Chief of Staff Liu Yi ran all the way into the war room and said to Yue Weihan excitedly: "Brigade, the bayonet battalion was the first to break into the Japanese headquarters, Hanzhuang has already captured it!"
"Okay!" Yue Weihan struck hard and said, "Immediately report the victory to the commander of the war zone, and then order each regiment to seize the time to eliminate the remaining enemies, clean the battlefield, and be sure to evacuate Hanzhuang before dawn!"
"Yes!" Liu Yi agreed loudly and took the order and left.
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Xuzhou, Fifth War Zone Commander's Department.
Admiral Li and Vice President Bai stayed up all night and were nervously waiting for news.
It was already four o'clock in the morning, but no news came back from the front line.
"Degong, don't wait any longer." Vice President Bai looked up at the clock on the wall and said, "If we want to win Hanzhuang, we will definitely have to fight hard. There will definitely be no chance today. You should go back and take a moment.
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"Gong De, Hanzhuang has been captured!" Vice Commander Bai had just finished speaking. General Xu Zuyi, Chief of Staff of the theater, suddenly walked in excitedly and said anxiously, "Is Jiansheng here too? Haha, Yue Weihan just called,
The Baoshan Brigade has captured Hanzhuang, and the Japanese Isoya Division has been completely wiped out!"
"Oh?" Admiral Li looked excited.
Vice President Bai suddenly turned around and said in disbelief: "Really won?"
"Yes!" General Xu nodded heavily, "The Baoshan Brigade's offensive is like fire, and it is as powerful as breaking bamboo!"
"Well done!" General Li said, thumping his fist heavily, "Chief of Staff, report the victory to Wuhan immediately!"
Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke also stayed up all night and was also anxiously waiting for news.
Last night, Kei Setani sent three urgent telegrams in a row, truthfully reporting the serious situation in Hanzhuang to Rensuke Isotani. At about three o'clock this morning, Kei Setani even sent a farewell message directly. Obviously, Hanzhuang
The situation at Zhuang has become so bad that even a determined imperial soldier like Kei Setani feels desperate.
Isotani Rensuke wanted to lead a large force to Hanzhuang and rescue the trapped troops, but unfortunately, the supplementary division of the 10th Division was still thousands of miles away in the empire, and was stationed in Tai'an.
There are only a small number of troops directly under the division. How can it be possible to rescue the main force of the division trapped in Hanzhuang with this small force?
At four o'clock in the morning, the real farewell message finally arrived.
The chief of staff of the division, Colonel Tibujiagui, said solemnly: "Your Excellency General, the farewell message was sent by Second Lieutenant Kato of the Setani Brigade Communications Team. Lieutenant Kato said in the message that the Chinese army has broken into the headquarters, and Setani-dono has already
Damn it, after this telegram was sent, Second Lieutenant Kato also committed seppuku."
Isotani Rensuke's facial muscles twitched violently for a few times, and then he suddenly drew the knife, and then roared hysterically and slashed hard. There was only a muffled sound, and the desk in front of Isotani Rensuke had been struck by the sharp saber.
It was split in half in the middle, and the telephone, pen holder and documents on the table suddenly fell to the floor.
Colonel Tibujiagui was speechless. He could fully understand Isotani Rensuke's mood at this time.
As the commander of the 10th Division, Rensuke Isotani's main force was wiped out in Hanzhuang, which was a major stain on his military career that could not be washed away. After this battle, not only Rensuke Isotani's military career
It will come to an end, and I am afraid that even the future of Colonel Gui will become very bleak.
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Wuhan, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.
Until four o'clock in the morning, the lights in Chairman Chiang's study were still on.
As the leader of the party-state, Chairman Chiang had to personally handle thousands of official duties every day. In fact, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chairman Chiang rarely fell asleep before four in the morning and never slept for more than five hours a day.
hours. If not for this, Chairman Chiang would not have lost so much weight.
The closed study door was gently pushed open, and Wang Shihe, the chief guard of the imperial palace, strode in.
Before he could stand at attention and salute, Wang Shihe said in a hurry: "Commitment, Lunan is a great victory, Lunan is a great victory!"
"A great victory in Lunan?" Chairman Chiang suddenly raised his head and said, "The Jigu Division trapped in Hanzhuang was annihilated?"
"Yeah." Wang Shihe said excitedly, "Li Zongren just sent an urgent call. The Baoshan Brigade arrived at the outskirts of Hanzhuang with soil work and launched a surprise attack. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, by four o'clock in the morning, all the remaining enemies had been eliminated. Following Sakagawa
After the division, another elite Japanese division was completely wiped out by the national army!"
"Okay, well done!" Chairman Jiang was so excited that his thick Ningbo accent came out again, "To fight a smart battle, you need Zhongshu's clever tricks, and to fight a tough battle, you need Zhongshu's Baoshan Brigade. Zhongshu is really
You are worthy of being my good student, worthy of being our disciple soldier in Fenghua, Zhongshu has not disappointed me, he has not let me down!"
After saying this, Chairman Jiang said again: "Shihe, you go and make arrangements immediately. I want to fly to Xuzhou early tomorrow morning, oh, not tomorrow, it should be today!"
"Yes." Wang Shihe stood at attention and immediately took the order.
Chairman Chiang sat back in his chair, but he was no longer sleepy.
The impact and significance of this great victory are far greater than that of the Taierzhuang victory, because Taierzhuang only annihilated one brigade of the Sakagaki Division, while Hanzhuang completely annihilated two infantry brigades of the Isoya Division! So far,
The Battle of Lunan was considered a successful achievement. The Japanese army originally wanted to use the two master regiments as bait to lure the national army. Now that the fish is gone, how can they still fish?
The 5th Division and the 10th Division were the elite of the Japanese army, but they were wiped out one after another on the Lunan battlefield!
To be honest, Chairman Chiang had never thought at first that the Battle of Xuzhou would achieve such a brilliant result. He thought that being able to defeat two Japanese divisions would be quite remarkable, but the result was a total annihilation!
From this, Chairman Chiang had an unrealistic idea. Since the National Army was able to annihilate the two most elite main divisions of the Japanese army in one fell swoop on the southern Lunan battlefield, why couldn't it achieve a strategic victory? If it could in
By assembling enough troops on the Xuzhou battlefield and using the remaining power of the Lunan victory, can they reverse the course of the entire Sino-Japanese War in one fell swoop?
Therefore, Chairman Chiang asked Wang Shihe to arrange a special plane overnight. Chairman Chiang wanted to fly to Xuzhou as soon as possible, not only to commend the meritorious soldiers on the front line, but also to personally supervise the implementation of the strategic deployment of the Xuzhou Battle. Chairman Chiang was determined to fly to Xuzhou
The entire country's forces were mobilized to fight a strategic decisive battle with the Japanese army.
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Early the next morning, when General He Yingqin, the Minister of Military Command, was announcing the news of the Lunan victory in the press conference hall of the Ministry of National Defense, Chairman Chiang had already arrived at Xuzhou Airport on a special plane. At this moment, Chairman Chiang was in such a mood
He was so anxious that he didn't even bother to attend the press conference.
General Li and other senior generals from the fifth theater were already waiting at the airport to greet him.
What made Chairman Chiang feel a little regretful was that Yue Weihan was still on the front line in southern Shandong and could not come to the airport to greet him. After a brief victory ceremony at the airport, Chairman Chiang went straight to the airport surrounded by many senior generals of the Fifth War Zone.
He rushed to the Fifth Theater Headquarters. At the theater headquarters, Chairman Chiang finally met Yue Weihan.
Seeing that Chairman Chiang was so affectionate to Yue Weihan, all the national army generals next to him were jealous, especially the dozen or so division commanders of the Central Army. They were even more unconvinced. The victory in Lunan was not only due to the Baoshan Brigade. Without the Central Army,
After two months of fierce attacks by the army divisions, how could the Baoshan Brigade alone defeat the Isoya Division?
Yue Weihan naturally didn't care what others thought, so he pulled off his military uniform and stood next to Chairman Chiang.
The reporter from the Central Daily News who came with him immediately pressed the shutter of his camera, but Wang Shihe, the attentive chief of the national guard, noticed that Yue Weihan did not wear the Zhongzheng Sword, nor did he wear the Medal of National Light or the Medal of Blue Sky and White Stone on his chest. Wang Shihe's
His brows suddenly furrowed. Did this kid neglect it, or did he do it on purpose?
After taking a group photo, Chairman Chiang entered the conference room surrounded by a large group of generals.
Originally, Yue Weihan was not qualified to attend such a high-level military meeting, but at Chairman Chiang's insistence, General Li had no choice but to add a chair for Yue Weihan at the end of the long conference table.
The major general and brigade commander was also able to attend this military meeting, which only generals were eligible for.
At the meeting, Chairman Chiang said with great enthusiasm: "Everyone, the Chinese army has achieved an unprecedented victory in the Lunan area, wiping out the Japanese army's most elite 5th Division and 10th Division. At this time, Japan is already in mourning.
Hong Yi, the morale and morale of the Japanese army have been severely damaged, and the current situation of the war of resistance is unprecedented!"
The high-ranking generals present at the meeting suddenly became excited, but Yue Weihan felt cold in his heart.
Being able to completely wipe out the Japanese 5th and 10th divisions is indeed worthy of encouragement for the Chinese people, but it would be a bit too optimistic to say that the Japanese army's morale and morale have been severely damaged. At this time, the Japanese army, from the base camp to the divisions,
I'm afraid everyone is seriously summarizing the experience and lessons of Lunan's fiasco, and Japan will not give in easily.
Chairman Chiang then said to General Li: "Dear neighbor, this is an unprecedented victory in Southern Shandong. All the ministries in the Fifth War Zone have worked hard and made great contributions. The National Government has allocated five million yuan to reward meritorious soldiers. This amount will be accompanied by all sectors of society.
The donated condolences arrived in the same car three days later and must be distributed to the meritorious soldiers in a timely manner."
After saying that, Chairman Chiang gave Yue Weihan a special look.
How could General Li not know what Chairman Chiang was thinking? Besides, the Sakagaki Division and the Isoya Division could be completely annihilated in the Lunan battlefield this time. Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Brigade should indeed be credited with the first contribution. He immediately stood up and said: "This time in Lunan
The Baoshan Brigade made the greatest contribution to the great victory, so I decided to use 500,000 yuan from the 5 million yuan to reward the Baoshan Brigade! The remaining 4.5 million yuan will be divided equally among each division."
"You can just take care of this matter, Virtue Neighbor." Chairman Chiang said hypocritically, "You don't have to ask me."
Having said that, Chairman Chiang continued: "I came here this time for one thing only. I am determined to expand the scale of the Xuzhou Battle and continue to add troops to the Xuzhou battlefield. In addition to the original sixty-two divisions, there will be more
Thirty-six divisions were mobilized from various theaters and 98 divisions were planned to engage in a strategic decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese army!"