"Bang!"
The office door of the commander of the Kwantung Army, Ben Zhuangfan, was slammed open.
The person who knocked open the office door was Kenji Dohimoto, the head of the Fengtian Special Service.
At this moment, his expression was extremely ugly and he looked extremely anxious.
Shocked, Benzhuang Fan knew that something had happened, so he did not reprimand this capable general.
"Earth fat lord, what happened?”
Kenji's face was pale, and his tone was trembling.""The 20th division sent 10 emergency telegrams. They are surrounded by Zhang Xueming's troops and are in a critical situation.”
After hearing this news, Honzhuang Fan was stunned.
"Are you sure?" he asked in disbelief. How could Zhang Xueming's troops possibly surround the 20th Regiment?”
The 20th Regiment was a 20,000-strong horseman division.
And Zhang Xueming's troops only had about ten thousand people.
Even if they were well-equipped, it was impossible for them to surround the 20th division.
Kenji said through gritted teeth,""Zhang Xueming has been hiding his forces.
Zhang Xueming had hidden a large number of armored vehicles and cannons. Now, hundreds of armored vehicles had split up the 20th division, and the casualties were very heavy.
Moreover, even the command center was almost hit by heavy artillery.”
Ben Zhuang Fan felt like he was going crazy.
"Baka, where did he get all this equipment?”
However, now was not the time to pursue this matter.
If the 20th division was annihilated by Zhang Xueming, then his position as the commander of the Kwantung Army would be over.
And most importantly, once the 20th division was wiped out, Jin City would be defenseless.
Once Jinzhou fell, the entire northeast would be threatened by Zhang Xueming's troops.
This included Fengtian, where he was now.
All the results of the 9/18 Incident that they had meticulously planned would be gradually nibbled away by the other party.
This was something he absolutely could not bear.
Right now, the only troops he could mobilize were the 4th and 12th divisions that had just arrived from the country.
The 4th division was the closest.
They were stationed in Fengtian.
The 12th division was further away, stationed in Changchun.
"Immediately order the 4th and 12th divisions to rush to Jin Zhou and assist the 20th division in breaking out.”
It was obvious that Benzhuang Fan had not come into contact with the 4th division.
The 4th division was one of the oldest divisions of the Japanese army.
Even though they were mocked as a merchant group, their combat strength was definitely one of the top among the many horse regiments.
However, this division had a very obvious characteristic-they did not fight.
He wouldn't fight a battle where he was outnumbered, he wouldn't fight a battle where he wasn't confident, and he wouldn't fight a battle against the wind.
If they had a favorable opportunity, their combat strength would definitely be ranked in the top three, not the slightest bit inferior to the strongest 1st and 2nd divisions.
What was the Battle of Tashan? To the 4th division, this was a battle they had no confidence in.
When the 4th division received the order from the Kwantung Army headquarters, it caused quite a stir.
Immediately, the regiment commanders of the various large regiments gave the order to assemble.
At the same time, he ordered the soldiers and officers who were setting up stalls or doing business outside to return to their troops.
Everywhere they went, they would see the 4th division doing business (selling military supplies). This wasn't an exaggeration.
They would not let go of any opportunity to make money.
When they were in Shengjing, their soldiers were able to set up stalls in the imperial palace. One could imagine their enthusiasm for doing business.
The Company Leaders and Squad Leaders of the 8th Regiment gathered together.
"Shi Mujun, isn't your cousin in the General Staff of the Kwantung Army? The commander urgently mobilized us to support Jinzhou. What's going on?”
With a solemn expression, Stonemujun said in a low voice,"The 20th Regiment over there has already been surrounded by Zhang Xueming's Northeast Army and is in danger of being wiped out.
It was said that the Northeast Army was equipped with a large number of armored vehicles and heavy artillery. There were even two large-caliber train cannons.”
After hearing what he said, a series of gasps sounded.
The pupils of the officers constricted, and their expressions turned ugly.
"Baka, the 20th Regiment was defeated so easily. If you want us to give up our heavy weapons and return with light equipment, aren't you sending us to our deaths?”
"That's right, they even have train cannons. We definitely can't defend Jin City, but we can't disobey the command.”
"That's easy. Didn't the headquarters send the 12th division south as well? We'll delay for a while and let the 12th division take the lead. We'll go south after that.”
"Yuxi, we are indeed not disobeying orders. It is the same if we wait for the situation to change and then find an opportunity to join the battle.”
This suggestion was unanimously agreed upon.
Thus, the rumors of the Battle of Tashan spread like a gust of wind to every soldier of the 4th division.
The officers and soldiers who had reached a consensus with the Eighth Regiment also spread quickly.
Thus, when Shouichi Terauchi gave the order to set off, he saw a strange sight.
The number of people who took leave for various reasons reached nearly 10,000.
There was even a brigade with more than a thousand people. From the captain to the ordinary soldiers, all of them took leave for all sorts of ridiculous reasons.
And this brigade was a particular brigade of the Eighth Regiment, which had a fine tradition.
Looking at the high prices that were like snowflakes, Shouichi Terauchi exploded.
"Bagaya Lu, as long as they are not dead, no one is allowed to take leave for any reason. Immediately assemble the troops and board the vehicle.”
The newly appointed Terauchi Juichi knew what the 4th division was, but only now did he realize how ridiculous they were.
However, if this was enough to make the 4th division obey his orders, then he was underestimating the 4th division.
It took the 4th division more than 3 hours to complete the 2 km journey and arrive at the Fengtian train station.
It would take at least four to five hours to board the bus.
At this time, the 12th division had already passed through Fengtian and was on the way to Jinzhou.
As for Juichi Terauchi, he had already given up on treatment.
However, in these few hours, the Battle of Tashan and Jin City had undergone tremendous changes.
After the armored units of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division had completed the division of the 20th Division, the 20th Division was completely destroyed.
The new division also joined the battlefield under Huang Huanran's orders.
They followed the dividing line of the Second Mechanized Infantry Division and surrounded the two brigade regiments of the 20th Division.
This also meant that the 20th division had entered the countdown.
After the new division left the battlefield, the 4th and 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiments of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division, as well as the artillery units under the division, gradually withdrew from the battlefield.
Their target was Jin Zhou, which was empty in the north.
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