readx;? When the shells of the Japanese heavy artillery fell on the position of the heavy artillery battalion, Liu Xiayu, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, knew that it was bad, and did not find that the Japanese army still had a heavy artillery unit, and his heavy artillery battalion would suffer. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut it was too late to transfer positions, and Liu Xiayu could only withdraw the fighters first. In this way, the company withdrew, and nearly 100 soldiers of more than 400 soldiers of a heavy artillery battalion were killed, and only two of the 12 German-made heavy artillery pieces were intact.

After Wang Haitao learned the news that the heavy artillery battalion had been attacked by the Japanese heavy artillery and had been severely damaged, he secretly blamed himself for not only being careless but also underestimating the enemy. A counterattack was launched without a complete grasp of the Japanese situation, and only then did the heavy artillery battalion lose out. Wang Haitao hurriedly ordered the troops in Qinxi Town to remain on the defensive, and at the same time ordered Tang Xiaoshan to immediately reconnoiter the size and position of the Japanese heavy artillery unit.

The defenders of Qinxi Town did not move, but Ito Masaki, who was shelled, hurriedly retreated to Yangliu Town, and was attacked by heavy artillery for more than half an hour, and Ito Masaki's soldiers lost half of their men, and now their own troops were less than 6,000 people left. This result made Ito Masa grit his teeth with hatred.

After receiving the news that the troops attacking Jiafa Town and Caijiaqiao Town had all retreated due to heavy casualties due to the heavy artillery shelling of the Chinese people, Ito Masaki, who had retreated, did not want to stay in the ruins of Yangliu Town for long, and returned directly to Xuancheng County with his troops, and let the wing that attacked Yijiang Town also withdraw to Xuancheng.

The Japanese attack was repulsed, although Ito Masaki, the division commander, still led more than 8,000 Japanese troops to entrench in Xuancheng County, but it did not pose too much danger to Wang Haitao. In this case, Ye Ting was also ready to say goodbye to Wang Haitao.

Wang Haitao knew that although the Yansi area, where the headquarters of the New Fourth Army was located, was relatively safe, it must be in a mountainous area, and the conditions were very difficult, so he said to Ye Ting: "General Ye, isn't it a little more difficult for all of your New Fourth Army's more than 10,000 men and horses to be stationed in the Yansi area? If General Ye is willing, he might as well station some troops in Jingde County, and I will give Jingde County to your New Fourth Army as a defense area, so that our two armies can also take care of each other. I don't know what General Ye thinks?"

Through this period of communication, Ye Ting and Wang Haitao have become confidants, Ye Ting knows that Wang Haitao is a man of his word, and he will not have any bad intentions for the New Fourth Army, but this time he will give up a county seat, and this gift is still heavier. Ye Ting said: "Commander Wang, this Jingde county town was captured by your troops, isn't it okay for our New Fourth Army to be stationed? Even if you don't say anything, your subordinates will have opinions." ”

Wang Haitao said: "General Ye is too worried, in this battle, your New Fourth Army fought bloodily in the south of Jing County, trying to block the attack of the Qiushan detachment, these are all in the eyes, and let your New Fourth Army garrison Jingde County is also for our army to solve the worries in the direction of Hangzhou, after all, the main energy of our army is still in the direction of Xuancheng, where there is also Ito Masaki, the division commander and nearly 10,000 Japanese troops." ”

General Ye Ting heard the sincerity in Wang Haitao's words, and said: "In this case, I will discuss with Political Commissar Xiang and them first, and then give Commander Wang an answer, Commander Wang, what do you think?" Wang Haitao smiled: "That's natural, your party has always been 'the party commanding the gun'." When General Ye Ting went to discuss the matter with Xiang Ying by telegram, Wang Haitao's director of the confidential office also came over with a few telegrams.

After Wang Shugen saluted Wang Haitao, he handed several telegrams to Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao took it and saw that the first letter was sent by Su Zuxin, chief of staff of the 90 th Army, and Su Zuxin said in the telegram that the 90 th Army had now been placed under the command of General Li Zongren of the Fifth Theater, and General Li Zongren was trying to prevent the Japanese army from sending troops from North China to the south to open up the Beijing-Pudong Railway in Xuzhou. The task of our army is to deploy defenses along the Huai River to prevent the Japanese army from Central China from advancing north to attack Xuzhou. At present, three divisions of the 90th Army have been deployed north of the Huai River, and the 59 th Army has reinforced the Huai River defense line under the leadership of General Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the army.

The second telegram was sent from Chongqing, and the Supreme Command called to inquire about the situation in Jing County, what was the movement in the direction of the New Fourth Army, and what were the casualties? As soon as Wang Haitao read this telegram, he understood Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts. The third telegram was sent by Tang Renli of Longzhou, and it said that the arms ordered by Wang Haitao from Germany had already been shipped, but this was probably the last batch of arms, because the Japanese, after forming an alliance with Germany, explicitly demanded that Germany should not provide arms aid to China again.

After reading the three telegrams, Wang Haitao said to Wang Shugen: "Call back to a few places." When I telegraphed Chief of Staff Su Zuxin, during my absence from the 90th Army, all matters were discussed and decided by Chief of Staff Su Zuxin, Deputy Army Commander Zhao Zhongwu, and the three division commanders. In addition, Tang Renxin, deputy commander of the 90th Division, was mentioned as the commander of the 90th Division, and Tang Yikuan and Tang Longzai were mentioned as deputy commanders of the 90th Division.

Second, the Chongqing Supreme Headquarters sent a telegram to the headquarters of the New Fourth Army to repel the 101st Division of the Japanese Army and the Qiushan Detachment of the 114th Division of the Japanese Army. In this battle, more than 10,000 Japanese troops were annihilated, but our unit and the New Fourth Army also suffered heavy casualties, as if the New Fourth Army lost nearly half of its men. It is also hoped that the Supreme Command will commend him for his heroic act of resisting the enemy.

Tang Renli of Longzhou sent three telegrams, and received the telegram that the arms transported by Germany should be stored in the warehouse of Longzhou City, and they should be strictly protected, and if there are German instructors accompanying them, they should be given priority to entertain them, and let them train our soldiers to use this batch of munitions, if not, we will deal with this batch of munitions after I return to Longzhou. In addition, military factories may be ordered to produce on a trial basis the ammunition used in the weapons repurchased and to reserve them. ”

After dictating the contents of the three telegrams, Wang Shugen took the record book and saluted Wang Haitao and retreated. Wang Haitao sat in the command center, thinking about the deployment of the entire Jing County. In addition, dozens of intact mountain artillery and 92 infantry guns of the Japanese Sato Detachment were captured this time, and the battalion of Liu Xiayu, who had lost heavy artillery, was transferred over to reorganize a mountain artillery battalion in Nanling County.

The 130 cannon battalion was still transferred back to Jingxian for the defense of the direction of Xuancheng, where there were still nearly 10,000 Japanese troops and a heavy artillery unit. The second battalion of the independent regiment suffered a lot of losses this time, so it was transferred back to Jing County to rest and recuperate, and one company of the first battalion should be placed there in Qinxi Town, and some veterans should still be left in the county seat of Jing County. If the New Fourth Army is stationed in Jingde County, then there is no need to worry too much about the south of Jing County, as long as a company is placed in Langqiao Town.

In order to strengthen the defensive capability of the New Fourth Army, more than a dozen intact mountain guns and 92 infantry guns of the Akiyama detachment captured this time could be given to the New Fourth Army. If the New Fourth Army is unwilling to garrison Jingde County, then the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the Second Battalion of the Guard Regiment will be stationed in Jingde County, and these mountain artillery and 92 Infantry guns will be handed over to the Fourth Battalion for use.

Early the next morning, Ye Ting, Chen Yi, and Fu Qiutao came to the headquarters together, and General Ye Ting handed Wang Haitao two telegrams with a smile on his face after seeing him. Wang Haitao took it and took a look, the first letter was a telegram of thanks sent by Mao and Zhu to Wang Haitao in the name of the Central Military Commission, thanking General Wang Haitao for his support and help to the New Fourth Army, and expressing appreciation and admiration for General Wang Haitao's selfless help for the sake of national righteousness.

The second telegram was a message of thanks sent by the secretary of the Central Plains Bureau, and the content was roughly the same as the first telegram, which was to thank General Wang Haitao for his help and support to the New Fourth Army and for his contribution to the anti-Japanese national united front, and to General Wang Haitao for allocating the county seat of Jingde County to the New Fourth Army as a defense area. It is hoped that the two armies will assist each other in the future anti-Japanese war and strive to drive all the Japanese invaders out of China at an early date.

After reading the two telegrams, General Ye Ting said: "General Wang, our New Fourth Army has decided after study to leave a detachment and a special service battalion stationed in Jingde County, and the supreme commander of our army in Jingde County is Comrade Chen Yi, the commander of the first detachment. ”

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "That's great, I'll hand over the safety of the south of Jing County to you in the future." Now that you have been stationed in the county seat, in order to strengthen your ability to defend the county seat, I will hand over to your New Fourth Army the more than a dozen mountain guns and 92 infantry guns of the Akiyama detachment that were captured this time, and with these artillery, your artillery company can be expanded into an artillery battalion.

In addition, the civil affairs of Jingde County will also be solved by you, but this must be the hinterland of the enemy, and you must be ready for battle at any time, you can mention it to your party, don't treat Jingde County as Yan'an, so I can't explain it to Chairman Jiang above, right?" General Ye Ting smiled in understanding when he heard this, while Chen Yi was excited to have so many artillery pieces again.

This time, when the New Fourth Army pursued the Qiushan detachment, it had already gained a lot of money, and it was able to produce more than a dozen artillery pieces at once, and with a county town like Jingde County as a base area, the New Fourth Army was quite satisfied from top to bottom, and even Xiang Ying couldn't believe it after hearing about it. If they hadn't known Wang Haitao's character, Xiang Ying and the others would have thought it was a trap of the Kuomintang.

** Mao and Zhu of the Central Committee after getting Ye Ting, Xiang Ying and others on the battle and Wang Haitao did everything to report, for this special Standing Committee, at the meeting several leaders of the Central Committee gave a high evaluation of everything Wang Haitao did, Comrade Zhou Enlai also thinks that Wang Haitao is a rare general, although he is a senior general of the Kuomintang, or the commander of the Central Army is deeply appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek, but he can take such care of the team, should be regarded as a good friend of our party.

Therefore, after the meeting, there were two telegrams of thanks sent to General Wang Haitao. Although Wang Haitao is well aware of the trend of history, but a series of movements after the founding of the People's Republic of China is deeply sad and unwilling to bear it, and now Wang Haitao is just bent on defeating Little Japan, so Wang Haitao can do anything, not to mention helping the New Fourth Army, as for what to do after defeating Little Japan, Wang Haitao has not thought about it.