Chapter 093: National Shock One
Thanks to the "legendary little people" for the tip.
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There has always been discord within the old army, and different factions have their own little Jiujiu, even if the same faction has its own hills, and it is normal to look down on each other.
Although Li Yutang and Huang Jie are both in the First Army system, there are still quite a few differences between the First Division and the Second Division, and when they see each other defeated, they naturally can't help but say a few sarcastic words.
When I was ridiculed, I was always unhappy, but compared with my own life, the problem of face was nothing, Huang Jie replied a few words, and then ordered someone to raise his head, and then gathered his troops to prepare to continue south, and now someone is a substitute for the dead ghost, it is the best time to escape.
After Huang Jie left, Li Yutang snorted coldly again, and Mao Bingwen next to him hurriedly came up and smiled, although his identity is a military commander, which is a cut higher than Li Yutang's division commander, but the difference between the Central Army and the miscellaneous army cannot be judged simply by the level of the position.
After the atmosphere eased, Mao Bingwen consulted Li Yutang for some opinions on the situation of the battle, and the reply he got was still to call back, which made him shake his head a little.
After fighting with the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army for more than ten days, he had deeply understood the horror of the Red Army, especially the performance of the last two days, which destroyed the First Brigade and the Independent Brigade, and beat the Second Brigade into disarray, and his 37th Army was almost left in the Wentai area.
In such a situation, only a madman would be willing to continue to fight with the Red Army, but Li Yutang, who had just arrived, did not care about this at all, and was confident that he wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Red Army, and also dragged his 37th Army to follow and "make meritorious contributions".
Although the credit was tempting, Mao Bingwen didn't think he could get it, so he thought carefully. Huang Jie could lead his men to retreat first on the grounds that he was seriously injured and unable to participate in the battle, but his 37th Army was not able to do it now, and if there was a slight change, Li Yutang would trouble him. For now, we can only wait for the battle to start, find the right opportunity and then continue to slip away.
After calculating in his heart, he immediately discussed the counterattack plan with Li Yutang with a smile, and after determining their respective positions, they went down to make arrangements.
When Li Yutang and Mao Bingwen arranged the counteroffensive plan, the retreating Red Army was also preparing an offensive plan, and although the battle just now was very smooth, in the end they had to temporarily retreat because the ammunition was consumed too quickly.
After the rereplenishment was completed, the 107th, 109th, and 113th Regiments, which were responsible for the independent brigade and the remnants of the 37th Army, also arrived at the same time, and the 3rd and 5th Divisions successfully rendezvous, and the timing of the battle was temporarily slowed down.
After the two division commanders, Liu Zhidan and Dong Zhentang, rearranged the offensive direction of each unit, the battle of Yuele Town began immediately, so that Mao Bingwen's 37th Army and Li Yutang's 2nd Division, who were still arranging the defensive line, were in a hurry for a while.
At this time, the 107 rocket artillery unit also followed to the front line, although most of the ammunition did not keep up, the reserves in the hands of the artillerymen were enough for a salvo, and the signal for the battle to start was the salvo of the 107 rocket artillery.
With the commander's order, 54 107 rocket launchers fired 648 rounds of 107 rockets in a row, blowing up Li Yutang in Yuele Town.
Although he had heard Huang Jie say that the Red Army's artillery was powerful, he didn't expect it to be crazy, and as soon as the battle started, his defensive position was shattered.
Li Yutang had not yet come back to his senses, Mao Bingwen had already instructed all the troops to prepare to retreat, and after being washed by the Red Army's 107 rocket artillery, the units of the 37th Army began to retreat quietly.
Although Mao Bingwen decided to retreat, he still left almost a regiment of troops on the position, all of which were on the outermost part of the defensive position.
When he retreated, he did not inform his men at the front, and in order to save his life, he sold his men to the Red Army.
When the troops on the front line could not withstand the attack of the Red Army and wanted to ask for reinforcements, they found that their friendly troops had long since disappeared, and in disappointment, they all dropped their weapons and became prisoners.
When the 37th Army retreated, Li Yutang launched an attack after being bombarded, wanting to use his own bravery to defeat the invincible Red Army, but found that the Red Army's bravery was not lost to them at all.
Not only is the bravery not losing to them, but the equipment, tactics, and morale are all above them, and the exchange of fire has just begun to appear one-sided, not at all like two armies fighting, but more like the army's slaughter of the poor.
In the past, it was their second division that played the role of the army, but today it was replaced by the second division and became a poor man without resistance, such a big gap made most people unable to accept it for a while, and after the fear attacked, they either raised their hands to surrender, or turned around and fled.
Li Yutang has fought all his life and fought with the Red Army countless times, but he has never been defeated so completely and so quickly as he is today.
After the defeat, Li Yutang wanted to retreat, but found that his flank had been occupied by the Red Army at some point, where it should have been the position of the 37th Army, but now it has become the Red Army.
Without thinking about it, Li Yutang knew that he was sold by Mao Bingwen, and he didn't know much about the situation of the Red Army, but Mao Bingwen absolutely couldn't know it, but he fought with the Red Army on the front line for more than ten days, and he knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat the Red Army, so he left himself to run first for the dead ghost.
Thinking of this, Li Yutang couldn't help but curse, and after scolding, he prepared to escape, but in the face of the two Red Army reorganized divisions, it was not so easy to escape. After the Fifth Division entered Li Yutang's flank, it immediately divided into a regiment and cut out, completely cutting off Li Yutang's escape route.
When Li Yutang's back road was cut off, Hu Zongnan, who was far away in Qingcheng, was holding a battle report with a look of disbelief.
In the direction of Huachi, first the 2nd Brigade was defeated, then the Independent Brigade was destroyed, and then the 37th Army and the 2nd Brigade were trapped in Yuele Town, and if the 2nd Division had not arrived in time, the 2nd Brigade and the 37th Army would have been wiped out.
In the direction of Huanxian, Wang Jun's Third Army was in a similar situation, before the second brigade was defeated, the third army retreated in the direction of Huanxian, not only that, but also left the 9th Division there, leaving only the 7th Division to withdraw safely.
Looking at the battle report in his hand, Hu Zongnan's first reaction was not to believe it, after more than ten days of fighting, although the progress was not good, he could still fight with the Red Army, and the two sides showed a tug-of-war of attrition.
But what's going on now, in just a few days, first the First Brigade was wiped out, and then the Independent Brigade was wiped out with the whole army, and the other fronts of the battlefield were also constantly defeated, as if they had suddenly become soft persimmons that could be rubbed and pinched flattened, and the Red Army was really that powerful.
What makes him even more incomprehensible is that this encirclement and suppression campaign was originally surrounded by a four-way army, and now it seems that he is the only one fighting.
The Jin Sui army pushed off the Yellow River too fast, and the ferries were guarded by the Red Army, so they could not attack.
The Northeast Army also kept shirking, and the reason was that the Red Army was good at demagoguery, and the song "On the Songhua River" made the entire Northeast Army unstable and did not dare to move.
Ma Jiajun directly had no news there, and he didn't know what Sanma was thinking.
The four-way army has become a road, and the pressure has been transferred to him Hu Zongnan, so that he is not depressed.
The situation on the front line was already annoying, but the latest intelligence almost made him faint, and the Red Army troops were found behind Qingcheng.
After getting the information, Hu Zongnan immediately rushed to the map to inspect it, and the two Red Army forces that appeared behind him had cut off his retreat, and the Red Army actually wanted to eat his first army in one go.
With this thought in his heart, Hu Zongnan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back, although the strategic purpose of the Red Army was bold, it was not impossible, the only difficulty was whether the Red Army could eat his First Army, and if the teeth were not good, they would break their teeth.
If it had been placed in the past, Hu Zongnan did not believe that the Red Army would be so bold at all, although the division and encirclement was the Red Army's forte, but its appetite has always been very small, most of the time it was eaten by one regiment and one camp, and the targets above the division level did not dare to move around.
However, after the Red Army received assistance, its strength obviously soared, which also increased the appetite of the Red Army several times, and it was possible for the First Army to eat him.
It's just that his first army is so easy to eat, in the past, Hu Zongnan would never believe that the Red Army could eat himself, but now.
The First Brigade and the Independent Brigade were eaten one after another, and the other units were also about to collapse at the touch of a button, and the combat effectiveness of the Red Army had far exceeded everyone's imagination, and if all the battle reports in their hands were true, then the First Army would be in danger now.
There was vigilance in his heart, but Hu Zongnan did not panic, if he was in chaos now, the entire First Army, the Third Army and the Thirty-seventh Army would be a mess.
After calming down, Hu Zongnan dispatched two regiments from the Northwest Supplementary Brigade to search and advance to the Baimapu and Banqiao areas respectively, and only when he preliminarily determined how many troops the Red Army behind him did he make the final deployment.
After arranging these, the battle report from the front line was delivered again, Li Yutang's second division was trapped in Yuele Town, and Huang Jie's second brigade and Mao Bingwen's 37th Army actually escaped.
After getting this battle report, Hu Zongnan was so angry that he directly kicked over the conference table of the military department, although he knew that this situation was very common in the People's Party army, but he still scolded loudly: "What are Huang Jie and Mao Bingwen trying to do? Is it time to preserve strength? Before the war, the headmaster promised to make up for the losses, but did he forget the headmaster's words? Abandon their allies and flee from battle, do they think that they can escape the court-martials by escaping the bullets of the Red Bandits? Now there is no need for a military court, Lao Tzu will kill them first. ”
"The military seat is angry, the military seat is angry, now the military situation is urgent, it is not the time to punish the defeated generals, everything can be solved after the war, and the top priority now is how to get rid of the current predicament. Now that all the departments are retreating, and we are being blocked by the Red Army behind us, do we want to find a way to break through first? ”