Chapter 378: The Battle of the Yalu River (Part I)

"In the early hours of tomorrow morning, the Lower 20th Division will be the vanguard of the attack on the enemy. Because Ma Zhanshan and his troops had only experienced a few major battles at this time, and there were many anti-Japanese soldiers who had just begun to resist the Japanese.

As a result, although the troops have been reduced, they have also been replenished. When Yiliang Dashan found them, they still had nearly 30,000 troops. As for Liang Dashan's request to join the National Defense Army, Ma Zhanshan agreed without thinking too much.

Compared with the Northeast Army, which started to Beiping, the Nanjing government that asked for the League of Nations, and the Japanese, this Wehrmacht is a little more reliable. Although it is said that the troops will be broken up and reorganized after the war, Ma Zhanshan finds it acceptable that the official position will remain unchanged.

Therefore, Ma Zhanshan did not hesitate to choose to directly join the Wehrmacht. Of course, there were also two battalions of soldiers who chose to go out of the customs to find the young marshal. Then Liang Dashan rushed to Kuanchengzi with his team, and then came to support the Yalu River.

However, due to the combat effectiveness of Ma Zhanshan's troops. So they were sent to guard the ferries. Of course, there is no shortage of weapons support. The captured Japanese army had a large amount of munitions, and the Northeast Army's original equipment was mostly copied from the Japanese army. The guns and ammunition of both sides can basically be used in common.

Ma Zhanshan's 30,000 troops were still able to hold a few ferries after being rolled out. It's not that the Japanese can't fight it, but if it is discovered, the suddenness of the strategy will be gone, and there is a danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the Wehrmacht. So, this plan had to be abandoned.

In the early hours of the morning, everything was quiet.

But the Wehrmacht positions were busy. No one is resting. The reason is simple. Because the upper echelons of the Wehrmacht had already sensed the changes in the Japanese army on the other side, and this ensuing intelligence made the Wehrmacht conclude that the Japanese army would take action!

In the command tunnel, several commanders of the Wehrmacht were holding a meeting with Tu Qianjun. There was a telegram from Outer Mongolia on the table, and Tu Qianjun handed the telegram to these army commanders and then said in a deep voice.

"According to information from Outer Mongolia, the Japanese have contacted the Soviet Union. And the USSR also agreed to send troops! I saw Tu Qianjun whispering to the commanders in front of him: "But." I don't think the Japanese army will wait for the Soviet Union to send troops before making an action! The Japanese had always regarded Manchuria as their private fiefdom, and naturally did not want the Soviets to take a piece of the pie. I believe they will be used in this general attack! ”

Hearing Tu Qianjun say this, the generals couldn't help laughing! Speaking of which, the Japanese are also quite miserable, before the mouth of the Yalu River, at the request of Tu Qianjun, a lot of forts were placed in Zhang Xueliang! At that time, it happened to be a great victory over the Soviet Union in Harbin, so the Japanese did not say anything, although they were a little dissatisfied.

After occupying the mouth of the river, the Japanese were busy dealing with the Northeast Army, and at the same time, they were afraid that the Northeast Navy would launch a naval raid, so the battery was not dismantled, but increased some firepower. As a result, it was all captured by the Fourth Army! This is good, it is difficult for all the Jiangshang ships to come over if they just want to come back.

Forced into desperation, the Japanese army could only requisition boats on the spot and mobilize fishermen along the coast to build boats. In addition, some ships were transported from Korea by train, and after a few days of deployment, it can be regarded as having prepared enough ships of all kinds for landing operations.

The temporary airport was also put into use, and the temporary airport was finally built quickly on the basis of a large number of nearby people. Although the command platform, the tower and the like are simple and disgraceful, at least they can be used.

"Judging from the current movement of the Japanese army and the continuous testing of the waters by the Japanese army on the opposite side, we can judge that the Japanese army will launch an attack the day after tomorrow at the latest." As he spoke, Tu Qianjun pointed to a few points on the map with his baton and said in a deep voice: "The front of the 157th Regiment and the front of the 183rd Regiment are the narrowest on the river. These two places will undoubtedly become the focus of the Japanese attack, but it is not known from which point they will launch at this point! ”

As he spoke, Tu Qianjun put down his baton and said in a deep voice to the generals: "From tonight, the 157th and 183rd regiments will be ready for combat at the first level!" No one is allowed to rest! In the early morning, the 137th Regiment took over the position of the 157th Regiment, and the 162nd Regiment took over the position of the 183rd Regiment! Four regiments take turns to take over the defense and rotate to garrison! Make sure that there are troops on the battlefield ready at all times! Order, Dandong Temporary Airport Gao Zhihang Department all 24 hours combat readiness! Don't leave the airport, ready to take to the skies at any time! Order, the rest of the ministries are ready to support! The Third Army, as a general reserve, was always ready to prevent Japanese troops from crossing the river from other crossings! ”

The generals of the Wehrmacht recorded the orders of "Sha ~ Sha ~ Sha ......", and when they saw that Tu Qianjun was not giving the order, they stood up and roared solemnly: "Yes!! ”

After that, he went down to prepare for the battle and conveyed Tu Qianjun's order