Liu Tiehan was also interested, walked to the large map of the northeast, and said: "In early August, with the strength of four brigades, I attacked from Jinzhou to Yixian, Fuxin, and Kulun respectively, with the goal of capturing Zhangwu, Xinlitun, Montenegro, Beizhen, Panshan and other places. ”

"Judging from the battlefield situation, there are two reasons, one is that the garrison of the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army in the above-mentioned areas is not much, and the other is that the Japanese army has no intention of defending in the face of our attack, and will retreat when it encounters a slight attack, and after the battle is over, according to the actual judgment of the battlefield, it should be the latter who is the most likely."

"Because this limited attack is a tentative attack, and there are not many troops dispatched, it will not be reported to the division headquarters, and after occupying the target area, I will order the troops to strictly guard against the counterattack of the Japanese army, and then I expected that the Japanese army did not have any counterattack action, in fact, if the Japanese army counterattacked, in order not to destroy the overall layout of the division commander's situation in the northeast, I would order the troops to abandon the area that had been occupied and retreat to the original defense line."

"Three days after the battle, I received a letter from Kobayashi Hideyama, commander of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Kwantung Army, by the way, Ketian, that letter is in your hand, take it out and show it to the division commander, it's very interesting, I've never seen a little devil so polite."

After Liu Tiehan finished speaking, he returned to his seat and drank all the tea in the cup, and at this time, Yang Ketian showed the letter to Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli looked at the letter from Lieutenant General Kobayashi Xiushan, and also felt a little inexplicable, the content of the letter was like this, "General Liu Tiehan of the Chinese army, the conflict a few days ago was all because of the general's troops. As a result of a surprise attack on the troops of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese Empire, according to the practice of the Kwantung Army, it is inevitable that more violent counter-attacks will be taken against such active attacks. ”

"However, in order to protect the people of Manchukuo from the devastation of war, and not to be willing to resume conflict in front of our common enemy, the Soviets, I have asked the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army for approval. I will not pursue this offensive incident, and acquiesce in the existence of your troops in the area currently occupied, but I also inform General Liu that the Kwantung Army of the Japanese Empire has no ability to counterattack. ”

But he acquiesced in the general's attack. It is in the overall situation, because of our common enemy, the Soviets. Watching from the sidelines. If you don't have the opportunity to take advantage of the fisherman, I hope that General Liu will stop in moderation, otherwise, he will definitely be fiercely counterattacked by the Kwantung Army of our Great Japanese Empire! "The inscription is Lieutenant General Hideyama Kobayashi, commander of the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army.

It is a letter full of lies, with deception and bluff intimidation, with the arrogance of the Japanese. The arrogance of the Kwantung Army, being able to write such a letter, Kobayashi Hideyama's heart may not be aggrieved. Probably have the mind to hit the wall, and the so-called things are abnormal and must be demons.

Tang Qiuli smiled contemptuously, put down the letter, and asked, "Brother Tie Han, what is your judgment on this?" ”

Liu Tiehan replied without hesitation: "It's very simple, the defensive strength of the Japanese Kwantung Army in western Liaoning and even the entire northeast region is extremely empty, on the front line of the Outer Khing'an Mountains, Zhukov's Soviet Far Eastern Front is holding back the vast majority of the Kwantung Army's strength, otherwise, with the virtue of a little devil, you can swallow this breath!" ”

Tang Qiuli nodded, agreeing with Liu Tiehan's analysis, this is also the situation deliberately created by himself when he was in the northeast, a few years have passed, the large strategic pattern of the northeast region, still has not changed, the Soviets and the Japanese, no one can swallow anyone, more than two million troops on both sides, on the front line of the outer Xing'an Mountains, at this time, the Japanese are most afraid of their own sudden move in the northeast region.

Liu Tiehan, Yang Ketian, and Liu Cuigang glanced at each other, then stood up, walked to the map again, and said: "Division commander, whether it is analyzed from the situation in the Northeast Battlefield or the situation of the Kwantung Army itself, now is the best time to recover the Northeast. ”

"According to the following, the main forces of the Kwantung Army are all on the front line of the Trans-Khingan Mountains, confronting Zhukov's Soviet Far Eastern Front, if we carry out a military operation to recover the northeast at this time, the main forces of the Kwantung Army will not be able to separate themselves at all, and send part of their troops back to the northeast battlefield, which will not help, but will cause the weakening of the forces in the direction of the Soviets, and if the Kwantung Army goes all out to help, the Soviets will take the opportunity to attack."

"Therefore, the time is ripe to recover the Northeast, on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the East Command, I will ask the division commander for war, and within six months, the entire territory of the Northeast can be determined and the Japanese Kwantung Army can be annihilated, otherwise, from me, the commanders at all levels of the East Command Army, up to the company commander level, will collectively resign and accept the punishment of military law, and there will be no complaints!" Liu Tiehan's words had a clear attitude, which was tantamount to making a military order.

Yang Ketian and Liu Cui just stood up, looking at Tang Qiuli with blazing eyes, although they did not speak, but the attitude of the two of them was undoubtedly to show that they fully supported Liu Tiehan's decision, Tang Qiuli knew that this should represent the common wish of all the officers and soldiers of the East Finger Army, this idea, in the hearts of several of them, I don't know how long it has been brewing, indeed, no matter what aspect of the analysis, the time to recover the Northeast has come.

Tang Qiuli praised the battle situation of several commanders of the East Finger Army, a real soldier will not let go of any opportunity to annihilate the enemy, but is it really the best time?

Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said: "Brother Tie Han, Ketian, Cuigang, please sit down first, I understand your feelings, because my hometown is also in the Northeast, that hot-blooded soldier does not want to recover his hometown and drive the Japanese invaders out completely, but there is one more important reason that I cannot approve Dongzhi's request for war." ”

Seeing that Liu Tiehan's faces changed, and it was very ugly, Tang Qiuli said: "Don't get excited, I will give you a satisfactory explanation." ”

Tang Qiuli stood up, walked to the map, and said: "I believe in your confidence and determination, Brother Tiehan, and I also believe in the combat effectiveness of all the officers and soldiers in the East Finger, and I understand your feelings about wanting to recover your hometown. ”

Liu Tiehan was shocked, he remembered, a few years ago, the division commander said such a thing, but, because it was too long, he was so focused on recovering the Northeast that he forgot about it, but what he didn't understand was that the division commander wanted to start a war with the Japanese and the Soviets in the Northeast at the same time?

Tang Qiuli ignored Liu Tiehan's doubts, and continued: "In the beginning of next year, the international situation will inevitably undergo serious changes, and at that time, it will be the best time for us to recover the Northeast and other regions. ”

Too much, Tang Qiuli didn't explain it further, because this involved an accurate study and judgment of the specific time of the incident, and at that time, once the facts were proven, he would inevitably seem too demonic and shocking.

Tang Qiuli's words are enough, based on the almost blind trust in the division commander for many years, Liu Tiehan and them, hearing the appetite of the division commander, not only in the northeast, but also in the territory occupied by Lao Maozi, the excitement in their hearts is much more exciting than just recovering the northeast, anyway, when the time comes, the division commander will come up with a complete set of plans.

Tang Qiuli saw Liu Tiehan's affection for them, and then asked, "Then let's talk about the current situation of the Dongzhi troops!" ”

Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the East Finger, stood up and replied: "Division commander, after several years of expansion, the East Command unit has so far had 20 infantry brigades, of which ten are mechanized infantry brigades, field artillery and rocket artillery, reaching the scale of seven brigades, not counting the artillery of each brigade, five tank brigades and one armored brigade, four cavalry brigades, two coastal artillery brigades, and two air defense brigades, with a total strength of more than 380,000 people. ”

"The equipment of the troops has all been replaced with new weapons, and all the troops are deployed on the front line from Jinzhou to Kulun, which is more than 200 kilometers long, and the weak point of the troops is that except for the original 11 infantry brigades in the east, the other units have been formed one after another in the past few years, and they have not experienced large-scale battles and lack the experience of large-scale corps operations.

"The purpose of the limited attack organized by Deputy Division Commander Liu this time is also to train the troops, and the four brigades are newly formed, and the report is complete!" Yang Ketian returned to his seat.

After listening to Yang Ketian's words, Tang Qiuli was really taken aback, in a few years, Dongzhi has grown from the old foundation of the Northeast Army at the beginning, but only more than 100,000 people, to today's behemoth of nearly 400,000 people, the total strength ranks first among all field corps of the independent division, and the weapons and equipment are only slightly inferior to the directly subordinate corps, and there are more than a dozen brigades that have experienced the Pingjin Campaign and the Shanhaiguan Campaign, and the overall combat effectiveness will not be much worse.

It is very likely that when Liu Tiehan formed a new army, he was in line with the principle of excellence, otherwise, the troops of Dongzhi would be more than five or six hundred thousand, Tang Qiuli shook his head again and again, his mouth was full of words, and he said with envy: "Brother Tiehan, no wonder I am abroad, I often listen to Brother Qiusheng and Jiwu often chatter, your brother is bored in the Northeast, and he is quietly stuffy and rich!" ”

"After listening to Ketian's report, I found that this statement is really true, the scale of one of your Dongzhi troops is about to catch up with the two main field corps, did your brother recruit good young men from Pingjin and even Hebei, Chahar, Shanxi, Suiyuan and other places to your troops?"

Liu Tiehan was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and the teacher's praise was an affirmation of his efforts in the past few years, of course, he was a little proud in his heart, and he had to be modest in his mouth, and then asked: "Division commander, do you have any new instructions for the current situation in the Northeast?" ”

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )