"Tomorrow morning, use the 20th Division as the vanguard to launch an attack on the enemy!" Then Shirakawa Yoshinori walked to the edge of the map and ordered to the division commanders around him: "The Ninth and Tenth Divisions

After the 20th Division occupied the tidal flat position, they immediately crossed the river! In one go, they captured the enemy position! After that, they headed straight for Fengtian City!!"

"Hai!!" All the Japanese division commanders stood up at once and shouted solemnly to Shirakawa Yoshinori!

Immediately, these division commanders dispersed and prepared for the early morning attack.

During this period of non-attack, the 20th Division was not idle. They searched all the ships in the Yalu River Basin, and even found several ferries to try to cross the river directly with a sneak attack and then attack the National Defense Forces from the rear.

But unfortunately, they found that it seemed to be very easy to detect. The National Defense Forces at several ferry crossings that were easier to attack had deployed manpower to defend them. The troops defending these places were from the Mazhan Mountain Division that had just been recruited from Qiqihar.

After Liang Dashan and the others dispersed the Shencheng Division, they found the miserable and panic-stricken Ma Zhanshan troops. Because at this time, Ma Zhanshan and his troops had only experienced a few battles, and the anti-Japanese comrades who had just started to resist the Japanese had joined them.

Quite a few.

As a result, although the number of troops was reduced, more were added. So when Liang Dashan found them, they still had nearly 30,000 troops. As for Liang Dashan's request to join the National Defense Force, Ma Zhanshan agreed without much thought.

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Compared with the Northeastern Army that started its journey to Peiping, the Nanjing National Government that requested the League of Nations, and the Japanese who invaded, this National Defense Force is a bit more reliable. Although it is said that the army will be disbanded and reorganized after the war, Ma Zhanshan's official position will not change.

I think it's acceptable.

Therefore, Ma Zhanshan chose to join the National Defense Forces directly without hesitation. Of course, two battalions of soldiers chose to go out to find the young marshal. Then Liang Dashan led his team to Kuanchengzi, and then supported the Yalu River

Coming.

However, due to the combat effectiveness of Mazhanshan's troops, they were assigned to guard various ferries. Of course, weapons support was provided. Only a large number of arms were captured from the Japanese army, and most of the Northeast Army's original equipment was imitated from the Japanese army.

.The guns and ammunition of both sides are basically interchangeable.

Mazhanshan's 30,000 troops, spread out, can still hold a few ferries. That's not to say that the Japanese army can't get through, but if they are discovered, the suddenness of the strategy will be gone, and there is still the danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the National Defense Forces. So.

, this plan had to be abandoned.

In the early morning, everything is quiet.

But the positions of the National Defense Forces were very busy. No one was taking a rest. The reason was simple. Because the upper echelons of the National Defense Forces had noticed the changes in the Japanese army on the opposite side, and the ensuing intelligence made the National Defense Forces conclude that the Japanese army would take action.

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In the command tunnel, several military commanders of the National Defense Force were having a meeting with Tu Qianjun. There was a telegram from Outer Mongolia on the table. Tu Qianjun handed the telegram to these military commanders and said in a deep voice.

"According to the news from Outer Mongolia, the Japanese have contacted the Soviet Union. And the Soviet Union has also agreed to send troops!" Tu Qianjun said solemnly to the military commanders in front of him: "But... I guess the Japanese army will not wait until the Soviet Union

They will take action only after sending troops! The Japanese have always regarded Manchuria as their private territory, and naturally they do not want the Soviets to take a share of the pie! Therefore, I judge that they will launch an attack immediately! And try to defeat us as soon as possible, and then capture Fengtian!

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Several army commanders couldn't help but tense up after hearing Tu Qianjun's words! The defense of Outer Mongolia is absolutely empty now, but there is a Mongolian cavalry division and an artillery regiment defending. Once the Soviet army chooses to attack with a large force, it is very likely that

It cannot be defended! At that time, the National Defense Force will most likely face a situation of being cut off from logistics and fighting on two fronts!

Seeing everyone's expressions, Tu Qianjun smiled slightly and said solemnly: "It's a pity that these Japanese people don't know that the Soviet Union will never send out its own troops! Their attack this time is just to encourage the former Mongolian People's Army to conduct a test attack.

This is just to evaluate our combat effectiveness."

After hearing Tu Qianjun's words, everyone couldn't help but relax. If it were just the Mongolian People's Army, it would still be able to withstand it. After all, although it is a cavalry division, the equipment of the National Defense Force did not treat them badly. And they also have a

It is not difficult for the artillery regiment to resist or even severely damage the Mongolian People's Army.

The Mongolian People's Army retreated with the Soviet army, only about 5,000 men. They did not pose much of a threat to Tu Sanpao, which had a cavalry division and an artillery regiment.

Of course, Tu Qianjun would not say that in fact, this news came from Outer Mongolia. But it was not the news analyzed by Outer Mongolia. In fact, this news came from someone who had been in contact with Tu Qianjun before, and it was the Acting Chairman of the Soviet Union’s Foreign Affairs Commission, Li Weinuo.

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After Litvinov learned of the committee's resolution, he secretly informed Tu Sanpao in Outer Mongolia. Tu Sanpao passed the news directly to Fengtian, who forwarded it to Tu Qianjun in the Yalu River.

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After everyone had circulated the telegram sent from Fengtian, Tu Qianjun pressed his hands on the table and said solemnly: "The Soviet army is planning to have the Mongolian People's Army launch a probing attack in three days, but the Japanese don't know. They think this dispatch

will be the main force of the Soviet army!"

As he said that, Tu Qianjun took out his baton and pointed at the Japanese offensive and National Defense Force positions on the map and said in a deep voice: "Now, the Japanese army is taking advantage of this period to gather most of the ships in the Yalu River Basin, even through train transportation, on-site production, etc.

A lot of ships have been built. I believe they will be used in this general attack!"

Hearing what Tu Qianjun said, the generals couldn't help but laugh! Speaking of which, the Japanese were also quite miserable. At the mouth of the Yalu River, many forts had been placed in Zhang Xueliang at Tu Qianjun's request! At that time, they had just won the victory in Harbin.

The Soviet Union, so although the Japanese were a little dissatisfied, they didn't say anything.

After occupying Jiangkou, the Japanese were busy dealing with the Northeastern Army and at the same time were afraid of the Northeastern Navy launching a sea raid, so they did not dismantle the forts, but increased some firepower. As a result, they were all captured by the Fourth Army! This is good, everything

It is difficult for the Jiangshang ship to come over just to provide support.

Forced into desperation, the Japanese army could only seize boats on the spot and mobilize fishermen along the coast to build boats. They also transported some boats from North Korea by train. After several days of deployment, they were able to prepare enough various types of boats.

Ships are used for landing operations.

The temporary airport was also put into use. After recruiting a large number of nearby civilians, the temporary airport was finally built quickly. Although the command platform, aviation tower and the like were rudimentary, they were at least usable.

"Based on the current mobilization of the Japanese army and the continuous testing of the waters by the Japanese army on the opposite side, we can judge that the Japanese army will launch an attack the day after tomorrow at the latest." As he spoke, Tu Qianjun pointed to several points on the map with his baton.

He said in a deep voice: "The front of the 157th Regiment, the front of the 183rd Regiment, the river is the narrowest. These two places will undoubtedly become the focus of the Japanese attack, but it is not yet known from which position they will launch!"

With that said, Tu Qianjun put down his baton and said solemnly to the generals: "Starting tonight, the 157th and 183rd Regiments will be on first-level combat readiness! No one is allowed to rest! In the early morning, the 137th Regiment will take over the defense of the 157th Regiment.

, while the 162nd Regiment will take over the defense of the 183rd Regiment's position! The four regiments take over the defense and are stationed in rotation! It is necessary to ensure that there are troops on the position ready for war at any time! Order, the entire Gaozhi Aviation Department of Dandong Temporary Airport is on 24-hour combat readiness! No leaving the airport

, be ready for airborne operations at any time! Order other units to prepare for support! The Third Army, as the general reserve, is ready to prevent the Japanese army from crossing the river from other ferries!"

The generals of the National Defense Force wrote down the order with "sha~sha~sha...". Seeing that Tu Qianjun was no longer giving the order, they "swipe~" stood up and roared solemnly: "Yes!!"

Afterwards, he went down to prepare for the war and convey Tu Qianjun's order. Less than an hour after Tu Qianjun's order was issued, the shocking sound of artillery fire rang out from the other side!

"Chirp...Chirp...Boom! Boom! Boom..." Countless artillery shells tore the air in the early morning night sky, and rushed towards the National Defense Forces' position with bursts of fire! The entire river bank and river surface were under artillery fire.

Constant trembling!

The obstacles prepared on the beach were blown up in all directions, and the positions of the National Defense Forces were shaken by the bombardment! Like grass in the wind, they were constantly swaying!

The 157th and 183rd regiments on the guarding Jiang'an position were all awakened by the shocking sound of artillery! All the soldiers of the National Defense Force who had not fallen asleep quietly opened their mouths and held their weapons tightly!

Looking coldly at the outside of the tunnel, waiting for the bombardment to end!

And the Japanese artillery bombardment seemed endless, constantly blasting every inch of land on the position like plowing fields! After an unknown period of time, the Japanese artillery bombardment finally stopped! The soldiers of the 157th and 183rd regiments were in charge, sir.

Roaring "Quick! Rush out! Rush out!!", he rushed towards his position!

When they rushed out, they realized that it was already dawn! In their still roaring ears, they heard the roar of the Japanese aircraft "buzz~buzz~buzz..."!

Under the slightly shining sky, Japanese aircraft were seen approaching like a blanket of clouds and sun! However, the war eagles of the National Defense Force could not bear to show their weakness. Amidst the roar, they could see fighter planes flying all over the sky from behind the position!

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet! It is quite appropriate to use this word to describe the Japanese planes and the Northeast War Eagles, because the Northeast War Eagles just appeared and the Japanese planes couldn't wait to kill them!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Amidst the roar of aircraft engines and the roar of onboard machine guns! The Japanese fighter planes and Northeastern War Eagles in the sky suddenly became a massacre!

"Assault!!!" At this time, the cover suddenly opened on the river! You can see countless small boats filled with Japanese troops, heading towards the tidal flat position to kill! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!