Glorious Mission 1937

After the capture of Hailar, Chen Feng ordered Qin Yiwu's troops to build fortifications on the spot to prepare for the Japanese counterattack on Hailar. At the same time, he ordered the Reorganized Seventh Division to send troops to the Chen Baerhu Banner immediately, attack from east to west, and attack Manzhouli together with the troops on the western front.Subsequently, Liu Li, commander of the Reorganized 7th Division, personally commanded the troops to advance in the direction of Chen Barhu Banner.

An infantry squadron from the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army and a cavalry regiment from the puppet army were stationed at Chen Barhu Banner. The total strength was only 300. After receiving the news of the fall of Hailar, the defenders of Chen Barhu Banner panicked. They were worried that Chen Feng's troops would attack westward from Hailar, and they would be in trouble at that time. Although more than 1000 people stationed in a county town, it is not considered empty, but the problem is that most of these 1000 people are cavalry , there are not many real infantry.

Cavalry Cavalry, only the cavalry on horseback can be regarded as a real army and can exert [-]% combat effectiveness. The dismounted cavalry can't even exert half of its original combat effectiveness. Using these troops to defend the city is simply a joke.

In desperation, Shao Zuo Uehara, the garrison commander of Chen Baerhu Banner, had to send a report to the Division Headquarters of the Ninth Division, requesting combat guidance.

There are also criticisms within the Kwantung Army about Yano Yinsaburo abandoning the city and fleeing. However, in view of the sharp attack of Chen Feng's troops, the Kwantung Army also has different opinions on this matter. Some people think that Yano Yinsaburo abandoned the city and fled. It directly led to the fall of Hailar City, making the imperial army extremely passive in future operations.

Others believed that Yano Yinsaburo was making an on-the-spot decision as a senior commander, but it turned out that Yano Yinsaburo's judgment was correct.If the more than 5000 imperial troops still stubbornly stay in Hailar, I am afraid that the 23rd Division and its headquarters will be wiped out of the imperial battle order by the Chinese army. Although Yano Yinsaburo's move is an insult to the honor of the imperial army , but preserved the entire division.

Lieutenant General Higuchi Jiichiro knew that something was wrong after receiving the telegram from Yano Yinsaburo. The 23rd Division suddenly abandoned Hailar, but the troops in Manchuria were under the greatest pressure.Because of the current strategic situation, as long as the Chinese commander is not an idiot, he will definitely send troops to attack Manchuria.

Sure enough, before they could do anything, Chen Feng's troops began to encircle Manzhouli.It is obvious that the lone army of the Ninth Division will be wiped out.

Originally, the Japanese army in the direction of Manzhouli was at a disadvantage.If it weren't for Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro's rich combat experience, he placed his position outside the city and used reasonable terrain layout to block the battlefield, which would have caused great trouble to Chen Feng's troops.Increased the difficulty of attack.Otherwise, Manzhouli City would have been beaten down long ago.

Now Chen Feng's troops are attacking Manchuria.That would be tantamount to cutting off the Ninth Division's retreat. Now there are only two ways in front of the Ninth Division, one is to resist stubbornly.The other is to immediately abandon the city and break through.

Of course, Kiichiro Higuchi still has another choice, which is to immediately surrender to Zhang Jingjun's troops outside the city, but this choice will never be chosen by Kiichiro Higuchi, because Kiichiro Higuchi will never dare to tarnish the emperor of the Ninth Division. The glory of the military division.

You must know that the Ninth Division, also known as the Kanazawa Division, was formed in Kanazawa in the northwest of Japan. It is one of the most elite Division A divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army.The Ninth Division is mainly composed of soldiers from Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui counties. Since the establishment of this unit, from the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War to World War II, this unit has been fighting on the front line.In the eyes of the Japanese base camp, the Ninth Division has strong soldiers, relatively well-equipped, and its combat effectiveness is second only to the Second and Sixth Divisions.

Whenever there is a fierce battle or a tough battle, the base camp thinks of this division. In the army, the Ninth Division and the No.18 Division (Kurume Division) are considered to be double jade.More importantly, the previous leaders of the Ninth Division were all well-known generals of the Japanese Empire. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Ninth Division belonged to the 3rd Army of General Nogi Noki and participated in the battle of Lushun.

In the fortified battle of Lushun, the 9th Division stormed upwards three times, and the captain of the infantry regiment to which it belonged either died or was injured.After suffering such a big loss, the division immediately went to the Battle of Fengtian without any adjustments.

For such an army, it would be a great shame even to abandon the city and flee, let alone surrender voluntarily.Besides, if you surrender at most, you will keep your own name, but Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro is sure that once the news of his surrender is reported to Japan, the Higuchi family will be disgraced immediately, and the honor accumulated over the past century will be in vain. His family members who stay in China will also be persecuted and attacked. This kind of thing happens from time to time in Japan, so he dare not take this risk.

After discussing with the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi decided to order all the Japanese and puppet troops near Manzhouli to move closer to Manzhouli to prevent being defeated by Chen Feng's troops.

Under the support of the Ninth Division, the Chen Baerhu Banner, Baerhu Left Banner, and Right Banner puppet troops for more than 8000 days voluntarily abandoned the city defenses and retreated into Manzhouli City. Since then, the number of Japanese and puppet troops in Manzhouli City has reached [-]. More than a thousand people.

After all the troops withdrew into Manzhouli City, Higuchi Kiichiro revised the plan for defending the city. There were still three lines of defense outside the city, and three lines of defense were also built inside the city. , Even the whole army will never surrender to the Chinese.

After receiving the telegram from Zhang Jingjun, Chen Feng smiled. This Kiichiro Higuchi is really tough. He didn't break out of the siege, let alone surrender. He planned to use Manzhouli City to hold out a stubborn resistance, or he still wanted to stand by and wait for help.

How could Chen Feng leave him this loophole, and immediately ordered three infantry divisions and a large number of technical arms of the Northern Mongolian Military Region to complete the final siege of Manzhouli City. The four gates of Manzhouli City were blocked by 3 troops. Under the command of the Communist Party of China, a large number of heavy artillery units were mobilized to Manchuria.

Chen Feng's meaning was very clear, as long as the puppet army took the initiative to do whatever they wanted, they could let the past go. As for the Japanese army, if it was the Ninth Division's execution, they didn't need to report to the headquarters.

The reason why Chen Feng issued this order is entirely because the Ninth Division was one of the culprits in the Nanjing Massacre in history. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, the Ninth Division was transferred to Shanghai by the Japanese army headquarters to participate in the Songhu Battle . At the end of September 9, the Ninth Division landed in Wusong.

Most of the defenders in Shanghai were the elite Central Army of the Kuomintang, and the Japanese army encountered tenacious resistance.For quite a long period of time, the Japanese army fell into a bitter battle, and the Japanese army fought back and forth, and each other attacked and defended, and the front line was stalemate. On November 11, the 4th Army led by Lieutenant General Yanagawa Hirasuke successfully landed in Hangzhou Bay, which was tantamount to stabbing behind the Japanese defense line.The Japanese defense line that had been defending for nearly three months began to collapse, and they retreated to Nanjing.

The 9th Division and other Japanese troops followed suit and started the Battle of Nanjing. The 36th Infantry Regiment belonging to the 12th Division arrived at Guanghuamen in Nanjing on December 9, but due to the stubborn resistance of the Communist Party of China, it failed to do so until the 13th. Can move forward.However, with the fall of Yuhuatai, Zijinshan and other positions outside the city of Nanjing, the Nanjing defense line retreated across the board, and the Japanese army immediately occupied Nanjing.What happened later is simply unbearable. After the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, in the next month or so, the Nanjing occupation army headed by the 6th Division, 9th Division, 3rd Division and 16th Division fought in the ancient capital of thousands of years. It committed the most shameful crime in human history, and more than 30 innocent people were slaughtered.

Chen Feng kept this account in mind for each of them. Today, the Ninth Division had the misfortune to meet him, so the fate of destruction would be inevitable.

In order to prevent the night from having long dreams, Chen Feng ordered Zhang Jingjun, the commander-in-chief of Manchuria, to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Manchuria immediately. All the troops attacked in turn, and never gave the Japanese army a chance to breathe until it collapsed.

Since the afternoon of the 27th, all the troops of the Northern Mongolian Military Region have launched the most violent attack on the Manzhouli City where the Japanese troops were stationed. Three-dimensional attack, the Japanese army outside the city has to pay a very heavy price every moment.

The attack by Chen Feng's troops started after one o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still no sign of stopping until late at night on the 27th. This made Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro's heart sink to the bottom of the valley. The deputy wants to completely wipe out the Ninth Division.

In the underground headquarters of the Manzhouli Garrison Command, Kiichiro Higuchi threw the sake bottle to the ground and asked angrily, "General Yamada asked us to stand firm for a week?"

"Hay! Your Excellency, Division Commander, Commander Yamada said that it would take at least seven days to open the road from Qiqihar to Manzhouli, or even longer, so he ordered our department to persist for a week no matter what!" Major Staff Officer replied loudly.

"Baga, Baga! I heard that, hundreds of Chinese people are constantly bombarding our army's positions with heavy artillery, and Chinese people's heavy tanks are constantly impacting our army's defense line. You know that today's attack on Great Japan How many warriors did the imperial army lose?"

"There were 1400 dead and 2600 wounded. These are the real elites of the imperial army. They are gone. We have to wait a week. Are those bastards here to collect our bodies or come to reinforce them? asshole!"

When Zhang Jingjun's troops were besieging Manzhouli, Chen Feng ordered the Hailar defenders to clear out the remaining enemies in the city as soon as possible and repair the airport facilities damaged by the war. The army will continue to increase troops to Hailar to prepare for capturing the entire Hulunbuir Grassland.

Following Chen Feng's order, a large number of troops from the Northern Mongolian Military Region were assembled and quickly transferred to Hailar via a large transport plane. (to be continued..)