By May 11, the fighting in Liaoning had been going on for more than a week, and the fighting on the front line was extremely fierce.Especially in Chaoyang, the Japanese army concentrated more than 100,000 troops to storm Chaoyang, the devil's plane continued to bomb Chaoyang every day, and the devil's ground firepower also continued to bomb Chaoyang indiscriminately, and the destruction of the war made Chaoyang City almost a ruin.In the face of the fierce attack of the Japanese army, the defenders responded calmly and repelled the attacks of the devils again and again, so that the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and was never able to occupy Chaoyang, and the Eighth Route Army also paid a very heavy price for this.The Liaoning soldiers were stuck and the situation was unfavorable to our army, Li Guotao knew that he could not wait any longer, so on the night of 11 May, he issued an order to all units on the front line to attack, and all units launched a full-scale attack on Harbin according to the original plan.Li Guotao's combat order was transmitted to all units on the front line through radio waves at the first time, and all units participating in the battle did not dare to slack off, and immediately launched an operation according to the plan.The new 3rd Division and the Armored Division marched out that night, went straight to Shuangcheng, arrived at Shuangcheng on the morning of 12 May, and immediately launched an attack on Shuangcheng, and the Eighth Route Army attacked fiercely, occupying Shuangcheng in one fell swoop in the afternoon of the same day, and encircling Harbin from the south.At the same time, the cavalry division also returned to the southeast area of Harbin according to the plan.After receiving the order to attack, the 2nd and 3rd Independent Divisions crossed the Songhua River on the night of 11 May, surrounded Binxian from two directions, and launched an attack, and on the evening of 12 May, they recaptured Binxian in one fell swoop and surrounded Harbin from the east.At the same time, the newly formed 4th Division advanced to Harbin from the north and west respectively at the 5th time of the new formation, and after defeating the small peripheral forces of the Japanese army, it successfully reached the vicinity of Harbin.Although there were more than 30,000 Japanese troops in Harbin, the strength of the Eighth Route Army was several times that of it, and it was menacing.After Yamada Otozo received the news, he was so angry that he didn't even eat, and held an emergency military meeting overnight to study countermeasures.Yamada Otozo had a gloomy old face, which made the atmosphere of the entire conference room extremely depressing, Yamada Otozo glanced at the devil generals attending the meeting, and finally fell on the face of Chief of Staff Yoshimoto Sadachi, and asked with a serious face: "Yoshimoto-kun, didn't you say before that the Eighth Route Army in Heilongjiang was gathering troops to Baicheng Then why did the main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appear in Harbin" "This" Yoshimoto Sadachi couldn't help frowning, cold sweat sprung up from his forehead like mushrooms after a rain, and he said with a gruff:" Your Excellency Commander, the Imperial Army had detected that the Eighth Route Army was gathering troops in the vicinity of Baicheng, and even now there are still Eighth Route Army troops rushing to Baicheng from the vicinity of Qiqihar.However, now that the main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked Harbin, it can be concluded that the Eighth Route Army's concentration of troops in Baicheng should be just to confuse the Imperial Army, and the real intention of the Eighth Route Army is to attack Harbin. ”"Hmph" Yamada Otozo couldn't help but snort coldly, in his opinion, what Yoshimoto Sadachi said was all nonsense, but Yamada Otozo didn't care about pursuing these at this time, and said with a serious face: "Now the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Heilongjiang has surrounded Harbin, although there are still 30,000 imperial troops in Harbin, but according to the current situation, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is about 200,000, if the Eighth Route Army storms Harbin, with the current strength of Harbin, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold Harbin." ”"Your Excellency Commander Hai is wise, and he thinks it is a top priority to send troops to support Harbin as soon as possible.Although the main goal of the imperial army now is to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning, it cannot ignore the Heilongjiang side, and at least ensure the safety of Harbin. ”Yoshimoto replied cautiously."
Hmm" Yamada Otozo nodded and said: "It is necessary to keep Harbin, but the imperial army is currently seriously understaffed, and it is also difficult to transfer troops to support Harbin." ”"I think that the 12th Division of Tongliao can be transferred to support Harbin.""
Your Excellency Commander, although the Imperial Army is currently under-strengthened, it can at least draw out a reinforced brigade in the vicinity of Changchun to support Harbin by train.""
In Yichun, Jiamusi and other places, it should be possible to draw out a division of troops to support Harbin as soon as possible."
As soon as Yamada Otozo's voice fell, the Japanese generals attending the meeting began to speak one after another, reporting to Yamada Otozo about the troops that could be drawn from various places.Yamada Otozo listened carefully to everyone's suggestions, just nodded slightly, and did not directly express his attitude.At this time, Yoshimoto Sadachi finally spoke: "In this way, the imperial army can draw two divisions and one brigade to support Harbin, and it may be difficult to defeat the Eighth Route Army, but it should not be a problem to keep Harbin." ”"Yo Xi" Yamada Otozo finally nodded with satisfaction and said: "As long as we can keep Harbin, our main energy should still be focused on the Liaoning battlefield."
At present, the Liaoning battlefield has reached the most critical moment, and if it continues to develop in this form, the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning will not be able to hold out for long. ”"What His Excellency Commander Hai said is absolutely true.As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning is defeated, the imperial army can deal with the Eighth Route Army in Heilongjiang wholeheartedly, and it will be easy to eliminate them at that time. ”Yoshimoto said respectfully.Yamada Otozo thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "Just do what you just said, but there are two points to pay attention to, Baicheng and Tongliao should also strengthen their precautions to prevent a sneak attack by the Shina army."
In addition, the reinforcements supporting Harbin from all walks of life should be mainly to contain the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking Harbin and assist the defenders to defend Harbin. ”"Hai is still the commander, Your Excellency is more thoughtful.Rest assured, Your Excellency, that all units will be ordered to act in accordance with His Excellency's instructions. ”Yoshimoto replied respectfully."
Hmm" Yamada Otozo nodded with satisfaction and said: "Also, the troops on the front line in Liaoning should continue to strengthen the offensive, defeat the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning as soon as possible, and end this war. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto replied respectfully.aa2705221: