The surprisingly powerful Taiwan Corps restrained a large number of Japanese troops to a certain extent. Regarding the issue of dealing with the Taiwan Corps, the refueling tactics adopted by the Japanese cabinet proved to be extremely stupid. After the refueling tactics failed, the Japanese began to mobilize domestic troops. More elite troops entered Taiwan, which to a certain extent affected the concentration of Japanese troops in the later Battle of Hankou. After all, the Taiwan Corps was not the main force of the student army. Its biggest weakness was the elimination of weapons. Ouyang Yun's "grand" plan Here, the Xuebing Army will definitely stay in Taiwan until the end of the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, when the Japanese began to attach great importance to the Taiwan issue, they also raised the Taiwan strategy to a higher level.
In the initial stage of the Battle of Hankou, the Central Army fought well and actually completely wiped out the Japanese 17th Division. When this information was sent to Ouyang Yun's desk, he rubbed his chin and thought to himself: "Can it be said that this is my only one?" The effect brought by the little butterfly has finally begun to expand. If this continues, the course of China's World War II is likely to be rewritten."
At the beginning of the Battle of Hankou, the agents of Hutong's Foreign Affairs Department began to respond to the call from the headquarters. They changed from serving the cadet army to providing intelligence to the front-line Chinese army. The existence of these agents helped the Chinese army to a certain extent, at least This allowed them to not be at a disadvantage in the espionage war. The timely acquisition of intelligence allowed the Central Army, which had once been used to being useless, to take the initiative to set up ambushes and take the initiative to attack. It was often able to concentrate three or even five times the superior force of the Japanese army to encircle and annihilate one of them. , only then did we achieve such fruitful results at the beginning of the campaign,
The advantage gained in the initial stage of the Battle of Hankou, to a certain extent, strongly supported the passive Chiang Kai-shek politically. After the news of the annihilation of the 17th Division of the Second Army of the Central China Front was revealed, the students who participated in the rally in Chongqing There was also a change in public opinion, from condemning the National Government to supporting the Anti-Japanese War. Under the arrangement of some thoughtful people, Chairman Chiang's wisdom was repeatedly exposed by the media, which immediately gave Chongqing's political atmosphere a completely new look.
To be honest, at least during the Anti-Japanese War, the Central Army had many generals and troops who were good at fighting. The emergence of Ouyang Yun changed some historical processes and delayed the opportunity for some famous generals to emerge.
In that time and space, the Battle of Hankou (also called the Battle of Hankou) and the Battle of Changsha (Defense Battle) both took place in 1938. These two major battles created two people, one was Yu Jishi, who was the commander of the 74th Army at the time, and the other was Xue Yue , in this time and space, the rise of the Xuebing Army in Fujian and Guangdong not only ruined the Japanese army's idea of conquering South China, but also delayed its march into the interior of China. Because of the failure of the peace talks, the Japanese lost the ability to concentrate their forces to defeat the Xuebing Army. When the opportunity came for the army, he started to follow the conventional route and began to plan the battles of Hankou and Changsha. He wanted to first go to the north and then the southeast, so there was the belated Battle of Hankou.
The Xuebing Army stole the spotlight from the 74th Army in the Battle of Nanjing, and played a decisive role in the Battle of Xuzhou with its superior artillery. These all attracted the attention of various departments of the Central Army.
The Battle of Xuzhou made Li Zongren a blessing in disguise. Although his direct lineage was almost completely lost in the Battle of Songhu, with the help of the Xuebing Army, his base camp in Guangxi was preserved. Moreover, in the Battle of Xuzhou, it was precisely because of him that With his excellent command, he achieved a great victory and injected a stimulant into the anti-war situation that was filled with victims at that time.
The commander of the Japanese army was General Hata Shunroku. This old Japanese took advantage of the Xuebing Army and took office early. He did not follow the footsteps of his predecessor Matsui Iwane. After the peace talks were forced to give up due to leaks, he resolutely chose to attack Wuhan first, thinking that By clearing out the surrounding areas, we will have the opportunity to isolate the student army and attack them in one fell swoop.
There are two Chinese commanders, divided by the Yangtze River, with north and south as the boundary. Among them, the commander in Jiangbei is Li Zongren, who has just led his team to win the victory in Xuzhou; the commander in Jiangnan is held by Chen Cheng, known as the "small committee chairman" and a confidant of Chiang Kai-shek. , there is no doubt about the appointment of the commander-in-chief of Jiangbei. Li Zongren relied on the prestige of Xinsheng, and he was not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, so his appointment was not opposed by the anti-Chiang faction led by the Wang clique, while Chen Cheng’s appointment However, he encountered obstacles, and the Wang clique's excuse for opposing his appointment as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Defense Line was that Chen Cheng was too young and his prestige was not enough to convince the public. The candidate they proposed was the veteran General Feng Yuxiang, who had just been promoted to vice chairman, and asked Feng Yuxiang to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Defense Line. The reason for the line commander, the Wang family, is: General Feng, as an old man who has been involved in the military circles of the Republic of China, has no problem with his reputation. In addition, because the Xuebing Army is from the Northwest Army, Feng will have greater confidence in allowing the Xuebing Army to go out of Guangdong. Participate in the war, thereby increasing the insurance factor of the Battle of Hankou,
In the end, the reason why Chen Cheng still held this position was because Chiang Kai-shek acted like a "rogue" at the last moment, claiming that if the commander-in-chief of Nan'an was not Chen Cheng, he would not be able to ensure that the Central Army's troops would completely obey the command. At this time, The status of the Central Army is the mainstay of the country. If Old Chiang Kai-shek utters such cruel words, the people of the Wang family will naturally be unable to persist. And Old General Feng also understands his situation and does not think that he can do it just because of his old face. In order to make the Central Army on the southern front listen to him, he took the initiative to declare that he had no intention of taking the post of commander-in-chief of the south bank, thereby eliminating the turmoil.
The battle for the commander-in-chief of Nan'an has never escaped Hutong's surveillance from beginning to end. After Mu Jiandie settled in Chongqing as a representative of the Xuebing Army, the first thing he did was to reply to Hutong's Chongqing team. Tian Boguang had been exposed. Naturally, he can no longer hold the position of team leader, but it doesn't matter. Among the second-line team members he left behind, there are some capable elements. Mu Jiandie sent his capable men to contact them, and quickly determined the new Chongqing Hutong Team candidate for group leader,
During the peace talks between China and Japan, when the Central Army began to mobilize around Fujian, Guangdong and Qiong, Hu Tong's Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to instigate rebellion against some middle and low-level officers directly affiliated with the Central Army. Later, although due to changes in the current situation, Ouyang Yun had to This action was ordered to be stopped. However, because of the foundation laid earlier, among the Central Army troops staying in Chongqing, some middle- and low-level officers with the intention to learn from others have been developed. These people have become the student army in Chongqing and the Central Army. They are the real eyes and ears. Although the probability of them transmitting information is very low, as long as they transmit one piece of information, it will be heavyweight and can benefit the student army a lot.
After the first phase of the Battle of Hankou ended and the national army gained the upper hand, Ouyang Yun solved the "plague crisis" and had no excuse to delay sending troops. At this time, he invited the senior leaders of the Xuebing Army to Guangzhou. It’s time to discuss the issue of sending troops for the Battle of Hankou.
After everyone, except Mu Jiandie, arrived, Ouyang Yun first asked Guo Biao to introduce the political situation in Chongqing. The Xuebing Army's furniture was getting bigger and bigger, and the things that needed to be considered became more comprehensive. When he was still in Renqiu, , they can ignore the Nanjing government, but now, they cannot ignore the Chongqing government. As the central government, as long as the Chongqing government exists, the current anti-Japanese trend can be maintained. Once chaos occurs in the Chongqing government, then the nationwide anti-Japanese movement will When the strength becomes scattered, Xuebingjun may really have to fight alone.
Guo Biao and Mu Jiandie went to Chongqing with the mission of assassinating Wang Jingwei. However, due to changes in the situation, they ended up saving Wang Jingwei's life and causing Chongqing to fall into chaos. Now there is no need to hold anyone accountable. The Japanese may have wanted to take advantage of the chaotic political situation in China, so they took the opportunity to launch the Battle of Hankou. But to their disappointment, the Chinese may like to fight within themselves, but they can always unite when foreign enemies invade. Even if this is only temporary,
From Guo Biao's personal point of view, he hopes that the Xuebing Army can send troops. Perhaps because he has spent more time in Chongqing, his understanding of the overall situation is much deeper than before. In his words:...it is undeniable Yes, at present, the Chongqing government headed by Chiang Kai-shek is still the largest political and armed force in the country. If we want to win this war, we must rely on them. If I say this, many people will definitely be unhappy, because so far So far, it can be said that our student army has contributed the greatest strength and achieved the greatest achievements in the anti-Japanese cause, but I must say that these are superficial, because if there were not so many troops from the Central Army and even other departments there If our army is on display, the Japanese will mobilize all their forces to attack us. Under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Ouyang, our student army has grown from scratch and its development speed is unprecedented. However, compared with the huge Japanese militarism machine, we Still a bit immature...
Guo Biao benefited a lot from his trip to Chongqing. Others may not have the same feeling, but Ouyang Yun, who has a close relationship with Guo Biao, felt his growth from his words.
In the past, Guo Biao would not have been able to speak at such a high level. Obviously, the complex environment in Chongqing has shaped him and made him more mature and capable.
After Guo Biao finished his speech, Ouyang Yun then expressed his views. Ouyang Yun was also a firm believer in sending troops, and his reason was that, from a geographical point of view, the loss of Hankou would directly lead to the entire Jiangxi province being exposed to the Japanese army. In front of the cavalry, when the Japanese army enters Jiangxi, the Xuebing Army will definitely send troops for its own safety. Since it is too late to send troops, why not send troops when the national army is strong now? Once the Japanese army wins the Battle of Hankou victory, then the Central Army must retreat to Hunan. From a geographical point of view, Hunan has lagged far behind Guangdong. Then, when the Japanese army wants troops from Jiangxi, the Central Army will not be able to carry out rescue.
"But what should we do about Taiwan? Now the Japanese army is frequently increasing its troops in Taiwan. If we don't provide reinforcements, the Taiwan Corps will definitely not be able to survive." Jiang Guangnai opposed sending troops. He raised the Taiwan issue.