7.78 Battle

Taierzhuang Zhuangnan, 31st Division Headquarters. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After Huang Haoran sat down, Chi Fengcheng began to introduce the current garrison situation of the 31st Division to Huang Haoran.

"Deputy seat, in accordance with the orders of Commander Li, Commander Sun Lianzhong, and Commander Tang, who temporarily directly led our 31st Division, our department deployed the Kang Faru Brigade on the front line of Taierzhuang and the canal, and the other brigade took on the task of searching and alerting to the Yixian side. There has been no head-on exchange of fire with the Japanese so far. ”

Hearing the large list of names put by Chi Fengcheng at the beginning of the introduction, Huang Haoran felt a little tired for Chi Fengcheng! Due to the particularly important value of Taierzhuang at present, the commanders of all aspects attach special importance to the 31st Division, and according to the current command system level of the 5th Theater, Chifeng City actually has 5 upper peaks at the same time!

First of all, Chi Fengcheng's top boss Tian Zhennan, commander of the 30th Army, and then Tang Enbo, who temporarily directly led the 31st Division, Sun Lianzhong, commander of the 2nd Group Army, Huang Haoran, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in Taierzhuang, and Chief Li, the commander of the 5th theater. Although there is also a difference in rank between these 5 upper peaks, it is true that no one can afford to offend Chifeng City! Because any of these five peaks can have the power to give orders to the 31st Division!

Huang Haoran could see at a glance that the garrison of the 31st Division reported to him by Chi Fengcheng was actually a hodgepodge formed by kneading together the orders of several Shangfeng! Among them, the part of guarding the canal defense line was the decision of Chief Li and Sun Lianzhong, but it was Tang Enbo's idea to send troops to Yixian! It is precisely because there are a few "mothers-in-law" in charge of the 31st Division that Chi Fengcheng will come up with such a "perfect strategy" that cannot be offended by several sides!

The 31st Division now has to cater to even a combat deployment left and right, for fear of offending any superior! Isn't this tantamount to tying the hands and feet of the 31st Division and telling them to go to war? The current situation of chaotic command will inevitably lead to the front-line combat troops at a loss, you might as well imagine, if Chi Feng Cheng in the battle receives conflicting orders from the two upper peaks at the same time, how do you tell him to choose?

Fighting a war is not a stacking block game of three stinkers competing against one Zhuge Liang, if you want to win, you should at least divide the command and responsibility clearly!

"Someone! Send a report to Xuzhou! I suggest that the Theater Commander's Department immediately determine the command of the defenders of Taierzhuang! Now I am also the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and I hope that Degong can make it convenient! Let me take unified command of the troops in Zhuangzi! ”

Hearing Huang Haoran say that he was going to take over the command of the defenders of Taierzhuang, Chi Fengcheng and the main officers of the 31st Division couldn't help but be overjoyed!

The news of Huang Haoran's delivery of weapons and equipment to the 22nd Group Army has spread throughout the entire 5th Theater, which has been praised by the generals of the miscellaneous army. Later, Huang Haoran asked Fan Jie to arrange for Liu Zhaomu, who is now the commander of the 187th Division of the 25th Group Army, to meet with Sun Zhen, the general of the Sichuan Army, explaining that Liu Zhaomu took the initiative to take the troops to join Huang Haoran, not that the 25th Group Army annexed a division of the 23rd Army Corps.

After dispelling major misunderstandings, coupled with Huang Haoran's friendly attitude towards the Miscellaneous Army after arriving in the 5th Theater of Operations, the generals of the Miscellaneous Army now regarded the 25th Army as a reliable friendly force.

If you want these miscellaneous generals in the 5th war zone to choose between following Huang Haoran or following Tang Enbo, I believe that as long as there is no problem with their heads, the miscellaneous generals will choose to follow Huang Haoran without hesitation.

The attitude of the officers and men of the 31st Division is naturally no exception! There is a popular saying, that is, if you don't want to stand on Huang Haoran's side, you can't find a reason!

"Bench! We're just waiting for your words! If you are willing to command the 31st Division to fight, it is even better! ”

Chi Fengcheng's words were still eighty percent sincere, but they still brought two percent compliments and politeness, Huang Haoran smiled, and then directly said Chi Fengcheng's inner thoughts.

"Fengchen, you are not the kind of person who is good at slapping horses, you should say less polite words like this in the future.... Let's get down to business, the strength of the Isoya Division should not be underestimated, and it is an absolute rival! What else does the 31st Division need to garrison Taierzhuang, it's better to say it now, and I can also seize the time to remedy it......"

Before Huang Haoran finished speaking, Chi Fengcheng blurted out: "Cannon!" Cannon! Sub-seat! To defend Taierzhuang, only light weapons will not work! Can you give us some cannons? Especially the battle defense artillery! The chariot is very useful against devils! ”

Chi Fengcheng's eyes were full of sincerity when he looked at Huang Haoran, and the officers of the 31st Division who stayed in the division headquarters were also staring at Huang Haoran with blazing eyes, hoping to hear some good news from the mouth of this deputy commander and former enemy commander-in-chief.

Fortunately, Huang Haoran did not disappoint the officers of the 31st Division. He smiled at Chi Fengcheng, and then beckoned to the staff officer who was accompanying him, who took out a document from the briefcase he was carrying and respectfully handed it to Huang Haoran.

"The 1st and 2nd battalions of the 10th Artillery Regiment, the 1st Company of Heavy Artillery, the 1st Company of Chariot Defense Artillery, plus the 3rd Squadron of Chariots, I don't know if these can satisfy Fengchen?"

Huang Haoran said these words very slowly, almost word by word jumped out, Chi Fengcheng always stared at Huang Haoran's mouth, when Huang Haoran said the number of a troop, Chi Fengcheng's heart contracted fiercely, and then expanded!

The officers of the 31st Division in the division headquarters were holding their breath and did not dare to make a sound, they were afraid that if they made a little noise, Huang Haoran would swallow back the number of the troops he was about to say!

"Cannon... Artillery 10 regiment? The 1st company of heavy artillery? The 1st company of tank defense guns? Plus the 3rd Squadron of Combat Vehicles? Sub-seat! What you say is true? ”

After all, it was still difficult for Chi Fengcheng to accept such a windfall, and he actually questioned Huang Haoran, you must know that as a subordinate, you don't believe what Shangfeng said, but it's a big taboo!

Huang Haoran could understand Chi Fengcheng's current mood, so he didn't say anything, just smiled and handed over the document in his hand.

Chi Fengcheng was stunned for a few seconds, and then hurriedly snatched the file, opened it and quickly scanned it! Then stand still and be silent! Kang Faru and other officers of the 31st Division were also anxious to confirm whether what Huang Haoran said was true, but Chi Fengcheng just didn't speak, and Kang Faru and they could only be in a hurry!

"Fengchen! Could it be that you are not satisfied? ”

Huang Haoran looked at the officers of the 31st Division who were full of eagerness in the bunker, and he decided to help these people, so Huang Haoran asked Chi Fengcheng another word that he didn't need to ask.

"Nope! No! Very satisfied! Very satisfied! Thank you for the sub-seat! I wonder when these artillery and tank units will arrive in Taierzhuang? ”

After Ji Fengcheng reacted, he didn't remember his gaffe just now, but hurriedly began to implement the affairs of these artillery units.

Kang Faru and the others listened to half of Chi Fengcheng's words, and they already understood that Huang Haoran really brought the artillery and elite chariot units of the 31st Division to the 31st Division, and at this moment, the atmosphere in the entire 31st Division headquarters immediately became lively, and the officers exchanged heads and ears, discussing what kind of positive changes this batch of artillery and chariot troops would bring to the war in Taierzhuang.

"I know you're in a hurry! I've already brought the troops! But I can't give it to you directly! If you need anything, just call your Commander Sun! ”

Huang Haoran's words finally pushed the emotions of the officers of the 31st Division to the peak! No one would have thought that Huang Haoran would be so resolute! Before this order was issued, Deputy Huang personally rushed to the front line of Taierzhuang with artillery and chariot troops! It seems that this batch of artillery and combat vehicles was loaded into the pocket of the 2nd Army and did not run away!

It's not that the officers of the 31st Division don't believe Huang Haoran, it's really that they are scared of jumping tickets from the peak!

Didn't Han Fuqu, chairman of Shandong Province, decide to retreat without a fight and abandon Jinan because the Military Commission withdrew the artillery brigade without saying hello to him? In the past six months or so of the Anti-Japanese War, there have been many things promised by the Military Commission, and there are not a few that have not been fulfilled!

That's why Chi Fengcheng was so surprised just now, he really didn't expect Huang Haoran to hand over the artillery and chariot troops to the 2nd Army without making the slightest request! The ragtag army is scared of being deceived! Now they suddenly meet a chief who does practical things, but they are not used to it......

Looking at the officers of the 31st Division who were a little out of shape because of excitement in front of him, Huang Haoran sighed in his heart! For these miscellaneous officers and soldiers, the highest authorities have really gone a little too far! Isn't it a joke in itself to be so mean and unkind, but to want others to be loyal to you?

Before coming to Taierzhuang, Huang Haoran learned that Sun Lianzhong's troops were only armed with light weapons such as rifle machine guns and mortars, and that in order to fight the Isogu Division head-on, they had to be supported by heavy weapons. For this reason, Huang Haoran successively found Chief Li and the Wuhan Military Commission, and then through Commander Cheng Qiancheng in Kaifeng, he transferred these mountain artillery, howitzers, anti-aircraft guns and combat vehicles to the 2nd Group Army.

Among them, the two artillery battalions of the 10th Artillery Regiment are equipped with Shenyang imitation Krupp field guns, with a caliber of 75 mm, and each battalion is equipped with 8 guns.

The heavy artillery company is equipped with 3 German-made howitzers, which have a caliber of 15 cm and a maximum range of 15 km. It was the longest-range and most powerful field heavy artillery in the Chinese army at that time, and it was much more advanced than the latest batch of Japanese howitzers captured by the 121st Division!

The combat defense artillery unit assigned to the 2nd Group Army is a combat defense artillery company from the 200th Division, equipped with 6 37 combat defense guns, and the combat vehicle defense gun equipped by the company is made by the Chongqing 50 Arsenal imitation of the Swiss Suluotong tank defense gun, which is also a new product in the 30s, with a maximum range of 3,000 meters. The armor-piercing shells fired by this gun have a strong penetrating ability, which is extremely threatening to Japanese tanks, and if grenades are used, they can also cause a large number of casualties to Japanese personnel.

Due to the weak background and low starting point of the 2nd Group Army, although the number of Huang Haoran's heavy weapons was very limited, it was still able to greatly enhance their combat strength.

More importantly, the batch of heavy equipment brought by Huang Haoran also conveyed a message to the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Group Army, that is, the 5th Theater did not want them to be cannon fodder in Taierzhuang! The Wuhan Military Commission is reluctant to use so much precious equipment to bury a group of dying people!

Since you don't have to die, there is hope to live!

The artillery and combat vehicles brought by Huang Haoran not only improved the combat capability of Sun Lianzhong's troops, but also greatly boosted the morale of the officers and men of the 2nd Group!

"Xie Huang Deputy Seat!"

This sentence was shouted by all the officers of the 31st Division in the headquarters of the 31st Division in unison!

"Thank you too! Without you, no matter how good a weapon is, it's useless! ”

The officers of the 31st Division who said Huang Haoran's heartwarming words were in tears!

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In the early morning of March 27, the vanguard of the 93rd Brigade sent by Chifengcheng began to search and advance from the front line of Taierzhuang to the direction of Yixian. When the cavalry company of the 93rd Brigade searched near the chaotic ditch 8 kilometers south of Yi County, it encountered a vanguard cavalry unit of the Japanese army moving south, and fired the first shot of the battle on the front line of Taierzhuang.

The cavalry company of the 93rd Brigade encountered this Japanese force of about 300 people with 1 combat vehicle. After a scuffle between the two sides, Japanese reinforcements arrived, and the Japanese strength on the battlefield rose to about 1,000 men, equipped with tanks and field artillery. In addition to the number of troops, this mixed unit of the Japanese army has reached the level of an ordinary division of the Chinese army, both in terms of the mobility of the troops and in the equipment of firepower.

The more than 100 officers and men of the 93rd Brigade Cavalry Company were veterans of the battlefield, and under the leadership of the commander, they used their speed to maneuver with the Japanese army, delaying the Japanese army for a lot of time. However, in the end, due to being outnumbered, more than half of the officers and men of the cavalry company were killed and wounded, and they had to be forced to retreat.

After getting the battle report of the 93rd Brigade, Chi Fengcheng immediately reported it to Huang Haoran, before that, Chief Li had given Huang Haoran the authority to command the Taierzhuang defenders to fight, and now Huang Haoran has become Chi Fengcheng's direct boss.

According to the latest changes on the battlefield, Huang Haoran adjusted the combat missions of the 31st Division: the cavalry was still active in the area near Panjia'an, monitoring the enemy's movements in Yixian; The 93rd Brigade was placed in the strongholds of Nanluo and Sunzhuang with one part, and the main force was placed in Banqiao; The 186th Regiment was still the garrison of Taierzhuang and quickly built fortifications; Kang Faru's 92nd Brigade was stationed near Taierzhuang North Station with a section to strengthen the fortifications in the area.

Sun Lianzhong, commander of the 2nd Army, also received an order from Huang Haoran to move the headquarters of the 2nd Army forward to Hanjiasi, which was only 5 kilometers south of the canal in Taierzhuang. Huang Haoran took his guard battalion to Hanjia Temple and took command of the dispatch.

In order to prevent the 31st Division from being unable to independently support the Taierzhuang defensive line, Huang Haoran ordered Sun Lianzhong to move the 43rd Division of the 27th Army to the vicinity of Taierzhuang.

The 27th Division was the backbone of Sun Lianzhong, who served as the commander of the division. Huang Haoran didn't expect that an officer from a ragtag army like Sun Lianzhong would actually divide his own army into three, six, nine and so on.

Since the 27th Division was Sun Lianzhong's "descendant," Sun Lianzhong won the establishment of an "adjustment division" for the 27th Division, and although the armament of the 27th Division was not as good as that of the Central Army, which was the highest authority, it was obviously much better than the other two infantry divisions of the 2nd Army.

Huang Qiaosong, commander of the 27th Division, was a patriotic soldier with national integrity. He hated very much those generals in the Chinese army who were greedy for life and fear death when fighting against the Japanese army and preserved their strength, and called these people "non-descendants of Yan and Huang, the scum of the Chinese nation." In the Battle of Niangzi Pass, Huang Qiao took the lead and led his troops to attack the Japanese army, killing the captain of the 70th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army. It was really because of his excellent performance in Shanxi that Huang Qiaosong succeeded Feng Anbang as the commander of the 27th Division.

After receiving Sun Lianzhong's order, Huang Qiaosong immediately led his 27th Division from the Jiawang area and rushed to Taierzhuang on foot. In the evening, the vanguard of the 27th Division arrived at Taierzhuang South Station. (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.) )