[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 964: Strange Opponent (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

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"Junza, how should we reply to the Turkish Communist Party?" Deputy Commander Ma Fawu spoke.

Pang Bingxun touched his gray hair and said: "We can't solve this matter, let's let Chief Wei Lihuang decide, we will guard Puyang now, as long as Ma Zheng's troops don't go south to Puyang to fight us, then we won't provoke them." ”

At this time, Pang Bingxun couldn't help but think of last year's Magnetic, Lin, Wu, and Sheen campaigns, when Chairman Chiang mobilized troops to launch a larger-scale offensive against the anti-Japanese base areas such as Taihang and southern Hebei under the unfavorable situation of military offensives.

The 97th Army of the Kuomintang Army in the western Hebei region took the lead in attacking Wu'an in the south, attacking the advance detachment and youth column of the 129th Division, causing more than 100 casualties in the two divisions, and the attacked troops withdrew from their original positions. Subsequently, the supreme authorities ordered his 40th Army and Zhang Yinwu and Hou Ruyong to attack the Eighth Route Army.

At that time, they had an absolute advantage in troops, and the weapons and equipment and ammunition were more than the Eighth Route Army, but Zhu Huaibing's 97th Army was annihilated by more than 10,000 people, and the other two suffered heavy losses, if it weren't for his 40th Army feeling that things were not good, and did not go north with the army to avoid being killed, that battle of the Eighth Route Army left a deep impression on Pang Bingxun, although the Eighth Route Army was dressed in tatters, but it was a first-class powerful in the battle, and it was obviously unwise to provoke such an enemy.

"Commander, what did Chief Wei say?" Ma Fawu continued to ask.

"It's not a sound yet, the telegram has been sent for nearly an hour, but there is still no movement in Luoyang, I don't think the chief Wei himself is sure, maybe he is asking the chairman now, hehehe!" Pang Bingxun said with a smile.

Not to mention, it was really guessed by Pang Bingxun, after Xu Hu sent the letter to Pang Bingxun's department and reported it to the first war zone, Wei Lihuang also felt extremely tricky, so he had no choice but to forward the telegram to Chongqing and ask Lao Jiang for instructions.

Xu Hu's letter made it very clear that the purpose of the Suicha Military Region's southward move this time was to meet the New Fourth Army's northward march, and if the New Fourth Army went north safely, then they would immediately withdraw their troops, but if anything else happened to the New Fourth Army, then the main force of the Suicha Military Region would fight all the way to southern Anhui.

Wei Lihuang didn't think that Ma Zheng was joking, although according to what Pang Bingxun said, the letter was sent by Xu Hu, commander of the Fifth Division of the Suicha Military Region, but anyone with a discerning eye knew what Ma Zheng meant.

Wei Lihuang and Ma Zheng have not been dealing with each other for a day or two, and they know that this person is definitely not a good person, full of smiling tigers.

Lao Jiang was angry with Xu Hu, a division commander in Yan'an and a miscellaneous division commander who was not recognized by the central government dared to threaten them, this is worth it, if he agreed to his request, then where would the face of the national government go!

So Lao Jiang personally gave the 40th Army a death order, ordering Pang Bingxun to destroy the infantry regiment that Ma Zheng's unit broke into Henan at all costs, and must not compromise and retreat.

The order was issued to the 40th Army through the First War Zone, although Pang Bingxun was very reluctant to fight with the Eighth Route Army, but now that it has reached this point, he has no way at all.

Therefore, under the order of Pang Bingxun, two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade under the command of the 40th Army immediately went north to attack Xu Hu's department.

Stone Gate. Former enemy command.

"The commander just received the news that Pang Bingxun's 40th Army is all going north and killing Xu Hu's department, what should we do?" Xu Yinghui said in a deep voice.

Ma Zheng looked at Xu Yinghui and said with a smile: "What can I do, cold salad, since Lao Jiang has made a move, we are really sorry for his old man if we don't follow, order Xu Hu, let him let go of his hands and feet, and never let go if he can annihilate it, it is best to capture Pang Bingxun's old thing alive." ”

"Commander, didn't the central authorities tell us to take it easy and never allow friction with the Nationalist Government? Moreover, the 40th Army is also a heroic army, and if we annihilate them, we will be poked in the backbone by the people. Xu Yinghui reminded.

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Ma Zheng paced around in the headquarters, feeling very irritable. He didn't answer Xu Yinghui's words, and now he thinks much more than others.

Xu Yinghui didn't understand what Ma Zheng said, but the impact of the "Huangqiao Battle" was too great, and it was by no means something that could be solved by the two sides sitting down and chatting, because nearly 20,000 people of the main force of the Kuomintang were annihilated, and a lieutenant general and a lieutenant general and brigade commander were killed.

During the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang killed a dozen senior officers at or above the division level, namely two group army commanders and eight army commanders. In this battle, a lieutenant general and a lieutenant brigade commander of the Kuomintang were killed, and the Nationalist Government could not give up. Therefore, Ma Zheng absolutely cannot allow the Nationalist Government to create new frictions and affect the relations between the KMT and the CPC.

Perhaps his dispatch of troops to Henan could not prevent the Nationalist Government from continuing to launch the Southern Anhui Incident, but it could deter the Nationalist Government and preserve the vital strength of the New Fourth Army, especially the high-ranking military and political cadres.

Besides, the troops sent by the First War Zone this time also made Ma Zheng angry, who you Wei Lihuang sends, you have to send Zhu Huaibing and Pang Bingxun over, isn't this looking for a draw.

Needless to say, Zhu Huaibing was an out-and-out anti-communist diehard, who took office as the commander of the 97th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the commander-in-chief of the Northern Henan Self-Defense Army after the July 7 Incident. In March 1939, he served as the director of the Political Department of the Jicha Theater, concurrently in charge of Hebei civil affairs, and commanded the Hebei People's Army.

Zhu Huaibing was an officer who ***** the Eighth Route Army from the bottom of his bones, and during his tenure in Hebei, this person constantly created friction, and in 1939 alone, Zhang Yinwu of the subordinate department created the Jizhong County tragedy, killing more than 400 cadres and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and was called "friction expert" at the time.

In February 1940, under the secret order of Lao Jiang, Zhu Huaibing commanded Pang Bingxun, Zhang Yinwu, and Hou Ruyong's troops to besiege the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains in three ways, creating magnetic, forest, martial arts, and related incidents, and the 97th Army of the Department was a thief with corrupt military discipline, which was really hateful, and Ma Zheng had long wanted to get rid of it.

Let's talk about Pang Bingxun and his 40th Army, the 40th Army is indeed a strong force, and the predecessor of the army is the Northwest Army and the Chinese People's Army. In the autumn of 1930, after the end of the Central Plains War, the department was incorporated and expanded into the 40th Army of the Army by Lao Jiang, with Pang Bingxun as the commander and Ma Fa as the fifth deputy commander.

After the formation of the army, it successively participated in the anti-Japanese operations on the Great Wall and eastern Hebei in 1933, as well as the suppression of the anti-Japanese alliance established by Feng Yuxiang in Chabei and other military operations.

In August 1937, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the army added the 14th Cavalry Brigade, with Zhang Zhankui as the brigade commander. Subordinate to the 1st Group Army, it went to the Jinpu front line from Yuncheng and participated in the defensive operations along the northern section of the Jinpu Road, serving as a frontal defense.

In January 1938, the army participated in the Battle of Xuzhou. In this battle, the army held Linyi in the Lunan area, prevented the Japanese East Route Army from moving south, and played a major role in the victory of the Kuomintang army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, which can be said to be a heroic force.

But there is a commander who is a traitor in such a heroic army, and this commander is none other than Pang Bingxun.

Pang Bingxun was a wonderful figure in the Kuomintang, he rose from a junior officer with a disability to a military commander, and later became the commander-in-chief of the group army and provincial governor, and was also a member of the Kuomintang Central Supervisory Committee and an army general, and was quite prominent in the Kuomintang troops.

This person's performance in the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War was indeed commendable, and in August 1937, Pang Bingxun was ordered to go to the front line of resistance against Japan. At that time, it was the scorching summer season, and the sun was blazing, and after Pang Bingxun led his troops to get off the bus from Shijiazhuang, he marched along the Cangshi Highway to Cangxian on foot, receiving condolences and welcomes from the masses of the people along the way, and greatly encouraging the vast number of patriotic officers and men.

On September 18, the defense line of the 29th Kuomintang Army was broken through, and the Japanese army continued to advance southward. The battle was unprecedentedly tragic, holding on for 7 days and 7 nights, killing and wounding a large number of Japanese troops, and delaying the Japanese attack. Pang Bingxun's unit also suffered heavy casualties, with only more than 300 soldiers left in one regiment, and officers below the battalion level also suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, he had to withdraw from the battle and move to Dangshan in Jiangsu, where the tragedy of the battle was famous throughout the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Subsequently, Pang Bingxun, who had been promoted to the commander of the corps, was transferred to lead his troops to Linyi to participate in the Battle of Taierzhuang and prevent the Banyuan Division from moving south. On 10 March, the Sakagaki Division, supported by aircraft, artillery and tanks, pounced fiercely on Linyi, and the position of Pang Bingxun's unit was in flames. The vast number of patriotic officers and men were not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, repelled many charges of the Japanese army, stubbornly held their positions, and withstood the attack of the Sakagaki Division.

For this time to block the enemy, the Japanese army repeatedly rushed and killed for several days, and suffered casualties, but could not take a step beyond the thunder pool. At that time, there were no less than dozens of Chinese and foreign journalists and military attachés of friendly countries who accompanied the army to watch the battle in the Xuzhou area, and no one could have imagined that the best 'imperial army' would be frustrated by a little-known 'miscellaneous' army in China. For a while, there was a rumor at home and abroad, and the sound of color was everywhere.

Subsequently, Pang Bingxun's department and the reinforcement Zhang Zizhong's department jointly launched a counterattack, fought fiercely for five days and five nights, and drove the Banyuan Division to Juxian County on March 18, along the way the Japanese army corpses were all over the field, making an indelible contribution to the victory of Taierzhuang.

From 1937 to 1943, Pang Bingxun led his 40th Army and later the 24th Army to constantly fight against the Japanese puppet army on the land of North China, and his achievements were brilliant.

However, all this changed after 1943, when the Japanese army deployed more than 50,000 people in April of that year to "sweep" the Taihang Mountains. From the east, west, and south, the Japanese army divided into more than a dozen roads and pounced on Pang Bingxun's defensive ground.

The defensive areas of various armies were broken through one after another, and Pang Bingxun did not organize an attack, but led the headquarters of the group army and the military headquarters of the 40th Army to move to the deep mountainous areas to avoid the battle. Later, due to the encounter between the military headquarters and the Japanese army, the headquarters personnel were in chaos. Pang Bingxun and his son Pang Qingzhen were scattered and lost contact with the military headquarters.

That night, Ma Fawu, the commander of the 40th Army, gathered the scattered headquarters and military personnel to break through and go south. A few days later, under the maneuver of Sun Dianying, commander of the New Fifth Army, who had surrendered to the Japanese army, Pang Bingxun formally surrendered to the Japanese army on May 7 after some bargaining negotiations with the Japanese army. On May 23, Wang Jingwei's puppet government appointed Pang Bingxun as the commander-in-chief of the puppet provisional 24th Group Army.