Chapter 548: A Generation of Famous Generals
Zhao Zhi left with his front foot, Wang Shanhu entered the door with a haha, followed by Yu Xuemin, the political commissar of the Poyang Lake Independent Brigade, and a tall and powerful middle-aged man.
"Brother, this battle is really a good fight, we have annihilated more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops, captured more than 1,000 Japanese puppet troops, captured countless guns and ammunition, and five 75 field guns, Yamada Meiji, the old devil, committed suicide by damn seppuku in our attack headquarters, and the more than 6,000 Japanese puppet troops in the entire Jiujiang River, only the wing commander of the 65th Wing, fled from the Yangtze River to Wuhan with less than 1,000 troops." Wang Shanhu has always been cheerful, as soon as he entered the door, he grinned a lot, and his face was full of smiles, for them, this battle was indeed a lot of gains, and the record was quite amazing.
But for Jiang Haoran, these are commonplace, not worthy of praise at all, and even he has successfully captured fifty Japanese planes without Wang Shanhu so excited, of course, he will not pour cold water in public so that Wang Shanhu can't get off the stage, and immediately smiled: "You did fight well in this battle, although there is not much disparity in strength, but your equipment is not at the same level as the Japanese army, and you are on the offensive, you can have such a result, and the courage of your soldiers is inseparable, I heard that the light is by the ferry, You have exhausted a battalion, and the Poyang Lake Independent Brigade wants it! ”
Jiang Haoran gave Wang Shanhu a thumbs up as he spoke, but when it came to casualties, Wang Shanhu's face suddenly became sad, more than 3,400 people in the Poyang Lake Independent Brigade, nearly half of them were killed or injured in this battle, and there were many grassroots backbones, and even a few veterans who came down from Nanshan.
"Comrade Shanhu, the revolution will inevitably suffer casualties, their sacrifice is valuable, and the people of Jiujiang will remember their feat today, so you don't have to feel too sorry for them." The middle-aged man who came in with Wang Shanhu and Yu Xuemin said loudly.
Wang Shanhu slapped his forehead, forgot about the big thing, and hurriedly introduced to Jiang Haoran that this was General Ye, the commander of the New Fourth Army.
In fact, from the moment General Ye entered the door, Jiang Haoran had already guessed who the person was coming, and his heart was already Peng Bai, General Ye was a man of God, a famous general of the Northern Expedition, and the battlefield of resistance against Japan was also meritorious, a "Prisoner Song" was passed down to future generations, influencing and inspiring several generations, but unfortunately he was imprisoned by the Chongqing government in the Southern Anhui Incident, and after his release, he was unfortunately killed in a plane crash on the way back to Yan'an.
Because of Jiang Haoran's appearance, the "Southern Anhui Incident" no longer exists, replaced by the "Southern Gannan Incident", Jiang Haoran thought that General Ye could escape this catastrophe, but he didn't expect that Jiujiang would be a place for heroes to bury their bones, and a generation of famous generals still couldn't escape the fate of dying before their ambitions were rewarded.
Seeing General Ye this time, Jiang Haoran was not as nervous as the last time he saw President Su, and shook hands generously to express his admiration for the general's life deeds.
In this regard, General Ye waved his hands continuously, saying that in front of Jiang Haoran, his past achievements were nothing, but Jiang Haoran was only able to be called the title of "a generation of famous generals" by his talents.
The two complimented each other before getting to the point, Jiang Haoran analyzed the current battle situation, although Jiujiang has been recovered, but it will usher in the crazy counterattack of the Japanese army.
The geographical location of Jiujiang is too important for the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, and occupying Jiujiang is equivalent to choking the neck of the 10th Army of the Japanese Army.
Since the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line was cut off by Jiang Haoran, the only logistical supply channel for the Japanese Eleventh Army was the Yangtze River shipping, and once Jiujiang was occupied by the Chinese army, the entire Japanese First Army was already surrounded by the Chinese army, so the Japanese army would immediately recapture Jiujiang at a cost.
Jiang Haoran had two roads for the New Fourth Army to choose, the first was that the New Fourth Army would be stationed in Jiujiang for at least three days, and the Japanese army would arrive outside Jiujiang City by tomorrow morning at the latest.
The reinforcements of the New Fourth Army were the new 3rd and 5th Divisions of the 40th Army, but these two divisions were still blocked by the Japanese at De'an.
De'an's own garrison, plus the stragglers who escaped from Yongxiu, the 104th Wing that retreated from the direction of Xingzi, plus the 18th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese army, the garrison at this time was about a division. Gathering the strength of the two divisions of the New Third Division and the New Fifth Division, Jiang Haoran estimated that De'an would definitely be taken within two days, and then immediately rushed to Jiujiang to support the New Fourth Army.
Once Jiujiang is held, it is entirely possible to cut off the entire Japanese Eleventh Army and recover Wuhan, which will bring immeasurable influence to the anti-Japanese battlefield and severely damage the Japanese army in a greater sense.
The second is that Jiujiang is abandoned, and each unit takes advantage of the fact that the Japanese army has not yet arrived, and each of them returns to their own defense areas, and this matter is over.
Jiang Haoran also said that this plan has not yet been submitted to the Central Military Commission, and the main consideration is whether the New Fourth Army can accept this task, so even if the New Fourth Army feels that it should temporarily avoid the enemy's edge, Jiang Haoran can accept it, after all, this is a battle with a chance of winning less than 50 percent, and if it fails, it may lead to the total annihilation of the New Fourth Army.
After Jiang Haoran's words were finished, everyone in the room was silent, the results of this plan were indeed exciting, but the pressure was unprecedented, and after a long time, General Ye said that this matter was too big, they could not make decisions on their own, they must immediately report to Yan'an and wait for the orders of their superiors, and also said that he personally agreed with this plan and was confident to complete this arduous task, but the premise was whether Jiang Haoran's reinforcements could reach Jiujiang within three days.
At the beginning of the plan, Jiang Haoran had already repeatedly rehearsed, although the strength of the Japanese army in De'an reached one division, and the enemy's 34th Division was still stationed in the area of Wuning Xiushui, but as long as the chairman approved his plan, the Ninth Theater and the Fifth Theater would advance to Wuhan at the same time, not to mention the 34th Division of the Japanese Army, and the Japanese troops in all other directions would not dare to act rashly, and they would not even be able to send troops from Wuhan to reinforce Jiujiang. Although the strength of the new third division is on par with the defenders of De'an, or even slightly worse, there is still a new fifth division behind the new third division, and the most important thing is that the new third division does not need to consider the issue of provisions, all weapons and ammunition can be supplied openly, and the Japanese army will not be able to do it, the war is raging, Jiujiang, the logistics life channel, has been cut off, and they can't afford to squander it, so there will definitely be no problem in taking De'an within three days.