7.77 This is Taierzhuang

Taierzhuang is a small town in Yi County in southern Shandong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info is located at the intersection of the Taizao branch of the Jinpu Line and the Taihuai Highway, west of the Grand Canal, which is the gateway to Xuzhou and the last line of defense of Xuzhou in the 5th Theater after the loss of Tengxian County. Strategic position is very important.

In order to ensure the safety of Xuzhou, before the northern line of Jinpu Road was fully launched, the Chinese defenders built certain fortifications in Taierzhuang, not only built a stone wall up to several kilometers long, but also repaired more than 70 pillboxes in Zhuangzi.

Later, with the entry of the engineering units of the 25th Group Army, the entire Taierzhuang completely became a huge fortress. Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division, really admired these sappers of the 25th Group Army, who were able to compete with the land so meticulously! And the quality and progress are quite good! In front of these professional sappers of the 25th Army, the sappers attached to the 31st Division are more like a group of junior apprentices, or the most unreliable kind!

Chi Feng Cheng stayed in the underground bunker and used his binoculars to observe the trenches crisscrossing the front of him, he had never seen such a magnificent masterpiece!

"Brigadier Kang! You said that if we had such a fortification when we were in Niangzi Pass, how many more little devils could we kill? ”

I don't know what touched me to the depths of my memory, Chi Fengcheng suddenly mentioned the days when the 31st Division was desperate with devils under Yan Xishan.

Kang Faru, who was standing behind Chi Fengcheng, did not answer, he kept his head down and did not speak......

The 31st Division of Chifengcheng was subordinate to Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army, and before the Battle of Tengxian began, Sun Lianzhong, commander of the 2nd Army, received an order from the Commander's Department of the 5th Theater to drive to Taierzhuang in the north of Xuzhou for deployment. Commander Li asked the 2nd Army to set up a pocket-shaped defensive position near Taierzhuang to prepare for the Japanese offensive.

The 2nd Group Army belonged to the old department of the former Northwest Army, and the commander-in-chief Sun Lianzhong imitated Lu, a native of Xiongxian County, Hebei Province, and joined Rong after graduating from Baoding Middle School. After becoming a subordinate of Chief Feng, he was appreciated by Chief Feng because of his clever mind and brave combat, and then he was constantly promoted and became a member of the Northwest Army. Later, the Northwest Army collapsed, and Sun Lianzhong's troops were reorganized into the 26th Route Army by the highest authorities. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the 26th Route Army was reorganized into the 2nd Group Army by the Military Commission.

Sun Lianzhong's troops were nominally group armies, but in fact there were only two armies, the 30th Army and the 42nd Army, and the commanders were Tian Zhennan and Ma Anbang respectively. The deployment of the 2nd Group Army's pocket position in Taierzhuang was to defend the main position of Taierzhuang with the 31st Division of Chifeng City, the 30th Division and the 110th Division to the west of Taierzhuang, and the 27th Division and the 44th Independent Brigade to the east of Taierzhuang. In this way, once the Japanese army enters Taierzhuang, it will fall into the pocket position of the 5th theater of operations.

Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Group Army, which assumed the task of blocking Taierzhuang and the canal, was the result of repeated trade-offs between Commander Li and Huang Haoran. Whether the Chinese army could hold Taierzhuang or not played a decisive role in the outcome of the entire battle, and after a fierce debate, Chief Li and Huang Haoran finally chose to push Sun Lianzhong into this oil pot.

Huang Haoran did not intend to preserve his strength, and was unwilling to put his 25th Army into the frontal defensive battle of Taierzhuang, because Huang Haoran felt that his troops were better at sports operations, and it was really a stupid idea to put elites like the 99th Division and the 139th Division in the trenches to be shelled by devils! In the Battle of Songhu, the Chinese army suffered such a loss, but the Japanese used artillery to defeat a large number of elites of the Central Army, Huang Haoran naturally would not let his troops go such an old way!

The 25th Army cannot be moved, and there are only three options left, one, Sun Zhen's 22nd Army; second, Townenburg's 20th Corps; Three, Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army! Among them, Sun Zhen's Sichuan army had already fought in Tengxian County with only half a life left, and let the Sichuan army go to defend Taierzhuang, isn't this equivalent to giving the north gate of Xuzhou to the Japanese? Not to mention the plan for the battle of Taierzhuang!

As for Tang Enbo, his 20th Army Corps is strong and strong, and he is fully qualified for the task of garrisoning Taierzhuang, but Tang Enbo is a person, Chief Li and Huang Haoran can't believe it!

Huang Haoran's distrust of Tang Enbo is based on his understanding of Tang Enbo's personality, and Chief Li is even more profound about Tang Enbo! From the very beginning, Chief Li had an attitude towards Tang Enbo who wanted to use it but couldn't trust it too much!

So Chief Li's choice can only be Sun Lianzhong and his 2nd Army!

Sun Lianzhong's troops were known for their defensive skills, and during the reign of the Beiyang warlords, Sun Lianzhong fought several famous defensive battles. In the defensive battles of Xifengkou and Luowenyu in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, Sun Lianzhong's troops fought very well. Especially in the Battle of Taiyuan, Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army was responsible for holding the frontal position of Niangzi Pass.

A tough guy like Sun Lianzhong is just right for a place like Taierzhuang!

In order to fight the battle of Taierzhuang well, Chief Li and the generals of the 5th Theater Commander's Department stayed up all night to formulate a bold and thorough battle plan.

Commander Li decided to take advantage of the arrogance of the Japanese army in their eagerness to open up the Tianjin-Pudong line and adopt the operational policy of "sticking to Taierzhuang and the canal line, luring the enemy to attack, cutting off the enemy's rear route, taking the opportunity to carry out counter-encirclement, and gathering and annihilating the Japanese army."

Commander Li deployed the 27th and 30th Divisions of Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army, the main force, on the front line of the canal and west of Taierzhuang; The main force of the 31st Division of Chifeng City held Taierzhuang, and the first part supported the core position on the east and west sides of Taierzhuang.

Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps was deployed on the front line of Xiangcheng and Hongshan Town, blocking the enemy from the north, and keeping the front of the Kaijinpu Road to lure the enemy deeper, and when the general attack was launched, it would attack southward.

Huang Haoran's 25th Army was deployed in the area from Hanzhuang to Hanjiasi, and cooperated with Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army to hold Taierzhuang, and when the main force of the Isogu Division entered Taierzhuang, it went north to attack the flank of the Japanese army

This operational policy for the Battle of Taierzhuang is a typical combination of positional warfare and movement warfare. Therefore, in order to realize the predetermined combat plan, it is necessary to walk on two legs, and these two legs refer to Tang Enbo's unit and Huang Haoran's unit, which are responsible for the task of mobile annihilation of the enemy, and Sun Lianzhong's unit, which is responsible for the complete task.

The battle plan for the Battle of Taierzhuang in the 5th Theater focused on gathering and annihilating the Japanese army between Lincheng and the Hanzhuang Canal, and the main forces relied on were Tang Enbo's Army and Huang Haoran's Army. It is precisely because Chief Li is not optimistic about Tang Enbo's combat determination and is worried that the 20th Army Corps will adopt an attitude of avoiding war, that Chief Li will make preparations with both hands in the link of mobile combat! As long as one of Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps and Huang Haoran's 25th Army was ordered to attack, the Japanese army in Taierzhuang would definitely not run!

But people are not as good as heaven! Commander Li never thought that the Japanese army would stop in Tengxian for a few days, and then he changed the deployment of troops, and the Japanese Yauseya detachment heading towards Taierzhuang became the Isoya Division! Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army's defensive pressure increased suddenly! It became difficult to rely on Huang Haoran's 25th Army to complete the flank attack mission alone, so Tang Enbo's 20th Army became important again!

Chief Li has already forced Tang Enbo to ban him with benefits, but whether Tang Enbo listened to Chief Li's words or not, then God knows!

It's really a coincidence to think about it, the three troops that Chief Li is now relying on are not actually none of the Gui troops that Chief Li can command freely! The three group armies of Huang Haoran, Sun Lianzhong, and Tang Enbo were all temporarily transferred from Cheng Qian's 1st Theater and Yan Xishan's 2nd Theater respectively after the Battle of Xuzhou began. Among them, Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps was still relieved by the highest authorities after seeing Huang Haoran's face! Therefore, the errand of Chief Li, the supreme commander of the theater, is not easy! Chief Li not only had to think about fighting the Japanese externally, but also had to straighten out relations internally and unite people's hearts.

"Brigadier Kang! Why don't you answer me? Now that the big war is imminent, the spirit of the brigade commander of you, the main brigade, must be concentrated at all times! Mind wandering is a must! ”

After being "ordered" by Chi Feng City, Kang Faru immediately returned to normal. He first drank back the guards in the underground bunker, and then walked to Chi Fengcheng's side and whispered:

"Master! I was just thinking about what Commander Li said a few days ago, handing over our 31st Division to Tang Enbo to command, I always feel that it is a little unreliable! It's not that I want to say something that is not conducive to the joint war with friendly forces, but it is really Commander Tang's ........"

Chi Fengcheng raised a hand to interrupt Kang Faru's words, like Kang Faru's worries, in fact, Chi Fengcheng also has it, but now it is ready to fly, seeing that the 31st Division is about to fight with the devil, it is better to mention such a thing less!

Before leaving for Taierzhuang, Chief Li met with Sun Lianzhong and Chifengcheng, who was responsible for guarding the main defensive direction, at the 5th Theater Command in Xuzhou.

Although Chi Fengcheng knew very well that Chief Li was only doing this to win people's hearts and ask the 2nd Group Army to fight the Japanese army to the end in Taierzhuang, he was still a little excited when Chi Fengcheng heard Chief Li talk about the glorious war history of the 2nd Group Army!

After all, the blood of soldiers is hot, and Chief Li's emotional investment has paid off! After Sun Lianzhong expressed his willingness to live and die with Taierzhuang. Chief Li personally assigned his combat mission to Chi Fengcheng:

"After the 31st Division arrives at Taierzhuang, it will first take over the defense line along the canal from Hanzhuang to Taierzhuang, and then it can attack Yixian and resolutely block the enemy in Taierzhuang. When the 20th Army attacked the enemy's flank and pressed the enemy with all its strength on the north bank of the canal and the area around Weishan Lake, they gathered and annihilated them......"

At the end, Commander Li also made a special explanation: For the sake of coordination and convenience, the 31st Division was temporarily under the command of Tang Enbo, commander of the 20th Army Corps, and the 2nd Army would be returned to the formation of the 2nd Army in the future.

From that moment on, Chi Feng Cheng felt uneasy......

After receiving the task from Commander Li, Sun Lianzhong ordered the 31st Division and the 44th Independent Brigade to be the vanguard of the 2nd Army and immediately rush to Taierzhuang and its vicinity, and he himself led the 27th and 30th Divisions to follow.

After Chi Fengcheng led the 31st Division and the 44th Independent Brigade to Taierzhuang to take over the defense line along the canal from Hanzhuang to Taierzhuang, he planned to start building fortifications immediately, but he didn't expect that the sappers of the 25th Army had already arrived one step ahead!

At this moment, Chi Fengcheng suddenly remembered that in addition to the trust and encouragement that Commander Li gave to the 2nd Group Army, he didn't come up with anything genuine!

Although Chief Li's words were beautiful, after calming down, they seemed so worthless! In comparison, these sappers sent by Huang Haoran were much more useful, not to mention the hundred light and heavy machine guns that were transported to Taierzhuang with the sappers!

From that day on, Chi Fengcheng hoped that Chief Li could hand over his 31st Division to Huang Haoran to command, but because of Commander Sun Lianzhong, Chi Fengcheng still didn't say it in the end!

Fortunately, in the end, Huang Haoran became the former enemy commander-in-chief of Taierzhuang, and with this Huang commander-in-chief in charge, Tang Enbo should also be more restrained......

"Brigadier Kang! Believe in Commander Huang.... Tang Enbo can't cover the sky with one hand, Taierzhuang, it's not his turn to have the final say! ”

Kang Faru nodded, his face became a little softer, and after a while, Kang Faru seemed to remember something again, so he spoke again:

"Master! That Commander Tang said that we only need our 31st Division to hold on to Taierzhuang for three days... Don't you count it too? ”

This time, Kang Faru's tone seemed a little urgent, although he didn't like Tang Enbo very much, but for Tang Enbo's sentence "Only the 31st Division needs to hold on to Taierzhuang for three days", Kang Faru was still very willing to accept it.

Just yesterday, the headquarters of the 20th Army Corps and the 52nd Army passed through Taierzhuang, and Tang Enbo and Guan Linzheng, the commander of the 52nd Army, found Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division. He asked the 31st Division to march with a brigade to the vicinity of the mud ditch north of Taierzhuang to alert the Japanese troops in Yixian. It was also promised that after the 31st Division engaged the Japanese army, the 20th Army Corps would immediately copy the enemy's flank and cooperate to flank the Japanese army, and the 31st Division of Chifengcheng would complete the task as long as it could hold the front line in Taierzhuang for three days.

Kang Faru felt that Tang Enbo finally said something human, and it would be a pity if he did it! After all, Chief Li handed over the 31st Division to Tang Enbo, and with Tang Enbo's words, the 31st Division was equivalent to getting the order to "retreat after holding on for three days"! This sentence can even become a lifesaver for the 31st Division at a critical time! It's really difficult for Kang Faru to give up the "living mouth" left by Tang Enbo like this!

Chi Fengcheng turned around and glanced at Kang Faru, and then said loudly: "Brigade Commander Kang! I advise you to give up the idea of abandoning Taierzhuang as soon as possible! The 5th war zone has invested blood in this battle, and Wang Mingzhang was martyred in Teng County! Linyi's Pang Bingxun regiment is basically crippled! If our 31st Division dares to withdraw without permission, Chief Li and the Military Commission will not spare us! Maybe... It will also affect the commander! ”

Chi Fengcheng's words Kang Faru fell silent, looking at Kang Faru who bowed his head and was silent, Chi Fengcheng sighed softly, Chi Fengcheng knew that Kang Faru, the old subordinate who had followed him for many years, was not so confused. I'm just pretending I can't see through it!

People, as long as they are not in a desperate situation, always like to look back and find some reasons and hopes for themselves to retreat.....

"Master! Commander-in-Chief Huang took his guard battalion into Zhuangzi! Said I was here to see you! ”

At this time, a staff officer suddenly ran into the mouth of the underground bunker, and Kang Faru was about to get angry, but heard the staff officer explain the reason for his disobedience.

Huang Haoran came to Taierzhuang? Chi Feng Cheng suddenly became excited! These days, he has seen a lot of official oils and played several Taiping boxing, and today he can be regarded as meeting a practical person!

"Hurry up, please! No! I'll pick it up personally!! ”

Chi Fengcheng picked up the military hat resting on the table, and walked towards the entrance of the pit while wearing it, and behind Chi Fengcheng, Kang Faru also followed.

Inside the south gate by the canal, Chi Fengcheng saw Huang Haoran who had been dressed all his life, although he had long heard that Huang Haoran was a young general, Chi Fengcheng couldn't help but express his admiration for Huang Haoran's youth after seeing Huang Haoran!

"Yellow sub-seat! Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division, is far away! I hope you don't blame it! ”

"Fengchen! You're so kind! It's my fault to come to Zhuangzi to disturb you at this time! If you don't drive me away, you'll already be very face-saving! Where else do I dare to complain? ”

A few simple jokes once again shortened the distance between Huang Haoran and Chi Fengcheng, along the way Huang Haoran and Chi Fengcheng talked and laughed, when they were about to go to the headquarters of the 31st Division, Chi Fengcheng already had a feeling of seeing Huang Haoran late!

It's a pity that Huang Haoran's position is much higher than Chi Fengcheng's, Chi Fengcheng is afraid that others will think that he is a person who tends to be inflammatory, otherwise he really wants to be commensurate with Huang Haoran as a brother!

"This tunnel is very strong! It seems that my engineer regiment is not doing badly! ”

Due to the lack of light in the tunnel, Huang Haoran is a newcomer and is completely unfamiliar with the traffic situation in the tunnel, so Huang Haoran always holds on to the wall of the tunnel when he walks. However, in this way, it also happened to check the construction quality of the 25th Army Engineer Regiment.

The sub-seat laughed! There are no weak soldiers under strong generals! This statement could not be more accurate when applied to the 25th Army in the second seat! Thanks to the sappers sent by the sub-seat, the fortifications of Taierzhuang were built like iron buckets! Only then did my 31st Division have the confidence to fight a bloody battle with the Isoya Division! ”

Chi Fengcheng's straightforward temper is also very much to Huang Haoran's appetite, compared with the Isogu Division, Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army is indeed at a disadvantage! If Chi Fengcheng said that the officers and soldiers of the 31st Division were not afraid at all, then it would be a lie!

There is nothing in saying that you lack confidence before going to war! As long as you are willing to fight hard! Huang Haoran had already ordered the 25th Group Army to prepare for an attack! He believed that with the strength of the 2nd Army and these fortifications of Taierzhuang, Sun Lianzhong and Chi Fengcheng would definitely be able to withstand the onslaught of Ryosuke Isoya!

"It's good to have faith, but it's important to be cautious! The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly! Chief Li and I are not sure that there will be no accidents in this battle! Fengchen! You'd better be careful! ”

Kang Faru, who was following behind Chi Feng City, followed Huang Haoran's words and asked, "Vice-seat! Commander Tang said that our 31st Division only needs to hold out in Taierzhuang for three days to complete the task, I don't know how many days do you think our 31st Division should hold on? ”

Chi Fengcheng stopped and turned around and glared at Kang Faru fiercely, indicating that he couldn't understand Kang Faru's question, and under Chi Fengcheng's gaze, Kang Faru's face was blushing. Huang Haoran saw the expressions of Chi Fengcheng and Kang Faru, and immediately understood that the question asked by Kang Faru was not what Chi Fengcheng wanted to ask, and Huang Haoran decided to take this opportunity to vaccinate the 31st Division in advance.

"I won't say those polite words either, Feng Chen! I can't tell you when you can withdraw your troops, I can only tell you that if you can't get my retreat order, the 31st Division will be the last man, and you have to fight me too! ”

After Huang Haoran finished saying these words, there was a dead silence in the entire tunnel, and Huang Haoran could even hear the heartbeat of the main officers of the 31st Division.

A few seconds later, Chi Fengcheng's laughter broke the dead silence, and he smiled and said to Huang Haoran, "Vice-seater! What you said was cold and cold, but why do I think it sounds much better than Commander Tang's words? ”

Huang Haoran also laughed, and then he answered Chi Fengcheng's question in one sentence:

"Because I'm telling the truth!" (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.) )