On the street in front of the Nanyang Building, there are one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps, and military vehicles shuttle back and forth. In the corridors up and down the building, you can see nervous and hurried civil and military officials everywhere, their leather boots knocking on the smooth floor.
The sounds on the floor were rapid and messy.
The lights were bright in the conference room on the second floor. Zhang Huafu, Hu Zongduo, Xia Wei, Li Mingrui, Yang Tenghui and other generals gathered together to jointly command the hastily mobilized Seventh Army, Nineteenth Army, and Eighteenth Army divisions.
The garrison and four others
The two garrison divisions of the army faced the aggressive offensive of the Central Army Liu Zhi and Zhu Shaoliang's eight divisions with a total of 100,000 troops. Wuhan General Fang, who hastily mobilized 60,000 main forces and 20,000 local troops to fight, had no chance of winning. Facing Hubei
The east front line is fully equipped to fight
The high-spirited six main divisions of the Central Army were pressing forward step by step. Hu Zongduo, Xia Wei and others weighed repeatedly and made a decisive decision. They ordered the Huangmei front-line troops to retreat to the east of Qichun, and assembled with the follow-up troops to set up defenses.
The Third Army Division quickly reinforced the North Road
In the direction of Yingshan, it echoed with the 19th Army in the middle and formed a stable front. The First Division of the 19th Army quickly reinforced Fuchikou, assembled two divisions of artillery to tightly control the river, and resolutely prevented the Central Army's navy from covering the main force from going upstream.
Attack Huangzhou.
After the series of orders were issued, Xia Wei walked to Hu Zongduo, who was looking down at the military map on the table. He followed the movement line of the pen tip in Hu Zongduo's hand and looked carefully:
"Brother Jinyu, are you worried about the five divisions under Zhu Yizhi's command in the south of the Yangtze River?"
"Yes! He Jian held a heavy army but was wavering. He claimed that the pressure on the front line in eastern Hunan had doubled, and he was unwilling to send his Zhou Lan Division. Liu Jianxu Division guarded the Pingjiang and Liuyang lines, so Brother Cuiwei had to station all his more than 16,000 troops.
Ping Liu, the two divisions of the Twelfth Army that could have gone north to reinforce Hubei City could only fill the void in northern Hunan and southern Hubei."
Hu Zongduo straightened up and turned to Xia Wei, who had a serious look on his face. The pencil in his hand pointed directly at the line of eastern Hunan.
"Brother Xicang, please see, the three divisions of Zhang Huizan, Wang Jun, and Jin Handing have appeared in the southwest of Pingxiang, east of Lianhua and Chaling. Fan Shisheng's fifth division easily occupied Yizhang, which the Red Army abandoned, and is slowly attacking northward.
To Chenzhou, the purpose is very obvious, which is to capture Hengyang to cut off our retreat, and to use He Jian's three divisions and our army's two supplementary divisions to keep these local armies with their own agendas to the east of Hengyang.
The trouble is that no trace of the Nanchang garrison division commanded by An Yi has been found so far. From the analysis of the combat effectiveness of An Yi's independent division, the combat effectiveness of this unit called the local garrison division, led by his old partner Yin Jinan, cannot be ignored, but it can
So far, no trace of it has been seen. The front line of northeastern Hunan and the south bank of the Yangtze River are surprisingly calm, which is worrying!" Hu Zongduo took out a cigarette, lit one, and took a few puffs.
Xia Wei looked at the map and pondered for a moment: "It is indeed abnormal. Chiang Kai-shek handed An Yi a southern Hunan-Jiangxi war zone from Nuoda. He must have done it carefully. Judging from the current situation on the Hunan-Jiangxi front line, his left wing is the vanguard."
Shisheng tribe, the middle road is Wang Jun and Jin Han under Zhu Peide.
The two divisions of Ding and Ding, with Zhang Huizhan's 18th Division on the right, left a gap of more than 300 miles from Pingliu to the Yangtze River in the north. Such a stupid formation should not be done. This man is famous all over the world for using his troops like a god and being quick and tricky.
An Yi from the army would not be so stupid, I am afraid there is a real conspiracy.
However, based on the analysis of the strength of the six divisions under An Yi's First Route Army, four of them are in eastern and southern Hunan. The most powerful independent division under An Yi has just boarded a ship opposite Nanjing and has reached the battlefield at least
It takes two days, and An Yi only has the baby teacher Yin Jinan left in his hands.
As a garrison division, there is no room for conspiracy. Even if he has an extra division, if he wants to enter Hunan from Pingliu, I am afraid it will take several days of fierce fighting. Brother Cuiwei's division may not be as good as yours or mine.
The team is so far apart, not to mention that there are twelve armies behind us ready to rush for reinforcements."
Hu Zongduo nodded: "This is what I can't figure out. But judging from my understanding of An Yi, he probably won't confront Brother Cuiwei head-on. Instead, he will use the unexpected characteristics of rapid movement to find a breakthrough and concentrate his troops quickly.
beat
During the two years of the Northern Expedition, he succeeded repeatedly with this move, but it was always hard to guard against. Especially in the area with rolling mountains and complex terrain in northeastern Hunan, it was more conducive for him to use his special skills. I really feel that
Brother Cuiwei is so worried!"
Zhang Huafu didn't know when he came to the two of them. He smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Maybe Brother Jinyu is overly worried. With Ye Cuiwei's resourcefulness and years of combat experience, as well as the support of General Chen Jiayou and General He Jian, that man who is good at opportunism
An Yi can't get the slightest advantage, so we should focus on the main battlefield we are facing. All the Central Army units on the front line in eastern Hubei have found out their locations. Only Jiang Dingwen's Ninth Division has not been found yet. It cannot be ignored!"
"Report: Emergency call to Wuxue!" The confidential staff officer handed the message to Hu Zongduo.
After Hu Zongduo finished reading, he handed it to Xia Wei, leaned down and looked at the map carefully: "No! Officer Huang——"
"Here!" The confidential staff member stepped forward.
"Call General Ye Qi immediately to guard against Tonggu, Wanzai, in the direction of Shangli! Tell him not to defend Wuxue. Jiang Dingwen's 9th Division is likely to cross the river and march westward along the south bank, and attack Xianning through Tongshan to contain the strength of the Twelfth Army and coordinate the response.
An Yi's First Route Army launches an attack." Hu Zongduo gave the order in a hurry.
"yes!"
Xia Wei put down the telegram with a very serious expression: "A fierce battle at Fuchikou is imminent. If Fuchikou cannot be defended, the Central Army's Jiang Defense Fleet will cover the troop transports and attack Echeng, Huangzhou, Wuhan, and Yingshan to Qichun.
The front line will be destroyed without any attack, and the big battle is coming!"