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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 74 The Army Arrives at Tonghua

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    Chapter Seventy-Four: The Army Arrives at Tonghua

    A few days later, the troops left the station, bid farewell to the reluctant villagers, and headed for the Mengjiang area.

    Based on the surrounding enemy situation, Tang Qiuli felt that the Japanese had cast a large net and used their main force, plus Shao Benliang's troops, a total of more than 30,000 people, to gather around Changbai Mountain to suppress the enemy, forming a vague encirclement around him.  The enemy's net is now wide and there are many gaps. Once the enemy's deployment is completed, it will be difficult to escape.

    The march was not short, and there were several Japanese blockades along the way, especially Shao Benliang's troops, which worried Tang Qiuli the most. These scum were local snakes. Before they became traitors, they were born in Huzi, and they were familiar with the mountains and forests.  The familiarity is no worse than that of the Bloody Hands. The Japs are easy to get rid of. Once Shao Benliang's troops catch up, although they are just annoying flies, they are followed by the Japs, a hungry wolf.

    If you have the opportunity, you must knock out Shao Benliang's troops. It is appropriate to move in at this time.

    Due to combat attrition, the number of troops has been reduced. The total strength is about 2,200. Although the number is smaller, it is more capable. After several battles, the soldiers have been tempered and have experienced the test of war and the baptism of gunpowder smoke.  , the overall combat effectiveness of the army has been greatly improved, and its actions have become more flexible.

    In particular, there is an additional cavalry brigade, which was formed using the equipment of the cavalry brigade that wiped out the Japanese. There are 450 people in total. They are all warriors who are proficient in riding skills selected from various units. The captain of the brigade is from the second squadron of the original first brigade.  The squadron leader is Liu Chun. Liu Chun served as a cavalry instructor in the former Northeastern Army. He is proficient in riding skills and is extremely good at commanding cavalry in combat.

    Although the formation of the army was short, under Liu Chun's abnormal training, it quickly formed combat effectiveness. Coupled with the soldiers who could be selected as cavalry, that one was not a veteran on horseback, but he was a veteran.  The firepower of a long-established force, especially the cavalry brigade, is not just the carbine equipped by the little devil. Tang Qiuli is equipped with forty Czech light machine guns. He still has a lot of regrets. If  It would be great to have a submachine gun. With such a lethal mobile force in his hand, Tang Qiuli was too beautiful to close his mouth.

    Surprisingly, Battelle's natural qualities as a rider astonished the cavalry soldiers. He flew onto his horse and performed a series of skillful movements. His tacit understanding with the horse beneath him was astounding. You must know that the little devil's horse is tall.  The same goes for the long-bodied Oriental horses. As a descendant of the horseback people, we have inherited the characteristics of our ancestors in our blood, and we have a natural affinity with horses.

    As for the new recruit brigade, they sent capable cadres to lead them back to the base for training and brought back some extra supplies and equipment. Tang Qiuli was reluctant to let these untrained recruits go directly to the battlefield. The number of recruits was higher than when they first arrived.  There were more than two hundred more people, reaching 560. This must be attributed to veteran Red Army veterans like Zhou Yushan and Li Honggang, who mobilized young people from several nearby villages to enthusiastically join the army.

    At this point, Liu Tiehan and Feng Jiwu were sincerely convinced and felt inferior. Even Tang Qiuli himself felt that they were far behind.

    It was impossible to completely hide their whereabouts when a large army was marching. In order to avoid being chased by the Japs, they had to disrupt the Japs' deployment in order to escape from the Japs' encirclement. Tang Qiuli did not want to be followed by a large number of Japs behind him all day long, fighting while fighting.  Go, tired of running.

    Tang Qiuli's eyes were on Tonghua, which was the enemy's fatal weakness. He immediately held a meeting and deployed military operations to capture Tonghua. He still used the technique of eagle attack and left with one strike!

    Tonghua City is the capital of the Tonghua Province of the Puppet Manchuria (it was established as a city in April 1942 to govern Tonghua Street, today's Tonghua City, Jilin, covering 1 city and 8 counties, and the area is equivalent to the southern part of Jilin Province). It is one of the important cities in Eastern Manchuria and the site of the Japanese Army's  Strategic support point and economic and cultural center.

    Intelligence showed that the main force of the Eighth Japanese Division stationed in Tonghua was all sent to the Changbai Mountain area. Only the Japanese military police brigade and some puppet Manchukuo troops remained in the city, leaving an extremely empty force.

    To hit the snake seven inches, the Blood Hand Regiment's soldiers were pointing at Tonghua City. Tang Qiuli dared to make this move because of the Blood Hand Regiment's ubiquitous intelligence network. Without intelligence support, he would not dare to stab the Japanese.  My heart is clear, taking Tonghua is equivalent to poking out the eyes of the Japanese. The Japanese will have to fight for their lives!  With more than two thousand troops, he is really no match!

    The troops advanced covertly and soon reached the outskirts of Tonghua. After getting in touch with Qiuquan, the special operations brigade sneaked into the city early.

    In the middle of the night, the special operations team eliminated the Japs in the watchtower of the city gate, opened the city gate, and troops poured into the city. At that time, gunshots were everywhere in the city. The Japs here had lived in peace for too long, and their defenses were quite lax.  I thought that there was a Chinese ** team who dared to attack here.

    Without much effort, the sporadic Japanese and the remaining puppet Manchukuo soldiers were eliminated, and the remaining Japanese were compressed into the military police brigade.?, this place, close to the corner of the city suburbs, was the former residence of a large landowner. It was like a military fortress with thick walls and deep trenches, making it extremely difficult to capture. After the Japanese retreated here, they resisted stubbornly, with machine guns firing like wind.

    Su Jingfeng's second brigade was responsible for annihilating these Japs. When Tang Qiuli arrived, Su Jingfeng stripped off his arms because the attack was blocked, holding a machine gun, and wanted to lead the charge himself.

    Tang Qiuli immediately stopped Su Jingfeng's risky move and gave him a severe beating. He didn't know how to use his brains in a battle. He wanted to save face and suffer. So many cannons were kept as decoration?  Fortunately, none of the soldiers died, but a few were slightly injured. Otherwise, the commander would have removed him from his post on the spot. He knew the tempers and temperaments of his generals very well.

    In fact, Su Jingfeng was brave and strategic in fighting, but he was a bit obsessed with saving face. In the previous battles, other brigades had shown their faces. Su Jingfeng was a little depressed. In his heart, he was still fighting with those captains who were from the Red Army.  He was from the Northeast Army, so he didn't want to ask Zheng Yong for help and wanted to complete the mission alone, but the little devil didn't give him face.

    Now the commander made his words clear and directly pointed out his living thoughts. He scratched his head in embarrassment. Don¡¯t we want to cause trouble to our brother troops?  Tang Qiuli gave him a dumbfounded look. Su Jingfeng shrank his neck and became silent. Captain Su was in awe and admiration for this commander who was much younger than him.

    Tang Qiuli ordered the correspondent to quickly notify Zheng Yong and led the artillery brigade to arrive here. After a while, the artillery arrived. A group of hundreds of cannons, the black muzzles of the guns were aimed at the Japanese brigade headquarters. Tang Qiuli told Zheng Yong,  But blast hard enough to flatten it.

    After finishing the arrangement, he hurried to other places. This was not the main thing. Su Jingfeng and Zheng Yong could handle it.

    There was a roar like spring thunder from behind. There were hundreds of infantry cannons and mortars in the big pigsty. A single shell could destroy them, and not even the bones and dregs of the little devil were left behind.

    He is still busy arranging the city to accept it!  No, it¡¯s robbery!

    Tang Qiuli told the captains that just like in the Sancha River, the ground was wiped out for three feet, and everything they could carry was taken away, and whatever was left was blown up, and they would never be left behind by the little devils. From now on, whenever a city is captured,  For cities controlled by the Japs, the Sanchahe mode is the standard mode, and the troops do not need to ask for instructions.

    The troops had been busy for a whole day, and Zhou Yushan was extremely busy. There were too many guns, ammunition, materials and equipment seized, as well as so many gold and silver coins. All the horses in the baggage team that could carry things were overloaded, and there were still a lot left.  , he slapped his forehead and came up with an idea. He told the soldiers that there was an unlimited supply of ammunition and materials, and they could bring as much as they could. The baggage brigade was about to withdraw to the base, and there would be no chance to replenish it in the future!

    This trick is really effective. The soldier was not afraid of running out of bullets in his gun during the battle, and he was hungry while marching. He tried his best to load his body with it, and finally digested the remaining supplies and ammunition.

    Tang Qiuli looked at Zhou Yushan and laughed secretly. This man really had a way. He said to Zhou Yushan: "Minister Zhou, you lied about the military situation. When did I order the supply team to withdraw to the base?"

    Zhou Yushan grimaced and spread his hands, "Isn't there nothing we can do about it? I'm used to living in poverty. When Meng Ding saw these good things, he couldn't bear to do it! Commander, if you punish me, I'll accept it. I can't throw it away anyway."  Come on!" Tang Qiuli laughed loudly, and Zhou Yushan finally realized that the commander was joking with him!

    Tang Qiuli admired Zhou Yushan's actions very much. As the head of the logistics department, he had to have the energy to be a domestic tiger. In this regard, Zhou Yushan and Zhang Quan were similar.  In future marches, the troops will try to avoid fighting, and the soldiers will bring as many soldiers as they can.

    In addition, he had a deeper consideration. This time he met with the Anti-Alliance General Yang Jingyu. Out of respect for this legendary general, it was appropriate to give him a meeting gift. He also knew that the Anti-Alliance troops during this period  , lack of medical treatment, food, and ammunition are extremely scarce. The materials and equipment they brought can meet urgent needs and allow the anti-alliance fighters to eliminate more Japanese.

    After the troops withdrew from Tonghua, Liu Chun's cavalry brigade was ordered to carry radios, stay connected with the headquarters at all times, and march in the opposite direction of the troops' advance, creating the illusion that the troops were returning to the Changbai Mountain Forest Area, attracting the main force of the Japanese to pursue them in that direction.  , to ensure that the troops marched to the predetermined area, and two days later, they got rid of the Japs and rendezvoused with the large army. He also specifically warned Liu Chun not to engage in firefights with the Japs. He was worried that Liu Chun was eager to fight. Once the Japs got entangled, the cavalry brigade would escape.  It's difficult, after all, the Japanese have air power.

    The cavalry brigade passed through Tonghua City with great fanfare and galloped along the road. Horse hooves rumbled and snow flew, trying not to attract attention.

    The main force, with rich harvests, was in a hidden place.The section quietly disappeared into the vast forest and rolling mountains, erasing all traces and disappearing like the wind.

    After entering the forest, Tang Qiuli also composed a poem, Brother walked quietly, just as he came quietly, when he came he was empty-handed, but when he left he was rich and colorful!

    The sky followed people's wishes, and snowflakes drifted up, covering up the traces of the troops' march and making it impossible for the Japanese to find any trace.

    When the main force of the Eighth Japanese Division received the emergency telegram and marched day and night, anxious and rushing back to Tonghua City, it was already the afternoon of the next day. What they were left with was a city on the verge of bankruptcy and a city full of people.  The city is like a Japanese whose parents have died.

    The large net carefully laid by the Japanese was torn to pieces by Tang Qiuli's unexpected attack.

    On the way, Tang Qiuli received information that the Japanese campaign in the Changbai Mountain area had ended, and all units returned to their original garrison locations.

    He still doesn¡¯t know that because the Blood Hand Regiment unexpectedly captured Tonghua City, the danger of the entire third division of the Anti-Union First Army being annihilated was eliminated.
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