Section 2 Counterattack of Counterattack IX
Lujia Courtyard in Dexian County, here is the heart and brain of the entire North China, and the whole of North China beats with this heart and operates under the command of this brain. The headquarters is full of wartime tension, such as Lin's antenna transmits the situation on all fronts to the headquarters, to the war room, and then to the various battlefields.
“…… As of today, our army has fully broken through the city defenses, but the resistance of the Japanese army is still very tenacious. Sun Zhen reported that the troops suffered heavy losses, the commander of the 729th Regiment of the 41st Army was killed, the commander of the 364th Brigade, Sun Anbang, was seriously wounded, and the commander of the 19th Army was temporarily killed. On the defensive line on the south bank of the Yongding River, Commander Chen of the 45th Army reported that the Eighth Division had been defeated in two attempts to cross the river today, and the Japanese army had retreated to the north bank of the Yongding River; General Gan Lichu reported ......"
Zhuang Jihua silently listened to He Wei's report, the battle was unprecedentedly fierce, the Japanese army resisted stubbornly, and the attack was fierce and resolute. After rushing into Gu'an, he was worried that eliminating the Gu'an defenders too quickly might cause Okamura Ninji to retreat, and he once ordered Sun Zhen to defend the enemy in Gu'an without preparing for destruction for three days.
In order to paralyze Okamura Ningji, he transferred the 45th Army from Gu'an to the south bank of the Yongding River to block the attack, and the 8th Division was separated from the Japanese army that counterattacked in Daxing to carry out offensive defense on the south bank of the Yongding River, while the 56th Division continued to attack Yufa; Counterattacking from the front, the 19th Division continued to attack on the front, while the main 10th Division and the 2nd Chariot Division inserted from the right flank in a roundabout way between Pangezhuang and Yufa and Huangfa Bridge; The 5th Division and the 3rd and 4th Chariot Divisions rushed to Yufa from the left flank, east of Pangezhuang.
After obtaining the consent of Zhuang Jihua, Fan Hanjie transferred 200 divisions to rebuild, crossed the Yongding River, reinforced Yufa, and the tank division stayed on the south bank of the Yongding River.
The two armies of the Fifth Army were scattered on a long front from Pangezhuang to the north bank of the Yongding River, withstanding round after round of attacks by the Japanese army, stubbornly attracting the Japanese army to their side.
On the Douzhang front line east of Gu'an, the Japanese army in Wuqing desperately advanced westward, the Third Tank Brigade and the First Tank Brigade took turns to attack the positions of the 72nd Army and the Third Army, the 72nd Army and the Third Army did not retreat half a step, Feng Shengfa and Tang Huaiyuan both went to the front line to supervise the battle, Pan Wenhua led the 47th Army to counterattack the Japanese army from the flank, and the Japanese army was forced to transfer the 132nd Division to defend in the south, and the 27th Division, 18th Division, and 114th Division continued to attack the positions of the 72nd Army and the Third Army, forcing the squadron to retreat again and again. The Japanese army of Wuqing advanced westward, and Zhengsan of the Langfang River seized the opportunity to advance eastward, and strictly ordered the 64th Division and the 123rd Division to counterattack, trying to open up contact with the Japanese army advancing westward, and the 71st Army independently blocked the two divisions.
Kawabe Shozo knew that now was their best chance, the squadron still had a huge reserve, and once General Shina put the reserves into battle, this line of light would be fleeting. Ignoring the frontal attack of the 78th Army, he continued to mobilize troops to strengthen the counterattack.
Feng Shengfa commanded the three armies to open bows left and right to block the attack, blocking the Japanese attack to the death, Okamura Ningji, Kawabe Shozo, and Yokoyama Yong urged with a telegram, asking to open up contact as soon as possible, and the four Japanese divisions and regiments violently attacked Feng Shengfa's defense line regardless of casualties, forcing the squadron to retreat again and again, and the Japanese troops advancing from east to west were only eight miles apart.
At the critical moment, Feng Shengfa ordered the 87th Division that crossed the Jinlang Highway to launch a counterattack from the north, Liu Anqi led his troops to detour back to the north of the East Malaysia Circle, and then turned south and rushed into the East Malaysia Circle, the 64th Division was caught off guard and was forced to retreat, which eased the entire battle situation at once.
In order to relieve the pressure of Feng Shengfa, Song Xilian ordered the 78th Army to launch a strong attack on the front, the governor of Chifeng City led the troops to attack the city, the artillery fire at the head of Langfang City was flying, and Takahashi Taga II led the 3rd Division to fight the head of the city and resist the 78th Army under the city. Yu Chengwan led the 40th Army and the 32nd Division to attack each other west of Langfang, and the two sides did not give an inch.
There was a stalemate under the city of Langfang, but Song Xilian still held the Second Army and the 112th Army of the New Eighth Army in his hands, and the four elite armies did not enter the battle, Zhuang Jihua seemed to be happy to see this stalemate. However, under the city of Tianjin, Du Yuming seized the main force of the Japanese army in Wuqing and poured out, and secretly ordered Qin Yizhi, the commander of the Qing Third Army, to lead the Qing Third Army and the Sixth Tank Brigade to find a gap and intersperse, insert from the northwest of Duliu Town, eliminate the two Japanese brigades in a roundabout way, and capture Yang Fen in one fell swoop, and the western area of Tianjin was suddenly critical.
In the face of the crisis, Yokoyama Yong did not withdraw the Wuqing reinforcements, but launched a counterattack with the Ninth Division in the city, and the two sides formed a tug of war on the Xiqing line. After the Fifth Army was transferred from the Zhuozhou front, Tang Enbo's offensive was affected, and Gu Shoufu also did not dare to go all out to the east, Yang Sen carried out a strong attack on the western front, and Gu Shoufu was worried that the 49th Group Army would make a detour through Baihua Mountain and suddenly appear in the rear of Zhuozhou, repeatedly reminding Okamura to be vigilant in the Baihuashan area.
When He Wei introduced the battle situation, Bai Chongxi kept staring at the map, Zhuang Jihua transferred the 23rd Group Army and the First Mechanized Army to the south of the Yongding River, but never let them enter the battle, the Japanese army had been attracted by the Fifth Army to the front line of Pang Gezhuang Yufa, and there was only one eighth division on the flank, this division only had more than 10,000 people, and its strength was insufficient, so it could only bluff. At this moment, as long as Qiu Qingquan's troops are engaged in battle, they can immediately break through the Eighth Division and rush to Pangezhuang in Yufa, and the entire battle situation will be plunged for thousands of miles, completely in his hands, but I don't know why he just didn't move.
"The Cultural Revolution, did you let Qiu Qingquan cross the river?" Bai Chongxi finally couldn't help but speak, since Songshan began to attack Yufa yesterday, he has been waiting for Zhuang Jihua to give an order, but Qiu Qingquan, who has always been dishonest, did not dare to squeak this time, Zhuang Jihua did not give an order, he honestly hid on the south bank of the Yongding River, and he didn't dare to hat half of his head.
Zhuang Jihua looked at the telegram in his hand intently, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth for a long time: "Jian Gong, look at it, Stalin is really dizzy." ”
Bai Chongxi inexplicably took the telegram, this telegram was sent directly to Zhuang Jihua just now, after reading it, Bai Chongxi couldn't help but gasp, the scale of the rebellion in Xinjiang is so large, and the shadow of Soviet Russia behind it is so obvious.
The atmosphere in the war room suddenly became indignant, He Wei felt a little bitter and dazed in his heart, Shangguan Jun unceremoniously opened his mouth and scolded: "Soviet Russia is a thief, and the two major threats to our country, one is Japan and the other is Soviet Russia; Commander, I think we need to be on guard. ”
Zhuang Jihua immediately retorted: "Nonsense! The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are also Chinese, so I don't believe that they will do anything to betray the country and the nation, not to mention, our first task now is to drive the Japanese out, as for Soviet Russia, Stalin now has two major battlefields, Germany and Japan, and will not open up a third battlefield.
"Oh," Bai Chongxi originally judged the same, but now he couldn't believe it: "So how do you explain this?" ”
"Stalin wants to take advantage," Zhuang Jihua smiled faintly: "He sees that our forces in Xinjiang are small and weak, so he wants to create an opportunity to occupy northern Xinjiang first, and then force us to negotiate with the rebels and settle it peacefully, and then bargain with us on the condition of northern Xinjiang, targeting Mongolia and Northeast China." Hmph, he miscalculated this time. ”
After finishing speaking, he looked up at the staff officers in the room: "The chairman of the Xinjiang affairs committee has already dealt with it, our task is to eliminate the Japanese army entrenched in the calm area, don't be distracted, our side has fought well, and eliminated Okamura Ningji, the chairman will be more confident in dealing with the Xinjiang rebellion, and there will be more troops and materials for counterinsurgency, from now on, the Xinjiang rebellion will no longer be discussed in the war room!" Did you hear me clearly? ”
"Yes!" The staff officers in the war room replied in unison. "Deputy Director He, this decision was conveyed to all troops, telling them that concentrating their efforts and fighting this battle well is the greatest support for the counterinsurgency in Xinjiang. So focus on what is in front of you and don't care about anything else. ”
He Wei hurriedly agreed, Bai Chongxi nodded, Zhuang Jihua's decision is very correct and timely, the most important thing now is to eliminate Japan, the War of Resistance against the Japanese has taken ninety-nine steps, and if you work hard, victory will be in hand.
"Qiu Qingquan wait, Fan Hanjie still has the strength to spare, so he is not in a hurry for the time being." Zhuang Jihua said to Bai Chongxi.
Bai Chongxi sighed: "Okamura knows in his heart that we still have a large number of reserves in our hands, if we delay in investing in the reserves after a long war, won't Okamura doubt it?" ”
Zhuang Jihua was silent, this is indeed a problem, he can imagine that Okamura is in the command headquarters in Beiping, nervously guessing that he will put the reserves in that direction, how large, and which way.
"Commander, Gong Jian, I think we can wait a little longer," He Wei interjected: "Wei Lihuang will be interspersed in place tomorrow, and it will take two or three days for the troops to repair and unfold, and we will launch an attack tomorrow to attract Okamura Ningji's attention so that Wei Lihuang can act." ”
Bai Chongxi had already considered this problem, and he guessed that the reason why Zhuang Jihua had not allowed Qiu Qingquan to cross the river was that he was waiting for Wei Lihuang, and if the two sides could start at the same time, Okamura would inevitably be at a loss and unable to take care of it. However, Bai Chongxi could not be completely confidential. ”
Zhuang Jihua's face was expressionless, he didn't calculate this, so in the plan, the first wave was the Eighth Route Army, and there were guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in this area, and he hoped to influence Okamura's judgment, as long as it could affect a day or two.
"The guerrillas did not have the strength to take the initiative to challenge the Japanese strongholds, and the local defenders must have sensed that the equipment of this guerrilla force was different from the past, Okamura must be guessing where the New Fourth Army in central Hebei and the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei went?" Bai Chongxi continued to explain.
Zhuang Jihua somewhat understood Bai Chongxi's worries, according to Ligao Nosuke's previous information, Okamura has at least one division in the Huairou area, and possibly a tank division, if Okamura transfers this force to Xin'an or Xuanhua, and the counterattack troops of Pang Gezhuang and Yufa will be quickly recovered, Qiu Qingquan's heavy blow will be missed.
After thinking clearly, Zhuang Jihua immediately ordered: "Jian Gong is right, it is difficult to completely conceal the enemy's actions of hundreds of thousands of troops, order Qiu Qingquan, cross the river at dawn tomorrow, first destroy the Eighth Division and the 56th Division, and telegraph to Fan Hanjie that tomorrow will turn defense into attack, drag the Japanese army, and don't let Youmo Jingsan run!" ”! ~!
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