4.95 Military and Political

The personal doctor of the highest authorities was indeed not in vain, and by the time the 99th Army marched to Kunshan, Huang Haoran was already able to re-command his own army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Commander Huang, with a white bandage on his shoulder, sat in the body of a military truck, surrounded by 99 medical officers and nurses, as well as security personnel.

Commander Huang was surrounded by these people, and there was nothing to do, so he began to lose his mind.

Today is September 9, starting from August 13, the 99th Army fought in Songhu for 28 days, losing more than 12,000 people, including more than 3,400 casualties, 7,500 wounded, and 1,200 missing.

The missing personnel of the 99th Army were mainly the officers and soldiers of the 12th Temporary Brigade, and when Xie Wendong took the Temporary 12th Brigade to interrupt, more than 1,200 people ran away, which was also regarded as saving Huang Haoran a severance pay.

Those ruffians of the 12th Brigade, even if they don't run, Huang Haoran will definitely clear them out of the 99th Army as long as he has time to reorganize the army.

Counting the temporary 12th Brigade allocated by the Ministry of National Defense to the 99th Army and some new recruits who have been replenished one after another, the 99th Army should have 25,000 people at full strength, and Huang Haoran's 99th Division was trained in accordance with the German style, and also added some training methods of the People's Liberation Army in later generations, except for artillery, the rest of the weapons and equipment also exceeded the Japanese army, even so, the loss rate of the 99th Army in Songhu was still close to 50%, which shows the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in 1937.

Huang Haoran is distressed! Even the elite soldiers who have been in the company for several years have lost thousands of people, and I don't know how many of them in the hospital will return to the battlefield.

Huang Haoran, a wounded soldier of the 99th Army, did not lose any of them, except for those who were seriously injured and couldn't move, all of them withdrew with the army, and Huang Haoran promised his subordinates that he would never leave anyone behind.

He thought of a line from the previous film and television dramas in later generations, which was suitable to express his current mood.

"Don't abandon, don't give up ......"

Huang Haoran and the 99th Army faithfully did this in this war-torn era.

Along with the 99th Army, the 56th Division and the 61st Division were withdrawn, and these two units were also completely disabled in Pudong, and Chen Cixiu's precious 11th Division did not enjoy the treatment of rest and recuperation, because Chen Cixiu's 18th Army was commended and continued to fight, which was regarded as a recognition of the side effects of this "tonic".

Fan Jie told Huang Haoran that when Huang Haoran was in a coma, the 18th Army became the focus of Nanjing's propaganda machine.

Luo Zhuoying's 18th Army took advantage of the Japanese army's encirclement and interception of Huang Haoran, broke through the Japanese defense line, and rushed to Dachang.

Matsui Ishine, who failed to lure the 99th Army, saw that a large number of Chinese troops had appeared in Dachang, and that there were considerable losses in Huang Haoran's attack, so he took the initiative to withdraw his troops and did not attack Dachang.

As a result, the Japanese army's active retreat was polished and processed by Commander Luo and became "the 18th Army's bloody battle and forced the Japanese army to retreat".

The credit that should belong to the 99th Army fell to the 18th Army, and Luo Zhuoying also turned the corner because of the "big victory".

Huang Haoran had to sigh at the wonder of the officialdom of the Republic of China, it turned out that Zhang Guan and Li Dai were such an easy thing.

Of course, Commander Huang didn't get all the bad news. Rich's work in Changshu is going well.

The 99th Army has more than 10,000 men and horses in Changshu, and if these troops are not used by Huang Haoran to split and replenish the losses of individual troops, then the 139th Division can be officially listed.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Huang Haoran's face.

The little nurse next to her boldly asked Huang Haoran in a bold whisper:

"Junza, are you uncomfortable somewhere, with a strange expression."

Huang Haoran glared at the little nurse, and the little girl flashed to the side in fright......

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Wu Jianping, the commander of the 121st Division, is a patriotic general, and this Guizhou unit is bent on coming to Shanghai to fight devils, so the 121st Division has great respect for Huang Haoran, an "anti-Japanese hero".

As soon as Deputy Army Commander Wang arrived in Changshu, he took the quartermaster of the 99th Army to Wu Jianping's division headquarters, and he brought a whole regiment of weapons and equipment to the 121st Division, as well as Huang Haoran's password:

"The establishment of the 121st Division remains unchanged, the officers do not move, just open their mouths if they want, and the 99th Army will try its best to meet them."

Wu Jianping was moved at that time, their Yunnan army can only be regarded as a side force in the Central Army at most, with good equipment and supplies, it is never their turn, but the Dian army has not missed a single battle of evil and bad battles, Huang Haoran's hot hands made the 121st Division feel warm and respectful.

Wu Jianping patted his chest and said what Wang Huanzhi wanted to hear the most:

"Please rest assured that the Guizhou children of my 121st Division will kill more devils! Repay the Commander's kindness! ”

Although Wu Jianping did not express his allegiance to Huang Haoran, he also said that he would fight bravely to kill the enemy, and such an oath was also what Huang Haoran was looking forward to.

After all, giving a little benefit and surrendering to sincerity only happens in the game, and in the real world, if you want to win people's hearts, you have to work slowly and carefully.

Wang Huanzhi left satisfied, the matter on the side of the 121st Division is like this first, Wu Jianping also has to take his Guizhou children to familiarize themselves with these new equipment, anyway, the 99th Army will not let this division of the Yunnan Army go into battle in the short term, so the training of the 121st Division can take a little longer.

Wang Huanzhi also had to seize the time to recruit and retrain the new army, and Deputy Army Commander Wang, who came down from the Songhu battlefield, knew what his eldest brother lacked the most now, that is, people.

The 99th Army played a prestige in Songhu, and the names of Huang Haoran and the 99th Army have long been spread all over the world, so the conscription work has been carried out very smoothly, before Wang Huanzhi arrived in Changshu, the supplementary regiment has recruited 5 new battalions here, with more than 3,000 people. As soon as Richie arrived, the recruitment offices of the 99th Army were everywhere, and in two days, more than 2,000 people joined the army.

Training these recruits is Von. The specialty of Rich's gang of Germans, von Rich. Ritchie and his German instructors began to sweat on the training ground again, and the croppers and young students who had just laid down their farm tools and pen sticks were sweaty, and they went back to sleep in the barracks, refusing to get up.

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Huang Haoran walked from Taicang to Changshu for 3 days, and he, the army commander, was one of the last personnel of the 99th Army to arrive in Changshu.

Fan Jie had already told Wang Huanzhi about Huang Haoran's incident at Xiaoshiqiao, and Deputy Military Commander Wang had not paid much attention to Shen Lao Er in the past few days, and Shen Yuanlong, who knew that he was at a loss, had been spinning behind Wang Huanzhi's ass.

The matter between their brothers Fan Jie and Wang Shankui is not easy to mix, anyway, Huang Haoran is coming, and the contradiction between Wang Huanzhi and Shen Lao Er will not last long.

During this time, there was also a major event in the Songhu battlefield, that is, General Zhang submitted his resignation to the highest authorities.

On September 5, the Japanese Navy announced a blockade of China's southeast coast, cutting off China's maritime communications with the outside world.

The Japanese intensified their offensive with additional forces. After three days of fierce attack, the 3rd Division captured Baoshan County on September 6. The Japanese marines attacked and advanced eastward along the south bank of the Yangtze River from both sides of Baoshan, and after joining up with the Asama detachment and opening up the landing ground of the 3rd Division and the 11th Division, they attacked Oba, but were denied by the 88th Division in the area east of Oba.

The 11th Division broke into Luodian on 5 September, but was soon surrounded by Luo Zhuoying's 18th Army.

The highest authorities called Vice Chancellor Chen and Luo Zhuoying twice on the same day: "The relationship between Luo Dian is important and must be captured within a time limit"; He also sent a telegram to all armies fighting in Songhu: "This anti-enemy battle is the only way out for our nation to survive in death...... Whoever is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is afraid of the battle...... Those who fail to fulfill their duties and cause delays in fighters...... In accordance with military law, the guilt should be judged in accordance with the circumstances, and there should be no leniency. However, due to the blazing firepower of the Japanese army and the continuous counterattack, the 18th Army's 11th Division, 14th Division, and 67th Division, which were responsible for the main attack on Luodian, were never able to capture Luodian despite brave attacks and repeated battles. After the loss of Baoshan and the rendezvous between the Japanese Marines and the Asama detachment in the Yangjiazhai area, the flank of the 14th Division was threatened by the enemy, and the troops suffered heavy casualties after several days of hard fighting. Luo Zhuoying decided to suspend the offensive and ordered the 14th Division to move to Beitangkou, Gujiajiao, Nanchanggou and other areas to build positions, while the rest of the divisions remained in their original positions.

The Chinese high command judged that the Japanese army "will continue to expand its combat area along the rivers and coasts by increasing its domestic forces in the near future." The Chinese army fought valiantly, although it dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, but it was already at a disadvantage in terms of navy and air force, and the number of tanks and heavy artillery was far inferior to that of the Japanese army, especially after the air supremacy was gradually grasped by the Japanese army, the Chinese army had difficulty in moving during the day, and the logistical supply was particularly difficult. Therefore, it was decided to gradually switch to the defensive, and then turn to the counteroffensive when the opportunity came. On 6 September, the second phase of the Third Theater Operational Guidance Plan was formulated. The full text is as follows:

1. Judgment of the enemy's situation

The enemy's reinforcements landed at Liuhe, Chuanshakou, Zhanghuabang, and other places, and their main forces must break south from Luodian to threaten the left back of our besieging troops and form a large encirclement. At the same time, the enemy on the side of Zhang Huabang will also attack the side of Jiangwan Town, absorb the strength of our attacking troops in its encirclement, and form a small encirclement of our troops besieging Huishan Wharf, so as to quickly break our army's attempt to completely occupy Shanghai. Or even use this as a base for expanding its aggression, and then increase its domestic forces and continue to develop in Kunshan, Wuxian, and Songjiang, in an attempt to threaten Nanjing.

2. Guiding Essentials

1 In order to maintain the economic center of gravity, consolidate the capital, and facilitate the protracted operation of the overall situation, the theater should take advantage of the encirclement posture that has now formed, use superior forces to sever the connection with the enemy in Shanghai and other places, restrict its development, and strive to turn to attack the enemy who has landed from the Shishilin and Chuanshakou directions, break the encirclement attempt, and reap the effect of breaking the enemy.

2 If the objectives of the siege cannot be achieved, we will take up positions in the rear one by one according to the situation, take offensive defense, and take advantage of the fact that the fire of the sea and land cannot be coordinated (that is, beyond the range of the enemy's guns), and exert our spiritual and material might, and destroy them in one fell swoop.

3 As a last resort, they retreated to the positions established in the rear and put up a strong resistance, so as to wait for the arrival of the rear troops, and then fight a decisive battle with a view to achieving the final victory.

3. Deployment of Corps

The first step is to try to limit the enemy's development and defeat the enemy on land on all sides.

(1) Zhang Fakui Group (Pudong Defensive Army):

Continue the previous mission (garrison Pudong, threaten the enemy on the left bank of the Pujiang River).

(2) General Zhang's group (Shanghai Siege Army):

1 Strengthen the fortifications of the current siege line against the enemy of Huishan Wharf and block it.

2 Against the enemy on the side of Zhang Huabang, it is still necessary to attack and annihilate it; When circumstances do not permit, it is also necessary to hold the siege line to cut off its connection with the enemy in the concession.

3 On the Wusong, Baoshan, and Jiangwan sides, it is necessary to hold the strongholds to prevent the enemy from landing.

4 The rear troops should be sent to build strongholds and fortifications at the North Station, along the Yokohama-Wuyi Cemetery, along the Lujingpu-Jiangwan-Miaohang-Gujiazhai, along the south bank of Yunzaobang, and westwardly on the line of the Heidahuang House, and if necessary, to stop the development of the enemy in front of them on that line.

(3) Chen Cixiu Group (Jiang'an Defense Army):

1 Hold on to Luodian, Liuhe and the area west of them with one section to prevent the enemy from rushing out, and at the same time attack the enemy's two flanks from Xinzhen, Caowangmiao, and Shenjiayuan with strong forces.

2. Build strongholds and fortifications on the lines of Liujiaxing, Jiading, and Liuhe, and if necessary, stop the enemy's development on those lines.

4. The operational situation of each group is as follows:

Zhang Fakui Group, Suzhou Creek Line, Zhang Zhizhong Group, Second Tang, Chenjiaxing, Hujiazhuang, Wusong Town, the northern end of the line, the line belongs to General Zhang Group, Chen Cixiu Group

Note:

1. The assembly and reorganization of the forward troops should be carried out in due course.

2 The strength of each group shall be the force under the present command.

The second step is to try to limit the enemy's development and use the terrain and fortifications to fight a decisive battle in the enemy's advantage.

(1) Zhang Fakui Group (known as the Right Wing Army):

1. Continue the previous mission with a strong force (1 brigade or more) in Pudong.

2. Occupy positions on the left bank of the Pujiang River with the main force (1st division or above) from the public concession through Caojiadu and Beixinjingpu to Zhangjiazhai (along the right bank of the Suzhou Creek) to prevent the enemy from developing south of the Suzhou Creek and threaten the enemy's left side in the area north of the Suzhou Creek, so as to make it easier for our troops to fight on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek.

(2) General Zhang's group (known as the Central Army):

In the vicinity of Fan's house on the left bank of Suzhou Creek, occupy positions on the line from Jiangqiao Town, Nanxiang and Malupu to the southern end of Jiading, and deploy the main force in Nanxiang and the area north of it, using the terrain and fortifications to fight a decisive battle with the enemy in front of him.

(3) Chen Cixiu Group (known as the Left Wing Army):

Occupy positions on the lines from Jiading, Zhoujiayuan, and Liuhe to the south bank of the Yangtze River, deploy the main force in the middle of Jiading and Liuhe, and use terrain fortifications to fight a decisive battle with the enemy in front of them.

(4) The operational areas of each corps are as follows:

The line of Jiwangmiao and Suzhou Creek of Zhang Fakui Group belongs to the southern end of Taicang and Jiading of Zhang Fakui Group and General Zhang Group, the line of Guangfu and Tangqiao, and the line of Chen Cixiu Group

Base Camp Instruction (Order No. 3)

The Second Phase of the Second Phase of the Third Theater of Operations is hereby promulgated and shall be followed forthwith, and shall be promptly completed in separate branches of the fortifications of the rear positions specified in the plan, and the date of its implementation shall be ordered otherwise. This order.

September 6, 26th year of the Republic of China

The highest authorities

On September 9, General Zhang was busy for a day and was ordered to adjust the battle sequence, transport the 16th Artillery Regiment to the vicinity of Jiading, and assign a division of the 84th Army to the command of Luo Zhuoying, commander of the 18th Army.

It was busy until late at night, when the headquarters moved to Xugongqiao, and after General Zhang ate some porridge and rice, he wanted to lean back on his chair and take a slight rest.

As soon as I sat down, I remembered that I should go to see Liu Heding and Song Xilian.

So he dragged his tired body and immediately set off, rushed to Jiading in the early morning of the 10th, and instructed Liu Heding how to deal with the enemy in front of him.

He braved the bombing and strafing of enemy planes from Jiading to Nanxiang and found the headquarters of the 36th Division.

Unexpectedly, after meeting, Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, asked very strangely: "Why did Commander-in-Chief Zhang come to us?"

General Zhang talked with Song Xilian for a long time, and learned that the 36th Division had been separated from General Zhang's 9th Army and assigned to Chen Cixiu, commander-in-chief of the 15th Group Army.

For this reason, General Zhang sulked, he didn't understand why one of his divisions didn't tell him that it was assigned to the 15th Army? After returning to the General Headquarters, General Zhang received news that Gu Mosan, deputy commander of the Third Theater of Operations, had arrived in Suzhou.

General Zhang thought that he should go to Suzhou to see Gu Mosan, and many questions also needed to be agreed with him.

In the previous period, General Zhang only cared about the frontline and did not contact the rear, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to report to the Nanjing Command for instructions.

So General Zhang immediately rushed to Suzhou, and before he could see Gu Zhutong, he called the highest authorities.

General Zhang wanted to complain to the highest authorities about the anguish in his chest, but as soon as the highest authorities answered the phone, they were greeted with a series of harsh questions: "Where are you?" Why did you come to Suzhou?" ……

General Zhang replied: "For the sake of fighting on the left flank, I personally went to Nanxiang to see Song Xilian, and I heard that Gu Mosan had come to Suzhou, so I came to discuss the problem with him." ”

The highest authorities were unreasonable and shouted loudly: "Why discuss? I couldn't find you for two days, so I ran to the rear! General Zhang was also a little angry, so he said: "The 36th Division was originally under my command, and I can't help but take a look!" I didn't know that he was under the command of Chen Cixiu of the 15th Army! ”

The highest authorities did not listen to General Zhang's speech at all, but only sternly asked: "Why did you go to Suzhou?" Why did you go to Suzhou?" General Zhang couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply said: "I went to Suzhou to discuss the problem with Gu Mosan, I have been in the front, what do you say I should do with the highest authorities?" ”

The highest authorities were even more angry and yelled, "What the hell are you doing? And ask me how I am?" Then, with a "pop", the highest authorities dropped the phone.

General Zhang was deeply saddened, he had realized that the highest authorities were dissatisfied with him, and had blamed him for the unfavorable operation in Shanghai.

General Zhang remembered that before the start of the war, the highest authorities had asked him: "Are you sure that you will sweep away the enemy army in Shanghai?" If you can't sweep up, can you stand?"

General Zhang replied: "If our air force can destroy the enemy's base areas, then the infantry is very sure!" If the air force fails to be effective, it will defend the stronghold with the main force, cover the attack of a forceful force, and adopt a steady and steady tactics, and it can also stand still. ”

However, since the start of the war, the high command has ordered him to stop the war several times in order to wait for that "unwarranted" mediation, and if it were not for Huang Haoran's 99th Army to start the war without authorization, even today's situation may not be maintained.

The 9th Army lacked air force and artillery support, the Huishan wharf fortifications were strong, and there were Japanese warships on the sea to help the battle, which was really difficult to capture.

In this way, it aroused the dissatisfaction of the highest authorities, saying that Huang Haoran could take the Japanese army headquarters in Hongkou with one division, and the five divisions of your 9th Army could not take the Huishan wharf!

Did he go to Suzhou to escape? Why can't the highest authorities forgive themselves?

After a fierce ideological struggle, General Zhang finally wrote his resignation report to the highest authorities on September 8.

The highest authorities wanted to remove General Zhang and let General Zhang assume the responsibility for the passive situation in Shanghai.

But I am afraid of losing this wise and brave general, and the battle in Shanghai is even more disadvantageous.

So one moment it says it approves the resignation, and the other it says it doesn't approve it.

Huang Haoran knew that General Zhang's departure was basically doomed, and the rest was only a matter of time.

In the minds of the highest authorities, politics once again prevailed over the military.

General Zhang has become a victim of conspiracy! (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.) )