At this time, Shen Wei felt that she still had to persevere, as her lifelong happiness had to be controlled by herself.
Seeing that Shen Wei was still insisting, the female classmate next to her shook her head slightly. Looking at her expression, it was as if she was looking at someone who was already hopeless. generally.
Indeed, Shen Wei was still hopeless at this time. She was clinging to her belief as if no one could open her heart.
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It was also on April 18, 1938, that the Japanese troops in Feixian County dispatched two regiments of troops and began to reinforce the escaping prisoners in the direction of Yixian County and Xiangcheng City.
The national army units responsible for guarding Feixian County are the Twelfth Army under the Third Army of Sun Tongxuan as acting commander-in-chief and Cao Fulin's Fifty-fifth Army.
To be honest, Sun Tongxuan and Cao Fulin were under considerable pressure at this time. This pressure came not only from the current Japanese army, but also from the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.
No matter what, the commander-in-chief of the Third Army, Han Fuqu, was shot for abandoning the defense of Jinan without authorization and abandoning the natural dangers of the Yellow River. It was a shame for the entire Third Army.
Gu Liangmin's 56th Army was directly disbanded. If Sun Tongxuan or Cao Fulin continued to fight ineffectively, it would be one thing whether the Third Army could be retained, let alone the two of them. The fate of the military commander is a question.
Therefore, they must fight with all their might, otherwise they may risk being shot or disbanded at any time.
In troubled times, those with guns are the grass-headed kings. If they are disbanded, they will be nothing.
For now, although life may be a little more difficult, no matter what, I am still a powerful military commander, which is better than having no soldiers at all, right?
Who will blame a commander who has no soldiers under his command? Who would think highly of him? If it's of no use, a bullet will take care of him.
Therefore, when two regiments of the Japanese army moved from Feixian County to Yixian County and Xiangcheng near Yixian County for reinforcements, Sun Tongxuan was a little anxious.
South of Feixian County, Xuejia Town, the headquarters of the Third Army.
At this time, the acting commander-in-chief Sun Tongxuan was looking at the coordinates on the map.
"The entire enemy force is rapidly approaching Yixian and Xiangcheng. We must not allow them to support Yixian. Lao Cao, our two armies must intercept these two troops as quickly as possible. ." Sun Tongxuan, who was wearing an iron-blue military uniform, said to Cao Fulin next to him. At this time, a very solemn look flashed across his thin face.
In fact, it has reached this point, and it is not just Sun Tongxuan who is solemn. It can be said that the entire Third Army is currently walking on thin ice.
The previous shooting of Han Fuqu, the commander-in-chief of the Third Army, undoubtedly put the entire Third Army on the blacklist of half the Central Military Commission.
The current situation of the Third Army cannot make any more mistakes, especially in the war against Japan. If Sun Tongxuan makes another mistake, especially a mistake of principle, do you think Chairman Chiang dares to do so? Shoot him?
This is obviously no need to ask. Think about it, when Han Fuqu was arrested and executed, it was the time when the Third Army was at its peak. There were four armies, a total of 100,000 troops.
Looking at now, Yu Xuezhong's 59th Army has been detached and placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Fifth War Zone; Gu Liangmin's 56th Army has been directly cut off due to poor combat effectiveness.
In other words, the current Third Army only consists of Sun Tongxuan's Twelfth Army and Cao Fulin's Fifty-fifth Army, which has been reduced by half in terms of organization, not to mention the losses in the past few days. .
Their two armies combined, only have 30,000 people left.
Cao Fulin, who was also wearing the iron blue military uniform worn by the Northwest Army, also had a very solemn expression. He said: "Old Sun, you are now the acting commander-in-chief. How to fight this battle is up to you. I have no objection to the decision. But let me say something here first. We must immediately find a way to mobilize powerful troops to intercept the Japanese army. If it is really because of our slow action that we miss important events on the front line, we will all have to go. Court martial, even losing your head.”
Sun Tongxuan thought for a moment and said: "Let's do it! I will deploy the main force of my 20th Division from the front line to pursue, and you will deploy your 29th Division from your 55th Army. The two of us will The main division immediately pursues the Japanese troops on the front line. Be sure to ensure the safety of Yixian County!"
"However, these two divisions are the absolute main force of our Third Group Army. If we transfer these two units, will it have an impact on our rear?" A trace of hesitation flashed across Cao Fulin's face. .
Sun Tongxuan gritted her teeth, slapped the table, and said harshly: "I can't control that much anymore. If Zhan Shutang, commander of the 81st Division, and Li Hanzhang, commander of the 74th Division, can't hold their positions, let them Use your head to report to Chairman Chiang!"
In fact, Sun Tongxuan also knew that Cao Fulin's worries were not unreasonable, but he really couldn't control that much now.
Whether his 20th Division or Cao Fulin's 29th Division, they are both division commanders personally served by their two corps commanders, which will inevitably place more emphasis on the construction of these two divisions.
Furthermore, when Han Fuqu took office as the commander-in-chief of the Third Army, he attached great importance to these two divisions, especially Sun Tongxuan's 20th Division, which was the number one ace division in the Third Army. What weapons did it have? Equipment was given priority to the 20th Division and Cao Fulin's 29th Division. As for Gu Liangmin's 56th Army, it only had a 22nd Division and a Pistol Division under its command, which were not very strong in terms of combat effectiveness. So it's not taken too seriously.
So this time, Sun Tongxuan was ruthless and had to do his best to stop the advancing enemy troops. If he was slow to act, the consequences would be serious and the two of them could not bear it.
"Then let's do it. I will order my 29th Division to gather immediately to intercept this Japanese army!" Cao Fulin said seriously.
"The enemy troops that are rushing toward Xiangcheng will be handed over to your 29th Division. The enemy troops that are rushing towards Yixian County will be handed over to our 20th Division!" Sun Tongxuan said, which was considered as a formal assignment of combat tasks. .
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PS: The second update from last night is a bit short, don’t blame me, I was busy with something else. Because it’s the end of the year, all kinds of things are backlogged.
