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Chapter 862 Anger to the sky

Just when An Yi and his brothers were struggling to find a way to fill their stomachs, the Japanese Kwantung Army suddenly broke the silence and launched a large-scale attack on the defense lines of Song Zheyuan and Shang Zhen along the Luan River. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

While the 11th Division of the Japanese Army concentrated its superior forces and attacked the defense line of the 29th Army head-on, a brigade of the 6th Division also launched a surprise attack to the west from the occupied line of Xifengkou, launching a fierce attack on the left flank of the 29th Army's position at an incredible speed.

The powerful Japanese offensive greatly increased the pressure of the 29th Army, which was facing the enemy on both sides, and the fortifications that had been continuously built over the past five days were riddled with holes and crumbling under the repeated attacks of Japanese artillery, tanks, and aircraft.

Song Zheyuan saw that the front-line position would not be able to invest in the vital forces, so in desperation, he urgently asked for help from An Jiajun.

Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian discussed slightly, and did not ask He Yingqin, the person in charge of the North China Theater, for instructions, but directly sent a secret telegram to An Yi, who was rushing to the front line, and obtained approval, and then the officers and men of Xia Jian's 39th Division, who were stationed behind the position of the 29th Army, rushed to the front line, except for the independent brigade left as a reserve, the remaining three brigades were all thrown into the battlefield, and after two and a half hours of hard resistance, with the help of a large number of artillery and mortars equipped by the 39th Division, the battle line was finally stabilized at nightfall.

The Shang Zhen Division, which was responsible for the defense of the central region, was also fighting fiercely under the attack of the 33rd Independent Mixed Brigade and an independent wing of the Japanese army.

The officers and men of the Jin Sui Army, who had lost most of their artillery fire after being bombarded indiscriminately by enemy aircraft and artillery, had reached the situation of life and death, and Gu Changfeng, who was closely following the progress of the battle on the front line in the command headquarters, couldn't hold back, and like Xia Jian, he did not ask the supreme commander He Yingqin, but sent a telegram to An Yi who was in a hurry.

The anti-aircraft battalion of the 44th Division rushed to its position at the cost of losing seven anti-aircraft artillery trucks in the face of intensive bombardment by enemy planes, and took advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Japanese fighters had dropped all their bombs to flatten the anti-aircraft guns and fire fiercely at the 11 Japanese tanks that had already broken through the forward positions.

The powerful dense shells achieved a surprising effect as soon as they fired, three tanks that could not be hit by guns were instantly shot into the fire, one of the armor was torn apart and exploded violently, and the Japanese officers and soldiers who followed the charge on both sides of the tank were beaten by the shells one by one, and their limbs were scattered, and the follow-up tanks and the infantry who followed the charge saw this, and their souls were scattered, and they quickly turned around one after another and fled quickly, and the soldiers of the Shang Zhen Division, who had been fighting hard for more than two hours and were on the verge of collapse, jumped out of the trench with excitement, shouting and cheering.

At 8:40 p.m., An Yi was escorted by a company of guards, with a convoy including a communication command vehicle, and quickly arrived at the front-line command center set up in the northeast of Tongxian County.

"Brother An, you came here alone?" Shang Zhen, who had a good relationship, was the first to ask.

An Yi turned around and smiled slightly: "Who else does Brother Qiyu want to come over?" ”

When Shang Zhen and the generals heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then they smiled helplessly, and the big guys knew in their hearts that no one would come over at this time except An Yi. In order to echo the offensive of the Eastern Front, the Eighth Division also launched an attack on the side of Gubeikou, and Yang Jie and Xu Tingyao must have to worry about the war of the Central Army; Huang Shaohong, head of the General Staff Corps, has always been coordinating the overall situation and balancing relations in all aspects, and he has been summoned by Chairman Chiang to the rear to do other things at every turn; at this time, I am afraid that he will have to stay in the General Headquarters and accompany the special envoys of the "friendly countries of Europe and the United States" whom he has met all day since he took office, and work together to quell the ongoing war.

Looking at the entire Central Army, only An Yi, the nominal commander-in-chief of the former enemy, devoted himself to military command, and only An Yi was a real doer.

Song Zheyuan saw Shang Zhen laughing dumbly, shook his head again and again, stepped forward half a step forward and said gratefully: "Today, thanks to the help of the two divisions of Senior Brother Gu and Senior Brother Xia, otherwise I would be caught off guard, I am afraid that the defense line of the headquarters and Brother Qiyu will not be able to be saved...... This little Japan is too rampant, there are planes on it, there are tanks below, and the two heavy artillery positions placed behind its position have not stopped exchanging fire since the beginning, one is a fierce bombardment from the sky and the ground, and then the infantry launches a large-scale fierce impact, if it were not for the rapid arrival of your two divisions, and the air defense tanks rushing up to shoot at the Japanese tanks regardless of life and death, we would have choked enough! In just over two hours of fierce fighting, the battle losses of our two armies were as high as more than 5,700 people, and I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand it again, I really hope that Brother An's other divisions will soon drive to the battlefield! ”

An Yi first acted as if nothing had happened, and then frowned slightly, obviously capturing the deep meaning contained in Song Zheyuan's words, and asked Song Zheyuan and Shang Zhen and others to sit down at the long table together, and then asked:

"General Song, what you just said was 'caught off guard', how should you understand this?"

Song Zheyuan's eyes widened, and he looked at An Yi with some surprise, seeing that he looked puzzled, and then turned to Shang Zhen and Liu Ruming, several people looked at each other for a moment, and their faces were in disbelief.

The kind-hearted Shang Zhen groaned slightly, and asked kindly, "Does Brother An really not know or is he deliberately playing tricks on me and other brothers?" ”

"Know what? Brother Qiyu has something to say, just say it, the younger brother has been inspecting hospitals and warehouses for the past few days, and he has been anxious about the food supply of various armies, and he is helpless, and he has not heard any important news! An Yi replied truthfully.

Shang Zhen and the others looked at each other again, Song Zheyuan shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Alas, it seems that some people are unwilling to let the tough young Zhuang faction of the elder brother spoil their good deeds, otherwise, with the dignity of the elder brother's dignified deputy chief of staff and former commander-in-chief of the enemy, how could they not be notified in advance?" Haha, shit, I can see it......"

An Yi had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly reacted: "What does Brother Mingxuan mean...... Someone told you that the high-level leaders of China and Japan are in close contact to carry out peace negotiations, and the two sides have been in confrontation and not fighting in the past few days, so Brother Mingxuan and Brother Qiyu were caught off guard? ”

"Exactly! If this were not the case, how could our two armies lose more than 5,000 brothers without knowing it? It's not easy for Brother Zhuge, what the battle situation is, we don't know yet! Liu Ruming gritted his teeth in anger.

Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian had never heard the news, and from the beginning of the afternoon battle into this hidden command headquarters, and jointly commanded the operation with Song and Shang, no one had mentioned the matter of peace talks. At the beginning, Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian saw Song and Shang and their generals with black faces and puffed up, and they thought that the casualties were too great, and everyone felt uncomfortable, but they didn't expect the truth of the matter to be this.

The cautious An Yi raised his hand to stop Xia Jian, who was about to open his mouth to scold his mother, glanced around, and leaned forward: "Brother Mingxuan, Brother Qiyu, please tell the younger brother, does anyone clearly tell the two of you, or hint to the two that there are negotiations between the two countries, so that the two of you can maintain restraint and not take the initiative to attack the Japanese invaders?" ”

Song Zheyuan and the others nodded in unison, and Shang Zhen said angrily: "It was last night, when several of our families exchanged opinions in the temporary headquarters in the west of the county seat, and Brother Zhu Ge (He Zhuguo), who was responsible for defending the southern front, although he had some misunderstandings with Brother Mingxuan, also came to the scene to discuss the war against Japan.

"When the meeting was almost dismissed, the special commissioner of the central government in Peiping made a telephone call, saying that Mr. Yingbai (Huang Yingzi), who had gone into hiding in a fit of anger last time, had once again gone out of the mountain to serve as the Sino-Japanese armistice negotiator at the implore of Chairman Chiang, and that he had rushed to Beiping today, hoping that our armies would exercise restraint and not take the initiative to attack the Japanese troops that had stopped their advance, so as to show sufficient sincerity for the armistice talks.

"It was precisely because of this notice that we were all paralyzed, so Brother Mingxuan was caught off guard by what Brother Mingxuan sighed just now...... This is really very painful! ”

An Yi's face changed greatly, he stood up and walked quickly to the telephone, and asked the staff officer guarding the side which phone was connected to the special line of the General Headquarters?

The clever staff officer hurriedly pointed to the newest of the three phones, An Yi stretched out his big hand and shook it violently, sent the earpiece to his ear and waited for a while, and then said calmly to the person on the other end: "I'm An Yi, please listen to the phone, Chief He." ”

"General, wait a minute......"

After a while, He Yingqin's voice came: "What's the matter with General An?" ”

An Yi took a deep breath: "Chief He, the Japanese army launched a full-front attack from 4:10 in the afternoon, resulting in more than 5,000 soldiers lost by the 32nd Army and the 29th Army, and this figure does not include the number of battle losses of General He Zhuguo's troops. Sir He, my subordinates would like to ask, have the General Headquarters and the Central Special Mission Group reached the frontline armies under any previous notifications? If so, what is it? ”

He Yingqin didn't expect An Yi to ask about this matter, so he paused obviously, and said expectantly: "...... Quiet...... General Ann, this matter ...... Affair...... It was very complicated, and the central delegation had just arrived in Beiping, where it was in close talks with consular officials from the United States, Britain, Italy, and Germany......."

"Chief He, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, his subordinates dare not exceed their authority, but they just want to find out what is in their part, and I want to ask Chief He to inform me whether the General Headquarters or the central government special team has issued any notices before, and nothing else is within the scope of his subordinates' authority, and it is inconvenient for his subordinates to know."

An Yi ignored He Yingqin's flickering words at all, and continued to ask key questions.

He Yingqin's voice suddenly became tough and indifferent: "General An, please ask the chairman of the committee for instructions directly on this matter, as the supreme commander of the theater, I have no obligation to explain anything to you, but I want to remind General An that all future military operations of General An, or all military plans made, do not need to be reviewed by the staff committee, but must be submitted directly to me, and can only be implemented after being deliberated and approved by the Central Military Commission and the central government special team!" Good bye! As soon as the words fell, the busy sound was already coming.

An Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect He Yingqin, who was still a little jealous of himself before, to say such hard words, he couldn't help but clench his silver teeth, and stood straight next to the telephone, and the earpiece in his hand was not put down for a long time.

Song Zheyuan, Shang Zhen and others gathered around An Yi from the beginning, the special line that had just been pulled short, the call quality was very good, He Yingqin's every word was clearly transmitted to the ears of the generals, and the generals saw An Yi's handsome face turned from white to black, and after a while it turned from black to red, and finally understood that An Yi really didn't know about the peace talks, and after thinking about it, he was immediately relieved - the Lord and the faction would definitely not tell the news of the ongoing negotiations in advance, and they would fight with the Japanese for months and pay a heavy price. It is likely that An Yi, the leader of the Young Zhuang faction, who flatly rejected the peace talks.

"Come on, come on, Brother An, sit down for the time being!"

Song Zheyuan admired An Yi's talent and An Jiajun's exploits from the bottom of his heart, and when he saw An Yi so sad, he hurriedly lowered the fire for An Yi.

Shang Zhen and several others also came forward, and persuaded An Yi to sit down first, even if there was anything wrong, don't get excited, and slowly discuss the solution.

Zhao Rui, who also had a blue face, stepped forward and took An Yi back to his original position and sat down, and asked An Yi in a low voice not to get angry, anger can't solve the matter.

Gu Changfeng, who had been silent before, couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed Xia Jian, who was about to go crazy, and strode to An Yi's side together:

"Boss, let's talk about it, just do it in one sentence. Otherwise, let's just go back to Beiping, arrest and shoot all these traitors like He Yingqin, and then turn back to attack Little Japan! Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, if you really kill these turtle grandsons, what will someone do to us! ”

Xia Jian shook off Gu Changfeng's hand and roared angrily: "Boss, this birdish man can't stand it!" Look at it, look at the surrounding brothers, look at General Song, General Shang, General Liu, they don't scold their mothers, but which of them doesn't endure the anger in their stomachs? Lao Tzu's 39th Division only rushed up and fought for more than 40 minutes, and more than 300 brothers were reimbursed, and more than 700 brothers were still lying in the back and could not be sent back to the rear hospital......"

"Enough! Do you want to rebel? Zhao Rui shouted to stop.

An Yi smiled miserably, stood up and turned to Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian: "Prepare immediately, I will only give you one hour to prepare, and after an hour, concentrate the artillery and launch a ten-minute artillery bombardment on the enemy's right flank, and in the seventh minute after the shelling, the two divisions must rush to the enemy position at full speed!" Tell the brethren that no one will come back until they finish their bullets and throw away their grenades! ”

"Yes!"

Xia Jian and Gu Changfeng replied in unison, saluted and strode away.

Song Zheyuan and the others, look at me, I look at you, Liu Ruming's excited voice sounded again: "Do you still need to hesitate?" Little Japan caught us off guard, can't we catch him off guard? If you don't go, it's okay, but after the attack of the younger brother's headquarters and the An Jiajun army, you can enter the position and fire a few shots to attract little Japan, so that we can vent happily and come back! ”

When the generals heard this, their blood boiled, they gritted their teeth one by one, and without saying a word, they all poured out of the headquarters.