Chapter 102: Crossing the Yangtze River (2)

With Ma'anshan as the position, Song Xilian placed the 36th Division in the center and the 58th Division on the left. The 51st Division was on the right, with defensive lines established on three sides. The two divisions did not say anything about this arrangement.

After all, it is people who put their troops on the front, and this practice is very recognized by some generals. Just this one action made Song Xilian get a lot of reputation.

Xue Ru disagreed, the 36th Division was also a broken army, and it took care of Snow Fox like this. Said gratefully: "Commander Song, I have received my kindness." An army that does not go through a battle is not a strong army. A soldier with no battlefield experience will not be a good soldier, so let Snow Fox participate in the battle. ”

Song Xilian smiled: "Xue Ru, don't think that this is taking care of the snow fox, this kind of defensive operation, I don't think you are necessarily stronger than my troops." The Snow Fox Corps is suitable for mobile operations, not for defensive operations, so we will defend it. Don't be upset about one more thing, the Snow Fox Corps is not yours, he belongs to all of us, and it is also the Chinese army. Use the right forces in the right positions, that's what you say, right? ”

Xue Ru smiled: "I didn't say that the snow fox is mine, and Commander Song shouldn't talk nonsense, if it spreads, it's not good." Then I suggest that the first regiment of the Snow Fox Corps be put in Dangtu and give them the right to fight independently to contain the Japanese attack. The second regiment entered the position on the right and assisted the 51st Division in the defense, after all, Commander Wang, they had too few troops. The 3rd Regiment was retained as a reserve. ”

Xiao Shanling said: "I also agree with Xue Ru's opinion, although this time the Japanese army is slow to move and has not yet surrounded it, it will not be too long. No boat wanted to cross the Yangtze River with nearly 20,000 people, and it would not have been possible in a short time. ”

In fact, everyone understands that it is not easy to cross the river here. Although Xue Ru's plan succeeded in mobilizing the Japanese army, thinking that the provisional army wanted to withdraw to southern Anhui, the temporary army suddenly went north to seize Ma'anshan and occupy Dangtu, and the Japanese army's interception plan fell through. However, Wuhu, Nanjing, and Xuancheng were surrounded by Japanese troops, and the provisional army was still surrounded by Japanese troops.

did not quickly encircle and attack, it was the Nanjing War that scared Matsui Shigen. Five divisions and 70,000 troops did not wipe out the provisional army, and three divisions and regiments were disabled. In fact, the Japanese army also understood that the imperial army that had not entered Nanjing was the temporary army that was afraid of aircraft, otherwise the 6th Division would definitely be completely annihilated.

Therefore, although the Dangtu and Ma'anshan occupied by the provisional army were surrounded by Japanese troops, the number was too small, and the attack could cause greater losses.

Since the temporary army ran to the edge of the Yangtze River, it wanted to cross the river and go north. Matsui Ishine and Chief of Staff Tsukada Kenichi studied and ordered the Yangtze River Fleet to enter Nanjing and Wuhu to blockade the Yangtze River and prevent the provisional army from crossing the Yangtze River. At the same time, troops were mobilized around Dangtu Ma'anshan, and the temporary army and the Snow Fox Corps were encircled and annihilated in one fell swoop.

It was for these reasons that despite the presence of Japanese troops around, they did not attack for the time being, but only strengthened their defenses and prevented the provisional army from leaving here again. Knowing that they were afraid of planes, Matsui ordered an air force blockade so that the Provisional Army could be prevented from leaving.

Both sides are arranging troops, but the Japanese army is more assured, the back of the Yangtze River is the place of death, here is very close to Nanjing, and Wuhu is in the hands of the imperial army, as long as it is ready, it can easily eliminate the temporary army. Nanjing can be won, what is one Dangtu and Ma'anshan.

The Japanese army slowed down the pace of the attack, which was exactly what Xue Ru judged, and it was also the reason why she dared to insert all her forces in the gap and occupy Dangtu.

According to Xue Ru's own search memory, it seems that after the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, it did not attack southern Anhui to the west, but always made preparations to attack Wuhan, and at the same time launched an attack on Jiangxi, and solved Xuzhou in the north.

Although I don't know if history will be the way it was, it will take time for the Japanese army to mobilize enough troops, and a small number of troops will never dare to attack easily.

I have my own plan to cross the river, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen here. Just give yourself a few days to prepare, and you can cross the Yangtze River.

The Japanese army wanted to launch the Northern Jiangsu and Northern Anhui Campaigns to assist in the attack on Xuzhou, but it was a month or two later, and by that time the snow fox had recovered, and the devil you waited.

After studying, the troops arranged the defense according to Xue Ru's proposal. Xue Ru no longer cared about the affairs of the army, she wanted to prepare things to cross the river.

It doesn't matter if you don't have a boat, after all, this is not the sea, and this section of the river is only a dozen kilometers wide. According to Xue Ru's orders, the 3rd Regiment of the Reserve Regiment and the Logistics Baggage Brigade left behind all went up the mountain to cut wood and prepare to make a raft to cross the river.

This is almost a joke, Xue Ru still smiled at Xiao Shan's worries, and whetted their appetite. made Xiao Shanling and Song Xilian very strange,

However, after a long period of contact, Xue Ru is definitely not what she appears to be at her age, nor is she a child's whimsy. Now that she is confident, she doesn't bother anymore. In Ma'anshan and Dangtu on the Yangtze River, as well as the surrounding villages and towns, blacksmiths and carpenters who could concentrate were temporarily recruited by Xue Ru.

In Ma'anshan Town on the bank of the Yangtze River, there is a busy scene. The report of the Japanese reconnaissance plane made the Japanese officers in the Nanjing Command laugh out loud, shipbuilding? In a few months, it seems that you can't build a ship.

Although there are no large naval ships in the middle of the Yangtze River, even those small steamers and patrol boats can easily knock over and sink wooden ships. If you want to build a large one, it will take a year and a half, but will the imperial army give them time?

It may not even be needed for a month, and enough troops will be gathered to wipe out the provisional army in one fell swoop to avenge the revenge of Nanjing. According to the reconnaissance aircraft report, the Japanese command burst into laughter.

This time, the Japanese army was even less anxious and moved in a step-by-step manner. The Dispatch Army listed the provisional formation of the army as the second objective, and ordered the troops to complete the stabilization of the surrounding situation as soon as possible, replenish the troops, and adjust the troops.

On the basis of the Nanjing investigation report, the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese base camp adjusted the strength and command organs of the Chinese battlefield. According to the end of the Nanjing Campaign, the combat mission in Central China has been completed, control of Nanjing and Shanghai, revoke the number of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, and organize it into the 11th Army, which will be under the command of the Central China Dispatch Army together with the 10th Army.

The main thing is that there is no large-scale operation in the short term, Shanghai has been occupied, and of course the number of troops sent by Shanghai has been revoked. The 10th Army remained unchanged and continued to fight around Hangzhou, occupying the coastal areas to the south.

In view of the heavy losses in Shanghai and Nanjing, Matsui Ishine was relieved of his post as commander of the dispatch army, transferred back to his post in China, and transferred to the reserve. General Shunroku Hata succeeded the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army.

As a result of this change, Shunroku Hata, who had just arrived, temporarily ignored the temporary formation of the army, changed his strategy toward China, stabilized the surrounding areas of Nanjing, and stepped up his efforts to support China's puppet regime for local management. At the same time, economic plundering was carried out, freeing up forces to prepare for an attack on Wuhan.

Xue Ru, who was very low-key, did not develop an attack outward, but prepared to cross the river wholeheartedly. I can't help but say that Xue Ru is lucky, she is not familiar with every detail of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but she knows the big battle and the general direction. At this time, after the occupation of Nanjing, the Japanese army carried out a campaign break and strategic adjustment, which won her time to prepare.

But Song Xilian didn't know all this, and they found that Xue Ru's calculations were so accurate, and the temporary army stopped in Ma'anshan for more than ten days, and the Japanese army did not attack, which is a miracle.

These people were okay and began to study how Xue Ru calculated it again. With these questions, with the information that was constantly being gathered, Xue Ruxian was relieved, after all, she knew the historical process.

But she didn't explain, and she couldn't explain. Let them guess, anyway, the name of their vixen has been confirmed. Song Xilian, who was becoming more and more casual in front of her, actually opened her mouth and called her a little fox.

Xue Ru didn't know Song Xilian either, but he only knew his ending and experience, but he didn't know anything about him.

The senior generals that Xue Ru came into contact with, even Wang Yaowu, were also very serious people, but he didn't expect Song Xilian to be like this. Xue Ru from later generations is not so feudal, nor is he a cowardly person, he is very casual and laughs, and he doesn't care about his name. Every day, the generals are not very busy, but the three regiments of Snow Fox are training intensively.

Finally there was time, and some of Xue Ru's preparations began to be implemented, and the three regiments entered the intense training. The snow fox did not have much time, and the training of the three regiments was not relaxed for a day.

At first, Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa were very interested, wanting to know what training characteristics Xue Ru, a smart girl, had, and followed along with the idea of stealing learning. But after a few days, no one cared anymore, because Xue Ru's training was really nothing new.

In the eyes of these generals, not only is there nothing new, but also somewhat useless. Although Xue Ru's tactical command was surprised and his ideas were special, the training was really poor, which disappointed many generals.

It seems that Xue Ru is just smart, she herself said that she didn't know, but Xiao Shanling and Song Xilian both thought that Xue Ru had systematically studied military affairs. Now seeing her training, I believe that Xue Ru can command and win the battle, it is completely because she is more intelligent, unexpected by the Japanese army, and unexpected.

Let Song Xilian think so, because the training of the Snow Fox Corps is three, the first is running, the second is shooting, and the third is fighting bayonets. The rest of the time is even more meaningless, it turns out to be learning culture and sorting out housekeeping.

Song Xilian was very pity: "Commander Xiao, I will see if it is stable and ask the chairman to let Xue Ru enter Lu University to study, otherwise it will be in vain." ”

Xiao Shanling smiled: "You are the proud protégé of the chairman, it is better for you to handle this matter." Besides, with Commander Xue and Minister Chen, it seems that we don't have to worry about it, right? ”

Song Xilian smiled: "I really worry a lot, but the backstage of others is harder than me." There are also such feats, which will not be inferior to us in the future. ”

Xiao Shanling had a smile on his face: "Commander Song actually has this mind, no wonder he is a military commander at this age, Xue Ru is indeed worth associating." ”

Song Xilian had a mocking smile on his face: "Each other, each other." Commander Xiao is also an understanding person. ”

The two of them don't talk anymore because they both understand that they are investing in each other. There are two important people behind Xue Ru, one is Xue Yue and the other is Chen Cheng. Xue Yue has outstanding military achievements, and he is also a Guangdong general, and his qualifications are enough. This is secondary, mainly because Xue Ru was born in the 18th Army and originally belonged to the 11th Division, whose army this is, as long as it is a senior general, it is understood.

Take a look at the privileges given to Xue Ru, almost always subordinate to the command of the war zone, it is really high enough. According to the command level, Xue Ru's Snow Fox Corps is a division-level unit, a teaching corps, and a tax police corps, which is not a special unit? Snow Fox actually has its own number, can it be an ordinary person?

Xue Ru directly ignored the commander of the theater, did not ask for instructions at all, did not report, and fought as he wanted. Dare to point a gun at the commander of the theater of operations, no one can compare with the boldness, no one dares in the background?

In fact, one by one can rise to this position, how can there be a stupid person. Are Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa fools? The dignified major general and division commander are willing to be his subordinates, and he will not do it if he has no purpose.

Especially when Yu Ji of the 74th Army, two divisions stayed in Nanjing and turned a blind eye, which was too abnormal, and I didn't hear about being transferred to other posts.

They are all human spirits, of course they understand what is going on, so when they are in Lishui, they give their own people directly to Xue Ru. Xiao Shanling was not born in Huangpu, nor was he a descendant, but he was a ruthless investment, and the three military and police regiments were directly given to Xue Ru.

In fact, the person who doesn't understand these things the most is the person Xue Ru, after all, she is just a small soldier in her later life, and she doesn't have so many political scheming. No matter how smart she was, she wouldn't have understood this if she wasn't in that position.

In fact, even Yao Dianshu, chief of staff of the 11th Division, was able to endure that breath for a reason. If it weren't for the fact that the 11th Division was Chen Cheng's troops, Peng Shan and Ye Peigao were both Luo Zhuoying's favorite generals, and he would have been humiliated and threatened by Xue Ru. Don't even think about it.

Xue Ru didn't know that no matter how heroic the battle was when Nanjing was lost, but if the capital was lost, public opinion must have someone to take responsibility.

These people who are bent on resisting the war are not without selfishness. Handed over to Xue Ru to command, if it wins, it will be wiped out. If it fails, whoever is in the limelight will be responsible, and Xue Ru will become a scapegoat.

She has a backstage, a background, a young age, a low position, and nothing big about it, so Xiao Shanling will listen to Xue Ru. Offending Tang Shengzhi is Xue Ru, and the final credit for transferring and evacuating the people will be Xiao Shanling.

It was Song Xilian who could see it, so he said that they were each other, which made Xiao Shanling very embarrassed.

Song Xilian didn't want to offend anyone, so he didn't say anything about it anymore. Nanjing's victory made them all know that this time the bet was right. Xue Ru is really a military wizard, and of course Song Xilian wants to get her into the Huangpu department.

Just when Xiao Shanling and Song Xilian were talking about this, Xue Ru's arrangement was finally coming to an end, and the provisional army would cross the Yangtze River in a day or two. She breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that she had been lucky.

Looking at the report in his hand, he was happy that he was finally able to take these troops across the Yangtze River. She didn't know what these people thought, and thought that she was lucky enough to meet a good person, wouldn't she be sad if she knew? Nobody knows.

Xue Ru put down the report and shouted, "Inform Dai Zong to come to me." ”