68. Fortification of Chifeng City
One of the Japanese ronins who gathered in the North Bend Temple in the northwest, Chicken Saburo picked up a military hat on the edge of the main channel of the Laoha River. As soon as he saw it, he knew that it was the hat of a Japanese army commander or above, so he secretly sent it to the Chifeng Consulate located at the east end of Sandao Street.
The consul of the Japanese Consulate in Chifeng, Oshima Private Wave, did not make a fuss like Xiao Ji Saburo, because Chifeng East and Northeast China have been fighting for a few days, and Xiao Ji Saburo picked up a hat, why bother?
Xiao Ji Saburo didn't think so, he insisted that he had something to do with the Liaoyang branch of the Black Dragon Society, and showed his thoughts to Oshima Private Waves, and babbled and said: "Consul Oshima, I don't think so, you see, how did the hat of the Great Japanese Imperial Army appear there, the first is that the people of China killed an imperial soldier and threw the hat there; The second is that the people of China stole the hats of the imperial army...... We don't just use this as an excuse to find a theory with County Magistrate Sun, so that we can blackmail them. ”
Oshima listened patiently to what he said, and said impatiently: "You know that person, don't you see what ......time it is?"
Xiao Ji Saburo squinted his two chicken eyes and said: "Now that our imperial army is pressing the soldiers of Chifeng City, I am not afraid of them at this time, I have never been afraid of them before......"
Oshima Jichang stood up, gritted his teeth and said: "The east of Chifeng City is pressed by the soldiers, but the people in Chifeng City are also three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and it is like before...... You're not afraid that people will arrest you and collapse you, but I'm also afraid of ruining the militaristic affairs of the imperial army occupying Chifeng City...... I think you should go to your North Bend Temple and be your ronin. ”
Chicken Saburo touched his nose and didn't dare to say anything, he was afraid that Oshima would go back to your Japan...... It's better in Japan, who will come to China? He pulled his wooden shoes, left the consulate, tightened his clothes and walked around the south gate. He also found out early on that he would go through the three gates of the northeast, east and west, and he was sure that he would be shot......
On the evening of March 2, 1933, Commander Sun held a meeting at the highest level of the defense of Chifeng City in the headquarters of the 41st Army in Rongfa Silk Village. The 117th Brigade left the 12th Battalion of the 235th Regiment in Hongshanzui to monitor and reconnoiter the movement of the Japanese army in the direction of Baxian Tube. The 118th Brigade did not catch up with Motegi, and was hesitating, answering a call from the military headquarters, and withdrew to Chifeng City from Loess Kan on the evening of March 2 according to the order......
The 118th Brigade was originally ordered by Commander Sun to go to the area of Harapudu and bring back the 30th and 36th battalions of the 119th Brigade. But who knew that there were really several anti-Japanese forces there, all of them were on the mountains, and Koiso Kuniaki did not believe in evil, and increased troops from nearby to fight with them. So they both fought with composure, and in the words of the bandits, it was called knocking......
Commander Sun held the baton in his hand and said in a hawkish voice: "Commanders, brothers, according to the investigation, Motegi Maenotsu has gone to Tongliao to move the rescue troops. He can move the rescuers, but we can't, why? Because Nanjing did not support us, several of the troops deployed by the young marshal in Rehe were crippled by the devils......
However, I would also like to tell the brothers that we are not without rescuers, and that we have the strong support of the people of Rehe behind us and the selfless assistance of our fathers and elders from all walks of life in Chifeng......
Yesterday, Tianjin Ta Kung Pao, Beiping Daily and other newspapers organized a condolence group and came to Chifeng...... They have already told the Chinese people the fact that our 41st Army fought a bloody battle against the Japanese invaders, and today, according to their arrangement, I have to interview you heroes...... Among them are painters, who want to see you at least once, and are ready to paint your faces in the newspapers......
I stopped them and disappointed them, I don't think you blame me, do you? This is not what I want to tell you the most, but what I want to tell you most is that in the past few days, we have contained more than 30,000 defeated soldiers. These people are all bloody men, most of them are Kanto men, and after the work of Advisor Li and others, they all stay in Chifeng City and are willing to join our team and fight against Japan with us........."
At this time, staff officer Zhang Ming came to the war room and said to Commander Sun: "Report to Commander Sun, the remnants of the 11th and 12th divisions of the former Northeast Army have been reorganized, and the number of brigades and teams directly under them has also been completed......"
Immediately afterwards, Brigade Commander Ding also strode in and said to Commander Sun: "The 117th Brigade is still the original number of men and horses, I am content, Motegi come on, I Ding someone has never been afraid of devils on the grassland, Chifeng City, unite as one, I will wait for work ...... leisure"
Wang Changchang, commander of the 118th Brigade, and Ma Wanfa, commander of the 119th Brigade, both returned to the war room immediately afterwards and expressed the same meaning.
Chief of Staff Wang Zhushi stood up and said: "According to the current situation of Chifeng City, commanders, the defense of Chifeng City is basically determined, and the main force of the 117 Brigade and its directly subordinate troops are guarding the east gate...... The 118th Brigade guards the North Gate...... The main force of the 119th Brigade and its direct subordinate teams guarded the west gate and the south gate...... The rest of the army is directly subordinate to the departments, and it is inconvenient to ...... according to the original plan."
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After listening to the basic defense of the city, Commander Sun continued: "All of you here, almost all of you are brothers who have followed me for many years, ask yourself, I, Sun Dianying, have not given you a little glory and wealth, on the contrary, I have followed me to eat and sleep in the open all these years, sleeping all night, and suffering hardship; Most of them have dug Tanglin with me, and they have dug graves and dug graves more than once, and they have also followed me to beat Lao Jiang and sell tobacco and soil...... Alas, I'm ashamed, I won't say anything about what I can't look back on......" He seemed to be crying.
He paused, and then said: "From February 28 to March 2, our 41st Army, with the help of Adviser Li, Director Han, and many other friends, fought fiercely against the Japanese invaders in the hot land of Chifeng, proving that the Chinese cannot be humiliated and that the people of Rehe have a heart to defend the territory. As a military commander, even if the city of Chifeng is broken and the last soldier is fought, I and all the people are shrouded in horse leather, I have no regrets......
Let's fight devils, the people of Rehe are our food and clothing, and the bread and rice soup they send to the front line are the same as the actions of the people in the front of the grassland to rush back to transport the wounded, they are saving lives...... Chiang Kai-shek did not fire a single shot, and Tang Erhu did not move the two ends of the first mouse......
Friendly troops are not friends, it is better to ...... the people of Rehe"
The 4th Brigade of the Motegi Cavalry of the Japanese Army, under the coordination of Commander Okamura Ninji, quickly transferred troops from Jilin, Heilongjiang and southern Liaoning, and assembled along the railway line to the area of Baxianguan. According to Motegi's intentions, Shintaro Umei and the captains of each wing will make up the source of troops into each wing. Due to the tight fighting, Ono Taro Nakasa returned, and the formation of the 13th Wing was restored, and the Fourth Brigade had four wings, and the other formations were all full, exceeding the full strength of 7,700 people.
On the evening of March 2, Motegi Maenotsuki's meeting in Tongliao was still going on, and he had frequently dispatched his troops: the 7th Wing Kameda Unsustained Osasho Division, opened the road in front of the head, and went southwest out of **Puton, and the forward was directed towards the North Hara Pass......
The 17th Wing Yamaoka Jie Daisa's division went out of the Uduntau Sea, and the forward pointed directly at Chifeng Castle...... The 19th Wing Kuroda Yoshiichi (Oshima Mino's injuries worsened) followed, and the Lushun Heavy Artillery Brigade traveled westward. The other brigades and regiments directly under the brigade and the 13th Wing were in Dawa, and they were fighting fiercely, just waiting for an order to start immediately......
Ono Assassination Team of Aokuma Yu, according to Motegi's orders, had infiltrated Chifeng Castle in disguise after dark on March 2. The task of their trip was to assassinate a group of red elements of the 41st Army, and at the same time, Commander Sun was also among the assassins......
The 73rd Regiment transported the baggage to the monkey's head ditch on time, and they didn't look at the Red Gun Club in front. Commander Liang was secretly worried, did that old Chu lead people to carry ten big guns up the mountain to become bandits?
The defenders of Chifeng City were fortified layer by layer, with trenches and fortifications next to each other, and some houses and trading yards became headquarters. When the personnel of the garrison headquarters were busy, there was a person who was also busy, and he was Jia Conglie.
He wore a Kuomintang colonel's military uniform issued in Nanjing, combed his big back, and wore a row of young beards. He was tall, with a straight military uniform, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and stood out from the crowd when he stood out from the crowd. He was not idle, he went to all positions, and handed over cigarette rolls to everyone, a large set of almost ......
For Commander Okamura Ninji, the meeting was very productive, and Motegi and Sakamoto have always been at odds, not talking openly and secretly arguing. On the evening of March 2, Kenji Dohihara, the special envoy of General Muto Nobuyoshi, arrived in Tongliao to answer questions for Sakamoto and Motegi, and when Shina was completely occupied, Commander Muto Nobuyoshi went to the emperor to ask for a medal of merit for them. Motegi bowed to Sakamoto for the first time, and Sakamoto also said that the pace of the 6th Division's attack on Duolun was suspended, and two wings were sent to assist Akamine first......
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