Kitakyushu Island, outside the compound of the Northeast Border Guard Provisional Headquarters.

Zhang Xinghan strode out of a car accompanied by Zhao Zhenfan, Wang Yizhe and others.

Wang Tiehan and others, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly stepped forward to salute and greet him: "Chief Commander, Commander, Commander Zhao, you are here!"

Zhang Xinghan and the other three returned the greetings one after another. After everyone exchanged greetings, they walked into the headquarters.

As soon as he entered the headquarters, Zhang Xinghan asked: "Old commander, how is the battle going now?"

Before Wang Tiehan had time to answer, a communications soldier suddenly ran in in a hurry, stood upright and saluted: "Report!"

When seeing the presence of Zhang Xinghan and several other senior generals of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force, the communications troops were obviously startled, but they quickly reacted and quickly turned to Zhang Xinghan, Wang Yizhe and others and saluted: "I have seen you in this humble position, Commander."

Wang Yizhe waved his hand to him casually and said, "Let's get down to business. Seeing that you are in such a hurry, what happened?"

Only then did the communications soldier remember the message in his hand, and he quickly opened it and read: "A call came from Xing Zhanqing. The main force of the Japanese 6th and 18th divisions fleeing south from Kitakyushu Island encountered our troops in the Tagawa area. It coincided with the arrival of our airborne troops.

After a fierce battle, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat into Tagawa Castle. Due to lack of troops, our troops were unable to attack the city, so we implemented a blockade and siege of the entire city.

Just in case, I would like to ask the commander-in-chief to send the main pursuit force for reinforcements as soon as possible!"

After the communication soldier finished reading, Zhang Xinghan, Wang Yizhe, Zhao Zhenfan and other four people looked at each other and walked towards the giant combat map hanging on the wall of the war room.

Before everyone came to the map, they first found the location of Tianchuan on the map. Then Zhang Xinghan turned to ask Wang Tiehan: "Where has the pursuit force you sent out reached now? How far is it from Tianchuan?"

Wang Tiehan said: "One battalion set off first more than three hours ago. Theirs should be the one closest to Tianchuan. I will send a message to ask for their specific location and the location of other regiments."

Not long after, Wang Tiehan left and returned, saying to Zhang Xinghan: "General, please clarify. Currently, the leading battalion of our pursuit force is less than twenty miles away from Tianchuan. We can arrive in half an hour at the latest."

In addition, the main force of more than 9,000 troops from our other three regiments will be able to arrive before seven o'clock in the evening."

"Half an hour is enough time, but the strength of a battalion is still too thin. Even if the paratrooper brigade is included, it is less than 2,000 infantry. And the main Japanese army in Tagawa City has at least 20,000 people, or even more.

"Wang Yizhe said meaningfully.

Wang Tiehan lowered his head in silence, it was true. Zhao Zhenfan also nodded, obviously he thought so too.

But Zhang Xinghan unexpectedly raised his hand and said: "No, two thousand infantry plus three hundred tanks and combat vehicles from three tank regiments, the total force exceeds ten thousand people, which is about the same as the Japanese.

The most important thing is that we have tanks and military trucks that have absolute mobility advantages. If we use them properly, it will not be a problem to block the Japanese 6th Division and 18th Division. We may even fight a beautiful annihilation battle, inflict heavy damage or even completely annihilate these two divisions.

This is the only main Japanese army in the Kyushu Island region."

Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan looked at each other. They were absolutely convinced of Zhang Xinghan's tactical command skills. Whether it was the initial defense of Shenyang, the Battle of Tongliao, and the subsequent Battle of Changchun, they always defeated more with less and outnumbered enemies.

His excellent tactical command and strategic vision are absolutely master-level, enough to be included in the textbooks of major military academies.

But now Zhang Xinghan is not in Tagawa, and he is not commanding the front line. Moreover, the situation in Japan is different from before.

However, as subordinates, they still fulfilled their responsibilities. Zhao Zhenfan was the first to speak: "Mr. Sir, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Zhang Xinghan waved his hand without thinking: "Speak."

"Not to mention that it is Xing Zhanqing who is on the front line of Tianchuan. It is not you, the commander-in-chief. Even if you are the commander-in-chief, you come to the front line to command in person. I believe that if the Japanese choose to disperse and break out, it will be difficult for us to annihilate them all. The most we can do is annihilate them.

Half of their troops." Zhao Zhenfan said bluntly.

Zhang Xinghan nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and cast an approving look at Zhao Zhenfan. He said: "Guoping, your worries are justified. As you said, if the Japanese choose to disperse and break out, even if I personally go to the front line to command, I will not

It is possible to stop them all and annihilate them all.

Unless we have 20,000 infantry plus three tank regiments.

But this is only if, what if we don’t give the Japanese a chance to disperse and break out?”

"Oh? What does the chief officer mean? I am willing to hear the details!" Zhao Zhenfan said curiously. Wang Yizhe and Wang Tiehan were also obviously curious and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Xinghan glanced at the three of them and said lightly: "Immediately send power to Xing Zhanqing and Wang Longxiang, withdraw the siege immediately, and let the little Japanese retreat!"

"What? Withdraw the siege and let the Japanese retreat?" The three of them were shocked and looked at each other. Wang Yizhe asked in confusion: "Chief, wouldn't this give the Japanese a better chance of escaping smoothly?"

"Yes, as long as our troops withdraw from the encirclement, the Japanese will definitely break out at night. Once they break out, they can be quickly broken into pieces and retreat calmly. In this way, we will not even have the victory of annihilating half of them.

"Zhao Zhenfan nodded.

Zhang Xinghan decided to teach them a lesson and said: "Three of you, our civilization has been extensive and profound for thousands of years, and the art of war is also the culmination of the extraordinary wisdom of countless ancestors over thousands of years.

It is said in the art of war that if we withdraw from the encirclement, we will not be able to defend ourselves due to the sudden attack by our army.

Therefore, they will definitely take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to retreat quickly along the road to their destination, Kurume.

Of course, nothing is absolute. Just in case, we also need to order Xing Zhanqing and Wang Longxiang to arrange for troops to deploy small groups of attack troops in batches on both sides of the road to intimidate the Japanese army so that they will not dare to rashly separate their troops and retreat before knowing the truth.

The main force followed closely behind the Japanese army. With the mobility of 300 tanks, it was not a problem to follow up with the Japanese army.

In this way, we only need to wait until dawn for our Air Force reconnaissance planes to be dispatched. By then, we will no longer be afraid of the Japanese dividing their forces. In broad daylight, our tanks and ground pursuit forces will pursue them with the most precision under the guidance of the Air Force. Air Force fighter planes

It's definitely not a vegetarian either.

In addition, at the same time, we immediately ordered the divisions of our army gathered in Kitakyushu Island to immediately give me all the tank regiments, baggage regiments, artillery regiments and all military trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles of the subordinate regiments, as long as they have wheels.

Gather together.

Then use these transport vehicles to carry a large number of pursuit troops and immediately set off southward along the highway. With our mobility advantage, we will definitely be able to catch up with the retreating troops of the Japanese 6th and 18th Divisions before dark.

By then, annihilating them all will be a matter of course.

Of course, if the Japanese run too fast, our air force and Xing Zhanqing's tank pursuit force will also have to hit them in time to slow them down."

After listening to Zhang Xinghan's long explanation, Wang Yizhe and the others finally showed a look of astonishment on their faces and nodded one after another.

Seeing that everyone understood, Zhang Xinghan no longer wasted time and quickly ordered them to do as they were told.

The three of them no longer hesitated, took the order and left one after another, conveying the order quickly.

All of a sudden, more than 100,000 Northeastern Frontier Force officers and soldiers gathered on Kitakyushu Island began to mobilize.

In the dark night, the headlights of countless military trucks shined with dazzling snow-white light beams, and the roar of engines was endless. The entire Kitakyushu City was bustling with activity.

Outside Tagawa Castle, in the temporary headquarters of the paratrooper brigade and tank unit.

Xing Zhanqingzheng, Wang Longxiang, who was known as the first paratrooper of the Chinese nation, and several officers gathered in front of a military map to discuss the siege strategy.

Two flashlights were propped up on branches above them, and a dimly lit kerosene lamp was placed on the table.

With the help of flashlights and kerosene lamps, they were able to see the map clearly.

"The art of war has it that we should surround three formations. Our three tank regiments have just surrounded Tianchuan City from the east, west, north, and west. Captain Wang, are all your people in ambush at the south gate?" Xing Zhanqing asked, pointing to the map.

Wang Longxiang solemnly expressed his position: "Please rest assured, Commander Xing, all one thousand and three officers and soldiers of our brigade have entered the ambush position. As long as the little Japs dare to leave the city, we will definitely give them a head-on attack!"

"Very good, I have already contacted Commander Wang. A vanguard battalion from our 6th Reorganized Division will arrive soon. Once they arrive, they can cooperate with you at any time to strengthen our blocking force." Xing Zhanqing nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, a communications soldier walked out of the telecommunications room next to him, saluted the two men and said, "Sir, Commander-in-Chief Zhang is calling."

"Huh? The commander-in-chief has called back? Bring it to me quickly." Xing Zhanqing sincerely admired Zhang Xinghan and immediately reached out for the message.

The communications soldier quickly handed him the message.

Xing Zhanqing took it and looked at it with joy, but the smile on his face quickly solidified.

Wang Longxiang on the side saw this and couldn't help but ask: "Sir Xing, what does the commander-in-chief's message say? Is there something unexpected?"

"The commander-in-chief asked us to withdraw from the siege immediately." Xing Zhanqing said solemnly with a confused look on his face.

"Ah?" Wang Longxiang was also shocked. Xing Zhanqing had already reached out and handed the message to him.

After receiving the message and reading it over, Wang Longxiang calmed down a little and asked: "Sir Xing, what do you think we should do? To withdraw the siege now is to let the little devil go."

After all, Xing Zhanqing was relatively rational, and his absolute admiration for Zhang Xinghan made him absolutely convinced of Zhang Xinghan. He said word for word: "Execute the order, adjutant, send me the order immediately, and all regiments will withdraw immediately...!"
Chapter completed!