Age of Rebirth

The battle to encircle and annihilate the Kwantung Army's Ximan Commando Corps ended in an unexpected way. After [-] to [-] officers and soldiers of the Puppet Manchurian Army killed the Kwantung Army officers at all levels sent to the army to monitor themselves, All surrendered, and Ximan fought to aid the battle, ending with zero casualties among the five mechanized brigades of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps participating in the war!

Regarding the handling of 20 to [-] prisoners of war, the division commander Tang Qiuli also gave specific instructions, but Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff of the division command staff who was in charge of conveying the order, didn't quite understand the division commander's intentions, so he transferred a corps commander to serve as a prisoner of war The position of managing the battalion commander is obviously wasteful and unnecessary. The tone of the tone implies the meaning of fighting against injustice for the transferred commander of the No.[-] Ninth Corps, Major General Li Honggang!

As for what the division commander said, after Li Honggang received the order, not only would he not feel resentful, but he would also be happy to jump up and down. Ge Zhenzhuang didn't believe it. A battle was not fought, and the troops were transferred to pieces by the division commander. Now, they have been transferred away from the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula. Seeing that the Northeast Campaign has been regained, they have entered the extreme of the general attack.

In a happy mood, Tang Qiuli explained a few more words, "Director Ge, I'm not just talking nonsense. I've got 20 to [-] prisoners of the Puppet Manchurian Army. What's the matter? They have also received training and have a certain military foundation. No. The [-]th Ninth Corps has the least number of troops in the combat order of the Independent Division. If these captives are all added to Li Honggang, you think, will he be so happy that he can't sleep? I sent him at least three brigades of soldiers !"

Ge Zhenzhuang suddenly realized, and was happy at that time.Tang Qiuli went on to say: "In the telegram, tell Li Honggang that the screening of prisoners of war must be meticulous, rather than excessive. In this aspect, I will order Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, to cooperate with him. Shen Jun is an expert. hand!"

Several consecutive aid battles have completely emptied the Kwantung Army's garrison forces in Fengtian and Xinjing.Now, only the direction of Harbin is left, and there is no movement for the time being.Of course, Tang Qiuli hoped that the Japanese would follow suit and do the same in the surrounding areas of Harbin.Also played a few aid battles.The six mechanized brigades in the hands of Wang Jun, the chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and the more than 6000 cavalry in the hands of the cavalry commander Liu Chun, fought several big battles without any problems!

However, Tang Qiuli's idea obviously came to nothing. Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, was sitting in Xinjing, waiting for news from the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps.After receiving the telegram from the commander, Major General Hamasaki, he was immediately dumbfounded.Your hands are shaking, and cold sweat is dripping down your forehead. There are more than 8 people, and they haven't even made an official attack. It's so easy to collapse. The defeat is unbelievable?

Believe it or not, it is an indisputable fact that more than 8 people in the Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army were surrounded by independent divisions in the triangle area of ​​Gongzhuling, Yushutai, and Daheishan. Even if there were rescue troops, he knew very well in his heart that as many as he could go, the only thing he could do was to order the commander, Major General Hamasaki, to command the troops to break through and return to Xinjing as much as possible.

After the telegram was sent, there was no response, and Chief of Staff Matsuda knew that Major General Hamasaki had died at the gunpoint of the mutinous Manchurian Army soldiers, and not even a whole body could be found.

The sky was bright, and on the battlefields of Gongzhuling, Yushutai, and Daheishan, groups of soldiers from the Puppet Manchurian Army, following the orders of the soldiers of the Independent Division, put down their weapons and assembled at the designated place. From the faces of these soldiers, no one saw Seeing an expression of fear, it's just that there are only more than 8 people left in the Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army with more than 6 people, and more than 2 soldiers have fallen under the artillery fire of the Independent Division.

The living soldiers of the Puppet Manchurian Army were dazzled by seeing the independent divisions coming from all directions, tanks roaring, artillery, light and heavy machine guns, and mortars. Keep fighting, otherwise, our small number of people is not enough to blow up a meal!

According to the order of Jingzhan Banner, the Seventh Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps was responsible for escorting the prisoners to Andong Port. Therefore, on the land of Ximan, more than 6 prisoners of the Puppet Manchuria Army were lined up in several long lines and went to Walking in the direction of An Dong, the common people along the way, helping the old and the young, came out and stood on the side of the road, watching in amazement. The Xinjing war of aid was over, and the attention of Jing Zhanqi was once again concentrated on the more than 40 Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area. body.

Lieutenant General Matsuda, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who did not get any feedback from the Ximan Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army, no longer dared to organize any combat units like the Corps. In his opinion, this was an unknown designation. None of the troops of the "corps" came to a good end. Zhonglai Kobayashi, the commander of the Kwantung Army's Harbin garrison, sent a telegram to urge the headquarters again to determine the combat policy in the direction of Harbin as soon as possible!

Chief of the General Staff Matsuda immediately replied, "As far as the current situation in Manchuria is concerned, our imperial troops have been defeated in the field against independent divisions in cities with strong fortifications. Therefore, the Kwantung Army troops in the direction of Harbin, Sticking to the city is the main point, no matter under any circumstances, do not go out of the city to fight, this is the core point of the Harbin defense plan stipulated by the headquarters!"

In a word, the troops of the Kwantung Army in the direction of Harbin, the Manchuria Army, defended the city, no matter how the independent division troops fought around and fought, they would not leave the city, and they would die if they went out of the city. After confirming the combat policy in the direction of Harbin, they felt panic The panicked Chief of General Staff Matsuda left Xinjing and hurried back to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Fengtian. After the whereabouts of General Umezu Yoshijiro disappeared, the Kwantung Army headquarters had no leader, and they were anxiously waiting for him to go back to take charge of the overall situation!

Colonel Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, commanded six mechanized brigades, and more than 6000 cavalry led by Liu Chun, the cavalry commander of the independent division, joined in the Zhaodong area. After discussion, the troops were deployed around Harbin, and they assumed a posture of a full-scale attack, in order to lure the Kwantung Army's garrison troops out of the city to fight and wipe out the enemy in the wild!

The troops of 10,000+ bluffed around the periphery of Harbin for a whole day, and even attacked a few small counties in the periphery. However, the Kwantung Army garrison in Harbin did not even show their faces. If you don't mind, just stay behind closed doors.

Commander Wang Jun and Deputy Commander Liu Chun of the North Manchurian Operation Corps had no choice but to report the situation to the division commander. According to their ideas, they could simply take Harbin down. The Corps now has this ability, but there is no division commander. Order, the two dare not do it.

Tang Qiuli was very disappointed when he received the report. It seems that it is not always his turn to take advantage of things. He suffers one after another. The commander of the Kwantung Army has learned to be smart, and he will come and stay behind closed doors to attack Harbin. The time was not yet ripe, so he sent a telegram to Wang Jun and Liu Chun, "Since the time to attack Harbin has not yet come, your regiment's current combat objectives should be placed in the surrounding areas of Harbin to wipe out the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchukuo in the outer towns." The garrison is encircling Harbin!"

Subsequently, the following order was issued to the four mechanized brigades of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps west of Xinjing, which were resting after the war, "In view of the Kwantung Army in Xinjing and the Puppet Manchurian Army, the troops in Gongzhuling, Yushutai, and Daheishan should During the battle, and exhausted, the next main task of your department is to encircle Xinjing, and wipe out the Kwantung Army and puppet Manchukuo garrison forces on the outskirts of Xinjing and surrounding areas!"

In the direction of Fengtian, Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, who still led his troops to rest in place after the end of the aid battle west of Fengtian, issued the same order. As a result, the entire Northeast battlefield formed the following situation. In the area east of the Daling River, west of Panshan and Beining, the Liaoxi Combat Corps, consisting mainly of the Niangziguan garrison of the Independent Division and the Marine Corps, encircled the Kwantung Army's more than 50 troops in the Liaoxi area.

In the Ximan area, east of Tongliao, west of Siping and Shuangliao, the North China Field Corps of the Independent Division and the Ximan Blocking Force of the Jingzhan Banner surrounded the Kwantung Army's Ximan area with more than 40 troops. The military forces encircled Harbin, Fengtian and Xinjing, and adopted the strategy of encircling without fighting and cleaning the periphery. As a result, the main force of the Kwantung Army and the three central cities in the Northeast were all under Tang Qiuli's control!

Two days later, Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps of the Independent Division, commanded the main force of the Corps and arrived at the line from Siping to Shuangliao. So far, the encirclement circles of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning and Ximan areas were formally formed. The two main corps plus the other corps attached to it, the independent division has the prerequisites for launching a general attack on the encircled Kwantung Army troops, both in terms of strength and equipment.

On the same day, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division, issued an order to form the combat headquarters of the Independent Division in Ximan. Major General Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolia Corps, served as the commander-in-chief. Major General Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the 20st Brigade of the [-]th Ninth Corps, served as the chief of staff of the headquarters. At the same time, the designation of the Ximan Blocking Corps of the Independent Division was revoked, and the unit it belonged to was assigned to the Ximan Regional Operations Command.

An independent division was established in the Liaoxi Region Combat Command, with Major General Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, serving as commander in chief, Major General Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps, serving as deputy commander in chief, and Colonel Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, serving as staff officer At the same time, the designation of the Liaodong Peninsula Combat Group of the Independent Division was revoked.

The military strength under the jurisdiction of the Ximan District Operation Command has reached 43 mechanized infantry brigades, with a strength of more than 56 people. The overall layout of the Northeast battlefield is officially formed!

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