Chapter 204: Victory, Commander-in-Chief Wei (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

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The fortification turned into street fighting, but no matter what form of battle, the number of devils and puppet soldiers was too small, and their fate of being wiped out was already determined.

The artillerymen who followed behind the assault team, pushing infantry guns, carrying flying thunder canisters, and carrying 60 mortars, bombarded the enemy's positions and firing points at close range with the brave spirit of "bayonets on artillery." Due to the huge power of the flying thunder cannon, the Japanese puppet army suffered heavy casualties.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, the gorgeous sunset on the horizon reflected the Anping Village that was still fighting fiercely. There are only a few dozen remnants of the Japanese puppet army left, and they are cowering in the last stronghold, and their demise is just around the corner.

The final battle was supposed to end with the bombardment, and just as the troops were about to get ready, a guy stumbled out of the stronghold, shaking a strip of white cloth as he ran, signaling not to shoot him.

Soon, a soldier brought him to Guo Songlin, "Report to the officer, I am the Jin translator, and I want to report the situation to you." The visitor gave a messy military salute and then spoke in fluent Chinese.

"What's going on inside now? The devil is going to surrender? Guo Songlin asked.

Translator Jin shook his head and said with an extremely tired and depressed look: "No, they can't do it anymore." Now they are frantically drinking, singing, dancing, and bowing to the heavens and the emperor. They poured grenadiers, machine guns, food, and ammunition on gasoline and lit them, ready to jump into the fire, and they all died. ”

"They're going to jump over the fire?" Guo Songlin moved the corners of his mouth a little coldly.

"Yes. One of the soldiers was reluctant to jump, and the officer immediately killed him with a command knife, and even picked out the intestines! ”

"It's another bushido trick!" Guo Songlin sneered twice, turned his head to the chief of staff and said, "I think we can suspend the offensive and save some ammunition." ”

At about six o'clock, the sound of guns and cannons completely stopped in Anping Village, and there was no devil who could stand, and there were soldiers of the three columns everywhere, cleaning the battlefield under the light of fire. At this point, after fierce fighting, our army captured Shangqiu, an important town in eastern Henan, and cut off the Longhai Railway.

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Luoyang City, the ancient capital, is located in the western part of Henan Province, spanning both sides of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, "living in the middle of the world", known as the "hinterland of Kyushu". Because Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, the mountains and rivers are vertical and horizontal, the west is the Qinling Mountains, and the letter valley is the Qinchuan in Guanzhong; Songyue in the east; It is close to Taihang in the north and has the risk of the Yellow River; Looking at the barberry in the south, there is the rao of Wanye, so "the rivers and mountains are arched, and the situation is in the world".

In a quiet courtyard in Luoyang City, the moonlight shines on the peonies one by one, clusters of peonies, emitting a quiet fragrance, and the reed curtains hang under the corridor, which is really quiet to the extreme.

“…… Use the tunnels to conceal personnel, hoard supplies, and prevent enemy fire attacks. There are few soldiers on the surface position, and more troops are stationed in the tunnel. Relying on the tunnels, use the surface position field fortifications to block and kill the enemy. After the surface position was occupied by the enemy, in order to preserve the vital forces and prepare to cooperate with the second-line troops to carry out a counterattack, they retreated to the tunnel and persisted in the battle. ”

"The troops retreating to the tunnel should concentrate their forces on protecting the mouth of the tunnel and resolutely prevent the enemy from entering the tunnel by means of fire control or small detachment attacks. The troops in the tunnel coordinated with the troops in depth to carry out counterattacks and restore surface positions. Infantry and artillery worked closely together to hold their positions......"

In the study, a short, stout **** general with a short beard was carefully studying the poorly printed booklet, and from time to time picked up a pen and drew simple graphics on the paper.

"Defeat the enemy quickly with stability; tough on the enemy with tenacity; Break the enemy with ambush soldiers; Keep the enemy secret with strictness. When the admiral read this, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Okay, concise, to the point, and subtle!" After saying that, the admiral was excited and paced around the room.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a lieutenant general walked in, and said with a smile: "Commander-in-chief, I guess you didn't rest, sure enough!" ”

"Lightlight, sit down." The admiral hurriedly stretched out his hand and signaled, "What you sent is really a good thing, this Yang Tianfeng is indeed not an idle person, with sophisticated insights and unique vision." ”

Wei Lihuang, the word Junru, a native of Hefei, Anhui Province, is a second-class general of the army. Because he is not a general who "wears a yellow robe" (Whampoa) and wears a cuckold (Lu Da), he can only be regarded as a "miscellaneous card in the lineage", but he is a victorious general admired by everyone in the military circles.

From an ordinary soldier in Mr. Sun Yat-sen's guards, he became a member of the Central Executive Committee, a three-star general, the commander of the First Theater, and the chairman of Henan Province! General Wei Lihuang's proudest thing in his life is: he has not entered the academy but graduated from the Army University; He has been in a hundred battles but has not been wounded. But although Wei Lihuang is one of the five tiger generals in ******, it is precisely this tiger general who is the least trusted by ******.

Guo Jiqiao, the word Guanghai, Wei Lihuang's fellow countryman. Baoding Army Military Academy, graduated from the ninth artillery department. He has successively attended the Army University and the National Defense University to continue his studies. At that time, he was the chief of staff of the 14th Group Army and the chief of staff of the headquarters of the commander of the 1st Theater of Operations, and fully assisted Wei Lihuang in leading his troops to fight against Japan.

In the defensive battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Guo Jiqiao, in light of the fact that there was a huge disparity in equipment between the enemy and us, focused on organizing various units to build fortifications, establish a cross-fire network for side defense, and lure the enemy into the mountain to encircle and annihilate him again and again, and it was repeatedly effective. Although the enemy forced his way across the Yellow River several times, they were all repulsed. Guo Jiqiao also paid special attention to the matter of deciphering the telegraph code, trying not to make it possible for the enemy to decipher it, and frequently obtained information that could be used from the enemy's radio and radio stations. Guo Jiqiao was good at commanding large corps operations, and once boasted in the Anti-Japanese War, and was known as the "first chief of staff" at that time.

"Isn't the commander-in-chief a little too prestigious?" Guo Jiqiao smiled faintly and said: "Just a few words are not enough to get a glimpse of the whole picture, but this Yang Tianfeng did put forward a lot of tactics that should be effective, although it is a little rough, but it can also be used for reference." "Guo Jiqiao has a wide range of knowledge, and he is also a proud person, and he will not be convinced easily.

"Yes, yes." Wei Lihuang nodded hurriedly, realizing that what he said just now was a bit contemptuous of the chief of staff, "Guangxi, you still need to be talented, Yang Tianfeng's suggestion is still a little shallow, and it seems that it still needs to be tempered." If you want to supplement and improve, you still need a veteran like the chief of staff! ”

"Commander-in-chief, this is my re-set defense deployment in the area of Zhongtiao Mountain, according to Yang Tianfeng's concept of large-depth defense, our army's defense line will be changed to multi-level, the first-line light infantry will delay time as much as possible, and relatively preserve the strength to retreat; The second-line heavy infantry relied on favorable terrain such as mountains and powerful artillery for positional defense; After the third line, there are mobile corps, which are of different sizes and suitable for counter-assault when needed. Guo Jiqiao paused for a moment and continued: "In addition, mobilize sappers to dig strong tunnel fortifications in the Zhongtiao Mountain Range relying on the original caves, and store a large amount of drinking water, food, ammunition and other materials, once the external combat situation is unfavorable, you can withdraw to the mountains to deal with the Japanese army." ”

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the south of Shanxi, the north bank of the Yellow River, in the northeast and southwest direction, high in the northeast and low in the southwest, 170 kilometers in width and 50 kilometers in depth, and Taihang, Luliang, Taiyue three mountains are each other's horns, the strategic position is very important.

After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, with the successive loss of the main passes in Shanxi, the strategic position of Zhongtiao Mountain became more and more important. For us, occupying it can be used as a base to overlook northern Henan and southern Jin, and shield Luoyang and Tongguan. It can disrupt the enemy's rear and contain the Japanese army; Retreat can be defended by danger, actively defend, and cooperate with the entire anti-Japanese battlefield.

As far as the Japanese army is concerned, it will occupy an important "bridgehead" for the southward invasion and the north, which can cross the river and go south to invade the Central Plains; It can also go north to connect with its main occupation areas in Shanxi, relieve the trouble of henchmen, and improve the law and order situation in the occupied areas of North China. Japan's North China Front regards Zhongtiao Mountain as a "cecum" and will want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

After the Japanese army invaded and occupied Shanxi, in order to consolidate North China, suppress Luoyang, and peep into Xi'an, it besieged Zhongtiao Mountain thirteen times since 1938, but all of them failed.

Wei Lihuang carefully looked at the plan formulated by Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao, and nodded with satisfaction, "Guanghai, the Zhongtiao Mountain area is an important place related to the safety of the country, if you lose it, then you and I are national sinners." If this defensive deployment is done well, if it can be carried out in a solid manner, it will be able to ensure that it will not be broken by Japan in a short period of time. ”

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, I will often send people down to inspect and supervise to ensure that the implementation is in place." Guo Jiqiao replied solemnly: "As for the issue of the need for the cooperation of the 18th Group Army in the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain, we still need to be cautious. ”

Wei Lihuang was appointed as the commander of the First Theater of Operations, and fought many battles with the Japanese army in Shanxi, and was supported and responded by the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, he tried his best to facilitate the supply of the 18th Group Army and make it fair.

Another example: The 18th Group Army expanded its troops behind enemy lines and opened up base areas, all of which ****** did not agree to. However, Wei Lihuang believed that this was the actual need of the anti-Japanese resistance. At that time, there was friction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party throughout the country, except for the cooperation between the first and second war zones. General Wei Lihuang attached great importance to resisting Japan and advocated cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and this patriotic fervor was actually suspicious of Chairman Chiang and his cronies.

Due to the power struggle between the internal factions, Wei Lihuang was charged for many years during his tenure as commander of the First Theater and chairman of Henan Province. The military command and the central command spy system have long sued Wei Lihuang with the excuse of "favoring GC*D and harboring different intentions" to ******. Dai Li, the head of the secret service, inserted his confidant Wen Qiang to carry out surveillance and collect so-called "materials" between Wei and the Communists.

Wei Lihuang sighed softly and said, "Tang Enbo and Jiang Dingwen are salivating over the beauty of the chairman of Henan Province and have repeatedly complained. The old man also reproached me for my relationship with the Eighth Route Army, and with the military commander and the central commander being monitored, I am really afraid that I have the intention to kill the enemy and serve the country, but I am powerless to resist the cold arrow and hidden gun stabbed in the back. (To be continued.) )