nucmednet Chapter 156: The Battle Ends and the Oil Field Comes into Being
Chapter 156: The Battle Ends and the Oil Field Comes into Being
Although the 44th Army's strenuous struggle came at a heavy price, it invisibly bought precious time for the border guards to deploy their defenses!
"Prime Minister Licheng is still in our hands!" Cheng Jun said excitedly.
"Oh? What happened? Did the Japanese stop attacking?"
Xu Yan found it a little unbelievable.
"It's an army from the Han Teng Group that has temporarily blocked the Japanese army's route to the west!"
"Han Teng? Does he have such a high level of awareness?"
"He definitely didn't, but this unit is resisting spontaneously! They've been fighting for two days! According to the news from the Tyrannosaurus Rex team, the battle was fierce! They suffered heavy casualties!"
"It seems that our Chinese army still has great hope! Order the Air Force to reinforce their operations at all costs!" Xu Yan was a little excited.
"Head of State, the Japanese army is currently landing troops continuously from Fukuyama Port! I'm worried that we can't hold out for long! Should we consider our future plans?" Cheng Jun said with a worried look on his face.
After all, there is still a main corps in the south! If the supply is cut off, it will be terrible if we are surrounded by the Japanese!
"Where are the reinforcements?" Xu Yan asked instead of answering.
"The reinforcements from the 1st and 33rd Armies have already arrived at Nanshui! They are still two days away from Licheng!"
"Why is it so slow?" Xu Yan was a little unhappy.
"Prince, are we going to continue this war? We are investing more and more troops! I'm worried that this will drag us down!"
Hu Ruoxue said with some concern.
"Our military factories are now working overtime to produce, but there is still a huge gap in ammunition. It's not that the production capacity can't keep up, but that our transportation distance is too long! The three armies on the entire front line, as well as the air force artillery, etc., all kinds of supplies take up too many resources! Ammunition, food, fuel, accessories... and so on and so forth! Our rear is now working overtime every day!" Hu Ruoxue's increasingly thin face showed a hint of worry.
Xu Yan paced back and forth, but he was thinking non-stop in his heart! Although he seemed to be in the initiative at the moment, there was indeed a huge crisis hidden behind it!
I don't have a navy, but Japan's navy is extremely powerful! If I can't attack their navy, Japan's reinforcements will continue to be sent over! What's more, I have to be on guard against the Soviet Empire at all times! The Soviet Empire has virtually tied up more than half of my army for Japan!
After a while, Xu Yan said, "Send electricity to Wuling Mountain and allow them to retreat to the canal line. Use the canal as the boundary and defend the north bank of the canal! Rest in batches and wait for the return attack!"
"The Führer is wise!"
Xu Yan couldn't fight anymore, and so did the Japanese! They didn't expect Xu Yan's army to be so powerful! After almost two months of fighting, the enemy only relied on three armies to resist the attack of their two armies!
My plan to go north can be declared a complete failure!
Prince Asaka has been thinking about one question these days: why did they have to go north at such a high cost? It would be much easier if they went south!
For this reason, he sent a telegram to the headquarters at home, explaining the current situation and telling them his opinions!
"Although I don't want to accept Prince Asaka's opinion, at the moment, this is probably the safest way!" said Tojo Noki with a helpless look on his face.
"After these two months, there has been no progress towards the north, and I agree to withdraw the troops south! It is unrealistic for us to break through the north and connect with the Kingdom of Xianli now!" As the Chief of the General Staff, Mutsu Shigetake also accepted the reality and no longer had the enthusiasm he had when the war just started!
"Order the East China Front Army to withdraw and change its route to attack southwards! Break through China!" Tojo Noki said in a deep voice.
"Hi!" everyone responded immediately.
Although the East China Front Army had originally retreated in the rear, their quiet retreat still did not escape the eyes of the Northeast Frontier Defense Army!
The Weilong troops are closely watching every move of each troop!
The North China Front Army also similarly retreated its defense line!
This subtle change did not escape Song Yunzhong's eyes!
"It seems that the enemy is almost exhausted! Let's follow the order. The leader is really amazing!" Song Yunzhong said with admiration.
Soon the two forces broke contact.
The Wulingshan Battle ended quietly! Neither side was able to achieve the strategic goal at the beginning! But both sides declared themselves the victor!
During the entire Wulingshan Battle, both sides deployed a total of 3 troops! The Japanese East China Front Army and the North China Front Army lost a total of more than 6 people! More than people were injured! Countless weapons and ammunition were lost!
The Border Guards and the Third Corps lost a total of 8,000 people, and more than 20,000 were injured!
The Battle of Wuling Mountain ended, and the battle of Licheng was meaningless! The Japanese Marine Corps took the initiative to retreat to Fukuyama and its surrounding areas, firmly occupying Fukuyama Port! This will always be a hidden danger!
The first large-scale battle between the two sides ended in a draw!
However, the Japanese troops who had freed up their hands made Jiang Chao suffer a lot!
The East China Front Army was renamed the South China Expeditionary Army, and the four divisions pounced on the rich land of fish and rice in the south like hungry tigers!
They burned, killed and looted wherever they went! Jiang Chao's troops collapsed at the first blow! Large tracts of national fish were lost in an instant!
Xu Yan was extremely angry when he read the news every day!
"Headmaster! The 44th Army has received our supplies! Army Commander Chi Beifeng has written you a personal letter."
Chief of Staff Cheng Jun said.
Xu Yan took the letter and read it carefully.
"They are in a difficult situation now. Han Teng regards him as a traitor! He is even mobilizing troops to encircle and suppress him!"
"Han Teng, you idiot! Order the 1st and 33rd armies to move forward and destroy Han Teng! We have come such a long way, don't let it go in vain!"
"Yes! I'll get ready right now!"
Just after seeing Cheng Jun off, Hu Ruoxue and Ye Fan walked in.
Seeing the unstoppable smiles on their faces, Xu Yan also swept away the gloom from before.
"Is there any good news?" Xu Yan asked curiously. There have been some annoying things happening recently. Xu Yan really wanted to hear some good news that made the two of them laugh like this!
"Minister Ye, please tell the leader quickly!" Hu Ruoxue joked.
"Prime Minister, you should speak first."
Ye Fan evaded.
"What? Why are you pushing it to each other?"
"If you don't want to say it, let Li Wuguang say it himself!" Hu Ruoxue said with a smile.
"Stop! Tell me quickly! I want to hear it now! Otherwise it will be meaningless if I guess it!" Xu Yan leaned back in his chair in a rare relaxed manner.
"Then just guess who it is, Mr. Leader!" Hu Ruoxue said with a sly smile.
"Has there been a breakthrough in the oil field?" Xu Yan said playfully.
As soon as these words came out, the two of them opened their eyes wide!
"You can guess this?" Hu Ruoxue said in disbelief.
Xu Yan smiled but said nothing. Some things would be bad if they were explained.
"The leader is wise! In Heilongjiang Province, 290 kilometers north of Bincheng, a large oil and gas field has indeed been discovered in Tongzhou! Li Wuguang said that this oil field, according to their current conservative estimate, produces 5000 million tons of oil per year!"
"Great! We finally found it!" Xu Yan also stood up excitedly!
"You must ensure that the oil fields are put into production as soon as possible at all costs! Oil is so important!"