In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, on May 15th, at 4:28 pm, the battle at Dahu Mountain broke out.
A regiment of the 181st Eastern Resistance Division disguised as Liaonan anti-Japanese armed forces launched a fierce attack on Dahu Mountain!
Although the Japanese army resisted desperately, they still lost a large number of peripheral positions. They concentrated all their forces on the military camps, warehouses, police stations and other ancillary facilities near the station, and began a battle for a street and a room.
The telephone line for external communication has been cut off. The Japanese commander, Captain Murata, could only use the radio to call for help from the Eighth Division in the direction of Jinzhou and the Japanese troops at Xinmin and Fengtian.
The battle lasted for more than an hour, with more than half of the Japanese casualties, but they still firmly held the train station and nearby commanding heights.
There were also some casualties in the East Resistance, mainly during street fighting with the Japanese army. After all, the terrain was not as familiar as the other side.
The Japanese troops on the Xinmin side received a call for help. While reporting to the superiors, they sent a squadron of infantry and a small squad of cavalry reinforcements along the railway line towards Dahu Mountain!
As for Jinzhou, although the Eighth Division also received a telegram asking for help, they did not immediately send reinforcements. However, planes were dispatched from Jinzhou to participate in the battle!
The battle was extremely fierce. Jinzhou sent two batches of eight aircraft to participate in the battle.
"But because there were me and the enemy in the ground, the fighter jets sent by the Japanese did not achieve much results. When it got dark, they flew back in despair.
The battle at Dahu Mountain shocked the Kwantung Army headquarters, but the Japanese army could not yet determine which unit of the Chinese Army was attacking Dahu Mountain!
There was a quarrel in the headquarters. Some asked for more troops to be sent immediately, while others suggested that we first find out which troops attacked Dahu Mountain.
The Kwantung Army seems to have strong military strength. But in fact, it is on the defensive. In the use of its troops, it is simply pushing its shoulders and showing its elbows. It has used its troops to the extreme. The mobile troops that can be mobilized are really pitiful.
And at this time, bad news came from Shanhaiguan. The 67th Army of the Northeast Army showed signs of large-scale mobilization, and it was still in the direction of Shanhaiguan!
?Obviously, this is a bad move!
The Japanese garrison captain Ochiai Shojiro stationed at Shanhaiguan reported to Jinzhou. The China Army in Guannei has the intention to attack Yuguan on a large scale!
After the Japanese army occupied Yuguan, they deployed heavy troops in Yuguan, with a total strength of about 3,000 people, 40 field guns, 3 armored vehicles, 20 tanks, and 8 aircraft. There are also 2 warships at sea.
"Obviously, the Kwantung Army attaches great importance to Yuguan, otherwise it would not deploy heavy troops here.
Occupying the favorable terrain of Yuguan, the Northeastern Army does not have any advantages, especially in equipment, and the Northeastern Army is severely weakened. Even if the 67th Army is the direct descendant of Zhang Hanqing, and some were added after the September 18th Incident, it is still not comparable to the Japanese army!
Combining these three pieces of information, the leaders of the Kwantung Army immediately realized that the situation was a bit serious. There was no connection at all. I'm afraid no one will believe it!
An emergency combat meeting will be held immediately.
After receiving the report from Yuguan, Takashi Sakai, Chief of Staff of the Tianjin Garrison Army, immediately called the Japanese Consulate in Peiping. Please ask the Japanese consul in Peiping to immediately ask the Peiping side what is going on with the 67th Army's advance towards Yuguan?
After receiving the news, Japanese Consul General Ariyoshiaki sent military attache Imai Takeo to Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall to ask for an audience with He Jingzhi, acting chairman of the Beijing Branch.
By the time Imai Takeo arrived at Huairen Hall, it was already time to light the lamp. After a busy day, He Jingzhi was planning to take a break and take a breath.
"Director, Takeo Imai, the military attache of the Japanese Consulate, is here, asking to see the minister!"
"I know, stop me for a while, I want to see Minister He first!" Li Tiancai immediately picked up the documents on the table and ordered.
"We can only block it for ten minutes at most!"
"Ten minutes is enough!" Li Tiancai nodded, quickly picked up his folder, closed the door and ran towards Huairen Hall.
He is now the director of the intelligence bureau of the military branch and also the director of He Jingzhi's office. It can be said that He Jingzhi trusts him the most. Anyone who wants to see He Jingzhi must go through him. If he doesn't nod, no one can get into his arms. Rentang one step!
¡°Director Li, you haven¡¯t gone back yet?¡± On the way, I met He Jingzhi¡¯s secretary Xiong Qiwei.
"Isn't Secretary Xiong not off work yet?" Li Tiancai chuckled, "I just received some telegrams and I want to report them to Minister He!"
"Just wait, the minister has just finished his work, I will inform you!" Secretary Xiong smiled slightly. This plowed the trust of the talented minister. Although he is a secretary and someone close to him, such a person cannot be offended, not to mention Only after plowingSaved Minister He's life.
"Okay, Secretary Xiong, can you hurry up? These messages are very urgent and must be let to the minister immediately!" Li Tiancai said.
"I know!" Secretary Xiong nodded, opened the door and walked in!
Soon, Secretary Xiong came out and nodded to Genius Li. Genius Li nodded slightly, opened the door and walked in!
¡°Genius, here we come, sit down!¡±
"Minister, I will not take up my humble position. This is the telegram I just received. Please take a look!" Li Tiancai opened the folder and handed over a few telegrams!
He Jingzhi took the telegram and scanned the contents. He sat up straight in shock. The contents of the telegram were so horrifying!
? ? Then looking down, He Jingzhi¡¯s face became more and more shocked.
"Has the news been confirmed?" He Jingzhi's eyes flickered, he put down the message, tried hard to calm down, and asked in a deep voice.
¡°Some have been confirmed, and some have not, but in view of the contents of the message, I can only send them all to you first!¡± Plow Genius Gu Jing said calmly.
"Genius, based on your judgment, how much of this news is true and how much is false?" He Jingzhi asked.
"Minister, I can't say that I am humbled by my position!" Li Tiancai said.
¡°I¡¯ll tell you, it doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re wrong!¡± He Jingzhi said solemnly.
"I feel that the storm is about to come, and the earth will be shocked!" The plow genius did not say it clearly, but used two idioms to express his judgment implicitly!
"Minister, Takeo Imai, the military attache of the Japanese Consulate, would like to see you!" At this time. The door was pushed open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in. Secretary Xiong walked in quickly.
"Invite him to the West Flower Hall and tell him I'll be there in a moment!" He Jingzhi thought for a moment, then waved his hand and ordered.
"Takeo Imai must be here for the movements of the 67th Army. This means that the news we received is correct!" Li Tiantian said.
"Isn't there any news from the spy you installed in the 67th Army?"
"Maybe it's because the confidentiality level of this operation is very high. Even if my people know about it, I'm afraid they won't be able to do anything else!" Li Tiancai said.
"Well, what does Wang Dingfang want to do?" He Jingzhi said. "Immediately send him a telegram in the name of the military branch and ask what is going on?"
"Minister, if, I mean, if it's just outdoor training at night, wouldn't it be a bit of a fuss for us to do this?" Li Tiancai said.
"At this time, you are training outdoors at night, you can't imagine it!" He Jingzhi scolded.
"Minister. Judging from the two messages from Shangman, the Japanese are frightened now. We have not told them the truth. As long as no shots are fired, the Japanese have no control over what they do on our land. What's more, they are now occupying What reason does our Yuguan have to question us?" Li Tiancai said.
"But these two pieces of news are also quite serious. Attacking the county seat, such a big thing, will be reported in advance. This is simply lawless!" He Jingzhi said.
"After the last leak, people no longer trust us. If there is another leak, how should we face them?" Li Tiancai said.
"Aren't you here? Are there Japanese spies in the military branch?" He Jingzhi was frightened.
"There is no guarantee for this humble position. Although we found some clues and identified a suspect in the last leak, we failed to catch her after all. Now, it is understandable for them to do so!"
"Why do I think you are speaking for them?" He Jingzhi was dissatisfied with the beating.
"Minister, I am thinking from their perspective. If you really want to cause trouble for them on this matter, then they will definitely use this reason to retaliate against you, and then there will inevitably be some rifts in your relationship with Dongkang. , this is not good for you!" Plow Genius said.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but I won't pursue it, but the chairman may not pursue it. Once the war breaks out, it will be difficult to calm down, and it is still at this juncture, hey!" He Jingzhi sighed.
"It's not that you don't know the virtues of the Japanese. They must have come to raise troops to investigate. However, just sending a major here is too disrespectful to you. At least you must be at the level of counselor!" Li Tiancai said.
"You want to say that the levels are equal?"
"Yes, a little military attache, you can see it or not. Especially at this time, before the situation is clear, it is best not to see him!" Li Tiancai said.
"But, I just told Secretary Xiong to invite people to the West Flower Hall?" He Jingzhi said.
"Isn't this a humble position?" Li Tiancai said.
"You, hehe, I understandCome on, genius, okay, your idea is good, then you will go to see Takeo Imai on my behalf! "He Jingzhi's eyes lit up and he laughed.
¡°I humble my duty and obey my orders!¡±
In the West Flower Hall, Imai Takeo was a little anxious and procrastinated. It had been almost a quarter of an hour since they entered Zhongnanhai, and they still hadn't seen He Jingzhi himself. They were still waiting for his reply.
Seeing someone coming in from outside, Takeo Imai stood up from the sofa like a spring.
"Aren't you Minister He?" After seeing clearly that he was just a major general, Takeo Imai blurted out, revealing his restless heart.
"It's dark, doesn't Mr. Imai's eyes look bad?" Li Tiancai chuckled. In fact, Takeo Imai is doing intelligence work at the consulate. It can be said that everyone knows what the other person does.
"Director Li, I didn't expect to see you here?" Takeo Imai was slightly flustered and quickly regained his composure.
"This is where I work. It's not surprising that you can see me!" Li Tiancai said, "I'm curious. Mr. Imai no longer stays at the Japanese Consulate, but he still ran out so late. Aren't you afraid of danger?"
"It's dangerous. With Director Li here, I don't seem to have to worry about the security of Beiping City!"
"I'm not a policeman, I can't control public order!" Li Tian sat down and said, "Tell me, why are you here to see Minister He?"
"I came here to see Minister He on the order of Consul Youji Ming!"
"You mean, I am no longer qualified to know your affairs?" Li Tiancai asked, "Well, I won't keep you here anymore, let's see you off!"
"Director Li, what do you mean?"
"Minister He has been tired for a day and doesn't want to see guests, especially Japanese!" Li Tiancai said, "This will cause misunderstandings from the outside world and will be bad for Minister He's reputation. How about you come tomorrow?"