Ambush
Hailin County was a very unique place. The north and east of Hailin County were plains, while the south and west were mountainous areas. There was a very narrow passage in the northwest of Hailin County. This passage was the main road from Hailin County to Haerbin District.
The railway from Haerbin to Hailin County was also built here.
Therefore, in the southern and western regions of Hailin County, the Japanese did not have many troops. They were mainly security forces. The Japanese troops were mainly stationed in the northern and eastern regions of Hailin County. The 8th division was in the northern region, and the 11th division was in the eastern region.
The Japanese were too arrogant. In their opinion, with two of their Jia Zhong Regiments, how could the Chinese army dare to attack? They could only defend!
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Yongfeng Village was a small village in the west of Hailin County. It was about nine kilometers away from Hailin County. Although the Japanese had arrived in Hailin County, because their target was Zhao Wenbin's army, they did not pay attention to the surrounding villages. They did not harm the local people, but this also gave Zhao Wenbin a chance.
Huang Goudan's Third Regiment, Zhao Tiezhu's Fourth Regiment, and Zhao Shuanzhu's Fifth Regiment. These three infantry regiments had quietly moved to Yongfeng Village and were waiting here for the arrival of tomorrow morning.
"Tie Zhu, have you sent out your scouts? Our troops haven't been discovered by the Japanese, right?”
Huang Goudan asked Zhao Tiezhu, the commander of the 4th Regiment, as he rubbed his hands in a temporary tent.
"No! It was freezing in this world of ice and snow. The Japanese would not run around blindly at this time. It's just that we don't dare to start a fire to cook in this position. The flatbread is harder than a rock. We don't even know how to eat it.
Moreover, the weather was so cold that it was going to die. They couldn't start a fire either. It was really worrying!”
Zhao Tiezhu complained as he took out a small bottle of wine from his pocket.
If drinking was not allowed in other areas, then Zhao Wenbin's Northeast Anti-Japanese Army was definitely an exception because it was too cold here. Therefore, Zhao Wenbin's army was the only army that could drink in winter.
The logistics department would distribute a fixed amount of white wine to every soldier every day to keep them warm. There was no other way. It's too cold, you can't ban these anymore.
The leader of the 5th Regiment, Zhao Shuanzhu, also took out a small wine bottle and opened it for himself.
"You two drink less. Don't get drunk. If anything happens, the commander-in-chief will kill you. Also, tell the soldiers below to drink less. Although it was cold now, he wanted everyone to persevere. It would be fine in the early hours of the morning.
Now, let's not drink and mess things up.”
Huang Goudan looked at them and said helplessly.
"We know! It was just that the weather was too cold. It was already early March this year, and the weather was still so cold. The commander-in-chief said that the snow would melt around the middle of March. However, in my opinion, if it continued to be cold like this, it would probably only melt in late March.”
Zhao Tiezhu took another sip. They couldn't start a fire now, as they were afraid that the Japanese would discover them because of the thick smoke from the fire. They would expose the target of their own troops, so the soldiers could only rely on strong alcohol to keep warm.
"Bear with it a little longer!"
Huang Goudan didn't say anything else after he finished speaking. He took out a small bottle of wine and took a few sips.
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Night soon fell on this land. The entire night was pitch-black. The bright moon in the sky appeared at the beginning, but then it seemed to hide again. The entire land was pitch-black.
A meandering army was moving forward with difficulty on the snowy ground. They did not have torches or any lighting tools. The soldiers in the army were close to each other. No one spoke, and no one rested. They all advanced without saying a word.
From time to time, some people would look up into the distance and then continue moving forward.
Needless to say, this army was Huang Goudan's group, Zhao Wenbin's 3rd, 4th, and 5th regiments. These were the three infantry regiments.
Suddenly, a soldier in front of him ran toward the yellow egg with difficulty.
"Regiment commander, we're five kilometers away from Hailin County! They discovered the Japanese scouts and their patrol troops ahead!”
This was a scout. His duty was to scout at the front and investigate the various situations on the road.
"Order the entire army to stop advancing immediately.”
Huang Goudan took a few deep breaths and whispered to a staff officer behind him.
Soon, after a few minutes, the entire army stopped moving forward.
"Goudan, why did you stop?"
Zhao Tiezhu, the leader of the 4th Regiment, walked up and asked while panting.、
"The Japanese's territory is just ahead. There were Japanese scouts and patrols.
We'll rest here for an hour and a half. We'll attack the Japanese at 11 o'clock!”
Yellow Dog Egg said to Zhao Tiezhu.
"Good! Rest for an hour and a half!"
Zhao Tiezhu nodded and left.
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Mudanjiang, General Command
"They are probably only a few kilometers away from Hailin County now!”
Zhao Wenbin stared at the map and said leisurely.
Old Man Li was standing next to him. Old Man Li was no longer as sloppy as he was half a year ago. He was now wearing a loose gray robe and a skullcap on his head. He looked a little interesting.
"It should be! In two hours, the battle would begin!”
Old Man Li nodded.
"Two hours! Two Japanese Regiments, over 20,000 Japanese! This time, they were going to beat the Japanese. I hope everything goes well! Otherwise, we'll be in a passive situation.”
Zhao Wenbin shook his head. He didn't know if they could win this battle. Everything depended on the performance of the soldiers and officers.
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Within the joint command post of the 8th and 11th divisions.
Although it was almost 10 pm, the two generals, Saiyi and Harada, had yet to leave the command center.
However, don't think that they were working. They were drinking in a penthouse next to the command center. There were two braziers burning beside them.
This era wasn't like the later era, where there was heating. It was also cold indoors!
Therefore, the Japanese also needed to burn a fire to keep warm, and even drink wine to keep warm.
"What a pity! The rest of our division will only arrive in Manchuria next month. Otherwise, we wouldn't have sent out two of our divisions.”
Nishiichi took a sip of wine and looked at Harada Keiichi with a rosy face.
Because of the people who stayed behind, less than half of their forces had come. At the very least, their cavalry regiment and field artillery regiment had not come. In addition, there were two infantry regiments that were also on the mainland.
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Because there was a problem with the typing software, the update today was a lot late. However, there would be a lot of updates. He would present the rest of the updates later.
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