It is more difficult to persuade people to let go of their hatred than to persuade them to fall in love. Xu Zuyi knew this very well, and Zhang Zizhong's troops were the party that was attacked. It was not easy to reinforce the enemy this time.
But Zhu Zuyi is still willing to give it a try. After all, this is the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, and no other reinforcements can be drawn out from the war zone for the time being - Zhang Tianhai's regiment has too few troops to be of great use. If it can be used as a surprise army, it will be fine. If you fight as a large army, you will be eaten by the enemy in minutes.
Zhang Zizhong's troops are good no matter what. At least they are a corps-level force with two divisions and an independent cavalry brigade, but there are nearly 30,000 people.
"Hey, this is the headquarters of the commander of the fifth war zone. Please pick me up from the headquarters of the 59th Army on the Linhuai Front." Xu Zuyi said into the phone.
Soon, a message came from the other side of the phone: "Sir, we are unable to call the Linhuai front line."
Therefore, Xu Zuyi could only think of another way, and then said to the staff beside him: "Come over here and immediately draft a telegram to order the 59th Army on the Linhuai Front to return to Xuzhou, and also send it to Commander-in-Chief Li Pinxian of the 11th Group Army and the Commander-in-Chief Liao Lei of the 21st Group Army sent a report, telling them to inform them of the order of the 59th Army to be transferred back to Xuzhou. He also asked them to coordinate their operations to ensure that the victory on the front line is expanded!"
"Yes! Sir!" the staff officer responded.
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Linhuai front line.
This day is the day when several military-level units and group armies of the Chinese army launch a joint counterattack, and Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army is no exception.
As the reinforcements from behind, Zhang Zizhong's troops suffered relatively few losses, and they also had the independent cavalry brigade, a powerful weapon, which made them an absolute reserve force on the battlefield.
Li Pinxian, the frontline commander and deputy commander of the fifth theater, also regarded Zhang Zizhong's troops as a reserve force, which was not an ordinary treasure.
After receiving the order from the theater commander's headquarters, Li Pinxian frowned and said in his Guangxi Mandarin: "It seems that it is too late. Linhuaiguan and Beiguan must be conquered within the next two days." , Xiaobengbu and other places, if we have such a strong force and cannot regain the lost territory, then what role do we have as soldiers?"
"But deputy commander, now that the commander's department is transferring the 59th Army, we don't have that many reserves." Zhou Zuhuang, commander of the Seventh Army, advised.
Li Pinxian narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "Even if Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army is transferred, we still have two armies of Guangxi soldiers, totaling three armies. The Seventh Army is the steel army of the Northern Expedition. "Seventh Army", each of our Gui Army has three divisions, and there has never been a situation of empty pay. Coupled with Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army, an army of 100,000 cannot recover a single southern bank of the Huaihe River. We Look, let’s just quit our jobs and go home to cut sugar cane and farm!”
"Yes, sir! I understand the humble position!" Zhou Zuhuang stood at attention and saluted, with a very serious expression.
"Then let Zhang Zizhong and others lead the troops. De Linggong also lacks manpower. It would be good to let them go back early. Let us leave the Huaihe War to our Gui Army! Since we have gone north to fight, we must not lose We Guangxi people must not disgrace our neighbors. Let these little Japanese see what the Gui Army is!" Li Pinxian said confidently.
"Yes, sir." Zhou Zuhuang stood at attention and saluted.
After Zhang Zizhong of the 59th Army received the order to be transferred, the war did not stop, but continued as scheduled.
On this day, Li Pinxian, deputy commander of the Fifth War Zone, commanded the national army with the Guangxi troops as the main force to occupy the north bank of Fei River. The troops searched south and successively captured Linhuaiguan, Beiguan, Xiaobengbu and other places.
The war in the southern section of the National Army temporarily entered a state of upper hand.
On the same day, patriotic citizen Zhang Yuzhi led 3,000 people to sneak attack on Liuhe County occupied by the Japanese army and recover it.
A series of consecutive good news came, finally restoring some confidence in the war of resistance in the fifth theater.
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The battle in the southern section of the Jinpu Line went smoothly, but it did not mean that the battle in Lunan was also so smooth.
After learning that the Japanese army had increased its troops in Ju County and other places, Shen Honglie and Liu Zhendong were under greater pressure.
No, the commanders of the two armies have already gotten together to discuss countermeasures.
In a small house in the mountains of southeast Shandong, a candle stubbornly emitted dim light, trying hard to disperse the surrounding darkness, but it was obviously in vain.
Inside the room, two senior officers wearing gray-blue military uniforms and a somewhat dirty woolen coat were squatting on the ground discussing matters.
In the dim candlelight, their military ranks could still be vaguely seen: one was a major general and the other was a lieutenant general.
The one with the rank of lieutenant general is naturally Shen Honglie, deputy commander-in-chief of the Third Army and commander of the Third Fleet of the Chinese Navy.
The major general is Liu Zhendong, who serves as the first guerrilla commander of the fifth theater.
"Sir Shen, you are taller and older than me in terms of military position and rank. How about you come up with a solution? My troops have suffered heavy losses now, with less than one regiment left. We have enough troops." Liu Zhendong said with a bitter look on his face.
Shen Honglie's old face, usually flushed red by the sea breeze, was full of bitterness at this time. He said: "The Japanese invaders are advancing. Our troops have been fighting hard for days with the Japanese invaders. The troops have also suffered heavy losses. The troops of the four regiments are also left. There is less than one regiment left. If the reinforcements from the commander's department do not arrive, our troops will have to be wiped out. But we still have to hold on and rely on the mountainous areas to engage in guerrilla warfare with the enemy! Commander Han's fate of being shot is the same for you. It can be seen that if you go forward, you will die, and if you retreat, you will die. It is better to fight with the Japanese army and maybe there is still a chance of survival. As long as we can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, we will win."
"Yes, we have to fight hard. The overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War is the most important. Even if you and I are defeated, we must fight to the end. We must not be traitors." Liu Zhendong nodded and said.
Shen Honglie nodded and said: "Yes, that's it. At noon today, I have received a telegram from the theater commander's department. Chief Li told us to hold on. He has already mobilized a brigade of reinforcements in the direction of Linyi. , and it is the main force of Pang Bingxun’s department.”
"Pang Bingxun's 40th Army?" Liu Zhendong expressed doubts.
"The current 40th Army is no longer the 40th Army before. Pang Bingxun's department received a large amount of ordnance supplements after it transferred to Haizhou. Although the combat effectiveness may not be particularly strong, the combat effectiveness has definitely been improved to a certain extent." Shen Honglie He said that he knew about this matter, so he also had a certain degree of confidence in Pang Bingxun's department.
"That's all." Liu Zhendong sighed.
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