The capital of Chongqing and Tokyo was nervously following the progress of the Pingjin Battle, and Chiang Kai-shek sent several telegrams on this day, some inquiring about the progress of the war and some instructing the battle. \。

One day of fighting did not satisfy Zhuang Jihua, the Japanese army resisted stubbornly, and the progress of the Chinese army was very slow, barely satisfying the 55th Army of the Eastern Front and the 45th Army of the Central Front.

According to the battle plan, on the first day of the war, Song Xilian on the central line was going to break through the Gu'an defense line. The left wing severed ties with Langfang, and the right wing severed ties with Zhuozhou. Due to the strength of the 45th Army, the 22nd Army on the right flank detoured to the flank of Cao Jiawu and completed the encirclement of Cao Jiawu. But neither the left flank nor the frontal troops coped with the task. According to the plan, the 36th Group Army on the front was to reach the city of Gu'an on the first day, and the left flank was to capture Douzhang, and then take the palace bridge directly to cut off the connection with Zhuozhou, but the 7172nd Army, which was responsible for the left flank attack, failed to complete the task and failed to capture Douzhang as scheduled.

The slowest progress is made by the Western Line Tang Group. Gu Shoufu, who had been strengthened, continued to counterattack Tang Enbo's troops, and the 24th Army and the 31st Army suffered heavy losses, and the troops only advanced by one kilometer.

Du Yuming's group on the eastern front also failed to complete its task, and the 50th Group Army, which attacked head-on, and the 52nd Group Army, which had a roundabout left flank, failed to complete their task, and the 50th Group Army cleared the defense line of Jinghai, but the attack on Jinghai was thwarted. The Japanese troops defending Jinghai, the 10,000 Divisions and the 11th Division of the Manchurian Defense Army fought extremely tenaciously, and by the evening, they thwarted the siege attempt of the 50th Group Army.

The first day of the battle revealed the brutality of this decisive battle, and the troops involved in the battle suffered heavy casualties, with more than 6,000 killed and nearly 100 tanks lost on the first day.

The tenacity of the Japanese army surprised both Zhuang Jihua and Bai Chongxi, and the Japanese army transferred troops from various battlefields, and from the intelligence introduction of Takanosuke, the Japanese army had a large number of recruits, and two-thirds of the divisions were poorly equipped.

However, on the first day of the battle, these poorly equipped troops withstood the attack of the Chinese army, whose firepower exceeded them several times, and caused a large number of casualties.

Zhuang Jihua thought of this, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, "muttering and scolding, Bai Chongxi shook his head lightly: "Cultural Revolution, don't worry." There were many recruits in the Japanese army. We also have a lot of recruits, and if you think about it, it has only been about a year and a half since the Battle of Northern Hubei to the present. During this period, the five theaters fought the Battle of Northern Hubei, the Battle of Henan, and the Battle of Shandong, and there were as many as 200,000 killed and disabled in battle alone......

Xu Zuyi nodded secretly Bai Chongxi was not wrong, the soldiers of the Chinese country have a low level of education, and the formation of the battle is slower In addition, such a big battle was an attack on the existing positions of the Japanese army at the beginning, and the troops were inexperienced.

, "Commander, I propose to transfer the 23rd Group Army to Song Xilian, first strengthen the attack on Gu'an, annihilate the defenders of Gu'an, and in addition, strengthen the Qing Fourth Army to the 22nd Group Army, and order Fan Hanjie, after conquering Beiwu and Wanquan, cross the Beigou River and outflank Gu'an. ”。

Zhuang Jihua looked at the map and quickly made a plan for Xu Zuyi, according to this plan, the 22nd Group Army on Song Xilian's left flank would increase two group armies and the Green Fourth Army, which would increase the strength of 150,000 troops, but the Gu'an defenders only had two divisions and 1 mixed brigade. The total strength is only more than 30,000 people. Besiege with ten times the force.

But the risk of this plan was that the Fifth Army's roundabout actions would inevitably give the Japanese troops gathered under the city of Beiping an opportunity to attack his flank.

Zhuang Jihua asked Bai Chongxi with an inquiring gaze, Bai Chongxi was also thinking in his heart, and the roundabout fall of the Fifth Army quickly appeared in his mind, compared with Okamura Ningji's deployment, Fan Hanjie exposed his ribs in front of Okamura Ningci.

Bai Chongxi shook his head: "The detour of the Fifth Army is very vulnerable to Okamura Ningji's attack, and. Once Fan Hanjie left Zhuozhou, Tang Enbo was left with the 31st Group Army and the 24th Group Army, and the 24th Group Army was able to contain the right flank of the Japanese army and cover the task of defending Lihuang, so it was impossible for him to invest his strength in Zhuozhou......

Speaking of this, he took two steps forward: "Cultural Revolution, I suggest that the Independent Second Tank Division be transferred to Sun Zhen, and the 23rd Group Army can be assigned to Song Xilian, but there is no need to enter the battle too quickly, first transfer the 40th Army from the 2nd Group Army to strengthen the 22nd Group Army, and make full use of the 22nd Group Army to open this gap......

Notch, it's a narrow notch. In the depths, close to Beiping, there are hidden elite main forces picked out by Okamura Ningji from various fronts, Zhuang Jihua can think that Okamura Ningji must also see the danger after Gu'an is conquered, and he will definitely not sit back and watch the situation here continue to deteriorate.

Zhuang Jihua did not give an order immediately. He sat in front of the map in a daze, Bai Chongxi was a little anxious, and was about to continue to persuade, but Xu Zuyi gave him a light look, and he hesitated. Then he came out with Xu Zuyi. At this moment, he felt the staff officers in the war room. Almost at the same time, the action was lightened. Even Shangguan Jun, who has always had a loud voice, closed his mouth.

"The commander has a thought in his heart, maybe he feels immature, and he still has questions, wait, let's go out for a spin." ”。 After Xu Zuyi explained to Bai Chongxi, he dragged Bai Chongxi to the backyard to spread.

The development of the war situation is not smooth, the two of them don't have much heart to chat, they have no time to talk, and the Chinese army is on the offensive, and the whole battle situation is still under control, so the two of them have time to spread here. If you want to change the battle of Wuhan, the only one who can spread it can be Okamura Ninji and Yan Junroku.

"Wencao's habit is like this, if he has an immature idea in his heart, he will stare at the map alone, and when the idea is mature, he will naturally tell us...... Xu Zuyi has cooperated with Zhuang Jihua for several years and has a good understanding of some of Zhuang Jihua's habits.

"That is, he is not satisfied with our scheme...... Bai Chongxi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and there was a slight dissatisfaction in his tone, this is going to be a different commander, his tone must be full of disdain, but he can't treat Zhuang Jihua. During the Second Battle of Jinpu Road. It was precisely because of his mistake that the entire Fifth War Zone was in danger, but fortunately, Zhuang Jihua's Jedi counterattack saved the situation and made his mistake seem less serious.

However, from the current point of view, Zhuang Jihua's deployment before the war has some problems, and Song Xilian's troops in the Central Group are slightly weak, and strengthening the Central Group is definitely just a matter of how many troops are and how to fight.

In the dark, Xu Zushi nodded, after Zhuang Jihua's ideas matured, he would definitely take them out and discuss them with them, at that time, there was still a chance. Bai Chongxi didn't speak again. The two of them quietly walked around the small pond in the backyard three times. Then sit down in a small pavilion by the pond.

The white ice reflected the moonlight quietly, and the yard was not so dark" A few residual lotus plants were frozen in the pond, and the dry stems and leaves looked so helpless. The two of them were thinking about their hearts. After a while, Xu Zuyi slapped his head suddenly: "I know what Wencao is thinking." ”

Bai Chongxi hurriedly asked, "Oh, Brother Yan Mou, let's talk about it." ”

"The Fifth Army detoured to Gu'an, and his flank was bound to be attacked by Okamura Ninji, who had assembled five divisions under the city of Beiping. These five divisions are a thorn in Wen Cao's heart, he said before that he didn't want to storm Beiping, "so he always wanted to transfer these five divisions out and annihilate them." Xu Zuyi explained.

"You mean, he wants to use the Fifth Army as bait" Bai Chongxi frowned, and then shook his head: "No, no, Okamura can draw out a maximum of two divisions, one division must be placed in the Xishan area, and one division must also be placed in the Daxing Fangshan area." "But the two divisions are obviously under-manned."

"Yes, then we can only transfer troops from Zhuozhou", Xu Zuyi was a little excited, and gestured in the void with his hand, as if there was a map hanging in front of him: "Gu Shoufu is in Zhuozhou in front of the 71st Division and 121st Division, and on the right flank is the 26th Division and 9th Division. 36 Division on the left flank. There are 6-4 in the city, 6th. 13 "There are 3 divisions and regiments, what troops will he draw?" I think he's going to move troops from the front and inside the city, with the 36th Division on the left flank, well, maybe the 4th Tank Brigade will join as well, and I think he's going to have to transfer at least five divisions. In order to quickly defeat the Fifth Army, otherwise, once the battle situation is stalemate, it will be very unfavorable to Okamura. ”

"If so. We need to have a force that suddenly appears west of Zhuozhou and launches a counter-attack on the Japanese reinforcements, for example, the First Mechanized Group Army, yes, the First Mechanized Group Army. Wencao must have thought so. Bai Chongxi slapped his thigh and stood up: "Let's go." Talk to him. ”

The two of them walked into the war room with great interest, and when they saw Zhuang Jihua, they couldn't help laughing, Zhuang Jihua almost pasted himself on the map, and Bai Chongxi shook his head slightly. He glanced at Xu Zuyi: "Wencao, we have an idea and want to talk to you." ”

Zhuang Jihua still didn't turn around, Bai Chongxi walked behind him and pointed his finger on the west bank of Baihegou: "Let the First Mechanized Group Army and the Twenty-third Group Army secretly move here." As he spoke, he drew an arc on the map, from the west bank of Baihegou to Yufa north of Gu'an, and then turned around and went south, and then drew two more lines, from Beiping and Zhuozhou, directly to the middle of the previous arc, and then drew a line from the west bank of Baihegou. Cross those two lines.

Zhuang Jihua looked at it and shook his head slightly, but he drew a line from Langfang to Gu'an, from Pingjin to Yufa, from Beiping to Zhuozhou, from Zhuozhou to the huge arrow representing the direction of each Enbo's attack.

Bai Chongxi thought about it, planted the flag representing the 51st Group Army to the east of Zhuozhou City, drew a line on the left flank of Langfang to cut directly to the Pingjin line, and then thought about it again, and drew a line from the city of Tianjin to the east of Langfang.

They were playing dumb riddles on the map, and Gao Songyuan He was afraid of Shangguan Jun and the others couldn't help but stop what they were doing, looking at this side, but they didn't dare to go over. Xu Zuyi knew very well what they were discussing. This series of lines is Zhuang Jihua and Bai Chongxi's judgment of Okamura Ningji's movements, as well as the corresponding countermeasures.

First of all, Zhuang Jihua believed that Okamura would most likely not directly counterattack the Fifth Army, but would throw two divisions between Langfang and Pingjin into Gu'an, and use Gu'an to attract the attention of our army. However, the main force launched a frontal counterattack in Zhuozhou, first breaking the 31st Group Army.

Bai Chongxi made an adjustment and transferred the 51st Group Army to Zhuozhou to replace the Fifth Group Army. Troops were transferred from under the city of Tianjin to strengthen the attack on Langfang.

"If that's the case, the second phase of the force may not be enough." Zhuang Jihua broke the silence and spoke. The troops he left behind were not just to keep reserves, but to eliminate the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army for the second stage. In fact, this is his biggest concern.

"If the war situation develops smoothly, I'm afraid Okamura Ninji can only throw the Kwantung Army into it piecemeal." Bai Chongxi smiled faintly: "The battle of Songhu, aren't we like this, Okamura is only like this now." ”

There was a sense of revenge in Bai Chongxi's tone. Zhuang Jihua hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, then thought about it and turned to Xu Zuyi and said, "Brother Yan Mou." Looks like I'm going to trouble you again. ”

Xu Zuyi sighed softly, since the first battle of Jinjian Road, Zhuang Jihua is not very at ease with Tang Enbo, and he has to send a prison army every time he fights, last time it was Gao Songyuan, this time it was his turn.

"You and Director Gao will go to the Western Front and inform Commander Tang of our intentions for the next stage." Zhuang Jihua said: "After the Fifth Army conquered Nanyao and Baita. Immediately cross the Baihe Ditch, make a detour to Yufa, telegraph Du Yuming, slow down the pace of the attack, put the 112th Army and the New Eighth Army under the command of the Central Group, and order that the 23rd Group Army be placed under the command of the First Mechanized Group Army, and that the First Mechanized Army and the 23rd Group Army must be moved to the west bank of Baihegou before dawn the day after tomorrow. ”

"Telegraphed Song Xilian to intensify the attack on Gu'an, and must cut off the connection between Langfang and Tianjin before sunset tomorrow. The entire deployment adjustment was notified to each group headquarters, and transmission was prohibited.

Gao Songyuan listened and recorded, and soon formed an order and handed it to Zhuang Jihua to sign, Gao Songyuan was sent out again this time, but there was no way to do it" He Wei is a rebel general of the Red Army, and he has no deterrent effect on Tang Enbo.

"Report, Commander Song sent an urgent telegram." As soon as Zhuang Jihua signed, a staff officer ran in from outside the door and handed the telegram in his hand to Xu Zuyi, who reported to Zhuang Jihua after reading it: "The Japanese army in Langfang launched a counterattack, with a strength of about two wings. ”

Saying that, Xu Zuyi stepped forward to mark the movements of the Japanese army on the map, and before he finished marking, a series of reports came, Zhuozhou and Tianjin. The Japanese launched a counterattack.

"It's really rare that the day itself has also started a night battle." Bai Chongxi smiled indifferently, this smile contained infinite pleasure. The Japanese had a firepower advantage. "Now it is unusual, and it takes the initiative to fight a night war."

"Okay, then let Okamura take a look. Whose level of night combat is better. Zhuang Jihua didn't care. In the reorganization of the army in the Fifth Theater, night battles are an important content. In particular, the southwest troops emphasized night combat while still in Sichuan, and their night combat ability was also first-class among the national army, so he was not worried at all.

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