The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Although the three Mongolian officers did not quite understand why their superiors asked these questions,

Bayin exchanged glances with his two subordinates, rubbed his rough hands, walked towards the group of Mongolians kneeling on the ground with an embarrassed look, and asked them loudly in Mongolian.

You have to know that throughout the entire year of 1920, the Jilin Army was engaged in military reorganization - the original Mongolian cavalry regiment was dressed in Mongolian style, but after this operation, they shaved their heads and beards and changed into the uniforms of the Fengtian regular army. These Mongolian civilians thought they were from the mainland.

You look at me, I look at you, these skinny civilians don’t know whether they should answer or how to answer.

Agula glanced at the honest Bayin, but still smiled helplessly, and walked up to them to introduce themselves. When they got serious, the three of them even showed the tattoos on their chests -

There are many Mongolian tribes, most of which are distinguished by different battle flags. Many well-known tribes even tattoo the totems on the flags on their bodies.

The three people's similar origins and ethnicity made these Mongolian civilians let down their guard and confess everything obediently:

It turned out that there were really Japanese spies in the city. They gained the trust of the herdsmen by giving them some food and delicious candies, and it was very convenient for them to enter and exit the city and to inquire around.

And most importantly, after figuring out the terrain, they began to spread rumors in the city, saying that the food given by the mainlanders was poisonous and they intended to kill everyone;

In addition, they also said that this group of mainlanders were very cruel... They just deceived you with food. Have you forgotten how fierce the artillery shells were when we attacked the city?
Then, they began to guide them by saying that there was food here and there in the city, and that soldiers would come to attack the city at a certain day and time, and they could go and loot it.

really!

When the truth came to light, Xu Shuzheng couldn't help but sneer twice.

Jiang Feilan was right: the number of the Japanese soldiers might be huge, but we must be careful of their sneak attacks after entering the city.

Food, water, and even waging a "public opinion war" in the city are all effective methods used by the Japs, and you will easily fall into their trap if you are not careful.

"Since they have confessed, there is no need to keep them detained."

Xu Shuzheng rolled his eyes a few times and immediately put on a magnanimous look.

what! ?

Even the three Mongolian officers were greatly surprised.

They came to loot military rations, and most importantly... they also injured people with weapons! If they let them go, they, the soldiers, would be embarrassed in front of these low-class people in the future.

But Xu Shuzheng said that he could let everyone go, but he wanted Agula to help him translate.

He announced that since everyone came here to make a living, he, as the main general leading the troops to Kulun, would not punish anyone.

However, there are some rules that need to be made clear: looting of supplies is absolutely not allowed - if it happens again, no matter who it is, they will be shot.

In addition, he reiterated that although the Jilin Army was an army from the Northeast, it was also composed of ordinary people:

You all have seen that we have been in the city for seven or eight days. The army is completely different from the White Army before. Not only do they not harm any household, but they also have no intention of touching any of the beautiful women.

Instead, they took out a large amount of food and distributed it to people who had no food to eat...Now everyone has believed the slander of the villain and is trying to harm us. Once the White Army returns, everyone will surely suffer.

As expected of a famous general under Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng was not only good at fighting, but also an expert at psychological warfare.

At the moment, the Mongols were all shocked - remembering how Ungern entered the city, burned, killed, looted, and robbed women, many civilians were still frightened. They all looked up at this not very tall, clean-looking mainland officer, and they knew who was the good guy without a careful comparison.

Clearly seeing that these people had undergone a change of heart, Xu Shuzheng smiled with satisfaction, then waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Among them were two older men who asked Xu Shuzheng, "We have taken away all the food, what are you going to eat?"

Knowing that this psychological warfare tactic worked, Xu Shuzheng had no intention of taking the food back. Instead, he laughed and asked Agula to help translate, saying that it was just a little food, and that after we stabilized the area around Kulun, we would help everyone build houses, engage in production, and live a peaceful and prosperous life together.

The two excited elders covered their chests and saluted repeatedly, saying something like Ouri Guhe and Nari.

"Commander Xu, they are saying that you are the rising sun, which means warmth and brightness."

Agula translated with a smile, "We really didn't expect that a man as majestic as an eagle like you could be so gentle!"

This boy is much more smooth-talking than his boss - he might be a good fit for a united force in the future.

Xu Shuzheng looked at him and smiled quickly, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore... After the enemy's tentative attack, they will definitely attack Kulun."

"Order the city defenses to retreat, patrol the fortifications day and night and be on the lookout for sneak attacks—"

"Also, quickly contact Mr. Jiang to send a reconnaissance plane to report the nearby battle reports and geographical conditions. The scouts we sent out did not find any suspicious armed forces, but someone sneaked into the city to attack... This is not right!"

"Notify everyone to guard all city gates tightly and have the patrol team start inspections - this kind of thing cannot happen again!"

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As if to confirm Xu Shuzheng's statement, that night a White Army unit launched a fierce attack on Kulun from the southwest.

A large number of artillery shells were fired at the city walls as if they were risking their lives. The Jilin army had only been stationed there for ten days and had just completed the defensive fortifications. Although construction of the city wall had started, it was not even half completed.

This round of artillery shells was deadly. The already dilapidated city walls were like mud and were easily blown apart.

But the destruction of the city wall did not mean that the White Army could enter the city.

This time they brought close-in defense guns, which were installed and debugged on the day they attacked Kulun.

In addition, with the cooperation of the engineers, the gun tower and the outer fortifications were built like an iron barrel.

As the White Army rushed over, shouting and killing, all weapons opened fire almost simultaneously, including close-in weapon guns, light and heavy machine guns, and even German-made flamethrowers...

With the help of trenches, barbed wire and other infantry killers, the White Army that rushed up fell down in rows like mowing the grass.

Rivers of blood flowed and corpses littered the fields.

They had a great time fighting in the past, but Xu Shuzheng knew very well that they could not sustain such industrialized "massacre" for long.

Originally, after the blitzkrieg ended, Wu Junsheng's Heilongjiang Province troops should have rushed out immediately. In addition to expanding the results of the battle, another very important role was to deliver supplies to them.

This kind of battle is fun to fight, but it relies too much on the supply line - if the rear can't deliver, they can't fight for long. (End of this chapter)