Chapter 716: Taierzhuang's Great Victory
After a night of meetings, Lao Jiang didn't fall asleep until two o'clock in the morning, and took two sleeping pills before he fell asleep. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Sir is up?"
"Not yet, I explained before going to bed, don't wake him up before seven o'clock." The guard at the door whispered.
Lin Wei flipped over his cuffs and looked at it, there were still twenty minutes before seven o'clock, and he simply sat down in the reception room outside the bedroom.
Twenty minutes is actually very short, but for Lin Wei is unusually long, almost every minute or two he has to look at his watch, although the telegram in his hand is not very urgent, but the importance is self-evident.
The first moment he received the telegram, he knew that the content of the telegram had to be reported to Lao Jiang as soon as possible.
At seven o'clock, it was punctual when there was a cough in the bedroom, and the sound of the quilt being turned up.
Lin Wei Huoran stood up and walked towards the door.
"Da!"
The door was pulled open from the inside, and Lao Jiang, who was wearing a cotton nightgown, poked his head out, and saw Lin Wei standing straight in front of him, and was startled: "Weiwen, you are here, why don't you wake me up?" ”
"Mr. is resting, don't dare to disturb." Lin Wei was busy.
"I'm not talking about me, Weiwen can see me anytime." Lao Jiang was very unhappy and reprimanded the guard at the door, the guard lowered his head, this kind of thing, they all knew it in their hearts, and they could only bear it.
"You rested too late last night, and I didn't let him call you." Lin Wei said busily.
"By the way, you must have something important when you came so early, let's talk about it." Lao Jiang greeted, walked over very casually, and sat down on the sofa.
"This morning, Commander Li sent a telegram from Xuzhou to report the victory, take a look!" With a hint of excitement, Lin Wei took out a telegram from the folder and handed it over.
"Telegram?" When Lao Jiang heard this, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"Yes!"
"I'll take a look at ......" After Lao Jiang finished reading the message, Huo Ran stood up and said excitedly, "Taierzhuang is a big victory, Li Delin fought well, the soldiers on the front line fought well, and the new 38th Brigade fought well!" ”
"Sir, now the news is estimated to have been transmitted back to Wuhan from the front line, this is an unprecedented victory, exciting!" Lin Wei said with a smile.
"Well, this victory is not easy to come by, we must reward the officers and soldiers who participated in the war, at least everyone will be paid an extra month's salary, and the meritorious soldiers will also be rewarded and promoted!" Lao Jiang said solemnly.
"Yes!"
"Let the General Staff draw up a charter."
Lin Wei nodded.
"Has the telegram been sent about the upgrading of the new 38th Brigade to a division?"
"Not yet, regarding the 38th Brigade, the personnel arrangements for the 38th Division have not yet been drawn up, so the telegram has not yet been sent." Lin Wei explained.
"It's easy to talk about personnel, and slowly add it, and the telegram will be sent out first!" Lao Jiang ordered.
"Wei Wenwen white!"
"Okay, good, this big victory, for my zhmg, it is the right time to come, and it is also a great luck for me Jiang!" Lao Chiang was indeed very happy, this was a victory under his leadership, Nanking was lost, he was saddled with the infamy of discarding the capital, and some people even publicly accused him that he could kill, but not to be punished.
The world scolded him for being a fake anti-Japanese, a real surrender, and deliberately used the name of anti-Japanese to consume the strength of the local miscellaneous cards.
The Taierzhuang Resistance Battle was fought by the new 38th Brigade of the Central Army, which lasted for nine days and nights, with more than half of the casualties, and after being replenished, he hurriedly went into battle to break through the Japanese army's Yixian defense, completely annihilated the Japanese Sakamoto detachment, and killed the detachment leader, Major General Sakamoto Shun!
The 20th Army Corps of the other Central Army, which was concealed in the Baoqinggu Mountains, surrounded the Seya detachment in one fell swoop, although a few hundred people were negligently let go for a while, and Seya Kai was not caught, but at least the main force of the Seya detachment was left.
Of course, in addition to these two brilliant central armies, the local army also behaved extremely fiercely, whether it was the Sichuan army that guarded Teng County before, or the two Zhang and Pang who held on to Linyi for a month, as well as the Gui system that blocked in Huainan and northern Jiangsu, etc.
They all fought very bravely.
A victory in a battle can completely dispel all rumors and nonsense.
China needs such a victory too badly.
In the first battle of Taierzhuang, nearly 30,000 enemies were annihilated, almost 4,000 people were captured, and there were less than 500 people in the Seya Kai Division who finally broke through.
One Japanese major general was killed, and more than 40 officers above the rank of junior were killed, including three captains of the Wing Commander.
Not to mention the capture, more than forty tanks and armored vehicles, both good and bad, which, according to the rules for the distribution of spoils established before the war, all went to the armored brigade of the 1st Division of Honor.
There are more than 100 cars, more than 40 that can be driven, more than 20 broken ones that can be repaired, more than 100 artillery pieces, more than 100 light and heavy machine guns, more than 10,000 rifles and pistols, and all kinds of baggage materials.
Here, the new 38th Brigade captured a lot in the last battle, especially the materials airdropped by the Japanese army, all of which were covered.
When cleaning the battlefield, whoever cleans the battlefield belongs to their respective units, except for what has been agreed in advance.
Although it is said that these weapons and materials cannot compensate for the consumption of this battle, it is better than nothing if there are captures, especially the new 38 brigade, personnel, and materials have been strengthened.
When the news of the new 38th Brigade being upgraded to a division came, it was even more joyful and jubilant!
Major General Luo Yufeng holds the rank of lieutenant general, although he is not the youngest lieutenant general in the whole army, he is a 7th term student in Huangpu, and at the age of 30, he can become a lieutenant general and division commander, and those who are proud of the sky in the first four periods can do it.
After the sixth period, there are very few people who become major generals, let alone lieutenant generals and division commanders.
"Lao Luo, congratulations, I'm going to call you Luo Shizuo in the future." Qin Yankun quipped.
"Didn't you also get promoted by one rank, Major General Chief of Staff."
"My rank is still colonel, but it's just a rank up." Qin Yankun smiled, don't look at the position of one level, he, the chief of staff of the division, is actually no longer a problem with being awarded a major general.
In addition to the promotion of the two commanders, Niu Xianmin, the deputy brigade commander and commander of the engineer regiment, was also promoted to major general, and the others also had their own promotions or rewards.
After being upgraded to a division, there will be two brigades under the new 38th Division, one of which will remain unchanged, and there will be a 41st Brigade, the 38th Brigade will also be temporarily served by Luo Yufeng as the brigade commander, and the 41st Brigade will be temporarily concurrently served by Niu Xianmin, the deputy division commander.
This ensures that the command structure remains as smooth as before.
The new 38th Brigade was upgraded to a division, Luo Yufeng was promoted to lieutenant general and division commander, and the generals who had a good relationship with Luo Yufeng in the Fifth War Zone called to congratulate him.
Sun Zhen, acting commander-in-chief of the 22nd Group Army, also sent a telegram from the front of Tengxian County, congratulating the new 38th Brigade and Luo Yufeng on their promotion.
The victory of Taierzhuang, the command center of Xuzhou City, that is the most exciting place, the people have poured into the streets to celebrate the victory.
Reporters from all over the world also gathered one after another and flocked to Taierzhuang to interview the officers and men on the front line, express their condolences to the officers and soldiers, and report the heroic deeds that can be sung and cried on the battlefield.
The materials and resources of the troops participating in the war were continuously transported to the front of Taierzhuang in Xuzhou, with towels, socks, insoles and food, and the mustard in Sichuan was piled up into a hill, and a steel factory in Hankou built 5,000 broadswords in one go and sent them to the front.
This made Sun Fanglu, who was born in the Northwest Army, very happy, each regiment was equipped with a big knife team, and the snow-white big blades went down, and the heads of the little devils rolled to the ground.
Wuhan Three Towns, the parade of the people can not see the end, slogans, cheers almost lifted the three towns, regardless of the old and young, regardless of men and women, the face is full of confidence and proud smiles, like a festival, cheerful, excited.
In the streets and alleys, every house was hung with blue sky and white sun flags, huge banners and slogans were quickly produced, the machines in the printing house were working at full capacity, and stacks of newsprint were moved in, which soon became newspapers with a strong smell of ink, and then as soon as they walked out of the factory gate, they were looted.
The sound of firecrackers in the whole city resounded in the sky, just like the ripples of the water, spreading, the whole city is this deafening sound, it is estimated that after today's sound, the price of firecrackers in the three towns will rise within this month.
The huge portrait of Li Delin, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, was carried to the front of the procession, and although he was not at the scene, this was undoubtedly the most proud and glorious moment of his life.
At this moment, his limelight is about to overshadow the high-flying President Jiang!
Under the wise leadership of President Chiang, I GJ achieved a brilliant victory in the 5th War Zone......
Although the focus of the GMD Central Committee's propaganda is still on Lao Chiang, the common people don't seem to buy it, and Li Delin, Luo Yufeng, and even Tang Keqin and the previous generals of the Sichuan Army have become anti-Japanese heroes.
Anti-Japanese will win!
China will win!
Compared with the Chinese people celebrating the victory, the Japanese army was extremely depressed at the moment, and General Terauchi Shouichi, commander of the Japanese North China Front, received this news and was so angry that he almost went into shock.
The defeat of Taierzhuang was to be held responsible, and when the 5th and 10th Divisions went south, it was made up by Terauchi Shouichi and the commander of the 2nd Army, Nishio Terama, and the base camp did not agree to attack the new area, and finally, under the coercion of Terauchi and Nishio, coupled with the instigation of Shunroku Hatata, the battle was finally launched.
Although the base camp posthumously recognized the decision of Shouichi Terauchi, it would be fine if the strategic goal was achieved, but now that he failed miserably in Taierzhuang, someone needs to be held accountable for everything he has done before.
What is certain is that the position of commander of the North China Front Army of Terauchi Shouichi will not last long, and although Nishio Terarizo stepped down one step earlier, his responsibility may still be pursued.
The Seya detachment was encircled and annihilated, and the remnants of the 10th Division in Fuji County became very dangerous.
However, at this time, the Japanese army made another stupid move, and the commander of the Second Army, Prince Minoru Higashiku, ordered Ryosuke Isoya to defend Fuji Prefecture.
If Ryosuke Isoya and the 10th Division withdrew from Fuji Prefecture, it would mean that the Second Army's three-month planning and attack would be in vain, and it would have lost almost one elite division, which the Japanese army, which was extremely good-looking, could not accept it anyway.
For the sake of the Second Army, for the sake of the North China Front, and even for the sake of the base camp, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor's face, Ryosuke Isoya had to hold Fuji County and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
(To be continued.) )