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Just as the three columns were pressing toward Siping, forming an encirclement, some changes occurred in East Manchuria and South Manchuria.

To sum it up in two sentences, Brother Biao was not satisfied with the commanders of the 3rd and 4th columns and the person in charge of South Manchuria. They had no ideas about fighting and did not listen to instructions.

The two column commanders were replaced with obedient men who could fight. Kelin and Xianchu were asked to take the lead and refused to give up the South Manchuria base.

The two columns were required to fight their way back to the Kuomintang's hinterland in order to tie up the Kuomintang's main divisions.

After the replacement, not only did they stabilize the situation, but they also crippled a lone division of the Nationalist Army that had advanced recklessly.

The situation took a dramatic turn. It was thought that South Manchuria was in danger and would be completely lost.

In the face of life-and-death crisis, they seized the opportunity to counterattack and stabilized the South Manchuria base in one fell swoop.

In addition, the National Army's foundation was unstable after it took over the territory. Several divisions fought on their own, and each was worried about damage to their own troops and was unwilling to support each other.

Ding Wei's troops pressed into Siping, which meant that South Manchuria had to withdraw 2-3 divisions of troops to provide support. The crisis in the South Manchuria base was completely resolved.

The offensive and defensive situation of both sides was reversed, and Brother Biao was able to mobilize 7 divisions in East Manchuria to participate in the siege of Siping.

Then the situation is different.

Ding Wei had five columns under his command, which were arranged in a line in Siping.

Needless to say, the two columns of Zhang Dabiao and Gao Qing both had experience in conquering cities, fighting in the mountains, pushing across the plains, and fighting in the streets of heavily fortified cities.

There is no need to rely on Siping for training. The combat effectiveness of the two columns has just been verified. The new 38th Division should have the most say. After being chased and bitten by Gao Qing several times, it retreated with wounds all over its body.

The remaining three columns of Kong Jie, Kong Yong and Wang Tao did lack experience in siege warfare.

It is equivalent to accumulating experience in siege, and Ding Wei is more concerned about the benefits of blocking the enemy.

If we give the main attack mission to Brother Biao, and let 12 divisions from three columns carry out blocking operations, how much reward will we get?

The troops were adjusted in rotation, the siege was suspended, and they were deployed along the southern line of Siping.

Three columns are in the south, two columns are in the north, and the remaining experience baby is blocked in Siping.

There were also various complaints from within the Fengtian National Army.

After escaping from the encirclement, Sun Fumin's first thing was to rush to the Fengtian Security Command Headquarters and ask carefully: Are the seven divisions deployed in the South Manchuria just there to do nothing?

At the same time, he complained to Niang Xipi in Jinling, accusing the so-called great victory of being a fraud.

Having just celebrated her 60th birthday and preparing to go home to worship her ancestors, Niang Xipi’s good mood instantly fell from the clouds to the ground.

If we use one word to describe Du Yiqi, the most appropriate one would be loyalty and bravery.

He's not that good at fighting, nor is he that outstanding, but he has two attributes maxed out: loyalty, damn loyalty.

He took a lot of blame for his mother Xipi and did a lot of shameful things.

Such a serious matter as falsely reporting military achievements was actually suppressed.

This made Sun Fumin very angry. The defeat in northern Siping was ultimately his, Du Yiqi's, responsibility.

That would be fine, but Siping is in danger, and we should immediately integrate the troops and arrange important forces to move north to alleviate the crisis in Siping city.

At this time, the enemy was at the doorstep, but Mr. Du actually ordered the 30th Regiment of the 90th Division of the New First Army to support a small Huaide stronghold.

Sun Fumin immediately refused to accept the offer. "It's just a Huaide stronghold. We only need to send a few hundred security guards there to show our support. Is it worth it for me to send a main force regiment to support it?"

"We have suffered so much on the way to support. This is the enemy's most skilled tactic of besieging a point and attacking the reinforcements. What's wrong? Didn't we suffer enough?"

Unable to argue, Du Yiqi suppressed his anger.

The 90th Regiment must be sent over; the Huaide stronghold cannot be lost.

Sun Fumin was so angry that he was interviewed by a reporter when he went out, and he directly put the blame on Du.

"The change in the war situation in the Northeast was not due to the enemy's strength, but rather to our commander's indecisiveness and timidity, which caused our army to miss many good opportunities."

These words immediately won the approval of Shi Jue, commander of the 13th Army.

He insisted that Du Yiqi didn't know how to fight and his commands were just stupid.

If he had taken over the command, the enemy forces in the northeast would have been defeated long ago.

Each one speaks more arrogantly than the other, but the situation in the Northeast is getting worse day by day.

After completing the initial reorganization, the field column began to actively attack the National Army, with its eyes set on the Siping line.

Ding Wei's five columns surrounded the Siping defenders tightly.

Brother Biao mobilized seven independent field divisions and moved them closer to the siege site.

He quickly arrived at the front line and personally surveyed the battlefield environment.

Ding Wei did not show up in Harbin. He was determined to fight a blocking attack and leave the task of siege to the field troops of the Manchurian Allied Forces.

Of course, the four howitzer regiments at hand can participate in blocking and even sieges to increase the firepower of the attacking troops.

The troops in East Manchuria and South Manchuria received a large number of Japanese weapons and also picked up a lot of artillery.

In addition, during the suppression of bandits in the Changbai Mountain area, a lot of antiques were also seized from the bandits.

Why do we say "picked up"? Just by searching the areas where the Japanese invaders evacuated, 28 Japanese howitzers were found in the entire Northeast region. All of them were 150mm howitzers, with 17 shells.

This includes the search on the Korean Peninsula, where the Japanese also left behind many divisions.

One 150mm cannon and 1 rounds of ammunition.

The remaining 105 50mm Japanese howitzers and 30 shells.

75 284mm mountain and field guns and 60 artillery shells.

This isn't picking up money, this is making a fortune.

Overall, the heavy artillery shells are sufficient, while the 75mm field gun shells are consumed more. However, the arsenal under control can also produce 75mm shells.

Of course, some of these shells were in Ding Wei's hands, or most of them were in Ding Wei's troops, accounting for about two-thirds.

The remaining one third was in Brother Biao's hands.

Relying on his personal charm, he managed to seize 24 76mm field guns from the Soviet Union. This is truly incomparable.

The number of artillery pieces is sufficient, and it won't be a problem to move them toward Siping.

Unexpectedly, Ding Wei was willing to fight a blocking battle?

The 9 divisions of troops were deployed along the Siping line, waiting for reinforcements from the National Army.

Block all the remnants of the 71st Army in the city and hand them over to the Manchurian Democratic Alliance to learn siege warfare.

Everything about war is learned through bloodshed and sacrifice.

After the troops were in place, they lost the city last year but fought back this year.

Feng Shui turns around, and this year it’s my turn.

The call went to Ding Wei's headquarters. The voice was cold and clear, with an unquestionable authority. "Connect Ding Wei, this is XXX."

XXX is 101,101, and is our Brother Biao.

"Our army will launch an attack in half an hour. We need to exchange more experience with you on siege. At the same time, we hope to dispatch air firepower to cover the troops' advance."

After hearing what Brother Biao said, Ding Wei stopped being so serious and said that he would arrive at the front line tomorrow morning.

Participate in the siege command together.

"That's great. The headquarters has been praising you, Ding Wei, for being able to command 10 columns."