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Chapter 1260 Attack behind enemy lines

Just when there was a fierce battle in Langfang, a small battle also took place on both sides of the Mudanjiang Bridge of the Middle Eastern Railway. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The engineering unit of the Kwantung Army stationed in Mudanjiang took advantage of the night to repair the railway bridge, and the Japanese troops of the follow-up company were also ready to cross the river at any time. I don't want to think that just when a brigade of sappers is doing a good job, a few flares rush into the sky, bursting with brilliant light, and the entire river surface is delicate.

Soon, on the anti-Japanese rescue position on the other side of the river, guns and cannons rang out, and in just a few minutes, hundreds of shells fell on the bridge on the west bank and the river on both sides, and the already crumbling bridge pier could no longer withstand the blow, and collapsed, and the Japanese army threw more than 100 corpses in embarrassment, and retreated to the defensive position rampantly, and all kinds of construction equipment were scattered all over the riverbank.

Subsequently, the Japanese artillery position in the east of Mudanjiang City began to carry out a round of saturation shelling on the defense line of the anti-Japanese rescue on the other side of the river, and the artillery fire gradually stopped after more than ten minutes, but unfortunately it did not hurt the anti-Japanese warriors hiding in the anti-artillery hole. At dawn, a Japanese soldier wearing a red cross and white armband, waving a white flag and carrying a stretcher, entered the river beach with his bare hands to collect the corpses of Japanese engineers scattered on the west bank, and the two sides continued to fall into a standoff.

This was already another defeat of the Kwantung Army on the west bank of the Mudanjiang River after several days and nights of rushing to repair the railway bridge or launching an attack to cross the river. Because the Japanese army invested a small number of troops and their determination was not resolute enough, it was undoubtedly a delicacy delivered to the door for the anti-Japanese rescue team equipped with machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, and they were unceremoniously laughed.

Whether it was the first division of the Anjia Army, the later 17th Army, or the 24th Army, or the 26th Army and the New Second Army formed later, or even the newly established Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, there was a strange phenomenon in the war with the Japanese army, and it did not fall behind in local battles. Perhaps because of the mutual restraint of tactics, generally speaking, before a large-scale operation, the Japanese army will launch a charge with a small force, at a small cost to find out the firepower configuration and troop deployment of the defenders, mark the artillery to shoot Zhuyuan, and then a large-scale artillery coverage, in one fell swoop to bombard the defenders' defense line and light and heavy firepower, and then send out a large army to launch a general offensive - but this style of play will be no problem when it meets the Anjia army, and everyone is equal to each other in terms of the number of artillery fire, especially the number of mortars, The front-line troops of the Anjia Army are more equipped than the Japanese army, coupled with a powerful firepower network built with light and heavy weapons, and the sniper team equipped to the company and platoon level to pick officers, grenadiers, machine gunners and other important targets to hit, so that the Japanese army's proud grenadier tactics have no room to play, so they are always depressed.

The light and heavy weapons obtained in the defense fortifications on the front line of the border in Jining and later were enough to arm an army, and with the assistance of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District, the superiority in firepower was realized. With the construction and consolidation of the second, third, and fourth lines of defense on the east bank of the Mudanjiang River in the past few days, the first batch of anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery aided by the Soviet army have also been deployed in place, and the positions on the east bank have become more and more solid.

Over the past few days, the First Division has taken turns to send three newly organized brigades to the forward positions to rotate them, so that the brigades can not only feel the atmosphere of a big battle and enhance their psychological endurance, but also train them in shooting and some combat skills by the way. Since the railway runs through the east bank of the Jining and Mudanjiang rivers, transportation is extremely convenient, and the three brigades have been rotated these days, and each soldier has fired at least 1 to 20 rounds of ammunition, and the morale of the army has been high, and the combat effectiveness has been doubled. The Japanese army on the east bank suffered from the "restraint" order issued by the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and could not find an effective way to cross the river for a while, so they confronted the anti-Japanese rescue team across the Mudanjiang River.

At half past eleven in the morning, the county seat of Jining.

After attending the ceremony of the formation of the city council and the city women's federation, a group of division and brigade commanders of the first division visited the Jining quilt factory, the printing and dyeing factory, the chemical factory, and the military factory. More than 500 Japanese soldiers, more than 3,000 stubborn puppet soldiers, and more than 5,000 Japanese businessmen and overseas Chinese who had not had time to evacuate were undergoing labor reform in the major coal mines in Jining. In addition to the coal produced for its own needs such as the Jining Iron and Steel Plant and trains, the rest was stored and kept for trade with the Soviet Far Eastern Military District in exchange for equipment and material replenishment.

Just then, three horses appeared at the end of the street and galloped all the way to attract everyone's attention. On a horse in front of him was Tang Honglei's confidential staff officer Feng Xiaobao, and the two behind were the guards of the division headquarters.

Coming to a group of bosses, the three turned over and dismounted, Feng Xiaobao handed Tang Honglei a telegram, Tang Honglei hurriedly read it, suddenly applauded loudly, and then announced that he would return to the headquarters for a meeting.

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"I would like to announce a piece of good news first: The 17th Army of our Anjia Army won a decisive victory in the Battle of Langfang this morning, annihilating more than 30,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop and fleeing countless times, and the balance of strength between the enemy and us in the Pingjin area has changed to a certain extent. In addition, the 22nd and 23rd *** mixed brigades of the Kwantung Army have boarded the ship at Port Arthur yesterday morning and have been ordered to enter the customs, and the strength of the Kwantung Army in the northeast region has been further reduced! ”

As soon as Tang Honglei, who presided over the meeting, finished speaking, the venue immediately resounded with cheers. Tang Honglei watched with a smile as the commanders and fighters cheered and hugged each other, and after a while, everyone calmed down before continuing:

"Now we have to think about our moves. During this period of time, the reason why the Kwantung Army always made a fuss about the Mudanjiang River piecemeal, and even the planes were not willing to drop bombs on our heads, and the analysis of the intelligence of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army and us was nothing more than a bogeyman:

"First, they need to continue to invest more troops in North China and don't want to be distracted in the north; Second, they were worried about the reaction of the Soviet Union and the Far Eastern Military District, and feared that the northern and southern fronts would start a war at the same time, so they held back. We are now at a very critical point in time, should we take this opportunity to consolidate the existing territory and continue to reorganize the troops? Or do you strike decisively and continue to burn the flames of war to the entire Sanjiang Plain in order to gain greater strategic room for maneuver? ”

Tang Honglei finished speaking, and his eyes swept over the faces of a group of fierce men under his command.

"I think the war in Kannai will expand! Since the First Sino-Japanese War, every adventure has been able to achieve unexpected gains, but this time it has lost its troops and lost face. This is like a gambler who has lost a red eye, and he must devote his wealth to seek to turn the buck, so the victory of Langfang will not prompt *** to return to the track of peace, and the Japanese army base camp and the Kwantung Army will definitely invest more troops in the Pingjin area.

"Before leaving, the commander told us that once the domestic war is urgent, we must do everything we can to sabotage behind enemy lines, even if we can't achieve any big results, we must disgust the *** people and distract them! With this in mind, we can't just focus on developing ourselves. Besides, now we are not really safe and sound, and the Mudanjiang side is not subjected to the baptism of artillery fire every day? Once the Japanese army achieves a phased victory in North China, the Kwantung Army can completely free up its hands and withdraw its army to launch a more fierce attack on us! An Mingqi, the mayor of Jining, analyzed.

"However, the reorganization of our troops has not yet been completed, and many soldiers have just learned to shoot guns, and they do not know some basic combat skills, and they are okay to defend, but if they attack rashly, will there be a tragic situation in which they will collapse at the touch of a button, and they will be bitten by snakes instead of fighting snakes?"

Liu Yunqi, commander of the Third Brigade, who was a staff officer, raised his concerns.

An Chunlu, the commander of the Second Brigade, was a little unimpressed: "What are you afraid of? Now what recruit isn't the one who fired one or two bullets? Put it in other domestic troops, such a person can be regarded as a veteran! Although we have problems of one kind or another, the life of the Kwantung Army may not be easy. The Kwantung Army claims to have 600,000 troops, but excluding its newly formed brigades, local garrisons, and puppet Manchurian and puppet Mongolian armies, how much is the real main force? Nine divisions! How much have they invested in Kannai? Most of the 1st and 7th Divisions, the 2nd Division, and the 21st, 23rd, and 1083rd Divisions were also selected to join the Chahar Dispatch Army, and the 109th Division, which originally belonged to the Kwantung Army, has all been transferred to Pingjin to fight. While expanding the base area, the forces of the Kwantung Army were involved to support the ongoing big war in Pingjin! ”

"The combat effectiveness of the *** brigade of the Kwantung Army is still okay, everyone must not underestimate the enemy. There are two kinds of brigades and regiments, one is a mixed brigade, which is directly under the base camp of the Japanese army, and the word *** is crowned in front of the mixed brigade, which is the establishment of the Kwantung Army, but the soldiers selected are still retired veterans who have received strict military training in China, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. At present, there are about more than ten brigades and regiments entering North China to fight, and although there are not many left in the northeast, they still pose a great threat to us. If our four-way attack leads to an emptiness in the rear, and the Japanese army suddenly crosses the Mudanjiang River and attacks eastward, how can we resist? Tang Honglei asked with a smile.

"Rear? There is no such thing as a rear at all! In fact, the operation in the northeast was originally an operation behind enemy lines without rear support and logistical supplies, and now the reason why we have an illusion that with a base area can develop slowly, is entirely because of the attitude of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District and the illusion brought about by the silence of the *** people. I won't say anything else, but let's take the 12th Division of the Kwantung Army, which is currently deployed by the Kwantung Army on the front line of Aihui and Heihe, as an example, under the jurisdiction of the two main infantry brigades and regiments of the 12th and 24th infantry brigades, plus the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 4th Flying Wing, the 1st Tank Wing, the 12th Cavalry Wing, and other combat combinations, if they cross the river to the death under the cover of aircraft and artillery along the railway from Harbin to Mudanjiang, and then go straight to Jining, we may not be able to block the enemy's attack.

"The reason why there is now a confrontation between the enemy and us on the front line of the Mudanjiang River is because the people of the United States and the Far East Military District have not yet figured out the intentions of the Soviet Union and the Far Eastern Military District, so they have adopted the method of static braking and first solved the North China problem before dealing with it. Therefore, we should lay down all our burdens, strike resolutely, and take advantage of the great opportunity when the Middle East Railway was cut off to occupy the vast areas east of the Mudanjiang River, north of the Changbai Mountain, and south of the Songhua River in one fell swoop, and rely on the coastal areas of the Soviet Union to establish a vast anti-Japanese base area. Deputy division commander Zhang Jie said resolutely.

The conference room discussed for a while, and they all agreed with An Mingqi and Zhang Jie's opinions.

Seeing this, Tang Honglei stood up decisively and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then let's do what we say, and don't give the Kwantung Army any time to breathe." In the area around our Jining, although we cut off the Eastern Railway in one fell swoop, but the situation is still not optimistic, such as Jiamusi, Hulin and surrounding counties and towns in the north, as well as a city and a county and more than ten towns east of Muling Town in the south, the threat to us is very great, especially Suifenhe City, as early as the 15th year of the Republic of China, because of its border port status and set up a separate city, after the occupation, it was quickly transformed into a fighting fortress on the border line, not only in the urban area of Buning, Suifenhe Town built a large number of fortificationsAlthough it has not yet been completed, and the follow-up troops have not moved in, there are still several border garrisons and a *** garrison wing of the Japanese army assembled here, which is a hard bone to bite. If the Japanese army on the front line of the Mudanjiang River starts a battle to cross the river, these Japanese troops around us suddenly assemble and attack our belly and back, the consequences are unimaginable, so we must strike first!

"Strategically, however, we need to despise the enemy, but tactically, we need to value our opponents. Most of the counties around us, generally only one brigade or even a squadron of Japanese troops stationed, however, most of these Japanese troops hold a certain number of puppet troops, before we used special operations, to camouflage deception, night raids, ambushes, poisoning and other ways to gain control of Jining and the surrounding area, but now the Japanese army has become vigilant, will definitely not give us similar opportunities, we are facing, will be a bloody battle, this will test the on-the-spot command ability of your commanders. I hope that you can reasonably apply what you have learned in the non-commissioned officer school to actual combat!

"Okay, now I order: The 3rd Brigade, which is rotated on the front line of the Mudanjiang River today, will continue to maintain vigilance and deterrence against the Japanese troops on the other side, and the 1st Brigade, the 2nd Brigade and the Teaching Regiment will immediately be ready to go, and the soldiers of the 1st Brigade will be divided into two routes, all the way along the Eastern Railway, all the way to Suifenhe, no matter what method is used, we must take down the two towns of Suifenhe, and completely open up the railway communication with the Soviet Union, so that the supplies that the Soviet army will aid us in the future can be replenished from the railway. The other road followed the Mudanjiang River all the way to the south, hit Laoyingpao and Yuyugang, occupied the natural danger to build fortifications, and completely cut off the dream of the Kwantung Army in the direction of Jilin to attack from the north and south; The second brigade was also divided into two routes, one to Jiamusi and the other to Hulin; The task of the teaching regiment is very heavy, and after capturing Muling, you will go south to support the attack on Suifenhe City, so I will transfer the artillery regiment directly under the division to you.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have the advantage of train transportation of soldiers and the suppression of armored train artillery fire, coupled with the concentration of troops, with the intention of calculating or not, the defense of those small towns is not enough to be feared at all, as long as we firmly control the area around the railway, and then gnaw down a few hard bones along the railway, we can develop in depth, so as to firmly grasp the Sanjiang Plain in our hands! At that time, we will follow the model of southern Sichuan, implement a brand-new land policy and administrative program, and strive to turn the Sanjiang Plain into a solid base area for us. ”

All the brigade commanders were full of enthusiasm, and the marching and fighting on such a scale in an area of 100,000 square kilometers made everyone's blood boil.

Tang Honglei continued: "Commander An promised in his reply telegram that how well we develop in the northeast will be directly related to the positioning of our troops. Therefore, after this battle, I hope that you can seize every opportunity to expand the ranks, if there is a division, I will give you the establishment of a division, if there is an army, I will not hesitate to give you this hat on my head, understand? ”

"Yes!"

After answering neatly, the room erupted in a burst of laughter.