Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

As for the New 67th Army, we can confine him to the Xinyang area.Although they lost a lot last time, the third division of the Japanese army just came from Fuyang this time, so let them be responsible for blocking this division.

There, we have Commander Liu's 68th Army defending the front line of Zhumadian.As long as the Japanese army comes over, the New 67th Army is bound to fight hard in the Xinyang area.At that time, it is only necessary to arrange for them to block for a period of time.

Without an order from the theater command, even if they retreated in the end, they had to stay in the Xinyang area to fight behind the enemy lines.On the line from southern Anhui to Xinyang, our garrison troops are much more than theirs! "

With the advice and suggestions of these staff officers, Lao Jiang also felt that at this time, it seemed that it was better for the New Fourth Army to come out of southern Anhui than to let the New Fourth Army stay in southern Anhui.After all, there will always be casualties in wars.

In contrast, in southern Anhui, where there has been no major siege recently, many people are grateful for the safe shelter provided by the New Fourth Army.Even many people living in it are willing to send their children to join the New Fourth Army.

Thinking about it this way, Lao Jiang felt that they were fighting the Japanese army on the front line, and the New Fourth Army, which was developing in a low-key manner, became a fisherman who reaped profits instead.Wanting to understand these, Lao Jiang gradually agreed with Li Zongren's suggestion.

If Lao Jiang knew that this was what He Zhengdao expected, maybe he would not think so.Is it an easy task to release the tiger back to the mountains and then try to restrain it?

What's more, at this moment in the Dabie Mountain area, He Zhengdao has more troops than he brought over before.In fact, Lao Jiang can only come up with an approximate figure for how many troops He Zhengdao's new 67th Army has.

After all, from the expedition to the war, the actions of the New 67th Army are very confidential.Even the Japanese army is uncertain about his whereabouts, let alone the Central Army, which is also the most favorable cover provided by He Zhengdao's Tibetan soldiers in the Dabie Mountains!

Once the New Fourth Army came out of southern Anhui, it began to carry out operations behind enemy lines in northern Anhui.The guerrillas that He Zhengdao diverted before will slowly unite with them.In the end, the entire territory of Anhui will be completely controlled.

When the time is right, open up the communication channel between Anhui and Shandong.As a result, Henan, which is still under the control of the Central Army, is actually surrounded by the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.

If the current situation changes in the future, the Eighth Route Army will be able to attack on three sides and take Henan in one fell swoop.And take Anhui as the strategic frontier, wait for the opportunity to transfer heavy troops to the south.In He Zhengdao's view, perhaps the battle for unification will become easier.

At least He Zhengdao does not hope that after the end of the eight-year war of resistance, there will be another few years of civil war.If it can be peacefully reunified sooner, perhaps Huaxia can also recover earlier and start the plan of national rejuvenation earlier.

Received a telegram from Lao Jiang, and saw that Lao Jiang had arranged combat tasks for the New 67th Army in the telegram.Li Zongren was somewhat dumbfounded, but he understood that Lao Jiang deliberately kept the two troops apart.

Fortunately, He Zhengdao, who gave the order, didn't feel any surprise.It just made it clear that it would not be easy for him alone to block the third division of the Japanese army, and he also needed the cooperation of troops.

After some final consideration, the 77th Army, which was resting on suspicion of crime, was finally left by Li Zongren and asked him to cooperate with He Zhengdao to block the third division of the Japanese army coming from Fuyang.

Hearing such an order, Feng Zhi'an, the commander of the 77th Army, seemed somewhat helpless.But thinking about following He Zhengdao, it seems to be more secure than following other troops in the fifth theater! (To be continued.)

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Facing the comeback of the Japanese Second Army, as the commander of the fifth theater, Li Zongren also called the commanders of the theater to hold a combat deployment meeting.The overall combat idea is to fight a defensive counterattack.

It’s just that for the military commanders who participated in the meeting, in response to the heavy Japanese attack, being able to stop the Japanese army and buy time for the transfer and relocation of Wuhan is something worthy of recognition.

As for the so-called counterattack, unless the national government will send additional main forces to fight.Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to fight another battle of encirclement and annihilation with only the troops in the fifth theater.

Even according to Li Zongren's deployment, or the combat order issued by the old Jiang's staff, He Zhengdao's new 67th Army and Feng Zhi'an's 77th Army will be responsible for the defensive operations in the Xinyang area.

The other troops in the fifth war zone will go to Macheng and other places to stop the Japanese army.This means that even if He Zhengdao can create another opportunity to encircle the Japanese army, it is estimated that when other troops arrive, the day lily will be almost cold.

Even after the meeting ended, Feng Zhi'an, who found He Zhengdao, said helplessly, "Brother He, I'm afraid I will have to take care of my brother's troops next time. Isn't this kind of combat arrangement obviously treating us as abandoned sons? "

Facing Feng Zhian's indignation, He Zhengdao smiled calmly and said, "Commander Feng, maybe things are not as bad as we imagined. What we have to do is to stop the Japanese Third Division.

As long as we don't let them break through our defenses, our mission will be completed.As for how to stop it, it is up to us to decide.I think it is very difficult to eliminate them, but it is still possible to stop them.

As for the matter of abandoning a son, it is better for Commander Feng to be cautious.Now is the period of the United Anti-Japanese War, it is good to know some things, or not to say them.If people listen to it, I guess my brother will suffer too! "

In the location of the command headquarters in the fifth war zone, the military commander naturally has a lot of eyes and ears.If someone really passed on what Feng Zhian said earlier, Lao Jiang would probably feel unhappy, and Feng Zhian's 77th Army would probably be even more unhappy by then.

Even if many people know that most of these troops adapted from the Northwest Army will not be valued in the order of the Central Army.But no matter what, the national government has been paying their troops.

In contrast, most of the military salaries of the Eighth Route Army were self-raised and captured.The only difference may be that the Eighth Route Army has its own base areas, and it can also obtain the taxation rights of the base areas, which can solve part of the expenses.

The 77th Army, which is often mobilized, has no fixed territory or base at all.If they want to maintain the daily expenses of the troops, and if they want to ensure the food and military expenses of the officers and soldiers of the troops, they need the support of the national government.

Even if the 77th Army and the 51st Army have their own small coffers, they also feel powerless to support an army.If not, how could they willingly accept the jurisdiction and dispatch of the national government?

In the final analysis, the national government has the power of finances and honor. As long as they want to lead the army and ensure the jobs of their subordinates, they must show a certain degree of tolerance and not ignore the authority of the national government too much.

'well!These are all the disadvantages of being motherless! '

He Zhengdao really didn't know how to answer Feng Zhi'an's exclamation.In the eyes of many people, the troops reorganized by the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army are really the same as those raised by stepmothers.

But if you really want to say it, you can't blame Mrs. Jiang for knocking the door.In fact, to maintain the food and drink of so many troops, and to ensure the normal operation of the government, Lao Jiang has some money in his pocket, but he also needs to plan carefully.

Sometimes, if he had to choose direct line troops and miscellaneous troops, he would naturally give priority to supplying his direct line troops with limited funds and supplies.If it is replaced by other people, it is estimated that they will do the same, it is human nature!

Seeing that Feng Zhi'an was really worried about the situation of their 77th Army, He Zhengdao smiled and said, "Commander Feng, if you don't mind, I'll go to your defense area in two days to see, and our two armies will communicate in private.

This time, I still want to fight the Japanese army in Huaibin. Our new 67th Army will be in charge of the front and you will be in charge of the flanks.As long as our two militaries cooperate well, I believe it should be no problem to complete the blocking mission.

Compared with our two armies, the third division responsible for blocking the Japanese army has the same tasks as other troops.The battle has become what it is now, and it depends on who can persevere until the end.I think in the future, this battle will still be fought! "

'Okay, Brother He wants to visit my defense area, so I naturally welcome him with both hands.How to deploy the defense at that time, I hope Brother He will help me more.There are many recruits in my army, but there are not many troops that can fight tough battles! '

Hearing that He Zhengdao took the initiative to take on the important task of frontal defense, Feng Zhian was also very moved.In any case, it is much safer to block the pressure of a main division of the Japanese army head-on than to block it from the flanks.

The two chatted a few words outside the headquarters, and after making an appointment to discuss defense strategies two days later, Feng Zhi'an also left before He Zhengdao.The other army commanders who came to the meeting did not forget to say hello to He Zhengdao and leave one by one.

No matter what these people think in their hearts, the last time the troops participating in the fifth theater were rewarded and affirmed, they all owed He Zhengdao a favor.But this time, they were equally powerless about the mission of the new 67th Army.

The reason is simple, the task of their troops is also not light.The person who deployed He Zhengdao's combat plan was not Li Zongren, but the combat order directly issued by Lao Jiang's combat staff.

Even if Li Zongren sometimes felt that Lao Jiang was interfering in the front-line command operations, he did not dare to go against Lao Jiang's wishes.After all, he knew exactly what Lao Jiang's intention and plan was for such an arrangement.

But for He Zhengdao, it would be a victory in the political game if Chiang Kai-shek was able to mobilize the New Fourth Army to cooperate in the battle this time.Fighting guerrillas in the occupied areas, He Zhengdao believes that they have a better chance of winning than the Central Army.

And this time, Lao Jiang's arrangement seemed to open the communication channel between the New 67th Army and the New Fourth Army.But in fact, He Zhengdao's troops didn't show this at all.He believes that the same is true for the troops formed by the New Fourth Army.

Even after receiving this new task, He Zhengdao felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to unite with the Shandong Anti-Japanese Base.If it can meet with Xu Xiangqian of the 117th Division that entered Shandong, then this triangular defensive formation will be established.

In the future, whether it is the Japanese army or the Central Army, if they want to attack any battle, the troops at the other two points can provide support.This also made He Zhengdao think that perhaps through this defensive operation, the troops can be slowly spread out.

Even at present, from Fuyang to Shangqiu, some places are still flooded areas, where the people are displaced and there are few large gathering places for the people.But this kind of place is just suitable for the activities of the Eighth Route Army, which can effectively avoid the monitoring of the Japanese army and the Central Army.

Once this line is connected, plus the record with the New Fourth Army, a triangle defense base will be formed.In this way, it will play an inestimable role in fighting behind enemy lines in Henan, Shandong, Anhui, and Hebei.

Listening to Li Zongren's slightly apologetic words when seeing him off, He Zhengdao said with a smile: "Mr. Li, although we are troops of the Eighth Route Army, we also know the truth of obeying orders.

Since the theater entrusted us with the task of blocking the third division of the Japanese army this time, we will definitely complete this task well.There is only one thing, I must explain in advance, I hope you can guarantee our retreat route.

If the Japanese army really invades Macheng and other places, even if there is no order from the front line, I will command the troops to retreat in camera.On this point, I also hope that Chief Li can tell the defense troops in Macheng and other places not to do anything chilling.

As for how long I can resist on the front line, I can only say that I will do my best to keep the Japanese army in Henan and let them run out of steam in my defense area.As long as you are still fighting, we will not retreat early.

But if you retreat, I also hope that you can notify us in advance.At least I don't want to see something like being stabbed in the back happen.If such a thing really happens, it means that you deliberately harmed the friendly army! "

This is very direct, not even polite at all.But Li Zongren knew that He Zhengdao was expressing his dissatisfaction with this order.Lao Jiang should be clear that the new 67th Army is seriously short of personnel, and the combat effectiveness of the 77th Army is even weaker.

It seems that it should be easy for two armies to block a division of the Japanese army.But it is really a worrying thing to change to two armies that are not satisfied with the formation at all, how long they can block a main division of the Japanese army.

Now He Zhengdao made it clear that as long as they don't retreat, they will keep dealing with the Japanese Third Division on the front line.This also means that they don't have to worry about the breakthrough of the third division, and they can defend the remaining two routes of Japanese troops exclusively.