The September 18 Incident can be said to be a disgrace to the country, and the Japanese army quickly approached the three eastern provinces by virtue of this incident, and took Liaoning and Jilin at a slight cost, but when it hit Heilongjiang, it suffered heavy losses. It is reasonable to say that compared with Heilongjiang, the economic strength of the other two provinces is obviously stronger, why did Heilongjiang become a stumbling block for the Japanese army to occupy the three eastern provinces?
The key is to rely on one person, that is, Ma Zhanshan, chairman of the Heilongjiang government. The leaders of Jilin and Liaoning both defected to the Japanese, but Ma Zhanshan did not, which led to the defense of Harbin and the victory of the Battle of Jiangqiao. Who is Ma Zhanshan?
Ma Zhanshan, born in 1885, is a Native of Jilin and has been herding horses and sheep for the landlord's family since he was a child, and in 1903, Ma Zhanshan fell into the grass for Kou, when he was only 8 years old. On the day he was 10 years old, Ma Zhanshan became a local guerrilla in Huaide, Jilin Province. In 1913, at the age of 18, Ma Zhanshan became a major company commander. During the Zhifeng War, Ma Zhanshan was rapidly promoted to become the commander of the Third Brigade of the Heilongjiang Army, and at the same time served as the commander of the bandits in Heilongjiang, and after the September 18 Incident, Ma Zhanshan became the highest commander of Heilongjiang and presided over the overall anti-Japanese situation. With such a good man who became famous as a teenager, the Anti-Japanese War in Heilongjiang would be so bloody.
In the Battle of Jiangqiao, Qiqihar became the number one target of the Japanese army, and the Battle of Jiangqiao was on the verge of breaking out. Ma Zhanshan led soldiers to kill the enemy bravely, killing and wounding more than 2,700 Japanese puppet troops, until later the Japanese army mobilized heavy firepower to support, Ma Zhanshan had to retreat, and the Japanese army had more than 3,000 casualties here.
When it comes to Heilongjiang, who can't boast that Ma Zhanshan is powerful?