Chapter 53: Prelude
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7.53 Prelude
"Tengxian, Linyi and Taierzhuang, a V-shaped layout has been formed between the three places, and if the Japanese North China Front wants to attack Xuzhou from the division in Taierzhuang, it must break through the defense line of our army in Tengxian and Linyi at the same time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs long as our army can resist one of the two armies of the Japanese army, then the other road will become a situation of a lone army going deep, so that the opportunity for our army will come! The 5 theater of operations can completely concentrate on destroying the enemy all the way! As for the specific fighting method of the war of annihilation, I also highly recommend the tactics advocated by the German Gong to get out of the way from the front and attack the Japanese army on the side......"
The set of tactics mentioned by Huang Haoran is exactly the tactic adopted by Chief Li in Taierzhuang in history. The only difference is that Huang Haoran proposed this set of tactics more than ten days earlier than the time when Chief Li proposed it. In history, Chief Li was only after Zhang Zizhong assisted Pang Bingxun to withstand the Itagaki Division in Linyi, and he unexpectedly discovered Ryosuke Isoya who was alone in the depths. To be precise, the Battle of Taierzhuang in history was a battle that occurred unexpectedly between China and Japan, which also explains why it was not until the later stage of the Battle of Taierzhuang that Chief Li remembered to transfer Tang Enbo's 20th Army to participate in the battle.
The situation on the battlefield is always evolving and changing. A commander like Huang Haoran who can predict the future is naturally easy to grasp the opportunity before the war begins! From Songhu to Nanjing, Huang Haoran's series of victories on the battlefield are not unrelated to his advanced understanding.
So when Huang Haoran joined the 5th War Zone, Chief Li was equivalent to getting a guiding light! The reason why Huang Haoran made this plan for the Battle of Taierzhuang so many days in advance was that he hoped to make up for the mistakes made by Chief Li in the Battle of Taierzhuang and kill Ryosuke Isoya in the northern section of Jinpu Road! In this way, the hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous troops in Xuzhou may be able to hold out for a longer time in the 5th war zone!
If everything had gone well, the catastrophe that happened at the entrance of the garden should have been avoided, right......?
At this time, Chief Li had already gotten up from the sofa and walked to the side of the military map, and the red and blue arrows drawn by Huang Haoran on the map described a magnificent victory to Chief Li. In the face of such a temptation, Chief Li, who has always been very determined, is actually a little difficult to extricate himself!
Putting aside the grievances with the highest authorities, after waiting for so long in Xuzhou, isn't Chief Li just waiting for such an opportunity?
The main forces of the 25th Army and the 59th Army have now arrived near Xuzhou, and the hands of Chief Li, who was originally overstretched, have suddenly become more relaxed, coupled with the 20th Corps left by the highest authorities in Zhengzhou, Chief Li feels that this victory on the paper is getting closer and closer to him!
Taierzhuang! This place name is now full of appeal to Chief Lee! Chief Li's eyes have already sunk into the mountains and rivers on the map, and he can't pull them out!
Chief Li wants to fight this battle!
Chief Li wants to fight this battle!
Ever since Chief Li came to Xuzhou, the 5th Theater has been fighting some passive defensive battles all day long. The few counteroffens that were all hasty moves forced by public opinion and the situation, were all useless efforts with political significance greater than military significance! Such a depressed situation has already made Chief Li feel a little impatient!
Now Huang Haoran is tantamount to giving Chief Li a "peerless chess book", and Chief Li only needs to dare to sit on the stage and play this game of chess with General Terauchi Shouichi, the commander of the Japanese North China Front!
Courage is such a thing, Chief Li has never lacked it!
After carefully reading Huang Haoran's battle plan twice, Chief Li gritted his teeth and said, "it!" Fight! ”
A smile appeared on Huang Haoran's face......
Chief Li and Huang Haoran spent half an hour again deducing the plan for the battle of Taierzhuang on the map, and after coming to the result that the certainty of victory was as high as 60%, Chief Li threw out a relatively light topic.
According to the agreement between him and Huang Haoran in the telegram, the 55th Army should have been included in the operational sequence of the 25th Group Army a long time ago. But after seeing Huang Haoran's strategic talent, Chief Li changed his mind again.
Now Commander Li plans to allocate Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army to Huang Haoran, so that these two warlike lieutenants will have a "strong combination" in the future. Compared with Cao Fulin's 55th Army, Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army has a much stronger combat effectiveness, which can actually be said to be a kind of reward for Chief Li's "advice" to Huang Haoran just now.
"Brother Youchen, I asked you what you think of Zhang Xinchen before, but it's not as complicated as you think...... I really saw that Zhang Xinchen was a generous person of Yan Zhao, and I wanted him to take the 59th Army under the command of Brother Youchen, I don't know what the brother wants? ”
When he first heard that Chief Li intended to include Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army in the 25th Group Army, Huang Haoran was a little excited, since he came to the Republic of China for so long, Huang Haoran had the first opportunity to bring the famous generals in the Anti-Japanese War under his command, and the first time it was Zhang Zizhong!
But then after thinking about it, Huang Haoran still decided to refuse Chief Li's kindness. Zhang Zizhong will be extremely determined to resist Japan regardless of whether he joins the 25th Army or not, and Zhang Zizhong will soon become the commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army. If the 25th Army comes now, the performance of the 59th Army may be difficult to surpass Shen Laoer's 99th Army and Wang Shankui's 100th Army, if Zhang Zizhong has always been pressed by Shen Laoer and Wang Shankui, then Commander Zhang in history will not appear!
Huang Haoran doesn't want Zhang Zizhong's life to become mediocre because of his momentary greed, he still likes the Zhang Xinchen who led the 33rd Group Army to fight against the Japanese in his memory!
As for whether Zhang Zizhong's life can be saved under the guns of the Japanese, it depends on whether Huang Haoran, the little butterfly, has enough wings to stir up the storm......
"Degong! Zhang Xinchen is not a thing in the pool, if my 25th Army really comes, I'm afraid it will tie his hands and feet! If China wants to win this war of resistance, it must have a second, a third, the 25th Army to emerge! I think Zhang Xinchen will be able to lead an army alone in the future and fight with the Japanese invaders! Such a person should not always be subservient to others....."
Huang Haoran's answer finally surprised Chief Li! He really didn't expect that Huang Haoran would refuse to accept Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army, and he was so optimistic about Zhang Zizhong's future!
And on this latter point, Huang Haoran coincided with Chief Li again!
Chief Li discovered another strength of Huang Haoran, that is, "the ability to know people"! After just a few hours of contact, Chief Li has already classified Huang Haoran into the category of "all-rounder" in his heart!
With such an "all-rounder", how could Chief Li let it go? Between breaths, Chief Li made up his mind, he must try his best to meet Huang Haoran's requirements, he must first lay the foundation between him and Huang Haoran!
After Huang Haoran expressed his attitude towards the 59th Army, Chief Li did not force Huang Haoran to accept his proposal. After thinking for a while, Chief Li told Huang Haoran that it was really a bit troublesome to transfer Cao Fulin's 55th Army to Huang Haoran's 25th Army......
"Cao Fulin is also the deputy commander of the Third Group Army, and Sun Tongxuan is Han Fuqu's old subordinate, and he suddenly wants to transfer Cao Fulin to the 25th Group Army as the commander, I'm afraid some people will say that this is the theater of war is retaliating against Han Fuqu's old department! It is indeed a very sensitive issue to raise the 55th Army at this juncture, and I am afraid that the Third Army will have resistance, which will be very unfavorable to the next battle......"
Chief Lee once again reiterated his difficulty. Because in the process of Han Fuqu's execution, Chief Li actually acted as the driving force behind the scenes, so the relationship between the theater command and the Third Army has not been very harmonious. Sun Tongxuan and Cao Fulin, two of Han's former subordinates, insisted that it was because of Commander Li's complaint in front of the highest authorities that Han Fuqu was sentenced to death by the Military Commission. At present, apart from the exchange of military orders, there is almost no communication between the Third Army and Chief Li.
If the 55th Army is forcibly assigned to Huang Haoran, maybe the previously suppressed emotions of the Third Army will suddenly erupt! Sun Tongxuan and Cao Fulin's two armies are on the front line of the northern section of Jinpu Road at the moment, if something goes wrong, even Chief Li can't afford it!
"The big war is coming, and the morale and morale of the army can't be hurt!"
Chief Li was afraid that Huang Haoran would be brutal, and added a sentence later.
But how did Chief Li know that Huang Haoran insisted on transferring Cao Fulin's 55th Army also had his reasons......
First of all, although the 55th Army's record on the anti-Japanese battlefield was not outstanding, their performance was still relatively positive, and Cao Fulin, the commander of the 55th Army, was also a relatively determined anti-Japanese general. It is possible that Han Fuqu's execution had a profound impact on Cao Fulin, and now Cao Fulin has developed the habit of obeying military orders and is more obedient to commands.
The second is because Huang Haoran has seen such a secret in the materials of later generations, in the Battle of Wuhan, due to the mistakes of the Chinese army's command organ, the 55th Army was ordered to come to a few hundred kilometers of turnaround within a few days! Cao Fulin faithfully carried out the order, even when he saw that the officers and soldiers were so tired that they were on the side of the road, he gritted his teeth and ordered the troops to march quickly! As a result, when he was about to reach the predetermined area, he received an order from Shangfeng to order the 55th Army to return! Cao Fulin was helpless and took his 55th Army on the way home! On the way, the officers and soldiers were not even allowed to rest, but after a few hours, he again received the order to turn the whole army! The good 55th Army was so sick that a third of the officers and soldiers fell ill, and Cao Fulin was anxious to cry on the horse! beat his chest and said that it was because of his stubbornness that he killed the 55th Army! In the end, the 55th Army, which was greatly injured, was easily defeated by the Japanese army and suffered heavy casualties! However, in the tactical review after the Battle of Wuhan, no one mentioned half a word about the 55th Army! Huang Haoran is now asking Chief Li for the 55th Army, but he doesn't want these Northwest Army athletes to suffer such a catastrophe!
Moreover, Huang Haoran still has a magic weapon in his hands to deal with the Third Army!
"Degong! Is it that as long as I say that Cao Fulin took the initiative to vote, the theater commander's department will no longer be embarrassed? ”
When Chief Li heard Huang Haoran say such words, he was stunned for a moment, and then turned to smile!
"So, Brother Youchen has the certainty of convincing Cao Fulin? That would be even better! ”
Huang Haoran replied with a smile: "I can't say I'm sure, but I can give it a try......
Chief Li patted Huang Haoran on the shoulder, then pointed to the door of the conference room with his finger, and said in a low voice: "I don't know what the people outside have become in a hurry!" We've been arguing here for more than an hour, and if we don't smash a few cups, I'm afraid we won't be able to end the game, right? ”
Huang Haoran squeezed his eyes at Chief Li, then grabbed a celadon tea bowl on the conference table, and said in a low voice: "I think at most tonight, Wuhan will send a telegram of 'persuasion' for peace!" It's just a pity that such good porcelain ......"
After finishing speaking, Huang Haoran threw the tea bowl in his hand to the ground, and Chief Li also shouted loudly and cooperatively, and the guards and entourage outside the door of the conference room hurriedly pushed the door and walked in, and the "little split" who rushed to the front left a very deep image of Chief Li, which was one of the three "undercover" who was sneaky in the conference room before!
The reason why you rushed so fast is because you want to hear some news, right? How can such a faithful lackey not give him a reward!
"Smack!" "Ouch....!!"
The tea bowl thrown by Chief Li hit the forehead of the "little part", and this guy covered his forehead and leaned against the door of the conference room, it seemed that the injury was not light!
"Okay, you Huang Youchen! Even my people dare to fight! I must sue the commission and remove you, the deputy commander! ”
Chief Li actually played the trick of framing at this time, and Huang Haoran suddenly had black lines in his head!
The bigwigs of the Republic of China, sure enough, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps! Even such a "black cauldron" has to find someone to carry it!
What an old slippery head!
Before dinner, the "persuasion" telegram of the highest authorities really arrived, and the highest authorities gave Huang Haoran a fierce "training" in the telegram, which seemed to give Chief Li enough face, but in private, the highest authorities sent Huang Haoran a secret telegram, as for the content inside, it can be imagined......
After reading Huang Haoran's reply with "resentment", the highest authorities walked to the restaurant of the Wuhan mansion and sat down in a refreshed manner, and then ordered the chef to start the meal!
The "lady", who sat opposite the highest authority, smiled and said nothing......
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The Japanese finally realized that they could not get the supreme authorities to choose to surrender in a short period of time, so on the basis of the victories won in the northern and southern battlefields, Tokyo reformulated its strategy and strategy toward China, and decided to further strengthen its military strength and foster a puppet regime, in an attempt to use both military and political forces to force the Wuhan government under the leadership of the supreme authorities to submit.
As a result of the continuous operations, there was already a serious shortage of weapons, ammunition, and equipment for the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, and Tokyo believed that the Japanese army could continue to carry out large-scale operations only after the establishment of additional corps, the rest of the troops, and the strict discipline of the troops.
In view of the fact that the war in China is likely to turn into a long-term war, Prime Minister Konoe pointed out in his policy speech to the Diet that in order to force the Chinese government to submit and end the war against China, it is necessary to establish a national general mobilization system, that is, a national general war system.
The "Outline for the Construction of the Showa Military System," drafted by the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Army in February, explained that total warfare is "to carry out the war with all the strength of the country" and that "to unreservedly deploy all the forces of the country in a unified manner, and to always guide and use them to carry out the objectives of the war." The means used are divided into four aspects: force, economy, politics and ideology, which are interrelated and affect each other, but force is the decisive force. Soon, Japan passed dozens of war-related laws and regulations, such as the National General Mobilization Law, the Aircraft Manufacturing Act, and the Electricity Management Act, giving priority to domestically produced materials to ensure military supplies, and a large number of civilian factories were converted into military factories, and it was decided to allocate 4.8 billion yen as a temporary military budget.
In the occupied areas, following the merger of the three puppet regimes of the "Chanan Autonomous Government," the "Northern Jin Autonomous Government," and the "Mongolian Union Autonomous Government," and the establishment of the "Mongolian-Xinjiang Joint Committee" in Zhangjiakou, the Japanese merged the four puppet regimes, the "Beiping Public Security Maintenance Association," the "Tianjin Local Public Security Maintenance Association," the "Henan Provincial Autonomous Government," and the "Shanxi Provincial Provisional Government," and established the "Chinese Provisional Government" in Beiping. According to the "Guidelines for the Guidance of Central China Political Affairs" drawn up by the Japanese Ministry of War, this was done to "promote the substantive collapse of the Wuhan regime."
In order to carry out a protracted war against China, the Japanese base camp planned to replenish the consumption and shortage of Japanese combat troops on the Chinese battlefield in the first half of 1938, and to set up 11 more army divisions and regiments, and in terms of logistical support, it would reserve weapons and ammunition for 50 divisions and regiments, and Japan's total military production would be increased to 120 divisions and regiments.
The Japanese base camp also adjusted the command system and deployment of the Japanese troops participating in the battle, and ordered the abolition of the three headquarters of the "Central China Front," the "Shanghai Dispatch Army," and the 10th Army, and the establishment of the "Central China Dispatch Army" headquarters to unify the command of the Japanese forces in Central China.
Although the "Central China Dispatch Army" and the "North China Front Army" were resolutely blocked by the Chinese army on both the northern and southern fronts, they lost part of their troops. However, because the Japanese had already tasted the sweetness of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Shandong, and because they had misjudged the development trend of the war, they believed that in the international arena "because of Germany's recognition of Manchukuo," Britain had "revised its foreign policy," "the overall situation of the international situation was developing in a direction favorable to Japan," and "the Chinese government was gradually losing its self-confidence in the long-term war of resistance and was embarking on the road of collapse," so neither the "Central China Dispatch Army" nor the "North China Front Army" heeded the "policy of not expanding" the Japanese army's base camp for the time being.
In particular, the commander of the North China Front, General Terauchi Shouichi, was very dissatisfied with Tokyo's intention to armistice and insisted on connecting North China and Central China for the Xuzhou operation!
All this indicates that a new round of Japanese attack on Xuzhou is coming!
The 5th war zone, which has just gained a moment of respite, is about to usher in another big battle! Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in the Xuzhou area sharpened their knives under the command of Chief Li!
At this time, Huang Haoran walked into Cao Fulin's 55th Army headquarters with several officers from the secret service.
He wants to have a good chat with this general under Han Fuqu...... (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )