Section 148 The Battle Ends

Bursts of cheers then sounded in the military headquarters of the 74th Army, and the sound was soaring, and the pouring rain could not stop this excited cheer in the slightest, and it instantly spread to all corners of Shanggao. The whole Shanggao immediately boiled, half a month, since the Japanese army in northern Jiangxi launched an attack on Gao'an, everyone was in a nervous mood, in the face of the news of the continuous advance of the Japanese army, the kind of suppressed emotions that could be broken by the enemy at any time, made them almost breathless, until several armies on the left flank achieved their combat goals and went south, they were relieved. Now, they heard the cheers from the headquarters, and when they thought that the battle should have been won, they couldn't help but chant along with it, wanting to vent all the negative emotions in their hearts.

News from Guanqiao, Cunqian Street, and Wuqiao continued to spread to the headquarters of the 19th Group Army and to the military headquarters of the 74th Army. Almost at the same time, they received news from the 70th Army, the 72nd Army, the 78th Army and other troops, and learned that in the torrential rain, the Japanese army successfully withdrew from the Wuqiao line to Fengxin, broke through the blockade of the 19th Army and escaped. Considering that two days ago, nearly 70,000 or 80,000 troops surrounded a division of the Japanese army, and almost all the opportunities for the devils to break through were trapped, but now the devils have escaped, this gap is still a little unacceptable.

However, the news of Guanqiao finally calmed them down, the 74th Army Independent Regiment in the 70th Army Pre-9th Division and a friendly 58th Division with the cooperation of a regiment, successfully surrounded and annihilated the Japanese army's broken troops, annihilated more than 3,000 enemies, and captured nearly 2,000 people, no matter which of these two figures, have set a record since the start of the national army. Only then did they annihilate half of the Japanese army, and the number of enemy troops captured was far less than this time.

This kind of major harvest immediately made the commanders at all levels excited, and the simple word "high and great victory" was used countless times in a short period of time, and the news was conveyed layer by layer, and even before dawn, it had already reached the heads of the Central Military Commission.

After Wang Yaowu confirmed the news of the stone, he couldn't help but slam his fist on the table with excitement and laughed: "Okay, good stone, where you go, where you are, it will be a great victory, you are really a fierce general!" ”

The important personnel of the theater who were ordered to come to supervise the battle on the side couldn't help but be envious when they looked at Wang Yaowu at this moment, this 74th Army is really amazing, first the "Wanjialing Victory" and then the "Gao'an Counteroffensive Battle", and then the current "Shanggao Victory", several battles fought in just a few years are all famous battles in the world, it is completely conceivable that after this battle, the prestige of the 74th Army will reach the apex of the entire national army, no one can match! And there is no doubt that Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 74th Army, will also rise because of this. With this kind of victory as capital, if Wang Yaowu is promoted in the future, who else dares to say anything?

"Congratulations to Brother Zuomin, the 74th Army's performance in this battle is so outstanding, it has previously used one man as a pass, and ten thousand people are not open, and the strength of one army is used to prevent the Japanese army from attacking the heart of Shanggao. Later, it swept through the enemy, severely defeated the sharp edge of the Japanese army, and annihilated a large number of living forces of the enemy. It is really a blessing for the country and the nation to have such a 'victorious iron army' as the 74th Army! The general couldn't help but say.

Wang Yaowu also laughed a few times, and then laughed loudly: "This battle can be fought like this, and it is inseparable from the command and coordination of Director Zheng, if it is not for Director Zheng to personally sit in Shanggao and coordinate all departments to hold their positions, I am afraid that if I can't wait for the left wing departments to come back, Shanggao will be lost." This battle can have today's results, and Director Zheng should be the first to take the lead. ”

This major general was overjoyed when he heard this, this Wang Yaowu is really good at doing things, the meaning of this is clearly to ask for credit for him, although the officials all know what is going on here, but in any case, Wang Yaowu is the main commander who led this great victory, he said that whose share is the credit in this, how can the peaks refute it at this time? Naturally, hello, I'm good, everyone, that is to say, as long as Wang Yaowu is willing to open this mouth, he will enjoy the credit at all, and if he is small, he will enjoy some rewards, fill in his qualifications, and if he is big, he will be promoted and make a fortune, this kind of good thing picked up for nothing, who will be unhappy?

However, he was not overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" This battle was still properly commanded by the superiors, and the soldiers sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, and they worked together to achieve such a great victory, and I just happened to have a small contribution to the meeting. ”

"Huh! Brother Zheng, why should he be too humble, every meritorious soldier must not be omitted, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers and affect the enthusiasm of the Anti-Japanese War, this is the case for ordinary soldiers, and the same is true for officers, there is no need to mention this matter, and when the official combat report is uploaded, I will definitely add the combat exploits of officials at all levels in person. Wang Yaowu said with a serious face. After finishing speaking, Wang Yaowu couldn't help but continue: "However, at this moment, more than 2,000 Japanese prisoners are still in Guanqiao, and the number of our independent regiment is only 4,000. ”

As soon as he heard this, Director Zheng, who supervised the war, was also nervous, joking, now this matter is related to his promotion and fortune, what is more important than this? He immediately said: "What Brother Zuomin said is that after being tired for so many days, it is difficult to achieve such a result, so naturally there must be no mistakes, otherwise if the previous achievements are wasted, I am afraid that the enthusiasm of the brothers will be greatly affected." Brother Zuomin works harder, and the finishing work after the war should be more worried, I've been tired for so many days, I also take this opportunity to take a rest first, Brother Zuomin, forgive me! ”

Director Zheng was not ambiguous after speaking, and immediately saluted and left. Where can a person who can get into their position in the army not know those doorways in the army? This battle has basically ended as it is now, but some of the finishing work after the war is indeed troublesome, which also involves the distribution of a lot of loot and the arrangement of war exploits, which is very important for promoting his cronies and enriching the troops, if he is here, some things are obviously not easy to do. But since Wang Yaowu is so good at doing things, how can he not appreciate it and get in the way here?

Seeing Director Zheng leaving, Wang Yaowu and the deputy army commander couldn't help but smile at each other, and immediately quickly arranged for the 58th Division, which was still on the front line of Yuntou Mountain, to rush to reinforcements, and let the 57th Division go to the defense area on the front line of Yuntou Mountain. At the same time, he personally went to the independent regiment and ordered the stones to properly dispose of the booty and prisoners, and only wait for the troops of the 58th Division to arrive, and then send these things back to Shanggao, especially the prisoners of the Japanese army.

In the following days, the entire northern Jiangxi region was in an extremely busy state, and the 70th Army and other troops chased after the Japanese army all the way, wanting to continue to expand the results of the battle. In the case of having learned of the "great victory at Guanqiao", the commander of the 70th Army, Li Jue, finally put his mind at ease, and the 70th Army finally seized the opportunity after missing several great opportunities one after another, and this time the Pre-9th Division was regarded as a great contribution to the 70th Army. In addition, at the moment they are also promising, the Japanese army all the way to the rout, even after the 33rd Division and the 34th Division two units converged, it was also because of their own heavy losses and combat effectiveness greatly reduced, in this case, the 70th Army, the 72nd Army, the 78th Army three troops marched together, causing a great threat to the Japanese army, under their continuous advance, the Japanese army did not dare to stay in Wuqiao at all, for fear of any accidents, and quickly retreated towards the original defensive position. In addition, the 20th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which was on the front line of Gao'an, also began to retreat in great strides, and their target was Xishan Wanshou Palace, where the 34th Division of the Japanese Army on the middle road was stationed in situ.

After the 29th, the heavy rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped, and the cessation of the rain did not make the Japanese troops comfortable, but with the cold feeling after the rain, many people fell ill. In such a situation, where is there anyone to take care of a sick soldier? In order to avoid being mistreated after being captured by the enemy, most of them cut themselves off, which also made the Japanese soldiers on the way to retreat constantly see their dead companions on both sides of the road, and the sadness and sadness made them unable to say a word along the way, just silently hurrying.

The commander of the 34th Division saw that the troops who followed him to attack were full of morale at the beginning, but after half a month, there was only so little bit left, and he was also ashamed and indignant. Originally, in this battle, he was ready to hit the Japanese army hard, so that the future situation could be better, but the result of the battle was far beyond the original expectations, whether he had a hard hit on the enemy troops for the time being, he is not clear, but there is no doubt that they themselves have been dealt a near-devastating blow, and it is not enough to temporarily lose Nanchang, but it is foreseeable that in a short period of time, it is impossible to attack the enemy from the front line in northern Jiangxi.

From this moment on, this line is like a bone spur stuck in their throats, making it difficult for them to sleep from now on.

Thinking of this, Oga Shigeru couldn't help but be ashamed and indignant, and he drew his knife and wanted to apologize, but fortunately, the guards beside him moved fast enough and hugged him, which allowed him to save his life, but they all knew that after this battle, the division commander was probably completely finished.