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Chapter 1257 Battle of Langfang (1)

The ancestral hall of the Han family at night looks unusually quiet on the outside, but the ancestral hall is busy, the telephone rings one after another, the sound of the radio station ticking is endless, and more than 30 staff officers of the 17th Army Headquarters perform their duties, busy but not chaotic, and there are only two people around the big table in the center of the main hall, Zhang Chengzhu, deputy commander of the Fifth Army, and Lu Yixuan, deputy commander of the 17th Army. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Chengzhu arrived an hour ago, and his arrival suddenly upgraded the Eastern Front Command of the Seventeenth Army to become the Eastern Front Command of the Fifth Army.

Zhang Chengzhu's position and rank are higher than Lu Yixuan's, but Zhang Chengzhu did not interfere too much with Lu Yixuan's command, but fully assisted Lu Yixuan in his work, was willing to be a staff officer, and used his good personal relationship and prestige with the armies in North China and Central China to do his best to help Lu Yixuan, and at the same time put another burden on Lu Yixuan - if the war situation requires, Lu Yixuan is authorized to use the name of the corps headquarters to directly issue orders to Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun who are attacking the south of Tianjin, and can give orders according to the actual situation of the battlefield. Contact and coordinate with the 29th Army at any time.

Zhang Chengzhu arrived with more than 130 ammunition and material transport convoys and three new regiments. The 6,000 officers and men of the three regiments will take on the task of delivering ammunition and supplies to all units on the front line and removing the light and serious wounded, and the front-line field hospital was already set up in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, hidden in the willow forest on the bank of the Daqing River, which is more than 200 meters long behind the Han family ancestral hall.

Lu Yixuan and the colonels of the 17th Army were very surprised and moved by the delegation of power to the corps headquarters, and the delegation of power by An Yi, Hu Jialin, and Zhang Chengzhu was not only a valuable trust, but also an invisible spur and encouragement. When Zhang Chengzhu announced in front of the generals that "the front-line command can request the Central Air Force to coordinate operations according to the course of the war", Lu Yixuan and the generals and colonels around him were very excited, and at the same time felt a heavy pressure.

Through the efficient work and methodical and meticulous attitude of the various ministries and organs directly under his command, it can be seen that this general, who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and the Frunze Military Academy and led his troops to fight for many years, has fully matured, established his own image, and created his own unique style. The battle, which was called the "Battle of Langfang" by radio stations and newspapers and magazines across the country, has not escaped from Lu Yixuan's control anywhere, everything has been carried out smoothly step by step, and the results achieved are even better than An Yi and the Fifth Army Command expected, which is enough to see Lu Yixuan's outstanding command talent.

"Report: Division Commander Li Jinlong has called that the main force of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, which is moving south from the Huangcun line in the north, has joined the 109th Division, and it is expected that the Japanese army will launch an attack in an hour." Wen Junhao, chief of staff of the 17th Army, came to the opposite side of Lu Yixuan and Zhang Chengzhu and reported loudly across the table.

Lu Yixuan looked at his watch, raised his head and calmly ordered: "Two orders: first, call the commander of the 17th Division, Zhang Zuying, and you must take Langfang within an hour; 2. Order the armored brigade to immediately turn around and move north, act according to the original plan, and must enter the attack area within two hours. ”

"Yes!"

Lu Yixuan looked to the right front: "Director Qin." ”

"Here!"

Qin Zhenbang, director of the communications department, left the staff group and came running.

"Immediately call General Zhang Zizhong and ask the friendly forces to speed up the pursuit, put pressure on the Japanese 20th Division as much as possible, and if there are any requests, our army will do everything to help." Lu Yixuan ordered.

"Yes!"

Lu Yixuan finally turned to Zhang Chengzhu: "Brother Chengzhu, General Zhou Zhirou said that I can't move him, please call Commander An and Commander Hu, and ask the Central Air Force to provide air cover for our armored troops as much as possible from dawn, and if possible, try to give strong support to the front line in Langfang."

"It is now 3:20 a.m., only two and a half hours before dawn, and we must complete the encirclement of the Japanese army on three sides and launch a general attack before 7 o'clock in the morning.

"No problem, I'll submit your opinion in time." Zhang Chengzhu readily agreed.

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At 3:30 a.m., Baoding, headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps.

The command hall was full of generals and colonels, the atmosphere was tense, and the staff officers of various departments were in a hurry, no more relaxed than the Eastern Front Command near the battlefield.

After a day of getting along, Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou has gradually adapted to the operational atmosphere of the Anjia Army Headquarters, and has begun to become familiar with the two-level command system of the Anjia Army. Before being transferred to the Air Force, Zhou Zhirou, who served as chief of staff of Chen Cheng's 11th Division and deputy commander of the 18th Army, also had rich experience in operational command, but he had never seen such an advanced, scientific, efficient, and rigorous command system as the An Jiajun.

Zhou Zhirou sighed that the logistics system of the Anjia Army is extremely perfect, and the war has not yet begun, and two field hospitals, one in the south and one in the north, have been established, and each hospital has more than 300 medical personnel, and at the same time, each hospital is also equipped with a guard battalion, a transport company, and an engineer company, and the logistics department generals and staff officers of the headquarters have submitted them to the headquarters for examination and discussion in the form of plans, such as the formulation of transportation routes, the calculation of weapons and ammunition supplies, and security and security. The officers and men of the front-line operations have no worries and can devote all their energy to combat.

Zhou Zhirou learned from the frequent war reports that the 53rd Army and the 40th Army attacking the south of Tianjin had suffered more than 3,500 casualties, and all of them had been treated in a timely manner by the field hospital dispatched by the An Jia Army.

As of an hour ago, Wan Fulin's troops and Pang Bingxun's troops, who had fought hard for nearly nine hours, had carried down more than 2,500 wounded officers and soldiers, and the two armies were still forging ahead bravely under the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army in Tianjin.

Under the command of An Yi and Hu Jialin, these two troops, which did not belong to the Anjia Army system or the Central Army system, fought so tenaciously and resolutely that it was enough to amaze people with the popularity and command level of An Yi and others.

Zhou Zhirou can expect that at the end of this battle, no matter what the result is, Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun, who fought in the civil war for half their lives, not only spread their prestige all over the world, but also promoted to the rank is inevitable, even if the 53rd Army and the 40th Army are disabled, they can get the best and the strong praise and assistance of the people of the whole country, because, through the vigorous propaganda of the South Sichuan People's Radio Station of the Anjia Army and major newspapers across the country, praise such as "Anti-Japanese Heroic Army" and "Anti-Japanese Famous General" has fallen on the heads of Wan Fulin, Pang Bingxun and their troops. The Anjia Army Art Troupe, which is famous throughout the whole army, is at the rear of the positions of Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun at this moment, holding gongs and allegro, singing and dancing to boost the morale of the army.

"What does Brother Zhirou think?"

Huang Yingwu quietly came to Zhou Zhirou's side, stood side by side, and looked at the large combat situation map on the wall together.

Zhou Zhirou smiled slightly, ****** some astringent eyelids, and raised his chin to An Yi, Hu Jialin and other generals who were standing in the front row: "You Commander An and Commander Hu often stay up late like this?" ”

Huang Yingwu handed Zhou Zhirou a cigarette: "Commander An and Commander Hu are both energetic people, it is common not to sleep for two or three days in a row, I am afraid that there are few people in the whole army who can compare, of course, we have to exclude Xia Jian and Gu Changfeng The two madmen must be eliminated first." ”

Zhou Zhirou couldn't help grinning, and when she saw An Yi's combat chief Fang Pengxiang walking to the map and picking up the baton, he immediately put away his smile and whispered to the chief of staff of the Air Force standing on his left: "Look at it, it may inspire you in the future." ”

Fang Pengxiang, who was unshaven, made a slight gesture to the generals and began to report on the battle situation:

"The latest battle report, due to the outstanding performance of General Pang Bingxun's 40th Army, forcing the Japanese army faced by the 53rd Army to retreat again in order to avoid being attacked on both sides, the 53rd Army and the 40th Army advanced the attack line as a whole by 2.5 kilometers, forming a state of confrontation with the Japanese army under the city of Tianjin, and brilliantly completing the combat mission assigned by the corps.

"Because the two armies have been fighting hard for more than nine hours, the physical exertion of the soldiers is huge, and they cannot continue to launch a large-scale attack, and the ammunition supply is somewhat unable to keep up, but before dawn, the Japanese army, which is also suffering huge casualties and exhausted, cannot organize a large-scale counterattack."

There was a smile on the faces of the generals, and Fang Pengxiang then reported: "Commander Lu Yixuan of the Eastern Front called, the 17th Division broke through the Japanese defense line in Langfang in one fell swoop after an hour and a half of fierce charge, and successfully surrounded the defending enemy in Langfang, and it is estimated that before 4:30 in the morning, the defending enemy will be completely annihilated and the battle will end; Secondly, there were new changes on the right flank front of the 17th Army, leading his troops to attack the 40th Division of General Yang Jiuxiao in the northern suburbs of Tianjin. As a result, the Suikang Reserve Division, which was dismantling the railroad tracks, could only temporarily undertake the task of blocking the northward advance of the Japanese army in Tianjin, but could not follow behind the 40th Division and take the initiative to effectively contain the Japanese troops in Tianjin. ”

The generals looked at each other in an uproar, and Hu Jialin asked with a dark face: "What is Deputy Commander Lu Yixuan's opinion on how to deal with Yang Jiuxiao who acted without authorization?" ”

"Not yet, Deputy Army Commander Lu just submitted the situation."

Fang Pengxiang was secretly surprised, since the An Jiajun became an army, it was the first time that Yang Jiuxiao had openly disobeyed orders, and Fang Pengxiang couldn't help but worry about Yang Jiuxiao in his heart.

Hu Jialin turned to An Yi and asked for his opinion. An Yi shook his head and sighed, leaned up and made a low suggestion: "Since this is the case, let him continue to go north, but don't let him feel so good, order him to march quickly, no matter what method he uses, he must reach the line from Wuliang Temple to Dongmafang east of Langfang before dawn, and first firmly block the retreat of the Japanese troops in the encirclement, otherwise, he will be engaged in military law." ”

Hu Jialin smiled with relief, called Huang Zhi, the chief of staff of the legion, and gave such and such an order, looked at Fang Pengxiang again, and motioned for him to continue.

Fang Pengxiang nodded, raised his baton, and pointed to the line from Mafangzhuang to Fenghe Battalion: "General Li Jinlong led the 68th Division brothers, and has repelled the Japanese 109th Division three charges, and the battle damage situation is not optimistic, but the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army withdrawn from the north has arrived, the total strength of the enemy has reached about 40,000, and the pressure of the 68th Division has doubled, Deputy Army Commander Lu predicts that if General Zhang Zizhong arrives in time, the 68th Division can hold its position before dawn, otherwise, it is estimated that it can only withstand for an hour, It may not be possible to achieve the goal of massively depleting the enemy's living forces. According to the calculation of time, the battle on the front line of Mafangzhuang should have started, in the whole battle, Mafangzhuang is a key battle, and it is also the most difficult battle, to put it mildly, by dawn, half of the 68th Division can be left. ”

The generals did not discuss, their faces were heavy, and their hearts were quite sad, and they were extremely worried about the officers and men of the 68th Division who were used as bait.