Chapter 186: Snow Fox Becomes an Army

"Report" At the headquarters of the 2nd Army of the Japanese Army in Hefei, the chief of staff, Major General Machi Kuliangji, hurriedly came in: "Your Excellency Commander, I just received a report that Xue Ru commanded his troops to attack Qianshan, Taihu Lake and Huaining, and overnight, captured three county towns, and the troops are gathering in Anqing. ”

There was no surprise to King Tsuruhiko of the Eastern Palace, Xue Ru put his troops in front of him, and he didn't attack for a long time, and he didn't know what he was waiting for.

In order to contain her 16th Division, so as to mobilize troops to annihilate the 13th Division, and inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Army, she had to transfer the 10th Division to participate in the battle, and at the same time replenish the two seriously damaged divisions, so she delayed time, and still did not capture the Fujin Mountain position at this time. However, I believe that Song Xilian can't hold on, after all, it is equivalent to the strength of three divisions, from Gushi to Huangchuan directly, and the 10th division has approached Xinyang.

It seems that Xue Ru finally can't wait, he has already taken those three counties seriously, and the occupation will be given to Snow Fox. Sure enough, Major General Kuliangji said: "The losses of the troops are not large, and knowing that they are attacking, they take the initiative to retreat to Anqing to hold on." It was only after receiving a report from General Inaba Shiro that the 45th Independent Brigade under the control of Snow Fox attacked Huangmei, and the offensive was very fierce. The 6th Division was attacking Tianjia Town, and the rearguard was attacked, and it was difficult to block it. ”

King Higashikunomiya Tsukihiko didn't know why, as long as the Imperial Japanese Army encountered the snow fox, it was not an opponent, and their equipment was not very good, but their combat effectiveness was stronger. The 6th Division faced the Chinese army with four armies and more than 100,000 troops, no problem, it has always maintained an offensive posture, how to join an independent brigade.

"Your Excellency Commander, I think the 16th Division should be allowed to attack Tongcheng, where there is only a small number of Chinese troops, recapture Tongcheng, attack the 45th Brigade from behind, and surround and destroy the Snow Fox Corps. ”

This is a well-made plan, and King Dongkumiya shook his head: "No, Snow Fox Xue Ru has always been cunning in her use of troops, and it is impossible for her not to know that the 16th Division is in Hefei." His Snow Fox Corps attacked Sanxian and Anqing, and figured out what her intentions were. Ordered Inaba Shiro to postpone the attack on Tianjia Town and hold on to Huangmei. ”

King Dongjiugong Tsukiyan was very cautious, he couldn't be careless, Ye Jiaji lost a division, and the imperial army couldn't afford such a loss, so he immediately sent spies to find out what Xue Ru planned to do.

But for two days, the devil still didn't figure it out, the reason was that Xue Ru was fighting independently, the battle plan was not reported, and the spies lurking in the high-level didn't know. It was only according to the report of the Military Commission that the 45th Brigade was commended for relieving the pressure on Tianjiazhen, knowing that Xue Ru wanted to reduce the military pressure on Wuhan.

"Report, this is information from the secret services," the staff officer handed over a piece of information.

King Tsugihiko of the Eastern Palace laughed after reading it: "Xue Ru really has a trick. ”

After reading the information, the town Jiuliangji also understood, and said with some sycophancy: "Commander Gaoming, this time Xue Ru's plan was seen through by you." ”

This is the information reported back by the spies hidden in the Dabie Mountains, and the 36th Division of the National Army secretly entered Yuexi. Since they reinforced the attacking 45th Brigade, there was no problem in entering Yuexi, but why did they enter secretly?

If the 16th Division attacked Tongcheng, it would inevitably be attacked by the 36th Division. In the past, when the Japanese army fought like this, the attack would not exceed one brigade at most, and it could also be a wing. One division is no more than 18,000 men, and one wing is enough.

But he continued to fail in the hands of the snow fox, and King Tokumiya Twisthiko absolutely believed that a wing would be sent to death. Because the adjustment of the Chinese army could not be concealed from Japan, the Snow Fox Corps, the 36th Division and the 45th Independent Brigade were unified to form the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Guerrilla Command, Xue Ru was the deputy commander, and the commander was Song Xilian, who had cooperated with Xue Ru in Nanjing.

No Japanese general will take this vixen lightly. The imperial army killed and wounded in the hands of this woman was already one or two divisions, and the Japanese army had only entered China for a total of several divisions. Machi Kuliangji said worriedly: "If we don't rescue, it will inevitably affect the attack of the 6th Division." ”

King Tsukihiko of the Higashikunomiya sneered: "Xue Ru is very smart, but she can't command the entire Chinese army, and her combat effectiveness is only okay with her Snow Fox Corps, and the other troops are vulnerable." The 13th Division was ordered to immediately return to Hefei for reinforcements, and the 16th Division attacked Tongcheng, and at the same time divided its troops to attack Shucheng. ”

The town Kuliangji understood the commander's tactics, which was intended to attack with a heavy group, even if there was an ambush, it was useless, and the Chinese army could not defeat the imperial army without two or three times the strength of the troops.

The thing that King Tsugahiko hated the most was Xue Ru, and this time the Ye family was defeated, which almost made him unable to keep this position. Since the 36th Division was transferred out of Fujinshan, only the 3rd Division and the 10th Division would be sufficient, and the entire 34th Group Army would have the 36th Division as the main force, and the other troops should not be worried.

With the 13th Division defending Hefei, the entire 16th Division could attack in its entirety. If you want to block the attack of one division, the Chinese army must have at least two armies and three or four divisions. How can a mere 36th Division be an opponent. Attacking with all our might on this line will not only cover the rear of the 6th Division, but also occupy the entire periphery of the Dabie Mountains and trap the 5th Theater in the Dabie Mountains.

Since you want to do this, you have to be thorough, and King Tokumiya Tsugahiko said: "Order the 27th Division to cross the river in Anqing, attack Qianshan Taihu Lake, surround the Snow Fox Corps, and eliminate Xue Ru." At the same time, it requested the support of the Navy's 3rd Fleet and ordered the Air Force to bomb Qianshan Taihu Lake and Huaining. ”

Major General Kuliangji understood that the commander was planning to eliminate the Snow Fox Corps in one fell swoop. Not only can it achieve the goal of breaking the siege for the 6th Division, but it can also use three divisions to encircle and destroy Snow Fox, the 36th Division and the 45th Brigade together.

It was not impossible, because the 27th Division, the 16th Division, plus the 13th Division in Hefei, the Japanese concentrated three divisions. The strength of the army has reached 60,000 or 70,000 people, and Xue Ru's troops are only more than 20,000 people, and with three times the strength and the cooperation of the air force, Xue Ru has the ability to penetrate the sky completely, and it is impossible to win.

With the mobilization of the Japanese army, the entire battlefield centered on Hefei immediately attracted everyone's attention. The Military Council telegraphed to Bai Chongxi to pay attention to the movements of the Japanese army. These were three of the eight divisions that attacked Wuhan. Coupled with the divisions that attacked Tianjiazhen and Xinyang, the entire Jiangbei Mountains contained the strength of the six divisions of the Japanese army. Originally, the south bank of the Yangtze River was the focus, but the north of the Yangtze River could be quickly formed. The 101st Division and the 106th Division were blocked by Xue Yue, and the battle situation in Wuhan was temporarily stable.

This made Commissar Jiang very happy, but he didn't expect that his wife would have this effect when he went to the Fifth War Zone. The happy Chiang Kai-shek immediately issued an order to promote Xue Ru to major general, and the 36th Division and the 45th Independent Brigade were transferred to the Snow Fox Corps. The original three brigades of Snow Fox were reorganized into the 43rd Brigade and the 45th Brigade to form an independent division, with Wu Yuzhao as the division commander, Liu Yuanshan as the chief of staff, and Wang Kun as the deputy division commander.

This is a wartime adjustment, and it can be seen that the hope placed on Snow Fox. Dai Zong, the former commander of the First Brigade, was promoted to commander of the 43rd Brigade, and Lai Changwen was appointed chief of staff. Deputy Brigade Commander Xiao Yong. Qiao Han, the commander of the Fifth Regiment, Chen Dong, the commander of the Sixth Regiment, Zhang Hu, the commander of the Seventh Regiment, and Ding Fenglun, the commander of the Eighth Regiment. Ouyang Sari, the head of the regiment directly under him. The rapidly reorganized Snow Fox Corps became a corps-level unit with two divisions under its jurisdiction.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek can be regarded as a big blood investment, and the Snow Fox Corps immediately ascended to heaven. Xue Ru is no less powerful than the lieutenant general, but he is just called the general team. The Tax Police Corps of the National Revolutionary Army no longer existed, and the reorganized Tax Police Corps in Hunan became the new 38th Division, and the Teaching Corps was also incorporated into the 83rd Army.

The Snow Fox Corps is also a military corps that stands out. After receiving this order, even Xue Ru was surprised, it seemed that he had really entered the Central Army sequence, and he would never have to change it in the future. Regarding the transfer of the Japanese army, Xue Ru concentrated on reorganizing his troops as if he hadn't seen it.

Chen Ruihe didn't say anything, they were a central army unit, not a warlord army, and it was up to them to be transferred to the command of any troops. However, being included in the most capable Snow Fox team still made him very excited.

When he gave a lecture to the officers and men of the division, he told them that the independent division was expanded on the basis of the original Snow Fox Corps. In the future, you can't behave too badly so as not to be underestimated.

Wu Yuzhao didn't say anything this time, but accepted Xue Ru's order to disassemble the troops of the Independent Brigade and mix them with the original Snow Fox Brigade. In fact, no one has an opinion, the 45th Independent Brigade turned out to be Snow Fox's troops. The independent division is large enough, with eight regiments in the whole division. However, Xue Ru's regiment strength was relatively small, and the total strength was only about 12,000 people.

The 36th Division had four regiments and a strength of more than 8,000 troops. Chen Ruihe couldn't figure out why Xue Ru didn't merge into six regiments, according to the establishment of the national army, the A division was two brigades and six regiments. He didn't understand that Xue Ru divided the troops so small because the purpose of the operation was different, and the weapons were not the same.

This is very characteristic of a modern army, and it is not won by numbers. With this increase, the total strength of the Snow Fox Corps reached more than 23,000 people.

The 36th Division was stationed in Yuexi, and the Independent Division was stationed in Qianshan. Unexpectedly, Snow Fox was busy reorganizing the troops and did not attack forward, which made King Dongkunomiya Tsukihiko very happy, Xue Ru really damned, did she think that with 20,000 troops, she would be able to fight against the three divisions of the imperial army?

Taking advantage of Xue Ru's time to reorganize the troops, the 27th Division landed in Anqing. The 13th Division was all transferred back to Fei, and the 16th Division began to enter Feixi to prepare for an attack on Tongcheng.

At the headquarters of the 36th Division in Tongcheng, Chen Ruihe was arranging to defend the city.

"Report" soldiers come in: "Commander Xue has arrived." ”

With the report, Xue Ru came in: "Senior Chen, what are you busy with?" ”

Chen Ruihe smiled bitterly: "Commander, it is a division of the Japanese army that is attacking on the opposite side. In the past few days, Japanese planes have carried out non-stop bombing of Tongcheng and Shucheng, of course, to build positions. ”

Xue Ru smiled: "You just joined Snow Fox and don't know yet. Tongcheng doesn't have to hold on, what are you going to do with that? ”

Chen Ruihe was stunned, if he didn't defend Tongcheng, wouldn't the Japanese army be able to drive straight into Yuexi? Yuexi didn't even have a city wall, so he couldn't hold it at all. Xue Ru said: "Leave a regiment in Tongcheng, the Japanese army can attack and hold on for a day, and then withdraw from Tongcheng." After receiving the order to attack Anqing, the 36th Division harassed along the way and delayed the advance of the Japanese army. Just give them three days to reach the Hidden Mountain, and your mission will be completed. ”

Chen Ruihe understood this time, Xue Ru was going to eliminate the 27th Division that crossed the river, but it was a division, how could the battle be ended in three days? But looking at Xue Ru's relaxed appearance, it was not at all like facing the three divisions of the Japanese army, and he was a little puzzled.

Xue Ru said: "Don't worry, as long as you take every step well, the devil will not win, believe me." ”

Chen Ruihe Lizheng: "Yes." subordinates understand".

In fact, it's not that he doesn't understand, he doesn't believe it. Solving a division is a long-term matter, and in the face of the strength of a division and regiment of the Japanese army, it will not necessarily annihilate the Chinese army by gathering more than 100,000 Chinese troops, and it will not necessarily annihilate them after a month to two months.

In the face of the Japanese army, the national army had lost confidence. In the face of a division, it gives the impression of how long it will last, and it is not at all such a name as destroying and defeating. Although Wuhan has given a lot of equipment, there is not much heavy equipment to be seen.

Xue Ru didn't explain too much, this doesn't mean that you don't have to be afraid, you won't be afraid. Confidence is built on victory, and as long as you keep winning, you will have it. At least now the people of Snow Fox are not worried, because the Japanese army is nothing in their eyes, what are they worried about?

The independent division that has just been reorganized is even counted as Wu Yuzhao, and I believe that even the independent division itself can destroy this division. Isn't it just a triad? The total strength was only 18,000. The Snow Fox Independent Division is 12,000 people, what do you care about what they do?

Anqing is the capital of Anhui Province, the city has been built for more than 800 years, the city is high and thick, not easy to attack. Snow Fox has no heavy weapons, and there is only one artillery battalion for artillery, which is still the original independent brigade. They are all small-caliber mountain guns, and there are not many shells. In addition to this, Snow Fox really doesn't care about devils.

After inspecting Tongcheng and Chen Ruihe, exchanging opinions and putting forward some operational opinions, Xue Ru returned to Yuexi. Find Ouyang Sari: "How's it going?" ”

Ouyang Sari said proudly, "No problem, it's all ready, I don't know how Wei Ming and the others are preparing, if they don't prepare well, we will be scolded." ”

Xue Ru couldn't care so much, she also had to accept the reality that in order to win the battle, some sacrifices were inevitable, and people commented after the merit: "Very good, you move with the first trip." Let the Japanese know that fighting against the Snow Fox, they will never be an opponent. ”

"Yes, don't worry," Ouyang Sa Hitachi expressed confidence.

Xue Ru said to Li Wenxiu beside him: "Give the order to Division Commander Wu, the first brigade is in Huaining, the second brigade is in Qianshan, launch an attack after nightfall tonight, and withdraw from the battle at dawn." The 36th Division entered Taihu Lake, one part attacked Huangmei Susong, and the other troops attacked in the direction of Anqing West Gate, and also withdrew from the battle before dawn. ”

The chief of staff transferred to the Snow Fox Corps was Guo Jingchu, Song Xilian's chief of staff. Because the handover of the original post has not yet arrived, it is Li Wenxiu, the deputy chief of staff, who assists Xue Ru in commanding for the time being. Immediately give orders to the troops to attack.

The battle that had been brewing for half a month finally began, and it began with Snow Fox attacking first. This is beyond the calculations of King Tsukihiko of Tokunomiya.