Liu Yi hurried into the war room and said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade, Pang Hu's team just sent an urgent call. A large group of Japanese troops were found on the Tongshan Highway, with a strength of about one division!"
Yue Weihan couldn't help frowning when he heard this and said: "The little devil actually marched all night?"
"Yes, this is indeed rare." Liu Yi said solemnly, "Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the little devils have basically not chosen to march at night, but tonight is unusual. It seems that the 114th Division has received the Japanese army
The higher-ups ordered us to attack the train station at all costs."
Yue Weihan nodded lightly, thinking that Liu Yi was becoming more and more like a chief of staff.
Liu Yi added: "Brigade, if the 114th Division attacks the train station at all costs, the bayonet battalion may not be able to defend it. Do you think a supplementary battalion can be urgently dispatched?"
"No." Yue Weihan shook his head and said coldly, "The Xuzhou Defense War has just begun. If the Bayonet Battalion cannot withstand this test, it is not worthy of being called the iron fist of the Baoshan Brigade, let alone the 'hard bones'.
By the same token, if the Bayonet Battalion cannot hold for even one day, then our Baoshan Brigade will not be able to hold it for half a month and will be suspended for three days!"
Liu Yi was speechless. The situation was extremely dangerous for the Baoshan Brigade. It was not even as dangerous as Jiangpu!
According to Yue Weihan's idea, the Baoshan Brigade must not only defend Xuzhou, but also severely damage the 114th Division, which was the first to invade. If possible, it must also severely damage several heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army to arouse sufficient vigilance among the top brass of the Japanese army.
, and firmly dragged the heavy Japanese army group near Xuzhou, so that the Japanese army did not dare to advance westward along the Longhai Line unscrupulously!
But as a result, the Baoshan Brigade, which was tightly controlling Xuzhou, immediately became the target of public criticism, and the pressure can be imagined.
Yue Weihan said again: "Chief of Staff, tell Li Yulong and Liu Fengsheng that the Bayonet Battalion must show strong strength. Even if the sky falls, I must hold it back!"
"Yes!" Liu Yi stood at attention and immediately turned around and left.
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Wuhan camp, General Staff War Room.
The plan of the Japanese base camp to attack Wuhan has become increasingly apparent, and the deployment of the national army for the battle in Wuhan has also entered a critical juncture. In addition, the life and death of the Baoshan Brigade defending Xuzhou is still uncertain, which makes Chairman Chiang sleepless all night.
He stayed at the General Staff Headquarters all night, constantly discussing the military situation with a group of senior officers of the national army.
General Li and Vice Commander Bai had already returned to Wuhan, and were surprisingly in the war room at this time.
Chief of General Staff He Yingqin held a command pole and was personally explaining the situation between the enemy and ourselves to Chairman Chiang: "Commissioner, the general deployment of the Japanese army is as follows. The Second Army is near Shangqiu in northern Henan, the Fifth Army is along the line from Jining to Zaozhuang, and the Fourth Army is located along the line from Jining to Zaozhuang.
The Seventh Army has just landed at Lianyungang, the Tenth Army is in northern Anhui and along the northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains, and the Eleventh Army is still along the Suhu-Ning line."
"As long as the Baoshan Brigade can hold Xuzhou, the Japanese Fifth, Seventh, Tenth, and Eleventh Army will not be able to advance westward quickly through the Longhai Line. The Second Army near Shangqiu actually only has three divisions, and the other two
The divisions have not yet been deployed in place. Under such circumstances, the Second Army may not dare to advance alone!"
"As long as the Baoshan Brigade can hold Xuzhou for half a month, the more than twenty divisions deployed north of the Yellow River in our first theater will be able to withdraw south in time and redeploy their defenses along the line from Zhengzhou to Xuchang to completely protect the northern gateway to Wuhan.
Thirty-eight elite divisions, the main force of the fifth theater, will also withdraw south to Jianghan and redefine their defenses."
"At this time, the three-line theory envisaged by the commission will be completely formed!"
"In the Jianghan and Henan theaters, our army has assembled eighty-nine divisions, waiting for the Japanese army to come and fight us. This is the core front, that is, the inner line; in addition, Sun Lianzhong is stationed on the border of central Shandong and Sulu.
, Yu Xuezhong's two heavy military groups are ready to cut off the Japanese army's logistics supply line at any time, this is the middle line; in addition, Pang Bingxun, Shi Yousan, Sun Dianying and other troops have been broken into pieces and penetrated deep into enemy-occupied areas to carry out extensive guerrilla warfare, this is the outer line!"
There were whispers in the war room. All the senior generals of the national army expressed their admiration for Chairman Chiang. General Li, who had always been at odds with Chairman Chiang, couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
The Three-Line Theory strategy proposed by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek is more than brilliant!?
Chairman Chiang couldn't help but feel a little feverish in his face.
Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has been involved in politics for many years, and his face has long been thicker than the city wall. He felt a little hot at this time, because after all, this Three Line Theory strategy was not his original creation, but a complete copy of Yue Weihan's strategic vision.
After speaking, General He sighed softly and said: "However, there is a premise for all this, that is, the Baoshan Brigade must defend Xuzhou for at least half a month. If the Baoshan Brigade cannot defend Xuzhou, or cannot defend it for half a month,
The main force of the First Theater North of the Yellow River would not be able to withdraw in time to protect the northern gate of Wuhan, and the main force of the Fifth Theater would not be able to return to defend Wuhan in time. However, the five major Japanese army groups could quickly advance along the Longhai Line and Pinghan Line.
The troops will be at the gates of Wuhan within a few days!"
The entire war room suddenly became silent, and all the national army officers looked solemn.
Although the Baoshan Brigade has an extremely brilliant record. In the Jiangpu battlefield, it even completely annihilated an elite Japanese brigade with a single regiment. But this time in Xuzhou, the Baoshan Brigade will face the five major Japanese forces.
The heavily armed group consisted of more than 20 divisions and nearly 500,000 elite Japanese troops!
In the silence, Chairman Chiang's sonorous and powerful voice suddenly sounded: "I believe that Yue Weihan will not disappoint me, and the Baoshan Brigade will definitely be able to defend Xuzhou. It will definitely succeed."
Li Yulong slowly got off the phone, his eyes suddenly became extremely ferocious. Liu Fengsheng, the battalion deputy who had been standing by him, asked eagerly: "What about the camp seats?"
Li Yulong said in a ferocious voice: "The counselor said that a division of the Japs is rushing towards Xuzhou overnight, and it looks like they are going to fight us desperately."
"You damn little devil, you've come at a good time!" Liu Fengsheng suddenly became excited and said with his fist, "Everyone on the left and right is trying their best. If you want to fight, just fight hard. If you ask me, a division is really not enough, so why not
The little devil will mobilize two more divisions, and we can fight against Gouri's three divisions with one battalion, and it will be worth it!"
"Isn't that easy!?" Li Yulong said ferociously, "We have wiped out the stupid 66th Regiment in front of us. Are we still afraid that the Japs won't call in more divisions? Maybe even the Japs' heavy artillery brigade will be destroyed by then.
The regiment will be transferred directly, hehe, then you will know what a 150-caliber heavy howitzer is like."
Although Li Yulong's Sichuan accent sounds soft, there is a clear smell of blood in his bones.
"Whoosh whoosh..." As soon as Li Yulong finished speaking, the shrill scream of artillery shells rang out over the bayonet battalion headquarters, followed immediately by the continuous sound of huge explosions. Even the ground under his feet began to tremble slightly. A large number of
The dust fell straight down through the gaps between the wooden boards, leaving Li Yulong and Liu Fengsheng in disgrace.
"Barracks, the Japs have begun to attack!" Liu Fengsheng suddenly became excited, with a bloodthirsty look on his face.
"Son of a turtle, Xiao Dongyang is in a hurry to reincarnate." Li Yulong smiled sinisterly, then turned around and shouted, "Assemble the 1st company!"
The 1st Company is the elite company of the Bayonet Battalion. Li Yulong placed the 2nd Company and the 3rd Company in front of the position, but left the most capable 1st Company at the battalion headquarters for counter-attacks at critical moments. Ye Xiaoxian, the guard platoon leader next to him, immediately
He said in confusion: "The time limit given by the camp and the brigade is only three days, so the reserve team will be used on the first day?"
"What do you know, kid?" Li Yulong said, "The Japs' infantry is easy to deal with, and the tanks are nothing, but the Japs' artillery is difficult to deal with. When a 105-caliber grenade falls, it will explode into pieces.
, so we have to kill the Japs’ field artillery group first, and then go back and deal with their infantry!”
Ye Xiaoxian stood up with a snap and said: "At the camp, I will lead the guards to line up and ensure that the mission is completed!"
"No, you are a good fighter, but you are still a little green now!" After speaking, Li Yulong patted Ye Xiaoxian's shoulder again and said, "So this time I have to let 1 connect!"
After saying that, Li Yulong turned around and walked out of the camp headquarters.
Battalion deputy Liu Fengsheng suddenly took two steps forward to block Li Yulong and said: "The camp seat is just about blasting a few cannons? You don't need to go out personally, I will just take the 1st company there!"
Li Yulong frowned at first, then nodded and said, "Then be careful."
Liu Fengsheng said with emotion: "Don't worry, Camp Leader, he won't dare to accept me until I kill all the little devils, King of Hell."
After saying that, Liu Fengsheng turned around and walked out of the battalion headquarters, shouting sternly: "First company, follow me!"
Liu Fengsheng led the officers and soldiers of the 1st company to the exit of the underground bunker and stopped. The bombardment by the Japanese was still continuing. At this time, leading the officers and soldiers through the blockade of artillery fire would undoubtedly lead to death. Liu Fengsheng was also a veteran of many battles. Of course,
Wouldn't make such a stupid and stupid mistake.
Half an hour later, the Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, and they immediately dispatched about two brigades of infantry, divided into four groups. Under the cover and guidance of six tanks, they took advantage of the darkness to launch a strong attack on the Xuzhou Railway Station, heading towards the west side of the train station.
The Japanese squadron collided head-on with the 1st Company of the Bayonet Battalion, which took the initiative.
After a few rows of guns, the two armies holding bayonets fought together.
Because the bayonet battalion's attack was extremely sudden, and the Japanese army pushed the attack line too far forward, in the blink of an eye the two armies had collided head-on. Therefore, whether it was the Japanese light and heavy machine guns or the national army's light and heavy machine guns,
There was no time to suppress the fire, and they could only watch the infantry of the two armies engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
The most tragic thing was that the Japanese tank that was guiding and covering the front was instantly overwhelmed by the crowd of Chinese troops. The 37mm main gun on the tank was bent after only two shots, and the front and rear machine guns were directly damaged.
The officers and soldiers of the Bayonet Battalion swung their rifle butts and smashed them to pieces. The single tank without the protection of the infantry immediately became a moving steel tomb.