The transportation in Northeast China is very developed. In addition to railways, roads are also very developed.
After landing at Huāyuankou, Zhao Shan and Zhao Jie commanded the Eighth Column and the accompanying troops to attack Chengzituan, taking the route of going straight to Jinzhou along the Jinfu Railway and then southward to Dalian and Lushun along the South Manchuria Railway; Xu Shiyou commanded However, the 11th Column crossed the Jinzhou-Fuzhou Railway and deployed on the spot. It divided its forces to capture the Pulandian, Zhuanghe, Wafangdian, Xiuyan, and Gaiping areas north of Jinzhou, and marched towards Yingkou and Panjin with the purpose of controlling Jiaodong. In the northern part of the peninsula, the Eighth Route Army attacking Shenyang communicated with the Eighth Route Army attacking Dalian, Lushun and the Andong area. The troops commanded by Ye Ting and Yang Jingyu rushed to the Andong area in order to block the passage for the Japanese and Korean troops to reinforce the Kwantung Army. Ensure that the army regains Liaoning in one fell swoop.
After landing at Huayuankou, the main force led by Liu Yimin advanced to Piziwo and got on the road from Piziwo to Pulandian.
It is 35 kilometers from Pikou to Pulandian, and the road mileage from Pulandian to Shenyang is about 320 kilometers, totaling 350 kilometers. At the speed of the Eighth Route Army's existing tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, it will take eight or nine hours. That's it. This is only possible if there is no blockage or interference. The cavalry will be much slower, and they will not be able to catch up without eating or drinking for a whole day and night. If the infantry is allowed to walk, it will take three or four days.
In Pulandian, the Special Operations Command, which used motorcycles, armored vehicles, and cars to clear the way for the entire army, intercepted the Asia high-speed train from Dalian to Changchun and Harbin, and also seized two freight trains parked at Pulandian Station.
As soon as this unlucky Asia high-speed train passed through Jinzhou Station, the leading troops of the Eighth Column led by Zuo Ye entered Jinzhou Station via the Jinzhou-Fuzhou Railway. Unexpectedly, they fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army in Pulandian.
All this may seem like a coincidence, but in fact it is all part of Liu Yimin's careful calculation.
The drivers, stokers, and conductors of the Asia high-speed train are all Japanese. Among these people, all others can be killed, but the driver cannot be killed. Because there are no drivers in the Eighth Route Army who can drive high-speed trains.
The Asia train originally did not stop at Pulandian Station, but the station issued a maintenance signal. The driver was not allowed to brake to stop.
As soon as the Asia stopped, a group of Japanese soldiers arrived in front of the train. They told the conductor who opened the door to ask what the problem was that they had received an emergency notification from Dalian that important anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements were mixed into the train. A timer was installed on the train. Bombs are ready to carry out destruction. All passengers must get off the vehicle and safety checks must be carried out on the vehicle.
As he said this, the Japanese lieutenant leading the team waved a telegraph newspaper in front of the Japanese conductor's face.
Although the anti-Japanese fire prevention group operating in Dalian was eradicated by the Japanese army, their deeds were published in the Japanese and puppet newspapers in the Northeast. Of course, the Japanese and puppet newspapers talked about the numerous crimes committed by these anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements.
The Jaap Asia told the train conductor that he had read the newspapers and listened to the radio, and was full of hatred for the anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements. At this time, he heard that the anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements had sneaked into the train and attempted to explode. The Japanese officers who were accompanying the car to protect their safety were all anxious. They turned around and shouted to get out of the car quickly!
Those who can ride the Asia high-speed train are either Japanese military officers or managers of Japanese-owned enterprises, as well as senior pseudo-staff serving in various levels of puppet governments in the Northeast and businessmen doing business. These people are all afraid of being bombed. When they heard that the Asia was infiltrated by anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements and had a time bomb installed on the car, they all got off the train obediently and followed the instructions of the Japanese troops at the station. They went to the waiting room.
The captain of the Asia was circling around the lieutenant's ass, muttering that he should go as fast as possible to avoid delaying the train. The Asia had never been delayed before!
The Japanese Lieutenant seemed to be in a hurry to get on the bus for inspection, and was very impatient with the commander's words. He actually ordered the soldiers to quickly send the commander to the waiting room to rest.
The conductor was rushed to the waiting room, and the train conductors and guards were naturally rushed to the evacuation room. Only the train driver was still sitting peacefully in the cab of the truck, chatting with a second lieutenant who came up to check. The customs of Kanto Prefecture.
After about half an hour, the driver received the driving signal, sounded the whistle, and started driving. However, the Japanese second lieutenant said that he was going to report to the Kwantung Defense Forces Headquarters in Shenyang, so he happened to go there in the car. There was no need to get out of the car. You can chat and relieve your boredom along the way.
Asia told the train that the driver was busy chatting with the second lieutenant. He didn't even see the desperate face of the conductor in the waiting room, nor did he know that the passengers on the car had changed.
In this way, the one column, one brigade and one regiment that arrived at Pulandian Railway Station by car boarded two trucks, and a single special operations squadron and three sniper squadrons from the Special Operations Command boarded the Asia high-speed train. The three trains were in front of each other. Then we drove out of Pulandian Station and headed towards Shenyang.
The cars left behind by the Special Operations Command and the First Regiment were given to other units of the First Column for use.
Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Li Shanzhu led the special operations headquarters and a group to kill Shenyang. Liu Yimin led the main force on the highway from Shenyang to Dalian. Those who rode in cars rode in cars, those on horseback rode in horseback, and those in artillery carts rode in artillery carts. Dang, kill and rush to Shenyang.
As for the task of capturing Piziwo and Pulandian City, it was the eighth and eleventh columns. The main force led by Liu Yimin did not do this. Their task was to capture Shenyang City.
At this point, Liu Yimin's combat tactics for landing in Liaodong have been basically highlighted, which is the leapfrog tactic, using railways and roads as jumping aids to simultaneously attack various key points in Liaoning, completely disrupting the deployment of the Kwantung Defense Force, and seizing the lead in Kwantung as quickly as possible Before the main force of the army can massively reinforce the enemy, destroy the Japanese and puppet troops in Liaoning.
By the time the armies led by Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Li Qing arrive at the Liaodong Peninsula, hey, they won't be afraid of reinforcements from the Kwantung Army.
Lushun was reduced to a pot of porridge, Dalian was fighting fiercely, Jinzhou was fighting fiercely, Shanhaiguan was recaptured, what about Shenyang City?
Shenyang is a famous historical and cultural city as well as a military hub. During the Warring States Period, it was Fangcheng, the military town of the Yan State. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was still a military town. Due to the establishment of military observation facilities - "Hou", a large number of military guards were stationed there. After the influx of family members, it formed a city and was renamed "Hucheng". In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Shenzhou. In the Yuan Dynasty, Shenzhou Tucheng was rebuilt. First, Shenzhou was renamed Shenzhou Road, and later because Shenzhou Road was located in the ancient Shenshui River. (Today's Hun River) to the north. It is south of the mountains and north of the water, so it was renamed Shenyang. During the Ming Dynasty, Shenyang was an important base for the Ming Dynasty to operate the Northeast. The earth city walls were changed to brick walls. Shenyang was called Shenyang Zhongwei. After the rise of the Qing Dynasty, Nurhaci moved the capital from Liaoyang to Shenyang in 1625 and built a royal palace. When his son Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, Shenyang was renamed Shengjing. "The birthplace of a dynasty, the capital of two generations of emperors" is what these two sentences say Nurhaci, Huang Taiji and his son established the capital in Shenyang and created the 300-year foundation of the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and established its capital in Beijing, they made Shenyang their companion capital, which means Fengtian Fu. They established Fengtian Mansion in Shenyang, so Shenyang is also known as Fengtian. After the Revolution of 1911, Shenyang was the capital and ruling center of the Fengtian warlords. In 1923, Fengtian Municipal Office was established, and Shenyang was established! In 1929, when the Northeast changed its flag, Zhang Xueliang renamed Fengtian City Shenyang City. "September 18th" "After that, the Japanese renamed Shenyang City Fengtian City!
The current Shenyang City is called Fengtian City!
The origin of the name of Shenyang City in folklore is more romantic than official historical records.
Legend has it that when Shenyang was still called Houcheng, there was a loyal, kind-hearted and hard-working young man among the residents. He would get up early and go home late every day to collect firewood in the mountains. One day, while he was chopping firewood, he suddenly heard a shrill cry. When he looked up, he saw a A bad wolf was chasing a small antelope. The little antelope was entangled in the vines in the grass while running, and was about to become the prey of the evil wolf. The kind-hearted young man ran over and rushed towards it. He raised his hatchet and struck at the evil wolf, cutting off one of its ears. After the evil wolf howled and ran away, the boy rescued the little antelope from the thorn vines and innocently said to the little antelope: "Little guy, Be careful in the future and go home quickly!" The little antelope seemed to understand what he said. It stood on the opposite side and looked at him and refused to leave. When he saw that the little antelope would not leave, he raised his hand and patted the sheep's head and said, "Let's go. !" He carried firewood and went home.
After that, the young man continued to cut firewood every day. One day, when the sun had just risen, he heard the cry of antelope again. He looked up and saw an eland and two small antelopes hooting at the sun. He thought there was another antelope. What kind of wild beast wanted to kill these docile antelopes, but when he looked around, he found nothing, so he did not go over to disturb the three antelopes. That night, he had a strange dream, dreaming about the beast he met in the woods. The old antelope thanked him for the three antelopes and said that the people here were kind and would definitely be rewarded. He asked the antelope in surprise: "Why can you speak?" The old antelope seemed not to have heard what he said and led the two antelopes. The little antelope ran towards the forest. He shouted anxiously: "Why can you talk?" He woke up suddenly. He thought this was strange, so he told his family about this dream and the story of saving the little antelope. , and gradually everyone in the city knew about it. It spread to ten, then to hundreds, and it became more and more strange. Strange to say, after that, the place had good weather for several consecutive years. Some people echoed the idea: three antelopes called to the sun It is an auspicious omen for the "Three Sheep Kai Tai". He also said that the antelope is the "Sacred Sheep" and proposed to change the name of the city to the "Sacred Sheep City". Gradually, the city was replaced by the "Sacred Sheep City" recognized by the people. Because of the "Sacred Sheep City" "" is homophonic with Shenyang. Later, because Shenyang Guards was set up in the north of Shenshui River, "Shenyang City" was also called Shenyang City.
The legend cannot be taken seriously!
The Shenyang City Wall was built under the supervision of Min Zhong, the commander of the Liaodong Capital in the 21st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. The old Shenyang City Wall has a circumference of 9 miles and 10 steps and a height of 2 feet and 5 feet. It has the central temple as the center point and the garrison inside. Its main function is to use To resist the military attacks of the Mongols and Jurchens in the north. The Ming city wall had been completely destroyed in the battles between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and only the north gate was preserved.
The city of Shenyang in the Qing Dynasty was expanded by Huang Taiji. It was in a "well" pattern, with eight gates facing eight streets, and four roads surrounding the palace in the center. Corresponding to the four roads were eight gates entering and exiting the city. The east direction of the city , to the north is Xiaodongmen (Neizhimen), to the south is Dadongmen (Fujinmen). To the south of the city, to the west is Xiaonanmen (Tianyoumen), and to the east is Dananmen (Deshengmen). To the west of the city, there is the Small West Gate (Waihui Gate) to the north and the Great West Gate (Huaiyuan Gate) to the south. To the north of the city, there is the Small North Gate (Dizai Gate) to the west and the Great North Gate (Fusheng Gate) to the east. Ming Dynasty The North Gate, which was originally the strongest, was the least damaged in the war, and because it was close to where Nurhaci lived, it was fortunate enough to be preserved during the Qing Dynasty and became the "nine gate". At that time, in addition to the imperial palace, there were 11 Khan Palaces in the city. The royal palace, six government offices, temples, etc. are like a heavily guarded and impregnable capital city.
Unfortunately, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to the weak operation of the Manchu state, the people began to tear down the bricks from the city walls and build houses. The city walls of Shenyang were demolished beyond recognition. When Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang and their sons ruled the Northeast, they vigorously developed modern industry in Shenyang, and Shenyang City The scale of the city expanded rapidly, and railway stations, bus stations, and airports were built. The old city wall was systematically demolished from 1929 to 1930, leaving only important cultural relics.
To be honest, Zhang Xueliang and his son have indeed made contributions to the development of the local economy in Northeast China. Back then, one cent Fengtian ticket could buy a big bowl of shredded pork noodles, which old Shenyang people still remember fondly.
It is a pity that the little devils launched the September 18th Incident, which shattered the dream of sustainable economic development in Northeast China. Now, although the industry in Northeast China has developed to a certain extent, it is all abnormal and centered around the needs of the Japanese aggressive war. Heavy industry, The chemical industry and mining are relatively developed, but other light industries are far inferior to those during the Zhang and his son's rule in Northeast China.
At 12:30 noon on March 26, Shenyang Railway Station was bustling with people, passengers coming and going, trams on the square in front of the station, carriages, cars, rickshaws waiting to carry passengers, and wolfdogs walking on the platform. The platform, the waiting room, the military police hanging around the box office, the station staff standing straight, the police patrolling the station square, the hawkers, and the prostitutes soliciting customers, constitute an ukiyo-e of Shenyang Railway Station under Japanese occupation. , very lively.
As if Shenyang Railway Station was not lively enough, Japanese army cars drove towards the station one after another. The neatly organized Japanese soldiers at Cheshan Station were still singing the Kwantung Army military song loudly. Immediately afterwards, Japanese soldiers who were unable to do so came one after another. They lined up neatly and drove to the station. The hawkers on the platform, the prostitutes soliciting customers, the horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws waiting to carry people on the platform were so frightened that they all fled.
It turned out that after receiving reports of the Eighth Route Army's capture of Lushun Railway Station, Dalian Railway Station and Jinzhou, the Kwantung Defense Forces Command dispatched Japanese troops stationed in Shenyang to prepare to take a train to Liaoyang to set up defenses.
At this time, the high-speed train "Asia" from Dalian entered the station on time.
The carriage door opened, and Li Lingfeng, wearing the Japanese Army Major's uniform, appeared at the carriage door. He looked up at the sky, then at the bustling station platform, with a wicked smile on his lips, and chuckled: "Shenyang, long time no see. !" (To be continued)