On May 30, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1938), the battlefield in Wuhan suddenly changed.
Inspired by the Baoshan Brigade's recovery of Lunan, 500 death-defying officers and soldiers of a certain regiment of the Xue Yue Corps, led by the regiment commander, launched a desperate counterattack at the weak point on the flank of the Japanese 26th Division, and actually penetrated the flank of the 26th Division in one fell swoop.
, in a short time, the Japanese 26th Division was surrounded by more than a dozen divisions from Xue Yue Corps and Tang Enbo Corps.
After three days and four nights of fierce fighting, by the early morning of June 3, the 27th year of the Republic of China, the entire Japanese 26th Division was wiped out!
Due to the fluttering of Yue Weihan's little butterfly, the Taierzhuang victory commanded by General Li Zongren turned into the Lunan victory, and the result also changed from the defeat of the Japanese 5th and 10th divisions to the total annihilation of the main force of the two elite divisions, while General Xue Yue commanded
The Wanjialing victory turned into the Pingdingshan victory, and the result changed from the defeat of the 26th Division to the total annihilation!
Due to Yue Weihan's actions, the entire course of the Anti-Japanese War has seriously deviated from history!
The Taierzhuang victory was beyond recognition, and the Wanjialing victory became the Pingdingshan victory. But I wonder if the Kunlun Pass victory, which together with Taierzhuang and Wanjialing are known as the "Three Great Victories of the National Army", still has a chance to happen? Maybe it will never happen.
Well, because the Chinese people now are much more bloody than in history, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to attack the Kunlun Pass again!
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Peiping, Japanese North China Front Headquarters
Major General Sasaki Yuichi, who had just been promoted to the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, walked into the office of Juichi Terauchi, commander of the North China Front Army, with a solemn expression. He immediately stopped his feet and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, General, I have just received a war report from the base camp. The Central China Front Army's offensive against Wuhan has been attacked.
After a major setback, the 26th Division was collectively crushed on the front line of Pingdingshan!"
"What?" Temple Shoichi suddenly stood up and said, "The 26th Division was collectively shattered!?"
The 26th Division was originally affiliated to the First Army of the North China Front in Shanxi. However, it was temporarily seconded to the Central China Front due to the lack of troops in the Wuhan Battle. Unexpectedly, the Chinese were completely wiped out on the Pingdingshan front line. This made Touichi Terauchi
How can the old devil not be surprised? How can he not be heartbroken?
"Hai." Sasaki suddenly lowered his head.
Shou Ding in the temple calmed down and asked again: "How is the situation in Henan now?"
"Not too optimistic." Sasaki said, "The resistance of the China Army has become more intense. Every half-step forward by the Imperial Army has to pay an unimaginable price. The Third, Fifth, and Seventh Army are already exhausted.
In urgent need of rest and replenishment, Shunroku Hata has made a proposal to the base camp to deploy six more field divisions from the rear to enrich the front line."
Terauchi Shouichi's face changed slightly, and he immediately said worriedly: "The Kwantung Front Army needs to beware of the Red Soviet Union, and must not act rashly, and the Central China Front Army has no troops to deploy. If we still need to mobilize troops, they can only be mobilized from our North China Front Army.
But if you take away six field divisions at once, the whole of North China will be empty!"
"There is nothing we can do about it. The Battle of Wuhan is about the fate of the empire. The imperial army should go all out!" Sasaki sighed and said, "As of now, I can only suggest to the base camp that we should start from the mainland, North Korea and Taiwan.
Deploy more reserve troops and form six to ten mixed brigades to strengthen the defense of North China."
Terauchi Shou nodded and asked, "How is the situation in Lunan?"
Sasaki said: "The situation in Lunan has been relatively stable in the past two days. After the remnants of Yue Weihan retreated into the Nishan Mountains, there has been no major movement. However, once the transfer order from the base camp is issued, the Xiayuan Division will probably be transferred to Henan.
, then the plan to raid the Nishan Mountains will come to nothing."
"There is an old saying in China, which is to advance by retreating." Touichi Touichi of the temple said, "Telegraphed to Nishio Touzo that the Second Army does not need to rush to crush the enemy forces in Shandong, and asked him to concentrate on protecting the Longhai Railway, Jinpu Railway, and Jiaoji Railway.
Railways and canals are all important to ensure the smooth progress of the Wuhan Battle!"
"Hai!" Sasaki suddenly lowered his head and said, "General, there is something else that deserves our vigilance."
Touichi Shouchi in the temple asked: "What's going on?"
Sasaki said: "In the past half month or so, a large number of bandits have suddenly appeared in the southern Hebei region. These bandits are not only well-equipped, but also come and go like the wind, and have extremely strong combat effectiveness. The bandits along the Jinpu Railway, Pinghan Railway and highways
The strongholds and gun towers were frequently looted and the losses were extremely heavy."
"They are just a group of bandits, no need to make a fuss." Terauchi Shouichi waved his hand and said, "But we must hurry up in contacting Shi Yousan. Once the transfer order from Base Camp 1 is issued, North China's defense will become extremely empty.
Therefore, the Third Division of Shiyou must fight for it, no matter what the cost."
"Hai." Sasaki suddenly lowered his head again and immediately took the order.
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Wuhan, General Staff Headquarters.
When the dusty General Xue Yue walked into the war room, the whole war room burst into cheers.
General Xue Yue suddenly stood up and stood at attention. He raised his right hand and saluted everyone present. His sharp eyes finally rested on Chairman Jiang and said loudly: "Commissioner, Xue Yue has been ordered to report here and ask for instructions!"
"Bo Ling, come on, come this way." Chairman Chiang waved his hand repeatedly. General Xue Yue strode forward and stood behind Chairman Chiang. Then the two of them walked hand in hand into the press conference hall next door that had been prepared for a long time.
, in a moment, the Chinese and foreign reporters who had been waiting in the press hall pressed the shutter of their cameras one after another.
That afternoon, the photo of Chairman Chiang and General Xue Yue appeared on the front pages of major newspapers and periodicals.
The next day, General Xue Yue was proudly promoted to the first level of general, and at the same time, he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the ninth theater. General Xue Yue's success was not only expected by the Chinese people, but also unexpected by many people. In comparison,
Yue Weihan, another young general with a more brilliant record, seemed to be in a much bleaker situation.
In terms of military results alone, the Pingdingshan victory is far from comparable to the Lunan victory.
In terms of influence, although General Xue Yue is a high-ranking general of the party and state, he cannot compare with the small major general Yue Weihan. However, the biggest difference between the two is that General Xue Yue is Chairman Chiang's confidant, and he has great respect for Chairman Chiang.
Although Yue Weihan was a student and fellow villager of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, he was arrogant and difficult to control.
It is precisely for this reason that Yue Weihan did not receive any promotion after winning the victory in Lunan.
It is precisely because of this that Yue Weihan is still just a small major general and brigade commander to this day.
Even though Yue Weihan stirred up a storm in southern Shandong with the remnants of less than two battalions, even though the soldiers and civilians across the country were greatly inspired by the heroic performance of the Baoshan Brigade, even the great victory at Pingdingshan commanded by General Xue Yue was not achieved by the meager Baoshan Brigade.
Although he had great achievements, Chairman Chiang had never thought of promoting Yue Weihan to his military rank or position.
In fact, Chairman Chiang not only has no intention of promoting Yue Weihan's military rank or position, he has even cut off the military pay supply of the Baoshan Brigade. Sun Lianzhong Group and Yu Xuezhong Group, which are also deep behind enemy lines, can receive their military pay in time. Only
Since the Battle of Xuzhou, the Baoshan Brigade has never received half a penny of military pay from the National Government!
In public, Chairman Chiang still praised Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Brigade.
However, Li Zongren, Bai Chongqi and others all saw that Jiang had regarded the Baoshan Brigade as a victim, and treated the Baoshan Brigade with the attitude of letting it fend for itself, and no longer thought about supplementing or strengthening the Baoshan Brigade.
, In other words, Baoshan Brigade has become an abandoned son in Jiang’s heart.
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Lunan, Nishan Village.
Yue Weihan is convening a war seminar with all officers above the battalion level.
Two days ago, the special operations brigade had picked up the hundreds of female soldiers from the special operations team, communications team and health team. Unfortunately, before the special operations brigade rushed back, Nan Zao Yunzi had already
When he realized something was wrong, he ran away first. After all, Minami Yunko was the ace agent of Little Japan and was not so easy to kill.
The Yanzi Army, the Meng Family Army, the Black Dragon Society and other local armed forces also arrived one after another.
However, except for the Yanzi Army, which was almost unscathed, the rest of the local armed forces were severely damaged. In total, there are only more than a thousand people left. The only good thing is that the remaining more than a thousand armed forces
The personnel are all strong-willed and strong men, and with a little training they can become a powerful force.
For reorganization, these local armed forces still welcome it. After all, the identity of the officers and soldiers is quite attractive.
Yue Weihan is still the director of the Lunan Administrative Office, so the establishment of the Lunan Independent Regiment does not require approval from the Ministry of Military Affairs. However, reporting and filing is required, otherwise the military ranks of officers at all levels in the regiment cannot be implemented! Of course, as an independent regiment under the administrative office
, it is impossible to receive half a penny of military pay from the central government. Fortunately, Yue Weihan did not have this thought.
Now even the military pay of the Baoshan Brigade has been cut off by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, let alone the Independent Regiment.
Let’s talk about the establishment of the Lunan Independent Regiment. The regiment leader Li Yulong, the regiment’s chief of staff, and the deputy commander are currently missing.
The independent regiment has four infantry battalions plus a guard company. The name of the bayonet battalion remains unchanged, and the battalion commander is still concurrently served by Li Yulong.
The 1st Battalion was organized by the Yanzi Army and other bandit armed forces, and was led by Yan Shanhu; the 2nd Battalion was organized by the Black Dragon Society, Baihumen and other Taoist armed forces, and was led by the battalion commander Zhao Baihu; the 3rd Battalion was organized by the Meng family and other family armed forces.
Cheng, battalion commander Meng Bozhao; the guard company was expanded from the guard platoon, and Ye Xiaoxian, a stupid young man, immediately changed from a second lieutenant platoon leader to a captain company commander.
The total strength of the independent regiment is about 3,000, and its equipment is all Japanese weapons.
In addition, the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion are also temporarily assigned to the independent regiment's order of battle.
The artillery battalion currently has 3 mortar companies and 2 92nd infantry artillery companies, with more than 300 combat personnel. The cavalry battalion has 4 cavalry companies plus a cavalry company, with 316 cavalry and 98 infantry.