Liu Changshun's change of tactics made Kitano Takatsu, who didn't have much confidence in defending, complain even more. He never thought that his opponent, who had relied on firepower to win before, would dare to fight him in close combat, let alone that his opponent would have so many automatic weapons in his hands.
To be honest, until now, he has not found out where the opponents in front of him, who are different from other anti-Japanese armed forces and wear uniform military uniforms, appeared. Kitano Takatsu, who had suffered a huge loss since the Dunhua War, would have gone to court-martial long ago if it wasn't for the sake of his family's sake, and his intestines were almost green with regret at this time.
Since I withdrew to Jiamusi to replenish my resources, I have focused more on how to earn more money for myself so that I can occupy a more favorable position in my huge family after I retire.
It is also for the sake of my brothers and cousins ??who can form at least half a team. Even if it is unclear, he always doesn't know when another brother will appear to gain an advantage in the competition. He didn't put much thought into his current job at all.
¡°If I had been stationed in Jiamusi for a period of time and had nothing to do, I would have gone to the division headquarters in Jiamusi. With the Imperial Army¡¯s always terrifying intelligence capabilities, I would not have known the true origin of the opponent until now. However, although he did not know who the opponent suddenly appeared in front of him, Kitano Takatsu also had a vague feeling that this force was probably the same people who defeated him in northern Dunhua.
Although he has never figured out the origin of his opponent, after fighting for such a long time, he can't find out clearly. But if he can't figure out where these people come from, then Kitano Takatsu is really stupid. .
He was even more certain that this force was the same anti-Japanese force that had caused huge losses to the 11th Division, 8th Division and 2nd Division¡¯s invasion troops in the previous stage, and even sent the commander-in-chief of the invasion to the west. But aren't they all on the front line of Qunce Mountain resisting the attack by the main force of the division personally commanded by the division commander? How come you still have the energy to go to Jiamusi and make a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace?
Thinking of this, Kitano Takatsu had no idea of ??revenge for Lieutenant General Sasaki Toichi who was killed in the hands of this army. He didn't even have the idea of ????turning off the humiliation of Izuki Atsushi in that battle. At this moment, he was more filled with fear and regret that he had sacrificed his life rather than his wealth too much. If he had given up the idea of ??waiting for help at the first opportunity and made an all-out breakout to the west, it would be possible for him to break out.
Looking at the defensive circle that is getting smaller and smaller under the attack of the opponent like a mad tiger, now it is impossible to run away, and it is impossible to fight again. As for the reinforcements, the brigade's radio station was blown up to the sky as early as the first round of shelling. Without the means to call for help, Kitano Takatsu could only pin his hopes on the division commander's keen sense of smell.
But with the situation in front of him, Kitano Takatsu knew that he might not be able to support the division commander's return reinforcements. The line between Qunce Mountain and Jiamusi is neither far nor close. Even if the division commander gets the information now and returns immediately, according to the current development of the battle situation, his subordinates will not be able to insist on the division commander's return reinforcements.
The defensive circle here is getting smaller and smaller. Kitano Takatsu and his men were devastated by Liu Changshun's final general attack, and gradually began to despair. But to be honest, Yang Zhen, who has been paying close attention to the war here, is very dissatisfied with Liu Changshun's performance in this battle so far.
The terrain of the Japanese military camp is indeed very narrow except for the front, but apart from fighting hard on the front, there are no other solutions. Liu Changshun only attacked from the front, but deployed a large number of troops on several traffic arteries around the military camp to prevent the Japanese troops from escaping. The tactics are a bit too rigid.
It¡¯s not that Yang Zhen didn¡¯t understand Liu Changshun¡¯s thoughts. He was worried that putting all the main force into a frontal attack would cause heavy casualties due to terrain restrictions.
And by focusing the main focus on the front, it is easy for the Japanese army to break through from other directions. Once the Japanese army breaks through and enters residential areas, using civilians as shields will bring great passivity to subsequent wars. If it causes excessive casualties to the people, it will have a fatal impact on the prestige of the army.
Yang Zhen¡¯s dissatisfaction with Liu Changshun was not that he was dissatisfied with his ideas, but that he was extremely dissatisfied with the tactics he adopted. If we had used frontal feint attacks and flank assaults earlier, we would have used a large amount of automatic firepower to fight the Japanese in street battles. Instead of using three-sided containment like now, and only adopting a front-line push, fighting hard, and chewing hard layer by layer, the results of the battle will be much greater, and the casualties will not be so heavy.
Regarding Liu Changshun¡¯s performance, Yang Zhen knew that he could not be entirely blamed. He was promoted too quickly and did not undergo a long period of testing. Even if you work hard, this theoretical knowledge can make up for it. But the ability to grasp the battle situation cannot only be learned in the classroom. It also requires long-term battles.?Experience.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen shook his head and sighed secretly, but did not pay attention to the development of the war below. Now that the war has reached this point, it can be said that the outcome has been reached. If Liu Changshun can't clean up this mess, then there is really no need for him to continue to be the leader.
At this time, Yang Zhen's mind was even more attracted by another piece of news. Just an hour ago, Dong Ping, who was sweeping the city, reported that several Japanese armored vehicles and tanks appeared out of nowhere and used their thick skin to suddenly rush into the city under the desperate cover of a small group of Japanese soldiers riding in trucks. He left the west gate and ran westward.
And the troops who came into contact with these things for the first time were more or less in a hurry. Although they completely annihilated the covering Japanese squad and destroyed a Japanese Type 94 tank, they were unable to stop several other armored vehicles.
Yang Zhen was very angry about this news. With so many people, a few Japanese thin-skinned armored vehicles were able to escape, which made him even more dissatisfied. Moreover, having participated in many overseas arrest missions in later generations, he also tasted many unusual flavors from Dong Ping's reports.
According to the Japanese army's usual style of never rescuing people, these tanks and armored vehicles, although thin-skinned, had no problem withstanding the rifles and machine guns in the hands of infantry, did not take the initiative to support the trapped people when fighting was everywhere in the city. The friendly forces turned around and fled, which was almost impossible to imagine among the Japanese army.
You must know that although these light tanks and armored vehicles are small in number and very thin-skinned, they are still very powerful in front of their own troops who have hardly received any anti-tank training and do not have any professional anti-tank weapons. Once the Japanese army is fully committed, it may even change the situation of the war.
"These Japanese soldiers most likely had other reasons for doing this. One is that these tanks and armored vehicles are equipped with things that are absolutely impossible to tell anyone. In order to protect these confidential materials, the Japanese army even abandoned their usual style. And there is probably a big shot among these armored vehicles.
Yang Zhen felt that it was probably the second reason. Because according to Dong Ping's report, these armored vehicles did not break out as soon as they encountered an attack in the city. It was only when the occupation was at a considerable disadvantage that I thought of running away. And according to final verification, the location of these armored vehicles is actually the largest and most luxurious hotel in Jiamusi City.
Based on these clues, it can be deduced that there cannot be any confidential materials in these armored vehicles. No one would be foolish enough to leave something confidential in a hotel where people come and go. There is only one possibility: an important person is transported here. What kind of person would make the Japanese army give up their usual combat style? Could it be Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, commander of the Fourth Division?
However, Yang Zhen quickly ruled out this possibility. Impossible. According to Ma Chunsheng's confession, Lieutenant General Zetian Shigeru had already gone to the front line of Qunce Mountain to personally direct the campaign. It's not Shigeru Sawada, so who exactly could this character be that made the Japanese army do something so desperate as to avoid saving their lives?
Little did he know that when he launched his attack on Jiamusi, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, commander of the Fifth Army of the Kwantung Army, was sitting in Jiamusi to supervise the operation. Yang Zhen had no idea that the tanks and armored vehicles that had just escaped were actually carrying a tank. A dignified military commander. If he knew it, would his intestines even turn green?
Since there is no big suspense about the war here, Yang Zhen did not continue to intervene in the command. Instead, he handed over all the command of the war here to Liu Changshun, and he turned his attention mainly to the follow-up plan.
According to the planned plan, after occupying Jiamusi, in addition to arresting and suppressing the Puppet Manchukuo Sanjiang Province and the Jiamusi Government and the Puppet Manchukuo Seventh Military District, and completely destroying the Puppet Manchukuo regime in the Jiamusi area, we will use the fastest speed to Raise supplies needed by the troops, especially various pack horses.
As the second town occupied by Yang Zhen, as a land and water transportation hub and the most important stronghold controlled by the Japanese army in Northeast Manchuria, Jiamusi was incomparable to the previous Weihe County. Although Jiamusi has a short history of city construction, it has developed rapidly. In particular, the counties north of Jiamusi are important producing areas of gold in Northeast China and important distribution centers for coal, timber, and furs, making them extremely wealthy.
The amount of various materials seized here is simply incomparable to that of a small county in Weihe County. Yang Zhen seized at least three tons of gold that had been refined into gold ingots and was ready to be shipped to Japan, as well as a large amount of silver and Manchukuo currency from the Central Bank of Manchuria and several Japanese banks in Jiamusi.
Not counting the large amounts of gold and other precious metals, the Japanese army seized hundreds of tons of steel rails transported to Jiamusi in order to repair and continue to build the Jiasui Railway. In order to build the Jiamusi Arsenal, some of the machinery, equipment and raw materials that the Japanese army transferred from the Shenyang Arsenal were all seized before they were unloaded.
Dozens of various vehicles left by the Japanese Fourth Division in JiamusiCars, including Lieutenant General Zetian Shigeru's special car and hundreds of packhorses left by the baggage regiment in Jiamusi were also seized. This does not include the various spare materials stored in Jiamusi by the Fourth Division that have not yet had time to count, including replenishing some equipment and a large amount of reserve ammunition.
But what makes Yang Zhen more excited is not these materials, but other things. The first and most exciting thing for Yang Zhen was the discovery of hundreds of military workers and their families who had been forcibly moved from the Shenyang Arsenal by the Japanese army in a Japanese barracks. Although Yang Zhen's arsenal has been opened and some products have been produced. However, the production capacity has never been large. Except for two types of submachine guns with simple mechanisms, most of the time they can only carry out weapon modifications.
In addition to the constraints of raw materials, the most serious problem is the serious lack of skilled workers. And this time, he was able to recruit hundreds of people at once, many of whom were skilled workers who had been working in the Shenyang Arsenal since he was a young marshal. How could this not make him extremely excited?
In addition to this matter, there are two other things that also make Yang Zhen extremely excited. The seizure of Jiamusi this time not only resulted in the seizure of sulfonamide antibiotics that had begun to be produced in large quantities and are currently used in large-scale clinical applications, but also seized penicillin, which currently cannot be artificially synthesized but can only be synthesized naturally and cannot be mass-produced. Although the number is not large, there are less than a thousand. But this kind of medicine, which is now more valuable than gold, can save many wounded people.
Another thing that makes Yang Zhen happy is that the army has recruited a large number of students from several national high schools in Jiamusi and the Jiamusi Normal School to join the army. This batch of thousands of students joining the army has greatly alleviated the shortage of cultural talents and the serious lack of intellectuals in the army. Although time is tight and it is impossible to conduct a strict review, at least the issue of presence or absence has been resolved first. As for the review, we can only wait until the war is over.
In order to protect the safety of these students who joined the army and the safety of their families, after recruiting these students into the army, Yang Zhen ordered that all the captured student files from the Sanjiang Provincial Department of Education and various schools in Manchuria be burned.
¡° This time we were able to recruit so many students to join the army at once, apart from Zhang Ting who went out with the army, he played a major role. To be honest, it has a lot to do with the Chinese people¡¯s nature of watching the excitement. After discovering that an unidentified army suddenly invaded the city where he was, intensive gunshots were heard almost everywhere in the city. As the sky gradually became brighter, the streets that were already filled with many pedestrians suddenly became extremely silent. , the people in the city even closed their doors tightly.
But before the gunfire in the city completely subsided, some people walked out of their homes again. Although they were a little scared, they carefully observed this army that appeared from nowhere and was dressed in neat military uniforms.
After seeing that the Japanese puppet Manchukuo officials and policemen were all disarmed and imprisoned in the past, and this army had extremely strict discipline and never disturbed the people, many people walked out of their homes to watch the excitement. Especially those young students whose patriotism has not yet died, they surrounded the cadres and soldiers of the army and asked curious questions.
Zhang Ting, who was accompanying the medical team to rescue the team, saw many people watching the excitement on the street, especially many young students milling around the cadres and soldiers. She immediately organized a few officers from the Political Department of the Regiment, and soon Under circumstances that affected the overall situation, more than a dozen cadres and soldiers were transferred to temporarily organize a propaganda team to promote their own troops and call on everyone to join the army to save the country.
Zhang Ting¡¯s eloquence is good, and her excellent speech stirred up the numb hearts of every Chinese person present. The "Army Song of Intellectual Youth" composed by Yang Zhen, a small choir composed of twenty people, personally "composed lyrics and music", infected every young student present. When the passionate military song sang, it completely inspired the patriotic enthusiasm in these young students that had been suppressed for many years.
In just one morning, Zhang Ting enrolled thousands of students. He recruited almost all Chinese students from several national high schools and normal schools in Jiamusi City, and many students from several high-end primary schools in the city also signed up to join the army.
Listening to the familiar melody in his ears and looking at Zhang Ting who was speaking energetically in the crowd, Yang Zhen smiled and did not disturb her. He turned around and said to Dong Ping beside him: "Don't worry about the war over there with Liu Changshun. The gunfire outside the airport has stopped. It should be Wang Xiaoming and the others who succeeded."
"You will hand over all the work at hand to Wang Xiaoming in a moment. You will lead your reconnaissance company to the western mountainous area. You must cooperate with Li Mingrui to clearly investigate the follow-up movements of the Fourth Division."
"The little devils ran a few armored vehicles in the morning. Although I don't know what's wrong with it, they broke out from the west of the city and were probably heading for the Fourth Division. And we fought in the city earth-shatteringly. The little devils were very fast. Then they will get the news. According to the usual habits of the little devils, they will immediately turn around and attack Jiamusi. Our next stepWhether ??'s plan can be carried out smoothly depends on whether you and Li Mingrui can come up with reliable and accurate information. "
Looking at Yang Zhen's solemn expression, Dong Ping nodded and said: "Commander, don't worry, I will cooperate with Li Mingrui to figure out the next move of the Japanese army as quickly as possible. As soon as Political Commissar Wang arrives, I will lead the team and set off. .¡±
Wang Xiaoming did not let Dong Ping and Yang Zhen wait for too long. Just when Yang Zhen was explaining the key points of Dong Ping's reconnaissance, Wang Xiaoming, who had completed the mission and returned to Jiamusi, had already arrived to report to him.
Seeing Yang Zhen, Wang Xiaoming immediately reported: "Report to the commander, Wang Xiaoming was ordered to lead the 1st Regiment and 2nd Battalion to destroy the Japanese airport. After two hours of fierce fighting, a total of 23 Japanese aircraft were destroyed and 260 Japanese were killed." More than ten people. Blow up a Japanese ammunition depot and an oil depot. Please arrange follow-up tasks."
After listening to Wang Xiaoming's report, Yang Zhen did not ask him more about the battle situation there, but immediately told him the mission: "Liu Changshun's place is almost there, so don't go there. You immediately organize troops to carry all the captured materials." I put all the loads on the trains, and filled the three trains I intercepted at the railway station. In addition, I blew up all the supplies that could not be carried."
"And you should start recruiting pack horses immediately, and collect as many as you can. Jiamusi is an important land transportation town in Northeast Manchuria. There are many merchants here, and the number of pack horses will definitely not be small. Dong Ping will hand over the money to you later. And All the gold and silver will be transported away, and you must personally watch and make sure no mistakes are made. In addition, you will immediately organize a public trial for the captured traitors and execute them all."
Having said this, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment and then said resolutely: "As for the puppet Manchukuo military and political agents, the old rules are still the same. As for the so-called Japanese staff, especially those Japanese policemen, no one should be retained. As for the students in various schools, Japanese teachers are also treated equally. However, we must pay attention to how we deal with this group of people. Try not to make it public and execute them secretly."
"As for the captured senior puppet Manchukuo officials in Sanjiang Province and Jiamusi, as well as the anti-league traitors, you and Zhang Ting will make a plan and hold a public trial here and execute them on the spot. For all the puppet Manchukuo Sanjiang Provincial Government Take away whatever information and files you can, and destroy all that cannot be taken away on the spot. Do not keep any of them. It is already one o'clock in the afternoon, and all these tasks must be completed before seven o'clock in the evening."
After roughly explaining Wang Xiaoming's follow-up tasks, Yang Zhen looked up and looked around. The owner of a house that brought the two to the roadside had been politely invited out of the restaurant by the guards. He took the map from the little tiger next to him and said. : "This is not a place for us to stay for a long time."
"Jiamusi is extremely important to the Japanese army. Once they know that Jiamusi has fallen into our hands, they will mobilize their troops as quickly as possible to attack Jiamusi. Therefore, we must all evacuate Jiamusi before midnight today. Within six hours, To be honest, it is a bit difficult for you to complete these tasks. But the situation waits for no one, and the Japanese army will definitely not leave us much time."
"But fortunately, the machinery and equipment transported by the Japanese army are stored on the train and have not yet been unloaded. One of the things you need to do is to move the captured materials onto the train, and the other is to organize the students who joined the army and all the workers in the arsenal to get on the train. . The heaviest of these materials are the rails. But you can take away as many of these rails as you can, and blow up all the rails that can't be taken away."
"After these materials are loaded on the train, you will lead two companies to escort them. Look on the map, there is a train branch leading west to the forest area on the Jiangjunshi line. After the train reaches the Jiangjunshi line, you turn here and walk to the end to hide. Waiting for the next order. However, you must first send people to safely deliver all the workers and the few tons of gold to the commander-in-chief. Can this task be completed?"
Wang Xiaoming did not answer Yang Zhen immediately, but stared at the map and pondered for a long time and said: "Commander, as long as you give me the dozens of captured trucks, and give me a reconnaissance platoon and a hundred horses Ma, I can transport all the military equipment and personnel to the commander-in-chief safely."
"Okay, I'll give you whatever you want. But you need to collect the horses yourself. As I just said, one of your main tasks in the afternoon is to collect pack horses for me. As long as you can collect enough, I will give you two One hundred horses." Regarding Wang Xiaoming's requests, Yang Zhen nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation.