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At this time, Bai Chongxi raised the issue of Guinan again, and Chairman Chiang knew that he had to make another major decision, so as not to affect the overall situation due to the passive sabotage of the Gui faction in the winter counteroffensive. At the same time, the Japanese army's desire to cut off the international communication line in the southwest is indeed an important thing for all-out operations.

After thinking for a while, Chairman Jiang nodded and said, "Just follow Jiansheng's previous suggestion, and I'll let Ci Xiu and Ren Chao assist, so it's always okay, right?" ”

The so-called previous suggestion was that Bai Chongxi asked to concurrently serve as the director of the Guilin camp, command the four theaters, and mobilize the national * army of Hunan, Guangdong, and Sichuan to go south to participate in the war.

According to the intelligence, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army has the 21st Brigade known as the "Steel Army", and if it can win the battle, the impact on the international and domestic will be very significant. Bai Chongxi continued to fight, "Good steel is used on the blade, if the Fifth Army can go south to participate in the war, it is very certain to win." ”

The Fifth Army, Chairman Chiang was a little heartbroken and reluctant, it was the only mechanized army in the country, in case of heavy losses......

"This, ah, can be considered." Chairman Chiang said as if he had a toothache: "Let the Fifth Army prepare first, this, whether to participate in the war or not, depending on the specific situation, ah!" ”

Bai Chongxi knew that Chairman Chiang's meat was not so easy to dig, and since the Fifth Army could not give it immediately, he turned to win over other troops participating in the war, which could be regarded as achieving his goal to the maximum. After discussing some winter counteroffensives, Bai Chongxi took his leave and left.

The next day, at a military meeting, Chairman Chiang announced with a grim expression: "All units on both sides of the Yangtze River that are expected to end the second phase of the training will complete their training one month ahead of schedule and participate in the unified winter counteroffensive!" After the meeting is over, the commanders of the various theaters will immediately go back to prepare and wait for the offensive order from the military command department! As soon as the offensive order is given, all units participating in the battle must carry forward the spirit of decisive battle, attack bravely, and bravely kill the enemy!! ”

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The order for the national government's winter counteroffensive has not yet been issued, and Yang Tianfeng has already shifted the spearhead of the counteroffensive.

The first was to use the 25th Division as the main force to resist the Japanese army in Xiao County; Then the 26th Division moved to Suxian, and the three brigades of the 27th Division were deployed in Qinglong Town, Liuqiao Town, and Baishan Town, east of Yongcheng, as a reserve to respond; The Independent Brigade was deployed to Mengcheng to guard against the Japanese army in Bengbu in the southeast.

Most of the men and horses were put forward, and only the garrison brigade and the joint defense team were left in the base area to defend, and Yang Tianfeng put on a posture of going all out to deal with the eastern front.

In the name of the guerrilla commander of the Henan-Anhui border region, Sun Tongxuan mobilized the Eighth Cavalry Division (formerly the First Provisional Cavalry Division) that had been resting in western Henan to garrison Banqiao Town, Shuangjian Town, and Liulin Town east of Mengcheng County, waiting for an opportunity to participate in the battle.

Yang Tianfeng's thoughts are not complicated, the devil doesn't want to use Su County and Xiao County as the advance base for the sweep, then I will strike preemptively and focus on attacking these two strongholds. Even if you can't storm the city, you have to weaken your strength, compress your territory, and cut off the tentacles that the devil has outstretched.

In fact, Yang Tianfeng's purpose has indeed been achieved.

The 26th Division, with the cooperation of the Suxi Guerrilla Brigade, pulled out several strongholds encroached by the devils in Suxian County, wiped out more than 500 puppet troops, and forced the devils in other strongholds to give up their defense and retreat back to the county seat. At the same time, the Suxian devil's request for help caused the 54th Wing of the Japanese Army, which was originally going to reinforce Xiao County, to transfer to Suxian to help in the war.

In this way, the Japanese army's sweeping deployment was disrupted. Not only did the preparatory stage of the sweep, that is, the combat mission of first sweeping the four sides be completed, but were forced to shrink. Moreover, before the other units could be assembled, the 17th Division hastily mobilized the 53rd and 54th Wings, and the railway line it defended showed weak links.

On the evening of 7 November, the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 8th Cavalry Division, which had secretly advanced eastward to the town of Shuangdui in the south of Suxian County, quietly dispatched and traveled more than 50 miles in a hurry, attacking Jinpu Road at about 4 a.m. on 8 November, occupying the two stations of Zhongxing and Dadian in one fell swoop, eliminating more than 400 Japanese puppet troops and blowing up more than a dozen railways.

After the battles of Huaiyang and Shangqiu, the 1st Provisional Cavalry Division was awarded for meritorious service and was reorganized into the 8th Cavalry Division of the Central Army, throwing off the title of Provisional Division. In order to facilitate command and facilitate combat, the old brigade and battalion structure was abolished and replaced with a new division, regiment, and Dalian organization.

Due to the serious loss of horses and the difficulty of replenishment, the first and second regiments of the eight cavalry divisions were cavalry, and the third regiment (including more than 2,000 artillery) was infantry. In addition, there are battalions, companies, and other units directly under the division, and Ma Biao is still the division commander, and the establishment is still maintained at more than 8,000 people.

The friendship forged with the New Seventh Army in the battle, Yang Tianfeng's friendship with Ma Biao and other officers, the weapons support that has been there, and the newly formed infantry regiment were also trained by Yang Tianfeng with the help of veterans and grassroots officers. All these factors made the Eighth Cavalry Division willing to cooperate with the New Seventh Army again, and there is no doubt about the anti-Japanese enthusiasm and courageous spirit of the Eighth Cavalry Division.

Even so, in order to show respect and express gratitude to the Eighth Cavalry Division for helping in the war, Yang Tianfeng still came to Mengcheng in person and hosted a banquet to entertain Ma Biao and other senior officers.

When the wine was hot, Ma Biao's words couldn't be contained, and said to Yang Tianfeng: "Brother Yang's invitation to help the war this time is exactly what I want." The terrain in the plain area is flat and not easy to hide, although the Eighth Cavalry Division has acted quickly in previous operations, the cavalry target is too large, and the losses are not small! ”

The casualties are not small, Yang Tianfeng knows it. After the battles of Huaiyang and Shangqiu, the Eighth Cavalry Division suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Although some were replenished locally and some returned from injury, there were not enough horses, and the infantry regiment could only support the division.

The casualties of the Eighth Cavalry Division were so large, which made Ma Biao suffer a lot after the war, and he felt deeply sorry for his hometown fathers. Historically, Ma Biao did not return to his hometown, which is undoubtedly one of the reasons.

The New Seventh Army has never had a cavalry system, firstly, because the consumption of cavalry is too large, and secondly, Yang Tianfeng feels that the cavalry has a feeling that it is lagging behind the times. Of course, after the battles of Huaiyang and Shangqiu, Yang Tianfeng's views have changed.

Because, the firepower of the Chinese and Japanese armies is not particularly strong, so the tactics of the cavalry are still relatively powerful if they are used reasonably. And in Europe, cavalry was largely useless due to the use of tanks and a large number of automatic guns.

In other words: whether the arms are left behind or not depends on the commanding art of the commander; It is true that weapons are backward and advanced, but the more important thing is to see who is using them.

Cavalry has the advantage of cavalry, that is, it has the speed of maneuver and can carry out long-distance detours and runs; On the battlefield, whether or not we can put our troops into the node as soon as possible is also a key factor that can influence the trend of the war. (To be continued.) )