Chapter 805 The shock of the Central Military Commission
[Central] The Shock of the Central Military Commission Within the headquarters of the Huai'an East China Field Army, since the launch of the Cross-River Campaign, the entire headquarters has been enveloped in a tense atmosphere. This is because everyone is worried and anxious about the war on the front line.
It is very clear how difficult it is to launch a cross-river battle without any advantage in military strength. More importantly, it is better to succeed in the cross-river battle. If it fails, tens of thousands of East China soldiers gathered in the entire Taizhou area will
The field army Chai Rui... will accompany the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet and destroy the bottom of the river.
In the huge war room, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping and others were pacing back and forth in the huge war room. While waiting anxiously, a burst of rapid footsteps reached his ears. They were followed closely.
, Deputy Commander Wang Zhen appeared at the entrance of the command department with a slightly excited figure.
"Commander-in-Chief, Political Commissar, good news, good news... The Chief of Staff is on the front line and gave our East China Field Army a great victory. Our cross-river battle was successful, even though we did not have any advantage in military strength.
Under the circumstances, it was successful...¨" Wang Zhen said with excitement on his face.
"Quick, tell me the specific situation..." After hearing this shocking good news, political commissar Deng Xiaoping, who looked anxious, was the first to ask.
"The chief of staff has not reported the specific battle report yet. I only know a general situation..." Wang Zhen raised the telegram in his hand and said.
"According to the report of the Chief of Staff, during this cross-river battle, the two armies of the Ninth Corps of our East China Field Army, under the cover of the superior artillery fire of the artillery column, quickly broke through the Japanese river fortifications with lightning speed. Then, taking advantage of the victory,
Pursue, break through the Japanese Zhenjiang city defense fortifications again, and occupy the entire Zhenjiang city."
"Preliminary statistics show that our army suffered approximately 5,000 casualties during the entire cross-river battle. As for the Japanese army...a field division stationed in Zhenjiang City, including some local garrison troops, totaled 30,000 troops. In addition to
Under the command of the Japanese division commander, eight thousand people successfully broke through and fled towards Nanjing. The remaining troops were all wiped out by our army. In addition... during the battle, our army also captured 1,400 Japanese soldiers.
Many prisoners...¨"
"Okay, good fight... The chief of staff took action, and the effect was indeed different. Without having any advantage in military strength, not only did he successfully cross the Yangtze River, but more importantly, he also occupied the important town of Zhenjiang and wiped out more than 20,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop.
The troops fought really well. Political Commissar, I suggest... in the name of the East China Field Army Headquarters, to the Central Military Commission and our Chief of Staff to ask for credit..." Wang Zhen had just finished speaking, and his face was already full.
The excited commander-in-chief Liu Hua said.
"Commander-in-Chief...it is certain to take credit. After all, the success of the cross-river battle successfully opened the way for our army to go south and laid the foundation for our East China Field Army's future southward operations."
As he spoke, political commissar Deng Xiaoping's face was once again shrouded in a serious expression. Then he continued to speak.
"But...Commander-in-Chief. After this cross-river battle...the two armies of our Ninth Corps once again lost more than 5,000 people...the chief of staff has only a little more than 20,000 troops left at his disposal. Ours
The artillery columns are all stationed north of the Yangtze River. If they want to cross the river, they will definitely not be able to do so in a short time. And this means that in a short period of time, our artillery columns will not be able to provide full and effective artillery fire to the infantry.
Support...Although the battle to cross the river was successful, the key to the problem is whether we can hold on to the foothold we have worked so hard to gain on the south bank..."
Hearing the political commissar in front of him point out the current difficulties faced by our troops crossing the river, Liu Hua, who reacted from the excitement, nodded silently. After a brief reflection, he spoke resolutely.
"Political Commissar, your concerns are certain. As long as the Japanese commander is not a fool, he will definitely try his best to regain this support point from us and drive our crossing troops down the Yangtze River. So from now on, we
We must gather all our forces to support the Chief of Staff and defend Zhenjiang City, which is an important support point that determines whether our East China Field Army can successfully move south."
"Deputy Commander Wang, immediately send a telegram to the Sixth and Seventh Corps heading south. Order them to rush to Taizhou within two days at all costs and report to the Chief of Staff."
"The special operations division that has crossed the Yangtze River and all intelligence agencies and personnel north of the Yangtze River are ordered by telegram to fully cooperate with the chief of staff's actions from now on."
"Reply a telegram to the Chief of Staff. Reinforcements will arrive within two days. Chief of Staff, please be sure to hold on to Zhenjiang City for two days..."
"In the name of the East China Field Army, send the victory telegram from the Chief of Staff to the [Central] Central Military Commission, and ask the [Central] Central Military Commission to make the latest instructions based on the latest situation in East China and Central China...
The Central Military Commission of Taiyuan, along with the telegram of the East China Field Army's victory, Min Biao felt that a nationwide counterattack, and with the success of the cross-river battle, the upcoming [Chairman] without any hesitation, immediately summoned the people in Taiyuan City
All members of the Military Commission held an emergency meeting in response to the telegram from the East China Field Army.
"Comrades, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying has already told everyone the specific content. Now, everyone can speak freely. Do you have any new views on the avoidance of the telegram and the current situation in Central and East China?"
After Chief of Staff Ye Jianying reported the contents of the meeting, he sat at the chairperson's seat in the center of the conference room. After a quick glance at the thoughtful people in front of him, he spoke first.
"Chairman, Comrade Liu Hua did a good job with this move..." The commander-in-chief first gave a very positive answer to the current situation and the series of combat operations of the East China Field Army.
"You see, as long as Zhenjiang City can be firmly in our hands, our army will have the possibility to fight south. Therefore, I think Comrade Liu Hua's move... is very good. Because it provides our army with
Going south to fight has laid a very good foundation." The commander-in-chief said with a smile on his face.
"Look again, everyone. Since the Japanese army concentrated its elite troops and launched an attack on the Kuomintang army half a year ago, the Kuomintang army has slowly withdrawn from the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. The entire Anti-Japanese War armed forces in China have only been left by us.
The Eighth Route Army, East China Field Army, New Fourth Army and Northeast Field Army under the leadership of the party. However, due to various factors, with the defeat of the Kuomintang army, the entire anti-war situation in China became a stalemate between the enemy and our armies.
Confrontation situation.”
"Now, since the establishment of the East China Field Army, the entire East China Field Army, under the command of Comrade Liu Hua, has slowly broken this stalemate through continuous battles. As for this cross-river battle, this situation has been even more broken.
.Because, the entire battle across the Yangtze River successfully set a precedent for our army’s true counterattack.
"Commander-in-Chief, do you have any good suggestions... The [President] nodded thoughtfully, and then asked.
"I don't have any good suggestions. However, I believe that our Comrade Liu Hua must be brewing a big battle. And this battle, as long as nothing unexpected happens, will definitely be based on Zhenjiang City and the Japanese Central China Front Army.
, fight a big strategic decisive battle, and decide the ownership of the entire Central China region in one fell swoop..."...In response to the Chairman's rhetorical question, the Commander-in-Chief replied firmly.
"Chairman, I think the boss is right. The entire Anti-Japanese War has been going on for four or five years. After these four or five years of war consumption, the total strength of the Japanese invasion of China, both in terms of quantity and quality, has...
There has been a very huge weakening. Looking back at our army, whether it is in terms of troop strength, equipment, or even training levels, earth-shaking changes have also taken place."
"This is a recent statistics I asked the General Staff Headquarters to calculate based on the latest information from the Intelligence Department. One of the important comparisons is that in the entire [China] territory, except for air power and maritime power, we have slightly
Except for the shortcomings. In terms of army comparison, our army has far surpassed the Japanese army in China. Therefore, correspondingly, it is time for us to counterattack, so that the [Chinese] people can see the hope of victory in the Anti-Japanese War. "Always
Vice President Zhou, who was silent, spoke out his thoughts categorically.
Vice Chairman Zhou's words could be said to be like thunder, shocking everyone who came to attend the meeting. Even the Chairman sitting in the center was no exception.
After all, Vice Chairman Zhou's answer subverted everyone's inner thoughts to a certain extent. Because, in the impression of all the members of the Military Commission, the reason why the Japanese army was able to occupy most of the country in an extreme period of time was
.The two most important factors are, one is the eliteness of the soldiers, and the other, and the most important one, is the level of equipment.
In everyone's eyes, the Japanese army's equipment is higher than the equipment level of our own troops in every aspect. But now, Vice Chairman Zhou actually told everyone with great certainty that, in addition to the Air Force and Navy, our troops
The equipment level of the Japanese army has far exceeded that of Chai Rui's Japanese troops.
Just as Vice Chairman Zhou finished speaking, the Chairman, who was also shocked, was the first to ask.
"Enlai, everything you said is true. Are you sure those first-level intelligence reports are not false? "Yes, [Chairman]..."... Deputy [Chairman] Zhou replied firmly.
"This information has been confirmed by us over and over again. Just from the perspective of infantry, whether it is light weapons or heavy weapons, we have surpassed the Japanese field troops..."... "Okay... Zhen, I didn't expect it."
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