Adventure means hope for people in desperate situations, when a person is forced to the edge of a cliff, as long as there is a way, he will choose to take risks.

Although the Kwantung Army Command has not yet dealt with him, he knows in his heart that after such a heavy defeat, no amount of excuses and reasons will help, and the heavy thing waiting for him is to be loyal to the emperor, and at least he will lose the post of chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

Yukio Kasawara, who was powerless to change everything, learned that the headquarters of Lin Junxiong's new First Army was in Lianhua Mountain, and like a boat floating on the sea, he saw the lighthouse on the shore, and he ordered the intelligence agencies to carefully check the accuracy of the information, and ordered the reconnaissance troops to go to the area of Lianhua Mountain to reconnoitre, while letting the troops advance slowly.

On November 2, all the intelligence showed that Lotus Mountain was Lin Junxiong's lair, and Lin Junxiong was in Lotus Mountain at the moment. As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Yukio Kasahara immediately reported the important information he found to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, requesting that Hayashi Toshio's lair be destroyed at all costs.

Kasawara Yukio's discovery aroused great attention from the Kwantung Army Command, and Senior General Umezu Yoshijiro personally organized a meeting, and after the intelligence agencies were derelict in their duties in the early stage, the new responsible person reported the latest deployment of the New First Army to a group of senior officers: The first column of the New First Army is currently gathered in Longgang Mountain, the second column of the New First Army is gathered in Tonghua City, the third column of the New First Army is gathered in Yanji County, the fourth column of the New First Army is gathered in Yilan, the fifth column of the New First Army has arrived in Xifeng County, and the sixth column of the New First Army is in Changshan Town.

At the meeting, a group of people argued, some advocated going all out to exterminate Lin Junxiong's lair, and some advocated temporary recuperation and waiting for the opportunity to fight again.

After a long time, Umezu Mijiro stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lin Junxiong and his New First Army have dealt an unprecedented blow to our Great Japanese Imperial Kwantung Army for more than a month, and we underestimated the combat power of the New First Army before, in the face of such a good opportunity, if we retreat, it will be a shame for our Great Japanese Imperial warriors." ”

"I order, pay close attention to the movements of the various units of the New First Army, Kasahara Yukio's two divisions blockade some important positions from the southeast side, the two divisions of Changchun in the Tojo Rock Belt from the north to surround it, and as for the west, let the Lushun Chengsai Garrison Headquarters send two divisions to attack Xifeng County with all their might."

"The Soviet Union's coveting of the mineral resources of Northeast China and the advanced industries of the Japanese Empire has long been well known, and if we make it clear that the withdrawal of the troops deployed on the border is to deal with Lin Junxiong's new army, I think they should be very happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the only way to do this is to withdraw a large number of troops defending against the Soviet Union and participate in the encirclement and suppression of the New First Army.

An officer said worriedly: "Your Excellency, if the Soviet Union takes the opportunity to advance, won't our northern defense be completely paralyzed?" ”

Umezu Yoshijiro let out a long sigh: "The defensive fronts of the empire are full of holes, and if we take the initiative to give up the northern defense line, in a short period of time, the Soviet Union may not dare to advance rashly despite the pressure of international public opinion." Besides, the Chinese Communists' New First Army has already occupied Tonghua and Jiandao Provinces, and there is a tendency to further expand it, while the troops we have deployed in Jilin and Mukden are already seriously insufficient, and if we allow the New First Army to go on wantonly, once Jilin Province is not protected, our Kwantung Army will be cut in two, and the situation will be even more unfavorable for us. ”

Many officers nodded approvingly after hearing Umezu Mijiro's analysis, but their faces were full of worry.

On November 3, Tojo Iwa's long-suppressed mood, with the fiasco of Kasawara Yukio gradually improved, at least proved that he was not incompetent, but that the new army was really powerful, Kasawara Yukio's position as chief of staff was about to be lost, and his position as deputy chief of staff was still retained, and news had come from the army staff that he was very likely to succeed Yukio Kasawara as chief of staff of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

After impatiently receiving an important official of the puppet Manchukuo, Tojo Iwa went to the conference room to make arrangements for his next counterattack against the New First Army.

When the signal soldier handed over a telegram to him, he was stunned for a moment, and then understood the intention of the headquarters, there was no new army near Changchun, and Lianhua Mountain was Lin Junxiong's lair, if it was true, as long as a few divisions trapped it, when the large army arrived, it could launch a comprehensive counterattack against the new first army.

Regarding the operational deployment of the headquarters, Tojo Yan nodded in agreement, if the new army could not be eliminated in a short time, the empire's rule in the northeast would face a more severe situation, he immediately called a staff officer, and ordered the two divisions in Changchun to immediately prepare and march towards the Siping area.

On Lotus Mountain, Lin Junxiong and Qiao Xinyu, Shen Yushan, and Zeng Lingshan sat in the conference room, after Zhao Xing reported the latest movements of Kasahara Yukio's troops, Qiao Xinyu saw that Lin Junxiong was still smiling and thinking about something under the critical situation that Lotus Mountain was besieged on all sides, and couldn't help asking: "Commander, what are you planning in your heart, can you tell everyone?" ”

Lin Junxiong stood up, walked to the map, and made a gesture around Lotus Mountain, Qiao Xinyu walked over and said, "Could it be that the commander wants to annihilate all of Kasahara Yukio's two divisions?" ”

Lin Junxiong turned around and said with a smile: "Old Qiao, Fang Yun's 101st Division is at the junction of Huinan and Panshi, Feng Zhansong's Sixth Column is west of Changshan Town, and Zeng Lingshan's garrison headquarters is northwest of Lianhua Mountain. Isn't my move a little smaller? ”

"Junxiong, don't hide it, tell everyone, what are you going to do next?"

Lin Junxiong looked at the map and circled the location of Changchun City, "I plan to occupy Changchun next!" ”

"Huh? Capture Changchun? Qiao Xinyu grew his mouth in surprise, not to mention the fatigue of the New First Army that had just been fighting with the Japanese army for more than a month in the Battle of Pseudo-Tonghua, there didn't seem to be any troops of the New First Army near Changchun, and there were no less than two divisions of defenders there, how difficult it was to capture Changchun.

Lin Junxiong said firmly: "Yes, capture Changchun!" Although our army has been fighting with the Japanese army in the pseudo-Tonghua area for more than a month, the columns are not tired, but enthusiastic, and in the recovery area, the people support us very much, and the troops are growing rapidly. ”

Qiao Xinyu said suspiciously: "There is definitely no problem with the morale of the troops, I am just worried that if the defenders of Changchun hold on to the city, we may not be able to take it easily." ”

"Old Qiao, do you think I'm going to storm Changchun? Haha am I that stupid? ”

Qiao Xinyu suddenly realized that he was thinking too much, Lin Junxiong was so stupid as to attack Changchun, "Commander, don't buy Guanzi, the battle is about to start, you should also give everyone an explanation!" ”

"I rushed back from the pseudo-Tonghua last time, and Junki Dongzi discussed, to execute a group of officers who were previously imprisoned, but let two of the officers not be fatal, Zhao Xing secretly monitored the whereabouts of the two, the two secretly recuperated in the nearby village for a few days, and then ran to tell Kasawara Yukio, Kasawara Yukio sent a reconnaissance team to reconnoiter Panshi County, and determined that Junki Dongzi had taken refuge in us, and then quietly went to the periphery of Lotus Mountain to reconnoitre."

"If my guess is correct, the Kwantung Army Command has determined the authenticity of Kasawara Yukio's news, and I will transfer the columns to deliberately leave the Japanese with the opportunity to attack the Lianhuashan base area.

"Junxiong, what does this have to do with attacking Changchun?" Qiao Xinyu admired Lin Junxiong's layout and guesses, but after thinking about it, it had nothing to do with attacking Changchun, so he couldn't help but interrupt Lin Junxiong's words.

Lin Junxiong smiled, took two sips of water with Shuigang, and then continued: "As the old saying goes: attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top. I deliberately exposed the Lianhuashan base area in order to attract all the Japanese troops in the vicinity, and if five or six divisions and regiments could not cope with the operation of Lianhuashan for so many years, then our operation would be in vain. ”

"I want to use the Lotus Mountain base area to wipe out all the remaining air power of the Kwantung Army, and at the same time, Feng Zhansong's six columns will attack at the right time to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army, and then turn Changchun into a lonely city, outside the city is a siege, and there will be Comrade Wu Dafang's agitation everywhere in the city, can the panicked Changchun hold on? It's time for Pu Yi to end his dream. ”

"However, if Pu Yi and his army hold out for a few days, and the Japanese Kwantung Army comes to the rescue, won't our plan be in vain?" Shen Yushan asked.

"Do you think I'm moving troops blindly? The fifth column went to Xifeng County to block the reinforcements from Fengtian, and Wei Xin's fourth column did not participate in the last pseudo-Tonghua battle, I think the soldiers have long been suffocated, how can he hold on to the defense line arranged in Yilan for ten days and half a month. As for the Japanese troops in Rehe Province and further afield, when they feel that Changchun has long been in our hands. ”

Lin Junxiong saw that Qiao Xinyu was still preoccupied, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Are we Political Commissar Qiao thinking about how to defend it if we face several times the devil after taking Changchun?" ”

Qiao Xinyu looked at Lin Junxiong in surprise, "Commander Lin, can you guess this?" ”

"Old Qiao, don't worry, it won't take a week for us to take Changchun, and it will take at least half a month for the Japanese army to rush to the periphery of Changchun, and now the two artillery regiments of the third and second columns are rushing over, and it is expected to arrive in five or six days. By the time the Japanese arrived, our artillery array had already been prepared for them, and the devils, who had lost air superiority, did not know how long they could hold out under our artillery fire. ”

"Of course, artillery shells are limited, if the troops defending against the Soviet Union in the north of the Kwantung Army are transferred back in time, Changchun will become a Stalingrad, and the difficulties we face can be imagined, but as long as this battle is successful, it will be the moment when our army will counterattack in an all-round way, and by the end of next year at the latest, the three northeastern provinces will all be recovered by us, and they will become another solid foundation for our party."