Chapter 109 There is work to do (seeking a monthly ticket)
On February 15, the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938 AD), Su Rui's 300 Independent Brigade completed its preliminary reorganization in Xuzhou.
So far, Su Rui has two infantry regiments, 398 and 399, with more than 2,000 soldiers in each regiment, and a supplementary regiment of more than 1,000 people. Among them, there is a student battalion, and the soldiers in it are all composed of students.
.In addition, an air defense battalion, an artillery battalion, a guard battalion, a communications company, a supply battalion, and a field hospital with more than 30 doctors and more than 70 nurses were set up. The entire brigade has a total of nearly 7,600 officers and soldiers.
More than a hundred people.
This strength is no worse than a small division-level force, and it is worth mentioning that during this period, Su Rui's independent 300 brigade was not able to survive in Xu Shou. Su Rui ordered the new logistics minister, Major Smith, to
The black market in Xuzhou took the opportunity to sell drugs on a large scale, but made a huge fortune.
It stands to reason that taking advantage of the war to steal and sell drugs should be stopped or suppressed by the headquarters of the fifth theater. But what is strange is that the senior leaders of the theater headquarters have adopted a tacit attitude towards this.
Neither support nor oppose.
The reason is very simple, because the medicines sold by the 300 Brigade are not only of high quality, but also the price is much lower than the medicines on the market. Such high-quality medicines are naturally popular among various troops and the general public, and they were once sold on the market.
The other pharmacies I went to were so crowded that I almost couldn’t survive.
Although the people on the black market hated the Three Hundred Brigade, they were helpless when faced with Suri holding a gun handle. They couldn't force others to raise prices. They could only secretly hope for the commander of the theater in their hearts.
The department chiefs should send this unit that has robbed their business to the front line as soon as possible, and it is best not to come back again.
Perhaps their sincerity moved God. Su Rui, who was conducting a map operation deduction with Chief of Staff Liang Zhi, soon received a call from the theater headquarters.
"What, you want me to report to the theater headquarters immediately?"
Suri put down the phone and quickly grabbed the hat on the table and strode towards the door...
Soon, Su Rui arrived at the Fifth Theater Command near the Xuzhou Hotel. He came to Li Zongren's conference room and saw Chief Li, Xu Zuyi and a lieutenant general in his forties standing in front of a 100,000-square-meter meeting.
One person was discussing something in a low voice in front of the military map.
Su Rui quickly stood at the door and shouted: "Report, Su Rui, commander of the 300 Independent Brigade, is here to report."
The three of them turned around and saw Su Rui's arrival. A smile appeared on Chief Li's face. He waved to Su Rui and said, "Haha, it turns out that Zhongxin is here. You are very fast."
Su Rui saluted the three of them, and then replied: "For soldiers, time is life. Since the commander has given an order, how can the department dare to neglect it?"
After listening to Su Rui's words, Chief Li had a look of surprise in his eyes. After a while, he smiled and said: "Haha, it's good to say that time is life. This sentence really expresses the true meaning of war. Since you have
Understood, then I will stop talking nonsense and let Lieutenant General Wang Hongshao, deputy chief of staff of the theater, give you the task below."
Suri thought again about this lieutenant general in his forties, who always had a smile on his face and was slightly fat, and saluted.
"Hello, Sir Wang!"
After Wang Hongshao smiled and returned the salute, he also used his casual eyes to secretly look at this rare colonel and brigade commander in the national army who was heard to be highly valued by Chief Li. It stands to reason that at this time, a brigade commander in the national army could become a brigade commander.
Usually he is a major general, but this brigade commander only holds the rank of colonel, which has to be thought-provoking.
However, these thoughts were just running in his mind, and he said randomly: "Okay, the military situation is urgent, I will introduce the current situation to Brigadier Su."
After finishing speaking, Lieutenant General Wang Hongshao introduced it eloquently. Since February, the Japanese army has successively captured Bengbu, Dingyuan, Huaiyuan, Linhuaiguan, Fengyang, and began to forcibly cross the Huaihe River.
On the evening of February 8, more than 500 Japanese troops in Bengbu crossed the river in rubber boats, canvas boats, and rafts under the cover of aircraft and artillery, and were completely wiped out by Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army.
On the 9th, more than 600 Japanese troops tried to cross again, but the Chinese defenders could not stop them and retreated to their positions north of Xiaobengbu. After fighting for several days, Yu Xuezhong's troops retreated.
On the 13th, Zhang Zizhong led the 59th Army to take over the battle from the 51st Army.
Previously, Zhang Zizhong was idle in the first theater, so he concentrated on training the troops. When he received the order that he would be transferred to Li Zongren's fifth theater, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. At first, he was holding back his energy to fight the Japanese in a bloody battle to clear up his shame;
Secondly, it was time to defect to Commander Li and repay the kindness of his encounter. Before leaving the station, he called Xuzhou to report to Li Zongren and expressed his willingness to go and never retreat. The arrival of the 59th Army was undoubtedly to stop the Japanese army.
An important force heading north. Li Zongren and Zhang Zizhong were both happy.
At this time, three infantry regiments of the Fifth Division's Banmoto Brigade, an artillery regiment, a cavalry brigade, baggage, engineering troops and Liu Guitang's puppet troops, totaling about 20,000 people, rushed towards Linyi. Along the way, they were attacked by Pang Bingxun.
The 3rd Army Corps, Shen Honglie's Marine Corps and the security team continued to resist. The Japanese army captured Zhucheng, Zhe County, and Yishui. On March 5, they arrived at the Tangtou Baita and Youjiazhuang areas in the north of Linyi, only more than ten years away from the city.
On the 10th, the Japanese army of about eight to nine thousand men, with the cover of more than 20 tanks, more than 30 artillery pieces, and more than 10 aircraft, launched a fierce attack on Linyi.
Facing the strong attack of the Fifth Division, the commander of the Third Army, Pang Bingxun, suffered heavy casualties and sent three consecutive telegrams reporting the emergency and asking for help from the headquarters.
At this time, the staff of the theater headquarters first thought of the Independent 300 Brigade, which had been stationed in Xuzhou for more than half a month and had nothing to do all day long.
At this time, Su Rui, who had already been dumbfounded, couldn't help blurting out: "Sir, shouldn't this matter be done by Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army?"
"Um……"
As soon as Su Rui said this, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet. Chief Li frowned and said, "Who told you that the 59th Army came for reinforcements?"
And Su Rui knew that he was a bad loser as soon as he said his words. The trajectory of this time and space has changed a little because of his arrival. Is this a magical reason? Shouldn't reinforcements to Linyi be sent to talented people like Zhang Zizhong? How to take turns?
Have you gone to your own 300 brigade?
When Chief Li heard Su Rui talking like this, he thought that he was not willing to reinforce Linyi, so he fell silent for a while, and the atmosphere in the conference room gradually began to turn cold.
Seeing that something was wrong, Su Rui quickly said: "Sir, I misunderstood. What I meant was that the Japanese army attacking Linyi was the Japanese Fifth Division, known as the Steel Army, with nearly 20,000 people. If the headquarters wants to reinforce Linyi, it is most likely
It was Zhang Zizhong who sent the 59th Army stationed in Teng County. I didn’t expect that you would think of sending our 300 brigade."
After listening to Su Rui's words, Commander Li's expression softened. He nodded and said, "Yes, I originally planned to send the 59th Army to reinforce Linyi, but thinking that your 300 Brigade has been resting for more than half a month, I always
It’s not good to have nothing to do, so I suddenly thought of sending you.”
"Huh... I finally got over it."
Su Rui secretly wiped his cold sweat. The words he just said almost revealed the "secret". Fortunately, the remedy was timely.
Seeing that Chief Li finally did not become suspicious again, Su Rui continued: "It's fortunate that the Chief's Department did not mobilize the 59th Army to go to Linyi, otherwise I might have fallen into the Japanese army's trick."
As soon as Su Rui's words came out, all the eyes of Chief Li and the other three people were focused on his face. Xu Zuyi was the first to ask: "Oh... fell into the trap? What happened? Please tell us."
Su Rui walked to the map, pointed to a place and said: "Sirs, please look, this is Teng County, which is more than 100 kilometers south of Xuzhou, guarding the throat of the Tianjin-Shanghai Railway. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and now it is even more important.
It became a strategic point for both sides to compete. The 59th Army and the 41st Army guarding Teng County had a combined strength of 50,000 to 60,000 people, which was a tough nut to crack for the Japanese army.
Therefore, the Ministry of Staff believed that the Japanese army rushed to attack Linyi firstly to open up the road to Xuzhou, and secondly to mobilize Commander Zhang's 59th Army to Linyi for rescue. If this is true, the defenders of Teng County will inevitably be weakened.
Most of the time, the Japanese 10th Division can take the opportunity to capture Teng County. The Japanese's scheme is not evil!"
There was silence in the conference room, and no one made a sound. Li Zongren, Xu Zuyi, and Wang Hongshao looked at Su Rui with surprise in their eyes. Su Rui's remarks seemed to them to be well-founded, well-organized, and strategic.
This is not what a small colonel can say. Even many lieutenant generals and generals in the Military and Political Department were not alert to him.
Seeing that the three of them were still not born, Su Rui quickly said: "Of course, this is just a personal guess from the staff department. I hope the commander can give me some guidance."
But even so, Suri knew that what he said was definitely correct, because these remarks were confirmed by the authoritative data on Japanese war history research in later generations.
After a long time, Chief Li came over and patted Su Rui on the shoulder, laughing loudly and said: "You are to be feared by the young, and you are worthy of the young!"
Then Chief Li said to Xu Zuyi and Wang Hongshao with emotion: "Zhongxin's words just woke me up. It seems that Teng County is the focus of their attack. These days, we have been deceived by the illusion of their attack on Linyi."
Xu Zuyicai said in admiration: "Yes, Zhongxin's strategic vision is sharper than that of us old guys. Degong, you, a little fellow, are really amazing!"
Su Rui was filled with pain in her heart, "Khan... please don't praise me like this. If you continue to praise me like this, I will really be proud. If you show your true ability, even ten of me tied up will not be the opponent of Chief Li!"
Su Rui, who felt a little ashamed, quickly changed the subject, "Sir, do we still need to reinforce Linyi?"
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