8.102 The 2nd Army is dispatched

On the night when the two armies of the Botian detachment and the Jiang Defense Army under the command of Huang Haoran launched the Wuhan peripheral battle in the Madang and Hukou areas, the supreme authorities presided over a military meeting in Wuhan where the senior generals of the 5th and 9th theaters gathered. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info Looking at the generals, the hearts of the highest authorities are more joyful than worried.

Chen Cixiu is still so in the limelight. At present, he has basically abandoned the affairs of the head of the Political Department, and has devoted himself to the war in the 9th theater. After nearly a month of hard work, his words finally made the highest authorities smile and move frequently.

“…… The 400,000 troops of our 9th Theater are planned to be divided into two major combat corps. Commander Xue Boling led 25 divisions of the 1st Corps to deploy on the Nanxun line in northern Jiangxi and the areas on both sides, striving to break through the westward advance of the Japanese army and barrier Nanchang with the momentum of the outer line. The 33rd division of the 2nd Corps of Commander-in-Chief Zhang Fakui, as the main force of defense, will make every effort to hold the front of the line from Jiujiang to Ruichang, block the main force of Okamura's 11th Army in front of the formation, and with the cooperation of Xue Boling's Corps, each of them will break through the divisions of the enemy's 11th Army. ”

As he spoke, Chen Cixiu suddenly glanced at the highest authority, and then added mysteriously but not without pride: "As for the 9 divisions of the Tang Enbo Regiment, our region is planned to be organized as a theater assault force, which will be used in the most critical places on the battlefield. In front of this tight wall, it is difficult for Okamura to cross these lines of defense without putting on his old roots. ”

The highest authority frequently bowed his head, swept to the left, looked to the right, and moved excitedly in his chair, as if he could no longer sit still. But Minister He, the chief of staff sitting on the side, pulled his muscles and smiled coldly. This smile did not escape the sharp eyes of the shrewd and capable Chen Cixiu.

Compared with Chen Cixiu, "Xiao Zhuge " seems to be more sophisticated, and not as sharp as Chen Cixiu. After more than 10 years of fighting with the highest authorities, he has long learned to put edges and corners into the cartilage. "Xiao Zhuge " is naturally shrewd. Since Chief Li fell ill and went to the East Lake Sanatorium, he left the post of deputy chief of staff behind. Although the total length is tall, he is a deputy after all, and making wedding dresses for others has never been his style. Of course, he is different from the warlords in the Wuhan government who have little taste, and they seize the troops to gain power and money. "Xiao Zhuge " sees and thinks much further, so he is much more concerned about the war in the 5th theater. Although the tone of the report of "Xiao Zhuge " is flat, it has captured the hearts of everyone from the beginning, and it is obvious that "Xiao Zhuge " is clever.

"The enemy's 2nd Army in front of us in the theater has a total of 4 divisions, 1 brigade and about 100,000 subordinate troops, and the direction of attack is not outside the southern and northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains. Considering the cooperation with the 11th Army in Jiangnan, it is most likely that this Kou will attack along the southern foot of Dabie Mountain. In this way, it is also convenient to get naval support along the river. To this end, our theater plans to deploy nearly 20 divisions of Li Pinxian's corps at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains and along the Yangtze River, so as to not only deter the enemy from taking a shortcut to attack Wuhan, but also to use the terrain to break through the enemy's troops. The northern foot of Dabie Mountain, as a countermeasure, focused on blocking the enemy's breakthrough and detour, delaying the attack of the Japanese 2nd Army. Therefore, Sun Lianzhong's corps, which is good at defense, is naturally the best choice. But the 18 divisions of Sun's corps could not be given to him. In order to strengthen the main direction and control the mobile forces, more than 10 divisions were deployed on the front. Troops were withdrawn, and the group army was organized into a central group with Commander-in-Chief Liao Lei as the leader, and it was hidden deep in the Dabie Mountains. The mission is to control the frontal danger of Dabie Mountain, and at the same time take on the mission of maneuvering. In addition, Hu Zongnan's 17th Army Corps was temporarily placed in the rear to form a theater assault army and control Xinyang and the three passes in northern Hubei Province. ”

"Xiao Zhuge "This is to make good use of the dangerous Dabie Mountain in the war zone, exhaust it, and use it out. The left, center, and right groups are attached to the natural danger of Dabie Mountain, and there are forward positions and natural havens for retreat, so they do not have to worry about fighting and hiding troops, and can use this as a axis. Rotate the defense line of southern Henan, northern Hubei and western Anhui.

"Xiao Zhuge did not live up to the nickname given to him by others", and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Fifth War Zone were manipulated by him in this way, and every soldier leaned on the strong fortress of Dabie Mountain, moved freely, and was placed in an invincible position. If you win, you will fight; If you can't win, you will drill Dabie Mountain as a plan for a long-term war of resistance. This move is obviously a step above the old rhetoric!

After "Little Zhuge was seated". The meeting room was still chattering. I saw that the venue, which had been dull for several days, finally revealed its vitality again. The highest authorities are excited! Many days of troubles and sorrows have long since vanished.

The million-strong army controlled the dangerous passes in the vast area and waited for work at ease, which was a favorable situation that had never been seen in several major wars in Songhu and Xuzhou. Since Xuzhou in the Central Plains can make a great victory in Taierzhuang, Wuhan is in danger of mountains and rivers, and victory is even more expected. In the excitement, the minds of the highest authorities heated up again, and the phrase that used to be on their lips was "Consume the enemy's strength and win my time." In order to achieve the goal of the long-term war of resistance", the grand strategy was forgotten by him. He stood up excitedly and said, "Generals, the first battle of Wuhan should be regarded as a decisive battle. Now that the decisive battle is in sight, the commanders of the Mongolian theaters and the front-line soldiers are using their lives, and the deployment of troops this time is very good, very good! At present, we have strong positions and fortresses, and we have high morale of the whole army, and the time is ripe for a decisive battle with the enemy. It is not impossible to encircle and annihilate the enemy group. As long as our high-ranking front-line generals command properly and officers and men at all levels show the revolutionary spirit of the Northern Expedition of those years, they will certainly be able to defeat the strong determination and turn the tide of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. ”

The truth of not lightly saying "decisive battle" has been thrown to the foot of the wall at this moment. At this time, the supreme authorities, who were overly excited, raised the price of the battle, and although the heroic tone made people feel excited, they were not sure whether they could fight a few more glorious Taierzhuang and turn the tide of the war. What we are facing today is not a group of warlords and grass robbers during the Northern Expedition, but a fierce enemy with superior equipment and tactical literacy, how can it be so easy to eat?

The supreme authority swept the eyes of the people who were puzzled, as if they understood something, and then opened their mouths to cheer up: "Although the enemy's combat strength is strong, but the arrogance is excessive, this will definitely fall into passivity, and give our army a favorable advantage." As long as the frontal defense troops can withstand and lure the enemy to become agitated, our counterattack will surely be successful, and the opportunity to encircle will inevitably appear. ”

As he spoke, he accentuated his tone: "Here, I repeat to you again: Wuhan is the place of the final decisive battle with the enemy. The survival of Wuhan is related to the people's will and morale. All units must carry forward our revolutionary traditions and fight with all their might. Units that hold their positions and retreat without the orders of the Military Commission will be severely punished by military law, from commanders to subordinate officers, and will not be tolerated. I hope you will do it yourself. ”

With the war imminent, the highest authorities reaffirmed military discipline. Fearing that some people would be lucky, the meeting announced a decision of the Military Commission to shoot and kill several generals who had been unfavorable in the previous battle. The generals present at the meeting were greatly shaken, and this is what the highest authorities wanted.

After the meeting was dismissed, the leaders of the generals resigned and returned to the front in different moods.

As soon as he returned to the 5th Theater, "Xiao Zhuge " received the news of the development of the Madao Fortress, and felt that the 2nd Army would soon attack the 5th Theater "Xiao Zhuge " immediately decided to move his command post to a small town called Songbu on the west side of Dabie Mountain, where he could not only maintain close contact with Chen Cixiu's 9th Theater Commander's Headquarters and Huang Haoran's Wuhan Garrison Command nearby, so that the two sides of the river could cooperate in combat; Moreover, this area is the preset battlefield for destroying the enemy in the "Xiao Zhuge Plan", and a headquarters is set up here so that the nearest command and supervision of the battle can be grasped at any time on the left, center, and right.

The Chinese army in the 5th theater of operations was divided into three combat corps by "Xiao Zhuge according to the distance at the military conference":

Left Corps: Commander Sun Lianzhong. Responsible for the northwest foot of the Dabie Mountain, luring the enemy to a favorable area to annihilate it;

Right Corps: Commander Li Pinxian. Responsible for the south of Dabie Mountain, taking advantage of the intricate favorable terrain of the harbor on the north bank of the Yangtze River to annihilate the enemy;

Central Corps: Commander Liao Lei. The army hid in the Dabie Mountains, and part of the troops were held in various places in the dangerous passes on the east side of the Dabie Mountains to prevent the Japanese army from entering the mountains.

This is already the best that "Xiao Zhuge can do", and next, it depends on how the Japanese make a move!

For Li Pinxian, the commander of the Right Corps appointed by "Xiao Zhuge " is already his second promotion this month! He had just been promoted to commander of the 4th Corps by the highest authorities a few days later. Li Pinxian, who was newly appointed as a new official, wanted to go to the battlefield as soon as possible to burn a few fires and fight a few beautiful battles to repay the highest authorities and "Xiao Zhuge ", and it was not in vain that the highest authorities and "Xiao Zhuge " promoted him.

Therefore, Li Pinxian got the order from "Xiao Zhuge ", immediately jumped into a tattered car and rushed to the front line where the fierce battle was raging.

As a result, on the way, Li Pinxian encountered the bombing of Japanese planes, but fortunately he ran fast enough to escape death, but his car turned into scrap metal.

Damn Japanese planes! The grizzled Li Pinxian got up from the ground and shot all the bullets in the pistol into the sky, as if this was the way to vent his inner grievances!

The war is about to start, and the general is almost lost, and "Little Zhuge " feels a little bad!

But "Little Zhuge didn't expect that his hunch would become a reality so soon!"

As the saying goes, no book is made without coincidence. Here, "Xiao Zhuge " had just set up a battle formation, and the 2nd Army of the Central China Dispatch Army launched an operation. Minoru Higashikunomiya led four Japanese army divisions from Hefei and launched an attack on Lu'an and Huoshan, the gateways of Dabie Mountain, on August 20, the early morning of the second day after the Battle of Madao began.

The 3rd, 13th, 10th, and 16th Divisions, these are the four sharp swords shown by King Minoru of the East Rear Palace, and the "Little Zhuge Commander" who acted as the commander of the 5th Theater suddenly felt tremendous pressure!

The two-sided attack of the Japanese is finally here!

On the morning of 20 August, after receiving two telegrams from Huang Haoran and "Xiao Zhuge ," the highest authorities in Wuhan immediately postponed their original itinerary, drove through the underground war room of the Central Military Commission, and deduced the battle chess of the Wuhan Battle with a group of Wuhan government elders.

The fateful Armageddon between China and Japan has been fully opened!

Huang Haoran, Chen Cixiu, "Little Zhuge "! I hope the three of you don't live up to my high hopes! Fight a big victory in Wuhan...... (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.) )