In November 1936, both internationally and in China, it could be said to be " bustling with activity and frequent incidents."
On the other side of the ocean, Franklin Delano Rosford, who used the Rosford New Deal to successfully reverse the economic crisis of the United States of America, successfully defeated his opponent in the presidential election on November 3rd and was re-elected.
In Europe, where war was looming, Germany, which had just signed the Berlin Agreement with Italy at the end of October and formed the Berlin-Rome axis, signed the Japan-Germany Anti-Communism Agreement with Japan in Berlin on November 25th.
In the country, the first thing that shocked everyone was that the 180,000 troops of the Qing Ma army, which had occupied the Qing and Gan provinces in the northwest for decades, were defeated by the Red Army's West Route Army in less than a month. Even the sinister, cunning, cruel, and vicious Ma Bufang was ambushed when he returned to his nest, ending his sinful life.(When Ma Jun met Dong Zhentang and Huang Chao, he had already requested not to reveal his true identity to the outside world. Although he knew that he could not hide it for long, it was still necessary to hide his identity and strength as much as possible. Of course, he wasn't afraid that Mr. Jiang would find out the truth, because he had already thought of a way to deal with it.）This also disrupted Mr. Jiang's overall plan, causing the "Battle of Tongwei" organized by him to die prematurely before it even began.
Immediately after, General Fu Zuoyi, the head of the National Government's Suiyuan Province and the commander of the 35th Army, launched the Battle of Bailing Temple with a preemptive and long-distance attack against the Japanese militarism and the "pseudo-Mongolian organization" wedged into Suiyuan. General Fu Zuoyi appointed Sun Changsheng, the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, and Sun Lanfeng, the commander of the 211th Brigade, as the deputy commander of the enemy. He used the main force to attack the invading enemies of Honggeertu, Tumuertai, and Tuchengzi. The battle of Red Geertu lasted from the 13th to the 19th. It lasted for seven days and nights. The results were great. They destroyed the headquarters of the Japanese invaders Tanaka Longji and the bandit leader Wang Ying, seized more than 10 cars and several advanced military carriages, captured more than 300 enemies, seized a Japanese radio station, a password, and captured the Japanese radio station director and one employee. The victory of the Battle of Red Geertu cleared the obstacles for the next attack on the Hundred Spirits Temple. At 11 o'clock on the night of the 23rd, under the command of the division commander Sun Changsheng and the brigade commander Sun Lanfeng, the anti-Japanese troops suddenly launched a fierce attack on the enemy of the Hundred Spirits Temple. Due to our swift movements, the enemy was caught off guard, and the battle progressed relatively smoothly. The troops quickly inserted themselves into the enemy's front line. At the same time, our cavalry troops also conquered the North Mountain and took control of the airport, cutting off the enemy's escape route. The enemy in the temple panicked, and more than 20 Mongolian troops turned their guns and opened fire at the Japanese instructor. The Japanese commander Katsujima Kakuyoshi and the commander of the 7th division of the puppet Mongolian army, Muke Dengbao, saw that the situation was hopeless and fled. The anti-Japanese soldiers wiped out the Japanese and puppet troops, successfully recovered the Hundred Spirits Temple, and achieved the "Great Victory of the Hundred Spirits Temple". (The Great Victory at Bai Ling Temple was another victory that the Chinese army had achieved since the Great Wall War of Resistance in 1933. It was known as the "historical site that will never be worn down". Jiang Jieshi praised him for "truly being the starting point for the revival of our nation." After fighting for 25,000 li, the Chinese Party, which had just arrived in Yan 'an, was informed that General Fu Zuoyi had resolutely resisted the Japanese and won. They were the first to send a congratulatory message. Later, the Central Committee of the Chinese People's Party sent Nan Hanchen to Suiyuan to express his condolences to the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War. He also presented the banner of "Resist the Invaders for the Country" to the Hundred Spirits Temple.）
Almost at the same time, a sensational incident occurred in Shanghai-the "Seven Gentlemen Incident". After the "September 18th Incident", the government of the National Party did not put up a strong resistance, which led to the rise of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement in various parts of China. On May 31, 1936, Ma Xiangbo, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi and others announced the establishment of the National National Salvation Federation in Shanghai. They issued a declaration and adopted the "Initial Political Program for Resistance Against Japan and Salvation of the Nation", suggesting to all parties and factions in the country: immediately stop military conflicts, release political prisoners, and all parties and factions immediately send official representatives to negotiate, formulate a common national salvation program, and establish a unified anti-Japanese regime. At that time, Ma Xiangbo, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Shen Junru, Zou Taofen, Zhang Naiqi, Shi Liang, Wang Zaoshi, Li Gongpu, Sha Qianli, Tao Xingzhi and others were elected as executive members. On July 15, 1936, Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, and Tao Xingzhi jointly published the Basic Conditions and the Lowest Requirements for Unity to Resist Invaders, echoing the proposal of the Chinese government to stop the civil war and form an anti-Japanese national united front, demanding that the Guomindang stop suppressing the Chinese. On November 12, 1936, the National Salvation Association held a memorial event. Shi Liang, who was a member of the leadership group, also asked the National Government to stop the civil war, unite with Russia, and help the farmers. The National Salvation Association's many sympathies with the Chinese government angered the Chinese government, which was eager to clear the Chinese, and also offended the Japanese army in Shanghai. At that time, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Kotani Jiro, met with Yu Hongjun, the acting head of the Shanghai City government of the National Party, and asked for the arrest of the members of the National Salvation Association. On the morning of November 23, 1936, the Nanjing National Government arrested seven leaders of the National Salvation Association, including Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, Shi Liang, Li Gongpu, Wang Zaoshi, and Sha Qianli, in Shanghai for the crime of endangering the Republic of China. He was transferred to the Suzhou Jiangsu Province High Court for custody. Because the seven of them had professional social status, it was called the Seven Gentlemen incident. This incident aroused strong protests and condemnation from the Chinese Party, the people of the country, and people from all walks of life at home and abroad. Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng, and international friends Russell, Dewey, and Einstein all demanded the unconditional release of Shen Junru and the others. The Chinese Party and people from all walks of life launched an extensive rescue campaign across the country. On June 25, 1937, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Hu Yuzhi, and other 16 people launched a national salvation and imprisonment campaign, requesting to be imprisoned together with Shen Junru and others. After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, Jiang Jieshi's government announced the release of Shen Junru and the other seven people on bail on July 31, 1937, and finally withdrew the lawsuit in February 1939.
Ma Jun and his Flying Tiger Army, who had successfully completed the task of " saving the West Route Army," took advantage of the opportunity when the Battle of Bai Ling Temple was in full swing and attracted people's attention. After bidding farewell to the Red Fifth Army officers and soldiers who had built a deep relationship with them because they fought side by side, they used the powerful mobility of the heavy truck to cross the desert Gobi again and returned to their base in Daqing Mountain. Ignoring the chaos in the outside world, Ma Jun organized the officers and soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army to summarize the battle. They fully utilized the intelligence of the officers and soldiers and summarized dozens of combat experiences, greatly improving the cohesion and combat ability of the officers and soldiers.
Because Ma Jun knew the outcome of the Seven Gentlemen incident, he did not take any action. However, he had to be concerned about what was happening in the northeast. In order to let the new divisions built on the mainland gain combat experience, and to eliminate the Northeast anti-Japanese armed forces as soon as possible and clear the obstacles to the full-scale invasion of China, the Japanese government could not wait to transport the five newly built divisions of more than 100,000 troops to the northeast of China through the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula. After a brief rest, under the unified command of the Kwantung Army Command, they launched a "encirclement and suppression" against the "Anti-Japanese Alliance" and other major resistance forces. The Young Iron Blood Army led by Zhao Dong was mainly active under the nose of Fengtian's Guandong Army Command, which directly threatened the important traffic lines from Fengtian to Lushun and Shanhaiguan. Therefore, they were listed as the key targets in this "encirclement and suppression" operation.
As the base of the Young Iron Blood Army was located in the mountains, it was not conducive to the deployment of large troops. However, if the number of troops was too small, even if they could defeat the Young Iron Blood Army, it would be difficult to wipe them out. In response to this situation, the Kwantung Army headquarters formulated a plan that they thought was foolproof: They would send out an entire division to form a huge encirclement around the Young Iron Blood Army's base, cutting off the Young Iron Blood Army's escape routes and supply channels. Then, he would select two elite infantry brigades and use the assault method of " advancing from north to south " to pincer the " Young Iron-Blood Army ", forcing them to leave the base. Then, he would gradually narrow the encirclement and trap the " Young Iron-Blood Army ", who had lost their support and resources, in the mountains.
Wishes were plentiful, but reality was hard. The plans of the Kwantung Army headquarters could not be said to be not thorough and not vicious, but they did not know that the "Young Iron Blood Army" that had been "armed" by Ma Jun had already changed their weapons and was no longer the same as before. After the "encirclement and suppression" operation started, the Guandong Army continued to implement the cruel policy of annexing villages, blockading, checking, and killing people, cutting off the escape routes and supply channels of the "Young Iron-Blood Army". After all the troops were in place to besiege the base of the "Young Iron-Blood Army", the two enhanced elite infantry brigades moved in the south and the north at the same time under the personal command of the two colonel regiments who were familiar with jungle warfare. The target was the location of the Young Iron Blood Army base, Shuangmiaogou, south of Xiuyan, southern Liao!
Zhao Dong and the others had already learned through Chang Shengli's " intelligence network " that the Japanese Kwantung Army was about to encircle and annihilate their " Young Iron Blood Army." Although they had not received the specific action plan of the Japanese, it was not difficult to guess their plot to trap him after seeing the " small tricks " that the Japanese Kwantung Army had done around his secret camp. Zhao Dong immediately reported the situation and his judgment to Ma Jun. Ma Jun's reply made Zhao Dong feel even more at ease and respect for Ma Jun."Call acknowledged. The Japanese Kwantung Army's encirclement and suppression would be a large-scale and deep attack against all the Northeast anti-Japanese armed forces. Its purpose was to eliminate the Northeast anti-Japanese armed forces, remove obstacles for the full-scale invasion of China, and at the same time achieve the purpose of training soldiers. The location of your troops is not conducive to the operation of large regiments, so you don't have to pay attention to the Japanese troops on the periphery. Just hand it over to Chang Shengli's intelligence personnel for monitoring. Your current main task is to be vigilant and prevent the sudden attack of the Japanese elite troops! Ma Jun…"
As for the two enhanced elite infantry brigades of the Kwantung Army, who were conceited, blindly confident, and ignorant of the details of the Young Iron Blood Army, they were in for a tragedy.。。
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