The 42nd evacuation of Nanchang
Han Xing's hands are almost in charge of the finances of the entire Luxi base area, and there is no shortage of public money, and hundreds of thousands of yuan in modern times are exchanged for silver dollars at that time, which is a small amount. As long as the hearing aid is considered a public matter, a big stroke of the pen, the money matter will be solved.
Han Xing had just been happy about this matter for a while, and the heartwarming matter came again, and a staff officer came to report that the little devil had entered Nanchang from the north.
The Japanese army mainly attacked from two sides, on the one hand, for the feint, on the other hand, for the main attack, the feint attack of the army for a part of the 101st Division, from the Tujiabu area of Xiushui to break through Xiushui, along the Nanxun railway, from north to south. The main attacking army was a part of the Japanese 106th Division and the 101st Division, plus a tank group and a heavy artillery group, which broke through from Qiujin in Xiushui, and then adopted a big detour tactic, inserting from the west to Fengxin County, and then turning around and attacking Nanchang from the west.
This side of the main attack was blocked, but the west side was blocked, and the north side came in. The 101st Division of the 101st Division passed through Lehua and Jiaoqiao along the Nanxun Railway and arrived on the north bank of the Ganjiang River in the northwest of Nanchang on the 26th.
After discovering the Japanese army's attempt, the 19th Army urgently ordered the 32nd Army to withdraw to Nanchang from Tujiabu on the Nanxun Road, and held Nanchang together with the 102nd Division.
However, the 32nd Army had not yet fully withdrawn, and the Japanese 101st Division had already broken through to Nanchang from the north. This is the same as playing football, blocking important positions in order to block the enemy's attack. You are one step slower than the enemy, the enemy has run to your head, what position are you stuck in, what Nanchang can you defend?
The defenders of Nanchang were weak in strength and firepower, and after fierce street fighting, they suffered many casualties and were ordered to retreat to Jinxian. On the 27th, the Japanese 101st Division occupied most of Nanchang.
Han Xing, Bai Huizhang, Liu Zhiyuan, Hou Dashan, and Xu Da urgently discussed, and everyone agreed that at present, most of Nanchang City has been lost, and it is no longer of military significance to hold on to the west of the Ganjiang Bridge, and if it is delayed, the 102nd Division and the Southern Expeditionary Army will have no way to retreat.
The 102nd Division and the Southern Expeditionary Army had to withdraw to the east of the bridge, blew up the Ganjiang Bridge, and retreated to the Jinxian area. But this Ganjiang bridge could not stop the Japanese attack at all, they set up a pontoon bridge, and then followed up and entered Nanchang.
After the Japanese army occupied Nanchang, Qingyunpu Airport was completely opened, and without Nanchang City, it could not exist. The air force of the Southern Expeditionary Army will also withdraw to Hengyang Airport in Hunan along with the air force of the National Army.
Jinxian is located in the south of Zhuanyang Lake, a little east-south of Nanchang, 64 kilometers away from the center of Nanchang.
The defense of the Jinxian area was that after discussing with Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, and Gu Zhutong of the Third War Zone, the 16th and 79th Divisions were transferred to Dongxiang and Jinxian in the southeast of Nanchang to guard the south bank of Poyang Lake and plan for the Nanchang side of the operation, so that the national troops withdrawn from Nanchang could be regarded as stabilizing their positions.
Han Xing took a set of hearing aids that Xu Da got from abroad, and together with Fan Shuyu, he found Liu Zhiyuan's group. I saw that Liu Zhiyuan was discussing the matter of the garrison with his staff officers in a shouting and gesture. Han Xing took out his hearing aids, brought them to Liu Zhiyuan, and asked him, "How is it, are you in charge?" ”
Liu Zhiyuan closed his eyes and said, "What's the matter, I still can't hear anything." ”
Han Xing adjusted his volume again and said, "Did you hear it this time?" ”
Liu Zhiyuan closed his eyes again and said, "I still can't hear anything." ”
Han Xing thought to himself, this is strange, looking at Liu Zhiyuan's elephant just now, it doesn't look like he can't hear it at all. Why can't I hear anything when I close my eyes at this time?
Liu Zhiyuan felt very curious about hearing aids, and fiddled with them vigorously.
Han Xing slowly walked behind Liu Zhiyuan and suddenly shouted: "Liu Zhiyuan! ”
Liu Zhiyuan subconsciously immediately turned around, stood upright, and shouted: "Here!" ”
Han Xing smiled, pointed at Liu Zhiyuan's nose and said, "You Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Zhiyuan, didn't you say that you couldn't hear anything, why did you hear it now." ”
Liu Zhiyuan also smiled and said, "This hearing aid seems to be really in charge, I'm not afraid of betting!" If you lose the bet, you're going to be embarrassed again. ”
Fan Shuyu was also happy, and said to Liu Zhiyuan with a smile: "The other soldiers are in charge, and I still wonder, why don't you care if you wear this hearing aid?" It turns out that you still remember the bet, but if you don't say it, I forgot. I'm still a witness, and you can't rely on anything about the bet you made with Commander Han. Hurry up, run three laps with Commander Han on your back......"
Liu Zhiyuan lowered his head embarrassedly and said, "It's all my soldiers here, how embarrassed I am, how can I straighten up in front of them in the future." ”
"That's not good," Han Xing also came seriously, "straighten up and can't straighten up, it depends on whether you speak or not." The eldest husband is full of words, spit on the ground and smashes a pit, how can he play Laipi! Quick, back, back......"
Liu Zhiyuan had no choice but to carry Han Xing around the house three times, which caused some officers and soldiers to laugh. A few small soldiers were embarrassed to look straight in the eyes, so they could only tilt their heads to look, so that Liu Zhiyuan saw it, and one of them kicked them and glared at them.
After the excitement was playing, Han Xing said to Liu Zhiyuan: "My ears can hear it, let's have a meeting!" Everyone is waiting for you, summing up the experience of the Nanchang defense battle, and studying the next action plan. ”
Liu Zhiyuan happily put his arm around Han Xing with one hand, talked and laughed continuously, and went to the temporary venue with Han Xing.
On April 20, 23 days after the evacuation of Nanchang, Nanzheng held another military meeting in Jinxian.
The meeting was also held in a small grass hut, and there was a small white stubble table in the room, which was torn apart, and there were a few strips, which I hated to fall apart. Bring your own water to drink, if you don't bring a kettle, find the guard next to you to ask for a tea jar, and there is boiling water in the cooking class.
Attending the meeting were Liu Zhiyuan, Hou Dashan, You Xiangqian, and Fan Shuyu. Of course, You Qianqian was a battalion commander, but because of the important position, he was also invited. Although Fan Shuyu is only a health captain, many things involve her, and she is also asked to participate.
Han Xing said: "Everyone has arrived, but there is a lack of Commander Xu, and Xu Dayuan is at Hengyang Airport and can't come." He said that he was resolutely obeying the orders of the Southern Expeditionary Army. We have been in Jinxian for a long time, we have stayed for more than 20 days, and we have almost rested, and Liu Zhiyuan's ears are also better. The main topic of the meeting was, what is our next military operation? ”
Liu Zhiyuan's ears are indeed better, and he doesn't wear hearing aids anymore. On the one hand, Fan Shuyu followed Han Xing's advice and used some more modern treatment methods. On the other hand, Liu Zhiyuan is young and has strong resilience, so he recovers very quickly.
Han Xing continued: "The situation is such that after the Japanese army captured Nanchang, it maintained a confrontation with China's 3rd and 9th theaters of operations along the southeast shore of Poyang Lake in the east, Xiangtang in the south, and Gao'an, Fengxin, and Wuning in the west. The Military Commission of the Nationalist Government decided to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army had not yet gained a firm foothold in Nanchang and ordered all theaters to launch the 'April Offensive' (also known as the 'Spring Offensive') to harass and contain the Japanese army and prevent it from continuing to invade Changsha westward.
The Military Commission ordered the Ninth and Third Theaters to plan a counteroffensive against Nanchang. The use of troops is scheduled to be the 1st, 19th, and 30th Group Armies of the Ninth Theater and the 32nd Group Army of the Third Theater, with a total of about 10 divisions, under the unified command of Luo Zhuoying, commander-in-chief of the 19th Group Army.
Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed his "Plan for Attacking Nanchang" to Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, and solicited his opinions. The operational policy is: 'First attack the enemy along the Nanxun line with the main force, cut off the enemy's contact, and then take Nanchang directly with one section.' The timing of the start of the attack is scheduled for April 24. The main content of its troop deployment was to order the 1st Group Army (Commander-in-Chief Gao Yinhuai), the 19th Group Army and the 74th Army (Army Commander Yu Jishi) to advance to the Nanxun Railway between Xiushui and Nanchang through the Fengxin and Dacheng areas respectively, completely destroy communications, cut off enemy reinforcements, and cooperate in attacking Nanchang.
The 19th Army of the 49th Army (Army Commander Liu Duoquan) was ordered to advance to Gao'an one by one as the general reserve. The 32nd Group Army (Commander-in-Chief Shangguan Yunxiang) was ordered to attack Nanchang from the east of the Ganjiang River with the strength of 3 divisions, and organized 1 regiment of troops to attack Nanchang by surprise attack. Ordered the 30th Army (Commander-in-Chief Wang Lingji) to attack Wuning.
On 18 April, Bai Chongxi sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, putting forward his own suggestions on the deployment of troops, with slight changes, emphasizing the need to carry out surprise attacks and 'sabotage and disrupt the enemy's communications and rear,' and 'cutting off the enemy's lines of communication,' and that 'the time of the attack should be advanced and carried out as soon as possible, and it should be around the 22nd at the latest.'
This is the general situation of the Nanchang counteroffensive, let's talk about it, what should we do? ”
Hou Dashan said happily: "Counterattack Nanchang, this is a great thing, if we win, we will drink celebratory wine, if we fail, it is also their business, and the responsibility is not ours." We are raising sea cucumbers in Jinxian with peace of mind! ”
Liu Zhiyuan thought about it for a while, but frowned and said: "I don't think the situation is optimistic, and the focus of the attack is whether Nanchang can be captured." First of all, in terms of troops, the total strength of the Japanese army is still more than 100,000, and the strength of the national army can be concentrated is more than 100,000, which is not an advantage. In terms of equipment, the equipment of the Japanese army is far superior to that of the national army, and the national army is inferior in this regard. In terms of time, the Japanese army has occupied Nanchang for more than 20 days, and during this time, I am afraid that they will not be idle, and they are building a large number of fortifications, attacking the strong with the weak, and the national army is not dominant! I see, this Warring States army is not easy to fight......"
Han Xing nodded again and again when he heard this, Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Zhiyuan, the battle is getting better and better, and he actually analyzed the ugly Yinmao, sacrificed some people in the war, and cultivated some people.
You Qianqian also thought about it a long time ago, and said: "The characteristics of the Southern Expeditionary Army are movement warfare, and if you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave. In particular, our tank battalion has the characteristics of mobile warfare only when it is on the great plains. We're not good at tackling tough battles, and if the little devils use grenades against us, we'll suffer a big loss! If our entire Southern Expeditionary Army were to fight for consumption in this positional battle, I am afraid that our little capital would have been exhausted long ago. ”