When General Shan Shanyuan returned to the headquarters in a hurry, Colonel Nanzo Yunzi, the head of the Peking Secret Service, had been waiting in his office for half an hour.
"Your Excellency, General!" Nanzuo Yunzi suddenly stopped his feet and stood at attention, and said to Shanshan Yuan, "The Special High School has deciphered the latest Chinese secret code. Now we can be sure that Yue Weihan is indeed preparing to attack Taiyuan. Wei Lihuang
The Central Army of the Communist Party of China, Yan Xishan’s Shanxi-Sui Army and ***’s Eighth Route Army will all participate in this military operation.”
"Hmph!" Shan Shanyuan snorted lightly and said angrily, "It's not that we are preparing, but that the fight has already begun!"
After saying this, Shan Shanyuan continued: "Just now Xiangyue Qingsi sent an urgent telegram from Taiyuan. The main force of the Baoshan Division has left Niangziguan in the west and launched a fierce attack on Pingding County overnight. Dozens of strongholds outside the county have been destroyed.
It was destroyed, and an infantry brigade that went for reinforcements was also ambushed by the Baoshan Division and was collectively shattered!"
"This..." Nanzo Yunzi's face suddenly became embarrassed.
This matter must be investigated seriously. It was definitely caused by the ineffective work of her secret service. If the special high school could decipher the Chinese secret code a few hours earlier, then the Japanese troops stationed in Shanxi would have known the exact code a few hours earlier.
news, then it would be impossible for the 80th Infantry Regiment to send an infantry brigade to the Baoshan Division's tiger's mouth.
After calming down, Nanzao Yunzi said again: "Your Excellency, General, the Special High School also intercepted important information."
"What information?" Shan Shanyuan walked to the wall and opened the curtain, revealing the map hanging inside.
Nan Zao Yunzi said: "The 3rd Army of the Central China Army (Huaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty) and the 98th Army (Warrior Min) have left Taiyue Mountain and are heading towards Pingyao; the 101st Division of the 35th Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army is also heading towards Niangzi Pass.
direction; in addition, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the Central Army in the Luliang Mountains, Taihang Mountains, and Zhongtiao Mountains are all mobilizing frequently. Various signs indicate that the Chinese *** Army in Shanxi Province will use the Baoshan Division's attack on Taiyuan as an opportunity to launch a
A full-scale counterattack!”
"Comprehensive counterattack?" Shan Shanyuan said solemnly, "The Japanese imperial army will crush their attempts!"
After saying this, Shan Shanyuan turned back to the adjutant and said: "Order, Tada Junzhi's Fourth Army immediately attacks Huolu County, sweeps Jingxing Pass, and takes advantage of the Baoshan Division's main force to leave Niangguan in the west to destroy its base area in one fell swoop! Again!
Send a report to the base camp and request the Kwantung Army to urgently mobilize the 2nd Division to come to North China to support this mopping up operation."
"Hai." The adjutant lowered his head suddenly and immediately took the order and left.
Niangziguan, the frontline headquarters of the 39th Group Army.
Yue Weihan has officially "taken office" as the commander-in-chief of the attack on Taiyuan. Gao Shuxun, Sun Dianying and Bi Guangheng have been appointed as deputy commanders as usual. These three deputy commanders are actually just decorations. Yue Weihan did it entirely because he could not trust them, in order to keep them here.
He was "taken care of" by someone nearby, so he was given the virtual title of deputy commander-in-chief.
Yesterday, on the eve of the attack, the artillery regiment's anti-war artillery company had cleared all the Japanese strongholds outside the entrance.
Li Yulong's three main regiments also fought an ambush outside Pingding County, annihilating a Japanese brigade in one fell swoop.
By dawn the next day, except for Li Qinglong's 1st Regiment, the other eight main regiments of the Baoshan Division, plus the guard regiment, the cavalry regiment, and the special operations brigade had all crossed Niangzi Pass. Under the guidance of the Pingding County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas
, hidden in the countryside, woods and sorghum fields around the county.
The tactics of the Baoshan Division were very clear and they were determined not to fight the Japanese during the day.
The reason is very simple. The Japanese army has absolute air supremacy, but the Thirty-ninth Army does not have any air defense capabilities at all. The newly established "Taihang Scientific Research Institute" is developing an air raid early warning system under the leadership of director and chief engineer Pi Xiaocheng. However,
No one knows whether this system can be built.
Due to the lack of air defense capabilities, fighting the Japanese army during the day would be a big disadvantage.
Then night fighting has become the first choice of the Thirty-ninth Group Army, and one of the main skills Baoshan Division has practiced hard in the past two months is night fighting. Relatively speaking, the Japanese army obviously pays more attention to daytime fighting, because if it fights at night, the Japanese army will have no way to fight.
If we give full play to our air superiority, won't we be exploiting our shortcomings and avoiding our strengths?
Of course the Japanese army would not make such a low-level mistake.
However, the fact that the Japanese army does not pay attention to night battles does not mean that they know nothing about night battles. Since the Battle of Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese army has suffered enough losses from night battles at the hands of Yue Weihan, and the little *** is a very good at summarizing and improving.
The nation has since strengthened its training in night combat, but the effectiveness of the training remains to be tested in actual combat.
Amidst the rapid footsteps, Liu Yi, who had been officially promoted to the Chief of Staff of the Thirty-ninth Group Army, walked into the war room with a piece of telegram and said to Yue Weihan solemnly: "General Officer, Li Qinglong sent an urgent telegram from Tumen Fortress.
The 13th Forward Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 6th Division has captured the city of Qielu County."
Yue Weihan nodded and asked, "Have all the people in the city moved?"
Yue Weihan knew that one should never underestimate the brutality of the Japanese army. If the people near the base area could not be properly protected, the little devil would definitely raise a bloody butcher knife to these innocent people. Yue Weihan was not willing to fight because of the Baoshan Division's offensive against Taiyuan.
And the people on the periphery of the base area suffered.
"Last night, the secret service team organized the people to move overnight." Liu Yi said.
"Okay." Yue Weihan nodded happily, "Tell Li Qinglong that as long as he holds Tumen Fortress for half a month and doesn't let a single Japanese soldier enter the Taihang base, I will give him credit for this Taiyuan battle!"
"Yes." Liu Yi stood at attention and immediately turned around to send a report to Li Qinglong.
The half-month time limit was not set by Yue Weihan, but calculated by the general staff based on the national strength, military strength and transportation capacity of the small country. If Taiyuan cannot be captured within half a month, the Japanese army will urgently mobilize from the mainland and the Northeast.
The incoming reinforcements are likely to arrive in Shanxi, so there is no need to continue the Taiyuan battle.
"Report!" Chu Zhongtian, the aide-de-camp, suddenly stepped inside, stood upright and said, "The guests from the Jinsui Army are here!"
"Oh? The Jinsui Army has arrived so soon?" Yue Weihan said happily, "Zhongtian, please invite them in quickly."
Chu Zhongtian took the order and left, and within a moment he led five officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army in. The first one had the rank of lieutenant general on his collar badge, followed closely by a major general, and then four more
Colonels, although these five men were all wearing homespun military uniforms, they all had upright postures, and even the riding boots on their feet were polished.
"According to the order of Commander Yan!" The lieutenant general stood up at attention, saluted Yue Weihan with a military salute, and said loudly, "The 101st Division of the 35th Army of the Seventh Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army is temporarily under the command of the Thirty-fifth Army from now on.
The Ninth Group Army, Dong Qiwu of the Staff Department, led his troops to wait for reprimands and asked Commander-in-Chief Yue for instructions!"
The other four Jinsui Army officers standing behind Dong Qiwu also raised their hands in salute.
After the Jinsui Army failed to defeat Chiang Kai-shek, it was first incorporated into the Northeastern Army and then into the Central Army. However, the Thirty-fifth Army was one of the four armies during the second reorganization. The Thirty-fifth Army was under the jurisdiction of three
There is an infantry division and an artillery regiment, but each division only has three regiments. It is not even a B division. At most, it can be regarded as an A brigade.
Later, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Jinsui Army lost consecutive battles, and the number of troops became smaller and smaller, but the number of troops expanded. The Thirty-fifth Army also expanded from an army to a group army, and Army Commander Fu Zuoyi also became the commander of the Seventh Group Army.
officer, but the troops under his command still only have three divisions (Type A brigade) and one artillery regiment.
Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is definitely the most powerful among the Jinsui Army.
And Dong Qiwu's 101st Division is the first-class main division of the 35th Army. This time Yan Xishan transferred the 101st Division from Fu Zuoyi's hands and sent it to obey Yue Weihan's instructions. This shows Lao Yan's good intentions.
Lao Yan is actually a Shanxi businessman at heart, and he knows how to make big profits by spending big money.
"Okay." Yue Weihan raised his hand in return and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
"It's not hard work." Dong Qiwu Surong responded, "Commander-in-Chief Yue, please give the order. Our 101st Division is willing to be the vanguard!"
"Haha, there's no rush." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Commander Dong and the brothers of the 101st Division have just marched hundreds of miles long, and they are already exhausted. They should rest for two days. Anyway, Taiyuan City is also
It cannot be won in three or five days. It is up to you to fight this battle."
"Commander Yue, there is no need to rest." Dong Qiwu said in a blunt tone, "We are here to fight the Japanese!"
"Okay!" Yue Weihan admired Dong Qiwu's military style and said happily immediately, "Then let's rest for half a day. After dark, the 101st Division will be the vanguard to attack Pingding County!"
"Yes!" Dong Qiwu stood at attention and immediately left the war room with four officers.
"What?" Sun Dianying curled her lips and said angrily, "Is this the quality of Lao Yan?"
Bi Guangheng, who was born in the Central Army, also said in a bad tone: "The Jinsui Army is really embarrassed? At the battle of Xinkou, more than thirty divisions were defeated by half of Sakagaki Seishiro's division. How dare such cowardly soldiers and generals dare to do so?"
Are they here to fight the Japanese? If they can fight the Japanese, the little devils in Shanxi can be so rampant now, why would they have gone already?"
"Deputy Commander Bi, please pay attention to your words." Yue Weihan's face darkened slightly, and he said coldly, "The Jinsui Army can still fight. In the Xinkou battle, they defeated the outnumbered by a large number. That's why they were defeated by Ban Yuan.
Half of Seishiro's division is entirely due to the commander's random command and has nothing to do with the soldiers!"
Similar to the Central Army, the Jinsui Army also had first-rate soldiers, second-rate officers, and third-rate commanders.
However, Lao Yan was better than Lao Chiang, and he was able and willing to delegate power, so there was no such thing as a bad commander in the Jinsui Army. However, a third-rate commander alone was enough for the Jinsui Army to lose the Battle of Xinkou.