On the morning of November 5, after several days of haze, there was a gentle drizzle in the sky over Changchun, like an autumn girl wantonly shedding amorous tears.

Wu Dafang sat quietly in the New Life Song and Dance Hall, where the lights and hustle and bustle of the night faded and became extremely quiet. Not long after, several people came in one after another, Wu Dafang motioned for them to sit down, and then slowly walked over and said: "You are the leaders of the underground party in the four directions of our party's Changchun, east, west, south, and north cities, and you have gathered you together because there is a major matter to tell you, the new First Army has decided to occupy Changchun!" ”

The few people sitting were shocked, although the new first army was shining in the first battle of pseudo-Tonghua, although Changchun was almost located in the center of the entire three eastern provinces, and the importance of geographical location was self-evident, but the new first army had just fought fiercely with nearly 300,000 Japanese troops in the pseudo-Tonghua area, and they were about to attack Changchun in such a short time, and they still felt that Lin Junxiong seemed to be in a hurry.

Wu Dafang smiled and continued: "It is advisable to chase after the poor Kou, although the devils are still superior in terms of strength, and they cannot be called poor, but since Commander Lin and Political Commissar Qiao have made the decision to recover Changchun, they must have their reasons, Secretary Li Shili has instructed to fully cooperate with the attack of the New First Army, and what we have to do is to turn Changchun upside down and be excited in two days, so that the defenders of Changchun will be panicked and unsettled!" ”

Now that Li Shili, secretary of the South Manchurian Provincial Party Committee, had already issued instructions, several people naturally did not have any doubts, packed up the doubts and worries in their hearts, and began to discuss the action plan together.

In the afternoon, in Changchun, which was already sinking like stagnant water, bursts of stirring news blew everywhere that the New First Army was preparing to attack Changchun, and troops from all walks of life were surrounding Changchun. Although Changchun has a population of more than one million, the Japanese and the Korean Peninsula account for nearly 30 percent, and it was the capital of the puppet state of Manchukuo, which was a safe place in the past, but with the two provinces of Puppet Tonghua and Puppet Island falling into the hands of the new First Army, everyone dared not believe that Changchun would become the next target.

Versions of the rumours continued throughout the afternoon, and many people packed up and left the city before the gates were closed, and what they needed was a safe place, not a place of unrest where the war was rife. The remaining Japanese army wing and more than 10,000 Manchukuo garrisons in Changchun City were extremely nervous due to the nervous emotions of the high-level leaders, and when it was not yet dark, they attacked everywhere to pursue the places where rumors spread and disperse the crowds of unscrupulous people.

For the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people in the city, the news that the New First Army was preparing to attack Changchun made the vast majority of people excited, and after more than ten years, they finally stopped being slaves of the Japanese and could finally be Chinese in a dignified manner, and they began to be full of hope for the future.

On the evening of November 6th, Tojo Iwa arrived at the predetermined location in the northeast of Toho County with two divisions, and after the fiasco, the remnants of Okada Masashi, who had been stationed in Toho County, immediately rushed over to meet Tojo Iwa, and after listening to Okada Masashi tell in detail about the fiasco in the Battle of Mt. Masa, Tojo Iwa's vest broke out in a cold sweat, and the strange combat methods of the new First Army made him full of fear for the next battle.

At the same time, the two pieces of information disturbed his mind even more, and the people in Changchun City were panicked, and it was rumored that the new army was going to attack Changchun, could it be that Lin Junxiong had already learned about this nest suppression operation? Do you want to abandon the base camp, jump out of the encirclement, occupy Changchun, and use it as a new base camp?

Tojo Rock paced back and forth, and it took a long time to stop, it shouldn't be, more than ten divisions and regiments withdrawn from the northern border are stepping up to move in the direction of Changchun, Lin Junxiong is so dangerous, it will only put the new army in a desperate situation, he should not be able to attack Changchun, and rumors are spreading in Changchun City, it should be Lin Junxiong's disruptive strategy to relieve the pressure.

After figuring out the key point, Tojo Iwa breathed a sigh of relief, but another piece of news made him even more nervous, the first column and the sixth column of the new first army suddenly disappeared, and nearly half of the reconnaissance troops lost contact. Is it really Changchun?

Tojo Iwa pondered for a long time and still didn't have a clue, so he simply let himself relax, and he still waited for orders here according to the arrangement of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and as for the rest, it was not his turn to worry about it.

At the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Harbin, Umezu Mijiro stood in front of the map for a long time, and he got that the Chinese people in Changchun, Jilin, and Siping seemed to have signs of turmoil, especially the news that the new First Army was going to attack Changchun in Changchun, which made him a little elusive Lin Junxiong's thoughts. Nearly half of the reconnaissance units in Tonghua and Jilin provinces lost contact, and the second and sixth columns of the new First Army suddenly lost their traces, which made him realize that Lin Junxiong was about to make a big move.

All of Lin Junxiong's actions were either to gather troops to fight the Kwantung Army to the death at Lotus Mountain, or to attack Changchun, as rumored in Changchun. Umezu Mijiro turned around and asked an officer behind him, "How long is it expected that the thirteen divisions that have been withdrawn from the northern border will be able to reach the outskirts of Changchun?" ”

"Your Excellency Commander, it will take twenty days at the earliest, do you want to order them to speed up?"

Umezu Mijiro waved his hand, "No, Lin Junxiong's purpose is either to defend Lotus Mountain or attack Changchun, and he ordered the Air Force to start an air attack on Lotus Mountain from November 8, and the flight altitude shall not be less than 500m." In addition, let Tojo Iwa and Kasawara Yukio start a tentative attack on Lotus Mountain from November 8, but do not go deeper, now what they have to do is to contain Lin Junxiong's main force in Lotus Mountain, and wait until the large army arrives, and then launch a general attack to suppress the nest. At the same time, the defenders of Changchun and Manchukuo were ordered to mobilize nearby troops to hold Changchun with all their might. ”

Several officers left one after another, but Umezu Mijiro secretly prayed in his heart that this operation must be successful, and if it was defeated again, the three northeastern provinces would be completely out of the control of the Kwantung Army. The reason why he was worried about defeat was because more than a dozen divisions had also been invested in the first battle of the puppet Tonghua Province before, and he learned the lessons of the last defeat, and this time Umezu Mijiro's nest suppression operation tried to concentrate his forces as much as possible, hoping to use superior forces to eliminate the New First Army, but he was still not sure how many people the New First Army had developed to now.

"After many battles in the two provinces of Pseudo-Tonghua and Jiandao, although the New First Army has been attrition to a certain extent, the fighting in the past month or so has shown the courage and bravery of the New First Army, and the soldiers of each column have been replenished rapidly, and now Fang Yun's First Column has more than 10,000 reserves in addition to the main force of 20,000 people; The main force of the second column of the following army was 18,000 men, and the reserve force was 12,000 men; Xie Qin's main force of the three columns was 30,000 and the reserve was 10,000; The main force of Weixin's four columns was 17,000 people, and the reserve force also had 7,000 people; Lao Diao's five columns were the strongest, with a main force of 34,000 people and a reserve of nearly 20,000 people; The main force of the six columns of Zhansong was 19,000 men, and the reserve force was 9,000 men; The main force of the garrison headquarters of Lingshan was 25,000 people, and the reserve force was 20,000. In just a few years, the New First Army has grown to more than 160,000 main forces and nearly 90,000 reserves. ”

Lin Junxiong looked at the map, put his hands behind his back, and said very flatly, Qiao Xinyu, Shen Yushan, Fang Yun, Feng Zhansong and Zeng Lingshan behind him were excited, excited, and full of emotions intertwined, from 1939 Lin Junxiong took more than 1,000 people to Lianhua Mountain to establish a base area, in just over four years, the army has grown to more than 200,000 people, and it is still growing, I believe that in another year, the new army will grow to 500,000 people is not a problem at all, and the Japanese Kwantung Army, which is known as one million, has been continuously transferred to the Pacific theater. Less than 700,000 people remained, and nearly 200,000 people were wiped out in the first battle of the Pseudo-Tonghua Battle, although there were still nearly 500,000 left, but the new first army could also show a counterweight by virtue of its superiority in weapons.

As long as this battle is successful, the Kwantung Army will be completely disadvantaged and will slowly lose its dominance in the three northeastern provinces. Lin Junxiong turned around and said with a smile: "Maybe at the beginning, many people thought that Lao Qiao and Lao Shen and I were bold and attacked Changchun, which may be something that many people dare not think of, but why don't we?" More than a dozen divisions of the Kwantung Army are coming, and it may be difficult to capture Changchun and hold on, but as long as the strategy is used properly, Changchun can also become a meat grinder and a nightmare for the Kwantung Army. ”

"Commander, you give the order!" Knowing that he was going to attack his homeland Changchun, Feng Zhansong was already excited.

Lin Junxiong and Qiao Xinyu looked at each other and smiled, and nodded to Shen Yushan. Shen Yushan walked to the map, stood side by side with Lin Junxiong, and said while pointing to the map: "Commander Fang sent a division to block Kasahara Yukio's attack in the Guanma Cave, and then sent another division to go around the back of Kasawara Yukio's headquarters, and when the 10,000 cannons of Lotus Mountain rang out, he would attack with all his might, and the time for encirclement and annihilation was set for the evening of November 10." ”

"Commander Zeng sent a division to defend the Tojo Rock Department 30 kilometers northwest of Lianhua Mountain, and he could wait for an opportunity to retreat, and the rest of the troops waited ten kilometers northwest of Lianhua Mountain.

"Commander Feng set off tonight with the Sixth Column, arrived ten kilometers away from Changchun on the evening of November 8, blocked the east, south and west, fired several shells every half an hour, and broke the fighting spirit of the defenders in Changchun City.

After Shen Yushan finished speaking, he walked back to his original position, and after listening to Shen Yushan's operational deployment for this battle, Fang Yun and Zeng Lingshan looked relaxed, but Feng Zhansong frowned, although his own column was the main force of the attack, but the combat deployment only briefly said, "Wu Dafang in the city will be used as an internal response, and on the evening of November 9, he will attack Changchun from Andingmen." "After entering Changchun, how to deploy defense?

Lin Junxiong saw Feng Zhansong's doubts, and said with a smile: "Old Feng, I will enter Changchun City with you, and all the heavy weapons will be sent to Changchun in time after the Battle of Lotus Mountain is over." ”

Feng Zhansong was relieved when he heard that Lin Junxiong was going to deploy the Changchun Defense Battle in person, and a smile flooded on his face. Lin Junxiong said to Fang Yun and Zeng Lingshan again: "This time, we let the enemy enter our base area so close, if you can't take advantage of the right time, place and people to annihilate it, then your commander will not have to be." ”

Fang Yun and Zeng Lingshan nodded affirmatively, and Fang Yun suddenly asked, "Commander, I think the Eighteen Fortresses of Lotus Mountain in the Lotus Mountain Base Area should have cost a lot of financial and material resources, can we use it?" ”

Lin Junxiong smiled and shook his head, "Don't use it for the time being, that's the surprise I left for the Kwantung Army, don't worry, the Eighteen Fortresses of Lotus Mountain will be of use to him." ”