in2ebook Chapter 850 Conquering Dongning Fortress
Chapter 850 Conquering Dongning Fortress
Dongning Fortress is the largest fortress on the China-E and China-Mongolia border, much larger than Hutou Fortress and Hailar.
At that time, a large number of laborers were "recruited" from North China at a wage of 1 yuan a day. At that time, 5 yuan could buy more than ten or twenty kilograms of pork, so more than 1 people were recruited.
In addition, a large number of prisoners of war were escorted into underground labor in Dongning.
In order to ensure absolute confidentiality, construction on the side close to Country E was carried out at night, and even when the Japanese regular passenger planes passed by, the altitude had to be lowered and the curtains drawn.
These hundreds of thousands of laborers were eventually killed secretly.
The construction concept of Dongning Fortress is similar to that of Hutou Fortress. There are only some bunkers and gun positions on the ground, but it is divided into three floors underground.
It is fully equipped with a power generation room, hospital, water purification room, command room and dormitory, and is also connected by automatic elevators and small trains to ensure that it can be maneuvered at any time.
And according to the construction requirements, an army must be assembled at any time to launch an attack on Country E, so the fortress must be able to store tanks and planes, although now all the Japanese planes have been withdrawn to the battlefield and there are no planes to store.
Wang Meng looked at the Dongning Fortress and fell into deep thought. The front width was more than 100 kilometers, and there must be a lot of food and fresh water inside. The siege method would definitely not work.
If the method of using elite troops to break through from the inside is adopted, it will still not work, because there are more than 5000 Japanese devils in the entire Dongning Fortress, including 3000 of the First Border Guard, of the Air Reserve, and more than Korean and Chinese puppet troops.
Therefore, in the face of absolute "strength", the choices faced will be drastically reduced. War may return to the most primitive confrontation, that is, the collision between steel and gunpowder.
Wang Meng transferred Zhang Dabiao's troops to the Dongning Fortress, and then ordered the aviation division to use napalm bombs and fuel-air explosives to launch indiscriminate attacks on them.
Those "rookie" pilots who had just entered the battlefield treated the Dongning Fortress, which had minimal anti-aircraft firepower, as a live-fire drill.
The heavy firepower of the Dongning Fortress was basically fixed in position, and all aimed at Country E. Therefore, although Zhang Dabiao's troops encountered some resistance when attacking, they relied on Tiger tanks, flexible individual rocket launchers and flamethrowers, and were able to attack one by one in an orderly manner.
The fighting lasted until October 1944, 10, when the defenders of the Dongning Fortress were completely wiped out.
Since then, all areas in Northeast China, except the Dalian Peninsula, have been liberated.
Li Yunlong, Wang Meng and Zhao Gang jointly issued a notice, announcing that the independent column had recovered the three northeastern provinces and carried out social reform.
"Mengzi, how many divisions of the Japanese are there in North Korea now?"
"There are probably seven more divisions, but the maximum number of people who can fight is only 20 to 30,000!"
Li Yunlong walked to the map and looked at the vast Northeast, feeling filled with emotion.
"Such a large piece of land has finally returned to the hands of the Chinese people, and we must hold on to it firmly.
He ordered Zhou Baozhong's 16th Army to be stationed in the northwest and north of the three northeastern provinces, and to expand the army when the opportunity arose, to keep an eye on the Russians.
The First Army took over the Dongning Fortress and the Hutou Fortress, and built defensive fortifications in the northeast and east of Heilongjiang and at the junction with the Korean Peninsula.
The Second Army advanced to Shanhaiguan and pressed the North China Front Army."
Li Yunlong's deployment intention was simple and clear. He monitored the E Army on the China-E border and ensured that the mobile forces were ready to launch the final attack on the Japanese invaders on the Korean Peninsula and the North China Front Army at any time.
"Well, Lao Zhao, the Japanese have been rooted in the Northeast for many years. There are many overseas Chinese, and some of them even marry Chinese and have children. The situation is very complicated. I suggest that we deal with it in different levels."
Zhao Gang had already prepared himself mentally for the tough challenge in Northeast China, but he was still unfamiliar with the grading process.
"Mengzi, what do you mean by graded processing?"
In fact, Wang Meng’s classification method sounds very high-end, but in fact it is just dividing the Japanese into different levels.
Those 300,000 Japanese prisoners of war are of the first class and must be closely guarded.
Fanatical Japanese expatriates belong to the second category and must be monitored.
Ordinary Japanese expatriates belong to the third category and are under regular surveillance.
The Japanese expatriates who intermarried with the Chinese and never showed hostility towards the Chinese belonged to the fourth class, free people.
"Mengzi, we don't have enough manpower right now. We checked a few days ago and found that there are at least one million people in the three northeastern provinces. How many people are there to watch them?"
Wang Meng spread his hands and showed an indifferent expression.
"Old Zhao, can we try another way? We have a lot of work to do right now, and don't many places need labor? Building railways, roads, water conservancy facilities, factories, etc., aren't these all free labor?
Give them a little food every day, let them work, and send them home after three years."
Zhao Gang frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Mengzi, there is no problem in taking these prisoners of war to work, but there are so many overseas Chinese. Should we take them all with us? They don't seem to be as evil as the Japanese soldiers. I think this matter is worth discussing."
Wang Meng had only one word to describe this behavior, and that was "Saint Mary", so he said excitedly:
"Old Zhao, since they set foot on Chinese soil without our permission, they have committed a heinous crime.
Didn’t they commit any crime? Then how did they get their land? How did they get their food and farm tools?
Lao Zhao, you also saw this time, they are soldiers in military uniforms, and they are ready to fight us even with sharpened bamboo poles! And those expatriates who wore civilian clothes and threw grenades into our marching team, are they not guilty too?
The heinous crimes they committed against the Chinese people are too numerous to mention. Are we qualified to forgive them on behalf of the victims?"
Wang Meng became more and more excited as he spoke. The hatred that arose from the bottom of his heart made his face distorted and particularly terrifying.
Zhao Gang had never seen Wang Meng so angry before. He opened his mouth and smacked it several times, but finally nodded.
Seeing that Zhao Gang seemed to accept Wang Meng's opinion, Li Yunlong interjected a few words.
"Okay, the Japs are all fucking sons of bitches, except for our international friends! They're a bunch of bandits who beat our family to pieces, so it's only natural that we make them work for us to pay their debts.
However, I suggest that the working time should be divided according to their levels. For example, for first-class prisoners of war, it is not too much to work until death, while for second-class fanatical expatriates, it is better to just work for ten years and then reduce it slowly.
Also, let's not spend too much energy managing them, let them manage themselves, and if anyone rebels, just shoot them all!"
Wang Meng and Lao Zhao looked at each other and laughed. Li Yunlong's move was even more ruthless.
Thus, the "Purity Plan" officially began.