Chapter 1669 The War Situation in the Central Plains
It's late at night, in the small conference room on the fifth floor of Jiangnan Hotel.
Thick triple curtains separated the bright lights from the darkness outside. Shen Fengdao, An Yi's deputy chief and deputy minister of the Ministry of National Security, and Zhao Rui, the director of the Fourth Department of the Military Commission of the Nanjing National Government, who had not appeared in order to avoid suspicion, , Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen, who were ordered to rush quietly from southern Shanxi to Nanjing to report on their work, sat together with An Yi at a round table and communicated softly.
"After the victory in the Shanxi Battle, Yan Xishan hurriedly transferred our group army from northern Shanxi to southern Shanxi. Xinxiang in northern Henan was where the Japanese river defense headquarters was located. There were five divisions deployed along the north bank of the Yellow River and Wangwushan. The Japanese army in Xinxiang was to cope with the Japanese army in Datong. The northern Shanxi offensive was launched along the north bank of the Yellow River and invaded Yuanqu (today's ancient town of Yuanqu) from Qinyang.
"Yuanqu has an important geographical location. It blocks the natural dangers of the Yellow River. If you go west, you can attack Zhongtiao Mountain, occupy Maojin Ferry and Fengling Ferry, and cut off the connection between Shanxi and the south bank of the Yellow River. If you go south, you can directly cross the Yellow River and surround the second theater. On the flank, occupy the Longhai Railway, and go north to covet the Tongpu Railway and threaten Taiyuan.
"The 103rd and 107th Divisions of the Japanese Army are Category B divisions, and the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Divisions are Category C divisions with a three-unit system. Last year we encountered in China , most of them are Category A divisions. This kind of division has two brigades, each with two infantry regiments. In addition, there are also one regiment each of engineering, cavalry, artillery, and artillery, for a total of eight regiments. Including the non-combatants at the division and regiment headquarters and the two brigades and regiment headquarters, there are a total of more than 28,000 people;
"Category B divisions were formed at the end of last year. Due to a serious shortage of horses, the cavalry regiments were reduced from the standard of a category A division and changed into brigades. Some divisions did not even have cavalry and had two brigades under their jurisdiction. Each brigade still consists of two infantry regiments, one each for engineering, artillery, and artillery, for a total of seven regiments. In addition to the non-combatants at the division and regiment headquarters and the two brigades and regiment headquarters, there are more than 24,000 people in total. The C Division is a new division organization adopted this year. It has three infantry regiments, one engineering regiment and one artillery regiment, generally five regiments. In addition to the non-combatants at the division headquarters, the number is about 15,000. The remaining people.
"The ones who attacked Quyuan were the 103rd and 61st Divisions of the Japanese Army. The ones guarding Yuanqu were the Sixth Group Army of Yan Xishan's direct lineage, which had jurisdiction over the 33rd, 34th, and 69th Corps, and had eight divisions. The Sixth Brigade had a total of 150,000 people, while its opponent only had more than 50,000 troops, three times the number of the enemy. What is surprising is that the Sixth Army retreated without a fight, retreated more than 50 kilometers in one breath, and pulled the troops to Zhongtiao Mountain has handed over the curve of the wall to others.
"After our army went south, they did not directly recapture Yuanqu. Instead, they went straight to Tianjingguan to occupy Bo'ai and Jiaozuo. They closed the door and beat the dogs, and eliminated the two Japanese divisions that invaded Yuanqu in the encirclement. The Japanese intelligence department is indeed amazing. , our army began to retreat when it crossed the Taiyue Mountains. By the time our troops left Taihang to occupy Boai County, the Japanese troops in Yuanqu had already retreated to Jiaozuo and built fortifications on the line between Jiaozuo and Wuzhi to confront our troops. At the same time, the Japanese troops in Xinxiang mobilized One division and three independent brigades marched westward to Xiuwu County as backup.
"Mu Chen and I couldn't do anything, so we left two divisions to deter the enemy. The remaining troops marched westward and took advantage of the situation to occupy Qinyang, Wenxian, Mengzhou, Jiyuan, and Yuanqu counties. When the Shanxi-Sui army reacted, we had already recovered Shanxi. In the counties in the south and west of Qinyang in northern Henan, we are currently reorganizing our troops. In early April, the Generalissimo Chairman gave us the designations of five divisions. In addition to the previous six divisions, our group army has eleven divisions. From now on The recruitment of new soldiers to the deployment of officers at all levels are extremely cumbersome and have not been completely straightened out yet."
After Lu Yixuan reported here, he turned around and asked Qu Muchen: "Old Qu, do you have anything to add?"
Qu Muchen said: "The basic situation is like this, but the numbers of those five divisions were not given for free. The Military Commission gave us more than 300 generals in one breath, more than ten of whom were military commanders and military police intelligence officers.
Department officials and the Ministry of Military Affairs also sent more than thirty political department directors to try to weaken our control over the army. Fortunately, our original six divisions were not included in the reorganization, otherwise lives would have been lost!"
An Yi nodded: "It is said that this was He Yingqin's idea. The Chairman was worried that I would transfer you to Central Asia to fight, so he tried every means to tie your hands and feet. The Chairman also made it clear to me that the 30th Group Army and
The ongoing immigration, investment and other issues were linked, and I had to handle them in accordance with the requirements of the Military Commission. I thought that North China must leave a decisive force to deter the Japanese army, so I agreed to the Chairman.
"These five divisions are both opportunities and challenges for us. If we do well, our strength will double and our voice in North China will greatly increase. If we do not do well, we will take over the magpie's nest and even our old nest will be taken away by others.
. Judging from the current situation, the Japanese troops stationed in Siberia and the Far East
, and the Chairman of the Generalissimo held heavy troops, but stayed in the area around Nanjing, obviously not intending to regain his homeland. With Germany's invasion of Poland, Japan has to wait and see the situation in Southeast Asia to see if there is an opportunity to extend its hand. North China is not very likely in a short time.
A large-scale war may break out.
"By the way, the Chairman of the Standing Committee came to me this time mainly to talk about the encirclement and suppression of the anti-Japanese base areas established by the Communist Party of China in the Gansu, Qinghai-Ningxia and Ningxia regions. He asked me to attack the hinterland of the Communist Party of China from Central Asia and cooperate with the Central Army's attack in Xi'an.
Eradicate the Gansu-Qingning base area. Zi'ang (characterized by Lu Yixuan), Mu Chen, you are on the front line in North China, talk about the current development of the Communist Party of China, why is the Chairman of the Committee so afraid of the Eighth Route Army?"
Lu Yixuan's expression changed, and he looked at Qu Muchen. Lu Yixuan asked cautiously: "Commander, how did you reply to the Chairman?"
An Yi waved his hand: "I have said before that I will not participate in the civil war, and I shied away in the name of betting!"
"bet!?"
Lu Yixuan was slightly startled, and Qu Muchen asked with interest: "What kind of bet made the Chairman give up his original idea?"
An Yi briefly introduced the situation, and Qu Muchen said in surprise: "Is the commander so sure that Germany will win?"
An Yi waved his hand and smiled without answering. Lu Yixuan had already organized his words and explained in detail:
"After the Battle of Northern Shanxi ended in April, Yan Xishan was busy cleaning up his homeland, and the Eighth Route Army took advantage of the situation to expand violently in a fan shape toward Shijiazhuang, Jizhong, Pingxi, and Chanan. The 129th Division left Shexian and advanced to Handan, and the 115th Division entered
From the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, penetrating into the central Hebei region, the 120th Division crossed the Hengshan Mountain, continuously crossed the Sanggan River, Baihe River, and the Heihe River, and entered the eastern area of Rehe.
“After five months and hundreds of large and small battles, the Eighth Route Army finally opened up more than 20 large and small strategic areas including the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area, northwestern Shanxi, central Hebei base area, Pingxi, eastern Hebei and Rehe guerrilla areas.
The Japanese troops in North China were afraid of the changes in the situation in the occupied areas. In late July, they mobilized two independent brigades to attack the base area in northwestern Shanxi. They were attacked by the 120th Division.
In the first few days of last month, the 129th Division cooperated with the 115th Division in the Shentouling area of Hanchang Highway, killing and wounding more than 1,300 Japanese troops and capturing more than 1,300 Japanese troops.
There were more than 6,000 mules and horses, and more than 800 long and short guns. In late last month, they broke through the Japanese army's nine-way siege on the Jizhong base area, annihilated more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers, and possessed countless guns and ammunition.
"I think it was precisely because of the Eighth Route Army's series of outstanding performances that the Chairman was so worried that he came up with other ideas."
An Yi was silent for a while and asked Zhao Rui: "Xiangyun (Zhao Rui), please talk about the situation of the Central Plains war!"
Zhao Rui nodded and said: "From the end of last year to the present, the Shandong Japanese army, under the command of Okamura Neiji, has frequently launched attacks in southern Shandong, northern Jiangsu and eastern Henan. By the end of February, the southern Japanese army had advanced to the Yimeng Mountain area
In Zouxian County, the Japanese army occupied Zhucheng and Rizhao in the east, and advanced to the canal in the west. Strategically, they began to be in a favorable position.
“In March, in order to cope with the Japanese offensive in Datong, forcing the First Theater and the Fifth Theater to not divide their troops to rush to the aid of central and northern Shanxi, Okamura Neiji dispatched the 102nd, 104th, and 108th Category B Divisions.
, and two indigenous divisions composed of Malays, went south from the Gaoxu Highway (Gaomi to Xuzhou), crossed Mount Tai, and suddenly invaded Lu County.
"Garrisoned in Lu County is the 23rd Group Army of General Liu Xiang of the Fifth War Zone. This group army has the 21st, 23rd, and 56th Army, a total of six divisions and three brigades, but General Guo Changming's 50th Group Army
The Sixth Army stayed in eastern Sichuan and did not go to the Central Plains to participate in the war. The battle in Lu County was extremely fierce, and the Sichuan army fought to the death
They did not retreat and fought continuously for a week. During this period, General Pan Wenhua, who took the command of General Liu Xiang who was recovering in Wuhan, requested reinforcements from the theater several times. Sun Tongxuan's Third Group Army stationed in Linyi had four corps, a total of eight divisions and four brigades.
More than 90 kilometers away, I just didn’t make it.
"The first to collapse of the Sichuan Army was Tang Shizun of the 21st Army. Tang Shizun was nicknamed 'Tang Erwen'. He lacked the masculine temperament of a soldier and did not know people well. At a critical moment in the battle in Lu County, his confidant leader Liu Ruzhai refused to listen.
command, retreat without permission, cause
Lu County's flank was exposed to Japanese artillery fire. Commander Rao Guohua complained to him about Liu Ruzhai's behavior. Instead, he asked Rao Guohua to lead a battalion to counterattack. As a result, Rao Guohua was trapped in a tight siege and was forced to commit suicide. Instead, villains like Liu Ruzhai were promoted to the brigade.
long.
"With the defeat of Tang Shizun's troops, the 23rd Army was unable to support itself and had to withdraw to Yinan County. In order to relieve the responsibility, Tang Shizun falsely accused Pan Wenhua of failing to fight. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was trying to divide the Sichuan army. He was overjoyed after hearing the news and immediately withdrew General Pan Wenhua.
The post was promoted from Tang Shizun to the post in the name of Liu Xiang's serious illness.
Commander of the 23rd Army. General Liu Xiang, who was in bed in Wuhan at the time, learned from the newspaper that Tang Shizun was promoted to commander. He was angry at his betrayal and vomited blood and died. The 23rd Army suffered heavy losses, and General Pan Wenhua was dismissed despite being dismissed.
As a result, General Pan led the remaining troops to escort Liu Xiang's coffin back to Sichuan."
An Yi sighed and said: "It turns out that the Battle of Lu County was so tortuous. I heard that after Liu Xiang's death, the Chairman couldn't wait to appoint Zhang Qun as Chairman of Sichuan Province. He was opposed by the Sichuan Army. The most fierce opposition to Zhang Qun's dominance of Sichuan was
The Wude Li Jinhui, the core organization of the Sichuan Army, is composed of all key officers above the battalion level. After Liu Xiang's death, there was no leader, so the society convened
Members held a meeting to elect the successor president and determine Liu Xiang's successor. General Pan Wenhua was in a low mood because he was punished by the chairman on the front line and thanked guests behind closed doors. He did not want the meeting to unanimously elect him as president, thus inheriting Liu Xiang's throne.
. Seeing that the deal was done, the Chairman had to give up his attempt to suppress him and appointed General Pan as the director of appeasement on the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Hubei border."
Shen Fengdao shook his head repeatedly: "The Chairman's move is really chilling. The tea is cold before the person leaves. No wonder the frontline soldiers are not fighting well. Anyone else who encounters such a thing would be upset!"
Zhao Rui smiled bitterly and added: "Sun Tongxuan didn't get a good harvest either. He slowly led his troops and suddenly encountered the Japanese army in Liuguanzhuang, south of Lu County. The leader of the 56th Army of Gu Liangmin was defeated and defeated. Cao Fulin's 55th Army hastily built a defensive line, and the 12th Army led by Sun Tongxuan was not immune. It was chased by the Japanese army all the way. If it weren't for the 51st Army led by General Yu Xuezhong at the rear who had an idea and let go of the middle road. If blocking positions are set up on both wings, I am afraid that all four armies will be driven back to Linyi by the Japanese army.
"In just two days, the Third Army lost one-third of its strength. The defeated troops were frightened and had no morale. They could not hope to regain their combat strength in a short time. Under such circumstances, General Yu Xuezhong organized the troops. , resisted in turn, sent the broken troops to Linyi for reorganization, and asked for help from the theater headquarters. General Li Zongren urgently dispatched the Li Pinxian 11th Group Army stationed in Taierzhuang, rushed to the rescue, and met with the retreating General Yu Xuezhong in Linyi. A formation was set up on the west bank of the Yi River to confront the Japanese army.
"The Chairman of the Generalissimo was worried that he would not be able to win, so he immediately ordered that the designation of the 56th Army be revoked. Army Commander Gu Liangmin must leave the military, otherwise military law will be imposed. In order to completely divide Han Fuju's remnants, the military and political department temporarily replaced Yu Xuezhong, who had made meritorious service in combat. As commander of the Third Group Army, the 55th Army was transferred to Xuzhou for reorganization, and the 12th Army was transferred to Mengyin to prevent the Japanese army from moving south from Xintai. Yu Xuezhong was temporarily put under the command of General Li Pinxian.
"Ningji Okamura is really amazing. Seeing that the Yishui River is difficult to cross, he actually divided his troops and went south to occupy Tancheng and threaten the Longhai Railway. Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander of the theater garrisoned in Haizhou, had no choice but to send his Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army to Xin'an at night. , blocking the way for the Japanese army to go south. Who would have known that at this time, the Japanese navy bombarded Dapu Port, and at the same time, the Japanese troops stationed in Rizhao moved southward from Jiacang and Donganwei, and invaded Haizhou from land. The entire fifth theater was in turmoil.
"In order to relieve the pressure on the Fifth Theater, the Military Commission ordered the transfer of Sun Lianzhong's Second Group Army and Tang Enbo's 31st Group Army from the First Theater to rush to the rescue from the Longhai Railway. The Japanese army made a false shot and suddenly retreated in the hilly areas of southern Shandong. Build a line of defense. It was already late June, during the flood season of the Yellow River. The Japanese navy sent a fleet mainly composed of small gunboats, entered the Yellow River from Tiemenguan at the mouth of the Daqing River, and went to the west section of the Grand Canal to shell the south bank of the Yellow River. The 30th, 64th, and 65th divisions and four independent brigades suddenly crossed the canal, captured Anshan City at the mouth of the canal, and advanced towards Juancheng.
"Song Zheyuan's 29th Group Army, which defends the Yellow River defense line, has four corps, a total of 11 divisions and four brigades. Logically speaking, it is easy to block the enemy, but Song Zheyuan made a confused formation and placed all four armies north of Heze. , facing Hu Zongnan's Seventeenth Group Army stationed in Yuncheng and guarding the Grand Canal defense line across Lei Xiaze. As a result, the Japanese Sixty-fifth Division was attacked by the joint forces of the two divisions, and surrounded Song Zheyuan's rear wing, and then used two To the south of Hu Zong, where a brigade blocked the rescue, two divisions and two independent brigades launched an attack, and Song Zheyuan's troops were surrounded.
"Cheng Qian, who was in Kaifeng, was shocked and hurriedly mobilized the two armies of Xue Yue and Guan Linzheng to rush for reinforcements, but it was too late. The four armies of the 29th Army were basically disabled. Song Zheyuan, Feng Zhian, Pang Bingxun and other generals were almost all Wounded. Seeing that Okamura Neiji's goal of consuming the squadron's troops was basically achieved, with the support of his gunboats, the main force withdrew from Juancheng across the Yellow River. The entire campaign ended in early August. Song Zheyuan was seriously injured, and he The army suffered heavy losses, was depressed, and his existing liver disease suddenly worsened. Later, he suffered from cerebral thrombosis and was paralyzed. The Chairman of the Generalissimo has sent someone to Guilin to recuperate.
"From last year to now, the first and fifth theaters have been fortified everywhere and controlled by others. They have been led by the Japanese army. Not only have they lost a lot of territory, they have also lost troops and generals. It is so humiliating! No wonder the chairman of the committee is so dissatisfied with the Japanese army.
I'm still worried about the fighter planes obtained behind enemy lines. In contrast, I really didn't have any impressive results on the frontal battlefield."
An Yi frowned and asked: "Didn't the Military Commission agree on a counterattack plan? No matter from which side we look at it, we have an overwhelming advantage. If the Chairman is willing to put the troops from the Central Theater into the Central Plains battlefield,
It should be easy to expel the Japanese troops from Shandong, so why are they so passive?"
"I heard that Generals Bai Chongxi and Yang Jie both came up with more detailed battle plans, but they were rejected by the Chairman because the time was not ripe. From various indications, the Chairman intended to use the Central Plains war to
The depletion of local military strength, the experiences of Liu Xiang, Song Zheyuan and Sun Tongxuan are the best proof." Zhao Rui analyzed.
"I expected this!"
An Yi stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. After a while, he returned to the round table, put his hands on the table, and said sadly: "This is also the fundamental reason why I am unwilling to intervene in the domestic war. You may wish to think about it, under the jurisdiction of the Military Industry Administration
More than 30 military factories, half of which receive our technical support
, the Jiangnan Arsenal took over directly from us, and half of the weapons produced by the Xiangxi Arsenal were also allocated to the Logistics Department of the Military Commission. How many divisions can be armed with so many weapons and ammunition? Even if we fight for consumption, we are now
It is enough to drive little Japan out of Shandong and North China!
"To put it bluntly, I don't want to take chestnuts from the fire for others. My brothers are fighting on the front line and someone is stabbing them with knives. Who the hell is willing to do this kind of thankless job?"
Lu Yixuan asked in confusion: "During the Songhu Battle, the Chairman of the Standing Committee brought all his direct troops to the battle. This is also the most fundamental reason why the people across the country unanimously supported the central government. How come it has only been one year and there has been such a big change?"
?”
"That moment and this moment!"
An Yi said angrily: "The purpose of the Japanese troops landing in Songhu was to quickly capture Nanjing and force the Nationalist Government to surrender. If the Chairman does not show his wealth and fight to the death, how will the people of the country treat him? What will those local generals think of him?
What do you think? After the victory in the Battle of Songhu, with the construction of Jiangfang and Coastal Defense Fortresses, the Japanese army marched from the Jiangnan area
The hope of landing is basically in vain. If they want to repeat the scene when the Yuan army destroyed the Song Dynasty, your 30th Army Group is blocking it in Shanxi, and Sichuan is the base of our Anjia Army. It is impossible to give them this opportunity. Therefore, only from
From this point of view, as long as Japan does not become ruthless and uses all its national strength to fight, it is still possible to preserve the Central Plains.
"In this case, the Chairman's strategy will inevitably change. Without overly irritating the Japanese, he will use Japanese hands to eliminate dissidents. When the threatening thorns are almost eliminated, the international situation will change.
If changes are beneficial to the National Government, it is the turn of the Chairman’s direct troops to dispatch.”
Zhao Rui nodded: "Yes, so far, the Japanese army has been organized into ninety divisions, plus a large number of mixed brigades and independent brigades, as well as local garrison troops. The number of the army is close to four million. If this is the case
A large number of troops were thrown into the Chinese battlefield, and the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, the Chairman could not stop fighting, nor could he let go of the fighting.
"The Japanese army tasted the sweetness from capturing the Lanyin Islands. Compared with China's long front line, the transportation and supply of the Lanyin Islands are very convenient, especially oil, rubber and other resources, as well as the abundant products that are harvested three times a year, all of a sudden
Let his deflated pocket bulge, for
They are no longer so enthusiastic about attacking China! However, North China is the barrier of Northeast China. If Japan wants to ensure the security of Northeast China and North Korea, it must ensure that North China is in its hands. This is very clear to the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the central government, so
Only then will the current tug-of-war pattern be formed.”
Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen looked at each other, and many of the problems troubling their minds were solved, and they had a clearer understanding of the current war situation.
An Yi returned to his seat and carefully asked Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen if they had any difficulties and could help them solve them.
Lu Yixuan hesitated and said in a low voice: "Last year when the Anti-Japanese War started, Yan Xishan's cooperation with the CCP entered the honeymoon period. He proposed the establishment of a 'National Revolutionary United Front' based on the CCP's slogan of 'Anti-Japanese National United Front', and modeled on the CCP's 'Anti-Japanese National United Front' to save the nation."
The Ten-Point Program of the Shanxi National Revolution was formulated. There was an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an, and Yan Xishan also established a National Revolutionary University in Taiyuan. The CCP encouraged women to participate in social and political activities, and there were groups of people in Yan'an.
For female soldiers, Yan Xishan also advocated improving the status of women and arranged for schools to recruit girls and train female cadres; Yan'an advocated diligence, frugality, hard work, and Yan Xishan also demanded a ban on smoking, gambling, and corruption, and the treatment and clothing of officers and soldiers were also better.
The Central Army was simple and simple; the Yan'an faction had a united, tense, serious and lively atmosphere. Yan Xishan also made life in the area under his control tense. In addition to working eight hours a day, the cadres of the government must attend the morning meeting at six o'clock in the morning, which he personally presided over.
"In order to strengthen his strength, Yan Xishan cooperated with Mao Zedong to establish the Sacrifice League. At the invitation of Yan Xishan, a Maoist named Bo Yibo participated in the leadership of the Sacrifice League. During the Anti-Japanese War in Sucha, Shanxi
The Sui army retreated steadily under the Japanese attack and suffered heavy losses. At this time, Bo Yibo proposed to Yan Xishan to organize
The proposal to establish the Shanxi New Army was approved by Yan Xishan. The full name of the New Army is the "Shanxi Youth Anti-Enemy Decisive Team". It was established in August last year. At that time, only one regiment was formed. However, by this summer, the New Army rapidly developed to
There are more than 50,000 people in 50 regiments, and the membership of the Sacrifice League has grown to about 3 million.
"Last month, Yan Xishan saw that the power of the Communist Party was growing in Shanxi and posed a serious threat to his dominance, so he sent someone to secretly come to our door and asked to work with us to eradicate the Communist Party in Shanxi. He was
We refused. According to various signs, Yan Xishan will soon fall out with the CCP. We still ask the commander for instructions on our position."
"No matter what, we will not fight a civil war!"
An Yi expressed his attitude first, and then said: "Yan Xishan deserves it, look what he has done? He handed over the army to others without hesitation, and allowed others to carry out propaganda and agitation and build the army on their own territory. Even
We are all afraid of ***’s propaganda, not to mention Shanxi, which is lagging behind us in everything! Only today did he realize that something was wrong, and it is already too late to make amends! Unless he dares to risk the disapproval of the world, otherwise, he can only maintain the current situation
situation!
"Zi'ang, Mu Chen, let's not get involved in party disputes, let alone try to unite one party to attack the other. Even if the chairman of the committee personally issues an order, we cannot obey it. If there are any problems, you can blame it on me! Yours
The target is the Japanese, who must be firmly planted in Shanxi like nails. Any attempt by the Japanese army to invade the West will strangle him in the cradle, do you understand?"
"yes!"
Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen nodded in unison, with expressions of determination on their faces.
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