As Liu Lang and the independent regiment arrived in eastern Shanxi, the war situation in Hebei continued to deteriorate, and the battle in Shanxi was inevitable.
On September 20, Huang Shaohong, the special envoy of the bald man, flew to Taiyuan, Shanxi, and met with many generals of the Eighth Route Army at the Shanxi Grand Hotel. On the 22nd, accompanied by General Peng, deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, he flew to Yanmen Pass to meet with the old man from Shanxi. After three-party negotiations,
The Shanxi old man and Huang Shaohong agreed that the Eighth Route Army would carry out guerrilla warfare in Shanxi. In terms of the use of troops, Yan and Huang would not interfere. As for the guerrilla areas, they had to discuss with the Shanxi old man in Shanxi, but they could make their own decisions in enemy-occupied areas.
The Eighth Route Army also agreed to cooperate with friendly forces in mobile warfare under favorable conditions.
As a result, the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army headed to eastern Shanxi to support the upcoming Battle of Niangziguan.
On September 24, Zhao Shoushan's 17th Division of the Northwest Army was defeated in Baoding and retreated to eastern Shanxi, the junction of Hebei and Shanxi.
On October 1, Huang Shaohong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater Command who was personally appointed by the bald man, flew to Taiyuan, Shanxi to help the old man in Shanxi command the operations in the Niangziguan area.
At this point, all the armies in the Niangziguan area, except for the main force of the Sichuan Army's 22nd Group Army, are still on their way to the battlefield. The main force of Sun Lianzhong's 26th Route Army has not yet arrived, and the commander has already taken office. The remaining units participating in the war are basically ready to attack before the Japanese invaders.
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Liu Lang also waited for the allies he needed most.
At the same time, bad news has also come. To Liu Lang's expectation, the battle between Zhengding and Shijiazhuang, which was supposed to be launched 10 days later by the Japanese army, actually started 8 days ahead of schedule. On October 2, the Japanese army's 20th
The division led the main force to storm Shijiazhuang, an important town in Hebei Province.
The Battle of Xinkou in northern Shanxi also officially kicked off.
Compared with the previous time and space, the time has advanced by a full week. The reason for this is unknown to Liu Lang now. By the time he knew the reason, the Battle of Niangziguan was already over and he had moved to another battlefield.
After all, it was because of this little butterfly that traveled through time and space that the National Air Force, which was fighting the Japanese army in Songhu, had an additional "aviation volunteer army" equipped with the latest aircraft developed by American cowboys and gentlemen of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
, although they are still at a disadvantage in terms of the number of aircraft, the volunteers, who have been specially trained by American ace pilots and have gradually become proficient in air combat, have moved to Daxianchang Airport, the second largest airport after Miqiao Airport in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in early September.
The Chinese Air Force severely attacked the arrogant Japanese Air Force several times, making the sky above Songhu in this time and space much stronger than the previous time and space where Chinese aircraft had not been seen since October.
The threat from the air was much smaller. Although the huge threat from naval guns was still there, the losses of the national troops on the ground were naturally much smaller. The Japanese invaders increased their troops from Songhukou and made wild claims that China would be destroyed within three months. In September
It had already been severely slapped in the face. At this time, let alone March, the Japanese military headquarters even pessimistically believed that it would be good to finish the Battle of Songhu within March.
The fact is, even without these 150 advanced aircraft and these 200 skilled volunteer pilots, in the past time and space, the Battle of Songhu lasted for three full months before the Chinese army began to retreat. That was the Chinese army using 300,000 casualties.
The results obtained. 750,000 people participated in the war, with more than 300,000 casualties. The casualty rate was as high as 40%, but they did not collapse. They were defeated under the wrong orders of the headquarters. This is extremely rare in the history of wars in various countries around the world.
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The Chinese soldiers have proved their determination to protect their homeland and country with a defeat. They have fought and lost many times, and they have never given up.
Not to mention just three months, the Japanese high command never imagined that the quagmire-like battlefield in China would mired their 2 million elite army in the mud for eight years.
A China that chooses nationwide resistance, even without the two big fat bombs of American cowboys, may not end the war within eight years, but it will also usher in the opportunity for a full-scale counterattack in ten or even twelve years or more.
In the later period, Japan had exhausted its financial resources and resources. Even the bronze statue of "Hachiko" they had erected was dismantled and thrown into the furnace to make bullets and put them into the Chinese battlefield.
The Japanese high command, which suffered a major setback on the Songhu battlefield, is getting colder and colder. They have invested nearly 200,000 troops, but Chinese troops are still pouring in endlessly from all over China. Therefore, in order to allow China to divide its troops, the high command
In the northern battlefield, the North China invading army was ordered to quickly start the battle of Shanxi, which had been prepared for many days.
One way, nearly 100,000 people from the First Army, with the 5th Division led by Itagaki Seishiro as the backbone, attacked Xinkou, an important place in northern Shanxi, while the other way, with nearly 30,000 people from Kawagishi Bunzaburo's 20th Division as the main force, captured
Shijiazhuang attacked Niangziguan in eastern Shanxi, and attacked Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, from two sides, forcing the old man in Shanxi to surrender and forcing the Chinese high command to mobilize troops to northern China to relieve the pressure on the southeastern battlefield.
Of course, Liu Lang found out this later. In early October, he finally met Major General Chen, the current first frontline commander of the Eighth Route Army, and the future General Chen of the Republic, who had arrived in the Niangziguan area.
Liu Lang knew that if Lieutenant General Liu of the 129th Division was known as the "God of War" in later generations, then this man would be the first general under the God of War. As a first-term trainee of the Huangpu Military Academy who was born as a general, the future of the Republic
General Chen's life can be described as extremely gorgeous.
Perhaps in terms of military exploits, General Chen is not as good as the most decorated general Su, but in terms of his versatility and his conduct as a person, among the generals of the entire Republic, no one can surpass him. Just thinking about it.
If you think about the fact that he is extremely appreciated by the top leaders of both parties, you can get a glimpse of it.
Since the bald man launched the counter-revolutionary white terror, his hands have been stained with the blood of revolutionary martyrs. Due to the betrayal of a senior executive named Gu, General Chen, who was responsible for the underground work of the Red Party, also fell into his hands. For this man whom he loved most and had saved
His life-long student, the ruthless bald man hesitated for the first time, which led to the general's miraculous escape. Otherwise, the Republic would have lost such a talented general.
It would not be surprising if he was just spared by the teacher and principal who saved his life. After all, the bald principal was unwilling to bear the reputation of ungratefulness. But this person was active in the white area because he had been the person in charge of underground work of the Red Party for a long time, so it was inevitable
He would be met by a senior general of the national army, and he was famous enough as one of the Three Heroes of Huangpu. There were not many people who didn't know him. But miraculously, not many people wanted to use his head to claim credit from the bald man.
After failing to win over, they often turn a blind eye.
On the Red Party side, this man is even more powerful. From the beginning of his joining the revolution, he was relied upon by Duke Zhou as one of the leaders of the Red Special Section. He was caught by the bald principal and then escaped and successfully went to the Soviet area to participate in the great strategic shift of thousands of miles.
As the leader of the cadre regiment, the ten red instructors under Liu Lang can be said to be his students. Until he was appointed as the commander of the first main brigade under the "God of War", he can also be firmly ranked in the entire sequence of red generals.
Top 15. In fact, he was ranked fourth in the ranking of future generals of the Republic. Later, he personally planned to build the Red Army Engineering University.
This kind of resume has already made anyone feel that he is amazingly talented and absolutely idol-like. But in Liu Lang's view, most people in the world have seen his strengths in underground work and his ability to be a principal and educate.
It ignores his most outstanding military talent, and even thinks that his reputation is far greater than his military achievements.
Liu Lang knew, however, that this man's military talents were among the best among today's national and red parties. For example, in the Battle of Niangziguan, the 129th Division was not as capable as the 115th Division in annihilating thousands of Japanese troops in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
Although he is famous both at home and abroad, his tactics in the two battles at Qigen Village, where he deceived the little devils and annihilated nearly 400 Japanese invaders, left people in awe.
Those responsible for the command were Liu Shuai, the "God of War", and General Chen before him.
Just this morning, Liu Lang went to the 386th Brigade station and met the idol-level future general of the Republic.
The 386 Brigade has already been notified that the colonel commander of the Independent Regiment of the 22nd Army will meet with the brigade commander at the brigade headquarters. The deputy brigade commander, Major General Chen, will greet him twenty miles away. Facing another future general of the Republic
, Liu Lang did not dare to neglect, got off Santengzi and invited Major General Chen to go with him in the car.
The red general, who had a big horse to travel with, was greatly surprised by the three-bengzi walking on the mountain road. He even forgot to ask what the twenty-strong three-bengzi fleet was pulling, so he got on the car and experienced it.
The "extreme speed" of the "Rolls-Royce" three-wheel drive on the narrow mountain road.
Although this may be the first time for the future general of the Republic to experience a "Rolls-Royce" car, it is also an experience that will make the future general of the Republic regretful.
Because the two security squads in charge of Liu Lang's security only took five cars, and there were ten trucks full of materials, and they were the kind of materials that could cause a heart attack. His surprise was that
It's only available at the brigade headquarters.
This is simply inexcusable.
At this point, he really couldn't compare to his superior. When he saw Liu Tuanzuo, they didn't even have time to salute each other. The first thing he said was: "Are those ten cars without people a gift?"
?Hurry up, come with a company and help me move it."
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This means not treating Colonel Liu as an outsider!