An hour later, at the frontline headquarters of the Fifth Army.
"Okay, Chen Zhenxin, I want to personally ask for credit from the army." Chief of Staff Zhu Shaozhou slammed the table and shouted into the phone with a beaming face.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Shaozhou looked at Zhang Zhizhong, who had a puzzled expression on his face, and laughed and said: "The military seat, I found it, I found it."
"You mean? We found the troops that attacked the Japanese headquarters?" Zhang Zhizhong was overjoyed.
"Yes, the Chen Zhenxin Battalion under Qian Lunti of the 264th Brigade risked his life and found the unit 2 kilometers away from the front line of our army. After on-site verification and the dictation of the only surviving soldier of the unit, it was determined that it was them. With the captured
The Type 41 infantry gun destroyed the Japanese headquarters." Zhu Shaozhou replied.
"By the way, according to Chen Zhenxin's oral report, a Japanese prisoner was also captured during the pursuit. According to the account of First Class Akiyama Suwon of the squadron directly under the 7th Regiment Wing Headquarters, when they encountered an artillery attack, their commander Lin Da
The Eighth Colonel and Major General Jiro Sakata, Chief of Staff of the Fifth Division, are both at the wing headquarters, but this needs further verification." Zhu Shaozhou added.
"Haha, with a colonel and a major general, this army has done a great service for me. No, damn it, this is definitely the first of all." Zhang Zhizhong clapped his hands and laughed.
As a direct line general of the National Army who was born in Huangpu III, Zhang Zhizhong, who has won the trust of President Chiang Kai-shek, is a well-known Confucian general. Even when the Japanese army retreated steadily, the Confucian general who remained calm and frowned was actually here.
Shi Da cursed and you can imagine his inner excitement at this time.
No wonder Zhang Zhizhong was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Since the Sino-Japanese War, China has never killed a Japanese general above the rank of colonel, but now, all this will become history. No, to be precise, history was created. Not only did there be a colonel, but also a major general along with him.
This will definitely add a significant mark to Zhang Zhizhong’s resume, and even to the history of China’s fight against foreign enemies.
More importantly, the sudden loss of contact with the Japanese military command headquarters caused serious consequences for the Japanese army, which was left without a command. This time, he will use his victory to tell the world that the Japanese army is not invincible.
Not one of the 5,000 Japanese troops in the encirclement could escape.
"No, what does it mean to be the only survivor?" Zhang Zhizhong, who was in excitement, suddenly came back to his senses. The excitement on his face faded and was replaced by a solemn look.
"According to Chen Zhenxin's report on the phone just now, the only person who can still talk to him at the scene is Ji Yanxue, a second lieutenant of the female communications platoon of the 61st Division of the 19th Route Army. Apart from a few seriously injured people who are still being rescued, the rest
Wait, everyone will die in battle." The joy on Zhu Shaozhou's face faded away, and he looked solemn.
"Everyone will die in battle..." Zhang Zhizhong repeated slowly and slowly took off his military cap.
The entire headquarters was in silence.
"They are troops from that division."
"Second Lieutenant Ji Yanxue said that they belonged to the 1st Company of the 3rd Regiment of the 61st Division of the 19th Route Army. The highest officer leading the team was Major Liu Lang, the communications officer of the 61st Division Headquarters. It was the 3rd Regiment of the 61st Division that was completely annihilated after being cut off by Mao Weishou.
Regiment Headquarters."
After a moment of silence, looking through the observation hole at the red sky in the distance, Zhang Zhizhong said slowly: "Order, wait for the results of the battle to be verified, and immediately telegraph to the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Presidential Palace. The three regiments of the 61st Division of the 19th Route Army risked their lives in succession.
Resisting the enemy, at 12 o'clock on the night of the 21st, a suicide squad was sent to sneak attack the enemy's regiment headquarters. They achieved full success and killed the enemy's Fifth Division Major General Chief of Staff Jiro Sakata and the subordinate Colonel Lin Dahachi, the captain of the seventh regiment. Please ask the Military and Political Department
Give it a commendation."
As soon as this order came out, the headquarters became even more silent.
Not only Chief of Staff Zhu Shaozhou was stunned, but the rest of the combat staff who stood solemnly opened their mouths.
"What? Is there a problem?" Zhang Zhizhong suddenly turned around and asked in a rare and stern tone.
"Military seat, they, they are from the 19th Route Army!" A colonel and staff officer boldly explained under Zhu Shaozhou's look.
"Bastard." Zhang Zhizhong was furious.
He slapped the table next to him, causing dust to spread on the map-covered tabletop.
For a long time, looking at the silent generals, Zhang Zhizhong, who was furious, sighed. As the top general of the Fifth Army of the Central Army, the President's closest ally, how could he not understand the thoughts of his subordinates?
It wasn't that they were jealous of the achievements of the soldiers of the 19th Route Army. If that were the case, he wouldn't have that much of a headache.
But the aspects involved are too taboo. There are many factions within the Kuomintang and constant disputes. The second is that although the 19th Route Army Cai Tingkai is nominally under the control of the central government, due to its predecessor, the 10th Kuomintang
The acting commander of the First Army was Ye Ting, a red element, so he was always feared by the old man.
Take the Songhu Anti-Japanese War as an example. The 19th Route Army fought alone for half a month. Not only did they not wait for reinforcements, but even the military supplies they needed were purchased by the people of Shanghai with funds raised. It would be a shame for the military. If it weren't for the voice of the domestic Anti-Japanese War,
The more intense the situation, Zhang Zhizhong believed that no matter how he, Yu Jishi and others asked for help, the old man would never let one soldier of the Fifth Army enter the Eastern Capital, which was hundreds of miles away.
At this time, asking for credit for the Nineteenth Route Army was really a taboo.
However, everyone died in the battle! The determination in Zhang Zhizhong's eyes became stronger, he punched the table and shouted an order: "Order, order the Mao Weishou Department of the 61st Division of the National Army on both wings, the headquarters of the 87th Division of the National Army, and the entire army
Attack, abandon the fleeing enemy, and surround me in the middle. I will use the heads of 5,000 Japanese soldiers as sacrifices to the officers and soldiers who died for the country."
"Yes." When everyone heard Zhang Zhizhong's murderous order, they all stood at attention and accepted the order.
But he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It didn't matter how many little devils he killed. What was important was that the army commander finally no longer insisted on touching the old man's heart.
The 19th Route Army, which has a history of defecting to the Communist Party, is really a big trouble.
Unexpectedly, the senior officers of the Fifth Army still did not understand their highest commander well enough. Zhang Zhizhong did not stop after issuing a murderous order, and continued to give orders loudly: "I order Chen Zhenxin's command to abandon the enemy.
, the whole battalion officers and soldiers searched the battlefield, and brought back all the members of the 3rd Regiment of the 61st Division who raided the enemy headquarters. They wanted to see people alive, and they wanted to see corpses dead. Even if it was just a finger, they had to be brought back to me, Young Master.
One, I want Chen Zhenxin’s head.”
However, the order has not stopped yet.
"Order, when the results of the battle are determined tomorrow, send a clear message to the whole country. Our 51st Army and 50,000 soldiers of the 19th Route Army will fight bloody battles to annihilate the enemy's 5,000 people under Colonel Lin Daba of the 7th Regiment of the 5th Division. The National Army
28 men from the 1st Company of the 3rd Regiment of the 61st Division successfully raided the enemy's 7th Regiment Headquarters. They made the first contribution and were rewarded by the order, Zhang Zhizhong." Zhang Zhizhong's voice was deafening amid the rumbling gunfire.