the world is at stake

According to the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture, even if there is a lack of pesticides, fertilizers and improved seeds, the country's total grain output will reach [-] million tons within ten years just by building water conservancy and land reform.

However, the country will definitely implement agricultural reform in an all-round way. Maybe in five years it will reach [-] million tons of grain, and the problem of food for the people will naturally be solved.

The State Council has announced that this year's grain harvest will be bumper, and a 'national grain reserve' will be established, and grain bureaus will be established in various places to ensure the stability of grain prices.

It is a kind of benevolent government for thousands of years to just let the common people 'eat their fill'.

The workers in the break room joked that life would get better and better in the future, and imagined that they could work for a few more years, marry a wife and buy a house.Right at the top of the excitement, an alarm bell sounded in the station.

The porters thought they had urgent work and hurried out of the rest room, only to see a mess in the dispatching room of the station.

Someone ran out and cursed angrily: "Gouri's little devils are coming from the south. Their train has just arrived in Anshan, and they are confronting the National Defense Forces."

This sound was like a thunderbolt, causing the platform to blink and mess up.It's only been a few days, and the little devil is coming again?The porters were frightened and angry, and wanted to copy the guy casually, trying to fight the Japanese desperately.

As the news spread, Shenyang in the dark night burst into anger.A large number of workers came out of their residences and asked around.The people in the city were full of anger and fear, and countless people were in a state of panic.

Even the Beidaying construction site was affected, with night shift workers stopping to ask the foreman what to do?But the foreman didn't know what to do, he was like a headless chicken.

When Zhou Qingfeng learned about it, he shouted angrily, "Why panic? The People's Army is not a vegetarian. Isn't it the Japanese, and it's not like they haven't fought before."

It was snowy and night, and the plane could not take off.Part of the Japanese army started from Haizhou and rushed to Anshan along the "South Manchurian Railway" before being discovered by the front troops.

The division headquarters of the First Division is in Shenyang, and the division commander Cao Shaogang slept on the marching bed in the headquarters wrapped in an army overcoat.Hearing the news from the division's armored reconnaissance battalion, he jumped up and cursed, "I've been waiting for this day all my life!"

Back then when 'Holy Light' went to the end of the Ming Dynasty, all the members were still unsatisfied when they came back.Especially the seven members of the military group, every time they talk about killing Tartars, they can always spit and brag to the sky.

Before Chen Ding, he was a regiment-level cadre, and Wang Xin was even a company-level cadre. In terms of qualifications, he was far worse than Man Luzuo.But they can say that they are one against a hundred on the battlefield.

The so-called "destroy the enemy's front by being sharp, and keep the building from falling." ' Everyone knows they're bragging, but they just can't break it.After all, there is really a guy in the team who can play 'Wu Shuang Mowing'.

It is very difficult to go to the front line to command the battle when the chief of staff is full of seats, and I deeply regret it.This time he came to the Northeast to fight the Japanese. He wanted to come in person, but the Ministry of National Defense could not do without him.

The military group has more than 200 numbers this time, and each of them is a "war maniac" selected from the best.In order to seize the opportunity in the Northeast, the senior military officer almost fought himself first.

Cao Shaogang was the commander of the division with the rank of lieutenant general, and the commanders of several main regiments under him were actually lieutenant generals and major generals.Everyone held back all their energy to build a model army, insisting on competing with the Japanese.

The [-]st Division arrived in Shenyang to cut off Japan's 'South Manchurian Railway'.Everyone knew that the little devil would never let it go, and would definitely come for revenge.

In addition to practicing day and night, the left behind troops are just waiting for the battle.

Little Japan's troops were pulled by trains and approached Anshan, trying to recapture Shenyang.The reason given by the other party made the noses of all the middle and senior officers in the first division crooked.

"A Japanese soldier is missing and asked to enter Shenyang City to search."

Political commissar Ma Wenwei received the situation from the radio station in the confidential room, and laughed angrily, "If I don't beat these little devils to death, my life will be in vain."

Chapter 57 Rookie

The Anshan Station of the "South Manchuria Railway" is very simple, just a lonely brick and stone house beside the railway line, which was built by the Russians when they were repairing the "Middle East Railway".

The triangular roof avoids snow accumulation, and the column porch is for passengers to wait.The four black chimneys emit white smoke in winter, which looks a little warm.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese modified the tracks of the "South Manchuria Railway" and repaired the double track from Lushun to the "Sujiatun Station" north of Anshan Station.

The National Defense Forces went out strongly, drove away the Japanese in the "South Manchurian Railway Clubhouse", and regained control of several stations around Shenyang, including Anshan Station.

Japanese spies carefully inspected the stations along the line and determined that there was an infantry battalion of the National Defense Forces stationed on the southeast and southwest sides of Anshan Station. Barbed wire fences were pulled up on the positions, and circular fortifications were built with sandbags and trenches.

When the Japanese army was ready to take risks, they had to quickly break through Anshan Station and seize the 'Sujiatun Station', otherwise the troop transport efficiency would be too low to put enough pressure on Shenyang.

On the night of December 12, the wind and snow were very heavy.

General Oshima Yoshima thought that the Chinese army had many recruits and lack of discipline, so they must be negligent in defense.He ordered two trains carrying the 'Second Guard of the South Manchurian Railway' to launch a raid and seize Anshan Station.

Due to the tense relationship between China and Japan, the Japanese spies were not able to get close to the position for specific investigation, but they probably knew that the infantry battalion of the National Defense Forces had deployed machine guns and artillery on the position.

In order to deal with this kind of strong position, Japan's "Kanto Governor's Mansion" supported six 150mm [-]-type heavy artillery to the front line to serve as a "stepping stone" for the "Second Guard" who acted as the vanguard.

Although in the "Nanjing Incident", Japan's "Overseas Volunteer Team" used the same heavy artillery and did not play much role.But this is the only field heavy artillery that the Japanese army can take out at present, and there is no choice.

Dazuo Kawamoto of the Lushun Heavy Artillery Regiment personally came to command his treasure.When the troop-carrying train stopped seven or eight kilometers away from Anshan Station, he ordered the artillerymen to remove six heavy artillery pieces and horses from the train in the dark.

The Chinese army tore down the rails, and the train couldn't rush directly into the 'Anshan Station'.Also for the needs of transporting troops, the Japanese trains had to be returned and could not stay where they were.

The night was too dark, the wind was too strong, and the sorghum field beside the railway line was dark.The stalks and dead leaves scattered in the harvested fields were blown everywhere.

A few leaves blew on Colonel Kawamoto's face, and the face was cut and hurt, which made the veteran of the Russo-Japanese War very irritable.For illumination, calcium carbide lamps were lit at the temporary drop-off point.This is a bright sign in the dark.

In addition, the temperature at night was so cold that Japanese soldiers in cotton coats felt their fingers were going to freeze.The draft horse dragging the cannon neighed and refused to get off the carriage, which delayed the action a lot.

"As long as those Chinese have any brains, we will be exposed at this moment."

Colonel Kawamoto did not agree with General Yoshima Oshima's point of view.He believes that the "Nanjing Incident" shows that the Chinese army is different from the "fish belly" of the previous dynasty, and already has the ability and willingness to take the initiative to attack.

China's domestic public opinion and public opinion are at an all-time high, and it is impossible to back down in the Northeast.

But the Army Department of the entire 'Kwantung Governor's Mansion' doesn't think so.A large number of military officers still have the thoughts of the Russo-Japanese War five years ago, thinking that the Chinese army will only avoid the war, and it is impossible to confront the powerful Japanese imperial army head-on.

This stereotype also affected Colonel Kawamoto's judgment. He would subconsciously think that the National Defense Forces fighting in Nanjing were different from those in the Northeast.

It took a long time before the two-ton "Meiji [-]-type heavy artillery" was moved from the train.The six horses supporting each gun are also put on the gun carriage and pulled forward.

The two trains on the double track backed up with a bang bang bang bang, returning to Haizhou, the starting point of this battle, to transport more Japanese troops.Right now, there are only more than 800 troops of the 'Second Guard' on the periphery of Anshan Station.

One kilometer of railroad track was removed, and it cannot be repaired in a short time.The Japanese lieutenant who commanded the operation bit the bullet and ordered three squadrons to launch a skirmish line along the embankment and attack northward.

After walking less than a kilometer, gunshots rang out in the fierce north wind, followed by a bright light in the sky, reflecting the densely packed Japanese soldiers on the ground.

Soldiers of the Japanese garrison are still using old-fashioned 'golden hook' rifles, with bayonets on, and carrying bags.After the sky brightened, without waiting for the order from the officers of the squad, they got down on the ground in a well-trained manner, and aimed their guns vigilantly around the railway.

Flare shots were coming from the north, but the exact direction was unclear.I can't see where the Chinese army is in the dark night, but I can clearly feel the presence of the other party.

The Japanese army's strategy was bad, but their grassroots tactics were good.

Soldiers train with no less than ten rounds of ammunition per month, and machine gunners no less than thirty rounds.Even in the railway garrison, riflemen knocked out hundreds of bullets every year.

It doesn't seem like much, but compared with the fact that the Guo party can't hit ten rounds a year, it is considered "rich and powerful".

Opposite the Japanese army, Jiang Yiwu, the company commander of the National Defense Forces, was sweating anxiously.

Two hours ago, the patrol of the armored reconnaissance battalion directly under the division headquarters discovered the enemy attacking along the railway.The situation was quickly reported to the division headquarters in Shenyang City.

The superior ordered Jiang Yiwu to lead the attack to delay the enemy's advance and find out its firepower.

To put it simply, don't let the Japanese come too happily and cause trouble for the other party.With such a simple task, Jiang Yiwu found that his brother No. [-] had completed a mess.

The First Division of the National Defense Forces recruited revolutionary youth from all over the country to join the army, including workers, students, and new troops from all over the country.Jiang Yiwu's team is from the Hubei New Army.Unfortunately, he has revolutionary ideas, but has no military training.

Attacking in the dark, the infantry who had just completed their recruit training fell apart after running and running.

When he met the Japanese forward, Jiang Yiwu found that there were only about fifty soldiers left, and they still belonged to different squads—this is a typical manifestation of poor night training.

In contrast, when Jiang Yiwu fired a flare, the Japanese army's skirmishers on the opposite side were in a uniform line, moved quickly, and were very vigilant, and did not shoot indiscriminately to embolden them.

"Machine gun squad, follow me." Jiang Yiwu's brow was covered with sweat.Now he can only seize the only 'heavy firepower' in the company to harass and delay.

Under the guidance of flares, two 'Madsen' light machine guns sounded brisk bursts of gunfire in the dark night.The tracer of the bullet was extremely conspicuous, immediately revealing the position of the machine gun squad.

On the opposite side, a Japanese army team of more than [-] people immediately set fire to counterattack, and its team leader also fired flares at Jiang Yiwu's position to indicate the target.

The two 'Madsen' were quickly suppressed and couldn't make a sound, and quickly shifted their positions.

The Japanese squad leader was very decisive. He commanded the three units to cover each other and leap forward, launching a simple but fierce assault.Each unit advances more than ten meters before lying down, firing and suppressing, and so on.

This put great pressure on Jiang Yiwu, who had no war experience.Because his soldiers have poor shooting skills and insufficient training.Many soldiers from the new army have been in the army for two years and have not fired a hundred rounds of bullets.

The fierce Japanese attack immediately caused a lot of casualties.

Seeing that half of the company was about to be wiped out instead of being harassed, the sound of light machine guns sounded from the side of the Japanese front, and a series of flames licked the ground.

A dozen or so leaping Japanese soldiers stopped advancing immediately, and then fell down quickly.

In just two or three minutes, Jiang Yiwu felt his heart beating and his chest pounding like a drum.He understood that he had walked from the line of life and death, and quickly led the team to retreat 3 meters to regroup.

The attacking Japanese team leader lay on the cold ground, looked ahead, then to the left, and cursed bitterly: "Baga, where did the violent army get so many light machine guns?"

On the battlefield, a veteran knows the weight of the enemy on the other side once he tries it.

The Japanese squad leader could clearly see that the enemy on the opposite side had made many mistakes-too concentrated firepower, no reserves, no cover, poor marksmanship of the soldiers, and no cooperation.

This is the typical impression left by the Chinese army on the Japanese army. Fighting is like fighting with weapons, and they will only swarm.Hashimoto believed that as long as his team made an assault, the Chinese on the opposite side would collapse, so he just chased after them with bayonets.

But on the [-]-meter front, two side-firing 'Madsen' appeared in the dark night.The problem is exactly the same as that of the previous Chinese army, the firepower is all crowded together, but it appears just right.

Jiang Yiwu, who retreated 50 meters, was parched. He began to recall the regulations in the short training course for non-commissioned officers, reorganized his thinking, and thought about how he should be a qualified frontline commander.

"Commissioner, go see which company our right wing is a brother of? Find out their personnel and firepower."

"Machine gun squad, don't crowd and fire. Alternate fire, won't you?"

"First platoon leader, you are still a veteran. The company deputy has gone somewhere, you come to assist in the command and take half of the people to the left wing."

Jiang Yiwu's hands were shaking, and the cold sweat stuck his underwear to his skin, making him very uncomfortable.He is not afraid of death when he serves the country in the army, but he doesn't want to be too useless to die.

But the battle is extremely ruthless, and it doesn't matter whether the participants are passionate or not, if they make a mistake, they will die.

Jiang Yiwu served as the company commander because of his culture, but he was not qualified for the position of company commander, and he also bumped into the well-trained Japanese army.He vowed that if he was ordered to go back this time, he would memorize all the infantry drills and combat regulations.

Jiang Yiwu felt uncomfortable, and so did Captain Hashimoto on the opposite side.

The Japanese army in 1910 was well trained, but the equipment was really poor.Many of their signature weapons are not equipped yet.

No grenades, no mortars, no light machine guns, not even grenades.The only heavy machine gun is the French-imported M1897 'Hazikis', but the South Manchurian Railway Guards don't have that precious weapon.

The 16-man infantry unit has only the 'Golden Hook' rifle, which is so weak that it cannot be seen.The 'Madsen' of the National Defense Forces on the opposite side gave a little bit of strength, but they couldn't move forward, and could only move forward slowly with skillful cooperation.

After fighting for a few rounds, Jiang Yiwu somehow remembered that he came out to harass.He sent signal troops to contact the battalion headquarters, covering each other with neighboring troops, retreating while fighting, using firepower to keep the distance from the Japanese army, and maintaining morale.

Just as the rookies of the National Defense Forces calmed down and turned to fighting steadily, the front-line Japanese infantry suddenly retreated.Just when Jiang Yiwu thought he was repelling the enemy, the battalion headquartered hurriedly ordered all the troops to retreat.

"Why retreat?"

The answer to this question is the sound of artillery in the dark night. The "[-]-type" heavy artillery ejected nearly [-] kilograms of grenades, hitting the heads of the Wehrmacht infantry who were harassing along the way.

Six heavy artillery bombarded at a rate of two rounds per minute. Each shell contained about seven kilograms of high explosives, which could blast a large crater five meters in diameter and nearly two meters deep in the ground.

Feeling the destructive power of Japanese artillery fire in actual combat, Jiang Yiwu was inexplicably terrified and his heart throbbed. Only then did he truly feel how terrifying the enemy is. Patriotism is not as easy as shouting slogans.

The so-called "every man's bravery" is extremely ridiculous in the face of war.

Chapter 58

The infantry rushed, the artillery bombarded.After the artillery bombarded, the infantry rushed.

That's right, the Little Devil Army will use this trick of 'infantry coordination'.They were used from the Russo-Japanese War to World War II, throughout the entire early twentieth century, as if 'heirloom', has not changed.

At a position seven or eight kilometers away from Anshan Station, the Japanese artillery used a small amount of explosives to build a simple emplacement on the hard ground, and then pushed their six heavy artillery into place.

The whole process took over an hour.That's fast.

If it is a 280mm super-heavy howitzer during the Russo-Japanese War, the deployment of the position requires pouring of reinforced concrete first, which cannot be completed in three or five days.

The delay tactics of the Wehrmacht annoyed the Japanese army very much, causing the latter to have to spread out horizontally and could not advance quickly.If it is delayed until dawn, the Japanese army is worried about the reinforcements of the National Defense Forces, and even more worried that the weather will improve and the planes will come out to straf the ground.

Britain sponsored two regiments of 'Puppy' biplanes to Japan.The Japanese army did their own tests and found that this thing can not only replace the artillery observation balloon, but also has a surprisingly good ground strike effect.

There is a group of 'puppy' shipped to Lushun by sea.If the battle does not go well, Oshima Yoshisho, who is commanding from the rear, will definitely use aircraft to raise the balance of war.

But at this moment, it was difficult to observe the damage effect at night, and the six heavy cannons stopped after seven or eight rounds.The Japanese infantry charged forward again.One of the squadrons bypassed the front and attempted to attack from the rear.

General Kawamoto, who commanded the artillery, glanced at his pocket watch. It was one o'clock in the morning, and Anshan Station was not far away, and victory seemed within reach.But he couldn't hide the anxiety on his face.

Haizhou, the staging area for this battle, is [-] kilometers away from Anshan, and it takes two hours to go back and forth by train.

The [-]rd and [-]th garrison units, which were marching on foot, actually set off ahead of schedule and arrived in Anshan at the same time as the [-]nd garrison team carried by train.

But the second guard team had already exchanged fire with the Chinese, but the last two guard teams were still there.

"Although there is a lot of wind and snow tonight, you shouldn't get lost if you follow the railway tracks?"

Dazuo Kawamoto was very puzzled by this.It's just that the Japanese army hasn't popularized radio stations for the brigade. He doesn't know where the reinforcements are currently, let alone why the reinforcements haven't arrived yet?

The current battle is intense, and the Chinese army on the opposite side does not have the slightest intention of collapsing.After all, as the number one main force of the National Defense Forces, the First Division defends with ease and waits for work, which has advantages in equipment and logistics.

In fact, the third and fourth guards of the Japanese army are less than two kilometers away from Osamu Kawamoto, but they are being disturbed by a elusive armored reconnaissance battalion.

In the pitch-black night, Inoue of the Third Guard led his squadron lying beside the railway line, hurriedly took out the signal gun from the accompanying equipment, and fired it into the sky.

The bright light of the signal flare appeared in the air at an altitude of 300 meters. More than 100 Japanese soldiers in the whole squadron opened their eyes and stared closely at the surrounding movement.

But in the darkness, except for the whistling north wind, I couldn't hear or see anything.

"It's too hateful." Inoue scolded, and looked behind him again.Intensive firefights could be heard from a few hundred meters away from time to time, but the sounds flickered from east to west. "How did these Chinese people think of putting steel plates on the trucks?"

Three hours ago, the patrolling armored reconnaissance battalion spotted the enemy, and after reporting it, they were ordered to find out how many troops the enemy had come.The reconnaissance battalion sent a company to drive south along the railroad tracks.

The field looks open, but the sides of the railway line are the flattest.It was windy at night, and with the lights off, the company heading south collided head-on with the two Japanese guards heading north.