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The story goes back to the time when the Battle of Datong was going on. The president of the Supreme Military Council at the time wanted to take advantage of the conflict between the Chinese Defense Forces and the Japanese army to take advantage of Taierzhuang.
Therefore, the strategic target was placed in southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu, and the 20th Army Corps including the outskirts of Taierzhuang, the 11th Army Group affiliated to Zaozhuang, and the headquarters of the 51st Army, 59th Army, and 70th Army were mobilized, and a total of 13 troops including the Gui Army and the Sichuan Army were deployed. An army with a total of 400,000 people was commanded by Tang Enbo, who also served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the fifth theater, and launched a large-scale cluster battle against the fifth division of the Central China Front, known as the Steel Army.
The intention is to completely separate the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army into two parts through the Second Battle of Taierzhuang to enhance the military power!
At the same time, he ordered the reorganized 74th Army stationed in Henan, as well as part of the Shanxi-Sui Army and the main force of the Sichuan Army, totaling 80,000 troops, to cross the Yellow River north and bypass Handan to attack Xingtai!
As a result, they encountered the 10th Division of the Central China Front that was rushing to Datong for reinforcements!
Coincidentally, the book was written, which resulted in the Chinese army going to war on two fronts in southern Hebei and northern Jiangsu.
Originally, if only the Central China Front Army had ended up at that time, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops gathered together, even if they could not destroy the Fifth Central China Main Division and the Tenth Japanese Army Standing Division, they could at least inflict heavy damage on them and wait for an opportunity to regain some of the land north of the Yellow River. .
However, Gen Sugiyama, who was the commander-in-chief of the North China Front at the time, figured out the truth: If our Japanese locust army cannot defeat the Chinese Defense Forces, how can I defeat your exhausted Central Army?
Immediately, he ordered the 14th Division stationed in Hebei to take the initiative and cut off the supply line of the 80,000-strong army outside Xingtai City, turning it into a lone army!
At the same time, all the reinforcements that should be transferred to the front line of Datong are gathered and sent to the dynamics. Together with the 14th Division and the 10th Division, they will wipe out 80,000 lone troops!
From this, the commotion became completely loud! With the full-scale war in North China and Central China, the Japanese base camp overnight sent three Class A semi-motorized divisions that had just completed one year of training in the country, and landed in Qingdao to Taierzhuang and Xingtai for support!
So for a time, the two battlefields suffered heavy losses, and the fighting even spread to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region under the jurisdiction of the 18th Group Army. Even Li Yunlong received an order to lead a new regiment of his headquarters to march toward Handan at night to block the remnants of the 14th Division from moving north. Reinforcements.
At this critical moment of life and death, the principal wanted to take action personally. Big bosses from various departments originally tried to dissuade him. Unexpectedly, Vice President Wang Chuanhai, who had always been at odds with him, actually voted in favor of the other party for the first time.
Now, the big guys are helpless. After all, as the actual first leader of the Chinese army and the nominal second leader, they have joined hands. If these leaders continue to give advice, people with ulterior motives will accuse them of sabotage. A hat to resist the war and preserve strength! Not good for reputation and the army!
The principal was satisfied and felt that this was a symbol of the vice president's complete surrender to him! When he was hesitant and satisfied, he transferred all the main forces of the Central Army and various factions deployed in North and Central China to Xingtai and Taierzhuang with a wave of his hand.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of promoting Tang Enbo, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the fifth theater, to commander-in-chief, he had overall control over the Second Taierzhuang Battle. In most cases, he personally directed a certain army or division through the radio on how to prepare for war and how to respond to the enemy!
Sometimes, orders from his Supreme Military Council can even be conveyed to an artillery battalion under a certain division of the Central Army.
The frightened commander of the artillery battalion hurriedly "complied with the order" and lowered the muzzle of the gun. As a result, the Japanese did not hit him, but instead knocked over several of his permanent fortifications, so that the subsequent Japanese troops occupied the high ground with almost no effort!
Until, [July 24th]
As the 11th Army Group deployed in the inner city of Taierzhuang was completely wiped out, the balance of victory now completely tilted towards the Japanese army in Central China!
The Fifth Division and its reinforcements took advantage of this opportunity to rush forward and annihilate the 51st Army and the 70th Army one after another, completely penetrate the southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu areas, occupy the entire territory of Shandong and Jiangsu, and advance towards Anhui!
At this time, the battle situation in Xingtai also became clear. A certain unit of the Central Army that went to reinforce the 74th Army actually mutinied in front of the battle and surrendered the 14th Division!
As a result, the peripheral Sichuan Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, and the 51st Division of the 74th Army were all annihilated. With hundreds of thousands of troops, only the remaining half division of the 74th Army was plunged into fierce fighting in Xingtai.
Because during this battle, all the main army forces of the Central Army stationed in Lianghe and Shanxi were transferred to the front lines of Taierzhuang and Xingtai, leaving Henan with no troops.
Therefore, Sugiyama Gen took advantage of this rare opportunity to directly transfer the 14th Division and divert it to capture a large area of land north of Henan!
Until【July 31st】
The entire territory of Henan was captured by the 14th Division, and the leading troops even extended their claws to Hubei!
"Commander-in-Chief! It has been less than a week since the troops regained Changzhi, and Xindu is a thousand miles away! Shouldn't we be more cautious?"
In Changzhi City, after Li Yunfeng informed everyone about the Central Army's request for help, a deputy battalion commander of the Third Regiment could not help but frown and spoke first.
Of course, he is not timid, but since the battle of Datong, the Chinese Defense Forces have been fighting fiercely from north to south for more than half a month. Finally, they have a chance to breathe, and they have to clear out the remnants and cook the livestock before the garrison is in place!
To say you are not tired is pure nonsense! This is the Chinese Defense Force, which has strict military discipline and has a crazy admiration for Li Yunfeng. If it were other troops, they would have dispersed early!
"I know the difficulties you mentioned very well! But it's hard work! The principal failed to micro-manage in the end. Even if he doesn't ask me for help, I still have to lead troops to rescue him!"
"Commander-in-Chief, getting on the pole is not a business!"
"Get out! This has nothing to do with business! Remember, China is in a national crisis now! Little Japan has invaded our house and wants to occupy your wife, sleep on your bed, step on your head and shit!
Therefore, for the current plan, we can only unite to defeat him! Sit back and watch the Central Army being surrounded and ignore it, and remain indifferent! The final loss is still the Chinese national defense force! Our own people are at a disadvantage! "
Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo, Zhang Dabiao and others were cheered up. They thought that their commander-in-chief was usually wild and unrestrained, but they never thought that he was not ambiguous at all on issues related to national justice!
"Commander-in-Chief! All the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment are on alert and waiting for your orders at any time!"
"Commander-in-Chief! The whole regiment is invited to fight and serve as the vanguard of this reinforcement!"
"Commander-in-Chief! The two big brothers of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment have spoken. Our Third Regiment is not made of dough! As long as you give the order, the Third Regiment will set off on the spot and rush to the rescue under the starry night!"
"Commander-in-Chief!......"
"Commander-in-Chief!......"
