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spnIn late April, mourning floods the Northeast

After the Japanese occupied various places north of Jinzhou, they committed many heinous murders. In addition to the earlier massacre in Shenyang, there were also the March 17 massacre in Harbin, the village massacre in Qianshanzhuang, Jilin, and the Siping mine massacre...

A series of tragedies finally made the vast majority of Chinese people understand the cruelty and terror of the Japanese. Newspapers across the country almost every other day reported on the tragedies in the Northeast. Some patriotic reporters even went deep into enemy-occupied areas to conduct interviews. Among them, the Southwest Two reporters from the Daily even obtained irrefutable evidence of the Japanese army's crimes against humanity, and a series of photos recorded the process of the Harbin massacre.

The entire nation is mourning, the entire nation is roaring, and voices of resistance are rising throughout the country. Every day, many college students and workers petition in front of the Kuomintang government in Nanjing, asking the Kuomintang government to mobilize more troops to go north to fight against Japan.

However, the Kuomintang only symbolically announced that it had mobilized the Ninth Division to go north, and refused to disclose more military mobilizations on the grounds of military confidentiality. It only promised that there would be larger-scale anti-war operations. The National Government did not I will sit back and watch the problems in Northeast China continue.[

After more than two months of fierce fighting, the entire Jinzhou had been bombed into ruins. Under repeated warnings from the southwest officers, Zhang Xueliang insisted on defending Jinzhou and repairing it while fighting. At this time, fortifications were everywhere outside Jinzhou City. The Japanese army blew up a machine gun fort today and built another one the next day. The entire Northeastern Army has suffered a frightening casualty of more than 60,000 people in more than two months of combat. This is because the army is getting fiercer and fiercer as it fights. The dead soldiers of the Northeast Army grew up rapidly during the war. Many companies of the Northeast Army have completed the replacement of soldiers, and one after another grassroots companies have been supplemented by new soldiers.

The Japanese army did not fare well either. After suffering nearly 30,000 casualties, they never launched a large-scale attack again.

In this battle of Jinzhou, in addition to heavy casualties, the loss of combat supplies was also huge. Every day, trains or cars braved the war to deliver supplies to the Jinzhou area, because the train station in the city had been bombed, and the trains even only It can be parked at a temporary field station built by the Southwest Engineers and Soldiers to unload, and then taken into Jinzhou by horse-drawn carts by the Northeastern Army and Soldiers.

It has to be said that although Chiang Kai-shek has not dispatched troops to directly participate in the war for the time being, he has taken more and more actions to support Zhang Xueliang in the war. Supplies such as firearms, artillery and medicine, as the military factories in Nanjing and other places continue to increase their production capacity, plus the Northeast The army's own military factories in the Pingjin area have been able to support the Northeast Army in operations. Chiang Kai-shek's greatest contribution should be to accept the Southwest's proposition. The Southwest Autonomous Government, the National Government, and Zhang Xueliang raised funds and adopted the Southwest's share. As a result, we purchased a batch of discounted J-1 fighter jets in Southwest China.

It has to be said that the fact that the Ningjin Defense Line has not been breached at this time has a huge relationship with this batch of more than 60 J-1 fighter jets.

That was when the Southwest Army attacked Hong Kong. In order to respond to some domestic criticism, Zhang Shusheng ordered to proactively contact Nanjing and Zhang Xueliang, and actively promoted this purchase operation. He opened the arms reserve warehouse and sold this batch of replacement weapons that were originally intended to be sold to the South American country Chile. The plane was sold to Zhang Xueliang at a discount to express the Southwest's determination to resist the war in an all-round way.

However, it is a pity that Chiang Kai-shek firmly opposed allowing pilots from the Southwest to fly these fighters, and Southwest also did not agree to let pilots from the Kuomintang fly these fighters. In the end, pilots from the Northeast Army and overseas Chinese volunteer pilots were responsible for flying.

The first air battle brought a huge surprise to Zhang Xueliang. On March 21, the Japanese aircraft carrier task force took off for the last time to attack Jinzhou. After being discovered by the coastal reconnaissance troops of the Northeast Army, it quickly notified the command center. J-1

The fighter jet formation participated in actual combat for the first time.

On that day, the first large-scale air battle since the beginning of the war took place over Jinzhou. Nearly fifty Japanese fighter planes were blocked by a formation of more than thirty J-1 fighter planes from the Northeast Army taking off from several field airports.

Just after the encounter, Southwest's J-1 fighters had the upper hand. Although the Japanese pilots had higher tactical literacy, the overall level of the aircraft was far inferior to Southwest's J-1 fighters from more than ten years ago. This classic Messerschmitt fighter jet from World War II

The Special BF 109 fighter is a fighter aircraft modified from a template. Although its combat performance is not as good as the BF 109, it is cheaper and easier to manufacture. Compared with the backward Nakajima 91 fighter and Kawasaki 92 fighter commonly equipped by the Japanese army

, advanced by at least one generation. Moreover, the Japanese invading aircraft fleet was mainly bombers. More than two months of air strikes had shot down all the aircraft of the Northeast Army, which made them fearful.

The careless Japanese army once again suffered a huge defeat.

In the air battle that lasted for half an hour, the Japanese army's bulky and backward old-fashioned ship-bombers were the first to be shot down. In the face of the sudden appearance of a new fighter formation by the Northeast Army, even if the Northeast Army pilots and overseas Chinese volunteer pilots had low tactical literacy, they still

They were caught off guard. During the entire air battle, all twenty Japanese Type 87 bombers and Type 88 bombers were shot down. Only thirteen of the more than twenty fighter jets escaped in the end.

The Japanese obviously did not expect that the Northeast Army Air Force, which had been shot down long ago, would be able to mobilize the air force. After all, this aircraft purchase operation was a top secret among the three parties. The operation codename "Shooting Down Sakura" was jointly kept secret by the three parties. Even the aircraft did not pass through the third party.

With the help of the three parties, they directly transferred to several field airports and flew to Northeast Jinzhou.

Of course, the Northeast Army also paid a huge price. Even though the Japanese army only had more than 20 fighter jets, as many as 15 J-1 fighter jets were shot down. Fortunately, unlike the Japanese pilots who were captured, these pilots

They all fell on the Northeast Army's position. Only two of them were killed on the spot by the machine guns of the Japanese aircraft, and the others were only slightly or seriously injured. Moreover, the pilots who were baptized by the flames of war also grew up rapidly.

Compared with the large-caliber aerial machine guns and small-caliber aerial cannons equipped on the J-1 fighter planes, the Japanese fighter planes have lagged far behind. The only ones they can bully are the Northeast Army Air Force and the Kuomintang Air Force, which were once even more backward than them.

Although the Northeast Army suffered heavy losses, it greatly encouraged the momentum of the Anti-Japanese War. Compared with the undefeated ground defense line that suffered heavy casualties, this sudden air battle can be regarded as a huge victory. The Japanese aircraft carrier task force

Also retreat again and again.

Although Zhang Xueliang could not continue to purchase fighter planes from the Southwest after receiving the benefits, he had already asked Chiang Kai-shek to help import fighter planes from the United Kingdom. In view of the situation, Chiang Kai-shek also agreed. After all, he was happy to see that the strengthening of the Air Force had brought about a certain turn in the Jinzhou Campaign.

Northeast, Jinzhou, Zhang Xueliang’s underground command bunker

More than half a month has passed since the victory in the air battle, and it is now late April. The war has entered a fierce battle stage, and the stalemate battle is already competing for the stamina of both sides.[

"Commander-in-Chief, all intelligence shows that the Japanese troops are going to land behind us. Moreover, as the highest person in charge of the Southwest in the Northeast this time, I have to tell you something on behalf of General Zhang. The landing site of the Japanese troops is very likely.

It’s in the Tianjin area.”

In the command post, the bearded Huo Dingguo told Zhang Xueliang, who was drinking liquor, that the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War was exhausted after months of fierce fighting.

"It seems that the Japanese landing is inevitable, but if it is Tianjin, Chairman Chiang should not just sit back and watch." Zhang Xueliang shook his head. He had also heard from his staff about the possible rear landing plan of the Japanese army.

, even prepared for it.

But this was the first time he heard the news from Huo Dingguo that the Japanese army might choose Tianjin to land. After all, Huo Dingguo represented the southwest, so the news should be very reliable. However, even if the intelligence was reliable, the Northeast Army was unable to do anything.

It's too much to handle.

"In the current situation, the 200,000-strong Northeastern Army relied on rotating battles and repeated recruitment of new troops to prevent collapse. Once even one division is withdrawn, or the reserve division behind it is transferred, the Ningjin defense line will be in danger immediately. Dingguo

You also know that although we eliminated nearly 30,000 Japanese troops, there were still more than 60,000 Japanese troops on the opposite side, and we also paid a huge price of nearly 60,000 Japanese troops. The Japanese army's combat effectiveness was simply too strong.

Today, the Ningjin Defense Line must not be discarded, otherwise, I will become a national sinner. As for the war in Tianjin, let Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's 18th Division fight. The war of resistance is the responsibility of the whole people, so how can Nanjing

Stay out of it.”

Huo Dingguo heard some complaints from Zhang Xueliang. Also, the Northeast Army suffered huge casualties, and Zhang Xueliang was struggling to support him here alone. Although he has become a national hero and is sought after by the people, only those around him understand that Zhang Xueliang

How hard it is to persevere.

He still remembered that on the most difficult night, a regiment of the Northeastern Army could no longer hold on and was about to collapse from its position. As a result, a division of the Northeastern Army followed suit.

At this time, any supervising team was useless. In the end, Zhang Xueliang knelt there with a gun pointed at his head, kneeling on the retreating path of the defeated soldiers, shocking all the defeated soldiers, and finally blocked the rout.

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He still remembered Zhang Xueliang's words that day, "Brothers, everyone is afraid of death, and I, Zhang Xueliang, only have one life. But I did not run away, but lived and died with my brothers in Jinzhou."

Because I know that the entire nation needs us to block here. Brothers, look outside the pass, where mourning is everywhere. Your wives, children and parents are being ravaged or even massacred by the Japanese. Once these beasts are put inside the pass, we are all a nation.

Sinner. If anyone wants to leave, kill me first so that I can die. I can never watch the Northeast Army become a deserter in the face of the Anti-Japanese War."

In this way, with Zhang Xueliang taking the lead and with the help of southwest consultants, staff officers and instructors, and engineering experts, Zhang Xueliang fought hard while recruiting new soldiers and building defense lines to hold the Ningjin Defense Line.

No one knows how long the war will continue, but everyone knows that everyone from the young marshal on down will fight to the death.

Huo Dingguo nodded, "Once the Japanese troops land in the Pingjin area, our pressure will be reduced, but we will also face a huge danger of being cut off. I hope the young commander will focus on the overall situation. We will also have relevant operations in the southwest. When the time comes,

We need more handsome young men to cooperate.”

"Don't worry, if the situation reaches that point, the Northeast Army will not sit back and watch. Express my gratitude to General Zhang on my behalf and tell him that although Zhang Xueliang is not a great talent, he also knows that a soldier will die for his confidant. As long as General Zhang

To sincerely resist Japan means that one day the entire Northeast Army will follow

We will advance and retreat together, and I agree." Zhang Xueliang is not a fool. He understands some of the hints given to him by advisor Huo Dingguo on weekdays. It's just that the war is too tight and he can't concentrate on those post-war things, but when the situation changes, things will change again.

Today, he also needs to properly express his position.

After all, starting from the beginning, the Southwest's support for him was even more thorough than that of the National Government. You must know that it would be extremely difficult for the Southwest to support him. What Chiang Kai-shek did not expect was that Zhang Xueliang, the young marshal of the Northeast, would actually

I had other thoughts.

Huo Dingguo also knew that Zhang Xueliang was under great pressure, and he was also dissatisfied with the domestic situation. The southwest was powerful, but thousands of miles away, Chiang Kai-shek had as many as ten elite divisions and as many as twenty or thirty reorganized divisions, but

However, they were not sent to the Northeast. Instead, they used the excuse that they needed to be stationed in various places to prevent the Japanese from landing at selected locations and invading the coast.

Many times, he was thinking that the Southwest, which was supposed to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, was instead vigorously supporting the Northeast to resist Japan under General Zhang's decision. But it was supposed to be fully supporting the Northeast, supporting Zhang Xueliang in resisting Japan, and even sending a large army to the Northeast.

Chiang Kai-shek, however, sat back and watched the Northeast Army be weakened. He sent troops to Pingjin and turned the Pingjin area into his direct sphere of influence.

As a southwest soldier at the level of a division commander, Huo Dingguo would have a strange feeling every time he fell asleep listening to the sound of cannons at night. It was as if he was an ancient general, commanding thousands of men to march toward the sound of gold and iron horses.

The Japanese army killed them.

Soldiers are born for war, especially people like him. If the whole country can be concentrated to fight the war, he will even die on the front line.

Perhaps many people in this era don't understand the words "defend your home and country, and serve your country loyally" because they are still running for survival. However, more people, like Huo Dingguo, will defend their home and country and serve their country to the death.

Consider it your ideal.

This can be seen from the steady stream of young people from all over the country who went to the Northeast to join the army. They may not be excellent soldiers, but their fighting will is definitely strong. Facing the Japanese army with superb tactics, they all relied on their own

It was only with his patriotic determination that Jinzhou was defended. You must know that at this time, nearly one-third of the Northeastern Army were recruits trained for war.[

The domestic situation was turbulent. On April 27, under the thick night, Zhang Li Zongren of the Southwest Ministry of Foreign Affairs walked into Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.

On April 31, the long-planned Japanese army officially launched the Tianjin Campaign. With the support of the Japanese task force, three Japanese divisions landed in the Tianjin area with lightning speed. A large group of Japanese vanguard troops

Encountered a brigade of the Tianjin garrison and a fierce battle broke out.

The Battle of Tianjin began, and the Sino-Japanese war was staged again.

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I'm even more tired. During the day, I have to accompany an old woman who only has one day off a week. I coded at night and I finally finished the second chapter. The update at 2 o'clock, the second chapter is done. The latest update is really not good, I'm sorry, brothers.
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