Chapter 3176: Causing the Enemy to Fall Into Internal Strife

Malachenko did not start the attack immediately after the vanguard arrived outside the city. The reason was very simple - the preparation was not enough.

Shenyang City itself is not a small place. It is an important border town since ancient times with a large outer city and a high inner city wall.

Malachenko only brought one division of troops. Although the heavy synthetic division under the leader's army is a large organization, its combat strength is at the same level as the Guards Tank Army.

But for the sake of safety, Malachenko did not rashly order the attack. The Japanese and puppet troops in the city added up to more than 10,000 people at least. In addition, it is still a bit difficult to quickly capture the city.

If you don't go all out and attack rashly, it is likely to go wrong. There are a lot of indigenous people in the city and a large number of refugees pouring in. If you really want to stalemate in the fierce fighting stage, and force the devils to jump off the wall and start killing indiscriminately, this is not the result Malachenko wants to see.

"How effective do you think these leaflets will be on the Japanese troops in the city?"

Malachenko was flipping through the report that had just been delivered in the newly built military tent. Hearing the question from the political commissar, he thought for a moment, but didn't think much before speaking.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. But judging from the current situation of the Japanese devils approaching their doomsday, at least the new recruits, defeated soldiers, and able-bodied soldiers who have seen the strength of the Red Army and been defeated once should have some ideas when they see the leaflets. And as long as they have some ideas, then our leaflets will not be in vain."

Malachenko was talking to the political commissar when a familiar figure suddenly came quietly at this time.

"Comrade General, Comrade General! Good news! The leaflets you sent out are effective, and the Japanese troops in the city have begun to strife!"

The person who came directly to the military headquarters to meet Malachenko without asking for permission was Chen Weiguo, and this was also the power that Malachenko had specially approved for him earlier.

Seeing Chen Weiguo waving the envelope in his hand with excitement, Malashenko, who was interested, did not wait for him to speak. Chen Weiguo, who had already walked to the desk, put the thing in his hand in front of Malashenko.

"Comrade General, this is the latest intelligence that the comrades hiding in the city have just sent from the old city. Those Japanese devils began to lose their composure because of the leaflets that the Red Army broke into the city. Now they are--"

Chen Weiguo, who stopped talking, was quite surprised to find that before he could finish his words, the general in front of him had opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, and read it by himself.

It's not that he can't read it or is not allowed to read it. Chen Weiguo brought the information to Malashenko.

It's just that Comrade General can actually read Chinese. Chen Weiguo knew this for the first time.

Before, I only knew that Comrade General could speak, but I didn't expect that he could read it by himself.

Malashenko, who read the letter paper at a speed of ten lines at a glance, didn't find it difficult. Traditional Chinese characters are something that can be understood by those who can understand simplified Chinese characters. For Comrade Lao Ma, who is a time traveler, it is really a piece of cake.

Seeing the surprise on Chen Weiguo's face, Malashenko, who could probably guess why, put down the letter and spoke immediately.

"Chinese is not difficult for me. I learned it by myself before. I can understand it without help translating."

Compared with the small episode that he can speak Chinese, Malashenko is obviously more concerned about the information that Chen Weiguo just sent, and then changed the subject.

"Weiguo, are you sure about the authenticity of this information?"

Seeing Comrade General go straight to the point, Chen Weiguo, who did not hesitate, also spoke directly.

"I am sure, Comrade General. The comrade lurking in Shenyang City is very reliable and is the backbone of intelligence work. I have known him for a long time, and this handwriting is indeed written by him. I can recognize it. There is absolutely no problem with the authenticity."

"Yeah"

Not only Malashenko can understand traditional Chinese characters, but the political commissar next to him can also understand it. This was not difficult for the political commissar, who had translated many Chinese books in the early years and compiled them into internal materials of the Red Army for circulation and study.

He took the letter handed over by Malashenko and read it. After understanding the situation described in it, the political commissar smiled.

"It seems that the document you drafted personally has worked. Now it has caused mutual suspicion and distrust within the Japanese army."

Malashenko smiled when he heard it. The content of the surrender letter was indeed drafted by himself.

Malashenko, who had successfully aroused contradictions within the enemy during the Battle of Berlin and reduced a lot of pressure on the final offensive of the leader division, repeated the same trick this time and achieved a fairly good effect.

The sentence "Please keep it properly and show it when surrendering to ensure your life safety" on the surrender form was specially added by Malashenko. The purpose was very simple, which was to create contradictions within the Japanese army.

Those Japanese soldiers who wanted to live, or who were not sure whether they wanted to live or fight to the death, and who were in a wavering state, could hardly refuse this seemingly simple text.

The leaflet in their hands, which was originally a piece of paper, became a real "gold medal of immunity from death". If you want to leave yourself a way out, just keep it well.

And the leaflets scattered all over the sky were not only seen by these Japanese soldiers who wanted to live, but also by those diehards and militarist fanatics. Especially those officers who didn't care about the life and death of soldiers at all and regarded soldiers as toilet paper.

One side secretly hid the leaflets to survive, while the other side wanted to fight to the death. And it was not enough to kill himself, but he had to drag the former to die together.

In this way, the contradiction would come.

Whether the surrenderists or the diehards had the upper hand was neither important nor indifferent to Malashenko.

What was important was that this could divide and disintegrate the defense forces of the Japanese army in the city, so that the Japanese army, which was already facing a powerful enemy, had to divert its energy to deal with these "annoying internal affairs".

Moreover, this could also ensure the temporary safety of the people in the city.

At least before these "annoying internal affairs" were dealt with, the Japanese army could not spare the energy to do anything to kill people.

Since the Japanese devils were idle and had nothing to do, they should find something for them to do, so that the enemy would be busy and move. As long as they moved, there would be opportunities for us. The reason was that simple.

At present, the first step of the plan was achieved, and Malashenko, who saw the intelligence in his hand, could not help but become interested.

"Weiguo, how did you get this information from the old city? Didn't the Japanese army block all the city gates a long time ago?"