For the 2,000 Japanese infantry who were trapped in this desperate area, the Japanese North China Front Army really tried its best.
At least after the war, no one can deny the tremendous efforts they made.
Even if it is known that as long as it is a plane dropping supplies, the Chinese anti-aircraft guns on the ground will not fire a single shell, but as long as it is a bomb droper, there will be little 'mushrooms' in the sky instantly. The despicable Chinese people have made it clear that they are below.
Sit back and wait for supplies to be harvested.
But even if there is a one percent chance of landing on the trapped imperial officers and soldiers' positions, isn't there still material measured in hundreds of kilograms? If averaged to each person, wouldn't there be something for everyone to eat?
This can only be said that Japanese commanders at all levels are too pessimistic. In fact, the actual situation is far better than they budgeted.
Taking 3 waves of airdrops totaling 30 tons of supplies as an example, the supplies that could actually fall on the Japanese positions were probably more than 2 tons. Excluding parachute bags and other weights, the weight of food, medicine and other supplies would never exceed 2 tons to prevent them from being trapped.
On average among the 1,908 people in the Japanese army who were still alive at that time, the amount of food each person could receive was about 2 kilograms.
If you can eat sparingly and survive for a week, you will never starve to death!
To put it bluntly, this wave of air support was really powerful for the Japanese troops in the encirclement. At least it allowed them to escape the tragedy of fighting to the death or starving to death if they surrendered.
What's more, the fighting on the ground is still going on. Under the cover of bombers, 170,000 Japanese troops are attacking the Chinese soldiers' defense lines day and night.
From a certain point of view, the trapped Japanese troops were not without any vitality. Even Colonel Shigenobu Yoshitoshi, who was desperate and prepared to have a disembowelment several times, regained some confidence, and several times forced himself on his body which was extremely weak due to hunger.
In the trenches, he expressed condolences to the Imperial officers and soldiers and told them personally about the Empire's efforts on their behalf to boost their morale.
Ground and air support were only on the surface, and the "work" the Japanese did secretly was even more varied.
In order to avoid being embarrassed as much as possible before he left office, Duo Tianjun even secretly ordered the intelligence department of the North China Front Army to intentionally leak information: "The Front Army is deploying the 33rd Division of the Zhongtiao Mountain Front Line and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade back to Jinan to cooperate with the Chinese side.
Another decisive battle!"
After the Chinese intelligence department received this information, they were naturally shocked. There were nearly 30,000 Japanese troops. If they really returned to Jinan, the strength of the Japanese troops in Southern Hebei would be close to 100,000.
Can the group army be able to stop it?
The Ministry of Military Affairs is far away from Tang Dao. Tang Dao doesn't know what their attitude is, but the Second Theater Command can send Tang Dao three inquiry messages in a row. The stingy old man even personally sent a text message to Tang Dao: "A group of defeated troops, you.
What use is it? If the current war cannot be resolved as soon as possible, we should defend the Zishan defense line and continue to maintain the current situation of operating in southern Hebei. Our current theater strategy should focus on defense. The decisive battle of the country does not lie in the north, but in the south!"
The stingy old man's subtext is very obvious, that is, he hopes that Tang Dao will not act on his own initiative. If he cannot devour the trapped Japanese troops in one go, just let them go. The main strategic purpose of the second theater now is to hold the line of defense without asking for help.
Make merit but seek no fault. Don't irritate the Japanese too much, lest you lose the current situation.
Don't think that Duo Tianjun is all talk but no action. Yuancheng has sent six special trains to Yuncheng, and at least three infantry brigades and artillery units from the independent 4th mixed brigade have boarded the train to transfer to Yuancheng.
It seems that for the sake of these two thousand Japanese troops, the Japanese North China Front has already planned to overturn the table, even ignoring the strategy formulated by the base camp.
"Let him be strong when he is strong, let him be when the breeze blows on the hills, and let him be when the bright moon shines on the river!" Tang Dao's reply to the stingy old man was simple and clear.
"Come as many as you want, I'll take it!" Tang Dao's pride and pride on the paper were about to come out.
"This kid is simply arrogant! So arrogant! Who does he think he is, the commander of the war zone?" The stingy old man took Tang Dao's call back and paced back and forth angrily in his small courtyard, his head without much hair on his head.
You can see the oily shine under the spring sunshine.
The middle-aged woman stood under the eaves with a cup of tea, looking at her eldest brother who was always deep-tempered and rarely expressed his anger like a trapped animal, with a wry smile on her face.
Of course she can understand why her elder brother is so angry. The Battle of Zishan has already made a lot of money for the 2nd War Zone, but Tang Dao doesn't know how to give up when it's good. For a mere 2,000 people and the Japanese to fight to the end, it is very likely to cause chaos.
The foreseeable chain reaction destroyed the good situation that took more than a year to maintain in the second theater.
And this is just one of them. What may really arouse the eldest brother's anger is that Tang Dao's disobedience this time has a great possibility of destroying the dream of the eldest brother, the King of Jin Province.
As a personal secretary who has been with the stingy old man for more than ten years, how could the middle-aged woman not know how reluctant this man who has been working hard in Shanxi Province for 20 years is to part with the business he created? His biggest dream is to regain control of Shanxi Province.
Provincial power.
Seeing that the war situation in the north is calming down, as long as this situation continues to be maintained and once the time is right to launch a counterattack, the first offensive target of the second theater is Jin Province. Returning to Jin Province is not out of reach.
If Tang Dao's insistence caused the stimulated Japanese North China Front to go crazy and the Yellow River and Zhongtiao Mountain defense lines to destabilize, the man who originally disliked him would take the opportunity to remove him from the position of commander of the Second Theater Command.
Moreover, asking Tang Dao to stop this battle would not have much actual effect but might cause turmoil in the war situation, but it was also the intention of Shancheng.
That stingy old man was more afraid of the unrest in the northern war situation. The southern battlefield was already in full swing. No matter in terms of military strength or economy, China could not fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in the north and south at the same time.
Could it be that Tang Dao's impulsive act forced this person into a dead end?
"Brother, anger hurts your liver. You are getting older, so take care of yourself first!" It wasn't until the stingy old man vented his anger that the middle-aged woman stepped forward and handed him some tea, saying softly.
"Hey! I said a long time ago that Tang Dao is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can hurt the enemy. If you are not careful, you will hurt yourself. Look, this old man is about to cut me.
Well!" The stingy old man who took the tea cup had a bitter taste on his lips that was much stronger than the tea.
"Brother, Tang Dao is arrogant enough, but have you ever thought about that time when this guy wasn't arrogant? But when did the Japanese take advantage of this arrogant man?
Some people say: Time is the best medicine. If people's hearts are like this, why shouldn't the war situation be like this? Why don't we wait and see what happens. If the Japanese are really going crazy, how can you, as a Chinese general, be afraid of a lunatic opponent?" the middle-aged woman said softly.
road.
Being praised like this by his cousin, the stingy old man narrowed his eyes slightly. After taking a few sips of tea, his face looked much better. He handed the tea cup to the middle-aged woman and walked to the study with his hands behind his back: "Simultaneous Electromagnetic Four Elements Group"
, this war zone needs to be alert to the changes in the battle situation in Zhongtiao Mountain. There are no reinforcements to send, and the Jinan Office will respond to the changes in the battle situation on its own."
The middle-aged woman sighed slightly. She knew that Tang Dao had finally offended her eldest brother. Although the eldest brother was a lifelong hero, his spirit was a little narrow after all. It was a pity that Tang Dao, a young man who was so outstanding that he shined.
When the Battle of Zishan was first won, the telegram personally drafted by this man to apply to the Ministry of Military Affairs for promotion to major general should have been torn to pieces.
From now on, there will only be Colonel Tang in the Second Theater and there will never be Major General Tang!
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"Master, you have really offended the commander this time by sending such a cold message." Shangguan Yun smiled bitterly and handed the message he just received to Tang Dao.
No matter what, the Four Lines Regiment is a regiment directly under the war zone, but Tang Dao actually replied to the general commander with such a telegram. You can imagine that the old man was so angry that he jumped to his feet?
"Haha! As a commander of a war zone, all I can think about is the long-term great cause of the King of Jin Province. I can't even see the Japanese's despicable plan to make something out of nothing. If I don't blame him, I will be ashamed of myself.
Wearing military uniform!" Tang Dao just glanced at the message and threw it aside lightly.
"Yes! These few telegrams sent from the war zone make me really understand the helplessness of Yue Wumu when he received twelve gold medals!" Shangguan Yun sighed slightly.
"Worrying that the Japanese will go crazy and affect the entire North China war situation is really ridiculous. The Japanese army dared to transfer 30,000 main troops from the Zhongtiao Mountain front line, and its strength was reduced by a quarter. Is it possible that our four major group armies in Zhongtiao Mountain have more than 200,000 troops?
Are they all dead?
Don’t those generals and lieutenants who have experienced hundreds of battles know that the real defense is not to defend blindly, but to attack while defending? Who would let go of such a great opportunity?" Ye Chenghuan walked over, his eyes full of sarcasm.
.
"Hey, I don't know about others, but I know that the Fourth and Fifth Army Groups have been ready from the moment the Japanese army began to mobilize their troops. As long as the 33rd Division dares to leave one person, the Fourth and Fifth Army Groups will
Give the Japanese invaders on the opposite side a blaster.
The number of more than 50,000 Japanese invaders was reduced by half, 80,000 to 250,000. The two commanders Tang and Zhao would not give up such a rare opportunity." Tang Dao said with a smile.
"But I think these two are probably preparing for nothing. Duo Tianjun, a guy with great ambitions and little talent, has already been so embarrassed in this battle at Zishan. Who would dare to take such a big risk and use Zhongtiao Mountain's troops? How dare he?
I’m afraid the Battle of Purple Mountain would have involved 80,000 Japanese troops instead of 40,000.”
"Haha! That's not the case. The bullshit independent 4th mixed brigade has already started to board the train. Maybe those special trains are not empty at all, but are just normal defense changes and rest. The Japanese troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain front line have no strength at all.
It has never decreased." Shangguan Yun also laughed.
"Only a fool would believe the Japanese's ridiculously low-level 'substituting one thing for another'."
"Tell me, those of us on the front lines all know the truth. How come those sitting in high positions can't see through it? They always use whatever strategy or overall situation they want to talk about!" After arranging the logistics and supplies over there,
Zhuang Shisan, who was in charge of the matter, also came over and gave each of the three people a flue.
"Those people! It's not that they don't understand, they are just used to being aloof. Everything they see is power and money. In their eyes, we, the frontline troops and the common people, are just numbers." Tang Dao lit the cigarette,
He replied calmly.
"In prosperous times, we big-head soldiers would not be able to resist the will of those big men who turn their hands into clouds and rain. But now in troubled times, their will is not as absolute as they imagined. We soldiers, as well as Jinan
Millions of people are people of flesh and blood, not numbers!"
"But Tuanzu, if those people are dissatisfied because of this and use a military order to deal with us, how should we deal with it?" Master Zhuang said with worry on his face.
"Then we will catch the Japanese and beat them severely. Not only will we beat them until they are frightened, but we will also let them know that the strength of our Four Elements Group is not something that can be manipulated by others! Anyone who wants to deal with us must have
Pay the price."
The blue smoke could not block Tang Dao's slightly shining eyes.
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"Commander Tang has been a little reckless this time. Look how angry he made the commander of the theater. He said harsh words without even a single reinforcement." Wang Xiaoqiang was eating canned Japanese beef.
He seemed worried about Tang Tuanzuo.
It’s true that during this period, the head of the Japanese canned beef king was full, but for some reason, he seemed to be addicted to this stuff, and he wanted to grab a can and eat it when he had time.
No, when the brigade commander came to inspect, he didn't even give out cigarettes, but gave each of the brigade commander and the guards a can of beef. It was very exciting to chat while eating.
"Don't worry about Captain Tang. You'd better worry about yourself! But someone has sued you, saying that you have been greedy for pleasure recently and can't sleep without eating ten cans of beef every day. Look.
"Are you throwing yourself into a trap?" Brigadier Cheng swallowed a mouthful of beef with satisfaction and said casually.
"Conscience of Heaven and Earth, Chief, please don't listen to Old Xu's nonsense. This guy is too petty. Isn't it just that my soldiers picked up a few supply packages from the gap between our two regiments' positions and didn't distribute them to them? I am an old comrade for many years.
As for spreading rumors about me behind my back!" Wang Xiaoqiang stuffed his mouth full of beef and called out to Tianqu.
"Are you sure it's a gap in the battlefield?" Brigadier Cheng glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang, who had an aggrieved face and was still eating meat.
"Ahem! How could there be a gap between our two groups? Wouldn't that allow the Japanese to sneak in?" Wang Xiaoqiang quickly shook his head in denial, and then explained weakly with an embarrassed look on his face: "The junction is the junction! But this can't be done.
It’s my soldiers’ fault! We picked up more. As the saying goes: as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit! My soldiers can pick up trophies faster than rabbits. This is also due to the strict training of our regiment.”
"You are so damn good at bragging to me. You grab as fast as you can, and you are shameless enough to say that you picked it up quickly. I'm telling you, if there is another dispute over the distribution of the spoils and someone sues me, you guys will
Everyone in Te Liang handed over 100% of their loot to the brigade headquarters, and I personally came to share the spoils. Bah, I am almost mad at you. I am not a bandit leader like you, Madman Wang. I am the one who divides the spoils." Cheng.
The brigade commander slammed the table.
"Yes!" Wang Xiaoqiang quickly straightened his chest and answered loudly.
"Chief, is the canned beef delicious? Don't worry, go ahead and eat it. Not only will I take care of it, Commander Tang also specially prepared a car for you, saying it is a birthday gift for you." Wang Xiaoqiang's face softened slightly when he saw Brigadier Cheng.
, and said with a salivated face.
"This guy Tang Dao is a thoughtful person!" Brigadier Cheng said slightly, then he remembered that his birthday was in February. If converted to the Gregorian calendar, it would fall on these days.
"Then I would like to ask one more question. How come Commander Tang, who has such a flexible mind, wants to offend that old guy? After all, he still holds the title of commander! What if he is ordered to be a staff officer?
How can we deal with the high-ranking officials?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked again.
It can be seen that Wang Xiaoqiang is still very worried about the big trouble caused by Tang Dao's telegram.
"Okay! If Captain Tang knows that you, Lao Wang, care about him so much, this brother's friendship is not in vain." Brigadier Cheng glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang and said meaningfully: "But the reason for this is more complicated, and it may involve
Regarding the transfer of the Four Lines Regiment after the Battle of Zishan, Tang Dao was preparing for the future. The reason why he did this was also to express his attitude, and to a certain extent, he was also drawing his own bottom line.
You have to know that some people are not afraid that you are a famous general, but they are only afraid that you are a bastard who flips the table if you disagree!
How about it, have you figured out something?"
"I understand, I understand! Captain Tang is so wise!" Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly understood, looking like he had learned something.
"This is to deal with those politicians who have no regard for the people of the country. Our Eightyth Army is not capable of this trick. Anyone who plays this trick with me should go and become a cook." Brigadier Cheng knew this as soon as he saw this person's appearance.
What is he thinking?
"You can't, you absolutely can't, you absolutely can't learn from a 'villain' like Captain Tang!" Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head like a rattle.
"But the emotional intelligence of remembering the officer's birthday like Captain Tang can be learned." Brigadier Cheng nodded happily.
Wang Xiaoqiang
I'm sorry, it's a lie that the brigade commander came to raise troops to investigate, but it's true to fight against the autumn wind.
There was no way, who made his position in the best position? He picked up five or six tons of supplies dropped by the Japanese army from the 772nd Regiment alone. With just this, he quickly picked up the supplies at the junction with the 771st Regiment.
Most of them escaped, so it would be strange for Commander Xu of the 771st Regiment not to 'snitch'.
In addition, who asked him to be so high-profile? When the brigade commander came, he not only presented canned beef for dinner, but also arranged a can for each of dozens of guards in the platoon. If Brigade Commander Cheng Da didn't kill him, who would he kill?
The mentality of the nouveau riche is really bad! Commander Wang Da, who paid a truckload of 300 cans of canned beef to send the brigade commander away, has kept a low profile in eating since then. Anyway, there will be more people coming from the brigade in the future, even if they are as expensive as the deputy brigade commander.
, chief of staff, always served plain porridge with steamed buns, which became the famous Wang Laoji of the 683 Brigade!
Wang Xiaoqiang had grown up, but the Japanese soldiers in the encirclement were really hungry and thin.
Because of Duo Tianjun's cunning maneuvers, not only did he fail to save the 2,000 Japanese troops from the Chinese top brass, but he actually pushed them into a more complete abyss.
No one expected that the famous encirclement and annihilation battle that resounded throughout the North China battlefield would last for a full 35 days!
