Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Retreat as Advance

Ma Zhanshan received rumors of Soviet armed forces, which made Binben feel amnesty. Let me tell you, it's no wonder that it can withstand our "imperial army" for a day. It turns out that there are Soviets behind it. He immediately reported to his superiors. The commander of the Kwantung Army, Ben Zhuang Fan, liked leapfrog command the most. After receiving the report from the Sendai Division at night, he thought that the Sendai Division was playing too conservatively. With only one brigade, how could you beat the "Soviet Armed Forces"? So he slapped his head and without discussing with Duomen, he dispatched a brigade to the front line of Jiangqiao to help out.

Binben's report was intended to get rid of the charge of ineffective combat on the first day. He did not think he would lose to Ma Zhanshan. The main reason why the battle was not fought well was that the covering role of the artillery was not reflected. At 4 o'clock the next morning, Hamamoto rushed to the front line in person. Just at this time, the iron bridge was partially in use, and the horses could pull the cannons across the river. Binben was very excited and ordered the deputy chief of staff of the wing, Tabata Shinichi, to lead the team across the river. The days here are too short, cherish the time, Tabata-kun.

The artillery had to cross the river, the people had to cross the river, and other weapons and equipment were added. Even the iron bridge was not enough for a while, so two other pontoon bridges had to be built on the river. This is still not enough, Hamamoto simply turned all the rubber boats out to ease the congested "traffic situation". It used to be a brigade, but now it is a wing.With more people and stronger firepower, the offensive was naturally stronger than the previous day. The pressure on the defenders suddenly increased, and the casualties were not small. The situation cannot be changed, 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 and decisions through direct observation of the battlefield situation, but also boost 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. The Japanese plane discovered the jeep in which Ma Zhanshan was riding, realized that the person sitting in the jeep might be a senior commander of the Chinese army, and immediately carried out an ultra-low-altitude attack. Ma Zhanshan's car was followed by a truck with a machine gun team on it. Because they formed a low-altitude firepower network, the enemy planes did not dare to be too aggressive. 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.Under the cover of the machine gun team, he rushed over under the hail of bullets from the plane. Rao is so, still frightening. After arriving in Daxing, after inspection, the jeep was punched with 29 bullet holes, and the machine gun team also suffered heavy casualties, with several people killed or injured. After Ma Zhanshan went to the front line to observe the situation, he decided to abandon the first-line position, retreat 800 meters, and transfer to the second-line position to defend.

The enemy is in full swing, it is not appropriate to fight too much, and let him make a fuss about every move. 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? After Ma Zhanshan gave up the first-line positions, he didn't even need to build fortifications, just use the ready-made ones.Now we have to hurry up and build a new artillery position, and then repeat the previous method of attack in the same way 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.

Hamamoto didn't expect that the 800 meters "for nothing" was actually a pocket, a pocket where Ma Zhanshan wanted to put a long line to catch big fish. After retreating to the second-line position, Ma Zhanshan 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. In Ma Zhanshan's eyes, Binben, who thinks he can do it, is actually doomed, because the latter's front line is overstretched.

What's the disadvantage of this? It's like dough. When it's piled up, it stays together no matter how you knead it. When it becomes a long strip, you can pick any place you want, and you can cut it off with a light pinch. The length of 18 miles is enough to pull an alliance into a fried dough stick. Such fighters are not a godsend. In Jiangqiao, Ma Zhanshan assembled a total of five infantry regiments.But just as good chess players often have to keep back moves, excellent military commanders also need to know how to deploy their forces. Ma Zhanshan did not put all his troops on the front line. He only deployed a guard regiment on the front line of Daxing, just to show the enemy's weakness.

Behind the regiment of guards he has a sufficient reserve ready to use for his own tactical purposes. Bin originally thought that there were many others, but when Ma Zhanshan increased the number of troops in the second-line position to two regiments, the advantage in strength disappeared immediately. Use the cannon again.Ma Zhanshan also moved out the artillery that his family had been reluctant to use. The equipment of the Northeast Army was no less than that of the Kwantung Army. Field artillery, mountain artillery, and mortars were deployed together. Some people had artillery, and the second-line position was quite strong. The Japanese army attacked very hard, and almost every step forward had to pay a lot of casualties.

Tabata, who was in charge of the frontline command, was so anxious that he burst into madness. As the deputy chief of staff of the wing, he even tied explosives himself, and commanded the death squad to ram into the defenders' positions desperately. Of course, unless it is a last resort, he himself will not be the first to "Jade Broken". This is a life-and-death battlefield, not on the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore, these meat bombs covered with explosives are often shot by the defenders in advance and reimbursed in advance. In fact, what the Japanese mainly value is this kind of meat bomb spirit. As for the effect, it is another matter, so that later on, there was the kamikaze commando who hit his head against a rock. The Japanese have meatballs, and the Chinese have flesh and blood. As soon as a gap was opened in the position, someone put their lives on the line to fill it up, and then sewed up the gap again. But Hamamoto believed, and always believed, that as long as he squeezed forward, he would 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 going to have a fit. As soon as Binben ran out of his death squads, Ma Zhanshan's death squads came up.They jumped out from behind the fortifications and turned to rush towards the Japanese army. Fighting hand to hand, the two poles quickly showed their unique skills.That is to fight the bayonet. Fighting bayonets, commonly known as hand-to-hand combat, is usually one of the most exciting programs in combat.Those with a history of heart disease or high blood pressure are advised not to watch it. In fact, in the era of cold weapons, this kind of gun and bayonet hacking is still considered pediatrics.It's just that in modern times, there are not many people who like and are enthusiastic about this way. Japanese soldiers are an exception.The education they usually receive is that the spirit is omnipotent, and there is no retreat. The frightening stuff of bayonet fighting is obviously in line with this appetite and vanity. Even Japan's Sanba cover is specially made for this purpose.The body of the gun and the bayonet are very long together, and it is very easy to take advantage of the stabbing. But this time they hit the muzzle.The other party was even hotter than they had imagined: Don't you want to play bayonet, I will accompany you. The humiliation of losing the land and the responsibility of defending the land have long made these soldiers in the Northeast extremely aggrieved, as if their eyes were about to burst into flames. The warriors raised their bayonets and shouted to fight. No matter what precious thing you are, your head will still fall off, and your body can still be pierced through. Those who claim to be not afraid of death meet those who are really not afraid of death. The wind changed suddenly, and Ma Zhanshan's counterattack knocked Binben back again and again. Not only "retreat", but also "break". While the rifles of the two sides were fighting each other, under the cover of night, the Salib regiment quietly circled around from both sides. The Japanese army on the front line of the North Shore was cut off by him with one knife, and the "head" and "tail" were divided into two places. "Head" refers to an infantry brigade led by Tabata himself, which was tightly entangled by two infantry regiments led by Ma Zhanshan. "Tail" refers to the left behind troops at the bridgehead on the north bank.They were mainly supply soldiers, health soldiers, and signal soldiers. They were not prepared to go to war, they just built a fortified bunker carelessly, and no one organized them in an emergency, and they became a mess of flies. The Salibu regiment who came round was like a swatter for swatting flies. This regiment is a cavalry regiment. I originally thought that the cavalry should be used as infantry, but I also felt that talents were wasted. Fortunately, the True God will return soon. Salibu, the head 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 broadsword, comparable to the Qinglong Yanyue saber used by Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang during 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 at that time military merit was calculated by counting heads, and how many heads counted as merit. You only cut one here, and there are already a dozen of them in the account. The cavalry drove their horses and brandished their knives, and slashed at the Japanese army on the bank, clicking, clicking, and killing one was enjoyable. How could the heavy soldiers have withstood such a fierce impact, they collapsed after a few hits. After the cavalry took control of the north bank, the artillery followed. All means of transport on the river were hit by artillery fire without exception, the iron bridge was blown up, the pontoon bridge was blown up, and even the rubber boats on the river were blown up. At this time, there were still scattered Japanese soldiers in twos and threes on the pontoon bridge. Seeing the shells flying over suddenly, they had no place to hide.It's okay to be killed on the spot, but the most unlucky ones are those who react quickly. They jumped into the river, thinking that they could survive, but they didn't know that what they were suffering was a living crime: the river was icy cold, let alone trying to grab a broken ship plank for a float, even if they could swim, they would most likely be frozen into mummies. It wasn't until Tabata desperately retreated to the riverside that he realized that his retreat had been completely cut off by Ma Zhanshan. Up to now, Tabata has only two options left. One was to jump into the river. As a result, he either froze to death or became a target for the gunmen of the Northeast Army.Although it is a different way, it actually leads to the same goal. The other is to turn around and look for other ways to break through. Tabata crossing the river fashion is very ambitious, and he has the potential to follow in the footsteps of his joint captain and become "the best deputy chief of staff in Japan".But after a whole day of tossing, this buddy has been soaked in bitter water again and again, and his courage has become smaller than that of a rabbit. What followed Tabata was no longer a brigade, but a small team. The others didn't know where they were surrounded, anyway, there were gunfire from all directions. After much deliberation, Tabata still didn't dare to act rashly. He sent a reconnaissance team to explore the way ahead. But if you underestimate him because of this, you are wrong. Tabata is still a bit bloody, especially after learning that the reconnaissance team he sent was wiped out by Ma Zhanshan, he was furious. Annihilation is annihilation, so many people have been annihilated, do you still care about this? The problem is that these scouts are not well wiped out.After Ma Zhanshan's troops wiped them out, they cut off their heads, put them in sacks and threw them by the side of the road. It is tolerable or unbearable.Tabata was completely enraged, to be exact, in front of those subordinates who stared blankly at him. Hesitating, hesitating, he dared not go up, and the person who went up was put into a sack for no reason. This is the perception of most people around. If Tabata doesn't get angry again, he will feel that he will look down on himself, so what kind of soldiers are there. So, he resolutely led his troops to chase after him, preparing to cut off the heads of the Chinese soldiers and put them in sacks. He didn't think about it carefully, how could Ma Zhanshan have the leisure to engage in this kind of horror art of sacks of heads when he was so busy fighting the war. To seduce you! With a plop, he fell into another pocket specially prepared by Ma Zhanshan. so unlucky.Tabata hurriedly searched for an opportunity to break out of the siege, but unexpectedly got deeper and deeper, and gradually he couldn't even find Bei anywhere. In desperation, he had no choice but to use the last resort and call the captain of Binbenlian for help. Across the river, Binben received a telegram, but after one regiment was exhausted, he had no soldiers to send. "The best commander in Japan" was so anxious that he almost jumped into the river to commit suicide. It is better to take medicine than suicide, and someone sent medicine. Just when he didn't know what to do, the brigade sent by Zhuang Fan arrived in time. Binben was so terrified that he wished he could kneel down and burn a stick of incense to the commander of the Kwantung Army. Hurry up to build another pontoon bridge, release rubber boats, support with artillery, and send reinforcements across the river to save people. Seeing that the river was bustling again, Ma Zhanshan withdrew his troops from the bank and opened the door. There is a lecture on the art of war called: lure the enemy deep. It was easy for the new arrivals to land, but after landing they looked around in a daze, at a loss as to what to do. The Japanese army on the north bank has been divided into fragments. I don't know where the main force of the besieged is. How can you rescue it? The night in the Northeast is too long, the plane can't show up, and naturally it can't provide ground information. Fortunately, there are cavalry, let them go and look for it. In the dark, it was also difficult for the cavalry to find someone.When they were in a dilemma, they suddenly received an urgent call from Tabata. We are not unfamiliar with the content, it is nothing more than: get closer to me, get closer to me. Add a more classic quotation: In terms of serving the emperor together, please give me a hand. As Niu Honghong's front-line commander, he actually said such embarrassing words now, it seemed that he was really confused. It doesn't matter if Tabata called it like this, but it hurt the innocent cavalry.According to the general rule, where the commander is, the main force will be there. This is true, and if they can be with the main force, the little cavalry will naturally not encounter too much danger. Knowing that Tabata was nearby, the cavalry rushed to the horse immediately. After going there, I discovered that the battlefield in this direction has been encircled.Surprisingly, the sound of guns inside gradually faded away. Judging from the sound, they were all weapons of Chinese soldiers. The captain of the cavalry team was also a veteran, and he had a vague feeling that something was wrong: Could it be that Tabata is finished? He was too pessimistic.Because Tabata is not dead yet, and another telegram was sent to him. In the telegram, Tabata urged him strangely and urgently: Brother, why are you still not here? Next, he also reported his situation: I was surrounded and couldn't get out, only a few soldiers and a radio station were left, come and save me quickly. The captain of the cavalry team was so angry that his nose was twisted, thinking that there are many troops in your area that need to be rescued, but it turns out that you are the only one. If you get hit like a bird and dare to shout for help with a straight face, it's your fault, face the east and cut yourself open. The captain of the cavalry team threw the telegram away, beat his horse and withdrew. It's none of my business, I'm here to make soy sauce. But he couldn't escape. It was also cavalry that blocked his back, but not a cavalry regiment, but a cavalry brigade. We have already experienced the viciousness of Salibu, the head of the cavalry regiment.Now it's time for Salib's supervisor, the commander of the cavalry brigade, Wu Songlin, to go out in person. It is almost certain that a strong general will have no weak soldiers. But on the other hand, there may not be a leader who can hold on to a strong army. Fortunately, this leader Wu can be held.Under his training and command, Wu Lvxiang was known as the Iron Cavalry of Heilongjiang Province. After arriving in the provincial capital, Ma Zhanshan simply handed over all the cavalry to him, and formed another regiment to help the Wu Brigade expand into an integrated brigade with three cavalry regiments. To be a teacher of the king is to prepare to fight hard, and never expect to expand the number of people and other good things.Ma Zhanshan's move moved Wu Songlin very much, and he vowed not to embarrass the acting provincial chairman. The Japanese army couldn't figure out the situation in the dark night, but the Northeast cavalry came and went here day and night, but they could feel it clearly. As soon as the cavalry team moved, Wu Songlin knew the opportunity had come, and the cavalry brigade rushed forward and surrounded them together. Only the cavalry team is pitiful, this funerary object is really worthless. It was finally dawn, and Hamamoto, whose eyes were flushed from the heat, looked around and saw a scene that he would never forget in his life. One and a half teams on the other side were all dumped by Ma Zhanshan.Those who were surrounded and those who wanted to get out of the siege were caught in a sea of ​​misery for a while, and they didn't know who should save whom. After dawn, the battle should be easier to fight. After all, the special forces that the Japanese army relies on most can be aggressive again.However, due to the two sides fighting in a narrow area of ​​more than ten miles, the camps have become criss-crossed, and it is difficult to find a gap no matter whether it is a plane or a cannon. The things that made Hamamoto frustrated were not over yet, and a telegram he received not long after made him unable to hold on anymore. I can no longer worry about losing face, and it is important to ask the Kwantung Army Command for help as soon as possible. In the report for help, Hamamoto relayed the "extremely unfortunate news" in the telegram: the deputy chief of staff of the regiment, Tabata Shinichi, died in battle. Tabata hangs up and catches a cavalry team. Benzhuang Fan was stunned after receiving the report. One and a half regiments are equivalent to half a brigade. This is not an ordinary army, but the main force of the Kwantung Army. Who can easily encircle them? Not only was he surrounded, but the front-line commanders were all killed. How could this be possible. It is impossible not to report such a major situation to the General Staff Headquarters. The staff headquarters was quite surprised.This fact that Ma Zhanshan has the strength to compete with the Kwantung Army shows that there is indeed the support of the Soviet government in the back. If the Soviet Union intervenes, it will be a little troublesome to attack Heilongjiang. The chief of staff, General Kanaya Fansan, immediately sent a telegram to Shigeru Honjo, requesting that the Kwantung Army's combat area be limited to the vicinity of Daxing Station. As soon as the Kwantung Army Headquarters received the telegram, before Zhuang Fan could say anything, a group of staff members started shouting. Isn't this nonsense? How can anyone tie people up to fight like this? Fighting is the business of the commander of the Kwantung Army, and its general staff 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 Zhuangfan himself was very pleased with what he heard, and waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, the most important thing is to rescue the besieged troops first." He ordered to send another brigade to carry out a second reinforcement to the front line. Because of the lack of manpower, Zhang Haipeng's puppet army, which the Kwantung Army had looked down upon, was also pulled over. Zhang Mazi was a blessing in disguise this time, Ma Zhanshan played well, which made him a lot more impressive in the eyes of the Japanese - it seems that it wasn't that the puppet army was bad, but that Ma Zhanshan was too much. The puppet army finally got the chance to compete with the "imperial army". Shame and ashamed, Binben gritted his teeth and decided to fight Ma Zhanshan. Seeing that the opponent's strength had changed significantly, Ma Zhanshan immediately dispatched all the troops he could mobilize to the field, and now it's time for him to throw everything at his back. Five infantry regiments, six cavalry regiments, all of them went into battle. In the Northeast Army, the number of regiments is very large. One regiment is equivalent to an ordinary brigade, and five regiments can reach the size of a division. Ma Zhanshan himself was completely wrapped up. Ma Zhanshan can be called a competent chef, especially in making dumplings. I have eaten dumplings from the Northeast.According to the taste of southerners, it is really not delicious.The skin is too thick and the filling is not very much. But I think Ma Dashuai's dumplings must be unique and delicious. Because Hamamoto counted, in less than three days, he had eaten three times in a row, an average of once a day, and the more he ate, the more addicted he became, the more strenuous he became, his partner and subordinate Tabata was so stuffed to death. Xie Ke, the chief of staff who accompanied Ma Zhanshan in the campaign, later confirmed that the Battle of Jiangqiao, the most intense one on November 6, was the one that the Japanese army suffered unprecedented losses since they entered the Northeast. In just two rounds, Hamamoto's idea of ​​"showing it off" has burst like soap bubbles. Send a distress call quickly, or it will be too late. After receiving the telegram from Hamamoto, the commander of the Kwantung Army, who had pretended to be reserved, became completely flustered.I originally wanted to leapfrog the command and show my level, but I almost ruined the show, so hurry up and change the costume. He called Domen, who had been huddled behind silently, over: You still 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. Now that you have been trapped, even if the market is full of green, you can only continue to invest more, otherwise there is no hope of solving the trap. The main force of the division all followed Duomen to Jiangqiao. In order to transport troops, the "Manchurian Railway" even stopped the passenger car business on the Tao'ang line and replaced them with military vehicles. The humiliated Duomen rushed to the front line of Jiangqiao, and satirized his subordinate Osamu Hamamoto to the fullest. Hamamoto has lost his temper, like an eggplant beaten by frost, and now even if his boss says he is a pig, he admits it. To be a pig also has to fight. Duomen asked Binben to lead the troops across the river himself, and asked him to take down Daxing Station this time. The field is lost in your hands, and of course you have to find it back by yourself. To be honest, Hamamoto was really taken aback. Every time you are excited, you end up in a state of embarrassment. Whether it is a person's self-esteem or self-confidence, it is a great harm. Hamamoto, who lost confidence, had no choice but to put his hope on the steel cannon. All the artillery of the division was transported to the front, and carried out round after round of carpet bombing towards the Daxing position. But you can't keep bombarding like this endlessly, and you still have to win in the end. Hamamoto bit the bullet and groped into Daxing Station. The position is already a piece of scorched earth, and everything that should be bombed has been blown up. Hamamoto was still worried, looked left and right, for fear that the Chinese army would suddenly jump out from some corner and make himself "Tabata No. 2". The final conclusion is: there is really no one on the battlefield. The scene in front of him made Hamamoto feel overjoyed.The poor man who had been tortured to the point of madness by his failure immediately regained his energy as if he had been injected with a booster. The long drought meets the sweet rain, probably this kind of mood is said. Hamamoto immediately reported to the head of the multi-door division: Our department has successfully occupied Daxing Station, and the "China" army fled in a hurry. At this moment, he could no longer care about the ethics of the imperial soldiers, anyway, saving face was the most important thing.As for how and why the Chinese army disappeared, it was simply out of his consideration. When Duomen heard it, he thought it was Binben's small universe that broke out and defeated Ma Zhanshan by relying on his strength.Get excited right now: What are you waiting for, continue to pursue and swallow the "China" army in one gulp. Just as he was about to move on, he unexpectedly received an order from the commander of the Kwantung Army, Ben Zhuangfan.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 he can't go beyond Daxing's boundaries and must obey the leadership. Due to being surrounded many times before, Duomen himself felt a little guilty, afraid of being fooled by Ma Zhanshan, so he had to withdraw as he said.