"Report to the commander, according to the report from the 37th Division Headquarters, the Japanese troops are marching north on the east bank of the Xiang River, and they are moving very fast." A combat staff officer ran to Feng Zhian, commander of the 77th Army, and reported .
Feng Zhi'an has a simple and honest face, and his pair of asymmetrical small eyes and eyebrows are particularly conspicuous. As a Hebei, he is also very tall, otherwise he would not be able to stand out from Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army.
After hearing the report from the combat staff, Feng Zhi'an strode to the military map. After taking a look, Feng Zhi'an said decisively: "It must be Zaoyang! Damn little Japan, so damn crazy. ! Immediately, inform Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zizhong of the Japanese army’s movements, and analyze the possible movement towards Zaoyang!”
"Yes! Sir!" the combat staff officer responded.
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About fifteen minutes later, Suixian, the 33rd Army Headquarters.
"Sir, the 77th Army reported that the Japanese troops are marching north on the east bank of the Xiang River at a very fast speed. According to Chief Feng's calculations, this enemy group is most likely heading towards Zaoyang. . Please make your decision, sir!" The adjutant strode up to Zhang Zizhong and reported, holding a telegram in his hand.
"The Japanese troops are marching north from the east bank of the Xiang River and are very likely to go to Zaoyang. They are marching towards our Suixian and Zaoyang areas from three directions: Zhongxiang, Yingshan, and Xinyang. Their appetite is really big, I think. Annihilate the main force of my fifth theater at once, but it’s a pity that they don’t have such good teeth! Our left group army is pretty good, it depends on the right group army and Jiang Defense Army, I’ll see how they little devils deal with it!” Zhang Zizhong sneered.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Zizhong said in a deep voice: "Order, the 180th Division will defend the Changshou Store to cover the main force's retreat to the east-west line of Huangqi'an; the 37th Division's headquarters will retreat to the Yaojiahe line; and a brigade of the 38th Division will be stationed in Liushuigou!"
"Yes! Sir!" the adjutant responded.
For Zhang Zizhong, the fall of Changshoudian was already expected. As early as the Japanese offensive, the Fifth Theater Commander's Department ordered the theater troops to be organized into the left-wing group army, the right-wing group army and the Jiang Defense Army. The goal is to actively organize troops to conduct defensive operations based on favorable terrain, consume the Japanese offensive power, and wait for opportunities to launch a comprehensive counterattack.
The Changshoudian battlefield is just a small link in the huge combat plan of the Fifth Theater Commander's Department. Fighting steadily and actively is the established strategy, so Zhang Zizhong did not panic at all.
"Just hit him!" A look of determination flashed across Zhang Zizhong's face. He has been accused of being a traitor for too long. He must clear up his grievances and prove to the world that he, Zhang Zizhong, is a strong-willed Chinese man.
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After days of traveling and traveling, Zhang Tianhai was so anxious that he was almost insomnia. After returning to Sanjiang Town, he fell into a coma.
He didn't wake up until night. After Zhang Tianhai woke up, he immediately issued the combat order from Guan Linzheng, the top commander of the Xinqianghe area, without any further hesitation.
Under Zhang Tianhai's orders, the steel behemoth of the theater guard force began to move slowly.
On the other side, the troops of the 15th Army were already ready for battle.
The 52nd Army and the 79th Army moved forward a full three kilometers under Guan Linzheng's order. This distance was already quite good.
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In the dark, countless national army soldiers wearing goose-yellow military uniforms crossed the Xinqiang River through the pontoon bridge set up.
Perhaps because of the experience gained from the last battle in Juankou Town, Gu built the pontoon bridge extremely quickly this time. Although the river water level this time was higher than that in the last battle, there was also less cold east wind this time. This allowed these civilians who were familiar with water properties to erect the pontoon bridge extremely quickly. Again, this was indispensable without the guidance of the engineering troops of the theater guard force.
Seeing the troops quickly passing the pontoon bridge, Zhou Fangjie, who was already very tall and strong, took a deep look into the distance and said softly: "Juankou Town, I, Zhou Fangjie, am here again, little devil, this time we will fight What a pleasure!”
The teaching corps was defeated by the Japanese army in Nanjing. As an officer from the teaching corps, Zhou Fangjie wanted to fight these little devils as the leader of a reinforcement regiment!
In the night, with countless Nationalist soldiers moving around, a road was forcibly carved out on the north bank of the Xinqiang River. At this moment, the artillery battalion of the First Guard Regiment came into use.
"Hurry up, hurry up! Otherwise it will be dawn soon!" An artillery company commander was directing his men to push the 75 mountain cannon.
The commander of the artillery battalion in the distance, Zhao Chengge, didn't look too good. For him, this was his first mission with troops other than the First Guard Regiment. Although Zhou Fangjie was also the deputy commander of the First Guard Regiment before, But after all, the battalion commanders below are not the ones he is familiar with. If something happens, will the Second Guard Regiment really do its best to protect the artillery battalion? This artillery battalion was trained by putting all his energy into it.
So, just like that, overnight, the main force of the Second Guard Regiment and the artillery battalion of the First Guard Regiment crossed the Xinqiang River and began to march towards Juankou Town.
Perhaps in order to achieve the effect of surprising the enemy, after crossing the river, Zhou Fangjie did not immediately order the troops to attack Juankou Town. Instead, he asked the troops to rest for a day before taking action. For him, the first step was to alert the enemy. The first priority is to reduce one's own casualties, especially the rational use of artillery firepower.
Ahem, cough, cough, if artillery is not used at this time, when will it be used? But don't forget, this is a rare act of generosity from Zhang Yulin. There is no such shop in this village.
Therefore, Zhou Fangjie let the troops rest for a whole day before starting action in the evening.
Of course, during the day, Zhou Fangjie had already met with Liu Houming and others. Under Liu Houming's report, Zhou Fangjie had roughly figured out the situation of the Japanese army, and then he designed a "big gift" for the Japanese army!
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Of course, while the Second Guard Regiment was taking a rest during the day, the Japanese troops in Hubei did not stop. They broke through the defending position of the National Army Jiang Defense Force on the east bank of the Xiang River and advanced towards the 40th Army. The First Army's 122nd Division launched a fierce attack on their positions.
It is worth mentioning that the 41st Army was a Sichuan Army unit. Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 122nd Division, defended Teng County. Except for the wounded who were transferred, all the remaining troops died in the city.
Although this unit was almost wiped out in Teng County, Shandong Province, the National Military Commission did not cancel the designation of this unit. Instead, the Sichuan Disciples Soldiers continued to inherit the designation of this unit, and then continued to Fight the invasion of invaders!
The battle was very fierce. After being reinforced by artillery fire from the Eleventh Army Headquarters and even the Central China Dispatch Army, these Japanese troops were not ordinary fierce. Even the planes in the sky kept whining and never left their positions on the ground. It has been blown into a sea of dust, and I can't see my fingers...
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