Chen Hanzhang's decision, Liu Yanlai did not feel surprised. The two puppet Manchurian brigades, with nearly 6,000 soldiers with all Japanese military training, were indeed quite a good supplement at this time. At present, the troops have not been able to replenish their strength since they broke through the Songhua River, and many formed units can only adopt the method of downsizing to ensure their combat effectiveness as much as possible.

And now that the troops are interspersed with roundabouts, this replenishment of troops is even more difficult to solve. The casualties of the Third Division in the First Battle of Bayantala were not light, and the shortage could not be resolved, and the lost formed units could not be replenished for a long time. If this situation is not resolved, it will already affect the troops' sustained combat capability.

If there is enough time to screen and carry out ideological education, it would be a good choice to select some people from the puppet Manchu army in these two brigades to be added to the troops. At the very least, some of the formed units that could only be downsized because of the excessive losses could be re-strengthened without relying on the rear to replenish them.

It's just that there are less than twenty hours left between now and tomorrow noon, and it is impossible for the political department to draw too many manpower at this time. Even if the hands are looser during screening, coupled with the physical examination, it is difficult to identify the number of people required by Chen Hanzhang. Moreover, for the current situation of the puppet Manchu army, Chen Hanzhang's requirements are also a bit high.

In fact, the year before last, the Kwantung Army further strengthened its control over the puppet Manchurian army. After the end of last year's battle, the Kwantung Army had completely stopped recruiting field reinforcements from the Han army. Even the Korean and Manchu populations in the northeast were severely restricted.

At present, most of the supplementary soldiers of the puppet Manchu army are from the Korean Peninsula. The original puppet Manchu army was disarmed and served as the so-called engineering troops, that is, coolie troops. At present, in the entire puppet Manchurian army system, the best recruits who meet Chen Hanzhang's military age are within one year, and there are almost no recruits who can be added to the army in a short period of time. Even if there were, most of the training was in construction engineering.

Except for the veterans who had completed full training before the start of last summer's battle, few of those who had newly joined the puppet Manchu army were the most suitable for this selection condition, except for the training received in the construction of various projects. Even if these people are relatively easy to reform, they will not be able to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time if they are added to the troops.

Thinking of this, Liu Yanlai still persuaded: "Commander, judging from the current attitude of the Kwantung Army towards the puppet Manchu army, it is difficult for this batch of puppet Manchu troops to meet your needs. Judging from the information we have so far, since last year's battle against the puppet Manchukuo army was unreliable, the Kwantung Army has not only changed the original puppet Manchu army into a labor force, but has also basically stopped recruiting combat soldiers from the territory of the so-called puppet Manchukuo. All the recruits were just working as coolies in the name of the army. ”

"The combat soldiers needed to cooperate with the Kwantung Army were basically reorganized by the Koreans recruited by the Japanese army from the Korean Peninsula, and they were just under the name of the puppet Manchu army, and the actual content was very different. Under these circumstances, the level of military training of the newly recruited puppet Manchu army can be imagined. ”

"Not only is the quality far from meeting your needs, but the quantity is probably very different from what you require. According to your criteria, I am afraid that you can only choose from the puppet Manchu army that was recruited before last summer's battle. Because only veterans with more than one year of military experience can meet your requirements. ”

"Commander, in fact, according to our current situation, we don't necessarily have to be rigid and treat differently according to the differences between the veterans and recruits of the puppet Manchu army who were captured in the past, and treat them differently in the selection process. You also know and see with your own eyes the situation of these puppet Manchu troops, and we can almost say that they were rescued from the Japanese slaughter field. ”

"In this case, I think that as long as we do a good job of combat mobilization, I think there are still people who are still dead set on the Japanese puppet regime, although there is no guarantee that there will be absolutely none. But I think that after suffering so much, especially after seeing the machine guns slaughtered by the Japanese army, the number is definitely not too much. ”

"And although the number of officers above the platoon level is not large, the number of officers at the battalion and company level is even more pitiful. But I think that those who were used as laborers at this time must have been considered mentally unstable by the Japanese army. The Japanese army did not give any special treatment to these so-called officers above the squad leader level because of their status. The same is ragged and malnourished. ”

"Screening is to be screened, and those who are stubborn and act as spies for the Japanese army must be eliminated. As for the others, I wonder if you're a little too worried, Commander? Even those veterans who have previous experience, I'm afraid they won't be dead set on the Japanese army or play some two-sided methods. ”

"And we are not organizing them into separate formations, but we are going to disrupt them and integrate them into each of the existing formations. At the same time, in the units that lack a strict number of soldiers, we will carry out a major adjustment within the structure to ensure that half of the original veterans in the organization are covered, and I don't think there should be any big problem. ”

Liu Yanlai's persuasion made Chen Hanzhang ponder for a while and then nodded slightly: "This matter is up to you to watch and arrange." However, we must do a good job in ideological work and ensure that we absolutely do not allow such a situation as a battlefield backlash when these people are dragged onto the battlefield. ”

Chen Hanzhang's nod made Liu Yanlai, who had been unable to arrive for replenishment of soldiers since the roundabout, especially since the troops entered the Tongliao battlefield, and the troops were distressed by the casualties in the battle and the shortage that could not be replenished, was naturally greatly relieved.

Among these nearly 6,000 people, about 1,500 people were selected, which should be an acceptable number. With these 1,500 men, at least two-thirds of the supplementary military needs can be met. If desired, there are a few more of these people to choose from.

As for the weapons that armed the troops, they were readily available, and although there was a lack of heavy machine guns, the number of rifles and light machine guns was barely sufficient. Although there is no anti-coalition equipment, the captured Japanese light and heavy machine guns, rifles and ammunition can still be replenished to these puppet Manchu troops.

Even if there is still a gap, it can be transferred from Commander Wang Guangyu. They surrounded and annihilated most of the 7th Division and completely annihilated the 23rd Division. Even if a considerable part of it was transferred to the advance army, judging by the amount of equipment and ammunition they captured, it should still be quite rich.

There should be no problem with the transfer to the Tongliao battlefield. At the same time, on the Tongliao side, some prisoners of the puppet Manchu army can be transferred to them for use as supplementary soldiers. This is also a very beneficial choice and practice for the two major battlefields of West Manchuria. Presumably, there shouldn't be too many problems with Commander Wang Guangyu.

Chen Hanzhang was nervously adjusting the deployment here, and Wang Jun, who had already commanded the interspersed troops to arrive at the periphery of Tongliao County. Without the slightest hesitation, regardless of the fatigue of the troops, he immediately commanded the troops that had already returned to their positions, and immediately launched a battle to seize Bajiaweizi, Dongwazi Panjiayao, and the first line of Xiaojieji.

Compared with the fierce battle for the first line of Kongjiawobao, the battle for the three villages that were under the noses of the Japanese defenders at the head of Tongliao City did not encounter many difficulties. The resistance and fire support of the Japanese army were far less fierce than those on the front line of Kongjiawobao.

Since the ghost Wu Wuyi lost more than half of the troops in the entire Tongliao City on the front line of Kongjiawobao, Chuan and Mi were trapped on all sides, and the troops were no longer enough to control all the points outside the city. thinks that instead of scattering the troops that are already insufficient in their hands, they will stick to a few key points outside the city and eat them bite by bite after being divided by the Anti-Japanese Federation.

It is better to shrink most of the troops into the city and the railway station, and strengthen the defense of the city and the front line of the railway station. Relying on the buildings, streets and street battles in the city, as long as possible to delay one day at a time. This is the best choice for the current defense of Tongliao City.

As for these strongholds outside the Tongliao city walls, some directly gave up and switched to using artillery fire to control zhì, and some had only one infantry squad. The Panjiayao line, which has the largest number of troops, is only half a squadron of infantry plus a squad of engineers.

Even the small street base, which was only 500 meters away from the city wall, had been practically abandoned, and only the machine gun fire on the city wall and the artillery fire inside the city were used.

However, it is said that the fire on the city wall is used to control zhì, but in fact, when the Anti-Japanese Union has already hit the nose, those machine guns on the city wall can almost be said to be of little use. Although there was artillery support, the number of shells was insufficient, so it actually played a pitiful role.

And this distance is the best range to give full play to the various direct firepower of the Anti-United Nations. At the same time, the twin 14-mm anti-aircraft machine guns, the 23-mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns, and the 12-mm machine guns, which followed the movement of the troops during the battle, also knocked out the covering fire of the Japanese troops on the city wall one by one like targets.

Not to mention the Maxim machine gun on the city wall, or the Type 92 heavy machine gun equipped by the Japanese army. Even the imitations produced by the Northeast Army are good, the Taisho 11-year infantry flat-fire guns equipped with the Japanese army's authentic system, or the 97-type 20-mm automatic guns. Even the Type 92 infantry artillery was defeated in this battle.

Even in the end, even the infantry could not stand on the city walls. The improvised fortifications made by the Japanese with sandbags at the gap were destroyed one by one by rocket launchers and recoilless guns under the cover of 12-mm machine guns. Or the twin 14mm anti-aircraft machine guns that were finally turned into parts, directly with the defending forces inside.

Less than an hour after the battle on the periphery began, the Japanese firepower on the entire eastern wall of Tongliao was completely cleared. In addition to worrying about the artillery fire in the city, even if they were fighting under the nose of the Japanese army, they did not have to worry about the suppression of the Japanese fire on the city wall.

The troops of the 54th Regiment that participated in the battle not only successively captured the four strategic points of Xiaojieji, Panjiayao, Bajiaweizi, Dongwazi, and Tongliao Chengdong in a short period of time. Even the first battalion of the 54th Regiment and the two platoons of the third battalion broke through into Tongliao City from Xiaojieji and Dongwazi respectively.

The attached tanks took advantage of the gaps opened by the infantry to quickly rush into the city, and covered the follow-up infantry troops to enter the city with accurate direct fire. At the same time, the troops who advanced to Bajiaweizi also launched an attack on the east city wall, and had broken through the defense line of the Japanese city wall, and were gradually clearing the remnants of the Japanese defenders on the city wall.

The Japanese army in Tongliao shed too much blood on the front line of Kongjiawobao. The number of Japanese defenders that can currently participate in the battle is no longer able to control all the points outside the city. They had to shrink their already limited forces into the city in order to make a final standout.

In the face of the anti-coalition forces that had broken through the city wall, the Japanese army in Tongliao City, which had already lost most of its blood, was no longer able to compete with it for a breakthrough. They could only use the streets and houses in the city, and the hastily constructed barricades desperately resisted, trying to maintain the integrity of the city's defenses.