Age of Rebirth

After years of painstaking efforts, the intelligence network of the Independent Division in the Northeast region has been quite complete. It can be said that it has covered the Northeast region and reached the level of pervasiveness. When Tang Qiuli decided to launch the Northern Campaign, he was the intelligence support. One of the reasons for daring to take action and resolutely regaining the Northeast.

The intelligence network of the Independent Division has gone through a long period of operation and development. First, Tang Qiusheng, who was in charge of intelligence work during the period of the Bloody Hands, devoted all his energy to the intelligence network when Tang Qiuli's power was still very weak. It should be said that Tang Qiusheng is not a professional intelligence expert, but his personality and wisdom make up for the lack of this aspect. It is in his hands that the intelligence system of the blood hand group has been greatly improved. develop.

Tang Qiusheng is the founder of the intelligence system of the Independent Division. In this regard, there is nothing wrong with the Independent Division. After the troops entered the customs, Colonel Yu Deshui, the director of the Intelligence Division of the Independent Division who took over the intelligence work, was a true intelligence expert. The Internet really became popular precisely when Deshui presided over the work of the intelligence department, and this period was the period when the independent division was booming.

The division commander Tang Qiuli originally attached great importance to intelligence work, and invested a lot of money in the development of the intelligence system. As long as it was Yu Deshui's funding request, he never refused. In turn, it also promoted the benignity of the intelligence system. develop.

The Northeast region, which is determined to be recovered, is the key area of ​​care of the Intelligence Department of the Independent Division. However, this time, the Intelligence Department's all-pervasive intelligence network in the Northeast failed for the first time, and it failed in two ways.

On the one hand, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army has been replaced, and the general Nanjiro, who has mediocre military command ability, has returned home after his success.The replacement of General Umezu Yoshijiro from the purely military faction and the change of command of the Kwantung Army should be the top priority. A typical Japanese soldier and a soldier with the essence of a politician will inevitably have different strategic plans, which will bring variables to the Northeast War situation.

But because of Nanjiro's low-key and cautious attitude, even within the Kwantung Army, so far, there are still many officers at many levels who don't know.Their commander-in-chief has changed to another person, and the newly appointed general Umezu Yoshijiro is even more disdainful of publicity. Therefore, the intelligence system of the independent division.I didn't even know that such a big event happened at the highest level of the Kwantung Army.No wonder.Tang Qiuli thought that General Nanjiro was in charge of the Kwantung Army.

On the other hand, it is the important information mobilized by the Japanese Third Army assembled in Vladivostok, the two first-class divisions, General Yoshijiro Umezu.Playing with the beautiful "Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang," the empty special train for transporting troops northward attracted the attention of agents from the Intelligence Department of the Independent Division, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops.It is to gather by land in the Liaoyang area south of Fengtian.

The failure of two important pieces of information caused Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division, to still believe that the war situation in the Northeast was still under his control, and that the new Japanese third army could not change the status quo. After the three armies were fully mobilized, they swallowed it in one bite on the northeast battlefield.

Putting aside the situation of the two divisions of the Japanese Third Army heading towards Harbin, Tang Qiuli then asked, "How is the progress of Yuhe, the troops commanded by Han Tie, on the battlefield in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Master, Commander Han fought a battle in Tokugawa City in the northern part of the Korean peninsula, and almost wiped out the No. 40 Third Division of the Japanese and Korean Garrison. The remaining [-] people fled into the The Beidafeng Mountains to the east of Dechuan, and now, Commander Han is commanding troops to encircle and suppress the Beidafeng Mountains!"

"Huh?" Tang Qiuli was very sensitive and surprised. He knew what kind of combat the marines were good at. Mountain jungle warfare was not Han Tie's soldiers, who were good at fighting. "It won't be Is Han Tie at a disadvantage?" He asked suspiciously.

Zhao Yuhe was convinced, and said: "Master, I can't hide anything from you. The Marine Corps did suffer a bit. They went into the mountains with nearly two brigades to pursue them. As a result, they lost more than [-] people. They died in vain. return!"

Tang Qiuli smiled, and he knew that this was the result. The Marine Corps, who were good at landing on the island and fighting on the beach, went to the mountains and jungles, and faced with more than [-] Japanese remnants, it was inevitable that they would suffer. "Han Tie is still in Beidafeng For the mountain range, he must have invited reinforcements, which god is it, why doesn’t the master know?”

Zhao Yuhe took a sneak peek and saw that the commander didn't have any unhappy expression, so he smiled and said, "It's the Chutian detachment leader of the special warfare detachment, and he sent the chief of staff Qi Hanzhi to lead the team to support them. These are two troops. The division commander did not interfere with the commander's private friendship. However, the leader of the Chutian detachment sent a telegram to the division commander, explaining the situation, and promised that a small number of special forces members would be deployed to support the Marine Corps and would never interfere. The task of the Special Operations Detachment in the Seoul area!"

"Mr. Commander, should the division commander send a telegram to strictly enforce the discipline of the troops? After all, mutual support across two units should be approved by the division commander. Especially, the special warfare detachment is still a unit directly under the division!" Zhao Yuhe He tentatively said, in fact, he didn't want to do this at all.

Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said: "Forget it, the soldiers are out, let's blame it again, it's not good for both sides, I guess, Han Tie also felt ashamed, so he didn't ask the teacher to talk about fighting in the mountains and jungles. Deputy Commander Tang's Southeast Mobile Corps is an expert, but unfortunately, far away in the Indochina Peninsula, he telegraphed Han Tie to end the war in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula as soon as possible and lead the troops back to the Liaodong Peninsula. There are only three brigades, and the strength is a bit weak! "

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli remembered, "Yuhe, should the three brigades of the Marine Corps who reinforced the Mokpo battlefield evacuate the Mokpo battlefield tonight and return to the Liaodong Peninsula?" He asked.

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Yes, division commander. According to the division's order, we should board the ship tonight. However, the Korean Peninsula Theater Command called to ask for instructions. The Japanese army on the Mokpo battlefield suddenly increased in strength. In order to ensure the troops' offensive The scale will put more pressure on the Japanese army, forcing them to continuously increase their troops on the Mokpo battlefield, whether to keep the three brigades of the Marine Corps on the Mokpo battlefield, at least for another five days!"

"In addition, the three brigade commanders of the Marine Corps also jointly sent a telegram to the division commander, asking for the division commander's approval to fight a few more battles on the Mokpo battlefield. My answer is to pass the telegram to the division commander and wait for the division commander's order. !"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "The effect of Ma Chaoyang's war of attrition has initially shown. The Japanese army has increased its troops to the Mokpo battlefield. I'm afraid that Tanaka Shinichi has used all his money. If the fight continues, I'm afraid We can only transfer troops from the mainland of Japan, and call back the Korean Peninsula Theater Command. The three brigades of the Marine Corps are only allowed to stay on the Mokpo battlefield for two more days, and must return to the original theater before the end of June!"

"The minds of the three brigade commanders of the Marine Corps are obvious. There is no war in the Liaodong Peninsula. After returning to the original system, listening to the sound of cannons across the Yellow Sea makes my heart itch. However, the troops of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, They have been heading to the Korean Peninsula one after another, and it will be meaningless for them to stay in the Mokpo battlefield any longer!"

Neither the division commander Tang Qiuli nor the chief of staff Zhao Yuhe expected that the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, had already decided to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Independent Division troops on the Liaodong Peninsula. The intelligence department of the government did not realize that two first-class divisions of the Japanese army were gathering in the Liaoyang area, and the Japanese army's counterattack against the Liaodong Peninsula was imminent.

Anton, facing the Yellow Sea, is a seaport city with an extremely important geographical location. The Sixth Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division is stationed here. The brigade commander, Major General Jiang Xianliang, was not used to it, nor were the more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Sixth Brigade.

The takeover work of Andong city has been put on the right track. The takeover team from Dingbian, the captain of the Andong takeover team, Song Geping, has indeed assumed the post of mayor of Andong city government. A reinforcement team transferred from Pingjin area, The Anton Garrison Headquarters was formed, headed by Colonel He Qifeng, who served as the garrison commander, and Anton's military and political team was fully equipped. Government affairs were handled by Song Geping, and military affairs were in charge of He Qifeng.

The position of the Sixth Brigade of the Marine Corps is a bit embarrassing. At least in the view of the brigade commander, Major General Jiang Xianliang, it belongs to the temperament of the guest army. Facing east towards Fengtian, he began to build fortifications, but he didn't see the little devils coming. What's the use of repairing the fortifications? Dong has nothing to do.

Jiang Xianliang and the mayor of Song Geping may have committed crimes by nature. The two just couldn't talk together. When Anton was recovered, there was a fierce conflict because of the armed Japanese elements. When they arrived at the Northeast Work Group, Gao Diange, the head of the group, also ordered Jiang Xianliang to be detained and the Marine Corps commander Han Tie to be examined.

Although the truth later came to light, Gao Diange was demoted back to Dingbian because of a serious mistake, and his mistake was reported to all members of the receiving team as a warning, but Jiang Xianliang also had a knot in his heart, and Song Geping was the same , I always feel that this Brigadier Jiang is too murderous and rebellious.

No, at the military-political joint meeting held just now, the two quarreled again. There was only one reason. Jiang Xianliang asked the Andong Municipal Government to provide the necessary materials for the defense system built in the direction of Fengtian, including reinforced concrete. wait.

In Song Geping's view, it is the duty-bound task of the Anton City Government to provide the troops with the necessary supplies. All the materials on the East Market are not enough, especially the scarce materials such as steel and concrete.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)