Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Takahashi Takaji paused after thinking for a while and said, "Three days are enough!"

"Yo Xi!"

Ananwei nodded at what time. Although three days was not short, it was within Ananwei's acceptance range.

In addition to the attacking 3rd Division, Anan Weiji also dispatched two divisions from Tongcheng to attack the 58th Army in Huang'an, in order to achieve a large encirclement of the 27th Army.

Therefore, Ananwei is not too eager to break through the 20th Army's defense line. The best result is to wait for the other two divisions to capture Huang'an, and then use a two-pronged approach to wipe out the 27th Army in one fell swoop.

Under the urging of Anan Weiji, the Devil's 3rd Division stepped up its offensive and divided it into three groups to fight across the river.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the sleet turned into heavy snow, the sky and the earth became vast, and the weather became more and more severe and unbearable.

But at this time of life and death, the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army of the National Army were all red-eyed, gritted their teeth and fought fiercely with the Japanese invaders until dark, blocking the Devil's 3rd Division on the north bank of the Xinqiang River.

On the morning of January 1, when the 23th Army was fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders at the Xinqianghe defense line, the 27 elite troops of the 2nd Army Army of the Huben Army led by Ren Yixiong finally arrived in Hubei after a long-distance climb. The peak points directly at Xiangyang.

According to Yang Fan's order, the main purpose of the Huben army going south to participate in the third Changsha battle is to annihilate the Japanese army's vital forces and effectively contain the Japanese army, which has achieved the strategic goal of cooperating with the ninth theater.

According to this principle, Miao Dadong and others simply implemented the strategy of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao", reached a military cooperation with the Nationalist government, and the 2nd Army of the Huben Army was the main offensive force to launch a recovery operation against the Japanese-occupied areas in northern Hubei.

In this way, where the enemy must be rescued, the devil army can be mobilized to rescue, so as to achieve the strategic goal of encircling the point to fight for reinforcements and contain the strength of the devil's 11th army.

And this is also because there is no choice but to use this stupid method to support the Changsha battle in the 9th and [-]th theaters.

Because although the Huben Army has opened up the channel with the Kuomintang-controlled area, it is actually too far and too tortuous from Changsha.

If the Huben army wanted to reach the Changsha area, they would either have to go around a large circle and have to climb mountains and cross rivers and mountains, or they could only enter the Japanese-occupied area in Hubei from Henan and fight all the way.

The so-called pulling one hair can affect the whole body. The chairman and others naturally agreed with the decision made by Miao Dadong, and soon the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government issued orders to the third theater, fifth theater and sixth theater:

In order to facilitate operations in the ninth theater, the third, sixth, and fifth theaters should each attack with a strong force, and cooperate with the second army of the Huben Army to coordinate operations in the ninth theater.

After receiving the order, Gu Mosan, the commander of the third war zone, Bai Jiansheng, the commander of the fifth war zone, and Chen Cixiu, the commander of the sixth war zone, all dispatched elite troops to start work.

The third war zone sent the 25th Group Army to cooperate with the Huben Army to attack Xiangyang in the south, and also sent troops to harass and fight against the Japanese-occupied area in Shiyan.

In the fifth war zone, the left group army launched a frontal guerrilla attack on the Jinpu railway line and the Longhai line, destroying the north-south communication line of the Japanese army, and launching a battle for the outlying strongholds of Luoshan City and Hefei with the Dabie Mountain Corps.

The most noteworthy is the operation of the sixth theater.

Chapter 1390

A few days ago, at the staff meeting at the Huangshan Villa, Chen Cixiu, the chief commander of the Sixth War Zone, keenly sensed the opportunity, and asked the chairman on the spot, saying that the Sixth War Zone should take advantage of this opportunity to launch a recovery campaign against Yichang.

The chairman of the committee is naturally Longyan Dayue, and Dang even nodded, letting himself, a proud student, do it without any hesitation, and the military committee will provide all the support within its capabilities.

Being moved, Chen Cixiu issued a military order on the spot, vowing to avenge his shame and take Yichang back.

After returning that day, Chen Cixiu called his staff to discuss the offensive strategy.

After some discussion, Chen Cixiu reported the discussed plan to the military committee on the same day.

Needless to say, the Chairman agreed with Chen Cixiu's request with a swipe of his pen, and assigned Feng Zhi'an Group Army to the command of the Sixth War Zone. In this way, the Sixth War Zone had a full 15 divisions, and the Yichang city There is only one detachment of the 13th Division, and there are more than 16000 devil soldiers in total.

In terms of military strength and weaponry, the Sixth War Zone has an absolute advantage, and the recovery of Yichang City is very likely to be successful.

After receiving the approval instructions, Chen Cixiu immediately ordered troops and platoons, and made deployment arrangements according to the proposed combat strategy.

But what worries Chen Cixiu is that all the troops participating in the Yichang Battle are far away from Yichang, and it takes seven days to get there.

If the action is too slow, it will leave a chance for the Japanese defenders in Yichang City to stand firm and wait for help.

However, the arrow has to be launched, because not only has he issued a military order, but this battle is also related to whether he can wash away the shame of defeat a year ago!

Therefore, Chen Cixiu would not allow such a situation of falling short of success in any case!

Therefore, Chen Cixiu sent three telegrams a day, constantly urging all the troops to march at full speed and reach the designated combat position as quickly as possible!

The staff can understand Chen Cixiu's difficulties, but out of practical considerations, someone suggested to him that the troops that arrive first can attack first, and the troops that arrive later can attack later.

However, Chen Cixiu had a "typical phobia of insufficient firepower", and he firmly disagreed with this, because he was worried about the shortage of troops, and believed that only by concentrating superior forces could he be sure to conquer Yichang City and wipe out the Japanese defenders.

On the morning of January 1, Anan Weiji came to the forward command post again.

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

Seeing that Anan's face was not very good-looking, Takahashi Takaji, Kitano Kenzo, Kitano Saburo and other Japanese generals all stood up and saluted respectfully, and their mood became very disturbed.

Especially Takahashi Takaji, the commander of the 3rd Division as the main attacking force, knew that he would probably be trained.

Sure enough, as soon as Anan sat down, he congratulated Takahashi and asked angrily: "Mr. Takahashi, I remember that you can completely break through the new wall and river defense line within three days. .

But now there is only half a day left, and you are still standing still on the north bank. Could it be that you are going to rush to the other bank at the last moment? "

Takahashi Takaji blushed quickly and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have let you down. The Chinese army is really too tenacious. They have far more weapons and equipment than before, and there are national army air forces coming from time to time these two days. Come to assist in the battle!..."

"enough!"

Hearing Takahashi Takaji's justification, Anan Weiji's face became even more ugly, and he interrupted politely: "Mr. Takahashi, I just want to emphasize two things:

First of all, the Imperial Japanese Army is also becoming stronger than ever, and its technical equipment and air force support still maintain a crushing advantage over the Chinese army!

Second, we don't have enough time.

There has been a serious deterioration of law and order in Hubei, and we have to divide a part of our troops to deal with it.

Therefore, we must speed up, break through the Xinqianghe defense line, encircle and wipe out the 27th Army of the National Army as soon as possible, and go south to conquer Changsha as soon as possible! "

"Hay!"

Takahashi Takaji didn't dare to say any more nonsense, and quickly bowed his head respectfully.

"Okay, now is the time to launch a full-scale attack."

Anan Yuji didn't blame Takahashi Takaji too much, turned his head to look at Kitano Kenzo, the commander of the 4th Division, and said in a deep voice: "Kitano-kun, after the Air Force completes the bombing mission, your 4th Division will also join Let's fight.

The imperial warriors of the 101st Division and the 106th Division have arrived at the designated positions. There is no need for us to fight with the Chinese army anymore. It is time to crush them with a heavy blow! "

Kenzo Kitano nodded confidently: "Hayi! Please, Commander, rest assured that the warriors of the Empire have been waiting for this moment!"

At noon, as the Japanese bombers with no bombs left, the Japanese 3rd Division and 4th Division launched a fierce attack on the riverside defense line of the 20th Army of the National Army.

The 20th Army resisted tenaciously and fought fiercely with the Japanese invaders for more than 4 hours in bad weather.

After the Japanese army paid more than 2400 lives, the 3rd Division finally broke through the first line of defense of the 20th Army.

Immediately afterwards, the 4th Division, which braved the heavy rain and night, also succeeded one after another, and finally succeeded in crossing near Xinqiang Town before dark.

In the middle of the night, the 11th Army of the Japanese Army occupied the first-line positions of the defenders on the south bank of the Xinqiang River. The Japanese troops of the 3rd and 4th Divisions all crossed the river that night, including a large number of tanks and chariots.

The 20th Army can only retreat to the second line of defense to form a line of defense and continue to resist.

At the same time, the 101st Division and the 106th Division entered from the lower reaches of the Xinqiang River, marched westward along the river, and launched a fierce attack on the 27th Army of the 58th Army, intending to launch a war of annihilation against the 27th Army.

The next morning, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on the 20th Army in three groups. Yang Hanyu desperately resisted the Japanese army's onslaught and paid a heavy price.

This offensive and defensive battle lasted for a whole day. Even at night, the Japanese army still did not stop their offensive. Instead, they intensified their shelling, blowing up all the telephone lines of the 20th Army.

"What's the matter? Could it be?"

There was no way to contact the frontline troops by phone, so he couldn't know the situation on the frontline. He just heard the louder and more intense gunfire outside, and Commander Yang Hanyu's heart sank continuously.

When Yang Hanyu ran out of the military headquarters and stood on the high ground to watch the front line, he realized that the front line dozens of miles ahead was full of flames, and shells were falling like crazy for free.

Although it was far away, the continuous dull explosions still seemed to explode in the ears, constantly hitting the eardrums.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Yang Hanyu didn't know what to say, there was still half the time before the stipulated ten-day mission!

At this time, the 2nd Army of the Huben Army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold all the way, pushing the line of troops into Fancheng, and facing Xiangyang City across the river.

Chapter 1391 This is too tricky

"Master, Chief of Staff, where is our division going? Didn't our division take part in the Battle of Xiangyang?"

Sitting in the armored command vehicle, looking out the window at the pitch-black night and the convoys hurrying around, Hu Zhen, the commander of the 8th Brigade of the Huben Army, looked back at the division commander Meng Tao and the chief of staff Zhu Gongguang, a little puzzled asked:

"Could it be that our division is going to cooperate with friendly troops to attack Shiyan County?"

Meng Tao, the commander of the 3rd Division, did not directly answer Hu Zhen's question, but asked the officers in the car with a smile, "Do you all think so?"

"No, no, I don't think it's possible!"

After Meng Tao finished speaking, Zhong Houguan, the commander of the 9th Brigade, answered, "A small Shiyan County is only a few thousand devil soldiers, and one army from the national army is enough to attack.

Where is the 3rd Division of our Huben Army needed to help?This is simply killing a chicken with a butcher's knife! "

"I think so too. Our group army traveled south to participate in the Battle of Changsha, and has always been going south to attack at the fastest speed. At this time, the military seat should not turn our division around and attack Shiyan County!",

Hu Zhen nodded first, then shook his head and said, "But what I don't understand is, isn't our division just going back the way it is now, isn't the direction we're heading for Shiyan County?"

Hu Zhen was really worried that his division would be used as a sweeping force to attack those tasteless Japanese-occupied areas in northwestern Hubei that were so tasteless that it would be a pity to discard them.

In that case, you will definitely miss a series of classic battles and the climax of this grand battle in Changsha.

In this case, naturally, a lot of brilliant meritorious medals will be missing!

Naturally, Meng Tao understood what Hu Zhen and the others were worried about, and immediately turned to look at Zhu Gongguang, and said with a smile: "Old Zhu, you should tell them what's going on, and it's time to reveal the answer to the mystery!

Don't panic these two monkeys! "

"it is good!"

Zhu Gongguang nodded and said: "Xiangyang must be fought, otherwise our supply line will be easily cut off by the devils, but we don't need all the troops of our group army here, one army is enough to deal with it.

Our division was transferred from Fancheng overnight, and the purpose was not to attack Shiyan County and the Japanese area in northwestern Hubei. Those shrimp soldiers and crab generals are not worth our Tiger Army to solve at this stage.

These are the things that the third war zone should do, of course, the prerequisite is that they have this strategic vision. "

After a pause, Zhu Gongguang continued: "The goal of our division's battle this time is to intercept and kill the Japanese troops who set off from Jingmen to reinforce Xiangyang, and to attack Jingmen in one go.

After conquering Jingmen, they marched south to cooperate with the Sixth War Zone to conquer Yichang, and pulled out all the strongholds in the Japanese-occupied areas in western Hubei and northwestern Hubei. "

"Mom, is it so cool? There's so much meat to eat!"

"This is too crazy!"

Hearing this, both Hu Zhen and Zhong Houguan couldn't help shouting excitedly, and a gleam flashed in their eyes.

This kind of raiding combat mission is much more enjoyable and exciting than the step-by-step attacking the city all the way, and the credit is much greater.

For these immediate generals, they are really afraid of nothing if they are not afraid of what will happen.

Especially when they hold a powerful military force in their hands, they hold a hammer in their hands, and their eyes are full of nails. They wish that there will be big battles and great things to do all the time.

After the excitement, Hu Zhen suddenly thought of a very serious problem, and asked anxiously: "Master, where is our 7th Brigade now? They don't have other tasks, right? Isn't this wrong? A wonderful life?"

"The relationship between your two brothers is really good. You always think about him for any good things? But I'm sorry to tell you that you really thought too much this time."

Meng Tao joked with a smile, and then said: "We have received reliable news that an independent brigade of the Japanese army will depart from Jingmen tomorrow morning.

Therefore, the task of the 7th Brigade is to arrive at the Liujiawan area on the south bank of the Han River before this evening and set up an ambush to annihilate the Japanese reinforcements. "

Having said that, Meng Tao glanced down at his watch and said, "The 7th Brigade has set off three hours ahead of schedule. At this time, it should be crossing the river from the pontoon bridge in the Xujiapo area. It must take more than an hour to arrive at the designated location. Lay down the ambush circle!"

"My God, Master, how can you be so biased?"

Hearing this, Hu Zhen immediately became unhappy. He looked at Meng Tao with sad eyes and said, "Master, everyone says that the fat and water don't flow to outsiders' fields. Our 8th Brigade is your old subordinate. Can't you take care of it?"

Meng Tao was the commander of the 3th Brigade before he was promoted to the commander of the 8rd Division, and he had always been Hu Zhen's immediate boss.

From this point of time, Hu Zhen complained a bit. After a long time, they were not only the last to know the whole plan, but also the fattest and tastiest piece of meat was snatched by others.

"Brigade Commander Hu, isn't it good for you? At least I'm still here!"

Zhong Houguan, the brigade commander of the 9th Brigade, was even more upset. Sure enough, there was no harm without comparison.

"Okay! Don't be like a girl. There is nothing to complain or worry about. They are all brothers of our teacher. It doesn't matter who takes the lead and who is the vanguard!"

Meng Tao waved his hands with a smile and said: "If you all feel wronged like this, those hundreds of thousands of brother troops who are confronting the devils in Shandong will have to beat themselves to death with a piece of tofu!"

"Mr. Meng is right!"

Zhu Gongguang smiled and said: "It's a good thing to fight for the first place, but it also needs to be coordinated and arranged for secret cooperation, otherwise it will be completely messed up.

Besides, the scale of the Changsha battle this time is not small. There are 60 to [-] devil soldiers in Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi alone. "

"Hey! That's good!"

"Then let's go quickly, cross the river quickly, first take down Jingmen, and then take down Yichang, Jingzhou, and Yueyang one by one!"

Hu Zhen and Zhong Houguan laughed again, and their mood became more and more anxious.

The Xujiapo Han River section is 35 kilometers away.