War of Resistance

Chapter 533 Changes in the situation
LY's abandonment undoubtedly exposed the No.60 Army's side to the front of the Japanese army.

Therefore, not long after Lu Han took over the position, he received an order from the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone to transfer operations——The No. 60 Army’s Yixian frontline troops were close to the Nigou and Shuiguo lines and prepared for defense. No. 40 The Department of the Sixth Army took over the front line of Yi County.

In addition to this order, Lu Han also received information about the 60rd Division of Gao Yinhuai of the No. [-] Army setting up positions along the Lianfang Mountain northeast of Taierzhuang, ready to resist the enemy's attack at any time.

After receiving this order, Lu Han tightly held the message paper in his hand, his veins were exposed.

After a long time, Lu Han opened his fist lightly, and he let out a long sigh: "It's a pity that God does not bless me... Even if the 46th Army marched faster, my No. 60th Army would not have received this task. See Come or not..."

At this moment, a combat staff officer ran in to report, panting heavily and said: "Report to the army commander... Tang Enbo's army is being attacked by an absolutely superior enemy. According to the liaison officer from Tang Enbo's army, their troops have retreated." Withdrew!"

After hearing this, Lu Han frowned even more, but soon, he made another decision: "Quickly, order the troops to retreat in the direction of Taierzhuang immediately! Retreat to Nigou first!"

Before coming to the Fifth War Zone, Lu Han had a detailed understanding of the frontline situation. Now the entire Tang Enbo Army has to retreat, and now the Sun Lianzhong Group Army has also withdrawn.

If we continue to guard Shui Guo according to the original plan, I am afraid that we will become a lone army. After all, Hanzhuang in the southwest of Yi County has been occupied by the Japanese army, and the rear road is in danger of being cut off at any time. If it is not the case, I am afraid that the entire [-]nd Division will become a lone army, and it is very likely to be swallowed by the Japanese army!

"Commander, are we really going to disobey the order of Commander Li, the commander of the war zone? Our No.60 Army has just arrived in the fifth war zone, so I'm afraid it's not good?" said An Enpu, the commander of the [-]nd Division.

"I can't manage that much anymore. Now I will report the situation on the front line to Commander Li, the commander of the theater. I believe they will understand our difficulties." Lu Han said.

After all, from Lu Han's point of view, there is a little hesitation. For the No. 60 Yunnan Army troops who have just entered the battlefield, they are in danger of being wiped out. As a commander, he has the obligation to To avoid risks!
If the No.60 Army, who had just entered the battlefield, was beaten up by the Japanese army as soon as he arrived on the anti-Japanese battlefield, then would he have the right face to face the elders in Central Yunnan?What will become of the reputation of the Yunnan army?

The point is, this thunder can't be carried. With Tang Enbo's strong troops and excellent equipment, they can't resist such a powerful Japanese army, let alone the No. 60 army with only one division on the front line!

Don't forget, the firepower of the Japanese army was the combined firepower of aircraft and heavy artillery. It was not comparable to the Yunnan army with weak air defense and no artillery.

The advantage of the Yunnan army is indeed that the quality of the soldiers is relatively high, and the quality of the officers is good. It is backed by the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, and its basic equipment is also good. The feudal king of the "Throne" can now play.

The sudden change in the situation on the front line led to a series of changes. It can be said that the situation of the national army has plummeted under the attack of the main force of the Japanese army, which has an absolute advantage on the front line.

Regarding this matter, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone immediately became busy.

The situation is getting worse so fast that no one expected it.

"Brother Yan Mou, what do you think of the situation on the front line? I want to hear your opinion." Li Zongren looked at Xu Zuyi, the chief of staff of the theater next to him.

At this time, Xu Zuyi also had a solemn expression on his face. Obviously, in his opinion, the situation was extremely bad, even comparable to Han Fuqu's arbitrarily abandoning the natural danger of the Yellow River, and preparing to mobilize the troops to "self-defense". once.

This time, although it is not possible to form a situation of a thousand miles of collapse, but speaking, the troops of both sides have assembled so many, and the Japanese troops on the south line of Jinpu Road are also pressing, so we must be cautious.

This is a decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, or even millions of troops, so they can't help being nervous-if they are a little careless, it will be a disastrous defeat. Once the 60 troops are gone, most of China may fall.

Don't forget, after the fifth war zone is gone, the main force of the Japanese army will drive straight in, directly attacking Wuhan, which is now the central hub of China.

It can be said that once the main force of the fifth war zone is gone, the mechanized troops of the Japanese army can directly follow the Ping-Han Railway and directly attack the Greater Wuhan!

By then, China will be over!

It is precisely because they know that the burden on their shoulders is heavy, so the chief officers of the Commander's Department of the Fifth Theater are working hard like walking on thin ice.

Once defeated, it will be like Han Fuqu, who is very likely to become a sinner of the Chinese nation through the ages. No one can afford this risk, even if he is shot, he cannot afford this responsibility.

"Brother Delin, let's be honest! I can't understand the current situation now. Now that the Japanese army is pressing every step of the way, we can only resist step by step. Space is exchanged for time." The matter is of great importance, and Xu Zuyi is also impossible. Say what you want to say, if you make a mistake in judgment, it will be hard to say.

"Now the main force of Pang Bingxun's army, one of Zhang Zizhong's ninth armies, and the LY have withdrawn. Now Tang Enbo's army can't withstand the pressure from the front line and begins to retreat. A little carelessness may lead to a big retreat." Li Zongren said with a long sigh.

Xu Zuyi didn't speak, but quietly looked at the military map in front of him, studying countermeasures.

"Counselor Li, immediately send me an order to order Tang Enbo's army to retreat to the Xiaoliangbi, Baishan, and Lanchengdian areas to resist on the spot. The enemy's iron hooves must not be allowed to continue to advance. If this continues, Taierzhuang is about to fall, and Xuzhou will also be in danger. Remember, you must be strict with your words!" Li Zongren repeatedly reminded him that he was afraid that Tang Enbo would not obey his instructions.

You know, during the last battle in Teng County, the fact that Tang Enbo's army refused to save the Sichuan army was a big thorn in his heart.

Later, when commanding Tang Enbo's army to fight against the enemy in Yi County, Li Zongren even used words such as "military law enforcement" and "hold Han Fuqu accountable" as warnings.

You know, what happened to Han Fuqu, he was executed by shooting!
Tang Enbo was by no means a fool, a fool would not be able to achieve the position of regiment commander, let alone the regiment commander of the No.20 regiment that existed like the elite of the national army.

It has nearly [-] troops under its command, which is almost the size of two Sun Lianzhong's second groups.

So now Li Zongren is quite worried about Tang Enbo, so he must be warned sternly!
"That's the only way to go. However, according to that boy Zhang Tianhai, the Japanese army is very likely to want to wipe out the main force of our fifth theater." Xu Zuyi said.

"If you want to eat the hundreds of thousands of troops in our fifth war zone with one bite, their appetites are quite big, so they are not afraid of being overwhelmed? Besides, even if the Japanese army has this intention, it must not be a matter of fact. Before it got too bad, I retreated." Li Zongren said very resolutely.

Of course Xu Zuyi understood what Li Zongren meant. It would be very bad if he retreated before reaching that level. You must know that once the hundreds of thousands of troops retreated, it would be a loss of thousands of miles.

Therefore, until the situation is not so bad, we must not withdraw, we must implement the scorched-earth resistance policy, and we must fight to the end, no matter what!

Unless the big net of the Japanese army is really about to be formed!
An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood, the war of resistance on scorched earth is by no means empty talk!
"Brother Nade, what is our next battle plan? Have you thought it through?" Xu Zuyi asked.

I saw Li Zongren shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet. The Japanese army's current flaws have not yet appeared. If we act rashly, I am afraid that we will fall into the enemy's trap. This is not a good thing. To be done like this All of a sudden, we are afraid that it will be difficult to turn over."

"Then it can only be a trick. Now that the enemy on Jinpu Road is coming so fiercely, Tang Enbo's army can't bear it, let alone the disabled Sun Lianzhong's army. That is to say, we are currently We can only see if the Dian Army and Fan Songfu's No.40 Sixth Army can play a normal role." Xu Zuyi said seriously.

"Fan Songfu's No.40 Sixth Army, in my opinion, don't get your hopes up too much. I don't know much about Fan Songfu, but I know that the No.40 Sixth Army's unit is based on Chen Cheng of the Central Army. The faction of the subordinates, and Chen Cheng's faction, except for the No.18 Army, but there are not many troops that can be used." Li Zongren said seriously.

The implication of Li Zongren's words is already obvious-the No.40 Sixth Army Division is the kind that stands aside in Chen Cheng's Civil Engineering Department, let alone ranks well in the Central Army.

Indeed, the Central Army is indeed mostly direct-line troops, and there are also non-direct line troops, such as Fan Songfu's No.40 Sixth Army. You know, Chen Cheng wants to expand the strength of his faction and improve himself in the national army. As far as the power of affairs is concerned, it is not generally ugly for the appearance of the miscellaneous army.

So in other words, the ability is that there are a large number of troops in the Civil Engineering Department, but among these troops, he also knows that his No. 18 Army No. 11 Division, which started his career, can handle it.

Huang Wei's No.60 Seventh Division is of course not bad. After all, it filled the army with a lot of Whampoa officers, and Chen Cheng took advantage of his position to include many troops of his own faction. In the list of "adjusters".

That's why the strength of the faction can be strengthened step by step. Of course, in the civil engineering department, such as Fan Songfu's No. 40 Sixth Army, which is considered to be a relatively distant level of the faction, it is naturally not their turn to be the first to carry out "adjusted.

It is precisely because of this that many of the troops of the civil engineering department are uneven, and it is no wonder that Li Zongren said this.

"Over there, we can only see how the Yunnan Army's combat effectiveness is. Whether the front line can hold it now depends on whether Lu Han, the commander, can do it." Xu Zuyi smiled and said.

"By the way, you mentioned Zhang Tianhai's name just now, why does it feel like this kid is everywhere, as if he can't get rid of it." Li Zongren said with some surprise.

"Actually, I am quite optimistic about Zhang Tianhai. He is cunning and shrewd. Most importantly, he is unambiguous in major matters. That's all, so I admire this kid very much. Let's say he is in Kaifeng City. Besides, about the confrontation with Sun Tongxuan! How many national army officers are so bold?" Xu Zuyi smiled and said.

"Then I believe Brother Yan Mou's vision, and I also believe that this kid's ability is indeed good." Li Zongren said with a smile.

At this moment, a combat staff officer ran to Li Zongren's side and reported: "Report to the commander, Lu Han, commander of the No. 60 Army of the Yunnan Army, urgently calls!"

"Tell me! What's the situation?" Li Zongren frowned and asked, after all, it must not be a good thing to send a telegram at this time.

"Report sir, No. 60 Army Commander Lu Han urgently sent a report saying that the troops withdrew to the mud ditch and continued to resist. They will not go to Shuiguo. This is probably what it means." The combat staff officer said. .

Li Zongren glanced at Xu Zuyi, then smiled and said: "It seems that this Lu Han is quite awake. So soon, he thought of the matter of retreating. If they don't withdraw, I think they will have to be punished." eaten."

Before Xu Zuyi could speak, Li Zongren said to the combat staff around him: "Tell the Yunnan Army troops that they must guard the mud ditch to prevent the enemy troops from driving straight in and threatening the safety of Taierzhuang!"

"Yes! Sir!" The combat staff officer responded.

"This Lu Han can become the number one confidant of the 'King of Yunnan' Long Yun. It seems that there is something extraordinary about it. He has grasped the general situation of the battlefield so quickly." Xu Zuyi said.

I saw Li Zongren smiled and said: "The No. 60 Army has encountered such a big trouble when it first entered the front line. How can we test the true level of the No. 60 Army? Let them have to defend the barrier in the northeast of Taierzhuang. Shan, if they don't go, I'm afraid we have no troops to use."

"What about Fan Songfu's No.40 Sixth Army?" Xu Zuyi asked.

"Let's put it on the front line of Yi County to support the main force of the Japanese army! No matter how bad the central army is, it can't be worse than the Sichuan Army's combat effectiveness. Let them hold the front line of Yi County. There is no reason why they can't hold it. " Li Zongren said seriously.

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PS: There is still only one update today, let's send the [-]-word chapter first!Because I have to go back to my hometown to worship God for dinner early tomorrow morning.

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