Chapter 1410 The most successful long-distance troop projection! (Please ask for the beginning of the month
This unexpected encounter almost exposed the marching Fourth Army to the Japanese troops in North China, but Shen Laoliu's experience and the strong combat effectiveness of the 3rd Platoon of the Reconnaissance Company made up for all this.
Within two days, there was no trace of Japanese troops within a 10-kilometer radius.
The four main battalions of the Si Xing Regiment passed through the 20-kilometer-long hilly area and entered the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line that night.
The rest of the troops who arrived on the second day were quietly waiting in the mountains for the next night to arrive.
The local people had heard the faint roar, but they had no idea that such a large army would pass by the edge of the village in the silent night.
At 5 o'clock in the morning on December 6, two chief officers, Tang Dao and Ye Chenghuan, came to meet Commander Zhao at the mountain pass.
Based on the current relationship between Tang Dao and Commander Zhao, Commander Zhao is naturally worried about the future of Tang Dao's expedition to Central China with his four-pronged regiment. It is extremely rare to have time for breakfast to warn Tang Dao to be more cautious. It is like a father warning about the upcoming expedition.
The concern for his son who traveled far away made Tang Dao feel warmer in his heart.
After a very simple breakfast, Tang Dao was about to return to the regiment headquarters and lead his troops to continue westward. The battle situation was reported from the fifth theater. The Japanese army was approaching Yiling again, and Yiling had begun to retreat.
Commander Zhao insisted on sending him off. Along the way, the old man and the young man exchanged their views on the current war situation in Central and North China.
"If the Military and Political Department wants to transfer the 4th Group Army, Brother Zhao, what will you do?" Tang Dao suddenly stopped and looked at the mountains with a faint look.
Although the war situation in North China is now stable, the shadow of the great defeat at Zhongtiao Mountain in time and space has never been removed from Tang Dao's heart.
Tang Daotai knew the main reason for the defeat in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Some people said that the senior generals of Zhongtiao Mountain were corrupt and irresponsible. Others said that some troops oppressed and oppressed the people during the garrison, which was comparable to the Japanese invaders. Some people said that it was because of the Japanese invaders.
The Japanese army's firepower was so fierce that the defenders simply couldn't defeat it.
But in Tang Dao's view, these are only secondary causes at best, just tactical issues.
The humiliating defeat in the middle of 41 years ago was purely a strategic mistake.
On the surface, the Second War Zone has jurisdiction over Zhongtiao Mountain, Taihang Mountain and all troops north of the Yellow River, but in fact, the command of Zhongtiao Mountain does not lie with the theater headquarters, but with the commander surnamed Wei.
If Commander Wei was in Nakajo Mountain, his ability might not be enough to deal with Okamura Koji, but it would still be more than enough to deal with a Japanese general of Shinozuka Geio's caliber.
Moreover, Zhongtiao Mountain has high mountains and dangerous roads, and the depth of the defense line can reach 20 kilometers. There are 200,000 troops and various defense fortifications built for more than 2 years. Even if there is no counterattack, it would be thousands of Japanese troops to defeat it.
It’s extremely difficult.
But the problem happened to be the commander surnamed Wei. Before the war, he was not in his command position, but in the mountain city.
How can a defense line that has no top commander and can only fight on its own to block the Japanese advance from all over the place?
Just like a large embankment, if one part breaks, the torrential flood will submerge all the fertile soil behind the defense line, and no one will be spared.
The same was true in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. On the afternoon of May 7, 1941, 100,000 Japanese troops launched an attack on Zhongtiao Mountain in four routes. The Japanese troops on the north route took Yuanqu from Hengling Pass; the Japanese troops on the west route attacked from Xia County.
, Wenxi and Zhangmao Dao marched eastward to attack Taizhai Village in Wangjiahe; the east road marched toward Jiyuan and Mengxian; the northeastern front-line Japanese troops attacked Dongfeng from Qinshui and Yangcheng.
Facing the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, most of the 200,000-strong Chinese army could not resist the Japanese army and abandoned the ground one after another.
The few troops fought desperately with the Japanese army, inflicting considerable damage to the Japanese army and suffering heavy casualties themselves.
For example, the Tang Huaiyuan Department of the 3rd Army, the Cun Xingqi Department of the 12th Division, and the Samurai Min Department of the 98th Army were all outnumbered. All three generals died on the spot, and the positions were eventually occupied by the Japanese army.
After May 12, all defensive positions of the defenders were breached. The Japanese army divided the Chinese army's defense line into two parts, the north and the south. They occupied Yuanqu, Jiyuan, Mengxian, Pinglu and other places, and blocked the crossings of the Yellow River, completing the attack on the Yellow River.
The internal and external siege of the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison.
On May 13, the defenders were divided and surrounded by the Japanese army. After the Japanese army began to brutally raid various areas of Zhongtiao Mountain. In order to ensure that the main force would not be annihilated by the Japanese army, the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain left a small force to continue to resist.
The troops began to break through and retreat.
The 5th Army, led by its general commander, led the remnants of the 3rd Army, 14th Army and 94th Division to break through the Japanese blockade, crossed the Fen River and the Yellow River, and moved to Luoyang and Xin'an.
After the 14th Army fell in Yuanqu County, it broke out with the Gao Guizi Department of the 17th Army and headed north. On May 18, all units of the 14th Army entered Hancheng, Shaanxi and successfully broke through.
The two main group armies withdrew from Zhongtiao Mountain, and other units also broke through and retreated.
On May 27, the Japanese army completely occupied the southern Shanxi area north of the Yellow River, and the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain ended with a disastrous defeat for the Chinese side.
In that battle, the Chinese suffered 20,000 casualties and more than 30,000 prisoners, while the Japanese army only had a few thousand soldiers. The ratio of losses in the offensive and defensive battles was so exaggerated that it was shocking.
This is why the person angrily called this battle the most humiliating battle for China in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
But that person might just be blaming himself.
From the perspective of Tang Dao, a future little butterfly, that person bears the brunt of the failure of this battle.
In the spring after the New Year of 1941, the great changes that broke out in southern Anhui made that fear of the Eightyth Army obvious, and he no longer even pretended to do so.
The Japanese army, who keenly grasped this fighter plane, began to adjust their strategies, mainly enticing the troops to surrender, supplemented by military strikes, which affected the will of many troops to resist. The Japanese army strengthened surveillance on the troops, and those who were suspected of having relatives were
Those in the 80th Army were sent to be trained at the least, or thrown into prison at the worst.
The commander surnamed Wei who was stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain was also transferred back to house arrest because he had taken care of the 80th Army. The 4th Army, known as the iron pillar of Zhongtiao Mountain, was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River for divided use.
The most powerful commanders and troops in Zhongtiao Mountain were successively put under house arrest and transferred away. Their own strength was severely weakened. This fiasco was already doomed.
This was also one of the reasons why Tang Dao, who had practiced countless times on the sandbox in an attempt to bring the game back but felt powerless, was the coldest towards that person.
80,000 people! They became victims just because of his factionalism!
"The Japanese army is flanked by 100,000 troops. Our 4th Army is the main force of the defense line. How can Commander Wei possibly do this?" Commander Zhao obviously did not expect that Tang Dao would ask such an absurd question.
But based on General Zhao's understanding of Tang Dao, he knew that he would never aim without aim. He immediately frowned and thought for a while before replying: "If it is an order from the Military and Political Department, our 4th Group Army, even Commander Sun, will not be able to do so."
Those who resist will most likely be forced to obey military orders."
"Then, if I tell Uncle Zhao that if the 4th Group Army leaves, the Japanese army will launch an attack on Zhongtiao Mountain in the future, and the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line will be defeated, what will you choose, Uncle Zhao?" Tang Dao seemed to have already known Commander Zhao's answer, and once again
Throw a question.
Commander Zhao's footsteps suddenly stopped and he stood there blankly, his heart filled with turmoil.
This is the first time that Tang Dao calls Commander Zhao by the name of his elder when he is in military uniform again, which shows that Tang Dao is willing to do so.
But what can he do?
He had actually told Tang Dao very tactfully just now that once the Military and Political Ministry's military order was issued, other group armies could find other reasons to negotiate with the Military and Political Ministry or delay it, but only the 4th Group Army did not have this qualification.
That's because, four years ago, it was precisely because of the night attack launched by his commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army and the Northwest Army that he was imprisoned and forced to cooperate with the 80th Army to form an anti-Japanese united front. To a certain extent,
, their Northwest Army is also a thorn in that man’s side, and he wishes that their Northwest Army would be finished.
Disobeying orders in front of the battle gave that person a reason to raise the butcher's knife.
These generals had to choose to bow their heads not only for themselves, but also for the fate of tens of thousands of Northwesterners.
But as a general, he is more aware of the importance of the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line to the current war situation in China. Once Zhongtiao is lost, the Japanese army will have hundreds of thousands of troops deployed on the thousands-mile Yellow River defense line. His hometown of the Northwest Army will be completely exposed to the Japanese army.
Under the shining bayonet.
There are elders and elders from their hometown in the northwest. Compared with them, perhaps the lives of tens of thousands of them are not that important.
"It is difficult to disobey the military and political orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs! Even if Commander Sun and I fight hard, I will probably only get more violent suppression from those people. Besides, even if my 4th Army Group is not included in the Zhongtiao Mountain Defense Line, there are still 200,000 people.
It should be no problem to resist the Japanese attack." Commander Zhao's eyes were full of confusion and struggle, and he spoke quietly after a long time.
Tang Dao could only sigh slightly.
He could not criticize the current choices made by the general in front of him. Anyone else would have confidence in Nakatōyama, which has been carefully constructed for more than two years and is known as the "Oriental Maginot" defense line.
But they may have forgotten that the real Maginot was also captured, let alone the pirated one.
In the final analysis, the key to determining the outcome of a line of defense or a battlefield is not how strong the fortifications are and how sharp the weapons are, but also the people, who have a fighting will comparable to steel.
This will undoubtedly be demonstrated in the future Snowfield War and Southwest War!
"How about delaying it for one to two months?" Tang Dao could only settle for the next best thing.
The Japanese army will launch an attack on Zhongtiao Mountain in the second month after the 4th Group Army is transferred. Even if the 4th Group Army has already left its position, if they have not gone far yet and can quickly return to respond, the battle will still be lost, but
The addition of the 40,000-strong army will at least allow more viable forces to cross the river, preventing the tragic situation that occurred in the past.
"I can only promise you to do my best!" Commander Zhao nodded without hesitation this time.
"I'm not one of his regular soldiers. I've already received the military order. What's wrong with just waiting for a while? If he wants to kill my head right now, then I'll hang the Blue Sky Medal around my neck and let him chop it off."
The toughness of the man from the northwest was undoubtedly evident at this moment, but the heaviness in Tang Dao's heart had not gone away at all. This was already one of the greatest efforts he could make at the moment.
In fact, before leaving, he, Commander Liu of the 80th Group Army and Lei Xiong all expressed their concerns about the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line.
Especially regarding the Wangwushan defense line, he remembered clearly that the first hole to be opened in the entire Zhongtiaoshan defense line was Wangwushan.
The Chinese defenders stationed at Wangwushan were the first to collapse, and eventually the Chinese defense line, which formed the "One-Word Long Snake Formation", was completely divided into two by the Japanese army.
The Eightyth Group Army assured that if the Japanese army mobilized its forces to launch a fierce attack on the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line, they would not sit idly by and do nothing. They would definitely mobilize their forces to attack their logistics supply lines to support the front line.
Lei Xiong even promised that the garrison brigade would be on alert. If the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain was about to begin, he would definitely lead the main force back to the Taihang Mountains to fight the enemy fiercely.
Although Tang Dao, who was about to leave North China and was about to leave North China, felt powerless as he obeyed fate in everything he did, this was already the limit of what he could do.
Fortunately, even though the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was defeated and the Japanese army was already on the edge of the Yellow River, the Japanese navy finally went crazy and stabbed the American cowboy in the back yard.
When the Pacific War began, the Japanese base camp had to dispatch elite troops from the Japanese North China Front to garrison on various islands to contend with the angry American cowboys, a formidable enemy.
The Japanese army could not cross the great river that nurtured the Chinese nation! If it were not for this bottom line, Tang Dao would still have to stay in North China even if he was not the leader.
Perhaps because this topic was a bit heavy, the old man and the young man deliberately avoided the war and chatted about some lighter topics on the way back.
"Take it, I can't let you call me Uncle Zhao in vain. Besides, I'm giving it to my little grandnephew, not you." Commander Zhao held a longevity lock and ordered Tang Dao to accept it.
"Don't worry, what I use here is furniture, not military pay. At most, you don't have to worry about being scolded when you go home and be questioned by your aunt!"
Obviously, the Longevity Lock was not made just after hearing that Tang Dao was coming. It must have been made for several months. It is made entirely of gold, with a piece of white jade as warm as fat inlaid in the middle. Not to mention priceless, it is worth thousands of oceans.
Absolute value.
Even if he used his lieutenant general's salary as Commander Zhao said, he would have to go without food and drink for half a year, which shows the deep friendship this veteran has for Tang Dao.
"Okay, then I will accept it for Shanhe. One day, I will ask him to kowtow to you a few times. Just this lock, plus the words you engraved yourself, will be enough for him to marry a wife in the future.
That's it." Tang Dao was also a straightforward person, so when he saw what this person said, he readily accepted it.
"Haha! After all the calculations have been made twenty years later, except for you, Tang Tuanzuo, I have never met anyone else. If I can really live to that day, tell that little guy in Shanhe that my uncle will still be there.
I sent him a big red envelope and hooked up Brigadier Cheng. I promised that he would also be ruined. When he gets a wife, he won't have to sell locks for money like his stingy father said." Commander Zhao laughed.
The previous haze has been swept away because the Tangshan River, which has almost reached its 100th anniversary, has been wiped away!
This may be the happiest topic for Chinese soldiers at this time. There are successors. Their generation is almost dead, and Tang Shanhe's generation should also have grown up.
China will not perish and its resistance will not stop. This is the belief of their generation of soldiers, and newborns are their hope.
This may be unfair to the ignorant Tangshanhe people, but there has been no fairness in this world from the moment you were born.
If Tang Shanhe's uncles didn't resist, he might not even have a chance to grow up.
After bidding farewell to Commander Zhao, Tang Dao led his troops to cross the Yellow River in one week, and then in another 10 days to cross Shaanxi Province and reach Hanzhong.
The speed of the Japanese march of 30 kilometers made Commander Li of the Fifth Theater District, who was extremely concerned about the movements of the Fourth Army Regiment, astonished. He even called Tang Dao to ask Tang Dao to slow down a little to avoid unnecessary losses caused by the lack of men and horses.
However, the marching speed of the Fourth Army Regiment did not slow down. After setting foot on the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, the marching speed increased again, and it only took 12 days to reach the outskirts of the mountain city.
At this point, the Fourth Army Regiment took 28 days and less than a month to reload and march 1,000 kilometers, creating a medium-sized miracle.
You know, this is not running on the main road. Not only do you have to pass through a war zone, but you also have to cross some of China's most famous mountain ranges and the big river. It even requires a certain degree of confidentiality.
In order to confuse the Japanese army, after the Fourth Army Regiment arrived in Shaanxi Province, the Ministry of Military Affairs and Political Affairs sent a secret telegram, ordering an infantry brigade from the 10th Theater District to be transferred back to the mountain city for defense.
The secret message was deciphered by the Japanese army on the third day after it was sent. The deployment of an infantry brigade did not arouse the vigilance of the Japanese army. On the contrary, it was in line with the current war situation.
Yiling has basically been conquered, and the east gate of the Chinese mountain city has been lost. The correct solution is to increase troops on the Yangtze River defense line outside the mountain city.
Therefore, the four regiments who put away their military flags and disguised their armband numbers as that of the infantry brigade not only created a miracle of march, but also miraculously reached the mountain city without being discovered by the North China Japanese Army.
mountain city.
This long-distance march will also be hailed as one of the most successful long-distance troop projections in the history of the Anti-Japanese War in future tactical discussions.
It was also because of this extremely successful long-distance troop projection that it created an extremely brilliant victory in the defense battle after the defeat in the Battle of Yiling.
A village located thirty miles upstream from Yiling was named after a huge stone that resembled a token in the mountain.
Here in Shipai, the Yangtze River suddenly turns right for a full 110 degrees, acting as the dividing line between the turbulent upper reaches and the smooth middle reaches.
Due to its special terrain, the natural stone tablet guarding the Yangtze River has become a battleground for military strategists of all ages.
Throughout the dynasties, anyone who wanted to go up the river to attack the mountain city had to destroy the stone tablets!
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PS: My daughter has a holiday tomorrow, and there are still 37 days left for the college entrance examination. She is under great psychological pressure. Fengyue will go out with her to relax tomorrow. I specially ask for a day off. I wish all book friends a happy Labor Day! ()
