In the early days of the war, due to the arrogance of the Japanese army and the private actions of the Japanese army invading China, many flaws were caught by the Northwest Army, which caused the Japanese army to suffer a lot of unjustified disasters and lose a considerable number of troops. Regardless of the situation in the south, after one defeat after another in front of the Northwest Army. The Japanese army has put away its previous arrogance, and there are not so many strange tricks on the battlefield. At least in modern warfare, when the Japanese army also tried to avoid making mistakes, there were few previous loopholes for the Northwest Army to exploit. However, the Northwest Army operated in northern Henan for a period of time, relying on defensive warfare and holding its position, and the operations of the two sides in northern Henan turned into a tragic war of attrition.

Compared with northern Henan and eastern Henan, although the two sides occasionally had friction and small fights, the Japanese army did not have a large-scale battle. After all, at this time, a stalemate had been fought in northern Henan, and the Japanese army's detailed work in Henan also preliminarily proved that the Central Plains Field Corps was only a group army in northern Henan. Although the two group armies of Yang Hucheng and Zhao Tieshu, who had fought repeatedly in Hebei before, suffered considerable losses, they had also been reorganized to a certain extent in the past few months. It's just that although Jiang Li sent a large number of troops to prepare for battle on the front line of Longhai Road, there was no obvious sign of eastward advance.

At this time, the battle of Wuhan planned by the Japanese army had reached the stage of full implementation, and in Anhui and Jiangxi, which were on the outskirts of Wuhan, the war was already raging. Although the Japanese army was strong, it was not able to conduct three large-scale battles at the same time. Another reason is that the armored forces of the Northwest Army on Suiyuan's side are getting bigger and bigger. The fact that more than 70 or 80 tanks and armored vehicles were accidentally photographed by Japanese planes during the exercise can only be said to be an ordinary idea.

However, more than one-third of them were Tomahawk tanks that the Japanese army was familiar with and had palpitations, which also made the Japanese army really nervous. One after another, a Kwantung Army was transferred, and even weakened the troops in Shandong again to Guisui and Jining. Still not feeling safe, while strengthening mobilization at home, he continued to increase troops in Suiyuan to maintain a comparative advantage over the Northwest Army's Li Du's 5th Army. It's just that the reconnaissance plane that took the **** transport brought to the Japanese army headquarters not only the mechanized troops deployed by the Northwest Army in Suiyuan, but also the fortification group that took nearly two years to build and looked numb. Compared with Henan, the Northwest Army's preparations in Suiyuan are not lagging behind at all, and even seem to be paying more attention to it.

At this time, the Japanese army did not know that in 1938, the steel output in the northwest reached 970,000 tons, and the iron ore in Baotou contributed more than half of the iron ore. The supply of iron ore to the Northwest is still increasing rapidly. At the same time, from Xi'an to Yulin, the northbound railway to Baotou is also under construction.

Ordos, rich in coal in the Shenmu area, iron ore in Baotou. The oil fields in Northwest China have laid the most solid material foundation for the industry in Northwest China. Due to the low coal mining conditions in the area of Shenmu and Ordos, it is easy to develop, and a large amount of machinery has been invested in the northwest. As a result, coal production in the northwest has risen much more than iron ore. In the past, traditional firewood, weeds and the like were used for cooking in the northwest, and the vegetation in the northwest was originally not as good as in the southeast. As a result, after a large number of trees were cut down in the northwest and could not be planted as they should be, the geographical environment of the northwest has not improved much. However, with the introduction of honeycomb coal into a considerable part of the area, and under the deliberate promotion of Jiang Li, the northwest has taken on more population while the forest area has increased significantly. In short, nearly two years after the explosion of the all-out war of resistance against Japanese aggression, the northwest not only did not decline due to the war, but on the contrary, it caused explosive growth in vital areas related to national defense and security

On the afternoon of 9 February, the Japanese troops departed from Magong Island under the escort of the 5th Fleet and arrived at the mouth of Daya Bay on the evening of the 11th. At this time, there was only one battalion of the Republic of China* army, which had completed the Daya Bay beachhead. Unaware of the actions of the Japanese army. Two days later, at about 2 o'clock in the morning, in the dead of night, when the tide was heard one after another, all the Japanese ships sailed into Daya Bay. Entering the area of the planned landing, neither shelling nor obstacles were found.

If it is said that the Cantonese army caused a certain amount of attrition to the Japanese army at that time, it was undoubtedly that the Japanese army's high-ranking Lieutenant General Goto and others wasted a lot of energy in formulating a complete set of landing operation plans. At the same time, more than 30 Japanese planes covering the landing wasted a lot of fuel. As soon as the defenders touched the route. Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fumima Konoe sent a note to the ambassadors of various countries on the same day, announcing the start of Japan's war in South China and urging all countries to refrain from all actions to aid China.

Although Yu Hanmou also had a certain determination to resist in the early stage, he was beaten by a set of combination punches from the Japanese army and couldn't find his way. The Japanese army advanced north from Tamsui, and in just one night, conquered Huiyang and Huizhou, and then crossed the Dongjiang River. The next day, Yu Hanmou ordered the 157th Division to assemble at Yangcun. It's just that the Cantonese army didn't have too much time to prepare, and that night, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army conquered Boluo again. When the Wuhan Central Committee urgently sent the 64th and 66th armies south from Nanxun Road to support Guangzhou. The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, consisting of a cavalry brigade and two squadrons of armored vehicles, entered Futian and occupied Zengcheng.

"Withdraw! Remove! Remove! ”

Since the Japanese army successively transferred troops from Central China and Taiwan to land in Daya Bay. Withdrawal became the main theme of the Cantonese army.

"Pass the order, all for Lao Tzu to get up and make a fire to cook, whoever dares to retreat without authorization, Lao Tzu wants someone's head!" In fact, the Cantonese army is by no means all soft-footed shrimp, it's just that they follow the wrong team. When a large number of Cantonese troops were defeated, and even heard that the Japanese army had killed them, they quickly fled. Zhong Fangjun, commander of the 459 Brigade, drove the soldiers out of their sleep on the third watch.

After hastily replenishing his physical strength, Zhong Fangjun led his troops from Jiuzitang to Luofu Mountain. Trying to save the collapsed situation.

When Zhong Fangjun led his troops to the Futian line, he could already see the lights of the Japanese army in the night that had not dissipated. The Japanese army is also rushing for time, wanting to take advantage of the chaos of the Cantonese army's position, and will have no trace of the will to fight, and use the fastest speed to achieve the greatest results. Advance day and night as long as your physical strength allows.

Zhong Fangjun, who was aware of the Japanese movement, immediately used tanks as the lead and let the soldiers alternate between the barren weeds and woods. When the armies of the two sides were very close, the Japanese army also found the soldiers of the 459th Brigade, but at this time, the 459th Brigade had already fired guns and cannons, and the tanks also accelerated their speed, impacting the Japanese ranks, making the advancing Japanese troops suddenly chaotic.

It's just that it was almost dawn at this time, Zhong Fangjun, as a unit going upstream, had no reinforcements, and in front of the arriving Japanese troops, in front of the planes that the Japanese reinforcements were arriving one after another, the 459 Brigade did not receive a trace of reinforcements and suffered heavy casualties.

"Brigade, I can't fight anymore! The brothers were dying, and several tanks were destroyed by the Japanese. When regiment commander Huang Zhihong rushed to Zhong Fangjun, who was in command of the battle, with a pistol, there were already several bullet holes in his military uniform. At this time, Huang Zhihong looked at Zhong Fangjun with a hint of crying, "Brigade, leave a trace of fire for our brigade." ”

"I have sent a telegram requesting help to the division headquarters. Rush for a while, and the reinforcements from the division headquarters will definitely arrive. Killing the Japanese to repay the country, at this time, where is the spy battalion? Zhong Fangjun's finger bones were already pinched white, and he screamed.

"In!" At this time, the special service battalion has been transferred to the battlefield for two companies, and it should be a little sparse compared to usual, but in this blood-like morning sun, there is a kind of desolate tragedy.

"Kill the Japanese and repay the country!"

"Kill the Japanese and repay the country!"

The soldiers of the 459th Brigade, who were exhausted from the battle, responded one after another, but the more they got to the back, the more they sang in unison, but there were fewer and fewer soldiers who should drink.

"Kill!"

Zhong Fangjun held a bayonet and fought with the Japanese army, and the soldiers of the special service battalion next to him also went crazy at this time. Desperately trying to keep out the Japanese soldiers who wanted to catch the big fish.

A squad of Japanese soldiers was actually killed by the special service battalion, but at this time, the Japanese machine gunners had already turned their guns.

"Brigade, be careful!" Huang Zhihong saw this thrilling scene, rushed forward a few steps, and pushed Zhong Fangjun staggered.

Da-da-da

The Japanese machine guns rang out at the right time, and the soldiers of the special service battalion who did not have time to react were swept to the ground one after another. And when Zhong Fangjun turned around, he saw a scene that made people feel tearful. Huang Zhihong's chest was splashing with blood, and he fell to the ground with a painful face and convulsions.

"Little devil, my grass * Ni old mother!" Zhong Fangjun roared, "What are you doing in a daze, save Captain Huang!" ”

The remaining soldiers of the special service battalion fought back desperately, and killed the Japanese machine gunners in a burst of indiscriminate shooting. The fight could not go on, and the telegrams sent to the division headquarters one after another asking for help were like mud cows entering the sea. Zhong Fangjun, whose heart was like ashes, took the remnants and life was passing, Huang Zhihong fought and retreated all the way to the rocky beach. Pick the hard-to-go places. The Japanese army had more important tasks, and they couldn't take care of this remnant for a while, so Zhong Fangjun was able to lead the remnants to escape from the pursuit range of the Japanese army.

I just arrived at the rocky beach and watched the river flow by. There are only a few hundred people left around him. The rest were either killed in battle or lost in the retreat.

"What are we going to do next?" The commander of the special service battalion, Chu Zili, asked in a hoarse voice.

"Commander Huang's injury cannot be delayed, you take a few brothers in disguise and send Commander Huang to the provincial hospital for rescue. I've got my own plans. Zhong Fangjun sat on the stump next to the rocky beach, feeling depressed, and in one day, he seemed to be more than ten years old.

When Chu Zili left with several soldiers carrying a stretcher. Zhong Fangjun sent most of the soldiers around him out to search for his lost subordinates.

Chu Zili walked out more than a mile, and together with several soldiers around him, he heard the piercing gunfire behind him, as well as the sound of the robes screaming in surprise.

Chu Zili and the others looked back in horror, and the rocky beach was already in chaos.

On that day, Zhong Fangjun, the commander of the 459th Army, felt that he had been defeated and was unable to fight again, and it was impossible to ask for reinforcements. Faced with the situation that all units of the Cantonese army retreated in a hurry and the Japanese army encircled Guangzhou. In despair, Zhong Fangjun committed suicide on the rocky beach with a gun and a bullet!

The rapid progress of the landing force caused the Japanese 5th Division, which had planned to land at the mouth of the Pearl River, by five days ahead of schedule. After encountering sporadic resistance, the fortress also fell in one day.

Yu Hanmou was in a hurry for the Japanese army to advance towards Guangzhou along both sides of the Zengguang Highway, and the 104th Division also captured Shilong on the Guangjiu Road. Yu Hanmou led his headquarters to retreat to Qingyuan that night. Only the police tax corps and a small number of military police officers were left to garrison Guangzhou. On the afternoon of the next day, the Japanese army captured the largest city in the southeast of the Republic of China, Guangzhou, without a fight!

"In order to meet the needs of the war against China, the Japanese army readjusted its units in China. At present, the Imperial Empire has dispatched 28 divisions and regiments, 19 independent mixed brigades, 3 mixed brigades, 1 cavalry army, 1 flying group and 1 independent flying team, as well as the Chinese fleet on the naval side, with a total strength of no more than 1 million men, which should be in the early 940,000s. At present, our Northwest Army and the Jin Sui Army are responsible for the North China Front, with about 11 divisions, 13 independent mixed brigades, and cavalry groups. About 480,000 troops. It accounted for more than half of the total number of Japanese troops invading China. If the Kwantung Army is taken into account, in fact, the Northwest Army Group can bear almost two-thirds of the Japanese pressure. This is a situation that the commander has been carefully managing over the years. ”

Yang Hucheng is heartfelt. If it hadn't been for joining the Northwest Army Group, it would have been greatly replenished, and the training of soldiers would have been greatly strengthened. More than 100,000 Jin Sui troops could only shrink in the mountainous areas of southern Jin to lick their wounds. The 29th Army, if it weren't for the Northwest Army going all the way north, would have been defeated in Pingjin at the beginning, where would there still be the current situation.

"This is a situation where hundreds of thousands of Northwest Army are fought together, and I am alone, even if I am covered in iron, I can't hit a few nails. If you want to say, thanks to Lao Yang, you joined the Northwest Group in time, if you set up another mountain, or merge Mingli and make your own calculations in private, I am afraid that the Northeast Army and the 29th Army will follow the same example. At that time, it was really a headache, the warlord of the Republic of China had been in office for too long, and Guangzhou fell without a fight, which is the best example. In fact, even if the Japanese army is strong, if we can twist it into a rope, we will not fall to such a point. Guangzhou, it's a pity. Jiang Li waved his hand, and then sighed regretfully.

"The easy fall of Canton did shake the view of the great powers towards our country to a certain extent. At the same time, the Japanese army captured Guangzhou, and its influence spread to Southeast Asia, and the situation in Europe is now the same as it was before the European war more than 20 years ago. Britain and France and other powers under the threat of the Japanese army will inevitably fall into the trap, and I heard that Japan has begun to openly use diplomatic pressure to force Britain and France to close the Yunnan-Burma Highway and the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway respectively. The materials needed in the northwest must be transported as soon as possible, and if it reaches that point, then it will only be possible to go through the territory of the Soviet Union, and it will be stuck by the Soviet Union. ”

Yang Hucheng suggested that Yang Hucheng would naturally not take Jiang Li's polite statement seriously. From the time Jiang Li started an incident in Fengtian City, a small battalion commander was able to do such a big thing, which could not only be described by a few words of boldness. Even if he really wants to split in the Northwest Army and set up another mountain, I believe that Jiang Li's character of killing instead of breaking off will not be able to tolerate him. (To be continued.) )