Section 99 Fight

As chief of staff, Cheng Youqiu knows far more about the situation on the entire battlefield than others. He knew very well that after six or seven days of bloody fighting, the 57th Division was on the verge of collapse at this moment. The devil's 34th Division not only outnumbered them in strength, but each attack was inevitably accompanied by batches of aircraft bombing and artillery annihilation. It has occurred from time to time that many officers and men on the positions have died tragically in entire platoons and companies under enemy artillery fire. Under such circumstances, it is a miracle that the 57th Division can still hold on to the front line of Xiapi Bridge, and the combat capability of the entire division has been vividly reflected in this battle. However, flesh and blood, after all, could not withstand the bombardment of aircraft artillery, and in the case that the attrition had already passed half, if they did not withdraw, they might not be able to withdraw if they wanted to retreat at that time.

Yu Chengwan was unconcerned about the chief of staff's worries, he had always been quite democratic, but at the moment he seemed a little arbitrary. But he had a lot of faith in the stone, and others apparently did not have such an understanding. After thinking about it, in order to calm the morale of the army, Yu Chengwan couldn't help but say: "You look at the problem too one-sidedly, since the independent regiment has already returned from the left flank battlefield, then obviously the battle on the left flank battlefield has ended. Obviously, the independent regiment is only the vanguard of the reinforcement army, as long as we can hold back the devil here, and the follow-up troops will slowly continue to arrive, the little devil will be finished. ”

Hearing this, the officers, who were still a little worried, immediately came to their senses and cheered excitedly one by one. Only Cheng Youqiu frowned slightly, and seemed to disagree with the division commander's opinion, after all, speculation is speculation, and in the case that they have not received accurate information, it is quite risky to fight a war by guessing alone. However, seeing the jubilant scene of the soldiers in the headquarters, it was inconvenient for him to say anything at the moment, and his morale was finally boosted, so he couldn't go to give them discouragement, right?

Just when the 57th Division was jubilant, on Jigong Mountain, which was less than ten miles away from the 57th Division, Zhang Lingfu's sonorous and powerful voice was also heard: "Division, the decisive battle is just around the corner, in order to completely annihilate the 34th Division of the Japanese Army in the middle of the road, please immediately transfer the troops on the south bank of the Jinjiang River to participate in the battle." The battlefield on the south bank is dispensable at the moment, the Japanese army is independently mixed into 20 brigades, and it is enough to have 51 divisions to deal with, as long as the whole division is gathered here, the front line of Jigong Mountain should be as stable as Mount Tai, the Japanese army has been unable to overcome it for a long time, and the back road has been cut off, and there is no possibility of returning. ”

Next to Zhang Lingfu stood a thin officer. In the dark night, his body was also quite straight, the whole person was like a javelin, he held his head high and looked up at the starry sky, and did not react to Zhang Lingfu's words, this kind of behavior made him look quite confident and proud. It's just that if you look closely, you can see that his right hand is weak and weak behind his back, which is in stark contrast to the strength of his whole person. This person is Liao Lingqi, the current commander of the 58th Division, who also graduated from the fourth phase of Huangpu, but he is from the political department, and Zhang Lingfu is from the step department, which makes them not familiar with it although they are in the same class. But when it comes to the friendship of Whampoa, both are protégés of the president, and the growth trajectories of the two are extremely similar, before Zhang Lingfu entered the Whampoa Military Academy, he studied in the Department of History of Peking University, Wenbei University, and Wu Huangpu were all the highest schools at that time. Liao Lingqi also studied in college before entering Whampoa, and after graduation, he also went to the British Staff School to study, and can speak fluent English. They are also the pride of the sky in the army, and because of the war, one right hand is wasted, and the other is lame in the right leg, so it is naturally easy to sympathize with each other, since Zhang Lingfu was transferred to the 58th Division, the relationship between the two has been very harmonious.

But geniuses have some unique features, Liao Lingqi, who is very friendly to Zhang Lingfu, is extremely arrogant and conceited, and he believes that he is Yu Jishi's cronies, and he doesn't look down on the army commander Wang Yaowu very much. The main reason is that Wang Yaowu was born poor, only went to private school and middle school, and later dropped out of school. Although he was admitted to Huangpu and became their student, compared with them, the cultural level difference is too great, Liao Lingqi looks down on him at all, thinking that he can have today because of good luck. And Zhang Lingfu can have today thanks to Wang Yaowu's appreciation and promotion over the years, otherwise, with the "murder of his wife" he committed before, I am afraid it will not be so easy to turn over. Sandwiched between the two, Zhang Lingfu was also very embarrassed.

After a long time, Liao Lingqi finally asked, "Brother Zhong Lin, do you think the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the 34th Division of the Devils has appeared?" ”

Zhang Lingfu didn't care about Liao Lingqi's reaction, all his thoughts seemed to be on the big battle in front of him, hearing Liao Lingqi speak, he couldn't help but put his eyes on the map in front of him and said: "Yes, the independent regiment is going south, this is the signal for the start of the siege and annihilation war." After the battle on the left flank battlefield, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Jinjiang River was pinned down by the 49th Army and the 51st Division, and we could gather at least 60,000 troops from the 70th Army, the 72nd Army, and the 74th Army to encircle and annihilate the 34th Division of the Japanese army. On the front line in northern Jiangxi, the Japanese invaders now only have these three troops, and after eating the 34th Division, they will turn around and deal with the 33rd Division and the 20th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, which is like probing for something, it is easy. ”

After hearing this, Liao Lingqi couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "The left-wing army is indeed a good time to encircle and annihilate the south, but if the mixed 20 brigades on the south bank of the Jinjiang River are not solved, it will be a huge hidden danger at any time. If the 51st Division can't resist the enemy's attack and let them fight from the south bank to Shanggao, Brother Zhong Lin, it will not be us who encircle and annihilate the devils, but the devils who will make us dumplings. ”

Zhang Lingfu raised his head, frowned and said, "Probably not, right?" The mixed 20 brigades of the devils are only 10,000 at most, the 49th Army on the front line of Zhangshu Ducheng can contain a large part of the Japanese army, and the 51st Division itself has seven or eight thousand people, so there should be no problem guarding the south bank of the Jinjiang River. ”

"Should?" Liao Lingqi asked in a strange tone, and immediately scolded: "If the 51st Division can really stop this devil, do we still need to divide our troops to intercept it?" It's been a battle with the devil here. Who would have thought that Wang Yaowu's starting capital, the 51st Division, would be able to do this? A division can't stop a mixed brigade of devils, it's the devil's security forces, and they're all militiamen! Look at the 57th Division again, Master Yu can confront one division commander of the devil, and after six or seven days of fighting, it took the devil to advance 30 miles, if the three divisions can be like the 57th division, the devil can still hit the gate of Shanggao? I can't even get through Surabaya! ”

Liao Lingqi's angry roar immediately made Zhang Lingfu very embarrassed, no matter what, the 51st Division is also his old unit, Lu Xing, Tang Shenghai and others are his old subordinates, and the battle is like this, he is indeed gloomy.

After Liao Lingqi finished scolding, he continued to scold: "Wang Yaowu brought out such an incompetent army, and he still has the face to be the commander of this army, and I blush for him." There is also the 49th Army is also a bunch of waste, at the beginning in Fengxin, not to mention the 106th Division that couldn't contain the devils, and now it can't even contain a guard brigade, what is the value of such an army? If you withdraw early, you can still save some rations. ”

Zhang Lingfu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Master, it's useless to say this!" Now let's talk about what to do next, shall we? This battle was not fought well, but it was abandoned in the front attack. ”

Liao Lingqi snorted coldly and his anger did not subside, but he also knew that what Zhang Lingfu said was the truth, and he couldn't help but swallow all the anger in his stomach. After a pause, he said, "Zhong Lin, is there any news from the left flank battlefield?" In addition to the independent regiment that has rushed to the Zhoufang area, where are the three armies of the 70th Army, the 72nd Army, and the 78th Army now? ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said, "I don't know!" Shangfeng blocked the news in this regard relatively strictly, and he was afraid that the devil would rob the news and run away in advance. However, the Independent Regiment withdrew at this time, apparently by yesterday morning at the latest, and the battle there was over. After thinking about it, Zhang Lingfu continued: "Encircling and annihilating the devils in front of you, the most critical point in this battle is to take Gao'an, rob the devil's retreat, and then continue to squeeze the living space of the Japanese army, completely encircled and annihilated." If the attack is launched from the Wuqiao line, the left flank army will be only 50 miles away from Gao'an, and it should be there by noon tomorrow. From Gao'an to Surabaya, it is almost a fifty-mile journey. That is to say, it will take a total of one day to complete the encirclement and squeeze, as long as we hold on here until tomorrow evening, the devil will be finished. ”

Liao Lingqi nodded, obviously agreeing with Zhang Lingfu's calculation. However, he was not as confident as Zhang Lingfu in encircling and annihilating the devils, and after thinking about it, he groaned and said: "Zhong Lin, if you want to encircle and annihilate a division of the devils, it is really extraordinary, no matter which aspect makes a mistake, it will fall short. As far as the situation in front of us is concerned, it will take another day to complete the preparations for the encirclement and annihilation battle, and we should be sure that we will transfer troops from the south bank of the Jinjiang River. But will the 57th Division be able to hold out until it gets dark tomorrow? You must know that the 57th Division has been blocking the Japanese army from the very beginning, and after fighting for so long without getting rest and recuperation, how many people are left of them? If the positions of the 57th Division are lost, our flanks will be exposed to the attacks of the devils, and there will be no other way but to retreat. The north bank of the Jinjiang River was lost, and the 51st Division on the south bank could only withdraw in order to avoid being encircled. If this battle is not fought well, it will be the consequences of flowering among the devils, and then reflexively encircling and suppressing the 70th Army and other departments, and the entire 19th Group Army may be wiped out by the devils. ”

When Zhang Lingfu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, the words of the division commander were not exaggerated at all, as long as the 57th Division could not support it, it would be the end of a complete collapse. In this kind of battle, gains and risks coexist. If it succeeds, Ganbei can get it back, and Nanchang can get it back. If it fails, the 19th Army will be completely finished, and even Changsha will not be able to hold it, and the Ninth Theater will retreat in great strides, giving up large tracts of land in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hubei. Thinking of this, beads of sweat couldn't help but appear on his forehead, but after a while, he still gritted his teeth and said: "If the independent regiment hadn't come, I would never dare to take this risk, now that the stone has arrived, I believe he can block the devil with the 57th Division." The stone never let me down! ”

Liao Lingqi frowned and pondered, his eyes were fixed on the stone, and after a while, he nodded and said: "I'm not familiar with this stone, but I've heard of him, since Brother Zhong Lin believes in him so much, then I'll fight with you once, just do it!" ”