Chapter 1712 - Make Up Your Mind
Japanese troops began to attack Lingshan County, and the Chinese and Japanese sides once again launched operations from the area around Pubei County???.
The Japanese army invested 18 divisions, 16 divisions, guards divisions, 57 divisions, the Indochina Dispatch Army, and the 9th Heavy Artillery Brigade.
The Chinese troops were invested in the 46th Army, the Ninth Army, and the Third Cavalry Army, a total of nine divisions.
The strength of the Japanese army is now about 100,000, and the strength of the Chinese troops is also about 70,000.
With the Chinese forces now at a disadvantage, Sun Weiguo began to move his command to the front line, and he had to command the troops to fight nearby.
At 8 o'clock in the evening of 22 July, the Chinese and Japanese troops were still engaged in a fierce battle in the vicinity of Pubei County, and at present the troops of the 18th Division and the 46th Army were fighting, while the 1st Division of the 57th Division of the Japanese Army, the 1st Indochina Dispatch Army, and the 16th Division were fighting against the 3rd Cavalry Army, and the 1st Guards Division was cooperating with the 16th Division and the 1st Division of the 16th Army to fight against the troops of the Ninth Army.
Pubei County was full of fierce gunfire, and almost every second, Chinese and Japanese fighters died.
In Sun Weiguo's front-line headquarters, Sun Weiguo sent all the troops that could be dispatched around him.
At present, Sun Weiguo has issued a death order to the troops of the Third Cavalry Army, and he asked the troops of the Third Cavalry Army to completely annihilate the Japanese Indochina Dispatch Army in the shortest possible time, and in order to complete Sun Weiguo's task, Yin Jinshan, commander of the Third Cavalry Army, dispatched the 201st Division and the First Cavalry Division to carry out a fierce attack on the Indochina Dispatch Army.
"Commander-in-chief, now our troops are completely engaged in a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese army, and the casualties of all armies are not small, the troops of the 46th Army have suffered more than 5,000 casualties since they entered the war, and almost all of their divisions have been wiped out????. There are more than 30,000 people in the three infantry divisions of the Ninth Army, and they have also paid the price of 3,000 casualties so far, and the Third Cavalry Army has been fighting behind enemy lines, and they have also suffered 2,000 casualties, and now there are only 40 tanks. ”
Inside the headquarters, senior counselor Luo Hongyi came to Sun Weiguo with a telegram, he looked at Sun Weiguo, and said with a heavy expression on his face.
"I know, but there is no way to do it now, and we have no choice but to go head-to-head with the Japanese troops. Nearly 40,000 Japanese troops have already marched rapidly towards Nanning, and if we can't make a single movement here, I'm afraid we won't be able to attract this Japanese army force at all, and if they reach Nanning, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
Su Yang had already put on his military uniform, he had a calm expression on his face, he had brought his weapons well, and he no longer needed any command to fight to such a point.
This is a spiritual competition between the soldiers of the two sides, and whoever can grit his teeth and persevere to the end will be able to win.
Sun Weiguo never felt how noble his identity was, and he didn't feel that he would be superior, and now the troops no longer need to be commanded, Sun Weiguo is planning to go to the front line to fight, and he knows that if he does this, he will definitely be able to boost the morale of the front line.
At 8:40 that night, Sun Weiguo began to go to the front line and fight with the troops.
China and Japan fought a desperate battle in the area of Pubei County, and the two sides were entangled together, and the superiority of the little devil air force was completely neutralized.
But the number of casualties on both sides continued to rise, and the squad leaders, platoon commanders, company commanders, battalion commanders, and regiment commanders of the Chinese troops began to die on the front line.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the commander of the 170th Division of the 46th Army, Zhao, was attacked by heavy artillery by the Japanese army when he was commanding the troops to fight on the city wall, and was martyred on the spot.
More than 100,000 Chinese and Japanese troops were fighting to the death in Pubei County, and at this time here in Chongqing, the chairman of the committee stood in front of the map, and he looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
He Yingqin, minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Xu Yongchang, director of the Military Command Department, stood behind the chairman of the committee, and the two of them had heavy expressions on their faces.
The operation in Guangxi was not smooth, and this time even won a hundred battles, and Sun Weiguo's troops, who were almost the nemesis of the Japanese army, were in trouble, which made them completely lose confidence.
Even the top level of Chongqing began to circulate a news, that is, to completely abandon Guangxi and first protect the elite units fighting in Guangxi.
At this time, a staff officer of the chamberlain came here, he came to He Yingqin, and whispered a few words to He Yingqin.
He Yingqin nodded, he took the telegram from the staff officer's hand, and then He Yingqin talked to Xu Yongchang softly.
After the two finished talking, He Yingqin began to come to the chairman, and he directly reported: "Chairman of the committee, in the area of Pubei County, Guangxi, the commander-in-chief of the 47th Group Army, Sun Weiguo, commanded the division, the new 19th Division, the 201st Division of the Third Cavalry Army, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 2nd Cavalry Division, the Honorary Fourth Division of the Provisional Ninth Army, the newly formed 11th Division, and the nine divisions of the Security Division fought fiercely with the Japanese 16th Division, 18th Division, 57th Division, Guards Division, Indochina Dispatch Army, and the Ninth Brigade of Heavy Artillery.
In addition, we have just received news that the commander of the 170th Division of the 46th Army has been martyred in the defense of Lingshan County, and the number of casualties among the commanders of various departments has already reached 15. Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, the fighting in the area of Pubei County is now fierce, and it is said that Commander-in-Chief Sun Weiguo has personally gone to the front line to fight. At this time, whether to continue to fight or give up Guangxi immediately, we have to make a judgment immediately. ”
He Yingqin knew that he couldn't continue to drag on at this time, even if the chairman was pondering, but he had to interrupt the chairman's contemplation.
After hearing He Yingqin's report, the expression on the chairman's face changed again, he stared at the map of Guangxi, and sighed helplessly.
"We have just recovered Guangdong, and it may be captured by the Japanese army again, so you immediately send a telegram to the Guilin camp and order the 47th Group Army to enter Guangxi to fight. Commander-in-Chief Sun Weiguo was ordered to intercept the Japanese reinforcements no matter what, and at the same time sent a telegram to Xu Tingyao, telling Xu Tingyao that it was necessary to capture Nanning in the shortest possible time. ”
The chairman of the committee had an expression of displeasure on his face, he looked at He Yingqin, and directly gave an order.
"Yes, Chairman." He Yingqin immediately replied.
"Minister Xu, you immediately send a telegram to the General Headquarters of the 47th Group Army, and from now on, promote Sun Weiguo to the rank of second-class general of the army. At the same time, to Sun Weiguo, the battle situation in Guangxi is extremely important, and the key to the decisive victory lies in whether the Japanese troops can be blocked, I hope that Commander-in-Chief Sun Weiguo can block the Japanese reinforcements and buy time for the 38th Group Army of Xu Tingyao in Nanning. ”
The chairman looked at Xu Yongchang, the head of the Military Command Department, again, and said with a serious expression on his face.