allonlinenovel Chapter 219 The Situation in the Northeastern Battlefield is Dire and the Northeastern Army is Retre
Chapter 219 The Situation in the Northeastern Battlefield is Dire and the Northeastern Army is Retre
Just when the situation of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army was very good in the Northwestern region, the heavy news of the fall of Linzhou came from the Northeast.
In the half-month-long battle, the 150,000-strong force of Jiang's Northeastern Army's Sixth Army was defeated head-on by the 9th Division of the Fuso Kwantung Army.
Jiang Yanlin is called Jiang Cannon because of his hot temper. The generals under his command are all tough guys. They are definitely a benchmark iron-blooded army on the battlefield.
The Sixth Army held the five main cities of Linzhou and fought to the death under the fierce attack of the Kwantung Army. They shouted the slogan "Every inch of land and every inch of blood will be lost, and we will never give up even an inch of territory" and fought hard with the Kwantung Army day and night.
However, the current Fuso Army may not be considered the best in the world, but looking across Asia, it has a comprehensive crushing advantage over many countries including China in terms of combat effectiveness, military equipment and other aspects.
In the anti-Japanese dramas of later generations, it was as easy for the Chinese troops to beat the devils as to kill a chicken. But in fact, the fighting power of Japan at that time was extremely amazing. The so-called militaristic Bushido spirit also made these Japanese soldiers like reckless men who took stimulants and did not care about their lives on the battlefield. They were extremely ferocious and obeyed orders.
In fact, the Chinese ancestors at that time relied entirely on their passion and fought for their lives despite being completely disadvantaged. It was unknown how many people sacrificed their lives that brought about China's final victory.
The Sixth Group Army of the Northeast Army, consisting of five army-level combat units, was the undisputed main frontline force under Jiang Yanlin. However, under the tidal offensive of the Fuso Army, even though they paid with their lives and the fighting was extremely brutal, they ultimately failed to save Linzhou.
Out of a force of 150,000, less than 5,000 managed to escape from the frontline battlefield with their lives saved.
When the news reached Yang Jiakai, the leaders of Northern Xinjiang, led by Yang Jiakai and Duan Jinshu, began to worry about the situation in the Northeast.
On the other hand, after Zhang Chengxiang received the news, he completely swept away the gloom of the past few days and felt refreshed.
A few days ago, Zhang Chengxiang ordered the Jiangbei Pang faction to send troops to Yongzhou to provide support to the Han faction, but was strongly blocked by the Yunzhou Yan faction. The two sides refused to give in to each other and a large-scale war broke out. Seeing that Su Zhengyang was about to complete the feat of taking Yongzhou and Ganzhou, Zhang Chengxiang was anxious like an ant on the hot pan, but he could do nothing. Fuso's great victory in the Northeast was the only good news in recent days.
"We are now trapped in Longzhou. We cannot transfer our troops away and have no way to support the Jiang faction. Half of Jiang Dapao's troops have been destroyed in just half a month since the start of the war. Once the Northeast is lost, the Fuso army will move south and instantly reverse the situation on the battlefield."
Yang Jiakai clenched his fists and pounded the table hard.
"Damn Huang Guangtai, the First Army of the Northern Expedition has been closely watching the movements of the Lian and Feng factions. Once they split their forces and march north to capture the three provinces of Zhili, the Southern Government will take advantage of the situation and seize large areas of Lianzhou and Huizhou. This is the greatest disaster since the establishment of our Northern Frontier Government, and it is also a severe test that the entire Northern Frontier Government cannot escape."
Duan Jinshu pondered for a moment and slowly said, "For now, we can only rely on our old friend Jiang Dapao. He is holding on to his last breath. As long as Zhengyang wins the final victory in the northwest battlefield, the balance of victory will completely tip towards us."
Yang Jiakai sighed and said, "The Zhao and Han factions have already given up Yongzhou. A large number of major cities in Ganzhou have concentrated their forces to defend the capital. Once the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition takes Hanzhou, it will also go north and directly threaten Linzhou. In the short term, the Northwest Revolutionary Army will not be able to make any progress at all, but the situation in the Northeast is extremely urgent and cannot tolerate any delay."
"No matter what, Fuso is still an external enemy, and we should make resisting it our top priority. Zhang Chengxiang is a traitor who betrays his country! I must tear his tendons and skin him alive with my own hands, and grind his bones to dust!"
In Haizhou, Fengtian City, Northeast China, Jiang Dapao dialed the phone number of Yang Jiakai's office with a serious face.
"President, you don't have to worry about the situation in the Northeast. The Northeast Army under my command, Jiang Dapao, will never let the Fuso Army go south even if it sheds its last drop of blood. They want to occupy the entire Northeast and pose a threat to the northern border. The only way they can do that is to step over the corpse of Jiang Dapao!"
On the other end of the phone, Yang Jiakai was silent for a moment, and his left hand holding the microphone was trembling slightly, revealing that Yang Jiakai was not at peace at the moment.
Jiang Dapao's decisive words represented his determination to defend the Northeast and live and die with the Northeast Army.
"My old friend, I am sorry for that."
It was undoubtedly an extremely difficult task for Jiang Yanlin to face the Fuso Kwantung Army, which had sufficient numbers, excellent equipment and strong combat effectiveness, on his own.
"If we really can't stop Fusang's army, let Xiulian take Xiao Liuzi south. We have to protect the last incense of your Jiang family."
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Dapao raised his head and glanced at his wife Wang Xiulian, who was standing beside him with a worried look on her face, and Jiang Xuewen, who had a firm look on his face, and responded, "No need. There is no spineless coward in our Jiang family. If I die on the battlefield, Xiao Liuzi will take my place and fight Fuso to the end!"
Before Yang Jiakai could speak, Jiang Yanlin hung up the call.
At the same time, he put on his mink coat and pushed open the office door with steady steps.
"My soldiers are fighting bravely on the front lines. As the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, I cannot sit in my office at the back and do nothing. I have to go to the front lines and live and die with our Northeastern soldiers!"
"Dad! I'll go with you."
Jiang Yanlin waved his hand, turned around, and looked at Jiang Xuewen with a complicated expression.
"Xiao Liu, if Dad dies on the battlefield, the Northeast Army will be handed over to you. You must remember that no matter what time, you must bear in mind the national hatred and family feuds. For the rest of your life, you must drive the Fuso people out of our Chinese territory. This white mountain and black land cannot tolerate the wolfish ambitions of the Fuso people!"
Until Jiang Yanlin left and boarded the train to the Haizhou border front, Jiang Xuewen was trembling all over, clenching his fists with an unwilling look, his nails piercing into his flesh without him realizing it.
The front-line battlefield, the Haizhou border octagonal city, got its name because of the octagonal pavilion landmark building that has stood for a thousand years in the city.
After the fall of Linzhou, the border fortress of Bajiaocheng became the first target of attack by the Fuso Kwantung Army.
The Fifth Army of the Northeastern Army built an impregnable defensive position around the entire Bajiao City. A force of 100,000 men fought bloody battles head-on with the Fuso Kwantung Army on the front line of the battlefield and refused to retreat.
Outside Bajiao City, in the northeast of the Huangjiazhuang position, in the trenches, the soldiers wearing blue Northern Frontier military uniforms suffered heavy casualties under the continuous bombardment of the Fuso Artillery Regiment. They looked serious, covered in dust, with dry and cracked corners of their mouths. They looked numbly at their comrades around them, who fell in a pool of blood one by one, were covered with white cloth, and were carried away on stretchers, but their eyes were filled with hatred for Fuso and determination to fight to the death.