashimoto Toranosuke's voice and said without raising his head.

Hashimoto Toranyuki pushed the door open and came to Muto Nobuyoshi. He suddenly put his feet down and saluted: "Your Excellency, General, Hata Toshi-kun has sent an urgent telegram from Shenyang."

"Oh? How is the Battle of Shenyang going?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked as he had already handed over the command of the 200,000-strong army to Shunroku Hata.

"General, since the fall of Tieling, the imperial army has been at a disadvantage in many battles. First, Guanjiapu, a strategic location between Shenyang and Xinmin, was lost. You should know this. We also dispatched aviation troops for this purpose, and finally returned with a disastrous defeat.

After the defeat in the Battle of Guanjiapu, Xinmin County was surrounded by the Chinese Army. Almost at the same time, a new force of the Chinese Army suddenly attacked Fushun and captured it.

Subsequently, Xinmin was also captured by the China Army, and all the Xinmin garrison from the commander, Lieutenant General Kashiki Kohei down, were in pieces.

Now the Chinese have surrounded Shenyang from three directions, and only Sujiatun in Shenyang can still maintain contact with all parts of southern Manchuria." Hashimoto Toranosuke reported calmly.

"Nani? Has the situation in Shenyang deteriorated to this extent?" Muto Nobuyoshi was a little surprised, but more angry.

"What on earth did this idiot Hata Shunroku command?"

"General, don't be angry. The Battle of Shenyang ended up like this. It was not because of Shunroku Hata's command, but because the Imperial Army did not have air supremacy, and more seriously lacked effective anti-tank weapons to restrain the tanks and armored forces of the China Army.

Moreover, the China Army is also newly equipped with a piece of technical equipment that can quickly build bridges and pave roads. No matter the anti-tank trenches or rivers and lakes we dug, they can no longer stop their progress.

Their technical equipment can build a steel bridge more than ten meters long in three to ten minutes, which can allow dozens of tons of tanks and combat vehicles to pass easily.

Therefore, this battle is not a crime of war, and we are not yet at a point where defeat is certain. As long as the imperial army holds Sujiatun, it can ensure that the connection between Shenyang and other places in southern Manchuria is not cut off.

Hata Toshi-kun can still hold on in Shenyang, and he will definitely be able to hold on until the next wave of reinforcements arrives. On this point, Hata Toshi-kun made a special explanation in the telegram." Hashimoto Toranosuke hurriedly explained.

After hearing his explanation, Muto Nobuyoshi nodded noncommittally, and immediately ordered: "Call back Shunroku Hata. Order him to stay in Shenyang for another month. In short, no matter the cost, Shenyang will not allow any loss."

"Hai!" Hashimoto Toranosuke suddenly lowered his head and responded, then turned around and took the order.

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After resting for a night, the main force of the West Route Army was ready to cross the river at any time. At this point, the Northeastern New Army had strategically completed the three-sided encirclement of Shenyang.

At this moment, on the north bank of the Liuhe River in the west direction of Xinmin City, where the water flow was not too fast.

Dozens of No. 4 bridging tanks have cooperated with each other to build several temporary steel-frame iron bridges on the Liuhe River, which is dozens of meters wide.

Panzer IV tanks, armored vehicles and military trucks full of soldiers were driving across the river one after another.

On the edge of the north bank, several military jeeps were parked. A large number of guards had already set up guard around the area several hundred meters away.

There are patrols cruising further out.

"Zhenyuan, there are many dangers here. You must be more careful!" Wang Yizhe patted Li Zhenyuan on the shoulder and reminded him.

Li Zhenyuan nodded and said: "Old sir, please rest assured, Zhenyuan will pay attention."

After saying this, Li Zhenyuan stood up and saluted Wang Yizhe and others who came to see him off, and said: "Take care!"

"Take care!" Wang Yizhe, Gao Chu and others responded one after another.

After the ceremony, Li Zhenyuan turned around and climbed onto a No. 4 tank, and soon the driver started the tank and roared forward.

This time, Li Zhenyuan obeyed Zhang Xinghan's emergency telegram. He led four armored tank regiments and two motorized infantry battalions to form a right-wing roundabout mobile force, responsible for roundabout attacks on Liaoyang, an important town in the rear of the Japanese army.

In order to achieve the strategic goal of mobilizing the Japanese army to seize Sujiatun.

While Li Zhenyuan led his troops to cross the river quietly and set off, the main force of the Independent First Division stationed in Fushun also bypassed the Hun River from Sarhu under the leadership of deputy division commander Niu Erzhu.

Entered the area south of the Hun River and waited for opportunities.

In Fushun, Huang Xiansheng only left one infantry regiment and one direct guard company, and the remaining two infantry regiments, a tank regiment and an artillery regiment were all assigned to Niu Erzhu.

Therefore, the main force of the independent 1st Division led by Niu Erzhu will be responsible for the task of capturing Sujiatun this time.

After deploying these two troops, Zhang Xinghan ordered the three motorized infantry divisions placed in front of Shenyang to gather support from the air force and heavy artillery brigades, and launched several fierce attacks on Shenyang.

In order to attract the main attention of the Japanese army in Shenyang, it provided cover for the two partial divisions.

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The Shenyang Battle has reached its most critical moment, and it can be said that all countries in the world are paying close attention.

Among them, the most concerning thing is that the Soviets just suffered a huge loss at the hands of the Northeastern New Army.

Vladivostok, Headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District.

Soviet commander Bluher was listening to the report from the intelligence officer.

"General, according to the information we have, the Northeastern New Army, under the command of its commander Zhang Xinghan, has eliminated no less than 70,000 Japanese Kwantung Army. Currently, Shenyang City has been surrounded by the Northeastern New Army on three sides. I think the outcome seems to be

It is self-evident." A Soviet intelligence officer reported respectfully.

"China's Northeastern New Army is really powerful. The Japanese Kwantung Army's 300,000 troops are no match for them. It seems that we will not be able to avenge the last one in a short time." Bu Liuhe.

After listening to the intelligence officer's report, I said with great horror.

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Linquan Ichiro is an ordinary captain officer of the Kwantung Army, the Japanese invading army. He is in charge of an infantry squadron of more than 180 people. He and his squadron are currently responsible for the defense of Liaoyang County.

There are ten squadrons like his in Liaoyang City. Including some military police and guard troops, the Japanese army in Liaoyang City is nearly 3,000.

Nearly 100,000 Japanese troops were distributed in Anshan, Haicheng, Dashiqiao, Yingkou, Benxi, Fengcheng, Dandong to the east, Panjin, Liaozhong, Heishan, Jinzhou, Jinyang and other places to the west of Liaoyang.

The reason why Liaoyang only has more than 3,000 garrison troops is because there are 200,000 imperial troops deployed in Dingtao, Sujiatun and Shenyang to the north.

The strength of Dingtao and Sujiatun exceeded two divisions.

Today, as usual, Ichiro Rinquan carried a saber and led two guards carrying 38 rifles to inspect the city wall defense line.

Everywhere they went, Japanese soldiers quickly stood up and saluted respectfully.

This respectable atmosphere and life made Ichiro Rinquan very useful.

After looking around, Ichiro Rinquan leaned against a wall and took out a cigarette. A guard had already taken out a match and helped him light the cigarette.

After taking two puffs happily, Ichiro Rinsen began to joke with his two subordinates: "Xiaolin-kun, I heard that you and Motoki-kun often go to the Chinese brothel in the city to find flower girls, right?"

The two Japanese soldiers were a little submissive and didn't know how to answer.

Ichiro Rinquan patted the shoulder of the Japanese soldier who lit his cigarette and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I won't blame you."

"Reporting to the officer, Mr. Motoki and I only went there once." The Japanese soldier named Xiao Lin lowered his head and said.

"Once? Haha, how did it feel? Did the women in the Imperial Army's comfort station feel good?" Rinquan Ichiro said with a lewd smile.

The Japanese soldier named Xiao Lin smiled sheepishly and said: "They are more attractive than the women in the comfort stations. And we don't have to pay..."

"Yo Xi, Yo Xi, remember to call me next time you go there. I also want to try the difference between Chinese prostitutes, ah, hahaha!" Linquan Ichiro raised his head and laughed with a lewd smile.

The two Japanese soldiers quickly lowered their heads: "Hai."

Suddenly, the Japanese man named Benmu looked up and saw a scene that shocked him, and he was completely stunned.

Linquan Ichiro saw that his expression was wrong, asked what was going on, and followed his gaze.

I saw a large number of tanks and armored vehicles appearing in the distance outside the city at some point, and they were approaching like a black torrent of steel.

Rinquan Ichiro's pupils tightened for a moment, and he immediately pulled out his tortoise box gun and fired into the air, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The two Japanese soldiers also hurriedly took off their 38 rifles from their backs, held the guns in one hand, and picked up the specially equipped whistles around their necks with the other hand and blew quickly.

The harsh gunshots and rapid whistles quickly alerted the entire Japanese army in Liaoyang City.

After hearing the news, a large number of Japanese soldiers boarded the city to defend themselves.

Outside the city, Li Zhenyuan had already lined up four tank regiments outside the west gate of Liaoyang. The infantrymen of the two motorized infantry battalions also got out of their vehicles and quickly prepared for battle.

In a tank, Li Zhenyuan held a wireless intercom and coldly ordered: "Aim all tank guns at the city head and fire ten rounds at a rapid rate!"

The order was quickly conveyed to every tank and armored vehicle of the four tank regiments.

Nearly four hundred tanks were spaced about ten or twenty meters apart, divided into several rows and almost surrounded the entire west gate.

The barrels of the tanks slowly rotated and adjusted, aiming the black muzzles at the top of the city.

When Captain Ichiro Rinquan saw this, his face turned pale with fright. He raised the tortoise box in his hand and pulled the trigger repeatedly. He shouted like a madman: "Shoot, shoot!"

The Japanese soldiers on the top of the city suddenly opened fire with light and heavy weapons, and dense bullets poured down like rain.

"Dang, dong, dong, dong…" The bullets hit the heavy armor of the tank one after another, bursting out a series of sparks.

Not long after the Japanese opened fire, nearly four hundred 75mm tank guns also opened fire one after another.

"Boom...boom...boom..." The huge sound of artillery suddenly resounded throughout Liaoyang County.

Balls of fire emitted from the muzzle of the tank cannon, roaring and crashing towards the head of Liaoyang City.

"Boom...boom..." The cannonball hit the top of the city with a violent explosion. Shrapnel and shock waves flew wildly, causing earth and rocks to fly and smoke to fill the city.

The Japanese soldiers who had been shooting violently just now suddenly fell down in pieces, howling miserably.

Rinquan Ichiro was also injured. A piece of shrapnel hit his shoulder, and blood immediately flowed out.
To be continued...