readx; Although Goofy was as shocked as everyone else, he had expected this outcome for a long time, so he explained to everyone:

"The troops of the Ninth Theater are all tired divisions that have retreated from the Battle of Wuhan, and they are busy reorganizing, how can they withstand the sudden attack of the Yue Army? On the surface, Nanchang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the criss-crossing rivers are only beneficial to the Yue army, because they can use a large number of ships, but our army can only look at the ocean and sigh! ”

Yu Wenzheng still couldn't let go of the rout of [***]: "The strength of more than 20 divisions was lined up on a frontal position of more than 70 kilometers, and there was no depth at all, how could it not be broken through by the army in one fell swoop?" I don't think it's the troops that can't fight, it's the mistake of the commander! ”

Gao Fei shook his head and said: "With the firepower intensity of the [***] regular infantry division, he can barely be responsible for four or five kilometers of front, if you don't want to be attacked by the army, you can only stretch the defense line as much as possible, Luo Zhuoying's arrangement is really out of helplessness, however, in addition to the first-line position built along the Xiushui River, he also used the natural barrier outside Nanchang City to build a responsible fortification, and the depth of the first-line position is also two kilometers, which can be regarded as doing his best." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info It's just that things at the strategic level are not something he can decide, and now, including our Ninth Army Corps, are still repeating the passive situation of attacking a certain place and defending a certain place, if this situation cannot be fundamentally resolved, it will be difficult to regain the initiative on the battlefield. ”

Yu Hanmou very much agrees with Gao Fei's opinion: "Actually, the Yue army finally made a breakthrough in the Xiushuihe area, which was heavily defended, and the difference in the intensity of firepower between the enemy and us was too great!" ”

Yu Wenzheng said proudly: "Some of the equipment of our Ninth Legion is better than that of the little devils, if Okamura Ningji's opponent is us, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get!" ”

Gao Fei looked at Yu Wenzheng intently, and asked unceremoniously: "If we are really so strong, do we still need to retreat from Guangzhou?" In addition, Okamura Ninji is definitely much more insidious and cunning than Toshiyoshi Ando, and if you despise him, you will definitely suffer a big loss! ”

Then he explained: "First of all, Okamura Ninji actually did not use the elite troops of the Japanese army, such as the 3rd and 13th Divisions, but used the 101st and 106th Divisions, which had suffered repeated setbacks on the Chinese battlefield, as the main attacking force, which is indeed worth playing, and the performance of these two divisions in the battle is also similar to the previous judgment, which should have a lot to do with the commander's way of employing people!" Secondly, Okamura Ninji was also ingenious in the distribution of troops in the attack force, he actually concentrated tank troops and artillery units to form a powerful mechanized attack column, while the previous habit of the army was to disperse tanks to various infantry divisions and regiments and divide them. Again, artillery was used intensively: he organized several field heavy artillery wings into an artillery brigade and concentrated nearly two hundred artillery pieces, while the front of the attack of the troops was less than ten kilometers wide. Finally, in view of the characteristics of the dense river near Nanchang, Okamura Ninji greatly increased the equipment of the ships of the engineering troops, so that the terrain became favorable to him! ”

Xiao Hanliang suddenly raised his head and asked, "Commander, could it be that Okamura Ninji has already understood the use of armored forces?" If this is the case, the battle will be very difficult in the future! "If advanced tactics fall into the hands of the army, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable.

Gao Fei said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, Okamura Ninji immediately dispersed the tanks to the infantry units after breaking through the defense line, obviously it was only an expedient measure adopted to break through the strong defense line, and it was not a strategic recognition of this!" We have already used it continuously in Guangdong, and this information must have been mastered by the army, and if we want to learn it, we will know it a long time ago! ”

Xiao Hanliang asked puzzledly: "If they continue to advance towards Yongning after breaking through Nanchang, they can completely surround the [***] team, how can they be willing to give up such a tempting opportunity?" ”

Gao Fei explained: "[***] is not far from the strategic thinking of the army, basically taking terrain targets as strategic goals, and not taking the annihilation of the opponent's field corps as the primary goal, so as long as Nanchang is occupied, the battle will be won!" ”

Xiao Hanliang shrugged his shoulders, feeling incredulous at the stupidity of Yue Jun.

At this time, Yu Hanmou said: "Nanchang is lost, the land transportation of the third and ninth war zones has been cut off, and materials can only be imported and exported through Fujian, Gu Zhutong's words are not easy!" I don't think the base camp will be left like this! ”

Yu Wenzheng gloated and said: "Gu Zhutong's younger brother and I have a very happy cooperation, maybe I will send him some supplies!" ”

Gao Fei glared at him, and then said to Yu Hanmou: "I think that the base camp should show the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, not stick to a Nanchang city, but should focus on the field troops of the Yue army, as long as the enemy's mobile forces are eliminated, the fallen area can be easily recovered." ”

Xiao Hanliang said with deep feelings: "After the battle of Guangzhou and the Yue army, I think that the combat effectiveness of the Yue army in the field battle is not strong, but it is quite tenacious when defending strong points, [***] Before being equipped with enough heavy weapons, it should not take the initiative to attack the fortress area defended by the Yue army!" ”

Gao Fei very much agrees with Xiao Hanliang's opinion: "Even with the equipment of our army, there are difficulties, not to mention other troops!" If the base camp really prepares to counterattack Nanchang, whether it succeeds or not, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. ”

Then Gao Fei looked at the generals present and said: "In the future, the operational focus of all units should be on annihilating the troops of the Japanese army, and try to avoid attacking the enemy's key defense areas!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek was very angry with the loss of Nanchang, and ordered the Ninth Theater to recapture Nanchang, and the strategic plan he formulated was to first occupy the Nanxun Railway with powerful troops, cut off the rear communication line of the Yue Army, and then capture Nanchang.

According to Chiang Kai-shek's order and counteroffensive plan, Xue Yue immediately mobilized troops, organized and implemented the counteroffensive, and appointed Luo Zhuoying as the commander-in-chief of the counteroffensive, and the counteroffensive troops were divided into left, center, and right routes: the left route was Gao Yinhuai, acting commander-in-chief of the First Group Army, commanded the 58th Army and the 60th Army, attacking the enemy in Jing'an, Anyi, and Fengxin, and was responsible for cutting off the rear lines of communication of the Yue Army. The middle road is the 32nd Army of Song Kentang, which goes north along the west bank of the Ganjiang River, goes straight to Nanchang, and uses a section to contain the enemies of Qiuling, Shengmi Street, and Niuxing in Xishan, and cut off the communication line of the army around Xishan. The right route crossed the Ganjiang River to the east of Yu Jishi's 74th Army, and attacked Nanchang from the east On April 21, the Third Route Army began a counteroffensive. The 49th and 74th armies began to attack from the southwest of Nanchang, and fought fiercely for more than ten days, but failed to approach the outskirts of the city; The 74th Army also failed to cross the Gan River; The headquarters of Gao Yinhuai's First Group Army attacked northwest of Nanchang and fought fiercely for more than 10 days, but failed to approach the Nanxun railway line.

On April 23, the 32nd Group Army of Shangguan Yunxiang in the Third Theater participated in the counteroffensive on Nanchang. General Shangguan Yunxiang attacked from the south of Nanchang with the 16th Division and the 10th Pre-10th Division from the middle of the Ganjiang River and the Fuhe River, and the offensive was very brave, and soon reached the outskirts of Nanchang. The Japanese army mobilized a large number of planes to assist in the battle, and the enemy aircraft group carried out frenzied strafing and bombing of the counteroffensive troops on the outskirts of the city. Because the Nanxun Railway was not cut off in time, thousands of marines drawn from Shanghai rushed to Nanchang by train and took over the defense of Nanchang, so that the main force of the 101st Division could free up their hands and launch a fierce counterattack on the outskirts of the city. Shangguan Yunxiang's troops were a very fierce force, although the strength was weak, but in Nanchang Tongwei and the superior army repeatedly fought and fought endlessly, and the two sides formed a stalemate.

While the Central China Army was fighting endlessly, the situation in South China gradually stabilized, and the 21st Army reoccupied the area around Guangzhou, and then built strong fortresses and fortifications, assuming a defensive posture, while continuing to sweep southern Guangdong with the Guards Brigade and the 15th Brigade of Reading as the main force. The units of the Fourth Theater were arranged by Gao Fei to carry out large-scale training; The 78th Division and the Jewish Regiment withdrew to Fuzhou for rearmament and began to receive tanks of their own production; The 167th Division and the New Fourth Division, stranded in southern Gansu, entered Guangdong to take over the armored forces; One regiment each of the 60th Division, the 61st Division, and the New 2nd Division was transferred to form the Reading Brigade, which was ready to move south to support the local troops in dealing with the threat of the army.

However, contrary to Gao Fei's expectations, the peace did not last long, and Li Wuzi's fifth column was once again pushed to the forefront

"Lie down!" With a hoarse shout, more than twenty young men dressed as peasants threw themselves into the rice field in front of them, the rifles in their hands pointed crookedly forward, behind them, stood a burly man, with a square face of red, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and many pockmarks of all sizes on his face, adding a bit of majesty, looking at the age should be around forty years old, at a glance it is a person who is accustomed to giving orders, the fly in the ointment is that one leg on the left is shorter than the one on the right, The body became tilted, which looked a little funny.

"Ming Tsai, you're deaf, didn't you hear me shouting 'lie down'!?" The middle-aged man scolded the young man who was standing in place and looking around.

"Uncle Zhenqiang, there is water on the ground, how can I lie down!" Ming Tsai pointed to a puddle of stagnant water on the ground and argued. There was a 'eat' laugh all around, and the companions lying on the ground all looked at Ming Tsai gloatingly, waiting to see his joke.

"Lose your mother!" Fang Zhenqiang walked over scolding, reached out and grabbed the rifle in Ming Zai's hand, then kicked him in the ass, drove him aside, and then plopped straight into the puddle, his body and face were suddenly splashed with muddy water, and the laughter around him disappeared suddenly.

"See?" Fang Zhenqiang got up from the ground with difficulty, and said loudly: "The duty of a soldier is to obey, when the commander shouts to lie down, even the oil pot in front of him will lie down!" The reason why the Northern Expeditionary Army was able to conquer everything and be invincible was because of strict discipline, although our joint defense team was not a regular army, but there was no distribution of regular army and local troops on the battlefield, the little devil would not let you go because of this, if you want to save your own life, it is best to practice the tactical actions handed over to you by your uncle! Then he looked up at the sky and commanded, "Let's rest for a while." ”

The members of the joint defense team immediately sat around Fang Zhenqiang, and Ah Ming, who had just been beaten and scolded, sat down next to him, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Zhenqiang, do you say that the Northern Expeditionary Army was powerful back then or the Ninth Army is powerful now?" "Fang Zhenqiang once served as a company commander in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and he was very brave in battle, because he retired because he broke his leg in the battle against Hesheng Bridge, so he has a special feeling for the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Unexpectedly, Fang Zhenqiang did not react much, but looked at the mountains in the distance and said in a slow tone: "During the Northern Expedition, including the armies of the warlords, the equipment was not very good, and the reason why the National Revolutionary Army was able to win was because we had strict discipline and the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, and in addition, the support of the people of the whole country was also a very important factor. Now it is the war of resistance of the whole nation, a just war to defend the homeland and defend the country, and [***], including the Ninth Army, are fighting the invaders, which is different from the Northern Expeditionary Army! No matter how powerful we are, it is not still the Chinese who are killed, what is there to show off? ”

Ah Ming's heart was also a little touched when he heard him say this, and he hurriedly said: "No matter what, these two armies are our pride!" ”

Fang Zhenqiang smiled casually, and was about to say something more, but suddenly stood up, pointed to the opposite mountain beam and said, "Look, is the person who ran down from the mountain Asu?" ”

Ah Ming put his palm on his eyes, carefully identified it for a while, nodded and said, "It's Asu!" Didn't this kid say he was going to his grandmother's house, why did he come so soon? ”

Fang Zhenqiang frowned and said, "It seems that there is something urgent!" Then he muttered, "Could it be that the devil is coming?" ”

"Uncle, what are you kidding, we are here in Taishan, hundreds of kilometers away from Guangzhou, how can we just come here!" Ah Ming was incredulous about Fang Zhenqiang's statement.

"Yes, isn't there Li Wuzi's fifth column blocking Jiangmen in front?" Another member of the joint defense team chimed in.

While speaking, Asu had already rushed down from the top of the mountain beam, standing in front of Fang Zhenqiang, panting heavily, unable to say a word, with an obviously anxious look on his face.

Fang Zhenqiang patted Asu's shoulder hard, and said unusually calmly: "Don't worry, speak slowly." Then he motioned for Amin to pour a bowl of water from the jug and handed it over.

After drinking a few sips of water, Asu finally relieved his breath and said hurriedly: "Uncle, the fifth column and the devil are fighting in Tanglang Mountain, and the joint defense team of the nearby villages will go to support, so our village is missing!" ”

As soon as the young people around heard that they were going to fight, they were immediately excited, and they all put the rifles on the ground on their backs, and they immediately set off after waiting for Fang Zhenqiang's order.

Fang Zhen stared at Asu and asked, "What is the strength of the devil?" How many people are still in the fifth column? How long can it last? At this time, he seemed to have returned to the period of the Northern Expedition when the artillery was under fire, and he was discussing the battle plan with his subordinates.

Aso was stopped by his barrage of questions, scratched his head with his hand, and said embarrassedly, "I was sent back by my uncle as soon as I arrived at my grandmother's house, and I didn't bother to ask." Then he added: "The joint defense teams of several nearby villages have all gathered in Nigang Village, but no one has ever fought, and I want to wait for you to take command." Although Fang Zhenqiang is disabled, after all, he was a company commander in the Northern Expeditionary Army, so the joint defense teams of several nearby villages are all looking forward to him.

Fang Zhenqiang immediately said: "Ah Ming, you have fast legs, immediately go to the mud gang to inform everyone, saying that I will arrive later, let them send someone to find out the situation first." ”

Amin said yes and ran out along the mountain road as fast as he could.

Fang Zhenqiang turned around and said to Asu: "You go back to the village first and let everyone pack up their things, in case the front can't stand it, so that they can move to the mountains." Be careful, don't mess around! You have to organize the young adults and maintain order! ”

Aso asked puzzledly: "The fifth column is so powerful, how can it not withstand it?" ”

Fang Zhenqiang said angrily: "If you can withstand it, you will retreat to Taishan!" Then he waved his hand to the members of the joint defense team and ordered loudly: "Joint defense team, go!" With that, he limped to the front of the team, and the joint defense team hurriedly followed.

By the time they arrived at Nigang Village, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and more than a dozen joint defense teams with nearly 200 guns had gathered in the village.

As soon as Fang Zhenqiang arrived, the captains of the joint defense team, who were so anxious that they were running around the village, suddenly had a backbone, and surrounded them with a bang, Fang Zhenqiang hurriedly asked a lean man with a dark face: "Village Chief Yang, how is the situation now?" ”

Village Chief Yang replied: "Now the fifth column has been surrounded by the Yue army on Tanglang Mountain, and all the passages have been blocked, and our people dare not approach at all. ”

Fang Zhenqiang asked, "How many people are in the army?" Will the fifth column still hold out? ”

Village Chief Yang replied: "There are probably more than 2,000 devils, and I don't know how many people there are in the fifth column, but they should be able to withstand it." Several charges from the devils were knocked back, and the fire on the hill was fierce, so the ammunition should be relatively sufficient. "Village Chief Yang once served in Chen Jitang's army, although he was just an ordinary soldier, but he still knew some basic military knowledge.

Fang Zhenqiang's heart relaxed a little, and said to Village Chief Yang: "Lift the earthen cannon in your village and set off now!" In addition, let the village be ready to move, if the army wins, it will definitely come here to kill people and set fires."

When the joint defense captains of the other villages heard him say this, they suddenly reacted, hurriedly sent people back to inform him, and then carried the earthen cannons in a chaotic manner and marched towards Tanglang Mountain.

The team walked out of the village along the winding and rugged mountain road, and just after crossing a mountain beam, there were faint bursts of gunfire and shouts of killing in the distance, and as the distance approached, the sound gradually became clearer, and the smell of gunpowder in the air became stronger and stronger!

(To be continued)