Full of fatigue, Zhang Tianhai got on his horse and returned to Sanjiang Town.
It's not that Zhang Tianhai wants to be so tired, but there is indeed a large amount of affairs waiting for him to deal with in Sanjiang Town.
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On the other side, on the north bank of Xinqiang River, outside of Yongkou Town.
In a hidden mountain forest, the officers and soldiers of the Special Agent Company of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Ninth Theater Zone finally completed their gathering. For them, this time, they arrived with a lot of intelligence.
After a series of research and analysis, Liu Houming and others came to a conclusion: only one squadron of the Japanese army was stationed in Junkou Town!
This situation was not a small one, so Liu Houming immediately reported the situation to the theater guard force headquarters!
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South bank of Xinqiang River, Sanjiang Town.
Although it was already late at night, for the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth Theater Guard Force, the night battle had just begun. As the chief of staff, Li Yinglun was reviewing each sheet with panda eyes. Document paper.
Until this moment, Li Yinglun's resentment against Commander-in-Chief Wu Yizhi for dismissing his post as head of the Third Guard Regiment had completely disappeared. For departments like them, which are the brains of a military unit, once they get busy, they simply cannot take care of other things. , especially after the management of theater security forces becomes formal and standardized.
In the past, before this general headquarters was formally established, Zhang Tianhai, the former enemy commander-in-chief, always tended to be romantic - when it came to fighting, as long as he could fight well, he could perform freely; but now it is different, he has to be on duty and on the line for everything he does. Yes, but the chief of staff, Li Yinglun, suffered the most.
As the deputy commander and head of the Second Guard Regiment Zhou Fangjie has decided to go to the north bank of the Xinqiang River to fight, all the burdens have fallen on Li Yinglun's shoulders. The theater guard force is not just a small one like their Third Guard Regiment. It is a regiment-level unit, and its commander is the big boss Wu Yizhi...
Therefore, Li Yinglun was very exhausted and even depressed at the moment... He wished that Zhang Tianhai, the former enemy commander-in-chief, would come back early to share his work...
"Report to the chief of staff, the special agent company of the First Guard Regiment is reporting urgently." A staff officer on duty ran to Li Yinglun and reported.
"Bring it here." Li Yinglun grabbed the telegram from the staff on duty without thinking, and then read it carefully.
After a while, Li Yinglun took the telegram in his hand and went straight to the military map and read it carefully.
"Damn it, the Japs have put a beacon tower here. If the Japs' 4th Cavalry Brigade is here and our Second Guard Regiment passes by, there's a real chance that they will annihilate them all! "Li Yinglun slapped his thigh and said viciously.
"Chief of Staff, what should we do?" the staff officer on duty asked Li Yinglun.
"What else can we do? Order the special agent company of the First Guard Regiment not to act rashly! Tell Liu Houming that unless there are special circumstances, such as because he undermines the overall situation, military law will be engaged!" Li Yinglun said very decisively, although he has been transferred from the Third Guard Regiment The position of regimental leader does not mean that he has lost his ability to analyze and judge the battlefield situation.
Don't forget, he is the chief of staff! The head of the department that exists like a brain at the headquarters!
"Yes! Sir!" the staff officer on duty stood at attention and saluted.
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Ten minutes later, Liu Houming, who was on the outskirts of Jiankou Town, received this very harsh telegram from the General Headquarters of the Guard Force.
Gu looked at the contents of the telegram, and Liu Houming broke into a cold sweat: Fortunately, he didn't listen to the words of the third platoon leader. If he really touched the Japanese squadron in front, he might really be in trouble.
Even though Liu Houming is a big and strong man, his thoughts are not ordinary - he also knows that there is a high probability that this telegram was not sent by the regiment himself. It may have been sent by Chief of Staff Li, but if he If he makes a mistake, even if the group protects him, he cannot avoid the risk of being dismissed.
Liu Houming is just strong, but that doesn't mean he is a fool. He spent a lot of energy and went through many hardships to get where he is today. He will not act rashly.
"Third platoon leader, what did I say? Fortunately we didn't do this. It's so damn thankless..." Liu Houming glared at the third platoon leader who almost pushed him into the trap.
The third platoon leader also knew that he was in the wrong and could only lower his head angrily.
"My order is that, except under special circumstances, all personnel are not allowed to attack the enemy forces in Jiankou Town. Violators will be punished according to military law! This is an order from the General Headquarters of the Guard Force! If anyone violates military discipline, I will not be polite. , after all, if Chief Zhang wanted to take my head, whose head would I have taken before I got there!" Liu Houming said viciously, and it sounded like he was speaking to the third platoon leader...
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At the same time, the atmosphere in the longevity store in Hubei was bleak.
More than ten kilometers north of the national army position in Changshoudian, among the lofty mountains, is the headquarters of the 37th Division of the 77th Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
"Division Commander, our troops can no longer hold out. We have lost all our outer positions. After dawn, the Japanese troops will launch a fierce attack on our positions on both wings of Changshou Store. We have lost more than half of our troops and cannot hold on. Oh..." Chief of Staff Li Jixing lamented.
"If we can't hold it, we have to hold it! I'm going to take the guard battalion to see how the Japanese army breaks through our position!" At this time, Chai Jianchang was already fighting like crazy. More than half of his troops had been lost. If How is it possible that he can bear this breath?
"Commander, if that doesn't work, just give the order for the troops to withdraw!" Li Jixing persuaded again.
"Brother Ji Xing, at this time, the officers' guns are already on the back of our Chai Jianchang's head. If I give this order, I, Chai Jianchang, will be a sinner for the ages and will be shot like Han Fuqu. Even if I die, I, Chai Jianchang, cannot die on the military court. I should die on the battlefield." After saying that, Chai Jianchang stubbornly left the division headquarters with the two companies of the guard battalion, leaving only A guard company looks after the division's security.
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The next day, May 4, 1939, the Japanese army launched a more ferocious attack on the national army positions in Changshoudian than the previous two days.
The Japanese planes appeared unscrupulously in the sky above Changshou Store, and the bombs rained down like raindrops. The Japanese artillerymen on the ground did not give in at all, and bombarded the Nationalist Army with rounds of shells filled with evil. The main position of the Thirty-seventh Division.
By noon, the Japanese troops finally broke through the positions on both sides of Changshou Store. Division Commander Chai Jianchang saw that the position could no longer be held and ordered the troops to retreat.
The battlefield was in chaos and war was everywhere. Division Commander Chai Jianchang got separated from everyone on the battlefield and disappeared.
When the defeated troops conveyed the news to the 37th Division Headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Jixing was extremely sad and reported the information to the 77th Army Headquarters. Commander Feng Zhian immediately decided to appoint the former commander in Xuzhou During the battle, Brigadier Ji Xingwen, who led the officers and soldiers of the 109th Brigade to block the Japanese 9th Division's blockade in Suxian County for two full days, was acting division commander and was ordered to gather the troops of the 37th Division, conduct timely rest and reorganization, and prepare for deployment at any time. During the next battle.
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PS: The third update is here!
It’s not easy, I finally feel comfortable writing tonight, good night everyone...
