The Japanese were angry, Li Du did not take it seriously, and Yu Chencheng outside the city was frightened. You must know that it is not easy to be a traitor, that is, to watch the master's face all day long.
On January 27, Datou began to attack the city of Harbin. The virgin defense war in Harbin City began, and it took two days to fight. The first day is defense. Carrying the lead were Li Du's Twenty-fourth Brigade and Feng Zhanhai's newly organized First Brigade (composed of backbones of the Self-Defense Regiment). These were the two most capable brigades in the Self-Defense Army, and the puppet army encountered a head and bleeding, and could not find any flaws.
The next day a counter-offensive was entered. All along, as long as the puppet army moved, the sky must follow the Japanese aircraft, and this time is no exception. However, unlike in the past, the Self-Defense Army also had one more superior weapon, that is, artillery.
As we mentioned earlier, when the Multi-Gate Division attacked Changchun, an artillery battalion was defeated and retreated. Although these artillery brothers were very humiliated, fortunately they did not surrender on their knees like Xi Qia, but chose the same method as other Jilin Northeast Army, dragging the cannon all the way and retreating to the south of Harbin. After the shock was settled, they themselves felt ashamed and ashamed, and they thought all day about getting their lost face back. Now it's time to play to their strengths.
The puppet army was bombarded by artillery shells very badly, and the Japanese who watched from the side were also bleeding. One of the planes they had sent to the city of Harbin for reconnaissance and bombing was hit by the artillery battalion, and it landed slowly and forced to land on the south bank of the Songhua River. Defending this area were Ding Chao's cavalry, who immediately rode over to see the freshness. Originally wanted to catch alive, but did not expect that the two Japanese pilots on the plane resisted vigorously, and as a result, they were killed on the spot.
The puppet army could have resisted for a while. At the critical moment, the bearded big brother Gong Changhai, who liked to play with the heartbeat the most, led the cavalry brigade to flash out from behind the side. Gong Changhai These people are probably already familiar with this kind of game: robbing people's belongings, you have to whistle, and then kill the general from nowhere, otherwise it is still called beard?
The reaction of the puppet army to this situation, like the merchants who were robbed, was horrified, threw down their belongings (guns), and then ran away. Gong Beard was carrying cavalry, fighting fast on horses, desperately chasing after them, and the pursuit was thirty miles, and a large number of puppet troops were captured along the way.
Harbin saved. From the imminent fall to the turn of danger, the people of Harbin city have experienced a roller coaster-like experience. Li Du served as the commander-in-chief for the first time, lifting heavy weights and attacking quickly, and was known as the "Flying General" here.
Although the first battle was successful, Li Du's own mood was not relaxed. He knew that he had a few pounds and a few pounds, and the only people who could really pull out these troops were Feng Zhanhai and the Twenty-fourth Brigade, which he was also the brigade commander, and the other Jilin Northeast Army seemed to be well equipped, but because of the long-term lack of training, they were not satisfactory in terms of actual combat ability and military quality.
In this case, you have to ask someone to help. Of course, the first thing that came to mind was to send a telegram to the young marshal and ask him to send troops to Shanhaiguan and attack from north to south. Everyone knows that this hope is very limited, but it is always necessary to try. The telegram was sent out after the stone sank into the sea. Zhang Xueliang of Beiping remained terriblely silent about this, not only without support, but also without verbal encouragement during the Jiangqiao War of Resistance. Probably since Ma Zhanshan withdrew to Helen, he had already felt cold and discouraged about the situation in Heilongjiang -- Qiqihar had not been occupied by the Japanese, and no matter how much Harbin tossed, it was estimated that it would be difficult to escape bad luck.
Northeast Volunteer Army: Harbin at Night (8) Serial, to be continued.......