Chapter 845: A Different First Battle of Changsha (Part 2)
Bai Chongxi naturally considered the overall situation and had no selfish motives. The problem was that he did not have a thorough understanding of the Japanese army's deployment of troops. The Japanese army did indeed attack fiercely and had the tendency to drive straight in. Bai Chongxi was afraid that once the main force of the Ninth War Zone was stuck by the Japanese army, he would be able to escape.
Don't lose it. Once the Japanese army determines the location of the main force in the Ninth Theater, they may increase their troops to encircle and destroy the main force in the Ninth Theater.
Xue Yue protested: "Sir Bai, it is currently found that the Japanese army in northern Hunan only has one sixth division and the Nara detachment and the Shangcun detachment, and the strength is limited. I am confident that I can repel the Japanese attack and wipe out some of them! Changsha, we must not give up!"
Bai Chongxi patiently advised: "Bo Ling, your battle plan is good. Rely on the three lines of defense of Xinqiang River, Miluo River, and Laodao River to block the lagging Japs head-on. The main force will be placed on both sides. When the Japs advance to the suburbs of Changsha,
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Fight out from both wings to encircle and annihilate the Japanese. I agree with this plan and appreciate it very much. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the Military Commission agree. Just the day before yesterday, the Military Commission held a senior staff meeting to discuss and judge again, and also
I agree with your plan. But now the situation has changed. The Japanese army's offensive is so fierce that it will be difficult for our army to stop it despite heavy sacrifices. As expected, the Japanese army may reach Laodaohe by the 29th at the latest. Under the Japanese army's
How likely are you to be able to hold Changsha under indiscriminate bombardment from planes, artillery and poisonous gas? What if the Japanese army seizes the main force of my ninth theater and rapidly increases its strength? How will the main force escape then? Boling, carry out the order!
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Xue Yuehu's eyes widened: "Sir Bai, if Changsha can be defended, we must defend it, and if it cannot be defended, we must defend it! Although the Japanese army's offensive is fierce, after the bloody battles of our army these days, the Japanese army's casualties are not small. I
Again, Changsha cannot be lost!"
Following Chiang Kai-shek's strict orders, Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng changed the battle plan and assisted Xue Yue's command. Seeing that Xue Yue refused to carry out the order, Bai Chongxi had no choice but to carry out Chiang Kai-shek and wanted to use Chiang Kai-shek to persuade Xue Yue: "Bo Ling, it is the Chairman's decision to evacuate Changsha."
, is to ensure our country’s resistance to war
Basic strength to facilitate the protracted war of resistance. As long as our main force does not suffer losses, if the international war reverses in the future, we can strike early. If the main force is wiped out, then we will really perish. If you disobey orders,
Please explain to the Chairman!"
Xue Yue's temper got worse and he became more and more impatient. He ignored Bai Chongxi's objections and directly contradicted him: "Mr. Bai, I insist on my opinion. Changsha cannot be lost!"
Chen Cheng saw that the two people were going to quarrel if they talked for a while, and he felt annoyed, so he said he would report to the Chairman again and wait for the Chairman's instructions.
At this moment, Wu Yizhi, chief of staff of the Ninth Theater Command, came in, holding Liu Yimin's telegram in his hand.
Xue Yue took the telegram, read it quickly, and then said bitterly: "Liu Yimin bullies people too much! Bullies people too much!"
Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng didn't know what was going on. They took the telegram from Xue Yue and ignored Xue Yue after reading it. They both grabbed the map and read it attentively.
Xue Yue read it three times without stopping: "Ask Commander Xue Dai: Can you hold Changsha? If you can't hold it, I would like to volunteer and fly to Changsha to command the battle." After reading it, he said it three times more bitterly.
The deception was too much. When I looked up, I found that Chief Bai and Chief Chen had both run to the map. Xue Yue stopped being wordy and also ran to the map.
The most bizarre scene in the history of Lukou Station Primary School occurred. The three giants of the Communist Party of China all crawled in front of the map with their eyes wide open, their heads touching their heads. If it weren’t for the battle map hanging on the wall, the three giants would have general stars on their shoulders.
The epaulettes were so dazzling that others thought these three people were peeking at some peep show!
Wu Yizhi, the chief of staff of the Ninth War Zone, was so surprised that he could not close his mouth. He hurried out and called the chief and deputy director of the staff office to come over and prepare to record the order.
After watching it for a while, Bai Chongxi stopped looking and turned around to pick up the telegram that Xue Yue had placed on the table. He read it over and over again, staring at the words in the telegram: "Up to this point in the war, it can be concluded that Changsha is worry-free.
The Japanese offensive is unsustainable." After a while, he said: "Ci Xiu, Boling, what Liu Yimin said should make sense. If the Japanese army really only has this many troops at the moment, we have to think carefully about it."
Chen Cheng was a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek. At this time, he was not polite when he spoke. He said directly: "Apart from being a nuisance, Liu Yimin is indeed outstanding in other aspects. He is indeed a handsome man. Special."
It's his strategic vision, which is extremely brilliant. No need to think about it anymore, immediately send a report to the chairman of the committee, requesting that Boling's original battle plan be implemented, and the decisive battle with the Japanese north of Changsha be resolute!"
Xue Yue was still lighting the fire: "If this battle doesn't go well, Liu Yimin will look down on the Ninth District War Zone. You two officers, listen to how crazy Liu Yimin is. If I can't defend Changsha, he will
I have to volunteer to fly over and take command! Isn’t this bullying?”
Bai Chongxi scratched his bald head with his hand: "This Okamura Neji is too bold. He even thought that he could defeat a division of the Central Army with a single brigade. It's unbelievable, unbelievable! In this way, Boling,
Immediately send a report to the Chairman, determined to ambush the Japanese army north of Changsha, strive to annihilate the Japanese 6th Division, Nara Detachment, and Shangcun Detachment; encircle and annihilate the 106th Division in northern Jiangxi. Request approval!"
Bai Chongxi is the director of the Guilin camp and is responsible for commanding the war south of the Yangtze River. He has the highest official position here. As soon as he said this, Wu Yizhi, Chief of Staff Di Xingyu and Deputy Chief Zhao Zili who were already waiting in the room all picked up their books.
With a pen and pen, he recorded the telegram in a short time and handed it to Xue Yue, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi, asking them to sign.
Unexpectedly, while the three people were signing, Wang Guanghai, secretary-general of the Ninth War Zone, came in. He opened his mouth and said, "Sir, the chairman of the committee has an urgent message."
Bai Chongxi thought something had happened again, so he quickly received the telegram and saw that Chiang Kai-shek said in the telegram: "According to the ideas proposed by Liu Yimin, adjust the corresponding deployment, deploy an ambush circle in the suburbs of Changsha, and resolutely eliminate the invading enemy. Order
Luo Zhuoying, deploy quickly to encircle and annihilate the 106th Division, and prevent them from escaping, which will make you laugh!"
Bai Chongxi didn't know that Chiang Kai-shek was worried about the war in Changsha and couldn't sleep after the war. While he was tossing and turning, he received an urgent telegram of 100,000 yuan from Liu Yimin. He quickly put on his clothes and got up, went to the office and looked at the map for a while, thinking that if it really happened
As Liu Yimin said, if Okamura Neiji deployed his troops according to the ratio of one brigade to defeat one division of our army, then he would be dead.
Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to be careless and hurriedly called He Yingqin to quickly find out whether there were any changes in the strength of the Japanese troops in the Wuhan area, Shanghai area, and North China.
After He Yingqin's investigation, the Eighth Route Army immediately reported that there had been no change in the deployment of the Japanese troops in North China. The Sixth Division was secretly transferred back from Longhai Road, and the Ninth Division was still on guard against the Eighth Route Army on Longhai Road. The Fifth War Zone reported to the Sixteenth Division
, Third Division, Thirteenth Division
The main force of the regiment was confronting the Fifth War Zone. The Third War Zone reported that the 15th Division had been transferred from Shanghai and its whereabouts were unknown. Only then did Chiang Kai-shek learn that the 15th Division was borrowed from the newly established 13th Army of the Japanese Army. Okamura Ning
The number of troops deployed in the battle in northern Hunan was indeed limited.
Chiang Kai-shek immediately changed his attention and ordered Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, and Xue Yue to make appropriate modifications based on the original plan in accordance with Liu Yimin's ideas, and must annihilate the enemies in northern Hunan and the 106th Division in northern Jiangxi.
Bai Chongxi didn't know that Chiang Kai-shek sat at his desk after sending the telegram and wrote in his diary: "The situation in Changsha took a turn for the worse, all thanks to Liu Yimin's words that woke up the man in his dream. This man is a genius! But this man is the backbone of the bandit party.
It is a serious problem to refuse to take soft and hard advice! Dai Li is incompetent! Ni Hua has been completely bewitched by Liu Yimin! Disappointed and angry!"
After writing the diary, Chiang Kai-shek returned to the bedroom, hugged his wife, and said affectionately that Ni Hua was very good and his activities in the United States were very successful. Hu Shi sent a report saying that the attitude of the United States had completely changed and that it was only a matter of time before it broke with the Communist Party. But
, Ni Hua is pregnant after all, *** people are here
The United States is very powerful and it is not safe for a long time. It is time for Ni Hua to return to China to wait for her childbirth. It is not appropriate to go to Shandong. Liu Yimin has no parents or relatives and no one to take care of Ni Hua. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is fighting guerrilla warfare and is often moved around, which is prone to danger.
.Chen Yaoguang died for Liu Yimin
The female newspaper editor-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, An Jingjing, also died beside Liu Yimin some time ago. Facts have proved that Liu Yimin relied on his bravery and was good at rushing forward and retreating in battles, and those girls were so infatuated that they could follow him.
, it is easy to sacrifice. For safety reasons,
After Ni Hua returns to China, it is better for her to stay in Chongqing to wait for the birth. After giving birth, it will not be too late to return to Shandong to reunite with Liu Yimin. Tomorrow, let the attendants inform the Chongqing Municipal Government to find a house for Ni Hua and tidy up.
Find some servants to give her a good living environment.
Song Meiling didn't realize there was any mystery in this, thinking that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to reward Ni Hua for his contribution to the country in the United States, so she happily kissed Chiang Kai-shek twice on the face and fell asleep in his arms.
No need to talk nonsense, Xue Yue immediately adjusted his deployment, with a total of 6 divisions: the 2nd, 25th, 59th, 60th, 77th, and 195th divisions, ambushing Fulinpu and Uesugi.
City, Qiaotouyi area and Changsha and the areas east of it, the 70th Army moved to
South of the Liuyang River, Zhuzhou, Lukou City and other places were deployed along the Hunan-Jiangxi Railway and the Lu River; the 4th Army occupied Xiangtan, down the line between Shesi and Lukou City; a division of the 79th Army secured the Mufu Mountain base area, 2
The division cooperated with the 20th Army to attack the Japanese 15th Division in Taoshu Harbor.
In order to strengthen his strength, Xue Yue specifically ordered Du Yuming's Fifth Army to move north quickly and join the Changsha station to support the operation.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the little devil to jump into the stove.
That night, Commander Okamura Neiji, the commander of the Japanese Eleventh Army in Xianning, was also meditating in front of the map.
The battle was progressing smoothly. After breaking through the Miluo River defense line of the Chinese government forces, the only defense line of Laodao River in the north of Changsha was the Laodao River. Victory was already beckoning to the Japanese army.
What makes Okamura Neiji depressed is that he originally planned to annihilate the 15th Army Group, the main force of the Ninth War Zone between the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River, but he did not expect that the 15th Army Group actually slipped away like a fish. Okamura Neiji was so deep
People who can’t help but curse 15th
The group army has a weak will to fight and does not hold on to the position it has worked so hard to build! If this situation prevails, it is very likely that the Chinese government army will repeat the farce of being defeated thousands of miles away. Changsha will probably become an empty city. Maybe the Chinese will still be able to survive.
Will set fire to the city!
Okamura Neiji couldn't help but make a comparison between the Eighth Route Army and the Communist Party. He felt that what both sides have in common is that they are both brave. Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army fought very well. From the Battle of Wuhan to the Battle of Nanchang, the 74th Army and
Today's 52nd Army is fighting to the death and has no order to retreat.
I would rather die in battle. The difference is that the enemy's tactics can be understood thoroughly and comply with the rules of troop formation. The Eighth Route Army has no rules at all in fighting. It is impossible to find them at ordinary times. At critical times, they appear from nowhere without knowing it.
They came and attacked suddenly, making the imperial army dizzy.
If the Eighth Route Army was guarding Changsha, Okamura Neiji felt excited. If Liu Yimin's instructors were here, would they dare to attack Changsha with only one division of the Sixth Division and the Nara detachment and the Uemura detachment? At the very least, Liu Yimin
He would not be like Xue Yue, who relied on rivers to set up lines of defense, allowing aircraft and artillery to unleash their firepower. He would probably dig a trap somewhere and wait for the Sixth Division to jump in!
Thinking of this, Okamura Neiji couldn't help but muttered: "Fortunately, Hunan is not Shandong, and the Central Army is not the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, you really have to be cautious!"
Okamura Neiji felt that at this time, what he needed most was time and speed. He should quickly attack Laodao River with an indomitable spirit, quickly attack Changsha City, and prevent the Chinese army from setting fire to the city. He needed Changsha City too much.
There are military supplies inside.
Okamura Neiji gave the order to Inaba Shiro, the commander of the Sixth Division, to quickly attack Changsha!
That night, the 55th Regiment Headquarters and the Third Battalion of the 19th Division of the 70th Army, because they did not receive the retreat order from Army Commander Li Jue yesterday, were alone behind the enemy lines and groping in the night.
Li Jue's 70th Army has two divisions, the 19th Division and the 107th Division, which are the centralized forces of the Hunan Army.
The 19th Division is the backbone of the Hunan Army. He Jian handed it over to his son-in-law Li Jue to lead it. On the Songhu battlefield, the 19th Division displayed the majesty of the Hunan Army and was one of the 10 divisions with the best record on the Songhu battlefield.
1. After the war, Li Jue was promoted to commander of the 70th Army due to his meritorious service. After that, the 19th Division defended Lushan during the Battle of Wuhan. Although it paid a heavy price, the Japanese army was never able to capture this famous mountain.
The 107th Division was a newly established division in Hunan after the Battle of Songhu with additional troops from the provincial army. Its combat effectiveness was weak and it had never been able to stand alone.
After the 52nd Army of the 15th Group Army withdrew across the Miluo River, the defense line on the south bank of the Miluo River was taken over by the 70th Army. As a result, after the Japanese army broke through the Miluo River defense line today, one unit pursued southward along the railway and went straight to Baishui Town. The 19th Division
The headquarters was attacked
At this time, the right wing returned to Yi, and the 107th Division deployed in Xinshi suddenly withdrew without permission, leaving only the 319th Regiment waiting stupidly on the position. The defense line was suddenly in chaos, and the 55th and 56th Regiments of the 19th Division were all left.
Behind enemy lines.
Li Jue had no choice but to order Tang Boyin, commander of the 19th Division, to command the 57th Regiment to cover the military headquarters, and the division headquarters moved to the east of Shending Mountain. At the same time, Li Jue wrote three withdrawal warrants and sent them to the 319th Regiment, asking them to
Send someone to notify the 55th Regiment of the 19th Division, and the 56th Regiment retreats.
The two battalions of the 56th Regiment and the 55th Regiment received the notice and withdrew while fighting. They withdrew from the battle at dusk. The 55th Regiment's headquarters and the third battalion's positions were in Dongtang, west of the railway, and did not receive the order. The Japanese army was eager to go south and also
I didn't bother to take down Dongtang, this place seemed a bit quiet.
At night, the commander of the third battalion, Luo Wenlang, approached the regiment commander Huang Jujie and suggested moving closer to the right-wing friendly forces. Commander Huang said that the order I received was to defend, and how could I retreat and escape without an order?
Luo Wenlang is a native of Changsha County. He is 27 years old. He was trained in the fifth phase of the officer training class of the Luoyang branch of the Central Military Academy. He also participated in the Nanyue guerrilla training class taught by Ye Jianying. He is a scholar and has participated in the Battle of Songhu, Battle of Wuhan, and Battle of Nanchang.
He was seriously injured in the Battle of Songhu and has rich combat experience.
After listening to Commander Huang's words, Luo Wenlang said that it seemed that all friendly forces had withdrawn and no gunfire could be heard.
Only then did Captain Huang agree to Luo Wenlang lead his troops to search and investigate.
Luo Wenlang led the third battalion to search for 20 miles along the direction of Shejiachong and found the Japanese baggage troops. There were baggage trucks parked in the open space and a large horse lying on it.
Luo Wenlang knew at a glance that the Japanese combat troops had already moved forward to attack. How long would it take if we didn't attack now?
Luo Wenlang smiled silently, called the two company commanders who came with him, made a simple deployment, let the troops disperse, and launched an attack on the little Japanese.
As soon as he hit him, the little devil's baggage troops were in chaos. Even the big horses lying in the open space were alarmed. They screamed and ran around the village, providing the brothers with a moving target.
Chance.
Unfortunately, the Japanese infantry in the neighboring village reacted quickly and immediately began to counterattack. Flares and tracer bullets were flying all over the sky. After an hour of fighting, they were all Japanese Type 92, with crooked handles, crooked handles, 38 large caps and small steel cannons.
After hearing the sound, Luo Wenlang judged that the friendly forces on the right had already retreated, and did not dare to fight anymore. He hurriedly retreated and rejoined the regiment headquarters.
After meeting Captain Huang Jujie, the two men judged based on the situation that the Japanese army had controlled the entire Miluo River defense and was pursuing a deep pursuit. The Japanese troops had all evacuated. They became an isolated small force trapped behind enemy lines and were in danger of being surrounded and annihilated at any time.
, then decided to break out under the cover of darkness.
The combat effectiveness of the Hunan Army is unambiguous, and the combat effectiveness of the 19th Division is even more unambiguous. Huang Jujie and Luo Wenlang were determined to break through, so they were not afraid of encountering the Japanese. At worst, they would just fight with all their might. On the military map, they selected the western route along the Hunan-Hubei Railway.
We retreated south along Yue Changgu Avenue and found two guides to lead the way.
In the dark night, Huang Jujie and Luo Wenlang led their brothers to follow the guide and began a frightening breakout journey. Luo Wenlang led the leading soldiers in front, and Huang Jujie led the regiment to command from the center, searching and advancing in the gaps between the Japanese army. As a result, these two
The Hunan man just led his brothers to break out before dawn on the 27th, creating a miracle of a small force breaking through with zero casualties.
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