Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve Bow Archery at Jiangqiao

The Battle of Jiangqiao is Ma Zhanshan's famous work.In this battle where the Northeast Army did not have an absolute advantage, Marshal Ma's command art was released and demonstrated to the greatest extent, which severely frustrated the arrogant Kwantung Army. After the Japanese began to repair the bridge, Ma Zhanshan ordered the troops stationed on the Jiangqiao to retreat to Daxing Station in order to comply with the Japanese request to retreat fifteen miles away. Originally, it was to give the Japanese face according to the agreement, but I didn't expect the devil to open a dyeing workshop after giving color.Relying that no one could hit him, those Japanese pilots kicked the bomb off the plane casually, and bombarded the Chinese retreating troops indiscriminately.

Ma Zhanshan is a man who prefers softness to toughness, so when he suddenly became angry, he immediately ordered the troops to enter the first level of combat readiness. There is no chance of winning at all, but until now, people can't be bullied by pointing their noses.Fight! ("Since fighting means dying, and not fighting means dying, rather than dying without fighting, it is better to swear to the death and fulfill the duty of a soldier.") China's toughness was beyond the expectations of the Japanese army, but perhaps this is exactly what they wanted. On the night before the troops stationed in Jiangqiao withdrew, Hamamoto sent a small team to infiltrate the defender's post on the north bank in a small boat.

The operation was sudden and successful. Before the three Chinese sentries could respond, they were tied up with ropes and brought back to the south bank. At the same time, the team also conducted reconnaissance on the roads and terrain on the north bank. The small test of the Japanese version of Crossing the River Reconnaissance Notes obviously strengthened Hamamoto's original understanding: the Northeast Army on the opposite side is also very good. With the completion of the reconnaissance, everyone below is busy: the artillery brigade chooses positions and measures distances; the engineers are busy repairing the iron bridge-not to let the train go, but to let the infantry pass first.

The muzzle is aligned, and the bridge can be crossed.What are you waiting for. In the early morning of November 4th in the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931), the autumn fog was thick. The captain of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Major Konie Kunio, ordered the 5th Squadron (Toya Squadron) as the vanguard to cross the river bridge and march towards Daxing Station. The Chinese defenders seemed to be the same as before, taking no precautions.It was quiet on the river bank, and the road to Daxing Station was also quiet.It seems that everything is so quiet, as if people have returned to the "non-resistance" Beidaying.

In fact, Xu Baozhen's guard regiment, who was in charge of the defensive mission, was not asleep. They were lying in the fortifications of the position, staring at the Japanese army without blinking. There was no movement, except that Toya Squadron was still within the specified 15 miles.The order Xu Baozhen received from Ma Zhanshan was: open fire if it exceeds 1 mile. Lieutenant Toyachu, the squadron leader of the Japanese army, had no concept of 15 miles at all in his mind. He was planning to go to Daxing Station for lunch. 15 miles, 16 miles, fire! The Japanese army was unprepared. According to their own statistics, this guy killed and injured 15 people without even looking at the opponent's face.

Toya Tadashi was stunned, he seemed to have entered a space-time dislocation: What's going on, all the dead are ours? If you want to rush forward, you find that the opponent's weapon is too fierce. The machine gun alone can pull out several firepower nets, and you will be killed or injured when you encounter it. Toya Tadashi had no choice but to order the troops to stop, hoping that the plane overhead could help to reduce his loss of personnel. Unexpectedly, the Japanese machine was also unlucky.Due to flying too low when dropping the bomb, a bomber was attacked by ground machine guns and artillery, and almost failed to survive. The lieutenant pilot who flew the plane even had his thigh pierced. It is conceivable how much firepower the defenders have. fierce.

The underground and the sky are all stopped now. The famous Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War in history has since kicked off. I was afraid of war, and it turned out to be a war.Consul Qing Shui of Qiqihar, who had been given the mission by Biyuan, panicked. He hurriedly asked to meet Ma Zhanshan to discuss ways to avoid conflicts. Qingshui's solution is for the two parties to form a mediation committee to urge their respective troops to retreat in order to resume the restoration process of the river bridge. The method is good, but the problem is that he can't let the provocateur retreat first.

Qing Shui was a civil servant, and he sent Lin Yixiu to the front line to put out the fire for him. From the bottom of his heart, Lin Yixiu was also a radical who advocated "March to North Manchuria".Helpless, what I ate was the rice bowl of foreign negotiations. The so-called butt determines the head, so I had to agree to serve as the Japanese representative of the mediation committee. The Chinese representative is Ma Zhanshan's old subordinate Shi Lanbin. These mediation committee members rushed to the front line by special train. Lin Yixiu asked the Chinese defenders to withdraw first, but of course Shi Lanbin flatly refused.

The Chinese army is in self-defense, and we will only take action if you go beyond the scope.If you want to withdraw, you have to withdraw together. Lin Yixiu was at a loss for words.He knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for the Kwantung Army, which had already "damaged its honor", to agree to this condition. The so-called mediation can only be shelved on the spot. The captain of the No. 2 Battalion, who was beaten by Ma Zhanshan, hadn't realized how risky the trip to Heilongjiang was.He believes that Toya Tadashi's stagnation is just an accident. What's going on with this kid, it's only 2 miles away from Daxing Station, and he can pass by just moving his butt, I really don't understand.

I'm going to see it for myself. Xiaoyuan took the remaining 2 infantry squadrons, plus 1 machine gun squadron, to the place where Yuanya squadron stayed. The so-called no right to speak without investigation.When he arrived at the scene, Xiao Yuan finally understood the distress of the squadron leader. Because the defensive terrain is really beneficial to the defenders. The front is the railway, the area is extremely narrow, and the opponent's firepower is extremely strong, if you charge straight up, it is tantamount to death. There is no need to guard the west of the railway.Because it is simply a swamp that has not been frozen yet, and once it sinks in, there is no other idea but to be a target for others.

To the east of the railway, apart from the tobacco field, is Gaopo.To pass through the tobacco field, the line of sight is easily blocked, which is not conducive to giving full play to the Japanese army's firepower advantage.As for Gao Po, if he is condescending, it will be an advantage for the defender. After weighing for a while, Xiaoyuan decided to break through from the front.But what Toya Tadashi couldn't do would be useless if it were him.Those who take the risk to rush up basically never come back. The Japanese army relied heavily on the coordination of infantry and artillery in combat.However, when the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War broke out, Binben's expected artillery cover effect was not able to be brought into play. To say that the problem is still on him. The Zhijiu Artillery Brigade uses all "38-type" field artillery, and the shooting range is not short, but across a river, with a distance of 16 miles, it is difficult to reach even if you stand on tiptoe and step on a stool .Let's cross the river and rebuild our position. The bridge is not completely repaired, so people have to leave. The artillery and the horses pulling the artillery can't pass. If you insist on crossing, you can only go down to worship the god of the river. The captain of the artillery brigade, Zhi Jiubawan, was so anxious that he jumped up and down, but he couldn't help Xiao Yuan a little bit. As soon as he heard that his own people had suffered, the mediation committee member Lin Yixiu rushed over immediately. For the Kwantung Army not only not retreating, but also brazenly using force, he can only explain that this is a misunderstanding and ask both sides to go to the front line to solve the problem. Soon, even Lin Yixiu himself suffered from the disobedience of his country's army. As soon as the special train carrying representatives from both sides arrived at Daxing Station, eight Japanese planes flew over to say hello. The train was overturned by a bomb, and everyone was shocked outside. Lin Yixiu, who seemed silly and naive, could only express being completely speechless about her own "excellent performance". Mediation failed and the fighting continued. Xiao Yuan was in a hurry. In winter in Heilongjiang, the days are short and the nights are long, and it gets dark after a while.But he hasn't finished the task yet, and he hasn't even touched the side of Daxing Station, so how can he explain it to Hamamoto. It suddenly occurred to me, isn't it better at night, with an extra layer of protection, which can completely avoid the opponent's firepower and carry out sneak attacks from the side. It's really wonderful, the more Xiao Yuan thinks about it, the more excited he becomes.Immediately he commanded the troops, preparing to go quietly around the tobacco fields east of the station. There is conspiracy and terror in the dark night. Suddenly countless tongues of fire burst out from the tobacco field. The Japanese army only paid attention to the high slope ahead, but did not expect that there were ambushes hiding beside them. One day and one night, the firepower of Ma Zhanshan's troops completely exceeded the imagination and estimation of the Japanese army.When they judged that the opponent might have a considerable number of Czech-style light machine guns, they couldn't help being shocked. Hamamoto's first reaction after listening to the report in the rear was that this must be a weapon sent by the Soviets. Prior to this, the Japanese army had received information that Ma Zhanshan had had contact with the Soviet Union before leaving Heihe, and the latter had sent a lot of arms to support the Anti-Japanese War. However, in fact, these secret weapons were not sent by the Soviets, but Xie Ke, the chief of staff of Jiangxi Province, accidentally found them on a treasure hunt. Before Ma Zhanshan came to take office, Xie Ke was hunting for treasures while preparing for the war. Civil and military officials in the provincial capital, if you want them to show off their treasures, there are a lot of them, and all of them are experts in finding treasures.In this regard, the young master Wan Guobin is no weaker than others. But their treasures are celebrity calligraphy and paintings, antique porcelain, while the treasures Xie Ke needs are guns and ammunition. There are already wars raging ahead, and the dignitaries still hold on to their treasures, but they don't want to take them out to send guns to the soldiers who resist the enemy. Taking a step back, even if they are willing to pay for it, there is nowhere to buy this gun in the midst of chaos. Xie Ke had no choice but to ask the Armament Repair Institute to figure out a way to see if they could work overtime to make some machine guns. It is called the Armory, and of course its main specialty is not making guns, let alone making machine guns. Everyone wondered if Chief of Staff Xie was in a hurry. But since the chief of staff has made a statement that if there are conditions, they must go, and if there are no conditions, they must go if conditions are not created. The technicians have to discuss first and see what to do. Someone suggested that if you don't know how to invent, you can't imitate it, so just find a gun and copy it. In order to make the counterfeit version more like that, it is necessary to find the latest genuine version as a sample. They found out that the old chief Wan Fulin bought a batch of Czech machine guns from foreigners before and kept them in the warehouse. The repair shop then issued a report and asked to borrow one of them for testing. After the report was handed in, Wan Guobin, the interim head of Jiang Province, saw that it was needed for military equipment repairs, and he only borrowed one, so he circled and agreed. The machine gun was sent to the repair shop, where it was immediately disassembled into parts. The results were very disappointing. Everyone struggled for a long time, but the gun still couldn't be imitated.The reason is that these gun repair masters who are forced to go to Liangshan think too simple. If the Czech light machine gun is so easy to be imitated, then the Czechs would have gone to drink the northwest wind. Why is it called Czech?Because the Czech Republic has applied for a patent number internationally, there is only this one, and there is no other branch. Although the Czech Republic is silent now, it was the third largest industrial country in the world after Britain and the United States. The main product is nothing but arms.The quality of the products is guaranteed by their reputation, which is very in line with the trend of war. Among the many good things, the most attractive is this Czech-style machine gun produced by the Stepan factory. The whole world knows: a good machine gun, made in the Czech Republic. In the subsequent Sino-Japanese War, Chinese soldiers used Czech machine guns to have many records of penetrating Japanese tanks. It is definitely a cutting-edge weapon, comparable to the current Scud Patriot. The comrades in the repair shop were dumbfounded. It's okay if the gun can't be imitated. After all, it is a high-tech thing, and it is understandable that it is difficult to overcome it with minor changes. The worst part is that when the gun is dismantled, no one can put it back on. This cannot be explained to Wan Guobin. The people in the repair shop had no choice but to report to Xie Ke in detail, hoping that Xie Ke could help intercede and give them a few days to give them time to reload the machine gun. Xie Ke didn't know that there were so many machine guns in the armory. Hearing what the craftsman said, his eyes lit up: there are good machine guns ready-made, so is it still necessary to imitate them, just take them out and use them. Xie Ke immediately got up and went to ask Wan Guobin for a gun. Wanguobin couldn't deny it, so he had to admit that his arsenal did have a hundred Czech machine guns.However, he evaded and said that to take out these guns, he must get the consent of his father Wan Fulin. Brother Gongzi actually has a little trick in his heart: these one hundred Czech machine guns are one hundred treasures (he didn't know that the treasure he lent out could no longer be loaded), and they are worth old money.In case of lack of money to spend, you can still take some out to exchange for money, why should you hand it over for nothing. Seeing that Wan Guobin refused to hand over the gun, Xie Ke became anxious. When the Japanese army attacked Shenyang, so many good guns and ammunition in the arsenal, aircraft and cannons were all given to the Japanese for nothing, and they were allowed to use them to beat us.Could it be that we have to repeat the same mistakes in Qi City? In front of the bureaucrat who was still making small calculations at the moment of the catastrophe, Xie Ke unceremoniously dropped a sentence: I am the chief of staff, and I have the right to control the deployment of all military supplies in extraordinary times.If Chief Wan is to blame, I will bear it all. Wan Guobin had nothing to say.No matter how reluctant he was, he also knew that he couldn't afford to offend Xie Ke right now, so he agreed to remove all the machine guns from the armory. It was originally one hundred, but because it was dismantled by the repair shop, it turned out to be ninety-nine. These ninety-nine Czech-style machine guns had made a big splash in the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War. It was a coincidence that they helped Ma Zhanshan a lot. Ma Zhanshan was "confirmed" by the rumors of Soviet armed forces, which made Binben feel amnesty. Let me tell you, it's no wonder that it was able to withstand our imperial army for a day. It turned out that it was backed by the Soviets. He immediately reported to his superiors.The commander of the Kwantung Army Shigeru Honjo likes to leapfrog command the most. After receiving the report at night, he immediately slapped his head and ordered a brigade (Nakura Kan brigade) from the Hirata Regiment to go to the front to help out. Binben's report was intended to get rid of the charges of being unfavorable in the first day of combat. He didn't think that his brigade could not deal with Ma Zhanshan. The main reason is that the artillery did not play a good role in covering. Just at this time, the iron bridge was built, and the horses pulled the cannons across the river.After the artillery brigade rebuilt its position, it was able to meet the bombardment distance requirements. Hamamoto was very excited.He didn't wait for daylight, and arrived at the front at four o'clock the next morning, and immediately ordered the troops to launch a general offensive. The days here are too short, cherish the time, comrades. Due to the support of artillery fire, the pressure on the defenders suddenly increased.Xu Baozhen fought with all his strength, lost and captured positions repeatedly, and suffered a lot of casualties. The situation is imminent, and Daxing Station is in extreme danger. Ma Zhanshan decided to come to the front line of Daxing to command the nearest one. Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces should not be too close to the frontline headquarters.The reason is that the safety of the three armies depends on one person.If the first person is reimbursed, the entire army is likely to fall into a state of chaos without a leader. But that's just the general case.At certain moments of life and death, the commander-in-chief to the front line can not only make relatively accurate judgments, analyzes and decisions through observation of the battlefield situation, but also play a huge role in boosting the morale of the army. For this decision, Ma Zhanshan almost died. Not on the frontier battlefield where the sky is dark, but on the way to Daxing. Three planes of the Japanese army discovered the jeep Ma Zhanshan was riding in, realized that the person sitting in the car might be a senior general of the Chinese army, and immediately carried out ultra-low-altitude bombing. In those days, driving for the chief was not only a matter of face, but also a special profession with high risks that could kill people.Correspondingly, the driver also has to have very superb driving skills to be competent. Ma Zhanshan's driver is this kind of driving expert. He doesn't even need to step on the clutch to change gears.Just like that, he didn't dodge or dodge in the bomb of the plane, and even rushed over in the car in a daze. Of course, the anti-aircraft gun crew on the other truck also contributed a lot.Because they formed a low-altitude firepower network, the enemy planes did not dare to be too arrogant. Rao is so, still frightening. After arriving in Daxing, after inspection, the jeep was punched with 29 bullet holes, and the machine gun team used as cover also suffered heavy casualties, with several people killed or injured. After Ma Zhanshan went to the front line to observe the situation, he ordered Xu Baozhen to abandon the first-line position, retreat 800 meters, and transfer to the second-line position to guard. The enemy is in full swing, it is not appropriate to fight too much, and let him make a fuss. Being able to "repel" the defenders made Hamamoto very proud.As long as I really exert my strength and use the cannon, who can stop it? He did not expect that the 800 meters is actually a pocket, a pocket where Ma Zhanshan wants to put a long line to hang big fish. After Ma Zhanshan retreated to the second-line position, he has been observing the opponent. The two armies were stalemate in confrontation, and it might be difficult to see the reality. Now Hamamoto is anxious to lead the troops to the front line abandoned by the defenders, and he can see clearly from every movement and stillness. Hamamoto is still happy, he doesn't even need to build fortifications, just use ready-made ones.All he wants now is to quickly occupy the first-line positions, build a new artillery position, and then follow the previous style of play in the same way, so as to win Daxing easily. It's only 200 meters away from Daxing. If it weren't for the consideration of casualties, I would be able to get there with one step. He is not Ma Zhanshan's opponent, really not. In Ma Zhanshan's eyes, Binben, who thinks he can plan, is actually doomed - the troops entering the front line are only one infantry battalion and one artillery battalion (referring to the brigade), and there are already dozens of miles behind him. neutral. Such fighters are not a godsend. Just as a good chess player often leaves behind, a good military commander must also know how to deploy the forces at hand. Ma Zhanshan did not put all the troops on the front line. He only deployed a guard regiment on the front line of Daxing, just to show the enemy's weakness when necessary. In fact, behind the guard regiment, he has already reserved a sufficient amount of reserves, which can be used to implement his own tactical purposes at any time. Soon, two regiments on foot and cavalry were summoned. Wu Delin's Infantry Regiment joined forces with Xu Baozhen's Guard Regiment, which immediately made the defense of the second-line position even thicker.At the same time, the Salib Cavalry Regiment began to attack the rear of the Japanese army from both sides. Of course, it takes time to make a detour, so Hamamoto didn't know that he was preparing to launch an attack on the second-line position.But at this moment, Ma Zhanshan once again dispatched heavy firepower, and the Park Bingshan Artillery Regiment, which had been hidden by him for a long time, began to show its splendor. You have an artillery battalion (brigade), and I have an artillery regiment, muzzle to muzzle, I still don't believe that you can't be bombarded. Once the artillery fire fails to gain the upper hand, Hamamoto will start to suffer from headaches. He can only resort to desperate tactics and organize death squads to rush forward. The second-line position is quite strong, and one regiment has become two regiments, so the Japanese army has a very difficult attack, and almost every step forward has to pay the price of casualties. But Hamamoto believes, and always believes, that as long as he pushes forward, he will be able to step into Daxing. It's only 200 meters away, less than half a mile away, so what's the problem? The difficulty was great, because it was already dark, and Ma Zhanshan was about to close the net. Just as Binben ran out of his death squads, Ma Zhanshan's death squads also came up.They jumped out from behind the fortifications and turned to rush towards the Japanese army. The wind changed suddenly, and the counterattack began. It wasn't until the encirclement suddenly narrowed that Hamamoto suddenly realized that because he attacked too quickly and the battle line was too long, the "head" and "tail" could not be connected. Hurry back and rescue the rear. That's too late. The Salib regiment had already circled behind him and cut off his "head" and "tail" with a single knife. Salibu, the commander of the cavalry regiment, showed a fierce look as soon as he got on the horse. The other cavalrymen held sabers, but this man did not hold the saber, but lifted it, because it was a big saber, which was comparable to the Qinglong Yanyue saber used by Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang in the Three Kingdoms period. Others slash with a knife, but he sweeps them piece by piece. In ancient times, this is a very cost-effective deal.Because the accounting military merit is counting heads, and how many heads count as merit. You only cut one here, and there are already a dozen of them in the account. The ferocity of the cavalry regiment and the counterattack of the frontal defenders made Hamamoto no longer able to take care of the rear. This temporary rear area does not have much combat effectiveness. It is mainly composed of supply soldiers, health soldiers and communication soldiers. They are chaotic and unorganized, and they are not prepared to fight. They just built a fortified bunker carelessly. Withstanding the impact of the cavalry, it collapsed after a few blows. Just when Hamamoto was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, the Nakura Kan brigade sent by Shigeru Honjo had arrived, and it happened to be that night, so he could give Hamamoto emergency treatment. However, the luck of Ming Cang Kan is not much better than that of Hamamoto. Its soldiers are not as good as Hamamoto's Xiaoyuan Brigade. Xiao Yuan has at least 3 squadrons, but Ming Cang Kan has only 2 squadrons, and he was once again defeated by Ma Zhanshan. Dumplings were made after plagiarism. When Mingcangkan also fell into the sea of ​​misery, the poor two troops were besieged inside and couldn't move. For a while, they didn't know who would save whom. Hamamoto couldn't get away, and no longer cared about face or face, he hurriedly asked the Kwantung Army headquarters for help, and reported an extremely "unfortunate" news: "A group of officers and soldiers including the deputy chief of staff of the regiment, Tabata Shinichi, died in battle." . This day was November 5th in the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931), the second day after the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War started. Ben Zhuangfan was stunned after receiving the telegram. He would never have thought that the two brigades sent successively would be surrounded by Ma Zhanshan. Also surprised was Kanaya, Chief of Staff of the General Staff Headquarters.Jin Gu believes that Ma Zhanshan has the strength to compete with the Kwantung Army, which shows that there is indeed support from the Soviet government behind him. The previous reconnaissance by Staff Endo may have been wrong, so he sent a telegram to Honjo Shigeru, requesting that the combat area of ​​​​the Hamamoto Regiment be limited to Daxing near the station. As soon as the Kwantung Army Headquarters received the telegram, before Zhuang Fan could speak, a group of staff members started yelling. Isn’t this nonsense? How can anyone be tied up to fight like this? Fighting is the business of the Kwantung Army commander. The headquarters also doesn't take our commander seriously. Judging by the tone of voice, Jin Gu is not some kind of chief of staff, but more like a child in kindergarten. Ben Zhuang Shige himself was very pleased with what he heard, and waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, it's important to rescue Hamamoto and the others first." He again ordered a second reinforcement to the front.The reinforcement this time is another brigade under Hamamoto-the 3rd Brigade (Sakai Brigade). On the morning of November 6th in the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931), the Sakai Brigade arrived at the frontier of Daxing. At this time, due to the lack of manpower, Zhang Haipeng's puppet army, which the Kwantung Army had originally looked down upon, was also pulled over. Zhang Mazi got a blessing in disguise this time, because Ma Zhanshan played well, which made him have a lot of impression points in the eyes of the Japanese (it seems that it is not that the puppet army is bad, but that Ma Zhanshan is too good), and he finally gave His chance to compete with the "Royal Army". Seeing that the opponent's strength had changed significantly, Ma Zhanshan immediately sent almost all the troops that could be mobilized, including the 3rd Infantry Brigade, to the field, hoping to seize the opportunity to annihilate the besieged Japanese army. The 3rd Brigade is Ma Zhanshan's old unit in Heihe, and it is indeed time for him to throw everything at his back. As a result, the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops not only failed to complete the task of finding people, but they were even involved in the danger of being dumped by Ma Zhanshan. After receiving the report from the front line, Ben Zhuang Shige realized that if he didn't put his chips up all at once, all the troops that were reinforced one after another might be trapped deeper and deeper. The commander of the Kwantung Army, who had been pretending to be reserved, finally panicked. He wanted to leapfrog command and show his level, but he almost failed the show, so he changed his costume quickly. He called Domen, the commander of the Sendai Division, who had been huddled behind him silently: You should take the command. But Duomen is not a god, if you play like a bird, let me clean up the mess for you, then there must be someone. There is only one infantry brigade (Fujii Yubai) that can be drawn by Duomen, plus a cavalry squadron and field artillery brigade. Ben Zhuangfan said don't worry, I will find someone for you right away. He was looking for the mixed 39th Brigade (Giacun Brigade), a brigade drawn from the 20th Division of the Korean Army (North Korean Yongsan Division). But in a hurry, the Jiacun Brigade didn't have time to transfer all the people here, so they could only come with an infantry brigade and a field artillery regiment. The news that the third batch of reinforcements were about to arrive at the front line of Daxing was quickly mastered by Ma Zhanshan. Ma Zhanshan made a wise move at this time. He decided to abandon his pawns to save the car, resolutely gave up Daxing Station, and voluntarily retreated to Sanjianfang and Angangxi. Of course there is a reason to withdraw. The reason why our first three axes were able to chop the Japanese army without temper was mainly due to the Japanese army's underestimation of the enemy and Honjo Shigeru's blind command.One brigade on the first day, one brigade on the second day, and one brigade on the third day. They could have been combined together, but Ma Zhanshan broke them down and surrounded them all. But encirclement does not mean defeat.One defends the other and attacks, even if you spend a lot of money in a short period of time, it is difficult to win.Now two brigades and their affiliated units came all at once, which means that within 18 miles from Daxing to Jiang'an, more than one brigade of Japanese troops has been gathered, and there are quite a lot of field artillery to cooperate.At that time, the defenders will no longer have any advantage. If you fight hard without thinking, you will undoubtedly be the one who is passive. In Ma Zhanshan's view, Daxing is already a dead game, and now the key to making this dead game alive is Angangxi.Ang'angxi is 60 miles away from Daxing, and the distance can be tripled. Once the battle line is stretched, it may play a role in dispersing the Japanese army, allowing one's own side to retreat, defend or attack. In this way, the dead chess becomes a living chess again. Of course, Ma Zhanshan is also very clear that relying on his own strength, Jiangqiao can only be here day after day, and cannot stick to it for a long time.Therefore, he also has the consideration of gaining time for negotiations and waiting for reinforcements by defending in depth. After withdrawing from Daxing, Ma Zhanshan established a temporary command post in Angangxi, and at the same time re-arranged the various defensive areas centering on the three rooms between Daxing and Angangxi. However, what surprised him was that after the arrival of the third batch of Japanese reinforcements, they did not "take advantage of the victory to pursue", but all withdrew to their original garrison locations. The retreat order was issued by the commander of the Kwantung Army Shigeru Honjo.This person has a characteristic, he always retreats when he is unfavorable, and shows up when there is a turning point. Didn't Chief of Staff Jin Gu say that you can't go beyond the boundaries of Daxing, you have to obey the leadership. But the leader's opinion is also changing, not accurate. After learning that Ma Zhanshan withdrew from Daxing, Jingu felt that he was at a disadvantage again, and quickly sent a call to change the "combat area of ​​​​the Binben United Army" and said that it should be relaxed, with Tangchi Station north of Daxing as the boundary . Fan Zhuang almost turned his nose in anger: I just withdrew my troops, so you let me move on, just play with me. In the First Battle of Jiangqiao, Ma Zhanshan made the Japanese look at him with admiration. For three days and two nights, it is not possible for any one person to beat the 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army (although not all troops) helplessly. The 2nd division, look at the number, you will know how old the qualification is.Among the 17 standing divisions in Japan, although the 2nd Division is a downsized division, it is still a first-class role in the Japanese troops. As early as the Russo-Japanese War, the 2nd Division had made great contributions to Japan's capture of Lushunkou.Its most famous division head is called Nogi Xidian, who is a general.This guy is not well-known in China, but he is very famous in Japan and is called the "Military God". When it came to the "September 18th" incident, this division was the main supporter of the situation. There was resistance, but it was the first time that they were surrounded by others and could not break out. The Kwantung Army scrambled to find out, which military academy did Ma Zhanshan graduate from when he was so powerful? Was it the Japanese Academy for Non-commissioned Officers, or the Northeast Academy of Martial Arts? It turned out to be neither, but Qiu Ba, who had been a bandit. Those Lu University graduates who usually walk with their nostrils facing the sky all looked at each other in blank dismay and remained silent. At the same time, the Jiangqiao War of Resistance aroused great attention at home and abroad. After the "September 18th" Incident, no local government or a single Chinese army dared to say no loudly under the threat of the Japanese at gunpoint. The Heilongjiang garrison is just a local army hanging in a corner of the northeast, but it is this lone army that bravely resisted the Japanese pirate army that was several times larger than itself in Jiangqiao, a small place where no one knew where it was before. . The spirit of the Chinese people was greatly inspired, and the national self-esteem was greatly comforted. At that time, there was a poem praising it: General Shenwu came from the sky, the awe-inspiring righteousness rose and fell, the sunball was thrown back to normal, and the twelve gold medals could not be recalled. The author is Tao Xingzhi, the founder of the famous Xiaozhuang Normal School. At this time of national crisis, how much people long for heroes to be born and kings to return. Where is the national hero who loyally served the country and returned our country?We call you. Ma Zhanshan is here. The great Yue Fei seems to have a soul in him. He has inherited the glorious historical tradition of the Han people who are not afraid of violence and fought bloody battles with the barbarians to the end. He is not fighting alone! People all over the country were excited with Ma Zhanshan.There was an endless stream of congratulatory letters from all over the country, and a steady stream of donations and money. Even monks who had never cared about current affairs also joined in. There was a monk in Mount Emei, Sichuan, who donated all his private money at once.At that time, temples did not charge entrance fees, and monks received very little incense money.Naturally, he saved the money bit by bit. The folks have reached the point where "it's useless to call him a hero if you don't know Ma Zhanshan all your life". The Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company in Shanghai launched the "Mazhanshan" brand of cigarettes (I don't know if it has been authorized by him), which became popular in Shanghai for a while.Consumers are very convinced, no matter whether they smoke or not, they have to buy two packs to go back to "love the country". Ma Zhanshan and his Heilongjiang defenders became so popular that their reputation spread across four continents and five oceans. The international news agencies no longer have to worry about the hottest fresh news, and China's "resistance general" Ma Zhanshan has also become the target of their hype ("It is said that Chinese soldiers can also be fighters"). At this time, the League of Nations wished to pull the ear of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask if what you said and swore to me was like farting. In Japan, the Wakamaki cabinet is like a mouse in a bellows. It can't control the army, but it has the cheek to wipe the army's ass. what to do? Don't you have to use the old procedure: the Prime Minister looks for Lu Xiang, and Lu Xiang looks for his natal family. Minister of the Army Nanjiro threw a sentence to the Chief of Staff: Take care of your precious Kwantung Army, so that it will stop acting recklessly outside. Jin Gu, who has never taken the cabinet seriously, was also a little speechless this time. He wasn't afraid of the League of Nations, but mainly worried that Ma Zhanshan's mighty performance might have a Soviet background.Because along the Daxing Station, the further you go, the deeper you go into the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. If there is a frontal conflict at that time, the Kwantung Army may not necessarily be the opponent of the Soviet Red Army. Therefore, he once again issued an order to the Kwantung Army to temporarily suspend active combat operations against North Manchuria. In order not to cause a violent reaction from his subordinates, Jingu had carefully chosen the wording of the telegram, and could not be more euphemistic. Unexpectedly, the staff officers of the Kwantung Army Headquarters jumped up after receiving the instructions. Katakura and Itagaki immediately found Shigeru Honjo angrily, threw the telegram to him, and insisted that this was another violation of the commanding power. Although Ben Zhuang Fan is the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army, he obeys the advice of these crazy staff officers, and discusses everything with everyone, and never cares about the attitude of his subordinates. He made sense. What is command power?The emperor controls the army. How the emperor controls the army depends on those of us who fight. Now, if you don't let me fight, you are infringing on the right to command. Absolutely. According to this logic, Zhuang Fan unceremoniously ignored the orders of the General Staff Headquarters. However, it is one thing to ignore Jingu's stupidity, but it is another matter whether the Soviet Union will interfere. For the latter, Zhuang Fan and his staff actually did not dare to take it lightly.These people gathered together and had a serious discussion. Itagaki shook his head, thinking that the Soviet Union would definitely not come to disrupt the situation. why? We can turn it inside out.Internally, it is working on the first five-year plan, and it is too late to replenish its national strength. It is impossible to help the Chinese get ahead. Itagaki finally expressed his attitude: Since we judged that the Soviet Union would not stand up, we must not let go of this excellent opportunity.Ma Zhanshan is very powerful. If we don't suppress his "arrogant arrogance", I don't know how many more Ma Zhanshan will come out. In one conversation, Zhuang Fan was stunned for a while, and the staff members are still capable, so I talked about it to my heart. According to the discussion results, Ben Zhuangfan made a decision of "two concentrations". The first concentration is to concentrate our forces.In the past, troops were mobilized as if they were scraping fat, because the railway line and the newly occupied land needed guards and guards. From now on, fighting Ma Zhanshan should be the top priority in everything, and all that can be mobilized should be mobilized. The second centralization is to centralize command authority. ... The battlefield command is held by many gates. If it wasn't for the fact that all the staff think so, Zhuang Fan might even go up to make gestures in person.It's just that his luck was really bad, and he lost once last time, so he was too embarrassed to persevere. Just as the Kwantung Army Headquarters was planning intensively and was about to launch another offensive, Ma Zhanshan also received support from his superiors. Of course, the main thing is solidarity. Lao Jiang and Zhang Xueliang both called to commend Ma Zhanshan for "defending the province's territory". However, these two also have a common feature, that is, they are giants of language and dwarfs of action when it comes to military aid. 其实当时东北军组织反攻，夺回家园的机遇仍未完全失去。因为此时的关东军还没有形成后来那么大的气候，除仙台师团和铁路独立守备队的1万5千人外，临时驻扎的朝鲜军嘉村旅团尚不足4千人，就这些部队，连黑龙江一省的东北军都能抵挡一阵，若倾关内外东北军全力，里应外合，未必不能打出比当年中苏之战更好的战绩来，也有可能导致日本国内政局动荡，从而长其政府志气，转过头来对不听话的关东军施以压力。 那为什么不打呢？ 其实眼巴巴指望的还是那个东西，即国联的干预（“暂取逆来顺受态度，以待国际公理之判断”）。 我说过，认为国联毫无作用，那是一个极端。 但是认为国联包打一切，包治百病同样是一个错误得不能再错误的极端。 指望别人的同时，你自身也要有所作为。如果你自己先烂人一个，躺倒在地，神仙也救不了你。 当年日俄战争，俄国老毛子之所以能接受美国的说服教育，肯走到谈判桌上来，也是预先被日本人用棍棒教育了一下的结果，否则哪有那么容易服软。 就是说到国联，它还有它自身的缺陷，除了那个位列弱智规定第一名的“全体通过”外，只有批判的武器，没有武器的批判也是致命伤。 直到它解体若多年后，才有了联合国部队。 在当时的情况下，国联确实干预了，甚至可以说很卖力，很仗义，很公道，但也仅此而已。 南京政府倒没有忘记继续给予精神激励。 民国二十年（1931年）11月12日，南京召开国民党四大。会议对江桥抗战评价很高，不仅正式委任马占山为黑龙江省政府主席兼东北边防军驻江省副司令长官，还破格晋升其为陆军上将。 不过这一切似乎都与江桥的马占山没有实质关系，因为他既不能参加上将授衔仪式，也得不到一星半点的援兵（“未遣一兵，未发一矢”）。 马占山失望了。从三日之战后，又拖了十几天，可是在这么充裕的时间里，他却未能得到任何有力的援手。 眼前什么都没有改变，只是形势在一天天恶化。 纵使是一代名将，亦惟有仰天长叹：吾败，岂天意乎？ ! 随着日军用于江桥的进攻部队有增无减，马占山孤立无援，处于越来越困难的境地。 失败，早已是意料中的事，但他和他的孤军仍然一直在坚守。 时间一天天过去，本庄繁暗暗下了决心，准备做好再次向江桥攻击的准备。 在这之前，他以关东军司令官的身份向马占山发出最后通牒，条件为三：下野，撤军，进驻。 下野是让马占山从省主席的位置上下野。 而后是江省部队从齐齐哈尔撤退。 最后由日军进驻昂昂溪，理由是确保洮昂铁路安全。 马占山收到电文后，第一反应就是日本人又要找他开练了，马上抢时间备战。 不过答复照答复，而且逐条论证，有理有节： 下野没问题，但要有中央正式文件通知； 撤兵没问题，但需要相当时间，至于时间多少，请原谅，暂时我还没算好； 进驻没问题，只是可能贵国外务省和国联都会有不同意见。 ——马占山虽然一直在打仗，消息却不封闭。芳泽当前国联的面许了多少诺，发了多少誓，他都一清二楚。不扩大事态，不进入北满，可都是你们自己政府说过的。难不成现在要自己给自己掌嘴不成？ 三个“没问题”后，他还向本庄繁提出了一个只有最资深记者才能提出的高难问题：我们这些人都走了，江省谁管，你？还是那个张海鹏？ 从头至尾都是没问题，其实满篇都是有问题；从头至尾都没有不答应，其实满篇都是不答应。 高，实在是高。 对于马占山头上的冠名，“野路子军事家”是毫无疑问的，如果再加上“无师自通的外交家”和“深藏不露的一流辩手”也绝不为过。 至少我看行。 拿着这份电报，本庄繁哭笑不得。 任何恐吓和讹诈，看来都撼不动这个看似矮小实质强悍的东北男人。他不明白的是，在这个貌不惊人的土匪省长的身上，究竟隐藏着一股什么样的惊人力量，竟然可以让他如此倔犟。 本庄繁随即调兵遣将。这次关东军是准备下大本钱的，仙台师团自然是倾巢而出，就连驻防沈阳的嘉村旅团也只在当地留了一个步兵中队，其余全部运往大兴，统归多门指挥。 为了增援江桥前线，满铁方面甚至把洮昂线上的客车业务都停掉了，全部改成兵车。 这时候驻锦州的东北军终于也出手了。 不过出的不是兵，而是日军铁路沿线缺兵少将的通报。 向谁通报呢？ 分布在辽宁各地的东北义勇军。 这些义勇军，说白了，大部分都是东北军埋在关内的“暗线”，或至少是受少帅资助的。少帅采用这种办法，一方面避免消耗东北军正规部队，另一方面可以用义勇军来跟鬼子捣捣乱，同时又让日本人抓不到把柄。 东北义勇军闻声而动，展开了大规模的破路行动。由于日军已无兵力顾及“清剿”，铁路被毁坏的很多。嘉村旅团因此没有能够按时到多门那里报道，这对马占山来说也是一个间接的支援。 从三间房到昂昂溪的防守，马占山和谢珂早已有所经营。和大兴前沿一样，这里也有两道防线。其中，以第一道三间房防线最为坚固，前后共用了近一个月时间才完成所有工事。 嘉村旅团一时来不了，多门就带着仙台师团先行出发。他在大兴呆了两天，主要是做攻击前的侦察等准备工作。 民国二十年（1931年）11月17日夜，准备就绪，仙台师团出发了。 本庄繁可真会帮他们挑时候，早不进攻，晚不进攻，让他们这种时候进攻。 此时真是北满最冷的天气。 扑面狂风，冰天雪地，室外零下摄氏20度的气温，别说打仗，就是散散步都会被冻趴下一大片。 好不容易熬到第二天早上，日军接近三间房一线阵地并发起进攻。 这次防守三间房，马占山特地调来了最后一支生力军——骑兵第2旅（程志远旅），并由该旅涂全胜团担当防守要冲。 仙台师团从拂晓开始发动全面进攻。多门果然有一手，他采用的策略是步兵走正面，骑兵走两侧，这样正面能突破最好，一旦无法取得进展，只要侧面能冲过去，也随时可对三间房形成包抄。 战斗一开始就激烈异常。仙台师团有一个骑兵联队，但实际上下面只有1个骑兵中队，所以骑兵并不多，但跑起来倒是挺欢腾，从两侧猛冲达十多次，而守军的办法是把迫击炮和机关枪结合起来用，马离得远，就用炮轰他，离得近了，直接用捷克式招呼，让日军骑兵无法靠近，不得不怏怏而退。 到凌晨3点，关东军独立战车第一中队上场了。 所谓独立战车，其实也就是坦克。这时候它起到的作用主要还是清道夫作用，借以冲毁战壕外的木桩和铁丝网（“壕外木桩铁网，悉为所毁”），同时一些战壕也被其冲塌。 多门见正面已有所撼动，令旗一摆，命野炮兵第2联队（河村联队）对阵地进行炮击。这一轮轰炸过后，各团防守战壕均被切断（“断为数十处”）。 阵地被分割，正是围而歼之的最好时候。一个小时后，多门抓住机会，命令骑兵联队再次从阵地的左后方包围过去。 在战壕无法立足的情况下，部队只能选择出壕应战。涂全胜一跃上马，准备以骑兵对骑兵，将日军骑兵冲散，但经过前面的“钢铁打击”，部队已无法完全集中起来，而且战壕内被炸死的马匹很多。 一个骑兵团组织不起来，那我就能组多少算多少。涂全胜带着临时整合起来的两个骑兵连和一部分步兵，向敌骑兵冲了过去。 都是骑兵团长，涂全胜的表现并不比萨力布逊色，他身先士卒，“奋勇喊杀”，立即激发起来了官兵在逆境之下浴血搏杀的勇气。 中国骑兵接连发起5次冲锋，由于来势凶猛，日军骑兵别说把对方围起来了，自己躲还来不及（“敌骑为避遁者数次”）。 涂全胜的挺身而出，使日军没能学着包上饺子，但此时正面阵地显然已难以支持。 凌晨5点，天已开始放亮。 关东军飞行队7架飞机从大兴临时机场出发，对阵地进行空中打击，“投重炸弹数百枚”，同时日机也给日军炮兵准确选择弹着点指示了目标。 日军空炮协同的优势一发挥出来，对守军阵地来说就是致命的，东北军官兵只能用自己的血肉进行顽强抵抗（“至此无一完肤者，顾仍浴血对抗”）。 就在这时候，久无军援的弊病也暴露出来，大家的子弹快打光了，大炮因为性能问题，时间一长，炮管就开始发热，再不能正常开炮（“不可复用”）。 到上午9点，三间房一线阵地终于被仙台师团突破。 但是关键时候，马占山充分显示出了他的用兵智慧。他在三间房的各个侧面都有具有纵深的防御工事，因此，虽然正面失守，但三间房以东、以西却还有部队能进行阻击。这样一来，就确保了部队不会随主阵地的瓦解而出现迅速溃退，守军仍能且战且退，逐次撤往昂昂溪二线阵地。 多门当然知道一鼓作气的道理，他命令部队不要停止，立刻冲过昂昂溪，拿下齐齐哈尔。 日军排山倒海般地冲杀过来，二线阵地危在旦夕。 马占山闻报，立即飞驰前线，带领自己的手枪队亲自督阵。 他知道在这种情况下，军心万不能垮下来，军心一垮，全军都有覆灭的危险。因此，上阵地的第一个措施就是“斩马谡”，把两个被惨烈战斗吓破了胆，想借机溜号的连长给崩掉了。 三军于是重新奋起。 下午1点，日军被击退。 虽然暂时化解了险情，但马占山很清楚，胜负已定，齐齐哈尔失守已不可避免。 这里是马占山梦想起飞的地方，是他荣誉的顶点，只要还有一点坚持的可能，这个坚强的男人都不会选择主动放弃。 但现在连这一点可能也没有了。 马占山并不是一个喜欢蛮干的人。他清楚地知道，勇敢和颟顸的区别在什么地方。 此时，主帅的决心相当重要。稍有犹豫，将会导致全军覆灭的后果。 马占山下令：撤。不仅撤出二线阵地，也撤出齐市。后者并无高大城垣可以凭险据守，但是撤退，并不是那么简单。 就犹如下山往往比上山难一样，撤退的难度常常远超进攻。 因为一般而言，这时的部队士气最为低落，尤其害怕自己在撤退时落于人后，以致被歼或被俘，所以特别容易陷入慌乱，一乱则溃不成军，反而为追兵所乘。 后来的第二次淞沪抗战，就是撤退的时候一溃千里，结果弄得不可收拾，以致酿成极大损失。 所以一个军事主官高不高明，攻城拔寨还不能完全说明问题，会不会撤退才是一个真正的大考验。 马占山早在进入江桥指挥作战时，就对战局的进退做过通盘考虑，赢了怎么攻，攻到哪里，输了怎么退，退到何方，那都是要事先心中有数的。如果等到马上要拆房烧屋，你才想起来今天晚上住哪里，那就迟得太多了。 齐齐哈尔的军政机关早就被他一点点地分散转移掉了。等到在二线阵地击退日军，他当机立断，按计划迅速将大部队撤到齐市外围60里地区驻扎，指挥机构则迁往海伦——那里是产粮区，能够解决部队粮饷问题。 但是马占山也没有将所有部队都撤走，他仍然留下了小股骑兵部队用以迷惑对方。 就在马占山悄悄撤离的时候，多门却还在他的大帐里盘算“奇谋”。 想出来了，进行夜袭。在多门看来，这是一个瓮中捉鳖的方案，即乘夜出发，由第3旅团（长谷旅团）居左，第15旅团（天野旅团）居右，一左一右，分进合击，将马占山“包”起来，到时谅他插翅难逃。 民国二十年（1931年）11月18日夜，仙台师团出击。 让多门郁闷的是，他的一网打尽，“智擒马占山”的计划看来是要泡汤了。因为一路上虽然时有骑兵跑出来打黑枪，但始终看不到大部队的踪影。 直到下午进入齐市，仍然不知道马占山到底在哪里。 坏了，这姓马的看来是已经提前跑了。 既然跑了，那就得赶紧追啊。按照日军内部的讲法，当时多门马上就派兵追赶，可是却“误中”了马占山布下的疑阵。 追击部队一出城就不知道马占山究竟往哪个方向跑了。不过他们意外地捡到了一些可疑物品。 只见里面有手杖，有大烟枪，有各种各样的烟具，把他们看得眼花缭乱。 让驻齐市的特务机关人员以及熟悉马占山的人来指认，说极可能是马占山的私人物品。 和很多东北军将领一样，马占山虽称英雄，也离不开抽赌二字。 很显然，逃命之人不可能带很多东西。烟枪再好，也没有性命来得重要，所以马占山沿路把它们给抛弃了。 一切都很清楚了，马占山究竟在往哪个方向逃命。 其实马占山扔大烟枪的那个方向，与他撤退的方向正好相反。 没有追到马占山那是必然的，倘若追上倒奇了怪了。 这些“私人物品”上交到多门那里后，多门又产生了一个新的误判断。 那就是马占山肯定死了。 你想，一个三军主帅，用的手杖和烟枪就算再累赘，那也是心爱之物，少说也得有几个卫兵给他扛着，哪里会随随便便就扔掉。 只有一种解释：物的主人已死，考虑到既非金，也非银，就没人愿意再留着它们了。 多门对自己的这种推理深信不疑，随之便命令鸣金收兵，以穷寇莫追为由把其它几路追兵也都收了回去。 没几天，活蹦乱跳、如假包换的马占山便又在海伦露面了。 但在仔细翻阅史料后，我还发现了另一种可能的解释：多门不敢穷追，是因为受天气困扰。 在江桥之战中，马占山固然让关东军头疼，但另一个大敌也同样令他们感到恐惧。那就是北满要命的酷寒气温。 天气冷，偏偏仙台师团还缺乏御寒装备。 江桥抗战以前，他们原本以为，黑龙江守军会不堪一击，“天兵”一到，立即四散奔逃，所以根本就没打算要在江省过冬。 没想到马占山这么有种，竟然“耽搁”了他们这么长时间。 如此一来后勤补给就跟不上了。 日本人打仗，一个重要的死穴就是不重视后勤保障。 在当时的日本部队中，有一句流行语，叫做：辎重兵倘能作战，则铁树也能增加军费（增拨军费为日军最关心话题，故有此说）。在诸兵种里面，辎重兵也就是后勤部队是没什么地位可言的。 原因是在精神原子弹的剌激下，人人都想当前锋去射门，没有谁愿意做不得分的后卫。 其实早在甲午战争的时候，日本就没少吃后勤不继的亏，死了将近2万人，但十之八九都不是被清军干死的，而是病死、饿死、冻死的。 在这方面，日本人的记性实在很差。 第2师团（仙台师团）虽来自仙台，号称比较能耐寒挨冻，但到进攻三间房时，他们也吃不消了。 在江桥一战中，日军除战死战伤以外，冻