Zhang Fakui's meeting of officer cadres at division level and above ended quickly.
This meeting initially determined the national army's defense in the Jiujiang area.
The general deployment plan is to use Huo Kuizhang's 54th Army as the rear force in northwest Jiujiang; Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army as the general reserve force, stationed north of Lushan Mountain and southwest of Jiujiang, and can support the Jiujiang front line at any time.
Wang Jingjiu's 25th Army was assigned to Xingzipu on the west bank of Poyang Lake and southeast of Lushan Mountain, in case they landed along Xingzipu and then outflanked them.
As for Li Hanhun's regiment, they guard Hukou Town and the position after Meijiazhou Bridge.
So the question is, where should the First Guard Regiment of Zhang Tianhai's Ninth War Zone be stationed?
Zhang Fakui quickly gave Zhang Tianhai an answer. He called Zhang Tianhai to the temporary headquarters.
Yes, this temporary headquarters was Zhang Tianhai's previous regimental headquarters, but it was first occupied by Wang Jingjiu, and then temporarily requisitioned by Commander Zhang Fakui.
Zhang Fakui, Commander Zhang, is not very old. He is only forty-one this year. Being able to serve as commander of the corps for one term at this age is already an extremely extraordinary thing.
Zhang Fakui is not very tall, about 1.65 meters tall. His figure and cheeks are extremely thin. The row of beard under his nose makes him look experienced.
At this time, Zhang Fakui was wearing a Central Army uniform, and the two gold stars hanging on his collar badge proved that he was a lieutenant general!
After seeing Zhang Fakui, Zhang Tianhai immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Sir, sir! Zhang Tianhai, the colonel commander of the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater Zone, has been ordered to report to you!"
"Captain Zhang, please sit down!" Zhang Fakui pointed to the stool in front of Zhang Tianhai.
"Yes, sir!" Zhang Tianhai was not polite, he directly picked up the stool and sat down.
After seeing Zhang Tianhai sit down, Zhang Fakui didn't say anything else and went straight to the point: "This time, I called you here because I have combat tasks to assign."
"Sir, please speak." Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.
"Now that the combat tasks have been basically assigned to each unit, I want to appoint you as the commander of Jiujiang City Defense. What's your decision? I want to hear your opinion." Zhang Fakui did not press hard in a very strong tone. Instead, he spoke in a consultative tone.
After Zhang Tianhai thought for a while, he said: "Sir, I think this is inappropriate."
Zhang Tianhai spoke out his thoughts very boldly. After all, if he didn't say it now, he might not have any chance to express his thoughts in the future.
"Oh? You have to give me a reasonable reason." Zhang Fakui was obviously a little surprised. He just wanted to be polite, but he didn't expect that Zhang Tianhai would actually put forward his opinion.
"Commander-in-Chief Zhang may not know much about our regiment. In this humble position, I want to introduce to you our 1st Guard Regiment of the Ninth Theater Zone. First of all, we are a reinforced regiment of more than 6,000 people, with cavalry, artillery, Engineers and other various units. For the artillery alone, our regiment has twelve 75 mountain guns, so I believe that the troops should fight in the wild to maximize their advantages." Zhang Tianhai said bluntly, without bringing any of beating around the bush.
"Twelve artillery pieces plus a cavalry battalion, your regiment can be said to be well-equipped after all. I'm afraid only the original teaching corps can compare with what you have, right?" Zhang Fakui had a smile on his face, but changed the subject. Got to the other side.
"Compared to the original teaching corps, I can't say that I will be able to match them. But I can guarantee that the troops of I will be able to surpass them in terms of combat effectiveness sooner or later!" Zhang Tianhai stood up as he spoke. He promised Zhang Fakui as if he was issuing a military order.
"Captain Zhang, please sit down! Regarding this, I believe you are capable." Zhang Fakui stretched out his hand and pressed it down, indicating for Zhang Tianhai to sit down and talk, "Your regiment is in the battle of Lanfeng and Xuzhou. We have also achieved good results in the battle. I believe in the combat effectiveness of your regiment. But why are you unwilling to defend Jiujiang County?"
"Sir, the reason is very simple. Once Hukou falls, the Japanese army will be able to march straight in through the Meijiazhou Bridge and surround Jiujiang County. By then, Jiujiang County will be a place of death. I don't want to bring such a well-equipped unit, all of us Die for the city." Having reached this point, Zhang Tianhai also thought that there was nothing he could hide, so he spoke out all his inner thoughts at once.
"Then according to your opinion, what kind of battle is suitable for your regiment?" Zhang Fakui asked Zhang Tianhai very seriously, because after investigating Zhang Tianhai's record, he also knew that this guy should not be the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. , so you might as well listen to his views.
"Sir Zhang, I'll be blunt about that. I hope you don't blame Beizhi." Zhang Tianhai nodded and said, "Beizhi has always believed that Beizhi's troops are full of aggression. Whether it is the artillery configuration or the cavalry configuration, They have reached a level that ordinary troops do not have, and although the humble troops suffered heavy casualties before, our old foundation has not been destroyed."
Zhang Fakui just listened to Zhang Tianhai's words quietly. The latter paused and then continued: "If the troops of our regiment are allowed to defend Jiujiang County, then the advantages of our regiment will not be able to be used at all. So the cup is thick. Shameless, I beg Commander Zhang not to pin our troops in Jiujiang County, lest they be overwhelmed by the firepower of the Japanese army, land, sea and air force. The firepower of our regiment should be used in some key offensive operations rather than wasted. In Sticking to the matter of defending Jiujiang County."
Zhang Fakui kept nodding his head while listening to Zhang Tianhai's words, obviously agreeing with Zhang Tianhai's statement.
"Indeed, what you said makes sense. Commander Zhang. Our strategy in China should be to fight for a long time, rather than focusing on the gains and losses of one city and one pool. The focus should be to continuously consume the effective strength of the Japanese army in order to weaken the Japanese army. The purpose of offensive potential and war potential. Your regiment is so well-equipped, it would indeed be a pity if you were to be exposed in Jiujiang County to the firepower of the Japanese army, sea, land and air force and unable to display your skills." Zhang Fakui concluded.
Then, before Zhang Tianhai could speak, Zhang Fakui continued: "Let's do this! Simply, your troops will follow Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army as an emergency combat force! As for the troops defending Jiujiang County, I will follow Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army. Draw a regiment from the army and fill this gap!"
I don’t know if Zhang Tianhai was out of his mind, but he subconsciously said: "Is a regiment of the Fourth Army an independent regiment?"
"What is the Independent Regiment? Haven't the hair condoms of the Independent Regiment been canceled a long time ago?" Zhang Fakui said a little strangely. He also knew that the number of the unit Zhang Tianhai mentioned was the one he led with his troops during the Northern Expedition. He Shengqiao's independent group.
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PS: This update is still the old rule. I will make up for yesterday’s second update. I won’t say anything else. There will be another update soon.
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