Wang Yongshu, who had troops in hand, was just messing around, but had no intention of pursuing. Fang Riying, commander of the 40th Division who had already reached the position of division commander and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to advance to a higher level, wanted to pursue but had no troops in hand. As a way to contact the troops in southern Anhui
His first unit, three of his regiments suffered heavy losses in the previous battle at Xingtan, and one of the attached regiments was defeated. The remaining troops were dismantled by the group army and are now still in Jingxian County.
Cleanup in the southeastern mountainous area.
Except for a cavalry company, Fang Riying, who had only a few division headquarters guard troops left, wanted to pursue, but was powerless. Several chief officers of the 79th Division were acting cunning. Except for a chief of staff who didn't care about anything, there was no chief or deputy division commander.
position. The remaining regiment commander, because he belonged to two organizations, and Shangfeng did not let the regiment fall under his command, so he had no command authority.
According to the general practice, troops of different organizations cannot be commanded without clear orders. In desperation, Fang Riying, who has almost no troops except a small number of guard troops, can only telegraph the group army headquarters that the attack occurred between Sanxi and Caijiaqiao.
The situation on the front line. Call the Army Headquarters to urge the New 7th Division and the 108th Division currently on the line from Yunling to Maolin to intercept.
After sending the telegram to the theater and the assembly, Fang Riying looked at the location of his troops marked on the map. Fang Riying shook his head and said to the division chief of staff Zhu Kairen beside him: "I hope it's not too late for the assembly to adjust the deployment. Don't bother with the deployment.
In the end, it was all in vain and nothing was caught.”
Zhu Kairen smiled and shook his head when he heard this. He understood the master's thoughts very well. He had been a guard of the former Prime Minister and was a graduate of Huangpu's first class. He maintained his unique identity and could be said to be
Ambitious. But it's a pity that God is not fake.
If compared with the one from Huangpu who is now the dominant one in the northwest and has taken the position of commander-in-chief of a group army with several well-equipped armies, the Zhejiang native who is known as the emperor's first disciple is the only one in the country who is now the only all-Soviet
The Shaanxi man who was the commander of the mechanized army was almost driving him crazy with jealousy.
What kind of army is the Fifth Army? That is the old man's pet peeve. It is also the only mechanized army among millions of armies equipped with tanks and chariots. It is equipped with heavy weapons and is unparalleled among them. Military Advisor
The two levels have more artillery than the third theater alone.
Once he takes the position of army commander, he will be very successful in the future. Let alone the commander-in-chief of the group army, he is not the deputy commander-in-chief of the theater, or even the commander-in-chief. Not to mention that among his classmates, when he was the division commander in 38 years, he was
There are many army commanders, even deputy commander-in-chief of the army group, and army commanders.
Among the division commanders of the Central Army currently fighting with the 40th Division in the surrounding area, the commander of the 79th Division who was promoted to division commander with him was from Huangpu III. The commander of the 52nd Division was also from Huangpu III.
However, he became a division commander a year earlier than him. A big brother from the first phase of Huangpu stood on the same starting line as a group of junior juniors from the third phase. This can not but be said to make him lose face.
Although he also graduated from the first batch of Huangpu, he could never catch up with his classmates in terms of career. He was even surpassed by some juniors from the second, third, and even fourth batches. Not to mention those who were in the 18th Group Army or the new recruits
In terms of actual positions in the Fourth Army, he has already surpassed his younger brother, who is currently serving as the honorary first division of the Eighth Army, and is beyond his reach.
At present, there is news in the war zone that his classmate from the first batch of Huangpu, the Commander of the Eighty-sixth Army is preparing to be transferred to the Commander of the Ninety-first Army. And he has long been thinking about the position of the main army commander that will soon be vacant. Not only does he have people carrying these two
The savings accumulated over the years were moved up and down the war zone, and people were sent to the Chongqing Military Commission to find someone to clear things up.
This division commander who wants to be promoted like crazy also knows that in the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War in the whole country, if you want to be promoted without strong connections, you have to rely on your military exploits. For the Japanese army with strong combat effectiveness, if they want to gain
A certain amount of military exploits, in addition to a certain amount of luck, also require true ability. It is not easy to take advantage of the Japanese army.
This invasion of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui was seen as a huge opportunity by the commander who wanted to be the army commander. After all, although the New Fourth Army was also tenacious, it was far from being able to compare with the Japanese army in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.
A while ago, this division commander once said boldly at a division combat meeting that with the New Fourth Army's few Hanyang-made and old sleeves, the Forty Divisions could defeat them all.
However, he was so arrogant and ambitious before the war that he did not expect that he was a division with the most sophisticated equipment in the entire three theaters. He relied on the terrain advantage to defend the front line of Xingtan, but he was broken through in less than a day. Later, he tried to counterattack
Efforts to close the gap failed again.
This outcome was like a blow to him who wanted to use this battle to gain military exploits and gain some capital to compete for the position of army commander. Zhu Kairen even thought viciously that this commander may no longer have the lofty ambitions he once had.
All I can think about is how to offset the merit.
Now that the situation is like this, the entire New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, except for some stragglers and injured soldiers, has not caught a single bird. If the war zone investigates afterwards, I am afraid that the 40th Division, which lost its front line in Xingtan, will bear the brunt. Not to mention the position of army commander
Whether he has a share or not, it's hard to say whether he can still hold the position of teacher.
Those people he sent to Chongqing and the war zone probably no longer have much intention to work for him, and are more interested in wiping his butt. You must know that not only facing the New Fourth Army with incomplete equipment, but also facing the well-equipped Japanese army.
In less than a day, he lost the defensive line with favorable terrain, and no one would let him off lightly.
He looked down upon the position of the division commander, but there were many people in the war zone and even Chongqing who were thinking about him. People who were stronger than him in the background, and even his junior brothers, were all thinking about the Forty Division, the first-class main division in the third war zone.
That position. If someone else really takes it, there will be no hope of promotion.
Looking at the busy Fang Riying, Zhu Kairenyi couldn't bear it in his heart. He wanted to tell the commander that it was true that the commander of the Eighty-sixth Army was about to be replaced, but the position of the next commander had already been replaced.
It's already been decided, so don't worry about it. You know, if you want to be promoted in the Central Army, you have to have a backing. Your brother is just cramming it into something temporary, and it's too late to think about building relationships. Of course, Zhu Kairen won't tell him this.
In addition to the fact that the army commander has already been appointed by the army, Zhu Kairen will not tell him that the army commander who is from the civil engineering department is still his junior brother and is from the second phase of Huangpu. Otherwise, this person will be acquired now.
All the ducks have flown, and the master who is upset is going to kill someone if he doesn't get it right.
Although he, Zhu Kairen, was only in the sixth phase of Huangpu and his qualifications were slightly lower, many of his classmates at the same time were serving in key positions in the Chongqing Military Commission and the war zone. Many of them even served in the attendant's office with greater authority than heaven. Xiaodao
The information is much better informed than that of my teacher.
According to those classmates in Chongqing, when the Ministry of Military Affairs reported the candidate for military commander, his division commander was not even listed on the list. Moreover, no one in the Military Commission spoke for him.
The current commander-in-chief of the Chongqing Garrison, who had received a large amount of money and property from him, was his instructor during the Huangpu period. He only said hello to the Ministry of Military Affairs and did not say anything else on his behalf.
In fact, the person he entrusted was not not well-connected, nor was he looking for the wrong person. The garrison commander-in-chief had a very good relationship with the military and political minister, who was known as the second person and was in charge of staffing and equipment. With this relationship, he only needed to help with all his strength.
When he spoke, it was not without hope.
But right now, this man is focusing all his attention on how to make money. He doesn’t want to cause any trouble, let alone offend the backstage boss of the civil engineering department. After learning that the civil engineering department boss is also eyeing the position of the army commander,
Then he closed his mouth and said nothing.
The civil engineering department has long been eyeing the position of the army commander, and has already put its hand in it. Although you, Master Fang, are senior, you can't stand up to the strong backstage. What is the identity of the person behind the civil engineering department? He is known as a pocket-sized person.
The chairman of the committee doesn't have such a strong backing behind him, so he'd better get through it slowly. The last opportunity has been lost, and his position as master is still in vain.
However, Fang Riying, who still doesn't know that he has no relationship with the army commander, is busy on the phone and radio, trying to save the war situation. However, his troops have been dispatched to pieces by the Central Committee, and the main force is in Jingxian County.
The southeastern mountainous area was being wiped out, and even if he disobeyed orders and dispatched troops to return for reinforcements and pursue the pursuit, it was impossible for his subordinates to fly back in a short time even if they had wings on this nearly 100-mile mountain road.
As for the few troops he had on hand, he was not stupid enough to send a cavalry company to chase thousands of enemies in the mountainous terrain. Fang Riying was eager to be promoted, but he was not stupid enough to throw tofu at stones. Besides, Fang Riying was eager to get promoted.
He also had the same idea as Wang Yongshu, that is, the New Fourth Army protruding from Sanxi to Caijiaqiao only has a thousand men, and their main follow-up force should still be in Jing County and Jingde.
If all the troops currently guarding the division headquarters are mobilized to pursue the pursuit, if their follow-up troops break out from under their noses again, it will be a bit bad for their own division headquarters. By then, not to mention whether the war zone will be held accountable,
Even my own life may be in trouble. I want to be promoted, but my life is gone, so what’s the use?
In fact, neither Fang Riying of the 40th Division nor Wang Yongshu of the 79th Division knew that the main force of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui had already broken out of their encirclement at this time and had now crossed Nanyi Lake and was heading towards southern Jiangsu.
The thousands of people who rushed out from Sanxi to Caijiaqiao were the last troops of the New Fourth Army left in southern Anhui.
Although Hu Bihua, Chief of Staff of the 79th Division, noticed it, no one listened to what he said. Although Hu Bihua, the Chief of Staff of the Division who graduated from the sixth phase of Huangpu, was young, his mind was not simple. He was just a division commander.
I was reminded of the responsibilities of the Chief of Staff, but if no one listened, I would not mention it again.
As a chief of staff, even in the absence of the chief and deputy division commanders, he still understands what should be said and what should not be said. Silence is worse than words, this is his motto in his official career. This is in line with him. My old classmate who was the chief of staff of the 40th Division was quite good at it. He took everything into consideration, but he never said a word that he shouldn't have said.