Chiang Kai-shek's anger soon spread to Dihua, Hu Zongnan received the order and was stunned, his descendants were still on the way to Dihua, the entire Dihua army was weak, the only few troops were far less equipped and trained than those on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, and the troops here could only be regarded as third-rate troops.

Zhu Shaoliang shook his head in his conscience, he knew what was going on, Zhuang Jihua, Hu Zongnan, Guan Lin, Zhenghe Jinhan, these leaders in the first phase of Huangpu had a relatively poor relationship with Chen Cheng, if they were deflated, Chen Cheng would be very happy, and would even create opportunities for them to be deflated. Zhuang Jihua is extremely powerful, excellent in both politics and army, even Chiang Kai-shek has three scruples, and Chen Cheng is powerless to suppress it. And Hu Zongnan Guan Linzheng is different, Chen Cheng has plotted power several times, Guan Linzheng almost turned his face with him publicly, Hu Zongnan is a little more feminine, and the loss is smaller, but this time Chen Cheng also made a secret move.

"Shoushan, if you don't give the chairman another reflection, under the current situation, it is better not to send troops for the time being, and it may be counterproductive to send troops in a hurry." Zhu Shaoliang did not fall into the ground, Hu Zongnan came to Xinjiang, he had some guilt in his heart, but now Hu Zongnan and he are grasshoppers tied to a vine, the situation in Xinjiang is bad, although he can't run away from Hu Zongnan, he can't avoid it.

Hu Zongnan and Zhu Shaoliang jointly reported to Chiang Kai-shek that Dihua's troops were currently empty and could not counterattack Ili for the time being, and that the situation in Ili was not dangerous, and that Du Defu, deputy commander of the Seventh Division, had reported that the airfield could still be held and that the replenishment of Ellingbac could be carried out through the air force.

After receiving the report, Chiang Kai-shek was furious and strictly ordered Hu Zongnan to attack and suppress him, and he must not pass the buck. Hu Zongnan had no choice but to transfer the 7th Division and the 128th Division to relieve the siege of Ellingbach, and ordered the troops of the First Army to rush to Dihua as soon as possible, and the Air Force to speed up the airlift of the 2nd Army; The telegram ordered Liu Wenhui to send no less than one brigade of troops to cross the Tianshan Mountains from the south and attack Ili.

After receiving the order, Liu Wenhui transferred two regiments from the 407th Brigade and one regiment from the 406th Brigade, plus the newly formed cavalry regiment, to form a reinforcement force, which was commanded by Chen Mingyang, commander of the 407th Brigade, and marched towards Ili.

It is very dangerous to cross the Tianshan Mountains, at this time the Tianshan Mountains are still covered with heavy snow, and the rebels are all locals who are familiar with the local environment; What's more dangerous is that after crossing the Tianshan Mountains, you are likely to be attacked by the rebels or fall into the trap of the rebels. In addition, they have no backup or support, and once they are defeated, they will have to fight their way out on their own.

Both Hu Zongnan and Liu Wenhui secretly ordered the troops to act cautiously and not to rush forward, but they did not expect that Chongqing's urging continued one after another, and Hu Zongnan and Liu Wenhui were under tremendous pressure.

Guo Xunqi captured Xin'an within the time specified in his military order, completely annihilated the 15th mixed brigade, killed more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers and captured more than 1,000 prisoners.

Zhuolu was the outer line of defense of the Japanese Pingzhang Highway, and the Japanese 125th Division was responsible for defending this area, and the 125th Division was stationed in the area to build a large number of strong fortresses around it, and when Guo Xunqi conquered the new security, the New First Army and the New Sixth Army were still cleaning these forts.

After Guo Xunqi conquered Xin'an, Wei Lihuang ordered the 101st Army to move westward, rendezvous with the 14th Group Army, and pursue the 116th Division that had fled to Zhangjiakou, while the 102nd Army and the 103rd Army marched east to Huailai to build a defensive ring in Huailai to ensure that the Pingzhang Highway was cut off and to protect the backs of the New First Army and the New Sixth Army.

When Guo Xunqi led the 102nd Army to Huailai, the overall situation of Huailai was basically determined. The battle of Huailai was an unexpected and surprising battle, the Japanese army concentrated the main force to launch an attack on Liang Cha Guanglie in the north of the city, the two sides launched a fierce battle outside the north gate, the new 21st Division was the first to rush to the battlefield, Wu Mintao led the main force to reinforce Liang Cha Guanglie.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Maruyama Masao led his troops to retreat eastward, Zhang Lingfu was unwilling to give up, leaving the 316th Brigade to hold Huailai, and he personally led the 103rd Army to chase Huailai, and bit Maruyama Masao to the death, Maruyama Masao fought and retreated, and received reinforcements from the 31st Division halfway.

Maruyama Masao did not let the 31st Division enter a frontal battle, but took advantage of the situation that the squadron did not know, and ordered the commander of the 31st Division, Yukitoku Sato, to launch a counterattack from the flank, suddenly attack the flank of the new 21st Division, crush the new 63rd Brigade, and then insert it into the flank of the new 21st Division.

The attack of the 31st Division was fierce and severe, Wu Mintao was caught off guard, and the troops collapsed suddenly, Zhang Lingfu saw that the situation was not good, and personally led the reconnaissance battalion of the army to launch a counterattack against the 31st Division and temporarily stabilize the front. Maruyama Masao seized on the success of the 31st Division and led his troops to counterattack, and the 105th Division was forced to retreat. The 2nd Division and the 31st Division rushed to the left and the right, and gradually, the 103rd Army began to retreat from an orderly retreat to a rout, and Cai Mingyi, the commander of the 316th Brigade who stayed in the city, led two regiments out of the city to respond. With the support of Cai Mingyi, Zhang Lingfu stabilized the front, and the two sides fought fiercely outside the east gate.

Maruyama Masao seized the opportunity, hoping to take advantage of the situation to regain the new security and urge the troops to attack non-stop. When the battle was fierce, Wang Jinshan led the third detachment of the guerrilla corps to kill from the rear of the Japanese army, Chen Geng led his troops to join the battlefield in the front, and Peng Xuefeng led his troops to detour from the north. The Japanese army was defeated, Maruyama Masao could not stand on his feet, and retreated one after another, Zhang Lingfu learned the lesson of the last time, and stopped the pursuit after chasing for a few miles.

After Guo Xunqi led his troops to Huailai, he ordered Chen Geng's guerrilla corps to send reconnaissance troops to reconnoiter to the east, while the rest of the troops were to be guarded in the city with the 102nd Army, and the 103rd Army retreated outside the west gate, and the guerrilla corps and the 115th Division task force were separated from the north and south, and the whole army took a defensive position.

Maruyama Masao retreated to Kitasin Fort, reorganized his troops, received a telegram from Okamura Ninji, and retreated to the county seat of Yanqing, where he was reinforced by Nakajima's 5th Division and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tank Divisions. At this point, the two sides have their own cities, and they are vigilant against each other.

The 116th Division of Xuanhua took advantage of the encirclement of the 14th Group Army to be fully formed, fought a bloody road, abandoned Xuanhua and fled to Zhangjiakou, Wei Lihuang was furious, and strictly ordered Liu Maoen to pursue, Liu Maoen led his troops to pursue, the 98th Army was ambushed in the Dacangai area, the 42nd Division was scattered, Liu Maoen did not dare to pursue rashly, Lebu slowly pursued, and the 116th Division successfully fled into Zhangjiakou.

Wei Lihuang was furious, and although he severely reprimanded Liu Maoen, he couldn't help it for a while. The 14th Group Army has five armies, but the five armies come from different ways, the 98th Army is adapted from Yang Hucheng of the Northwest Army, the 15th Army is the original Shaanxi local warlord Zhen Songjun reorganized, the 14th Army is the Central Army after the reorganization, the 80th Army is the side of the Jin Army, the 43rd Army is the Jin Army reorganized, the whole group army is a hodgepodge, equipment training is different, the 14th Army is the best, followed by the 15th Army after the reorganization, half of Chongqing, the worst is the 98th Army.

The 98th Army was adapted from Yang Hucheng of the Northwest Army, and it undertook the heaviest tasks in all previous operations, and this pursuit was the same, but it was ambushed by the Japanese army by surprise. Wei Lihuang ordered Wang Mingqin, commander of the 42nd Division, to be removed from his post and retained, and the 101st Army was transferred to join the westward expansion troops; Wei Lihuang set up his headquarters in Xuanhua and ordered Liu Maoen to be the commander-in-chief of the front line, and unified the command of the 14th Group Army and the Luxi Detachment of the New Fourth Army, and the 101st Army launched an attack on Zhangjiakou.

But Wei Lihuang did not expect that this order was vetoed by Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua called from Dexian County, and directly designated Xu Xiangqian, the deputy commander of the New Fourth Army, and Xu Xiangqian, the captain of the Luxi detachment, as the commander-in-chief of the front, and Liu Maoen as the deputy commander-in-chief. Wei Lihuang was very shocked and dissatisfied with this order, and he protested to Zhuang Jihua, believing that Liu Maoen was the commander of the group army, and the main force attacking Zhangjiakou was the 14th Group Army, and Liu Maoen should be the commander-in-chief of the front. Zhuang Jihua was also not polite, and called back Wei Lihuang: "Liu Maoen's hound dog, Xu Xiangqian lion also, why give up the lion to take the hound?" Moving forward across the Dabie Mountain, the general has seen it in person, and its talents should be known. ”

Wei Lihuang hesitated, Xu Xiangqian commanded the Red Fourth Front Army across the Dabie Mountains, the Kuomintang had participated in several encirclements and suppressions, and the two fought several times, of course he knew Xu Xiangqian's talent, but Xu Xiangqian was the first, with only more than 5,000 troops, but he had to command more than 100,000 side troops, could he command it?

Zhuang Jihua didn't care, insisted on handing over the command to Xu Xiangqian, Wei Lihuang had no choice but to do so, and Zhuang Jihua's move also surprised Bai Chongxi.

"In the Battle of Pingjin, victory is already assured, and now the only question is how many Japanese troops we can destroy. Okamura Ninji's only hope for turning the tide of the battle is for us to make a major mistake, Xu Xiangqian is cautious and bold, if it weren't for his identity as a **, I would have let him command the entire northern front operation, this will not be wrong now. ”

In fact, Bai Chongxi also agreed with Xu Xiangqian's talent, but he was worried about his identity and Liu Maoen's reaction, although Liu Maoen was a miscellaneous unit, he had a very good relationship with Chen Cheng and threw himself into the civil engineering department early, otherwise the 15th Army would not have changed its outfit so quickly.

But Zhuang Jihua's order was still overturned, and after Xu Xiangqian learned about it, he refused to serve as the commander-in-chief, believing that it was appropriate for Liu Maoen to serve as the commander-in-chief, and he was willing to assist General Liu in commanding the battle. Xu Xiangqian's statement, Zhuang Jihua had to give in and agreed that Liu Maoen would be the commander-in-chief and Xu Xiangqian would be the deputy commander-in-chief.

Unable to push Xu forward forward, Zhuang Jihua seemed to be very unwilling, staring at the map and ordering in a deep voice: "Order Qiu Qingquan Fan Hanjie to attack north, Okamura Ningji has no reserves now, all his strength has been used, and he can rush forward with confidence." ”

He used the 71st Army and the 72nd Army to take over the tasks of the Fifth Army, and the 23rd Army with the Second Army, and transferred the reserve 74th Army forward to form a right-wing attack line with the Fifth Army, and the First Mechanized Army and the 23rd Army formed a left-wing attack line.

The Fifth Army's attack direction was directed at Xianghe, while the First Mechanized Army was directed at Tongxian. The 52nd Group Army, which had conquered Wuqing, turned around and headed north, attacked Baodi, and seized the west bank of the Ji Canal.

After Zhuang Jihua's order was given, Bai Chongxi pondered and looked up at Zhuang Jihua: "Cultural Revolution, are you starting the second phase ahead of schedule?" ”

In Qingdao, in the military headquarters of the 51st Army, the atmosphere in the small living room was relaxed, Yu Xuezhong, Mou Zhongheng, commander of the Jiaodong Garrison Command, and Zhou Yuying, commander of the 51st Army, were all smiling, listening to the words of Lanjiang opposite.

"If the 51st Army is to go to the northeast, the troops must be mixed with other troops, and the positions of the generals may change. General Yu, your goal is big, and I am afraid it will be difficult for you to personally participate in the battle to recover the Northeast. ”

Yu Xuezhong let out a long sigh, the Northeast Army under his command was handed over to him by Zhang Xueliang, in order to keep this army, he tried his best, sometimes even compromised, now the victory of the Battle of Pingjin is imminent, the battle to recover the Northeast is about to start, the Northeast soldiers in the army are fluctuating, many middle and lower-level officers have asked to participate in the battle to recover the Northeast, the troops are fighting back to their hometowns, the Songhua River is constantly singing, and they have been away from their hometown for 13 years, and the soldiers can't suppress their homesickness, and they are eager to fight.

Lan Jiang arrived in Qingdao at the right time, nominally, he was a senior staff member of the war zone to inspect the civil affairs and war readiness in the Jiaodong area, but in fact he came to see Yu Xuezhong on this trip.

Zhuang Jihua had long known the situation of the 51st Army through Wang Xiaoshan, and he also had the heart to bring this army under his command, so he sent Lanjiang over. He estimated that there would not be much problem in bringing this force to the northeast, but unlike Yu Xuezhong, Chiang Kai-shek had long intended to transfer Xuezhong to the Central Committee and serve as vice president of the Military Senate, which actually removed him from military power.

"The young marshal's greatest wish is to fight back to the Northeast, as long as the Northeast Army can fight back, it is nothing for Yu to be wronged." Yu Xuezhong's expression didn't matter at all.

"In this case, Commander Yu, you and the commander of the 53rd Army, Zhou and General He Zhuguo, also contacted the chairman of the committee, and said that the officers and men of the Northeast Army are eager to participate in the battle to recover the Northeast and wash away the shame of non-resistance. By the way, you can't go to the book together, you have to go to the book separately, and you go to the book first. Lan Jiang told them in detail about the plan he had designed.

This plan is not complicated, to put it bluntly, it is to ask for the northeast front on the grounds that the army's morale is unstable and it wants to participate in the battle to recover the northeast, and Chiang Kai-shek is bound to seek Zhuang Jihua's opinion, and Zhuang Jihua will push the boat down the river and put forward a request to reorganize the army first, which has the advantage of eliminating miscellaneous cards, and Chiang Kai-shek is bound to agree, and the goal will be achieved.

After the Xi'an Incident, the Northeast Army had about 200,000, and after the Lugou Bridge Incident, it was reorganized into six armies, with two divisions and two brigades per army, and after seven years of anti-Japanese war attrition, the current Northeast Army is mainly concentrated in the 51st Army, Zhou Fucheng's 53rd Army, He Zhuguo's 2nd Cavalry Army, in addition to several scattered divisions that were mixed into the Central Army.

The 53rd Army and the 2nd Cavalry Army are all in the Jianghuai region, but the situation is not much different from the 51st Army, the original battlefield is far away from the Northeast, the mood of the soldiers is nothing, and now they are about to hit the door of the Northeast, the officers and soldiers in the Northeast who have been away from home for 13 years are fluctuating, from the generals to the soldiers are required to go to North China to participate in the war, this force can not be suppressed, as long as they make a fuss, Zhuang Jihua takes over a mix, most of this force can be transformed into his people.

"Please report to Commander Zhuang, as long as we can participate in the battle to recover the Northeast, he points to the east, we will never go west, he guides, we will never fight the north!"

Lan Jiang heard the faint meaning of surrender in Zhou Yuying's words, and he nodded at Zhou Yuying knowingly, the generals of the Northeast Army are completely raised by their mothers in the army, the casualties of the troops cannot be replenished, the ammunition cannot be replenished, and the losses will be reduced, or simply dismantled and reorganized, after seven years, only three armies of the six armies of the 200,000 Northeast Army remain, less than 100,000 people.

The officers and men of the Northeast Army generally felt that there was no way out, and some middle and lower-level officers led their troops to the ** side, such as Lu Zhengcao, Chang Enduo, Wan Yi and others. Yu Xuezhong, Zhou Yuying and others have discussed, thinking that they also need to find a backer in the army, and they have counted the middle and high-level of the army, and several people think that Zhuang Jihua is better than Chen Cheng He Yingqin. ~！

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