3:35 pm, Xuzhou, General Headquarters of the First Army of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
As the first and second armies on the eastern front advanced step by step, Zhang Zongchang's Zhili Allied Forces also deployed troops and generals to resist tenaciously. Everyone went all out and risked their lives to fight, and the entire front immediately entered a white-hot stage.
The Shilianghe battlefield commanded by Chen Tiaoyuan and the Yicheng battlefield commanded by Liu Zhi both saw tug-of-wars of gains and losses; although the Yutai battlefield commanded by He Yaozu eliminated the danger behind and to the west, but in Yutai
The fighting was very hard under the fierce resistance of the four divisions of the Anhui Army; Anyi's Fengxian battlefield was still fiercely fought, and only Xia Douyin received the definite good news:
With the assistance of the soldiers of the 71st Division, the Supplementary Division of the 27th Army fought hard for four hours to capture Peixian County, and achieved an excellent record of annihilating more than 3,200 enemies and capturing more than 4,000 enemies. However, the Supplementary Division and the 71st Division
The first division was also crippled, and it would be difficult to recover without two or three months of repairs.
At this critical moment, Chiang Kai-shek personally took charge of the headquarters and stayed there from 9:50 a.m. to now. More than ten generals sat on both sides of the large conference table, processing any battle reports from the front and studying every important issue together.
Issuance of orders.
All the generals here know that the entire war situation has now reached the most critical moment. Whichever side grits its teeth and resists, victory will belong to that side. Moreover, this victory is very sustainable, and its importance is self-evident.
The Colonel's confidential staff officer from the headquarters quietly walked behind Ge Jing'en, who was sitting at the lower left of Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek, placed a lengthened message that had just been translated in front of Ge Jing'en, took a step back and stood solemnly.
After reading two lines, Ge Jing'en stood up and reported loudly with excitement: "Commander-in-Chief, Yi Gong, everyone, General An Yi has good news: with the strong help of the 72nd Division, the Independent Division ended the Fengxian ambush at 2:40 this afternoon.
The 9th Division of the Anhui Army was completely wiped out by Lieutenant General Jiang Jicheng, Lieutenant General Chief of Staff Liu Yuting and the following 15,000 officers and soldiers who drove straight in, and captured 20 enemy artillery pieces.
Four, twelve legal mortars, and more than 7,000 long and short guns. General An thanked the Commander-in-Chief for his trust, the Head of the General Office for his official support, and the munitions and logistics department for their full cooperation. General An finally said that the three main forces of the independent division
The two main regiments, the artillery regiment and the 72nd Division are preparing intensively. Once the replenishment is completed, they will immediately go north to surround the Yutai defenders!"
The venue was filled with excitement. Zhu Peide stood up excitedly and said loudly: "Great! Great! Defeating the 9th Division of the Anhui Army and taking the fish platform is just around the corner. Once the fish platform is broken, the entire defense line of Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang will immediately be defeated."
Everything is shaken, good news!"
"We won two tough battles in one day and one night, and then went north to fight without stopping. The Iron Army is truly worthy of its name!" General He Siyuan sighed loudly.
Chiang Kai-shek suppressed the excitement in his heart and stood up to signal everyone to be quiet: "Bai, in my name, send a telegram of commendation to General An Yi and inform the entire army to boost morale. Director He..."
"My subordinate is here!"
He Siyuan, head of the Political Training Department, stood at attention respectfully.
"Immediately in the name of the General Headquarters, the Third Army of our Revolutionary Army will completely annihilate the Anhui Army's mixed brigade, Sixth Division, and Ninth Division. The success report will be reported to all walks of life across the country. As soon as the news comes out, the enemy's morale will be panicked.
If we waver, our army will have high morale and move forward bravely." Commander-in-Chief Jiang proudly ordered.
"yes!"
He Siyuan strode towards the confidential room.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang waved his hand after speaking, and the generals who had been sitting for a long time and did not dare to move finally left happily. A few minutes later, Zhu Peide, who had returned from the toilet, was stopped by Chiang Kai-shek when he came in. Chiang Kai-shek motioned for him to sit down and asked An Yi to
The extended telegram was handed over: "Brother Yi, please read it and we will discuss it after reading it."
Zhu Peide took the telegram and read it carefully. He slowly put it down and sighed: "So it's like this. No wonder he kept more than 4,000 prisoners while fighting another brigade of the 6th Division. He used a series of strange tricks to capture the 9th Division with more than 15,000 people."
The master lured him into the encirclement and annihilated him, but he didn’t take any prisoners... The fight was very good, but the killing was too heavy. This kid’s revenge is so strong, it won’t have a good impact if word spreads!"
Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "I realized this just now after listening to Kanhou's report. Kanhou also concealed it. It doesn't matter! In a war, there are no undead people. The Ninth Division of the Anhui Army attacked An Yi in August last year.
The wounded soldiers of the Independent Division were very inhumane. An Yi's revenge was justifiable. He left more than 4,000 prisoners of the Sixth Division of the Anhui Army.
It seems that he is not swayed by hatred, but treats him differently, so there is no need to blame him, just remind him to clean up the battlefield. It is estimated that many reporters will swarm away tomorrow. The battlefield is too bloody and has a bad impact. The younger brother suggested that Yu Yi
It would be better for my brother to send him a telegram. Brother Yi is An Yi’s elder, so it’s easy to talk to him no matter what."
Zhu Peide smiled slightly: "I understand, I will do it now."
Ge Jing'en, who was standing nearby, sat down after Zhu Peide left and took out a small map that he hastily marked based on An Yi's brief battle report: "Commander-in-Chief, General An is really an extraordinary talent! Please look at... the plain with a radius of more than ten kilometers.
area, he actually allowed him to cleverly use the two rivers in the west, south and north of Feng County to form two natural blocking lines. He only needed to dig in the east.
A four- to five-kilometer trench was built, taking advantage of the enemy's eagerness to rescue, leading the enemy into an ambush circle with a radius of four to five kilometers, then blocking the west side, and bombarding it with artillery twice as much as the other main divisions, supplemented by
The firepower of two infantry divisions encircled and annihilated the enemy, and the enemy could only be beaten. How wonderful! Such a wonderful battle can be included in my Huangpu textbook."
Chiang Kai-shek smiled with satisfaction: "Let me just say, there is no battle that An Yi cannot fight! This guy has a broad vision and superb resourcefulness. He can think of any solution. He can turn unfavorable conditions on the battlefield into favorable conditions. This kind of almost
Natural ability is rare, at least not found among our first group army. With his achievements and talents, it is not an exaggeration to be an army commander."
"My subordinates feel the same way. General An is a rigorous and diligent general. His understanding since the Northern Expedition and working together in the past few days have made my subordinates feel deeply. When analyzing the enemy's situation, in addition to routine content, he paid great attention to changes in the weather.
, local humanities and other conditions, and even ask about the enemy’s
The origin and education of the brigade commander are so delicate that it is impressive! But the subordinates still don’t understand, how come the twenty-four artillery pieces of the enemy’s 9th Division were not used? Moreover, the two brigades had more than 10,000 people.
Unable to break through the blocking line with no rivers on the east and west sides?" Ge Jing'en said sincerely.
Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "He didn't elaborate in the message. According to my guess, the enemy's artillery was probably taken down by him before it was in place... Yes! That should be the case, Kanhou, others don't know the teaching regiment of An Yi Division."
You should know what happened to the Third Battalion. With his Third Battalion
The combat effectiveness and equipment are more than enough to deal with two infantry regiments, let alone an artillery regiment with poor self-protection ability? As for why the enemy cannot break through, I think there are many articles in it, such as command, coordination, firepower deployment, morale, etc., but also
We won't know until An Yi comes back and explains."
Ge Jing'en suddenly realized, shook his head and laughed at himself, and put away the map: "My subordinates were negligent, haha! I will keep this map in my collection. After General An comes back and understands it, I will write down the whole process on it. It will be very memorable."
significance."
"An Yi's staff section and teaching regiment will keep detailed records of every battle, including pre-war plan formulation and post-war summary. This is done quite well. Now the divisions under Jiang Mingsan and Gu Mosan have also imitated it.
This system.”
Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand to stop Chen Brai from changing into new tea. He took the tea cup and drank the already cooled tea. He put down the cup and said: "Kan Hou, you stay and closely follow the movements of the Independent Division and the 72nd Division. I guess they will do it again."
I'm a little worried about their physical strength when using long-distance raids to surround the enemy's rear, so you should always pay attention and remind him to keep in close contact with General He Guiyan and support each other."
"As ordered..."
"Report! Urgent message from General An Yi." The confidential staff officer arrived again.
Ge Jingen took the telegram and smiled helplessly after reading it: "Commander-in-Chief, General An Yi has solved our worries by himself."
Chiang Kai-shek received the telegram, read it over and laughed happily: "This guy dared to commandeer thirty-seven trucks from the Munitions Department. They worked hard to send him ammunition and supplies, but he forced them to go to the battlefield. This is
The kid's brain is moving fast enough. The enemy probably never dreamed that he would use dozens of trucks to transport troops. However, I guess Qiao Feng (characterized by Yu Feipeng) will be worried!"
Ge Jingen smiled and said: "I guess Minister Yu won't worry. General An has a very good relationship with him. Dozens of cars are nothing!"
Chiang Kai-shek smiled, stood up and left with relaxed steps. Dozens of generals and colonels around him were very surprised. Most of them had worked in the headquarters for two or three years, and few of them had seen Chiang Kai-shek smile before. Such a happy smile was even more surprising.
Once.
At 5:10 in the afternoon, north of Feng County.
An Yi, Major General Yu Zhengsheng, Section Chief of the Munitions Department, and Pan Shanzhai, Major General Commander of the 72nd Division, stood side by side on a hill on the roadside, watching a convoy of 65 trucks loaded with soldiers, heavy weapons and ammunition file towards them.
North. Just now
Passing the edge of the bloody battlefield, Yu Zhengsheng, whose stomach was churning with blood, felt much better at the moment. He stood upwind and breathed the fresh air, watching the army at his feet heading towards the battlefield, which aroused the heroic feelings in his heart.
This morning, Yu Zhengsheng was named by Ge Jing'en to personally deliver ammunition and supplies to An Yi's department. The 73-kilometer journey from Xuzhou City to Feng County was smooth sailing. He finally arrived at 2:30 in the afternoon and received An Yi, the commanders of the independent division and the artillery.
He was deeply grateful for the kindness of more than a thousand brothers in the regiment. When he learned that the artillery regiment had no more shells, he was very grateful.
He knew that these two battles were fierce and difficult. Yu Zhengsheng knew about the artillery shells of the Independent Division. Since An Yi purchased a high-horsepower truck, the standing artillery shells of each artillery of the Independent Division were always one more than other divisions.
Each gun normally holds two hundred and fifty rounds of shells, but now it is empty, which is really surprising.
Colonel Huang Zhi, the 28-year-old deputy chief of the operations section, walked quickly up the hill, came to An Yi, saluted and handed over a message: "Chief He called: Chief Xia has rushed to the line from Longgu to Yangtun. Before dark,
Commander Xia will lead the 64th Division
, the 83rd Division led by General Mao Bingwen, and the independent 3rd Division of Chief Wang from the reserve, launched a fierce attack across the board. Chief He suggested that our department should not attack too early, probably to attract the enemy's attention and create more opportunities for our department.
Good conditions.”
An Yi smiled knowingly, took the message, read it, signed it, handed it to Huang Zhi, who graduated from the third phase of Huangpu, and said with a smile: "Chief He is a very magnanimous and honest elder, and we accept his kindness! Senior brother, no
Let you go
Don't be angry with me when you go. All the brothers are gone. Only the three of you, Lao Chang, are left. The Communications Section, Operations Section, Special Agent Battalion, and Engineer Company all need to be managed by your senior fellows. There is nothing that your younger brother can't do.
."
"I was joking with Zhao Rui just now. Master, don't take it seriously. You won't have to worry about fighting if you go on this journey. My subordinates are not yet familiar with my division's working methods. It won't be too late to work at the grassroots level in the future!"
Huang Zhi said with a smile, saluted and turned around to leave. At work or in front of outsiders, Huang Zhi, like all the brothers in the independent division, would respectfully call out "Master's seat".
The gentle Yu Zhengsheng adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, looked at the disappearing convoy, and asked worriedly: "Xiao Yi, can you really return the convoy to me in four hours?"
"It's definitely possible. Brother Yu, don't worry. It's only twenty kilometers from here to Shunhe Town in the north. Forty kilometers round trip plus unloading time, four hours is enough." An Yi explained quickly.
Yu Zhengsheng asked: "Shuncheng is not defending the enemy?"
"There is a regiment, and their legs are probably weak now. Don't worry, brother. The two battalions of the younger brother have already rode north an hour and a half ago. If the younger brother's estimate is good, they are almost fighting at this time. Fortunately, these two battles captured
We bought more than 700 horses, plus the more than 300 horses originally owned by the independent division of my younger brother, and more than 100 horses borrowed from Brother Pan, this is enough for the two battalions of brothers, otherwise my younger brother would not dare to go north so blatantly."
An Yi said with a smile, looking very relaxed.
Pan Shanzhai explained to Yu Zhengsheng with a smile: "The two battalions of the independent division are very powerful, and they are personally led by deputy commander Gu Changfeng, a fierce general in the army. More than a hundred horses carry mortars and artillery shells. The firepower
Very powerful, don’t worry, Commander Yu.”
Yu Zhengsheng laughed and said: "Brother Pan may not know that the guys under Xiao Yi's command are very famous in the army and are famous for their life-threatening fighting style. I am very worried about them driving towards the enemy with their cars, so I have to
Don't remind him, otherwise I will have to waste a lot of time when I go back."
An Yi pulled Yu Zhengsheng down the mountain: "Don't worry, Brother Yu, I will compensate you for the few cars missing. Is this okay? Can't I just ask the principal to sign it? Logically speaking, the headquarters still owes me fifteen years.
I haven’t given it to a truck yet, I almost forgot about it!
Let's go, I haven't had lunch yet. Let's go back to the city to eat. I heard that there is an old man named Zhao in the city who makes sweet and sour pork. Let's go and try it. I'll be the host. Brother Pan, I'll have it tonight.
I’d like to give you a toast. You released the two main groups. I’m very grateful!
After drinking, we divided the spoils while waiting for news from the front line. Many good things were destroyed by the bombs in this battle. Half of the captured light and heavy machine guns were unusable. It was a pity! Fortunately, the large amount of materials transported to Zhaozhuang by the Ninth Division were preserved.
Come down, otherwise I will really lose in these two battles."
Pan Shanzhai was overjoyed and agreed, but suddenly he found Yu Zhengsheng running down the mountain, lying on a relatively flat rock by the side of the road and vomiting wildly.
Pan Shanzhai shook his head with great sympathy: "Military, you really shouldn't have brought Chief Yu to the battlefield to see it. Even people like me who have experienced military experience can't stand the scene of hell on earth, let alone Brother Yu."
A cultured person."
An Yi frowned innocently: "I didn't let Brother Yu go to see it at first, but he insisted on going and said he must see what the battlefield looked like where more than 6,000 artillery shells were fired? I couldn't help but... …”
Shen Fengdao and a group of guards behind him heard this interestingly and couldn't help laughing.