The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance, Chapter 10, the Raging Tide, and the fourth section of the decisive battle

"Telegraphed to Tang Enbo that he was not allowed to pursue. "Zhuang Jihua first denied Tang Enbo's pursuit deployment, and the sudden retreat of the Japanese army made Zhuang Jihua a little worried, this kind of prepared retreat, easy pursuit will incur unnecessary casualties. Later, he pondered and said: "Telegraph to the headquarters of the Central Group and the Eastern Group to quickly find out the current situation of the Japanese army. ”

But before the order was drafted, the reports of the Central Group and the Eastern Group arrived, and the Japanese army in Jizhong and Cangzhou abandoned the city and retreated, leaving the puppet army to garrison, and both command headquarters reported that when they found that the Japanese army had fled, they both sent troops to make a tentative pursuit, and the puppet army quickly reversed.

According to the introduction of the puppet army anyway, the Japanese army in Cangzhou is exactly the same as Shijiazhuang, they first adjusted the deployment of the troops, transferred the troops out of the city, took over the positions outside the city, and concentrated the puppet army in the city, only the gendarmerie and the headquarters were left in the city, and today, the headquarters suddenly left the city, and the gendarmerie left in the evening, and then the puppet army generals found that the Japanese had run away.

Hearing that the enemy's situation had changed, Bai Chongxi, Du Yuming, and Sun Lianzhong also rushed over, and only three commanders-in-chief arrived at the headquarters for this combat meeting, and Tang Enbo was originally scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

"It seems that our plan has to be adjusted," after Shangguan Jun introduced the situation, Zhuang Jihua said to Du Yuming and Sun Lianzhong: "Tomorrow's combat meeting is canceled, you two rushed back to the headquarters overnight, be careful not to pursue easily, be cautious, now we are not afraid of delay, we would rather slow down than have accidents." ”

Du Yuming and Sun Lianzhong rushed back overnight, Zhuang Jihua, Bai Chongxi, Xu Zuyi, He Wei gathered in the war room, and the other two deputy chiefs of staff, Xiao Zhenying and Gong Chu, Cai Tingkai, also arrived at this time; since Xiao Zhenying took up the post of deputy chief of staff of the Jiangbei Theater and the North China Theater, he was nominally assisting Li Zhilong in the mass mobilization work, but in fact he was integrating the forces of the third party, the localities, and the army, assisting Chen Liexie and others in reorganizing and training the army, and he had very little time in the headquarters.

Everyone didn't speak, and now the enemy situation is unknown, and the Japanese suddenly adjusted their deployment before they were ready to attack, which made everyone feel uncomfortable, as if you had concentrated all your strength and were about to give the opponent a fatal blow, but suddenly found that the opponent had disappeared, and the punch was in the empty air, and the whole body was uncomfortable.

Xu Zuyi knew that tonight would be a sleepless night, and quietly ordered the guards to inform the kitchen to prepare for supper, Wang Xiaoshan was ordered to come, Zhuang Jihua took him to the next room, Ligao Nosuke has not yet been contacted, the Japanese army in Pingjin has strengthened the investigation, the Chinese in the Pingjin area have fled seriously, at this time the new outsiders in Pingjin have been severely interrogated, not only that, most of the newspapers in the Pingjin area were strictly ordered by the Japanese to stop publication, and the communication channel was interrupted.

"Wolfeye must be contacted as soon as possible." Zhuang Jihua deeply felt the difficulty of lack of information, and Okamura Ninji gave him this hand this time, making him eager to get in touch with Tachitakanosuke.

"Wu Qixiu has already arrived in Beiping, but the Japanese are very strict and have not found a way to contact him." Wang Xiaoshan can also be deeply anxious, after Wu Qixiu arrived in Beiping, he only called once, and he never called again, and he didn't know what happened in Beiping.

"Commander, why don't I go to Beiping." Wang Xiaoshan made this request again, but Zhuang Jihua refused again.

Zhuang Jihua looked at the information that had recently arrived, and these intelligence networks included military commanders, central commanders, and Zhuang Jihua's own intelligence network, Wang Xiaoshan worked hard for several years, and in North China there were not only Li Gaozhisuke, but also seven or eight other intelligence networks, and these intelligence networks were distributed in Rehe, Jidong, Chahar, Tianjin, and after the liberation of Wuhan, Wang Xiaoshan began to send people to the northeast to set up an intelligence network in the northeast.

"This is recent information." Wang Xiaoshan was a little distressed, these intelligence networks can be regarded as peripheral intelligence networks, mainly within the puppet army and puppet government, after the Battle of Northern Hubei and the Battle of Shandong, the Japanese no longer trusted the Chinese, and the Chinese could no longer contact the secrets of the Japanese army.

The intelligence has been grouped, Zhuang Jihua quickly flipped through it, stopped on one of the pages, frowned thoughtfully, Wang Xiaoshan leaned over, and saw that it was the intelligence of the Jidong spy group, and the Jidong espionage team reported that the food requirements of the Japanese military camp suddenly increased, but no increase in Japanese troops was found.

When Wang Xiaoshan saw this information, he judged that the Japanese army was sending troops to North China to loot grain, but now that he looks at this information, Wang Xiaoshan has some other ideas.

"Contact with the Wolf Eye should be fast, but you must also be careful not to take risks," Zhuang Jihua committed the intelligence, which could not determine what Japan wanted to do: "Even if the Wolf Eye cannot play a role in this battle, the Northeast can also play a role." ”

"Understood." Wang Xiaoshan nodded, and Zhuang Jihua added: "Telegraph to all intelligence groups and inform Wen Qiang to strengthen the intelligence collection of the Japanese army's oil, grain, and railways. People always have to eat, dress,, sleep, and these things can't hide from people. ”

After Zhuang Jihua finished speaking, he drove away, and when he came out, he saw Bai Chongxi and Xiao Zhenying Cai Tingkai whispering in the courtyard, and when they saw Zhuang Jihua coming out, the three of them came over together, and Xu Zuyi, Gong Chu and others, who had been paying attention, also came out of the room, and everyone looked at Zhuang Jihua and Wang Xiaoshan with hopeful eyes.

Among them, Bai Chongxi, Xu Zuyi, and Gong Chu knew the wolf's eyes, but Bai Chongxi didn't know that the wolf's eyes were broken. Zhuang Jihua thought about it and told everyone to go back and rest, leaving Deputy Chief of Staff Gong Chu on duty, ordering all units to stop the pursuit, and talk about everything after the situation is clear.

After the order was given, Xu Zuyi hesitated a little, hesitated, but still didn't speak, everyone didn't understand, Zhuang Jihua had already taken the lead to leave and walked to his room. Out of the yard, he stopped, turned his head and asked Wu Ziniu if there was any news from Song Yunfei.

Song Yunfei led special forces to conduct training in Shandong, and the main training subject was parachuting, and Zhuang Jihua had no intention of using special forces in this battle. In the Battle of Northern Hubei Province, the special forces suffered heavy losses, and they have not recovered until now, and the personnel are only two-thirds of what they were at their peak.

Wu Ziniu shook his head and said no, Song Yunfei reported directly to Zhuang Jihua, and he also asked Zhuang Jihua directly for any materials needed, not through the logistics department or the general staff.

Bai Chongxi came from behind, and his room was next to Zhuang Jihua's. The smooth recovery of Shijiazhuang did not bring the slightest joy to the two of them, both of them were a little silent, Bai Chongxi looked left and right, and asked in a low voice: "Is there no news from the wolf's eyes?" ”

"It's disconnected." Zhuang Jihua briefly introduced what happened some time ago, and then sighed heavily, Bai Chongxi also let out a sigh, this is war, and it will not change because of your wishes.

"Where will Okamura shrink?" Bai Chongxi asked again.

"It is estimated that it is the periphery of Pingjin," Zhuang Jihua frowned and said, "What I can't figure out is what prompted him to make this decision." ”

As Tatetakanosuke said, there was a major flaw in Okamura Ningji's original deployment, that is, the distance between Shijiazhuang and Beiping was too far, and once Shijiazhuang was besieged, the Japanese army in the Pingjin area would not have time to rescue at all, leaving enough room for Zhuang Jihua to move.

Now that the Japanese army has shrunk, there is naturally no space, and the thickness of the force has increased, but the Japanese army has also lost its flexibility, and the original plan to use Shijiazhuang and Baoding to consume the national army will not work, so at the beginning of the battle, it will be a main showdown, and Okamura Ningji must not sit idly by and watch the loss of Pingjin.

"I also wonder if there is any new movement in the Kwantung Army." Bai Chongxi's tone was very wandering, and his eyes flashed as he looked at Zhuang Jihua.

Zhuang Jihua stopped, lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "Be careful in the actions of the northern front, Wu Ziniu, immediately notify the staff office, and telegraph to Peng D Huaifu Zuoyi, the Japanese army abandoned Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou, the whole line retreated, the enemy's movements are unknown, the troops on the northern front should not approach Zhangjiakou for the time being, build a defense on the spot, no, retreat ten miles, and build fortifications." ”

Bai Chongxi nodded, Zhuang Jihua reacted very quickly, he just mentioned the Kwantung Army, and thought of the northern front troops, if the Kwantung Army entered the customs, the first thing to solve was the threat from the northern front troops, and the attack would start in ten days, and the northern front troops had already been deployed on the periphery of Zhangjiakou.

Peng Dhuai commanded an army of 300,000 to spread out on the periphery of Zhangjiakou, the frontal troops were the 86th Army and the 35th Army, the New 11th Army and the 94th Army were placed on the two flanks, the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army of the Jinsui Army extended to the north and south respectively, and the New Fourth Army and the 94th Army served as reserves. According to the plan, the troops of the Northern Front were to launch an offensive five days after launching a frontal offensive

Bai Chongxi himself was not sure whether the Kwantung Army had entered the pass, and whether Okamura Ningji would attack the troops on the northern front first. But Zhuang Jihua immediately made a decision, not only did not let them continue to move forward, but asked them to retreat, Bai Chongxi once again realized Zhuang Jihua's caution, and this caution even made him a little disapproving.

"Maybe I'm too careful," Zhuang Jihua laughed at himself, he knew everything about the enemy's deployment in the past, but this time he could only rely on judgment: "However, there is no big mistake in being careful, we have an absolute advantage, fight steadily, and make fewer mistakes." ”

Bai Chongxi nodded approvingly: "In the art of war, it is said that the Cultural Revolution is the opposite, but since we have the advantage, then it should be Okamura Ningji's business to win with righteousness and take risks." ”

Zhuang Jihua and Bai Chongxi have a common feeling, in this battle, the Chinese army has a great advantage, as long as he does not make mistakes, Okamura Ningji will not have a chance.

"Cultural Revolution, if I were Okamura Ningji, I would also defeat Peng Dhuai first, this army is behind the Pingjin flank, if he suddenly kills from behind when the frontal battle is fierce, it will have an immeasurable impact." Bai Chongxi thought about it and said: "However, it is not easy to defeat the northern front, the 86th Army and the 94th Army have proven to be very combative, the New Fourth Army and the New 11th Army are not weak in combat effectiveness, and the combat effectiveness of the 35th Army is also very strong, it takes at least 100,000 people to defeat this army without forming a stalemate, and the troops under Okamura are only 400,000, in addition to these 100,000, there are 300,000, 300,000 against my 1.5 million army, even if the Battle of Songhu has not reached this level, unless Okamura is a madman." ”

The number of troops on both sides is not a secret to the commanders of both sides, and the error will never exceed 10%, what Bai Chongxi said is not excessive, 300,000 against 1.5 million, the opponent still has air superiority, tank superiority, unless Okamura is crazy, he will never confront head-on, he must win by surprise.

"So he hoped to use Shijiazhuang and Baoding to consume our army in the early stage," Zhuang Jihua then analyzed: "But now he has given up Shijiazhuang Baoding, which means that he has changed his mind, I am thinking, what made him change his mind?" He will withdraw there, Baoding is still on the periphery of Beiping. ”

Bai Chongxi now likes to work with Zhuang Jihua, this is a smart person, and there is no need to talk nonsense with him. The periphery of Baoding and Beiping is not a difference in location, but two different conclusions.

Baoding, indicating that Okamura has realized that Shijiazhuang is too far away, so he just shrinks the defensive line, and there is no major change in the plan. But retreating to the periphery of Beiping is different, which shows that Okamura wants to confront Zhuang Jihua head-on, prompting him to adopt this strategy, there is only one motive, he has received reinforcements, and there is only one place that has the ability to reinforce Okamura on a large scale, the Kwantung Army in the northeast.

"If the Kwantung Army wants to enter the customs, how many people can come? He doesn't want the Far East? This is Bai Chongxi's only concern.

"It's really cold on this day," Zhuang Jihua didn't answer directly, but looked up at the sky, there are clouds in the agricultural proverb, snow is not cold, snow is not cold, although it has not snowed in the past few days, but the weather is colder, Bai Chongxi has changed.

"In this weather, I'm afraid the Soviet army won't attack," Zhuang Jihua's tone became more and more light: "The Kwantung Army can transfer the main force into the pass, and we must be prepared to have 300,000 or even more Kwantung Army enter the pass." ”

Bai Chongxi gasped, 300,000 Kwantung Army, and the strength of the Japanese army in North China rose to 700,000 at once. Zhuang Jihua seemed to sense Bai Chongxi's worries, and he explained: "This is just preparation, I don't know if the Japanese army has this kind of courage, in fact, if you want to replace me, you will transfer 500,000 Kwantung Army into the customs." abandon Pingjin and fight a decisive battle with our army in the eastern Hebei Plain; Why choose this place? Mainly considering the tank superiority of our army, although there are not many rivers in the eastern Hebei Plain, they are long and narrow, which is not suitable for tank penetration, and can only attack head-on, and the role of tanks should be reduced by three percent, secondly, the eastern Hebei Plain is close to Manchuria, and if the war is unfavorable, the whole army will retreat into Shanhaiguan, even if there are losses, the whole army will not collapse, and the strength can be preserved to the greatest extent. ”

Bai Chongxi thought about it carefully and admitted that Zhuang Jihua was right, the Jidong Plain, the route is narrow and long, and the role of tanks is much reduced, which is also much beneficial to the Japanese army, and the only doubt is that there is only one point, 500,000 Kwantung Army, unless the Japanese army does not want Mongolia and the Far East. If you think about it carefully, if you are defeated in North China, Mongolia will naturally not defend it and can only retreat, and the Far East can use 100,000 to 200,000 troops, with the Manchurian Defense Army to hold the Outer Khing'an Mountains, so that the Kwantung Army can transfer 500,000 troops into the pass.

Zhuang Jihua saw Bai Chongxi's doubts flashing, and knew that he had figured it out, and secretly admired it in his heart, so he continued: "However, seeing that Okamura has not given up on Beiping yet, it means that they have no intention of adopting this plan. Okamura's retreat, we are in trouble, and Hong Junqi is happy. ”

Bai Chongxi smiled, the withdrawal of the Japanese army, the original battle plan must be scrapped, and the original deployment is definitely no longer suitable, and the plan must be reformulated.

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