Shuzhong issued a general offensive order to the fifth war zone
At this time, the six divisions of Commander Tang of the 31st Group Army were in the north and rapidly moved south in the Wancheng area;
General Zhang's five divisions of the 33rd Group Army are in the south, and the five divisions of the 45th Army and the 94th Army chasing the Japanese are in the southeast. They have almost surrounded the Japanese, but the encirclement net is a bit wide, and the situation seems to be heading toward The Central Sichuan Military Commission has developed in the direction envisaged, and the war is about to break out.
As soon as the Japanese saw the big fish take the bait, they started to take action!
The Japanese, who were preparing to retreat, suddenly turned from defense to offense and came into contact with the main force of the 33rd Army advancing from the south on May 10;
Aoki's tactic is to let you come in any way, I will only go all the way, and set the primary target on General Zhang's 33rd Group.
At the Eleventh Army Headquarters, Major General Aoki and Lieutenant General Enbeka were staring at the map with excitement. Major General Aoki pointed at the map and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, judging from the messages exchanged between the Chinese Command and the 33rd Army that our army has uncovered, the 5 divisions of the 33rd Army are at this location!
There is a big gap between them and the five divisions in the southeast, and the 31st Group Army Tangbu in the north is the Central Army. Once the imperial army attacks Zhangbu in the northwest army system with all its strength, Tangbu will not fully rescue it;
The imperial army only needs to send one unit to watch Yube on the north wing, and concentrate the main force of the 13th and 39th divisions and the Ikeda detachment to go south, attack Zhangbu on the south wing, and annihilate Zhangbu in one fell swoop! "
Enbe and Lieutenant General nodded excitedly. The senior officials of the Chinese government gave him a big gift. They sent one or even several telegrams a day, completely exposing the positions of Zhang Be's five divisions. During the fight, Enbe and Ichiro smiled and accepted the gift, and immediately ordered:
"Order, the 3rd Division is responsible for containing the enemies on the northern flank, the 13th Division, the 39th Division..."
On May 12, following the old Japanese's order, the Japanese moved two main divisions south along the east bank of the Han River and attacked the five divisions of the 33rd Army;
The 3rd Division south of Xinye was ordered to withdraw to the vicinity of Caiyang to cover the rear. Our army was locked in a bitter battle and the situation deteriorated sharply.
There was a leak in the house and it rained all night. One day later, the Japanese intelligence department detected the outgoing communication situation and location of the 33rd Army Headquarters radio station based on the radio call sign and the direction of the radio waves;
After taking control of General Zhang's general headquarters about 10 kilometers northeast of Yicheng, the Japanese surrounded this area with the cooperation of the aviation force.
On the night of the 15th, the Japanese 39th Division advanced towards the Pumpkin Shop from Fangjiaji and Nanying;
At dawn on the 16th, the tactical encirclement of the 33rd Army Headquarters was completed.
General Zhang and the Army Headquarters are in danger!
On the night of the 15th, in the middle of Shu, the headquarters was brightly lit and stars were gathering. Everyone's face was full of anxiety. The sudden change in the battle situation made them at a loss what to do;
General Chen, who had previously boasted about annihilating the Japanese, was completely blind, his head drooping like a deflated rubber ball.
He is a niche when it comes to playing politics, and the same goes for fighting!
A commander can command a regiment, but a small commander like him can only command a battalion!
"Niang Xipi, you are a bunch of trash!
The war has only started for a few days, and hundreds of thousands of troops have already fought like this. Brother De Lin mistook me for doing little, and I am ashamed of the government, brother Xinchen and the tens of thousands of soldiers of the 33rd Army! "
Zhong Zai immediately threw the blame, first to General Li, the commander of the Fifth War Zone. This is a routine operation;
When a crisis arises, instead of trying to save the 33rd Army General Headquarters and tens of thousands of soldiers who are trapped in a tight siege, they first look for someone to take the blame;
The one who takes the blame is not his incompetent command, but the soldiers below who mistook him.
Upon hearing this, Admiral Chen immediately understood something and took over Zhongcai's words tacitly and continued:
"Zhongcai, for this battle, the Military Commission has formulated a careful battle plan, which is interlocked and affects the whole body!
Brother De Lin did not fully implement the president's instructions. He launched the campaign 24 hours late. The headquarters of the Thirty-third Army did not reach the designated position, which was more than ten kilometers away. This resulted in being heavily surrounded by Japanese troops.
One wrong step, one wrong step after another, General Li must be held responsible for this major mistake! "
After General Chen finished speaking, ten thousand grass and mud horses floated over Xiao Zhuge's head!
I couldn't help but cursed secretly:
"There are such shameless people in the world!"
Xiao Zhuge just cursed secretly, but he didn't dare to scold him. After all, he was just Xiao Zhuge, not the real Zhuge.
Behind the small breeder stands the real breeder, and his self-cultivation is not as good as that of the straw sandal seller more than a thousand years ago!
Xiao Zhuge calmed down his swearing mood, and then said angrily:
"Now is not the time to hold anyone accountable. General Li also deployed his troops in accordance with the deployment of the Military Commission. It's not that the national army is incompetent, but that the Japanese are too cunning!
Now everyone is brainstorming and thinking of ways to see if they can find a way to save General Zhang, even if it is to support him from the flank;
With the support from the flanks, General Zhang has the possibility of breaking through! "
As expected of Little Zhuge, he was just one word different from Big Zhuge, yet he skillfully passed the blame to the Japanese in such a short period of time;
No one was responsible. They all blamed the Japanese for being too cunning. By the way, Commander Tang hinted that it was time to use the flanks to send troops to coordinate.
Who doesn't know that Commander Tang can only direct actions, and General Li's orders are no different to him than a piece of waste paper!
This is the current situation of the Kuomintang army. There are many military leaders and many factions, and there must be someone covering them;
It is their own faction that cannot be commanded at all, especially the Central Army. Local military leaders like General Li cannot be commanded at all. They only recognize the secret messages of Zhongcai.
That's why Zhongcai often makes the outrageous move of sending telegrams directly to division commanders and even regimental commanders!
Although General Feng, the boss of the Northwest Army, still wears the title of deputy commander, he has been completely deprived of military power by the commander. Now he only does work such as fundraising and cutting ribbons, far away from the political center. He was once very prosperous. The Northwest Army became a motherless child.
Wherever there are bitter battles and vicious battles, the Northwest Army will be there;
If you win, you can replenish some ammunition. If you lose, you can directly withdraw your troops. The 33rd Army is considered the last pillar of the Northwest Army!
Now that both the army and the headquarters are trapped by the Japanese, heavy losses to the army are inevitable;
But this is a group army. Even Zhongcai cannot bear the consequences of being completely annihilated by the Japanese. Consumption is consumption, and the organization still needs to be rescued. Otherwise, there will be no way to explain it to the outside world!
After Xiao Zhuge hinted, Zhongcai decided to use General Tang's Thirty-first Army to attack the Thirty-third Army from the northern flank. Even if General Zhang could not be rescued, at least part of the Thirty-third Army would be rescued. In this way, the Thirty-third Army The Third Army could be considered a heavy casualty at best...
"I ordered the two armies of the 31st Group Army to come from the north, and the 45th Army, 94th Army and other three armies to come from the southeast and two directions, combined with 17 divisions, to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese 3rd Division on the north flank from now on. Attack, divide, surround and annihilate them;
Create pressure on the Japanese 11th Army, encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and coordinate the 33rd Army Headquarters and divisions to break out!
No one is allowed to conserve strength and delay the opportunity to fight, otherwise military law will apply and he will be severely punished! "
"Ci Xiu, order the attendants to send a stern message to Brother Keqin alone, ordering him to send troops, quickly, immediately!"
