The next day, the Japanese independent mixed 8th brigade still dispatched an infantry brigade to launch a fierce attack on the independent 5th and 6th independent regiments of the Baoshan brigade temporarily led by Cao Xinglong and Lu Xiufeng.
The fierce fighting continued throughout the day, but the Japanese army was unable to break through the 5th regiment's position.
On the third day, the Japanese army was forced to use artillery, and the North China Front Army Aviation Corps also dispatched two bombers to assist in the battle. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Japanese artillery and aviation, the 5th and 6th regiments suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat.
However, that night, the Independent 15th Regiment and the Independent 16th Regiment led by Chi Chengfeng and Li Qinglong attacked the Japanese army at night and regained their positions.
On the fourth day, the Japanese army became angry and dispatched two infantry brigades, the 7th Regiment and the 8th Regiment. Most of their troops were reduced and they abandoned the defense.
On the seventh day, after nine days of fierce fighting, the Japanese independent mixed 8th Brigade finally reached the foot of Qinghe County after paying the price of more than a thousand casualties, but its exhaustion was already showing.
At the same time, Li Yulong's independent regiment, Niu Dagen's artillery battalion, Liu Fengsheng's cavalry battalion, as well as Baoshan Brigade's special agent team, communications team, health team and other directly affiliated troops also rushed to Qinghe County from southern Shandong. With artillery and independent
With the addition of more than 3,000 new troops to the regiment, the time has come for the Baoshan Brigade to completely annihilate the Japanese army and form the independent 8th Brigade.
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However, just when the Baoshan Brigade was gearing up to annihilate the Japanese independent mixed 8th Brigade, the situation in the Central Plains battlefield suddenly changed!
On June 25, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1938), the Japanese army's heavy military groups, which had already shrunk across the Central Plains battlefield, suddenly turned to counterattack. The 5th Division of the Third Army entered Ru County alone from Xuchang.
In an instant, the Xue Yue Corps, which moved north from Ru County to Zhengzhou, became a lone army in the front line!
Once Ru County is lost, the nearly 100,000 elite members of the Xue Yue Corps will be surrounded by more than a dozen field divisions of the Japanese Third, Fifth, and Seventh Army. The destruction of the entire army will be an inevitable outcome!
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Zhengzhou, headquarters of the Japanese Third Army.
The commander of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army, General Hata Shunroku, was accompanied by the commander of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, the commander of the Fifth Army, Lieutenant General Higashiurmiya Nishikihiko, the commander of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, and the Tenth Army.
Surrounded by the commander, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, and the commander of the Eleventh Army, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, he strode into the war room.
Major General Tomo Tengda, Chief of Staff of the Third Army, strode to the simulated sand table. He suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention. He paid respects to several commanders. Then he picked up the command stick and pointed at the sand table and explained: "Your Excellency, General, our first
The 5th Division of the three armies has entered Ru County from Xuchang, and the 13th Division of the Seventh Army stationed in Luoyang has also entered Ruyang."
After saying this, Teng Tianzhi drew a big circle on the sand table and said solemnly: "Once the 5th Division and the 13th Division join forces in Ru County, the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Armies will be able to attack
The Xue Yue Corps of the Chinese Army that left Zhengzhou has formed an encirclement! Once the Xue Yue Corps is wiped out, the Chinese Army will inevitably be shaken in morale and be defeated across the board!"
"Yo Xi." General Hata Shunliu nodded happily, "Which Chinese army is stationed in Ru County?"
Major General Teng Tianzhi paused on the sand table with the command pole in his hand, and replied: "This is the 57th Division of the 74th Army, known as the 'Hu Ben Division' in the China Army. The division commander is Yu Chengwan, a trainee of the first phase of Huangpu. This person is
A rare highly educated Confucian general in the China Army, he was promoted to major general and brigade commander at the age of only twenty-five. He is extremely talented and can be called Yuliang together with Baoshan Brigade Yue Weihan."
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Wuhan, General Staff War Room.
Chairman Chiang walked in surrounded by a large group of senior generals. At this time, Chairman Chiang no longer had the high spirits of the previous few days. His thick eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and his already thin face looked even thinner.
, even the previously shiny bald head now looked a bit bleak.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and reality ruthlessly dealt Chairman Chiang a heart-wrenching blow.
The senior generals who followed Chairman Chiang into the war room all had gloomy expressions. Everyone, including General Li and General Bai, looked worried and uneasy. Although Li and Bai felt very sorry for Chairman Chiang.
It was a slight remark, but at this time when the country was in crisis, the two of them knew that now was not the time to complain.
At that moment, Vice Commander Bai picked up the command pole and pointed at the map and explained: "Last night, the Japanese 5th Division suddenly crossed into Ru County from Xuchang. At the same time, the Seventh Army stationed in Luoyang Okamura Ningji also sent the 13th Division
The regiment moves south to Ruyang. If Ru County and Ruyang are all lost, the Xue Yue Corps, which is attacking Zhengzhou, will be trapped by the three major Japanese army groups!"
"What is Tang Enbo, this idiot, doing?" Chairman Chiang was furious and shouted at the top of his lungs. "Didn't his 20th Corps already form an encirclement on Xuchang's Third Army? How did Little Japan's 5th Division come around in a roundabout way?
?Ah? Who can tell me what is going on?"
At this moment, Chairman Jiang really wanted to kill Tang Enbo.
Vice Commander Bai snorted lightly and said angrily: "Because the Huang Jie Division stationed in Yu County collapsed without a fight, a huge gap appeared in the encirclement of the 20th Corps, and the 5th Division was able to make a detour calmly.
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Chairman Chiang suddenly became speechless. Huang Jie's division was a direct descendant of the Central Army, and Huang Jie had high hopes for him. However, Chairman Chiang never expected that the direct disciple who had high hopes for him was the direct disciple of the Central Army who had high hopes for him.
The Central Army made such an unforgivable mistake at this juncture.
Seeing that Chairman Chiang was silent, Vice President Bai said again: "Huang Jie escaped from the battlefield and must be severely punished!"
"Okay, let's talk about this later. Now let's talk about how to save the situation!" Chairman Chiang changed the subject lightly. In fact, the reason why Master Huang Jiecheng fled without a fight was entirely caused by Chairman Chiang.
Yes, because in order to preserve his direct troops, Chairman Chiang secretly issued secret orders to Huang Jie and other direct generals of the Central Army to act secretly.
The so-called "acting in camera" means that the various local armies should charge forward, while the central army needs to conserve its strength.
General Li sighed and said: "The most important thing right now is to defend Ru County and protect the only channel for the Xueyue Corps to retreat! As long as the Xueyue Corps can retreat, the situation in Henan is still possible, and the Wuhan battle can still be held. Vice versa,
, if the Xue Yue Corps cannot break through, the consequences will be disastrous."
Chairman Chiang's face suddenly became more and more gloomy. General Li's words hurt him deeply, because it was none other than Chairman Chiang himself who put the Xue Yue Corps into danger. If it had not been for Chairman Chiang's insistence on
, if you have to make a great success and launch a massive counterattack, why would the situation be like this? How could the Xue Yue Corps fall into such a dangerous and desperate situation?
Taking a deep breath of air-conditioning, Chairman Jiang tried his best to suppress the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "Which army is currently stationed in Ru County?"
General He said hurriedly: "It's Yu Chengwan's 57th Division."
"Division 57?" Chairman Chiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he said urgently, "Division Tiger Ben?"
Seeing General He nod, Chairman Chiang breathed a long sigh of relief and said thankfully: "With the Huben Division here, Ru County should not be lost, and the Xue Yue Corps should be fine as well."
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Qinghe County, Baoshan Tourism Headquarters.
Liu Yi took a picture of the map and said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade, after nine days and nine nights of fierce fighting, the Segawa Brigade has been greatly exhausted. It is no exaggeration to say that they are at the end of the war. At present, all the regiments of our brigade have been exhausted.
Entering the attack position, the artillery battalion has also established an artillery position, and the Segawa brigade is already doomed!"
Yue Weihan nodded and said solemnly: "Don't rush for a general attack now, let each regiment take turns to attack and train troops!"
"Understood." Liu Yi nodded happily. At this time, the Segawa Brigade was exhausted, but its strength still existed. It was the most suitable training target for the Baoshan Brigade regiments. The current time was also the best time for actual combat training. If
If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find such a suitable partner and opportunity in the future.
Major Liu Xin suddenly walked in and said: "Brigade, the commander's department is reporting an urgent war situation."
"Huh? Urgent war report?" Liu Yi's face changed slightly, and he immediately reached out and took the message.
After reading it in a hurry, Liu Yi's expression suddenly changed and he said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade, something big has happened. The situation on the battlefield in Henan has taken a turn for the worse. Xue Yue's regiment has gone deep alone and is in danger of being wiped out by the Japanese army!"
Yue Weihan's face suddenly darkened. The more he was afraid of something, the more he would get it!
The Xueyue Corps is the elite of the national army. Once the Xueyue Corps is wiped out, the national army on the Central Plains battlefield will definitely collapse in an instant. In this way, the defeat of the Wuhan battle will be inevitable! Once the Wuhan battle is lost, the national army on the Wuhan battlefield will
Once the main force is wiped out by the Japanese army, no matter how brilliantly the Baoshan Brigade fought on the battlefield in southern Hebei, it will be meaningless.
After all, a mere brigade of troops was not enough to change the entire situation of the war of resistance, nor was it enough to save the fate of a nation.
However, now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing much to think about. The only thing Yue Weihan can do now is to do his best and obey fate. He turned back to Liu Yi and said: "Chief of Staff, order all regiments to assemble urgently. The artillery battalion will send troops to the headquarters in half an hour."
The Segawa Brigade launched an artillery attack, and half an hour later, the final general attack was launched on the Segawa Brigade!"
"What?" Liu Yi suddenly changed his expression and said, "Brigade, are we going to attack tonight?"
"That's right, we will attack tonight." Yue Weihan sighed, with a rather regretful tone.
Liu Yi hesitated and said: "But now is not the best time for a general attack, right?"
"Of course I know this, but we have no time." Yue Weihan sighed, "The Xue Yue Corps is in danger, and the Central Plains battlefield is in danger. We must deal with the Segawa Brigade as soon as possible, and then go straight to Shijiazhuang and cut off the Ping-Han Railway as quickly as possible.
, Only in this way can it be possible to provide the main force of the national army in the Central Plains battlefield with as much support as possible."
"Understood." Liu Yi nodded and said solemnly, "I'll make arrangements for you now."