For Huang Jie, this retreat must not be casual. First of all, the "scapegoat" must be of sufficient weight, and secondly, it must be from his own army, so as to avoid being labeled as "passive resistance."
So Huang Jie turned his attention to Bai Huizhang, the commander of the 102nd Division under his command, and Peng Linsheng, the commander of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army of the Guangdong Army.
In Huang Jie's view, this candidate must be chosen well. If he is not chosen well, he will get burned.
"Chief of Staff Xu, Commander Bai of the 102nd Division and Commander Peng of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army, which unit do you think is more suitable for guarding Shangqiu?" Huang Jie looked at Chief of Staff Xu.
Chief of Staff Xu thought for a moment and then said: "Military, I think it would be inappropriate if the 102nd Division is sent to guard Shangqiu."
"Why did the Chief of Staff say this?" Huang Jie asked.
"The 102nd Division is the main division of our Eighth Army anyway. If Shangqiu is lost in the hands of our army, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome for us if the superiors want to hold us accountable." the chief of staff said.
"Then the 187th Division is reasonable?" Huang Jie asked carefully.
"I believe that the 187th Division belongs to the Guangdong Army. Looking at the overall situation of the War of Resistance, our War of Resistance in the Republic of China will definitely require the support of various local armies. Their equipment is not as good as our Central Army. If Losing a city is within the normal scope. If Shangqiu is lost in the hands of our Eighth Army, I'm afraid the principal will have opinions on you..." Chief of Staff Xu said meaningfully.
"What the Chief of Staff said is very reasonable, why not order the 187th Division to guard Zhuji Station, and at the same time telegraph Commander Bai Hui and Zhang Bai to ask their 102nd Division to send a force to guard Shangqiu. We will lead the 4th Division The Tenth Division and the 24th Division of the 27th Army retreat to Kaifeng and Liuhe!" Huang Jie thought for a while and made the final decision.
From Huang Jie's point of view, the Japanese army is coming with great force. Haven't you seen the little Japanese's field combat ability in Dangshan? If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave.
Therefore, considering Peng Linsheng and Bai Huizhang as "scapegoats", their weight must be enough.
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Turning the camera back to Lanfeng, the 71st Army temporarily advanced to the army headquarters.
For this suddenly formed unit and the commander who didn't know much about the details, after more than half a day of running in, Zhang Tianhai, a commander with strong professional ability, finally had a general grasp of the situation.
After careful consideration, Zhang Tianhai made a series of military adjustments.
For example, considering that the logistics pressure at this stage is not that great, Zhang Tianhai directly transferred two companies of troops from the supply camp, armed them, and then used the gendarmerie as the backbone to reorganize and organize the two companies. Form a temporary combat battalion with a certain combat effectiveness.
The temporary battalion commander is Han Xingle, commander of the fourth battalion of the main infantry battalion.
Yes, it is a temporary combat camp, the kind that returns to the original unit after the battle.
In addition, according to the original plan, Zhang Tianhai used Zhou Fangjie's 71st Army Regiment directly under the military headquarters as the defensive force, and then used the reduced main infantry battalion as the reserve force.
As for the post of commander of the main battalion after the downsizing, it was naturally assumed by Li Chunfei, the number one confidant of Commander Zhang Yulin and Zhang Da.
"Lao Zhang, isn't this approach too radical? And this temporary combat camp is not too strong, right?" Guo Qiliang was still somewhat skeptical about the series of reforms introduced by Zhang Tianhai.
In response, Zhang Tianhai just smiled and said, "No, this camp will be of great use."
Indeed, for Zhang Tianhai, what may happen soon cannot be solved by a combat force with combat effectiveness. He has to temporarily reorganize a force that was not originally a combat force to do something.
Yes, not bad. What we need to do, if we use Li Yunlong's words in "Bright Sword", is "I want to do business to make a fortune"!
Guo Qiliang could only believe Zhang Tianhai's words. After all, this guy seemed to know what was going to happen. He could predict the enemy first every time. He didn't seem to be a normal pervert.
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Zhang Tianhai spent a day sorting it out and finally got some ideas.
But what happened to the front line of Sanyi Village?
After the continuous fierce attacks by the national army in the north, south and west, the living space of the Japanese army was squeezed, which was not as simple as one or two points.
In this regard, Doihara Kenji was not generally anxious.
"Sano-kun! Where have our reinforcements advanced?!" Kenji Doihara asked his chief of staff, Tadayoshi Sano.
"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, according to the news from the battlefield in the east, our reinforcements have reached Guide (Shangqiu)!" Sano Tadayoshi reported.
"Guide, Guide..." Doihara Kenji murmured. He knew better than anyone how far that place is from here. "Guide is hundreds of kilometers away from us. The Chinese army was in the middle of the day. Their attack is so fierce. If it comes at night, their attack will definitely be even more fierce. We may not be able to survive the arrival of reinforcements."
Kenji Doihara's analysis is quite pertinent - in his opinion, it is impossible for the Chinese army to release their reinforcements so easily. Even if their reinforcements can fight, they cannot fight in Arrived within one day.
The normal march from Guide to Lanfeng would take one day, not to mention that now they are constrained by the enemy!
Therefore, according to Doihara Kenji's estimate, it would take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.
In three days, their 14th Division had long been overwhelmed by the surge of national troops. How could they survive until that time?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, division commander?" Colonel Sano Tadayoshi asked.
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Therefore, according to Doihara Kenji's estimate, it would take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.
In three days, their 14th Division had long been overwhelmed by the surge of national troops. How could they survive until that time?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, division commander?" Colonel Sano Tadayoshi asked.
Therefore, according to Doihara Kenji's estimate, it would take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.
In three days, their 14th Division had long been overwhelmed by the surge of national troops. How could they survive until that time?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, division commander?" Colonel Sano Tadayoshi asked.
Therefore, according to Doihara Kenji's estimate, it would take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.
In three days, their 14th Division had long been overwhelmed by the surge of national troops. How could they survive until that time?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, division commander?" Colonel Sano Tadayoshi asked.
Therefore, according to Doihara Kenji's estimate, it would take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.
In three days, their 14th Division had long been overwhelmed by the surge of national troops. How could they survive until that time?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, division commander?" Colonel Sano Tadayoshi asked.
