At present, the defense in Meixian County is indeed empty. All the main troops of the military division have gone out, and even the Gaochu Fortress Guard Group has been dispatched. Now the only people left in Meixian County are more than a thousand militiamen from the county brigade, but these militiamen
No matter the equipment or combat effectiveness, it cannot be compared with the regular army.
Once the Osaka Division really goes out of its way to bypass Ga County and march straight to Shaqiao Gang, the situation will be really troublesome.
"Meixian's defense is indeed too empty." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "Otherwise, the security team should be transferred back."
"No, the troops here at Qingniuling are already very tight. If we remove the guards at this time, the battle will be very difficult." Xu Rui scratched his head and asked Wang Husheng, "Old Wang, what do you want?
Otherwise, you can send a telegram to the head of the military department and see if you can borrow a regiment from the Central Jiangsu Military Region? A regiment won't work, but a battalion will do."
Due to the emergence of Xu Rui, a time traveler, the history of the New Fourth Army's Anti-Japanese War has changed.
At this period in history, the First and Second Detachments of the New Fourth Army were still operating in southern Jiangsu. However, in this time and space, the appearance of Xu Rui, a time traveler, caused a series of butterfly effects.
The first and second detachments have now been established in the Southern Jiangsu and Central Jiangsu Military Regions.
At this time, the designations of the First and Second Detachments of the New Fourth Army had been diluted, replaced by divisions such as the Southern Jiangsu Military Region, the Central Jiangsu Military Region, and the Central and Southern Anhui Military Region. Similarly, the Eighth Route Army at this time had also diluted the 115th Division, the 12th Division, and the 115th Division.
The designations of the Zero Division and the 129th Division were replaced by military divisions such as the Jizhong, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, and Southeast Shandong Military Regions.
The Dameishan Military Division created by Xu Rui is one level lower than the Central and South Anhui Military Region, but it is not affiliated with the Central and South Anhui Military Region led by Gao Hanting, but directly under the leadership of the New Fourth Army Military Headquarters, which is considered a special case.
Gao Hanting's troops were severely damaged by Naosaburo Okabe some time ago. They are currently resting in the Wuwei area of Lujiang River. It is impossible to go north to help in a short time. Only then did Xu Rui think of borrowing troops from the Central Jiangsu Military Region.
"Borrowing troops from the Central Jiangsu Military Region? I'm afraid that's not possible." Wang Husheng shook his head and said, "Old Xu, you may not know that the pressure currently faced by the Central Jiangsu Military Region is by no means smaller than that of our Dameishan Military Region, and is even more severe.
In short, the Central Soviet Military Region now not only has to face the full sweep of the Japanese and puppet troops, but also faces the arrogant provocation of Han Deqin, which is also very tight!"
"But after all, there is no area that must be defended in the Central Soviet Military Region, and there is more room for maneuver than us." Xu Rui said, "And as far as I know, the Central Soviet Military Region led by Commanders Zhang and Li has more than two troops.
Ten thousand people, almost ten regiments, so it’s not like we can’t even dispatch one regiment, right?”
Wang Husheng said: "I can only give it a try, but I dare not guarantee it."
"We have to borrow soldiers." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "I know you can do it, Lao Wang."
After saying this, Xu Rui turned around and walked away, not giving Wang Husheng a chance to say more.
"This guy." Wang Husheng could only smile and shake his head, and then went to send a telegram to the head of the military department.
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Wang Husheng's telegram for help was quickly sent to the Military Headquarters, and then the head of the Military Headquarters forwarded it to the Central Soviet Military Region.
When the telegram from the military chief was sent, Commander Zhang of the Central Jiangsu Military Region was convening a meeting with the heads of more than a dozen regiments in the military region to discuss how to respond to the provocation of the Han Delin Group.
Speaking of this, we must first talk about the current situation in Jiangsu.
After the defeat at the Battle of Songhu, the Nationalist Army was defeated like a mountain and fled all the way. In less than a month, Nanjing, southern Jiangsu, and central Jiangsu fell one after another. What is even more ridiculous is that the Soviet Union was still out of reach of the Japanese army.
In the central area, the National Army also gave up, so a large number of vacuum zones appeared.
The National Army had withdrawn, but the Japanese army had not yet arrived. As a result, the Huidaomen organization took the opportunity to rise and took over these counties, forming de facto independent kingdoms. These large and small independent kingdoms either surrendered to the Japanese or were loyal to the government. In their name,
On the surface it is a local government, but in fact it is an independent kingdom.
Under normal circumstances, neither the national government nor Japan would allow this situation to exist.
However, after the fall of Nanjing, the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Wuhan broke out one after another. The National Army and the Japanese Army fought in Xuzhou and Wuhan battlefields for many years without bothering to deal with these independent kingdoms. As a result, the New Fourth Army took action. The Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army
At this time, he crossed the river and headed north, suppressed a large number of Huidaomen armed forces, and established the Central Jiangsu Military Region surrounding Gaoyou Lake and covering dozens of counties including Tianchang, Gaoyou, and Baoying. The troops also grew to nearly 20,000 people!
When the Battle of Wuhan was over, Xiao Nippon and Chairman Chiang looked back and said, well, almost all of central Anhui and central Jiangsu have become the territory of the Communist Party. Is that okay? The Communist Party must be suppressed, so Chiang Kai-shek
The Chairman of the Generalissimo tacitly allowed the Soviet-Chinese National Army to take the initiative to provoke friction and seize territory.
The National Army in Jiangsu had reached a tacit understanding with the Japanese army and began to exert pressure on the Central Soviet Military District of the New Fourth Army from both the north and the south. Among them, Han Deqin's 89th Army worked the hardest because the Japanese and puppet troops
At present, most of the attention is focused on the Dameishan Military District, and not too many troops can be allocated to sweep the Central Jiangsu Military District.
In order to confront Han Deqin's 89th Army, the Central Soviet Military Region specially held this meeting.
In the conference room, Commander Zhang of the Military Region was conveying the instructions of the Yan'an Party Central Committee: "Chairman Mao instructed us to resolutely fight back against the military provocations of the Kuomintang die-hards and never tolerate them. Therefore, we must not only attack Han Deqin, but also
I have to beat him until he feels the pain, and he will not dare to provoke me again in the future."
Deputy Commander Li added: "Don't have any doubts, let alone be afraid of a rupture in the United Front, because it is the Kuomintang die-hards who are provoking friction. If the United Front really ruptures, it will be the Kuomintang who will bear the consequences.
It will never be our Communist Party. It is sad that the brothers are fighting against each other, but what is really sad is the Kuomintang."
Commander Zhang finally said: "Okay, the instructions of the Party Central Committee have been conveyed. Regarding the combat plan, Deputy Commander Li has also explained to you. If there are any unclear questions, you can raise them now." See
No one spoke, Commander Zhang said again, "Okay, let's break up the meeting and go back to prepare."
A dozen regiment leaders turned around and left, but Chief of Staff Luo from the military region walked in.
Commander Zhang said: "Xiao Luo, aren't you going to Tianchang County to inspect mass work?"
Chief of Staff Luo said: "Yes, but I temporarily received a telegram from the head of the military department and came back."
While talking, Chief of Staff Luo handed a telegram to Commander Zhang. Next to him, Deputy Commander Li also came over and read the contents of the telegram.
"Borrowing troops?" Commander Zhang frowned and said, "You're borrowing troops from us at this time?"
Now the Central Jiangsu Military Region is also very tight on troops, and it is true that it cannot mobilize too many troops.
Commander Zhang put down the telegram and asked Deputy Commander Li: "What do you think we should do?"
"The pressure on the Dameishan Military Division this time is really great," Deputy Commander Li said. "Although they just annihilated the Iida detachment in Huangnipu two days ago, the Kumamoto and Osaka divisions are still intact.
These are two main divisions, with a combined total of more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers, and an entire tank regiment."
Although Deputy Commander Li did not say it explicitly, the implication was already obvious.
Chief of Staff Luo also said: "I also agree with the deputy commander's opinion. The industry in Dameishan District has begun to take shape. The construction of pharmaceutical factories and coal chemical plants has been launched. Once these two factories are completed and put into operation, it will be a great benefit to our entire New Fourth Army."
His contribution to the Anti-Japanese War is immeasurable. In my opinion, I would rather lose a few counties than borrow troops."
The Dameishan Military Division is now connected with the Central Jiangsu Military Region, so Commander Zhang and others are very familiar with the situation of the Dameishan Military Division. Chief of Staff Luo even led a group of cadres from the Central Jiangsu Military Region to visit Dameishan not long ago.
However, the industrial zone hidden deep in Damei Mountain left a deep impression on him.
Commander Zhang said: "Since you both agree, let's lend him troops. Anyway, when our second detachment first arrived in the southern Jiangsu area, we received favors from this little guy Xu Rui. If he hadn't provided it,
With that batch of ordnance, our second detachment probably wouldn’t have gone so smoothly, let alone the situation we are in today.”
After a short pause, Commander Zhang added: "But, is the strength of one regiment enough?"
In terms of military affairs, Deputy Commander Li is the expert. Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Luo both set their sights on Deputy Commander Li.
Deputy Commander Li said: "Some time ago, I took the time to study the situation in Dameishan. The key target selected by Commander Xu should be the Kumamoto Division. As long as the Kumamoto Division is defeated, the Japanese army will also sweep away the Dameishan Military Division."
It collapsed. In order to defeat the Kumamoto Division, the main forces of the Dameishan Military Division were gathered on the western front. This led to the emptiness of Meixian County, and they had no choice but to borrow troops from our military region, so..."
After a pause, Deputy Commander Li continued: "If you are just assisting in the defense of Meixian, one regiment is enough, but if you want to cooperate with the main force of the Dameishan Military Division and participate in the battle against the Kumamoto Division, the more the better, even if we take the entire Su
All the more than a dozen regiments from the Central Military Region have been transferred, and I’m afraid Commander Xu won’t have too many.”
"That's what you said." Commander Zhang said angrily, "More than a dozen main force regiments in the entire military region have been transferred, so do we still need it in the Suzhong Military Region? Can't it be given to Han Deqin in vain? Really."
After thinking for a while, Commander Zhang turned back to Chief of Staff Luo and said: "Chief of Staff Luo, I think this is it. You will lead the military region's special agent team to Meixian. We can't help with the attack on the Kumamoto Division, but we can help the friendly forces defend Meixian."
But it is possible, and after the troops arrive in Meixian, they must obey the arrangements of the Dameishan Military Division."
"Okay." Chief of Staff Luo said, "I'll leave now."