The Northeast is too cold, and military operations are impossible for a period of time every year.
In more popular terms, it is Mao Dong.
The outside is covered with heavy snow, making it difficult to even walk, let alone conduct military operations in the wild.
During this period, not only the common people were experiencing cat winter, but the little devils were also in a state of cat winter.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, we will never start a war lightly.
It's too cold outside, and the low temperature alone can cause a large number of non-combat attrition to the troops, let alone fighting.
At this time in the past, the railway garrison would reduce the frequency of patrols on the railway lines as usual, and no accidents occurred on the railway lines due to reduced patrols.
But this year is different.
Next, three entire divisions of troops will move south along the railway line.
There can be no accidents in the whole process.
If an accident occurs while a military column is traveling, the Kwantung Army will not only lose a large amount of weapons, equipment and ammunition, but also many elite veterans who are about to go south.
Subconsciously, it was like asking the railway patrol to hold on a little longer, and then reduce the frequency of patrols after all the reinforcements from the south entered North China.
As a result, when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
The harsh environment along the railway line is indeed not suitable for the garrison to continue patrolling.
Considering that the railway has not been attacked for several months, the hostile forces in the Northeast seem to have been eliminated by the Kwantung Army, and there are no longer opponents, the possibility of the railway line being attacked is definitely lower.
With this idea in mind, Umezu Umejiro finally agreed to the railway guard's request.
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Stone Mountain...
A group of mountains about fifty kilometers northeast of Jinzhou.
The railway line that the Kwantung Army's reinforcements had to pass when going south passed through the foot of the mountain and finally disappeared into the vast mountains that could not be seen to the end.
Huang Yu arrived here yesterday morning with a reinforced company.
Although Liaoning is just as far east as the east, there is still ankle-deep snow accumulated on the ground.
Huang Yu was hiding behind a bush halfway up the mountain and was taking Duan Peng to observe the railway at the foot of the mountain.
One kilometer along the railway toward Jinzhou was a settlement established by Japanese expatriates.
There are more than 50 Japanese expatriates and more than 500 ordinary people living there.
All the land reclaimed nearby belonged to the Japanese expatriates, and the common people were equivalent to the Japanese tenants, helping the small Japanese immigrants farm the land, and the small Japanese soldiers gave them part of the city to defend.
Originally, they were ordinary people with their own land, and they would have no problem supporting themselves and their families.
After the Japanese arrived, in order to prevent the local people from supporting the anti-Japanese armed forces and cut off the ammunition supply to the anti-Japanese armed forces, they began to enclose land in the Northeast and create so-called no-man's land.
Many people were married off from their homes and lost their land by the Japanese.
In order to survive, he had to become a small Japanese tenant and help them cultivate wasteland in exchange for food rations to satisfy their hunger.
Therefore, these more than 500 ordinary people lost their land because of the arrival of the Japs and were full of hatred for the Japs.
As for the little Japanese expatriates who gave them the opportunity to farm, they also have only hatred but no gratitude.
Because the rations given to them by the little Japanese expatriates every year are too small.
The whole family worked hard and finally harvested more than 10,000 kilograms of grain. As a result, the rations that fell into their hands were only more than 1,000 kilograms, which was not even enough to satisfy their hunger. They had to rely on wild vegetables to last until the next autumn harvest.
Otherwise, they will starve to death in the settlement.
Despite this, in order to keep their families alive, they had to grovel and suppress their anger and grievances to continue to endure the oppression and exploitation of the little Japanese expatriates.
As for resistance...
It's not like no one has done it before, but they were all brutally suppressed by the little devils and expatriates in the settlement areas.
The little Japanese expatriates look like ordinary people, but in fact many of them are veterans who have retired from the army and have considerable combat effectiveness.
In order to allow these overseas Chinese to help manage the three northeastern provinces and eliminate any resistance forces that might attack them, the Kwantung Army distributed weapons and ammunition to each overseas Chinese stationed in Kenting.
As long as these expatriates are willing, they can immediately form a reinforced combat unit equipped with light machine guns and grenade launchers.
Under normal circumstances, it is no problem to deal with a platoon of Chinese troops.
If they stick to the settlement point, even if they face a company of Chinese troops, they can hold out until nearby regular troops arrive.
A reinforced small group of the Kwantung Army was stationed in the town less than two kilometers away from the settlement point.
They are from the Railway Guard and are responsible for patrolling and guarding the ten kilometers of railway lines on both sides of the town.
Although they have very few troops, they are very well-equipped.
In addition to mountain artillery, it is equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. It can handle a battalion of Chinese troops on the frontal battlefield without any problem.
In the Northeast, after several years of encirclement and raids by the Kwantung Army, except for some stragglers, there is no organized resistance, so this reinforced team has the absolute strength to ensure the safety of the railway line.
Huang Yu has three purposes for this trip...
Blow up the railway lines, the longer the better...
By the way, we captured the settlement points, seized the food and property hoarded by the Japanese expatriates, and mobilized the people in the village to join the Eighth Route Army...
If there is a chance, take down the Japs stronghold two kilometers away.
The Kwantung Army was well-equipped and had sufficient ammunition.
Although there are not many Japs stationed there, they are equipped with two mortars, two heavy machine guns, four light machine guns, fifty or sixty rifles... and more than 20,000 rounds of various bullets.
In addition to the weapons and ammunition that the troops may seize at the expatriate settlements, they can easily expand a main company after returning to the station.
Huang Yu answered calmly: "I'm just waiting for it to snow..."
"Only when it snows can the traces of our actions be erased, and sneak attacks on the Japanese camps and strongholds can be made silently."
"Let comrades prepare for battle, we will take action tonight..."
"We must pay attention to the cold. Use all the tents, raincloths, cotton-padded clothes, gloves... we brought with us, and find a way to boil two pots of hot water. Drinking cold water on such a cold day is the most likely to spoil your stomach. You must not do it at the beginning of the operation.
"I have just asked the soldiers to dig three smokeless stoves. Each platoon has one. They have been boiling water since the troops took a break. They will never let the soldiers freeze."
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The residential area for Japanese expatriates is located in the center of the settlement, surrounded by a courtyard wall made of loess and logs.
It is one meter wide and two to three meters high. It looks simple, but because the loess is frozen, grenades cannot easily explode.
Facing the biting cold wind outside, all the little Japanese expatriates hid in the room equipped with a heater, discussing how much food they had collected this year, how much food they could hand over to the Kwantung Army, and how much food they could keep... Only two expatriates carried the
Standing guard at the gate of the courtyard with a gun.
