Chapter 41 The process of gaining momentum!
The Puppet Manchukuo was a puppet puppet regime built by the Japanese after they invaded the three northeastern provinces. Because the National Government, the Communist Party of China and the international community did not recognize the puppet Manchukuo regime, it was called the "Puppet Manchukuo" or the "Puppet Manchukuo".
In fact, the intention of the Japanese to form the puppet Manchukuo government was nothing more than to conceal their true intention of embezzling the three northeastern provinces. In addition, they were also worried that European and American families, which also had colonial interests in China, would strongly condemn them.
To put it more directly, that is, the Japanese want to be a cousin of a woman and want to set up a archway. Unfortunately, this move seems that the European and American powers do not sell their accounts, and the National Assembly does not recognize the proposal submitted by the Japanese.
Perhaps the Japanese felt that they were no match for Asia, and even in the world, they became first-class military and economic powers. Even after the League of Nations rejected this proposal, the Japanese angrily withdrew from the League of Nations.
In order to make this puppet government supported more like that, the Japanese found a puppet emperor by the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. However, the military and political affairs of the puppet Manchukuo government were almost all sent by the Kwantung Army to be responsible for it.
Now that the Eighth Route Army has recovered Xilingol League and Duolun City, it has undoubtedly "invaded" the territory of the puppet Manchukuo. After all, according to the territory divided by the Japanese to the puppet Manchukuo, the Mengdong and Rehe areas are their "territories".
In the Kwantung Army, when it was difficult to send the main force south to fight on a large scale, the puppet Manchukuo Army, which also had more than 100,000 troops, naturally became the first choice for reinforcements. However, the puppet emperor seemed a little dissatisfied but very helpless about this order.
The reason for dissatisfaction is naturally that Puyi knows that the combat effectiveness of those troops is not very strong. To control such a large piece of soil, the troops formed actually seem to be somewhat insufficient.
But in fact, the puppet Manchukuo Army is now more responsible for some local affairs of public security management. In fact, they are not very good at fighting. Many times, these troops are also guarded by the Kwantung Army.
In the early years, the Puppet Manchukuo Army also had a large-scale uprising, and although it was eventually wiped out by the Kwantung Army, it is undeniable that there are still a large number of people in the Puppet Manchukuo Army supported by the Kwantung Army and did not want to work hard for the Japanese.
However, in an occupied area like the Northeast, no one can think of the consequences of not obeying the Japanese. If these troops enter the pass to fight, once they are injured or rebelled, they will also bring a lot of trouble to Puyi.
Although Puyi was determined to restore the foundation of his ancestors and restore the glory of the Qing Dynasty in the past, over the years, Puyi gradually discovered that he was just a microphone for the Japanese army and had no say at all.
Most of the so-called court ministers are lackeys of the Kwantung Army. But to be honest, isn’t he a puppet emperor? If it weren’t for their existence over the years, I’m afraid the Northeast wouldn’t seem so stable.
Listening to the news conveyed by the Japanese army's dispatch of the highest consultant, Puyi said with some concern: "Colonel Ito, will it affect our daily public security and defense if we draw two garrison troops into Rehe?"
‘Your Majesty, I believe that after so many years of governance by the empire, no one dares to provoke a rebellion easily. After these two garrison troops were transferred, we still have police forces to manage local public security.
Our first priority is to defeat the Eighth Route Army that invaded our territory. I believe Your Majesty has heard about their policies. If they really make them enter the Rehe River, it will also pose a huge threat to us.
This time, the task we have to do is to cooperate with the Kwantung Army to encircle and suppress these invading Eighth Route Army. As long as we can defend Chifeng, we believe that the elite Kwantung Army division that will arrive in the Xilingol League will soon be able to destroy them.
What we have to do is cooperate with the Kwantung Army to recover the local area and reclaim the territory that was robbed by the Eighth Route Army. If we do not send troops, people will mistakenly think that we are afraid of these Eighth Route Army. Your Majesty, what do you think?’
Although the general counsel sent to the puppet Manchukuo spoke to Puyi, Puyi was very clear that the person in front of him was the emperor behind the puppet Manchukuo. Many things were decided by Colonel Ito.
At this moment, Ito's persuasion was more of a play. At least Puyi knew that the military and political department was already mobilizing troops. It can be said that what Ito said this was somewhat of a bit like killing first and then making a statement.
If you ask the puppet Manchukuo to send troops, Puyi felt that it was somewhat a bit miserable. But the problem is that the puppet Manchukuo still needs to bear the full cost of going to war. To put it bluntly, he would have to "pay" the Kwantung Army to send troops.
In recent years, almost all the taxes of the puppet Manchukuo were controlled by the Japanese army. Even if they had some savings to reserve, they could not withstand such a war. However, this time, the puppet Manchukuo would also have to bleed a lot.
After all, Puyi, the puppet emperor, did not say anything about freedom, even if he had no emperor's rights. After Ito, the general consultant, persuaded him, Puyi could only issue the so-called imperial edict to send troops and raise supplies.
When He learned that the puppet Manchukuo Army had dispatched two garrison troops, and the Japanese troops under its rank reached nearly 30,000, He Zhengdao also knew that the Kwantung Army wanted the puppet Manchukuo Army to continuously consume the Eighth Route Army's troops.
But in response to the sinister plan of the Kwantung Army, He Zhengdao sneered: "This time, I want the Japanese to understand what it means to lose their wife and soldiers. I send a telegram to the political commissar and transfer the new fourth division to the new division.
Since the Japanese plan to use the puppet Mongolian army to consume our strength, I will use these puppet Mongolian army to train the practical experience of our new infantry division. We need to play the tactics of the sea of people and see who can consume whom!”
As the combat plan to march into the Northeast began to be implemented, He Zhengdao also knew that both the cavalry and the infantry needed to be further expanded. At present, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have also assembled more than 100,000 main forces.
In He Zhengdao's view, these pseudo-Mongol garrisons who came from Xing'an and Tongliao were not worthy of his use of the main force. While the Kwantung Army had not yet made all its efforts, training the striking troops was the most important thing.
At least from the current trend, He Zhengdao feels that his early game against the Kwantung Army should be more of a tug-of-war. The real highlight is likely to have to wait until the conditions for the non-aggression between Japan and the Soviet Union.
By that time, I believe that there is no need to be too careful about the Kwantung Army of the Soviet Far East Army, and we should send a real elite division to fight with them. That time is the time for the two armies to truly compete.
Taking advantage of the time left, He Zhengdao felt that expanding the army and training troops were the primary purpose. Since the Kwantung Army had invited the puppet Manchukuo army to fight, He Zhengdao took the opportunity to send the newly expanded troops to accumulate some practical experience.
In this way, when the elite Kanto Army attack, the main force that had already been defeated will be unexpected to the Kanto Army. It can be said that He Zhengdao is more planning to prepare for the momentum.
As for the 11th Division of the Kwantung Army that was coming from the Xing'an League, He Zhengdao felt that he would teach him a profound lesson. The armored brigade and artillery brigade that had arrived secretly in the Xilinhot area were also under intense preparations for the war.
Even in order to make the 11th Division of the Japanese army feel that the strength of the Eighth Route Army was only like this. The orders he issued to the 1st Division of the Infantry were more of them to pretend to be defeated and give up some combat orders for the recovery land.
Although the commander of the First Infantry Division who received the order seemed a little depressed, they also knew that He Zhengdao played a big game this time. The failure of the situation was irrelevant. What is really important is the highlight of the decisive battle.
In addition to the area bordering Xing'an League, He Zhengdao was used as the main battlefield. In the other battles in Chifeng and Zhangjiakou areas, He Zhengdao hoped to remain the same. More importantly, it was to expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army in these areas.
He Zhengdao also thought the telegram sent by Yan'an earlier made sense. Even after receiving instructions from the headquarters, He Zhengdao dispatched troops from a main battalion from the special forces division.
Send this main battalion as a unit, let it enter Chifeng, Tongliao, Chengde and other places, and launch guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Continuously expand the military presence of the Eighth Route Army in these areas, and promote the political propositions of the Eighth Route Army.
Since receiving messages from the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, He Zhengdao knew that the people in the Northeast are not clear about the situation inside the pass. To be precise, many people of the Eighth Route Army were inexplicably confused, and even had some fear and resistance.
In the years since the fall of Northeast China, the Japanese invaded the people of Northeast China and implemented a lot of brainwashing policies. With the cooperation of the puppet Manchukuo, many people were not very friendly to the Eighth Route Army.
In this case, it is also very necessary to do some political propaganda in advance to let the people outside the pass understand the Eighth Route Army. The best way to understand is undoubtedly to crack down on those Japanese devils and hardcore traitors.
In addition to drawing a main battalion from the Special Forces Division, He Zhengdao also selected a group of Northeastern officers and soldiers from the advance brigade that had begun to rest and settle down to join the split special forces camp team.
With the addition of these old Northeastern troops, the armed forces that advanced into the enemy's rear in units of platoons would not fall into the dilemma of being unfamiliar with these fire seeds, and I believe that they can bear rich fruits of victory in the future.
When both the enemy and us began to arrange troops, the Japanese army also did not know that He Zhengdao would do such small moves in private. But the situation soon proved that sending a military team into the enemy's back was indeed a wise decision.
With the existence of these armed forces, the Japanese army's activities in these areas are also difficult to escape the reconnaissance of the armed forces. This also gave He Zhengdao more opportunity to understand the deployment of the Kwantung Army and provided valuable intelligence support for subsequent operations.
Even the continuous infiltration of these armed forces gradually contacted the Anti-Japanese United Army troops in Liaoning and Jilin Provinces. This also made the Anti-Japanese United Army officers and soldiers who had not known the news for a long time truly feel that spring seems to be not far from them! (To be continued.)
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