Chapter 16 11. The return carbine of the Black Provincial Cavalry - the battle to annihilate the managerial department of Takata United?

During the Japanese occupation of the three provinces in the Northeast, due to the superiority of equipment and forces, especially the passive non-resistance policy pursued by the Chinese military and government authorities at that time, the Northeast Army and the Northeast local armed forces that were separated from the enemy's rear were mostly unsustainable even though they fought bravely. escape the fate of failure. On November 19, 1931, after fierce fighting, the Ma Zhanshan Department of the Northeast Army finally lost to the onslaught of the Japanese army and was forced to abandon Qiqihar, where the provincial capital of Heilongjiang is located, and retreat towards Helen.Complacent, the Japanese army held an arrogant entry ceremony in Qiqihar, consciously pacifying Heilongjiang Province was no longer a problem, and destroying the remnants of Ma Zhanshan, who had suffered heavy losses, was just a matter of "touching the sleeves".

However, at this moment, the retreating Chinese army fired a beautiful carbine gun. On November 20, the second day after the fall of Qiqihar, the management department of the First Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment (Takata) of the Japanese Army and the A large piece of luggage (that is, the supply unit belonging to the Japanese regiment-level unit, most of which are transport troops with poor combat effectiveness) was suddenly attacked by a Chinese detour force while moving forward.In this hasty melee, the Chinese army launched a continuous fierce attack on the Japanese army. The Japanese army could not stand it. The large luggage and supply troops took the lead in burning supplies and escaped.The head of the management department, Gao Yuan Zhongzuo, appealed to the main force for help, and at the same time commanded the troops to retreat into the nearby Wunuotou town to occupy houses and try to hold on.Seeing that it would be difficult for the Chinese army to completely annihilate the two groups of Japanese troops with its own forces, it immediately concentrated its forces to raid Wu Nuotou Town.As the Japanese army had no time to build fortifications, the two sides quickly fell into close combat.As a result, all 42 people under the manager of the Japanese army Kobuchi were wiped out except for one who escaped, and the manager of the Takada unit was wiped out.

The Chinese army that launched the attack fought fiercely and quickly. Although the Japanese army rushed to support after hearing the report, the reinforcement mechanized troops only had time to collect the bodies of the killed Japanese soldiers. This unit with impressive combat effectiveness is the former Black Provincial Cavalry Unit of the Northeast Army under Ma Zhanshan's department. The Black Provincial Cavalry Unit of the Northeast Army was formed by Wu Junsheng, the former governor of Heilongjiang.The people of Heilongjiang are rough and tough, and most of these cavalry are fearless in battle, fierce and vigorous.There are many soldiers who have accepted the reorganization of the "beard", "mountain and forest team" and "insurance team". Ma Zhanshan joined this army from the green forest in his early years and started his career in the Northeast Army.During the period of Zhang Zuolin, this army participated in the battle to eliminate the bandit army of Babu Zhabu.Babu Zhabu was the leader of the Mongolian horse bandits supported by the Japanese army. He supported northern Xinjiang and invaded the Northeast in an attempt to create "Manchurian independence". He was defeated by the Northeast Army at that time. Babu Zhabu himself died in battle. The commander of the front, Wu Junsheng, the governor of Heilongjiang, was also seriously injured.It is worth mentioning that Babu Zhabu is the father-in-law of Yoshiko Kawashima, and her husband Ganju Erzabu is Babu Zhabu's son; The last straw that crushed Guo Jun, Guo Songling himself was also captured by the Black Provincial Cavalry Mu Chun Cavalry Brigade.Therefore, in the hands of Ma Zhanshan, who is good at using cavalry, it is reasonable for this unit to achieve such good results in the battle against the Japanese army.

Although this battle was only a small local battle, it has already shown that the cavalry units with good mobility and strong assault capabilities have extremely high strategic value in the vast northeast plains and forest meadows.Ma Zhanshan, who retreated towards Helen, quickly expanded two cavalry brigades and continued to fight the Japanese army. Since then, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have also placed great emphasis on the construction of cavalry in their battles with the Japanese army. It is a pity that before the "September 18th" Incident, in order to participate in the Central Plains War where the warlords fought for hegemony, the Northeast Army transferred most of the cavalry from the Black Province to the pass.Therefore, when the Japanese army invaded Heilongjiang, Ma Zhanshan only had two understaffed cavalry brigades, and each brigade actually had a cavalry regiment.The shortage of troops made it impossible to achieve a decisive victory in the battle.We have recorded that during the defense of Qiqihar, the cavalry from the Black Province broke into the enemy's rear and launched an attack, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army.Lieutenant Gao Yuan, who was killed, also became the highest-ranking Japanese soldier killed in the Qiqihar battle.

It's just that none of the Chinese cavalry who participated in this battle knew that they had achieved such an eye-catching result, otherwise they would be proud of it.