Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Liu Xin looked up at the dazzling flares in the sky, and his face turned pale instantly.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Oh no! This is terrible!"

The voice was filled with fear and anxiety.

"This damned Prince De actually had prepared for this!"

Liu Xin cursed with gnashing teeth, veins popping out on his forehead.

"Quick, bring the mortar up to me, aim at the door, and blast it open for me!"

At his command, a group of soldiers quickly moved and pushed the heavy mortar to the appropriate position.

Liu Xin brandished his command knife and continued to roar at the top of his lungs, "Listen up, everyone else! Shoot! Don't let any enemy go! Whoever can capture Prince De alive today will be promoted to division commander!"

Most of Liu Xin's men were born as bandits and were used to living on the edge of a knife.

At this moment, I heard such a generous reward promise from my own commander.

Everyone seemed to be energized, screaming and rushing towards Prince De's residence regardless of everything.

There was only a deafening sound of artillery fire.

"Boom boom boom"

The entire Zhangbei City seemed to be shaking.

Amidst the smoke, shouts and sounds of gunfire resounded through the sky.

In Yehuling, south of Zhangbei City

Liu Zhen, commander of the 27th Brigade, was excitedly reporting the battle situation to Li Yan: "Commander Li, our 27th Brigade has successfully captured the outskirts of Zhangbei! When will we launch our general offensive?"

Li Yan's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a mysterious smile

He replied calmly, "Don't worry, wait a moment."

Liu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Seeing that Zhangbei City was in chaos, it was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation and attack.

But Commander Li asked me to wait

However, when I think of the many instructions given to me by my elder brother Liu Ming before I left,

You must absolutely obey the orders of Commander Li Yan

He could only swallow back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Time passes by minute by minute

Half an hour later, Liu Zhen finally couldn't hold back his anxiety.

He frowned and said with a worried look on his face, "Commander Li!"

"The artillery fire was so loud that it must have alerted the men of the 35th Army!"

"If the 35th Army had occupied Zhangbei earlier"

"Then all our previous efforts will be wasted!"

At this moment, a figure rushed to Li Yan's side as fast as the wind. It was Dai Ping.

He looked excited and breathlessly said, "Instructor!"

"Good news!"

"Tong Liang and the others just sent back a telegram!"

"It's said that Prince De is no match at all. Seeing that the situation is not good, he actually wants to escape!"

"And..."

"They captured Tanaka and a dozen Japanese as planned!"

"Unexpectedly learned"

"Tojo concealed the fact that Liu Xin had secretly built an arsenal in Zhangbei"

"Right now"

......

The words are not finished yet

Liu Zhen, who was standing by, suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Dai Ping in astonishment.

Incredibly, he asked, "You mean... that Tanaka?"

Dai Ping couldn't help laughing when he saw this and replied, "That's right! Who else could it be, Tanaka?"

"He's the head of the Dehua secret service who's been planning Mongolian autonomy!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhen felt as if his heart was hit hard by a heavy hammer, causing huge waves.

Because others may not know this Tanaka, but Liu Zhen, a member of the Northwest Army

This person is very familiar to me.

According to reliable intelligence obtained by the 29th Army

This guy named Tanaka is a graduate of the 34th class of the Japanese Army University

His classmates included notorious figures such as Hiroshi Nemoto, Kaneshiro Shibayama, and Takaji Wachi, not to mention the culprit who participated in planning the "September 18th Incident", Masaru Hanatani, who was also their classmate.

Tanaka had been serving in the Japanese General Staff since 1922 and joined the China Class the following year.

Not only that, this Tanaka also colluded with the notorious Yoshiko Kawashima.

Under the instruction of Itagaki Seishirō, the two jointly planned the "First Shanghai Incident" that shocked China and the world, which is commonly known as the January 28 Incident.

Due to his "outstanding performance" in this incident, Tanaka was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Then, in 1935, he was transferred to Manchuria to serve as an intelligence officer in the Kwantung Army General Staff.

Not long after, this guy transformed himself and became the head of the Dehua secret service agency.

After arriving in Dehua, Tanaka imitated Ishiwara Kanji and attempted to create a so-called "Mongolia".

However, things don't always go as planned.

During the Battle of Bailingmiao, the troops of Prince De were attacked head on by General Fu Zuoyi.

At this point, Tanaka's conspiracy completely failed and he had to give up in disgrace.

But even so, if we look deeper, even the July 7 Incident is probably inextricably linked to him.

Liu Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, okay, okay."

"The 29th Army is now in such a difficult situation, and this Tanaka is definitely responsible."

Then he asked Li Yan curiously: "Master Li"

"You won't let me attack"

"The goal is to capture those Japanese"

Li Yan nodded and said, "Prince De and Liu Xin were not on good terms."

“Without the control of those Japanese”

"They can beat themselves into dog brains"

“Besides, there are no Japanese consultants.”

"Prince De and Liu Xin's armies are not even third-rate."

"This way, we can reduce losses when we take Zhangbei."

“I originally wanted to let them fight for a while.”

"But what I didn't expect was that this old devil Tojo actually carried Liu Xin on his back."

"A secret arsenal was established in Zhangbei"

“This is a pleasant surprise.”

"Brigade Commander Liu"

“There is no time to lose”

"All-out attack"

Li Yan brought Dai Ping

He jumped on his horse and rode towards Zhangbei City.

Liu Zhen behind looked at Li Yan's back with a different look in his eyes.

......

The sky gradually darkened

Zhangbei City fell into silence again

Command

Li Yan looked at the map on the table

While asking, "How's the situation?"

Liu Zhen was the first to speak: "Commander Li"

"In this battle, we only sacrificed more than 200 people and seriously injured more than 50 people."

"Over 1000 enemies were killed and over 400 captured."

"Zhangbei is now firmly in our hands"

"The only pity is that Prince De and Liu Xin escaped."

"Please punish me, Master Li."

Li Yan waved his hand and said: "This is not your fault"

"After all, most of the soldiers of Prince De and Liu Xin are cavalry."

“It’s normal to run away.”

Seeing that Li Yan had no intention of blaming him, Liu Zhen couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Then Li Yan asked again: "What is the current situation of the 35th Army?"

"We occupy Zhangbei"

"Not long"

"The 35th Army has arrived."

"I will follow your instructions"

"Tell them we have destroyed the pseudo-Mongol army"

"Taipusi, Guyuan County, and Duolun are currently short of troops."

"Sure enough, the 35th Army's troops are heading northeast."

Li Yan nodded and said, "Recovering the lost territory is a great achievement."

"How could the 35th Army give up this opportunity?"

"But as long as Commander Fu's troops occupy Taipusi, Guyuan County, and Duolun..."

"Even if Tojo really brought the Kwantung Army here"

"It can also help the government mobilize troops and buy time."

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