At one o'clock in the morning, the lights were brightly lit in the Nanjing *** conference room.
Almost all the generals did not leave, and still gathered in front of the map, constantly watching the staff officers replace the red and black flags representing the Chinese and Japanese armies on the Pingjin map, and discussing the progress of the battle.
Chiang Kai-shek couldn't sleep anymore, so he took Zhang Zhizhong, who had rushed back from Shanghai to report on war preparations, and went to the small conference room next door to have a cordial chat.
As early as March last year, in order to prepare for the war against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek divided the country into several defense zones, of which Zhang Zhizhong also served as the military commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Shanghai District. At the beginning of receiving the order, Zhang Zhizhong used his status as the education director of the Central Military Academy to
Next to the office of the director of education in the east building of the military academy, a high
The Senior Instructor's Office served as the actual headquarters for war preparations. Staff transferred from the military academy were assigned to the secretariat and military personnel to the staff office. In this way, a team for preparing for war with Japan was initially set up. Half a month later, the senior instructor's office
Moved to Suzhou Lion Forest, and later moved to Lingering Garden due to increased manpower.
The name was changed to the "Central Military Academy Camping Office". Subsequently, batches of staff went to the Songhu Line, Sufu Line, and Xicheng Line for on-the-spot reconnaissance, measurement, and map drawing, and completed tactical operations and preliminary combat plans.
, and began to construct defense fortifications along the Songhu Line, Sufu Line and Xicheng Line
and small artillery machine gun strongholds. At the end of 1936, Zhang Zhizhong established two institutions, the Military Research Committee and the Communist Research Committee, to collect military and social science materials of the Communist Party of China, focusing on studying the military of the Communist Party of China.
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At the same time, in response to the fact that the Japanese army frequently conducted military exercises in Shanghai and sent fleets to Baoshan, Fushan Town, Duanshan Port, and Huyong ports to measure water levels and actively plotted to invade, Zhang Zhizhong sent the 36th Division to Wuxi to attack
To the vicinity of Suzhou, the Eighty-seventh Division
From Jiangyin to Changshu and Fushan, the Eighty-Eighth Division stationed in Nanjing was transferred to Jiangyin and Wuxi, and the Shanghai Security Corps was secretly expanded. Unfortunately, the Xi'an Incident caused all the previous plans to fail, and Beijing and Shanghai
Frontline preparations have stalled.
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Zhang Zhizhong officially accepted the position of commander of the Beijing-Shanghai garrison and began to deploy defense matters in Shanghai: the 87th Division and the 88th Division were in place according to the original plan, and the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division's Supplementary Brigade was disguised as the Shanghai Security Team.
Settled in
Hongqiao and Longhua West Airport, the Second Regiment disguised themselves as military police and stationed in Songjiang. The Second Regiment of the Jiangsu Security Brigade was transferred to take over the river security mission in Liuhe. The original Fourth Security Regiment was transferred to near Taicang to serve as Yuewang City, Mei
The defense of the two districts of Li.
After listening to Zhang Zhizhong's introduction, Chiang Kai-shek nodded appreciatively, and then asked: "Wen Bai, the fierce fighting on the front line of Pingjin and Tianjin is now in full swing. An Yi led his troops to win consecutive battles. The situation is very good. So if the Japanese on the front line in East China do not
By taking the initiative to provoke, it is really not appropriate for us to destroy the peace of Shanghai and damage our own resources. What do you think?"
Zhang Zhizhong deeply agreed, but still added: "I am not willing to start a war in Shanghai. After all, Shanghai is the center of our country's economy, the world's audio-visual, and our country's window to the outside world. Once it is affected by the war, the losses will be extremely huge. However,
, if the enemy has the following symptoms, I will have to take a preemptive strike: first, the enemy sends an army division to Shanghai and has begun boarding transportation; second, the enemy sends an aircraft carrier to Shanghai; third, the enemy sends a large fleet to Shanghai to gather;
Fourth, the enemy
Make unreasonable demands in Shanghai, and even respond within a time limit; if any of the above four items is met, it can be concluded that the enemy wants to open up a new battlefield in Shanghai. In order to avoid irritating the Japanese, we have very few troops stationed in Shanghai, and most of them are
In the area west of Suzhou and Changzhou, it will take some time for the transportation to unfold, so after confirming the Japanese intention, I will first disarm the Japanese troops in Shanghai and take them hostage to threaten the Japanese troops so that they cannot use Shanghai as a battlefield."
Chiang Kai-shek was silent in thought, and the small conference room fell into dead silence.
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At two o'clock in the morning, fifteen kilometers southeast of Beiping City, Xindian Bridge, frontline headquarters of the 38th Division of the 29th Army.
Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 38th Division who had just returned from the front line, was very conflicted. Four hours ago, Lu Yixuan, deputy commander of the 17th Army of the Anjia Army in the south, suddenly sent a telegram, very politely informing him that the 17th Army
The 40th Division, the 68th Division, and the 68th Division have launched a general attack on the Japanese troops from Wuqing to Langfang, and we implore Zhang Zizhong and the officers and men of the 38th Division to cooperate.
This unexpected news made the generals of the 38th Division extremely excited.
But after the brief excitement, voices of suspicion arose. At this time, Huang Weigang, deputy division commander of the major general and commander of the 112th Brigade, suddenly thought of something and asked with some horror: How did An Jiajun know our communication code?
?When the generals and commanders heard this, they immediately woke up, and the entire command headquarters was filled with doubtful discussions.
Zheng Dazhang, Lieutenant General of the 9th Cavalry Division, who was ordered to come with reinforcements and led his troops to fight hard for two days and two nights with the 38th Division, also had a heavy look on his face. Like Zhang Zizhong, he was very shocked.
The code has now been obtained by others, and it is used to contact myself without any scruples. What a crisis and serious leak of information this is!
If the Japanese also obtained the secret communication code of our army, the result... Zhang Zizhong and Zheng Dazhang looked at each other in fear, not daring to think any further.
In the past few days, the defenders of two divisions and four brigades suffered heavy losses during repeated attacks by two Japanese brigades and waves of unscrupulous bombing and strafing by Japanese fighter planes. All reserve units were mobilized to the front line.
, was able to withstand the crazy onslaught of the Japanese army. The crumbling position was saved three times and was barely stable. Song Zheyuan, who learned the details, had issued an order as early as yesterday afternoon: If he couldn't hold it, he would retreat to Peiping City.
At this critical moment, An Jiajun, who had been standing still until now, suddenly expressed his goodwill and requested coordinated operations. This undoubtedly made Zhang Zizhong and others feel relieved and shocked.
After repeated deliberation, Zhang Zizhong accepted the suggestions of Zheng Dazhang and his chief of staff and went to the Huangcun front line to observe the battle in person to judge the authenticity of An Jiajun's call.
When Zhang Zizhong and others arrived at the front line, the Japanese army began another round of intensive shelling.
The area with a radius of five kilometers to the south was full of flickering fires and steaming smoke. Just like every time before the Japanese army launched an attack in recent days, everyone's hearts tightened: they didn't know how many heroes would be lost after a wave of offensive and defensive battles.
soldiers?
However, half an hour later, the soldiers of the 38th Division and the 9th Cavalry Division, who had shrunk their defense lines and stood in wait, did not wait for the crazy charge of the Japanese army. The sound of shelling and gunfire on the opposite position gradually stopped and finally became calm.
Zhang Zizhong and Zheng Dazhang, who had extremely rich combat experience, immediately realized that the Japanese army had really retreated. The content of the unexpected telegram from Lu Yixuan, deputy commander of the 17th Anjia Army, was true and credible. A thought suddenly came to Zhang Zizhong's mind -
—The perfect opportunity to relieve our headquarters from the crisis of being attacked from both sides may be right in front of us.
At that moment, Zhang Zizhong urgently ordered all ministries to immediately treat the wounded. It was already four o'clock in the morning after resting on the spot.
Zhang Zizhong, Zheng Dazhang and other generals quickly returned to the Xindianqiao headquarters. As soon as they entered the door, they received another detailed notification from Lu Yixuan:
"The Fifth Army Wan Fulin's Fifty -Thirty Army, Pang Bingxun's 40th Army has successfully approached the south of Tianjin City and is launched an unprecedented fierce melee with the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army.
Tanggu Military Airport, destroyed the 11 Japanese fighter aircraft, and eliminated more than 600 people in the Japanese airport defense brigade; the 17th Army Yang Jiuxiao scored Wuqing County. It is currently under the cooperation of the flute without armored assault brigades, attacking Tianjin all the way; Zhang Zuying
The Seventeenth Division is still fighting the third brigade of the Jidong Puppet Army with the Japanese army in Langfang. The Japanese defense circle has been compressed to Langfang City.
In the 109th Division, according to reliable information, the Japanese Twenty Brigade and the infantry of the Japanese Army who attacked Huangcun.
In conjunction with the 189th division that was repelled by our army, in an attempt to defeat our army Li Jinlong's barrier with the support of the powerful artillery fire, and then achieved the purpose of helping Langfang Japanese army.
, Grasp the timing, attack as soon as possible, attack and restrain the main force of the Japanese army who withdrew from the front line of the front line of Huangcun, cooperate with the various departments of the Fifth Army to complete the strategic purpose of surrounding Tianjin ... "
Zhang Zizhong handed the electric text to Zheng Dazhang, who was concerned about staring. When he walked to the map, he had been moving for a long time. The atmosphere in the headquarters was dignified, silent, and dozens of eyes watched the coach Zhang Zizhong.
Zheng Dazhang handed the telephoto to the Chief of Staff of the 38th Division and came to Zhang Zizhong. He whispered and asked: "The An family is not moving.
It is a great opportunity to wipen the enemy. Originally, the Japanese army's 109th division that we was most worried about had south to help Langfang. The pressure we faced suddenly decreased.
Brother Come. Brother, if you can make up your mind, I will concentrate the remaining cavalry together.
Zhang Zizhong raised his head, his brows frowned: "But -Commander Song is not uncomfortable in the city of Peiping! Three Japanese brigades in the north of Peiping to commit crimes, and the 37th Division of the first line from the south to Nanyuan to Nanyuan
The Third Division is still fighting a fierce battle with the Japanese. At present, there is no danger. Only the situation of the two divisions of you and me is the most difficult.
"Now the Fifth Army is unwilling to attack Tianjin from the south with two troops, attracting most of the main force of the Japanese army in Tianjin, and then use the 17th Army to attack the front line of Wuqing to Langfang, and then turn around to attack Tianjin.
At the same time, he can only be adhered to and cannot be attacked. Therefore, the Fifth Legion has firmly grasped the initiative of the battlefield.
"If I analyze a good analysis, Lu Yixuan contacted General An on behalf of General An. The purpose of General An is likely not to be Tianjin City, but attempting to eliminate the most likely to eliminate the 20th division of the Japanese army and the 109th division.
There is a living! "
Zheng Dazhang was very shocked: "Are you sure? If so, wouldn't Anjiajun go all out and desperate?"
"This -I dare not say yes, but I know that Anjiajun never fought against the battle, and the seventeenth division was advanced and the firepower was strong, and he had nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers. Why did you fight hard for more than five hours?
Langfang, which has only captured more than 5,000 Japanese troops and more than 4,000 puppet army stationed? This is suspicious! "
Zhang Zizhong asked Zheng Dazhang, but his eyes turned to the face of deputy division commander Huang Weigang.
Huang Weigang's eyes widened: "Master, what you mean is...the 17th Division's attack on Langfang is to attack but not to capture it. Placing Li Jinlong Division north of Langfang to block the enemy is also an illusion. The purpose is to attract
The main forces of the two Japanese divisions have gathered on the front line of Langfang, will they be reunited and annihilated?"
"It's impossible. The Yang Jiuxiao Division of the Fifth Army and the armored assault brigade, which is said to be powerful, have already gone south to attack Tianjin. With only two divisions, they want to swallow up two Japanese divisions. This
Isn't it too childish?" The chief of staff shook his head repeatedly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Zhang Zhizhong thought for a moment and then raised his head: "I understand! An Yi is really extraordinary. He is a big deal when he makes a move! Send me an order that all brothers in each brigade and regiment who can stand up will give me a gun."