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Perhaps the revolutionary work in Northeast China has made some significant progress. Comrade Liu Shaoqi seems to be in a good mood today, and there is a rare faint smile on his face.To be honest, during this period of time the Party’s work in the Northeast was not going very smoothly, especially after the Middle East Road incident broke out.Because the CCP clearly stands on the side of the Soviet Union, which represents truth and justice, and at the same time neglects the work of explaining and educating the people (this is all Zhang Guotao's fault!)... so the labor movement in Northeast China is now a bit sluggish.However, this temporary difficulty will soon pass, because the revolutionary climax in the Northeast is about to come with the complete collapse of the Feng faction warlords!Now the main task of the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee is to send the instructions of the Central Committee to the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains Soviet Areas as soon as possible, so that they can make all necessary preparations.

While Liu Shaoqi was thinking about how to carry out the revolutionary work in the Northeast better and faster, a crisp female voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Liu, is Mr. Liu here?"

Liu Shaoqi stood up with a loud voice: "Is that Miss Li? Please come in, please come in."

The door to the guest room was not closed, just ajar.Li Shuning looked around and saw that there was indeed no tail, so she gently pushed the door open and walked in.

"Comrade Shuning, please take a seat. I have been waiting for you for a long time, did you encounter any trouble on the way?" Liu Shaoqi made tea for Li Shuning himself, and asked again with concern.

Li Shuning glanced at the new Secretary of the Manchurian Provincial Party Committee, smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I came here in a white Russian carriage. In Harbin today, this is a symbol of status for wealthy people. Those white dogs are generally not Checked. Most of these White Russians who drive the carriages are nobles from Tsarist Russia! The old man who sent me here today, according to him, is an earl, and he looks a little aristocratic..."

Hearing Li Shuning's words, Liu Shaoqi smiled coldly: "The end of these remnants of Tsarist Russia is not far away, let them enjoy themselves for a few more days."

"What? Could it be..." Li Shuning gave the other party a complicated look.Just like most ordinary Communists, they are somewhat resistant to this Middle East Road War.I always feel that the differences between the current practice of the Soviet Union and other imperialist countries are limited, and even worse than the current Anglo-American law.

Seeing that Li Shuning also looked hesitant, Liu Shaoqi frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The collapse of Fengjun is imminent. The Communist International and the Central Committee have instructed our Northeast Bureau and the Manchuria Provincial Committee to prepare for the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants to occupy Harbin and the entire Heilongjiang."

Liu Shaoqi especially emphasized the "Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", which refers to more than 1 people in the mountains of Xiaoxinganling and [-] people in Daxinganling.These two red armies are now respectively named as the First Route Army and the Second Route Army of the Red Three Fronts.The commander and political commissar of the Second Route Army is Wang Zhongyi... I really don't know if Wang Ming and Hu Xun are really confused or fake?Anyway, they recognized the identity of this "Red Army".And the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is also happy to pretend to be confused about this...

Li Shuning still frowned, and sighed softly: "Then Fengjun is about to fail? It seems that there is still a Kuomintang army with them, I don't know..."

Liu Shaoqi frowned in the same way: "You mean the 5th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, right? They are in Harbin now, and with them are the Third Division of the Central Committee directly affiliated with them and a chariot convoy of the Fengjun Army. There are [-] troops in total. More than [-] people! I don’t know what happened, but this time the main force of the Feng army marched westward and did not bring them along. At that time, they may become an obstacle to our redification of Heilongjiang. You have to tell the comrades in the mountains about this situation. Yes...the Soviet Red Army will not help us capture Harbin, they are only responsible for destroying the reactionary troops on the Sino-Soviet border. These troops need to be destroyed by us, and you must remember their strength and numbers."

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Harbin Songbei Camp.Now it is the base of the [-]th Division of the National Revolutionary Army and the [-]rd Division of the Central Army. There is also a small airfield to the north of this barracks, where the First Air Force Brigade, which followed the [-]th Division to the north, is stationed.In addition, a Kwantung Army artillery regiment wearing Fengjun uniforms also squeezed into this not too large barracks.Now the entire Songbei area of ​​Harbin has almost become a sea of ​​military uniforms, and all the officers and soldiers of the brigade are coming and going.

A small three-story western-style building in the middle of Songbei Daying is now the residence of Luo Yaoguo's staff group and Wu Peifu.The two people, one old and one young, nestled in the study whenever they had free time, and spread out a large military map of Heilongjiang to study the battle situation. The more they studied, the more they broke into a cold sweat for Zhang Xueliang.

"Zhang Hanqing is really taking a risk this time. He thought he could sit back and relax with a hundred thousand soldiers? They serve the army... they can't do it at all." Wu Peifu lamented again, staring at a place on the map called The small town of Zhalainuoer.

"Fuwen, you see, this Zhalai Nuoer is probably the key to this battle. It guards the back road of Manzhouli, more than 20 kilometers away from Manzhouli, but less than ten kilometers away from the Sino-Russian border. This time, the Russian invaders crossed first. The frontier occupied Zhalai Nuoer, and then was able to encircle Manchuria."

Luo Yaoguo looked at the town that Wu Peifu pointed out, and his heart was full of emotions. He had heard the name of this town in his previous life.It is also known that there was a fierce battle there, and Fengjun brigade commander Han Guangdi died in Zhalai Nuoer.In history, it was only after the Soviet Red Army occupied there that they cut off the retreat of Manzhouli...and finally caused the annihilation of the defenders in Manzhouli.

Wu Peifu sighed slightly, and said again: "The Fengjun has always relied on the Japanese, and they often rely on Japanese military advisers to command in wars, and the army also invites them to train... This time, the Japanese are also behind the scenes. But what is the purpose of the Japanese this time? Why did they send Fengjun to the front line to consume, and let us stay behind? Logically, they should want to consume your strength and mine!"

Luo Yaoguo shook his head, and did not understand the Japanese army's intentions.But...he already knew that Zhang Xueliang's army was in imminent disaster.Sun Yuanliang just told him the terrible news that the Communist International and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have ordered the Red Army in the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains to prepare to seize the entire Heilongjiang after the main force of the Feng army collapses!This shows that the main force of the Feng army is about to be in danger.Looking at the terrain near Manzhouli, Luo Yaoguo frowned tightly.

To be honest, Manzhouli is really not a suitable place for a decisive battle with the Soviet Union.The north and west sides of Manzhouli are Soviet territory, while the south is Mongolia.Such a protrusion is placed there, it is very easy for the enemy to make dumplings.And right now Zhang Xueliang is driving there with another [-] troops by train.And Zhalainuoer is indeed a key part, and Wu Peifu is still experienced in this regard.

Luo Yaoguo looked at the direction of Zhalainor on the map, sighed softly, and analyzed: "If I were the commander of the Soviet Red Army, I would let the troops defending Zhalainor retreat while fighting, and lead the Feng army to Manzhouli... let the troops of Zhang Xueliang and Liang Zhongjia join forces. Then launch an assault from the north of Zhalai Nuoer, in the direction of Abagaitu in the Soviet Union, capture Zhaai Nuoer again, and cut off the retreat of the entire main force of the Feng army! In this way, the [-] troops were captured The Soviet Red Army is besieging Manchuria. In the end...if you are not beaten to death, you will starve to death."

"You think the same as I do. This Zhabeinuoer is the key to the whole battle." Wu Peifu picked up a red and blue pencil and drew a circle on Zhabeinuoer on the map.He also said: "As long as the Feng army can hold Zhalainuoer after breaking the siege of Manzhouli, then they can cover the main force to retreat to Hailar, and then there will be 10,000+ troops guarding there...the western front will be stable. And also Tens of thousands of Russian invaders can be restrained, so the battles on the east and north fronts can be handled by you and me.”

"I hope so..." Luo Yaoguo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yu Shuai, I think we should be ready to attack at any time, and go to rescue Zhang Xueliang."

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The climate in Heilongjiang at the beginning of April is still extremely cold, with gusts of cold wind blowing from the north from time to time.The ground still hadn't thawed, and it was hard enough for marching.At this time, the Middle East Road was still running barely. Although it was damaged by unknown people every few days, there were no major mistakes in the end.This is probably considered the high efficiency of the Ministry of Army Investigation Bureau controlled by the Youth Party, right?To replace it with the original Fengjun intelligence agency (I don’t know if there is one?), Zhang Xueliang’s army may have to walk to Hailar.

There is still a distance of about 170 kilometers from Hailar to Zhalainur, and the railway in this section has been interrupted.The [-] Fengjun elite began to march westward on April [-]th. Three days later, there was a brief exchange of fire between the vanguard of the army and the scout cavalry of the Soviet Red Army.The Red Army cavalry finally voluntarily withdrew, giving the victory to the vanguard of the Northeast Army.

"Okay! He Zhuge (He Zhuguo) is worthy of being a mighty general! The victory in the first battle greatly boosted the morale of my army, and I sent an order to reward him with a telegram, and I will reward Dayang with 3000 yuan!"

Zhang Xueliang heard the first good news from the front line in Mao Yaodi headquarters, more than ten kilometers away from the small town of Zhalai Nuoer.Young Marshal Zhang, who was in a good mood, gave him a big reward with a wave of his hand.At the same time, it is also an example for other troops to let them know that there is still a "money way" to fight well.

At this time, Zhang Zuoxiang, the veteran of Fengjun, did not know when he appeared in the headquarters, and he seemed to be holding a telegram draft in his hand.

With a snap, Zhang Zuoxiang put the telegram manuscript on the table, frowned and sighed: "This is a telegram jointly sent to us by Wu Ziyu and Luo Fuwen, we must pay attention to the way forward, this is Zhalai Nuoer. This is the key to the success or failure of the entire battle. As long as we can defeat it and then defend it, we will be able to advance and retreat freely. And...they analyzed that there is nothing wrong with our defeat. The Russians may put us into Manchuria and then encircle us. Han Qing... do you think we should be more careful?"

Zhang Xueliang walked to the front of the map and looked at the terrain near Manzhouli: "Approximately how many Russian invaders are there in Zhalainuoer?"

"There are at least 3000 Russian invaders! Ammunition should be quite sufficient. When we conducted fire reconnaissance, they rained bullets and didn't let us approach at all. The trenches have been dug up, and there should be artillery bunkers, but the reconnaissance I didn’t find it when I was there... There are still landmines buried in front of the position, barbed wire fences are drawn, and the defense is quite tight... They should also have cannons, which we heard from the herdsmen in this area.” The staff officer on the side quickly replied.

"When will the impact be launched?" Zhang Xueliang suddenly said, his eyes were heavy, and he seemed to be a little anxious.Because Liang Zhongjia, who was stuck in Manchuria, had repeatedly sent power to ask for help, saying that there were tens of thousands of Russian invaders besieging there, attacking continuously for days, and his troops suffered heavy losses...

Xiqia, who was the chief of staff of the army, stepped forward and gave a neat military salute, with respect in his words: "Young commander, our brigade has been marching for three days and is very tired. According to the plan, we will set up camp here. Rest for a day, wait for the heavy artillery regiment to come up, and then..."

"That's tomorrow?" Zhang Xueliang interrupted Xi Qia impatiently. He paced back and forth in the tent used as a temporary headquarters, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he seemed to be thinking hard: "No, there are brothers from our brigade there... and they are still keeping tens of thousands of Russian bandits in check. If they are defeated, we will face more than [-] Russian bandits, which is even more dangerous. Can we attack now?"

"Right now?" Xiqia frowned slightly, looked up at Zhang Xueliang who was full of anxiety, and immediately said loudly: "Please rest assured, young commander, I will go and personally urge the troops to attack with the front, and guarantee that Zhalai Nuoer will be given to him within 24 hours." You hit it down!"

Seeing the hardworking look of the teacher, Zhang Xueliang also showed a long-lost smile on his face: "Okay! Teacher Xiqia, this battle is over, I will personally go to the old man to ask for credit for you!"

"A lowly position must not disgrace the mission!" Xi Qia gave another respectful military salute, and then walked backwards out of the tent.This kind of humility was very rare in the period of the Republic of China.This era is very particular about the dignity of teachers. As a teacher, Xiqia calls himself a "low job" to his student Zhang Xueliang.

Zhang Xueliang looked at the back of the teacher going away, and a trace of eager anticipation flashed in his eyes.I don't know what happened to this battle, it suddenly became a battle of life and death for the Feng family?It turned out that when we were preparing to provoke the Soviet Union, didn't we say that it didn't matter if we were defeated?Why now... Zhang Xueliang shook his head, sighed, turned around and left the tent, and walked towards the small private tent that belonged to him, where orderlies had already prepared smoking sets for him...

Under Xiqia's vigorous urging, the [-]th Division of the Central Army was mobilized reluctantly, and under the cover of two mountain artillery regiments, it was ready to launch the attack.The Fifteenth Division is Zhang Zuoxiang's unit, and it is also considered by the Zhang family to be the most confidant direct line, and the treatment is relatively good on weekdays.At the critical moment today, it is indeed better than the average army.

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Zhalainuoer, Bald Tail Mountain.This is the commanding height of the entire Zhalainuoer area, and it is also the key defense point of the First Infantry Brigade of the Soviet Red Army.About one regiment of the Red Army was deployed on this high ground. In addition, there is a heavy artillery regiment assigned to the Far East Red Army in the west of Zhalainuoer Town. It is ready to use 152mm heavy howitzers to support the front line of Bald Tail Mountain and Zhalainuoer. battle.

April 72, 75 at three o'clock in the afternoon. 41 Min-[-] [-]mm mountain cannons lined up behind the Fengjun position fired at the same time.Following the order of the artillery commander, a shiny shell was filled into the barrel, and then spit out.This kind of artillery imitating the Japanese Meiji [-]-year mountain cannon is a very easy-to-manufacture and very easy-to-use weapon, which is very suitable for the Chinese army of this era.It's just... the range of this kind of artillery is very short, and the shooting level of Fengjun artillery is also limited, so this kind of artillery is often placed close to the front and shoots directly.In history, this kind of artillery of the Northeast Army has been captured by the Cantonese Army's white-bladed charge because it was placed too far forward!

At such a short distance, the accuracy of direct shooting is quite guaranteed. The 72 cannons smashed thousands of shells every minute on the position of the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side. For a while, clusters of flames flashed, and then the pillars of smoke rose high, rushing straight into the sky in various postures.At first they rose up in rows almost at the same time, but later on, clusters of them flew around indiscriminately.

Looking at the position of the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side, it has been completely covered by thick black and blue smoke, and you can still vaguely see pieces of sea of ​​fire, and corpses that have been blown up by the blasted fortifications.Such a density of bombardment in China today, except for the National Revolutionary Army in the south, can only be fought by the Fengjun who owns the Fengtian Arsenal!

Chapter 0317 The First Battle ([-])

The Feng army's shelling had just been fired for 10 minutes, and tens of thousands of shells had already been fired, and the artillery positions were full of copper shell casings.The shirtless gunners continued to send shells into the barrel, and then fired them towards the opposite Soviet position.Looking at the columns of smoke and raging flames rising from the opposite hill, the officers and soldiers on the artillery positions of the Feng army were all high-spirited and full of energy.No one would have thought that a sudden destruction was quietly approaching.

"Bombardment! Concealment! Concealment!"

It is not known who first discovered the Soviet artillery counterattack.As soon as the yelling started, a sharp and piercing whistling sound came across the air.Accompanied by loud bangs, the ensuing explosions began to pound the ground violently.The powerful shock wave formed a violent air wave, enveloping pieces of high-speed rotating shrapnel, sweeping everything with an elusive trajectory.Almost all the officers and soldiers on the Fengjun artillery position have not had time to realize the fear and danger.He was knocked dizzy by the sudden shelling, and before he even had time to turn his covert thoughts around, he was already dead and wounded.The surviving officers and soldiers immediately searched for shelters, and some simply crawled directly on the unsheltered ground, leaving their lives to the goddess of luck to decide.All the people stared wide-eyed, looking at the sea of ​​flames and billowing smoke and dust with expressions of disbelief...

It was a Soviet Red Army heavy artillery regiment located in the northwest of Zhalainur that launched this sudden shelling. This regiment has 48 152mm caliber howitzers.Their artillery reconnaissance company deployed an artillery observation post on Bald Tail Mountain, from where they could accurately observe the artillery positions that the Yamashita Fengjun was firing.

"Into the offensive line! Into the offensive line!"

At the foot of the Bald Tail Mountain, groups of infantrymen of the Feng army were forming an offensive formation under the supervision of the officers, and they seemed not to be aware of what happened to the artillery position.In fact, most of the soldiers in the Feng army only saw the cannonballs flying around their heads with orange-red tail flames, and then there were columns of smoke rising from the Soviet positions in front and behind them, and there was nothing else. I know, and I don't have the time to think about it.

"Young Marshal has an order! The first brother to attack Bald Tail Mountain will be rewarded with 500 Yuan and be promoted to three ranks! Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

Following the issuance of a series of harsh military orders, the supervisory team holding the ghost-headed sword and the supervisory flag also stood silently behind the attacking officers and soldiers.Baskets and baskets of foreign money shining with an attractive silver light were also carried to the front of the position.The lower-level officers picked up a handful of oceans from there and distributed them to their subordinates. Every soldier of the Feng army who participated in the attack could get five heavy oceans!If...they can return to Harbin alive, most of the money will flow into the fireworks and willow lanes in Harbin immediately.

"Go on the bayonet!"

This is the last order before the attack.The Fengjun soldiers standing behind those junior officers heard the order and silently installed their bayonets under the muzzles of their guns, and the entire position was filled with the sound of fine metal collisions.

At this time, the bald tail mountain was already a jungle of bayonets, thousands of military caps fluctuated up and down, and everyone squatted and kneeled in a standard posture to form a dense skirmish line.Dozens of water-cooled heavy machine guns have also been set up, the shooting lines have been calibrated, and the ammunition chains have also been installed.All preparations for the attack are ready...

The Soviet position on the opposite mountain was also in a mess at this time, and they were also subjected to intensive bombardment by tens of thousands of shells for nearly 10 minutes.If tens of thousands of shells are divided by more than 2000 unlucky Russians, basically everyone can share five shells!Although they were huddled at the bottom of the trench with steel helmets on their heads, and were blessed by the heroic spirits of the great comrades Marx and Lenin, many of them were blown to pieces by the Fengjun's shells.

To be honest, huddling in the trenches to avoid shelling is really not a fun thing.It was basically a life-stakes gamble, and if one damn shell landed in the trenches, it would often kill the entire squad and platoon.If you were not among the unlucky ones who died in battle, and they didn't shout out the name of God or Jesus when they held their heads in prayer just now, or were not heard by the comrades of the political commissar...then it's time to prepare to fight.