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Chapter 1342 An Yi is an angel

At 4:38 p.m., An Yi's order was delivered to Hu Jialin. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Send one? Where am I going to find the soldiers now? Listening to the rumbling sound of shelling from far and near, Hu Jialin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

After suffering huge losses in the air force, General Terauchi Shoichi, commander of the North China Front, was so angry that he immediately dispatched troops to launch a fierce attack on the First and Fifth Army Corps from the lines of Beesan, Tsuyo, and Banggun. The Japanese army did not hesitate to waste artillery shells, and carried out saturation bombardment on the positions of the squadron one by one, and the three trenches carefully constructed by the first division and the seventeenth division were almost filled by artillery fire. Under the Japanese army's large-caliber artillery, the anti-artillery holes collapsed one after another, resulting in thousands of soldiers being buried alive, and the tragedy of the battle situation can be seen.

The most passive was the line of defense built by the First Army on the Besan line. Because Sun Lianzhong's construction of fortifications is not as important as the Anjia army, the trenches are shallow and straight, a cannonball falls, it takes away dozens of lives, several battles in a row, not only the entire corps has lost more than half, and has lost four lines of defense under the lonely mountain one after another, once the last line of defense on the top of the mountain is broken, the Japanese army that occupies the terrain advantage can launch an attack from top to bottom, easily penetrate the defense of the first corps, and then take advantage of the situation to impact the position of the Anjia army, resulting in the collapse of the overall situation.

Fortunately, at this time, Yang Jiuxiao led the 40th Division to arrive, quickly strengthened the defense, and took advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese artillery fire to counterattack and regain the previously lost position. However, the Japanese then carried out another saturation shelling, and the 7th Regiment of the 120th Brigade left behind in the front line suffered heavy losses.

With the help of Yang Jiuxiao's 40th Division, Sun Lianzhong's troops immediately followed Hu Jialin's suggestion and evacuated to the Sanhe line, and it was expected that they could arrive at Tiejialing after nightfall, and they could rush to Sanhe County at midnight, and then the Anjia army could retreat.

"The commander is worried that our back road will be cut off!" After reading the telegram, Huang Zhi said anxiously: "The 24th Division of the Japanese Army and the three divisions of the puppet army are moving along the Gou River towards Sanhe County, I don't know if Liu Jingfu's army deployed in the south of Sanhe County can withstand the impact of the Japanese army?" ”

Zhang Chengzhu said: "It stands to reason that it shouldn't be a big problem, it's an army of 150,000." Tomorrow the Central Committee will hold a standing committee, and at this juncture, if he retreats without a fight, Liu Zhi will have to consider the bad impact. ”

Hu Jialin was a little lucky: "Fortunately, the fire on the front line of Panshan and Cuiping Mountain is under control, otherwise we will be attacked from the front and back, and this battle will be lost even if we don't fight." ”

"Report, latest military information!"

Colonel Liu Zongyu, the chief of the intelligence department, rushed in from outside like a gust of wind, panting and handing the telegram to Hu Jialin.

Hu Jialin's face changed greatly after reading it, he stuffed the telegram into Huang Zhi's hand, strode to the large map of North China, and looked carefully.

Huang Zhi and Zhang Chengzhu read the message one after another, glanced at each other, their eyes were full of worry, and the two of them couldn't help but come to the map to carefully observe the changes in the battle situation.

The staff officers in the war room knew that the battle situation had changed, and they came to the map one after another, Hu Jialin raised his baton and pointed to Wuqing County:

"Taking advantage of the change of defense between the 14th Army and the 29th Group Army, the Japanese army suddenly launched a surprise attack on Wuqing County, crushed the defenses of the 10th Division of the 14th Army and the 38th Division of the 59th Army, and moved in the direction of Beiping. At present, the 14th Army has urgently arranged defensive positions on the front line of Langfang, and the 59th Army has retreated to Huangcun to resist the Japanese attacks one by one. Let's discuss, what are the Japanese troops going to do? ”

Zhang Chengzhu smiled bitterly: "It's very simple, while our Fifth Army is lonely, the devil wants to take Beiping into his hands." Beiping is a thousand-year-old capital with extraordinary influence, and the occupation of Beiping is of great significance to the world. Otherwise, it will be difficult to account for the successive defeats since the beginning of the war. ”

Wen Junhao, director of operations, said: "The next two days are the days of the two sessions, and if Beiping falls during this period, it will be tantamount to a slap in the face for the national government, which can play a role in weakening the prestige of the leaders of the Chinese and political circles." For the Chinese people, the fall of Beiping means that the situation in North China has changed dramatically, and the Japanese army has gradually grasped the initiative on the battlefield, and the blow to the morale of the army is immeasurable! ”

"But—"

A staff officer said with some skepticism: "If you want to capture Beiping in just two days, is it possible?" Previously, the 29th Army had been fighting with the Japanese army in the surrounding area of Beiping for more than half a month, and now we have gathered more troops and stronger combat effectiveness, so it is impossible to hold out for two days, right? ”

"Don't just look at us, but also pay attention to how the Japanese army is, can the current situation be compared with before? In the past, our army was assembled in the central and southern Hebei regions, and it could respond to the Pingjin war at any time, but now all the units of our army are pulled to the east and west, which is just convenient for the Japanese army to break through, and the situation is extremely unfavorable! Zhang Chengzhu scolded.

Huang Zhi suddenly suggested: "Now we have to quickly transfer the 68th Division to Baoding, the Baoding military station is our most important material hoarding point, if the Japanese army takes advantage of the situation from Wuqing to attack Yongqing, Bazhou, and Xushui counties, and take Baoding with lightning speed, it can not only cut off the Pinghan Railway in one fell swoop, so that the 300,000 or 400,000 squadrons are completely isolated from the rear, so that the Japanese army can be divided and encircled, and it can also seize the materials of our army, so that our armies in North China will fall into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food." ”

Hu Jialin's face couldn't help but change greatly when he heard this, and he immediately issued an order according to Huang Zhi's suggestion.

However, before Hu Jialin and other generals of the Fifth Army could recover their breath, the second emergency telegram came again.

The Japanese army in Tianjin sent a brigade to quietly land in the bay south of Tianjin, and carried out inhumane extermination of the villages passing along the way, concealing its whereabouts all the way, sneaking to the rear flank of the 139th Division of the 32nd Army on the south bank of the Liuli River in Jinnan, and suddenly launched an attack, and at the same time, the Japanese army in the direction of Dagu Port also sent the main force to carry out a north-south flank attack, and the defense line of the 139th Division collapsed in an instant. After the convergence, the Japanese army attacked Jinghai County from the flank. At the time of the telegram, the Chinese and Japanese armies were still engaged in fierce fighting, and although the Central Air Force sent fighter planes to provide air support, the situation was not optimistic, and the possibility of the overall collapse of the defense line was quite large.

"The Japanese army is vicious, this series of combination punches comes out, and we don't know where their targets are. Looking back now, I don't know when the defense line we have worked so hard to manage has been full of holes......" Zhang Chengzhu shook his head again and again.

Huang Zhi's face was tense, he didn't answer, his eyes were fixed on the location of Sanhe County on the map, Hu Jialin looked worried, but there was nothing he could do, he could only hope that the situation would not deteriorate too quickly, as long as the divisions of the 17th Army could successfully return to the Baoding camp, the war could be maintained.

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When night falls, the auditorium of the national palace is brightly lit.

More than 100 people, including Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Central Military Commission and the Central Executive Committee, Wang Jingwei, chairman of the Central Political Council, Ye Chuling, secretary general of the Central Committee, chairmen of various provinces and party heads, as well as members of the Military Commission, members of the Central Executive Committee, members of the Central Political Committee, and members of the Central Supervision Commission, plus representatives of Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying, attended the dinner.

After taking his seat, Wang Jingwei first delivered a speech and delivered a speech on "shouldering the responsibility of history."

Chiang Kai-shek, who then delivered his speech, did not speak for half an hour like Wang Ching-wei, but simply talked about his views on the current situation, saying that the Japanese army's operational arrangements in the past few days had fully exposed its wolf ambitions, and the Chinese nation had reached the most dangerous moment.

Chiang Kai-shek's remarks drew bursts of warm applause from the audience.

After the banquet officially began, Chiang Kai-shek had a poor appetite, and raised his chopsticks several times to hang in the air, not picking up vegetables for a long time, and seemed to be preoccupied.

Director Zhou, who was sitting next to Chiang Kai-shek, asked politely, "Brother Kai-shek, have you encountered any problems?" Can you talk about it and share your worries? ”

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned for a moment, looked at Director Zhou for a while, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"The battle situation is critical! Since yesterday, there has been a war everywhere in North China, and dozens of divisions have been assembled to press on us with overwhelming momentum, and our army's long-maintained defense line is facing the dilemma of collapse! Before the dinner, I had just received an urgent report that the Japanese army had broken through our Jinghai defense line, the 53rd Army and the 40th Army had fought hard and retreated to Renqiu, and the 32nd Army had retreated to Hejian to rebuild the defensive line. So far, the Jinpu Road was opened by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army in North China not only solved Tianjin's own safety in one fell swoop, but also posed a great threat to the Jinpu Road. ”

Director Zhou was very surprised: "The battle situation has changed so quickly? ”

"yes!"

Chiang Kai-shek put down his chopsticks and let out a long sigh: "I regret not listening to An Yi's words at the beginning, if the 17th Army was still on the flank of Tianjin, how could the Japanese army dare to be so rampant?" Now not only has Jinghai been lost, but Beiping has also been placed under the Japanese army, and the previous deployment has been disrupted. What is particularly worrying is that the 17th Army, which relieved the siege of the Second Army, was besieged by Japanese troops several times its size, suffered heavy casualties, and it is estimated that nearly half of its strength has been reduced by now, and my heart is dripping blood! ”

"Brother Kai-shek, is there a place for me to serve?" Director Zhou asked with concern.

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and said sincerely: "Although it is said that far water cannot save near fire, but to resist Japan and save the country, one more person will have more strength." Well, the Military Council has approved a formal plan that the Red Army will be organized into the Eighth Route Army, with three divisions under its jurisdiction, the 115th Division, the 120th Division, and the 129th Division, which will be organized in full accordance with your requirements in terms of numbers and establishment, and will be formally announced at the national defense conference the day after tomorrow. I would like to ask your troops to complete the assembly as soon as possible and go to the battlefield of resistance against Japan as soon as possible. ”

Director Zhou said happily: "Our party has been looking forward to this day for a long time, it is incumbent on me to resist Japan and save the country. ”

Chiang Kai-shek glanced around: "Why didn't Brother Yujie come today?" He and your party Mr. Runzhi are called Zhu Mao, and they are contemporary tacticians, and I have fought with them for so many years, and I have a very deep understanding! I wonder what Brother Jade and Brother Runzhi think about the current battle situation? ”

"Mr. Zhu went to visit an old friend, this friend has made great contributions to the anti-Japanese national united front, and now he is sick in bed, we have arrived in Nanjing, so we should pay a visit!" Director Zhou finished speaking with a smile, and said: "After repeated studies with Mr. Zhu, I believe that the current general situation between China and Japan is still that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and China's strategic policy should be attack and defense, that is, to give the attacking enemy a annihilating counteroffensive, and must not simply defend." ”

"Attack and defense?"

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head: "It's not easy to talk about!" This time, I thought about using the offensive to contain the Japanese army, and then seek the strategic initiative, but have you seen the results now? ”

"Offense is the main means of destroying the enemy, but defense cannot be slackened because of this. The purpose of the attack is to destroy the enemy, but at the same time to preserve oneself, because if one does not destroy the enemy, one will be destroyed; Defense, in order to preserve oneself, is also a necessary means to assist the offensive or prepare to switch to the offense. In the purpose of war, the destruction of the enemy is the main thing, and the preservation of oneself is the second, because only by destroying the enemy in large numbers can one effectively save oneself.

"Attack, therefore, as the primary means of destroying the enemy, is primary, while defence, as an auxiliary means of destroying the enemy and as a means of preserving oneself, is secondary. In the face of the Japanese invasion, we strive to win every war, no matter how big or small, and we strive to disarm part of the enemy and damage some of the enemy's men and horses and artifacts in every battle. The accumulation of these achievements in the partial destruction of the enemy will become a great strategic victory, and the goal of finally driving the enemy out of the country and defending the motherland will be achieved. ”

When Director Zhou said this, he saw that Chiang Kai-shek had something to gain, and then said: "This is the specific idea of our party ** and Commander-in-Chief Zhu on the war policy against Japan, I think this is very instructive for the current war situation, so I took it out and offered it to the ugly!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek tasted it for a long time, and suddenly remembered something: "Zhu Yujie went to visit An Yi?" ”

Director Zhou nodded, and sighed a little in his expression: "An Yi is the pride of my Huangpu, his An Jiajun can be called the mainstay of the country and the nation, and has rich experience in fighting against Japan. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's expression was complicated, and he didn't speak for a long time, until he returned to his home after the dinner, and then said to Song Meiling:

"If my squadron is full of Anjia troops, why worry about the Japanese invaders? Look, even *** knows how to keep learning and absorb the experience and lessons of the An Jiajun, while those generals in our army cling to their own old customs, lest others infringe on their own interests, and they don't know how to learn and progress at all.

"How many years has An Yi led the army? Who of his brothers and instructors have come to his door to ask for advice? Moreover, An Yi has been an instructor at the Central Army Military Academy for so many years, and he has printed what he has learned into teaching materials for the generals of the army to study and teach him what he has gained, but how many people have truly understood his thinking on army building and operational principles? When I said this, I got angry, why are they also Whampoa students, An Yi is so good, but others always let me down? ”

"Darling, don't be angry!"

Song Meiling comforted: "This just shows that Xiao Yi is an angel sent by God to assist you in resisting *** people, you should be happy to have such a good student." Think about it, if there was no Xiao Yi and no his army, I am afraid that you would be even more anxious now. Cherish you as a student! ”

Chiang Kai-shek was slightly stunned, then nodded thoughtfully.