The 51st Army successfully recaptured Jingxing. Major media outlets rushed to report on it, citing it as another unprecedented victory since the Anti-Japanese War. Even an old man from Chongqing personally sent a congratulatory message to express his congratulations.
But Xu Shiyou couldn't be happy no matter what. This battle was not a happy one.
Why did the Japanese 22nd Division inexplicably abandon the defense of such an important strategic and resource location as Jingxing?
Moreover, the Japanese 22nd Division wreaked havoc on the Jingxing Coal Mine before retreating, and even ignited the underground coal seams in the two main mining areas, which Xu Shiyou did not expect.
Xu Shiyou had no choice but to order his engineers to venture into the mine, blow up the mine closest to the burning coal seam, and seal the burning coal seam.
The 51st Army held back its energy and wanted to win a big victory. Especially Li Yunlong's 301st Division, which was equipped with a full set of beautiful weapons and equipment. In the end, it was useless. It only defeated the Japanese in two gun towers and then withdrew. Moreover, those two gun towers were successfully knocked down with the assistance of the B-17 bomber formation, which was frustrating.
However, Xie Tian was very satisfied with the results. He took Zhao Gang, Wu Wenhua and others to make a special trip to Jingxing for inspection.
Xie Tian summoned cadres at or above the 51st Corps level to summarize the gains and losses of this battle, commended the participating ministries, and made strategic arrangements.
After capturing Jingxing, the People's Liberation Army now faces the vast North China Plain, and its strategies and tactics need to make major adjustments.
The task assigned by Xie Tian to the 51st Army was to consolidate the occupation of Jingxing and not give the Japanese a chance to counterattack.
The troops also need to recuperate, and food, grass and ammunition will need to be replenished for a period of time.
The Taiyuan Arsenal's production scale has been expanded three or four times, but it still cannot meet the ammunition demand ahead. While it continues to expand production capacity, it will also take a month or two of production to meet the war consumption for the next large-scale battle.
Once the guns are fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.
Everything shot out from the muzzle of the gun is money.
What's more, what Xie Tian pursues is absolute suppression of firepower. The newly developed weapons are all rapid-fire. Even the aerial bombs are cluster bombs. Throwing this one is equivalent to throwing out dozens of gold bars. Such high consumption will not only Xie Tian was good at blackmail and not many people could afford it.
The Germans occupied almost all of Europe, and they did not dare to consume ammunition so extravagantly. They also used cheap poison gas when massacring the Jews. They even simply sealed off the city and allowed the residents in the city to starve to death.
This is completely different from Xie Tian’s people-oriented thinking.
To consolidate the occupation of Jingxing, Xie Tian's tactics deployed to the 51st Army were still the same.
Dig a tunnel.
At every strategic point, a tunnel network capable of supporting long-term operations must be built.
There are many miners in Jingxing, which happens to be the job that miners are best at. Miners and soldiers can be mobilized to build this tunnel defense network.
Xie Tian personally deployed in Jingxing for three days. It was not until he received a call from Pang Yuan that he returned to Taiyuan in anger.
Have you ever seen someone who won a battle but was dismissed from his post and investigated?
I finally saw it today. It’s really something I’ve seen for a long time.
Xie Tian returned to Taiyuan angrily, went straight to Yan Mansion, got off the car and asked, "Where is General Fu Zuoyi?"
Hou Wenwen, director of the reception desk, hurriedly trotted Xie Tian to the residence arranged by Pang Yuan for Fu Zuoyi, and reminded in a low voice: "Commander-in-Chief, Director Pang and Mr. Shen Xiang are inside."
Xie Tian raised his eyebrows: "What is he doing here?"
Hou Wenzhang naturally knew who Xie Tian was referring to, and hurriedly replied: "Director Pang invited Mr. Shen to come over."
Xie Tian nodded and strode into the hospital. He knew that if Pang Yuan invited Chen Xiang here, there must be a reason.
Hou Wenwen stood outside the courtyard gate for a while, watching Xie Tian walk to the door of the house and announce his home: "Commander Fu, Xie Baoqing is here to visit."
Hou Wenzhang knew that he had nothing to do, and it was not his place to know what would happen next, so he hurriedly turned around and left.
The three people who were chatting in the room all stood up and walked towards the door when they heard Xie Tian's voice outside. Fu Zuoyi walked the fastest and walked to the door first and opened it. He looked at Xie Tian outside the door and looked at him quickly. After taking one look, he immediately saluted Xie Tian with a smile on his face, stretched out his hands and laughed heartily: "I finally met Commander-in-Chief Xie. Fu first wants to thank Commander-in-Chief Xie for drawing his sword and helping our Seventh Group Army to successfully regain Datong. "
Xie Tian and Fu Zuoyi held each other's hands, shook them vigorously, stared at Fu Zuoyi and asked, "Brother Fu, I heard that Yan Xishan is going to transfer you back to the Second Theater Command as deputy commander-in-chief?"
Fu Zuoyi is forty-nine this year, much older than Xie Baoqing, who is Xie Tian, and more than ten years older than Pang Yuan and Shen Xiang.
Fu Zuoyi laughed and said: "The Seventh Army regained Datong. I made great achievements in battle, and Commander-in-Chief Yan rewarded me with a promotion."
Xie Tian asked with a straight face: "Brother Fu, can he also serve as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army?"
Fu Zuoyi smiled and said: "General Manager Yan appointed Zhao Shoushou to take over as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army."
Xie Tian smiled coldly: "You rise up and down secretly, you not only get the peach, but also exclude dissidents. Yan Xishan is really a good trick."
The deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater Zone appointed by Yan Xishan to Fu Zuoyi is quite powerful and seems to be extremely powerful. However, if Fu Zuoyi no longer serves as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Group Army, it will be equivalent to being sidelined by Yan Xishan.
Without military power in his hands, a deputy commander-in-chief is useless. He is just a role sitting on the bench. Just think about the status of Deputy Commander-in-Chief He of Xietian's 10th War Zone.
Moreover, given the relationship between Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi, Yan Xishan cannot be as tolerant towards Fu Zuoyi as Xie Tian is towards Deputy Commander He. In the future, he can find any reason to banish Fu Zuoyi to the cold palace.
In fact, Xie Tian dug this hole for Fu Zuoyi. If he hadn't directly assigned Fu Zuoyi combat tasks in the name of Shanxi-Hebei Camp, Yan Xishan would not have fought against Fu Zuoyi even if he and Fu Zuoyi were at odds.
Now that Xie Tian had said it so straightforwardly, Fu Zuoyi could no longer pretend to be confused. He shook Xie Tian's hand and said with a bitter smile: "Mr. Xie, Mr. Fu's gains and losses are not worth mentioning. The key is that we regained Datong. The Seventh Army has also begun to gain vitality. If my transfer can be beneficial to the brothers of the Seventh Army and to the overall situation of our war of resistance, I, Fu Zuoyi, will be willing to do so."
"Oh shit, the bird is gone and the bow is hidden, the rabbit is cooked to death, the dog is cooked. I don't know how many shit I have eaten before I can think of something like this."
Pang Yuan on the side rolled his eyes at Xie Tian with a black line: "Xie Baoqing, you are now the commander-in-chief of the 10th War Zone. Can you think through your words before speaking?"
Damn it, I know you love to curse, can you stop scolding people so disgustingly?
What's more, the person you are scolding now is the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone. His brother-in-law is still standing next to me. If your words reach his ears, Yan Laoxi will not come to Taiyuan to fight with you. Life?
