The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Shang Yumingcheng gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, with the current strength of our army, let alone me wanting to take Siping, even..."

The other party rudely stopped him: "Shut up! Shang Yujun, you talk too much nonsense!"

"If you can't capture Siping within ten days, not only will you lose your position as commander, but I will also be forced to resign!"

Shang Yumingcheng's eyes lost focus as the other party hung up the phone.

In fact, the commander-in-chief not only called him, but also issued orders for a general offensive to Japanese-controlled Korea and Japanese troops stationed in many places in Fengtian.

There are now more than 30,000 Kwantung Army troops in the three northeastern provinces. Even though there are constant harassment from the Northeast Navy at sea, the mainland still continues to attack Yingkou and other places after seeing that the Fengtian Army is vulnerable.

Add to that the troops from Japanese-controlled Korea. Even if these damned Northeastern troops started to fight back, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand the overwhelming force of the Kwantung Army!
Uehara Yusaku had a good plan, and Jiang Cheng was fully prepared for the "hornet's nest-like" revenge that might be caused after the Battle of Siping.

As conflicts broke out in Yanji and Long one after another, Jiang Cheng continued to mobilize reinforcements, and the first city to be hit by the war was Jinzhou.

The weather in 1931 turned cold early; the cold wind and rain howled on the city walls of Jinzhou.

Sun Jiunian changed into cotton military uniform early and patrolled the city wall of Jinzhou with fully armed guards, two staff officers and his direct officers.

Looking at the Japanese military camp looming in the distance, Sun Jiunian frowned.

And...closer.

"Fuck, these devils are here after all."

Against the howling wind, Xiong Zhengping's voice was particularly clear.

At Jiang Cheng's reminder, security was stepped up around Jinzhou, with at least three groups of scouts patrolling the area every day... but in fact, there were clues even without any investigation.

The Japs are already advancing.

"Squad leader, it's time to change shifts."

The voice from the watchtower on the city wall interrupted Sun Jiunian's thoughts. He put down the telescope and looked back:
On a rainy day, the young soldier who was changing guard opposite had a red face from the cold, but he still straightened his back and his eyes were bright after seeing this group of officers.

Sun Jiunian stepped forward and said to the sentries who were changing shifts: "It seems to be icy today. It will be very cold at night. In addition to strengthening your vigilance, you must wear more clothes!"

They all knew this highest commander, the adopted son of Sixth Master Sun Liechen, and they straightened their backs and saluted in response.

But Sun Jiunian suddenly noticed that the clothes of these soldiers were still thin: from military uniforms to cloth shoes on their feet, they were all summer clothes.

"What's going on? Didn't a lot of new military uniforms get distributed this year? Why are you still wearing these in such a cold day? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

Seeing the commander's sudden dissatisfaction, a subordinate behind him quickly said, "Haha, it's been so cold these past two days, you probably haven't had time to change your clothes yet? Did you guys listen? The commander asked you to change into your winter clothes today?"

The sentries looked at each other and responded quickly.

The war was urgent, so Sun Jiunian didn't think much about it and gave the order: "Remember, if you find anything unusual, fire a warning shot immediately."

Everyone stood at attention and saluted.

Sun Jiunian walked down the city wall and headed towards the Jinzhou headquarters on the increasingly slippery ground.

"Zhengping, how is the artillery position on the Daling River being prepared?"

Sun Jiunian subconsciously touched the pistol on his waist, which was a relic left to him by his adoptive father. "I'm still a little worried. The biggest gap in Jinzhou is probably the riverbank of Daling River. It's dry this year, and the river water is not as deep as in previous years." Xiong Zhengping immediately replied, "Don't worry! Everything is fine..."

As soon as they finished speaking, they suddenly heard sirens coming from the direction of the outer city.

The distance was too far and coupled with the howling of the wind, the sound of shattering was not as harsh or loud, but when Sun Jiunian and others heard it, they were still shocked and turned around to run to the nearest city wall.

Before I could climb up the wall and look out, a black smoke suddenly rose from the city tower facing the Daling River.

Immediately afterwards, black smoke, representing a warning, rose in the east, northeast, and southeast directions!
"Fuck it, here it comes!"

With Sun Jiunian's curse, everyone saw what Fengyan was referring to.

Fighter planes, densely packed like a flock of birds, with plaster flags sprayed on their tails, were already roaring towards Jinzhou.

"Grandpa Sun, hurry up and leave here, it's too dangerous!"

Seeing that the biplanes flying over were equipped with machine guns and bombs, the guards were so anxious that they jumped up and down, determined to pull him away from the city wall.

"Damn it! Let's run! Sound the air raid sirens... Let the people run first!"

Sun Jiu Nian turned around and shouted. Almost at the same time as he gave the order, the air defense alarm behind him began to wail. Then, one after another, a whole series of air defense alarms sounded continuously, shaking everyone's heartbeats.

"Attack! Notify all the air defense teams on the city walls to attack them hard!"

Using the nearest communications group, Sun Jiunian issued the order.

When Xiong Zhengping received the order, he immediately took his subordinates and rushed towards the Daling River.

The Japs' fleet was obviously meant to cover the Japanese army's offensive, and as the bombing began, the offensive would also follow.

"Everyone, prepare to get into combat position, machine gunners, get ready!"

Looking around without caring about the danger, Sun Jiu Nian gave an order to his subordinates.

The defenders on the city wall quickly took up their combat positions. The machine gunners set up their Maxim heavy machine guns, and the sound of bullets being loaded was crisp and pleasant.

The ground troops have not followed up yet, but the coastal artillery in the distance has already opened its gun covers one by one.

In the dim frost and rain, one could clearly see the flickering lights of cannon fire on the horizon... The first round of salvos fired countless shells, drawing strange parabolas in the air and smashing directly into the outer wall of Jinzhou.

boom!
The huge explosion caused a burst of flames and bricks, and three or four defending soldiers were killed.

The Japanese army was clearly well prepared, intending to attack with all their might. The artillery fire had not yet ceased, and the bombing had also begun.

The Japanese troops on the north bank of the Daling River continued to bombard the Jinzhou defenders. As soon as Xiong Zhengping arrived at the position, the Japanese began their forced crossing.

Under the cover of artillery fire, this group of desperate guys jumped into the river holding up the speedboat converted from a raft... It must have been equipped with some kind of mechanical motor, the speed of that thing was astonishingly fast.

Moreover, there was a light machine gun on each assault boat that was constantly firing; the positions on the river beach were not to be outdone and opened fire on the assault boats.

The dense firepower network was like a meat grinder, and with Jiang Cheng's advance signal, the defense grid set up on the south bank of the Daling River was extremely dense.

Not only were there rings of machine guns, but there were also barbed wire and pre-buried mines on the beach. (End of this chapter)