War of Resistance

Chapter 742 Song Xilian's Decision
Anyway, from the view of General Toshida Terauchi, this high-ranking Japanese military rivalry must turn into a political turmoil to be dealt with.

As a result, Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, who was also a hardcore expansionist, was dismissed from his military post on the grounds that he did not obey orders.

Perhaps, this reason is normal in modern times, but it was different in the Japanese army in that era where the "down to overcome" was very serious.

The officers of the Shanghai Dispatch Army (the predecessor of the Central China Dispatch Army) who also disobeyed the orders of their superiors and crossed the "war cessation line" many times in the Songhu and Nanjing battlefields were fine, but Xiangyue Qingji was punished. Nature is different.

Lieutenant General Umezu Yoshijiro, who wanted to replace him as the commander of the North China Front Army, succeeded him as the commander of the First Army of the North China Front Army.

What does this mean?This is the bosses in the base camp deliberately disgusting his temple Shouichi!
Of course, Terauchi Shouichi is very clear about this, but his state can only be described in one sentence, that is—Baby feels bitter in his heart, but he can't tell...

cough cough...

Of course, such an old invader like Juichi Terauchi was described as a "baby"?This style of painting is naturally a bit wrong.

But Shouyi in the temple is in a state of suffering that cannot be explained, which is natural, so there is this scene where he smashed the screen with a knife.

With all his strength, after smashing the screen, Terauchi Shouichi calmed down a little, he took a deep breath, and said: "Okabe-kun, order the frontline troops to speed up the attack on Doi. Yuan Jun's support! If you don't hurry up, someone is afraid that they will target us again. This is a deadly order!"

"Hay!" Okabe Naozaburo responded. After all, as the Chief Staff Officer of General Juichi Terauchi, his fate and that of Juichi Terauchi had already been merged into one.

Both glory and loss!
Looking at the direction on the map, the Japanese army had already used an attack arrow like an encirclement circle and then moved towards Lanfeng, but there was still a huge arrow pointing at the "Yifeng" area.

The Yifeng area was also marked with marks symbolizing the Japanese defense positions.

Whenever he sees this situation, General Toshida Terauchi can't help but feel confused: he still thinks that the advance speed of the frontline troops is too slow.

Indeed, if it came a little later, Yifeng's defensive position would be wiped out by the national army. If the No. 14 division was completely wiped out, General Shou in the temple would also be to blame.

Therefore, the order given by General Toshiichi Terauchi to the frontline troops is a death order!

But don’t forget, because of Zhang Yulin’s crossing, the frontline troops of the Japanese army are not as powerful as they were in history. At least, their current garrison troops are 2000 fewer than in history. There are more people, and their breakout time has also been advanced.

The current predicament of the No.14 Division can almost be described as "precarious"!
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The lens turns to the instrument seal.

The Japanese army wanted to continue running, but Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara decided to stick to Yifeng and wait for help.

There is no other reason, because Lieutenant General Doihara Kenji knew that the reinforcements were not far away from them!

As long as they can last until the reinforcements arrive, then their army will be saved!
Not only was he saved, but he still fought back, so he could take this opportunity to make further contributions and regain the honor of their No.14 division!

"Sakai-kun, what's the situation on the front line?!" Walking to the front line, Kenji Doihara asked Sakai Takashi directly.

"Reporting to your Excellency, the commander of the division, the front line is still in our hands. The Chinese army suffered heavy casualties, but they still failed to take our position!" Takashi Sakai said confidently.

Indeed, in Takashi Sakai's view, although there are not many Japanese troops now, the victory lies in occupying strategic points and high ground, and they are in a state of leisure and waiting for work. Naturally, it is not a problem to survive today.

The most important reason is that it is difficult for these enemy troops to get together artillery, let alone a weapon like tanks.

Therefore, Takashi Sakai has this confidence!

"It's good if you have this confidence. Listen, you must hold out until the reinforcements arrive, otherwise, let's all prepare for 'Jade Broken'!" Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara said in a deep voice, obviously not too optimistic about the present In the current situation, with his current position, his butt is not usually hot...

"Hay!" Sakai Takashi replied with a very serious face.

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The gunfire continued, and the fate of Zhang Tianhai's temporary advancing force now seemed to be closely related to the encirclement and annihilation near Yifeng.

If one sentence were used to describe the current situation of Zhang Tianhai and his team, it would probably only be described as "dilemma".

If you leave, you will definitely be shot. If you don't leave, the encirclement of the Japanese army will shrink up again. This is not an ordinary difficulty.

"Tuan Zuo, it's been a day now, do we need to report the situation to the military?" Adjutant Wang Liang reminded Zhang Tianhai. After all, seeing the latter's disturbed appearance, he was also anxious in his heart.

Zhang Tianhai thought for a while, and then said: "Well, you should report it first! See if there are any instructions from the military seat."

"Yes! Group seats!" Wang Liang responded.

At first, Zhang Tianhai was full of confidence. After all, the order to retreat should have come down soon. After all, the military headquarters and the large troops in the army had already withdrawn.

But it's different now, Shangfeng seems to have forgotten about their small army, and just let them continue to garrison.

Well, if you don't receive an order to retreat, you will continue to garrison, so it can be understood.

If there was a clear order, Zhang Tianhai wouldn't be so nervous, but the higher ups seem to want to forget them, and this is what scares them the most, especially when the battle situation is changing rapidly!
If his troops were encircled because of the late arrival of the commander's order, then the gains would outweigh the losses, and all previous efforts would be in vain.

Whenever he thinks of this, Zhang Tianhai feels at a loss for a while.

This is not an ordinary time, the encirclement of the Japanese army is imminent - if the commander of the Japanese army is not an idiot, he will definitely encircle the Yifeng and Lanfeng battlefields as quickly as possible, and then fight a beautiful one Annihilation battle!
What worries Zhang Tianhai the most is that because of the loss of Lan Feng, the national army was inevitably caught in a stalemate. If the Japanese army spent hundreds of thousands of troops to surround their army, whether the national army command will order Digging the embankment of the Yellow River at this time?

Don't forget, the Huayuankou embankment of the Yellow River was dug in this recent time!
Zhang Tianhai is not stupid. Ever since he became the head of the Zhiyi Regiment, he has already discovered that the situation seems to have undergone a slight change because of his arrival.

It's like he, Zhang Yulin, was implicated in the detention room for several days because of Long Muhan, and he was almost used as a scapegoat.

But it's different now, Zhang Tianhai has already deeply realized what it means to be "a person in the rivers and lakes, he can't help himself". For them, the fate of the national army is controlled by the small group of people above. .

Once the end of the encirclement is formed, Zhang Tianhai also knows that if the lives of thousands of them can be exchanged for the speed of the westward advance of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, or even make them pay a very heavy price, Zhang Tianhai also knows that the people above , maybe it will be exciting.

Zhang Tianhai knows very well that even if the Huayuankou levee is dug, the casualties of the Japanese army will not be too great, at most 2 casualties, but for the people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, this is a big Will be a disaster!
Every time Zhang Tianhai thought of this, he felt a headache. He wished that he could have something that could be a headache medicine by his side, and take one, so that his headache would not be so bad anymore.

However, this is ultimately a palliative, not a permanent cure.

Now the Japanese army has never approached Kaifeng, and even the national army has never retreated. If Zhang Tianhai sent people to Kaifeng city to spread the news, it would not be long before he was arrested by the military police in the city and shot dead.

In other words, the current Zhang Tianhai is like a fly lying on the glass. It seems that the future is bright, but only he knows that he can't find a way out!

The Battle of Lanfeng was a complete defeat. In addition to severely injuring the No.14 Division of the Japanese Army, a unit that the North China Front Army placed high hopes on, it was also a failure from other perspectives——Yellow River, because of this battle The Huayuankou levee was dug up due to the failure of the army, and hundreds of thousands of people nearby drowned.

Half a year later, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River can also be said to be starving for thousands of miles.

However, Zhang Tianhai thought of all ways to save this defeat, but no matter how he thought and tried, he couldn't accomplish it.

Because history itself has its inevitability!
"Hey……"

Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai let out a long sigh, looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, his eyes showed a little confusion, or maybe it was at this time that he felt like he was back when he was a child, what? Don't even think about it.

Suddenly, he really felt the exhaustion in his heart—he is a human being, not a god, he is a living person, and he is a person of flesh and blood. Sad and even weeping at the death and sacrifice in battle, but this is unavoidable for human beings...

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The camera switches to Qi County.

At this time, the main force of the No. 70 First Army finally arrived at the outskirts of Qi County under close pursuit. This was an order given to them by Generalissimo Jiang, and they had completed it on time.

For everyone here, being able to come here alive is the greatest luck—at least they didn’t sacrifice themselves on the frontline battlefield. At this time, they are exhausted, but with breathing, they are always happy.

"Report to the military seat, Zhang Tianhai, the commander of the temporary advance force, is calling!" A combat staff officer ran to Song Xilian and reported.

At this time, Song Xilian had just gotten out of the car, and he was also very tired after riding all the way.

"Read it!" Song Xilian didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about how to make herself less tired, that's all.

"Military seat, the specific content on the above is to ask when they can retreat. How do you see if it is appropriate to reply to them?" The combat staff officer said directly, and then handed the telegram to Song Xilian.

"Oh? Even Zhang Yulin wants to run away? It seems that the frontline battle is really not going well..." Song Xilian straightened his military cap, and then took the telegram from the combat staff officer.

After Song Xilian read the above content, he couldn't help but look dignified, and he said: "Reply the troops and advance to the troops temporarily, let them wait for the notice!"

"Yes! Military seat!" The combat staff officer responded.

"By the way, call the headquarters of the Corps and ask Chief Xue how to deal with the dilemma of temporarily advancing troops!" Song Xilian said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Military seat!" The combat staff officer responded again.

"Execute the order immediately!" Song Xilian said in a deep voice, the expression on his face did not seem to be particularly happy.

"Yes!" The combat staff officer responded and left.

Looking at the back of the combat staff officer leaving, Song Xilian secretly made a decision: If Chief Cheng and the others were unwilling to withdraw the temporary advancing troops, then he, Song Xilian, would also order them to evacuate first.

The current situation on the front line of Lanfeng is not as good as before. For Song Xilian, this temporary advancing force is an elite force that is directly loyal to him.

And more importantly, Zhang Yulin, a talent, cannot be sacrificed in vain because of the slowness of the chief's order.

Song Xilian also knows very well that the information and intelligence of the superior officers are in many cases fed back by the information obtained by the lower-level departments, and a lot of information itself has the characteristic of lagging.

Song Xilian didn't want such an elite army under his command to be completely wiped out by the Japanese army. The most important thing is that he also hired a general!
This is not what he wants to see!
Moreover, Song Xilian also knew that his decision was very dangerous. After all, what he said might affect his future.

But now Song Xilian couldn't care less, because in his opinion, Zhang Yulin was worthy of a group!Not to mention that the first regiment directly under the third theater is a very elite force.

Besides, the regiment directly under the No. 70 First Army's military headquarters is also composed of the backbone of the No. 80 Seventh Division and No. 80 Eighth Division. Given time, it can also become an elite team capable of recruiting and fighting.

This account, no matter how it is calculated, is worth it.

Others might be killed if they carried the thunder, but Song Xilian could carry it. With his illustrious military exploits in the Songhu battlefield, this in itself is a gold medal for avoiding death.

Principal Jiang will spare his life no matter what, just like Gui Yongqing.

Song Xilian thought it was worth it to exchange his illusory future for the life of Zhang Yulin!
This is definitely worth it!

Thinking about it, Song Xilian's fist was lightly clenched!

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PS: let's combine the two updates into one!

I'm sorry, I kept everyone waiting for another ten minutes, but it was because of my busy schedule.Sorry.

(End of this chapter)