September 25, 1937. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info eleven o'clock in the night. Xingshan Fortress.

Xiaolu came to the fortress, accompanied by Xue Rui and several female comrades from the confidential room.

At eleven forty, in the conference room next to the command room, Xiaolu held a meeting of all commanders.

Xiaolu said: "Comrades, I know that everyone hasn't slept for a long time, and some haven't slept for two nights. Originally, everyone should have taken a break, and I couldn't bear it, but some things were not implemented, and the enemy came, and we didn't have an advantage. ”

Xiaolu looked at everyone's reaction, and obviously everyone didn't agree. Xiaolu said: "We don't know the layout of the fortress, we don't know how to use communication equipment, and we don't have a response to the enemy's attack from different directions. The fortress has not been built yet, are there any loopholes? The enemy is certainly clear, but we are not. Some weapons will not be used yet, most command equipment will not be used. Looking at everyone's reactions, it was clear that they agreed.

Xiao Lu continued: "Just talk about the use of cannons, who will? Who was the artillery before? Heavy machine guns, how to use? What to pay attention to? How to maintain various weapons? Who will be a generator? ”

Xiaolu said: "Today's meeting is not a discussion. I ordered the comrades in the confidential room to study and put the telephone system and telegraph system into operation at once. Each squad, according to the previous division of labor, immediately learned various equipment and weapons. The comrades in the confidential room mimeographed twenty copies of the instructions for the use of the weapons. Everyone receives a copy, which is a confidential document, and goes through the formalities in accordance with the regulations. Mark Zheng, appoint you as the deputy commander of the fortress, in charge of technical work, and you have to lead your intellectuals to quickly get the fortress up and running. Liu Mazi, appoint you as the captain of the migrant labor team, responsible for continuing to build the fortress. Chen Fengshan, as the temporary commander of the fortress, you have to be flexible in transferring personnel. In addition, if there is any need, ask for someone to give it, and ask for something to give something. ”

Chen Fengshan said: "Yes." Everyone took the documents and immediately went back to study, and they had to learn before dawn. In addition, lookout posts, swimming posts, pillboxes, and sentry posts, and those on duty should be in place. ”

Xiaolu said: "I want to emphasize again. Yesterday, we made a brilliant achievement in eliminating the devils, and of course, everyone's bravery played a role, but the role of science and technology is enormous. Two tons of explosives blew up more than 2,000 devils at once. Do not think that courage is enough. Learn the technology, that's the most important thing. ”

Chen Fengshan said: "Everyone should pay attention to it. Act now. Meeting! ”

Everyone left, Xue Rui, Chen Fengshan, Ma Zheng, and Liu Mazi stayed.

Xiaolu said: "Everyone, the situation is grim. There are more than 10,000 puppet troops and more than 5,000 devils who are moving towards us. They clearly wanted to retake the fortress. ”

Chen Fengshan said: "The weapons and ammunition, food, oil, and all kinds of materials in the fortress are enough for 3,000 people for a year. As long as we are familiar with the stronghold, we will be able to use the stronghold to consume enemies around the stronghold. ”

Xiaolu said: "Guarding the fortress is a technical job. Our fighters are uneducated, and many of them have just become literate. ”

Mark said: "The fortress has not been repaired yet, and there must be loopholes." My people have already started investigating. The drawings of the Devil's Command are still there, and we can study them. As he spoke, he laid out the map and the fortress map on the table.

Xue Rui said: "The telegram is already usable. What matters at the moment is the phone. You guys research first, and I'll take a look at the phone situation. ”

September 26, 1937. 7 a.m. Jiamusi.

Sasaki hasn't slept for two nights.

Last night, contact with the Heungsan Fortress was cut off. The phone has long been out of line, and the wires have been blown up. The telegram also didn't work, apparently something was wrong.

After Sasaki did not report the situation to the commander of the Kwantung Army, he began to think carefully about the course of the whole incident. I have thought about a few things for a long time, and I originally thought that the bombing of bridges, railways, roads, and trains were all to protect them from looting supplies.

However, now it is clear that the looting of supplies is also fake, and their real purpose is to attract the army of the fortress to exterminate, and then take the fortress.

There are two things I don't understand. First, how were the 3,000 people who went out of the fortress exterminated? Yichun's ** combat effectiveness is very strong, however, it is impossible for them to wipe out the army of the Three Thousand Empire in a few hours.

Second, how did they get into the fortress? The fortress is very well defended and is the first phase of the project. Pillboxes and other are the second phase, and now only a few projects have not been completed, and the combat effectiveness has been fully formed, so the fortress is difficult to break.

Sasaki's biggest headache is how to retake the fortress.

Reconnaissance aircraft were dispatched.

Or those two reconnaissance planes. This time they went straight to Yichun. Yichun still showed the big cloth list of "Japanese prisoners of war".

Along the road to the south, there is a constant stream of people, although it is morning, but there are many people. This time, some people went south, some went north, and it was in order.

When they arrived over Jinshantun, there were people in the defensive positions of Jinshantun, and when they saw the planes, they were strafing again. The others immediately went into hiding.

When we got to the top of the fortress, the fortress was very quiet, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Hovering low above the fortress, I saw some coolies at work. I was looking closely, and there was a shot in the fortress, no, it was an anti-aircraft machine gun. The two planes realized this and hurriedly pulled up.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Sasaki received an order, and Feng Guangyou and Song Dian, who were stationed in Xingshan, immediately launched an attack on Xingshan Fortress. Aircraft from several airfields, including Bei'an Airport in Longzhen County, made bomber groups made of bamboo to bomb Xingshan Fortress. Other garrisons in the Sanjiang area moved towards Xingshan. Whether or not the 4th Division's regimental ground wing will attack Heungsan, please ask the Kwantung Army Headquarters to issue an operational order.

In the morning, Xingshan Fortress.

Xiaolu also didn't sleep all night. He figured out the structure of the entire Xingshan Fortress overnight.

In his opinion, this Xingshan fortress is very scientific and strong. If the enemy's army attacked from the east and south, etc., then this fortress was simply the best position for defense and blocking. This fortress could withstand the attack of one or two thousand people. If the attacking side did not have aircraft and heavy weapons, the fortress was almost invincible and could only be blown up with explosives by death squads.

However, this fortress had weaknesses. On the attacking side, if a small force touches up from behind, there are several entrances that can be easily broken through. At that time, a few thousand men could be sent to take the fortress.

In addition, if the devil's army does not attack the fortress and attacks Yichun, then he will fall into an extremely passive situation. Attacking Yichun can have multiple roads to avoid the fire on the west side of the fortress, Yichun is dangerous, the people of the fortress will be annihilated if they attack, and if they do not attack, Yichun will perish.

Chen Fengshan definitely believed that the enemy would put the direction of the main attack on the fortress. Because of the analysis of the path, this fortress costs millions, plus materials, and the value is very high. According to the idea of the devil to guard against the USSR, this fortress was worth more. The devil will not ignore the fortress.

Xiaolu understood that when the enemy's large army arrived, his command position was in Yichun.

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1. The details of the Heungsan fortress are not recorded, because it was bombed once before the surrender of the Japanese. After the occupation by Soviet troops, it was bombed again. According to some expedition descriptions, the Xingshan fortress has a large number of surface roads and underground tunnels, a large number of artillery pieces and eighty pillboxes. The direction of defense of Xingshan Fortress is east, southeast, and southwest. The fortress is aimed at the only way for the Soviet army to attack Hegang and even Jiamusi from the east.

2. The number of migrant workers who built the Xingshan Fortress is unknown, and the sheds where the migrant workers lived may have been cleared after completion. The mass grave has not been found so far, but there are many bones in the Xingshan fortress.