The situation on the entire Nanxun battlefield has taken a sharp turn. The Maruyama detachment made a surprise attack on the Minshan position, and Xue Yue was unexpected, and Okamura Ningji used this surprise army to directly take Xue Yue's army.

At this extremely urgent moment, Xue Yue remembered Yu Jishi's 74th Army. He decided to transfer the 74th Army to meet Yoshizumi Ryosuke's 9th Division, recapture the Minshan position, and cover the southward retreat of Jinguanqiao's army.

Yu Jishi's 74th Army is a standard descendant and the "trump card of trump cards" of the national army.

This unit was well-trained, well-equipped, and had strong combat effectiveness, and had repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, and the Battle of Xuzhou.

Yu Jishi, commander of the 74th Army, was a very special figure among the high-ranking generals of the Kuomintang.

Yu Jishi, born in 1904, was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang, and graduated from the first phase of the Huangpu Military Academy.

A number of historical sources say that Yu Jishi was the nephew of Chairman Chiang. Because of this special relationship, in the Kuomintang military circles, Yu Jishi was arrogant and domineering, and his eyes were empty, and the world gave him three points.

Yu Jishi, a junior in the Kuomintang army, although he did not have outstanding military exploits and dazzling political achievements, was a special person that no one dared to offend.

Xue Yue had long heard about Yu Jishi's special relationship with Chairman Jiang and his arrogant and domineering personality.

If it is replaced by someone else, there is such a person who leads such an army under his own jurisdiction, which can make a big fuss, and if it is operated properly, it can also be used as a special channel to connect the auspicious atmosphere at the top of the officialdom pyramid, so as to pave the way for his future promotion.

But Xue Yue didn't believe in this evil.

The country raises soldiers for a thousand days, and uses them for a while. At the time of national crisis, it is the moment for soldiers to sacrifice their lives and serve the country. The battlefield has always been a contest of blood and fire, a contest of daring, courage and strength, not a mess of backgrounds, nepotism or anything else.

No matter who you are, no matter how deep and hard your background is, since you have led the troops, the enemy is present, you have to give it to me! You have to sacrifice your life to serve your country! In Xue Yue's dictionary, there seems to be no such words as "price" and "affection".

After the loss of Jiujiang, Xue Yue made a careful layout for the defense of the Nanxun line, and it did not leak. It not only deployed heavy troops at various dangerous passes on the frontal battlefield of the Nanxun Line, but also took precautions against its own flank and rear.

Yu Jishi's 74th Army was a strong brigade that Xue Yue deliberately stayed in the rear as a reserve, and it was used in case of emergency.

Xue Yue, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, knows very well that as a mature commander, when commanding operations, leaving no reserves is undoubtedly a very dangerous behavior.

Xue Yue didn't say a word, picked up the phone, connected to the headquarters of Yu Jishi's 74th Army, and directly issued an order to Yu Jishi:

Judging that the enemy who was heading south from Ruichang was no more than 1,000 men, he ordered the 51st Division to send a regiment to advance to the line of Hongjiashan, Tianshiwa, and Handerui Highway to Maocaopo, and indeed occupy the road leading to Ruichang, and prevent the enemy from advancing eastward to Jinguanqiao.

For Xue Yue's order, Yu Jishi did not dare to slack off, and he quickly sent a regiment of troops to advance.

As soon as the regiment went up, it encountered the Maruyama detachment, and as soon as the two sides exchanged fire, the regiment collapsed at the touch of a button and withdrew.

The news quickly spread to Yazuiyuan, and Xue Yue couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Regarding the combat effectiveness of the 74th Army in Yu Jishi, although it was only a regiment, it was not so vulnerable.

Xue Yue woke up like a dream at this time, because he underestimated the strength of the Maruyama detachment of Yoshizumi Ryosuke's Ninth Division. At that time, Xue Yue didn't know that the enemy in front of him was actually a brigade of the Japanese army's permanent division!

(PS: It's a bit puzzling here, why did Xue Yue underestimate the strength of the Japanese army, but he defeated one of Wang Lingji's troops.) ）

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Xue Yue again issued an order to Yu Jishi:

With the 51st Division, a brigade was dispatched to occupy the line of Egongbao and Minshan on the evening of the day, and to defend the key places of Hongjiashan, Guojiachong, and Minshan, and to sweep away the enemy in the area of Huangtiannao, Yangping Mountain, and Beibei Peak, and to cover the safety of Ou Zhen's Fourth Army, Li Hansoul's 64th Army, and Li Yutang's Eighth Army in the vicinity of Jinguanqiao.

After receiving the order, Yu Jishi quickly issued an order to Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, and after Wang Yaowu received the order, he ordered Zhou Zhidao, commander of the 151st Brigade, to lead his troops to Minshan for reinforcements.

At that time, Wang Yaowu's 51st Division was scattered due to the construction of De'an peripheral fortifications, and after receiving the order, Zhou Zhidao ordered the 302nd Regiment to set off first, and the 151st Brigade Headquarters and the 301st Regiment also set off that night.

However, on the way to the Minshan position, due to the chaotic and disorderly retreat of the 72nd Army of the Sichuan Army Wang Lingji, the road that had been completely destroyed was blocked, and the potholed road was bustling and congested, which caused the 151st Zhou Zhidao to move very slowly.

The troops could not go up for a long time, Xue Yue was anxious, and immediately ordered Yu Jishi's 74th Army to recapture the Minshan position at all costs and cover the retreat of the defenders of Jinguanqiao to the second line. If there are those who disobey orders, those who neglect their duties, those who stagnate, and those who flee from the battle, military law will be engaged!

At this moment, the signal soldier stood up and shouted, "Report! The 160th Division called. ”

Xue Yue was very surprised, the battle in Dongguling has stabilized, and Hua Zhenzhong is calling to do now.

Xue Yue took the telegram and read it, then handed it to the chief of staff beside him, and said, "It's a falcon." This telegram came too late, and it was a brigade of the Japanese army in Minshan. ”

Shao Fei could not contact the headquarters of the First Group Army, so he could only convey it through the 160th Division, after all, they were both from the Guangdong Army, and Hua Zhenzhong and Xue Yue had a great friendship.

In addition to explaining the intelligence of the Japanese army in Minshan, the main content of the telegram also asked the national army to provide a large amount of logistical materials.

The chief of staff said: "There are so many to ask." But there are no more troops in that area, and we can't do it. ”

Xue Yue pointed to the telegram and said, "I can see clearly, in addition to equipment, food, and medicine, there is also the equipment of an engineer company. What do they want the equipment of the sappers for? ”

"It's impossible to dig trenches, right? Is it ......?"

"Yes, destroy the road line from Ruichang to Minshan. I've seen their commanders, and they are definitely not ordinary characters, Jin Guanqiao and Dongguling have all helped a lot. If they can really cut off the lifeline of the Japanese army in Minshan this time, I, Xue Yue, will be grateful to them. ”

"But...... How to send supplies. ”

Xue Yue thought about it, couldn't help laughing, and said, "Okamura Ningji sent a surprise soldier to attack my rear, and the falcon was my Xue Yue's surprise soldier." Airdrop! Give what you want! ”

"But...... Can our Air Force transport aircraft transport transport carry such a large amount of supplies? ”

"Yes." Xue Yue thought for a moment and said, "Get a discount on equipment and food, and drop some shovels, mines, and blasting devices." Aren't they going to attack the transport lines, where there are supplies for them to rob? ”

Now Minshan is related to the battle situation of the entire Nanxun battlefield, and if Minshan is not recaptured in time, the battle of Nanxun will end in failure. Therefore, Xue Yue was ruthless and recaptured Minshan at all costs.

As long as it is conducive to the battle of Minshan, he will spare no effort to help. What Shao Fei wanted was less than a battalion of equipment and materials, which was nothing to Xue Yue.

(End of chapter)