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As Gu Changfeng expected, in the extremely bad weather, the Japanese army's planes could not take off to bomb Chaoyang, the wounded Japanese army was annoyed and angry, but there was nothing to do, as soon as the railway bridge was blown up, Chaoyang City was lost, and all the grain in Beipiao City was robbed, and the army of more than 20,000 people even had a big problem to eat, how could they adjust and recover in a short time? Second, the enemy's situation was unclear and the future was uncertain, so the divisions of the Eighth Division sent three cavalry squads to reconnoiter in an attempt to find out the situation of this army that suddenly appeared, but they were attacked head-on before they could reach within 10 kilometers of Chaoyang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The commander of the Kwantung Army, General Muto Nobuyoshi, was extremely shocked to receive the news that the 7th Independent Brigade had been defeated again and again. After meeting Kobayashi Kakutaro, chief of staff of the Eighth Division, who arrived in a hurry, he listened to Kobayashi's detailed account of the destruction of the Beipiao Castle Railway, the bombing of the iron bridge, the introduction of Nakamura, the commander of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, the loss of Beipiao Castle for the second time in succession, and the involvement of the Eighth Brigade of the Eighth Brigade that drove to Chaoyang in advance. A detailed report of the regiment being killed and wounded by more than 800 elites of the 6th Army under the heavy attack of the enemy, and being forced to withdraw from Chaoyang City and retreat to Beipiao.

The chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Amimura Ninji, immediately roared, and scolded Nakamura Insuke, who graduated from the Japanese 6th Military University and was one year younger than himself, as a bastard and stupid, and a disgrace to the 6th Army of the Great Japanese Empire. They all suggested to the commander General Muto Nobuyoshi: telegram order Nakamura to introduce caesarean section and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!

Nakamura is stupid, but he is also a ruthless character. Without waiting for Muto Nobuyoshi to make a decision, a true report from the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade flew to the Kwantung Army headquarters: Nakamura-kun was ashamed and shameless in the face of the emperor and the officers and men of the army, and he had already broken his abdomen five minutes earlier.

In this way, although the generals of the Kwantung Army saved trouble, the shame brought by Nakamura was introduced by Nakamura to commit suicide, which made them even more unforgettable and angry.

Senior General Muto Nobuyoshi, who was called "calm and silent by the Japanese army," suddenly made a decision that surprised all the generals: He ordered the commander of the garrison wing north of Shanhaiguan, Masajiro Ochiai, to immediately carry out a 10-minute artillery bombardment of the position where the squadron was stationed, and if the squadron dared to return fire, he telegraphed 11 warships swimming on the sea to immediately launch a fierce artillery bombardment on the Shanhaiguan line. The 6th Army is ready for everything and waits for the opportunity to occupy Yuguan!

5:15 p.m. on December 22. The 40 pieces of artillery of the Japanese army at Shanhaiguan suddenly launched a frenzied artillery attack on Yucheng and the surrounding positions where He Zhuguo's headquarters was stationed, and General He Zhuguo, who had been on guard against the Japanese army's disaster for a week, decisively ordered all his units to take their posts, closely monitor them, and at the same time make an urgent report to the Northeast Army Headquarters.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese shelling ended, and the cautious He Zhuguo was not yet ordered. All subordinate departments were strictly ordered to wait for instructions from the headquarters. No counterattack was allowed, and the whole army entered a state of imminent battle and was ready for battle.

The Japanese army, which was not yet ready for a full-scale attack, saw this. There were no further provocations, and after receiving an urgent report from the front, General Muto Nobuyoshi did not issue further orders, so as not to disrupt the entire established overall offensive plan. The generals and commanders of the Kwantung Army Headquarters finally calmed down and discussed nervously how to adjust their deployment to solve the chaotic situation facing the Western Front and how to deal with the sudden active entanglement of the Chinese regular army.

Ten minutes of shelling was not a matter for the barbaric and unscrupulous Japanese invaders, but it was a big deal for the squadron. Less than half an hour after the shelling, the panicked people of Yucheng began to show signs of sporadically fleeing southward, and the young marshal, who was urgently discussing countermeasures with the generals of the Northeast Army, also received a telegram from Chairman Chiang from Nanjing.

An Yi in the headquarters of the Tangshan Pavilion was pondering the battle situation in front of him, and after receiving a call from the young marshal, he called the chief of staff Zhao Rui, and hurriedly rushed to the young marshal's mansion in Beiping City, and walked into the study room of the side hall under the guidance of the young marshal's confidant adjutant, and only then did he take a sip of the hot tea handed by the adjutant, and saw the young marshal Zhang Xueliang and the assistant marshal Zhang Zuoxiang both arrived.

The four of them did not have too much politeness, and immediately discussed the shelling incident on the front line of Shanhaiguan. Both the young marshal and the assistant marshal agreed with Zhao Rui's analysis of the "retaliatory shelling" and unanimously agreed that this was a move to vent the anger of the Japanese army after suffering heavy losses in western Liaoning. Although the young marshal and the auxiliary commander were temporarily relieved, they deeply felt that the pace of Japanese aggression was getting closer and closer. The pressure on the various units of the Northeast Army is also getting heavier and heavier.

After the discussion came to an end, the young marshal took out Chairman Jiang's consultation telegram and handed it to An Yi: "For the current war between China and Japan. The chairman of the committee was very anxious, and as soon as he was killed, he called to inquire about the details and our army's response plan. Brother Yu replied that the Japanese artillery bombardment had stopped, and no further provocation by the enemy was seen, and any sudden change would be reported at any time. Brother Xian, the chairman probably called you too, right? ”

An Yi's face was extremely grim: "Not only did the commission send an urgent telegram to inquire, but General He Jingzhi, who was temporarily acting as the chief of staff, also put down his face, and sent a telegram to his younger brother asking for the first time to ask the younger brother to call back to the commission, saying that the officers and men of the Northeast Army were waiting for a serious battle, and they would give the Japanese who attacked me at any time to fight back desperately." The reply to General He Jingzhi was only eight words: throw away your illusions and prepare for war. ”

Zhang Zuoxiang shook his head helplessly and sighed: "This big battle between China and Japan is definitely inevitable, if it weren't for the effective actions of the virtuous nephew in Liaoxi that disrupted the overall plan of the Japanese army, I'm afraid this battle would have started a long time ago." Speaking of which, we have to be grateful to the virtuous nephew. According to the information just obtained, after arriving at Jinzhou, the four special trains of a brigade of the Japanese army heading south from Shenyang suddenly stopped advancing, turned around and headed north, heading for Yixian, presumably preparing to reinforce the western Liaoning line. If this information is conclusively confirmed. It shows that the plan of the virtuous nephew to take the initiative to attack western Liaoning was completely correct, and it greatly reduced the pressure on our army on the middle and east roads. Just now, at the meeting, many generals have a deep understanding of this. ”

"Hehe, there are certainly some generals who approve of it. I guess there are a lot of opposition voices, right? I think there will even be some people who think that it was I An Yi who took the initiative to provoke and attracted the Japanese to attack! An Yi asked half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Zhang Zuoxiang and the young marshal glanced at each other, and both smiled helplessly, and the young marshal comforted in a low voice: "No way, there are always one or two people whose brains can't turn for a while, and they have illusions about Japan." Don't take it to heart, most of the generals admire the foresight of the virtuous brother very much. admired the bravery and resourcefulness of An Jiajun, and several predecessors of our army who never convinced people sighed that they had benefited a lot! ”

Zhang Zuoxiang saw An Yi swinging humbly, and cut: From a slight smile, stand up to prepare to say goodbye! "The virtuous nephew and the young marshal talked slowly, worried that Chairman Jiang would soon have another call, and several division commanders were still waiting, so I had to go and open a few first, virtuous nephew. Have all of your 44th Division been deployed? ”

"In addition to leaving two logistics companies to garrison the camp, the other units, under the care of the seniors and the young marshal, took the train and car at noon, and went north, and it is estimated that they will be able to meet with the front-line brothers at about ten o'clock tonight. An Yi answered truthfully.

Zhang Zuoxiang nodded with satisfaction: "That's fine, but." Such a large-scale operation will certainly not be hidden from little Japan. It is estimated that the Kwantung Army Headquarters has already learned about it at this time, and even the number of the department can be obtained. The battle in Liaoxi will not be easy to fight, let the officers and men of the 44th Division go around Liaoxi, and play the role of delay and deterrence, and if the situation is not right, withdraw to the Guannei, they have already done a good job" Okay, the two virtuous nephews and the young marshal talk slowly, I have already ordered the food to be sent over.

An Yi and Zhao Rui stood up to send them off, and after sitting down, they discussed with Jianshuai how to further reply to Chairman Jiang's inquiry.

The young marshal said with a smile that the situation in which the tiger head led his troops to win a great victory in western Liaoning again may not be able to hide how long Chairman Jiang was, although Chairman Jiang did not agree to the plan to take the initiative to attack, but now that the raw rice has been cooked and cooked, I am afraid that it is still necessary to report it truthfully. An Yi thought about it for a while, and immediately agreed with the young marshal's opinion, and instructed Zhao Rui to call Liu Qing and Zhan Zhi of the headquarters, and ask them to immediately telegraph in detail the purpose, process, and effect of the entire operation, as well as the aftermath of the operation, to Chairman Jiang of Nanjing, otherwise they would fall into great passivity and be scolded as a trivial matter when the outside world disclosed it. If the chairman of the committee is unprepared and has to face questions from the Lord's peace faction and even the Japanese, it will be a big trouble.

Eight o'clock in the evening. Nanjing Headquarters, Office of the Chairman.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had a working dinner with the US ambassador to Beijing, returned to the office and office, and learned that He Yingqin and Chen Lifu had been waiting in the attendant's room for a long time, and just wanted to order them to come in, Deng Wenyi, the confidential secretary, hurriedly stepped forward and gently put the blue folder in front of Chiang Kai-shek with both hands:

"Headmaster. This is a secret telegram from Beiping just from Beiping by the young marshal and Senior Brother An, and there is also a long telegram submitted in the name of Senior Brother An's former enemy headquarters, the students feel that it is very important, please take a look at the principal first, it is estimated that General Jingzhi and Minister Zu Yan are also here for this. ”

"Oh?" Chiang Kai-shek was slightly taken aback, and after reading the above two brief reports of the young marshal and An Yi, he was stunned to know that the Japanese had not violated further, and his heart was relieved, so he took out the two telegrams and put them aside, and carefully read the long telegram marked with the five-star top-secret symbol.

After reading the first paragraph, Chiang Kai-shek was overwhelmed with surprise, and after a few minutes of watching it, he suddenly stood up, mixed with joy and anger. couldn't help but scold: "This An Yi, this An Yi, I know that there is nothing he doesn't dare to do, such a big action." How dare he hide it from me, Niang Xipi

"Headmaster, please stop your anger! Although Senior Brother An is reckless, it is very worthwhile from the perspective of the effect. After learning the general offensive route of the Japanese invaders, the special committee of the Central Military Commission predicted the time of the general attack of the Japanese invaders three times, and they were very worried that the Japanese invaders would brazenly invade North China in the next few days at the end of the year, thus setting off a full-scale war between China and Japan. At least Senior Brother An's elusive blow on the front line of western Liaoning made the Japanese army feel like they were in their throats and could not focus on the south. Deng Wenyi whispered his opinion.

Chiang Kai-shek glanced at Deng Wenyi and sat down slowly: "I am well aware of the positive effects of An Yi's actions, and I can also see from this detailed report that his actions must have received the full support of Zhang Hanqing." Otherwise, it would not have gone so smoothly, annihilating more than 900 Japanese criminals, capturing 17 people, annihilating more than 1,300 puppet troops, and anyway, more than 700 puppet troops, and seizing a large number of weapons, ammunition, food, winter clothes and other materials. The railway bridge was blown up, and the city of Beipiao was captured twice. Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao still occupy Chaoyang City, he is amazing! ”

"Yes, the students also admire Senior Brother An, and the battle he commanded does not seem to be unsuccessful, which is very remarkable." Di Wenyi echoed with a smile.

Who knew that Chiang Kai-shek's face was not happy, but angry: "But while I am happy, I am also very angry." The reason for my anger is not that I am worried about diplomatic passivity, nor that I am worried about the pressure of the Lords and factions who only compete for power and talk about it. Because of the whole. The crisis in North China has put us in a difficult situation of riding a tiger, and we have to fight a tough battle if we don't want to fight. Otherwise, it is very likely that due to indecision, we will collapse for thousands of miles, lose North China and the Central Plains, and become a sinner in history through the ages, and no one can afford this crime! What I'm angry about is that An Yi is getting more and more disagreeable. Such a big military operation has been hidden from me for a long time, and it is bold! Go. Give him a telegram that he must come to Nanking to see me tomorrow before dark! ”

Just now, the students heard from Mr. Zu Yan that the Japanese had lodged a strong protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs against the fact that our regular army had gone north to the western part of puppet Manchukuo. Di Wenyi informed Chiang Kai-shek in advance.

Chiang Kai-shek slapped the table in front of him in annoyance: "How can this be true!" Outrageous! It's simply the wicked who sue first. What Manchukuo, that is my Chinese territory, when did my Chinese government think that it was Manchukuo? It seems that An Yi is still simple, except for fighting, there is no nonsense. You go to Kang Ze and He Jinhan now, "Let's discuss, how to launch a huge propaganda in newspapers and radio stations across the country tomorrow, I still have to protest, the Japanese invaders shelled our Shanhaiguan garrison for no reason, this is an intensified **naked barbaric invasion!" In addition, grasp the principle of public opinion, Liaoxi is the territory of our country, and we will never recognize Japan's shameful puppet Zhejiang, and the anti-Japanese armed forces in the entire northeast are just! What regular army is not a regular army? In the next few days, I will convene a meeting and give all the anti-Japanese armed forces in the Northeast the official numbers, they are all my regular army! ”