Jiang Jie, Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin sat together and discussed the war in Nanchang.
"Although the Ganjiang Bridge was blown up, the situation of our army and the Japanese army has not changed. Nanchang will be lost in a week at most. The only thing we can do now is how to defend other places in Jiangxi. After all, Jiangxi is mountainous. For
Our military's defense is still relatively advantageous." Bai Chongxi briefly analyzed it and changed the theme of today's meeting to post-war defense.
Jiang Jie shook his head and said, "Since the Battle of Wuhan and the Battle of Shanxi, there has been an international argument that the Japanese army has no power to attack again, and the people have no doubt about the final victory of the war. But now the capital of a province has been lost in less than ten days.
, it really hurts the morale of the military."
He Yingqin sighed, "We always thought that the Japanese army was only capable of that, and we still thought about starting a major counterattack next year. However, judging from the Battle of Nanchang, there is still a big gap between our army and the Japanese army, especially in technical arms. It is extremely obvious.
.In terms of tactics, it is also a bit rigid.”
Jiang Jie nodded and said, "But don't overestimate the enemy. The Japanese army is also a human being and has also suffered defeats. This time Okamura Neiji took me by surprise and used mechanized troops to attack our army. But Jiangxi is a mountainous area, and their logistics supplies must not be able to keep up."
This can be seen from the fact that their tank troops stayed in Fengxin for two days. So, what I mean is to take advantage of the Japanese army's unstable foothold, concentrate the main force, and fight back. Even if they cannot defeat Nanchang, they still have to defeat the Japanese army.
The gain outweighs the loss.”
Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin looked at each other and thought about it for a while. Bai Chongxi said, "If the commission must be like this, it is best to let the youth army go. Xue Yue's troops have just been defeated, and most of them don't have much fighting spirit. Let such troops
To counterattack will only increase casualties."
Youth Army? Jiang Jie squinted at Bai Chongxi. Of course he knew how many people were talking about him asking *** to form a youth army. A person who had never led an army or fought in a war had now become a party.
The princes, as well as an independent military system and much better equipment than most of the national army, all this makes people jealous. If the **** was not his eldest son, I am afraid that the Huangpu clique would also cause trouble.
Letting the young army go into battle is nothing more than to consume the enemy's strength and win the battle. If there is any failure, they can take the opportunity to attack and let the enemy surrender.
The right to send troops.
While Agent Jiang regretted that he had been too hasty in letting *** start leading the troops, he also felt that this was a good opportunity.
Agent Jiang finally nodded and shook his head and said, "The youth army is still too immature. It is not suitable for them to serve as the main force, but they can also go up and exercise. Well, let's give it a try first. If it doesn't work, then replace it with other troops that have been repaired."
This sentence turned the main attack of the Youth Army into delaying time so that the real main force could come up.
Bai Chongxi did not insist, but said, "The Japanese army concentrated its main force in Jiangxi, which weakened the strength in other areas. I think we can't just operate in Jiangxi. Hubei, Henan and other places must also cooperate in fighting, carry out raids and harassment, and attack hills exclusively."
Murura Neiji's 11th Army prevented him from increasing his troops in Jiangxi so that our counterattack could succeed."
Hearing Bai Chongxi's plan, He Yingqin and Agent Jiang both nodded in agreement. Agent Jiang asked, "Where do you think is more suitable?"
Bai Chongxi swiped at the map and said, "Here, the Dabie Mountains area of the fifth theater, can attack the Pinghan Line and threaten the Wuhan area, and can block the rear areas of Sichuan and Shaanxi when retreating. Although the unit system of the fifth theater is complex, the combat effectiveness is uneven.
, heavy weapons are also relatively lacking, but relying on the favorable terrain, we can do a good job in harassing the Japanese army. Moreover, Tang Enbo’s troops have also been transferred here, which can come in handy.”
The fifth war zone was the war zone led by Li Zongren. Although Jiang Jie was a little unimpressed with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi who had been helping each other, he had to admit Li Zongren's combat strength and nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled!"
Bai Chongxi continued, "If you want to counterattack, you must do it quickly. I think it is best to launch a counterattack within this week. In addition, the counterattack must also pay attention to strategy. The biggest weakness of the Japanese army now is that the attack is too fast and the logistics is unstable. I suggest
First, surprise troops were sent out to cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Nanchang and Jiujiang and prevent Japanese reinforcements. Then they attacked Nanchang."
Agent Jiang nodded and continued to discuss the details with Bai Chongxi.
——Jiangxi Ninth War Zone Provisional Headquarters
Xue Yue felt the coolness of the rainy day, but his heart felt like a furnace. He was so useless! The 200,000 troops in the Ninth War Zone were driven 200 miles like ducks. Recalling the satisfaction he felt during the great victory at Wanjialing last year, Xue Yue felt in his heart
The anger is even more difficult to describe.
"Commander, there's a call from Chongqing." A staff officer said to Xue Yue.
Xue Yue opened his eyes and said, sitting upright and said, "Bring it here."
Xue Yue looked at it for a while, nodded and said, "You know me, you know me, you know me!! Opportunity...opportunity!!"
Wu Yizhi next to him asked, "Commander, what did the commissioner say?"
Xue Yue gave him a telegram and said: "The committee said that this battle was defeated. The first defeat was due to complacency, the second defeat was due to intelligence errors, and the third defeat was due to lack of armament. Let us sum up the lessons and prepare for a counterattack. The youth army will hand over all
He gave us command, and also sent Shangguan Yunxiang from the third theater to support us. The commission asked us to take back Nanchang! And we will start a counterattack within five days."
Wu Yizhi shook his head and said, "This is too difficult. With hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, it will be difficult for us to rush through."
Xue Yue pointed to the sky and said, "So isn't God here to help us? It's raining heavily now. The Japs' logistics must not be able to come up, and the planes can't take off. They have been rushing for so long, and they probably don't have much luggage with them, but they are counterattacking."
It's a good time. And now Nanchang has not been completely lost, we do have a chance."
"Report...report" An officer covered in mud walked in supported by two guards.
"What's going on? Which army are you from?" Xue Yue asked nervously.
"My humble position belongs to the 79th Army. Nanchang was lost. My troops fought to the end and were outnumbered. General Wang Yujiu died for his country..." the officer said intermittently. In just a few words, you can hear the tragedy of this battle.
Xue Yue sighed, patted his shoulder, let him go down, and sat down again, hesitantly.
"Commander, what's wrong with you? Do you have other ideas about counterattack?" Wu Yizhi asked.
Xue Yue nodded and said, "If part of Nanchang is in our hands, our counterattack has a high chance of victory, but now it is all lost. The Japanese army still has the railway as its backing. Although the youth army is well trained, it has never been on the battlefield after all. We
Our army also has more recruits, so I’m a little worried that the gains will outweigh the losses.”
Wu Yizhi also agreed and said, "In that case, why doesn't the Commander telegraph our concerns to the Chairman?"
Xue Yue shook his head and said, "I can't explain it. I used to be a victorious general, so I can naturally have different opinions with the committee members, but now I am a lost dog. If I speak now, it will only become evidence of cowardice. That's all, let's fight. Let the young man
The army came to see me, who is their commander?"
"It's that boy Hu Lian. He is now the commander of the 201st Division. There is another division led by Ma Weilong. The two divisions have a total of 20,000 troops. I have seen it. They have all the guns and artillery. The commission is a big investment.
Ah." Wu Yizhi clicked his tongue, his words full of envy.
Xue Yue snorted, "Isn't this good? They have become capital in our hands. The old man sent the youth army just to tell us that we must win but not lose in this battle. If the youth army is defeated in the first battle, we may be guilty.
It's much bigger than losing Nanchang..."
--Ganzhou
Jiang Cheng saw that *** was fine, and he made up his mind. In the underground fortifications in Ganzhou, he and *** were waiting for the battle report while chatting. Strange people and strange things happened all over the world. Where did Jiang Cheng come from?
In the future, there were all kinds of messy things in his mind, and the two of them had a great time chatting.
"Sir, the commissioner has ordered our youth army to go north. Hu Lian and Ma Weilong have already led their troops to hand over to Xue Yue. The commissioner seems to be preparing for a counterattack." Wang Sheng walked in and said with a smile.
******'s eyes lit up when he heard this, "Oh? The committee members want to counterattack? This is really great, Gu Quan, did you hear that? We are going to counterattack."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Jianfeng, this is just preparation for war, not victory, and I am not optimistic about this war."
****** quickly asked, "Why? Is it because our youth army is not strong enough in combat?"
Jiang Cheng patted *** on the shoulder and said, "The combat effectiveness is absolutely sufficient, but our youth army only has 30,000, and the Japanese army has 100,000. Even if there are losses along the way, there are still 70,000 to 80,000.
We are one to one, so there is still a vacancy of 40,000, and the other troops have just been defeated. You also know that in the Wuhan battle, our National Army has already lost half of its blood, and most of them are soldiers who have just been unable to train.
How can recruits recover so quickly after two or three months, so I'm not optimistic about it."
****** couldn't help but feel that there was some truth to it, and shook his head and said, "The committee member, Xue Yue and others must also know. Since they dare to fight, there must be a reason. Let's not make blind guesses."
Jiang Cheng nodded cheerfully and went through it perfunctorily.
Suddenly, *** asked, "Brother Gu Quan, why do you think the Yan'an side can keep fighting and winning against the Japanese army? Aren't they also new recruits? We have been training for at least two or three months. According to me
As far as I know, most of them are farmers who have just put down their hoes."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "You have also been in the Soviet Union for so long. Don't you know the secrets of the Red Party? In fact, except for our Youth Army and a few troops in the National Army, the people in other troops are all confused.
, and don’t know what to do. With such a soldier, do you believe he can win?”
**** thought in a low voice and said, "We must find the secret and a powerful method. If the Red Party can do it, our White Party can also do it."
Jiang Cheng looked at ****** and stopped talking.
The heavy rain slowly stopped, accompanied by the rain were young soldiers whose uniforms had been dyed black by the soil. These young soldiers, under the command of officers at all levels, quietly climbed over the mountains and ridges towards the back of the Japanese army.
In front of the Japanese army, the four armies of Xue Yue and Shangguan Yunxiang were making final preparations.
At this time, among the four armies under Xue Yue, there was a Pre-Fifth Division composed entirely of Jiangxi locals. In order to make the counterattack smoother, Xue Yue asked this division to detach a regiment and secretly go to Nanchang and other places to lurk.
They put on various clothes, hid rifles and grenades in rice bags, wood, and even coffins. Taking advantage of the chaos before the war started, they infiltrated an entire regiment of soldiers under the protection of local people along the way.
They arrived in Nanchang. None of the common people along the way went to inform the Japanese. They all looked at their own soldiers and secretly encouraged them.
Everything was ready, and seeing the rain stop completely, Xue Yue nodded and said, "Let's get started!"
The four armies were divided into three groups. Except for the 19th Group Army, which was in reserve, the other three groups launched attacks on Nanchang from three directions.
But what Xue Yue didn't expect was that the National Army that had just launched the attack immediately hit a wall. It turned out that unlike other troops, Okamura Neji had suffered heavy losses at the hands of Xue Yue, so he was different from other troops who did not pay attention to defense.
The Eleventh Army attaches great importance to the construction of defensive fortifications. Although it was still raining due to the short time, it still insisted on building defensive positions. Although they were all simple field positions, they were enough to withstand even 100 mm or more artillery.
There is no Nationalist Army left.
The battle has just begun and has entered a fierce stage. Each position has been repeatedly robbed, and there are countless things like three losses and three gains. Most of the National Army are new recruits. Many of them are only passionate and do not know how to protect themselves.
, killing the enemy and causing heavy casualties, but the senior officers knew that the Youth Army was sneaking up on the Japanese army's back, so they all gritted their teeth and persisted, waiting for the Japanese army to lose its footing.
"What is Xue Yue thinking? Does he think he can defeat us by attacking like this?" Okamura Neji thought incomprehensively.
"Report, Yongxiu has found traces of the National Army." A Japanese soldier came in and saluted and reported.
"Huh? How many people are there and who leads them? What are their weapons and equipment?" Okamura Neji immediately asked.
"The number is unknown, but there are at least 20,000 people. They are well-equipped. The National Army general at the head is Hu Lian." The communications soldier said immediately.
"Twenty thousand?" Okamura Neiji hurriedly bent down to look, and said with a swipe of his finger, "This is to cut off our retreat. Xue Yue originally had such an intention." Okamura Neiji smiled slightly, he did not believe it.
Which unit can hold its position under his attack?
"Report, urgent military situation." Another signal soldier came in and said, "There is an urgent call from Zaoyang. Suddenly a large number of troops want to attack Zaoyang. It is expected that the opponent will be a group army."
Another person came in and said, "A call came from Xiangyang and found that the main force of the National Army, about 30,000 people, was launching a tentative attack on Xiangyang."
"A call came from Yicheng. The National Army in Dahong Mountain suddenly came down the mountain to attack our army stationed at the foot of the mountain. They are currently fighting."
"A call came from Huainan, and the New Fourth Army suddenly launched an attack and killed a large number of grassroots officials of our army."
Telegrams came one after another. Okamura Neiji seemed to see a man arranging the battle situation with a smile. Looking at himself, he waved his hand and said, "Order troops from all over the place to defend on the spot and not to leave the city. These are all feints. They are for
To attract our attention, the real purpose of the enemy is Nanchang. After the Battle of Nanchang, these troops will automatically disperse."
