War of Resistance

Chapter 1401 World War I Changsha (24)
For two or three days in a row, Zhang Tianhai and others were busy on their way to Changle Town for defense.

After all, for all the guards in the Ninth War Zone at this stage, it is their duty to guard and live in Changle Town. If there is a loss in Changle Town, even if one of the No. 30 Third Divisions is killed, it will not be enough to make up for the loss of Changle Town. caused losses.

Then, in this case, the military chief will inevitably face the tragic ending of being shot.

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While Zhang Tianhai and the others were busy on their way, the situation on the Xinqianghe battlefield was still very grim.

Although the Japanese army said that it took nearly three days to storm the Xinqianghe defense line, it was difficult to make any progress, but they did not make any progress. For example, a large number of national army casualties followed, and the defense line became more and more precarious.

On September 22, [-], Shi Enhua, commander of the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]st Regiment of the [-]th Division of Qin Yizhi's Department, who was in charge of guarding Bijia Mountain under the fierce Japanese attack, killed himself and fought fiercely with the Japanese invaders for three days and three nights , After repelling the Japanese attack many times, the whole battalion finally died for the country, which is extremely tragic.

While Bijiashan fell, the Japanese army was not idle. Ningji Okamura personally ordered the deployment of the Uemura Brigade of the Third Division in the middle of the night on September 22, and then strengthened it to form the Uemura Detachment and immediately marched to the camp.

If you look carefully at Yingtian, it is located about [-] kilometers south of the Miluo River. That is to say, after landing here, you can cut off the rear of the defenders of the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River!
The Xinqiang River garrison plus the Miluo River garrison made up a total of 15 troops. The composition of these troops was basically Guan Linzheng's No.[-] Army.

No.15 Group Army, a total of [-] central troops, if they were completely wiped out by the Japanese invaders in the Xinqiang River and Miluo River areas, then the defense line in northern Hunan would have collapsed, the gate of Changsha would have been completely opened, and the entire Hunan Province would be trapped by the Japanese army. Under the fingers!
In the early morning of September 23, the Kamura Detachment of the Japanese Third Division landed on the west bank of Yingtian.

Under such circumstances, Xue Yue, the director of the Ninth War Zone of the National Army, ordered the government to mobilize the people to dig out the ridges of the fields, divert water into lakes, and destroy traffic roads in order to slow down the advance of the Japanese army. Stay tuned.

And at 23 o'clock in the morning on September [-], Zhang Tianhai and his group finally arrived in Changle Town.

Zhang Tianhai didn't dare to relax about the fact that all the troops in front had assembled. After all, Changle Town was no better than Huangsha Town. To the north of Changle Town, there were [-] to [-] Japanese troops.

Dragging his exhausted body, Zhang Tianhai found Zhou Fangjie, probably explained the situation to him, and then found a place to sleep soundly.

Looking at Zhang Tianhai who was already so exhausted, Zhou Fangjie also felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do - until now, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

In fact, 10 minutes ago, Zhou Fangjie had already received the news of the fall of Yingtian, and he had ordered the troops of the first guard regiment to prepare for battle, but the second and third guard regiments rushed to Changle in such a tired state. The town is gone, which makes him feel a little unexpected.

"Deputy Chief, what should we do?" Li Yinglun asked.

Zhou Fangjie gritted his teeth and said, "Chief of the General Staff, all we can do now is to follow the commander-in-chief's order, and wait for the commander-in-chief to wake up."

Li Yinglun nodded, what he was waiting for was Zhou Fangjie's words.

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Li Yinglun frowned deeply. As the chief of staff, he couldn't be unaware of the impact of the fall of Yingtian on the national army, so he showed deep worry.

"Don't worry! Brother Yinglun, the camp has been lost, but there is nothing we can do. For example, at least our theater guards still have the strength to fight, right?" Zhou Fangjie said seriously, his face full of calm.

"Okay, I understand." Li Yinglun nodded.

After about six hours, Zhang Tianhai finally woke up. After waking up, he asked the officers and soldiers around him and asked to see the deputy commander Zhou Fangjie as soon as possible.

As the No. [-] figure in the security force of the Ninth War Zone, Zhang Tianhai's words were obviously very useful. It didn't take long before he met Zhou Fangjie.

"How's the situation ahead now?" These were Zhang Tianhai's first words after seeing Zhou Fangjie.

"The situation is not good now. The camp has been lost. According to the battle report, the Japanese army most likely dispatched more than one brigade. In other words, perhaps the Japanese army dispatched a division." Zhou Fangjie replied calmly. road.

After hearing this answer, Zhang Tianhai also frowned tightly. Obviously, this news is very bad.

"Is there any order from the Minister's Department?" Zhang Tianhai asked.

"No combat order has been issued for the time being. The chief seems to want our troops to guard Changle Town to prevent the No. 30 Third Division of the Japanese Army from joining forces with the Japanese Army in Yingtian." Zhou Fangjie expressed his guess.

Zhang Tianhai nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's wait a bit! It just so happens that our troops also need to take a good rest."

"Okay." Zhou Fangjie nodded, and he had to admit that this was the only thing they could do at this time.

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When Yingtian fell, the most anxious people were not Zhang Tianhai and others, but Chief Xue Yue, the supreme commander of the Ninth War Zone, and Lieutenant General Wu Yizhi, his chief of staff and commander in chief of the security forces.

"Sir, if the situation in the camp is urgent, I suggest dispatching the theater guards to stop it. As far as I know, the combat effectiveness of the theater guards is still very strong, and at least they can stop the Shangcun detachment from advancing for a few days." Wu Yizhi looked at the man. Xue Yue with a troubled face.

After hearing this, Xue Yue said: "The combat effectiveness of the security forces in the theater is indeed very strong, but I remember that they fought a tough battle with the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army that went south from Tongcheng a few days ago? They will fight another big battle." , Can they withstand it? Also, if we mobilize them, will our previous arrangement be in danger?"

Facing Xue Yue's doubts, Wu Yizhi analyzed: "As far as I know, Zhang Tianhai still has a way of fighting. Even if there are heavy casualties, the guards are still capable of fighting. As for whether it will lead to changes in layout, we will Personally, I think that the reason why the guards are deployed here is to prevent the No.30 Third Division from joining forces with the main force of the Japanese army going down to the north of Hunan. As long as we repel the Japanese army’s upper village detachment, won’t we be able to prevent the Japanese army from joining forces as well?”

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