Glorious Mission 1937

It is reasonable to say that there will be no surprises in the result of the Sino-Japanese naval encounter at sea, because no matter in terms of the number or level of warships, the Nanyang Navy is far from the opponent of the Japanese Navy, and a destroyer is impossible anyway. Confronting a cruiser, not to mention a small fleet with the cruiser as the flagship and the remaining 7 large and small warships.

But the result of things is often so unexpected. After two hours of fierce fighting, the small Japanese fleet was completely defeated. 8 warships were sunk 2 ships and 4 ships were damaged. The battleship was defeated and fled, while the destroyer of the Nanyang Navy was only slightly injured, which did not affect its combat effectiveness at all.

The result of this battle completely shocked both China and Japan. The Japanese side was deeply ashamed and at the same time full of fear for this new type of warship under Chen Feng's command. According to the report of the naval officers and soldiers who escaped back by chance, although the Chinese warship was not big, the artillery fire was strong. Extremely violent, and the most incredible thing is that their shooting accuracy is extremely high, one hit is accurate.

In particular, one of the two Japanese warships sunk this time was a heavy cruiser, the Kako among the Japanese Furutaka-class heavy cruisers.The Japanese Furutaka-class heavy cruiser is the earliest cruiser equipped with a 2-centimeter main gun built by the Japanese Navy after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty. It is one of the oldest heavy cruisers in Japan.

Although they have been in service for a relatively long time, the performance of the Furutaka-class heavy cruisers is not bad. Because the Japanese government wanted to make the Furutaka-class cruisers the main battleships of the navy, so in 1937, the only two Furutaka-class heavy cruisers Modernized.

Furutaka-class heavy cruiser after renovation.Its benchmark displacement reaches 8700 tons, and the public test displacement is as high as 10630 tons. The maximum speed is 33 knots, and the endurance is 7000 nautical miles and 14 knots.The caliber of the main gun was increased from 200 mm to 203 mm, and three double-mounted turrets were used at the same time: the front two main turrets faced forward, the front deck in front of the bridge was arranged in a piggyback style, and the rear of the hull was arranged with a main turret .The number of torpedo tubes has been reduced by four, and the fixed type in the ship has been replaced by two quadruple torpedo tubes on the upper deck; the anti-aircraft firepower has been strengthened, catapults have been added, and 1-2 water reconnaissance aircraft have been equipped.

In terms of performance, although the Furutaka-class heavy cruisers cannot be compared with the heavy cruisers of major naval countries such as the United States and Britain.But it won't be that bad.

However, such a battleship was sunk inexplicably. Of the more than 600 Japanese naval officers and soldiers, only a hundred escaped, and the rest fell into the sea to feed the sharks.

After the incident, the entire Japanese navy was in an uproar. They couldn't imagine how a small destroyer could defeat a heavy cruiser and seven warships with a displacement of more than 7 tons.And sank several ships.

With this unexpected event.The Japanese Naval Operations Department immediately adjusted the combat plan.The first is to suspend the attack on the Nanyang Territory, and at the same time send intelligence personnel to urgently find out how many new warships Chen Feng has under his command, and whether the performance of this new warship is really as powerful as those naval officers and soldiers who escaped by chance said.

Not to mention that the Japanese army was panicked by a destroyer under Chen Feng's command.On the contrary, the talks between Chen Feng, Zhukov and the others made a breakthrough. After seeing the powerful force of the Eighth Theater Guard Division and the 4th Armored Division, the Soviet Union readily agreed to jointly send troops to Northeast China and cooperate with Chen Feng's troops in declaring war on the Japanese Kwantung Army. .

At eight o'clock in the morning on October 10, two divisions and one brigade under Chen Feng's command, as well as three infantry divisions, two artillery divisions, and one tank division of the Soviet Red Army, a total of more than 28 people rushed to Jiayin County. Half an hour later, the Soviet consul in Japan submitted his credentials to the Japanese government, officially declaring war on Japan.

The Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan caused an uproar around the world. Japan couldn't believe it was true, and Germany was also shocked. They couldn't even imagine that this was a decision made by the Soviet Union.

You must know that the current situation of the Soviet Union is not very good. Under the crazy attack of the Germans, the Soviet Union not only lost more than 300 million troops, but even the capital Moscow was surrounded by the German army.If it was a normal situation, the Soviet Union would not choose to turn against the Japanese side at this time, and would even try to establish a good relationship with the Japanese side, so as to prevent being attacked by things from Germany and Japan. Japan and Japan declare war at the same time.

Whether the Japanese believe it or not, this is true.After receiving the letter of credence from the Soviet Union, the Japanese side immediately called the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, asking them to immediately strengthen their guard and be careful not to be attacked by the Soviet Red Army.But it was too late. When the telegram from Tokyo was sent to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the telegram from the defenders of Jiayin County also arrived at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army at the same time.

Under the joint attack of the Japanese army, the Jiayin defenders of the Japanese army were quickly defeated. The defenders of the two brigades retreated without holding on for an hour, and the Chinese and Soviet troops began to pursue.

The Kwantung Army was also a mere mess, directly abandoning the border area, and the defenders retreated all the way to the Wuyiling and Tangwang River lines, relying on the fortifications that had already been built to block.

On the same day, the paratroopers from the Eighth War Zone carried out airborne in Jiamusi. Although Jiamusi was an important military base for the Japanese army on the Eastern Front, due to the large number of main forces moving westward during this period, the defense forces in Jiamusi and other places were extremely weak.Although the defenders also made extremely fierce resistance, they still could not prevent the paratroopers from capturing Jiamusi.

However, in this battle, the paratroopers under Chen Feng's command were hit hard again. After the battle, only 1 paratroopers were left, and the casualty rate was as high as 33%.Of course, the record is also quite impressive, more than 8000 Japanese puppet troops were wiped out.

At the same time, the anti-Japanese forces lurking in the Northeast also began to exert their strength. Yehelina commanded her White Russian soldiers to finally capture Heihe. A bunch of traitors, big and small, were captured in Xinjing, and the Anti-Japanese League was not idle, intercepting and killing Japanese transport teams and small groups of Japanese and puppet troops everywhere, and the entire Northeast region was full of flames.

Simultaneous attacks on the east and west lines put enormous pressure on the Kwantung Army headquarters.In particular, the enemies in both directions were equally powerful. This not only caused a headache for the Kwantung Army Command, but even the Japanese immigrants in the northeast region felt uneasy. Some began to move south, and some returned decisively.

On October 10, the Kwantung Army Command made an important decision to abandon all unnecessary territories, stick to important cities and communication lines, and at the same time mobilize reinforcements from the country again.

Although this move seemed a bit stupid and meant to lure wolves into the house, it was the best method the Kwantung Army Command could think of.

Tokyo has done a detailed study on this matter, and believes that it is impossible to mobilize more troops from the mainland in a short period of time, so it is feasible to abandon some places that have no strategic significance, but the reinforcements are only two divisions and [-] at most. Yu people are not very useful for the current Manchurian battlefield, so the Tokyo side ordered the Kwantung Army Command to immediately organize the soldiers in Manchuria, organize these people, and at the same time ordered the Manchurian government to expand the national defense force again to resist China and the Soviet Union army attack.

In addition, the Kwantung Army Command believes that at this time, the Kwantung Army Command cannot fight alone, so it ordered the North China Front Army Command to suspend all operations, and large forces began to gather in Beiping, Jinan, Tangshan and other places, ready to go north to reinforce the Kwantung Army at any time .

After receiving the order from the base camp, Okamura Ningji was a little unwilling, but he once served as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army knew the strategic position of the Kwantung Army. Once the Kwantung Army was defeated, the Manchurian government would cease to exist. Manchuria no longer exists, and North Korea and North China are also at stake. Although he was a little reluctant, Neiji Okamura strictly implemented this order.

When the North China Front Army was assembled on a large scale, the Kwantung Army Command finally responded. A large number of Japanese and puppet troops shrank back from some remote areas, and large troops from the interior also began to gather in Jixi, Hegang and other places.

In addition, the Kwantung Army Command issued an order to recruit soldiers from the countryside in the Northeast to make up for the shortage of troops.Under the vigorous efforts of the Kwantung Army Command, more than 5 Japanese immigrants in the Northeast were armed in just three days, and more Japanese immigrants were rushing to various recruitment points.

It has been a long time since we talked about Japanese immigrants in Northeast China. As we all know, Northeast China fell after the "September 1931th" Incident in [-], but the plan of Japanese immigration to Northeast China had been planned many years before that.

According to the "Qing Conquest Strategy" officially formulated by Japan at the end of the 19th century, the Northeast was the first stop of Japan's occupation of China.However, several attempts before 1931 ended in failure due to the tenacious resistance of the Chinese people. After the "September 1931th" Incident in [-], the Northeast fell, and the Japanese attempted to turn the Northeast into their own colony. Therefore, a plan for large-scale immigration to Northeast China proposed by Japanese colonialists Kanji Kato and Tetsuo Tomiya was officially implemented. .

This plan is to establish a "pioneering group" in Japan, the so-called collective organization for the development of Northeast China, and to establish immigrant villages in Northeast China so that Japan can colonize Northeast China for a long time.Soon after, Tonomiya Tetsuo established "Yaei Village" and "Qianzhen Village" in China, and hundreds of Japanese colonists first established the so-called "New Order" in Northeast China.

The Japanese colonialists declared that Northeast China was the "land of kings" and called on more Japanese to join the ranks of the colonists.For many Japanese, Northeast China is unfamiliar and naturally very attractive, so a large number of colonists poured into Northeast China and started their so-called "happy life" in Northeast China. (To be continued..)