Chapter 5 North China Crisis (The Fourteenth Situation)
The successful attack on Chengde Airport was so important for stabilizing the area under the jurisdiction of the Xuebing Army. At this point, even if the Japanese did not care about the power of giant fireworks, they did not have many fighter planes to use for combat. When the news quickly spread the next day After seeing the news in the newspapers, there is no doubt that the names of Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army are once again famous at home and abroad. Of course, for Ouyang Yun personally, this does not eliminate the anger in his heart. Think about it, no matter it is the "Anti-Japanese Two Heroes" "During the Wen'an and Tianjin battles, he had always been the only one who bullied the little devils, and now he was bullied to the head. It was unbearable.
Just at the front line of Xifengkou, Ouyang Yun held a cigarette in his mouth and began to issue a series of instructions: "I order the Yingyashan guerrilla column to harass the surrounding Japanese strongholds and the puppet Manchukuo government. The ultimate goal is to establish a military base centered on Yingyashan. Base area; in addition, Hu Tong launched a month-long blasting and sabotage operation in the three northeastern provinces, focusing on the Japanese army's ammunition depots and well-known trading houses..."
The establishment of the Yingya Mountain base area was a long-standing plan of the Xuebing Army Military Headquarters. The reason why it had been holding back was simply because North China was not chaotic enough at that time and it did not attract enough Japanese troops. The Kwantung Army currently has a total of seven divisions. Among them, the Ninth Division and the 108th Division were attracted to the line of the Great Wall at Shanhaiguan and Xifengkou, and two other divisions were transferred to Shandong. There are currently only three divisions in the three northeastern provinces, namely the fifth and the third. Liuhe Eighth Division, among which, it is the Eighth Division that is responsible for the defense of Liaoning,
Ouyang Yun issued seven orders in one breath, of which three were for the main attack. Among these three, the one given to Chu Tiange was undoubtedly the most important, while the one given to Mu Jiandie was of the special attack type, and there were One was issued to the 143rd Division of Ji Xingwen. In response to the Japanese infiltration of Chahar, Ji Xingwen was ordered to send a brigade of troops from Zhangjiakou to Duolun in an effort to completely eliminate the enemy in Chadong and attract the Japanese troops in Rehe. Attention, try to reduce the pressure on Chu Tiange as much as possible. The last order is still sent to Mu Jiandie. This time, the task given to Hu Tong requires them to use the results of their front-end time activities to give the results of their front-end activities to Japan and Mongolia. To create something unexpected in an already tense relationship...
While Ouyang Yun was making various arrangements against the Japanese army, his elder brother Zhang, the commander of the 57th Army, Zhang Zizhong, was not idle. On the one hand, he strengthened the training of the army, and on the other hand, he assumed a decisive battle with the Japanese army. The concession, especially the Huabeitun garrison, was completely surrounded. As soon as the Nationalist Government declared war on Japan, it would take back the Japanese concession and wipe out the remaining Huabeitun garrison.
The various actions of the Xuebing Army and the 57th Army naturally aroused the keen attention of the Japanese. After the failure of the 111th Standing Team's operation against Ouyang Yun, the Japanese 9th Division and the 108th Division stopped operations. Among them, the 108th Division The regiment shrank its troops and once again set up camp near Shanhaiguan. The Ninth Division recalled all its troops and set up camp outside Xifengkou, as if they were going to fight the Xuebing Army to the death.
In response to this strange arrangement of the Japanese, Ouyang Yun and Zhang Zizhong communicated on the phone. After exchanging opinions, they both focused their attention on Shandong. It was obvious that the Japanese were waiting for the war in Shandong to start, so that they could attack from the north and the south. The direction is squeezed toward the middle, causing the 57th Army and the Xuebing Army to lose strategic space and form a truly isolated army.
Zhang Zizhong, who knew Han Fuqu very well, was particularly worried about this. On the phone, he said straight to the point: "Han Fuqu has a way of making money, but he is not good at fighting. The most important thing is that he has no determination to fight with the little devil. Ouyang, your defense in Shandong direction needs to be strengthened."
Ouyang Yun sighed and said: "This is exactly what I'm worried about. Brother Zhang, I think what we in North China need most now is a unified command system. Don't count on Han Fuqu. Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi might as well." The starting point is useful. If they have the mentality that it doesn't matter to them, then if Pingjin is lost, it will be their turn next time."
"Only the Nanjing side has this right. However, the Shaanxi side is at the most critical moment, and our chairman is afraid that he does not want to be distracted by this."
The situation in Shandong has reached a precarious level. Anyone familiar with Shandong's military affairs knows that once the Japanese army launches an attack, Shandong's current military capabilities are estimated to be the fate of the entire rout. Once Shandong is occupied, then Yure will The student army between Henan and Shandong, the 57th Army, is in danger. The scary thing is that once the Japanese army captures Shandong, there are other options. The two inland provinces of Henan and Shanxi will be exposed to the Japanese army. Think of it The Japanese army has begun to dispatch troops to Shanghai. If it falls, Jiangsu, which is sandwiched between Shandong and Shanghai, will be in extreme danger. You know, the capital Nanjing is quite close to Shanghai.
"To fight against foreigners, you must first settle down at home. I really don't know what theory this is. There are all kinds of disadvantages in the GCD. It's always our brothers who are not. The Japanese are our enemies. We leave the enemy alone but engage in internal strife with our own brothers. The old man in Nanjing is really funny." As the war in North China broke out, large-scale demonstrations took place in almost all major cities across the country, demanding that the Nanjing government stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan. However, no matter how fervent the people's voices were, , the one in Nanjing just turned a deaf ear and just wanted to prioritize consolidating his position in the country. Doesn't he know that even if he really becomes the emperor of China, if the country is occupied by little devils, his so-called emperor Is it still interesting?
Ouyang Yun was really angry. For no other reason than in history, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the supreme commander of the National Government immediately made a positive response. At this time, the first theater of war should have been established in North China, and veteran General Feng Yuxiang In that case, relying on his prestige in the hearts of the elders of the Northwest Army, Ouyang Yun believed that the situation in Shandong would not be so corrupt, and he would be able to take necessary measures in an open and honest manner to deal with the old armies in Shandong. Necessary reforms and help so that it will not simply become a decoration,
"Ouyang, stop complaining. Let's do what we should do. By the way, after our last hard battle at Shanhaiguan, our ammunition consumption was too large. You should give us priority in selling some."
"Brother Zhang." Ouyang Yun was a little dumbfounded. Historically, the weapons and ammunition of the 57th Army were supplied by the Nanjing government. How come it has become his own business now? "You'd better go to the Nanjing government first. After the last bombing, , our arsenal has been severely hit, and the current production capacity is only half of the original. The artillery shells are okay, but the supply of bullets is really out. You don’t know, in the battle of Xifengkou, my company fell within half an hour. All the bullets equipped at one time were consumed inside..."
Zhang Zizhong smiled. To be honest, he felt quite embarrassed for always asking Ouyang Yun for things. Of course, this was based on the good relationship between the two of them. In his words: Why don't I ask Ouyang Yun for things? Others want it, which makes Ouyang Yun dumbfounded, "Okay, if you have artillery shells, we can also make bullets and grenades, but we can't make artillery shells. Ouyang, how about you give me five thousand rounds of 150 artillery shells first."
Zhang Zizhong had a deep understanding of the power of heavy artillery since the Tianjin victory. Therefore, in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the heavy artillery unit of the 57th Army was one of the units with the highest attendance rate. Although it caused considerable damage to the Japanese army, At the same time, its artillery shells were consumed too quickly. Now, the remaining heavy artillery shells in the 57th Army's supply warehouse are less than a base number,——
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