Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

After receiving the death order from Yamada Uchimoto, the Shokaku Division and the Umekawa Division began to use all their resources and launched an attack, hoping to break through the northern blockade of the 101st Division in one go.

After four and a half hours of fierce fighting, the 101st Division seemed to be beginning to become somewhat powerless. It was defeated head-on by three suicide assault squadrons jointly formed by the two major divisions. It lost the front battlefield and was being eroded step by step.

Finally, under the command of Liu Ershun, the 101st Division began to evacuate from Xueling to the south on a large scale, while the two major divisions were making every effort to rush to Zhongxiang County.

As expected, in the area north of Zhongxiang County, the main forces of the two major divisions were once again strongly blocked by the First Army. After being delayed for a whole day, the two major divisions, at the cost of their lives and almost being skinned, arrived at the north side of Zhongxiang County, less than two kilometers away from the urban area.

At the front-line command center, Yamada Motomoto, who received the news, finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Kudo Kubo, asking about the current specific condition of Suzuki Kasanagi. After receiving the information that Suzuki Kasanagi was in good condition and was not in danger of his life, Yamada Motomoto made a prompt decision and ordered two large support divisions to cover Suzuki and the Kitakami Division to leave the battlefield in Nakago County.

On the north side of Zhongxiang County, in the headquarters of the Xianghe Division, listening to the constant explosions, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of difficult situation the two major divisions in the city are facing when they are out of food.

"Captain Umekawa, General Yamada has personally issued an order for us to evacuate the two major divisions in the city within one day. We should rest for two hours and prepare to contact Commander Kudo in the city to help them leave the city and stop the pursuit of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army."

Umekawa Shohei nodded in agreement and said, "Our first priority is to ensure the safety of Division Commander Suzuki. We are already in the heart of the enemy. In order to avoid any more trouble, we should act early and complete the mission."

What the two major divisions didn't know was that the 101st Division, which had already fled southward under their pursuit, had, under the cover of the moonlight, broken up into small groups and took the country roads, and once again blocked their way with incredible efficiency.

Two hours later, the two major divisions each dispatched an infantry regiment, cautiously charging towards the north gate of Nakago County. After more than an hour of fighting, they finally managed to repel the siege troops on the north side. Looking at the familiar face of Kudo Kubo illuminated by the fire on the city wall, Umekawa Shohei, who had personally come to the front to command the battle, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kudo-kun, take your troops and evacuate the city quickly. We will cover your retreat."

Kudo Kubo on the city wall showed a trace of anxiety and shouted loudly: "The enemy has broken into the city from the south and west. Our main force has been tightly held and cannot escape from the battlefield at all."

Looking at the flames rising into the sky and the continuous and dense gunfire in the southwestern area of ​​the city, Shohei Umekawa could imagine the tension and intensity of the war in the city at that time.

"Captain Kudo, open the north gate. The main forces of our two divisions will enter the city to assist you in defending against the enemy's offensive. You and Captain Suzuki will evacuate from the north first!"

After the two sides reached a consensus, Kudo Kubo directly ordered the soldiers to open the city gates. The main infantry regiments of the Shokaku and Umekawa divisions immediately rushed in. At this time, Kudo Kubo was wearing a dirty military uniform, looking dusty and embarrassed. Behind him were dozens of soldiers wearing helmets and the uniforms of the Hokkaido Division.

Several of the soldiers were carrying a stretcher on which lay a short man whose entire upper body and head were wrapped in white gauze.

"What? Division Commander Suzuki is injured like this?"

Kudo Kubo nodded seriously, and then said to Umekawa Shohei, "You must rush to the city immediately to help the two major divisions in the city evacuate. Arrange a few vehicles for me. I need to send Division Commander Suzuki to the field hospital at the front immediately. It will be too late if you are late."

Under the urging of Kudo Kubo, Umekawa Shohei, who seemed a little flustered and worried about the safety of Suzuki Yoshiaki, did not have time to think too much. He immediately asked people to send several military trucks and dispatched a squadron to escort him.

Kudo Kubo refused and said, "From here to the north, there are no enemy troops. My guard team is enough to protect the safety of me and Division Commander Suzuki. Too many people will delay the time and delay the treatment of Division Commander Suzuki's injuries."

A quarter of an hour later, Umekawa Shohei, who watched Kudo Kubo leave with Suzuki Yoshinori in a car, and Yamamoto Mizuyuki, the commander of the Shokaku Division, gave an order, and the main forces of the two major divisions rushed into the city from the north, preparing to support the so-called North Sea in the city and the evacuation of the main forces of the Suzuki Division.

It was not until the large force entered the core area of ​​the city that the Fuso army discovered that the city had basically been reduced to ruins. The sounds of artillery fire and gunfire that had been heard just now gradually disappeared after the army entered the city. What greeted them was a dead silent and pitch-black night.

Two kilometers away, the artillery brigades under the three division-level combat units of the First Army, the 101st Division, the 102nd Division, and the 103rd Division, opened up artillery positions stretching for thousands of meters. As the observers gave accurate coordinates and the artillery adjusted the firing parameters, hundreds of artillery pieces of different calibers fired one after another, erupting extremely dazzling flames in the dark night.

At this time, the Umekawa Division, which was the vanguard entering the city, and the four main infantry regiments of the Shokaku Division, which consisted of as many as 8,000 people, were subjected to devastating artillery fire from the First Army's artillery units before they could figure out the situation.

Amid the rumbling and earth-shaking explosions, one Fuso soldier after another was blown away, leaving their bodies and arms broken, blood flowing like a sea, and corpses piled up like a mountain.

The entire Zhongxiang County was like a purgatory on earth. Without seeing any enemy, they were hit head-on by continuous artillery shells. For the Fuso army, it was simply the most brutal blow.

Outside the city, by the time the Umekawa Division and the Xianghe Division finally reacted and the troops entering the city were ambushed, a large number of the main forces of the First Army had already launched a general attack on them with great momentum.

On the east side of the battlefield, countless men of the Third Army, wearing blue uniforms and holding high the flag of the Northeast Army, marched briskly, holding rifles in their hands and shouting continuously.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Avenge our fallen brothers!"

"Revenge for the tens of millions of people in Northeast China who have been displaced and whose families have been destroyed!"

"Kill all the devils!"

In fact, it was not because the Fuso Kwantung Army was as stupid as pigs that they were fooled by the First Army, but no one could have imagined that Kudo Kubo, as a lieutenant general of the army and the commander of a Class A division, would openly betray Fuso, which was a first in history.

Kudo Kubo cooperated with Liu Chengxu's plan and completely killed the Xianghe and Umekawa divisions. The only thing waiting for the two divisions was destruction.

Once the five main Class A divisions were annihilated as a whole, Fuso's plan to move southward like a tide would be declared shattered.