North China maintained a brief superficial peace, but no one could have imagined that a fire broke out in the backyard of the Kwantung Army meeting. The reason why Ueda Kenkichi and Tojo Hideki rushed back to Fengtian was not only to actively mobilize troops and generals to cope with the actions of the Japanese army in North China, but also because
The situation in Northeast China suddenly changed dramatically.
Since January, in Beipiao, Yixian, Qinghemen and other places west of Chaoyang in Jinzhou Province, Japanese and puppet troops stationed at checkpoints have been taken away. In early February, the largest coal mine in Fuxin in western Liaoning was taken away.
Inexplicable armed attack, in addition to destroying the mine
In addition to equipment and machinery, they also abducted more than 3,000 able-bodied miners, resulting in the coal mine being unable to resume production within half a year. Subsequently, this armed force seemed to disappear out of thin air. Even a combination of aerial reconnaissance and ground search could not
No trace of it can be found.
When they reappeared, this armed force actually broke through Shuangmiaozi Town, north of Kaiyuan and south of Siping, Fengtian Province, looted a military train transporting arms and supplies that had briefly stopped there, and then fled southward.
The Kwantung Army garrison stationed in Siping brought
Thousands of puppet troops pursued one after another, encountered an ambush in the Beidaling area, and the entire army was annihilated. This incident shocked the entire Kwantung Army's top brass and directly led to Itagaki Seishiro's resignation. However, in order to save the so-called face, the Kwantung Army did not make any publicity.
I quietly swallowed this bitter pill.
After that, this mysterious armed force escaped into the Changbai Mountains. According to the analysis of the intelligence department, it is estimated that it merged with the Northeast Anti-Resistance Alliance, and there has been no major action since then.
No one expected that just yesterday, this mysterious armed force appeared again. First, it mysteriously captured Jining County (today's Jixi City), which was guarded by an independent regiment and 4,000 puppet troops.
The twenty-six border strongholds on the Soviet border left hundreds of kilometers of the Manchu-Soviet border undefended.
Just when the Kwantung Army headquarters was extremely shocked and discussing countermeasures, this armed force actually sent a partial division to blow up the railway bridge in the east of Mudanjiang City. According to the latest intelligence, the Mashan, Lishu, Hengshan, and Jining areas near Jining
Dongdeng Town has been completely occupied, and several coal mines in Jining have also been destroyed. The nearly 10,000 laborers working in these coal mines may have become a supplement to the opponent's soldiers.
Fengtian Provincial Headquarters, Ueda Kenkichi and Tojo Hideki quickly walked into the conference room, including Kwantung Army military police commander Teng Jiang Keisuke, Kwantung Army deputy chief of staff and military attaché stationed in Manchuria Imamura Jun, Kwantung Army first section chief and combat staff officer Aya
Orange Tree, No.
The second section chief, Kyouji Tomonaga, the third section chief, Takeshita Yoshiharu, the fourth section chief, Tadashi Katakura, the general manager Junji Yabe, the president of Manchuria Electric Co., Ltd., General Toyohiko Yoshida, and the president of Manchuria Steel, General Ayao Kishimoto.
All the military and political dignitaries stood in silence.
Kenkichi Ueda glanced at the generals, frowned, came to the main seat, threw down the message in his hand, and asked sternly: "Who can tell me, this is what happened? Why didn't the chief of staff and I just stay together for a day?
, causing such a big incident? How do you want me to explain it to the country?"
Tomonaga Kyouji, who was in charge of intelligence, bent down: "I'm sorry, Commander, I didn't do my job well. In fact, our intelligence department has tried every means to deal with the Chinese armed forces that sneaked into East Manchuria at the beginning of the year, but whether it is from the Anti-Japanese Alliance or from the
No further information was reported from the bandit armed undercover. This strange team that ransacked our military columns and ambushed our garrison seemed to have disappeared into the ground without a trace.
"Regarding this sudden attack, after research by our intelligence department, we unanimously believe that it should have a lot to do with Soviet Russia. I believe your Excellency, Commander, also knows that according to the "Public Security Purge Plan" formulated by Chief of Staff Tojo the year before last, in order to trap people to death
The anti-imperialist armed forces in the Changbai Mountain area, we have built all over the plains
Fortresses and checkpoints, supplemented by blockade ditches, so the enemy has no reason to sneak out from under our noses without us knowing about it. Therefore, the most likely possibility is that they sneaked in from Soviet Russia, and then suddenly launched an attack to occupy Jining County and its surrounding areas in one fell swoop.
cities and towns, and then rely on Soviet Russia to confront our army."
Ueda Kenkichi was stunned for a moment and murmured to himself: "Soviet Russia? Is this possible?"
Tojo Hideki, who was standing in front of the map and studying it carefully, turned around and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this is very possible. The Nanjing government's troops are already exhausted in North China, and there is no way they can attack our Kwantung Army."
What do you think of Manchuria, which has been operating for many years and is impregnable? And based on my understanding of the weak China
The understanding of the Chinese government is that they only want to maintain peace and stability in North China, and are afraid of offending us and causing a war to break out. This can be seen from the recent performance of Song Zheyuan and the speech of the Nanjing Foreign Affairs Department, so it can basically be ruled out that the Chinese army is responsible.
In this case, it can only be the Soviet Union that is behind it."
Having said this, Hideki Tojo turned sideways, took the baton from his staff officer, and gestured on the map:
"Please see, the border between Manchuria and Mongolia and North China is guarded by our Kwantung Army and Manchu and Mongolian troops. The Chinese cannot break in at all. The only place where a large number of troops can be mixed in is our long border with Mongolia. Since then,
It took two and a half years until the Manchurian Incident broke out in the ninth year of Showa (1934).
During that time, we had 152 border conflicts with the Soviet Union. By the Showa decade, there were 136 conflicts. Last year, the number surged to 203. Among them, the air force and mechanized infantry participated in the battle.
The Orahotoka incident and the Tatmadaw-Ukrainian incident almost led to war between the two countries.
“In February this year, our Imperial Japanese Army took the lead in landing on Ganchazi Island and Dabekichev Island in Heilongjiang on the northern border of Manchuria. In response, Soviet Russia protested to us many times. At the beginning of last month, Soviet Russia also sent troops
Landing on the second island, our 12th Division of the Kwantung Army coincided with the meeting and faced each other tit for tat
, the Soviet Union quickly mobilized gunboats to confront us. On the 30th, the soldiers of the 12th Division could not bear the humiliation and opened fire on the Soviet gunboats, sinking one of them. This triggered a fierce artillery battle between the two sides, and bilateral relations rapidly deteriorated.
Now the Soviet Union is massing heavy troops on the border, waiting for opportunities to retaliate.
"I think this Jining incident is definitely not isolated. There must be shadows of Soviet Russia in it, so we must treat it with caution."
Ueda Kenkichi thought carefully and suddenly asked: "According to intelligence, the mysterious armed forces occupying Jining also intercepted several military columns of our army. Who knows the specific situation?"
Imamura was hesitant and hesitated to speak. Manager Junji Yabe bit the bullet and said: "Hai, these five military trains are specially allocated by the Kwantung Army headquarters in response to the increasingly severe border crisis in Binjiang Province and Sanjiang Province.
The purpose is to draw from two provinces
The immigrants armed two divisions of troops and replenished our arms inventory on the border. The five special trains carried a total of 10,000 Type 38 rifles and 300 Taisho Type 11 light machine guns (crooked machine guns).
, 500,000 rounds of 6.5mm bullets
, one hundred Type 92 heavy machine guns, 150,000 rounds of 7.7 machine gun bullets, twenty Type 92 infantry guns, ten Type 41 mountain guns, ten Type 38 field guns, three thousand 75mm artillery shells, ten Taisho
ten howitzers and five 105mm shells
One hundred rounds, 20 Type 92 heavy mortars, 500 rounds of 120mm mortar shells, 50 Taisho 11 type mortars, 4,000 rounds of 70mm artillery shells, 500 Type 89 grenadiers
door, and 50,000 91-style melon grenades.
"At the same time, in order to cope with the rapidly expanding Soviet air force, we also transported forty Taisho 11-type anti-aircraft guns and forty 88-type anti-aircraft guns, in addition to ten 92-wheeled armored vehicles and Taisho 3-year-old anti-aircraft machine guns.
Sixty, twenty Type 92 large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns!"
The more Ueda Kenkichi listened, the greener his face became, and finally he angrily shouted: "Baga! Who approved the transfer of so many materials to Eastern Manchuria? Isn't this using the empire's inventory of weapons to fund the hateful Russians?"
Tojo Hideki took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Your Excellency, Commander, this is an order signed by you personally. Binjiang Province and Sanjiang Province directly face the most important military base of Soviet Russia in the Far East.
The pressure is very great. Some of these weapons are relatively backward, but they are still usable. That is why you ordered the strategic warehouses in Fengtian, Xinjing (Changchun), Lushun and other places to be emptied so that new weapons can be installed.
force."
When Ueda Kenkichi heard that this was really the case, he couldn't help but became speechless for a moment.
Combat Staff Officer Ayabe Tachibana looked solemn: "Actually, there is no problem in transporting this batch of supplies. The key is that our opponent's grasp of the timing of the attack is disturbing. Therefore, we have reason to believe that our internal affairs have been controlled by the Soviet Union.
Infiltration, coupled with frequent high-altitude reconnaissance by Soviet and Russian fighter planes
Therefore, I suggest that the provinces in Manchuria and Mongolia must increase their monitoring of the Soviet Russians. At the same time, they must pay close attention to the Manchurians who come into contact with the Soviet Russians, and they must disappear if necessary.
, to avoid larger-scale intelligence leaks.”
Tojo Hideki nodded: "Of course it is. But the top priority is how to destroy this anti-Japanese force in time. The Jining area borders Soviet Russia. The enemy can advance, attack, retreat or defend. If our army sends fewer people to conquer,
It will only bring greater casualties. But if we mobilize heavy troops for encirclement and suppression, not only will it be difficult to explain to the country, but the enemy will also be able to retreat calmly.
Within Soviet Russia, we are waiting for an opportunity to attack me again. Therefore, the key to this battle is that Manchuria’s diplomatic department must express our tough stance on territorial issues to Soviet Russia, so that the Soviet Russians understand that any attempt to go against the empire will
None of them can succeed, and they will definitely be attacked head-on by our Kwantung Army. If Manchuria and Soviet Russia go to war, it will drag the two countries into the quagmire of war.
"Once the Soviet Union retreats, or makes it clear that the Jining incident was not its fault, we can calmly mobilize the army and attack the opponent with superior force. I believe that with the 500,000-strong Kwantung Army, all resistance will be defeated.
For fans!"
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The county seat of Jining, formerly the Fourth Arsenal in Manchuria, has been renamed Jining Arsenal. At this time, the battle flags with blue sky and white sun on the ground were once again placed on the gate of the factory. Many prominent places in the city simply hung up the battle flags due to insufficient numbers.
A red cloth was hung to celebrate the restoration of Jining County.
"Good guy, this arsenal is quite large. It actually includes ten firearms production workshops, two artillery factories and four ammunition factories. It has more than 5,000 tons of steel in stock, 300 tons of aluminum ingots, and three hundred tons of brass.
One hundred tons, two hundred tons of non-ferrous metals, two hundred tons of grain
Ten thousand tons, 20,000 pieces of cloth, more than 2,000 barrels of gasoline, and more than 30,000 tons of coal. It is indeed the Feng Shui treasure land chosen by the commander for us!" A man of about twenty-five or six years old, with a handsome and majestic appearance, exuded a fierceness from his body.
The murderous young man said happily.
"Captain, now that we have a base and such a large arsenal, it's time to raise the flag and make a noise, right? How about we learn from others and electrify the whole country?" So did another young man standing side by side.
A smile on his face.
The young man named Captain, whose surname is Tang Honglei, is from Tangjiapu, Chongqing, Sichuan. He joined the Anjia Army in 2009. Before the Central Plains War, he stood out in the army competition and became one of An Yi's thirty-six iron guards, following An Yi.
A year later, he was recommended to the Xufu Military Academy for further study. When he graduated in three or four years, in addition to his superb special warfare skills, he also mastered Japanese, Russian, and English.
He was first assigned to the special brigade of the Reclamation Zone in southern Yunnan as an intern. At the end of the year, he was transferred to North China and led a 12-member investigation team deep into the Northeast. He visited almost all the mountains and rivers on the black land.
In the second half of 2005, after leading the investigation team back to Baoding intact, he called back to Xufu again and formally formed a fifty-two-member "Northbound Detachment."
Tang Honglei can be regarded as an outstanding figure in the contemporary "Tang Sect". Not only is his marksmanship extremely accurate, he has also mastered the ancestral skills such as "Twelve Golden Darts" and "Stealing Fist".
", also has in-depth research on poisons, and is one of An Yi's most promising rising stars in the military.
The one who had a cordial conversation with Tang Honglei was An Mingqi, the instructor of the Northbound Detachment. He is only 22 years old this year, but with his experience in the Boy Scouts Academy, his military service experience is longer than that of Tang Honglei. An Mingqi is also an orphan adopted by An Yi in 2028.
At that time, he was living on the streets of Peiping. He was adopted by An Jiajun and sent to the old Nanchang Boy Scout School. He then entered Jiangnan University of Science and Technology and passed the examination.
Entered the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, majoring in politics. After graduation, he served as an intern in the 24th Army Special Forces Brigade. At the end of 2005, he was transferred to the "Northern Detachment". He can be said to be the leader in the talent pool of the Boy Scouts. He has extremely strong political ideology and military skills.
What's especially rare is that he can be flexible and able to draw inferences from one instance to another, which is why the Political Department chose him to partner with Tang Honglei.
"I heard on the radio that the Japanese are now ready to move in the Pingjin area. The Kwantung Army and the North China Garrison Army are constantly transferring to the Kwantung. We are making more noise here, and we have more support for the commander and them. But the power is on
Forget it. The reason why we had to remove those strongholds on the Sino-Soviet border before was just to make the Kwantung Army worry about the Soviets and create more misunderstandings? I guess
The Kwantung Army will try every means to suppress the matter and digest and resolve it internally. If we open the power and let the Soviets find out our details and resolutely deny it, it will not be good. Since we want to be prepared for long-term operations, we must
Play more tricks with the little Japanese in order to contain as many Japanese troops as possible." Tang Honglei was a little moved, but he still flatly rejected An Mingqi's proposal.
An Mingqi said with some worry: "I wonder how Zhang Jie's negotiations with the Soviet Union are going? If we can get the support of the Soviet Union, I really want to stay in a stalemate with little Japan on the Sanjiang Plain for a longer time and consume more of their strength.
.On the contrary, if I can persist for a month, I will recite Amitabha."
Tang Honglei comforted him: "Don't worry, that guy Zhang Jie is here. He studied in Germany. It is said that in the autumn of the year before last, he followed Chief Yin and talked with the Soviet ambassador to Germany. I believe he will have a good influence on the Far East."
Soviet military and political leaders had an impact. Furthermore,
We are not taking supplies from the Soviets for nothing. Once the agreement takes effect, the funds will be paid directly by Swiss banks, and then we can just pick up the goods. Now the Soviet Union is at the end of its second five-year plan and is in great need of external funds. We
Everyone gets what they need, and the Soviets will be happy."
An Mingqi nodded, his face regaining its usual calmness and confidence.
Since the "Northern Detachment" entered the Northeast in January, it has received strong intelligence support from the Fourth Department. In addition, it has just begun to dress up as a Japanese army, and every team member can speak proficient Japanese, so it can move smoothly in the Northeast.
The first military expansion was to rescue Fuxin
The miners in the coal mine, Tang Honglei and An Mingqi, originally did not want to expose their team prematurely, but when they saw the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders to massacre the Chinese people again and again, they found many dying miners thrown into mass graves outside the Fuxin coal mine.
, finally could no longer control the anger in his heart.
On February 1, the Northward Detachment, in the name of the production inspection team of the Kwantung Army Gendarmerie Headquarters, sneaked into the Fuxin Coal Mine. When convening a speech with the Japanese troops stationed in the city, they carried out a mad massacre of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then liberated the entire coal mine. However, despite this, it was not
Every miner is a hot-blooded man. There were nearly 20,000 miners. In the end, only more than 3,000 people followed the team. Then Tang Honglei and An Mingqi led the entire team and escaped into the Greater Khingan Mountains with the food and materials collected from the coal mines.
After a month of army reorganization in the Daxingan Mountains, when the food was almost exhausted, I received news from the Fourth Hall Intelligence Station again: There was a large amount of food hoarded by the Japanese army in Shuangzimiao Town, and military trains often stopped at the train station. If the time was chosen correctly,
, can obtain supplies from the Japanese army.
Tang Honglei and An Mingqi immediately led the team eastward. Combining the intelligence of the fourth hall and their own reconnaissance, they successfully obtained supplies and gave the pursuing Japanese troops a head-on blow, annihilating the Kwantung Army's Siping Garrison Brigade and thousands of Japanese troops.
, and then withdrew into Changbai Mountain.
In the Changbai Mountain area, the First Route Army and the Second Route Army of the Anti-Union Army successively sent people to contact them. However, before Tang Honglei went north, he was warned by An Yi that the members of the Anti-Union Army were complex and there were many Japanese and puppet spies mixed among them, so he ignored them all.
Marching to the Sanjiang Plain, we took advantage of every opportunity to train along the way. Thanks to professional guidance and the fact that almost all of the 52 team members had unique skills, this team of more than 3,000 people gradually became confident and powerful.
By the end of June, the northward detachment had successfully advanced to the line from Laoye Ridge to Taiping Ridge in Heilongjiang. Using the cover of darkness, they crossed the blockade that the Kwantung Army believed to be foolproof and entered the Sanjiang Plain. Then they repeated their old tricks and pretended to be Japanese troops.
, deceived the city gates of Jining, launched an attack suddenly, and occupied this extremely important city on the Sanjiang Plain in one fell swoop. Most of the battles in surrounding towns and strongholds also took this form, and the northward detachment successfully completed the battle plan formulated in advance.
Now, with the transformation of the surrendered puppet troops and the addition of more than 10,000 newly rescued miners, if the anti-Japanese detachment is given a period of time to reorganize the army, it may not be possible to create a miracle and open up a new path in the back of the Kwantung Army.
A base area. Invisibly, the Kwantung Army used Manchukuo's diplomatic channels to conduct long-term negotiations with the Soviet Union, which invisibly increased this possibility.