Chapter 447: Encirclement and reinforcements
The Northeast Frontier Guards all traveled by trucks and motorcycles, so it took less than half an hour to pass through the northern section of the road in Fan County. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Occasionally, some of the defenders of the city raised their heads to shoot at the risk of death, but before they could aim at their target, they were beaten into a bloody sieve by the dense rain of bullets that roared.
The remaining defenders had no choice but to watch the northeastern frontier guards swagger through the north of the city.
Subsequently, the tank divisions alternated cover, and followed the 1st Division to attack in the direction of Puyang.
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Puyang, stationed here *pig * pig * island * novel is the Central Army Wang Yaowu Division.
During the afternoon of the day, Wang Yaowu received a telegram directly from Nanjing, which was jointly signed by Chairman Chiang and the newly appointed Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi.
The content of the telegram pointed out that the Northeast Frontier Army was very likely to suddenly advance westward and attack the areas around Puyang and Xinxiang, and specially ordered Wang Yaowu's troops to be vigilant and hold on to waiting for help.
After receiving the telegram order, considering that Fan County was the eastern barrier of Puyang, Wang Yaowu sent his henchman Ai to drive a battalion led by Zhang Lingfu to Fan County to defend it.
However, in the evening, I received an urgent call from the Taiqian County Security Brigade, and a large number of Northeast Frontier Guards crossed the border overnight and went straight to Puyang.
Later, he received an urgent telegram that Zhang Lingfu's enemy had arrived in Fan County and was leading his troops to fight fiercely.
Wang Yaowu's troops were insufficient, less than 5,000 people, plus the troops stationed in Fan County, and a battalion that Zhang Lingfu had just brought, there were less than 3,500,000 people left in Puyang City.
Therefore, he was unable to send reinforcements for help, and Zhang Lingfu was indeed good, although he sent a telegram urgently, he did not mention the reinforcements.
But in this way, Wang Yaowu was even more restless and restless, he was pacing back and forth in his headquarters, and the cigarettes were smoking one after another.
The headquarters was filled with smoke, and the pungent smell of smoke filled the room.
Suddenly, a young and beautiful female communications soldier walked in. When he first entered the door, Xiu Mei, who was smoked by the pungent smoke, frowned slightly, coughed softly, and then forcibly endured the pungent smoke, walked in, and saluted Wang Yaowu: "Master, Fan County is in an emergency." ”
"Oh?" Hearing this, Wang Yaowu hurriedly threw away the cigarette butt and asked urgently, "How is the situation?" ”
The female signal soldier replied: "Commander Zhang Lingfu has called to say that the enemy has a large number of tanks, armored units and heavy artillery groups, and the defenders will not retreat from the battle, and they will suffer heavy casualties. The enemy frantically suppressed the head of the city with the dense and ferocious firepower of hundreds of tanks and combat vehicles, and then passed through the north avenue of the city, our army had few soldiers and poor weapons, and was unable to stop it. ”
"What? Passed Van County so quickly? Wang Yaowu was taken aback, and then shouted in a panic: "Send a telegram to Chief Hu immediately, the Northeast Frontier Army has entered Puyang." The situation is very critical, please urge him to urge the reinforcements to come as soon as possible, and it will change later! ”
"Yes." The female signal soldier replied coquettishly, and then turned around and twisted the waist of the water snake and left.
Luoyang. Command of the 1st Army.
Hu Zongnan was woken up from his sleep by the adjutant, although the war in Hebei may change, but he has to sleep, right?
"Adjutant Xiong, what's the matter. Call me so late? Being disturbed from sleep, Hu Zongnan was obviously a little unhappy.
The adjutant said: "General seat, the confidential room has just received an urgent telegram from General Wang Yaowu from Puyang. The Northeast Frontier Army really left Dezhou and marched west along the Yellow River, and now it has entered the area of Fanxian and is advancing towards Puyang. ”
"What? How did they come so fast? Hu Zongnan was shocked when he heard this, and immediately walked a few steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, and said, "When will the reinforcements we sent to Puyang arrive in Puyang?" ”
"Tomorrow afternoon at the earliest." The adjutant replied.
"No, send a telegram to the reinforcements, order them to arrive in Puyang before ten o'clock tomorrow, and if they don't arrive in time, they will be dealt with by military law, and then send a telegram to order the troops in Xinxiang and other places to quickly reinforce Puyang, and stop me from the Northeast Army at all costs!" Hu Zongnan immediately ordered.
"Yes." The adjutant hurriedly stepped forward and quickly took the order.
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At two o'clock in the morning in the evening, Zhang Xinghan and Liu Jianguo led an army of 30,000 to Puyang.
Time was pressing, and without any delay, Zhang Xinghan and Liu Jianguo ordered their troops to attack.
The defenders had been prepared for a long time, and the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides soon fell into a white-hot stage, which was extremely tragic.
In a dense forest two kilometers east of Puyang City, Zhang Xinghan's temporary headquarters was set up here.
In the headquarters, Zhang Xinghan and Liu Jianguo were discussing the military situation around the map, and from time to time there were violent explosions in front of them, as well as the sound of shouting and killing and gunfire.
Suddenly, a communications soldier walked in quickly, stood up and saluted the two: "Report to the headquarters seat, division seat, I just received an urgent telegram from the Secrecy Bureau. ”
"What's the content, read it quickly." Hearing this, Zhang Xinghan turned around and raised his hand.
"The telegram said that the reinforcements of the enemy's 1st Group Army and garrisons in Xinxiang and other places have been dispatched one after another and are coming towards Puyang for reinforcements, and the Secrecy Bureau reminds our combat troops to be vigilant and take precautions in advance." The Signal Soldier read.
After hearing this, Zhang Xinghan waved his hand to signal the communications troops to leave, and Liu Jianguo said: "Commander, it is obvious that the enemy already knows our strategic intentions, so they can react so quickly. ”
"Yes, the intention was already known to the enemy when we marched into Fan County, and the enemy desperately blocked us in Fan County, which is a good proof, it seems that there are still some capable people in Nanjing, not all of them are wine bags and rice bags." Zhang Xinghan nodded.
Liu Jianguo said: "Now that the enemy has learned of our purpose and has made some preparations, won't our plan to complete the strategic encirclement of the Jin Sui army be completed?" Another point, it was the Central Army that fought with us, and their desperate attempt to stop us proves that the Central Army has formed an alliance with the Jin Sui Army? ”
"That's for sure, but to say that this can make me give up the battle plan that I have worked so hard to manage, it would be too much to underestimate me Zhang Xinghan." A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Xinghan's mouth, and he said, "Isn't the enemy frantically rushing to Puyang for reinforcements?" Then we will use Puyang as a bait to give them a siege point to send reinforcements, and strive to severely damage the central army north of the Yellow River in one fell swoop, and completely relieve us of our worries about attacking Jincheng. ”
"Reinforcements?" Liu Jianguo was a little unclear, so he ......
"In this way, I will leave you a tank regiment and an infantry regiment, and the air defense regiment will also be left to you, and you will continue to besiege and attack Puyang, while I will lead the main force of the tank division and an infantry regiment to set up an ambush on the way to the enemy's reinforcements. Eat all the enemy's reinforcements one by one, and when we destroy all their reinforcements, Puyang City will be self-defeating. Zhang Xinghan quickly made arrangements and ordered.
"Oh." Liu Jianguo nodded as if he didn't understand, and then stepped forward and promised: "Please rest assured, I promise to complete the task." ”
It should be said that the Northeast Frontier Army's Secret Bureau has indeed developed very rapidly, and it has surpassed Chairman Chiang's Military Command Bureau.
This can be seen from the efficiency of their work, not only did they get important information about the reinforcement of Puyang by the Central Army, but they even had a few troops from the enemy, and they could clearly understand the closest and the distance of the road.
Therefore, Zhang Xinghan was able to formulate a highly targeted battle plan relatively well.
The reason why the Secrecy Bureau has been able to grow to such a scale in just a few years. Such a rapid speed is inseparable from Zhang Xinghan's strong support in all aspects.
Because Zhang Xinghan is a traverser, he understands the importance of intelligence better than any warlord at the moment, so when there is a condition, he will vigorously support the development of his intelligence secret service department at any cost and without hesitation.
Now this intelligence department, which has spent countless energy and money, has finally brought its immeasurable and huge returns, and they are the clairvoyance and ears of millions of officers and men of the Northeast Frontier Army.
With their assistance, Zhang Xinghan was able to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away and create miracles of victory that could not be replicated again and again.
And in the future. The role of the Secrecy Bureau will continue, and they will help the Chinese army win the battle of the century against the Western powers, and will make indelible achievements for the Chinese nation to reach the top of the world.
The closest to Puyang was an infantry brigade of the Central Army from Changyuan County, which received an urgent telegram from Nanjing from Hu Zongnan during the day. It had to be ordered to set off, and now it has arrived in the area of Wangu Town, which is less than 10 kilometers away from Puyang.
Zhang Xinghan decided to take this infantry brigade first, so he ordered the troops to take advantage of their mobility and move south from Puyang. About two kilometers northeast of Wangu Town, this infantry brigade collided head-on.
A tank regiment of hundreds of No. 4 tanks carried this invincible force like a flood of the Yellow River that burst its banks, and rushed fiercely towards this infantry brigade.
A rain of bullets and powerful shells fell into the crowd of the unprepared infantry brigade, knocking them down like mowing grass.
Suddenly attacked by such a huge tank force, more than 3,000 Central Army troops were suddenly in chaos. Lacking anti-tank weapons, they were powerless to withstand the rampage of the torrent of steel.
It didn't take long for the whole line to be routed, and the queen of Cang retreated, and at this moment, another tank regiment arrived from both flanks in two ways, and after a strafing bombardment, the infantry brigade had already lost half of Thailand.
When they retreated back to the ancient town of Wangu, they were greeted by hastily constructed sandbag bunkers and a heavy machine gun behind the fortifications.
Unable to advance or retreat, the remnants of the infantry brigade, which had suffered heavy losses, threw away their weapons and raised their hands in surrender.
Almost bloodlessly, Zhang Xinghan solved the reinforcements from Changyuan County.
After leaving a few hundred people to guard the nearly 2,000 prisoners, Zhang Xinghan led his troops in the direction of Xinxiang.
After dawn, Puyang City, which had been fighting fiercely for half the night, finally quieted down, and the attacking troops finally stopped attacking.
Wang Yaowu, who had barely slept all night, had a haggard face, and his eyes were bloodshot, and he walked from the city to his headquarters.
Suddenly, there was a rush of shouting from the front, as if it was calling for the master.
Wang Yaowu looked up and saw the female communications soldier of his division trotting over with an anxious face.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that the communication soldiers were in a hurry, Wang Yaowu couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"Division, it's not good, the reinforcements from Xinxiang and Changyuan were ambushed by the Northeast Frontier Army halfway last night, and the reinforcements of the two divisions were all wiped out." The female communications soldier panted.
"What?" Wang Yaowu was stunned on the spot when he heard this, and said in disbelief: "How did it become like this?" Where did the Northeast Army come from? ”
"I... I ...... "The female signal soldier was hesitant and didn't know how to answer."
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Luoyang, headquarters of the First Army.
Hu Zongnan was furious, only to see him blushing and scolding: "Fuck, it's just more than 20,000 pigs standing for the Northeast Army to kill, and you can't kill them all in one night, right?" You told me they were all wiped out? ”
The adjutant who came to report the military situation to Hu Zongnan was scolded and bowed his head silently.
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In Nanjing, Chairman Jiang and Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi had just had breakfast and were planning to go to Luoyang together to command this joint anti-Zhang campaign.
Suddenly, a confidential officer from the attendant's room hurriedly walked over, Wang Shihe greeted him, and after the two talked a few words, Wang Shihe took the telegram from the confidential officer's hand, and turned around and walked towards Chairman Jiang with a solemn face.
Seeing that Wang Shihe's face was wrong, Chairman Jiang was puzzled, but Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi chuckled in his heart, and an ominous premonition arose.
"Shihe, where is the call?" Chairman Jiang asked.
"Back to the main seat, I just received an emergency call from Luoyang." Wang Shihe said.
"Hurry up." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and instructed when he heard this.
When Wang Shihe finished reading the telegram, Chairman Jiang's face was already very gloomy, and Bai Chongxi on the side frowned as if he was pondering something.
Overnight, 20,000 reinforcements were annihilated one after another, and the entire army was wiped out?! Moreover, he was still the elite of his Central Army, and the gloom on Chairman Chiang's face could almost freeze.
"So, isn't Wang Yaowu's department under siege?" Chairman Jiang said.
"Yes." Wang Shihe nodded.
"Then hurry up and send a telegram to Wang Yaowu and order him to immediately lead his troops to break through and abandon Puyang." Chairman Jiang said.
Bai Chongxi, who was silent on the side, hurriedly stopped when he heard this: "Bench, don't, the Northeast Frontier Army has an amazing number of tank troops, and letting Wang Yaowu break through at this time is tantamount to letting him fall into the net." ”
"Then will Wang Yaowu's department be eaten by Zhang Xinghan?" The corners of Chairman Jiang's mouth twitched.
Then he tried to calm down and said: "Jiansheng, you pay more attention, hurry up and think of a way to save the situation." ”
Bai Chongxi shook his head helplessly, and said: "We still underestimate Zhang Xinghan's ability, it is no accident that this person was able to kill the Japanese with thousands of men and horses to lose their armor, suffer heavy losses, and collapse the army.
The 20,000 army was wiped out day and night, Puyang, Xinxiang and other places were almost empty cities, and the only way to do this was to quickly order Xu Tingyao's troops from Handan, Hengshui and other places to go south immediately, and then order the defenders of Xinxiang, Puyang and other places to hold on to help and see if Xu Tingyao could arrive before the city was broken, especially before the Northeast Army captured Jincheng, and whether he could save the situation depends on Xu Tingyao. (To be continued......)