Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Kong Jie took a closer look and saw that he was indeed a lieutenant general. He couldn't help but say with some envy, "Are you serious? You can do it, kid. Keep an eye on him!"

"Yes!"

Hengshan Yong listened to the conversation between the two people and knew that Kong Jie might be a big shot in this unit. He asked in somewhat broken Chinese: "When you were in school, which unit did you belong to?"

After hearing this, Kong Jie took a long time to understand what Yokoyama Isamu meant.

"My name is Kong Jie. Have you heard of my name?"

As he spoke, Kong Jie raised his head. Ever since he blew up the Japanese airport and left his name behind, Kong Jie still didn't know how much his bounty had increased.

I can use this Japanese lieutenant general to find out how well-known I am among the Japanese.

"Kong Jie?"

Yokoyama Yong thought for a long time but could not recall any memory of Kong Jie.

“Never heard of Laozi?”

Kong Jie couldn't help but widen his eyes, then called for an interpreter, "Translate for me. Tell him that I'm Kong Jie, the one who bombed Taiyuan Airport. I was the one who seriously injured that damn Prince Asaka Naruhiko. I was the one who blew up Taiyuan Airport. You blind bastard, you've never even heard of me!"

After listening to it, the translator translated Kong Jie's original words.

Hengshan Yong was a little confused after hearing this, and then he suddenly reacted and shouted: "Li Yunlong, you are Li Yunlong's troops!"

"Do you know Li Yunlong?"

"Li Yunlong is the Thorn of the Empire, the Fox of China, the Dragon that Destroys the Empire, the Killer of Imperial Generals, the Sorrow of Generals, the Most Fierce General of China, the Nightmare of the Imperial Warriors, the Slaughterer of the Empire, the Conqueror of Taiyuan, the Destroyer of the Sixth Division. How could I not know his name?"

Listening to Hengshan Yong throwing out so many nicknames for Li Yunlong in one breath, Kong Jie opened his mouth and said, "You guys don't have any nicknames for me? Like Airport Destroyer? Prince Destroyer?"

Hengshan Yong looked at Kong Jie, then at the surrounding scene, and finally looked up at the sky and said, "I was defeated by General Li Yunlong. It seems that my defeat was not unfair. It was the Empire that underestimated Li Yunlong. You actually came to the four eastern provinces. It seems that the four eastern provinces will be taken back by you sooner or later. Those idiots of the Empire should go north or swallow up you Chinese before going south!"

"Now……"

Yokoyama Isamu seemed to have opened up a chatterbox and started complaining, from the Japanese policies to the decisions, from the discovery of the Arshan problem to the experience of the First Division, he cursed from beginning to end.

"Those bastards in charge of intelligence work should all be forced to commit seppuku. Li Yunlong's troops have already arrived in Arxan, and they actually thought it was the Anti-Japanese United Army!"

"And the bastards in charge of reconnaissance, they..."

Seeing Yokoyama Isamu complaining like a madman, Kong Jie lost interest and continued to lead his men to search for some useful things in the First Division’s base.

After a round of artillery fire, most of the supplies in the 1st Division’s base were destroyed, but some usable items were still found.

For example, there were four Japanese Type 97 modified tanks that managed to escape and were not hit, and there were several tanks that were affected but were not hit directly and only suffered some damage.

In the Japanese field artillery regiment, there were some large-caliber heavy artillery that were only overturned and not destroyed. They could still be used after repair. In addition, some of the destroyed artillery had intact barrels and could be dismantled and used as spare parts.

These are all heavy weapons, and a lot of light and heavy weapons can also be seized. In addition to these, there are also some spare parts for cars and trains. For the destroyed vehicles, some usable parts can be found from their wreckage, and even some scrap metal can be useful.

At this time, the sound of gunfire from the direction of the Arxan Fortress began to gradually weaken. The battle for the First Division was about to enter the final stage, encircling and suppressing the last remaining enemies.

Xinjing, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

After translating a telegram, a signalman suddenly stood up, without even having time to pick up the folder, and stumbled into the office of the telegraph receiving and sending room team leader, and handed over the telegram he had just received with trembling hands.

"Report, Captain, there's an incident with the First Division, telegram from the Third Regiment."

The Japanese communications team leader frowned as he took the telegram. After reading the contents, he took a deep breath and said, "Are you sure you didn't translate it wrong?"

"No, I've checked it over and over again, there's no mistake!"

The Japanese communications team leader grabbed the telegram and rushed towards Mei Jing Meijiro's office.

"Stop! The Commandant is in a meeting."

"Baga! Get out of here! There's an important telegram!"

The Japanese telegraph team leader knew that the matter of the First Division was of great importance, and pushed open the office door despite the staff officer's obstruction.

In the office, Mei Jing Meijiro was meeting with a traitor named Zhang. When he saw someone pushing the door open, he immediately glared at him.

"Report, Commander! Urgent military information!"

Mei Jing Meijiro suppressed his anger, glanced at the signalman and said, "Give it to me!"

"Yes!"

At this time, Zhang Jinhui stood up very tactfully and said, "Commander, I will take my leave first."

At this time, Mei Jing Meijilang was checking the contents of the telegram. He had experienced countless storms and waves, but his face suddenly changed and he blurted out: "This is impossible!"

Then he realized his own loss of composure, immediately sorted out his expression and emotions, looked at Zhang Jinhui who was about to leave, and said: "Mr. Zhang, please go to the next meeting room and wait for me. I will be there soon!"

At this time, Mei Jing Meijiro had realized that the enemy in Arshan might not be an ordinary enemy, and it was definitely not the Anti-Japanese United Army that was resting in the Russian Bear. There were only a few people in the Anti-Japanese United Army. Even if they were trained and armed in the Russian Bear, they would not have the ability to destroy the First Division.

The telegram said that it was the Russian army, but according to intelligence, there was no sign of large-scale troop movements by the Russian army recently. The intelligence department has also repeatedly confirmed that there was no sign of large-scale movements of the troops that could be mobilized to Arshan.

If it's not the Russian army, nor the Anti-Japanese United Army, it can only be China's regular army. Although Mei Jing Meijiro is unwilling to believe this result, it is the most likely answer.

That's why he asked Zhang Jinhui to stay first.

"Immediately send a telegram to the 80th Mixed Brigade in Hyrule Fortress and the 119th Division in Unor Fortress, and have them immediately support the 1st Division!"

"Hayi!"

"Summon the Russian envoy immediately. I must see Popovsky within an hour!"

"Hayi!"

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I can't update any more, so here are the third ones. I'm going to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow. I think I have tendonitis and my fingers are hurting! ~ I'll try my best to catch up! ~

Chapter 401 Hyrule Fortress

Hailar Fortress was one of the earliest fortresses built by the Japanese army. Construction began in June 1934 and was completed at the end of 6. It took about three and a half years to complete. The entire fortress covers an area of ​​about 1937 square kilometers, making it the largest fortress besides the Dongning Fortress.

This fortress is very different from the Arxan Fortress. The Arxan Fortress was built on the mountain outside the Arxan city, taking advantage of the Arxan terrain. The Hailar Fortress, on the other hand, was built directly within the city of Hailar.

Since the terrain on the west, north and east sides of Hailar city protrudes, and Aobao Mountain in the north is the commanding height of the city, the Japanese army took full advantage of this terrain advantage and established five main positions and four auxiliary positions on the high ground around the city.

The fortress consists of two levels: above and below ground. The underground structure lies 12 to 17 meters below Hailar City. Built using a tunneling method, the Hailar Fortress's underground structure is extremely complex. The underground fortifications cover a total area of ​​over square meters, with approximately four kilometers of underground passageways and over rooms, all constructed of reinforced concrete.

If you only hear the underground scale, you might think it's smaller than the Arxan Fortress. However, this is only the underground scale of the Hailar Fortress. Above ground, there are various defensive fortifications. The above-ground area includes over 30 reinforced concrete bunkers and fortifications. In addition, there are reinforced concrete shelters, observation posts, command posts, mortar and artillery positions, and anti-tank trenches.

Each of these fortresses was a small fortress, not a single machine gun bunker or building, but a complex of buildings. These complexes were also connected to the entrances and exits of the underground fortress. The Japanese army could send reinforcements to these fortresses at any time through the underground fortress, ensuring that if the ground fortresses were captured, the Japanese army could send troops to retake them at any time.

In addition, the Japanese army also stockpiled a large amount of military supplies in the underground fortress, including enough food and artillery shells to allow the Japanese army to hold the fortress for two years.

The most notorious thing about Hailar Fortress is that the Japanese army used 13 laborers to build it. Most of these laborers were farmers deceived by the Japanese army from various parts of China, and there were also some prisoners of war, totaling about 13 people. Among these 13 people, nearly half did not survive until the completion of the fortress due to the high-intensity work and harsh working environment. The laborers who survived did not survive. After the construction of Hailar Fortress was completed, the Japanese army, in order to prevent the layout of the fortress from being known, shot these laborers collectively, which is the Hailar mass grave discovered later.

To prevent these laborers from escaping, the Japanese army tied them together with wire, even stringing their shoulder blades together, and then executed them en masse. The bodies piled up like a mountain, and even the pits dug by the Japanese army, over 150 meters long and 80 meters wide—larger than a modern football field—could not contain them.

The 80th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed here consists of five infantry battalions, one artillery battalion and one supply battalion, with a total of more than 8,000 people.

At the 80th Mixed Brigade headquarters, Nobuo Harada was enjoying a drink and singing. He had led his troops into Hailar Fortress since its completion. Initially, they were wary of a Soviet invasion, maintaining a high level of alert daily. However, with the signing of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact and the subsequent German invasion of the Soviet Union, this vigilance gradually relaxed. Especially since the Soviet forces near Hailar were reduced to only the 17th Army, Nobuo Harada completely let loose.

Originally, Nobuo Harada had several opportunities to be promoted to the commander of a Type B division, but he refused them all.

"Report, Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, an urgent message from the Kwantung Army Headquarters!"

Just as Nobuo Harada finished his drink and was about to go find his newly married Soviet woman in the city tonight, a staff officer hurried to Nobuo Harada.

"An urgent message from headquarters?"

Nobuo Harada couldn't help but panic. Usually, the telegrams sent by headquarters to the 80th Mixed Brigade were either to confirm the situation at Hailar Fortress, or to announce that an important figure was coming to inspect Hailar Fortress and asked them to prepare in advance. There had never been any urgent telegrams.

"Hayi!"

"The Soviet army is coming?"

Nobuo Harada asked as he took the letter. In Nobuo Harada's opinion, the headquarters would only send an urgent telegram if the Soviet army was about to attack.

"No, we are ordered to move south immediately to reinforce the First Division!"

"Nani?"

After hearing what the staff officer said, Nobuo Harada was confused. He obviously couldn't imagine what the support for the 1st Division had to do with his 80th Mixed Brigade.

"The Arxan Fortress has been captured by the Anti-Japanese United Army. The First Division is responsible for retaking the Arxan Fortress. The battle situation may be somewhat unfavorable, so we are ordered to support the First Division!"

The staff officer looked at the brigade commander who had gained a lot of weight and reluctantly reported what had happened in the past two days.

"Why didn't you report this to me?"

The staff officer lowered his head and said nothing.

Nobuo Harada thought for a moment and said, "Order the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions to support the 1st Division. Let the Chief of Staff lead the troops to support them!"

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, we only have one infantry battalion left here. Isn't that a bit insufficient?"

The staff officer reminded in a low voice.

Nobuo Harada shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Hyrule Fortress is as solid as a rock!"

"Ha Yi! I'll go give the order right away."

Hailar Fortress was located in a remote area, and the Japanese troops stationed there were originally elite, but over time, these elites gradually became less and less skilled. Especially after the 80th Mixed Brigade began engaging in smuggling business with Soviet troops, the morale of the entire unit deteriorated.

Nobuo Harada didn't care about these things. After all, being stationed in such a remote location and in such a harsh environment, if the control was too strict, it would easily make the soldiers upset, so he turned a blind eye to the soldiers. At the same time, Nobuo Harada himself was one of the largest smugglers in the entire 80th Mixed Brigade.

Meanwhile, in Unor Fortress.

At this time, the Unor Fortress was not yet fully built. According to the Japanese plan, the Unor Fortress would be a 127.6-kilometer-long fortress. This fortress was a key link in the Kwantung Army's border fortresses, serving as the western frontier strategic direction, stretching from Yakeshi in the west to Boktu in the east.

The entire Unor Fortress was divided into the Unor, Boktu, Mianduhe, and Yakeshi positions. The main position was located at Erdaoliangzi in Unor. Around the mountain, over one hundred permanent fortifications were built, including bunkers, shelters, observation posts, command posts, artillery positions, bunkers, and numerous communication trenches, trenches, wells, and reservoirs.

At this time, the Wunuer and Boktu positions had just been completed, and the other positions were still under construction. The Japanese 119th Division was responsible for supervising the construction of the fortress, guarding a total of 70,000 laborers.

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This chapter is not about water, but there are some history that I think should be mentioned so that people can remember it, such as the mass graves in Hailar. I guess few people know about it. I have been there and seen it, so I wrote about it in detail here.

There is also the Unor Fortress, also called the Unur Fortress. Due to translation issues, both names are correct.