At night, Xiaolu and Xue Rui were studying the situation of the enemy forces in the direction of Jiamusi Hegang and Sanjiang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Xue Rui compiled a large amount of military information and compared it with the computer data. Most are the same, and a few are already different. For example, Sasaki to Ichi, historically he had to leave his post in August to go to North China, and then to attack Nanjing, but now, he is still in Manchuria, and he is in Jiamusi.

Toichi Sasaki, 1886-1955, was a lieutenant general in the Japanese Army, and everyone knows that he was one of the main culprits of the Nanjing Massacre. In 1937, he was assigned to the 30th Infantry Brigade of the 16th Division of the Central China Dispatch Army as the brigade commander, participated in the invasion of Shanghai and led his troops to carry out the Nanjing Massacre. He commanded his troops to massacre more than 3,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians at one time.

However, what people don't know is that he is still the so-called father of the Manchu army, and the puppet Manchurian garrison, that is, the adaptation of the puppet army, is all done by this person. He was also the mastermind of the Great Crusade in Heilongjiang Province from 1936 to 1937, and served as the head of the crusade guidance. He crusaded against Tonghua and other places powerfully, and continued to crusade against Sanjiang until he left office.

This change was caused by the arrival of the path. It is conceivable that Sasaki Zhiichi has already discovered the opponent of Xiaolu, and the purpose of his visit to Jiamusi is for Xiaolu.

Although the spring repelled the Japanese army, the confrontation situation in Yichun was established. However, the Japanese army believed that the plan of the great crusade was not over, on the contrary, they also gathered a large number of puppet garrisons in various places near Jiamusi according to their previous deployment.

The puppet Manchurian army has Pengfei mixed brigade, Feng Guangyou brigade, Song Diancai brigade, Xu Hai brigade, and Zhang Kuiying brigade. Jing'an Cavalry Regiment (Suzuki), Gongchao Cavalry Regiment, Mongolian Detachment (Commander Bad Malabutan, two regiments, Regiment Commander Qiuluo, Batur), etc., a total of five brigades plus five regiments, a total of 20,000 people gathered in the area around Jiamusi. Xing Shilian was the commander-in-chief of the puppet army, and Bangxiong in the north was an adviser.

In addition, the Japanese army in the southern camp of Xingshan was expanded, and the equipment was also strengthened, and more than a dozen infantry guns were added. The commander of the garrison is not a young assistant, but a middle assistant.

In addition to Xiaolu, there are also Zhao Shangzhi, Xia Yunjie, Zhou Baozhong, Li Huatang, Wang Yinwu, Xie Wendong and other anti-Japanese troops led by the anti-Japanese army, historically, their total number is about 7,000, now it is different, they have more than 15,000. About 5,000 of them are distributed around Jiamusi.

Last time in Vladivostok, Xiaolu's military intelligence to the Soviet Union was the Xingshan Fortress and the Hunchun Fortress. In addition, Xiaolu also made a list of fortresses, presumably that the investigation was not completed. Willing to continue to cooperate to get these fortresses clear.

That is why Marshal Blyukhel was so enthusiastic at that time and agreed to the request of the path. In the summer, Wang Li provided information about the Tiger Head Fortress and exchanged for a set of production equipment for the first fuse of grenades. A few days ago, the intelligence of the Hailar Fortress was also brought out, and this time it was the bullet production equipment that had to be replaced.

The fortress of Xingshan is located in the north of Xingshan Street, and the Japanese plan is to defend against the Soviet Army, and the number of troops stationed is unknown, but it is judged that there should be 3,000 people.

When talking about Xingshan Fortress, we must first talk about Xingshan Street, also called Xingshan Town.

Xingshan, now known as Hegang, was an agricultural area in the early days, because of the coal mines, plus not far from the Soviet Union, from Jiamusi, the geographical location is very important, and the Kwantung Army has made great efforts to operate here.

As early as 1906, Heilongjiang Province began to release crane fields and recruit people to cultivate the wasteland. It was not until 1916 that the clearing of the land was completed, and dozens of villages appeared.

The advent of coal mines has changed everything here. In 1918, Shen Songnian, Sun Bingwu and others jointly established Xinghua Coal Mining Company with a joint venture of 150,000 yuan to develop Shihe local coal mines. Since then, the place has flourished. In 1926, the Hegang Railway was opened, and the coal mine developed. In March 1929, the Hegang Coal Mining Company's Mine Office set up a street base administrator to manage street affairs, and since then the mine has been governed and named Xingshan Town.

The Japanese invasion was another huge event in Xingshan. On August 11, 1932, the Japanese invading army invaded and occupied Xingshan, and in 1938, the Japanese puppet changed Xingshan Town to Xingshan Street, which belonged to Tangyuan County. Because there are many people who resist Japan, there are Japanese military police detachments, Japanese Kwantung Army garrisons, and two prisons, the Hegang Criminal Affairs Department and the Hegang Correctional Counseling Institute.

The Japanese operate here, except for the coal mines, which are about to be plugged.

The Japanese always saw the Soviet Union as their real enemy. Since taking control of the Northeast, the next step is Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Far East.

For this reason, the Japanese built a large number of fortresses on the border, known as the Oriental Maginot of Japan.

After the September 18 Incident, the Japanese General Staff formulated the "Outline of Japan's Kwantung Army's Operations against the Soviet Union," and in order to make good preparations for operations against the Soviet Union, four operational zones were set up on the Sino-Soviet border: eastern, northeastern, northern, and northwestern. Construction of the fortress began in 1932. The fortress is divided into three phases of the project, from Hunchun in Jilin in the south to Hailar in Inner Mongolia in the north about 5,000 kilometers of the Sino-Soviet border line secretly planned 14 military fortress groups on the mountain situation, the famous ones are Dongning Fortress, Hutou Fortress, Aihui Fortress, Suifenhe Fortress, Xingshan Fortress, etc., which is the Japanese Army's Oriental Maginot Defense Line.

The construction of the fortress is related to the level of weapons and industry during the First World War, not only the Japanese built the fortress, but the Chinese also built it, but the fortress built in the Yangtze River Mountain cut corners and was dirty, which could not stop the Japanese attack.

The Japanese planned meticulously, and these border positions can be roughly divided into five types according to their intensity: special, A, B, C, and D. Premium: The cement thickness can reach 3 meters, which can withstand the bombardment of shells of more than 30 cm caliber and heavy bombs weighing 1 ton. The positions of Dongning, Hutou, Aihui and Hailar are constructed as special border positions. These four positions also have underground facilities that can accommodate 1/3 of the garrison force and underground tunnels that connect important facilities.

Most of the other positions are border positions of type B construction strength. B: Its standard cement thickness is 1.5 meters, which can withstand the bombardment of 20 cm caliber shells and 250 kg bombs. The perimeter of the position is mainly equipped with barbed wire and tank barrier trenches. The barbed wire fence is 1.2 meters high and 6 to 8 meters wide. Tank barrier trenches are usually 3 meters deep and 5 meters wide, and the walls of the trench are at right angles to the bottom of the trench. Permanent facilities such as underground hiding posts, command posts, gun mount observation posts, ammunition depots, and water storage tanks have been built in all important parts and sections of the border positions.

Xingshan Fortress, which is now under construction, rescued a worker surnamed Li a few days ago, who ran out when he was shot. Through him he knew that a large number of laborers would be shot, and those who were weak and violated discipline would be shot.

The situation of Xingshan Fortress is already clear, the level is B, 80 pillboxes, 3 command posts, 1.5 kilometers of transportation lines, several tunnels, three wells, and hundreds of kilometers of ground automobile roads.

The military governor stationed in the Hegang area is only a major general, but the commander who guards the Xingshan military fortress is a major general, which shows the importance of this military fortress in Hegang.

This fortress just holds the exit to the south of the Yichun base, like a fish bone in the throat, and the path must first be killed in order to open the passage to the south.

Historically, the Heungsan Fortress was completed around 1940, but the information gathered so far is that a large number of wild dogs have appeared near Heungsan, and wild dogs have been seen holding the bones of dead people. This shows that the devils have been slaughtering laborers. To hit the Xingshan Fortress, it should be done as soon as possible.

On the night of September 14, Yichun.

After figuring out the enemy's situation, Xiaolu convened all the leaders and held a meeting to study the preparations and plans for the Battle of Xingshan.

Xiao Lu first explained at the meeting that there was nothing to fight the Hung Yen fortress and the coal mine. There are three significances, first, echoing the War of Resistance in the Guannai. At present, outside the Guanguan, Japan has launched a war against Shanghai, and if Shanghai falls, Nanjing and Hangzhou will inevitably be lost.

Second, open the southbound passage of Yichun. The passage is very important, and the materials and personnel have to go from here.

Third, help other forces of the Anti-Japanese Union. Although the situation of other units has improved, the situation has deteriorated again due to a series of measures taken by the Japanese to organize tribes.

Xiaolu didn't say it, but what everyone knows is that at present, Yichun has produced a large number of goods, and if the goods are not sold, the funds will not be able to turn over. At present, there are several routes, one is smuggling in Suihua, and at present it has established contact with the puppet police in Suihua to transport goods to Qiqihar in Harbin, but the number of shipments is currently limited. To the north to the Soviet Union, the trade channels are smooth, and the Soviet Union is currently negotiating, and after a while trade can begin.

To transport goods to the area of Jiamusi Mudanjiang, it can only be secretly transported by mountain road.

At present, the Yichun base area is in financial difficulties, and the goods must be shipped out immediately.

After Xue Rui finished introducing the information, everyone fell into deep thought. In a moment, the discussion began, and the argument was heated and inconsistent. Everyone understands that the fight is to be fought, but the certainty is really not great. Some people say, simply, fight again in a few years, and now it is good to be able to develop a good base area for a long time.

The fortress is terrible for the Anti-United Nations and must not be touched. When it comes to fighting the fortress, everyone thinks that Xiaolu is crazy.

Later, after the fortress was laid, most of the people of the Anti-Japanese Federation really admired Xiaolu and were willing to cooperate with Xiaolu to fight, and gradually accepted his leadership.

The meeting lasted for several hours, and no one could convince the other, so the meeting had to be adjourned. For example, Zhang Quanfu believed that in order to solve the financial difficulties, it was possible to export goods to the Soviet Union in exchange for some necessary materials. And the salaries of personnel can be paid in kind before having their own bank. The necessity of war is debatable.

The next day, Xiaolu drew up a battle plan and resumed the meeting in the evening.

This time, everyone's minds were much more prepared, and there was a plan for the path, and the discussion went a lot smoother, and after a night of discussion, a preliminary plan was formed. However, many people are still not sure. Because it requires a lot of supplies, it takes about ten days to prepare. Some supplies still had to be obtained from the Soviet Union.

The opinion of the opposition was also fully taken into account, and in addition to the preparation of supplies, the Ichun government began to operate the export of light industrial products to the Soviet Union.

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1, Red Star, is a new place name, south of Xinqing, north of Wuying.

2. Xingshan Fortress, the construction period is unknown. It is assumed that its completion will be at the end of 1938. Partially completed in 37, assuming a garrison of 3,000 troops.