24 Unpredictable People
The battle was going on very fiercely, and the scene of the puppet army that Ma Zhanshan had expected to collapse at a moment's notice did not happen, because the main combat force in Hailar City was not the puppet army but the Kwantung Army garrison of the three squadrons.
Although the so-called squadrons of the Japanese army are actually in the company-level scale, the three squadrons are almost equivalent to the combat effectiveness of one battalion. However, the combat effectiveness of regular troops, especially the Kanto Army and the miscellaneous army that became monks halfway cannot be judged by the number of people.
For example, Ma Zhanshan used the troops to attack Hailar to have 8,000 people. According to the organization, these are almost two regiments. But how many of these 8,000 people have received regular military training in the EO company (actually for more than two months)? Less than three thousand people.
In other words, most of the troops under Ma Zhanshan were actually the mobs who defected to him after occupying Manzhouli. This group of people fought with the wind and helped to shaking flags and shout, but it was really impossible to fight hard, and even helplessly.
For example, when the troops trained by the eO company, which was fighting for the vanguard, had just seized the battlefield support point and urgently needed the subsequent troops to come forward to support, the mobs hesitated and waited for the puppet troops and the Japanese troops in the city to counterattack and seized the support point back, and the group of people were still stammering on the spot.
Even the arrogant Kwantung Army fought back against Ma Zhanshan's attack, beating the group of mobs stranded in the starting position to cry and shouting that their parents would run away with their heads. If Ren Fuchen had not led the team to stabilize the situation himself, it might have become a joke to capture Hailar.
"General Ma, this is not enough to fight. We should change our tactics!"
As the deputy commander of the military advisor of EO Company, Zhang Furong couldn't stand it anymore. Ma Zhanshan had no tactics to command the offensive. He just fought hard and rushed. Perhaps Ma Zhanshan felt that he had many soldiers and generals were wide. However, Hailar's Japanese army and the puppet army had less than 2,000 people. He was able to win the opponent's advantage of four to one.
Indeed, the puppet army performed quite poorly, almost the same as the newly incorporated mobs of Ma Zhanshan, but the quality of the Kwantung Army was still better than that of the Chinese soldiers who had only received brief formal training. To be honest, the other party could stand up to two or even three on this side, and the Japanese army was conducting defensive operations. This further widened the gap between the two sides.
Ma Zhanshan's face was not very good at this time. He had been quite smooth when he recovered Manzhouli before. The puppet army almost fled, and the sporadic Japanese Kwantung Army was soon overwhelmed by the crowd. He really thought that the Japanese were just like this, and that it would be easy to recover Hailar or even Anxing Bei Province. He also thought that he would have failed to escape to the Soviet Union before and was completely outnumbered, thinking that the Kwantung Army was bullying him for too many people.
Who would have thought that the situation would be completely different when he bumped into the regular Japanese troops. The Japanese's combat effectiveness and fighting will were completely beyond his expectations! At this time, he also knew that he had to change his tactics, and it would not work to continue fighting so hard. But what made him unhappy was that this statement should not have been proposed by Zhang Furong!
Let me put it this way. Ma Zhanshan felt offended. In his opinion, he was a famous general of the Northeast Army, and Zhang Furong was just an unknown unknown person. Why should the other party point fingers at him? After all, Zhang Furong was just a military adviser, so why should he interfere in his battlefield command?
Of course, what is more important is that Ma Zhanshan always felt that the Soviet military consultants of EO Company were awkward and never liked these fake foreigners. He hated these fake foreigners to point fingers at him under the name of the Russians.
In fact, during the previous military training, Ma Zhanshan, Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong had conflicts, which was really a disagreement. As an old officer who joined the army in the Qing army and gradually advanced in the old army, Ma Zhanshan or the Northeast Army had a lot of bad habits, and even maliciously said that the Northeast Army was a bandit-like army. Such military discipline was just that, and the spirit of the world and the grassroots were quite strong.
How could a grassroots hero like Ma Zhanshan please like "academic schools" like Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong? Regarding how to train soldiers, a group of soldiers should be trained, the two sides are constantly in conflict. Ren Fuchen, who once said bluntly in his report to Li Xiaofeng: "Ma Zhanshan is an old warlord!"
Anyway, the cooperation between the two sides was not particularly pleasant, and this time, Ma Zhanshan's little suspicion and dissatisfaction was suddenly detonated. So he flatly rejected Zhang Furong's request and replied coldly: "There are military tactics that cover ten and five, and now our troops have 8,000 people, which can only be worth one thousand, so we should attack them altogether. The front line has just suffered a little setback. If the attack is strengthened, it will definitely be achieved overnight."
Zhang Furong still wanted to argue, but Ma Zhanshan was unwilling to listen to his nagging. He waved impatiently and said, "Mr. Petrovic and I have something to say first. The military command is up to me. You are just consultants!"
Zhang Furong sighed and looked at the rows of soldiers who fell down in the charge, and felt like they had been knocked over with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. After looking at the stubborn Ma Zhanshan again, he shook his head and withdrew from the command post.
But Ma Zhanshan said disapprovingly: "These dog traitors think that they can do whatever they want if they hold the thick legs of the Russians. I don't have their dog temper... There is no immortality in the war. The Zhifeng War was like a river of blood!"
In fact, Ma Zhanshan said this very unconfidence, because he didn't know that the situation on the battlefield was not ideal, nor did he know that fighting hard was not a good way, but to protect his face, the other one was really unable to think of a better tactic, so he could only continue to fight like this.
The battle lasted from morning to dusk. The fierce battle of more than ten hours left bloody outside Hailar City. A large number of young people who picked up steel guns for the first time fell down when they had just taken the first step. I have to say that this is really sad and heartbreaking.
However, Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong did not know that during the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, there were countless such "tragedies". A large number of good Chinese children lost their lives inexplicably because of the death toll. The casualties should not be so heavy, nor should they be so tragic, and it was even possible to avoid them.
Unfortunately, in that era, the fundamental reason for the heavy national crisis could eventually be derived from the word "**". Some people surrendered and stolen the country for glory and wealth, and even their ancestors did not want their ancestors. Some people made great money under the banner of the War of Resistance. Some officers even drank soldiers and meat and ate soldiers and the people, and they did not think of all kinds of crimes.
What’s even more annoying is that decades later, there are people singing praises for these criminals, believing that most of the soldiers who died in the War of Resistance Against Japan were a kind of honor, and that this is worthy of commendation! Even thinking that more death means greater efforts and more contributions!
I really want to say, fuck it!!
However, all this is not something that Li Xiaofeng, nor is it that Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong can change. From 1931 to 1945, this was an era of neglecting human life, a sad time, and it was not glorious!
However, when Mazhanshan stepped into Hailar, he did not feel so sad. On the contrary, he was quite happy that the regaining Hailar and the regaining Manchuria meant that the regaining Hailar was completely different. In his opinion, the regaining Hailar was more like a sign.
It marked the return of Ma Zhanshan, and it marked the avenge of his previous shame. As for the casualties he had paid, although he felt sorry for, but as a soldier of that year, he did not care particularly.
"Transport the injured brothers back to the Soviet Union and take good care of them. Let us uninjured people do the fight against the Japanese!"
After making a good start, Ma Zhanshan couldn't wait for the actions behind and even had some different ideas.
"I think it is possible to raise the anti-Japanese banner in Hailar, recruit soldiers here, and then recover North Manchuria and even the entire Northeast in one fell swoop!"
Ma Zhanshan's statement surprised Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong, because according to the previous plan, Ma Zhanshan's troops should not stay near Hailar for a long time. They should quickly go south to meet with Feng Yuxiang's troops, and then open up an anti-Japanese base at the intersection of the three provinces. Now Ma Zhanshan has almost completely overturned this resolution. Isn't this a fatal matter!
However, Ma Zhanshan was still sensible: "One time and another time, we did not expect the Japanese army to be so vulnerable, and we did not expect to occupy a large area of Hailar and Manzhouli. Under that situation, we naturally had to go south to meet Lao Feng."
Speaking of this, Ma Zhanshan seemed radiant: "When the situation is completely different now. With Hailar and Manzhouli, the conditions are better and the population is more common, and it is backed by the Soviet Union, so it is more appropriate to establish an anti-Japanese base here!"
Does Ma Zhanshan's words make sense? Yes, objectively speaking, it is correct. Compared with the intersection of Chahar, Rehe and Xing'an Province, the conditions of Hailar are naturally better, and the population is more abundant and it is convenient to obtain support.
So why did Li Xiaofeng not have the idea of establishing an anti-Japanese base here at the beginning? The reason is very simple. Manzhouli and Hailar are both successful and the Middle East Road and the Middle East Road. For the Japanese, it is impossible to allow important cities on the railway trunk line to be occupied by anti-Japanese armed forces. If Ma Zhanshan wants to occupy the city, he will definitely be given the key care of the Kwantung Army.
To be honest, relying on the little bit of help from the Soviet Union, the mobs in Mazhanshan could not stop the Kwantung Army's iron hooves. Although the intersection of the three provinces with more difficult conditions looked unsatisfactory, it looked like a barren land, but barren land also had the benefits of barren land, at least it would not attract the attention of thieves?
Moreover, the intersection of the three provinces is convenient to move, and it is better to deal with the Kwantung Army's encirclement and suppression. It is really impossible to defeat it. There are more ways to escape, right? Moreover, there can be threatening Hailar in the north, pointing directly to the Songnen Plain to the east, and knocking on the Shanhaiguan to the south, it is really like a nail wedge there.
Now that Ma Zhanshan is unwilling to go south, the entire strategy is impossible to talk about. Why are Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong not in a hurry?
"General Ma, the strategy of moving south was the consensus reached by you, General Feng Yuxiang and Comrade Petrovic after discussion. Now, you will neither notify Comrade Petrovic nor inform General Feng Yuxiang. You are just doing this indiscriminately, right?"
Facing Ren Fuchen's questioning, Ma Zhanshan was still a little unhappy. It was true that he had reached an agreement before, but Ma Zhanshan was not a dog raised by the Soviet Union. Is his dignified Heilongjiang Provincial Chairman and Military Commander-in-Chief no longer have any autonomy?
As for Feng Yuxiang, it is not certain whether the unreliable guy named Feng can go north as planned. He foolishly gave up the great Manzhouli and Hailar and took their brothers to hike the ravine. That's really a traitor.
It has to be said that even the "Love Valve" of this year is really unreliable. Moreover, there are many internal contradictions. There is nothing to do when sharing hardships. Once the situation eases, we really will destroy each other and distrust each other.
Take Feng Yuxiang as an example. It is indeed a patriotic general, but in addition to the title of patriotic general, Feng Yuxiang is also known as a general. For example, in the Second Zhi-Feng War, Feng turned against Feng's warlords and shot Wu Peifu's black gun. In 1925, Guo Songling joined forces with Feng Yuxiang to oppose Zhang Zuolin, but was sold by Feng Yuxiang halfway. In the end, Guo and his wife died tragically and were tragically killed by General Zhang.
The most recent loss of integrity was in 1933. As mentioned earlier, Feng was elected as the commander of the Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army and achieved good results in July. At the top of the glorious, Feng left Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu behind and ran away by himself under great pressure. In fact, Feng's escape was a sign of the collapse of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army. It was precisely because of him that the old subordinates of the Northwest Army behind naturally followed suit and finally had to part ways.
It is too normal for Ma Zhanshan to distrust Feng Yuxiang. After all, Guo Songling's past is there, and Ma Zhanshan must be a little wary of it. Otherwise, he would not know when he would be sold.
Therefore, Ma Zhanshan was unwilling to go south and could not accept it. Even Ren Fuchen and Zhang Furong argued with reason. The final result was that Ma Zhanshan agreed to send an advance team to go south and approach Feng Yuxiang.
"Aren't you going to do something? Let Ma Zhanshan be so chaotic?"
After reading Ren Fuchen's telegram, Wufengyevic couldn't help it. In his opinion, if everyone learns from Ma Zhanshan to cooperate with the Soviet Union in fighting against Japan, then the good things will be ruined in the end. Moreover, the support of the Soviet Union cannot be wasted so much, right?
"Warlords, how much hope can you make for them?" Li Xiaofeng smiled and replied indifferently.
"But this is too outrageous!" Wufengjevic said relentlessly.
Li Xiaofeng sneered in his heart and said to himself: "There are even more outrageous things, what's this? Don't rely on too high expectations for their integrity when cooperating with warlords."
"Actually, this is also a good thing," Li Xiaofeng suddenly said, "People like Ma Zhanshan don't hit hard and don't look back, and don't suffer any losses. I don't know who is right. Let the Japanese teach him a lesson! Only then will he be a little more sober and obedient!"
Yes, Li Xiaofeng knew from the beginning what was the sincerity of Ma Zhanshan and others in cooperation. These people could hold the stewards in the general direction of anti-Japanese war, but they kept making small plans in detail. They didn't let them suffer any losses, and they really didn't know who was really good to them.
Li Xiaofeng was also very clear that whether it was Ma Zhanshan or Feng Yuxiang, he did not have a deep understanding of the difficulty of the War of Resistance. In their opinion, the War of Resistance could be won quickly, thinking that as long as there was foreign aid, money and soldiers could solve all problems. They underestimated the cruelty of World War II and the greed and ambition of the Japanese. They did not expect that this would be a contest of will, and only those with the strongest will can persist in winning the victory.
In order to give them an intuitive understanding of the hardships in the future, let them suffer a little and realize that the situation is a good thing, otherwise they will suffer in the future.
Wufengyevic asked: "That is to say, you knew from the beginning that Chinese warlords were unreliable, so you were going to meet with Chinese comrades in South Manchuria?"
Li Xiaofeng had nothing to hide from this. He did meet with the anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Communist Party in the South Manchuria area because this was a request from the Communist International, and he also wanted to see what was going on there.
It should be said that the situation in the entire Northeast is not optimistic. Bei** Yang has many difficulties under the crazy encirclement of the Japanese invaders, especially under the guidance of the wrong ideas of left-leaning ideas. Some unnecessary losses are heartbreaking. However, even if the losses are relatively large, the team led by Bei Zhao or Nan Yang is still more reliable than Ma Zhanshan and Feng Yuxiang, at least the army's will is much stronger.
After some field investigation and exchange, Li Xiaofeng felt that these two teams were still very promising, but the first thing to do was to eliminate the interference of left-wing ideas. In this regard, the Communist International really did not take the lead, and was unwilling to let him, an outsider, take the lead.
Let me put it this way, both Kamenev and Zinoviev were worried that Li Xiaofeng would go to China to pick their peaches and to compete with them for the leadership of the Chinese revolution. They strongly demanded that Bei** Yang's anti-Japanese team must carry out their work under the leadership of the Communist International, which means that Li Xiaofeng only had to provide weapons and material support.
To be honest, Li Xiaofeng was very unhappy. Could it be that the Communist International belongs to Kamenev and Zinoviev's own family, and the others have no qualifications and power to make suggestions? To be honest, he really didn't want to birds those two guys at that time. Since you, Communist International, are so awesome, then you can solve all the problems yourself. Why do you still ask him to take action?
In other words, based on the premise of anti-Japanese war first, Li Xiaofeng suppressed his anger and refused to argue with the two goods, and supported some of the weapons and ammunition to Bei** Yang. However, this was definitely what Wu Fengyevic said. Meeting these two people was to place all hopes of the War of Resistance on them, and not to dig out the corners of the Communist International.
"Keep calm on this question and let the Communist International do it." Li Xiaofeng sighed helplessly and changed the topic: "How long will the steamship last?"
That's right, Li Xiaofeng is sitting on a passenger ship from Vladivostok to the United States. Li Xiaofeng feels that he must go to the United States at this time... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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