"The enemy is shelling them and they are going to raid" Feng Yuxiang's reaction was still very fast, he slapped the table made of logs and stood up suddenly. Li Jishen and the staff officers in the headquarters were all startled by Feng Yuxiang's roar, and they looked at this somewhat neurotic commander-in-chief like a strange person. As soon as we retreated, the Kuomintang was gone? It won't be that fast, right? No small number of words

Boom Boom Boom ......

But a huge roar suddenly exploded at the same time on the entire front line, and the whole earth shook, and the ensuing explosions hit the ground like a giant hammer of Thor. The powerful shock wave turned into a furious wave of air, sending countless high-speed spinning shrapnel across the entire front line. The explosion points of the artillery fire are already dense, and the score is not counted. I heard a huge explosion in my ears, as if the end of the world was coming, and everyone in the headquarters fell to the ground with their heads in their hands. In the face of such an unprecedented and fierce shelling, this is not the time to be a hero.

As soon as Li Jishen heard this deafening explosion, he worked hard to build the 19th Route Army, and this time he had to explain that unlike other people in the headquarters, he was born in the National ** Army and served as the commander of the first division of the National ** Army for a long time. Naturally, he is very familiar with the roar of the divisional artillery of the National ** Army. Although his ears were almost deafened at the moment, his mind was still extremely quick, and he estimated the approximate strength of his opponent's strength from the first time through their artillery bombardment. Now there are about six divisional artillery regiments and an independent heavy artillery brigade, a total of more than 400 heavy artillery shells are pouring artillery shells on his beloved 19th Route Army, according to the number of artillery regiments, the opponent should have six integrated divisions, which is exactly the same as the number that Feng Yuxiang said nonsense in the early hours of this morning. That is to say, this time, an army of more than 150,000 people, under the cover of more than 1,000 artillery pieces of various kinds and more than 200 aircraft, came to attack the 19th Route Army, which had just been formed and was full of new soldiers...... and the more than 1,000 most loyal Kuomintang leftist comrades, who are the true inheritors of the spirit of the former prime minister, and now it's all over.

At this time, Feng Yuxiang also reacted, he climbed a few steps on the ground and touched the one that had been shaken to the ground. Picked it up and shook it a few times, but fortunately, at this time, the artillery bombardment of the Kuomintang army was still concentrated on the front line, and it did not strike in depth, so the communication with the rear artillery group was not interrupted. It was quickly connected with the command of the artillery group, but after a long while, I heard the voice of Comrade Zhu Rui, the commander of the artillery group of the southbound corps, that is, the commander of the artillery division directly under the central government, who was a little panicked? Where? Where? "Although the artillery division directly under it has now retreated, there are still three artillery regiments belonging to the Route Army, with a total of 72 75mm mountain guns still on the artillery position, so Zhu Rui will stay and continue to command.

Feng Yuxiang shouted into the earphones, I am Feng Yuxiang's artillery group, I opened fire on the enemy's forward positions, don't spare the shells, don't care about the bombing, just hit me hard, you must turn the enemy's front line into a sea of fire, you understand, no" He hung up and shook the front line of the divisions and brigades, but they were no longer in contact, and the line must have been blown up in the bombardment. Feng Yuxiang roared angrily at the communications office and checked the line: "Several communication soldiers who have been on standby picked up the line and rushed to the battlefield with shrapnel flying with gritted teeth. Li Jishen pulled Feng Yuxiang Huanzhang with a pale face, now we have to intercept the 16th Route Army and the 17th Route Army, let them act as reserves, and be ready to reinforce the forward positions at any time My 19th Route Army alone will not be able to support much longer."

Feng Yuxiang's face gradually sank, things have come to this point, he has already messed up this battle, although the enemy's strength and firepower are stronger than expected in advance, but if the 200,000 army holds the position until dark, there should be no problem, and then retreat, the loss should be much smaller, but now it is too late, the only way is to sacrifice the Nineteenth Route Army behind the palace. After all, they are the leftists of the Kuomintang, and they are not the G Army at the moment, and they are different from the three route armies...... As long as the main force of the G Army is retained, it should be considered that the task assigned by the party has been completed, right? No small number of words

"Brother Ren Chao, I will personally arrest the reserves, you are in command here, you must resist it, don't skip words. Feng Yuxiang nodded at Li Jishen with a solemn face, and then shouted to a few henchmen to follow me to the headquarters of the 17th Route Army. Lu Zhonglin and a few staff guards immediately escorted Feng Yuxiang and rushed out. Only Li Jishen was left in the command headquarters, shaking over and over again, trying to contact the troops in front. There were tears in my eyes

The artillery group of the G Army soon began to roar, and 72 Folk 13-type mountain guns bombarded the forward positions of the Kuomintang army with the fastest rate of fire, and the shells repeatedly exploded in the trench area of the Kuomintang army, and shrapnel flew in all directions, and the front of the Kuomintang army was shrouded in a blue-black gunsmoke. However, such a scene will not last long, because dozens of A-1B light dive bombers with modified 600 horsepower engines are hovering over the battlefield looking for prey, and a few kilometers away from the Xugou front, dozens of 152mm heavy field howitzers that have been turned into a pile of scrap metal are still smoking, and they are still maintaining a neat marching formation......

After firing nearly 10,000 shells, the artillery group of the Kuomintang army finally began to extend back. The smoke of gunpowder that hung over the front of the battlefield had not yet dissipated, and a command that seemed to tear out the throat sounded throughout the entire Kuomintang army's starting position. At once, more than 10,000 officers and men jumped out of the trenches, and all the officers and soldiers wore similar khaki uniforms, German-style steel helmets, and carried Zhongshan-style rifles or the latest Min-18 submachine guns, and simultaneously launched containment and focused attacks on various parts of the 30-kilometer-long front. Hundreds of mountain artillery infantry guns and more than 1,000 80mm and 60mm caliber mortars were also erected on artillery fire points in various places in the trenches, and the muzzles of the guns were all aimed at the front. Artillery observers with rangefinders, artillery mirrors, and other photometric tools were also in place, staying in designated bunkers and watching the enemy's front line. More than a dozen hot air balloons were also released into the sky, and there were also artillery observers of the Kuomintang army on them......

This large-scale attack like a knife and a chicken completely stunned the 19th Route Army behind the palace. Several assault troops quickly rushed through the sparse fire net of the 19th Route Army. Rushed into the forward position of their defense and began to kill. The positions that had been bombarded by tens of thousands of 105mm and 150mm shells had long since been unrecognizable, most of the bunkers and civil fortifications were gone, and huge craters filled the entire forward position. Resistance from the Nineteenth Route Army was also unusually weak, consisting of only a handful of Kuomintang leftist officers and a large number of untrained recruits. After a hellish round of bombardment, except for a handful of troops led by members of the Central G Secret Party who were able to organize resistance, there was only chaos and the terrified yells of the recruits and the dying screams of the wounded soldiers in most areas.

And at this time, behind them, General Li Jishen, the commander-in-chief of the 19th Route Army, was holding a telescope to watch the collapse of the troops he had built with his own hands. He had recovered his composure from the initial panic, quietly holding the telescope and looking at everything in front of him, not far from his side, heavy shells fell from time to time, and huge fireballs continued to rise. In the face of the imminent death, General Li Jishen still stood straight, without a trace of horror on his face. A group of young staff officers belonging to the 19th Route Army surrounded the commander, as if they were shielding him with their bodies, and shouted for him to retreat quickly.

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"Having broken through, our army has reached a breakthrough on all fronts," a staff officer who was guarding rushed into the war room, with a shout that bordered on cheers. This shout also suddenly relaxed the tense atmosphere in the Shanxi Front Army Headquarters before the battle. Looking at his excited expression, a smile appeared on everyone's face. Qian Dajun glanced at He Yingqin, he was still sitting upright and motionless, setting up the shelves of famous generals, but he could clearly see that his whole person was quietly loosened. Qian Dajun also sighed in his heart, this attack that clearly violated the instructions of the General Staff, if it wins, everyone will naturally be happy - the winner is not punished, in case he messes up, this black pot will have to be carried by him and He Yingqin

Moreover, this three-dimensional attack of more than 100,000 people with artillery, infantry, and air along a very long front line was only prepared, and the entire front army headquarters was almost racing against time, and now it seems that it has finally been completed so-so.

Qian Dajun smiled faintly, and nodded at He Yingqin Brother Jing, do you think we should report the battle situation here to the General Staff? ”

He Yingqin's eyes were like lightning, and he glanced at him that it was only the first victory, and our opponent was still very strong, so let's expand the results first, and then report to him."

Qian Dajun shook his head and did not refute. His attack was carried out completely in the light of the General Staff, and he also received some hints from Chiang Kai-shek.

"General He, General Qian, you don't have this breakthrough a little too smooth, don't skip words. After hearing the latest battle report from the translator, the German affairs adviser Falkenhausen took out his pocket watch and looked at it, shaking his head, if my pocket watch is not broken, it is just past two o'clock, that is to say, it took less than half an hour for our troops to break through the opponent's first trench after the artillery preparation was completed, don't you think there is a problem.

He Yingqin also hurriedly looked at the watch on his wrist, and the hour hand on the watch did point to the position of the Roman numeral two

Falkenhausen looked at He Yingqin, there are only two explanations for such a smooth breakthrough word by word, one is that the enemy deployed the main forces on the second line to avoid artillery shelling, and did not move up in time after our army launched an attack, so let us pick up a bargain. However, the next battle will be extremely brutal and fierce, and the second is that the enemy has already withdrawn the main force, and only a small number of rear troops have been deployed in the position, so we were easily defeated. ”

These words made the atmosphere in the headquarters become gloomy again, He Yingqin and Qian Dajun, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't make an accurate judgment for a while. In fact, this judgment is a gamble at all, and if you think that the enemy has retreated, you should now press the onslaught on all fronts, eat the enemy's rear troops as quickly as possible, and then launch the fiercest pursuit to bite the enemy's tail. On the contrary, it is necessary to strengthen the positions that have just been captured as soon as possible and wait for the counterattack of the enemy's main forces......

There was no one, and there was silence in the headquarters.

"Why don't you order the troops to consolidate now and wait for the results of the air force reconnaissance to arrive?" In the end, it was He Yingqin's nephew He Shaozhou who put forward the suggestion, because he did not hold his position in the 28-year Battle of Jinan, so he sat on the cold bench for two years. This time, I found an opportunity to follow my uncle out and become a combat chief.

He Yingqin leaned on the chair, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. The plan proposed by the nephew is undoubtedly the safest, but it is also possible to let go of the fleeting warplane. The Air Force has not yet installed a radio station on its planes, so even if it is wrong, they have to fly back to the airfield in Pingyao and report it to the command. There was at least an hour's delay, and if the enemy had made up his mind to flee completely and lightly, he would have been able to cover five to six kilometers...... The Shanxi Front then had to spend a lot of time to break through the opponent's palace rear troops, and then launched a pursuit, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to catch up with the current situation of the Kuomintang army's heavy equipment and slow marching speed.

He thought for a while, sighed, Okay, let's do it, we were attacking without permission, but we can't afford to lose......"

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At this time, Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the southward corps of the G Army, was completely in a panic, and the commanders of several corps headquarters surrounded him with an anxious face, and the urging talisman was sent like an urgent telegram. Li Jishen, who was still on the front line and commanded, begged Feng Yuxiang to "pull a hand" almost in tears, so that he could send the 16th or 17th Route Army to top it. However, Feng Yuxiang, who had been fighting for half his life, had already lost this battle to the point of no return, and just now he received an urgent report from the artillery division -- they were attacked by the Kuomintang air force in the middle of their retreat to the north, and all the heavy artillery and ammunition vehicles were blown up, and the artillery division has now become an infantry division...... Anyone with a modicum of military knowledge, without artillery support, goes to fight positional warfare with an opponent with hundreds of heavy artillery pieces