Chu Xiong was enjoying the world of two people with the second lady, and a shining electric light came over. At this time, only Zhao Paner, who had no eyesight, came to disturb him;
As soon as Chu Xiong saw Director Zhao's expression, he knew that his vacation was over. He received the telegram and saw that it was the information that the National Army's fifth theater had suffered a huge rout in the Dabie Mountains. Tens of thousands of troops had been lost and hundreds of miles of territory had been lost. .
The Japanese occupied the base of the former Fourth Front Army, which was the hometown of Chu Xiong and Second Miss. This was something Chu Xiong could not tolerate.
The 78th Group Army sent a message asking for instructions whether to send troops to the Dabie Mountains to recapture the lost Dabie Mountains in the Fifth War Zone;
Because this is related to the general strategic direction of sending troops to the Central Plains, Wang Junjie and Chu Dapeng have no right to make the decision, and must consult the commander Chu Xiong.
It is not difficult to defeat the 11th Army with the current strength of the 78th Army. What is difficult is what to do if the Fifth War Zone comes over after defeating the Japanese. If it is not handled well, it will easily lead to a conflict with Shuzhong.
Seeing that Chu Xiong had important matters to deal with, the second lady left very wisely. Chu Xiong waited for her to leave before saying to Zhao Pan'er:
"Give power to the Zhongtiao Mountain Military Division and agree to send troops to the Dabie Mountains in the name of the 78th Group Army, under the command of Chu Dapeng, and Zhao Sihu is responsible for coordinating negotiations with the Fifth War Zone;
The Dabie Mountains area was recovered from the Japanese by the 78th Group Army of the Central Army. Once it was overturned, it became the territory of the 78th Group Army.
If you want territory in the Fifth War Zone, you can go to it. There are a lot of Japs in central China. If you have the ability, go to the Japs!
After capturing Zhongtiao Mountain, the 78th Group Army focused on the Dabie Mountains, and the defense of Zhongtiao Mountain was handed over to the 93rd Group Army.
In order not to irritate central Shu too much, the 78th Army only developed into the mountainous areas and did not attack large cities. It took one to two years to establish a stable base area in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui.
In addition to gathering the defeated national army, we will not recruit troops around the base area for the time being..."
At the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the remnants of the Five War Zones that had been defeated by the Japanese had evacuated. There were broken troops everywhere in the mountains. Some of them were still persisting in the war of resistance, while others chose to become bandits or surrender to the Japanese as puppet troops.
The 11th Japanese Army achieved another great victory, annihilating tens of thousands of enemies and suffering less than 10,000 casualties. No more than 4,000 Japanese were killed.
After entering the stage of strategic stalemate, the Eleventh Army was the only strategic offensive group of the Japanese in China. It initially included the 6th Division, the 101st Division (Quebanhao Detachment), the 106th Division and the Botian Detachment;
It was also equipped with ground artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, machine gun battalions, communications, field searchlights, bridges and river crossings, etc. to strengthen support forces and participated in the Jiangcheng Battle.
After the Battle of Jiangcheng, the strength of the 11th Army expanded to 7 divisions, namely the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 101st, and 106th Divisions;
Its organization has been changing, and troops are constantly being transferred in and out. After the southern battlefield was opened, the 6th, 9th, and 16th Divisions were successively transferred away, leaving only the 3rd and 13th Divisions as the main divisions;
Including the 101st, 106th, 34th, 39th, 40th and the independent mixed 14th, 18th and 20th brigades, there are exactly seven divisions and three brigades.
When the 11th Army was at its strongest, the total strength of the directly affiliated troops reached more than 240,000, with thousands of artillery pieces of various types, equipped with aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles, mountain artillery, field artillery and other heavy weapons. It had strategic offensive capabilities. super large field army.
After the Japanese went south, other strategic groups were greatly weakened. Only the 11th Army still maintained a large organization of 7 divisions;
In this winter offensive, the 11th Army used four main divisions, including the 3rd, 106th, 39th, and 40th. Three brigades were responsible for the defense of the jurisdiction, and the other three divisions served as reserves. The number of troops directly used in front-line operations exceeded 70,000 people.
After more than half a month of fighting, the 11th Army achieved brilliant results. Although its own troop losses were not large, the consumption of materials and ammunition was huge, and the troops were generally fatigued;
Many troops were scattered and in a state of excitement during the pursuit of the Chinese. A brigade dared to chase an army, and a squadron of No. 100 men dared to chase into the mountains. More than 30,000 prisoners of war were captured alone. people.
In Huangchuan, a brigade of Japs occupied the county town. The brigade captain, Oda Shaozuo, was not satisfied with occupying a small county town. He accurately launched an attack on Xinyang, but this was not within the 11th Army's battle plan.
The Japanese have always had the tradition of overcoming their superiors. When a war breaks out, they can't stop the enemy. Not to mention that Oda has a large group in his hands, he dares to attack Xinyang even with a squadron. He doesn't even count how many defenders there are in Xinyang City.
At the foot of Xinyang City, the Xiaotian Brigade launched an attack on the city wall. The two infantry cannons they carried fired fiercely at the city gate. The other Japanese soldiers used light and heavy weapons to attack the city wall vigorously, making the defenders of a division in the city tremble.
"Master, retreat. The Japanese firepower is too fierce. Hundreds of thousands of people have been defeated. How can we defend with thousands of men and guns?"
There are at least a few thousand Japanese soldiers. If we don’t evacuate, it will be too late! "
The adjutant of the 137th Division suggested to the division commander Le Tao, and Le Tao said hesitantly:
"If you abandon the city without fighting, Commander Li will kill people if he finds out."
The adjutant said disdainfully:
"Hundreds of thousands of people have been defeated, and dozens if not hundreds of cities have been lost. Many have abandoned the city and fled. Who should be killed?
The gate of the master's seat has been blown open by the Japanese. If you don't escape, it will be too late! "
When Le Tao heard that the city gate had been blown open, he no longer cared about whether he would be punished or not. He wanted to save his life first and immediately ordered:
"Brothers, you can't stand it anymore, retreat!"
The Japanese only had one detachment enter the city. The 137th Division had more than 5,000 people in each division. They began to rout with little resistance. The North Gate escaped from Xinyang City.
Second Lieutenant Oda left only a small team to occupy the city, and he led the main force of the brigade to pursue and kill the 137th Division.
Lebo did not expect that the Japanese would catch up so quickly. He was so frightened that he ran away with his guards and threw away the slow troops.
It was already a rout, but the officer took the lead in abandoning his troops and escaping for his own life. This time it was completely free, and it all depended on whose life would be saved.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Major Xiaoda shouted excitedly, looking at the defeated troops all over the mountains and plains, the old ghost shouted excitedly, ordering Xiaotian's brigade to run wild and chase down the Chinese defeated troops. Soldiers kept getting caught up by the Japanese and stabbed to death with bayonets. Outside Xinyang City , the defeated troops of the 137th Division suffered heavy casualties and flowed into rivers of blood.
The Japs were unable to pursue any organized structures. Three or five Japs chased hundreds of Kuomintang troops and beat them everywhere. They were defeated like a mountain!
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
A group of Japanese soldiers who were chasing after them were knocked down by a sudden hail of bullets. A flag with blue sky, white sun and red ground appeared at the junction of heaven and earth.
Black lines swept over one after another. Many defeated soldiers who were struggling in despair cried with joy after seeing it and shouted:
"Reinforcements are coming!"
I was delayed for a few hours today because I went to the countryside. There are only three chapters, and there will be another chapter later.
I recently changed to another department and have a lot of things to do. Sometimes I can’t guarantee four chapters. I’m sorry.
