Before I show off my skills, I have to deal with one thing first, because last night there were a few guys drinking in a tavern next to the camp. The guests at the next table thought that the food and drinks they ordered were too shabby, so they ridiculed them and even made fun of themselves. The leftover delicacies were brought to them, and they got into a fight with my people. Those guys were local gangsters. My people were weak, so I asked someone to beat them up, and someone came back to help me bring reinforcements. Unexpectedly, he met Teng Chao. What this guy usually hates most are these gangsters. He led a company of guards to rush out and beat these gangsters until they all went to the hospital. In the end, the beating got so loud that even the tavern was destroyed by them. , the military police from the Xuzhou Garrison Headquarters arrived, asked about the situation, and arrested all these guys with broken arms and legs for violating the curfew. The leader of the team heard that they thought the food and wine served by the soldiers were shabby, and immediately expressed his affirmation. Let them live a miserable life in the house. After I heard about it, I asked Qinglin to bring 50 yuan to compensate the boss, and that was the end of the matter.
After I came back, I gathered the whole regiment. I looked at Teng Chao, who also looked at me guiltily. The focus of the entire regiment was focused on Teng Chao and me, and the other regiment-level officers also did not look at me. You know what I mean, so don’t talk too much. I stared at this boy until I felt hairy, and finally I patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy, you have not disgraced us soldiers after all." This boy proudly puffed out his chest, which made me blush. When it sank, Teng Chao knew something was wrong. Sure enough, I turned around and faced the entire regiment and announced: "Teng Chao has no military discipline and leads the security company to fight with local personnel without authorization, which has a bad influence. In order to strictly enforce military discipline, in order not to If everyone makes another mistake, the security company and Teng Chao will be detained for three days and disbanded." Well, they used to imprison others, but this time they imprisoned themselves.
That night, I received a call from the Garrison Headquarters, informing Wang Hongxian and I to hold an emergency meeting at the Garrison Headquarters at one o'clock the next day. We understood that it seemed that our time had come. I told Qinglin that Staff Officer Wang and I I will go to the headquarters for a meeting tomorrow. If you have any urgent documents, please wait until I come back.
The next day, we took the German 8-wheel armored command vehicle and rushed to Xuzhou. It was very popular along the way. There were only three such advanced and conspicuous command vehicles in China at that time, one for the Chairman, one for Wang Jingwei, and one for Wang Jingwei. I only have one, and the other theater commanders and generals and lieutenant generals are so greedy that they have no choice. We drove all the way and arrived at the garrison headquarters on time. The atmosphere here was indeed very tense. As soon as we entered Xuzhou City, I found that most of the citizens’ houses had seals on their doors. This shows that the headquarters has learned the lessons of Nanjing and provided timely relief. A large number of citizens arrived at the rear.
After registering our names, we walked into the Xuzhou Garrison Headquarters and arrived at the spacious conference room. Although it was not as magnificent as the conference rooms in Nanjing and Wuhan, it was also uniquely decorated, with a bright red carpet covering the entire conference room. In the conference room, there is a circle of square stools also made of mahogany placed next to the huge rectangular conference table made of mahogany. A giant map hangs on one wall of the conference room. The location of Xuzhou is clearly visible in the most eye-catching place, with red and blue arrows crisscrossing it. , arc-shaped and circular patterns are dotted in the middle, and directly above the map is written: Battle Status Map of the Battle of Xuzhou. A half-height photo of the Chairman hangs in the center. There are also some flowers and plants placed on the walls on both sides. There are some foreign wines, liquors and candies and snacks placed in the cupboards on both sides for when the meeting lasts too long.
The senior officers and adjutants who came to attend the meeting all stood at the door in twos and threes, discussing the current war situation and developments, expressing their own opinions and opinions, and scoffing at other people's suggestions. The arrival of Wang Hongxian and I did not cause a sensation. Firstly, I did not know these senior officers. Secondly, they were mostly officers from the Guangxi clique and local systems. The senior generals of the Central Army maintained their noble status and refused to recruit Get off the shelf and talk to our two school-level officers.
"Chief Li and Chief Bai are here." Someone yelled at the top of the stairs. Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked at the top of the stairs. The officers standing at the door took the initiative to give up a passage. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi Walking side by side, we nodded to the officers who greeted them. When they saw me, Li Zongren's eyes were friendly, while Bai Chongxi's eyes concealed more meaning. Apparently he still remembered what happened between Qinglin and me.
We sat down in order, with the officers from the Guangxi and local systems sitting on the left and we sitting on the right. Since Wang Hongxian and I had the lowest official positions, we sat at the end, almost to the door. Bai Chongxi walked to the map in a few steps: "Commander Sun, please come over and report on the battle situation in Taierzhuang first." Sun Lianzhong stood up hurriedly, walked to the map, picked up the baton, pointed at the map and said: "Currently, the Japanese army's No. The 10th Division has already attacked the city of Taierzhuang under the cover of tanks, aircraft and heavy artillery. According to my prediction, tomorrow morning, our army's defense line outside Taierzhuang will be breached, and our 2nd Army will move into the city to start street fighting. At the same time, the 27th Division and the 30th Division deployed on the left and right wings of Taierzhuang suffered heavy casualties. They have now withdrawn through the canal and deployed defenses along the river bank to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river. Our group army and the 31st Division in the city can still maintain contact with the three pontoon bridges on the canal. , replenishing ammunition and transporting the wounded, the Japanese aircraft dispatched 60 sorties to bomb the pontoon, but were repelled by the planes of the Li-Guang regiment, protecting the safety of our pontoon. If the Japanese army broke into the city, but with the strength of our 2nd Group Army, we could still support 3 In -5 days, we can organize night attacks to regain the positions lost during the day. Therefore, I hope the commander will make up his mind soon and use thunderous means to reverse the dangerous situation of our 2nd Group Army." Sun Lianzhong sat back and took a sip of tea. Looking at Bai Chongxi.
Bai Chongxi picked up the baton, pointed at Taierzhuang and said: "Look, everyone, the current situation is that most of the Isogaya Division has arrived near Taierzhuang, and one brigade of the reinforced 5th Division has also arrived southeast of Taierzhuang. , had begun a tentative crossing of the river, the 27th Division reported that it had repulsed the Japanese crossing the river, killing 500 people. The situation now is very clear, the Japanese 10th Division and the 5th Division have been deeply trapped in Taierzhuang. Come out, and the four divisions of our Tang Enbo Corps are just to the north of the Isoya Division at the moment. If Commander Sun's 2nd Army can hold off the Japanese army in Taierzhuang for 5-7 days, Tang Enbo's Corps can just attack the Isoya Division. Even if you can't kill Jigu, you can still beat it half to death. Then the situation in Xuzhou can be eased. The key now is whether Commander Sun's troops can hold on for 5-7 days." Not only Li Zongren, The rest of the generals stared at Sun Lianzhong, and Sun Lianzhong stood up: "Sir Bai, to be honest, our 2nd Army is not a coward. It is already very difficult for us to hold on for another 5 days. There are only 2 anti-tank artillery pieces left in our army." door, and the Japanese army still has at least 130 tanks. Although street fighting can reduce the threat of tanks to us, the Japanese army's infantry firepower is also far superior to our army. Our army will have no problem persisting for 3 days. It will be more difficult to persist for 5 days, but In this case, it is estimated that more than 70% of the strength of the 2nd Army will be lost. If Taierzhuang cannot be held and the Tang Army cannot arrive in time, Xuzhou will be wide open."
Li Zongren pondered for a moment: "I will give you another division, transfer Wang Ping's 39th Division to you, and give you 5 anti-tank guns. This is okay." When I heard my father's name, I felt excited. Sun Lianzhong said resolutely: "If you give me the 39th Division, I guarantee that we can hold on for seven days." Bai Chongxi immediately looked at the map carefully: "Okay, if so, we can launch a counterattack on April 3." Bai Chongxi shouted: "Wang Hui." I stood up, and the focus in the room was focused on me again, "Your armored regiment will be the vanguard, tearing a hole in the Japanese front and opening up a path." I shouted loudly Answer: "Understood, I promise to complete the task." Li Zongren motioned for me to sit down. Bai Chongxi shouted: "Tang Enbo." A young officer wearing a brand-new military uniform stood up. Looking at the arrogance on his face, I guessed that this must be the downhill tiger Tang Enbo, known as the third of the three tigers of the Central Army. The other two The tigers are Dai Li, the smiling tiger, and Hu Zongnan, the white-browed tiger. I heard that Dai Li had enough fun with his two female spies and gave them to his brothers Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan as wives. This shows how good the relationship between these people is. On weekdays, the Three Tigers believed that they were disciples of the emperor, and the troops under their command were well-equipped. They looked down on everyone they saw, and only looked down upon the chairman of the committee, and ignored others. If the commanders of the war zones were like He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong, and Chen Cheng, The old superiors of the Central Department will give them three points of thin noodles. If they are local warlords like Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, and Li Zongren, they will listen to them if they want to, and if they don't want to listen, they will not listen. The war zone commander cannot mobilize them at all. But this time, Tang Enbo's troops in the 5th theater were the most well-equipped and in the most suitable position. Li Zongren had no choice but to use them to attack the Isoya Division from the side.
