The Dameishan base area is clouded with war. In addition to the direct warring parties, there are two forces that are also paying close attention to the upcoming war. One of the forces is the 32nd Army of the National Army entrenched in the Dabie Mountains.
When Wan Xiangyun walked into the war room, he saw Chief of Staff Li Motang leading a dozen combat staff members from the staff department to conduct a war game. Seeing Wan Xiangyun come in, Li Motang and a dozen combat staff members quickly stopped what they were doing.
, stand at attention and salute.
"Leave me alone." Wan Xiangyun waved his hand and said, "You continue."
Li Motang waved to the dozen or so staff officers to continue, then walked to Wan Xiangyun and stood next to him, saying: "General Officer, I am humble and my colleagues from the staff department are sending conscript troops from Central China to launch a mopping up operation in the Damei Mountain area.
Conduct war games."
Wan Xiangyun said oh and asked, "What was the result?"
"The results are not optimistic." Li Motang shook his head and said, "According to the intelligence provided by the military commander, this time the Condemnation Army sent by Central China mobilized two divisions and one detachment of troops. Among them, the Japanese army in the direction of Pukou also had an entire tank.
Join us to help in the battle, the coming is fierce."
The Military Command had just been reorganized from the Fuxing Society Secret Service. Dai Li was transferred from the Director of the Secret Service to the Director of the Military Command. It was a time when he was very ambitious and very motivated. In recent times, Dai Li had sent thousands of trained personnel to major cities in the occupied areas.
Specially trained agents established hundreds of military control stations.
These hundreds of military control stations soon began to show their power, and the intelligence sources of the National Army were significantly strengthened.
Therefore, even if there were no high-level spies like Nakamura Shun, the military commander had basically figured out the troop deployment of the Central China Condemnation Force through other channels.
"Chariot regiment?" Wan Xiangyun was surprised when he heard this, "This old Japs Nishio Shouzao really thinks highly of Xu Rui? Even during the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, the Japs never dispatched
A tank unit organized by the regiment, right?"
"Isn't it?" Li Motang shook his head and said, "Xu Rui used Damei Mountain as his base to infiltrate more than a dozen surrounding counties. This move has seriously threatened the Japanese army's rule over central Anhui. Xiwei Shouzao is probably under great pressure, so
Only then will we mobilize a large group of troops to deliver a thunderous blow."
"It's true that the first ones die first, Xu Rui, Xu Rui, when we first launched the strategy and infiltrated more than a dozen counties around Damei Mountain, did we ever think that this day would happen?" Wan Xiangyun chuckled and continued, "Japs.
Now that he’s serious about it, Xu Rui seems to have a hard time getting through this level.”
Li Mutang said: "General, it is the period of the Kuomintang-Communist contract. No matter what, the Dameishan Independent Regiment is a friendly force. Otherwise, we can send one or two divisions out of central Anhui, even if we cannot directly support the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
, and at least make a side attack on Feicheng to relieve them of some pressure."
Wan Xiangyun's face immediately turned cold. He glanced at Li Mutang coldly and said, "Chief of Staff, have you lost your mind? The Dameishan Independent Regiment is only a theoretical friendly force of the party and state. After defeating Little Japan,
, the CCP’s troops will still be dealt with sooner or later.”
Li Mutang said: "But hasn't Little Japan been driven away yet? Now let the Japanese army in Central China sweep away Damei Mountain unscrupulously. Once the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment cannot withstand it and is driven out of Damei Mountain by the Japanese, it will inevitably bring two
Serious consequences."
"Two serious consequences?" Wan Xiangyun's eyelids twitched and he said, "What consequences?"
Li Mutang said: "First, after Xu Rui's troops were expelled from Damei Mountain, they would definitely look for a new foothold. However, no matter whether they went south, east or north, they had already been occupied by several other detachments of the New Fourth Army or the Eighth Route Army.
Control, then Xu Rui will have no choice but to go west and enter the Dabie Mountains to compete with our 32nd Army for territory."
Li Mutang's vision is indeed farther than Wan Xiang Yun's, and he sees the problem more thoroughly.
After a pause, Li Motang continued: "General, please don't forget that during the ten-year civil war, the Dabie Mountains were once the Communist Party's Hubei, Henan, and Anhui base areas. After the main force of the Fourth Red Army was driven away, Gao Hanting's troops continued to persist in guerrilla warfare in the Dabie Mountains.
After that, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated, and Gao Hanting's troops were incorporated into the first detachment of the New Fourth Army and went to fight in central Anhui. However, with the CCP's consistent style, it is impossible for them not to leave people in the Dabie Mountains."
"So?" Wan Xiangyun said in a deep voice.
Li Mutang said: "So, if Xu Rui's troops are really driven out of Damei Mountain by the Japanese army, and really go west to compete with us for the Dabie Mountains, we may not be able to win, because the hearts of the people in the Dabie Mountains are all towards the CCP.
The boss should be able to feel it, right?"
Wan Xiangyun nodded and then asked: "What is the second consequence?"
"The second consequence is even more serious." Li Motang pointed to the map and continued, "You can tell by looking at the map. At present, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Jiangxi, and most of Jiangsu have basically fallen.
, our Dabie Mountains have almost become an isolated island, surrounded by Japanese territory, and the situation is very bad. But on the other hand, our Dabie Mountains border area has also become a sharp knife piercing the Japanese-occupied areas, making it difficult for the Japanese troops in Central China to sleep and eat.
"
After a pause, Li Motang continued: "So, the old Japs of Nishio Shouzao must be a thorn in our throats, so after severely damaging the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and then taking over, the old Japs should mobilize a heavy group of troops.
We are encircling and suppressing our 32nd Army."
At this point, Li Motang's meaning has been expressed very clearly.
To put it simply, there is a tall one like the Dameishan Independent Regiment now, so the Japs’ attention will not turn to their 32nd Army for a while, but once the Dameishan Independent Regiment is defeated by the Japs, then
The 32nd Army will immediately become the number one target of the Japanese.
Now that the Sino-Japanese war has entered a stalemate, the Japanese army has stopped its offensive on the frontal battlefield. This is true, but the encirclement and suppression of the anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines will only become more and more intense. From this point of view, it is really
We cannot allow the Japanese to destroy the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
Wan Xiangyun said: "Chief of Staff, I understand what you mean, but it is absolutely impossible and not allowed for our 32nd Army to send troops to help the Dameishan Independent Regiment."
After a pause, Wan Xiangyun continued: "But what you just said makes sense. If Xu Yun's troops are allowed to flee into the Dabie Mountains, it will be really troublesome. In this case, immediately order Xia Hanzhong's 98th Army to move forward.
In the Huoshan and Tongcheng areas, once it is discovered that the defeated CCP troops have entered the territory, they will immediately disarm on the spot without asking for instructions. If the CCP refuses to disarm, they will be eliminated on the spot!"
Li Mutang's face changed slightly and he whispered: "Maintendent, why don't you think twice? This is causing friction!"
"To cause friction? Hehe, I just want to cause friction!" Wan Xiangyun smiled sinisterly upon hearing this.
When it comes to military command attainments and tactical vision, he is not as good as Li Motang, but when it comes to political sensitivity, Li Motang is not as good as Wan Xiangyun. In recent times, Wan Xiangyun has keenly discovered that the National Government's attitude toward the CCP
Attitudes are quietly changing. The previous harmony no longer exists, replaced by a turbulent undercurrent under the calm water.
However, just when Li Motang was about to go to the communications office to convey the order to the 98th Army, a communications staff officer suddenly walked in and handed a telegram to Li Motang. After Li Motang read the telegram, he immediately showed a strange look on his face.
.
Wan Xiangyun frowned and asked, "Chief of Staff, what's the matter?"
"General, something happened with the Japs." Li Mutang whispered, "The 104th Division, which was originally scheduled to participate in this mopping up operation, suddenly suffered a large-scale false casualty incident. Therefore, the mopping up operation that was originally scheduled to be launched today
, had to be postponed later.”
"What are you talking about?" Wan Xiangyun said in a loss of voice, "A large-scale fraud incident?"
Li Motang nodded and continued: "According to the intelligence provided by the military commander, this false injury incident was very serious. This morning, less than one of the four infantry regiments originally scheduled to assemble was completed. The rest of the Japanese soldiers all
He was admitted to the hospital with various injuries."
"Is there such a thing?" Wan Xiangyun's mouth was so big that he could almost swallow a goose egg. After a long while, he finally came back to his senses, and then said angrily, "Xu Rui, this kid is really destined to die."
Well, he can encounter such weird things!"
Li Motang nodded and said: "If it really takes ten days and a half, once the Dameishan Independent Regiment's tunnel network in Guanxian, Shanxian and Puxian counties is formed, Xu Rui's chances of winning will be greatly increased.
It’s hard to predict who will win in the end."
Wan Xiangyun shook his head and said with great annoyance: "Chief of Staff, why do you think our 32nd Army did not encounter such a good thing? What if this old devil Nishio Hisao sent the 104th Division to clean up
How good should our Dabie Mountain area be?"
Li Mutang snorted lightly, but thought coldly in his heart, the reason why the Japanese 104th Division suffered large-scale false injuries was because the Dameishan Independent Regiment had a good reputation, and if they really changed the combat target to their third party
The 12th Army Group may be in a different situation.
Li Mutang didn't know that five years later in another time and space, their 32nd Army actually fought a battle with the Japanese 104th Division in the mountains of southern Anhui, and the final result was just as Li Mutang expected.
The Fourth Division was as ferocious as a pack of wolves, but their Thirty-Second Army was on the verge of collapse.
This was the great rout of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi that "left its mark in history"! The Japanese army called it the battle to open up the mainland's communication lines!
What is particularly intolerable is that the Allied forces were advancing vigorously and winning in every battlefield in Zhouzhou, Europe, and the Pacific. Only the Chinese battlefield suffered the biggest defeat since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. In this Battle of Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi
The territory lost and the National Army wiped out far exceeded any previous large-scale frontal battle. The National Government was incompetent to this point, and there was really no one left.
It was also during this battle that Stilwell, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese Theater Command, was so angry that he said the eternal famous saying: The National Army has the world's first-rate soldiers, second-rate grassroots officers, third-rate commanders, and a