Yuhuangli, an unknown small village in Heilongjiang Province, set off southwest, less than 35 kilometers away, which is Mudanjiang. It is not only the headquarters of the First Front Army of the Japanese Kwantung Army, but also a major strategic material storage place for the Kwantung Army, and it is also the main gathering place for the so-called pioneer regiment. A large number of Japanese expatriates who came to Manchuria from their hometowns were mainly gathered here.

Since the Soviet army launched a full-scale attack on Manchuria, the Japanese Kwantung Army headquarters has made re-adjustments to the various units under its jurisdiction. Given that the Eastern Front area where the First Front Army mainly defends has strong Dongning and Hutou two fortresses, the Kwantung Army headquarters has drawn the entire Fifth Army from the First Front Army to Nahe and Qiqihar to garrison the front line, while on the Mudanjiang line, only three divisions of the Third Army were left as defensive forces. In this case, the three divisions of the Third Army will take on the heavy task of guarding Linkou, Yehe, Wangqing and Yanji lines at the same time.

In order to better command the battles that may come at any time, the First Front Army commanded Major General Zhisheng of Songmura and moved his command center to the unknown small village in Yuhuang. In his opinion, this place was actually much safer than Mudanjiang. After all, the Soviet Air Force would not place their bombing targets on the head of this small village.

But what is the truth?

On October 27, a unit of the Soviet Fourth Front Army, two motorized divisions and an armored division, suddenly bypassed the Japanese border barrier area on Dongning and Hutou, and appeared on the Songnen Plain east of North Manchuria. The attack target pointed directly to the Muling area where the Japanese army was lax in defense. Before that, at the early morning of the 27th, the Soviet army had already begun to carry out airborne in Muling and its surrounding areas. Two paratroopers brigades were airdropped to the surrounding areas of Muling. Their purpose of their combat was to block the Japanese army that attempted to build a defense line in this area before the large troops arrived.

Because the Soviet army's attack was launched very suddenly, and at the same time, the battlefield was advancing very quickly when the airborne troops and motorized troops cooperated to fight, the Japanese Kwantung Army had no time to make the necessary response. By 5 pm on the 27th, when the Soviet army completely occupied Muling, they went to the reinforcement site of the two Kwantung Army brigades, which were more than 40 kilometers away from Muling.

Mulen's loss caused great fear to the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army. The main reason for this is that Mulen's geographical location is special. ￣ This city located along the Songhua River is actually equivalent to a checkpoint leading to Jilin. The Soviet army occupied this place and can launch an assault on Jilin. At the same time, if the Soviet army does not launch an offensive against Jilin for the time being, they can also turn around and attack Mudanjiang, and then advance eastward to directly take Tonghua.

Harbin can be lost, Qiqihar can be lost, but Tonghua must not be lost. The first time the Soviet army launched an offensive, the Kwantung Army headquarters had such a proposal. If the Japanese army could retain control over Tonghua for a considerable period of time, then their local materials, troops, and expatriates can go through Tonghua, cross the Yalu River, and enter the Korean Peninsula. Once Tonghua is lost, the Soviet army can not only cut off all the channels for the Japanese army to North Korea, but also plan a new battle on the Korean Peninsula.

Based on this, Mijiro Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, urgently called the base camp and explained in detail the current crisis facing the war in Manchuria: In less than a week, the Kwantung Army had suffered huge losses. Four and a half divisions, totaling 100,000 troops, were destroyed by the Soviet army. Harbin, the important city of North Manchuria, was in danger. The 119th Division and the 123rd Division were surrounded by the Soviet army in Harbin city. The 122nd Division and the 134th Division were surrounded by Sujiaji 60 kilometers southeast of Yakeshi. Now Muling is lost, Jilin, Mudanjiang, and Tonghua are in danger. If the Kwantung Army does not obtain sufficient troops, the situation in Manchuria may further deteriorate and will not be cured.

In this telegram, Mijiro Umezu had a requirement, that is, the base camp needs to make a decision as soon as possible, mobilize some troops of the North China Expeditionary Force in the pass to head north to support the Manchuria battle, in order to stabilize the war situation in Manchuria for a period of time.

Given the important position of Manchuria, the Japanese base camp quickly responded, that is, from North China and Central China, five to six divisions were drawn from the war to support the Kwantung Army's war with the Soviets.

Starting from November 1, North China and Central China were urgently mobilized, and six divisions rushed to Manchuria from all aspects. Among these six divisions, in addition to the 117th Division, which was originally stationed in Peiping and the 59th Division, which was stationed in Tianjin, there were also two divisions of the 73rd and 75th Divisions that set out from Xuzhou, and the 174th Division that set out from Taiyuan. Of course, the most eye-catching, and the most likely to "interest" Chu Sinan was the 6th Division, which was originally planned to go to the Pacific battlefield, but was delayed due to the Soviet maritime offensive.

In the Japanese army organization, divisions are mainly based on divisions. Since its Meiji Restoration to the "Taisho Disarmament" after the Russo-Japanese War, a total of eighteen divisions were established, which is what the Japanese army usually calls "standing divisions". Among them, the First to Sixth Divisions are elite divisions, also the so-called "first-class divisions", and the Seventh Division to the 18th Division are "second-class divisions".

Starting from 1937, when the war of aggression against China was launched, these seventeen standing divisions quickly changed from one to two, that is, mixed components of the reserve soldiers of the seventeen standing divisions into seventeen new divisions, numbered after 100. For example, the 126th Division was formed by a mixed combination of reserve soldiers of the 12th Division and the 6th Division, while the 174th Division was formed by a mixed combination of the 17th Division and the reserve soldiers of the 4th Division, known as the "sweet division". The newly expanded 17 divisions are called the special division and are also the "third-class division."

Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of each Japanese division is divided according to its category. Therefore, the First to Sixth Divisions can be said to be the most powerful, most advanced, and most mechanized divisions among the Japanese army. Then the second-class division, the third-class division, and the "new division" with numbers 20 to 30, the "public security division" with numbers 30 to 50, and even the subsequent additional divisions, their combat effectiveness and weapons are far from the top elite divisions. To put it simply, they are just mobs who can fight.

Of course, the reason why Chu Sinan might be interested in this Sixth Division is not just because of his strong combat power. The most important reason is that the Sixth Division, a unit with the title of "Beast Division", is precisely the sensational direct creator of the Nanjing Massacre.

Chu Sinan had the opportunity to directly command the war against Japan, and Chu Sinan had already set the final fate for several Japanese troops according to the war history he knew. According to his statement, some Japanese troops must be defeated until they cancel their numbers. Some must be resolutely and completely destroyed. For example, the first and second divisions of the Japanese army, who have been active in the northeast and directly participated in the September 18th Incident, must be defeated until they cancel their numbers. So what extent is it called canceling the numbers? According to the regulations of the Soviet military, the troops were reduced by 70% higher than the troops, and they withdrew from the combat sequence, and at the same time, whether to cancel the numbers as appropriate. For example, the Sixth Division, the No. 100, the No. 731, etc., they were all included in the name of Japanese troops that must be resolutely and completely destroyed in Chu Sinan's combat plan.

Therefore, the 6th Japanese Division left the pass and entered the Manchurian battlefield at this time, which was tantamount to adding some combat power to Chu Sinan.

Just when the Japanese base camp once again drew troops from North China and Central China to go north to pass out of the customs. The situation on the battlefield in North Manchuria had further deteriorated for the Japanese army.

On November 2, two armored divisions of the Soviet Second-Line Front Army suddenly entered the Na River and defeated the position that the Japanese independent mixed 80th Brigade was hastily built in Qiqihar in the area of ​​Liujiawozhuang, 50 miles southeast of the Na River.

At 4:00 p.m. that day, the Soviet army arrived at the suburbs of Qiqihar, and immediately launched an hour-long shelling on the Japanese positions in the area.

Due to the severe situation, Major General Wuma, who was responsible for commanding the battle on the front line of Qiqihar, had to make adjustments to the Japanese troops near Qiqihar. ￣ ￣ Mobilized the First Brigade of Independence Chariots, which were originally stationed in the western section of the Qiqihar-Harbin Railway, and the Fourth Railway Regiment moved westward, intending to restrain the Soviet attack from the left wing.

The decision made by Wu Niang was very decisive, and his adjustments and deployments seemed to be understandable, but he never expected that the decision he made would fall into the trap of his opponent, Kurjiomov, the commander of the Second Front of the Soviet Army.

Before the advancing battle officially began, Kurjiomov had already decided on the real offensive targets of the two armored divisions, but this target was not Qiqihar, but the railway trunk line connecting Qiqihar and Harbin.

Through the information sent by the air force reconnaissance, Kurjiomov learned that on this trunk line, there was an elite armored unit of the Japanese Kanto Army, that is, the First Independent Chariot Brigade. Although such a small armored brigade is not worthy of Kurjiomov's attention, the problem is that this armored brigade is not fighting alone. They also have Japanese infantry along the railway and trenches and camps as cover. If they hide and do not fight the Soviet army, it will be difficult for the Soviet army's armored troops to wipe them out without paying a major price. If they ignore them, this highly mobile unit is very likely to threaten the rear guard of the Soviet vanguard.

In this regard, Kurjiomov decided to use some tricks to force this "hard-shelled turtle" to get out of his nest, thereby annihilation in an open area near Qiqihar.

Kurjiomov's trick soon succeeded. The feint attack of two armored divisions at Qiqihar made Wu Yunan lose his inch, and thus he also brought out the so-called ace ￣￣ Independent First Chariot Brigade in his hand.

At 6:15 pm that day, just as the last trace of sunset was about to fall to the top of the mountain, the Independent First Chariot Brigade commanded by Colonel Xiaoweizhe drove into the Santun of the Enangbai Banner, 37 kilometers northeast of Qiqihar. As usual, he first sent a telegram to the Qiqihar Command, reporting his position and asking for the next action order.

At 6:30, Tetsuzo Koo ordered the troops to repair on the spot and prepared to let the soldiers enjoy a pre-war dinner, but he did not expect that this dinner was the last meal before his troops died.

At 6:45, the roar of the plane motor suddenly came from the sky that had begun to dim. At the same time, Tetsuzo Koo received the news from the alert troops. ￣￣ A large number of Soviet tanks were surrounding his garrison. Only then did Tetsuzo Koo understand that he had fallen into the Soviets' trick.

The battle started with intentional calculations and unintentionality. Xiaoweitiao's three independent First Chariot Brigade was independent. After a hasty battle, it was not important to face the siege of Soviet tanks several times his own. It also had to face fire from the air. Therefore, within a dozen minutes of the battle, the two fronts he hastily built were completely destroyed. A large number of tanks and soldiers were either sent to the sky by bombs from the air or buried in the sea of ​​fire by Soviet tanks on the ground.

The entire battle lasted only one hour and twenty minutes, and the first independent chariot brigade, known as the elite Kanto Army, was wiped out. Since thousands of Japanese soldiers from the third colonel Kooye, except for twenty-seven people captured by the Soviet army, the rest were all killed. After commanding the last suicide breakout, Takasa Kooyeye himself was crushed into meat pie by the tanks that the Soviet army counterattacked.

When Wu Niang learned of the news of the destruction of the First Independent Chariot Brigade, it was already 4:00 a.m. the next day. The news was shocked, and he finally realized the Soviet army's real intention to fight. However, it was too late at this time. Before he could mobilize troops to pursue and harass the two armored divisions of the Soviet army, the vanguard of the front-line front army had advanced to the city of Qiqihar.

After completely annihilated the Japanese Independent First Chariot Brigade, the two armored divisions of the Second Front Army and the Ministry did not stop. After a little rest, they set off and advanced eastward along the railway trunk line into Harbin.

"It was a marching like a racing car," said Major General Kraf, who had directed two armored divisions to fight after the war. "Our tanks were in the wilderness and were marching towards Harbin on the road, but we did not encounter even a slightly large-scale obstacle along the way. In just twelve hours, we advanced nearly 300 kilometers in the hinterland of the so-called elite Kanto Army in Japan. This is simply a miracle. In the history of wars that I am familiar with, I have never seen such a bizarre assault battle example. For this reason, I was even awarded the Soviet Hero Medal personally awarded by General Chu Sinan. This really makes me feel guilty."

Although Clavon, as the commander, said this, no one would deny the great success of this assault. The armored forces of the two divisions leaped into the hinterland of the enemy and rushed forward for nearly 300 kilometers in just twelve hours, thus reaching the remote suburbs of Harbin, and taking the lead in cutting off the retreat of the Japanese troops in southern Harbin, thus creating prerequisites for the subsequent Harbin annihilation battle. As the commander of the Kwantung Army, Mijiro Umezu said: "This assault war seems to bring us to Europe. The imperial soldiers tasted the taste of blitzkrieg on their battlefield for the first time. ￣It was once a bitter wine that the Germans forced the Soviets to drink, but now the Soviets poured this bitter wine into our mouths."

At 3:00 p.m. on November 3, the Soviet armored troops successfully advanced to the southern suburbs of Harbin. With the cooperation of the airborne troops, they successively occupied the five gates of Zhenghuang Banner, the Tou gate of Zhenghuang Banner, the Sandun gate of Zhenghuang Banner, and the Sanjiazi. At this point, a pocket similar to the "u" shape was formed.

Above the opening of this pocket, in addition to the two Japanese divisions gathered in the suburbs of southern Harbin, there is also a target that Chu Sinan dreamed of getting ￣￣Dongxiang!

Dongxiang is not a place name that exists on the Northeast map of China. It was a stronghold established after the Japanese occupied the Northeast. It is similar to a village, but it is definitely not a village, but a secret special military base, the No. 17 military base. The origin of the name Dongxiang is also based on the unit that formed this military base. ￣￣ “Dongxiang Force”. Of course, some people call this unit the "Kanto Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department", but the most famous code name of this unit is omniscient for the Chinese people. At the same time, it is also gritting teeth with hatred. ￣￣ “July 31”.

"I can let go of the two Japanese divisions surrounded by Harbin, the two Japanese divisions surrounded by Yakeshi, and even let go of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Mijiro. However, this "July 31, you must take it for me! And it must be a one-free one!" When deciding to carry out a thousand-mile assault on the southern suburbs of Harbin, Chu Sinan seriously warned the commanders of the participating troops, "For this inhumane beast army that has done many evil deeds and enjoys experimenting with living people, I have only one thing to say, that is, I will never accept their surrender, and I will not allow what I am referring to.

Any unit that is swept will accept their surrender. Do not mention any international conventions to me, nor do they mention any international humanitarianism to me, nor do they mention any prisoner of war regulations to me. Those things only apply to soldiers, real soldiers, and in my opinion, this unit is not composed of soldiers at all. They are all devils. We do not talk about humanity when dealing with devils! Of course, shooting unarmed and surrendered devils may also make our soldiers feel uncomfortable. That doesn't matter. This problem is easy to solve, that is, killing these devils before they put down their weapons and raise their hands."
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