September 30, 1930.

Lushun

In the conference room of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, several Japanese generals in straight uniforms were holding a secret telegram just sent by the intelligence department and inhaling cool air. Everyone's faces are white, I look at you, you look at me.

The newly appointed commander of the Kwantung Army, General Takashi Hishigari, sat in the middle of the front of the conference table, staring at a military map filled with the number of troops without raising his head, without moving.

The voices of several adjutants below gradually sounded.

“…… The 300,000-strong army of the Beijing government in China was the biggest obstacle to the empire's conquest of Manchuria, and it should be destroyed first, and then the main force should be used for the Northern Manchurian crusade to eliminate the so-called 'anti-Japanese alliance'. ”

"The Northeast Army's military reserves are all stored in Harbin, and if they cannot be captured or destroyed in time, I am afraid that the 'Anti-Japanese Alliance' will grow rapidly with these materials, and eventually become a danger to the peace of Manchuria."

"But the problem is that the Beijing government army assembled in Jinzhou is about to launch an attack on the 8th and 9th Divisions on the Daling River defense line, and if we don't transfer the main force to Jinzhou, do we have to order the 8th and 9th Divisions to retreat back to Shenyang? Isn't this a losing battle, but His Majesty the Emperor is looking forward to the ...... of His Excellency the General's meritorious service."

"The empire is now suffering from the sanctions of the British and American powers, and the morale at home is already a little low, so the Kwantung Army must boost the morale at home with an overwhelming victory, and the government army in Beijing in Jinzhou is the best target"

Hearing the sound of discussion, Ryokara's eyebrows gradually wrinkled, because he participated in the unfortunate Shandong Expedition in 1928, he can now be regarded as "guilty and meritorious", although Emperor Hirohito and those high-ranking officers of the army and navy in Tokyo did not say anything...... But the big guys also know this matter. So he really desperately needs a big victory to prove it Thinking of this, Ryokari slowly raised his head Ishihara-kun, you see? Should we defeat the China Army in Jinzhou first or should we first eliminate the Anti-Japanese League in Harbin? ”

Ishihara didn't say a word just now, his eyes seemed to be closed, and he wasn't dozing off or meditating? Hearing Commander Muto's question, he opened his eyes and slowly stood up, His Excellency the General, and his humble suggestion was to first destroy the main force of the Shina government army on the Jinzhou side, and then transfer the troops to North Manchuria. ”

"Oh why? Haven't you always advocated giving priority to the capture of Harbin? Ryokari asked next.

Ishihara raised his eyebrows precisely because of the upcoming offensive of the Northeast Army, and according to the report of the intelligence department, the offensive plan was approved at the strong request of Guo Songling, the general staff of the Northeast Army. This shows that we have made a certain error in our previous judgment of the Northeast Army, and they are not without an attack, so if they are not defeated first, the Kwantung Army will not be able to fight in North Manchuria with peace of mind. After all, no one can guarantee that our intelligence agencies will be so efficient next time. ”

It is said that this Northeast Army is a super-large leaky sieve to the Japanese, Zhang Xueliang has just finished an operational meeting, and the specific plan has not yet been worked out, and Lushun is all in the end, and the specific deployment and use of the Kwantung Army, Jinzhou's Northeast Army is blind, and it is all relying on blind guessing to command the operation. For example, this time, the intelligence of the Japanese army's large-scale increase in troops sent by GC International was completely misread by the Northeast Army and the Central G...... The increase in troops had to deal with not the GCD coalition of the Northeast Army assembled in Jinzhou, but the expanding anti-Japanese coalition stationed in North Manchuria

As a result, Guo Songling was amorous there, thinking that a catastrophe was about to come, so he decided to launch an attack first in a desperate gamble, in order to break the enemy on the other side of the Daling River before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements. The high-level of the Kwantung Army, who was shocked, how could they dare to take the Northeast Army lightly?

"Miyake-kun, can you arrive when reinforcements arrive?" Takashi turned his head and glanced at Miyake Koji, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

Miyake Koji said loudly that my 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th divisions have boarded and set off from Hiroshima's Ujina Port a few days ago, and it is expected that they will arrive at Port Arthur today, and they will be able to completely disembark within three days. It will take up to seven days to reach the first line of the Daling River...... Therefore, the 8th and 9th divisions on the front line of the Daling River need to hold out for at least seven days"

Ryokara stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced slowly for a few steps, as if he was thinking about whether the second division would be able to reach the front line of the Daling River? ”

Miyake Koji was stunned when he heard this, and only reacted after a while, he shook his head slightly, Your Excellency, the main force of the Second Division is now resting in Changchun, and if it is to be used, it will be able to reach the Daling River within two days. It's just that...... In this way, the direction of Jilin is extremely empty. In case the Anti-United Nations crosses the Songhua River and goes south to ......"

He fell, and the staff officers around him echoed him. There are more than 100,000 anti-Japanese allied troops north of the Songhua River, and if the Second Division is transferred from Jilin, leaving only some railway garrison brigades and the puppet army that has just defected to Japan, I am afraid it will be difficult to maintain the situation. At that time, Jilin Province, which had worked so hard, was likely to be seized by the Anti-Japanese Federation...... In this case, it is also difficult to explain it in the country

"Don't think about the anti-Japanese alliance in North Manchuria" Seeing that the staff officers under him looked like they were suffering from gains and losses, Ling Ka Long's complexion had sunk, and he said coldly in Shandong two years ago, the people of China have taught us with their good fighting never to despise our opponents, have you forgotten? You must understand that the reason why this raid on Nanman was successful was not because our opponent was too weak, but because of the careful layout of the empire for twenty years, so in the face of the counteroffensive of the Chinese army, we would rather adopt some cautious tactics than risk defeat, this battle ...... The empire can no longer afford to lose at this time, we can only prepare to temporarily abandon Jilin Province, put aside the resistance of the Northern Manchurians, and concentrate the greatest advantage of the forces to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Chinese army on the front line of the Daling River in Jinzhou to completely destroy them."

……

"Playing the piano and blindly commanding this Guo Songling, whether he will fight or not, I haven't even figured out how many enemies there are, so I rashly launched an attack and asked our Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army to participate in ......."

Zhou Elai, who had just returned to Beijing, entered Zhongnanhai, and before he could go home, he first went to see Mao ZD, and then walked into Jurentang, and heard a thick Hunan accent roaring there.

"Runzhi, huh?" Zhou E pushed the door and walked into Mao ZD's study, only to see Mao ZD holding a cigarette between his fingers, standing in front of a newly hung military map, with an angry face on his face. Liu Qi stood aside, also with a pale face.

Seeing Zhou E coming in, Mao ZD only nodded slightly and said hello, and began to complain again, E, you came just in time, the General Staff just sent the Jinzhou battle plan drawn up by Guo Songling and Zhu D. They plan to concentrate 300,000 troops and more than 400 artillery pieces to attack first on the front line of the Daling River."

"Oh, there's such a thing?" Zhou Elai was stunned, he hurried all night after the negotiation with Luo Yaoguo ended, not because of the radio failure or the negligence of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, he did not receive a report in this regard. He frowned slightly, and asked Comrade Zhu D what was his opinion? ”

Mao ZD took a puff of cigarette, took a few steps and Zhu D agreed, his opinion was to maintain the anti-Japanese national united front with the Northeast Army, so he had to accompany him to the end. E, there is no anti-Japanese national united front, but it should also adhere to the leadership of the party, can you rely on warlords like Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling to blindly command? ”

Zhou Elai shook his head, looking embarrassed, since Zhu D had agreed to launch an attack on the front line of Jinzhou, he must have a reason...... As for the leadership of the anti-Japanese national united front, it is still a rather vague concept, and the Kuomintang is also striving for it with all its might. He just wanted to explain, but Mao ZD quickly and hurriedly continued...... The Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army marched eastward, and their main task was to open up the anti-Japanese base area in the northeast, and they did not fight hard with the Japanese army regardless of the actual situation. Not only should we not fight hard, but even the Northeast Army can't do such stupid things...... Their task should be to resist along the western Liaoning corridor, attract the attention of the Japanese army, and win for the opening and consolidation of the battlefield behind enemy lines. But now they have started a quick battle to recover Liaoji, such a result can only be a chicken and egg fight, and in the end the enemy is cheaper......" Speaking of this, Mao ZD's eyes turned to the southern region of China on the map.

Zhou Elai nodded slowly, what you said makes sense, but now that the plan for the Battle of Jinzhou has begun, I'm afraid that we can't stop it with a word. Besides, public opinion throughout the country is also watching us......"

Mao ZD's face sank, changed his contemplative look, and said to himself that the Battle of Jinzhou would never be victorious, and the Northeast Army's combat effectiveness was extremely weak, which was a well-known fact...... Moreover, I am afraid that there are a large number of Japanese spies mixed among them, as evidenced by the Shenyang incident this time. So we must now prepare for the defeat of the Battle of Jinzhou...... It is necessary to order Zhu D, Peng Dhuai, and Yang Huchen to concentrate their energies on the opening up of the anti-Japanese base areas in western Liaoning, which is the throat for us to enter and exit the northeast, and we must control them as soon as possible. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Liu Qi on the side, in addition, I also want to recommend Comrade Qi to be the secretary of the Central G Manchuria Special Committee and the political commissar of the Western Liaoning Military Region.

Zhou E looked at Liu Qi's handsome face, his brows furrowed tightly, and finally nodded Okay, I agree with this matter in principle, and I will make a formal decision after the discussion of the Politburo. "Without waiting for Liu Qi to reply, he took it upon himself to instruct the base area in western Liaoning to be the foothold and gateway of our party in the northeast, and only success and failure were allowed, but Comrade Qi did not have much military experience, so it was better to arrange for Comrade Chen Y and Comrade Fang Zhimin to be the chief and deputy commanders of the Western Liaoning Military Region, and Comrade Su Y to be the chief of staff, to assist Comrade Qi in carrying out his work."

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At this moment, the Jinzhou East Camp can already feel the imminent tension and depression of the big war. The entire camp was already heavily guarded, and there were armed soldiers patrolling everywhere. At the core of the battalion, the joint headquarters of the Northeast Army and the G Army is located here, and antennas are all erected high on the roof, and the staff officers with solemn faces go in and out, passing all kinds of news and orders.

The atmosphere in the war room was even more depressing, and the senior generals of both sides, such as Zhang Xueliang, Guo Songling, Zhu D, Yang Huchen, and Rong Zhen, all gathered in front of the huge military map, arguing in low voices, and the staff officers around them did not even dare to make a sound.

"Seven days, seven days......" Guo Songling held the wide combat map platform in his hand, his brows furrowed tightly, and he repeated these two words in his mouth. Although the Northeast Army was blind to the Japanese army's operational deployment, the reinforcements of the four divisions could reach the Jinzhou front line at about a certain time, and they could still count them on their fingers. Due to the rather unfavorable execution of the order to sabotage the South Manchurian Railway, the Japanese army was still able to use the railway to quickly mobilize its forces, and seven days was already the most optimistic estimate. If the Northeast Army cannot defeat the enemy in front of it within seven days, I am afraid that it will have to go on the defensive...... In the end, the expulsion from Tohoku by the Japanese was just a problem

"Our army should adopt the tactic of tearing the middle of the two flanks to break through, first launch a diversionary attack with infantry on the north and south flanks of the Japanese defensive position, and strive to attract the Japanese reserves. Then, with the armored cavalry brigade as the front arrow, under the cover of heavy artillery and air force, a breakthrough was achieved from the middle of the Japanese defense line, just like the Kuomintang army defeated the Soviet Red Army and the Japanese army in the 16th and 17th years of the Republic of China, and forcibly broke a bloody road with tanks, heavy artillery, and aircraft, cutting the Japanese defense line into two sections"

"Commander-in-Chief Zhu, do you think General Mao Chen's plan is feasible?" Zhang Xueliang turned his head to look at Zhu D, who was speechless, and said softly.

Zhu D nodded, there is no problem with the plan, the key depends on whether there is a problem with the person who implements the plan, if it is replaced by the national ** army in the south, it will definitely be able to rely on the absolute advantage of firepower and troops, and use tank mechanized troops to tear the Japanese army to pieces. But...... If you change it to these Northeast Army in front of you, it is unreliable. But thinking about it, Zhu D still smiled and nodded on his face, Brother Mao Chen really deserves to be the first general in the Northeast Army, and such a plan is nothing more than the General Staff of the Kuomintang. Just no...... What kind of tasks will our Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army have to undertake? ”

Guo Songling looked back at Zhu D, with a solemn expression. The victory or defeat of the Battle of Jinzhou has a direct bearing on whether or not we can reverse the unfavorable situation in the northeast war, and I hope that your and our armies can work together and unite as one. As for the fact that your party's Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army want to undertake the task this time, what does it mean...... In this operation, our Northeast Army and your party's army can be divided into three combat groups, which will respectively undertake the tasks of containing the north and south flanks and breaking through in the middle, and your party can choose one of them on its own. ”

Zhu D's eyes were blazing, he swept the military map spread out on the table, and finally stopped his gaze on the northern end of the entire battle line, which was close to the mountains of western Liaoning, which was the main target of the eastward advance of the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army this time......

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Just when the Central G, the Northeast Army, and the Japanese were brewing a huge main battle in order to fight for control of the Northeast, Luo Yaoguo was not idle, he was busy sending the officers of the 25th and 26th Divisions of the National ** Army to Harbin to take up their posts, and it was a J38 transport plane flying over the Jinzhou battlefield It seems that the risk is quite large, after all, the Japanese have now deployed army aviation in Shenyang and Lushun. However, the development of military aircraft in this era is a bit nonsensical...... A large civilian transport aircraft like this, equipped with four 600-horsepower BW129 engines, flies faster than most biplane fighters, and there is no early warning radar to come to this plane, so the flight through the Japanese-controlled area is actually quite safe.

"Brother Fuwen, this is Jinzhou below, right? Without a lot of words, who will win the battle you said at the beginning? The person who asked this question was Chen Cheng, the supreme commander of the Kuomintang army in the northeast and the chief of staff of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and of course Chiang Kai-shek's confidant. Luo Yaoguo didn't have any opinion about Lao Jiang wanting to stretch his claws to the northeast, and he was very enthusiastic to help Zhang Luo......

Luo Yaoguo glanced at Chen Cheng, who was a little excited, and smiled It's hard to say, but for us, it doesn't matter who wins, what matters is how long this battle can drag on? ”

"Brother Fuwen means ......," Chen Cheng frowned.

Luo Yaoguo looked at the green earth outside the porthole of the plane, and said with a deep smile that the Harbin that Brother Xiu was going to is a place with mountains and mountains, which is not as simple as in our national ** army. Wang Zhongyi, the Northeast Army, the GCD, the Japanese, the Soviets, none of them are worry-free. And the strength of our Kuomintang there is now the weakest, but your 25th and 26th divisions are still on paper," he said, he glanced back at Chen Mingren and Du Yuming, who were sitting behind, and raised his voice Ziliang (Chen Mingren), Guangting, how much do you need to bring the team out? ”

Chen Mingren smiled faintly, to be honest, going to the Northeast is really unpredictable. The so-called 26th Division is just more than a thousand thorns picked out from various units of the Kuomintang army, and the rest are not where they are? If Wang Zhongyi and the Northeast Army do not cooperate, I am afraid that they may not be able to pull the team up, and even if the team is gathered, it will not be until the day when the combat effectiveness is truly formed? Just when Chen Mingren was secretly thinking about it, Du Yuming smiled and said, "There is resignation and auxiliary marshal to lead us, these 25th and 26th divisions can be pulled up in three months at most, and sooner or later the Northeast is our world."

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