Age of Rebirth

The newly formed Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army, with new equipment and more than [-] troops who have held an expedition meeting, rushed to the back of the Ximan Blocking Corps that came out of Xinjing to Jingzhan Banner However, the independent division pointed out that Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff, was worried, not unreasonable.

Therefore, Ge Zhenzhuang, acting as the acting chief of staff, made a suggestion. Unexpectedly, the division commander Tang Qiuli ignored it and asked about the situation of Sun Zhenbang Corps. That's right, the five mechanized brigades of the vanguard of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps have arrived at Baichengzi, and the main force has reached the Wangyemiao area, and Commander Sun is marching with the main force!"

"En!" Tang Qiuli nodded, and said, "The time should be enough. If you take the train from Baichengzi to Siping and Shuangliao, it will take about eight to ten hours. How long will it take for the Manchu Assault Corps to reach the vicinity of Siping and Shuangliao?"

"According to the information provided, according to the current marching speed of the Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army, it will reach Daheishan and Yushutai, which is [-] kilometers away from Siping to Shuangliao, our army's blockade line, in about twelve hours. "Ge Zhenzhuang replied in the precise language of the staff.

"Okay! Another piece of meat delivered to my mouth! The time difference of more than three hours is enough!" Tang Qiuli said with high spirits, "Director Ge, order five of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to arrive at Baichengzi The mechanized brigade, immediately go to the Siping to Shuangliao blockade line, and is assigned to the Ximan blockade regiment of Jingzhan Banner! Immediately report this order to Jingzhanqi. He also has time to prepare and arrange troops!"

"In addition, tell Jing Zhanqi. The combat area for encircling and annihilating the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps will be limited to the triangle area between Gongzhuling, Daheishan, and Yushutai. The specific combat plan will be determined by Jingzhanqi. Also, telegram Sun Zhenbang, this battle. He does not want to participate in it, so as not to cause the soldiers to be too tired when he marches in a hurry. Think more about the battle situation in the Ximan area!"

After Ge Zhenzhuang recorded the order, he handed it over to a staff officer and sent it out immediately, "Baichengzi!" Tang Qiuli remembered a place name in his mind.Isn't that where Liu Chun's cavalry is now stationed?I forgot. "By the way, Director Ge, has Liu Chun's cavalry unit started to march towards Harbin?" He asked.

Ge Zhenzhuang smiled and replied: "Master, Commander Liu Chun's cavalry unit has left Baichengzi this morning. At present, it has reached the Moon Pao area. There will be scattered Kwantung Army garrison troops and puppet Manchurian troops along the way." The scattered garrison of the *team, swept it all over, and fought all the way!"

"Oh! It's fast enough!" Tang Qiuli stared alertly, "However, Baichengzi is the node connecting the two railway lines in the Ximan area, and it is also the transshipment point for the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to go to Siping and Shuangliao. Position is very important, Liu Chun's cavalry, are they going out in force, leaving Bai Chengzi behind?"

Ge Zhenzhuang quickly said: "No, before the cavalry unit set off, Commander Liu pointed out a telegram to the division, leaving three main regiments to take on the garrison tasks in the Taoliao area, and He Xigetu, the chief of staff of the second cavalry brigade, served as the garrison commander. Commander, the remaining [-] troops, under the leadership of Commander Liu and Tong Batu, commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade, headed towards Harbin. I have already sent the telegram, why, didn’t you see it?”

Hearing what Ge Zhenzhuang said, Tang Qiuli hurriedly looked through the pile of telegrams, and sure enough, there was a telegram from Liu Chunlai. He shook his head in self-deprecating manner, and said, "Neglect of duty, um, Liu Chun is quite prudent, knowing that leaving the troops , Just now you said that Liu Chun led more than 7000 cavalry and fought all the way, what's going on?"

Ge Zhenzhuang reported in detail how many battles Liu Chun's cavalry had fought in less than a day after they set off. Tang Qiuli laughed and praised repeatedly: "Good! If that's the case, then it's not. Liu Chun and Tong Batu are gone, maybe, because of this, it has attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army in the surrounding areas of Harbin, and achieved our goal of forming the North Manchurian Combat Corps, which is not a bad thing!"

"However, in the name of the division commander, we should telegraph Liu Chun that joining forces with Wang Jun's troops should be the most urgent task at present, and be careful not to engage in battle with the superior Kwantung Army troops and puppet Manchukuo troops. Enough is enough!"

The main force of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps took a short rest in the Wangyemiao area. This is a large plain area formed by the confluence of two rivers. It belongs to the remaining veins of the Greater Khingan Mountains. There are low hills and no lush pine trees. Forest and birch forest, the vegetation is all clumps of shrubs. At that time, Wangye Temple was a small town with more than [-] families, most of whom were Mongolian.

Sun Zhenbang, who had been on the train for several days in a row, also took advantage of the opportunity of a short rest to get off the train to take a look at the situation of Wangye Temple. A communications staff officer caught up panting, "Report to the commander, the division's telegram!"

Sun Zhenbang took the telegram indifferently, and after reading it, his eyes straightened immediately, and then he beat his chest and yelled loudly: "It's really unlucky, I can't catch up with cold water, I can't catch up with one step, I can't catch up with every step, yes, 8 There are so many little devils and the Manchukuo puppet army, and they can't eat anymore, and they even used five brigades to help them fight, which is cheaper than Jing Zhanqi, why don't I go with the vanguard? It's you, why is safety important, the battle that caused me to get it is lost!"

Sun Zhenbang stared at the eyeballs, resenting others, and vented his anger on the security staff of the Corps Headquarters. The staff and the guards couldn't be happy, and their faces turned red. Looking at the innocent security staff who was shot, the security staff whispered He muttered: "Is it the teacher's rule? I'm just strictly implementing it!"

Sun Zhenbang lost his temper and called over to the Chief of Operations of the Corps. He said in a hurry: "Hurry up! Pass on my order, and the military ranks will set off immediately. If you wait any longer, you won't be able to win any battles!"

The chief of the combat department, who was less than 40 years old, said in a difficult way: "Commander, I asked the officer in charge of transportation in the logistics department. The locomotive needs to add coal and water at Wangye Temple. In addition, the troops need to replenish some supplies. It will take five hours before we can leave!"

"Then I'll just wait here for more than five hours?" Sun Zhenbang roared with his eyes wide open.

Sun Zhenbang was discouraged like a ball, and returned to the military ranks dejectedly. He didn't even have the mood to look at the street scene of Wangye Temple. The master, who didn't take advantage of it enough, came all the way here, if he got a job cleaning the battlefield, wouldn't he be suffocated to death?

Jing Zhanqi, who received the order from the division, was struggling with the more than 8 Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps coming up from behind. He was not afraid of this battle, but the strength at hand was tight, and he only had nine brigades in his hands. More than 8 troops blocked the Ximan Kwantung Army's retreat to Xinjing. All the troops have been used. Ten fingers pressed the fleas, and none of them could be released. To deal with the more than [-] Kwantung Army troops from behind, How many troops are needed?

Jing Zhanqi knew in his heart that following the example of Fengtian's aid, he would definitely wipe out the Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army. In this way, at least five brigades of troops would be needed. Broken!

Jing Zhanqi locked himself in the house, like a shrewd businessman, a company and a battalion calculated how to use their troops, not only to ensure the stability of the blocking line, but also to eat more than 8 Kwantung Army troops. With so many troops in hand, it is a very nerve-wracking problem!

At this time, Wang Xujiang, the chief of staff of the brigade, came in and said excitedly: "Brigade Commander, I received a telegram from the division commander that the five mechanized brigades of the leading troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps have arrived in Baichengzi. Sequence, now, is on its way to Siping, and it is expected to arrive in about eight hours!"

"Great!" Jing Zhanqi slammed the table excitedly. It was a great thing that fell from the sky. The problem of troop strength that troubled him was completely resolved immediately. This order from the commander is really timely!

"Master, what else is required in the order?" Jing Zhanqi couldn't contain the excitement in his heart, and asked while rubbing his hands.

Wang Xujiang replied: "The division commander asked our corps to limit the combat area to encircle and wipe out the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps to the triangle area between Gongzhuling, Daheishan, and Yushutai, but let our corps determine its own combat plan, which is very strange. Ah! Since our regiment is required to determine its own battle plan, it should choose its own battlefield, but there is a restriction, I am confused!"

"Is there such a thing?" Jing Zhanqi took the telegram suspiciously, looked at it carefully, frowned while reading it, and raised his face to think about it from time to time, and when he saw it at the end, he was happy, "Chief of Staff, no You are so confused, the commander is thousands of miles away, but he can see everything on the Ximan battlefield, it is admirable, look..."

Then, Jing Zhanqi pointed to the military map and said: "In the triangle area between Gongzhuling, Daheishan, and Yushutai, although the terrain conditions are not suitable for ambushes, it is stuck between Siping, Shuangliao and Xinjing. The mid-point position can not only cut off the space for the Kwantung Army’s Ximan Assault Corps to retreat to Xinjing, but will not affect the stability of our blockade line, so as not to cause the Ximan Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement to have the idea of ​​cooperating with the inside and outside. Increase the pressure on our blocking forces!"

"Therefore, the battlefield chosen by the division commander for our corps is just right. It is far away from Xinjing and not close to the blockade line from Siping to Shuangliao. Let us arrange it calmly, and we can fight this battle freely!"

The more Jing Zhanqi pondered, the more he felt that the master's hand was infinitely mysterious, and he completely understood Tang Qiuli's intentions.

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