Seven hundred and fortieth chapters defeated like a mountain
Chapter 746: The army was defeated like a mountain (please subscribe!)
The peaceful Nationalist government
In the huge office of Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in the Presidential Palace in Chongqing, as soon as Chiang Kai-shek's angry words fell, the entire office immediately became quiet. Whether it was his staff or his close and beloved generals, at this moment, ten people
Several confidants lowered their heads and said nothing...
A pair of sharp eyes quickly scanned the dozen or so confidants in front of him. Chiang Kai-shek immediately set his sights on the people who had been following him for decades, fighting in both the north and south, in the National Government.
He Yingqin, who had great influence. Then, he asked by name.
"With respect, as the chief of staff of the Nationalist Government, you also bear unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of this battle. How about, in the face of such a crisis, do you have any good suggestions..."
"Chairman, I apologize to Beizi for being ignorant. Judging from the current situation, Beizi doesn't have any good suggestions. However, Beizi does not agree with Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion and voluntarily abandoned Yichang City. As for why, I believe that after abandoning Yichang City
Everyone knows the consequences of
The two divisions of the Kwantung Army should not have any big problems..." He Yingqin said.
As for He Yingqin's answer, anyone with a discerning eye is very clear. Commander He Yingqin in front of him hopes to use this Yichang defense battle to get rid of his old rival Chen Cheng in one fell swoop. However, in this critical situation that is related to the life and death of the National Government,
At this time, as the deputy chief of military staff of the Nationalist Government, Bai Chongxi, who had a long-term strategic vision, still vetoed very decisively.
"Chairman, I object to Commander-in-Chief He's suggestion. If implemented in this way, it will be tantamount to sending 500,000 elite *** in the Hubei region into the Kwantung Army's tiger's mouth..."
"Um, Jianzhi, if you have any good ideas, tell us and let's discuss it together?" Although Chiang Kai-shek has very complicated feelings for Bai Chongxi, his old rival who has been against him for decades. However, for
Chiang Kai-shek admired this old rival's military qualities and strategic vision very much. Just as Bai Chongxi finished speaking, Chiang Kai-shek looked at Bai Chongxi in front of him with a pair of expectant eyes, waiting for Bai Chongxi's answer.
"Yes, Commissioner, just as Commander He said just now, the current situation has reached a very bad situation. Although the two Kwantung Army divisions advancing lightly have given up almost all their heavy weapons. But don't forget, everyone
An important fact. The Kwantung Army troops of these two divisions will receive a steady stream of air support during the battle. A main division of our army stationed in Yichang City is no more than an egg in front of the 50,000 Kwantung Army troops.
If you hit a rock, you will lose more than you gain..."
Seeing Chiang Kai-shek in front of him nodding in agreement, Bai Chongxi changed the topic and continued to speak.
"Since the gains outweigh the losses, why can't we follow Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion and voluntarily abandon Yichang City, preserve the Hubei area, and the effective strength of our *** troops, waiting for another day to fight... More than 300,000 *** elites, we
I believe that as long as it is properly commanded, it will be enough to fight a major strategic decisive battle with the Kwantung Army in Hubei."
"Surrounded by enemies, even if we win this strategic decisive battle, it will be a tragic victory. By then, all the 300,000 troops trained so hard by the National Government will be consumed in this strategic decisive battle...
..So, I am opposed to Commander-in-Chief Chen’s suggestion..." As soon as Bai Chongxi finished speaking, He Yingqin asked dissatisfiedly.
"Then, I would like to ask Minister He. If we don't follow Commander Chen's suggestion and take the initiative to shrink the troops spread out over hundreds of kilometers of defense lines, what will happen to us?" In response to He Yingqin's rhetorical question, Bai Chongxi was unwilling to lag behind.
Continue to ask.
For a moment, Chief of Staff He Yingqin fell into deep thought while looking at the battle map in front of him.
Seeing He Yingqin in front of him, he was speechless because of his rhetorical question. Bai Chongxi pointed to the map in front of him and continued to speak.
"If our army does not take the initiative to shrink its defenses and gather 300,000 elite ***, then the Kwantung Army will inevitably concentrate its limited forces and implement various tactics to defeat our army in the encirclement. At that time,
, I won’t say what kind of fate awaits our army, everyone knows it..."
"However, if we can shrink our defenses in advance, then Commander-in-Chief Chen will have at least 300,000 elite *** in his hands. And the 250,000 Kwantung Army, in addition to the necessary remaining troops and surrounding troops, will be able to fight with us.
The total strength of our army for a decisive battle is only 150,000 at most... With 300,000 people against the 150,000 Kwantung Army, at least we still have a chance to win. Of course, if we lose, our *** troops will also
We can rely on the powerful mountains in the Hubei area to fight guerrillas with the Kwantung Army, and entrust the 250,000 elite Kwantung Army in the Hubei area... I won't explain all of this, but everyone knows it. Please make a decision...
"Bai Chongxi said affirmatively.
"Well... Jingzhi, your analysis is very reasonable. Let me think about it..." After saying that, Chiang Kai-shek in front of him looked at the map and fell into deep thought...
A few minutes later, under the expectant gaze of everyone, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes suddenly showed a hint of sharpness. Then, he decisively said: "I respect you, your suggestion is very good. Now I order you, within an hour
Within a few days, come up with a specific combat plan. In addition, immediately telegraph Chen Cheng that at the appropriate time, he can voluntarily abandon Yichang City. Then he will assemble the *** troops distributed along hundreds of kilometers of defense lines..."
"Yes, the appointment..." Bai Chongxi replied affirmatively.
In this way, the meeting related to the fate of 500,000 Communists was decided with Chiang Kai-shek's final order. At the same time, a series of telegrams were also quickly delivered to Yichang under the spread of radio waves.
Inside the city *** headquarters...
It must be said that the confidentiality measures of the Nationalist Government are very poor no matter what period of time. The commander-in-chief has just received an order to voluntarily withdraw from Yichang City and shrink the *** troops distributed along hundreds of kilometers.
At that time, the order regarding the impending retreat of the *** was passed to the front-line positions...
On a regiment-level *** position, as the Japanese offensive slowed down. After holding on for a day, the surviving soldiers finally relaxed their tense hearts.
Just as groups of soldiers were snuggled in the trenches to keep warm, a battalion commander with the rank of major on his shoulders came to the regimental commander quietly. Then, he whispered...
"Teacher, I just heard a piece of news, which must be very important to our more than a thousand brothers..."
"News... Now that the war has reached this point, what other good news is there... You kid, if you have something to say, say it quickly, if you have something to say, hurry up, and don't delay my rest. I don't know if I can still be here with my life.
How long can you hold on..." The regimental commander said angrily to the flattering major battalion commander in front of him.
"Battal Commander, this is definitely good news... It was a distant cousin of mine who works at the Army Group Headquarters. He spent a lot of effort to inform me. He said it would be good for our lives..." the battalion commander, Major, replied in a low voice.
road.
"General Headquarters of the Group Army... tell me what good news it is..." After hearing the words of the major battalion commander in front of him, the regimental commander's eyes immediately showed a hint of sharpness. He followed closely and asked.
"Commander, it's like this. The fellow who works at the Army Headquarters told me that the Army Headquarters started preparations for a retreat half an hour ago... In addition, through it, I learned that... our army's defense line was in a state of retreat a day ago.
, a breakthrough was opened by the Japanese army, and the Kwantung Army troops of about two divisions were advancing westward towards Yichang, where the headquarters is located. Think about it, if Yichang is occupied by the Japanese army, then we will retreat to the road to Sichuan and Chongqing.
We will be completely beaten. When the time comes, we will be surrounded by the Japanese army..." The major battalion commander faced the regiment commander in front of him and told him every bit of the news he had heard from the fellow villagers.
Speak out….
For a moment, the leader's mind immediately flashed back to the scene that happened on the Songhu battlefield a few years ago... He thought of the whole process of the Songhu rout, in which he had one battalion and hundreds of brothers. Because of the commander's early retreat,
and fled, the troops were leaderless. In the end, under the attack of Japanese aircraft and artillery, only less than one platoon of hundreds of brothers escaped safely from the Japanese net...
Thinking of this, big beads of sweat immediately appeared on the leader's forehead...
"Captain, commander, what's wrong with you..." Seeing the colonel commander who suddenly turned pale in front of him, the major battalion commander quickly reminded...
"fine…."
"Batalion Commander Wang, what you just said is true. Has the army headquarters really begun to make preparations for retreat? You know, this news is related to the names of our regiment, and the names of many good brothers in the past. A bad one.
, will send more than a thousand of our brothers into the tiger's mouth?" With the last glimmer of hope, the colonel leader continued to ask.
Because, at this moment, he was already the colonel commander in charge of more than a thousand people. If the Songhu defeat happened here again, he couldn't believe that these more than a thousand people were in the crazy pursuit of the elite Kwantung Army.
How many people will be left in the end?
"Regiment leader, this fellow of mine is a staff officer in charge of logistics at the army headquarters. The information he provided is absolutely without any mistakes. If nothing else, the division headquarters has now received the order to retreat. It's just that
I don’t know why we haven’t received this order yet…” the major battalion commander replied affirmatively.
"Then why, as the leader of the regiment, have I not received the news of the retreat? Do these stupid bureaucrats want the brothers to stay and block their guns..." the regiment leader said angrily.
"Commander, what are you talking about? Why are you blocking the gun..." the major battalion commander asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Battle Commander Wang, speaking of it, this is also the tragedy of our ***... I think of the Battle of Songhu that year, in order to allow his hundreds of thousands of elites to successfully withdraw from the battlefield and preserve them, the Chairman ordered
Hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous troops on the battlefield blocked the guns behind them...In the end, it led to the failure of the entire Songhu Battle, and nearly a million Japanese soldiers died on the battlefield..."
Seeing the major battalion commander in front of him, he nodded thoughtfully and continued to speak.
"Of course, these are all superficial phenomena. There is another important reason, and that is the bureaucrats in the army. At that time, in order to save their lives, many army commanders and division commanders abandoned their troops and retreated without authorization when facing the crazy attacking Japanese army.
This resulted in the complete paralysis of the military command system."
"Without the command of the commander, facing the Japanese attack, we had nearly a million troops in our hands, but there was no place to use them. In the end, the entire Songhu battlefield fell into a situation of fighting independently..."
"Our troops, fighting on their own, faced the attack of the Japanese army's superior strength and firepower. We knew without even thinking about it. There was only one result, that is, the entire army was destroyed and became the target of massacre by the little devils... And the Songhu University shocked China and foreign countries.
This is how the defeat was caused..." Speaking of the past, the leader's face immediately showed a look of pain.
"Captain, what you mean is that this time, we will face a new round of Songhu defeat..." The major battalion commander nodded thoughtfully. Then he asked rhetorically.
"Well, I'm worried... In the face of life and death, I don't know how many senior officers in our *** troops can withstand the test, stay and command the troops to retreat..." the regiment leader replied affirmatively.
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At this moment, the figure of the deputy captain appeared in the headquarters. Seeing the anxious look on his face, the captain asked.
"Old Li, what else could make me so panicked..."
"Regiment, something is not right. According to the report of the joint scouts, all commanders above the regiment level in the friendly positions followed orders and went to the group army headquarters for a meeting. However, we did not receive any news of going to the group army headquarters for a meeting.
.In addition, the news has spread throughout the entire unit that the superiors are preparing to withdraw from the position..." the deputy commander said with an anxious look.
As soon as the deputy captain finished speaking, the captain's brows immediately furrowed. He quickly walked to the huge combat map and spoke.
"Old Li, you see, the two wings of our regiment's position are all guarded by direct descendants of the Communist Party of China. Now the comrades from the group army headquarters are going to have a meeting. If nothing else, it must be about retreat. Now it seems that our superiors
, and they plan to keep us motley crew to block the guns..." the regiment leader replied.
Just as the regimental commander finished speaking, the voice of the division headquarters communications soldier reached everyone's ears.
"Report to Commander Zhang that the division headquarters has ordered that your department immediately deploy a battalion of troops to take over the blocking position of the 132nd Regiment on the left wing. Otherwise, military law will be engaged..."
"Damn it, I really guessed it right. The superiors are planning to let us motley crew stay as cannon fodder..." After hearing the order, the regiment leader looked angry and kind.
"Team leader, what should we do next..." the deputy leader asked with concern.
"What can we do? Now, we can only take one step at a time. Now I order, Battalion Commander Wang, that you immediately take your battalion to receive the position of the 132nd Regiment. In addition, be careful when accepting the position.
, if there is any situation, return it to me immediately. Order, the whole regiment enters combat status, distribute ammunition, and wait for orders from the regiment headquarters at any time..." the regiment leader gave a decisive order.
Because, relying on his knowledge of the Japanese army's year-round battles, during the entire defense change process, the elite Kwantung Army on the opposite side will definitely not do nothing...
"Yes, Tuanzu..."
A combat staff officer from the former enemy headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Wuhan hurriedly walked into General Mitsuichiro's office.
"Hai, report from the forward position. Half an hour ago, a large-scale defense change began at the Chinese *** position on the opposite side. All the combat troops on the front sent a request for battle with loyalty: requesting the troops to attack immediately, and the Chinese *** troops on the opposite side began to change defenses.
At the favorable opportunity, launch a powerful attack and occupy the enemy position on the opposite side in one fell swoop..." the combat staff reported.
"Yo Xi, this is indeed a very good opportunity. If the battle goes well, another Songhu rout will happen to our Kwantung Army. Following my orders, all divisions on the front line will look for fighter opportunities on their own.
, launch the most violent attack on the current Chinese Communist forces..." A sneer appeared on the corner of General Mitsujiro's mouth. Then, he ordered with a serious face.
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..." the combat staff quickly took the order and left.
The entire battle situation was as expected by the regiment leader. Faced with the sudden offensive of the Kwantung Army, the Japanese troops who were changing defenses were immediately caught off guard. Of course, the temporarily deployed defensive positions could not stop the Kwantung Army's fierce attack.
offensive…
In this way, in less than an hour, dozens of Japanese positions were broken through by the Kwantung Army's attack. The entire Japanese defense line was immediately plunged into turmoil...
Of course, the Kwantung Army's sudden offensive also caught the Kwantung Army's senior commanders off guard. Faced with the Kwantung Army's advance troops from a distance, and in the face of life and death, countless Kwantung Army officers voluntarily abandoned their troops and stood guard around them.
Under the escort, they fled the battlefield. In this way, the Songhu rout that had been separated for several years would happen again to the Japanese troops.
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