On March 21, the long-simmering Central Plains War broke out. Yan Xishan's troops from the Peking Garrison Command surrounded the general headquarters barracks, telegraph office, and telephone office and announced their takeover, closing the North China Daily office. All armies appointed by Feng Yuxiang
Launched oppression against the Central Army, including Zhang Weixi, commander of the First Route Army
Thirty thousand troops marched toward the front line of northwest Hubei in a mighty manner. Shi Yousan stationed in the border area of Hebei and Henan, Sun Dianying in the eastern Henan area, Wan Xuancai in the Zhengzhou area, Liu Chunrong in the northern Henan area and other departments sent calls to respond to Feng Yuxiang
, expressed his willingness to accept the command of Lu Zhonglin, commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army appointed by Feng Yuxiang.
The Central Army faced a tit-for-tat confrontation. The 3rd Division, Chen Chengjin, led his troops to attack Mamuji in eastern Henan. The 10th Division, Yang Shengzhi's troops, attacked Woyang in northern Anhui and had a fierce battle with Sun Dianying's troops. Chiang Kai-shek weighed the situation and appointed Chen Tiaoyuan as the commander of the rebel army.
The commander-in-chief of the 1st Road is responsible for commanding the Jinpu Road Theater.
Wang Jingwei, who had long been lonely and unbearable, finally jumped out. On the day after Yan Xishan announced his appointment as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, Wang Zhaoming sent a telegram asking Yan Xishan to organize the National Government as soon as possible and serve as the chairman of the National Government, knowing full well that Yan Xishan had no idea.
Although he has the qualifications to serve as the chairman of the National Government, Wang Jingwei still behaves like a humble gentleman who does not serve the people or interests. His real intention is to hope that Yan Xishan will nominate him, the "successor of Mr. Sun Yat-sen", as the president of the country. However.
, Yan Xishan, who was cautious and scheming by nature, did not take a stand for this. Wang Jingwei, who was jumping up and down anxiously, had to instruct Chen Gongbo, Wang Faqin, Xie Chi, Zou Lu, Zhao Pilian, and Jia Jingde to hold a meeting in Shichahai, Peking, to discuss the matter.
Members of the Second and Third Central Committee organized the Central Expansion Committee to resolve party and government issues. However, due to disputes between Chen, Zou and others over who was the orthodox member of the Second Central Committee, Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang looked on without saying a word, and Wang Jingwei's conspiracy to ascend to the throne came to an end.
The war between the North and the South along the Yangtze River was clouded with war smoke, and the western Hubei region was not immune. As the northwest army pressed on the border, a military meeting above the brigade commander of the Fifth Army was held at the camp in Yichang on the afternoon of the next day. More than sixty generals gathered together and solemnly
Sitting there, everyone smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke and realized that the headquarters was about to begin a large-scale military coordinated operation.
On the rostrum, He Guoguang, director of the camp, read out three combat orders, mobilization orders and crusade declarations from the central government. Secretary-General Zeng Xuanqing, on behalf of the Central Party Committee, gave an impassioned war agitation report. Director of the camp office, in charge of political consciousness
In the form of the first department, the chief officer of the second department responsible for intelligence and anti-terrorism informed the participating generals of the work progress and status quo in their respective fields.
Fan Shisheng, Zhu Shigui and other senior generals have participated in such meetings many times over the years. This is the first time that they have seen camp officials under the dual management of the Military Commission and the Central Party Department, holding Shang Fang's sword, be so polite and perform their duties conscientiously.
It was extremely cooperative, and there were no high-sounding clichés or nonsense at all, nor did it use the names of the Central Party Headquarters and Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek to rattle the mountain and warn the troops stationed in various places in a roundabout way.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Rui, the chief of staff of the Fifth Army, introduced in detail the situation around the theater, the positions of the enemy and ourselves, logistics supplies, etc. to the participating generals. He returned to his seat, picked up the folder, and issued an order loudly:
"According to the enemy sentiment and strategic requirements faced by our legion, the battle zone combat plan formulated by the Legion Command was reported to the General Command and obtained the consent.
1. Fifty -one Division will start from Jingzhou within three days, and the residents of Shashi will start north. Before 12 noon on April 5, they must enter the front line of Zaoyang, Suizhou, and build defense work locally.
; From now on, on the basis of the original defense position and work of the first line of Xiangfan, the main force is promoted to the periphery of about five kilometers to build a fan -shaped defensive battlefield with a length of not less than 20 kilometers.
The defense is temporarily handed over to the police forces, and the former Xiangyang Command was maintained; within three, three days, the forty -four divisions must open to Nanzhang, Baokang one line, and the 17th division was at any time.
Fourth, within three days, the sixteenth division opened to the county and counties in the west line. The Zhushan front line was closely collaborated with the 17th Division of the Middle Road and the 44th Division.
In addition: Nine generals of Yichang Police Command and the water police brigade are temporarily handled by the Gendarmerie Brigade of the Legion Command Department on behalf of the command.
After receiving the forty -seven brigade defense of the 16th Division, the remaining regiments maintained the status quo remain unchanged; the defense and public security of Yichang City were maintained. Since noon tomorrow, the new gendarmerie command of Yichang Xingxing Camp is responsible. "
Zhao Rui put down the document, glanced at the full seat, and picked up another reading again: "According to the latest orders of the headquarters, since noon tomorrow, the divisions of the legion have stopped using the existing wireless electrical frequency and radio passwords, and the newly used communication frequency
The passwords are delivered by the Command Department Intelligence Division and the Political Training Department. Before the end of the battle, the divisions are resident to assist the communication operations and personnel training of various ministries.
Participating the school, there are many discussions, and everyone has no opinion on the ordering orders. After all, this is a matter of course in front of the divisions.
Several people are not so comfortable. Take Fan Shisheng's 51st division as an example. The officers and soldiers of the whole division have taken opium for nearly half of the officers and soldiers.
To control the supervision of the iron and blood, I am afraid that the internal rumors will not happen before they will fight.
Just say that if the internal breaks are clearly seen by the Fifth Corps Command, it is not good for who's future.
An Yi saw this reaction of the school, smiled slightly, and asked with the deputy commander Zhang Hong Luan for a while, waved his hand loudly, and the glittering eyes looked at the generals, and said with Yan Yue:
"Everyone, I am afraid that everyone is unclear. In the large -scale rectification of the previous stage, the commander of the commander of the Command and the Camp Investigation Division has a number of rivals.
In the communication password, there are long -term lurking Northwest Army spies in several batches of enemy specialists, as well as Chinese traitors who are a Japanese eagle dog. These spies cover their spy activities on our theater as a variety of identities. The shortest time is the shortest time.
It has been half a year, and the situation is shocking! The radio communication method that was changed seven days ago, and the commands of our army adopted by the command files instead of radio release, which was a targeted change made because of this serious incident.
Think about it, everyone, if a war really breaks out, every move of our army will be under the eyes of the opponent. As soon as our army mobilizes the opponent, we will make arrangements in advance. There will be traps and ambushes waiting for us everywhere. How can this war be fought?
beat?
Because of this, the headquarters had to urgently transfer a group of communications science trainees from the Central Army Non-commissioned Officer School who had only graduated in two and a half months to join our Fifth Theater Intelligence Office. The special teams that will be dispatched to each division are based on this group of trainees.
Each team is assigned three transceivers and one intelligence staff officer
The training personnel are in charge of liaison and communication. Their main task is to assist each division to update communication technology and ensure smooth communication, rather than to supervise each division and create a tense atmosphere. Moreover, each team will carry a latest American-made large-capacity computer.
We will go to the power radio station. This radio station will be reserved for the use of each division in the future.
After the battle, the special mission team left immediately. Except for meals and sleep, military pay and all subsidies were distributed by the headquarters. There is no need for everyone to be taboo about anything, and there should not be any resistance. This is currently to ensure the smooth operation of all divisions of our army.
The only way to fight is a mandatory order that has been repeatedly discussed by various departments of the headquarters and submitted to the headquarters for approval. I hope you will take it seriously."
After hearing An Yi's explanation, the generals and commanders stopped talking, and the commanders of each division also expressed their compliance with the order.
An Yi asked the generals what their opinions and requests were. After a moment of discussion, everyone could not put forward any constructive suggestions. The military pay that should be paid in the past week has been paid in full, and all the ammunition and supplies that should be given have been received, except for Fan Shisheng's five
The 11th Division is nostalgic and still wears old-fashioned military uniforms, which are used everywhere
Except for the same weapons as the Fang troops, all other divisions are the same as Yin Jinan's 16th Division. They completed the replacement of new military uniforms and new equipment a month ago. All the weapons and equipment that were replaced were sent to the increasingly larger scale.
The Xiangxi arsenal with continuous technological advancement is undergoing renovation.
After the meeting, the generals of each division immediately returned to their bases and began to mobilize troops to prepare for departure. Gu Changfeng, who had talked with An Yi and others in detail for most of the night last night, said goodbye to An Yi, grabbed Yin Jinan and Ding Zhicheng, and headed for the 16th Division.
The Ministry discussed the coordination and information exchange between the two divisions.
He Guoguang and Zeng Kuangqing, who successfully took over the gendarmerie, security control, detective, and civil affairs management rights of Yichang City from An Yi, also left with satisfaction. Only Deputy Commander Zhang Hongluan and Chief of Staff of the 44th Army Zhang Cunzhuang and others
He stayed and continued to discuss secretly with An Yi on preparations for the war.
In the emergency military meeting just now, all the orders did not include anything about the 44th Army stationed in western Hunan and northwestern Hunan. The generals also thought that the 44th Army would not be transferred from the western Hunan area for reinforcements until a critical moment.
, not to mention that An Yi has a series of secret plans besides the public plan.
Zhang Hongluan, the commander of the Forty-fourth Army, who has more than 70,000 troops and five A-type main divisions alone, is very calm. After more than two years of hard work, his Forty-fourth Army has quietly grown to
It is comparable to the strength of a legion of the Central Army.
Thanks to the natural advantages of strong folk customs and bravery in martial arts in western Hunan, as well as the large number of hard-working victims from Gansu, Shaanxi and Henan who survived the disaster and moved to western Hunan, Zhang Hongluan's 44th Army will not be short of people even if it is short of money.
On the contrary, it has become the region with the largest number of soldiers and the best quality of recruits in the country. Coupled with the booming industrial and commercial support in the entire region, and the old Nanchang Emerging Industrial Zone
With the continuous huge profits gained from close ties, the establishment of its own military industrial enterprises and many other advantages, the Forty-fourth Army has become a powerful and powerful military force that can stand firm and dominate the world. Therefore,
The Forty-Fourth Army naturally became An Yi's strong backing and was able to test and demonstrate its strength in this battle that determined China's destiny.
After in -depth discussions on the entire war situation, Zhang Hongluan had understood An Yi's conception.
Practice, I can't wait to show it anymore. "
Zhao Rui said politely: "There is really a place to rely on the predecessors. Please see here ... The commander and the junior think that Fan Master and Gu Master leaves Jingzhou, and this area will face the embarrassment of the emptiness of military power.
If you eat tightly and adjust the support forces, I am afraid that you will be busy. Therefore, I want to ask the predecessors to send a division to quietly enter Jingzhou and station in the new military camp of the forty -four division.
The Xiangbei reserve team called the temporary formation does not need to carry heavy weapons. The headquarters will adjust the division of the predecessors to the twenty -four -four artillery artillery of the Jiangnan arsenal.
The mortar and the corresponding artillery bullet supplement, when it comes to the battlefield, it is a lingering Acer. "
Zhang Hong Luan laughed happily, and Zhang Cunzhuang said with a smile and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, then, let's adjust our teachings. I personally serve as the agent of this division.
To some new thing. "
"I agree! Stay strong, you should also accumulate some experience in war. You always fight and make trouble in the northeast of Guizhou and southwestern Sichuan. The opponent kitten and puppies.
The warlord melee, unprecedented scale, simply make you addicted! "Zhang Hong Luan readily agreed.
An Yi looked at Zhang Cunzhuang, and said with a long -term voice: "Brother Zhang, don't look at the second line, your task is never easy. Suizhou is the northwest gateway of Wuhan, which is likely to become the key attack direction of the Northwest Army.
It is difficult for Koizumi's 51st Division to block the Northwest Army like a tiger. Only rely on you. In addition, the new ninth division led by Deng Bin needs to be opened in advance to Changyang.
The war over there is tight, and Deng Bin has to reinforce it quickly.
Deng Bin's new nine divisions and the sixteen divisions of Ji South, Tiger's forty -four divisions are quite consistent, and the combat effectiveness and rapid response ability are good. There are three of them to arrange our left wing, which is basically no worry.
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"Understand! If this is not possible, there is no problem with the division of the forty -four army." Zhang Cunzhuang said.
An Yi answered seriously: "It is not needed in the early stage, but it will definitely be used in the later stage. If Brother Zhang is interested in, go to Tongguan with his younger brother."
"What……"
Zhang Cunzhuang was startled, and the rest was shocked.