War of Resistance

Chapter 983 The Battle of Wanjialing ([-])

Flattering, this is the truest portrayal of this scene.

However, these did not enable the [-]th Division to be rescued from the desperate situation in Wanjialing. would be dwarfed by comparison.

Looking at the situation on the entire map, in general, the national army is still advancing steadily, while the Japanese army is tending to be conservative.

The national army's large forces have initially formed an encirclement of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army is also relying on the few remaining strongholds to prepare for a stubborn resistance. Several powerful offensive points of the national army have been marked on the map.

Although it was late at night at this time, the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater in Wuhan was brightly lit.

Chen Cheng and several other military and political officials were all in this conference room, studying the progress of the Jiangxi front line. No matter who they were, they all hoped that the balance of this war could be tilted towards their side.

On the map, the position of Zhang Tianhai's first regiment of theater guards happened to be the weakness of the Japanese army's waist.

"I'm sorry to call you back to the chief's department at this time to study the battle. But there is no way. With the progress of the war, our army's chances of winning are now at least a little bit, and the Japanese army has also fallen into the encirclement of our army. Commander-in-Chief Xue of the First Corps is already directing this battle. I want to hear everyone's views on this battle, please speak freely!"

Seeing that Chen Cheng had already said this, a major general with a gold star on his collar badge next to him said: "The humble officer believes that everything we do now should be based on ensuring victory. Whether it is sacrificing our It doesn't matter whether it is an elite army or an ordinary army. After all, since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, our military victories have not been many, and the whole country will have no confidence in this war. Everyone's confidence in fighting against Japan."

"Xiao Zhi agrees, but there are some differences between Bei Zhi and Director Cheng's opinions." Another major general who also had a gold star on his collar badge said.

"Please speak freely!" Chen Cheng said seriously.

The major general stood at attention and saluted, and then said: "Thank you, sir, I believe that in addition to ensuring the military victory of the battle, we must also maintain the existence of some elite troops, otherwise it will not be conducive to the next stage of military operations. We are now It is only to concentrate our efforts to destroy one of their divisions, but the Japanese army's strength on the front line in northern Jiangxi is not just one division, but several divisions. If we lose too many troops at this stage, if the Japanese army in the next battle If we launch a more violent attack, what will we use to resist their soldiers at that time?"

Through the opinions of the two major generals in front of him, Chen Cheng probably also got something, probably in two aspects: one is to focus on big things; the other is sustainable development.

Chen Cheng pondered for a while, and said: "Can we combine these two aspects to carry out a systematic operation? Our current goal is of course to take the Japanese army one step further and bring them down in northern Jiangxi, but if so, we can also We must consider the next step of the combat process. Therefore, the two do not conflict, the key lies in how we control it."

"Sir, I would like to express my opinion on the control of the front line." Lieutenant General Luo Zhuoying, commander-in-chief of the Wuhan Garrison, said, "I believe that the Ministry of Chiefs should not interfere too much with the front line. If we interfere too much, it is very likely that we will lose a battle that must be won. The only thing we can do is to try our best to control the casualties of the elite troops."

"You Qing (Luo Zhuoying)'s words are very reasonable and can be used as a research direction." Chen Cheng directly designated the research direction.

"My humble opinion is that among the troops on the front line, only the No.70 Fourth Army and the First Regiment of the Theater Guard can be called elite troops. Now the No.70 Fourth Army has not yet entered the battle, while the First Regiment of the Theater Guard has already We fought with the Japanese army. Generally speaking, our situation is quite good. The No.90 Division and No.90 have already compressed the Japanese army to the south. The main energy of Matsuura Junrokuro should be in the No.90 Division With the No.90 Division, if the first regiment of the theater guards attacked Nantianpu, there should be no problem." Luo Zhuoying continued to express her opinion.

"You Qing, please speak freely." Chen Cheng still trusts his confidant.

"The First Regiment of the Theater Guard, although it is a reinforced regiment in name, its actual strength has reached a reinforced brigade. Now Nantianpu is an important stronghold on the periphery of Wanjialing. The Japanese army will definitely place a large number of troops to guard it. Here, but I think it is not a problem to deal with these Japanese troops with the troops of the first security regiment." Luo Zhuoying did not say enough words at once, but left some room for Chen Cheng to think, this is his sophistication at.

"That's fine. The main force for this battle has to be the No.70 Fourth Army. If the No.70 Fourth Army is no longer able to do it, the first regiment of guards will be replaced. As for Nantianpu, let Xue Yue decide for himself. Or That way, our ministerial department doesn't have to interfere too much with the front line." Chen Cheng made such a decision after combining opinions from various parties.

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The military victories of the No.90 Division and the No.90 First Division also made Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue determined to let the first regiment of the guards attack Nantianpu. The time limit was that it must be captured within 24 hours.

As soon as the telegram was sent to the regiment headquarters of the First Guard Regiment, Zhang Tianhai held a meeting to study it immediately, and sent the special agent company that had just been able to breathe to conduct reconnaissance on the front line.

"Hou Ming, I also know that you are very tired now, and your troops are also very tired, but there are not many troops that I can send, and only you are qualified for this task." Zhang Tianhai patted the tired Liu Houming , Looking at the guard company outside the door again, he let out a long sigh.

From Zhang Tianhai's point of view, he did train the guard company as a spy company, but due to the special nature of the guard company, it is impossible to play like a spy company - the duty of the guard company is to protect the regiment headquarters. The guard company is also dispatched, so the regiment headquarters will have no guards, and the consequences will be very serious.

As for the cavalry battalion, Zhang Tianhai was not willing to use this troop that took so much effort to build up as such.

It is true that the cavalry battalion cannot play its due supporting role in the mountainous area, but after leaving the mountainous area, the cavalry battalion can be a sharp sword drawn from its sheath. firewood.

This is a huge waste!
"Tuan Zuo, in fact, I also understand that this is a rather troublesome matter, but don't worry! In terms of fighting little devils, the whole regiment, our spies are even recognized as the second, and no one dares to recognize the first. Little Let alone the devils are fighting, even if they are sleeping, I will not let them sleep happily!" Liu Houming assured, patted his chest, full of confidence.

"It's good if you have this confidence. The key is to find out the enemy's position before giving the enemy a fatal blow. We only have one day and one night. If we don't keep it all together, it's a hard bone. We'll bite our teeth, and we have to take this place." Eat it down!" Zhang Tianhai said seriously, when he took down Beitianpu, he knew that Nantianpu was definitely not a good guy to mess with.

"Yes! Group seats!" Liu Houming stood at attention and saluted.

After asking Liu Houming to take people to investigate the details of the Japanese army and launch raids and harassment operations, Zhang Tianhai ordered the artillery battalion and the three main infantry battalions, the first, second, and fourth infantry, to prepare for the battle after dawn.

As for the support units such as mortar companies and small artillery companies, they are still the same. They can't give much support to the front line, and they have to rely on the main battalion to fight!

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