After Liu Yimin sent the telegram, he was surprised when there was no reply. He thought that under normal circumstances Chiang Kai-shek would reply to the telegram anyway, at least to inform him of the war situation and ask for opinions. What does this lack of reply mean?
Seeing that the day had come for the launch of the counterattack on Nanchang, but there was still no response from Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Yimin decisively ordered the three cavalry battalions operating in Yancheng to feint southward, pretending to be the main force, and assuming a posture of marching to the Yangtze River to attract the Yangtze River defense line.
The Japanese army intended to contain the Japanese army from increasing its troops towards Nanchang.
Still unwilling to give up, Liu Yimin couldn't help but send another telegram to the Central Committee and headquarters for immediate transmission to Chiang Kai-shek and Xue Yue. He pointed out that the reason why the Japanese army captured Nanchang was not a strategic attack, but a self-protective one.
The purpose of the offensive operation was to occupy Nanchang and ensure the security of Wuhan. The Japanese army did not have many innovations in strategic thinking. The reason why Okamura Neji centralized the tanks and armored vehicles of each division and used them uniformly was to centralize the artillery of each division and use them uniformly.
, the purpose is to break through the Xiushui defense line. The reason is that the defense line north of Nanchang only has a few kilometers of Xiushui section suitable for breakthrough. This method of tactics is not new. It was copied by Okamura Ningji in 1918 by the Allied Powers to break through the German positions.
Just once. The Japanese army did not take advantage of the armored group operations. The need for aircraft to airdrop gasoline during the process showed that they were not well prepared. Moreover, after capturing Nanchang, they dispersed tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery to various divisions, indicating that artillery was concentrated and tanks were only used.
Okamura Neiji's tactical actions and deployment of strategic thinking have shown great innovation. On the other hand, although our army lost Nanchang, it has made useful explorations in strategic guiding ideology, such as preemptively attacking the enemy and taking the lead in deploying the main force against the enemy.
Offensive, using strategic units to guerrilla behind enemy lines, and using regular field troops to establish guerrilla zones, etc., heralds a substantial change in the guiding ideology of our army's combat strategy in the future. Comparing the two, our army's strategic thinking appears to be more innovative than that of the Japanese army.
Liu Yimin wrote that the fall of Nanchang was a painful experience. It was not that the fortifications were not strong or that the troops were not brave, but that the military thinking was too outdated. The fall of Nanchang declared the complete bankruptcy of the first-line defense idea. No matter how strong the first-line defense is, it is destined to fail.
was breached. Imagine if a small number of troops had been used to hold the defense line, monitor the Japanese army, use Nanchang City as the target to attract the Japanese army to attack, stationed strong and powerful troops in Nanchang City, prepared for protracted street battles with the Japanese army, and placed the main force on the outskirts of Nanchang.
When the Japanese army is exhausted from attacking the city, the main force rushes out, and the Japanese army can be gathered and annihilated under the Nanchang City, or at least defeated. If deployed in this way, it can not only prevent the troops from being placed on a fixed defense line and become the target of the powerful Japanese artillery fire, but also the main force can be
Place yourself in a favorable position to excite and annihilate the enemy. This strategy can be summarized as a retreat and decisive battle.
After analyzing the gains and losses in the early stage of the Nanchang Defense War, Liu Yimin changed his mind and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ourselves in our army's counterattack on Nanchang. He pointed out that our army's advantage lies in its large number of troops and its brave soldiers fighting to regain lost ground. Its disadvantage lies in its poor mobility.
Lacking heavy firepower, they could not catch up with the enemy in the field, and they lacked the means to attack cities. And most importantly, the participating troops were divided into four army groups, which were difficult to command and coordinate. The advantages of the Japanese army were strong firepower, strong mobility, unified command, and coordinated air-ground operations.
Good. The disadvantage is that it has few troops and was caught off guard by our army.
After analyzing these, Liu Yimin wrote that if the Military Commission and the Ninth Theater District decide to implement the original combat plan, three key points should be paid attention to: The first is the time point. Nanchang must be invaded before April 27. Otherwise, just
Withdraw troops. Because after April 27, our army's attack will take a full week. Troop casualties and ammunition supply are all problems.
The attack war turns into a war of attrition and loses the meaning of the campaign. It is better to turn into a protracted war with the enemy. The second is to coordinate the command nodes. You cannot send out multiple gates. You must pay attention to the coordination of the troops. We should respond to the orders of the enemy commander before the troops participating in the war.
The highest order, any violation of the order will be punished. The third is to concentrate the main nodes. When the 32nd Army attacks Nanchang, be sure to avoid adding fuel tactics when attacking Nanchang. Be sure to concentrate artillery fire. The entire army will rush up and fight to the death, or maybe capture Nanchang.
The hope of the city. The 74th Army and the 19th Group Army are the main forces of our army. They should be used absolutely intensively and boldly penetrate. They will ignore the enemy's strong points and leave them to the follow-up troops to encircle them and tear apart the weak points of the Japanese defense line between the key points.
The first and 30th Army must be determined to fight to the last soldier and resolutely stop the Japanese reinforcements from Nanchang.
At the end of the telegram, Liu Yimin wrote that if the attack does not go well, the opinions of the former enemy generals should be respected and the direction of the attack should be adjusted. The soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line should not be punished by adjusting the direction of the attack. Once it is discovered that the Japanese reinforcements are arriving, the attack should be resolutely stopped and the attack should be carried out with small force.
The troops lure the enemy into pursuit, and the main force sets up an ambush circle, striving to defeat the enemy's pursuit all the way.
After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin was worried. He didn't know whether Chiang Kai-shek would adopt his opinion. He was afraid that even if Chiang Kai-shek wanted to adopt it, it would be too late. Think about the fertile fields below Nanchang City, between Ganjiang River, Xiushui River, Fuhe River and Jinjiang River.
, is a good place to bury the little Japs. It would be better to take a trip to the south of the Yangtze River and teach the Japs a lesson when the unexpected troops emerge.
This telegram had a huge impact on Chiang Kai-shek and Xue Yue.
After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek remained silent on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil. He knew that Luo Zhuoying was resourceful, and his greatest strength was loyalty. His defense fortifications were built to a very standard, which can be said to be ***
A model of positional warfare fortification construction. If the Japanese army had not concentrated artillery fire, concentrated poison gas, and used armored clusters, it would have required huge casualties to break through the defense line. As a result, not only did the Japanese army not suffer huge casualties, but on the contrary, our army's solid fortifications were
The Japanese army collapsed under the devastating artillery fire and poison gas. It was not that the soldiers were not brave, nor did they escape before the battle, but they all died on the position. It seems that what Liu Yimin said in Xuzhou was right, defensive operations must deploy positions in depth. This point
, Zhang Zhizhong and Chen Cheng learned very well. They fought well in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing and the later Battle of Wuhan. Alas, it would have been great if Liu Yimin was not a *** but a student of Huangpu. What a pity.
Chiang Kai-shek attaches great importance to Liu Yimin's proposal to unify the Nanchang frontline military order and strengthen troop coordination. The problem is that there is no way. The 19th Army, 74th Army, and 32nd Army are easy to handle. They are all Central Army, but the 32nd Army belongs to the third theater.
I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for Luo Zhuoying to pass over Gu Zhutong and give orders to Shangguan Yunxiang. Naturally, I have nothing to say when giving orders myself. If we are allowed to advance, we will never retreat. Luo Zhuoying's orders are a bit out of line. The main problem is that the first group army
It is difficult to deal with the 30th Group Army. The First Group Army is the Yunnan Army, and the 30th Group Army is the Sichuan Army. These two units have made meritorious deeds since they entered the war, but Luo Zhuoying is afraid that he will not be able to command. Maybe,
It will hinder the Nanchang counterattack.
After thinking about it, Chiang Kai-shek thought: Liu Yimin can capture Taiyuan, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan, but the Japanese army with hundreds of thousands of troops cannot capture Nanchang? Niang Xipi, we can't let the Communist Party see it.
What a joke, Nanchang still has to be conquered.
Chiang Kai-shek did not want to think about it. Liu Yimin once conquered Taiyuan, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan, but the Japanese troops around these cities were either transferred away by Liu Yimin or wiped out. Like Tianjin, which was the Japanese army's rear area, there were not many in the first place.
The garrison troops, and also the special warfare surprise attack opened the way. Like the attack on Jinan, Liu Yimin used a dozen artillery regiments, the cannons opened fire, and the city wall was destroyed in one shelling. And what about him? Shangguan Yunxiang's thirtieth
When the Second Group Army attacked Nanchang, the main offensive force deployed a mountain artillery battery. This mountain artillery battery was not in place until the troops reached Nanchang City. The soldiers were completely forced to use their flesh and blood to block the Japanese bullets. Is that possible? Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is a
On the whole, with one order, we are not afraid of all difficulties and dangers, which is different from the situation in Japan where there are many factions.
Fortunately, Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of a country after all and could not act on impulse. After his mood calmed down a little, Chiang Kai-shek picked up the telegram and read it carefully, and ordered it to be forwarded to Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, Chen Cheng, commander of the ninth theater, and Xue Yue, acting commander.
Then he sent a report to Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third War Zone, and Shangguan Yunxiang, commander of the 32nd Army, asking them to strictly implement the combat plan and concentrate their forces to attack Nanchang. Then he sent a report to Gao Yinhuai, acting commander of the First Army, and to Gao Yinhuai, commander of the 32nd Army.
Wang Lingji, commander of the 10th Group Army, sent a telegram to express his condolences to the two troops, asking them to obey the orders of the former enemy commander Luo Zhuoying, resolutely implement the combat plan, block the Japanese army, and ensure the success of the counterattack in Nanchang. Finally, Chiang Kai-shek called Luo Zhuoying again and said:
The three nodes emphasized by Liu Yimin were reiterated, and Luo Zhuoying was required to lead the frontline troops to resolutely implement the decisions of the Military Commission and must recover Nanchang.
This time, Chiang Kai-shek responded telegrams to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and Liu Yimin. In the telegram to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, Chiang Kai-shek praised Liu Yimin for having a sense of the overall situation, being in Shandong, and having Nanchang in mind, indicating that Liu Yimin was indeed a model anti-Japanese soldier.
Revolutionary soldiers, there are many suggestions worthy of reference. I hope that the Eighth Route Army will follow the spirit of the instructions for the April offensive operations, launch attacks on the enemy in front of them, and support operations in other theaters.
The tone of the telegram to Liu Yimin was much more cordial. In addition to praise, Chiang Kai-shek asked diligently about Ni Hua's health and work situation, and told Liu Yimin to protect Ni Hua. He also explained that things should be handled through discussion and not to get angry in quarrels.
Xue Yue and Chiang Kai-shek were different. They originally had opinions on counterattacking Nanchang. The reason was that the troops were newly defeated and there was no time for training and replenishment. There were also not enough artillery and engineers to assist the attack. The battle had little chance of winning. It was just that Chiang Kai-shek strategically
Thinking about attacking and attacking immediately, Xue Yue did not dare to disobey Chiang Kai-shek's order. Liu Yimin's first telegram stated that the counterattack on Nanchang was inevitable. The best policy was to delay the attack until the Japanese troops were fully mobilized before attacking.
Xue Yue's eyes lit up. Even if Zhongce used a sneak attack on Nanchang as a bait to attack the Japanese reinforcements, it was not bad. It was better than attacking the strong city of Nanchang. Xue Yue felt at that time that Liu Yimin was indeed a brilliant strategist. As soon as the second telegram arrived,
Xue Yue couldn't help but praise him. He felt that Liu Yimin had suddenly hit the vitality gate of ***'s old strategic thinking. This guy really lived up to his reputation. It would be a shame to lose to him on the Long March!
Xue Yue read the telegram over and over several times, and finally his eyes fell on the words "decisive battle of retreat".
The two sides fought fiercely until the 26th. The troops of the Ninth War Zone captured the first-line strongholds of Dacheng, Gao'an, and Shengmi Street. The Japanese troops retreated to Fengxin, Qiuling, and Wanshou Palace. The troops of the Third War Zone captured Shicha Street, which is now Nanchang South. However,
, so far, the troops on the front line can no longer attack.
Luo Zhuoying was so anxious that he kept calling and sending telegrams to various ministries, urging them to speed up the attack. Unfortunately, except for the 19th Army, the 74th Army, and the 32nd Army, Luo Zhuoying had no control over the First Army.
I could only urge them in an almost pleading tone. After several days of fighting, the First Group Army and the 74th Army had not seen the shadow of the Nanxun Railway. How could they cut off the enemy's transportation and communication?
Luo Zhuoying was so anxious that her mouth was covered with water.
The 32nd Army's Nanchang assault force is commanded by Chen Anbao, commander of the 29th Army, and has Liu Yuqing's 26th Division, Duan Langru's 79th Division, Bai Huizhang's 102nd Division, He Ping's 16th Division, and Zeng Gachu's 5th Preparatory Division.
Division, Fang Xianjue prepared the 10th Division.
Since the army did not have a dedicated engineering regiment, when crossing the Fu River, a division of troops was used to build a pontoon bridge. As a result, the engineers were not professional, so the speed of building the pontoon bridge was too slow. The troops could not wait, so they used boats to ferry one boat at a time.
.In this way, asking the 32nd Army to concentrate its strength to launch a thunderous strike becomes empty talk. The troops can only cross the river first and enter the battle first, which is the size of two regiments at a time. It has really become the fueling tactic Liu Yimin said.
.It was originally a surprise attack, so how can we even talk about a surprise attack?
At this point, the units of the 32nd Group Army, determined to sacrifice themselves, led by the 79th Division, attacked all the way to Gangxia, Guancun, and Liantang near Nanchang, and then developed in depth, regained the airport and station, and broke into the Nanchang city defense fortifications.
On the 27th, the Japanese 101st Division concentrated its main force and began to counterattack. The 106th Division also cooperated with the 101st Division to attack the siege troops under the cover of aircraft, tanks and artillery. Both sides were in the southeast and due south of Nanchang.
A fierce battle broke out in the suburbs, and the Liantang pond was the focus of the bloody battle between the two sides. They fought repeatedly, and the sky was dark and the clouds were dark, making it difficult to distinguish.
When the sun set on the 28th, Duan Langru, commander of the 79th Division, held the telescope with trembling hands.
Duan Langru, like Wang Yaowu, graduated from the third phase of Huangpu, and also worked his way from a junior officer to a division commander step by step.
After several days of fierce fighting, the 79th Division mainly attacked from the front. The mountain artillery company promised to be deployed by the group army has not been seen yet, and there are no engineers capable of building bridges and blasting. It is all up to the brothers to talk to the Japanese with bullets and grenades. When encountering the Japanese tanks,
, then let the brothers hold grenades and fight against the devil's iron turtle.
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