The scene that happened in Jiujiang on May 31 was weird from beginning to end. The 106th Division captured Jiujiang with almost no blood shed. The fall of Jiujiang not only completely ruined the battle situation that was originally good for the Chinese army, but also completely ruined the battle situation that was originally good for the Chinese army. It also destroyed the integrity of the defense line that the army on the south bank had worked hard to maintain. After the Japanese army occupied Jiujiang, there were more attack routes to choose from. The most fatal thing was that because the fortifications in Jiujiang were very strong, the 106th Division's Driving in is like a nail. If the Chinese army wants to defend Wuhan and maintain the integrity of the southern defense line, it must recapture Jiujiang. And how many sacrifices will it cost?
The next day, many domestic newspapers, led by several media affiliated to Xuebingjun, reported the matter in their official pages and published editorials calling for severe punishment of Li Yunheng and others, believing that they were not only derelict in their duties, but also traitors to the country. Behavior,
Despite his precautions, the thing he was most worried about happened. Ouyang Yun could only sigh that fate had played a trick on people. Once Jiujiang was occupied by the Japanese army, Peng Ze's situation would not be good. The next actions of the 106th Division confirmed that Ouyang Yun's conjecture is that after the 106th Division captured Jiujiang, it did not continue to expand its results to the southwest. Instead, it consolidated Jiujiang city defense while sending troops to Xingzi Township, Xingang and Guanzhou positions after they were occupied by the Japanese army. Zhouzhou quickly deployed the troops of two brigades. At the same time, he began to build a fort on Jiangxinzhou opposite Guanzhou. He actually made a gesture of defending to the death.
The reconnaissance team of the Xuebing Army was frequently dispatched, and the lurking personnel of the Fox Tong Foreign Affairs Department sent various intelligence in a timely manner. The actions of the Japanese army were not missed by Ouyang Yun. When the "Long Island Fox" approached the lake mouth in Jiangxinzhou When building a fort in a certain place, he concluded that Okamura Neji really wanted to change his established strategy and instead deal with the Northward Army of the Academy Army.
Opposite the Madang Fortress, the 17th Division was as unable to shrink as it had been a few days ago. Not only that, the Yangtze River Fleet was also far away. The officers and soldiers of the regiment going north knew that they were going north this time to defend Wuhan. We are fighting hard. On the day when we changed defenses, the Japanese were still attacking fiercely. Why did these little devils stop as soon as our student army arrived? Could it be that the Japanese were afraid of us?
No wonder the cadets have this idea. Since its establishment, the cadets have basically never lost a battle against Japan. Sometimes, although they have to make considerable sacrifices, they win in the end. This kind of The mood of underestimating the enemy pervaded the front-line troops in Madang, and soon attracted the attention of He Zhengjiang and others.
He Zhengjiang grew up from a small military training class to the commander of a division at a young age. Although there were some reasons for the situation, he also relied on his numerous military achievements to rise to the top. After he discovered this, he immediately summoned a regiment The battalion commanders held a meeting and severely criticized this phenomenon. Then he made suggestions to Ouyang Yun. In order to prevent the students from being too busy and confused and confused about the situation, he suggested taking the initiative to fight.
Ouyang Yun has been busy contacting Li Zongren and Yang Sen during this time. At this moment, although Chen Cheng in Jiangnan still has more than twenty divisions and several main forces, they have not taken any action since Li Yunheng lost Jiujiang. It can be seen that Chen Cheng or some people on the Military Commission have not coordinated the preparations for this battle. They may not directly sell the Xuebing Army to the Japanese, but if the Xuebing Army encounters danger, they want to count on them It's probably impossible for me to help.
Do you want to take the initiative to fight a war? There are still four and a half divisions of the Japanese army on the other side of Pengze in Anhui. But if you don't take the initiative, once the Japanese arrange it, the student army will be pocketed.
"How about we give a big contribution to Commander Li." At the regular meeting that evening, Ouyang Yun said to the division commanders and chief of staff who attended the meeting,
He Zhengsheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked: "Commander-in-Chief, are you preparing to take the initiative to attack?"
Ouyang Yun nodded: "The 106th Division troops left Xingzi Township. If my prediction is correct, several Japanese divisions will come across the river one after another. Instead of trying to find a way out of the predicament at that time, It’s better to strike first.”
General Chen Shichang rearranged the red flags representing the Japanese troops on the sand table and said: "Now, the Japanese 11th Division is in Wangjiang and Susong, the 106th Division is in Jiujiang, and the 112th Division was originally in Yingshan. But now we have arrived at Huangmei, and we will surely cross the river next. The most noteworthy thing for us is the Botian detachment. This Japanese army was originally going to be transferred back to Taiwan, but now it has appeared in Xuancheng. Our staff spent three days in the morning. After studying for an hour, and combining the recent actions of these Japanese troops, I came up with their next course of action. The 112th Division will cross the river, the 11th Division will stick to its old position, and the 106th Division may attack Duchang next. As for the Botian detachment, their ultimate goal should be Huangshan. Commander-in-Chief, gentlemen, the opinion of all our staff is that if we must take the initiative to attack and fight a battle to change the current passive situation, we can attack Anqing first."
The so-called opinions of the staff were attended by Ouyang Yun. The reason why he wanted to attack Anqing was not just to strike first, but to completely disrupt the Japanese army's plan. He went on to say: "From a purely military strength point of view, the Japanese army did not It does not take our advantage, but there is a premise for this, that is, the 11th Army will not send troops south. Although the main direction of the Japanese attack this time is Wuhan, we have to guard against them changing their established strategy and focusing their efforts on us. Army, instead of waiting to be beaten passively, it is better to take the initiative to attack. With the strength of our army heading north, the Japanese do not have an advantage in numbers or equipment. The only thing that worries me now is the Japanese aviation. The Japanese were encircling and suppressing them last month. The Taiwan Corps suffered a big loss and are now gradually sending more troops to Taiwan. Jiang Dahe and the others are under great pressure, so at present the air force can only give priority to supporting them. There is a Japanese airport in Anqing, and we can use Wolf Fang to launch a surprise attack first. , as long as the largest frontier airport of the Japanese army is paralyzed, then by controlling the battle within a certain period of time, we can capture Anqing at the minimum cost. If Anqing is taken, the Japanese army will be passive by then. Just now Shichang has already defeated the Japanese army. Now that the latest trends have been explained clearly, I would like to add that in order to concentrate our efforts to capture Anqing in one fell swoop, we will abandon all other places except for leaving certain troops in Pengze, Duchang, Hukou, Panyang, and Yugan."
"Should Huangshan also give up?" Xue Degang, chief of staff of the 13th Xue Division, asked,
Ouyang Yun said firmly: "Give up." He pointed to the southern edge of the upper plate, where Shangrao is, and said: "In order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking Huangshan and threatening our flanks, Commander Li will transfer some troops from Shangrao to strengthen the Kaihua area. Defense, if the Japanese army really dares to do this, then we don't mind joining forces with the Second Army to eat them." His eyes scanned the crowd, and finally fell on Li Liang, the commander of the tank regiment directly under the army, and said: "Li Liang , this time to attack Anqing, all the tank troops will be under your unified command. There will not be too many defenders in Anqing. Try to use the artillery power of the tanks and strive for a quick victory."
Li Liang is a short, sturdy young man who once worked in a research and development institute. Later, he was favored by Ouyang Yun because of his unique understanding of tank warfare and published a related article in the Xuebing Army's internal magazine "National Memorial". , and then directly entered the military academy. After half a year of text messaging, he became a company commander of the chariot brigade directly under the headquarters. After staying in the military camp for less than half a year, he stood out because of his superb business skills and diverse command methods. , and soon rose to the rank of group leader,
After the Xuebingjun got on the right track, it was no longer possible to get promoted like before. Therefore, Li Liang's rapid promotion was very eye-catching. Li Liang knew the commander-in-chief's expectations of him. He stood up and spoke loudly. The answer: "Yes." Then he gave a powerful military salute,
The dense water network in Jiangxi and Hubei is not conducive to the combat of chariot troops. Taking this factor into full consideration, the staff of the Xuebing Army specially reduced the share of chariot troops when establishing the northward legion. But even so, every time Each division still has a regiment of chariot troops, but don't underestimate the chariot troops of this regiment. If the five divisions plus those directly under the corps are added together, it will definitely be a torrent of steel that cannot be underestimated.
After more than three years of development, the technology of Jiguang type tanks has become mature. Among a series of modifications, the most mature product is the series of tanks whose scientific name is Jiguang L type, which fully takes into account China's changing needs. The terrain, as well as the main characteristics of the location where the current battle is taking place, the Xuebing Army Ordnance Factory No. 3 has been producing an amphibious light tank commonly known as "Platypus" in recent times, which is derived from the number of tanks owned in that era. , Ouyang Yun actually disdained light tanks, but considering the special terrain of the Yangtze River Basin in China, he finally convinced himself and approved the mass production of this type of vehicle.
The "Platypus" has a total combat weight of 19.75 tons and is equipped with an 85mm cannon, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two grenade launchers.
The "Platypus" has a crew of five, including a captain (who also has a built-in machine gunner), a driver, a machine gunner, a gunner and a loader. In appearance, compared with the early follow-light products, the "Platypus" has a special mission because of its , so the floor is increased by fifteen centimeters, and in order to make up for the armor protection capability that must be weakened due to low quality, aluminum alloy armor can be added to the front and sides of the "Platypus".
"Platypus" was personally designed by Hou Debang, and it is the product he is most satisfied with. This trip to the north is his first time to put it into actual combat. How effective it is remains to be tested.
The tank troops were the main force in the raid on Anqing. After Li Liang was informed, Ouyang Yun assigned combat tasks to other units. Finally, he said: "The Japanese raid on Jiujiang destroyed the integrity of our south bank defense line. They reciprocated the favor once and inserted a nail into their back. This morning, Master He reported to me that the brothers despised the Japanese and had a feeling of underestimating the enemy and psychologically despised the enemy. I think this is not a bad thing, but I It should be emphasized that in terms of strategy and tactics, we must definitely pay attention to the enemy. Psychological contempt can make us confident when fighting. Paying attention to strategy and tactics can prevent us from making the mistake of underestimating the enemy. We learn from the military and participate in Large-scale battles have happened not once or twice. Not long ago, Commander Guo and Commander Huang beat the Japanese in Xuzhou, adding glory to the flag of our student army. This time it is our turn. Do you have confidence? no,."
"Yes." Everyone shouted in unison, and Ouyang Yun planted a green flag on Anqing and said with a smile: "Very good, then, let the Japanese know how powerful we are. If we learn from the army, we will win."