After the 9 18 incident, the Northeast Army retreated into the pass without fierce resistance, which made many people feel incredible. Thanks to the efforts of Zhang and Zhang Xueliang, the equipment of the remaining main force of the Northeast Army was very good in China at that time! Not only was it the first to set up a rare tank force in China, but also the Northeast Air Force with more than 200 aircraft, and its navy even had a seaplane carrier.

Moreover, under the careful management of Zhang and his son, the Northeast Army with more than 300,000 people has its own large-scale arsenal, and its production capacity is among the best in Asia. Cavalry and artillery are also properly equipped. In China at that time, the number of Northeast Army was not necessarily the largest, but there was no doubt that it had the most complete equipment and arms!

With such strength, we entered the customs directly without going through a big war with the Japanese army. Our descendants feel sorry and angry about this, maybe they think more. If hundreds of thousands of Northeast Army stayed in Northeast China, with the support of the National Government at that time, could Northeast China still be preserved? In fact, under certain conditions, if the Northeast Army did not leave, although it was very difficult, it was still possible to keep parts of the Northeast.

Before the 9 18 Incident, the Japanese were not ready for full-scale aggression against China. Before the September 18th Incident, the Japanese government was undecided about whether to go north or south. The September 18th Incident is a typical example of Japanese junior officers condescending. Although such a big mistake has been made, pacifists in the Japanese government have to hold their noses and admit it. Although the country is not ready for a large-scale war with China, the Japanese government's set goal is to conquer China, but the time is a little late.

In this case, the Northeast Army, which fought for its own land, was determined to fight against the Japanese army. Relying on the relatively strong domestic industrial strength and patriotic enthusiasm for defending the country may not be able to take the lead in the decisive battle, but if the Japanese army is dragged into a protracted guerrilla war, the outcome is still unknown. Moreover, the Japanese army was not prepared for large-scale aggression at all, and the number of Kwantung Army in Northeast China was very limited. At least in the short term, the tenacious resistance of hundreds of thousands of Northeast Army cannot be extinguished by tens of thousands of Kwantung Army!

After the Northeast Army retreated to Jinzhou, the National Government strongly resisted Japanese aggression. After the Northeast Army implemented Zhang Xueliang's non-resistance policy, many Northeast Army followed Zhang Xueliang to retreat to Jinzhou. At this time, Zhang Xueliang was still obsessed with the peace plan, hoping to achieve the goal of Japan's armistice by withdrawing troops from Shanhaiguan. But he may not know that Japan's appetite can't be so small. The Japanese don't just want the northeast. What the Japanese want is the whole of China.

Therefore, within the national government, some people pointed out that we should advocate the war of resistance. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government was forced to send an urgent telegram 193 1 12.4 to file a case. According to the important historical materials of the Republic of China during the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek also called Zhang Xueliang on 193 12.8: "It is not appropriate for Jinzhou Army to call at this time. However, Zhang Xueliang did not listen and made a decision without authorization to gradually withdraw the main force of the Northeast Army from the pass.

Therefore, if the Northeast Army does not retreat, the National Government will definitely support the Northeast Army in the War of Resistance. It may not be possible to send troops on a large scale, but the cost of supporting ordnance should not be a big problem. After all, North China near the northeast was controlled by the national government at that time, and it was not difficult for railway transportation to support the Northeast Army!

After the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in Northeast China never stopped. Although the Japanese army later occupied the whole northeast, the anti-Japanese armed forces in the whole northeast were never completely eliminated by the Japanese army. In the northeast, not only the officers and men of the Northeast Army insisted on the war of resistance, but also the anti-Japanese armed forces led by the * * * production party kept dealing with the Japanese army. Even in the most difficult time of blockade, these northeast soldiers and civilians who lost logistical support and external support did not stop fighting with the Japanese army!

Therefore, if hundreds of thousands of kwantung troops devote themselves to the Japanese army, although they may face relatively large losses and even attract the threat of the superior forces of the Japanese navy and air force, the outcome of the war of resistance is likely to be better than that of those anti-Japanese armed forces who fight alone. After all, at that time, the National Government supported the Northeast Army in the Anti-Japanese War, and the Northeast Army had complete arms and a large number of people. Compared with China at that time, the industrial strength in Northeast China was relatively advanced. It was Zhang Xueliang who removed the main force of the Northeast Army from the list of the Northeast Army's anti-Japanese war.

Conclusion: Zhang Xueliang and the main force of the Northeast Army led by him retreated without a fight and directly retreated into the pass, leaving 30 million soldiers and civilians in Northeast China under Japanese rule. Zhang Xueliang is the chief culprit in the economic plunder of the Northeast and the serious harm to the people in the Northeast! Zhang Xueliang may lose part of his territory if the column and the Northeast Army fight against the Japanese army, but it is possible to keep part of his territory in the Northeast without using the power of the whole country to invade.

Unfortunately, all this can only exist in imagination. A song "On Songhua River" tells the sadness and suffering of countless people in Northeast China at that time.