Chapter 29
Many things that seem simple to us are actually very complicated. For example, when the Northeast was occupied by the Japanese, many people said that it was Old Jiang who ordered not to resist, and then Zhang Shao Shuai gave up on resisting.
In fact, this was a very one-sided statement. The specific incident happened after the September 18th Incident. At that time, Old Jiang's first thought was that the Japanese were looking for trouble.
At that time, Old Jiang's order to Zhang Shao Shuai was indeed not to resist and not to cause any conflict. Then, he would go to the international community to seek help, hoping that those countries would come out and mediate.
However, at that time, all the countries in the world did not care about China. In addition, the Japanese had begun to send more troops to the northeast. At that time, Old Jiang knew that he could only use force.
At that time, the northeast was mainly occupied around Fengtian.
Thus, Old Jiang gave Zhang Shao Shuai an order to order his troops to fight back and not give up the northeast.
However, Zhang Shao Shuai saw that there was no hope for peace talks and wanted to preserve his strength, so he privately ordered the Northeast Army to retreat to Jin Zhou.
For this reason, Old Jiang could only scold Zhang Shao Shuai for his shortsightedness. He could only pick up the Taiji Fist that he used to deal with the Japanese government.
However, the Japanese moved very quickly. They cut off the connection between the northeast and the pass in a very short time and occupied most of the northeast.
At this time, the northeast was already the meat of the Japanese. Old Jiang saw that there was no other way, so he could only let it be.
However, the Japanese were not satisfied. After they occupied the three eastern provinces, they took a fancy to the Rehe generation. Thus, he gathered more than 30,000 troops around Fengtian.
They were preparing to attack Rehe, and there were currently more than 300,000 soldiers from the Northeast Army gathered on the front line between Rehe and Jinzhou. The troops that had withdrawn from the northeast were all gathered in this area.
Old Jiang's order to Zhang Shao Shuai was to never give up on Jehe and Jinzhou again, because they were the bridgeheads for the future counterattack in the northeast.
At this time, because the Japanese government had successfully transferred the domestic economic contradictions through war, the Japanese government also wanted to negotiate, so they began negotiations with the Nanjing government.
The initial negotiations were still going well. However, because the Japanese had taken over the northeast, the Japanese army became arrogant in the country. They directly affected the negotiations between the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese government. They demanded that all Chinese troops withdraw from Jinzhou and the Rehe area. They demanded that the Rehe and Jinzhou areas be neutral areas and that both sides could not station their troops there.
This was the famous case of Jinzhou Central High School in history. After the case of Jinzhou Central High School was established, Old Jiang and his Nanjing government firmly opposed the case. After all, this was China's territory, so what right did it have to become a neutral zone?
However, it was useless if the old general did not agree. Zhang Shao Shuai privately negotiated with the Japanese government and agreed to the Jinzhou case. Then, without consulting the Nanjing government, he ordered the Northeast Army to withdraw from Jinzhou and Rehe.
This was the general course of events that happened when the famous Northeast Army fired a single shot into the Northeast. I don't like to be slandered, so before someone slanders the region, they should first find out the truth! Because of one person, the entire region was slandered. I was the most annoyed.
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Standing on the city gate tower and looking at the recruits who were training in the recruit camp outside the city, Zhao Wenbin's gaze had a look of recollection, as if he recalled the time when he was training in the Great Eastern Ravine.
"Young Master, I have received information that the Japanese's 8th and 11th divisions are currently on the train to Mudanjiang. They would probably reach Mudanjiang in a few days.”
Zhou Da appeared behind Zhao Wenbin and said softly.
"A few more days? Haha! However, the Japanese seemed to be slower.”
Zhao Wenbin chuckled.
Zhou Da hesitated for a moment after hearing that. In the end, he still looked at Zhao Wenbin and said,"Young Master, our army is currently undergoing training. It's too late!”
"It's just training. It did not mean that they did not have any combat power. You can leave! Continue to monitor the Japanese."
Zhao Wenbin shook his head slightly.
"Yes, sir!"
Zhou Da went down, but Zhao Wenbin was still standing there. After watching for a while, he returned to his command post.
"Give the order to Li Ergou's Infantry Regiment 1. Have him lead his regiment to Jixi County and board the train to Mudanjiang!”
It would take a few days for the Japanese to reach Mudanjiang, but it was only about 170 kilometers by train from Jixi County to Mudanjiang. It would take about three to four hours by train.
Therefore, Zhao Wenbin was confident that he could occupy the Mudanjiang River and build a defensive position before the Japanese arrived.
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Mudanjiang, the reason why Mudanjiang could become a city was inseparable from Mudanjiang's railway station.
In the last century, Mudanjiang was still a small town under Ning An County. Later, the Middle East railway passed through here and built a railway station. Immediately, Mudanjiang's status began to rise.，
From a small town, it slowly became a county. In the end, even its former jurisdiction, Ning An County, became a county under him. He himself was upgraded to a city, becoming a city on par with New Capital, Fengtian, and Haer Bin. I'm talking about this era. Don't compare the future with the present. Because the difference was huge.
Li Ergou was dressed in a Type 07 military uniform. He carried the rank of colonel on his shoulder as he got off the train. Looking at the curious gazes of the surrounding civilians, Li Ergou grinned.
"This is Mudanjiang! Send an order to the big guy's 1st Battalion. Tell him to immediately lead the troops to occupy the important departments in the city. Also, arrest all the officials of the puppet government!”
The big guy was naturally Big Guy Zhou. The platoon leader under him had also been promoted to battalion commander.
People! They were all growing up, especially Li Ergou and the others. They were born commoners and knew very well how difficult it was to reach this stage. Therefore, they cherished the opportunity to learn even more.
Many times, you would see these officers. They did not go around looking for fun, nor did they often stroll on the streets. Instead, they spent more time reading. In the past, they didn't have the conditions to learn. Now that they had the opportunity, they were all working hard to learn. At the same time, they hoped that they would have some results and be promoted during the next expansion.
There were 23 company commanders before, but there were only eight battalion commanders behind them. Now, there were only eight regiment commanders. Those who were capable would be promoted, and those who were incapable would be demoted. Whoever was the most outstanding would be promoted. If they were not capable enough or were less capable than the others, they would have to give up their position. This was the rule of fighting the Japanese.
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