On May 18, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the Japanese Third Army launched the most violent offensive against Xuzhou. The fierce battle lasted all day long, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. However, the national army's position remained firm and the Japanese army could not advance even an inch. It was night,
Except for the two infantry regiments of the 18th Division, the main forces of the other Japanese divisions evacuated Xuzhou overnight.
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Under Xuzhou City, Baoshan Brigade underground headquarters.
As soon as it got dark, Chief of Staff Liu Yi hurriedly walked into the war room and said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade, the special forces sent back an urgent message. The Japanese army has begun to withdraw from the encirclement!"
Yue Weihan nodded and suddenly asked: "Chief of Staff, how many combatants do our Baoshan Brigade have left now?"
Liu Yi replied: "Not counting the security battalions remaining on the outside lines, not counting the death-defying battalions, there are still more than 9,000 combat personnel in the Baoshan Brigade."
"More than 9,000 people?" Yue Weihan nodded, thinking that there would inevitably be casualties during the breakout. In the end, the number of more than 9,000 people who could break through would probably not exceed 6,000, which is to strengthen the strength of the regiment. These six
Thousands of people may not be too many, but they may be too few. If used well, they can still pose a fatal threat to the Japanese army.
After a moment, Yue Weihan suddenly asked: "Chief of Staff, have you ever thought about where to regroup after breaking out?"
"Sergeant, I don't need to think about this, right?" Liu Yi said without hesitation, "Of course we will go back to Wuhan and regroup. Didn't the main forces of the fifth theater evacuate to Wuhan?"
"Wuhan?" Yue Weihan shook his head and said, "No, we are not going to Wuhan!"
Of course we can't go to Wuhan. The Baoshan Brigade defied orders to break through and even threatened to dig up the Yellow River. Chairman Chiang is probably very angry. If Yue Weihan really wants to return to Wuhan, will he still be able to enjoy his good fruits? Even if he doesn't
There is no doubt that he will take advantage of the gun and be relieved of military power. The best result is to become a major general and staff officer in the military headquarters and wait to die.
Liu Yi quickly figured this out and said: "Then go to the Sulu border or the central mountainous area of Shandong."
"No." Yue Weihan still shook his head and said, "We can't go to the Sulu border and the Shandong mountainous area."
Of course, you can't go to the Sulu border and the central Shandong mountainous area. Yu Xuezhong and Yue Weihan had an unpleasant dispute over the recruitment of the remnants of the 114th Division. Sun Lianzhong was not a good person. Yue Weihan really wanted to take the Baoshan Brigade to defect to these two people.
There will definitely be no good results, and I'm afraid even the troops will be recruited by then.
"Then I really don't know where to go." Liu Yi said with a wry smile, "Where's your advice?"
"Let's go here!" Yue Weihan suddenly took a picture of the map and said in a ferocious voice, "Jinan area!"
"Jinan?" Liu Yi shouted, "Hospitality, Ji Province is now an occupied area. When we went to Jinan, we really got into the little devil's belly. We were surrounded by enemies at that time. What should we do with food and wages?
?What about ammunition supplies? Brothers, we can’t go hungry and fight with the little devils with bayonets, right?”
"Who said that once you enter the occupied areas, you won't be able to raise food, wages, or ammunition supplies?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "Aren't the guerrillas led by the Communist Party also operating in the occupied areas? If they can survive, our Baoshan Brigade can rely on it.
Why can't we survive? Is our Baoshan Brigade no better than a group of mud-legged guerrillas?"
"That's true." Liu Yi nodded, and then said unwillingly, "But our Baoshan Brigade is a regular army after all, and it is also the absolute elite in the national army's battle order. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is better than those permanent divisions of the Little Devils.
It’s no less impressive. Isn’t it a bit of a loss to go to occupied areas to fight guerrillas?”
"Who said we are going to fight guerrillas?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "We are going to liberate southern Hebei!"
"Recover Jinan!?" Liu Yi's eyes suddenly widened and he said, "Prince, are you serious?"
"I don't have time to joke with you." Yue Weihan said coldly, "Do you think it's a bit fanciful to recover southern Hebei with just half of the remaining brigade after we broke through?"
"Yeah." Liu Yi nodded mercilessly.
In Liu Yi's view, this is indeed a bit whimsical. It is true that the Baoshan Brigade has strong combat effectiveness, but it will inevitably suffer huge casualties after breaking through. It would be good if there are only five or six thousand combatants left, which is equivalent to one Japanese army.
The strength of the brigade and the ammunition are insufficient, and there is no way to replenish it. How can we liberate southern Hebei with just this?
"Okay, then let's analyze it carefully." Yue Weihan said, "Let's start with the entire situation of the Anti-Japanese War."
After saying this, Yue Weihan added: "After our Baoshan Brigade breaks through from Xuzhou, the Jinpu Railway will be opened in its entirety, and the Longhai Line will also be fully connected from Lianyungang to Zhengzhou. The Japanese soldiers and supplies will be able to pass through the Jinpu Railway and Longhai
Lines are being continuously transported to the front line, so the Japanese army will definitely use all its strength to attack Wuhan."
"By then, not only will the main force of the Japanese Central China Front Army gather on the Wuhan battlefield, but the main force of the North China Front Army's field divisions will also be mobilized. The remaining small number of field troops and garrison troops will have to clear out the guerrillas in the occupied areas and defend the second enemy.
Of the Jinsui Army and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the World War II area, how many troops can be left to garrison in southern Hebei?"
"This..." Liu Yi's heart suddenly pounded. With Yue Weihan's analysis, it was really possible to regain southern Hebei!
The key to successfully fighting this battle is actually to seize the opportunity. As long as the Japanese army is not aware of it in advance and the attack is sudden, it is entirely possible to recover several major cities in southern Hebei before the Japanese army can react.
With luck, it may even be possible to regain the provincial capital Shijiazhuang!
After all, the Baoshan Brigade is not comparable to the mud-legged guerrillas led by the Communist Party.
If it is a mud-legged guerrilla force, the kid can defend any large or medium-sized city as long as he leaves a squadron of gendarmerie. However, if he encounters the Baoshan Brigade, even if the kid leaves the entire infantry regiment, he may not be able to do it, let alone
What's more, the Japs are short of troops and it is absolutely impossible to leave an entire infantry regiment to defend a city!
Of course, in big cities like Beiping, Baoding, and Shijiazhuang, the Japs will definitely leave a certain size of mobile troops, but their size will never exceed one regiment! This is not to say that the Japs underestimate the enemy, but that they are careless.
Leaving too many mobile troops in occupied areas is meaningless and unnecessary.
In other words, the Baoshan Brigade will only have to face a military police squadron or a military police brigade, plus a mobile infantry regiment. Moreover, this is not the most elite field force, or even a second-rate field force.
No, it's just a low-level garrison. Most of its troops come from North Korea. In terms of combat effectiveness, the two Japs from North Korea are far different from the old Japs from Japan!
For a moment, Liu Yi's thoughts were stimulated, and he said: "If we want to recover Jinan, we must do one thing, and that is not to let the little devils notice our actions in advance. Therefore, each regiment, each battalion, each company, each platoon
After breaking out separately and successfully, they must also assemble separately, not at the same place!"
"Enemies!" Yue Weihan said, "Chief of Staff, you and I are together!"
Liu Yi added: "But brigade, what should we do after the liberation of southern Hebei? No matter whether we win or lose in the Wuhan battle, the Japs will definitely have to counterattack in a big way. What will we do then? With our Baoshan Brigade alone, even if we expand the army
No matter how many there are, they will definitely not be able to withstand the Japs’ dozens of divisions and hundreds of thousands of troops, right?”
"We will discuss this later. Chief of Staff, please quickly draw up the assembly points for each regiment, each battalion, and each company."
Yue Weihan immediately changed the subject. In fact, Yue Weihan had already thought of a way out, which was to go to Shanxi to join the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party. As for why he did not go directly to Shanxi, but tried to regain southern Hebei, it was to support the Wuhan Battle, because the Wuhan Battle
Once the war begins, the Pinghan-Hankou Railway will become the main transportation line for the Japanese army!
Once the Baoshan Brigade successfully cuts off the Ping-Han Railway, and if the Yu Xuezhong Group on the Sulu border and the Sun Lianzhong Group in Zhongshan Mountain can cut off the Longhai Line and Jiaoji Railway in time, then the three major traffic arteries from the rear of the Japanese army to the Wuhan front line will be
It will be completely cut off by the national army. This is definitely a fatal blow to the Japanese army!
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After nightfall, the divisions of the Japanese Third Army began to retreat one by one along the railway line.
On the railway line from Xuzhou to Suzhou, the special train where the Third Army Headquarters is located is slowly traveling south.
Amidst the rapid footsteps, the Chief of Staff of the Third Army, Major General Tsuda Susumu, suddenly strode into the office compartment of Lieutenant General Okabe. He immediately stopped his feet and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, General, the cavalry regiments and motorized infantry brigades of each division are affiliated.
They have all entered their predetermined positions, and garrison teams have been reserved at all major transportation routes. If the Baoshan Brigade really digs out the Yellow River, it will be fine. If they want to take the opportunity to break out of Xuzhou, they will definitely be seeking death!"
"Yo Xi." Lieutenant General Okabe said happily, "This way, everything is foolproof."
"Hai!" Major General Tomo Tengtian suddenly lowered his head and said, "The imperial army will win this battle!"
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Wuhan, the lights are on.
At this time, Wuhan, like most big cities across the country, is immersed in a sea of joy.
Zhao Youting's heroic deeds of killing Toshio Ikegami, the king of Japanese snipers, has caused a sensation in the entire Chinese community. The enthusiasm of the vast number of Chinese and overseas Chinese for the Anti-Japanese War is continuing to heat up. Students in rallies and demonstrations are everywhere in various countries, and people of insight are everywhere celebrating.
, there are traffickers and pawns everywhere running around telling each other.
The Baoshan Brigade is really brave, tenacious and capable of fighting!
When all the Chinese people were looking forward to the Baoshan Brigade's victory and glory in Xuzhou, no one thought that the Baoshan Brigade was facing an unprecedented crisis! Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was determined to exchange the Baoshan Brigade for 200 million U.S. aid.
, the Japanese army is also determined to completely annihilate the Baoshan Brigade to avenge its humiliation. The Baoshan Brigade - is really in danger!