Total War Predator

Guo Songling had contacts with the Japanese side when he was in Japan, and Guo Songling acknowledged all Japanese interests in China.The Japanese side believed that it would be better to support Guo Songling instead of continuing to support Zhang Zuolin, who was so powerful that he hardly listened to his influence.

This is how Zhang Zuolin was almost caught by Guo Songling on the train. The news of Zhang Zuolin's absconding by train was leaked by the Japanese.The whole thing was actually set up by the Japanese. They first told Zhang Zuolin that Guo Songling was going to rebel, and then told Guo Songling that Zhang Zuolin was staying on this train back to Shenyang.

If Guo Songling catches Zhang Zuolin, there will be two results. The first is to kill Zhang Zuolin. In this way, Guo Songling and Zhang Xueliang will turn against each other.The second is not to kill Zhang Zuolin. In this way, Zhang Zuolin will definitely deal with Guo Songling when he goes back. The Japanese will not be under house arrest. They have already prepared manpower. If Guo Songling intends to put Zhang Zuolin under house arrest, then Zhang Zuolin will have an accident in Tianjin. No one thought that Zhang Anle would make a move.

Now Guo Songling is progressing smoothly, and the Japanese are also very happy.Shirakawa Yoshinori, commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, sent Lieutenant Urasumi as a "personal representative" to visit Guo Songling to learn about Guo Songling's intentions again.

During the nearly two-hour talks, Guo Songling repeatedly stated to Pu Chengjiang that this operation was to sort out the politics of Northeast China, prevent people from becoming red-blooded, and prepare for Japan's interests in China.However, he ignored Pu Chengjiang's new request. He said that he would recognize the treaties signed before, but he refused to accept all the treaties signed after he raised his troops.

This made Pu Chengjiang very dissatisfied. He believed that Guo Songling would "adopt the Kuomintang's doctrine as a policy, and the people around him were almost all Kuomintang politicians."

Based on this, the Kwantung Army Command determined that Guo Songling's original intention was mainly to let Zhang Zuolin step down and express his intention to implement the Three People's Principles of the Kuomintang.In this way, the three northeastern provinces will inevitably introduce the forces of Soviet Russia, which is in conflict with Japan's policy in Manchuria and Mongolia, and is not in the interests of Japan.In order to protect Japan's "interests in South Manchuria", the Japanese Kwantung Army established the policy of "aiding Zhang and rowing Guo".

In addition to the military's point of view, the Japanese Consul General in Fengtian Shigeru Yoshida and Consul General Arita Hachiro in Tianjin also actively requested assistance to Zhang Zuolin.

Shigeru Yoshida believes that although Zhang Zuolin is not easy to deal with now, according to Guo Songling's usual words and deeds, he will never be easier to deal with than Zhang Zuolin.Guo Songling "condemned unequal treaties, strongly advocated the exclusion of Japanese forces, and so on, making people feel that the day Guo Jun entered Manchuria, Japan's position in Manchuria would be threatened even more."

Hachiro Arita also believed that if Guo and Feng cooperated to control the real power in the three eastern provinces, anti-imperialists such as Kuomintang members would come and go Manchuria more frequently. Coupled with the activities of Soviet Russia in North Manchuria, Japan would encounter great difficulties. He believed that keeping Zhang Zuolin would be more important Safety.He said: "If the situation is left unchecked, it may lead to the downfall of Zhang Zuolin, but there is no guarantee that there will not be an heir who is more difficult than Zhang Zuolin."

Japan's Nanman Railway Company is also concerned about the development of Guo Songling's defection.

Banichiro Anguang, president of the Manchukuo Railway, called the Minister of Foreign Affairs and said: "I am afraid that General Guo Songling's rebellion can succeed in the three eastern provinces. Then, according to the slogan of him and his kind, if the unequal treaties are cancelled, the three eastern provinces will be lost. If it is monopolized by the movement, it will develop into an autonomous zone without the Manchurian Railway and the Kanto Office." Therefore, he asked the Japanese government to respond immediately and intervene in both tangible and intangible forms to avoid this situation.

Matsuoka Yoyou, director of the Manchurian Railway, was worried that the war would threaten the huge economic interests of the Manchurian Railway. He said: "Generally speaking, it must be admitted that so far, the Zhang Zuolin regime relied on the foundation laid by itself or the skillful use of this foundation. It has maintained the peace of the three northeastern provinces." He also specifically mentioned that during the Hara Jing cabinet, he had made a decision to support Zhang Zuolin as the actual power holder in this region, and he believed that if this policy were changed now, Japan would be the one that would suffer the ultimate damage.

Nanao Matsui, a Japanese adviser who actively advocated aiding Zhang Zuolin, believed that Guo Songling was an out-and-out radical. If he entered Fengtian and approached the Kuomintang, he would immediately announce the abolition of all treaties, and Japan's so-called special rights would be wiped out.

In addition, the Japanese residents in the Northeast and the Japanese opposition political parties called for tough measures to prevent the war from spreading to Manchuria and ensure Japan's special rights and interests.

In short, officials from the Kwantung Army, the Consulate General in Fengfeng, the Manchurian Railway, and the Kwantung Department all advocated the exclusion policy against Guo Songling with one voice, and advocated the adoption of a positive plan based on the judgment of the local situation, and started to implement it immediately.

Japan immediately proposed to Zhang Zuolin to sign a secret agreement as a condition for sending troops to help. The secret agreement included five items:

[-]. Japanese subjects in the three northeastern provinces and Rehe all enjoy the right to commercial lease, that is, they have the same right to live and operate industry and commerce as local residents;

[-]. The transfer of administrative power in the Jiandao area;

[-]. The extension of the Jidun Railway and its connection with the North Korean Railway to the east of Tumen;

[-]. All counties under Taochang Road allow Japan to open consulates;

[-]. The detailed implementation measures for the above four items shall be decided through joint consultation between the diplomatic agencies of Japan and China.

At that time, Zhang Zuolin was in a panic, so he agreed immediately.

On the 19th, the Japanese cabinet decided to mobilize a large number of Japanese troops from its homeland and North Korea to Manchuria to reinforce Zhang Zuolin.

On the same day, the No. 20 warning was issued, strictly prohibiting direct combat actions on both sides of the South Manchuria Railway and within [-] miles from the railway, and prohibiting military operations that may disturb the security of the affiliated areas, otherwise they will be disarmed.

On the 20th, the commander of the Kwantung Army Shirakawa Yoshize moved to the provincial capital of Fengtian to command the Japanese army.The Japanese army replaced Zhang Zuolin to guard Shenyang, the provincial capital of Fengtian, and Zhang Zuolin led the guards to the front to personally command the battle.

On the 21st, all the Japanese troops sent to aid Zhang from Manchuria arrived in Fengtian. The commander-in-chief, Major General Yoshio Saito, made preparations for all the troops supporting the Fengjun.

During this period, Japan tried all kinds of tricks to slow down Guo Songling's march to Juliu, and at the same time used the railway to transport Zhang Zuolin's troops to help him complete his military deployment in Juliu.

On the 22nd, a battle that was destined to end, the Battle of Juliuhe started

: The content of this chapter is found on the Internet as a background information, and the date in it has been changed according to the content of the novel.

a family of scholars

Chapter 44 Battle of the Giant River

Guo Songling thinks that he has a great chance of winning. Although his troops have various shortcomings, he has one advantage, that is, the superiority in firepower.Guo Songling's troops concentrated the best gunners of Fengjun, but now Fengjun has almost no serious gunners.

According to the news from inside Shenyang, Zhang Zuolin even brought in the technicians from the arsenal to test the guns.

As long as there are a few times of artillery coverage, the troops on the opposite side will not have a strong will to resist.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Guo Songling issued a combat order, and Guo Jun's artillery fired first.The shells fired by hundreds of cannons roared towards the Feng army's position.

The artillery shells fell on the position, and many soldiers who had no time to evade were killed on the spot. It was also common for those who were not killed to be missing arms and legs.

On the artillery position of the Feng army, the technicians who were originally responsible for the gunners all stood aside.Just half an hour ago, I suddenly received an order from the commander-in-chief to borrow a gunner from elsewhere.Now these technicians are standing next to those gunners to see how good these people are.

"Can you find the exact location?" Sakata Ichiro asked the observer beside him.

"No problem. We have surveyed this place many times, and there are only a few places that are suitable for artillery positions. Now I know it." The observer nodded and said confidently.

"Very good, trying to destroy the opponent's position once, this is a good opportunity to stand up for our Great Japanese Empire! Let's start." Sakata Ichiro patted the observer on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Commander." The observer bowed his legs together and said.After saluting Sakata Ichiro, the observer picked up the communication device and reported the position to the gunners.

According to the position reported by the observers, the gunners began to make adjustments.They know that this is the time to win glory for the country, so each of them is very serious and hopes that one blow will work.

After the adjustment, everyone is waiting for the command from the chief.

Sakata Ichiro gave the order to launch, and Feng Jun's cannons also began to fire.Unlike Guo Jun's cannons aimed at infantry positions, Feng Jun's cannons were aimed at Guo Jun's artillery positions.

The technicians in the arsenal also knew that the commander actually borrowed artillery from the Japanese, but then again, at this time, the Northeast only had the Japanese as the third force.

"Brothers, come on, we can rest after two more rounds. After this battle is over, we can go to Shenyang to rest." Song Dapao was the original sharpshooter of Fengjun, and later became the commander of the artillery , is now the brigade commander of the artillery brigade, standing on the high hill, watching the brothers busy while cheering everyone up.

The artillerymen below were all busy with the second round of shelling, but they didn't know that death was approaching.

"Brothers... lie down! Hurry up!" Song Dapao was about to say something when he suddenly saw black spots flying towards him and shouted loudly!

Some soldiers habitually lay down on the ground, while others froze for a moment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." As soon as Song Dapao's voice fell, shells rained down.

The soldiers who were too late to lie down were blown away by the shells. Some shells fell next to the cannon, overturning the cannon directly, and causing the shells to explode.Almost in the blink of an eye, Guo Jun's artillery was completely finished.

After the shelling, some surviving soldiers looked up at the position that Song Dapao was carrying. There was a crater made by a shell, and Song Dapao was nowhere to be found.

"Brigade Commander!!!" Hysterical shouts came from the artillery position.

"What! The artillery was crippled by a round of enemy shelling! What's going on?" Guo Songling couldn't believe his ears when he got the news in return. When he saw the staff nodded silently, Guo Songling knew it was over. It was completely over, and the only advantage turned into nothing in the flick of a finger.

Just when he was thinking about how to deal with it, there was a rumbling sound in the sky.

He suddenly remembered that it was the sound of airplanes. A few days ago, Fengjun used airplanes to throw leaflets down, which shook the morale of many people. Are they going to repeat the same trick now? Hearing this sound, there must be a lot of airplanes.

"Go out and have a look. Let the soldiers hand in some leaflets this time. Don't read them." Guo Songling said to several staff officers.

He didn't expect that the plane that came back was not the plane that Feng Jun dropped leaflets, but the Japanese bomber.At that time, many soldiers did not have the concept of bombing by planes. They thought that planes were used to survey the military situation and spread leaflets.

When a series of bombs fell, some soldiers were still looking up blankly to see what was thrown from the sky.By the time they see what is thrown down, it will be too late...