Terauchi Shouichi began to dispatch troops as soon as possible, for fear that Xiao Siming's troops would take advantage of the emptiness of the Japanese army and seize Jinan and Tai'an.

After Xiao Siming crossed the river, he also ordered the troops to deploy and sweep through the Taixi area.

Chairman Jiang, who was far away in Wuhan, was angry at this time for the Japanese army's sneak attack on Madang Fortress!

Wuhan in the middle of summer is a furnace, hot and sultry. However, Chairman Chiang was strict by nature, and he graduated from the Japanese 6th Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and he paid great attention to the appearance and posture of the army, and the style and discipline were tightly buttoned.

The Battle of Wuhan has already begun. In mid-June, the Central Military Commission also drew up an operational plan for the defense of Wuhan, laid down strategic guidelines, and resolved to base itself on the outer front, maintain a high degree of mobility of the troops, make use of the terrain and fortifications, resist and consume the Japanese army one after another, exchange space for time, and finally change the war situation in which the enemy attacks and defends.

In accordance with the Central Military Commission's plan for the Battle of Wuhan, Chairman Chiang personally served as the commander-in-chief and mobilized all the troops of the Fifth and Ninth Theaters and one of the Navy and Air Force to organize defense along the Dabie Mountains, Poyang Lake, and the banks of the Yangtze River and prepare for a protracted battle.

The Ninth Theater was newly established in mid-June to defend Wuhan, with Chen Cheng as commander and Xue Yue as deputy.

This time, the Central Military Commission decided to defend Wuhan with units belonging to the 5th and 9th theaters. The troops participating in the defense of Wuhan, as well as the air force and navy, totaled 14 group armies, 5o armies, about 2oo combat aircraft, more than 3o ships, and a total strength of nearly 11o people. Since June, the troops of the various corps have used natural barriers such as Poyang Lake and the Dabie Mountains to organize defenses and defend Wuhan.

In terms of specific deployment, Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth Theater, commanded 27 armies to be responsible for operations on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and Xue Yue's headquarters of the First Corps defended the Nanxun line, and deployed troops along Poyang Lake, using Nanchang as a base to break through the westward advancing Japanese army on the outside line and prevent the Japanese army from attacking Nanchang and detouring to Changsha; Zhang Kui's headquarters of the Second Corps ensured the front of the line from Jiujiang to Ruichang and formed a position along the river to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward from Ruichang and approaching Yueyang, Puqi, and Xianning; Townenburg's regiment was kept between important strongholds so that it could be ready to fight on the front lines.

Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, commanded 23 armies to be responsible for the Jiangbei operation, and ordered Li Pinxian's headquarters of the Fourth Corps to be the right-wing corps, and to take advantage of the favorable terrain of the hills, lakes and marshes at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountain on the north bank of the Yangtze River to contain the enemy and take a shortcut to attack Wuhan; With Liao Lei's headquarters of the 21st Group Army as the central corps, it was deployed in the northwest mountains of Taihu Lake and Qianshan, and the camera went south to flank the enemy advancing westward; With the headquarters of Sun Lianzhong of the Third Corps as the left wing corps, it was controlled between the northern foot of Dabie Mountain and the Huai River, using geographical barriers to prevent the enemy from detouring to the north of Wuhan; ordered the 24th Group Army Han Deqin's headquarters to serve as a guerrilla behind enemy lines; With the headquarters of Wang Zhangxu of the 29th Group Army as the second-line corps, it responded to the front-line operations.

The first theater was in the area west of the Zhengzhou-Xinyang section of the Pinghan Railway to prevent the Japanese army in North China from moving south.

The Third Theater was located on the south bank of the Yangtze River between Wuhu and Anqing in Anhui Province and the area east of Nanchang in Jiangxi Province, to prevent the Japanese army from making a detour to the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway through the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway.

Generally speaking, the Central Military Commission's plan for the Battle of Wuhan was to carry out strategic defense with the main offensive on the outer front, supplemented by positional defense and guerrilla warfare. This plan is undoubtedly the right one!

The problem is that no matter how good the plan is, it is all carried out by people. If the person who executes it is not reliable, then it is trouble!

Madang is located on the riverside of Pengze County, the easternmost part of northern Jiangxi, and faces the small lonely mountain in the river. The river is narrow, the water flow is turbulent, the situation is dangerous, and it is a river defense fortress that is blocked by one man and cannot be opened.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from advancing west along the river and ensure the safety of Jiujiang and Wuhan, the Kuomintang * army crossed a barrage-type blocking line in the center of the river. There are fortifications such as forts, pillboxes, and trenches at the dangerous places of the peaks on both sides of the river, and three mine defense lines are arranged on the water surface.

The Madang Fortress was guarded by troops of the Navy's Third Fleet, which had retreated from Qingdao, and the Navy was used as the 6th Army.

Wang Xitao, commander of the Madang Fortress Garrison Command, has a garrison battalion, the 2nd and 3rd Corps and the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Battle Detachment.

Bao Changyi, the commander of the 2nd Corps, deployed his three infantry brigades to Changshan, east of Madang, where there were eight reinforced concrete heavy machine gun bunkers and other strong fortifications.

The 1st Brigade of the 3rd Corps was deployed in Xiangkou, the forefront of Madang, to control the river surface in this area with 47 sea artillery.

Du Longji, the captain of the 2nd Brigade of the 6th Detachment, placed 8 Japanese-made 38-type 75 field guns in a hidden position in the depression south of Changshan.

The above-mentioned fortress garrison troops fought under the command of Bao Changyi, the commander of the 2nd Corps.

The superior of the Madang Fortress Command is the Mahu District Fortress Command, and the commander is Li Yunheng, the commander of the 16th Army, who commands the Madang, Pengze, and Hukou troops to fight together.

Li Yunheng deployed the 313th Regiment of the 53rd Division to the south of Xiangkou to Dongliu to prevent the enemy from ascending 6 in this area. Other units, such as the 6O Division and the 167th Division, were stationed in the Taibai Lake and Pengze areas.

The Chinese air force was concentrated at the airfields of Hankou and Nanchang, and during the war, it went to Madang to provide air support to the defenders.

Such a strong fortress can hold on for at least a month in the mind of Chairman Chiang!

Li Yunheng, commander of the 16th Army, who commanded the garrison operations of Mahu Fortress, had a sudden idea that on June 1o, he would summon the township and security chiefs of Madang and Pengze and the deputy officers and platoon commanders of the 16th Army for training, and named it the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" for a two-week period.

Bao Changyi, commander of the Madang Fortress position, felt that the enemy situation was serious and that the deputy and platoon commanders of various units were not suitable to participate in the training, so he asked the Mahu District Fortress Headquarters for instructions. Not bad, it was approved, and the garrison of Madang Fortress was exempted from the training task of Li Yunheng's "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University".

By June 17 and 18, the Japanese troops from Anqing had already begun to send warships to carry out fire reconnaissance on the river near Madang.

Under such circumstances, on June 23, that is, the day before Xiao Siming led his troops to move the battle of the canal bridge, Li Yunheng informed all units that the graduation ceremony of the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" would be held at 8 a.m. on the 24th, and the officers above the company level of the subordinate units must attend, and the ceremony ended with a dinner.

This time, Bao Changyi, the commander of Madang Fortress, still did not let himself participate. However, all the units of the 16th Army, including the officers above the company level of the 313th Regiment of the 53rd Division, which guarded the defense of the Xiangkou River, all went to attend the ceremony.

Li Yunheng is such a big army commander, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the fortress in Mahu District, and it is really sighing that he is so stupid at the time of the war!

The deputy officers and platoon commanders of all units have gone to participate in the training, and the officers above the company level have been ordered to rush to the ceremony and dinner.

The township chiefs and security chiefs of Madang and Pengze, who participated in Li Yunheng's training at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, were mixed, and some of them were the kind of guys who sold their souls when the Japanese army gave them a little money. No, Li Yunheng's information that ordered the officers above the company level to go to the meeting and dinner party was in the hands of the Japanese army as soon as possible!

At 4 o'clock in the morning of the 24th, that is, at 4 o'clock in the morning of the battle of Xiao Siming's canal bridge, the Japanese army took advantage of the cover of night, went up the river, lowered the dinghy from the ship, and the soldiers took the dinghy ashore on the Xiangkou River and began to sneak attack.

The platoon commanders of the 313th Regiment of the 53rd Division of the 16th Army, which was deployed in the position along the Xiangkou River, basically went to participate in the training of Li Yunheng's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and the regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders rushed to attend the ceremony and dinner.

By the time dawn, the Japanese army had already occupied Xiangkou and Xiangshan, and copied the back road of Madang Fortress!

Bao Changyi, the commander of the Madang Fortress position, seemed to have troops moving in the direction of Xiangkou through the morning fog at dawn, and immediately contacted the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Corps stationed in Xiangkou and the 313th Regiment of the 53rd Division by telephone, but the result was not contactable!

Bao Changyi immediately knew that the incense was lost!

Bao Changyi did not dare to slack off, and while ordering the troops to prepare for battle, he called Wang Xitao, commander of the Madang Fortress Garrison Command, to report.

Wang Xitao also went to attend the graduation ceremony of Li Yunheng's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and Bao Changyi had no choice but to directly call the Mahu District Fortress Headquarters, and the phone was connected, but no one answered. I didn't answer even a few calls!

The Japanese army attacked and occupied Xiangkou and Xiangshan for such a major event, where can it be reported late! However, after the Japanese army occupied Xiangshan, they established an artillery position on Xiangshan and began to bombard the core position of Changshan of Madang Fortress, and the Japanese infantry also began to attack Madang Fortress viciously.

Bao Changyi still had to command the battle, and he also had to think about how to get in touch with his superiors. In desperation, Bao Changyi had no choice but to use the radio to report to Xie Gangzhe, commander of the Wuhan Jiangfang Fortress Command!

Xie Gangzhe also did not hesitate, and after receiving Bao Changyi's telegram, he directly reported to Chairman Jiang!

Madang Fortress is the first gateway to defend Wuhan, and now the Japanese army has attacked and occupied Xiangkou and copied the back road of Madang Fortress, and its danger is self-evident!

Chairman Chiang immediately called Chen Cheng, commander of the Wuhan garrison and commander of the Ninth Theater, to scold him, and ordered him to destroy the Japanese troops who attacked and occupied Xiangkou, recover the positions of Xiangkou and Xiangshan, and ensure the safety of Madang Fortress!

Not only that, Chairman Chiang also called Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the general staff, who was inspecting the Tianjia Town Fortress, and asked him to deal with it immediately, so as to quickly recapture Xiangkou and eliminate the enemy who attacked and occupied Xiangkou!

That's how time passes!

What kind of character is Bai Chongxi? Naturally, he knew what the loss of Xiangkou meant, and he did not hesitate, he examined the map for a while, and directly commanded Xue Weiying, the commander of the 167th Division of the 16th Army stationed in Pengze, by phone, and ordered him to lead his troops to gallop to Xiangshan for reinforcements on the road from Pengze to Madang, so as to eliminate the Japanese troops who attacked and occupied Xiangshan and Xiangkou, restore the position, and ensure that Madang Fortress is safe!

Bai Chongxi's order was correct. Because the 167th Division is only a few dozen miles away from Madang, it can be quickly reinforced by road, and the Japanese troops who attacked and occupied Xiangshan and Xiangkou cannot be too many, if the 167th Division can arrive quickly, the whole division will pounce, and it is still very likely to recapture Xiangshan and Xiangkou!

(End of chapter)

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