Chapter 51
At this time, the Nanchang Battle was in full swing.
With the subsequent divisions of the 1st Army Group Army, the passive situation of the Japanese army in the previous stage has been greatly alleviated, and the attempt of the Kuomintang army to restore Nanchang has also been vain. Xue Yue, deputy commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, even had a dispute with Chairman Jiang on whether to restore Nanchang.
Due to the extremely fierce offensive in the previous stage, especially the 74th Army, which had just changed into Soviet-style equipment, showed super combat power on the battlefield. From Fengxin and Dacheng to the Xishan Wanshou Palace outside Nanchang City, it can almost be described as unstoppable. The old opponent, the 10th Peituan of Japan, was almost beaten to death.
The situation at that time, if it weren't for Yu Jishi's timidity and fear that the 74th Army would have gone too far, it might have been surrounded by the Japanese army, if it weren't for Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 74th Army, happened to be ill and recuperating in Ji'an, the 74th Army might have already recovered Nanchang long ago, and the Battle of Nanchang had already ended with the victory of the National Army.
Unfortunately, history has no assumption. Because of Yu Jishi's cowardice, the Kuomintang army lost an excellent fighter.
However, the dazzling performance of the 19th Army, especially the 74th Army, in the first stage, gave Chairman Jiang an illusion that the combat effectiveness of the Kuomintang army had been greatly enhanced after some of its Su-style equipment was replaced, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese had seriously declined after experiencing the continuous consumption of the Battle of Wuhan.
It is precisely based on this judgment that Chairman Jiang decided to restore Nanchang.
Chairman Chiang stubbornly believed that since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Kuomintang army has been retreating, retreating, and retreating again. Now it is time to make a big counterattack and regain one or two big cities. Chairman Chiang hopes to win the military precautions of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union through this move to restore Nanchang.
After a normal period, Chairman Jiang's brain began to get hot again.
But Xue Yue had disagreements with Chairman Jiang. As a front-line commander, Xue Yue knew better about the real difficulties of the Kuomintang army. The real difficulties of the Kuomintang army were the lack of heavy weapons to attack. Another difficulty was that the logistics support of the Kuomintang army was also very problematic. The light weapons assisted by the Soviet Union were very useful, but the problem was that the consumption was also large.
After more than a month of continuous offensive operations, the more than 30 main divisions involved in the attack were basically exhausted from the teacher's veterans, and the supply of ammunition carried by the army was basically exhausted. At this time, it was impossible to organize a large offensive operation. It was even more delusional to attack a strong city like Nanchang City.
Xue Yue is one of the few senior generals in the national army who dared to resist Chairman Chiang's orders head-on. This time, Xue Yue also insisted on his opinion and received the support of his direct immediate superior, Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, and Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp. In the end, Chairman Chiang made concessions.
Such a result is undoubtedly unfavorable for Okamura Yasuji.
After several subsequent main divisions were in place, Okamura Yasuji even looked forward to the national army taking the initiative to attack.
This is because the consumption of offensive operations is obviously greater than that of defense and disarming operations. Once the National Army attacks, once the attack is unfavorable, it is easy for the Japanese army to seize the opportunity to counterattack. In the current situation of the Chinese and Japanese armies, once the National Army is defeated, the main force of more than 30 divisions on the Nanchang battlefield will be very likely to be completely wiped out by the Japanese army.
If so, this will be the only large-scale annihilation battle that the Japanese army has fought since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, which is enough to clean up the shame that Okamura Yasuji left on the De'an battlefield.
Unfortunately, people didn't fulfill God's wishes. Xue Yue, a difficult old opponent, once again ruined Okamura's good things.
Therefore, Okamura Niji has been in a bad mood these days, because the situation in the Nanchang Battle is evolving towards the De'an Battle, and the war is likely to fall into a stalemate again. Xue Yue, a disgusting and difficult opponent, is like a candy. If you want to throw it away, you can't get rid of it. If you want to fight, you can't kill it. Don't mention how uncomfortable it is.
Therefore, when Okamura Yasuji heard that Ryuguchi was lost, he could imagine how bad his mood was.
Longkou is just a remote small county town. It doesn’t matter if you give up from a military perspective, but if you consider it from a different perspective and from a political perspective, the conclusions drawn will be completely different.
This is because, so far, as long as the land occupied by the Japanese army has not been re-pun off, there is not even an inch of the precedent, but Longkou County has set a very bad precedent. From a global perspective, the impact may not be great. After all, it is just a small county town, but it has a very great impact on the security situation in southern Anhui.
Because, this means that no more than a dozen county towns in southern Anhui are absolutely safe.
"Hisser Commander, I request that the brigade headquarters be moved to Longkou." Fujido Takayoshi lowered his head and said in a muffled voice.
"Nani, move the brigade headquarters to Longkou Prefecture? It's just a remote small county town? Fujido San, don't you think it's a big deal?" Okamura Nishi frowned deeply. Although he was in a bad mood now, he did not expose his anger on Fujido Takayo. After all, the loss of Ryudo's loss has nothing to do with Fujido Takayo.
"Is there really no valuable information about this southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army?" Okamura Yasuji was also confused about the southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army that emerged almost overnight. What kind of army is this? Is it a small guerrilla force condemned by the Kuomintang to the Japanese occupation area, or a guerrilla force led by the Communist Party? Or is Yu Qian a group of bandits?
Fujido Takae looked up and looked at Okamura Nagaji with a bitter expression, saying, "I'm disappointed the commander.
"That's all, let's give up for the first time." Okamura Neji sighed. Now it is the critical moment of the Nanchang Battle. All combat readiness resources of the 1st Army must give priority to the Nanchang frontline. In order to ensure the final victory of the Nanchang Battle, the other directions are temporarily shrinking.
Takae Fujido said: "Your Excellency Commander, do you really give up on Dragon's mouth?"
"That's it." Okamura Yanji waved his hand depressedly and expelled the guests.
"Hayi." Fujido Takae took a heavy bow and left in shame.
(Split Line)
"Captain, captain..." Wang Laohu, the commander of the L battalion of Qingyang County Guerrilla Corps, ran to Liang Dadan and gasped, "I can't stand it anymore, brothers can't stand it anymore, so retreat quickly."
Liang Dadao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Tell me brothers, hold on for another hour, no, half an hour."
Wang Laohu's face immediately collapsed and he complained: "Captain, are you still persisting? The casualties are too great."
Liang Dadan was also a little hesitant. From midnight yesterday to now, Japan was like crazy, launching a desperate charge again and again, and at all costs, he was trying to open up the Qinglong Highway. The three defense lines built by the Qingyang County Guerrilla Corps in Yanke, Jiujianlang and the ao have all been broken through.
Liang Dadan then built a fourth line of defense in Pingshui Temple, and now he is almost unable to withstand it.
What is particularly unfavorable is that it is almost dawn. When the day goes by, the mortar and grenade launcher of the little Japanese will immediately hit the guerrillas' positions like eyes. Liang Dadan has witnessed the confrontation between the little Japanese and the Sichuan army at close range. The mortar and grenade launcher of the little Japanese are really not vegetarian.
Shu Tongwen also said, "Captain Liang, why don't you retreat?"
From half a day yesterday to now, the guerrillas have dragged Japan for the whole night. No matter what will happen in Longkou, the guerrillas are worthy of their friendly forces.
Liang Dabang was even hesitant even more.
Seeing the east sky light up little by little, Liang Dadan finally made up his mind to withdraw.
However, just when Liang Dadao was about to give the order, the most unexpected situation happened. The little Japanese, who was launching a fierce attack on the guerrilla positions, retreated first, and did not stop after withdrawing from the battle. Several infantry squads unfolded in combat formations, alternately covering the direction of the journey.
"Hey, is Little Japan giving up?" Shu Tongwen said in surprise.
"It's weird, this is not in line with common sense. It's obviously the upper hand, so why did you retreat? Not because of the conspiracy of the little Japanese?" Wang Laohu was also confused.
Liang Dadan slapped his thigh and shouted: "Damn it, something happened in Longkou County, and it was a change that was not conducive to the little Japanese. The little Japanese in Qingyang County went there and could not save the situation. Otherwise, the little Japanese would never have withdrawn so easily."
"There has been an accident in Longkou County?" Wang Laohu said in a daze, "What happened?"
"You ask me?" Liang Dadan stared at Wang Laohu, pointed at his nose, and said angrily, "Who am I asking?"
Chapter completed!