Chapter 306: Third-rate Command
"Yes! Go for it now! Qian Dajun immediately responded, and then got up and rushed to the confidential room in person.
But after Qian Dajun left, Lao Jiang calmed down, and when he thought that every great victory was won by the Fujian army, Lao Jiang's face couldn't help but darken. Lao Jiang had long known the relationship between Li Long and Jin Zhao, and after many attempts to win over him to no avail, Lao Jiang automatically assigned Li Long's subordinates to the Fujian army. However, nominally, the 80th Army did not belong to the battle sequence of the Min Army, but was recently included in the battle sequence of Fu Zuoyi's Seventh Group Army.
Lao Jiang sighed helplessly and said, "Why can the Eighty Army easily annihilate a brigade of Yukou with the strength of one army?" However, I have concentrated more than 70 divisions and more than 700,000 elite troops in Shanghai, but I can't help the army of just a few divisions and regiments! You should take a good look at the strategic and tactical problems, Niang Xipi! Speaking of this, Lao Jiang scolded angrily.
Seeing that Lao Jiang suddenly became angry, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and others were immediately frightened. But a gleam flashed in Bai Chongxi's eyes, and then he said, "Calm your anger!" What the commissioner said is right, in the previous battles, our army did have some strategic and tactical mistakes, and they should be carefully reviewed! ”
Lao Jiang glanced at Bai Chongxi, for this person, Lao Jiang both admired and hated. What is appreciated is Bai Chongxi's talent, Bai Chongxi is known as Xiao Zhuge , in terms of military command talent and strategic and tactical vision, looking at the whole of China, there are definitely only a handful of people who can surpass Bai Chongxi. But such a rare talent can't be used by me, which is the main reason for Lao Jiang's hatred. Moreover, Bai Chongxi is the second person in the Xingui faction, and the Xingui faction led by Li Zongren has repeatedly raised troops against Jiang, which is one of the great henchmen of Lao Jiang's desire to get rid of it, and now Lao Jiang has four major henchmen in his heart, in addition to the Xingui faction, there are also Jin Zhao's Fujian faction, Yan Xishan's Jin faction, and the Red Army in northern Shaanxi. As for the Northeast Army, which is also not weak, since the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang was detained, and Lao Jiang has also used some means to continuously weaken the strength of the Northeast Army, and the current Northeast Army is no longer so threatening to Lao Jiang.
Lao Jiang said with a smile, "Jiansheng is known as Little Zhuge , so he must have thought of some good way to break the enemy!" Say it, let's just talk about it together! ”
"Let the commission make fun of it! That's all the friends screaming at you! Bai Chongxi said politely, and then said, "I really thought of a strategy, so I will ask the commission to help you take a look at it today!" ”
Lao Jiang nodded with a smile and motioned for Bai Chongxi to continue. Bai Chongxi continued, "Since our army's attack on Shanghai was frustrated, it was forced to switch from offensive to defensive. Subsequently, the army attacked fiercely, and our army was always in a situation of pure passive beating, and it was humbly believed that this was not only not a long-term solution, but also would not be able to win by increasing casualties. Therefore, it is suggested that a main force should be sent to form an assault force to take the initiative to attack the army, and turn passive defense into active defense, so that it may be able to reverse the erosive battle situation in the Songhu area in one fell swoop and turn defeat into victory! ”
Lao Jiang nodded approvingly, and then asked, "So Jiansheng thinks that army can take on this important task?" ”
Bai Chongxi immediately replied, "The Ninth Army is all the best elite, and it should be able to take on this heavy responsibility!" ”
He Yingqin shook his head and said, "Although the Ninth Army is the most elite, but after a series of battles, it has suffered heavy losses, although there are constantly new recruits to replenish it, but the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved!" "Although the Ninth Army is the elite of the Central Army, including the three most well-equipped German divisions, but the Ninth Army is also the earliest unit to participate in the war, after two months of bloody fighting, the Ninth Army suffered heavy casualties, recruits have been replenished several rounds, and those veterans with the most combat effectiveness have been exhausted, so the combat effectiveness has been greatly inferior to before, which can also be seen the tragedy of the Battle of Songhu.
Lao Jiang couldn't help frowning after hearing this, Chen Cheng, who had long seen through Bai Chongxi's thoughts, suddenly interjected at this time, "The 21st Group Army led by General Liao Lei has recently rushed to the front line, and the predecessor of the 21st Group Army is the 7th Army, known as the Northern Expeditionary Steel Army, which is the elite of the elite, and the 21st Group Army is a new force, and I think that the 21st Group Army should be able to take on this heavy responsibility!" After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Bai Chongxi, and sure enough, he saw a trace of imperceptible smugness flashing on Bai Chongxi's face.
Lao Jiang nodded slightly, Lao Jiang was old and refined, and naturally he also saw Bai Chongxi's thoughts. It's just that it's inconvenient for Lao Jiang to say this kind of thing by himself, so as not to end up in the eyes of others that he deliberately drove the miscellaneous army to the front line and eliminated the bad reputation of dissidents by the hands of devils. It is much better for Chen Cheng to say this than to say it himself, who let Bai Chongxi pretend not to say it! Lao Jiang smiled at Bai Chongxi and said, "Jiansheng! You have just come from Guangxi and know the situation of the 21st Group Army best, do you think the 21st Group Army can take on this important task? ”
At this time, Bai Chongxi was no longer reserved, and immediately said, "Commission!" The 21st Group Army is also subordinate to the Military Commission, and this time it rushed all the way to the Songhu front line to resist the war, as long as the commission gives an order, tens of thousands of soldiers of the 21st Group Army are willing to go to the soup and serve the country! ”
"Good! Good! Lao Jiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said two good words in a row, "Although my Huaxia is poor and weak, after all, it is a big country, with a vast territory and a large population, as long as our 450 million compatriots can unite and work as one, why not be afraid of the three islands and Japanese slaves!" Then it was decided, the 21st Group Army would serve as the assault force, take the initiative to assault, and the rest of the units would work together, and you should immediately draw up a specific battle plan. ”
"Yes!" Bai Chongxi responded solemnly, and at this time, Bai Chongxi served as the deputy chief of the general staff of the Military Commission, responsible for formulating the battle plan.
Then Bai Chongxi spoke again, "Take a seat!" In order to be able to rush to the front line of resistance as soon as possible, the officers and men of our 21 st Group Army traveled lightly and simply, and their weapons and ammunition were somewhat insufficient. ”
Lao Jiang nodded and said, "This is not a problem, immediately order the logistics department to replenish enough weapons and ammunition for the 21st Group Army." "This time Lao Jiang is very generous, because Bai Chongxi's strategy has made Lao Jiang see a glimmer of hope, the hope of turning the tide of the war, the so-called reluctant child can't catch the wolf, now he needs Gui Jun to take the lead and charge for him, Lao Jiang will naturally not spare some weapons and ammunition.
"So! On behalf of all the officers and men of the 21st Group Army, I thank you for the commission! Bai Chongxi said gratefully.
On October 19, I guarded the troops on the south bank of Fuzaobang and cooperated with Liao Lei's 21st Army to launch a counterattack on the whole line.
At that time, the 9th Division of Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the 101st Division of Ito Masaki and the 1st Division of the 3rd Division also launched a fierce attack on the south bank of Fumohama. The main forces of the two sides collided head-on. When the Gui army first entered the battlefield, he had no experience in confrontation with the Yue army, and rushed into the dense rain of bullets with his flesh and blood, and only the Gui army wore a steel helmet and a yellow military uniform on the Songhu battlefield at that time, which was extremely conspicuous and became a live target for the Yue army's shooting. Attacked by intense firepower from Syrian aircraft, artillery, tanks, and machine guns, the 20,000-strong army was scattered in an instant, and most of the tens of thousands of death squads were killed. The army group lost 6 people in battle only to the brigade commander. Fierce fighting until the 25th was over, and the troops were forced to retreat. The four regiments of the Left Wing Army counterattacked the Yue Army on the north road on the south side of Guangfu, but they were also repelled by the Yue Army. The army took the opportunity to counterattack, and the soldiers pointed straight at the field.
Such a result was something Bai Chongxi never dreamed of, seeing that the elite of the Gui Army created by himself and Li Zongren had suffered heavy losses, Bai Chongxi wanted to cry without tears. The steel army, which was once invincible in the civil war, was so vulnerable in the face of the Yue army, but Bai Chongxi was worthy of being an excellent military strategist, and immediately came out of his grief, began to seriously summarize the gains and losses of this battle, and accumulated some combat experience, but this tuition fee is too expensive!
"Bang!" In the Fuzhou headquarters, after Jin Zhao got the battle report from the front, he angrily slapped the table and shouted, "This is murder!" It's a naked murder! What kind of bullshit is this! Bai Chongxi is called Xiao Zhuge in vain, I think he is a big pig's head! No wonder people say that our Chinese army is a first-class soldier, a second-rate officer, and a third-rate commander, I think what they say is not wrong at all! Fortunately, Jin Zhao has not completely lost his mind, and he has not said the unruly commander, after all, the current Lao Jiang is the spiritual leader of the national resistance, and his position is irreplaceable at least so far. Jin Zhao didn't say this, naturally because he was worried that such words would cause some bad effects, but at this time, the anger in Jin Zhao's heart was obvious. Although it is said that the losses this time are all the Gui army, whether it is the Gui army or the Central Army, they are all Huaxia's national defense forces, and Huaxia has a weak foundation and really can't withstand such senseless consumption! Looking at the troops of various factions across the country, the Gui family is definitely called elite, but tens of thousands of elite soldiers have been consumed in vain, Jin Zhao is really distressed!
Wen Yingxing didn't expect Jin Zhao to be so angry, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing how to persuade him. After a long time, he said slowly, "The total seat is angry! This time it was Bai Chongxi's carelessness! The art of war is cloudy, know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles! The defeat of the Gui army was due to the fact that they only knew themselves but did not know the other side, had no combat experience, and even foolishly adopted a dense charge formation to attack the dense fire blockade of the Yue Kou, and said that the army's firepower was so strong that it could not be defeated. ”
After scolding, and the incident has happened, it is naturally irreparable, the anger in Jin Zhao's heart gradually disappeared, and he sighed and said, "** There have been constant wars, and the warlords have been fighting for decades, and we are all fighting our own people." The army is very different from the warlord troops in China, not only is it well-equipped, but also more advanced in terms of strategy and tactics than us. (To be continued.) )