Chapter 10 Military Exercises
Dealing with internal moles, counter-espionage within the jurisdiction and other matters are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Fox Tong. Of course, after all, the two sides belong to the same system, and Mu Jiandie is the person in charge of the fox pupil, so the two departments share intelligence information. Mu Jiandie also knew what happened in the ranks of the 61st Division and the 78th Division. The reason why he made the above guess was because he knew that only officers at or above the division commander level knew about the major event of the military exercise. However, the Lixing Society and the Japanese secret service made a "big deal" at this time, which made him feel that he was definitely coming for the military exercise. Thinking about it from this perspective, it is not difficult to characterize the actual content of this "big deal".
The commander of the 78th Division was Ou Shounian, and the commander of the 61st Division was Xu Tingjian. These two divisions have really been in trouble recently, and as division commanders, whether they participate or not, they cannot escape the blame. Mu Jiandie's words were vague, and he didn't point the finger directly at Ou and Xu, but Ouyang Yun and Li Tieshu were both smart people, and they understood what he really meant after listening to the words.
The three divisions of the Fujian Department were enrolled in the army, and the original motives were not pure, which was clear to Ou Shounian and other parties, and Ouyang Yun and other veterans of the Cadet Army also understood, and the two sides even tacitly agreed at one time. This is also the main reason why the four divisions of the Cadet Army went to Nanjing, but the 60th Division did not change its equipment to Weiqing-style and disease-free firearms. However, as the two sides made a trip to Nanjing, and once they shared the same enemy, the 60th Division went down from division commander Lin Baiyin down, and almost all the officers and men had subtle psychological changes. If at the beginning, they were still in Cao Ying's heart in Han, then now they are both physically and mentally in Cao Ying. This kind of change is exactly what Ouyang Yun is pursuing, so in this reorganization, he no longer implements the discriminatory policy, treats the three divisions of the Fujian system as the same conditions, and puts the 60th division in the first sequence of reorganization and redress. Unexpectedly, not long after changing clothes, some people couldn't help it and began to jump out to make a fuss. Ouyang Yun originally thought that Jiang Guangnai, as the Yuan Lai of the Nineteenth Route Army, would be able to suppress his former little brother, but now it seems that he is too optimistic about it.
He asked Mu Jiandie: "Do you know about this matter?" ”
Mu Jiandie shook his head and said, "Chang Gen is in Fujian now, and I rushed over as soon as I got the telegram." ”
Ouyang Yun said with a little regret: "It would be nice if this information was more detailed." Your analysis is good, what kind of fame do the little devils really want to do, and it is undoubtedly a clever move to launch it during the military exercise of our army. Let's think about it from the perspective of the little devils, what can they do with this opportunity? Take advantage of the situation to launch an attack and take us by surprise? Well, if the 61st Division and the 78th Division happen to be launched at the same time, it will be very lethal. Well, it seems that this is the only one that can be used, so let's assume that this is a plan of the Japanese army, how about the targeted arrangement? ”
Li Tieshu said: "No matter what the little devil wants to do, we should be meticulous in our preparations, take precautions, and always reduce some losses." ”
Mu Jiandie thought for a while and said, "I think there is another possibility. It is also possible that the actions of the Japanese this time were to retaliate for the destruction of the Renqiu oil field. According to the telegram sent back by the Renqiu group, in the days when the Renqiu oil field was first burned, the Japanese army did not know how many ways to extinguish the fire, but it was never effective. For this reason, all the top leaders of the North China Front have been replaced, and among them, Seishiro Sakagaki, commander of the 5th Division, which was in charge of defense that day, and Toshiji Miura, commander of the 21st Brigade, were all sent back to China and court-martialed. Some time ago, Shanghai's underground forces fought fiercely, and it is said that it was because some devils were stimulated by the destruction of the Renqiu oil field, so they went around looking for trouble with the Lixing Society and our fox pupils. Although Lao Guo did a hidden job in the Renqiu Oilfield fire, it is not difficult for anyone with a little brain to guess that it was our hands and feet. If the Japanese had this purpose, I fear that they might retaliate with targeted assassinations. Commander-in-Chief, during this time, you must strengthen the security around you. ”
The Japanese assassinated Ouyang Yun not once or twice. Ouyang Yun didn't pay too much attention to it when he heard this, and still decided to carry out the arrangement based on the previous speculation, focusing on preparing for war, and in addition, on the first day of the military exercise, the problem of the 61st Division and the 78th Division would be solved in one fell swoop.
In early October, the long-planned military exercise of the Cadet Army was launched as scheduled in the area centered on Fengling Pass in Fujian.
The army participated in the exercise with a total of 10 divisions, two security divisions, and three guerrilla divisions. On the Air Force, there are two aviation groups, one fighter group and one mixed group.
What is very interesting is that the students of the Fourth Army participated in the military exercise, and it was precisely the 61st Division and the 78th Division that participated in the exercise. When the list was officially set the day before the exercise, it was immediately transmitted to Hankou by radio waves, and then that night, the four central divisions dormant in Fuzhou and Ganzhou, Jiangxi, left their positions and advanced towards the Wuyi Mountains, and the reason for their movement was that a large force of Japanese troops had been found on the border between Jiangxi and Zhejiang.
At this time, Zhejiang had been completely occupied by the Japanese army. The so-called South China Front Army had three divisions and regiments stationed in Quzhou, which was close to the border of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces. What is ridiculous is that the four central divisions now stationed in Fuzhou and Ganzhou left the Sanqingshan and Shangrao areas precisely because the South China Front Army advanced into Quzhou. Now that they have returned, it is as if they have just discovered the existence of the Japanese army. Such a reason is a higher level than opening one's eyes and telling nonsense. As soon as these four central divisions moved, the fox pupil teams in Fuzhou and Ganzhou immediately sent back information. Ouyang Yun, who was in Fengling Pass, learned of the news, smiled at the time, and said to Jiang Huangyong and the others beside him: "I really didn't expect that Xue Yue was very proactive this time. Why, does he want to snipe the Japanese army in the area of Sanqingshan and Shangrao? I've heard that these two places have been controlled by little devils, and there are puppet regimes in several of the counties. Hmph, it seems that some people really think of us as weak and bullying rich people! ”
Since Lao Chiang declared the all-out war of resistance, the country was first divided into five theaters, which were later increased to six, and now to thirteen. Among them, Xue Yue served as the commander of the 11th Theater; Ouyang Yun served as the commander of the Ninth Theater. Xue Yue's 11th Theater of Operations included Hunan and Jiangxi, but he obviously had more affection for Hunan, so his troops in Jiangxi were very thin. And it was precisely because of the weak strength of Jiangxi that the Japanese army stationed heavy troops in Quzhou, so he asked his troops to withdraw to Fuzhou and Ganzhou. It is precisely because of his approach that Ouyang Yun said this, in fact, not only him, but even Jiang Huangyong also understood that he suddenly transferred troops unusually at this time to counterattack, in order to only respond to the Central Army descendants of the 61st Division and the 78th Division.
The plan for the military exercise was made by a group of young staff officers of the General Staff Headquarters with a lot of effort. Because in order to solve the hidden dangers existing in the 61st Division and the 78th Division, this plan was actually divided into two parts: light and dark. In fact, in addition, the three divisions of the First Army and the Second Army that were not named to participate in the exercise, as well as the mountain divisions directly under the Army Headquarters, all participated, and they set off ahead of schedule and arrived in the Wuyi Mountain area as early as two days before the start of the military exercise.
On the first day of the exercise, October 3, around 5 o'clock in the morning. On several major lines of communication in Fujian and Guangdong, smoke and dust billowed from all over the country, the engines of various vehicles roared endlessly, and one military truck after another was full of heavily armed cadet officers and men, and there were also chariot units of various sizes, marching mightily from the barracks to the exercise site. The first content of this military exercise was to examine the troops' ability to move forward quickly, and for this reason, the Cadet Corps Command tried every means to scrape together about 5,000 trucks to ensure that at least half of the troops participating in the exercise would be able to quickly move in by mechanized tools. Such a large-scale troop mobilization is a test of the comprehensive capability of the military government, which involves not only the quality of officers and men and the degree of mechanization of the troops, but also a considerable challenge to the coordination ability and resource reserves of local governments.
On the ground, the various units quickly moved towards the exercise assembly area. In the sky, the aviation units of the Cadet Corps were also dispatched in echelons and began to monitor the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong and the surrounding areas. At the Guangdong Air Base, when all the fighters of a large group had been lifted into the air, they flew in pairs toward their respective monitoring positions, and in a lychee forest outside the base, a man dressed as a local peasant quickly got out of the woods and ran towards a village not far away.
A quarter of an hour later, the radio detection team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the alley detected a radio wave. Three hours later, the message was deciphered, and the content was: The eagle strikes the sky, three paragraphs!
Ten minutes later, in the temporary headquarters of the Cadet Army in Fengling Pass, Ouyang Yun saw this message.
The telegram was sent by Tsunee himself, and when he handed the telegram to Ouyang Yun, he gave his guess: this operation of the Japanese should use aviation.
Ouyang Yun read the telegram, and then thought of Chang Gen's words, and was suddenly taken aback, and said: "Could it be that the little devil wants to take the opportunity to sneak attack our army's airport?" ”
Tsunee said: "There is a possibility, but our radar station has already been put into use, and if the Japanese army really wants to take advantage of this, we can rest assured." ”
Ouyang Yun did not agree with his point of view, and said: "It can't be said that the Japanese now have four aircraft carriers, plus the airfields in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and even Taiwan Island, if they are desperate, they definitely have the ability to destroy our air force at one time." Xiao Jiang immediately sent a telegram to Commander Tie, asking him to strengthen the monitoring of the radar station, and in addition, to strengthen the search range of enemy ships on the sea. Tell him that if the Japanese air force really attacks in a big way, they don't have to face the battle, they just fly away from the airfield, and wait for the enemy situation to pass before landing at the backup airfield. ”
Turmeric is gone. Ouyang Yun stood in place, not knowing what Lu Dao was doing, his heart became more and more uneasy, he stood quietly for a while and said to Chang Gen: "Old Chang, give your people an order, once there is an abnormal situation, you can cut it first and then play!" ”
"Yes!" Tsunee saluted and retreated.