Chapter 730 Bloody Ganjiang (2)

After Liu Yimin sent the telegram, he did not hear any reply, and he was surprised, thinking that under normal circumstances, Chiang Kai-shek would reply to the telegram anyway, at least to report the war situation and ask for opinions. What does it mean that this does not echo?

Seeing that it had come to the day of launching the counteroffensive on Nanchang, and there was still no response from Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Yimin decisively ordered the three cavalry battalions operating in Yancheng to make a feint to the south, disguise the main force, and put on a posture of marching to the Yangtze River to attract the Japanese troops on the Yangtze River defense line, intending to contain the Japanese army from increasing troops in the direction of Nanchang.

Liu Yimin still didn't give up, and couldn't help but send a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek and Xue Yue to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters that would be transferred immediately. It was pointed out that the reason why the Japanese army captured Nanchang was not a strategic offensive, but a campaign offensive operation for self-preservation, with the purpose of occupying Nanchang and ensuring the security of Wuhan. The reason why Okamura Ninji concentrated the tanks and armored vehicles of all divisions and regiments and the artillery of all divisions and regiments for unified use was to break through the water repair defense line. The reason is that the defense line north of Nanchang is only a few kilometers away from Xiushui, which is suitable for breakthrough. This method of warfare is not new, and it was merely copied by Okamura Ninji the method used by the Allies to break through the German positions in 1918. The Japanese did not take advantage of the Panzer Group's operations, and the need for airplanes to drop gasoline on the way showed that they were not prepared. Moreover, after the capture of Nanchang, tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery were dispersed to various divisions and regiments, indicating that the concentrated use of artillery and tanks was only a tactical action of Okamura Ninji, and there was a great innovation in the strategic thinking of deployment. On the other hand, although our army lost Nanchang, it has made useful explorations in its strategic guiding ideology, such as preemptively attacking the enemy, taking the lead in launching a main offensive against the enemy, using strategic units to conduct guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines, and establishing guerrilla zones with regular field armies. Compared with the two, our army's strategic thinking is more innovative than that of the Japanese army.

Liu Yimin wrote that the loss of Nanchang and the painful learning from the pain were not because the fortifications were not strong, not because the troops were not brave, but because the military thinking was too outdated. The loss of Nanchang announced the complete bankruptcy of the idea of a first-line line of defense, and no matter how strong the first-line defense line is, it is destined to be breached. Just imagine, if a small number of troops had been used to hold the defensive line, monitor the Japanese army, take Nanchang City as the goal to attract the Japanese army to attack, garrison Nanchang City with strong and powerful troops, prepare for a protracted street battle with the Japanese army, and place the main force on the periphery of Nanchang, and when the Japanese army was tired of attacking the city, the main force would have come out, and it would have been possible to gather and annihilate the Japanese army under Nanchang City, or at least defeat it. If this deployment is made, it can not only prevent the troops from becoming the target of the Japanese army's powerful artillery fire on the fixed defensive line, but also put the main force in a favorable position to move and destroy the enemy. This tactic can be summed up as a decisive battle of retreat.

After analyzing the gains and losses in the early stage of the Nanchang defense battle, Liu Yimin turned his pen and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of our army's counterattack on Nanchang and the enemy and us. He pointed out that the advantage of our army lies in the large number of troops, and the brave soldiers who fought to regain the lost territory. The disadvantages lie in poor mobility, lack of heavy firepower, inability to catch up with the enemy in field battles, lack of means to siege cities, and the most crucial thing is that the participating troops are divided into four group armies, which are not easy to command and coordinate. The advantages of the Japanese army are strong firepower, strong mobility, unified command, and good air-ground coordination. The disadvantage is that the number of troops is small, and it was taken by surprise by our army.

After analyzing all this, Liu Yimin wrote that if the Central Military Commission and the Ninth Theater decided to implement the original battle plan, we should pay attention to three key points: First, the time node, we must attack Nanchang before April 27. Otherwise, the troops can be withdrawn. Because beyond April 27, our army's attack will be a full week, and the casualties of the troops and the supply of ammunition will be a problem, and the division of Jīng Rui will become a tired division. At this time, the Japanese army also reacted, and the reinforcements were gathered, and our attack war turned into a war of attrition, losing the meaning of the campaign, and it was better to turn into a protracted battle with the enemy. The second is to coordinate the command nodes, not to give more than one order, to pay attention to the coordination of troops, should be ordered by the commander of the former enemy as the supreme order of all units of our army participating in the battle, and those who violate the order will be prosecuted. The third is to concentrate the main force node, the 32nd Group Army attacking Nanchang must not add fuel tactics when attacking Nanchang, and must concentrate artillery fire, so that the whole group army will rush forward and fight to the death, or there may be hope of capturing Nanchang City. The 19th Army is the main force of our army, and it should be used in absolute concentration, boldly piercing the chā, ignoring the enemy's strong points, leaving them to the follow-up troops to besiege, tearing holes in the weak points of the Japanese defense line between the key points, and straightening the Nanxun line. The First Army and the 30th Army must have the determination to fight to the last soldier and resolutely stop the Japanese troops who are coming to Nanchang for reinforcements.

At the end of the telegram, Liu Yimin wrote that in the event of an attack that did not go well, the opinions of the former enemy generals should be respected, the direction of the attack should be adjusted, and the soldiers who fought bloodily on the front line should not be punished by adjusting the direction of the attack. Once it is found that the Japanese reinforcements are large, they should resolutely stop the attack, pursue the enemy with Xiǎo troops, and set up an ambush circle with the main force, and strive to beat the enemy's pursuers all the way.

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin was worried, not knowing whether Chiang Kai-shek would adopt his own opinions, and he was afraid that it would be too late for Chiang Kai-shek to adopt them. Think about the Nanchang City, between the Ganjiang River and the Xiushui River, the Fu River, and the Jinjiang River, a fertile field, which is a good place to bury the Xiǎo devils.

The impact of this telegram on Chiang Kai-shek and Xue Yue was enormous.

After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek was silent on the surface, but in his heart it was like turning the river and the sea. He knew that Luo Zhuoying was resourceful, and his greatest strength was loyalty. His defensive fortifications are built to a very standard level, and it can be said that he is a model of the construction of the first positional fortifications. Had it not been for the concentration of artillery fire, the concentrated use of poison gas, and the use of armored clusters, the Japanese would have had to pay huge casualties if they wanted to break through the defensive line. As a result, instead of suffering huge casualties, the Japanese army's so strong fortifications collapsed under the Japanese army's devastating artillery fire and poison gas covering. It was not that the soldiers were not brave, nor did they flee from the battle, but they all died on the ground. It seems that Liu Yimin is still right when he said in Xuzhou, and defensive operations must be equipped with positions in depth. Zhang Zhizhong and Chen Cheng learned this very well, and they fought well in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, and the later Battle of Wuhan. Alas, it would be nice if Liu Yimin was not ** but a student of Whampoa, it's a pity.

Chiang Kai-shek attached great importance to Liu Yimin's proposal to unify the military order of the Nanchang front and strengthen the coordination of troops. The problem is that it can't be helped The 19th Group Army, the 74th Army, and the 32nd Group Army are easy to handle, they are all the Central Army, but the 32nd Group Army belongs to the Third War Zone, and it is inappropriate to let Luo Zhuoying cross Gu Zhutong and give orders to Shangguan Yunxiang. Naturally, he has nothing to say when he gives an order, and he will never retreat if he moves forward, and Luo Zhuoying's order is a bit out of line with the system. The main problem was that the First Army and the Thirtieth Army were not easy to handle. The First Army was the Dian Army, and the Thirtieth Army was the Sichuan Army. These two units have made meritorious contributions since they joined the war, but Luo Zhuoying is afraid that he will not be able to command. If it is not done well, it will be the rear tuǐ of the Nanchang counteroffensive war.

After thinking about it, Chiang Kai-shek put his heart sideways: Liu Yimin can capture Taiyuan, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan, can't hundreds of thousands of horses capture Nanchang? Niang Xipi, I can't let **see** the joke, this Nanchang has to be overcome.

Chiang Kai-shek also didn't want to think that Liu Yimin had conquered Taiyuan, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan, but the Japanese troops around these cities were either transferred away by Liu Yimin or were wiped out. Like Tianjin, which was the rear of the Japanese army, there were not many garrison troops in the first place, and it was a special operation surprise attack to open the way. Like a strong attack on Jinan, Liu Yimin used more than a dozen artillery regiments, and the artillery bombarded his mother, and the city wall was destroyed in one round of shelling. And what about him? Shangguan Yunxiang's 32nd Group Army attacked Nanchang, and the main attacking force was equipped with a mountain artillery company, until the troops hit Nanchang City, this mountain artillery company was not in place, and it was completely for the soldiers to use their bloody bodies to block the bullets of the Japanese army, so could it work? Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is a whole, and with an order, it is fearless against all odds and dangers, which is different from the situation of many factions.

Fortunately, Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of a country after all, and it was impossible to act rashly. After the mood eased slightly, Chiang Kai-shek picked up the telegram and read it carefully, and ordered the telegram to be forwarded to Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth Theater, and Xue Yue, acting commander. He then sent a report to Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third Theater, and Shangguan Yunxiang, commander of the 32nd Group Army, urging them to strictly implement the battle plan and concentrate their forces to attack Nanchang. He then sent a telegram to Gao Yinhuai, acting commander of the First Group Army, and Wang Lingji, commander of the 30th Group Army, to express his condolences to the two troops, and asked them to obey the orders of Guan Luo Zhuoying, the former commander of the enemy, resolutely implement the battle plan, block the Japanese army, and ensure the success of the counterattack on Nanchang. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek sent another telegram to Luo Zhuoying, reiterating the three nodes emphasized by Liu Yimin, and asked Luo Zhuoying to lead all troops on the front line to resolutely implement the decision of the Military Commission and recover Nanchang.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek sent telegrams back to the ** Central Committee, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and Liu Yimin. In a telegram to the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, Chiang Kai-shek praised Liu Yimin for having a sense of the overall situation, being in Shandong, and having Nanchang in mind, which showed that Liu Yimin was indeed an exemplary anti-Japanese revolutionary soldier. There are many things to refer to, whether it is advice or not. It was hoped that the Eighth Route Army would follow the instructions of the April offensive and launch an attack on the enemy in front of it to support operations in other theaters.

In addition to praise, Chiang Kai-shek diligently inquired about Ni Hua's health and work, and instructed Liu Yimin to protect Ni Hua well, discuss things with explanations, and not get angry.

Xue Yue was different from Chiang Kai-shek, and he originally had an opinion on the counterattack on Nanchang, but the reason was that the troops were newly defeated, there was no time to reorganize and replenish the troops, and there were not enough artillery and engineers to assist in the attack, so the chances of winning this battle were not good. It's just that Chiang Kai-shek strategically thinks about fighting and will fight immediately, and Xue Yue does not dare to disobey Chiang Kai-shek's orders. Liu Yimin's first telegram said that the counteroffensive on Nanchang was imperative, and the best policy was to slow down the time and fight after the Japanese army was fully mobilized, which made Xue Yue's eyes shine. Even if the middle strategy uses a sneak attack on Nanchang as bait and fights Japanese reinforcements, it is not bad, it is better than attacking Nanchang Jiancheng. Xue Yue felt that Liu Yimin was indeed a clever strategist at that time. As soon as this second telegram arrived, Xue Yue couldn't help but praise it, and felt that Liu Yimin had hit the fate of the old strategic thinking at once. This guy really deserves his reputation, and it is not a loss to lose under his hands on the Long March!

Xue Yue flipped through the telegram and read it several times, and finally his eyes fell on the words "retreat decisive battle" decisive battle.

The two sides fought until the troops of the Ninth Theater captured the first-line strongholds of Dacheng, Gao'an, and Shengmi Street, and the Japanese army retreated to the areas of Fengxin, Qiuling, and Wanshou Palace; The troops of the Third Theater conquered Shixia Street, which is now Nanchang South. However, at this point, the troops of the front could not be attacked.

Luo Zhuoying was in a hurry, and kept calling and sending telegrams to various departments, urging him to speed up the attack. It's a pity that Luo Zhuoying, except for the 19th Army and the 7th First Army, can only supervise in an almost pleading tone. After a few days of fighting, the First Army and the 74th Army have not seen the shadow of the Nanxun Railway, so how can they cut off the enemy's communication and communication?

Luo Zhuoying's mouth was full of water spirit bubbles.

The 32nd Group Army's raid on Nanchang was commanded by Chen Anbao, commander of the 29th Army, and was under the command of Liu Yuqing's 26th Division, Duan Langru's 79th Division, Bai Huizhang's 102nd Division, He Ping's 16th Division, Zeng Gachu's Fifth Division, and Fang Xianjue's 10th Division.

Since the troops did not have a special engineer regiment, when crossing the Fu River, a division of troops was mobilized to build a pontoon bridge. As a result, they were not professional sappers, which led to the speed of taking the pontoon bridge too slowly, and the troops could not wait, so they actually relied on the ferry boat by boat. In this way, it became empty talk to let the 32nd Group Army concentrate its forces on a thunderous blow, and the troops could only cross the river first and enter the battle first, which was the size of two regiments at a time, which really became the tactic of adding fuel to Liu Yimin's words. It was originally a surprise attack, so where can we talk about the word surprise attack.

At this point, all units of the 32nd Group Army, which were determined to sacrifice, took the 79th Division as the vanguard, attacked all the way, arrived at Gangxia, Guancun, and Liantang near Nanchang, and then developed in depth, recovering the airport and station, and breaking into the Nanchang city fortifications.

The 1st 1st and 6th Divisions also cooperated with the 101st Division to flank the siege troops under the cover of aircraft, tanks, and artillery, and the two sides launched a battle in the southeast and south suburbs of Nanchang.

Duan Langru, the commander of the 79th Division, was trembling as he held the binoculars.

Duan Langru, like Wang Yaowu, both graduated from the third phase of Huangpu, and he also worked step by step from a grassroots officer to a division commander.

For several days in a row, the 79th Division was the main attack head-on, and the mountain artillery companies that the group army had promised to deploy had not met so far, nor did they have sappers who could build bridges and blast them, so they all relied on the brothers to talk to the devils with bullets and grenades. When encountering the tank of the xiǎo devil, then let the brothers hold the grenade and fight the devil's iron turtle.

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