Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The Tonghua garrison headquarters, Chief of Staff Guo Zhucang, quickly walked up to Luo Zhang, and reported: "Secretary, the air force bomber fleet has just sent some new news, which deserves our attention...>

"Eh...does the Japanese army plan to launch a new round of attack on us...>

In Luo Zhang's eyes: as long as the Japanese army does not change its offensive strategy. The second-line blocking position held by the 226th regiment will become a bottomless pit that devours the lives of little devils. As many Japanese troops come, the 226th regiment can eat as many as possible, ensuring that the position is foolproof.

Under Luo Zhang's watchful eyes, Chief of Staff Guo Zhucang shook his head and replied: "Master, we all guessed wrong this time...>

"The Japanese suddenly disappeared...>

Luo Zhang frowned, and asked subconsciously: "Could it be that the Japanese are planning to give up Tonghua..."

After finishing speaking, Luo Zhang shook his head first, and said with a firm face: "This situation is absolutely impossible. If the tens of thousands of Kwantung Army elites want to withdraw to North Korea smoothly, Tonghua is the only way for them to pass. It is absolutely impossible to give up. Tonghua. In that case, which song did the Japanese sing about... Chief of Staff, is this news true... >

Chief of Staff Guo Zhucang affirmed: "There is no doubt...A squadron of bombers in the Air Force is almost close to the ground for reconnaissance. Under such circumstances, even if the Japanese army has made a certain camouflage, it is impossible to hide the eyes of the Air Force pilots...>

Luo Zhang quickly walked to the combat map, making sure that there were no loopholes in the entire city defense deployment.It is impossible for the Japanese army to find a loophole to take advantage of.He opened his mouth again and said, "Chief of Staff, just as I just analyzed. In Tonghua County, the Japanese army absolutely cannot give up. Therefore, the Japanese army must have some ulterior secrets in doing so."

"Since this is the case, then we will remain unchanged to respond to all changes. Order all front-line combat troops, except for the necessary guard posts, and the remaining main force to rest and replenish their physical strength... >

"Yes, Master seat...>

At the General Command of the Soviet Far East Military District in Vladivostok, a communications officer with the rank of captain on his shoulders knocked on the door of Commander-in-Chief Blyuchel's office very hastily.When Blücher's leisurely command voice sounded in the office, he pushed open the door very carefully, and walked in front of the commander who was sitting in front of him, puffing out his breath.

Saluting, he reported with a serious face: "Comrade Commander. Please take a look at the urgent information just forwarded by the Harbin intelligence agency..."

Commander Blyuchel, with a relaxed face, quickly stood up from his seat as if he had received an electric shock in an instant.

The degree of coveting for the three northeastern provinces of China.The Soviet Far East Red Army is definitely not inferior to the Japanese.Watching hundreds of thousands of elite Japanese Kwantung Army go all the way, quickly occupying the entire territory of the three northeastern provinces.As the commander of the Soviet Far East Red Army, Blucher can be said to be jealous.I always thought that I could get a share of this war.

However, because of the domestic Soviet Union.In particular, the Far East has just stabilized not long ago, so Commander Blucher does not have too many troops in his hands.It can be put into the battlefield in Northeast China and compete head-on with the elite Kwantung Army of Japan, and rob the three provinces of Northeast China on the surface.

In order not to waste this rare opportunity, Blucher could only mobilize the intelligence agencies and the Soviet expatriates scattered in the three northeastern provinces to take advantage of this opportunity to continue to plunder the wealth of the three northeastern provinces, and Report to yourself at any time, the latest situation and battle situation in the three northeastern provinces of China.

And the information in front of him is a routine report sent to him by the Harbin intelligence agency once a day.

As the commander of the Far East Military Region, through the routine report in front of me, I found some loopholes that I could exploit, and found opportunities to plunder wealth from the three northeastern provinces of China.

Therefore, every time information is received, it means that there is a large amount of wealth, which will be continuously transferred from the three northeastern provinces of China to the Soviet Far East Military Region, and even transferred to his own pocket.

With a face full of expectations, Bleucher quickly took the telegram and began to browse it carefully.

After reading the telegram, Blucher's facial expression immediately dilated with excitement.Holding the telegram, he walked quickly to a wall where a map of the entire Far East was hung.A pair of eyes stared at the three provinces in Northeast China, and after a full 5 minutes, he ordered to the communication soldier behind him with an excited smile.

"What are you doing here in a daze? Immediately notify the chief of staff and the political commissar to come to my office. Hurry up...>

After finishing speaking, regardless of the surprised and puzzled eyes of the communication soldiers behind him, he said to himself: "The opportunity of the Far East Red Army has finally come to occupy the three northeastern provinces of China and Inner and Inner Mongolia, and expand the territory of the Soviet Union... >

Soon, the political commissar and the chief of staff of the lieutenant general, who also carried the rank of general on their shoulders, stood behind Blyuchel hand in hand.

Facing the silent Commander Blucher, who had been looking at the map in front of him, he asked directly, "Comrade Commander, I don't know that you called me here in such a hurry. What's the matter..."

Blyuchel raised the telegram in his hand, and said: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, please read this information from Harbin, China first. I believe that after reading the telegram, you will know the specific purpose of my asking you to come. .”

With doubts, the two began to read the telegram handed over by Commander Blucher.

Soon, the faces of the two people, who were the same as Blyuchel at that time, were instantly covered by the excitement from the bottom of their hearts.Facing Bliuchel in front of him, he asked back expectantly: "Comrade Commander, you mean to take advantage of the opportunity when the three northeastern provinces are empty of troops, send troops to the three northeastern provinces, and take the three northeastern provinces as their own...>

"Of course, political commissar, don't you think it is our highest honor as Soviet soldiers to expand the territory of the Soviet Union? If we can really occupy the three provinces in Northeast China, no, as long as we can take one or two of them as our own, then we He will become the hero of the entire Soviet Union, the hero of expanding the territory... >

At Blueher's instigation.The political commissar's face was instantly shrouded in anticipation and excitement.After nodding his head in agreement.He opened his mouth to support: "Comrade commander, I fully support your opinion. For the sake of the Soviet Union, march into the three northeastern provinces of China, take them as their own, and expand the territory of the Soviet Union..."

The opinions of the first and second in command of the Far Eastern Military Region were unified, and the chief of staff who only carried the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders, even if he had opinions, he had to hold them in his heart.Otherwise, if the political commissar sends a telegram, he will probably be regarded as an anti-revolutionary element.Send it to a military court and become a bargaining chip for promotion in the hands of secret agents.

Seeing the two directly subordinate officers looking at him at the same time, the chief of staff quickly replied: "Report to Comrade Commander and Comrade Political Commissar. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Far East Red Army are ready to march into the three northeastern provinces of China from east, west and north at the same time. Two comrades, please issue combat orders..."

"Very good, Chief of Staff, immediately notify all commanders above the division level of the Far Eastern Army, and rush to the headquarters of the military region for a meeting. I will arrange for everyone to attack and seize the entire three northeastern provinces from the Chinese...>

"Yes. Comrade Commander..."

Hailanpao, which is just across the river from Heihe in Heilongjiang Province, is a military station of the Soviet Far East Army, and not only has an army combat division stationed there.A tank regiment is also stationed with an inland river fleet.A total of 16 inland river gunboats with a tonnage between [-] and [-].

Although these inland river gunboats were all iron-hulled gunboats that were eliminated from the First World War, they could not be called ships at all.but.A 150 mm caliber naval gun installed on the bow of each gunboat is enough to show off its power along the Heihe River and dominate the entire Heihe River.

The Soviet Red Army once again stationed such a large-scale army, for the safety of Heilongjiang, but also in order not to provoke the Soviet Red Army on the other side of the Heihe River.The former Northeast Army only stationed a Northeast Army frontier battalion here, facing the Hailanpao Soviet garrison across the river, sticking to Heihe to ensure the safety of northern Heilongjiang.

As a frontier defense force, although the Heihe Frontier Defense Battalion is under the jurisdiction of the General Command of the Northeast Army.However, no matter how courageous Zhang Xueliang was, he did not dare to order the frontier guards to voluntarily retreat, to confirm the fact that he had voluntarily given the country to the invaders.Therefore, when the hundreds of thousands of Northeast troops withdrew into the customs, the tens of thousands of border guards scattered on the borders of the three northeastern provinces still stood firm and acted as the patron saint of the country.

After a night of bone-chilling patrolling, the cheeks of dozens of border guard officers and soldiers wandering around the Heihe Wharf were flushed red from the cold.With a rifle on his back, he walked up and down cautiously, while holding his frozen hands in his sleeves, waiting for his colleagues to come to change the guard.

At this moment, in the direction of Hailanpao, where the Soviet Red Army was stationed less than two kilometers away, across the river from the Heihe River, more than ten strands of thick black smoke suddenly rose.Afterwards, the inland river gunboats sailed out of Hailanpao Military Wharf, appeared on the Heihe River, and sailed upstream along the river, slowly heading towards their location.

"Old Maozi, it's Lao Maozi's gunboat..." A soldier of the frontier defense battalion who was frozen and flushed, his pupils suddenly dilated, pointed at the Japanese naval guns lined up two kilometers away, with a shocked expression on his face exclaimed.

Immediately, a platoon of defenders looked at the river that was still shrouded in mist.

The platoon leader, who had a certain understanding of the size of the Soviet Far East Red Army on the other side, had a flushed face that turned pale from fear and nervousness.Facing the subordinates around him, he ordered loudly: "No, it's Lao Maozi's Heihe Fleet, and the entire fleet has been dispatched. What do Lao Maozi and the others want to do? Are they going to attack Heihe...>

After finishing speaking, he roared loudly to the first squad leader: "Bastard, what are you doing in a daze, immediately fire a warning shot and notify the main force to enter the position...Old Maozi, Hai Lanpao's old Maozi is going to attack us Black River...>

"Boom...>

It took a full 2 ​​minutes for a garrison battalion to gather more than 500 officers and soldiers.And quickly rushed into the pier and entered the fortifications along the river.

At this moment, more than a dozen gunboats lined up had rushed to the surface of the river less than one kilometer away from the pier.More importantly, in the face of constant warnings from several flag bearers at the pier, the dozens of gunboats still had no intention of stopping.Continuing to maintain the speed, it slammed into the location of the pier in a daze.

"Damn it, the old Maozi really didn't come with good intentions. He's going to attack us in Heihe...>

"Yes, camp...>

In a blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen gunboats.It has rushed to a position 500 meters away from the pier.Through the telescope, the commander of the garrison battalion can clearly see that the 150mm naval guns standing on the gunboat are slowly raising their black muzzles under the control of the old Maozi gunner.

Seeing this, the Battalion Commander's firm face just now turned pale.

Because, the defense line along the river where I am located is only built with a small amount of cement.Block rifle bullets.Maybe there's nothing wrong with that yet.However, in front of Lao Maozi's 150mm naval gun, these lines of defense are even more fragile than paper.

can imagine.The dozens of naval artillery shells fired by Lao Maozi landed behind the position, and the entire defense line along the river would be blasted into more than a dozen huge craters with a depth of more than two meters in an instant.certainly.The simple line of defense he is in will also be razed to the ground.

What's more.All the subordinates gathered along the defense line along the river will be hit by Lao Maozi's shelling one after another.If you haven't seen Lao Maozi's attacking troops, you will lose everything and lose your ability to resist.

Thinking of this, the commander of the garrison battalion decisively ordered: "Brothers, withdraw from the position immediately...>

When the order was issued, the commander of the garrison battalion took the lead, rushed out of the position with weapons and ammunition, and rushed to Heihe County several hundred meters away.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers of the garrison battalion had just left their positions.There was a tidy roar on the bows of more than a dozen gunboats of the Soviet Heihe Fleet.When a large-caliber naval gun was instantly completely enveloped by thick white smoke from the fired shells.A dozen rounds of large-caliber naval guns flew into the sky with a sharp and sudden whistling sound...

For naval guns with a range of more than 1000 meters, the hit rate is definitely over [-]%.

More than a dozen rounds of large-caliber naval gun shells, without exception, all hit the frontier defense line along the river.

"Boom boom boom..." A series of earth-shaking explosions sounded, and the orange-red flames and air waves generated by the shell explosion quickly swept around.Then, black smoke mixed with a large amount of soil and logs quickly flew into the sky under the action of air waves, forming a huge mushroom cloud over ten meters high above the point of impact.

More than a dozen naval artillery shells exploded, instantly forming more than a dozen towering black smoke columns and mushroom clouds along the defense line along the river.

At the same time, more than a dozen huge craters with a depth of more than two meters and a radius of five meters quickly appeared on the surface of the defense line along the river, which was built on the basis of the mountain.Looking down from the air, the dozens of craters scattered along the defense line along the river are like craters on the surface of the moon, very eye-catching.

Not long after the first round of naval artillery shells exploded, the second round of shells with a whistling sound followed and appeared over the battlefield.

The artillery shell exploded, and at the same time as the black smoke column and mushroom cloud rose into the sky, more than a dozen large bomb craters appeared on the defense line of the defenders along the river.

When more than a dozen gunboats of the Heihe Fleet of the Soviet Union, relying on their own wealth and wealth, poured artillery shells on the defense line along the river.Manzhouli, thousands of miles away from Heihe, was also suddenly attacked by the Soviet Red Army.

More than 30 Soviet tanks, leading a regiment of the Soviet Red Army, swept towards Manchuria on the grassland like a steamroller in an unstoppable manner.

A company of the frontier guards of the Northeast Army standing firm in the forward position in Manchuria was submerged in the torrent of Soviet tanks before they had time to fire a few bullets.

Successfully annihilating a company of the Chinese border guards, the morale of the Soviet Red Army continued to attack the main position of the Chinese defenders in Manzhouli without stopping.

On the endless grassland without any highlands.How could a light infantry regiment not equipped with heavy weapons hold back the torrent of Soviet steel attack.

At the cost of hundreds of officers and soldiers, the garrison had just blown up more than 30 Soviet tanks covering the attack.A burst of overwhelming artillery fire fell on the top of the garrison regiment.

A Soviet large-caliber howitzer regiment fired [-] rounds into Manzhouli before stopping the shelling.

Then, with a tank battalion as the forerunner, lead a Soviet infantry regiment to launch a new round of attack on Manchuria...

Shenyang Ninth Army Command, Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng focused all his eyes on the Tonghua battlefield.Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen walked in with a panicked expression.

Facing Li Guosheng, he subconsciously exclaimed: "Boss, something happened...>

"What, the Soviet Union's old Maozi attacked the three northeastern provinces...>

"Yes, Commander, these are a few clear-coded help telegrams just received by the Communications Department..." While speaking, Xiong Shaowen had already handed the telegrams to Li Guosheng. (to be continued...)