Chapter 99: 918 Outbreak (Medium)

After Wang Yizhe and Du Jiwu received Zhang Xueliang's instructions, Huang Xiansheng, then the director of the Liaoning Provincial Police Department and the director of the Shenyang Police Bureau, decided that Du Jiwu's 18th Independent Infantry Brigade would be the main force to encircle and suppress Xu Guoren's rebels. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Yizhe's independent Seventh Brigade was dispatched to fight in coordination with half of its troops. The remaining troops continued to stay in Beidaying, optimistic about Shenyang's hometown for Zhang Shaoshuai.

Before the 30,000 reinforcements led by He Zhuguo arrived, Huang Xiansheng suggested that Du Jiwu and others should temporarily take a defensive position, stick to Tongliao and other places, and wait for reinforcements from Dalinghe and other places to come over, and then choose the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

After discussing and deciding, Zhao Zhenfan, chief of staff of Wang Yizhe's faction, led two regiments and an artillery battalion to leave the Beidaying garrison with weapons and equipment.

Urgently went to Tongliao to assist the defenders of the 18th Independent Brigade stationed in Tongliao and consolidate the defensive line.

Du Jiwu, commander of the 18th Independent Infantry Brigade, personally led the remaining main forces to assemble and set off from Daling River and other places, and rushed to Tongliao to participate in the battle.

However, Xu Guoren is faster than even the reaction speed.

After making up his mind, Xu Guoren gathered all his troops and horses, bombarded Tongliao City, and launched a full-scale onslaught on the defenders in the city.

This time, Xu Guoren used all his strength in order to seize a foothold before the arrival of the enemy army, so as to facilitate the next maneuver with the Northeast Army.

The whole division, except for the field hospital, the communications troops of the regiments, and the health troops, all threw themselves into the battle.

The cavalry battalion also took part in the offensive on foot as infantry.

The artillery battalion also spared no effort to suppress the artillery fire of the defenders in the city.

Covering the main infantry to attack the city, after three hours of fierce fighting, more than half of the defenders suffered casualties, and the west of the city was broken by Guo Danian with three regiments.

The city defense line was lost one after another, and then tens of thousands of troops of the independent division swarmed in from all directions, and the defenders were hopeless to break through, and because Xu Guoren sent the soldiers who were captured by the former Northeast Army, they carried out a psychological offensive against them, and surrendered to the independent division one after another.

The independent division had just captured Tongliao, and the reinforcements of the 7th Independent Brigade led by Zhao Zhenfan also arrived in Tongliao, and when he found that Tongliao had been lost, Zhao Zhenfan was taken aback and hurriedly ordered his troops to launch a tentative attack.

But he was commanded by Xu Guoren, and he defended the city and easily repulsed.

After fighting, Zhao Zhenfan found that Xu Guoren's troops were well-equipped and had strong firepower, and he did not have an advantage, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat ten miles, and sent a telegram to report the situation to Wang Yizhe and others in Shenyang, requesting reinforcements.

Wang Yizhe was also taken aback when he got the news, Tongliao is not far from Shenyang.

As soon as Tongliao is lost, theoretically speaking, Xu Guoren can wave his army north and go straight to Shenyang.

After discussion, Wang Yizhe and Huang Xiansheng began to assemble all the armed police, gendarmes, border guards, and militia in Shenyang and its surroundings, just in case.

He also asked Zhang Xueliang for his consent and sent dozens of fighters of the Northeast Air Force stationed in Shenyang to immediately take off and rush to Tongliao to bomb Xu Guoren's headquarters.

to curb their offensive edge and momentum.

At the same time, Du Jiwu was ordered to lead the main force of the 18th Independent Brigade to speed up the march and rush to the north of Tongliao to meet the main force of the 7th Brigade led by Zhao Zhenfan.

Zhang Xueliang agreed to the request of Wang Yizhe and others, and gave reinforcements to He Zhuguo, who had just left the customs, and ordered them to rush to Jinzhou as quickly as possible to take over the defense of the 12th Independent Brigade of Jinzhou. With the 12th Independent Infantry Brigade, instead of them, they quickly went north to help the Liaoning battle.

After changing the previous deployment, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive: "This Xu Guoren never thought that he would really become a big problem for my Northeast Army!" I knew that today, I shouldn't have cultivated him in the first place! ”

"Young marshal, you don't have to worry, there are so many troops stationed in your hometown, and the air force has also returned to defense, and the rebels want to fight Shenyang, it is impossible." Li Yingyi spoke comfortingly.

"No one knows that he, Xu Guoren, is actually a Communist Party, so you don't have to blame yourself, young marshal!"

Zhang Xueliang didn't speak, but sighed deeply, frowning, and didn't know what he was thinking.

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Tongliao, after repelling the reinforcements led by Zhao Zhenfan, Xu Guoren ordered the troops to defend on the spot, and at the same time sent a cavalry reconnaissance company to closely monitor the movements of the Northeast Army.

"Guoren, let's take down Tongliao, according to the intelligence, the Northeast Army in Shenyang and Jinzhou is panicked, Zhang Xueliang, Wang Yizhe, they are all busy deploying troops and preparing to prevent us from attacking Shenyang!" In the temporary headquarters, Chen Zhiyuan, who came back from An Min outside, took off his military hat and said to Xu Guoren with a smile.

"Zhang Shaoshuai and Wang Yizhe, they really look up to me Xu, so they panicked." Although Xu Guoren said this, he felt in his heart that it might be a good thing that he made such a fuss, and all the Northeast Army in Liaoning entered a combat state.

After all, once the 918 Incident broke out, the Northeast Army would not be unprepared, and it would be easily won by the devils.

"After all, from a strategic point of view, after our army captures Tongliao, it can already directly threaten Shenyang, and it is reasonable for them to be nervous!" Chen Zhiyuan said.

"No matter how fierce the reaction of the Northeast Army is, Shenyang, we can't go for the time being, after our toss, all the departments of the Northeast Army in Liaoning will be mobilized, and now there is no chance to go to Shenyang, so now let's take a good rest and recuperation in Tongliao, in the past few months, the troops have traveled long distances and thousands of miles, and it is time to rest!" Xu Guoren said.

Chen Zhiyuan was a little surprised: "Guoren, are you really going to fight Shenyang?" ”

"Shenyang is definitely going to go, but it doesn't have to be to fight with the Northeast Army!" Xu Guoren said.

"If you don't fight the Northeast Army, who will you fight?" Chen Zhiyuan asked puzzled.

"Jap! The Japanese wolf ambition has long had the intention of swallowing Manchuria, and I think that sooner or later they will make a move against the Northeast Army, so I am waiting for a suitable time to appear! Xu Guoren said very vaguely.

"You mean, the Japanese Kwantung Army will fight with the Northeast Army?" Chen Zhiyuan was very surprised.

"Nothing is impossible in this world, now the vast majority of Zhang Shaoshuai's elite troops are in the Guannei, plagued by the situation in North China, it is impossible to withdraw to his hometown in the Northeast for the time being, so it is not impossible for the devil to take the opportunity to provoke an incident!" Xu Guoren said meaningfully: "We and the Northeast Army, the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army, and the Northwest Army, in the final analysis, are still Chinese troops, and no matter how we fight, it will be a civil war!"

Moreover, at present, we are far away from the central base areas and hanging alone in the belly of the enemy, and if we continue for a long time, it will be difficult to hold on and gain a foothold, but as long as the Japanese launch an attack on the Northeast Army and provoke an incident, we can immediately raise the banner of resistance against Japan and raise troops to resist Japan.

In this way, we will have a foothold in the general interests of the nation, and the Northeast Army will have some scruples if it wants to encircle and suppress us, besides, once the Japanese army launches an attack, the Northeast Army will be too busy to take care of itself, where can it take care of us? That's the real opportunity for us! An opportunity to gain a foothold in the Northeast! ”