After the Wuhan military conference, the first thing Chen Cheng did was not to arrest people, nor to hold an operational meeting to attack Madang Fortress, but to tell the generals of the Ninth Theater who were present at the meeting not to leak the contents of the meeting. If Li Yunheng, Xue Weiying and others know about something, it will definitely affect the morale of the military.

After the deployment of the battle plan for the counterattack on Madang Fortress, Chen Cheng gave a death order to the 16th Army, the 49th Army and other subordinates: "Xiangkou and Madang are the gateways to Anhui and Jiangxi, and their gains and losses will be very great in the future battles...... It is imperative to restore the positions of Xiangkou and Madang Fortress as soon as possible and ensure it. Those who conquer the fortresses of Xiangkou and Madang will be rewarded with 50,000 yuan each, and if there are those who are ineffective in fighting and do not cower, they will be engaged in military law. ”

This time, the chairman and Chen Cheng made a great determination, which can be described as doing whatever it takes. This can be seen from Chen Cheng's death order.

On the 27th, the defenders of Pengze began to assemble rapidly. Everyone knows that they have made up their minds this time, and they are weak-minded. Madang Fortress was lost, and the 16th Army could not get out of it, so they had to make meritorious contributions, and officers at all levels did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Damn, when did the national army's operations become so sophisticated."

At this time, Shao Fei and his party were in Pengze. On the street, Shao Fei saw the 16 troops constantly assembling and setting off in a hurry, and some troops were coming from the direction of Hukou, Shao Fei couldn't help but sigh.

The pillar pimpled on the side, "If they had such efficiency three days ago, the fortress would not have been easily lost." Now the chief Bao is still haunted by the loss for three hours. ”

Xiaodao sneered after hearing this, and said: "I am beginning to miss the days in Shanxi, fighting with the national army, and I am aggrieved!" ”

The pillar walked up to the knife and patted it, reminding, "Go back and wait to be punished." You have made someone's belly bigger, and you must have an explanation. ”

The knife fell silent for a moment. What he was afraid of was not punishment, but Ru Xue's being handled.

Shao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, turned the topic back, and said, "I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm afraid of pig-like teammates." After this battle, I have this sentence in my heart. On a day off, we went to find the Dian army, and if I was helping them fight, I would have my mother's last name. ”

As soon as Shao Fei's words fell, one or two jeeps drove towards them. Shao Fei saw the Major General officer sitting in the car from a distance, and began to regret what he had just said. He knew that trouble was coming again.

The car stopped in front of Shao Fei, and the general who got off the car was none other than Chen Haotian.

Xiaodao couldn't cry or laugh, and asked Shao Fei: "Your mother's surname?" ”

"Also surnamed Shao, what's wrong?" After Shao Fei exhaled, he walked up to Chen Haotian: "You are everywhere, don't run around if you lose a leg, okay." ”

Chen Haotian didn't care about Shao Fei's words, friends wouldn't care about these when they reached the point of iron, he smiled and said: "What's the matter, make trouble in Anqing, Shoumadang, you are now a celebrity in the war zone, and you don't know anyone as soon as you become famous?" ”

"It's not. Because it must not be good to see you. ”

"You're right. I know you're in Pengze, and I came to you to ask for your help. Help the 26th Division. ”

"26th Division, Sichuan Army?"

Chen Haotian nodded. Before, Chen Haotian knew that Madang was lost, and Luo Zhuoying immediately ordered the 26th Division to guard Hukou. He knew that Hukou was no better than Madang, and there was no natural danger. The 26th Division fought in Songhu for 7 days and nights in a bloody battle with the Japanese army, destroying more than 4,000 enemies, but losing most of its own. Later, the supplementary soldiers were mainly security regiments, who had no military training and were very poorly equipped.

Chen Haotian and Liu Yuqing, commander of the 26th Division, both belonged to the Sichuan Army, and the two had a great friendship. So he asked Bai Chongxi for instructions and came to the 26th Division in the name of supervising the battle to help Liu Yuqing.

To put it bluntly, the 26th Division is a standard ragtag army. Most of the soldiers have no training and have never fought in battle, and they are equipped with all the old sleeves "made in Hanyang", and there are even fewer heavy machine guns and light machine guns. It is such troops who are going to stop the Hatian detachment, to put it mildly, they are all cannon fodder.

Shao Fei was a little in a dilemma, and he didn't know if he would become cannon fodder, so he smiled bitterly: "I found that there are your Sichuan troops everywhere on the battlefield." ”

Chen Haotian could tell that Shao Fei was a little polite in refusal. "There is a Sichuan army everywhere" means that you can help me.

Chen Haotian said: "What will happen to an untrained unit with old-style equipment in the face of a powerful Japanese army? The Sichuan people died too much, and half of the 22nd Army died in the Battle of Xinkou; The 122nd Division of the Battle of Xuzhou was completely annihilated; The most dead in Songhu and Nanjing were our Sichuan army. They are all from my hometown, and I can't bear it. Could it be that the friendship between you and me is not as good as that of Zhang Chong of the Dian Army? ”

Shao Fei didn't expect Chen Haotian to do this. Playing the sympathy card first, playing the friendship card, these two ways hurt a man's self-esteem the most. Chen Haotian, who has always been arrogant, whispered in front of him, which made Shao Fei's heart sour. It seems that Chen Haotian can't help anymore.

Shao Feishang sighed and said, "We just finished the battle, so let's invite us to a big meal." ”

Chen Haotian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No problem, you can eat anything, anyway, I'm used to being robbed by you." In the words of your dead Communist Party, it is called 'fighting local tyrants'. ”

Shao Fei still agreed to Chen Haotian to help the 26th Division, which was not entirely out of Chen Haotian's face, the most important thing was his last words.

At this time, Shao Fei was thinking about the battle in Tengxian County, as well as the 122nd Division commander Wang Mingzhang who died in battle.

On the same day, after receiving the order, the 16th Army and the 49th Army launched a major counteroffensive against the Japanese army in Xiangkou. All the ministries were motivated by the mentality of making meritorious contributions, so the attack was extremely fierce.

Li Yunheng is not an incompetent general, and has made many achievements in the Northern Expedition and the Central Plains War. This person is good at outflanking, his boss Zhang Fakui, and Feng Yuxiang have been defeated at his hands, and he is known as "a famous general in Hunan Province".

The 16th Army has 53 divisions and 167 divisions, mainly attacking Xiangkou and Xiangshan. And the 49th Army was responsible for capturing the Changshan position.

At the beginning of the counteroffensive, Li Yunheng ordered the 53rd Division to detour back to the east of Xiangkou, creating the illusion of cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army in Xiangkou; The 167th Division was ordered to intersperse in the middle and cut off the connection between Xiangshan and Xiangkou. The two divisions want to have the potential to encircle the incense.

The Japanese troops stationed in Xiangkou had a brigade, and they were afraid of being surrounded by the enemy, so they evacuated Xiangkou and went to the Yangtze River, after all, there were warships to shelter there.

The Japanese army withdrew halfway and was suddenly attacked by two regiments, the 53rd Division and the 167th Division. The battle was unusually fierce. The soldiers of the national army fought hard and marched forward bravely, and they received Chen Cheng's death order: those who are ineffective in fighting and cowering will be engaged in military law.

After a bloody battle, the 16th Army dealt the heaviest blow to the enemy, and the Japanese suffered extremely heavy losses. The 16th Army also succeeded in recovering Xiangkou and Xiangshan.

The remnants of the Japanese army fled to the river.

On the other hand, the 49th Army attacked the Changshan position. The Hatada detachment seems to have been prepared for a long time, using the remaining fortifications of Changshan to block the attack with all its might. After a day of hard fighting, with the help of aircraft and warships, the 49th Army was never able to break through the Changshan position. And their own side suffered heavy losses, and thousands of soldiers of the national army once again spilled blood on Changshan.

The 16th and 49th armies received a death order to retake Madang Fortress at all costs. On the second and third days, the two armies spared no effort to attack the fortified areas. However, Madang Fortress is a first-class national defense fortress after all, and it is not easy to be blown up, and the Japanese army still used this "national shield" to inflict heavy losses on the national army.

Japanese reinforcements arrived in a steady stream of warships, and after several days of hard fighting, the two armies were never able to regain Madang Fortress.

Due to the heavy casualties, Chen Cheng had no choice but to retreat to Pengze. And this almost crazy counterattack by the national army also sounded the alarm for the Japanese army. The forward troops attacked too quickly, and the follow-up troops could not follow up.

Not long after the end of the counteroffensive, Chen Cheng ordered the arrest of Li Yunheng and Xue Weiying. Li Yunheng was charged with dereliction of duty; The crime given to Xue Weiying was to fear the enemy like a tiger and delay the fighter plane. Both will be tried the harshest possible by the Judge Advocate General's Office.

(End of chapter)