Chapter 149 Arrogant Yan Laoxi

Author: Desert Mountain Ruxue

Chapter 149 Arrogant Yan Laoxi

Yan Huiqing looked at her eldest brother and said softly: "Brother!"

"Is the war situation in Jin Province very bad?"

Yan Huiqing actually didn't know much about military matters.

Yan Laoxi nodded: "The little devils are attacking Jinyang from the north and the east."

"Right now, Niangziguan and Xinkou are almost stretched to their limit."

"Once these two places are lost, Jinyang will not be able to hold it."

Hearing what Yan Laoxi said, Yan Huiqing frowned slightly, "Brother!"

"Before the war started, didn't you have more than 300,000 troops?"

"With so many people, can't they stop the little devil?"

Yan Huiqing was very confused. Her eldest brother had been in charge of Jin Province for more than 20 years.

With so many soldiers and arsenals, the war started in less than three months.

Facing the Japs' attack, why did it fail so quickly?

Hearing this, Yan Laoxi smiled bitterly.

"Five girls!"

After choking for a moment, Yan Laoxi still held back and did not say any more.

At the beginning of the war, Yan Laoxi indeed claimed to have more than 300,000 troops.

However, the number of troops he had at his disposal was only over 100,000.

After Principal Chang established the Jinling Government, Yan Laoxi fought with Principal Chang and finally submitted to the Jinling Command.

Since then, the Republic of China has completed formal unification under the control of Principal Chang.

Regarding the local princes, Principal Chang also knew the importance of military power.

After the unification was completed, Principal Chang began to take back the military power of local princes.

Yan Laoxi was in charge of Jin Province, and the army under his command organized and trained two armies at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War.

They are the 6th Army and the 7th Army. These two armies total more than 100,000 people.

Yang Aiyuan is the commander-in-chief of the 6th Group Army, and Fu Zuoyi is the commander-in-chief of the 7th Group Army.

At that time, at the meeting of the Jinling Headquarters.

Principal Chang was very concerned about the strategic position of Jin Province and told Yan Laoxi that Jin Province must be preserved.

Because at the headquarters meeting at that time!

The top brass of the Jinling Command unanimously decided to protect Jin Province.

Everyone was afraid that the Japs would enter Jin Province from Pingjin, then go south to Hanzhong, and finally capture Sichuan Province.

After the Jinling Headquarters unified the whole country, the Sichuan Province in the southwestern region was used as a rear base in the policy for combating Japan.

Once the Japs attack along the above-mentioned route, this will greatly threaten the long-lasting combat policy of the Jinling Headquarters.

Moreover, Kublai Khan relied on this route when he destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, at the national defense meeting of the Jinling Headquarters, Principal Chang said to Yan Laoxi with great sincerity.

"Baichuan!"

"We are now fighting against the Japanese. We are not afraid that they will attack from the south. We are afraid that they will take Hanzhong and enter Sichuan Province via Jin Province."

"Once the Japanese follow this route, we will be able to protect Jinling, Shanghai, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"However, the southwest hinterland is occupied by the Japanese."

"Our army will have no way out."

"I would rather let the Japanese go up the river than follow Kublai Khan's route."

"The central government must protect Jin Province."

Yan Laoxi nodded and grinned: "Principal Chang, don't worry."

"As the parent official of Jin Province, I, Yan Baichuan, will definitely do my best to protect Jin Province."

"Yes!" Principal Chang nodded: "The Shanxi-Sui Army alone in Jin Province is not enough. I decided to send the Central Army into Jin Province."

"Help you resist the little devil's attack."

Seeing that Principal Chang wanted to send the Central Army into Shanxi Province, Yan Laoxi frowned slightly: "Principal Chang, how many troops are you planning to send?"

"Send 300,000 troops!" Principal Chang's tone was firm: "If we don't have enough people, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop the Japanese."

Yan Laoxi was shocked when Principal Chang wanted to send 300,000 troops!

When the 300,000 Central Army troops entered Jin Province, was this Jin Province still Yan Laoxi's?

Moreover, this routine is quite familiar.

Back then, you, Principal Chang, wanted to regain the military power of Wang Jialie, the commander-in-chief of the Guizhou Army in Guizhou Province.

That's what you did, you sent the Central Army into Qian Province in the name of encircling and suppressing the Red Army.

He directly pulled Wang Jialie down, took away his military power, and annexed his troops.

Yan Laoxi thought he had a very clear idea of ​​Principal Chang's wishful thinking.

He quickly stood up and said, "Principal Chang, these 300,000 Central Army troops are too many."

"Our Jin Province has sufficient troops. The Jinsui Army under my command includes the local security regiment."

"With 300,000 people, relying on these 300,000 people, I will have no problem keeping Jin Province."

Yan Laoxi was afraid that Principal Chang's Central Army would enter Shanxi Province, so he had to pretend to be fat, claiming that he had 300,000 troops.

After all, once the Central Army of 300,000 troops enters Shanxi Province.

I will definitely not be able to command Principal Chang's troops, and once the Central Army takes over the territory of Jin Province.

When the time comes that he wants to take it back, Principal Chang will definitely refuse in every possible way. It would be better for the Central Army not to come in.

When Principal Chang saw what Yan Laoxi said, he had no choice but to smile.

Yan Laoxi also emphasized again and again, "Principal Chang, don't worry."

"We, the Jinsui Army, will definitely protect our homeland and our country, and defend our homeland in the war of resistance."

"After the meeting, I will return to Jin Province immediately to prepare for battle."

"I deployed my troops at several important passes and relied on fortifications to resist the Japanese attack."

"Let the little devils not be able to enter the borders of Jin Province."

At the national defense meeting, Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang had a heart-to-heart talk.

However, he did not know that the Japanese troops in the Pingjin area were advancing very quickly.

After he finished the national defense meeting, he took his own plane and returned to Jin Province.

The three Japanese divisions in the Pingjin area began to make a detour towards Shanxi Province.

After the fall of Nankou, the northern side of Jin Province was exposed, allowing the Japanese to march straight in.

Yan Laoxi, who was steadfast in his oath, mobilized his elite soldiers and generals to start a fight with the Japanese in Datong.

It's a pity that Yan Laoxi's opponent is Itagaki Seishiro.

Seishiro Itagaki and Yan Laoxi were old classmates, and Seishiro Itagaki knew Yan Laoxi very well.

He concluded that Yan Laoxi thought that the Japanese would only use the railway to march towards Jin Province.

Moreover, Yan Laoxi's main troops will definitely be placed on the Datong line.

In addition, Itagaki Seishiro used his identity as Yan Laoxi's classmate in his early years to explore the entire terrain of Jin Province.

He directly led his division and detoured back to the rear of Datong along Shahe, Daying, Pingxingguan, Lingqiu and other roads.

Because Yan Laoxi's troops were mainly placed in reinforced concrete fortifications on the Datong line.

Now that the Japanese were outflanking them, Yan Laoxi was suddenly forced to rely on strong defenses, and his plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese was ruined.

Panicked, Yan Laoxi hurriedly mobilized his troops and generals to block the Itagaki division.

It's a pity that the Itagaki Division moved very quickly. Even though Yan Laoxi mobilized his troops to pursue and intercept them, he was unable to stop the Itagaki Division.

Together with Tojo Hideki's Chahar Corps to the north, two brigades were dispatched to attack in a roundabout direction from Fanzhi towards Mount Wutai.

The two groups of Japanese troops advanced very quickly and soon threatened Yanmen Pass.

Yan Laoxi's original idea was to encircle and annihilate the Japanese in northern Shanxi, and then defend Yanmen Pass to block the Japanese outside Yanmen Pass.
To be continued...