Accompanied by the cavalry units under the command of the Second Column of the Northeast Field Army, they began to quickly raid the garrison deployed by the Kwantung Army in the Tongliao area. The Japanese puppet army troops in the entire Tongliao area www.biquge.info also eagerly awaited the arrival of reinforcements from the rear.

In addition to the reinforcements from the Xing'an League, which was closest to the Tongliao area, the Kwantung Army Headquarters naturally also sent troops from the territory of Ji Province to help. However, while giving the task, Mei Xianjimeilang also ordered the puppet Manchu army to build defensive positions on the border of Ji Province.

Perhaps the commander of the Kwantung Army also realized that the Eighth Route Army's attack on Tongliao this time was to open up a strategic passage into the northeast. Then this also means that sooner or later the Eighth Route Army will attack the territory of Ji Province.

And according to the current offensive line of the Eighth Route Army, Mei Xianji Miro has already felt that the front of the Eighth Route Army has reached their heart. Whether it is Tongliao or Chaoyang area, in fact, they are all very important.

These areas were all peripheral positions in the northeast, and the loss of these strategic fronts meant that the Kwantung Army would have to pay a greater price if it wanted to counterattack or defend. The most important thing is that the news of the Eighth Route Army's counterattack in the northeast cannot be concealed.

They have been operating and ruling in the Northeast for so many years, and they have always implemented a harsh policy of crackdown and repression against the rebels. In the past few years, the people of the entire Northeast have indeed succumbed to their repression and threats.

But Mei Tsumiro knew better than anyone that these people would not really submit to them. Regardless of whether they are practicing good or bad governance, in the final analysis, they are all foreign invaders, and they will not be recognized and affirmed by these people.

Even if they can control the Northeast at this moment, many times it is also with the help of the puppet Manchukuo with support. Perhaps Mei Xinji Miro also knew that for many people in the Northeast, perhaps they would prefer to submit to the rule of the puppet Manchukuo.

At least nominally, the puppet state of Manchukuo was more acceptable to the people than the Kwantung Army. The Japanese army seems to be aware of this, and in recent years it has been planning to implement Japanese-style education, hoping to enslave the younger generation in Northeast China through culture.

Originally, everything went as the Japanese army expected, but no one expected that the Eighth Route Army would rise so quickly. In less than two years after the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army dared to recover the Northeast.

What made Mei Xianzhi Miro even more helpless was that the progress of the Eighth Route Army was not bad, not to mention repeatedly breaking through the areas under their control, and also eliminating the troops they deployed in those places, making the troops in the northeast somewhat unstable.

The simplest thing is that those puppet soldiers who usually help the Japanese army control the localities, when they carry out some orders of the Japanese army, they are not as resolute as before. It seems that they are also afraid, and the Eighth Route Army will come in to find them to settle down.

And ordinary people, through the word of mouth of the people, as well as the propaganda of some guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, gradually learned about the affairs in the Guannai. also knows that the Eighth Route Army has reached the border between Ji Province and Mukden.

Once the Eighth Route Army advanced into the two places, it would undoubtedly be very fatal to the influence of the Kwantung Army in the northeast. At this time, the Soviet Far Eastern Army, which was fighting with the Kwantung Army, made another surprise attack on the Xing'an League.

In order to ensure the safety of the front-line troops, Mei Xianji Miro was furious, and he could only give orders to the defense troops to defend them. Even if it is filled with human lives, it will not allow the Soviet Far Eastern Army to form a flanking attack.

In this case, even if he knew that the situation in Tongliao was critical, he couldn't be too distracted. The troops who went to reinforcements could only be asked to rush to Tongliao as soon as possible to block the advance of the Eighth Route Army as much as possible.

Even in the end, Mei Xianzhi Meilang said very directly: "Order the garrisons of Fengtian and Ji Province to recruit people from now on, and start building defensive positions on the border of the two provinces, so that the Eighth Route Army can no longer advance."

In addition, a telegram was sent to the troops sent to the DPRK, asking them to send two more divisions of troops over to reinforce the defense of Mukden and Ji provinces respectively. These two divisions do not have to send our main divisions. ”

Listening to Mei Xianji's order, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army also said directly: "General, if you draw troops from there, I'm afraid that there will be problems with the defense there." After all, there are resistance forces there, too! ”

'Rest assured! For the rule there, the time was earlier than we ruled the Northeast. Most of the people there don't dare to cause trouble. All it takes is to increase the rewards for the purge troops, and I believe that the subordinate troops will work hard to destroy the rebels. ’

As in other occupied places, the Japanese army that invaded Korea also trained a large number of puppet troops. It even formed a division composed of young and strong soldiers in the DPRK as the reserve main force of the Japanese army in the DPRK.

Since the Japanese army began to be tight, these subordinate divisions and regiments formed earlier have also become valuable reinforcements for the Japanese army. Even if Mei Xianji Miro knew that the combat effectiveness of these divisions and regiments could not be compared to them, they still had a certain combat effectiveness.

As long as he manages it well and takes on defensive combat missions, he still feels that there is no problem. At the moment, he could not draw troops from the Kwantung Army, so he could only fight the idea of sending troops to the territory of Mukden and Ji provinces.

This move of the Kwantung Army made the people of the two provinces realize that the Eighth Route Army had really hit the hinterland of the northeast. Both Mukden and Ji Province are the core hinterland of the Northeast and the key places for the Kwantung Army.

At present, the puppet armies and puppet governments in those cities began to be ordered to arrest young and strong people and build fortifications in the border areas. In addition to dealing with the attack of the Eighth Route Army, they could not think of the second possibility.

If it is said that it was to deal with the Soviet Far Eastern Army, then the place where the fortifications should be built at this moment should be the Black Province closest to Nomenkhan. At this moment, in Hei Province, there is no forced requisition of people to build fortifications.

Even the people began to talk about it, and He Zhengdao, who was sitting in Wild Boar Ditch, could not see that the Kwantung Army had realized that the attack of the Eighth Route Army was just around the corner, and began to prepare for the follow-up battle.

Thinking of this, He Zhengdao actually felt quite satisfied. It is not easy to force the Kwantung Army to this part, to be honest. After this war, isn't it a huge burden for the newly expanded Northeast Field Army?

If it weren't for this battle, the Eighth Route Army would have captured a lot of battles. If he relied solely on the rear to provide supplies, He Zhengdao was afraid that he would not be able to hold out for so long. In the final analysis, the current main battle equipment of the Eighth Route Army actually comes more from capture.

It is clear that the Kwantung Army will build fortifications on the border in advance, which will cause great trouble to the subsequent offensive of the Eighth Route Army. For this reason, He Zhengdao also ordered the front-line offensive troops, accelerated the pace of the attack, and forced the Japanese troops in the two places to retreat.

Even the special division that had just cooperated with the second column sent another main force regiment to the Chaoyang area. Began to launch a fierce attack on the Eighth Division that was holding there, forcing the Eighth Division to retreat to Jinzhou.

At the same time, the third column, which had just rested for a period of time, was also ordered to advance into the territory of Jinxi in a big way and advance towards the Jinzhou area. This move made the Eighth Division of the Kwantung Army, which was firmly in the Chaoyang area, also feel a little worried.

Watch them hold on to the town, almost one day at a rate to be recovered by the Eighth Route Army. Several encircled troops also began to threaten their retreat routes. This made the Eighth Division feel that maybe it was a very stupid decision to hold on.

At least they knew that once the Eighth Route Army was allowed to attack Jinzhou, then the Eighth Route Army would pose a greater threat to Mukden. In contrast, if they give up Jinxi, at least they can maintain a certain amount of vitality.

After such an analysis, the Eighth Division also began to discuss, whether to continue to defend or to withdraw to Jinzhou first and continue to block? The final decision is still left to Mei Ji Miro to make.

It's just that for this telegram, Mei Jimiro really looked a little angry. But looking at the Eighth Division, in the course of the confrontation with the Eighth Route Army during this time, all the heavy weapons were destroyed, not to mention, and the strength of the army was reduced by more than half.

Even the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army said very directly: "General, the role of holding Chaoyang City at present is actually not great. Once the Eighth Route Army in the Jinxi area preemptively encircled them before they retreated, it would be very difficult for the remaining troops to withdraw.

Although the 8th Division suffered heavy losses this time, their division still retained at least more than 10,000 elite soldiers. As long as they are supplemented with a batch of heavy weapons, and a batch of reinforcements are sent to supplement them, I believe that they will be able to restore a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

If they continue to defend to the death, the Eighth Route Army will be able to rely on their superiority in strength to carry out breakthroughs one by one in the towns we are holding. And we really don't have much choice other than hard fighting.

The most important thing is that if the Eighth Division withdraws into Jinzhou, it is unlikely that the Eighth Route Army will want to enter Jinzhou in a short time. And Jinzhou is already the last outer line of defense in Fengtian, and the situation in Fengtian will be very dangerous if it is really broken through! ”

After saying this, Mei Xianji Miro couldn't help but shout: "Retreat, it's the initiative to retreat!" When did our Kwantung Army actually make such a record in the hands of such a peasant army, this is a shame for the Kwantung Army! ”

scolded and scolded, but seeing that the chief of staff and the combat staff officers were silent, Mei Xianji Miro could only say in the end: "Okay! Since your suggestion is that it is more beneficial for us to retreat, let the 8th Division begin to retreat!

It's just that when retreating, be sure to let them ensure the safety of the troops. If you abandon those towns, you will eventually lose your troops. When the time comes, let Tsukada attack His Majesty the Emperor and be loyal! ”

Saying such cruel words is enough to show that Mei Jimiro is also very dissatisfied with the commander of the Eighth Division, Tsukada Tsukasa. After all, when the 8th Division was sent to the Chaoyang area, he had great expectations.

As a result, in the battle of the Pingquan border, the Eighth Division was unexpectedly defeated in the defensive operation, losing a large number of troops, and making the situation in Chaoyang so erosive. Thinking of this, how could Mei Ji Miro not be angry?

But for Tsukada Attack, he also felt very wronged and aggrieved. Originally, he came with his division to reap victory and honor. Who knew that the Eighth Route Army would bring him defeat and disgrace?