Chapter 682: Zhengzhou Conference
Zhengzhou, the 1st Theater Operations Command Room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The generals of the First War Zone gathered together and sat upright, why, this Chairman Chiang personally inspected the war zone and gave guidance, but he could not give enough face.
"The chairman has arrived!"
With a very neutral shout, the chairman of the committee was a first-class general (four stars, just him) with a civilized cane in his hand, and walked in quickly!
Hula!
The generals and colonels in the room all stood up in awe.
"Everyone, please be seated, please be seated!" Lao Jiang smiled, walked to the front of the conference table, stretched out his hand and pressed down, "In addition to inspecting the defense of the First War Zone, Zhongzheng came this time to brainstorm and listen to everyone's thoughts on the current war situation. ”
Lao Jiang then also sat down and said to Lin Wei: "Weiwen, you can give you a brief description of the current battle situation first!" ”
"Yes." Lin Wei bowed slightly, stood up, walked to the battle map, and picked up the baton on the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, so far, more than 100,000 elite troops in our Fifth Theater have besieged the Japanese Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment with a total of less than 15,000 people in the narrow area from Zaozhuang to Taierzhuang, it is expected that we will be able to completely annihilate this Japanese army in three to five days, in the direction of Linyi, the Japanese Kunisaki Detachment attacked fiercely under the command of Seishiro Sakagaki, and the 59th Army and the Third Army Corps resisted with all their might, and they were still able to maintain it at present, but they suffered heavy losses and urgently needed to rest, in addition, the Japanese Sato Detachment in northern Jiangsu made rapid progress...... ”
"On the southern line of Jinpu Road, the Japanese army has occupied Mengcheng, but due to the heavy rain in Huainan for several days, and northern Anhui is a mountainous area, it is difficult for the Japanese army's mechanized corps to deploy, which is good news for our army, but this is also only good news, with reliable information, the Japanese army sent a small detachment, ready to infiltrate our defense area, waiting for the opportunity to blow up our Longhai railway line, but we have not yet mastered any whereabouts of this Japanese elite detachment."
This is not very good news, the Longhai Railway is now the lifeline of the five war zones, once the lifeline is cut off, the logistics supply of hundreds of thousands of GJ soldiers in the five war zones will be in danger.
"In the Luxi area, we don't have a lot of information now, we can only say that the Japanese army this time in order to rescue the Japanese army trapped in Taierzhuang, formulated a more huge battle plan, that is, to surround us from the periphery of the five theaters, you can see that the Japanese offensive posture on the southern front, and the Japanese army on the northern front crossed the Yellow River south by the Japanese 14th Division, and went straight to Germany along the south bank of the Yellow River from Luxi!"
"Guide is an important node on the Longhai Railway, and it is the gateway to eastern Henan, and the Japanese army occupies Guide, which can completely cut off the road for hundreds of thousands of elite GJs in our five theaters to withdraw westward......"
"What Director Lin said makes sense, but our first theater is now outnumbered, how can we resist the elite Japanese 14th Division?"
"That is, our equipment and combat effectiveness are not as good as the Japanese army, and there are recruits who account for more than half, and some have not even shot guns, and they are afraid that they will pee their pants on the battlefield!" Liang Kaidao, commander of the 195th Division.
Yes, the First War Zone had withdrawn Liu Ziliang's 68th Army and other troops to support the Fifth War Zone, and there were not many troops in the first theater, and they had to defend the Pinghan Line, which was too thin.
"Chairman, the war situation is urgent, and the soldiers in my first war zone are not greedy and afraid of death, as long as they kill the enemy to serve the country, even if they die in battle, I, Cheng Songyun, will never back down!" Cheng Songyun stood up and said loudly.
"Okay, okay." Lao Jiang showed a smile of relief, he could understand that the generals below were cowardly, or even avoided fighting, but the main general must not have such thoughts.
The main generals have the idea of cowardice, so there is no need to fight this battle.
"Chairman of the Committee, I feel that it is necessary to strengthen the defense force on the front line of Dangshan in Guide, and we must ensure the safety of our lifeline." Liu Jingfu said.
"And what about sending that troop?"
"I think Huang Jie's Eighth Army can take on this important task!"
"Well, good!"
"Chairman, the defense along the south bank of the Yellow River should also be strengthened, although the goal of the Japanese army is to cut off the Longhai line, but the Japanese army has always been arrogant and bold, if they attack along the south bank of the Yellow River, then Lanfeng will be dangerous, once the Japanese army occupies Lanfeng, Kaifeng will be in no danger to defend!" Shang Qiyu stood up and said solemnly.
Lao Jiang nodded, but judging from the expression on his face, it seemed that he didn't take Shang Qiyu's reminder to heart.
"Weiwen!"
"Yes, Chairman." Lin Wei nodded slightly, he knew what Lao Jiang wanted him to say, this was the highlight of today's military meeting.
"The main force of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has crossed the river at Dongkou in Juancheng, and the 1st Division of the Honor Division of our Luxi Corps fought fiercely with the Japanese army this morning in Dongkou, Wuji, and the front line of the old city in the western suburbs of Juancheng, annihilating a large group of the Japanese army and killing the 50th Wing of the enemy's Sakai Brigade, Nagayama Nobuyo!"
"Oh, that's a big win!"
Now on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, even the elimination of a small squad of the Japanese army is a great victory, not to mention the total annihilation of a brigade of the Japanese army, and the killing of a wing commander of the Japanese army.
"In this battle, our army was taken by surprise, lightning attack, and the Japanese army was caught off guard, so as to achieve such brilliant results." Lin Wei continued.
"So, the Japanese army's conspiracy is bankrupt?"
"I'm afraid not necessarily, the combat effectiveness of this Japanese army is obvious to all, and a temporary victory does not mean anything." Liu Jingfu said coldly, he is a famous "long-legged" general, who ran from Baoding to Zhengzhou, although he kept his official position, there were many people who laughed at him behind his back.
This Liu Jingfu was not open-minded, not to mention that this time against Tufeiyuan was still an honorary first division with him, so he naturally wanted to come out and pour cold water.
"What Commander Liu said is right, after I honored the 1st Division to annihilate a Japanese brigade and destroy part of the pontoon bridges built by the Japanese army, I retreated five kilometers and rebuilt the defensive line!"
"Why do you want to retreat, is this Leng Guoguang not aware of the truth of the half-crossing attack, we have a riverbank embankment, as well as fortifications repaired on the bank, which can completely block the Japanese army from crossing the river!"
"That's right, isn't this retreat a hand over to the Japanese army to cross the river, this Leng Guoguang is young, will he fight in the end?"
"That's it, it's just a joke about militaristic affairs!"
The smile on Lao Jiang's face disappeared a lot, to be honest, when he received the news, he didn't understand why Leng Feng ordered to retreat, of course, what he didn't know was that the order to retreat was not ordered by Leng Feng at the first time, it was a decision made by Xie Chengrui to assess the situation, and Leng Feng just recognized it afterwards.
But this responsibility can't be counted as Xie Chengrui's, it has to be counted as his, because he is the commander-in-chief.
"Can the shore fortifications you build withstand the shelling of the Japanese 150 mm heavy artillery?" The civilization battle in Lao Jiang's hand slammed heavily on the ground, making a dull sound.
In an instant, many of the impassioned people who had just said blushed their faces, knowing their own affairs, and the shore fortifications on the south bank of the Yellow River would absolutely not be able to stop the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army.
"The new 37th Brigade of the Honorary First Division rushed to Juancheng because it was a rapid march, and all the heavy weapons and equipment and baggage were left behind. Lin Wei explained.
"Then wouldn't the Japanese Army's Tuhihara Division be able to cross the river smoothly now?"
"The Tufeiyuan Division is a heavy mechanized corps, and without pontoons, their boats cannot allow heavy mechanized equipment to cross the river, and at this time, when the flood season comes, the river water generally rises, even if it is wading, so it is easy for infantry to cross the river, but it is much more difficult for heavy equipment to cross the river......"
At the same time, Leng Feng also successfully arrived at Yuncheng, and the defenders of Yuncheng, the commander of the 22nd Division of the Third Army, took the generals of the division headquarters out of the city to greet him in person.
Although Leng Feng is a small character, he is a descendant of Huangpu, and he has made great achievements, and he is young, and he has become a major general and division commander, holding tens of thousands of elites.
Let's ask how many people can do this, the times create heroes, no matter how jealous and envious they are, they can only put down their stomachs, not to mention that Leng Feng is now their direct boss.
"Hello, Master Shi!"
"I've seen Chief Leng under my post!"
"There is no need to say polite words, I want to hear about the deployment of Yuncheng." Leng Feng didn't know Shi Tongran, Shi Tongran didn't know him either, he didn't have time to establish that kind of intimate relationship between superiors and subordinates, time waits for no one, Juancheng can't be defended, Yuncheng is the next target of the Japanese army.
"Please go to my division headquarters first, and let me explain in detail."
"Good!"
Although the 22nd is the establishment of the B-level division, the combat effectiveness is not weak in the Third Army, not to mention that it is still the main force of the 56th Army, Gu Jingxuan used to be the commander of the 22nd Division, and he poured a lot of effort into the 22nd Division.
Originally, there were more than 10,000 horses, and after several battles, the weapons and personnel were all lost, and this time the Luxi Corps was reorganized, and the 22nd Division was ready to replenish a group of soldiers, but now the soldiers have not yet arrived, and the little devils have fought first.
"Sir Leng, this way!"
Shi Tongran briefly introduced some people from the 22nd Division, including Wang Wanqing, chief of staff of the division, Kong Qingchang, chief of staff, and Li Deshan, adjutant general.
"Senior Commander Shi, how are you going to defend Yuncheng?" Leng Feng didn't have time to grind, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army was still falling, and the casualty figures of the new 37th Brigade were almost reported in less than half an hour, and the old regiment commander was under huge casualties and pressure!
"Sir Leng, you see, we have built a large number of fortifications outside Yuncheng City, and we have also dug a lot of anti-artillery holes and connected them together with tunnels." Shi Tongran asked Leng Feng to come to the sand table and pointed to the fortifications outside the city and explained.
"How many?"
"Three, two ......" Tongran's voice was a little lower.
"Two is too few, there are forty miles from Juancheng to Yuncheng, at least six to eight roads!" Leng Feng said directly.
"Sir Leng, this ......"
"I know you don't have many soldiers, but you can mobilize the people, you haven't seen the atrocities of the Japanese army, today, on the way I came, I encountered a tragedy, a village, dozens of families, in broad daylight, all were killed in their own homes, no one was spared, no, it should be said that there is a survivor, do you know who did it?"
Needless to say, little devil, in the entire command headquarters, anyone with brains can guess that such a tragedy can come out except for the inhuman little devil?
"A Japanese squad of less than fifty people easily touched our defense area, and if I hadn't been bumped into, wouldn't they still swagger back, carrying the stolen food and belongings?" The voice of the cold front was like the cold wind of winter, blowing the hearts of the generals of the 22nd Division.
"Sir Leng, it's a dereliction of duty ......"
"I've already killed the devil for you, this is something seized from the devil, look at it." Leng Feng slapped the captured Yuncheng defense map on the table.
"Sir Leng, this is the ......" Shi Tongran has also fought so many battles with the Japanese army, and he is very familiar with the military map of the little devil, but the map of this battle is marked on it and the one marked on the sand table in his headquarters......
"I don't care about what the problem is, I care about how to solve the problem." Leng Feng said heavily.
Shi Tongran and the generals of the 22nd Division breathed a sigh of relief, although they did not believe that there was an internal problem, but this captured operational map clearly showed something, which was a military secret of defense, and ordinary people could not know and touch.
They didn't dare to think that this map was deliberately concocted by Leng Feng to give the 22nd Division a dismount, in fact, there was no need for this, the 22nd Division was like this now, and what kind of prestige did it have.
This grandma doesn't hurt, my uncle doesn't love it, since the old army commander left, the situation of the 22nd division has deteriorated, and the supplies and ammunition supplies are much less than in the past.
"Immediately reformulate the armament, recruit people, dig trenches, mainly anti-tank trenches, have you ever seen an anthill......" Leng Feng quickly entered the role, and described these people as "ant-shaped trenches" at the same time.
"The defensive trenches on the periphery of Yuncheng, all of them have been changed to ant-shaped trenches for me, the action must be fast, there is not much time left for us, to mobilize the people, my people in Luxi have always been knowledgeable, clear about right and wrong, and there are many local heroes, and the 22nd Division is the son of Luxi, what is this soldier for, it is to defend the hometown fathers and the elders, and defend the land under us standing under ourselves!"
In a word, the generals of the 22nd Division were very excited, and their fighting spirit was also established.
"Time is running out, I won't say anything more, hurry up and do it." Leng Feng commanded, "There is not much time left for us. ”
"Yes, please rest assured, Chief Leng, the people here practice martial arts a lot, and the people are fierce, I believe that as long as you raise your arms, everyone will definitely respond."
"Well, if the people's hearts are available, then it would be better."
"Master, the chairman of the committee telegram!"
"What?" Leng Feng didn't avoid Shi Tongran, and asked directly.
"Q: How long can Juancheng stop the Japanese army?"
Leng Feng closed his eyes, thought carefully for a while, and said, "Three days, at least three days!" ”
"Yes!"
Leng Feng knew what Lao Jiang wanted this time for, the Fifth War Zone encircled and annihilated the Seya Detachment and the Sakamoto Detachment at the most critical moment, and what was needed most was time.
Even if the Seya detachment and the Sakamoto detachment are eaten now, it will take at least five to seven days to transfer the hundreds of thousands of troops in the five theaters.
But this is clearly not possible.
This move of the Japanese army is to encircle Wei and save Zhao, seeing that you are reluctant to give up the encirclement and annihilation of the Seya detachment, and ask for the safe evacuation of hundreds of thousands of troops in the Fifth War Zone.
Withdrawing now, at least there is still time to do so, and the Japanese army has not yet formed an encirclement, so it can be withdrawn completely.
But if it drags on for one day, it will be dangerous for one day, and it is actually difficult for Lao Jiang to make this choice in his heart.
Once the hundreds of thousands of elites in the five theaters are gone, what will the Nationalist Government do to resist the war?
(To be continued.) )