The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 382 "Crushing Battle"

Just when the commander-in-chief of the Heilongjiang Province front made up his mind to beat Jiang Cheng to death in this first battle, it was almost dawn.

In the early morning of Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, dawn gradually appeared.

The main force of the 29th Division crossed the border under the order of Marshal Zhang. The young officers held up binoculars and looked into the distance: the endless Songnen Plain was shrouded in light fog, but as the sun rose, the gun barrels and guns on the positions soon appeared one after another.

Just as the armies of Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces were deploying along the Jiangqiao line, the new commander of the Japanese South Manchuria Railway Protection Army, Hideki Matsushita, was getting up from beside a beautiful geisha.

Fengtian is indeed a big city, and the quality of the geishas in the bathhouses is high; the plum fragrance on the women made him relax to the greatest extent. In addition, the top leaders recently ordered him to be appointed as the highest commander of South Manchuria, which made the 23-year-old young officer even more proud.

During World War I, Japan's policy toward China was always to take advantage of Europe being mired in the war to carve up more benefits.

After the General Staff Headquarters conveyed the order, it specifically pointed out that the next action plan was to take advantage of the chaos in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces to find ways to open up the lines to Siping, Kuanchengzi and Zhengjiatun.

Before he could even take out his cigarette after putting on his Kwantung Army uniform, he heard faint footsteps outside the paper door, followed by a gentle knock: "Captain Matsushita! The outpost has reported... Jiang Cheng's army in Changchun has rushed out in full force, heading towards the Heilongjiang River!"

Matsushita Hideki loosened his right hand holding the cigarette box, suddenly pulled open the paper door and said in surprise: "What, so fast!?"

Even though his railway guards had recently made all preparations to deal with any possible war,
But he still didn't expect that this young commander named Jiang would be as powerful as a thunderbolt in both his speed of action and his means of combat.

"It's just like that, but there's no news from the damn Special High Police?"

Hideki Matsushita cursed while buttoning his military uniform in a rage as he walked out. When the Japanese soldiers along the way saw the two officers in such a state, they all dodged and retreated in panic.

"Commander Matsushita, Jiang Cheng's military action this time was too hasty... Moreover, the local troops in Jilin were all dispatched and assembled, but the main force in Changchun City rushed out yesterday afternoon..."

"Even if the Special High Police reacts quickly,

Before he could finish his words, Hideki Matsushita, who was walking quickly in front of him, suddenly stopped in front of the door of the bathhouse.

"Sir, what are you doing...huh? Mr. Okawa!"

As soon as the adjutant hesitated, Matsushita Hideki's face suddenly darkened, and after a long while, his expression darkened: "Mr. Consul, you?"

Okawa Masao said to the room on the other side: "The leaders have been waiting for a long time, please move over and attend the meeting!"

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As the first round of artillery fire started on the front line, the Mongolian cavalry regiment under Bayin launched a fierce attack on Cheng Zhixin's position!
The entire horizon exploded with flames...thick smoke, dust, sand and gravel even mixed with blood and flesh rolled up, and the light was even more dazzling than the rising sun.

Seeing that the cavalry was already rushing towards the position, almost all the machine gun positions began to fire together - but in this way, the positions of all these firing points were exposed. Huang Yongan, the current artillery regiment, immediately sent the coordinates.

After more than half a year of training for the new army, almost all of his artillerymen were experts. They immediately adjusted the coordinates and fired shells into the sky. The deadly shells drew parabolic trajectories and flattened several firing points like plowing land.

Cheng Zhixin, who was in command, panicked: He had heard a lot about the Jiang family brat who was willing to risk his life in battle, but he had never thought that this brat actually had so many good guns in his hands;
What he didn't know was that in addition to the cannons in Feng Delin's troops, there were also the Stokes mortars carried by the Deep Blue Iris.

This thing was obtained from the Italian army and is a light mortar. In addition to its light weight, the muzzle-loading design is simple, and it performs well in terms of firing speed, manufacturing cost, ease of use and maintenance, etc.

The most terrible thing is that the accuracy of these more than 20 new mortars is also one of the best in the same period - the mortar that destroyed the Japanese command post with one shell in the film and television drama is not as accurate as this thing. Seeing the shells falling at a tricky angle, suppressing the heavy firepower points one after another, Jiang Cheng put down the telescope and sneered: "It's not over yet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fushan raised the flag towards the infantry who were already ready for battle on the position.

Boom boom boom...

Then, everyone saw the two huge steel beasts!
What the hell is that!?
After finally repelling the first round of attacks, all the soldiers and officers on the front line in Heilongjiang Province lost their focus.

Two huge iron vehicles slowly drove out from the dust, making a terrifying sound of metal twisting. The plain in front of them was vibrated by the engines, and soldiers with military flags rushed over in coordination!

“What is this? What is this!?”

After using a trick on Wang Junshan, Cheng Zhixin heard more than once that Jiang Cheng's counterattack troops had a terrifying "big iron car" that could spit fire...

But when they actually saw this thing, he and all the officers were dumbfounded.

Someone on the battlefield shouted loudly, and some frightened soldiers started to run away.

The supervisors in the back row were actually very scared, but as a matter of duty, they pointed their guns at the soldiers who tried to escape, shouting at them to go back to the trenches and pick up their guns.

But before they could finish their words, the two tanks, in coordination with the infantry, began a fierce attack together. In particular, behind them, round after round of artillery shells continued to bombard them, and they were unable to organize any decent counterattack.

"Isn't this battle a little too boring?"

"Alright, alright, how to fight the next battle is up to you!"

Jiang Cheng put down the telescope, and the officers around him shouted excitedly in response.

Not only are their weapons new, but the young men under Jiang Cheng also represent the most capable group of people in the Fengtian Army at present.

With all kinds of new weapons, it is not surprising that they can crush Cheng Zhixin.

After this war, the old warlords representing the Beiyang clique should have a profound understanding of one thing:

Times have changed...If you only rely on fighting and being brave, you are destined to be eliminated.

Jiang Cheng immediately stopped smiling, turned around and sat down in the command tent - Fernando and Johnson were both there.

In addition to watching the game, their most important purpose today is to discuss the second batch of shipments.

The Deep Blue Iris was loaded with a whole ship of coal and iron ore originating from Siping, in addition to a large number of logs.

Although it took some twists and turns, the boat was finally fully assembled.

Not only can it cover the balance of the previous business, this batch of abundant supplies is also enough to support the down payment for the next business.

(End of this chapter)