Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

It is always very quiet before a storm.

Beneath the silence, there are countless undercurrents surging. The puppet troops, traitors, spies, etc. active in the Kwantung Army have to consider the future.

Once the Japanese are defeated, their fate will also be judged.

In the major capital cities of Xinjing, Harbin and Fengtian, everything seemed normal on the surface, but at night, all kinds of evil spirits emerged.

The cook brought out the noodles, stewed them with potatoes and chicken pieces, and poured the soup on top.

A bottle of vinegar, a head of garlic, and at most some pickles, this is the way people eat it in Shanxi.

Zhang Dabiao and Gao Qing were there, each holding a bowl and gulping it down.

The food at the headquarters is still the best. Why is Ding Wei not taking any action?

"What's the hurry? Why did you bring up the staple food first?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cook brought up the remaining dishes: chicken stewed with mushrooms, pork with vermicelli, hot and sour cabbage, cold shredded potatoes, and a bottle of soju.

After all, it was a meal for several column commanders, and Ding Wei couldn't be so stingy as to let them eat noodles.

The two people holding the bowls looked at each other, and tactfully put down the noodles.

"Commander, next time if you have any plans, tell me in advance. I've been working all night, so I'll have to eat less meat."

Gao Qing wiped the chopsticks on his clothes and plunged in without hesitation.

Instead, Zhang Dabiao smiled calmly, poured wine for Ding Wei first, and put the remaining bottles on his right hand side.

One eats meat and the other makes wine, they are really a good right-hand man.

The masters can discuss important matters at the dinner table.

Ding Wei had a map of the entire Kwantung Army's deployment in his mind, as well as the deployment of the Sui-re-cha Military Region. According to his habit, he would make some adjustments every month.

Avoid the Japanese spies who are familiar with our military deployment and take advantage of every opportunity.

"I decided to transfer the First Column. Chifeng is in the mountains, so Da Biao's Third Column will be enough to handle it. Go east out of Yanshan, press into the southern part of Tongliao to garrison, and attack Fuxin from both sides."

"The main forces of the Second Detachment and Da Biao were deployed along the Yanshan Mountains, threatening Jinzhou, Xingcheng, and Suizhong."

"The troops in Tongliao, Baichengzi, and Gaoqing are on high alert at all times. Once the situation changes, we will concentrate all our forces and seize the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Xinjing at all costs to force the Japanese to surrender and lay down their arms to our army."

The situation of the three main columns

Zhang Dabiao took a sip of wine and looked up at the commander.

"Force the devils to surrender? Just kill them, Commander. We have the power to do so."

Ding Wei had his own considerations. If there were only the Kwantung Army in this area, with the strength of his Suirecha Military Region, he could easily wear them down.

The current target is the Kwantung Army. In a few months, the target will be the Far East Army, and in a few months more, the target will be the National Army.

There are not many old Japanese left. These people deserve to die, but they should die a worthy death.

His goal was to have the Kwantung Army defend itself tightly and block the main force of the Far East Army, while he himself concentrated his elite forces to quickly capture important cities within the pass.

Let’s make the matter a fait accompli and don’t give the Russians a chance to plunder.

At least ensure that the southern line of the Songhua River is quickly under our control.

To be honest, the troops on hand are not enough, and we need to consider reorganizing the puppet army and part of the Kwantung Army. In the past, Ding Wei looked down on these things.

Due to the current situation, we may have to consider incorporating hundreds of thousands of puppet Manchukuo troops.

The combat effectiveness of this group of people is second-rate, but at least they have undergone military training.

If there are a large number of anti-war allies among the Japanese, we could consider recruiting them.

The Mudanjiang Detachment is a good example. It is based on the old Japanese troops of the Independent Mixed 2nd Brigade and has expanded to three to four thousand people.

There are more than 3000 anti-war alliance fighters in Wucheng, who can be brought over and used as a benchmark to attract the Japanese invaders to surrender.

Their anti-war movement was of great significance. A single call from a high place could potentially undermine the resistance of the Kwantung Army.

"What's going on in Fuxin? There hasn't been much news about Zhou Zhujun recently."

Matsuno Daikuma of Fuxin clearly joined the anti-war alliance and garrisoned in Fuxin City with the remnants of the 23rd Division. The two sides were very unhappy.

Zhou Zhujun has sneaked into Xinjing, recruited several good friends, and gathered hundreds of people. Once an attack is launched on the Xinjing Kwantung Army Headquarters, this group of people will be able to coordinate from within.

As the news of the war's defeat comes, some wavering people are likely to join in.

The more unfavorable the situation is, the more the clear-headed Japanese soldiers know how to find a way to survive.

The officers are mostly clear-headed, but the lower-level soldiers are not.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the armor and artillery at hand could not stop the joint offensive of the Sui-re-Cha + Far Eastern Army.

The top brass of the army were still preparing a plan for homeland defense, abandoning all overseas lands, drawing all troops to gather at home, and putting forward the slogan of a decisive battle on the homeland and the death of 100 million people.

Continue to put pressure on the Kwantung Army, demanding that it withdraw 10 divisions to strengthen homeland defense and protect the emperor's safety.

To be honest, if the Japanese really want to transfer all their troops back to their homeland, the Americans may not be able to do anything about it.

These crazy beasts would rather die in battle than surrender.

The Battle of Iwo Jima has begun. This battle is known as the meat grinder in the Pacific and will let the Americans know how difficult it is to deal with the Japanese.

There were 2.3 Japanese troops defending the city, and 10 troops were deployed in attack and defense, pressing forward by land, sea and air.

According to Ding Wei's memory, it was definitely the Japanese who lost this battle, but the Americans also suffered 8 casualties, and at one point they doubted their own lives.

This group of dwarfs almost dug through the mountains on the island, built 18 kilometers of underground tunnels and more than 1500 stone chamber fortifications, and used the fortifications to fight back desperately.

No matter who looks at it, it's just an island, bombed by planes and artillery fire, and after a round of bombing, a flag is planted and that's it.

Only when the actual fighting started did we realize that these guys were really not afraid of death.

They huddled in there like rats, enduring the bombing and fighting a bloody battle with the Americans.

If the remaining Japanese retreated to the mainland, they would build fortifications according to the method of Iwo Jima, and 100 million people would die. If we want to completely eliminate the Japanese, we have to consider other solutions.

It is precisely because of this that the Eagle Sauce is unwilling to increase casualties and consumption, and wants its benevolent father to send troops to the Far East to eliminate hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army.

It involves the struggle between land power and sea power. The Eagle Sauce wants to gain sea power, while the father wants to gain land power, and they jointly divide the interests of the Far East.

The calculations here are extremely deep. Both parties want to select spokespeople in the Far East to maintain their own interests.

Shancheng is the best candidate. The compradors are in power and lack ability.

We only need spokespersons who are not capable enough, as those who are too capable are difficult to control.

Returning to the issue of the Northeast, the Far Eastern Army had to seize the rights and interests of the Chinese Eastern Road, ports such as Lushun, and even the entire Outer Mongolia region.

Ding Wei certainly didn't want to let the Russians get their wish. If he wanted to destroy the Kwantung Army, he had to use the Kwantung Army.

It's not enough to rely on force alone, you also have to use your brain.

Cadres and personnel need to be prepared. Once hundreds of thousands of puppet troops are incorporated, they need to quickly form combat effectiveness, improve military discipline, and build them into a combat-ready force.

This requires the assistance of Zhong Zhicheng and the main column.

Before the Japanese surrender, we must prepare to incorporate the puppet army and try to win over some smart people.