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Chapter 561 Behind the Honor

At noon on May 25, Xiangyang, the front headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Report to the commander: General Zhang Cunzhuang called, General Xu Yuanquan's only 3rd Brigade was stationed in Xinye to take over the defense, General Xu Yuanquan personally led the main division of the headquarters and the enemy Temporary 9th Division to help in the north and south of the Xinye Li River, the new 10th Division has been ordered to leave the battlefield, detour to Sangzhuang and slowly go north, the 17th Division and the 1st Division of the Teaching Division catch up with the remnants of the Temporary Eighth Division, and are about to launch the final attack!" Communications Staff Emergency.

An Yi put down the red and blue pencil in his hand and stood up: "The progress is still going well, order, after solving the remnants of the enemy, teach the 1st Division to retreat to the Lijiagang position to rest, and the 17th Division will immediately go north to move closer to the new 10th Division, march in unison, and force Nanyang." ”

"Yes!"

"Report to the commander: General Yin Jinan called, the Left Route Army occupied Dengzhou and rushed to repair the fortifications north of the city, completely annihilated the enemy's 13th Mixed Brigade, Pang Bingxun's 2nd Route Army Independent Cavalry Brigade, and most of the 17th Mixed Brigade, annihilated more than 8,700 enemies, captured more than 5,600 enemies, and reported immediately after the inventory of captured materials." Li Fuqiang came to An Yi's side with a spring breeze on his face to report.

Zhao Rui was very happy: "It seems that the 44th Division of the Tiger Head has finally become an army!" After completely annihilating a regiment in Sangzhuang to defend the enemy, it galloped non-stop to Dengzhou, and then completely annihilated the enemy's independent cavalry brigade, this record is the most important thing in this battle! ”

An Yi grinned: "This guy will never disappoint, his deputy division commander Senior Brother Yan Yaohuan is also a general who has a bad view of the overall situation, the two cooperate tacitly and make up for each other, from now on, the forty-fourth division will grow rapidly, this time I am afraid that the sixteenth division brother in Jinan has a sense of urgency, haha...... Director Liu Qing! ”

"Here!" Liu Qing took two steps forward.

General Yin Jinan led the 16th Division, the New 9th Division of the 44th Army, and the 1st Provisional Division of the Legion to work together to eliminate the 13th and 17th Mixed Brigades of the defenders, and capture Zhang Miqing, the commander of the 13th Mixed Brigade of the enemy, and more than 6,000 people from the two brigades; Gu Changfeng's 44th Division led the courage to annihilate the 1,200 defenders of Sangzhuang, continuously rushed to aid the Dengzhou battlefield, and bravely annihilated more than 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Independent Cavalry Brigade of Pang Bingxun's Second Route Army. Zhu Shigui's 17th Division, General Zhang Cunzhuang's New 10th Division, and the 1st Division of our Right Army Corps broke through Xinye, defeated the enemy's temporary 8th Division, and pursued the victory to encircle the remnants of the enemy on the east bank of the Baihe River in the west of the city. An Yi dictated the message clearly.

Liu Qing finished recording and handed it to An Yi, An Yi turned to the sand table after signing, Zhao Rui pointed to Xinye, and asked in a low voice: "The 17th Division continues to go north after the battle, and the enemy's reinforcements are afraid that the rear road will be cut off, and it will definitely withdraw from the battlefield on the north bank of the Lihe River and retreat to Nanyang, I wonder if General Xu Yuanquan will wave his army to the north to pursue the victory?" ”

"He won't, his right wing of the battle line Yang Hucheng General is fighting very hard, he will not risk going north at this time, it is estimated that a brigade will be left to garrison Xinye, and the other main forces will return to the front line of the Tang River again to continue to attack, if the main force of this division does not go back, he will have no reserves in his hands." An Yi replied.

"If the headmaster is happy and changes the feint attack on Nanyang to a strong attack on Nanyang, what should we do?" Zhao Rui asked worriedly.

An Yi pondered for a moment and decisively decided: "If that's the case, then ask the principal to forgive An Yi for being disrespectful!" At this time, if our Fifth Army Corps attacks Nanyang, even if it succeeds in taking it, it will become the target of the Northwest Army's key attack, and before the Third Army Corps does not capture Xuchang and Yexian, if our troops forcibly take Nanyang regardless of the consequences, it will become the target of all departments of the Northwest Army, and the gains outweigh the losses!

Let me An Yi risk the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, this honor is not good! What's more, the enemy on the front line in western Henan is about to go south, and our ultimate goal is not Nanyang and Luoyang, so there is no need to fight for the sake of fame.

This battle has killed more than 10,000 people, the little brother does not have a trace of honor in his heart, but it is all the hidden pain of the same room, and the soldiers who can surrender without a fight will be the biggest goal of our department, please forgive me! ”

Zhao Rui nodded heavily: "I understand, the foolish brother also thinks the same way......"

Pengcheng Battalion, Xuzhou, Headquarters of the Second Army Corps.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was thinking hard about countermeasures with the generals, was overjoyed when he received the good news from An Yi, stood up and hurried a few steps, returned again, and announced loudly and energetically:

"An Yi's Fifth Army Corps Left Route Army has occupied Dengzhou, annihilated three enemy brigades, the Right Route Army conquered Xinye, and fought side by side with Xu Yuanquan to destroy thousands of enemies, the three main divisions are about to take advantage of the victory to go north and threaten Nanyang, the hinterland of the Northwest Army in western Henan has been exposed to the front of the Fifth Army Corps, congratulations!

I declare that the telegram will be transmitted to the whole people, and that our Fifth Army Corps will destroy three enemy divisions in one day; The whole army was telegraphed, and all departments of the Fifth Army Corps were encouraged to reward 500,000 yuan of the Fifth Army Corps, and reported to the Military Commission to verify the combat achievements of their departments and quickly commend them! ”

"Congratulations, Principal! Dengzhou, the Northwest Army will inevitably shake the whole army, and the situation of the stalemate between the two sides will change, and the Northwest Army will have to draw troops to help Nanyang, and the pressure on our department will be reduced, and it will be much easier to fight next! Liu Zhi rubbed his hands happily.

He Yingqin suggested in a timely manner: "Principal, my subordinates suggest that we immediately instruct the Third Army Corps Xu Yuanquan to take the Tang River, and then transfer the army north to attack Nanyang, and at the same time, order the Fifth Army Corps to go north with all its might, and the two armies will work together to take Nanyang, and the initiative of the entire battle situation will be in my hands from now on!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek strode to the map, thought for a moment, and readily agreed: "Feasible!" Call An Yi immediately and order him to lead the five divisions of the Fifth Army to the north at full speed! ”

"Yes!"

Chief of Staff Ge Jingen agreed in a low voice.

Jiang Dingwen motioned to Ge Jingen to wait with his eyes, took two steps forward, and came to Chiang Kai-shek's side: "Principal, if General Xu Yuanquan can't take the first line of the Tang River, An Yi's five divisions will lose their strategy, and although Pang Bingxun's department has suffered heavy losses, there are still more than 30,000 people. ”

He Yaozu, the training director who had just sent three divisions of recruits to Xuzhou, agreed with Jiang Dingwen's opinion, and Chen Yi, acting minister of military affairs, also echoed him:

"Ming San's words are reasonable, commander-in-chief, all divisions under General An Yi have gone through a major battle, and it will take time to supply and deal with the aftermath, and two divisions have gone north to make an all-out attack on Nanyang, and the purpose of containing and dispersing the Northwest Army has also been achieved.

Chiang Kai-shek was silent, stared at the map, pondered for a long time and turned to Liu Zhi: "Can we break the deadlock at the front line of the left-wing circle?" ”

"The first line of the world is guarded by the two main divisions of the First Route Army of the Northwest Army, and Wang Jun's Third Army has been fighting hard for months, and it is difficult to move an inch, and it may be difficult to shake it without strong reinforcements." Liu Zhi replied embarrassedly.

Chiang Kai-shek asked, "Where is Hu Jialin's Independent Division now?" ”

Liu Zhi was stunned: "Ten days ago, the independent division and General Zhang Hongluan's first cavalry division fought together, conquered Luyi, changed defenses and retreated to Maozhou to rest, the day before yesterday, two regiments of recruits were transferred from Nanchang to supplement, and his subordinates planned to use them as a reserve in the middle road. ”

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand: "Raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while, it is difficult to break the deadlock unless there is an iron-blooded division like an independent division at the head of the world." Since the Great War, the fact that independent divisions have been invincible in all battles is proof that they are not as delicate as other divisions!

Pass on my order, immediately deploy the independent division and the 1st cavalry division to the left flank battlefield, break through the boundary head within five days, and go straight to Shangshui, and at the same time instruct the 3rd Army to go all out to reoccupy Luohe! As long as this gap is broken through, the front line of Henan and Anhui will be alive, and An Yi's Fifth Army will be able to play a greater role! Respectfully......"

"The subordinates are here!" He Yingqin stepped forward.

"You immediately rush to the Third Army of Xinyang to supervise the battle, and you need to reoccupy Luohe within five days!" Chiang Kai-shek ordered.

He Yingqin put his legs together: "Obey!" The subordinates set off on their journey. ”

Chiang Kai-shek breathed a sigh of relief, beckoned everyone to return to their positions and sit down, drank a glass of water and motioned Ge Jingen to approach: "Kanhou, do you think the Fifth Army is necessary to change the battle plan?" ”

Ge Jingen hesitated for a moment and replied truthfully: "Commander-in-chief, with General An's ability and vision, he must have a comprehensive consideration, if we ask him to revise the plan at this time, I am afraid it will affect the next top-secret operation of the Fifth Army."

At this time, the reaction of the Northwest Army is not yet clear, General An's speculation about whether the enemy army in western Henan has rushed to Nanyang, there is no news at present, and his subordinates think that General An has captured Dengzhou and then feinted to attack Nanyang, the goal has been achieved, at least it can greatly hit the morale of the enemy army and boost the morale of our army, and the Northwest Army will definitely not dare to sit idly by, plus the commander-in-chief has made up his mind to take the head of the realm, even if the Northwest Army does not transfer the Zhengzhou first-line new force to Nanyang, it will draw troops from other places to help.

Based on the current strength of the Northwest Army, except for the defenders of western Hubei and Tongguan, there will be no more soldiers, and General An's deep purpose will probably be achieved. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded frequently: "It seems that it can only be like this." ”

Ge Jingen said again: "Commander, the independent division is tired of continuous combat, the horses of the first cavalry division are seriously damaged, and the combat strength is no longer seventy percent, this time the first attack in the world, should be given a heavy reward to stimulate morale, the independent division officers and soldiers are as honored as life, the commander can appropriately give officers and soldiers at all levels promotion rewards and award flags, and give the first cavalry division a heavy cash award, and then, the cavalry regiment of the independent division will be temporarily allocated to the commander of the first cavalry division, anyway, the two commanders of the cavalry regiment of the independent division are from the command of General Zhang Chengzhu of the first cavalry division, and the command is like an arm's finger. There will be no opinion that the two divisions are like brothers, so that the combat strength of the first cavalry division can be quickly replenished, and the independent division can concentrate on attacking the fortified positions, which may be of much help to the upcoming battle. ”

"Makes sense! Let the Ministry of Military Affairs make an order to confer the rank of lieutenant general Hu Jialin, commander of the independent division, and all those who are not as good as the generals of each brigade will be promoted to major general, and the 'Flying Tiger Flag' will be issued as encouragement! Reward 200,000 yuan for the 1st Cavalry Division for meritorious combat service, and report and reward again in the dual name of the Central Military Commission and the General Headquarters! ”

At this very moment, Chiang Kai-shek was by no means stingy with honor and money.

Ge Jingen thanked him in a low voice, got up and said goodbye to go to look for Chen Yi, and when he turned around, an apology appeared on his face, he didn't know if An Yi would be angry with himself from now on if he learned that he used his independent division like this, if An Yi was worried about it, I am afraid that the future life would be difficult, but the battle situation made no progress, and the gains and losses of the entire front were tug-of-war several times.