The puppet Manchukuo has always wanted to expand its forces, the purpose is to gradually get rid of Japanese control, after all, the puppet Kant emperor does not want to be a puppet for the rest of his life.But the Japanese side will never allow it, for Japan, the puppet Manchukuo is just a transition, and their ultimate goal is to completely integrate the northeast region into Japan's territory, just like Korea at the beginning.After the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea had actually become a Japanese colony, but Japan did not directly annex Korea at first, and still supported the Korean royal family to organize a puppet government until 1910, when Japan forced the Korean Empire to sign a treaty of merger between Japan and Korea, formally annexed the Korean Peninsula, established the Korean Governor-General's Office, and carried out colonial rule.At this time, the so-called Manchurian Empire was actually the same as the original Korean Empire, just a transition.Therefore, the Japanese side does not want the puppet Manchukuo to gradually become bigger, in case it is difficult to clean up in the end.That's why the number of troops in the puppet state of Manchukuo has always been limited.Historically, it was not until after the outbreak of the Pacific War that the elite of the Kwantung Army was transferred to the Pacific theater in large quantities, which made the northeast region insufficient, and the Japanese government had no choice but to begin to expand the puppet Manchurian Army in large quantities, making the puppet Manchurian Army swell to hundreds of thousands in just a few years.And now Umezu Mijiro is also facing the problem of insufficient troops, so he has to start thinking about the possibility of expanding the puppet Manchurian army.After some deliberation, Umezu Yoshijiro finally decided that the plan to expand the puppet Manchurian army was feasible, as they were now facing the same enemy, the Eighth Route Army.If the Japanese army is defeated, the puppet state of Manchukuo will definitely be overthrown as well.Therefore, in the matter of confronting the Eighth Route Army, the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchurian Army can completely unite the front.Thinking of this, Umezu Mijiro finally decided to report the plan to the base camp for approval of the expansion of the puppet Manchurian army, of course, the expansion of the army is not something that can be completed in a short time, but there is no harm in preparing in advance.In the evening of the same day, Li Guotao rushed to the front line of Tongliao by car, at this time the main force of the armored division and the main force of the cavalry division had already arrived at Tongliao one step ahead, and the vanguard of the Japanese 1st Division was still one step slower, and encountered the Eighth Route Army in the area north of Tongliao, and then a fierce battle broke out.The vanguard of the Japanese 1st Division, with less than 3,000 men, was no match for the Eighth Route Army at all, and was immediately defeated, and the remnants of the army were in the same hands as Yu County.After repelling the Japanese 1st Division, the Eighth Route Army immediately launched an attack on Tongliao, at this time there were less than 2,000 Japanese troops stationed in Tongliao, and the troops were empty.Li Guotao was naturally quite satisfied with the successful recovery of Tongliao, and immediately ordered the follow-up troops to rush to Tongliao as soon as possible.Early the next morning, Li Guotao led the headquarters into Tongliao.At this time, the main forces of the new 2nd Division and the 3rd Division of the 7th Column had already arrived in Tongliao one after another.In the headquarters, Li Guotao said excitedly: "Although tens of thousands of troops in our seventh column have successfully arrived in Tongliao, after a long-distance attack, our soldiers have been exhausted from fighting for days, and all units continue to rest.However, the Japanese army is eyeing the tiger and may counterattack at any time, and these two days are also the most dangerous moments, and whether they can hold Tongliao depends on these few days. ”Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "Fortunately, although the main force of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army has rushed to Tongyu County, and the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army has also arrived in Shuangliao, the little devil has some scruples and should not rashly launch an attack." ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army should want to wait for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive, and then concentrate enough troops to attack our army."
This is better, they have reinforcements, we also have reinforcements, the new 1st Division and the Teaching Brigade are on their way north, and they will soon arrive in Tongliao.The main force of the newly formed 4th Division is also ready to go north, and when our seventh column gathers in Tongliao, even if his little devil comes to the five divisions, we are not afraid at all. ”"Hmm" everyone present nodded in agreement, after these several battles, our army has won successive battles, morale is flourishing, and the self-confidence of the soldiers has been further improved.Li Guotao's words changed sharply, and then said: "Although this is the case, we must also prepare in advance.To prevent the Japanese army from counterattacking, we occupied Tongliao, not to occupy it for a short time, but to establish a stable base area as soon as possible.According to the instructions of the headquarters, our seventh column should be firmly nailed to the northeast and the heart of the Kwantung Army like a nail, and let his blood be bled and eaten little by little, so as to finally completely destroy the Kwantung Army and recover the entire northeast region. ”Political Commissar Lu said with a smile: "Tongliao is a place with a very advantageous geographical location, as long as we gain a firm foothold here, we can attack Shenyang to the south, Changchun to the east, and Heilongjiang to the north."
This position is equivalent to the heart of the Kwantung Army, as long as we are firmly nailed here, we can reach the death of the Kwantung Army. ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded and said: "What the political commissar said is very right, but our seventh column has advanced into the northeast, and it has become a thorn in the eye of the little devil, a thorn in the flesh, the little devil will naturally not give up, and the next big battle is inevitable, so we must prepare in advance to deal with the possible counterattack of the Japanese army in the future." ”Li Guotao paused here when he said this, and then continued: "Li Yongfu, your newly formed 2nd Division, immediately go to the area of Baolong Mountain north of Tongliao to garrison to prevent the Japanese 1st Division in the north from attacking Tongliao. ”"Yes," Li Yongfu replied respectfully.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Lin Feng and said with a serious face: "Old Lin, your new 3rd Division immediately went to the front line of Menda Town to arrange a defensive line to prevent the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army from attacking Tongliao in the direction of Shuangliao in the east. ”"Yes," Lin Feng replied respectfully.Li Guotao continued: "The cavalry division and the armored division are temporarily stationed in the area around Tongliao as mobile troops, ready to be used at any time. ”"Yes," Yang Xuecheng and Guo Lihui responded in unison.Li Guotao lowered his head and glanced at the map, and then asked: "Where is the new 1st Division now?"
"They have now arrived near the Kulun Banner. ”Ma Zhenguo hurriedly replied.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Order them to immediately go to the rear banner of the left flank of Horqin and build a defensive line on the spot to prevent the Japanese army in the direction of Shenyang in the south from attacking Tongliao." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded, turned around and ordered a staff officer to convey the order.aa2705221: