Shuzhong, Military Commission Headquarters
As usual, several big guys came to the conference room early to clock in after breakfast. Unlike the gloom and gloom a few days ago, everyone's face was full of smiles in the past two days.
Watch until the clouds open and the moon shines!
All of them had proud expressions on their faces, as if every victory on the front line came from their command and decision-making.
Even General Chen and General He, who usually fought openly and secretly, became much closer. Xiao Zhuge also put aside his airs of being a worldly expert and explained the formation of troops for frontline battles with General Chen, whom he disliked the most. General Chen nodded after hearing this.
It seemed as if he understood, but in fact he was still confused. He was not in the mood to listen to little Zhuge's pretense.
At a quarter past nine, Cai Zhong also walked in excitedly, with a smile on his face and a good mood. He ate an extra piece of foreign bread with his wife in the morning.
"Good morning everyone, brother Keqin fought well on the northern front this time and turned the tide!
Not only did it effectively support the 33rd Group Army Headquarters on the Southern Front to break out of the tight encirclement, it also stabilized the war situation on the Southern Front;
The Northern Front has heavily surrounded the Third Division, and the encirclement and annihilation of the Third Division is just around the corner. Everyone brainstorms and comes up with a plan to encircle and annihilate the Third Division as soon as possible!
This is a permanent division of the Japanese. Once the encirclement and annihilation is successful, its international and domestic influence will be unprecedented. This will greatly enhance the confidence of international friends in the government. This feat must be accomplished at all costs! "
As soon as Zhongcai finished speaking, Xiao Zhongcai was the first to jump out. How could he be left out of such a thing like showing his face and grabbing credit?
"Zhongcai, according to the feedback from the front line, the Third Division was already trying desperately to break out, but was repelled by Commander Tang's troops. The Japanese suffered heavy losses;
Currently, the Third Division is short of food and ammunition, and its morale is low. It is surrounded by our army of more than 100,000 people and is about to be destroyed!
This is definitely the biggest victory since the Anti-Japanese War. This is the result of Zhong Cao's strategic planning, good command and the dedication of his soldiers;
However, the soldiers at the front were engaged in fierce battles one after another, and their fatigue showed. The soldiers and ammunition consumed a lot of money. As a precaution, the students suggested sending more troops to the northern front!
After two months of rest and recuperation, the Eighteenth Army's combat effectiveness has been restored. It is only two days away from the battle area. The Eighteenth Army can be ordered to reinforce the northern battlefield from the east;
During this period, all armies were ordered to suspend the attack for two days to secure the encirclement. After reinforcements arrived, they would then concentrate their forces to annihilate them in one fell swoop! "
After hearing this, Xiao Zhuge couldn't help but pursed his lips and thought disdainfully:
"Who doesn't know that the 18th Army is the core force of General Chen's civil engineering department? If we send the 18th Army at this time, we just want to pick peaches, and we are talking so high-minded."
Of course, he would not criticize this matter. Anyway, it was Commander Tang who took the credit, and it could also help General Li. With one more main force participating in the battle, there would be greater certainty in encircling and annihilating the third division, and the Guangxi faction could also gain Benefits.
After hearing this, Cai Zhong nodded repeatedly. Brother Ci Xiu rarely offered to send the 18th Army to participate in the war. This was a good thing. Naturally, he would not disgrace General Chen.
Zhongcai agreed simply and said to Lieutenant General Zhang in the attendant room:
"Wen Bai, call Brother Keqin. In view of the fact that the 31st Group Army and other units on the northern front have been fighting for many days and have suffered heavy casualties, we are allowed to suspend the attack and rest in place for two days. When the 18th Army arrives, we can encircle and annihilate them together. The Third Division.”
Someone's brain is stuck again!
"Order, the Thirty-first Army of the Northern Front and its various units to suspend the attack for two days, build a defensive line in place, and wait for the arrival of the Eighteenth Army before resuming the offensive and annihilating the Third Division in one fell swoop!
Order the units of the Thirty-third Group Army on the southern front to withstand the Thirteenth Division for more than three days until the third regiment is annihilated on the northern front. "
Half an hour later, two messages were sent from the attendant's room to the southern and northern line headquarters respectively.
Almost at the same time, the two messages were intercepted by the Japanese Communications Technology Department and placed in front of the commander of the 11th Japanese Army. Madokabe, Lieutenant General and Major General Aoki looked at each other, with surprise on their faces...
A big pie falls from the sky!
Some people are happy and others are scolding them. Naturally, the first one to curse after reading the telegram was Commander Tang, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Line:
"Don't you want to lose face to this sycophant Ci Xiu? The peaches are all picked on my head! How shameless!
Zhongcai actually supported him. How did this make the soldiers fighting on the front line feel? "
Commander Tang was only given a small amount of credit. At least he had to wait for reinforcements from the main force and could rest for two days, which was barely acceptable.
So he continued to scold, but the orders from the attendant's room still had to be carried out. It happened that the frontline troops were also tired from fighting, so they took a two-day break to let the main attacking troops take a breather.
The person who wanted to curse the most was General Zhang. With an order, they would have to endure an attack of nearly 50,000 Japanese soldiers by an A-level division and a C-level division for two more days!
Every attack is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. It takes at least two more days to fill in at least one more division. These are all young soldiers brought from the Great Northwest. If one is sacrificed, one will be lost;
The population in the northwest is small and the land is barren. It is much more difficult to raise a man than in other places. Just because Chen Cixiu wants to pick peaches, they have to sacrifice countless lives to fill his hole!
"General, I can't figure it out. Our Northwest Army has already filled in two divisions in the past few days;
There are 17 divisions on the northern front, besieging a 3rd Division that has lost troops and generals. With five times the strength, we should strike while the iron is hot and surround and annihilate the Japanese in one go. Isn't this two days' rest to give the Japanese a chance to breathe?
Commander Tang, what kind of battle is he fighting? "
Commander Ji of the 37th Division of the 77th Army was the first to stand up and complain. In the past two days, his 37th Division has been at the forefront and suffered the most casualties. It is no wonder that he has a big opinion.
When other division commanders saw someone taking the lead, they also expressed their dissatisfaction. These northwest men had never frowned when fighting the Japanese, but they felt aggrieved when faced with the overt and covert attacks of their own people. This was obviously consuming the Northwest Army.
Commander Zhang was also aggrieved, but he couldn't let this negative emotion spread further. He slapped the table, his eyes widened, and he immediately shut his mouth in shock.
"What do you want to do? This is an order from the Military Commission. Do you want to disobey it?
I know you have been suffering from the fighting these past few days, but the Japanese are not suffering from it?
Our Northwest Army is not fighting the Japanese for a certain person. There are considerations for going to the top, and it is not something that you and the frontline soldiers can criticize!
It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders, so they won't fight the Japanese for only two more days?
You are all army commanders and division commanders, and you must take the lead. Complaints are complaints. After leaving this door, I don’t want to hear anyone spreading words that disrupt the morale of the military!
Excuting an order! The 37th Division will defend for one more day and will be replaced by Commander He's 179th Division after 12 noon tomorrow!
As long as the war on the northern front is not over, our 33rd Army on the southern front cannot let a single Japanese go! "
