The 18th Army now has three divisions: the 11th Division, with Peng Shan as the division commander; The 60th Division, Chen Pei concurrently served as the division commander; The new 23rd Division, Sheng Fengyao served as the division commander. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the defense of Tianjia Town, Huang Wei placed the 60th Division in positions north and west of the Tianjia Town fortress, with two regiments responsible for the defense of the hilly area on the south bank of Makou Lake, and two regiments responsible for the defense of Songshan and the pass road between the two lakes. The 11th Division was stationed in positions southeast of the fortress, with two regiments defending the perimeter and two regiments holding the core position. The new 23rd Division served as the general reserve.

On the periphery were the 73rd Army of Chen Lei of the Jiang Defense Army and the 16th Army of the 16th Army, which was withdrawn from Mayuan. Although there were four divisions, the actual strength was less than 30,000. Fortunately, the two successive commanders, Huang Haoran and Chen Cixiu, were both people with eyes and hands in the Wuhan government, and the ordnance and ammunition were not only replenished, but the number of machine guns also soared by three times.

The most important support firepower - the fortress battery, is configured as follows: the 1st and 2nd sub-stations of the 1st and 2nd sub-stations of Zhaishan on the north shore are equipped with 4 105-mm naval guns, and the 2nd sub-stations of the 3rd and 4th sub-stations of Xiangshan on the north shore are equipped with 4 105-mm naval guns; Captain Peng Ying, a team of 197 people. In addition, it is also equipped with Tianjiazhen mobile artillery (2 battalions of field artillery of the Jiangfang Army): 8 Japanese-made Type 31 field guns, 2 Austro-made Scott field guns, and 12 Shen-made Type 14 77-mm field guns. There were also 4 105-mm light howitzers, 4 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 6 37-mm anti-aircraft guns.

All of the above, together with the field fortifications and permanent fortifications that cost a lot of manpower and material resources to build, as well as ammunition and food reserves that are expected to consume more than three months, are all the cards of Tianjia Town.

The main force of the Japanese army that attacked Tianjiazhen was the 11th Army of the Central China Front.

Among them, the 12th Division was originally subordinate to the Kwantung Army and was stationed in Suiyuan. It is a new force to join the Central China Front, with more than 20,000 troops. Division commander Lieutenant General Kiyotaro Uemura.

There is also the old opponent of the Jiang Defense Army, the Hatian Detachment, after being deliberately strengthened by General Shunroku Hata, the total strength has exceeded 20,000 people, and it is a real monster supported by several combat brigades. Yishui's veterans of more than five years of military experience all have experience in fighting the Chinese army.

On the periphery were the 13th Division and the 18th Division, and the direct attack force of the devils this time exceeded 50,000, obviously trying to make a final decision in Tianjia Town, smash open the door of the three towns of Wuhan, and force the highest authorities to carry out a general retreat on the battlefield in Wuhan.

60,000 against 50,000. With such a comparison of forces, if it is a field battle, then the Jiang Defense Army will definitely lose completely. Fortunately, it was a defensive battle based on strong fortifications.

In recent days, the Potian detachment and the 12th Division have been engaged in fire reconnaissance. The Japanese actually found two weak points in the defensive line, the fortifications on the hill to the northwest and the fortifications on the north. The frontage of these two positions is about 7,000 meters wide, and the whole line is stone ramparts, and there are only 5 permanent fortifications. In addition, due to construction difficulties and lack of materials, the permanent fortifications had not yet been completed by the time the Japanese army launched an attack.

Although it was an outlying position, if the Japanese broke through quickly, the morale of the defenders would definitely be hit. Huang Wei wanted to convene a meeting of the main generals of the 18th Army today to see if he could think of a good way to contain the Japanese. But as soon as he came up, he was ruined by Peng Shan, the commander of the 11th Division.

"yes, Throne... No matter how powerful the little devil is, isn't it also flesh and blood? Hit the machine gun fire net and still be beaten to pieces! Feng Shui takes turns, we were sinned on the battlefield of Songhu, and now we have to let the little ghosts suffer again. Coupled with the garrison artillery fire of the fortress, I bet that the Japanese will never be able to enter Tianjia Town without half a year! ”

Sheng Fengyao, the commander of the new 23rd Division, is a supporter of Peng Shan, and like Huang Wei, they are Chen Cixiu's old subordinates and old team. Now these division commanders of the 18th Army have followed Luo Zhuoying to fight with the little devils in Songhu. Who would have thought that it had only been more than a year before they forgot the tragic situation when they evacuated Shanghai.

"The 73rd Army is no better than our 18th Army, with fewer people and poor equipment, and it has never fought a bad battle. Today, the devils have overturned several stone fortresses with only 75 mm field guns, and if you use howitzers with a caliber of more than 100 mm, I am afraid that Chen Lei will be in a mess......"

Huang Wei is a first-term student of Whampoa, and Chen Geng is in the same class. He was originally ordered to go to Germany for further study for one year, but was recalled to China ahead of schedule due to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War and took over as the commander of the 67th Division of the 18th Army.

The Battle of Luodian during the Songhu Anti-Japanese War was Huang Wei's battle of fame. In the face of the fierce attack of the Japanese army, they held for a week, and in the end, the three regiment commanders under Huang, one was killed in battle and two were seriously wounded, except for one telegraph operator at the division headquarters, even the clerks and cooks were brought up with guns, and after the war, the three regiments under Huang were reorganized, and the living people could not even make up a regiment. At that time, the propaganda organization in Nanjing had hyped up the loyalty and courage of Master Huang.

However, this battle also directly caused the 67th Division to lose its combat effectiveness, and it was transferred out of the 18th Army in the later period. Afterwards, many people said that Huang's command was rigid and stiff at that time, and the reputation of "nerdy Huang Wei" fell.

"Commander, we have to believe in our friendly neighbors! After experiencing the vicious battles of the Great War, the combat effectiveness will immediately be able to rise to a higher level, and the 73rd Army is also an anti-Japanese army, and it will not be a ...... of the wrong species."

Hearing Huang Wei say that he was worried that Chen Lei's 73rd Army would not be able to stop the first wave of the devil's offensive, Peng Shan immediately guessed that Huang Wei wanted to transfer the 18th Army to plug the gap. Behind the 73rd Army was the position of the 11th Division, which was not defended by putting solid cement permanent fortifications, and lying in the field fortifications and receiving shells, such a "stupid thing" that Division Commander Peng did not want to do.

In the face of Huang Wei, a nerd, the thoughts in his heart must not be spoken. Peng Shan decided to take the initiative to raise the friendly army, and he had to take advantage of the "truth" before he could convince Huang Wei.

Sure enough, as soon as these few words were said, Huang Wei hesitated.

Huang Wei knew very well Peng Shan's intentions, and he originally wanted to refute it, but looking at the heads of the other two division commanders who were also shaking up and down, Huang Wei suddenly felt a little unable to lift his spirits.

After the start of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 18th Army fought very hard, first in Songhu and then in Wuhan, and there must be a vicious battle in every round.

When Luo Zhuoying was the commander, the 18th Army was under the jurisdiction of the 11th Division, and Huang Wei was the division commander; the 14th Division, Huo Yuzhang served as the division commander; the 67th Division, with Li Shusen as the division commander; In the 94th Division, Zhu Huaibing served as the division commander. And now except for the 11th Division, the remaining 3 divisions were all allocated to the 18th Army because of heavy casualties.

It's all their own brothers, just turn a blind eye~

Anyway, if the 73rd Army loses its position, the 18th Army will still have to go up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the fierce war is imminent, we must work together to take care of Minister Chen's face......"

Minister Chen in Huang Wei's mouth is none other than Chen Cixiu, who is now the head of the General Political Department of the Military Commission, the acting commander-in-chief of the Wuhan Garrison Command, the chairman of Hubei Province, a member of the Aviation Commission, the chairman of the Central Training Commission, the secretary general of the Central Youth League Department of the Three People's Youth League, and the director of education of the Central Training Corps. The ruling party calls him "a stand-in for the highest authorities" and "the number two man".

Seeing Huang Wei bring out his old superiors, Peng Shan and others all stood up and said that they would live up to Minister Chen's expectations.

However, it is not known how much of these words were sincere......

The clouds over Tianjia Town are getting thicker and thicker, and this is destined to be an uphill battle. (To be continued.) )