The combat diary of the tank company commander Du Gang wrote: "In the evening of July 18, we received an order to move from the Mingshui line to Bolbert. Let us set off on the Mingshui line, and suddenly let us move towards Bolbert. Although we don't know what's going on, the military orders are like mountains. Our company's tanks, as the left-wing vanguard unit, took the lead in setting off."

"The rain has been continuous for several days, and the North Manchuria area has entered a very frequent season of rain in summer. The plains are weeds deep, and the road ahead is very muddy. In recent days, the troops have fought one after another. Everyone has almost never taken off their clothes and sleeping. Small animals have appeared on everyone's body. Many soldiers even took off their clothes and pants, and sat in the tank car wearing only one shorts."[]

"All the tank doors are open, but the cab is still very stuffy. The tank tracks are covered with unique fragrance with fragrant earth. This fertile black soil has been uninhabited for thousands of years, and the endless plains are covered with swamps of all sizes. Large swamps appear in front of us from time to time. In the bad terrain, our tanks cannot pass through, so we are moving very slowly."

"The officers and soldiers were very enthusiastic about fighting. Everyone speculated that the Japanese army in Qiqihar might retreat along the railway line, so everyone was in a very urgent mood and wanted to fly to the battlefield to destroy the large Japanese troops. The mosquitoes in North Manchuria were very annoying. I don't know how many red envelopes appeared on my body and my face, and the heart-wrenching itch made me unbearable."

The scene depicted in the diary of the company commander Du Gang was the scene where the tank troops led by Liao Hui were advancing towards Bolbert in two directions. Because there were a large number of swamps between Mingshui and Bolbert, coupled with the rain for several days, the tank marched very slowly. The Japanese did not choose to circumnavigate north of Bolbert, which was the result of the large number of swamps. The Japanese knew very well about the terrain and landforms of this area.

That night, the 11th Army and the 13th Army, which completed the Manzhouli attack, also faced the marching difficulties caused by the harsh weather. The marching of the large corps made the road more muddy. The commander of the 11th Army He Long and the Chief of Staff sat in the jeep, and the soldiers of the guards followed behind the jeep and pushed out the jeep traps from time to time. The military trucks broke down from time to time along the way, and the soldiers shouted loudly one after another.

However, the soldiers did not stop moving forward, and catching up with the Japanese army would be a victory. This was an order issued by the headquarters of the Field Army. The 11th Field Army and the 13th Field Army were also divided into two columns on the left and right columns, with a spacing between the corpses about 20 kilometers. It would be lies to say that the soldiers were not tired of fighting in a continuous battle. However, eliminating the combat desires of the Japanese army would make the soldiers' fighting spirits extremely high. At the same time, this is also the combat efficiency generated by long-term training.

"During the day today, a large-scale air combat broke out in Bolbert. When Yeshi called us, we won a decisive victory in the air combat. The Japanese army was successfully blocked by the 35th Division and part of the airborne troops in Bolbert. Now the burden of annihilation of the Japanese army is on our shoulders. We arrived at the battlefield one day earlier, and we created the conditions for annihilation of the Japanese army." He Long looked at the marching army and said.

The Chief of Staff said: "I really didn't expect that the situation on the battlefield changed so quickly that we could not have expected it. I thought that a cruel attack in Qiqihar would have been a dream, but I didn't expect the Japanese army to choose to escape. If the Japanese army retreated to the Mingshui line, the tank troops would not be able to block all the Japanese army. At least half of the troops could escape. Now the Japanese army could not escape!"

"Mr. Lin's battlefield decision-making ability is indeed superb. He accurately judged that the Japanese army would retreat along the railway line. Therefore, he mobilized the 5th Cavalry Division on the southern line to seize Anda, and the 35th Division intercepted the Japanese army in Bolbert, and the Japanese army invisibly fell into the trap of our encirclement. I estimate that the 60,000 Japanese army would be eliminated by the end of the month. The myth of the overall invincibility of the Japanese army was completely broken." He Long said with joy.

"Report to the commander! Our vanguard troops arrived at Zalantun,!" A combat staff member came to the jeep to report. He Long said decisively: "Order the vanguard troops to send a regiment to quickly seize Qiqihar, and the other troops continued to advance towards Bolbert." Our army was pressing up from the thunder force on the west side. The Japanese army did not expect that our main force in Manzhouli would appear in Bolbert as quickly as possible.

On the morning of the third day, my bomber group still appeared on the battlefield, but the Japanese planes did not come. The key is that the Japanese fighter group had been destroyed. The entire Manchurian Japanese combat aircraft had about 1,200 combat aircraft, while the North Manchurian combat aircraft accounted for about half. The fighter planes that continuously attacked the Japanese army suffered huge losses, so the bomber group did not have combat cover and could not effectively carry out air bombing.

The airports where the Japanese army could support the operations were field military airport aircraft such as Changchun and Jilin. They were worried about our air strikes, so they could not be mobilized at all. With the consumption of Japanese fighter jets at Harbin Airport, the Japanese air support was helplessly declared the end. It is said that the Japanese army had more than 5,000 combat aircraft in mainland China, but the Japanese army's front line was too long, so the Japanese army could not organize a fierce battle in a short period of time, which was the weakness of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was still stuck in their feet after a night of attack. There were dense Japanese corpses on the front line. The terrifying scene was simply unbearable to witness. Even though many wounded soldiers were still alive, it was equivalent to death if they could not be treated. Although the Japanese soldiers were meaningless about death, they were also frightened to see this scene. Death had become the only choice for the Japanese army, so the efficiency of suicide attacks in the Japanese army was greatly reduced.

On the morning of that day, our bomber group and fighter group rushed over the battlefield and found that the Japanese planes had not been dispatched, so they naturally targeted all the targets at the Japanese army. Moreover, the fighter planes also joined the ranks of attacks on the enemy. Suddenly, the Japanese army's vehicles on the railway became living targets. At this time, the Japanese commander Miyamoto led the command members to hide hundreds of meters on the railway line. Seeing the bomber bombing the trains indiscriminately, the expression of pain appeared on his face.

The bombers in the sky kept diving and dropping bombs like dumplings, and the fighter also kept diving and strafing. At this time, all Japanese troops entered the air defense state, and all personnel were scattered and dodged everywhere. Occasionally, Japanese officers and soldiers were holding light machine guns and rifles to shoot at the air. Although they knew it would not work, these Japanese soldiers who shot at the air were angry at what time.

The south of Bolbert is a famous chain of lakes, and the west side is Nenjiang. If you choose to detour the south, you will undoubtedly enter the Jedi. Commander Miyamoto realized that his position was dead. He said palely: "Report to Changchun Command that our army has entered the Jedi and can only stand firm and wait for assistance. At present, our headquarters has lost 80% of the heavy weapons and is unable to launch an attack. According to the report of the attacking vanguard troops, Bolbert has a reorganized division of the Chinese army defending. The Chinese army has put in airborne troops on our front. At the same time, the Chinese army has put in a large number of bomber groups to carry out air strikes on our headquarters. Our headquarters is unable to launch an attack again!"

Soon the telegram sent by the Kwantung Army headquarters still allowed them to break through with all their might, which was very obvious, and rescue was impossible. Some people may say that the cavalry troops were outdated, but they also played an important role in special occasions. The 5th Cavalry Division had a force of 12,000, and the reorganized division reinforced by the Japanese army was 24,000. On the surface, the Japanese army's troops had doubled, but it was impossible for the Japanese army to attack the cavalry with very powerful mobile capabilities in the plains. Therefore, the Japanese reinforcements advanced very slowly on the Caomaotun line on the east side of Anda. Especially under the impact of our cavalry, they had to stop to defend, so the Japanese army could not talk about attacking.

When Miyamoto saw the telegram sent from the headquarters, he roared angrily and said, "Mutou Shigeshino's command error is the direct reason for the siege of our troops. This bastard has to accept the sanctions of military law. If we choose to retreat in Qiqihar before 5, we will not face the destruction of the entire army." Miyamoto was extremely angry and had no doubts.

The subordinates did not dare to talk nonsense. The Chief of Staff changed the topic and said: "God General, we have been trapped in the encirclement and can only defend on the spot. At present, there are a large number of family members of the army and our residents in Qiqihar City. What should they do?" Miyamoto pondered for a moment and said: "Let them leave the troops, retreat to the south, and give them a way out! Order all troops to shrink their defense and stand firm for assistance!" The Chief of Staff shouted: "Order all departments."

At around 2 pm, Yang Dezhi, the commander of the 35th Division, received a report from the front line, and the Japanese army withdrew from the front! Yang Dezhi felt it was strange and immediately reported the situation to the headquarters. The Outer Mongolia Front Command Headquarters, Lin held a telegram and said: "I judge that the Japanese army has given up breaking through and will make the final dying struggle. Where has the First Tank Brigade arrived?"

"Report to the commander! The 1st Tank Brigade has arrived on the southwest coast of Lianhua Lake!" A combat staff member reported that "ordered the 1st Tank Brigade to slow down the advancement speed, wait for the tank troops in the northeast to arrive at the battlefield, and launch an attack at the same time." Chief of Staff Chen Changjie said happily: "Mr. Lin! It seems that the Japanese army is at the end of their lives and will defend tenaciously on the spot."

Lin said: "The heavy weapons of the Japanese army were destroyed by our bombers. The Japanese army could no longer organize an effective attack, and the situation of encirclement was formed. But I don't understand why the Japanese army in Baicheng did not retreat. The Southern Front Corps asked to launch the Battle of Baicheng?" Lin said: "Wait a little longer? We are not in a hurry. Baicheng has become an isolated city through the economy. If the Japanese army can be annihilated in the field, why should we fight a cruel attack!"

Lin Zhi said: "I judged that Muto Shigeshino has been slow to withdraw from Baicheng, intending to restrain our troops and to build a solid defense line for the Japanese army from Changling to Changchun to win time. Now Muto Shigeshino has seen my strong assault combat capabilities, so he is very worried. I will launch a strong offensive towards Changchun. You don't have to worry, the Japanese army will soon escape from Baicheng!" Lin seemed confident.

Gu Tiexun led the tank troops of the 1st Brigade and were moving northward along the west bank of Lianhua Lake. After the telegrapher translated the telegram, he said: "The headquarters is calling and order our troops to move forward slowly!" Gu Tiexun happily finished reading the telegram, "Haha! The Japanese army can no longer run away, so order the troops to stop moving forward and rest for a while." As the order was issued, the tanks stopped roaring and stopped.

Many soldiers ran off the tank and walked to the lake to wash. Gu Tiexun also walked off the tank and came to the lake. He took off his tank cap and took off his shirt, and put his head into the water. At this time, a communications officer hurriedly jumped off the tank and ran over to report: "There is a situation in the division seat. The tank in front of him was on guard and found a large number of people coming towards us!"

"Prepare for battle!" Gu Tiexong didn't bother to put on his clothes and issued an order. The tank soldiers playing by the lake ran towards his chariot quickly, and soon the roar sounded again. At this time, the forward tank reported: "The Japanese army's family members are coming, almost all women and children!" Gu Tiexong heard the order to lift the battle preparations.

Then he said without hesitation: "Let these Japanese go over, we are not a containment team." Soon the Japanese women and children came over, and each of them looked like it.
Chapter completed!