The day after Leng Feng returned to Xinxiang, that is, on August 26, the 27th year of the Republic of China, Jiujiang, which was garrisoned by Zhang Fakui, was lost. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Japanese army moved south along the Nanxun railway and highway and advanced to De'an and Nanchang.

On September 1, Xue Boling, commander of the First Corps of the Ninth Theater, was ordered to command the battle from Jiujiang to Nanchang and around Poyang Lake.

He deployed the forces of the seven armies in the De'an, Ruichang, and Lushan areas, and set up an "anti-eight-character formation" formation to meet the 11th Army commanded by Okamura Ningji.

On September 6, the Japanese 106th Division advanced along both sides of the Nanxun Railway in the direction of De'an, and fought repeatedly with Xue Boling's troops in the area of Shahe Town and Nanchangpu for 7 days and 7 nights.

The Japanese suffered 8,000 casualties, and Okamura had to order the 106th Division to temporarily stop the offensive and rest near the town of Shahe to recuperate and replenish the troops at the station.

On September 24, the Japanese 9th Division captured Ruichang and advanced southwest from Ruichang......

At 0:00 on September 27, with the fire support of the air force and artillery, the main force of the Japanese 106th Division launched a fierce attack on the frontal positions of the 70th Army, the 64th Army and the 4th Army of Xue Boling......

On October 1, the Japanese 106th Division occupied Mahuiling, but due to heavy casualties, it was forced to stop the offensive and rest in the Mahuiling area to replenish the supply of troops......

On October 8, the main force of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army suddenly penetrated into the Wanjialing area.

When it was discovered that the Japanese 106th Division was lone and had penetrated deeply, Xue Boling thought that the opportunity was rare, and immediately sent a telegram to the Wuhan Military Commission and the 9th Theater Command asking for instructions, planning to transfer a large army to annihilate the enemy who had broken through to the rear area.

Lao Jiang quickly called back to agree, and said that he would send troops to support Xue Boling.

The decision was made, and Xue Boling transferred the 66th Army, the 74th Army, the 187th Division, a brigade of the 139th Division, the 91st Division, the 13th Division, a brigade of the 15th Division, the 142nd Division, the 60th Division, the 6th Reserve Division, and the 19th Division from the three aspects of Dexing Road, Nanxun Road, and Ruiwu Road, and together with the 4th Army, which was responsible for blocking the 106th Division head-on, surrounded on all sides and attacked with all their might.

More than 100,000 troops began to move in the mountains, and a battle of annihilation against the Japanese 106th Division officially began.

Xinxiang, Henan North Travel Agency, Leng Feng came back to rest for a month, and officially announced that his injury had basically recovered and he was back to work.

It took two months for the training and reorganization of the garrison to be basically completed, the equipment was basically in place, and the running-in and actual combat exercises began.

The battle in northern Jiangxi was fierce, and Leng Feng also kept an eye on it, and also established a direct hotline link with Xue Bailing's First Corps Headquarters.

"From October 10 to 12, the 58th Division of the 74th Army Headquarters continued to attack the Japanese troops who had occupied Wanjialing and Beege Street. The Japanese fought back desperately under the cover of aircraft, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Until the 13th, the two sides fought fiercely in the areas of Xiaojinshan, Wanjialing, Zhanggushan, and Jianlusu, and the positions changed hands several times. At this time, more than 20,000 troops dispatched by Xue Boling had been approaching one after another, and the 106th Division had formed a situation of encirclement. ”

Okamura Ningji, who was in Jiujiang, discovered from the air force reconnaissance that Xue Boling had laid a pocket formation for his 106th Division, and immediately ordered the 106th Division to turn north and move closer to the 27th Division, and at the same time ordered the 27th Division to guard the right flank of the 106th Division in an attempt to take the 106th Division out of the encirclement.

Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, commander of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, received an order from Okamura and hurriedly moved, but at a critical juncture, Junrokuro Matsuura and his staff officers found it difficult to identify the map!

In the Battle of Wuhan, the military map used by the Japanese army in a scale of 1/50,000 was printed and distributed to all units by the General Staff Headquarters after Okamura Ninji stole it from Sun Chuanfang.

The Japanese army rushed through the mountains like headless flies for a day or two, but was blocked by the Chinese army everywhere, and did not find a way out.

The 106th Division was doomed.

"On October 13 and 14, the 74th Army, the main force of the 1st Corps, fought fiercely with the Japanese 106th Division at Changling, Beixi Street, Zhanggushan, Shishiyan and other places."

"On October 15, Commander Xue believed that the time had come to annihilate the Japanese army in front of him, and issued an operational order to launch a general attack on the enemy's 106th Division, and at 8 o'clock that night, the general attack began, and the 66th Army advanced to Shibao Mountain with the 195th Division and the 160th Division."

"The 74th Division of the 51st Army, under the command of division commander Wang Yaowu, with the 153 Brigade as the main attack and the 151 Brigade as the reserve, attacked Zhang Gushan with the main force and occupied the main position of Zhang Gushan.

That night, the Japanese counterattacked, the battle was fierce, the reserves of the 305th Regiment were exhausted, the battalion commander Wang Zhigan was killed, and the company commander and below suffered heavy casualties. ”

On the morning of the 16th, under the bombardment of more than 20 Japanese aircraft, the Japanese army launched a counterattack offensive, and both fought fiercely for more than ten hours, and the commander of the 305th Regiment, Tang Shenghai, and the battalion commander Hu Xiong were seriously wounded.

In the evening, the 51st Division organized a brave team to capture the main position of Zhanggushan, and Yu Qingxiang, the acting commander of the 305th Regiment, was martyred, and the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties......"

In the Battle of Wanjialing, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, especially the 106th Division, which suffered an unprecedented number of casualties......

Battle reports were transmitted from Xue Bailing's headquarters to the Northern Henan Administration.

Xue Laohu wants to win a battle in Wanjialing, which is already expected, and this time Xue Boling, the "tiger boy", will be completely famous at home and abroad.

These days, Xue Boling has to communicate with Leng Feng almost every day, sometimes five or six, sometimes more than 20, Xue Boling's chief of staff Wu Xiqi jokingly said that Leng Feng is about to become Xue Boling's supernumerary chief of staff, and he, the official chief of staff, has become a small secretary who specializes in delivering news.

When Xue Boling had any ideas, or when it was difficult to make a major decision, he would send a telegram to ask Leng Feng, of course, he was a good-looking person and would not ask directly.

But Leng Feng can always see what he thinks in his heart from the telegram, and then give him reasonable advice, Wanjialing can fight like this, Xue Boling's credit must be there, but at least one-third of the credit comes from Leng Feng.

The battle of Wanjialing was not easy, at the most critical time, the 74th Army suffered more than half of the casualties, and Lao Jiang was distressed and wanted to transfer the 74th Army back to Changsha to recuperate, but Xue Boling was pushed back.

In fact, Xue Boling also had no choice, the Japanese army was large and had air superiority, although the G Army had many people, it did not have an advantage in heavy firepower at all, and this modern war did not rely entirely on people, and the two sides were no longer on the same starting line.

The 74th Army is the mainstay of the entire campaign, and if he is replaced, who will take its place?

Xue Boling couldn't find a unit that could replace it for a while, so he had to give Lao Jiang no face, although Lao Jiang also knew that the front was tight, and he also knew that Xue Boling, the commander of the First Corps, had made the right decision, but he was still a little uncomfortable when he was dismissed.

In addition to Leng Feng's action on the Longhai Line, in addition to consolidating the recovered county towns on the Longhai Line, most of the next time was to train the army, change clothes, and integrate the various troops under his command.

After seeing Leng Feng's astonishing methods, Liu Ziliang, commander of the 68th Army, was impressed and handed over his troops to Deputy Army Commander Li Jintian as the commander for the time being, while he went to Xinxiang to visit and study for a month.

In addition to himself, two sons, Liu Tieshan and Liu Tiejun, one was sent to the air defense battalion, and the other went to the reserve officer workshop.

After returning from Xinxiang, Liu Ziliang began to carry out drastic reforms within the 68th Army, streamlining the troops, training officers, and selecting nearly 60 officers from the 68th Army to go to Xinxiang to participate in the grassroots officer training course run by the New First Army, that is, the "100 schools" project.

The first issue couldn't catch up, and the second issue finally caught up.

The Wuhan side said that it was all focused on the battle of Wuhan, and it could not control Leng Feng's small movements in northern Henan, through the provision of weapons and equipment and training and other means of exchange.

The power under Leng Feng's hand has increased like never before.

This kind of thing that is hated by people, Leng Feng never allows publicity, quietly accumulating strength, and making a fortune in a muffled voice is the king.

Under the iron-fisted governance of Leng Feng, northern Henan-Luxi gradually became a whole, abolishing harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and then vigorously implementing the policy of "rent reduction and interest reduction" to eliminate banditry, and the territory suddenly became unprecedentedly prosperous.

Leng Feng also announced that he would unconditionally accept refugees in the Yellow Flood Zone, giving them land for no owners or land for large families who rented land.

Encourage the establishment of industry and commerce, and provide tax reduction and exemption policies for industrial and mining enterprises that absorb refugees in the Yellow Flood Area.

Although it was a bit difficult to run the finances at first, as long as you get through it, everything will be better.

Although Leng Feng basically did not appear in public because of his "injury", his will and policies were implemented to the letter.

The common people all know that since the "Cold Yama King" came to northern Henan, there are no map bullies to bully them, and there are no bandits to harass them.

Leng Feng's prestige in northern Henan-Luxi gradually increased.

For the time being, the New First Army does not need to replenish its troops, because the New First Army has enough troops, plus there are four garrison brigades and one supplementary brigade under the leadership of the New First Army, and the rear strength is sufficient.

However, the enthusiasm of the people of northern Henan and Luxi to join the army is constantly rising, and Leng Feng cannot forcefully stop the enthusiasm of the people to "protect their homes and defend the country".

In the face of huge financial pressure, Leng Feng still agreed to set up a supplementary brigade and a special training regiment. The Yaksha battalion was divided into two, one part was reorganized into the Yaksha Special Operations Brigade, and one part entered the teaching regiment, and the Yaksha Special Operations Team was merged into the Yaksha Special Operations Brigade.

As a result, the new First Army increased its strength by seven or eight thousand men.

The strength of the New First Army completely exceeded the size of a group army, and if the troops that Leng Feng could command were counted, the troops under his command would be as many as 150,000, to say the least.

Of course, not counting some other anti-Japanese armed forces in the area under its jurisdiction (there are only the New First Army and the Garrison Brigade in northern Henan), there are other troops in Luxi.

The time entered the middle of October, and the dry period in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River arrived, but at this moment Wuhan still fantasized about being able to hold Wuhan, although major equipment and materials were constantly transferred to Chongqing, but there seemed to be no sense of urgency.

Leng Feng is also thinking about this problem, judging from the current battle situation, it seems impossible for the Japanese army to quickly occupy Wuhan, but judging from the situation of the Japanese army's attack, their determination has not wavered.

Sakagaki and Tojo, the two war maniacs, were strong-willed people who would not easily change their strategies, and the conflict on Zhang Gufeng's side had subsided, which also relieved the Japanese base camp, and Soviet Russia did not seem willing to go to war with Japan now.

Their strategic focus was on Europe, and although Japan and Japan lost this conflict, they also tried out the true thoughts of Soviet Russia, so that Japan and Ben could rest assured that they could focus on the Chinese battlefield.

The occupation of Wuhan will bring the "Chiang regime" to its knees, and there will be more specific political and economic significance, Wuhan is the center of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the expulsion of the "Nationalist Government" will make it completely reduced to a "local regime", even if it does not give in, it will lose the two lakes region, an important grain producing area and economic center, which will bring great difficulties to the economic self-sufficiency of the Chiang regime, and will also weaken the economic and military value of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, which is now the only weapon import channel.

Once the "Chiang regime" can no longer hold on, perhaps the only way to go is to submit to the Great Nippon Empire.

Because in the world, except for Soviet and Russian aid to China, other Western countries are wise to protect themselves, at most they shout a few words, and there is basically very little substantive assistance.

Such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Hichimoto.

Leng Feng has very high requirements for the treatment of soldiers, which is higher than that of most troops in the country, and even several times higher than that of some poor local armies.

Such a high investment, it can be held in a short time, but it will be difficult for a long time, there must be a stable economic source, although there is a territory in northern Henan-Luxi, but it is not enough to support Leng Feng's huge expenses now, at least now it is not possible to break even.

After Leng Feng's efforts to do addition and subtraction and reduce unnecessary expenses, it can only be about 60 percent, and the remaining 40 percent can only be eaten by the old capital, of course, occasionally winning battles, you can also ask for a little from Lao Jiang.

"Wei Quan, the adjutant's office issued a notice, and I am also entertained at the Xinxiang Hotel."

"The military seat wants to have a treat, in what name?" Guo Weiquan exercised in northern Henan, but he did not immediately leave the army to take up a post, after all, he had not yet found a suitable replacement for him.

Of course, there are a few candidates, and Leng Feng has not yet decided which one to use, and he is still under investigation.

But Guo Weiquan's troops must have been decided, and the starting point must not be low, at least he must be a regiment commander, but which unit to go to has not yet been decided.

"Is it my birthday?"

"You're celebrating your birthday?" Guo Weiquan was shocked, Leng Feng has always been low-key, he has never seen him entertain (the kind of banquet guests), especially against extravagance and waste, how could he suddenly remember to entertain?

"Well, there must always be a name for the treat, and besides, I was injured before, so many people are shushing and asking for warmth, so I should always find an opportunity to express it, I can't be too detached from worldly feelings." Leng Feng smiled.

"Then you decided to invite those people, so that I can place an invitation?"

"The commanders of the first level and above of the military divisions, and the local social elites with high moral ......," Leng Feng said slowly.

"If you count it like this, there must be hundreds of people, isn't it ......?"

"It doesn't matter what you eat, it's just that people come." Leng Feng smiled slightly.

Guo Weiquan was slightly stunned, and suddenly understood that this birthday banquet was not Leng Feng's real purpose, but to invite these army commanders to Xinxiang to discuss important matters in this name.

Otherwise, the fact that so many army commanders have come to Xinxiang will inevitably attract the attention of Japanese spies, and this is also a means of secrecy.