This time the two armies fought fiercely. Although the three theaters did not intend to cooperate with the Japanese army, Yang Zhen knew that as soon as the battle started, the southern Anhui army would actually be in a situation of being attacked from both sides. The Japanese army would never let go of this excellent opportunity.
.For every hostile force in the surrounding area, no matter in terms of military strength or equipment, the Southern Anhui Army cannot compete.
Although the situation was so bad, and he knew that he would have to fight alone in the face of a superior enemy force, Yang Zhen still came. If not for anything else, just for the sake of the more than 9,000 cadres, soldiers, and those in the military headquarters of the Southern Anhui Army.
Intellectuals and patriotic overseas Chinese who came to resist Japan and save the country with passion.
Since leaving Yunling Military Headquarters, no matter how dangerous the situation was, Yang Zhen has never been afraid or timid. He has never worried about whether the Wannan Army under his command would repeat the historical mistakes that he knew in later generations.
However, he was unable to contact the military headquarters today, which made him somewhat anxious.
Yang Zhen was not afraid of the tens of thousands of troops in the third theater, let alone worried. But when the Southern Anhui army, which had been greatly damaged, was about to face the Japanese army, Yang Zhen was a little worried. Without the cover and support of friendly forces,
, the troops marched continuously, not to mention the heavy casualties in the battle, and they were already extremely tired. Under this situation, facing the Japanese army with absolute advantages in strength and equipment, Yang Zhen was very worried about what the outcome would be.
What he was more worried about was whether Commander Xiyi, who was used to fighting head-on battles, would face the Japanese army whose combat power and equipment had an absolute advantage compared to the Third Theater Zone.
In that case, a strong emphasis on head-on combat?
Fight head-on with the Japanese army and fight head-on. Not to mention that the current strength of the Wannan army is only two regiments less, and the actual strength is only four regiments. Even if all the troops in Jiangnan are gathered together, I am afraid that the Japanese army will not be a regular one.
The opponent of the alliance. Compared with the Third War Zone, which had broken away from contact after passing Xuancheng, Yang Zhen was more worried about the Japanese troops on the front line in Wuhu and Fanchang.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen was very worried about whether the military headquarters and the main force had been in contact with the Japanese army. He turned to Li Huilan who was busy in front of the radio station and said: "Xiao Li, have you not been able to contact the military headquarters and the southern Jiangsu troops?"
Think of more ways and be sure to get in touch as soon as possible.”
In response to Yang Zhen's pressing question again, Li Huilan shook her head slightly and said: "Political Commissar, the southern Jiangsu army has been contacted. Now they have followed your order and deployed along the entire northeastern shore of Nanyi Lake, but they have not yet contacted the army.
They also called the military headquarters many times on the radio, but there was no response. At present, they have sent reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance on the front line of Jingting Mountain."
"Also, they encountered the Japanese troops of the Second Puppet Appeasement Regiment and about two squadrons dispatched from Wuhu at the Qingshan River line at the junction of Xuancheng and Wuhu. They are currently engaged in a fierce battle. The Japanese and puppet troops' offensive is fierce and several Japanese troops have been dispatched.
They cooperated with a tank and some artillery. Under the superior firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops, they fought very hard." At this point, Li Huilan handed a telegram to Yang Zhen.
After receiving the telegram, Yang Zhen read it carefully and couldn't help being slightly surprised: "Things have developed in the worst direction that I expected. The Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu were dispatched, so the Japanese troops in Ma'anshan, Gou Rong, and Lishui were not
The reason is to sit idly by and do nothing. For troops moving north, the latest transfer route may be cut off by the Japanese army at any time."
Although Wei Wei seemed a little hesitant, Yang Zhen finally turned to Li Huilan and said: "Xiao Li, no matter what, you must find a way to contact the military as soon as possible. Tell them that the previous ban has been lifted and let them resume using high power immediately.
Radio. And forward this situation to the military headquarters. Once we can get in touch with them, ask them to immediately activate the No. 2 password to contact the southern Jiangsu troops."
Yang Zhen's decision made Li Huilan stunned. But after being stunned for a moment, Li Huilan immediately turned her head and turned on the radio again with joy, calling the military headquarters again and again, trying to convey this order as quickly as possible.
As long as the political commissar allows the use of high-power radios, she will be confident to restore contact with the military.
Neither Yang Zhen, who seemed a little anxious because he had been unable to restore contact with the military, nor Li Huilan, who was a radio operator and was busy debugging the frequency, didn't know yet. Just as they called the military over and over again,
When the troops arrived, they had just broken through the blocking line along the Shuiyang River in the Second Guerrilla Zone, and the military headquarters recruiting ferries on the southwest bank of Nanyi Lake was also calling them constantly.
After setting off in Xuancheng, the military headquarters led four main regiments on a starry and night journey, non-stop along the southwestern mountainous area of Xuancheng, carefully avoiding the troop gathering areas with the second guerrilla zone, and headed northeast towards Nanyi Lake.
Marching. However, they did not expect that when they were preparing to cross the Shuiyang River on the front line of Jingting Mountain, they would encounter the Loyalty Rescue Department deployed here by the Second Guerrilla Zone.
Faced with a situation where there is no way out, and in the absence of Yang Zhen, the political commissar with the final decision-making power. Since going north, the military commander who has always been hesitant in combat command and even somewhat hesitant finally came up with something this time.
The courage during the Northern Expedition concentrated all mobile forces and firepower to defeat the Zhongyi Rescue Division deployed on the east bank of the Shuiyang River, and broke through the Shuiyang River defense line as quickly as possible.
The main force of the Second Guerrilla Zone was transferred south by Shangguan Yunxiang. The only ones left in Xuancheng, Guangde, and Langxi were Zhongyijiu, who had poor combat effectiveness. Moreover, all the attention of the Second Guerrilla Zone was attracted to the Jingde front line, which was very difficult for them.
The Anhui army suddenly appeared in front of him without any preparation.
Although it can be defended by relying on the favorable terrain, in response to the army commander's full blow, those thoughts were not focused on combat at all. They were previously focused on how to make money by taking advantage of the location at the junction of enemy-occupied territory and their own jurisdiction.
Loyalty and righteousness are simply irresistible.
In less than an hour, the first line of defense in Shuiyangjiang, which was equivalent to a regiment-level detachment of Zhongyijiu, was overwhelmed. Seeing that it could not withstand it, Zhongyijiu deployed on the east bank of Shuiyangjiang simply went south.
Withdrew to Xuancheng and got out of the way of the Shuiyang River.
The Zhongyi rescuers on the front line of the Shuiyang River retreated in such a hurry that even the nearly 100 ferries that were impounded on the east bank were not destroyed or scuttled, but were thrown intact to the riverside. Anyway, they were members of the military commander,
Not to mention the Second Guerrilla Zone, even the Third War Zone can't do anything to them.
For the military headquarters and troops in southern Anhui, the current line of defense deployed by Zhongyijiu on the Shuiyang River is already the last line of defense. As long as they break through here, it means they are completely freed from the siege and interception of the third theater. As long as they pass through Nanyi
The front line of the lake is the guerrilla zone in southern Jiangsu. As long as we reach southern Jiangsu, it means that the military headquarters and the main force are generally safe.
But there is a premise, that is, the Japanese and puppet troops stationed on the line from Wuhu to Ma'anshan will not be dispatched. But everyone knows that letting the Japanese army sit back and do nothing and give up this rare opportunity for them to eliminate the New Fourth Army, a serious problem, will
There is almost no possibility.
Since the departure of Yunling, after continuous forced marches, the main force of the battle has been exhausted. Although the ammunition is still quite abundant, the troop attrition after the battle of Xingtan has been quite severe. Although on the surface, four regiments are maintained.
The actual strength of the establishment is less than three regiments. Facing the Japanese and puppet troops who are recharging their strength, even if the commander is capable of fighting, he is still powerless.
After weighing the pros and cons, the commander decided to abandon the original plan of taking the north bank of Nanyi Lake and instead take the direct route to Nanyi Lake, regardless of everyone's objections. He boarded the boat from Mocun and disembarked at the line from Nanmuzui to Dazhang.
The area of this section of the lake is not large, and the Nanmu line is a small peninsula that goes deep into the lake, so the straight line distance across it is not wide. And now Nanyi Lake is in the winter dry season, so the originally wide lake here is even narrower.
Nanyi Lake has always been one of the most important land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. It is rich in products and has many types of aquatic products, creating a large number of fishermen who make a living by fishing. It is also the only way from southern Jiangsu to southern Anhui, so although there are
There are motor boats such as motor boats, but there are many commercial ships and fishing boats in the lake.
Because we did not expect that the Southern Anhui troops would suddenly change their route when they moved. Their attention was drawn to the second guerrilla zone in the south, and they did not take any action to control the ships in the lake. Although there were no big ships, for a while,
It is impossible to recruit enough boats to transport all the people at once. But relying on the good mass base here, there is no problem in collecting fishing boats to cross the lake in batches.
The reason why other military leaders objected to the commander's choice of walking on the lake was because they were worried that they would not be able to recruit a sufficient number of boats in a short time. Although hundreds of ferries were seized along the Shuiyang River, they could only take one or twenty people.
There are no big boats for people. If you cannot collect enough boats, once the enemy comes from behind, your troops will have no way to move forward and no way to retreat, and they will be trapped by Nanyi Lake.
To the surprise of all the opponents, within just two hours, the military used various means to recruit 70 to 80 medium-sized merchant ships, large and small, as well as nearly a hundred fishing boats and ferries. In addition,
Hundreds of ferries were seized from the Shuiyang River, enough to transport 3,000 people at a time.
In addition, the route across the lake is the shortest one. Depending on the number and distance of ferries, all people can be ferried to Hubei within eight hours at the latest. The premise is that they have already gone south to Ningguo and Jingde.
The main force of the second guerrilla zone cannot return in time.
But at least the crossing operation is safe for now. At present, the main forces of the second guerrilla zone are attracted to the Ningguo and Jingde front lines. In the entire Xuancheng, except for the Zhongyijiu who have weak combat effectiveness, there are basically no large troops. As for
Loyalty and righteousness are simply out of ideas.
In fact, going directly to Nanyi Lake was not the military commander's whim, but one of the contingency plans that Yang Zhen had already drawn up in advance when he was in Yunling. At that time, in order to be able to respond in a short time when needed
, collecting a large number of ferries. Yang Zhen also sent personnel to secretly sneak into the Nanyi Lake area with heavy sums of money and made arrangements in advance.
There is no need to cross the lake. Once there is a need to cross the lake, enough ferries can be mobilized in a short period of time. Otherwise, if you want to collect enough ferries in a short period of time, even if the ferries are to cross the river in two batches, it will be impossible.
Such an easy thing. You must know that even if Nanyi Lake is in the dry season at this time, the water surface is not comparable to that in later generations when it is almost dry and turned upside down.
With such a large water surface, it is impossible to quickly choose the shortest route across the lake and recruit enough ferries in a short period of time without prior preparation. You must know that after the Wannan troops began to transfer, at least when their attention was attracted
Before the Jingde front line, the Second Guerrilla Zone still had very tight control over the ships in Nanyi Lake and Shuiyang River. Without certain preparations in advance, it would be impossible to gather so many ships through temporary collection alone.