At nightfall, An Yi's special plane landed slowly at Baoding Qingyuan Airport under the guidance of airport radar and signal lights.
The first thing An Yi did after getting off the plane was to inform Song Zheyuan, who had been appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the commander of the First Army, of his whereabouts. He hoped to meet as soon as possible to negotiate and unify the steps to jointly fight the enemy and strive to defeat the Japanese army.
Block the front line between Beijing and Tianjin and gain more time for peace in East China.
Now, the 29th Army has been engaged in a full-scale exchange of fire with the Japanese army. Due to the compromises over the past few years, the enemy and our camps are intertwined. You have me, and I have you, so it is not possible to see the reason for a while, but An Yi can learn from the intelligence.
From the Japanese telegrams that the department continued to decipher, we learned how tense and fierce the fighting on the front line was.
The strength comparison between the 29th Army and the Japanese Army, which is currently on the front line of the firefight, is:
Song Zheyuan's division included Feng Zhi'an's 37th Division, Zhang Zizhong's 38th Division, Zhao Dengyu's 32nd Division, and Liu Ruming's 34th Division. Each of the above divisions was organized into four brigades and one regiment, and there were four more
Independent brigades and cavalry divisions, the cavalry divisions are
There are two brigades and six regiments, with more than 2,000 war horses. In addition, Song Zheyuan, as the director of the Jicha Office, also commanded a security force led by Sun Dianying, two brigades of the Jibei Army led by Shi Yousan, and an unknown number of local garrison brigades.
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As for the Japanese army, there were the 20th Division of Bunzaburo Kawagishi, the 5th Division of Seishiro Itagaki, the 109th Division of Yamagan Juhou, and Hoji Sakai who were in fierce exchanges with the 29th Army.
The 1st mixed brigade and Suzuki Shigeyasu's independent mixed 11th brigade, Shozo Kawabe's North China garrison brigade, Seki Kameharu's mixed 2nd brigade, and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's North China Air Corps. Japanese garrison
In terms of garrison troops, there are also an unknown number of local garrison brigades formed by Japanese overseas Chinese and retired soldiers in Japan. In addition, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army Isotani Rensuke is on its way to Dagu Port from the mainland. It is expected that
Tonight they will gather in Tianjin and march into the battlefield. In this way, Japan has invested 110,000 people on the front line in North China, and subsequent troops are still on their way to North China.
After this period of consumption, the total strength of the 29th Army is still superior to that of the Japanese garrison in North China, but the quality is much worse. In addition, there are many internal dangers, and many troops are full of traitors and spies. If there is no Anjia
The response between the army and other armies will definitely not last long.
An Yi very much hoped that Song Zheyuan could put aside his prejudices, work with him to play the game of North China well, and teach the arrogant Japanese army a painful lesson.
Arriving at the Baoding camp, in addition to Zhang Chengzhu, the deputy commander of the Fifth Corps who stayed behind, the corps leaders, including corps commander Hu Jialin and Huang Zhi, who had been promoted to corps chief of staff, had rushed to the former enemy headquarters on the eastern front to pay close attention to the Japanese army and
A fierce battle broke out between the 29th Army.
An Yi didn't care, and decided to rush to Gaolu Village, five kilometers south of Langfang, early tomorrow morning to meet up with a group of old brothers. After having dinner with his sworn brother Zhang Chengzhu, An Yi returned to his room in the camp to finish his work.
It was already twelve o'clock in the night. Just as he was about to wash up and go to bed, Shen Fengdao opened the door and walked in, delivering a telegram from the northward detachment.
An Yi was very surprised. He never thought that his accidental layout would achieve such good results. It seems that he still underestimated the heroes of the world. The special forces he created were completely in accordance with the most cruel and strict rules of this era.
They are trained in various methods. Whether it is individual combat ability or strategic methods, they are the best in this era. I just provided them with a stage to display their skills, and it brought me such fruitful results. It seems that there will be many more in the future.
Only provide such practical opportunities!
What surprised An Yi the most was not that he captured Jining County and had a foothold in the Sanjiang Plain in the northeast, which could contain the Kwantung Army's forces in a short time, but that the northbound detachment connected with the Soviet Far East Military Region.
, in the future, with the help of sustainable development, a simple harassment operation will be turned into a large-scale confrontation, which is equivalent to opening up a second battlefield on its own, effectively cooperating with the frontal battlefield.
For a time, An Yi became more and more excited as he thought about it. He couldn't help but stand up, strolled to the window, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and imagined whether people in Jining were admiring the same bright moon? He vaguely remembered the Marshal of the Soviet Far East Military Region.
It was General Galen who was the military chief advisor of Huangpu and the Northern Expedition, so he added military textbooks translated into Russian to the belongings of the northward detachment, which were enough to identify the Anjiajun, and instructed the detachment to go to Vladivostok when the time was right.
He tried to contact the Soviet Far East Military District to see if he could get some help. No one expected that this seemingly slim chance of an adventure would achieve such dramatic results, and the three Soviet soldiers who were familiar with him during the Huangpu period
Teachers actually gathered everything, and they also controlled the military and political power in the Far East of the Soviet Union, and were eager to cooperate and communicate with me. If I don't seize such good things that fall from the sky decisively, it will not be my style, An Yi.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, An Yi returned to his seat and took out a written note: We agreed to cooperate with the Far East Military Region. All the materials needed to build the factory will be purchased by us from European and American countries. We will strive to first build the factory in the United States within half a year.
Vladivostok and surrounding areas have built a fully equipped complex integrating mining, ironmaking, steelmaking, chemical industry, and weapons and ammunition design and manufacturing.
At the same time, in order to thank the three teachers and the support of the Soviet Far East Military Region, agricultural experts will be dispatched to increase the food production in the Far East based on the actual conditions of the Far East and local conditions, and at the same time provide textiles, clothing, instruments, and pharmaceuticals.
The production lines and equipment in the Far East Military Region will be improved to improve the self-hematopoietic ability of the Far East Military Region.
Before the departure of the northward detachment, An Yi had studied relevant information. The climatic conditions in the Far East of the Soviet Union are similar to those in Heilongjiang. Although the average annual temperature is only about 4 to 5 degrees, the summers are warm, and the average temperature in the hottest month is 23 degrees.
Above, the annual rainfall is about 600 millimeters, concentrated from June to August, with rain and heat in the same season, which is very suitable for the growth of high-quality rice, wheat, soybeans, corn, sorghum and other crops cultivated by the Southern Sichuan Agricultural Research Institute.
Moreover, the Far East of the Soviet Union is extremely rich in oil and natural gas resources. At the end of the 19th century, oil fields were exploited in Okha in the north of Sakhalin Island. Today, there are Okha and Ehab in the Sakhalin region alone.
, oil fields such as Kolendo and Changtangli exist, and in Yakutia there are oil fields such as Central Batu Obinsk.
The annual oil output reaches 5 million tons, which can not only meet the needs of the Far East of the Soviet Union, but also supply the Urals, Caucasus and European parts of the Soviet Union. In addition, the Mastakh gas field, Middle Vilyuy gas field and Lower Vilyu gas field in Yakutia
The Yi gas field, with an annual gas production of 1.5 billion cubic meters, is one of the important guarantees for the Far East region to survive the severe winter.
As early as the first five-year plan, the Soviet Union established oil refineries in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. During the second five-year plan, with the construction of Amur Komsomolsk, Sakhalin's oil passed through the newly built oil pipeline.
Directly entering the large refinery in Komsomolsk and converting it into fuel required for cars, tanks and aircraft, it can be said that the Far East has a natural foundation for the development of the petrochemical industry.
Southern Sichuan masters many core technologies in the petrochemical industry. Among them, those that can be used in agricultural production include the production and manufacturing of nitrogen fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural plastic films. In addition, there are also many manufacturing processes for polymer materials. An Yi would not mind taking out some of them.
Come and share with your allies, of course, the premise is that your own interests must be fully guaranteed.
Thinking of this, An Yi briefly wrote about his idea of using plastic films to build large-scale solar greenhouses in the Far East. Combined with the reality of abundant natural gas heating equipment in the Far East, it is no longer a problem to be able to eat fresh vegetables all year round.
A luxurious dream, of course the most important thing is to use a greenhouse, which can
Plant high-yield sweet potatoes, potatoes and other food crops throughout the year. Most areas in the Far East are located in the fertile black soil belt. The soil is fertile and has high organic matter content. It has always been known as "oil flowers will sprout when you pinch the black soil, and they will sprout even if you insert two chopsticks".
, if the agriculture here improves, it will be extremely beneficial to the development and growth of the northbound detachment.
After writing two long messages, An Yi thought for a while and wrote a third one, explaining some matters that the northbound detachment needs to pay attention to when dealing with the Far East Military Region. He especially reminded Tang Honglei and An Mingqi to be careful when cooperating with the Soviet side.
At the same time, it is necessary to make full use of the advantages of the Far East Military Region in military training, equipment and large-scale combat operations, while also ensuring its own independence, especially if it does not
To be able to hand over the leadership of the army, we must build the northward detachment into a model unit for the Anjia Army. The example of Deng Bin of the Anjia Army back then is there. In less than a year, Deng Bin, who rushed to the rescue of the 44th Army,
He has grown from the deputy lieutenant colonel of the Special Forces Brigade of the Independent Division to the lieutenant general and deputy commander of the Xiangxi Army. He does not mind training a second and third Deng Bin.
After writing the message, An Yi solemnly handed it over to Shen Fengdao and asked him to go to the telecommunications room to send it in person. He should be careful about the safety and confidentiality of the message. After thinking about it, he gave some precautions, including asking Zhang Jie, deputy captain of the detachment, to send him.
Several copies of song scores with a distinct Soviet style that were entrusted to him for safekeeping were handed over to the Soviet liaison personnel, and he also asked him to convey his greetings to the three teachers.
After doing all this, An Yi was thinking about how to discuss the matter with his father-in-law Ou Yaoting. According to the current situation, it won't be long before the Japanese army blocks my country's coastal areas. Only Ou Yaoting can use his status as a British knight and the British background of a European-style consortium. , Complete the transaction with the Soviet Far East Military Intersection.
However, the relationship between this matter is too great. It is estimated that no one will believe that the leaders of the Soviet Far East Military Region, who have received Bolshevik ideological education, can be so whimsical. I am afraid that everyone will doubt whether there is a huge conspiracy hidden in the middle. But An Yi
I am confident to convince Ou Yaoting. After all, the anti-Japanese warriors in Northeast China need the Soviet Far East Army too much.
District's help, and once Marshal Blyucher's sincerity is confirmed, he can use Vladivostok, a port city in the Far East, to continuously send officers who graduated from the Xufu Military Academy to the Northeast. After all, Japan is now a fledgling country.
We don’t dare to openly break up with the global hegemon, Britain. Sea transportation should still be safe.
Of course, cooperation with the Soviets cannot be too honest. An Yi thought about the previous batches of machinery provided to the Soviet Far East, directly purchasing inventory from European and American countries or their colonies or old equipment and old production lines that are about to be eliminated, such as the current British Channel
There are many old military factories in the colonies and India that are on the verge of bankruptcy. Buying in these places is not only cheaper but also saves time. In addition, the Soviet Union is currently undergoing an unprecedented and brutal purge. No one knows what their three teachers will do.
Will not become Stalin's next target.
In An Yi's memory, he has never heard of the heroic deeds of Blyucher, Lyushenkov and Vasily in World War II. The most likely possibility is that they became victims in this great purge, but the only uncertainty is that
The specific time of the murder can only be determined one step at a time. Otherwise, after the things are delivered, the leaders of the Far East region change, and it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and it will be too late to cry even if I want to.
At this time, An Yi still did not expect that it was precisely because the Great Purge was occurring on a larger scale than in the original history that the entire military leadership in the Far East was forced to make a choice, and it was precisely because of his existence that
This caused the senior officials of the Far East Military Region, including Blyucher, to have some strange ideas, because even if things failed, they could still choose to seek refuge abroad. After all, Southern Sichuan's good performance in treating Belarusian refugees gave everyone hope.
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Changchun is located in the heart of the Northeast Plain. In 1932, with the support of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Puyi designated Changchun as the "imperial capital" of the Puppet Manchukuo and renamed it Xinjing. All government agencies of the Puppet Manchukuo were located in Changchun, which became a Japanese-ruled city.
Northeastern
It is the political, military, economic and cultural center. In order to ensure the control of the puppet Manchukuo, the permanent headquarters of the Kwantung Army is also here. The headquarters in Shenyang is actually just the second commander of the Kwantung Army to increase its control and penetration of North China.
department.
In the dead of night, the entire city of Changchun has fallen into sleep, but the Kwantung Army headquarters building is brightly lit, and a high-level meeting on the Chahar and Suiyuan operations is underway in an orderly manner.
Just before the meeting was about to end, Lieutenant Colonel Tomonaga Kyouji, the second section commander of the Kwantung Army who had been reminded by the staff to go out, hurried back to the conference room again and handed a latest message to the commander Ueda Kenkichi.
General Ueda Kenkichi read the book with confusion, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Gentlemen, our previous suspicions have been confirmed. At around 4 o'clock this afternoon, about a small group of the Soviet Far East Red Army entered Jining and returned to Jining.
Together with the leaders of the rebel armed forces, they visited the military camps and military factories in Jining. Currently, the rebels are holding talks with personnel dispatched by the Soviet army. It is estimated that they will make some moves. In order to get this news, six lurking imperial warriors have been sent to Yushang.
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Tojo Hideki was refreshed, stood up quickly, took the telegram from Ueda Kenkichi, read it carefully, and nodded repeatedly:
"That's right. This can explain why this mysterious armed force was able to avoid the heavy blockade we set up at the junction of Changbai Mountain and Sanjiang Plain and suddenly appeared in Jining and surrounding areas. It can also explain why our local garrison forces,
Why did it collapse so quickly... The Soviet Union was indeed involved in this matter!"
At this point, Tojo Hideki turned to Xie Jieshi, the foreign minister of the Puppet Manchukuo who was present at the meeting: "Xie Jun, may I ask what progress your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made in protesting to Moscow in the name of Manchukuo?"
Xie Jieshi took out his handkerchief with some guilt and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, Marshal Voroshilov, People's Commissar of the Army and Navy of the USSR and Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee of the USSR, categorically denied this matter. At the same time, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR also reported to
The Manchurian government issued a protest saying that we have slandered the Soviet government under the leadership of the great leader Comrade Stalin and must apologize!"
Hideki Tojo laughed: "This is the consistent style of the Soviets. Now they are carrying out a large-scale political purge campaign in the country. There are great changes at the top, and they are afraid that others will question what they are doing...
..Well, is this something the Soviet Far East Military District did without authorization?"
Tojo Hideki's last soliloquy caused the participants to think deeply.
The first section chief and combat staff officer Ayabe Tachibana stood up and analyzed: "This is very possible. The top brass of the Soviet Far East Military Region were afraid that the political movement would affect them, so they deliberately provoked along the border in order to stir up tensions with Manchuria.
A full-scale war to eliminate the impact of political purges on them. You must know that during a war, the priority is to ensure the stability of the army, so we should not rule out this possibility!"
Major General Jun Imamura, deputy chief of staff and military attaché stationed in Manchuria, nodded: "If this is the case, everything can be easily explained. Now that the war against China has escalated in an all-round way, our Kwantung Army must unswervingly implement the base camp's decision to 'go south'.
Granted to North China garrison
Therefore, the two divisions and three brigades that have been dispatched must not be withdrawn, but Fu Zuoyi's troops should be decisively defeated with more firm determination, in order to deter Yan Xishan and then involve the Chinese army in North China.
The role of military force.”
Tojo Hideki nodded repeatedly and was convinced. Seeing this, Ueda Kenkichi stood up again and gave the order decisively:
"Tojo-kun, after the meeting, you immediately informed the base camp in the name of the Kwantung Army that Jining County fell under the conspiracy of the Soviet Union. Since the Central Committee of the Soviet Union ignored Manchuria's protests, they had no choice but to have the Empire of Japan come forward.
Let's think about it. We should not use brute force to deal with the Soviets. Since they can consume a large number of Red Army commanders and fighters themselves, why should we join in the fun and help them solve their troubles?
"If they kill them all themselves, wouldn't it be better for us to easily take over the Far East and Siberia? As long as the Soviets retreat in fear, we can calmly mobilize our troops and regain Jining. Therefore, the top priority is to pay close attention to the progress of the North China battlefield
, the Jining area is nothing but a ragtag group of scabies. Our Kwantung Army can attack it with just a snap of our fingers, so there is no need to invest more energy. Gentlemen, please work hard!"