The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

In the circular bunkers that had been set up in advance, large-caliber close-in defense guns had long been prepared, and the assault boats that rushed over also had machine guns.

Because of the cold weather, a chaotic barrage of bullets suddenly blasted out from the thin mist. A platoon of engineers at the front line was too close to the river beach, and they failed to dodge in time and several of them were quickly killed.

Xiong Zhengping shouted to fight back, and orders were passed down one after another. Then, all the close-in defense guns aimed at Dalingh River opened fire!

Large groups of assault boats kept bypassing some logs, branches, and obstacles thrown into the river and wrapped with wire, and began to rush to the other side of the river...As the machine guns fired in unison, the Japanese soldiers who had nowhere to hide in the assault boats were constantly shot through the body and fell into the river.

The close-in defense guns of the Jinzhou defenders were all manufactured by the Kulun Arsenal. They were large in caliber and powerful. Some of them could even make a hole in a bamboo raft when fired at an assault boat.

But even with such a high density of attacks, the Japanese sent too many and too dense attack groups at the same time, and many fish escaped and rushed onto the river beach.

Next, they will face not only three consecutive barbed wire fences, but also "wire mines" specially designed for shallow shooting.

The so-called wire mine is made of a special waterproof material. Like a regular mine, it is filled with gunpowder that can burst out shrapnel.
However, unlike the way land mines are triggered, wire mines are triggered when infantry or equipment used in landing operations trip over the wire, causing the pre-buried mine to explode directly.

This type of mine is very powerful. In addition, there are usually a lot of sand and gravel on the shallows. The explosion of the mine will also stir up these fragments and cause secondary damage to people.

Sure enough, after wasting half a day and being caught in a hail of bullets on the riverbank, these unlucky guys were just about to destroy the barbed wire on the riverbank with pliers when someone stepped on a mine.

Suddenly, there was an explosion on the river bank, and the mines that were triggered one after another instantly blew away the Japanese soldiers who were rushing towards them from all directions!

"Not bad, you are worthy of being the Kwantung Army. You can break through the siege even with this?"

Seeing that some of the lucky Japanese soldiers were able to rush ashore, Xiong Zhengping showed a hint of contempt in his smile.

"Captain, we are almost within firing range...should we open fire immediately?"

Seeing that some Japanese soldiers were still running up to the shore, the machine gunner turned his head and asked Xiong Zhengping loudly, while checking the shooting parameters again.

"There are only a few of them... why waste our machine gun bullets?"

Xiong Zhengping glanced at the distance and saw that the first group of Japanese soldiers brought by the assault boats had failed to land.
But at this time the second wave of Japanese soldiers had not caught up yet, and the mines on the river beach had ambushed many Japanese soldiers... Now there were probably less than a hundred of them running up sporadically. Xiong Zhengping planned to let these Japanese soldiers give the brothers in Jinzhou a training ground and give them some courage.

"Brothers, put up bayonets! Let some blood flow, and see the scene—"

Xiong Zhengping's eyes and face were flushed with excitement. Then, he picked up a thick saber and shouted loudly to the surroundings, "Everyone, follow me to chop down the Japanese dogs!"

At the command, this brave general jumped out of his position first, and then took the lead in rushing towards the group of Japanese devils.

"Captain..."

The guards following closely were dumbfounded. They never expected that their superior would lead the charge—

When the brothers on the rear positions saw this scene, they let out earth-shaking roars and rushed forward.

Seeing this, the hundreds of Japanese soldiers also picked up their weapons to fight back... The Northeast Army was in a superior position, and some soldiers were lazy and even used rifles to fight back;
The Japanese soldiers on the riverbank were so stupid in their rush that they didn't even try to hide and were beaten into a hornet's nest... Some of them ran fast and rushed over in groups of three in a V-formation.

The two sides hacked at each other and it became a fight, with everyone engulfed in the smoke and roar.

The shouts of killing were deafening, blood and mud mixed together, and the whole river bank was filled with a strong smell of blood. Every swing of the knife, every dodge, was like walking on the edge of life and death. Sweat blurred the vision, but no one dared to relax at all... The devils were too fierce, and many brothers in Jinzhou had not fought with the Japanese much, so they were very clumsy in fighting.

Unexpectedly, these hundred or so people suffered some casualties. Xiong Zhengping led the medical soldiers to rescue them, but what they didn't know was that Jinzhou was engulfed in flames at this moment.

Fighter planes continued to attack one after another, and smoke and flames engulfed the entire city.

Sun Jiu Nian brought people to rescue, but except for the direction of Dalingh River, there was a steady stream of enemies pouring in from other directions of Jinzhou.

He underestimated the Japanese army's "determination" to take Jinzhou and overestimated his own combat effectiveness.

Some things were beyond his understanding.

"Call for help! Hurry... Go to Rehe, ask for help quickly."

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It was two days later that we received the telegram for help from Jinzhou.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng was dealing with the Japanese who might attack from both sides - after Feng Yong led the Mongolian cavalry to Zhengjiatun, the Japanese army began to gather towards Siping at a very fast speed.

In addition, a large number of Japanese troops were gathering opposite Ji'an and other places.

He knew that a major war was about to break out, but he did not expect that during the days when Jinzhou was attacked, no troops went to rescue it.

Including his father.

"Dad, what are you doing in Chengde? Didn't we agree before that after Jinzhou was attacked, you would save Jinzhou at all costs? Why..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Lanxuan on the other end of the phone interrupted him impatiently: "Rescue? Then who will guarantee the safety of Rehe in the future? Don't you know that Japanese troops have appeared in the direction of Xinmin? They may cross the border and capture your uncle and head straight to Rehe."

Jiang Cheng's head was buzzing.

I had made an agreement with my father before: the relationship between the lips and the teeth is cold, Rehe must be on guard against the Jinzhou line——

But at the critical moment, Jiang Lanxuan didn't move.

"The Japanese have eaten their fill in Feng Province, so they won't come to Rehe. Do you think they are heading inland?"

Jiang Lanxuan's voice was very calm. "If they want to finish eating up Rehe in one go, they'll have to wait for a year or two. By then—"

Jiang Cheng interrupted him angrily, "Dad, I don't know what you are talking about! There is nothing wrong with what you said. The Japs are beasts, but if they really rush into Jinzhou, the next step will definitely be to block the Liaoxi Corridor and catch you and Xiao Xu in a trap!"

"Don't disbelieve me. If you couldn't defend Jinzhou in nine years, your uncle won't be able to defend Xinmin either. If that time comes, it will be extremely difficult for you to fight the devils!"

"The old commander has given orders before. Fei Lan is responsible for the coordination of the three provinces of Rehe! I order the entire Rehe army to immediately dispatch troops to Jinzhou for reinforcement!" (End of this chapter)